Irresistible was produced by Stewart, along with Plan B, Brad Pitt’s production banner. Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S., Universal Pictures International will distribute abroad.
Stewart retired from The Daily Show, in 2015.He made his feature film directorial debut with Rosewater in 2014, which told the real life story of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, played by Gael Garcia Bernal, who was accused of being a spy and brutally interrogated by Iranian forces. Recently Stewart helped get the 9/11 First Responders Bill passed.
Irresistible Story
Written and directed by Stewart, Irresistible is a satire about the effect the national political circus has on a small town. “A Democratic political strategist works the campaign for a retired veteran’s bid for Mayor of a small right-wing Wisconsin town,” reads the official synopsis.
Irresistible Cast
The film stars Steve Carell as Gary Zimmer, a political strategist for the Democratic party. The former The Daily Show correspondent currently co-stars as morning news anchor Mitch Kessler on Apple TV+’s drama series The Morning Show. The series also stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. Best known for his breakthrough role in The Office, he played in director Adam McKay’s biopic about former vice president Dick Cheney Vice and Universal’s Welcome to Marwen.
Chris Cooper (Matewan, The Bourne Identity, Little Women) plays retired Marine colonel Jack Hastings.
The film also stars Mackenzie Davis, Topher Grace, Debra Messing, and Natasha Lyonne.
Irresistible Trailer
The trailer shows the democratic strategist getting ready to road-test a more rural-friendly message after he sees what he believes is a true political star on the rise. It takes his team a beat or two to build up their enthusiasm. The trailer also reveals the lengths the GOP strategist will go to steal his fire. That is, unless she turns out to be telling the truth about where she’s from.
You can watch the Irresistible trailer here:
Irresistible Release Date
Irresistible opens nationwide May 29.
Culture Editor Tony Sokol cut his teeth on the wire services and also wrote and produced New York City’s Vampyr Theatre and the rock opera AssassiNation: We Killed JFK. Read more of his work here or find him on Twitter @tsokol.
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