(Far Left) Brie Larson arrives on the red carpet of The 92nd Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Credit/Provider: Nick Agro / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Center Left) Lily Collins attends the Academy’s 2018 Annual Governors Awards in The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, November 18, 2018. Credit/Provider: Troy Harvey / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Center Right) Jack Quaid arrives on the red carpet of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Credit/Provider: Mike Baker / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Far Right) Henry Golding arrives on the red carpet of The 91st Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Credit/Provider: Kyusung Gong / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
Preview:
- Brie Larson, Lily Collins, Jack Quaid and Henry Golding are aboard’ Close Personal Friends’.
- Jason Orley is in the director’s chair.
- The plot revolves around a celebrity couple.
It feels like we sometimes don’t see enough original movies that cast a bunch of capable people and looks to spin a well-used concept into something fresh.
We’re happy to report, then, that new comedy ‘Close Personal Friends’ has recruited Brie Larson, Lily Collins, Jack Quaid and Henry Golding for its main cast.
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the foursome will be stepping in front of the cameras next month in London, with ‘Big Time Adolescence’ director Jason Orley calling the shots.
Related Story: Brie Larson and Olivia Colman will Face Off in New FX Series ‘Cry Wolf’
What’s the story of ‘Close Personal Friends’?
Brie Larson arrives on the red carpet of The 91st Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 24, 2019. on the red carpet of The 91st Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Credit/Provider: Kyusung Gong / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
While much of the movie is being kept quiet ahead of the shoot, but the Reporter has learned that on one couple that meets and befriends a celebrity couple while on a trip to Santa Barbara. Personal lines get crossed, among other things, and awkward hilarity ensues.
Orley co-wrote the story with Isaac Aptaker, with the latter penning the script. Aptaker is producing with Elizabeth Berger, his partner at Walk-Up Company, along with Maximum Effort’s Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau.
Where else can we see Brie Larson and the rest?
Lily Collins attends the red carpet for ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4. Photo: Valentin Lecron / Netflix.
Larson most recently popped up as the latest member of the sprawling Fak family to be introduced on ‘The Bear’.
Coming up, she has a couple of TV series in development, including ‘Cry Wolf’ (which co-stars Olivia Colman) and a spy thriller that has yet to release its title.
Collins can currently be seen starring in Netflix romantic comedy series ‘Emily in Paris’, which has a fifth season on the way.
She’s also attached to a thriller called ‘Titan’ and has worked on new drama pic ‘Halo of Stars’.
Quaid was last seen in action comedies ‘Novocaine’ and ‘Heads of State,’ and will return to screens for the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s ‘The Boys’, due next year.
Golding, meanwhile, showed up in ‘The Old Guard 2’ and the second season of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’. Along with ‘Close Personal Friends’, he’s attached to star with Samuel L. Jackson in new thriller ‘Head Games’.
When will ‘Close Personal Friends’ be in theaters?
Even with a shoot scheduled, Amazon MGM is playing this one by ear and has yet to announce a release date or even whether the movie will play in theaters or head straight to Prime Video?
Jack Quaid as “Nate” in ‘Novocaine’ from Paramount Pictures. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
Discussion about this post