Alejandro Inarritu
I'm always on the lookout for announcements of future film projects that seem to me to have the potential to end up in Telluride over Labor Day weekend. I'll collect some of the posts and press material when I stumble across that kind of thing and hoard it. Now that we're almost a month removed for the 41st edition of TFF, I thought that I might as well drag some of those out and post the some of the info that's been out there. So, without further adieu, here are ten films that have been announced that could end up at a future Telluride Film Fest:
1) "The Revenant". Director: Alejandro Inarritu and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. A revenge western. Reason for a TFF play: Inarritu. The Oscar nominated director has played Telluride with three straight films: "Babel", "Biutiful" and "Birdman". A couple of sticking points: Will it be done in time? It's set for a Dec. 25th release in 2015 and the distributor is 20th Century Fox which has a spotty record at Telluride at best. Here are your "Revenant" posts:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/scorseses-silence-inarritus-the-revenant-both-arrive-in-2015/
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/inarritus-revenant-starring-dicaprio-hardy-set-christmas-2015/
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/tom-hardy-confirmed-to-join-leonardo-dicaprio-in-the-revenant-1201255146/
http://www.thewrap.com/were-the-millers-star-will-poulter-joining-leonardo-dicaprio-in-the-revenant/
And the IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663202/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2
Sir Ian as "Mr. Holmes"
2) "Mr. Holmes". Director: Bill Condon. Starring: Ian McKellan and Laura Linney. Reasons it would play Telluride: Condon and Linney who have been at Telluride in the past with "Kinsey" in 2004. Linney has also been a Telluride presence in "Jindabayne", "The Savages" and "Hyde Park on Hudson". Additionally, the film is being co-distributed by Roadside Attractions whose TFF profile grew to three films this year and one of the Production companies is See Saw Films which has had a high profile Telluride presence in recent years with films: "The King's Speech", "Shame" and "Tracks".
"Mr. Holmes" links:
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/ian-mckellen-mr-holmes-us-distribution-1201296769/
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/first-look-ian-mckellen-sherlock-holmes-bill-condons-mr-sherlock/
"Mr. Holmes" IMDb page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230/?ref_=nv_sr_1
From IndieWire; Trumbo and Cranston
3) "Trumbo" Director: Jay Roach. Starring: Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, John Goodman. Reasons ot would play Telluride: Well, there really aren't ANY. No history with this director. As a matter of fact, Jay Roach's resume is odd. He has a couple of quality HBO gigs under his belt: "Game Change" and "Recount" but he also is the director of such "classics" as all three "Austin Powers" films as well as a couple of the "Fockers" franchise.
The listed U.S. distributor for "all media" via IMDb is Bleeker Street. It's listed as exactly their fourth feature to distribute. The other three: "Pawn Sacrifice" (Ed Zwick's Bobby Fischer/Boris Spassky flick), "Danny Coliins" (from Dan Fogelman) and "Captain Fantastic" (from Matt Ross). So there's no TFF history there.
The film's production companies don't have any Telluride connection either. IMDb lists Groundswell Productions (no T-ride past), Inimitable Pictures (ditto) and ShivHans Pictures (the same).
So, why is it on my list? Because I think a Dalton Trumbo biopic starring Bryan Cranston in the title role sounds like a perfect fit for Telluride if it's well executed. If Roach is in "Game Change/Recount" mode, then I could see this being a part of the TFF #42 lineup.
Here's some of the stories that have come out about "Trumbo":
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hobbit-actor-play-kirk-douglas-734744
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/casting-mike-epps-frontrunner-for-richard-pryor-biopic-daisy-ridley-returning-for-star-wars-8-9-and-more-20140811
http://www.thewrap.com/john-goodman-in-talks-to-join-bryan-cranston-in-jay-roachs-trumbo-exclusive/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-cranston-star-as-blacklisted-631845
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/bobby-cannavale-joins-pacino-de-niro-in-martin-scorseses-gangster-picture-the-irishman-20140909
"Trumbo's IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3203606/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2
From projectcasting.com: The novel and Affleck
4) "Live by Night" Director: Ben Affleck. Starring: Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning and Sienna Miller. Affleck returns to a Dennis Lehane story for this film. Lehane wrote the novel that was the basis for Affleck's first directing experience, "Gone Baby Gone". This story is set in the Prohibition era and features cops and gangsters.
Why Telluride? Affleck and Warner Bros. cannot be unhappy with the way Affleck's last directing gig turned out. "Argo" launched at Telluride and went on to win three Academy Awards including Best Picture. That's enough for me to think that they may want to try the same path in 2015 or 2016 (IMDb lists its domestic release on Oct. 7, 2016 but a number of the posts you'll look at below say it'll be out at the end of 2015). TFF #42 or #43 could be a very real scenario.
Posts about "Live by Night":
http://www.thewrap.com/ben-afflecks-live-night-hit-theaters-christmas-day-2015/
http://www.slashfilm.com/ben-afflecks-live-by-night-will-shoot-this-fall/
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/ben-affleck-returns-to-dennis-lehane-territory-eyes-live-by-night-as-next-directorial-outing-20121011
The IMDb page for "Live by Night": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2361317/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt
5) Danny Boyle's next project...Boyle has a couple of potential projects bouncing about. There's "Porno", sequel to his acclaimed "Trainspotting" and then there's the untitled film that centers on the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billy Jean King and Bobby Riggs. "Porno" seems to be closer to actually being on the tracks to being made. Either way, it seems that Boyle would be a likely candidate to return to Telluride after very successful trips there in 2008 with eight time Oscar winner "Slumdog Millionaire" and then again in 2010 with "127 Hours" which was nominated for six Academy Awards. If Fox Searchlight gets involved, that would further increase the chances that we'd see the film in T-ride as they were distributors for both "Slumdog" and "127 Hours".
Here's some press about "Porno":
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27293478
http://www.moviereviewworld.com/news/irvine-welsh-confirms-trainspotting-2-film-sequel-works/
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-1-hour-talk-with-danny-boyle-mark-kemode-physicist-brian-cox-about-sunshine-20140211
and other posts about the possible "Battle of the Sexes":
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/danny-boyle-to-direct-film-about-1973-battle-of-the-sexes-tennis-match-between-billie-jean-king-bobby-riggs-20140219
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/19/danny-boyle-biopic-billie-jean-king-film-battle-of-the-sexes
http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/danny-boyle-working-on-a-billie-jean-king-bobby-riggs-tennis-drama/
"Porno's" IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2763304/?ref_=nv_sr_2
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER
It's been rumored for awhile and though still not confirmed, it appears to be very close to that. We're talking the possibility/probability of Quentin Tarantino shooting seven weeks for his next film "The Hateful Eight" near Telluride.
You have to also think that if he does shoot there that he'd maybe want to play the film there as a part of TFF #42. I've actually seen a couple of people suggest that possibility in correspondence.
According to the linked story below from the Denver Business Journal, the film would begin shooting in the San Juans in December if all the pieces fall into place. Further, the film is being produced and will be distributed domestically by The Weinstein Company which just came off a triumphant set of screenings of "The Imitation Game" at last month's film fest. The film is planned to have a late 2015 release. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins and Bruce Dern among others.
Check the Denver Business Journal story here:
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2014/09/26/embargoed-until-9-05-a-mcolorado-expecting-to-have.html
another story from The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_26611060/quentin-tarantino-set-shoot-hateful-eight-colorado
"The Hateful Eight's" IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460252/?ref_=ttfc_ql
MCN'S LATEST GURUS
The Gurus of Gold have been polled post fall festival season and just prior to this past weekend's kickoff of the New York Film Festival. They have "boyhood" at the top followed by "The Imitation Game" and "Birdman". Take a look at that here (as well as some interesting numbers concerning actors and bumps that may have happened as a result of festival plays):
http://moviecitynews.com/2014/09/gurus-o-gold-pre-venicetelluridetoronto-best-picture-field-2/
'BIRDMAN" POSTER AND IMAGES
New images and a new poster for Alejandro Inarritu's "Birdman" emerged at the beginning of the weekend. The poster you see above. Here are accompanying stories from Vulture.com and The Playlist:
http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/check-out-the-brand-new-birdman-poster.html
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/exclusive-new-images-from-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritus-birdman-20140926
LATEST SCREEN TALK
Check here for the latest edition of Anne Thompson and Eric Kohn's Screen Talk podcast as the duo tackle the early info from the New York Film Festival and the ever evolving Oscar race:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/screen-talk-new-york-film-festival-preview-20140926
More on Thursday...
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