Jon Favreau’s Chef to Open SXSW Film 2014, Veronica Mars Will Premiere at the Fest

SXSW 2014 Opening Night FilmJon Favreau’s independent film Chef will be making its world premiere at the 2014 South By Southwest Film Festival. Chef has also earned the honor of being the festival’s Opening Night Film.
 
Favreau not only wrote and directed the comedy but also stars in the film alongside Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Downey Jr. Per the official announcement, Chef finds Favreau playing Carl, “a chef who loses his job and decides to launch a food truck business while attempting to reunite his estranged family.”
 
And the much-anticipated film adaptation of the TV series Veronica Mars is set to have its world premiere at the festival. Written and directed by Rob Thomas, and co-written by Diane Ruggiero, Veronica Mars has Kristen Bell reprising her starring role from the TV series. The plot: “Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown, an ex-boyfriend with baggage, and an unraveling murder mystery.” In addition to Bell, the cast includes Jason Dohring, Krysten Ritter, Francis Capra, Percy Daggs III, Ryan Hansen, Gaby Hoffman, Chris Lowell, Tina Majorino, and Jerry O’Connell.
 
Additional SXSW Film 2014 Premieres:
 
Break Point (World Premiere / SXsports screening)
Director: Jay Karas, Screenwriters: Gene Hong & Jeremy Sisto
 
Two estranged brothers reunite to make an improbable run at a grand slam tennis tournament. The mismatched pair, with some unlikely help from a precocious 11-year-old boy, re-discover their game and their brotherhood.
Cast: Jeremy Sisto, David Walton, Joshua Rush, J.K. Simmons, Amy Smart
 
Creep (World Premiere)
Director: Patrick Brice, Screenwriter: Patrick Brice & Mark Duplass
 
When a videographer answers a Craigslist ad for a one-day job in the outer-exurbs, he finds his client is not at all what he initially seems.
Cast: Mark Duplass, Patrick Brice
 
COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey
Director: Brannon Braga
 
As with the legendary original series, FOX’s new COSMOS is the saga of how we discovered the laws of nature and found our coordinates in space and time. The series is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and brings to life never-before-told stories of the heroic quest for knowledge, transporting viewers to new worlds and across the universe for a vision of the cosmos on the grandest — and the smallest — scale. Executive Produced by Ann Druyan, Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga and Mitchell Cannold.
 
Doc of the Dead (World Premiere)
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe
 
The definitive zombie culture documentary, from the makers of The People vs. George Lucas. Doc of the Dead traces the rise and evolution of the zombie genre, its influence on pop culture, and investigates the possibility of an actual zombie outbreak.
 
Leave the World Behind (World Premiere)
Director: Christian Larson
 
A documentary following the final tour of the hugely successful band Swedish House Mafia. The film depicts the EDM scene at its peak as well as telling a story of friendship and success. (United Kingdom)
 
Source: SXSW
 
-Posted by Rebecca Murray

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