Cinema 2.016 – Why him

Why Him? is an upcoming American romantic comedy film directed by John Hamburg and co-written with Ian Helfer. The film stars James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, and Keegan-Michael Key. The film will be released on December 23, 2016 by 20th Century Fox.

Tinha que ser ele? é um filme americano de comédia e romance dirigido por John Hamburg que co-escreveu junto com Ian Helfer. O filme é estrelado por James Franco, Brian Cranston, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, and Keegan-Michael Key. O filme está programado para estrear em 23 de Dezembro de 2.016 pela 20th Century Fox.

Plot

Ned Fleming (Bryan Cranston) and his wife Barb (Megan Mullally), along with their 15-year old son Scott (Griffin Gluck), go to visit their eldest daughter Stephanie (Zoey Deutch), where she introduces them to her boyfriend, Laird Mayhew (James Franco), a wealthy and famous young man whose use of profanity, bubbly personality, and frank honesty concerning personal matters are slightly overwhelming for Barb and Scott, and causes Ned to downright despise him, although Stephanie insists that he’s a nice person and that he makes her happy. But when Laird reveals he plans to propose to Stephanie in the next five days and asks for the chance to prove himself worthy of her love so Ned can give them his blessing, Laird goes out of his way to win over Barb and Scott, while Ned goes out of his way make sure Laird doesn’t get to winning over him.
Ned Fleming (Bryan Cranston) e sua esposa Barb (Megan Mullally), juntamente com seu filho de quinze anos, Scott (Griffin Gluck), vão visitar sua filha Stephanie (Zoey Deutch), onde ela lhes apresenta seu namorado, Laird Mayhew (James Franco), um jovem rico e famoso, cujo uso de palavrões, personalidade e franqueza com assuntos pessoais são demais para Barb e Scott, e faz com que Ned passe a desprezá-lo, embora Stephanie insista que ele seja uma boa pessoa e a faça feliz. Mas quando Laird revela o que planeja propor a Stephanie nos próximos cinco dias e pede a chance de provar ser digno de seu amor para que Ned pode dar-lhes a sua bênção. Laird muda seu jeito para conquistar Barb e Scott, enquanto Ned Sairá de seu caminho, certo de que Laird não passará por cima de suas regras.

Cast

James Franco as Laird Mayhew, Stephanie’s boyfriend
Bryan Cranston as Ned Fleming, Stephanie’s father
Zoey Deutch as Stephanie Fleming, Laird’s girlfriend and Ned’s daughter
Megan Mullally as Barb Fleming, Ned’s wife and Stephanie’s mother
Griffin Gluck as Scotty Fleming, Stephanie’s 15-year old younger brother
Keegan-Michael Key as Gustav
Zack Pearlman
Steve Aoki
Casey Wilson
Andrew Rannells
Adam DeVine

Production

On November 18, 2014, it was revealed that John Hamburg was co-writing a comedy film Why Him? with Ian Helfer for 20th Century Fox.^[1] On February 27, 2015, James Franco was in talks to join the film to play a young billionaire.^[2] Shawn Levy‘s 21 Laps Entertainmentand Ben Stiller‘s Red Hour Productions would be producing the film, about a Midwestern father who travels with his family to visit a daughter at college and finds himself in a battle with her new billionaire boyfriend.^[2] On August 25, 2015, Bryan Cranston joined the film to play the father.^[3] In August 2015, the film was selected by the California Film Commission to receive $5.4 million in tax credits.^[4] On January 12, 2016, Griffin Gluck was added to the cast of the film to play Scotty Fleming, the son of Cranston’s character.^[5] On January 13, 2016, Megan Mullally joined the film to play Barb Fleming, the wife of Ned (played by Cranston).^[6] On December 8, 2015, Zoey Deutchwas cast in the film to play the female lead role as young billionaire’s girlfriend.^[7] On January 19, 2016, Keegan-Michael Key joined the film to play the billionaire’s European-hailing estate manager,^[8] and following him Zack Pearlman also signed on to star in the film.^[9]Musician Steve Aoki also joined the film’s cast, confirmed through his Twitter account.^[10]

Principal photography on the film began in mid-February 2016 in Los Angeles.^[11]^[12]^[10]

Release

Why Him? is scheduled to release on December 23, 2016, by 20th Century Fox — a move from the originally planned November 11, 2016, release date.^[13]^[14]

Directed by	John Hamburg
Produced by	Stuart Cornfeld Dan Levine Shawn Levy Ben Stiller
Screenplay by	John Hamburg Ian Helfer
Story by	Jonah Hill John Hamburg Ian Helfer
Starring	James Franco Bryan Cranston Zoey Deutch Megan Mullally Griffin Gluck Keegan-Michael Key
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography	Kris Kachikis
Edited by	William Kerr
Production company	21 Laps Entertainment Red Hour Productions TSG Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates Data de estréia	December 23, 2016 (US) 23 de Dezembro de 2.016
CountryPaís	United States EUA
LanguageLíngua	English Inglês