Not adapted so much as vertiginously extrapolated from a Henry James novella, Bertrand Bonello’s audacious “The Beast” is a hypnotic and destabilizing vision of a past, present, and future in which two star-crossed lovers struggle to connect in the face of their own fears, as the engulfing threat of unknown catastrophes—both individual and collective—subjugates their … Read more
‘To some possible reality.’ ‘Then you will watch with me?’” And so May does. And Marcher’s fear translates into a passivity that compels him to hold May at arm’s length for the rest of his life. At the end of the story, he mourns a love he never allowed himself to have and understands that … Read more
ComingSoon recently sat down with composer Matthew Barber to discuss his score for the Paramount+ TV series Sexy Beast. The series, which stars Sarah Greene, James McArdle, and Stephen Moyer, debuted on January 25. ComingSoon: How did the concept for the Paramount+ series Sexy Beast come about, and what drew you to the project as … Read more
The prequel to the acclaimed 2001 crime thriller offers an origin story for one of the best villains in recent film history. Plot: Gal Dove and Don Logan are best friends and small-town thieves living the good life in ‘90s East London. Deedee Harrison is a captivating adult film star whose ambitions to control her … Read more
Kiah Roache-Turner, director of Wyrmwood and its sequel, is set to direct the World War II shark thriller Beast of War Wyrmwood Road of the Dead and Wyrmwood: Apocalypse director Kiah Roache-Turner started the year by wrapping production on the spider-themed horror film Sting, and now Deadline reports that he’s moving on to a different “nature run amok” story, … Read more
Lea Seydoux is typically excellent as Gabrielle, partnered here with George MacKay as Louis. They play what TIFF describes as “star-crossed lovers,” seen at various points in history as a Gabrielle in the future undergoes a process that is designed to eliminate hampering emotions still lingering from past lives. So Gabrielle revisits past versions of … Read more
Samuel L. Jackson in talks to play the US President in The Beast, which is also set to star Suicide Squad’s Joel Kinnaman. Given the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, there hasn’t been a lot of casting news over the last two months, but Deadline has reported that Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to star as … Read more