The Night Before (2015)
The Night Before was the link movie connecting Avengers: Age of Ultron and Now You See Me 2.
Linked through Anthony Mackie and Lizzy Caplan.
Both Anthony Mackie and Lizzy Caplan appeared in The Night Before.
About The Night Before
"Their past, present and future. All in one night."
In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.
Directed by Jonathan Levine
Written by Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, Jonathan Levine, Ariel Shaffir
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Score by Marco Beltrami
Movie trivia
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Jonathan Levine directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir.
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The plot follows three childhood friends who reunite every Christmas Eve to hunt for an exclusive New York party, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie.
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Principal photography began on August 11, 2014 in New York City, with location shoots including 112th Street and Broadway, a Manhattan church and Rockefeller Center around its Christmas tree.
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Jillian Bell was cast on August 7 to play Betsy, the wife of Seth Rogen's character, and Lizzy Caplan joined on August 8 to play Diana, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's love interest.
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Good Universe and Point Grey Pictures produced the film while Columbia Pictures distributed it in North America; Sony moved the release from December 11, 2015 to November 25 and then to November 20, 2015.
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The film received mixed reviews from critics, while audiences polled by CinemaScore awarded it an average grade of A−.
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