Damien Chazelle’s Oscar Winner ‘Whiplash’ Set For 10th Anniversary Re-Release In September
deadline.comWhiplash, the Oscar-winning psychological drama marking the breakout project of writer-director Damien Chazelle, is coming back to theaters nationwide in celebration of its 10th anniversary, Sony Pictures Classics announced today.
The film, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, which brought the latter his first Oscar for Supporting Actor, will be reissued with a new 4K DCP on September 20, following a special anniversary screening at the Toronto Film Festival on September 9.
Inspired by Chazelle’s 2013 short of the same name, Whiplash follows Andrew Neyman (Teller), an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory.
Terence Fletcher (Simmons), an instructor known equally for his teaching talents and his terrifying methods, discovers Andrew and transfers him into his band.
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