Richard Linklater's 'Blue Moon' to hit screens in October 2025

Sony Pictures Classics has announced that Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon is set to be released on October 17th, with a wider release planned for October 24th. The film comes from the pen of author Robert Kaplow, known for Me and Orson Welles, the novel later adapted as a film by Linklater. 

Ethan Hawke (The Before Trilogy, Dead Poets Society) leads the film alongside Margaret Qualley (The Substance, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Andrew Scott (Fleabag, All of Us Strangers, Ripley). 

The film depicts the songwriter Lorenz Hart, portrayed by Hawke, and his final days, descending into alcoholism and emotional turmoil. The film is set on the backdrop of the historic night of the opening of Oklahoma!, known in America for being the most influential and innovative musical of the 50s, created by the Rodger & Hammersmith duo, a collaboration between composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. 

Blue Moon is a Detour/Renovo production, in association with Wild Atlantic Pictures, Under the Influence and Citizen Media.

The film had its world premiere at the 75th Berlin Film Festival on February 18, where the performance of Andrew Scott garnered critical acclaim, winning the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance.  

Besides Blue Moon, Hawke will be seen in Black Phone 2, the horror sequel to The Black Phone (2021), directed by Scott Derrickson, who is helming the new chapter which sees Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, and Miguel Cazarez Mora reprising their roles from the original.

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