Me and Orson Welles hollywood Movie
Director: Richard Linklater
Writers:Holly Gent Palmo
Release Date 25 November 2009
Genre: Drama :
Cast Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots
Me and Orson Welles hollywood Movie Review
Me and Orson Welles (2009) is a period-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar, where he becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.
The film was shot in the Isle of Man, London, and New York in February, March, and April 2008, and is scheduled to be released in the US on November 25, 2009 and in the UK on .
Synopsis
In New York in 1937, seventeen-year-old Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) meets theatre director Orson Welles (Christian McKay), whom he convinces to give him the role of Lucillus in Julius Caesar, Broadway's first Shakespearean production. Welles, who is having an extramarital affair with the leading actress while his wife is pregnant, couples Richard with production assistant Sonja Jones (Claire Danes) to rehearse. Welles decides the entire production crew would benefit from a coupling game, and Richard cheats to ensure he is paired with Sonja.[1]
Production
Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. adapted the film's screenplay from Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, about a teenager involved in the founding of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre.[4] After receiving funding from CinemaNX, a production company backed by the Isle of Man film fund, and an offer from Framestore Features to co-finance the film, Richard Linklater came on board to direct Me and Orson Welles.[4] Zac Efron signed on as the lead in early-January 2008,[2] claiming he decided to take the role of Richard Samuels because "It's a completely different project than I've ever done before,"[11] while Claire Danes joined the cast as the protagonist's love interest Sonja Jones in late January.[4] Before he was cast, Christian McKay had experience playing Welles in a one-man show in a small New York theatre.[12]
"We went in at the deep end by taking Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles out of New York to shoot on the Isle of Man and at Pinewood. With the dollar rate fairly consistent at 2 to 1 against us, we really did show that we could put together a competitive financing and producing package."
— CinemaNX chairman Steve Christian[13]
Me and Orson Welles underwent filming in the Isle of Man, Pinewood Studios, London and New York from February to April 2008.[14] Filming in London commenced first in mid-February,[11] before scenes in the Isle of Man were shot on a schedule from February 24 to March 14, 2008, where filming locations included Gaiety Theatre and various other parts of Douglas.[1][5] During filming in Douglas, Efron and Danes believe they sighted a ghost, or "supernatural" being, outside a window on set at Gaiety Theatre.[15]
Filming in Britain commenced again in late March, where the crew filmed for six weeks at Pinewood Studios.[16] Other locations included Crystal Palace Park, where a facade of New York's Mercury Theatre was set up for a scene.[17] Actor James Tupper claimed that the best replica of an old New York theatre they could find was in England, while many of the actors who filled the company were from the Royal Shakespeare Company.[16] The production crew only briefly visited New York; photographs were taken and footage shot to be added into the film as digital effects. Every exterior shot was filmed on a single street built at Pinewood Studios with a greenscreen at one end; different angles and slightly altered set designs were used between shots to make the street appear different each time.[18]
Release
Select footage of Me and Orson Welles was screened at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival[19] where financing and sales agency Cinetic Media were looking to sell the film to a distributor.[20] Although, before its Cannes premiere, The Hollywood Reporter predicted that the film would attract distributors with Linklater's résumé and Efron's teen "heartthrob" status to appeal to a younger demographic,[21] Me and Orson Welles failed to secure any American acquisitions.[19] Its first full screening was at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, running from September 4–13, 2008.[22] In spite of its failure to find a buyer at Cannes, Toronto's co-director Cameron Bailey predicted that it would be "one of the hottest films" in the lineup,[23] Anne Thompson of Variety magazine also believed that the film would be one of "only a few lucky winners" to secure a seven-figure deal.[24] Again, however, the film's distribution rights were not purchased and it went on to show at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.[25] In May 2009, production company CinemaNX announced that it would distribute Me and Orson Welles itself, sharing marketing and advertising costs with Vue Entertainment.[26] It was screened at the Woodstock Film Festival in September 2009, where Linklater was honored as the winner of the 2009 Maverick Award,[27] and opened the New Orleans Film Festival on October 9, 2009,[28] and it will be screened at the St. Louis International Film Festival in November 2009
The film will be released on December 4, 2009 in the United Kingdom[30] and on November 25, 2009 in the United
Critical reception
Since its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, reviews for Me and Orson Welles have generally been positive. The Chicago Sun-Times' Roger Ebert called the film "one of the best movies about the theater I've ever seen".[32] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film for its "terrific acting" and called it "a must for lovers and students of the theater".[33] Variety magazine's Todd McCarthy labelled McKay's performance as "an extraordinary impersonation" of Welles, though he wrote that "Efron never feels like a proper fit for Richard"[34]. Karen Durbin of the New York Times praised McKay's performance of Welles as he brings "a watchful, assessing and subtly excited gaze that makes him thrilling and a little dangerous"
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