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Exclusive first-look: Alex Pettyfer in Katyn thriller 'The Last Witness'
18 November 2016 3:07 AM, PST | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Exclusive: Talulah Riley joins cast of political thriller now underway in UK.
Shoot is underway in the West Midlands, England, on political thriller The Last Witness, starring Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four).
Talulah Riley (Westworld) has joined the production alongside Robert Wieckiewicz (In Darkness), Piotr Stramowski (Pitbull), Henry Lloyd Hughes (Now You See Me 2) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter). Director is Piotr Szkopiak (The Coroner).
Pettyfer plays Stephen Underwood, a journalist who uncovers the horrific murder of 22,000 Poles under Stalin’s instructions, though for many years the blame for the killing was placed on the Nazis.
At the time, information about the Katyn Massacre, as it came to be known, was covered up by both the British and Us governments in view of the delicate relationship with Russia during and after the war.
Riley plays Jeanette Mitchell, a Junior Commander in the Auxiliary Territorial Service who is also Underwood’s lover.
The film is »
- [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
Gfm Films launches animation label
1 November 2016 6:35 AM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Exclusive: Two titles join previously announced co-pro with former Simpsons animation producer Bill Schultz and China Film Group.
UK sales outfit Gfm Films is to launch Gfm Animation, a dedicated sales and production label for animated films.
Existing Gfm animation development properties such as Hugo and Stonerunner will now fall under the banner of the sister company, which launches with a trio of projects in early stages.
Here Comes The Grump, a joint venture between UK VFX specialists Prime Focus World and Mexican studio Anima, will follow a boy who is transported to a far-away land where he must put a stop to the evil deeds of a mean spirited wizard called The Grump.
Dog’Y’Dog is the story of a teenage dog who longs to be a rock ‘n’roll guitarist but who finds his dreams put on hold when his famous ‘dogynaut’ father goes missing on his latest mission to the moon.
Helsinki based Leningrad Cowboys »
- [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
Afm: Alex Pettyfer to lead Katyn thriller 'The Last Witness'
30 October 2016 10:30 PM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Exclusive: Gfm Films to launch world sales on post-war thriller about the mass murder of 22,000 Poles.
Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four) is to lead cast in post-wwii thriller The Last Witness alongside Robert Wieckiewicz (In Darkness) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter).
In writer-director Piotr Szkopiak’s (The Coroner) feature, Elvis & Nixon actor Pettyfer will play Stephen Underwood, a journalist who uncovers the horrific murder of 22,000 Poles under Stalin’s instructions, though for many years the blame for the killing was placed on the Nazis.
At the time, information about the Katyn Massacre, as it came to be known, was covered up by both the British and Us governments in view of the delicate relationship with Russia during and after the war.
Shoot is due to commence November 7, 2016 in locations throughout the UK. Carol Harding will produce and Krzysztof Solek and Pettyfer will co-produce.
UK sales outfit Gfm will launch the project at this week’s Afm in »
- [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
Is This Dianna Agron’s Wedding Dress?
17 October 2016 3:09 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Cue the music and prepare to feel Glee: Dianna Agron reportedly wed her boyfriend, Mumford & Sons musician Winston Marshall, in an exotic (and very high-fashion) Moroccan destination wedding this weekend.
The extremely private duo were rumored to have started dating in July 2015, and became engaged over the holiday season — though she never officially confirmed that they were engaged, preferring to flash her ring for the first time during London Fashion Week in February.
Related Photos: The Bride Wore What? Unusual Celebrity Wedding Gowns
That level of secrecy carried through to the wedding itself — the few photos friends posted were quickly removed, »
- Alex Apatoff
Ansel Elgort Describes the Impact ‘Fault in Our Stars’ Had on His Career: ‘I Got Lucky’
16 August 2016 8:30 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The 2013 remake of “Carrie” marked a number of firsts for Ansel Elgort. It was his movie debut, after having survived seven auditions to play Chloë Grace Moretz’s unlucky prom date. “They said they wanted someone like Alex Pettyfer for the role,” he says. “Somehow I ended up getting it.”
Mark Williams & Sara Hirakawa for Variety
The Toronto shoot was the first time Elgort lived away from home, an experience that resembled college. “They gave me a little apartment. I got to go grocery shopping myself.” And he learned the secret language of a movie set. “People talking about craft, I thought they were talking about mac and cheese,” he says. “I didn’t know any of the terms.”
Now 22, Elgort could graduate with a diploma in movie stardom. In the last three years, he has appeared in a studio franchise (“Divergent”) and the drama “Men, Women & Children,” directed by Jason Reitman. »
- Ramin Setoodeh
Jennifer Lopez To Star As ‘The Cocaine Godmother’ Griselda Blanco In HBO Film
10 August 2016 2:07 PM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Jennifer Lopez’s next TV role will take her from NYPD detective in “Shades of Blue” to drug lord in HBO’s new film about the infamous Colombian drug dealer Griselda Blanco.
According to Variety, the movie focuses on the rise and fall of Blanco, the drug lord known as “The Cocaine Godmother” who revolutionized the U.S. drug trade during the 1970s and 1980s and became the most powerful female cartel member of all time.
“I’ve been fascinated by the life of this corrupt and complicated woman for many years,” Lopez said. “The idea of teaming with HBO felt like the perfect fit for finally bringing Griselda’s story to life.”
Read More: Natalie Portman To Star In HBO Mystery Miniseries From Marta Kaufman
Lopez will serve as executive producer via her Nuyorican Productions banner alongside Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, plus Lbi Entertainment’s Julie Yorn and Rick Yorn. »
- Liz Calvario
Jennifer Lopez To Star As ‘The Cocaine Godmother’ Griselda Blanco In HBO Film
10 August 2016 2:07 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Jennifer Lopez’s next TV role will take her from NYPD detective in “Shades of Blue” to drug lord in HBO’s new film about the infamous Colombian drug dealer Griselda Blanco.
According to Variety, the movie focuses on the rise and fall of Blanco, the drug lord known as “The Cocaine Godmother” who revolutionized the U.S. drug trade during the 1970s and 1980s and became the most powerful female cartel member of all time.
“I’ve been fascinated by the life of this corrupt and complicated woman for many years,” Lopez said. “The idea of teaming with HBO felt like the perfect fit for finally bringing Griselda’s story to life.”
Read More: Natalie Portman To Star In HBO Mystery Miniseries From Marta Kaufman
Lopez will serve as executive producer via her Nuyorican Productions banner alongside Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, plus Lbi Entertainment’s Julie Yorn and Rick Yorn. »
- Liz Calvario
Jennifer Lopez to Star as Drug Lord Griselda Blanco in HBO Film
10 August 2016 12:30 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
HBO is developing a film about Griselda Blanco with Jennifer Lopez attached to play the notorious drug lord, Variety has learned.
The film focuses on the rise and fall of Blanco, the drug lord known as “The Cocaine Godmother” who revolutionized the U.S. drug trade during the 1970s and 1980s and became the most powerful female cartel member of all time.
In addition to starring, Lopez will serve as an executive producer with her Nuyorican Productions banner producing the project. No other casting has been announced at this point.
“I’ve been fascinated by the life of this corrupt and complicated woman for many years,” Lopez commented. “The idea of teaming with HBO felt like the perfect fit for finally bringing Griselda’s story to life.”
Lopez will exec produce along with Nuyorican’s Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, plus Lbi Entertainment’s Julie Yorn and Rick Yorn. Co-exec producers are Alex Pettyfer, Nuyorican »
- Elizabeth Wagmeister
‘The Girlfriend Experience’: Why Riley Keough Sizzles (Emmy Video)
11 July 2016 1:04 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
You know it when you see it. A star on the rise.
Casting “Magic Mike,” Steven Soderbergh saw an audition tape for then-22-year-old model-actress Riley Keough—whose genetic blessings from grandfather Elvis Presley and mother Lisa Marie are self evident—and hired her sight unseen for a small role as stripper Nora, where she learned all about “underwear and spray tans,” she told me in our video interview. She first met Soderbergh at a “Magic Mike” staff dinner with her co-stars Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and her romantic interest Alex Pettyfer, to whom she was briefly engaged.
Five years later, “The Girlfriend Experience” producer Soderbergh cast Keough to carry the 13-part Starz half-hour series “The Girlfriend Experience,” now adapted from his 2009 film by indie writer-directors, Amy Seimetz (“Sun Don’t Shine”) and Lodge Kerrigan (“Claire Dolan”). Reviews and Emmy buzz are strong.
Keough had some discomfort after reading the »
- Anne Thompson
‘The Girlfriend Experience’: Why Riley Keough Sizzles (Emmy Video)
11 July 2016 1:04 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
You know it when you see it. A star on the rise.
Casting “Magic Mike,” Steven Soderbergh saw an audition tape for then-22-year-old model-actress Riley Keough—whose genetic blessings from grandfather Elvis Presley and mother Lisa Marie are self evident—and hired her sight unseen for a small role as stripper Nora, where she learned all about “underwear and spray tans,” she told me in our video interview. She first met Soderbergh at a “Magic Mike” staff dinner with her co-stars Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and her romantic interest Alex Pettyfer, to whom she was briefly engaged.
Five years later, “The Girlfriend Experience” producer Soderbergh cast Keough to carry the 13-part Starz half-hour series “The Girlfriend Experience,” now adapted from his 2009 film by indie writer-directors, Amy Seimetz (“Sun Don’t Shine”) and Lodge Kerrigan (“Claire Dolan”). Reviews and Emmy buzz are strong.
Keough had some discomfort after reading the »
- Anne Thompson
Elvis & Nixon review
23 June 2016 10:07 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
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Kevin Spacey is Nixon and Michael Shannon is Elvis in this slightly disjointed but often very fun drama...
If you were to draw up a list of likely actors to play Elvis, I’d wager that Michael Shannon wouldn’t come particularly high up in the rankings. His acting chops are well proven, but he comes with an enigmatic energy which is so quintessentially Shannon that it would be hard for the viewer to shake that and truly believe they’re watching The King.
This was my worry going into Elvis & Nixon, and this is still how I feel after Elvis & Nixon. But that isn’t to say that there weren’t moments of fun in between. True, I never suspended my disbelief long enough to forget that I was watching General Zod as Elvis - with all the wiry Shannon eccentricities and not much of the “uh, »
Elvis & Nixon review: “Funny and thoughtful.”
23 June 2016 1:37 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Elvis & Nixon review: Not a sequel to Frost/Nixon, but the bizarre ‘true’ tale of when two icons met. Elvis & Nixon review
Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley were quite the characters. Both over-the-top but highly respected in their own way they have become quite the staple of mockery and imitation over the years. It wouldn’t be too far out there to suggest that most people these days are exposed to a recreation of the individual before they learn about the historical figure. Whether it be Nixon’s floating severed head in Futurama or Jack White’s bizarrely hilarious turn in Walk Hard: A Dewey Cox Story. They’ve been conscripted into bizarre timelines where Elvis has fought an evil Egyptian mummy, and where Nixon has overseen a country filled with people with mutant powers, and masked vigilantes being outlawed. So the fact these two figures actually met behind »
- Luke Ryan Baldock
Movie Review – Elvis & Nixon (2016)
16 June 2016 5:40 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Elvis & Nixon, 2016.
Directed by Liza Johnson
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks and Evan Peters.
Synopsis:
A comedic what-if story spun out of a real life meeting between Elvis Presley and President Nixon in the White House in December 1970.
The King and the U.S. President have a heart-to-heart in the Oval Office before Christmas in 1970. That premise sounds extremely bizarre but sometimes reality is stranger than fiction!
Based on the real life meeting between Elvis Presley and President Nixon, the effectively titled Elvis & Nixon ponders what may have happened when the two power players exchanged words for about 40 minutes on 21 December. Although there is photographic evidence of the encounter – it is the most requested item from the National Archives – no one knows exactly what was discussed since this happened before the disgraced leader began his secret recordings. Taking inspiration from actual documents, memoirs and hearsay, director Liza Johnson and screenwriters Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal and Cary Elwes have created their own amusing version of events.
The film kicks off with Elvis very much in the white jumpsuit, Las Vegas-performing stage of his career. Sporting impressive sideburns, jewellery and sunglasses, Michael Shannon takes on the persona of the hip swivelling rock ‘n’ roller. Seemingly agitated and frustrated, Elvis suddenly hops on a plane to Los Angeles to pick up long-time friend Jerry Schilling (played by Alex Pettyfer) and convinces him to travel to the capital to arrange a tête-à-tête with Nixon.
Elvis scribbles a letter (this actually exists) in which he describes his desire to be a ‘federal agent at large’. “Sir, I can and will be of any service that I can to help the country out,” he writes. “I would love to meet you.” The unusual request raises eyebrows at the White House but eventually Nixon’s right-hand men, Bud Krogh (Colin Hanks) and Dwight Chapin (Evan Peters), persuade the grumpy Commander-in-Chief (Kevin Spacey) of the PR benefits.
After a farcical exchange of each man’s protocols, the King and the President are finally introduced and delve into a surreal conversation covering the Vietnam War, Woodstock, the Beatles and American values.
While neither actor resembles his character – Shannon is too rugged and Spacey isn’t as gruff – the pair slowly lull you into believing their jolly role-playing game. The performances are light-hearted and endearing – helped by the period costumes – and the supporting cast follow suit.
Of course, the slight tone distracts from the fact that both Elvis and Nixon are happily chatting about their suspicions of ‘the other’, i.e. dislike of the hippie movement, protest groups and four famous lads from Liverpool. Elvis harps on about wanting to “restore some respect for the flag which was being lost.” At the age of 35, the King had become firmly ‘establishment’, a surprising twist of fate for a person who was previously criticised for being a symbol of youthful rebellion.
Elvis & Nixon is an entirely pleasant 86 minutes in the cinema – entertaining, humorous and well-made, albeit somewhat forgettable. Also it’s further proof that a female director can harness the energy of two top male thespians portraying macho men.
Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★
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- Sara Hemrajani
Alex Pettyfer Talks Founding Publishing Company, Playing Elvis' Buddy
25 May 2016 8:40 AM, PDT | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
At age 26, actor-model Alex Pettyfer has built a high-profile resumé (Lee Daniels' The Butler, Magic Mike). The multi-talented Brit admits he's "always wanted to be in control." Now he's accomplishing that goal with his newly founded Upturn Publishing, an independent, L.A.-based publisher that aims to spotlight undiscovered writing talent. Pettyfer discusses this new creative challenge in our video series Momentum: A Day in the Life, which offers viewers a glimpse into the busy lives of influential young celebrities.
Pettyfer launched Upturn after reading Ashley Mansour's manuscript for young-adult dystopian sci-fi novel Blood, »
2016 Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Elvis & Nixon’ Interviews
28 April 2016 2:15 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Until February 1971, President Richard Nixon had meetings in the Oval Office unrecorded, unable to be called upon by him and his staff as well as those that came after him. One of those such meetings included the December 21, 1970 meeting he had with the king, Elvis Presley.
In a bizarre twist of actual historic events, Elvis Presley wanted a meeting with Richard Nixon in the hopes of becoming a “Federal Agent at Large” and carrying an official Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge. His wife Priscilla wrote that “the narc badge represented some kind of ultimate power to him . . . With the federal narcotics badge, he could legally enter any country both wearing guns and carrying any drugs he wished.” Well don’t we wish the same!
Liza Johnson directs this comedy, which stars Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon and Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley. Also in the film include Colin Hanks »
- Catherina Gioino
The Jungle Book Wins Again at the Box Office with $60.8M
24 April 2016 1:01 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
With just a few weeks left until Marvel's Captain America: Civil War kicks off the summer movie season, Disney's The Jungle Book put up big numbers in its debut last week, raking in $103.2 million. This weekend, the Disney adventure only went up against one new movie in wide release, Universal's The Huntsman: Winter's War, while a number of other movies like Pantelion's Compadres, Bleecker Street's Elvis & Nixon and Roadside Attractions' The Hologram For the King also debuted in limited release. None of these movies ended up standing a chance against The Jungle Book at the box office this weekend, which won again with an impressive $60.8 million.
The Jungle Book was being projected to drop a healthy 43% in its second frame in theaters, winning for the second week in a row with $59 million, but it ended up faring a bit better than those predictions. According to Box Office Mojo, The Jungle Book »
- MovieWeb
[Review] Elvis & Nixon
23 April 2016 2:42 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
It is the most requested image in the National Archives, likely because of the tantalizing possibility and cheerful incongruity it summons. Elvis ‘The King’ Presley and Richard ‘Tricky Dick’ Nixon, two of the more confounding and eccentric figures of their respective time, standing there in the middle of the Oval Office shaking hands and looking mutually magnanimous. What had they discussed? How did these two men—singled out and scrutinized in differing ways by a public fascinated by them—approach one another? No official record of what went on during that meeting exists, but Liza Johnson’s enticing conjectural account of it is the centerpiece of Elvis & Nixon, a fascinatingly weird little movie that both teases and satisfies our pop curiosity.
The strength of Elvis & Nixon is rooted in a playful imagination that strives to work plausibly within the confines of what we know about these two men while also »
- Nathan Bartlebaugh
Film Review: ‘Elvis & Nixon’ is a True Story That’s Fit for a King
23 April 2016 10:48 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “When two great saints meet, it’s a humbling experience,” said Paul McCartney of John and Yoko. Well that also applies to “Elvis & Nixon.” Their meeting, albeit brief, has layers of meaning for our times – and their time – and the movie with the “E&N” title exposes that meaning with humor and grace.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Elvis Presley, nicknamed the “King of Rock ‘n Roll,” had prodigious fame and an appetite to match. Richard Milhous Nixon, President of the United States by default because all of his opponents were either killed or marginalized by the Vietnam War, was a tic-filled paranoid with little regard for his constituency beyond power. They met because Elvis wanted an honorary title, and Nixon – through his aides – wanted legitimacy in the “youth vote.” In the realm of the film, they gave each other something, but not exactly what they expected. All the ambiguities and underlying symbols »
- [email protected] (Adam Fendelman)
Elvis & Nixon Review
22 April 2016 6:14 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Credit: Steve Dietl / Amazon Studios & Bleecker Street
Likely you have seen the photo: Richard Nixon, President of the United States, shaking hands with Elvis Presley, the King of Rock N’ Roll in full Las Vegas costume. It looks like a joke, one staged with impersonators, but the photo is real and, as the film tells us, the most requested photo of the National Archives.
This absurd, unlikely meeting is the basis of Elvis & Nixon a hilarious satire starring Kevin Spacey as Nixon and Michael Shannon as Elvis. The film, directed by Liza Johnson with a script by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal and Cary Elwes, is sly, clever and funny, with a little thoughtful reflection on the insular nature of great fame or power, and human relationships.
In 1970, Elvis Presley (Shannon) unexpectedly shows up at the White House gate, accompanied by friend Jerry Schilling (Alex Pettyfer), to request a meeting with »
- Cate Marquis
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Pairs of Guaranteed Passes to ‘Elvis & Nixon’ With Michael Shannon
21 April 2016 11:30 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
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- [email protected] (Adam Fendelman)
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