{"id":608131,"date":"2026-04-26T21:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/608131\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T21:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:40:11","slug":"first-look-at-aubrey-plazas-amazing-drama-as-it-gets-an-exciting-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/608131\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at Aubrey Plaza&#8217;s &#8220;amazing&#8221; drama as it gets an exciting update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Aubrey Plaza&#8217;s upcoming drama The Accompanist, the directorial debut from The Office US, Silicon Valley and Veep actor Zach Woods, has just received a big update along with first-look pictures.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">As well as Plaza, the cast also includes Susan Sarandon, the legendary star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Witches of Eastwick, Friends and Malcolm in the Middle.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The film will be making its worldwide premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, with screenings on Thursday 4 June, Friday 5 June, and Sunday 7 June.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"aubrey plaza, the accompanist\" title=\"Aubrey Plaza, The Accompanist\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a391f7dc-c125-475f-a0e9-591d50193d80.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a29669\/uk-film-release-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a29669\/uk-film-release-dates\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"UK film release dates\" data-node-id=\"18.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UK film release dates<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The plot follows a nine-year-old girl named Emily (Everly Carganilla), who is visited by child welfare after accidentally revealing that her dementia-stricken grandfather almost got her killed.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Welfare agent Sarah (Plaza) separates the duo and places Emily in the care of foster parent Sylvia (Sarandon).<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Sylvia is described as &#8220;mysterious, witchy, funny, and unpredictable,&#8221; warm but also haunted by the ghosts of her past.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The two begin to form a strong bond, but they &#8220;must decide how much they are willing to risk&#8221; if they want to carry on (via <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/susan-sarandon-aubrey-plaza-zach-woods-accompanist-1236384958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/susan-sarandon-aubrey-plaza-zach-woods-accompanist-1236384958\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Deadline\" data-node-id=\"35.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\">Deadline<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"susan sarandon, the accompanist\" title=\"Susan Sarandon, The Accompanist\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1688\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7fa66c71-d2bb-43c6-948b-4b5c49bc9352.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a71129075\/princess-diaries-3-disappointing-update-anne-hathaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a71129075\/princess-diaries-3-disappointing-update-anne-hathaway\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Princess Diaries 3 gets disappointing update as Anne Hathaway explains long delay\" data-node-id=\"40.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Princess Diaries 3 gets disappointing update as Anne Hathaway explains long delay<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Life can feel so lonely sometimes&#8221;, Woods said when describing his film. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s worth telling stories about how scary, funny, and glorious it is when we&#8217;re brave enough to try to find our way to each other in the dark.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Michael Sagol, managing director at production company Caviar, added: &#8220;Zach is both irrepressibly creative and irrepressibly funny.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;After seeing both of his short films we were floored by how well-crafted and moving the stories were, which led to us inquiring about what he was turning his attention to next \u2013 an amazing personal script called The Accompanist. We&#8217;re so proud to be bringing Zach\u2019s first feature to life together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">David Garrett from film sales company Mister Smith Entertainment further stated that the script has a &#8220;unique&#8221; voice.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"60\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The Accompanist will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"65\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new edition of Living Legends, a 100-page all-colour celebration of Sir David Attenborough, is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livldavidattenborough\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livldavidattenborough\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Sir David Attenborough in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"65.0.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Sir David Attenborough in newsagents or online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6bf117e6-90c2-44bc-a2bb-92355b4636ba_1550228669.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Joe Anderton\" title=\"Headshot of Joe Anderton\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Anderton is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy, having worked there since 2016. In his time, he&#8217;s covered a host of live events and interviewed celebrities big and small. A big fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">movies<\/a> both mainstream and obscure, Joe also enjoys video games and in particular PlayStation. Joe currently does not use Twitter, but he only ever used it to tell people to watch the film Help! 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