Information
| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 7.1(2368) |
| Listed in: | Drama |
| Directed by: | Richard Linklater |
| Actors: | Zac Efron Christian McKay Ben Chaplin Eddie Marsan Claire Danes Zoe Kazan |
| "All's fair in love and theater" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Richard Linklater | |
| Actors | |
| Zac Efron | as Richard Samuels (Lucius) |
| Christian McKay | as Orson Welles (Brutus) |
| Ben Chaplin | as George Coulouris (Mark Antony) |
| Eddie Marsan | as John Houseman |
| James Tupper | as Joseph Cotten (Publius) |
| Leo Bill | as Norman Lloyd (Cinna the Poet) |
| Al Weaver | as Sam Leve |
| Iain McKee | as Vakhtangov |
| Simon Lee Phillips | as Walter Ash |
| Simon Nehan | as Joe Holland (Julius Caesar) |
| Patrick Kennedy | as Grover Burgess (Ligarius) |
| Garrick Hagon | as Dr. Mewling |
| Aaron Brown | as Longchamps Kid #1 |
| Travis Oliver | as John Hoyt (Decius) |
| Nathan Osgood | as Radio Announcer |
| Robert Wilfort | as Radio Director |
| Michael Brandon | as Les Tremayne |
| Aidan McArdle | as Martin Gabel (Cassius) |
| Michael J. McEvoy | as I.L. Epstein |
| Thomas Arnold | as George Duthie (Artemidorus) |
| Daniel Tuite | as William Mowry (Flavius) |
| John Young | as Longchamps Kid #2 |
| Jools Holland | as Band Leader |
| Steven Parry | as Mercury Trumpet Player |
| Jay Irving | as Mercury Percussion Player |
| David Garbutt | as Mercury French Horn Player |
| Cris Blanco | as Museum Patron |
| Shane James Bordas | as Conspirator |
| Alessandro Giuggioli | as Conspirator |
| Harry Macqueen | as Conspirator |
| Chris Wilson | as Studion Foley Artist |
| Actresses | |
| Claire Danes | as Sonja Jones |
| Zoe Kazan | as Gretta Adler |
| Kelly Reilly | as Muriel Brassler (Portia) |
| Imogen Poots | as Lorelei Lathrop |
| Janie Dee | as Mrs. Samuels |
| Marlene Sidaway | as Grandmother Samuels |
| Megan Maczko | as Evelyn Allen (Calpurnia) |
| Saskia Reeves | as Barbara Luddy |
| Jo McInnes | as Jeannie Rosenthal |
| Emily Allen | as Virginia Welles |
| Eddi Reader | as Singer |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 24 February 2008 - |
| Gross: |
USA - 85,422 USD (29 November 2009) UK - 166,389 GBP (6 December 2009) |
| Plot: | In November 1937, high school student and aspiring thespian Richard Samuels takes a day trip into New York City. There, he meets and begins a casual friendship with Gretta Adler, their friendship based on a shared love and goal of a profession in the creative arts. But also on this trip, Richard stumbles across the Mercury Theatre and meets Orson Welles, who, based on an impromptu audition, offers Richard an acting job as Lucius in his modern retelling of Julius Caesar, which includes such stalwart Mercury Theatre players as Joseph Cotten and George Coulouris. Despite others with official roles as producer John Houseman , this production belongs to Welles, the unofficial/official dictator. In other words, whatever Welles wants, the cast and crew better deliver. These requests include everything, even those of a sexual nature. Welles does not believe in conventions and will do whatever he wants, which includes not having a fixed opening date, although the unofficial opening date is in one week's time. In turn, Welles realizes that his name will either be strengthened or ruined in the theater community by this production. Richard is taken under the wing by the production's Jane-of-All-Trades, Sonja Jones. Known as the Ice Queen by the male cast, Sonja deflects much of the unwanted sexual attention by jokingly implying that she and Richard are having a fling, which Richard wants nothing more than to be the truth. As the end of the week and opening night approaches, Richard, having seen Welles' behavior, has to decide if acting in this production is worth it at any cost. |
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