Babylon (2022)

[Himmel]

Casting Update:

Damien Chazelle’s ode to the golden age of Hollywood, Babylon, is filling out its sprawling cast as it heads into production later in June.

Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, Flea, Rory Scovel, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, P.J. Byrne and Damon Gupton have joined the Paramount period drama written by Chazelle, who will also direct.

The actors join Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Katherine Waterston

[Elgie]

Weaving and Robbie in movie together at last.

[Darth Marcus]

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Phoebe Tonkin, Tobey Maguire Join Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ (Exclusive)
Borys Kit - June 24, 2021

Paramount's 1920s Hollywood drama has Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt in leading roles.

Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Phoebe Tonkin and Tobey Maguire have joined the call sheet of Babylon, the ode to the golden age of Hollywood that Damien Chazelle is directing for Paramount Pictures.

Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Diego Calva along with Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Katherine Waterston lead the roll call the production that is slated to go before cameras next week?

Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, Flea, Rory Scovel, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, P.J. Byrne and Damon Gupton are also part of the sprawling cast.

Written by Chazelle and set in the late 1920s during the movie industry’s transition from silent films to talkies, Babylon explores the rise and fall of multiple characters. Around town, the project has been described as “The Great Gatsby on steroids.”

Character details are being kept locked tight and it is unclear whether Wilde, Jonze, Tonkin and Maguire are playing fictional or historic characters.

The picture will shoot in Los Angeles and Paramount is planning a platformed release, opening limitedly Dec. 25, 2022, before going wide Jan. 6, 2023.

Olivia Hamilton, Matt Plouffe, and Marc Platt are producing.

Maguire is doing double duty on the feature as he is also an exec producer. Also exec producing are Helen Estabrook and Adam Siegel.

Wilde recently wrapped directing and starring in her thriller, Don’t Worry Darling. The New Line movie also stars Florence Pugh and Chris Pine. She is repped by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham.

Jonze is the music video helmer who directed the acclaimed movies Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Her. The man, who last helmed documentary Beastie Boys Story, does make the rare foray before the camera, and an episode of HBO Girls, Johnny Knoxville’s Bad Grandpa, and had a co-starring role in 1999’s Three Kings. He is repped by CAA and attorney Warren Dern.

Tonkin is the Australian actress who may be best known for starring in The Originals, the spinoff from CW’s The Vampire Diaries. She is repped by Echo Lake Entertainment and Australia’s Marquee Management.

Maguire has been away from the screen for several years. He voiced the narrator in DreamWorks Animation’s 2017 hit, The Boss Baby, and last appeared on screen starring as chess master Bobby Fischer in in Ed Zwicks’ 2014 drama, Pawn Sacrifice. He is repped by WME and Management 360.

[Star Lord]

More Olivia Wilde is always a good thing.

[Pounder]

Originally Posted by Darth Marcus

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Tobey making a comeback

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by Pounder

Tobey making a comeback

I just thought the same thing when i saw his name.

[Elgie]

Maguirenaissance?

[Canada]

Originally Posted by Star Lord

More Olivia Wilde is always a good thing.

You can say that again.

[Canada]

Tobey Maguire set to make his return to acting after 7-year absence with Damien Chazelle's Babylon

[Himmel]

Jean Smart Has Joined

[Elgie]

I’m guessing that’s the same role they had envisioned Meryl Streep for. Smart is a much more refreshing choice.

[Himmel]

Chloe Fineman, Jeff Garlin, Troy Metcalf have joined

[Britnasty]

An early draft of The script has leaked. I’m halfway through and uhhhh, Chazelle has lost it.

[Elgie]

Having read it now, I’m really intrigued by the fact Chazelle had Emma Stone in mind for the female lead in this. I know the role was reworked for Robbie since but she’s so much easier to imagine as the version in the 2019 draft.

[UltraMario9]

[Show spoiler]

[slumcat]

Pitt doing is best Douglas Fairbanks impression. Though I think he looks a little bit older.

[Elgie]

Haha, i totally pictured Pitt in his Basterds mustache and white tux while reading the script. This tracks.

[Himmel]

That's A Wrap!!!

[UltraMario9]

This has screened. Sounds like Chazelle wasn't forced to tone down the script like some feared.

[BluBonnet]

I hope they don't make any cuts to the 185-minute version.