Steve McQueen
Distraught Saoirse Ronan Chases a Missing Child in Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ Trailer
Saoirse Ronan plays a distraught mother searching for her missing son in World War II East London in the trailer for Steve McQueen’s Blitz, which dropped on Thursday. The drama follows George, a 9-year-old boy, played by Elliot Heffernan, in wartime London after his mother Rita (Ronan) sends him as an evacuee to safety in […]
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Chad McQueen, ‘Karate Kid’ Actor and Son of Film Star Steve McQueen, Dies at 63
Chad McQueen, who followed his father, Steve McQueen, into acting and auto racing and portrayed the bully Dutch in the first two Karate Kid movies, has died. He was 63. McQueen died Wednesday of organ failure at his ranch in Palm Desert, his friend of 40 years, Arthur Barens, told The Hollywood Reporter. He had […]
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Zurich Film Festival Sets Gala Premieres for ‘Anora,’ ‘Blitz,’ ‘William Tell’
New films from Steve McQueen, Sean Baker, Edward Berger and Gia Coppola will get the red carpet treatment at the 20th Zurich Film Festival as part of ZFF’s gala lineup. Steve McQueen‘s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson, which will open 2024’s BFI London Film Festival (LFF), will have its international premiere in Zurich. Berger’s hotly anticipated Conclave, a Vatican […]
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NY Film Festival Sets Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ as Closing Night Selection
The 2024 New York Film Festival has set Steve McQueen’s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliot Heffernan, as its closing night film. The movie, set in London during the blitzkrieg by the Germans during World War II, will receive its North American premiere on Oct. 10 at Alice Tully Hall. McQueen wrote, directed and produced […]
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Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson Lead Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz,’ Set to Open London Film Festival
The world premiere of Steve McQueen‘s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson, will open 2024’s BFI London Film Festival (LFF) this October. The Apple original film — directed, produced and written by Oscar-winner McQueen (12 Years a Slave) — follows the journey of nine-year-old George, played by newcomer Elliot Heffernan, in London through the […]
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Malibu Home Where Dolly Parton, Steve McQueen and Stephen Dorff Once Lived Hits Market for $9.8M
A boldly reimagined and fully restored home on La Costa Beach in Malibu where Dolly Parton and Steve McQueen each once lived, and which was formerly owned by actor Stephen Dorff, is hitting the market for $9.8 million. The house melds classic midcentury details including double-height cedar ceilings and shingles with of-the-moment maximalist design. Originally […]
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Steve McQueen Erases Al Jolson’s Blackface in New Film at L.A.’s Newly Opened Marian Goodman Gallery
Long-time New York and Paris gallery Marian Goodman has opened in Los Angeles with a show of director and artist Steve McQueen’s short film, Sunshine State. Shown on two back-to-back screens in a capacious room, the work finds McQueen training his artistic vision on the history of blackface in Hollywood. The 30-minute piece includes footage […]
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Steve McQueen Fuses Wartime Amsterdam and Modern-Day Extremism in ‘Occupied City’ Trailer
Steve McQueen bridges the past horrors of Nazi-era Amsterdam with a threatening present-day extremism in the trailer for Occupied City, a four-hour documentary from the 12 Years a Slave helmer inspired by a book by his wife, Dutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter. The teaser trailer, which A24 dropped on Tuesday (below), remains tightly focused on […]
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‘Occupied City’ Review: Steve McQueen Breaks With Doc Convention in a Provocative Look at Amsterdam During World War II
Working from a book by his wife, Dutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter, the '12 Years a Slave' helmer explores his adopted city in the ’40s and today.
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Cannes Flashback: Steve McQueen Debuted ‘Hunger’ to Croisette Glory
Steve McQueen never intended to become a director. “I didn’t want to be a filmmaker,” the British visual artist told The Hollywood Reporter in November 2013. “What led me into wanting to make a film was Bobby Sands.” Sands, a member of Northern Ireland’s IRA who led fellow prisoners in Belfast on a hunger strike in 1981, […]
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Cannes: Film4 Director Ollie Madden on Bringing Debut Directors, Oscar Winners and Cult Filmmakers to the Fest
After a typically impressive awards run, this time largely thanks to The Banshees of Inisherin (which, despite all the love for Jenny the donkey, was rudely snubbed at the Oscars), Film4 kicks off its summer festival season with a selection of titles that could well be part of the discussion next year. And the three […]
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Cannes: David Rooney’s Top 10 Must-See Premieres
The Hollywood Reporter’s Chief Film Critic lines up his most eagerly awaited selections bowing on the Croisette, including new films from Todd Haynes, Wes Anderson and Jonathan Glazer.
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