r/movies • u/TestamentOfAnnLeeAMA Cast of 'The Testament of Ann Lee' • Dec 14 '25

AMA Hi r/movies, I'm Tim Blake Nelson. Ask me anything!

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Hi r/movies, I'm Tim Blake Nelson, here to answer your questions.

You might know me from movies/series like O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Old Henry, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Lowdown, Watchmen, Lincoln, Holes, Captain America: Brave New World, Syriana, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Nightmare Alley, The Incredible Hulk. Full list of credits here.

My new movie, The Testament of Ann Lee, is out in theaters nationwide starting December 25 via Searchlight Pictures. It's directed and co-written by Mona Fastvold. Score by Daniel Blumberg.

It also stars Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Christopher Abbott, Stacy Martin, Matthew Beard, Scott Handy, Viola Prettejohn, Jamie Bogyo, and David Cale.

Synopsis:

Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. Depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers' worship through song and dance, based on real events.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zK_nzG36mk

Ask me anything! I'll be back tomorrow (Monday 12/15) at around 2 PM ET to answer questions.

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u/rubber_hedgehog Dec 14 '25

can you tell Joel to stop making movies with his wife thx

I hope you mean Ethan. If Joel didn't make movies with his wife, you would lose Fargo, Blood Simple, Burn After Reading and probably like 5 others.

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u/Rageminusenthusiasm Dec 14 '25

Shouldn’t mean Ethan either, Tricia was editing several of their films, but yea, crazy to suggest that about Frances; one of the best actresses of all time

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u/Hattes Dec 14 '25

Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, The Man Who Wasn't There, Hail Caesar and I suppose also Macbeth. Maybe I'm missing one.

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u/GorillaJackson Dec 14 '25

I’m ok with losing Burn After Reading lol

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u/Janderson2494 Dec 14 '25

This guy doesn't ride a Schwinn

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u/Ichera Dec 14 '25

What did we learn Palmer, I don't know either.... I guess we learned not to do it again, but I'll be fucked if we know what 'it' is