Babylon starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Diego Calva clocks in at over THREE HOURS in length

Babylon, the epic comedy-drama from the era of Oscar-winning writer-director Damien Chazelle, lives up to its epic description by clocking in at three hours and eight minutes.

Set in the 1920s, during Hollywood’s transition from silent movies to talkies, the film is “a tale of excessive ambition and excessive excess as it follows the rise and fall of multiple characters during the early Hollywood era.” , thus Variety.

Featuring a star-studded cast led by Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Diego Calva, Chazelle has called the production “definitely the hardest thing I’ve done” in terms of “the logistics, the number of characters” and “the size of the set pieces,” in addition to the time span recorded in the story.

Much anticipated: Set in the 1920s, during Hollywood’s transition from silent movies to talkies, the film is “a tale of excessive ambition and excessive excess as it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during early Hollywood.” era follows’; Pitt and Calva are depicted in a scene

While Chazelle, 37, called this particular filmmaking “extremely challenging,” he did add that “it was a challenge that was quite exciting to take on.”

After the start date was shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming finally began on July 1, 2021 and lasted nearly four months, until October 21.

Since then, it’s all revolved around the post-production phase, which is still ongoing after another year of work on the film.

Robbie, 32, plays an aspiring actress named Nellie LaRoy, while Pitt, 58, plays Jack Conrad, a movie star at a different stage in his career.

Star-studded: The supporting cast also includes Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, Olivia Hamilton, Rory Scovel, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving and Olivia Wilde

But the story also follows Mexican-American immigrant Manny Torres, played by Calva, 30, as he pursues a career within the industry, starting as a film assistant.

The cast also includes the likes of Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, Olivia Hamilton, Rory Scovel, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Jeff Garlin, Eric Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Samara Weaving and Olivia Wilde.

Other actors to score roles include Spike Jonze, PJ Byrne, Rory Scovel, Damon Gupton, Phoebe Tonkin, Chloe Fineman, Karina Fontes, Troy Metcalf and Telvin Griffin.

Chazelle, who has the distinction of being the youngest person to win the Best Director Oscar for La La Land at the age of 32, said the story “depicts humanity in its most glamorous and animal form,” as it portrays the Toronto International Film Festival attended in early September.

Many fans may also know the French-American film director, screenwriter, and producer of his other films, including Whiplash (2014) and First Man (2018).

Epic Proportions: The film’s writer and director, Damien Chazelle, called Babylon “definitely the hardest thing I’ve done” in terms of “the logistics, the number of characters” and “the size of the set pieces,” in addition to the time span recorded in the story

Chazelle had been completely absorbed in the production for the past few years and also confessed, “I’ll be really happy to finally finish it.”

While it has not yet screened for critics or audiences, Paramount Pictures has already made award entries including Robbie and Calva for Best Actress and Best Actor, while Pitt is up for grabs for Best Supporting Actor.

The other actors also eligible for award considerations are Jovan Adepo, Tobey Maguire, Jean Smart and Li Jun Li.

Pitt and Hamilton are also the producers of the film, along with Matt Plouffe.

Babylon, which is reported to have a budget of between $78-$110 million, is slated to premiere in US theaters on December 23.

Coming by the end of the year: Babylon, which reportedly has a budget of $78-$110 million, is slated to hit theaters in the US on December 23