2 weeks Ago By Variety
Honey, do go to the theater: Ethan Coen’s dark comedy “Honey Don’t!” has landed an Aug. 22 wide U.S.
theatrical release from Focus Features. The film, which stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans, is about Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Charlie Day and Billy Eichner also star in the project, with a script by Coen and Tricia Cooke.
“Honey Don’t!” is produced by Working Title and will have its world premiere at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Universal Pictures International is handling international distribution. “I tend to want to defuse things before they even happen,” Qualley, who previously worked with Coen and Cooke on “Drive-Away Dolls, told i-D of “Honey Don’t!” earlier this month.
“Honey, she’s like honey — she’s skillful, she’s smooth, she is slipping in and out undetected.” “No girl needs to be taught how to be a detective,” she continued. “Women know what’s happening even when they don’t know what’s happening.
I remember in my early twenties, especially, my investigative skills on Instagram were really out of control. It’s a combination of tools, craft and gut instinct.” Producers on the film include Coen, Cooke, Robert Graf, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
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