Kevin Macdonald steps into Old World Britain for his latest film The Eagle, which stars Channing Tatum in his first real period piece. Tatum with an accent is a big deal. The actor plays a young Roman general who’s on a quest to restore honor to his family’s name after a horrific event that occurred decades earlier under his father’s leadership.
Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald’s latest feature to hit theaters is entitled The Eagle. It stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell, and it’s a period piece set against the backdrop of Rome. After its release Macdonald will take a step back into the world of documentaries with a film that covers the life of legendary musician Bob Marley.
Hearing that the Scott Brothers have produced a film of entirely of user-submitted content means one of two things — this is going to be a complete, chaotic mess, with random thoughts, and scattered ideas that don’t lead up to anything OR this is a film that will change cinema as we know it and absolutely shock and amaze audiences. For me there was really no in between. So what was it….
After months of waiting, the premiere of Kevin Macdonald and Ridley Scott’s ambitious project Life in a Day is almost here. The film that started off as a huge experiment to capture the actions of people all over the world in a single day is finished and ready to go. YouTube has announced that the movie will appear on the site later this month, where it will steam live for all to see.
Do remember when Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald conducted an open casting call for their upcoming YouTube inspired movie? The film is called Life in a Day, and it’s a documentary that’s produced by Scott and directed by MacDonald that centers on a day in the life of thousands of YouTube users. The first official poster promoting the film has been released as well as its official synopsis. Take a look…
How did this little film starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong, written by BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter Jeremy Brock (The Last King of Scotland) and directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald slip by us for so long? We didn’t even hear about them casting Eagle of the Ninth, but everything is set and the crew is currently on location in Hungary and Scotland, and they have begun filming!
The film was adapted for the screen by Brock, off of Rosemary Sutcliff’s classic novel of the same name. For more on the story keep reading…
Who are you most excited to hear about starting up a new project?Source: Variety and THR
