John Turturro's THE BIG LEBOWSKI Spinoff Film THE JESUS ROLLS Will Be Released in 2020
John Turturro’s long-awaited Big Lebowski spinoff film finally has a distributer and a release window! Screen Media has acquired North American rights to the film, which is appropriately titled, The Jesus Rolls, and they will release it in early 2020.
The story for the film centers around Turturro’s character, Jesus Quintana. The movie, which was also written and directed by the actor, is said to be part Big Lebowski spinoff, part remake of Bertrand Blier’s 1974 film Going Places, which was the original title for the film.
The story follows “a trio of misfits whose irreverent, sexually charged dynamic evolves into a surprising love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude towards the past or future backfires time and again, even as they inadvertently perform good deeds. When they make enemies with a gun-toting hairdresser, their journey becomes one of constant escape from the law, from society and from the hairdresser, all while the bonds of their outsider family strengthen.”
The movie also stars Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tautou, Jon Hamm, Susan Sarandon, and Pete Davidson. Turturro had this to say in a statement:
“It feels like a good time to release a transgressive film about the stupidity of men who try and fail and try better to understand and penetrate the mystery of women. I look forward to working with Screen Media and bring our work and the character of the Jesus to American audiences.”
When previously talking about the film, the actor said:
“It’s a bit of a racy movie. It shows how stupid men are. That’s what the movie is kinda about – the women are the stronger, more together characters. I had to tweak it a little bit but now I feel really good about it. It’s basically an exploration of Jesus getting out of jail. It’s a comedy but a very human comedy.”
It’ll be interesting and fun to see this character on the big screen again after almost 20 years.
Source: Deadline