Tag: Tolkien
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‘Cats’ Casting Director Among the Jury Members for 2020 European Shooting Stars
Lucy Bevan, casting director on “Cats” and “Cruella,” is among the jury members for the upcoming edition of European Film Promotion’s annual European Shooting Stars. It selects Europe’s best young acting talent, with the roster unveiled ahead of the Berlin Film Festival in Feb. where they will receive their awards.Bevan will be joined on the…
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Warner Bros Approves Robert Pattinson For ‘The Batman’
Warner Bros has approved Robert Pattinson as the star of The Batman, the trilogy of films that Matt Reeves will direct later this year, Deadline hears.Pattinson has been considered a front runner because the filmmaker liked him, but the studio was torn between him and Nicholas Hoult, and wanted both of the actors on tape…
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Talkin’ ‘Tolkien’ With Director Dome Karukoski [Interview]
During a recent trip to London, /Film sat down with Finnish director Dome Karukoski to discuss his newest film, Tolkien, a biopic of the author who created The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Karukoski had just finished making a different biopic when this project came his way, so he was resistant to it…
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‘Detective Pikachu’ Looks for Strong Opening While ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Set to Top $700M
Mother’s Day weekend is looking as if it will be yet another Avengers-led weekend at the box office as Avengers: Endgame will become only the fourth film ever to top $700 million at the domestic box office this weekend, but this holiday weekend won’t only be about Avengers. Warner Bros. is releasing the highly anticipated…
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‘Tolkien’ Director Said Working With Estate Would Have ‘Suffocated’ the Film
The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien issued a statement earlier this month saying it did not “approve” nor “endorse” Dome Karukoski’s biopic “Tolkien,” starring Nicholas Hoult as the “Lord of the Rings” author and Lily Collins as his wife, Edith Bratt. However, at a post-screening Q&A in New York City May 1 (conducted by this writer),…
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s Family Disavows Fox Searchlight Biopic, Says ‘It Does Not Approve’ of Film
J.R.R. Tolkien’s family and the Tolkien Estate have come forward to disavow the upcoming Fox Searchlight biopic that stars “X-Men” actor Nicholas Hoult as the iconic “Lord of the Rings” author. The film, titled “Tolkien,” is set for release next month. A statement released by both parties says they want to “make clear that they…
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‘Tolkien’ Trailer: Explore The Formative Years Of The Legendary ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Author
Never let a good property die, or, at least keep the door open for side reentry in case. This seems to be the idea of “Tolkien,” Focus Features new film about “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien. No, it’s not another ‘Hobbit’ movie or a ‘Lotr’ spin-off like “The Silmarillion.” Instead, it looks…
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Daily Podcast: A Quiet Place 2, HBO’s Pay Gap, NOS4A2, Foundation, Star Wars, Westworld, Tolkien, and More
On the April 10, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about A Quiet Place 2, HBO’s pay gap, Foundation, Star Wars, Westworld, a new J.R.R. Tolkien novel, and two upcoming movies starring Dave Bautista. You can subscribe…