Tag: Gladiator
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‘They/Them’ Trailer: Kevin Bacon Welcomes Queer Teens to a Haunted Conversion Camp
Forget Camp Crystal Lake — it’s Whistler Camp that truly is the stuff of nightmares.The Blumhouse-produced horror film “They/Them” debuts Friday, August 5 on Peacock and centers on conversion camp Whistler, run by charismatic camp director Owen Whistler played by Kevin Bacon, who also executive produces the film. Licensed therapist and Owen’s wife Cora Whistler…
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Michelle Pfeiffer to star in ‘Wild Four O’Clocks’ for Protagonist, CAA
CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales for the film.Michelle Pfeiffer is set to star in Peter Craig’s drama Wild Four O’Clocks, with UK-based Protagonist Pictures boarding international sales, and CAA Media Finance handling domestic rights.Wild Four O’Clocks is about a woman who has to care for her two young grandsons when their father is…
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Is ‘The Northman’ a Failed Art Film, or Is It Robert Eggers’ Stolidly Successful Blockbuster Audition? (Column)
“The Northman,” a violent epic of Viking revenge, is not a good movie. It’s like “Gladiator” without the Colosseum and with a stubbornly uninteresting hulk avenger hero. (It also drags on 45 minutes longer than it should have.) A lot of critics have overpraised the movie because they feel invested in the career of Robert…
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Hans Zimmer Wins Oscar for ‘Dune’ Score, Accepts in a Bathrobe
Hans Zimmer triumphed in Sunday’s best original score category at the Academy Awards, claiming the Oscar for the music of “Dune.”Zimmer did not attend the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre as he is on tour with his band in Europe.It is Zimmer’s second Academy Award; he previously won for 1994’s animated “The Lion King,” although…
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Lionsgate Buys Michael Jackson Biopic Coming from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Producer and Singer’s Estate
Lionsgate is teaming with Academy Award–winning producer Graham King (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) on “Michael,” the first big-screen Michael Jackson biopic, for worldwide distribution. The film will be produced by King as well as co-executors of Michael Jackson’s estate, John Branca and John McClain.The screenplay comes from three-time Oscar nominee John Logan. King and Logan previously collaborated…
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Lionsgate, Graham King to partner on Michael Jackson biopic
Long-gestating film to be based on John Logan screenplay.Lionsgate has landed worldwide rights to Michael, the long-gestating upcoming Michael Jackson biopic from Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King.John Logan, who collaborated with King on Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and also wrote Gladiator, has written the screenplay and King will produce with the co-executors of the Jackson…
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Tales From The Box Office: The Last Duel May Be The Last Movie Of Its Kind
Ridley Scott, the director behind such classics as “Alien” and “Gladiator,” is one of our greatest living directors, and arguably one of the greatest ever. The man is on my personal Mount Rushmore of filmmakers. 2021 was shaping up to be a big year for the Oscar winner, as he had not one but two…
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Ridley Scott: ‘Gladiator 2’ Being ‘Written Now,’ Will Be ‘Ready to Go’ After Napoleon Movie
It was all the way back in November 2018 when Deadline reported that Ridley Scott’s Oscar winner “Gladiator” would be getting a sequel penned by “Top Gun: Maverick” screenwriter Peter Craig. The first story details included the plot centering on Lucius, the son of Connie Nielsen’s character Lucilla from the original film. Lucius is the…
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Ridley Scott Says ‘Gladiator 2’ Is Being Written Now & Will Be Ready To Go After His Napoleon Epic
When filmmakers grow older, they tend to become less prolific, taking years between projects. Ridley Scott apparently didn’t get that memo. Not only has the output from the legendary director increased in recent years, he actually has two films coming out this year, “The Last Duel” and “House of Gucci.” And it appears that he…
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Oscars Rejecting Anthony Hopkins’ Zoom Was a Slap in the Face to This Viewer with Chronic Illness
“For anybody who’s on the downside of advantage and relying purely on courage… it’s possible.”On that closing line of Russell Crowe’s 2001 Best Actor acceptance speech for “Gladiator,” I fell in love with the Oscars. I was also too sick to leave the house; at 14 years old, I was recovering from double pneumonia. It…