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Tony Award winner, former Spider-Man — to tap into his inner Johnny Knoxville? Have the real guy on hand, said director Gia Coppola.The “Jackass” series creator plays a small role in Coppola’s new movie, “Mainstream,” out Friday, which stars Garfield as a charismatic drifter who becomes an internet sensation. For some of the film’s biggest scenes, Coppola tapped Knoxville’s pranking advice.

Gia Coppola was feeling out of touch with popular culture when she stumbled upon the ending of Elia Kazan’s 1957 satire “A Face in the Crowd” several years ago. The story of a folksy truth-teller who rises to dangerous levels of fame and influence on television seemed oddly prescient (and this was before it became “trendy” again after the 2016 presidential election).

Mainstream, the upcoming film starring Andrew Garfield and Stranger Things star Maya Hawke, has been released.The film is directed by Gia Coppola, who made her debut in 2013 with Palo Alto. It is scheduled for release in US theatres and on-demand in the UK on May 7.Mainstream deals with a young woman named Frankie (Hawke) who has a chance encounter with Garfield’s character, a mysterious stranger who goes by Link.

Director Gia Coppola made her feature debut with the 2013 drama “Palo Alto”, and now she’s back with her long-awaited followup, “Mainstream”.

Antonio Ferme editorIFC Films has released the official trailer for Gia Coppola’s stylized drama “Mainstream,” which opens in select theaters and on demand May 7.Andrew Garfield and “Stranger Things” star Maya Hawke play two rising internet personalities, Link and Frankie, in the satire on social media stardom.

Social media and YouTube have shown our culture that they are new avenues towards fame and sometimes fortune. But there’s a dark side of celebrity that’s explored in “Mainstream,” the latest directorial effort from Gia Coppola (“Palo Alto“).

IFC Films has picked up the North American rights to Gia Coppola’s romantic drama Mainstream, starring Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke as outsiders who become unlikely social media celebrities. Coppola's sophomore feature after her directorial debut Pala Alto had its world premiere at Venice in 2020 and is set for a May 7, 2021 release in theaters and on demand.

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Gia Coppola’s sophomore feature Mainstream which made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Antonio Ferme editorIFC Films has acquired the North American rights to Gia Coppola’s romantic drama “Mainstream,” which stars Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke.The film had its worldwide premiere last year at the Venice Film Festival. It was also selected for the Telluride Film Festival in  2020.

Also Read: Steamy Sebastian Stan Romance 'Monday' Heads to IFCCoppola directed the film and co-wrote the script with Tom Stuart. “Mainstream” is the director’s follow-up to her debut feature, “Palo Alto,” from 2013.

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Kilmer, known for his breakout role in Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto and for his performance in the acclaimed 2019 Sundance film Hala, among others, has signed with Gersh for representation.

Also Read: Ethan and Maya Hawke to Star in Rom-Com 'Revolver' Set During BeatlemaniaRobinson will also produce with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron for Likely Story under their overall deal with Netflix.Mendes currently stars in “Riverdale” as Veronica Lodge, and she was also recently seen in the Neon and Hulu comedy “Palm Springs.” Hawke broke out in “Stranger Things” on Netflix and will return for the show’s fourth season.

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Marta Balaga Back at the Venice Film Festival with Andrew Garfield starrer “Mainstream,” presented in the Horizons section, Gia Coppola took part in the “Life Through a Different Lens: Contactless Connections” talk on Friday – following in the (virtual) footsteps of Demi Moore and Nadine Labaki. During the chat, hosted by the festival and Mastercard, she looked back on her first visit with feature debut “Palo Alto” in 2013.

The age of social media is a trap for contemporary writers and filmmakers eager to Say Something. From fusty old Facebook to Instagram to platforms most people over 25 couldn’t even name, it presents all manner of topical ironies and iniquities in society at large, all too easily open to commentary and critique by artists who needn’t look further than the device in their hand for research.

Maya Hawke looks absolutely stunning while stepping out on the red carpet at the 2020 Venice Film Festival on Saturday (September 5) in Venice, Italy.

Jessica Kiang Seven years after Gia Coppola turned a dreamily sympathetic eye on the pretty, youthful wasters of her high-school-set debut “Palo Alto,” she returns with “Mainstream,” packing a far smaller store of compassion and a lot less insight into the next micro-life-stage of telegenic wasted youth.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesSeven years after the release of her 2013 debut feature “Palo Alto,” which was nominated for the Horizons Award at the Venice Film Festival, Gia Coppola is back with her sophomore drama, “Mainstream.” The film, which centers on a trio of young, fledgling Angelenos—Maya Hawke, Andrew Garfield and Nat Wolff—who rise to Internet fame, world premieres Saturday as part of Venice’s Horizons section.For Coppola, who holds Italian citizenship, the film, which also

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: After hitting the fall film festival circuit of Telluride, Venice and Toronto with her edgy coming-of-age directorial debut Palo Alto back in 2013, Gia Coppola is returning to the Lido with sophomore effort Mainstream. The film will screen in the Horizons section on September 5 with star Maya Hawke and producer Fred Berger, among others, also in town.

With the announcement of this year’s lineup, the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival has promised both major changes to itself along with its position as the first major festival to make a physical return following the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic.

The American frontier drama “The World to Come,” the Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren comedy-drama “The Duke,” Gia Coppola’s “Mainstream,” and the Shia LaBeouf and Vanessa Kirby drama “Pieces of a Woman” are among the films set to premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September, the first major event of its kind since the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of large gatherings worldwide, organizers said Tuesday. The selections for the 77th edition, which launches Sept.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Quibi is developing a scripted shortform dark romance series from Palo Alto helmer Gia Coppola. Love Lindsey, Forever will be written by Mattson Tomlin (The Batman), and Automatik is producing.Love Lindsey, Forever tells the story of Lindsey, who is 22, in love and dying. But when she learns of a company experimenting with new cryogenic technology, she makes a desperate bid for a second chance at life.

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