With another film, Theater Kids, right around the corner, Lucas Hedges has once again cemented himself as one of the most sought after young actors working today. In his young career, Hedges has been nominated for both lead and supporting performances and is showing no signs of slowing down. In this edition of Resume, we will take a look at the filmography of this in-demand young star....
Season 2
Season 2
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Writer: Ann Morrow
Budget: $38,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $68,225,074
Foreign Box Office: $60,685,106
Total Profit: $86,792,538
Hedges re-teamed with his Manchester by the Sea director, Kenneth Lonergan, for this film where he played the teenage son of Mark Ruffalo's disgraced school teacher. The film was mostly well-received by critics and was a surprise hit at the box office.
Season 3
Director: Wes Anderson
Writer: Ann Morrow
Budget: $44,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $23,537,084
Foreign Box Office: $28,465,587
Total Profit: -$30,654,103
Hedges once again appeared in a supporting role in a remake penned by Ann Morrow. This one was not the hit The Hunt was and was not received kindly by the critics. Hedges played the love interest of Ronan's title character.
Season 6
Directors: Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone
Writer: Chad Taylor
Budget: $33,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $41,082,067
Foreign Box Office: $50,355,539
Total Profit: $9,565,708
Hedges finally secured his first lead role for the studio in this musical comedy from writer Chad Taylor. Hedges plays a high schooler who wishes to be cool, even taking a drug to make it happen. The film was successful at the box office and critics didn't hate it.
Season 9
Director: David Michod
Writer: Dwight Gallo
Budget: $49,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $69,904,375
Foreign Box Office: $40,389,121
Total Profit: $19,760,518
Relegated back to supporting status, Hedges played the younger brother of Aaron Paul and Caleb Landry Jones in this western action film. Hedges portrayed the real life character, the youngest Younger brother, Bob, a member of the James-Young Gang. Hedges received his first GRA nomination for the film for Best Ensemble Cast.
Director: Greta Gerwig
Writer: Alex Conn
Budget: $22,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $10,159,113
Foreign Box Office: $4,021,775
Total Profit: -$25,007,916
Hedges' busy Season 9 continued with Hippies in New York, his second of three films on the season. He played a young man coming of age in 1970s NYC. The film became the lowest grossing film in the studio's history, and it was trashed by critics who found it to be an annoying, pretentious mess of a film.
Director: Charlie McDowell
Writer: Seth Overton
Budget: $40,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $69,045,222
Foreign Box Office: $44,800,147
Total Profit: $11,054,880
Hedges rounded out Season 9 with a supporting role as the younger version of David Harbour's character in To the Moon. Not only was the film a success at the box office, but it also went on to win the GRA for Best Picture.
Season 10
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Writer: Alex Conn
Budget: $25,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $28,306,120
Foreign Box Office: $17,155,567
Total Profit: -$16,003,119
Hedges next took on a role in the prequel to Life of a Champion. He played the younger brother of Dane DeHaan's character. The film tanked at the box office, and was not received as warmly as its predecessor.
Director: Mo Buck
Writer: Mo Buck
Budget: $27,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $33,906,332
Foreign Box Office: $25,457,890
Total Profit: $6,219,396
Lucas Hedges next took on the role of Mo Buck himself in Buck's auto-biographical directorial debut. The film was nominated for seven Golden Reel Awards, including two for Hedges in the categories of Best Starring Couple and Best Actor.
Up Next: Hedges will next star in another film from writer Alex Conn and director Greta Gerwig, Theater Kids. After that, Hedges is attached to two projects set for release next season.
Review:
- Highest Grossing Film: The Hunt ($128,910,180)
- Most Profitable Film: The Hunt ($86,792,538)
- Most Awarded Film: Letter to Myself (2 wins, 5 nominations)
- Best Reviewed Film(s): To the Moon and Letter to Myself (Metascore: 83)
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