Juno star Michael Cera and comedienne Charlyne Yi star in a docu-comedy called Paper Heart. Production had begun and the cast was in place before word leaked out about the movie. The film is premieres at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Michael Cera Projects
Cera was a regular as George-Michael Bluth on the FOX network's sitcom Arrested Development from 2003-2006. Following the end of the television series, Clark Duke and Cera co-created and starred in the CBS Internet show Clark and Michael, about their plans to create a television show together. 2007 found Cera involved in the Seth Rogen comedy Superbad, as well as the indie-dramedy Juno, in which he starred with Ellen Page. In 2008, Cera played the role of Nick in the romantic comedy Nick and Norahs Infinite Playlist.
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Fast Facts
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Director
Nicholas Jasenovec
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Release
January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival
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As of November 2008, the film did not have a distributor
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Part documentary and part comedy
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To be a surprise at Sundance, the filming was kept secret Vulture: Michael Cera to Star (November 26, 2008)
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Music is rumored to be an instrumental factor in the filmThe Playlist: ...Sundance 09 Ball? (November 26, 2008)
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Charlyne Yi played the role of a wasted "pot head" in the film Knocked Up
