Jeremy Strong ‘Begged’ Aaron Sorkin To Tear Gas Him For New Netflix Film

The New York Film Festival just now unveiled the final selection of their annual big three titles, naming Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit as the 2020 incarnation of the fest’s Closing Night pick. We now know the festival’s Opener in Lovers Rock, Centerpiece in Nomadland, and Closer, so all that’s left is the Main Slate, which should be headed our way shortly.

Also Read: Steve McQueen's 'Lovers Rock' Set as New York Film Festival Opening Night Film“We’ve been watching New York filmmaker Azazel Jacobs for more than a decade, since his film ‘Momma’s Man’ screened in our New Directors/New Films festival in 2008,” New York Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez said in a statement.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAzazel Jacobs’s “French Exit,” the story of a New York socialite who jettisons her old life for a new one in Paris, has been selected as the closing night feature of the 58th New York Film Festival.The film, which stars Oscar-nominees Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges, will make its world premiere at the festival, which is expected to be a mixture of physical and virtual events due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFrench Exit, which stars Michelle Pfieffer and Lucas Hedges and has Tracy Letts voicing a cat named Small Frank, will have its world premiere as the closing night entry in this fall’s New York Film Festival.Film at Lincoln Center hasn’t set final details for the 58th annual edition of the festival, which runs September 25 to October 11.

Ever since its announcement as part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Official Selections, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology series from Amazon has been positioned as one of the 2020 fall festival darlings. And it appears that is playing out at this year’s New York Film Festival, which will not only debut a feature-length episode of the anthology as its Opening Night film but will also showcase two additional episodes as part of the main slate.

Moments ago, the New York Film Festival announced their Opening Night Selection, and it’s not a title you’d expect. Going in a different direction than at least I anticipated, they’ve tapped Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock as the Opener.

Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Lineup to Include Films Directed by Regina King, Halle BerryNYFF this year will host outdoor and virtual screenings with some indoor screenings as possible as directed by state and health officials.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmFilm at Lincoln Center has set the Steve McQueen-directed Lovers Rock as the opening-night film of the 58th New York Film Festival. The film will be making its world premiere, and the festival is going heavily into the work of McQueen, who became the first Black filmmaker to win the Best Picture Oscar for 12 Years a Slave.Lovers Rock is part of his Small Axe anthology, which comprises five original films by the director.

Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. The “12 Years a Slave” director will get the opening night slot for the 1980s-set music romance “Lovers Rock” in addition to two other premieres for films in his anthology series.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSteve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame,” is best known for his searing big-screen work. So it is fitting that the New York Film Festival would turn to the British auteur to kick off its 58th edition with his new work “Lovers Rock.

Netflix film, The Girls I’ve Been.The drama, which will see the Stranger Things star return to the streaming giant, is an adaptation of Tess Sharpe’s novel of the same name, which is scheduled to hit shelves next year.According to Deadline, it’s been described as a thriller centring on a con artist, Nora, who must use her powers of persuasion and impersonation to get herself, her girlfriend, and ex-boyfriend free during a hostage situation at a bank.Jason Bateman, who has his own connection to

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineFollowing a remarkable morning for Watchmen—with 26 Emmy nominations for the HBO limited series—creator Damon Lindelof and star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are opening up about creative pursuits to come.A first-time Emmy nominee, recognized for his turn as stay-at-home dad Cal Abar and the omnipotent Doctor Manhattan, Abdul-Mateen has the biggest years of his career coming up, with starring roles in Candyman, Aquaman 2, The Matrix 4 and Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial

There is almost no one happier than a major award show nominee. Most of the stress is over, especially for those who know the nomination is the win.

Well, it looks like the fall film festival season is really hoping it can still go on. The New York Film Festival, in some form or another, is especially pressing ahead, revealing the first of their big three movies for 2020, which will be Chloé Zhao’s road trip tale Nomadland, starring Frances McDormand.

Succession star Jeremy Strong reportedly “begged” director Aaron Sorkin to tear-gas him on set for the forthcoming film The Trial of the Chicago 7. When filming riot scenes on location in Chicago’s Grant Park, Sorkin said that “Jeremy begged me to spray him with real tear gas”, before declining to do so.

After scripting the dramatic stories of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple visionary Steve Jobs, and underground A-list poker boss Molly Bloom, Aaron Sorkin is focusing on another group of real-life revolutionaries.

Some actors go to extreme lengths in order to prepare themselves for upcoming roles, and Jeremy Strong is no different. The stage and screen method actor -- whose titles include "The Big Short” and “Molly’s Game,” among others -- held nothing back to prep for his role in the Netflix film “The Trial of the Chicago 7," according to director Aaron Sorkin.

Dave McNary Film ReporterStreaming giant Netflix has set an Oct. 16 launch date for Aaron Sorkin’s star-studded political drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — three weeks before the national election.Netflix closed the deal on July 1 with Cross Creek Pictures for the drama, which recaps the trial that followed what were intended to be peaceful protests that turned violent at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Aaron Sorkin is focusing on another group of real-life revolutionaries.The writer and director's upcoming film, depicts a dramatized version of the events surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and a group of political leaders who were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot in a nationally televised trial that radicalized a generation of young people.The first-look photos from the film, which were debuted on Wednesday by  show stars Sacha Baron Cohen and Jeremy Strong as

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorNetflix has set an October 16 streaming date for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, its $56M pickup from Paramount, in what looks to be the first of its 2020-21 awards season contenders.Paramount, which first had the movie, was eyeing a fall platform release, initially with a limited debut of September 25, then an expansion on October 9 and a full wide release of October 16 — hence Netflix’s drop date keeps with what was originally