Going Places (2017 film)

Going Places
Directed by John Turturro
Produced by Sidney Kimmel
Robert Salerno
Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu
John Penotti
Fernando Sulichin
Written by John Turturro
Based on Going Places
by Bertrand Blier
The Big Lebowski
by Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Starring
Production
companies
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
New Element
Tribus P Films[1]
Distributed by Cornerstone Films
Country United States
Language English

Going Places is an upcoming 2017 American crime comedy film directed, written by and starring John Turturro, acting as both a remake of the 1974 controversial French film of the same name by Bertrand Blier, and a spin-off to the 1998 cult film The Big Lebowski by the Coen brothers, from which Turturro reprises his role as Jesus Quintana.

Like the original Going Places, it follows a trio of sexually-depraved misfits, played by Turturro, Bobby Cannavale, and Audrey Tautou.

Cast

Production

The Coen brothers, who wrote, directed, and produced The Big Lebowski, stated on several occasions that they would never make a Lebowski sequel.[4] However, John Turturro expressed keen interest in reprising his role as Jesus since 2011.[5][6] Despite not being one of the film's writers, most of Jesus' character were Turturro's own ideas, which led the Coens to give him a bigger place in the film.[7] In 2014, Turturro announced that he had requested permission from the Coens to use the character.[8]

In August 2016, it was announced that Turturro, after being granted the right to use the character of Jesus by the Coens, had already started filming the spin-off, which he would also write and direct. It was also announced the film would be a remake of the 1974 French film Going Places directed by Bertrand Blier, which was itself based on his own novel Les valseuses.[9][2] The film was originally supposed to be titled 100 Minutes with Jesus.[1] The Coen brothers are not involved in the production.

Filming

Filming of the film began in August 2016 in New York City.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Big Lebowski' Spinoff 'Going Places': First Photo of John Turturro as Jesus Revealed". IndieWire. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "WILL FERRELL AND JOHN C. REILLY REUNITE TO PLAY HOLMES AND WATSON, PLUS MORE MOVIE NEWS". Rotten Tomatoes. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. "John Turturro's sex farce Going Places gets rolling in New York". Entertainment Weekly. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. Setoodeh, Ramin (February 3, 2016). "The Coen Brothers Will Never Make a Sequel to 'The Big Lebowski'". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  5. "John Turturro Says He'd Love To Do A Big Lebowski Spin-Off With Jesus Quintana". Cinema Blend. 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  6. O'Neal, Sean (June 28, 2011). "Random Roles: John Turturro". AV Club. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  7. Green, Bill; Ben Peskoe; Will Russell; Scott Shuffitt (2007). "I'm A Lebowski, You're A Lebowski". Bloomsbury.
  8. Lyman, Eric J. (June 22, 2014). "Taormina Fest Honors John Turturro, Fox's Jim Gianopulos on Final Day". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  9. McNary, Dave (August 18, 2016). "John Turturro in Production on 'Big Lebowski' Spinoff 'Going Places'". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2016.

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