EPIPHANY: Bill Murray Set to Star in New Offbeat Comedy Where He’ll Play Opposite Kristen Wiig
Bill Murray Cast in Movie About Eccentric Rich Man
Bill Murray will be starring in Epiphany, a quirky new film project where he’ll star opposite comic actress, Kristen Wiig.
Palm Springs director Max Barbakow has cast Bill Murray in a sort of “odd-couple” story titled Epiphany. This project will soon be introduced into the European Film Market in Berlin. It is the type of offbeat story about an eccentric rich man that could remind viewers of the type of role that always suits Murray – a cranky but lovable central lead. Kristen Wiig will co-star in the picture.
Wiig will play Favorite Ives, a woman who has been accustomed to the good life but soon finds herself scrambling to find a good happy medium for herself when she loses her money. Murray serves as a potential suitor for Favorite, Oz Bell. It seems Oz Bell is a savant and something of a whiz who would be complemented extraordinarily well by Favorite’s company. Or would he? Could it be just the match these characters need to find a certain level of happiness in their lives?
Mitch Glazer wrote the script of this upcoming picture. Glazer worked on Murray’s 1980’s favorite, Scrooged. Murray, himself, is at the top of his game these days after having delivered one of his best supporting performances to date in the festival favorite, The Friend where he played opposite a sensational Naomi Watts. Murray could find this new role as Oz something of a challenge and it is certainly one we believe the accomplished actor can shine in. It was recently noted by sources that Murray and his old Ghostbusters co-stars may not return in future films in that franchise. That makes Murray’s turn in Epiphany all the more important in terms of helping to keep his career on the right track.
Wiig’s biggest claim to fame was as the star in the box-office sensation, Bridesmaids. After that one in 2011, Wiig went on to find herself cast in many different unique vehicles. In 2020, she broke new ground playing a controversial role in Wonder Woman 1984. She followed that up with a career-best turn in the hilariously funny, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
Max Barbakow’s Palm Springs was a huge streaming hit during the pandemic. It won Critics Choice honors for Best Comedy of 2020 and starred comic genius Andy Samberg and accomplished actress Cristin Milioti in a variation of Bill Murray’s own classic movie, Groundhog Day. Although the stories were different, the recurring motif of the day repeating itself was a constant in both films.
Epiphany is just the type of role that Murray could shine so bright in that it could ultimately lead to tremendous accolades for the actor who has yet to have his true Oscar-winning performance. He came close with his work in Lost in Translation and Broken Flowers. Hopefully, this new project yields him the acclaim he so rightfully deserves for The Friend as well.
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