Diane Keaton, Taylour Paige, and Elizabeth Lail have joined the cast of the romantic comedy Mack & Rita, which is directed by Katie Aselton. As we’ve already said, Rita is portrayed by Keaton, Mack by Lail, and Carla, Rita’s childhood closest friend, by Paige. Now filming is taking place in Los Angeles for the Madeline Walter and Paul Welsh-penned film. International rights are represented by Endeavor and Fortitude.
The creation of Gravitas Premiere, a new theatrical release label from Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment company, was announced today. Gravitas Premiere will buy 4-6 cast-driven, high production value movies annually and distribute them theatrically with a lot of P&A support. The first movie on Premiere’s schedule is the dramedy Mack & Rita, directed by Katie Aselton and starring Diane Keaton. It will be released on August 12 in cinemas all around the United States and Canada.
Elizabeth Lail plays Mackenzie Martin in Mack & Rita, who is sick of doing all she has to in her 30s to stay up and advance. Mack has always wished to be just like her grandmother: confident in her own skin, skilled at saying “no,” and mainly unconcerned with what other people think of her. She also loves a nice bulky sweater and going to bed by 8:00 p.m.! Mack accidentally enters a sound bath regression pod during her best friend’s bachelorette party in Palm Springs and comes out a 70-year-old lady. Mack believes that by becoming “Aunt Rita” (Keaton), she would finally be able to embrace herself, but she rapidly discovers that the reality of jumping to old age isn’t quite what she had anticipated.
Taylour Paige, Loretta Devine, Simon Rex, Dustin Milligan, Amy Hill, Lois Smith, Wendie Malick, Patti Harrison, Martin Short, Addie Weyrich, Aimee Carrero, and Nicole Byer also appear in the Paul Welsh & Madeline Walter-penned movie. Produced by Keaton, Alex Saks, Stephanie Heaton-Harris, Jina Panebianco, and Dori A. Rath, with executive producers Joseph Restaino, Lauren Beveridge, Brett Beveridge, Jackie Shenoo, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Terry Dougas, Jean-Luc De Fanti, R. Wesley Sierk III, Joseph Panebianco, and Jojo Ryder. The movie will be a Pay One U.S. partner, and on December 20th, customers will be able to watch it online.
Dustin Milligan will portray Jack, Mack’s neighbour and occasionally dog nanny, who meets Rita and believes her to be Mack’s aunt (who is actually Mack, who has suddenly aged to 70). They click straight instantly, and Jack isn’t concerned in the least by the fact that the person he likes the most in his company is nearly twice his age. On Schitt’s Creek, Milligan played Ted, the neighbourhood vet and Alexis’s love interest, opposite Annie Murphy. He will next be seen in the April 22 premiere of Peacock’s Rutherford Falls. The Gersh Agency and RED Management represent him.
Luca will be played by Simon Rex. The distribution rights to Sean Baker’s forthcoming movie Red Rocket have just been acquired by A24. Rex plays the lead role. Rex’s most recent role was in the Fabio Frey-directed film My Dead Dad. He has previously appeared in the Scary Movie series and Jack & Jill. Buchwald and Advanced Management are his agents.
Nailed It! is a primetime Emmy nominee. The group of Mack & Rita now includes Nicole Byer. The comedy appeared in the TV show Loosely Exactly Nicole, the comedy film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, the comedy film A Better You, directed by Matt Walsh, and the animated series Invincible on Amazon Prime. Byer is represented by Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman, WME, and Artists First.
Mack/Agent Rita’s will be played by Patti Harrison. Together Together, Raya and the Last Dragon, A Simple Favor, and the Hulu series Shrill are a few of her most recent feature film credits. Harrison also contributes to Big Mouth and Dispatches From Elsewhere as a staff writer. UTA, Rise & Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman are her agents.
Carla’s mother Sharon, portrayed by Loretta Devine, is a role played by Paige. The Best Picture Oscar winner Crash and Waiting to Exhale are just two of the notable films in which Grey’s Anatomy’s Primetime Emmy winner has appeared. Innovative Artists and Essential Talent Management represent her.
Rita will join Sharon’s Wine Club, and Wendie Malick will portray one of the club members. In addition to starring in 125 episodes of Hot in Cleveland and 149 episodes of Just Shoot Me!, Malick most recently appeared in American Housewife and The Ranch. Innovative Artists and Marcia Hurwitz represent her. Lois Smith, whose feature film credits include The French Dispatch, Lady Bird, Tesla, and Minority Report, is a further member of Sharon’s Wine Club. AKA and Cornerstone are her representatives. Amy Hill, an actress from American Dad! and Magnum P.I., is also a member of that group. SMS Talent is her agent.
Alex Saks, Keaton, Stephanie Heaton-Harris, Jina Panebianco, and Dori A. Rath are the show’s producers. The EPs are Brett Beveridge, Lauren Beveridge, Joseph Panebianco, JoJo Ryder, Terry Dougas, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Jackie Shenoo, R. Wesley Sierk, III, and Paris Kassidokostas Latsis. On Mack & Rita, Saks’ Page Fifty-Four Pictures served as the production firm. Along with Caliwood Pictures, Hercules Film Fund Financing and Rhea Films are producing this co-financed project.
Terry Dougas and Jean-Luc De Fanti established Rhea Films in 2015 to serve as the production and consulting arm of Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis’ Hercules Film Fund. The Tom Cruise film American Made, the Safdie Brothers’ Cannes Film Festival debut Good Time, Paul Feig’s dark comedy A Simple Plan starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, Grant Sputore’s Netflix film I Am Mother, Brie Larson’s directorial debut Unicorn Store, and Fisher Stevens’ Fisher’s Day Off were among the films that the Fund has financed or co-financed. Palmer, a Justin Timberlake AppleTV+ production, and Shadow in the Cloud, a Chloe Grace Moretz sci-fi/fantasy WWII film from this past Christmas.
In a joint statement, Aselton and Saks stated, “We’re so excited to be working on Mack & Rita with the wonderful team at Gravitas Ventures as they debut their new label, Gravitas Premiere.” “As filmmakers, their encouragement, spirit of cooperation, and dedication to a significant theatrical release are a dream come true.”
Bill Guentzler, managing director of acquisitions at Gravitas Ventures, said, “The whole team at Gravitas is pleased to be part of the lives of ‘Mack & Rita’.” A hilarious and engaging intergenerational tale with romance and heart was developed by Katie Aselton, Alex Saks, and Diane Keaton. We’re excited to share the beauty of this movie with viewers this summer in cinemas thanks to Gravitas Premiere.
Nolan Gallagher, the creator and CEO of Gravitas Ventures, said, “We are excited to start Gravitas Premiere with the acquisition of ‘Mack & Rita,’ which reaffirms our commitment to supporting the cinematic in-theater experience. “People enjoy watching movies, and this one is a hilariously smart comedy that deserves to be shown on a big screen. We are looking to acquire independent, high-quality stories like “Mack & Rita” through Gravitas Premiere, and we are excited to work with our exhibition partners to release the movie in cinemas all around North America.
A 2006-founded distributor of independent films, Gravitas Ventures was acquired by multi-platform media giant Anthem Sports & Entertainment in November. The business has recently released Queen Bees by Michael Lembeck, Our Friend by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, which stars Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, and Jason Segel, Vanguard by Stanley Tong, which stars Jackie Chan, and The Secret: Dare to Dream by Andy Tennant, which stars Katie Holmes.
The agreement was arranged by Guentzler on behalf of Gravitas Ventures and the filmmakers with WME Independent for Mack & Rita.
Where to Watch Mack & Rita (2022)?
Mack & Rita (2022) will be premiering in theatres on August 12, 2022. We do not recommend illegal streaming and always suggest paying for the content you like to watch.
Is Mack & Rita (2022) available on Amazon Prime?
Amazon prime will not be streaming Mack & Rita (2022). Additionally, several other films are streaming on Prime. Our recommendations are The Voyagers, It’s a Wonderful Life, Notting Hill, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Is Mack & Rita (2022) available on HBO Max?
HBO Max will not be streaming Mack & Rita (2022). However, HBO’s subscribers can enjoy its other popular streams like Euphoria, When Harry Met Sally and Promising Young Woman.
Is Mack & Rita (2022) available on Hulu?
Mack & Rita (2022) is not available on Hulu. The new release line-up additionally includes Pam and Tommy, How I Met Your Father, Abbott Elementary, and Vikings.
Is Mack & Rita (2022) available on Netflix?
Mack & Rita (2022) will not be available to stream on Netflix. However, other brilliant shows like The Power of The Dog, The Social Network, Tick, Tick, Boom, and much more are available.