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Aaron Taylor-Johnson took to Instagram to celebrate his wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson, with a heartfelt birthday tribute, calling her “gorgeous” and expressing his deep admiration for her.

The Kick-Ass star posted a montage of photos of Sam alongside a message that read, “Happy Birthday, gorgeous! Love spending every moment with you ” The couple, known for their 23-year age gap, has been together for over a decade and continues to prove their relationship is stronger than ever.

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The two met in 2008 on the set of Nowhere Boy, where Sam directed Aaron in the role of a young John Lennon. They married in 2012 and have since built a life focused on both family and creative collaboration.

Despite their low-profile approach to Hollywood, Aaron and Sam continue to support each other’s careers. Sam is currently working on her next directorial project,...

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is celebrating his wife Sam‘s birthday!

The 34-year-old actor took to his Instagram account on Tuesday (March 4) to wish Sam a “happy birthday” as she turned 58.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson is one of Hollywood’s hottest young actors.

So it stands to reason that there would be a considerable level of interest in his love life.

But unlike most popular young stars, the commentary surrounding Aaron’s marriage is more contemptuous than envious.

Back in 2012, when he was just 22 years old, Aaron married Sam Taylor-Johnson, who is nearly 24 years his junior.

Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson attend the world premiere of “Nosferatu” at Zoo Palast on December 02, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Gerald Matzka/Getty Images) Aaron and Sam’s relationship was controversial from the start

Adding to the ick factor that many commenters feel is the fact that there was an obvious power imbalance in the early days of this relationship.

The couple met when Sam, who’s a director, was auditioning Aaron for a role in her film Nowhere Boy.

Obviously, the relationship...

Anna Sawai, star of FX's award-winning historical drama Shōgun, has responded to rumors she's attached to play Yoko Ono in a series of four Beatles biopics directed by Sam Mendes. The actress told reporters at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards following her winning outstanding performance by an actress in a drama series, "I think a rumor is just a rumor." So we likely won't be seeing Sawai as Ono anytime soon.

As far as what her next project might be, Sawai says she is still looking. "I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do, so I'm reading a lot of scripts. I'm also doing a lot of meetings and I just want to make sure that what I’m choosing is the right thing. So it might take time for me to find the right project, but I'm trying to be selective so that I can...

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The speculation surrounding which actor will be chosen to play the latest iteration of action and espionage icon James Bond continues to run rife. But maybe the best choice for the coveted role has already been found? A favorite for the new 007 for some time, Aaron Taylor-Johnson clearly contains all the ingredients necessary to make a great 007, and while he may now be the obvious choice for the role (he's been the bookies' favorite on and off for a while now), perhaps, in this case, the obvious choice is simply the best choice.

The actor answers your questions on his exercise regime, what he thinks of the AI John Lennon and which roles have changed him

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As a kid, I did a lot of gymnastics and dance. That sort of physical movement is something I really enjoy, especially when you can apply that foundation into something like this [Kraven the Hunter], where there’s a lot of action and stunts. We wanted Kraven to have a signature style that was kind of animalistic, with a bit of fluidity. So we did a lot of things like quadrupeds (going on all fours), parkour, gymnastics, so it was like nothing you’d ever seen before. It was exciting to have that level of detail within the action. I gained about 40lb (18kg) of...

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is currently starring in the titular role in Sony’s Kraven the Hunter. The film marks the actor’s return to playing a Marvel character. However, aside from his career choices, Taylor-Johnson’s personal life remains one of the most talked about aspects of his life, primarily because of his age-gap marriage to director Sam Taylor-Johnson.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the titular role in Kraven the Hunter (Credit: Sony Pictures).

In an interview, Taylor-Johnson’s wife talked about meeting the actor when he was only a teenager. At the same time, the actor made a surprising admission about meeting the much older director, expressing a desire to marry her even before they started dating. Here is what Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have said about their relationship over the years.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s wife recounted their first meeting

Aaron Taylor-Johnson met his eventual wife Sam Taylor-Johnson (née Taylor-Wood) when...

Hollywood has been searching for its next James Bond for a hot minute now, especially after Daniel Craig left big shoes to fill as the face of the iconic character for over a decade.

Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre | Credits: Eon Productions

Now, with fresh faces being considered, Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s name consistently pops up in the conversation, making him a strong contender. With his latest film Kraven the Hunter releasing, here’s what he has to say about the possibility of taking on the role.

The main reason Aaron Taylor-Johnson would take on the Bond role

While fans have been debating whether Aaron Taylor-Johnson would be the right fit for 007, the actor himself has a simple yet compelling reason for wanting the role, suits. (Barney Stinson would be proud)

Sure, playing James Bond comes with the iconic charm, action-packed missions, and the luxury of exotic locations, but for Taylor-Johnson,...

A young man sits alone with nothing but his thoughts and his hunger… his hunger to succeed and his hunger for In-n-Out burgers and milkshakes, which he was using to bulk up. Because this man is an actor, not just any actor, he is an up-and-coming movie star with something to prove and he is going to do just that through his artistry and his physicality. No longer would Aaron Johnson be known as the Kick-Ass kid, he was about to be known as the top performer to watch, known as the man who was about to be an A-lister until he was known as Aaron Taylor-Johnson, cuz he decided to take his wife’s last name and confuse everyone on so many levels – especially me! ”I was always told at school that you had to have a backup plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act.

Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s career seems to have had a bunch of stops and starts. He broke onto the scene as a teen star in films such as Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and Nowhere Boy, but was elevated to the big leagues with a leading role in the superhero film Kick-Ass. It’s a genre that Taylor-Johnson has stuck with, going on to play Quicksilver in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Kraven the Hunter in the recently released Sony film of the same name. Kraven the Hunter tanked terribly with both critics and audiences, but despite that, Taylor-Johnson’s association with big banner films has sent his career box office to incredible heights.

The cast of Kraven the Hunter is made up of proven Marvel stars and fresh talents who will help to continue the development of the Sony Spider-Man Universe. Following Venom and Morbius, Kraven the Hunter will feature the third Spider-Man villain from Marvel Comics to receive a solo film in Sony's growing franchise. While Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, is curiously absent from the Sony Spider-Man Universe, Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock, Jared Leto's Michael Morbius, and Michael Keaton's Adrian Toomes, a.k.a. the Vulture, have claimed their space in the franchise, with Kraven the Hunter joining them

Since debuting in Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man #15 back in 1964, Kraven the Hunter has become an important part of Spider-Man's lore, becoming obsessed with hunting down the web-slinger to proclaim himself as the world's greatest hunter. Kraven has been at the center of some of Marvel Comics' most iconic storylines.

When it comes to love, age is supposed to be just a number, right? Well, not always. Sometimes, it feels like that ‘number’ is waving a red flag while the relationship tries to dodge it like a deer in headlights. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and his wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson, seem to have stumbled into a reality that even the most seasoned relationship experts might raise an eyebrow at. Here’s why: his stepdaughter is only seven years younger than him. Yep, seven!

Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars in Kraven the Hunter | Credit: Sony Pictures

Let’s roll the clock back a bit. It was 2008, and 18-year-old Aaron was auditioning for Sam’s directorial debut, Nowhere Boy. The latter, at 42, was already a pro in the film industry, while Aaron, fresh out of his teens, was stepping into his first big role. Fast forward a couple of years to 2012, and they were tying the knot at Babington House.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Last Five Films At The Worldwide Box Office( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is an English actor best known for starring in movies like Kick-Ass, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Godzilla. The actor is now playing a savage Marvel supervillain in his latest release, Kraven the Hunter. The film is set to have an underwhelming debut at the box office. As we await the film’s opening weekend numbers, let’s take a look at his last five films at the worldwide box office. Scroll below for the deets.

He has worked as a child actor and performed in films, including 2003’s Shanghai Knights, The Illusionist, and Angus. The English actor gained recognition for portraying the title character in Kick-Ass, which was released in 2010. He also drew attention with his performance in Savages and the period drama Anna Karenina. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best...

The best Aaron Taylor-Johnson movies prove he is one of Hollywood's most exciting young actors. Born Aaron Johnson in 1990, he began his film career as a child actor in the early 2000s. He broke out into stardom with his performance as the young John Lennon in the biopic Nowhere Boy in 2009. During that star-making production, he met his now-wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson, who made her directorial debut with the film. Since then, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has appeared in all manner of Hollywood productions, from a litany of comic book adaptations to elaborate costume dramas.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is continuing his career streak as a Hollywood leading man with 2024's Kraven the Hunter,where he's playing the titular character as part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe (Ssu), in the same multiverse as Venom and Morbius. He is also slated to appear in David Leitch's The Fall Guy alongside Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt,...

When you build a film around an action star, he’ll do a lot of things that only happen in the movies: lay waste to five goons with his bare hands in two minutes, drive vehicles at dizzying speeds down the ancient staircases of a European metropolis, leap from balconies and hang from the rudders of buzz-diving helicopters. When you think about it, he’s a lot like a superhero, except that his actions are all, in theory, reality-based.

Sergei Kravinoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), better known as “Kraven the Hunter,” does a lot of that stuff too, only he’s no “action hero.” He’s a Marvel character with a superhuman edge. Kraven made his first appearance in the comics in 1964 as an adversary of Spider-Man, and Spider-Man is the character whose abilities he most recalls. He can shimmy up the sides of buildings and plunge from them without getting scratched.

Age-gap relationships are a frequent happening in the world of entertainment, yet, no age-gap celebrity couple has received the backlash that Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Sam Taylor-Johnson have received. Not only is Sam 23 years older than the Marvel star, but they met when he was 18, which has led to several allegations ranging from grooming to manipulation.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Credit: Kraven the Hunter / Sony Pictures

While they have not paid heed to the backlash and continue to enjoy their love and marriage, Sam once stated that their marriage has even outlasted her friends’ marriages.

Sam Taylor-Johnson on Her Marriage with Aaron Taylor-Johnson Sam Taylor-Johnson | Credits: @samtaylorjohnson via Instagram

Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson met on the sets of Nowhere Boy, a biopic on the life of the celebrated rock star John Lennon and the eventual formation of The Beatles. Aaron was just 18 when they first crossed paths, but apparently, they knew they...

Ever since his mainstream cinematic breakthrough in the title role of 2010's Kick-Ass, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has shined in action films. Though he's certainly thrived in other genres, the English actor's striking physicality was a scene-stealing asset of action pictures as varied as Bullet Train opposite Brad Pitt, this summer's comic action romance The Fall Guy, and of course 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, where Taylor-Johnson played Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver.

Names like Idris Elba and Henry Cavill have been floated for the next James Bond actor, but a new contender with his hat in the ring would be even better. The British gambling company Ladbrokes is accepting bets on which actor will be chosen to take on the role of Bond. Aaron Taylor-Johnson leads the pack with 1/1 odds and other candidates include Theo James with 7/2 odds, Callum Turner with 8/1 odds, and Jack Lowden with 9/1. But with the release of a new blockbuster, another contender has just risen to second place behind Taylor-Johnson.

In the wake of Gladiator 2’s box office success, Paul Mescal has climbed the ranks of likelihood to be named the next 007. Mescal is on the list with 2/1 odds, making him theoretically the second most likely candidate for the job after Taylor-Johnson. As great as it would be to see Elba or Cavill or Taylor-Johnson don the...

Ask the Golden Globe-winning actor, and husband of Sam, about his drama (Nocturnal Animals), action (Kick-Ass), spoof action (The Fall Guy), horror (Chat Room) or perfect snogging (Angus …) roles

At 34, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has built up one of the best CVs in the business – in part because he started so young: he was 10 when he appeared in All My Sons at the National Theatre, and just 12 when he played the lead in family film Tom & Thomas.

Then came two key breakthroughs: in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, and as the young John Lennon in biopic Nowhere Boy, directed by his future wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson.

When delving into biopic territory, filmmakers need to be very careful about how they go about portraying their subject. On one hand, digging into the life of a famous person - or people - can be incredibly rewarding, giving the fandom a true look behind-the-scenes and into their soul. On the other hand, things can get incredibly dicey, especially when certain facts are tossed to the wayside and the full picture isnt completely fleshed out. The latter was certainly the case earlier this year when director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy) pushed forward with Back to Black, a project centered around the legendary singer Amy Winehouses meteoric rise to fame. Though many were hoping for a movie that would do justice to the legacy of the late singer, the movie fell through the cracks and became trapped in the thing it was trying not to be. Soon, Prime Video subscribers will...

Joseph Quinn has been tapped to play George Harrison in a series of Beatles biopics directed by Sam Mendes. The lives of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Harrison will be explored and told from each members point of view across four movies. According to multiple reports, Femme star Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon, Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) will portray Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) is Ringo Starr and Charlie Rowe (Rocketman) was allegedly set to play Harrison, but The Sun reports that Mendes personally selected Quinn for the role.

Joe is an incredible actor, one insider said, adding, "Its a massive role, but Sam is delighted to have him on board. The 30-year-old British star won over the hearts of scores of fan girls for his guitar-playing hero character Eddie Munson in the Netflix sci-fi horror hit Stranger Things. The breakout performance garnered Quinn major film roles...

In multiple pictures posted to Instagram on Tuesday, Sam Taylor-Johnson showed off her cut husband, Aaron Taylor-Johnson while they vacationed.

In the photos, Sam, 57, and Aaron, 34, posed on a cliff overlooking the ocean, smiling at the camera – Aaron is shirtless with washboard abs, and Sam holds him close, both arms around him.

The couple has been married for 12 years. They were wed in 2012 after they met on the set of Sam’s 2009 film Nowhere Boy, which starred Aaron. The two share daughters Wylda, 14, and Romy, 12.

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Aaron also shared photos of the vacation to Instagram and flaunted the couple’s active lifestyle together, as Sam did a cartwheel in one picture and Aaron jumped high off the ground in another. Aaron captioned his post, “little get away.”

A subject of much conversation across the internet,...

Aaron Taylor-Johnson wrapped up his summer by taking a trip to the beach with his wife Sam and he just shared some great photos from the getaway!

The 34-year-old actor took to Instagram on Tuesday (September 24) to share a slideshow of photos, including some shirtless shots where he bared his ripped abs.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson faced missed opportunities in major franchises, but remains a talented actor with a promising career ahead. Despite being written out of Godzilla and Avengers, there are still chances for Taylor-Johnson to make a return in the future. Taylor-Johnson's upcoming role as Kraven the Hunter in Sony's Marvel Universe could finally be his big blockbuster series.

Although Aaron Taylor-Johnson has had a star-studded career so far, I'm still disappointed that two major franchises denied him a bigger role by writing him out. After his breakout performance in Nowhere Boy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Kick-Ass appearances helped cement himself as a big name, with the actor having a number of big hits since. He's been part of a variety of fun projects, as the likes of Bullet Train and Nocturnal Animals gave him some of his best parts to date, and with plenty more exciting movies in the works, I'm...

When it comes to James Bond, Henry Cavill’s looking like the top contender! In a commercial, the 44-year-old’s smooth charm and killer style got fans buzzing—can anyone top his Bond game? While Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s name is in the mix, Cavill’s commanding presence has him miles ahead in the Bond race.

Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel | Warner Bros

The clip showcases Cavill’s effortless charm and sharp look, making it clear why many believe he could be the perfect 007.

Henry Cavill’s ad clip has James Bond fans raving: Could he be the next 007? Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Kraven the Hunter | Sony Pictures

Henry Cavill’s classic commercial has ignited a firestorm among James Bond fans. The Man of Steel actor starred in an ad clip dropped on YouTube, and the internet is convinced he’s the perfect fit for the iconic spy role,...

Filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, 57, posted a rare intimate photo with her husband, actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 34, on Instagram Monday. The image, taken at the Glastonbury Festival, shows the couple embracing, with Sam wearing a khaki Marfa Stance jacket and Aaron sporting a denim jacket over a white t-shirt.

The post comes after Sam recently addressed public interest in the couple’s 23-year age difference. In a May interview, she expressed surprise at the ongoing fascination with their relationship, which began when they met on the set of Nowhere Boy in 2009. They married in 2012.

“The interest was more intense when we first got together 14 years ago,” Sam told BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life program. “People want to understand things when they can’t fathom a certain love story that doesn’t fit in a box.”

Sam noted that while public curiosity has diminished over time, it tends to resurface during press events.

Filmmaker Sam Mendes is working on a series of four interconnected biopics following each member of The Beatles. A new report might have revealed who will be playing each member of the Fab Four.

Film industry scooper Jeff Sneider of The InSneider has reported the four starring cast members of the upcoming biopics. Sneider said that the movies will feature Harris Dickinson (The Iron Claw) as John Lennon, Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) as Paul McCartney, Charlie Rowe (Gigi & Nate) as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan (Eternals) as Ringo Starr. As of now, however, the casting report hasn't been officially confirmed.

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The wait for Back to Black is nearly over, and audiences will finally be able to watch the biopic that has been a long time in the making. The film chronicles Amy Winehouse's journey from being an aspiring singer-songwriter to a Grammy Award winner whose life and music career were cut short upon her passing at only 27 years old. The project directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, who had previously helmed the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, will hone in on the singer's early days, her troublesome love story with Blake Fielder-Civil, and her struggle with addiction. Aside from these main events that will be depicted in the biopic, audiences will also witness Amy's relationship with her inner circle, including her heartwarming connection with her grandmother and her ties with her father (especially once she rose to fame). In case you would like to know who will play the British artist...

Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Back To Black, a Focus Features release. Credit: Olli Upton/Focus Features

Talented singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse’s tragic life was already the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary, Amy in 2015, made a few years after her death in 2011at age 27 from alcohol poisoning. So my first reaction on hearing of the biopic drama Back To Black was to wonder if we needed another Amy Winehouse movie. The excellent 2015 documentary seems to have have told her story well and thoroughly, but reportedly the Winehouse family was unhappy with it. However, the family granted permission to the filmmakers of this new biopic drama, Back To Black, with access to materials and song use.

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson and writer Matt Greenhalgh previously collaborated on another music biopic, Nowhere Boy, a fine drama about the childhood of John Lennon. The filmmakers assert that...

While some may approach the new film Back to Black expecting a lurid tale of a talented performer’s descent into addiction and eventual death, they would be wise to learn that the film is more of a celebration of the talent that it’s subject – Amy Winehouse – had and a lovingly crafted ode to remembering that talent.

Telling the story of Winehouse’s somewhat meteoric rise to fame and the making of her album Back to Black, the film draws from the personal lyrics from her phenomenal album to tell Winehouse’s tale from her own perspective.

Working from a script by Matt Greenhalgh – with whom she last collaborated in 2009 on Nowhere Boy – director Sam Taylor-Johnson, weaves a pseudo-whimsical tale of incredible creativity and talent stopped dead in its tracks. The approach taken here though, tells Winehouse’s story as though the tragedy is being perpetrated upon her and...

In the early 2000’s, Amy Winehouse was a powerhouse of a new voice in music. Her impressive vocals and songs about heartbreak brought her both critical and commercial success. Sadly, this gifted artist struggled with addiction and other issues. She passed away at the very young age of 27 leaving fans a powerful legacy. The 2015 documentary Amy opened up her world in wondrous ways. And now, filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson has brought her story to the big screen with a terrific performance from Marisa Abela as Winehouse. Back to Black tells the life story of this shining star that faded much too soon.

We recently had the pleasure of sitting down opposite the very talented Sam Taylor-Johnson and Back to Black star, Ms. Abela. I’ve spoken to Sam in the past regarding the terrific Nowhere Boy, and she was lovely back then as well. The director opened up about taking on Amy’s life,...

Writer Matt Greenhalgh and director Sam Taylor-Johnson, who previously collaborated on the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, return to the genre with Back to Black, telling the story of iconic musician Amy Winehouse. Although the film’s heart is consistently in the right place, its attempts at a complicated execution all too often misfire, leaving a somewhat bitter aftertaste despite occasional success.

Back to Black focuses on Winehouse’s ascent from humble beginnings as a lounge singer in Britain to become one of the most acclaimed voices of her generation. With Winehouse’s tragic rise and fall happening not even a decade and a half ago, audiences likely already know much of this story, but Greenhalgh’s script doesn’t imagine that audiences are ignorant.

Where Back to Black succeeds the most is exploring Winehouse’s struggles with addiction, from alcohol to drugs and codependence with her partner. It narrowly avoids being didactic and exploitative,...

Back in Black is a new biopic about the life and career of Amy Winehouse. The former music superstar died in 2011. Before she died she released one of the best-selling albums in UK history and became a worldwide star. The movie hits theaters this month and we have all the info you need to know about it.

Here is the Back to Black release date, cast info, storyline, and everything else you need to know about the new Amy Winehouse movie.

When Does New Amy Winehouse Movie Come Out?

Back to Black hits theaters on May 17, 2024. It originally screened on April 11 in Australia and April 12 in the United Kingdom. Winehouse was born in London, England, and died in Camden TYown, England, explaining its priority in the UK.

This is a theatrical release, so it won’t be available on streaming services for quite some time, although expect it to hit...

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You hear that? ? Summer movie season is about to begin. If it has an official kickoff date it’s Friday, May 3, which marks the debut of The Fall Guy, the first big, multiplex-friendly blockbuster of a season surprisingly (refreshingly?) light on the superhero fare that’s defined it for the past decade or so. May has a ton of must-see titles, from Anne Hathaway’s The Idea of You...

As Anthony D’Amato preps backstage at Sony Hall in midtown Manhattan, it’s hard not to notice his six-foot height, horn-rimmed glasses — and the name “Amy” in large black letters on the side of his head. It’s not a tattoo, just black liquid eyeliner easy to wash off, but it suits the occasion. In a few minutes, the New Jerseyan and his 12-piece band will walk onstage, take their places beneath an LED sign lit up with Amy Winehouse’s first name and a simulation of her signature beehive,...

Danny Boyle's lo-fi 2002 zombie apocalypse film "28 Days Later" caused a stir in the horror community for its grainy digital photography (shot by Anthony Dod Mantle) and for its introduction of "fast zombies" into the pop vernacular. The zombies in "28 Days Later" were, unlike most movie zombies seen up to that point, fast-moving and vicious rather than mindless and shambling. It is credited for breathing new life into the zombie genre, followed as it was by other zombie hits like the "Dawn of the Dead" remake, George Romero's "Land of the Dead," and the hit 2010 series "The Walking Dead." "28 Days Later" also tapped into a lot of America's post-9/11 ennui, presenting hard-edged images of urban desolation. Everyone felt like the world had ended, and Boyle aesthetically agreed. 

"28 Days Later," penned by "Civil War" director Alex Garland, was followed by a sequel in 2007 called "28 Weeks Later,...

Bohemian Rhapsody should have been the final nail in the music-biopic coffin––instead, its near-billion box-office gross ensured it became Hollywood’s go-to template for a movie in this mold. Going beyond merely emulating its Walk Hard-like adherence to over-simplifying the highs and lows of a career within a neat three-act structure, director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black goes one further in how it ghoulishly holds the singer accountable for many of the tragedies and misfortunes she suffered. Remember how the surviving band members of Queen came across as responsible family men as the long-departed Freddie Mercury was chastised for addiction issues? Matt Greenhalgh’s screenplay, his second for Taylor-Johnson after the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, goes one further by obfuscating the full extent of the bad influences in her life that heightened her years-long battle with substance and alcohol abuse, depicting the singer as...

Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Apr 12-14) Total gross to date Week 1. Back To Black (Studiocanal) £2.7m £2.7m 1 2. Kung Fu Panda 4 (Universal) £1.8m £17.3m 3 3. Civil War (Entertainment Film) £1.6m £1.8m 2 4. Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (Warner Bros) £1.2m £11.9m 3 5. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Sony) £787,034 £14.1m 4

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Studiocanal’s Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black led the UK and Ireland box office this weekend with a £2.7m debut.

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s feature, starring Marisa Abela as the late singer, opened in 719 cinemas – the widest of the year so far – making for a £3,853 location average.

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Director Sam Taylor-Johnson and her husband, actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, went all black for the world premiere of Back to Black, a film about the late singer Amy Winehouse, at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.

The couple twinned in fashionable outfits. Sam stunned in a black dress while Aaron sported black from shoulders to shoes.

Last year, Sam, 57, shared photos of her and Aaron, 33, doing poses together during their end-of-summer vacation getaway.

The couple has been married since 2012. Despite their decades-long age difference, they are happy together. They share two daughters, Wylda and Romy.

In an exclusive interview with uInterview in 2009, Sam revealed why she cast Aaron as John Lennon in her film Nowhere Boy – and then fell in love with him.

“I saw a lot of people, and no one really came to the audition with that ability to carry such a role, and I knew that Aaron...

Since the public only views the films that are on the screen the majority of the time, the things that happen on the sets of these movies often go unheard or unnoticed to them. But indeed, there are some interesting stories that the audience could love to hear, especially about Daniel Craig’s accounts of his time on the sets of 007 films.

Among the many memorable experiences he had while filming the Bond films, the incident that happened on his birthday in 2012 might be one of the most wacky.

Daniel Craig in a still from Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

This was back when he was still shooting for his then-upcoming film Skyfall, where his birthday was celebrated on set with the crew and his co-stars on the project. Thus, to surprise the star, Javier Bardem decided to go in drag and hide in the birthday cake that...

Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black sets a new widest UK-Ireland opening record for Studiocanal, starting its run in 719 sites.

The film beats the distributor’s previous record – February release Wicked Little Letters – by 33 venues. It is also the widest opening of the year, beating Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two by two sites.

Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson from a script by Matt Greenhalgh, Back To Black depicts the life of music icon Winehouse, from her early career through her turbulent relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, and her creation of seminal 2006 album Back To Black.

The film stars 2023 Screen Star of Tomorrow Marisa Abela as Winehouse,...

Sam Taylor-Johnson wanted to reclaim "agency" for Amy Winehouse in the biopic 'Back to Black'.The 57-year-old director has helmed the film about the life of the tragic singer and wanted to place Amy's accomplishments – rather than her troubled life and untimely death aged 27 in 2011 – at the centre of the picture.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sam said: "Everything that she had achieved was being eclipsed by the tragedy of how her life ended."In listening to her music, it was full of paradox and nuance in a way that seemed to have been neglected. I wanted to take her to a place where she had her agency back."The 'Nowhere Boy' filmmaker met with the 'Love Is a Losing Game' artist's family before starting work on the biopic but insisted that she had to have total creative control on the picture.She said: "It was taking on...

Sam Taylor Johnson is speaking out about her husband Aaron Taylor Johnson and their daughters amid all the continued talk about the age gap in their relationship.

If you didn’t know, Sam, 57, and Aaron, 33, married in 2012, three years after meeting on set of Nowhere Boy. Together they share daughters Wylda, 13, and Romy, 12.

Sam is also mom to Angelica, 26, and Jessie, 17, who she shares with ex-husband Jay Jopling.

Keep reading to find out more…

On online interactions with fans who might take issue with the age gap, Sam shared with the Guardian, “They’re abusive about anything.” She was then asked if she avoids social media because of it, and she responded, “No, I don’t. Because it’s just there, but it doesn’t mean anything. It is just people upset with their own sadness; with misgivings about their own life.”

On if their kids face any hardship due to some of the vitriol,...

When Sam Taylor-Johnson started working on her Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black, she asked screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh to listen to one of Winehouse’s tracks, “Tears Dry on Their Own,” before he started writing. “I kept saying in those early days, ‘I feel like this song is our path to understanding her,’ ” Taylor-Johnson says.

In the deceptively upbeat single about Winehouse’s tumultuous relationship with her on-again, off-again love, Blake Fielder-Civil, she sings, “It’s my responsibility/And you don’t owe nothing to me.”

For Taylor-Johnson, 57, that line spoke to something largely misunderstood about Winehouse, the English singer who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011: Just 27, she left behind an outsize cultural impact. Winehouse’s defining album, Back to Black, sold more than 16 million copies worldwide, and her unique mix of jazz and soul with punk-era defiance would go on to influence artists like Adele, Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish.

Sam Taylor-Johnson is addressing all of the talk about her 24-year age gap with husband Aaron.

If you didn’t know, Sam, 57, and Aaron, 33, married in 2012 three years after meeting on set of Nowhere Boy. Together they share daughters Wylda, 13, and Romy, 12. Sam is also mom to Angelica, 26, and Jessie, 17, who she shares with ex-husband Jay Jopling.

The two have largely kept their marriage out of the spotlight, but in recent months, there has been a lot of public interest with their age gap.

In a new interview, Sam was asked if her and Aaron‘s age difference is ever awkward when it comes to different interests or cultural reference points.

Keep reading to find out more…“No, it never does. I mean, it’s coming up now because you’re asking,” Sam told The Guardian.

“And it comes up on the outside perspective of people who don’t know us,...

For her “unofficial” 2009 John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, Sam Taylor-Johnson had so little music to work with that the opening chord of “Hard Day’s Night” pretty much had to carry the whole movie. You might think that history would repeat for Back to Black, the short but fast-lived story of Amy Winehouse, who rose to international fame in her teens and never saw 28, never mind 30. Surprisingly, the Winehouse estate is all in, and although one might argue that the singer’s trainwreck notoriety has been slightly snow-washed to protect the living, there’s still a surprisingly hard edge here, in a rare film that gives rock ’n’ roll agency to a woman for once, like a reverse-angle Sid & Nancy.

In a way, any music biopic is off to a bad start, since there’s always going to be the curse of symmetry: everything must square with what we already know,...

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s best film to date is more interested in romance and creativity than demons or blame

‘Her demons were probably worse’: does Back to Black reveal the real Amy Winehouse?

The last time Sam Taylor-Johnson directed a movie about drugs it was A Million Little Pieces in 2019, based on James Frey’s notoriously inauthentic memoir of addiction – and the last time she made a film about a music legend it was Nowhere Boy in 2009, about John Lennon.

Now she brings the two together in what’s easily her best work so far: an urgent, warm, heartfelt dramatisation, scripted by Matt Greenhalgh, of the life of Amy Winehouse, the brilliant London soul singer who died of alcohol poisoning at 27 in 2011. It’s a movie with the simplicity, even the naivety, of a fan-tribute. But there’s a thoroughly engaging and sweet-natured performance from Marisa Abela as Amy – though...

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson and her husband, actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, arrive for the world premiere of her film, Back To Black, held at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Monday (April 8) in London, England.

Also at the event that day were the film’s stars, Marisa Abela, who portrays the late Amy Winehouse in the film, as well as Jack O’Connell and Eddie Marsan.

Here’s the official synopsis: The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time. Watch the trailer here!

Aaron, 33, recently responded...

Sam Taylor-Johnson didn't want to cast an "impersonator" as Amy Winehouse in 'Back to Black'.The 57-year-old filmmaker has helmed the new biopic about the late singer and opted to cast Marisa Abela in the lead role as she didn't try to imitate Amy's appearance in her audition.Sam told the BBC: "There were many brilliant impersonators and people that looked like her or sounded like her. But Marisa came in as herself, she was the only one in the audition process who didn't try to look like her in any way, earrings, eyeliner or anything."The 'Nowhere Boy' director revealed that she wanted to meet with Amy's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil (portrayed by Jack O'Connell in the flick) before shooting to shed some light on the pair's turbulent and drug-fuelled relationship but was unable to do so.Taylor-Johnson explained: "We had to understand why Amy fell in love with him,...

It isn’t every day that you hear about a biopic movie receiving a lot of hate even before its theatrical release. However, that is exactly what is happening with the biopic Back to Black of the English singer Amy Winehouse, who sadly passed away back in 2011.

Amy Winehouse | Source: Wikimedia Commons

The director of the biographical movie Back to Black, Sam Taylor-Johnson recently, opened up in an interview and defended the movie from the backlash it has been receiving lately.

Sam Taylor-Johnson defends Amy Winehouse’s upcoming biopic, Back to Black

Amy Winehouse could’ve been one of the most successful music artists in the industry of all time. The English actress first rose to fame on the back of her debut album, Frank, back in 2003 at the mere age of 19.

After the success of Frank, Winehouse released a second album, Back to Black, which went on to become...