“Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong is as soon as once more satirizing the uber wealthy, and this time, he’s leaning into the bro-ness of billionaires. Armstrong returns to HBO with authentic movie “Mountainhead” a few group of billionaire associates get collectively towards the backdrop of a rolling worldwide disaster.
“Mountainhead” stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef, and “Saturday Night time” scene-stealer Cory Michael Smith because the core pal group. Further supporting forged members embrace Hadley Robinson, Andy Daly, Ali Kinkade, Daniel Oreskes, David Thompson, Ami MacKenzie, and Ava Kostia.
“Mountainhead” is Armstrong’s characteristic directorial debut; he writes, directs, and govt produces the movie, which finishes manufacturing this week in Park Metropolis, Utah. The challenge additionally reunites seven-time Emmy winner and Oscar-nominated Armstrong together with his fellow “Succession” producers Frank Wealthy, Lucy Prebble, and producer/director Mark Mylod. Each Wealthy and Armstrong have total offers at HBO.
Armstrong wrapped “Succession” in 2023 after 4 seasons. The collection collected 75 Emmy nominations and 19 wins. The “Succession” finale additionally set a collection viewership document. Whereas Armstrong has not publicly denied a doable “Succession” spinoff, collection alum Matthew Macfadyen beforehand mentioned on the Emmys that it’s “extremely unlikely.”
“I’d say, ‘By no means say by no means,’ nevertheless it’s extremely unlikely,” Macfadyen mentioned of a follow-up. “However it’s going to depend upon what Samantha Bergeson Jesse Armstrong needs to do, however I believe Jesse’s intuition, and all our instincts, is that it resulted in simply the fitting place. And we kind of didn’t tie it up, we simply left [them]… to hold on of their unusual and crappy world. In order good as it could be to work with everyone once more, I do assume it could be unusual to do a derivative.”
As for the movie facet of his profession, Armstrong beforehand landed a Greatest Tailored Screenplay Oscar nomination for his 2009 movie “In The Loop,” which he co-wrote with “Veep” creator Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, and Tony Roche, who now could be an EP on “Mountainhead.”
“Mountainhead” is govt produced by Armstrong, Wealthy, Prebble, Mylod, Roche, Jon Brown, Will Tracy, and Jill Footlick.
The “Mountainhead” forged have all had buzzy latest years: Carell is starring in Tina Fey’s “The 4 Seasons” collection, and Schwartzman appeared in 2024’s “Between the Temples” and “Queer.”
“Mountainhead” premieres Could 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and can be accessible to stream on Max. Take a look at extra first look pictures under.
