Watch Amy Poehler, Owen Wilson And Zach Galifianakis In The Trailer For Matthew Weiner’s First Film
If anyone can turn three comedians into emotional wrecks, it's the Mad Men showrunner.
Last month, The Hollywood Reporter got a handful of critically acclaimed television showrunners together for their annual round-table. In on the conversation was Breaking Bad‘s Vince Gilligan, The West Wing/Newsroom’s Aaron Sorkin, and Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner, who were asked about the pressure of following up a hit show.
“Don’t do anything you’ve done before,” Weiner answered, “because you’ll be bored.” Which is another way of saying, “I’m going to follow-up seven seasons of prestige drama about the golden age of advertising with a comedic but emotional debut feature film about friendship, love and death, starring Amy Poehler, Owen Wilson and Zach Galifianakis.”
And that seems to be exactly what he did:
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And if you needed proof of Weiner’s comedic chops, watch this over and over again:
Are You Here will be released in America on August 22.