Exclusive: Nonnas cast interviews with Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Joe Manganiello, Susan Sarandon & Brenda Vaccaro
Hitting Netflix on May 9 is the dramdy film Nonnas, directed by Stephen Chbosky and starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, Joe Manganiello, Drea de Matteo, Campbell Scott, Michael Rispoli, with Linda Cardellini and Susan Sarandon.
Written by Liz Maccie (Siren, A Loud House Christmas), Nonnas is based on the true story of Brooklyn native Joe Scaravella (Vaughn), who, after losing his beloved mother, realizes he’s wasted time as a single man at a dead-end job and yearns for a second chance at life. Motivated by his Italian mother’s love of cooking, but with no culinary experience and dwindling funds, he opens a restaurant unlike any other by hiring the most unlikely team of chefs — one consisting of grandmothers.
Italian nonnas make their Sunday dinners every day of the week (except Christmas and Easter) for anyone who needs to feel at home. Joe finds a new purpose, community and love interest (Cardellini) in the process, and, along with the nonnas, discovers it’s never too late to start again.
Recently wrapping production on the Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey from Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence, Vaughn is next set to star alongside Al Pacino, Michelle Monaghan and Simon Rex in the drama Easy’s Waltz from True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Known for iconic roles in Goodfellas, The Sopranos and more, Bracco will be seen coming up in the David Henrie film Boys of Summer with Mel Gibson and the thriller Rich Flu with Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Known for his roles in Magic Mike’s Last Dance and on series like Mythic Quest and Moonhaven, Manganiello was seen in the thriller The Kill Room with Samuel L. Jackson, Maya Hawke and Uma Thurman.
Sarandon was last seen in Marvel’s Blue Beetle, Tyler Perry’s Netflix WWII pic Six Triple Eight, as well as the multi-generational rom-com Maybe I Do and on Fox’s Monarch.
Previously seen in films ranging from Midnight Cowboy to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Vaccaro was most recently on Max’s And Just Like That….
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales spoke with Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Joe Manganiello, Susan Sarandon & Brenda Vaccaro on the dramedy Nonnas.
