Babylon Movie Details:
| Movie Name | Babylon |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Period |
| Release Date | November 14, 2022 (Los Angeles) December 23, 2022 (United States) |
| Running Time | 3hr 9min |
| Age rating | R |
| Cast | Brad Pitt Margot Robbie Diego Calva Jean Smart Jovan Adepo Li Jun Li P. J. Byrne Lukas Haas Olivia Hamilton Max Minghella Rory Scovel Katherine Waterston Tobey Maguire |
| Directed by | Damien Chazelle |
| Written by | Damien Chazelle |
| Produced by | Marc Platt Matthew Plouffe Olivia Hamilton |
| Cinematography by | Linus Sandgren |
| Edited by | Tom Cross |
| Music by | Justin Hurwitz |
| Production Company | Paramount Pictures C2 Motion Picture Group Marc Platt Productions Wild Chickens Productions Organism Pictures |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures |
| Budget | $78–80 million |
| Box Office Collection | $63.4 million |
Babylon Movie Cast & Characters:
- Brad Pitt as Jack Conrad
- Margot Robbie as Nellie LaRoy
- Diego Calva as Manuel “Manny” Torres
- Jean Smart as Elinor St. John
- Jovan Adepo as Sidney Palmer
- Li Jun Li as Lady Fay Zhu
- P. J. Byrne as Max
- Lukas Haas as George Munn
- Olivia Hamilton as Ruth Adler
- Max Minghella as Irving Thalberg
- Rory Scovel as The Count
- Katherine Waterston as Estelle
- Tobey Maguire as James McKay
- Flea as Bob Levine
- Jeff Garlin as Don Wallach
- Eric Roberts as Robert Roy
- Ethan Suplee as Wilson
- Samara Weaving as Constance Moore
- Olivia Wilde as Ina Conrad
- Spike Jonze as Otto Von Strassberger
- Telvin Griffin as Reggie
- Chloe Fineman as Marion Davies
- Phoebe Tonkin as Jane Thornton
- Troy Metcalf as Orville Pickwick
- Jennifer Grant as Mildred Yates
- Patrick Fugit as Officer Elwood
- Pat Skipper as William Randolph Hearst
- Kaia Gerber as Starlet
- Cyrus Hobbi as Footballer
- Karen Bethzabe as Silvia Torres
- Sarah Ramos as Harriet Rothschild
- Alexandre Chen as James Wong Howe
- Taylor Hill as Rebecca
- John Mariano as Master of ceremonies
- Mather Zickel as Distribution executive
- Albert Hammond Jr. as Guest in chicken line
- Joe Dallesandro as Charlie the photographer
- Marc Platt as Producer
- Sophia Magaña as Manny’s daughter
- Terry Walters as Kinoscope Editor
- Karolina Szymczak as Olga Putti
Storyline:
Babylon chronicles the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood’s transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s.
About Babylon Movie:
- Babylon chronicles the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood’s transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s.
- Chazelle began developing Babylon in July 2019, with Lionsgate Films as the frontrunner to acquire the project.
- It was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired worldwide rights in November 2019.
- Much of the main cast joined the project between January 2020 and August 2021, and filming took place in Los Angeles from July to October 2021.
- Babylon premiered at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles on November 14, 2022, and was released in the United States on December 23, 2022. The film polarized critics and was considered a box-office bomb, grossing $63 million against a production budget of $78–80 million.
- Babylon received five nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, winning Best Original Score), nine nominations at the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards (including Best Picture), three nominations at the 76th British Academy Film Awards, and three nominations at the 95th Academy Awards.
- The film was released on VOD platforms on January 31, 2023, and on Paramount+ on February 21, 2023. It was released on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K UHD a month later on March 21, 2023.
