The Fabelmans Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Apr. 8, 2023

The Fabelmans

Release Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Theaters Friday, November 11, 2022 NYC/LA

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Michelle Williams • Seth Rogen • Gabriel LaBelle • Judd Hirsch • Jeannie Berlin

PG-13 Drama N/A

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A coming-of-age movie that is loosely based on Steven Spielberg's own childhood growing up in Arizona

Drama Coming-of-Age

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Who stars in The Fabelmans – Cast List

Michelle Williams
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Shutter Island
Seth Rogen
Animal Farm, Good Fortune
G
Gabriel LaBelle
...

Snack Shack, Saturday Night
J
Judd Hirsch
The Best You Can, Uncut Gems
J
Jeannie Berlin
The Bride!, This Ordinary Thing
R
Robin Bartlett
Shelby Oaks, Immortal
J
Jonathan Hadary
S
Sam Rechner
Scream 7
O
Oakes Fegley
Wonderstruck, Pete's Dragon
C
Chloe East
Heretic, Popular Theory
I
Isabelle Kusman
G
Gabriel Bateman
Unhinged, Playmobil: The Movie

Who is making The Fabelmans – Crew List

A look at The Fabelmans behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Steven Spielberg last helmed Jaws and Schindler's List: Remastered. The film's writer Steven Spielberg last penned Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Eagle Eye.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriters: Steven Spielberg
Tony Kushner
Producers: Kristie Macosko Krieger
Tony Kushner
Steven Spielberg

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Amblin Entertainment

Production – What we know about the The Fabelmans

Key Facts

Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans opens in Los Angeles and New York City on Friday, November 11, after which it will expand to its wide release on the previously announced November 23rd (6/25/2022).
Gabriel LaBelle is in negotiations to play the young, aspiring filmmaker (Deadline, 5/26/2021).
Seth Rogen will play the favorite uncle of young Spielberg (Deadline, 3/23/2021).
The main character's name is not Steven. The storyline will involve the character's relationship with his parents and be split across time periods (Hollywood Reporter, 3/14/2021).

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2022

Completed

Changed The Fabelmans movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Dec 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2021

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Mar 2021

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Mar 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is expected to start this summer with a 2022 release date planned.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some strong language, thematic elements, brief violence and drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Spielberg Coming-of-Age Project
Language: English

The Fabelmans Trailers and Clips

The Fabelmans

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The Fabelmans Release Date: When was the film released?

The Fabelmans was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, November 23 , 2022. There were nine other movies released on the same date, including Devotion, Bones and All and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.