Jesse Eisenberg’s next feature, the musical comedy “The Debut,” is scheduled to close the 70th edition of the BFI London Film Festival in October. Multiple outlets report that the film, directed by Eisenberg and starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, will be the festival’s closing title and will screen for a U.K. premiere on October 18 at London’s Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
Sources also agree that the movie will premiere earlier in the year at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, before arriving in the U.K. for the London engagement. The cast listed across the reports includes Moore, Giamatti, Halle Bailey, and Havana Rose Liu.
In connection with the announcement, the filmmaker is quoted expressing enthusiasm about bringing the film to London, with the comments presented as light and humorous.
No additional plot details, production information, or release plans beyond the festival dates and venue are included in the provided coverage.
