American film production company
Fruit Tree is an American film and television production company , founded by Emma Stone and Dave McCary in 2020. The company has produced the films When You Finish Saving the World (2022), Problemista (2023), and I Saw the TV Glow (2024). The company's logo contains a stylized tree.
History
In August 2020, it was announced Emma Stone and Dave McCary had launched Fruit Tree , a production company producing film and television series, with a first-look television deal at A24 .[ 1] In October 2020, Ali Herting joined the company as a producer.[ 2]
The company's debut feature When You Finish Saving the World , directed by Jesse Eisenberg , premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in January 2022. The film was released in January 2023, by A24.[ 3] Fruit Tree's first television project The Curse , starring Stone alongside co-creators Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie , premiered on Showtime in November 2023.
Fruit Tree once again collaborated with A24 on Problemista , directed, written and co-starring Julio Torres . The film was released in March 2024.[ 4] I Saw the TV Glow , written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun , was released in theaters by A24 on 3 May 2024.[ 5] Fantasmas , a second collaboration with Torres, premiered on HBO on June 7, 2024.[ 6]
Future projects
A Real Pain , a second collaboration with Eisenberg, is due to be released in October 2024 by Searchlight Pictures .[ 7]
Fruit Tree and A24 are developing an adaption of A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham for Max .[ 8] The companies have also secured the rights to an unreleased novel by Ben Mezrich on the Carlsen–Niemann controversy , with Fielder attached to direct.[ 9]
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A Flicker in the Dark
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References
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 5, 2020). "Emma Stone & Dave McCary Plant Fruit Tree Production Banner With A24 First-Look TV Deal" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 22, 2020). "A24's Ali Herting Joins Emma Stone & Dave McCary's Fruit Tree As Producer" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
^ Zilko, Christian (November 29, 2022). " 'When You Finish Saving the World' Trailer: Julianne Moore Leads Jesse Eisenberg's Directorial Debut" . IndieWire . Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
^ Sandberg, Bryn (July 19, 2021). "Julio Torres to Write, Direct and Star in A24 Film (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
^ Bergeson, Samantha (February 28, 2024). " 'I Saw the TV Glow' Trailer: Jane Schoenbrun Channels David Lynch and Late-Night Cable Nightmares for A24 Horror Movie" . IndieWire . Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024 .
^ Petski, Denise (December 15, 2022). "Julio Torres' 'Little Films' Comedy Series Nears Production Start At HBO" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
^ Kroll, Justin (October 7, 2021). "A24 And Emma Stone's Fruit Tree Banner Reunite On Jane Schoenbrun's 'I Saw The TV Glow' " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
^ Otterson, Joe (October 5, 2021). "Emma Stone's Fruit Tree, A24 to Develop 'Flicker in the Dark' Series at HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2023 .
^ a b Kit, Borys (May 1, 2024). "Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder Reteam with A24 for Ben Mezrich's Carlsen-Niemann Chess Scandal Story (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024 .
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 21, 2024). "Searchlight Lands Jesse Eisenberg-Directed Topic & Fruit Tree-Produced 'A Real Pain' In First Big Sundance $10M WW Deal; 'Succession's Kieran Culkin Stars In Poland Road Trip Pic" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
^ Lodderhose, Diana; D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 18, 2024). "Focus Features Takes Worldwide Rights To Yorgos Lanthimos' Next Movie 'Bugonia' With Emma Stone & Jesse Plemons – Cannes" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 18, 2024 .
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