THE FABELMANS (2022): Steven Spielberg Drama To Get an Early Release in N.Y. and L.A.

Steven Spielberg’s Film Sets an Early Limited Release Date

Steven Spielberg‘s semi-autobiographical drama, The Fabelmans, has been scheduled to open in New York and Los Angeles on November 11th, almost two weeks ahead of schedule.

The Fabelmans is Steven Spielberg’s big Oscar bait movie coming out later this year and if you live in New York or Los Angeles, you’ll be able to see the movie about a couple of weeks ahead of its November 23rd wide release date. That’s because the movie will have a two weekend limited preliminary run which is most likely to help build strong word of mouth on the star-studded picture that has many in Hollywood buzzing. Oscar could come knocking on Spielberg’s door again for this new feature.

There is a cast of heavy hitters which are featured in The Fabelmans. Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano and Julia Butters are just the main cast members who are going to most likely be at their best in this movie which is loosely based on director Spielberg’s life. Relative newcomer Gabriel LaBelle will be playing the acclaimed director as a young man. LaBelle has been in a few films but this is, by far, going to be his most substantial role.

This highly anticipated upcoming movie will be opening wide just in time for Thanksgiving. Three huge adult actors will be adding their talents to the picture. Williams will be portraying a mother character based on Spielberg’s own mom while Paul Dano will play the father. Rogen will be featured as the uncle character.

Dano just played The Riddler in The Batman earlier this year and, mark my words, he is an actor to keep an eye out for at the Oscar nominations next year. Dano may have deserved a nod for his past work in movies like There Will Be Blood but some people believe he could have what it takes to earn a nomination this year if his performance in Spielberg’s movie lives up to the terrific past work the actor has done.

Michelle Williams is no stranger to receiving Oscar nominations herself. She could be poised to get another nod for her turn in The Fabelmans which has box-office potential as an alternative to the more guaranteed blockbusters such as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever which opens wide on November 11th.

Don’t count out Julia Butters who is the most valuable up-and-comer in the Spielberg picture. She proved in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood that she has what it takes to steal the show.

Universal Pictures has perfectly positioned The Fabelmans as an Oscar front runner with their release strategy. Spielberg is one of our most consistently reliable directors and proved this fact with his recent nomination for directing the remake of West Side Story. Tony Kushner co-wrote The Fabelmans with Spielberg. If that doesn’t sound like the ingredients for an Oscar nominated script, I don’t know what does. If you live in N.Y. or L.A., you’ll want to get your tickets for this sure to be smash hit once they go on sale so you can beat the crowd and see what the buzz is all about earlier than others.

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