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New Poster For ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ – Starring Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson & Dev Patel
Dec 18th
20th Century Fox has released this new poster for ’The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,’ for which boasts a stellar cast in Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy and Dev Patel. John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) directs from a script by Ol Parker and Deborah Moggach, based on Moggach’s novel of the same name. ’The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ opens February 24th in the UK, and March 9th in the US.
For a disparate group of English pensioners (Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie and Ronald Pickup), retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for “the elderly and beautiful” in Jaipur, India. On arrival, they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll promised in the brochure, but they are gradually won over by the ever-optimistic young manager Sonny (Dev Patel), and tentatively embark on a new adventure, finding that life can begin again when you let go of the past.
International Trailer For ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ – Starring Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson & Dev Patel
Dec 8th
20th Century Fox has released this new international trailer for ’The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,’ which features beloved British Stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy and Dev Patel. John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) directs from a script by Ol Parker and Deborah Moggach, based on Moggach’s novel of the same name. ’The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ opens February 24th in the UK, and March 9th in the US.
For a disparate group of English pensioners (Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie and Ronald Pickup), retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for “the elderly and beautiful” in Jaipur, India. On arrival, they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll promised in the brochure, but they are gradually won over by the ever-optimistic young manager Sonny (Dev Patel), and tentatively embark on a new adventure, finding that life can begin again when you let go of the past.
Sam Worthington & Jessica Chastain Interview For ‘The Debt’
Sep 4th
Director John Madden’s espionage thriller ‘The Debt’ begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stefan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Ciaran Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by their country because of the mission that they undertook back in 1966, when the trio (portrayed, respectively, by Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, and Sam Worthington) tracked down Nazi war criminal Vogel (Jesper Christensen ) in East Berlin. At great risk, and at considerable personal cost, the team’s mission was accomplished – or was it? The suspense builds in and across two different time periods, with startling action and surprising revelations. ‘The Debt’ is out now in the US, and September 30th in the UK.
What drew you to the role of David?
Sam Worthington: I was in Albuquerque filming ‘Terminator Salvation’, and director John Madden flew to there. I was wondering why this bloke wanted to fly to f*cking Albuquerque, and I figured it was to sign me on, since there’s not much there, besides green chilies and weaving, so we hung out. He’s a very sensitive man, very eloquent. After hearing his take on the script and what he wanted me to do with the part, I really liked it and I felt safe. That’s why I chose to work with him. I always choose my projects based on the director.
Did you watch the original Israeli film?
Sam Worthington: I’d seen the original, way before the movie had come up, but I didn’t go back to invest in it or use it. There are a lot of differences. The characters are a bit more stereotyped and there were these little holes that needed to be filled in. So I didn’t go back to it, but I had seen it.
Helen Mirren & John Madden Interview For ‘The Debt’
Aug 26th
Director John Madden’s espionage thriller ‘The Debt’ begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stefan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Ciaran Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by their country because of the mission that they undertook back in 1966, when the trio (portrayed, respectively, by Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, and Sam Worthington tracked down Nazi war criminal Vogel (Jesper Christensen ) in East Berlin. At great risk, and at considerable personal cost, the team’s mission was accomplished – or was it? The suspense builds in and across two different time periods, with startling action and surprising revelations. ‘The Debt’ is set for release August 31st in the US and September 30th in the UK. Check out what Helen Mirren and John Madden had to say about the film below.
What was the appeal of this story for you as a filmmaker?
John Madden: You can’t not want to make a thriller as a director, it’s the most pure cinematic form. It’s the form which tests your skills in the most exacting way. It’s like playing on a really good Golf course, not that I’m a golfer, but I can imagine (laughs). Those challenges and overcoming those challengers is very stimulating. But it’s not about me, it’s the story you are telling. The most appetizing thing for me was that it’s a fantastically compelling story, about very big subjects – the guilt and the aftermath of the holocaust, how people are brought to accountability for that. If it were only that it might sound a little didactic and not very interesting. It’s about what happens to these three people who are pursuing this objective, the way they become involved with one another, the conflicts that develop between them. That’s terribly engaging, it allows you into a point of entry in the film that you don’t always get in thrillers, because you are so involved with what’s happening to them emotionally.
Jessica Chastain Interview For ‘The Debt’
Aug 24th
Director John Madden’s espionage thriller ‘The Debt’ begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stefan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Ciaran Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by their country because of the mission that they undertook back in 1966, when the trio (portrayed, respectively, by Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, and Sam Worthington tracked down Nazi war criminal Vogel (Jesper Christensen ) in East Berlin. At great risk, and at considerable personal cost, the team’s mission was accomplished – or was it? The suspense builds in and across two different time periods, with startling action and surprising revelations. ‘The Debt’ is set for release August 31st in the US, and September 30th in the UK. Check out what Jessica Chastain had to say about the film below.
You get to be involved in quite a few combat scenes in this film, what was that like?
Jessica Chastain: I’ve never been in a fight in my life (laughs), when approaching this film I was a bit nervous about how I was going to realistic play a Mossad agent. So three and a half months before we started shooting I started working with a coach, that was incredibly helpful for me. I wanted it to look like it made sense, that Rachel could take down these people. My coach taught me a lot about how to use ones body weight, so even if you’re smaller than somebody else, you can use your bodyweight to twist someone’s arm that leads them into the ground, and you can pin them in certain ways. That coaching definitely gave me the confidence to approach those fight scenes, and be tough (laughs).
New Poster For ‘The Debt’ – Starring Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson & Sam Worthington
May 11th
The good folks over at Focus Features have released this slick new poster for John Madden’s (Shakespeare in Love) upcoming espionage thriller ‘The Debt.’ The film is a remake of an Israeli film called Ha-Hov and was rewritten by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Stardust), as well as Peter Straughan. The film features an all star cast in Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain (soon to be seen in The Tree of Life), Marton Csokas, Jesper Christensen, Ciarán Hinds, and Tom Wilkinson. Look out for ‘The Debt’ August 31st.
The story begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (played by Ms. Mirren) and Stefan (Mr. Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Mr. Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by their country because of the mission that they undertook back in 1966, when the trio (portrayed, respectively, by Ms. Chastain, Mr. Csokas, and Mr. Worthington) tracked down Nazi war criminal Vogel (Mr. Christensen) in East Berlin. At great risk, and at considerable personal cost, the team’s mission was accomplished – or was it? The suspense builds in and across two different time periods, with startling action and surprising revelations.