Catching up on the catching up. Sundance has announced three last minute additions to their lineup. Sundance Director John Cooper explains their game time decision.
“When the opportunity to screen the latest films from three extremely innovative storytellers presented itself, we knew we could not deny our audiences. As an added bonus, all three are alumni of the Festival, so we are thrilled to be able to support them returning to Sundance with their newest work.”
The first addition is “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife,” from Kenyan/British director Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham,” “Bride & Prejudice”) and starring Sally Hawkins. ‘Afterlife’ is a horror/comedy about, “an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into the world of serial murder.” Next is the rom-com “The Romantics” starring Anna Paquin, Katie Holmes, Malin Akerman, Adam Brody, Elijah Wood, and Josh Duhamel (another first look to your right). Possibly not our cup o’ tea but we’ll see how Sundance audiences react as that is a very decent cast.