AFI Fest continues to roll out selections for next month’s festival ahead of the reveal of the full lineup.
The latest additions, billed as red carpet premieres, include the Hugh Grant-starrer Heretic from Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, and Pablo Larraín’s Maria starring Angelina Jolie as the famed opera singer.
Heretic comes first, with its L.A. premiere scheduled for Oct. 24, while Maria will hit the big screen on Oct. 26. Both will screen at Hollywood’s historic Tcl Chinese Theatre. Heretic, to be released by A24 on Nov. 8, follows two missionaries (Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical man. Larraín’s Maria casts Jolie as Callas and follows her on her final days in Paris. The film, released by Netflix this fall, also stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
The latest additions, billed as red carpet premieres, include the Hugh Grant-starrer Heretic from Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, and Pablo Larraín’s Maria starring Angelina Jolie as the famed opera singer.
Heretic comes first, with its L.A. premiere scheduled for Oct. 24, while Maria will hit the big screen on Oct. 26. Both will screen at Hollywood’s historic Tcl Chinese Theatre. Heretic, to be released by A24 on Nov. 8, follows two missionaries (Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical man. Larraín’s Maria casts Jolie as Callas and follows her on her final days in Paris. The film, released by Netflix this fall, also stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
- 9/19/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marc Maron is stepping out from behind his Wtf podcast microphone to star in Rob Burnett’s upcoming comedy In Memoriam. Burnett, a five-time Emmy winner, is ready to roll cameras on his latest feature starting on October 14.
According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, In Memoriam focuses on a veteran Hollywood actor (Maron) who becomes obsessed with being a part of the Academy Awards “In Memoriam” montage after learning about his terminal cancer diagnosis. The actor’s journey tells a heartfelt tale about self-discovery, humility, and ego as he hopes to leave his mark on the industry by becoming immortalized in a time-honored tradition.
Marc Maron, known for playing Sam Sylvia in the women’s wrestling drama series Glow, Gene Ufland in Todd Phillips’ Joker, and the Grumpy Gps in the YouTube Originals family series Jam Van, is a wildly successful actor and podcast host with over 80 million downloads yearly for his Wtf podcast.
According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, In Memoriam focuses on a veteran Hollywood actor (Maron) who becomes obsessed with being a part of the Academy Awards “In Memoriam” montage after learning about his terminal cancer diagnosis. The actor’s journey tells a heartfelt tale about self-discovery, humility, and ego as he hopes to leave his mark on the industry by becoming immortalized in a time-honored tradition.
Marc Maron, known for playing Sam Sylvia in the women’s wrestling drama series Glow, Gene Ufland in Todd Phillips’ Joker, and the Grumpy Gps in the YouTube Originals family series Jam Van, is a wildly successful actor and podcast host with over 80 million downloads yearly for his Wtf podcast.
- 9/18/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Plot: A burnt-out FBI agent (Jude Law) tries to shut down a right-wing militia run by a white supremacist (Nicholas Hoult) who’s planning an armed insurrection.
Review: The Order is a slickly made, true-crime thriller that tells a pretty compelling story; in the mid-eighties, a group calling themselves The Order pulled off a series of violent robberies and also bombed synagogues and porn theatres, all of which was inspired by a book called “The Turner Diaries”, which was written by the leader of the National Alliance, which was one of the most powerful Neo Nazi organizations in the United States.
In The Order, Nicholas Hoult, in a role that casts him way against type, plays Robert Jay Mathews, who put together a violent, heavily armed militia that began carrying out a series of brutal assassinations and robberies. In the film, this puts them in the crosshairs of Jude Law’s Agent Husk,...
Review: The Order is a slickly made, true-crime thriller that tells a pretty compelling story; in the mid-eighties, a group calling themselves The Order pulled off a series of violent robberies and also bombed synagogues and porn theatres, all of which was inspired by a book called “The Turner Diaries”, which was written by the leader of the National Alliance, which was one of the most powerful Neo Nazi organizations in the United States.
In The Order, Nicholas Hoult, in a role that casts him way against type, plays Robert Jay Mathews, who put together a violent, heavily armed militia that began carrying out a series of brutal assassinations and robberies. In the film, this puts them in the crosshairs of Jude Law’s Agent Husk,...
- 9/14/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Jude Law is keeping busy at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival!
The 51-year-old actor attended the premiere of his movie Eden with costars Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Vanessa Kirby on Saturday (September 7). The very next day, he was back on the red carpet for the premiere of his movie The Order.
He opted for a classic pin-striped suit for his second premiere of the festival.
Keep reading to find out more…
Jude was joined by costars Jurnee Smollett, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult.
Other castmates in attendance included George Tchortov, Matias Lucas, Sebastian Pigott and Bradley Stryker. Director Justin Kurzel (joined by his wife Essie) was also present. We’ve got photos of everyone in the gallery.
Here’s the movie’s synopsis from the website for the 2024 Venice Film Festival: “In 1983, a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations, and armored car heists frightens communities throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The 51-year-old actor attended the premiere of his movie Eden with costars Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Vanessa Kirby on Saturday (September 7). The very next day, he was back on the red carpet for the premiere of his movie The Order.
He opted for a classic pin-striped suit for his second premiere of the festival.
Keep reading to find out more…
Jude was joined by costars Jurnee Smollett, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult.
Other castmates in attendance included George Tchortov, Matias Lucas, Sebastian Pigott and Bradley Stryker. Director Justin Kurzel (joined by his wife Essie) was also present. We’ve got photos of everyone in the gallery.
Here’s the movie’s synopsis from the website for the 2024 Venice Film Festival: “In 1983, a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations, and armored car heists frightens communities throughout the Pacific Northwest.
- 9/9/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Jude Law’s new film “The Order” had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival where it received enthusiastic applause from the audience. The crime thriller about a 1980s white supremacist group resonated strongly with viewers. During the seven minute standing ovation for the film, the cast and crew were praised for their impactful work addressing extremism.
Directed by Justin Kurzel, “The Order” explores the true story of neo-Nazi leader Bob Matthews who aimed to overthrow the US government. Law plays an FBI agent investigating a series of bank robberies in the Pacific Northwest that trace back to Matthews. When asked about the film’s relevance, Law said “it felt like a piece of work that needed to be made now.” The story from the past draws parallels to divisions in society today.
Kurzel echoed this, describing the film as a “warning shot of what has been and what may come.
Directed by Justin Kurzel, “The Order” explores the true story of neo-Nazi leader Bob Matthews who aimed to overthrow the US government. Law plays an FBI agent investigating a series of bank robberies in the Pacific Northwest that trace back to Matthews. When asked about the film’s relevance, Law said “it felt like a piece of work that needed to be made now.” The story from the past draws parallels to divisions in society today.
Kurzel echoed this, describing the film as a “warning shot of what has been and what may come.
- 9/3/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
It’s fall 1983 in the Pacific Northwest, a historical hotbed for white poverty and white-power mobilization. Flannels flow like wine, backcountry bowl cut-adjacent male fringes mark burgeoning leadership, and there isn’t a shiny new car for 100 miles in any direction. On both sides of the law we find ourselves in the company of brawny mustachios and brazenly retreating widows’ peaks that form trenches of balding. The tremoring strings, blue-gray haze in the coloring, and heavy fog set the stage for something awful: the brief dawn of The Order.
Terry Husk (Jude Law)––an FBI agent with ample experience infiltrating and taking down white-supremacy hate groups within the Aryan Nations from Colorado to Washington state––comes to the tiny Idaho town of Coeur d’Alene to quiet down, the sole federal agent stationed in his region. But after serious counterfeiting reports and a string of horrifyingly captured bank robberies and armored-car heists,...
Terry Husk (Jude Law)––an FBI agent with ample experience infiltrating and taking down white-supremacy hate groups within the Aryan Nations from Colorado to Washington state––comes to the tiny Idaho town of Coeur d’Alene to quiet down, the sole federal agent stationed in his region. But after serious counterfeiting reports and a string of horrifyingly captured bank robberies and armored-car heists,...
- 9/3/2024
- by Luke Hicks
- The Film Stage
Justin Kurzel’s The Order opens with a sound familiar to podcast aficionados: a Marc Maron monologue. Deploying a slightly more nasally voice to embody the late Denver talk radio host Alan Berg, Maron delivers a searing broadside against far-right agitators as “too inept to be in the world” and thus “get by on the curtailing of others’ enjoyment.” Zach Baylin’s script uses the shock jock as The Order’s equivalent to a Greek chorus, loudly screaming its condemnation of anti-Semitism as exhibited by the eponymous domestic terrorist group.
Mercifully, this isn’t the extent of political dialogue in The Order—especially given the recent lack of efficacy in simply trying to yell “Nazis bad” to stop the rise of the far right. The version of white separatism on display here is less alarming because of signifiers like skinheads and swastikas. Rather, it’s terrifying because the film clarifies...
Mercifully, this isn’t the extent of political dialogue in The Order—especially given the recent lack of efficacy in simply trying to yell “Nazis bad” to stop the rise of the far right. The version of white separatism on display here is less alarming because of signifiers like skinheads and swastikas. Rather, it’s terrifying because the film clarifies...
- 9/2/2024
- by Marshall Shaffer
- Slant Magazine
The Lido is in a frenzy for Wolfs.
Backed by the star power of its veteran A-list stars, Brad Pitt and George Clooney, the Jon Watts-directed film from Apple and Sony had a triumphant world premiere at the Venice Film Festival late Sunday night on the Lido. Expectedly, the crush of fans and media situated outside Palazzo del Cinema went wild for the pair as they arrived on the scene ahead of the screening. And once the final frames hit the screen and the credits rolled, Wolfs received a nearly five-minute standing ovation. Pitt and Clooney seemed to be soaking up the attention, with Pitt singing along to Sade and Clooney offering a “Grazie” to close it out.
Wolfs, also written by Watts, casts Pitt and Clooney as fixers who accidentally end up working the same job. Produced by Clooney’s Smokehouse and Pitt’s Plan B, the film also stars Amy Ryan,...
Backed by the star power of its veteran A-list stars, Brad Pitt and George Clooney, the Jon Watts-directed film from Apple and Sony had a triumphant world premiere at the Venice Film Festival late Sunday night on the Lido. Expectedly, the crush of fans and media situated outside Palazzo del Cinema went wild for the pair as they arrived on the scene ahead of the screening. And once the final frames hit the screen and the credits rolled, Wolfs received a nearly five-minute standing ovation. Pitt and Clooney seemed to be soaking up the attention, with Pitt singing along to Sade and Clooney offering a “Grazie” to close it out.
Wolfs, also written by Watts, casts Pitt and Clooney as fixers who accidentally end up working the same job. Produced by Clooney’s Smokehouse and Pitt’s Plan B, the film also stars Amy Ryan,...
- 9/1/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Technically, Day Four at the Venice Film Festival started at midnight for me, walking out of the after party for “Babygirl” still abuzz, trying and failing to slyly make it onto the water taxi headed to star Harris Dickinson’s after after party under the noses of A24 employees. The preceding event was one of the few gatherings happening during the festival to invite over some press to rub elbows with lead Nicole Kidman, director Halina Reijn, and company, as well as director Christos Nikou (“Fingernails”) and actress Taylor Russell (“Bones and All”) who are each serving on a different jury at La Biennale this year.
While that all made for an exciting start, the day’s offerings made for a more lowkey Saturday, with earlier screenings of films like “Battleground” and “And Their Children After Them,” both competition titles, only drawing moderate buzz. Even the premiere of Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai’s “Why War,...
While that all made for an exciting start, the day’s offerings made for a more lowkey Saturday, with earlier screenings of films like “Battleground” and “And Their Children After Them,” both competition titles, only drawing moderate buzz. Even the premiere of Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai’s “Why War,...
- 9/1/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Justin Kurzel dives into dark true stories about violence with films like Snowtown Murders and Nitram. In The Order, he shares another disturbing slice of reality—this time from America in the 1980s. The movie follows an FBI agent tasked with hunting a dangerous new white supremacist group that’s emerged in the Pacific Northwest.
Lead by a charismatic young man named Bob Mathews, this militant fringe breaks off from a larger far-right church organization. Now going by the name “The Order,” they aim to accelerate the extremist agenda through armed terrorism instead of just words. Robbing banks and setting off bombs, their attacks escalate—soon placing them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI investigator named Terry Husk.
Played by Jude Law, Terry has faced the KKK and mob before. But this Neo-Nazi cell will be one of his toughest targets yet to track down in the dense forests and mountains of Idaho.
Lead by a charismatic young man named Bob Mathews, this militant fringe breaks off from a larger far-right church organization. Now going by the name “The Order,” they aim to accelerate the extremist agenda through armed terrorism instead of just words. Robbing banks and setting off bombs, their attacks escalate—soon placing them in the crosshairs of a veteran FBI investigator named Terry Husk.
Played by Jude Law, Terry has faced the KKK and mob before. But this Neo-Nazi cell will be one of his toughest targets yet to track down in the dense forests and mountains of Idaho.
- 8/31/2024
- by Arash Nahandian
- Gazettely
The Venice Film Festival hosted the world premiere of Justin Kurzel’s new neo-Nazi crime thriller The Order on Saturday night on the Lido. The audience inside Palazzo del Cinema’s Sala Grande responded to the dark tale with a rapturous standing ovation for stars Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.
The applause went on more than seven minutes, during which time Law and Hoult embraced as well as clapped in the direction of the audience below to thank them for the reception.
The Order is inspired by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s 1989 non-fiction book The Silent Brotherhood: The Chilling Inside Story of America’s Violent, Anti-Government Militia Movement, which was originally published by the Free Press on Jan. 1, 1989, with a more recent edition introduced on July 14, 2018.
Per and official description, The Silent Brotherhood “attracted seemingly average citizens with their call for pride in race, family and religion and their mission to save white,...
The applause went on more than seven minutes, during which time Law and Hoult embraced as well as clapped in the direction of the audience below to thank them for the reception.
The Order is inspired by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s 1989 non-fiction book The Silent Brotherhood: The Chilling Inside Story of America’s Violent, Anti-Government Militia Movement, which was originally published by the Free Press on Jan. 1, 1989, with a more recent edition introduced on July 14, 2018.
Per and official description, The Silent Brotherhood “attracted seemingly average citizens with their call for pride in race, family and religion and their mission to save white,...
- 8/31/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel’s crime thriller The Order made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this evening, with the Sala Grande audience giving the competition title a nine-minute, 23-second ovation.
Kurzel, along with The Order stars Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Jurnee Smollett were all in attendance, hugging each other in the gallery during the rapturous applause as Law waved to the audience. The applause started tame before the credits even began rolling but grew as each cast member’s name appeared.
The Order charts how a series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest during the 1980s. It alights on a lone FBI agent (Law) who believes that the crimes were not the work of financially motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists, namely the white supremacist gang known as “The Order” (led in the film...
Kurzel, along with The Order stars Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Jurnee Smollett were all in attendance, hugging each other in the gallery during the rapturous applause as Law waved to the audience. The applause started tame before the credits even began rolling but grew as each cast member’s name appeared.
The Order charts how a series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest during the 1980s. It alights on a lone FBI agent (Law) who believes that the crimes were not the work of financially motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists, namely the white supremacist gang known as “The Order” (led in the film...
- 8/31/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Nada Aboul Kheir
- Deadline Film + TV
Jude Law lit up the Lido with his powerful performance as an FBI agent fighting neo-Nazi terrorists in Justin Kurzel’s timely crime thriller “The Order” that elicited a seven-minute standing ovation at its Venice Film Festival premiere.
Prior to the screening Jude Law, looking dashing in a black shirtless suit, took selfies with screaming fans on the Palazzo del Cinema red carpet.
When the lights went up, Law was glowing as he and director Kurzel and co-stars Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Jurnee Smollett soaked up the rapturous seven-minute applause, which could have lasted longer had they not exited the theatre waving to the still cheering crowd.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1983 Idaho and sees a lone FBI agent follow a series of increasingly violent bank robberies and car heists, coming to realize that they’re the work of a group of dangerous domestic neo-Nazi terrorists,...
Prior to the screening Jude Law, looking dashing in a black shirtless suit, took selfies with screaming fans on the Palazzo del Cinema red carpet.
When the lights went up, Law was glowing as he and director Kurzel and co-stars Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Jurnee Smollett soaked up the rapturous seven-minute applause, which could have lasted longer had they not exited the theatre waving to the still cheering crowd.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1983 Idaho and sees a lone FBI agent follow a series of increasingly violent bank robberies and car heists, coming to realize that they’re the work of a group of dangerous domestic neo-Nazi terrorists,...
- 8/31/2024
- by Alex Ritman and Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Crime thriller The Order — starring Jude Law, Jurnee Smollett and Nicholas Hoult — had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival Aug. 31.
In attendance at the red carpet were the main cast, including Law, Smollett, Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Philip Lewitski and Matias Garrido, as well as director Justin Kurzel (Nitram), screenwriter Zach Baylin (King Richard) and executive producer Katherine Susman. Other cast members, like Marc Maron, Odessa Young and Alison Oliver, were not pictured on the red carpet.
Based on Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s book The Silent Brotherhood, The Order chronicles the escalating crimes of the titular white supremacist domestic terror group of the 1980s. Depicted as a police procedural, it follows lone FBI agent Terry Husk (Law), who uncovers increasingly violent plots orchestrated by radical, charismatic leader Bob Matthews (Hoult) to lead the United States into war. Working alongside Husk in the Pacific Northwest is local detective...
In attendance at the red carpet were the main cast, including Law, Smollett, Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Philip Lewitski and Matias Garrido, as well as director Justin Kurzel (Nitram), screenwriter Zach Baylin (King Richard) and executive producer Katherine Susman. Other cast members, like Marc Maron, Odessa Young and Alison Oliver, were not pictured on the red carpet.
Based on Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s book The Silent Brotherhood, The Order chronicles the escalating crimes of the titular white supremacist domestic terror group of the 1980s. Depicted as a police procedural, it follows lone FBI agent Terry Husk (Law), who uncovers increasingly violent plots orchestrated by radical, charismatic leader Bob Matthews (Hoult) to lead the United States into war. Working alongside Husk in the Pacific Northwest is local detective...
- 8/31/2024
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Deadline Film + TV
The stars of The Order are hitting the red carpet!
Jude Law joined co-stars Jurnee Smollett and Nicholas Hoult on the red carpet at the premiere of their new movie The Order held during the 2024 Venice Film Festival on Saturday evening (August 31) in Venice, Italy.
Fellow cast member Tye Sheridan was also in attendance alongside director Justin Kurzel.
Earlier in the day, the stars attended the press conference for their movie.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the movie’s synopsis from the Venice website “In 1983, a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations, and armored car heists frightens communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. As baffled law enforcement agents scrambled for answers, a lone FBI agent, stationed in the sleepy, picturesque town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, comes to believe the crimes are not the work of traditional, financially motivated criminals, but of a group of dangerous domestic terrorists,...
Jude Law joined co-stars Jurnee Smollett and Nicholas Hoult on the red carpet at the premiere of their new movie The Order held during the 2024 Venice Film Festival on Saturday evening (August 31) in Venice, Italy.
Fellow cast member Tye Sheridan was also in attendance alongside director Justin Kurzel.
Earlier in the day, the stars attended the press conference for their movie.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the movie’s synopsis from the Venice website “In 1983, a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations, and armored car heists frightens communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. As baffled law enforcement agents scrambled for answers, a lone FBI agent, stationed in the sleepy, picturesque town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, comes to believe the crimes are not the work of traditional, financially motivated criminals, but of a group of dangerous domestic terrorists,...
- 8/31/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Venice film festival
Law is commanding opposite an icy Nicholas Hoult in true-crime story about the takedown of a far right militia in the 1980s
You wouldn’t want to spend time with the kind of people you meet in the films of Australian director Justin Kurzel: the deranged loner of Nitram or the killers of his peerlessly disturbing debut Snowtown. Now, in The Order, Kurzel turns his attention to American neo-Nazis, and the people who hunt them – and, in the shape of Jude Law’s profoundly damaged FBI agent, the latter are not the cuddliest characters either. Premiering in competition at the Venice film festival, true-crime drama The Order is about the most dynamic thing seen on the Lido in the event’s first few days, and affirms Kurzel’s status as a formidable auteur, especially when it comes to the dark stuff.
Scripted by Zach Baylin and...
Law is commanding opposite an icy Nicholas Hoult in true-crime story about the takedown of a far right militia in the 1980s
You wouldn’t want to spend time with the kind of people you meet in the films of Australian director Justin Kurzel: the deranged loner of Nitram or the killers of his peerlessly disturbing debut Snowtown. Now, in The Order, Kurzel turns his attention to American neo-Nazis, and the people who hunt them – and, in the shape of Jude Law’s profoundly damaged FBI agent, the latter are not the cuddliest characters either. Premiering in competition at the Venice film festival, true-crime drama The Order is about the most dynamic thing seen on the Lido in the event’s first few days, and affirms Kurzel’s status as a formidable auteur, especially when it comes to the dark stuff.
Scripted by Zach Baylin and...
- 8/31/2024
- by Jonathan Romney
- The Guardian - Film News
If you think heavily armed white supremacists are some kind of new threat to America, you should take a look at The Order, a gripping, superbly made historical thriller about a neo-Nazi gang that terrorized the Pacific Northwest nearly four decades ago, robbing banks and armored cars to fund their plans for a full-scale insurrection.
A nail-biter from start to finish, Australian director Justin Kurzel’s bleak and brawny true story stars Jude Law as an FBI agent trying to take down the film’s titular faction, which he tracks over several years, from one hold-up and killing to the next. Backed by a cast that includes Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Jurnee Smollett, The Order is the kind of tense reflection on American violence that Hollywood rarely puts on the big screen anymore. After launching in Venice’s main competition, it will hopefully find supporters stateside, with Law’s...
A nail-biter from start to finish, Australian director Justin Kurzel’s bleak and brawny true story stars Jude Law as an FBI agent trying to take down the film’s titular faction, which he tracks over several years, from one hold-up and killing to the next. Backed by a cast that includes Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Jurnee Smollett, The Order is the kind of tense reflection on American violence that Hollywood rarely puts on the big screen anymore. After launching in Venice’s main competition, it will hopefully find supporters stateside, with Law’s...
- 8/31/2024
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If three makes a trend, then take “The Order” as a proof of fact: Nobody delivers true crime quite like Justin Kurzel. Following 2011’s “Snowtown” and 2021’s “Nitram,” the filmmaker’s latest factual thriller confirms the Australian auteur as an expert of the form, a skilled technician at ease and at the peak of his abilities when conveying ambient unease. Premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival, “The Order” might be the filmmaker’s most accomplished work to date, offsetting a kind of broody fatalism against natural splendor, and punctuating the bloody affair with an action beat.
While both “Snowtown” and “Nitram” played as slow builds towards specific tragedies – tallying the institutional and personal failings that led to the Snowtown murders and the Port Arthur massacre – this latest film hews a more rolling timeline, tracking a white-supremacist splinter group responsible for a handful of murders and a string of heists,...
While both “Snowtown” and “Nitram” played as slow builds towards specific tragedies – tallying the institutional and personal failings that led to the Snowtown murders and the Port Arthur massacre – this latest film hews a more rolling timeline, tracking a white-supremacist splinter group responsible for a handful of murders and a string of heists,...
- 8/31/2024
- by Ben Croll
- The Wrap
At various junctures in the sweeping slice of political Americana that is The Order, a man will produce a small red-covered paperback called The Turner Diaries, which at first glance, is a boys’ own adventure about a man who sets out to live in the mountains like Daniel Boone. It is, in fact, a book aimed at children. The main subject of The Turner Diaries, however, is a six-step path to a right-wing revolution that culminates in the “day of the ropes,” when people of color, Jews and anyone who stands in the way of white supremacy will swing.
The Turner Diaries was an inspiration for the fanatics who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 election. It was also a central text for The Order, a self-styled army formed in the early 1980s behind a charismatic former Mormon, Bob Matthews, whose mission was to make America white again. As...
The Turner Diaries was an inspiration for the fanatics who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 election. It was also a central text for The Order, a self-styled army formed in the early 1980s behind a charismatic former Mormon, Bob Matthews, whose mission was to make America white again. As...
- 8/31/2024
- by Stephanie Bunbury
- Deadline Film + TV
Justin Kurzel directs with a scalpel that cuts everywhere except the heart. The Australian filmmaker, who memorialized two mass killing events in his own country with his coldly compelling debut “The Snowtown Murders” and 2021 Cannes winner “Nitram,” peeks this time into the American psyche behind similar happenings with his latest, “The Order.” But he needs fresher material, as this based-on-a-true-story portrait of a radicalized white supremacy faction being hunted by the FBI in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980s feels too close to Kurzel’s previous outings, which also include the Aussie bushranger historical biopic “True History of the Kelly Gang.” He already depicted a white, manifesto-wielding killer the last time. And that other time. And the time before that. While it’s one thing for a director to present variations on a theme throughout their career, it’s another when they stop surprising us or finding a new way into the same story.
- 8/31/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, and director Justin Kurzel, were among the team at The Order‘s Venice press conference this afternoon where they discussed the crime-drama’s resonance with extremism today.
The Order charts how a series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest during the 1980s. It alights on a lone FBI agent (Law) who believes that the crimes were not the work of financially motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists, namely the white supremacist gang known as The Order (led in the film by Hoult). The film explores the ensuing battle between law enforcement and the far-right group.
Hoult told the press how he and Law – adversaries in the film – didn’t speak or interact with each other for the first four weeks of filming in a bid to build distance between them. He was...
The Order charts how a series of bank robberies and car heists frightened communities in the Pacific Northwest during the 1980s. It alights on a lone FBI agent (Law) who believes that the crimes were not the work of financially motivated criminals, but rather a group of dangerous domestic terrorists, namely the white supremacist gang known as The Order (led in the film by Hoult). The film explores the ensuing battle between law enforcement and the far-right group.
Hoult told the press how he and Law – adversaries in the film – didn’t speak or interact with each other for the first four weeks of filming in a bid to build distance between them. He was...
- 8/31/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The cast of The Order went to some pretty dark places to tell a true story of American racism. The new film from Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, Assassin’s Creed) stars Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, and Zach Baylin, all of whom were in attendance for the film’s world premiere in competition at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
Inspired by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s 1989 non-fiction book The Silent Brotherhood, the movie follows an FBI investigation into a series of bank robberies and car heists in the Pacific Northwest. A lone FBI agent, Terry Husk (Law) believes that the crimes are being committed by a group of dangerous domestic terrorists. Eventually, his investigation leads back to a white supremacist group centered on the charismatic leader Bob Mathews (Hoult).
Although set in the 1980s, Law spoke about the importance of the film for the current day, with far-right extremist groups on the rise worldwide.
Inspired by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s 1989 non-fiction book The Silent Brotherhood, the movie follows an FBI investigation into a series of bank robberies and car heists in the Pacific Northwest. A lone FBI agent, Terry Husk (Law) believes that the crimes are being committed by a group of dangerous domestic terrorists. Eventually, his investigation leads back to a white supremacist group centered on the charismatic leader Bob Mathews (Hoult).
Although set in the 1980s, Law spoke about the importance of the film for the current day, with far-right extremist groups on the rise worldwide.
- 8/31/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jude Law said that his new crime thriller, “The Order,” about the FBI investigation of a Neo-Nazi terrorist group in the ’80s, “needed to be made now.”
At a Venice Film Festival press conference, Law spoke about the importance of the film at a time when far-right ideologies are rising again.
“Sadly, the relevance speaks for itself,” he continued. “It felt like a piece of work that needed to be made now. It’s always interesting finding a piece from the past that has some relevant relationship to the present day.”
Based on true events, the film is set in 1983 Idaho and sees a lone FBI agent (Law) follow a series of increasingly violent bank robberies and car heists, coming to realize that they’re the work of a group of dangerous domestic Neo-Nazi terrorists, inspired by the radical leader Robert Jay Mathews (Nicholas Hoult), who are plotting a war against the U.S. government.
At a Venice Film Festival press conference, Law spoke about the importance of the film at a time when far-right ideologies are rising again.
“Sadly, the relevance speaks for itself,” he continued. “It felt like a piece of work that needed to be made now. It’s always interesting finding a piece from the past that has some relevant relationship to the present day.”
Based on true events, the film is set in 1983 Idaho and sees a lone FBI agent (Law) follow a series of increasingly violent bank robberies and car heists, coming to realize that they’re the work of a group of dangerous domestic Neo-Nazi terrorists, inspired by the radical leader Robert Jay Mathews (Nicholas Hoult), who are plotting a war against the U.S. government.
- 8/31/2024
- by Ellise Shafer and Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Riff Raff Entertainment, the company founded by Jude Law and his longtime creative partner Ben Jackson. The London-based production banner has a big U.S. presence and European reach (the latter thanks to a recent deal with French outfit Newen). Law and Jackson walk us through the inception of Venice competition title The Order and their greater production ambitions for the company.
High-end drama The Young Pope took the Lido by storm when two episodes of the Paolo Sorrentino-directed series starring Jude Law as the unruly fictional Pope Pius Xiii premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2016. While Law was no stranger to the festival circuit – Sleuth premiered on the Lido in 2007 and that same...
High-end drama The Young Pope took the Lido by storm when two episodes of the Paolo Sorrentino-directed series starring Jude Law as the unruly fictional Pope Pius Xiii premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2016. While Law was no stranger to the festival circuit – Sleuth premiered on the Lido in 2007 and that same...
- 8/30/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s late August. Do you know where (and what) your Oscar contenders are?
In the past, I would have answered that question by saying, “No, but in about three weeks I will.” That’s because the end of August brings the beginning of the three fall film festivals that for decades have been the most fruitful ground for premiering Academy Award winners and nominees.
For 14 years between 2007 and 2020, from “No Country for Old Men” to “Nomadland,” the Oscar Best Picture winner screened (and in all but three cases premiered) at the Venice International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival or the Toronto International Film Festival, and in many cases in more than one of those festivals. And for most of that time, the majority of Best Picture nominees came out of the Venice-Telluride-Toronto axis.
But then things changed. The 2021 winner, for the first time ever, was a Sundance movie,...
In the past, I would have answered that question by saying, “No, but in about three weeks I will.” That’s because the end of August brings the beginning of the three fall film festivals that for decades have been the most fruitful ground for premiering Academy Award winners and nominees.
For 14 years between 2007 and 2020, from “No Country for Old Men” to “Nomadland,” the Oscar Best Picture winner screened (and in all but three cases premiered) at the Venice International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival or the Toronto International Film Festival, and in many cases in more than one of those festivals. And for most of that time, the majority of Best Picture nominees came out of the Venice-Telluride-Toronto axis.
But then things changed. The 2021 winner, for the first time ever, was a Sundance movie,...
- 8/28/2024
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
From Brangelina to Joaquin Phoenix: The Venice Red Carpet Will Be Filled With A-Listers and Intrigue
The fall film festival circuit is forever a magnet for A-list talent, as it signals the start of awards season by delivering first looks at a crush of prestige big-screen content. But when Italy’s Venice Film Festival unveiled the lineup for its 81st edition, it telegraphed something else: Movie stars are back, baby. The Lido will be packed with big names, many with “Oscar winner” in front of their monikers, making it one of the most anticipated fests of the season.
Leading the pack are Wolfs stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the action drama from Jon Watts. Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix will sing and slither their way back to Venice as DC villains in Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux. Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore will return to the canals for The Room Next Door, Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut. Daniel Craig toplines Luca Guadagnino’s Queer,...
Leading the pack are Wolfs stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the action drama from Jon Watts. Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix will sing and slither their way back to Venice as DC villains in Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux. Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore will return to the canals for The Room Next Door, Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut. Daniel Craig toplines Luca Guadagnino’s Queer,...
- 8/27/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Venice Film Festival kicks off its 81st edition on Wednesday with the premiere of Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which key cast Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci and Willem Dafoe are all confirmed to attend. For the following nine days, the Palazzo del Cinema’s red carpet will be the starriest place on the planet.
After suffering the impact of last year’s Hollywood strikes which prevented most top talents from making the trek, Venice has now outdone itself with a steady stream of big names lined up to light up the Lido and grab global headlines.
Angelina Jolie will be disembarking Thursday for the world premiere of Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic “Maria,” in which she plays the lead. Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera has specified that Jolie will not be crossing paths with her estranged husband Brad Pitt, at...
After suffering the impact of last year’s Hollywood strikes which prevented most top talents from making the trek, Venice has now outdone itself with a steady stream of big names lined up to light up the Lido and grab global headlines.
Angelina Jolie will be disembarking Thursday for the world premiere of Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic “Maria,” in which she plays the lead. Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera has specified that Jolie will not be crossing paths with her estranged husband Brad Pitt, at...
- 8/27/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Straight off the plane from New York, where he is mid-production on the Netflix series “Black Rabbit,” director Justin Kurzel debuted his new documentary “Ellis Park” at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
“Ellis Park” follows the eventful life of composer Warren Ellis and the wildlife sanctuary he co-founded on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Combining Ellis’ irreverent humor and unbounded creativity with the moving story of the sanctuary’s role as a home for animals rescued from the black market, “Ellis Park” is set to be one of the most impactful Australian documentaries of recent years.
Following the film’s premiere at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre, Kurzel said making the documentary has profoundly influenced his forthcoming productions. Alongside “Black Rabbit” these include “The Order” — a wintry thriller starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, and Marc Maron set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival — and the series...
“Ellis Park” follows the eventful life of composer Warren Ellis and the wildlife sanctuary he co-founded on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Combining Ellis’ irreverent humor and unbounded creativity with the moving story of the sanctuary’s role as a home for animals rescued from the black market, “Ellis Park” is set to be one of the most impactful Australian documentaries of recent years.
Following the film’s premiere at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre, Kurzel said making the documentary has profoundly influenced his forthcoming productions. Alongside “Black Rabbit” these include “The Order” — a wintry thriller starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, and Marc Maron set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival — and the series...
- 8/18/2024
- by Andy Hazel
- Indiewire
Considering how the central conflict of the X-Men franchise has always been between Xavier and Magneto, the final ending of X-Men: Dark Phoenix presented a unified conclusion. With James McAvoy’s Professor X reluctantly accepting a chess game with Michael Fassbender’s Magento, the finale showed Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey reentering the atmosphere, after being presumed dead.
A still from X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) | image: Marvel Studios
However, this resolution stands in contrast to the film’s original plan, which envisioned a much more solitary conclusion. Initially, director Simon Kinberg had intended for the film to end with Professor Charles Xavier alone in the X-Mansion. Thankfully, Kinberg chose to revise this approach which would have otherwise left Marvel fans deeply dissatisfied with the already low-rated movie.
The Original Plans for a More Isolated Ending of X-Men: Dark Phoenix
The X-Men franchise has long been defined by the tension between Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto.
A still from X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) | image: Marvel Studios
However, this resolution stands in contrast to the film’s original plan, which envisioned a much more solitary conclusion. Initially, director Simon Kinberg had intended for the film to end with Professor Charles Xavier alone in the X-Mansion. Thankfully, Kinberg chose to revise this approach which would have otherwise left Marvel fans deeply dissatisfied with the already low-rated movie.
The Original Plans for a More Isolated Ending of X-Men: Dark Phoenix
The X-Men franchise has long been defined by the tension between Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto.
- 8/17/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
X-Men: Apocalypse was one of the worst films to come out of the Fox X-Men Universe. It was a huge downgrade, especially after the critically acclaimed films, X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past. However, the film provided fans with one thing that could easily be described as the best so far. Cyclops’ comic-accurate suit in one scene in the film was better than all the previous films.
A still from X-Men: Apocalypse | 20th Century Fox
Fans hope that the MCU can now use this particular suit if they intend to bring back James Marsden for Cyclops. Fox X-Men universe was initially against any kind of comic-accurate suit but later came up with the blue and yellow suit for the mutants in the James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender version.
Fans Want To See Tye Sheridan’s Cyclops Suit From X-Men: Apocalypse In The MCU James Marsden in the...
A still from X-Men: Apocalypse | 20th Century Fox
Fans hope that the MCU can now use this particular suit if they intend to bring back James Marsden for Cyclops. Fox X-Men universe was initially against any kind of comic-accurate suit but later came up with the blue and yellow suit for the mutants in the James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender version.
Fans Want To See Tye Sheridan’s Cyclops Suit From X-Men: Apocalypse In The MCU James Marsden in the...
- 8/12/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Hugh Jackman is back as Wolverine and he's better than ever! The iconic actor returned to the role to introduce the legendary character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Deadpool and Wolverine and, man oh man, are fans happy that he did.
The actor first brought Logan to the big screen in 2000's X-Men, which was such a resounding success that it kickstarted a long-running phenomenon of a franchise. Jackman's performance was praised, with many hailing it as the greatest aspect of the Fox film series, and honestly you'd have a hard time arguing against that. He was so popular, in fact, that he even starred in his own spin-off trilogy of Wolverine movies.
His tenure as the character came to an end in 2017's Logan, which provided a thrilling, heartfelt, and emotional conclusion to both Wolverine's arc and the present-day X-Men movies. Or, at least we thought that...
The actor first brought Logan to the big screen in 2000's X-Men, which was such a resounding success that it kickstarted a long-running phenomenon of a franchise. Jackman's performance was praised, with many hailing it as the greatest aspect of the Fox film series, and honestly you'd have a hard time arguing against that. He was so popular, in fact, that he even starred in his own spin-off trilogy of Wolverine movies.
His tenure as the character came to an end in 2017's Logan, which provided a thrilling, heartfelt, and emotional conclusion to both Wolverine's arc and the present-day X-Men movies. Or, at least we thought that...
- 8/5/2024
- by Michael Patterson
- Bam Smack Pow
Screen has learned of further international licencing deals on Justin Kurzel’s upcoming Venice world premiere The Order starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.
AGC International has licenced rights to the crime thriller in Middle East (Selim Ramia), Thailand (Sahamongkol), Turkey (Fabula), Philippines (Tap Digital Media Ventures), Cis and Baltic States (Mgn/Paradise Films), Israel (United King Film), and Mongolia (Filmbridge).
As previously reported, AGC licensed the bulk of international rights to Prime Video, and Vertical Entertainment will distribute in the US.
The 1983-set film stars Law as an FBI agent convinced that a domestic terror group is behind a...
AGC International has licenced rights to the crime thriller in Middle East (Selim Ramia), Thailand (Sahamongkol), Turkey (Fabula), Philippines (Tap Digital Media Ventures), Cis and Baltic States (Mgn/Paradise Films), Israel (United King Film), and Mongolia (Filmbridge).
As previously reported, AGC licensed the bulk of international rights to Prime Video, and Vertical Entertainment will distribute in the US.
The 1983-set film stars Law as an FBI agent convinced that a domestic terror group is behind a...
- 7/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Screen has learned of further international licencing deals on Justin Kurzel’s upcoming Venice world premiere The Order starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.
AGC International has licenced rights to the crime thriller in Middle East (Selim Ramia), Thailand (Sahamongkol), Turkey (Fabula), Philippines (Tap Digital Media Ventures), Cis and Baltic States (Mgn/Paradise Films), Israel (United King Film), and Mongolia (Filmbridge).
As previously reported, AGC licensed the bulk of international rights to Prime Video, and Vertical Entertainment will distribute in the US.
The 1983-set film stars Law as an FBI agent convinced that a domestic terror group is behind a...
AGC International has licenced rights to the crime thriller in Middle East (Selim Ramia), Thailand (Sahamongkol), Turkey (Fabula), Philippines (Tap Digital Media Ventures), Cis and Baltic States (Mgn/Paradise Films), Israel (United King Film), and Mongolia (Filmbridge).
As previously reported, AGC licensed the bulk of international rights to Prime Video, and Vertical Entertainment will distribute in the US.
The 1983-set film stars Law as an FBI agent convinced that a domestic terror group is behind a...
- 7/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
David Gordon Green y Rebel Wilson en la inauguración y clausura.
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto (TIFF) ha revelado su programación para la edición de 2024.
La nueva película de David Gordon Green, “Nutcrackers”, protagonizada por Ben Stiller, inaugurará el Festival, mientras que la nueva película musical “The Deb”, dirigida y protagonizada por Rebel Wilson, será la encargada de clausurarlo.
Entre las películas que harán su debut mundial en TIFF, se encuentran el drama deportivo “Unstoppable”, dirigido por William Goldenberg y protagonizado por Jharrel Jerome y Jennifer Lopez; la película dramática “Hard Truths”, de Mike Leigh y con Marianne Jean-Baptiste; el terror psicológico de A24, “Heretic”, de Scott Beck y Bryan Woods con Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher y Chloe East; la comedia criminal “Riff Raff”, de Dito Montiel, con Jennifer Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman, Brian Cox, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris y Bill Murray; la película de animación “The Wild Robot”, de Chris Sanders,...
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto (TIFF) ha revelado su programación para la edición de 2024.
La nueva película de David Gordon Green, “Nutcrackers”, protagonizada por Ben Stiller, inaugurará el Festival, mientras que la nueva película musical “The Deb”, dirigida y protagonizada por Rebel Wilson, será la encargada de clausurarlo.
Entre las películas que harán su debut mundial en TIFF, se encuentran el drama deportivo “Unstoppable”, dirigido por William Goldenberg y protagonizado por Jharrel Jerome y Jennifer Lopez; la película dramática “Hard Truths”, de Mike Leigh y con Marianne Jean-Baptiste; el terror psicológico de A24, “Heretic”, de Scott Beck y Bryan Woods con Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher y Chloe East; la comedia criminal “Riff Raff”, de Dito Montiel, con Jennifer Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman, Brian Cox, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris y Bill Murray; la película de animación “The Wild Robot”, de Chris Sanders,...
- 7/23/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Alberto Barbera, it must be said, has done it again.
The long-running director of the Venice Film Festival, who successfully repositioned the august Italian cinema event as an awards-season launchpad, on Tuesday unveiled another top-shelf lineup for the 81st Biennale (Aug. 28-Sept. 7). And, as Kendall Roy would say, it’s “all bangers, all the time.”
Alongside tentpole studio sequels — Warner Bros. will kick off the festival with the out-of-competition screening of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Todd Phillips returns to the Lido competition with Joker: Folie à Deux, the follow-up to his 2019 Golden Lion-winner Joker — Barbera has selected a tasty mix of established auteurs and up-and-coming talent that looks to appeal both to critics and international buyers.
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie À Deux.
Pedro Almodóvar is back in Venice with The Room Next Door, the hotly-anticipated English-language feature debut from the Oscar-winning Spanish director. Tilda Swinton...
The long-running director of the Venice Film Festival, who successfully repositioned the august Italian cinema event as an awards-season launchpad, on Tuesday unveiled another top-shelf lineup for the 81st Biennale (Aug. 28-Sept. 7). And, as Kendall Roy would say, it’s “all bangers, all the time.”
Alongside tentpole studio sequels — Warner Bros. will kick off the festival with the out-of-competition screening of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Todd Phillips returns to the Lido competition with Joker: Folie à Deux, the follow-up to his 2019 Golden Lion-winner Joker — Barbera has selected a tasty mix of established auteurs and up-and-coming talent that looks to appeal both to critics and international buyers.
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie À Deux.
Pedro Almodóvar is back in Venice with The Room Next Door, the hotly-anticipated English-language feature debut from the Oscar-winning Spanish director. Tilda Swinton...
- 7/23/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The full list of titles set for the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival has been revealed, and it’s another powerhouse lineup — scroll below to check it out.
The venerable event in 2023 took place under the cloud of the SAG-AFTRA strike, which prevented many stars coming out in support of their movies. With the labor action resolved and this year’s roster now formalized, we can expect a tidal wave of talent to wash over the Lido at the end of next month and into early September.
Many of the films announced this morning by La Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and Venice Film Festival Artistic Director Alberto Barbera were widely anticipated, including Todd Phillips’ Joaquin Phoenix/Lady Gaga starrer Joker: Folie à Deux. The Warner Bros sequel arguably is the highest-profile movie of the competition bunch, coming five years after Phillips’ Joker won the Golden Lion before going on to 11 Oscar nominations,...
The venerable event in 2023 took place under the cloud of the SAG-AFTRA strike, which prevented many stars coming out in support of their movies. With the labor action resolved and this year’s roster now formalized, we can expect a tidal wave of talent to wash over the Lido at the end of next month and into early September.
Many of the films announced this morning by La Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and Venice Film Festival Artistic Director Alberto Barbera were widely anticipated, including Todd Phillips’ Joaquin Phoenix/Lady Gaga starrer Joker: Folie à Deux. The Warner Bros sequel arguably is the highest-profile movie of the competition bunch, coming five years after Phillips’ Joker won the Golden Lion before going on to 11 Oscar nominations,...
- 7/23/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Buckle in, film buffs, we’re not done with festival season yet. The 2024 Venice Film Festival lineup was announced on Tuesday, and rest assured there will be plenty of glamorous movie stars waving from boats. The lineup includes expected entries like Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix...
- 7/23/2024
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
The Venice Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its official, star-packed lineup for its 81st edition, which runs from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7.
Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips’ sequel to his 2019 Golden Lion-winning Joker, will also bow in Venice. Joaquin Phoenix, who won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck, aka Joker, in the original, returns in the musical sequel, with Lady Gaga playing Harley Quinn, his love interest and partner in crime. Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener co-star.
Venice favorites Brad Pitt and George Clooney will return to the Lido with Wolfs, an action drama from Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) about two lone-wolf fixers assigned to the same job. The film, an Apple Original Films production that Columbia/Sony will release theatrically worldwide, will screen out of competition, as will Broken Rage, the latest feature from legendary Japanese director Takeshi Kitano.
Angelina Jolie...
Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips’ sequel to his 2019 Golden Lion-winning Joker, will also bow in Venice. Joaquin Phoenix, who won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck, aka Joker, in the original, returns in the musical sequel, with Lady Gaga playing Harley Quinn, his love interest and partner in crime. Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener co-star.
Venice favorites Brad Pitt and George Clooney will return to the Lido with Wolfs, an action drama from Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) about two lone-wolf fixers assigned to the same job. The film, an Apple Original Films production that Columbia/Sony will release theatrically worldwide, will screen out of competition, as will Broken Rage, the latest feature from legendary Japanese director Takeshi Kitano.
Angelina Jolie...
- 7/23/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Odessa Young is set to join the ensemble cast of Deliver Me From Nowhere, the upcoming Bruce Springsteen pic from 20th Century. While not confirmed, sources say she will be playing Springsteen’s love interest.
Jeremy Allen White is set to play Springsteen and Scott Cooper is directing the biopic, which tells the story of the making of the classic Springsteen album Nebraska. Paul Walter Hauser is also on board.
In April, the studio closed a deal to finance and distribute the pic, which follows the rock ‘n’ roll icon who, after grappling with personal demons and trying to wrap his arms around becoming a global superstar, wrote and recorded Nebraska, the 1982 album that rivals Joni Mitchell’s Blue as one of the most emotionally raw, dark and honest albums in recent music history.
Scott Stuber, in his first move since exiting as longtime Netflix Film head, is producing...
Jeremy Allen White is set to play Springsteen and Scott Cooper is directing the biopic, which tells the story of the making of the classic Springsteen album Nebraska. Paul Walter Hauser is also on board.
In April, the studio closed a deal to finance and distribute the pic, which follows the rock ‘n’ roll icon who, after grappling with personal demons and trying to wrap his arms around becoming a global superstar, wrote and recorded Nebraska, the 1982 album that rivals Joni Mitchell’s Blue as one of the most emotionally raw, dark and honest albums in recent music history.
Scott Stuber, in his first move since exiting as longtime Netflix Film head, is producing...
- 6/20/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Taking cinema screens by storm, the sci-fi action genre has become a staple cash cow for Hollywood. However, on the other end of the coin, filmmakers with a vision have managed to turn it from a cash cow into some of the most astounding pieces of art ever. The likes of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, and Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One stand out as some of the most popular and acclaimed outings in recent times.
Tye Sheridan in a still from Ready Player One | Warner Bros. Pictures
The last of the 2018 flick by the Jurassic Park visionary brought to life a novel that captured the minds of many for its theme of virtual reality concurring with current times. Yet, disappointingly even six years after its release, chances of a sequel have only diminished. Interestingly, one of the cast members from the flick has...
Tye Sheridan in a still from Ready Player One | Warner Bros. Pictures
The last of the 2018 flick by the Jurassic Park visionary brought to life a novel that captured the minds of many for its theme of virtual reality concurring with current times. Yet, disappointingly even six years after its release, chances of a sequel have only diminished. Interestingly, one of the cast members from the flick has...
- 6/8/2024
- by Imteshal Karim
- FandomWire
Let’s not beat around the bush; Marvel’s going through something right now. The superhero studio’s recent output has simply exhausted both casual and hardcore fans alike.
The sentiment appears to be close to universal too: amidst the avalanche of MCU content, there have been too few hits and too many misses. The fact that Bob Iger, Disney’s Chief Executive Officer, has publicly said that they’re going to change strategy and “slowly decrease volume” tells you everything you need to know.
So how does Marvel proceed from here? MCU mastermind Kevin Feige is seemingly planning to course-correct by re-assembling the Avengers sooner rather than later. Next year alone will see the release of Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, The Fantastic Four, and Blade, followed a few months later by a new Avengers—previously subtitled “The Kang Dynasty,” though that’s reportedly been abandoned.
It’s a sensible play.
The sentiment appears to be close to universal too: amidst the avalanche of MCU content, there have been too few hits and too many misses. The fact that Bob Iger, Disney’s Chief Executive Officer, has publicly said that they’re going to change strategy and “slowly decrease volume” tells you everything you need to know.
So how does Marvel proceed from here? MCU mastermind Kevin Feige is seemingly planning to course-correct by re-assembling the Avengers sooner rather than later. Next year alone will see the release of Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, The Fantastic Four, and Blade, followed a few months later by a new Avengers—previously subtitled “The Kang Dynasty,” though that’s reportedly been abandoned.
It’s a sensible play.
- 5/21/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
After “Nitram” wowed critics at the Cannes Film Festival three years ago, with Caleb Landry Jones winning Best Actor for his role, many expected Justin Kurzel‘s would return to the Croisette with his next film, “The Order.” But Deadline reports that Kurzel’s upcoming true crime movie won’t hit the festival circuit yet, if it even is at all.
Continue reading ‘The Order’ First Look: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult & Tye Sheridan Star In Justin Kurzel’s Upcoming True Crime Thriller at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Order’ First Look: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult & Tye Sheridan Star In Justin Kurzel’s Upcoming True Crime Thriller at The Playlist.
- 5/16/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Vertical is getting ahead of the crowds as this year’s Cannes market starts wheeling and dealing for Hollywood’s hottest projects and properties. The studio acquired the U.S. rights from AGC Studios to The Order, with Justin Kurzel in the director’s chair. Based on Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s novel The Silent Brotherhood, The Order stars Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, and Tye Sheridan.
Here’s a synopsis of Flynn and Gerhardt’s novel courtesy of Library Journal:
Two courageous investigative journalists have created an insider’s account of the “silent brotherhood,” the anti-Jewish, white supremacist underground that, with the justification of some perversely interpreted Christian teachings, conducts an all-out race war. The movement has gathered a group of superpatriots, zealots, malcontents, as well as, rather disturbingly, a large majority of ordinary people. These followers see the underground’s survivalist creed as the way whites can protect...
Here’s a synopsis of Flynn and Gerhardt’s novel courtesy of Library Journal:
Two courageous investigative journalists have created an insider’s account of the “silent brotherhood,” the anti-Jewish, white supremacist underground that, with the justification of some perversely interpreted Christian teachings, conducts an all-out race war. The movement has gathered a group of superpatriots, zealots, malcontents, as well as, rather disturbingly, a large majority of ordinary people. These followers see the underground’s survivalist creed as the way whites can protect...
- 5/16/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Vertical has acquired U.S. rights from AGC Studios to The Order, a dramatic thriller directed by Australia’s Justin Kurzel (Macbeth), on which we were first to report. Starring Jude Law (Firebrand), Nicholas Hoult (X-Men franchise), Tye Sheridan (The Card Counter), Jurnee Smollett (Birds of Prey) and more, the film will will have an exclusive release in theaters nationwide later this year.
Written by Oscar and BAFTA nominee Zach Baylin (King Richard), the film adapts Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s book The Silent Brotherhood, chronicling the escalating crimes of the titular white supremacist domestic terror group. It’s set in 1983, when a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations, and armored car heists frightened communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. As baffled law enforcement agents scrambled for answers, a lone FBI agent (Law), stationed in the sleepy, picturesque town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, came to believe...
Written by Oscar and BAFTA nominee Zach Baylin (King Richard), the film adapts Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s book The Silent Brotherhood, chronicling the escalating crimes of the titular white supremacist domestic terror group. It’s set in 1983, when a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations, and armored car heists frightened communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. As baffled law enforcement agents scrambled for answers, a lone FBI agent (Law), stationed in the sleepy, picturesque town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, came to believe...
- 5/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Neon has hired marketing and publicity veteran Joey Monteiro as EVP, International Marketing and Ashley Hirsch as Manager of International Sales and Marketing. The move further expands the company’s global footprint as it grows its international sales arm headed up by seasoned sales executive Kristen Figeroid.
With a career spanning more than two and a half decades, Monteiro joins Neon from Sierra-Affinity/eOne, where he served as EVP of Marketing and Publicity and was responsible for creative marketing across film markets and festivals as well as international distribution. He handled campaigns on Academy Award-winning titles including: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, starring Ryan Gosling; Miles Teller starrer Whiplash; Margot Robbie starrer I, Tonya; Manchester By The Sea with Casey Affleck; and Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhaal, among others.
Prior to that, Monteiro worked at Warner Brothers Pictures as Director of Digital Marketing and Lionsgate as SVP of International Marketing,...
With a career spanning more than two and a half decades, Monteiro joins Neon from Sierra-Affinity/eOne, where he served as EVP of Marketing and Publicity and was responsible for creative marketing across film markets and festivals as well as international distribution. He handled campaigns on Academy Award-winning titles including: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, starring Ryan Gosling; Miles Teller starrer Whiplash; Margot Robbie starrer I, Tonya; Manchester By The Sea with Casey Affleck; and Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhaal, among others.
Prior to that, Monteiro worked at Warner Brothers Pictures as Director of Digital Marketing and Lionsgate as SVP of International Marketing,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox’s X-Men movies may have brought some of the most fan-favorite mutants to live-action, but they have struggled as far as fan reactions go. Often criticized for one thing or the other, particularly over poorly written characters to time inconsistencies, fans and critics have found several reasons to remain unsatisfied.
Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine in X-Men: The Last Stand
Undoubtedly, the movies’ greatest gift to fans has been casting Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. While his portrayal of the iconic character has left many captivated, he has often overshadowed other X-Men characters. And one Avengers: Endgame writer has a bone to pick with Fox movies for stealing one X-Men’s spotlight and handing it over to Wolverine.
Avengers: Endgame Writer Accused Fox Movies of Focusing Too Much on Wolverine
James Marsden debuted as Cyclops with the first X-Men film in 2000
Wolverine has always been the center of fans’ attention...
Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine in X-Men: The Last Stand
Undoubtedly, the movies’ greatest gift to fans has been casting Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. While his portrayal of the iconic character has left many captivated, he has often overshadowed other X-Men characters. And one Avengers: Endgame writer has a bone to pick with Fox movies for stealing one X-Men’s spotlight and handing it over to Wolverine.
Avengers: Endgame Writer Accused Fox Movies of Focusing Too Much on Wolverine
James Marsden debuted as Cyclops with the first X-Men film in 2000
Wolverine has always been the center of fans’ attention...
- 4/27/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Asphalt City (Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire)
I entered Asphalt City at last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE festival with nothing but morbid curiosity. Having engendered some rank responses from its Cannes premiere and not secured any known U.S. distributor, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film had the right kind of bad-object energy one needs at the jetlagged start to their week in a small Polish city. (Or just the comfort I personally get from a Brooklyn-shot feature featuring two Club Random guests.) I walked away boasting complicated, fascinated enthusiasm: nearly every second is ridiculous and never boring, and it doesn’t not deserve to play at a cinematography festival––having the most cinematography counts for something. Starting and ending with a blatant homage to The New World...
Asphalt City (Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire)
I entered Asphalt City at last year’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE festival with nothing but morbid curiosity. Having engendered some rank responses from its Cannes premiere and not secured any known U.S. distributor, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s film had the right kind of bad-object energy one needs at the jetlagged start to their week in a small Polish city. (Or just the comfort I personally get from a Brooklyn-shot feature featuring two Club Random guests.) I walked away boasting complicated, fascinated enthusiasm: nearly every second is ridiculous and never boring, and it doesn’t not deserve to play at a cinematography festival––having the most cinematography counts for something. Starting and ending with a blatant homage to The New World...
- 4/19/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: National Geographic is wading into one of psychology’s most debated studies from the past 50 years. The network has given a green light to The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking The Truth (wt), a three-part docuseries from Juliette Eisner, Alex Braverman and Muck Media, the producers behind Nat Geo’s Emmy-nominated Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller.
Led by Stanford psychology professor Dr. Phillip Zimbardo, the six-day Stanford Prison Experiment was Zimbardo’s attempt to understand the power of situation over human behavior. In 1971, Zimbardo paid two dozen college-aged participants to live in a mock prison, observing how randomly assigned “prisoner” and “guard” roles influenced behavior. What started out as a self-contained university experiment turned into a media spectacle that captured the imagination and attention of the world, defining our understanding of human nature and forever changing the course of psychology.
‘The Roots Of Evil’, 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Discovery Channel...
Led by Stanford psychology professor Dr. Phillip Zimbardo, the six-day Stanford Prison Experiment was Zimbardo’s attempt to understand the power of situation over human behavior. In 1971, Zimbardo paid two dozen college-aged participants to live in a mock prison, observing how randomly assigned “prisoner” and “guard” roles influenced behavior. What started out as a self-contained university experiment turned into a media spectacle that captured the imagination and attention of the world, defining our understanding of human nature and forever changing the course of psychology.
‘The Roots Of Evil’, 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Discovery Channel...
- 4/17/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #391: Tye Sheridan – Actor and Producer: Asphalt City,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #391: Tye Sheridan – Actor and Producer: Asphalt City,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Famed actor Matthew McConaughey showed off his vocal skills by joining country artist Zach Bryan on a classic ’80s hit. How did the unlikely pair get together? Keep reading for all the details and give the tune a listen.
Hollywood Meets Country Music In Unlikely Pair
Zach Bryan rose to fame through his self-recorded songs while serving in the U.S. Navy. He’s been making waves in the country music scene with his heartfelt ballads and raw storytelling.
Matthew McConaughey gained praise for his breakout role in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused. He’s starred in countless movies since and nabbed a couple of Oscars. It’s no surprise the two-time Academy Award winner and the country star would find common ground.
Zach Bryan/Credit: Official Stagecoach Festival YouTube
After all, they are both Southern boys: McConaughey hails from Texas and the “Something in the Orange” singer calls Oklahoma home.
Hollywood Meets Country Music In Unlikely Pair
Zach Bryan rose to fame through his self-recorded songs while serving in the U.S. Navy. He’s been making waves in the country music scene with his heartfelt ballads and raw storytelling.
Matthew McConaughey gained praise for his breakout role in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused. He’s starred in countless movies since and nabbed a couple of Oscars. It’s no surprise the two-time Academy Award winner and the country star would find common ground.
Zach Bryan/Credit: Official Stagecoach Festival YouTube
After all, they are both Southern boys: McConaughey hails from Texas and the “Something in the Orange” singer calls Oklahoma home.
- 4/11/2024
- by Jennifer Havener
- Country Music Alley
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