First Look at Warren Beatty as Howard Hughes in RULES DON’T APPLY
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost twenty years since Warren Beatty has directed a film. The last film he directed was Bulworth back in 1998. The last movie he starred in, though was Town & Country, which was released in 2001.
This November, Beatty will release his latest film project, Rules Don’t Apply, which he directed and stars in. He plays Howard Hughes in the film, and thanks to EW we have our first look at him in the role along with his co-stars Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins. We also have some new details regarding the story:
This is a story about a young man (Ehrenreich) and a young woman (Collins) who come to Hollywood, both of whom are affected by American Protestant, American Puritan morality on the brink of the sexual revolution and the rise of feminism that was to take place in the early ’60s.
Beatty has been working on the film project for years, and he described the film as a comedy love story. In an interview with the outlet, Beatty talked about how his curiosity about Hughes led him to make this movie:
“I’ve had the idea of making a movie about Howard Hughes in mind for a long time. We never met, but I sometimes feel like I knew everybody who knew Howard and I never lost my curiosity about him. It’s just that I don’t run around doing movies all the time.”
In case you’re wondering why Beatty hasn’t made a lot of films over the years, it’s because he’s been spending time with his family. When asked about it, he said:
“I have four children and any one of them is more interesting than any 12 movies I’ve done. I had my life before them and my life since them.”
That’s a pretty reasonable answer. I’m happy to see him back making movies again, though! I’ve always enjoyed the movies that he has made, and it will be great to see him make a comeback. It was previously reported that he plans on making a Dick Tracy sequel next, which would be wicked cool.
Rules Don’t Apply is set to be released on November 11th, and it also has a great supporting cast that includes Annette Bening, Oliver Platt, Ed Harris, Martin Sheen, and Matthew Broderick.