Damien Chazelle won the Oscar for Best Director for a musical "City of Philharmonic" in 2016, and now his new work "Babylon" is scheduled to be released on a small scale on Christmas 2021.
Chazele’s new work "Babylon" is a film that combines real and fictional characters. It no longer follows the musical form that the previous director was good at, but tells the story of Los Angeles in the 1920s in the form of a film.
It is reported that the story takes place during the transition from silent film to sound film, creating a fictional background through the lens of nostalgic comics. It shows in content that with the end of the silent film era, the film industry has ushered in a transition and golden period, which is somewhat similar to Quentin Tarantino's film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
won nearly $500 million in the box office for "City of Philharmonic" directed by Damien Chazele, and won 14 Oscar nominations. Lionsgate was once considered the leader of the Oscar project. However, according to Variety Show, Paramount has defeated Lionsgate and won the global distribution rights of Babylon.
Chazele’s choice of the movie’s format means he will form a new cast. It is reported that the Hollywood Oscar’s best actresses Emma Stone and Brad Pitt are expected to appear in this movie, but the two have not yet responded. .
Emma Stone is familiar with and liked by the audience because of her excellent performance in the movie "The Beloved", and everyone is very much looking forward to her appearing in "Babylon".
director Chazele is also negotiating with Brad Pitt for this film. If the cooperation can go smoothly, this will be the first collaboration between Chazele and Brad Pitt. For Brad Pitt, he has participated in fewer films in recent years, and it would be a good thing for him to have the opportunity to appear in "Babylon".
Currently, the film has been set for a small-scale release on Christmas 2021, and will be released on an expanded scale on January 7, 2022. Some netizens suspect that such a schedule seems to have an impact on the 2022 Oscar intentions.
