It’s that time of year again: film festival season. As the weather is getting hotter, so are the lineups of some of the world’s most notorious festivals. This week Tribeca has announcement much news about their Documentary Competition and Viewpoints lineups, along with the big headline of the film festival’s opening. Staying safe and mainstream, as opposed to last year’s ‘The Union,’ this year will open with the world premiere of Nicholas Stoller’s comedy ‘The Five-Year Engagement’. From producer Judd Apatow and ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall(‘s)’ Jason Segel, the film also stars Emily Blunt, Rhys Ifans, Chris Pratt and Alison Brie. The premiere will take place on Wednesday, April 18, and the Festival will run through April 29. Check out below for full synopsis, Tribeca press release and trailer:
2012 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE
OF UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT
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Comedy from Forgetting Sarah Marshall Creative Team Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller
and Producer Judd Apatow to Kick Off 11th Edition of TFF on April 18
New York, NY (February 29, 2012)—TheTribeca Film Festival (TFF) and Universal Pictures today announced that The Five-Year Engagement will open the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express. Director/writer/producer Nicholas Stoller and writer/star Jason Segel of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the irreverent comedy, which also stars Emily Blunt, Rhys Ifans, Chris Pratt and Alison Brie. The premiere will take place on Wednesday, April 18, and the Festival will run through April 29.
Beginning where most romantic comedies end, The Five-Year Engagement looks at what happens when an engaged couple, Segel and Blunt, keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle. The film, also produced by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Rodney Rothman (Get Him to the Greek), was written by Segel and Stoller. It opens on April 27.
“The Tribeca Film Festival has always celebrated the power of creative collaboration, and there is no better example of that than The Five-Year Engagement,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. “We are so pleased to join with Universal Pictures to bring the wit and energy of this hilarious and affecting film to Tribeca as we kick off our 11th edition.”
“When Jason and I met during the production of Undeclared, we couldn’t have imagined that one day we would write a comedy that would open such a prestigious film festival as Tribeca,” said Stoller. “We are so honored that the festival organizers have given us this platform to premiere the film. To be honest, this is all just a ploy to stand on top of a building with Robert De Niro and look out over New York City at dusk.”
The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival will announce its feature film slate on March 6 and 8, 2012.
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