They made for an unlikely alliance. One was the playboy son of a clothing tycoon who counted members of the Pakistani government among his close relatives.
09.01.2024 - 20:50 / deadline.com
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer‘s historical drama that was inspired loosely by Martin Amis’ 2014 novel of the same name set outside the walls of Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
The A24 film has been a critical smash since its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix and FIPRESCI prizes and was in the running for the Palme d’Or that was eventually won by Anatomy of a Fall.
The pic, which made the Oscar shortlist as the UK’s submission for this year’s International Feature race, hit U.S. theaters with a qualifying run in December and just had a screening at the United Nations. It marks Glazer’s first feature film in a decade – since the Scarlett Johansson-starring sci-fi drama Under The Skin in 2013. His other writing-directing credits include the Nicole Kidman-starring Birth (2004), and he helmed 2000’s gangster drama Sexy Beast which scored star Ben Kingsley an Oscar nomination.
The Zone of Interest stars Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller (also the star of Anatomy of a Fall) as Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden separated from the Nazi concentration and extermination camp by a only a short wall. What is happening on the other side is rarely hinted at.
Glazer said at Cannes that it was during a trip to Auschwitz in southern Poland that he saw the house and garden where the commandant (a fictional version of the character was a key cog in Amis’ novel) lived — it was “jaw-dropping that it really got to me,” he said.
For the film, he spent two years researching the area’s history, and
They made for an unlikely alliance. One was the playboy son of a clothing tycoon who counted members of the Pakistani government among his close relatives.
Not since 2019’s crime thriller The Gentleman has Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey gotten a chance to thrill audiences, but it looks like he’s getting closer at finding his next project in a big way. Sources tell Deadline that McConaughey is in negotiations to star in Comet Films and Blumhouse’s The Lost Bus, with Paul Greengrass in negotiations to direct and Apple Original Films in discussions to board the film.
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The 75th prestigious Emmy Awards took place on Monday night (January 15) in California after a delay from September due to industry strikes. If you were watching the much-anticipated ceremony that awards the best in TV, you may have spotted an unusual green goblin striking a pose on the red carpet.
Guy Ritchie’s new Netflix series The Gentleman has landed, along with a release date. Check out the trailer below.Premiering in March, the new series will introduce audiences “to a new slice of the world initially brought to life in Ritchie’s 2020 film of the same name,” according to a description from Netflix.A synopsis adds: “While the characters in the upcoming TV show will be totally different from the movie, The Gentlemen will have all the same bite — along with a bunch of fresh tricks up its well-tailored sleeve, as the new teaser trailer reveals.”In the trailer shared today, it also revealed that Ray Winstone would be a part of the cast.Describing the plot, Netflix continued: “The White Lotus star Theo James leads The Gentlemen as the Duke of Halstead, Eddie Horniman, the estranged son of an English aristocrat who finds himself embroiled in a world of criminality — specifically career criminal Bobby Glass’ (Ray Winstone) industrial cannabis empire on the East End of London.“Crawl’s Kaya Scodelario stars as Susie Glass, Bobby’s effortlessly fashionable and ruthless daughter who handles the day-to-day business of the drug operation.”Check out the trailer here:Ritchie is at the helm of the action drama as creator, co-writer, executive producer, and director of the first two episodes.“The world of The Gentlemen is a little bit of me,” Ritchie told Netflix last November.
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He's been an athlete all his life but it's taken Dancing On Ice to whip retired Olympian Greg Rutherford MBE back into shape.The gold medallist, 37, has dropped over a stone since he started training on the ice with skater Vanessa James.Their training has been so intense he has even collapsed on ice. However, he feels great. “I do feel much better now that I’m training because I’ve been trying to get physically stronger.
A family home has gone up for sale for a bargain price of just £10,000 - but it is in such a sorry state that interested buyers aren't allowed inside. The three-bed semi-detached property sits on a corner plot and boasts plenty of space, as well as a large wrap-around garden.
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Michael Mann’s high-octane sports feature Ferrari, which was two decades in the making.
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Yorgos Lanthimos‘ Poor Things, the darkly comedic genre-bender penned by Tony McNamara that marks a reunion of the Greek filmmaker with McNamara and star Emma Stone after 2018’s Oscar-nominated The Favourite.
Mark Cuban, allowing him to expand his connections with people. “I’m used to thousands in physical groups, but to be able to connect virtually allows for thousands of people to come together from all over the world,” Henry explained.
Everyone remember filmmaker Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 British cult crime drama and debut feature, “Sexy Beast” with Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone? Of course you do, it’s a stone cold classic even if it is relatively straightforward compared to Glazer’s latter day more enigmatic masterpieces like “Under the Skin” (2013), and “The Zone of Interest” (the latter of which we named the Best Film of 2023).
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with The Iron Claw, which tells the saga of the wrestling Von Erich family in two hours.
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The Masked Singer has made a welcome return to TV screens with 12 brand new characters taking to the stage in a bid to be crowned the champion of the series. A new series of the hit ITV show kicked off on Saturday, 30 December, and fans have already been eagerly guessing which celebrity is behind each costume.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has recalled Antony to the starting line-up for this evening's clash with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground because of his ability to make runs in behind.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the Trafford Centredemanding a ceasefire in Gaza. Crowds of demonstrators flooded the shopping destination waving flags and clutching banners.