Tag: james mangold
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Timothée Chalamet Is Bob Dylan In An Upcoming Biopic From James Mangold
If biopics on some of music’s greatest icons are your thing, the last couple of years have been pretty great for you. Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman have not only earned critical acclaim, but did big numbers at the box office, leading to similar musical dramas being fast-tracked into production. And now there’s one that is…
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Middleburg Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’, Christian Bale And Matt Damon Are At Top Gear In James Mangold’s Racing Drama
James Mangold makes incredibly good movies. I know, that reads pretty damn simple and probably unbecoming of a critic to be so inarticulate, but it’s just the truth. He makes movies that are thrilling, easy to understand, demand and get career-best performances, and have a gigantic heart beating in their chest. Whether it’s Logan, Walk…
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‘Ford V. Ferrari’ Trailer: Matt Damon And Christian Bale Race Into Awards Season
Racing out of the gates with incredible buzz following premieres at TIFF and Telluride is Ford V. Ferrari, the latest film from Walk the Line and Logan director James Mangold. Racing movies are a tough sell nowadays, which is why we haven’t had a major Hollywood one since 2013’s Rush, but the early reviews are…
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‘Ford V Ferrari’ Trailer: Matt Damon And Christian Bale Build The Ultimate Racecar
We haven’t had a really good racing drama since Ron Howard’s Rush (So underrated!), but if you’re feeling the need for speed Ford v Ferrari may scratch the itch. Starring Christian Bale as British racer Ken Miles and Matt Damon as American car designer Carroll Shelby, the film has been pegged as a possible Oscar right…
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James Mangold Thinks Negative Fandom Will Drive Away The Best Directors
With big name directors including Christopher McQuarrie, Rian Johnson, and James Gunn out there talking about the negative perception caused by certain franchise’s toxic fandom, the latest to sound off is James Mangold. He’s got a dog in this fight as the director of Logan and the rumored director of the Boba Fett spinoff film,…
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Boba Fett Movie Finally Moves Forward With ‘Logan’ Director James Mangold
That Boba Fett movie we’ve been hearing about for years is finally happening. THR reports Logan director James Mangold will write and direct a solo movie about Star Wars’ most infamous bounty hunter. Simon Kinberg, who has been involved in the project since 2012, will also contribute although it’s unclear in what capacity. You may…
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James Mangold Gets Behind The Wheel For Film On Ford Vs. Ferrari Rivalry
It’s possible you may have missed it, but Logan director James Mangold has been on something of a tirade. What about? Post-credit scenes. Yeah, he hates ’em. Hates ’em like guys named Wolverine hate guys named Scott Summers. He unleashed on them in a Twitter rant a couple of days ago but that was preceded…
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James Mangold And Elle Fanning’s Patty Hearst Biopic Axed By Fox
Suddenly the story of kidnap victim-turned-terrorist Patty Hearst is popular again. Not only does CNN have a docu-series about her on the way, but last month we learned James Mangold would direct Elle Fanning in an adaptation of American Heiress, Jeffrey Toobin’s book about Hearst. Well, you can scratch that one. So soon after it…
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Elle Fanning To Play Patty Hearst In James Mangold’s Biopic
Following the tremendous response to Logan, director James Mangold has been busy lining up new projects. While he’s apparently working on an X-23 spinoff movie, when that could happen will largely depend on his schedule that is getting more crowded by the week. And now he’s added one more that will definitely be a priority…
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James Mangold To Direct Giant Cat Movie ‘Crenshaw’, Pierre Morel Heads To Survival Thriller ‘Sirius’
After taking Wolverine to some seriously dark places with Logan, director James Mangold is going in the completely opposite director for his latest project. He’ll direct Crenshaw, a family-friendly movie about a giant cat. Awwwwww. Based on the novel by award-winning “Animorphs” author Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw is about an imaginary cat who arrives to help…