Daniel Zolghadri will learn the way of cartoonist comedy in the latest trailer for the upcoming A24 production, Funny Pages. The actor plays Robert, a young and idealistic high school kid who gives everything up to become a great artist for, you guessed it, the funny pages. The trailer for the film can be found below.
'I've had a lot of time to think, and I've made the decision that I'm not gonna go back to school after winter break.' Robert delivers the news to his family with a mouth full of food to start the trailer, and it's exactly what every parent wants to hear. From there, Robert will go on a quest for his purpose and to achieve excellence in his craft. The official synopsis for the film reads:
A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.
Funny Pages will be released in select theaters and on-demand on Aug. 26th.
Funny Pages is Owen Kline's Directorial Debut
Until now, 31-year-old director Owen Kline only helmed a few short films. However, he finally gets his chance on the big screen with Funny Pages. His upcoming film is something he's always wanted to work on, and in an interview with ComicsBeat, Kline says, 'I always wanted to be a cartoonist when I was younger so it was just fabric I was familiar with.' His full quote is included below.
"I wanted to make a movie about a cartoonist, and the hermetic seal of a local comics shop. I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was younger so it was just fabric I was familiar with. I realized very quickly that having a few characters that were cartoonist was a fun thing to zero in on in terms of character detail. And I'd get to cast cartoonists of different styles for the characters to match their ideals. One very hopeful and un-self-aware character draws a crude Barks-inspired funny animal minicomic."
Funny Pages also stars Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Maria Dizzia, Josh Paris, Stephen Adly Guirgis, and Michael Townsend Wright. Benny and Josh Safdie are producing, alongside Mary Beth Minthorn, Javier Gonzalez, David Duque-Estrada, Ronald Bronstein, Oscar Boyson, and Sebastian Bear-McClard.
Funny Pages is an A24 production, the studio behind films such as Moonlight, Lady Bird, Uncut Gems, and Everything Everywhere All At Once. August will be a big month for the studio with their next movie, Bodies Bodies Bodies, starring Pete Davidson and Amandla Stenberg, set to release on Aug. 5th.
Make sure to visit your theater next month and check out the directorial debut for Owen Kline, Funny Papers.