Late Night Dvd

Late Night is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Nisha Ganatra from a screenplay by Mindy Kaling. It stars Emma Thompson as a popular TV host who hires a new writer (Kaling) to keep from getting replaced. Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, John Lithgow, Denis O’Hare, Reid Scott, and Amy Ryan also star.

The project was first announced in 2016, with Fox 2000 Pictures set to produce Kaling’s script and Paul Feig signed on to direct. In August 2017, Ganatra replaced Feig and the film was picked up by FilmNation Entertainment. Much of the cast joined in April 2018 and filming began later that month in New York City. Following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2019, Amazon Studios bought the domestic distribution rights for a record $13 million.

Late Night was theatrically released in the United States on June 7, 2019. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its social satire and commentary, as well as Thompson’s performance. For her performance, Thompson received a nomination at the 77th Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

Plot

Katherine Newbury is an acclaimed late-night talk show host with an extensive career in comedy, but her show’s ratings have seen a steady decline over the past decade. The network’s president, Caroline Morton, tells Katherine to fix up her show or she will be replaced. In an attempt to revamp the show, Katherine has Molly Patel hired to her writing staff, mainly on the basis that she is an Indian-American woman while all remaining writers are white men. Although Molly has little experience in comedy and initially struggles, she proves her worth by giving Katherine good material to work with on her show as well as ideas on how to reach out to a bigger audience. The results prove successful.

Katherine learns that Caroline wants to pick young, popular comedian Daniel Tennant to replace her as the new host. Katherine resists, as Daniel’s comedy is vulgar and misogynistic. With backup from her writers, Katherine defies the network’s demands and decides on air to continue her career.

An email from one of the writers, Charlie, gets leaked, in which it is revealed that Katherine had an affair with Charlie after her husband Walter was initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In the midst of the drama, Katherine fires Molly when she tells her she is acting poorly in the wake of the news. Eventually, Katherine makes amends with Walter and the other writers and admits her affair to her audience. Her sincerity and passion for the show convinces Caroline to let her stick around, and Katherine later apologizes to Molly and hires her back.

One year later, the show’s team has diversified, Molly is promoted to co-lead monologue writer, and Katherine’s show is more successful than ever.

Cast

Emma Thompson as Katherine Newbury, an acclaimed and legendary late-night talk show host and comedian from United Kingdom. She’s the host of Tonight with Katherine Newbury, one of most popular late-night talk shows in USA.
Mindy Kaling as Molly Patel, an Indian-American writer who works for Katherine Newbury and is a staff member of Tonight with Katherine Newbury. It is with the hiring of Molly Patel that the whole story begins.
Hugh Dancy as Charlie Fain, one of the members of Tonight with Katherine Newbury staff and Katherine’s lover.
Reid Scott as Tom Campbell
Amy Ryan as Caroline Morton, the president of the network that Tonight with Katherine Newbury is shown.
John Lithgow as Walter Lovell
Denis O’Hare as Brad
Max Casella as Burditt
Paul Walter Hauser as Mancuso
John Early as Reynolds
Megalyn Echikunwoke as Robin
Ike Barinholtz as Daniel Tennant, a popular and controversial comedian known for his vulgar and misogynistic humor and who is considered a possible replacement for Katherine Newbury.
Annaleigh Ashford as Mimi Mismatch
Halston Sage as Zoe Martlin
Marc Kudisch as Billy Kastner
Seth Meyers as himself
Bill Maher as himself
Jake Tapper as himself
Maria Dizzia as Joan
Sakina Jaffrey as Mrs. Patel, Molly’s mother