Fruit Tree (company) explained

Fruit Tree
Area Served:United States
Key People:Ali Herting
Industry:Film industry
Location City:Los Angeles, California
Location Country:U.S.

Fruit Tree is an American film and television production company, founded by Emma Stone and Dave McCary in 2020. The company has produced the films When You Finish Saving the World (2022), Problemista (2023), and I Saw the TV Glow (2024). The company's logo contains a stylized tree.

History

In August 2020, it was announced Emma Stone and Dave McCary had launched Fruit Tree, a production company producing film and television series, with a first-look television deal at A24.[1] In October 2020, Ali Herting joined the company as a producer.[2]

The company's debut feature When You Finish Saving the World, directed by Jesse Eisenberg, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in January 2022. The film was released in January 2023, by A24.[3] Fruit Tree's first television project The Curse, starring Stone alongside co-creators Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, premiered on Showtime in November 2023.

Fruit Tree once again collaborated with A24 on Problemista, directed, written and co-starring Julio Torres. The film was released in March 2024.[4] I Saw the TV Glow, written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun, was released in theaters by A24 on 3 May 2024.[5] Fantasmas, a second collaboration with Torres, premiered on HBO on June 7, 2024.[6]

Future projects

A Real Pain, a second collaboration with Eisenberg, is due to be released in October 2024 by Searchlight Pictures.[7]

Fruit Tree and A24 are developing an adaption of A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham for Max.[8] The companies have also secured the rights to an unreleased novel by Ben Mezrich on the Carlsen–Niemann controversy, with Fielder attached to direct.[9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorDistributor
2022When You Finish Saving the WorldJesse EisenbergA24
2023ProblemistaJulio Torres
Poor ThingsYorgos LanthimosSearchlight Pictures
2024I Saw the TV GlowJane SchoenbrunA24

Upcoming

YearTitleDirectorDistributor
2024A Real PainJesse EisenbergSearchlight Pictures[10]
2025BugoniaYorgos LanthimosFocus Features[11]
TBACheckmateNathan FielderA24

Television

YearTitleNetwork
2023–presentThe CurseShowtime
2024-presentFantasmasHBO

Upcoming

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emma Stone & Dave McCary Plant Fruit Tree Production Banner With A24 First-Look TV Deal. Deadline Hollywood. Mike Jr.. Fleming. August 5, 2020. August 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: A24's Ali Herting Joins Emma Stone & Dave McCary's Fruit Tree As Producer. Deadline Hollywood. Nellie. Andreeva. October 22, 2020. August 19, 2023.
  3. Web site: 'When You Finish Saving the World' Trailer: Julianne Moore Leads Jesse Eisenberg's Directorial Debut. IndieWire. Christian. Zilko. November 29, 2022. August 19, 2023.
  4. Web site: Julio Torres to Write, Direct and Star in A24 Film (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Bryn. Sandberg. July 19, 2021. August 19, 2023.
  5. Web site: Bergeson . Samantha . February 28, 2024 . 'I Saw the TV Glow' Trailer: Jane Schoenbrun Channels David Lynch and Late-Night Cable Nightmares for A24 Horror Movie . February 28, 2024 . IndieWire . en-US.
  6. Web site: Petski . Denise . December 15, 2022 . Julio Torres' 'Little Films' Comedy Series Nears Production Start At HBO . August 19, 2023 . Deadline Hollywood.
  7. Web site: Kroll . Justin . October 7, 2021 . A24 And Emma Stone's Fruit Tree Banner Reunite On Jane Schoenbrun's 'I Saw The TV Glow' . August 19, 2023 . Deadline Hollywood.
  8. Web site: Emma Stone's Fruit Tree, A24 to Develop 'Flicker in the Dark' Series at HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Joe. Otterson. October 5, 2021. August 19, 2023.
  9. Web site: Kit . Borys . May 1, 2024 . Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder Reteam with A24 for Ben Mezrich's Carlsen-Niemann Chess Scandal Story (Exclusive) . May 1, 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  10. Web site: Fleming . Mike Jr. . January 21, 2024 . Searchlight Lands Jesse Eisenberg-Directed Topic & Fruit Tree-Produced 'A Real Pain' In First Big Sundance $10M WW Deal; 'Succession's Kieran Culkin Stars In Poland Road Trip Pic . January 21, 2024 . Deadline Hollywood.
  11. Web site: Focus Features Takes Worldwide Rights To Yorgos Lanthimos' Next Movie 'Bugonia' With Emma Stone & Jesse Plemons – Cannes. Deadline Hollywood. Diana. Lodderhose. Anthony. D'Alessandro. May 18, 2024. May 18, 2024.