Seth Rogen Says ‘Babies’ Is “Reflective” of His “Experiences” Exploring Parenthood: “It’s Shocking How Personal It Is”
“It’s very brave to put yourself out there like that,” the actor said about the film, directed by Lauren Miller Rogen.
“It’s very brave to put yourself out there like that,” the actor said about the film, directed by Lauren Miller Rogen.
“It offered up an opportunity to engage and commit to the type of difficult I want to commit to,” the Oscar winner said about the Bassam Tariq-directed film.
“It was a lot to take in because I’d spent over a year, by that point, studying him,” the actor said at THR‘s Studio at 1 Hotel during TIFF, presented by sponsor Canada Goose.
The character study centers on a talented but self-sabotaging actress and singer looking to restart her career, with an ensemble that includes the writer-director alongside Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya and Anna Kendrick.
Like Peter Farrelly’s earlier film ‘Green Book,’ this crowd-pleaser could seriously contend for TIFF’s audience award en route to major Oscar noms (including best actor for Anthony Ippolito, who plays Sylvester Stallone).
The two-time Oscar winner plays a devout Muslim and contract killer forced to care for his three kids after his wife dies in Bassam Tariq’s Texas-set thriller.
The Canadian actor, producer and writer gave a keynote Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival after premiering ‘Babies,’ directed by Lauren Miller Rogen, on Saturday night.
A longtime couple reconsiders their choice to remain childless in this film written and directed by Rogen’s real-life wife, Lauren Miller Rogen.
AnnaSophia Robb, Jay Duplass and Matt Dillon also star in this celebration of the modestly budgeted boxing movie that became an indelible cultural phenomenon.
“ I think that there’s some thematic devices that resonate in the culture politically now,” the ‘Mad Men’ actor explains.