This Newly-Announced Movie Makes Me Very Happy After Divisive $63 Million Bomb From 2 Years Ago
Recent news about a famous directors next film is a major relief for fans who were highly disappointed with his box office bomb from two years ago.
Babylon (2022)
Babylon is a film by director Damien Chazelle (La La Land) that focuses on characters during the great Hollywood boom - when silent films moved to talking pictures, and the medium was reinvented. During this era of decadence and glamorous lifestyles in pure excess, Babylon explores the rise and fall of fictional Hollywood greats that mirror nonfictional actors and actresses throughout American history.
Babylon
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- Director
- Damien Chazelle
- Release Date
- December 23, 2022
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Brad Pitt , Margot Robbie , Tobey Maguire , Samara Weaving , Olivia Wilde , Spike Jonze , Li Jun Li , Jovan Adepo , Jean Smart , Diego Calva
- Writers
- Damien Chazelle
- Runtime
- 189minutes
- Budget
- $78–80 million
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