Seth Rogen on 'Tangles,' Madonna in 'The Studio' Season 2
Key Points:
- "Tangles," a black-and-white animated film about a young illustrator coping with her mother's Alzheimer's, is produced by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen, reflecting their personal experiences with Miller Rogen's mother's long battle with the disease.
- The film, adapted from Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel, took over a decade to make and features hand-drawn animation to preserve the novel's emotional and artistic integrity, with a cast including Bryan Cranston and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
- Seth Rogen also acts in the film as a quirky musician boyfriend and lent his singing voice to off-key covers, enhancing the character's charm and relatability.
- Separately, Rogen is involved in his show "The Studio," which recreates the Venice Film Festival for its second season using continuous single-take scenes, featuring cameos from celebrities like Madonna.
- Through their non-profit Hilarity for Charity, the Rogens advocate for Alzheimer's research and support, with Miller Rogen expressing bittersweet feelings at the Cannes premiere, wishing her mother could have seen the film.