Alex Wolff Talks ‘Old,’ ‘Pig’ & The Genius Of ‘Hereditary’ [The Playlist Podcast]

David Ayer who? If you’re the folks at Warner Bros. and DC Films, that’s the exact question they want audiences to ask after seeing James Gunn’s latest film, “The Suicide Squad.” Though Ayer did, technically, make a “Suicide Squad” film back in 2016 (though it might not conform to his exact vision), the studio behind that feature is hoping you have selective amnesia and embrace what is happening in Gunn’s reinvention of the misfit supervillain troupe, Task Force X.

What is a soul? Where do souls come from? And is life even worth living if everything feels hopeless? These are questions that are tackled in “Nine Days,” the debut feature from filmmaker Edson Oda. And helping answer those questions are the two leads, Zazie Beetz and Winston Duke, who joined The Playlist Podcast to talk about the new film, plus their Marvel histories.

Writer Michael Waldron is one busy guy lately. Not only did he lead the writer’s room for “Loki” and the upcoming Starz series “Heels,” but he’s also writing the upcoming “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and producer Kevin Feige’s upcoming ‘Star Wars‘ project.

Ethan Shanfeld Neon announced that “Pig” will be available to rent or own on digital starting Tuesday, Aug. 3.The film, directed by Michael Sarnoski and starring Nicolas Cage and Alex Wolff, was released in theaters just two weeks ago on July 16.

Clayton Davis The Oscar season may not have officially begun, but three talented leading men — Nicolas Cage (“Pig“), Matt Damon (“Stillwater“) and Winston Duke (“Nine Days“) — are all delivering awards-worthy performances in three very unconventional movies. Likely to face an uphill battle on the awards circuit, the right campaign and support from critics could help them gain some traction in the awards game.It’s time we all have a serious talk about Nicolas Cage.

Michael Sarnoski’s ‘Pig’, starring Nicolas Cage, and Billy Crystal’s ‘Here Today’ will open and close the 74th Edinburgh International Film Festival.As reported by Variety, other highlights of the annual festival will include the UK premiere of ‘Annette’, ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, ‘Prince Of Muck’ and ‘The Road Dance’, as well as a string of films focused on social issues including ‘Europa’, ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’, ‘Ballad Of A White Cow’ and ‘The Justice Of Bunny King’.Ken Hay,

Collider when he brought up the lasting effects of his role in Ari Aster’s horrifying feature debut, “Hereditary.”“I’ll tell you that movie did about as much damage to me as a movie can do,” Wolff told the outlet, admitting the damage included psychological effects and loss of sleep.

The 2018 horror film “Hereditary” was terrifying for the viewer, and it also really affected actor Alex Wolff.

Before even turning thirty, Alicia Vikander had already starred in the sci-fi thriller “Ex Machina,” teamed up with Matt Damon in “Jason Bourne,” was in pre-production as the lead in the reboot of the action franchise “Tomb Raider,” and had won an Academy Award for her performance in “The Danish Girl.” Whether it be the three projects she has coming out this year, her marriage to fellow actor (and former co-star) Michael Fassbender, or time spent enjoying life’s simple pleasures, Vikander

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. premieres of Michael Sarnoski’s “Pig,” starring Nicolas Cage, and Billy Crystal’s “Here Today,” where he costars with Tiffany Haddish, will open and close the 74th Edinburgh International Film Festival.The festival will take place between Aug.

Hereditary.The actor recently reflected on his role in Ari Aster’s 2018 horror film, saying “that movie did about as much damage to me as a movie can do.”He explained in an interview with Looper that he lost sleep and suffered psychological effects, saying he suffered “all of it.

One of M. Night Shyamalan’s greatest mysteries will always concern “The Happening”: Was his 2008 killer trees thriller intentionally so ridiculous and unhinged? Or namely, was it aware of how funny it was? No such mistake or question will follow Shyamalan’s latest, an odd pitch-black comedy about a beach that ages its uninformed visitors a year for every 30 minutes.

Alex Wolff has done his fair share of emotionally-daunting films, coming off movies like "Hereditary" and "Pig." But working with director M. Night Shyamalan on his laterst film "Old," the actor says he learned something new from the man he calls his "hero." "I feel like a big thing I learned from him is to not bring your process into a movie necessarily, and instead to adapt to his process," Wolff told TheWrap.

Marvel Studios is doomed! Movie theaters are going to disappear! The sky is falling! Okay, that’s just hyperbole. But if you look at the last week of box office news, starting with the surprising financial decline of “Black Widow” and the incredibly harsh words from the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), there is some concern that maybe folks aren’t flocking back to cinemas as fast as we hoped.

One of M. Night Shyamalan’s greatest mysteries will always concern “The Happening”: Was his 2008 killer trees thriller intentionally so ridiculous and unhinged? Or namely, was it aware of how funny it was? No such mistake or question will follow Shyamalan’s latest, an odd pitch-black comedy about a beach that ages its uninformed visitors a year for every 30 minutes.

‘Pig ‘to open EdinburghThis year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will open with the European premiere of Pig, starring Nicola Cage. The screening will take place on August 18. In the film, Cage plays a truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness and must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. The pic will be released in the UK by Altitude on August 20. EIFF runs August 18-25 this year.

Gael Garcia Bernal is officially blonde!

Antonio Ferme editorAlex Wolff has never been unacquainted with fame. After starring in Nickelodeon’s “The Naked Brothers Band” movie and series when he was a kid alongside his older brother Nat, he quickly rose to stardom as a young actor and musician.More than 15 years later, Wolff has appeared in a wide array of feature films, from Ad Aster’s unsettling horror film “Hereditary” to the hit “Jumanji” sequels.

In the long, storied history of TV hosts, Anthony Bourdain is an iconic figure, as he basically redefined the idea of what a celebrity chef could be and what a travel series should look and sound like. Of course, that all came to a tragic end in 2018, after Bourdain died by suicide.

George Clooney before him — whose real-life hog apparently came between him and his former girlfriends — Nicolas Cage really, really loves his pig. In the movie “Pig,” the 57-year-old actor whose career has taken a turn for the weird, plays a shaggy, grizzled truffle farmer named Rob in the Pacific Northwest who has a deep affection for his prized swine.But don’t worry.