"His latest movie is "Ella McCay." When asked if he's loved every minute of his career. he said: "Love?" Brooks laughed. "Yes. Do I not feel? Do I not hurt? Yes." The writer and director is excited about this latest movie, "Ella McCay." The film tells the story of a smart, ambitious young woman dealing with a big job, a dysfunctional family, a needy husband and all the things life throws your way at the most inopportune times."
""It's a momentous thing and it was a really, you know, striking piece from the get-go for me, and I was so excited to read something so rare," said Mackey. "I've never read that kind of thing before that's so full. It's so full. It's a woman's full life and how often does that come along?" Mackey has some new fans: co-stars Albert Brooks and Jamie Lee Curtis love her."
James L. Brooks directed Ella McCay, a film about a smart, ambitious young woman confronting a demanding job, a dysfunctional family, a needy husband and untimely life challenges. Emma Mackey stars in the lead role and describes the part as a rare, full portrayal of a woman's life. Co-stars Albert Brooks and Jamie Lee Curtis praised Mackey's performance as beautiful, funny, fragile, fierce and complicated, with Curtis likening her to a young Katharine Hepburn. Brooks emphasized the excitement of discovering a new lead and the film opens Friday, Dec. 12.
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