The full line-up for for next year’s 34th annual SXSW festival is set to publish next month, while the organization has already lined-up its opening night premiere with Swiss Army Man helmers The Daniels’ (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) new sophomore action comedy, Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Starring Michelle Yeoh, the film is described as a “hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes.” The ensemble cast also lists Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., and Jamie Lee Curtis, with a script by the Daniels who also produced along with Jonathan Wang, the Russo Brothers’ AGBO and A24. Ley Line Entertainment, IAC and Josh Rudnick exec produced.
“We are thrilled to premiere Daniels’ latest work, which is fantastically inventive, entertaining, emotionally grounded, and crammed with the exceptional creativity that makes their projects so satisfying,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “Audiences are going to have their minds blown by this extraordinary feat of filmmaking.”