Malcolm & Marie Trivia | 37 facts about the film

“Malcolm & Marie” is a black-and-white romantic film that was shot through the first months of quarantine.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.

1. Malcolm & Marie is a 2021 American black-and-white romantic drama film
2. It was written and directed by Sam Levinson
3. The film stars John David Washington and Zendaya
4. They both also produced
5. The star as the title characters, a director and his girlfriend, whose relationship is tested on the night of his latest film’s premiere
6. The project was the first Hollywood feature to be entirely written, financed, and produced during the COVID-19 pandemic
7. Filming took place in secret in June and July 2020
8. Malcolm & Marie was released in a limited release on January 29, 2021
9. Before being released digitally on February 5, 2021, by Netflix
10. The film received mixed reviews from critics
11. Cirtics praised Zendaya and Washington’s performances and Levinson’s direction
12. They criticized the screenplay
13. Film director Malcolm Elliott returns home from his film premiere with his girlfriend Marie Jones
14. Their relationship is tested when they discuss the film, their lives, the film industry, and society
15. At the time, Sam Levinson and Zendaya were both involved in the HBO show Euphoria, which had stopped production due to the COVID-19 pandemic
16. Yhe two discussed the possibility and idea of making a feature film project during the pandemic
17. Levinson pitched several projects to Zendaya, including a psychological thriller they would film at her home
18. He then began to come up with “a relationship piece that plays out in real time”
19. John David Washington joined the project after Levinson read 10 pages of dialogue to Washington over the phone
20. Washington said: “I couldn’t believe it. It was beautiful words I heard, and at the same time very disturbing with visceral confrontations”
21. After receiving approval from the Writers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA and the Directors Guild of America, the film began principal production from June 17 to July 2
22. Shooting took place entirely at the Caterpillar House, a private home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
23. The film followed local COVID-19 safety protocols, including the entire cast and crew being quarantined during shooting
24. As well as two weeks before and after shooting, daily temperature checks, and increased sanitation measures
25. The crew included many members of the Euphoria crew, including cinematographer Marcell Rév and production designer Michael Grasley
26. Both Washington and Zendaya were responsible for doing their own makeup and picking out their own costumes, as there were no makeup artists or costume designer on set
27. No more than 12 people were allowed on set at a time
28. The production also had to be kept very confined so that the cast and crew could remain undisturbed during shooting
29. The film was shot on black-and-white 35 mm film
30. In September 2020, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film for $30 million, outbidding companies such as HBO, A24 and Searchlight Pictures
31. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 58% score
32. Based on 156 critics
33. It has an average rating of 6.4/10
34. The website’s critics consensus reads, “Malcolm & Marie’s ambitions aren’t always satisfactorily fulfilled, but its flaws are often offset by the strong chemistry between the film’s stars”
35. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100
36. Based on 41 critics
37. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”