Julianne Moore and Jesse Eisenberg close the London Film Festival with The Debut
Julianne Moore is familiar with major premieres, but The Debut brought a particularly personal celebration. On October 18, 2026, she joined Jesse Eisenberg at London's Royal Festival Hall to close the 70th BFI London Film Festival, praising his screenplay as one of the finest she had encountered. Eisenberg wrote the leading role specifically for her, creating the story of a reserved woman who discovers community theater as a way to be seen before becoming consumed by her performance. Following A Real Pain, the actor and filmmaker has returned with a musical comedy about artistic obsession, belonging and the complicated desire to become someone else.