Dermot Mulroney blames the cake.
As sports reporter Michael O’Neal in My Best Friend’s Wedding, Mulroney expected many doors would fly open after his star turn.
“I was sitting there ready for the gift with purchase that was supposed to come along with being in a popular movie, and instead, I probably didn’t work for a year,” Mulroney tells the New York Times. “I chalked it up to me being so tiny on the poster, the little guy on the cake. I thought, gosh, you guys, if you’d made me a little bigger, maybe I could have gotten a job.”
Mulroney starred in the Oscar-nominated 1997 rom-com alongside Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett. But he appeared in the movie poster as a tiny decoration atop a wedding cake (see below.)
The curse of the cake didn’t last forever. Mulroney has found success, and also returned to...
As sports reporter Michael O’Neal in My Best Friend’s Wedding, Mulroney expected many doors would fly open after his star turn.
“I was sitting there ready for the gift with purchase that was supposed to come along with being in a popular movie, and instead, I probably didn’t work for a year,” Mulroney tells the New York Times. “I chalked it up to me being so tiny on the poster, the little guy on the cake. I thought, gosh, you guys, if you’d made me a little bigger, maybe I could have gotten a job.”
Mulroney starred in the Oscar-nominated 1997 rom-com alongside Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett. But he appeared in the movie poster as a tiny decoration atop a wedding cake (see below.)
The curse of the cake didn’t last forever. Mulroney has found success, and also returned to...
- 4/25/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Dermot Mulroney said he knows what’s to blame for not landing another acting role for a year following 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding.
The actor, who starred alongside Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett in the Oscar-nominated rom-com, recently told The New York Times that he had few acting opportunities following its release, despite it being a successful film.
“I was sitting there ready for the gift with purchase that was supposed to come along with being in a popular movie, and instead, I probably didn’t work for a year,” Mulroney explained. “I chalked it up to me being so tiny on the poster, the little guy on the cake. I thought, gosh, you guys, if you’d made me a little bigger, maybe I could have gotten a job.”
My Best Friend’s Wedding, directed by P.J. Hogan, follows a woman who realizes she’s in love...
The actor, who starred alongside Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett in the Oscar-nominated rom-com, recently told The New York Times that he had few acting opportunities following its release, despite it being a successful film.
“I was sitting there ready for the gift with purchase that was supposed to come along with being in a popular movie, and instead, I probably didn’t work for a year,” Mulroney explained. “I chalked it up to me being so tiny on the poster, the little guy on the cake. I thought, gosh, you guys, if you’d made me a little bigger, maybe I could have gotten a job.”
My Best Friend’s Wedding, directed by P.J. Hogan, follows a woman who realizes she’s in love...
- 4/25/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rupert Everett landed in Turin, Italy, on Thursday to collect the Star of the Mole, the special award given by the National Cinema Museum to personalities who have left an indelible mark on the world of cinema and society. The award — a pink star — is presented during the Lovers Film Festival, Europe’s oldest gay festival (this is its 39th edition), directed by Vladimir Luxuria, who says that “Rupert Everett was one of the first international stars to come out and fight for civil rights.”
In accepting the honor, Everett joins a list of previous honorees that includes the likes of Oliver Stone, Tim Burton, Malcolm McDowell, Monica Bellucci and many others.
The British actor, who turns 65 on May 29, came out publicly in 1989, five years after he made an indelible impression as a double agent in Marek Kanievska’s drama Another Country. The film was an adaptation of Julien Mitchell...
In accepting the honor, Everett joins a list of previous honorees that includes the likes of Oliver Stone, Tim Burton, Malcolm McDowell, Monica Bellucci and many others.
The British actor, who turns 65 on May 29, came out publicly in 1989, five years after he made an indelible impression as a double agent in Marek Kanievska’s drama Another Country. The film was an adaptation of Julien Mitchell...
- 4/19/2024
- by Pino Gagliardi
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Brian Cox wasn’t impressed with fellow actor Joaquin Pheonix’s performance in ‘Napoleon’.
Cox didn’t mince words when talking about Phoenix’s performance, reports ‘People’ magazine.
The ‘Succession’ star, 77, called Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s biopic ‘Napoleon’ “terrible” during a conversation at the British Library in London.
“It really is appalling,” said the Scottish actor of the “truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix,” as reported by ‘The Standard’.
“I don’t know what he was thinking.”
As per ‘People’, Phoenix, 49, played Napoleon Bonaparte in the Oscar-nominated historical drama directed by Scott and written by David Scarpa, released last November.
The ‘Joker’ Oscar winner starred opposite Vanessa Kirby as Josephine de Beauharnais, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Rupert Everett as Arthur Wellesley, and Ben Miles as Armand de Caulaincourt.
In his conversation with moderator Clive Myrie, titled ‘History on Stage and Screen...
Cox didn’t mince words when talking about Phoenix’s performance, reports ‘People’ magazine.
The ‘Succession’ star, 77, called Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s biopic ‘Napoleon’ “terrible” during a conversation at the British Library in London.
“It really is appalling,” said the Scottish actor of the “truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix,” as reported by ‘The Standard’.
“I don’t know what he was thinking.”
As per ‘People’, Phoenix, 49, played Napoleon Bonaparte in the Oscar-nominated historical drama directed by Scott and written by David Scarpa, released last November.
The ‘Joker’ Oscar winner starred opposite Vanessa Kirby as Josephine de Beauharnais, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras, Rupert Everett as Arthur Wellesley, and Ben Miles as Armand de Caulaincourt.
In his conversation with moderator Clive Myrie, titled ‘History on Stage and Screen...
- 4/18/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
During a history-celebrating festival in the United Kingdom, Scottish actor Brian Cox lost his temper and attacked actors, theater critics, and politicians. Napoleon (2023), helmed by Ridley Scott, was the first flick he targeted. The yearly gathering discusses historical events with academics, educators, and prominent people.
Cox first took issue with Joaquin Phoenix’s depiction of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Scott’s $221 million historical epic. The actor, who played Logan Roy on Succession for four seasons between 2018 and 2023, spoke candidly about his thoughts on Phoenix’s performance at HistFest, calling it “terrible”. Reacting quickly to Cox’s remarks, fans questioned why a great actor would ‘hate’ another great actor.
Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon
Take note that the movie was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.
Brian Cox’s Shady Comments on Joaquin Phoenix’s Performance as Napoleon
Even...
Cox first took issue with Joaquin Phoenix’s depiction of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Scott’s $221 million historical epic. The actor, who played Logan Roy on Succession for four seasons between 2018 and 2023, spoke candidly about his thoughts on Phoenix’s performance at HistFest, calling it “terrible”. Reacting quickly to Cox’s remarks, fans questioned why a great actor would ‘hate’ another great actor.
Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon
Take note that the movie was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.
Brian Cox’s Shady Comments on Joaquin Phoenix’s Performance as Napoleon
Even...
- 4/18/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
"Shrek" was a very important movie in animation history. It provided DreamWorks with its first true breakthrough hit, taking in $492 million in 2001. It ensured that Disney would have meaningful competition in the animation space for years to come, which has only been furthered in recent years with the dominance of Illumination in the marketplace. For DreamWorks though, it birthed what would become the studio's flagship franchise, one that has generated more than $3 billion since its inception. That franchise's biggest moment came in 2004 when "Shrek 2" hit theaters.
The animation house founded by former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg hit a home run by pairing Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy as Shrek and Donkey in the first film, in no small part thanks to the stellar supporting cast.
"Shrek" was a very important movie in animation history. It provided DreamWorks with its first true breakthrough hit, taking in $492 million in 2001. It ensured that Disney would have meaningful competition in the animation space for years to come, which has only been furthered in recent years with the dominance of Illumination in the marketplace. For DreamWorks though, it birthed what would become the studio's flagship franchise, one that has generated more than $3 billion since its inception. That franchise's biggest moment came in 2004 when "Shrek 2" hit theaters.
The animation house founded by former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg hit a home run by pairing Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy as Shrek and Donkey in the first film, in no small part thanks to the stellar supporting cast.
- 4/13/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Starz’s first teaser for The Serpent Queen season two declares in no uncertain terms that the “bad b*tch is back.” The teaser also provides our first good look at Oscar nominee Minnie Driver as Queen Elizabeth I.
The short teaser was accompanied by a batch of photos from the upcoming season set to premiere this summer.
Samantha Morton reprises her role as the titular character, Catherine de Medici. Additional returning season one stars include Danny Kirrane as Louis de Bourbon, Ray Panthaki as Charles Guise, Raza Jaffrey as Francois de Guise, and Enzo Cilenti as Ruggieri. Amrita Acharia returns as Aabis, Ruby Bentall is Angelica, Beth Goddard is Antoinette Guise, Ludivine Sagnier is Diane de Poitiers, and Rupert Everett is Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Season two’s new cast includes:
Angus Imrie as “Henry IV” the son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d’Albret, he appears uncivilized,...
The short teaser was accompanied by a batch of photos from the upcoming season set to premiere this summer.
Samantha Morton reprises her role as the titular character, Catherine de Medici. Additional returning season one stars include Danny Kirrane as Louis de Bourbon, Ray Panthaki as Charles Guise, Raza Jaffrey as Francois de Guise, and Enzo Cilenti as Ruggieri. Amrita Acharia returns as Aabis, Ruby Bentall is Angelica, Beth Goddard is Antoinette Guise, Ludivine Sagnier is Diane de Poitiers, and Rupert Everett is Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Season two’s new cast includes:
Angus Imrie as “Henry IV” the son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d’Albret, he appears uncivilized,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Starz has released a first look at the second season of the captivating Samantha Morton-led historical drama The Serpent Queen. The photos tease the debut of Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver as the infamous ‘Virgin Queen’ Elizabeth I, who rivals Catherine in court in the delightfully wicked upcoming season.
In addition, Starz has also released the first teaser trailer, revealing that Catherine is willing to do anything to maintain her power.
The Serpent Queen tells the story of Catherine de Medici (Samantha Morton), who, against all odds, became one of the most powerful and longest-serving rulers in French history. The lavish drama’s second season is set to return in Summer 2024.
Danny Kirrane (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Ray Panthaki (Away), Raza Jaffrey (Homeland), Enzo Cilenti (Free Fire), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Ruby Bentall (Firebrand), Beth Goddard (Manhunt), Ludivine Sagnier (Lupin), and Rupert Everett...
In addition, Starz has also released the first teaser trailer, revealing that Catherine is willing to do anything to maintain her power.
The Serpent Queen tells the story of Catherine de Medici (Samantha Morton), who, against all odds, became one of the most powerful and longest-serving rulers in French history. The lavish drama’s second season is set to return in Summer 2024.
Danny Kirrane (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), Ray Panthaki (Away), Raza Jaffrey (Homeland), Enzo Cilenti (Free Fire), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones), Ruby Bentall (Firebrand), Beth Goddard (Manhunt), Ludivine Sagnier (Lupin), and Rupert Everett...
- 4/4/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
AGC Studios chief creative officer Lourdes Diaz has signed a new multi-year employment agreement and has been elevated to partner with a seat on the board of the independent film and television studio.
The promotion comes on the back of founders Stuart Ford, chairman and CEO, and Miguel Palos, chief operating office, themselves signing new multi-year agreements late last year.
Since AGC launched in 2018, it has become one of Hollywood’s leading production and financing players, with 41 major film and TV productions under its belt.
In a statement, Ford and Palos said Diaz had been a “hugely influential contributor to the company’s explosive growth.”
They added: “Aside from building a highly respected scripted television operation, in her broader role as chief creative officer she has shaped key decisions on the feature film and unscripted sides of the company, helped kickstart our Family and YA division and has made us...
The promotion comes on the back of founders Stuart Ford, chairman and CEO, and Miguel Palos, chief operating office, themselves signing new multi-year agreements late last year.
Since AGC launched in 2018, it has become one of Hollywood’s leading production and financing players, with 41 major film and TV productions under its belt.
In a statement, Ford and Palos said Diaz had been a “hugely influential contributor to the company’s explosive growth.”
They added: “Aside from building a highly respected scripted television operation, in her broader role as chief creative officer she has shaped key decisions on the feature film and unscripted sides of the company, helped kickstart our Family and YA division and has made us...
- 3/18/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Following its global theatrical run and seven combined Academy and BAFTA Award nominations, Ridley Scott’s historical epic “Napoleon” makes its streaming debut on Apple TV+. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous French emperor and military leader, the action-filled drama looks at Bonaparte’s life from his origins to his ruthless climb to emperor, through the lens of his volatile relationship with his wife Josephine (Vanessa Kirby). “Napoleon” will become available to stream globally on Apple TV+ beginning Friday, March 1. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.
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Directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, the 2023 historical epic action-drama “Napoleon” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the title Napoleon Bonaparte,...
How to Watch 'Napoleon' Starring Joaquin Phoenix When: Friday, March 1, 2024 Where: Apple TV+ Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month apple.com About 'Napoleon' Starring Joaquin Phoenix
Directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa, the 2023 historical epic action-drama “Napoleon” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the title Napoleon Bonaparte,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Napoleon Actor Joaquin Phoenix (Picture Credit: IMDb)
Joaquin Phoenix is one actor whose versatility has no bounds. From Her to Joker, the actor has time and again proved why he’s one of the best male actors in Hollywood. Last year, the Academy Award winner impressed everyone with her remarkable act in the movie Napoleon. He owned every scene with a supporting cast that was as good as him.
Napoleon was released in theatres on November 22, 2023. The movie received a positive response from the film critics. Since then, many have been waiting for the epic historical drama to drop on a streaming platform. Well, you don’t have to wait longer, as the movie finally has an Ott release date. To read more details about the same, keep reading this space further.
Napoleon Cast and Crew
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras,...
Joaquin Phoenix is one actor whose versatility has no bounds. From Her to Joker, the actor has time and again proved why he’s one of the best male actors in Hollywood. Last year, the Academy Award winner impressed everyone with her remarkable act in the movie Napoleon. He owned every scene with a supporting cast that was as good as him.
Napoleon was released in theatres on November 22, 2023. The movie received a positive response from the film critics. Since then, many have been waiting for the epic historical drama to drop on a streaming platform. Well, you don’t have to wait longer, as the movie finally has an Ott release date. To read more details about the same, keep reading this space further.
Napoleon Cast and Crew
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
After strategically withholding Napoleon from the festival circuit, Ridley Scott went guerilla instead, launching his controversial military epic into cinemas like a carefully-thrown hand grenade. The tactic worked, overriding critical reviews that tore apart its history, its script and even its star, Joaquin Phoenix, to give Scott a $200 million worldwide gross. Overlooked in the fallout was a terrific performance by Rupert Everett as the Duke of Wellington, the stiff-upper-lip Brit who proves to be Napoleon’s nemesis at the Battle of Waterloo. Here, the laconic British actor reflects on the influences that fed into his portrayal of the Iron Duke.
Deadline: How did you get involved with the Napoleon project?
Rupert Everett: It just came up out of the blue. I love Ridley Scott, so I was thrilled to take part, really. I’m a fan of the Duke of Wellington too, so it was exciting.
Deadline: What was your take on Wellington?...
Deadline: How did you get involved with the Napoleon project?
Rupert Everett: It just came up out of the blue. I love Ridley Scott, so I was thrilled to take part, really. I’m a fan of the Duke of Wellington too, so it was exciting.
Deadline: What was your take on Wellington?...
- 1/13/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
The much-awaited prequel of Netflix’s superhit Spanish series Money Heist is finally here and the fans are loving it. Berlin follows the story of the titular character before the events of Money Heist as he recruits a gang of master thieves to pull off one of the biggest jewel heists ever in Paris. Created by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, Berlin stars Pedro Alonso in the lead role with Begoña Vargas, Julio Peña, Itziar Ituño, and Michelle Jenner starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar shows you might want to check out next.
Money Heist (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Money Heist is the original series that started this madness. The Netflix heist thriller series became a global hit for the streamer because of its intense and clever storyline with genuine and relatable characters. Money Heist tells the story of a motley...
Money Heist (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Money Heist is the original series that started this madness. The Netflix heist thriller series became a global hit for the streamer because of its intense and clever storyline with genuine and relatable characters. Money Heist tells the story of a motley...
- 1/6/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Napoleon, David Scarpa’s screenplay that fuels Ridley Scott’s historical epic starring Joaquin Phoenix.
The screenplay details the rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor, forming the skeleton around which Scott creates his signature action, this time around highlighted by massive and dynamic (and practical) battle sequences depicting battles at Austerlitz, Toulon and Waterloo.
At the story’s core is Napoleon’s journey to power seen via the prism of his volatile relationship with Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby. Tahar Rahim and Rupert Everett also star.
For Scarpa and Scott, the film marks a reteam after the two worked together on All the Money in the World, the 2017 crime drama based on the true story of the 1973 kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, and the attempts by his mother to convince his...
The screenplay details the rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor, forming the skeleton around which Scott creates his signature action, this time around highlighted by massive and dynamic (and practical) battle sequences depicting battles at Austerlitz, Toulon and Waterloo.
At the story’s core is Napoleon’s journey to power seen via the prism of his volatile relationship with Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby. Tahar Rahim and Rupert Everett also star.
For Scarpa and Scott, the film marks a reteam after the two worked together on All the Money in the World, the 2017 crime drama based on the true story of the 1973 kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, and the attempts by his mother to convince his...
- 1/5/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In any given year, British TV can be relied on to provide plenty in the way of crime drama, and 2023 was no different. Between these returning series and newcomers A Town Called Malice, Blue Lights, Marlow, Payback, Rebus, Steeltown Murders, The Gold, The Sixth Commandment, Wolf and more, crime continued to flourish on the small screen.
Happily though, that was far from all that UK TV offered this year. There was fantasy too, in the form of Netflix’s South London super-powers drama Supacell, ghost detective series Lockwood & Co., Greek and Roman mythology series Kaos, and sci-fi in Prime Video’s The Rig.
Add to all those the romances, dramas inspired by real-life, and several other book adaptations, period and otherwise plus music-based dramas Champion and This Town, and it was a pretty full slate.
January Stonehouse
Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen and Crossfire‘s Keeley Hawes star in this three-part ITV drama,...
Happily though, that was far from all that UK TV offered this year. There was fantasy too, in the form of Netflix’s South London super-powers drama Supacell, ghost detective series Lockwood & Co., Greek and Roman mythology series Kaos, and sci-fi in Prime Video’s The Rig.
Add to all those the romances, dramas inspired by real-life, and several other book adaptations, period and otherwise plus music-based dramas Champion and This Town, and it was a pretty full slate.
January Stonehouse
Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen and Crossfire‘s Keeley Hawes star in this three-part ITV drama,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Studios are snapping up projects left and right before the end of the year, and now 20th Studios is getting in on the action. After a heated auction, the studio bought the rights to Kevin McMullin’s short story Bomb. The story lights the fuse for an action thriller with franchise potential, and Ridley Scott is coming aboard to direct. In addition to getting behind the camera, Ridley Scott’s production company, Scott Free, will produce Bomb. The project calls for a young actor to take the lead, so start taking bets on which of Hollywood’s up-and-coming stars could explode on screens for this hotly-anticipated presentation.
According to Deadline, several studios put their bidding paddles in the air for Bomb, including Netflix, Apple, Sony, and Warner Bros. 20th sealed the deal by saying Scott would direct. Plus, Scott has an existing relationship with McMullin, which I’m sure went...
According to Deadline, several studios put their bidding paddles in the air for Bomb, including Netflix, Apple, Sony, and Warner Bros. 20th sealed the deal by saying Scott would direct. Plus, Scott has an existing relationship with McMullin, which I’m sure went...
- 12/15/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Dermot Mulroney said he is down for a My Best Friend’s Wedding sequel with Julia Roberts.
While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at Monday’s Anyone But You premiere in New York, the actor said he was “thrilled” to hear his former co-star was also open to reprising her role from the 1997 rom-com.
Roberts recently said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that My Best Friend’s Wedding was one of the films from her career that she would like to see receive a potential sequel, “because there’s so many people in it, and to see what they’re doing and how Kimmy (Cameron Diaz) and Michael’s (Mulroney) marriage is going.”
Though Mulroney admitted that he hadn’t “touched base with Julia yet to get to the bottom of it,” he has “always said yes” to a follow-up movie.
“Maybe it’s time. I sure hope so,...
While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at Monday’s Anyone But You premiere in New York, the actor said he was “thrilled” to hear his former co-star was also open to reprising her role from the 1997 rom-com.
Roberts recently said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that My Best Friend’s Wedding was one of the films from her career that she would like to see receive a potential sequel, “because there’s so many people in it, and to see what they’re doing and how Kimmy (Cameron Diaz) and Michael’s (Mulroney) marriage is going.”
Though Mulroney admitted that he hadn’t “touched base with Julia yet to get to the bottom of it,” he has “always said yes” to a follow-up movie.
“Maybe it’s time. I sure hope so,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Julia Roberts has a confession – another confession. More than 25 years after its release, Roberts has said that My Best Friend’s Wedding is the one movie of hers that she wouldn’t mind revisiting. She even has a vague idea of what audiences could see.
Speaking with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, Julia Roberts said the movie of hers that she would most likely deserve a follow-up was more than likely My Best Friend’s Wedding “because there’s so many people in it, and to see what they’re doing and how Kimmy and Michael’s marriage is going and…” In the movie, Julia Roberts’ Julianne hatches a plan to spoil the wedding of Michael (Dermont Mulroney) and Kimmy (the once-retired Cameron Diaz). This does not work out and Julianne ends the movie dancing with one of her other friends, played by Rupert Everett. While Roberts may not have...
Speaking with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, Julia Roberts said the movie of hers that she would most likely deserve a follow-up was more than likely My Best Friend’s Wedding “because there’s so many people in it, and to see what they’re doing and how Kimmy and Michael’s marriage is going and…” In the movie, Julia Roberts’ Julianne hatches a plan to spoil the wedding of Michael (Dermont Mulroney) and Kimmy (the once-retired Cameron Diaz). This does not work out and Julianne ends the movie dancing with one of her other friends, played by Rupert Everett. While Roberts may not have...
- 12/10/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Lawrence Steven Meyers, the veteran sales agent and producer who set up Meyers Media Group, has died in London. He was 67.
Meyers was a recognizable figure in the film world on both sides of the pond.
He was born in Mount Vernon, New York in 1956 and spent his early years growing up in Spring Valley before going to the University of Florida, where he majored in Communications and Public Relations.
He joined Jad Films, an international sales company founded by his uncle, Bobby Meyers, and within a few years he was recruited by mini-major New World Pictures to head up the international sales division, becoming the youngest person to hold the post.
Exec roles at Trilogy, Morgan Creek Entertainment and Media 8 followed, along with a 10-year stint at Lorimar Motion Pictures.
After decades in international sales, where he worked alongside filmmakers and was ever present at festivals and film markets,...
Meyers was a recognizable figure in the film world on both sides of the pond.
He was born in Mount Vernon, New York in 1956 and spent his early years growing up in Spring Valley before going to the University of Florida, where he majored in Communications and Public Relations.
He joined Jad Films, an international sales company founded by his uncle, Bobby Meyers, and within a few years he was recruited by mini-major New World Pictures to head up the international sales division, becoming the youngest person to hold the post.
Exec roles at Trilogy, Morgan Creek Entertainment and Media 8 followed, along with a 10-year stint at Lorimar Motion Pictures.
After decades in international sales, where he worked alongside filmmakers and was ever present at festivals and film markets,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Clockwise from top left: Candy Cane Lane (Prime Video), Your Christmas Or Mine 2 (Prime Video), The Flash (Warner Bros.)Image: The A.V. Club
Prime Video—perhaps more than any other streaming provider—is really leaning into Christmas-themed movies this December. Eddie Murphy plays a family man desperate to win...
Prime Video—perhaps more than any other streaming provider—is really leaning into Christmas-themed movies this December. Eddie Murphy plays a family man desperate to win...
- 11/29/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar, Paul Rhys, Ben Miles, Riana Duce, Ludivine Sagnier, Edouard Philipponnat, Miles Jupp, Scott Handy, Youssef Kerkour | Written by David Scarpa | Directed by Ridley Scott
“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend” – one of cinema’s most famous quotes from John Ford’s 1962 classic western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. That quote can be used to describe how Ridley Scott has chosen to approach the story of Napoleon. Scott has chosen to ignore much of the historical accuracy in this historical biopic and that has caused historians to be irate and critics to be torn.
Joaquin Phoenix is Napoleon and throughout the film we get to witness his rise and fall across 32 years, from the beginning of the French Revolution to the eventual death of Napoleon in 1821. The first instance we get to see what Napoleon is all...
“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend” – one of cinema’s most famous quotes from John Ford’s 1962 classic western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. That quote can be used to describe how Ridley Scott has chosen to approach the story of Napoleon. Scott has chosen to ignore much of the historical accuracy in this historical biopic and that has caused historians to be irate and critics to be torn.
Joaquin Phoenix is Napoleon and throughout the film we get to witness his rise and fall across 32 years, from the beginning of the French Revolution to the eventual death of Napoleon in 1821. The first instance we get to see what Napoleon is all...
- 11/27/2023
- by Alex Ginnelly
- Nerdly
Now available as part of the company’s Black Friday Sale, Michele Soavi‘s Cemetery Man (aka Dellamorte Dellamore) makes its 4K Ultra HD debut courtesy of Severin Films.
It’s been called “stylish and gruesome” (Washington Post), “grotesque and touching” (Av Club) and “an experience unlike any other” (Bloody Disgusting). Now this magnum opus by director Michele Soavi – “the best Italian horror film of the ‘90s” (Fangoria) – can be experienced fully restored in Uhd for the very first time.
Rupert Everett stars as cemetery watchman Francesco Dellamorte, tasked with dispatching the recently deceased when they rise from their graves. But when he falls in love with a beautiful young widow (Anna Falchi), will his resurrected lust for life become greater than his bond with death?
François Hadji-Lazaro co-stars in the finest erotic romantic existential black comedy zombie gorefest of our time, with a Soavi-approved 4K scan from the Cinecittà...
It’s been called “stylish and gruesome” (Washington Post), “grotesque and touching” (Av Club) and “an experience unlike any other” (Bloody Disgusting). Now this magnum opus by director Michele Soavi – “the best Italian horror film of the ‘90s” (Fangoria) – can be experienced fully restored in Uhd for the very first time.
Rupert Everett stars as cemetery watchman Francesco Dellamorte, tasked with dispatching the recently deceased when they rise from their graves. But when he falls in love with a beautiful young widow (Anna Falchi), will his resurrected lust for life become greater than his bond with death?
François Hadji-Lazaro co-stars in the finest erotic romantic existential black comedy zombie gorefest of our time, with a Soavi-approved 4K scan from the Cinecittà...
- 11/27/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
A snapshot of the film and high-end TV projects shooting in the UK and Ireland.
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers. Productions on hold due to the SAG-AFTRA strike are only noted once confirmed. Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Deadpool 3
The third instalment in the comedic superhero franchise, this time joined by Wolverine.
Dir: Shawn Levy
Production company: Marvel Studios
Where: Pinewood Studios
When: May - July,...
Screen reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers. Productions on hold due to the SAG-AFTRA strike are only noted once confirmed. Please contact us here to add or update changes to the following or new productions taking place in the UK.
Films
Deadpool 3
The third instalment in the comedic superhero franchise, this time joined by Wolverine.
Dir: Shawn Levy
Production company: Marvel Studios
Where: Pinewood Studios
When: May - July,...
- 11/24/2023
- by Screen staff¬Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm on November 22nd, 2023, reviewing “Napoleon,” a biopic of Emperor Bonaparte, directed by Ridley Scott. In theaters on November 22nd, 2023.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Joaquin Phoenix takes the role of Nappy, with Vanessa Kirby as his Empress Josephine. The film focuses on his key battles and his relationship with Josephine, in addition to his rise and fall as Emperor of France. Covers the gamut from the French Revolution to Waterloo, where Napoleon did surrender. Oh Yes.
”Napoleon” is in theaters on November 22nd. Featuring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett, Paul Rhys and Ludivine Sagnier. Written by David Scarpa. Directed by Ridley Scott. Rated “R”
Click Here for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Napoleon”
Napoleon
Photo credit: Columbia Pictures
Click Here for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Napoleon”...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Joaquin Phoenix takes the role of Nappy, with Vanessa Kirby as his Empress Josephine. The film focuses on his key battles and his relationship with Josephine, in addition to his rise and fall as Emperor of France. Covers the gamut from the French Revolution to Waterloo, where Napoleon did surrender. Oh Yes.
”Napoleon” is in theaters on November 22nd. Featuring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett, Paul Rhys and Ludivine Sagnier. Written by David Scarpa. Directed by Ridley Scott. Rated “R”
Click Here for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Napoleon”
Napoleon
Photo credit: Columbia Pictures
Click Here for Patrick McDonald’s on-air review of “Napoleon”...
- 11/23/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Plot: The true story of Napoleon Bonaparte’s ruthless rise to power and his obsessive love for his first wife, Empress Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).
Review: Napoleon has proven a formidable adversary for filmmakers to topple. No less than Stanley Kubrick tried and failed to mount a lavish Napoleon biopic, but other than the contained and costly Russian flop Waterloo and the silent Abel Gance movie, the infamous military commander has never gotten the big-budget epic he deserved. Leave it to Ridley Scott, at 85, to finally do what Kubrick couldn’t – make the definitive Napoleon movie.
Scott’s film, written by his All the Money in the World scribe David Scarpa, continues an interesting trend the director began with his underrated The Last Duel. It deconstructs the heroic myth of the epics Scott himself helped popularize, emphasizing the domestic affairs of his anti-heroes as much as the wars they wage. Joaquin Phoenix,...
Review: Napoleon has proven a formidable adversary for filmmakers to topple. No less than Stanley Kubrick tried and failed to mount a lavish Napoleon biopic, but other than the contained and costly Russian flop Waterloo and the silent Abel Gance movie, the infamous military commander has never gotten the big-budget epic he deserved. Leave it to Ridley Scott, at 85, to finally do what Kubrick couldn’t – make the definitive Napoleon movie.
Scott’s film, written by his All the Money in the World scribe David Scarpa, continues an interesting trend the director began with his underrated The Last Duel. It deconstructs the heroic myth of the epics Scott himself helped popularize, emphasizing the domestic affairs of his anti-heroes as much as the wars they wage. Joaquin Phoenix,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
The end-of-the-year awards contenders naturally include several biographical films, usually, they’re intimate tales of triumph and tragedy, such as Nyad and the upcoming Maestro. This holiday offering has that crossed with another genre, namely that it’s also a big sweeping historical epic. Fitting, since its subject made a huge impact on the entire world two centuries ago. In the director’s chair is a filmmaker known for such big, broad sagas, though he’s done several smaller dramas. And he’s comfortable setting his films in the far distant past and the far distant future. Here he’s flexing his considerable skills as he reunites with a former acting collaborator to tell the spectacular story of Napoleon.
It doesn’t begin with the title subject’s childhood, instead taking us right into France’s “Reign of Terror”, just in time for a royal appointment with “the blade”. Soon after,...
It doesn’t begin with the title subject’s childhood, instead taking us right into France’s “Reign of Terror”, just in time for a royal appointment with “the blade”. Soon after,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We present our interviews from the red carpet premiere of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon in Leicester Square, London. Led by Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim and Rupert Everett also star.
Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.
The film hits cinemas on November 22nd. Colin Hart, Scott Davis and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
Napoleon UK Premiere Interviews
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Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.
The film hits cinemas on November 22nd. Colin Hart, Scott Davis and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
Napoleon UK Premiere Interviews
The post Napoleon Premiere Interviews: Vanessa Kirby, Mark Bonnar & more on Ridley Scott & Joaquin Phoenix’s epic new film appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 11/16/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
En garde. A connoisseur of the onscreen battle, Ridley Scott stepped away from production on his anticipated Gladiator 2 to usher in the latest depiction of a power-hungry, pitifully-in-love Napoleon Bonaparte on Thursday night.
Napoleon, following the meteoric rise and fall of the 19th century French emperor — produced by Apple and theatrically distributed by Sony — premiered in London’s Leicester Square with frontman Joaquin Phoenix leading the troops on a rain-soaked red, white and blue carpet.
“It was such a shame not to be able to have show business at its biggest and its best for all those months [during the recently concluded writers and actors strikes], so it feels really fantastic to be back,” Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, told The Hollywood Reporter.
It wasn’t long before Rothman was hailing Phoenix’s performance: “You couldn’t do a legendary figure without a legendary actor.”
As captivating as Phoenix’s Napoleon is — a man for whom,...
Napoleon, following the meteoric rise and fall of the 19th century French emperor — produced by Apple and theatrically distributed by Sony — premiered in London’s Leicester Square with frontman Joaquin Phoenix leading the troops on a rain-soaked red, white and blue carpet.
“It was such a shame not to be able to have show business at its biggest and its best for all those months [during the recently concluded writers and actors strikes], so it feels really fantastic to be back,” Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, told The Hollywood Reporter.
It wasn’t long before Rothman was hailing Phoenix’s performance: “You couldn’t do a legendary figure without a legendary actor.”
As captivating as Phoenix’s Napoleon is — a man for whom,...
- 11/16/2023
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon opens in 1793 as a revolutionary rage courses throughout France. The camera tracks a ragged yet prideful Marie Antoinette (Catherine Walker) making her way toward her executioners as commoners hurl insults and tomatoes at her. This sequence kicks off the film with a propulsive energy that instantly keys us to the rowdy spirit of the times. Unfortunately, as soon as the guillotine drops, Napoleon shifts into traditional historical biopic mode, dutifully touching on major events like the Reign of Terror and the royalist insurrection, but only in the most compulsory, disinterested manner.
This Wikipedia rundown of sorts may just be a way to get Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) front and center a little earlier, but it’s a recurring problem in Scott’s film. In covering a period of nearly 30 years, Napoleon often feels rushed and overstuffed with incident. When we get to virtually any of the battle scenes,...
This Wikipedia rundown of sorts may just be a way to get Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) front and center a little earlier, but it’s a recurring problem in Scott’s film. In covering a period of nearly 30 years, Napoleon often feels rushed and overstuffed with incident. When we get to virtually any of the battle scenes,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
There are ghosts on and off the screen in Ridley Scott’s 28th feature, chief among them being Stanley Kubrick’s unrealized biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Corsican military strategist who inveigled his way up through the ranks of the military to become the leader of France not once but twice. That at the age of nearly 86 Scott has stepped up to finish what Kubrick couldn’t is something the British director will no doubt relish. But though his take on the story is his own, there’s still something elusive about Bonaparte’s story that doesn’t make a coherent whole: as is consistent with history, Scott’s Napoleon is a lover and a fighter, an incongruity that leads to sharp changes in tone and a restlessly episodic narrative that can be overwhelming in its dates, names and places.
For Napoleon to work at all, it needs an imposing but charismatic presence,...
For Napoleon to work at all, it needs an imposing but charismatic presence,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
After releasing two films back to back in 2021 – The Last Duel and House of Gucci – legendary British filmmaker Ridley Scott returns with one of the most anticipated productions of the year. His latest film is an epic historical drama that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon features a breathtakingly precise performance by Joaquin Phoenix as the Corsica-born historical figure. Elsewhere, Vanessa Kirby delivers an exhilarating turn as his wife, Empress Josephine. The film is a joint production between Sony Pictures Releasing and Apple Original Films, with a longer version of the production said to be making its way to Apple TV+ later.
After the French revolution of 1789, France was plunged into a period of chaos and anarchy which led to the demise of several French aristocratic families and their supporters. After a series of successful military wins against the Brits, a young Napoleon...
Napoleon features a breathtakingly precise performance by Joaquin Phoenix as the Corsica-born historical figure. Elsewhere, Vanessa Kirby delivers an exhilarating turn as his wife, Empress Josephine. The film is a joint production between Sony Pictures Releasing and Apple Original Films, with a longer version of the production said to be making its way to Apple TV+ later.
After the French revolution of 1789, France was plunged into a period of chaos and anarchy which led to the demise of several French aristocratic families and their supporters. After a series of successful military wins against the Brits, a young Napoleon...
- 11/15/2023
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Paris’ Salle Pleyel hosted the world premiere of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon this evening, rolling out the red carpet for the epic that stars Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. Scott, the two leads and actor Tahar Rahim all were in attendance for the unveiling of the film from Apple Original Films and Sony. Watch Scott introduce the pic below.
Deadline asked Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group Tom Rothman about being on a red carpet in the French capital with stars of a film steeped in Gallic history. “Well, it feels appropriate,” the exec said. “If you’re gonna premiere the movie of Napoleon, a great epic by Ridley Scott, you should be in Paris. You should be in France.”
A smiling Rothman added that he feels “great” about this being the first big red carpet after the SAG-AFTRA strike. “It think that’s a great relief,...
Deadline asked Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group Tom Rothman about being on a red carpet in the French capital with stars of a film steeped in Gallic history. “Well, it feels appropriate,” the exec said. “If you’re gonna premiere the movie of Napoleon, a great epic by Ridley Scott, you should be in Paris. You should be in France.”
A smiling Rothman added that he feels “great” about this being the first big red carpet after the SAG-AFTRA strike. “It think that’s a great relief,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Paris hosted the world premiere of Napoleon, a historical action epic featuring Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).
Related: ‘Napoleon’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix Excels As A Master Of War In Ridley Scott’s Psychologically Complex But Brilliantly Staged Biopic
Scott was joined by the stars and crew of the film, Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Edouard Philipponnat including Tom Rothman, Mark Huffam, Kevin Walsh & Rooney Mara all of whom walked the carpet at the Salle Pleyel on Tuesday, November 14th.
Related: ‘Napoleon’ Director Ridley Scott On Making The Epic His Hero Stanley Kubrick Could Not; Reminisces On ‘Alien’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Gladiator’ And When He’ll Finish...
Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).
Related: ‘Napoleon’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix Excels As A Master Of War In Ridley Scott’s Psychologically Complex But Brilliantly Staged Biopic
Scott was joined by the stars and crew of the film, Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Edouard Philipponnat including Tom Rothman, Mark Huffam, Kevin Walsh & Rooney Mara all of whom walked the carpet at the Salle Pleyel on Tuesday, November 14th.
Related: ‘Napoleon’ Director Ridley Scott On Making The Epic His Hero Stanley Kubrick Could Not; Reminisces On ‘Alien’, ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Gladiator’ And When He’ll Finish...
- 11/14/2023
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Napoleon Bonaparte is known for being many things: Warrior, General, Tyrant, Genius, Rebel. Take your pick! For Ridley Scott’s new film, Napoleon, Joaquin Phoenix brings many shades of Bonaparte’s reputation to light, highlighting the complex historical figure’s faults and strategic erudition. Today, Columbia Pictures debuted a new clip from Napoleon featuring the Battle of Austerlitz, aka the Battle of Three Emperors.
The footage finds Phoenix’s Napoleon taking the high ground, looking down on his enemies with disdain and menacing intent. As both sides of the conflict converge, Napoleon waits for his adversaries to make a grave mistake. Once carefully chosen battlefield positions reveal themselves, Napoleon’s enemies discover they’re traversing a frozen body of water. Before they can retreat to safety, Napoleon unleashes hell in the form of cannon balls pointed directly at the frigid lakebed. As the artillery pierces the ice, soldiers fall to their deaths,...
The footage finds Phoenix’s Napoleon taking the high ground, looking down on his enemies with disdain and menacing intent. As both sides of the conflict converge, Napoleon waits for his adversaries to make a grave mistake. Once carefully chosen battlefield positions reveal themselves, Napoleon’s enemies discover they’re traversing a frozen body of water. Before they can retreat to safety, Napoleon unleashes hell in the form of cannon balls pointed directly at the frigid lakebed. As the artillery pierces the ice, soldiers fall to their deaths,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The UK documentary charts the rise of Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to best-selling author.
UK-based sales and distribution firm Together Films has acquired Jeanie Finlay’s documentary Your Fat Friend for international sales.
Together will present the film to buyers at Doc NYC (November 8-26) and IDFA (November 8-19) over the coming weeks.
Your Fat Friend had a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in June, followed by an international premiere at Sheffield DocFest. Written, directed and produced by UK filmmaker Finlay for her company Glimmer Films, the film charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon, from...
UK-based sales and distribution firm Together Films has acquired Jeanie Finlay’s documentary Your Fat Friend for international sales.
Together will present the film to buyers at Doc NYC (November 8-26) and IDFA (November 8-19) over the coming weeks.
Your Fat Friend had a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in June, followed by an international premiere at Sheffield DocFest. Written, directed and produced by UK filmmaker Finlay for her company Glimmer Films, the film charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon, from...
- 11/9/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Fletcher co-founded Soda Pictures in 2002.
Curzon has hired former Soda Pictures executive Edward Fletcher as CEO, replacing Philip Knatchbull.
Fletcher will oversee exhibition and distribution at the company, starting from November 15. Knatchbull announced his departure from Curzon in June, after 17 years running the company.
Having managed cinemas in London and Cambridge, Fletcher moved into distribution at Ica Projects before co-founding distributor Soda Pictures in 2002. The company was acquired by Canadian media group Thunderbird Entertainment in 2014, relaunching as Thunderbird Releasing.
Fletcher is a former board member of Film London, and currently vice chair at Film Cymru Wales.
“Curzon has an unrivalled film heritage,...
Curzon has hired former Soda Pictures executive Edward Fletcher as CEO, replacing Philip Knatchbull.
Fletcher will oversee exhibition and distribution at the company, starting from November 15. Knatchbull announced his departure from Curzon in June, after 17 years running the company.
Having managed cinemas in London and Cambridge, Fletcher moved into distribution at Ica Projects before co-founding distributor Soda Pictures in 2002. The company was acquired by Canadian media group Thunderbird Entertainment in 2014, relaunching as Thunderbird Releasing.
Fletcher is a former board member of Film London, and currently vice chair at Film Cymru Wales.
“Curzon has an unrivalled film heritage,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Bifa nominee Harry Gilby leads the cast.
Rupert Everett and Tamsin Greig head the cast of independent UK adventure comedy Land Of Legend, on which filming is underway now for five weeks in South Wales and Gloucestershire.
Land Of Legend is directed by UK filmmaker Niall Johnson, whose previous credits include 2005 comedy Keeping Mum starring Maggie Smith. Cory Brusseau and Robert Weston have written the Land Of Legend script, adapted from Esfandiar Ghodrati’s upcoming novel.
The film follows the adventures of a misfit teenager as he travels through a magical portal to the Hidden Kingdom, where he discovers his...
Rupert Everett and Tamsin Greig head the cast of independent UK adventure comedy Land Of Legend, on which filming is underway now for five weeks in South Wales and Gloucestershire.
Land Of Legend is directed by UK filmmaker Niall Johnson, whose previous credits include 2005 comedy Keeping Mum starring Maggie Smith. Cory Brusseau and Robert Weston have written the Land Of Legend script, adapted from Esfandiar Ghodrati’s upcoming novel.
The film follows the adventures of a misfit teenager as he travels through a magical portal to the Hidden Kingdom, where he discovers his...
- 11/8/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Michael Riley and Robert Weston are presently shooting Niall Johnson’s ’Land Of Legend’.
UK producers Michael Riley of Sterling Pictures and Robert Weston of Straightwire Entertainment Group have launched a production services company called Brit Film Services to work with incoming film and TV shoots.
The first project the company is working on is Niall Johnson’s Land Of Legend, starring Rupert Everett and Tamsin Greig, now shooting in south Wales and Gloucestershire.
“So many great projects never see the light of day as they find it impossible to close their financing shortfall. By shooting in the UK with Brit Film Services,...
UK producers Michael Riley of Sterling Pictures and Robert Weston of Straightwire Entertainment Group have launched a production services company called Brit Film Services to work with incoming film and TV shoots.
The first project the company is working on is Niall Johnson’s Land Of Legend, starring Rupert Everett and Tamsin Greig, now shooting in south Wales and Gloucestershire.
“So many great projects never see the light of day as they find it impossible to close their financing shortfall. By shooting in the UK with Brit Film Services,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
There are just two more months to 2023, but November is important, since it’s the start of the holiday season with studios releasing big sequels and prequels, awards movies, and others that might stick around through the New Year. Read on for Gold Derby’s November 2023 box office preview.
“The Marvels” (Marvel/Disney – Nov. 10)
Normally, a new film from Marvel Studios would be a no-brainer to win the month, but audiences seem to be losing interest in superhero movies. Oscar winner Brie Larson returns as Carol Danvers in this direct sequel to the 2019 “Captain Marvel” movie that opened with $153.4 million and made $426 million just in North America. With that kind of showing, you’d expect a lot of anticipation its sequel, especially with the return of Samuel L. Jackson‘s Nick Fury, and the addition of Iman Vellani, as the popular Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel. Helmed by Nia DaCosta...
“The Marvels” (Marvel/Disney – Nov. 10)
Normally, a new film from Marvel Studios would be a no-brainer to win the month, but audiences seem to be losing interest in superhero movies. Oscar winner Brie Larson returns as Carol Danvers in this direct sequel to the 2019 “Captain Marvel” movie that opened with $153.4 million and made $426 million just in North America. With that kind of showing, you’d expect a lot of anticipation its sequel, especially with the return of Samuel L. Jackson‘s Nick Fury, and the addition of Iman Vellani, as the popular Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel. Helmed by Nia DaCosta...
- 10/31/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
The latest Napoleon clip demonstrates the main character’s ruthless battle techniques. Joaquin Phoenix Drowns Whole Cavalry & Is Enchanted By Vanessa Kirby’s Josephine in Napoleon Trailer
The new Napoleon trailer teases an action-packed historical drama based on Napoleon Bonaparte’s real life. The film, directed by Ridley Scott, promises to be a visually magnificent and action-packed depiction of Napoleon’s ascent to power, revealing his passionate love for Josephine and his unrivaled military ability.
Napoleon | Official Trailer 2
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon combines drama, romance, and action in the epic film of the Emperor of France’s rise to power. The trailer begins with a brutal battle scene in which Napoleon destroys a sheet of ice beneath the feet of a whole cavalry, sending them down into the sea.
The rest of the clip shows him treating the rest of his life to the same extent, but he may find...
The new Napoleon trailer teases an action-packed historical drama based on Napoleon Bonaparte’s real life. The film, directed by Ridley Scott, promises to be a visually magnificent and action-packed depiction of Napoleon’s ascent to power, revealing his passionate love for Josephine and his unrivaled military ability.
Napoleon | Official Trailer 2
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon combines drama, romance, and action in the epic film of the Emperor of France’s rise to power. The trailer begins with a brutal battle scene in which Napoleon destroys a sheet of ice beneath the feet of a whole cavalry, sending them down into the sea.
The rest of the clip shows him treating the rest of his life to the same extent, but he may find...
- 10/31/2023
- by Mantisha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” an epic look at the French emperor and military leader’s rise to power, is one of the final potential awards hopefuls awaiting its first reactions from critics and pundits. As awards season approaches, Variety has learned exclusively which Oscar categories the film will be submitted for. Most notably, Vanessa Kirby will vie for best supporting actress.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Joaquin Phoenix, who won best actor for the villain origin story “Joker” (2019) and has received three additional mentions during his career, will submit for leading actor for his performance as Napoleon. Kirby, who picked up her inaugural nom for “Pieces of a Woman” (2020), will vie for supporting actress for her role as Josephine, Napoleon’s wife and one true love. Two supporting actors will be submitted — Tahar Rahim (“The Mauritanian”) and Rupert Everett (“My Best Friend’s Wedding...
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Joaquin Phoenix, who won best actor for the villain origin story “Joker” (2019) and has received three additional mentions during his career, will submit for leading actor for his performance as Napoleon. Kirby, who picked up her inaugural nom for “Pieces of a Woman” (2020), will vie for supporting actress for her role as Josephine, Napoleon’s wife and one true love. Two supporting actors will be submitted — Tahar Rahim (“The Mauritanian”) and Rupert Everett (“My Best Friend’s Wedding...
- 10/19/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures has launched a new official trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon.’
The movie is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix.
Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.
Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim and Rupert Everett also star.
Also in trailers – New trailer drops for Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
The film hits cinemas on November 22nd.
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The movie is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix.
Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed.
Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim and Rupert Everett also star.
Also in trailers – New trailer drops for Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
The film hits cinemas on November 22nd.
The post “I am destined for greatness…” New trailer lands for Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 10/18/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ridley Scott brings his historical film skills to France for the epic biopic Napoleon, which comes to us from Apple Originals. The director is currently on hiatus filming the sequel, Gladiator 2, while the SAG-AFTRA strike still marches on. And recently, the Blade Runner filmmaker recently revealed that he has a whopping four-and-a-half-hour director’s cut of Napoleon that he’s working on. Apple has just released the new trailer for the film.
The official synopsis from Apple reads,
Napoleon is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role of the French emperor.
The official synopsis from Apple reads,
Napoleon is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix in the titular role of the French emperor.
- 10/18/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The month of October 2023 will be a feast for movie lovers, as two of the most acclaimed directors in cinema history, Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese, will release their latest epic films, Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon, respectively. Both films are co-produced by Apple TV+, which has invested heavily in original content to compete with other streaming platforms.
Napoleon: Ridley Scott’s Vision of the French Emperor
Napoleon is an epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, who co-wrote the screenplay with David Scarpa, based on the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann1 The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor of the French, and features Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, and Rupert Everett in supporting roles1
The film depicts Napoleon’s rise to power through the lens of his addictive and volatile relationship with Empress Joséphine,...
Napoleon: Ridley Scott’s Vision of the French Emperor
Napoleon is an epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, who co-wrote the screenplay with David Scarpa, based on the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann1 The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor of the French, and features Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, and Rupert Everett in supporting roles1
The film depicts Napoleon’s rise to power through the lens of his addictive and volatile relationship with Empress Joséphine,...
- 10/9/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
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Exclusive: Bohemian Rhapsody actor Ben Hardy and newcomer Jason Patel were kept apart during the pre-production phase of Unicorns, a love story between an Essex car mechanic and a South Asian drag queen.
It’s the new film co-directed by Sally El Hosaini (My Brother the Devil) and James Krishna Floyd (The Good Karma Hospital), and they took measures to ensure that the relationship Hardy and Patel depict in the movie, which has its world premiere Friday at TIFF, was fresh.
“All of our prep was separate,” Patel confirmed. “They didn’t want us to meet.”
Floyd said that the only time they saw each other was at the read-through, “but they weren’t allowed to talk to each other. We explained it to Ben and Jason and to the heads of department that if they spent too much time together before filming began, then it would be too familiar...
It’s the new film co-directed by Sally El Hosaini (My Brother the Devil) and James Krishna Floyd (The Good Karma Hospital), and they took measures to ensure that the relationship Hardy and Patel depict in the movie, which has its world premiere Friday at TIFF, was fresh.
“All of our prep was separate,” Patel confirmed. “They didn’t want us to meet.”
Floyd said that the only time they saw each other was at the read-through, “but they weren’t allowed to talk to each other. We explained it to Ben and Jason and to the heads of department that if they spent too much time together before filming began, then it would be too familiar...
- 9/8/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Giuliano Montaldo, the admired Italian filmmaker who wrote and directed Sacco & Vanzetti, the John Cassavetes-starring Machine Gun McCain and every episode of the big-budget 1982 miniseries Marco Polo, has died. He was 93.
Montaldo died Wednesday at his home in Rome, his family announced.
His big-screen résumé also included The Reckless (1965), starring Renato Salvatori; Grand Slam (1967), starring Janet Leigh; Giordano Bruno (1973), starring Gian Maria Volonté and Charlotte Rampling; And Agnes Chose to Die (1976), starring Ingrid Thulin; and The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987), starring Philippe Noiret, Rupert Everett, Stefania Sandrelli and Valeria Golino.
Of the 20 films Montaldo helmed, 16 were set to music by Ennio Morricone; no other director collaborated with the famed composer more.
Montaldo also served as president of Italy’s Rai Cinema from 1999-2004.
Montaldo’s gangster tale Machine Gun McCain (1969), which also starred Britt Ekland, Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk, and Sacco & Vanzetti (1971), about the Massachusetts trial and 1927 execution of...
Montaldo died Wednesday at his home in Rome, his family announced.
His big-screen résumé also included The Reckless (1965), starring Renato Salvatori; Grand Slam (1967), starring Janet Leigh; Giordano Bruno (1973), starring Gian Maria Volonté and Charlotte Rampling; And Agnes Chose to Die (1976), starring Ingrid Thulin; and The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987), starring Philippe Noiret, Rupert Everett, Stefania Sandrelli and Valeria Golino.
Of the 20 films Montaldo helmed, 16 were set to music by Ennio Morricone; no other director collaborated with the famed composer more.
Montaldo also served as president of Italy’s Rai Cinema from 1999-2004.
Montaldo’s gangster tale Machine Gun McCain (1969), which also starred Britt Ekland, Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk, and Sacco & Vanzetti (1971), about the Massachusetts trial and 1927 execution of...
- 9/6/2023
- by Alberto Crespi
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Clockwise from top left: Batman Returns (Warner Bros.), Edward Scissorhands (20th Century Fox), Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (Warner Bros.), Beetlejuice (Warner Bros.)Image: The A.V. Club
It’s difficult to believe that Tim Burton—who turns 65 on August 25—is now old enough to start collecting Social Security. But let’s...
It’s difficult to believe that Tim Burton—who turns 65 on August 25—is now old enough to start collecting Social Security. But let’s...
- 8/25/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Diane Kruger To Be Feted At Zurich
Diane Kruger is set to receive Zurich’s Golden Eye Award during the fest’s latest edition, running September 28-October 8. Kruger will accept the award on October 2 and present her latest pic Visions, by French filmmaker Yann Gozlan. In the pic, Kruger plays a married airline captain whose life flies out of control when she bumps into an old flame. Previous winners of Zurich’s Golden Eye Award include Eddie Redmayne, Iris Berben, Kristen Stewart, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Malkovich, Helen Hunt and Olivia Colman. “Thank you Zurich Film Festival for this wonderful recognition,” Kruger said. “I’m honored and proud to be part of the impressive list of past honorees. I look forward to returning to Zurich and celebrating with all of you in October.”
Asian Achievers Awards Sets Shortlist
Exclusive: The shortlist for this year’s Asian Achievers Awards has been revealed.
Diane Kruger is set to receive Zurich’s Golden Eye Award during the fest’s latest edition, running September 28-October 8. Kruger will accept the award on October 2 and present her latest pic Visions, by French filmmaker Yann Gozlan. In the pic, Kruger plays a married airline captain whose life flies out of control when she bumps into an old flame. Previous winners of Zurich’s Golden Eye Award include Eddie Redmayne, Iris Berben, Kristen Stewart, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Malkovich, Helen Hunt and Olivia Colman. “Thank you Zurich Film Festival for this wonderful recognition,” Kruger said. “I’m honored and proud to be part of the impressive list of past honorees. I look forward to returning to Zurich and celebrating with all of you in October.”
Asian Achievers Awards Sets Shortlist
Exclusive: The shortlist for this year’s Asian Achievers Awards has been revealed.
- 8/3/2023
- by Zac Ntim and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
For Heavens Sake
“Heavens: The Boy and His Robot,” a Singapore-produced movie, will have its world and commercial premiere in Japanese cinemas this November. The film is Singapore’s first live-action feature film of the mecha genre, a genre of Japanese manga and anime that features or focuses on mechanical innovations such as robots and cyborgs.
The film is an action-adventure drama with offbeat humor, following the journey of a struggling young pilot, Kai, and his fighter mecha, Little Dragon. Set against a backdrop of epic galactic warfare, the movie explores Kai’s dream of joining the Mecha Corps to bring peace to a war-torn world and the unique friendship that develops between him and his mecha.
The film is very much the product of Rich Ho, who serves as producer, director, writer, film music composer, art director, set designer, director of photography and co-visual effects supervisor.
Distribution in Japan...
“Heavens: The Boy and His Robot,” a Singapore-produced movie, will have its world and commercial premiere in Japanese cinemas this November. The film is Singapore’s first live-action feature film of the mecha genre, a genre of Japanese manga and anime that features or focuses on mechanical innovations such as robots and cyborgs.
The film is an action-adventure drama with offbeat humor, following the journey of a struggling young pilot, Kai, and his fighter mecha, Little Dragon. Set against a backdrop of epic galactic warfare, the movie explores Kai’s dream of joining the Mecha Corps to bring peace to a war-torn world and the unique friendship that develops between him and his mecha.
The film is very much the product of Rich Ho, who serves as producer, director, writer, film music composer, art director, set designer, director of photography and co-visual effects supervisor.
Distribution in Japan...
- 8/3/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
She’s been nominated for seven BAFTAs (winning one), seven Golden Globes (winning two), a couple of Oscars and an Emmy. She’s worked with armfuls of top directors including Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton and David Cronenberg. And 40 years ago, she created one of sitcom’s best-loved characters as the capricious Queen Elizabeth (Queenie to her pals) in Blackadder.
And now Miranda Richardson has proven herself so good she’s been cast not once but twice in Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, first playing Madame Tracy in series one, and now taking on the tailor-made role of Shax, who becomes Hell’s representative on Earth after Crowley (David Tennant) gets fired.
What better time to revisit some of Miranda Richardson’s most memorable performances, from her impressive film debut in Dance With a Stranger to her more recent appearances in Harry Potter and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None?...
And now Miranda Richardson has proven herself so good she’s been cast not once but twice in Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, first playing Madame Tracy in series one, and now taking on the tailor-made role of Shax, who becomes Hell’s representative on Earth after Crowley (David Tennant) gets fired.
What better time to revisit some of Miranda Richardson’s most memorable performances, from her impressive film debut in Dance With a Stranger to her more recent appearances in Harry Potter and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None?...
- 7/28/2023
- by Jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
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