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from left, kevin spacey and nicholas hoult in “rebel in the rye. ”
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james urbaniak is the newest addition to the cast of jd salinger biopic' rebel in the rye.'
with rebel in the rye, we get a solid, well - acted and basically standard biopic .
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actor james urbaniak is the newest addition to the cast of jd salinger biopic' rebel in the rye.'
tiff: nicholas hoult to play j. d. salinger in danny strong' s' rebel in the rye'
nicholas hoult will play author j. d. salinger in danny strong' s upcoming drama rebel in the rye .
tiff: nicholas hoult to play j. d. salinger in danny strong' s' rebel in the rye'
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kevin spacey, left, and nicholas hoult in
rebel in the rye .
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nicholas hoult suits up on the set of his new film rebel in the rye on wednesday (may 11) in new york city .
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he first shot in rebel in the rye is of a broken down man staring at the central park carousel. this isn’t an adaptation of the catcher in the rye and it isn’t quite a biopic of its author ,
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james urbaniak has been cast opposite nicholas hoult in “ rebel in the rye, ” the j. d. salinger biopic directed by danny strong .
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bear mccreary seemed an odd choice for first - time feature director danny strong to pick as the composer for “rebel in the rye. ”
‘rebel in the rye’ review: nicholas hoult is a worthy j. d. salinger, but the drama is a phony — sundance 2017
rebel in the rye is so eager to be a transcript for [ the ] catcher in the rye that it constantly seeks to equate the author with the fictional teenager, even when the author was much older... [ full review in spanish ]
‘a very agreeable, if at times shallow, watch’... nicholas hoult in rebel in the rye. photograph: allison cohen rosa / associated press
but “rebel in the rye” is the most dispiritingly presentational of biopics, on a tight schedule to hit its marks and compartmentalize its subject’s life .
generic, lukewarm and utterly unremarkable, rebel in the rye means well but does no justice to j. d. salinger’s mysterious legacy .
american horror story ‘s sarah paulson will join the cast of the upcoming j. d. salinger biopic, rebel in the rye, ew has confirmed .
zoey deutch looks pretty in a vintage dress while walking to the set of her new film rebel in the rye on friday afternoon (june 10) in the uptown area of new york city .
nicholas hoult, right, stars as author j. d. salinger and kevin spacey as his mentor in “rebel in the rye. ” (alison cohen rosa )
nicholas hoult is all smiles while on the set of his upcoming film rebel in the rye on thursday afternoon (may 5) in the west village area of new york city .
the journey of j. d. salinger from young wiseacre to world - celebrated author and notorious recluse is absorbingly traced in danny strong' s
rebel in the rye .
rebel in the rye is the extraordinary tale of jd salinger, whose story continues to captivate fans from around the globe. the catcher in the rye has sold 65 million copies worldwide in every language, with around 250, 000 copies still sold each year, about 685 per day .
j. d. salinger is 20th - century literature’s greatest enigma. maybe the 20th century’s greatest enigma, period. but you won’t find much new light shed on the reclusive author of the catcher in the rye in writer - director danny strong’s polished but cliché - festooned biopic rebel in the rye .
sarah paulson has joined nicholas hoult, kevin spacey, brian d’arcy james, victor garber and hope davis in danny strong’s j. d. salinger biopic “ rebel in the rye. ”
the story of the author behind one of the books we all read in high school – the catcher in the rye – is headed to the big screen .
kevin spacey, sarah paulson, lucy boynton, hope davis, and victor garber co - star. ifc films will release “rebel in the rye” on september 15 .
jd salinger, writer of catcher in the rye and frequent guest of talk shows, morning shows, reality television shows, and creator of his own youtube vlog “the maker of the wry” is getting his own movie called rebel in the rye. amazingly enough, he won’t appear in this one since he died in 2010 .
nicholas will star as j. d. , the reclusive author who penned “the catcher in the rye. ”
exclusive: kevin spacey has been set to star with nicholas hoult in rebel in the rye, the black label media drama about the formative years of the catcher in the rye author j. d. salinger. empire exec producer danny strong is directing the script he adapted based on the kenneth slawenski biography jd salinger: a life .
rebel in the rye is a dutifully staged, well - acted production that captures the mood and place that informed salinger’s masterpiece, even if it fails to capture anything new about the man .
black label media is backing the drama about the famed
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presumably hoping for better results than the documentary “salinger, ” danny strong’s upcoming biopic “ rebel in the rye ” will examine the early years of everyone’s favorite recluse. nicholas hoult stars as “the catcher in the rye” author j. d. salinger, who died at age 91 in 2010 — 30 years after his final interview and 45 years after last publishing a new work. watch the “rebel” trailer below .
sarah paulson has joined nicholas hoult, kevin spacey, brian d’arcy james, victor garber and hope davis in danny strong’s j. d. salinger biopic “rebel in the rye. ” strong is directing from his own script, adapted from kenneth slawenski’s biography “j. d. salinger: a life. ” principal photography has started in new york city. “rebel in the rye” is financed by [ … ]
the sundance premiere of “rebel in the rye” was disappointing to its director and co - writer danny strong, but, he told thewrap’s sharon waxman, “it also was incredibly helpful. ”
years after the book came out in 1951, hollywood was still pursuing it. “elia kazan and billy wilder keep calling, ” j. d. salinger’s literary agent dorothy olding (sarah paulson) says in “rebel in the rye. ”
nicholas hoult suits up on the set of his new film rebel in the rye on wednesday (may 11) in new york city. the 26 - year - old actor was joined by his 56 - year - old…
rebel in the rye ‘s screenplay was adapted from kenneth slawenski’s biography, j. d. salinger: a life. the film will chronicle the author’s rise to prominence throughout the early 20th century, from his troubled youth and battling on the front lines of wwii to writing his most notable work, the catcher in the rye .
if you can’t make a movie out of “the catcher in the rye, ” make one about the writing of it .
“rebel in the rye” takes viewers on a journey into the life and mind of the legendary and secretive author j. d. salinger and tells the story of the birth of “the catcher in the rye. ” as the author who captivated a generation, salinger soared to the heights of the literary world but left it all behind for a life of seclusion .
nicholas hoult plays j. d. salinger as he prepares to write' catcher in the rye' in danny strong' s biopic .
a great movie could certainly be made about the eventful life of j. d. salinger, author of “the catcher in the rye. ” “rebel in the rye, ” however, is not that movie. even its title feels kind of off - brand, as if chosen for alliteration rather than art or sense .
exclusive: zoey deutch has landed the sought - after role of oona o’neill in danny strong’s rebel in the rye, the biopic that follows author j. d. salinger as he prepares to write his classic novel catcher in the rye. nicholas hoult stars as salinger and kevin spacey is already aboard as are laura dern, brian d’arcy james and hope davis .
rebel in the rye offers a cursory glance at every stage of salinger’s career, including his time at columbia, his service in world war ii, his emergence as a short - story writer for the new yorker, the 1951 publication of the catcher in the rye and its overwhelming success, and his later retreat into total seclusion in new hampshire. based on j. d. salinger: a life by kenneth slawenski, the movie sticks to the formula of strong’s other scripts, focusing on major moments in the life of a public figure rather than concentrating on any one period in history. in rebel in the rye, strong leaves the work of establishing salinger’s genius to the ensemble around him, who consistently and loudly praise how exceptional his work is .
rebel in the rye is the story of the life and mind of the legendary and secretive author j. d. salinger. through his rebellious youth, the bloody front lines of world war ii, enduring great love and terrible loss, a life of rejection to the pages of the new yorker, and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to the birth of his iconic book “the catcher in the rye. ”
starring kevin spacey, nicholas hoult, and laura dern, “rebel in the rye” depicts the life of celebrated yet reclusive author j. d. salinger during wwii. molly smith and bruce cohen produced the film. now in post, the film is being sold by bloom .
“ rebel in the rye ” is financed by black label media with molly smith, trent luckinbill and thad luckinbill producing alongside bruce cohen, jason shuman and strong. caa is representing the north american rights with bloom handling international .
exclusive: laura dern, brian d’arcy james and hope davis have been added to the cast of rebel in the rye, danny strong ’s j. d. salinger biopic starring nicholas hoult and kevin spacey. this comes ahead of the pic’s planned start of production in april .
exclusive: lucy boynton, the aspiring model in raphina john carney’s sundance buzz title sing street, has joined the cast of the j. d. salinger biopic rebel in the rye. the biopic from empire co - creator danny strong follows the author as he prepares to write his classic novel the catcher in the rye. nicholas hoult plays salinger, and kevin spacey also stars along with zoey deutch, laura dern, brian d’arcy james and hope davis .
james urbaniak has been cast opposite nicholas hoult in “rebel in the rye, ” the j. d. salinger biopic directed by danny strong. urbaniak will be playing gus lobrano, who was the real - life fiction editor of the new yorker during the salinger’s most productive years in the late ’40s through the ’50s. previously named cast include kevin [ … ]
the life of celebrated but reclusive author, j. d. salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, the catcher in the rye .
the movie tells the story of the birth of salinger' s the catcher in the rye. the legendary writer soared to the heights of the literary world but left it all behind for a life of seclusion .
set amidst the colorful backdrop of mid - 20th century new york city, rebel in the rye follows a young salinger (nicholas hoult) as he struggles to find his voice, pursues a love affair with famed socia... more
this biopic of legendary author j. d. salinger (nicholas hoult) details his relationship with socialite oona o' neill (zoey deutch), his experiences fighting in world war ii, and his writing process for the catcher in the rye. kevin spacey and sarah paulson co - star. written and directed by danny strong, rebel in the rye made its world premiere at the 2017 sundance film festival .
rebel in the rye, based on biography by kenneth slawenski, will “explore the life and mind of j. d. salinger and tell the story of the birth of the catcher in the rye. the story will explore his rebellious youth, his experiences on the bloody front lines of world war ii, enduring great love and terrible loss, a life of rejection to the pages of the new yorker and his writer’s block — which led to a spiritual awakening. ”
set amidst the colorful backdrop of mid - 20th century new york city, rebel in the rye follows a young salinger (nicholas hoult) as he struggles to find his voice, pursues a love affair with famed socialite oona o’neill (zoey deutch), and fights on the frontlines of world war ii. it’s these experiences that will inform the creation of his masterpiece, the catcher in the rye, bringing him overnight fame (and notoriety) and leading him to withdraw from the public eye for the rest of his life. costarring kevin spacey and sarah paulson, rebel in the rye offers a tantalizing window into the life and times of a little - understood genius who broke the rules and redefined american literature .
the life of celebrated but reclusive author, j. d. salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel ,
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the life of author j. d. salinger from his youth to the world war ii era, including his romantic life and the publication of his debut novel the catcher in the rye .
nicholas hoult looked unfairly handsome when he was spotted filming his new movie rebel in the rye in new york city on thursday. the actor, who looked sharp in a gray suit and white shirt, showed off his best smoldering look when he filmed a few scenes in a sunny park. nicholas plays the lead in the film, which is a biographical drama about young writer j. d. salinger during world war ii .
but when strong’s “ rebel in the rye ” premiered at sundance earlier this year, the fact - based feature wasn’t a universal crowdpleaser. fortunately, that’s not the movie audiences will see when it opens in september, and strong is hopeful that the new version speaks more clearly to his original intentions when it came to telling the story .
rider in the rye! # kevinspacey, 56, takes his electric scooter for a spin on set of j. d. salinger biopic urltoken
sarah paulson, the scene stealer in the people v. o. j. simpson: american crime story where she brilliantly played prosecutor marcia clark, has joined danny strong’s j. d. salinger biopic rebel in the rye. paulson will play dorothy olding, the fiercely loyal agent who believed in the young salinger from his earliest short stories and supported him throughout his career .
paris - based selective films, one of the rare french companies focusing on the distribution of upscale u. s. indies, has acquired a trio of prestige english - language period films: jonathan teplitzky’s “churchill, ” peter landesman’s “felt, ” and danny strong’s “rebel in the rye. ”
written by strong and set for a sept. 15 release by ifc, “rebel” explores the life of reclusive author j. d. salinger, once a u. s. staff sergeant who served in five campaigns during world war ii. after the enormous success of his 1951 novel “the catcher in the rye, ” salinger virtually disappeared from public view and lived a reclusive life in new hampshire. he died in 2010 .
in 1951, the catcher in the rye by j. d. salinger captured the consciousness of a post - war nation and tapped into the angst and uncertainty of youth. from the exceptionally talented creator of empire, and one of hollywood' s most exciting writers, emmy award winning writer - director danny strong (the butler, empire, the hunger games mockingly parts 1 & 2) and from the producers of silver linings playook, milk, the blind side, sicario, demolition and american beauty comes rebel in the rye starring bafta nominee nicholas hoult as the legendary author .
“rebel in the rye” is based on the 2011 biography “ j. d. salinger: a life, ” by kenneth slawenski. it left me wanting to check out the book, so perhaps as a biopic the film has done its job. you wonder, though, about what it might have been .
rebel in the rye / u. s. a. (director and screenwriter: danny strong) — this portrait of the life and mind of reclusive author j. d. salinger goes from the bloody front lines of world war ii to his early rejections and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to his iconic novel, the catcher in the rye. cast: nicholas hoult, kevin spacey, sarah paulson, zoey deutch, hope davis, victor garber. world premiere
alongside the strange case of the great - painter biopic that isn’t visually arresting is the problem of the great - writer film that traffics in clichés. the latter is the regrettable category for “rebel in the rye, ” screenwriter - director danny strong’s dutiful rundown of the rise of j. d. salinger from precocious wiseass to storied chronicler of the odd and disaffected — before those qualities in the author, made famous with his anti - hero holden caulfield, spelled his retreat from the world .
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the world of legendary writer j. d. salinger is brought vividly to life in this revealing look at the experiences that shaped one of the most renowned, controversial, and enigmatic authors of our time. set amidst the colorful backdrop of mid - 20th century new york city, rebel in the rye follows a young salinger (nicholas hoult) as he struggles to find his voice, pursues a love affair with famed socialite oona o’neill (zoey deutch), and fights on the frontlines of world war ii. it’s these experiences that will inform the creation of his masterpiece, the catcher in the rye, bringing him overnight fame (and notoriety) and leading him to withdraw from the public eye for the rest of his life. costarring kevin spacey and sarah paulson, rebel in the rye offers a tantalizing window into the life and times of a little - understood genius who broke the rules and redefined american literature .
following some predictably desaturated, budget - constrained scenes of salinger’s time in combat in europe, “rebel in the rye” begins the more somber, less convincing phase of its legend - building, as the ptsd - afflicted author struggles to regain his writerly voice and sense of belonging in new york. his embrace of zen buddhism is addressed through some rather pat interactions with a swami (bernard white) who helps him through his writer’s block. next come the peaks and pitfalls of fame: from burnett’s initial suggestion, he eventually completes a novel based around the short - story character of holden caulfield — and “the catcher in the rye” is born .
set mostly during salinger’s younger years, “rebel in the rye” stars nicholas hoult as the legendary writer, and follows his formative experiences in world war ii and his eventual fame after “catcher in the rye” became an overnight literary sensation. kevin spacey co - stars in the film as an influential professor and fellow writer, while sarah paulson crackles as his whipsmart agent and rising star zoey deutch plays a heartbreaker of a former lover. for fans of the seminal author, it provides a glimpse inside the events that shaped him both as a person and a writer, particularly his harrowing experience in the war and his inability to fit inside the rigid structure of academia .
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the movie will cover salinger’s rebellious youth, the bloody front lines of world war ii, a life of rejection to the pages of the new yorker and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to the birth of his iconic book “the catcher in the rye. ”
she joins nicholas hoult (mad max: fury road), kevin spacey, brian d’arcy james (spotlight, mozart in the jungle), victor garber (sicario, milk) and hope davis in the cast. rebel in the rye is written and will be directed by strong from an adaptation of kenneth slawenski’s biography, j. d. salinger: a life. the film follows the legendary and secretive author through his life — from his rebellious youth to the the bloody front lines of world war ii, experiencing great love and terrible loss, a life of rejection, his writing in the pages of the new yorker, and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to the birth of his iconic novel the catcher in the rye .
holden caulfield hated phonies. he detested the superficial fantasies offered by hollywood yet still yearned for the lost innocence of his youth. as the beloved teenage protagonist of j. d. salinger’s 1951 literary masterpiece, the catcher in the rye, caulfield has always upstaged the enigmatic author who brought him to life. danny strong ’s “rebel in the rye” attempts to correct that by placing salinger at the center of his own biopic, while utilizing kenneth slawenski ’s 2010 biography, j. d. salinger: a life, as its chief source material .
ifc films has acquired north american rights to rebel in the rye, writer - director danny strong ’s movie about the early life of j. d. salinger. nicholas hoult stars as the author and the cast includes kevin spacey, sarah paulson, zoey deutch, victor garber, hope davis and lucy boynton. a fall release is in the works for the pic, which was produced and co - financed by black label media and centers on the start of salinger’s writing career while studying at columbia under the mentorship of his professor whit burnett (spacey), and how falling in love and world war ii would influence his seminal novel catcher in the rye. it just played in the premieres section at sundance .
bloom is handling international sales at the european film market in berlin, where they helped spearhead paramount’s deal for the george clooney starrer suburbicon. caa is repping north american rights on rye .
this is the simple goal held by legendary american writer j. d. salinger (nicholas hoult) in danny strong’s directorial debut, rebel in the rye. unfortunately, it wasn’t an ideal shared by the new york literary establishment in the' 40s. salinger was badgered to alter his short stories for the likes of the new yorker and story magazine. a staunch individualist dedicated to removing all distractions from his writing, salinger drove himself and nearly everyone around him to madness in his dogged pursuit of unadulterated inspiration .
victor garber has booked a role in danny strong’s rebel in the rye, the biopic that follows j. d. salinger as he prepares to write his classic novel the c atcher in the rye. nicholas hoult stars as salinger alongside kevin spacey, zoey deutch, laura dern, brian d’arcy james and hope davis. garber will play the author’s father, sol salinger. a six - time emmy nominee, garber stars as dr. martin stein on the cw’s legends of tomorrow. other recent credits include tv’s the flash, power, the slap, web therapy and deception. he is repped by uta and industry entertainment .
the new film about salinger’s career, rebel in the rye, is a work of searing mediocrity about an author who was horrified by the very idea of mediocrity, eventually sealing himself away from public life rather than subject his work to mainstream scrutiny. written and directed by danny strong, the hollywood scripter behind true - story movies like the butler, recount, and game change, rebel in the rye is immediately and passionately convinced of its hero’s genius before he’s written a line or uttered a word of dialogue. strong seems to believe salinger’s name, and his salty attitude, are enough to convince the audience of his talent. why else would the director not devote a single moment in the film’s 105 - minute running time to trying to understand what distinguished the young author from his contemporaries ?
back home, shaken yet determined, the stories he kept working on throughout the war become “the catcher in the rye. ” but the fame that comes with its publication — including weird misfits in red hunting caps showing up at his doorstep clutching books — leads him to shun the public eye and retreat to a secluded house in new hampshire for the rest of his life .
bear mccreary seemed an odd choice for first - time feature director danny strong to pick as the composer for “rebel in the rye. ” mccreary’s emmy - winning résumé includes scores for tv series such as “da vinci’s demons, ” “outlander, ” “black sails” and “the walking dead” — and for the dance feature “step up 3d. ” so strong could hardly [ … ]
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the movie will cover salinger’s rebellious youth, the bloody front lines of world war ii, enduring great love and terrible loss, a life of rejection to the pages of the new yorker, and the ptsd - fueled writer’s block that led to the birth of his iconic book “the catcher in the rye. ”
an extremely conventional biopic about a wholly unconventional writer, danny strong' s rebel in the rye focuses mainly on the stretch between j. d. salinger' s 1939 enrollment in a writing class at columbia university and the immediate aftermath of his success with 1951' s the catcher in the rye. using a biography by kenneth slawenski as his guide, strong — co - creator of the tv series empire, making his feature directing debut — draws connections between life and art in ways many others have, but finds it hard to conjure his subject' s passion for writing. nicholas hoult is sympathetic in the lead, whether he matches up to one' s imagined version of the author or not, but it' s doubtful that moviegoers will embrace the picture on a large scale .
written and directed by strong and adapted from kenneth slawenski’s biography, “j. d. salinger: a life, ” rebel in the rye is financed by black label media with molly smith, trent luckinbill and thad luckinbill producing alongside academy award winner bruce cohen, jason shuman, and strong. caa is representing the north american rights with bloom handling international .
paris - based selective films, one of the rare french companies focusing on the distribution of upscale u. s. indies, has acquired a trio of prestige english - language period films: jonathan teplitzky’s “churchill, ” peter landesman’s “felt, ” and danny strong’s “rebel in the rye. ” selective films was launched by jean - philippe tirel, the former boss of wild bunch distribution, with the [ … ]
in one of the script' s more trite lines, salinger says at one point that
writing' s the only time i feel any sense of peace .
and so he went out to the country, put himself in a barn, and wrote while the world moved on without him. given the public' s undying curiosity about the literary star who rejected fame, it' s surprising he hasn' t been the subject of more films. rebel in the rye shows how hard it is to satisfyingly pull that enigmatic man out of his hiding place .
strong penned the screenplay based on kenneth slawenski’s biography j. d. salinger: a life. the pic takes a journey into the life and mind of the legendary and secretive author (hoult) and tells the story of the birth of the catcher in the rye. spacey plays whit burnett, one of salinger’s early mentors .
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sarah paulson (“the people v. o. j. simpson: american crime story”, “american horror story”, carol) has joined nicholas hoult (mad max: fury road, x - men: days of futures past), kevin spacey (“house of cards”, american beauty), brian d’arcy james (spotlight, “mozart in the jungle”), victor garber (sicario, milk) and hope davis (“american crime, ” real steel) in danny strong’s rebel in the rye. principal photography on the j. d. salinger biopic begins in new york city .
the multi - faceted hoult shines in the role, and strong’s sense that casting the part was the make - or - break element of the movie proves itself out. hoult is marvelous in it .
‘rebel in the rye, ’ with nicholas hoult, kevin spacey, hope davis, victor garber, sarah paulson, zooey deutch. written and directed by danny strong, based on the book “j. d. salinger: a life” by kenneth slawenski. 106 minutes. rated pg - 13 for thematic elements, language including sexual references, some violence, and smoking throughout. meridian .
rebel in the rye strikes its most startling visual poses during salinger’s tour leading up to utah beach. soldiers use pickaxes to chisel frozen buddies from icy trenches, while emaciated concentration camp survivors reach through barbed wire fences for scraps of crusty food rations. he may have survived the bloodshed on the beaches, but for the half - jewish salinger, world war ii was a nearly insurmountable obstacle to his post - war creative output .
the catcher in the rye is a classic coming of age story which continues to make a significant impression six generations later ,
said bloom' s alex walton .
the world has long been fascinated with j. d. salinger, who the talented nicholas hoult will bring to life, in this enigmatic role .
filmmakers are still eyeing “the catcher in the rye, ” but salinger’s estate is holding the line. danny strong, making his directorial feature debut, won some kind of lottery in getting the rights to a critical biography by kenneth slawenski. mr. strong seizes on the idea of holden caulfield as a salinger alter ego and runs hard with it .
looking immaculate in deborah l. scott’s louche - sharp period wardrobe, hoult is blithely engaging as the slickly funny, wet - behind - the - ears salinger of the film’s opening stages. he seems less confident, however, as the weary, demon - plagued eccentric of the post - war years, though the film perhaps wisely leaves the author at his new hampshire estate in the early 1960s, declining to fabricate too much of his later, hermetic life. it’s fitting that “rebel in the rye” wraps up when its subject quits publishing: strong’s film is primarily a fan letter to the author rather than to the man himself, which is about the most gracious concession it makes to his treasured privacy .
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at its heart, rebel in the rye is a story about the importance of mentors. strong brings the smoky nightclubs and jazzy diversions of the pre - war ‘40s to vibrant life with amazing sets and sounds. you might see thelonious monk playing the piano, or rub elbows with a snooty heiress like oona o’neill (zoey deutch). these were heady times when a columbia writing student like salinger could afford to ignore the falling bombs in europe to focus on harnessing his powerful literary voice with the help of his professor, whit burnett (kevin spacey) .
rebel in the rye is the audacious story of jd, a young man struggling to find his way in the bustling streets of 1930' s new york city. like so many before him he aggressively pursues independence, love, sex and the stimulating experiences of life. he dreams of making it as a short - story writer, but it is only upon meeting whit burnett that he finds the mentor and friend he needs to help him break through his stubbornness and wayward ego, and start rendering his energy and life stories into words on the page .
the action continues through salinger' s deeply traumatic stint in world war ii, during which he began his novel
the catcher in the rye .
his postwar depression, writer' s block, self - sabotage and soul searching eventually give way to completing
catcher ,
which was published in 1951 to unprecedented acclaim and, much to salinger' s chagrin, serious influence .
, who was the real - life fiction editor of the new yorker during the salinger' s most productive years in the late' 40s through the' 50s. the movie is based on
while “rebel in the rye” isn’t quite as bad as its pile - of - bricks - clunky title suggests, it’s both simple - and literal - minded, less concerned with salinger’s consciousness or sensibility than with his ostensible ontological status as a tortured creative giant. its depiction of salinger’s probable ptsd, the product of his service in world war ii, is almost insultingly hackneyed. when he discovers meditation through an indian guru, the score, by bear mccreary, comes alive with tablas and sitars. and so on .
do movies about writers ever really work? there are a lot but how many of them actually are worth the trouble? you can make a case that they arent with rebel in the rye, a film that tries very hard to delve inside the head of j. d. salinger as he’s trying to write the catcher in the rye. it’s a good idea, but the execution is dead on arrival. danny strong, making his feature directing debut, is skilled at putting a film together, but the script he has to work with is bursting with cliches. strong has a great resume writing for tv (check recount and game change) but this salinger bio - pioc defines by - the - numbers, adapted from kenneth slawenski’s well - liked j. d. …
“i was a big ‘catcher in the rye’ fan in high school, as many a person is, ” strong said in a recent interview. “the salinger voice was very influential on me and stuck with me over the years. i think it informed my voice in a way. it was so cool to me, and i liked it so much, and i think it very much got into my dna. but i didn’t stay an obsessive salinger fan over the years, it was just something that i really loved in high school. ”
his search for escape from the wartime nightmares leads salinger to his second mentor, the hindu teacher swami nikhilananda (bernard white). there, salinger is schooled in the art of meditation and yoga. it’s instructive to see how salinger cleared the cobwebs and completed his infamous cultural manifesto, the catcher in the rye, but it’s not particularly entertaining. strong loses his way in this part of the story, likely because salinger’s post - war struggles lack the same fire and intensity as his pre - war idealism .
films, has a strong interest in salinger' s story. he optioned the book
principal photography on the film began on april 26, 2016 in new york city .
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the friend in this scene is story magazine editor whit burnett, salinger’s former writing teacher as well as the first person to publish the author’s work. hoult’s lingering glance at burnett poignantly affirms that this man was as close to a father figure as any salinger ever encountered, certainly much more so than his maddeningly aloof old man. if “rebel in the rye” has any advantage over roach’s equally flawed oscar bait, “ trumbo, ” it’s the pitch - perfect casting of its ensemble headlined by kevin spacey as burnett. for the second time this year, the actor has injected a weirdly paternal warmth into an initially formidable authority figure .
salinger notoriously removed himself from public life two years after the publication — and runaway success — of “catcher in the rye, ” abandoning new york city in favor of a tiny town in new hampshire. while salinger was initially accessible to fans and other aspiring writers, the publication of an unexpected interview (care of a high schooler he was mentoring) pushed him to adopt the reclusive lifestyle he maintained until his death. for strong, dramatizing why salinger balked at his long - sought fame in such a profound manner was the key to the story .
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here’s the brief synopsis from the film’s sundance premiere: “this biopic of legendary author j. d. salinger (nicholas hoult) details his relationship with socialite oona o’neill (zoey deutch), his experiences fighting in world war ii, and his writing process for ‘the catcher in the rye. ’” the trailer is heavy on salinger’s inner turmoil, which gives life to his most famous creation: holden caulfield .
this week, spacey and hoult were spotted in period costumes on the set in brooklyn. tonight, the movie is filming at w 155th st and amsterdam ave, nyc .
danny strong’s directorial debut stars nicholas hoult as j. d. salinger, in a film that misses the mark in trying to capture his unique talent .
morbidly fascinating just for the experience of seeing what an astonishingly sub - literate scribbler (' rebel in the rye' - really ?) like danny strong thinks makes good writers good (lots of sad brow - furrowing apparently). abominably directed, with a scene of holocaust kitsch that' s so piously hackneyed it' s morally criminal, and so drained of color and distinction that it looks like a morgan - stanley commercial advising you to call your financial advisor today .
other than spacey’s, none of the performances are more than fine. strong’s evocation of the era with small nightclubs and apartments are what one does on a lower budget, but the world doesn’t feel particularly lived in. there’s a scene in which salinger explains why he’ll never allow a film version of the catcher in the rye. even though this movie holds your attention and isn’t bad, one can’t help but agree it wouldn’t have been a crime if this one never got made either .
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it’s a myth of popular culture that j. d. salinger hated the movies — that’d be conflating his personality with that of his most famous creation, holden caulfield — but it’s fair to say the reclusive author regarded the film industry with wary suspicion. now, after salinger spent six decades withholding the much - desired film rights to his 1951 masterwork “the catcher in the rye, ” cinema has retaliated with karmic payback in the form of “ rebel in the rye. ” a glossily conventional biopic of salinger’s pre - retirement years that would be unlikely to induce a change of heart in its elusive subject, danny strong ’s film is diverting, mildly informative and — to borrow caulfield’s adjective of choice — somewhat phony, heavy as it is on tortured - writer clichés and contrived art - imitates - life parallels. a dashing nicholas hoult takes a respectful stab at embodying salinger’s mystique, but it’s hard not to feel that the best way to honor salinger with a biopic would be to not make one at all .
where did holden caulfield come from? according to strong, he was the personification of salinger’s fight against literary heterodoxy, with the book’s grim outlook forged in the fires of world war ii. the film lacks the budget to stage much of salinger’s service in europe, instead subjecting us to rote flashbacks of battlefield chaos and a scene where he rails at burnett about the friends he lost overseas. the genesis of the catcher in the rye appears to be little more than burnett encouraging salinger to turn his caulfield short story into a novel; once that decision is made, the rest is a dramatically inert inevitability .
deadline first reported paulson’s involvement in the project tuesday, noting the actress will play dorothy olding, described as “the fiercely loyal agent who believed in the young salinger from his earliest short stories and supported him throughout [ salinger’s ] career. ”
you may wish for the same avoidance from any more movies about writers after “rebel in the rye. ” it’s tempting to wonder how strong — who, as a screenwriter, so expertly distilled a pair of wild and woolly presidential campaigns into the emmy - winning docudramas “recount” and “game change” — honestly thought he could get away with his graceless, tell - not - show dramatic tactics. three separate coffeehouse scenes with hoult and spacey take place across many years, but are filmed so perfunctorily as to only suggest a day’s shooting .
jean - michel blais manages to transform simple motifs into weightless complex structures into (as paul simon noted in a different context )
angels in the architecture
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the premise of françois ozon ’s “in the house” is so suggestive that i kept waiting for the film to become wonderful. that never happens, but at least the premise engages the mind, if not always the eye .
ultimately, his test scenes were used as temp tracks, and the spec piece is featured in the film’s closing credits .
it might be pushing one’s luck to use that word “phony” again to describe such moments, but strong’s script repeats it at multiple points too, as the film works overtime to forge a connection between the author, of whose personal voice and mannerisms audiences know little, and the iconic caulfield. here’s salinger striking and burning matches for no particular reason; there he is staring pensively at the central park carousel. from its corny title on down, “rebel in the rye” — drawn principally from kenneth slawenski’s thorough biopic “j. d. salinger: a life” — courts viewers for whom reading “catcher” in adolescence was a formative experience, and who might cherish a romanticized impression of the novel’s prickly creator .
salinger' s war follows the catcher in the rye writer from his early days trying to establish his career in new york' s literary circle in the early 1940' s. after numerous rejections, he finally finds his voice writing about a character named holden caulfield. right as his career is about to begin, wwii breaks out and salinger goes off to fight. his experiences at war forever change him, and help him to finally find his voice as a writer.
rebel in the rye is a 2017 american biographical drama film directed and written by danny strong . it is based on the book j. d. salinger : a life by kenneth slawenski , about the life of young writer j. d. salinger during world war ii . the film stars nicholas hoult , zoey deutch , kevin spacey , sarah paulson , brian d'arcy james , victor garber , hope davis , and lucy boynton . the film had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 24 , 2017 . it is scheduled to be released on september 15 , 2017 , by ifc films . 
rebel in the rye is a 2017 american biographical drama film directed and written by danny strong. it is based on the book j. d. salinger: a life by kenneth slawenski, about the life of young writer j. d. salinger during world war ii. the film stars nicholas hoult, zoey deutch, kevin spacey, sarah paulson, brian d'arcy james, victor garber, hope davis, and lucy boynton. the film had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 24, 2017. it is scheduled to be released on september 15, 2017, by ifc films.
rebel in the rye is a 2017 american biographical drama film directed and written by danny strong. it is based on the book j. d. salinger: a life by kenneth slawenski, about the life of young writer j. d. salinger during world war ii. the film stars nicholas hoult, zoey deutch, kevin spacey, sarah paulson, brian d'arcy james, victor garber, hope davis, and lucy boynton. the film had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 24, 2017. it is scheduled to be released on september 15, 2017, by ifc films.