In the wake of itsrecent trailer release, MGM has also debuted the first poster for the upcoming movieLicorice Pizza. The story is set in the 1970s, which is immediately apparent upon first glance at the poster. The two main characters of the movie, Alana Kane (played byAlana Haim) and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman), are front and center and dressed in mostly drab earth tones, with the main spots of color being the glacier blue sports car that Valentine is leaning against in the background, as well as Kane’s deep purple jeans.Licorice Pizzadoes not have an official release date, but is expected to premiere in theaters sometime this year.
Licorice Pizzais the brainchild of popular director, producer, and screenwriterPaul Thomas Anderson. Anderson has a history of making dark, emotional films about the most dysfunctional and unhealthy relationships anyone could ever dream of, and it looks like his upcoming film is no exception. After the commercial and critical success with films likePunch-Drunk Love,Boogie Nights, andThere Will Be Blood, fans might know what to expect from this coming-of-age drama.
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The film’s title, while curious at first, actually has a historical meaning, referring to the chain of record stores in Southern California that offered free licorice as well as the latest albums during the ’70s.
In addition to Haim and Hoffman, the son of the latePhilip Seymour Hoffman,Licorice PizzastarsSean Penn,Tom Waits,Bradley Cooper, andBenny Safdie. Cooper appears to be playingJon Peters, the real-life producer behind such films asBarbra Streisand’s version ofA Star is BornandWild Wild West.
According to the film’s trailer, there’s no official release date yet, but there is some speculation that it could debut in theaters sometime around late November. Check out the new poster forLicorice Pizzabelow:
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