Premiering on Friday, December 15, is the crime drama Finestkind written and directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, Tommy Lee Jones, Tim Daly, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Lolita Davidovich and Clayne Crawford. The film’s original music is composed by Carter Burwell (Carol, True Grit, Fargo, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Twilight). No word yet on a soundtrack release. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original animated series Carol & The End of The World created by Dan Guterman and starring Martha Kelly, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Michael Chernus, Mel Rodriguez, Beth Grant and Lawrence Pressman. Joe Wong (Russian Doll, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Master of None, Will Trent, Lucky Hank, The Midnight Gospel, Krapoolis) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. The animated comedy, which follows a woman struggling to embrace end-times chaos who searches for meaning in her last months on Earth, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the family comedy The Family Plan directed by Simon Cellan Jones and starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby, Saïd Taghmaoui, Ciarán Hinds and Maggie Q. The film’s original music is composed by Kevin Matley (Concrete Cowboy, Arthur the King, Path of the Panther). No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.