Ben Stiller’s new comedic drama filmed in Wilmington

Actor Ben Still is seen last week in Clinton County, Ohio, where he filmed his latest movie. he posted this photo to Instagram with the caption: "Thanks everyone in Wilmington for being so kind and generous. Loved filming here! And thanks to http://TheMurphyTheater.org! Check it out it’s a beautiful theater with lots of history. And yes http://ClintonCountyhistory.org let’s go for #4!" BEN STILLER/INSTAGRAM

Actor Ben Still is seen last week in Clinton County, Ohio, where he filmed his latest movie. he posted this photo to Instagram with the caption: "Thanks everyone in Wilmington for being so kind and generous. Loved filming here! And thanks to http://TheMurphyTheater.org! Check it out it’s a beautiful theater with lots of history. And yes http://ClintonCountyhistory.org let’s go for #4!" BEN STILLER/INSTAGRAM
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Updated Jan 16, 2024
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Actor and Emmy winner Ben Stiller was in Wilmington last week filming his latest project “Nutcrackers,” a comedic-drama about family and responsibility set in rural Ohio.

Deadline reports the “Meet the Parents” and “Zoolander” star plays Mike, a work-obsessed uncle who must look after his four nephews after their parents die in a car accident. “What begins as a three-day trip to find foster care turns into weeks of farm-life mayhem — and the realization that he doesn’t need to find them a home, they’ve found one for him.”

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In a Jan. 11 post on X (Twitter), Stiller thanked the Wilmington community for their support during filming.

“Nutcrackers” marks Stiller’s first film lead role in six years. He most recently directed and executive produced the first season of Apple TV+’s “Severance,” a workplace drama which won two Emmys in 2023. He also won a Directors Guild of America Award for directing all seven parts of “Escape at Dannemora,” a limited series for Showtime which he also produced.

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“Nutcrackers,” co-starring Linda Cardellini (“Dead to Me”), is directed by David Gordon Green (“Halloween,” “The Exorcist: Believer”) with a screenplay by Leland Douglas (“Call of the Wild”). The film’s release date has not been announced.

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Russell Florence Jr. is team leader/coordinator of Lifestyles/Dayton.com. He has been an arts/lifestyles reporter for Dayton Daily News since 2012. He formerly served on the Dayton Daily News Community Board of Contributors and assisted the Dayton Daily News Editorial Board. He received his BA in mass communications from Wright State University.