Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are one of Hollywood’s major power couples of the moment. And the duo collaborate on next year’s “Barbie,” which, if word of mouth is right, may become a cultural sensation when it hits theaters next summer.
20.11.2022 - 00:29 / deadline.com
While White Noise is set in the 1980s, its story of a society that doesn’t know how to deal with an impending ecological disaster that threatens their lives is a dark reflection of our own times, and that, says star Greta Gerwig, is exactly what drew her to the film.
“It was hilarious, it’s dark, it’s crazy. It feels like it understands how we can’t cope with anything,” she said during a panel for the Netflix movie at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles awards-season event.
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“And I felt like, obviously it’s Don DeLillo’s genius, but it was something that both of us [her and writer-director Noah Baumbach] felt connected to and to the kind of writing that Noah does.”
Film composer Danny Elfman echoed a similar sentiment when he spoke about how Baumbach convinced him to create the film’s score.
“Noah described it as hilarious, dark and crazy and it’s like, ‘OK, that’s getting into the realm of what I love.’ And then he said ‘It’s really for you Danny. It’s about death and the fear of death. That’s right up your alley.’ And I said ‘I’m in!’ ”
Adapted from DeLillo’s 1985 novel, the film also represents Gerwig’s first live acting role since 2016, and she spoke about what attracted her to playing the film’s troubled matriarch, Babette.
“She’s that wonderful ’80s mom who’s slightly dizzy but you feel comfortable every time she’s around. And then in this book, it’s like, what’s going on with that mom? And you’re like, oh, no, she’s sleeping with a scary man for pills to help her fear of death … and I think that kind of layer of like the trope of what you know, and then who this person actually is, is what was so exciting to me about it.”
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Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are one of Hollywood’s major power couples of the moment. And the duo collaborate on next year’s “Barbie,” which, if word of mouth is right, may become a cultural sensation when it hits theaters next summer.
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are expecting their second child together. The Lady Bird director revealed her pregnancy news during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday. "I am with child," she announced.
revealed during an interview on on Thursday that she and Baumbach's family is growing, confirming to Fallon, “I am with child.” However, she confessed, this really shouldn't be news to anyone as she actually debuted her baby bump on the red carpet last month at a premiere for her new film, White Noise. “I went to an event recently, and I wore something, and I thought everyone would be so interested that I was having another child, and nobody cared,” Gerwig explained with a laugh.
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Could anticipation be any higher for Noah Baumbach‘s “White Noise“? Critics loved his last film, 2019’s “Marriage Story,” which racked up six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. But is Baumbach over his head adapting Don Delillo‘s 1985 novel? Critical generally like it, but now audiences get to have their say, as the film hits select theaters before its exclusive Netflix premiere.
Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise,” starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig as the heads of a blended family forced to go on the run after an “airborne toxic event” settles over their town.The adaptation of Don DeLillo’s prize-winning novel finds Jack (Driver) and Babette (Gerwig) living with their four whip smart children in a university town at the peak of mid-1980s consumer culture. That all changes when a mysterious chemical cloud starts heading their way, forcing everyone to evacuate.The trailer kicks off with the family romping around a supermarket and enjoying life when a large cargo truck suddenly crashes into a moving train, igniting a massive explosion.“They’re calling it the Airborne Toxic Event,” one of the kids says as they peer through binoculars at a looming cloud.“It won’t come this way,” says Jack, ensuring his kids that they won’t have to leave their home.
Could anticipation be any higher for Noah Baumbach‘s “White Noise“? Critics loved his last film, 2019’s “Marriage Story,” which racked up six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. But is Baumbach over his head adapting Don Delillo‘s 1985 novel? Critical generally like it, but now audiences get to have their say, as the film hits select theaters before its exclusive Netflix premiere.
Is there any other movie hitting theaters in 2023 with more intrigue than Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie“? Sure, maybe a couple, but Gerwig’s follow-up to 2019’s “Little Women” ranks high with moviegoers because it’s such an audacious concept. A $100 million live-action film about Mattel‘s legendary toy with Margot Robbie as the titular fashion doll? Don’t laugh if Gerwig and co-screenwriter Noah Baumbach pull off a cultural sensation with this one, especially if Ryan Gosling brings the “ken-ergy,” as he promises to… READ MORE: ‘Barbie’: Saoirse Ronan Is “Gutted” She Won’t Be In Greta Gerwig’s Upcoming Film Due To Scheduling Conflicts And Robbie and Gosling’s “Barbie” co-star Will Ferrell feels like Gerwig may be onto something special with the upcoming film.
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