A Little White Lie

A Little White Lie (previously titled, Shriver) is a 2022 American independent comedy film, written and directed by Michael Maren and based upon the 2013 novel Shriver by Chris Belden. It stars Michael Shannon, Kate Hudson, Don Johnson, and Zach Braff.

A Little White Lie
Film poster
Directed byMichael Maren
Screenplay byMichael Maren
Based onShriver
by Chris Belden
Produced by
  • Michael J. Reiser
  • Byron Wetzel
  • Lucas Jarach
  • Josh Kesselman
  • Jina Panebianco
  • Robert Ogden Barnum
Starring
CinematographyEdd Lukas
Edited by
  • Ed Yonaitis
  • Patrick J. Smith
Music byAlex Wurman
Production
companies
  • CaliWood Pictures
  • Dooey World Productions
Distributed bySaban Films
Release dates
  • October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14) (NBFF)
  • March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It is scheduled to be released on March 3, 2023, by Saban Films.

Premise

A famous writer named Shriver is invited to attend a college's literary festival, but the invitation is mistakenly sent to a "down-on-his-luck" handyman with the same name who has never even read a book. Despite this, he accepts the invitation and travels to the college, where he is welcomed by fans and other writers, and even begins a romance with an English professor. Eventually, the real Shriver arrives and exposes the handyman as an imposter.[2]

Cast

Production

In April 2017, it was announced that Toni Collette and Thomas Haden Church had been cast in the then titled film, Shriver, with Michael Maren writing and directing based on Chris Belden's 2013 novel of the same name.[3] That following month, Whoopi Goldberg and Giancarlo Esposito joined the cast.[4]

The film was originally scheduled to be shot in Canada in 2017, but there were issues with assembling a crew and the production was moved to West Virginia, where it encountered financial difficulties.[5] In 2019, Michael Shannon joined the cast and the production was put on hold while Maren received cancer treatment.[5] Kate Hudson signed on to star in the film later that year, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Jimmi Simpson, Zach Braff, Mark Boone Junior, Aja Naomi King, Adhir Kalyan, and Benjamin King joined the cast in 2020, while Collette, Church, Goldberg, and Esposito were no longer attached.[6]

Principal photography began in Los Angeles in February 2020 and was suspended due to COVID-19 three weeks into filming and one week before completion. After being halted for 400 days, filming resumed.[7]

Release

A Little White Lie premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on October 14, 2022.[1] The film is scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States by Saban Films and digital platforms on March 3, 2023.[8]

References
  1. "A Little White Lie". Newport Beach Film Festival. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. "A Little White Lie - Official Site". CaliWoodPictures.com.
  3. Busch, Anita (April 3, 2017). "Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church Book Indie Comedy 'Shriver'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. Chu, Henry (May 12, 2017). "Cannes: Whoopi Goldberg Joins Cast of Comedy Project 'Shriver'". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. Craven, TinaMarie (August 9, 2022). "Michael Shannon and Kate Hudson star in CT indie movie 'Shriver'". CT Insider. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  6. McNary, Dave (June 25, 2020). "Michael Shannon, Kate Hudson, Don Johnson, Da'Vine Joy Randolph to Star in Comedy 'Shriver'". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  7. Fernández, Alexia (July 1, 2021). "Kate Hudson Gushes Over Shriver Costar Michael Shannon in First Look at Their Upcoming Comedy". People. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  8. McCall, Kevin (January 31, 2023). "Michael Shannon Is an Imposter in 'A Little White Lie' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
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