The theatrical trailer for the new indie animated film “Boys Go to Jupiter” has been released. The movie, which will hit select theaters in New York City on August 8 and Los Angeles on August 15, is billed as a “coming-of-age absurdist comedy” led by an impressive cast of voice actors, including Sarah Sherman. From the mind of debut director Cole Escola, the primary cast features Jack Corbett, Janeane Garofalo, Elsie Fisher, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, J.R. Phillips, and singer-songwriter Miya Folick, who also provides an original song.
Additional voices include Escola, Sherman, Tavi Gevinson, Julio Torres, Joe Pera, Max Wittert, River L. Ramirez, Chris Fleming, and Demi Adejuyigbe. Escola said, “People in ‘the industry’ keep telling me we’ve got a box office bonanza on our hands.
That ‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ is a blockbuster goldmine with huge four-quadrant potential.
Boys Go to Jupiter premiere
Again, these are their words, not mine.
I don’t really keep up with that stuff, but I’m very excited to be working with Cartuna and Irony Point.”
Escola is already renowned for his illustrative works in publications like The New Yorker and The New York Times. He’s also responsible for the video game “ART SQOOL” and several popular animated shorts, including “Plant Room” and “Jonathan Pillows.” Escola self-produced “Boys Go to Jupiter” and animated it in only 90 days, though it took four years to get the movie off the ground. The film received a rousing response at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and has competed at other festivals in Nashville, Cleveland, Ottawa, and the indie fest in Memphis, where it won Best Narrative Feature.
Corbett portrays Billy 5000 in the film. The logline describes the character as “a teenager in suburban Florida desperately trying to make $5,000 when his winter break is turned upside down by the arrival of a bizarre creature from another world.” Through a colorful 3D art lens, Escola’s story promises to blend lo-fi musical numbers and deadpan, absurdist humor. After those initial screenings, the film will expand into a limited nationwide release.
The movie will be distributed by Cartuna and Irony Point, which picked up the project after a successful festival circuit.
