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The Holdovers
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Wikipedia article
'The Holdovers' is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti.
Premise
The disliked Deerfield Academy teacher Paul Hunham is put in charge of supervising Angus, a smart and rebellious student unable to journey home for Christmas. Joining them is Mary, the school's head cook.
Cast
* Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham, a heavily disliked teacher at Deerfield Academy
* Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mary, the school's head cook whose son recently died in the Vietnam War
* Carrie Preston as Lydia Crane, the school office administrator who also works as a waitress
Production
'The Holdovers' is the second collaboration between director Alexander Payne and actor Paul Giamatti after 'Sideways' (2004). Payne got the idea after watching a 1930s French film and contacted David Hemingson to write the screenplay, which was originally a writing sample for a pilot episode. In June 2021, Miramax acquired the distribution rights. In early 2022, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Carrie Preston joined the cast. Filming began in Massachusetts on January 27, 2022.
Release
The film is scheduled to be released in the United States in late 2023, by Focus Features. On September 11, 2022, a special screening of the film was held for buyers; the following day, it was reported that Focus Features had acquired the distribution rights from Miramax, to release the film everywhere but the Middle East, in a deal worth $30 million.
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