David Foster Wallace

Review: The End of the Tour

Posted 11 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of our Sundance 2015 coverage. PLOT: In the winter of 1996, Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) is sent out to write a profile of author David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), who’s nearing...

Jesse Eisenberg interviews Jason Segel in The End of the Tour trailer

Posted 11 years ago

THE END OF THE TOUR follows Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) during his five-day interview with novelist David Foster Wallace, right after the 1996 release of his novel "Infinite Jest". The film itself is based on the memoir...

First Look: Jason Segel as David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour

Posted 12 years ago

I wonder what author David Foster Wallace would have thought about Jason Segel playing him in a movie. Likely he would have been baffled at the idea of a movie even being made about him. He’d definitely feel uneasy about...

Jason Segel to play Infinite Jest author in The End of the Tour with Jesse Eisenberg

Posted 12 years ago

Jason Segel is awesome, that's a fact. He's incredibly talented, funny as hell, and in general, seems like a pretty cool guy. That's why I'm very happy about his latest project. According to The Wrap, Segel is attached to star...