Nutcrackers

Nutcrackersis a family play film that is perfect for the vacation season . manoeuvre by David Gordon Green(best bang for the newHalloweentrilogy ) and star Ben Stiller , it come his fiber Mike , who travels to Ohio after his sister ’s pass to take upkeep of his nephew while they wait for a foster family .

The four boys who asterisk inNutcrackersare siblings in real life , experiencing their first acting task together , and the movie was filmed at their menage . Linda Cardellini , meanwhile , plays the social worker who is render to aid them notice a newfangled family . Nutcrackersstarts streaming on Hulu November 29 , just in fourth dimension to ring in the holiday .

Screen Rant attends the Nutcrackers premier at the Toronto International Film Festival and confab with the cast of characters about filming on a farm in Ohio .

Arlo Janson, Atlas Jason, Homer Janson, Ulysses Janson, and Leland Douglas on the Nutcrackers red carpet at TIFF 2024.

Nutcrackers is a family drama film by director David Gordon Green and starring Ben Stiller. Stiller plays Mike, who, after his siblings pass away in a tragic car accident, heads to the heart of Ohio to care for his nephews in the aftermath. Though initially hesitant, Mike realizes they may be the family he’s always needed.

ScreenRantinterviewed Linda Cardellini , Ulysses ‘ Uli ’ Janson , and Atlas Janson abouttheir young Hulu movie . The Janson brothers unveil what it was like to film on their family farm , while Cardellini discussed the challenge that she faced . The trio also shared what they hope looker take away fromNutcrackersand what their favorite holiday traditions are .

It Was A Family Affair On The Set Of Nutcrackers

“When you were there on set, it really felt like a family, and it was people who really wanted to be there, doing work together.”

Screen Rant : What was it like filming at your house ?

Ulysses ‘ Uli ’ Janson : It was just an amazing experience , seeing photographic film cameras . We go to the moving-picture show theatre every Saturday , Sunday , sometimes even Monday , because nobody ’s there . So we had a bam filming this . Everybody on the hardening was friends of our moms , friends of David ’s , so everybody have intercourse each other . It was like they were all kin .

Atlas Janson : It was awful interpret film cameras and doing our own movie . And family coming around , making movie was just the funnest thing to do that .

Mike (Ben Stiller) standing next to a child at a farmer’s market in Nutcrackers

Screen Rant : Linda , what was it that drew you to want to be a part of this movie ?

Linda Cardellini : I have it away David . I suppose he ’s a big theater director . He ’s such a great guy . Ben being in it , I call back was really exciting . And then when I read the script , I thought , Wow , what a beautiful , sweet book , and heartfelt and singular . I think , how are they going to get all these actors to meet brothers ? I do n’t see how that ’s rifle to work . How are they conk to find the right people ?

Then when David excuse to me that it was base on this menage , and he told me about his Quaker Carrie and her boys , I just believe , oh , this sounds so especial . He enunciate , I ’m just making this fiddling moving-picture show that I desire my minor to be able to follow . I think me too . I would like my girl to be able-bodied to watch this . And I have sex a Christmas movie . So it feel like something really special . When you were there on band , it really felt like a family , and it was hoi polloi who really wanted to be there , doing work together , even so much so that , even their mom was there with them , of course , and their papa , but also their granny was there .

Ben Stiller facing Ulysses Janson, who holds a knife up, while two boys watch in the background in Nutcrackers

Ulysses ‘ Uli ’ Janson : On our other side , our grandad , was actually the someone that take care of the animate being .

Linda Cardellini : I saw him wrangling the peacock at one point .

Screen blah : The Christmas lounge custom in this picture show is a lot of fun . Do you have any favorite vacation tradition ?

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Ulysses ‘ Uli ’ Janson : That was actually my brother Homer ’s hardest line of descent , the Christmas lounge family custom - I ca n’t even say it irksome . You could just hear him say it over and over . And I ’m like , seek to go to bed and I just hear him saying over and over , Christmas couch .

Our Grandma always descend over at like 7:30 in the morning , and she ’s in her pyjama . We would follow down , and then she ’s just sitting there in her pyjama , drinking a loving cup of coffee .

Linda Cardellini : Now that I have my own family , my parents number and every morning , it ’s all of us at our house , which is nice because I was always locomote during Christmas , going to everybody else ’s house , and it ’s dainty to last have it at my own house .

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Atlas Janson : Well , last Christmas , we did a gargantuan igloo .

Ulysses ‘ Uli ’ Janson : We always make an igloo of some form . Last class we did Baron Snow of Leicester . The other year we compass out of all ice because we have a creek that get this thick of ice . So we were cutting out little blocks of chalk .

The Janson Brothers Had A Hard Time Not Laughing During Takes

“We had to do five shots because my brother, Homer was laughing every single take.”

Screen Rant : What was the big challenge for you when filming this ?

Atlas Janson : I had a hard clock time not express joy .

Ulysses ‘ Uli ’ Janson : We had a hard time not laughing at all , because we would be like stand up there , and then we would be watching it . Then , because all of the scenes have that funny present moment . One part of the movie , I ’m fret lip rouge , and we had to do five scene because my blood brother , Homer was laugh every single take . He was like , leave behind the room .

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Linda Cardellini : I thought it was peculiar when we were at the oddment , and we ’re view the , let ’s just say the motorcycle go around . But it was fishy because I had these shiny studs on my boots , and the volaille was really attracted to them . She kept pecking me during the prospect . She kept pick my animal foot . It did n’t suffer or anything but it startled me .

Screen Rant : What do you hope that families take by from this movie ?

Ulysses ‘ Uli ’ Janson : I experience like , I hope that they go through every human emotion . yell , laugh , have playfulness . You get laid that feel when you ’re in the sunlight and you ’re like , Ah , so nice . I hope they finger that when they ’re watch this picture show .

More About Nutcrackers (2024)

Nutcrackers watch over strait - tied and work - obsess Mike ( Stiller ) as he is short thrust into being a caregiver for his rumbustious , orphan nephews .

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Nutcrackersstarts streaming November 29 on Hulu .

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Nutcrackers is a family dramatic event film by director David Gordon Green and asterisk Ben Stiller . Stiller meet Mike , who , after his siblings pass away in a tragical car accident , heads to the heart of Ohio to give care for his nephews in the aftermath . Though initially hesitant , Mike realize they may be the kinfolk he ’s always ask .