Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Role Play (2023) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo, Bill Nighy, Connie Nielsen, Rudi Dharmalingam, Lucia Aliu DIRECTOR: Thomas Vincent CINEMATOGRAPHY: Maxime Alexandre MUSIC: Rael Jones PRODUCTION: StudioCanal, The Picture Company, Studio Babelsberg, StudioCanal

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Role Play (2023). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

In July 2020, it was announced that StudioCanal and The Picture Company had acquired Role Play, a thriller spec script written by Seth Owen, based on an original idea by George Heller, to be produced by Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona. In July 2021, it was announced that Kaley Cuoco was in negotiations to star in the film, as well as produce alongside Heineman and Rona. In October 2021, it was reported that Thomas Vincent would direct the film, and Cuoco's roles as actor and producer were also confirmed; Cuoco would be producing though under her banner Yes, Norman Productions.

In June 2022, it was announced that David Oyelowo was cast as Cuoco's character's husband, and Billy Bob Thornton was cast as a "mysterious stranger who encounters the couple". In July 2022, it was announced that Bill Nighy had replaced Thornton, who had to leave the film due to a scheduling conflict. Connie Nielsen was also cast.

Principal photography began in July 2022 at Babelsberg Studio in Berlin, Germany.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: N/A

CRITICAL RECEPTION

Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote: "Luckily, Role Play is handled lightly enough by Vincent's direction and Seth Owen's script that we never feel the need to take it very seriously. Which is fortunate, because otherwise we'd have to ponder why we’re rooting for an amorally ruthless hitwoman anyway".