After starring in hit movies starting from “10 Issues I Hate About You” to “The Bourne Id,” Julia Stiles is prepared for the subsequent section of her inventive profession.
The beloved actress makes her directorial debut on the upcoming movie “Want You Had been Right here,” which explores the way in which a fleeting romantic connection can begin a ripple impact that results in large change in a person’s life.
An official synopsis for the movie reads, “When the proper night time with an ideal stranger ends all of the sudden the subsequent morning, Charlotte searches for solutions and that means in her disappointing life till she uncovers a secret that modifications the whole lot.”
“Want You Had been Right here” is customized from Renée Carlino’s 2017 novel of the identical title, with Carlino co-writing the script with Stiles. The movie stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Gray, Mena Massoud, Jimmie Fails, and Gabby Kono-Abdy.
Whereas “Want You Had been Right here” marks Stiles’ first time stepping behind the digital camera, many years of working alongside a few of Hollywood’s greatest administrators doubtless gave her an concept of what works (and doesn’t work) on set. She beforehand opened up concerning the grueling expertise of being directed by David O. Russell on “Silver Linings Playbook,” although she famous that his confrontational model finally improved her efficiency within the movie.
“I don’t actually wish to get into David O. Russell as a director, however I discovered lots about performing, for higher or worse, by way of how he treats folks on set. I’m not condoning that, however I discovered lots from him as a result of he continuously talks all through your take,” Stiles stated in a 2021 interview. “He’s speaking at you when you’re performing or making an attempt to behave. It’s very jarring, but it surely bought me out of my very own head. I had no time to censor myself or be actually self-conscious as a result of he’s barking at you and you must obey or hear.”
Lionsgate will launch “Want You Had been Right here” in choose theaters on Friday, January 17 and on digital platforms on February 4. Watch the trailer under.