John Turturro gives us the first official photo of his 'Big Lebowski' spinoff
Everyone's favorite Jesus is back.
No, not the Jesus from The Bible — Jesus from The Big Lebowski. John Turturro, who played Jesus Quintana in the 1998 film, released a photo from his Big Lebowski spinoff on Friday, and the internet responded with proportional amounts of glee.
Earlier this summer, Turturro announced that he would be directing a film called Going Places featuring his character, Jesus Quintana, the star bowler from The Big Lebowski. He and his crew began principal photography in August in New York City with his cast, including Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tautou, Susan Sarandon and Sonia Braga.
It'll be a long time before any of us get to see the film, but hopefully this photo will hold us over:
In addition to directing, Turturro is also writing and acting in the film, which is inspired by the 1974 French movie Les Valseuses (translation: the testicles). The Coen brothers are not involved.
According to the plot synopsis, the film features:
"a trio of misfits whose irreverent, sexually charged dynamic evolves into a surprising love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude towards the past or future backfires time and again, even as they inadvertently perform good deeds. When they make enemies with a gun-toting hairdresser, their journey becomes one of constant escape from the law, from society and from the hairdresser, all while the bonds of their outsider family strengthen."
Cornerstone Films is rumored to be looking for a buyer for the film at the American Film Market beginning Nov. 2.
In August, Sarandon posted a cinematic black and white photo of Turturro, "The Man," on set.
John Tuturro: The Actor. Man. The Dude.
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