Paul Rudd Gets a Chance to Realize His Musical Dreams in ‘Power Ballad’
Rudd and Jonas say the film explores songwriting ownership as a stolen tune becomes a hit and strains a friendship.
- Musical comedy Power Ballad, written and directed by John Carney, stars Paul Rudd as Rick Power, an American singer in a Dublin-based wedding band, alongside Nick Jonas as famous singer Danny Wilson.
- After befriending Wilson at a castle wedding, Power shares his composition 'How to Write a Song ,' written for his daughter Aja; six months later, Wilson releases the song as his own.
- Power overhears the stolen track on a mall public address system while shopping and, enraged by the perceived theft, attempts to track down Wilson to force an admission of authorship.
- The film features a dramatic fighting scene and duet between Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd, with Rudd, 57, portraying the struggling musician while Jonas draws on personal experiences from around 2014.
- Reflecting on his creative process, Nick noted that drawing on experiences like listening to Tom Waits or the Beatles 'Number Ones' helped inform his role, emphasizing pressure does not foster better creative environments.
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Few figures in Hollywood generate as much sympathy as Paul Rudd. Owner of a career that has transited naturally between comedy, drama and great franchises, the American actor has become one of those performers capable of bringing humanity even to the most imperfect characters. In Power Ballad, his new collaboration with Irish director John Carney, again demonstrates that ability to explore complex emotions under an appearance of lightness. The f…
Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas talk about making John Carney’s ‘Power Ballad’ - Asian Journal News
It is a very common story in Hollywood or in the music world. You create or compose a song, and before you know it, somebody hears it, steals it, and claims it as their own. Such is the story in the musical comedy film written-directed-and-produced by John Carney, “Power Ballad” starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas. Rudd, 57, portrays Rick…
Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd feud over a hit song in Power Ballad
Writer/director John Carney is one of the great purveyors of movies featuring music (as opposed to musicals) in the 21st century. Starting with Once in 2007 (which was turned into a Broadway musical several years later), he has made music-themed stories like Begin Again, Sing Street, Flora and Son, and now Power Ballad.
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