Join us for a screening followed by a Q&A with writer/director Richard Linklater,Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, and Wyatt Russell.
Moderated by Eric Kohn, Indiewire.
SYNOPSIS
A “spiritual sequel” to Dazed and Confused set in the world of 1980 college life, Everybody Wants Some is a comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. Get ready for the best weekend ever.
PANELIST BIOS
Richard Linklater- Director, Writer, Producer
Five-time Academy Award-nominated director, writer, and producer Richard Linklater is one of the most well-regarded filmmakers working today and over the last 30 years has become a great champion and supporter of independent cinema through his Austin Film Society.
Linklater rose to fame with his 1991 independent comedy-drama Slacker, which he wrote, directed, produced, and acted in. The film is an experimental narrative revolving around 24 hours in the lives of 100 characters. His follow up film Dazed and Confused, which he wrote, directed, and produced, chronicles a group of teenagers during their last day of school in 1976 and features a large ensemble cast of actors who would later become stars, including Matthew McConaughey, Jason London, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Nicky Katt, and Rory Cochrane. The acclaimed comedy remains a cult classic today.
Linklater’s latest film, Everybody Wants Some!! is a "spiritual sequel" to Dazed and Confused set in the world of 1980s college life. The film, which Linklater wrote, directed, and produced, follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. Paramount will release the film in April 2016.
Last year, Linklater's Boyhood received six Academy Award nominations. After garnering rave reviews, countless film critic groups and film festivals awarded it their top prizes. He took home two Golden Globe Awards, for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director, and two BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Best Direction. The film, starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, and Lorelei Linklater, was shot over twelve years and depicts the childhood and adolescence of a boy growing up in Texas.
Linklater has also written, produced and directed the “Before Trilogy,” including Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013). Linklater received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for both Before Sunset and Before Midnight, and won the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise.
Linklater’s additional film credits include It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988); Suburbia (1997); The Newton Boys (1998), a western/gangster film set in the 1920s; the animated feature Waking Life (2001); the real-time drama Tape (2001); the hit comedy School of Rock (2003); Bad News Bears (2005); A Scanner Darkly (2006); Fast Food Nation (2006); Inning by Inning (2008); Me and Orson Welles (2009); and Bernie (2012).
Linklater also serves as the Artistic Director for the Austin Film Society, which he founded in 1985 to showcase films from around the world that were not typically shown in Austin. Now one of the nation’s top film organizations, The Austin Film Society shows over 200 films a year, has educational programs, and has given out over $1,500,000 in grants to Texas filmmakers since 1996.
Tyler Hoechlin- Actor
Tyler Hoechlin'sfirst acting job came at the age of 9 when he starred in Road to Perdition opposite Tom Hanks. After that film, Hoechlin took a break from acting to play professional baseball.
Earlier this year, he wrapped production on Simon West’s film Stratton: First Into Action.
Hoechlin formerly starred in four seasons of MTV’s hit series Teen Wolf as ‘Derek Hale.’ Additional television credits include 7th Heaven, C.S.I. Miami, Castle, and Lincoln Heights.
In 2011, Hoechlin starred in the Farrelly brothers’ film Hall Pass alongside Christina Applegate and Owen Wilson. That same year, he appeared in the independent drama Open Gate, directed by Dan Jackson.
Blake Jenner- Actor
Rising star Blake Jenneris one of Hollywood’s most exciting and versatile young actors working today.
Jenner recently wrapped the STX Entertainment film Besties which he stars opposite Hailee Steinfeld. James L. Brooks is producing and Kelly Fremon is the writer/director. The film will be released on September 30, 2016.
Audiences will next see Jenner star alongside Melissa Benoist in Billy Boy which is a coming-of-age film about the nature of violence and the search for redemption. The film is directed and executive produced by Bradley Buecker (Glee and American Horror Story) and written by Jenner.
Jenner can also be seen in an upcoming guest starring role in CBS’ Supergirl. His credits include playing series regular, Ryder Lynn, on the FOX hit comedy Glee. His television credits include the second season of The Glee Project where Jenner was selected as one of fourteen contestants to compete and ultimately win the competition landing him a role on Glee.
Wyatt Russell- Actor
Wyatt Russell will appear in Folk Hero & Funny Guy opposite Alex Karpovsky. The film is directed by Jeff Grace and also stars Melanie Lynskey, Meredith Hanger and Hannah Simone.
Russell recently wrapped production on Oren Uziel’s crime thriller Shimmer Lake, Damian Chazelle’s film La La Land which also stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, the sequel to the comedy hit Goon directed by Jay Baruchel and Jeffrey Blit’z Table 19 opposite Anna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow and Craig Robinson.
In 2014, Russell appeared in 22 Jump Street as ‘Zook’ opposite Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill.
Russell’s other credits include Cold in July, This is 40, We Are What We Are, and Cowboys and Ailens.
Russell was formerly a professional hockey player before he turned to acting.
