The new comedy Cyrus may be low-budget by most studio standards, but for directors Mark and Jay Duplass, it was a whole new world. The brothers made their name in mumblecore until Fox Searchlight came calling, but with more money, more crew members, and actors like Jonah Hill, John C. Reilly, and Marisa Tomei involved, the Duplasses had to work just as hard to preserve the shaggy, improvisatory aesthetic that got them the job in the first place. In a candid interview with Movieline, Mark and Jay opened up about what their crew thought of them, why they’re unlikely to direct someone else’s script, and what’s in store for their next movie, the stoner comedy Jeff Who Lives at Home .
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The Duplass Brothers on Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home, and Why They Don’t Read Scripts
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