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Jay Duplass on Directing ‘The Baltimorons’ Without Brother Mark, Their ‘Conscious Uncoupling’ and the Film’s Pandemic Origins
Jay Duplass discusses his 'conscious uncoupling' from brother Mark Duplass and his new movie 'Baltimorons.'
The 52-year-old New Orleans native — best known for his creative collaborations with his younger brother Mark and acting roles in Amazon’s “Transparent” and FX’s “Dying for Sex” — had been working on a script for a film with a bigger budget and scope than the low-budget comedies he and his sibling made their names with (“The Puffy Chair,” “Cyrus,” etc.). Then he connected with Michael Strassner, an actor-comedian he discovered via his comic Instagram videos, the creative dominoes fell, and in short order he found himself braving the December cold in Maryland directing “ The Baltimorons,” about a six-months-sober improv comedian (Strassner) who cracks a tooth on Christmas Eve and spontaneously embarks on a night of adventure and unexpected romance with his dentist (Liz Larsen). When asked what his dream project would be if he were given unlimited funds to make a movie on any subject, in any genre, Duplass was unsure how to respond.
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