Rashida Jones and Will McCormack’s Fine Friendship in ‘Celeste & Jesse Forever’
August 29, 2012
The new romantic comedy 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' seems upon
first glance to be part of the new breed of 21st Century Rom-Coms,
filled with the traditional " push-me-pull-you" struggles, but with
repartee on relevant pop culture and social idioms, mixed with
stinging commentary on current trends and modern relationship woes.
And while there are parts of the film that harken back to the
classic comedies of the past, and other parts that signal a nod to
the new breed of the genre, 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' blazes its
own trail due to the intuitive writing of Will McCormack and
Rashida Jones.
Jones, who stars in the film as Celeste, is known more often for a
couple of reasons other than for her writing: she's the child of
Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton, and she's a star on the hit
television show "Parks and Rec." But she's her own woman when it
comes to writing and pursuing her goals of getting 'Celeste and
Jesse Forever' from the page to the screen. And part of the plan
was to have her partner-in-crime Will McCormack be there with her
on the project.
Cinemark sat down with Jones and McCormack about their recent film
and asked if the Celeste and Jesse characters mirrored hers and
Will's relationship, both past and present, there's a bit of "life
imitates art" in their replies. "At one point our relationship was
a lot like Rashida and Andy's in the film," shares McCormack." We
are best friends and we definitely drew from our friendship."
"The story also came from friends of ours who were involved in
really dysfunctional relationships that they were unable to
approach honestly in an adult way," Jones adds. "It was like we had
a moment when we determined that we were better off as friends. It
just sort of evolved for us and ran that way." Read the rest of the
interview
here.
'Celeste and Jesse Forever' is sharp, witty and heartbreakingly
funny. It's a testament to Jones and McCormack's abilities to bend
and re-shape a tried and true genre into something that captivates
the audience with humor and pathos. The film is now showing at
CineArts locations. Purchase
your tickets now!
Have you seen 'Celeste and Jesse Forever' in theatres? If so, what
did you think of it?
