Late Night (film)

Late Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNisha Ganatra
Written byMindy Kaling
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Clark
Edited byEleanor Infante
Music byLesley Barber
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) (Sundance)
  • June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9.5 million[2]
Box office$22.4 million[3]

Late Night is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Nisha Ganatra from a screenplay also produced by Mindy Kaling. It stars Emma Thompson as a popular TV host who hires a new writer (Kaling) to keep from getting replaced. Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, John Lithgow, Denis O'Hare, Reid Scott, and Amy Ryan also star.

The project was first announced in 2016, with Fox 2000 Pictures set to produce Kaling's script and Paul Feig signed on to direct. In August 2017, Ganatra replaced Feig and the film was picked up by FilmNation Entertainment. Much of the cast joined in April 2018 and filming began later that month in New York City. Following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2019, Amazon Studios bought the domestic distribution rights for a record $13 million.

Late Night was theatrically released in the United States on June 7, 2019. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its social satire and commentary, screenplay, as well as Thompson's performance.[4] For her performance, Thompson received a nomination at the 77th Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

  1. ^ "Late Night (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "FILM TAX CREDIT – QUARTERLY REPORT CALENDAR YEAR 2019: THIRD QUARTER" (PDF). New York State: 8. September 30, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Late Night (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Geisinger, Gabriella (June 6, 2019). "Late Night reviews: 'Ludicrous comedy' 'has a lot of heart' and is full of 'INCISIVE barbs". Daily Express. Retrieved June 13, 2019.