The upcoming Marvel Studios film Eternals will have manga influences according to its director Chloé Zhao. MCU fans are eager to dive deep into the next phase of the franchise and Eternals is one of the films looking to explore some exciting new territory. As you would expect, not too much is being given away […]
First look at Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland starring Frances McDormand
Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced that it has acquired the worldwide rights to Nomadland, the new film from writer-director Chloe Zhao (The Rider) which sees Oscar-winner Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). Here’s a first-look image… Based on the non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, the film is […]
Marvel finds its director for The Eternals movie
Having officially confirmed the project back in April, Marvel Studios has now found a director for The Eternals, with THR reporting that Chloe Zhao (The Rider) has signed on to direct the movie. The Eternals, scripted by Matthew and Ryan Firpo, focusses on “super-powered and near-immortal beings known as Eternals and a more monstrous off-shoot […]
Exclusive Interview – Brady Jandreau on starring in The Rider
It’s as if Brady Jandreau has stepped off the big screen to have a chat. In his Stetson, jeans and cowboy boots and addressing Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper as “ma’am”, he’s the epitome of the West and the subject of the film, The Rider, which is released in the UK this Friday. He’s not an […]
Marvel has been meeting with several female filmmakers for Black Widow movie
Back in January it was announced that Marvel Studios had hired Jac Schaeffer (The Shower) to pen a script for a Black Widow solo movie, and now comes word from THR that Marvel has been meeting with several potential directors. According to the site, the studio is keen to enlist a female filmmaker for Black Widow, […]
Movie Review – The Rider (2018)
The Rider, 2018. Written and Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Lane Scott, Terri Dawn Pourier, Tanner Langdeau, James Calhoon, Cat Clifford, and Derrick Janis. SYNOPSIS: After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Interview – The Rider Director Chloe Zhao
Sara Hemrajani chats with The Rider director Chloe Zhao… Beijing-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao returns to the Directors’ Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) at Cannes with The Rider, a soulful and intimate portrait of a young South Dakota cowboy struggling to let go of his rodeo champion past after suffering a major head injury. Based on […]
