Aneesh Chaganty
@aneeshchaganty
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Writer/Director of “Searching” and “Run". Pronounced Chah•Gun•Tee.
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Boss.
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It’s true. But note: the story will not follow the same characters or plot line as the first. Most importantly, we see this as an opportunity to tell another original, tech-driven thriller. If we can do that AND help bring new faces/voices to the industry, bonus points :)
'Searching 2' in the Works at Sony's Stage 6 Films, Original Creative Team is Returning
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100 million people just watched a commercial I directed (and acted in!). 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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If you’re planning on seeing
#SearchingMovie
when it opens this weekend, ignore this message and THANK YOU. We need all the support and love and tweets and word-of-mouth we can get. But for anyone on the fence, I wrote something for you...
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Hearing Telugu on an American broadcast is so cool. Let’s do it again.
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Dissappointed to not see RRR compete for Best Picture, but what an historic run for
@ssrajamouli
@mmkeeravaani
@Shobu_
, the
#RRR
cast, crew and the Tollywood & Indian film industries. You put Telugu cinema on the map and you’ll still (hopefully) end this run with an Oscar. ❤️
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Let’s go.
It’s official:
#RRRMovie
’s FYC awards/Oscars campaign is going for Best Picture,
@ssrajamouli
for Best Director, Actor (both Jr NTR & Ram Charan), Screenplay, Original Song, Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Production Design, VFX and more categories
#RRRforOscars
#OscaRRRs
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An incredible honor for Telugu, and Indian, cinema with
#RRR
at the Golden Globes last night.
@mmkeeravaani
@ssrajamouli
Now time for an Oscar. :)
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Letsgoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. DEFCON 7.
RUN (Hulu): No extraneous bullshit. Just nerve-splintering terror.
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Because of last week’s incredible turnout for
#SearchingMovie
, we’ve *doubled* the number of screens for this weekend. If you weren’t near a theater playing it, you are now 🙂 And if you’ve seen it already, see it again for the 4,237 clues you missed.
@JohnTheCho
@DebraMessing
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It's official! We are going back to the
@ChineseTheatres
@IMAX
for the biggest ever
@RRRMovie
#encoRRRe
on Jan 9.
For the FIRST TIME EVER in the US, S.S. Rajamouli, Jr NTR, Ram Charan, and composer M.M. Keeravaani join IN-PERSON.
Tix on sale
@am_cinematheque
.com Jan 4 at noon.
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My man
@JohnTheCho
got nominated for BEST MALE LEAD at the INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS FOR HIS ROLE IN OUR MOVI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES YES YES YES
2019
#SpiritAwards
nominees for BEST MALE LEAD:
John Cho, SEARCHING
Daveed Diggs, BLINDSPOTTING
Ethan Hawke, FIRST REFORMED
Christian Malheiros, SÓCRATES
Joaquin Phoenix, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
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#SEARCHINGMOVIE
IS THE NUMBER ONE MOVIE IN INDONESIA THIS WEEKEND. HOLY MOLY. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#sonypicturesid
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While I did have issues with
#YesterdayMovie
(none of which include the premise, A+), seeing an Indian man for the first time lead a Hollywood romance (not predicated on ethnicity nor set in India) was actually... emotional. I wish this came out when I was in high school. 😭❤️
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Like most brown people I know, for most of my life, I pronounced my last name incorrectly so non-brown people could say it easier. I regret that now. I’m very proud of my name and happy conversations like this can be amplified. Thanks,
@hasanminhaj
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We really weren’t kidding when we said that making SEARCHING was just 5 of us in a tiny room with 2 shitty computers and no idea if anyone would ever watch our movie. Now that movie has a sequel. What a ride. Love this video.
For 2 years, 5 goofballs worked in a tiny office on a weird little film that no one might ever see. The only thing that kept us going was each other.
The movie, SEARCHING, somehow won Sundance, made $75M in theaters and led to a sequel: MISSING (in theaters today‼️)
Keep going.
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So many memories here. Congrats on 20 years.
How many Fridays...
First day first shows.
Rushing to be seated by 8.45..
Is it 20 years already??
Every movie, whether entertaining or disappointing, was teaching me a lesson..
Dear Prasads, you are not just a cinema, you are my classroom..
Thank you..🤗🤗🤗
A special mention
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*This* is passion for the movies. 🇮🇳
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@StephenKing
This tweet will remain one of the great honors of my life, Mr. King. I hope you were able to catch some of the (many) references to your works and worlds. This is fucking insane.
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@DiscussingFilm
Hey all! Some clarity: the story will NOT follow the same characters or plot line as the original. We all see this second installment as a wonderful opportunity to tell another original tech-driven thriller. With all due respect to Taken, this is not Taken.
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AO SCOTT OF THE NEW YORK TIMES THINKS
@JohnTheCho
SHOULD BE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR.
@nytimes
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯😭😭😭😭😤😭😭😀😀😀😀😀
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@IIsankalpII
First off, you have so many people who think highly of you. I got a lot of DMs telling me to watch. Most importantly, naku baga nacchindi. Emotion meedha manchiga focus chesaru, and you told a complete story with a proper arc. Great job.
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The master has spoken. Run hits theaters in Japan on June 18. 🇯🇵
RUN is coming to the theater in Japan on June 18! I gave a quote for this film, highly recommended!
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OH MY GOD. The star and director of
#CrazyRichAsians
are buying out a theater this weekend for
#SearchingMovie
. Thank you guys. This is super super super awesome.
#AsianAugust
@henrygolding
and I are Excited to be Buying out a theater for
#SearchingMovie
starring our brother
@JohnTheCho
!! Go see this film!!! Fellow Trojan
@aneeshchaganty
directed it.
#GoldOpen
#AsianAugust
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Anyone who knows me knows that
@MNightShyamalan
is one of the biggest reasons i got into filmmaking. I’ve seen every one of his movies on opening weekend since The Village, when I was allowed to see PG-13 movies
#KnockAtTheCabin
is his best film since then.
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Woah. Okay. Yeah. Tight.
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Nominations Announced, 'Black Panther', ' Star is Born' and 'Searching' Among the Nominees
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Unexpected but sure!
India invented chess. Invented Yoga. They even thought us how to count. Einstein said we owe a lot to the Indians. There is even a golden temple in India that feeds 100,000 people a day for FREE! Man, the Indians are fucking awesome!
If you are Indian, I say thank you ❤️ 🇮🇳
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To all the folks who got behind their keyboards and supported the
#StarringJohnCho
campaign two years ago, this is literally the weekend to make sure that movement continues.
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So apparently,
#SearchingMovie
is a smash hit in Korea. I wish I had the context to process that; I’ve never even been to the country. But at least now I know where I’m traveling next year.
@KoreanTravel
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Our editors deserve Oscar nominations. Here’s all the work it took to create a single image from
#SearchingMovie
It took over a year and half for editors
@willmerrick
and
@rick_dobson
to assemble
#SearchingMovie
. Here’s just a TINY sneak peek at all the work it took to create just ONE single shot of the movie. **Searching is in theaters nationwide this Friday!**
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Turns out
#SearchingMovie
is the first mainstream, contemporary thriller to be headlined by an Asian-American. Not a stat we knew going in, but wow.
Two Years After
#StarringJohnCho
, John Cho Is Finally a Leading Man - Vanity Fair
#SearchingMovie
@aneeshchaganty
@SevOhanian
#natalieqasabian
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Wow,
@neverhaveiever
on netflix is wonderful. I wish this show was on when I was a kid. What a feeling to see these images and hear these words. Argh.
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My birthday present next year is my birthday present this year.
Lionsgate suspense thriller 'Run' sets 2020 release date
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What a weekend.
AHHHHHHH‼️
#RunFilm
ranks as the most watched film on
@Hulu
EVER since premiering!! This wouldn’t be possible without each and every one of you. YOU MADE THIS HAPPEN!! On behalf of everyone on the
@OfficialRunFilm
team, we are so grateful!!!! I guess I am your mom???
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Here we go again.
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I’ve watched every
@MNightShyamalan
film the Friday it was released ever since I was allowed to watch PG-13 movies. Tomorrow will be no different, except that now I’m also rooting for someone *in* one of those films.
@MsSarahPaulson
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Honestly, I have no idea.
How did “Searching,” a tiny John Cho movie set entirely on digital devices, become an international hit?
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This month, two mentorship programs designed for South Asian storytellers were started. One is a writer's lab, guided by Hollywood mentors and advisors. The other is a year-long relationship with S. Asian entertainment leaders. Both are meaningful and substantive. Links below.
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These movies make me feel like if I was a teenager today, I’d still want to make movies. What a look at the next Mission.
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When all you can do is stay at home, RUN. Coming soon to America,
@hulu
.
'Run,' the horror-thriller starring Sarah Paulson from the team behind the sleep hit 'Searching,' is moving from Lionsgate to Hulu
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Run is a thriller. It is not a horror film. It is not a horror-thriller. It is a thriller, filled simply (and hopefully) with lot of suspense. I’m so excited for America to watch it this November, only on
@hulu
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directed by the editors of searching, written by the editors of searching, produced by the producers and director of searching, based on a story by the writers of searching and set in the world of searching, our new film is MISSING, in theaters 1/20.
time is running out. from the minds behind Searching,
#MissingMovie
is only in movie theaters January 20. text (310) 634-1918 to join the search.
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Wow.
I loved
@SearchingMovie
. Fans of mysteries & thrillers should check it out. An ingenious use of the net, video, facetimes & texts combine to hypnotic effect on the big screen. And
@JohnTheCho
is brilliant in the lead (another great indie on his resume after Gemini and Columbus).
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Chris Nolan wrote OPPENHEIMER’s screenplay in first person? Brilliant.
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Before SEARCHING was greenlit as a feature,
@SevOhanian
and I were asked to make a proof-of-concept to satisfy the execs. With no resources and just a weekend to film it, we cast my roommate and made THIS, the first ever iteration of SEARCHING. Enjoy :)
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The tone, the visuals, the rage and the energy are fresh and so addicting in
@euphoriaHBO
. Only 2 episodes in, it’s worth getting into. Plus wow, the lead performance by
@Zendaya
is 💯
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California is on fire. Our house is a mile away from an evacuation order. And anxiety levels are peaking. Firefighters are awesome.
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Real talk.
@MsSarahPaulson
is one of the most talented actors working today. Full stop. I cannot wait to see what she does in
#Ratched
, on Netflix now.
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Writing a heist film is a complicated task, made more complex by the fact that everyone has seen a hundred heist films before. Every day, we have to ask ourselves: “How is this a new image?”
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Absolutely, categorically humbled by the amount of outreach and generosity from the Asian-American community to give Searching a
#GoldOpen
. This is so cool.
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It’s astonishing to me how many films I saw as a kid and passed off as boring or bad when in reality, I was just too young to understand them.
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@DEADLINE
Hi! To clarify, the story does not follow the same characters/plot line as the first. We see this 2nd installment as a great opportunity to tell another original tech-driven thriller. With respect to Besson and Taken, that’s not the direction we’re going in.
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Sundance starts today. It’s surreal; I can remember *exactly* how I felt a year ago with a little movie no one had heard of. It’s crazy how things can change. I’m so grateful to
@sundancefest
and so excited for this next class of indie darlings. Go get em.
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Every year, I don’t watch as many movies as I want to. So, of the films I did see in 2018, here are my top 10, counting down. VICE, ROMA, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, A QUIET PLACE, SCIENCE FAIR, BLACKKKLANSMAN, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, SPIDER-VERSE, BEALE STREET, and my
#1
@MindingGapFilm
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To be honest, I’m not sure what to do about these hate crimes. But over the last week, I’ve learned how important it is, at the very least, that we be *aware* of them.
#AAPI
elders are being attacked in alarming numbers. The way we talk about each other matters. Be kind.
Covid fueled anti-Asian racism. Now elderly Asian Americans are being attacked.
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India, Missing starts next week!
I’m not giving up on my mom.
#MissingMovie
is coming exclusively to cinemas in ONE WEEK, February 24th.
#Searching2
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Google Drive just updated its UI and
#SearchingMovie
immediately became an even older period piece.
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Yesterday in India, 10-25 people died after a Karnataka hospital ran out of oxygen. As the United States begins to recover from the pandemic, the covid crisis in India is worsening. If you’re willing and able, please consider donating to
@GiveIndia
.
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90% of my Spotify playlist for the next film is composed by A.R. Rahman, the greatest of all time. If I ever got to work with him in real life… 🤯🤯🤯
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Woah. Huge fan of YOU,
@Trevornoah
. Thank you for watching!
Please do yourself a favour. Watch a movie called "Searching". One of the most original and thrilling movies I've ever watched!
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One more week.
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Despite the way this headline reads, this is actually very, very good news for “Run” - in theaters everywhere Mother’s Day. 🤩😍🤪
Lionsgate has pushed back the release date for its Sarah Paulson thriller 'Run'
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The next film I’m making is called Run. To date, the actor who plays the lead in it has stayed away from social media. But today, she got a Twitter. Meet Kiera. She’ll blow you away in a theater near you.
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Halfway through production on
#RUNMovie
. Been consistently working 16-17 hour days. My body clock is very confused, my stress levels are soaring and my sleep cycles are wack but holy moly, I cannot wait for people to see this thing. 😱
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At long last, Run. In theaters this Mother’s Day.
.
@MsSarahPaulson
and
@KieraJAllen
have a twisted mother-daughter bond in
@OfficialRunFilm
first look
#RunFilm
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Have to agree here.
@JohnTheCho
Proposal: now Liam Neeson is no longer Tough Action Dad, we let John Cho take his rightful place.
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For now, a very gentle reminder that there are 3 deleted scenes on Hulu for
#RunFilm
and you’re all more than welcome to watch them.
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Missing is now available on Netflix!
Her mom has vanished and she's the only one who can find out what happened.
Storm Reid and Nia Long star in the techno-thriller Missing. Now on Netflix.
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Run. On
@hulu
now.
Is “Run” the usual suspense thriller? The twist is in the details: It explores disability with nuances that are terrifying.
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