The star-studded ensemble cast will play fictional characters who are loosely inspired by real-life Hollywood stars from that time period. Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/a> plays Jack Conrad alongside Margot Robbie’s<\/strong><\/a> Nellie LaRoy. Nellie wants to live life to the fullest as she makes her way in Hollywood and wishes “everyone” could “party forever.”<\/p>\n In an <\/span>interview with\u00a0Vanity Fair<\/em><\/a>, Damien, 37, revealed that he had the idea for the premise of\u00a0<\/span>Babylon\u00a0<\/i>when he was 15 years old.\u00a0<\/span>“The basic idea was just to do a big, epic, multicharacter movie, set in these early days of Los Angeles and Hollywood, when both of these things were coming into what we now think of them as,” he said. Learn more about\u00a0Babylon\u00a0<\/em>including the release date, the cast, and more, below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Babylon\u00a0<\/em>is set for a limited theatrical release on Christmas Day 2022 (December 25). Then, the film will be released worldwide on January 6, 2023. Plans for the film with Damien directing were announced in July 2019, with Lionsgate as the frontrunner to acquire the rights. But Paramount Pictures ended up securing ownership over the project in November 2019. Filming was initially set to take place in California in mid-2020 until the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> delayed production. Instead, filming began on July 1, 2021, and wrapped on October 21, 2021.<\/p>\n Brad Pitt\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Margot Robbie<\/strong>, who starred together in 2019’s\u00a0Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em>,<\/a>\u00a0lead an ensemble cast in\u00a0Babylon<\/em>. Brad is playing Jack Conrad, a hard-partying \u201c\u00fcber-movie star,\u201d according to Damien’s\u00a0Vanity Fair\u00a0<\/em>interview. Damien compared Brad’s character to late actors John Gilbert, Clark Gable<\/strong>, and Douglas Fairbanks<\/strong>. Margot is playing Nellie LaRoy, a “scrappy aspiring actress” who is new to Hollywood. Damien compared Margot’s character to late actresses Clara Bow,<\/strong> Jeanne Eagels<\/strong>, Joan Crawford<\/strong>, and Alma Rubens<\/strong>. Brad signed onto the film in January 2020, followed by Margot who confirmed her involvement in March 2021.\u00a0Emma Stone<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>was reportedly originally in the mix to be the lead female star.<\/p>\n Tobey Maguire<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will star as fictional character James McKay. Tobey is also an executive producer of the film. Newcomer Diego Calva<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will play Manny Torres, a\u00a0Mexican immigrant and Hollywood outsider.\u00a0The rest of the cast, who will all play fictional characters, includes\u00a0Jean Smart, Katherine Waterston, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Spike Jonze, Lukas Haas, Eric Roberts, Li Jun Li, Chloe Fineman<\/a>, Jeff\u00a0Garlin, Jovan Adepo<\/strong>, Rory Scovel<\/strong>,\u00a0Phoebe Tonkin<\/strong>,\u00a0Troy Metcalf<\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0Flea\u00a0<\/strong>of Red Hot Chilli Peppers<\/a>.\u00a0The Handmaid’s Tale<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>star Max Minghella<\/strong><\/a> is the only actor who is playing a real-life person in\u00a0Babylon<\/em>, that being late film producer Irving Thalberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Damien Chazelle is directing and\u00a0<\/em>writing\u00a0Babylon<\/em>, his fourth feature film. His first movie was the 2014 psychological drama\u00a0Whiplash\u00a0<\/em>with\u00a0Miles Teller <\/strong><\/a>and J.K. Simmons<\/strong><\/a>. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for\u00a0Whiplash<\/em>. Then, he helmed the romantic musical comedy\u00a0La La Land\u00a0<\/em>with\u00a0Emma Stone and\u00a0Ryan Gosling<\/strong><\/a>. Damien won the Academy Award for Best Director, and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, for\u00a0La La Land<\/em>. His third feature film,\u00a0First Man<\/em>, was a biographical drama film with Ryan Gosling playing Neil Armstrong<\/strong>. At the worldwide box office,\u00a0Whiplash<\/em>\u00a0grossed $49 million,\u00a0La La Land\u00a0<\/em>grossed $448 million, and\u00a0First Man\u00a0<\/em>grossed $105 million.<\/p>\n Olivia Hamilton, Marc Platt<\/strong>, and Matt Plouffe<\/strong> are the executive producers of\u00a0Babylon<\/em>, alongside Tobey Maguire. Marc, who is the father of actor Ben Platt<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0also produced\u00a0La La Land<\/em>. The rest of the\u00a0Babylon\u00a0<\/i>production team includes cinematographer\u00a0Linus Sandgren<\/strong>, music composer Justin Hurwitz<\/strong>, and editor Tom Cross<\/strong>. They’ve all collaborated with Damien on his past films. Marc Platt Productions and Material Pictures are the production companies on\u00a0Babylon<\/i>, while the distributor is Paramount Pictures.<\/p>\n![\"Brad](\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/babylon-movie-first-look-paramount-embed.jpg?resize=620%2C401\")
Release Date: When is Babylon<\/em> Coming Out?<\/h2>\n
Who Is In the Cast of Babylon<\/em>?<\/h2>\n
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Who Is The Creative Team Behind Babylon<\/em>?<\/h2>\n
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What Is Babylon<\/em> About?<\/h2>\n
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