Against All Enemies (film)

Against All Enemies
Directed by	Benedict Andrews
Produced by	Marina Acton; Fred Berger ; Kate Garwood; Stephen Hopkins ; Brian Kavanaugh-Jones; Bradley Pilz; Alan Ritchson ;
Screenplay by	Joe Shrapnel; Anna Waterhouse;
Starring	Kristen Stewart ; Jack O'Connell ; Anthony Mackie ; Margaret Qualley ; Colm Meaney ; Zazie Beetz ; Vince Vaughn ;
Cinematography	Rachel Morrison
Edited by	Pamela Martin
Production; company	Automatik; Bradley Pilz Productions; Phreaker Films;
Distributed by	Amazon Studios
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated February 15, 2019

Against All Enemies is an upcoming American political thriller film directed by Benedict Andrews, from a screenplay by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse. It stars Kristen Stewart, Jack O'Connell, Anthony Mackie, Margaret Qualley, Colm Meaney, Zazie Beetz and Vince Vaughn.

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Premise

The F.B.I.'s surveillance program COINTELPRO begins to target actress Jean Seberg due to her associations with Hakim Jamal.

COINTELPRO (1956–1971) was a series of covert, and at times illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic political organizations. FBI records show that COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals that the FBI deemed subversive, including the Communist Party USA, anti–Vietnam War organizers, activists of the civil rights movement or Black Power movement, feminist organizations, the American Indian Movement (AIM), independence movements, and a variety of organizations that were part of the broader New Left. The program also targeted the Ku Klux Klan, though these efforts were later admitted to be ineffective. The FBI also financed, armed, and controlled an extreme right-wing group of former members of the Minutemen anti-communist para-military organization, transforming it into a group called the Secret Army Organization that targeted groups, activists, and leaders involved in the Anti-War Movement, using both intimidation and violent acts.

Jean Dorothy Seberg was an American actress who lived half her life in France. Her performance in Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film Breathless immortalized her as an icon of French New Wave cinema.

Hakim Abdullah Jamal was the name adopted by African-American activist Allen Donaldson, who was a cousin of Malcolm X and later became an associate of Michael X. Jamal wrote From the Dead Level, a memoir of his life and memories of Malcolm X.

Cast

Kristen Stewart as Jean Seberg
Jack O'Connell as Jack Solomon
Anthony Mackie as Hakim Jamal
Margaret Qualley
Colm Meaney
Zazie Beetz as Dorothy Jamal
Vince Vaughn as Carl Kowalski
Yvan Attal as Romain Gary
Stephen Root as Walt Breckman
Cornelius Smith Jr. as Ray Robertson
Jade Pettyjohn as Jenny Kowalski
Ser'Darius Blain as Louis Lewis
James Jordan as Roy Maddow

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Production

In March 2018, it was announced Kristen Stewart, Jack O'Connell, Anthony Mackie, Margaret Qualley and Colm Meaney had joined the cast of the film. Benedict Andrews will direct the film from a screenplay by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse. Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Kate Garwood, Stephen Hopkins, Bradley Pilz, will produce the film under their Automatik and Bradley Pilz Productions banners, respectively.^[1] In April 2018, Zazie Beetz joined the cast of the film.^[2] In May 2018, Vince Vaughn, Yvan Attal and Stephen Root joined the cast of the film.^[3] In June 2018, Cornelius Smith Jr. and Jade Pettyjohn joined the cast of the film.^[4] In July 2018, Ser'Darius Blain joined the cast of the film.^[5]

Colm J. Meaney is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999). He has guest-starred on many TV shows including Law & Order and The Simpsons, and starred as Thomas Durant on Hell on Wheels.

Fred Berger is an American film producer who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2016 musical La La Land, for which he also won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture.

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Filming

Principal production started June 2018 in Los Angeles.^[6] Production concluded on August 2, 2018.^[7]

Release

In February 2019, Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film.^[8]

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References

↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (March 14, 2018). "Kristen Stewart To Play Icon Jean Seberg In Political Thriller 'Against All Enemies'; Jack O'Connell, Anthony Mackie Also Star". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 10, 2018.
↑ Kroll, Justin (April 2, 2018). "Zazie Beetz Eyes Jean Seberg Film 'Against All Enemies' Starring Kristen Stewart (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved June 10, 2018.
↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 9, 2018). "Vince Vaughn & More Join Kristen Stewart In Jean Seberg Thriller 'Against All Enemies' – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
↑ ‘Scandal’ Alum Cornelius Smith Jr. Cast In ‘Against All Enemies’
↑ N'Duka, Amanda (July 25, 2018). "Ser'Darius Blain Cast In 'Against All Enemies'; Chris O'Shea Joins 'Modern Persuasion'; Carlos Leal In 'The Last Thing He Wanted'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
↑ "Against All Enemies". Production Weekly. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
↑ Morrison, Rachel (August 2, 2018). "That's a wrap on #againstallenemies. So much gratitude to my incredible camera crew featuring one and only @englishsly and @moneypennyyyyy and a bunch of other cats who are too cool for IG. 🤞we made something we all can be proud of..." Instagram . Retrieved August 2, 2018.
↑ Siegel, Tatiana (February 8, 2019). "Berlin: Amazon Nabs Kristen Stewart as Jean Seberg in Thriller 'Against All Enemies' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 8, 2019.

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[1] Tartaglione, Nancy (March 14, 2018). "Kristen Stewart To Play Icon Jean Seberg In Political Thriller 'Against All Enemies'; Jack O'Connell, Anthony Mackie Also Star". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[2] Kroll, Justin (April 2, 2018). "Zazie Beetz Eyes Jean Seberg Film 'Against All Enemies' Starring Kristen Stewart (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[3] Tartaglione, Nancy (May 9, 2018). "Vince Vaughn & More Join Kristen Stewart In Jean Seberg Thriller 'Against All Enemies' – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[4] ‘Scandal’ Alum Cornelius Smith Jr. Cast In ‘Against All Enemies’

[5] N'Duka, Amanda (July 25, 2018). "Ser'Darius Blain Cast In 'Against All Enemies'; Chris O'Shea Joins 'Modern Persuasion'; Carlos Leal In 'The Last Thing He Wanted'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[6] "Against All Enemies". Production Weekly. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[7] Morrison, Rachel (August 2, 2018). "That's a wrap on #againstallenemies. So much gratitude to my incredible camera crew featuring one and only @englishsly and @moneypennyyyyy and a bunch of other cats who are too cool for IG. 🤞we made something we all can be proud of..." Instagram . Retrieved August 2, 2018.

[8] Siegel, Tatiana (February 8, 2019). "Berlin: Amazon Nabs Kristen Stewart as Jean Seberg in Thriller 'Against All Enemies' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 8, 2019.