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A24 releases six posters for The Green Knight

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A24 has released six posters for writer-director David Lowery’s (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story) dark fantasy adventure The Green Knight, which stars Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Barry Keoghan and Ralph Ineson; take a look here…An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, THE GREEN KNIGHT […]

Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix team with A24 for Disappointment Blvd.

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Deadline is reporting that Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster is set to team with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix for his next film Disappointment Blvd., which has been picked up by A24, the studio behind Aster’s first two movies.Plot details for Disappointment Blvd. are being kept under wraps, but Deadline describes the film as “an intimate, […]

Watchmen’s Hong Chau joins Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, Samantha Morton and Sadie Sink also in talks

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Deadline reports actress Hong Chau (Watchmen) has joined Brendan Fraser (Doom Patrol) in Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film The Whale.The Whale tells the story of “a reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.”Chau will play his best friend while Deadline also […]

Darren Aronofsky to team with Brendan Fraser on A24’s The Whale

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Fans of the dark and sad world of Darren Aronofsky will be happy with this most recent move as Deadline reports that Aronofsky will team with actor Brendan Fraser for an upcoming new film, The Whale.The MacArthur winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter will adapt the film based on the acclaimed 2012 play of the same […]

A24’s The Green Knight sets new July 2021 release date

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Although the film was delayed from its planned May date earlier this year as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, A24 and director David Lowery’s The Green Knight will now be released in theatres on July 30th, 2021. The Green Knight has also recently earned an “R” rating for “violence, some sexuality and graphic nudity”, […]

Now Is The Time for Indie Films To Strike

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Tom Jolliffe looks at a pre-Covid rise in popularity for independent films, and a big upcoming push for content going forward…Slowly but surely, changes were afoot this time last year. It had been a progressive rise for a few years. Cinema was still monopolised by the mega budget blockbusters. In particular, Disney and every subsidiary […]

A24’s The Green Knight receives R rating for “violence, some sexuality and graphic nudity”

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Although there is currently no release details after being delayed from its planned May date earlier this year, A24’s The Green Knight has been handed an R rating from the Motion Picture Society of America.A24 and director David Lowery’s The Green Knight has earned its “R” rating for “violence, some sexuality and graphic nudity”, with the […]

A Post-Pandemic Film Industry

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Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to how the landscape of film may change in the next few years…The entire film world, top to bottom, across most of the world has hit pause as we deal with more pressing life affecting matters. Studios have delayed releases and productions. We’ve seen a number of films switch from an […]

A24’s new horror film Saint Maud has been pulled from April release

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A24 has pulled writer-director Rose Glass’ horror film Saint Maud from its theatrical release date of 10th April 2020, with North American theaters shut down due to the coronavirus.While Saint Maud was initially pushed back a week from its original 3rd April release to 10th April, the decision has now been made to pull the film […]