For fellow Adam Levine fans who (like me) watched the season 2 premiere of FX’s American Horror Story simply to see Adam’s guest appearance, have no fear! Adam’s acting career has just begun. In the upcoming 2014 film Begin Again, Adam moves from television to film for what fans can only hope will be the beginning of a long line of movies starring the pop icon [1].
Begin Again, which was originally titled Can a Song Save Your Life, had its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival [2]. It is a romantic comedy starring Adam Levine, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener, and even Adam’s former costar from The Voice Cee Lo Green. The movie follows the lives of two people who have had their worlds turned upside down. The first main character of the movie is Gretta, played by Keira Knightley, who is the girlfriend of Dave (Adam Levine). In the movie, college sweethearts and songwriting partners Dave and Gretta move to New York after Dave gets signed to a record-label. However, soon after the move, Dave becomes obsessed with his fame and fortune, and he breaks up with Gretta, leaving her heartbroken [1].
The second main character of the film is Dan, played by Mark Ruffalo. After Dan gets fired from his position as a record-label executive, his life follows a downward spiral [1, 3]. Broke and a budding alcoholic, Dan is on the edge of insanity [3]. One day, however, things change. While Dan is yet sitting in a bar one night in the East Village, Gretta goes on stage to sing one of her songs. Dan is immediately caught under the spell of her voice and realizes her potential. The two decide to work together, and the remainder of the story is about the pair trying to make it together and fix their broken lives [1].
Although Adam plays the role of a rather undesirable person, it will no doubt be fun to see him outside of the music industry. Plus, an added bonus is that fans could possibly be seeing much more of Adam in the future. Despite the fact that Adam had no prior experience in acting, just weeks after he agreed to appear in American Horror Story he was selected for his role in Begin Again [4]. Even though the singer had not even filmed a scene for his first television debut, he landed a role in a movie starring two Oscar nominees (Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley) [2, 4]. Hopefully, this push for Adam to jump start an acting career will continue so that fans can enjoy his many talents.
Be sure to look for Begin Again in theaters July 4th [1]!
Citations:
- http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=86609
- http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-mark-ruffalo-and-keira-knightley-get-a-second-chance-in-trailer-for-begin-again
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwLuDO_Cxfc
- http://www.contactmusic.com/news/adam-levines-acting-career-takes-off-with-movie-role_1346006
It seems like a lot of music icons are more frequently becoming actors, so i think Adam Levine is making a smart choice by following this trend. The plot of the movie sounds pretty good, even though Levine is pinned as the bad guy in the movie. Good post, keep it up!
Great Post! That movie looks pretty entertaining and I’m sure every single Maroon 5 fan will support it greatly! I might watch it because I LOVE Keira Knightly but I’m also intrigued with Actor Adam.
It’s always great to see performers branching out into multiple areas of industry. For Adam, I see this as a great new opportunity to do what he loves (which is be a performer) yet in an alternate medium to what he is used to. Really enjoyed this blog post.