Meryl Streep has won Oscars, Emmys, a bevy of Golden Globes and multiple SAG Awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award, a Kennedy Center Honor and even the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama. If there’s an award, Streep has probably won it. But there’s a prize that has eluded her all these years: the Grammy. This year she received her seventh nomination from the recording academy. Will she finally take the trophy home?
This year she’s up for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording for “Big Tree,” the audio book recording of Brian Selznick‘s middle-grade adventure novel. She was previously nominated five times for recording children’s projects: “The Velveteen Rabbit,” “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” “The Tailor of Gloucester,” “The One and Only Shrek” and “Charlotte’s Web.” And she has one musical nomination for her contributions to the “Mamma Mia!
This year she’s up for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording for “Big Tree,” the audio book recording of Brian Selznick‘s middle-grade adventure novel. She was previously nominated five times for recording children’s projects: “The Velveteen Rabbit,” “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” “The Tailor of Gloucester,” “The One and Only Shrek” and “Charlotte’s Web.” And she has one musical nomination for her contributions to the “Mamma Mia!
- 12/14/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Paramount+ is starting September with a bang with hundreds of new film titles joining its library, from comedies like “Blazing Saddles” and “The Big Lebowski,” to award-winning dramas like “Schindler's List” and “Forrest Gump” and sci-fi thrillers like “Terminator 2” and “Annihilation.”
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- 8/29/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
When Martin Scorsese set to work making "Hugo," a film based on Brian Selznick's children's book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," it immediately got tongues wagging. What on Earth was the director behind films like "Taxi Driver," "Goodfellas," and "The Departed" doing helming a whimsical kids' adventure? At the time, his youngest daughter, Francesca (who's now internet famous for the Tiktok videos she makes with her old man), was only a preteen "We always joke around, my wife saying, 'Make a film your kid can see for once,'" Scorsese told THR. He added that it wasn't the only reason he made the film, "but it did help."
The point is, sometimes filmmakers just want to make a film their kids can watch. Such was the case for Stuart Gordon back in the late 1980s. The late multi-hyphenate had burst onto the horror scene earlier that decade thanks to...
The point is, sometimes filmmakers just want to make a film their kids can watch. Such was the case for Stuart Gordon back in the late 1980s. The late multi-hyphenate had burst onto the horror scene earlier that decade thanks to...
- 7/30/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Unlock The Secret… Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese directs this audacious adaptation of Brian Selznick’s award winning novel, Hugo, a magical, mysterious adventure and an exhilarating ode to cinema itself.
Hugo Cabret is an orphan, living secretly in the walls of a Paris train station, tending to the many clocks, stealing what he needs to survive and hiding from the ruthless station inspector. But his clandestine life and precious secrets are threatened when he is caught thieving by the bitter old man who runs a toy booth at the station, and Hugo’s world becomes enmeshed with that of the shop owner and his bookish granddaughter. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a mechanical man, and a hidden message...
Hugo Cabret is an orphan, living secretly in the walls of a Paris train station, tending to the many clocks, stealing what he needs to survive and hiding from the ruthless station inspector. But his clandestine life and precious secrets are threatened when he is caught thieving by the bitter old man who runs a toy booth at the station, and Hugo’s world becomes enmeshed with that of the shop owner and his bookish granddaughter. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a mechanical man, and a hidden message...
- 7/17/2023
- QuietEarth.us
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Big Tree, an illustrated novel by Brian Selznick that began as an original idea from Steven Spielberg with Illumination Entertainment founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, will be published by Scholastic on April 4, 2023.
Meledandri’s Illumination animation studio, which will next release Minions: The Rise of Gru on July 1, will own the film rights for the book.
Described as a “love letter to the natural world,” Big Tree follows two tiny sycamore seeds, Louise and Merwin, as they try to save the world while searching for a safe place to grow. The announcement calls the story a “fast-paced epic adventure” that takes readers on a journey from the prehistoric age to present day, written in “the spirit of such timeless classics as Charlotte’s Web, The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland.”
Selznick — the best-selling author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which inspired...
Big Tree, an illustrated novel by Brian Selznick that began as an original idea from Steven Spielberg with Illumination Entertainment founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, will be published by Scholastic on April 4, 2023.
Meledandri’s Illumination animation studio, which will next release Minions: The Rise of Gru on July 1, will own the film rights for the book.
Described as a “love letter to the natural world,” Big Tree follows two tiny sycamore seeds, Louise and Merwin, as they try to save the world while searching for a safe place to grow. The announcement calls the story a “fast-paced epic adventure” that takes readers on a journey from the prehistoric age to present day, written in “the spirit of such timeless classics as Charlotte’s Web, The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland.”
Selznick — the best-selling author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which inspired...
- 6/9/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
General manager Chris Burn said he expects other UK VFX companies will follow suit.
The decision by leading UK visual effects (VFX) house Double Negative (Dneg) to pay overtime to its staff for the first time has been described as “transformative” by Chris Burn, the company’s London-based general manager.
The move highlights both the competitiveness of the sector and the high potential for burnout of the people who work within it.
From October, Dneg will go against industry norms and pay overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly salary to all UK staff in non-management positions. The...
The decision by leading UK visual effects (VFX) house Double Negative (Dneg) to pay overtime to its staff for the first time has been described as “transformative” by Chris Burn, the company’s London-based general manager.
The move highlights both the competitiveness of the sector and the high potential for burnout of the people who work within it.
From October, Dneg will go against industry norms and pay overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly salary to all UK staff in non-management positions. The...
- 9/16/2021
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Los Angeles, Feb 26: Writer F Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 classic novel The Great Gatsby is set to be made into an animated feature film.
The adaptation will be helmed by William Joyce, Oscar winner in 2012 in the Best Short Film (Animated) category for his film, The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Writer Brian Selznick is also associated with The Great Gatsby project. An official announcement on the cast is yet to be made.
Joyce said, "Gatsby continues to cast a powerful spell over readers unlike any other book in American letters. Much of the power of Gatsby comes from the enchantment of Fitzgerald's prose. He created a vivid dreamscape that, to some degree, has eluded filmmakers since the silent era."
He added, "The previous film versions were constrained by live action, but innovative animation could finally realize the elusive quality of the novel."
Joyce will direct the animated feature,...
The adaptation will be helmed by William Joyce, Oscar winner in 2012 in the Best Short Film (Animated) category for his film, The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Writer Brian Selznick is also associated with The Great Gatsby project. An official announcement on the cast is yet to be made.
Joyce said, "Gatsby continues to cast a powerful spell over readers unlike any other book in American letters. Much of the power of Gatsby comes from the enchantment of Fitzgerald's prose. He created a vivid dreamscape that, to some degree, has eluded filmmakers since the silent era."
He added, "The previous film versions were constrained by live action, but innovative animation could finally realize the elusive quality of the novel."
Joyce will direct the animated feature,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Brian Selznick will write the first animated version of the classic novel with William Joyce to direct.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel The Great Gatsby is to be made into an animation for the first time, as a feature film from VFX and animation specialists DNeg.
The film will be directed by William Joyce from a script by Brian Selznick. Michael Siegel and DNeg senior vp creative production David Prescott will produce the film with Joyce.
DNeg Feature Animation will provide animation services.
Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel has been adapted for screen on several occasions, including Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 version starring Leonardo DiCaprio,...
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel The Great Gatsby is to be made into an animation for the first time, as a feature film from VFX and animation specialists DNeg.
The film will be directed by William Joyce from a script by Brian Selznick. Michael Siegel and DNeg senior vp creative production David Prescott will produce the film with Joyce.
DNeg Feature Animation will provide animation services.
Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel has been adapted for screen on several occasions, including Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 version starring Leonardo DiCaprio,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Author William Joyce is set to direct an animated version of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel “The Great Gatsby.” Brian Selznick, who wrote and adapted 2017’s “Wonderstruck,” will work on the screenplay.
Michael Siegel and Dneg Senior VP Creative Production David Prescott join Joyce as producers on the animated feature film. Dneg Feature Animation will provide animation services.
This marks the first time the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald will be turned into an animated feature. Its most recent adaptation was for Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.
Joyce said, “Gatsby continues to cast a powerful spell over readers unlike any other book in American letters. Much of the power of Gatsby comes from the enchantment of Fitzgerald’s prose. He created a vivid dreamscape that, to some degree, has eluded filmmakers since the silent era. The previous film versions were constrained by live-action, but...
Michael Siegel and Dneg Senior VP Creative Production David Prescott join Joyce as producers on the animated feature film. Dneg Feature Animation will provide animation services.
This marks the first time the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald will be turned into an animated feature. Its most recent adaptation was for Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.
Joyce said, “Gatsby continues to cast a powerful spell over readers unlike any other book in American letters. Much of the power of Gatsby comes from the enchantment of Fitzgerald’s prose. He created a vivid dreamscape that, to some degree, has eluded filmmakers since the silent era. The previous film versions were constrained by live-action, but...
- 2/23/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s jazz age classic The Great Gatsby is in development as an animated feature helmed by William Joyce and animated by the feature animation arm of VFX house Dneg (Tenet).
The adaptation of Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel will be written by Brian Selznick, who wrote and illustrated the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret on which Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo was based. Producer Michael Siegel and Dneg senior vp of creative production David Prescott join Joyce as producers.
“Gatsby continues to cast a powerful spell over readers unlike any other book in American letters,” said Joyce, who won an Academy Award ...
The adaptation of Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel will be written by Brian Selznick, who wrote and illustrated the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret on which Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo was based. Producer Michael Siegel and Dneg senior vp of creative production David Prescott join Joyce as producers.
“Gatsby continues to cast a powerful spell over readers unlike any other book in American letters,” said Joyce, who won an Academy Award ...
- 2/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s jazz age classic The Great Gatsby is in development as an animated feature helmed by William Joyce and animated by the feature animation arm of VFX house Dneg (Tenet).
The adaptation of Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel will be written by Brian Selznick, who wrote and illustrated the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret on which Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo was based. Producer Michael Siegel and Dneg senior vp of creative production David Prescott join Joyce as producers.
“Gatsby continues to cast a powerful spell over readers unlike any other book in American letters,” said Joyce, who won an Academy Award ...
The adaptation of Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel will be written by Brian Selznick, who wrote and illustrated the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret on which Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo was based. Producer Michael Siegel and Dneg senior vp of creative production David Prescott join Joyce as producers.
“Gatsby continues to cast a powerful spell over readers unlike any other book in American letters,” said Joyce, who won an Academy Award ...
- 2/22/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
He may have the same piercing baby blues as The End of the F***ing World's Alex Lawther and The Good Doctor's Freddie Highmore, but believe it or not, neither Lawther nor Highmore is the actor who plays Otis Milburn on the Netflix series Sex Education. Otis - an inexperienced high school student who decides to team up with a bad girl and open an underground sex therapy clinic at school, thanks to the advice bestowed on him by his sex therapist mother - is actually played by Asa Butterfield, and if you don't recognize his name, then you should. The 21-year-old English actor began his career at the ripe age of 9, and we have a feeling that Sex Education is not the first time you've seen him on the screen.
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After minor roles in a few UK drama series,...
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After minor roles in a few UK drama series,...
- 1/27/2019
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
David Lowery’s The Green Knight, Hugo Cabret stage musical in the pipeline.
Dallas-based oil billionaire and film financier-producer Tim Headington and music industry and advertising veteran Theresa Steele Page have launched film, TV and theatre production and financing company Ley Line Entertainment.
Notable upcoming projects include David Lowery’s The Green Knight, a documentary about Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, and Sundance 2019 selection Light From Light.
The roster includes a West End theatrical adaptation of The Invention Of Hugo Cabret, the film version of which, Hugo, Headington financed and produced alongside former business partner Graham King. His financing and...
Dallas-based oil billionaire and film financier-producer Tim Headington and music industry and advertising veteran Theresa Steele Page have launched film, TV and theatre production and financing company Ley Line Entertainment.
Notable upcoming projects include David Lowery’s The Green Knight, a documentary about Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, and Sundance 2019 selection Light From Light.
The roster includes a West End theatrical adaptation of The Invention Of Hugo Cabret, the film version of which, Hugo, Headington financed and produced alongside former business partner Graham King. His financing and...
- 12/11/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Producers Tim Headington and Theresa Steele Page have teamed up to open Ley Line Entertainment, a content development, production and financing company with projects spanning film, TV and stage.
Among the first projects are two stage productions: a musical based on the chart-topping catalog of Swedish hit-maker Max Martin that’s bound for London’s West End in November 2019. Martin first rose to prominence in the late 1990s with songs for Britney Spears (“…Baby One More Time”), The Backstreet Boys (“I Want It That Way”) and Bon Jovi (“It’s My Life”).
Headington and Page are also working on a stage musical based on Brian Selznick’s illustrated children’s novel “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” which was previously adapted into the 2011 Martin Scorsese film “Hugo” (which Headington produced).
Selznick is writing the libretto, though no composer is yet attached.
Also Read: Jordan Peele, Rosamund Pike, Steven Soderbergh Projects Announced for 2019 Sundance Indie Episodic,...
Among the first projects are two stage productions: a musical based on the chart-topping catalog of Swedish hit-maker Max Martin that’s bound for London’s West End in November 2019. Martin first rose to prominence in the late 1990s with songs for Britney Spears (“…Baby One More Time”), The Backstreet Boys (“I Want It That Way”) and Bon Jovi (“It’s My Life”).
Headington and Page are also working on a stage musical based on Brian Selznick’s illustrated children’s novel “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” which was previously adapted into the 2011 Martin Scorsese film “Hugo” (which Headington produced).
Selznick is writing the libretto, though no composer is yet attached.
Also Read: Jordan Peele, Rosamund Pike, Steven Soderbergh Projects Announced for 2019 Sundance Indie Episodic,...
- 12/11/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Producers Tim Headington and Theresa Steele Page have unveiled Ley Line Entertainment with a Brian Wilson documentary and a “Hugo Cabret” musical in the works.
Ley Line said it’s a content development, production, and financing company with projects spanning film, television, stage, and music. Headington financed and produced “The Young Victoria,” “Argo,” “Hugo,” and “World War Z,” while Page, a former music industry and advertising executive, was involved in the careers of Britney Spears, Nsync, Justin Timberlake, and Backstreet Boys.
The duo produced Paul Harrill’s upcoming Sundance Next entry “Light from Light,” starring Marin Ireland and Jim Gaffigan. Ley Line is also co-financing and co-producing David Lowery’s “The Green Knight,” a re-telling of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” along with A24 and Bron.
“We started this company in order to foster both new and established talent while telling unique and meaningful stories across a broad range of mediums,...
Ley Line said it’s a content development, production, and financing company with projects spanning film, television, stage, and music. Headington financed and produced “The Young Victoria,” “Argo,” “Hugo,” and “World War Z,” while Page, a former music industry and advertising executive, was involved in the careers of Britney Spears, Nsync, Justin Timberlake, and Backstreet Boys.
The duo produced Paul Harrill’s upcoming Sundance Next entry “Light from Light,” starring Marin Ireland and Jim Gaffigan. Ley Line is also co-financing and co-producing David Lowery’s “The Green Knight,” a re-telling of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” along with A24 and Bron.
“We started this company in order to foster both new and established talent while telling unique and meaningful stories across a broad range of mediums,...
- 12/11/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Argo and World War Z producer Tim Headington and former music industry exec Theresa Steele Page have launched Ley Line Entertainment, a development, production and financing company that already has a slate of projects across film, TV, theater and music.
In the pipeline at launch is a musical based on Brian Selznick’s 2007 novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was turned into the 2011 Martin Scorsese film that Headington produced and which won five Oscars. Selznick is writing the libretto now, with a 2011 West End bow planned. Ley Line is also working on a musical based on the music of Max Martin to bow in London in November 2019.
On the film side, the company co-produced Light From Light, Paul Harrill’s pic starring Martin Ireland and Jim Gaffigan that will world premiere in the Next section at Sundance in January. It also is co-financing and co-producing David Lowery’s recently announced The Green Knight,...
In the pipeline at launch is a musical based on Brian Selznick’s 2007 novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was turned into the 2011 Martin Scorsese film that Headington produced and which won five Oscars. Selznick is writing the libretto now, with a 2011 West End bow planned. Ley Line is also working on a musical based on the music of Max Martin to bow in London in November 2019.
On the film side, the company co-produced Light From Light, Paul Harrill’s pic starring Martin Ireland and Jim Gaffigan that will world premiere in the Next section at Sundance in January. It also is co-financing and co-producing David Lowery’s recently announced The Green Knight,...
- 12/11/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Forget plastic wands and Ravenclaw-style Halloween costumes. A new exhibition, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, is providing a different way for Harry Potter fans to connect with the Wizarding World — and it features real witches’ brooms and handwritten drafts by author J.K. Rowling!
On Friday, the New York Historical Society in New York City opened the show in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. First launched in England, the exhibit is the British Library’s most successful ever. Now it’s time for its American debut, with...
On Friday, the New York Historical Society in New York City opened the show in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. First launched in England, the exhibit is the British Library’s most successful ever. Now it’s time for its American debut, with...
- 10/8/2018
- by Sam Gillette
- PEOPLE.com
All Potterheads know that this is a very special year: it's the 20th anniversary of the release of the very first Harry Potter book! In honor of the milestone event, Scholastic has released a special edition collection of J.K. Rowling's iconic series, featuring new cover illustrations by Brian Selznick, as well as the original illustrations within the books we know and love. This collection is breathtaking, to say the least, and it will be an amazing addition to any true fan's collection. Or, if you know someone who has never gotten the chance to sit down and experience the magic of the books themselves, this is a great opportunity to buy them the whole set. And now, if you'll excuse us, we'll be rereading The Sorcerer's Stone for the millionth time.
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- 8/2/2018
- by India Yaffe
- Popsugar.com
To mark the release of Wonderstruck on 30th July, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
From visionary, BAFTA-winning director of Far From Heaven and Carol Todd Haynes and screenwriter Brian Selznick (Hugo), comes this heartwarming tale of imagination, wonder, and finding your place in the world in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Based on the best-selling novel by Brian Selznick, Wonderstruck tells the story of Ben and Rose – children from two different eras, who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing.
Starring Todd’s long-time collaborator, Oscar winner Julianne Moore and Academy Award...
From visionary, BAFTA-winning director of Far From Heaven and Carol Todd Haynes and screenwriter Brian Selznick (Hugo), comes this heartwarming tale of imagination, wonder, and finding your place in the world in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Based on the best-selling novel by Brian Selznick, Wonderstruck tells the story of Ben and Rose – children from two different eras, who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing.
Starring Todd’s long-time collaborator, Oscar winner Julianne Moore and Academy Award...
- 7/23/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Things have been slightly quiet on the Todd Haynes front as of late given the muted response to his last film, the adaptation of author Brian Selznick‘s “Wonderstruck.” However, late last week, the Cannes Film Festival honored Haynes’ frequent collaborator, director of photography Edward Lachman. Naturally, Haynes attended to celebrate the esteemed cinematographer and friend who has worked on several of his including “Carol,” and “Far From Heaven,” among other titles.
- 5/21/2018
- by Julia Teti
- The Playlist
Studiocanal is pleased to announce that the new film from BAFTA-winning director Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven) – Wonderstruck – will be released in UK cinemas on 6th April. To celebrate the release, Studiocanal are giving away 3 gift bundles comprised of the beautiful quad poster of the film, Brian Selznick’s book Wonderstruck, as well as copies of Carol and the Oscar-winning Room on DVD.
Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Wonderstruck tells the story of Ben and Rose – children from two different eras, who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.
Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Wonderstruck tells the story of Ben and Rose – children from two different eras, who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.
- 4/7/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We present an interview with director Todd Haynes for his movie Wonderstruck, his big screen adaptation of the book by Brian Selznick, who also wrote The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
The movie stars Millicent Simmonds, Julianne Moore, Cory Michael Smith, James Urbaniak, Damian Young, Patrick Murney, Oakes Fegley, Jaden Michael, Michelle Williams and Doris McCarthy and tells the story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
Scott Davis sat down with the director about the irresistible challenge of bringing the two narratives to the screen. He talks about playing with time, and how we conceive of time and how he explored this elaborate mystery on screen.
Wonderstruck Official Synopsis
Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Wonderstruck tells the story of Ben and Rose – children from two different eras,...
The movie stars Millicent Simmonds, Julianne Moore, Cory Michael Smith, James Urbaniak, Damian Young, Patrick Murney, Oakes Fegley, Jaden Michael, Michelle Williams and Doris McCarthy and tells the story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
Scott Davis sat down with the director about the irresistible challenge of bringing the two narratives to the screen. He talks about playing with time, and how we conceive of time and how he explored this elaborate mystery on screen.
Wonderstruck Official Synopsis
Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Wonderstruck tells the story of Ben and Rose – children from two different eras,...
- 4/4/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Studiocanal has released a new trailer for the beautifully shot ode to imagination, Wonderstruck from Todd Haynes.
The film comes from visionary, BAFTA-winning director of Far From Heaven and Carol Todd Haynes and screenwriter Brian Selznick (Hugo) and stars Oscar-winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice, Far From Heaven) and Oscar-nominee Michelle Williams (The Greatest Showman, All The Money In The World) alongside newcomers Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds and Jaden Michael.
Also in trailers – Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley hit stormy weather in first trailer for Adrift
As well as a new trailer, Studiocanal has also released a set of images and poster.
Watch the trailer and views the images below.
The film hits cinemas April 6th
Wonderstruck Official Synopsis
Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Wonderstruck tells the story of Ben and Rose – children from two different eras, who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known,...
The film comes from visionary, BAFTA-winning director of Far From Heaven and Carol Todd Haynes and screenwriter Brian Selznick (Hugo) and stars Oscar-winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice, Far From Heaven) and Oscar-nominee Michelle Williams (The Greatest Showman, All The Money In The World) alongside newcomers Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds and Jaden Michael.
Also in trailers – Sam Claflin and Shailene Woodley hit stormy weather in first trailer for Adrift
As well as a new trailer, Studiocanal has also released a set of images and poster.
Watch the trailer and views the images below.
The film hits cinemas April 6th
Wonderstruck Official Synopsis
Based on Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel, Wonderstruck tells the story of Ben and Rose – children from two different eras, who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known,...
- 3/19/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this week’s edition, we celebrate the release of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials by asking “What is your favorite young adult or children’s book adaptation?” Ethan Anderton: Hugo It doesn’t get much better than Martin Scorsese writing a love letter to cinema by adapting Brian Selznick’s […]
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- 1/25/2018
- by /Film Staff
- Slash Film
Last working with Todd Haynes on Carol, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Ed Lachman found an “intensely cinematic” project in the director’s latest, Wonderstruck—a film that that would take place in two time periods, following two deaf children who experienced the world through visuals, much as Lachman does. Based on Brian Selznick’s 2011 novel of the same name, Wonderstruck follows Rose, a young girl who was born deaf in the ’20s, and travels through New York in search of…...
- 1/4/2018
- Deadline
We pretty much knew last year’s Best Picture Oscars race was coming down to La La Land and Moonlight right after the completion of the Toronto International Film Festival in September. But while there’s something to be said about the strength of films able to ascend to frontrunner position, I can’t help loving the idea of heading into March without a clue as to who might win. Ask ten different critics what their favorite of 2017 is and I’d estimate hearing at least eight unique titles. There’s a level of excitement to this reality that we frankly haven’t had in quite some time. It’s anyone’s game.
Unlike past years where the safe nominees were lacking that sense of out-of-nowhere creativity and pathos beyond tried-and-true molds, 2017’s field is inspiring in its diversity. And those twenty or so films with a real chance at a nomination are legitimately good.
Unlike past years where the safe nominees were lacking that sense of out-of-nowhere creativity and pathos beyond tried-and-true molds, 2017’s field is inspiring in its diversity. And those twenty or so films with a real chance at a nomination are legitimately good.
- 1/3/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
The year in film cannot be pondered without first mentioning something that may or may fall under the classification of “cinema.” (I’m on team Sight & Sound with this one.) Twin Peaks: The Return stunned, intrigued, cajoled, and rattled in deep and profound ways. Nothing else released in 2017 compared to it, really. However, like Twin Peaks, all of the films included on my list of the year’s best made a troubling world seem a bit more tolerable.
Note: The only major film I was unable to see in 2017 was Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread. I recall the same happened with Inherent Vice in 2014. Vice would’ve rocketed to the top three on that year’s best list… and I wonder if I’ll have the same feeling after seeing Phantom.
Honorable Mentions
10. Columbus (kogonada)
Columbus might be the quietest drama of 2017. It’s also one of the best.
Note: The only major film I was unable to see in 2017 was Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread. I recall the same happened with Inherent Vice in 2014. Vice would’ve rocketed to the top three on that year’s best list… and I wonder if I’ll have the same feeling after seeing Phantom.
Honorable Mentions
10. Columbus (kogonada)
Columbus might be the quietest drama of 2017. It’s also one of the best.
- 1/2/2018
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
Wonderstruck Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions Director: Todd Haynes Screenwriter: Brian Selznick from his novel Cast: Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Millicent Simmonds, Tom Noonan Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 12/26/17 Opens: October 20, 2017 You may want to spend a cinematic night in a museum with Ben, but not with Ben Stiller this time. The […]
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- 12/26/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Working with Todd Haynes since the time of the director’s Mildred Pierce mini-series, Brazilian editor Affonso Gonçalves has long admired the joyous experimentalism Haynes brings to his projects—which is no less present in his latest outing, Wonderstruck. Based on Brian Selznick’s novel of the same name, Haynes’ film interweaves the mysteriously interconnected stories of two deaf youths growing up in two separate eras, the 1920s and 1970s. Wonderstruck presented a number…...
- 12/20/2017
- Deadline
“Wonder Woman” RottenTomatoes score: 92 percent Amazon princess Diana (Gal Gadot) leaves her island paradise after a WWII-era American flyboy (Chris Pine) and discovers her true (super)powers while fighting the Nazis. “Wonderstruck” RottenTomatoes score: 71 percent Todd Haynes adapts Brian Selznick’s book about two 12-year-old deaf kids in 1927 and 1977 who each go to New York City searching for a lost adults in their lives — pre-Depression-era Rose’s beloved movie star (Julianne Moore) and ’70s-era Ben’s long-gone father. “Professor Marston & the Wonder Women” RottenTomatoes score: 86 percent The origin story of the superheroine Wonder Woman is decidedly kinky: Harvard psychologist William Marston (Luke Evans) was.
- 12/18/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Oakes Fegley and Jaden Michael play friends Ben and Jamie in the Todd Haynes-directed film Wonderstruck. The movie was based on the Brian Selznick book of the same name, and follows two deaf children set 50 years apart, and explores how their stories connect. Part of the film takes place in New York City in the 1970s, and Fegley […]
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- 11/28/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Millicent Simmonds as Rose in Wonderstruck. Photo credit: Myles Aronowitz. Courtesy of Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions ©
Wonderstruck is a beautiful clockwork creation filled with intricate, delicate details, but a film where the parts are greater than the sum of the whole. Like an elaborate cuckoo clock or a old-fashioned doll’s house, it is packed to the roof with little flourishes and charmingly magical images that matter more than the story they are decorating.
Director Todd Haynes’ mystery/drama is divided into two stories of runaway children on a quest, one set in the 1920s and the other in the 1970s, but both taking place in New York and often in the same locations. In this adaptation of Brian Selznick’s young adult novel, the two children have their own mysteries to solve but the additional mystery is what links their two stories besides location. Brian Selznick, who also wrote this screenplay,...
Wonderstruck is a beautiful clockwork creation filled with intricate, delicate details, but a film where the parts are greater than the sum of the whole. Like an elaborate cuckoo clock or a old-fashioned doll’s house, it is packed to the roof with little flourishes and charmingly magical images that matter more than the story they are decorating.
Director Todd Haynes’ mystery/drama is divided into two stories of runaway children on a quest, one set in the 1920s and the other in the 1970s, but both taking place in New York and often in the same locations. In this adaptation of Brian Selznick’s young adult novel, the two children have their own mysteries to solve but the additional mystery is what links their two stories besides location. Brian Selznick, who also wrote this screenplay,...
- 11/10/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Following up his Oscar-nominated Carol, Todd Haynes couldn’t have chosen a more ambitious project than Wonderstruck, a tale of two deaf teenagers growing up 50 years apart in New York City, trying to unravel mysteries of their family lives. Adapted by Brian Selznick from his own novel, the raw materials came to Killer Films’ Christine Vachon while the director was finishing up Carol in 2015, and the attraction was immediate. “The script came to us via [costume designer]…...
- 10/31/2017
- Deadline
Chicago – In one of the coolest visual films of the Fall Season thus far, “Wonderstruck” is another winner from director Todd Haynes (“Carol”), who adapts a Young Adult graphic novel by Brian Selznick (who also wrote the screenplay). The wonder of it all, baby.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The film splits between two eras in history, the 1920s and the 1970s, and makes the destination New York City, naturally. The atmosphere in those two decades is the strength of the film, as the black and white 1920s create a dream, and the colorful 1970s have a golden glow of nostalgia. Director Haynes grew up as a teenager in the latter time, and meticulously recreates the grit and glory of pre-Disneyland New York City. The story itself is less impressive, more of a I-figured-it-out fairy tale than a connective warmth. But the heart is in the right place here, and the beauty of the...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The film splits between two eras in history, the 1920s and the 1970s, and makes the destination New York City, naturally. The atmosphere in those two decades is the strength of the film, as the black and white 1920s create a dream, and the colorful 1970s have a golden glow of nostalgia. Director Haynes grew up as a teenager in the latter time, and meticulously recreates the grit and glory of pre-Disneyland New York City. The story itself is less impressive, more of a I-figured-it-out fairy tale than a connective warmth. But the heart is in the right place here, and the beauty of the...
- 10/31/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
If New York’s iconic American Museum of Natural History is the focal point of Todd Haynes’ “Wonderstruck,” then the tactile Cabinet of Wonders exhibit is the epicenter. That’s where the worlds of Rose (Millicent Simmonds) and Ben (Oakes Fegley), the two deaf children, converge 50 years apart (1927 and 1977).
“It was like winning the production design lotto,” said Mark Friedberg, who practically grew up at the museum and became a production designer as a result of its stimulating wonderment. “The Cabinet of Wonders is a glorious moment for a girl obsessed with making things and it’s where Rose’s journey stops. And it’s the place where Ben finally realizes he’s on the cusp of figuring out his mystery.”
A Tactile Theater of Memory
For Friedberg, building a set filled with such tactile historical objects is as good as it gets. Cabinets of Wonder, which date back more than 500 years,...
“It was like winning the production design lotto,” said Mark Friedberg, who practically grew up at the museum and became a production designer as a result of its stimulating wonderment. “The Cabinet of Wonders is a glorious moment for a girl obsessed with making things and it’s where Rose’s journey stops. And it’s the place where Ben finally realizes he’s on the cusp of figuring out his mystery.”
A Tactile Theater of Memory
For Friedberg, building a set filled with such tactile historical objects is as good as it gets. Cabinets of Wonder, which date back more than 500 years,...
- 10/31/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Chicago – Todd Haynes is an American auteur, as every one of his films bear the distinct mark of his creativity. From his beginnings with the indie masterpiece “Safe” (1995) through unforgettable films like “Far From Heaven” (2002), “I’m Not There” (2007) and “Carol,” Haynes has made cinematic art. His latest film is “Wonderstruck.”
The film is adapted from a popular young adult novel by Brian Selznick, which was combined with distinct graphic art. Haynes use the art to dreamily interpret the book, as the film is set in the 1920s and 1970s New York City. Jumping from era to era is the catch of the story, as a deaf girl (Millicent Simmonds) from the ‘20s is interconnected to a newly deaf boy (Oakes Fegley) in the 1970s. The film features Julianne Moore in a dual role, and also features Michelle Williams.
Todd Haynes at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2015
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The film is adapted from a popular young adult novel by Brian Selznick, which was combined with distinct graphic art. Haynes use the art to dreamily interpret the book, as the film is set in the 1920s and 1970s New York City. Jumping from era to era is the catch of the story, as a deaf girl (Millicent Simmonds) from the ‘20s is interconnected to a newly deaf boy (Oakes Fegley) in the 1970s. The film features Julianne Moore in a dual role, and also features Michelle Williams.
Todd Haynes at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2015
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- 10/26/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
After working on “Hugo” (based on Brian Selznick’s illustrated novel, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”), costume designer Sandy Powell became the first champion of his follow-up, “Wonderstruck.” In fact, Powell was so taken with his parallel adventures of two deaf children in 1927 and 1977 New York, that she encouraged him to write a screenplay and then gave it to Todd Haynes, who read it and agreed to direct.
“I thought it would make a wonderful movie, and, after Brian finished the script, I joked that I would have to produce it,” said the three-time Oscar-winning Powell (“The Young Victoria,” “The Aviator,” and “Shakespeare in Love”).
“I immediately thought of Todd. He’s so visual and he takes risks, and I was interested in his take on younger people driving the story,” added Powell, who previously worked with the director on “Carol,” “Far From Heaven,” and “Velvet Goldmine.”
A Tale of...
“I thought it would make a wonderful movie, and, after Brian finished the script, I joked that I would have to produce it,” said the three-time Oscar-winning Powell (“The Young Victoria,” “The Aviator,” and “Shakespeare in Love”).
“I immediately thought of Todd. He’s so visual and he takes risks, and I was interested in his take on younger people driving the story,” added Powell, who previously worked with the director on “Carol,” “Far From Heaven,” and “Velvet Goldmine.”
A Tale of...
- 10/23/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Maybe Todd Haynes has always been too smart for his own good. The 56-year-old director has been making films for nearly 40 years, but in some ways he’s still the Brown semiotics grad who can’t resist the siren’s call of form. As he admits, “I like to set up obstacles at times, because movies are ultimately about what the spectator brings to them.”
That would seem to make him an unlikely candidate to direct a young-adult adaptation, but his “Carol” and “Velvet Goldmine” costume designer Sandy Powell knew better. When she discovered Brian Selznick’s 2011 graphic novel “Wonderstruck,” which intertwines stories from 1927 and 1977 in a young-adult mystery with little dialogue, she encouraged him to adapt it for Haynes on spec.
Indeed, Haynes found the “Wonderstruck” screenplay downright Haynesian. “Brian’s script was so ornately and attentively cinematic,” he said. “Not just the movie references, but the use of...
That would seem to make him an unlikely candidate to direct a young-adult adaptation, but his “Carol” and “Velvet Goldmine” costume designer Sandy Powell knew better. When she discovered Brian Selznick’s 2011 graphic novel “Wonderstruck,” which intertwines stories from 1927 and 1977 in a young-adult mystery with little dialogue, she encouraged him to adapt it for Haynes on spec.
Indeed, Haynes found the “Wonderstruck” screenplay downright Haynesian. “Brian’s script was so ornately and attentively cinematic,” he said. “Not just the movie references, but the use of...
- 10/23/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Maybe Todd Haynes has always been too smart for his own good. The 56-year-old director has been making films for nearly 40 years, but in some ways he’s still the Brown semiotics grad who can’t resist the siren’s call of form. As he admits, “I like to set up obstacles at times, because movies are ultimately about what the spectator brings to them.”
That would seem to make him an unlikely candidate to direct a young-adult adaptation, but his “Carol” and “Velvet Goldmine” costume designer Sandy Powell knew better. When she discovered Brian Selznick’s 2011 graphic novel “Wonderstruck,” which intertwines stories from 1927 and 1977 in a young-adult mystery with little dialogue, she encouraged him to adapt it for Haynes on spec.
Indeed, Haynes found the “Wonderstruck” screenplay downright Haynesian. “Brian’s script was so ornately and attentively cinematic,” he said. “Not just the movie references, but the use of...
That would seem to make him an unlikely candidate to direct a young-adult adaptation, but his “Carol” and “Velvet Goldmine” costume designer Sandy Powell knew better. When she discovered Brian Selznick’s 2011 graphic novel “Wonderstruck,” which intertwines stories from 1927 and 1977 in a young-adult mystery with little dialogue, she encouraged him to adapt it for Haynes on spec.
Indeed, Haynes found the “Wonderstruck” screenplay downright Haynesian. “Brian’s script was so ornately and attentively cinematic,” he said. “Not just the movie references, but the use of...
- 10/23/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Time After Time: Haynes Captures Wistful Tone of Bygone Eras
American indie auteur Todd Haynes explores dual cinematic pastiche in his most family friendly film to date, Wonderstruck, adapted from the novel by Brian Selznick (of The Invention of Hugo Cabret).
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American indie auteur Todd Haynes explores dual cinematic pastiche in his most family friendly film to date, Wonderstruck, adapted from the novel by Brian Selznick (of The Invention of Hugo Cabret).
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- 10/20/2017
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Todd Haynes relaxes into a couch in a suite at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, having arrived at his final sit down at the end of a long press day for his new film, Wonderstruck, which tells the interlacing stories of two children across different time periods: In 1977, Ben (played by Pete's Dragon actor Oakes Fegley) goes on a quest through New York City to find the father he never knew, while in 1927, Rose (newcomer Millicent Simmonds), a young, deaf cinephile, likewise sets out into the city in search of silent movie star Lillian Mayhew (Julianne Moore). The movie marks the director's fourth collaboration with Moore, following 1995's Safe, 2002's Far From Heaven (which he was Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay and she for Best Actress) and 2007's I'm Not There.
Considering Wonderstruck had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, followed by a run of the festival gauntlet with screenings at Telluride, BFI London and as...
Considering Wonderstruck had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, followed by a run of the festival gauntlet with screenings at Telluride, BFI London and as...
- 10/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
First-time actress Millicent Simmonds is getting high praise for her performance in Wonderstruck from her Oscar-winning costar Julianne Moore.
“Millicent Simmonds is an extraordinary actress, I mean she really is,” Moore, 56, tells People Now.
The duo star together in the big screen adaptation of Brian Selznick’s 2011 young adult novel, which tells the story of two lonely deaf children living 50 years apart.
Moore says that she knew 14-year-old Simmonds, who is deaf in real life, was perfect for the role from her first audition.
“She recorded and audition for Todd and Todd sent it to me and it was clear...
“Millicent Simmonds is an extraordinary actress, I mean she really is,” Moore, 56, tells People Now.
The duo star together in the big screen adaptation of Brian Selznick’s 2011 young adult novel, which tells the story of two lonely deaf children living 50 years apart.
Moore says that she knew 14-year-old Simmonds, who is deaf in real life, was perfect for the role from her first audition.
“She recorded and audition for Todd and Todd sent it to me and it was clear...
- 10/19/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Todd Haynes creates movies that feel like part of his DNA. Whether they're originals (Safe, Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven, I'm Not There) or adapted from other works (Carol, the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce), they seem to course from his bloodstream into ours. Wonderstruck, gorgeous as it is, feels like something a little less personal, a little less transgressive. Haynes has said he wanted to make a smart film for kids, and as source material, he chose a juvenile-fiction novel illustrated and written by Brian Selznick, whose work also inspired Martin Scorsese's Hugo.
- 10/19/2017
- Rollingstone.com
New York-based cinematographer Edward Lachman, the 2017 recipient of the American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award who was twice Oscar-nominated for his collaborations with director Todd Haynes on Far From Heaven and Carol, reteamed with the helmer for Amazon's Wonderstruck, which was released last month.
Based on Brian Selznick's illustrated book, Wonderstruck follows the parallel stories of two deaf children, Ben and Rose, who are from two different eras, each secretly wishing their lives were different as they set out on quests.
Lachman recently visited The Hollywood Reporter at its Los Angeles office to discuss the film.
Both stories are set in...
Based on Brian Selznick's illustrated book, Wonderstruck follows the parallel stories of two deaf children, Ben and Rose, who are from two different eras, each secretly wishing their lives were different as they set out on quests.
Lachman recently visited The Hollywood Reporter at its Los Angeles office to discuss the film.
Both stories are set in...
- 10/18/2017
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When a filmmaker known for adult fare tackles something more geared at kids, there’s always a fascination. As we saw with Martin Scorsese and Hugo, there’s also the chance for something that can be widely embraced. It doesn’t happen all that often though, as it can feel limiting. This week, Todd Haynes goes that route with Wonderstruck, which opens in limited release and also like Hugo is an adaptation of a Brian Selznick book. Ever since it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, there have been fans of Haynes’ work here, which extended to the New York Film Festival recently, where it was the Centerpiece Selection. It doesn’t have the usual Oscar buzz of his movies, but honestly…that remains to be seen. The film is a coming of age tale, in a way. It tells the story of a young boy in the Midwest named...
- 10/17/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
It’s no small testament to Todd Haynes that this is the second interview this website’s conducted with him since August. Although the opening of his newest film, Wonderstruck, is a proper excuse, that’s only ostensibly the occasion; the truth is that we’d gladly go over his decades- and genre-spanning filmography any day of the week and still have plenty of ground to cover.
So it’s doubly to our fortune that Wonderstruck befits multiple rounds of discussion. A children’s adventure movie wrapped in a two-pronged period piece that can hardly conceal the tragedies this kind of work so often doesn’t want you to think about, it finds Haynes and the usual band of collaborators — Dp Ed Lachman, composer Carter Burwell, and costume designer Sandy Powell among them — working on their biggest canvas yet. For recalling the director’s artistic history as much as anything else,...
So it’s doubly to our fortune that Wonderstruck befits multiple rounds of discussion. A children’s adventure movie wrapped in a two-pronged period piece that can hardly conceal the tragedies this kind of work so often doesn’t want you to think about, it finds Haynes and the usual band of collaborators — Dp Ed Lachman, composer Carter Burwell, and costume designer Sandy Powell among them — working on their biggest canvas yet. For recalling the director’s artistic history as much as anything else,...
- 10/17/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck is like a meal where the servings are just a little too small. There’s not enough food to properly chew on, or at least not enough to warrant the size or splendor of the plate on which it’s being served. The film is adapted from Brian Selznick’s novel by the same name, […]
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- 10/16/2017
- by Karen Han
- Slash Film
Julianne Moore on ‘Wonderstruck’ by Uinterview Julianne Moore stars in the upcoming Todd Haynes-helmed film Wonderstruck, based on the novel by Brian Selznick. The movie, which premiered at the New York Film Festival last week, follows two stories, set 50 years apart, switching between deaf children Rose in 1927 and Ben in 1977. Julianne Moore On Wonderstruck Moore’s character is […]
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- 10/13/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
Accompanied by child actors Oakes Fegley and Jaden Michael as well as producers Christine Vachon and John Sloss, Todd Haynes gave a rapt audience at Deadline’s The Contenders London event today a taste of his enchanting new Amazon film Wonderstruck, the first by the auteur director that could conceivably be called a kid flick. Speaking to Deadline's Diana Lodderhose, Haynes recalled that the source novel, written by Brian Selznick, was first brought to his attention by…...
- 10/6/2017
- Deadline
Amazon Studios owns the 2017 New York Film Festival with opener “Last Flag Flying” from Richard Linklater, Todd Haynes’ “Wonderstruck” as the centerpiece gala October 7, and Woody Allen’s “Wonder Wheel” closing it out October 15 — but taking those movies into the crowded fall marketplace and landing Oscar nominations and wins is another matter altogether.
Of course, Amazon has done it before: At Sundance 2016, it paid $10 million for Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester By the Sea” and took the movie (via Roadside Attractions) all the way to six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. It won two, for Best Actor Casey Affleck and Lonergan for Best Original Screenplay, and earned a robust $47.6 million domestic.
This year, the deep-pocketed studio challenger — which, unlike Netflix, supports the industry’s established theatrical paradigm, 90-day window and all — has a wider swath of films to compete in multiple awards categories. But there are several key differences this time.
Of course, Amazon has done it before: At Sundance 2016, it paid $10 million for Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester By the Sea” and took the movie (via Roadside Attractions) all the way to six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. It won two, for Best Actor Casey Affleck and Lonergan for Best Original Screenplay, and earned a robust $47.6 million domestic.
This year, the deep-pocketed studio challenger — which, unlike Netflix, supports the industry’s established theatrical paradigm, 90-day window and all — has a wider swath of films to compete in multiple awards categories. But there are several key differences this time.
- 10/3/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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