Greg Kinnear Wraps Directorial Debut on Dark Comedy PHIL; First Photo Revealed

By: Jan. 08, 2016
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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.

About Bron Studios: Bron Studios, co-founded by Aaron L. Gilbert and Brenda Gilbert in 2010, is a British Columbia-based producer of original live-action and animated motion pictures and series television. The company has produced over 20 feature films since its founding; working with new voices and established talents both in front of and behind the camera including; Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, William H. Macy, Ellen Page, Tim Robbins, Olivia Wilde, Billy Crudup, Nate Parker, Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayak, Zooey Deschanel, Eric Bana, Johnny Galecki, Anjelica Huston, Ricky Gervais, Luke Wilson, Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Olsen, Armie Hammer, James Marsden, Vera Farmiga Tom Hiddleston, and many others.

Photo Credit: Farah Nosh/Bron Studios


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