WaterTower Music is excited to announce the release of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on May 17th with music by Grammy-nominated multi-platinum producer, musician, composer Tom Holkenborg. The first single is available Now: “Dementus is Gaining”
The full soundtrack will be available May 17th. Vinyl and CD formats will be available for Pre-Order on May 24th through Mutant Records. It is released in conjunction with Warner Bros. Pictures “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker George Miller and slated for a May 24th, 2024 release in theaters and IMAX nationwide and internationally beginning May 22.
Tom Holkenborg’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga soundtrack is the follow-up to his widely acclaimed score album from 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road.
Read our interview here: https://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2015/05/wamgs-conversation-with-composer-junkie-xl-on-his-spectacular-mad-max-fury-road-score/
Holkenborg’s score is driven by George Miller’s desire to capture the inhumanity of the Wasteland through Furiosa’s eyes.
The full soundtrack will be available May 17th. Vinyl and CD formats will be available for Pre-Order on May 24th through Mutant Records. It is released in conjunction with Warner Bros. Pictures “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker George Miller and slated for a May 24th, 2024 release in theaters and IMAX nationwide and internationally beginning May 22.
Tom Holkenborg’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga soundtrack is the follow-up to his widely acclaimed score album from 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road.
Read our interview here: https://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2015/05/wamgs-conversation-with-composer-junkie-xl-on-his-spectacular-mad-max-fury-road-score/
Holkenborg’s score is driven by George Miller’s desire to capture the inhumanity of the Wasteland through Furiosa’s eyes.
- 5/3/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Start your engines...
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga arrives in theaters laster this month, and as the press tour kicks off in Sydney, Australia (you can check out some photos of stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth below), Warner Bros. has shared a tonne of new promotional material for George Miller's Fury Road prequel.
In addition to a new international poster and still, we have three action-packed TV spots.
The spots reuse some footage from the previous teasers, but there is also quite a bit of new stuff, including a face-off between Furiosa and Dementus in which the Dark Angel prepares to test the warlord's "high pain threshold."
Her odyssey begins. First stop: Australia. #Furiosa pic.twitter.com/OYgqz2e0GP
— Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (@MadMaxMovie) May 1, 2024
We are being spoiled once more!
New trailer! pic.twitter.com/TcMox3kG0T
— Mad Max Bible (@madmaxbible) April 30, 2024
New trailer!
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga arrives in theaters laster this month, and as the press tour kicks off in Sydney, Australia (you can check out some photos of stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth below), Warner Bros. has shared a tonne of new promotional material for George Miller's Fury Road prequel.
In addition to a new international poster and still, we have three action-packed TV spots.
The spots reuse some footage from the previous teasers, but there is also quite a bit of new stuff, including a face-off between Furiosa and Dementus in which the Dark Angel prepares to test the warlord's "high pain threshold."
Her odyssey begins. First stop: Australia. #Furiosa pic.twitter.com/OYgqz2e0GP
— Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (@MadMaxMovie) May 1, 2024
We are being spoiled once more!
New trailer! pic.twitter.com/TcMox3kG0T
— Mad Max Bible (@madmaxbible) April 30, 2024
New trailer!
- 5/2/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
“Furiosa,” George Miller’s prequel to his Oscar-winning “Mad Max: Fury Road,” will have its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the titular warrior in the epic saga that spans 15 years and charts the title character’s origin story. A young Furiosa is kidnapped from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus, played by Chris Hemsworth. As they trek across the Wasteland, the gang come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war over dominance, Furiosa faces many trials to find her way home. Oh yeah, and she’s definitely out to kill those who murdered her family.
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” will premiere at the festival (and out of competition) on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. “Fury Road” and Miller’s recent “Three Thousand Years of Longing...
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the titular warrior in the epic saga that spans 15 years and charts the title character’s origin story. A young Furiosa is kidnapped from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus, played by Chris Hemsworth. As they trek across the Wasteland, the gang come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war over dominance, Furiosa faces many trials to find her way home. Oh yeah, and she’s definitely out to kill those who murdered her family.
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” will premiere at the festival (and out of competition) on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. “Fury Road” and Miller’s recent “Three Thousand Years of Longing...
- 3/21/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Turns out, Anya Taylor-Joy has a shaved head in “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel “Furiosa.”
The “Queen’s Gambit” star recently told Empire magazine that director George Miller told her to not shave her head for the role; however, in the new trailer, a buzzed cut is boasted by the star, mirroring Charlize Theron’s look as Furiosa for “Fury Road.” Taylor-Joy is almost certainly sporting a wig in the film; we sure haven’t seen her growing back long locks in the time since.
“I feel very lucky that, from the second I read the script, I just knew this person. I felt so fiercely protective over Furiosa, and fiercely protective of her interests,” Taylor-Joy said of taking over the character from Theron. She also told IndieWire that “Furiosa” was the “dirtiest and the bloodiest” she’s ever been onscreen.
Much of that blood may be from Chris Hemsworth,...
The “Queen’s Gambit” star recently told Empire magazine that director George Miller told her to not shave her head for the role; however, in the new trailer, a buzzed cut is boasted by the star, mirroring Charlize Theron’s look as Furiosa for “Fury Road.” Taylor-Joy is almost certainly sporting a wig in the film; we sure haven’t seen her growing back long locks in the time since.
“I feel very lucky that, from the second I read the script, I just knew this person. I felt so fiercely protective over Furiosa, and fiercely protective of her interests,” Taylor-Joy said of taking over the character from Theron. She also told IndieWire that “Furiosa” was the “dirtiest and the bloodiest” she’s ever been onscreen.
Much of that blood may be from Chris Hemsworth,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the new trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the anticipated May 24, 2024 release starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth.
From Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal Mad Max films.
Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash Mad Max: Fury Road.
The new feature from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures is produced by Miller and his longtime partner, Oscar-nominated producer Doug Mitchell, under their Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner.
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland,...
From Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal Mad Max films.
Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash Mad Max: Fury Road.
The new feature from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures is produced by Miller and his longtime partner, Oscar-nominated producer Doug Mitchell, under their Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner.
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Timothée Chalamet’s Dune: Part Two evidently lives up to the hype of the first installment in terms of cinematography and production design. The breathtaking views of the arid deserts and the stunning visuals of the architecture are indeed worthy of an Oscar nod.
Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson in Dune
In fact, French production designer Patrice Vermette, along with set decorator Zsuzsanna Sipos, won the Academy Award for Best Production Design in 2022 for Dune: Part One. Now, the question is – will there be a repeat performance?
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The Oscar-Worthy Production Design Of Dune: Part Two
The scouting for locations and designing set productions are two of the most rigorous parts of filmmaking. Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve shared via Empire that he, Patrice Vermette, and cinematographer Greig Fraser spent an ample amount of time...
Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson in Dune
In fact, French production designer Patrice Vermette, along with set decorator Zsuzsanna Sipos, won the Academy Award for Best Production Design in 2022 for Dune: Part One. Now, the question is – will there be a repeat performance?
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The Oscar-Worthy Production Design Of Dune: Part Two
The scouting for locations and designing set productions are two of the most rigorous parts of filmmaking. Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve shared via Empire that he, Patrice Vermette, and cinematographer Greig Fraser spent an ample amount of time...
- 3/4/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
It may be funnier and more spiritual than "NCIS," but "Bones" is a police procedural at the end of the day — and procedural television implies a formula. With "Bones," that formula centered around a team of investigators led by forensic antropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz), who solve murder cases by finding clues in human remains. That said, the show was willing to experiment within the confines of this procedure — when a show runs for 12 seasons, it has to. For the 200th episode, "The 200th in the 10th," "Bones" threw its characters into a 1950s-set homage to Alfred Hitchcock films.
The show broke the formula even earlier for its 150th episode — "The Ghost in the Machine." In this episode, the team finds the skeleton of teenage boy Colin Gibson (Cameron DeFaria), which has been decomposing for two years, and solves his murder.
The show broke the formula even earlier for its 150th episode — "The Ghost in the Machine." In this episode, the team finds the skeleton of teenage boy Colin Gibson (Cameron DeFaria), which has been decomposing for two years, and solves his murder.
- 1/20/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Release Date, Cast, Plot & All We Know About The Upcoming Film (Picture Credit: Youtube)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’s release date has been reportedly locked, and it is just a few months away before fans witness the origin story of this epic heroine in the prequel. Anya Taylor-Joy will be playing Imperator Furiosa, a prequel and a spin-off of the award-winning movie Mad Max: Fury Road. Chris Hemsworth will emerge from the good guy image and play a villain in this upcoming movie, the fifth installment in the Mad Max franchise.
These acclaimed movies notably depicted apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction on the big screen. The character of Furiosa was played by the versatile actress Charlize Theron in the 2015 film, which won multiple Oscars. It featured Tom Hardy as Mad Max. Keep scrolling for more.
The first Mad Max film in the franchise...
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’s release date has been reportedly locked, and it is just a few months away before fans witness the origin story of this epic heroine in the prequel. Anya Taylor-Joy will be playing Imperator Furiosa, a prequel and a spin-off of the award-winning movie Mad Max: Fury Road. Chris Hemsworth will emerge from the good guy image and play a villain in this upcoming movie, the fifth installment in the Mad Max franchise.
These acclaimed movies notably depicted apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction on the big screen. The character of Furiosa was played by the versatile actress Charlize Theron in the 2015 film, which won multiple Oscars. It featured Tom Hardy as Mad Max. Keep scrolling for more.
The first Mad Max film in the franchise...
- 1/20/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
“Saltburn,” “Oppenheimer,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” and “Asteroid City” all earned nominations from the Critics Choice Awards for Best Production Design. That bodes well for each film’s Oscar chances this year. But before we get too ahead of ourselves by predicting who might win this category, let’s take a look back at the last 10 Oscar winners for Best Production Design.
We’re going to take a look at the academy’s tastes here to see what type of films in what type of setting they nominate most. Then, we’ll try to apply those findings to this year’s race as we scrutinize the movies hoping for a nomination in this design category. Here we go.
These 10 winners seem like totally different movies but a closer look does show some similarities. Firstly, seven out of the 10 are set in the real world. “The Shape of Water...
We’re going to take a look at the academy’s tastes here to see what type of films in what type of setting they nominate most. Then, we’ll try to apply those findings to this year’s race as we scrutinize the movies hoping for a nomination in this design category. Here we go.
These 10 winners seem like totally different movies but a closer look does show some similarities. Firstly, seven out of the 10 are set in the real world. “The Shape of Water...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
On Thursday, Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy and director George Miller showed the crowd at Ccxp the first trailer for Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal “Mad Max” films. Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash “Mad Max: Fury Road.” The new feature from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures is produced by Miller and his longtime partner, Oscar-nominated producer Doug Mitchell, under their Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner.
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal “Mad Max” films. Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash “Mad Max: Fury Road.” The new feature from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures is produced by Miller and his longtime partner, Oscar-nominated producer Doug Mitchell, under their Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner.
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus.
- 12/1/2023
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nearly a decade after Mad Max: Fury Road rocked cinemas, it's time to buckle up and return to George Miller's dystopian wasteland in the intense trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
A prequel to Fury Road that stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa (the character played by Charlize Theron in Fury Road) and Chris Hemsworth as Warlord Dementus, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will be unleashed by Warner Bros. in the US on May 24th, 2024, and you can get an idea of what to expect in the official plot details and trailer below:
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal “Mad Max” films. Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins...
A prequel to Fury Road that stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa (the character played by Charlize Theron in Fury Road) and Chris Hemsworth as Warlord Dementus, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will be unleashed by Warner Bros. in the US on May 24th, 2024, and you can get an idea of what to expect in the official plot details and trailer below:
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal “Mad Max” films. Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins...
- 12/1/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The first official trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures’ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga confirms two important details. One, Anya Taylor-Joy looks totally badass as the titular character. And two, the long wait between Mad Max films has been worth it.
The two-and-a-half minute trailer’s loaded with gritty action, and Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller’s epic action thriller captures its predecessor’s vibe.
In addition to Emmy nominee Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit), the Fury Road prequel stars Chris Hemsworth, Alyla Browne, and Tom Burke. Miller co-wrote the screenplay with Mad Max: Fury Road‘s Nico Lathouris.
Miller reunites with production designer Colin Gibson, editor Margaret Sixel, sound mixer Ben Osmo, costume designer Jenny Beavan, and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt for Furiosa. His behind-the-scenes team also includes first assistant director Pj Voeten, second unit director, stunt coordinator Guy Norris, director of photography Simon Duggan, composer Tom Holkenborg, sound designer Robert Mackenzie,...
The two-and-a-half minute trailer’s loaded with gritty action, and Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller’s epic action thriller captures its predecessor’s vibe.
In addition to Emmy nominee Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit), the Fury Road prequel stars Chris Hemsworth, Alyla Browne, and Tom Burke. Miller co-wrote the screenplay with Mad Max: Fury Road‘s Nico Lathouris.
Miller reunites with production designer Colin Gibson, editor Margaret Sixel, sound mixer Ben Osmo, costume designer Jenny Beavan, and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt for Furiosa. His behind-the-scenes team also includes first assistant director Pj Voeten, second unit director, stunt coordinator Guy Norris, director of photography Simon Duggan, composer Tom Holkenborg, sound designer Robert Mackenzie,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Below-the-line categories at the Oscars just don’t get the attention they deserve. The artistry on display helps to bring to life a movie. Visual effects are such a key part of the storytelling of “A New Hope.” Costume design is vital to the storytelling of “Phantom Thread.” And production design is so key in “Parasite,” “Avatar,” and “The Lord of the Rings” in so many different ways.
With that in mind, let’s take a look a closer look at some of the below-the-line categories, starting here with Best Production Design. We’re going to look at the last 10 winners in this category to work out if there is a pattern in the way the academy awards certain winners. They love biopics in the acting categories, for example, so what are they partial to in Production Design? Take a look at the below chart.
These 10 winners seem like totally...
With that in mind, let’s take a look a closer look at some of the below-the-line categories, starting here with Best Production Design. We’re going to look at the last 10 winners in this category to work out if there is a pattern in the way the academy awards certain winners. They love biopics in the acting categories, for example, so what are they partial to in Production Design? Take a look at the below chart.
These 10 winners seem like totally...
- 8/16/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
"Mad Max: Fury Road" is one of the biggest miracles of modern cinema. This is a film that could have gone wrong so many times (and actually kind of did), where most of the stunt crew could have died several times over, a movie that against all odds not only got made, but it was as perfect as a movie can be — as decreed by /Film.
George Miller's masterpiece particularly perfected the art of visual storytelling, delivering a movie that works just as well without any dialogue: a movie that tells you everything you need or would want to know about its world, its people, and its cultures with imagery rather than exposition (other than a brief recap of the state of the world in the beginning). Take what is probably the weirdest and coolest of the many, many side characters in the movie, whom we understand without having...
George Miller's masterpiece particularly perfected the art of visual storytelling, delivering a movie that works just as well without any dialogue: a movie that tells you everything you need or would want to know about its world, its people, and its cultures with imagery rather than exposition (other than a brief recap of the state of the world in the beginning). Take what is probably the weirdest and coolest of the many, many side characters in the movie, whom we understand without having...
- 6/2/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Principal photography is underway on Academy Award-winning filmmaker George Miller’s “Furiosa,” the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal “Mad Max” films, this time with an original new standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
The new feature is being produced by Miller’s own Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner, together with the filmmaker’s “Fury Road” partners Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Anya Taylor-Joy stars in the title role, alongside Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke.
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance,...
The new feature is being produced by Miller’s own Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner, together with the filmmaker’s “Fury Road” partners Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Anya Taylor-Joy stars in the title role, alongside Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke.
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance,...
- 6/27/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa, a hardened war captain who rebels against the tyrannical Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) to free his women captives alongside Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), is a large part of what made 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” a blockbuster juggernaut — now considered among viewers and critics alike to be one of the best action films of all time. She made her debut in the fourth installment of George Miller’s widely celebrated franchise, which began in 1979 with Mel Gibson starring in the title role.
Warner Bros.
While the Oscar-winning movie offered some insight into Furiosa’s backstory, including her remembrances of the “Green Place” — an idyllic location from her childhood that predates the current post-apocalyptic wasteland — her self-titled film will uncover her origin story in depth. “Furiosa” will follow the badass heroine prior to her captaining days, serving as a prequel to “Fury Road,” with Anya Taylor-Joy taking over the lead role.
Warner Bros.
While the Oscar-winning movie offered some insight into Furiosa’s backstory, including her remembrances of the “Green Place” — an idyllic location from her childhood that predates the current post-apocalyptic wasteland — her self-titled film will uncover her origin story in depth. “Furiosa” will follow the badass heroine prior to her captaining days, serving as a prequel to “Fury Road,” with Anya Taylor-Joy taking over the lead role.
- 5/29/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Special effects maestro Brian Cox and producer and costume designer Catherine Martin were both honoured at the Australian Production Design Guild Awards on Sunday.
Cox, whose 40-year career has included credits such as The Matrix and Moulin Rouge, was awarded the Canal Road Artisan Lifetime Achievement Award, while Martin -Australia’s most prolific Academy Award winner – was recognised with the Cameron Creswell Outstanding Contribution to Design Award.
The awards, which celebrated their 10th anniversary, also marked the end of an era as Apdg president and founder George Liddle announced he was stepping down after more than a decade at the helm.
Speaking at the virtual event, he said the future looked positive for the guild.
“Technological advances change the way we work, but they are mere tools,” he said.
“The creative design mind remains. That means design practitioners will remain an essential part of all successful productions in the live performance,...
Cox, whose 40-year career has included credits such as The Matrix and Moulin Rouge, was awarded the Canal Road Artisan Lifetime Achievement Award, while Martin -Australia’s most prolific Academy Award winner – was recognised with the Cameron Creswell Outstanding Contribution to Design Award.
The awards, which celebrated their 10th anniversary, also marked the end of an era as Apdg president and founder George Liddle announced he was stepping down after more than a decade at the helm.
Speaking at the virtual event, he said the future looked positive for the guild.
“Technological advances change the way we work, but they are mere tools,” he said.
“The creative design mind remains. That means design practitioners will remain an essential part of all successful productions in the live performance,...
- 11/10/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Want to drive Furiosa’s War Rig? Fans of George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” will finally get the chance when 13 of the iconic vehicles from the 2015 action movie masterpiece go up for auction. The sale is being conducted by Australia’s Lloyds Classic Car Auctions (via Variety) and is set for September 25 and September 26.
“Blown, super-turbo charged and armed to the teeth with weaponry and War Boys, the machines that outran the end of civilization have been unearthed in the greatest barn-find ever recorded,” reads Lloyds Classic Car Auctions description of the event. “Nitrous, noxious, and no-nonsense harbingers of hell, marking man’s uncanny ability to wring beauty even from that designed for death and destruction, art from power, meaning from machine.”
Included in the auction are two of the most iconic vehicles featured in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” including Furiosa’s War Rig (going by its official...
“Blown, super-turbo charged and armed to the teeth with weaponry and War Boys, the machines that outran the end of civilization have been unearthed in the greatest barn-find ever recorded,” reads Lloyds Classic Car Auctions description of the event. “Nitrous, noxious, and no-nonsense harbingers of hell, marking man’s uncanny ability to wring beauty even from that designed for death and destruction, art from power, meaning from machine.”
Included in the auction are two of the most iconic vehicles featured in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” including Furiosa’s War Rig (going by its official...
- 9/9/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Nestled among the lush greenery and forest of fig trees of Australia's idyllic Bryon Bay is Tranquillum House, a health-and-wellness resort. Despite what its name may suggest, this "resort" is anything but tranquil in Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers. In this thriller based on Liane Moriarty's bestselling novel of the same name, the characters are promised relaxation and rejuvenation through self-reflection, but that ends up not being the case. However, the real-life Tranquillum House - which is actually a resort named Soma - is a retreat for weary guests looking for some relaxation.
"There was a bit of fait accompli," the show's production designer, Colin Gibson, recalled to Architectural Digest in reference to how the different locales for Tranquillum House came together. Prior to Covid-19, Nine Perfect Strangers was set to film in California, specifically near the beach town Big Sur.
However, due to health and safety guidelines, production was pushed to Australia,...
"There was a bit of fait accompli," the show's production designer, Colin Gibson, recalled to Architectural Digest in reference to how the different locales for Tranquillum House came together. Prior to Covid-19, Nine Perfect Strangers was set to film in California, specifically near the beach town Big Sur.
However, due to health and safety guidelines, production was pushed to Australia,...
- 8/19/2021
- by Emily Weaver
- Popsugar.com
High Ground, The Invisible Man and 2067 lead the feature film nominees and Hungry Ghosts, Stateless and Bump television for the upcoming Australian Production Design Guild (Apdg) Awards.
Production designer for High Ground Ross Wallace and The Invisible Man’s Alex Holmes will compete for the night’s top gong against Relic‘s Steven Jones-Evans and True History of the Kelly Gang‘s Karen Murphy.
In television, battling for the production designer award are Hungry Ghost‘s Carrie Kennedy, On Becoming A God In Central Florida‘s Annie Beauchamp, Stateless’ Melinda Doring and The Luminaries‘ Felicity Abbott.
There are 23 categories for this year’s awards, including the traditional live performance, film, television, event, animation and costume design awards, in addition to new categories that include set decorators, screen graphic designers and live performance video designers.
“Over the past 10 years our young emerging designers have flourished,” production designer and Apdg president George Liddle said.
Production designer for High Ground Ross Wallace and The Invisible Man’s Alex Holmes will compete for the night’s top gong against Relic‘s Steven Jones-Evans and True History of the Kelly Gang‘s Karen Murphy.
In television, battling for the production designer award are Hungry Ghost‘s Carrie Kennedy, On Becoming A God In Central Florida‘s Annie Beauchamp, Stateless’ Melinda Doring and The Luminaries‘ Felicity Abbott.
There are 23 categories for this year’s awards, including the traditional live performance, film, television, event, animation and costume design awards, in addition to new categories that include set decorators, screen graphic designers and live performance video designers.
“Over the past 10 years our young emerging designers have flourished,” production designer and Apdg president George Liddle said.
- 7/15/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced George Miller’s upcoming “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel film “Furiosa” will become the biggest movie ever made in Australia. The Warner Bros.-backed action tentpole is set to begin filming in New South Wales in 2022. According to Berejiklian, “Furiosa” will pump at least $350M Aud into the local economy and create 850 new jobs. Berejiklian made the announcement at a press conference with director Miller and cast member Chris Hemsworth in attendance.
“[Working on ‘Furiosa’] is the biggest pinch-myself moment, because I’ve grown up watching it [‘Mad Max’] and it’s so iconic,” Hemsworth told press about joining the franchise. “It is a huge honor. A lot of pressure, but exciting pressure that is certainly motivating.”
Hemsworth’s role in “Furiosa” has yet to be revealed, and the same goes for cast member Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. “The Queen’s Gambit” favorite Anya Taylor-Joy...
“[Working on ‘Furiosa’] is the biggest pinch-myself moment, because I’ve grown up watching it [‘Mad Max’] and it’s so iconic,” Hemsworth told press about joining the franchise. “It is a huge honor. A lot of pressure, but exciting pressure that is certainly motivating.”
Hemsworth’s role in “Furiosa” has yet to be revealed, and the same goes for cast member Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. “The Queen’s Gambit” favorite Anya Taylor-Joy...
- 4/19/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
With George Miller having recently wrapped his next film after Mad Max: Fury Road, the fantasy feature Three Thousand Years Of Longing starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, all sights are set on his return to the Mad Max universe. It was announced that his prequel Furiosa was set to go forward with Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, and Yahya Abdul Mateen II, and now we have a few more details on the project.
“Whereas Fury Road essentially happened over three days and two nights, this happens over many years,” he said in a press conference this morning in Australia, as Syndey Morning Herald reports. ”You try to make films that are ‘uniquely familiar’. This will be familiar to those people who know Mad Max, and in particular Fury Road, but also it will be unique.”
The film, which is already set for a June 23, 2023 release, will begin production in Australia...
“Whereas Fury Road essentially happened over three days and two nights, this happens over many years,” he said in a press conference this morning in Australia, as Syndey Morning Herald reports. ”You try to make films that are ‘uniquely familiar’. This will be familiar to those people who know Mad Max, and in particular Fury Road, but also it will be unique.”
The film, which is already set for a June 23, 2023 release, will begin production in Australia...
- 4/19/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
“Furiosa,â€. the Anya Taylor-Joy-starring prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Roadâ€. is to receive financial incentives from federal and state governments, ensuring that production will take place in Australia. The George Miller-directed picture will shoot from June.
“The support of the Federal and New South Wales Governments were pivotal. They made it possible for the film to be greenlit, shot in Australia and for the production to be based in our home state,â€. Miller said in a statement on Monday.
“This is great news for New South Wales,â€. said state premier Glady Berejiklian in the same statement “It is expected to become the biggest film ever to be made in Australia.â€.
Despite a currency that is strengthening against the U.S. dollar, Australia is already enjoying a post-covid film and TV production boom, helped by aggressive government financing schemes, a disease that is largely in abeyance.
“The Nsw government...
“The support of the Federal and New South Wales Governments were pivotal. They made it possible for the film to be greenlit, shot in Australia and for the production to be based in our home state,â€. Miller said in a statement on Monday.
“This is great news for New South Wales,â€. said state premier Glady Berejiklian in the same statement “It is expected to become the biggest film ever to be made in Australia.â€.
Despite a currency that is strengthening against the U.S. dollar, Australia is already enjoying a post-covid film and TV production boom, helped by aggressive government financing schemes, a disease that is largely in abeyance.
“The Nsw government...
- 4/19/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa has been added to Australia’s list of high-profile productions, with filming on the origin story to commence in Nsw in June.
Set to be shot across multiple locations in Western Sydney and regional Nsw, the film is expected to be the biggest ever made in Australia, creating 850 jobs and injecting at least $350 million into the local economy.
Star Chris Hemsworth, Miller, and producer Doug Mitchell joined Nsw Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher, Nsw Arts Minister Don Harwin, and Nsw Treasurer Dominic Perrottet in announcing the location for the project, which is being funded via Nsw Government’s $175 million Made in Nsw fund and Pdv Rebate, as well as the Federal Government’s 40 per cent Producer Offset.
Furiosa will be produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell Films, and financed by Warner Bros./Village Roadshow for worldwide distribution.
Set to be shot across multiple locations in Western Sydney and regional Nsw, the film is expected to be the biggest ever made in Australia, creating 850 jobs and injecting at least $350 million into the local economy.
Star Chris Hemsworth, Miller, and producer Doug Mitchell joined Nsw Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher, Nsw Arts Minister Don Harwin, and Nsw Treasurer Dominic Perrottet in announcing the location for the project, which is being funded via Nsw Government’s $175 million Made in Nsw fund and Pdv Rebate, as well as the Federal Government’s 40 per cent Producer Offset.
Furiosa will be produced by Kennedy Miller Mitchell Films, and financed by Warner Bros./Village Roadshow for worldwide distribution.
- 4/19/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Chris Hemsworth.
The long-rumoured Mad Max spin-off is in the works at Warner Bros, with Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II heading the cast.
George Miller will direct and co-write Furiosa with Nico Lathouris, an origin story based on the character played by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road, according to Deadline.
Taylor-Joy, whose credits include Emma, Split and Glass, will play the lead in the movie which tracks the genesis of the fierce warrior Furiosa before she teamed up with Tom Hardy’s Max Rockatansky in Fury Road.
Deadline did not specify the roles to be played by Hemsworth, who is set to star in WB’s Thor: Love & Thunder, or Abdul-Mateen II, who starred as super villain Black Manta in James Wan’s Aquaman.
Currently the latter is filming the fourth installment in The Matrix series, directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Jada Pinkett Smith.
The long-rumoured Mad Max spin-off is in the works at Warner Bros, with Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II heading the cast.
George Miller will direct and co-write Furiosa with Nico Lathouris, an origin story based on the character played by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road, according to Deadline.
Taylor-Joy, whose credits include Emma, Split and Glass, will play the lead in the movie which tracks the genesis of the fierce warrior Furiosa before she teamed up with Tom Hardy’s Max Rockatansky in Fury Road.
Deadline did not specify the roles to be played by Hemsworth, who is set to star in WB’s Thor: Love & Thunder, or Abdul-Mateen II, who starred as super villain Black Manta in James Wan’s Aquaman.
Currently the latter is filming the fourth installment in The Matrix series, directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Jada Pinkett Smith.
- 10/13/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
George Miller has tapped Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to star in “Furiosa,” the prequel movie based on Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa character from 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Taylor-Joy will play title role, a younger version of Furiosa. Miller had said in a May interview with The New York Times that he’d been searching for searching for an actress in her 20s to take over the role. He said at the time he had considered using de-aging technology in order to allow Theron — who’s 44 –to play the part again, but has decided against doing so. Taylor-Joy is 24.
Miller will direct, co-write and produce “Furiosa,” along with his longtime producing partner Doug Mitchell. The film will be produced by Miller’s own Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner, together with “Fury Road” partner Warner Bros. Pictures.
In prepping the “Fury Road” script, Miller and co-writer...
Taylor-Joy will play title role, a younger version of Furiosa. Miller had said in a May interview with The New York Times that he’d been searching for searching for an actress in her 20s to take over the role. He said at the time he had considered using de-aging technology in order to allow Theron — who’s 44 –to play the part again, but has decided against doing so. Taylor-Joy is 24.
Miller will direct, co-write and produce “Furiosa,” along with his longtime producing partner Doug Mitchell. The film will be produced by Miller’s own Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner, together with “Fury Road” partner Warner Bros. Pictures.
In prepping the “Fury Road” script, Miller and co-writer...
- 10/13/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
George Miller told Deadline about Furiosa having a deep backstory in the Mad Max universe, and now we’ll finally get to see it: Warner Bros. is in advanced development with Furiosa, a spinoff feature of Miller’s multi-Oscar winning blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road about the renegade character (played in that film by Oscar winner Charlize Theron) who was a notable force in Max’s survival in the desert.
The standalone movie will reveal the origins of Furiosa and be played by Glass actress Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role. The movie will track the genesis of Furiosa before she teamed up with Max Rockatansky in Fury Road. Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will also star in a movie that Miller will also direct, co-write and produce with his longtime Oscar-nominated producing partner Doug Mitchell. Miller’s own Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner will produce.
Miller penned the...
The standalone movie will reveal the origins of Furiosa and be played by Glass actress Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role. The movie will track the genesis of Furiosa before she teamed up with Max Rockatansky in Fury Road. Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will also star in a movie that Miller will also direct, co-write and produce with his longtime Oscar-nominated producing partner Doug Mitchell. Miller’s own Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell banner will produce.
Miller penned the...
- 10/13/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Anya Taylor-Joy is set to play Furiosa, the character originated by Charlize Theron in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” in a standalone action film “Furiosa” that will also star Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Warner Bros. announced Tuesday.
George Miller will return to the director’s chair for the film that will track Furiosa’s origins before she teamed up with Mad Max in “Fury Road.”
Miller will also co-write and produce, and his “Fury Road” team at his Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell production house will also return for “Furiosa.”
It’s unclear what role both Hemsworth and Abdul-Mateen II will play, but “Furiosa” is still set in the dystopian, desert wasteland Miller created as far back as the original “Mad Max” trilogy with Mel Gibson. Miller had previously been eyeing Taylor-Joy for the role among other actresses and had conceived of a backstory for Furiosa as he was writing...
George Miller will return to the director’s chair for the film that will track Furiosa’s origins before she teamed up with Mad Max in “Fury Road.”
Miller will also co-write and produce, and his “Fury Road” team at his Australian-based Kennedy Miller Mitchell production house will also return for “Furiosa.”
It’s unclear what role both Hemsworth and Abdul-Mateen II will play, but “Furiosa” is still set in the dystopian, desert wasteland Miller created as far back as the original “Mad Max” trilogy with Mel Gibson. Miller had previously been eyeing Taylor-Joy for the role among other actresses and had conceived of a backstory for Furiosa as he was writing...
- 10/13/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Furiosa is set for a grandiose solo return to the big screen… just not Charlize Theron’s portrayal of the post-apocalyptic warrior woman who stole the show in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, according to franchise mastermind George Miller.
In a bit of news that essentially verifies what previous reports have come to accept, Miller, in an interview with The New York Times, confirms that his mooted prequel movie centered on Fury Road standout character Furiosa is in the works, having settled a highly-publicized legal dispute with Warner Bros. However, said sequel will not see a role reprisal by Theron. Thus, Miller’s revelation definitively quells the long-held rumor that the prequel project would utilize digital de-aging technology to make Theron about twenty years younger onscreen.
As Miller states of his nixing of the CGI idea:
“For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-aging on Charlize,...
In a bit of news that essentially verifies what previous reports have come to accept, Miller, in an interview with The New York Times, confirms that his mooted prequel movie centered on Fury Road standout character Furiosa is in the works, having settled a highly-publicized legal dispute with Warner Bros. However, said sequel will not see a role reprisal by Theron. Thus, Miller’s revelation definitively quells the long-held rumor that the prequel project would utilize digital de-aging technology to make Theron about twenty years younger onscreen.
As Miller states of his nixing of the CGI idea:
“For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-aging on Charlize,...
- 5/15/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
The New York Times has followed this week’s great oral history of “Mad Max: Fury Road” with a small follow-up preview on the movie that will became the Furiosa standalone film. Rumors broke earlier this year Miller was meeting with young actors such as Anya Taylor-Joy to take over the part of Furiosa, played in an iconic performance by Charlize Theron. The director confirms to The Times his Furiosa movie is a prequel to “Fury Road,” and for a time Miller was considering de-aging Theron. The effect would have been similar to Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.”
“For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-aging on Charlize, but I don’t think we’re nearly there yet,” Miller said. “Despite the valiant attempts on ‘The Irishman,’ I think there’s still an uncanny valley. Everyone is on the verge of solving it,...
“For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-aging on Charlize, but I don’t think we’re nearly there yet,” Miller said. “Despite the valiant attempts on ‘The Irishman,’ I think there’s still an uncanny valley. Everyone is on the verge of solving it,...
- 5/14/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Zak Hilditch, Alison James and infant.
Expat Australian filmmakers in Los Angeles and London are coping as best they can through the Covid-19 pandemic, including supporting each other.
Zak Hilditch was gearing up to shoot Airborne (formerly Celestial Blue), a prescient thriller about a mid-flight pandemic, in Bulgaria mid-year, produced by Liz Kearney and Ross Dinerstein, backed by Xyz Films.
“Like everything else, it’s all a huge grey area as to whether that’s even remotely feasible,” he tells If. Alexandra Daddario is attached to play a flight attendant who struggles to contain the infected passengers and against the odds land the aircraft safely.
Zak’s wife Alison James, who signed with Wme and Grandview after directing the short Judas Collar, is focused on writing and developing her own projects and collaborating with others in the Us and Australia.
I Am Mother’s Grant Sputore and his wife moved...
Expat Australian filmmakers in Los Angeles and London are coping as best they can through the Covid-19 pandemic, including supporting each other.
Zak Hilditch was gearing up to shoot Airborne (formerly Celestial Blue), a prescient thriller about a mid-flight pandemic, in Bulgaria mid-year, produced by Liz Kearney and Ross Dinerstein, backed by Xyz Films.
“Like everything else, it’s all a huge grey area as to whether that’s even remotely feasible,” he tells If. Alexandra Daddario is attached to play a flight attendant who struggles to contain the infected passengers and against the odds land the aircraft safely.
Zak’s wife Alison James, who signed with Wme and Grandview after directing the short Judas Collar, is focused on writing and developing her own projects and collaborating with others in the Us and Australia.
I Am Mother’s Grant Sputore and his wife moved...
- 4/1/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: WestEnd Films has closed a raft of deals on Flammable Children (aka Swinging Safari) ahead of its international premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival next month.
The Australian comedy, written and directed by Stephan Elliott, sold in Cannes to UK (Thunderbird), France (Swift), Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Twelve Oaks), Switzerland (Frenetic), Scandinavia (Sandrew), the Middle East (Ecs) and Russia (Luxor). Becker Film Group released in the film in Australia in January of this year.
Guy Pearce (Iron Man 3), former pop star Kylie Minogue (Holy Motors), Radha Mitchell (The Shack), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box) star in the comedy about teenager Jeff and his crush Melly who are coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach. Meanwhile, their eccentric parents...
The Australian comedy, written and directed by Stephan Elliott, sold in Cannes to UK (Thunderbird), France (Swift), Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Twelve Oaks), Switzerland (Frenetic), Scandinavia (Sandrew), the Middle East (Ecs) and Russia (Luxor). Becker Film Group released in the film in Australia in January of this year.
Guy Pearce (Iron Man 3), former pop star Kylie Minogue (Holy Motors), Radha Mitchell (The Shack), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box) star in the comedy about teenager Jeff and his crush Melly who are coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach. Meanwhile, their eccentric parents...
- 5/24/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Check out these amazing photos of the cars from Mad Max: Fury Road by photographer John Platt. They come from the mind of George Miller and were brought to life by Production Designer Colin Gibson. These badass vehicles from a world gone mad are works of art, and they belong in a museum! You know... the ones that survived filming. Platt had the good fortune to shoot these before production began.
"Prior to the start of shooting 'Mad Max Fury Road' in Namibia, South West Africa I was commissioned to shoot these vehicles. Seventy five vehicles in three weeks. Trucks, cars and bikes including the incredible details that made each of them a work of art."
The details he captured are, indeed, incredible. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of Furiosa's War Rig. Be sure to check out the rest of the gallery and his work here and here. ...
"Prior to the start of shooting 'Mad Max Fury Road' in Namibia, South West Africa I was commissioned to shoot these vehicles. Seventy five vehicles in three weeks. Trucks, cars and bikes including the incredible details that made each of them a work of art."
The details he captured are, indeed, incredible. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of Furiosa's War Rig. Be sure to check out the rest of the gallery and his work here and here. ...
- 2/25/2017
- by Drew Lawrence
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Comedy reunites Australian stars for first time since Neighbours.
Screen can reveal the first look image of Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce in Stephan Elliott’s (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comedy Flammable Children, which reunites the Australian duo on screen for the first time since they starred in hit TV series Neighbours in the late 1980’s.
Currently in post-production, the movie follows a teenager coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Minogue and Pearce play eccentric parents catching up with the sexual revolution.
The film also stars Radha Mitchell (Man On Fire), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box).
Produced by Al Clark (Chopper) and Jamie Hilton (The Little Death), crew includes production designer Colin Gibson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (Hacksaw Ridge) and hair and make-up...
Screen can reveal the first look image of Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce in Stephan Elliott’s (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comedy Flammable Children, which reunites the Australian duo on screen for the first time since they starred in hit TV series Neighbours in the late 1980’s.
Currently in post-production, the movie follows a teenager coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Minogue and Pearce play eccentric parents catching up with the sexual revolution.
The film also stars Radha Mitchell (Man On Fire), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box).
Produced by Al Clark (Chopper) and Jamie Hilton (The Little Death), crew includes production designer Colin Gibson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (Hacksaw Ridge) and hair and make-up...
- 2/9/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Comedy reunites Australian stars for first time since Neighbours.
Screen can reveal the first look image of Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce in Stephan Elliott’s (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comedy Flammable Children, which reunites the Australian duo on screen for the first time since they starred in hit TV series Neighbours in the late 1980’s.
Currently in post-production, the movie follows a teenager coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Minogue and Pearce play eccentric parents catching up with the sexual revolution.
The film also stars Radha Mitchell (Man On Fire), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box).
Produced by Al Clark (Chopper) and Jamie Hilton (The Little Death), crew includes production designer Colin Gibson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (Hacksaw Ridge) and hair and make-up...
Screen can reveal the first look image of Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce in Stephan Elliott’s (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comedy Flammable Children, which reunites the Australian duo on screen for the first time since they starred in hit TV series Neighbours in the late 1980’s.
Currently in post-production, the movie follows a teenager coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Minogue and Pearce play eccentric parents catching up with the sexual revolution.
The film also stars Radha Mitchell (Man On Fire), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box).
Produced by Al Clark (Chopper) and Jamie Hilton (The Little Death), crew includes production designer Colin Gibson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (Hacksaw Ridge) and hair and make-up...
- 2/9/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Stephan Elliott is directing the 1970s-set feature.
Australian director Stephan Elliott’s 1970s-set comedy Flammable Children will begin principal photography on Australia’s Gold Coast on Oct 17.
Set against the backdrop of a typical Australian beachside neighbourhood in the height of the 70s, the ensemble comedy takes a nostalgic look at an era of “careless parenting, constant sunburn and unsupervised activities”.
The film reunites Elliott with producer Al Clark of Wildheart Films, actor Guy Pearce and many of the crew on his 1994 breakout hit The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert.
Clark is producing with Jamie Hilton of See Pictures
Other members of the ensemble cast include Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell, Asher Keddie, Julian McHacon and Jeremy Sims.
Newcomers in the roles of the main teenagers include Atticus Robb and Darcey Wilson (The Dressmaker).
“When I was finally ready to write it, this script jumped out of my head fully formed - so I appreciate having...
Australian director Stephan Elliott’s 1970s-set comedy Flammable Children will begin principal photography on Australia’s Gold Coast on Oct 17.
Set against the backdrop of a typical Australian beachside neighbourhood in the height of the 70s, the ensemble comedy takes a nostalgic look at an era of “careless parenting, constant sunburn and unsupervised activities”.
The film reunites Elliott with producer Al Clark of Wildheart Films, actor Guy Pearce and many of the crew on his 1994 breakout hit The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert.
Clark is producing with Jamie Hilton of See Pictures
Other members of the ensemble cast include Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell, Asher Keddie, Julian McHacon and Jeremy Sims.
Newcomers in the roles of the main teenagers include Atticus Robb and Darcey Wilson (The Dressmaker).
“When I was finally ready to write it, this script jumped out of my head fully formed - so I appreciate having...
- 10/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
Stephan Elliott (left).
Principal photography will start next Monday October 17 on Flammable Children, the latest film from writer-director Stephan Elliott.
Asher Keddie (Offspring), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) and Jeremy Sims join the previously announced cast of Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue and Radha Mitchell.
Newcomers Atticus Robb and Darcey Wilson (The Dressmaker) will play the lead teenagers.
Shooting on the Gold Coast, Flammable Children see Elliott reunited with many who worked with him on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert — including Pearce and producer Al Clark.
Clark, of Wildheart Films, will produce alongside Jamie Hilton of See Pictures.
Flammable Children is set an Australian beachside neighbourhood in the height of a 1970s summer.. The comedy is described as .a love letter to a world of careless parenting, constant sunburn and unsupervised activities..
The film also boasts an impressive crew, including Oscar winning production designer Colin Gibson, (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar winning costume designer,...
Principal photography will start next Monday October 17 on Flammable Children, the latest film from writer-director Stephan Elliott.
Asher Keddie (Offspring), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) and Jeremy Sims join the previously announced cast of Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue and Radha Mitchell.
Newcomers Atticus Robb and Darcey Wilson (The Dressmaker) will play the lead teenagers.
Shooting on the Gold Coast, Flammable Children see Elliott reunited with many who worked with him on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert — including Pearce and producer Al Clark.
Clark, of Wildheart Films, will produce alongside Jamie Hilton of See Pictures.
Flammable Children is set an Australian beachside neighbourhood in the height of a 1970s summer.. The comedy is described as .a love letter to a world of careless parenting, constant sunburn and unsupervised activities..
The film also boasts an impressive crew, including Oscar winning production designer Colin Gibson, (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar winning costume designer,...
- 10/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Sam Neill and Adrien Brody in Backtrack.
After making his name in the early noughties producing hundreds of music videos, See Pictures. Jamie Hilton is now one of Australia.s most prominent producers with an impressive slate including Breath, Flammable Children and OtherLife.
His recent Australian release, Backtrack, directed by Michael Petroni, starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill, is also set for a limited theatrical run at Palace Cinemas after playing internationally at festivals including Tribeca Film Festival.
Hilton tells If distributor, Madman, had decided it was the best path to commercialise the film in Australia.
.I believe that means we have shorter windows to go to premium VOD and cable television and free to air faster than the normal 120 days required than if you do a full scale release,. he said.
.We are really looking forward to it coming to Palace Cinemas and to a wider variety of platforms as shortly after as we can manage. That strategy is to get it to a wide as possible audience. We think the film will have a strong and long life on lots of platforms and it.s great that Palace has partnered with us for a bit of an exclusive theatrical run before we get the movie out there to a wider audience on visual platforms..
Backtrack has been sold in more than 60 countries. Hilton also is now nearing the end of the Breath shoot (with two weeks to go),.Flammable Children (Guy Pearce, Radha Mitchell)..is in pre-production and OtherLife is in post.
Despite Hilton.s seemingly swift rise to the top of the Australian film producer pile, it was music which kickstarted his career.
Simon Baker as Sando with Samsom Coulter (Pikelet) and Ben Spence (Loonie) in Breath.
.I went to university, to Uts,. he said. .There was a lot of people who wanted to be directors and there was a lot of people who wanted to be cinematographers and I guess I was lucky enough to be able to pick the directors that I thought were the most talented and I got quite a lot made when I was at university outside of the university slate.
.I never really wanted to get into advertising, but I loved music so I got into music videos and made about 120 music clips for some of the biggest bands in Australia and a couple of international ones.
Hilton said his company was one of the biggest music video companies in Australia between 2002 and 2006.
.I was chasing my tail doing music clips,. he said. .I felt like I was going to work in the morning, I was doing two music clips a week. I thought it.s time to move on and make a film..
In 2007, Hilton took a chance and threw himself into producing his first film, Waiting City, starring Joel Edgerton, Radha Mitchell and directed by Claire McCarthy with an estimated budget of $3 million.
.Waiting City was the jump to film. We got it up and shot it. I had been working towards it for a long time. Same as it is now, you try and find the most talented people that you know and support them to tell their stories and tell stories with them. In this case Claire McCarthy was a good friend of mine.
.I just thought: .who is the most talented person I know that is likely to get a movie up?. and Claire was the first phone call.
.I think a lot of emerging producers try to think of it like a business and it is but when you.re doing your first movie you really have to focus, you really have to pick a horse that you believe is going to run and just focus on it.
.Just get one made. Because once you get once made, you know how to do it and then you can start thinking about it like a business. Claire and I teamed up and we worked pretty tirelessly on that project for a couple of years and it.s hard to make a living but we managed to both focus exclusively on that project for a couple of years and we got it up and both of us are doing fairly well now..
McCarthy has just signed on to direct Ophelia, starring Daisy Ridley(Star Wars: The Force Awakens), while Hilton has executive producer credits on.Wyrmwood and Sleeping Beauty.
Jamie Hilton.
He also produced The Little Death and is in development on Sierra — the story of Greenpeace co-founder, Paul Watson, who breaks from the organization and takes to the high seas in an attempt to sink the notorious whaling ship, the Sierra, by any means necessary.
.Linking up with Petroni for Backtrack was another step forward for Hilton.s production ambitions.
.I started working with Michael in 2009,. he said. .I actually made a short film with Michael in 2002 and had been hassling Michael for a long time. I had to make my first feature Waiting City before he actually thought it was a good idea to team up and he had Backtrack in his top drawer.
.I read the script in 2009 when I started working with Michael. We were going to set it up back then and we got busy with Narnia and his other movie the Book Thief and we had to wait until he finished both of those films before we could set it up here. It was pretty easy to put together because his reputation precedes him and the script was very strong.
.It was taut and intense and intelligent. It was just a really new twist on a genre I hadn.t seen before and I thought it was a very intelligent screenplay..
The development phase was also relatively painless on Backtrack, according to Hilton.
.When you have a really talented director like Michael involved it.s certainly less hands on for a producer,. he said.
.We did a little bit of development as far as setting the movie here in Australia, but nothing substantial, the bones of the screenplay were already there.
.His first movie was about the ghosts from the past that haunt us and I guess Backtrack was almost a scary version of similar material about the past coming back to haunt us. It.s seemed to be a different take or lens for similar material that he explored in his first movie.
The film was originally set in North America but was reset to Melbourne and shot in Sydney and regional Nsw.
It was funded by Screen Australia, Headgear Films (UK), Bankside, Deluxe and Screen Nsw.
.Backtrack came together relatively quickly once we had a window where Michael was available to do it,. Hilton said.
.We were already financed before we had Adrien so securing him was a real boon. It all came together relatively smoothly. Everybody responded really positively to the script. People often talk about how difficult the filmmaking process can be. It was a real pleasure to work on Backtrack. Michael has very clear of vision. He knew what he wanted, he.s a great communicator and we assembled a great team of crew and cast and I think it went very well..
He said Oscar winner, Brody, was a true artist.
.He is very nuanced, he.s a lovely guy as well. For him he takes his work very seriously. I think he did a really wonderful Australian accent and I think he played the subtleties.. he is just so easy to watch.
.The premise of the movie is about a guy trying to remember what happened and you need a face that you can really hold on to and obviously he has got a lot going on behind his eyes. I think he.s immensely watchable and it was a real pleasure to watch him work..
The shoot was six weeks, three days and a lot of nights.
.There.s always major challenges if you are always trying to get it done in the time that you have in the budget that you have. We were able to deliver it on time and on budget..
Producer Mark Johnson.
When selecting a project, Hilton said there were a few things he looks for.
.In the first instance it.s qualitative. Is this material of a high quality and are the people involved, are they either the right emerging talent to support or are they experienced and would I like to work with them? The second is can I get this made?
.You spend a long time developing something and you certainly don.t want to put too much time into developing things that you don.t feel like you can get financed in the marketplace, so it.s a combination of those two things.
.Story is also very important, as producers and anyone involved in film really, we are storytellers and we.re trying to get a sense of both qualitative and what the substance or the essence of the story is. Those are the three things that are important for me..
With Breath in mid-flight and OtherLife set for release later this year, Hilton is excited about the future.
.eOne will release OtherLife in Australia and we are just in the final stages of post-production and I.m a huge Ben Lucas fan and looking forward to bringing that out.
.Flammable Children - obviously Stephan Elliott and Al Clarke, Colin Gibson, who is the recent production designer on Mad Max just and won the Oscar; Lizzie Gardner who won her Academy Award for Priscilla. It.s a pretty experienced team and we.re the new kids on the block so it.s great to be working with those people..
Hilton is producing the adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, shot in Denmark, Western Australia, with Oscar winning producer Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook, Rain Man).
.That.s one of the most exciting parts, working with Mark and his development team,. he said. .It.s been a real privilege and something I would like to repeat..
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After making his name in the early noughties producing hundreds of music videos, See Pictures. Jamie Hilton is now one of Australia.s most prominent producers with an impressive slate including Breath, Flammable Children and OtherLife.
His recent Australian release, Backtrack, directed by Michael Petroni, starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill, is also set for a limited theatrical run at Palace Cinemas after playing internationally at festivals including Tribeca Film Festival.
Hilton tells If distributor, Madman, had decided it was the best path to commercialise the film in Australia.
.I believe that means we have shorter windows to go to premium VOD and cable television and free to air faster than the normal 120 days required than if you do a full scale release,. he said.
.We are really looking forward to it coming to Palace Cinemas and to a wider variety of platforms as shortly after as we can manage. That strategy is to get it to a wide as possible audience. We think the film will have a strong and long life on lots of platforms and it.s great that Palace has partnered with us for a bit of an exclusive theatrical run before we get the movie out there to a wider audience on visual platforms..
Backtrack has been sold in more than 60 countries. Hilton also is now nearing the end of the Breath shoot (with two weeks to go),.Flammable Children (Guy Pearce, Radha Mitchell)..is in pre-production and OtherLife is in post.
Despite Hilton.s seemingly swift rise to the top of the Australian film producer pile, it was music which kickstarted his career.
Simon Baker as Sando with Samsom Coulter (Pikelet) and Ben Spence (Loonie) in Breath.
.I went to university, to Uts,. he said. .There was a lot of people who wanted to be directors and there was a lot of people who wanted to be cinematographers and I guess I was lucky enough to be able to pick the directors that I thought were the most talented and I got quite a lot made when I was at university outside of the university slate.
.I never really wanted to get into advertising, but I loved music so I got into music videos and made about 120 music clips for some of the biggest bands in Australia and a couple of international ones.
Hilton said his company was one of the biggest music video companies in Australia between 2002 and 2006.
.I was chasing my tail doing music clips,. he said. .I felt like I was going to work in the morning, I was doing two music clips a week. I thought it.s time to move on and make a film..
In 2007, Hilton took a chance and threw himself into producing his first film, Waiting City, starring Joel Edgerton, Radha Mitchell and directed by Claire McCarthy with an estimated budget of $3 million.
.Waiting City was the jump to film. We got it up and shot it. I had been working towards it for a long time. Same as it is now, you try and find the most talented people that you know and support them to tell their stories and tell stories with them. In this case Claire McCarthy was a good friend of mine.
.I just thought: .who is the most talented person I know that is likely to get a movie up?. and Claire was the first phone call.
.I think a lot of emerging producers try to think of it like a business and it is but when you.re doing your first movie you really have to focus, you really have to pick a horse that you believe is going to run and just focus on it.
.Just get one made. Because once you get once made, you know how to do it and then you can start thinking about it like a business. Claire and I teamed up and we worked pretty tirelessly on that project for a couple of years and it.s hard to make a living but we managed to both focus exclusively on that project for a couple of years and we got it up and both of us are doing fairly well now..
McCarthy has just signed on to direct Ophelia, starring Daisy Ridley(Star Wars: The Force Awakens), while Hilton has executive producer credits on.Wyrmwood and Sleeping Beauty.
Jamie Hilton.
He also produced The Little Death and is in development on Sierra — the story of Greenpeace co-founder, Paul Watson, who breaks from the organization and takes to the high seas in an attempt to sink the notorious whaling ship, the Sierra, by any means necessary.
.Linking up with Petroni for Backtrack was another step forward for Hilton.s production ambitions.
.I started working with Michael in 2009,. he said. .I actually made a short film with Michael in 2002 and had been hassling Michael for a long time. I had to make my first feature Waiting City before he actually thought it was a good idea to team up and he had Backtrack in his top drawer.
.I read the script in 2009 when I started working with Michael. We were going to set it up back then and we got busy with Narnia and his other movie the Book Thief and we had to wait until he finished both of those films before we could set it up here. It was pretty easy to put together because his reputation precedes him and the script was very strong.
.It was taut and intense and intelligent. It was just a really new twist on a genre I hadn.t seen before and I thought it was a very intelligent screenplay..
The development phase was also relatively painless on Backtrack, according to Hilton.
.When you have a really talented director like Michael involved it.s certainly less hands on for a producer,. he said.
.We did a little bit of development as far as setting the movie here in Australia, but nothing substantial, the bones of the screenplay were already there.
.His first movie was about the ghosts from the past that haunt us and I guess Backtrack was almost a scary version of similar material about the past coming back to haunt us. It.s seemed to be a different take or lens for similar material that he explored in his first movie.
The film was originally set in North America but was reset to Melbourne and shot in Sydney and regional Nsw.
It was funded by Screen Australia, Headgear Films (UK), Bankside, Deluxe and Screen Nsw.
.Backtrack came together relatively quickly once we had a window where Michael was available to do it,. Hilton said.
.We were already financed before we had Adrien so securing him was a real boon. It all came together relatively smoothly. Everybody responded really positively to the script. People often talk about how difficult the filmmaking process can be. It was a real pleasure to work on Backtrack. Michael has very clear of vision. He knew what he wanted, he.s a great communicator and we assembled a great team of crew and cast and I think it went very well..
He said Oscar winner, Brody, was a true artist.
.He is very nuanced, he.s a lovely guy as well. For him he takes his work very seriously. I think he did a really wonderful Australian accent and I think he played the subtleties.. he is just so easy to watch.
.The premise of the movie is about a guy trying to remember what happened and you need a face that you can really hold on to and obviously he has got a lot going on behind his eyes. I think he.s immensely watchable and it was a real pleasure to watch him work..
The shoot was six weeks, three days and a lot of nights.
.There.s always major challenges if you are always trying to get it done in the time that you have in the budget that you have. We were able to deliver it on time and on budget..
Producer Mark Johnson.
When selecting a project, Hilton said there were a few things he looks for.
.In the first instance it.s qualitative. Is this material of a high quality and are the people involved, are they either the right emerging talent to support or are they experienced and would I like to work with them? The second is can I get this made?
.You spend a long time developing something and you certainly don.t want to put too much time into developing things that you don.t feel like you can get financed in the marketplace, so it.s a combination of those two things.
.Story is also very important, as producers and anyone involved in film really, we are storytellers and we.re trying to get a sense of both qualitative and what the substance or the essence of the story is. Those are the three things that are important for me..
With Breath in mid-flight and OtherLife set for release later this year, Hilton is excited about the future.
.eOne will release OtherLife in Australia and we are just in the final stages of post-production and I.m a huge Ben Lucas fan and looking forward to bringing that out.
.Flammable Children - obviously Stephan Elliott and Al Clarke, Colin Gibson, who is the recent production designer on Mad Max just and won the Oscar; Lizzie Gardner who won her Academy Award for Priscilla. It.s a pretty experienced team and we.re the new kids on the block so it.s great to be working with those people..
Hilton is producing the adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, shot in Denmark, Western Australia, with Oscar winning producer Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook, Rain Man).
.That.s one of the most exciting parts, working with Mark and his development team,. he said. .It.s been a real privilege and something I would like to repeat..
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- 5/12/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Australian actors last appeared on screen together nearly 30 years ago in TV soap Neighbours.
Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue have signed on to join Radha Mitchell in Flammable Children, the new comedy feature written and directed Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).
It marks the first time the two have appeared on screen together in nearly 30 years, having starred as Mike and Charlene in TV soap Neighbours in the 1980s.
As well as a successful pop career, Minogue has appeared in films including Moulin Rouge! and Holy Motors while Pearce is perhaps best known for roles in Memento, La Confidential and Iron Man 3.
Flammable Children will shoot in Australia this autumn. Three other leading roles are yet to be cast.
Taking place in 1975, the film is set in a sleepy beachside suburb where “an extraordinary event” sets in motion a revelatory week for a teenage boy and girl.
The feature...
Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue have signed on to join Radha Mitchell in Flammable Children, the new comedy feature written and directed Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).
It marks the first time the two have appeared on screen together in nearly 30 years, having starred as Mike and Charlene in TV soap Neighbours in the 1980s.
As well as a successful pop career, Minogue has appeared in films including Moulin Rouge! and Holy Motors while Pearce is perhaps best known for roles in Memento, La Confidential and Iron Man 3.
Flammable Children will shoot in Australia this autumn. Three other leading roles are yet to be cast.
Taking place in 1975, the film is set in a sleepy beachside suburb where “an extraordinary event” sets in motion a revelatory week for a teenage boy and girl.
The feature...
- 4/8/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Picking up where we left off after the headliner categories. But click not away. The below the line crafts and specialty categories are just as important and trivia-interesting. I promise.
For The Eyes
Production Design: Colin Gibson, Mad Max: Fury Road
Makeup and Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road
Costume Design: Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road
Jenny Beavan previously won the costume category for another perfect film A Room With a View. Not since arguably Dianne Wiest has a two time winner won for such polar opposite achievements. Yes both of Wiest's Oscars are from Woody Allen pictures but those star turns couldn't be more different stylistically / emotionally / pscyhologically. Mad Max Fury Road is also the first sci-fi winner Ever in this category... unless you count Star Wars (1977) though some people prefer lumping Star Wars into the fantasy genre rather than sci-fi... and there have been multiple fantasy winners.
I...
For The Eyes
Production Design: Colin Gibson, Mad Max: Fury Road
Makeup and Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road
Costume Design: Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road
Jenny Beavan previously won the costume category for another perfect film A Room With a View. Not since arguably Dianne Wiest has a two time winner won for such polar opposite achievements. Yes both of Wiest's Oscars are from Woody Allen pictures but those star turns couldn't be more different stylistically / emotionally / pscyhologically. Mad Max Fury Road is also the first sci-fi winner Ever in this category... unless you count Star Wars (1977) though some people prefer lumping Star Wars into the fantasy genre rather than sci-fi... and there have been multiple fantasy winners.
I...
- 3/1/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Kicking off another stellar year of star-studded goodness, the 2016 Oscars got underway last night (February 28) in Los Angeles.
And with so many deserving nominees, the competition for each and every one of the twenty-four trophies was nothing short of fierce.
Furthermore, viewers were treated to musical performances from top artists like The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Sam Smith, as well as hilarious commentary from host Chris Rock.
The 2016 Oscars winners are:
Best Picture
Spotlight
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress
Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, The Big Short
Best Animated Feature Film
Inside Out
Best Foreign Language Film
Son Of Saul
Best Documentary – Feature
Amy
Best Documentary – Short Subject...
And with so many deserving nominees, the competition for each and every one of the twenty-four trophies was nothing short of fierce.
Furthermore, viewers were treated to musical performances from top artists like The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Sam Smith, as well as hilarious commentary from host Chris Rock.
The 2016 Oscars winners are:
Best Picture
Spotlight
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress
Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, The Big Short
Best Animated Feature Film
Inside Out
Best Foreign Language Film
Son Of Saul
Best Documentary – Feature
Amy
Best Documentary – Short Subject...
- 2/29/2016
- GossipCenter
Kicking off another stellar year of star-studded goodness, the 2016 Oscars got underway last night (February 28) in Los Angeles.
And with so many deserving nominees, the competition for each and every one of the twenty-four trophies was nothing short of fierce.
Furthermore, viewers were treated to musical performances from top artists like The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Sam Smith, as well as hilarious commentary from host Chris Rock.
The 2016 Oscars winners are:
Best Picture
Spotlight
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress
Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, The Big Short
Best Animated Feature Film
Inside Out
Best Foreign Language Film
Son Of Saul
Best Documentary – Feature
Amy
Best Documentary – Short Subject...
And with so many deserving nominees, the competition for each and every one of the twenty-four trophies was nothing short of fierce.
Furthermore, viewers were treated to musical performances from top artists like The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Sam Smith, as well as hilarious commentary from host Chris Rock.
The 2016 Oscars winners are:
Best Picture
Spotlight
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress
Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, The Big Short
Best Animated Feature Film
Inside Out
Best Foreign Language Film
Son Of Saul
Best Documentary – Feature
Amy
Best Documentary – Short Subject...
- 2/29/2016
- GossipCenter
I'm sure most of you watched the Academy Awards last night, so I wanted to create a place for you to talk to us and your fellow commenters about the winners, losers, snubs, performances, and host. For good reason, the topic of diversity was looming large in the minds of the producers of the broadcast, and I thought host Chris Rock did a great job of ripping Hollywood while at the same time creating a call to action for equal opportunity in the industry (which is all the controversy really boils down to). For addressing a tough, complicated issue that obviously doesn't start and end with the organization of the Oscars, I thought it was handled about as well as it could have been.
As for the winners and losers, I was pleasantly surprised to see Mad Max: Fury Road take home as many awards as it did, considering what...
As for the winners and losers, I was pleasantly surprised to see Mad Max: Fury Road take home as many awards as it did, considering what...
- 2/29/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
From the making of Spotlight and The Revenant to the VFX behind Ex Machina and Mad Max: Fury Road, here are the stories behind the winners of this year’s Oscars.
Throughout awards season 2015/16, Screen has profiled the filmmakers and artists behind the biggest features of the year. Here we present a selection of reports, based around the winners of the 88th Academy Awards.
Spotlight
The story of the Boston Globe’s investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church proved a surprise winner for best film over bookies favourite The Revenant and also won best original screenplay.
Screen interviewed director and co-writer Tom McCarthy and spoke to the team behind the film to reveal how they avoided lawsuits and cast a prestige acting ensemble
Interview: Director Tom McCarthyThe Making of SpotlightREVIEW: SpotlightThe Revenant
The gritty, survival drama won a hat-trick of Oscars for leading actor Leonardo DiCaprio, director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.
The...
Throughout awards season 2015/16, Screen has profiled the filmmakers and artists behind the biggest features of the year. Here we present a selection of reports, based around the winners of the 88th Academy Awards.
Spotlight
The story of the Boston Globe’s investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church proved a surprise winner for best film over bookies favourite The Revenant and also won best original screenplay.
Screen interviewed director and co-writer Tom McCarthy and spoke to the team behind the film to reveal how they avoided lawsuits and cast a prestige acting ensemble
Interview: Director Tom McCarthyThe Making of SpotlightREVIEW: SpotlightThe Revenant
The gritty, survival drama won a hat-trick of Oscars for leading actor Leonardo DiCaprio, director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.
The...
- 2/29/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Mad Max: Fury Road has become the most successful Australian film at the Oscars, taking home six statuettes from 10 nominations.
The record haul saw the film, directed by George Miller, overtake The Piano's previous mark of three Oscars in 1993.
The road rage epic took home awards for Production design (Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson), Film editing (Margaret Sixel), Costume Design (Jenny Beavan), Sound mixing (Ben Osmo),Sound editing (David White) and Make-up and Hairstyling (Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin and Elka Wardega.
Despite the success, Miller missed out on a Best Director's nod with The Revenant's Alejandro González Iñárritu winning his second consecutive award.
Australian cinematographer, John Seale, also missed out to The Revenant's Emmanuel Lubezki.
The six oscars follows the 10 Aactas that went Mad Max: Fury Road in December last year.
Screen Producers Australia chief executive, Matthew Deaner, said Australia was well represented at this year.s Academy Awards with fifteen nominations,...
The record haul saw the film, directed by George Miller, overtake The Piano's previous mark of three Oscars in 1993.
The road rage epic took home awards for Production design (Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson), Film editing (Margaret Sixel), Costume Design (Jenny Beavan), Sound mixing (Ben Osmo),Sound editing (David White) and Make-up and Hairstyling (Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin and Elka Wardega.
Despite the success, Miller missed out on a Best Director's nod with The Revenant's Alejandro González Iñárritu winning his second consecutive award.
Australian cinematographer, John Seale, also missed out to The Revenant's Emmanuel Lubezki.
The six oscars follows the 10 Aactas that went Mad Max: Fury Road in December last year.
Screen Producers Australia chief executive, Matthew Deaner, said Australia was well represented at this year.s Academy Awards with fifteen nominations,...
- 2/29/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Here's the list of nominees for the 88th Academy Awards that were announced Sunday at the Dolby Theater.
Winners are noted in bold and with an asterisk.
Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"Matt Damon, "The Martian"Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant", (*Winner)Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, "The Big Short"Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight"Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies" (*Winner)Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"Tom Hardy, "The Revenant"
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"Brie Larson, "Room", (*Winner)Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight"Rooney Mara, "Carol"Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight"Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl" (*Winner)Kate WInslest, "Steve Jobs"
Directing
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant", (*Winner)Lenny Abrhamson, "Room"Tom McCarthy,...
Winners are noted in bold and with an asterisk.
Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"Matt Damon, "The Martian"Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant", (*Winner)Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, "The Big Short"Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight"Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies" (*Winner)Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"Tom Hardy, "The Revenant"
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"Brie Larson, "Room", (*Winner)Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight"Rooney Mara, "Carol"Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight"Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl" (*Winner)Kate WInslest, "Steve Jobs"
Directing
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant", (*Winner)Lenny Abrhamson, "Room"Tom McCarthy,...
- 2/29/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
For our full Oscars reaction, make sure you grab the latest episode of the Podcast. The full winners list is below. Best Picture: Spotlight Direction: “The Revenant,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” Actress: Brie Larson, “Room” Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies” Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl” Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short,” Charles Randolph and Adam McKay Original Screenplay: “Spotlight,” Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy Cinematography: “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (set decoration) Film Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Margaret Sixel Visual Effects: “Ex Machina,” Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett Costume Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Jenny Beavan Makeup: “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin Sound Editing: “Mad Max:...
- 2/29/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
As predicted, "Mad Max: Fury Road" won Best Production Design at the Oscars on Sunday. This film was Gold Derby's frontrunner with odds of 1/10 to prevail. These are the first Oscars for the Australian teams led by Colin Gibson (production design) and Lisa Thompson (set decoration). -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions Our official odds are derived from the predictions of 28 Expert film journalists along with our seven in-house Editors who cover awards year-round, the Top 24 Users who got the top scores predicting last year's Oscars, the All-Star Users who did the best for the past two years combined and the thousands of entrants in our prediction contest who make up the largest (and often savviest) bloc of predictors. All 28 experts thought "Mad Max" would prevail: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Matt Atchity...
- 2/29/2016
- Gold Derby
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson lead the winners at the 2016 Oscars. Here's the full list of prizewinners...
Ah, Academy Awards time. Gongage was bestowed in Los Angeles whilst most of Britain slept. And this year's winners? This little lot.
There were a few surprises in there. Spotlight took the Best Picture prize, after missing out on virtually everything else all night (screenwriting aside), Furthermore, Mark Rylance trumped favourite Sylvester Stallone for the Best Supporting Actor gong.
Mad Max: Fury Road won the most gongs, including a hugely deserved prize for its editing. And we’re thrilled too that Ex Machina’s visual effects were recognised.
Here are the winners...
Best picture Spotlight
Best actor Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Best actress Brie Larson (Room)
Best supporting actor Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies)
Best supporting actress Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Best director Alejandro Inarritu (The Revenant)
Best adapted...
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson lead the winners at the 2016 Oscars. Here's the full list of prizewinners...
Ah, Academy Awards time. Gongage was bestowed in Los Angeles whilst most of Britain slept. And this year's winners? This little lot.
There were a few surprises in there. Spotlight took the Best Picture prize, after missing out on virtually everything else all night (screenwriting aside), Furthermore, Mark Rylance trumped favourite Sylvester Stallone for the Best Supporting Actor gong.
Mad Max: Fury Road won the most gongs, including a hugely deserved prize for its editing. And we’re thrilled too that Ex Machina’s visual effects were recognised.
Here are the winners...
Best picture Spotlight
Best actor Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Best actress Brie Larson (Room)
Best supporting actor Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies)
Best supporting actress Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Best director Alejandro Inarritu (The Revenant)
Best adapted...
- 2/28/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Welcome to the 88th Academy Awards from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, where the film industry’s best and whitest gather for the annual celebration of motion picture achievements. It’s been a tight race this year, with several contests still too close to call.
The Revenant is the favourite to win best picture heading into the ceremony, with 12 nominations, however don’t be surprised if Mad Max: Fury Road, The Big Short, or Spotlight spring a surprise.
The backdrop to this evening’s proceedings – along with the foreground and everything above it, below it, to the left and to the right of it – has been dominated by the #OscarsSoWhite outrage, which erupted back in January when, for the second year in a row, all 20 acting nominees were white.
The ensuing maelstrom triggered jerky knees in the Academy, which has moved to alter its composition and the way it does business going forward.
Time will tell. Meanwhile...
The Revenant is the favourite to win best picture heading into the ceremony, with 12 nominations, however don’t be surprised if Mad Max: Fury Road, The Big Short, or Spotlight spring a surprise.
The backdrop to this evening’s proceedings – along with the foreground and everything above it, below it, to the left and to the right of it – has been dominated by the #OscarsSoWhite outrage, which erupted back in January when, for the second year in a row, all 20 acting nominees were white.
The ensuing maelstrom triggered jerky knees in the Academy, which has moved to alter its composition and the way it does business going forward.
Time will tell. Meanwhile...
- 2/28/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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