BOOKSMART (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kaitlyn Dever (Men, Women & Children), Beanie Feldstein (Lady Bird), Noah Galvin (Assassination Nation), Billie Lourd (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Skyler Gisondo (The Amazing Spider-Man), Jessica Williams (The Incredible Jessica James), Jason Sudeikis (We’re The Millers), Lisa Kudrow (Analyze This), Will Forte (Nebraska), Mike O’Brien (Staten Island Summer), Diana Silvers (Glass), Molly Gordon (Life of the Party), Mason Gooding (film debut), Victoria Ruesga (film debut), Austin Crute (film debut), Eduardo Franco (The Package), Nico Hiraga (Skate Kitchen), Stephanie Styles (The Submarine Kid)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Olivia Wilde (film debut), director; Katie Silberman (Isn’t It Romantic), writer, producer; Susanna Fogel (The Spy Who Dumped Me), Emily Halpern (film debut) and Sarah Haskins (film debut), writers; Chelsea Barnard (Vice), David Distenfeld (Sausage Party), Jessica Elbaum (Bachelorette) and Megan Ellison (Her), producers; Dan Nakamura (Control), composer; Jason McCormick (Echo Park), cinematographer; Jamie Gross (Game Night), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Amy (Dever) and Molly (Feldstein) are two best friends and academic superstars who are about to graduate from high school. Realising that they’ve spent their whole time studying and not having any fun, they decide to fit four years’ worth of partying and experiences into one night…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Olivia Wilde makes her directorial debut with a hilarious new take on adolescence, with two fiercely funny lead turns from Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

MONDAY 27TH MAY 2019

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