Directed by Bill Pohlad, the film takes an unconventional look at the life of the celebrated leader of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, and his battle with mental illness.

This summer, Banks stars in Love & Mercy which premiered at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival. Pitch Perfect 2 will be released on May 15 th. She is also producing the film along with her husband, Max Handelman, through their company, Brownstone Productions. In addition to acting, she has completed production on her feature directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2, the sequel to Pitch Perfect.

Some of his other feature film credits include: Adult World, The Frozen Ground, Hot Tub Time Machine, War Inc., Grace Is Gone, The Ice Harvest, Runaway Jury, Identity, Max, Cradle Will Rock, The Thin Red Line, Con Air, City Hall, Bullets Over Broadway, The Road to Wellville, True Colors, Broadcast News, Serendipity, Better Off Dead and Stand By Me.Ĭusack divides his time between Los Angeles and Chicago.Įmmy®-nominated actress, producer and director Elizabeth Banks (Melinda Ledbetter) has become one of Hollywood’s most sought after and versatile actresses, easily navigating between stage and screen, comedy and drama. Cusack’s performance earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination in the category of Best Actor. In 1999 Cusack starred in the dark comedy Being John Malkovich for USA Films. The film also stars Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joan Cusack. In addition to starring in the film, Cusack also co-produced and co-wrote the script with Steve Pink and D.V. In 2001 Cusack was nominated for a Golden Globe® Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for his role in the feature version of Nick Hornby's English novel, High Fidelity, for Touchstone Pictures. Released by Sony Pictures, the international blockbuster went on to gross more than $766 million worldwide. Cusack also starred in the independent thriller The Raven where he portrayed the infamous author, Edgar Allen Poe.Īdditionally, in 2009 he starred in Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic thriller, 2012. The Paperboy debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. In 2012 Cusack appeared in Lee Daniels’ drama, The Paperboy, opposite Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey as Hillary Van Wetter, an inmate on death row. Cusack also starred in David Cronenberg’s latest film, Maps to the Stars alongside Julianne Moore, Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and will be released this February. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and will be released this June.

Cusack stars opposite Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti as Wilson in the later years of his life. Following these roles, Cusack successfully shed his teen-heartthrob image by demonstrating his ability to expand his film repertoire by starring in a wide range of dramas, thrillers and comedies including The Grifters, Eight Men Out, Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank.Ĭusack next stars in Bill Pohlad’s Love and Mercy, in which he will play iconic Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson. In April 2012, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented Cusack with the 2,469 th Hollywood Walk of Fame star, honoring his long, groundbreaking career in film.Ĭusack first gained the attention of audiences by starring in a number of 1980s film classics such as The Sure Thing, Say Anything and Sixteen Candles. With an impressive body of work spanning the course of two decades, John Cusack (Brian Wilson, 1980s) has evolved into one of Hollywood’s most accomplished and respected actors of his generation, garnering both critical acclaim as well as prestigious accolades for his dramatic and comedic roles.

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