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| Friends with Kids | |
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| Directed by | Jennifer Westfeldt |
| Screenplay by | Jennifer Westfeldt |
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| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
| cinematography = William Rexer II
| editing = Tara Timpone
| studio = Points West Pictures
Red Granite Pictures
| distributor = Lionsgate
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- September 9, 2011 (Tiff)
- June 1, 2012 (Sweden)
| runtime = | country = Template:Film US | language = English | budget = <US$10 million | gross = }} Friends with Kids is an independent American ensemble comedy that is written, produced, directed by and also starring Jennifer Westfeldt. Her partner Jon Hamm will also star in the movie, along with Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, and Megan Fox. Shooting began in 2010 in New York.
Plot
The plot of Friends with Kids revolves around a pair of best friends in their 30s who observe the effect of having kids has taken on the couples they know. To avoid that toll, the best friends resolve to have a child and then date other people.[1]
Cast
- Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt as Jason and Julie, the main couple[1]
- Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm as Missy and Ben, another supporting couple[1]
- Maya Rudolph and Chris O'Dowd as Leslie and Alex, another couple.
- Edward Burns as Kurt, the man that Julie begins dating.
- Megan Fox as Mary Jane, the woman that Jason begins dating. [1][2]
Production and release
Friends with Kids is directed, written, produced and also starring Jennifer Westfeldt.[1] This will be her directorial debut.[2] Her partner, actor Jon Hamm, also agreed to play a supporting part and help produce her feature film.[1] The idea for Friends With Kids had been floating around after Westfeldt and Hamm noticed that friends were starting to have families and 'all but disappearing from their lives.' Cast member Adam Scott admitted that the couple's suspicion was not baseless, as he has been "the worst friends" to them as he is "so busy" after getting married and having children.[3] She was encouraged to move forward with her idea after an informal reading of the screenplay took place at her and Hamm's home in late 2010.
It was always planned that Hamm would star in the movie, but in a role where he would not be paired-up with his real-life partner.[3] However, this left only a few months open between when Hamm finished doing the fourth season of Mad Men and would resume for a fifth to get Friends with Kids off the ground and ready to shoot. According to one of the producers, resources for the production were easy to find. "The impossible algorithm is to line up the cast, the calendar and the cash in such a way that you get to make the movie,” said co-producer Joshua Astrachan. "It just never is that easy to put an independent film together."[3]
Principal photography lasted for four weeks,[4] beginning in New York during December 2010[2] and carrying out into early 2011.[5] With a budget of less than US$10 million, Friends with Kids was made by Red Granite Pictures, Points West Pictures, and Locomotive. Red Granite Pictures lead by Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland also fully financed the film and distributed it internationally through Red Granite's distribution arm lead by Danny Dimbort and Christian Mercuri. [1][3] [3] The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2011[6]. On September 21, 2011, Lionsgate announced that it had acquired the distribution rights to the film.[7]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Friends with Kids is looking into an April 2012 release date in theaters.[1] It is scheduled for release in Sweden on June 1, 2012.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kit, Boyrs (October 18, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Megan Fox Joins Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig in 'Friends With Kids'". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c Wieselman, Jarett (December 8, 2010). "The benefits of being 'Friends' with Megan Fox". New York Post. Paul Carlucci. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Itzkoff, Dave (March 5, 2011). "Filming Couples in Motion While Being One Themselves". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Cannes Video: Hamm and Westfeldt Talk Friends with Kids". indieWIRE. Snagfilms. May 16, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 3011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Brady, Buzz (February 20, 2011). "Megan Fox and John Hamm begin filming 'Friends With Kids'- SEE VIDEO". Irish Central. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ Lambert, Christine (2011), "Friends with Kids premiere photos", DigitalHit.com, retrieved 2012-01-02
- ^ "Lion's Gate Press Release". Retrieved 21 September 2011.