Sam Claflin and Rupert Friend will star in the World War II action thriller “Perdition” from writer-director Henry Dunham (“The Standoff at Sparrow Creek”).
Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will produce for Thunder Road Pictures, whose credits include the John Wick franchise, with Claflin executive producing.
Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales on the film at the Cannes Film Market with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-representing North American rights.
The film, currently in pre-production, is scheduled to start principal photography this fall.
Set in December 1944 against the war-torn Belgian landscape as World War II pushes toward a brutal climax, “Perdition” follows the journey of a lone American soldier (Claflin), who miraculously survives a Pow camp execution. As he ventures into the bone-chilling landscape to save himself and a precious cargo salvaged from the camp, a ruthless Nazi SS officer on horseback (Friend) discovers his tracks...
Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will produce for Thunder Road Pictures, whose credits include the John Wick franchise, with Claflin executive producing.
Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales on the film at the Cannes Film Market with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-representing North American rights.
The film, currently in pre-production, is scheduled to start principal photography this fall.
Set in December 1944 against the war-torn Belgian landscape as World War II pushes toward a brutal climax, “Perdition” follows the journey of a lone American soldier (Claflin), who miraculously survives a Pow camp execution. As he ventures into the bone-chilling landscape to save himself and a precious cargo salvaged from the camp, a ruthless Nazi SS officer on horseback (Friend) discovers his tracks...
- 5/10/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
With eleven feature films under Wes Anderson’s belt, we can now quickly add another. While the director’s recent batch of Roald Dahl adaptations were released as short films––so the first could compete for the Oscars––now that Anderson has indeed taken home his first Academy Award, he’s realizing his complete vision for the project.
Just after he nabbed his Oscar, Netflix announced they will release Wes Anderson’s anthology feature The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, combining all four shorts and adding a new original song by Jarvis Cocker, this Friday on the platform. Just as another Netflix anthology release, Coens’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is considered a feature, from this day henceforth let it be known The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is Wes Anderson’s twelfth feature.
As for why Anderson couldn’t make it to Los...
Just after he nabbed his Oscar, Netflix announced they will release Wes Anderson’s anthology feature The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, combining all four shorts and adding a new original song by Jarvis Cocker, this Friday on the platform. Just as another Netflix anthology release, Coens’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is considered a feature, from this day henceforth let it be known The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is Wes Anderson’s twelfth feature.
As for why Anderson couldn’t make it to Los...
- 3/12/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"You should be able to make a scene come alive in the reader's mind." Huzzah! Now that Wes Anderson is a certified Oscar winner, Netflix has released a brand new trailer for his four shorts streaming on Netflix. Anderson's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar won the Oscar yesterday for Best Live-Action Short. Adapted from the Roald Dahl story, the film originally premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival last fall. Netflix also commissioned Anderson to make three other shorts based on Roald Dahl stories - each one an intriguing little tale with just a few characters. The most famous one (and the Oscar winner), Henry Sugar, stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, and Saif Mohsen. The Swan stars Rupert Friend, Ralph Fiennes, and Asa Jennings. Poison stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Kingsley. The Rat Catcher stars Ralph Fiennes,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Wes Anderson took home his first-ever Academy Award on Sunday night (March 10th), winning the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, one of four Roald Dahl adaptations he made for Netflix in 2023. Now, the streaming giant has announced a repackaging of the four short films into an anthology entitled The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, due out March 15th.
In addition to The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Anderson and Netflix’s The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison round out the titular “three more.” Each short pulls from a star-studded pool of actors, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and more appearing and reappearing throughout the collection. What’s more, the anthology will feature an original song by frequent collaborator Jarvis Cocker, as Anderson revealed in an official statement (via TheWrap).
“It was a special...
In addition to The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Anderson and Netflix’s The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison round out the titular “three more.” Each short pulls from a star-studded pool of actors, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and more appearing and reappearing throughout the collection. What’s more, the anthology will feature an original song by frequent collaborator Jarvis Cocker, as Anderson revealed in an official statement (via TheWrap).
“It was a special...
- 3/11/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Film News
Wes Anderson has won his first-ever Oscar. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar took home the gold for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards, marking a much-deserved victory for the eight-time nominated filmmaker. Based on the 1977 Roald Dahl work of the same name, the film is part of a collection of four shorts — alongside The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison — directed by Anderson for Netflix.
Anderson has been thinking of adapting Henry Sugar, a story that captivated him as a child,for two decades. There was only one problem: The filmmaker struggled with how to tell the story without using Dahl’s magical words. And then it finally clicked — he didn’t have to. “When I finally had the moment of inspiration, the idea was: ‘I am equally interested in the way Dahl tells the story as I am in the story itself,’ ”...
Anderson has been thinking of adapting Henry Sugar, a story that captivated him as a child,for two decades. There was only one problem: The filmmaker struggled with how to tell the story without using Dahl’s magical words. And then it finally clicked — he didn’t have to. “When I finally had the moment of inspiration, the idea was: ‘I am equally interested in the way Dahl tells the story as I am in the story itself,’ ”...
- 3/11/2024
- by John DiLillo
- Tudum - Netflix
After eight nominations for six different films he has made, director Wes Anderson has finally won his first Oscar.
Receiving the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” seems unconventional for both the category, which normally awards emerging filmmakers, and Anderson himself, who was best known till this point for directing features such as “Asteroid City” (which happened to also be in awards contention this season.)
His win was over fellow nominees “The After,” from director Misan Harriman, “Invincible,” from director Vincent René-Lortie, “Knight of Fortune,” from director Lasse Lyskjær Noer, and “Red, White and Blue” from director Nazrin Choudhury.
Anderson’s Oscar achievement comes as a bit of a full circle moment for the auteur, coming just over two decades since his career as a professional filmmaker kicked off with the premiere of his short “Bottle Rocket...
Receiving the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” seems unconventional for both the category, which normally awards emerging filmmakers, and Anderson himself, who was best known till this point for directing features such as “Asteroid City” (which happened to also be in awards contention this season.)
His win was over fellow nominees “The After,” from director Misan Harriman, “Invincible,” from director Vincent René-Lortie, “Knight of Fortune,” from director Lasse Lyskjær Noer, and “Red, White and Blue” from director Nazrin Choudhury.
Anderson’s Oscar achievement comes as a bit of a full circle moment for the auteur, coming just over two decades since his career as a professional filmmaker kicked off with the premiere of his short “Bottle Rocket...
- 3/11/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Wes Anderson is driving through the Spanish countryside with his eight-year-old daughter, Freya; it’s her school holiday. At the end of our half-hour phone conversation, he reaches Barcelona. He has always loved making shorts, clocking a dozen since his career launched with 1993 Sundance entry “Bottle Rocket,” the short that inspired his eventual debut feature of the same name, when we first met. Now, he has an Oscar frontrunner, Venice premiere “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar,” the first and longest (39 minutes) of four increasingly strange Roald Dahl shorts currently on Netflix. “Henry Sugar” is notably the highest-rated live-action short of 2023 on Letterboxd.
Netflix, which owns the screen rights to the Dahl library, provided the budget for “Henry Sugar,” and when Anderson delivered the first film economically, he had some money left over and asked for a budget to complete three more shorts. Is he done? “It’s completely up to them,...
Netflix, which owns the screen rights to the Dahl library, provided the budget for “Henry Sugar,” and when Anderson delivered the first film economically, he had some money left over and asked for a budget to complete three more shorts. Is he done? “It’s completely up to them,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Wes Anderson has recruited his next star-studded cast for a new movie led by Bill Murray, Michael Cera, and Benicio del Toro, reports Deadline.
Anderson co-wrote the film with his frequent collaborator Roman Coppola. Details are officially being kept under wraps, but it’s set to go into production this year.
Last June, Anderson gave insight into the movie during an interview with Le Monde. “My next feature film will be linear, with Benicio Del Toro in every shot,” he said. “I can’t tell you much more than that except that it will be about espionage, a father-daughter relationship, and, let’s say, with a rather dark tone.”
Recent reports have also said the plot revolves around “three key characters,” with other Anderson regulars playing smaller roles.
While the currently untitled movie will mark Cera’s first time working with Anderson, Murray and del Toro have previously worked with the filmmaker.
Anderson co-wrote the film with his frequent collaborator Roman Coppola. Details are officially being kept under wraps, but it’s set to go into production this year.
Last June, Anderson gave insight into the movie during an interview with Le Monde. “My next feature film will be linear, with Benicio Del Toro in every shot,” he said. “I can’t tell you much more than that except that it will be about espionage, a father-daughter relationship, and, let’s say, with a rather dark tone.”
Recent reports have also said the plot revolves around “three key characters,” with other Anderson regulars playing smaller roles.
While the currently untitled movie will mark Cera’s first time working with Anderson, Murray and del Toro have previously worked with the filmmaker.
- 1/11/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Machine Media Advisors has acquired 1992 animated film “FernGully: The Last Rainforest” and its associated rights.
“FernGully: The Last Rainforest” — starring Robin Williams, Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry and Christian Slater — follows a group of fairies living in a rainforest fighting off an evil force that aims to pollute and destroy their home. Led by Jonathan Sheinberg, Susan Sheinberg and Matt Feige, Machine Media Advisors along with Moonheart Entertainment plans to revive the environmentally-conscious film in new iterations while also honoring the original.
The team is currently in the process of reimagining the “FernGully” concept with new worlds, characters and storylines, according to the press release. They are in talks with major studios for both live-action and animated additions to the “FernGully” universe.
Machine Media Advisors with the instrumental support of their minority partner Moonheart led by Moonli Singha, Rosa Gudmundsdottir and Krystine Beneke re-released the original film’s soundtrack. In 2022, they...
“FernGully: The Last Rainforest” — starring Robin Williams, Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry and Christian Slater — follows a group of fairies living in a rainforest fighting off an evil force that aims to pollute and destroy their home. Led by Jonathan Sheinberg, Susan Sheinberg and Matt Feige, Machine Media Advisors along with Moonheart Entertainment plans to revive the environmentally-conscious film in new iterations while also honoring the original.
The team is currently in the process of reimagining the “FernGully” concept with new worlds, characters and storylines, according to the press release. They are in talks with major studios for both live-action and animated additions to the “FernGully” universe.
Machine Media Advisors with the instrumental support of their minority partner Moonheart led by Moonli Singha, Rosa Gudmundsdottir and Krystine Beneke re-released the original film’s soundtrack. In 2022, they...
- 11/20/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Caroline Brew and Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
It sounds like the plot of a classic Hollywood disaster movie: a quiet fishing town on the coast of Iceland is threatened when a long-dormant volcano suddenly awakens, causing thousands of earth tremors that have ruptured roads and wrecked houses while residents attempt to flee the impending lava.
For the inhabitants of Grindavik, a small fishing town on Iceland’s southern peninsula, this isn’t a film but, as of last weekend, real life. According to reports, on Saturday morning almost 4,000 residents were evacuated from their homes in the town, which is only an hour’s drive from the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík, after the Fagradalsfjall volcano began threatening to erupt last week. Reports say there is “a river” of magma beneath the town which is coming perilously close to breaking through to the surface.
While normal life in Grindavik has come to a stop, for now the wider Icelandic screen industry has been unaffected.
For the inhabitants of Grindavik, a small fishing town on Iceland’s southern peninsula, this isn’t a film but, as of last weekend, real life. According to reports, on Saturday morning almost 4,000 residents were evacuated from their homes in the town, which is only an hour’s drive from the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík, after the Fagradalsfjall volcano began threatening to erupt last week. Reports say there is “a river” of magma beneath the town which is coming perilously close to breaking through to the surface.
While normal life in Grindavik has come to a stop, for now the wider Icelandic screen industry has been unaffected.
- 11/16/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is unveiling a very special screening series inspired by Wes Anderson’s “Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” short film.
The series will kick off at the Paris Theatre in New York City on November 4, followed by a premiere at the newly reopened Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on December 5. Anderson’s other short films including “Hotel Chevalier,” “Castello Cavalcanti,” and more of Anderson’s shorts will play at the respective theaters. Across his career, Anderson has helmed over a dozen short films, with a select curated assortment now screening as part of the series.
Per the official announcement, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Other Short Films by Wes Anderson” will be a big screen spotlight on Anderson’s triumphant “Henry Sugar” and some of his favorite one-reelers from 1995 through 2021. The screening series will take place for one night only at both theaters to focus on the “rarely screened” shorts by Anderson.
The series will kick off at the Paris Theatre in New York City on November 4, followed by a premiere at the newly reopened Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on December 5. Anderson’s other short films including “Hotel Chevalier,” “Castello Cavalcanti,” and more of Anderson’s shorts will play at the respective theaters. Across his career, Anderson has helmed over a dozen short films, with a select curated assortment now screening as part of the series.
Per the official announcement, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Other Short Films by Wes Anderson” will be a big screen spotlight on Anderson’s triumphant “Henry Sugar” and some of his favorite one-reelers from 1995 through 2021. The screening series will take place for one night only at both theaters to focus on the “rarely screened” shorts by Anderson.
- 10/27/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Back in 1992 Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson — who had met the University of Texas in Dallas and were roomies — decided to make a movie. But after spending $10,000 and shooting 13 minutes of the crime caper comedy “Bottle Rocket,” they ran out of money. Eventually, the short and the full script made its way to Oscar-winning writer/director/producer James L. Brooks. It just so happened that Columbia had a deal with Brooks to finance a low-budget film selected by the filmmaker. And in 1996, the feature-length version of “Bottle Rocket” was released with Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson and James Caan. Though the film didn’t set the box office on fire, critics realized Anderson was a new and exciting cinematic voice.
Anderson has made 11 feature films — his latest “Asteroid City” came out earlier this year — and has been nominated seven times for an Oscar including three for screenplay, two for animated features,...
Anderson has made 11 feature films — his latest “Asteroid City” came out earlier this year — and has been nominated seven times for an Oscar including three for screenplay, two for animated features,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
After a lifeless, Hall-of-Presidents-esque AI version of Wes Anderson’s visual style went viral earlier this year, it’s nice to see how the actual director crafts a story told mostly in static, theatrical frames. “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” collects Anderson’s adaptations of four Roald Dahl short stories, but all the pieces of this Netflix short series (now streaming) are photographed in an even less naturalistic style than the director’s earlier feature this year, “Asteroid City.” The collection of shorts was an opportunity, then, for Anderson and his longtime collaborators to push what they could achieve together.
In “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” a company of actors narrates Dahl’s prose directly to the audience. Movement comes somewhat from Robert Yeoman’s camera but much more from details flying in and out (and off) of the sets constructed by production designer Adam Stockhausen with Matryoshka doll-level depth.
In “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” a company of actors narrates Dahl’s prose directly to the audience. Movement comes somewhat from Robert Yeoman’s camera but much more from details flying in and out (and off) of the sets constructed by production designer Adam Stockhausen with Matryoshka doll-level depth.
- 10/6/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Did you know that there are four brand new short films written and directed by Wes Anderson that are adapted from short stories by Roald Dahl and available for you to watch on Netflix right now? It would not surprise me in the slightest if you didn't. I know short films are not the biggest attention grabbers, but this is one of the best and most recognizable American auteurs taking on the work of one of Britain's most beloved authors of the 20th Century. Surely, you would want the word to get out there about this, especially given how successfully Anderson previously adapted Dahl's work with his stop-motion adaptation of "Fantastic Mr. Fox." Alas, Netflix made the plans for these shorts very unclear and definitely did not effectively communicate their release strategy, with one coming out every day for four days. The first short, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Wes Anderson, the acclaimed director of The Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr. Fox, has returned to the world of Roald Dahl with a series of four short films based on the British author’s lesser-known stories. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Rat Catcher and Poison are all now streaming on Netflix, offering a diverse and delightful showcase of Anderson’s signature style and Dahl’s imaginative storytelling.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character, a wealthy and greedy bachelor who discovers a book that teaches him how to develop extraordinary abilities. With his newfound powers, he embarks on a global tour of casinos, cheating his way to fortune. But along the way, he also encounters a moral dilemma that changes his life. The film is narrated by Ralph Fiennes, who also plays multiple roles, including Roald Dahl himself.
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character, a wealthy and greedy bachelor who discovers a book that teaches him how to develop extraordinary abilities. With his newfound powers, he embarks on a global tour of casinos, cheating his way to fortune. But along the way, he also encounters a moral dilemma that changes his life. The film is narrated by Ralph Fiennes, who also plays multiple roles, including Roald Dahl himself.
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- 9/30/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
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I was introduced to Wes Anderson in my early days of cinephilia. It was quite easy to get mesmerized by his distinctively aesthetic style, which happened in my case. I quickly became a fan, and in no time, I ended up watching most of his works. One thing that I particularly noticed is that as time went by, his work became more about flaunting his own style than the substance of it. My own cinematic senses also kept evolving, and with time, I sort of lost interest in Anderson’s brand of cinema. His recent works, the likes of The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City, didn’t help the case either. I still admire the aesthetics of Wes Anderson, but his cinema doesn’t excite me anymore, which is where I stood until I watched the four new shorts of Anderson on Netflix, all based on Roald Dahl’s short stories.
- 9/30/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Plot: Wes Anderson directs an all-star collection of short films based on the work of Roald Dahl.
Review: What exactly is Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar? When the famed director was first linked with this Netflix adaptation, everyone assumed he would be making a feature, but that’s not what this is. It’s one of four short Roald Dahl shorts Anderson has dropped on Netflix, which, taken together, roughly add up to perhaps a 70-minute (or so) anthology film.
It’s a fun experiment for Anderson and, surprisingly, perhaps his most successful work since The Grand Budapest Hotel. The centrepiece of this loose quadrilogy of shorts is The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar itself, which runs about forty minutes and teams the director with Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Ayode and Dev Patel for the first time (all of whom play dual roles).
Like a lot of Anderson’s films,...
Review: What exactly is Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar? When the famed director was first linked with this Netflix adaptation, everyone assumed he would be making a feature, but that’s not what this is. It’s one of four short Roald Dahl shorts Anderson has dropped on Netflix, which, taken together, roughly add up to perhaps a 70-minute (or so) anthology film.
It’s a fun experiment for Anderson and, surprisingly, perhaps his most successful work since The Grand Budapest Hotel. The centrepiece of this loose quadrilogy of shorts is The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar itself, which runs about forty minutes and teams the director with Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Ayode and Dev Patel for the first time (all of whom play dual roles).
Like a lot of Anderson’s films,...
- 9/30/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Fans of America’s most idiosyncratic director are in luck: Wes Anderson’s second film of the year is now just a few clicks away. It seems almost guaranteed to earn him an Oscar nomination, and it’s the movie on this list that’s likeliest to break through in any category.
The contender to watch this week: “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar“
Big-name directors could monopolize Best Live Action Short Film at next year’s Oscars, with Pedro Almodóvar and Wes Anderson having each made movies that clock in under 40 minutes. “Henry Sugar” is the first of four Roald Dahl adaptations Anderson has shepherded for Netflix, this one starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a wealthy 1930s gambler who finds a fantastical way to cheat. It’s dense, delightful, and arguably a more impactful distillation of Anderson’s style than his other 2023 movie, “Asteroid City.” Three other shorts, including “The Swan...
The contender to watch this week: “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar“
Big-name directors could monopolize Best Live Action Short Film at next year’s Oscars, with Pedro Almodóvar and Wes Anderson having each made movies that clock in under 40 minutes. “Henry Sugar” is the first of four Roald Dahl adaptations Anderson has shepherded for Netflix, this one starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a wealthy 1930s gambler who finds a fantastical way to cheat. It’s dense, delightful, and arguably a more impactful distillation of Anderson’s style than his other 2023 movie, “Asteroid City.” Three other shorts, including “The Swan...
- 9/30/2023
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
Photo: Netflix
By now you should know what you’re going to be getting when you sit down to watch a Wes Anderson film. His highly stylized worlds, full of muted colors, quirky characters, and deadpan dialogue, have become so distinctive and instantly recognizable it sometimes feels like he’s parodying himself.
By now you should know what you’re going to be getting when you sit down to watch a Wes Anderson film. His highly stylized worlds, full of muted colors, quirky characters, and deadpan dialogue, have become so distinctive and instantly recognizable it sometimes feels like he’s parodying himself.
- 9/28/2023
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
The short story The Swan is brought to our screens in the form of a narration through Wes Anderson’s impeccable lens. The 17-minute film is picture-perfect and almost appears like a one-shot film. Rupert Friend narrates this story to us with a visual representation of what happened one day 27 years ago. In pure Wes Anderson style, even if for just 17 minutes, you’re transferred to the world of Peter Watson and his two bullies. The story is rather harsh for one that may be targeted at kids, but it does have a lot of truth in it. The Swan is a short story written by Roald Dahl that discusses the unbreakable strength in oneself and the need to always fight back to the best of your capabilities. Stunning props and camera movement keep us hooked for 17 minutes runtime of the short, which has a crippling ending.
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- 9/28/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Source : Netflix
Wes Anderson, the acclaimed director of The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, and Fantastic Mr. Fox, has returned with his first Netflix project: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, a short film based on the 1977 short story by Roald Dahl. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Henry Sugar, a wealthy and bored gambler who learns to see through cards after reading a book about a guru who can see without using his eyes. Henry then uses his newfound ability to cheat at casinos and donate his winnings to orphanages around the world.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is a charming and whimsical adaptation that captures the essence of Dahl’s original story. Anderson’s signature style of quirky humor, colorful visuals, and symmetrical compositions is evident throughout the film, which also features a stellar cast of actors, including Ralph Fiennes as Roald Dahl himself, Dev Patel as Dr.
Wes Anderson, the acclaimed director of The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, and Fantastic Mr. Fox, has returned with his first Netflix project: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, a short film based on the 1977 short story by Roald Dahl. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Henry Sugar, a wealthy and bored gambler who learns to see through cards after reading a book about a guru who can see without using his eyes. Henry then uses his newfound ability to cheat at casinos and donate his winnings to orphanages around the world.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is a charming and whimsical adaptation that captures the essence of Dahl’s original story. Anderson’s signature style of quirky humor, colorful visuals, and symmetrical compositions is evident throughout the film, which also features a stellar cast of actors, including Ralph Fiennes as Roald Dahl himself, Dev Patel as Dr.
- 9/27/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
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Wes Anderson has returned to the world of Roald Dahl with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, a short film set to debut on Netflix later this month, but it isn’t the only short based on Dahl’s stories that Anderson has on his slate.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling. The film recently had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and will debut on Netflix on September 27th. It will be followed by adaptations of The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison on September 28th, 29th, and 30th, respectively. Wes Anderson gave a rundown of the shorts while speaking with Deadline.
“Well, there’s one where Ralph Fiennes plays a rodent exterminator,” Anderson said.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling. The film recently had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and will debut on Netflix on September 27th. It will be followed by adaptations of The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison on September 28th, 29th, and 30th, respectively. Wes Anderson gave a rundown of the shorts while speaking with Deadline.
“Well, there’s one where Ralph Fiennes plays a rodent exterminator,” Anderson said.
- 9/18/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Sex Education, Spy Kids: Armageddon and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar are among the high-profile new projects debuting on Netflix in September.
Sex Education‘s fourth and final season will start streaming on Sept. 21, with action shifting from the closed Moordale Secondary to the progressive Cavendish College and Emma Mackey’s Maeve in America. Creator Laurie Nunn said that as the writers were working on season four “it became clear that this was the right time to graduate.” The final season sees the return of stars Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, Aimee Lou Wood, Dua Saleh, Mimi Keene, Kedar Williams-Stirling and Chinenye Ezeudu. Gillian Anderson will also return as Otis’ (Butterfield) sex therapist mom. But the new settings bring fresh faces in Anthony Lexa, Felix Mufti and Alexandra James, who make up the popular group, The Coven; a rival sex therapist for Otis, named O (Thaddea Graham); and Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy,...
Sex Education‘s fourth and final season will start streaming on Sept. 21, with action shifting from the closed Moordale Secondary to the progressive Cavendish College and Emma Mackey’s Maeve in America. Creator Laurie Nunn said that as the writers were working on season four “it became clear that this was the right time to graduate.” The final season sees the return of stars Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, Aimee Lou Wood, Dua Saleh, Mimi Keene, Kedar Williams-Stirling and Chinenye Ezeudu. Gillian Anderson will also return as Otis’ (Butterfield) sex therapist mom. But the new settings bring fresh faces in Anthony Lexa, Felix Mufti and Alexandra James, who make up the popular group, The Coven; a rival sex therapist for Otis, named O (Thaddea Graham); and Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Despite fears for the future of film in the new, seemingly disposable digital era, there are still many auteurs holding on out there in the modern movie landscape. For example, there’s Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan and even Michael Bay. But few directors are as instantly recognizable as Wes Anderson. Nothing happens by accident in a Wes Anderson movie: the camera moves are perfectly choreographed — sideways tracking shots are a specialty — and the sets don’t even begin to aim for realism. Clothes are tailored, hair and makeup is scrutinized all the way down to lipstick and nail polish, and music is key, creating a subtle, sometimes melancholy and always wholly effective emotional backdrop.
Even when Anderson branched out into animation, with Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), he took that sensibility with him.
Even when Anderson branched out into animation, with Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), he took that sensibility with him.
- 9/18/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome back to the whimsical world of Roald Dahl.
On Thursday, Netflix dubuted the trailer for Wes Anderson’s new short film “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar”, based on the short story by the beloved children’s author.
Read More: Wes Anderson Is Already Working On His Next Film Starring Michael Cera: Report
Photo: Netflix
In the tale, featured in a 1977 collection of Dahl short stories, “a rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eye, and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.”
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the rich man, Henry Sugar, while Ben Kingsley plays the guru. Dev Patel and Richard Ayoade.
Photo: Netflix
The 39-minute film is Anderson’s second this year, after his acclaimed, star-filled feature “Asteroid City”.
It’s also the director’s second Dahl adaptation, after his 2009 stop-motion animated film “Fantastic Mr. Fox...
On Thursday, Netflix dubuted the trailer for Wes Anderson’s new short film “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar”, based on the short story by the beloved children’s author.
Read More: Wes Anderson Is Already Working On His Next Film Starring Michael Cera: Report
Photo: Netflix
In the tale, featured in a 1977 collection of Dahl short stories, “a rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eye, and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.”
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the rich man, Henry Sugar, while Ben Kingsley plays the guru. Dev Patel and Richard Ayoade.
Photo: Netflix
The 39-minute film is Anderson’s second this year, after his acclaimed, star-filled feature “Asteroid City”.
It’s also the director’s second Dahl adaptation, after his 2009 stop-motion animated film “Fantastic Mr. Fox...
- 9/14/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Following his western sci-fi feature Asteroid City, we’re getting a whole lot more Wes Anderson this year, specifically later this month on Netflix. His latest Roald Dahl adaptation is a collection of four shorts that bring together Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, and Richard Ayoade, kicking off with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar on Sept. 27, The Swan on Sept. 28, The Ratcatcher on Sept. 29, and Poison on Sept. 30. Ahead of the releases, the trailer for the first 39-minute short, which premiered at Venice Film Festival, has now arrived. Netflix has also confirmed the subsequent three shorts are all 17 minutes each.
Leonardo Goi said in his review, “Following 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, the director adapts another Roald Dahl text, a 1977 short story of the same name. It’s rare to see two artists exist in such perfect symbiosis. Dahl was both a fabulist and conjurer,...
Leonardo Goi said in his review, “Following 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, the director adapts another Roald Dahl text, a 1977 short story of the same name. It’s rare to see two artists exist in such perfect symbiosis. Dahl was both a fabulist and conjurer,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ Trailer: Roald Dahl Short Is Wes Anderson at His Most Inventive
Wes Anderson‘s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” is the “Asteroid City” and “Moonrise Kingdom” director at his most visually inventive — and most fetishistic toward the pleasures of devices like dioramas, rear-screen projection, and fourth-wall-breaking in its adaptation of a collection of Roald Dahl shorts.
And “Henry Sugar,” which premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, is the first of four Roald Dahl shorts Anderson has crafted, all of which he’s filmed. This one stars Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade, and centers on a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling. IndieWire’s David Ehrlich called it “37 minutes of pure bliss.”
Anderson spoke about his upcoming Roald Dahl films while in Venice to receive the Cartier Glory to...
And “Henry Sugar,” which premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, is the first of four Roald Dahl shorts Anderson has crafted, all of which he’s filmed. This one stars Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade, and centers on a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling. IndieWire’s David Ehrlich called it “37 minutes of pure bliss.”
Anderson spoke about his upcoming Roald Dahl films while in Venice to receive the Cartier Glory to...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The film world's favorite persnickety stylist, Wes Anderson, is back! Already! Anderson's most recent feature film, "Asteroid City," premiered in wide release just three months ago. It garnered rave reviews (Lex Briscuso wrote in these very pages that the film is "a top-tier Wes Anderson original that brings back the carefree fun and charm of some of his best works") and continues to be a box office force to be reckoned with, which is more or less par for the course for Anderson.
But eager Andersonians won't have to wait two to three years for the next one. A dazzling new adventure from the mind behind "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" lies right around the corner. On September 27, Anderson will premiere a new short film on Netflix titled "The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar." In fact, September 27 doesn't just mark the premiere of a new Anderson film, it's...
But eager Andersonians won't have to wait two to three years for the next one. A dazzling new adventure from the mind behind "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" lies right around the corner. On September 27, Anderson will premiere a new short film on Netflix titled "The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar." In fact, September 27 doesn't just mark the premiere of a new Anderson film, it's...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
Welcome to the wonderful world of Henry Sugar.
On Thursday, Netflix released the first trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest project, the short film “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar,” based on the short story by Roald Dahl. The project is one of four Dahl shorts Anderson made for Netflix, all of which will arrive on the platform at the end of September.
Adapted and directed by Anderson, the new short film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and Richard Ayoade.
“I had the thought to try to adapt Henry Sugar maybe almost 20 years ago when I was staying at Gipsy House (which is Dahl’s family house in Buckinghamshire), and I had a simultaneous thought which was: ‘I don’t know how to do this,’” Anderson said in press notes provided by Netflix. “But over the years, the Dahl family — Felicity Dahl and Dahl’s grandson...
On Thursday, Netflix released the first trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest project, the short film “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar,” based on the short story by Roald Dahl. The project is one of four Dahl shorts Anderson made for Netflix, all of which will arrive on the platform at the end of September.
Adapted and directed by Anderson, the new short film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and Richard Ayoade.
“I had the thought to try to adapt Henry Sugar maybe almost 20 years ago when I was staying at Gipsy House (which is Dahl’s family house in Buckinghamshire), and I had a simultaneous thought which was: ‘I don’t know how to do this,’” Anderson said in press notes provided by Netflix. “But over the years, the Dahl family — Felicity Dahl and Dahl’s grandson...
- 9/14/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ Trailer Sends Wes Anderson Back Into Roald Dahl’s World (Video)
Wes Anderson is returning to the world of Roald Dahl and it’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect. The first trailer for “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” starring Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Sir Ben Kingsley and Richard Ayoade, has just debuted and you can watch it above.
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” just debuted at the beginning of the month in Venice and will be on Netflix on Sept. 27. Comparing it to Anderson’s feature “Asteroid City” from earlier this year, our reviewer said the new film is “naked and vulnerable in all the ways this year’s previous effort was girded by walls of remove.”
The official synopsis says only this: “A beloved Roald Dahl short story about a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” just debuted at the beginning of the month in Venice and will be on Netflix on Sept. 27. Comparing it to Anderson’s feature “Asteroid City” from earlier this year, our reviewer said the new film is “naked and vulnerable in all the ways this year’s previous effort was girded by walls of remove.”
The official synopsis says only this: “A beloved Roald Dahl short story about a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
- 9/14/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
While “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” a 39-minute short film directed by Wes Anderson and based off of a Roald Dahl story of the same name, just premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, it was promised that there would be more Dahl stories – and now we have details of a rollout for the shorts on Netflix at the end of the month.
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” “The Swan,” “The Ratcatcher” and “Poison” will be released on Netflix, one a day, from Sept. 27-30.
The films feature a core cast that play multiple roles – include returning Anderson players Ralph Fiennes and Rupert Friend, along with new collaborators like Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Richard Ayoade and Ben Kingsley.
“I like the idea, right off the bat, of having a little company play the whole film,” Anderson told Netflix’s website Tudum. “They took it and did it. You hand it to them,...
“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” “The Swan,” “The Ratcatcher” and “Poison” will be released on Netflix, one a day, from Sept. 27-30.
The films feature a core cast that play multiple roles – include returning Anderson players Ralph Fiennes and Rupert Friend, along with new collaborators like Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Richard Ayoade and Ben Kingsley.
“I like the idea, right off the bat, of having a little company play the whole film,” Anderson told Netflix’s website Tudum. “They took it and did it. You hand it to them,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Wes Anderson is the belle of the ball at the Venice International Film Festival this year, on-site to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker prize but also to debut his Netflix short film “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” The Roald Dahl adaptation starring Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Dev Patel premiered out of competition this week to a rapturous standing ovation and strong reviews.
The seven-time Oscar-nominated director/writer held court with a master class conversation on Saturday in the Palazzo del Casino, where he spoke to an eager young audience bursting with questions — many attendees were turned away, and the line to get into the press conference hall wove out the door, down three flights of stairs, and into the main entryway of the building.
As many in the audience were aspiring filmmakers themselves, Anderson naturally mused backward about his feature directorial debut, 1996’s “Bottle Rocket,” co-written by Owen Wilson.
The seven-time Oscar-nominated director/writer held court with a master class conversation on Saturday in the Palazzo del Casino, where he spoke to an eager young audience bursting with questions — many attendees were turned away, and the line to get into the press conference hall wove out the door, down three flights of stairs, and into the main entryway of the building.
As many in the audience were aspiring filmmakers themselves, Anderson naturally mused backward about his feature directorial debut, 1996’s “Bottle Rocket,” co-written by Owen Wilson.
- 9/2/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Wes Anderson’s new short film, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, marks the second time the director has made an adaptation of a work by the celebrated author Roald Dahl. So, it’s no surprise that when he held a press conference at the Venice Film Festival for the premiere on Friday, September 1st, he was asked about his thoughts on the edits publishers made to Dahl’s books for a recently released collection meant for kids, which included rewrites intended to remove “offensive” language.
“Certainly no one who is not an author should be modifying somebody’s book,” he said at the press conference. “I don’t even want the artist to modify their work… I understand the motivation for it, but I’m in the school where, when the piece of work is done, we participate in it. The audience participates in it. We know it. So,...
“Certainly no one who is not an author should be modifying somebody’s book,” he said at the press conference. “I don’t even want the artist to modify their work… I understand the motivation for it, but I’m in the school where, when the piece of work is done, we participate in it. The audience participates in it. We know it. So,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
Ahead of the premiere of his Roald Dahl adaptation “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar” at the Venice Film Festival, Wes Anderson weighed in on the controversial decision to edit a number of Roald Dahl books to remove language deemed to be offensive. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the “Asteroid City” filmmaker is not a fan.
“If you ask me if Renoir should be allowed to touch up one of his pictures, I would say no. It’s done,” he said during a press conference on Friday. “I don’t even want the artist to modify their work. I understand the motivation for it, but I’m in the school where when the piece of work is done we participate in it. We know it. So I think when it’s done, it’s done. And certainly, no one who is not an author should be modifying somebody’s book. He’s dead.
“If you ask me if Renoir should be allowed to touch up one of his pictures, I would say no. It’s done,” he said during a press conference on Friday. “I don’t even want the artist to modify their work. I understand the motivation for it, but I’m in the school where when the piece of work is done we participate in it. We know it. So I think when it’s done, it’s done. And certainly, no one who is not an author should be modifying somebody’s book. He’s dead.
- 9/1/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Wes Anderson beamed with joy as his 40-minute short film “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” received a nearly 4-minute standing ovation at its Venice Film Festival premiere.
Prior to the screening, Anderson was given Cartier’s Glory to the Filmmaker Award, which was presented to him by his frequent collaborator Alexandre Desplat. Anderson humbly accepted the honor, remarking that he had researched the award in advance and observed that it had been given to filmmakers “at their premieres of some of their worst movies.”
“I hope I’m not going to repeat that,” he wisecracked.
After the quirky comedy — starring Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Dev Patel — played its end credits, it became clear that Anderson had not joined that list of worst movies, but he continued to convey humility, bashfully waving goodbye to the crowd before the applause had fully ceased.
Based on Roald Dahl’s 1977 short story collection,...
Prior to the screening, Anderson was given Cartier’s Glory to the Filmmaker Award, which was presented to him by his frequent collaborator Alexandre Desplat. Anderson humbly accepted the honor, remarking that he had researched the award in advance and observed that it had been given to filmmakers “at their premieres of some of their worst movies.”
“I hope I’m not going to repeat that,” he wisecracked.
After the quirky comedy — starring Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Dev Patel — played its end credits, it became clear that Anderson had not joined that list of worst movies, but he continued to convey humility, bashfully waving goodbye to the crowd before the applause had fully ceased.
Based on Roald Dahl’s 1977 short story collection,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Ellise Shafer and Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
It’s hard to say whether Wes Anderson’s sensibility is perfectly suited to that of Roald Dahl or the other way around. Whichever it may be, the “Fantastic Mr. Fox” author’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” seems to have found its ideal screen incarnation in the “Fantastic Mr. Fox” director’s hands: a fanciful 40-minute short featuring a slew of new collaborators in the helmer’s traditional head-on diorama style. At that tight running time, it’s dauntingly dense, but also ready to compete in the Oscar short category, where it would be better than every winner since Martin McDonagh’s “Six Shooter” way back in 2006.
Instead of being a one-off, it’s just the start of a larger project, with three more Anderson-crafted Dahl adaptations — “The Swan,” “The Ratcatcher” and “Poison” — coming to Netflix in late September. “Henry Sugar” lands soon after “Asteroid City” and...
Instead of being a one-off, it’s just the start of a larger project, with three more Anderson-crafted Dahl adaptations — “The Swan,” “The Ratcatcher” and “Poison” — coming to Netflix in late September. “Henry Sugar” lands soon after “Asteroid City” and...
- 9/1/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Wes Anderson has confirmed that his Roald Dahl “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” anthology will eventually include three more short films of the author’s stories: “The Swan,” “Poison” and “The Ratcatcher.”
During the Venice Film Festival press conference for the 37-minute “Henry Sugar” on Friday, Anderson teased the forthcoming “very, very strange” short films.
“There’s another one that’s in the ‘Henry Sugar’ collection that’s called ‘The Swan,’ we’ve done that with Rupert Friend,” Anderson said. “We did a very old one called ‘Poison,’ which is one I always loved… And then we’ve also done a very, very strange one called ‘Ratcatcher,’ which is from a book called ‘Claud’s Dog,’ a kind of obscure Dahl book set in the Eastern part of England. It’s a really rural one, it’s a peculiar story. And they’re all strange. But I don’t...
During the Venice Film Festival press conference for the 37-minute “Henry Sugar” on Friday, Anderson teased the forthcoming “very, very strange” short films.
“There’s another one that’s in the ‘Henry Sugar’ collection that’s called ‘The Swan,’ we’ve done that with Rupert Friend,” Anderson said. “We did a very old one called ‘Poison,’ which is one I always loved… And then we’ve also done a very, very strange one called ‘Ratcatcher,’ which is from a book called ‘Claud’s Dog,’ a kind of obscure Dahl book set in the Eastern part of England. It’s a really rural one, it’s a peculiar story. And they’re all strange. But I don’t...
- 9/1/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Wes Anderson arrived on the Lido this morning with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, his second film of the year and his latest Roald Dahl adaptation following 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox.
The 40-minute feature debuts this evening at Venice out of competition, and at the official press conference this morning, Anderson was asked about his opinion on recent efforts from Roald Dahl’s publishers to edit now-offensive material out of his work.
“I’m probably the worst person to ask about this because if you ask me if Renoir should be allowed to touch up one of his pictures, I would say no. It’s done,” Anderson said.
“I don’t even want the artist to modify their work. I understand the motivation for it, but I’m in the school where when the piece of work is done we participate in it. We know it. So I think when it’s done,...
The 40-minute feature debuts this evening at Venice out of competition, and at the official press conference this morning, Anderson was asked about his opinion on recent efforts from Roald Dahl’s publishers to edit now-offensive material out of his work.
“I’m probably the worst person to ask about this because if you ask me if Renoir should be allowed to touch up one of his pictures, I would say no. It’s done,” Anderson said.
“I don’t even want the artist to modify their work. I understand the motivation for it, but I’m in the school where when the piece of work is done we participate in it. We know it. So I think when it’s done,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Nobody — outside of maybe Henry Selick — can adapt a Roald Dahl story quite like Wes Anderson, whose 2009 stop-motion animated Fantastic Mr. Fox remains a high watermark. Well, the Texas auteur is back at this year’s Venice Film Festival with another take on Dahl, this time taking on his short story The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, about a wealthy man (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) who encounters a mystical guru (Ben Kingsley) who can see without using his eyes and endeavors to take adopt this superpower so he can make a killing at gambling.
- 9/1/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Anderson becomes latest high-profile figure in Venice to address industrial action.
US filmmaker Wes Anderson says “people are suffering” as a result of the actors’ and writers’ strikes, and “an equitable deal has to be reached for anybody to go forward.”
Speaking at a press conference in Venice ahead of the world premiere of his short film The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar, Anderson said, “I’m a member of both the Writers’ Guild and Directors’ Guild for 20 years. I can’t say that I have answers or real suggestions; I think an equitable deal has got to be reached for anybody to go forward.
US filmmaker Wes Anderson says “people are suffering” as a result of the actors’ and writers’ strikes, and “an equitable deal has to be reached for anybody to go forward.”
Speaking at a press conference in Venice ahead of the world premiere of his short film The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar, Anderson said, “I’m a member of both the Writers’ Guild and Directors’ Guild for 20 years. I can’t say that I have answers or real suggestions; I think an equitable deal has got to be reached for anybody to go forward.
- 9/1/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Blur have shared a pair of bonus tracks from their comeback album, The Ballad of Darren, titled “The Rabbi” and “The Swan.” The songs appear on the deluxe edition of their first LP in eight years, which arrived just a few days ago.
Whereas “The Rabbi” speaks of being lost and wonders about “tomorrow’s heroes,” “The Swan” is more personal. On the latter track, Damon Albarn sings about always being there for someone even after a relationship is over with lyrics like, “Do you miss me now I’ve gone?/ Know that I will always be here/ Even though I have to let you go.” Stream both songs below.
Albarn spoke with Consequence about the making of The Ballad of Darren for our latest cover story. He called the project “the first legit [Blur] album since [1999’s] 13” due to the collaboration with guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree...
Whereas “The Rabbi” speaks of being lost and wonders about “tomorrow’s heroes,” “The Swan” is more personal. On the latter track, Damon Albarn sings about always being there for someone even after a relationship is over with lyrics like, “Do you miss me now I’ve gone?/ Know that I will always be here/ Even though I have to let you go.” Stream both songs below.
Albarn spoke with Consequence about the making of The Ballad of Darren for our latest cover story. He called the project “the first legit [Blur] album since [1999’s] 13” due to the collaboration with guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree...
- 7/24/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
One of the architects of reality TV is leaving his position.
Mike Darnell, president unscripted television at Warner Bros. TV, is leaving the studio after 10 years. The former Fox executive says his departure comes after conversations with Wbtv Group chairman and CEO Channing Dungey.
“Channing approached me a couple of months ago, and although I was given the opportunity to stay, it would have meant more changes for both my personal deal and to the general structure of the division,” Darnell said in a statement. “Call it fate, or just good timing, during my discussions with Channing, a couple of new ventures have come my way. Even so, deciding to leave was difficult. (Those who know me know I am not a fan of change.) I want to thank my amazing studio team. I am, of course, going to miss everybody — not the least of which is Channing — I couldn...
Mike Darnell, president unscripted television at Warner Bros. TV, is leaving the studio after 10 years. The former Fox executive says his departure comes after conversations with Wbtv Group chairman and CEO Channing Dungey.
“Channing approached me a couple of months ago, and although I was given the opportunity to stay, it would have meant more changes for both my personal deal and to the general structure of the division,” Darnell said in a statement. “Call it fate, or just good timing, during my discussions with Channing, a couple of new ventures have come my way. Even so, deciding to leave was difficult. (Those who know me know I am not a fan of change.) I want to thank my amazing studio team. I am, of course, going to miss everybody — not the least of which is Channing — I couldn...
- 7/13/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The dark prince of the unscripted world is plotting his next chapter: Mike Darnell is exiting Warner Bros. Television Group after a decade with the studio, a move he decided to make after a restructuring would have altered his role at the company. Darnell, who had served as president of unscripted television for Warner Bros., and Warner Bros. Television Group chairman/CEO Channing Dungey were set to announce the change on Thursday.
As part of the new structure, Darnell won’t be replaced; instead, the alternative and unscripted divisions that reported to Darnell will now report directly to Dungey. Darnell had a year left in his current contract with the studio.
“Letting yourself go is always difficult…I took a deep breath, called myself on Zoom and told myself it was time to leave,” Darnell said in a statement, in his usual unique style. “I took it surprisingly well,” he quipped.
As part of the new structure, Darnell won’t be replaced; instead, the alternative and unscripted divisions that reported to Darnell will now report directly to Dungey. Darnell had a year left in his current contract with the studio.
“Letting yourself go is always difficult…I took a deep breath, called myself on Zoom and told myself it was time to leave,” Darnell said in a statement, in his usual unique style. “I took it surprisingly well,” he quipped.
- 7/13/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Sacred Bones Records has announced a vinyl reissue of the late Julee Cruise’s debut album (and unofficial Twin Peaks soundtrack) Floating into the Night, out on August 11th.
The reissue will be available in pink and black vinyl variants. Pre-orders are ongoing. Watch the commercial Sacred Bones put together for the release below.
Originally released in September 1989, Floating into the Night was composed by Angelo Badalamenti with lyrics written by David Lynch. The lead single, “Falling,” was used as the Twin Peaks theme song, while Cruise performed another track, “Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart,” during a crucial episode in which the identity of Laura Palmer’s killer was finally revealed.
Other tracks featured in Twin Peaks include “Into the Night,” “The Nightingale,” and “The World Spins.” Prior to the album’s release, Lynch had used “Mysteries of Love” in his 1986 film Blue Velvet.
Cruise, who was also a touring member of The B-52’s,...
The reissue will be available in pink and black vinyl variants. Pre-orders are ongoing. Watch the commercial Sacred Bones put together for the release below.
Originally released in September 1989, Floating into the Night was composed by Angelo Badalamenti with lyrics written by David Lynch. The lead single, “Falling,” was used as the Twin Peaks theme song, while Cruise performed another track, “Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart,” during a crucial episode in which the identity of Laura Palmer’s killer was finally revealed.
Other tracks featured in Twin Peaks include “Into the Night,” “The Nightingale,” and “The World Spins.” Prior to the album’s release, Lynch had used “Mysteries of Love” in his 1986 film Blue Velvet.
Cruise, who was also a touring member of The B-52’s,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Update: We spoke with cinematographer Robert Yeoman, who shared new details on Wes Anderson’s next two features. Read here.
Next week, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City finally arrives in U.S. theaters following a shoot that kicked off way back in the summer of 2021. The wait was very much worth it, and now the director is already in various stages of his next projects. First up, this fall will see the Netflix release of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, the director’s second Roald Dahl adaptation, which brings together Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, and Richard Ayoade. While details have been sparse, we finally have an idea of the conceit of the film thanks to a new interview.
“It could change, but when we made it, there were four stories drawn from a Roald Dahl [short story collection], which are his slightly darker, twisted ones that he wrote for adults,...
Next week, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City finally arrives in U.S. theaters following a shoot that kicked off way back in the summer of 2021. The wait was very much worth it, and now the director is already in various stages of his next projects. First up, this fall will see the Netflix release of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, the director’s second Roald Dahl adaptation, which brings together Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, and Richard Ayoade. While details have been sparse, we finally have an idea of the conceit of the film thanks to a new interview.
“It could change, but when we made it, there were four stories drawn from a Roald Dahl [short story collection], which are his slightly darker, twisted ones that he wrote for adults,...
- 6/5/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
When you think of Rupert Friend, chances are you remember his five seasons as CIA operative Peter Quinn on “Homeland” or his turn as the Grand Inquisitor on “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” But recently he’s become the latest member of Wes Anderson’s acting troupe, following up his role in 2021’s “The French Dispatch” with the Cannes Palme d’Or contender “Asteroid City” and the Roald Dahl anthology “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” now in post-production at Netflix. Variety spoke with the U.K.-born actor about his eclectic career, his upcoming feature writing/directing debut and why he had a “revelation” that he should be the next James Bond.
What’s your role in “Asteroid City,” and what can we expect from the film?
It’s set in a fictional American town in the middle of a desert landscape, centered around a convention of junior stargazers and their slightly...
What’s your role in “Asteroid City,” and what can we expect from the film?
It’s set in a fictional American town in the middle of a desert landscape, centered around a convention of junior stargazers and their slightly...
- 5/20/2023
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
On “The Narcissist,” Blur’s first new song in eight years, Damon Albarn sings about looking in the mirror and seeing a Pierrot (a commedia dell’arte clown) looking back at him as he attempts to rebuild his ego. “If you see darkness look away,” he sings at one point, before the upbeat chorus kicks in: “I’m going to shine a light in your eyes/You will probably shine it back on me/But I won’t fall this time.” The track is the first taste of the band’s upcoming album,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
France-u.K. sales-production-distribution house Alief (“Matadero”) has closed U.K. and Irish theatrical sales for on Tallinn Black Nights Grand Prix winner “Driving Mum, with Newcastle upon Tyne-based exhibition and distribution outfit Tull Stories (“A Clever Woman”) ahead of its bow in at the Glasgow Festival on Monday.
Warsaw-based Aurora Films (“I Love My Dad”) has simultaneously snapped up Polish theatrical rights.
“We could not be happier to have found the perfect match for ‘Driving Mum’ in the U.K and Ireland, key markets in our company’s DNA. What a joyful day, I’ll finally be able to take my mother to one of our movies in London,” Brett Walker, president of Alief, told Variety.
Directed by Reykjavík helmer Hilmar Oddsson (“December”), the film, which recently secured a German-language and Swiss rights deal with Prokino, is a resounding ode to isolation and discovery that embarks on a journey lending...
Warsaw-based Aurora Films (“I Love My Dad”) has simultaneously snapped up Polish theatrical rights.
“We could not be happier to have found the perfect match for ‘Driving Mum’ in the U.K and Ireland, key markets in our company’s DNA. What a joyful day, I’ll finally be able to take my mother to one of our movies in London,” Brett Walker, president of Alief, told Variety.
Directed by Reykjavík helmer Hilmar Oddsson (“December”), the film, which recently secured a German-language and Swiss rights deal with Prokino, is a resounding ode to isolation and discovery that embarks on a journey lending...
- 3/6/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
“Elvis” director of photography Mandy Walker won Feature Film at the ASC Awards March 5, when the American Society of Cinematographers handed out its honors at the 37th annual awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Walker’s win in the feature film category could prove prescient; 17 out of the last 36 years found the ASC film winner winning the Academy Award. But it’s worth noting that Oscar nominees “Tár” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” were not among the ASC nominees.
In the TV categories, “The Old Man” took awards for Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television and Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial, while “Barry” won Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series for its Season 3 finale and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial for its Season 4 finale.
In addition, several honorary awards were handed out. Egot winner Viola Davis...
Walker’s win in the feature film category could prove prescient; 17 out of the last 36 years found the ASC film winner winning the Academy Award. But it’s worth noting that Oscar nominees “Tár” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” were not among the ASC nominees.
In the TV categories, “The Old Man” took awards for Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television and Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial, while “Barry” won Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series for its Season 3 finale and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial for its Season 4 finale.
In addition, several honorary awards were handed out. Egot winner Viola Davis...
- 3/6/2023
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Elvis cinematographer Mandy Walker cracked a glass ceiling on Sunday, becoming the first woman to win the American Society of Cinematographers Award in the feature competition during the 37th ASC Awards.
The crowd at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom erupted with applause and gave Walker a lengthy standing ovation as her name was called.
“This is for all the women that win this award after me,” she said to enthusiastic applause, and she looked for to more women breaking more glass ceilings. “Thijs is an inclusive, representative community,” she said, adding, “I didn’t cry, I thought I was going to cry.”
She thanked Elvis director Baz Luhrmann for allowing her to “create magic with him;” Catherine Martin for her “support and inspiration; and her crew for “dancing with the camera and flying with the camera” during Austin Butler’s performance as Elvis.
Walker’s bold lensing of Elvis...
The crowd at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom erupted with applause and gave Walker a lengthy standing ovation as her name was called.
“This is for all the women that win this award after me,” she said to enthusiastic applause, and she looked for to more women breaking more glass ceilings. “Thijs is an inclusive, representative community,” she said, adding, “I didn’t cry, I thought I was going to cry.”
She thanked Elvis director Baz Luhrmann for allowing her to “create magic with him;” Catherine Martin for her “support and inspiration; and her crew for “dancing with the camera and flying with the camera” during Austin Butler’s performance as Elvis.
Walker’s bold lensing of Elvis...
- 3/6/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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