Annette: Release Date, Cast And More
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First announced back in 2016, the long-awaited musicalAnnettelooks like it will be well worth the wait. You’ll find everything you need to know aboutAnnettebelow.
Annette Release Date and Where You Can Watch It
Annetteis set to premiere during the opening night of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in France. But for those of us who can’t afford to jet-set around the world, Amazon Studios will giveAnnettea limited theatrical release on Friday,August 6,2021, and the film arrives on Amazon Prime Video quickly after that, on Friday,August 20.
What is Annette?
Annettemarks the English language film debut of French directorLeos Carax, whose most recent feature film was 2012’s astounding, transfixing, and wholly uniqueHoly Motors, a film about a mysterious man who dons various personas throughout a single day in Paris. (If you’re looking to prepare forAnnette,Holy Motorsis currently available to stream for free on Vudu, Redbox, and Kanopy.)Annettewas initially meant to be an album by the band Sparks, but was developed into a film after the writers met with Carax at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The final movie is officially described as “a journey of love, passion & fame.” you’re able to listen to two officially released songs from the filmhereandhere.
Annette Synopsis
Annetteis set in “Los Angeles, today. Henry (Adam Driver) is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor who falls in love with Ann (Marion Cotillard), a world-renowned opera singer. Under the spotlight, they form a passionate and glamorous couple. With the birth of their first child,Annette, a mysterious little girl with an exceptional destiny, their lives are turned upside down.”
Annette Director, Crew, and More
Leos Carax directsAnnettefrom a screenplay byRonandRussell Mael, the two brothers best known for their work as the genre-hopping music artists Sparks. Ron and Russell’s careers were just highlighted in Edgar Wright’s new documentaryThe Sparks Brothers, which touches on how the brothers spent years trying to make a movie with Tim Burton and other filmmakers, only for that project to eventually fall through.Annettewill be their first feature film; they wrote the story, co-wrote lyrics with Carax, and produced and performed the music with the film’s cast.
Annette Cast
Adam Driver(Star Wars: The Last Jedi) andMarionCotillard(Inception) star asthe film’s central couple, whileSimon Helberg(The Big Bang Theory),Natalie Mendoza(The Descent),Rila Fukushima(The Wolverine), andRon and Russell Maelround out the supporting cast.
