The first trailer has arrived online for The Critic, director Anand Tucker’s u[coming adaptation of Anthony Quinn’s novel Curtain Call. Set in the 1930s, the period thriller stars Ian McKellen as a feared theatre critic who takes pleasure in regularly tearing down actress Nina Land (Gemma Arterton), until his newspaper is taken over and he […]
Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong and more set for thriller The Critic
Deadline reports an all-star cast for The Critic, a period thriller of “blackmail, deceit and murder.” Starring in the film from director Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie) will be Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Gemma Arterton (Summerland) and Mark Strong (1917) as the principle trio. The Critic is set in “1934 London, McKellen plays […]