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Searchlight Photos introduced on Tuesday that its dramedy A Actual Ache, marking the sophomore characteristic of actor-turned-filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg, will hit theaters within the thick of awards season, on October 18.
Eisenberg stars reverse Succession Emmy winner Kieran Culkin within the buzz title, which Searchlight snapped up for $10 million within the first main deal out of this yr’s Sundance Movie Competition, as we have been first to report. Within the movie, additionally scripted by Eisenberg, the pair play David and Benji, cousins who reunite for a tour of Poland to honor their grandmother, however see older tensions resurface in opposition to the backdrop of their household’s historical past.
Hailing from Matter and Fruit Tree, the movie additionally stars Jennifer Gray (Soiled Dancing), Will Sharpe (The White Lotus), Kurt Egyiawan (Beasts of No Nation), Liza Sadovy (A Small Mild) and Daniel Oreskes (Solely Murders within the Constructing). Producers on the challenge included Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Ewa Puszczynska, Jennifer Semler, Eisenberg, and Emma Stone.
For Eisenberg, A Actual Ache comes on the heels of When You End Saving the World, his dramedy starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard, which was launched by A24 in January 2023 after premiering at Sundance. At present, his newest movie is about to open in opposition to Paramount Photos’ Smile 2 and an unknown title from Common Photos. Most lately unveiling Sundance household drama Suncoast, on the heels of its Oscars success with Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Issues, Searchlight’s different upcoming titles embrace Ned Benson’s romance The Biggest Hits (April 5) and Lanthimos’s anthology Sorts of Kindness (June 21), which lately unveiled its first trailer.
