Nate von Zumwalt

John Krokidas’ cast credits for his directorial debut, Kill Your Darlings, read like a who’s who of the contemporary film and television worlds. Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall… It’s like the entertainment zeitgeist rolled into a single feature film. To that end, we’ve built out something of a GIFs roster in preparation for this ominous Beat Generation drama, which hits theaters Wednesday, October 16.

Daniel Radcliffe reprises the erudite, scholarly look by sporting some Harry Potter-esque eyewear as Allen Ginsberg.

Michael C. Hall adopts a role distinctly different than his Dexter days, playing murder victim David Kammerer.

Dane DeHaan is slick, charming, and unapologetically bohemian as writer Lucien Carr.

Ben Foster exhibits, once again, his mastery of complex and troubled characters, playing the drug addicted author William Burroughs.

Jack Huston and Elizabeth Olsen play Beat Generation sweethearts as Jack Kerouac and Edie Parker, respectively.

And then Nicolas Cage shows up for no reason at all.