Buckle up, as a result of this season’s version of Deadline’s Contenders Movie: Los Angeles is taking us on a journey, all the way in which from L.A. to outer area.
For in the present day’s all-day occasion, which spotlights the casts and creatives of 15 movies from eight studios and streamers stay on the DGA Theater, we’re within the L.A.-Philly-Jersey Metropolis areas of Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, with the backstory of a younger Sylvester Stallone. Farrelly, the recipient of this yr’s Contenders Corridor of Fame Award, will probably be right here with a stellar panel together with author Peter Gamble and lead actor Anthony Ippolito.
Siân Heder’s Being Heumann takes us to San Francisco and the unbelievable true story of incapacity rights activist Judy Heumann. Heder and star Ruth Madeley will probably be joined on our stage by casting administrators Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell. And in an animated California-esque world, we’ve got Toy Story 5 — the much-anticipated return to beloved characters Woody (Tom Hanks), Jessie (Joan Cusack), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and lots of extra. Producer Lindsey Collins will probably be right here to inform us all about it.
Oregon is the inspiration for Hoppers’ fictional city of Beaverton Glade, the place teenager Mabel (Piper Curda) tackles the environmentally insensitive native mayor (Jon Hamm) by infiltrating the native beaver neighborhood. Director Daniel Chong, producer Nicole Paradis Grindle and Curda will probably be right here to talk concerning the mission.
Over in Houston, we’ve got Your Mom Your Mom Your Mom, from writer-director Bassam Tariq, which follows the story of a widower (Mahershala Ali) elevating three youngsters, who additionally occurs to be a contract killer. Tariq will probably be joined on stage by Ali and his co-star John Cho and composers Son Lux.
We’re within the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens for The Solely Dwelling Pickpocket in New York, starring John Turturro as a light-fingered profession prison and Tatiana Maslany as his estranged daughter — and each actors will probably be right here on stage. And persevering with the tri-state space tour, Man Nattiv’s The Liberation investigates the lifetime of a New Jersey housewife (Carrie Coon) who absconds from household life in favor of an all-female commune. Nattiv, Coon and Lily James will probably be right here to speak concerning the movie, loosely based mostly on the lifetime of Nattiv’s grandmother.
Then, in Manhattan correct, we encounter Tuner, the story of a hearing-impaired piano tuner-turned-safe-cracker (Leo Woodall), directed by Daniel Roher, with sound design by Johnnie Burn, who’ll be right here to debate his work.
Florian Zeller’s Bunker might have been shot in Madrid but it surely makes for a particularly convincing London, starring real-life companions Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem as a pair experiencing marital stress. Zeller and Cruz will probably be on stage to inform us concerning the expertise.
Additionally set within the UK (form of, it’s a fantasy location) is Wicker, the story of a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who orders herself a wicker-woven husband (Alexander Skarsgård) as a response to societal stress to marry. Co-writers/administrators Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson will probably be available, together with wicker husband himself Skarsgård and the character’s designer and make-up FX artist Joe Dunkley.
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In Undertaking Hail Mary, we’re among the many stars (actually) with scientist-turned-middle faculty instructor Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), on a last-ditch mission to avoid wasting the world along with his surprising alien pal Rocky. Administrators-producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, author Drew Goddard and editor Joel Negron will probably be right here to debate. Set barely much less far afield is Jennifer Peedom’s Tenzing. From a screenplay by Lion scribe Luke Davies, this true story takes us to the very high of Chomolungma, aka Mount Everest, with Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok) and Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston). Peedom and Davies will each be right here to inform us how they shot an epic story in epic areas.
And, leaving our universe totally we’ve got Hexed, the story of teenager Billy Doe (Hailee Steinfeld), who by chance lands herself and her mom Alice (Rashida Jones) in a witchy thriller realm dominated by Queen Celeste (Jodie Foster). Jared Bush, Walt Disney Animation Studios chief artistic officer and author, will probably be right here with author Dana Ledoux Miller to inform all.
As well as, Danny Boyle, whose newest movie Ink premiered on the Venice Movie Competition, will probably be available in the present day to obtain the Deadline Legend Award.
Comply with our panel protection all day on Deadline.com and on social utilizing #DeadlineContenders. On Monday, we’ll launch the streaming web site that includes all of the panel movies.
Within the meantime, beneath is the rundown of in the present day’s present.
Deadline’s Contenders Movie: Los Angeles lineup
(order topic to alter)
9:30 a.m. – Opening remarks
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Bunker
Florian Zeller, Author/Director
Penélope Cruz, Actor
The Solely Dwelling Pickpocket in New York
John Turturro, Actor
Tatiana Maslany, Actor
AMAZON MGM STUDIOS
Your Mom Your Mom Your Mom
Bassam Tariq, Author/Director/Producer
Mahershala Ali, Actor
John Cho, Actor
Son Lux, Composers
Undertaking Hail Mary
Phil Lord, Director/Producer
Christopher Miller, Director/Producer
Drew Goddard, Author
Joel Negron, Editor
I Play Rocky
Peter Gamble, Author
Peter Farrelly, Director/Producer
Anthony Ippolito, Actor
AnnaSophia Robb, Actor
Rick Montgomery, Casting Director
Sam Seig, Editor
CONTENDERS HALL OF FAME AWARD
Peter Farrelly, Director/Producer
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS
Hexed
Jared Bush, WDAS Chief Artistic Officer/Author
Dana Ledoux Miller, Author
APPLE ORIGINAL FILMS
Being Heumann
Siân Heder, Author/Director/Producer
Ruth Madeley, Actor
Bernard Telsey, Casting Director
Adam Caldwell, Casting Director
Tenzing
Jennifer Peedom, Co-Story By/Director/Producer
Luke Davies, Author/Producer
Liz Watts, Producer
Stefan Duscio, Cinematographer
Rebekka Karijord, Composer
LAIKA
Wildwood
Travis Knight, Director/Producer
Caleb Deschanel, Cinematographer
Steve Emerson, VFX Supervisor
BLACK BEAR
Tuner
Johnnie Burn, Sound Designer
DISNEY/PIXAR
Toy Story 5
Lindsey Collins, Producer
Hoppers
Daniel Chong, Director
Nicole Paradis Grindle, Producer
Piper Curda, Actor
ROBOT PLAYGROUND MEDIA
The Violinist
Ervin Han, Co-Author/Co-Director/Producer
Raúl García, Co-Director
Ricky Ho, Composer
BLEECKER STREET
The Liberation
Man Nattiv, Author/Director
Carrie Coon, Actor
Lily James, Actor
BLACK BEAR
Wicker
Alex Huston Fischer, Author/Director
Eleanor Wilson, Author/Director
Alexander Skarsgård, Actor
Joe Dunckley, Wicker Husband Design and Make-up FX Artist
