Julia Stiles and Cast Talk About Her Directorial Debut, Wish You Were Here

Anyone who was round cinema within the early 2000s noticed Julia Stiles take the romantic comedy style by storm. 10 Things I Hate About You and Save The Last Dance had been staples of any millenial movie assortment. She at all times had a sure one thing that made her stand out from different leads on the time. So it’s thrilling to see her now take the directing route, as she embarks on this new path. A primary movie is hard, as it will possibly actually form how an viewers sees the sorts of movies you’re desirous to make. And whereas I wasn’t an enormous fan of the movie (try my assessment HERE) there’s nonetheless loads of potential for Stiles behind the digicam.

I used to be in a position to converse with Stiles about her directorial debut, Wish You Were Here, and why she selected to adapt a novel for her first characteristic. Stiles will get into a few of her greatest struggles on set, in addition to how she finally simply wanted to belief herself. I used to be additionally in a position to discuss to the actors from the movie, Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, and Gabby Kono-Abdy about their work. I completely love Isabelle’s work in Orphan, so it’s incredible to see her get her probability as a romantic lead. And provided that the movie business is in a reasonably troublesome place proper now with the fires in LA, I made positive to get a number of the solid’s consolation movies. Maybe you’ll discover you share some with them, I do know I did. Check all of them out within the video interview above.

WISH YOU WERE HERE plot:

Julia Stiles makes her directorial debut in a brilliantly heat and romantic movie primarily based on the bestselling novel, Wish You Were Here. Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, Jennifer Grey and Kelsey Grammer star in an interesting film about leaving the on a regular basis world behind to take an opportunity on true romance. When the proper evening with an ideal stranger ends all of the sudden the subsequent morning, Charlotte searches for solutions and which means in her disappointing life till she uncovers a secret that modifications every little thing.

WISH YOU WERE HERE IS PLAYING IN THEATERS AND ON DIGITAL ON JANUARY 17TH, 2024.

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Tyler Nichols is a horror fanatic who resides in Michigan and is at all times on the hunt for the subsequent nice movie. When not scouring the web for film information, he’s often off watching one thing darkish, writing nonsensical musings, or taking part in in some fantastical online game world. While horror takes up most of his time, he nonetheless makes time for movies of every kind, with a sure affinity for the unusual and strange. He’s additionally an knowledgeable on all issues Comic Book Cinema. In addition to opinions and interviews right here on JoBlo.com, Tyler additionally helps with JoBlo Horror Originals the place he’s consistently attempting to persuade viewers to present lesser-known horror movies an opportunity.