Tag: Hostiles
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‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Trailer: Christian Bale’s Latest Collaboration With Scott Cooper Arrives This Christmas
“The Pale Blue Eye” marks the latest collaboration between Christian Bale and Scott Cooper. The two have previously worked together on “Out of the Furnace,” which was met with massive critical praise for both talents, while their previous collaboration, “Hostiles,” wasn’t as well-received.The two reunite in this adaptation of Louis Bayard‘s novel of the same…
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What Antlers Director Scott Cooper Borrowed From Alien, The Exorcist, And The Shining [Exclusive]
It’s a rite of passage for any horror filmmaker. If you’re making a scary movie, you could do far worse than to borrow liberally from the undisputed classics. When it came to making “Antlers,” the moody and atmospheric horror film with high ambitions of being even more than that (read Chris Evangelista’s review here), co-writer/director Scott…
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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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‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Will Reunite Christian Bale with Director Scott Cooper
Christian Bale and Scott Cooper are about to go for the hat trick together. A new report says the star and director are set to unite for the third time, after previously working on the films Out of the Furnace and Hostiles. Their latest collaboration? A film adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2007 book The Pale…
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‘Angels & Demons’, Based on Pulitzer Prize-Winning True Crime Story, Being Turned into Limited TV Series by Scott Cooper
Scott Cooper, director of Hostiles, the upcoming Antlers, and more, is set to make his TV debut with Angles and Demons. The limited series – which is not an adaptation of the Dan Brown novel, just in case you were wondering – is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning article by Thomas French published in the…
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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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Jesse Plemons in Talks to Star in Charlie Kaufman’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ (Exclusive)
Jesse Plemons is in talks to co-star with Brie Larson in Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” for Netflix, sources tell Variety.Plemons will play Jake, a man going on a road trip to meet his parents on their secluded farm with his girlfriend (Larson), who is thinking of terminating their relationship. When Jake makes…
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‘Antlers’ Set Photo Previews a Creepy Fire-Breathing Creature
In early October, Fox Searchlight announced the start of shooting for the horror-thriller Antlers, a mysterious project produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Scott Cooper (Hostiles). The film stars Keri Russell in her first major horror feature role, as well as Jesse Plemons and young actor Jeremy T. Thomas. The production remains under…
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Mark Borde Departs Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Longtime distribution executive Mark Borde is leaving his post as president of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures.Borde held the post for three years following the 2015 sales of his Freestyle Releasing to Allen who then formed Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures. The distributor’s top performers have been shark thriller “47 Meters Down,” which grossed $44…
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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…