‘Return To Seoul’, ‘Pamfir’ also in cinemas.
Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) title Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 opens in 705 cinemas this weekend, and will look to continue the increase in takings from the first to the second film.
The third standalone Guardians film sees Peter Quill rally his team to defend the universe, in a mission that could mean the end of the group.
Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff all return with Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel and Maria Bakalova in voice roles, with Screen Star of Tomorrow 2013 Will Poulter new to the cast as Adam Warlock,...
Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) title Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 opens in 705 cinemas this weekend, and will look to continue the increase in takings from the first to the second film.
The third standalone Guardians film sees Peter Quill rally his team to defend the universe, in a mission that could mean the end of the group.
Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff all return with Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel and Maria Bakalova in voice roles, with Screen Star of Tomorrow 2013 Will Poulter new to the cast as Adam Warlock,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Director William Nunez describes why he focused on a time when the poet Robert Graves – best known for a memoir Goodbye to All That and historical novel I, Claudius – left his wife and family in pursuit of creativity at any cost
How do you make the life of a poet work on screen? It helps if they had scandalous personal lives. Robert Graves was last seen on the sidelines of Terence Davies’s biopic as the friend of the first world war poet Siegfried Sassoon (Benediction). Now the tables are turned, with a cameo of Sassoon in a film about the early career of the man who would go on to become professor of poetry at Oxford and to win the Queen’s gold medal for poetry.
Graves is an unfashionable figure today, known chiefly through I, Claudius, the TV serialisation of two of his novels, starring Derek Jacobi as the Roman emperor.
How do you make the life of a poet work on screen? It helps if they had scandalous personal lives. Robert Graves was last seen on the sidelines of Terence Davies’s biopic as the friend of the first world war poet Siegfried Sassoon (Benediction). Now the tables are turned, with a cameo of Sassoon in a film about the early career of the man who would go on to become professor of poetry at Oxford and to win the Queen’s gold medal for poetry.
Graves is an unfashionable figure today, known chiefly through I, Claudius, the TV serialisation of two of his novels, starring Derek Jacobi as the Roman emperor.
- 4/28/2023
- by Claire Armitstead
- The Guardian - Film News
While the structure is fairly standard and its overall aesthetic sometimes appears limited by scope, The Laureate is a solid, heady account of a particularly tumultuous time in the life of poet Robert Graves. Written and directed by William Nunez, the film is set in the mid-to-late 1920s as Graves (a brooding Tom Hughes) battles Ptsd after returning from war. In fact, his injuries proved so severe he was presumed dead and declared as such ahead of his return home. Despite a celebrated early career, he struggles to develop new work while withering in a cottage named World’s End. His wife Nancy (Laura Haddock) serves as his sole champion, a progressive voice in her home and larger community.
When Robert comes across the work of writer Laura Riding, he is compelled to reach out to her. Before long Nancy encourages her husband to invite Laura to come live with...
When Robert comes across the work of writer Laura Riding, he is compelled to reach out to her. Before long Nancy encourages her husband to invite Laura to come live with...
- 1/20/2022
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Dramatizing the lives of beloved writers is always problematic, because the act of writing itself is so inherently un-dramatic. Nonetheless, writer-director William Nunez’s “The Laureate” manages to eke . Well-acted, nicely crafted and a handsome period piece within modest means, this isn’t the most novel, memorable or intellectually deep enterprise of its type. But it will satisfy viewers looking for a slightly racier variation on “Downton Abbey” terrain. Gravitas Ventures is opening it on a couple dozen U.S. screens Jan. 21.
A framing device here is a notorious 1929 incident in which more than one participant in a domestic ménage leaped from a fourth-floor London window. After an ambiguous introduction of that event, as well as Graves’ serious Ptsd from WWI service, we rewind a bit earlier to the Oxfordshire home dubbed “World’s End” he shared with feminist painter-illustrator wife Nancy Nicholson (Laura Haddock) and their young daughter Catherine...
A framing device here is a notorious 1929 incident in which more than one participant in a domestic ménage leaped from a fourth-floor London window. After an ambiguous introduction of that event, as well as Graves’ serious Ptsd from WWI service, we rewind a bit earlier to the Oxfordshire home dubbed “World’s End” he shared with feminist painter-illustrator wife Nancy Nicholson (Laura Haddock) and their young daughter Catherine...
- 1/19/2022
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
"If you invite a serpent into your home, perhaps you shouldn't be surprised if it bites you." Oooh! Gravitas has released an official trailer for an indie drama called The Laureate, from filmmaker William Nunez. This recently premiered at the Mallorca Film Festival this fall, and opens soon in the US starting in January. Set in the 20s, a married couple on the brink of disillusion allows a stranger to live with them in their idyllic cottage. Will this stranger push their fragile state over the edge? Seems like such a loaded question because of course something will happen and of course inviting someone new into your home will always cause some kind of chaos. The film stars Laura Haddock, Dianna Agron, Tom Hughes, Julian Glover, Derek Jacobi, Patricia Hodge, and Christien Anholt. It looks extra intense and also incredibly passionate, a story about how to reignite passion when the trauma of war extinguishes it.
- 12/15/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Andy Palmer has signed on to direct When They Come For Me as his next film, after wrapping production on the comedy The Re-Education of Molly Singer, starring Britt Robertson, Nico Santos, Jaime Pressley and Holland Roden.
The thriller from Citizen Skull Productions tells the story of six trapped locals during a lightning storm at Stonehenge that creates an electrical dome, where survival means fighting off ancient souls trying to take over their bodies.
German actors Werner Daehn and Adrienne McQueen are attached to star in the pic, which will shoot next year in Europe. Patricia Beauchamp, Alix Reeves and Adrienne McQueen wrote the script, with Liz Fuller, Matt Prater, Michael Roesch and Mark Myers set to produce for Citizen Skull.
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The thriller from Citizen Skull Productions tells the story of six trapped locals during a lightning storm at Stonehenge that creates an electrical dome, where survival means fighting off ancient souls trying to take over their bodies.
German actors Werner Daehn and Adrienne McQueen are attached to star in the pic, which will shoot next year in Europe. Patricia Beauchamp, Alix Reeves and Adrienne McQueen wrote the script, with Liz Fuller, Matt Prater, Michael Roesch and Mark Myers set to produce for Citizen Skull.
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Exclusive: Writer-director Matthew Fifer (Strand Releasing’s Cicada) has wrapped production on Treatment, a new LGBT-themed psychological horror film produced for Shudder,...
- 11/12/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
After a pandemic induced 2020 hybrid edition, the 10th edition of the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival will take place as a wholly in-person event.
The festival will open with Benito Zambrano’s Mallorca-set literary adaptation “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake” (Spain). Zambrano will be present with principal cast. It will close with the world premiere of William Nunez’s 1920s-set “The Laureate” (U.K.), based on the acclaimed war poet Robert Graves’ unconventional home life. Nunez and his principal cast, Tom Hughes, Dianna Agron and Laura Haddock, as well as the Graves family, will be in attendance. Both films are part of the international features competition.
Wim Wenders will receive the festival’s highest honor, the Evolution Honorary Award 2021, at the opening night ceremony and his film “The Salt of the Earth” (2014) will be screened.
Suzanne Lindon, whose “Spring Blossom” (France) is in competition at the festival, will receive the 2021 Evolutionary Award – New Talent accolade.
The festival will open with Benito Zambrano’s Mallorca-set literary adaptation “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake” (Spain). Zambrano will be present with principal cast. It will close with the world premiere of William Nunez’s 1920s-set “The Laureate” (U.K.), based on the acclaimed war poet Robert Graves’ unconventional home life. Nunez and his principal cast, Tom Hughes, Dianna Agron and Laura Haddock, as well as the Graves family, will be in attendance. Both films are part of the international features competition.
Wim Wenders will receive the festival’s highest honor, the Evolution Honorary Award 2021, at the opening night ceremony and his film “The Salt of the Earth” (2014) will be screened.
Suzanne Lindon, whose “Spring Blossom” (France) is in competition at the festival, will receive the 2021 Evolutionary Award – New Talent accolade.
- 10/8/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Tom Hughes stars as Graves alongside Dianna Agron and Laura Haddock.
UK outfit Metro International is handling sales at the Efm on The Laureate, which finished shooting last week.
Set in the mid-1920s, the period drama directed by William Nunez is the story of the complex love triangle between wartime poet Robert Graves, his wife Nancy and the young poet, Laura Riding, who became both Graves’ muse and his lover.
Tom Hughes plays Graves while Dianna Agron is cast as Laura and Laura Haddock as Nancy. Metro has all rights excluding North America, which is handled by CAA.
The...
UK outfit Metro International is handling sales at the Efm on The Laureate, which finished shooting last week.
Set in the mid-1920s, the period drama directed by William Nunez is the story of the complex love triangle between wartime poet Robert Graves, his wife Nancy and the young poet, Laura Riding, who became both Graves’ muse and his lover.
Tom Hughes plays Graves while Dianna Agron is cast as Laura and Laura Haddock as Nancy. Metro has all rights excluding North America, which is handled by CAA.
The...
- 2/20/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
First Bohemia project is Rotterdam premiere ‘Rebel Dread’.
Phil Hunt, managing director of UK-based Bankside Films and Head Gear Films, has launched a new outfit with UK producer Lucy Fenton to focus on projects made by under-represented filmmakers.
Bohemia Media is a London-based production and investment company, which aims to give voice to marginalised groups that are not well-served within mainstream culture and might otherwise struggle to finance projects.
It has launched with a slate of projects that includes documentary Rebel Dread, which tells the story of director and DJ Don Letts, which is receiving its world premiere at the...
Phil Hunt, managing director of UK-based Bankside Films and Head Gear Films, has launched a new outfit with UK producer Lucy Fenton to focus on projects made by under-represented filmmakers.
Bohemia Media is a London-based production and investment company, which aims to give voice to marginalised groups that are not well-served within mainstream culture and might otherwise struggle to finance projects.
It has launched with a slate of projects that includes documentary Rebel Dread, which tells the story of director and DJ Don Letts, which is receiving its world premiere at the...
- 1/24/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Kathy Bates has joined The Laureate, a drama about British poet and novelist Robert Graves from writer/director William Nunez.
The film about Graves’ first marriage amid an affair with his muse, American poet Laura Riding, will see Bates play Amy Graves, the meddling mother. Bates' recent movie credits include Participant Media's Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic, On the Basis of Sex.
The ensemble cast includes Tom Hughes as Robert Graves, Dianna Agron playing Laura Riding and Laura Haddock as Nancy Nicholson, Grave's first wife.
Nunez’ production shingle, Northend Pictures, is producing the film, alongside Ireland's Subotica Entertainment.
"I am looking forward...
The film about Graves’ first marriage amid an affair with his muse, American poet Laura Riding, will see Bates play Amy Graves, the meddling mother. Bates' recent movie credits include Participant Media's Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic, On the Basis of Sex.
The ensemble cast includes Tom Hughes as Robert Graves, Dianna Agron playing Laura Riding and Laura Haddock as Nancy Nicholson, Grave's first wife.
Nunez’ production shingle, Northend Pictures, is producing the film, alongside Ireland's Subotica Entertainment.
"I am looking forward...
- 2/9/2018
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Principal photography scheduled to commence in April.
Oscar winner Kathy Bates will star in The Laureate, a drama based on the life of British war poet Robert Graves that 13 Films will introduce to buyers in Berlin next week.
Dianna Agron, Tom Hughes and Laura Haddock round out the key cast and William Nunez directs from his screenplay. CAA handles Us sales.
Principal photography is scheduled to commence in April on the story of how the renowned London poet Graves shocked his parents when he invited his muse and lover Laura Riding to move in with him and his wife.
Bates portrays Graves’ meddling mother who fears Riding will ruin the seemingly idyllic marriage as tensions in the household rise. Hughes plays Graves, while Agron is cast as the American interloper and literary critic Riding.
Tristan Lynch and Aoife O’Sullivan of Subotica are producing alongside Nunez, while Tannaz Anisi and Greg Schenz of 13 Films serve as executive...
Oscar winner Kathy Bates will star in The Laureate, a drama based on the life of British war poet Robert Graves that 13 Films will introduce to buyers in Berlin next week.
Dianna Agron, Tom Hughes and Laura Haddock round out the key cast and William Nunez directs from his screenplay. CAA handles Us sales.
Principal photography is scheduled to commence in April on the story of how the renowned London poet Graves shocked his parents when he invited his muse and lover Laura Riding to move in with him and his wife.
Bates portrays Graves’ meddling mother who fears Riding will ruin the seemingly idyllic marriage as tensions in the household rise. Hughes plays Graves, while Agron is cast as the American interloper and literary critic Riding.
Tristan Lynch and Aoife O’Sullivan of Subotica are producing alongside Nunez, while Tannaz Anisi and Greg Schenz of 13 Films serve as executive...
- 2/9/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Orlando Bloom, Imogen Poots and Kerry Condon have all joined the cast of the upcoming William Nunez’s feature film debut titled The Laureate.
When we have this kind of project, and we already know that it’s about poet Robert Graves, then it’s quite logical Bloom will have an honor to portray the iconic British poet, right?
As we said, the film is written and directed by William Nunez, and follows the life of Robert Graves, his wife Nancy Nicholson and poet Laura Riding (Imogen Poots).
Apparently the writer had an open relationship with the two women, and they all lived together for quite some time, until Graves began to like Riding better.
Kerry Condon will play Nancy Nicholson, while Imogen Poots will play Laura Riding.
Director Nunez says that:
“At its core, ‘The Laureate’ will be a study of intense relationships: what created them, what can undo them,...
When we have this kind of project, and we already know that it’s about poet Robert Graves, then it’s quite logical Bloom will have an honor to portray the iconic British poet, right?
As we said, the film is written and directed by William Nunez, and follows the life of Robert Graves, his wife Nancy Nicholson and poet Laura Riding (Imogen Poots).
Apparently the writer had an open relationship with the two women, and they all lived together for quite some time, until Graves began to like Riding better.
Kerry Condon will play Nancy Nicholson, while Imogen Poots will play Laura Riding.
Director Nunez says that:
“At its core, ‘The Laureate’ will be a study of intense relationships: what created them, what can undo them,...
- 1/31/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Were you aware that iconic British poet Robert Graves lived in an open love triangle for many, many years? Are you pretending to know who Robert Graves is right now? Me too. Graves was a formidable poet and historian of ancient world leaders like Roman Emperor Claudius, and it’s always interesting to see the personal life that made such minds tick. Newcomer William Nunez must agree because he’s written and will direct The Laureate based on Graves’s life and his romance of Nancy Nicholson and Laura Riding (both recognized artists in their own rights). According to The Playlist, Orlando Bloom will be offering his authentic accent to the role, Imogen Poots will be playing Riding, and Kerry Condon (from The Last Station) will be playing Nicholson. I honestly know little about Graves’s life, but a hot, sexy, poetic love triangle? That, I think, we all know a lot about.
- 1/28/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Orlando Bloom and Imogen Poots are set to star in a biopic of poet Robert Graves entitled "The Laureate" reports Screen Daily.
The story follows the life of the young British war poet Robert Graves (Bloom), his wife Nancy Nicholson (Kerry Condon) and the passionate young American writer Laura Riding (Poots).
The focus will cover the open love triangle between them as they lived in London and Cairo and will explore the notion of intense relationships. Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwell were previously attached.
William Nunez penned the script and will direct. Filming kicks off in the UK and Ireland this summer.
The story follows the life of the young British war poet Robert Graves (Bloom), his wife Nancy Nicholson (Kerry Condon) and the passionate young American writer Laura Riding (Poots).
The focus will cover the open love triangle between them as they lived in London and Cairo and will explore the notion of intense relationships. Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwell were previously attached.
William Nunez penned the script and will direct. Filming kicks off in the UK and Ireland this summer.
- 1/28/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Ahh, Orlando Bloom, you once adorned every middle school girl’s bedroom door, and now father time has caught up with you.
At the ripe old age of 34, with his best years of pirating and fellowship behind him, it seems reasonable that the elderly Bloom should seek out a nice quiet place in the country, raise his family, and write poetry the rest of his days… or at least play someone who did that. Easier said than done.
“Marriage, like money, is still with us; and, like money, progressively devalued.”
This famous quote by English poet Robert Graves is particularly ironic in the context of the famous scandal that ended his marriage in 1929. Now Ol’ Bloomy seeks to portray the “I, Claudius” writer during this period of emotional turmoil and artistic success in a new film titled “The Laureate.”
According to Hollywood Wiretap, Legolas has been cast alongside hot young U.
At the ripe old age of 34, with his best years of pirating and fellowship behind him, it seems reasonable that the elderly Bloom should seek out a nice quiet place in the country, raise his family, and write poetry the rest of his days… or at least play someone who did that. Easier said than done.
“Marriage, like money, is still with us; and, like money, progressively devalued.”
This famous quote by English poet Robert Graves is particularly ironic in the context of the famous scandal that ended his marriage in 1929. Now Ol’ Bloomy seeks to portray the “I, Claudius” writer during this period of emotional turmoil and artistic success in a new film titled “The Laureate.”
According to Hollywood Wiretap, Legolas has been cast alongside hot young U.
- 1/28/2011
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Orlando Bloom continues his return to the screen after being absent for most of the past four years. He shot a role in Paul Ws Anderson's The Three Musketeers and will reprise his career-originating role of Legolas in The Hobbit. But before he gets back into breeches and latex ear appliances he'll play poet Robert Graves in The Laureate. The film is written and directed by William Nunez, and follows the life of Robert Graves, his wife Nancy Nicholson (Kerry Condon) and poet Laura Riding (Imogen Poots), specifically with respect to the open love triangle between them as they lived in London and Cairo. [Screen Daily [1]] After the break, Jonas Åkerlund makes Small Apartments and one more joins John Hillcoat's The Wettest County in the World. Jonas Åkerlund (Spun, The Horsemen) is moving into comedy -- well, intentional comedy -- with Matt Lucas (Little Britain, Alice in Wonderland) as his mouthpiece.
- 1/28/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
[Updating this post with today's news that Phase 4 films have pre-bought all Us rights to the film. It aint made yet but we know who'll be releasing it when it is.]
I declare my bias on this one right up front: Xyz Films - the La company that I'm a partner in - are serving as executive producers on this one and the lead producer - Hawaii International Film Festival programmer Anderson Le - is a long time friend. Do with that what you will. What I do with it is toss it all aside as irrelevant because with the talent attached to this script - which I've read and is fantastic - this is going to be a fantastic film by any measure.
Mma star Cung Le - recently seen on screen fighting Donnie Yen in Hong Kong action drama Bodyguards and Assassins - will take the lead in Journey From The Fall director Ham Tran's English language martial arts film Breaking Point. Producing are Xyz Films, Media 8 Entertainment and Vietnam-based Chanh Phuong Films. For those unfamiliar with the name,...
I declare my bias on this one right up front: Xyz Films - the La company that I'm a partner in - are serving as executive producers on this one and the lead producer - Hawaii International Film Festival programmer Anderson Le - is a long time friend. Do with that what you will. What I do with it is toss it all aside as irrelevant because with the talent attached to this script - which I've read and is fantastic - this is going to be a fantastic film by any measure.
Mma star Cung Le - recently seen on screen fighting Donnie Yen in Hong Kong action drama Bodyguards and Assassins - will take the lead in Journey From The Fall director Ham Tran's English language martial arts film Breaking Point. Producing are Xyz Films, Media 8 Entertainment and Vietnam-based Chanh Phuong Films. For those unfamiliar with the name,...
- 11/6/2010
- Screen Anarchy
I declare my bias on this one right up front: Xyz Films - the La company that I'm a partner in - are serving as executive producers on this one and the lead producer - Hawaii International Film Festival programmer Anderson Le - is a long time friend. Do with that what you will. What I do with it is toss it all aside as irrelevant because with the talent attached to this script - which I've read and is fantastic - this is going to be a fantastic film by any measure.
Mma star Cung Le - recently seen on screen fighting Donnie Yen in Hong Kong action drama Bodyguards and Assassins - will take the lead in Journey From The Fall director Ham Tran's English language martial arts film Breaking Point. Producing are Xyz Films, Media 8 Entertainment and Vietnam-based Chanh Phuong Films. For those unfamiliar with the name,...
Mma star Cung Le - recently seen on screen fighting Donnie Yen in Hong Kong action drama Bodyguards and Assassins - will take the lead in Journey From The Fall director Ham Tran's English language martial arts film Breaking Point. Producing are Xyz Films, Media 8 Entertainment and Vietnam-based Chanh Phuong Films. For those unfamiliar with the name,...
- 5/10/2010
- Screen Anarchy
LONDON -- James Purefoy and Frances O'Connor are set to star in Poetic Unreason, a film about British war poet Robert Graves, producer Carlo Dusi said Thursday. Purefoy (Resident Evil) will play Graves, while O'Connor (About Adam) will co-star as Graves' American lover Laura Riding. William Nunez, who will direct and share producing credits, also wrote the screenplay. Budgeted at about £4.5 million ($7.5 million), the film is billed as a tale of sexual jealousy and obsession centering on the life of Graves, whose marriage is turned upside down by the arrival of writer Riding. British stage actress Lesley Manville -- most recently seen in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing theater adaptation -- will play Graves' wife. Derek Kavanagh and Dusi will produce along with Nunez under Dusi's banner, Aria Films.
- 10/10/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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