Drinking Buddies Interview with director Joe Swanberg

Drinking Buddies director Joe Swanberg chats about how Drinking Buddies compared to his previous movies, home-brewing with Jake Johnson and Olivia Wilde, how the film was heavily plotted but the dialogue was improvised, and how the world of craft beer compares to the world of indie film. Joe Swanberg also talks about his dream film project, if he'd be open to working on a big-budget film, what he thinks about working with green screen, working with Anna Kendrick for the second time on his next film Happy Christmas, and future projects.

Interviewer: Jan Gilbert

Drinking Buddies Synopsis
Luke and Kate are co-workers at a Chicago brewery, where they spend their days drinking and flirting. They're perfect for each other, except that they're both in relationships. Luke is in the midst of marriage talks with his girlfriend of six years, Kate is playing it cool with her music producer boyfriend Chris. But you know what makes the line between "friends" and "more than friends" really blurry? Beer.

Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is with Chris (Ron Livingston) and Luke is with Jill (Anna Kendrick), who wants to know if Luke is ready to talk marriage. The answer to that question becomes crystal clear when Luke and Kate unexpectedly find themselves alone for a weekend.

Starring Olivia Wilde (Rush), Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air), Jake Johnson (New Girl), and Ron Livington (Boardwalk Empire), Drinking Buddies

With Drinking Buddies in UK cinemas on 1st November, Flicks And The City grabbed a chat with Joe to find out more about the film and why it felt like he was finally making his first feature.