Mills: I had it in my mind for a long time before I started writing, but I didn’t know how to do it without intruding on my kid’s life. Jacqueline Coley for Rotten Tomatoes: This was partially inspired by you spending more time with your kid during the pandemic, correct?
We also chatted about his Five Favorite Films, including a pair of 1960s classics that also inspired his latest effort. Interviews with children across America about their thoughts on the future are interspersed with the daily grind, profound moments of kinship, and the introspection Jonny experiences while caring for his young nephew.Īhead of the film’s expansion into more theaters this weekend, we caught up with Mills to discuss how his kid inspired him to make the movie, how he discovered the young star who plays the precocious Jesse, and whether or not he ever plans to introduce the film to its muse, his son. Joaquin Phoenix plays the uncle, Johnny, who is enlisted to care for his nephew ( Woody Norman) when his sister ( Gaby Hoffman) is called away to care for her ex-husband ( Scott McNairy) - Johnny ends up transporting the child from California to New York as he tries to maintain his work as a National Public Radio host.
His last effort, 20th Century Women, brought him worldwide recognition and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.įor his latest C’mon, C’mon, Mills tweaks his exploration of the parent-child dynamic by placing the child under the care of his mother’s brother - an enthusiastic albeit ill-prepared caregiver. Ever since his debut film, Thumbsucker director Mike Mills has made a name for himself as someone you can count on for introspective and personal indies about family, particularly the dynamics between parents and children.
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