Comedy star Chris Rock has returned to directing after a decade-long pause by making a drama but said that does not hint at a future filled with darker work.
The British actor stars alongside established names including Adam Driver, Anna Kendrick and Rock himself.
“I’m always going to be a comedian,” Rock said Sunday, the day after the world premiere of “Misty Green” at the Toronto International Film Festival . On the red carpet ahead of Saturday’s premiere, the legendary stand-up comic Rock said: “I shouldn’t have to do the same thing every time. Variety magazine has called “Misty Green” the “best movie about Hollywood in years,” and Eleazar’s leading performance has attracted critical praise. She told reporters Sunday she was concerned that her being cast might keep other stars away.
the tone is serious throughout, with explorations of institutional racism, substance abuse and the pitfalls of stardom in Hollywood While the film includes plenty of laugh lines.
She worried privately that other actors considering the film would think Eleazar was “not big enough … it’s not worth my while,” she said.
She’s short on cash, about to be kicked out of her apartment and needs to book a gig quickly.
“Misty Green” stars Rosalind Eleazar as a hard-partying, once-successful actor whose career is struggling.
