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David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano’s comedy horror, I Don’t Understand You, revolves around Dom and Cole, a gay couple living in New York who’d been waiting for three years to start a family. After an adoption fraud, the couple felt hopeless. They experienced emotional fatigue, and to unwind from the constant stress, Dom planned a trip to Italy to celebrate their tenth anniversary. They looked forward to receiving a call from Candace, a young pregnant woman who was considering Dom and Cole to become the parents to the unborn child. They had become quite used to rejections, but the thought of their dream coming to life kept them going.

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Were Dom and Cole responsible for Zia Luciana’s death?

Dom and Cole were overjoyed when Candace revealed that she was considering them for the adoption. When she explained that she had a gut feeling that they would be perfect parents,...

Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later is now playing in theaters and M3GAN 2.0 is joining it on the big screen this coming Friday, but sandwiched in between those two major studio releases are a handful of new horror movies this week. Beginning with Six of them today alone.

Here’s all the new horror that released on Tuesday, June 24, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Melding cat-and-mouse horror with medical thrillers, Pins and Needles hit VOD today.

In Pins and Needles, “What should have been an uneventful ride back to campus unexpectedly becomes a nightmare as Max, a diabetic biology grad student, is entrapped in a diabolical new-age wellness experiment. And her insulin supply is dwindling…

“Max is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse where she must escape at all costs or risk becoming the next test subject to extend...

Following its theatrical release earlier this month, I Don’t Understand You is now available on Digital to rent for $9.99 or purchase for $14.99 via Vertical.

Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor) and Nick Kroll (“The League”) star as a couple on the verge of adopting a baby who embark on an Italian vacation to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect, the epitome of a European babymoon, when things begin to spiral out of control.

Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour. The two Americans are now in a foreign land with no cell service, zero comprehension of the Italian language, and, as fear takes over, escalating turmoil that could explode at any moment.

The dark comedy is written and directed by David Joseph Craig & Brian Crano.

Morgan Spector (“The Gilded Age”), Nunzia Schiano...

“I Don’t Understand You” stars Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells want people to see their new comedy — which Vertical released in theaters June 6 — in a dark room with a full audience, the way it was meant to be seen.

“The best movies to see in the theater are the ones that make you laugh collectively and get scared shitless collectively, and this film has both of those feelings in spades,” Kroll told Los Angeles Magazine.

To call “I Don’t Understand You” just a comedy, however, might be a misnomer. The film — which premiered last year at SXSW and also played at the Overlook Film Festival — is a tough movie to categorize without doling out spoilers. Suffice to say, Kroll and Rannells play soon-to-be adoptive dads on a “babymoon” in Italy. Things go horribly, horribly wrong.

“It was exciting [when] we got to take this film to SXSW last year, and that...

As LGBTQ representation evolves onscreen, films like I Don’t Understand You understand the universal truth that it’s impossible to support gay rights without supporting gay wrongs.

David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano, the husbands and writing/directing duo behind the dark comedy horror now in theaters, spoke to Deadline about the importance of writing “queer characters not just being labeled as queer” in their semi-autobiographical about a gay couple on a nightmare vacation in Italy while preparing to adopt a baby.

“There are a lot of different steps in emotions in a queer person, and I think we should see more of them,” said Craig. “We’re just excited to put a movie out there that shows queer characters, and also birth mothers, as real and great people.”

I Don’t Understand You stars Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells as Dom and Cole, two prospective dads who find out they...

David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano’s new film “I Don’t Understand You,” in theaters today via Vertical, is a comedy that swerves into horror movie territory midway through. But it was also an opportunity for the writer-directors — a real-life couple — to create gay characters that were more than Hollywood stereotypes.

In the film, Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells play Dom and Cole, a couple struggling to adopt a daughter, a process that paralleled Craig and Crano’s real life. When Dom and Cole finally match with a mother eager to choose them as parents, they take an anniversary trip to Italy, where a series of miscommunications turn their conduct from clumsy to deadly. While real-life inspiration stopped once the blood started flowing in the movie, Craig and Crano were excited to bring a well-rounded gay couple to life onscreen.

“It’s very rare that you see queer characters experience joy in any film,...

The box office has kicked into high great with a steady flow of films, studio and independent. It’s getting crowded and smaller distributors are hoping the rush will really and truly spill into indie and specialty fare. Signs are good with excellent numbers for Focus Features’ The Phoenician Scheme last weekend, for A24’s Friendship last month and Sony Pictures Classics Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.

All are solid counter-programming to big studio films. But screen-wise, “It’s always challenging when so much stuff is working,” said one distribution executive.

Now it is Neon’s turn to test the market. Fresh of its astonishing sixth consecutive Cannes Palme d’Or winner with Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, it’s out this weekend with TIFF People’s Choice Award-winner The Life Of Chuck from Mike Flanagan opening in limited release with 16 runs in 8 markets.

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during SXSW 2024. Vertical releases “I Don’t Understand You” in theaters Friday, June 6, 2025.

“I Don’t Understand You” spins its chaos from something lost in translation. And yet, Nick Kroll grabbing a big handful of Andrew Rannells’ ass is a universal language.

There’s an idyllic romance hidden somewhere in Brian Crano and David Craig’s destination horror-comedy that would be worth seeing on its own. The filmmakers and real-life romantic partners premiered their deceptively dreamy movie — about a couple traveling to Italy for an anniversary vacation that goes hellishly wrong — at SXSW on March 8. It rescreened at The Overlook Film Festival from April 4 to 7, where it technically fit the genre-specific bill but also suggested a much wider audience.

Moviegoers who can stomach some gore but don’t like to be jump-scared will laugh as much as any horror head when they realize that...

Based on a real-life experience that took place on an Italian vacation, husbands and writer/director duo Brian Crano and David Craig decided to write I Don’t Understand You, a comedy of errors about two gay men (Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells) who end up making a series of deadly mistakes because of their miscommunication.

It’s a funny film with a sharp script and solid direction. We at FandomWire got the chance to speak with the directors on their process, how they maintained the tone for the film, and what directing a movie is like. Check it out below!

I Don’t Understand You Interview

FandomWire: Since you two are married in real life and worked so closely together, how did you divide responsibilities on set? Or did you just handle everything together?

Brian Crano: We decided early on to do everything functionally as a team. Some directing teams...

Two gay men awaiting the birth of their child via a surrogate mother (Amanda Seyfried) leave a path of destruction in their wake after a series of miscommunications turn deadly in I Don’t Understand You. It’s a funny affair written and directed by real-life husbands David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano, with strong performances from Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells as two of the worst tourists to ever visit Italy.

I Don’t Understand You Review

I Don’t Understand You’s leads are Dom and Cole, a wealthy gay couple from Los Angeles. When we begin the film, we realize the exact type of insufferably endearing people these two are. They leave a forcibly charming video recording explaining why they want to have a kid, masking themselves to appear as perfect as possible.

The two are obviously meant for each other; their cattiness protects each other as they bumble their way through their destination vacation.

As partners on and off set, I Don’t Understand You’s David Joseph Craig and Brian William Crano needed to confront the distressing experience they’d previously shared en route to parenthood. The writing and directing duo had been defrauded during their first attempt to adopt a child together, and it took a global pandemic for them to truly reckon with it. Their therapeutic heart-to-heart coincided with the writing of I Don’t Understand You, so they channeled their adoption struggles into their horror-comedy’s story about prospective parents, Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells).

“Neither of us really emotionally connected over how traumatic that [first] experience was for us,” Craig tells The Hollywood Reporter in support of I Don’t Understand You’s June 6 theatrical release. “We both handled it very differently. I went way more inward, and Brian talked to everybody about it. So we didn’t really connect until...

While there have been amazing advances in translation technology, communication mix-ups are still bound to happen from time to time. Whether or not these little cultural goofs will somehow culminate in death and mayhem, however, is really up to the individual. Of course, a travel movie like I Don’t Understand You makes its own blunders-turned-chaos seem unavoidable and totally out of the characters’ hands. So a willing and quite generous suspension of disbelief is recommended when viewing this one very killer vacation. Even still, count your blessings that you’re merely watching this comedy of errors unfold rather than be any part of it.

Not everyone has a babymoon before their little bundle of joy shows up, but Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells) are definitely having one in I Don’t Understand You. If not for some kid-free, adults-only relaxation before parenting takes over their lives, then at least...

Amanda Seyfried is stepping out to promote her new movie!

The 39-year-old Emmy-winning actress joined co-stars Andrew Rannells, Nick Kroll, and Morgan Spector at a screening of their new movie I Don’t Understand You on Monday (June 2) held at Regal Union Square in New York City.

David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano, who co-directed and co-wrote the movie, were also in attendance alongside producers Joel Edgerton and his brother Nash.

Morgan also had the support of wife Rebecca Hall at the screening!

Here’s the synopsis: “Dom (Kroll) and Cole (Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby, embark on an Italian vacation — the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect, the epitome of a European babymoon, when things begin to spiral out of control. Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour.

Exclusive: Vertical has acquired Eye For An Eye, a horror flick starring Whitney Peak from veteran music video director Colin Tilley.

Directed by Tilley from a screenplay by author and artist Elisa Victoria, the film also stars S. Epatha Merkerson (Chicago Med), Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story), and Finn Bennett (True Detective: Night Country). Vertical will release the film on June 20 in select theatrical markets and on demand.

The film follows Anna (Peak), who is grieving the sudden death of her parents and relocates from New York to a small Florida town to live with the grandmother (S. Epatha Merkerson) she’s never met. Isolated and in unfamiliar surroundings, she falls in with a rough crowd led by a couple of teens (Finn Bennett and Laken Giles). When she becomes a bystander to an unforgivable act of violence, she finds herself ensnared by Mr. Sandman – the twisted soul...

The trailer for Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll‘s dark comedy has been released!

The two actors play a gay couple on the cusp of adopting a baby that go on babymoon, which takes a wild turn, in the new movie I Don’t Understand You.

Here’s the synopsis: “Dom (Kroll) and Cole (Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby, embark on an Italian vacation — the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect, the epitome of a European babymoon, when things begin to spiral out of control. Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour. These two Americans, who are used to being catered to, are now in a foreign land with no cell service, zero comprehension of the Italian language, and, as fear takes over, escalating...

I Don't Understand You: "Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby, embark on an Italian vacation — the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect, the epitome of a European babymoon, when things begin to spiral out of control. Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour. These two Americans, who are used to being catered to, are now in a foreign land with no cell service, zero comprehension of the Italian language, and, as fear takes over, escalating turmoil that could explode at any moment."

Co-Written and Co-Directed by Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig Produced by Joel Edgerton, Nash Edgerton, Kara Durrett, Jessamine Burgum, Jonathan Glickman Executive Producers Toby Nalbandian, Gregory Schmidt, Will Greenfield, Ben Shafer, Giovanni Pompili, Lara Costa Calzado,...

The first trailer for I Don't Understand Yougives fans an early look at Nick Kroll's latest terrifying outing.

As seen in the trailer released by Vertical Entertainnment, I Don't Understand Youis set to turn an otherwise idyllic European vacation into a living nightmare for stars Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells. The duo portray Dom and Cole, a wealthy couple from Los Angeles whose planned trip to Italy, which was supposed to be in celebration of their tenth anniversary, goes awry in a variety of ways that grow increasingly unsettling before reaching the point of all out terror.

The official synopsis for I Don't Understand You explains the scenario as, "Stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills, an American couple on the verge of adopting tries to reconnect during a disastrous vacation, as their fears and relationship problems threaten to boil over." In the trailer, audiences can see...

2025 is shaping up to be an important year for Nick Kroll. The two-time Emmy nominee is bidding farewell to his semi-autobiographical animated hit Big Mouth with its eighth and final season on May 23, and, on July 18, he'll be part of the cast for the big-screen return of the Smurfs in the Rihanna-led animated movie from Pam Brady. Between those two projects, however, his SXSW 2024 comedy horror flick I Don't Understand You will finally make its way to theaters on June 6, and we're excited to include the film as part ofCollider's Exclusive Preview event for summer movies. We can share a new image that centers on the two main characters of the story, played by Kroll and Broadway star Andrew Rannells, who look anything but chill during what appears to be a dinner date.

I Don't Understand You stars Kroll and Rannells as Dom and Cole, a wealthy couple who...

"The Italian vacation from hell!" Vertical has revealed an official trailer for an indie dark comedy called I Don't Understand You, from directors Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig. This premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival last year, and it also played at the Overlook, Frameline, and Newfest Film Festivals last year. Ready for release in June during the summer – perfect for a story set in Italy. Stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills, an American couple on the verge of adopting tries to reconnect during a disastrous vacation, as their fears and relationship problems threaten to boil over. Dom and Cole embark on a picture-perfect Italian vacation before their impending adoption but find themselves lost in a foreign land with no cell service, zero comprehension of the language, and escalating turmoil that could explode at any moment. Starring Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells as the funny couple,...

A title like “I Don’t Understand You” could refer to the words literally lost in translation as the core couple of the horror comedy, played by Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells, travel across Europe. Of course, the only real miscommunication seems to stem from their own fraught union amid the pressures of an impending adoption.

“I Don’t Understand You” centers on Dom (Kroll) and Cole (Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby. The duo embark on an Italian vacation, which they believe could be the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the baby arrives. And yet things soon begin to spiral out of control once they land abroad…

The official synopsis reads: “Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour. These two Americans, who are used to being catered to, are now in...

Vacations from hell aren’t anything new to the comedy genre, but Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig‘s look to spice up that premise a bit with their new film “I Don’t Understand You.”

Starring Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells, the film centers on a gay couple on the verge of adopting a new baby who embark on a vacation to Italy to celebrate.

Continue reading ‘I Don’t Understand You’ Trailer: A Couple’s European Vacation Goes Bad In Upcoming Dark Comedy This June at The Playlist.

Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor) and Nick Kroll (“The League”) have a killer Italian getaway in the trailer for I Don’t Understand You.

The dark comedy opens in theaters on June 6 from Vertical.

“We’re so happy moviegoers are going to get to see an old school, dark, twisted comedy on the big screen,” said writers-directors David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano. “Kroll and Rannells are the dream team comic duo, and we hope you get out to see their comedy magic on June 6th.”

Dom (Kroll) and Cole (Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby, embark on an Italian vacation — the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect, the epitome of a European babymoon, when things begin to spiral out of control.

Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour.

After playing a small role in Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans’ Red One, the next outing from comedy icon Nick Kroll just got an exciting new look. Kroll stars opposite Andrew Rannells in I Don’t Understand You, the upcoming twisted comedy following Dom (Kroll) and Cole (Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby who embark on a vacation to Italy. While they view this as the perfect opportunity to reconnect, everything changes when things begin to spiral out of control. The first trailer for I Don’t Understand You can be found below, and the film also stars Amanda Seyfried, Morgan Spector, Nunzia Schiano, Eleanora Romandini, and Paolo Romano. Joel Edgerton (Dark Matter) will executive produce.

When Dom and Cole are on their way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in the middle of nowhere during a terrifying downpour. The two Americans,...

Exclusive: Vertical has taken North American rights to Brian Kirk’s action thriller The Dead of Winter which stars and was executive produced by Emma Thompson. A Q4 theatrical release is being eyed.

With a screenplay by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, The Dead of Winter follows a widowed fisherwoman (Thompson) trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager (Laurel Marsden), only to realize that she is the young victim’s only hope. The film is Kirk’s follow-up to 2019’s 21 Bridges.

Pic stars Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise, Lloyd Hutchinson, and Brían F. O’Byrne.

“The Dead of Winter is a merciless thriller, set in an epic wilderness with a beautiful love story at its heart. Emma Thompson gives a stunning performance unlike anything she has ever done before,” said Kirk. “The movie has been a passion project for all of us...

Vertical has picked up the North American and UK/Ireland distribution rights to the comedic thriller I Don’t Understand You, which stars Nick Kroll (Don’t Worry Darling), Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor), Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age) and Amanda Seyfried (the Mamma Mia! franchise), and Deadline reports that the company is planning to give the film a theatrical release sometime in early 2025.

Actor David Joseph Craig wrote the screenplay with Brian Crano, and the duo directed the film together. While this marks Craig’s feature directorial debut, Crano has previously directed the 2017 Rebecca Hall / Dan Stevens comedy Permission and the 2011 Jason Ritter / Rebecca Hall comedy A Bag of Hammers. Somehow, Rebecca Hall appears to have missed out on I Don’t Understand You, but her husband, Morgan Spector, is in there.

This film centers on Americans Dom (Kroll) and Cole (Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby, who...

Nick Kroll (Don’t Worry Darling) and Amanda Seyfried (Jennifer’s Body) star in I Don’t Understand You, and Deadline reports this week that the film has been picked up by Vertical.

Vertical will release I Don’t Understand You in theaters in early 2025.

Andrew Rannells (A Simple Favor) and Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age) also star in the comedic thriller, which is directed by David Joseph Craig and Brian William Crano.

“I Don’t Understand You follows Americans Dom (Kroll) and Cole (Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby, who embark on an Italian vacation — the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect; the epitome of a European babymoon, when things begin to spiral out of control.

“Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour. These two Americans, who...

Debating the horror genre’s artistic value is tacky. Measuring its success by the box office can be just as boring. But I’d bet you a head-start in a chase sequence that those metrics still steer how Hollywood talks about its longest-surviving obsession at many prestige events.

Not so at The Overlook Film Festival: a community-minded summit that fundamentally reinforced my belief in scary movies and the types of people who make, critique, promote, and protect them.

Co-founded by Landon Zakheim and Michael Lerman in 2013, the annual event started out of Colorado as The Stanley Film Festival, honoring Kubrick before expanding to encompass the horror genre more generally. After a brief stint in Oregon The Overlook Film Festival made its permanent home in New Orleans, Louisiana. That’s “the most haunted city in America” if you ask event organizers, but only the third most haunted if you’re going...

While the Big Easy was still shaking off a slight springtime chill, my horror-loving heart was heating up as I rode the escalator to the third floor of the Canal Place mall: home of the sprawling food court, the terrific Prytania Theaters, and, for this weekend, the official headquarters of the “summer camp for genre fans,” the 2024 Overlook Film Festival!

Taking that second escalator up to the third floor is akin to ascending to horror nirvana, as I was immediately immersed in all manner of the macabre: the Vinegar Syndrome table of essential physical media waited on my right, the Super Yaki merch table of eerie apparel lied straight ahead, and must-see screenings lurk around every corner. After meeting up with fellow Daily Dead team members Jonathan and Christy, we headed to our first screening of the fest: I Don’t Understand You. Written and directed by David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano,...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire star Dan Stevens truly has a spring in his step right now.

Over the next five months, the English actor has three unique genre films hitting theaters, beginning with Friday’s Godzilla x Kong, which marks his long-awaited reunion with his The Guest director, Adam Wingard. A decade ago, Wingard cast Stevens as David Collins, an unhinged super soldier who ultimately terrorizes the family of a fallen friend and fellow soldier, and the project served as the London native’s breakout feature film role. The Guest continues to increase its cult status with each passing year, and Stevens and Wingard, as well as writer Simon Barrett, have fielded countless requests for a sequel ever since.

Godzilla x Kong may be a 10-year reunion for Stevens, Wingard and Barrett, but it also serves as an anniversary of sorts between him and co-star Rebecca Hall. 20 years ago,...

A gay couple's "Baby Moon" in Italy turns into a horror-filled comedic nightmare in I Don't Understand You, which premiered at SXSW. Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells shine as Dom and Cole, whose cozy vacation takes a dark turn after a rural Italian mishap. The film's unpredictable twists and surprising genre blend have audiences and cast members intrigued and excited for its wider release.

I Don't Understand You is a new horror comedy making its debut at the 2024 South By Southwest Festival. Using their own experience during a trip to Italy as a launching point, writers and directors Brian Crano and David Craig let their imaginations run wild to tell the story of a gay couple whose 'Baby Moon' before they adopt a new child goes horribly wrong. Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells play the couple at the heart of the film alongside Nunzia Schiano, Morgan Spector, and White Lotus' Eleonora Romandini.

I Don't Understand You is a fun comedy that is a love letter to queer parents adopting, with darkly funny twists. Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll deliver strong performances as a couple facing adoption challenges. The film's humor and emotional beats are well-balanced, providing an engaging and heartfelt story.

I Don't Understand You starts on a familiar note. Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll take on their usual comedic tones to portray Cole and Dom, two loving, slightly eccentric, hopeful parents. On their 10th anniversary, the couple embark on the adoption journey again to kickstart the family they've always dreamed of having. They are quirky goofballs who complement each other's idiosyncrasies.

Everything seems to be following a predictable path. That is, until the couple gets on a plane to Italy to celebrate their anniversary, and Rannells' Cole has blood dripping on him from the overhead compartment. This kicks off writer-directors David Joseph Craig...

The Overlook Film Fest 2024 edition, taking place April 4 – April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana, just announced even more additions to their already packed lineup, including the Nicolas Cage-starring creature feature Arcadian.

“With the full scope of this year’s lineup, we’re thrilled to be able to recognize all of the many forms horror can take,” said Lisa Carbonari, festival director of The Overlook Film Festival. “We’re diving headfirst into the dark and twisted, through the films, immersive presentations, interactive exhibits, themed parties and even sensory experiences. We can’t wait to get together with our fellow horror-lovers and celebrate all of the different ways we enjoy being scared.”

The new additions to the lineup bring the festival total to 52 films (28 features and 24 shorts) from 11 countries, as well as four live presentations, six immersive experiences and six special events.

While you can read up on the previously announced lineup here,...

Swanning around Italy like side characters from the second season of “The White Lotus,” well-to-do gay couple Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells) have decided the world is against them. As Americans, they live at a time in a country when they can legally get married, adopt and do pretty much everything straight people can — but they’re also old enough to remember when that wasn’t the case, and so they anticipate rejection and homophobia at every turn. They’re prepared for the worst, and somehow they attract it.

Loosely inspired by filmmakers Brian Crano and David Craig’s bumpy road to fatherhood, catty black comedy “I Don’t Understand You” depicts a stretch in Dom and Cole’s relationship when everything seems to be going their way … until suddenly it doesn’t. While celebrating their anniversary in Italy, the pair get the news that the baby they’ve...

March fest announces multiple competition sections.

SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.

Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.

Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...

Exclusive: Carrie Preston has boarded John Logan’s untitled feature directorial debut at Blumhouse, which has been billed as a Lgbtqia+ empowerment movie set at a gay conversion camp. The project from the three-time Oscar nominee was previously known as Whistler Camp.

Preston joins the already cast Theo Germaine and Kevin Bacon, the latter who is also serving as executive producer. Jason Blum and Michael Aguilar are producing. Scott Turner Schofield is also serving as EP.

For seven seasons, Preston starred as Arlene Fowler, the sassy red-headed waitress on the hit HBO series True Blood. She won an Emmy playing Elsbeth Tascioni on CBS’ The Good Wife and recurred in the same role on its spinoff The Good Fight. She also recurred for five years on CBS’ Person of Interest playing Grace, the love interest to her real-life husband, Michael Emerson.

Preston can now be seen on TNT’s series Claws as Polly.

From writer/director Brian Crano, Permission tells the story of a couple who, ten years in to coupledom, decide to sleep around before their inevitable marriage. As they experiment with an open relationship, Anna (Rebecca Hall) and Will (Dan Stevens) venture out of the monogamous boundaries that typically come with long-term commitment and explore how their lives could evolve. During this phone interview with Collider, co-stars and longtime friends Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens talked about how their own personal trust affected playing these characters, how lucky it is to work with your friends, whether they had their …...

By Peter Belsito.A seemingly casual comedy proceeds methodically to personal disaster and maturation for two New Yorkers.

In Permission directed by Brian Crano, the question is, “What if?”

By that we mean before you — anyone — makes a “permanent” life-setting decision what if (???) one could instead examine alternatives Just to know “they”, i.e., “other choices” are out there and you “lived them”.

What if??? indeed….

A New York couple has been happily living together for a number of years.

On the verge of marriage, a friend suggests that maybe they owe it to themselves to play the field a bit before tying the knot forever. No jealousy, no recriminations, it’s just sex, right?

Will, husband to be played by Dan Stevens is even there and approves of wife to be Anna’s (Rebecca Hall) would-be lover who tries to pick her up at a local bar.

So what...

"Aren't you curious? You must be..." Good Deed Entertainment has debuted an official trailer for the indie romantic drama Permission, from director Brian Crano. The film stars Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens as a couple on the brink of getting engaged. But just before this happens, they both realize they should sleep with other people before, and attempt to get the permission necessary to do this. Obviously this is a movie for adults, and a perfectly quirky Valentine's Day movie, if that's your thing. Also starring Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, David Joseph Craig, Morgan Spector, and Jason Sudeikis. This premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, but hasn't had much buzz since then. Check it out below if you're interested. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Brian Crano's Permission, direct from YouTube:...

It’s coming to the point of the year where it’s difficult to see past December releases as awards chatter swells. However, this movie is worth keeping an eye on.

First premiering at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, “Permission,” starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens is an unconventional romantic comedy where the focus stems from the pressure of finding “the one.” More clever than it has any right to be, Brian Crano‘s picture is a lovely depiction of a couple who have grown complacent, if still loving, in their relationship, and who have to wonder if there’s anything else they’ve missed in the years they’ve been together.

Continue reading ‘Permission’ Trailer: Dan Stevens & Rebecca Hall Search For “The One” at The Playlist.

Exclusive: Permission, a romantic dramedy starring Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens and Gina Gershon, has been picked up for U.S. distribution by Good Deed Entertainment. The film, the second feature from writer-director Brian Crano, will be released early next year. Hall, who also serves as a producer on the film, plays Anna, a woman who could not be happier with her boyfriend, Will (Stevens). They are talking marriage and hoping to close on a new Brooklyn brownstone when her…...

What happens when you’re in a romantic relationship, and everything is essentially fine, yet you’re plagued with questions of infinity? And what happens when two people are entirely in love with one another, yet find themselves wanting different things? These are some of the questions explored in Permission, the second feature from writer/director Brian Crano, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday. The film follows a 30-something couple—Anna (Rebecca Hal…...

In Permission, Rebecca Hall stars opposite Dan Stevens as a woman who, though content with her long-term beau, tries out an open relationship. The Brian Crano dramedy — premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, where Wme and Film Constellation are handling sales — tackles the predicaments of marriage, starting a family and staying together amid disruptions. It also marks Hall’s debut as a producer.

It’s all part of the long game for the Christine and The Dinner actress, who has been penning scripts and steadily readying for her directorial debut. Hall chats with The Hollywood Reporter about acting in a movie...

Despite a slightly silly premise and a script that plays it fast and loose with increasingly ridiculous scenarios, director Brian Crano‘s sincere and funny “Permission” manages to charm and impress thanks to the largely committed and above-average cast of Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens. A comedy/drama hybrid that strongly resembles the underrated “Sleeping With Other People” in tone, “Permission” skillfully tackles this popular dram-com mixture while adding a relatively fresh spin on the genre.

Continue reading Rebecca Hall & Dan Stevens Impress In The Charming ‘Permission’ [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.

Exclusive: Film is set to premiere at Tribeca this weekend.

UK based sales outfit Film Constellation has inked several deals on its Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens-starring romantic comedy Permission.

TF1 Studio has picked up France distribution rights, while the film has also gone to Portugal (Outsider), Turkey (Bir Films) and Middle East (Falcon Films).

Deals were previously struck for South Korea (SYcomad) and China (Red Appolo) at Hong Kong Filmart.

Beauty And The Beast actor Stevens stars alongside Christine and The Prestige actor Rebecca Hall, who will also be seen in Oren Moverman’s The Dinner this year.

The film, which premieres at Tribeca on Saturday (April 22) and will screen in the market at Cannes next month, follows a couple who decide to try dating other people before they commit to spending the rest of their lives together.

The cast also features Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, David Joseph Craig, [link...

Author: James Kleinmann

The Tribeca Film Festival hits New York next week and runs from April 19 – 30 th. Now in its sixteenth year, the annual event was co-founded by screen legend Robert De Niro in the wake of the September 11th attacks in an effort to revitalise Lower Manhattan. Retaining an element of its original commitment to Us indie cinema, it has evolved to encompass TV, Vr, online work, music and gaming. As ever, the festival will welcome a dizzying array of big name guests including Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Jon Favreau, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Quentin Tarantino, Scarlett Johansson and Ron Howard. Here are just some of the highlights, for the full line up and to buy tickets check out the official festival website here.

Opening and Closing night Galas at Radio City Music Hall

Kicking off the festival is the world premiere of music doc Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives.

Exclusive: UK-based sales outfit Film Constellation scores deals on upcoming title.

Film Constellation has pre-sold New York-set rom-com Permission, starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens, to Red Apollo Media for mainland China and SYcomad for South Korea. The deal was negotiated by Yoyo Song of Red Apollo Media and Edward Parodi of Film Constellation at Filmart in Hong Kong.

In Permission, Anna and Will are each other’s first kiss, first loves and first and only relationship. But as Will is about to propose, their best friend suggests they should date other people before spending the rest of their lives together, leading the duo on an unexpected romantic journey.

Written and directed by Brian Crano, the film also features Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, David Joseph Craig and Jason Sudeikis.

Film Constellation’s slate includes David Lynch event documentary The Art Life and Scandinavian horror hit Lake Bodom.

One of the most talked-about films to premiere at Sundance this year was Antonio Campos’ “Christine.” Written by Craig Shilowich, the film stars Rebecca Hall as television reporter Christine Chubbuck who tragically took her own life live on the air in 1974.

IndieWire has an exclusive clip from the film which features Hall going up to a couple who seem “very much in love” and tells them they’d be perfect for a human interest story. “Sorry to interrupt, you just made my night,” she tells the couple before she leaves. “Don’t lose sight of what you have here.”

Read More: ‘Christine’ Trailer: Rebecca Hall Is a Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in Antonio Campos’ Disturbing Drama

The movie received rave review from critics who praised Hall for her performance as the titular character battling depression. Calling it “one of the most enthralling and compelling films we saw at Sundance,...

DC Comic’s iconic female superhero Wonder Woman has been generating buzz with the upcoming Gal Gadot-starring film due out next year. Then last week, Greg Rucka, writer of the reborn Wonder Woman comics revealed that the heroine is bisexual. But now, the story of Diana Prince’s creator is getting the spotlight in the upcoming indie drama “Professor Marston & The Wonder Women.”

Per Deadline, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired the worldwide rights from Topple Productions and Boxspring Entertainment. Directed and written by Angela Robinson, the film stars Luke Evans as Dr. William Moulton Marston, a Harvard psychologist and inventor who created Wonder Woman in 1941. Rebecca Hall will portray his wife Elizabeth, also a psychologist and inventor, and Bella Heathcote will play Olive Byrne, a former student of Marston’s and who also shared a polyamorous relationship with the couple.

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New York is about to play host to yet another love story, but this time it isn’t Woody Allen dreaming up a love letter to the Big Apple; instead, Rebecca Hall and Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens have been cast in Permission, a romantic comedy written and directed by Brian Crano.

Production is already underway on the film, which set up shop at Brooklyn before the turn of the year. That would place Crano’s feature film on course for a release in late 2016, though a firm release date wasn’t disclosed at the time of writing.

In light of today’s announcement, Hall and Stevens join a starry ensemble that already includes Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, Bridget Everett, David Joseph Craig, Sarah Steele and Horrible Bosses and Angry Birds star Jason Sudeikis. Placed at the crux of the story, Permission sees Hall and Stevens play a...

Rebecca Hall and Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens are starring in a new romantic comedy Permission, which is being shot in New York by writer-director Brian Crano. Hall is starring in Christine, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Stevens was in the breakout Sundance hit The Guest and next will appear as the Beast in Disney’s live-action Beauty & The Beast. In Permission, the duo will portray a couple who decide to sleep with other people for the sake of…...