{"id":26011,"date":"2024-09-11T22:18:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=26011"},"modified":"2024-09-11T22:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T02:18:41","slug":"my-old-ass-megan-park-maisy-stella-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=26011","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My Old Ass\u2019: Director Megan Park, Maisy Stella on the High-Concept Comedy (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A big hit at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival, Megan Park\u2019s <\/span><b><i>My Old Ass<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, her follow-up to the HBO\/MAX movie, <\/span><b><i>The Fallout<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, takes an introspective look at something many people have wondered about: if you have a chance to speak with your younger self, what would you tell them about the direction of their life?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s the question when Maisy Stella\u2019s 18-year-old Elliot takes hallucinogenics while celebrating her summer break with friends, and she ends up encountering her 39-year-old self, played by Aubrey Plaza. Older Elliot warns her younger self to stay away from \u201cChad,\u201d which is fine until Elliot actually meets a guy named Chad (played by Percy Hynes White from <\/span><b><i>Wednesday<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and they hit it off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema Daily US <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spoke with Mses. Park and Stella about the dramedy, how they developed the character of Elliot both together and with Plaza, and how the idea of setting the movie on a cranberry farm actually pays off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MyOldAssPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26014\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MyOldAssPoster-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MyOldAssPoster-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MyOldAssPoster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MyOldAssPoster-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MyOldAssPoster-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MyOldAssPoster.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriter\/Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Megan Park<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, Steven Rales, Margot Robbie<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Paintbrush, LuckyChap Entertainment, Scythia Films<\/span><\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Amazon MGM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Material)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Comedy, Drama<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (Theaters):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sept 13, 2024 (limited)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1 hour, 28 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-douglasgmail-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the trailer\u00a0 below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Yvks3SeCDOs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Old Ass | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yvks3SeCDOs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" 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