Larry David’s HBO Movie Titled ‘Clear History’; Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Bill Hader, Amy Ryan, And More Set To Star
We already know whatLarry David’s new film will be about (a marketing exec who misses out on a lucrative startup) and how it’ll be distributed (on HBO). Now we also know what it’ll be called and who’ll star in it.
According to a new report, the movie’s now going by the nameClear History, and the cast contains a healthy mix of comedians and non-comedians. In addition to David and the previously rumoredJon HammandMichael Keaton, the confirmed cast also includesBill Hader,Danny McBride,Philip Baker Hall,Amy Ryan,Kate Hudson,Eva Mendes, andJB Smoove. More after the jump.
THRgot the scoop onClear History’s title and casting. As of August, the lineup was still being sorted out, so all of the additions seem to be fairly recent. Everything we’ve heard about the movie so far suggests it’ll be right in David’s usual wheelhouse of uncomfortable, semi-improvised comedy, and the cast list seems well suited for it. Some, like McBride, Hader, and Smoove, are known primarily for their comedy work (the latter co-starred with David inCurb), whereas others like Ryan and Hamm are versatile actors who’ve switched easily betwen comedy and drama.
David co-wrote the screenplay withAlec Berg,David Mandel, andJeff Schaffer, all of whom have previously worked onCurb Your EnthusiasmandSeinfeld. Berg, Mandel, and Schaffer will executive produce as well, along with Mottola andBradley Thomas. With the cast in place,Clear Historyis now preparing to shoot this fall in Massachussetts.
Asreportedlast month, David plays a marketing exec who loses his stake at an electric car startup when he and his boss (Hamm) have a falling out. He then suffers further humiliation when the startup he walked away from explodes into a multi-billion-dollar company, and winds up losing his wife and his good reputation. A decade later, he’s moved to an island off the coast of Massachusetts to start a simple new life under the assumed name Rolly. When Hamm’s character arrives to renovate his summer home, Rolly decides to get his revenge.
