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Ghostbusters' Bill Murray and Ed Harris are set to reunite once again, following their recent collaboration, for a gripping new neo-noir crime thriller movie.

Following their recent collaboration in the dark comedy Riff Raff, Murray and Westworld's Ed Harris are set to reunite for The Ploughmen, a neo-noir crime thriller directed by Harris. Based on Kim Zupan’s acclaimed novel, the film will begin production in Oklahoma in July 2025, according to TheCinemaholic. Harris, who also wrote the screenplay, will step behind the camera for the first time in 17 years to bring the story to life.

The cast features an impressive lineup, including Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Owen Teague, Hulk's Nick Nolte, Amy Madigan, and Lily Harris. The film follows Val Millimaki (Teague), a young deputy sheriff in Montana tasked with interrogating a captured murderer, Gload (Nolte). As Millimaki struggles with the moral burden of his job,...

Four-time Academy Award nominee Ed Harris has starred in his fair share of movie and TV westerns, always delivering a memorable turn no matter what his character calls for. Whether starring as the Man in Black in Westworld or playing Virgil Cole in the underrated Appaloosa, it's apparent that Harris has a fondness for playing cowboys along the American frontier.

In 2013, Harris starred in a lesser-known western called Sweetwater by filmmaking siblings Logan and Noah Miller. Despite a few overwrought dramatic sequences, the epic showdowns, blazing gunfights, and visceral action scenes help compensate. Now that the film is available to stream on Prime Video, giving subscribers an idea of what to expect, where the movie excels, and how Ed Harris and co-star Jason Isaacs save will help decide if Sweetwater is digestible.

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Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of October titles. The Tubi October 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

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The popularity of the Western genre has endured for decades, with some of the greatest films in the genre having literary roots. Authors like Lauran Paine and Ron Hansen have successfully captured the gritty landscape and character types of the Western genre in their writing and directors have elevated their work with the use of their film knowledge. The Old West provides an ideal setting for themes of conflict and individualism. Directors like John Ford and the Coen brothers use their skills to actualize such factors in the visual medium.

Oftentimes, it's books that have already attempted to expand the Western genre that inspire innovative directors because of their added components of other genres like comedy and crime. Unlike some of the worst book-to-film adaptations, many of those in the Western genre are faithful to the original text. There are countless examples of Western films inspired by books, but a...

Don't let anyone tell you Westerns are dead. They're apparently still alive and well on Netflix, where this week the docudrama "Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War" has been steadily climbing the streaming charts. According to viewership data site Flixpatrol, the series about the early American lawman is currently being bested in the top 10 most-watched English-language Netflix shows chart by just two other series: true crime docuseries "American Murder: Laci Peterson" and inexplicably popular girlboss rom-com "Emily in Paris."

If your Boomer dad hasn't yet told you about "Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War," let us do the honors. It's a six-episode Netflix-exclusive series that's a hybrid of narrative nonfiction, talking-head documentary, and intense reenactments. Here's the official synopsis that accompanied the show's trailer on YouTube: "The legendary feud between Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton unfolds through vivid reenactments in this gritty docudrama about the gunfight that defined an era.

How was a new country forged in the crucible of the Civil War? That’s the question asked by “Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1,” the passion project brought to screen by actor and director Kevin Costner which debuts on Max on Friday, Aug. 23. The film is set during the four years of the Civil War, and follows numerous characters as they try to make their way westward to start a new life for themselves. You can stream the movie with a Subscription to Max.

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“Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. The tale is a new way for...

Quick Links Viggo Mortensen's Career in Westerns Spans Multiple Decades The Dead Don't Hurt Walks the Line Between Traditional and "Spaghetti" Western The Dead Don't Hurt Will Not Be Viggo Mortensen's First Time Writing and Directing

This article contains spoilers for The Dead Don't Hurt (2024).

Viggo Mortensen's latest movie, The Dead Don't Hurt, is the first time audiences have seen the actor in a Western since Appaloosa in 2008. Mortensen continues to be a versatile actor and Renaissance man, hopping easily from high fantasies like The Lord of the Rings to gritty and adventurous Westerns. Especially in the early 2000s. Still, Mortensen has kept away from the genre, favoring variety in his projects. From dramas based on true-life experiences like Green Book (2018) and Thirteen Lives (2022) to adaptations of well-known novels like The Road (2009) and On the Road (2012) -- he's never nailed himself down to one type of film.

Even with his wide range,...

Tom Bower, the busy character actor who portrayed Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons and the janitor, Marvin, who helps John McClane foil the terrorists at the airport in Die Hard 2, has died. He was 86.

Bower died last week of an unknown cause at his home in Los Angeles, his brother, Robert Bower, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Bower worked on John Cassavetes’ directorial debut, Shadows (1957), and played one of the translators that make a mess of things in the acclaimed Western The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), starring Edward James Olmos.

He portrayed the father of the 37th U.S. president in Oliver Stone’s Nixon (1995), starring Anthony Hopkins, and the father of Nicolas Cage’s Terence McDonagh in Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009).

And, he appeared for director Scott Cooper in Crazy Heart (2009) — as the agent of Jeff Bridges’ Bad Blake — and Out of the Furnace...

Viggo Mortensen returns with The Dead Don't Hurt, a Western where he wears multiple hats, including director, writer, and star. The story focuses on Vivienne, played by Vicky Krieps, as she navigates love, independence, and challenges in the male-dominated Wild West. Mortensen's non-chronological storytelling adds depth, revealing character fates early on, leading to a nuanced exploration of love and forgiveness.

Viggo Mortensen is not only returning to the Western genre, but also to the director's chair, with the moving drama The Dead Don't Hurt. While best known to some for his turn as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mortensen has a well-regarded history in the Western genre, starring in the likes of 1990's Young Guns II, 2004's Hidalgo and 2008's Appaloosa. He has also been steadily making a name for himself as a writer, director and composer in the past few years following his...

The legendary Jeremy Irons recently took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl to perform the beloved "Be Prepared" song from The Lion King to mark the iconic Disney animated movie's 30th Anniversary. The now 75-year-old veteran actor voiced the film's primary antagonist, Scar.

DiscussingFilm shared a clip of Irons singing the iconic song on its X (formerly known as Twitter) account. The Lion King actor heartily belts out the song on the colorful stage with all the energy of a world-class singer in his prime. "Be Prepared" is performed as a musical number in The Lion King by Irons' Scar, who desires to be the king of the Pride Lands by killing his brother Mufasa and his nephew Simba. The lion motivates an army of nefarious hyenas with the classic song to enlist their help in achieving his treacherous end. Elton John and Tim Rice wrote the song Irons performed alongside Jim Cummings,...

Although its unlikely that it will ever reach the same prominence that it did during the 1950s and 1960s, the Western genre seems to have made a comeback in the 21st century. Prestige television shows like Godless and Deadwood have proved that adding historical insight to tales of the Wild West doesnt have to be counterintuitive to the story, as westerns can be both historically accurate and exciting. While there have been many interesting new takes on the standard Western narrative that have merged it with other genres, theres also something remarkable about a deliberately old-fashioned crowd-pleaser that isnt afraid of being a throwback. While largely forgotten since its release, the Ed Harris-directed film Appaloosa is an exciting historical thriller that contains some of the hottest moments in the history of Westerns.

Ed Harris has assembled an intriguing leading trio for his soon-to-shoot take on Kim Zupan’s acclaimed neo-noir novel The Ploughmen.

Ed Harris is returning to the director’s chair for the third time in his career to make The Ploughmen. Based on Kim Zupan’s acclaimed neo-noir novel, the film is set to shoot in the autumn and Harris has managed to coax the likes of Nick Nolte and Bill Murray to star alongside Owen Teague, the young star currently on cinema screens in Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes.

According to the synopsis, as published by The Hollywood Reporter, 'The Ploughmen follows a strange friendship that develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer’.

It continues: ‘John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended. Val Millimaki (Teague) is low man in the Copper County Sheriff department.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes star Owen Teague has found his next project. The actor, who plays Noa in the new Planet of the Apes movie, has joined the cast of Ed Harris' latest directorial effort, The Ploughmen.

Per Variety, Teague will be joined by actors Nick Nolte (48 Hrs.), Bill Murray (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Amy Madigan (Antlers), and Lily Harris (Chicago Med) in The Ploughmen, which is based on Kim Zupan's acclaimed novel of the same name. Harris will direct the neo-noir crime thriller from his own screenplay, with production set to begin this Fall in Montana. The Ploughmen will be Harris' third feature as director after the Oscar-nominated biopic Pollock (2000) and the Western film Appaloosa (2008).

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Ed Harris — recently seen starring alongside Kristen Stewart in “Love Lies Bleeding” — is getting back behind the camera to direct his own adaptation of Kim Zupan’s acclaimed novel “The Ploughmen.” Owen Teague, currently playing the lead in “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” Nick Nolte and Bill Murray have come on board to star in the neo-noir crime thriller, which will go into production in Montana this Fall. Amy Madigan and Lily Harris are also set for the film.

“The Ploughmen” will mark Harris’ third feature as director after his Western “Appaloosa” and multi-Oscar nominated “Pollock.” Described being in the vein of “Hell or High Water” and “Wind River,” the film is set in the wilderness of Montana, where a strange friendship develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer. John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended.

Ed Harris is set to direct an adaptation of Kim Zupan’s acclaimed neo-noir novel The Ploughmen.

Nick Nolte, Bill Murray and Owen Teague are set to star in the movie, which will go into production in Montana this Fall. Amy Madigan and Lily Harris are also set for the film.

The Ploughmen follows a strange friendship that develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer, according to the film’s synopsis: “John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended. Val Millimaki (Teague) is low man in the Copper County Sheriff department. As Val continues his unlucky streak of finding dead bodies, Sheriff (Murray) puts him on night duty to try and get Gload to reveal his past. Val finds much in common with his prisoner, and dangerously seeks counsel from him.”

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Ed Harris is lining up his third directorial outing and will adapt Kim Zupan’s neo-noir novel crime thriller The Ploughmen to star Owen Teague, Nick Nolte, and Bill Murray.

Concourse Media will introduce the project to international buyers in Cannes this week.

Production is scheduled to begin in Montana in autumn, with Amy Madigan and Lily Harris also on the cast.

Harris, Ginger Sledge, Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures, and Robert Knott are producing, while Matthew Shreder and Grant Mohrman serve as executive producers.

In the vein of Hell Or High Water and Wind River,...

Viggo Mortensen loves him a good Western. The actor has starred in several of them, 2008’s “Appaloosa,” 2004’s “Hidalgo,” and even more recent arthouse international films like “Jauja” and “Far from Men” employ elements of this genre. Mortensen has also moved into writing and directing features in recent years, following the critically-acclaimed “Falling,” and so his next directorial effort, “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” is also returning to the dangerous Western frontier.

Continue reading ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Trailer: Viggo Mortensen’s Latest Western Stars Vicky Krieps & Arrives In May at The Playlist.

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Viggo Mortensen's versatility and dedication as an actor have led to his success in a wide range of movies. His performances in smaller-budget films are just as acclaimed as his work in big blockbusters. From Westerns to gangster films, Mortensen's work usually explores deep themes that are made better by his performances.

Viggo Mortensen has starred in leading and supporting roles in some of Hollywood's most acclaimed and commercially successful movies throughout his nearly four-decade-long acting career. Typically acting in a minimum of two movies a year, Mortensen has established himself as one of the industry's most prolific and hard-working actors, and some of his most recognized movies owe their success to his inspired performances. A dedicated actor, Mortensen's commitment to each project he's acted in has garnered him much recognition, including nominations from the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards,...

Fandoms everywhere can now rejoice, for in October Our Flag Means Death finally returns to our screens for its second season. Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi will be romancing the high seas once more thanks to an enormous outpouring of love and support from the show’s fans. The safety of the cult favorite is not yet known beyond season two, but if this one is as good as the first, it certainly won’t be for lack of trying.

Talking of little shows that could, Doom Patrol is back for its last ever block of episodes, having long outlasted the many of the other ill-fated DC streaming series. Season two of The Gilded Age is also streaming this month, with Bertha challenging both Mrs. Astor and the old system in this new run.

And if none of that is up your street, there’s always Jason Statham punching sharks in the face,...

With its combined catalog of HBO originals as well as titles from Food Network, Cartoon Network, the CW, Discovery, HGTV, and more, Max is starting another month with an embarrassment of riches, be it Gilded Age fortunes or pirate booty.

The Warner Bros. streamer will pull from its multiple brands for dozens of new titles, classic movies, special-interest series, and more, from 1963’s classic horror film The Haunting to the all-new highly anticipated second season of the romantic dramedy “Our Flag Means Death.”

Get ready for the new month and check out The Streamable’s picks for the best titles coming to Max this month!

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Rhys Darby in ‘Our Flag Means Death’ season 2 (Photograph by Nicola Dove/Max)

Max’s 2023 October lineup of series includes new seasons of Our Flag Means Death, The Gilded Age, and 30 Coins, as well as the second half of Doom Patrol season four (the final season). A documentary focusing on the notorious Bling Ring premieres on October 1st, along with all five Final Destination films.

In addition to a batch of horror films joining the network’s lineup, Max is celebrating Halloween with new seasons of Ghost Adventures and The Haunted Museum.

Series & Films Arriving On Max In October 2023:

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3 Godfathers (1948)

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

All About the Benjamins (2002)

The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

The Answer Man (2009)

Anthropoid (2016)

Appaloosa (2008)

The Apparition (2012)

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Badlands (1973)

Be Cool (2005)

Bee Season (2005)

Beetlejuice (1988)

The Benchwarmers (2006)

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Blindspotting (2018)

Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)

Cesar Chavez (2014)

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Exclusive: Sony Pictures has set an all-star cast for its adaptation of Chuck Klosterman’s Downtown Owl with Lily Rabe, Academy Award nominee Ed Harris , Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wittrock, Jack Dylan Grazer and August Blanco Rosenstein. Rabe will also be directing the pic with long-time collaborator Hamish Linklater, joining her as co-director. Linklater, who most recently starred in Midnight Mass, also adapted the screenplay. T Bone Burnett is doing the music.

The film was part of the Sundance Institute Creative Producing Summit and Talent Forum and will be produced by Bettina Barrow and Rabe of Kill Claudio Productions, Rebecca Green and Linklater. Laura Rister is exec producing as well as Lee Broda. Tom McLeod is co-executive producer. The pic is currently in production in Minnesota.

Three Point Capital is financing the pic. Initial artist support funding provided by Esme Grace Media.

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Renée Zellweger, who currently stars on NBC’s “The Thing About Pam,” has opened up about being encouraged to consume alcohol on previous sets early in her career.

In a cover story for Harper’s Bazaar, Zellweger revealed that film producers previously asked her to drink wine before nude scenes.

“There have been times I have been in, you know, on set, where a producer’s ready for me to go ahead and take my clothes off: ‘Here, drink this wine, ’cause then you’ll do it,'” Zellweger said. “And, you know, I’m not gonna take that wine, but I would like a phone. ’Cause I have a phone call I need to make right now.”

Back in 2001, Zellweger addressed her hesitation at nudity in films, telling Premiere (via Page Six) at the time that production on “Jerry Maguire” stopped after she objected to being topless.

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Robin Wright and Billy Bob Thornton are set to star in a thriller from director Ben Young called “Where All Light Tends to Go,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

Bankside Films will be introducing the movie to buyers and production is scheduled for November.

Hopper Penn also stars in the film, which comes from a script by “Appaloosa” writer Robert Knott and is based on a 2015 novel of the same name by David Joy.

“Where All Light Tends to Go” is set in the Appalachian Mountains and is a thriller about a boy whose father is a domineering and violent crime lord, but when he meets the girl of his dreams and looks to escape his father’s control, he has to go head to head with his father who will stop at nothing to keep control.

Robin Wright will also produce “Where All Light Tends...

With Ed Harris turning 70, fans of the veteran actor are celebrating his greatest roles on social media. These days, Harris is well known for starring as the Man in Black on the hit HBO series Westworld, an Emmy-nominated role he will reprise in the show's upcoming fourth season. As he plays an older version of Jimmi Simpson's character, a Westworld fan account humorously acknowledged Harris' birthday by tweeting that the actor "has aged well," including side-by-side images of Harris and Simpson.

Happy 70th birthday to legend Ed Harris. He has aged well. #Westworldpic.twitter.com/3CxlNoePAg

— Westworld Gifs (@WestworldGifs) November 28, 2020

Many other Westworld fans are also wishing Harris a happy 70th birthday with tribute posts of their own. Meanwhile, longtime fans of the actor are celebrating his career with images of him in some of his other memorable and iconic roles. That includes fans posting photos of the actor in the Western movie Appaloosa,...

In the former’s directorial debut, the pair play a father and son facing up to the older man’s dementia. It offers 80-year-old Henriksen the meatiest role of his astonishing career

Viggo Mortensen first met Lance Henriksen when he shot him dead. Mortensen, the Lord of the Rings star and three-time best actor Oscar nominee, was facing off the older actor – a veteran of more than 200 movies including Aliens and The Terminator – in the 2008 western Appaloosa.

“There were so many bullets flying around; I don’t think any one person can take the credit for killing me,” smiles Henriksen, his voice sandpapery but sweet. As we wait for Mortensen to join our video call, he says he is tip-top today. “I turned 80. But I don’t feel no 80.” Then he switches the subject abruptly. “I can’t tell you how much Falling has changed my life,” he says.

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Monday, Nov. 23 HanWay Films Closes Sales on ‘Peggy Jo’

HanWay Films has closed multiple international sales for Phillip Noyce’s “Peggy Jo,” with Lily James attached to star as Peggy Jo Tallas, who robbed Texas banks in the early 1990s while posing as a man.

A deal with Universal Pictures Content Group includes Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, and the UK. HanWay Films has also closed deals with DeAPlaneta (Spain), Tohokushinsha (Japan), Noori Pictures (South Korea), Shaw (Singapore), Odeon (Greece) and Front Row (Middle East). “Peggy Jo” is being adapted for the screen by “Appaloosa” writer Robert Knott and will be shot in the United States.

“Peggy Jo” is produced by Simon Brooks through his Canyon Creek Films. UTA Independent Film Group is handling the U.S. sale. James’ recent credits include “Rebecca,” “Yesterday,” “Baby Driver” and “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.”

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HanWay Films has closed a string of international pre-sales on Phillip Noyce’s true-crime love story Peggy Jo, which is set to star Lily James.

Universal Pictures Content Group has picked up the movie for Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, Turkey, UK, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Cis, Baltics, Israel, West Indies, South Africa, Hong Kong, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South East Asia Pay TV, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Latin America.

Deals have also closed with DeAPlaneta (Spain), Tohokushinsha (Japan), Noori Pictures (South Korea), Shaw (Singapore), Odeon (Greece) and Front Row (Middle East).

James will play Peggy Jo – a bank robber who committed her heists while dressed as a man – in the film from Salt director Noyce. Loosely based on the true story of the real-life Peggy Jo, the pic is being pitched as ‘Bonnie but without the Clyde’ and has been adapted...

The Batman director and Felicity co-creator Matt Reeves has signed an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. The rich pact had quietly closed months ago, and is now being confirmed.

Under the overall agreement, Reeves will develop new television programming for all platforms via his 6th & Idaho production company: streaming services, including HBO Max; broadcast, premium and basic cable networks. The projects will be produced in association with Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon Scripted Television, Warner Bros. Animation or Blue Ribbon Content, depending on the platform. Beyond the U.S., Warner Bros. International Television Distribution will distribute 6th & Idaho’s shows to the global marketplace.

Under the deal, 6th & Idaho has tapped veteran television/film producer and executive Daniel Pipski as EVP and Head of Television. Pipski, who has been at 6th & Idaho since February, is working alongside EVP Adam Kassan and VP Rafi Crohn.

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“The Batman” director Matt Reeves is expanding his relationship with Warner Bros.

Reeves and his 6th & Idaho production company have signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group. The multi-year deal will make WB home for all of 6th & Idaho’s future TV projects. The deal encompasses all platforms, including broadcast, cabel, and WarnerMedia’s flagship streaming service, HBO Max. The projects will be produced in association with Warner Bros. Television, Warner Horizon Scripted Television, Warner Bros. Animation or Blue Ribbon Content, depending on the platform. Beyond the U.S., Warner Bros. International Television Distribution will distribute 6th & Idaho’s shows to the global marketplace.

6th & Idaho is currently under a first-look film deal at Netflix and was previously under a TV overall deal at 20th Century Fox Television.

With the announcement, Daniel Pipski will now join the company as executive vice president and head of television. Along with Reeves,...

Phillip Noyce is to direct the true-crime love story “Peggy Jo,” starring “Baby Driver” and “Yesterday” actress Lily James. The film is loosely based on the true-story of the life of Texan Peggy Jo Tallas, who takes to robbing banks while posing as a man. Adapted for the screen by “Appaloosa” writer Robert Knott the film will be shot on location in Southern U.S.

“Peggy Jo” is produced by Simon Brooks through his L.A.-based production entity Canyon Creek Films; Brooks previously produced “Love, Rosie,” and executive produced “White Noise.” HanWay Films has picked up international sales rights, and will introduce the project to the buyers at the Cannes Virtual Market. UTA Independent Film Group is handling the U.S. sale.

Peggy Jo (James) is a beautiful person, prone to be romantically lost in books and films; however she is not the sort of person who lets life...

Exclusive: Viggo Mortensen is returning to the Sundance Film Festival for the first time since 2016 when Captain Fantastic made a big splash and led eventually to a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the star. This time however he is adding director and screenwriter to his resume, with his behind the camera debut, Falling, which is set to officially close the festival and is part of the Premieres section but will start screening on Friday. I was invited to see it ahead of time a few weeks ago at a UTA screening and a few days later sat down in a Santa Monica restaurant to talk about the film with its director and co-star.

Falling is produced by Daniel Bekerman of Scythia Films and Chris Curling of Zephyr Films together with Mortensen, who previously produced Everyone Has a Plan, Far from Men and Jauja through Perceval Pictures.

Viggo Mortensen, the BAFTA, Golden Globe and two-time Oscar nominee — who is currently awards-tipped for his role in Green Book — is planning to go behind the camera for his directorial debut.

Falling, which was also written by Mortensen, has been billed as an "intimate drama about a son's relationship with his aging father."

Mortensen will star in one of the two lead roles alongside three-time Golden Globe nominee Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Millennium, Near Dark, Mom and Dad, Appaloosa) and Sverrir Gudnason (The Girl in the Spider's Web, Borg vs McEnroe, Original).

The story follows John Petersen (Mortensen), who lives ...

Viggo Mortensen, the BAFTA, Golden Globe and two-time Oscar nominee — who is currently awards-tipped for his role in Green Book — is planning to go behind the camera for his directorial debut.

Falling, which was also written by Mortensen, has been billed as an "intimate drama about a son's relationship with his aging father."

Mortensen will star in one of the two lead roles alongside three-time Golden Globe nominee Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Millennium, Near Dark, Mom and Dad, Appaloosa) and Sverrir Gudnason (The Girl in the Spider's Web, Borg vs McEnroe, Original).

The story follows John Petersen (Mortensen), who lives ...

According to makeup department head Tarra Day, “Godless” is unique in the western genre simply because of its “strong women characters.” Day has a lot of experience with cowboys in the Wild West, having worked on such films as “Appaloosa” (2008) and “The Magnificent Seven” (2016). But in most cases “the women are prostitutes or girlfriends or wives. There hasn’t been a lot of room for female characters to lead the western.” That changed with this Netflix limited series. Watch our exclusive video interview with Day above.

See Merritt Wever (‘Godless’) on female-centric western: In a traditional western, ‘there probably wouldn’t have been a part for me’ [Exclusive Video Interview]

Written and directed by Scott Frank, the series centers on a man (Jack O’Connell) evading a violent outlaw gang leader (Jeff Daniels). He takes refuge in the town of La Belle, New Mexico, which after a mining accident is populated almost entirely by women,...

Ed Harris directed and starred in this 2008 throwback to cowboy movies of yore, in particular 1959’s Warlock. Harris and Viggo Mortensen are the marshall and deputy of small town Appaloosa, New Mexico going toe to toe with a ruthless rancher played by Jeremy Irons. In another nod to time-honored Western tropes, Renée Zellweger plays the alluring widow who comes between the lawmaker and his right-hand man.

Appaloosa scribe Robert Knott has signed on to write a biopic about Bradley Snyder, the U.S. Navy officer who lost his sight after being hit by an Ied during a tour in Afghanistan but overcame it to become a Paralympic gold medal swimmer. Snyder was a Navy explosive ordinance disposal officer in the war, and after the bombing needed multiple facial reconstructive surgeries before eventually going blind. Exactly one year after his vision loss, though, he won two gold…...

Welcome back to Cannes Check, In Contention's annual preview of the films in Competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on May 14. Taking on different selections every day, we'll be examining what they're about, who's involved and what their chances are of snagging an award from Jane Campion's jury. Next up, one of the starrier entries in the lineup: Tommy Lee Jones' "The Homesman." The director: Tommy Lee Jones (American, 67 years old). Well, you know -- it's Tommy Lee Jones. The Texas-born, Harvard-educated actor began his acting career on Broadway, and landed his first film role in the 1970 smash "Love Story" before beginning a five-year stint on the soap opera "One Life to Live." His big-screen breakthrough came in the 1980 Oscar winner "Coal Miner's Daughter"; he picked up an Emmy for one of several TV movies he made in the decade, and his first Oscar nod in 1992 for "JFK.

Respected actor Jeremy Irons is set to co-star in the Edward R. Pressman/ Prashita Chaudhary’s Cinemorphic Entertainment Company production of The Man Who Knew Infinity, the biographic film on the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan with Dev Patel starring as the revered Indian mathematician. Irons will play G.H. Hardy, the English mathematician who plucked Ramanujan from obscurity in Edwardian India and installed him in the hallowed halls of Cambridge University.

The film will be directed by Matthew Brown, who also wrote the screenplay based on the biography The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel. Edward R. Pressman and Prashita Chaudhary of Cinemorphic are producers along with Jim Young under his Animus Films banner and Sofia Sondervan of Dutch Tilt Film.

Announcing the casting, Pressman said, “I am delighted to be working with Jeremy again. Our last collaboration on Reversal of Fortune earned an Oscar for Jeremy,...

Variety is reporting that Image Entertainment has scooped up the distribution rights to Atom Egoyan’s crime thriller Devil’s Knot. Image, a division of Maryland-based Rlj Entertainment, plans to release the film next year in the second quarter.

Synopsis:

Worldview Entertainment's dramatic crime thriller Devil's Knot, filmed in the greater Atlanta, Georgia, area under the direction of Atom Egoyan, stars Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth with a screenplay by Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson. Elizabeth Fowler, Richard Saperstein, and Clark Peterson produced Devil’s Knot alongside Worldview Entertainment CEO Christopher Woodrow. Worldview’s Molly Conners, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Maria Cestone, and Hoyt David Morgan executive produced alongside actual defendants Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. Devil’s Knot is a Fowler-Saperstein-Peterson Production.

Following the release from prison of the West Memphis Three, after nearly 20 years of incarceration, Hollywood was abuzz with plans to develop the teen trio's...

The first still from the true-crime tale Devil's Knot, which is based on the tragedy surrounding the now freed West Memphis Three, is here, and it offers your first look at Reese Witherspoon as Pam Hobbs, the mother of Steve Branch, one of the three children savagely murdered in Arkansas in 1993.

Synopsis:

Worldview Entertainment's dramatic crime thriller Devil's Knot, filmed in the greater Atlanta, Georgia, area under the direction of Atom Egoyan, stars Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth with a screenplay by Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson. Elizabeth Fowler, Richard Saperstein, and Clark Peterson produced Devil’s Knot alongside Worldview Entertainment CEO Christopher Woodrow. Worldview’s Molly Conners, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Maria Cestone, and Hoyt David Morgan executive produced alongside actual defendants Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. Devil’s Knot is a Fowler-Saperstein-Peterson Production.

Following the release from prison of the West Memphis Three, after nearly 20 years of incarceration,...

Westerns are one of those rare, uniquely American film genres. They dominated film screens for years, were amongst some of the finest stories told in film, and they are films that have created some of the most compelling characters in film history.

But somewhere around the brilliant, sprawling mini-series Lonesome Dove in 1989, the western lost its appeal to the mass audience. They suddenly seemed out of touch and with the exception of movies like Young Guns (and its sequel). In recent years, however, westerns have been making an unmistakable resurgence in both film and television.

They didn’t completely disappear, though. In fact a few would pop up every few years in the 90s, some of the most notable include Unforgiven in 1992, Dances with Wolves in 1990, 1994’s Maverick and 1993’s Tombstone. They’d make a splash and everyone would talk about how it was going to revive the genre but alas it never really happened.

The studio just released this brand new movie poster for the upcoming film “On the Road” by director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Behind the Sun) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , Eclipse, Welcome to the Rileys), Amy Adams (Enchanted 2, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), Viggo Mortensen (The Road, Appaloosa), Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) and Sam Riley. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from On The Road. Synopsis: Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Walter Salles and based on the iconic novel by Jack Kerouac, On The Road tells the provocative story of Sal Paradise [ Read More ]

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Atom Egoyan's Devil's Knot, starring Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon, commenced principal photography in Atlanta, Ga. Elizabeth Fowler, Richard Saperstein and Clark Peterson are producing alongside Worldview Entertainment's CEO, Christopher Plummer. Devil's Knot is based on a screenplay by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman, who is also producing. Worldview's Molly Conners, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Maria Cestone and Hoyt David Morgan will executive produce alongside actual defendants Jason Baldwin and Jessie Miskelly, Devil's Knot is a Fowler-Saperstein-Peterson Production. The Weinstein Company is handling international sales and CAA is handling North American rights.

The West Memphis Three biopic is based on the 2002 bestselling book by investigative journalist Mara Leveritt about the savage murders of three young children that sparked a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual. The trial made headlines again recently when the defendants were released in August...

Viggo Mortensen should be a rock star. Like, a bigger rock star than he already is. The dude makes fascinating choices with his career. Yes, he lands in super-mega-franchises like the Lord of the Rings trilogy. But he also collaborates with David Cronenberg, tries offbeat Westerns in Appaloosa and Hidalgo, and, if this news can be confirmed, might play a vampire-smuggler in a long-gestating project. That would be Millenium Films. The Last Voyage of the Demeter, a movie centered on a ship that transports Dracula from Transylvania to England. Neil Marshall has been set to direct the feature for some time now, working off a Bragi F. Schut screenplay adapted from the novels of Bram Stoker. Bloody Disgusting now says that Mortensen is being pursued for the role of Henry Clemens, while Ben Kingsley still is being considered for the role of the ship.s captain. There were even rumors...

Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery in State Of Grace (Phil Joanou, 1990, USA):

Long considered one of the most talented actors in cinema, it’s very strange that his outstanding acting as the younger brother of Ed Harris’ local crime boss in this underrated film doesn’t get talked about nearly enough when discussing Oldman’s body of work. This is a must-see performance for all Oldman fans. For the record, State Of Grace is a far better Irish mob film than The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006, USA), primarily because it contains much better acting across the board. Oldman was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, 2011, UK/France).

Other notable Gary Oldman performances: Prick Up Your Ears (Stephen Frears, 1987, USA), Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992, USA), True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993, USA), Leon: The Professional (Luc Besson, 1994, France), Air Force One (Wolfgang Petersen, 1997, USA), The Contender (Rod Lurie,...

Kristen Stewart and the cast talk about the difficulties of filming the independent film “On the Road” by director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Behind the Sun) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , Eclipse, Welcome to the Rileys), Amy Adams (Enchanted 2, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), Viggo Mortensen (The Road, Appaloosa), Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) and Sam Riley. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from On The Road. Synopsis: A young man sets out to travel the roads and railways of America. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more [ Read More ]...

In a recent interview actress Kristen Stewart talks about her upcoming independent film “On the Road” by director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Behind the Sun) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , Eclipse, Welcome to the Rileys), Amy Adams (Enchanted 2, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), Viggo Mortensen (The Road, Appaloosa), Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) and Sam Riley. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from On The Road. Synopsis: A young man sets out to travel the roads and railways of America. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from [ Read More ]...

Check out a brand new movie poster featuring Kristen Stewart in the upcoming film “On the Road” by director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Behind the Sun) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , Eclipse, Welcome to the Rileys), Amy Adams (Enchanted 2, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), Viggo Mortensen (The Road, Appaloosa), Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) and Sam Riley. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from On The Road. Synopsis: A young man sets out to travel the roads and railways of America. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more [ Read More ]...

The studio just released this new poster featuring Garrett Hedlund in the upcoming film “On the Road” by director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Behind the Sun) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 , Eclipse, Welcome to the Rileys), Amy Adams (Enchanted 2, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), Viggo Mortensen (The Road, Appaloosa), Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) and Sam Riley. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from On The Road. Synopsis: A young man sets out to travel the roads and railways of America. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more [ Read More ]...