Tony Tost believes that Americana has been “gobbled up by the zeitgeist”.
Tony Tost has defended Americana after box office disappointment
The 50-year-old filmmaker’s picture – which stars Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and Halsey – has tanked at the box office but he believes that it will be appreciated in the long-term.
Tost posted on social media platform X: “One of the great things about movies is that they outlive the zeitgeist into which they were released.
“As someone whose first film sorta got gobbled up by the zeitgeist, I’ll be curious to see how it’ll stand up after this moment is over. Hopefully fairly well!”
Tost also shared a screenshot of his Letterboxd post when Americana was in post-production in 2022 as he explained how he hoped that audiences would discover the movie.
The Damnation creator added: “Even back then, I knew I was creating a ‘hidden gem’ type movie (as opposed to a blockbuster, or auteur masterpiece).”
Tost had hoped to follow a similar career path to legendary filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas by creating smaller gems to go with big blockbusters but admits that he may have to reconsider his approach after the underwhelming response to his directorial debut.
He wrote: “One picture in – I don’t know if a minor gem career is feasible these days.
“I think I’ve got to swing either bigger or smaller. Excited for people to find Americana in the days/weeks/months/years to come. But also trying to internalise the many lessons learned from swing #1.”
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