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“Mountainhead” is an HBO film by “Inheritance” creator Jesse Armstrong.
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The film will be completed in April and is scheduled to be released on May 31st.
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Armstrong said he wanted the audience to see it in the same “time bubble” he wrote.
Jesse Armstrong, creator of “Inheritance,” says he wants to get his new high-stakes satire, “Mountain Head,” in front of his audience as soon as possible.
Armstrong spoke to a Hollywood reporter at the film’s premiere on Thursday, saying he is keen to write and release the film, his directorial debut, in the current political situation.
Post-production turnaround times can often take months, but Mountainhead, which was discontinued in April, is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 31st.
“When people see it, they’ll notice that it’s about this world we live in now and that the world of technology changes very quickly,” Armstrong said.
“I was hoping to write it and see it in a bubble of similar times,” he added.
“Mountain Head” stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Corey Michael Smith and Rammy Youssef as high-tech billionaires.
As they reunite their winter holidays, their planned downtime quickly turns into a nightmare as news of an international crisis, combining international crisis and wealth that affects them, begins to unfold on their phones and TV screens.
The film is Armstrong’s first release since “Succession” ended in 2023.
As of Sunday, the film has received positive reviews from critics and has an 82% positive rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
Corey Michael Smith plays Venice, the owner of the social media site billionaire.Macall Polay/HBO
Many critics have looked at the film’s obvious bargains against real-life tech industry giants such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos.
In a BBC review, the author writes that Smith’s character “points and undoubtedly” evokes X and Tesla’s owners. In one scene, Venis (Smith), the owner of a popular social media app, is seen receiving a call from the US president.
In an interview with Newsweek, Smith downplayed the idea that he wanted something like Musk and Zuckerberg to inspire the role.
“I know there are some comparisons just in the nature of the work and this power and wealth situation,” he said. “But these are unique individuals born from Jesse’s heart.”
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