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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Jonathan Levine’s I’m with Cancer

Factoring in: an upcoming and coming filmmaker in Jonathan Levine, plus three distinct leads (McAvoy, Kendrick, Rogen) and a script that cracked the top ten in last year’s Black List (24 votes) has the makings for a fine film. What I like best is the different approach to the notion of a film with the C-word in it. Should be an instant crowd-pleaser.

Eric Lavallée

Published on January 13, 2010

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#62. I’m with Cancer

Director: Jonathan Levine
Writer(s): Will Reiser
Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin and Rogen
Distributor: Mandate Pictures has a first look deal with Fox (I think).

The Gist: Based on the autobiographical spec written by Reiser, this is his personal account of his struggle to beat cancer, with the story centering on a 25-year-old who finds out he has the disease. Reiser was a producer and field producer on HBO’s “Da Ali G Show” and VH1’s “Best Week Ever.”….(more)

Cast: James McAvoy, Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen.

Why is it on the list?: Factoring in: an upcoming and coming filmmaker in Jonathan Levine, plus three distinct leads (McAvoy, Kendrick, Rogen) and a script that cracked the top ten in last year’s Black List (24 votes) has the makings for a fine film. What I like best is the different approach to the notion of a film with the C-word in it. Should be an instant crowd-pleaser.

Release Date/Status?: Shooting begins next month and it may beat the clock before the end of this year.

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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).