#blackberry 2023

[waymond-wang]

What do you call it?

BLACKBERRY (2023) dir. Matthew Johnson

[thepunkpanther]

BLACKBERRY (2023) dir. Matt Johnson

[dariuseppsenjoyer]

do you guys fw with the blackberry 2023 sticker designs...

[buthappysoverrated]

BlackBerry (2023), dir.Matt Johnson

[oliveiosis]

i don’t think enough people care abt this movie uhm anyways blackberry scrapbook page 📞

[absolutely-not-my-main-blog]

They should sell action figures and plushies for the Blackberry movie, missing out on a lucrative business opportunity that would make tens of dollars and so many people (me) happy

[fuddlyduddly]

genuinely have not stopped thinking about this line

[elwesbian]

[antisociiaal]

"Good enough is the enemy of Humanity" is such an amazing line and I'm shocked it comes from the dramedy about the Blackberry phone.

[yoko-goto]

Summarizing my WIPs Badly

I was not tagged in this Tumblr game but I am going to play anyway

Gotham

Modern college AU where Jeremiah thinks he can get away with stalking an alcoholic Bruce but is sorely mistaken

1920's partners in crime AU where Bruce and Jeremiah are scaredy cats when it comes to being bank robbers and yeet themselves the fuck out of that profession at the earliest opportunity

Star Wars AU where Sith!Jeremiah is scary as shit to everyone but Mandalorian!Bruce

BlackBerry

Medieval times AU where Jim and Doug fight over Mike like there's no tomorrow

Silicon Valley

Season 6/canon divergence AU where Pied Piper still blows up but Richard finds an excuse to get the gang back together again, and everyone loops Monica in to make dinfoyle and jarrich happen

No pressure at all to do this, tagging @rinnothy @dark-nekofear @writeouswriter @nobutseriouslywhat and anybody else who wants to do this, feel free to say I tagged you if you choose to play!

[crownofbegonias]

douggggg ^_^

[rummyham]

Whoever wrote this review 💀

[dariuseppsenjoyer]

Matthew .

[good-realtor-bad-realtor-dynamic]

New Sunny podcast is out and, as teased, it's about the guys' upcoming films, Fool's Paradise and Blackberry, out on 12 May!

Meg showed up at 9:00 which some people might say is late.

Shopify ad is full of Succession references, "Glendall Roy!!!!" and Logan Roy-isms: "FUCK OFF!"

There are a few new clips for the creeps.

Fool's Paradise

Hollywood satire with a focus on persona, ego and stage names, hence why the main character is accidentally named "Latte Pronto" and a passive observer reflecting the surrounding characters' projections.

Explores different sides of the industry with the big cast and spirals into chaos by the end as the ppl behind the stars are revealed

Charlie started on the script during Sunny S10 (~2014) bc he felt certain '70s and '30s style comedies weren't being made anymore.

Felt he'd never be cast in them even if they were

Directed because he didn't want to give up control of his script especially if he was going to play the passive lead without a voice

Influences: Being There (1979) starring Peter Sellers and directed by Hal Ashby; also films by Woody Allen, Albert Brooks, Robert Altman, Coen Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Buster Keaton, and Charlie Chaplin

Charlie plays the MC but Ken Jeong's character is the protagonist

Movie follows their journey together looking for real relationships in Hollywood.

Reshoots focused on making Ken the heart of the movie

Charlie worried that he was pushing Ken too much, but Ken was willing to do many takes to get to a non-sarcastic heartfelt place

Jon Brion's score is very classic old-fashioned Hollywood and used a lot of old recording techniques to add to the timeless fairytale feel of the movie

Glenn loved Charlie's script from the first draft and every revision

Charlie and Rob, the Original Glenn Girlies, found Glenn and his glacting choice to do a "vaguely European" accent (like Jan?) for his Business Manager character to be the funniest part of the film

Film contains Sunny easter eggs and actors like Peter McKenzie

Blackberry

Glenn was nervous about playing a character based on a real person, especially since he only had 3.5 weeks to prepare and couldn't do as much research as he would have liked.

IRL Jim met Glenn at the Toronto premiere and seemed to approve his onscreen portrayal.

Glenn felt like he lacked film experience where characters have arcs, so it was a challenge to keep track of Jim's anxiety levels through the story while shooting out of order.

Read the script many times and talked to director Matt Johnson about every scene because he didn't have the benefit of being a writer here like he does on Sunny

Worried about being too unlikeable but committed fully to the character because of his experience with Dennis

Glenn played Jim very earnest and sincere, and not at all for laughs — that's where the comedy comes from

Rob and Charlie found Jim to be nothing like Dennis or Glenn because even though they both experience rage, Jim is competent and has a cold killer look in his eyes -> DENNIS IS NOT A COLD CALCULATING KILLER.

Matt Johnson shot with long lenses on gimbals so that the cameras were far away enough for the actors not to know if they were being filmed and what was on screen — this adds to the handheld thriller but kinda comedic aesthetic of the whole film

Charlie was excited that a director finally let Glenn go full Glenn all over this movie and wished he was in every frame

Also wished he was the one directing the movie showing off Glenn

Rob, Charlie and Meg are annoyed that people are so surprised how good Glenn is in this role (we know and agree!) and predict that he will get more roles off this performance

Glenn has a theory on why he thinks things are shifting for the Sunny cast BUT HE DOESN'T GET INTO IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO TIME LEFT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The girlies were all too happy and nice-looking today for me not to screenshot away.

I'm so excited to watch these movies... can't find any showings for Fool's Paradise yet, but Blackberry is playing at my local cinema later this week, and I will be there!

[despazito]

The wolf of waterloo ontario

[ierofrnkk]

feeling super normal after watching blackberry and seeing jay with this slutty little turtleneck suit and hair combo