A24 Films has released the first preview for director Jesse Eisenberg’s film THE DEBUT.
When Mona Friedman is cast in a bit part at a small community theater, she transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method actor willing to do anything to protect the artistic integrity of her marginal role – even if it means waging war against the show’s domineering director.
Starring Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Jesse Eisenberg, Cara Buono, Craig Bierko, Eldar Isgandarov, and Bernadette Peters, here’s a first look at the brand new trailer.
Giamatti has received two Academy Award nominations throughout his career. He has not yet won an Oscar. He was nominated for Best Lead Actor for THE HOLDOVERS in 2024 and lost to Cillian Murphy for OPPENHEIMER and in 2006 for CINDERELLA MAN and lost the Best Supporting Actor Oscar to George Clooney for SYRIANA. Unfortunately, and surprisingly, Giamatti was left out of the Best Actor race for SIDEWAYS.
The below-the-line artists for THE DEBUT include Director of Photography Drew Daniels, Production Design by Anne Ross, Editing by Robert Nassau ACE, Costume Design by Stacey Battat, Music and Lyrics by Jesse Eisenberg with Music by Emile Mosseri.
