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Sir Sam Mendes is set to make four separate films about each member of The Beatles. The 59-year-old filmmaker previously pitched the idea of making four separate movies about Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison to executives in Hollywood, and Tom Rothman and Elizabeth Gabler, of Sony Pictures Entertainment, were both wowed by his ambitious plans Sam - who will direct all four films - told Deadline: "We went out to Los Angeles just before Christmas to pitch the project, and it’s fair to say we were met with universal enthusiasm. "The reason Sony stood out from c...
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Micheal Ward thinks that Olivia Colman's nerves added to the raunchy scenes in 'Empire of Light'. The pair feature in Sir Sam Mendes' new movie as Stephen and Hilary, two people who fall in love while working at a cinema during the 1980s, and Micheal felt that the Oscar-winner's struggles added to the authenticity of the film's intimate sequences. He told the i newspaper: "The fact that Olivia was a bit nervous added something to it, because it felt that we both had to overcome something. "Automatically you're kind of stroking (the other person) and you're like, 'And one and two and three...'"...
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Sir Sam Mendes fears that the "great era" of the cinema is dying. The 'Empire of Light' director is disappointed that films are now going straight to streaming services rather than to the big screen and he worries that soon the cinema experience will not be available to people. Speaking to the BBC, Sam said: "The 20th century, the great era of movies, the great entertainment form – which was going out to the movies – that is dying." The acclaimed filmmaker believes that some of his most successful movies would have been released on streaming services if they had been made now. Mendes, 57, said...
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Sir Sam Mendes thinks it is "inevitable" that awards shows will move to gender-neutral categories. The 'Empire of Light' director thinks it is "perfectly reasonable" to scrap separate male and female categories when it comes to giving out honours in order to make the film industry more inclusive. He told the BBC: “I have total sympathy with it, yeah, and I think it might well be inevitable in the end. "I think that’s the way it’s moving and I think that it’s perfectly reasonable.” The 57-year-old filmmaker- who won an Oscar in 2000 for 'American Beauty' and a BAFTA for '1917' in 2020 - insiste...
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Sir Sam Mendes has always felt at "home" in a cinema. The 57-year-old film director has been a huge fan of movies since his childhood, and he's always felt a sense of "reassurance" whenever he's visited a cinema. He explained: "The cinema is the place you go when you're lost, or when you feel the need for reassurance or some sense of home. "Those places were created, not just to watch movies, but to let you explore a side of your physique and your entire emotional landscape that would otherwise be ignored." During his childhood, Sam visited the cinema as a means of escaping his everyday proble...
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Cillian Murphy has led tributes to Helen McCrory. The 'Peaky Blinders' star admitted he was "brokenhearted" by the news of Helen's passing, after she tragically lost her battle to cancer at the age of 52. In a statement, he said: "I am broken-hearted to lose such a dear friend. Helen was a beautiful, caring, funny, compassionate human being. She was also a gifted actor – fearless and magnificent. She elevated and made humane every scene, every character she played. "It was a privilege to have worked with this brilliant woman, to have shared so many laughs over the years. I will dearly miss my ...
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