New Away We Go Clips and Images
Focus Features has released a batch of new clips and images from Sam Mendes‘ upcoming comedy “Away We Go.”
This funny and heartfelt film, from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time.
Rounding out the cast are Jeff Daniels, Carmen Ejogo, Jim Gaffigan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Josh Hamilton, Allison Janney, Melanie Lynskey, Chris Messina, Catherine O’Hara, and Paul Schneider.
Sam Mendes’ Away We Go To Open Edinburgh Film Festival
It has been announced that Sam Mendes’ latest movie will open Edinburgh Film Festival which runs from June 17- 29, 2009.
Mendes’ (”Road to Perdition,”"Jarhead,”"Revolutionary Road” and Oscar-winning “American Beauty”) road-trip comedy “Away We Go” will be the Opening Gala at this year’s festival.
This funny and heartfelt film, from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time.
The movie features the music of Alexi Murdoch.
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Away We Go Movie Poster
The poster for the upcoming comedy “Away We Go” has been released.
Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (”American Beauty”) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski ["The Office"] and Maya Rudolph ["Saturday Night Live"]), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time. The movie features the music of Alexi Murdoch.
Rounding out the cast are Jeff Daniels, Carmen Ejogo, Jim Gaffigan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Josh Hamilton, Allison Janney, Melanie Lynskey, Chris Messina, Catherine O’Hara, and Paul Schneider.
Trailer for Sam Mendes’ “Away We Go”
Focus Features has debuted the trailer for comedy “Away We Go,” starring John Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live).
“Away We Go” follows the journey of an expectant couple (Krasinski and Rudolph), as they travel the U.S. in search of a place to put down roots and raise a family.
Rounding out the cast are Jeff Daniels, Carmen Ejogo, Jim Gaffigan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Josh Hamilton, Allison Janney, Melanie Lynskey, Chris Messina, Catherine O’Hara, and Paul Schneider.
The film is directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead, Revolutionary Road) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida.
“Away We Go” is scheduled to appear in theaters on June 5th, in limited release.
‘Traitor’ – Trailer
Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex-soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue
Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce star in ‘Traitor‘, a taut international thriller set against a jigsaw puzzle of covert counter-espionage operations. Traitor is written and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff (screenwriter of The Day After Tomorrow).
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn (Don Cheadle). A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down.
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Jeff Daniels and Catherine O’Hara Join Mendes’ Romantic Comedy
Jeff Daniels and Catherine O’Hara have been added to the cast of Sam Mendes‘ romantic comedy for Universal’s Focus Features, which is set to start production this week in Connecticut.
They join Maya Rudolph, John Krasinski, Allison Janney, Cheryl Hines, Toni Collette, and more.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the not-yet-named film follows the journey of an expectant couple traveling the U.S. in search of the right place to put down their roots and raise a family.
Mendes is directing off an original screenplay by Dave Eggers (Where the Wild Things Are) and his wife, novelist Vendela Vida.
Rounding out the cast are Carmen Ejogo, Jim Gaffigan, Melanie Lynskey, Chris Messina, Kevin J. O’Connor and Paul Schneider.
