Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, D.W. Moffett, Charles Green | Written by Alex Mechanik, Samy Burch | Directed by Todd Haynes
Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.
Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...
Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.
Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...
- 5/20/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, D.W. Moffett, Charles Green | Written by Alex Mechanik, Samy Burch | Directed by Todd Haynes
Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.
Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...
Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.
Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...
- 1/30/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Charles Melton was honored at the Critics Choice Celebration of Black, Latino & Aapi Achievements and broke down accepting his award.
Melton took his mother, Sukyong Melton, to the celebration, and during his acceptance speech for the Breakthrough Performance accolade for his work in May December, couldn’t hold back his emotions.
“I stand today in front of my mother,” Melton said before pausing and receiving applause from the audience. “You are my hero.”
After gathering himself and taking another deep breath, Melton continued, “Thank you critics. Your acknowledgment of my work is incredibly meaningful to me. I extend my deepest respect and appreciation to each and every one of you. Thank you again so much. Thank you to Netflix for all of their support.”
Charles Melton and Sukyong Melton
May December is a drama film directed by Todd Haynes from a screenplay by Samy Burch. The Netflix movie is based...
Melton took his mother, Sukyong Melton, to the celebration, and during his acceptance speech for the Breakthrough Performance accolade for his work in May December, couldn’t hold back his emotions.
“I stand today in front of my mother,” Melton said before pausing and receiving applause from the audience. “You are my hero.”
After gathering himself and taking another deep breath, Melton continued, “Thank you critics. Your acknowledgment of my work is incredibly meaningful to me. I extend my deepest respect and appreciation to each and every one of you. Thank you again so much. Thank you to Netflix for all of their support.”
Charles Melton and Sukyong Melton
May December is a drama film directed by Todd Haynes from a screenplay by Samy Burch. The Netflix movie is based...
- 12/5/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm on November 30th, 2023, reviewing “May December,” featuring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, directed by Todd Haynes. Streaming on Prime Video on December 1st, 2023.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Gracie (Julianne Moore), ia a Savannah baker with three children who lives with her husband or 24 years, Joe (Charles Melton). A movie is about to be made about their lives … the couple met when Joe was 13 years old and Gracie was 36, and began an affair that exploded in the tabloids, and resulted in the birth of their first child. The actor Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) will be portraying Gracie in the film and is in town to do research, opening up the old wounds regarding the event. Everyone will again be affected by the past.
”May December” streams on Prime Video beginning December 1st. Featuring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Charles Melton,...
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Gracie (Julianne Moore), ia a Savannah baker with three children who lives with her husband or 24 years, Joe (Charles Melton). A movie is about to be made about their lives … the couple met when Joe was 13 years old and Gracie was 36, and began an affair that exploded in the tabloids, and resulted in the birth of their first child. The actor Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) will be portraying Gracie in the film and is in town to do research, opening up the old wounds regarding the event. Everyone will again be affected by the past.
”May December” streams on Prime Video beginning December 1st. Featuring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Charles Melton,...
- 12/1/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Charles Melton is getting a lot of Oscar buzz for his work in the movie May December and he’s making a splash on the red carpet at the L.A. premiere!
The 32-year-old actor, best known for playing Reggie Mantle on Riverdale, joined his co-stars Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman at the premiere on Thursday (November 16) at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
Also in attendance were castmates Gabriel Chung, Elizabeth Yu, Cory Michael Smith, and Piper Curda, as well as director Todd Haynes.
Charles is being predicted as a Best Supporting Actor nominee at the 2024 Oscars.
Keep reading to find out more…
Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Gold Derby all have him as frontrunners on their list of predictions for the upcoming awards show.
Watch the trailer for the movie, which premieres on Netflix on December 1.
Fyi: Charles is wearing Balenciaga with Chopard accessories. Natalie is wearing a Schiaparelli dress.
The 32-year-old actor, best known for playing Reggie Mantle on Riverdale, joined his co-stars Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman at the premiere on Thursday (November 16) at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
Also in attendance were castmates Gabriel Chung, Elizabeth Yu, Cory Michael Smith, and Piper Curda, as well as director Todd Haynes.
Charles is being predicted as a Best Supporting Actor nominee at the 2024 Oscars.
Keep reading to find out more…
Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Gold Derby all have him as frontrunners on their list of predictions for the upcoming awards show.
Watch the trailer for the movie, which premieres on Netflix on December 1.
Fyi: Charles is wearing Balenciaga with Chopard accessories. Natalie is wearing a Schiaparelli dress.
- 11/17/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
"May December" is a new dramatic feature, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, D.W. Moffett, Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, Gabriel Chung and Cory Michael Smith, releasing November 17, 2023 in theaters and streaming December 1, 2023 on Netflix:
"...twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation...
"...a married couple with a large age gap buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation...
"...a married couple with a large age gap buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 11/16/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Julianne Moore and Charles Melton are stepping out to do some press for their upcoming movie, May December!
The two actors were joined by director Todd Haynes at Netflix’s May December Tastemaker Event at San Vicente Bungalows on (Tuesday) November 14 in Los Angeles.
The group posed for some photos and participated in a panel together.
Natalie Portman, who stars alongside Julianne and Charles, was not present at the event.
Here’s the official synopsis for May December: “Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress (Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.”
The cast also includes Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, and Gabriel Chung, who play Julianne and Charles‘ onscreen children.
May December releases on Netflix on December 1.
Watch the trailer here, and browse through the gallery for more photos from the May December event…...
The two actors were joined by director Todd Haynes at Netflix’s May December Tastemaker Event at San Vicente Bungalows on (Tuesday) November 14 in Los Angeles.
The group posed for some photos and participated in a panel together.
Natalie Portman, who stars alongside Julianne and Charles, was not present at the event.
Here’s the official synopsis for May December: “Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress (Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.”
The cast also includes Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, and Gabriel Chung, who play Julianne and Charles‘ onscreen children.
May December releases on Netflix on December 1.
Watch the trailer here, and browse through the gallery for more photos from the May December event…...
- 11/16/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Speaking to the press after a screening of May December, Todd Haynes identified himself primarily as an interpreter, both of cinematic forms of the past and of the pre-existing material from which his work is often adapted. That characterization certainly tracks through his filmography, from metacinematic homages to kaleidoscopic renderings of pop idols to his contemporary readings on midcentury fiction.
Loosely based on the ’90s tabloid scandal of Mary Kay Letourneau, who at age 35 served a prison sentence for rape when her sexual relationship with a 12-year-old boy was made public, May December is perhaps the slipperiest entry in that interpretive project to date. Written by Samy Burch, the film examines real-world events through the lens of mass media with a wry humor that masks profoundly complex and painful undercurrents of emotion.
May December centers on two star turns that complement each other with a rare sensitivity: Julianne Moore as LeTourneau stand-in Gracie Atherton-Yoo,...
Loosely based on the ’90s tabloid scandal of Mary Kay Letourneau, who at age 35 served a prison sentence for rape when her sexual relationship with a 12-year-old boy was made public, May December is perhaps the slipperiest entry in that interpretive project to date. Written by Samy Burch, the film examines real-world events through the lens of mass media with a wry humor that masks profoundly complex and painful undercurrents of emotion.
May December centers on two star turns that complement each other with a rare sensitivity: Julianne Moore as LeTourneau stand-in Gracie Atherton-Yoo,...
- 10/1/2023
- by Brad Hanford
- Slant Magazine
"May December" is a new dramatic feature, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, D.W. Moffett, Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, Gabriel Chung and Cory Michael Smith, releasing November 17, 2023 in theaters and streaming December 1, 2023 on Netflix:
"...twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation...
"...a married couple with a large age gap buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation...
"...a married couple with a large age gap buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 9/27/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The official trailer for Todd Haynes’ upcoming film, May December, explores a twisted personal drama, reminiscent of the real-life scandal between former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau and her 13-year-old student, Vili Fualaau.
The film stars Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry, an actress who travels to Maine to spend time with the real-life character she’ll be portraying in an upcoming film, a disgraced former teacher who made tabloid headlines for her relationship with a young teen student.
Julianne Moore plays the teacher, Gracie Atherton-Yoo, who has since married and had kids with the now-grown student, Joe Yoo (Charles Melton), having given birth to one of their children while she was imprisoned for her crimes against the then-minor.
May December. (L to R) Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo and Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry in May December. — Photo: Francois Duhamel / courtesy of Netflix May December, L to R: Julianne Moore as...
The film stars Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry, an actress who travels to Maine to spend time with the real-life character she’ll be portraying in an upcoming film, a disgraced former teacher who made tabloid headlines for her relationship with a young teen student.
Julianne Moore plays the teacher, Gracie Atherton-Yoo, who has since married and had kids with the now-grown student, Joe Yoo (Charles Melton), having given birth to one of their children while she was imprisoned for her crimes against the then-minor.
May December. (L to R) Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo and Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry in May December. — Photo: Francois Duhamel / courtesy of Netflix May December, L to R: Julianne Moore as...
- 9/26/2023
- by Alex Nino Gheciu
- ET Canada
Cannes darling “May December” has unveiled its first trailer starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton. Directed by filmmaker Todd Haynes, the film first premiered back in May and is set for a limited theatrical release before hitting Netflix.
“May December” is based loosely on the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau, an American teacher charged with having a sexual relationship with one of her 12-year-old students. The film follows Hollywood actor Elizabeth Berry (Portman) who is tasked with portraying Letourneau stand-in Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Moore) on screen.
Elizabeth gets the chance to spend time with Gracie to better research her role, and delves into her convoluted family ties, a family that consists of Gracie, her young husband Joe Yoo (Melton) and the baby they conceived when was Joe was only 13 years old and Gracie gave birth to behind bars.
“May December” was written by screenwriter Samy Burch and also stars D.W. Moffett,...
“May December” is based loosely on the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau, an American teacher charged with having a sexual relationship with one of her 12-year-old students. The film follows Hollywood actor Elizabeth Berry (Portman) who is tasked with portraying Letourneau stand-in Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Moore) on screen.
Elizabeth gets the chance to spend time with Gracie to better research her role, and delves into her convoluted family ties, a family that consists of Gracie, her young husband Joe Yoo (Melton) and the baby they conceived when was Joe was only 13 years old and Gracie gave birth to behind bars.
“May December” was written by screenwriter Samy Burch and also stars D.W. Moffett,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
What’s better than a May-December romance? One with a salacious national scandal attached to it.
Todd Haynes’s 10th feature film “May December” stars Julianne Moore as a predatory woman who seduced an adolescent boy two decades prior; now, Natalie Portman is bringing her story to the big screen, causing personal mayhem for Moore’s secluded suburban lifestyle.
“May December” is set 20 years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, [as] a married couple (Moore and Charles Melton) buckles under the pressure when actress Elizabeth Berry (Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past. Meanwhile, Joe, having never fully processed what happened in his youth, starts to confront the reality of life as an empty-nester at 36.
The cast is rounded out by Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, and Gabriel Chung, who play Moore and Melton’s onscreen children.
“May December” premiered at Cannes and will open the...
Todd Haynes’s 10th feature film “May December” stars Julianne Moore as a predatory woman who seduced an adolescent boy two decades prior; now, Natalie Portman is bringing her story to the big screen, causing personal mayhem for Moore’s secluded suburban lifestyle.
“May December” is set 20 years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, [as] a married couple (Moore and Charles Melton) buckles under the pressure when actress Elizabeth Berry (Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past. Meanwhile, Joe, having never fully processed what happened in his youth, starts to confront the reality of life as an empty-nester at 36.
The cast is rounded out by Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, and Gabriel Chung, who play Moore and Melton’s onscreen children.
“May December” premiered at Cannes and will open the...
- 9/26/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
"May December" is a new dramatic feature, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, D.W. Moffett, Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, Gabriel Chung and Cory Michael Smith, releasing November 17, 2023 in theaters and streaming December 1, 2023 on Netflix:
"...twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation...
"...a married couple with a large age gap buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation...
"...a married couple with a large age gap buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 9/6/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Now, this is a couple worth obsessing over…
Todd Haynes’ tenth feature film, “May December,” reunites the director with his longtime collaborator and star Julianne Moore, who leads the film as former teacher Gracie Atherton-Yoo, who tumbled into the public eye when she wed husband Joe Yoo (played in his later years by Charles Melton) after a salacious, tabloid-gripping romance starting when he was just 13. Natalie Portman plays an actress who is tasked with portraying Gracie in an upcoming biopic about the shocking story.
Per the film’s official synopsis, “May December” is set “twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, [as] a married couple (Julianne Moore and Charles Melton) buckles under the pressure when an actress (Natalie Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.” When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry (Portman) comes to spend time with the family, which also includes Gracie and Joe’s teenaged twins,...
Todd Haynes’ tenth feature film, “May December,” reunites the director with his longtime collaborator and star Julianne Moore, who leads the film as former teacher Gracie Atherton-Yoo, who tumbled into the public eye when she wed husband Joe Yoo (played in his later years by Charles Melton) after a salacious, tabloid-gripping romance starting when he was just 13. Natalie Portman plays an actress who is tasked with portraying Gracie in an upcoming biopic about the shocking story.
Per the film’s official synopsis, “May December” is set “twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, [as] a married couple (Julianne Moore and Charles Melton) buckles under the pressure when an actress (Natalie Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.” When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry (Portman) comes to spend time with the family, which also includes Gracie and Joe’s teenaged twins,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
In advance of its Cannes premiere later this month, Todd Haynes’ latest film, “May December,” has released a first look at the new drama (via Variety).
The film, Haynes’ 10th feature, follows a pair of women (Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore) whose personal and professional lives begin to blur as they work together during the fraught production of a ripped-from-the-headlines love affair. Working from a Black List-touted script by Samy Burch with a story by Burch and Alex Mechanik, “May December” centers on a married couple whose lives begin to buckle under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a movie about their past — including the couple’s notorious May-December tabloid romance that once gripped the nation.
Per its official synopsis, the film is set “20 years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (23 years her junior) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school.
The film, Haynes’ 10th feature, follows a pair of women (Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore) whose personal and professional lives begin to blur as they work together during the fraught production of a ripped-from-the-headlines love affair. Working from a Black List-touted script by Samy Burch with a story by Burch and Alex Mechanik, “May December” centers on a married couple whose lives begin to buckle under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a movie about their past — including the couple’s notorious May-December tabloid romance that once gripped the nation.
Per its official synopsis, the film is set “20 years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (23 years her junior) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school.
- 5/1/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Variety has a first look at the anticipated Cannes Film Festival competition premiere “May December,” led by Oscar-winning heavyweights Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman and directed by Todd Haynes.
The title, which is also for sale out of this year’s Marché du Film, represents a “Far From Heaven” reunion for Moore and Haynes and a significant breakout opportunity for “Riverdale” heartthrob Charles Melton.
Moore and Melton star as married couple whose 20-year relationship inspired a national tabloid obsession at its offset. Now preparing to send their grown children off to college – as Melton reconciles with empty nest syndrome in his mid-30s – an actress (Portman) embeds with the family to study them for an upcoming film where she’ll play Moore. The couple buckles under the pressure as Portman probes as deeply as she can for an honest performance.
Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, and Gabriel Chung round out the...
The title, which is also for sale out of this year’s Marché du Film, represents a “Far From Heaven” reunion for Moore and Haynes and a significant breakout opportunity for “Riverdale” heartthrob Charles Melton.
Moore and Melton star as married couple whose 20-year relationship inspired a national tabloid obsession at its offset. Now preparing to send their grown children off to college – as Melton reconciles with empty nest syndrome in his mid-30s – an actress (Portman) embeds with the family to study them for an upcoming film where she’ll play Moore. The couple buckles under the pressure as Portman probes as deeply as she can for an honest performance.
Piper Curda, Elizabeth Yu, and Gabriel Chung round out the...
- 5/1/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
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