Alicia Vikander is speaking out about the criticism Eddie Redmayne faced for playing a real-life transgender woman in their 2015 film “The Danish Girl”.
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Clayton Davis The lovechild of passion and talent, Justin Chon’s “Blue Bayou” — a lyrical and emotional portrait of identity and family — is a piece that drums up lots of support within the film community, general audiences, and the Academy Awards in various branches.
Leaving you in a puddle of tears by the end credits, the Cannes Film Festival selection could be a slam dunk for distributor Focus Features across all eligible categories, including best picture.“Blue Bayou” tells the moving and
.Alicia Vikander is speaking out about the criticism Eddie Redmayne faced for playing a real-life transgender woman in their 2015 film “The Danish Girl”.
Alicia Vikander is looking back on Danish Girl, the film in which she starred opposite Eddie Redmayne and earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Back in 2014, Alicia Vikander broke out in a big way thanks to her incredible performance in “Ex Machina.” She followed that up with an Oscar-winning role in “The Danish Girl.” From there, she’s become one of the biggest names in Hollywood. But that latter role has been the subject of criticism since shortly after it was released due to Eddie Redmayne leading the cast as a trans woman.
Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories.
Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories.
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
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Clayton Davis Filmmaker and Academy Award nominee Denis Villeneuve and documentary filmmaker, writer, singer and activist Alanis Obomsawin are the first two announced honorees for the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Alicia Vikander is opening up about the status of the Tomb Raider sequel.
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One of the more exciting remake announcements of the last couple of years is the new “Irma Vep” TV series that is coming to HBO from A24 and filmmaker Olivier Assayas. The critically-acclaimed feature from 1996 is getting expanded into a TV series, written by Assayas, with Alicia Vikander on board to star in the lead role.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO has added five actors to star alongside Alicia Vikander in the upcoming series “Irma Vep,” Variety has learned.Adria Arjona (“6 Underground,” “True Detective”), Carrie Brownstein (“Portlandia,” “Transparent”), Jerrod Carmichael (“The Carmichael Show,” “Ramy”), Fala Chen (“The Undoing,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”), and Devon Ross will all star alongside Vikander in the limited series.In the show, Mira (Vikander) is an American movie star disillusioned
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Guy Lodge Film CriticTo New Orleans family man Antonio LeBlanc (Justin Chon) and everyone close to him, he’s as American as the tattooed eagle spreading its wings defiantly across his throat, down to his lived-in Southern drawl acquired over more than three decades.
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not to show a wrenching parent-child separation?But you also wonder if there couldn’t have been a way to tell this story that could hang onto the lyricism and the vivid sense of place that initially distinguished “Blue Bayou,” while ditching some of the melodrama that eventually takes it over. But make no mistake, they’ll be breaking out the tissues when Focus Features puts “Blue Bayou” in U.S.
Alicia Vikander has lost all her patience at the police station in the new trailer for Blue Bayou.