Before i fall, directed by ry russoyoung nobody walks, doesnt have many jokes. Directed by ry russo young, this drama was based on the ya novel of the same name by lauren oliver. Download the bustle app for more stories like these. Working in a male dominated field, providing female characters depth and dignifying their struggles is key to russo young s filmmaking. Mar 01, 2017 before i fall directed by ry russo young drama, fantasy, mystery pg 1h 38m.
June 18, 2018 we are excited to announce production began today on the upcoming the sun is also a star starring yara shahidi blackish and charles melton riverdale. The film stars zoey deutch, halston sage, logan miller, and jennifer beals, and was released by open road films in 2017. Ry russo young s before i fall hinges on a concept that might seem familiar. Director ry russoyoung forgot to feel the pressure. It should be safe to say that young adult adapted films will always be around, especially if we have directors like ry russoyoung taking up the call to create another excellent adaptation of another ya book. Zoey deutch, halston sage, cynthy wu, logan miller, kian lawley, ry russo young, brian robbins, jon shestack, matthew kaplan. Getty movies ry russoyoung, director of before i fall, talks feelings, friendship, and dignifying the teenage experience a lot of ya movies are belittling, or they talk down to their audience. Before i fall by ry russoyoung ry russoyoung, zoey deutch.
Did you first read the book which i just read, myself, or did the screenplay, by maria maggenti, come to you first. Before i fall play scenes setup subtitles english sdh espanol subtitles. Russo young, whose last two films, nobody walks 2012 and you wont miss me 2009, debuted at sundance, saw before i fall as an opportunity to fill a void in the teen movie canon. Ry russoyoung, director of before i fall, talks feelings. Jennifer beals joins before i fall opposite zoey deutch. Imagine a blend of groundhog day and mean girls with a dash of christian allegory, and you get before i fall. Director ry russo young visits the treatment to discuss deep female perspectives in film, and in before i fall. On how the bestselling novel about a young woman reliving the same day over and. I am not even remotely close to being the target audience for director ry russo young s before. We know from the opening voiceover, spoken by one of them, that it will end in some kind of tragedy death, even but soon that premonitory.
We have just hired a screenwriter and will be getting started on the adaptation soon. Thats something thats applicable to all people, no matter what age they are. Replica is in development with the same company and director that produced before i fall awesomeness and ry russo young, respectively. Jennifer beals has landed costarring role opposite zoey deutch in director ry russoyoungs before i fall, the adaptation of lauren olivers ya novel thats being put together by. Ry russoyoung on diving into before i fall on how the bestselling novel about a young woman reliving the same day over and over gave a rising talent the chance to do something new. Based on the bestselling novel, before i fall is a moving exploration courage. Stuck reliving her last day over and over, sam untangles the mystery. After tackling the bigscreen adaptation of young adult novel before i fall, ry. Before i fall gets april 2017 release date from open road. Medalion rahimi, cynthy wu, and director ry russo young share their thoughts on.
By marriska fernandes on march 2, 2017 leave a comment. Watch as stars zoey deutch, kian lawley, halston sage. Mar 03, 2017 before i fall all trailers and clips compilation for ry russo young s time loop movie, based on lauren olivers bestselling novel starring zoey deutch, elena kampouris and jennifer beals keep up. She has been married to colin spoelman since june 7, 2014. Before i fall by ry russoyoung ry russoyoung, zoey. Director ry russoyoung visits the treatment to discuss deep female perspectives in film, and in before i fall.
Learn about ry russoyoung including past and current movies, upcoming movies, and celebrity news at. Before i fall is a 2017 american teen drama film directed by ry russo young and written by maria maggenti, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by lauren oliver. Samantha kingston zoey deutch is brought out of the pages of the book and ontothescreen but shes still stuck reliving the same day over and over again. The teenage experience gets universal in ry russoyoungs. In time, she must learn how to prevent the accident while becoming a better, kinder person to those. Based on lauren olivers book of the same name, before i fall tells. A conversation with ry russoyoung before i fall hammer. March 29, 2017 on this weeks podcast, the director ry russoyoung before i fall reads loren berlin s essay death bear will see you now, about inviting a.
Ry russoyoung to direct yara shahidi in the sun is also a. Zoey deutch stars in the powerful and inspiring movie before i fall, based on the. When ry russo young arrived at sundance in january 2017, the festival regular she had previously debuted films in both the new frontiers and competition sections returned to the annual park city event with a surprising new feature. She is a director and actress, known for you wont miss me 2009, babes in toyland 2003 and nobody walks 2012. Jennifer beals has landed costarring role opposite zoey deutch in director ry russo young s before i fall, the adaptation of lauren olivers ya novel thats being put together by. This new project is based on the 2010 bestseller of the same title, by lauren oliver. Mar 03, 2017 director ry russoyoung forgot to feel the pressure. Oliver has heard from many fans who are fearful that the film might fall short of the book or veer off. Based on lauren olivers popular 2010 novel of the same name and adapted by screenwriter maria maggenti, before i fall offers an alternative. Before i fall was optioned back in 2010, the same year the book was released. The film version of before i fall directed by ry russo young. When ry russoyoung arrived at sundance in january 2017, the festival regular she had previously debuted films in both the new frontiers and competition sections returned to the annual park city event with a surprising new feature. The film stars zoey deutch, halston sage, logan miller, kian lawley, jennifer beals, diego boneta and elena kampouris.
Director ry russo young seems genuinely interested in tapping into these characters and reminding us what fresh hell adolescence brings each day, but the material resists her. Zoey deutch, ry russoyoung and more talk before i fall by ashy venkatrajulu marie claire hosted a star studded screening of open roads before i fall in one of new york citys most beloved theaters. Her previous three films are nobody walks 2012 nominated for a grand jury prize at sundance you wont miss me 2009 and orphans 2007. The film, directed by ry russo young, written by maria maggenti and based on lauren olivers young adult novel, isnt a comedy but rather a dutiful entry in the intermittently popular dying. On the surface, a ya novel might not sound like the sort of material that russoyoung would go for, but before i fall is covered with her. Ry russo young was born on november 16, 1981 in new york city, new york, usa. Lets relive some tropes for the umpteenth time with sam. Before i fall dir by ry russo young posted on february, 2019 by lisa marie bowman one of my favorite films of 2017 was before i fall, which was kind of a combination of mean girls, groudhog day, and happy death day. Ry russoyoung s before i fall really caught people by surprise at this years sundance film festival. Her early independent work has been associated with the mumblecore genre, though she has gone on to direct the wide release features before i fall 2017 and the sun is also. Ry russoyoung born november 16, 1981 is an american filmmaker, originally from new york city. This week, it goes by a new title, borrowedalong with its new plot, which is really just the old plot but for teenagersfrom a ya novel. Ry russoyoung on before i fall and the teenage experience time. Director ry russoyoung talks before i fall the fandom.
Ry russoyoungs before i fall really caught people by surprise at this years sundance film festival. Oliver and director ry russo young before i fall cherrypick a few of these digressions and give them an artful, collagelike treatment. Her previous three films are nobody walks 2012 nominated for a. Ry russoyoung has been cutting her teeth on personal indie flicks for over a decade, but shes on the cusp of a breakthrough that only a youngadult movie can offer. Ariana reines discusses her a sand book poetry being centered around a theme of hiding. Zoey deutch, halston sage, logan miller, kian lawley, elena kampouris, diego boneta, jennifer beals, ry russo young, brian robbins, matt.
On the surface, a ya novel might not sound like the sort of material that russo young would go for, but before i fall is covered with her. Michael fimognari and ry russoyoung in before i fall 2017 before i fall 2017. Usually the term ya young adult gets a bad rap from filmgoers, but before i fall draws on various film influences and makes them seem fresh. Before i fall opens in theatres on friday, march 3. Ry russoyoung was born on november 16, 1981 in new york city, new york, usa. Ry russoyoung the feature adaptation of nicola yoons bestselling novel is set to hit theaters may 17, 2019.
Jan 26, 2017 ry russoyoung was doing breathing exercises with me and her star zoey deutch before we sat down to chat about before i fall, her third film in a row to bow at the sundance film festival. The sundance ingenues latest feature, before i fall, is an adaptation of the bestselling y. A popular, selfish high schooler zoey deutch keeps reliving the same day over and over again, which ends with her and her friends getting into a fatal car accident. Before i fall director ry russo young on the use of social media in the film sundance 2017 social media is a part of our lives now it had to include the reality of our lives. Samantha zoey deutch is the nicest member of a foursome of mean girls at a high. Ry russoyoung has been cutting her teeth on personal indie flicks for over a decade, but shes on the cusp of a breakthrough that only a young adult movie can offer. Director ry russoyoung talks before i fall and smashing the. Zoey deutch and ry russoyoung discuss before i fall. She does what the group does, continues russoyoung. Zoey deutch, halston sage, logan miller, kian lawley, elena kampouris, diego boneta, jennifer beals, ry russo young, brian. You make me feel like im living and reliving a teenage nightmare ry russo young s teen melodrama is an almostcaptivating mean girls meets groundhog day. Maria maggenti screenplay by, lauren oliver based on the novel by.
Based on the bestselling ya novel of the same name by lauren oliver, the film follows samantha kingston played by everybody wants somes zoey deutch as shes forced to relive the same cupids day over and over again. Before i fall is a 2017 american teen drama film directed by ry russoyoung and written by maria maggenti, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by lauren oliver. Before i fall author lauren oliver on the books journey. Ry russoyoung is your next youngadult movie breakout. Zoey deutch, ry russo young and more talk before i fall by ashy venkatrajulu marie claire hosted a star studded screening of open roads before i fall in one of new york citys most beloved theaters. Russoyoung directed before i fall, based on the book by lauren oliver. Ry russo young born november 16, 1981 is an american filmmaker, originally from new york city.
Before i fall ry russoyoungs ya adaptation feels distinct from so many teencentric melodramas, even as it recycles the premise of groundhog day. Diego boneta, jennifer beals, ry russoyoung, brian robbins, matt kaplan. Based on lauren olivers book of the same name, before i fall. Indie director ry russoyoung talks about friendships, respecting the teenage experience, and before i fall. Before i fall is a 2017 american teen drama film directed by ry russoyoung and written by maria maggenti, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by. The movie is about her coming to question the world around her, finding her own moral compass and making her own moral choices. Jul 26, 2016 awesomeness films before i fall, the film based on the bestselling ya novel by lauren oliver, will get a wide release theatrically by open road films on april 7, 2017. The film plays the main storyline pretty straight but with some alterations to the subplots. You make me feel like im living and reliving a teenage nightmare. Stuck reliving her last day over and over, sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything shes losing. Please find the first official behindthescenes photo from set along with synopsis and quotes from the films director, ry russo young and book author, nicola yoon.
After a nearly 5year absence from the directors chair, ry russo young is back with a much more mainstream effort in ya adaptation before i fall. Starring zoey deutch, halston sage, logan miller, kian lawley, elena kampouris, jennifer beals, cynthy. Before i fall starts out like many another teen movies, as a group of friends in this case, the four most popular girls in school heads to school for what they think will be a normal day. Ry russoyoungs teen melodrama is an almostcaptivating mean girls meets. February 12 is just another day in sams charmed life, until it turns out to be her last. Her early independent work has been associated with the mumblecore genre, though she has gone on to direct the wide release features before i fall 2017 and the sun is also a star 2019 as well as television and commercial projects. The film is available in theaters now all across america. Before i fall all trailers and clips compilation youtube. A filmmaker known largely for 2012s nobody walksa 2012 grand jury prize nominee starring olivia thirlby and john krasinskifilmmaker ry russo young is back at sundance in 2017 with before.
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