Jump to content

Shell (2024 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shell
Directed byMax Minghella
Written byJack Stanley
Produced by
  • Fred Berger
  • Max Minghella
  • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
  • Elisabeth Moss
  • Lindsay McManus
  • Alicia Van Couvering
  • Norman Golightly
  • Hal Sadoff
Starring
CinematographyDrew Daniels
Edited byGardner Gould
Music byEldad Guetta
Production
companies
Release date
  • September 12, 2024 (2024-09-12) (TIFF)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shell is a 2024 American dark comedy horror film[2][3][4] directed by Max Minghella, written by Jack Stanley, and starring Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, Kaia Gerber and Elizabeth Berkley.

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2024.

Synopsis

[edit]

Down on her luck actress Samantha Lake (Elisabeth Moss) is invited into the ultra-glamorous world of Zoe Shannon (Kate Hudson), CEO of wellness company SHELL. When SHELL patients begin to go missing, Samantha realizes Zoe may be protecting a monstrous secret.

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

Development

[edit]

Writer Jack Stanley completed the first draft of the screenplay in 2018.[5] Director Max Minghella was reportedly taken by the "imaginative, quite abstract" script, even if it contained elements he didn't expect to resonate with him like body horror and bold imagery. "It wasn’t in its DNA, something that I normally associate with my taste, and yet, there was something about it that I found deeply memorable, and it really sort of stayed with me,” he stated. Minghella produced his own draft and then re-wrote it with Stanley, "evolving it into his vision of the movies he loved as a kid".[5]

In July 2020, it was announced Minghella would direct the film, from Jack Stanley's script, with Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh, and Alicia Van Couvering producing. HBO Max was set to produce and distribute the film.[6] However, several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down the project's development.[5]

In May 2023, Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson and Kaia Gerber joined the cast of the film, with Moss set to produce under her Love & Squalor Pictures banner, and HBO Max no longer attached.[7][8] Production was delayed again by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike but key cast & crew members confirmed their commitment to work on the film as soon as the strike was resolved.[5] In February 2024, Arian Moayed, Lionel Boyce, Este Haim, Ziwe Fumudoh, Peter MacNicol, Blake Lee, Dustin Milligan, Peri Gilpin and Mary Lynn Rajskub were announced to be cast in the film, when shooting had just wrapped.[9] On March 24, at the Academy Museum's special screening of Showgirls, Elizabeth Berkley announced she had recently completed a role in an undisclosed film project. The TIFF's official program, published on August 13, revealed that the movie was Shell.[1]

Filming

[edit]

Principal photography began in Los Angeles on December 11, 2023 and finished on February 2, 2024, the day Elizabeth Berkley filmed her cameo in the film's opening scene.[10][9][11] Director Max Minghella described the 25-day[12] production schedule "incredibly challenging" due to the limited time available to shoot the movie.[13] Elisabeth Moss became pregnant a few months before the start of filming and told Minghella that she could no longer make the film. In order not to lose the lead actress, Minghella adapted the screenplay so that Moss could shoot the film even though she was in her fifth and sixth month of pregnancy.[14]

Release

[edit]

On August 30, 2024, director Max Minghella introduced a 35mm screening of Showgirls at Vidiots, in Los Angeles, along with actress Elizabeth Berkley. Before the screening, he presented a sneak preview of the opening sequence of Shell.[15]

Shell had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2024.[16]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Shell". 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.slashfilm.com/575260/max-minghella-shell-movie/
  3. ^ https://variety.com/2024/film/news/max-minghella-kate-hudson-elisabeth-moss-tiff-1236135389/
  4. ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/elisabeth-moss-max-minghella-shell-tiff-popcorn-movie-1235987661/
  5. ^ a b c d Horst, Carole (September 7, 2024). "'Handmaid's Tale' Actor Max Minghella on His Sophomore Dark Comedy 'Shell' With Kate Hudson and Elisabeth Moss: 'It Was Filled With Things That I Didn't Think That I Would Respond To'". Variety. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 9, 2020). "HBO Max Lands Jack Stanley Spec 'Shell' For Max Minghella To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 20, 2023). "Prolific 'La La Land' Producer Automatik Merges With Range Media Partners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 4, 2023). "Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson & Kaia Gerber To Star In Thriller 'Shell' For Director Max Minghella, Automatik & Black Bear International — Cannes Market Hot Package". Hollywood Deadline. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (February 5, 2024). "Arian Moayed, Este Haim, Lionel Boyce, Ziwe & More Join Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson & Kaia Gerber In Max Minghella's Thriller 'Shell'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Braun, Don (January 4, 2024). "Elisabeth Moss Filming "Shell" in Los Angeles 01/03/2024". Celeb Mafia. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  11. ^ Szalai, Georg (September 9, 2024). "Max Minghella Sees a Lot of 'Look Who's Talking' in 'Shell,' His Second Feature as a Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  12. ^ Andersson, Eric (September 11, 2024). "Kate Hudson's 'Innate Charisma' in Campy Shell Role Brings Her a Goldie Hawn Death Becomes Her Moment (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  13. ^ Szalai, Georg (September 7, 2024). "Elisabeth Moss and Max Minghella Want to Entertain You With 'Shell,' a "True Popcorn Movie"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  14. ^ Horowitz, Josh (April 25, 2024). "Elisabeth Moss talks THE VEIL, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, INVISIBLE MAN sequel I Happy Sad Confused". Youtube. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  15. ^ Olsen, Mark (August 30, 2024). "Surprise guests at 'Showgirls' and 'Miami Vice'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  16. ^ O'Rourke, Ryan (August 13, 2024). "Kate Hudson Welcomes Elisabeth Moss Into the World of 'Shell' in First Image". Collider. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Shell_(2024_film)&oldid=1245527624"