The Humans (film)
The Humans is an upcoming drama film written and directed by Stephen Karam, based on his one-act play of the same name. It stars Jayne Houdyshell, Richard Jenkins, Beanie Feldstein, Amy Schumer, Steven Yeun and June Squibb.
| The Humans | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stephen Karam |
| Produced by | Eli Bush Scott Rudin |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Karam |
| Based on | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lol Crawley |
| Edited by | Nick Houy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | A24 |
Premise
Set inside a pre-war duplex in downtown Manhattan, The Humans follows the course of an evening in which the Blake family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving. As darkness falls outside the crumbling building, mysterious things start to go bump in the night and family tensions reach a boiling point.[1]
Cast
- Jayne Houdyshell as Deirdre Blake
- Richard Jenkins as Erik Blake
- Beanie Feldstein
- Amy Schumer
- Steven Yeun as Richard
- June Squibb as Momo[2]
Production
A deal was made in March 2019 for Stephen Karam to adapt his award winning play into a feature length movie. Jayne Houdyshell was set to reprise her role from the Broadway production in the film, with Beanie Feldstein, Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer, and Steven Yeun also cast.[3]
Principal photography began in September 2019.[4]
References
- The Humans (2020) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-05-01
- Instagram. Stephen Karam https://www.instagram.com/p/B4FnJULpmky/. Retrieved 26 October 2019. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Fleming Jr., Mike (2019-03-13). "Film Adaptation Of 'The Humans' Play In Works By A24, IAC, Scott Rudin & Eli Bush". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- "The Humans". Production List. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
External links
- The Humans on IMDb