A24’s TIFF Nicolas Cage Comedy ‘Dream Scenario’ Sets Fall Release Date

EXCLUSIVE: Despite the paranoia on behalf of exhibitors and studios that the theatrical release schedule will switch up further due to the writers and actors strikes, awards-season fare continues to get release dates. The latest: A24’s dark comedy Dream Scenario, starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage, which will hit theaters November 10.

The movie from director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself) and produced by Ari Aster is opening the Toronto Film Festival’s Platform section next month. Early November has been a rich launchpad for A24 as it’s where Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird opened. It wound up grossing close to $49 million domestic, $78M worldwide and notched five Oscar nominations.

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In Dream Scenario, a hapless family man Paul Matthews (Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom. Julianne Nicholson, Dylan Baker, Kate Berlant, Michael Cera, Dylan Gelula and Tim Meadows also star.

Dream Scenario is produced by Aster and Lars Knudsen of Square Peg, and Jacob Jaffke, Tyler Campellone and A24. The title reps the fourth collaboration between Square Peg and A24 following Hereditary, Midsommar and Beau Is Afraid starring Joaquin Phoenix.

A24 is providing a lot of mojo at the arthouse box office this summer: Its Sundance acquisition, the Australian horror movie, Talk to Me, racked up $31.3M stateside through its third weekend. A24’s romance drama Past Lives, from filmmaker Celine Song and starring Greta Lee and which also world premiered at Sundance, had made $10.5M.

The weekend of November 10-12 currently includes the theatrical release of Disney/Marvel Studios’ The Marvels, Sony’s Journey to Bethlehem, and Focus Features’ wide break of Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers which is also premiering at TIFF.

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