Thanks goodness Fox Searchlight didn’t decide to go with “The Bayou.” Specialty houses have been on a bit of a bender this year with renaming festival films for theatrical release. The latest is Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions’ decision, announced Thursday, to turn the Kristen Wiig-Annette Bening Toronto film festival comedy “Imogene” (directed by "American Splendor" filmmakers Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman) into the eminently bland, rom-com-sounding “Girl Most Likely” for its July 19, 2013 opening. A few 2012 Sundance selections have been released this year with blander titles, too, including Ben Lewin’s “The Surrogate,” which Searchlight redubbed “The Sessions” (snore…) for its fall release, and Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner’s “Predisposed,” which IFC Films opened over the summer as “Why Stop Now.” (Actually, “Predisposed”...
- 12/21/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Originally titled Predisposed after the short it was based on, Why Stop Now made a splash at this years Sundance where it caught the attention of IFC Films at the film’s world premier. Riding the line between addiction drama and drug infused comedy, the film centers on Eli (Jesse Eisenberg) as he tries to escape his drug addicted mother (Melissa Leo) by putting her in rehab, which would ultimately free him to pursue a top-notch musical education. All he needs to do is get her high first. The problem is, she owes her dealer (Tracy Morgan) a nice little sum, and he wants them both to help him score a new deal before hooking her up. Within this wacky adventure is a soulful contemplation on redemptive quality of art and the importance of family, no matter how wretched they might be.
I caught up with co-directors Ron Nyswaner and Phil Dorling,...
I caught up with co-directors Ron Nyswaner and Phil Dorling,...
- 8/17/2012
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Note: Why Stop Now was originally reviewed in January when it played Sundance under the name Predisposed. Plot: A piano prodigy (Jesse Eisenberg) must escort his junkie mother (Melissa Leo) to rehab in time for him to hit his audition for a prestigious college. Two low-level drug dealers (Tracy Morgan & Isiah Whitlock Jr.) complicate matters. Review: Why Stop Now is certainly a step up for the closing night slot at the Sundance Film Festival. A difficult slot to fill, two...
- 8/16/2012
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
For Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo, the experience of making a movie is almost as important as the end result. Take, for example, her new indie, “Why Stop Now,” based on the 2008 short film “Predisposed,” in which she also had a starring role: Leo cultivated an important working relationship during the quick shoot. “The thing that leaps to my mind about that less-than-a-month last summer: Jesse Eisenberg, Jesse Eisenberg and Jesse Eisenberg,” she told Moviefone during a recent chat ahead of the film's August 17 release. “I knew the first time I met him that there was a great hope that he'd play my son in the film,” she said. ”[I would have been upset] if anybody else would have ended up playing that boy, because he was so perfect for it, the maternal instinct I had for him the second I met him, and the respect and the admiration.” As luck would have it, Eisenberg would...
- 8/15/2012
- by Kase Wickman
- Moviefone
There's a reason Melissa Leo has 13 films tentatively scheduled for some kind of release between now and 2014: "I like to work," Leo told HuffPost Entertainment. "I just like to work."
No kidding. From indies like "Francine" to awards contenders like "Flight," Leo is becoming a permanent fixture at the multiplex here in 2012. (She's on television as well: Leo also memorably appeared on this season's "Louie.") Out this week is the indie comedy "Why Stop Now," where Leo stars opposite Jesse Eisenberg, Tracy Morgan and Isiah Whitlock Jr. The film -- which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in January -- shows off a lighter side of Leo, who is best known for her serious roles in films like "Frozen River," "Mildred Pierce" and "The Fighter," the latter of which won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
In "Why Stop Now," Leo plays Penny, a drug addict being...
No kidding. From indies like "Francine" to awards contenders like "Flight," Leo is becoming a permanent fixture at the multiplex here in 2012. (She's on television as well: Leo also memorably appeared on this season's "Louie.") Out this week is the indie comedy "Why Stop Now," where Leo stars opposite Jesse Eisenberg, Tracy Morgan and Isiah Whitlock Jr. The film -- which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in January -- shows off a lighter side of Leo, who is best known for her serious roles in films like "Frozen River," "Mildred Pierce" and "The Fighter," the latter of which won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
In "Why Stop Now," Leo plays Penny, a drug addict being...
- 8/13/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
In Why Stop Now (titled Predisposed at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival), Jesse Eisenberg plays Eli, a promising concert pianist whose career rests on a single audition, which happens to fall on the same day he needs to drop off his drug addicted mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), at rehab. Things don’t quite unfold as planned, and her main drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), and his associate, Black (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), get involved.
In this exclusive clip, Penny, Eli, Sprinkles, and Black all pick up Penny’s daughter, Nicole (Emma Rayne Lyle), who has developed perhaps an unhealthy attachment to her ill-mannered sock puppet Julio.
In this exclusive clip, Penny, Eli, Sprinkles, and Black all pick up Penny’s daughter, Nicole (Emma Rayne Lyle), who has developed perhaps an unhealthy attachment to her ill-mannered sock puppet Julio.
- 7/23/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
Don't you hate it when you're a piano prodigy and you want to check your mother into rehab but instead get caught up helping her drug dealer, all before you audition for a prestigious music program? That everyday occurrence is the story behind Why Stop Now?, the upcoming dramedy from newcomer Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner (screenwriter Philadelphia), who based the movie on their 2008 short Predisposed. The movie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year — back when it was still titled Predisposed — after which IFC Films picked up the distribution rights.
Why Stop Now? certainly boasts an impressive cast. Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) plays Eli, the aforementioned piano prodigy, while Academy Award–winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter) plays his mother and Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) plays Sprinkles, the drug dealer who puts Eli to work interpreting Spanish for him during a business transaction in the movie's first trailer.
Why Stop Now? certainly boasts an impressive cast. Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) plays Eli, the aforementioned piano prodigy, while Academy Award–winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter) plays his mother and Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) plays Sprinkles, the drug dealer who puts Eli to work interpreting Spanish for him during a business transaction in the movie's first trailer.
- 7/6/2012
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Here's the trailer for another Sundance film getting distribution this summer called Why Stop Now (it previously went under the title Predisposed). The film stars Jesse Eisenberg as a piano prodigy named Eli who is trying to check his mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab, but they run into complications when they are forced to prove that she has a drug problem. After paying a quick visit to her drug dealer (Tracy Morgan), they end up being taken along on a zany adventure -- all on the same day as Eli's big audition. Hey, what are the odds?? The movie is directed by Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner, the latter of which wrote the Tom Hanks drama Philadelphia, believe it or not. It looks to be a fairly typical indie dramedy in many ways, although with Tracy Morgan involved the tone is definitely a little goofier than you might expect. Why Stop Now...
- 7/5/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
IFC Films acquired North American rights to the Sundance indie dramedy titled, which was titled Predisposed, but will now be called Why Stop Now, with the tagline, "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Rehab," as the first official poster shows. Tracy Morgan stars in the film, alongside Melissa Leo, Jesse Eisenberg, Tanya Wright, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. In the film, Morgan plays a hapless drug dealer named "Sprinkles" opposite Eisenberg's character, who happens to be a piano prodigy; the film centers around their relationship. Co-written by Philip Dorling (he directed it as well) and 1994 Oscar-nominee for...
- 7/5/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
Jesse Eisenberg’s transition from humorous, intellectual indies like The Squid and the Whale to more mainstream comedies has proven a rocky one. While he landed a hit with Zombieland, his other attempt at wackiness, 30 Minutes Or Less, flopped miserably. But it looks like he’s giving the touchy genre another try – only, in dramedy from – with Why Stop Now.
A trailer for the Sundance selection has hit the web, and the feature debut from director, Phil Dorling - who co-directed along with the film’s screenwriter, Ron Nyswaner – seems confused as to what tone it wants to convey. Formerly titled Predisposed, it stars Eisenberg as a piano prodigy whose dysfunctional mother (Melissa Leo) endangers his chances at the audition of a lifetime. Because of her, he becomes involved with a drug dealer named Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), and, I’m guessing, hilarity ensues from there. The trailer shows a more...
A trailer for the Sundance selection has hit the web, and the feature debut from director, Phil Dorling - who co-directed along with the film’s screenwriter, Ron Nyswaner – seems confused as to what tone it wants to convey. Formerly titled Predisposed, it stars Eisenberg as a piano prodigy whose dysfunctional mother (Melissa Leo) endangers his chances at the audition of a lifetime. Because of her, he becomes involved with a drug dealer named Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), and, I’m guessing, hilarity ensues from there. The trailer shows a more...
- 7/5/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The trailer for IFC Films' Why Stop Now, co-starring Jesse Eisenberg, Tracy Morgan and Melissa Leo, has arrived. The indie, formerly called Predisposed, debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival, after which IFC acquired the North American rights. Why Stop Now tells the story of Eli, a piano prodigy (Eisenberg) struggling through an increasingly chaotic day that includes an audition for a prestigious music program. Fueling the chaos: his drug-addicted mother, Penny, (Leo) needs her fix from her drug dealer, named Sprinkles (Morgan), so she can qualify for rehab (yes, that is the plot). Photos: The Scene at
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- 7/5/2012
- by Erin Carlson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Because when you think drug comedy, you think Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan, here comes the trailer for "Why Stop Now." The indie film, which debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival using the name "Predisposed," is out in theaters in August, but available via on demand starting Friday, July 6 courtesy of IFC Films.
"Why Stop Now" stars Eisenberg as Eli, a piano prodigy who -- on the day of a big audition -- winds up on a drug-fueled odyssey with his addled mother (Leo) and her drug dealer, Sprinkles (Morgan). While the film's cast is on the unexpected side of things -- the text "Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan," coming on the heels of Oscar-y modifiers for Eisenberg and Leo, is pretty absurd -- the trailer for "Why Stop Now" makes the film look like the kind of quality indie comedy Miramax might have released in the late '90s.
"Why Stop Now" stars Eisenberg as Eli, a piano prodigy who -- on the day of a big audition -- winds up on a drug-fueled odyssey with his addled mother (Leo) and her drug dealer, Sprinkles (Morgan). While the film's cast is on the unexpected side of things -- the text "Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan," coming on the heels of Oscar-y modifiers for Eisenberg and Leo, is pretty absurd -- the trailer for "Why Stop Now" makes the film look like the kind of quality indie comedy Miramax might have released in the late '90s.
- 7/4/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Following up on the announced programming slate for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival (Sff), John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, added to the selections by announcing four additional films today. Sff programmers added Predisposed, a tale of a piano prodigy and his troubled mother, from directors and screenwriters Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner; Oslo, August 31st, director Joachim Trier’s drama about a recovering addict in Oslo trying to hold his life together; This Must Be The Place, starring Sean Penn as a Goth rocker trying to find the Nazi war criminal who executed his father; and John Dies At The End, director Don Coscarelli’s horror movie about a powerful street drug that changes people in frightening ways.
- 12/19/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin join Woody Allen's untitled Rome movie that will shoot this summer. Allen directs from his own script and there's no plot details as yet. Letty Aronson produces yet again, along with with Helen Robin. Eisenberg, who received his first Oscar nomination for The Social Network, is also with Melissa Leo in Predisposed indie flick Page was in Inception for Christopher Nolan is also in Super with Rainn Wilson, helmed by James Gunn. Baldwin's filming Hick" with Blake Lively, and is committed to join Rock of Ages with Tom Cruise...
- 4/13/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
They are still in our fresh memory. Melissa Leo won an Oscar, (and you can find her now all over the internet if you just write the “f” word with her name), Jesse Eisenberg didn’t, but that doesn’t matter, because they are now on board to star in an indie comedy titled Predisposed.
This project will be directed by Oscar nominated scribe/co-writer Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia), and for more details check out the rest of this report.
Thanks to Vulture we know that Predisposed is “a macabre look at the unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg), set on the day of both his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival in rehab.
Complicating matters, mom’s lack of health insurance means she can only be admitted to rehab if she shows up intoxicated; further complicating matters is the feud that erupts between mom’s drug dealer,...
This project will be directed by Oscar nominated scribe/co-writer Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia), and for more details check out the rest of this report.
Thanks to Vulture we know that Predisposed is “a macabre look at the unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg), set on the day of both his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival in rehab.
Complicating matters, mom’s lack of health insurance means she can only be admitted to rehab if she shows up intoxicated; further complicating matters is the feud that erupts between mom’s drug dealer,...
- 3/3/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Henry Winkler has joined Kevin Jame’s new comedy Here Comes the Boom film where James plays a physics teacher who takes up fighting in mixed martial arts matches to raise money to try and save the music program at his program at his school. We don’t have any word on what Winkler’s role in the film will be, I’m going with mentor. James and Allan Loeb are writing the screenplay for the film with Frank Coraci (Click) directing. Here Comes the Boom is set for a July 27, 2012 release date. [Variety].
Melissa Leo, Jesse Eisenberg and Tracy Morgan are all rumored to be joining the cast of Predisposed, which is a feature length version of a short film that starred Leo. The story follows the relationship between a drug addict (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg). Morgan’s character is rumored to be that of a drug dealer named “Sprinkles.
Melissa Leo, Jesse Eisenberg and Tracy Morgan are all rumored to be joining the cast of Predisposed, which is a feature length version of a short film that starred Leo. The story follows the relationship between a drug addict (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg). Morgan’s character is rumored to be that of a drug dealer named “Sprinkles.
- 3/2/2011
- by Ryan Laster
- If It's Movies
Jesse Eisenberg and Oscar winner Melissa Leo have signed up to star in the film Predisposed. According to EW, Leo, who scooped the 'Best Supporting Actress' prize at last week's Academy Awards for her turn in The Fighter, will play a mother who plots to get her health insurance to pay for rehab by getting intoxicated. The Social Network star and (more)...
- 3/2/2011
- by By Ben Lee
- Digital Spy
If Academy awards do anything they certainly broaden the choices of those that receive them- at least temporarily- and they garner immense interest in their projects. As such, it maybe something of a surprise to learn that the next film to star Michelle Leo (winner of best supporting actress for The Fighter) and Jesse Eisenberg (nominated for The Social Network) are to star in an otherwise commercial independent feature, Predisposed.
Vulture say the film will be based on a short written by Philip Dowling and Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) which also starred Leo and depicts the destructive relationship between a son and his drug addled mother whose problems are further complicated by the punitive nature of America’s commercial, corporate health system. Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) is rumoured to feature significantly in the role of Leo’s screaming drug dealer named Sprinkles.
The Oscar, in addition to Leo’s decision to affront...
Vulture say the film will be based on a short written by Philip Dowling and Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) which also starred Leo and depicts the destructive relationship between a son and his drug addled mother whose problems are further complicated by the punitive nature of America’s commercial, corporate health system. Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) is rumoured to feature significantly in the role of Leo’s screaming drug dealer named Sprinkles.
The Oscar, in addition to Leo’s decision to affront...
- 3/2/2011
- by Ben Szwediuk
- Obsessed with Film
The Fighter Oscar winner Melissa Leo and The Social Network star (and Best Actor nominee) Jesse Eisenberg are set to star as mother and son in the dark comedy Predisposed, a rep for Eisenberg confirms to EW. The project is a remake of a 2009 Sundance short film that starred Leo and was co-written by Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia, The Painted Veil) and Phil Dorling. (Dorling helmed the 2009 short, but Nyswaner will take charge of the upcoming feature.) The film’s plot will revolve around a rehab-bound mom (Leo) whose overachieving son (Eisenberg) helps her get intoxicated again in order to make...
- 3/1/2011
- by Adam Markovitz
- EW - Inside Movies
Right after winning her first Academy Award for her work in The Fighter, Melissa Leo already has a new movie planned. Vulture tells us that the film is Predisposed, written by Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner, and which will have Nyswaner directing. Also joining the cast is recent Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg, while Tracy Morgan is rumored to jump onboard.
The movie follows the bad relationship that a mother (Leo) and her son (Eisenberg) have, which is only made worse when his interview for Julliard coincides with the day she’s scheduled to arrive to rehab. Her lack of health insurance means that she can’t be admitted to rehab unless she’s intoxicated, but her drug dealer, Sprinkles (possibly Morgan), is busy being in a feud with another dealer.
This isn’t the first time Leo‘s played this role; she starred in the short film of the same...
The movie follows the bad relationship that a mother (Leo) and her son (Eisenberg) have, which is only made worse when his interview for Julliard coincides with the day she’s scheduled to arrive to rehab. Her lack of health insurance means that she can’t be admitted to rehab unless she’s intoxicated, but her drug dealer, Sprinkles (possibly Morgan), is busy being in a feud with another dealer.
This isn’t the first time Leo‘s played this role; she starred in the short film of the same...
- 3/1/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
- With the award season wrapped, Oscar nominees and winners can get back to work. This summer, Best Actor nominee Jesse Eisenberg and Best Supporting Actress winner Melissa "F-Word" Leo will shoot Predisposed, an independent comedy about a drug-addict mom and her son, set on the day of his interview at Julliard and her enlistment in rehab, where she must arrive intoxicated in order to be admitted without health insurance. This is not a new role for Leo: a short of the same name went to Sundance in 2009. Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) wrote the script, and while Dorling directed the short, Nyswaner will direct the feature. 30 Rock's Tracy Morgan is rumored to be playing Leo's drug dealer. - Alice in Wonderland ...
- 3/1/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Melissa Leo is set to star with Jesse Eisenberg in a new indie comedy titled Predisposed. Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) co-wrote this feature adaptation of the duo’s short film of the same name. It follows a "drug-addled mother and her son during one day where the mother enters rehab and the son interviews for a shot at Juliard." Tracy Morgan is attached to play Sprinkles, the mother's drug dealer.
The casting is one that I am already envisioning as I am writing this. I can definitely see Leo as a drug addict, she is a very transformative actress.
What are your thoughts on this news?
Source: Vulture (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/02/melissa_leo_ron_nyswaner.html)...
The casting is one that I am already envisioning as I am writing this. I can definitely see Leo as a drug addict, she is a very transformative actress.
What are your thoughts on this news?
Source: Vulture (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/02/melissa_leo_ron_nyswaner.html)...
- 3/1/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Now that this year's Oscar contenders Melissa Leo and Jesse Eisenberg have gotten over the Academy Award hump (she got her gold guy for The Fighter; he didn't for The Social Network), they're moving on. To star in a little indie comedy together! Aw.
They've committed to star in a feature-length film called Predisposed, based on a short starring Leo that was featured in Sundance back in 2009. It revolves around a young actor's co-dependent relationship with his drug-addicted mother, and her dynamic with her drug dealer Sprinkles (who may be played in the feature by Tracy Morgan). It was penned by Oscar-winning Philadelphia screenwriter Ron Nyswaner and Philip Dorling.
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They've committed to star in a feature-length film called Predisposed, based on a short starring Leo that was featured in Sundance back in 2009. It revolves around a young actor's co-dependent relationship with his drug-addicted mother, and her dynamic with her drug dealer Sprinkles (who may be played in the feature by Tracy Morgan). It was penned by Oscar-winning Philadelphia screenwriter Ron Nyswaner and Philip Dorling.
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- 3/1/2011
- by Anna Breslaw
- Filmology
Tracy Morgan is reportedly joining Melissa Leo and Jesse Eisenberg to star in the indie comedy titled Predisposed, co-written by Philip Dorling and 1994 Oscar-nominee for Philadelphia, Ron Nyswaner, who will also direct.
The film is described, according to Vulture, as “a macabre look at the unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg), set on the day of both his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival to rehab. And as if that weren’t enough, In addition to that, Complicating matters, mom’s lack of health insurance means she can only be admitted to rehab if she shows up intoxicated; further complicating matters is the feud that erupts between mom’s drug dealer, Sprinkles… and an as-yet-uncast rival purveyor of recreational pharmaceuticals.”
Guess what character Tracy Morgan plays. I’ll give you 1 chance!
The film is based on a short film of the same name,...
The film is described, according to Vulture, as “a macabre look at the unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg), set on the day of both his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival to rehab. And as if that weren’t enough, In addition to that, Complicating matters, mom’s lack of health insurance means she can only be admitted to rehab if she shows up intoxicated; further complicating matters is the feud that erupts between mom’s drug dealer, Sprinkles… and an as-yet-uncast rival purveyor of recreational pharmaceuticals.”
Guess what character Tracy Morgan plays. I’ll give you 1 chance!
The film is based on a short film of the same name,...
- 3/1/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
She won an Oscar, he was nominated for an Oscar and he's got an Egot. They're Melissa Leo, Jesse Eisenberg and Tracy Morgan and they're all rumored to be joining Predisposed, a feature length version of a short film that starred Leo in which the relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg) is explored. The short was co-written and directed by Philip Dorling but this feature will be directed by the other co-writer, Oscar-winner Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia). Morgan is rumored to star as a drug dealer named Sprinkles. Read more after the jump. Vulture reported [1] the rumored casting of these Oscar-nominees and major television star. The original short played at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival but had its world premiere at the 2008 Woodstock Film Festival [2] and they described it as follows: Eli, on the big day of his college interview, has one small task to tend to...
- 3/1/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
* Now that she's won her Best Supporting Actress award for her role in The Fighter and become the first nominee in Oscars history to drop an F-Bomb during her acceptance speech, Melissa Leo can get back to what she does best. She's just signed on to star opposite Jesse Eisenberg(The Social Network) in Predisposed, an indie comedy from writers Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner. Nyswaner will be...
- 3/1/2011
- by Travis Hopson
- Punch Drunk Critics
Oscar-nominated powers unite!
Vulture reports that, fresh from Sunday night's glamorous ceremony, Melissa Leo and Jesse Eisenberg will forego their previous cinematic rivalry to co-star in the indie comedy "Predisposed."
Leo took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "The Fighter," while Eisenberg watched Colin Firth snatch the Best Actor trophy, for which he was also in the running. Obviously, a vacation was not in the works for either actor.
In the film, Leo plays the drug-addicted mother of Eisenberg's scholarly teen, whose Julliard interview happens to be the same day his mother decides to commit herself to rehab. Unfortunately, without insurance, the only way she'll manage to get in is by showing up intoxicated.
Tracy Morgan ("30 Rock") is also in talks to join the cast as Leo's drug dealer.
"Predisposed" is based on a 2009 Sundance short written by Ron Nyswaner, who was previously nominated for the...
Vulture reports that, fresh from Sunday night's glamorous ceremony, Melissa Leo and Jesse Eisenberg will forego their previous cinematic rivalry to co-star in the indie comedy "Predisposed."
Leo took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "The Fighter," while Eisenberg watched Colin Firth snatch the Best Actor trophy, for which he was also in the running. Obviously, a vacation was not in the works for either actor.
In the film, Leo plays the drug-addicted mother of Eisenberg's scholarly teen, whose Julliard interview happens to be the same day his mother decides to commit herself to rehab. Unfortunately, without insurance, the only way she'll manage to get in is by showing up intoxicated.
Tracy Morgan ("30 Rock") is also in talks to join the cast as Leo's drug dealer.
"Predisposed" is based on a 2009 Sundance short written by Ron Nyswaner, who was previously nominated for the...
- 3/1/2011
- by Matt Patches
- NextMovie
On Sunday, Melissa Leo and Jesse Eisenberg were waiting to become Oscar-winners, but have now signed on to co-star in "Predisposed" independent comedy, which appeared at Sundance in 2009 as a short film starring Leo. The new movie is a look at the unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg), set on the day of both his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival in rehab. Complicating matters, mom's lack of health insurance means she can only be admitted to rehab if she shows up intoxicated; further complicating matters is the feud that erupts between mom's drug dealer Sprinkles (possibly played by Tracy Morgan) and a rival purveyor of recreational pharmaceuticals.
- 3/1/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
After winning the Oscar, we’re hoping there are more roles for actress Melissa Leo in the future rather than falling under the Oscar curse. Vulture is reporting she has signed on to an indie comedy “Predisposed,” a relationship film between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Jesse Eisenberg). In addition, the lack of health of insurance means she can only be admitted into rehab if she shows up intoxicated. However, it gets even more complicated with a feud with her drug dealer Sprinkles. The blog also reported unknown sources hinting actor Tracy Morgan may play the drug dealer in the film. “Predisposed” was entered into Sundance in 2009 as a short, which also starred Leo. The short was directed by Philip Dorling, but the full-length film will be directed Ron Nyswaner. Both Dorling and Nyswaner co-wrote “Predisposed.” The shooting for the film will begin this summer.Source: Vulture...
- 3/1/2011
- LRMonline.com
Though only one of them walked away with a golden statue last night, Melissa Leo and Jesse Eisenberg have to be two of the hottest names going around Hollywood right now. Leo, of course, just won the Oscar for her portrayal as an overbearing mother in David O. Russell's The Fighter and Eisenberg stunned audiences with his performance as Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's The Social Network. But now we have a story that is full of wonderful Academy synergy. Vulture is reporting from an unnamed source that both actors and Tracy Morgan have signed on to star in Predisposed. Based on a short film by Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner made in 2009 with Leo, the comedy is about a drug-addicted mother and her and is set on the day that she will be going to rehab and that he will be interviewing for Julliard. In another storyline,...
- 3/1/2011
- cinemablend.com
Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan are all set to join the indie comedy "Predisposed" reports Vulture.
The story is described as a macabre look at the unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg), set on the day of both his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival in rehab.
Adding complications to the matter is that she has no health insurance so she can only be admitted to rehab if she shows up intoxicated. Morgan will play her drug dealer Sprinkles who has a feud with her, while another major role of a rival dealer has yet to be cast.
The project is a feature adaptation of Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner's 2009 Sundance short which also starred Leo. Shooting is scheduled to start this summer.
The story is described as a macabre look at the unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg), set on the day of both his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival in rehab.
Adding complications to the matter is that she has no health insurance so she can only be admitted to rehab if she shows up intoxicated. Morgan will play her drug dealer Sprinkles who has a feud with her, while another major role of a rival dealer has yet to be cast.
The project is a feature adaptation of Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner's 2009 Sundance short which also starred Leo. Shooting is scheduled to start this summer.
- 3/1/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
A new indie comedy called Predisposed is in the works, and according to Vulture, (much deserved) Oscar winner Melissa Leo, Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg, and Egot hopeful Tracy Morgan will comprise the main parts of the film's dysfunctional cast. The film is described as "a macabre look at the unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother (Leo) and her college-bound son (Eisenberg), set on the day of both his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival in rehab."...
- 3/1/2011
- by George Merchan
- JoBlo.com
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