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Overture Films are Engaged to ‘Celeste and Jesse’

A dramedy that was reportedly set up at Fox Atomic last March, has actually become the latest pick up by Overture Films. Celeste and Jesse Forever which is currently in script phase was written by Will McCormack (Syriana) and Rashida Jones (I Love You, Man). I imagine that Overture will fast track the project for a 2009 start.

Eric Lavallée

Published on June 17, 2009

A dramedy that was reportedly set up at Fox Atomic last March, has actually become the latest pick up by Overture Films. Celeste and Jesse Forever which is currently in script phase was written by Will McCormack (Syriana) and Rashida Jones (I Love You, Man). I imagine that Overture will fast track the project for a 2009 start.

To be produced by Team Todd’s Suzanne and Jennifer Todd, Celeste and Jesse Forever revolves around a young divorcing couple who try to maintain their longstanding friendship while pursuing other relationships. Team Todd most recently produced Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).