Jesse Eisenberg’s Musical Comedy ‘The Debut,’ Starring Julianne Moore, to Close London Film Festival

By Alex Ritman

Alex Ritman

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Jesse Eisenberg is set to bring the curtain down on the 70th edition of the BFI London Film Festival with the U.K. premiere of his next feature as director.

“The Debut,” a musical comedy starring Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey and Havana Rose Liu, will close the 2026 festival on Oct 18 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, with Eisenberg and his cast, which also includes Bernadette Peters, Colton Ryan, Lilli Cooper, Maulik Pancholy and Bonnie Milligan, expected to attend.

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