Ansel Elgort Is Augustus Waters in "The Fault in Our Stars" Opposite Shailene Woodley

From siblings to star-crossed lovers! EW reports rising star Ansel Elgort has been offered the male lead in "The Fault in Our Stars" opposite Shailene Woodley - who plays his sister in the currently-filming dystopian adaptation "Divergent." The two Read more

Dylan O'Brien Lands "The Maze Runner" Lead; Ki Hong Lee Also Joins

UPDATE: Director Wes Ball tweets that Ki Hong Lee has also joined the cast as Minho, a fellow Glader and ally to Thomas throughout the series. Lee is probably best known as a regular on short-lived ABC Family Read more

Shailene Woodley Confirmed for "The Fault in Our Stars"

I mean, duh, we called it. It has now been officially confirmed with glowing quotes from director, producer and author in tow that the increasingly in demand Shailene Woodley will play the lead role of Hazel Grace Lancaster Read more

Up and Comers Presents: 20 Faces to Watch in 2013

After a somewhat unpredictable year in which the stars we expected to break out largely didn't but fresh faces came out of nowhere to surprise us all, we are ready to look ahead to the new talent waiting to Read more

Up and Comers Presents: The Breakout Stars of 2012

Another year, another new crop of fresh talent. Just like last year, the hardest part is narrowing down which of the dozens of the year's rising stars shone the brightest. This year we heralded the arrival of the unlikeliest Read more
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Watch: Elizabeth Olsen lightens up in first trailer for Josh Radnor’s Sundance hit “Liberal Arts”

August 6, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Images, Videos Leave a comment

Elizabeth Olsen has proven several times over that she’s got serious dramatic chops and has a penchant for the dark and twisted, so it’s rather a delight that we get to see her in a whole new light in the first trailer for Josh Radnor’s sophomore directorial effort, “Liberal Arts.”

As Zibby, a 19 year old college student who catches the eye of Radnor’s Jesse, a 35 year old newly single bookworm on a return visit to his alma mater, she teases, flirts and effervesces through our first look at their slightly inappropriate courtship. Also starring Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney and Zac Efron, “Liberal Arts” debuted to solid reviews at the Sundance Film Festival this January and will be released on September 14th.

The first trailer, along with the first poster from the film, can be viewed below.

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First look: Elizabeth Olsen and Josh Radnor in Sundance indie drama “Liberal Arts”

December 5, 2011 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Images Leave a comment


Elizabeth Olsen broke out at this year’s Sundance Festival with a mesmerizing performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene and has since gone on to win several awards nominations and gain roles in a variety of different films – from the period piece with Glenn Close to the film Very Good Girls with Dakota Fanning and Anton Yelchin.

Sticking to her indie roots though, Olsen returns to Sundance in 2012 with Liberal Arts, with a cast she joined back in March.

Co-starring with Josh Radnor (TV’s How I Met Your Mother) who also directed and wrote the screenplay, the film follows a man (Radnor) in his mid-30s who can’t come to grips with the responsibilities of leaving the college life behind. He meets a college student (Olsen) thanks to a shared love of music and books but she can’t see beyond their obstacles.

The Sundance Institute have today released some great new images for this film, which isn’t in competition but will be premiering at some point during the festival, which takes place between 19 – 29 January 2012.

Click below for images, and head over to the Sundance Insitute for larger high res images.

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Elizabeth Olsen, Brit Marling, Josh Radnor and more return to Sundance in out of competition premieres

December 5, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in General News 1 Comment

The most high profile of Sundance showings have been unveiled, with the Utah film festival releasing the names of the films that will be premiering out of competition next January. Unlike the competition line-up which consisted mostly of feature debuts and little-known directors and actors waiting for their big break, the out of competition is all A-list. This year’s line-up features such acclaimed directors as Spike Lee, Stephen Frears and Julie Delpy, as well as a homecoming of sorts to festival veterans like Elizabeth Olsen (who will again be represented in two films this year after breaking out in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and “Silent House” last year), Brit Marling and Josh Radnor, who all return to the festival that made stars out of them in recent years.

Some early standouts after a quick skim of the new list include “Bachelorette”, a seemingly Hangover/Bridesmaids-type pre-wedding comedy starring Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan as old friends and James Marsden and Adam Scott as the guys in their lives; “Celeste and Jesse Forever”, a comedy about what happens after a couple breaks up but decide to remain friends, with Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones as the couple and Ari Graynor, Chris Messina, Elijah Wood and Emma Roberts their circle of friends; “Lay the Favorite” with Rebecca Hall, “Shadow Dancer” with Andrea Riseborough, and the aforementioned films with Olsen, Radnor and Marling: “Red Lights”, “Liberal Arts” and “Arbitrage.”

The full list of out of competition feature films and documentaries are below.

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Elizabeth Olsen to star in “Liberal Arts” drama; written, directed and also starring Josh Radnor

March 24, 2011 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting 2 Comments

Elizabeth Olsen, one of this year’s Sundance breakout stars, and a favourite actress of ours here at Up and Comers, is to star alongside Josh Radnor, another Sundance star, in Liberal Arts, a film focusing “on a 35-year-old man who can’t leave his college life behind as he comes to grips with the responsibilities of adulthood.” reports THR (via Playlist)

Radnor, star of hit TV show “How I Met Your Mother” was behind this year’s low-key indie film Happythankyoumoreplease, and will direct and star in Liberal Arts, from a script that Radnor has penned himself.

Olsen is coming off of critical acclaim for her performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene, and will play “a 19-year-old college student who falls for Radnor’s character over a shared love of music and literature. She wants to make it work with the man but her immaturity makes it impossible for her to see the obvious obstacles.”

Filming is due to start this spring whilst Radnor’s TV show is on hiatus, and Tom Sawyer Entertainment and BCDF Pictures are producing.

Watch: trailer for “Happythankyoumoreplease”

January 13, 2011 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Videos Leave a comment

Following on from the poster’s release yesterday, we can now bring you the trailer for “Happythankyoumoreplease”, the writing and directing debut of Josh Radnor, about an aspiring writer who develops a friendship with a young boy, and learns that life has to be figured out as you stumble along.

It won the US Dramatic Audience Award at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and we can see why; the trailer offers us two and half minutes of feel-good warmth and humour, as young, hip New Yorkers figure life and love out … Okay, it does sound like every other indie film that tries to show young, hip New Yorkers figuring life and love out, but what’s wrong with that if it makes you smile?

Starring a whole host of up and comers including Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan, Malin Akerman and Pablo Schreiber, “Happythankyoumoreplease” is out March 4th.

Click below for the trailer and synopsis, or go to Apple for a HD version
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New Poster for Josh Radnor’s “Happythankyoumoreplease”

January 12, 2011 | Posted by Lindsey Young in Images 1 Comment

Josh Radnor is most well known for his role as Ted Mosby on the comedy sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”, but last year marked his writing and directorial debut with “Happythankyoumoreplease”, a film that premiered at the 2010 Sundance Festival and won the audience award for best U.S. drama. The film tells the tale of three individual, yet connected stories that each take place in the Lower East Side. Along with writing and directing, Rador stars as one of the characters. Also starring is Malin Akerman, Zoe Kazan, and Kate Mara. Courtesy of Vulture, below you can find a full-sized first look at the film’s poster.

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