Macbeth, The Light Between Oceans, Jobs and Slow West starring Michael Fassbender (along with Trespass Against Us - see part 1 post below) make indieWIRE - The Playlist final cut for the 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2015! Michael has indeed been busy and he has more incredible film projects ahead as producer and actor. Were extremely excited for the 2015 - 2016 lineup! Complete article: blogs.indiewire/theplaylist/the-100-most-anticipated-films-of-2015-20150105? 46. Slow West Director: John Maclean Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Mendelsohn, Rory McCann Synopsis: At the end of the 19th century, a teenage boy travels across the American Frontier with a mysterious traveler in search of the woman he loves. What You Need To Know: Fassbender has reached the level where he can greenlight passion projects and he has been developing this ambitious western with director and former Beta Band member John Maclean for a few years now —their previous collaboration was the BAFTA-winning short Pitch Black Heist. That film showed that Maclean has some real directorial chops, and we like that hes moving into features with a western, which is hardly the hippest of genres for a first-time filmmaker. Smit-McPhees been hugely impressive in the likes of The Road and Let Me In, and Mendelsohns always a welcome presence, especially if he gets to square off against Fassbender, who incidentally is in about a million films this year, almost all somewhere on this list. Release Date: Premieres at Sundance, but A24 have already picked it up in partnership with DirectTV. 29. Jobs” Director: Danny Boyle (“Trainspotting,” “Slumdog Millionaire”) Cast: Michael Fassbender, Seth Rogen, Kate Winslet, Katherine Waterston, Michael Stuhlbarg Synopsis: The story of the late visionary Apple founder’s rise to prominence, told via three product launches representing three different periods in Jobs’ life —the Mac, NeXT and the iPod. What You Need To Know: Dropped by Sony, no longer to be directed by David Fincher and not starring Christian Bale, the Aaron Sorkin-scripted Steve Jobs film could have been a terrific what-if. Except, picked up by Universal, to be directed by Boyle and starring Fassbender, it’s entirely possible that we’re going to get an even better version —Boyle has a humanism that Fincher can lack, and since Fincher’s already done his Sorkin-scripted study of tech genius with “The Social Network,” it’ll be good to see a different directorial take. Reportedly talky and claustrophobic but also “brilliant” “spectacular” and “perfect,” we’re very happy this script is going to make it to the screen if only because we can’t let 2013’s Baby Looney Tunes version starring Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad be the final cinematic word on the subject. Release Date: None yet, and with casting and pre-production still underway, there’s a chance it may end up a 2016 title, but expect it to be a big awards player whenever it hits. 11. “The Light Between Oceans” Director: Derek Cianfrance (“A Place Beyond The Pines,” “Blue Valentine”) Cast: Michael Fassbender, Rachel Weisz, Alicia Vikander Synopsis: Tom Sherbourne returns from the Great War, to a job as lighthouse keeper in Australia, and when his wife finds an abandoned baby, she convinces him to keep it. What You Need To Know: It’s an adaptation of a supremely popular bestseller of the same name by M. L. Stedman (who also adapted the screenplay). And supremely popular bestsellers adapted by their authors have been known to work wonders (see: “Gone Girl”). In all honesty, you could’ve told us that Cianfrance was directing an adaptation of a laundry detergent’s instructions, and we’d be excited. He’s knocked us off our feet with “Blue Valentine” and “A Place Beyond the Pines” (both getting A’s here) and the prospect of painting on a bigger canvas (not only because of the mouth-watering New Zealand and Australian locations, but because this is Cianfrance working with a big studio, DreamWorks, for the first time) with Fassbender as the lead brush is a seismically exciting one. Want more incentive? How about Alexandre Desplat scoring and “True Detective” cinematographer Adam Arkapaw shooting? Now you know how we feel. Release Date: Still deep in post, there’s no official release date. Expect a fall festival premiere, though. 6. “Macbeth” Director: Justin Kurzel (The Snowtown Murders) Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Paddy Considine, Sean Harris, Jack Reynor Synopsis: Macbeth is driven to murder after hearing a prophecy and led on by the scheming machinations of his wife. What You Need to Know: With countless adaptations and versions out there, its easy to see why Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is so popular—themes of power, corruption, betrayal and revenge are writ so large that they can be adapted to almost any milieu and still feel relevant. Sophomore feature director Justin Kurzel is seeking to create a movie with massive battle sequences yet retain the original dialogue and time period. Fassbender has proven he can move seamlessly from period to contemporary settings and Cotillard has already played crazy to perfection, as the duplicitous Mal in “Inception,” but Lady Macbeth is considered one of the preeminent villains of literary history. All of which suggests the elements are in play for a definitive take on an evergreen classic. Release Date: Like Carol, this could be headed to Cannes ahead of an awards season push.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:42:00 +0000
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