Having unvelied its competing films earlier this week, the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the rest of its slate.
Screening in the Park City festival's five out-of-competition sections, this crop may not be eligible for awards. But it includes a high level of star power, including Bill Murray, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kristen Stewart and Katie Holmes, all of whom have movies premiering at the 10-day festival in January.
Also among the notable out-of-competition premieres: "Abel," the directorial debut of Mexican actor Diego Luna; "The Company Men" a drama centered on corporate downsizing that stars Ben Affleck; "Nowhere Boy" a drama documenting John Lennon's childhood; and British director Michael Winterbottom's "The Killer Inside Me," with Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson.
The out-of-competition categories include premieres, documentaries, a spotlight of movies screened at other festivals and films packaged as part of a special midnight series.
The institute also announced a new category called NEXT, comprising eight American films deemed strong examples of low- or no-budget filmmaking.
“Our NEXT section returns us to the days when independent was synonymous with low-budget and acknowledges that these voices have not gone away but in fact resound with the freshness that made our festival what it is today," Trevor Groth, head of programming for the festival, said in a statement.
Here's the full out-of-competition lineup:
PREMIERES
Abel / Mexico, USA (Director: Diego Luna; Screenwriters:Diego Luna and Agusto Mendoza)—A peculiar young boy, blurring reality and fantasy, assumes the responsibilities of a family man in his father's absence. Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Carlos Aragon, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza. World Premiere
Cane Toads: The Conquest / USA (Director and screenwriter: Mark Lewis)—In 3D, Mark Lewis explores one of Australia's greatest environmental catastrophes as he follows the unstoppable march of the cane toad across the Australian continent. World Premiere
The Company Men / USA (Director and screenwriter: John Wells)—Three company men attempt to survive a round of corporate downsizing while trying to fend off its effects on their families and their identities. Cast: Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt. World Premiere
The Extra Man / USA (Directors: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini; Screenwriters: Robert Pulcini, Jonathan Ames and Shari Springer Berman)—A down-and-out playwright who escorts wealthy widows in Manhattan's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring writer under his wing. Cast: Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, Paul Dano, Kevin Kline, Alicia Goranson. World Premiere
Get Low / USA (Director: Aaron Schneider; Screenwriters: Chris Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell)—A film spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about a mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who plans his own rollicking funeral party... while still alive. Cast: Robert Duvall, Bill Murray. U.S. Premiere SALT LAKE CITY GALA FILM
Jack Goes Boating / USA(Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman; Screenwriter: Bob Glaudini)—A limo driver’s blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.
