Jessica Chastain is shedding light on her difficult path to becoming a Hollywood star.
Growing up, the “Eyes of Tammy Faye” actress “always thought” she “wasn’t an intelligent person” because she “did badly at school,” she recently told The Guardian.
Chastain, a high school dropout who later received her diploma as an adult, explained how she was also an “obnoxious kid.”
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“I wasn’t getting appropriate attention,” she said. “I would do things like eat banana peels in the lunch rooms so kids would notice me.”
“I wasn’t good with homework,” she added, “because I’d watch TV – soap operas – all day when I got home.”
However, Chastain didn’t take the stereotypical “smoking or sleeping in” path like most high school dropouts do. Instead, she would sit in her...
Growing up, the “Eyes of Tammy Faye” actress “always thought” she “wasn’t an intelligent person” because she “did badly at school,” she recently told The Guardian.
Chastain, a high school dropout who later received her diploma as an adult, explained how she was also an “obnoxious kid.”
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“I wasn’t getting appropriate attention,” she said. “I would do things like eat banana peels in the lunch rooms so kids would notice me.”
“I wasn’t good with homework,” she added, “because I’d watch TV – soap operas – all day when I got home.”
However, Chastain didn’t take the stereotypical “smoking or sleeping in” path like most high school dropouts do. Instead, she would sit in her...
- 12/13/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Features the voices of: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Glazer, Emma Berman, Sandy Martin, Sacha Baron Cohen, Saverio Raimondo | Written by Enrico Casarosa, Jesse Andrews | Directed by Enrico Casarosa
Pixar, after the moving and original film, Soul, is back to a more “traditional” film with their newest movie, Luca, that is now available on Disney+ in the States and in theaters overseas. Luca, like Soul, is included with your monthly fee for Disney+ (who did Pixar make angry at the House of Mouse?) and is a fun and enjoyable family film that harks back to the magic of Pixar’s older films.
The Plot:
Luca’s main plot revolves around the friendship between two teenage sea monsters, that magically turn human once they arrive on land, in a small Italian Rivera town in 1963. Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) is a sea monster living with his over-protective but loving parents, voiced by comedians Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan,...
Pixar, after the moving and original film, Soul, is back to a more “traditional” film with their newest movie, Luca, that is now available on Disney+ in the States and in theaters overseas. Luca, like Soul, is included with your monthly fee for Disney+ (who did Pixar make angry at the House of Mouse?) and is a fun and enjoyable family film that harks back to the magic of Pixar’s older films.
The Plot:
Luca’s main plot revolves around the friendship between two teenage sea monsters, that magically turn human once they arrive on land, in a small Italian Rivera town in 1963. Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) is a sea monster living with his over-protective but loving parents, voiced by comedians Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Jason Brigger
- Nerdly
Chicago – Even as an adult, I am still in awe of how effective animated features are as narrative vehicles. As a kid, it was the thing I would consume the most, gorging myself into a stupor.
The cartoons didn’t even have to follow any set story structure, especially when some of my favorites included a cowardly dog, a cow and chicken as siblings, and even an underwater sponge that is friends with an aquatic squirrel.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Utter nonsense, but as a kid, it easily became my main source of lessons during my formative years (for better or worse). As an adult, I can still enjoy a good animated show or film now that I am able to view it through the lens of an adult who remembers what it was like being a child. That’s how I can tell when something is reductively insulting to the viewer, and...
The cartoons didn’t even have to follow any set story structure, especially when some of my favorites included a cowardly dog, a cow and chicken as siblings, and even an underwater sponge that is friends with an aquatic squirrel.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Utter nonsense, but as a kid, it easily became my main source of lessons during my formative years (for better or worse). As an adult, I can still enjoy a good animated show or film now that I am able to view it through the lens of an adult who remembers what it was like being a child. That’s how I can tell when something is reductively insulting to the viewer, and...
- 6/21/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Even as an adult, I am still in awe of how effective animated features are as narrative vehicles. As a kid, it was the thing I would consume the most, gorging myself into a stupor. The cartoons didn’t even have to follow any set story structure, especially when some of my favorites included a cowardly dog, a cow and chicken as siblings, and even an underwater sponge that is friends with an aquatic squirrel.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Utter nonsense, but as a kid, it easily became my main source of lessons during my formative years (for better or worse). As an adult, I can still enjoy a good animated show or film now that I am able to view it through the lens of an adult who remembers what it was like being a child. That’s how I can tell when something is reductively insulting to the viewer, and...
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Utter nonsense, but as a kid, it easily became my main source of lessons during my formative years (for better or worse). As an adult, I can still enjoy a good animated show or film now that I am able to view it through the lens of an adult who remembers what it was like being a child. That’s how I can tell when something is reductively insulting to the viewer, and...
- 6/20/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Even as an adult, I am still in awe of how effective animated features are as narrative vehicles. As a kid, it was the thing I would consume the most, gorging myself into a stupor. The cartoons didn’t even have to follow any set story structure, especially when some of my favorites included a cowardly dog, a cow and chicken as siblings, and even an underwater sponge that is friends with an aquatic squirrel.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Utter nonsense, but as a kid, it easily became my main source of lessons during my formative years (for better or worse). As an adult, I can still enjoy a good animated show or film now that I am able to view it through the lens of an adult who remembers what it was like being a child. That’s how I can tell when something is reductively insulting to the viewer, and...
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Utter nonsense, but as a kid, it easily became my main source of lessons during my formative years (for better or worse). As an adult, I can still enjoy a good animated show or film now that I am able to view it through the lens of an adult who remembers what it was like being a child. That’s how I can tell when something is reductively insulting to the viewer, and...
- 6/20/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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“Luca” is a wholesome animated film for the entire family to enjoy. If you’re not already signed up for Disney+, join today so you can watch it from the comforts of home. Since it’s not a Premier Access movie, you can stream “Luca” exclusively on Disney+ at no extra charge.
The coming-of-age movie, which arrives on the streaming network on Friday, is about the unlikely friendship between young shapeshifting sea monsters. The story unfolds in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, and centers around Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) and Alberto Scorfano (Jack Dylan Grazer) as they experience an unforgettable summer packed with all the gelato and pasta they can handle,...
“Luca” is a wholesome animated film for the entire family to enjoy. If you’re not already signed up for Disney+, join today so you can watch it from the comforts of home. Since it’s not a Premier Access movie, you can stream “Luca” exclusively on Disney+ at no extra charge.
The coming-of-age movie, which arrives on the streaming network on Friday, is about the unlikely friendship between young shapeshifting sea monsters. The story unfolds in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, and centers around Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay) and Alberto Scorfano (Jack Dylan Grazer) as they experience an unforgettable summer packed with all the gelato and pasta they can handle,...
- 6/17/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
So, travel venues are finally opening up just in time to escape those sweltering Summer temps. Someplace with a beach sounds ideal, though you may want to get some sand between your toes virtually while waiting for the world to get a tad more stable. Last week Israel was our getaway in Sublet. This weekend we’re headed to sunny Italy for a “va-cay” put together by some incredible travel agents (yup there are some left) out of Emeryville, CA. Yes, those titanic talents at Pixar are whisking us away to the Italian Riviera for a magical adventure. But how does it stack up against their excursions to Ireland (Brave), France (Ratatouille), and Mexico (Coco)? Well, to find out you’ll be introduced to a young lad. To borrow from the Nat King Cole classic “Nature Boy” (rather than the obvious Suzanne Vega ode to a second-floor dweller), “There was a boy.
- 6/17/2021
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With the exception of the tot-friendly, adult-numbing “The Good Dinosaur” (2015), “Luca” is as much of a trifle as the Pixar Animation Studios have ever come up with. That sounds like a harsh judgment, but in light of Pixar’s recent track record there are worse things you could say. My own feeling, while far from universal, is that in the last five years some of the most ambitious Pixar projects have gone off the track. , as well as a perfectly pleasant fish-out-of-water fable — literally, since it’s about a boy sea monster who longs to go ashore.
The early parts are set under the sea, and if you’re thinking “The Little Mermaid” meets “Finding Nemo,” you wouldn’t be too far off. “Luca” is a film for kiddies that unabashedly recycles old formulas. Yet it’s built around one original minor trope of fairy-tale nonsense: In this movie, when...
The early parts are set under the sea, and if you’re thinking “The Little Mermaid” meets “Finding Nemo,” you wouldn’t be too far off. “Luca” is a film for kiddies that unabashedly recycles old formulas. Yet it’s built around one original minor trope of fairy-tale nonsense: In this movie, when...
- 6/16/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Family films rarely succeed at one level of storytelling, so it’s particularly impressive that “Luca” operates so well on multiple levels. For children, this is a story about friendship and being true to yourself and coping with parents who are afraid to send you out into the world.
For adults, it’s all that and much more; for LGBTQ+ audiences, in particular, the film offers a powerful metaphor about the closet, about “passing” as something that you are not and about finding the people who will love you when they finally get to know the real you.
That might sound like a lot of heavy material for an animated feature, but Pixar vet Enrico Casarosa’s directorial debut is as light and lovely as a long summer afternoon with a new friend and a cold lemonade. Or a limonata in this case, as the film takes place in an...
For adults, it’s all that and much more; for LGBTQ+ audiences, in particular, the film offers a powerful metaphor about the closet, about “passing” as something that you are not and about finding the people who will love you when they finally get to know the real you.
That might sound like a lot of heavy material for an animated feature, but Pixar vet Enrico Casarosa’s directorial debut is as light and lovely as a long summer afternoon with a new friend and a cold lemonade. Or a limonata in this case, as the film takes place in an...
- 6/16/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Check out a new clip of Pixar’s 'Luca', in which new friend Giulia invites Luca and Alberto for dinner at her imposing and intimidating dad’s place. Luca and Alberto - sea monsters who appear human on land - learn that humans’ view of sea monsters is alarming, to say the least.
Featuring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman and Marco Barricelli as the voices of Luca, Alberto, Giulia and Massimo, 'Luca' begins streaming exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar Premium on June 18.
Pixar’s original feature film 'Luca' is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
The voice cast features Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro,...
Featuring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman and Marco Barricelli as the voices of Luca, Alberto, Giulia and Massimo, 'Luca' begins streaming exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar Premium on June 18.
Pixar’s original feature film 'Luca' is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
The voice cast features Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro,...
- 6/5/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
"Luca" is a new Pixar CG animated comedy feature, directed by Enrico Casarosa, starring Jacob Tremblay as a teenage 'sea monster'. with Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Marco Barricelli, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, and Jim Gaffigan, streaming June 18, 2021 on Disney+:
"...during the 1950s, in 'Portorosso', a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy named 'Luca' shares adventures with his new best friend 'Alberto'. But Luca and Alberto are hiding a secret: they are both sea monsters from a world below the water's surface..."
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"...during the 1950s, in 'Portorosso', a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy named 'Luca' shares adventures with his new best friend 'Alberto'. But Luca and Alberto are hiding a secret: they are both sea monsters from a world below the water's surface..."
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- 6/4/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
A new trailer for Disney and Pixar’s upcoming original feature film ‘Luca’ has dropped and showcases one incredible summer in the Italian seaside town of Portorosso—seen through the eyes of a sea monster named Luca.
A coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
The voice cast features Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro, Jack Dylan Grazer as Alberto Scorfano, Emma Berman as Giulia Marcovaldo, Saverio Raimondo as town bully Ercole Visconti, Maya Rudolph as Luca’s mom Daniela, Marco Barricelli as Giulia’s dad Massimo, Jim Gaffigan as Luca’s dad Lorenzo, Sandy Martin as Luca’s grandma, and Giacomo Gianniotti as a local fisherman and...
A coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
The voice cast features Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro, Jack Dylan Grazer as Alberto Scorfano, Emma Berman as Giulia Marcovaldo, Saverio Raimondo as town bully Ercole Visconti, Maya Rudolph as Luca’s mom Daniela, Marco Barricelli as Giulia’s dad Massimo, Jim Gaffigan as Luca’s dad Lorenzo, Sandy Martin as Luca’s grandma, and Giacomo Gianniotti as a local fisherman and...
- 4/28/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Everything good is above the surface: walking, air, the sky, the clouds, the sun!" Disney has debuted the full trailer for Pixar's next original movie titled Luca, the feature directorial debut of Italian storyboard artist Enrico Casarosa (who directed the Pixar short La Luna as well). Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the film is about two friends and an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. But both boys are actually sea monsters. Casarosa explains his inspiration: "I wanted to make a movie about those kinds of friendships that help you grow up." The Pixar movie pays homage to Fellini and other classic Italian filmmakers, "with a dash of Miyazaki." But of course! The main voice cast includes Jacob Tremblay as Luca, with Maya Rudolph, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jim Gaffigan, Emma Berman, and Marco Barricelli. Oh come on, this looks wonderful!
- 4/28/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Even charming sea monsters need to come of age sometime: such is the cute theme behind Enrico Casarosa’s feature directorial debut “Luca.” Following the success of his Oscar-nominated “La Luna” short, Casarosa has again teamed up with Pixar for an eye-popping new vision of young life in Italy. Set during an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera, the latest from Pixar centers on the bond between the titular 13-year-old protagonist (voiced by “Wonder” star Jacob Tremblay) and his best friend, Alberto (voiced by “Shazam’s” Jack Dylan Grazer).
And while that might sound like fertile ground for a Pixar feature, “Luca” comes with a twist: both of the boys are sea monsters who become human on land, where they share scooter rides, swimming, pasta, and gelato, while hiding their secret. As Casarosa recently told IndieWire, the film was inspired by his own coming of age and best pal. “‘Luca’ was about my best friend,...
And while that might sound like fertile ground for a Pixar feature, “Luca” comes with a twist: both of the boys are sea monsters who become human on land, where they share scooter rides, swimming, pasta, and gelato, while hiding their secret. As Casarosa recently told IndieWire, the film was inspired by his own coming of age and best pal. “‘Luca’ was about my best friend,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Luca Trailer — Enrico Casarosa‘s Luca (2021) teaser trailer has been released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Pixar. The Luca trailer stars Jacob Tremblay, Maya Rudolph, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jim Gaffigan, Emma Berman, Marco Barricelli, and Saverio Raimondo. Crew Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones wrote the screenplay for Luca. Nicolle Castro was the storyboard [...]
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Continue reading: Luca Trailer: Luca experiences an Unforgettable Italian Riviera Seaside Summer in Disney’s 2021 Animated Movie...
- 2/26/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Disney-Pixar has unveiled the first teaser for their upcoming film Luca and it highlights an adventure in Italy, friendship & adorable sea monsters. Along with the teaser, the voice cast has been unveiled for the project and it includes Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli, and Jim Gaffigan. Luca, directed by Academy Award nominee Enrico…...
- 2/25/2021
- by Gaius Bolling
- JoBlo.com
Disney and Pixar have revealed the first look at their latest animation ‘Luca’ with a teaser trailer that takes us the secrets of an underwater world.
Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
Directed by Enrico Cassarose and Andrea Warren, the animation features a voice cast of Jacob Trembley, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli and Jim Gaffigan.
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The film drops in June 2021.
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Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
Directed by Enrico Cassarose and Andrea Warren, the animation features a voice cast of Jacob Trembley, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli and Jim Gaffigan.
Also in trailers – It’s an all singing and dancing affair in trailer for ‘A Week Away’
The film drops in June 2021.
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- 2/25/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli and Jim Gaffigan will be featured in the voice cast of the upcoming Disney-Pixar animated feature film Luca. The cast, along with a teaser trailer and poster, was unveiled today.
Watch the teaser above, and see additional photos below.
Disney and Pixar describe Luca as “a fun and heartwarming story about friendship, stepping out of your comfort zone and two teenage sea monsters who experience a life-changing summer.”
Luca is directed by Academy Award nominee Enrico Casarosa (La Luna) and produced by Andrea Warren.
The cast and characters include:
Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro, a bright and inventive 13-year-old sea monster with endless curiosity—especially when it comes to the mysterious world above the sea; Jack Dylan Grazer voices Alberto Scorfano, an independent, free-spirited teenage sea monster with unbridled...
Watch the teaser above, and see additional photos below.
Disney and Pixar describe Luca as “a fun and heartwarming story about friendship, stepping out of your comfort zone and two teenage sea monsters who experience a life-changing summer.”
Luca is directed by Academy Award nominee Enrico Casarosa (La Luna) and produced by Andrea Warren.
The cast and characters include:
Jacob Tremblay as Luca Paguro, a bright and inventive 13-year-old sea monster with endless curiosity—especially when it comes to the mysterious world above the sea; Jack Dylan Grazer voices Alberto Scorfano, an independent, free-spirited teenage sea monster with unbridled...
- 2/25/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Pixar is inviting viewers to dive into the world of “Luca.” In the upcoming animated film, a boy finds a coming-of-age story in an Italian summer paradise, only to realize that his newfound best friend is a sea monster from a world below the water’s surface.
Jacob Tremblay lends his voice to title character Luca Paguro, a bright and inventive 13-year-old sea monster with endless curiosity — especially when it comes to the mysterious world above the sea. Jack Dylan Grazer voices Alberto Scorfano, the independent, free-spirited teenage sea monster with unbridled enthusiasm for the human world.
Emma Berman provides the voice of Giulia, an outgoing and charming adventurer who befriends Luca and Alberto. Jim Gaffigan voices Lorenzo, Luca’s father. Rounding out the voice cast are Maya Rudolph and Marco Barricelli, who voice Giulia’s parents.
“Luca” will be Pixar’s 24th feature, and director Enrico Casarosa, who helmed the Oscar-winning short “La Luna,...
Jacob Tremblay lends his voice to title character Luca Paguro, a bright and inventive 13-year-old sea monster with endless curiosity — especially when it comes to the mysterious world above the sea. Jack Dylan Grazer voices Alberto Scorfano, the independent, free-spirited teenage sea monster with unbridled enthusiasm for the human world.
Emma Berman provides the voice of Giulia, an outgoing and charming adventurer who befriends Luca and Alberto. Jim Gaffigan voices Lorenzo, Luca’s father. Rounding out the voice cast are Maya Rudolph and Marco Barricelli, who voice Giulia’s parents.
“Luca” will be Pixar’s 24th feature, and director Enrico Casarosa, who helmed the Oscar-winning short “La Luna,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Pixar has released the first official trailer for its upcoming film “Luca,” a coming-of-age adventure set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera. It will release in theaters on June 18.
Marking Pixar’s 24th feature-length animated film, “Luca” follows two young boys who form an unlikely but strong friendship while they’re actually sea monsters disguised as humans. Enrico Casarosa, who worked on “The Good Dinosaur” and directed the short film “La Luna” in 2011, is helming the movie.
Jacob Tremblay will voice Luca Paguro, the lead character, and Jack Dylan Grazer plays his friend, Alberto Scorfano. Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan play Luca’s parents. Emma Berman gives the voice of Giulia, a new friend to Luca and Alberto, and Marco Barricelli plays her father.
“This is a deeply personal story for me, not only because it’s set on the Italian Riviera where I grew up, but...
Marking Pixar’s 24th feature-length animated film, “Luca” follows two young boys who form an unlikely but strong friendship while they’re actually sea monsters disguised as humans. Enrico Casarosa, who worked on “The Good Dinosaur” and directed the short film “La Luna” in 2011, is helming the movie.
Jacob Tremblay will voice Luca Paguro, the lead character, and Jack Dylan Grazer plays his friend, Alberto Scorfano. Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan play Luca’s parents. Emma Berman gives the voice of Giulia, a new friend to Luca and Alberto, and Marco Barricelli plays her father.
“This is a deeply personal story for me, not only because it’s set on the Italian Riviera where I grew up, but...
- 2/25/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Pixar dropped the teaser trailer for “Luca,” the directorial feature debut of Enrico Casarosa (the Oscar-nominated “La Luna” short). It’s about an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera with the titular 13-year-old protagonist (voiced by “Wonder” star Jacob Tremblay) and his best friend, Alberto (voiced by “Shazam’s” Jack Dylan Grazer) — a sea monster. When Alberto becomes human on land, they’re able to share scooter rides, swimming, pasta, and Gelato.
Andrea Warren produces and the voice cast also includes Maya Rudolph; Emma Berman; Marco Barricelli; and Jim Gaffigan.
“Luca” continues Casarosa’s semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age saga that began with “La Luna” (also set in his seaside town before setting off on a lunar adventure). Like the short, “Luca” contains a colorful, handmade aesthetic. “I thought back to very important relationships in my life,” Casarosa told IndieWire. “‘La Luna’ was all about growing up with my dad and my grandfather,...
Andrea Warren produces and the voice cast also includes Maya Rudolph; Emma Berman; Marco Barricelli; and Jim Gaffigan.
“Luca” continues Casarosa’s semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age saga that began with “La Luna” (also set in his seaside town before setting off on a lunar adventure). Like the short, “Luca” contains a colorful, handmade aesthetic. “I thought back to very important relationships in my life,” Casarosa told IndieWire. “‘La Luna’ was all about growing up with my dad and my grandfather,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
In 1999, when actor-director Marco Barricelli last spoke to Back Stage, he was in his second season as an associate artist with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, garnering raves for his performances in a wide range of plays, teaching in the training program, and occasionally directing its productions. At 40, he was a striking presence on stage and off, with his brooding good looks and long, wavy dark hair. But he was restless. "I very much want to direct," he said then. "My ultimate goal would be to run a theatre." Mission accomplished. Barricelli is in his first season as artistic director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, a small, long-running summer theatre on the expansive rural campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz. He succeeded British actor Paul Whitworth — "a class act," Barricelli calls him — and, like Whitworth, he expects to act and direct as well as produce. "It became clear to...
- 8/1/2008
- by Jean Schiffman
- backstage.com
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