00:00You ever feel like something big is coming, but no one's talking about it yet?
00:04Like there's this quiet storm on the horizon, and it's about to shake everything up but only the ones paying
00:09close attention even notice it's there.
00:11That's what Ella McKay feels like.
00:13A movie that's creeping up on us with all the power, all the emotion, all the soul of a classic,
00:18and somehow, almost nobody's talking about it.
00:21But we need to.
00:22Because this might be one of the most important comebacks in modern film and you're about to find out why.
00:27So here's the truth.
00:29James L. Brooks the legend is back.
00:31And if that name doesn't instantly hit you in the chest, let me tell you why it should.
00:35He's the man behind Terms of Endearment.
00:38He gave us as good as it gets.
00:40He is the reason broadcast news even exists.
00:43This guy doesn't just make movies.
00:45He makes emotional earthquakes.
00:47And for 15 years, he's been silent.
00:49Not a word.
00:51Not a whisper.
00:52Nothing.
00:53Until now.
00:54And what does he return with?
00:55A movie called Ella McKay.
00:57Quiet name.
00:59Simple title.
01:00But trust me, this is not just another indie drama.
01:03This is a story about us.
01:05About life.
01:06About trying to hold your world together when everything and everyone around you is falling apart.
01:10It's about family.
01:12It's about dreams.
01:13And it's about that one feeling we all know too well being overwhelmed but pretending we're fine.
01:18Now let's rewind a bit.
01:20December 17, 2010.
01:22That's the last time James L. Brooks released a movie.
01:25It was called How Do You Know?
01:26And yeah, maybe it didn't hit the same way as his other work.
01:30People didn't get it.
01:31It got lost in the noise.
01:33And after that, nothing.
01:35People thought he was done.
01:37Retired.
01:38Burnt out.
01:38But the truth?
01:39He wasn't gone.
01:41He was watching.
01:42Listening.
01:43And waiting for the right story.
01:45And now, finally, he's telling it.
01:48Ella McKay is set to release on December 12, 2025.
01:51And yeah, I'll let that hit you for a second.
01:54Exactly 15 years, almost to the day, since his last film.
01:58That's not random.
01:59That's a statement.
02:01This is his moment to speak again.
02:03And when someone like Brooks decides to speak you better believe it's worth listening.
02:07So who's carrying this story?
02:09Who's stepping into that emotional storm and bringing Ella McKay to life?
02:13None other than Emma Mackie.
02:14And if you don't know her yet, you're about to.
02:17She's been climbing.
02:18You've seen her in Sex Education.
02:20She crushed it in Emily.
02:22She showed up in Barbie and Death on the Nile.
02:25But this?
02:25This is her breakout.
02:27Her shot to lead.
02:28Her chance to hold the camera with nothing but raw emotion and truth.
02:32And from what we're hearing, she delivers.
02:34Now, let me break it down for you this cast.
02:37It's insane.
02:39Jamie Lee Curtis.
02:40Yes, that Jamie.
02:42Oscar winner, icon, legend.
02:44Woody Harrelson.
02:45Kumail Nanjiani.
02:47Ayo Adebiri.
02:48Jack Loden.
02:49Spike Fern.
02:51Rebecca Hall.
02:52Becky Ann Baker.
02:53Julie Kavner.
02:55Joey Brooks.
02:56Albert freaking Brooks.
02:57This isn't just a cast.
02:59It's a master class.
03:00Every one of them brings something real, something human, something a little broken.
03:05And that's the magic.
03:06Because this movie isn't about superheroes or explosions.
03:10It's about us.
03:11The official plot is simple.
03:13And that's what makes it powerful.
03:15An idealistic young woman juggling family and work, in a story about the people you love
03:19and how to survive them.
03:21That line hits, doesn't it?
03:22The people you love, and how to survive them.
03:25Because let's be real, sometimes the hardest part of life isn't what you do, it's who
03:29you do it with.
03:30And the closer they are to your heart, the deeper the scars can go.
03:34You ever try to hold everything together?
03:36Be the strong one?
03:37The reliable one?
03:39The one everyone leans on even when you're barely standing yourself?
03:42That's Ella.
03:43That's the world she lives in.
03:45And if you're watching this thinking, damn, that sounds like me, then this movie is for
03:50you.
03:50And the way Brooks writes?
03:52It's not loud.
03:53It's not flashy.
03:54But it cuts.
03:55He doesn't just write dialogue he writes truth.
03:58The kind of truth that sneaks up on you.
04:00That makes you laugh one second and cry the next.
04:03That reminds you of things you thought you'd forgotten.
04:06Conversations with your mom.
04:08Fights you had with your dad.
04:09That one moment you didn't say I love you and you still think about it.
04:13That's what he does.
04:14And he's doing it again.
04:16Let's talk about tone.
04:17Because Ella McKay isn't just a drama.
04:20It's a dramedy.
04:21And if Brooks has mastered anything, it's blending heartbreak with humor.
04:25Life isn't one note.
04:26It's messy.
04:27You cry while laughing.
04:29You laugh while falling apart.
04:31And this movie leans into that chaos.
04:33It doesn't clean it up.
04:34It doesn't give you easy answers.
04:36It just shows you the mess and asks you to find yourself in it.
04:40The film was shot in Rhode Island.
04:42Quiet.
04:43Coastal.
04:44Underrated.
04:44Just like the story.
04:46And when you think about that about this small, intimate, emotional film being made far away from the chaos of
04:52Hollywood it just makes sense.
04:53This isn't about spectacle.
04:55It's about soul.
04:56Now here's where it gets even deeper.
04:58Brooks isn't just writing and directing.
05:00He's producing two alongside Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell, and Jennifer Brooks.
05:05That means this is personal.
05:08This isn't a studio product.
05:09This is a passion project.
05:11This is him saying, I still have something to say.
05:14And I'm saying it my way.
05:16You want to talk legacy?
05:17Let me tell you what this man has done.
05:20He created the Mary Tyler Moore show.
05:22He gave us Taxi.
05:23Lou Grant.
05:25The Simpsons.
05:26Yeah, The Simpsons.
05:27The longest running animated series of all time.
05:30He helped make that.
05:31And in the world of film, his fingerprints are everywhere.
05:35Terms of endearment.
05:36One best picture.
05:37As good as it gets.
05:39Oscar-level storytelling.
05:41Broadcast news.
05:42Change the way people saw journalism on screen.
05:45He doesn't just write scripts.
05:46He shapes culture.
05:48And now at this stage in his life, after all the awards, all the highs, all the silence he chooses
05:53to tell this story.
05:55That says everything.
05:57Because Ella McKay isn't just a movie.
05:59It's a message.
06:00A reminder.
06:01That even when you feel like you're carrying too much, you're not alone.
06:05That trying to balance work, family, relationships, dreams, expectations.
06:10It's not just you.
06:11We're all carrying something.
06:13We're all just trying to survive the people we love.
06:15And I know maybe you've been burned before.
06:18Maybe you're tired of movies that promise emotion but leave you empty.
06:21But hear me when I say this Brooks doesn't fake it.
06:24He earns it.
06:25He makes you feel things you didn't think a movie could make you feel.
06:28And Ella McKay?
06:30It's going to hit different.
06:31This film is going to remind you of that feeling you had watching Good Will Hunting for the first time.
06:36Or that moment in Little Miss Sunshine when the whole family just dances.
06:40It's going to make you sit in your car afterward just, quiet.
06:44Processing.
06:45Replaying things in your head.
06:47Texting someone you haven't talked to in a while.
06:49Thinking about what really matters.
06:51Because this isn't just entertainment.
06:53It's a mirror.
06:54And it's going to show you parts of yourself you've been avoiding.
06:57So let me ask you when was the last time a movie moved you?
07:01Like really moved you?
07:02When was the last time you left a theater and didn't want to talk not because it wasn't good,
07:06but because it hit too close?
07:08That's what this could be.
07:09That's what we're walking into.
07:11And you get to be early.
07:13You get to be one of the people who knew.
07:15Who paid attention.
07:16Who showed up before the hype.
07:18So don't sleep on this.
07:19Don't wait for the reviews or the Oscar buzz.
07:22Mark the date December 12, 2025.
07:25Because when people start talking about it, you're going to want to say,
07:29Yeah, I knew.
07:30I saw it coming.
07:31And look if any part of this hit you, if any part of you is curious, or excited,
07:36or even just a little emotional right now, then you're part of this too.
07:39You're part of the community that still believes in real stories.
07:43In human stories.
07:44In movies that matter.
07:45So let's do this together.
07:48If you're watching right now, take a second drop a comment and tell me what you're hoping Ella McCabe brings
07:53to the table.
07:53What you want to feel.
07:55What you've been carrying.
07:56Because I guarantee, you're not the only one.
07:59And if you haven't already, hit that like button.
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08:10This isn't just content.
08:12This is connection.
08:13And I'm so glad you're here.
08:15Because sometimes, a movie doesn't just entertain us.
08:18It saves us.
08:19And maybe just maybe Ella McCabe is one of those movies.
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08:29So that's the story I got.
08:29And they're there with someone.
08:29And I think, it was past shows.
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08:29So let's go on a movie.
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