Exes Zach Braff and Florence Pugh Kick Off Promotion for New Film ‘A Good Person’: Photos

Zach Braff has revealed how Coldplay got him through his depression.Speaking exclusively to NME, the Scrubs star said that he can no longer listen to the 2000 track ‘Don’t Panic’, despite it helping him get through a difficult stage of his life.“It’s the first track on [his directorial debut] Garden State and I have such a sentimental attachment to that time of my life and what that became with that film,” he said.“It’s just one of those songs that I can’t hear anymore, even though it’s one of my favourite songs ever. I just so associate it with that time of my life.

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need to break character, they almost need to joke around with the crew.” He continued, “Some actors obviously, as we know, are complete opposite. They want to stay in the zone of the scene the whole day, and neither is right or wrong. But I would just say, as a testament to Florence, she just has a way, almost like jumping into a hypnotic state of going to such a dark, deep, authentic place, and then kind of popping out of it, and turning to the grips and asking, you know, ‘What was the score of the game?’ or something like that.

EXCLUSIVE: Actor-filmmaker Zach Braff has signed with Range Media Partners ahead of the MGM theatrical release of his newest directorial effort A Good Person, starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman.

Florence Pugh was all over New York City on Wednesday (March 22) promoting her brand new movie, A Good Person.

While Zach Braff might be best known for his comedic acting roles, his filmmaking ventures, specifically the three he’s written and directed, have primarily dealt with serious family dramas and that specific genre. Of course, everyone knows his 2007 breakout film, “Garden State,” or at least the memes, which tackles a quarter-life crisis and depression.

A wily old pro teams up with one of the most exciting young actresses of the day in the emotionally loaded drama A Good Person. Zach Braff’s third feature excels at taking the measure of how people cope with personal tragedy and does so in a vital and engaging way that’s far more invigorating than depressing. Braff essentially makes one feature film every 10 years (Garden State and Wish I Was Here came before), and while he otherwise busies himself with music, television and other pursuits, his talent is such that you’d like to see him wade more frequently and deeper into film work than he so far has.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic The drama of addiction and recovery, as it takes place in the movies, tends to come at us like a series of rituals. There’s the rule-by-rule, day-by-day protocol of 12-step programs (the meetings, the showing up, the sharing, the calls to sponsors); a lot of us may feel we know it well from movies, even if we’ve never personally undergone the experience. There are the deeply engraved patterns of addiction itself: the highs, the lows, the cravings, the exploitation of friends and family members, the descent to the bottom, the grasping for the drink or the pill or the fix (or the one that isn’t there) and, in some cases, the criminal behavior. The reaching out to save oneself is also a kind of ritual — one that some addicts would say God built into us.

Zach Braff was always aware of the criticism of his 2004 movie Garden State.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Zach Braff was the toast of the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where he emerged as an indie film wunderkind thanks to “Garden State.” The coming-of-age dramedy sold to Fox Searchlight for $5 million, double its production budget, and became a poster child for hip indies of the early aughts thanks to its Grammy-winning soundtrack and quirky characters. Flash forward to 2015, and Vice was celebrating the film’s anniversary with the following headline: “It’s the 10-Year Anniversary of Realizing ‘Garden State’ Sucked.” Time has not been kind to “Garden State.” It’s the kind of film that now elicits groans and eye-rolls since its arty blocking (that wallpaper!) and alt-rock soundtrack have become worn out indie film cliches. Natalie Portman’s character, Sam, is often cited as one of the worst offenders of the “manic pixie dream girl” stereotype, which describes a quirky female character whose main narrative purpose is to save their male counterpart and teach him about the meaning of love and life. Nearly 20 years after the film’s debut, Braff confronted the backlash head on in a new interview with The Independent.

Zach Braff and Florence Pugh are no longer together. However, they are still friendly – so much so that they collaborated on their new movie A Good Person.

Florence Pugh was spotted out once again with her grandmother, Pat!

Cara Delevingne dazzled at the Oscars on Sunday night as she rocked up to the prestigious event in a beautiful red gown – making up for the lack of red carpet.The Oscars had already got chins wagging before the ceremony even took place as the highly-anticipated awards ditched its usual red carpet for a champagne-coloured one.The likes of Florence Pugh, Lennie Kravitz and Jamie Lee Curtis were just some of the big names in attendance, but arguably – while not being nominated for an award this year – model-turned-actress Cara, 30, stole the show with her beautiful gown. Despite having jetted over 5,000 miles to Los Angeles from London to the Oscars, jet lag appeared to be no issue for runway model and actress Cara who was undeniably glowing.

Monica Corcoran Harel Variety will toast five Hollywood makeup artists (Alex Babsky, Kathy Jeung, Kelsey Deenihan Fisher, Allan Avendaño and Cedric Jolivet) known for setting red carpet beauty trends with staying power at the annual — and lively — Makeup Artistry Dinner on March 9 at Ardor Restaurant. But before the festivities, we sat down with each creator on Variety’s “Red Carpet Ready,” presented by Armani Beauty, to share behind-the-scenes moments, surprising inspirations and secret industry beauty tricks you won’t find on TikTok. Self-taught Alex Babsky studied fashion at Central Saint Martins in his native London before pivoting to makeup artistry for its accessibility and immediacy. His instinct to match a beauty aesthetic to an actor’s personality works for clients Tessa Thompson, Florence Pugh and Jodie Comer.

Indiana Jones is coming to the Oscars.

Florence Pugh and Zach Braff proved you can be friendly with your ex as they reunited for the premiere of their film, A Good Person. Florence, 27, who split from her partner of three years Zach, 47, last year, looked incredible in a pair of grey checked trousers as she posed on the red carpet. She teamed them with a high-necked black crop top that showed off her toned abs and was encrusted in sparkling beaded detailing.  She added a pair of black gloves, which had black fabric flowing to the floor, for an added dramatic touch.

K.J. Yossman Florence Pugh and Zach Braff reunited in London on Wednesday evening for the premiere of their movie “A Good Person,” which Braff wrote, directed and produced and which Pugh starred in and produced. In the film, Pugh stars opposite Morgan Freeman as a young woman who descends into opioid addiction after a car she is driving is involved in a serious crash. During a Q&A session after the screening, Braff told the audience he wrote the screenplay for Pugh during the COVID-19 lockdown while still grappling with grief over the deaths of his sister and father in 2018 followed by his close friend Nick Cordero, who died from COVID complications in 2020.

Florence Pugh and Zach Braff were all smiles as they posed together on the red carpet on Wednesday in London. The exes attended the U.K. premiere of the film, which actually doubled as the first time they walked a carpet together. Pugh, 27, and Braff, 47, coordinated their looks for the occasion.

Florence Pugh looks flawless once again on the red carpet at the premiere for her film A Good Person at The Ham Yard Hotel on Wednesday (March 8) in London, England.

Florence Pugh put a fun, and sparkly, spin on her grey sweater for the Valentino Womenswear Fall Winter show during Paris Fashion Week on Sunday (March 5) in France.