Sundance Favorite ‘Late Night’ Getting A Wide Theatrical Release From Amazon This Summer
One of the most buzzed about titles out of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year wasLate Night. Directed byNisha Ganatra, the film starsMindy Kaling(who also wrote and produced the movie) as a chemical plant worker who finds herself hired as the sole female writer on the all-male writing staff for a late night television show hosted by legendary British comedian Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson). The comedy was such a crowd-pleaser at Sundance that Amazonpicked it up for $13 million, and they’ve just set it for a summer release date.
Late Nighthas been set for aJune 7, 2019release date this summer. That’s good to hear since Amazon recently announced that they wouldstart sending movies directly to their streaming serviceinstead of giving them a theatrical release first. If you didn’t keep up with the Sundance buzz that surroundedLate Nightback in January, here’s the official synopsis from the fest:
In addition to Mindy Kaling in the lead and Emma Thompson as her witty and snarky new boss, the cast also includesReid Scott(Veep),Paul Walter Hauser(I, Tonya),Hugh Dancy(Hannibal),Max Casella(Jackie),John Early(The Disaster Artist), and more on the writing staff. Other cast members includeIke Barinholtz, Amy RyanandJohn Lithgow.
We were lucky enough to catchLate Nightat Sundance, and while our own Chris Evangelista and Ben Pearson weren’t impressed with it as much as the overall crowd at the festival, yours truly found a lot to love about the movie,In my review, I wrote:
“Late Nightdoesn’t reinvent the wheel when it comes to showbiz comedy and drama, but the combination of a dynamite Emma Thompson and a splendid Mindy Kaling makes it stand out among the pack. It’s delightful, funny, and more than satisfying. Before the year is over, this will be one of the most beloved comedies of the year.”
You’ll be able to see for yourself when the movie arrives in theaters this summer and eventually on Amazon Prime.
