- Eisenberg says he wrote ‘The Debut’ with Julianne Moore in mind
The film, which marks Eisenberg’s latest directing effort following his BAFTA-winning screenplay for “A Real Pain”, features seven original songs written by the filmmaker. The numbers appear in the fictional stage production “Nosy Neighbours”, a deliberately light-hearted, 1990s-inspired musical performed by a cast including “The Little Mermaid” star Halle Bailey. “I love songwriting, I love musical theatre music and I wrote these songs in earnest,” Eisenberg said.
Drawn to the experience by a longing for something missing in her life, Mona finds purpose and community through the show.
- The filmmaker wrote seven original songs for the movie’s musical-within-a-film, ‘Nosy Neighbours’ LONDON, – Actor-filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg said he wrote the lead role in his musical comedy “The Debut” with Julianne Moore in mind, praising the Oscar-winning star as “the greatest actress in the world” as the film closed the London Film Festival on Sunday. “I just thought, this is Julianne Moore, and I will write every scene with her in mind and what she likes to do and what she’s great at,” Eisenberg, who wrote the screenplay and directed the film, told Reuters on the red carpet. “The Debut” brought the curtain down on the 70th London Film Festival, where Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s “Imperium” won Best Film in the Official Competition.
