Too pretty for the job. Kerry Barden, the casting director for “American Psycho,” recently told the Hollywood Reporter he thinks Austin Butler is too beautiful for his rumored role as Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel. Kerry Barden at a SAG-AFTRA Foundation event for casting in LA in February … Read more
Daniel Craig didn’t want to mess up his lucky streak. The actor, 56, recently revealed he had no game plan after wrapping up his 15-year reign as James Bond other than possibly never working again. Craig spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about his life post-007 and the unexpected journey it led him on to play … Read more
It was a very queer day at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday. Daniel Craig was praised after Luca Guadagnino’s erotic film “Queer” premiered at the festival, garnering a nine-minute standing ovation. The movie also features “Outer Banks” star Drew Starkey, 30. Craig’s performance has already been labeled “a career best,” and it’s clear the … Read more
Hello, I’m Luca Guadagnino, and I am the director and one of the producers of ‘Challengers.’ In this sequence, we see the two male characters of ‘Challengers’— Patrick Zweig, played by Josh O’Connor, and Art Donaldson, played by Mike Faist — when they are in their early 20s. And they are very good tennis players. … Read more
movie review CHALLENGERS Running time: 131 minutes. Rated R (language throughout, some sexual content and graphic nudity). In theaters. When the movie “Challengers” hits Prime Video after its theatrical run, I suspect the response will echo that of last year’s most controversial film, “Saltburn.” Like Emerald Fennell’s shapeshifting mystery, “Challengers” is, at once, artful, addictive … Read more
And here we thought the “Call Me By Your Name” peach was controversial. In director Luca Guadagnino’s latest romance film, once again starring Timothée Chalamet, what’s on the menu isn’t juicy summer fruit — but bloody human flesh. Yes, “Bones and All” is a surprisingly effective and affecting cannibal love story. You chuckle — or … Read more