Superprime Films has signed Molly Gordon for her first career commercial directorial representation. Superprime handles Gordon exclusively in the U.S. advertising market.
Gordon, who first established herself as an actress, diversified into directing with the acclaimed musical comedy Theater Camp which debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival where it won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble. Gordon and Nick Lieberman co-wrote and co-directed Theater Camp, in which she also starred. The film was bought by Searchlight Pictures, and was the studio’s strongest limited opening since 2019.
Theater Camp is also currently nominated for Film Independent Spirit Awards across three categories: Best First Screenplay (for Gordon, Lieberman, Noah Galvin and Ben Platt), Best Supporting Performance (Galvin) and Best Editing (Jon Philpot).
As an actress, Gordon is best known for her roles in the Emmy-winning comedy series The Bear (as Claire) and the Olivia Wilde-directed feature, Booksmart (Triple A). Gordon's other acting credits include Shiva Baby (winner of Film Independent’s John Cassavetes Award in 2022), Good Boys, Life Of The Party, Ramy, Netflix’s You People opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy, and Adam McKay’s HBO series Winning Time.
Rebecca Skinner, managing director and executive producer of Superprime Films, said, “Molly’s talent and comedic brilliance align perfectly with Superprime’s commitment to creating memorable work. We look forward to welcoming her as a director, bringing her fresh vision to our industry.”
Gordon stated, “I’m so honored to be working with the amazing team at Superprime Films, a company I have long admired for its incredible roster of artists and dedication to original storytelling.”
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More