#Fool's Paradise

[deadvnstudios]

FOOL'S PARADISE: ACT 1, PART 1 IS NOW OUT!

FOOL'S PARADISE, a satirical horror visual novel with romantic elements, is now out! Before playing, remember that some topics featured in the game are triggering to some. Please check the warnings on the game’s main page and within the game’s menu.

Download Links

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2817050/FOOLS_PARADISE/ Itch.io: https://deadline-co.itch.io/fools-paradise

Other Links

Discord: https://discord.gg/dcWWznnhTt

[saphirdevil]

the most nothingburger guy ever (+that dungeon meshi panel redraw)

[kod-lyoko]

sunny cast during the los angeles red carpet premiere of "fool's paradise", may 09, 2023

[inkats]

ok wait i played the fools paradise demo it was very epic cool here are doodles. i did.

[moviehealthcommunity]

One of our greatest joys at Movie Health Community is when we get to share good news about a movie being safe for photosensitive audiences. With that in mind, we have a proposal based on what we’ve already been doing for almost 8 years: Publicly-posted photosensitivity advisories on every film. Not just the ones that have objectively dangerous strobe effects, but also a prominent notice when a movie is safe to watch.

Admin Brandon put such an advisory at the beginning of his first original short film, Leech, and it felt like an actively positive step to take, an assurance for the audience that nobody would have their photosensitive health issues triggered while watching. Shown here is a screenshot of that advisory.

Let’s take a moment to recognize the safe movies. So far in 2023, the safest movies for photosensitive audiences have been:

Cocaine Bear 80 for Brady Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret Book Club: The Next Chapter Air Champions Fool’s Paradise

Image ID: A screenshot of a pre-movie advisory shown at the beginning of Leech, in white text on a black background, which reads: This short film has no strobe light effects, and is safe for audiences with health issues related to photosensitivity. | Trigger warning: vomit. | Evaluated for potential health hazards by Movie Health Community

[aguita-mineral]

Hey look! It's the little juggler clown!!

I made this drawing for a collab a while ago, it makes me so happy the way my art has improved lately, also I've been feeling inspired to draw again! So I plan to use that inspiration to make more Fool's paradise content cause I really want to take this project forward!!

[w-i-m-m]

[thread-theocracy]

Summer illustration for @deadvnstudios ☀️

[afeveredblur]

im constantly feeling bad for charlie day about how his directorial debut got bombed in reviews :( i agree fool's paradise was not a great movie but why couldn't everyone lie and say it was the best film they've ever seen in their lives. for him.

[kaylawallace]

katherine mcnamara as terry in fool's paradise ( 2023 )

[deadvnstudios]

Happy Maid Day from the FOOL'S PARADISE Team! 🧹👩‍🍳💼

[saphirdevil]

this is my delusional era

[pomeplanetary]

Charlie Day movie double feature last month! I am uploading late because I scrapped my original drawings for these new and improved designs.

[good-realtor-bad-realtor-dynamic]

New Sunny podcast is out and, as teased, it's about the guys' upcoming films, Fool's Paradise and Blackberry, out on 12 May!

Meg showed up at 9:00 which some people might say is late.

Shopify ad is full of Succession references, "Glendall Roy!!!!" and Logan Roy-isms: "FUCK OFF!"

There are a few new clips for the creeps.

Fool's Paradise

Hollywood satire with a focus on persona, ego and stage names, hence why the main character is accidentally named "Latte Pronto" and a passive observer reflecting the surrounding characters' projections.

Explores different sides of the industry with the big cast and spirals into chaos by the end as the ppl behind the stars are revealed

Charlie started on the script during Sunny S10 (~2014) bc he felt certain '70s and '30s style comedies weren't being made anymore.

Felt he'd never be cast in them even if they were

Directed because he didn't want to give up control of his script especially if he was going to play the passive lead without a voice

Influences: Being There (1979) starring Peter Sellers and directed by Hal Ashby; also films by Woody Allen, Albert Brooks, Robert Altman, Coen Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Buster Keaton, and Charlie Chaplin

Charlie plays the MC but Ken Jeong's character is the protagonist

Movie follows their journey together looking for real relationships in Hollywood.

Reshoots focused on making Ken the heart of the movie

Charlie worried that he was pushing Ken too much, but Ken was willing to do many takes to get to a non-sarcastic heartfelt place

Jon Brion's score is very classic old-fashioned Hollywood and used a lot of old recording techniques to add to the timeless fairytale feel of the movie

Glenn loved Charlie's script from the first draft and every revision

Charlie and Rob, the Original Glenn Girlies, found Glenn and his glacting choice to do a "vaguely European" accent (like Jan?) for his Business Manager character to be the funniest part of the film

Film contains Sunny easter eggs and actors like Peter McKenzie

Blackberry

Glenn was nervous about playing a character based on a real person, especially since he only had 3.5 weeks to prepare and couldn't do as much research as he would have liked.

IRL Jim met Glenn at the Toronto premiere and seemed to approve his onscreen portrayal.

Glenn felt like he lacked film experience where characters have arcs, so it was a challenge to keep track of Jim's anxiety levels through the story while shooting out of order.

Read the script many times and talked to director Matt Johnson about every scene because he didn't have the benefit of being a writer here like he does on Sunny

Worried about being too unlikeable but committed fully to the character because of his experience with Dennis

Glenn played Jim very earnest and sincere, and not at all for laughs — that's where the comedy comes from

Rob and Charlie found Jim to be nothing like Dennis or Glenn because even though they both experience rage, Jim is competent and has a cold killer look in his eyes -> DENNIS IS NOT A COLD CALCULATING KILLER.

Matt Johnson shot with long lenses on gimbals so that the cameras were far away enough for the actors not to know if they were being filmed and what was on screen — this adds to the handheld thriller but kinda comedic aesthetic of the whole film

Charlie was excited that a director finally let Glenn go full Glenn all over this movie and wished he was in every frame

Also wished he was the one directing the movie showing off Glenn

Rob, Charlie and Meg are annoyed that people are so surprised how good Glenn is in this role (we know and agree!) and predict that he will get more roles off this performance

Glenn has a theory on why he thinks things are shifting for the Sunny cast BUT HE DOESN'T GET INTO IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO TIME LEFT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The girlies were all too happy and nice-looking today for me not to screenshot away.

I'm so excited to watch these movies... can't find any showings for Fool's Paradise yet, but Blackberry is playing at my local cinema later this week, and I will be there!

[andithil]

Happy 55th Birthday Jason Bateman → January 14th, 1969

[jellophoid]

he’s so so pretty and so cool and so neat a