In the stand-up comedy world, Patton Oswalt is a superstar. The large number of highly praised specials he wrote and performed during his career led to five Grammy Award and Emmy Award nominations. In his acting career, he was Goldberg And the AP Biography The star continues to bring laughter. However, every now and then we see a slightly darker side of the comedy, and it’s fair to say that his new movie I love my dad falls into that category. So why bring the notorious idiot to this semi-autobiographical story dealing with suicidal thoughts and childhood trauma? We recently introduced writer and director James Morosini.
In the movie, Patton Oswalt plays a father who, after splitting from his troubled teenage son, decides to hunt him down online as a young woman interested in romance. When asked why Oswalt would be the man for the role, James Morosini told CinemaBlend this:
I mean, I’ve been a fan of Patton for as long as I can remember. I think it has an incredible ability to pump out dark matter. The guy is a comedic genius, but he also has a massive heart. And I know those qualities are going to be really important in this character, and he’s a guy, he’s just an artist and an incredibly generous collaborator. And making this movie with him was so much fun.
Injecting mystery into dark matter, Morosini said, is one of Patton Oswalt’s specialties. Be it religion, politics, or swaying in his pants…nothing is off the table when it comes to his own stuff. Oswalt has also experienced some personal tragedies in his life that seem to inform the creative choices he has made in recent years, as well as the projects he has chosen to undertake.
It is also worth noting that I love my father Definitely written with humor and can be neatly categorized as a black comedy. To suggest that Oswalt isn’t laughing in the movie would be insincere, but an equally important aspect of his performance is the complex human heart and emotion he brings to the character.
Patton Oswalt may have entered the heyday of his acting career, appearing at the end of last year in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Post-credit scene in Marvel eternity It saw him appear as Pip the Troll alongside Harry Styles as Eros/Starfox. Oswalt also said that fans can expect eternity 2 With Chloé Zhao back at the helm, so maybe we’ll see Pip and Eros play a bigger role in the sequel. This isn’t the actor’s first foray into geek-centric roles, as Oswalt was also a fan favorite in Shield AgentsAnd the And he provided a surprising cameo voice for boys season 2.
you can see I love my dad In select theaters now! For everything else on its way to the big screen, you can get the inside info from 2022 movie release schedule.
