While cinephile purists might gripe about Netflix and their streaming ways, it can’t be denied that the streaming platform is giving financing to auteurs that traditional distributors can’t or won’t. Following “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected),” writer/director Noah Baumbach is going back to Netflix for his next project, and bringing along a helluva cast.
Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Merritt Wever and Azhy Robinson will star in Baumbach’s new film, which is currently untitled, and about which no details have been revealed. Driver has become a regular Baumbach staple, appearing in “Frances Ha,” “While We’re Young,” and “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected),” and Wever (who is currently earning great advance notices for her work on Netflix‘s upcoming “Godless“) had a small role in “Greenberg.” Johansson and Dern will be new to the world of the filmmaker, as will Robinson (no surprise, he’s a child actor).
No word yet on when production might begin, but it sounds like this one is coming together quickly. I’d imagine it’ll roll in the new year, once Driver is finished doing the press rounds for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” and Baumbach finishes his awards season duties for ‘Meyerowitz.’ I’d probably pencil in a 2019 release date at the earliest, but it good to see Baumbach with a regular home and continuing to work at brisk pace. [The Tracking Board]
