Greg Kinnear Wraps Directorial Debut on Dark Comedy PHIL; First Photo Revealed
By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 08, 2016
Principal photography has wrapped on Academy Award nominated actor Greg Kinnear's directorial debut PHIL, a dark comedy written by Stephen Mazur, (Liar, Liar) which also stars Kinnear and Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom). Check out a first photo at left.
In PHIL, a dentist whose life is falling apart struggles to find his path back after a patient ---who seemed to have it all --- unexpectedly commits suicide. Jay Duplass (Transparent), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black), Bradley Whitford (I Saw The Light) and Luke Wilson (Meadowland) round out the outstanding ensemble cast. PHIL is a Bron Studios production, in association with Single Cell Pictures, Imperative Entertainment and CW Media Finance. The Producers are Aaron L. Gilbert and Sandy Stern. Bradley Thomas is also producing along with Executive Producers Jason Cloth, Andy Pollack and Ron McLeod. WME is representing the film. The legendary John Bailey (As Good As It Gets, The Way Way Back, Groundhog Day) Is Director of Photography and Academy Award nominee Pamela Martin (Little Miss Sunshine, The Fighter) is editing. Production Design is by Tink (Alone In The Dark, Rampage) and Mary Vernieu (Black Swan, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) cast the film.
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