It is always a pleasure to be part of the celebration for the European Film Promotion Shooting Stars, and today we present our interviews with the ten talented actors chosen this year.
Stefan Pape was at the 2024 Berlinale to talk to the Efp Shooting Stars for 2024. Each year we are proud to partner with the European Film Promotion to celebrate ten emerging European talents as part of their ongoing Efp Shooting Stars programme. Today get to know a little bit more about their careers so far, what they’ve learned, the great benefits of being a Shooting Star, and how they reacted when they found out. Remember these names, we’re sure you’ll be seeing a lot of them in the future.
Here are 2024’s European Shooting Stars:
Thibaud Dooms (Belgium), Margarita Stoykova (Bulgaria), Suzy Bemba (France), Salome Demuria (Georgia), Katharina Stark (Germany), Éanna Hardwicke (Ireland), Valentina Bellè (Italy...
Stefan Pape was at the 2024 Berlinale to talk to the Efp Shooting Stars for 2024. Each year we are proud to partner with the European Film Promotion to celebrate ten emerging European talents as part of their ongoing Efp Shooting Stars programme. Today get to know a little bit more about their careers so far, what they’ve learned, the great benefits of being a Shooting Star, and how they reacted when they found out. Remember these names, we’re sure you’ll be seeing a lot of them in the future.
Here are 2024’s European Shooting Stars:
Thibaud Dooms (Belgium), Margarita Stoykova (Bulgaria), Suzy Bemba (France), Salome Demuria (Georgia), Katharina Stark (Germany), Éanna Hardwicke (Ireland), Valentina Bellè (Italy...
- 2/23/2024
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Since Succession finished, we’ve all been waiting patiently for the next great show, and so fans of The Bear will be thrilled to see that the eagerly anticipated second season is finally upon us. To mark its launch, on Disney+, we spoke to two of the show’s stars, fan favourites Liza Colón-Zayas (Tina) & Lionel Boyce (Marcus).
Below you can watch both of our interviews in their entirety, with Stefan Pape and Linda Marric asking the questions.
Liza Colón-Zayas
Lionel Boyce
The Bear S2 is now available to watch on Disney+
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Below you can watch both of our interviews in their entirety, with Stefan Pape and Linda Marric asking the questions.
Liza Colón-Zayas
Lionel Boyce
The Bear S2 is now available to watch on Disney+
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- 7/21/2023
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The final crack of the whip of the most famous Dr. Jones in the world is almost upon us. Today we present our interviews with the cast & director of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Directed by James Mangold, Harrison Ford returns as the legendary hero archaeologist, along with Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”), Antonio Banderas (“Pain and Glory”), John Rhys-Davies (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”), Shaunette Renee Wilson (“Black Panther”), Thomas Kretschmann (“Das Boot”), Toby Jones (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”), Boyd Holbrook (“Logan”), Oliver Richters (“Black Widow”), Ethann Isidore (“Mortel”) and Mads Mikkelsen (“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”).
Stefan Pape & Scott Davis ask the questions.
Harrison Ford & James Mangold
Mads Mikkelsen
The film opens in cinemas on June 28, 2023.
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Directed by James Mangold, Harrison Ford returns as the legendary hero archaeologist, along with Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”), Antonio Banderas (“Pain and Glory”), John Rhys-Davies (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”), Shaunette Renee Wilson (“Black Panther”), Thomas Kretschmann (“Das Boot”), Toby Jones (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”), Boyd Holbrook (“Logan”), Oliver Richters (“Black Widow”), Ethann Isidore (“Mortel”) and Mads Mikkelsen (“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”).
Stefan Pape & Scott Davis ask the questions.
Harrison Ford & James Mangold
Mads Mikkelsen
The film opens in cinemas on June 28, 2023.
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- 6/27/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ali & Ava is a wonderful new drama, featuring two remarkable leading performances from Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbook, and brought together beautifully by filmmaker Clio Barnard. To mark the film’s release we had the pleasure of interviewing all three of the aforementioned talent, split between our regular interviewers Stefan Pape and Scott Davis. We discussed the characters at hand, and the unique aspect of this project, which tells an ordinary love story about ordinary people (how novel). We also dig into the musical elements of the production, and Rushbrook casts the mind back to the start of her career, and the lasting impact Mike Leigh had her on career. Though as things stand, there’s a new masterful kitchen-sink-realist on the block, and Barnard is the name. Watch all three of the interviews in their entirety below.
Adeel Akhtar
Claire Rushbrook
Clio Barnard
Synopsis
Two lonely people develop...
Adeel Akhtar
Claire Rushbrook
Clio Barnard
Synopsis
Two lonely people develop...
- 3/4/2022
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Each year we’re proud to work with the European Film Promotion, and to sit down with the newly unveiled cohort of the Shooting Stars programme. Each year the Efp celebrate and promote the best in European acting talent and choose ten up and coming actors to showcase. The ten actors are Gracija Filipovic (Croatia), Marie Reuther (Denmark), Anamaria Vartolomei (France), Emilio Sakraya (Germany), Clare Dunne (Ireland), Hanna van Vliet (The Netherlands), João Nunes Monteiro (Portugal), Timon Sturbej (Slovenia), and Evin Ahmad (Sweden).
They talk to Stefan Pape in Berlin about their reaction to the nomination, their drive to succeed and how their home country has inspired them on their journey.
Here are the interviews.
Main Image: Emilio Sakraya (Germany), João Nunes Monteiro (Portugal), Clare Dunne (Ireland), Anamaria Vartolomei (France), Souheila Yacoub (Switzerland), Gracija Filipović (Croatia), Timon Sturbej (Slovenia), in the centre: Marie Reuther (Denmark), in front f.l.t.
They talk to Stefan Pape in Berlin about their reaction to the nomination, their drive to succeed and how their home country has inspired them on their journey.
Here are the interviews.
Main Image: Emilio Sakraya (Germany), João Nunes Monteiro (Portugal), Clare Dunne (Ireland), Anamaria Vartolomei (France), Souheila Yacoub (Switzerland), Gracija Filipović (Croatia), Timon Sturbej (Slovenia), in the centre: Marie Reuther (Denmark), in front f.l.t.
- 2/15/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Friends – this has been another punishing year. But we got through it, and we even saw the cinemas re-open and the box office begin the thrive once more. We dearly hope this continues in the new year. But The Truffles, our annual Alternative Movie Awards, are about looking back on the year in the seventh art. And it’s been quite a year.
We’ve been highlighting and championing our favourites films of each year since 2009, and this year the HeyUGuys team have come up with a whole host of heartfelt awards. From the sublime to the ridiculous, from the contentious to the uncontested – great performances, amazing films, from Oscar winners to indie oddities – they’re all here.
There may be tough months ahead, but we’ll stay safe and stay smart and we’ll get through this together. And the hope is that we’ll be able to convene safely soon,...
We’ve been highlighting and championing our favourites films of each year since 2009, and this year the HeyUGuys team have come up with a whole host of heartfelt awards. From the sublime to the ridiculous, from the contentious to the uncontested – great performances, amazing films, from Oscar winners to indie oddities – they’re all here.
There may be tough months ahead, but we’ll stay safe and stay smart and we’ll get through this together. And the hope is that we’ll be able to convene safely soon,...
- 12/17/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The reopening of cinemas in the UK was graced with the release of that mischievous little rabbit with the sequel ‘Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway’ but no sooner as it was out the rabbit hole, its director, Will Gluck confirmed we are in for another bumpy ride with a third instalment in the franchise.
Whilst on a virtual junket tour, Gluck told our very own Stefan Pape that he is already working on a script for the third film and it’s going to be one hell of a journey.
“Peter Rabbit 3 is…I’ve almost finished writing it, The idea is bananas!” Gluck said, “It’s really hard to do a sequel – I think it’s even harder to do a third one, but we have the advantage of the meta nature of ours, so the opening scene of the third movie is absolutely crazy.”
Also in the New...
Whilst on a virtual junket tour, Gluck told our very own Stefan Pape that he is already working on a script for the third film and it’s going to be one hell of a journey.
“Peter Rabbit 3 is…I’ve almost finished writing it, The idea is bananas!” Gluck said, “It’s really hard to do a sequel – I think it’s even harder to do a third one, but we have the advantage of the meta nature of ours, so the opening scene of the third movie is absolutely crazy.”
Also in the New...
- 5/18/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
After the success of the first series, fans of For All Mankind have some weekend to look forward to, as the second season returns to Apple TV+. To mark the occasion we had the pleasure of taking part in two press days, as our co-junketeers Stefan Pape and Scott Davis between them interviewed the show’s leading star Joel Kinnaman, alongside actresses Cynthy Wu and Shantek VanSanten. We also spoke to the series’ writer & producer, Ronald D. Moore. Be sure to watch all three interviews in their entirety below, as we get the low down on what fans can expect from this ambitious second season.
Joel Kinnaman
Cynthy Wu & Shantel VanSanten
Ronald D. Moore
Synopsis
For All Mankind” explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended. The series presents an aspirational world where NASA astronauts, engineers and their families find themselves in the center of...
Joel Kinnaman
Cynthy Wu & Shantel VanSanten
Ronald D. Moore
Synopsis
For All Mankind” explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended. The series presents an aspirational world where NASA astronauts, engineers and their families find themselves in the center of...
- 4/22/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As far back as September of 2019 the notion of reviving the classic (it is – really) double-headed actioner Face/Off was being reported. The 1997 film was violent nectar to the millions of die-hard John Woo fans who had watched his Hong Kong career blossom like ripe bruises with hits such as The Killer, Bullet in the Head and the two A Better Tomorrow films. With the dynamic duo of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage playing out an utterly brilliant premise, the film was an instant success and is fondly remembered today.
The 2019 news pointed to a remake of the film, and fans weighed in immediately on who should take over the lead roles – Vanessa Kirby and Samara Weaving is a particular pairing that will occupy space in the Greatest Movies Never Made section of our minds. Fast forward to February of 2021, the news that Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett were to take...
The 2019 news pointed to a remake of the film, and fans weighed in immediately on who should take over the lead roles – Vanessa Kirby and Samara Weaving is a particular pairing that will occupy space in the Greatest Movies Never Made section of our minds. Fast forward to February of 2021, the news that Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett were to take...
- 3/24/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
During this week’s virtual press tour for the film Band of Brothers, star of the film Joel Kinnaman gave an insight on working on James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’.
With James Gunn’s past offerings of delivering comedic light-hearted projects, his version of DC’s Suicide Squad is expected to go down the same route tonally. Speaking with HeyUGuys’ Stefan Pape, Kinnaman, who returns to the role of Rick Flag in the movie, revealed that this was exactly what we could expect and it was a completely new experience for him.
“For me, it was a totally new experience! I told James you have to guide me on this because no one has ever asked me to say something ridiculous like this with a straight face, before”. He went on to admit he had to work hard to get it right, “I had to work hard on it,...
With James Gunn’s past offerings of delivering comedic light-hearted projects, his version of DC’s Suicide Squad is expected to go down the same route tonally. Speaking with HeyUGuys’ Stefan Pape, Kinnaman, who returns to the role of Rick Flag in the movie, revealed that this was exactly what we could expect and it was a completely new experience for him.
“For me, it was a totally new experience! I told James you have to guide me on this because no one has ever asked me to say something ridiculous like this with a straight face, before”. He went on to admit he had to work hard to get it right, “I had to work hard on it,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This morning British actors Holliday Grainger and Micheal Ward announced the list of nominations for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) which sees Rose Glass’s psychological horror lead the pack with 17 nominations.
‘Saint Maud’ will be taking on Remi Weekes’ ‘His House’, which has 16 nominations across the Director, Screenplay, debut and technical categories. Weekes’ powerful debut also received nominations in Best Actress and Best Actor for Wunmi Mosaku and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù.
‘Rocks’, Sarah Gavron and Anu Henrique’s fresh, poignant and genuinely uplifting take on life as a marginalised British teen has 15 nominations, including double nominations for stars Bukky Bakray and Kosar Ali in Best Actress and Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer. D’angleou Osei Kissiedu is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Stefan Pape sat down with BIFA nomination announcers Holliday Grainger and Micheal Ward to talk about the bright future of British Film.
We also sat down...
‘Saint Maud’ will be taking on Remi Weekes’ ‘His House’, which has 16 nominations across the Director, Screenplay, debut and technical categories. Weekes’ powerful debut also received nominations in Best Actress and Best Actor for Wunmi Mosaku and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù.
‘Rocks’, Sarah Gavron and Anu Henrique’s fresh, poignant and genuinely uplifting take on life as a marginalised British teen has 15 nominations, including double nominations for stars Bukky Bakray and Kosar Ali in Best Actress and Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer. D’angleou Osei Kissiedu is nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Stefan Pape sat down with BIFA nomination announcers Holliday Grainger and Micheal Ward to talk about the bright future of British Film.
We also sat down...
- 12/9/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stefan Pape, Scott Davis and Linda Marric review Greyhound for the HeyUGuys Youtube channel.
Tom Hanks leads the Word War 2 film Greyhound, which also stars Stephen Graham, Elisabeth Shue, Michael Benz, Rob Morgan, David Maldonado, Jimi Stanton, Matt Helm, Manuel Garcia-Rufloa, Travis Przybylski and tom Brittney. It went to VOD, disappointing Hanks, but our team take a look at the war film and see if the action still impresses on the small screen. Plot: Early in World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy captain must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolfpacks.
Based upon the novel “The Good Shepherd” by C S Forester, this is the thrilling story of the leader of an Allied convoy crossing the North Atlantic in 1942 as he faces relentless attack by a Nazi submarine wolf pack. The leader of the convoy’s destroyer screen is a Us Navy commander making his first Atlantic crossing.
Tom Hanks leads the Word War 2 film Greyhound, which also stars Stephen Graham, Elisabeth Shue, Michael Benz, Rob Morgan, David Maldonado, Jimi Stanton, Matt Helm, Manuel Garcia-Rufloa, Travis Przybylski and tom Brittney. It went to VOD, disappointing Hanks, but our team take a look at the war film and see if the action still impresses on the small screen. Plot: Early in World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy captain must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolfpacks.
Based upon the novel “The Good Shepherd” by C S Forester, this is the thrilling story of the leader of an Allied convoy crossing the North Atlantic in 1942 as he faces relentless attack by a Nazi submarine wolf pack. The leader of the convoy’s destroyer screen is a Us Navy commander making his first Atlantic crossing.
- 7/10/2020
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Charlize Theron leads Netflix’s The Old Guard, the comic book action fantasy film which also stars Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejifor, Harry Melling, Van Veronica Ngo, Natacha Karam, Mette Towley, Micheal Ward and Joey Ansah. It was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and the screenplay was adapted by Greg Rucka from his own graphic novel.
Stefan Pape, Scott Davis and Linda Marric tear into the film for our review which contains Spoilers.
The Old Guard hits Netflix all over the world on the 10th of July.
Plot: A covert team of immortal mercenaries are suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered. Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when...
Stefan Pape, Scott Davis and Linda Marric tear into the film for our review which contains Spoilers.
The Old Guard hits Netflix all over the world on the 10th of July.
Plot: A covert team of immortal mercenaries are suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered. Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when...
- 7/10/2020
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
For the past few years we’ve had the privilege of partnering with the European Film Promotion’s sterling initiative, the Shooting Stars. This week we sat down with the latest cohort to find out more about these stars of the future.
These interviews were conducted at the Berlin Film Festival, and the ten winners were selected by a jury of industry experts from 28 nominations, most of the talent are already award-winning in their home countries.
The winners are Martina Apostolova (Bulgaria), Pääru Oja (Estonia), Victoria Carmen Sonne (Denmark), Zita Hanrot (France), Levan Gelbakhiani (Georgia), Jonas Dassler (Germany), Bilal Wahib (The Netherlands), Bartosz Bielenia (Poland), Joana Ribeiro (Portugal), Ella Rumpf (Switzerland).
Stefan Pape spoke to the chosen ten to ask them what the programme means to them, how their early successes have informed their career so far, and what they were doing when they heard that they had been selected.
These interviews were conducted at the Berlin Film Festival, and the ten winners were selected by a jury of industry experts from 28 nominations, most of the talent are already award-winning in their home countries.
The winners are Martina Apostolova (Bulgaria), Pääru Oja (Estonia), Victoria Carmen Sonne (Denmark), Zita Hanrot (France), Levan Gelbakhiani (Georgia), Jonas Dassler (Germany), Bilal Wahib (The Netherlands), Bartosz Bielenia (Poland), Joana Ribeiro (Portugal), Ella Rumpf (Switzerland).
Stefan Pape spoke to the chosen ten to ask them what the programme means to them, how their early successes have informed their career so far, and what they were doing when they heard that they had been selected.
- 2/26/2020
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The producers behind Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ follow-up, Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald have confirmed that the sequel will be set 25 years after the original.
During the press tour for ‘Men in Black: International’ HeyUGuys’ own Stefan Pape asked the pair whether the film was still happening to which they confirmed it was.
MacDonald said “We’re working with Ridley, that’s one we wouldn’t touch unless we felt in a way to do it was legitimate. We’re working with an amazing writer as well, Peter Craig.
Parkes added “It picks up the story 30 years later… 25 years later”.
’12 Strong’ scribe, Peter Craig has come on board to write a script for the follow-up. Rumours have it that the plot of the movie will follow the now grown up Lucius, son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). This would make some sense as Crowe...
During the press tour for ‘Men in Black: International’ HeyUGuys’ own Stefan Pape asked the pair whether the film was still happening to which they confirmed it was.
MacDonald said “We’re working with Ridley, that’s one we wouldn’t touch unless we felt in a way to do it was legitimate. We’re working with an amazing writer as well, Peter Craig.
Parkes added “It picks up the story 30 years later… 25 years later”.
’12 Strong’ scribe, Peter Craig has come on board to write a script for the follow-up. Rumours have it that the plot of the movie will follow the now grown up Lucius, son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). This would make some sense as Crowe...
- 6/10/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Each year at the Berlin Film Festival the brightest young talent from across Europe gather to celebrate becoming part of the select group of European Shooting Stars. Spearheaded by the European Film Promotion the initiative spotlights ten of the most promising talents from across the continent, and we had the chance to sit down with each of the ten Shooting Stars this week.
Stefan Pape was our man in Berlin and spoke to each of them about their careers so far, their hopes for the future and what it means to be heralded as a European Shooting Star.
You can find each of the interviews below, along with a brief biography, selected film and TV works and a commendation from the jury about what makes them so promising.
Ardalan Esmaili (Sweden)
Raised in Sweden by Iranian parents, Ardalan Esmaili studied at Stockholm’s University of Dramatic Arts. Upon graduating he...
Stefan Pape was our man in Berlin and spoke to each of them about their careers so far, their hopes for the future and what it means to be heralded as a European Shooting Star.
You can find each of the interviews below, along with a brief biography, selected film and TV works and a commendation from the jury about what makes them so promising.
Ardalan Esmaili (Sweden)
Raised in Sweden by Iranian parents, Ardalan Esmaili studied at Stockholm’s University of Dramatic Arts. Upon graduating he...
- 2/12/2019
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Shane Black’s sequel to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 gory monster movie Predator arrives at the Toronto International Film Festival as The Predator has its world premiere.
The film stars Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey, Yvonne Strahovski and Niall Matter.
Stefan Pape and Dave Sztypuljak were on the red carpet to ask about the cast’s connection to the original film, why the alien has endured all these years and why Shane Black is the perfect director to bring The Predator to the big screen.
The Predator is released in the UK on the 12th of September, 2018.
The Predator World Premiere Interviews
The Predator Synopsis
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before,...
The film stars Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey, Yvonne Strahovski and Niall Matter.
Stefan Pape and Dave Sztypuljak were on the red carpet to ask about the cast’s connection to the original film, why the alien has endured all these years and why Shane Black is the perfect director to bring The Predator to the big screen.
The Predator is released in the UK on the 12th of September, 2018.
The Predator World Premiere Interviews
The Predator Synopsis
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before,...
- 9/7/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The news of James Gunn’s firing by Disney from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise for his age-old offensive tweets is still a sore subject for many. No more so than Guardian’s star Dave Bautista. Bautista has been fiercely vocal in defence of his friend and director on social media against the studio but what could this mean for his own future on the franchise.
Whilst on the press tour for his newest project, Final Score, HeyUGuys own Stefan Pape had the chance to sit down with Bautista to talk about the film. Pape also took the opportunity to discuss the consequences of the aftermath of Gunn’s firing, in which Bautista had no qualms in offering up his feelings.
When asked whether his outspoken and extremely vocal stanch against Disney had any repercussions that he was concerned about, Bautista stated (full interview in video form below);
“I...
Whilst on the press tour for his newest project, Final Score, HeyUGuys own Stefan Pape had the chance to sit down with Bautista to talk about the film. Pape also took the opportunity to discuss the consequences of the aftermath of Gunn’s firing, in which Bautista had no qualms in offering up his feelings.
When asked whether his outspoken and extremely vocal stanch against Disney had any repercussions that he was concerned about, Bautista stated (full interview in video form below);
“I...
- 8/31/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
While Kevin Feige has his hands full fighting for James Gunn’s script in the fallout of the Guardians of the Galaxy 3 debacle, it appears he’ll be making time to sit down with Equalizer, Magnificent Seven and Training Day director Antoine Fuqua to discuss working together on a new project – possibly Morbius.
Back in November it was reported that Sony had set up the project about The Living Vampire, and were using a script from Dracula Untold and Lost in Space writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless with Jared Leto leading the film. A few years back Morbius was on our list of Spider-Man characters who should get their own movies.
This is not the first time Fuqua’s name has been linked to a movie about The Living Vampire. Back in April JoBlo spoke to the director at CinemaCon following the news that Sony had approached him about a Morbius film.
Back in November it was reported that Sony had set up the project about The Living Vampire, and were using a script from Dracula Untold and Lost in Space writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless with Jared Leto leading the film. A few years back Morbius was on our list of Spider-Man characters who should get their own movies.
This is not the first time Fuqua’s name has been linked to a movie about The Living Vampire. Back in April JoBlo spoke to the director at CinemaCon following the news that Sony had approached him about a Morbius film.
- 8/10/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This week sees the release of Entebbe (or 7 Days in Entebbe depending on where you are), the most recent retelling of the events of July 1976 in which an Air France plane was hijack by terrorists.
The film stars Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Kamil Lemieszewski, Ben Schnetzer, Nonso Anozie, Denis Ménochet and Lior Ashkenazi.
The blurring of the life between good and evil was of paramount interest to both actors and director, and the film tries to find the human motivations behind both sides of the conflict. The nuanced voices of the film convey an understanding of the characters and the actors talk about the underlying belief of the actions their characters carry on. This film takes great pains to be provocative and challenging for its audience, and it is all the better for it.
The director talked about how the script took a different perspective to other films made about the same event.
The film stars Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Kamil Lemieszewski, Ben Schnetzer, Nonso Anozie, Denis Ménochet and Lior Ashkenazi.
The blurring of the life between good and evil was of paramount interest to both actors and director, and the film tries to find the human motivations behind both sides of the conflict. The nuanced voices of the film convey an understanding of the characters and the actors talk about the underlying belief of the actions their characters carry on. This film takes great pains to be provocative and challenging for its audience, and it is all the better for it.
The director talked about how the script took a different perspective to other films made about the same event.
- 5/9/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
We’re lucky enough at HeyUGuys to have a quote used on the marketing for Lynne Ramsay’s unforgettable drama You Were Never Really Here, which simply says, ‘Beautiful’. Now considering this film features a man, equipped with a hammer and an inclination to use it, such a word seems somewhat misplaced – and yet there is a beauty to the brutality. We had the pleasure of meeting the woman at the helm to discuss how she achieved such a remarkable tone.
Ramsay also spoke to us about the film’s indelible soundtrack, and just what it was like working with Joaquin Phoenix, who plays the lead role. She explains that she wrote the part with him in mind, and what it was about their collaboration which has led to her citing the actor as her ‘soul mate’.
She then goes on the discuss the hours of footage...
We’re lucky enough at HeyUGuys to have a quote used on the marketing for Lynne Ramsay’s unforgettable drama You Were Never Really Here, which simply says, ‘Beautiful’. Now considering this film features a man, equipped with a hammer and an inclination to use it, such a word seems somewhat misplaced – and yet there is a beauty to the brutality. We had the pleasure of meeting the woman at the helm to discuss how she achieved such a remarkable tone.
Ramsay also spoke to us about the film’s indelible soundtrack, and just what it was like working with Joaquin Phoenix, who plays the lead role. She explains that she wrote the part with him in mind, and what it was about their collaboration which has led to her citing the actor as her ‘soul mate’.
She then goes on the discuss the hours of footage...
- 3/5/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Ah, the action comedy. A sub-genre that so rarely triumphs, often falling for the same contrived tropes, reliant on big set-pieces, car chases and shoot-outs, forgetting that comedy is so often at its best when subtle, deriving from the characters and dialogue. While John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s Game Night follows the aforementioned formula, this succeeds where so many other films of this nature suffer: it’s funny.
Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) fall in love during a pub quiz, bonding our a shared passion for competition, which they both take incredibly seriously. Coming first, most of the time, Max has always settled for second best when it comes to his rich, handsome brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler). Needless to say, Max grows anxious when his brother comes to town, and he’s particularly bemused when his weekly hosting of ‘game night’ changes venue to Brooks’ lavish abode.
Ah, the action comedy. A sub-genre that so rarely triumphs, often falling for the same contrived tropes, reliant on big set-pieces, car chases and shoot-outs, forgetting that comedy is so often at its best when subtle, deriving from the characters and dialogue. While John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s Game Night follows the aforementioned formula, this succeeds where so many other films of this nature suffer: it’s funny.
Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) fall in love during a pub quiz, bonding our a shared passion for competition, which they both take incredibly seriously. Coming first, most of the time, Max has always settled for second best when it comes to his rich, handsome brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler). Needless to say, Max grows anxious when his brother comes to town, and he’s particularly bemused when his weekly hosting of ‘game night’ changes venue to Brooks’ lavish abode.
- 2/28/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Idris Elba’s directorial debut Yardie is an adaptation of Victor Headley’s popular novel of the same name, tapping in to a community, and culture, seldom explored on the silver screen. As any Londoner would tell you, the Caribbean community’s imprint on the capital makes up such a integral part of the city’s identity, infusing a certain vibrancy and spirit that makes London what it is – and that has been captured to perfection in this absorbing pice of cinema.
Watch the First Trailer for Yardie
Our tale begins in Kingston, Jamaica, where young Dennis Campbell, affectionately known as D., watches on as his older brother Jerry Dread (Everaldo Creary) is shot dead amidst a poisonous gang war, in spite of his neutral stance, as he had been an advocate for peace. This changes young D. and when he gets older (portrayed by Aml Ameen...
Idris Elba’s directorial debut Yardie is an adaptation of Victor Headley’s popular novel of the same name, tapping in to a community, and culture, seldom explored on the silver screen. As any Londoner would tell you, the Caribbean community’s imprint on the capital makes up such a integral part of the city’s identity, infusing a certain vibrancy and spirit that makes London what it is – and that has been captured to perfection in this absorbing pice of cinema.
Watch the First Trailer for Yardie
Our tale begins in Kingston, Jamaica, where young Dennis Campbell, affectionately known as D., watches on as his older brother Jerry Dread (Everaldo Creary) is shot dead amidst a poisonous gang war, in spite of his neutral stance, as he had been an advocate for peace. This changes young D. and when he gets older (portrayed by Aml Ameen...
- 2/23/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
There’s something about having an unreliable protagonist which breeds such engaging cinema. Dating back to Nikolai Gogol’s Diary of a Madman, it’s adopting the perspective of an unpredictable narrator, allowing the viewer to question what it is they’re seeing – and it’s here Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane comes into its own. With strong acting performances brining this tale to the life, it does beg the question – why did this esteemed filmmaker shoot this movie on an iPhone and thus undermine and cheapen his own storytelling credentials?
Claire Foy plays Sawyer Valentini, the victim of a stalker, who moved state and changed jobs in a bid to start again, away from her perpetrator’s unrelenting behaviour. Though she can’t escape him psychologically, and so she heads to a nearby hospital to talk a support group worker, and when asked if she ever feels suicidal,...
There’s something about having an unreliable protagonist which breeds such engaging cinema. Dating back to Nikolai Gogol’s Diary of a Madman, it’s adopting the perspective of an unpredictable narrator, allowing the viewer to question what it is they’re seeing – and it’s here Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane comes into its own. With strong acting performances brining this tale to the life, it does beg the question – why did this esteemed filmmaker shoot this movie on an iPhone and thus undermine and cheapen his own storytelling credentials?
Claire Foy plays Sawyer Valentini, the victim of a stalker, who moved state and changed jobs in a bid to start again, away from her perpetrator’s unrelenting behaviour. Though she can’t escape him psychologically, and so she heads to a nearby hospital to talk a support group worker, and when asked if she ever feels suicidal,...
- 2/22/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
This weekend marks the release of the charming British comedy Finding Your Feet, and we celebrated by chatting to the director Richard Loncraine, as he explains how this project went from being a much broader comedy to having a more dramatic undercurrent, which we get a sense for too, given he shot the title in order.
Starring Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall and Joanna Lumley, we discussed the pleasure in working with such a stellar cast, and how vital the former’s like-ability is for the viewer’s investment in the story and characters. Loncraine also discusses why age is merely a number, and not a vital plot device in this instance, and the joy in presenting such an uncynical, positive flm to the world. Oh, and we also ask if he, like his characters, likes to dance.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
A middle-class...
This weekend marks the release of the charming British comedy Finding Your Feet, and we celebrated by chatting to the director Richard Loncraine, as he explains how this project went from being a much broader comedy to having a more dramatic undercurrent, which we get a sense for too, given he shot the title in order.
Starring Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall and Joanna Lumley, we discussed the pleasure in working with such a stellar cast, and how vital the former’s like-ability is for the viewer’s investment in the story and characters. Loncraine also discusses why age is merely a number, and not a vital plot device in this instance, and the joy in presenting such an uncynical, positive flm to the world. Oh, and we also ask if he, like his characters, likes to dance.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
A middle-class...
- 2/22/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
To celebrate the release of the moving, profound British indie Dark River, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the woman at the helm, writer/director Clio Barnard.
We discussed what it is about the farm setting which is so essential in this instance, and how she went about finding a beauty within what is a dark, harrowing narrative. She also tells us how thrilled she was to have Ruth Wilson on board, and what it was like not working with children following her preceding endeavours where they took a starring role.Finally we asked about her collaboration with Pj Harvey, who provides a wonderful soundtrack to this indelible production.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
Following the death of her father, a woman returns to her home village to claim the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. Dark River is released on February 23rd.
To celebrate the release of the moving, profound British indie Dark River, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the woman at the helm, writer/director Clio Barnard.
We discussed what it is about the farm setting which is so essential in this instance, and how she went about finding a beauty within what is a dark, harrowing narrative. She also tells us how thrilled she was to have Ruth Wilson on board, and what it was like not working with children following her preceding endeavours where they took a starring role.Finally we asked about her collaboration with Pj Harvey, who provides a wonderful soundtrack to this indelible production.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
Following the death of her father, a woman returns to her home village to claim the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. Dark River is released on February 23rd.
- 2/22/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
When indulging in a film as congenial as Finding Your Feet, it comes as little surprise to learn that the film’s leading stars, in this case Imelda Staunton and Celia Imrie, are both incredibly lovely, as we had the pleasure of interviewing the pair to mark the release of this British comedy.
The film is very much celebrating our core values in life, and perhaps those we often take for granted, and we asked Staunton and Imrie about the simple things in their life they appreciate most. They also tell us how refreshing it was to be given characters who don’t fall into the same trappings they so often do at their age, while we also ask if the pair, like their characters, like to boogie.
They go on to talk about the joy in collaborating with Timothy Spall on the project (an old friend...
When indulging in a film as congenial as Finding Your Feet, it comes as little surprise to learn that the film’s leading stars, in this case Imelda Staunton and Celia Imrie, are both incredibly lovely, as we had the pleasure of interviewing the pair to mark the release of this British comedy.
The film is very much celebrating our core values in life, and perhaps those we often take for granted, and we asked Staunton and Imrie about the simple things in their life they appreciate most. They also tell us how refreshing it was to be given characters who don’t fall into the same trappings they so often do at their age, while we also ask if the pair, like their characters, like to boogie.
They go on to talk about the joy in collaborating with Timothy Spall on the project (an old friend...
- 2/21/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
There’s a distinct bleakness to Clio Barnard’s Dark River, and yet the talented filmmaker maintains a certain beauty to her storytelling – and when we sat down with the drama’s two lead stars Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley, they discussed with us what it was like collaborating with her, and how she managed to find that sense of hope amidst this affecting tale.
We asked the duo, who are both at their very best in Dark River, their source of inspiration for their characters – and Wilson explains how she took much of Alice’s traits from a dog. We also discuss the challenges in portraying characters without a great deal of dialogue, and whether, given the harsh nature of this story, they were able to switch off after a day’s shoot.
Given how much the pair bare their soul on screen we asked what...
There’s a distinct bleakness to Clio Barnard’s Dark River, and yet the talented filmmaker maintains a certain beauty to her storytelling – and when we sat down with the drama’s two lead stars Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley, they discussed with us what it was like collaborating with her, and how she managed to find that sense of hope amidst this affecting tale.
We asked the duo, who are both at their very best in Dark River, their source of inspiration for their characters – and Wilson explains how she took much of Alice’s traits from a dog. We also discuss the challenges in portraying characters without a great deal of dialogue, and whether, given the harsh nature of this story, they were able to switch off after a day’s shoot.
Given how much the pair bare their soul on screen we asked what...
- 2/21/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
There have been few films in recent years that walked the line between comedy and tragedy in quite as profound and effective a way as Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter – which told the story of a young Japanese girl setting off to America in a bid to dig up the treasure buried at the end of the Coen Brothers’ Fargo. It marked the arrival of another set of brothers to keep an eye out for in directing duo David and Nathan Zellner – and they return with Damsel. Needless to say, expectations this time round are really rather high.
This darkly comedic western stars Robert Pattinson as Samuel Alabaster, a misguided romantic searching for his one true love, and fiancee Penelope (Mia Wasikowska), who has been kidnapped by his foe Anton Cornell. He journeys with an equally as hopeless an accomplice in the under-qualified preacher Parson Henry (one half of the directing double act,...
There have been few films in recent years that walked the line between comedy and tragedy in quite as profound and effective a way as Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter – which told the story of a young Japanese girl setting off to America in a bid to dig up the treasure buried at the end of the Coen Brothers’ Fargo. It marked the arrival of another set of brothers to keep an eye out for in directing duo David and Nathan Zellner – and they return with Damsel. Needless to say, expectations this time round are really rather high.
This darkly comedic western stars Robert Pattinson as Samuel Alabaster, a misguided romantic searching for his one true love, and fiancee Penelope (Mia Wasikowska), who has been kidnapped by his foe Anton Cornell. He journeys with an equally as hopeless an accomplice in the under-qualified preacher Parson Henry (one half of the directing double act,...
- 2/20/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
As we’ve seen from José Padilha, a producer and director of the immensely popular Netflix series Narcos, the Brazilian filmmaker has a unique ability in taking real life events, and making them ineffably, and impossibly cinematic, without compromising on the authenticity at hand. He therefore seemed the perfect fit to bring Gregory Burke’s screenplay for 7 Days in Entebbe to life, dramatising the 1976 hijacking of a French airplane departing Israel.
It was on an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris that self-proclaimed freedom fighters Wilfried Bose (Daniel Bruhl) and Brigitte Kuhlmann (Rosamund Pike) decided to make a stand against Israel, and divert the landing to Entebbe, Uganda, taking many Jewish passengers hostage in a bid to release many terrorists being held in Israeli prisons. Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (Lior Ashkenazi), along with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres (Eddie Marsan) are forced into action,...
As we’ve seen from José Padilha, a producer and director of the immensely popular Netflix series Narcos, the Brazilian filmmaker has a unique ability in taking real life events, and making them ineffably, and impossibly cinematic, without compromising on the authenticity at hand. He therefore seemed the perfect fit to bring Gregory Burke’s screenplay for 7 Days in Entebbe to life, dramatising the 1976 hijacking of a French airplane departing Israel.
It was on an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris that self-proclaimed freedom fighters Wilfried Bose (Daniel Bruhl) and Brigitte Kuhlmann (Rosamund Pike) decided to make a stand against Israel, and divert the landing to Entebbe, Uganda, taking many Jewish passengers hostage in a bid to release many terrorists being held in Israeli prisons. Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (Lior Ashkenazi), along with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres (Eddie Marsan) are forced into action,...
- 2/20/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Whether it be Moon, Source Code, or to a slightly lesser extent Warcraft, there’s something about Duncan Jones’ work, where the audience just want to exist in the worlds he has created. Needless to say we were absolutely thrilled when invited onto the set of the director’s latest production Mute, which launches on Netflix on February 23rd.
This sci-fi thriller, set 40 years into the future in Berlin, is a companion piece to Moon, set in the same universe (and with a cameo from Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell) and tells the story of a mute bartender, played by Alexander Skarsgard, striving to uncover the whereabouts of his missing partner, which leads him to the eccentric duo of Cactus Bill (Paul Rudd) and Duck Teddington (Justin Theroux).
Set Visit Video Report
Given the futuristic elements, needless to say the set was breathtaking, with so much built,...
Whether it be Moon, Source Code, or to a slightly lesser extent Warcraft, there’s something about Duncan Jones’ work, where the audience just want to exist in the worlds he has created. Needless to say we were absolutely thrilled when invited onto the set of the director’s latest production Mute, which launches on Netflix on February 23rd.
This sci-fi thriller, set 40 years into the future in Berlin, is a companion piece to Moon, set in the same universe (and with a cameo from Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell) and tells the story of a mute bartender, played by Alexander Skarsgard, striving to uncover the whereabouts of his missing partner, which leads him to the eccentric duo of Cactus Bill (Paul Rudd) and Duck Teddington (Justin Theroux).
Set Visit Video Report
Given the futuristic elements, needless to say the set was breathtaking, with so much built,...
- 2/20/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
The story of competitive ice skater Tonya Harding was a major news story that was hard to avoid, and yet, up until now, hasn’t been given the Hollywood treatment, but boy is it a narrative deserving of one. With Craig Gillespie at the helm, we delve into this incredible set of events, while also offering a study of working class American culture, focusing in on a skater who was a fish out of water, as a film that offers so much more than just ‘the incident’.
Tonya (Margot Robbie) was raised under the tyrannical rule of her mother Lavona Golden (Allison Janney), who did everything she could to ensure her daughter would become a professional ice skater. The working class girl was unlike her peers, mostly from affluent backgrounds, she always had to do more than necessary to prove herself as an athlete worthy of going to the Olympic games.
The story of competitive ice skater Tonya Harding was a major news story that was hard to avoid, and yet, up until now, hasn’t been given the Hollywood treatment, but boy is it a narrative deserving of one. With Craig Gillespie at the helm, we delve into this incredible set of events, while also offering a study of working class American culture, focusing in on a skater who was a fish out of water, as a film that offers so much more than just ‘the incident’.
Tonya (Margot Robbie) was raised under the tyrannical rule of her mother Lavona Golden (Allison Janney), who did everything she could to ensure her daughter would become a professional ice skater. The working class girl was unlike her peers, mostly from affluent backgrounds, she always had to do more than necessary to prove herself as an athlete worthy of going to the Olympic games.
- 2/20/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Jon Lyus
The 21st edition of the European Shooting Stars was held at the Berlin Film Festival this past weekend, supporting new talent from across Europe. Past Shooting Stars include Tomb Raider’s Alicia Vikander, Game of Thrones’ Pilou Asbæk, Alba Rohrwacher and 007 James Bond himself, Daniel Craig.
The select group were introduced to the Berlinale Palast stage by former Italian Shooting Star Alba Rohrwacher – who recently attended the World Premiere of her new film Daughter of Mine, which is screening as part of the Official Competition.
The prestigious nomination will surely act as a springboard to bigger things for all those gathered here. The full list includes Luna Wedler (Switzerland), Matteo Simoni (Belgium), Alba August (Sweden), Réka Tenki (Hungary), Dieter Kosslick (Festival Director of Berlin Film Festival), Michaela Coel (United Kingdom), Eili Harboe (Norway), Irakli Kvirikadze (Georgia), Matilda De Angelis (Italy), Jonas Smulders (The Netherlands) and Franz Rogowski...
The 21st edition of the European Shooting Stars was held at the Berlin Film Festival this past weekend, supporting new talent from across Europe. Past Shooting Stars include Tomb Raider’s Alicia Vikander, Game of Thrones’ Pilou Asbæk, Alba Rohrwacher and 007 James Bond himself, Daniel Craig.
The select group were introduced to the Berlinale Palast stage by former Italian Shooting Star Alba Rohrwacher – who recently attended the World Premiere of her new film Daughter of Mine, which is screening as part of the Official Competition.
The prestigious nomination will surely act as a springboard to bigger things for all those gathered here. The full list includes Luna Wedler (Switzerland), Matteo Simoni (Belgium), Alba August (Sweden), Réka Tenki (Hungary), Dieter Kosslick (Festival Director of Berlin Film Festival), Michaela Coel (United Kingdom), Eili Harboe (Norway), Irakli Kvirikadze (Georgia), Matilda De Angelis (Italy), Jonas Smulders (The Netherlands) and Franz Rogowski...
- 2/20/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Greta Gerwig marks her first solo directorial outing with Lady Bird, a charming, profound coming-of-age drama that represents a triumphant endeavour for the actress. You could even argue that with this project she may well have just directed a film better than any one she’s starred in – and her back catalogue is hardly poor.
Lady Bird comes at a similar time to that of Brie Larson’s debut from the helm with Unicorn Store, but as the latter cast herself in the lead role, the semi-autobiographic production that fixated on her youth was one full of nostalgia, yet Gerwig, whose film thrives on a similar theme, has cast Saoirse Ronan, ensuring this is not to much a film about looking back, but about looking onwards.
Ronan plays Christine, but insists her name should be ‘Lady Bird’ for she’s unable to quite get her head around...
Greta Gerwig marks her first solo directorial outing with Lady Bird, a charming, profound coming-of-age drama that represents a triumphant endeavour for the actress. You could even argue that with this project she may well have just directed a film better than any one she’s starred in – and her back catalogue is hardly poor.
Lady Bird comes at a similar time to that of Brie Larson’s debut from the helm with Unicorn Store, but as the latter cast herself in the lead role, the semi-autobiographic production that fixated on her youth was one full of nostalgia, yet Gerwig, whose film thrives on a similar theme, has cast Saoirse Ronan, ensuring this is not to much a film about looking back, but about looking onwards.
Ronan plays Christine, but insists her name should be ‘Lady Bird’ for she’s unable to quite get her head around...
- 2/12/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Black Panther is the latest addition to ever-expanding McU and it’s an unapologetic celebration of black culture and identity. The man at the helm is Ryan Coogler, behind Fruitvale Station and Creed – and he’s ensured his success rate remains at 100% with this wonderful production.
We had the pleasure of sitting down with the talented (and unnervingly young) director as he explains to us why he felt so honoured to be spearheading this monumental project. It’s a film that has many socio-political undercurrents too, yet doesn’t once compromise on the playful, adventurous side to the film that ensures it remains totally in line with Marvel’s unadulterated commitment to entertainment. He explains why he believes to access such themes often doing so in a big, fantastical environment can breed the best results.
Finally he ends with a fascinating answer on the blurring of the line between good and evil.
Black Panther is the latest addition to ever-expanding McU and it’s an unapologetic celebration of black culture and identity. The man at the helm is Ryan Coogler, behind Fruitvale Station and Creed – and he’s ensured his success rate remains at 100% with this wonderful production.
We had the pleasure of sitting down with the talented (and unnervingly young) director as he explains to us why he felt so honoured to be spearheading this monumental project. It’s a film that has many socio-political undercurrents too, yet doesn’t once compromise on the playful, adventurous side to the film that ensures it remains totally in line with Marvel’s unadulterated commitment to entertainment. He explains why he believes to access such themes often doing so in a big, fantastical environment can breed the best results.
Finally he ends with a fascinating answer on the blurring of the line between good and evil.
- 2/9/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Having been the hero of Ryan Coogler’s previous two films Fruitvale Station and Creed – Michael B. Jordan is now portraying the villain in the director’s latest outing, playing Erik Killmonger in Marvel’s Black Panther.
Jordan discusses with us what attracted him to signing on to the project and the joy in playing a role so complex, far removed from your archetypal supervillain. He goes on to talk about his working relationship with Coogler, and how he’s witnessed the talented (and ridiculously young) filmmaker’s growth across the years.
He then talks about his own ambitions to one day direct, and how thrilled he is to be a part of such a mainstream project with Black Panther that celebrates black culture and identity in such a positive way. And finally, we couldn’t resist a question on Creed 2, as Jordan is soon set to...
Having been the hero of Ryan Coogler’s previous two films Fruitvale Station and Creed – Michael B. Jordan is now portraying the villain in the director’s latest outing, playing Erik Killmonger in Marvel’s Black Panther.
Jordan discusses with us what attracted him to signing on to the project and the joy in playing a role so complex, far removed from your archetypal supervillain. He goes on to talk about his working relationship with Coogler, and how he’s witnessed the talented (and ridiculously young) filmmaker’s growth across the years.
He then talks about his own ambitions to one day direct, and how thrilled he is to be a part of such a mainstream project with Black Panther that celebrates black culture and identity in such a positive way. And finally, we couldn’t resist a question on Creed 2, as Jordan is soon set to...
- 2/9/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Few films have stirred our emotions quite in the same way that The Mercy did. Telling the true story of Donald Crowhurst, this James Marsh production is a tale about misplaced optimism verging on delusion. Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz star as the leading duo and to mark the film’s release we had the pleasure of interviewing them both.
We began by asking the affable pair how much they knew of Donald’s story before getting involved in the project, and giving the profound, moving nature of this narrative, we also discussed whether they can be moved by the film in the same way a viewer can, or whether that’s impossible given their involvement.
Then we asked the big question; why did Donald do it? Why did he put everything at risk, to leave behind his wife and children and set sail – putting his own life on the line?...
Few films have stirred our emotions quite in the same way that The Mercy did. Telling the true story of Donald Crowhurst, this James Marsh production is a tale about misplaced optimism verging on delusion. Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz star as the leading duo and to mark the film’s release we had the pleasure of interviewing them both.
We began by asking the affable pair how much they knew of Donald’s story before getting involved in the project, and giving the profound, moving nature of this narrative, we also discussed whether they can be moved by the film in the same way a viewer can, or whether that’s impossible given their involvement.
Then we asked the big question; why did Donald do it? Why did he put everything at risk, to leave behind his wife and children and set sail – putting his own life on the line?...
- 2/8/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
We’re currently living in a world that seems more inclined to build walls than to knock down them, making Marvel’s latest endeavour; a celebration of black culture and identity, something of a necessity. It’s a superhero film that scrutinises over the notion of heritage, and the value in learning, and appreciating where we’ve come from. It’s also an ineffably adventurous, vibrant and compelling production. It’s a blockbuster that is saying something, and believe me Marvel, we’re listening.
After the death of his father, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), otherwise known as the Black Panther, is the new King of the isolated Wakanda, which is secretly the world’s most technologically advanced nation. Though a peaceful country, given their resources, and their harvesting of the elusive, powerful metal vibranium, it makes them a target for Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) and his accomplice...
We’re currently living in a world that seems more inclined to build walls than to knock down them, making Marvel’s latest endeavour; a celebration of black culture and identity, something of a necessity. It’s a superhero film that scrutinises over the notion of heritage, and the value in learning, and appreciating where we’ve come from. It’s also an ineffably adventurous, vibrant and compelling production. It’s a blockbuster that is saying something, and believe me Marvel, we’re listening.
After the death of his father, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), otherwise known as the Black Panther, is the new King of the isolated Wakanda, which is secretly the world’s most technologically advanced nation. Though a peaceful country, given their resources, and their harvesting of the elusive, powerful metal vibranium, it makes them a target for Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) and his accomplice...
- 2/8/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Though his preceding feature The Theory of Everything picked up numerous Oscar nominations (even winning one), James Marsh’s The Mercy is the more accomplished piece of cinema, albeit overlooked at this year’s award’s season. There are parallels too, in how we’re focusing on one man’s steely drive and blissful sense of optimism and ambition, and how that can affect his wife and children.
Colin Firth plays the man in question, the idealistic yachtsman Donald Crowhurst who decides to take on the 1968 Global Globe Race, where he must sail around the world, on his own, without stopping. Though such an endeavour is aimed at more experienced, diligent sailors, he is determined to prove the doubters wrong, seeking to design and build his very own boat and set off before the approaching deadline. His wife Clare (Rachel Weisz) is convinced he’ll eventually turn off the idea,...
Though his preceding feature The Theory of Everything picked up numerous Oscar nominations (even winning one), James Marsh’s The Mercy is the more accomplished piece of cinema, albeit overlooked at this year’s award’s season. There are parallels too, in how we’re focusing on one man’s steely drive and blissful sense of optimism and ambition, and how that can affect his wife and children.
Colin Firth plays the man in question, the idealistic yachtsman Donald Crowhurst who decides to take on the 1968 Global Globe Race, where he must sail around the world, on his own, without stopping. Though such an endeavour is aimed at more experienced, diligent sailors, he is determined to prove the doubters wrong, seeking to design and build his very own boat and set off before the approaching deadline. His wife Clare (Rachel Weisz) is convinced he’ll eventually turn off the idea,...
- 2/7/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Dan Gilroy’s second offering from the director’s chair is Roman J. Israel, Esq. and it opens with the eponymous protagonist outlining a lawsuit he’s taking out – against himself. It’s a rather bold opening sequence, for it’s wordy and full of legal jargon that will go over the head of the majority of viewers. And while this does seem somewhat concerning in regards to the rest of the picture, such is the strength in the narrative and characters within it, that it simply doesn’t matter. Much goes over our head, but little evades our heart.
With this first scene also comes a foreboding sense, for we gather that things do not turn out well for Roman, played here by the reliable Denzel Washington. At the start of play Roman is an idealistic defence attorney who works tirelessly behind the scenes for his partner,...
Dan Gilroy’s second offering from the director’s chair is Roman J. Israel, Esq. and it opens with the eponymous protagonist outlining a lawsuit he’s taking out – against himself. It’s a rather bold opening sequence, for it’s wordy and full of legal jargon that will go over the head of the majority of viewers. And while this does seem somewhat concerning in regards to the rest of the picture, such is the strength in the narrative and characters within it, that it simply doesn’t matter. Much goes over our head, but little evades our heart.
With this first scene also comes a foreboding sense, for we gather that things do not turn out well for Roman, played here by the reliable Denzel Washington. At the start of play Roman is an idealistic defence attorney who works tirelessly behind the scenes for his partner,...
- 2/1/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
This weeks marks the launch of new Netflix original series Altered Carbon, and to celebrate this ambitious, sci-fi endeavour, we travelled to Paris to meet the show’s leading stars. Here we speak to James Purefoy (Laurens Bancroft) and Renée Elise Goldsberry (Quellcrist Falconer) about this exciting new project.
We began by asking them what it was that attracted them to Altered Carbon, and why they believe it often takes more supernatural, fantastic worlds to help access the pertinent problems in our own. We speak about the striking aesthetic of the world that has been created here, and what it’s like for the actors to watch it back and see it all come together, while finally we discuss the hypothetical premise of this show, and whether Purefoy and Goldsberry believe that we may too see similar technological advances explored in the show – and if so, whether...
This weeks marks the launch of new Netflix original series Altered Carbon, and to celebrate this ambitious, sci-fi endeavour, we travelled to Paris to meet the show’s leading stars. Here we speak to James Purefoy (Laurens Bancroft) and Renée Elise Goldsberry (Quellcrist Falconer) about this exciting new project.
We began by asking them what it was that attracted them to Altered Carbon, and why they believe it often takes more supernatural, fantastic worlds to help access the pertinent problems in our own. We speak about the striking aesthetic of the world that has been created here, and what it’s like for the actors to watch it back and see it all come together, while finally we discuss the hypothetical premise of this show, and whether Purefoy and Goldsberry believe that we may too see similar technological advances explored in the show – and if so, whether...
- 1/31/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
We were fortunate enough to be invited to Paris to celebrate the latest original series to come from the geniuses at Netflix – the epic science-fiction drama Altered Carbon. It was there we had the pleasure of sitting down with the lead star Joel Kinnaman, who plays Takeshi Kovacs.
We asked the Swedish actor to tell us about this world and what audiences can expect from Altered Carbon, and on the luxury of playing such a layered role across 10 episodes. He also discusses with us his very first scene – where he fights, naked as the day he was born, and he tells us what it means to actors now signing up to a project with Netflix behind it.
We then went on to discuss the hypothetical questions this series pose, and whether he believes life may well imitate art in the not too distance future. Then he tells...
We were fortunate enough to be invited to Paris to celebrate the latest original series to come from the geniuses at Netflix – the epic science-fiction drama Altered Carbon. It was there we had the pleasure of sitting down with the lead star Joel Kinnaman, who plays Takeshi Kovacs.
We asked the Swedish actor to tell us about this world and what audiences can expect from Altered Carbon, and on the luxury of playing such a layered role across 10 episodes. He also discusses with us his very first scene – where he fights, naked as the day he was born, and he tells us what it means to actors now signing up to a project with Netflix behind it.
We then went on to discuss the hypothetical questions this series pose, and whether he believes life may well imitate art in the not too distance future. Then he tells...
- 1/30/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
With Aardman’s Early Man hitting our screens this weekend we had the pleasure of sitting down with the up and coming British pop outfit New Hope Club, who have provided the soundtrack to this genial family comedy.
Their songs are titled Good Day and Tiger Feet – and captures the tone of this entertaining production. We discussed with the boys how they came to be involved in this project, and how they utilised the tone of the film into their sound. Given the themes of film we also discuss football briefly, while asking about their own future as musicians, and their inspirations from within the industry.
They go on to talk about how important it is for their identity they write their own music, and what it is they love about Early Man as a film. Then we end on a quickfire round…
Watch the full interview below…...
With Aardman’s Early Man hitting our screens this weekend we had the pleasure of sitting down with the up and coming British pop outfit New Hope Club, who have provided the soundtrack to this genial family comedy.
Their songs are titled Good Day and Tiger Feet – and captures the tone of this entertaining production. We discussed with the boys how they came to be involved in this project, and how they utilised the tone of the film into their sound. Given the themes of film we also discuss football briefly, while asking about their own future as musicians, and their inspirations from within the industry.
They go on to talk about how important it is for their identity they write their own music, and what it is they love about Early Man as a film. Then we end on a quickfire round…
Watch the full interview below…...
- 1/25/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
It’s become commonplace for studios to change directors across the course of franchises, to inject a new voice and tone to each passing production. But the Maze Runner trilogy maintained that same vision through, with Wes Ball at the helm of all three movies. To mark the release of the third and final instalment, we sat down with the man himself.
We discussed with Ball how the cast and crew grew together across the past few years, and why he feels the movie’s release is particularly pertinent. He also speaks about the fan pressure from those who loved the original series of novels, and how he went about appeasing the fans while attracting in new viewers at the same time.
Following lead star Dylan O’Brien’s serious injury on set, which led to a year long delay, we asked Ball what the rest of...
It’s become commonplace for studios to change directors across the course of franchises, to inject a new voice and tone to each passing production. But the Maze Runner trilogy maintained that same vision through, with Wes Ball at the helm of all three movies. To mark the release of the third and final instalment, we sat down with the man himself.
We discussed with Ball how the cast and crew grew together across the past few years, and why he feels the movie’s release is particularly pertinent. He also speaks about the fan pressure from those who loved the original series of novels, and how he went about appeasing the fans while attracting in new viewers at the same time.
Following lead star Dylan O’Brien’s serious injury on set, which led to a year long delay, we asked Ball what the rest of...
- 1/24/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
You would think that having won four Oscars may have the ability to change a person, but not Nick Park. The visionary behind Aardman animations, and the likes of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run, is one of the most down to earth, nicest blokes you could wish to meet. And fortunately for us, we did.
His latest venture is Early Man, and we asked about the genesis for the project, and why they opted for football to play such a big role in the narrative. We also discuss the sense of accomplishment that comes with presenting a film of this nature, and what attracted Park to the cast, which consists of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams. Finally we spoke about the next Aardman endeavour, with Shaun the Sheep 2 on the horizon.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric...
You would think that having won four Oscars may have the ability to change a person, but not Nick Park. The visionary behind Aardman animations, and the likes of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run, is one of the most down to earth, nicest blokes you could wish to meet. And fortunately for us, we did.
His latest venture is Early Man, and we asked about the genesis for the project, and why they opted for football to play such a big role in the narrative. We also discuss the sense of accomplishment that comes with presenting a film of this nature, and what attracted Park to the cast, which consists of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams. Finally we spoke about the next Aardman endeavour, with Shaun the Sheep 2 on the horizon.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric...
- 1/24/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Dylan O’Brien on Maze Runner: The Death Cure, his on-set accident and ambitions to direct
Author: Stefan Pape
To mark the third and final instalment into the popular Maze Runner franchise, we had the pleasure of once again sitting down with the film’s leading star Dylan O’Brien during his visit to London.
O’Brien is a guaranteed good interview, and yet again he didn’t disappoint. We discussed with him the support of the franchises’ loyal fanbase, and how much the character of Thomas means to him, and just how sad he is that it’s all coming to an end.
The film was supposed to be released a year ago, but O’Brien suffered a serious injury on set which delayed the shoot, and we asked about that experience, and why it gives the film’s release an even more significant meaning to himself and the cast and crew. That all being said, we still see him as a future action hero...
To mark the third and final instalment into the popular Maze Runner franchise, we had the pleasure of once again sitting down with the film’s leading star Dylan O’Brien during his visit to London.
O’Brien is a guaranteed good interview, and yet again he didn’t disappoint. We discussed with him the support of the franchises’ loyal fanbase, and how much the character of Thomas means to him, and just how sad he is that it’s all coming to an end.
The film was supposed to be released a year ago, but O’Brien suffered a serious injury on set which delayed the shoot, and we asked about that experience, and why it gives the film’s release an even more significant meaning to himself and the cast and crew. That all being said, we still see him as a future action hero...
- 1/23/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
It may not be until the final credits roll you realise who Eddie Redmayne is voicing in Early Man – the latest animation from Aardman. Needless to say he was back in his usual, dulcet tone when we sat down to interview him to mark the release of this genial family comedy.
We ask the former Oscar winner what it was like to be involved in an Aardman production, and how he came to find his unique voice when crafting the lead role of Dug. He also discusses the challenges of vocal acting, and just how nice a bloke Nick Park is. Finally, we quizzed him on the forthcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, to understand exactly what fans can expect of this eagerly anticipated sequel.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth,...
It may not be until the final credits roll you realise who Eddie Redmayne is voicing in Early Man – the latest animation from Aardman. Needless to say he was back in his usual, dulcet tone when we sat down to interview him to mark the release of this genial family comedy.
We ask the former Oscar winner what it was like to be involved in an Aardman production, and how he came to find his unique voice when crafting the lead role of Dug. He also discusses the challenges of vocal acting, and just how nice a bloke Nick Park is. Finally, we quizzed him on the forthcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, to understand exactly what fans can expect of this eagerly anticipated sequel.
Watch the full interview below…
Synopsis
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth,...
- 1/23/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
The release date for the third, and final instalment into the popular Maze Runner franchise had to be pushed back a year following the serious on-set accident involving the film’s leading star Dylan O’Brien. In turn, this Wes Ball endeavour feels even more timely, released at a time when as a society we seem more inclined to be building walls as opposed to breaking them down – injecting a greater deal of profundity to a narrative that gives the power to the disenfranchised.
You would have imagined that the Gladers had overcome their biggest puzzle yet, after they first arrived on the maze, desperate to find a way out – but it seems that they’re about to embark on a monumental task, in a bid to save their dearest friends from the clutches of Ava Paige (Patricia Clarkson) and Janson (Aidan Gillen). Under the guidance, and...
The release date for the third, and final instalment into the popular Maze Runner franchise had to be pushed back a year following the serious on-set accident involving the film’s leading star Dylan O’Brien. In turn, this Wes Ball endeavour feels even more timely, released at a time when as a society we seem more inclined to be building walls as opposed to breaking them down – injecting a greater deal of profundity to a narrative that gives the power to the disenfranchised.
You would have imagined that the Gladers had overcome their biggest puzzle yet, after they first arrived on the maze, desperate to find a way out – but it seems that they’re about to embark on a monumental task, in a bid to save their dearest friends from the clutches of Ava Paige (Patricia Clarkson) and Janson (Aidan Gillen). Under the guidance, and...
- 1/22/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
Though as a pair Maisie Williams and Tom Hiddleston have been involved in two of the most popular fan franchises of the past decade, with the former in Game of Thrones and the latter an integral role in the McU – when it comes to appearing in an Aardman animation, it’s now their turn to become the fan, as two self-professed followers of Nick Park’s work.
We had the pleasure of sitting down with the talented duo to mark the release of Early Man, and we discussed what it was like appearing in an Aardman film, and just how they went about coming up with their rather unique accents for the roles of Goona and Lord Nooth, respectively.
We also looked into future projects, particularly for Williams, who has such a wealth of intriguing films in the pipeline, leading on to a discussion about life post-Game of Thrones,...
Though as a pair Maisie Williams and Tom Hiddleston have been involved in two of the most popular fan franchises of the past decade, with the former in Game of Thrones and the latter an integral role in the McU – when it comes to appearing in an Aardman animation, it’s now their turn to become the fan, as two self-professed followers of Nick Park’s work.
We had the pleasure of sitting down with the talented duo to mark the release of Early Man, and we discussed what it was like appearing in an Aardman film, and just how they went about coming up with their rather unique accents for the roles of Goona and Lord Nooth, respectively.
We also looked into future projects, particularly for Williams, who has such a wealth of intriguing films in the pipeline, leading on to a discussion about life post-Game of Thrones,...
- 1/22/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
There are few dates on the cinematic calendar quite as exciting as the release of the new Disney-Pixar animation – and to celebrate the arrival of Coco, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the film’s director Lee Unkrich, and producer Darla K. Anderson.
The pair spoke with us about where this idea originally came from and what compelled them to tell this particular story. We also discuss the Mexican celebration ‘Day of the Dead’ and Anderson explains why she hopes audiences worldwide will wish to adopt their own version; to mark the passing of family members, and remember then through the art of storytelling.
They also talk about how much licence to had to be so colourful and vibrant when crafting the film’s aesthetic, and how they went about making all of the skeletons friendly to audiences of any age. We then...
There are few dates on the cinematic calendar quite as exciting as the release of the new Disney-Pixar animation – and to celebrate the arrival of Coco, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the film’s director Lee Unkrich, and producer Darla K. Anderson.
The pair spoke with us about where this idea originally came from and what compelled them to tell this particular story. We also discuss the Mexican celebration ‘Day of the Dead’ and Anderson explains why she hopes audiences worldwide will wish to adopt their own version; to mark the passing of family members, and remember then through the art of storytelling.
They also talk about how much licence to had to be so colourful and vibrant when crafting the film’s aesthetic, and how they went about making all of the skeletons friendly to audiences of any age. We then...
- 1/18/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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