Programmed to premiere in the second half of this years sundance film festival, maudlin. In this netflix film, their road trip together evolves into a tender journey. Paul rudd full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. But comic actor paul rudd has signed on to star in an adaptation of jonathan evisons novel, the. The story of a ruined man caring for a disabled teenager sounds like a hard sell in hollywood.
Despite the flaws in the writing of the movie, i found that paul rudd and craig roberts were phenomenal as ben and trevor. The fundamentals of caring is a 2016 american comedydrama film written and directed by rob burnett, based on the 2012 novel the revised fundamentals of caregiving by jonathan evison. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, ben and trevor take an impromptu road trip to all the places trevor has become obsessed with while watching the local news, including their holy grail. Netflix recently released an original dark comedy that features a young boy from the uk with duchenne muscular dystrophy whose caregiver played by paul rudd is new at his job and trying to adjust to the caregiving lifetsyle while this isnt necessarily representative of everyones experience with dmd, its a heartwarming tale that i encourage you to watch, if even to feel inspired. He has one sister, who is three years younger than he is. However, he manages to deliver a natural, sincere performance as ben, a grief stricken caregiver. Yes, paul rudd has been around for a while, and yes, the guy never ages. Paul rudd goes from antman to caregiver with new role. Reluctant caregiver paul rudd and his firstever client embark on a road trip in netflixs upcoming fundamentals. Insider ranked all of paul rudd s films based on critic scores on rotten tomatoes. After 6 weeks of training, ben meets his first client, trevor, a foulmouthed. When the two embark on an impromptu road trip, their ability to cope is. The fundamentals of caring official trailer hd netflix. Rudd, who becomes a caregiver to earn money after suffering a tragedy.
Paul rudd celebrity profile check out the latest paul rudd photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The fundamentals of caring details and credits metacritic. Reluctant caregiver paul rudd and his firstever client embark on a road trip in netflixs upcoming fundamentals of caring. Ben paul rudd, a retired writer, becomes a caregiver after suffering a personal tragedy. Selena gomez appears as a tough runaway who befriends a snarky teen with muscular dystrophy. Paul rudd stars as a troubled caregiver to a foulmouthed teenager. Paul traveled with his family during his early years, because of his fathers airline job at twa. Rudd, a man escaping divorce who just barely qualifies as a professional caregiver.
Then again, theres no point getting into the specifics of the plot. The pair, along with a character played by selena gomez, take a road trip across the u. Paul rudd stars as a newly qualified home caregiver hired to look after craig roberts spiky disabled teen. Paul rudd s fundamentals of caring lands at netflix exclusive. Selena gomez lights up for her new movie with paul rudd. Paul rudd takes a short course in caregiving, where, among the acronyms and aphorisms, the movie s basic. This is like the movie me before you but with paul rudd as a third wheel lol. When the two embark on an impromptu road trip, their ability to cope is tested as they start to understand the importance of hope and friendship. Retired writer ben becomes a caregiver after suffering a personal tragedy. Starring paul rudd, craig roberts, and selena gomez, the film had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 29, 2016, and was released on netflix on june 24, 2016. An 18yearold with muscular dystrophy craig roberts goes on a road trip with his caregiver paul rudd, and the pair learn about life from the people they meet along the way.
Paul rudd is normally known for his comic roles in movies like anchorman and antman. Starring paul rudd, craig roberts, and selena gomez, the film had its world. A writer paul rudd retires after a personal tragedy and becomes a disabled teens caregiver. But comic actor paul rudd has signed on to star in. An 18yearold with muscular dystrophy craig roberts goes on a road trip with his caregiver paul rudd, and the pair learn about life from the. Paul rudd has booked his next big role to follow up his upcoming starring turn in marvels antman. In this inspirational buddy comedy, a young shutin and his caregiver take a road trip in search of landmarks, but end up finding hope and friendship. Paul rudd craig roberts selena gomez jennifer ehle megan ferguson frederick weller bobby cannavale. Clueless came out that same year and was the crown jewel in his filmography for nearly a decade because, although rudd quickly rose to leading man status. The fundamentals of caring follows ben, a retired writer who becomes a caregiver after suffering a personal tragedy. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Paul rudds fundamentals of caring is fundamentally. All of paul rudds movies, ranked from worst to best insider. But these hardened street girls show paige that she couldnt be more out of place.
This movie, starring paul rudd as a recentlyretired writer turned personal caregiver to young trevor, played by craig roberts, is not to be missed. His parents, michael and gloria, both from jewish families, were born in the london area, u. A new trailer for the netflix original film the fundamentals of caring shows off the dramedy starring paul rudd, craig roberts, and selena gomez. Selena gomez and craig roberts also star in the film coming to netflix on june 24. A child, after being separated from their parent, is left with a seeminglyincapable caregiver. Hes been a wide range of films, from romantic comedies to superhero flicks. It all started, as most auspicious hollywood careers do, in a execrable slasher movie the sixth halloween, to be exact in rudd s case. The movie, which premieres on netflix on june 24, tells the story of ben paul rudd, a caregiver intraining, and trevor craig roberts, a young man with muscular dystrophy.
Netflix movie, the fundamentals of caring, casts able. All paul rudd movies ranked paul rudd movies ranked. Rob burnetts the fundamentals of caring, released theatrically today as well on netflix after premiering at sundance, expands on its title with the acronym alohaask, listen, observe, help, ask again. Paul rudd and selena gomez try to save the fundamentals of caring.
When the two embark on an impromptu road trip, their ability to. In this inspirational buddy comedy, a young shutin and his caregiver take a road trip in. These are the fundamental requirements of a caregiver, as explained to paul rudds ben, a retired writer trying to cope with unimaginable grief. Paul rudd switches from superhero to caregiver for new film the fundamentals of caring on netflix follows road trip of an emotionally wounded man and a physically challenged teen. The fundamentals of caring director, producer and writer rob burnett reveals why netflix was the best venue for the movie. Paul rudd netflix comedy, the fundamentals of caring. Paul rudd switches from superhero to caregiver for new film. After 6 weeks of training, ben meets his first client, trevor, a foulmouthed 18yearold with muscular dystrophy. Selena gomez has her next big movie project confirmed, and we couldnt be any more excited about her costar. So selena is set to team up with the awesome paul rudd for an upcoming movie. These are the fundamental requirements of a caregiver, as explained to paul rudd s ben, a retired writer trying to cope with unimaginable grief by essentially finding a surrogate son. Paul rudd kisses dame helen mirren the graham norton show. Rudd is the kind of actor that is so innately watchable, with the boyish, ageless good looks of a tom. When the two embark on an impromptu road trip, their ability to cope is tested as they start to.
When paige hopkins begins working at a halfway house for degenerate teenage girls, she believes that her syrupy sweet disposition is just what the girls need to find their path to redemption. The film stars paul rudd as a depressed guy who becomes a caregiver, and his first job is caring for trevor, a lonely teen with muscular dystrophy confined to a wheelchair, played by craig roberts. The actor is set to play a character with different kinds of heroic qualities in a big screen. Paul rudd to star in inspirational indie movie the revised fundamentals of. The fundamentals of caring a netflix original featuring dmd. With osa wallander, rebeka montoya, elisa eliot, rachel blaha. Paul rudd, selena gomez, craig roberts, jennifer ehle. The fundamentals of caring trailer selena gomez, paul.