Babylon Film Release Date : Who’s in the Damien Chazelle’s Movie?

By Phoebe Uren Last updated Sep 12, 2022

Damien Chazelle wrote and will direct the upcoming American historical epic film Babylon. The movie takes place in the 1920s, during the Jazz Age when Hollywood was switching from silent films to “talkies.” It has a big cast, led by Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.

Babylon is neither a musical nor a book-based movie. In 2019, a draught of the movie’s screenplay actually got out on the internet.

It’s not clear how much the final screenplay differs from the draught that got out. In an interview with Vanity Fair in September 2022, Damien gave some great hints about the film.

He said that he wanted to show how difficult it was for Hollywood to change during the Jazz Age. “Everything is changing under people’s feet,” he told the outlet. “

I became very interested in the human cost of change on that scale, at a time when there was no road map and everything was new and wild.”

The Plot of Babylon

“A story of big dreams and wild excess, it follows the rise and fall of several characters during a time when Hollywood was full of decadence and vice.”

The script was written by Damien Chazelle. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Chazelle said of the time period where the story takes place, “Everything is shifting under people’s feet, and I became really interested in the human cost of change on that scale, at a time when there was no road map and everything was just new and wild.”

Cast of Babylon

Margot Robbie in ‘Babylon’ Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, who were both in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in 2019, lead a large group of actors in “Babylon.”

Damien said in his Vanity Fair interview that Brad plays Jack Conrad, a hard-partying “über-movie star.” Damien said that Brad’s personality reminded him of dead actors John Gilbert, Clark Gable, and Douglas Fairbanks. Margot plays Nellie LaRoy, a “crappy aspiring actress” who is new to Hollywood.

Damien said that Margot’s character was like that of Clara Bow, Jeanne Eagels, Joan Crawford, and Alma Rubens, all of whom had died before him.

Brad agreed to be in the movie in January 2020, and then Margot did the same in March 2021. Emma Stone was reportedly one of the women who could have played the main role.

Release Date: When is Babylon Coming Out?

Babylon is the last new movie to come out in 2022. It opens in a few theatres on December 25, and then in more theatres on January 6, 2023, According to collider.com/. This date makes sure that if the movie is good enough, it will be able to compete for an Oscar this year.

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It’s one of many movies coming out around Christmas, along with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Sequel, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the Whitney Houston biopic, and The Pale Blue Eye, starring Christian Bale.

Who Are the Babylon Creative Team Members?

Damien Chazelle is directing and writing his fourth full-length movie, called Babylon. His first movie, with Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, was the 2014 psychological drama Whiplash.

Simmons. For his work on the movie Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Then he directed Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the romantic musical comedy La La Land. Damien won the Oscar for Best Director, and La La Land got him a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

First Man was his third full-length movie. Ryan Gosling played Neil Armstrong in this biographical drama. Whiplash made $49 million at the worldwide box office, La La Land made $448 million, and First Man made $105 million.

conclusion

The movie takes place in the 1920s, during the Jazz Age. It has a big cast, led by Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. In an interview, Damien gave some great hints about the film. The movie opens on December 25, 2022. If it’s good enough, it’ll be able to compete for an Oscar by the end of the year.