With his gritty, grim adaptation of the Bard’s classic Macbeth earning rapturous praise in the build-up to its anticipated fall bow, director Justin Kurzel is on the cusp of a major breakthrough. He’ll follow up that award-tipped drama with a blockbuster, reteaming with stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard for Assassin’s Creed, and the helmer is also plotting thriller Haven. Today, Kurzel is reported to be gearing up for yet another project – this time a Western of sorts about a legendary outlaw.
A story from If reveals that Kurzel is signing on to direct an adaptation of Peter Carey’s Booker Prize winning novel The True History Of The Kelly Gang, about Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. He’s teaming up with his Snowtown Murders scribe for the pic, which is just the latest in a string of movies centering on the near-mythic historical figure (Heath Ledger and...
A story from If reveals that Kurzel is signing on to direct an adaptation of Peter Carey’s Booker Prize winning novel The True History Of The Kelly Gang, about Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. He’s teaming up with his Snowtown Murders scribe for the pic, which is just the latest in a string of movies centering on the near-mythic historical figure (Heath Ledger and...
- 7/6/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Riding high after strong reviews for "Macbeth" from the Cannes Film Festival (here's ours), director Justin Kurzel is looking toward tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow. And the rising filmmaker has got a new project brewing with writing partner Michael Lesslie. Read More: Watch: Michael Fassbender & Marion Cotillard In The Intense First Clip For 'Macbeth' The duo have set up "Haven" with Film4 and Element Pictures, with Kurzel directing and Lesslie writing. The project is one that they've been working on since before the Shakespearean adaptation, but plot details are still being kept scarce, though it will be a psychological thriller that takes place in a mental hospital. But this one will have to keep waiting. Next up for both Lesslie and Kurzel is the big budget adaptation of the video game "Assassin's Creed," starring Michael Fassbender for 20th Century Fox, which is due in cinemas next year. And undoubtedly,...
- 6/3/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive– Michael Lesslie and Justin Kurzel, the writer-director team behind the critically acclaimed adaptation of Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, are working together again on Haven. The project, which Kurzel and Lesslie have actually been developing since before Macbeth, is a psychological chiller set in a mental facility although other plot details are being kept under wraps for now. Lesslie and Kurzel are fast becoming each other’s go to…...
- 6/3/2015
- Deadline
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Jennifer Lawrence has used her Facebook account to post a new photo of herself as Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2". Interestingly the pic also includes a June 9th date which could well be the premiere date for a new trailer for the film. [Source: Facebook]
Black Belle
Zoe Kravitz ("Divergent") has joined the cast of the post-Civil War gritty western "Black Belle" which begins shooting in September. Shana Betz helms from a script by Tasha Huo.
Kravitz will play a gunslinging loner/bounty hunter who specializes in revenge killing when a client shows up with information about her mother’s murderer. Things take a turn when she realizes just who the alleged killer really is. [Source: Deadline]
Haven
Director Justin Kurzel and writer Michael Lesslie, whose pairing on the Shakespeare adaptation "Macbeth" was the toast of this year's Cannes Film Festival, are...
Jennifer Lawrence has used her Facebook account to post a new photo of herself as Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2". Interestingly the pic also includes a June 9th date which could well be the premiere date for a new trailer for the film. [Source: Facebook]
Black Belle
Zoe Kravitz ("Divergent") has joined the cast of the post-Civil War gritty western "Black Belle" which begins shooting in September. Shana Betz helms from a script by Tasha Huo.
Kravitz will play a gunslinging loner/bounty hunter who specializes in revenge killing when a client shows up with information about her mother’s murderer. Things take a turn when she realizes just who the alleged killer really is. [Source: Deadline]
Haven
Director Justin Kurzel and writer Michael Lesslie, whose pairing on the Shakespeare adaptation "Macbeth" was the toast of this year's Cannes Film Festival, are...
- 6/3/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.