I remember reading the synopsis and thinking to myself, Oh, this is new.
This is very brand new, Lewis tells EW.
I will cry if I dont somehow get to be a part of this incredible project.
HALF OF IT.Credit: NETFLIX
The subversiveCyrano de Bergerac-inspired rom-com is so not what you would expect says Lewis.
Its not just about love, its about Ellie finding herself, its about Ellie being the outsider.
Is it a bummer?
It is, Wu says of losing the films festival premiere and theatrical release.
But frankly Im just lucky I have a film that can be seen at all."
And I thought, ‘Well, I really wantthatperson to see it.’
And I realized that persons never going to a Landmark theater.
But in the privacy of their own home, they might press play on Netflix.
you could press play whenThe Half of Ithits Netflix on May 1.
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