‘After The Hunt' Trailer: Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield & Ayo Edebiri Star In #MeToo-Themed Psychological Thriller
Roberts leads the cast as a college professor who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star student (Ayo Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of her colleagues (Andrew Garfield), and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come into the light.
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Andrew Garfield & Ayo Edebiri Praise Working With 'After The Hunt' Director Luca Guadagnino: "Was Impressed By How Loose He Was"
The movie, written by screenwriter Nora Garrett, follows in the wake of ever-busy Italian director Guardagnino's sports romance Challengers, starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist, and Queer adaptation, starring Daniel Craig.
Talking to Deadline at CinemaCon in April, Garfield praised Guadagnino's spontaneous but laser focused approach on set.
'What was exciting and surprising about being with Luca on set was how loose he is, how relaxed he is, how kind of spontaneous, in the moment and totally focused when he needs to be, but he seems to be allowing the day and the scene and the moment to be found,' said Garfield. 'He's such a precise filmmaker, simultaneously, so I found that deeply surprising.'
Producers on After the Hunt are Brian Grazer and Allan Mandelbaum for Imagine Entertainment and Call Me By Your Name Oscar nominee Guadagnino under his Frenesy banner. Garrett also exec produces along with Imagine's Karen Lunder.
The feature launches October 10.
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