Y2K (2024 film)

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Y2K
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Teaser poster
Directed by Kyle Mooney
Written by
  • Kyle Mooney
  • Evan Winter
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Bill Pope
Edited byDavid Marks
Music by
  • Danny Bensi
  • Saunder Jurriaans
Production
companies
  • A24
  • Strong Baby Productions
  • American Light & Fixture
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09)(SXSW)
  • December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)(United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Y2K is a 2024 American satirical disaster comedy horror [1] [2] film directed by Kyle Mooney in his directorial debut, written by Mooney and Evan Winter, and starring Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Fred Durst, and Alicia Silverstone.

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It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2024, [3] and is scheduled to be released by A24 in the United States on December 6, 2024.

Premise

The film depicts an imaginative version of the Year 2000 problem. While two loser friends crash a high school party on New Year's Eve 1999, the bug causes all technology to come to life and turn against humanity.

Cast

Production

It was announced in early March 2023 that Kyle Mooney would direct Y2K for A24. Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Lachlan Watson, Mason Gooding, The Kid Laroi, Eduardo Franco, Miles Robbins, Fred Hechinger, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker and Daniel Zolghadri joined the cast. Additionally, Weta Workshop worked on the effects for the film. [5] In April 2023, Sebastian Chacon and Lauren Balone joined the cast. [6]

Principal photography began in April 2023 in Ringwood, New Jersey. [7] [8] The following month, filming continued in Ringwood and Chatham Borough and in Clark at the recreation center, before wrapping. [9] [10]

Release

It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2024. [3] It is scheduled to be released on December 6, 2024. [11]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 63% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. [12] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 52 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Donato, Matt (March 10, 2024). "Y2K Review". IGN.
  2. ↑ Horton, Adrian (March 10, 2024). "Y2K review – uneven disaster comedy relies on 90s nostalgia" – via The Guardian.
  3. 1 2 "Y2K". SXSW 2024 Schedule. February 7, 2024. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Y2K". A24 Publicity . Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 23, 2023). "A24 Sets Disaster Comedy Y2K, To Be Directed By SNL Alum Kyle Mooney; Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison & More To Star". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 21, 2023). "Thriller 'Wrong Reasons' From EP Kevin Smith Sets Release; A24's 'Y2K,' Liam Hemsworth Actioner 'Gunner' Add To Casts; 'Desperate Souls, Dark City' Gets New Trailer – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kuperinsky, Amy (May 6, 2023). "Y2K movie filming in Jersey stars Rachel Zegler, the N.J. actor born in 2001". NJ.com . Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 5, 2023). "Apple Lands Jonah Hill's Keanu Reeves-Led Dark Comedy Outcome". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ Burns, Vianella (May 10, 2023). "Two Movies Filming Throughout Chatham Borough". Patch.com . Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Lights, Camera, Action, Done: Crew Wraps Up After Filming at the Clark Recreation Center". TAPinto . May 15, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Films". A24. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Y2K". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved August 20, 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ "Y2K". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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