BLACK RABBIT
Director: Jason Bateman
Writers: Zach Baylin & Katherine Susman
Black Rabbit is a new Netflix series set to premiere on September 18th. I had the chance to see 2 episodes at TIFF Lightbox during the World Premiere of the series, and the writers and Jason Bateman, who acts and directs in this project, as well as Jude Law, who stars as Jason's brother who owns a restaurant in New York.
While I was watching it I sort of got the idea of the Bear only darker and less about the food mixed with a Mob series and old crime films. It's shot like a film and very dark in tone and color.
Jason's hair and facial hair, which is real, almost is a character in the series. This is Jason as a dirty, less smart Marty Byrd. Because Jason is a very likable human, he translates the character with empathy and also wants to slap him to get his act together and make better choices.
Jude Law waffles between being a good father to a slimy restaurant owner.
The characters and story are a conglomeration of people that the writers knew, frequenting many New York restaurants where they lived.
Jude is a very slick actor and can easily slip from classy to slimy, but Jason is nothing like what you have ever seen him play before.
I was really happy to be at the screening where they did a Q&A to get some of the details of how this project came to be. I posted some video of it on my Instagram.
I am really looking forward to seeing the rest of the series, as Jason said, there is a lot more to come.
If you get a chance to see it at Tiff I recommend it. Films + Events - Toronto International Film Festival
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