Exclusive: Sam Worthington, the star of James Cameron’s Avatar franchise, has signed with WME for representation.
Most recently, Worthington was seen starring opposite Kevin Hart in F. Gary Gray’s heist pic Lift for Netflix, which debuted on the platform in January. Prior to that, he reprised his role as paralyzed former Marine-turned-Na’vi Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic, seeing the films together gross over $5.22 billion worldwide. Worthington will again reprise the role in Avatar 3, which Disney has slated for release on December 19, 2025.
Also recently starring opposite Andrew Garfield in FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven, which was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Limited Series, Worthington’s other past film credits include Mel Gibson’s Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge with Garfield, Brad Anderson’s Fractured, The Shack, Everest, Cake, The Debt, Clash of the Titans and Cate Shortland’s Somersault,...
Most recently, Worthington was seen starring opposite Kevin Hart in F. Gary Gray’s heist pic Lift for Netflix, which debuted on the platform in January. Prior to that, he reprised his role as paralyzed former Marine-turned-Na’vi Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic, seeing the films together gross over $5.22 billion worldwide. Worthington will again reprise the role in Avatar 3, which Disney has slated for release on December 19, 2025.
Also recently starring opposite Andrew Garfield in FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven, which was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Limited Series, Worthington’s other past film credits include Mel Gibson’s Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge with Garfield, Brad Anderson’s Fractured, The Shack, Everest, Cake, The Debt, Clash of the Titans and Cate Shortland’s Somersault,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Beach Fossils have announced a Fall 2023 North American headlining tour in support of their fourth full-length studio album, Bunny.
After kicking things off by finishing up a string of dates opening for their friend Post Malone — who just released an album of his own — the band will head out on their headlining run beginning in late October. Joined by opening act Turnover, they’ll make stops in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and many more cities. Early next year, they’ll even hop across the pond for a number of European shows that were previously announced in July. Check out the full list of dates below.
A Live Nation pre-sale for the new dates will begin on Wednesday, August 9th (use access code Track) ahead of the general on-sale slated for Friday, August 11th via Ticketmaster. Find tickets for all of Beach Fossils’ upcoming shows at StubHub. For their European dates,...
After kicking things off by finishing up a string of dates opening for their friend Post Malone — who just released an album of his own — the band will head out on their headlining run beginning in late October. Joined by opening act Turnover, they’ll make stops in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and many more cities. Early next year, they’ll even hop across the pond for a number of European shows that were previously announced in July. Check out the full list of dates below.
A Live Nation pre-sale for the new dates will begin on Wednesday, August 9th (use access code Track) ahead of the general on-sale slated for Friday, August 11th via Ticketmaster. Find tickets for all of Beach Fossils’ upcoming shows at StubHub. For their European dates,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Beach Fossils have announced their fourth album, Bunny, which will hop onto shelves on June 2nd. The dream-pop quartet also ushered in their first studio LP in six years with the project’s first single, “Don’t Fade Away.”
Bunny was produced by frontman Dustin Payseur and self-recorded and released by the group. Payseur reflected on the indie mainstay’s sonic progression with the band’s sole founding member sharing in a statement that “When I wrote the first record, there were no choruses; it was instrumental guitar parts in between verses. This is the first record where I’ve consciously thought about writing a chorus.”
The initial offering from the album, “Don’t Fade Away” does indeed include an earworm of a chorus that won’t soon be forgotten, along with more familiar features from Beach Fossils like the warm, jangly guitars over an urgent yet even-keeled beat. Payseur...
Bunny was produced by frontman Dustin Payseur and self-recorded and released by the group. Payseur reflected on the indie mainstay’s sonic progression with the band’s sole founding member sharing in a statement that “When I wrote the first record, there were no choruses; it was instrumental guitar parts in between verses. This is the first record where I’ve consciously thought about writing a chorus.”
The initial offering from the album, “Don’t Fade Away” does indeed include an earworm of a chorus that won’t soon be forgotten, along with more familiar features from Beach Fossils like the warm, jangly guitars over an urgent yet even-keeled beat. Payseur...
- 3/7/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
It wouldn’t be a proper summer movie season without an offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and after a delay of over a year, and two years since the last MCU film, Black Widow is hitting theaters. With potential to be the summer’s biggest film, it is also a test for the box office in the pandemic recovery era, just as F9: The Fast Saga was when it opened two weeks ago. A big Marvel blockbuster may be the push many need to return to theaters, though how the film performs compared to others in the series will help let us know where we stand.
Scarlett Johansson headlines in Black Widow, the first standalone film for the character who was introduced in Iron Man 2 in 2010. The film also stars Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-t Fagbenle, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz. Directed by Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland,...
Scarlett Johansson headlines in Black Widow, the first standalone film for the character who was introduced in Iron Man 2 in 2010. The film also stars Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-t Fagbenle, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz. Directed by Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland,...
- 7/8/2021
- by Sam Mendelsohn <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Cate Shortland couldn’t understand why Marvel Studios wanted her.
Although the Australian filmmaker had been working for over 20 years, there was almost nothing about her career that suggested she was the right fit to direct “Black Widow,” the long awaited solo movie for Scarlett Johansson’s Avenger. Shortland’s three theatrical features — 2004’s “Somersault,” 2012’s “Lore” and 2017’s “Berlin Syndrome” — are all centered around a young woman in harrowing circumstances.
But they barely got a domestic release, and they’re about as far from superhero stories as one could find: deliberately paced, intimately scaled and dedicated to exploring the perilous, ordinary humanity of their protagonists.
So she turned Marvel down — or, at least, she tried to. “I told my manager in L.A., ‘There’s no way I can do this movie, and I’m not sure why they’re asking me. It’s crazy, the whole endeavor,'” Shortland says.
Although the Australian filmmaker had been working for over 20 years, there was almost nothing about her career that suggested she was the right fit to direct “Black Widow,” the long awaited solo movie for Scarlett Johansson’s Avenger. Shortland’s three theatrical features — 2004’s “Somersault,” 2012’s “Lore” and 2017’s “Berlin Syndrome” — are all centered around a young woman in harrowing circumstances.
But they barely got a domestic release, and they’re about as far from superhero stories as one could find: deliberately paced, intimately scaled and dedicated to exploring the perilous, ordinary humanity of their protagonists.
So she turned Marvel down — or, at least, she tried to. “I told my manager in L.A., ‘There’s no way I can do this movie, and I’m not sure why they’re asking me. It’s crazy, the whole endeavor,'” Shortland says.
- 7/1/2021
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
It’s always been telling that Batman, one of the only superheroes not graced with superpowers, may be the most popular superhero. Masses of comic-book fans identify with his humanity, imagining that they could be him. Natasha Romanoff, better known as Black Widow, draws from the same basic well of appeal. She was trained as a Russian spy and fights like a whirling dervish, though without special powers — so she too, in theory, could be you. “I doubt the god from space has to take an Ibuprofen after a fight,” snarks a character in “Black Widow,” the new entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That Natasha does makes her relatable. But audiences going into “Black Widow” may still wonder what, exactly, they’re going to get to see the title character do. In Scarlett Johansson’s appearances in the MCU thus far, going back to “Iron Man 2,” she’s...
- 6/29/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The first reactions from film journalists are in for “Black Widow,” and they’re strong across the board. Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been waiting over a year for the “Black Widow” release, which was delayed multiple times because of the pandemic. The film is Scarlett Johansson’s long-awaited standalone MCU tentpole, but it’s also her last appearance in the franchise. No wonder anticipation is so high. Joining Johansson in the cast are Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, and Florence Pugh. The “Midsommar” actress and “Little Women” Oscar nominee is earning instant raves for her performance, being called “an instant MCU icon.”
“Black Widow” is directed by Cate Shortland, making it the first MCU movie tentpole to be solo-directed by a woman director. The Australian filmmaker is best known for movies such as “Somersault,” “Lore,” and “Berlin Syndrome.” The “Black Widow” script, credited to “WandaVision” showrunner Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson,...
“Black Widow” is directed by Cate Shortland, making it the first MCU movie tentpole to be solo-directed by a woman director. The Australian filmmaker is best known for movies such as “Somersault,” “Lore,” and “Berlin Syndrome.” The “Black Widow” script, credited to “WandaVision” showrunner Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson,...
- 6/17/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
After being caught in successive regulatory delays for nearly two years, France’s new streaming service Salto finally launched at the start of November, right in time for a second national lockdown due to the pandemic.
In an ironic twist of fate, Salto, a joint initiative between TF1, France Télévisions and M6, came out in France right when Netflix chose the country to test a new linear channel. So, how will Salto carve itself a niche in a competitive market like France where Netflix boasts about 9 million subscribers, and where a string of other streamers, and pay TV channels co-exist? Thomas Follin, general director of Salto, spoke to Variety about the positioning, strategy and ambitions of Salto. Follin declined, however, to disclose the service’s yearly budget for acquisitions and originals.
First off, how would you describe Salto as a service?
It’s a subscription-based service priced at €6.99 [$8.27] per month that offers 10,000 hours of programs,...
In an ironic twist of fate, Salto, a joint initiative between TF1, France Télévisions and M6, came out in France right when Netflix chose the country to test a new linear channel. So, how will Salto carve itself a niche in a competitive market like France where Netflix boasts about 9 million subscribers, and where a string of other streamers, and pay TV channels co-exist? Thomas Follin, general director of Salto, spoke to Variety about the positioning, strategy and ambitions of Salto. Follin declined, however, to disclose the service’s yearly budget for acquisitions and originals.
First off, how would you describe Salto as a service?
It’s a subscription-based service priced at €6.99 [$8.27] per month that offers 10,000 hours of programs,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Documentary examines legacy of Ruth Finley, influential founder of Fashion Calendar.
Toronto-based Syndicado Film Sales has picked up worldwide sales to Calendar Girl ahead of its world premiere at Doc NYC 2020 next month.
Christian D. Bruun wrote, directed and produced the documentary, which screens at the festival on November 11 and tells the story of Ruth Finley, who founded and ran the influential Fashion Calendar for more than 70 years.
With its iconic pink pages, the Fashion Calendar laid out every haute couture event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Finley retired in 2014 at the age of 95 and sold...
Toronto-based Syndicado Film Sales has picked up worldwide sales to Calendar Girl ahead of its world premiere at Doc NYC 2020 next month.
Christian D. Bruun wrote, directed and produced the documentary, which screens at the festival on November 11 and tells the story of Ruth Finley, who founded and ran the influential Fashion Calendar for more than 70 years.
With its iconic pink pages, the Fashion Calendar laid out every haute couture event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Finley retired in 2014 at the age of 95 and sold...
- 10/21/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Documentary examines legacy of Ruth Finley, influential founder of Fashion Calendar.
Toronto-based Syndicado has picked up worldwide sales to Calendar Girl ahead of its world premiere at Doc NYC 2020 next month.
Christian D. Bruun wrote, directed and produced the documentary, which screens at the festival on November 11 and tells the story of Ruth Finley, who founded and ran the influential Fashion Calendar for more than 70 years.
With its iconic pink pages, the Fashion Calendar laid out every haute couture event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Finley retired in 2014 at the age of 95 and sold the Fashion...
Toronto-based Syndicado has picked up worldwide sales to Calendar Girl ahead of its world premiere at Doc NYC 2020 next month.
Christian D. Bruun wrote, directed and produced the documentary, which screens at the festival on November 11 and tells the story of Ruth Finley, who founded and ran the influential Fashion Calendar for more than 70 years.
With its iconic pink pages, the Fashion Calendar laid out every haute couture event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Finley retired in 2014 at the age of 95 and sold the Fashion...
- 10/21/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Disney is modifying its theatrical release schedule once again in the face of the coronavirus pandemic by delaying Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow” to May 7, 2021. The shift means that other Marvel movies such as “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Eternals” will be moved off their February and May 2021 release dates and pushed back further into the 2021 calendar year. “Shang-Chi” will launch July 9, 2021 and “Eternals” will now debut November 5, 2021. Additionally, “Death on the Nile” is moving from October to December 18, 2020 and Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” is delaying a whole year from this December to Dec. 10, 2021.
“Black Widow,” the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry that marks Scarlett Johansson’s final outing as the eponymous hero, was originally scheduled to open in theaters May 1, 2020. Disney shifted the release to November amid the pandemic, and now the “Black Widow” release date has changed for a second time. The film,...
“Black Widow,” the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry that marks Scarlett Johansson’s final outing as the eponymous hero, was originally scheduled to open in theaters May 1, 2020. Disney shifted the release to November amid the pandemic, and now the “Black Widow” release date has changed for a second time. The film,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Salto, the new French streaming platform launched by national broadcasters TF1, M6 Group and France Télévisions, has made one of its first international acquisitions, picking up Happily Married, a dark comedy series from Montreal-based Productions Casablanca.
The French-language series premiered as part of the Berlinale Series program in February. Set in 1970s Quebec, it follows two couples that, after dropping their kids off at camp, are forced to confront the dire state of their married lives. But with divorce almost unheard of in the staunchly Catholic province, the couples instead explore other ways to reignite their passion. A series ...
The French-language series premiered as part of the Berlinale Series program in February. Set in 1970s Quebec, it follows two couples that, after dropping their kids off at camp, are forced to confront the dire state of their married lives. But with divorce almost unheard of in the staunchly Catholic province, the couples instead explore other ways to reignite their passion. A series ...
This Final Fantasy article contains spoilers.
After years of development, teasers, and pushed release dates, Final Fantasy VII Remake is finally here, and with it comes one of the most epic stories in the series. An organization known as Shinra is draining the planet Gaia of its lifeforce (“mako”) and a ragtag group of eco-terrorists known as Avalanche is all that stands in the way of ecological disaster.
While Final Fantasy VII is a sprawling saga that spans several locations across Gaia, the remake only covers the events set in the Shinra-controlled city of Midgar. This still gives us plenty of time to become reacquainted (or acquainted for the first time) with many of the game’s beloved characters, including the tough-as-nails Tifa, a freedom fighter who forgoes swords, guns, and magic staffs and instead lets her fists do the talking.
Tifa is a childhood friend of protagonist Cloud and...
After years of development, teasers, and pushed release dates, Final Fantasy VII Remake is finally here, and with it comes one of the most epic stories in the series. An organization known as Shinra is draining the planet Gaia of its lifeforce (“mako”) and a ragtag group of eco-terrorists known as Avalanche is all that stands in the way of ecological disaster.
While Final Fantasy VII is a sprawling saga that spans several locations across Gaia, the remake only covers the events set in the Shinra-controlled city of Midgar. This still gives us plenty of time to become reacquainted (or acquainted for the first time) with many of the game’s beloved characters, including the tough-as-nails Tifa, a freedom fighter who forgoes swords, guns, and magic staffs and instead lets her fists do the talking.
Tifa is a childhood friend of protagonist Cloud and...
- 4/10/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
European broadcasting giant Rtl Group on Friday reported a 10% increase in 2019 profit as revenue reached a record €6.65 billion ($7.44 billion), driven mainly by higher sales from global content unit Fremantle and its digital business.
With sales up 3.2%, 2019 marked the fifth consecutive year that Rtl’s revenue reached record levels.
The group’s earnings grew 10.1% to €864 million ($966.3 million) year on year, due largely to the capital gain from the disposal of film distribution unit Universum Film, which was bought by U.S. investment firm Kkr last year and merged into Munich-based studio Leonine, which also includes the former assets of Tele München Group. Lower impairments also contributed to Rtl’s profit boost.
With regard to the coronavirus crisis, Rtl CEO Thomas Rabe said it was currently too early to quantify its impact on Rtl Group’s results. The group has already seen the first cancellations of advertising bookings and impacts on productions,...
With sales up 3.2%, 2019 marked the fifth consecutive year that Rtl’s revenue reached record levels.
The group’s earnings grew 10.1% to €864 million ($966.3 million) year on year, due largely to the capital gain from the disposal of film distribution unit Universum Film, which was bought by U.S. investment firm Kkr last year and merged into Munich-based studio Leonine, which also includes the former assets of Tele München Group. Lower impairments also contributed to Rtl’s profit boost.
With regard to the coronavirus crisis, Rtl CEO Thomas Rabe said it was currently too early to quantify its impact on Rtl Group’s results. The group has already seen the first cancellations of advertising bookings and impacts on productions,...
- 3/13/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Salto, the streaming service jointly created by French public broadcaster France Télévisions and commercial networks TF1 and M6, will trial the new platform with a June 3 test launch.
The roll-out has been delayed for nearly a year for several reasons, including anti-trust and rights issues.
While Netflix is highly popular in France with almost 7 million subscribers, Salto will aim to differentiate itself with “an offer entirely developed for a French audience,” Thomas Follin, Salto’s managing director, recently told French newspaper Le Figaro.
Follin said the subscription rates will range between €5 to €10 ($5.50 to $11) per month. At launch, Salto will boast 15,000 hours of programming across all genres and expects to have 20,000 hours of programming by the end of the year. These will include original Salto titles that will be added to the service every month.
Instead of relying on algorithms, Salto will tap into an eclectic pool of programmers, film and...
The roll-out has been delayed for nearly a year for several reasons, including anti-trust and rights issues.
While Netflix is highly popular in France with almost 7 million subscribers, Salto will aim to differentiate itself with “an offer entirely developed for a French audience,” Thomas Follin, Salto’s managing director, recently told French newspaper Le Figaro.
Follin said the subscription rates will range between €5 to €10 ($5.50 to $11) per month. At launch, Salto will boast 15,000 hours of programming across all genres and expects to have 20,000 hours of programming by the end of the year. These will include original Salto titles that will be added to the service every month.
Instead of relying on algorithms, Salto will tap into an eclectic pool of programmers, film and...
- 2/11/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
U.K. Screenings, once the haphazard market piggy-backing off the glam BBC Showcase, has at last become an establishment in its own right.
This year’s edition of the week-long event, where a range of global broadcasters and streamers descend on Liverpool and London to peruse the latest wares from international distributors, stands to be the biggest yet, with new entrants such as French VOD Salto and Disney Plus firmly in the mix, and a refreshingly keen interest in non-English language projects.
U.K. Screenings has traditionally revolved around the Liverpool-set BBC Showcase, which kicks off on Sunday and will host up to 700 buyers. On the back of its success, London-based international distributors have banded together, coordinating as early as last summer to draw up a schedule and maximize buyers’ time when they travel down to London from Liverpool. The event, which runs from Feb. 9 to 14 (schedule below), has become...
This year’s edition of the week-long event, where a range of global broadcasters and streamers descend on Liverpool and London to peruse the latest wares from international distributors, stands to be the biggest yet, with new entrants such as French VOD Salto and Disney Plus firmly in the mix, and a refreshingly keen interest in non-English language projects.
U.K. Screenings has traditionally revolved around the Liverpool-set BBC Showcase, which kicks off on Sunday and will host up to 700 buyers. On the back of its success, London-based international distributors have banded together, coordinating as early as last summer to draw up a schedule and maximize buyers’ time when they travel down to London from Liverpool. The event, which runs from Feb. 9 to 14 (schedule below), has become...
- 2/7/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The long-overdue Black Widow teases a return to family roots for Natasha Romanoff, as played by Scarlett Johansson. She's joined by Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz and David Harbour as 'family' members, with William Hurt as well. This teaser video is released as Johansson is receiving well-deserved plaudits for her performance in Marriage Story and Pugh should be receiving acclaim for her remarkable turn in Greta Gerwig's upcoming Little Women. While the action in this trailer looks far too similar to action in every other Marvel movie so far, I have hopes for something different between the action scenes, since Cate Shortland is directing and the plot appears to center on the women in the Marvel universe. It definitely leans more on...
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- 12/3/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Ten years after making her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in “Iron Man 2,” Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow is finally getting her long-awaited standalone movie in summer 2020.
Disney has debuted the first trailer for the standalone “Black Widow” movie, and it looks like the kind of hard-hitting action epic McU fans have been waiting for over the last decade. Johansson reprises her McU favorite opposite an ensemble that includes Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, and indie sensation Florence Pugh. A fight between Johansson and Pugh’s characters is teased in the trailer and it looks to be one of the movie’s highlights.
“Black Widow” is directed by Cate Shortland, making it the first McU tentpole to be solo directed by a woman director. The Australian filmmaker is best known for movies such as “Somersault,” “Lore,” and “Berlin Syndrome.” The “Black Widow” script, credited to Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson, is...
Disney has debuted the first trailer for the standalone “Black Widow” movie, and it looks like the kind of hard-hitting action epic McU fans have been waiting for over the last decade. Johansson reprises her McU favorite opposite an ensemble that includes Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, and indie sensation Florence Pugh. A fight between Johansson and Pugh’s characters is teased in the trailer and it looks to be one of the movie’s highlights.
“Black Widow” is directed by Cate Shortland, making it the first McU tentpole to be solo directed by a woman director. The Australian filmmaker is best known for movies such as “Somersault,” “Lore,” and “Berlin Syndrome.” The “Black Widow” script, credited to Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson, is...
- 12/3/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Comic book movie fans apparently have not seen the last of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark on the big screen. In reporting on this year’s Saturn Award winners, Deadline’s Geoff Boucher dropped a bombshell by saying that “Robert Downey Jr. will be seen in the role of Stark one more time, however, in the Marvel prequel ‘Black Widow’ in May 2020.” Downey Jr., who won this year’s Saturn Award for Best Actor in a Film thanks to his work in “Avengers: Endgame” (one of six prizes the blockbuster received) was supposed to make his final McU appearance in the record-breaking “Avengers: Endgame,” which saw his character, Tony Stark/Iron Man, sacrifice himself to defeat Thanos and save the world.
“Black Widow” is kicking off the fourth phase of the McU in summer 2020. The script from Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson takes place after the events of “Captain America: Civil War,...
“Black Widow” is kicking off the fourth phase of the McU in summer 2020. The script from Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson takes place after the events of “Captain America: Civil War,...
- 9/16/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel is heading to the Venice Film Festival — as jury president. Variety reports the “Zama” and “La Ciénaga” filmmaker will lead the competition jury at this year’s festival, making her only the seventh woman to hold the position in the lauded festival’s 76-year history. Over the course of the last two decades, the festival has beefed up on its female leadership representatives in the jury pool: in 2017, the jury was led by Annette Bening, while Catherine Deneuve and Gong Li tackled the gig in 2006 and 2002, respectively.
In announcing the presidential pick, festival head Alberto Barbera called Martel “Latin America’s most important female director and one of the top female directors worldwide,” adding that she had achieved such a vaunted status after making just “four feature films and a handful of shorts” over the course of her still-young career.
Barbera added in an official statement,...
In announcing the presidential pick, festival head Alberto Barbera called Martel “Latin America’s most important female director and one of the top female directors worldwide,” adding that she had achieved such a vaunted status after making just “four feature films and a handful of shorts” over the course of her still-young career.
Barbera added in an official statement,...
- 6/24/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Marvel Studios has yet to make its upcoming Black Widow standalone movie official, but every fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe knows it’s coming with a cast that includes franchise veteran Scarlett Johansson and newcomers Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, and O-t Fagbenle. Rumors have circulated for some time the Black Widow movie is a prequel, which was all but confirmed by “Avengers: Endgame” considering Johansson’s character sacrificed herself in order to obtain the Soul Stone. Unless the McU plans on bringing Black Widow back to life, then her upcoming film will serve as a prequel much in the same way “Captain Marvel” did.
“There’s a method to the madness,” Feige recently told io9 while promoting “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” “There’s always a method and doing things in an unexpected way is something we find fun. There are ways to do prequels that are less...
“There’s a method to the madness,” Feige recently told io9 while promoting “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” “There’s always a method and doing things in an unexpected way is something we find fun. There are ways to do prequels that are less...
- 6/20/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Rosie Fletcher Apr 29, 2019
We explore one of the most moving, surprising, and dynamic moments in Avengers: Endgame.
This Avengers: Endgame article contains major spoilers. It comes from Den of Geek UK.
Not seen the movie? Check out our spoiler-free review instead.
The McU has been around for 11 years and delivered 22 movies, and as it’s been widely noted, it hasn’t been great for its inclusion of female characters. It wasn’t until the 21st movie in the series, Captain Marvel, that we had our first film with a female lead and it’s also still the only one with a female director.
Despite this though, Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, has become a fan favorite since she first appeared in Iron Man 2 back in 2010. She’ll be getting her own movie at some point – there’s no release date yet announced – directed by Cate Shortland,...
We explore one of the most moving, surprising, and dynamic moments in Avengers: Endgame.
This Avengers: Endgame article contains major spoilers. It comes from Den of Geek UK.
Not seen the movie? Check out our spoiler-free review instead.
The McU has been around for 11 years and delivered 22 movies, and as it’s been widely noted, it hasn’t been great for its inclusion of female characters. It wasn’t until the 21st movie in the series, Captain Marvel, that we had our first film with a female lead and it’s also still the only one with a female director.
Despite this though, Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, has become a fan favorite since she first appeared in Iron Man 2 back in 2010. She’ll be getting her own movie at some point – there’s no release date yet announced – directed by Cate Shortland,...
- 4/29/2019
- Den of Geek
After scene-stealing turns in six Marvel films, Scarlett Johansson and her fan-loved character Black Widow are getting their own movie.
Not only that, but according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter the actress, 33, who has portrayed Russian spy-turned-superhero Natasha Romanoff since the character’s film debut in 2010’s Iron Man 2, will be getting a superhero-sized paycheck for the project — $15 million, the same amount that Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth got for each of their standalone films.
Johansson’s Black Widow has also appeared in The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War,...
Not only that, but according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter the actress, 33, who has portrayed Russian spy-turned-superhero Natasha Romanoff since the character’s film debut in 2010’s Iron Man 2, will be getting a superhero-sized paycheck for the project — $15 million, the same amount that Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth got for each of their standalone films.
Johansson’s Black Widow has also appeared in The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War,...
- 3/20/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
The thought of Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel directing a Marvel movie may sound unusual (her challenging style is a far cry from the McU), but she was included on the studio’s shortlist of filmmakers to helm the Black Widow standalone movie, starring Scarlett Johansson. Martel recently told India’s English-language newspaper The Daily Pioneer (via The Playlist) that her interest in the Marvel film didn’t go beyond her first meeting with the studio.
“I received an e-mail from Marvel for a meeting,” Martel said. “So I went to the [Marvel 10th Anniversary] reunion. I actually signed this thing where I can’t talk about that reunion. Marvel and other such production houses are trying to involve more female filmmakers…What they told me in the meeting was ‘we need a female director because we need someone who is mostly concerned with the development of Scarlett Johansson’s character.'”
Martel continued,...
“I received an e-mail from Marvel for a meeting,” Martel said. “So I went to the [Marvel 10th Anniversary] reunion. I actually signed this thing where I can’t talk about that reunion. Marvel and other such production houses are trying to involve more female filmmakers…What they told me in the meeting was ‘we need a female director because we need someone who is mostly concerned with the development of Scarlett Johansson’s character.'”
Martel continued,...
- 12/12/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Marvel has found its “Black Widow” director in Cate Shortland, who was chosen from a field of more than 70 candidates. The Australian filmmaker, whose “Berlin Syndrome” premiered at Sundance last year, will become the studio’s first solo director when she helms the standalone film starring Scarlett Johansson — next year’s “Captain Marvel” is being co-directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck.
Shortland, 49, is likely best known for directing 2012’s “Lore.” About a family of unrepentant Nazis attempting to flee in the aftermath of World War II, it won the Audience Award at the Locarno Film Festival before its theatrical release. Her 2004 debut, “Somersault,” starred a then-unknown Abbie Cornish and premiered in the Un Regard Section of the Cannes Film Festival; though she’s far from prolific, Shortland’s body of work clearly impressed Marvel’s upper brass.
Johansson has portrayed the Russian spy (real name Natasha Romanova) in several films...
Shortland, 49, is likely best known for directing 2012’s “Lore.” About a family of unrepentant Nazis attempting to flee in the aftermath of World War II, it won the Audience Award at the Locarno Film Festival before its theatrical release. Her 2004 debut, “Somersault,” starred a then-unknown Abbie Cornish and premiered in the Un Regard Section of the Cannes Film Festival; though she’s far from prolific, Shortland’s body of work clearly impressed Marvel’s upper brass.
Johansson has portrayed the Russian spy (real name Natasha Romanova) in several films...
- 7/12/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige promised recently, following the round of press for “Ant-Man And The Wasp,” that we would soon see new female filmmakers announced as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and true to his word, Marvel has hired a new female helmer. Cate Shortland, the excellent Australian indie director, known for such films as “Somersault,” “Lore,” and most recently, the thriller “Berlin Syndrome,” has been hired to direct the standalone “Black Widow” film starring Scarlett Johannson.
Continue reading ‘Black Widow’ Standalone Film Finds A Director & Is Reportedly A Prequel at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Black Widow’ Standalone Film Finds A Director & Is Reportedly A Prequel at The Playlist.
- 7/12/2018
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Marvel’s long-anticipated “Black Widow” movie is inching closer to production with the reveal of the studio’s shortlist for potential directors. Deadline reports Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland is the frontrunner contender to direct the standalone movie, which will find Scarlett Johansson at the center of her own Marvel film. The report also has indie favorites Amma Asante and Maggie Betts high on the list of contenders.
The “Black Widow” standalone movie first made news at the start of 2018 with the news Jac Schaeffer had been hired to write the screenplay. Schaeffer is an up-and-coming talent who wrote the script for Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway’s female-centric spin on “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” Rumors circulated in late April that Marvel was looking at directors such as “The Rider’ helmer Chloe Zhao and “Mustang” filmmaker Deniz Gamze Ergüven to direct. The studio is reportedly adamant about landing a female director.
Shortland...
The “Black Widow” standalone movie first made news at the start of 2018 with the news Jac Schaeffer had been hired to write the screenplay. Schaeffer is an up-and-coming talent who wrote the script for Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway’s female-centric spin on “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” Rumors circulated in late April that Marvel was looking at directors such as “The Rider’ helmer Chloe Zhao and “Mustang” filmmaker Deniz Gamze Ergüven to direct. The studio is reportedly adamant about landing a female director.
Shortland...
- 6/20/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
There’s been a great deal of discussion about this year’s Oscar snubs, most of which can be explained. Steven Spielberg for “The Post?” A very good film, but perhaps too formulaic to be considered a real achievement in directing. Hong Chau in “Downsizing?” The film’s mediocre reviews and tepid ticket sales seriously downsized her prospects at the Oscars. James Franco in “The Disaster Artist?” The disaster hit right at the wrong time.
But there’s one omission that remains something of a headscratcher. How did Martin McDonagh miss out on a Best Director nomination for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri?”
He made the cut at the Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe, DGA and BAFTA Awards. His film over-performed most of the season, garnering the top prizes at the Globes and the SAG Awards. It was (and still is) considered a serious threat to nab the Best Picture Oscar.
But there’s one omission that remains something of a headscratcher. How did Martin McDonagh miss out on a Best Director nomination for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri?”
He made the cut at the Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe, DGA and BAFTA Awards. His film over-performed most of the season, garnering the top prizes at the Globes and the SAG Awards. It was (and still is) considered a serious threat to nab the Best Picture Oscar.
- 1/29/2018
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
When Greta Gerwig’s already-lauded “Lady Bird” hits limited release later this week, the actress-writer-director will join a long line of other female filmmakers who used their directorial debut (this one is Gerwig’s solo directorial debut, just for clarity’s sake) to not only launch their careers, but make a huge mark while doing it. Gerwig’s Saoirse Ronan-starring coming-of-age tale is an instant classic, and one that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who has enjoyed Gerwig’s charming work as a screenwriter in recent years, bolstered by her ear for dialogue and her love of complicated and complex leading ladies.
While Hollywood still lags when it comes to offering up opportunities to its most talented female filmmakers, many of them have overcome the dismal stats to deliver compelling, interesting, and unique first features. In short, they’re good filmmakers who made good movies,...
While Hollywood still lags when it comes to offering up opportunities to its most talented female filmmakers, many of them have overcome the dismal stats to deliver compelling, interesting, and unique first features. In short, they’re good filmmakers who made good movies,...
- 11/1/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
A brief romance in the German capital turns into something a lot more sinister
It was meant to be a holiday fling. A crackling connection on the streets of Berlin tumbles into a night of passion, snatched from a packed tourist itinerary. But when Australian photographer Clare (Teresa Palmer) wakes the following morning, she finds that Andi (Max Riemelt) has inadvertently locked her into his apartment. When he returns that night, he is changed – distant, clipped, cold – and she realises he has no intention of letting her go.
Although Cate Shortland (Somersault, Lore) subtly seeds the early part of the film with hints of a threat – Clare’s fascination with Gdr architecture evokes ideas of walls and restrictions on freedom – charming Andi’s true colours still come as a sickening shock. And while the sudden stabs of violence add a genre flavour to this slow-burning thriller, the real discomfort comes...
It was meant to be a holiday fling. A crackling connection on the streets of Berlin tumbles into a night of passion, snatched from a packed tourist itinerary. But when Australian photographer Clare (Teresa Palmer) wakes the following morning, she finds that Andi (Max Riemelt) has inadvertently locked her into his apartment. When he returns that night, he is changed – distant, clipped, cold – and she realises he has no intention of letting her go.
Although Cate Shortland (Somersault, Lore) subtly seeds the early part of the film with hints of a threat – Clare’s fascination with Gdr architecture evokes ideas of walls and restrictions on freedom – charming Andi’s true colours still come as a sickening shock. And while the sudden stabs of violence add a genre flavour to this slow-burning thriller, the real discomfort comes...
- 6/11/2017
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
Cate Shortland’s latest film ticks all the boxes of the captivity psycho-drama, but the lack of originality lets it down
Cate Shortland, the director of the widely admired Somersault, has made an efficient but unrewarding and ultimately pointless psycho-thriller, adapted by Shaun Grant from the 2011 debut novel by Australian author Melanie Joosten. It is set in Berlin, a mecca for backpackers and international hipsters. Clare (Teresa Palmer) is a tourist from Brisbane, wandering around the city, photographing the East German architecture that fascinates her, but feeling a little aimless. She runs into Andi (Max Riemelt), a charming, interesting German guy who chats her up in the street. They go back to his place; the next morning he goes off to work, leaving her to sleep. Clare’s loved-up mood is dispelled, however, when she wakes up and realises he has locked her in his apartment and taken her sim card.
Cate Shortland, the director of the widely admired Somersault, has made an efficient but unrewarding and ultimately pointless psycho-thriller, adapted by Shaun Grant from the 2011 debut novel by Australian author Melanie Joosten. It is set in Berlin, a mecca for backpackers and international hipsters. Clare (Teresa Palmer) is a tourist from Brisbane, wandering around the city, photographing the East German architecture that fascinates her, but feeling a little aimless. She runs into Andi (Max Riemelt), a charming, interesting German guy who chats her up in the street. They go back to his place; the next morning he goes off to work, leaving her to sleep. Clare’s loved-up mood is dispelled, however, when she wakes up and realises he has locked her in his apartment and taken her sim card.
- 6/9/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Cinema has often used female characters as mere victims in service of a plot – but the Australian director’s new film is a fascinating interrogation of vulnerability and sexual desire
For as long as cinema has been around, it has been in thrall to the vulnerability of women. Whether they are tied to railway tracks or being stalked in the night, female characters are often victims in service of plot. But for the protagonist of Cate Shortland’s psychological drama, Berlin Syndrome – a young woman whose victimhood is precisely the point – a woman’s vulnerability is the starting point for a fascinating interrogation of that position.
“I love stories about overcoming hurt and how we get through it: ‘How do we continue?’ I like the idea that we’re not static,” the Australian film-maker says. The female protagonists of Shortland’s two previous films – Somersault (2004) and Lore (2012) – are often made vulnerable,...
For as long as cinema has been around, it has been in thrall to the vulnerability of women. Whether they are tied to railway tracks or being stalked in the night, female characters are often victims in service of plot. But for the protagonist of Cate Shortland’s psychological drama, Berlin Syndrome – a young woman whose victimhood is precisely the point – a woman’s vulnerability is the starting point for a fascinating interrogation of that position.
“I love stories about overcoming hurt and how we get through it: ‘How do we continue?’ I like the idea that we’re not static,” the Australian film-maker says. The female protagonists of Shortland’s two previous films – Somersault (2004) and Lore (2012) – are often made vulnerable,...
- 6/8/2017
- by Christina Newland
- The Guardian - Film News
Cate Shortland on the set of 'Berlin Syndrome'..
Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland has only made three features: 2004.s Somersault, 2012.s Lore and now Berlin Syndrome, with the last two both set in Germany.
.Like a lot of people I.m just drawn to the vibrancy of the culture,. says the filmmaker, .and I love living in Berlin..
Shortland.s partner is Australian filmmaker Tony Krawitz (Dead Europe), whose family is German Jew.
.His grandmother is still alive, she.s 102, and she.s from Berlin,. Shortland tells If. .We.ve lived in Berlin on and off for the last six years, our kids went to school there for a while. My German.s still really atrocious but I love living there..
Now the director has shot a feature in the city — adapted by Snowtown.s Shaun Grant from a novel by Melanie Joosten.
Aquarius Films producer Polly Staniford was...
Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland has only made three features: 2004.s Somersault, 2012.s Lore and now Berlin Syndrome, with the last two both set in Germany.
.Like a lot of people I.m just drawn to the vibrancy of the culture,. says the filmmaker, .and I love living in Berlin..
Shortland.s partner is Australian filmmaker Tony Krawitz (Dead Europe), whose family is German Jew.
.His grandmother is still alive, she.s 102, and she.s from Berlin,. Shortland tells If. .We.ve lived in Berlin on and off for the last six years, our kids went to school there for a while. My German.s still really atrocious but I love living there..
Now the director has shot a feature in the city — adapted by Snowtown.s Shaun Grant from a novel by Melanie Joosten.
Aquarius Films producer Polly Staniford was...
- 5/15/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Stephen Page and Bonnie Elliott on location (photo credit: Jacob Nash).
Australia.s best DPs are gearing up for the 46th National awards for Cinematography, to be held at Nsw Parliament House this Saturday, May 6.
Again hosted by Ray Martin, the awards will recognize work across 18 categories — student projects, documentary, music videos, TV news and the return of the kids category, CineKids.
.We.re trying to encourage primary-school children up to the age of 15 to get involved, and these kids are coming along in leaps and bounds,. says Acs president Ron Johanson. .I think we have 30-40 members all around Australia — these fantastically talented young kids..
Last year.s expo will not be repeated, says Johanson. .We spoke to the sponsors and they felt they.d give it a miss this year because it.s close to Smpte, so we.ll probably have one next year..
Instead the Acs is...
Australia.s best DPs are gearing up for the 46th National awards for Cinematography, to be held at Nsw Parliament House this Saturday, May 6.
Again hosted by Ray Martin, the awards will recognize work across 18 categories — student projects, documentary, music videos, TV news and the return of the kids category, CineKids.
.We.re trying to encourage primary-school children up to the age of 15 to get involved, and these kids are coming along in leaps and bounds,. says Acs president Ron Johanson. .I think we have 30-40 members all around Australia — these fantastically talented young kids..
Last year.s expo will not be repeated, says Johanson. .We spoke to the sponsors and they felt they.d give it a miss this year because it.s close to Smpte, so we.ll probably have one next year..
Instead the Acs is...
- 5/3/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Stephen Page and Bonnie Elliott on location (photo credit: Jacob Nash).
Australia.s best DPs are gearing up for the 46th National awards for Cinematography, to be held at Nsw Parliament House this Saturday, May 6.
Again hosted by Ray Martin, the awards will recognize work across 18 categories — student projects, documentary, music videos, TV news and the return of the kids category, CineKids.
.We.re trying to encourage primary-school children up to the age of 15 to get involved, and these kids are coming along in leaps and bounds,. says Acs president Ron Johanson. .I think we have 30-40 members all around Australia — these fantastically talented young kids..
Last year.s expo will not be repeated, says Johanson. .We spoke to the sponsors and they felt they.d give it a miss this year because it.s close to Smpte, so we.ll probably have one next year..
Instead the Acs is...
Australia.s best DPs are gearing up for the 46th National awards for Cinematography, to be held at Nsw Parliament House this Saturday, May 6.
Again hosted by Ray Martin, the awards will recognize work across 18 categories — student projects, documentary, music videos, TV news and the return of the kids category, CineKids.
.We.re trying to encourage primary-school children up to the age of 15 to get involved, and these kids are coming along in leaps and bounds,. says Acs president Ron Johanson. .I think we have 30-40 members all around Australia — these fantastically talented young kids..
Last year.s expo will not be repeated, says Johanson. .We spoke to the sponsors and they felt they.d give it a miss this year because it.s close to Smpte, so we.ll probably have one next year..
Instead the Acs is...
- 5/3/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
If the career of Sam Worthington — bland and boring in leading man roles, much more interesting when he gets to play character parts in indies like “Somersault” or “The Keeping Room” — was anything to go by, people maybe shouldn’t have been so quick to dismiss his fellow Australian Jai Courtney. Yes, Courtney was a bit of a charisma vacuum in films like “Terminator: Genisys,” but he was a lot more fun when he got to ugly-up in “Suicide Squad” — indeed, he was probably the best thing in the movie.
Continue reading Jai Courtney Is A Nazi In First Trailer For A24’s ‘The Exception’ With Lily James & Christopher Plummer at The Playlist.
Continue reading Jai Courtney Is A Nazi In First Trailer For A24’s ‘The Exception’ With Lily James & Christopher Plummer at The Playlist.
- 4/24/2017
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Cate Shortland (l) on set.
Imagine you.re a young woman from Brisbane, and you decide to quit your job taking photos for a real estate website, and head overseas for the first time, to the cool city where all the other cool young people seem to be heading —.Berlin. There you meet a really nice guy, you go back to his, you have amazing sex. But fast forward to the morning after and you discover he.s locked you in his creepy apartment, and so begins Berlin Syndrome, a dark fairy-tale of a thriller from Australian director Cate Shortland.
You might remember Cate.s first film, Somersault, which came out in 2004. That film probably rings a bell because you either loved it or hated it — it was dragged into a debate that raged at the time about how Australian cinema was in crisis. It was a particularly ill-informed, mostly...
Imagine you.re a young woman from Brisbane, and you decide to quit your job taking photos for a real estate website, and head overseas for the first time, to the cool city where all the other cool young people seem to be heading —.Berlin. There you meet a really nice guy, you go back to his, you have amazing sex. But fast forward to the morning after and you discover he.s locked you in his creepy apartment, and so begins Berlin Syndrome, a dark fairy-tale of a thriller from Australian director Cate Shortland.
You might remember Cate.s first film, Somersault, which came out in 2004. That film probably rings a bell because you either loved it or hated it — it was dragged into a debate that raged at the time about how Australian cinema was in crisis. It was a particularly ill-informed, mostly...
- 4/24/2017
- by Jason Di Rosso
- IF.com.au
Love becomes a prison in “Berlin Syndrome,” the new film from Cate Shortland (“Somersault,” “Lore“) that unwinds a slow-burn thriller about romantic obsession that runs deadly.
Read More: Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ Starring Teresa Palmer Is An Unbearably Intense, Slow Burn Thriller [Sundance Review]
Teresa Palmer leads the film as an Australian journalist in Germany who strikes up a relationship with a charming young man.
Continue reading Teresa Palmer Fights For Freedom In New Trailer For Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ at The Playlist.
Read More: Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ Starring Teresa Palmer Is An Unbearably Intense, Slow Burn Thriller [Sundance Review]
Teresa Palmer leads the film as an Australian journalist in Germany who strikes up a relationship with a charming young man.
Continue reading Teresa Palmer Fights For Freedom In New Trailer For Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ at The Playlist.
- 3/28/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Cate Shortland has left the German settings of “The Berlin Syndrome” behind for a project set in her homeland.
The award-winning Australian filmmaker behind “Somersault” (starring Abbie Cornish) and the German wartime drama “Lore” will be trying her hand at a true crime limited series, reports If.com. The eight-part series, titled “The Monaro,” is a project that Shortland has been mulling over since her days at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Read More: ‘Berlin Syndrome’ Trailer: Teresa Palmer Becomes Her Lover’s Prisoner in Cate Shortland’s Sundance Thriller
The series is set in the 1830s in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia, east of the Snowy Mountains — which is also where the filmmaker shot “Somersault.” That’s all that we know about the plot at the moment.
Shortland has her work cut out for her. “I’m working with this great team of people,...
The award-winning Australian filmmaker behind “Somersault” (starring Abbie Cornish) and the German wartime drama “Lore” will be trying her hand at a true crime limited series, reports If.com. The eight-part series, titled “The Monaro,” is a project that Shortland has been mulling over since her days at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Read More: ‘Berlin Syndrome’ Trailer: Teresa Palmer Becomes Her Lover’s Prisoner in Cate Shortland’s Sundance Thriller
The series is set in the 1830s in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia, east of the Snowy Mountains — which is also where the filmmaker shot “Somersault.” That’s all that we know about the plot at the moment.
Shortland has her work cut out for her. “I’m working with this great team of people,...
- 3/15/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
While Cate Shortland came on our radar with 2004’s “Somersault,” she had a healthy TV career prior to that, helming episodes of “The Secret Life Of Us” and “Bad Cop, Bad Cop.” And between “Somersault” and her 2012’s feature “Lore,” she helmed the TV movie “The Silence.” Now, she’s set to embark on her biggest small screen effort yet.
Continue reading Cate Shortland To Direct 8-Part TV Miniseries ‘The Monaro’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading Cate Shortland To Direct 8-Part TV Miniseries ‘The Monaro’ at The Playlist.
- 3/14/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Cate Shortland on the set of 'Berlin Syndrome'.
Berlin Syndrome filmmaker Cate Shortland is prepping an eight-part series for Matchbox Pictures.
Titled The Monaro, the series will focus on six women in the 1830s and is based on a true crime case, the director told If.
Shortland will shoot in the titular region, east of the Snowy Mountains, where she also shot her debut feature, Somersault.
.It.s one of my favourite places in the world to shoot so I wanted to do something again there,. the helmer said..
Shortland is an experienced writer for TV, having written episodes of The Slap, Devil.s Playground, Deadline Gallipoli and The Kettering Incident, but this will mark the first series she has directed since The Secret Life of Us in 2003.
She also helmed TV movie The Silence, starring Richard Roxburgh and co-written by Picnic at Hanging Rock.s Alice Addison,...
Berlin Syndrome filmmaker Cate Shortland is prepping an eight-part series for Matchbox Pictures.
Titled The Monaro, the series will focus on six women in the 1830s and is based on a true crime case, the director told If.
Shortland will shoot in the titular region, east of the Snowy Mountains, where she also shot her debut feature, Somersault.
.It.s one of my favourite places in the world to shoot so I wanted to do something again there,. the helmer said..
Shortland is an experienced writer for TV, having written episodes of The Slap, Devil.s Playground, Deadline Gallipoli and The Kettering Incident, but this will mark the first series she has directed since The Secret Life of Us in 2003.
She also helmed TV movie The Silence, starring Richard Roxburgh and co-written by Picnic at Hanging Rock.s Alice Addison,...
- 3/13/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
If you're a fan of Teresa Palmer (Lights Out, Hacksaw Ridge, Warm Bodies), you're not going to want to miss Berlin Syndrome because she gives her best performance yet. I had a chance to see the movie at Sundance, and I thought it was a solidly made thriller. This is also a really great trailer that perfectly captures what this movie is.
While holidaying in Berlin, Australian photojournalist, Clare meets Andi, a charismatic local man and there is an instant attraction between them. A night of passion ensues. But what initially appears to be the start of a romance suddenly takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. An easy mistake to make, of course, except Andi has no intention of letting her go again.
In my review, I said:
"The film is...
While holidaying in Berlin, Australian photojournalist, Clare meets Andi, a charismatic local man and there is an instant attraction between them. A night of passion ensues. But what initially appears to be the start of a romance suddenly takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. An easy mistake to make, of course, except Andi has no intention of letting her go again.
In my review, I said:
"The film is...
- 3/2/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The intensity of new love can often make you blind to the trouble signs, and that’s where things kick off in “Berlin Syndrome,” the new film from the always fascinating filmmaker Cate Shortland (“Somersault,” “Lore“).
Based on the book by Melanie Joosten, and starring Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt, the story follows a young woman who travels to Berlin and falls in love, only to discover the relationship has taken on a sinister edge.
Continue reading Teresa Palmer Is Trapped In New Trailer For Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ at The Playlist.
Based on the book by Melanie Joosten, and starring Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt, the story follows a young woman who travels to Berlin and falls in love, only to discover the relationship has taken on a sinister edge.
Continue reading Teresa Palmer Is Trapped In New Trailer For Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ at The Playlist.
- 3/1/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The problem with films that chronicle captivity is that there’s really only two ways they can go: the victim breaks free, or they don’t. The trick is making the journey worthwhile. Cate Shortland’s “Berlin Syndrome” packs plenty of twists into its overinflated 116-minute runtime, and most of them are enough to recommend the “Somersault” filmmaker’s latest crack at satisfying, female-driven cinema.
Bolstered by a strong performance from Teresa Palmer (who only gets better with each role, and seems happy to mix things up when it comes time to pick them), “Berlin Syndrome” doesn’t break much new ground in the genre, but it’s certainly a worthy entry into it.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Sundance Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
Aussie tourist Clare (Palmer) is starry-eyed from the start, arriving in Berlin with nothing but a hiker’s pack and a serious desire to explore.
Bolstered by a strong performance from Teresa Palmer (who only gets better with each role, and seems happy to mix things up when it comes time to pick them), “Berlin Syndrome” doesn’t break much new ground in the genre, but it’s certainly a worthy entry into it.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Sundance Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
Aussie tourist Clare (Palmer) is starry-eyed from the start, arriving in Berlin with nothing but a hiker’s pack and a serious desire to explore.
- 1/28/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Australian director Cate Shortland brought a penetrating female gaze both to the jailbait protagonist of her lyrical first feature, Somersault, and the conflicted teenage Nazi offspring at the center of her German-language follow-up, Lore. But audiences looking for the illuminating perspective of an intelligent woman director on the kind of sexual-captivity scenario that dates back to The Collector might come away disappointed from Berlin Syndrome. Driven by a compellingly internalized performance from Teresa Palmer as the conflicted prey, this is a case of expert filmmaking craft applied to a familiar story that becomes unrelentingly grim and drawn out after its...
- 1/23/2017
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s a good time of year to be a movie lover, not only because the best Hollywood has to offer is hitting cinemas, but because January will bring with a whole new batch of films to obsess over. The conversation on what’s next will begin at the Sundance Film Festival, and one movie we have our eye on is “Berlin Syndrome.”
The latest from Cate Shortland (“Lore,” “Somersault“), is based on the book by Melanie Joosten, stars Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt, and follows a young woman whose German vacation takes a dark turn.
Continue reading Sundance Clips: Teresa Palmer Takes A Trip In Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ at The Playlist.
The latest from Cate Shortland (“Lore,” “Somersault“), is based on the book by Melanie Joosten, stars Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt, and follows a young woman whose German vacation takes a dark turn.
Continue reading Sundance Clips: Teresa Palmer Takes A Trip In Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ at The Playlist.
- 12/6/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Aussie filmmaker Cate Shortland, who has been behind the camera for “Somersault” and “Lore,” is a director we keep a keen eye on. However, we expected her latest film, “Berlin Syndrome,” to have popped up on the festival circuit by now. Shot all the way back in the spring of 2015, not much has been heard about the picture since that time, but we’re very excited that it will be making its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month.
Continue reading Sundance First Look: Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ Starring Teresa Palmer at The Playlist.
Continue reading Sundance First Look: Cate Shortland’s ‘Berlin Syndrome’ Starring Teresa Palmer at The Playlist.
- 12/1/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Teresa Palmer in 'Berlin Syndrome'.
Cate Shortland.s psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome will make its world debut at the Sundance Film Festival, where it has been selected to screen in the World Cinema Dramatic competition.
The third feature from Shortland (Lore, Somersault) tells the story of Aussie photographer Clare (Teresa Palmer,.Hacksaw Ridge) who meets the charismatic Andi (Max Riemelt, Sense8) on a trip to Berlin. Their attraction is instant, but romance turns sinister when Clare finds Andi has locked her in his apartment..
Shot on location in Berlin and Melbourne, the film is based on Melanie Joosten.s book of the same name. It was adapted for screen by Shaun Grant (Snowtown) and produced by Aquarius Films. Polly Staniford.
Sundance.s strong focus on independent cinema makes it a perfect fit for Berlin Sydnrome's world premiere, said Staniford. Aquarius'.Wish You Were Here also screened at the...
Cate Shortland.s psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome will make its world debut at the Sundance Film Festival, where it has been selected to screen in the World Cinema Dramatic competition.
The third feature from Shortland (Lore, Somersault) tells the story of Aussie photographer Clare (Teresa Palmer,.Hacksaw Ridge) who meets the charismatic Andi (Max Riemelt, Sense8) on a trip to Berlin. Their attraction is instant, but romance turns sinister when Clare finds Andi has locked her in his apartment..
Shot on location in Berlin and Melbourne, the film is based on Melanie Joosten.s book of the same name. It was adapted for screen by Shaun Grant (Snowtown) and produced by Aquarius Films. Polly Staniford.
Sundance.s strong focus on independent cinema makes it a perfect fit for Berlin Sydnrome's world premiere, said Staniford. Aquarius'.Wish You Were Here also screened at the...
- 12/1/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
For our buck, one of the most underrated actresses working today is Aussie Abbie Cornish. While she’s turned in some fabulous performances (“Somersault,” “Bright Star” and the extremely underseen “The Girl”), Cornish hasn’t quite caught on to the next level. But she is joining the already front-loaded cast of filmmaker Amma Asante’s “Where Hands Touch.”
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Tantrum Films announced today that Cornish, Christopher Eccleston (“28 Days Later,“ ”Thor: The Dark World”) and Tom Sweet (the boy in “The Childhood of a Leader”) have joined the cast of Asante’s latest, alongside the previously announced Amandla Stenberg (“The Hunger Games,” “As You Are”) and George MacKay (“Captain Fantastic,” “Pride”).
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Read More: Interview: ‘Belle’ Director Amma Asante On Her Charged & Groundbreaking Period Drama
Tantrum Films announced today that Cornish, Christopher Eccleston (“28 Days Later,“ ”Thor: The Dark World”) and Tom Sweet (the boy in “The Childhood of a Leader”) have joined the cast of Asante’s latest, alongside the previously announced Amandla Stenberg (“The Hunger Games,” “As You Are”) and George MacKay (“Captain Fantastic,” “Pride”).
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- 11/1/2016
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Abbie Cornish is an Australian actress and rapper, who goes by the stage name Dusk, best known for her roles as Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch, poet John Keats’ lover Fanny Brawne in Brightstar, and as Heidi in Somersault, for which she won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a leading role. Her career spans both television and […]
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- 6/28/2016
- by Travis Jeffrey Gonzalez
- Uinterview
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