‘The Bikeriders’ review: Austin Butler stars in a pretty-good ‘Goodfellas’ riff

Angelique Jackson It’s well-proven that Emmy winner Jodie Comer excels at accent work. The actor’s Russian accent as psychopathic assassin Villanelle in “Killing Eve” was so good that playwright Suzie Miller nearly passed on her to star in “Prima Facie” because the play was written for someone from Liverpool. (Comer, is in fact, from Liverpool and ultimately collected an Olivier award, followed by a Tony for her performance).

Austin Butler has become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, but he is just like all of us in that he still gets starstruck.

Biopics about popular musicians are major moments for the actors who land the roles, and that was certainly the case for Austin Butler!

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “The Bikeriders” costume designer Erin Benach had eight months to develop the leather jackets. Jeff Nichols’ latest drama follows a Midwestern biker club in the 1960s, inspired by Danny Lyon’s 1967 photo book about the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and Michael Shannon are among the leather-clad bike riders leading the cast.

While making Jeff Nichols‘ new biker epic, one actor never quite made it past his training wheels.

Editors Note: This review was originally published September 1, 2023 after the film’s world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. The movie was originally to be released in December 2023 by 20th Century Studios before being derailed by the Hollywood strikes. Focus Features is now distributing and released it in theaters Friday.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo goes on a joyride with one of the stars of “The Bikeriders.” The film follows the members of a Chicago-area biker gang from their innocent inception in the 1960s to their descent into a darker underworld.

As The Bikeriders rolls into theaters, viewers will be transported back into the 1960s and 1970s, particularly via biker culture and the fictional club, the Chicago Vandals. The film’s ensemble includes Austin Butler as Benny, a lover of motorcycles who joins up with Tom Hardy’s Johnny, who starts the Vandals. Jodie Comer plays Kathy, who immediately falls for Benny one night at a bar. Damon Herriman plays Johnny’s righthand man Brucie, and other staples of the crew include Beau Knapp’s Wahoo, Karl Glusman’s Corky, Boyd Holbrook’s Cal and Michael Shannon’s Zipco. Norman Reedus later joins up, and the story wouldn’t exist without Mike Faist’s rendition of Danny Lyon, a photographer who put together the book titled The Bikeriders which inspired Jeff Nichols’ film.

Kelly Clarkson put Austin Butler on blast for the silliest reason when he stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show with his The Bikeriders costar, Jodie Comer.

Austin Butler and Jodie Comer are stepping out to promote their new movie.

is on another press tour—and apparently, no journalist is safe from his natural charm. The actor has been making the red carpet and press junket rounds for his new film The Bikeriders, and he simply cannot stop compulsively flirting with his interviewers.

Jodie Comer has revealed that she was once involved in a snowmobile crash with Phoebe Waller-Bridge – you can watch her recall the story in the video above.In an exclusive interview with NME, while promoting their new film The Bikeriders, both Comer and Austin Butler shared their first memories of riding a motorcycle.“It was probably like four years ago in Costa Rica on a very old, not safe one, that broke down – and that was my only experience,” Comer said, before reminding herself of her near-disastrous snowmobile accident.“I’m quite accident prone. I feel like I am, anyway. I’ve been on the back of snowmobile and that didn’t go so well.”When Butler asked her if she crashed, she replied: “Yeah, into a tree.

Austin Butler lead an all-star cast in The Bikeriders.Directed by Jeff Nichols (Mud, Midnight Special), the film follows a Chicago outlaw motorcycle club as it evolves into a violent crime syndicate in the 1960s.The film, while fictional, is inspired by the 1967 photobook of the same name by Danny Lyon, which depicts the lives of the Outlaws MC.Other cast members include Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Norman Reedus, Boyd Holbrook, Damon Herriman, and Beau Knapp.The film is scored by David Wingo, who previously collaborated with director Jeff Nichols on Take Shelter, Midnight Special and Loving.He’s also known for his collaborations with David Gordon Green, including on The Exorcist: Believer, and for scoring the HBO TV series Barry.The Bikeriders features a wealth of Chicago-based music, ranging from Muddy Waters and Magic Sam, to major rock acts from the 1960s.You can check out all the songs featured in the film below.

Jeff Nichols’ newest film, The Bikeriders, has some true elements to it. Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, Norman Reedus, Boyd Holbrook, Toby Wallace and more have finally hit the big screen after a new distribution deal and release date postponed the movie’s release in 2023. Butler stars in the film as Benny, a man who loves motorcycles and finds himself drawn to the Chicago Vandals, a club of bikers that frequently gathers to drive around and be in community.

Austin Butler opened up about the relationship that he has with his close friend Ashley Tisdale‘s daughter Jupiter.

With Austin Butler making the press rounds with interviews for Jeff Nichols‘ “The Bikeriders” in theaters tomorrow, he’s getting plenty of questions about buzzy upcoming projects. Among them?  Darren Aronofsky‘s “Caught Stealing,” Ari Aster‘s “Eddington,” and … possibly Michael Mann‘s “Heat 2“?  There’s no official confirmation yet that Butler will play Chris Shiherlis in Mann’s upcoming prequel, but rumors abound that the actor will play a younger version of Val Kilmer‘s character from the 1995 film.

Austin Butler has opened up about the craziest party he’s every attended – which was hosted by Paul McCartney and saw Taylor Swift on DJ duty.On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Butler and Kimmel reflected on the last time they had seen each other, which turned out to be a house party hosted by Macca. Kimmel reminisced, “Last time I saw you was at maybe the craziest party I’ve ever been to in my whole life”, before Butler added: “It was insane.”Going down the list of names who were present at the party, Butler said: “To see Paul and Ringo [Starr] in the same room was kind of amazing.” Other names included the surviving members of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Meryl Streep among others.After recalling that Taylor Swift was also present, Butler added that she “was DJing at one point.” He joked: “She DJs at parties now.”Later in the chat, Kimmel recalled Bruce Springsteen telling Butler a story about hopping the fence at Graceland in an attempt to meet Elvis Presley.

Kaia Gerber was on hand to support her boyfriend Austin Butler at the premiere of his film The Bikeriders on Monday night (June 17) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Tom Hardy has commented on the new Mad Max prequel, revealing that he hasn’t yet seen it.Hardy, who stars in Jeff Nichols’ new movie The Bikeriders, alongside Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, spoke in a recent interview about the prequel to his 2015 movie, Mad Max: Fury Road.Describing his own experience on Fury Road as “great”, the Peaky Blinders star said (via Variety): “ It absolutely was one of the most important things that ever happened to me in my career, ever. I’m grateful for that.”He continued, praising the film’s creator, saying: “I think George Miller is a genius, and the whole crew with everybody was amazing.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Tom Hardy may not be as scary as his bad boy reputation makes him out to be. “Tom was a teddy bear,” “The Bikeriders” producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones told me at Monday’s premiere of the Focus Features drama at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Co-star Austin Butler agreed: “He’s very much that.