On july 11, 2012, it was announced that gustin had landed a major role in the independent film affluenza. Glee star grant gustin lands lead in indie film affluenza. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Starring ben rosenfield, nicola peltz, grant gustin, and gregg sulkin, affluenza debuts in theaters and on vod july 11th. By the way if youre wondering the sweet little electropop song in the background of this clip of affluenza, its the song ce jeu by french band. During his high school years, he attended the governors school for the arts program in norfolk for musical theater. I felt the movie conveyed that, though it could have done more with the lesson in the end. The project also stars actresses annabeth gish and jessica lowndes, and was shot in west kelowna, british columbia, canada. Grant gustin full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The series badboy nabs his first starring role in a feature, which is described as a modernday take on the great gatsby. Soon, he moves to a welloff neighborhood in long island, but he might see that life isnt as happy as he thinks. Nicola peltz, grant gustin movie affluenza acquired by filmbuff the young stars of bates motel and the flash lead the ensemble cast of kevin aschs comingofage tale. A revealing take on the hidden perils of privilege.
Affluenza strikes many a familiar chord in its story of a young man of modest means who finds. Arrow star says grant gustin should play the flash in dc. We had the opportunity to speak with gustin during san diego comiccon 2016, not long after the official art debuted before he had gotten a chance to see it himself, it turns out. Gustin began filming a mothers nightmare, an original film for the lifetime network, in late may 2012. Arrow star says grant gustin should play the flash in.
With the flash a success, arrows stephen amell claims grant gustin should have the chance to join wbs shared movie universe as well. Grant gustin reacts to justice leagues new flash costume. He also went to hurrah players incorporated which is a theater organization in virginia. Unfortunately, kevin aschs second film, affluenza, is not that story. Affluenza official trailer hd gregg sulkin, grant gustin, nicola. Filmbuff has acquired the comingofage movie affluenza starring nicola peltz bates motel and will release the film in theaters and vod on july 11, the company has announced. The cast includes starring ben rosenfield, gregg sulkin, nicola peltz, grant gustin, steve guttenberg, and samantha mathis. While the judge said that the affluenza defense carried no weight in her decision, there was a lot of worried commentary about the precedent such a defense might set, similar to the notorious twinkie defense.
Jul 11, 2014 the movie affluenza takes place in the american suburbia of 2008. The movies vapid moralizing owes more to bret easton ellis than to f. Thomas grant gustin born january 14, 1990, better known as grant gustin, is an american actor and singer. Dc and more importantly their parent company warner brothers have taken the position that their motion picture and television universes would be. He is the son of tina haney, a pediatric nurse, and thomas gustin, a college professor. Affluenza official trailer 1 2014 ben rosenfield, gregg sulkin movie hd an aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he moves to. Lets watch the trailer of affluenza, the upcoming drama movie written and directed by kevin asch and starring ben rosenfield, gregg sulkin, nicola peltz yep, the cute girl from transformers 4 age of extinction, grant gustin, steve guttenberg, and samantha mathis. An aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world. Glee star grant gustin lands lead in indie film affluenza exclusive the series badboy nabs his first starring role in a feature, which is described as a modernday take on the great gatsby.
Grant gustins reaction to the flash movie starring ezra. With a stash of highquality weed and a vintage camera, he gains access to his gorgeous cousin kates circle of wealthy and indulged friends, just as their entitled reality is about to spin out of control. The flash meets transformers 4 when grant gustin and nicola peltz teamup for director kevin aschs new drama affluenza, which gets a nsfw red band trailer. Filmbuffs 2014 kevin asch film affluenza in theaters and on demand july 11th. Affluenza trailer nicola peltz, grant gustin, and gregg sulkin. Films, and will be distributed by filmbuff to theaters and vod on friday, july 11. Affluenza the 2014 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. He meets a new crowd of people and ends up mixed in with sex and money. That actually could make a semiinteresting story for a film. Affluenza kevin aschs followup to 2010s holy rollers is an empty recasting of the great gatsby among long island rich kids circa 2008. Gustin was never considered for the part of the flash in either the flash movie or for justice league. Ben rosenfield, nicola peltz, gregg sulkin, grant gustin, steve.
Affluenza official trailer 1 2014 ben rosenfield, gregg. Watch the first affluenza trailer from writerdirector kevin asch, and starring ben rosenfield, nicola peltz, grant gustin, and gregg sulkin. Affluenza, ben rosenfield, drama, grant gustin, gregg sulkin, july 2014, kevin asch, nicola peltz, samantha mathis, steve guttenberg after reading this article you may also be interested in. With ben rosenfield, gregg sulkin, nicola peltz, grant gustin. But the important thing to remember is just because grant gustin plays the part of barry allen doesnt mean ezra miller cant also play barry allen.
Gustin was born on january 14, 1990 in norfolk, virginia. The first leading role for actor ben rosenfield, it also stars gregg sulkin, nicola peltz and grant gustin. Jul 11, 2014 affluenza begins in september 2008, as an investment banker roger rees blathers to the protagonist, fisher ben rosenfield, about a goingoutofbusiness sale for the baby boomers. Affluenza 2014 swept up in a heady prerecession world of absentee parents, plentiful booze and casual sex, an aspiring photographer ben rosenfield escapes his middleclass life for the. And i feel like it should be grant doing the movie. Why was grant gustin replaced by ezra miller for the. First affluenza trailer starring ben rosenfield and nicola. Tina lynne sweeney haney, a pediatric nurse, and thomas avery. Since 20, grant gustin has appeared as the flash, in other cw shows like arrow, supergirl, and legends of tomorrow. The actors response is one with which plenty of cw fans will agree especially where grant gustins flash is concerned. The actor best known for playing badboy sebastian smythe on the fox hit has landed one of the lead roles in the new yorkset indie affluenza. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.
May 29, 2014 peltz, who also plays mark wahlbergs daughter in this summers transformers. Affluenza, a take on the real west egg, by kevin asch. Mar 29, 2016 grant gustins reaction to the flash movie starring ezra miller is very barry allen. The characters have plenty of money but little perspective on life, and soon it seems they may have a lot less money. Fisher moves in with his aunt samantha mathis and uncle steve. An aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he moves to wealthy long island in the summer of 2008. Starring ben rosenfield,nicola peltz, and gregg sulkin.
Lets get every twenty something actor we can get our hands on and make a totally obnoxious movie. July 11, 2014 the movie affluenza takes place in the american suburbia of 2008. Another is a lack of understanding of ones circumstance specifically because of ones place of privilege. Glees grant gustin is making the move to the big screen. Thomas grant gustin, better known as grant gustin, is an american actor and singer. Parents need to know that affluenza is a drama about collegeage people that takes place in a wealthy long island enclave right when the country is about to topple into the 2008 financial crash and the ensuing recession. Fisher miller escapes his middleclass life for the moneyed mansions of the young, beautiful elite. I do not make any profits from it either, making this video legal to post under section 107. Oct 31, 2014 arrow star says grant gustin should play the flash in dcs movie universe. Before he dons the scarlet mask as the flash on the cw this fall, grant gustin shows a different side of himself in affluenza. While some of gustin s flash cast members have been vocal in their belief that the tv star should have gotten the chance to play the hero in zack snyders justice league, gustin has been far more diplomatic seemingly content without playing one of dcs most warmlyreceived and acclaimed properties to date. Watch affluenza starring ben rosenfield in this drama on directv.
First affluenza trailer starring ben rosenfield and nicola peltz. Mar 25, 2014 nicola peltz, grant gustin movie affluenza acquired by filmbuff the young stars of bates motel and the flash lead the ensemble cast of kevin aschs comingofage tale. Description above from the wikipedia article grant gustin, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on wikipedia. Nicola peltz, grant gustin movie affluenza acquired by filmbuff. May 29, 2014 watch the first affluenza trailer from writerdirector kevin asch, and starring ben rosenfield, nicola peltz, grant gustin, and gregg sulkin. Watching affluenza was another 80 minutes of my life that ill never get back, and without any real dividends.
Swept up in a heady prerecession world of absentee parents, plentiful booze and casual sex, an aspiring photographer ben rosenfield escapes his middleclass life for the moneyed mansions of the young and beautiful elite. Swept up in a heady prerecession world of absentee parents, plentiful booze and casual sex, aspiring photographer fisher miller ben rosenfield escapes his middleclass life for the moneyed mansions of the young, beautiful elite. Affluenza will be available in theaters and all leading on demand platforms including itunes, amazon instant video, cable movies on demand. Affluenza is wellacted and often cutting and canny in its. Cws flash grant gustin suffers privilege and excess in affluenza. He has an older brother named tyler gustin and a younger sister named gracie gustin.
Nicola peltz, grant gustin movie affluenza acquired by. May 30, 2014 affluenza official trailer 1 2014 ben rosenfield, gregg sulkin movie hd an aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he moves to. Affluenza is a 2014 american drama film directed by kevin asch and written by antonio macia. He was also seen in the unsuccessful movie affluenza 2014, and his upcoming movie is krystal 2017.
Were a blog dedicated to the amazing actor, singer and dancer grant gustin. Loosely based on the great gatsby, affluenza finds a middle class kid boardwalk empires ben rosenfield thrust into the upper crust party. He is known for his roles as barry allen flash on the cw series the flash and as sebastian smythe on the fox series glee. Affluenza, a take on the real west egg, by kevin asch the.
Grant gustin celebrity profile check out the latest grant gustin photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The young stars of bates motel and the flash lead the ensemble cast of kevin aschs comingofage tale. This movie is the worst kind of boring just competent enough to make you think something better or. Released july 11th, 2014, affluenza stars ben rosenfield, gregg sulkin, nicola peltz, grant gustin the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 24 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Swept up in a heady prerecession world of absentee parents, plentiful booze and casual sex, an aspiring photographer ben rosenfield escapes his middleclass life for the moneyed mansions of the. Why isnt grant gustin playing the flash in the movie.
Its the summer of 2008, and everything is grand for the beautiful, entitled long island teens of affluenza. Even if grant gustin is my favorite guy in the world and hes very good, we made a commitment to the multiverse idea, so its just not a thing thats possible, snyder said. It was a little like playground of the bummed millennials, which i confess is out of my ken. Grant gustin celebrity profile check out the latest grant gustin photo gallery, biography. The story its trying to tell has weight, and the lenses through which its trying to view a story thats far more expansive than a typical comingofage story that of a country and its young people colliding headon with the unshakable realities of a sinking economy. Grant gustins reaction to the flash movie starring ezra miller is very barry allen. Nicola peltz, grant gustin, gregg sulkin, ben rosenfield, steve guttenberg and. Age of extinction, compares her character kate to daisy buchanan. So even though grant gustin will not be appearing as the. Of course, it wouldnt be the reveal of the second flash without getting the reaction of the first one to bear the title.
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