Plot: An intimate portrait of a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans.
Review: As great of an actress as she has proven herself to be, Jennifer Lawrence has spent the last decade of her career in everything from big-budget superhero projects to marquee Oscar contenders. It is easy to forget her stunning early work in indie films like Winter’s Bone and The Burning Plain. Her latest film, Causeway, is one of Lawrence’s most subtle performances and more proof of why she has consistently been one of the most acclaimed actors working today. A powerful look at trauma, both emotional and physical, Causeway is exactly the type of film that wins awards and proves how the right director, writers, and actors can be to elevate a script to one of the best films of the year.
Causeway opens and closes on a shot of Lynsey,...
Review: As great of an actress as she has proven herself to be, Jennifer Lawrence has spent the last decade of her career in everything from big-budget superhero projects to marquee Oscar contenders. It is easy to forget her stunning early work in indie films like Winter’s Bone and The Burning Plain. Her latest film, Causeway, is one of Lawrence’s most subtle performances and more proof of why she has consistently been one of the most acclaimed actors working today. A powerful look at trauma, both emotional and physical, Causeway is exactly the type of film that wins awards and proves how the right director, writers, and actors can be to elevate a script to one of the best films of the year.
Causeway opens and closes on a shot of Lynsey,...
- 11/4/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
This review originally ran on September 10, 2022, in conjunction with the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Jennifer Lawrence’s movie stardom sometimes makes it hard to remember just how down-to-earth and gritty an actress she seemed to be when audiences first became aware of her in 2010’s “Winter’s Bone” — or even, before that, in 2008’s “The Burning Plain.” Those films were raw, artful indies and Lawrence’s charisma didn’t obscure the fact that even as a teenager, she was a tough, resourceful actress whose performances were grounded, not glamorous.
A decade and a lot of awards later, Lawrence comes as something of a shock when she appears onscreen, morose and barely verbal, in first-time feature director Lila Neugebauer’s “Causeway.” The drama, which premiered on Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival, doesn’t provide an “oh yeah, she’s a really good actress” moment,...
Jennifer Lawrence’s movie stardom sometimes makes it hard to remember just how down-to-earth and gritty an actress she seemed to be when audiences first became aware of her in 2010’s “Winter’s Bone” — or even, before that, in 2008’s “The Burning Plain.” Those films were raw, artful indies and Lawrence’s charisma didn’t obscure the fact that even as a teenager, she was a tough, resourceful actress whose performances were grounded, not glamorous.
A decade and a lot of awards later, Lawrence comes as something of a shock when she appears onscreen, morose and barely verbal, in first-time feature director Lila Neugebauer’s “Causeway.” The drama, which premiered on Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival, doesn’t provide an “oh yeah, she’s a really good actress” moment,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Iac Films, Ipr.Vc, Excellent Cadaver and A24 producing.
Apple Original Films has added A24 Jennifer Lawrence drama Causeway to its slate and is planning a global debut in theatres and on Apple TV+ later this year.
Lila Neugebauer directs Lawrence as a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry, whose credits include Atlanta and upcoming action thriller Bullet Train, co-stars.
Apple did not confirm at time of writing whether the title will be part of its awards season slate. Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel, and Elizabeth Sanders co-wrote the screenplay.
Apple Original Films has added A24 Jennifer Lawrence drama Causeway to its slate and is planning a global debut in theatres and on Apple TV+ later this year.
Lila Neugebauer directs Lawrence as a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry, whose credits include Atlanta and upcoming action thriller Bullet Train, co-stars.
Apple did not confirm at time of writing whether the title will be part of its awards season slate. Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel, and Elizabeth Sanders co-wrote the screenplay.
- 7/20/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Apple Original Films will distribute Jennifer Lawrence’s next film, “Causeway.”
The military drama, produced in association with A24, will land in theaters and on Apple TV+ later this year. An exact release date has not been set.
Lila Neugebauer, who recently directed Broadway’s revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s play “The Waverly Gallery” to great acclaim, is directing “Causeway” in her feature film debut. The story follows a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. “Atlanta” actor Brian Tyree Henry co-stars alongside Lawrence.
Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel and Elizabeth Sanders wrote “Causeway,” which was filmed in New Orleans.
Lawrence, who took a break from acting before returning in Adam McKay’s 2021 disaster comedy “Don’t Look Up,” will serve as a producer alongside Justine Ciarrocchi for Excellent Cadaver.
Scott Rudin and Eli Bush were previously set to produce the film, but are longer attached to the project.
The military drama, produced in association with A24, will land in theaters and on Apple TV+ later this year. An exact release date has not been set.
Lila Neugebauer, who recently directed Broadway’s revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s play “The Waverly Gallery” to great acclaim, is directing “Causeway” in her feature film debut. The story follows a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. “Atlanta” actor Brian Tyree Henry co-stars alongside Lawrence.
Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel and Elizabeth Sanders wrote “Causeway,” which was filmed in New Orleans.
Lawrence, who took a break from acting before returning in Adam McKay’s 2021 disaster comedy “Don’t Look Up,” will serve as a producer alongside Justine Ciarrocchi for Excellent Cadaver.
Scott Rudin and Eli Bush were previously set to produce the film, but are longer attached to the project.
- 7/20/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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Apple TV+ is adding another feature with A-list talent to its slate. The streaming service has acquired Causeway, an A24 drama starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry.
Theater director Lila Neugebauer, who helmed episodes The Maid and The Sex Lives of College Girls, jumps to features with Causeway, which centers on a soldier (Lawrence) who struggles to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. The project shot in New Orleans and hails from scribes Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel and Elizabeth Sanders. Lawrence produces with Justine Ciarrocchi for Excellent Cadaver. Neugebauer serves as executive producer.
The feature previously went by the title Red, White and Water and at one time counted disgraced producer Scott Rudin as among its backers. Rudin stepped away from the project more than a year ago in the aftermath of a Hollywood Reporter investigation into alleged abuses by him.
Apple TV+ is adding another feature with A-list talent to its slate. The streaming service has acquired Causeway, an A24 drama starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry.
Theater director Lila Neugebauer, who helmed episodes The Maid and The Sex Lives of College Girls, jumps to features with Causeway, which centers on a soldier (Lawrence) who struggles to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. The project shot in New Orleans and hails from scribes Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel and Elizabeth Sanders. Lawrence produces with Justine Ciarrocchi for Excellent Cadaver. Neugebauer serves as executive producer.
The feature previously went by the title Red, White and Water and at one time counted disgraced producer Scott Rudin as among its backers. Rudin stepped away from the project more than a year ago in the aftermath of a Hollywood Reporter investigation into alleged abuses by him.
- 7/20/2022
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple Original Films continues to expand on its diverse film slate as it has landed the rights to Causeway, a new film starring and produced by Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence, and directed by Lila Neugebauer. A24 produced and developed the project. The film will make its global debut in-theaters and on Apple TV+ later this year.
The pic is an intimate portrait of a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. Brian Tyree Henry is set to co-star alongside Lawrence. Filmed in New Orleans, the A24 film is written by Ottessa Moshfegh & Luke Goebel and Elizabeth Sanders. Lawrence produces alongside Justine Ciarrocchi for Excellent Cadaver. In addition to directing, Neugebauer serves as executive producer. “Causeway” is produced by Iac Films, Ipr.Vc, Excellent Cadaver, and A24.
The film marks the latest project for Apple Original Films and Lawrence, who is attached to star in and...
The pic is an intimate portrait of a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans. Brian Tyree Henry is set to co-star alongside Lawrence. Filmed in New Orleans, the A24 film is written by Ottessa Moshfegh & Luke Goebel and Elizabeth Sanders. Lawrence produces alongside Justine Ciarrocchi for Excellent Cadaver. In addition to directing, Neugebauer serves as executive producer. “Causeway” is produced by Iac Films, Ipr.Vc, Excellent Cadaver, and A24.
The film marks the latest project for Apple Original Films and Lawrence, who is attached to star in and...
- 7/20/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Lawrence and A24’s long-gestating feature “Causeway” has found a home at Apple Original Films.
The Oscar-winning actress will produce and star in the drama about a veteran having a hard time transitioning to life at home in New Orleans. Two-time Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry will co-star in an unspecified role.
Lila Neugebauer directed from a script by Luke Goebel, Elizabeth Sanders, and best-selling author Ottessa Moshfegh.
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As previously reported, Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi produced through their banner Excellent Cadaver. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, who were attached when the film was announced in 2019, are no longer listed as producers.
“Causeway” is produced by Iac Films, Ipr.Vc, Excellent Cadaver, and A24. Neugebauer serves as executive producer.
Apple is set to release the film in theaters globally and on Apple TV+ later this year.
The Oscar-winning actress will produce and star in the drama about a veteran having a hard time transitioning to life at home in New Orleans. Two-time Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry will co-star in an unspecified role.
Lila Neugebauer directed from a script by Luke Goebel, Elizabeth Sanders, and best-selling author Ottessa Moshfegh.
Also Read:
Apple Lands Jennifer Lawrence and Adam McKay’s Elizabeth Holmes Film ‘Bad Blood’
As previously reported, Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi produced through their banner Excellent Cadaver. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, who were attached when the film was announced in 2019, are no longer listed as producers.
“Causeway” is produced by Iac Films, Ipr.Vc, Excellent Cadaver, and A24. Neugebauer serves as executive producer.
Apple is set to release the film in theaters globally and on Apple TV+ later this year.
- 7/20/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Not long after Scott Rudin issued a statement he will step back from film and TV projects, to go with the voluntary exit from theater projects he announced days ago, sources said that Rudin has stepped away from the five projects he had with A24, this following a THR expose by Tatiana Siegel on Rudin’s recidivist bullying of assistants and others who were powerless to do anything about it. There is no official comment, nor a confirmation that Rudin’s name not appearing in the credits of these films. Here are the pictures Rudin is no longer producing for A24:
The Tragedy of MacBeth, the Joel Coen-directed film that stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Ineson. Coen is now sole producer.
The Humans, the Stephen Karam scripted and directed film that stars Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein, Amy Schumer, June Squibb, Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell. Eli Bush is now sole producer.
The Tragedy of MacBeth, the Joel Coen-directed film that stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Ineson. Coen is now sole producer.
The Humans, the Stephen Karam scripted and directed film that stars Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein, Amy Schumer, June Squibb, Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell. Eli Bush is now sole producer.
- 4/20/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Film lovers roll up. Here’s our annual list of movies that could have festivals drooling in 2021.
In the age of Covid-19, could has never felt more operative. With Sundance and Berlin reimagining their events next year, traditional festival paths are already diminishing, but here’s to hoping that the pandemic eases, and we get to see at least some of these anticipated movies in theaters and at marquee film events in the next 12 months. There is a bumper crop to choose from with so many having been held back or delayed from 2020.
The Power Of The Dog
Could Jane Campion, the first woman to ever win the Palme d’Or, be back in Cannes this year with her new drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst and Thomasin McKenzie? That will of course depend on whether Netflix and the French fest can bury the hatchet on their disagreement...
In the age of Covid-19, could has never felt more operative. With Sundance and Berlin reimagining their events next year, traditional festival paths are already diminishing, but here’s to hoping that the pandemic eases, and we get to see at least some of these anticipated movies in theaters and at marquee film events in the next 12 months. There is a bumper crop to choose from with so many having been held back or delayed from 2020.
The Power Of The Dog
Could Jane Campion, the first woman to ever win the Palme d’Or, be back in Cannes this year with her new drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst and Thomasin McKenzie? That will of course depend on whether Netflix and the French fest can bury the hatchet on their disagreement...
- 12/29/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman and Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Last week we reported that Jennifer Lawrence was back in the acting game after taking a year long sabbatical from her career and is coming back to star in a movie we don’t have a name for yet, but we know that Broadway director Lila Neugebauer is attached to the project as a first time feature director for the project. Now we have a plot for the movie, and a possible co-star for Lawrence.
Collider reported the following story the movie will tell:
Written by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders, the new film will find Lawrence playing a U.S. solider who suffers a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan and struggles to recover back home.
And it is also reported that Brian Tyree Henry is in talks to co-star in the film. Henry has not yet accepted the offer, so the role is still up in the air, but he is a solid possibility.
Collider reported the following story the movie will tell:
Written by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders, the new film will find Lawrence playing a U.S. solider who suffers a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan and struggles to recover back home.
And it is also reported that Brian Tyree Henry is in talks to co-star in the film. Henry has not yet accepted the offer, so the role is still up in the air, but he is a solid possibility.
- 4/24/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
After the grueling one-two punch of brutal psychological thrills then globe-trotting espionage in mother! and Red Sparrow, respectively, Jennifer Lawrence’s next starring vehicle will find her teaming with A24 for the first time. It was announced earlier this month that she’d be leading a smaller scale drama from theater director Lila Neugebauer, who will be making her film debut with the untitled project, scripted by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders.
Set to shoot this summer, the first plot details have now arrived via Collider. They report the film will follow Lawrence as “a U.S. soldier who suffers a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan and struggles to recover back home.” The Ptsd drama is also eying Brian Tyree Henry to come aboard as the male lead, but no details on his potential role have been unveiled yet.
The film would mark Lawrence’s first war film, although she was...
Set to shoot this summer, the first plot details have now arrived via Collider. They report the film will follow Lawrence as “a U.S. soldier who suffers a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan and struggles to recover back home.” The Ptsd drama is also eying Brian Tyree Henry to come aboard as the male lead, but no details on his potential role have been unveiled yet.
The film would mark Lawrence’s first war film, although she was...
- 4/21/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Little is known of Jennifer Lawrence’s secretive A24 project, but at least we now know a little more. Collider reports that Brian Tyree Henry, fresh off a breakthrough year that saw him steal scenes in “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Widows,” has been offered the lead role opposite Lawrence. In addition, a few plot details are now available: The untitled film, written by first-time scribe Elizabeth Sanders and helmed by theater director Lila Neugebauer, will focus on a veteran of the Afghanistan War struggling to recover from a traumatic brain injury after returning home.
Lawrence will play said soldier, ending the sabbatical she took after last year’s “Red Sparrow.” An Oscar winner for her leading role in David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” she also received nominations for “Winter’s Bone,” “American Hustle,” and “Joy.” According to the Collider report, Lawrence “has been intrigued by the...
Lawrence will play said soldier, ending the sabbatical she took after last year’s “Red Sparrow.” An Oscar winner for her leading role in David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” she also received nominations for “Winter’s Bone,” “American Hustle,” and “Joy.” According to the Collider report, Lawrence “has been intrigued by the...
- 4/19/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Actress Jennifer Lawrence is set to return to the silver screen. According to The Wrap, the actress, 28, will headline a motion picture for Iac Films and A24 with Lila Neugebauer at the helm for the project for her first feature, with Elizabeth Sanders writing the script, reports a UK news portal.
The Oscar-winning star is a producer on the project along with Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Justine Polsky. Principal photography is set to commence on the film in New Orleans in about two months.
Lawrence's last theatrical release was 2018's Red Sparrow. She is slated to appear in Dark Phoenix alongside Sophie Turner, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.
- By Ians...
The Oscar-winning star is a producer on the project along with Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Justine Polsky. Principal photography is set to commence on the film in New Orleans in about two months.
Lawrence's last theatrical release was 2018's Red Sparrow. She is slated to appear in Dark Phoenix alongside Sophie Turner, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.
- By Ians...
- 4/17/2019
- GlamSham
Jennifer Lawrence has set her next feature: She will star in an untitled drama for theater director Lila Neugebauer, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Elizabeth Sanders is writing the script. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing, alongside Lawrence and Justine Polsky through their newly formed production company Excellent Cadaver. Iac Films and A24 are distributing.
Details are being kept under wraps, but principal photography is set to begin in June in New Orleans.
Also Read: Jennifer Lawrence Exits CAA
Neugebauer made her Broadway debut last year with the reboot of Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery” starring Elaine May and Lucas Hedges. Her additional credits include Tracy Letts’ “Mary Page Marlowe,” Edward Albee’s “At Home at the Zoo/The Zoo Story,” Sarah DeLappe’s “The Wolves” and Annie Baker’s “The Antipodes.”
Lawrence most recently starred in “Mother!” and “Red Sparrow” and will next...
Elizabeth Sanders is writing the script. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing, alongside Lawrence and Justine Polsky through their newly formed production company Excellent Cadaver. Iac Films and A24 are distributing.
Details are being kept under wraps, but principal photography is set to begin in June in New Orleans.
Also Read: Jennifer Lawrence Exits CAA
Neugebauer made her Broadway debut last year with the reboot of Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery” starring Elaine May and Lucas Hedges. Her additional credits include Tracy Letts’ “Mary Page Marlowe,” Edward Albee’s “At Home at the Zoo/The Zoo Story,” Sarah DeLappe’s “The Wolves” and Annie Baker’s “The Antipodes.”
Lawrence most recently starred in “Mother!” and “Red Sparrow” and will next...
- 4/16/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Jennifer Lawrence is officially returning to the big screen and, in a surprise move, has decided to end her year-long acting hiatus not with a major Hollywood studio but by returning to her indie roots. The Oscar winner is set to star in a secret new film from A24 and Iac Films. The project is being set up as the feature filmmaking debut of Lila Neugebauer, an acclaimed theater director who most recently revived Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery” on Broadway. The production starred Elaine May and Lucas Hedges and was produced by Eli Bush and Scott Rudin, both of whom will produce the Lawrence movie.
Getting a massive international star like Lawrence is a huge gain for A24. The studio is releasing buzzy Sundance titles “The Farewell,” “The Souvenir,” and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” in theaters this summer, plus Ari Aster’s “Hereditary” follow-up “Midsommar.
Getting a massive international star like Lawrence is a huge gain for A24. The studio is releasing buzzy Sundance titles “The Farewell,” “The Souvenir,” and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” in theaters this summer, plus Ari Aster’s “Hereditary” follow-up “Midsommar.
- 4/16/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
In her first screen-starring role since announcing a year-long sabbatical, Jennifer Lawrence will star in an untitled film that will mark the feature directorial debut of acclaimed theater helmer Lila Neugebauer. Plot is under wraps, and the film is backed by Iac Films and A24. Script was written by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders.
Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing with Lawrence and Justine Polsky. A mid-June production start is set in New Orleans.
Lawrence has the X-Men: First Class sequel Dark Phoenix coming June 7 through Fox, and she took a break after making the films Red Sparrow and Mother! She won the Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook and got three other noms for Joy, American Hustle and Winter’s Bone, the latter a breakout turn that led to The Hunger Games and global stardom.
One of the standout young stage directors, Neugebauer made her Broadway debut last year with...
Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing with Lawrence and Justine Polsky. A mid-June production start is set in New Orleans.
Lawrence has the X-Men: First Class sequel Dark Phoenix coming June 7 through Fox, and she took a break after making the films Red Sparrow and Mother! She won the Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook and got three other noms for Joy, American Hustle and Winter’s Bone, the latter a breakout turn that led to The Hunger Games and global stardom.
One of the standout young stage directors, Neugebauer made her Broadway debut last year with...
- 4/16/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Lawrence will star in an untitled film for IAC Films and A24 to be directed by acclaimed theater director Lila Neugebauer, who will make her feature film debut.
The script was written by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing, with Lawrence and Justine Polsky.
This marks the first film to which Lawrence has committed after announcing a break from acting a year ago. Lawrence won the Oscar for best actress for her performance in “Silver Linings Playbook.” She has been nominated for three additional Oscars for “Joy,” “American Hustle” and “Winter’s Bone.”
Neugebauer, who has established herself as the most significant young director of new plays off-Broadway, made her Broadway debut last year with the critically acclaimed revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery,” starring Elaine May and Lucas Hedges, with Rudin and Bush also producing. Additional theater credits include: Tracy Letts’ “Mary Page Marlowe,...
The script was written by first-time screenwriter Elizabeth Sanders. Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing, with Lawrence and Justine Polsky.
This marks the first film to which Lawrence has committed after announcing a break from acting a year ago. Lawrence won the Oscar for best actress for her performance in “Silver Linings Playbook.” She has been nominated for three additional Oscars for “Joy,” “American Hustle” and “Winter’s Bone.”
Neugebauer, who has established herself as the most significant young director of new plays off-Broadway, made her Broadway debut last year with the critically acclaimed revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Waverly Gallery,” starring Elaine May and Lucas Hedges, with Rudin and Bush also producing. Additional theater credits include: Tracy Letts’ “Mary Page Marlowe,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
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