Tag: Crazy Heart
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Colin Farrell Reviews His First Awards Season: ‘The Sense of Community Has Been Extraordinary’
On the phone with IndieWire the day after the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, there was not an ounce of cynicism in Colin Farrell’s voice. “I’d never been to the SAGs before. I’d never been nominated, I’d never been there as a presenter, I’ve never been in the room,” said “The Banshees of Inisherin” star,…
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Christian Bale Did Not Method Act During ‘Pale Blue Eye,’ Says Co-Star Harry Melling: ‘No Staying in Character’
Christian Bale did not exhibit Method acting techniques during Netflix period piece “The Pale Blue Eye,” according to co-star Harry Melling.The “Harry Potter” and “Queen’s Gambit” alum recalled working alongside Academy Award winner Bale for the mystery-thriller. Bale plays a former detective who is forced out of retirement to investigate a series of hangings alongside…
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FX Action Thriller ‘The Old Man’ Almost Didn’t Make Its Finale
Editor’s Note: This story contains spoilers through Episode 6 of “The Old Man.”Lymphoma was one thing. When Jeff Bridges, 72, learned the cancer diagnosis, he had shot almost four and a half episodes out of a planned ten of “The Old Man” (FX). It was the “Crazy Heart” Oscar-winner’s first starring role in a TV…
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Jeff Bridges ‘Excited’ to Keep Filming FX’s ‘Old Man’ with Cancer Now in Remission
Actor Jeff Bridges shared the good news early Monday that his cancer is now in remission and his battle against Covid “is in the rearview mirror.” The Oscar-winning “Crazy Heart” star and “The Big Lebowski” icon revealed a diagnosis of lymphoma back in October 2020. Bridges is also the star and executive producer of FX’s…
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Cannes 2021 Jury Features Five Women, Including Maggie Gyllenhaal and Mélanie Laurent
The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the jury for the competition, which will be powered by a majority of women, including American actor-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal, French actor-helmer Mélanie Laurent, French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop, Austrian director Jessica Hausner and cult French singer Mylene Farmer.Spike Lee will presider over the jury which will also include French actor…
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Berlin: Netflix Signs $55 Million Global Deal for ‘The Pale Blue Eye’
Netflix has closed another major deal at the European Film Market, dropping a reported $55 million for worldwide rights to the Christian Bale Gothic horror-thriller The Pale Blue Eye from director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Black Mass).The film focuses on an attempt to solve a series of murders that took place at the U.S. Military…
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Margaret Qualley Will Get ‘A Head Full of Ghosts’ From Director Scott Cooper
Margaret Qualley is going to find herself with A Head Full of Ghosts for her next feature film, starring in the adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s psychological horror novel directed by Scott Cooper. Cooper, best known for directing Crazy Heart, Black Mass, and most recently, Hostiles, is taking over directing duties from The Blackcoat’s Daughter director…
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Filming Begins on Scott Cooper’s Horror Thriller ‘Antlers’, Produced by Guillermo del Toro
Fox Searchlight announced today that filming has begun on the horror thriller Antlers, which is the first project to come to fruition under Guillermo del Toro’s deal with the studio that sees him developing live-action projects in the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres that he’ll produce, write, and/or direct. The deal was hatched after del…
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Keri Russell & Jesse Plemons To Star In Director Scott Cooper’s New Thriller ‘Antlers’ Produced By Guillermo Del Toro
Scott Cooper is a filmmaker that always seems to be on the cusp of hitting the big time. That isn’t to say the director has been making small, no-budget indie projects. Cooper’s films are often headlined by major stars such as Christian Bale (“Hostiles” and “Out of the Furnace”), Johnny Depp (“Black Mass”), and Jeff…