Booksmart trivia: 30 facts about the Olivia Wilde directed film!

Booksmart is a film directed by actress Olivia Wilde. It made its debut at the SXSW festival and garnered critical praise!

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this new movie!

1. Booksmart is a 2019 American coming-of-age comedy film
2. Directed by Olivia Wilde
3. In her directorial debut
4. From a screenplay by the writing team of Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman
5. It stars Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Will Forte, Lisa Kudrow, and Jason Sudeikis
6. And follows two graduating high school girls who set out to finally break the rules and party on their last day of classes
7. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay act as executive producers
8. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019
9. And is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on May 24, 2019
10. By United Artists Releasing
11. In February 2018, Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein joined the cast of the film
12. With Olivia Wilde directing from a screenplay written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman, and Susanna Fogel
13. Megan Ellison, Chelsea Bernard, David Distenfeld, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Jessica Elbaum would serve as producers on the film
14. Under their Annapurna Pictures and Gloria Sanchez Productions, respectively
15. In May 2018, Billie Lourd and Skyler Gisondo joined the cast of the film
16. That same month, Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Jessica Williams, Will Forte, Mike O’Brien, Mason Gooding, Noah Galvin, Diana Silvers, Austin Crute, Eduardo Franco, Molly Gordon, and Nico Hiraga joined the cast of the film
17. Principal photography began in May 2018
18. In the United States and Canada, Booksmart will be released alongside Aladdin and Brightburn
19. And is projected to gross around $12 million from 2,500 theaters
20. In its four-day opening weekend
21. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 99%
22. And an average rating of 8.4/10
23. With 151 out of 153 registered reviews being positive
24. The website’s critical consensus reads: “Fast-paced, funny, and fresh, Booksmart does the seemingly impossible by adding a smart new spin to the coming-of-age comedy”
25. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100
26. Based on 39 critics
27. Indicating “universal acclaim”
28. Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars
29. Calling it a “refreshingly original take on the raunchy coming-of-age comedy”
30. And praising Feldstein and Dever’s chemistry