Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Napoleon, David Scarpa’s screenplay that fuels Ridley Scott’s historical epic starring Joaquin Phoenix.
The screenplay details the rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor, forming the skeleton around which Scott creates his signature action, this time around highlighted by massive and dynamic (and practical) battle sequences depicting battles at Austerlitz, Toulon and Waterloo.
At the story’s core is Napoleon’s journey to power seen via the prism of his volatile relationship with Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby. Tahar Rahim and Rupert Everett also star.
For Scarpa and Scott, the film marks a reteam after the two worked together on All the Money in the World, the 2017 crime drama based on the true story of the 1973 kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, and the attempts by his mother to convince his...
The screenplay details the rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor, forming the skeleton around which Scott creates his signature action, this time around highlighted by massive and dynamic (and practical) battle sequences depicting battles at Austerlitz, Toulon and Waterloo.
At the story’s core is Napoleon’s journey to power seen via the prism of his volatile relationship with Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby. Tahar Rahim and Rupert Everett also star.
For Scarpa and Scott, the film marks a reteam after the two worked together on All the Money in the World, the 2017 crime drama based on the true story of the 1973 kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, and the attempts by his mother to convince his...
- 1/5/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Newcomer Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Erin Kellyman, Stephen Graham, singer-songwriter Paul Weller (his film debut) and Kathy Burke have joined the cast of Steve McQueen’s next film Blitz from Apple Original Films. Saoirse Ronan is also on board with McQueen writing, directing and producing the film, which tells the stories of Londoners during the Blitz of World War II. It is scheduled to begin filming later this year.
McQueen’s Lammas Park produces alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer from New Regency. Anita Overland and Adam Somner are also producing. This reunites McQueen with New Regency, where he made the Best Picture Oscar winner 12 Years a Slave and 2018’s Widows. Blitz was developed and packaged by New Regency under McQueen’s first-look deal.
Dickinson’s star has been on the rise ever since his breakout role...
McQueen’s Lammas Park produces alongside Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer from New Regency. Anita Overland and Adam Somner are also producing. This reunites McQueen with New Regency, where he made the Best Picture Oscar winner 12 Years a Slave and 2018’s Widows. Blitz was developed and packaged by New Regency under McQueen’s first-look deal.
Dickinson’s star has been on the rise ever since his breakout role...
- 12/6/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sean Durkin’s new pic revolving around the Von Erichs wrestling family is gaining steam. Sources tell Deadline that Where the Crawdads Sing star Harris Dickinson is set to play David Von Erich in The Iron Claw, in which Zac Efron is already is set to star as Kevin Von Erich.
A24 and Access Entertainment is co-financing the pic, which Durkin is writing and directing. Producing alongside A24 are Tessa Ross, Derrin Schlesinger and Harrison Huffman. The film was developed by House Productions with the support of Access Industries and BBC Films.
Based on the true story of the Von Erichs, the film follows the rise and fall of the family dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.
Dickinson’s star has been on the rise ever since his breakout role in FX’s limited series Trust, where...
A24 and Access Entertainment is co-financing the pic, which Durkin is writing and directing. Producing alongside A24 are Tessa Ross, Derrin Schlesinger and Harrison Huffman. The film was developed by House Productions with the support of Access Industries and BBC Films.
Based on the true story of the Von Erichs, the film follows the rise and fall of the family dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.
Dickinson’s star has been on the rise ever since his breakout role in FX’s limited series Trust, where...
- 8/22/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
This weekend we have a holiday and what better way than to fill that extra day with brand new television? Time to catch up, recharge, and maybe watch that new “Theodore Roosevelt” documentary. It’s what America would have wanted. After the break, the new shows keep coming, from a fictionalized account of the Sex Pistols to the return of “The Boys,” to a spinoff of “Nancy Drew” that seems very, very different. It’s almost Too much good TV.
On with the television!
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“The Boys”
Friday, June 3, Prime Video...
On with the television!
Prime Video
“The Boys”
Friday, June 3, Prime Video...
- 5/27/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
We can’t confirm the exact number, but by conservative estimates, we counted roughly a half-dozen different movies going on within the chic hallways and glamorous wings of House of Gucci, sometimes rubbing up seductively against each other and often colliding head-on, leaving everyone slightly dazed. A quick rundown:
-The true-crime story that’s the main narrative engine of director Ridley Scott’s haute-couture potboiler, revolving around the who, what, when, where, and why of the murder of Maurizio Gucci (played by Adam Driver) on March 27, 1995. It involves broken hearts,...
-The true-crime story that’s the main narrative engine of director Ridley Scott’s haute-couture potboiler, revolving around the who, what, when, where, and why of the murder of Maurizio Gucci (played by Adam Driver) on March 27, 1995. It involves broken hearts,...
- 11/24/2021
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
A limited series about the infamous punk band the Sex Pistols has been ordered at FX, Variety has learned.
The six-episode series is based on Steve Jones’ 2018 memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol.” Academy Award winner Danny Boyle will direct and executive produce the series, which hails from writers and fellow executive producers Craig Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Pearce created the series.
Titled “Pistol,” the show stars Toby Wallace as Steve Jones, Anson Boon as John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel as Glen Matlock, Dylan Llewellyn as Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen, and Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan.
“Imagine breaking into the world of ‘The Crown’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ with your mates and screaming your songs and your fury at all they represent,” said Boyle. “This is the moment...
The six-episode series is based on Steve Jones’ 2018 memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol.” Academy Award winner Danny Boyle will direct and executive produce the series, which hails from writers and fellow executive producers Craig Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Pearce created the series.
Titled “Pistol,” the show stars Toby Wallace as Steve Jones, Anson Boon as John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel as Glen Matlock, Dylan Llewellyn as Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen, and Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan.
“Imagine breaking into the world of ‘The Crown’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ with your mates and screaming your songs and your fury at all they represent,” said Boyle. “This is the moment...
- 1/11/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
North By Northwest
Welcome to this week's selection of films to catch on TV and demand. You can read last week's selection here and, if you're looking for extra inspiration, our spotlight on San Sebastian Shell winners.
All The Money In The World, Film4 on Demand, until Wednesday, September 23
You might say 16-year-old John Paul Getty III was a victim of circumstance - kidnapped in Rome and with a grandfather who, despite being the richest man in the world, refused to pay the ransom. Ridley Scott's film also found itself in trouble not of its own making when Kevin Spacey - who was playing the billionnaire - became embroiled in sexual assault allegations just as the film was nearly finished. Scott made the decisive move of recasting and reshooting the relevant scenes with Christopher Plummer - a $10 million gamble that paid off as Plummer brings a charm to the miserly.
Welcome to this week's selection of films to catch on TV and demand. You can read last week's selection here and, if you're looking for extra inspiration, our spotlight on San Sebastian Shell winners.
All The Money In The World, Film4 on Demand, until Wednesday, September 23
You might say 16-year-old John Paul Getty III was a victim of circumstance - kidnapped in Rome and with a grandfather who, despite being the richest man in the world, refused to pay the ransom. Ridley Scott's film also found itself in trouble not of its own making when Kevin Spacey - who was playing the billionnaire - became embroiled in sexual assault allegations just as the film was nearly finished. Scott made the decisive move of recasting and reshooting the relevant scenes with Christopher Plummer - a $10 million gamble that paid off as Plummer brings a charm to the miserly.
- 9/21/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank is signing on for a star-filled new series: She’ll lead Away, Netflix’s upcoming astronaut drama, TVLine has learned.
The series focuses on Emma Green (Swank), an American astronaut with a husband and teen daughter. Emma is the commander of an international space crew that undertakes a very dangerous mission. Per the show’s official logline, the series is “about hope, humanity and how we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things.”
The drama hails from Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood), who will executive-produce and write alongside Jessica Goldberg (The Path...
The series focuses on Emma Green (Swank), an American astronaut with a husband and teen daughter. Emma is the commander of an international space crew that undertakes a very dangerous mission. Per the show’s official logline, the series is “about hope, humanity and how we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things.”
The drama hails from Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood), who will executive-produce and write alongside Jessica Goldberg (The Path...
- 5/8/2019
- TVLine.com
FX has not yet officially confirmed that Trust Season 2 is happening, but fans are eagerly awaiting word from the network. Here’s everything we know so far about the potential new season. Trust is an FX anthology drama TV series that focuses on the Getty family dynasty. The series premiered on FX on Sunday, March 25, 2018, after Ridley Scott’s film All the Money in the World — which also focused on John Paul Getty III’s abduction ordeal — was released in December 2017. The ten-episode Trust Season 1, created by Simon Beaufoy and directed by Danny Boyle, was based on […]
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- 12/11/2018
- by John Thomas Didymus
- Monsters and Critics
After reviving the “Alien” franchise, it looks as if Ridley Scott is ready for another round of “Gladiator.” The 2000 film that was nominated for 12 Oscars and won five, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe as Roman warrior Maximus, was responsible for a boom in historical epics as the 21st century dawned, including “Troy,” “King Arthur,” “Alexander,” Scott’s own “Kingdom of Heaven” and “Robin Hood.” There was even a gladiator scene in “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones.”
As Deadline originally reported, Paramount is gung-ho to revive the later-day “Spartacus” with a screenplay by Peter Craig (“The Town”). However, it isn’t clear yet what path the follow-up will take, considering that Maximus dies at the end of the original film.
But if anyone can work a miracle, it is Scott, considering he was able to save his film about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III,...
As Deadline originally reported, Paramount is gung-ho to revive the later-day “Spartacus” with a screenplay by Peter Craig (“The Town”). However, it isn’t clear yet what path the follow-up will take, considering that Maximus dies at the end of the original film.
But if anyone can work a miracle, it is Scott, considering he was able to save his film about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Kristine Froseth (Sierra Burgess is a Loser) and Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) are set as the leads in Looking For Alaska, Hulu’s eight-episode limited series based on John Green’s novel, from Paramount Television and Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire.
Looking for Alaska is told through the eyes of teenager Miles “Pudge” Halter (Plummer), as he enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with a girl, Alaska Young (Froseth), and after her unexpected death, he and his close friends attempt to uncover the truth behind her death and make sense of it.
Froseth’s Alaska Young is beautiful, mercurial, and unpredictable, the girl who broke your heart in high school — or she’s the girl it broke your heart not to be. An obsessive reader, she’s another student at Culver Creek Academy, a member...
Looking for Alaska is told through the eyes of teenager Miles “Pudge” Halter (Plummer), as he enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with a girl, Alaska Young (Froseth), and after her unexpected death, he and his close friends attempt to uncover the truth behind her death and make sense of it.
Froseth’s Alaska Young is beautiful, mercurial, and unpredictable, the girl who broke your heart in high school — or she’s the girl it broke your heart not to be. An obsessive reader, she’s another student at Culver Creek Academy, a member...
- 10/30/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Vulture Watch
Money can't buy you love, but it is at the root of TV cancellations and renewals. Has the Trust TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on FX? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Trust, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An FX anthology drama centering on the Getty Oil family dynasty, Trust stars Donald Sutherland as J. Paul Getty Sr., Michale Esper as J. Paul Getty Jr., Harris Dickinson as John Paul Getty III, Hilary Swank as Gail Getty, and Brendan Fraser as James Fletcher Chace. The story kicks off in 1973, in Rome, when the Italian mafia kidnaps...
Money can't buy you love, but it is at the root of TV cancellations and renewals. Has the Trust TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on FX? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Trust, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An FX anthology drama centering on the Getty Oil family dynasty, Trust stars Donald Sutherland as J. Paul Getty Sr., Michale Esper as J. Paul Getty Jr., Harris Dickinson as John Paul Getty III, Hilary Swank as Gail Getty, and Brendan Fraser as James Fletcher Chace. The story kicks off in 1973, in Rome, when the Italian mafia kidnaps...
- 9/5/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
FX drama Trust is heading to the BBC in the UK after Sky dropped the Donald Sutherland-fronted U.S. acquisition ahead of its debut.
The British public broadcaster is to air the series, which tells the story of the true-life kidnapping of the heir to billionaire John Paul Getty, later this year after striking a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. It comes after pay-tv broadcaster Sky, which announced earlier this year that it had picked up the ten-part series, came to an agreement with the Hollywood studio’s distribution division not to air it in the UK and Germany.
Inspired by actual events, Trust delves into the trials and triumphs of one of America’s wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. The series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome. Donald...
The British public broadcaster is to air the series, which tells the story of the true-life kidnapping of the heir to billionaire John Paul Getty, later this year after striking a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. It comes after pay-tv broadcaster Sky, which announced earlier this year that it had picked up the ten-part series, came to an agreement with the Hollywood studio’s distribution division not to air it in the UK and Germany.
Inspired by actual events, Trust delves into the trials and triumphs of one of America’s wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. The series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome. Donald...
- 6/26/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has acquired “Trust,” Danny Boyle’s FX drama based on the true-life kidnapping of the heir to billionaire John Paul Getty, one of the world’s wealthiest businessmen.
Donald Sutherland (“The Hunger Games”) plays John Paul Getty, Sr., the oil tycoon, art collector and head of the Getty family. Hilary Swank (“Million Dollar Baby”), Brendan Fraser (“The Mummy”), and Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats) also star in the series, which tackles the same topic as Ridley Scott’s recent film, “All the Money in the World.”
“Trust” opens in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (Dickinson), known as Paul, in Rome. The Getty fortune heir’s captors bank on a multimillion-dollar ransom, but back in England, Paul’s wealthy grandfather refuses to pay up. With Paul’s father (Michael Esper) lost in a drug-induced daze, it is left to Paul’s mother, the penniless Gail Getty (Swank...
Donald Sutherland (“The Hunger Games”) plays John Paul Getty, Sr., the oil tycoon, art collector and head of the Getty family. Hilary Swank (“Million Dollar Baby”), Brendan Fraser (“The Mummy”), and Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats) also star in the series, which tackles the same topic as Ridley Scott’s recent film, “All the Money in the World.”
“Trust” opens in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (Dickinson), known as Paul, in Rome. The Getty fortune heir’s captors bank on a multimillion-dollar ransom, but back in England, Paul’s wealthy grandfather refuses to pay up. With Paul’s father (Michael Esper) lost in a drug-induced daze, it is left to Paul’s mother, the penniless Gail Getty (Swank...
- 6/26/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
In the film “All the Money in the World,” about the kidnapping of Getty Oil heir John Paul Getty III, all eyes were on Christopher Plummer. The veteran actor earned an Oscar nomination after he abruptly replaced a disgraced Kevin Spacey in the role of billionaire oil magnate J. Paul Getty. But in the new FX series “Trust,” which tells the same story from different angles, much of the attention is going to Brendan Fraser for his performance as Getty fixer James Fletcher Chace, who flies to Italy to solve the case. Many of our Emmy Experts think he’ll be nominated for Best Drama Supporting Actor.
Chace was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the film, but Fraser comes at it differently. He plays Chace as a stetson-wearing Texan who’s quirky but honorable, and occasionally addresses the camera directly like a Greek chorus. As of this writing 8 of the...
Chace was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the film, but Fraser comes at it differently. He plays Chace as a stetson-wearing Texan who’s quirky but honorable, and occasionally addresses the camera directly like a Greek chorus. As of this writing 8 of the...
- 6/22/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
As James Fletcher Chace in FX Networks’ Getty family drama, Brendan Fraser embodies the quintessential American cowboy. Chace is technically an ex-CIA agent tasked with uncovering the truth about John Paul Getty III’s kidnapping, but Fraser plays him with a looser sense of knowing in a giant Stetson and bolo tie, breaking the fourth wall to speak directly to the audience and invite them into his part of the journey. He commands every scene he’s in, often providing much-needed tonal changes from the otherwise cold Getty family.
Fraser: “As it goes, this character has an element of being prescient or having knowledge of the future in a way. I asked Danny [Boyle, the director] about this when we first met in person — there was one line where he makes mention of a timeline and what the years were: ‘We’re going to take a good, cold look at 1973. … It wasn...
Fraser: “As it goes, this character has an element of being prescient or having knowledge of the future in a way. I asked Danny [Boyle, the director] about this when we first met in person — there was one line where he makes mention of a timeline and what the years were: ‘We’re going to take a good, cold look at 1973. … It wasn...
- 6/14/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Are the follies of the Getty family fortune fodder for your TV viewing happiness, during the first season of the Trust TV show on FX? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether the TV show Trust is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Trust season one episodes below. An FX anthology drama, Trust stars Donald Sutherland as J. Paul Getty Sr., Michale Esper as J. Paul Getty Jr., Harris Dickinson as John Paul Getty III, Hilary Swank as Gail Getty, and Brendan Fraser as James Fletcher Chace. The story kicks off in 1973, in Rome, when the Italian...
- 4/9/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Things are starting to get interesting.
Trust Season 1 Episode 3 was, hands down, the best and most interesting of the three episodes that have aired thus far.
The chaotic, jumbled, non-linear manner in which the story unfolded was a great artistic choice.
Thematically, it also matched the frantic and chaotic inner thoughts of Paul himself, as he dealt with his faux-kidnapping-turned-real-kidnapping ordeal. The flashbacks and jumping around in time corresponded to the moments he spent in the trunks of various cars.
The opening sequence perfectly set the scene for the rest of the hour, which would largely focus on Paul's "sweet life" in Rome with his friends, Jutta, Martine (his sort-of girlfriend), and Marcello.
Visually, the introduction was filmed perfectly – and again, it was very cinematic and very Danny Boyle, specifically. The quick-change between the good (art, drugs, and sex) and the bad (the violent protest) was great. It quickly established...
Trust Season 1 Episode 3 was, hands down, the best and most interesting of the three episodes that have aired thus far.
The chaotic, jumbled, non-linear manner in which the story unfolded was a great artistic choice.
Thematically, it also matched the frantic and chaotic inner thoughts of Paul himself, as he dealt with his faux-kidnapping-turned-real-kidnapping ordeal. The flashbacks and jumping around in time corresponded to the moments he spent in the trunks of various cars.
The opening sequence perfectly set the scene for the rest of the hour, which would largely focus on Paul's "sweet life" in Rome with his friends, Jutta, Martine (his sort-of girlfriend), and Marcello.
Visually, the introduction was filmed perfectly – and again, it was very cinematic and very Danny Boyle, specifically. The quick-change between the good (art, drugs, and sex) and the bad (the violent protest) was great. It quickly established...
- 4/9/2018
- by Caralynn Lippo
- TVfanatic
When a European director makes his or her first movie in the United States, you can pretty much rely on two things: the camera’s awe at the wide-open spaces and big skies, and a downbeat story of how the Land of Opportunity so often lets its most helpless citizens fall between the cracks.
So on the American Miserabilism shelf at your local shuttered video store, you can put Andrew Haigh’s powerful and poignant “Lean on Pete” alongside such other classics of the genre as Werner Herzog’s “Stroszek” and Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey.”
“Lean on Pete” calls to mind other greats as well — one imagines a pitch meeting where it was described as “The 400 Blows” meets “Wendy and Lucy” — but writer-director Haigh, working from the novel by Willy Vlautin, has his own way of telling this kind of story. While the film’s semi-picaresque, road-trip nature might seem antithetical to the maker of such intimate dramas as “Weekend” and “45 Years,” Haigh brings his gifts as a filmmaker with him to the great outdoors, always capturing little moments of character and emotion even in an expanse of seemingly infinite American desert.
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Teenage Charlie (Charlie Plummer, “Boardwalk Empire”) has just moved to Portland, Oregon, with his ne’er-do-well dad Ray (Travis Fimmel). Mom is long-gone, and Charlie’s only other family is his loving aunt Margy (Alison Elliott, “20th Century Women”), who he hasn’t seen since childhood after she and Ray had a squabble about how he’s been raising Charlie. (When Charlie was 12, Ray left the boy alone for several days to spend time with a woman.)
Their new house is near a racetrack, and Charlie ingratiates himself with small-time horse owner Del (Steve Buscemi), working with him at the stable and traveling with him to seedy races on the state-fair circuit. Along the way, Charlie befriends Bonnie (Chloë Sevigny), a jockey who rides Del’s horses from time to time. Bonnie tries to tell Charlie that the horses aren’t pets, and that he shouldn’t get attached, but it’s too late — he’s already bonded with an aging Quarter Horse named Lean on Pete, even though the racer is coming to the end of his career, likely to be “sent to Mexico” (where horses can be legally slaughtered) once his use to Del has run out.
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When the husband of Ray’s latest conquest beats Ray bad enough to send him to the hospital, Charlie has to elude Family Services while still earning money to keep up the household. But as Ray’s condition worsens, and Lean on Pete seems destined to be destroyed, Charlie steals Del’s truck in an attempt to save the horse and to look for Margy in Wyoming.
As you might imagine, Charlie’s journey gets more and more bleak as he faces starvation, thirst and eventual homelessness. But while “Lean on Pete” certainly has its dark moments, and its 119 minutes seem like it’s never going stop throwing obstacles in Charlie’s way, there’s ultimately a sense of hope here, much of it being communicated by Plummer, in an extraordinary performance. There’s so little calculation or actorliness in his work that I thought Haigh had found a 15-year-old non-actor; I was surprised to learn after the fact that Plummer is an experienced pro with an ascendant career. (He’s about to play kidnap victim John Paul Getty III in Ridley Scott’s forthcoming “All the Money in the World.”)
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The anguish and determination that Plummer can display with just a look or subtle motion is heartbreaking; this is the kind of naturalistic acting that can just kick you in the stomach. He’s part of a strong ensemble: Buscemi’s Del makes an honest mentor, but he doesn’t sugarcoat the character’s darker side. (And it’s fun to see the easy chemistry between Buscemi and Sevigny: she starred in his feature directorial debut “Trees Lounge” two decades ago.) Steve Zahn turns up as a mercurial homeless man who offers Charlie some help along the way, and Elliott (an indie stalwart since her breakout role in “The Spitfire Grill”) radiates a warmth that makes you realize why finding Margy is worth Charlie’s Herculean effort.
Haigh adjusts to a different kind of storytelling here: “Weekend” was fairly dialogue-heavy (as was, to an extent, his little-seen debut “Greek Pete”), and unlike “45 Days,” he can’t substitute dialogue with a meaningful glance from Charlotte Rampling. Still, he manages a lot of quiet here — with the exception of some exposition dumps that Charlie gives the horse in conversation — and his storytelling is no less powerful. Danish cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Joenck (“A War”), also working in the States for the first time, collaborates with Haigh to place the characters into a very specific context, finding both beauty and horror in the American sprawl.
Your gut will be wrenched by “Lean on Pete,” but it’s also quite likely that your heart will be touched. It’s a powerful new entry for a director who is ever more deserving of attention, and it provides a spotlight for a talented young actor who would appear to be going places.
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So on the American Miserabilism shelf at your local shuttered video store, you can put Andrew Haigh’s powerful and poignant “Lean on Pete” alongside such other classics of the genre as Werner Herzog’s “Stroszek” and Andrea Arnold’s “American Honey.”
“Lean on Pete” calls to mind other greats as well — one imagines a pitch meeting where it was described as “The 400 Blows” meets “Wendy and Lucy” — but writer-director Haigh, working from the novel by Willy Vlautin, has his own way of telling this kind of story. While the film’s semi-picaresque, road-trip nature might seem antithetical to the maker of such intimate dramas as “Weekend” and “45 Years,” Haigh brings his gifts as a filmmaker with him to the great outdoors, always capturing little moments of character and emotion even in an expanse of seemingly infinite American desert.
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Teenage Charlie (Charlie Plummer, “Boardwalk Empire”) has just moved to Portland, Oregon, with his ne’er-do-well dad Ray (Travis Fimmel). Mom is long-gone, and Charlie’s only other family is his loving aunt Margy (Alison Elliott, “20th Century Women”), who he hasn’t seen since childhood after she and Ray had a squabble about how he’s been raising Charlie. (When Charlie was 12, Ray left the boy alone for several days to spend time with a woman.)
Their new house is near a racetrack, and Charlie ingratiates himself with small-time horse owner Del (Steve Buscemi), working with him at the stable and traveling with him to seedy races on the state-fair circuit. Along the way, Charlie befriends Bonnie (Chloë Sevigny), a jockey who rides Del’s horses from time to time. Bonnie tries to tell Charlie that the horses aren’t pets, and that he shouldn’t get attached, but it’s too late — he’s already bonded with an aging Quarter Horse named Lean on Pete, even though the racer is coming to the end of his career, likely to be “sent to Mexico” (where horses can be legally slaughtered) once his use to Del has run out.
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When the husband of Ray’s latest conquest beats Ray bad enough to send him to the hospital, Charlie has to elude Family Services while still earning money to keep up the household. But as Ray’s condition worsens, and Lean on Pete seems destined to be destroyed, Charlie steals Del’s truck in an attempt to save the horse and to look for Margy in Wyoming.
As you might imagine, Charlie’s journey gets more and more bleak as he faces starvation, thirst and eventual homelessness. But while “Lean on Pete” certainly has its dark moments, and its 119 minutes seem like it’s never going stop throwing obstacles in Charlie’s way, there’s ultimately a sense of hope here, much of it being communicated by Plummer, in an extraordinary performance. There’s so little calculation or actorliness in his work that I thought Haigh had found a 15-year-old non-actor; I was surprised to learn after the fact that Plummer is an experienced pro with an ascendant career. (He’s about to play kidnap victim John Paul Getty III in Ridley Scott’s forthcoming “All the Money in the World.”)
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The anguish and determination that Plummer can display with just a look or subtle motion is heartbreaking; this is the kind of naturalistic acting that can just kick you in the stomach. He’s part of a strong ensemble: Buscemi’s Del makes an honest mentor, but he doesn’t sugarcoat the character’s darker side. (And it’s fun to see the easy chemistry between Buscemi and Sevigny: she starred in his feature directorial debut “Trees Lounge” two decades ago.) Steve Zahn turns up as a mercurial homeless man who offers Charlie some help along the way, and Elliott (an indie stalwart since her breakout role in “The Spitfire Grill”) radiates a warmth that makes you realize why finding Margy is worth Charlie’s Herculean effort.
Haigh adjusts to a different kind of storytelling here: “Weekend” was fairly dialogue-heavy (as was, to an extent, his little-seen debut “Greek Pete”), and unlike “45 Days,” he can’t substitute dialogue with a meaningful glance from Charlotte Rampling. Still, he manages a lot of quiet here — with the exception of some exposition dumps that Charlie gives the horse in conversation — and his storytelling is no less powerful. Danish cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Joenck (“A War”), also working in the States for the first time, collaborates with Haigh to place the characters into a very specific context, finding both beauty and horror in the American sprawl.
Your gut will be wrenched by “Lean on Pete,” but it’s also quite likely that your heart will be touched. It’s a powerful new entry for a director who is ever more deserving of attention, and it provides a spotlight for a talented young actor who would appear to be going places.
Read original story ‘Lean on Pete’ Review: Andrew Haigh’s Boy-and-His-Horse Tale Hits Hard At TheWrap...
- 4/4/2018
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
The new FX series “Trust,” which premiered on March 25, follows the stranger-than-fiction true story of oil magnate J. Paul Getty (played by Donald Sutherland), who was at one point the richest man alive, and his refusal to pay the ransom to free his grandson John Paul Getty III (Harris Dickinson) from Italian kidnappers in the 1970s. But is the story any less applicable now in the 21st century? On March 15 director and producer Danny Boyle discussed the eerie parallels between an oil empire like Getty’s and modern tech empires like Amazon. Watch him above.
Boyle believes that if Getty were alive today he would “entirely approve” of a company like Amazon trying to get “the most impoverished cities in America to give him tax breaks, and whoever gives the biggest tax break he’ll maybe give the headquarters to.” That kind of practice “makes the system not responsible to...
Boyle believes that if Getty were alive today he would “entirely approve” of a company like Amazon trying to get “the most impoverished cities in America to give him tax breaks, and whoever gives the biggest tax break he’ll maybe give the headquarters to.” That kind of practice “makes the system not responsible to...
- 4/1/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
FX’s limited series Trust, about the abduction in Italy of John Paul Getty III, launched last Sunday with 1.38 million Live+3 viewers, according to Nielsen data released today. That was up +74% from the 797,000, who watched the Simon Beaufoy/Danny Boyle drama in Live+Same Day but way below recent drama/limited premieres on FX. That includes Feud (3.8 million viewers in Live+3), The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (8.3 million), Taboo (3.43 million), Legion (3.27 million) and Snowfall (2.24 million). In FX’s target adults 18-49 demographic, Trust drew 422,000 L3 viewers. I can’t think of another recent FX drama premiere that has posted L3 18-49 tally under 1 million.
Also Sunday,HBO’s new hit man comedy series Barry opened with 1.01 million viewers. That was a tad above the recent Season 2 premiere of Divorce (966,000 in L3) and doubled the viewership for the Season 2 debut of Crashing (591,000), which has been renewed for a third season.
Also Sunday,HBO’s new hit man comedy series Barry opened with 1.01 million viewers. That was a tad above the recent Season 2 premiere of Divorce (966,000 in L3) and doubled the viewership for the Season 2 debut of Crashing (591,000), which has been renewed for a third season.
- 3/31/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
From director Ridley Scott (The Martian, Gladiator) comes the thrilling crime drama All The Money In The World, available on Digital March 27 and on Blu-ray and DVDApril 10 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams (2016, Best Supporting Actress, Manchester by the Sea) and 2017 Academy Award nominee Christopher Plummer (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, All The Money In the World) and Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, The Departed) star in the explosively entertaining story inspired by the 1973 Getty kidnapping. This Oscar®-nominated thriller makes its eagerly awaited home entertainment debut with must-own bonus features, including 8 deleted scenes and 3 featurettes inspired by the true events of this shocking tale and an inside look at its already-legendary production.
Join director Ridley Scott and the cast and crew as they discuss the fast-paced and exciting way Scott filmed this epic movie — including looks into the wardrobe, locations and score...
Join director Ridley Scott and the cast and crew as they discuss the fast-paced and exciting way Scott filmed this epic movie — including looks into the wardrobe, locations and score...
- 3/29/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
FX has racked up some Nielsen ratings wins with anthology series like American Horror Story, American Crime Story, and Feud. Simon Beaufoy's new Trust TV show is also an anthology about one family's triumphs and tragedies. Should it get a renewal, each season will focus on a different chapter in the epic of the Getty family, of oil dynasty fame. How will their history -- layered with wealth, power, and personal failings -- play out on the small screen? Will Trust be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. The first, 10-episode season of Trust stars Donald Sutherland as J. Paul Getty Sr., Michale Esper as J. Paul Getty Jr., Harris Dickinson as John Paul Getty III, Hilary Swank as Gail Getty, and Brendan Fraser as James Fletcher Chace. The FX anthology drama kicks off in 1973, in Rome, when the Italian...
- 3/27/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: FX. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: March 25, 2018 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Harris Dickinson, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Swank, Michael Esper, Brendan Fraser, Anna Chancellor, Norbert Leo Butz, Charlotte Riley, and Luca Marinelli. TV show description: From creator Simon Beaufoy, the Trust TV show is a drama anthology series. Based on real-life events throughout the 20th Century, the series delves into the lives of the Getty family, one of the country's wealthiest oil dynasties. The first season of Trust kicks off in 1973, in Rome, when the Italian mafia kidnaps heir John Paul Getty III (Dickinson). Due to their hostage's pedigree, the kidnappers are counting on...
- 3/26/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
There's no doubt that FX is the network to turn to for a well-made docudrama.
Trust Season 1 Episode 1 is nothing if not well-made.
However, at least this early in the game, I'm finding it difficult to connect with much of the new series on a deeper level.
In terms of behind-the-scenes aspects, Trust couldn't have dropped at a better time. It premiered right on the heels of the finale of American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, another historical crime-based anthology series that was a huge hit for the network.
The FX show also premiered several months after the release of All the Money in the World, the Ridley Scott film that chronicles the same basic story (John Paul Getty III's kidnapping) in an entirely different way.
That said, you can really tell right off the bat that the series premiere was directed by an acclaimed and award-winning...
Trust Season 1 Episode 1 is nothing if not well-made.
However, at least this early in the game, I'm finding it difficult to connect with much of the new series on a deeper level.
In terms of behind-the-scenes aspects, Trust couldn't have dropped at a better time. It premiered right on the heels of the finale of American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, another historical crime-based anthology series that was a huge hit for the network.
The FX show also premiered several months after the release of All the Money in the World, the Ridley Scott film that chronicles the same basic story (John Paul Getty III's kidnapping) in an entirely different way.
That said, you can really tell right off the bat that the series premiere was directed by an acclaimed and award-winning...
- 3/26/2018
- by Caralynn Lippo
- TVfanatic
The 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III receives its second telling in several months with Trust, the magnetic, frenetic and fitful new FX series debuting Sunday. It follows by what feels like minutes of Ridley Scott’s big-screen All the Money in the World. But the 10-episode Trust has enough differences in its details — historical, artistic — to merit a revisit. It has a personality all its own, even if that personality is as splintered as the split and sectioned…...
- 3/26/2018
- Deadline TV
People love a good drama and the story of Getty’s as outlined in FX’s upcoming show Trust could be a keeper after the series premiere on March 25th. If you ever think that you have a rough family life then you should read your history and understand that the Getty family was truly one messed up bunch of individuals. I say that because out of so many families they rarely ever seemed to stand together and even during the kidnapping of the 16-year old John Paul Getty III it was believed that he’d staged his own abduction in order to
Will FX’s New Show “Trust” Be a Keeper after Series Premiere?...
Will FX’s New Show “Trust” Be a Keeper after Series Premiere?...
- 3/25/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
What's in store for Trust? Recently, executive producer Danny Boyle and creator Simon Beaufoy spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the future of the upcoming FX TV show.The historical drama chronicles the 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, heir to the Getty oil fortune. Donald Sutherland, Hilary Swank, Brendan Fraser, and Harris Dickinson star.Read More…...
- 3/24/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“He’s running away from the Getty name but also trying to exploit it, so he doesn’t quite know how he wants to live is life,” said Harris Dickinson about his role as John Paul Getty III in the FX drama series “Trust,” which premieres on Sunday, March 25. The series follows the notorious 1973 kidnapping of the Getty teen, who was “one of the richest 16-year-olds in the world, but he doesn’t actually have anything.” Dickinson and his co-stars discussed the series during a lunch in New York City on March 15. Watch him above.
When Dickinson said the Getty heir didn’t have anything, that’s true in more ways than one. The beginning of the series finds him visiting the palatial estate of his grandfather, oil baron J. Paul Getty (played by Donald Sutherland), in the hopes of borrowing $6,000 from the tightfisted billionaire to pay off his debts.
When Dickinson said the Getty heir didn’t have anything, that’s true in more ways than one. The beginning of the series finds him visiting the palatial estate of his grandfather, oil baron J. Paul Getty (played by Donald Sutherland), in the hopes of borrowing $6,000 from the tightfisted billionaire to pay off his debts.
- 3/23/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
FX's new docudrama Trust -- about the kidnapping of heir John Paul Getty III and the effects it has
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- 3/22/2018
- by Liam Mathews
- TVGuide.com - Features
“That’s who Chase is: he doesn’t carry a gun, he wears a Stetson. He demands respect, but I like to think he earns it too,” said Brendan Fraser when discussing his role as James Fletcher Chase in the new FX drama series “Trust,” which tells the true story of the infamous 1973 kidnapping of oil heir John Paul Getty III (played by Harris Dickinson). Fraser was in New York with his co-stars on March 15 to discuss the series. Watch him above.
Chase is a “mysterious guy,” a former spy who works for tycoon J. Paul Getty (played by Donald Sutherland) as his “bagman, his negotiator, his consigliere of sorts.” When Getty’s grandson is believed to be kidnapped in Italy Chase is the one sent to investigate. Chase “has deep admiration for Getty,” said Fraser, and “although he may not necessarily agree with the principles [Getty] lives by,” he’s...
Chase is a “mysterious guy,” a former spy who works for tycoon J. Paul Getty (played by Donald Sutherland) as his “bagman, his negotiator, his consigliere of sorts.” When Getty’s grandson is believed to be kidnapped in Italy Chase is the one sent to investigate. Chase “has deep admiration for Getty,” said Fraser, and “although he may not necessarily agree with the principles [Getty] lives by,” he’s...
- 3/22/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Donald Sutherland stars as oil tycoon J. Paul Getty in the FX drama series “Trust,” which follows the lives of the wealthy Getty family starting with the infamous 1973 kidnapping of his grandson John Paul Getty III. But Sutherland knows a thing or two about how to avoid getting kidnapped. He and his “Trust” co-stars discussed the new series during a luncheon in New York City on March 15. Watch him above.
Sutherland worked on multiple films in Italy in the 1970s, and while shooting “Casanova” (1976) for Federico Fellini he had to wear a “white cloth bag” over his head as a requirement of the kidnapping insurance — “And the other requirement was that they not tell me that they had insurance,” he added. “I wish they had, I could have gone with [Getty].”
To prepare for the role of Getty, Sutherland read the magnate’s New York Times obituary, which was “extraordinary. It...
Sutherland worked on multiple films in Italy in the 1970s, and while shooting “Casanova” (1976) for Federico Fellini he had to wear a “white cloth bag” over his head as a requirement of the kidnapping insurance — “And the other requirement was that they not tell me that they had insurance,” he added. “I wish they had, I could have gone with [Getty].”
To prepare for the role of Getty, Sutherland read the magnate’s New York Times obituary, which was “extraordinary. It...
- 3/20/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
For those who skipped Ridley Scott’s cinematic test to see if all publicity really is good publicity, get ready to spend 10-plus hours with a family of mean, money-grubbing rich folks instead of a mere two. “Trust” swaps in Donald Sutherland for Kevin Spacey and Christopher Plummer, two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank for should-be two-time Oscar winner (and actual four-time nominee) Michelle Williams, and the star of “The Mummy” (Brendan Fraser) for the star of “Daddy’s Home 2” (Marky Mark Wahlberg) and you know what? Everyone considered, it’s a pretty even trade.
But what “All the Money in the World” cultivated through restricted access and implicit understanding, “Trust” loses by overindulging explicit explanations. FX’s drama series lacks the mysterious allure surrounding a man with the wealth of a god. As each of the first three episodes aims to better understand a different character, the story remains stagnant...
But what “All the Money in the World” cultivated through restricted access and implicit understanding, “Trust” loses by overindulging explicit explanations. FX’s drama series lacks the mysterious allure surrounding a man with the wealth of a god. As each of the first three episodes aims to better understand a different character, the story remains stagnant...
- 3/20/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
FX is being threatened with legal action over their upcoming Getty Kidnapping series “Trust”. An attorney for John Paul Getty III’s sister called the network’s new show a “wildly sensationalized false portrayal” of the Getty family, according to Deadline. Related: Donald Sutherland Stars In New Series ‘Trust’ About Getty Kidnapping The Getty family is demanding to review all 10-episodes...
- 3/17/2018
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
An attorney representing John Paul Getty III’s sister calls Trust, the forthcoming FX series about Getty’s 1973 kidnapping, a “wildly sensationalized false portrayal” of the Getty family, and demands to review all episodes of the 10-part limited series. Attorney Martin Singer today in a letter obtained by Deadline accused Trust executive producer Danny Boyle and FX Networks of falsely implying that family members were complicit in the kidnapping as part of a plot to dupe…...
- 3/16/2018
- Deadline TV
Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the upcoming dramatic, anthology TV series "Trust", written by Simon Beaufoy and directed by Danny Boyle, starring Donald Sutherland, Hilary Swank, Harris Dickinson, Brendan Fraser and Michael Esper, debuting on FX March 25, 2018:
"...'Trust', set in 1973, focuses on the abduction in Italy of 'John Paul Getty III', the heir to 'Getty Oil'..."
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"...'Trust', set in 1973, focuses on the abduction in Italy of 'John Paul Getty III', the heir to 'Getty Oil'..."
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- 3/2/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
How much more story is there to tell about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III? Ridley Scott recounted the tale in his somewhat truth bending thriller “All The Money In The World,” but Danny Boyle and his regular collaborator Simon Beaufoy believe they can get a whole season out of the bizarre, ear slicing incident. And frankly, we’re willing to gamble that it’ll be well worth the watch.
- 2/13/2018
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Mark Wahlberg refused to approve the casting of Christopher Plummer as a replacement for Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World until he was paid over $1 million, USA Today reports.
Wahlberg’s contract afforded him “costar approval,” two sources who were not authorized to speak on the matter told the outlet.
“What he said was, ‘I will not approve Christopher Plummer unless you pay me.’ And that’s how he (expletive) them,” one source told USA Today.
Another source told the paper that Wahlberg’s lawyer vetoed Plummer’s casting in a letter to the film’s financiers,...
Wahlberg’s contract afforded him “costar approval,” two sources who were not authorized to speak on the matter told the outlet.
“What he said was, ‘I will not approve Christopher Plummer unless you pay me.’ And that’s how he (expletive) them,” one source told USA Today.
Another source told the paper that Wahlberg’s lawyer vetoed Plummer’s casting in a letter to the film’s financiers,...
- 1/12/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Outrage was swift when USA Today reported that Mark Wahlberg had been paid over 1,000 times more than costar Michelle Williams for extensive reshoots on All the Money in World — and now there’s further insight into how this happened in the first place.
According to a new report in TheWrap, the glaring pay disparity was due in part to their individual contracts.
Earlier this week, USA Today revealed Wahlberg made $1.5 million for extensive reshoots on the film, while Williams received only a per diem of $80 a day.
According to an industry insider who spoke to TheWrap, Williams’ original contract required...
According to a new report in TheWrap, the glaring pay disparity was due in part to their individual contracts.
Earlier this week, USA Today revealed Wahlberg made $1.5 million for extensive reshoots on the film, while Williams received only a per diem of $80 a day.
According to an industry insider who spoke to TheWrap, Williams’ original contract required...
- 1/11/2018
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Michelle Williams had her daughter Matilda’s support when she was asked to return to set during Thanksgiving for extensive reshoots on All the Money in the World.
The Oscar nominee, 37, opened up to Vulture about having to do 10 days of reshoots after the movie’s original Kevin Spacey was replaced by Christopher Plummer following numerous sexual misconduct allegations against the House of Cards actor.
The actress said she missed Thanksgiving with her daughter in order to work.
“I had to break the news to my family and tell them I wasn’t going be home and make alternate arrangements for them,...
The Oscar nominee, 37, opened up to Vulture about having to do 10 days of reshoots after the movie’s original Kevin Spacey was replaced by Christopher Plummer following numerous sexual misconduct allegations against the House of Cards actor.
The actress said she missed Thanksgiving with her daughter in order to work.
“I had to break the news to my family and tell them I wasn’t going be home and make alternate arrangements for them,...
- 1/10/2018
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Fresh off the heels of Ridley Scott's feature thriller All the Money In The World, comes an FX original series called Trust. The series is based on the same real-life events that happened to the Getty family, grandson of oil tycoon and billionaire J. Paul Getty is held hostage for a multimillion-dollar ransom. Only Getty refuses to pay and give in to the kidnappers demands.
The series from the team behind the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire including Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle and Christian Colson. It follows the trials and triumphs of one of America’s wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. Told over multiple seasons and spanning the 20th century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome.
Donald Sutherland plays the lion-owning Getty patriarch, with Harris Dickinson as the grandson. Michael Esper...
The series from the team behind the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire including Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle and Christian Colson. It follows the trials and triumphs of one of America’s wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. Told over multiple seasons and spanning the 20th century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome.
Donald Sutherland plays the lion-owning Getty patriarch, with Harris Dickinson as the grandson. Michael Esper...
- 1/10/2018
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
A slew of celebrities are expressing outrage over a report alleging a huge pay disparity between Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg for the reshoots on All the Money in the World.
Busy Phillips, Jessica Chastain, Judd Apatow, and more have come out in support of Williams after USA Today reported her costar Wahlberg made $1.5 million for extensive reshoots on the film, while Williams made less than $1,000.
“Unacceptable. Unacceptable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To Say The Least,” William’s longtime friend Phillips tweeted.
Unacceptable. Unacceptable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To Say The Least. https://t.co/KS6hRmE4TA
— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) January 10, 2018
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Busy Phillips, Jessica Chastain, Judd Apatow, and more have come out in support of Williams after USA Today reported her costar Wahlberg made $1.5 million for extensive reshoots on the film, while Williams made less than $1,000.
“Unacceptable. Unacceptable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To Say The Least,” William’s longtime friend Phillips tweeted.
Unacceptable. Unacceptable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To Say The Least. https://t.co/KS6hRmE4TA
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Shameful Is Correct.
- 1/10/2018
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
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Danny Boyle’s new crime series, Trust, focuses on the Getty kidnapping. An impressive cast has been assembled...
FX recently expanded its prestige drama lineup with Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle’s new anthology series, titled Trust. This particular offering dramatises one of the most intriguing public criminal incidents of recent history with the ransom-seeking kidnapping of curly-locked young heir John Paul Getty III, which shockingly resulted in apparent indifference and noncompliance from the family patriarch.
While this story might ring familiar to those who caught All the Money In The World, the latest film from director Ridley Scott, expect this limited series to delve deeper into the Getty calamity.
A new trailer for the series has just arrived. Take a look...
Trust release date
Trust is set to debut in the Us on 25th March. We'll bring you the UK broadcast details when we have them.
Danny Boyle’s new crime series, Trust, focuses on the Getty kidnapping. An impressive cast has been assembled...
FX recently expanded its prestige drama lineup with Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle’s new anthology series, titled Trust. This particular offering dramatises one of the most intriguing public criminal incidents of recent history with the ransom-seeking kidnapping of curly-locked young heir John Paul Getty III, which shockingly resulted in apparent indifference and noncompliance from the family patriarch.
While this story might ring familiar to those who caught All the Money In The World, the latest film from director Ridley Scott, expect this limited series to delve deeper into the Getty calamity.
A new trailer for the series has just arrived. Take a look...
Trust release date
Trust is set to debut in the Us on 25th March. We'll bring you the UK broadcast details when we have them.
- 1/10/2018
- Den of Geek
In case you hadn’t heard Ridley Scott made a bold decision to recast Kevin Spacey in his latest film All the Money in the World after allegations against the actor became public. Despite being only a few weeks away from release Scott managed to complete the reshoots with Christopher Plummer taking over the role in impressive time. This latest featurette focuses on this unexpected situation.
Based on the true story of John Paul Getty III’s (Charlie Plummer) kidnapping and his devoted mother’s (Michelle Williams) attempts to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom.When Getty Sr. (Christopher Plummer) refuses, she tries to sway him as her son’s captors become increasingly volatile and brutal.
Check out the featurette above and let us know your thoughts below.
Based on the true story of John Paul Getty III’s (Charlie Plummer) kidnapping and his devoted mother’s (Michelle Williams) attempts to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom.When Getty Sr. (Christopher Plummer) refuses, she tries to sway him as her son’s captors become increasingly volatile and brutal.
Check out the featurette above and let us know your thoughts below.
- 1/10/2018
- by Tom Batt
- The Cultural Post
Michelle Williams was reportedly paid much less than costar Mark Wahlberg for the extensive reshoots on All the Money in the World, causing Jessica Chastain to weigh in on social media.
A report in the Washington Post claims Williams and other actors were paid a few hundred thousand dollars for the 10 days of reshoots director Ridley Scott called for after the movie’s original star, Kevin Spacey, was replaced by Christopher Plummer following numerous sexual misconduct allegations against the House of Cards actor. Wahlberg, who plays a detective in the film, was paid $2 million for the extra work, a source...
A report in the Washington Post claims Williams and other actors were paid a few hundred thousand dollars for the 10 days of reshoots director Ridley Scott called for after the movie’s original star, Kevin Spacey, was replaced by Christopher Plummer following numerous sexual misconduct allegations against the House of Cards actor. Wahlberg, who plays a detective in the film, was paid $2 million for the extra work, a source...
- 1/9/2018
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
So, we’ve had Ridley Scott‘s version of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III in “All The Money In The World,” and it wasn’t exactly the true story account. As the film’s own credits note, there were some things changed or added for the sake of cinematic excitement. Whether or not Danny Boyle‘s TV series take will hew closer to the facts remains to be seen, but the lengthier narrative means that he can dive into the knottier complexities of these characters.
Continue reading ‘Trust’ Trailer: Danny Boyle’s Version Of ‘All The Money In The World’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Trust’ Trailer: Danny Boyle’s Version Of ‘All The Money In The World’ at The Playlist.
- 1/9/2018
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Fox has booked some more flights from La to Vegas.
The network has ordered three additional episodes of the freshman airline comedy, bringing the show’s Season 1 total to 15, per The Hollywood Reporter.
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Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* FX has unveiled a trailer for its upcoming Getty family drama Trust, which begins with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (Clique‘s Harris Dickinson), an heir to the clan’s oil fortune. The series premieres Sunday, March 25 at 10 pm.
* NBC...
The network has ordered three additional episodes of the freshman airline comedy, bringing the show’s Season 1 total to 15, per The Hollywood Reporter.
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Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* FX has unveiled a trailer for its upcoming Getty family drama Trust, which begins with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (Clique‘s Harris Dickinson), an heir to the clan’s oil fortune. The series premieres Sunday, March 25 at 10 pm.
* NBC...
- 1/9/2018
- TVLine.com
The outrageously wealthy Getty family falls victim to chaos after the kidnapping of an heir in the enthralling new trailer for Trust. The series premieres on FX March 25th.
Trust will chronicle the Getty family through the 20th century over the course of several seasons, though it kicks off in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. Harris Dickinson plays the shaggy-haired heir, while Donald Sutherland plays his grandfather, J. Paul Getty Sr., an oil tycoon so cheap he notoriously installed a pay phone in his home and initially...
Trust will chronicle the Getty family through the 20th century over the course of several seasons, though it kicks off in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. Harris Dickinson plays the shaggy-haired heir, while Donald Sutherland plays his grandfather, J. Paul Getty Sr., an oil tycoon so cheap he notoriously installed a pay phone in his home and initially...
- 1/9/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Ridley Scott’s story of the abduction of Jean Paul Getty III shows little sense of urgency
Ridley Scott’s plodding biographical drama tells the story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer), and his attempts by his mother, Gail (Michelle Williams), to get his rapacious billionaire grandfather, J Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer, no relation), to pay the ransom.
It is my favourite thing when movie titles appear as dialogue in films, so imagine my glee when Roman Duris’s kidnapper, Cinquanta, calls up Gail and sneers down the phone in his best Italian accent: “Get it from your father-in-law, he has all the money in the world.” Based on John Pearson’s 1995 book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J Paul Getty, the film is obsessed with the concept of wealth and its accumulation. “There’s a purity in beautiful...
Ridley Scott’s plodding biographical drama tells the story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer), and his attempts by his mother, Gail (Michelle Williams), to get his rapacious billionaire grandfather, J Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer, no relation), to pay the ransom.
It is my favourite thing when movie titles appear as dialogue in films, so imagine my glee when Roman Duris’s kidnapper, Cinquanta, calls up Gail and sneers down the phone in his best Italian accent: “Get it from your father-in-law, he has all the money in the world.” Based on John Pearson’s 1995 book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J Paul Getty, the film is obsessed with the concept of wealth and its accumulation. “There’s a purity in beautiful...
- 1/7/2018
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
Trust us. The new Trust TV show premieres on FX on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at 10:00pm Et/Pt. The story kicks off with the 1973 kidnapping of Getty heir John Paul Getty III. The series comes from creator Simon Beaufoy, who executive produces with Danny Boyle and Christian Colson. An FX true crime drama, Trust stars Harris Dickinson, Donald Sutherland, Michael Esper, Hilary Swank, Brendan Fraser, Anna Chancellor, Norbert Leo Butz, Charlotte Riley and Luca Marinelli. Read More…...
- 1/6/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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