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After
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJenny Gage
Screenplay by
  • Susan McMartin
  • Tamara Chestna
  • Jenny Gage
Produced by
Starring
Edited byMichelle Harrison
Music byJustin Burnett
Production
companies
Distributed byAviron Pictures
Release date
  • April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million[1]
Box office$6.2 million[2]

After is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Jenny Gage with a screenplay by Gage, Susan McMartin and Tamara Chestna based on the 2014 new adult fiction novel of the same name written by Anna Todd, which started out as a One Direction fan fiction novel on the online reading and writing platform, Wattpad. The film stars newcomer Josephine Langford as Tessa Young, a college student who begins a turbulent relationship with "bad boy" Hardin Scott, played by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin.

The film was released in the United States on April 12, 2019, by Aviron Pictures.[3]

Plot

18 year old Tessa Young is sporting a perfect life. Perfect grades, perfect boyfriend and being a dutiful daughter. She enters her first semester of college where she meets her roommate, Stephanie 'Steph' Jones, a wild sophomore. Tessa's mother, Carol, is disapproving of Steph, and demands that Tessa change her dormitory. Tessa indicates that she is responsible and her mother should trust her. Carol agrees. Steph convinces Tessa to go to a fraternity party with her. There she meets Hardin Scott, a brooding rebel who sports many tattoos. They play a game of truth or dare, in which Tessa still being a virgin is revealed. She is dared by Jace to make out with with Hardin, which she boldly refuses, saying 'I am done playing this game. Tessa goes into a room, in where she finds a copy of Wuthering Heights. The room is revealed to be Hardin's as he catches her going through his copy of Wuthering Heights. He tries to kiss her, but she rebuffs him. Later, Tessa and Hardin in their Literature class argue over the concept of Pride and Prejudice, and Landon (who befriended Tessa earlier) tells her that Hardin and he are soon to be stepbrothers. Hardin dies and then Harry Styles' aathma comes and marries Tessa. It is then revealed that Hardin never died and he had a plastic surgery. It was revealed that he was Harry Styles & he wanted revenge against Tessa Boo.

Cast

Production

In 2014, writer Anna Todd posted the first chapters of a novel titled After on Wattpad. Her original story was based on Harry Styles and Zayn Malik from One Direction, but they were portrayed as students at Washington State University. The story follows Tessa Young, an innocent good girl who gets caught up in a love affair with bad boy Styles. Seemingly overnight,[citation needed] fans were consuming the chapters faster than Todd could write them[citation needed]. Within one month, Anna Todd and her first novel in the four book series, After, became the most talked about story online,[citation needed] with a whopping 544 million readers on Wattpad. Anna Todd then landed a publishing deal with Simon & Schuster and the After series of novels were published in 2014.[11] In the published version, the lead male character's name was changed from Harry Styles to Hardin Scott. The books gained media attention and became a New York Times bestseller.[12]

In 2014, Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to adapt After to the theaters.[13][14] Susan McMartin, who until then was After's screenwriter, left the project in mid-2017 and Paramount Pictures rights were discontinued. CalMaple Media and Offspring Entertainment then acquired rights to the After film and Tamara Chestna was hired to update on McMartin's script. Director Jenny Gage was also responsible for the final revisions of the script.[15]

Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon of CalMaple Media, Jennifer Gibgot of Offspring Entertainment, author Anna Todd, Aron Levitz of Wattpad, Meadow Williams of Diamond Film Productions and Dennis Pelino are Producers on the film. CalMaple, Voltage Pictures and Diamond Film Productions financed the film. Swen Temmel, Nicolas Charier, Jonathan Deckter, David Dinerstein, Jason Resnick, Scott Karol, Ian Brereton, Eric Lehrman, Adam Shankman, Brian Pitt and Vassal Benford are Executive Producers. Aviron Pictures will distribute the film domestically, with Voltage Pictures handling foreign distribution. [16] On November 28, 2017, Anna Todd announced that Jenny Gage would be the director of the feature.[17]

Casting

On May 8, 2018, Julia Goldani Telles and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin were cast in the main roles of Tessa Young and Hardin Scott. The actors were picked by Anna Todd herself, who fell in love with their chemistry together.[16]

In July 2018, Telles announced her exit from the film due to scheduling conflicts. In the same month, Josephine Langford was cast as Tessa Young.[7] Pia Mia plays Tristan, a character previously male in the books.[8] Executive producer Swen Temmel was cast as Jace.[7] Shane Paul McGhie and Khadijha Red Thunder were cast as Landon Gibson and Steph Jones respectively [5]; Samuel Larsen plays Zed Evans, and Inanna Sarkis plays Molly Samuels. Additionally, Meadow Williams was cast as Professor Soto, another previously male character in the books.[9] On July 27, Peter Gallagher and Jennifer Beals were cast as Ken Scott and Karen Gibson, Hardin's father and Landon's mother.[10] On July 30, Selma Blair and Dylan Arnold were cast as Carol Young, Tessa's mother, and Noah Porter, Tessa’s high school boyfriend.[6]

Filming

Principal photography was due to begin filming in June 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.[18] In early July, producer Jennifer Gibgot confirmed that shooting would begin on July 16, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia shortly after they had cast Langford as Tessa.[19] Most scenes were shot at Emory University. Production was completed on August 24.[20]

Release

After was released in the United States on April 12, 2019, by Aviron Pictures.[3]

Box office

In the United States and Canada, After was released alongside Hellboy, Little and Missing Link, and is projected to gross anywhere from $3–12 million from 2,138 theaters in its opening weekend.[21] The film made $550,000 from Thursday night previews.[1]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 13% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6/10.[22] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 28 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[23] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Anthony D'Alessandro (April 12, 2019). "'Hellboy' Strikes $1.38M On Thursday As 'Shazam!' Looks To Fly To No. 1 Again With $20M+". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "After (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (July 23, 2018). "'After' Movie Based On Anna Todd's YA Books Seals Aviron Pictures Deal, Gets 2019 Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Ryan, Áine (November 23, 2018). "Get to know Josephine Langford, the breakout star of 'After'". 9Celebrity. Nine.com.au. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c N'Duka, Amanda (July 18, 2018). "'After': Shane Paul McGhie, Khadijha Red Thunder Cast In Film Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c N'Duka, Amanda (July 30, 2018). "Selma Blair Set To Co-Star In 'After' Film Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Fleming Jr, Mike (July 9, 2018). "Josephine Langford Set To Star As Tessa In 'After,' Movie Adaptation Of Anna Todd's YA Phenom Novels". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Sneider, Jeff (July 11, 2018). "Exclusive: YouTube Star Pia Mia in Talks to Join Anna Todd's YA Movie 'After'". Collider. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Ellenbogen, Rachael (July 19, 2018). "'After' Movie Cast: Meet Landon, Steph And Professor Soto". IB Times. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  10. ^ a b c Hipes, Patrick (July 27, 2018). "Peter Gallagher And Jennifer Beals Join 'After' Movie". Deadline. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  11. ^ Krishna, Rachael (2018-11-23). "The "After" Movie Trailer Is Out And People Have A Lot Of Feelings". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2018-12-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ Alter, Alexandra (October 21, 2014). "Harry Styles of One Direction Stars in Anna Todd's Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  13. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (October 16, 2014). "'After' Movie: Paramount Acquires Rights To Wattpad Book By Anna Todd". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  14. ^ "Harry Styles Fan Fiction 'After' Is Becoming A Hollywood Movie". Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  15. ^ Guimond, Natasha (April 5, 2018). "Interview with Screenwriter and Producer Tamara Chestna". Screencraft. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  16. ^ a b McNary, Dave (May 8, 2018). "Julia Goldani Telles, Hero Fiennes Tiffin to Star in Romance 'After'". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  17. ^ Cubria, Kaitlin (November 29, 2017). "The After Movie, Based on One Direction Fanfiction, Finally Finds Its Director". Clevver. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  18. ^ McNary, Dave (May 8, 2018). "Julia Goldani Telles, Hero Fiennes Tiffin to Star in Romance 'After'". Variety. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  19. ^ D'Aluisio, Alexandra (July 6, 2018). "Julia Goldani Telles Drops Out of After Movie Days Before Filming Begins". Clevver. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  20. ^ "Holy crap. IT'S A WRAP 🎬 #AfterMovie". Instagram. August 24, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  21. ^ Pamela McClintock (April 11, 2019). "Box Office Preview: Will 'Hellboy' Get Singed by 'Shazam'?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  22. ^ "After (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  23. ^ "After (2019) reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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