After (2019 film)
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| Directed by | Jenny Gage |
| Written by | Susan McMartin |
| Starring | Josephine Langford Hero Fiennes-Tiffin |
| Distributed by | Aviron Pictures |
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After is an adult romance film directed by Jenny Gage and the screenplay written by Susan McMartin. It is based on the 2014 novel of the same name written by Anna Todd. The film stars Josephine Langford as Tessa Young, a college student who begins a turbulent relationship with badboy Hardin Scott, played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin. The film will be released on April 12, 2019, by Aviron Pictures.[1]
Cast[2]
- Josephine Langford as Tessa Young
- Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as Hardin Scott
- Shane Paul McGhie as Landon Gibson
- Samuel Larsen as Zed Evans
- Khadijha Red Thunder as Steph Jones
- Swen Temmel as Jace
- Inanna Sarkis as Molly Samuels
- Peter Gallagher as Ken Scott
- Jennifer Beals as Karen Scott
- Pia Mia as Tristan
- Meadow Williams as Professor Soto
- Dylan Arnold as Noah Porter
- Selma Blair as Carol Young
Plot
After follows the journey of self-discovery and sexual awakening of Tessa. A dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart, Tessa enters her first year of University with grand ambitions for her future. Her guarded world opens up when she meets the dark and mysterious Hardin Scott. A brooding rebel that Tessa would typically shun, she is drawn by his magnetic energy that will change her forever.
Production
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In 2014, Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to adapt After to the theaters. Susan McMartin wrote the screenplay and Jennifer Gibgot was in charge of producing the film. [3] But as the project was in a slower than expected process.[citation needed] In 2017, Todd didn't want to renew the contract and got the rights back to it.[citation needed] But she soon sold them to a smaller studio where she could be more involved in production and have more control over the film.[citation needed] Susan McMartin, who until then was After's screenwriter, left the project in mid-2017.[citation needed] Tamara Chestna was hired to make updates on the script written by McMartin, director Jenny Gage was also responsible for the final revisions of the script.[citation needed]
Producers are Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon of CalMaple Films, and Jennifer Gibgot of Offspring Entertainment.[citation needed] CalMaple, Voltage Pictures and Diamond Film Productions are financing the film. Wattpad’s Aron Levitz, Anna Todd and Dennis Pelino from CalMaple are also producing.[citation needed] Meadow Williams and Swen Temmel from Diamond Films will serve as executive producers along with Adam Shankman of Offspring Entertainment, Voltage’s Nicolas Chartier and Jonathan Deckter, CalMaple’s Scott Karol, and Wattpad’s Eric Lehrman.[citation needed]
Direction
On November 28, 2017, Anna Todd announced that Jenny Gage would be the director of the feature.[citation needed][4]
Casting
In January 2018, auditions began for the main actors of movie. Actors like Nicholas Galitzine, Ash Stymest and Gregg Sulkin auditioned for the Hardin's role and actresses Danielle Rose Russell, Lilly Van der Meer and Charlotte McKee audited for the Tessa's role.[citation needed][1] Performance and chemistry were a priority for producers.[citation needed][5] It was months of auditions until on May 8 2018, Variety [6] announced in an official statement that Julia Goldani Telles and the english actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin were cast for the main roles. The actors were picked by Anna Todd herself, who fell in love with their chemistry together.[citation needed]
But in June 2018, actress Julia Goldani Telles announced in an open letter to fans her exit from the feature due to scheduling conflicts.[citation needed] In the same month, the Australian actress Josephine Langford was announced as the new interpreter of Tessa Young by the Deadline. [7].
Said Langford: “I’m so excited to be joining After as Tessa and to be able to bring her character to life. After-nators have been waiting so patiently to see this story and I’m thrilled to be a part of telling it.”
The auditions for the other characters of the film began in April 2018, names like Debby Ryan, Barbie Ferreira and Blake Michael came to audition.[citation needed] On July 20 2018, singer Pia Mia was cast as Tristan, a character who had sex changed in the film, since Tristan is a boy in the books.[citation needed] On July 21 2018, Samuel Larsen was cast as Zed Evans.[citation needed] On July 24 2018, Peter Gallagher was cast as Hardin's father, Ken Scott.[citation needed] On July 25 2018, Jennifer Beals was cast as Karen Gibson.[citation needed] On July 30 2018, Selma Blair was cast as Tessa's mother, Carol.[citation needed]
Filming
Principal photography was originally scheduled to begin in April 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, but as Tessa and Hardin's auditions were not yet finalized, they were postponed.[citation needed] On May 8 2018, with the announcement of the main actors, it was announced that filming would begin in June 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.[citation needed] But with the exit of Telles and the search of a new Tessa, the shooting was again postponed.[citation needed] Also in June, producer Jennifer Gibgot confirmed that shooting would begin officially on July 16 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.[citation needed] Production was completed on August 25 2018.[citation needed]
Release
After is scheduled to be released on April 12, 2019, by Aviron Pictures.[8]
References
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (2018-07-23). "'After' Movie Based On Anna Todd's YA Books Seals Aviron Pictures Deal, Gets 2019 Release Date". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ^ "'After' Movie: Release Date, Cast, Plot, Trailers, And Everything You Need To Know". PopBuzz. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ^ "Paramount acquired tge right to adapt After". Retrieved October, 2014.
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