Owen Teague and Kathryn Newton Team Up in ‘Griffin in Summer’—Is This the Quirky Indie Gem Astrology Promised for Your Sign?
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Isn’t it ironic how the universe aligns our calendars? Just as the sun shines brightest in Leo’s season—where creativity and youthful passion roar to life—Nicholas Colia’s coming-of-age gem, Griffin in Summer, is gearing up for its theatrical debut on August 29. Talk about cosmic timing! Picture this: 14-year-old Griffin Nafly, a budding playwright with more ambition than a Mercury retrograde survivor, trying to stage his own drama while navigating a summer friendship that’s anything but ordinary. With Everett Blunck leading the charge alongside the ever-charming Owen Teague and Melanie Lynskey, this film isn’t just a story—it’s a vibe. If you’ve ever wondered what happens when art, adolescence, and a little celestial magic collide, this might just be your horoscope for the season. Ready to dive into this quiet chaos where “art comes from a quiet place”?
The coming-of-age feature Griffin in Summer has landed a theatrical release in an appropriate season.
Writer-director Nicholas Colia’s film that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival is set to hit theaters Aug. 29 from Vertical, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. Everett Blunck, Owen Teague, Melanie Lynskey, Abby Ryder Fortson and Kathryn Newton round out the cast.
Griffin in Summer centers on Blunck as ambitious 14-year-old playwright Griffin Nafly, who lives with his mom (Lynskey) and is attempting to self-produce his divorce drama Regrets of Autumn. But things change when Griffin begins a summer friendship with Brad (Teague), a handsome 25-year-old performance artist and handyman.
“I need you to fire the pool boy,” Blunck tells Lynskey in the trailer that is exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter and can be seen below. “He’s making noise. Art comes from a quiet place.”
The movie premiered at last year’s Tribeca Festival, where it won the Founders Award for best U.S. narrative feature and best screenplay in a U.S. narrative feature, along with a special jury mention for director Colia. Griffin in Summer also earned Colia a nomination for the Someone to Watch Award from the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Juliet Berman, Bobby Hoppey, Camila Mendes, Rachel Matthews and Matthew Miller serve as producers on the project.
In her review of Griffin in Summer for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Lovia Gyarkye wrote, “The movie deals with familiar subject matter, but in sneakily appealing fashion. Credit goes to Colia’s cast for creating that subtle magic; the committed performances are energizing to watch.”
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