Jesse Armstrong is again at HBO — simply not with a “Succession” spinoff. The collection creator makes his function directorial debut with HBO Unique movie “Mountainhead,” which takes a extra head-on method to satirizing the elite. Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef, and Cory Michael Smith star as 4 tech moguls whose bro journey will get derailed after a worldwide monetary meltdown ensues. Did they trigger it? With a mixed web value of almost $400 billion between the friends, who is admittedly to say…
The movie’s official logline reads: “A bunch of billionaire pals get collectively towards the backdrop of a rolling worldwide disaster.” Armstrong writes, directs, and govt produces the movie, which was shot in Park Metropolis, Utah.
The challenge additionally reunites seven-time Emmy winner and Oscar-nominated Armstrong along with his fellow “Succession” producers Frank Wealthy, Lucy Prebble, and producer/director Mark Mylod. Each Wealthy and Armstrong have general offers at HBO. Hadley Robinson, Andy Daly, Ali Kinkade, Daniel Oreskes, David Thompson, Amie MacKenzie, and Ava Kostia co-star within the movie.
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’s an EP on “Mountainhead.” Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Will Tracy, and Jill Footlick additionally govt produce “Mountainhead.”
Armstrong wrapped “Succession” in 2023 after 4 seasons. The collection gathered 75 Emmy nominations and 19 wins. The “Succession” finale additionally set a collection viewership document. Whereas Armstrong has not publicly denied a attainable “Succession” spinoff, collection alum Matthew Macfadyen beforehand mentioned on the Emmys that it’s “extremely unlikely.”
Armstrong beforehand instructed Selection that the finale for “Succession” was “impressed” partly by fellow HBO collection “Six Ft Below” and “The Sopranos.” “Every present is totally different. ‘Six Ft Below,’ ‘Sopranos,’ a few of the reveals I most admire have radically alternative ways of concluding,” he mentioned. “It’s received to really feel proper for that story. I’m impressed by these reveals, however the ending of ‘Succession’ needed to be bespoke, clearly.”
“Mountainhead” premieres Saturday, Might 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will probably be obtainable to stream on HBO Max. Take a look at the trailer under.