The Coens, the Wachowskis, the Lumières, the Russos, the Duplass brothers—the filmmaking world is full of talented sibling duos, but one familial partnership looks to be coming to an end. Benjamin and Joshua Safdie make up the Safdie Brothers, the NYC-based directing duo behind two modern classics: the tense 2017 crime drama Good Time starring Robert Pattinson, and the Adam Sandler-led 2019 film Uncut Gems.
But lately we've been seeing more of Benny solo, as he's transitioned into acting in recent years with supporting turns in films like Licorice Pizza, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Oppenheimer (he's the guy behind that SPF meme, remember?), as well as co-creating the squirm-inducing dark comedy series The Curse for Showtime. Well, it looks like we'll have more solo projects from the Safdies in the future, as Benny told Variety:
