Tag: Adam Driver
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How Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, and Jodie Comer Got Cast in ‘The Bikeriders’
Director Jeff Nichols wanted three magnetic faces to anchor his motorcycle movie, “The Bikeriders”, which just launched at the Telluride Film Festival. He and his casting director Francine Maisler landed a stellar multinational cast for this three-hander led by Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, and Jodie Comer.The Nichols/Maisler collaboration began with “The Tree of Life” producer…
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Venice film festival roundup – Adam Driver’s Ferrari roars in to soup up a subpar opening week
A ponderous Italian wartime drama and Pablo Larraín’s one-joke General Pinochet satire threatened to sink the actors’ strike-hit 80th Venice film festival – until Michael Mann’s racing thriller hit the gasThis year’s Venice may turn out to be a test case for auteur power. The US actors’ strike means that Hollywood stars are unlikely to…
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‘Ferrari’ Review: Style & Business Overtake Emotion In Michael Mann’s Biopic About The Italian Automobile Tycoon [Venice]
Watching Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” one may wonder whether it’s even possible to make a film about an Italian figure and have it not be at least 80% about style. An admittedly rather inane thought, but one made a little more legitimate by the central presence of Adam Driver as the titular Enzo Ferrari. The American…
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Saverio Costanzo on Why ‘Finally Dawn’ Starring Lily James as a 1950’s Diva is His Coming of Age Movie
Saverio Costanzo, who was last in the Venice competition in 2014 with Adam Driver-starrer “Hungry Hearts,” is back on the Lido with “Finally Dawn.”The 1950s-set film stars Lily James plays a slightly fading American diva named Josephine Esperanto, who’s shooting a swords and sandals epic at Cinecittà when the famed filmmaking facilities were known as…
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Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Photos
The Venice Film Festival looks a little different this year, as the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes mean there are fewer celebrities strolling down the red carpet. Working under approved interim agreements from their guild, Adam Driver is expected to promote “Ferrari,” while Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi will be coming for Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,”…
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‘Ferrari’ Teaser Trailer: Adam Driver Stars In Michael Mann’s Adrenaline-Charged Racing Biopic
Eighty years young, filmmaker Michael Mann (“Heat”) shows no signs of slowing down. Meticulous, precise, and muscular in his filmmaking, the American auteur often takes several years between films, but he’s seemingly been moving slightly faster these days. His last feature was eight years ago, “Black Hat,” in 2015, but he also directed key elements…
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Michael Mann Can Live Without ‘Heat 2,’ But Really Wants to Make It
Michael Mann has admitted he would love to make a follow-up to his iconic epic crime drama Heat, even if he concedes that time may be running out to do so as the director enters his 9th decade. Speaking with Variety, the director — who’s currently on the promotional trail for his upcoming movie, Ferrari,…
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Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ Was Made Without Major Studio Ties, Here’s Why
One of the most-anticipated films of award season, Michael Mann’s long-in-the-works passion project Ferrari has a lot working for it — an Academy Award-nominated director behind the camera in Mann who’s helmed classics like Heat and The Insider, a starry cast featuring award-winning actors Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, and an intriguing story of a…