Paul Mescal’s Merrily We Roll Along Movie Sends Fans Into a Big 2040 Debate

Paul Mescal’s Merrily We Roll Along Movie Sends Fans Into a Big 2040 Debate

Richard Linklater‘s Merrily We Roll Along, featuring Paul Mescal, is sparking curiosity about its 2040 timeline. The musical is based on Stephen Sondheim’s beloved 1981 show. During an interview at the Zurich Film Festival, filmmaker Linklater revealed that Merrily We Roll Along will come out in 2040. Now, the big update has led several fans […] The post Paul Mescal’s Merrily We Roll Along Movie Sends Fans Into a Big 2040 Debate appeared first o…

Richard Linklater Says ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Starts Filming Again in a ‘Few Months’ and Gives ‘Progress Report’ on 20-Year Production: ‘See You in 2040’

Richard Linklater doesn’t like to be asked about his upcoming take on “Merrily We Roll Along.” “When I was doing ‘Boyhood,’ we worked in complete anonymity. No one knew about the film. This one, because it’s a Stephen Sondheim musical, is very public. I will have to answer this question for 20 years while we are making it,” he said at Zurich Film Festival. Its stage version, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, won fou…

Richard Linklater Gives Major ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Update

The director provided a Zurich Film Festival audience with a "progress report" on the movie — currently shooting across 20 years with Paul Mescal, Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein — and explained why he isn't worried about "tempting fate."

Richard Linklater Gives ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Filming and Release Update: “See You in 2040”

Richard Linklater’s latest—and most ambitious—cinematic experiment is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along,” famously told in reverse chronological order. Linklater plans to film it across 20 years, in what will likely become the most ambitious movie musical ever made.We’re now in year eight. The project, shot intermittently, began production in 2019, allowing the actors to age naturally in real time. This same approach ear…