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TV Review: ‘Turn’
As a fan of period pieces in general, there’s little pleasure in saying AMC should perhaps steer clear of them for a while. Because in the wake of Western “Hell on Wheels” comes the new Revolutionary...
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AMC’s Revolutionary War Drama ‘Turn’ Gets Second Season
AMC has ordered a second season of “Turn,” the period drama that explores the Culper spy ring that was an integral part of America’s fight for independence from England. The AMC Studios show, which is...
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WATCH: ‘Fantastic Four’ Debuts First Trailer
Twentieth Century Fox has released the first teaser trailer for Josh Trank’s reboot of Marvel’s “Fantastic Four,” six months before its Aug. 7 release. The trailer gives a first look at a more grounded...
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At Last, A Good Look at ‘Fantastic Four’s’ The Thing
Those fearing that the Thing might not be looking his most fantastic in the upcoming reboot of “Fantastic Four” may find solace in the first image of the character, shared via Empire on Thursday. The...
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TV Review: ‘Turn: Washington’s Spies,’ Season 2
At the risk of sounding unpatriotic, perhaps it’s time to temporarily retire the Revolutionary War as a dramatic TV backdrop. Following “Sons of Liberty,” the miniseries that presented history in the...
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Annette Bening Starring in Romance for Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli
Annette Bening, Jamie Bell and Julie Walters will star in the romance “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” for James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and Colin Vaines. IM Global is co-financing the film,...
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Film Review: ‘6 Days’
"A renaissance for international terrorism" is among the archival newscast quotes used to set the scene in the opening credits of "6 Days."
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Telluride Film Review: ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’
“What ever happened to Gloria Grahame?” classic movie buffs might well have asked in 1981, the year the blonde, Betty Boop-voiced Oscar winner died of cancer. The same question certainly applies to the...
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Frank Grillo, Jamie Bell to Star in Indie ‘Donnybrook’
Frank Grillo, Jamie Bell, Margaret Qualley, and James Badge Dale are set to star in the indie pic “Donnybrook.” Tim Sutton is writing and directing. Production starts on Oct. 23 in Cincinnati. Backup...
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Robert Pattinson: ‘My Ego Was a Lot Bigger When I First Started’ Acting
Fame is often a transformative and humbling experience for industry veterans, as Jamie Bell and Robert Pattinson discussed on Variety‘s “Actors on Actors.” “When something becomes really big you really...
View ArticleJamie Bell in Talks to Play Bernie Taupin in Elton John Biopic ‘Rocketman’...
Jamie Bell is in negotiations to play Bernie Taupin, the famed songwriter who collaborated on 30 albums with Elton John, in Paramount’s biopic “Rocketman” starring Taron Egerton as John. Dexter...
View ArticleToronto Film Review: Jamie Bell in ‘Donnybrook’
Best known as the kid from an English coal-mining town who wanted to dance, one-time “Billy Elliot” star Jamie Bell has grown rugged with age. In director Tim Sutton’s dark, bruise-inducingly poetic...
View ArticleJamie Bell on Donald Trump, Charlottesville and Playing a Neo-Nazi in Toronto...
Jamie Bell packed on 20 pounds, wore a prosthetic nose and shaved his head to portray a neo-Nazi in the drama “Skin,” which premieres at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday night. The movie is based...
View ArticleToronto Film Review: Jamie Bell in ‘Skin’
When “American History X” came out 20 years ago, part of its appeal was exotic. At the time, Neo-Nazis still seemed an outlandish, subterranean believe-it-or-not element in society. But the...
View ArticleToronto: A24 and DirecTV Acquire ‘Skin’ Starring Jamie Bell (EXCLUSIVE)
A24 and DirecTV have acquired North American distribution rights for the drama “Skin” out of the Toronto Film Festival, Variety has learned. The movie, about a man raised by skinheads who risks his...
View ArticleToronto: IFC Films Buys ‘Donnybrook’ Starring Jamie Bell (EXCLUSIVE)
IFC Films has acquired North American distribution rights to the drama “Donnybrook” out of the Toronto Film Festival, Variety has learned. The deal was in the seven-figure range, according to sources....
View ArticleWatch Taron Egerton as Elton John in ‘Rocketman’ Teaser
It’s lonely out in space for Taron Egerton, who portrays Sir Elton John in the upcoming musical film “Rocketman.” The first teaser trailer for the movie dropped on Monday. “There are moments in a...
View ArticleKate Mara and Jamie Bell Settle in Los Feliz
“House of Cards” alum and NFL heiress Kate Mara and her new(-ish) hubby, BAFTA-winning British actor Jamie Bell, have opted to put down some real estate roots. For their family-friendly new domain, the...
View ArticleHow Jamie Bell Transformed Into a Neo-Nazi for ‘Skin’
Anyone who still associates British actor Jamie Bell with his breakout role as a young boy who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer will quickly forget all about “Billy Elliot” after seeing “Skin,” which...
View Article‘Skin’ Makeup Artist Stretches the Limits of Tattoo Design
“If the audience didn’t believe in the tattoos, we were dead before we even began,” says director Guy Nattiv of “Skin,” a reality-based drama about white supremacist Bryon Widner, who renounced those...
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