Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Phoebe Tonkin and Tobey Maguire to Star in Damien Chazelle's 'Babylon' | THR News - video Dailymotion

Paramount's 1920s Hollywood drama has Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt in leading roles.

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00:00We now know a few more big names that are joining Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt in Damien Chazelle's Babylon.

00:05Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Phoebe Tonkin, and Tobey Maguire have joined the call sheet of Babylon.

00:12Oscar-winning filmmaker Chazelle is directing the ode to the golden age of Hollywood for Paramount Pictures.

00:17In addition to Robbie and Pitt, the film also stars Diego Calva, Giovanna Depo, Lee Jeon Lee, and Catherine Waterston.

00:24The production is slated to go before cameras next week.

00:27Plus, Max Minghella, Samara Weaving, and Eric Roberts are also part of the sprawling cast, just to name a few.

00:34Written by Chazelle and set in the late 1920s during the movie industry's transition from silent films to talkies,

00:40Babylon explores the rise and fall of multiple characters.

00:43Around Hollywood, the project has been described as, quote, The Great Gatsby on steroids.

00:48Character details are being kept tightly locked.

00:50The film will shoot in Los Angeles, and Paramount is planning a platformed release,

00:54opening limited December 25, 2022, before going wide January 6, 2023.

01:00For more on this story and the latest movie news, go to THR.com.

01:04For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.