Matthew Shear Tries to Get Amanda Peet to Watch Battlestar Galactica - Fantasy Life Interview
6The world of television is an unpredictable one, but for writer, director, actor, and producer Matthew Shear (The Alienist), that uncertainty offered an opportunity. Shear took the time between seasons to focus his energy on something positive, drawing from his own experiences as an artist, as well as mental health, to pen his comedy, Fantasy Life.
The movie stars Shear as Sam Stein, a 30-something paralegal coming to terms with life after being laid off. At this particular crossroads, Sam stumbles into nannying his therapist's (Judd Hisch) grandchildren, the daughters of stalled actress, Dianne, played by Amanda Peet (Brockmire), and her rockstar husband, David (The Brutalist's Alessandro Nivola). In the perfect setup for a comedy of errors, Sam joins Dianne's family at Martha's Vineyard as he's begins to develop feelings for her.
While in Austin for SXSW, Shear, Peet, and Nivola stopped by the Collider Media Studio at the Cinema Center, where the trio were celebrating the World Premiere of Fantasy Life. The team sat down with Perri Nemiroff to chat about Shear's inspiration for the film, what Peet brought to the set as a producer thanks to her experience showrunning Netflix'sThe Chair, how the movie highlights mental health with dimension, and more.
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