C'mon C'mon (Mike Mills, 2021)

[Never Cursed]

Joaquin Phoenix's next film will probably be a Mike Mills-directed drama for A24, will start shooting this fall if a deal goes through

[domino harvey]

Could not be more excited at the prospect of those two working together— can’t wait!

[therewillbeblus]

Joaquin Phoenix's next film will probably be a Mike Mills-directed drama for A24, will start shooting this fall if a deal goes through

Well this has immediately become my most anticipated release for the foreseeable future. To be fair, anything Mills had on the docket would be, but what a pairing!

[domino harvey]

Casting call reveals some plot elements

Spoiler

[ JESSE ]
Caucasian, 9 years old (please submit aged 8-11). A very smart, unusual and creative boy. A sensitive but brave person; not afraid to break rules and speak his mind. Loves to pretend, gets lost in his thoughts. Likes to be around adults. This role requires a good amount of improvisation, so be yourself!...LEAD

[ PAUL ]
40-45, Caucasian. Father of Johnny’s nephew. Struggles with bipolar disorder; is in the grips of a manic episode when we meet him. Must be likable and sympathetic – it should pain us to see him in pain this way. Role will involve some improvisation...AN IMPORTANT SUPPORTING ROLE

[ CAROL ]
80s, Caucasian, a formerly grand woman, now small, elderly, ill; exhibiting symptoms of memory loss. Mother of Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix)...A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT ROLE – TWO GOOD SCENES

[ DETROIT KID 6 ]
9-15 years old; can be male or female; can be any race/ethnicity. One of the children interviewed by Johnny for a documentary; describes his/her somewhat scary vision for what the future will be like...ONE GOOD, CHALLENGING SCENE

[ INTAKE NURSE ]
Can be male/female; can be any race/ethnicity. Works at the treatment center where Paul is taken. ONE SCENE. ACTUAL NURSES, SPECIFICALLY ONES WITH EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, A PLUS – IF APPLICABLE, PLEASE MAKE NOTE ON SUBMISSION.

[therewillbeblus]

Sounds really interesting, with some familiar interests and also some different exploration from Mills' other work. Also, was Phoenix's name submitted in the official casting call report confirming his involvement? Beyond excited for this.

[The Narrator Returns]

Casting call reveals some plot elements

Spoiler

[ DETROIT KID 6 ]
9-15 years old; can be male or female; can be any race/ethnicity. One of the children interviewed by Johnny for a documentary; describes his/her somewhat scary vision for what the future will be like...ONE GOOD, CHALLENGING SCENE

Spoiler

So I guess this is an autobiography about Mills' time shooting Paperboys.

[The Narrator Returns]

Gaby Hoffmann will play the female lead

[domino harvey]

Now titled C’mon C’mon

Phoenix will play a documentary filmmaker whose latest project involves gifted children, while the story will find him bonding with his smart-yet-sensitive nephew, whose father struggles with bipolar disorder and is in the grips of a manic episode

[mfunk9786]

The Von Bondies are back, baby!

[therewillbeblus]

Interesting title, I think I kinda love it.

[The Narrator Returns]

20th Century Women's working title was Oh Wow, Oh Wow, Oh Wow (after Steve Jobs' final words), so this has precedent.

[mfunk9786]

20th Century Women's working title was Oh Wow, Oh Wow, Oh Wow (after Steve Jobs' final words), so this has precedent.

[The Narrator Returns]

[The Narrator Returns]

Robbie Ryan is shooting this (not Mills himself, as Wikipedia had me believing for awhile).

[Never Cursed]

This is scheduled for an American release on May 29 and will premiere at Berlin's European Film Market. Also, WETA is doing visual effects for the film, which strikes me as a bit odd

EDIT: I misread the article, it's the David Lowery film scheduled for May 29 and working with WETA, not this

[DarkImbecile]

This might explain it:

"It's basically like 20th Century Women in terms of tone and the theme of those elusive emotional connections we all seek with our family," said Mills, offering exclusive insight into his new project. "Except this time with lasers and mutants."

[Apperson]

...Could we get a link to the article? I'll need to read the whole thing before i properly freak out over that statement.

[DarkImbecile]

See here

[Apperson]

Yep, happy for myself that I didn't post that quote anywhere in excitement because I sure wanted to.

[The Narrator Returns]

This is scheduled for an American release on May 29 and will premiere at Berlin's European Film Market. Also, WETA is doing visual effects for the film, which strikes me as a bit odd

I was taken aback by the WETA thing until I realized that that's referring to the other A24 production mentioned in the article, David Lowery's Green Knight. That probably requires more extensive special effects than this does.

[Never Cursed]

Oh dammit, presumably the May release is for that film too.

[domino harvey]

Apparently the script indicates this was intended to be shot in black and white, though I don’t think we’ve heard any confirmation that it is

[The Narrator Returns]

According to somebody who worked on the film, it's on track for a November release date this year. And yes, it is shot in black-and-white.

[Nasir007]

Shot in black and white or presented in black and white? I think Lighthouse is the only recent film natively shot in black and white.

All other recent oscar nominees were shot in color and converted to black and white in post-production including films Roma, White Ribbon, Nebraska, Ida, Cold War and The Artist.

[Never Cursed]

This was shot digitally, so presumably the latter