Summering, 2022. Co-written and directed by James Ponsoldt. Starring Lia Barnett, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield, and Sanai Victoria. SYNOPSIS: Four best friends on the brink of starting middle school realise their lives are about to change forever. So on the last weekend of summer, they set out to make the most of it. James […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – Summering
Summering, 2022. Directed by James Pondsolt. Starring Lia Barnett, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield, Sanai Victoria, Lake Bell, Sarah Cooper, Ashley Madekwe, Megan Mullally, Colleen Baum, and Dale McKeel. SYNOPSIS: Four best friends on the brink of starting middle school, realize their lives are about to change forever. So on the last weekend of summer, […]
James Ponsoldt to team up with Arrival producers for Inconstant Moon adaptation
James Ponsoldt, director of The Spectacular Now, may still be in post-production on his latest cinematic effort, The Circle, but that hasn’t stopped him from committing to his next project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ponsoldt will be directing a film adaptation of Inconstant Moon, an award-winning science fiction short story from author Larry Niven, for […]
Emma Watson joins Tom Hanks in The Circle
Variety is reporting that former Harry Potter star Emma Watson has signed on to appear alongside Tom Hanks in The Circle, director James Ponsoldt’s (The Spectacular Now) upcoming adaptation of the Dave Eggers novel. “Emma Watson is one of my favorite actors, and her incredible talent, sensitivity and deep intelligence will bring an electric energy […]
Movie Review – The End of the Tour (2015)
The End of the Tour, 2015. Directed by James Ponsoldt Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Joan Cusack, Ron Livingston, Mamie Gummer, Anna Chlumsky and Mickey Summer. SYNOPSIS: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s […]
James Ponsoldt’s The Circle adds Boyhood actor Ellar Coltrane
In his first post-Boyhood role, actor Ellar Coltrane has been added to the cast of James Ponsoldt’s The Circle. The Circle, which is Ponsoldt’s follow-up to this summer’s The End of the Tour, already boasts a large and impressive cast that includes Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton and Karen Gillan. According […]
Alicia Vikander to star in The Circle opposite Tom Hanks
THR is reporting from Cannes on the news that Ex_Machina star Alicia Vikander is to star in tech-thriller The Circle, opposite Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Saving Mr. Banks). The actress, who has been getting rave reviews for her performance in Alex Garland’s sci-fi film, will take the lead in the project for James Ponsoldt, the […]
