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Anything's Possible is a 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Billy Porter and written by Ximena García Lecuona.

Anything's Possible
Official release poster
Directed byBilly Porter
Written byXimena García Lecuona
Produced by
  • Christine Vachon
  • David Hinojosa
  • Andrew Lauren
  • D.J. Gugenheim
Starring
CinematographyAndrei Bowden Schwartz
Edited byHanna Park
Music byLeo Birenberg
Production
companies
  • Orion Pictures
  • Andrew Lauren Productions
  • Killer Films
Distributed by
  • Amazon Studios
  • United Artists Releasing
Release date
  • July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[1]

The film was released on July 22, 2022, on Prime Video.


Plot


When Khal develops a crush on his high school classmate Kelsa, a confident girl who happens to be trans, he musters up the courage to ask her out and a romance ensues.


Cast



Production



Development


In November 2020, it was revealed that actor Billy Porter would be making his feature directorial debut with What If?, from a screenplay by Ximena García Lecuona, which appeared on the 2020 Black List and the 2019 GLAAD List.[2][3] The film would mark the start of MGM's relaunch of Orion Pictures and deal with Killer Films. The premise has been compared to the likes of Love, Simon and Booksmart. Porter had been approached by the producers to direct. He agreed to sign on 30 pages into the script upon realizing the film would be set in his hometown of Pittsburgh.[4]

It was produced by Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa of Killer Films and Andrew Lauren and D.J. Gugenheim of Andrew Lauren Productions.[5] In April 2022, it was announced the film was re-titled Anything's Possible.[6]


Casting


It was announced in April 2021 that Yasmin Finney would star as Kelsa.[7] Porter stated he hoped to "populate" the cast with a lot of "true, authentic Pittsburgh people".[8] In July 2021, Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson and Grant Reynolds joined the cast of the film, with Reign replacing Finney due to being unable to secure a visa.[9]


Filming


Principal photography began in July 2021, on location in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas of Western Pennsylvania.[10][4][9][11]


Release


Originally intended for a theatrical release, it was announced on May 17, 2022 that the film will be released on Amazon Prime Video. On June 1, 2022, it was dated for July 22, 2022. Porter cited the struggles and failures of low-budget and non-MCU franchise films at the box office since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the streaming success of the 2021 adaptation of Cinderella (also a Prime Video release which he starred in) as the reasons for the decision. He went on to say "Eyeballs will be on it because you can watch it from your house. Honey, you can watch it from your phone if you want to. And that’s the audience that it’s for." Amazon's March 17, 2022 acquisition of MGM also played a role in the film's move to a streaming release.[1]


Reception


On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 62 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's consensus reads, "Confidently helmed by debuting director Billy Porter, Anything's Possible is a smart, warm-hearted teen rom-com with a powerfully inclusive spin."[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]


References


  1. Malkin, Marc (June 1, 2022). "First Look: Billy Porter Makes Directorial Debut With Trans Coming-of-Age Dramedy 'Anything's Possible' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. Hagen, Kate (July 15, 2022). "The Black List Interview: Ximena García Lecuona on Anything's Possible". The Black List. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  3. Blacklow, Jeremy (January 27, 2019). "GLAAD and The Black List announce The GLAAD List". GLAAD. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  4. Axelrod, Joshua (April 30, 2021). "How Billy Porter's journey led to Pose and What If, his directorial debut in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Hipes, Patrick (November 18, 2020). "Billy Porter To Direct High School Coming-Of Age Pic What If? In First Movie From Relaunched Orion Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  6. Grobar, Matt (April 11, 2022). "Bottoms: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Marshawn Lynch & More To Star In High School Sex Comedy From Orion & Brownstone; Shiva Baby's Emma Seligman Directing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  7. N'Duka, Amanda (April 12, 2021). "Newcomer Yasmin Finney To Star In Billy Porter's Directorial Debut Feature 'What If?' From Orion Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  8. Owen, Rob (April 30, 2021). "TV Talk: Billy Porter plans to cast 'authentic Pittsburgh people' in his directorial debut". TribLive. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  9. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 19, 2021). "Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali and Renee Elise Goldsberry To Star In Billy Porter's 'What If? for Orion Pictures; Courtnee Carter, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Grant Reynolds Also On Board". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  10. Axelrod, Joshua (April 28, 2021). "Billy Porter to set, shoot directorial debut film 'What If' in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  11. "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - What If?". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  12. "Anything's Possible". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  13. "Anything's Possible". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 9, 2022.



На других языках

- [en] Anything's Possible (film)

[es] Todo es posible (película)

Todo es posible (en inglés: Anything's Possible) es una película de comedia romántica estadounidense de 2022 dirigida por Billy Porter y escrita por Ximena García Lecuona.


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