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Movie Review – The Promised Land (2023)

May 27, 2024 by Robert Kojder

The Promised Land, 2023. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath, Thorp Gustav, Lindh Jacob, Ulrik Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper, Felix Kramer, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Søren Malling, Olaf Højgaard, Melina Hagberg, and Morten Burian. SYNOPSIS: The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Amanda Collin, Felix Kramer, Kristine Kujath, Lindh Jacob, mads mikkelsen, Magnus Krepper, Melina Hagberg, Morten Burian, Morten Hee Andersen, Nikolaj Arcel, Olaf Højgaard, Simon Bennebjerg, Søren Malling, The Promised Land, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Thorp Gustav, Ulrik Lohmann

Mads Mikkelsen stars in trailer for Nikolaj Arcel’s Nordic Western The Promised Land

December 15, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

A trailer, poster and images have been released for writer-director Nikolaj Arcel’s (A Royal Affair, The Dark Tower) Nordic western The Promised Land. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen as Ludvig Kahlen, an impoverished Captain who sets out to take the uninhabitable Danish heath from the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, in the name of the king. […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Kristine Kujath Thorp, mads mikkelsen, Nikolaj Arcel, Simon Bennebjerg, The Promised Land

Movie Review – The Dark Tower (2017)

September 3, 2017 by Robert Kojder

The Dark Tower, 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick, Abbey Lee, Dennis Haysbert, Nicholas Hamilton, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, José Zúñiga, and Jackie Earle Haley. SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Abbey Lee, Claudia Kim, Dennis Haysbert, Fran Kranz, Idris Elba, Jackie Earle Haley, José Zúñiga, Katheryn Winnick, Matthew McConaughey, Nicholas Hamilton, Nikolaj Arcel, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, Tom Taylor

Movie Review – The Dark Tower (2017)

August 20, 2017 by Helen Murdoch

The Dark Tower, 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Dennis Haysbert, Claudia Kimm, Jackie Earle Haley, Fran Kranz, and Katheryn Winnick. SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Claudia Kimm, Dennis Haysbert, Fran Kranz, Idris Elba, Jackie Earle Haley, Katheryn Winnick, Matthew McConaughey, Nikolaj Arcel, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, Tom Taylor

The Dark Tower is not reviewing well, and it all may boil down to “clashing visions” on set

August 3, 2017 by Jordan Jones

The long-awaited film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is nearly here, and early reviews are not being kind to it. As of this writing, the movie is sitting at a lowly 18% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reading various reactions across the web, the main criticism seems to be that it’s a middling […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Nikolaj Arcel, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower promo highlights Stephen King Easter eggs, director explains short running time

July 24, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

With a little over a week to go until The Dark Tower arrives in cinemas, Sony Pictures has released a new promo for the upcoming fantasy epic which details Easter eggs and references to other Stephen King stories within the film, including It, The Shining, The Shawshank Redemption, Cujo, Christine, Mr. Mercedes, and Misery; watch […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Nikolaj Arcel, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower helmer to direct Matt Damon in Robert F. Kennedy biopic RFK

July 19, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

It looks like Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel has found his next project after the upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower, with The Tracking Board reporting that he has signed on to direct the Robert F. Kennedy biopic RFK, which has Matt Damon attached to the title role. The younger brother of President John F. […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Matt Damon, Nikolaj Arcel, RFK

The Dark Tower director on the movie being “a canon continuation” of Stephen King’s books

June 25, 2017 by Gary Collinson

There’s less than two months to go before Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower hits the big screen, and speaking to IGN, director Nikolaj Arcel has reaffirmed that the movie is actually a sequel to King’s book series, rather than a traditional adaptation. “It is, in fact, a continuation,” said Arcel. “It is […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Nikolaj Arcel, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Nikolaj Arcel in talks to direct The Dark Tower

June 2, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Back in April it was announced that the long-gestating adaptation of Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower from Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Brian Grazer had been resurrected by Sony and Media Rights Capital, and now it looks like a director may have been found. According to Deadline, Nikolaj Arcel is in talks […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Nikolaj Arcel, The Dark Tower

Kick-Ass scribe Jane Goldman to adapt DC/Vertigo comic Fables for Warner Bros.

January 21, 2015 by James Garcia

An adaptation of Bill Willingham’s popular Fables comic book series has been in the works for quite some time now, but never really gained traction. Today, however, the film’s producer offered up an intriguing and encouraging update. We learned back in June of 2013 that A Royal Affair helmer Nikolaj Arcel (who was once on the shortlist for Marvel’s Doctor Strange) […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: David Heyman, DC, Fables, Jane Goldman, Nikolaj Arcel, Vertigo

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