Two women working at a juvenile detention facility strike up a friendship… until their relationship takes a twisted turn. That’s the plot of the new psychological thriller “Eileen,” which is available to stream on Hulu beginning on Friday, May 10. Starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, the film chronicles the lengths that two women will go to in order to uncover abuse and to find love. A throwback to films of a previous generation, “Eileen” will be a film that will leave viewers talking. You can watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.
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During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca Saint John, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works.
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During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca Saint John, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works.
- 5/10/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
New to Streaming: La Chimera, Let It Be, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Kim’s Video, The Dry 2 & More
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
La Chimera (Alice Rohrwacher)
While Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny perhaps garnered more press out of Cannes, another selection involving archaeologists and tomb raiders will have a longer shelf life. Alice Rohrwacher’s latest feature La Chimera ranked quite highly on our top 50 films of 2023 list for good reason. It’s a dreamy, magical odyssey in which the Italian director whisks viewers away with the kind of transportive vision she’s exuded in all her features thus far.
Where to Stream: VOD
Eileen (William Oldroyd)
Considering how many jokesters online talk about supporting women’s wrongs, Eileen should have made a billion dollars. Alas, not everyone can have impeccable taste. William Oldroyd’s character study grabs you from the first scene,...
La Chimera (Alice Rohrwacher)
While Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny perhaps garnered more press out of Cannes, another selection involving archaeologists and tomb raiders will have a longer shelf life. Alice Rohrwacher’s latest feature La Chimera ranked quite highly on our top 50 films of 2023 list for good reason. It’s a dreamy, magical odyssey in which the Italian director whisks viewers away with the kind of transportive vision she’s exuded in all her features thus far.
Where to Stream: VOD
Eileen (William Oldroyd)
Considering how many jokesters online talk about supporting women’s wrongs, Eileen should have made a billion dollars. Alas, not everyone can have impeccable taste. William Oldroyd’s character study grabs you from the first scene,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Ottessa Moshfegh may have been channeling Hitchcock for her screenplay for William Oldroyd’s “Eileen,” but star Marin Ireland turned to a much different filmmaker for creative inspiration on the 1960s-set noir. The film was co-written by Luke Goebel.
Ireland, nominated for Best Supporting Performance for “Eileen” opposite Anne Hathaway, who was also nominated, came by IndieWire’s spot at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards red carpet to talk the 2023 Neon release. In the film, Ireland plays the mother of a teenager who’s been arrested for his father’s murder, and she’s hiding a secret.
“I had read the book years earlier, and I was like, what are we doing? Where did this come from?” Ireland said of her first meeting with Moshfegh. “She told me about this documentary she had watched called ‘Lost for Life’ about teens who were convicted as adults, who were serving life sentences,...
Ireland, nominated for Best Supporting Performance for “Eileen” opposite Anne Hathaway, who was also nominated, came by IndieWire’s spot at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards red carpet to talk the 2023 Neon release. In the film, Ireland plays the mother of a teenager who’s been arrested for his father’s murder, and she’s hiding a secret.
“I had read the book years earlier, and I was like, what are we doing? Where did this come from?” Ireland said of her first meeting with Moshfegh. “She told me about this documentary she had watched called ‘Lost for Life’ about teens who were convicted as adults, who were serving life sentences,...
- 2/25/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio and Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
Eileen Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Anne Hathaway
Director: William Oldroyd
Review of Eileen Is Out! (Picture Credit: Youtube)
What’s Good: Thomasin McKenzie’s portrayal of Eileen is refreshing, devoid of traditional expectations, while Anne Hathaway captivates with her artificial yet electric depiction of Rebecca. Marin Ireland’s exceptional performance adds authentic trauma, and the film’s cold, desolate portrayal of women resonates.
What’s Bad: The narrative loses its initial psychological complexity, devolving into a thinly developed crime plot. The film needs to work on the balance between psychosexual strangeness and a more conventional storyline, leaving the audience uncertain about its direction.
Loo Break: “‘Eileen” offers a brief pause around the 45-minute mark when Eileen enters Rebecca’s office. Feel free to take a break but return promptly for the unfolding narrative.
Watch or Not?: “Eileen” is a film...
Star Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Anne Hathaway
Director: William Oldroyd
Review of Eileen Is Out! (Picture Credit: Youtube)
What’s Good: Thomasin McKenzie’s portrayal of Eileen is refreshing, devoid of traditional expectations, while Anne Hathaway captivates with her artificial yet electric depiction of Rebecca. Marin Ireland’s exceptional performance adds authentic trauma, and the film’s cold, desolate portrayal of women resonates.
What’s Bad: The narrative loses its initial psychological complexity, devolving into a thinly developed crime plot. The film needs to work on the balance between psychosexual strangeness and a more conventional storyline, leaving the audience uncertain about its direction.
Loo Break: “‘Eileen” offers a brief pause around the 45-minute mark when Eileen enters Rebecca’s office. Feel free to take a break but return promptly for the unfolding narrative.
Watch or Not?: “Eileen” is a film...
- 1/13/2024
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (Raven Jackson)
A film that feels uprooted from deep beneath the earth, Raven Jackson’s poetic, patient debut is a distillation of cinema to its purest form, a stunning patchwork of experience and memory. Tethered around the life of Mack, a Black woman from Mississippi, as we witness glimpses of her childhood, teenage years, and beyond, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt becomes a sensory experience unlike anything else this year. Shot in beautiful 35mm by Jomo Fray and edited by Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s collaborator Lee Chatametikool, there’s a reverence for nature and joy for human connection that seems all too rarified in today’s landscape of American filmmaking. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: VOD...
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (Raven Jackson)
A film that feels uprooted from deep beneath the earth, Raven Jackson’s poetic, patient debut is a distillation of cinema to its purest form, a stunning patchwork of experience and memory. Tethered around the life of Mack, a Black woman from Mississippi, as we witness glimpses of her childhood, teenage years, and beyond, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt becomes a sensory experience unlike anything else this year. Shot in beautiful 35mm by Jomo Fray and edited by Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s collaborator Lee Chatametikool, there’s a reverence for nature and joy for human connection that seems all too rarified in today’s landscape of American filmmaking. – Jordan R.
Where to Stream: VOD...
- 1/5/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Welcome to the Scene to Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline.
I have a disclaimer. I talk to actress Thomasin Mackenzie, director William Oldroyd, script writers Ottessa Moshfeg and Luke Goebel, about the Neon film Eileen, but this episode is going to be split into two.
First half is a separate interview with Thomasin Mackenzie and the second half is a full interview with Moshfegh, Goebel and Oldroyd. Think of this as the Eileen hour! Hope you can cut me some slack because they couldn’t record together!
Eileen is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Ottessa Moshfeg. Alongside Mackenzie, the film stars Ann Hathaway, Shea Wigham, Marin Ireland, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
The film is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their...
I have a disclaimer. I talk to actress Thomasin Mackenzie, director William Oldroyd, script writers Ottessa Moshfeg and Luke Goebel, about the Neon film Eileen, but this episode is going to be split into two.
First half is a separate interview with Thomasin Mackenzie and the second half is a full interview with Moshfegh, Goebel and Oldroyd. Think of this as the Eileen hour! Hope you can cut me some slack because they couldn’t record together!
Eileen is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Ottessa Moshfeg. Alongside Mackenzie, the film stars Ann Hathaway, Shea Wigham, Marin Ireland, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
The film is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their...
- 12/22/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Eileen is an unsettling and hypnotic piece, wrapped in a thick blanket of New England snow but with creeping tendrils of toxicity throughout. Anchored in two compelling performances by Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway, it lingers like smoke. Its subject matter is more than difficult, content warnings should apply. The cruelties of institutions, be they the boys' reform school that brings them together or law enforcement or families and repeatedly their intersections, are writ large in action and small in gesture.
Adapted from her own book by Ottessa Moshfegh with co-writer Luke Goebel, there are significant changes made to the text. Goebel and Moshfegh have co-written before. 2022's Causeway was an original idea. Though Eileen was a (prize-winning) début novel it does seem that experience with film has allowed changes for the better. They both in their own way tell you what their endings will be, but how they get from.
Adapted from her own book by Ottessa Moshfegh with co-writer Luke Goebel, there are significant changes made to the text. Goebel and Moshfegh have co-written before. 2022's Causeway was an original idea. Though Eileen was a (prize-winning) début novel it does seem that experience with film has allowed changes for the better. They both in their own way tell you what their endings will be, but how they get from.
- 12/22/2023
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Spoiler Alert: The script reveals a key plot detail of Eileen, which opened December 1 in limited release and continues to expand.
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Eileen, the William Oldroyd-directed thriller that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Neon scooped it up in March and has been growing it since its December 1 release.
Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway star along with Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague, with Oldroyd, Hathaway and Ireland recently scoring Spirit Awards nominations.
The screenplay was adapted by the husband-wife team of Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh based on Mosfegh’s 2015 debut novel. Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, McKenzie plays the titular young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor Rebecca (Hathaway) at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret,...
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Eileen, the William Oldroyd-directed thriller that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Neon scooped it up in March and has been growing it since its December 1 release.
Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway star along with Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague, with Oldroyd, Hathaway and Ireland recently scoring Spirit Awards nominations.
The screenplay was adapted by the husband-wife team of Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh based on Mosfegh’s 2015 debut novel. Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, McKenzie plays the titular young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor Rebecca (Hathaway) at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Parasitic obsession poisons the roots of William Oldroyd’s perverse noir romance “Eileen.” The film is adapted by screenwriter Ottessa Moshfegh and her partner Luke Goebel from her own mean and pungent novella about a repressed 24-year-old prison secretary who, in 1964 Massachusetts, falls under the spell of a beautiful, blond-headed Harvard-grad psychologist named, of all things, Rebecca. Is that on-the-nose-Hitchcockian enough for you?
Eileen is played by Thomasin McKenzie, while Rebecca is played by Anne Hathaway, who slurps martinis and says things like “I shouldn’t smoke, but I do.” She drifts into Eileen’s world like a vapor, and then, just as quickly, is gone. But not without bringing chaos crashing down onto Eileen’s life amid a depraved dance of muted desire.
Hathaway, who is now nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performer, certainly evokes Katharine Hepburn (and maybe even Cate Blanchett’s...
Eileen is played by Thomasin McKenzie, while Rebecca is played by Anne Hathaway, who slurps martinis and says things like “I shouldn’t smoke, but I do.” She drifts into Eileen’s world like a vapor, and then, just as quickly, is gone. But not without bringing chaos crashing down onto Eileen’s life amid a depraved dance of muted desire.
Hathaway, who is now nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performer, certainly evokes Katharine Hepburn (and maybe even Cate Blanchett’s...
- 12/6/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following story contains light spoilers for the film “Eileen.”]
Thomasin McKenzie’s repressed prison secretary Eileen in William Oldroyd’s movie of the same name is a young woman whose bodily obsessions are an almost pathological rebellion against social decorum: downing chocolates and spitting them up, masturbating in car parks and shoving snow down her pants to stop up her desire, or examining a pubic hair embedded on a bar of soap.
In the novel “Eileen,” written by Ottessa Moshfegh who also co-writes the movie with her partner Luke Goebel, the character is much more scatologically fixated, compulsively eating laxatives and talking openly about matters of shit. But her gross little world in early 1960s Massachusetts is punctured by the arrival of a platinum-blonde, liberated psychologist played by Anne Hathaway.
“There were definitely some moments I was nervous to do. There’s some things you don’t want to be known for,” McKenzie told IndieWire. “I don’t...
Thomasin McKenzie’s repressed prison secretary Eileen in William Oldroyd’s movie of the same name is a young woman whose bodily obsessions are an almost pathological rebellion against social decorum: downing chocolates and spitting them up, masturbating in car parks and shoving snow down her pants to stop up her desire, or examining a pubic hair embedded on a bar of soap.
In the novel “Eileen,” written by Ottessa Moshfegh who also co-writes the movie with her partner Luke Goebel, the character is much more scatologically fixated, compulsively eating laxatives and talking openly about matters of shit. But her gross little world in early 1960s Massachusetts is punctured by the arrival of a platinum-blonde, liberated psychologist played by Anne Hathaway.
“There were definitely some moments I was nervous to do. There’s some things you don’t want to be known for,” McKenzie told IndieWire. “I don’t...
- 12/5/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Released by Neon, and now playing in theaters, Eileen, which we saw and really enjoyed at Sundance back in January, is a thriller set in In 1964 Massachusetts. It follows a young secretary, Eileen, played by Last Night in Soho breakout Thomasin McKenzie, who works at a prison. She becomes enchanted by Rebecca, (Anne Hathaway) the glamorous and liberated new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship soon takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret.
This film is based on the novel written by Ottessa Moshfegh. Today on JoBlo our very own Eric Walkuski sat down with stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie as they talk about the intimate story and their own onscreen chemistry. We also chatted the author of the book Ottessa Moshfegh along with her husband producer Luke Goebel as they talked about working on set together and having director William Oldroyd...
This film is based on the novel written by Ottessa Moshfegh. Today on JoBlo our very own Eric Walkuski sat down with stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie as they talk about the intimate story and their own onscreen chemistry. We also chatted the author of the book Ottessa Moshfegh along with her husband producer Luke Goebel as they talked about working on set together and having director William Oldroyd...
- 12/4/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Three very different movies, original, with arthouse cred and in theaters for weeks, are drawing audiences showing welcome depth and breadth in the specialty market as awards season kicks off. Nicolas Cage’s nerdy character sees his life collapse when he randomly starts appearing in people’s dreams as Dream Scenario has a solid expansion, Saltburn is attracting young crowds on the coasts, The Holdovers drawing elusive older demos to theaters.
Meanwhile, Bollywood’s Animal showcases the ongoing strength of Indian films Stateside. The revenge thriller starring Ranbir Kapoor racked up an estimated $6.14 million on about 700 screens over the three days, the second biggest opening weekend of all time for a Bollywood film in North America behind Pathaan, taking the no. 7 slot at the North. American box office.
A24’s Dream Scenario has an estimated weekend gross of about $1.69 million in a major expansion...
Meanwhile, Bollywood’s Animal showcases the ongoing strength of Indian films Stateside. The revenge thriller starring Ranbir Kapoor racked up an estimated $6.14 million on about 700 screens over the three days, the second biggest opening weekend of all time for a Bollywood film in North America behind Pathaan, taking the no. 7 slot at the North. American box office.
A24’s Dream Scenario has an estimated weekend gross of about $1.69 million in a major expansion...
- 12/3/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Graphic: The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, Image: The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, Photo: Toho Studios, Chris McGrath (Getty Images), Neon, Warner Bros.Every Godzilla film, ranked from worst to bestClockwise from bottom left: Godzilla (2014) (Warner Bros.), Godzilla Vs.
- 12/2/2023
- avclub.com
You would not call Eileen Dunlop “innocent.” A twentysomething with a little college under her belt — even if she’d hadn’t dropped out when her mom died, she still would have become a secretary, what with this being the early 1960s and all — Eileen has her hands full taking care of her permanently drunk, ex-cop dad. She works at a prison for juvenile offenders in a blue-collar Massachusetts burg. If she spies a couple in a car parked near hers, she may shove a fistful of snow down the front of her skirt.
- 12/2/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Animal, with Thursday previews of just over $1.25 million, looks set for the biggest North American Bollywood opening day since Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva last year. Both star Ranbir Kapoor.
The Hindi revenge thriller by Sandeep Reddy Vanga about a son’s toxic relationship with a father he idolizes opens on 700 screens (nearly 100 in Canada) with the subtitled trailer below at 81 million views. Co-stars Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna. Opening numbers look especially good since the film is violent (it has the equivalent of an R rating in India), likely taking some families out of the mix.
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar. Distributors are Moksha Movies and Nirvana Cinemas.
Neon presents Sundance-premiering Eileen with Anne Hathaway from director William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) in limited release at six theaters. Based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh,...
The Hindi revenge thriller by Sandeep Reddy Vanga about a son’s toxic relationship with a father he idolizes opens on 700 screens (nearly 100 in Canada) with the subtitled trailer below at 81 million views. Co-stars Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna. Opening numbers look especially good since the film is violent (it has the equivalent of an R rating in India), likely taking some families out of the mix.
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar. Distributors are Moksha Movies and Nirvana Cinemas.
Neon presents Sundance-premiering Eileen with Anne Hathaway from director William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) in limited release at six theaters. Based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s the final month of the year, which means much of our attention will be turned to sharing various best-of-2023 rundowns throughout December. The month also brings many of the year’s most noteworthy films, which we’ve rounded up before––some of which will be opening in a more limited capacity and expanding next month.
We should also note some top November picks like The Boy and the Heron and May December are finally getting in front of wider audiences, with the former getting a wide release on December 8 and the latter arriving on Netflix this Friday. For this round-up we’re also not including films getting limited one-week-only runs this month, such as Noora Niasari’s Shayda on December 1 and Ava DuVernay’s Origin and Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera on December 8.
14. Memory (Michel Franco; Dec. 22)
Every year there’s at least one film that premieres at...
We should also note some top November picks like The Boy and the Heron and May December are finally getting in front of wider audiences, with the former getting a wide release on December 8 and the latter arriving on Netflix this Friday. For this round-up we’re also not including films getting limited one-week-only runs this month, such as Noora Niasari’s Shayda on December 1 and Ava DuVernay’s Origin and Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera on December 8.
14. Memory (Michel Franco; Dec. 22)
Every year there’s at least one film that premieres at...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Finally, we’re entering into the first weekend of the final month of 2023. So naturally many of the films hitting the multiplex have the big holiday at the end of December as a setting or backdrop. Of course, they’re all upbeat celebrations full of family togetherness. Well, not always as proven a few weeks ago with the release of one of the year’s best films, The Holdovers. It’s a dark comedy centering on a split family ignoring a son. So indeed it is a bit dark, compared to this weekend’s flick, which is nearly pitch-black, closer to a film noir than comedy. And it’s a tragic drama as we observe the dismal life of a young woman named Eileen.
Right at the start of this tale, we’re introduced to Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie), a lonely woman in her twenties living in the Boston area around sixty years ago.
Right at the start of this tale, we’re introduced to Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie), a lonely woman in her twenties living in the Boston area around sixty years ago.
- 11/30/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie in EileenPhoto: Neon
From the very first few minutes of Eileen, the audience is clued that this won’t be your conventional mid-20th century set drama. The eponymous character masturbates twice, has a wild sex fantasy about a co-worker, and threatens to murder her father.
From the very first few minutes of Eileen, the audience is clued that this won’t be your conventional mid-20th century set drama. The eponymous character masturbates twice, has a wild sex fantasy about a co-worker, and threatens to murder her father.
- 11/29/2023
- by Murtada Elfadl
- avclub.com
Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel becomes a disappointing movie, unable to decide if it’s a thriller or a dark comedy, though Thomasin McKenzie and Hathaway give it their all
Here’s a peculiar misfire of a psycho-noir, for which Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh have co-adapted Moshfegh’s Booker-shortlisted novel of the same name and William Oldroyd directs. It’s acted and presented with a weirdly solemn intensity, like a deadly serious remake of some lost John Waters pulp classic. Gif immortality beckons for the bizarre moment in which Anne Hathaway’s character grapples with what looks worryingly like a fake cat, throwing it out of the front door with a yowling noise on the soundtrack.
The setting is a small Massachusetts town in the early 60s, and Thomasin McKenzie plays Eileen, a mousy and repressed young woman working as a filing assistant at a juvenile prison. At home she...
Here’s a peculiar misfire of a psycho-noir, for which Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh have co-adapted Moshfegh’s Booker-shortlisted novel of the same name and William Oldroyd directs. It’s acted and presented with a weirdly solemn intensity, like a deadly serious remake of some lost John Waters pulp classic. Gif immortality beckons for the bizarre moment in which Anne Hathaway’s character grapples with what looks worryingly like a fake cat, throwing it out of the front door with a yowling noise on the soundtrack.
The setting is a small Massachusetts town in the early 60s, and Thomasin McKenzie plays Eileen, a mousy and repressed young woman working as a filing assistant at a juvenile prison. At home she...
- 11/29/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Eileen
Screenplay adapted by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel
Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut novel, 2015’s Eileen, was an overwhelming literary success; it won the Pen Award for debut fiction and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. But beyond the accolades, the critical reception often included backhanded — sometimes bordering on misogynistic — disparagements of the protagonist. The book follows 24-year-old Eileen, stuck caring for her alcoholic father in her Massachusetts hometown while working as a secretary at the local juvenile correction facility. In first-person narrative, she fantasizes about moving to New York City and describes her dirty house, body issues and laxative abuse; the latter spurred readers to use terms like “disgusting” to describe the main character.
Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel
Moshfegh says she has complicated feelings about that element of the book’s publication, but when she sat down to write the screenplay for the Neon film alongside her husband,...
Screenplay adapted by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel
Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut novel, 2015’s Eileen, was an overwhelming literary success; it won the Pen Award for debut fiction and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. But beyond the accolades, the critical reception often included backhanded — sometimes bordering on misogynistic — disparagements of the protagonist. The book follows 24-year-old Eileen, stuck caring for her alcoholic father in her Massachusetts hometown while working as a secretary at the local juvenile correction facility. In first-person narrative, she fantasizes about moving to New York City and describes her dirty house, body issues and laxative abuse; the latter spurred readers to use terms like “disgusting” to describe the main character.
Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel
Moshfegh says she has complicated feelings about that element of the book’s publication, but when she sat down to write the screenplay for the Neon film alongside her husband,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Clockwise from bottom left: The Color Purple (Warner Bros.), Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (Warner Bros.), Ferrari (Neon), and Wonka (Warner Bros.)Graphic: The A.V. Club
December has always been one of the most important moviegoing months of the year; you’ve got all the prestige pics competing for Oscar nominations,...
December has always been one of the most important moviegoing months of the year; you’ve got all the prestige pics competing for Oscar nominations,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Jen Lennon, Matt Schimkowitz, Ian Spelling, Luke Y. Thompson, and Phil Pirrello
- avclub.com
Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie are getting ready for the release of their movie Eileen!
The co-stars stepped out for the special screening of their movie on Wednesday (November 15) at the Whitby Hotel in New York City.
Anne and Thomasin were joined by co-star Marin Ireland, as well as director William Oldroyd, as well as writer/producers Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel.
Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
The movie is based on Ottessa‘s 2015 debut novel, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and won the Pen/Hemingway Award for debut fiction.
Eileen hits theaters in limited release on December 1 and everywhere on December 8.
Watch the trailer now!
The co-stars stepped out for the special screening of their movie on Wednesday (November 15) at the Whitby Hotel in New York City.
Anne and Thomasin were joined by co-star Marin Ireland, as well as director William Oldroyd, as well as writer/producers Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel.
Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
The movie is based on Ottessa‘s 2015 debut novel, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and won the Pen/Hemingway Award for debut fiction.
Eileen hits theaters in limited release on December 1 and everywhere on December 8.
Watch the trailer now!
- 11/17/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Novelist Ottessa Moshfegh is still in the midst of adapting her hit novel “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” into a feature film.
The sensational 2018 book follows an unnamed woman who, just after the turn of the millennium, escalates her use of sleeping pills to try and stay mostly unconscious for a full year. So far, it’s only been turned into a 2020 stage play in Switzerland.
After Margot Robbie’s production company LuckyChap optioned the rights to the book in 2018, rumors swirled of “Poor Things” auteur Yorgos Lanthimos being attached to direct. (IndieWire has reached out to check up on this.) Moshfegh with her partner Luke Goebel more recently adapted her own novel, 2015’s “Eileen,” for the forthcoming William Oldroyd film starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, out from Neon in December. “Eileen” premiered at Sundance in January and centers on two women who form a dark bond in 1960s Massachusetts.
The sensational 2018 book follows an unnamed woman who, just after the turn of the millennium, escalates her use of sleeping pills to try and stay mostly unconscious for a full year. So far, it’s only been turned into a 2020 stage play in Switzerland.
After Margot Robbie’s production company LuckyChap optioned the rights to the book in 2018, rumors swirled of “Poor Things” auteur Yorgos Lanthimos being attached to direct. (IndieWire has reached out to check up on this.) Moshfegh with her partner Luke Goebel more recently adapted her own novel, 2015’s “Eileen,” for the forthcoming William Oldroyd film starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, out from Neon in December. “Eileen” premiered at Sundance in January and centers on two women who form a dark bond in 1960s Massachusetts.
- 11/15/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Having had a pretty rough time of it in :a[Last Night In Soho]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/last-night-in-soho/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}, Thomasin McKenzie is trading London for Massachusetts, fashion design for prison secretarial work, and even making pals with new prison psychologist on the block Anne Hathaway in :a[Lady Macbeth]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/lady-macbeth-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} director William Oldroyd's '60s-set Eileen. What could possibly go wrong this time? Check out the newly released first trailer for the psychological noir thriller below:
Ah. Maybe we spoke too soon! And everything starts so promisingly for McKenzie's titular secretary in the trailer, too. "My day was a doozy," Eileen tells her dad over the phone at the start of this uber-stylish teaser. "It was one of those days you never forget." Why, we hear you cry?...
Ah. Maybe we spoke too soon! And everything starts so promisingly for McKenzie's titular secretary in the trailer, too. "My day was a doozy," Eileen tells her dad over the phone at the start of this uber-stylish teaser. "It was one of those days you never forget." Why, we hear you cry?...
- 10/18/2023
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
The trailer for Anne Hathaway‘s new thriller has been released.
The 40-year-old Oscar-winning actress stars alongside Thomasin McKenzie in director William Oldroyd‘s new movie Eileen, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen (McKenzie) becomes enchanted by Rebecca (Hathaway), the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
Ottessa co-wrote the screenplay with Luke Goebel.
In an interview from earlier this year, Anne revealed what drew her to accept the role in the new movie despite the “challenging” script.
Eileen will be released in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and everywhere on Dec. 8.
The 40-year-old Oscar-winning actress stars alongside Thomasin McKenzie in director William Oldroyd‘s new movie Eileen, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen (McKenzie) becomes enchanted by Rebecca (Hathaway), the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
Ottessa co-wrote the screenplay with Luke Goebel.
In an interview from earlier this year, Anne revealed what drew her to accept the role in the new movie despite the “challenging” script.
Eileen will be released in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and everywhere on Dec. 8.
- 10/18/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie are spiraling into something dark in the first trailer for Neon’s Eileen.
Directed by William Oldroyd, written by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel, and also starring Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague, Eileen follows McKenzie’s titular young secretary, employed at a prison during a bitter Massachusetts winter in 1964.
The more than two-minute trailer teases a doozy of a day — “one of those days you’ll never forget” — for Eileen after the arrival of Hathaway’s Rebecca, the new prison psychologist. “She may be easy on the eyes,” one man says as he introduces her to prison staff. “But I assure you, she is very smart.”
The blonde-haired, pink-lipped smoker leaves Eileen feeling off-kilter, as someone who “lives a little differently than most people.” She sees something in Eileen, who is hardly normal and far from “average,” according to the psychologist.
“You got...
Directed by William Oldroyd, written by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel, and also starring Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague, Eileen follows McKenzie’s titular young secretary, employed at a prison during a bitter Massachusetts winter in 1964.
The more than two-minute trailer teases a doozy of a day — “one of those days you’ll never forget” — for Eileen after the arrival of Hathaway’s Rebecca, the new prison psychologist. “She may be easy on the eyes,” one man says as he introduces her to prison staff. “But I assure you, she is very smart.”
The blonde-haired, pink-lipped smoker leaves Eileen feeling off-kilter, as someone who “lives a little differently than most people.” She sees something in Eileen, who is hardly normal and far from “average,” according to the psychologist.
“You got...
- 10/17/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thomasin McKenzie’s dull life transforms once Anne Hathaway comes onto the scene in Neon’s Eileen trailer. McKenzie (Totally Completely Fine) stars as a secretary who quickly becomes infatuated with a new counselor, played by Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables), in the noir thriller.
The cast also includes Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Owen Teague, Marin Ireland, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
Eileen‘s based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s book, with the author and Luke Goebel (Moshefegh’s spouse) adapting and William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) directing. Producers include Moshfegh, Goebel, Oldroyd, Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron, and Bavand Karim.
The R-rated drama currently sits at 89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes following its Sundance Film Festival premiere. IGN’s Matt Donato calls it a “nifty little shapeshifter of a thriller,” while Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson says, “Eileen is dank and disturbing and, when you’re in the mood for something that will mess you up,...
The cast also includes Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Owen Teague, Marin Ireland, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
Eileen‘s based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s book, with the author and Luke Goebel (Moshefegh’s spouse) adapting and William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) directing. Producers include Moshfegh, Goebel, Oldroyd, Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron, and Bavand Karim.
The R-rated drama currently sits at 89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes following its Sundance Film Festival premiere. IGN’s Matt Donato calls it a “nifty little shapeshifter of a thriller,” while Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson says, “Eileen is dank and disturbing and, when you’re in the mood for something that will mess you up,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had the opportunity to watch Lady Macbeth director William Oldroyd’s “terrific potboiler” Eileen at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (you can read his 8/10 review at This Link), and soon a wider audience will have their chance to check it out. Neon will be giving Eileen a theatrical release in December, starting in New York and Los Angeles on December 1st and then expanding across North America on December 8th. With those release dates drawing near, a trailer for the film has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who wrote the screenplay adaptation with Luke Goebel, Eileen has the following synopsis: Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca...
Based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who wrote the screenplay adaptation with Luke Goebel, Eileen has the following synopsis: Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca...
- 10/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Described as a “wild Hitchcockian noir,” Neon has released the trailer for Eileen this afternoon, which stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho).
The psychological thriller opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 1, followed by a wide theatrical release nationwide on December 8, 2023.
An adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel, Eileen was directed by William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”). Moshfegh wrote the script alongside Luke Goebel.
In the film, “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works.”
The official plot description continues, “Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret – throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
“Seeing my book come to life on screen has always been a career goal. The premiere at Sundance was a beautiful glimpse of what is to come,” Moshfegh said in a recent statement.
The psychological thriller opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 1, followed by a wide theatrical release nationwide on December 8, 2023.
An adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel, Eileen was directed by William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”). Moshfegh wrote the script alongside Luke Goebel.
In the film, “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works.”
The official plot description continues, “Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret – throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
“Seeing my book come to life on screen has always been a career goal. The premiere at Sundance was a beautiful glimpse of what is to come,” Moshfegh said in a recent statement.
- 10/17/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
After delivering Florence Pugh’s breakout role in Lady Macbeth, director William Oldroyd returned earlier to Sundance with an adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen, which was picked up by Neon and set for a December 1 release. The first trailer has now arrived for the 1964-set story of a young secretary Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) who becomes enchanted by Rebecca (Anne Hathaway), the glamorous new counselor at the Massachusetts prison where she works.
As Jordan Raup said in his review, “In the cold, dreary outskirts of 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) spends her days hoping for a better (or at least more sexually active) life, splitting her time working at a juvenile prison ward and caring for her ailing drunk of a father (Shea Whigham). When the elegant, mysterious Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) glides into her work as the new psychologist on staff, Eileen’s dull world is suddenly brought to life and an unspoken attraction sparks.
As Jordan Raup said in his review, “In the cold, dreary outskirts of 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) spends her days hoping for a better (or at least more sexually active) life, splitting her time working at a juvenile prison ward and caring for her ailing drunk of a father (Shea Whigham). When the elegant, mysterious Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) glides into her work as the new psychologist on staff, Eileen’s dull world is suddenly brought to life and an unspoken attraction sparks.
- 10/17/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Parasitic obsession sickens the roots of “Eileen,” director William Oldroyd’s adaptation of novelist Ottessa Moshfegh’s slim 2015 chiller. The 1960s-set noir, which played out of competition way back in January at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie in career-topping turns. Neon will open the film in limited release on December 1 before going wide on December 8. Watch the official trailer below.
Set in a punishing 1964 winter outside of Boston, “Eileen” centers on the title character, a young secretary played by Thomas McKenzie, who becomes enchanted by the glamorous, blonde new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a sinister turn around a recently incarcerated juvenile, now at the institution after his father’s murder, and together Eileen and Rebecca (Hathaway) spark a twisted connection reminiscent of “Carol” meets Hitchcock — especially when you consider Hathaway’s character’s cinematic namesake.
Oldroyd’s second feature...
Set in a punishing 1964 winter outside of Boston, “Eileen” centers on the title character, a young secretary played by Thomas McKenzie, who becomes enchanted by the glamorous, blonde new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a sinister turn around a recently incarcerated juvenile, now at the institution after his father’s murder, and together Eileen and Rebecca (Hathaway) spark a twisted connection reminiscent of “Carol” meets Hitchcock — especially when you consider Hathaway’s character’s cinematic namesake.
Oldroyd’s second feature...
- 10/17/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Allow me to engage in some sausage-making, inside baseball nonsense: I've been working in the online film press since 2009 and have spent that entire time realizing that spoilers don't bother me. As I have stumbled up the rungs of responsibility, eventually landing where I am now, as the lead (whether folks like it or not) of Slash Film Dot Com, spoilers have become a fact of life. I learn spoilers when I make phone calls to confirm or debunk stories. I learn spoilers when I work with my team to plan coverage for a new release. Learning the plot of a film, sometimes in great detail, before I see it has never hindered my enjoyment of a truly good movie. Spoilers don't matter. In the grand scheme, plot is the least important part of a movie.
And today, I'm throwing my hands up in the air and temporarily tossing this philosophy out the window.
And today, I'm throwing my hands up in the air and temporarily tossing this philosophy out the window.
- 9/24/2023
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Drama is second feature from ‘Lady Macbeth’ director William Oldroyd.
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights excluding North America to William Oldroyd’s Sundance 2023 mystery Eileen starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
Eileen: Sundance Review
Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Focus and has set a December 1 release in the UK & Ireland – the same day North American rights holder Neon plans to release the awards contender.
Eileen debuted in the Premieres section at Sundance in January and tells of a young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamourous new counsellor at the prison where she works, only...
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights excluding North America to William Oldroyd’s Sundance 2023 mystery Eileen starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
Eileen: Sundance Review
Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Focus and has set a December 1 release in the UK & Ireland – the same day North American rights holder Neon plans to release the awards contender.
Eileen debuted in the Premieres section at Sundance in January and tells of a young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamourous new counsellor at the prison where she works, only...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ben Dalton¬Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Drama is second feature from ‘Lady Macbeth’ director William Oldroyd.
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights excluding North America to William Oldroyd’s Sundance 2023 mystery Eileen starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
Eileen: Sundance Review
Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Focus and has set a December 1 release in the UK & Ireland – the same day North American rights holder Neon plans to release the awards contender.
Eileen debuted in the Premieres section at Sundance in January and tells of a young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamourous new counsellor at the prison where she works, only...
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights excluding North America to William Oldroyd’s Sundance 2023 mystery Eileen starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie.
Eileen: Sundance Review
Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for Focus and has set a December 1 release in the UK & Ireland – the same day North American rights holder Neon plans to release the awards contender.
Eileen debuted in the Premieres section at Sundance in January and tells of a young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamourous new counsellor at the prison where she works, only...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ben Dalton¬Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Eileen,” which debuted to mostly positive reviews at this year’s Sundance film festival, will arrive in theaters amid the year-end awards season rush. Neon has slated the 1960s-set queer melodrama, starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway, for a platform release in New York City and Los Angeles on Dec. 1 before going wide on Dec. 8.
Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, and produced by Fifth Season, “Eileen” concerns a young secretary becoming enchanted by and then befriending, a glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship amid a harsh 1964 Massachusetts winter takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret and sets Eileen on a sinister path.
“Eileen” is directed by William Oldroyd from a screenplay courtesy of Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. They both serve as producers alongside the director and Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu and Peter Cron.
Alongside its top-billed stars,...
Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, and produced by Fifth Season, “Eileen” concerns a young secretary becoming enchanted by and then befriending, a glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship amid a harsh 1964 Massachusetts winter takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret and sets Eileen on a sinister path.
“Eileen” is directed by William Oldroyd from a screenplay courtesy of Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. They both serve as producers alongside the director and Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu and Peter Cron.
Alongside its top-billed stars,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
After taking domestic to William Oldroyd’s thriller Eileen out of Sundance, Neon has set a December theatrical release for the pic.
Eileen will go Dec. 1 in NY and LA before going wide on Dec. 8.
The movie starring Oscar winner Anne Hathaway is based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh. It’s set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, when young secretary Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor Rebecca (Hathaway) at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
Oldroyd’s connection to Sundance began in 2013 when his short film Best won the Short Film Competition. Eileen scored 88% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics coming away from its Park City, Ut premiere back in January.
Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague also star in the pic, which was adapted...
Eileen will go Dec. 1 in NY and LA before going wide on Dec. 8.
The movie starring Oscar winner Anne Hathaway is based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh. It’s set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, when young secretary Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor Rebecca (Hathaway) at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
Oldroyd’s connection to Sundance began in 2013 when his short film Best won the Short Film Competition. Eileen scored 88% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics coming away from its Park City, Ut premiere back in January.
Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague also star in the pic, which was adapted...
- 6/28/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
2023 Sundance is behind us, and mega deals for films like “Fair Play,” “Flora and Son,” and “Theater Camp” were back in a big way. And while the market was healthy, there still are a lot of films yet to find homes.
Here’s the latest deals we’re tracking after the festival.
Films Acquired After the Festival
Title: “Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Section: U.S. Dramatic
Distributor: Oscilloscope
“Sometimes I Think About Dying,” the Daisy Ridley drama that made its premiere in competition on the opening night of this year’s Sundance, was acquired by Oscilloscope for a theatrical release. O-Scope scooped up the U.S. rights to director Rachel Lambert’s film and will release it later this year.
The film is set on the dreary Oregon coast and follows a lonely woman who finds solace in her cubicle and the doldrums of office life. She is ghosting...
Here’s the latest deals we’re tracking after the festival.
Films Acquired After the Festival
Title: “Sometimes I Think About Dying”
Section: U.S. Dramatic
Distributor: Oscilloscope
“Sometimes I Think About Dying,” the Daisy Ridley drama that made its premiere in competition on the opening night of this year’s Sundance, was acquired by Oscilloscope for a theatrical release. O-Scope scooped up the U.S. rights to director Rachel Lambert’s film and will release it later this year.
The film is set on the dreary Oregon coast and follows a lonely woman who finds solace in her cubicle and the doldrums of office life. She is ghosting...
- 4/19/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
A hot title out of Sundance, Variety reports today that Neon has picked up the thriller Eileen, which features a cast led by Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho).
“Neon will release the film theatrically this fall,” Variety notes.
An adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel, Eileen was directed by William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”). Moshfegh wrote the script alongside Luke Goebel.
The film centers on a young secretary named Eileen who becomes close to a new colleague, a confident counselor to the troubled teenagers at the prison where they work. Their friendship takes an unexpected turn, changing both their lives.
“Seeing my book come to life on screen has always been a career goal. The premiere at Sundance was a beautiful glimpse of what is to come,” said Moshfegh.
The post ‘Eileen’ – Neon Acquires Anne Hathaway Sundance Thriller for Fall 2023 Release appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!
“Neon will release the film theatrically this fall,” Variety notes.
An adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel, Eileen was directed by William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”). Moshfegh wrote the script alongside Luke Goebel.
The film centers on a young secretary named Eileen who becomes close to a new colleague, a confident counselor to the troubled teenagers at the prison where they work. Their friendship takes an unexpected turn, changing both their lives.
“Seeing my book come to life on screen has always been a career goal. The premiere at Sundance was a beautiful glimpse of what is to come,” said Moshfegh.
The post ‘Eileen’ – Neon Acquires Anne Hathaway Sundance Thriller for Fall 2023 Release appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!
- 3/24/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray gave Lady Macbeth director William Oldroyd’s “terrific potboiler” Eileen an 8/10 review (read it Here) after watching the movie at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and now we know when a wider audience is going to have the chance to see it. Neon has picked up the North American rights to Eileen and are planning to release the film theatrically this fall.
Based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who wrote the screenplay adaptation with Luke Goebel, Eileen has the following synopsis: Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
The film stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague.
Eileen was produced by Fifth Season, Oldroyd,...
Based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who wrote the screenplay adaptation with Luke Goebel, Eileen has the following synopsis: Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
The film stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague.
Eileen was produced by Fifth Season, Oldroyd,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Neon has picked up North American rights from WME Independent and Fifth Season to Sundance selection Eileen starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway.
‘Eileen’: Sundance Review
William Oldroyd’s follow-up to Lady Macbeth is based on the 2015 debut novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who adapted the screenplay with Luke Goebel.
Eileen is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter as the eponymous young secretary becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counsellor at the prison where she works.
Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when the older woman reveals a dark secret, sending Eileen down a sinister path. Rounding out the cast are Shea Whigham,...
‘Eileen’: Sundance Review
William Oldroyd’s follow-up to Lady Macbeth is based on the 2015 debut novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who adapted the screenplay with Luke Goebel.
Eileen is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter as the eponymous young secretary becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counsellor at the prison where she works.
Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when the older woman reveals a dark secret, sending Eileen down a sinister path. Rounding out the cast are Shea Whigham,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
It’s been a couple of months, but the Sundance sales are still slowly chugging along, and today it’s for one of IndieWire’s favorites out of the festival. Neon has landed the North American rights to “Eileen,” the drama starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway.
William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”) directed “Eileen,” based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel of the same name. The project was considered one of the hotter and more acclaimed titles out of Sundance, and Neon says the distributor beat out several other buyers out of the festival. But based on a prior source who told IndieWire that the film came at a budget of $16 million, that could have explained why it took some time for this one to close. No acquisition price for the film was disclosed.
“Eileen” also stars Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague, but the highlights are McKenzie and Hathaway, whom...
William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”) directed “Eileen,” based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel of the same name. The project was considered one of the hotter and more acclaimed titles out of Sundance, and Neon says the distributor beat out several other buyers out of the festival. But based on a prior source who told IndieWire that the film came at a budget of $16 million, that could have explained why it took some time for this one to close. No acquisition price for the film was disclosed.
“Eileen” also stars Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague, but the highlights are McKenzie and Hathaway, whom...
- 3/24/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Neon has purchased North American rights to “Eileen,” an adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel of the same title.
The movie debuted to strong reviews at Sundance, but its high price tag, said by sources to be in the range of $15 million, made it difficult for the film to score a distribution deal. It languished on the market for roughly two months as several studios kicked the tires. This despite the combined star wattage of “Jojo Rabbit’s” Thomasin McKenzie and Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway and a twisty plot. The rest of the ensemble includes Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague. William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”) directs from a script by Moshfegh who adapted “Eileen” with Luke Goebel. Neon will release the film theatrically this fall.
The deal was negotiated by Jeff Deutchman for Neon, WME Independent and Fifth Season. Financial details of the sale were not revealed.
In the right hands,...
The movie debuted to strong reviews at Sundance, but its high price tag, said by sources to be in the range of $15 million, made it difficult for the film to score a distribution deal. It languished on the market for roughly two months as several studios kicked the tires. This despite the combined star wattage of “Jojo Rabbit’s” Thomasin McKenzie and Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway and a twisty plot. The rest of the ensemble includes Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teague. William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”) directs from a script by Moshfegh who adapted “Eileen” with Luke Goebel. Neon will release the film theatrically this fall.
The deal was negotiated by Jeff Deutchman for Neon, WME Independent and Fifth Season. Financial details of the sale were not revealed.
In the right hands,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Neon has taken the North American rights to the film adaptation “Eileen” from director William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”), starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague.
Neon will release the film theatrically this fall.
The film is based on the 2015 debut novel by Ottessa Moshfegh who adapted “Eileen” with Luke Goebel.
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‘Eileen’ Review: Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway Go Dark in Boldly Provocative Film
The synopsis is as follows: “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
Premiering to critical acclaim at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film was produced by Fifth Season, Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, and Peter Cron, along with Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh’s Omniscient Productions,...
Neon will release the film theatrically this fall.
The film is based on the 2015 debut novel by Ottessa Moshfegh who adapted “Eileen” with Luke Goebel.
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The synopsis is as follows: “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
Premiering to critical acclaim at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film was produced by Fifth Season, Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, and Peter Cron, along with Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh’s Omniscient Productions,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Neon has taken the North American rights to the Anne Hathaway-starring Sundance Film Festival premiere Eileen, from director William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth). The distributor is eyeing a fall theatrical release.
Oldroyd’s connection to Sundance began in 2013 when his short film Best won the Short Film Competition. Eilee has already notched 87% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics since its Park City debut in January.
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The pic, based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh, is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, when young secretary Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) becomes...
Oldroyd’s connection to Sundance began in 2013 when his short film Best won the Short Film Competition. Eilee has already notched 87% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics since its Park City debut in January.
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The pic, based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh, is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, when young secretary Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) becomes...
- 3/24/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Neon has acquired the Anne Hathaway starrer Eileen for North America, with plans to release the film this fall.
Eileen, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is based on the 2015 novel from Ottessa Moshfegh. It stars Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen, a peculiar young woman who works at a prison, where she is ostracized by her fellow coworkers. Things change for the better when a woman, played by Hathaway, begins working alongside her. As the two become closer, the woman entangles Elieen in a shocking crime.
William Oldroyd, who directed Florence Pugh in Lady Macbeth, directs from a script by Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. The director and writers produce along with Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu and Peter Cron.
Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague also star in Eileen, which hails from Likely Story and Fifth Season, the latter also having debuted title Flora and Son at the Park City fest,...
Eileen, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is based on the 2015 novel from Ottessa Moshfegh. It stars Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen, a peculiar young woman who works at a prison, where she is ostracized by her fellow coworkers. Things change for the better when a woman, played by Hathaway, begins working alongside her. As the two become closer, the woman entangles Elieen in a shocking crime.
William Oldroyd, who directed Florence Pugh in Lady Macbeth, directs from a script by Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. The director and writers produce along with Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu and Peter Cron.
Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague also star in Eileen, which hails from Likely Story and Fifth Season, the latter also having debuted title Flora and Son at the Park City fest,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Mia Galuppo and Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Causeway” stars Jennifer Lawrence as Lynsey, a returning Afghanistan war vet who befriends Henry (Brian Tyree Henry) in her hometown of New Orleans while recovering from a brain injury. The acclaimed film from Apple TV+ was directed by Lila Neugebauer, known mostly for New York theater (including directing Elaine May’s Tony-winning turn in “The Waverly Gallery”) and episodes of “Maid” and “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” The screenwriting team is Luke Goebel, Elizabeth Sanders, and the much-discussed novelist Ottessa Moshfegh, making her first entry into Hollywood.
Henry reaped an Oscar bid for Best Supporting Actor and recently joined Lawrence (the second-youngest Best Actress winner ever for “Silver Linings Playbook”) for a candid conversation about “Causeway.” Watch their lively discussion here or read the transcript of their remarks below.
Jennifer Lawrence:
Thank you guys for seeing our movie. I have my co-star and Oscar nominated, Brian Tyree Henry. If...
Henry reaped an Oscar bid for Best Supporting Actor and recently joined Lawrence (the second-youngest Best Actress winner ever for “Silver Linings Playbook”) for a candid conversation about “Causeway.” Watch their lively discussion here or read the transcript of their remarks below.
Jennifer Lawrence:
Thank you guys for seeing our movie. I have my co-star and Oscar nominated, Brian Tyree Henry. If...
- 3/10/2023
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
Based on the book of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen made some noise at its announcement of playing at the Sundance Film Festival 2023. Director William Oldroyd found success in the icy 2016 Lady Macbeth starring Florence Pugh, making him a suitable choice to bring Causeway screenwriter Luke Goebel’s script to life. Unfortunately, the film doesn’t quite reach expectations, even despite its formidable cast.
‘Eileen’ finds a friendship taking a sinister turn L-r: Anne Hathaway as Rebecca and Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Eileen (Last Night in Soho‘s Thomasin McKenzie) is a strange young Bostonian woman in the 1960s who lives out each day of her life in dissatisfaction. She spends her dreary days between her father’s (Shea Whigham) bleak home that’s emotionally draining her and the prison where she works at. However, Eileen’s colleagues long since alienated her, causing her...
‘Eileen’ finds a friendship taking a sinister turn L-r: Anne Hathaway as Rebecca and Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Eileen (Last Night in Soho‘s Thomasin McKenzie) is a strange young Bostonian woman in the 1960s who lives out each day of her life in dissatisfaction. She spends her dreary days between her father’s (Shea Whigham) bleak home that’s emotionally draining her and the prison where she works at. However, Eileen’s colleagues long since alienated her, causing her...
- 1/29/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival has finally concluded after a whirlwind week of highly anticipated premieres, the IndieWire Studio at Sundance sessions presented by Dropbox, and of course, lavish parties.
IndieWire editors give a VIP peek of the top afterparties and private events throughout the snow-filled annual mecca for independent film, where multi-million-dollar distribution deals were being made, complete with diary entries from IndieWire’s top editors in attendance.
Films like “Fair Play,” “The Deepest Breath,” and “Run Rabbit Run” sold to Netflix while on the ground in Park City, Utah, as breakout movies like “Past Lives” and “Earth Mama” debuted at the 2023 festival already attached to A24. The acclaimed studio also snagged horror film “Talk to Me.”
IndieWire’s 2023 Sundance bible captures our film reviews and exclusive interviews with stars like Anne Hathaway (“Eileen”), Jonathan Majors (“Magazine Dreams”), Nicholas Braun (“Cat Person”), Mia Goth (“Infinity Pool”), Stephen Curry (“Underrated”), and...
IndieWire editors give a VIP peek of the top afterparties and private events throughout the snow-filled annual mecca for independent film, where multi-million-dollar distribution deals were being made, complete with diary entries from IndieWire’s top editors in attendance.
Films like “Fair Play,” “The Deepest Breath,” and “Run Rabbit Run” sold to Netflix while on the ground in Park City, Utah, as breakout movies like “Past Lives” and “Earth Mama” debuted at the 2023 festival already attached to A24. The acclaimed studio also snagged horror film “Talk to Me.”
IndieWire’s 2023 Sundance bible captures our film reviews and exclusive interviews with stars like Anne Hathaway (“Eileen”), Jonathan Majors (“Magazine Dreams”), Nicholas Braun (“Cat Person”), Mia Goth (“Infinity Pool”), Stephen Curry (“Underrated”), and...
- 1/28/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson, Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland, Ryan Lattanzio, Christian Blauvelt, Jason Gonzalez and Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
In the cold, dreary outskirts of 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) spends her days hoping for a better (or at least more sexually active) life, splitting her time working at a juvenile prison ward and caring for her ailing drunk of a father (Shea Whigham). When the elegant, mysterious Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) glides into her work as the new psychologist on staff, Eileen’s dull world is suddenly brought to life and an unspoken attraction sparks. Little does Eileen know the spark will lead to unimaginably dark consequences. Adapted by the novel’s author Ottessa Moshfegh, here working with Luke Goebel (Causeway), William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth follow-up Eileen is lacking in a considered formal approach but strives to make up for this misgiving with a script that offers its talented ensemble an unexpected mix of sensual longing and perverse thrills. While this clash of tones doesn’t entirely gel,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Neon releases the film in limited theaters on Friday, December 1, with expansion to follow on Friday, December 8.
In the first scene of “Eileen,” the protagonist stakes out in her car on a dreary winter lakefront lovers’ lane in the Boston outskirts. As another couple makes out in a backseat of the next car, Eileen watches, glowering lustily, and grabs a handful of muddy snow, shoves it down her pants, and masturbates.
The rest of “Lady Macbeth” director William Oldroyd’s second feature never quite matches the giddy perversity of that image, but no matter, because this stylish 1960s-set noir adapted from Ottessa Moshfegh’s mean and pungent novel of the same name is a dark treat throughout. Thomasin McKenzie, playing the title character, and Anne Hathaway, playing the alluring blonde-headed woman that seemingly drops from the sky and into her life,...
In the first scene of “Eileen,” the protagonist stakes out in her car on a dreary winter lakefront lovers’ lane in the Boston outskirts. As another couple makes out in a backseat of the next car, Eileen watches, glowering lustily, and grabs a handful of muddy snow, shoves it down her pants, and masturbates.
The rest of “Lady Macbeth” director William Oldroyd’s second feature never quite matches the giddy perversity of that image, but no matter, because this stylish 1960s-set noir adapted from Ottessa Moshfegh’s mean and pungent novel of the same name is a dark treat throughout. Thomasin McKenzie, playing the title character, and Anne Hathaway, playing the alluring blonde-headed woman that seemingly drops from the sky and into her life,...
- 1/22/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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