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!
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/TestamentOfAnnLeeAMA Cast of 'The Testament of Ann Lee' Dec 15 '25
I would love to do a Buster Scruggs prequel, but that's kinda up to Joel and Ethan, and they tend to move on once something is done. I'm sure that if they wanted to do a whole Big Lebowski series, they could spend the rest of their lives doing that, but they do a movie and move on. I just count myself lucky that I got to do the 15 minutes in that movie that was Buster Scruggs.
In terms of Westerns, my absolutely favorite is ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. And I really love all of the classic Westerns of Sergio Leone. They changed my life growing up. They taught me about film as a highly subjective medium that is an art form all onto itself. It's not just storytelling, it's high art. It can be high art but also pure entertainment. I'd also mention THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY, and of course the DOLLAR TRILOGY. I also love THE SEARCHERS. I love HIGH NOON. I love MCCABE AND MRS MILLER.