Following the conclusion of the Dceu with the release of ‘Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom,’ James Gunn has been diligently preparing for the production of ‘Superman: Legacy,’ an upcoming Superman movie that both Gunn and Safran view as the true starting point of the Dcu, despite ‘Creature Commandos’ being released earlier.
Known for his active presence on social media, Gunn frequently engages with fans, addressing questions, dispelling rumors, and offering valuable insights into the anticipated final product. Fans are particularly eager about the cast members, with Gunn stating that over 90% of the cast is already confirmed. Another aspect generating excitement is the selection of technical personnel poised to elevate ‘Superman: Legacy’ into the cinematic masterpiece envisioned by Gunn.
Responding to inquiries on Threads about potential cinematographers for the project, Gunn enthusiastically revealed that Henry Braham, a cinematographer he has previously collaborated with, is set to take on the role.
Henry Braham,...
Known for his active presence on social media, Gunn frequently engages with fans, addressing questions, dispelling rumors, and offering valuable insights into the anticipated final product. Fans are particularly eager about the cast members, with Gunn stating that over 90% of the cast is already confirmed. Another aspect generating excitement is the selection of technical personnel poised to elevate ‘Superman: Legacy’ into the cinematic masterpiece envisioned by Gunn.
Responding to inquiries on Threads about potential cinematographers for the project, Gunn enthusiastically revealed that Henry Braham, a cinematographer he has previously collaborated with, is set to take on the role.
Henry Braham,...
- 1/20/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
Ever since the Dceu concluded with the reBit lease of ‘Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom’ Gunn has been working tirelessly to start production on ‘Superman: Legacy’ an upcoming Superman movie that both Gunn and Safran consider the true beginning of the Dcu despite ‘Creature Commandos’ being released first.
Gunn is quite active on social media, and more often than not, he answers fan questions and debunks rumors, as well as provides useful insights regarding what the finished product might be like. The aspect of the movie that fans are most excited about are certainly the cast members (and Gunn claims that he has more than 90% of the cast locked in) and the technical personnel set to transform ‘Superman: Legacy’ into a prime movie Gunn imagines it to be.
Gunn was recently asked on Threads about potential names that might serve as cinematographers for the upcoming project, and Gunn was more than...
Gunn is quite active on social media, and more often than not, he answers fan questions and debunks rumors, as well as provides useful insights regarding what the finished product might be like. The aspect of the movie that fans are most excited about are certainly the cast members (and Gunn claims that he has more than 90% of the cast locked in) and the technical personnel set to transform ‘Superman: Legacy’ into a prime movie Gunn imagines it to be.
Gunn was recently asked on Threads about potential names that might serve as cinematographers for the upcoming project, and Gunn was more than...
- 1/20/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee are used to challenging casting projects—especially when indie film budgets are falling as fast as the economy and getting the green light for a project becomes more and more difficult. But when the casting directors behind such films as last year's indie hit "The Visitor" received Kirk Jones' script of "Everybody's Fine," they jumped in feet first. Jones, the writer-director of "Waking Ned Devine," had penned the remake of Giuseppe Tornatore's 1990 original, which starred Marcello Mastroianni as a lonely widower. With no actors attached and no deal in place, Jones' producer Glynis Murray sent Barden/Schnee Casting the script with a first task: "Get it to De Niro." Jones felt the actor was perfect for father-of-four Frank. Says Barden, "They weren't going to be able to get it set up without somebody of De Niro's caliber. And that was who Kirk decided he wanted for the film.
- 12/8/2009
- backstage.com
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“Everybody’s Fine” also stars Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, Katherine Moennig, James Frain, Melissa Leo, Ben Schwartz, Lucian Maisel and Cheryl Woolsey from writer and director Kirk Jones. The film opens on Dec. 4, 2009.
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“Everybody’s Fine” stars Robert De Niro.
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“Everybody’s Fine” also stars Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, Katherine Moennig, James Frain, Melissa Leo, Ben Schwartz, Lucian Maisel and Cheryl Woolsey from writer and director Kirk Jones. The film opens on Dec. 4, 2009.
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“Everybody’s Fine” stars Robert De Niro.
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- 11/29/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
- Kirk Jones will be targeting a very different audience with his latest feature. The director of the 2005 children's comedy Nanny McPhee has taken on Everybody's Fine, a remake of Guiseppe Tornatore's Cannes selected Stanno tutti bene. Jones also wrote and directed the offbeat comedy Waking Ned in 98'.Variety reports that Robert DeNiro is set to play the lead, orginally filled by Italian superstar Marcello Mastroianii. The acting giant will be playing a widower who comes to the realization that through the death of his wife he has lost his only connection to his children. The aging loner subsequently embarks on a journey to reconnect with each of them. Drew Barrymore had also confirmed her presence on the project, marking this as one more sample towards a more interesting turn in her acting career - she will appear in an adaptation of Grey Gardens for HBO. Also announced are Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell,
- 4/8/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
As millions know all too well, it takes a miracle to win the lottery. But the luck of the Irish is famous in such matters and the delightful "Waking Ned Devine" -- about a whole village involved in a £6 million ruse -- is an underdog to be reckoned with.
While it's doubtful that distributor Fox Searchlight has another worldwide hit to rival last year's "The Full Monty", first-time writer-director Kirk Jones' gentle fable has broad appeal and should pick up many satisfied fans.
A warm tale of a lifelong friendship, as well as a comic fable of fortunes won and lost, "Waking Ned Devine" has no stars to speak of, but the performances couldn't be finer. Anchoring the film are Ian Bannen ("Braveheart") and David Kelly ("Run of the Country") as two veteran lotto players who one day discover the body of their late friend Ned Devine. Clutching his winning ticket, Devine died from shock while watching the numbers selected on television.
In fact, the film gets off to a less macabre start, with Jackie (Bannen) and Michael (Kelly) searching among the living for the unknown winner among the drab, slow-moving but altogether decent locals. Alas, it's only after treating the likes of Pig Finn (James Nesbitt) to many pints of beer at the pub and splurging on an elaborate dinner party for the village's known lottery players that the pair realize Devine is missing and go snooping around his house.
With more than a few impish winks and sneaky ideas, Jackie talks the reluctant Michael into assuming Devine's identity and turning in the ticket. But both men are respectful of the deceased and plan to share the winnings, that is before they learn the sum is somewhere north of their wildest dreams.
Knowing the risky scheme will crumble if only one of the 50-plus villagers is not cooperative, the leads vow to split up the fortune evenly among the whole group. The one opposer to the plan is very unlucky after giving them all a fright, while the real Ned Devine is buried with a full house, and Jackie unabashedly honors Michael in a tender, if premature, eulogy.
As Jackie's co-conspirator wife, Fionnula Flanagan is a pleasure, and Susan Lynch ("The Secret of Roan Inish") injects earthy sex appeal as a wild lass paired off with the smelly Finn. For all its superior entertainment value and positive outlook on the human condition, "Waking" is lighter than a feather but well-paced and visually first-rate.
WAKING NED DEVINE
Fox Searchlight Pictures
A Tomboy Films production
Writer-director: Kirk Jones
Producers: Glynis Murray, Richard Holmes
Executive producer: Alexandre Heylen
Director of photography: Henry Braham
Production designer: John Ebden
Editor: Alan Strachan
Costume designer: Rosie Hackett
Music: Shaun Davey
Casting: Ros Hubbard, John Hubbard
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jackie O'Shea: Ian Bannen
Michael O'Sullivan: David Kelly
Annie O'Shea: Fionnula Flanagan
Maggie: Susan Lynch
Pig Finn: James Nesbitt
Mrs. Kennedy: Maura O'Malley
Maurice: Robert Hickey
Brendy: Paddy Ward
Running time -- 91 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
While it's doubtful that distributor Fox Searchlight has another worldwide hit to rival last year's "The Full Monty", first-time writer-director Kirk Jones' gentle fable has broad appeal and should pick up many satisfied fans.
A warm tale of a lifelong friendship, as well as a comic fable of fortunes won and lost, "Waking Ned Devine" has no stars to speak of, but the performances couldn't be finer. Anchoring the film are Ian Bannen ("Braveheart") and David Kelly ("Run of the Country") as two veteran lotto players who one day discover the body of their late friend Ned Devine. Clutching his winning ticket, Devine died from shock while watching the numbers selected on television.
In fact, the film gets off to a less macabre start, with Jackie (Bannen) and Michael (Kelly) searching among the living for the unknown winner among the drab, slow-moving but altogether decent locals. Alas, it's only after treating the likes of Pig Finn (James Nesbitt) to many pints of beer at the pub and splurging on an elaborate dinner party for the village's known lottery players that the pair realize Devine is missing and go snooping around his house.
With more than a few impish winks and sneaky ideas, Jackie talks the reluctant Michael into assuming Devine's identity and turning in the ticket. But both men are respectful of the deceased and plan to share the winnings, that is before they learn the sum is somewhere north of their wildest dreams.
Knowing the risky scheme will crumble if only one of the 50-plus villagers is not cooperative, the leads vow to split up the fortune evenly among the whole group. The one opposer to the plan is very unlucky after giving them all a fright, while the real Ned Devine is buried with a full house, and Jackie unabashedly honors Michael in a tender, if premature, eulogy.
As Jackie's co-conspirator wife, Fionnula Flanagan is a pleasure, and Susan Lynch ("The Secret of Roan Inish") injects earthy sex appeal as a wild lass paired off with the smelly Finn. For all its superior entertainment value and positive outlook on the human condition, "Waking" is lighter than a feather but well-paced and visually first-rate.
WAKING NED DEVINE
Fox Searchlight Pictures
A Tomboy Films production
Writer-director: Kirk Jones
Producers: Glynis Murray, Richard Holmes
Executive producer: Alexandre Heylen
Director of photography: Henry Braham
Production designer: John Ebden
Editor: Alan Strachan
Costume designer: Rosie Hackett
Music: Shaun Davey
Casting: Ros Hubbard, John Hubbard
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jackie O'Shea: Ian Bannen
Michael O'Sullivan: David Kelly
Annie O'Shea: Fionnula Flanagan
Maggie: Susan Lynch
Pig Finn: James Nesbitt
Mrs. Kennedy: Maura O'Malley
Maurice: Robert Hickey
Brendy: Paddy Ward
Running time -- 91 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 11/4/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Con artists have always proved irresistible fodder for moviemakers, especially when they're young, good-looking and steal from the rich.
Stefan Schwartz's "Shooting Fish" is the latest addition to the genre, a freewheeling comedy about three happy-go-lucky hucksters and their scams. Unfortunately, the film and the lead characters tend toward the overly cute and precious, and the movie is neither as funny nor charming as it seems to think it is. Recently showcased at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, it opens commercially Friday from Fox Searchlight.
Jez (Stuart Townsend), a Brit, and Dylan (Dan Futterman), an American, are partners in crime, perpetrating a series of cons small and large. Jez is the gadgets whiz who comes up with a variety of ingenious props to further their deceptions, and Dylan is the good-looking fast-talker.
Both orphans, they look at themselves as modern-day Robin Hoods, although the only poor people they intend to help are themselves. Living in an abandoned water tower that they describe as a "post-apocalyptic pad," their ultimate goal is to buy a palatial home to make up for their misbegotten childhoods.
During one scam, involving a fake talking computer, they form a relationship with the temp worker they've hired, a sassy young medical student named Georgie (Kate Beckinsale). Soon, she's a valued member of the squad with both men vying for her favors.
The team hits upon a big score, but before they can spend the money they're nabbed for one of their less felicitous capers. A complicated series of plot machinations ensues, involving a series of deceptions and double-crosses that reveal Georgie to be more than a match for the boys when it comes to putting a plan in motion.
Arch and silly, "Shooting Fish" is ultimately not stylish enough to satisfy, and although the leading performers are charming, they aren't quite up to carrying such an insubstantial film. The filmmakers try hard for an air of light-hearted hipness -- especially with a soundtrack filled with British pop and a series of Burt Bacharach numbers -- but the screenplay is less witty than merely wacky.
Late in the story, an attempt is made to tug at the heartstrings with a subplot involving Georgie's efforts to save a home for people with Down syndrome, but it feels stiff and artificial.
SHOOTING FISH
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Screenplay: Stefan Schwartz, Richard Holmes
Executive producer: Gary Smith
Producers: Richard Holmes, Glynis Murray
Co-producer: Neil Peplow
Co-executive producers: Graham Hampson-Silk,
Chris Craib
Director of photography: Henry Braham
Editor: Alan Strachan
Original music score: Stanislas Syrewicz
Color/stereo
Cast:
Dylan: Dan Futterman
Jez: Stuart Townsend
Georgie: Kate Beckinsale
Mr. Stratton-Luce: Nickolas Grace
Floss: Claire Cox
Mr. Ray: Ralph Ineson
Running time -- 93 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Stefan Schwartz's "Shooting Fish" is the latest addition to the genre, a freewheeling comedy about three happy-go-lucky hucksters and their scams. Unfortunately, the film and the lead characters tend toward the overly cute and precious, and the movie is neither as funny nor charming as it seems to think it is. Recently showcased at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, it opens commercially Friday from Fox Searchlight.
Jez (Stuart Townsend), a Brit, and Dylan (Dan Futterman), an American, are partners in crime, perpetrating a series of cons small and large. Jez is the gadgets whiz who comes up with a variety of ingenious props to further their deceptions, and Dylan is the good-looking fast-talker.
Both orphans, they look at themselves as modern-day Robin Hoods, although the only poor people they intend to help are themselves. Living in an abandoned water tower that they describe as a "post-apocalyptic pad," their ultimate goal is to buy a palatial home to make up for their misbegotten childhoods.
During one scam, involving a fake talking computer, they form a relationship with the temp worker they've hired, a sassy young medical student named Georgie (Kate Beckinsale). Soon, she's a valued member of the squad with both men vying for her favors.
The team hits upon a big score, but before they can spend the money they're nabbed for one of their less felicitous capers. A complicated series of plot machinations ensues, involving a series of deceptions and double-crosses that reveal Georgie to be more than a match for the boys when it comes to putting a plan in motion.
Arch and silly, "Shooting Fish" is ultimately not stylish enough to satisfy, and although the leading performers are charming, they aren't quite up to carrying such an insubstantial film. The filmmakers try hard for an air of light-hearted hipness -- especially with a soundtrack filled with British pop and a series of Burt Bacharach numbers -- but the screenplay is less witty than merely wacky.
Late in the story, an attempt is made to tug at the heartstrings with a subplot involving Georgie's efforts to save a home for people with Down syndrome, but it feels stiff and artificial.
SHOOTING FISH
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Screenplay: Stefan Schwartz, Richard Holmes
Executive producer: Gary Smith
Producers: Richard Holmes, Glynis Murray
Co-producer: Neil Peplow
Co-executive producers: Graham Hampson-Silk,
Chris Craib
Director of photography: Henry Braham
Editor: Alan Strachan
Original music score: Stanislas Syrewicz
Color/stereo
Cast:
Dylan: Dan Futterman
Jez: Stuart Townsend
Georgie: Kate Beckinsale
Mr. Stratton-Luce: Nickolas Grace
Floss: Claire Cox
Mr. Ray: Ralph Ineson
Running time -- 93 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 4/30/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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