BEGIN AGAIN (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice), Mark Ruffalo (The Avengers), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Adam Levine (American Horror Story: Asylum), James Corden (Gavin and Stacey), CeeLo Green (Hotel Transylvania), Mos Def (The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy), Catherine Keener (Capote)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Carney (Once), director, writer; Tobin Armbrust (Let Me In) and Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), producers; Gregg Alexander (film debut), composer; Yaron Orbach (Thanks For Sharing), cinematographer; Andrew Marcus (American Psycho), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Greta (Knightley) moves to New York with her musician boyfriend Dave (Levine) when he lands a deal with a major label, but soon finds herself on her own when his career starts to take off. However, a chance encounter with disgraced record-label executive Dan (Ruffalo) leads the path for a transformative collaboration…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Begin Again is a delightful and inspirational musical romance that will have you singing along with the talent on-screen and fawning over the charming talents and visions of Once director John Carney.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 11TH JULY 2014

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