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Gravitas Ventures has acquired all North American rights to the comedy “An Actor Prepares,” starring Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Ben Schwartz and Mamie Gummer, Variety has learned exclusively.

Steve Clark directed from a script that he co-wrote with Thomas Moffett. The project was introduced at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where international sales were launched.

Irons portrays a famous, hard-drinking actor who suffers a heart attack and is forced to drive across the country to make it in time for the wedding of his daughter, played by Gummer. His only hope of making the wedding lies with his estranged son, played by Huston, is a devoted husband and professor who couldn’t be more different from his father. As the two set out on their adventure, they become closer and realize they are more alike than they thought.

“Jeremy Irons and Jack Huston make a hilarious father and son duo in this delightful comedy,...

Jeremy Irons and Jack Huston are set to star in the Steve Clark-directed father-son road trip comedy "An Actor Prepares" for 3 Arts Entertainment.

Irons plays Atticus Smith, a highly celebrated actor who couldn't be more different from his estranged son (Huston), a devoted husband and professor.

When a medical condition forces Atticus to hitch a ride from Los Angeles to New York to be at his daughter's wedding, his son becomes his only option and the duo ensue on a madcap road adventure together.

Clark and Thomas Moffett co-wrote the script while David M. Rosenthal, Tom Lassally and Will Rowbotham are producing. Filming begins this Fall.

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Content Media is introducing the comedy to buyers at Cannes.

Jeremy Irons and Jack Huston will star in the father-son buddy comedy An Actor Prepares, which Content Media is introducing to Cannes buyers this week.

Steve Clark directs the film from a screenplay he wrote with Thomas Moffett. David M. Rosenthal is producing with 3 Arts Entertainment’s Tom Lassally and Will Rowbotham.

Principal photography is scheduled to begin this autumn on the story about a philandering actor and his estranged, academic son who reconnect during a cross-country road trip to a wedding. CAA represents North American rights.

“This is pure performance and comedy gold,” said Content president of film Jamie Carmichael. “We can’t wait to see Mr Irons and Mr Huston go head to head in this wonderfully funny and emotional crowd-pleaser – and we’re thrilled to be working with Steve, David and our friends at 3 Arts.”...

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced Shrink will be available to own on the 29th September, 2009. Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, Best Actor in a Leading Role, 1999; The Usual Suspects, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 1995) stars in Shrink, a sharp-witted and uplifting film about the courage it takes to achieve happiness … even in Hollywood.

Shrink on DVD September 29th.

What happens when the people we count on to hold us together…are barely holding it together themselves?

Jonas Pate’s Shrink is a striking, fast-paced exposé of the “other” Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there. Henry Carter (Kevin Spacey) is a psychiatrist with an A-list clientele, including a once-famous actress (Saffron Burrows), an insecure young writer (Mark Webber), and a comically obsessive-compulsive superagent (Dallas Roberts).

Henry is not in a good place, however. He has been asked to...

We have a new music video in from Roadside Attraction’s upcoming film Shrink, starring Academy Award Winner Kevin Spacey as well as Mark Webber, Keke Palmer, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Pell James, Laura Ramsay, Dallas Robert, Robert Loggia, Gore Vidal and Jesse Plemmons. The music video is called "Here" by Jackson Browne. Jonas Pate directs from the screenplay by Thomas Moffett. Pate's last time at the helm of a feature-length film was in 1997's "Deceiver" where he directed alongside his twin brother Josh. His career has been in TV since that time with credits...

Roadside Attractions has new images in from their dramedy "Shrink," starring Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Keke Palmer, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Pell James, Laura Ramsay, Dallas Robert, Robert Loggia, Gore Vidal, Jesse Plemmons. Jonas Pate helms from the writing by Thomas Moffett. Michael Burns and Braxton Pope produce the film. What happens when the people we count on to hold us together...are barely holding it together themselves? Jonas Pate's Shrink is a striking, fast-paced expose of the "other" Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there. A tart, funny, and uplifting drama about the courage it takes to achieve happiness...

The trailer for the upcoming drama Shrink, starring Kevin Spacey, has arrived online. Click on the Trailer tab above to watch it right here.

Jonas Pate's Shrink is a striking, fast-paced exposé of the "other" Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there. Henry Carter (Kevin Spacey) is a psychiatrist with an A-list clientele, including a once-famous actress (Saffron Burrows), an insecure young writer (Mark Webber), and a comically obsessive-compulsive superagent (Dallas Roberts).

Henry is not in a good place, however. He has been asked to take his first pro bono case, a troubled teenage girl from a neighborhood far from the Hollywood hills. Considering his present state of mind, is he ready for the real-life troubles of a young woman who loves the world of movies he has become so jaded by?

At its core, Shrink is a study of control...

A new trailer and poster for Kevin Spacey’s indie dramedy, Shrink, have popped online. The film, which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, also stars Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Griffin Dunne, Robin Williams, Pell James, Robert Loggia, Keke Palmer, Laura Ramsey, Gore Vidal, Dallas Roberts, Mark Webber, Jesse Plemons and Ashley Greene. Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, La's top celebrity shrink (Spacey) turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients. It was directed by Jonas Pate from a script by Thomas Moffett. It hits theaters in a limited run on July 24.

What if the one person who is counted by others to hold them together is barely holding it together himself? In a brand new trailer of "Shrink" outed via Apple, Henry Carter portrayed by Academy Award-winning Kevin Spacey is introduced as the sought-after Hollywood psychiatrist, whose clients include a once-famous actress, an insecure young writer and a comically obsessive-compulsive superagent.

But, having a list of A-list clients doesn't mean that he is in a good place. Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, he turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance. As a sense of inability to help his patients creeps into his mind, he is asked to take on his first pro-bono case. Now, he has to deal with the real-life troubles of a troubled teenage girl who loves the world of movies he has become so jaded by.

Premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival,...

Already getting some attention at the film festivals, Shrink has finally released a trailer for the rest of us who were unable to attend.

Shrink Trailer

What happens when the people we count on to hold us together... are barely holding it together themselves? Jonas Pate's Shrink is a striking, fast-paced exposé of the "other" Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there. Henry Carter (Kevin Spacey) is a psychiatrist with an A-list clientele, including a once-famous actress (Saffron Burrows), an insecure young writer (Mark Webber), and a comically obsessive-compulsive superagent (Dallas Roberts). Henry is not in a good place, however. He has been asked to take his first pro bono case, a troubled teenage girl from a neighborhood far from the Hollywood hills. Considering his present state of mind, is he ready for the real-life troubles of a young woman who...

Black Note Films and C Plus Pictures' "Frost" has been retitled "The Last International Playboy." The indie, starring Jason Behr and Krysten Ritter, will open June 12 in New York.

Director Steve Clark, who also penned the original screenplay with co-writer Thomas Moffett, makes his feature directorial debut with the film.

The "Playboy" cast also includes Monet Mazur, Lucy Gordon, India Ennenga, Mike Landry and Lydia Hearst. The film also boasts a lineup of international models including Jessica Gomes, Shannan Click, Lisa Cant, Nicole Trunfio, Leticia Cline and Amy Finlayson.

First off, the best news, as I predicted (in private) Duncan Jones' Moon will be premiering, yay! The comedy Adventureland starring the talented Bill Hader is playing. The sweet kid soldier film Johnny Mad Dog is playing in the spectrum section, and the Jesco White story White Lightnin' which we reported on earlier is in the Park City at Midnight section.

But where the hell is Stingray Sam?

Full list after the break.

Premieres

* "Adventureland," directed and written by Greg Mottola, stars Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds and Bill Hader in the story of a college grad who gets a job at an amusement park. A Miramax release.

* "Brooklyn’s Finest," directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Michael C. Martin, a drama about three Brooklyn cops who come together at the same deadly location. With Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle and Ellen Barkin.

* "Earth Days," directed by Robert Stone,...

Premieres

To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, this section offers the latest work from American and international directors and world premieres of highly anticipated films.

Adventureland / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Greg Mottola)

In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader. World premiere

Brooklyn's Finest / U.S. (Director: Antoine Fuqua; screenwriter: Michael C. Martin)

After enduring vastly different career paths, three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin. World premiere

Earth Days / U.S. (Director: Robert Stone)

The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. World premiere, closing-night film

Endgame / U.K. (Director: Pete Travis; screenwriter: Paula Milne)

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Jesse Plemons will be dealing the chronic to Kevin Spacey in the indie comedy Shrink.

The Friday Night Lights co-star will play a pot dealer named Jesus in the film, joining a cast that includes Spacey, Robin Williams and Saffron Burrows.

Currently filming, Shrink centers on Hollywood A-list psychiatrist Henry Carter (Spacey), who, following a personal tragedy, is unable to cope and turns into a pothead with little concern for his appearance and inability to help his patients. Among his clients are a once-famous actress, an insecure young writer and a comically obsessive compulsive uber-agent.

Jonas Pate is directing a script by Thomas Moffett (Frost). Michael Burns, Braxton Pope and Trigger Street Prods. are producing.

In addtion to his role on Friday Night Lights, Plemons starred in the premiere installment of NBC's horror series Fear Itself. His film credits include the recently wrapped Observe and Report with Seth Rogen, Like Mike and Varsity Blues.

Plemons is repped by Talent Works and Simmons & Scott Entertainment.

• Kevin Spacey has taken some crazy roles. His character in American Beauty has emotional trouble, to say the least, and his killer in Se7en is the thing nightmares are made of. So who could be better to play a troubled psychiatrist than Spacey? In Shrink, Spacey stars as a psychiatrist to the stars who fails to cope with his own personal tragedy. Instead, he becomes a disheveled pothead who loses faith in his practice.The famous Hollywood clients in the film are played by the nutty Robin Williams and famed author Gore Vidal, as well as Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Griffin Dunne, Pell James, Robert Loggia, Keke Palmer, Laura Ramsey, Dallas Roberts, and Mark Webber.Hopefully, the piece will not bare too much of a similarity to this summer's The Wackness, which is also about a pot-smoking psychiatrist.Shrink will be helmed by Jonas Pate, who recently directed three episodes of Friday Night Lights.

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