Ahead of the next AFM (American Film Market), a brand new thriller starring two Oscar winners has been confirmed. Mikey Madison, who won an Oscar this year for his performance in Anora, and Oscar winner Jessica Chastain (Zero dark thirty)with Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame)lead the stacked cast of My darling California. The cast also includes Chris Pine, who is best known for his portrayal of Captain Kirk in the Kelvin timeline. Star Trek movies.
Deadline confirmed new film from writer-director Elijah Byrnum (Dreams Magazine). My darling California is billed as a dark comedy crime thriller and, in addition to Madison, Chastain and Brolin, will also star Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), And Riverdale former Charles Melton.
My darling California is set in Los Angeles and will “chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a television host, his troubled wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks and an ex-convict, all chasing the promise of a better life.” The film is produced by 2AM’s David Hinojosa, with 2AM’s Zach Nutman serving as executive producer. The film is expected to begin shooting in 2026. 2AM and Anton are behind the project.
Bynum’s accompanying director is Chase Irvin (BlacKkKlansman), who will serve as director of photography, editor Leslie Jones (The Master), decorator Judy Becker (The Brutalist), and costume designer Erin Benach (To drive). Bynum first appeared with the hit film A24, 2017. Hot summer nights, which starred Timothée Chalamet and Maika Monroe, then followed with Magazine dreams in 2023, which starred Jonathan Majors.
“Elijah is one of the most exciting new cinematic voices today, and My darling California solidifies him as a major talent. With this exceptional cast, we are thrilled to help bring his vision to life and create a true cinematic event,” said David Hinojosa. Anton’s Sebastian Raybaud agreed, saying, “Elijah has written something electrifying and we are proud to support his bold, uncompromising vision. He’s a filmmaker with the rare ability to marry emotional depth with cinematic scale – and My darling California is proof of this. »
It is not known who the actors will play in My darling California, but in Chastain’s latest Apple TV project, she is set to play an undercover investigator known as “The Savant,” who takes on online hate groups. Apple TV The scholar was set to premiere on September 26 on the streamer, but the release date was pulled after the shooting death of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk. The series still does not have a rescheduled release date.
New movie arrives days after Star Trek 4 was shelved
Chris Pine, who played Captain Kirk in three Kelvin Universes Star Trek films, lined up My darling California just days after a report stated that there may be no more films in this universe. In an analysis of Varietywhich focused on the first 100 days of new Paramount CEO David Ellison, it appears the future of Kelvin’s timeline isn’t very promising.
“The hope is to have new Star Trek “, although the studio has abandoned the idea of bringing back Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the rest of the JJ Abrams reboot ensemble,” the report states. Abrams produced the Kelvin films, which include the 2009 film. Star Trek, and continue with Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and 2016 Star Trek Beyond.
My darling California will enter production next year.
- Release date
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July 22, 2016
- Runtime
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122 minutes
- Director
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Justin Lin
- Writers
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Doug Jung, Simon Pegg
