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Dan Levy tugs on the heartstrings within the trailer for his new movie, “Good Grief,” which he each wrote and directed.
It’s the “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator’s function directing debut.
Levy performs an artist named Marc, who’s mourning the loss of life of his husband Oliver, performed by Luke Evans. He turns to 2 mates to hold him by means of his grief.
In accordance with an official synopsis for the film, “Marc’s world shatters, sending him and his two finest mates, Sophie (Ruth Negga) and Thomas (Himesh Patel), on a soul-searching journey to Paris that reveals some exhausting truths they every wanted to face.”
Additionally starring within the movie are Celia Imrie, David Bradley, Arnaud Valois, Emma Corrin and Kaitlyn Dever.
Levy not too long ago told Leisure Weekly what impressed the concept of exploring loss of life and grief.
”I misplaced my grandmother towards the tail finish of the pandemic, and I used to be in a really unusual headspace by way of feeling the burden and the profound sense of tragedy of what the Covid pandemic had accomplished for all of us, whereas on the similar time making an attempt to honor the passing of somebody who meant a lot to me,” he stated.
He added that the endless questions on grief additionally drove him to write down the screenplay.
“I do really feel like, in making this film, I’ve honored the grief that I felt on the time, that that is all I might do to have a good time the emotions that I had when my grandmother and my canine handed away.”
It’s Levy’s first main venture he has directed since helming 4 episodes of Emmy-winning collection “Schitt’s Creek,” wherein a rich household finds they’ve gone broke and should transfer to a tiny city they personal in an effort to survive.
“Good Grief” hits choose theaters on December 29 and streams on Netflix beginning January 5.