“The Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer has donated signed posters to the Cinema for Gaza auction, which has collected gifts from major names in the U.K. entertainment industry to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians.
Before the fundraiser officially began on Tuesday, Glazer and “Zone of Interest” producer James Wilson donated seven “Zone of Interest” posters and a selection of posters from his 2014 film “Under the Skin.” The posters will be signed by Glazer, Wilson and composer Mica Levi, who scored both films. The gift is one of the most in-demand items in the auction, with a current bid of £2,750. The auction has currently raised over £42,000.
Among the gifts announced with the auction were Tilda Swinton reading a bedtime story over Zoom, Josh O’Connor teaching a porridge masterclass and tickets to attend a Ramy Youssef stand-up show and afterparty. More recent additions include a signed “Game of Thrones...
Before the fundraiser officially began on Tuesday, Glazer and “Zone of Interest” producer James Wilson donated seven “Zone of Interest” posters and a selection of posters from his 2014 film “Under the Skin.” The posters will be signed by Glazer, Wilson and composer Mica Levi, who scored both films. The gift is one of the most in-demand items in the auction, with a current bid of £2,750. The auction has currently raised over £42,000.
Among the gifts announced with the auction were Tilda Swinton reading a bedtime story over Zoom, Josh O’Connor teaching a porridge masterclass and tickets to attend a Ramy Youssef stand-up show and afterparty. More recent additions include a signed “Game of Thrones...
- 4/3/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
A growing list of high-profile names from the film and TV world, including Jonathan Glazer, Tilda Swinton, and Succession star Brian Cox, have donated unique gifts to Cinema For Gaza, a fundraising auction supporting aid for people in Gaza, which launched yesterday April 2nd.
As of this morning, the auction has topped £41,650 in cash donations. The gifts and experiences people are donating include a ticket to Ramy Youssef’s live show and afterparty, a porridge tutorial with Challengers actor Josh O’Connor, and a bedtime story read over Zoom with Tilda Swinton.
The auction lot also includes two signed film posters (The Zone Of Interest and Under The Skin) from filmmaker Jonathan Glazer. The British director, who has yet to speak publicly following backlash over his Oscars speech, joined the campaign at the 11th hour before it went live on April 2nd, organizers told Deadline. Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach has also...
As of this morning, the auction has topped £41,650 in cash donations. The gifts and experiences people are donating include a ticket to Ramy Youssef’s live show and afterparty, a porridge tutorial with Challengers actor Josh O’Connor, and a bedtime story read over Zoom with Tilda Swinton.
The auction lot also includes two signed film posters (The Zone Of Interest and Under The Skin) from filmmaker Jonathan Glazer. The British director, who has yet to speak publicly following backlash over his Oscars speech, joined the campaign at the 11th hour before it went live on April 2nd, organizers told Deadline. Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach has also...
- 4/3/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Stanley Tucci spoke up in defense of straight actors playing gay characters, so long as it’s done “the right way,” and doesn’t slip into stereotypes, during an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs” program.
Tucci, who is straight, has played a handful of gay characters over the course of his career. Most recently, he and Colin Firth co-starred in Harry Macqueen’s Supernova, a romantic drama about a gay couple who take a road trip after Tucci’s character is diagnosed with onset dementia. His...
Tucci, who is straight, has played a handful of gay characters over the course of his career. Most recently, he and Colin Firth co-starred in Harry Macqueen’s Supernova, a romantic drama about a gay couple who take a road trip after Tucci’s character is diagnosed with onset dementia. His...
- 7/3/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Further producers include Nikki Parrott and Tom Wood.
Twelve UK producers including Damian Jones, Emily Morgan, Nikki Parrott and Tom Wood are heading to Paris later this month for a series of co-production meetings arranged through a partnership between the British Film Institute (BFI) and France’s national film centre, the Cnc.
The meetings will take place from April 20-21.
Scroll down for the full list of participants
“After a successful trip of French producers to the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) last October organised by the BFI with Institut francais in the UK and Unifrance, the BFI is delighted...
Twelve UK producers including Damian Jones, Emily Morgan, Nikki Parrott and Tom Wood are heading to Paris later this month for a series of co-production meetings arranged through a partnership between the British Film Institute (BFI) and France’s national film centre, the Cnc.
The meetings will take place from April 20-21.
Scroll down for the full list of participants
“After a successful trip of French producers to the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) last October organised by the BFI with Institut francais in the UK and Unifrance, the BFI is delighted...
- 4/5/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
An uplifting documentary about an Irish teacher who uses Plato’s teachings to defuse violence among his young pupils is set to be adapted into a feature film by The Bureau, the producers of “Supernova.”
Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin (“School Life”) and Declan McGrath and produced by David Rane for Soilsiú Films, “Young Plato” was recently released in U.S. cinemas following a major 40-festival run.
The film has won nine Irish and international awards, including the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards, the Iccl Human Rights on Film Award, the Special Jury Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, and an Honorable Mention at Greenwich Iff.
Set in the post-conflict Belfast community of Ardoyne, “Young Plato” charts the dream of Elvis-loving principal Kevin McArevey — a maverick who is determined to change the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay...
Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin (“School Life”) and Declan McGrath and produced by David Rane for Soilsiú Films, “Young Plato” was recently released in U.S. cinemas following a major 40-festival run.
The film has won nine Irish and international awards, including the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards, the Iccl Human Rights on Film Award, the Special Jury Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, and an Honorable Mention at Greenwich Iff.
Set in the post-conflict Belfast community of Ardoyne, “Young Plato” charts the dream of Elvis-loving principal Kevin McArevey — a maverick who is determined to change the fortunes of an inner-city community plagued by urban decay...
- 10/7/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Colin Firth, Toby Jones Crystal Clarke and Tanya Moodie have signed on to star alongside Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in Empire of Light, the drama from Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, which marks his follow-up to 2020 Best Picture nominee 1917.
While the Searchlight Pictures title’s plot is being kept under wraps, it’s billed as a love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s. Mendes penned the script in his first solo outing and will produce alongside Pippa Harris for Neal Street Productions. The film lensed by Mendes’ longtime collaborator Roger Deakins is scheduled for release next fall.
Firth is an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG and Critics Choice Award winner who recently starred...
While the Searchlight Pictures title’s plot is being kept under wraps, it’s billed as a love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s. Mendes penned the script in his first solo outing and will produce alongside Pippa Harris for Neal Street Productions. The film lensed by Mendes’ longtime collaborator Roger Deakins is scheduled for release next fall.
Firth is an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG and Critics Choice Award winner who recently starred...
- 12/21/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In a new interview, Stanley Tucci shared that he was diagnosed with cancer and underwent successful treatment three years ago.
The actor told Vera that doctors discovered a large tumor at the base of his tongue. “It was too big to operate, so they had to do high-dose radiation and chemo. I’d vowed I’d never do anything like that, because my first wife died of cancer, and to watch her go through those treatments for years was horrible,” he said, referring to Kate Spath-Tucci, who died in 2009.
“The kids were great, but it was hard for them,” he said. “I had a feeding tube for six months. I could barely make it to the twins’ high school graduation.” Tucci is a father of five: he has three children from his marriage to Spath-Tucci, and two younger children with Felicity Blunt, his wife since 2012.
Tucci said that his cancer is unlikely to come back.
The actor told Vera that doctors discovered a large tumor at the base of his tongue. “It was too big to operate, so they had to do high-dose radiation and chemo. I’d vowed I’d never do anything like that, because my first wife died of cancer, and to watch her go through those treatments for years was horrible,” he said, referring to Kate Spath-Tucci, who died in 2009.
“The kids were great, but it was hard for them,” he said. “I had a feeding tube for six months. I could barely make it to the twins’ high school graduation.” Tucci is a father of five: he has three children from his marriage to Spath-Tucci, and two younger children with Felicity Blunt, his wife since 2012.
Tucci said that his cancer is unlikely to come back.
- 9/4/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Films include Emerald Fennell’s ‘Promising Young Woman’ and Blerta Basholli’s ‘Hive’.
More films than ever before are eligible for this year’s European Film Awards’ feature film and documentary film selection, with 40 feature films and 15 documentary films, and further feature film titles to be revealed in September.
Titles in the feature film selection include Blerta Basholli’s Sundance hit Hive and Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman. The latter is eligible despite being listed as a film of US origin. The European Film Academy (Efa) told Screen this was because the film reaches the number of points in...
More films than ever before are eligible for this year’s European Film Awards’ feature film and documentary film selection, with 40 feature films and 15 documentary films, and further feature film titles to be revealed in September.
Titles in the feature film selection include Blerta Basholli’s Sundance hit Hive and Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman. The latter is eligible despite being listed as a film of US origin. The European Film Academy (Efa) told Screen this was because the film reaches the number of points in...
- 8/24/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Big-screen depictions of mental health often lose nuance in favor of exaggerated tropes, inaccurately representing many experiences living with specific conditions. This is certainly the case with bipolar disorder, filmmakers usually showing individuals with the condition in a sustained state of mania rather than the more common occasional episodes. In its earliest stages, Joachim Lafosse’s The Restless, the final film to screen in competition at this year’s Cannes, feels like it’s going to offer a refreshing corrective to some of the more harmful film narratives about bipolar.
This first act introduces us to Damien (Damien Bonnard), a successful painter struggling to maintain a sense of calm while on holiday with his wife Leïla (Leïla Bekhti), and their children. His disorder is characterized by a state of underplayed restlessness—the desire to always be cooking, swimming, often going days without sleep because of his constant need for activity.
This first act introduces us to Damien (Damien Bonnard), a successful painter struggling to maintain a sense of calm while on holiday with his wife Leïla (Leïla Bekhti), and their children. His disorder is characterized by a state of underplayed restlessness—the desire to always be cooking, swimming, often going days without sleep because of his constant need for activity.
- 7/16/2021
- by Alistair Ryder
- The Film Stage
Including previews, the film set a new record opening for a film this year.
RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (July 9-11)Total gross to dateWeek 1 Black Widow (Disney) £4.6m £6.9m 1 2 Fast And Furious 9 (Universal) £1.1m £13m 3 3 Peter Rabbit 2 (Sony) £510,000 £18.2m 8 4 In The Heights (Warner Bros) £232,000 £3.8m 6 5 Cruella (Disney) £232,000 £8.9m 4
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.39
Disney’s Marvel title Black Widow stormed the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, opening in top spot with a £4.6m Friday to Sunday session.
This was the second-highest opening of the year behind the £4.8m of Fast And Furious 9 last month. Including two days of previews,...
RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (July 9-11)Total gross to dateWeek 1 Black Widow (Disney) £4.6m £6.9m 1 2 Fast And Furious 9 (Universal) £1.1m £13m 3 3 Peter Rabbit 2 (Sony) £510,000 £18.2m 8 4 In The Heights (Warner Bros) £232,000 £3.8m 6 5 Cruella (Disney) £232,000 £8.9m 4
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.39
Disney’s Marvel title Black Widow stormed the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, opening in top spot with a £4.6m Friday to Sunday session.
This was the second-highest opening of the year behind the £4.8m of Fast And Furious 9 last month. Including two days of previews,...
- 7/12/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Other new releases included ‘Freaky’ and ‘Daisy Quokka’.
Rank Film (Distributor) Three-day gross (July 2-4) Total gross to date Week 1 Fast And Furious 9 (Universal) £2.6m £10.8m 2 2 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (Sony) £830,560 £17.4m 7 3 In The Heights (Warner Bros) £466,156 £3.3m 3 4 A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount) £425,798 £10.3m 5 5 Cruella (Disney) £410,789 £8.4m 6
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.39
Fast And Furious 9 comfortably held its lead at the UK and Ireland box office over the weekend (July 2-4) and will top £11m in the territory this week.
The latest instalment in Universal’s action series added £2.68m on its second weekend, down 45% on its opening,...
Rank Film (Distributor) Three-day gross (July 2-4) Total gross to date Week 1 Fast And Furious 9 (Universal) £2.6m £10.8m 2 2 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (Sony) £830,560 £17.4m 7 3 In The Heights (Warner Bros) £466,156 £3.3m 3 4 A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount) £425,798 £10.3m 5 5 Cruella (Disney) £410,789 £8.4m 6
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.39
Fast And Furious 9 comfortably held its lead at the UK and Ireland box office over the weekend (July 2-4) and will top £11m in the territory this week.
The latest instalment in Universal’s action series added £2.68m on its second weekend, down 45% on its opening,...
- 7/6/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The franchise title has topped the £1m mark from its opening day.
Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 leads the new titles at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, having recorded the highest takings for a weekday since before the Covid-19 pandemic on its Thursday 24 opening.
The film has brought in £1.2m already, and is playing in 597 locations from today.
As of last weekend, the highest-grossing title since cinemas were allowed to reopen in the UK on May 17 was Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway with £15.3m. While an opening weekend of that amount would be an extraordinary result with 50% audience caps still in place,...
Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 leads the new titles at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, having recorded the highest takings for a weekday since before the Covid-19 pandemic on its Thursday 24 opening.
The film has brought in £1.2m already, and is playing in 597 locations from today.
As of last weekend, the highest-grossing title since cinemas were allowed to reopen in the UK on May 17 was Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway with £15.3m. While an opening weekend of that amount would be an extraordinary result with 50% audience caps still in place,...
- 6/25/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Harry Macqueen, writer-director of the critically acclaimed film Supernova starring Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth, has signed with Anonymous Content.
Released in January 2021 by Bleecker Street Films and Studio Canal, Macqueen’s second film Supernova recently was longlisted for the 2021 BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film and Best Supporting Actor. It was selected as one of only 12 films to physically screen at the BFI London Film Festival in 2020 and debuted to tremendous critical praise when it first premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival that same year.
Hinterland Macqueen’s debut film as a writer-director was made for £10,000 was release in 2015 to critical acclaim. The film received ‘Best British Debut’ at Raindance Film Festival and ‘Best Debut Film’ at the Beijing International Film Festival.
Macqueen, also an actor, started his career in entertainment as an actor, playing John Willard in Richard Linklater’s Me And Orson Welles and Jed Quinn in the hit show EastEnders.
Released in January 2021 by Bleecker Street Films and Studio Canal, Macqueen’s second film Supernova recently was longlisted for the 2021 BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film and Best Supporting Actor. It was selected as one of only 12 films to physically screen at the BFI London Film Festival in 2020 and debuted to tremendous critical praise when it first premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival that same year.
Hinterland Macqueen’s debut film as a writer-director was made for £10,000 was release in 2015 to critical acclaim. The film received ‘Best British Debut’ at Raindance Film Festival and ‘Best Debut Film’ at the Beijing International Film Festival.
Macqueen, also an actor, started his career in entertainment as an actor, playing John Willard in Richard Linklater’s Me And Orson Welles and Jed Quinn in the hit show EastEnders.
- 4/26/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Distributor World Pictures cut three minutes of an intimate scene.
Russian cinemagoers will soon be able to see the full version of Harry Macqueen’s Supernova, following a backlash against a censored version that was released by local distributor World Pictures.
The UK film, which stars Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as a gay couple, was originally released in Russia last month with three minutes cut from the feature by the distributor, namely a scene in which the married couple unsuccessfully try to have sex.
But following an outcry from director Macqueen, several Russian film critics and the Russian LGBT community,...
Russian cinemagoers will soon be able to see the full version of Harry Macqueen’s Supernova, following a backlash against a censored version that was released by local distributor World Pictures.
The UK film, which stars Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as a gay couple, was originally released in Russia last month with three minutes cut from the feature by the distributor, namely a scene in which the married couple unsuccessfully try to have sex.
But following an outcry from director Macqueen, several Russian film critics and the Russian LGBT community,...
- 4/7/2021
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Producers of ‘Supernova’, ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Spencer’ among those with projects to receive investment.
The first three projects to benefit from a £1.2m investment fund, created by UK distributor Curzon, Australian outfit Madman Entertainment and Benelux firm Cineart, have been revealed.
The Curzon Cm Development Fund is backing Justin Anderson’s feature debut Swimming Home, whose producers include Andy Starke and Emily Morgan; Brady Hood’s Sweet Maddie Stone, produced by Laura Jackson and Paul Webster; and The Ballad Of A Small Player, written by Rowan Joffe. No director is attached yet to the latter.
Curzon, Madman and Cineart each have...
The first three projects to benefit from a £1.2m investment fund, created by UK distributor Curzon, Australian outfit Madman Entertainment and Benelux firm Cineart, have been revealed.
The Curzon Cm Development Fund is backing Justin Anderson’s feature debut Swimming Home, whose producers include Andy Starke and Emily Morgan; Brady Hood’s Sweet Maddie Stone, produced by Laura Jackson and Paul Webster; and The Ballad Of A Small Player, written by Rowan Joffe. No director is attached yet to the latter.
Curzon, Madman and Cineart each have...
- 3/18/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
”We were able to reach out well beyond Dublin, which is fantastic,” said Gráinne Humphreys.
The Dublin International Film Festival (Diff) dropped its virtual curtain last night (March 14) wiith the world premiere of Rachel Carey’s Dublin-set comedy Deadly Cuts in in a year that saw strong audience build and increased sales.
Virtual screenings had their audiences capped, with many titles including the opening and closing films as well as Irish titles The Boys From County Hell and Son, and international festival favourites Limbo and Minari selling out well in advance.
There were several titles that were particularly well-received by audiences,...
The Dublin International Film Festival (Diff) dropped its virtual curtain last night (March 14) wiith the world premiere of Rachel Carey’s Dublin-set comedy Deadly Cuts in in a year that saw strong audience build and increased sales.
Virtual screenings had their audiences capped, with many titles including the opening and closing films as well as Irish titles The Boys From County Hell and Son, and international festival favourites Limbo and Minari selling out well in advance.
There were several titles that were particularly well-received by audiences,...
- 3/15/2021
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Stanley Tucci plays Tusker, a gay man coping with early onset dementia in the new film “Supernova.” The film was directed by Harry Macqueen and co-stars Colin Firth as Tusker’s partner, Sam.
Tucci and McQueen recently spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Daniel Montgomery about the film’s foundation, building the relationship between Tusker and Sam and what they hope audiences will take from “Supernova.” Watch the exclusive webchat above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEColin Firth and Stanley Tucci on taking to the road to make ‘Supernova’
Gold Derby: First off, what inspired you to write the story, Harry, and Stanley, what stood out to you about these characters and their relationship when you read it?
Harry Macqueen: Well, I spent a long time with people who are living with this kind of young, onset dementia, and that was a life-changing and deeply profound experience. So I...
Tucci and McQueen recently spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Daniel Montgomery about the film’s foundation, building the relationship between Tusker and Sam and what they hope audiences will take from “Supernova.” Watch the exclusive webchat above and read the complete transcript below.
SEEColin Firth and Stanley Tucci on taking to the road to make ‘Supernova’
Gold Derby: First off, what inspired you to write the story, Harry, and Stanley, what stood out to you about these characters and their relationship when you read it?
Harry Macqueen: Well, I spent a long time with people who are living with this kind of young, onset dementia, and that was a life-changing and deeply profound experience. So I...
- 3/6/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
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Best Production Design
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: The Art Directors Guild gave momentum to “Mulan,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” in the production design race. The usual suspects such as “Mank, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and...
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2021 Oscars Predictions:
Best Production Design
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: The Art Directors Guild gave momentum to “Mulan,” “Promising Young Woman” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” in the production design race. The usual suspects such as “Mank, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and...
- 3/4/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Irish features and world cinema to run alongside Diff’s industry platform of events.
Dublin International Film Festival (Diff) is preparing to launch its first online-only edition with a line-up that aims to reflect the strength and diversity of contemporary Irish filmmaking alongside the best of world cinema.
“One of the aims every year is to try and find the key Irish films you want to include, because that is a very important aspect to the festival, providing a platform for new work,” says Diff festival director Gráinne Humphreys.
The 19th edition of the festival, which runs March 3-14, stays...
Dublin International Film Festival (Diff) is preparing to launch its first online-only edition with a line-up that aims to reflect the strength and diversity of contemporary Irish filmmaking alongside the best of world cinema.
“One of the aims every year is to try and find the key Irish films you want to include, because that is a very important aspect to the festival, providing a platform for new work,” says Diff festival director Gráinne Humphreys.
The 19th edition of the festival, which runs March 3-14, stays...
- 3/3/2021
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Since the academy expanded the Best Picture category at the Oscars in 2010, Best Original Screenplay has gone to writers of a wide-range of genres: dramas; comedies (“Midnight in Paris”); biopics; true-life stories (“Spotlight”); period pictures (“Django Unchained”); war movies (“The Hurt Locker”); sci-fi (“Her”), thrillers (“Parasite”) and horror (“Get Out”). (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2021 Oscars predictions for Best Original Screenplay and be sure to check out our predictions for Best Adapted Screenplay.)
Regardless of the type of film, a nominee needs broad academy support to win this race. Indeed, all 11 of these most recent Best Original Screenplay winners were, at the least, Best Picture nominees. And six of them won the big prize, bringing the total number of Best Picture champs with Oscar-winning original screenplays to 18. By comparison, 41 films have done this on the adapted side.
In 2019, all five nominees for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards...
Regardless of the type of film, a nominee needs broad academy support to win this race. Indeed, all 11 of these most recent Best Original Screenplay winners were, at the least, Best Picture nominees. And six of them won the big prize, bringing the total number of Best Picture champs with Oscar-winning original screenplays to 18. By comparison, 41 films have done this on the adapted side.
In 2019, all five nominees for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards...
- 2/26/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Supernova, written and directed by Harry Macqueen, is a moving film about two men, Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), who’ve been together for 20 years. They are a compatibly tempered pair whose differences only feel like points of affiliation. Sam is American; Tusker is English. Both are artists: Sam a pianist, Tusker a writer at work on a novel that does not seem to be going well. Writer’s block is, we learn, not the issue. Tusker has been diagnosed with early onset dementia. And Sam is committed to seeing him through it.
- 2/18/2021
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
The Writers Guild of America Awards announced their nominations where big boosts were given to films like “Judas and the Black Messiah” from Shaka King, “Palm Springs” from Max Barbakow and “The White Tiger” from Ramin Bahrani.
Missing from the lineup, that was eligible, are “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” in the original screenplay category and “First Cow” and “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” in the adapted.
The full list of nominations is below:
Original Screenplay
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros) – Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas “Palm Springs” (Hulu/Neon) – Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max Barbakow “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – Written by Emerald Fennell “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) – Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Written by Aaron Sorkin...
Missing from the lineup, that was eligible, are “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” in the original screenplay category and “First Cow” and “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” in the adapted.
The full list of nominations is below:
Original Screenplay
“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros) – Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas “Palm Springs” (Hulu/Neon) – Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max Barbakow “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – Written by Emerald Fennell “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) – Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Written by Aaron Sorkin...
- 2/16/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Photo: ‘Supernova’/StudioCanal ‘Supernova’ - The Act of Forgetting At a key moment in ‘Supernova’, the new drama from Harry MacQueen, the novelist Tusker (Stanley Tucci) speaks with a friend about his diagnosis of early-onset dementia. “You’re still you, Tusker,” she tells him, reassuringly. He responds, “No. I’m not. I just look like him.” He looks down at his body, destined to become the facsimile that will imprison the ghost dementia will transform him into, and self-deprecatingly adds, “Which is a shame, really.” This exchange is everything you need to know about Tusker. He’s straightforward, clear-eyed, and he has a cosmic sense of humor and self-awareness about his condition. His identity lies in his wit, his writing, and in control, and those things are slipping away. By Kübler-Ross’s model, he’s reached the stage of acceptance. Related article: One of the Most Beautiful Love Stories ‘God’s Own Country...
- 2/14/2021
- by Trent Kinnucan
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Many people would love the chance to climb into an Rv and drive around the English countryside with Colin Firth for weeks. For Stanley Tucci, it was indeed fun — but also challenging. The two actors play longtime lovers on a final road trip in “Supernova,” which arrives on demand Feb. 12. Tusker (Tucci) is entering the stages of dementia, leaving Sam (Firth) to struggle with his care as they travel to visit friends and family, likely for the last time.
Written and directed by Harry Macqueen, “Supernova” is an independent film shot in England when the weather was less than desirable. “I don’t mind the cold if it’s snowing, but it’s that English Winter,” Tucci said. “It’s the wettest. There is one town not far from where we were, which is the wettest place in England, if you can imagine such a thing.”
Still, Tucci said the enjoyment outweighed the negative,...
Written and directed by Harry Macqueen, “Supernova” is an independent film shot in England when the weather was less than desirable. “I don’t mind the cold if it’s snowing, but it’s that English Winter,” Tucci said. “It’s the wettest. There is one town not far from where we were, which is the wettest place in England, if you can imagine such a thing.”
Still, Tucci said the enjoyment outweighed the negative,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
In “Supernova,” Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth play Tusker and Sam, an intellectual couple who are facing down the deteriorating oblivion of memory loss: Tusker, a novelist, has hit his 60s, and is suffering early-onset dementia, while Sam, a concert pianist, can’t do anything but watch his partner fade away. It was the actors’ 20-year-long friendship, coupled with the erudite direction of filmmaker Harry Macqueen, that made grappling with such difficult subject matter easy.
“We love each other. We’ve been friends for 20 years. We’ve experienced each other’s pain, and we’ve watched our kids grow up together,” Tucci said. “There’s a lot of water under that bridge, and that bridge has only become stronger still. It’s the kind of working experience that could make or break a friendship. But in our case, it strengthens it.”
The actors met on the set of Frank Pierson...
“We love each other. We’ve been friends for 20 years. We’ve experienced each other’s pain, and we’ve watched our kids grow up together,” Tucci said. “There’s a lot of water under that bridge, and that bridge has only become stronger still. It’s the kind of working experience that could make or break a friendship. But in our case, it strengthens it.”
The actors met on the set of Frank Pierson...
- 2/4/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
“You read a lot of scripts over the years, but it’s very seldom that you read a script that’s as beautiful as this,” remembers actor Stanley Tucci about first getting the screenplay for “Supernova,” which was written and directed by Harry Macqueen. It tells the story of Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Tucci), who embark on a fateful road trip as Tusker struggles with young-onset dementia. Watch our exclusive video interview with Tucci and Macqueen above.
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“I spent a long time with people who are living with this kind of young-onset dementia,” Macqueen explains, “and that was a life-changing and profound experience, so I was inspired to write it through that. You try and tell their stories hopefully in an original and profound manner.” Indeed, Tucci found the writing to be “poetic,...
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“I spent a long time with people who are living with this kind of young-onset dementia,” Macqueen explains, “and that was a life-changing and profound experience, so I was inspired to write it through that. You try and tell their stories hopefully in an original and profound manner.” Indeed, Tucci found the writing to be “poetic,...
- 2/1/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
A few weeks before filming began on Bleeker Street’s poignant drama “Supernova” stars Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci did a switcheroo. They decided to flip their roles. Filmmaker Harry Macqueen (“Hinterland”) originally cast Tucci as Sam; a pianist who has been partners with novelist Tusker (Firth) for 20 years. They have decided to travel in a cramped Rv through England’s Lake District to visit with friends and family before Tusker’s early onset dementia advances.
During a recent Zoom conversation with Firth, Tucci and Macqueen moderated by Variety’s Marc Malkin, Tucci explained that “as we started to sort of get towards rehearsal Colin said, ‘I think we should switch roles.’ I said, ‘I actually have been thinking the same thing.’ We told Harry, who I know was horrified at that.” But Maqueen was more amenable to the change telling his actors to read several scenes as cast and then flipping it.
During a recent Zoom conversation with Firth, Tucci and Macqueen moderated by Variety’s Marc Malkin, Tucci explained that “as we started to sort of get towards rehearsal Colin said, ‘I think we should switch roles.’ I said, ‘I actually have been thinking the same thing.’ We told Harry, who I know was horrified at that.” But Maqueen was more amenable to the change telling his actors to read several scenes as cast and then flipping it.
- 2/1/2021
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Harry Macqueen’s Supernova opened in 330 theaters this weekend, bringing some warmth to the specialty box office space. The Bleecker Street drama starring Colin Firth and Stanely Tucci is garnering tons of awards season buzz and has added some fuel to the specialty fire that has been struggling to stay afloat for almost a year. With day and date release becoming more popular and release strategies always changing, Supernova put coins in its piggy bank as the specialty box office attempts to figure out the standard when it comes to what is a “successful opening weekend” in Covid times.
Supernova opened in 330 theaters this weekend to an estimated $98,670 with an average of $299. The film is garnering acclaim and with Firth and Tucci as its leads, the drama checks the appropriate boxes when it comes to an awards season film.
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Supernova opened in 330 theaters this weekend to an estimated $98,670 with an average of $299. The film is garnering acclaim and with Firth and Tucci as its leads, the drama checks the appropriate boxes when it comes to an awards season film.
Neon’s documentary short Apollo 11: Quarantine — a title that is...
- 1/31/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – Stars are a concept that I don’t think I will ever understand. Giant celestial bodies of gas and fire that burn and shine with an unimaginable intensity. Their spherical appearance masks a double-edge that can both bring and sustain life, or out-right end it. Love is much the same way, simultaneously nurturing us up until the moment it isn’t.
Although Supernova doesn’t take us on the incredible interstellar adventure its title suggests, the grounded, emotional journey is still otherworldly.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
When I say that there is a journey to be had, I don’t mean that in the purely figurative sense. There are 2 men, 1 dog, an old Rv, and the open road driving us through emotional exposition. The road that we find ourselves on feels familiar but comfortable. There is nothing remarkable about the themes explored, on even the narrative vehicle (not to be confused with...
Although Supernova doesn’t take us on the incredible interstellar adventure its title suggests, the grounded, emotional journey is still otherworldly.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
When I say that there is a journey to be had, I don’t mean that in the purely figurative sense. There are 2 men, 1 dog, an old Rv, and the open road driving us through emotional exposition. The road that we find ourselves on feels familiar but comfortable. There is nothing remarkable about the themes explored, on even the narrative vehicle (not to be confused with...
- 1/31/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
by Christopher James
Who wouldn’t want to see Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth in love?
The suave former Mr. Darcy would make the perfect husband for a cocktail-swirling Tucci. On paper, any movie starring these two men as lovers would be a real winner. Even though they are both straight, they've eached proven that they can realistically and empathetically play gay without leaning on stereotypes. Plus, Stanley Tucci's cookbooks (and the accompanying photo shoot) have done more for the gay community than any other straight moviestar ally. Yet, Supernova is a far cry from any delightful rom-com or charming late-in-life love story. Writer/director Harry Macqueen’s film is a much more serious and somber affair.
While both Tucci and Firth are in fine form, Supernova is more of a slog than an engrossing drama...
Who wouldn’t want to see Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth in love?
The suave former Mr. Darcy would make the perfect husband for a cocktail-swirling Tucci. On paper, any movie starring these two men as lovers would be a real winner. Even though they are both straight, they've eached proven that they can realistically and empathetically play gay without leaning on stereotypes. Plus, Stanley Tucci's cookbooks (and the accompanying photo shoot) have done more for the gay community than any other straight moviestar ally. Yet, Supernova is a far cry from any delightful rom-com or charming late-in-life love story. Writer/director Harry Macqueen’s film is a much more serious and somber affair.
While both Tucci and Firth are in fine form, Supernova is more of a slog than an engrossing drama...
- 1/31/2021
- by Christopher James
- FilmExperience
Audiences who feel like their movie options have been a little light on actual movie stars this past month get a boost of A-list energy this weekend, between the Justin Timberblake small-town ex-con drama “Palmer” on Apple TV Plus and Netflix’s feel-good “Penguin Bloom,” in which a disabled woman played by Naomi Watts bonds with a baby magpie.
But the really starry option is Warner Bros.’ “The Little Things,” a big-budget serial-killer thriller starring three Oscar winners: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto. With many theaters still shut, the studio release will debut simultaneously via streaming on HBO Max.
Those who appreciate such intensity (and don’t mind risking a drive-in or megaplex visit) may also want to consider A24’s buzzy midnight movie “Saint Maud.” Meanwhile, the home-bound crowd can find their frights on demand in Iranian chiller “The Night.”
Smaller distributors continue to push international Oscar submissions,...
But the really starry option is Warner Bros.’ “The Little Things,” a big-budget serial-killer thriller starring three Oscar winners: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto. With many theaters still shut, the studio release will debut simultaneously via streaming on HBO Max.
Those who appreciate such intensity (and don’t mind risking a drive-in or megaplex visit) may also want to consider A24’s buzzy midnight movie “Saint Maud.” Meanwhile, the home-bound crowd can find their frights on demand in Iranian chiller “The Night.”
Smaller distributors continue to push international Oscar submissions,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Harry Macqueen’s drama Supernova is one of many films this weekend that will open in theaters before hitting a digital platform — this seems to be a new trend.
Written and directed by Macqueen, The Bleecker Street pic that follows Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), a couple of 20 years. They are more in love now than they ever have been but in the two years since Tusker was diagnosed with early-onset dementia, their lives have had to change.
As Tusker’s condition progresses, Sam is forced to place his life on hold and become his partner’s full-time caregiver. To make the most of every moment of their lives,they plan a road trip while Tusker is still able to travel, to see friends and family and revisit memories.
While Tusker had once been Sam’s rock, but now they have switched places. Sam has resolved to give...
Written and directed by Macqueen, The Bleecker Street pic that follows Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), a couple of 20 years. They are more in love now than they ever have been but in the two years since Tusker was diagnosed with early-onset dementia, their lives have had to change.
As Tusker’s condition progresses, Sam is forced to place his life on hold and become his partner’s full-time caregiver. To make the most of every moment of their lives,they plan a road trip while Tusker is still able to travel, to see friends and family and revisit memories.
While Tusker had once been Sam’s rock, but now they have switched places. Sam has resolved to give...
- 1/29/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Supernova Bleecker Street Reviewed by Tami Smith, Film Reviewer for Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Harry Macqueen Screenwriter: Harry Macqueen Cast: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, Peter Macqueen, James Dreyfus, Truffles Release Date: January 29, 2021 Sam (Colin Firth), a pianist, and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), a writer, are a sixty-year old couple that have been […]
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- 1/28/2021
- by Tami Smith
- ShockYa
The new Colin Firth-Stanley Tucci drama “Supernova” deserves some credit for not milking easy tears. Unfortunately, it doesn’t milk difficult ones, either. It’s a movie that lays out a scenario rife with dramatic and poignant potential before deciding the potential was apparently enough.
There’s no question that it’s a cozily well-crafted production, from the protagonists’ sweaters to legendary cinematographer Dick Pope’s stunning images of the British countryside, but by the time the film reaches its final fade-out, there’s a sense that writer-director Harry Macqueen (“Hinterland”) left too much unspoken and unexplored.
Firth and Tucci play a longtime couple who leave London in their Rv for a long trip. Their destination is a concert, the first that celebrated pianist Sam (Firth) has performed in years. He’s put his career on hold to become caretaker to novelist Tusker (Tucci), who has spent the...
There’s no question that it’s a cozily well-crafted production, from the protagonists’ sweaters to legendary cinematographer Dick Pope’s stunning images of the British countryside, but by the time the film reaches its final fade-out, there’s a sense that writer-director Harry Macqueen (“Hinterland”) left too much unspoken and unexplored.
Firth and Tucci play a longtime couple who leave London in their Rv for a long trip. Their destination is a concert, the first that celebrated pianist Sam (Firth) has performed in years. He’s put his career on hold to become caretaker to novelist Tusker (Tucci), who has spent the...
- 1/28/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Stanley Tucci has been a professional actor for nearly 40 years. He’s earned three Emmy Awards, been nominated for an Oscar and a Tony, held his own with Meryl Streep twice and stolen scenes in everything from tiny indies to giant blockbusters. And then, in his words, “I made a cocktail on the internet.”
It wasn’t meant to go viral; it wasn’t even intended for public consumption. It was about a month into lockdown, and Tucci’s wife, Felicity Blunt (sister of Tucci’s “The Devil Wears Prada” co-star Emily Blunt) suggested he make a video for her to share with her co-workers at the U.K. agency Curtis Brown. “It was just meant to be something in-house, to sort of cheer some people up,” Tucci says. So the actor called on the skills he developed bartending before he achieved fame and fortune, and mixed up the perfect Negroni.
It wasn’t meant to go viral; it wasn’t even intended for public consumption. It was about a month into lockdown, and Tucci’s wife, Felicity Blunt (sister of Tucci’s “The Devil Wears Prada” co-star Emily Blunt) suggested he make a video for her to share with her co-workers at the U.K. agency Curtis Brown. “It was just meant to be something in-house, to sort of cheer some people up,” Tucci says. So the actor called on the skills he developed bartending before he achieved fame and fortune, and mixed up the perfect Negroni.
- 1/28/2021
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
One of award season’s more gently romantic offerings is Harry Macqueen’s film Supernova, in which a middle-aged gay couple, Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), take a road trip through England’s Lake District as they visit friends and come to terms with Tusker’s diagnosis with young-onset dementia.
Speaking during Deadline’s Contenders Film awards-season event alongside Tucci and cinematographer Dick Pope, Macqueen explained the genesis of the Bleecker Street project.
“It’s a very personal story,” he says, “and it started when I was working with a lady who—unbeknownst to me and her at the time—had young-onset dementia. I was working with her for a year, and over the course of that year, I watched her completely change. Unfortunately, about a year after that, she had passed away, and it had a really profound effect on me. And it made me want to...
Speaking during Deadline’s Contenders Film awards-season event alongside Tucci and cinematographer Dick Pope, Macqueen explained the genesis of the Bleecker Street project.
“It’s a very personal story,” he says, “and it started when I was working with a lady who—unbeknownst to me and her at the time—had young-onset dementia. I was working with her for a year, and over the course of that year, I watched her completely change. Unfortunately, about a year after that, she had passed away, and it had a really profound effect on me. And it made me want to...
- 1/23/2021
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
Pity this year’s Oscar voters. The Academy screening portal is already overwhelmed by hundreds of indie wannabes, international submissions, and documentaries. And just when film festivals, critics groups, and online screenings started to solidify frontrunners like “One Night in Miami,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “Nomadland,” this crazy year brings a second wave of brand-new movies.
More titles will screen in the weeks before the February 28 Oscar eligibility deadline. Some were caught in the uncertainty of releasing during a pandemic, as distributors kept pushing back for a proper theatrical release that never came. Others were pressing toward completion.
Since fresh entries often surge to the front of voters’ minds, last-second bids can be successful (see: Clint Eastwood with Oscar-winners like “American Sniper” and “Million Dollar Baby”). This year, these titles could see another advantage: When people can’t gather, there’s no word of mouth and that makes 2021 the least-predictable award season.
More titles will screen in the weeks before the February 28 Oscar eligibility deadline. Some were caught in the uncertainty of releasing during a pandemic, as distributors kept pushing back for a proper theatrical release that never came. Others were pressing toward completion.
Since fresh entries often surge to the front of voters’ minds, last-second bids can be successful (see: Clint Eastwood with Oscar-winners like “American Sniper” and “Million Dollar Baby”). This year, these titles could see another advantage: When people can’t gather, there’s no word of mouth and that makes 2021 the least-predictable award season.
- 1/11/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Pity this year’s Oscar voters. The Academy screening portal is already overwhelmed by hundreds of indie wannabes, international submissions, and documentaries. And just when film festivals, critics groups, and online screenings started to solidify frontrunners like “One Night in Miami,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” and “Nomadland,” this crazy year brings a second wave of brand-new movies.
More titles will screen in the weeks before the February 28 Oscar eligibility deadline. Some were caught in the uncertainty of releasing during a pandemic, as distributors kept pushing back for a proper theatrical release that never came. Others were pressing toward completion.
Since fresh entries often surge to the front of voters’ minds, last-second bids can be successful (see: Clint Eastwood with Oscar-winners like “American Sniper” and “Million Dollar Baby”). This year, these titles could see another advantage: When people can’t gather, there’s no word of mouth and that makes 2021 the least-predictable award season.
More titles will screen in the weeks before the February 28 Oscar eligibility deadline. Some were caught in the uncertainty of releasing during a pandemic, as distributors kept pushing back for a proper theatrical release that never came. Others were pressing toward completion.
Since fresh entries often surge to the front of voters’ minds, last-second bids can be successful (see: Clint Eastwood with Oscar-winners like “American Sniper” and “Million Dollar Baby”). This year, these titles could see another advantage: When people can’t gather, there’s no word of mouth and that makes 2021 the least-predictable award season.
- 1/11/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Supernova Trailer — Harry Macqueen‘s Supernova (2020) movie trailer has been released by Bleeker Street and stars Pippa Haywood, Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Nina Marlin, Ian Drysdale, Sarah Woodward, James Dreyfus, Julie Hannan, Tina Louise Owens, and John Alan Roberts. Crew Macqueen wrote the screenplay for the Supernova. Keaton Henson created the music [...]
Continue reading: Supernova (2020) Movie Trailer: Colin Firth & Stanley Tucci are partners Dealing with a Degenerative Disease...
Continue reading: Supernova (2020) Movie Trailer: Colin Firth & Stanley Tucci are partners Dealing with a Degenerative Disease...
- 1/8/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
While 2020 is in the books, January and February will look a little different this year as studios release some promising awards contenders to qualify in the Oscars’ extended eligibility period. One such film is 35-year-old director Harry Macqueen’s latest feature Supernova, which follows Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as they take a road trip while one is afflicted with dementia. Set for a late January release, Bleecker Street has now released the first trailer.
Logan Kenny said in his review, “Rather than being cruel or relentlessly depressing about the prospect of having to say goodbye to a significant other one has loved for as long as they can remember, Macqueen makes sure to focus on the brightness that can be found in times of pain. He emphasizes the beauty of the natural English countryside that Tusker adores so much, the big parties filled with old friends that bring a night of joy,...
Logan Kenny said in his review, “Rather than being cruel or relentlessly depressing about the prospect of having to say goodbye to a significant other one has loved for as long as they can remember, Macqueen makes sure to focus on the brightness that can be found in times of pain. He emphasizes the beauty of the natural English countryside that Tusker adores so much, the big parties filled with old friends that bring a night of joy,...
- 1/5/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
"I want to be remembered for who I was... and not who I'm about to become." Bleecker Street Media has released an official US trailer for the indie romantic drama Supernova, the second feature from filmmaker Harry Macqueen (Hinterland). This initially premiered last year at the San Sebastian Film Festival last year and already opened in the UK, earning some rave reviews. Starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci and from the award-winning producers of 45 Years comes an intimate and modern love-story. Sam and Tusker are partners of 20 years, who are traveling across England in their old Rv visiting friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with early-onset dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have. Also starring James Dreyfus, Lori Campbell, Pippa Haywood, Ian Drysdale, Nina Marlin, and Sarah Woodward. I'm still really looking forward to watching this, it seems...
- 1/5/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci have both long been friends of the LGBTQ community, as evidenced by their choices in acting roles over their wide-ranging careers. Firth came by his ally-ship very early on, starring opposite Rupert Everett in early queer classic “Another Country” in 1984, when it was still considered risky for actors to take on gay roles. He would later star in Tom Ford’s debut film “A Single Man,” for which he nabbed his first Oscar nomination. Tucci is very well known for his queer role as Nigel, indefatigable right hand man to Meryl Streep’s character in “The Devil Wears Prada.” Now, both actors will play gay yet again in “Supernova,” a tearjerker relationship drama centered around one man’s early onset dementia.
Here’s the official synopsis: “It is deep Autumn and Sam and Tusker, partners of 20 years, are on holiday. They are traveling across England...
Here’s the official synopsis: “It is deep Autumn and Sam and Tusker, partners of 20 years, are on holiday. They are traveling across England...
- 1/5/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
More Golden Globes category placements and shifts have occurred that will factor into this year’s Oscar race.
Variety has learned exclusively that Stanley Tucci’s performance in Harry Macqueen’s “Supernova” has been rejected for best supporting actor in a motion picture and has been moved to the best actor in a motion picture (drama) category, alongside his co-star Colin Firth.
“Supernova,” tells the love story of Sam (Firth) and Tusker (Tucci), who travel across England in their old Rv to visit friends, family and places from their past, following two years after Tusker’s dementia diagnosis.
Bleecker Street has been campaigning the 60-year-old actor in the supporting category for the Academy Awards. With the lead actor race stacked and competing for votes against his co-star, his chances for a nomination at the Globes have decreased greatly. For the SAG awards, the group honors the studio’s submission and...
Variety has learned exclusively that Stanley Tucci’s performance in Harry Macqueen’s “Supernova” has been rejected for best supporting actor in a motion picture and has been moved to the best actor in a motion picture (drama) category, alongside his co-star Colin Firth.
“Supernova,” tells the love story of Sam (Firth) and Tusker (Tucci), who travel across England in their old Rv to visit friends, family and places from their past, following two years after Tusker’s dementia diagnosis.
Bleecker Street has been campaigning the 60-year-old actor in the supporting category for the Academy Awards. With the lead actor race stacked and competing for votes against his co-star, his chances for a nomination at the Globes have decreased greatly. For the SAG awards, the group honors the studio’s submission and...
- 1/3/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Many distributors are either shifting titles to new dates or removing them from the schedule entirely.
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause havoc in the UK and Ireland film release calendar, with many distributors either shifting titles to new dates or removing them from the schedule entirely.
Warner Bros shook up the industry yesterday with the news that it will release every title on its 2021 slate on HBO Max in the US for a one-month period at the same time as each film launches theatrically.
It has settled on a December 16 international date for Wonder Woman 1984 ahead of its US release on Christmas Day,...
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause havoc in the UK and Ireland film release calendar, with many distributors either shifting titles to new dates or removing them from the schedule entirely.
Warner Bros shook up the industry yesterday with the news that it will release every title on its 2021 slate on HBO Max in the US for a one-month period at the same time as each film launches theatrically.
It has settled on a December 16 international date for Wonder Woman 1984 ahead of its US release on Christmas Day,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The label of a character actor tends to be interpreted as general audiences calling someone “that guy” in a movie. Stanley Tucci seems slightly above that description, bringing memorable and popular performances to the mainstream. From the purple-haired host Caesar Flickerman to Nigel, the lovable confidant of Miranda Priestly that gets stabbed in the back, there’s really nothing he can’t do. As Tusker, a man living with Alzheimer’s in Harry Macqueen’s “Supernova,” the actor’s actor may have found his strongest awards vehicle yet.
With Bleecker Street submitting Tucci for best supporting actor for the Academy Awards, he will compete in a category that has been very friendly to the character actors and overdue veterans. Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”), Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”) and Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) are the most prominent examples from the last 20 years. Despite just one Oscar nomination...
With Bleecker Street submitting Tucci for best supporting actor for the Academy Awards, he will compete in a category that has been very friendly to the character actors and overdue veterans. Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”), Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”) and Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) are the most prominent examples from the last 20 years. Despite just one Oscar nomination...
- 11/17/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winner Colin Firth and former nominee Stanley Tucci, a pair familiar to the awards circuit, could make a splash for their work in “Supernova.” Variety has learned exclusively that Bleecker Street will campaign Firth in the lead actor category with Tucci in supporting.
The film made a strong showing at the London Film Festival in October, where it received praise from critics for the stars’ performances. Tucci has been one of Hollywood’s finest actors, winning multiple accolades over his film and television career. For his turn as the evil and child-murdering George Harvey in Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones,” he received a nomination for best supporting actor, the same year in which he delivered another scene-stealing turn as Julia Child’s husband in “Julie and Julia.” His work as Tusker, a man living with dementia in “Supernova,” is tender and profoundly penetrating. As he maneuvers through a competitive race,...
The film made a strong showing at the London Film Festival in October, where it received praise from critics for the stars’ performances. Tucci has been one of Hollywood’s finest actors, winning multiple accolades over his film and television career. For his turn as the evil and child-murdering George Harvey in Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones,” he received a nomination for best supporting actor, the same year in which he delivered another scene-stealing turn as Julia Child’s husband in “Julie and Julia.” His work as Tusker, a man living with dementia in “Supernova,” is tender and profoundly penetrating. As he maneuvers through a competitive race,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Cinemas in Wales and Scotland and some islands remain open.
UK film distributors are quickly putting new release plans in place in response to the government’s new lockdown rules which will see cinemas close in England tomorrow (Thursday November 5) for four weeks.
But not all films are being postponed – and some are even proceeding with theatrical release, since cinemas remain open in parts of Scotland and on islands such as Guernsey and Isle Of Man. Wales is set to emerge from its “firebreak” next week, and cinemas in the nation are accepting bookings. Nothern Ireland’s cinemas may also...
UK film distributors are quickly putting new release plans in place in response to the government’s new lockdown rules which will see cinemas close in England tomorrow (Thursday November 5) for four weeks.
But not all films are being postponed – and some are even proceeding with theatrical release, since cinemas remain open in parts of Scotland and on islands such as Guernsey and Isle Of Man. Wales is set to emerge from its “firebreak” next week, and cinemas in the nation are accepting bookings. Nothern Ireland’s cinemas may also...
- 11/4/2020
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Other titles to benefit include Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Another Round’.
UK drama Supernova is among 10 films to receive a tranche of support from Creative Europe’s latest round of selective distribution funding.
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The Media scheme supports the distribution of European films outside of their home territories.
Leading the latest round of funding was Harry Macqueen’s Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, which will see French sales agent Le Petit Bureau receive nearly €945,000 to share among the film’s European distributors.
The drama, which debuted at San Sebastian, will begin its theatrical...
UK drama Supernova is among 10 films to receive a tranche of support from Creative Europe’s latest round of selective distribution funding.
Scroll down for full list of titles
The Media scheme supports the distribution of European films outside of their home territories.
Leading the latest round of funding was Harry Macqueen’s Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, which will see French sales agent Le Petit Bureau receive nearly €945,000 to share among the film’s European distributors.
The drama, which debuted at San Sebastian, will begin its theatrical...
- 10/30/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
How can one begin to contemplate losing the person they love most in the world? It’s difficult to think about and often, as human beings, we put off the future realities of loss and grief until it’s too late to run from them. We are all going to die and part of life is watching it happen to the people we love, whether it’s a sudden shock or the slow process of witnessing them lose themselves. It’s the hardest thing in the world to cope with for many, harder than the prospect of our own deaths. How do you live with the knowledge that you’re going to outlive your partner?
That’s one of the main questions that Supernova, the affecting new drama from Hinderland director Harry Macqueen, poses to its audience. Death feels like an inevitability in the road trip the English director depicts here,...
That’s one of the main questions that Supernova, the affecting new drama from Hinderland director Harry Macqueen, poses to its audience. Death feels like an inevitability in the road trip the English director depicts here,...
- 10/26/2020
- by Logan Kenny
- The Film Stage
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to leave Hollywood studios in flux, there are still key decisions being discussed internally about the Oscars, such as actors’ placements in the acting categories. With six months until the Academy Awards, there are several factors needed in order to set a film up for awards season success. Without events to campaign and (metaphorically) kiss babies, the performances and films will be speaking for themselves.
Like the industry, Oscar predictions are in flux, but the biggest unknown is in the male acting categories, which are showing a real fluidity and will continue to do so throughout the season. One of the major questions regards the late Chadwick Boseman and where Netflix will campaign him for his upcoming work in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” While many pundits and prognosticators assume he will ultimately fall within the supporting actor category, there are rumblings that he could be campaigned as a lead actor.
Like the industry, Oscar predictions are in flux, but the biggest unknown is in the male acting categories, which are showing a real fluidity and will continue to do so throughout the season. One of the major questions regards the late Chadwick Boseman and where Netflix will campaign him for his upcoming work in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” While many pundits and prognosticators assume he will ultimately fall within the supporting actor category, there are rumblings that he could be campaigned as a lead actor.
- 10/15/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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