Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Directed by Matt Johnson
Written by
Produced by
Starring
  • Matt Johnson
  • Jay McCarrol
Cinematography Jared Raab [1]
Edited by
Music byJay McCarrol [1]
Production
company
Release date
  • March 9, 2025 (2025-3-9)(SXSW)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a 2025 film directed by Matt Johnson from a screenplay by Johnson and Jay McCarrol, and is based on their television series Nirvanna the Band the Show . The film will star Johnson and McCarrol as fictionalised versions of themselves.

Contents

Premise

After their plan to book a show at the Rivoli fails, Matt and Jay are accidentally transported back to the year 2008. [1]

Cast

Production

Development

In May 2023, it was reported that Matt Johnson was returning to the series Nirvanna the Band the Show to make a film. [2] The series featured on Viceland for two seasons in 2017 and 2018, continuing on CBC in 2019. [3]

In October 2023, Johnson told the Empire Magazine Podcast that he had initially planned to film in the UK but that filming had instead got underway in the United States. [4] Johnson was quoted as saying that the success of the 2023 film Blackberry had helped the project secure funding from Telefilm. [5] [6] In January 2025, the film was announced to be titled Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. [1] [7] [8]

A third season of the television show was filmed and partially edited but never released, as Viceland Canada shut down as a network before the season could be finished. Zapruder Films purchased the rights to the show, intending to finish and release the third season after the release of the feature film. [9]

Release

The film is scheduled to have a 2025 release date. [5] In January 2025, the film was announced to have its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival. [8] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie". SXSW 2025 Schedule. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hertz, Barry (May 10, 2023). "Behind the scenes of BlackBerry: Hidden cameras, bold ambitions, and avalanche of CanCon". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Slingerland, Calum (May 12, 2023). "Matt Johnson's Next Film Will Be Based on 'Nirvanna the Band the Show'". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Hewitt, Chris (October 27, 2023). "Empire Podcast #588: Eddie Izzard, Matt Johnson, Greta Gerwig". Empireonline.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Slingerland, Calum (March 15, 2024). "Matt Johnson Teases 'Nirvanna the Band' Movie: "It's Not What People Think It's Going to Be"" . Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Matt Johnson says he made 'BlackBerry' to get funding for a Nirvanna the Band movie". ctvnews. March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  7. ↑ Grobar, Matt (January 22, 2025). "Seth Rogen Comedy Series 'The Studio' To Open SXSW 2025; 'The Accountant 2,' 'Death Of A Unicorn', 'Drop,' 'Happy Face' & More Also To Screen". Deadline. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Vary, Selome Hailu,Adam B. (January 22, 2025). "SXSW 2025 Lineup: Seth Rogen's 'The Studio,' Jenna Ortega Comedy 'Death of a Unicorn,' Nicole Kidman Thriller 'Holland' Among World Premieres". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ ""Matt Johnson says he made 'BlackBerry' to get funding for a Nirvanna the Band movie"". Toronto Star . March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ "'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' to premiere at SXSW in March". Torontotoday. January 23, 2025.
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