Christmas came a little early last year. It was the end of September and still pretty hot out, but the stars of The Night Before were rocking holiday sweaters. When I arrived at the filmâs Steiner Studios set in Brooklyn, New York with a group of visiting journalist, Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were in the middle of playing Kanye Westâs âRunawayâ on a gigantic piano with Anthony Mackie jumping around screaming âwho got yaâ as backup.
The scene takes place at the beginning of the movie when Ethan (Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Rogen) and Chris (Mackie) are first kicking off their annual Christmas Eve reunion. Itâs something theyâve been doing together since high school, but now that theyâre entering adulthood, partying just isnât a priority anymore, the tradition is coming to an end and Ethan isnât happy about it.
During our evening on set we got to talk to loads of people behind the film including Rogen, Gordon-Levitt, Mackie, director Jonathan Levine, producer James Weaver, and writer-producer Evan Goldberg. Iâll be sharing those interviews in full soon, but theyâre absolutely loaded with story details, information regarding the tone and style of the film, and so much more so first I bring you 23 things to know about The Night Before.