Watch: Jim Cummings’ Hilarious Marvel Short ‘Is Now a Good Time?’
by Alex Billington
July 22, 2024
Source: YouTube
“We hope that our brand of timeless characters and endurance through adversity was helpful along the way.” Ha!! Oh this is definitely going to ruffle some feathers. But it’s so good. The superbly talented Jim Cummings, director and writer and actor extraordinaire, has just debuted his brand new short film titled Is Now a Good Time? online to watch after first premiering at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. This brutal satire mocks the Marvel superhero movie brand with a dark comedy story about a sick kid. Cummings also stars in the 11-minute short film as an employee for “Disney-Marvel” who is sent to the house of a dying sick kid, to fulfill his last wish of watching “Captain America 4” before he passes away. I can’t say anything more – you just have to watch and listen. Cummings tweeted that “it might make things different for me and the team… I love cinema a whole lot and I just want you to know that I stand by this thing even if nobody sees it, so love it or hate it, thank you for being there for me thus far. I gave it my all.” I hope everyone watches this.
Thanks to Jim for the tip on this short debuting. Brief intro via YouTube: “For Marty.” Is Now a Good Time? initially premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC. The film is written and directed by acclaimed American actor / writer / filmmaker Jim Cummings, director of the feature films Thunder Road, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, and The Beta Test previously, plus many other short films including The Last Brunch. He’s also an actor, starring in various shorts and films including Followers, Halloween Kills, and the underrated indie film The Last Stop in Yuma County this year. Produced by Thomas Cross and Dustin Taylor Hahn. With cinematography by Mac Fisken, and editing by Jim Cummings. Executive produced by Emily Ruhl & Zack Parker, Andrew Goldstein, Will O’Connor & Ellyn Daniels, Oliver Ridge. A few weeks ago, Jim wrote: “4 of my favorite living filmmakers have seen our new short & sent love letters back. We are so so so lucky.” For more info on this short, visit YouTube or Jim’s Twitter. To discover more shorts, click here. Thoughts?
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