Jesse Eisenberg’s A24 Musical Comedy With Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti Adds Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, Bernadette Peters

Jesse Eisenberg‘s follow-up to the Oscar-winning “A Real Pain” has added a few more cast members.

Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, and Bernadette Peters have signed on to the currently unnamed musical comedy. This movie, which began filming in April, already stars Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, and Jesse Eisenberg. Additionally, Bonnie Milligan, Colton Ryan, Lilli Cooper, and Maulik Pancholy are also part of the cast.

Moore stars as a timid woman who finds herself cast in a local musical theater production, pushing boundaries as she fully immerses herself in her character. The movie, described by the logline, has been picked up by A24, with Topic Studios and Emma Stone’s Fruit Tree involved in its production.

In this movie musical, Eisenberg composed both the melodies and the words for the songs. The role of music supervisor goes to Steven Gizicki, known for “A Complete Unknown” and “La La Land”. Bill Sherman, who worked on “In the Heights”, serves as the executive music producer. Andy Blankenbuehler, from “Hamilton”, is responsible for the choreography, while Drew Daniels, of “Anora”, takes care of the cinematography.

Actress Emma Stone, along with Dave McCary and Ali Herting from Fruit Tree Productions, will take on production duties for an upcoming film. Topic Studios will serve as executive producers for this project. This movie represents a reunion between Jesse Eisenberg, who is also associated with Fruit Tree Productions, and the team behind A24. This union follows Eisenberg’s directorial debut in 2023 titled “When You Finish Saving the World.” Prior to this, Fruit Tree Productions and A24 collaborated on projects such as “I Saw the TV Glow” and “The Curse.

In his latest movie titled “A Real Pain,” Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Original Screenplay, while Kieran Culkin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

These entities, namely CAA Media Finance, WME Independent, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole, and Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinns Ryan LLP, were involved in the negotiations of this agreement.

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2025-04-15 17:17