Want a little preview of our soon-to-publish Most Anticipated Films Of 2022 list? Well, let’s just say the upcoming film is going to be on it. Remember Daniels? aka directing duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known for their hilarious absurdist film “Swiss Army Man” (aka the farting dead Daniel Radcliffe movie)? Well, they’re back with a new movie starring Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Shang Chi“) and it’s going to be the opening night of the SXSW Film Festival.
Today, SXSW announced the world premiere of “Everything Everywhere All At Once” as its Opening Night film for the 29th edition of the SXSW Film Festival on March 11, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action-adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes (no, really!)
The Daniels are a film-making duo most known for their music videos including the popular DJ Snake and Lil Jon promotional for the single, “Turn Down for What” which won the SXSW 2015 Grand Jury Award for Music Videos. They previously won the 2012 SXSW Grand Jury Award for Music Videos with their video for Battles, “My Machines.” In 2016, they expanded to feature film, making their writing and directorial debut with the film “Swiss Army Ma”n starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe.
“We are thrilled to premiere Daniels’ latest work, which is fantastically inventive, entertaining, emotionally grounded, and crammed with the exceptional creativity that makes their projects so satisfying,” Janet Pierson, Director of Film said in a statement. “Audiences are going to have their minds blown by this extraordinary feat of filmmaking.”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” features an ensemble cast of Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film is written, directed, and produced by Daniels. Jonathan Wang, the Russo Brothers’ AGBO and A24 also produced. The film is executive produced by Ley Line Entertainment, IAC, and Josh Rudnick. Take a first look at the first image from the film below.
