Tag: Tonya

  • What Happened to Dev Patel’s Chippendales Movie From ‘Dumb Money’s Director?

    What Happened to Dev Patel’s Chippendales Movie From ‘Dumb Money’s Director?

    Director Craig Gillespie has been in the film business for decades, but only in recent years has he seemingly stumbled onto his calling: lively retellings of “stranger than fiction” real-world stories. The kind of tales that grabbed the front pages of tabloids and newspapers alike seem to be up his alley. For years, Gillespie was…

  • ‘Dumb Money’ Review – Craig Gillespie Makes ‘The Big Short’ For Reddit

    ‘Dumb Money’ Review – Craig Gillespie Makes ‘The Big Short’ For Reddit

    This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.When it comes to the rich versus the poor, we’ve seen plenty of films—especially recently with movies like The Menu or Triangle of Sadness, just to name…

  • Barbie’s Rollerblades Had Margot Robbie And Ryan Gosling Struggling In Very Different Ways

    Barbie’s Rollerblades Had Margot Robbie And Ryan Gosling Struggling In Very Different Ways

    Barbie and Ken’s rollerblades were a defining part of the “Barbie” movie, but they also presented huge challenges for the star-studded cast. The 2023 summer blockbuster is filled to the brim with unforgettable moments, but perhaps the most memorable is when Barbie and Ken enter the real world for the very first time on a…

  • ‘Saltburn’: Everything We Know About Emerald Fennell’s Next Film

    ‘Saltburn’: Everything We Know About Emerald Fennell’s Next Film

    Margot Robbie, the producer, is currently making waves in Hollywood with her latest film Barbie quickly becoming the most successful film in Warner Bros. history, as the billion-dollar grossing film from director Greta Gerwig has broken almost every record in the books and become the highest grossing movie ever made by a female director. But…

  • Margot Robbie Tried To Give Greta Gerwig An Out In Casting Her As Barbie

    Margot Robbie Tried To Give Greta Gerwig An Out In Casting Her As Barbie

    Margot Robbie might seem like the obvious choice for the lead role in “Barbie,” but it wasn’t obvious to everyone — even Robbie herself. The actor was attached to the project from the very beginning, having met with Mattel executives long before they approached director and co-writer Greta Gerwig. However, she was only supposed to…

  • 15 Movies That Might Sell Big at TIFF 2022

    15 Movies That Might Sell Big at TIFF 2022

    The Toronto International Film Festival isn’t as well-known for dealmaking as Sundance, and the clamor around Oscar-friendly titles tends to dominate, but buyers attending the festival always have a lot of possibilities to dig through. Many of the roughly 200 feature films screening the the biggest fall festival arrive without distribution.In the past, TIFF has…

  • Behind the Whirlwind Romance of ‘Pam & Tommy,’ There’s a Longstanding Creative Partnership

    Behind the Whirlwind Romance of ‘Pam & Tommy,’ There’s a Longstanding Creative Partnership

    Australian director Craig Gillespie creates an energy in his images that brings the emotional undercurrent of his characters to life. He invites you into their space to wash in their feelings without saying too much. It’s the result of close collaboration with key department heads, a dynamic that editor Tatiana Riegel was first introduced to…

  • From ‘Barbie’ to ‘Babylon,’ Here’s Everything Margot Robbie Has in the Works

    From ‘Barbie’ to ‘Babylon,’ Here’s Everything Margot Robbie Has in the Works

    Margot Robbie is everywhere — and we mean, everywhere.The founder of critically acclaimed production company LuckyChap Entertainment has starred in some of the biggest auteur films of the decade and produced independent feminist films “I, Tonya” and “Promising Young Woman,” all while making at least one movie per year since 2013.Robbie landed Oscar nominations for…

  • The Three-Episode Pam & Tommy Premiere Balances Sensitivity And Sleaze

    The Three-Episode Pam & Tommy Premiere Balances Sensitivity And Sleaze

    Remember the ’90s? If not, you’re about to. “Pam & Tommy” debuted on Hulu today with a three-episode premiere that featured a deep dive on the stolen honeymoon tape that led to the world’s first major internet sex scandal. With “I, Tonya” director Craig Gillespie behind the camera, it’s no surprise that the show presents…

  • Upcoming Margot Robbie Movies To Keep On Your Radar

    Upcoming Margot Robbie Movies To Keep On Your Radar

    (Welcome to On Your Radar, a series where we take a look at what’s next for the biggest actors and filmmakers, and why you should be excited … or not.)Since her breakout performance in “The Wolf of Wall Street” (no shade to “Pan Am” or “Neighbors“), Margot Robbie has become one of the biggest and…