Paramount Pictures released the first photos from Damien Chazelle's (LA LA LAND) BABYLON starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva (Narcos: Mexico), with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. As the movie title suggests, the outrageous excess of 1920s Hollywood is explored in BABYLON. See the newly released stills below.
Robbie and Pitt's other costars include P.J. Byrne, Lukas Haas, Olivia Hamilton, Max Minghella, Rory Scovel, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving and Olivia Wilde.
Given the limited release on Christmas Day and then a wide release in January of 2023, BABYLON is being positioned as an awards contender. Damien Chazelle whose LA LA LAND earned 12 Academy Award nominations in 2017 with the director taking home the Best Director award along with Emma Stone for Best Actress.
Will Chazelle repeat his winning streak? Paramount Pictures is hoping for a similar turnout.
Official Synopsis
BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Cast
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, P.J. Byrne, Lukas Haas, Olivia Hamilton, Tobey Maguire, Max Minghella, Rory Scovel, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving, Olivia Wilde
