Multiple distributors Ive spoken to who have seen the ambitiousRobert Zemeckismovie are fans.
Admittedly, some others I spoke to were more in the middle on it.
Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly and Michelle Dockery also star.
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in ‘Here’Sony Pictures
The films backdrop is seemingly one room and the many life events that take place in it.
Zemeckis harnessed de-aging technology to capture scenes of Hanks and Wright as younger versions of themselves.
Press and tastemaker screenings have been limited.
Zemeckis recent movies havent approached the heights of his classics.
His last movie to be Oscar-nominated wasAlliedback in 2016 (for costumes).
His last movie to garner a Best Actor nom wasFlightin 2012.
That one was also the big-canvas directors last film to properly take off at the box office.
Well see howHereplays out.
In a relatively rare acquisition these days, China has been sold to Huahua.
Sony came aboard early for domestic.
The distributor appetite has been there for the movie.
Producers are Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Derek Hogue, and Bill Block.
Exec producers are Jeremy Johns, Andrew Golov, and Thom Zadr.
Miramax and ImageMovers are the production companies.
