Ramy Youssef stars in new film by ‘Succession’ creator

DUBAI: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman and Cory Michael Smith play four billionaires in “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong‘s HBO film, “Mountainhead.” As they enjoy their trip, the world erupts in chaos with headlines such as “Sectarian Violence Escalates in India” and “President of Uzbekistan Forced to Move to Secret Location” interrupting their downtime. In the trailer, the billionaires receive a call from the President of the United States.

“What could he possibly have to say?” asks Smith. Youssef responds: “That your platform has inflamed a volatile situation, circulating unfalsifiable deepfakes, massive fraud, market instability.” Armstrong wrote and directed the film, which is a parody of the lives of the ultra-wealthy.



Filming began on “Mountainhead” in March, giving the crew a tight turnaround time before the film’s release on May 31. In a recent interview with Variety, Youssef teased the film, saying it’s “funny in the same way ‘Succession’ is.” Egyptian American comedian, writer, actor and director Youssef is known for creating and starring in “Ramy” on the US streaming platform Hulu, which won him a Golden Globe in 2020 in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy.

His animated series “#1 Happy Family USA” had world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, in March..