The New York Film Festival just announced a raft of huge films for the upcoming festival, including The French Dispatch, Dune, and Sean Baker’s Red Rocket. But another that’s part of the lineup that we haven’t heard much about is C’mon C’mon, the new film from Beginners and 20th Century Women director Mike Mills. Well, that changes today with the reveal of a first image, featuring star Joaquin Phoenix.
In the photo, we see Phoenix alongside young co-star Woody Norman. Phoenix plays an journalist who bonds with his nephew while on a cross-country doing interviews. This looks like the sort of kind-hearted film that Mills is known for, and it’s sure to be a major player during this awards season if A24 has anything to say about it.
Also in the cast are Gaby Hoffmann and comedian Jaboukie Young-White. Check out the full description below:
After gracing audiences with Beginners and 20th Century Women (NYFF54), writer-director Mike Mills returns with another warm, insightful, and gratifyingly askew portrait of American family life. A soulful Joaquin Phoenix plays Johnny, a kindhearted radio journalist deep into a project in which he interviews children across the U.S. about our world’s uncertain future. His sister, Viv (a marvelously intuitive Gaby Hoffmann), asks him to watch her 8-year-old son, Jesse (Woody Norman, in one of the most affecting breakout child performances in years), while she tends to the child’s father, who’s suffering from mental health issues. After agreeing, Johnny finds himself connecting with his nephew in ways he hadn’t expected, ultimately taking Jesse with him on a journey from Los Angeles to New York to New Orleans. Anchored by three remarkable actors, C’mon C’mon is a gentle yet impeccably crafted drama about coming to terms with personal trauma and historical legacies. An A24 release.
