If you were wild for that other movie about young love in the time of cancer, then here's some news from the Sundance Film Festival that should pique your interest: "Me & Earl & the Dying Girl," a new movie based on a YA novel about teen romance and terminal illness, is riding a wave of buzz out of snowy Utah and coming soon, probably, to a theater near you.
"Me & Earl & the Dying Girl" stars Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, and Nick Offerman (who brought the world to its knees two days ago, when he showed up to promote the film sans his signature mustache) in a film adaptation of the novel by Jesse Andrews, which tells the story of an intentionally anonymous teenage boy who befriends a classmate with cancer. According to Deadline, the movie is currently at the center of a bidding war by several major studios -- and according to Twitter, it's worth every one of the millions of dollars someone will pay to distribute it. Here's some of the buzz so far.
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Even before the premiere, big things were predicted for "Me & Earl."
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And post-screening, at least one man knew right away that this movie was going to be major.
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Connie Britton loves "Me & Earl," and not just because she's in it.
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Meanwhile, those who didn't go to Sundance are officially regretting that decision just because it means missing the chance to see this movie.
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Although to be fair, not everyone loved the movie. Or movies like it, in general.
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And yes, you can expect just as many if not more feels than "The Fault in Our Stars."
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But don't pigeonhole it, y'all, because it's also so much more than a "cancer teens" film.
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The general consensus: "Me & Earl & the Dying Girl" is pretty much the reason why indie film festivals exist.
"Me & Earl & the Dying Girl" is currently screening at Sundance.