This impeccably performed, engaging take on Kramer vs Kramer delivers a subtly shaded portrait of current gay lifestyles
This poignant drama is practically a remake of Kramer vs Kramer from 1979 – though this time with two divorcing New York-based dads fighting for custody of their kid instead of K2’s traditional pairing of a husband and wife. And like the older Dustin Hoffman-Meryl Streep vehicle, Our Son is a bit soapy and middlebrow, but impeccably performed all-round, led by a trio of terrific turns from Luke Evans and Billy Porter as the two fathers, with winning, winsome support from Christopher Woodley as Owen, their eight-year-old son.
The script, co-written by Peter Nickowitz and director Bill Oliver, delivers an acute, subtly shaded group portrait of current gay lifestyles, from married-with-children types like Nicky (Evans) and Gabriel (Porter), who are monogamous until Gabriel strays without pre-agreement into another’s man’s arms,...
This poignant drama is practically a remake of Kramer vs Kramer from 1979 – though this time with two divorcing New York-based dads fighting for custody of their kid instead of K2’s traditional pairing of a husband and wife. And like the older Dustin Hoffman-Meryl Streep vehicle, Our Son is a bit soapy and middlebrow, but impeccably performed all-round, led by a trio of terrific turns from Luke Evans and Billy Porter as the two fathers, with winning, winsome support from Christopher Woodley as Owen, their eight-year-old son.
The script, co-written by Peter Nickowitz and director Bill Oliver, delivers an acute, subtly shaded group portrait of current gay lifestyles, from married-with-children types like Nicky (Evans) and Gabriel (Porter), who are monogamous until Gabriel strays without pre-agreement into another’s man’s arms,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Our Son, directed by Bill Oliver is an intimate study of a gay couple’s marriage which seems to be on its last legs. The movie studies the complexities of divorce and its impact on a family. The film’s strength had to be its openness to explore the various issues regarding gay parenthood and what happens when the couple decides to divorce which culminates in a fight for custody. Bill Oliver, who co-wrote this film with Peter Nickowitz, is interested in the nitty gritties of the everyday life of a gay couple that struggles with parenting. Our Son is so sincere with its subject that it could be listed with films like Marriage Story, which had a similar story about a divorcing couple. Here, the dynamics of a gay couple are not explored in an exploitative way but are organically weaved into the story to create drama out of the straightforward plot.
- 12/27/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Exclusive: After world premiering at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, the custody battle drama Our Son, starring Billy Porter (Pose), Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast), and newcomer Christopher Woodley, has set release plans with Vertical. Directed by Bill Oliver, from his script written with Peter Nickowitz, the indie is set to hit select theaters December 8th.
Other titles opening that day include Searchlight’s Poor Things starring Emma Stone, Studio Ghibli/Gkids’ The Boy and the Heron, Kino Lorber’s thriller La Syndicaliste, Outsider Pictures doc Elis and Tom, Janus Films’ doc Anselm, and Republic Pictures’ The End We Start From.
Also starring Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor), Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy), and Phylicia Rashad (Creed III), Our Son depicts the next step in the zeitgeist of Lgbtqia+ equality: the right to divorce. Married for 13 years, aspiring artist Gabriel (Porter) and his ambitious partner Nicky (Evans) appear to...
Other titles opening that day include Searchlight’s Poor Things starring Emma Stone, Studio Ghibli/Gkids’ The Boy and the Heron, Kino Lorber’s thriller La Syndicaliste, Outsider Pictures doc Elis and Tom, Janus Films’ doc Anselm, and Republic Pictures’ The End We Start From.
Also starring Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor), Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy), and Phylicia Rashad (Creed III), Our Son depicts the next step in the zeitgeist of Lgbtqia+ equality: the right to divorce. Married for 13 years, aspiring artist Gabriel (Porter) and his ambitious partner Nicky (Evans) appear to...
- 11/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a moment in the middle of Bill Oliver’s Our Son where Nicky (Luke Evans) explains to his father (Michael Countryman) that he’s going to court with his estranged husband Gabriel (Billy Porter) over custody of their eight-year-old son. When his hardened father softens a bit and attempts to comfort Nicky, we see their entire history in both men’s faces. Evans’ strained, intense gaze reflects a complicated, reconciled past.
There’s plenty of lovely little moments here. And while Oliver and Peter Nickowitz’s screenplay plays a tad derivative in places, performances are top-notch. Evans and Porter have an oddball, oil-and-water chemistry that fits the relationship well, working off each other with impressive restrain. We’re witness to two very different acting styles in discussion with one another. Oliver is smart to let those scenes drive the bulk of the narrative. Evans has never been better...
There’s plenty of lovely little moments here. And while Oliver and Peter Nickowitz’s screenplay plays a tad derivative in places, performances are top-notch. Evans and Porter have an oddball, oil-and-water chemistry that fits the relationship well, working off each other with impressive restrain. We’re witness to two very different acting styles in discussion with one another. Oliver is smart to let those scenes drive the bulk of the narrative. Evans has never been better...
- 10/11/2023
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
“How do people do this?” asks well-to-do New York book publisher Nicky (Luke Evans) in a state of exasperation. Nicky is in the thick of a bitter custody battle for his eight-year-old son Owen (Christopher Woodley), after Gabriel (Billy Porter), his partner of 13 years, has decided to call time on their relationship. It’s a well-worn premise in mainstream cinema — essayed most recently by Noah Baumbach’s acerbic Marriage Story, and still portrayed most famously in Robert Benton’s 1979 weepie Kramer vs. Kramer — but gay cinema has been slow to tackle the issue. With his second movie, the follow-up to the 2018 sci-fi Jonathan, Bill Oliver corrects that oversight with a beautifully judged human drama that dissects a dying marriage with humor and intelligence, drawing out an especially open and moving performance from Porter.
The most noticeable thing about Oliver’s film, which he co-scripted with regular collaborator Peter Nickowitz, is...
The most noticeable thing about Oliver’s film, which he co-scripted with regular collaborator Peter Nickowitz, is...
- 6/10/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Does it count as representational progress when a drama about the fissures that destroy a gay marriage and the ensuing fight for primary custody of the couple’s child is just as bland as any heteronormative version of that sad story?
Bill Oliver’s Our Son boasts solid lead performances from Luke Evans and Billy Porter as the dads whose life together has hit a wall, plus a capable supporting cast stacked with talented theater actors. The movie is tasteful and restrained and sensitively handled at every step. But unless you count one of the men finding post-breakup sexual distraction wrapped around a slinky club kid named Solo (Isaac Powell), there’s too little here to distinguish the film from endless other broken-family dramas that have gone before.
There’s even less to put it on a level with standouts like Kramer vs. Kramer, The Squid and the Whale or Marriage Story.
Bill Oliver’s Our Son boasts solid lead performances from Luke Evans and Billy Porter as the dads whose life together has hit a wall, plus a capable supporting cast stacked with talented theater actors. The movie is tasteful and restrained and sensitively handled at every step. But unless you count one of the men finding post-breakup sexual distraction wrapped around a slinky club kid named Solo (Isaac Powell), there’s too little here to distinguish the film from endless other broken-family dramas that have gone before.
There’s even less to put it on a level with standouts like Kramer vs. Kramer, The Squid and the Whale or Marriage Story.
- 6/10/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Director Bill Oliver has rounded out the cast for his drama Our Son, with Andrew Rannells (Girls5eva), Robin Weigert (American Horror Story) and Kate Burton (Inventing Anna) signing on for roles, along with Phylicia Rashad (This Is Us), Cassandra Freeman (Bel-Air) and Isaac Powell (Dear Evan Hansen).
The recently-wrapped film starring Luke Evans and Billy Porter will follow a divorcing couple fighting for custody of their eight-year-old son. Oliver and Peter Nickowitz wrote the script, with Fernando Loureiro (Frances Ha) and Guilherme Coelho (Fala Tu) producing via their company Tigresa, along with Eric Binns (Lansky), Jennifer 8. Lee (The Price) and Christopher Lin. Alex Peace-Power is serving as co-producer, with CAA Media Finance representing the film’s distribution rights.
Rannells is a Grammy winner and Tony Award nominee whose recent credits include Peacock’s Girls5eva and Showtime’s Black Monday, along with such films as The Boys in the Band and The Prom.
The recently-wrapped film starring Luke Evans and Billy Porter will follow a divorcing couple fighting for custody of their eight-year-old son. Oliver and Peter Nickowitz wrote the script, with Fernando Loureiro (Frances Ha) and Guilherme Coelho (Fala Tu) producing via their company Tigresa, along with Eric Binns (Lansky), Jennifer 8. Lee (The Price) and Christopher Lin. Alex Peace-Power is serving as co-producer, with CAA Media Finance representing the film’s distribution rights.
Rannells is a Grammy winner and Tony Award nominee whose recent credits include Peacock’s Girls5eva and Showtime’s Black Monday, along with such films as The Boys in the Band and The Prom.
- 8/10/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Billy Porter (Pose) and Luke Evans (Nine Perfect Strangers) have signed on to star in the drama Our Son, from director Bill Oliver (Jonathan).
The film written by Oliver and Peter Nickowitz will follow a divorcing couple fighting for custody of their 8-year-old son. Fernando Loureiro (Frances Ha) and Guilherme Coelho (Oprhans of Eldorado) will produce via their company, Tigresa, along with Eric Binns (Lansky).
Porter is an actor, singer, director composer and playwright best known for his Emmy-winning turn as Ball scene emcee Pray Tell on FX’s Pose. The actor also recently appeared in Amazon’s live-action remake of Cinderella, CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone and American Horror Story: Apocalypse, also narrating HBO Max’s docuseries, Equal. His theatre credits include the role of Lola in the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which he originated in 2013—landing Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as...
The film written by Oliver and Peter Nickowitz will follow a divorcing couple fighting for custody of their 8-year-old son. Fernando Loureiro (Frances Ha) and Guilherme Coelho (Oprhans of Eldorado) will produce via their company, Tigresa, along with Eric Binns (Lansky).
Porter is an actor, singer, director composer and playwright best known for his Emmy-winning turn as Ball scene emcee Pray Tell on FX’s Pose. The actor also recently appeared in Amazon’s live-action remake of Cinderella, CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone and American Horror Story: Apocalypse, also narrating HBO Max’s docuseries, Equal. His theatre credits include the role of Lola in the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which he originated in 2013—landing Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as...
- 6/2/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Luke Evans and Billy Porter will portray husbands in the upcoming drama “Our Son,” a feature film about spouses going through a divorce and fighting over the custody of their 8-year-old son.
Bill Oliver is directing the movie from a script he co-wrote with Peter Nickowitz. Additional cast members, including the actor who will play their child, have not been announced. “Our Son” is currently in the process of setting a distributor.
Fernando Loureiro and Guilherme Coelho are producing via their company, Tigresa, along with producer Eric Binns.
Porter, an Emmy winner for “Pose,” most recently appeared alongside Camila Cabello in director Kay Cannon’s “Cinderella” remake. On television, he acted on “The Twilight Zone” for CBS All Access, “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” and narrated HBO Max’s “Equal.” Porter is set to make his directorial debut with the high school coming-of-age film “Anything’s Possible” written by Alvaro García Lecuona.
Bill Oliver is directing the movie from a script he co-wrote with Peter Nickowitz. Additional cast members, including the actor who will play their child, have not been announced. “Our Son” is currently in the process of setting a distributor.
Fernando Loureiro and Guilherme Coelho are producing via their company, Tigresa, along with producer Eric Binns.
Porter, an Emmy winner for “Pose,” most recently appeared alongside Camila Cabello in director Kay Cannon’s “Cinderella” remake. On television, he acted on “The Twilight Zone” for CBS All Access, “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” and narrated HBO Max’s “Equal.” Porter is set to make his directorial debut with the high school coming-of-age film “Anything’s Possible” written by Alvaro García Lecuona.
- 6/2/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Something isn’t right. Jonathan (Ansel Elgort) is tired despite his routine bordering on monotony being the same for who knows how many years. He wakes at 7:00 am without an alarm, goes for a morning run, and heads to work as a draftsman at an architecture firm run by a man he respects as a genius. He returns home, films a video message to his roommate about the details of his day and any interactions with mutual acquaintances, and goes to sleep … at 3:00 pm. His television pops on as the next day begins to show someone who looks exactly like him with a much more laid-back demeanor. John (also Elgort) talks about playing basketball with friends instead of what happened at work. And he says he’s tired too.
What we quickly discover is that while Jonathan and John are roommates, their apartment isn’t the only domicile shared.
What we quickly discover is that while Jonathan and John are roommates, their apartment isn’t the only domicile shared.
- 11/12/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver) stars in an intriguing new film called Jonathan and it has quite a unique promise. The story centers on two brothers whose minds are trapped in the same body and each one of them lives their own separate lives. Things get really awkward when they both end up falling for the same woman. Today we’ve got a trailer for the film to share with you and it looks really good! Here’s the synopsis:
The film tells the story of Jonathan, a successful architect who lives a normal life dictated by a strict routine. Jonathan’s twin brother John, on the other hand, sleeps all day and spends the night secretly socializing. When Jonathan discovers that John has a secret girlfriend, Elena, he forces John to end things and then starts a new relationship Elena out of curiosity and jealousy. John ultimately catches wind of the affair,...
The film tells the story of Jonathan, a successful architect who lives a normal life dictated by a strict routine. Jonathan’s twin brother John, on the other hand, sleeps all day and spends the night secretly socializing. When Jonathan discovers that John has a secret girlfriend, Elena, he forces John to end things and then starts a new relationship Elena out of curiosity and jealousy. John ultimately catches wind of the affair,...
- 10/16/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The first trailer and poster reveal for the sci-fi drama Jonathan has been unveiled, showcasing the nuanced performances of Ansel Elgort Suki Waterhouse and two-time Emmy winner Patricia Clarkson.
Elgort will also portray “Tony” in the upcoming West Side Story remake by Steven Spielberg.
The film tells the story of Jonathan, a successful architect who lives a normal life dictated by a strict routine. Jonathan’s twin brother John, on the other hand, sleeps all day and spends the night secretly socializing. When Jonathan discovers that John has a secret girlfriend, Elena, he forces John to end things and then starts a new relationship Elena out of curiosity and jealousy. John ultimately catches wind of the affair, which puts his relationship with his brother at serious risk and forces Jonathan to seek the help of Dr.
Elgort will also portray “Tony” in the upcoming West Side Story remake by Steven Spielberg.
The film tells the story of Jonathan, a successful architect who lives a normal life dictated by a strict routine. Jonathan’s twin brother John, on the other hand, sleeps all day and spends the night secretly socializing. When Jonathan discovers that John has a secret girlfriend, Elena, he forces John to end things and then starts a new relationship Elena out of curiosity and jealousy. John ultimately catches wind of the affair, which puts his relationship with his brother at serious risk and forces Jonathan to seek the help of Dr.
- 10/12/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Ansel Elgort plays a dual role in “Jonathan,” but it takes quite a while before we learn just what the parameters of that dual role are. Every day, Elgort’s Jonathan watches a video message that was recorded by a guy who looks just like him. It would seem that these two are twin brothers, but the plot of this movie is much more convoluted than that.
“Jonathan” is a first narrative feature from director Bill Oliver, who co-wrote the script with Gregory Davis and Peter Nickowitz. It is filmed in a precise and organized and deliberately sterile way, with repeated shots of Elgort’s Jonathan preparing food in his Patrick Bateman-like apartment and going to work at an architecture firm, where he can only stay a set period of time.
Elgort’s Jonathan is a fussbudget in dorky clothes who wears his hair in an unflattering part, and he holds himself stiffly and disapprovingly. This is a contrast to his brother, who is not seen outside of a TV screen where Jonathan watches the messages they record for each other. It turns out that this brother’s name is John, and John is a much looser guy, more of a people person, and popular with women.
Watch Video: Ansel Elgort, Timothée Chalamet Weigh in on Who Was More Popular at Laguardia High School
Oliver seems to be trying to get at an intriguing subject here: the way that personality and charisma can make someone socially successful regardless of looks. But this theme gets buried under a premise that proves very unwieldy. The first third of “Jonathan” goes by without any specific explanation about what is going on with these brothers and why they can only live during certain parts of the day. (Jonathan gets the daylight hours while John has to be the night owl.) This wait gets frustrating, and this frustration is not alleviated when the explanation finally comes.
John has been seeing a girl named Elena (Suki Waterhouse), even though the brothers have a rule that they are not supposed to have girlfriends. Jonathan is so curious about Elena that he makes contact with her during the day, and he finally tells her the full details of his situation.
It turns out that Jonathan and John share the same body, and there was even a third brother inside this one body when this three-personality baby was abandoned by its mother, but this third brother was terminated by Dr. Mina Nariman (Patricia Clarkson), who took charge of their development as children and still controls the situation via a chip she installed in their neck to keep their lives separate. By the time that Elgort explains the chip in his neck, “Jonathan” has gone from needlessly complicated to absurd.
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Jonathan has sex for the first time with Elena, and at this point “Jonathan” feels like David Cronenberg’s “Dead Ringers” (1988) as performed by cute young high-school kids. “Dead Ringers” is a masterpiece, and so any film treading in the same territory is probably going to suffer by comparison, especially a movie like this, which is so scrupulously lacking in perversity and psychological detail.
Oliver makes sure that every scene in “Jonathan” is slow, earnest, tidy, and very cautious, and he pulls back from anything that might be too dramatic. In a crucial confrontation scene between Elgort and Clarkson, Oliver moves the camera steadily away from them, and this epitomizes his method here.
Also Read: Patricia Clarkson to Star in Gillian Flynn's HBO Drama 'Sharp Objects'
Clarkson can make just about any dialogue touching and believable just by lingering over it with that earthy voice of hers, but even she is tested by scenes where she is made to comfort Jonathan while seeming to pine for John. The direction this material should go is fairly obvious, but Oliver is too careful to really embrace the implications of what this story seems to want to be about.
“Jonathan” would be immeasurably improved if Oliver had really entered more wholeheartedly into “Dead Ringers” terrain and jettisoned Waterhouse’s sweet young Elena so that he could make Clarkson’s Dr. Mina the one who is sleeping with and toying with both brothers. (Just imagine the Freudian charge of that, and the way that the ever-naughty Clarkson might have carried it.) Instead, Oliver has opted for a very conventional film that relies far too much on its concept and far too little on character.
Read original story ‘Jonathan’ Film Review: Ansel Elgort’s a Dud Ringer in Tedious Twin Tale At TheWrap...
“Jonathan” is a first narrative feature from director Bill Oliver, who co-wrote the script with Gregory Davis and Peter Nickowitz. It is filmed in a precise and organized and deliberately sterile way, with repeated shots of Elgort’s Jonathan preparing food in his Patrick Bateman-like apartment and going to work at an architecture firm, where he can only stay a set period of time.
Elgort’s Jonathan is a fussbudget in dorky clothes who wears his hair in an unflattering part, and he holds himself stiffly and disapprovingly. This is a contrast to his brother, who is not seen outside of a TV screen where Jonathan watches the messages they record for each other. It turns out that this brother’s name is John, and John is a much looser guy, more of a people person, and popular with women.
Watch Video: Ansel Elgort, Timothée Chalamet Weigh in on Who Was More Popular at Laguardia High School
Oliver seems to be trying to get at an intriguing subject here: the way that personality and charisma can make someone socially successful regardless of looks. But this theme gets buried under a premise that proves very unwieldy. The first third of “Jonathan” goes by without any specific explanation about what is going on with these brothers and why they can only live during certain parts of the day. (Jonathan gets the daylight hours while John has to be the night owl.) This wait gets frustrating, and this frustration is not alleviated when the explanation finally comes.
John has been seeing a girl named Elena (Suki Waterhouse), even though the brothers have a rule that they are not supposed to have girlfriends. Jonathan is so curious about Elena that he makes contact with her during the day, and he finally tells her the full details of his situation.
It turns out that Jonathan and John share the same body, and there was even a third brother inside this one body when this three-personality baby was abandoned by its mother, but this third brother was terminated by Dr. Mina Nariman (Patricia Clarkson), who took charge of their development as children and still controls the situation via a chip she installed in their neck to keep their lives separate. By the time that Elgort explains the chip in his neck, “Jonathan” has gone from needlessly complicated to absurd.
Also Read: Matt Smith to Play Charles Manson in 'Charlie Says' From 'American Psycho' Director
Jonathan has sex for the first time with Elena, and at this point “Jonathan” feels like David Cronenberg’s “Dead Ringers” (1988) as performed by cute young high-school kids. “Dead Ringers” is a masterpiece, and so any film treading in the same territory is probably going to suffer by comparison, especially a movie like this, which is so scrupulously lacking in perversity and psychological detail.
Oliver makes sure that every scene in “Jonathan” is slow, earnest, tidy, and very cautious, and he pulls back from anything that might be too dramatic. In a crucial confrontation scene between Elgort and Clarkson, Oliver moves the camera steadily away from them, and this epitomizes his method here.
Also Read: Patricia Clarkson to Star in Gillian Flynn's HBO Drama 'Sharp Objects'
Clarkson can make just about any dialogue touching and believable just by lingering over it with that earthy voice of hers, but even she is tested by scenes where she is made to comfort Jonathan while seeming to pine for John. The direction this material should go is fairly obvious, but Oliver is too careful to really embrace the implications of what this story seems to want to be about.
“Jonathan” would be immeasurably improved if Oliver had really entered more wholeheartedly into “Dead Ringers” terrain and jettisoned Waterhouse’s sweet young Elena so that he could make Clarkson’s Dr. Mina the one who is sleeping with and toying with both brothers. (Just imagine the Freudian charge of that, and the way that the ever-naughty Clarkson might have carried it.) Instead, Oliver has opted for a very conventional film that relies far too much on its concept and far too little on character.
Read original story ‘Jonathan’ Film Review: Ansel Elgort’s a Dud Ringer in Tedious Twin Tale At TheWrap...
- 4/23/2018
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
Ansel Elgort is going to be pulling double duty on his next film. The “Divergent” actor will be portraying twin brothers in Bill Oliver’s independent film, “Jonathan.”
Per Deadline, who first reported the news, the movie tells the story of Jonathan, a successful architect who lives a normal life dictated by a strict routine. Jonathan’s twin brother John, on the other hand, sleeps all day and spends the night secretly socializing. When Jonathan discovers that John has a secret girlfriend, Elena, he forces John to end things and then starts a new relationship with her out of curiosity and jealousy. The brother soon finds out of his sibling’s betrayal and things spiral out of control.
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The film is written by Oliver and Peter Nickowitz. Producers include Randy Manis and Ricky Tollman, with Neal Dodson executive producing.
Per Deadline, who first reported the news, the movie tells the story of Jonathan, a successful architect who lives a normal life dictated by a strict routine. Jonathan’s twin brother John, on the other hand, sleeps all day and spends the night secretly socializing. When Jonathan discovers that John has a secret girlfriend, Elena, he forces John to end things and then starts a new relationship with her out of curiosity and jealousy. The brother soon finds out of his sibling’s betrayal and things spiral out of control.
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The film is written by Oliver and Peter Nickowitz. Producers include Randy Manis and Ricky Tollman, with Neal Dodson executive producing.
- 8/3/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Ansel Elgort is a star on the rise. Still fresh from his breakout turn in indie tearjerker The Fault in Our Stars, the up-and-comer has already teed up roles in both Billionaire Boys Club and Edgar Wright’s ensemble drama Baby Driver. Now, Elgort has been tapped to headline Bill Oliver’s new feature Jonathan.
Deadline has the scoop, revealing that Oliver will direct from a script he penned alongside Peter Nickowitz. Randy Manis and Ricky Tollman, meanwhile, are attached to produce with Neal Dodson executive producing.
But perhaps the most intriguing facet of Jonathan is that, in the vein of the Tom Hardy-fronted Legend, it presents a dual role for Ansel Elgort, who will portray two wildly different twin brothers. That means Bill Oliver’s feature will tell the story of “a successful architect who lives a normal life dictated by a strict routine. Jonathan’s twin brother John,...
Deadline has the scoop, revealing that Oliver will direct from a script he penned alongside Peter Nickowitz. Randy Manis and Ricky Tollman, meanwhile, are attached to produce with Neal Dodson executive producing.
But perhaps the most intriguing facet of Jonathan is that, in the vein of the Tom Hardy-fronted Legend, it presents a dual role for Ansel Elgort, who will portray two wildly different twin brothers. That means Bill Oliver’s feature will tell the story of “a successful architect who lives a normal life dictated by a strict routine. Jonathan’s twin brother John,...
- 8/3/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Ansel Elgort is set to star in Jonathan, a fast-mobilizing independent film. It will be directed by Bill Oliver (Guilt), who wrote the script with Peter Nickowitz. Randy Manis and Ricky Tollman are producing and Neal Dodson is exec producing. Elgort, who broke through in The Fault in Our Stars and next stars in Billionaire Boys Club and Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, will play both male lead roles here. The film tells the story of Jonathan, a successful architect…...
- 8/3/2016
- Deadline
On the heels of the 39th edition of the Toronto Int. Film Festival (Sept 4-14), Ifp’s Independent Film Week is where a plethora of fiction, non-fiction and new this year, web-based series from the likes of Desiree Akhavan and Calvin Reeder find future coin. Sectioned off as projects at the very beginning of financing to those that are nearing completion, there happens to be tons of Sundance alumni in the names below. Among those that caught our attention we have Medicine for Melancholy‘s Barry Jenkins’ sophomore feature, produced by Bad Milo!‘s Adele Romanski, Moonlight is about “two Miami boys navigate the temptations of the drug trade and their burgeoning sexuality in this triptych drama about black queer youth”. Concussion‘s Stacie Passon digs into the thriller genre with Strange Things Started Happening. Produced by vet Mary Jane Skalski (Mysterious Skin), this is about “a woman who has...
- 7/24/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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