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The Disney catalog joined Universal’s this weekend in playing whatever theaters were open at the box office as the majority of exhibition’s 5,9K theaters remain shuttered nationwide due to COVID-19. Overall, ticket sales continued to be distressed. Disney’s 2016 Oscar-winning hit Zootopia took the top spot with an…

In what has been one hell of an election year, Jon Stewart is cutting through all of it with his biting political comedy Irresistible starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne and Chris Cooper. The Focus Features film was originally set to hit theaters on May 29, but like all films impacted by the pandemic, it pivoted to PVOD…

Irresistible is a timely and smart political satire that is exactly what I would expect and hope for from its writer-director Jon Stewart. What I wasn’t expecting, however, is that it would evoke fond memories of Frank Capra and, even in its most wickedly twisty moments, Billy Wilder. Stewart is a shrewd dude, and he…

Here’s another notable theatrical release to hit PVOD due to COVID-19: Focus Features’ Jon Stewart-directed political comedy Irresistible. Originally scheduled for a May 29 theatrical release, the Steve Carell-Rose Byrne-Chris Cooper movie now will play in homes starting Friday, June 26. Irresistible will be available…

“Democrats are getting their asses kicked,” bemoans Steve Carell’s character in the trailer for Irresistible, the political comedy from long-time Daily Show host Jon Stewart. The film stars a Democrat political consultant (Carell) who helps a retired ex-Marine colonel (Chris Cooper) run for mayor in a small Wisconsin…

Focus Features said Wednesday that it has set a May 29, 2020 domestic release date for Irresistible, the new film written and directed by Jon Stewart. The political satire, produced by Stewart and Plan B Entertainment, revolves around what happens when a small Wisconsin town becomes the main attraction of our…

Brent Sexton (Bosch, The Belko Experiment) has been added to the cast of the Jon Stewart-helmed political feature Irresistible, joining Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper and Mackenzie Davis. The plot centers on a Democratic political consultant (Carell) who helps a retired ex-Marine (Cooper) run for mayor in a…

EXCLUSIVE: Will Sasso (The Three Stooges) and CJ Wilson (Manchester By The Sea) are joining Jon Stewart's feature comedy Irresistible alongside previously announced cast Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Topher Grace and Mackenzie Davis. Irresistible, currently in production, tells the story of a Democrat…

EXCLUSIVE: Topher Grace will join previously announced Oscar nominee Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Oscar winner Chris Cooper, and Mackenzie Davis in Jon Stewart's next directing gig Irresistible. The film follows the story of a Democrat political consultant (Carell) who helps a retired ex-Marine colonel (Cooper) run for…

EXCLUSIVE: Blade Runner 2049 actress Mackenzie Davis has been added to the cast of Irresistible, the sophomore directorial feature from Jon Stewart. Davis joins Steve Carell, Chris Cooper and Rose Byrne in the political comedy which is set at Focus Features. Written by Stewart, the pic will follow a Democrat political…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Chris Cooper (Adaptation) is joining Steve Carell and Rose Byrne in Jon Stewart’s sophomore feature as writer-director Irresistible, which we can confirm will be backed by Focus Features. Set amidst a heated political campaign trail, the comedy is being produced by Vice and Moonlight producers…

Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart will return to feature directing with Irresistible, a political satire based on his original idea with Steve Carell the top choice to headline. Carell, of course, being a correspondent on Stewart’s Daily Show.  Stewart previously helmed Rosewater, which was released in November 2014…