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Benedict Cumberbatch & Olivia Colman to Lead Jay Roach’s “The Roses”

Lisa Green — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 07:43:28 +0000

Jay Roach is working on his reimagining of the 1989 classic The War of the Roses, and its cast is shaping up to be amazing. Oscar winner Olivia Colman and two-time Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch have been tapped to lead Roach’s new film The Roses.

The Roses will center on a seemingly picture-perfect couple Theo (Cumberbatch) and Ivy (Colman), who have successful careers and great kids. When Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down, the façade of their perfect family is ruined, igniting a tinderbox of competition and resentment.

Warren Adler’s novel The War of the Roses, which previously inspired the 1989 adaptation starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, served as inspiration for Roach’s new adaptation. Tony McNamara (Poor Things) developed the script.

Cumberbatch produces the film under his SunnyMarch banner, and so does Colman via South of the River with Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver.

“We have been cooking this up with our friends at SunnyMarch for some time, and it was been an absolute thrill to see it spring into life under Jay’s passionate and thoughtful guidance. He and Tony are a match made in cinematic comedy heaven,” reads South of the River’s official statement.

Colman is fresh off starring in Wonka and TV shows Great Expectations and Secret Invasion, while Cumberbatch appeared in a series of Wes Anderson’s short films based on Roald Dahl’s stories, including the Oscar-winning The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.

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Netflix Releases “The Crown” Teaser Trailer

Linda Hill — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 14:04:45 +0000

A new teaser trailer shows new footage of Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II.

Netflix dropped an extra exciting trailer for The Crown Friday giving fans a look at Colman as The monarch in the upcoming third season of its royal drama series.

Olivia took over as Queen Elizabeth II from Claire Foy who played her in the series’ first two seasons as part of the show’s creative decision to transition to older versions of the characters.

“A great many changes. Nothing one can do about it, one just has to get on with it,” declares the Queen in the clip.

Season 3 of The Crown will cover the period from 1964 to 1977 and will see Tobias Menzies take over the role of the Duke of Edinburgh from Matt Smith and Helena Bonham Carter take over as Princess Margaret from Vanessa Kirby.

Season 3 of The Crown will launch November 17 on Netflix.

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“The Favourite” Walks Away With Seven Awards at 2019 BAFTAs

Nikoleta P — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 06:56:12 +0000

The Favourite led the way at this year’s BAFTA ceremony and topped the list of winners with a total of seven awards. Despite the enormous triumph of this royal satire, the Mexican black and white drama Roma scored a victory in several major categories, including the most important one – best film.

The Favourite was a front-runner from the very start since BAFTA often lean in the way of films made in the UK. In addition to winning outsanding British film of the year, leading ladies Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz walked away with acting awards in their respective categories.

The Favourite also came out victorious in several technical categories and won best original screenplay award thanks to exceptional work of Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. Alfonso Cuarón’s semi-autobiographical movie Roma picked up a total of four awards, including best film, best director, best cinematography and best foreign film.

This year’s BAFTA ceremony took place at Royal Albert Hall in London on February 10 and it was hosted by Joanna Lumley.

FULL LIST OF 2019 BAFTA WINNERS:

Best Film

“Roma”

Outstanding British Film

“The Favourite”

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

“Beast” — Michael Pearce, Lauren Dark

Best Film Not in the English Language

“Roma”

Best Documentary

“Free Solo”

Best Animated Film

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse”

Best Director

Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Best Original Screenplay

“The Favourite”

Best Adapted Screenplay

“BlacKkKlansman”

Best Leading Actress

Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”

Best Leading Actor

Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Best Supporting Actress

Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”

Best Original Music

“A Star Is Born”

Best Cinematography

“Roma”

Best Editing

“Vice”

Best Production Design

“The Favourite”

Best Costume Design

“The Favourite”

Best Makeup & Hair

“The Favourite”

Best Sound

“Bohemian Rhapsody”

Best Special Visual Effects

“Black Panther”

Best British Short Animation

“Roughhouse”

Best British Short Film

“73 Cows”

EE Rising Star Award

Letitia Wright

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“The Rider” Named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics

Zoe Grace — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 07:57:13 +0000

Three votes separated between the feature that was crowned Best Picture and its runner up.

The National Society of Film Critics has chosen its best film of 2018 — Chloe Zhao’s The Rider.

The low-budget feature was inspired by the true story of Brady Jandreauo, a rising rodeo star sidelined because of an accident. Jandreau also starred as the lead, cowboy Brady Blackburn.

The top prize of best picture was won—44 votes to the 41 votes that went to Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma. However, Roma did end the night with the most accolades — three in total. Alfonso Cuarón won Best Director, this time Zhao was a runner-up in the category, as well as Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Film.

Ethan Hawke and Olivia Colman took home the best actor and actress awards for their performances in First Reformed and The Favourite respectively.

See the complete list of winners below:

Best Picture: The Rider, dir. Chloé Zhao

Runners-up: Roma (dir. Alfonso Cuarón), Burning (dir. Lee Chang-dong)

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

Runners-up: Lee Chang-dong (Burning), Chloé Zhao (The Rider)

Best Actress: Olivia Colman, The Favourite

Runners-up: Regina Hall (Support the Girls), Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)

Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed

Runners-up: Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate), Ben Foster (Leave No Trace), John C. Reilly (The Sisters Brothers and Stan & Ollie)

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

Runners-up: Elizabeth Debicki (Widows), Emma Stone (The Favourite)

Best Supporting Actor: Steven Yeun, Burning

Runners-up: Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Brian Tyree Henry (If Beale Street Could Talk, Widows, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

Best Screenplay: Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, and Ian Martin, The Death of Stalin

Runners-up: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (The Favourite)

Best Cinematography: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

Runners-up: James Laxton (If Beale Street Could Talk), Lukasz Zal (Cold War)

Best Foreign Language Film: Roma (Alfonso Cuarón)

Runners-up: Cold War (Paweł Pawlikowski), Burning (Lee Chang-dong), Shoplifters (Hirokazu Kore-eda)

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“The Favourite” Lives Up to its Name at the 2018 BIFA Awards

Amanda C. — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 07:29:08 +0000

The Favourite was a front-runner at the British Independent Film Awards from the very start, but once the time for this ceremony finally came – it really wreaked havoc. The critically acclaimed royal satire won a total of ten awards, dominating in all the major categories.

BIFA voters named The Favourite the best film of the year, and also rewarded it with the best director and best screenplay awards. Acting honors went to both Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz.

The Favourite led the way with a total of 13 nods this year. The only nominations that didn’t result in a win were the ones for editing and sound, and Stone’s supporting actress nod.

Other movies didn’t stand a chance and only three of them ended up picking up multiple awards at 2018 British Independent Film Awards – Ray & Liz, American Animals, You Were Never Really Here.

Full List Of Winners At 2018 British Independent Film Awards:

Best British Independent Film: “The Favourite”

Best Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”

Best Screenplay: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, “The Favourite”

Best Actress: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”

Best Actor: Joe Cole, “A Prayer Before Dawn”

Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”

Best Supporting Actor: Alessandro Nivola, “Disobedience”

Most Promising Newcomer: Jessie Buckley, “Beast”

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director): Richard Billingham, ”Ray & Liz”

Debut Screenwriter: Bart Layton, “American Animals”

Breakthrough Producer: Jacqui Davies, “Ray & Liz”

The Discovery Award: “Voyageuse”

Best Documentary: “Evelyn”

Best British Short Film: “The Big Day”

Best International Independent Film: “Roma”

Best Casting: “The Favourite”

Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell, “The Favourite”

Best Cinematography: Robbie Ryan, “The Favourite”

Best Editing: Nick Fenton, Julian Hart and Chris Gill, “American Animals”

Best Effects: Howard Jones, “Early Man”

Best Make Up & Hair Design: Nadia Stacey, “The Favourite”

Best Production Design: Fiona Crombie, “The Favourite”

Best Music: Jonny Greenwood, “You Were Never Really Here”

Best Sound: Paul Davies, “You Were Never Really Here”

Special Jury Prize: Horace Ové

Variety Award: Felicity Jones

Richard Harris Award: Judi Dench

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“The Favourite” Tops List of Gotham Awards Nominations

Karen Wright — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 06:27:53 +0000

The Independent Filmmaker Project unveiled this year’s list of nominations for Gotham Awards and it’s filled with intriguing titles we should definitely remember come Oscar time. The Favourite and First Reformed led the way with three nominations each, including one in the Best Feature category.

Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz scored a victory before even showing up since their performances in The Favourite are apparently a league of its own.

Instead of nominating the three separately in the Best Actress category, the masterminds behind this ceremony came up with a special jury award for ensemble performance which will be given to the trio on November 26, when the winners of the Gotham Awards will be announced.

Best Feature
The Favourite
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk
Madeline’s Madeline
The Rider

Best Documentary
Bisbee ’17
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Shirkers
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Best Actor
Adam Driver– BlacKkKlansman
Ben Foster– Leave No Trace
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Ethan Hawke – First Reformed
Lakeith Stanfield – Sorry to Bother You

Best Actress
Glenn Close – The Wife
Toni Collette – Hereditary
Kathryn Hahn – Private Life
Regina Hall – Support the Girls
Michelle Pfeiffer – Where Is Kyra?

Best Screenplay
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara – The Favourite
Paul Schrader – First Reformed
Tamara Jenkins – Private Life
Andrew Bujalski – Support the Girls
Cory Finley – Thoroughbreds

Breakthrough Actor
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade
Helena Howard – Madeline’s Madeline
KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk
Thomasin McKenzie – Leave No Trace

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
Ari Aster – Hereditary
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
Jennifer Fox – The Tale
Crystal Moselle – Skate Kitchen
Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You

Breakthrough Series – Long Form
Alias Grace
Big Mouth
The End of the F***ing World
Killing Eve
Pose
Sharp Objects

Breakthrough Series – Short Form
195 Lewis
Cleaner Daze
Distance
The F Word
She’s the Ticket

Special Jury Award – Ensemble Performance
The Favourite – Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz

Gotham Tributes
Willem Dafoe
Paul Greengrass
Jon Kamen
Rachel Weisz

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New Trailer For “The Favourite” Is Overflowing With Royal Madness

Matthew S. — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 06:16:19 +0000

The Favourite is one of the most anticipated films of the upcoming Oscar season, and the more we learn about it the more excited we get. A מew trailer and poster of this period drama are here and they offer a better look at the battle royale we’re going to witness in a few months.

The Favourite is set in early 18th century England, a time of turmoil and war… and royal intrigue. A frail Queen Anne rules the country, but she needs help of her most loyal friend Lady Sarah to make all the important decisions while her health derails.

Sarah’s privileged position is threatened when a new servantת Abigailת comes to court and catches Queen’s eye. Her arrival puts everything Sarah’s worked for in jeopardy and two women end up competing for affection of the emotionally volatile Queen.

The Favourite stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, and if the experts are correctת all three actresses will be in the mix once awards season rolls along. Their performances received rave reviews at festivals in Telluride and Venice, where this project premiered last week. Variety described it as “perfectly cut diamond of a movieת” but we’ll wait until November 23 to see if it lives up to the buzz.

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See the First Image of The Crown’s New Queen Olivia Colman

Karen Wright — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 05:14:51 +0000

Now that’s the first-look image we’ve all been waiting for!

Fans finally get to see what their Queen looks like in the next season of Netflix’s hit show, The Crown.

The streaming giant released the first official look at Olivia Colman who will star as Queen Elizabeth II in season three, taking over from Claire Foy who played the monarch in the first two seasons of the royal drama.

The image was shared Monday on The Crown’s official Twitter account. The photo of Colman clad in a pink suit and pearls, with coifed hair and a cup of tea, was captioned with, “Patience.”

In a statement following the official announcement of her casting, Colman said, “I’m so thrilled to be part of The Crown, I was utterly gripped watching it, a proper ‘just one more’ feeling. I think Claire Foy is an absolute genius, she’s an incredibly hard act to follow, I’m basically going to rewatch every episode and copy her!”

Colman will star alongside Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Ben Daniels as Antony Armstrong-Jones, as part of the creative decision to represent the royal’s ages as the show progresses in time.

The Crown season three will premiere in 2019.

Patience. pic.twitter.com/7F2f2aBON3

— The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) July 16, 2018

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Helena Bonham Carter to Play Princess Margaret in “The Crown”

Zoe Grace — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 10:54:13 +0000

Season 3 of Netflix’s The Crown brings with it interesting casting changes.

The streaming giant announced that Helena Bonham Carter has been chosen to play Princess Margaret, the Queen’s sister in the upcoming season. She is replacing Vanesa Kirby who portrayed Margaret in the first two season of the royal drama.

Bonham Carter, however, won’t play next to Claire Foy, as Netflix announced that replacing Foy as Queen is Olivia Colman.

These casting changes were to be expected as series creator Peter Morgan has previously said that in order to portray the characters as they age, the production intends to recast key cast members. Not confirmed yet is who would be cast as Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband in the series replacing actor Matt Smith.

While early production is said to be underway, seasons 3 and 4 of the Netflix series have yet to be officially ordered.

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