{"id":25452,"date":"2024-08-14T23:25:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T03:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=25452"},"modified":"2024-08-15T10:13:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:13:25","slug":"good-half-director-robert-schwartzman-inteview-nick-jonas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=25452","title":{"rendered":"The Good Half : Director Robert Schwartzman on His Nick Jonas Indie Dramedy (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people will know Robert Schwartzman for his music, particularly his rock band Rooney, which recently scored the opening slot for the final tour of Jeff Lynne\u2019s legendary Electric Light Orchestra. In recent years, Schwartzman, part of one of Hollywood\u2019s prolific filmmaking families \u2013 his mother is Talia Shire, part of the Coppola family \u2013 has branched further into filmmaking, directing five movies. He\u2019s also started his own indie distribution company, Utopia Media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His latest, <\/span>The Good Half<\/i><\/b>,<\/span> stars none other than pop star Nick Jonas as writer Renn Wheeland, who returns home to Cleveland after the death of his mother (Elisabeth Shue) and has to deal with all the family issues he left behind. His extended family includes Brittany Snow as his sister Leigh, Matt Walsh as his father, and David Arquette as his mother\u2019s second husband, all of them trying to deal\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i> had a chance to talk to Schwartzman about putting together such a cast and making the movie, this interview conducted last year when <\/span>The Good Half<\/i><\/b> had its world premiere at the <\/span>Tribeca Film Festival<\/span><\/a>. We also spoke about what he\u2019s been trying to achieve with Utopia, who is releasing the movie in select cities this Friday after a couple Fathom Events screenings back in July.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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Courtesy Utopia Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Director: <\/b>Robert Schwartzman<\/span><\/p>\n

Screenwriter:<\/b> Brett Ryland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cast: <\/b>Nick Jonas, Alexandra Shipp, Brittany Snow, Elisabeth Shue, Matt Walsh, David Arquette<\/span><\/p>\n

Producer: <\/b>Russell Wayne Groves, Robert Schwartzman, Brett Ryland<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Production Co: <\/b>The Ranch Productions<\/span><\/p>\n

Distributor:<\/b> Utopia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rating:<\/b> Unrated<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre:<\/b> Comedy, Drama<\/span><\/p>\n

Language:<\/b> English<\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date (Theaters):<\/b> August 16, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

Runtime:<\/b> 1 hr, 36 min<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n

Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can watch the trailer for <\/span>The Good Half <\/i><\/b>\u00a0below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n