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Paper Towns
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byJake Schreier
Screenplay byScott Neustadter
Michael H. Weber
Produced byWyck Godfrey
Marty Bowen
StarringNat Wolff
Cara Delevingne
Justice Smith
Austin Abrams
Halston Sage
Jaz Sinclair
Cara Buono
CinematographyDavid Lanzenberg
Edited byJacob Craycroft
Music byJohn Debney
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Paper Towns is an upcoming British-American romantic mystery comedy film, directed by Jake Schreier based on the 2008 novel of the same name by John Green. The film is written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the same team that wrote Green's first book film adaption. The film will star Nat Wolff, who also starred in The Fault in Our Stars, Cara Delevingne, Justice Smith, Austin Abrams, Halston Sage and Jaz Sinclair. It is set to be released on July 24, 2015 in the United States by 20th Century Fox.[1]

Plot

Taking place in Orlando, Florida, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen (Wolff) lives next door to Margo Roth Spiegelman (Delevingne), his childhood friend from whom he has since drifted, but still has feelings for. So when she one day climbs through his window and summons him on an all-night road trip of revenge, he cannot help but follow her lead. The next day, however, Margo doesn't come to school, and after a few days it becomes apparent she is missing. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance that seem meant for him to make sense of. But as he gets deeper into the mystery and discovers more about the person Margo actually is, he becomes less sure of who and what he is looking for.

Cast

  • Nat Wolff as Quentin "Q" Jacobsen
    • Josiah Cerio as Young Quentin
  • Cara Delevingne as Margo Roth Spiegelman
    • Hannah Alligood as Young Margo
  • Justice Smith as Marcus "Radar" Lincoln
  • Austin Abrams as Ben Starling
  • Halston Sage as Lacey Pemberton
  • Griffin Freeman as Jase
  • Caitlin Carver as Becca Arrington
  • Jaz Sinclair as Angela
  • Cara Buono as Connie Jacobsen
  • Susan Macke Miller as Mrs. Spiegelman
  • Tom Hillmann as Mr. Spiegelman
  • Meg Crosbie as Ruthie Spiegelman
  • Jim Coleman as Det. Otis Warren

Production

Pre-production

Green announced in a vlog that the movie rights to Paper Towns have been optioned by Mandate Pictures and Mr. Mudd.[2] He wrote the first draft of the screenplay.[3]

On March 24, 2014, Green announced via Twitter that Paper Towns would have the same studio (Fox 2000) and be written and produced by the same team that worked on The Fault in Our Stars.[4] On September 4, 2014, again via Twitter, Green announced that Jake Schreier would direct the film.[5]

Casting

On March 24, 2014, Green announced via Twitter that Nat Wolff would be playing Quentin "Q" Jacobsen, the protagonist of the story.[4] On September 16, 2014, Variety reported that Cara Delevingne would be playing Margo Roth Spiegelman[6] which was confirmed by Green on Twitter stating that "Delevingne's audition blew everyone away (including me!) and she understands Margo profoundly".[7] On October 9, 2014, Justice Smith, Austin Abrams, and Halston Sage were cast as Marcus "Radar", Ben Starling and Lacey Pemberton, respectively.[8] In addition, Jaz Sinclair was cast on October 15, 2014, as Angela, Radar's girlfriend.[9] On November 12, 2014, Cara Buono joined the cast as Jacobsen's mother, Connie.[10] Other cast members include Susan Macke Miller, Tom Hillmann and Meg Crosbie as Margo's mother, father and younger sister, respectively, Griffin Freeman as Jase, Margo's boyfriend, Caitlin Carver as Becca Arrington, a friend of Margo's and Jim Coleman as Detective Otis Warren, who investigates Margo's disappearance.[11]

Filming

Although the novel is primarily set in Orlando, Florida, the tax incentives of North Carolina for filmmakers made it the affordable choice for principal photography according to Green. It is believed that filming will begin in fall 2014 since the incentives expire on December 31, 2014.[12]

Filming began on November 3, 2014 in and around Charlotte, North Carolina and concluded on December 19, 2014.[13][14][15] On November 17-18, filming was due to take place at the Mooresville Arts Depot in Mooresville, but due to weather conditions its schedule moved to November 18-19, where it would shoot on location all day, both days.[16] The production was set to be moved to Wilmington on December 2 to film the high school scenes among extras.[17] But later due to change in venue, filming began in Cabarrus County outside of Charlotte.[18] Where the crews were filming at Central Cabarrus High School in Concord, which was transformed into "Jefferson Park High School".[19]

Release

The film was originally supposed to be released on July 31, 2015.[20] The date was later shifted to June 19.[1] Then again the release date was shifted to June 5, the 1-year anniversary of the movie release of The Fault in Our Stars.[21] Then again in March 2015, the release date was shifted to July 24, 2015, which was previously assigned to Poltergeist.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b Carol Motsinger (October 27, 2014). "'Paper Towns' will begin filming in Charlotte next week". citizen-times.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  2. ^ John Green (October 24, 2008). "Paper Towns Movie!!11!!!". Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. ^ March 17, 2009, (at 2:48).
  4. ^ a b John Green (24 March 2014). "Paper Towns will have the same screenwriters (@iamthepuma and @thisisweber), same producers (@wyckgodfrey), same studio, AND @natandalex". twitter.com. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  5. ^ John Green (September 4, 2014). "EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: The Paper Towns movie will be directed by the brilliant @jakeschreier, who previously made "Robot and Frank."". twitter.com. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Justin Kroll (September 16, 2014). "Cara Delevingne Lands Female Lead in John Green's 'Paper Towns' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  7. ^ John Green (September 16, 2014). "Cara Delevigne's audition blew everyone away (including me!) and she understands Margo profoundly. I am so excited!". twitter.com. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  8. ^ Andrew Sims (October 9, 2014). "'Paper Towns' casts Quentin's friends Radar, Lacey, and Ben". hypable.com. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  9. ^ Andrew Sims (October 15, 2014). "'Paper Towns' adds Jaz Sinclair as Radar's girlfriend Angela". hypable.com. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  10. ^ Jen Yamato (November 12, 2014). "'London Has Fallen' Adds 'Tyrant' Thesp; Cara Buono Joins 'Paper Towns'; DC Superhero Rumors Swirl". deadline.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  11. ^ David Lindquist (November 27, 2014). "Meet 15 actors in the cast of 'Paper Towns' movie". indystar.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  12. ^ Carol Motsinger (September 25, 2014). "'Paper Towns' film adaptation coming to North Carolina". citizen-times.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  13. ^ Jake Schreier (October 28, 2014). "Camera test. 7 days til day 1. #papertowns". instagram.com. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  14. ^ Lindquist, David (November 3, 2014). "Film shoot for John Green's 'Paper Towns' begins today". indystar.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  15. ^ "'Paper Towns' has begun filming in Charlotte, NC". onlocationvacations.com. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  16. ^ "Downtown movie filming delayed by weather". mooresvilletribune.com. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "John Green's 'Paper Towns' is about to move to Wilmington, NC & they need extras for a high school scene". onlocationvacations.com. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  18. ^ "'Paper Towns' is filming in Cabarrus County, NC this week". onlocationvacations.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  19. ^ "'Paper Towns' films at Central Cabarrus HS". wcnc.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  20. ^ Kilday, Gregg (August 1, 2014). "John Green's 'Paper Towns' Film Adaptation Gets Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  21. ^ McClurg, Jocelyn (23 December 2014). "Author of the Year: John Green". USA Today. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  22. ^ Lesnick, Silas (March 4, 2015). "20th Century Fox Shifts Dates for Spy, Poltergeist and Paper Towns". comingsoon.net. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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