Honey Don't!
{{Short description|Upcoming American film by Ethan Coen}}
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| director = Ethan Coen
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- Ethan Coen
- Tricia Cooke
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Tim Bevan
- Ethan Coen
- Tricia Cooke
- Eric Fellner
- Robert Graf
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| cinematography = Ari Wegner
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- Ethan Coen
- Tricia Cooke
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| studio = Working Title Films
| distributor = Focus Features
| released = {{Film date|2025|}}
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Honey Don't! is an upcoming American detective comedy film directed by Ethan Coen, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tricia Cooke. They also produced the film with Robert Graf and Working Title Films' Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. The second in a "lesbian B-movie trilogy" following Coen and Cooke's Drive-Away Dolls (2024), the film stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Charlie Day, and Billy Eichner.
Synopsis
Set in Bakersfield, California, the film focuses on a private investigator (Qualley), a cult leader (Evans), and a "mystery woman" (Plaza).
Cast
- Margaret Qualley as Honey O'Donahue, a private investigator
- Aubrey Plaza as mysterious woman
- Chris Evans as Priest Dean, a cult leader
- Charlie Day
- Billy Eichner
- Gabby Beans
- Talia Ryder
- Lera Abova
- Jacnier
- Kristen Connolly
- Lena Hall
- Don Swayze as Gary
- Josh Pafchek
- Kale Browne
- Alexander Carstoiu
- Christian Antidormi
- Kinna McInroe
Production
In January 2024, it was announced that Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans were set to star in the film. The screenplay was written by married couple Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, as the second in a "lesbian B-movie trilogy", following 2024's Drive-Away Dolls, which also starred Qualley and was also a lesbian-themed caper film, and coming before a planned third film Go Beavers. The duo characterized the film as a dark comedy similar in tone to earlier Coen brothers works, such as Raising Arizona, but with sexual content the brothers did not typically include in their collaborations. The release of this trilogy is the outcome of 20 years of writing by Coen and Cooke.
In April 2024, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, Gabby Beans, Talia Ryder, Lera Abova, Jacnier, Kristen Connolly, Lena Hall, Don Swayze, Josh Pafchek, Kale Browne, Alexander Carstoiu, and Christian Antidormi joined the cast.
Principal photography began in Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 25, 2024, and was set to wrap on May 10. Filming wrapped on May 25.
Release
References
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{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Tamera |title=Ethan Coen Says 'Drive-Away Dolls' Has Something A Coen Brothers Movie Never Had |url=https://collider.com/ethan-coens-drive-away-dolls-interview/ |website=Collider |access-date=2024-03-07 |date=2024-06-23 |language=en-US}}
{{cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |title=Margaret Qualley To Reteam With Ethan Coen On Honey Don't!; Aubrey Plaza & Chris Evans Also Set For Focus Features Comedy |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/honey-dont-margaret-qualley-ethan-coen-1235803703/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=2024-03-08 |date=January 24, 2024 |language=en-US |department=Film / Casting}}
{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-04-19 |title=Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, Gabby Beans, Talia Ryder & 9 Others Join Ethan Coen's 'Honey Don't!' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/honey-dont-charlie-day-billy-eichner-talia-ryder-more-join-ethan-coen-pic-1235890375/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}
{{Cite web |url=https://www.kftv.com/news/2024/03/07/ethan-coen-honey-dont-filming-new-mexico |publisher=KFTV |date=2024-03-07 |accessdate=2024-03-07 |language=en-US |first=Gabriella |last=Geisinger |department=News & Features |title=Ethan Coen's 'Honey Don't!' now filming in New Mexico}}
{{cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |title=Ethan Coen's Cult Dark Comedy 'Honey Don't!' to Star Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, and Margaret Qualley |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/ethan-coen-honey-dont-chris-evans-cult-leader-1234948096/ |website=IndieWire |department=News / Breaking News |access-date=2024-03-07 |date=2024-01-24 |language=en-US}}
{{cite magazine |last=Azzopardi |first=Chris |title=Tricia Cook's Co-Creation with Husband Ethan Coen |url=https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2024/03/11/tricia-cooks-co-creation-with-husband-ethan-coen/ |department=A+E / Interviews |magazine=Q Salt Lake |access-date=2024-03-11 |date=2024-03-11 |language=en-US}}
{{cite web |last=Mitra |first=Debnabh |title=Ethan Coen's Honey Don't! : Everything we know so far |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/ethan-coen-s-honey-don-t-everything-we-know-so-far/ar-BB1hdOXV |department=SK Pop |website=MSN.com |access-date=2024-03-08 |date=2024-01-24 |language=en-US}}
{{cite news |last=Bleasdale |first=John |title=Ethan Coen: Why I'm making films with my wife—not my brother |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/ethan-coen-on-making-films-with-his-wife-instead-of-his-brother-rf78gwwpz |newspaper=The Times |department=Saturday Review |access-date=2024-03-09 |date=2024-03-09 |language=en-GB |issn=0140-0460}}
{{Cite tweet |user=NMFilmOffice |number=1793667912026193945 |title=That's a wrap on "Honey Don't!"}}
{{cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |title=Margaret Qualley Says Starring in Richard Linklater's 'Blue Moon' Was 'Life-Changing' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/margaret-qualley-richard-linklater-blue-moon-life-changing-1235086154/ |website=Indie Wire |access-date=January 20, 2025 |date=January 20, 2025 |language=en-US}}
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Category:2020s English-language films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Bakersfield, California in fiction
Category:Films set in California
Category:Films shot in New Mexico
Category:Working Title Films films
Category:Upcoming English-language films
Category:American LGBTQ-related films