‘Australia Come Fly With Me’ (Photo credit: WildBear Entertainment).
Australia’s documentary makers are less affected by production shutdowns than most other sectors of the screen industry – apart from the large cohort of animators who are still working remotely.
While some productions have been delayed or suspended, filming continues on a sizable number of projects and many are in post.
WildBear Entertainment, which has has 85 people working remotely, is delivering five shows including Australia Come Fly With Me for Sbs, Demolition Downunder for Network Ten and France’s Mediawan, and Bushfire Animal Rescue for PBS and Arte/Zdf.
“We had five projects that were about to commence shooting and these have been delayed, around 25 hours in total,” WildBear CEO Michael Tear tells If. We have another 19 projects in post or very close to delivery. On seven we are experiencing interruption or requiring some form of change to production methodology.
“We...
Australia’s documentary makers are less affected by production shutdowns than most other sectors of the screen industry – apart from the large cohort of animators who are still working remotely.
While some productions have been delayed or suspended, filming continues on a sizable number of projects and many are in post.
WildBear Entertainment, which has has 85 people working remotely, is delivering five shows including Australia Come Fly With Me for Sbs, Demolition Downunder for Network Ten and France’s Mediawan, and Bushfire Animal Rescue for PBS and Arte/Zdf.
“We had five projects that were about to commence shooting and these have been delayed, around 25 hours in total,” WildBear CEO Michael Tear tells If. We have another 19 projects in post or very close to delivery. On seven we are experiencing interruption or requiring some form of change to production methodology.
“We...
- 4/2/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Searle, director Bill Condon's, "The Good Liar" is a smartly mounted and fabulously meshed tale of con and revenge, where the manipulation is apparent and yet intriguing and not a put-off.
If you have seen the trailer of this film, you'd be convinced that it is about con artists who are out to outshine each other. Instead, we get more: An offbeat tale packed with mystery.
Set in London 2009, the narrative begins with a well-to-do, recently widowed, septuagenarian Estelle, using an online dating service. She sets up a date with a chivalrous gentleman named Brian. They soon meet face to face for the first time at a local caf?.
During the meet, they open up to each other confessing that they have used false names since they were initially suspicious of each other. Brian, to gain Estelle's confidence, is...
If you have seen the trailer of this film, you'd be convinced that it is about con artists who are out to outshine each other. Instead, we get more: An offbeat tale packed with mystery.
Set in London 2009, the narrative begins with a well-to-do, recently widowed, septuagenarian Estelle, using an online dating service. She sets up a date with a chivalrous gentleman named Brian. They soon meet face to face for the first time at a local caf?.
During the meet, they open up to each other confessing that they have used false names since they were initially suspicious of each other. Brian, to gain Estelle's confidence, is...
- 11/29/2019
- GlamSham
Veteran star Ian McKellen says the one thing he hates about his job is having to be on display as himself.
"I don't know. If they're successful at keeping secrets, how would I know? There are things that one does, one simply doesn't talk about. I think that may be true of everybody. But having a secret is only part of what it is to be a human being, in that we select which part of ourselves we decide to have on display," McKellen said when asked if it is fair to say that everyone has secrets.
Also Read:?Helen Mirren: I'm incredibly trusting
"In one-to-one situation, that's relatively easy, but if you're talking to a disparate group of people, who is Ian McKellen on that occasion? And am I holding on to a secret if I just present one side of myself? It's difficult being yourself, I think.
"I don't know. If they're successful at keeping secrets, how would I know? There are things that one does, one simply doesn't talk about. I think that may be true of everybody. But having a secret is only part of what it is to be a human being, in that we select which part of ourselves we decide to have on display," McKellen said when asked if it is fair to say that everyone has secrets.
Also Read:?Helen Mirren: I'm incredibly trusting
"In one-to-one situation, that's relatively easy, but if you're talking to a disparate group of people, who is Ian McKellen on that occasion? And am I holding on to a secret if I just present one side of myself? It's difficult being yourself, I think.
- 11/28/2019
- GlamSham
Actress Helen Mirren says she is incredibly trusting as she finds being "constantly suspicious" very exhausting.
"It is easy to abuse people's trust. I think the default position for humans is to be trusting. I'm incredibly trusting. My husband gets very cross sometimes because I am very, very trusting," Mirren said.
Also Read:?Warner Bros Pictures' The Good Liar gets India release date
"But it seems to me it's a much more pleasurable way to live your life than being constantly suspicious of people and their motivations. Are they telling the truth? Should it really be costing that much money? Are they cheating me on this bill? You know, it's exhausting. It's much better just to be trusting and, yes, occasionally it comes back and bites you on the b*m. But mostly, actually, people are very, very decent," she added.
On the work front, Mirren is looking forward to...
"It is easy to abuse people's trust. I think the default position for humans is to be trusting. I'm incredibly trusting. My husband gets very cross sometimes because I am very, very trusting," Mirren said.
Also Read:?Warner Bros Pictures' The Good Liar gets India release date
"But it seems to me it's a much more pleasurable way to live your life than being constantly suspicious of people and their motivations. Are they telling the truth? Should it really be costing that much money? Are they cheating me on this bill? You know, it's exhausting. It's much better just to be trusting and, yes, occasionally it comes back and bites you on the b*m. But mostly, actually, people are very, very decent," she added.
On the work front, Mirren is looking forward to...
- 11/27/2019
- GlamSham
Christian Bale and Matt Damon’s racing drama “Ford v Ferrari” is set to win the weekend box office by a long shot with an esimated $29 million from 3,528 domestic locations.
Elizabeth Banks’ “Charlie’s Angels” reboot could land in a distant second in its debut weekend with about $8.2 million, but the second frame of Roland Emmerich’s “Midway” may come out on top, with about $8.6 million.
“Ford v Ferrari,” which stars Bale and Damon as British driver Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby, respectively, took in nearly $11 million on Friday. Directed by James Mangold, the Fox film follows the pair as they attempt to build a car that can beat Ferrari at the behest of Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) in the 1960s. Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller wrote the script, and Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon also star. Critics have favored the film,...
Elizabeth Banks’ “Charlie’s Angels” reboot could land in a distant second in its debut weekend with about $8.2 million, but the second frame of Roland Emmerich’s “Midway” may come out on top, with about $8.6 million.
“Ford v Ferrari,” which stars Bale and Damon as British driver Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby, respectively, took in nearly $11 million on Friday. Directed by James Mangold, the Fox film follows the pair as they attempt to build a car that can beat Ferrari at the behest of Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) in the 1960s. Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller wrote the script, and Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon also star. Critics have favored the film,...
- 11/16/2019
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
“Ford v Ferrari” is racing to a better-than-expected launch of $29 million in North America, early estimates showed on Friday.
That’s well above pre-release forecasts for “Ford v Ferrari,” which had originally been in the $20 million range. Disney has since upped its estimate to $25 million to $29 million.
Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot is tracking for a disappointing second-place finish at around $9 million, below forecasts in the $12 million to $13 million range.
Lionsgate’s second weekend of World War II actioner “Midway” will probably wind up in third place at about $8 million, followed by the second weekends of “Playing With Fire” and “Last Christmas.” Warner Bros.’ launch of “The Good Liar” will follow in the $4 million to $5 million range, competing with the seventh session of the mega-hit “Joker.”
On Friday, “Joker” became the first R-rated movie in history to earn $1 billion at the global box office. The North American number has topped $316 million.
That’s well above pre-release forecasts for “Ford v Ferrari,” which had originally been in the $20 million range. Disney has since upped its estimate to $25 million to $29 million.
Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot is tracking for a disappointing second-place finish at around $9 million, below forecasts in the $12 million to $13 million range.
Lionsgate’s second weekend of World War II actioner “Midway” will probably wind up in third place at about $8 million, followed by the second weekends of “Playing With Fire” and “Last Christmas.” Warner Bros.’ launch of “The Good Liar” will follow in the $4 million to $5 million range, competing with the seventh session of the mega-hit “Joker.”
On Friday, “Joker” became the first R-rated movie in history to earn $1 billion at the global box office. The North American number has topped $316 million.
- 11/15/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
“Charlie’s Angels” is back with a new generation of winged operatives. Will their latest mission — to help revive a sluggish box office — be a success?
The Angels, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska, will get an assist from fellow newcomers Disney’s historical “Ford v Ferrari” and Warner Bros. thriller “The Good Liar.” But incentivizing audiences to go to the movie theater this year has been no simple task, and ticket sales are down over 5% from 2018 as a result. Adding to their challenges, the trio of new nationwide offerings will have to contend with Disney Plus, the just-launched streaming service offering hundreds of films and TV shows at the click of a button and without the hassle of leaving the couch. More than 10 million people subscribed to Disney Plus on launch day, and it’s entirely possible that potential moviegoers could instead choose to binge “Star Wars” offshoot “The...
The Angels, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska, will get an assist from fellow newcomers Disney’s historical “Ford v Ferrari” and Warner Bros. thriller “The Good Liar.” But incentivizing audiences to go to the movie theater this year has been no simple task, and ticket sales are down over 5% from 2018 as a result. Adding to their challenges, the trio of new nationwide offerings will have to contend with Disney Plus, the just-launched streaming service offering hundreds of films and TV shows at the click of a button and without the hassle of leaving the couch. More than 10 million people subscribed to Disney Plus on launch day, and it’s entirely possible that potential moviegoers could instead choose to binge “Star Wars” offshoot “The...
- 11/13/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The veteran pair duel hypnotically in a mystery thriller whose occasional silliness is masked by storytelling gusto
This mystery thriller is outrageous and irresistible, an old-fashioned drama with dashes of Patricia Highsmith, Patrick Hamilton, John le Carré and maybe Elizabeth Jane Howard’s memoir Slipstream. It features delicious performances by Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen – I don’t think McKellen has had such a juicy role since his turn in the 1998 drama Apt Pupil – and the film has such storytelling gusto that you’ll overlook bits of implausible silliness involving smartphone-type “handsets” with which large financial sums can supposedly be transferred from one bank account to another.
The director is Bill Condon, and it’s adapted by screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher from the bestselling 2016 novel by first-time author Nicholas Searle who caused a flurry of his own by announcing that he was “not allowed to say more about his career than...
This mystery thriller is outrageous and irresistible, an old-fashioned drama with dashes of Patricia Highsmith, Patrick Hamilton, John le Carré and maybe Elizabeth Jane Howard’s memoir Slipstream. It features delicious performances by Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen – I don’t think McKellen has had such a juicy role since his turn in the 1998 drama Apt Pupil – and the film has such storytelling gusto that you’ll overlook bits of implausible silliness involving smartphone-type “handsets” with which large financial sums can supposedly be transferred from one bank account to another.
The director is Bill Condon, and it’s adapted by screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher from the bestselling 2016 novel by first-time author Nicholas Searle who caused a flurry of his own by announcing that he was “not allowed to say more about his career than...
- 11/7/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) is a widow in her 70s who lives in a home full of tasteful pastel furniture in a calmly boring suburb of London. She’s sweet, pretty, pert, and polite, with glowing skin framed by an impeccable gray-white coif; if Doris Day had been a conventional middle-class Englishwoman, she might have looked and acted like this. The opening sequence of “The Good Liar” hops back and forth between Betty filling out the user questionnaire on a website called Distinctive Dating and the man she’s just met on the site doing the same thing. The tone is genial and spry, very senior-citizen “You’ve Got Mail,” and the film then cuts to Betty arriving at a posh London restaurant, where she and her date are meeting for dinner.
He walks in, looking like a hound dog in a trench coat, and sits down opposite her with his eyes a-twinkle.
He walks in, looking like a hound dog in a trench coat, and sits down opposite her with his eyes a-twinkle.
- 11/7/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
“So little is what it seems to be,” the press notes for “The Good Liar” promise. And that’s true, in the sense that one might expect a great deal more from a project that brings together so much talent.
Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen get to act opposite each other for the first time ever, under the direction of estimable filmmaker Bill Condon (“Kinsey”). Together, this trio boasts eight Oscar nominations. In fact, Condon won an Academy Award for writing “Gods and Monsters,” which also earned McKellen a nod.
So what strange sleight of hand conspired to drain all the life out of their torpid crime drama?
Also Read: Helen Mirren at 2019 CinemaCon: 'I Love Netflix... but F-- Netflix'
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher (“Mr. Holmes”) from a novel by Nicholas Searle, “The Good Liar” really wants to be either a thriller or a caper. Unfortunately, it has neither the...
Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen get to act opposite each other for the first time ever, under the direction of estimable filmmaker Bill Condon (“Kinsey”). Together, this trio boasts eight Oscar nominations. In fact, Condon won an Academy Award for writing “Gods and Monsters,” which also earned McKellen a nod.
So what strange sleight of hand conspired to drain all the life out of their torpid crime drama?
Also Read: Helen Mirren at 2019 CinemaCon: 'I Love Netflix... but F-- Netflix'
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher (“Mr. Holmes”) from a novel by Nicholas Searle, “The Good Liar” really wants to be either a thriller or a caper. Unfortunately, it has neither the...
- 11/7/2019
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
On their first night out together after meeting on a dating site for widowed septuagenarians (Ok Boomer?), Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) and Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) take in a screening of “Inglourious Basterds” at a London cinema. It’s the summer of 2009, and neither of these characters knows what happens at the end of Quentin Tarantino’s revisionist World War II extravaganza. Leaving the theater, Roy scoffs at what they’ve just watched: “Young people will think that’s what actually happened.” Betty isn’t so sure — she argues that the modern world has done more to clarify history than it has to obscure it.
More than just a crafty bit of foreshadowing (the full mirth of which isn’t clear until almost two hours later), this early scene appears to set up a pleasantly middle-brow thriller about our power to alter the past. If Bill Condon’s “The Good Liar...
More than just a crafty bit of foreshadowing (the full mirth of which isn’t clear until almost two hours later), this early scene appears to set up a pleasantly middle-brow thriller about our power to alter the past. If Bill Condon’s “The Good Liar...
- 11/7/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
To celebrate the release of The Good Liar on 8th November, Warner Bros. is giving away a very special bundle of goodies, including a webcam sticker, a mirror phone grip, a colour-changing mug and a double-sided tote bag.
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren), worth millions. And Roy means to take it all.
From their very first meeting, Roy begins plying Betty with his tried and true manipulations, and Betty, who seems quite taken with him, is soon going along for the ride. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes—revealing more insidious deceptions that will take them both through a minefield of danger, intrigue and betrayal.
Legendary actors Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen star together on screen for the first time,...
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren), worth millions. And Roy means to take it all.
From their very first meeting, Roy begins plying Betty with his tried and true manipulations, and Betty, who seems quite taken with him, is soon going along for the ride. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes—revealing more insidious deceptions that will take them both through a minefield of danger, intrigue and betrayal.
Legendary actors Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen star together on screen for the first time,...
- 11/6/2019
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Online dating can be a roller coaster no matter how old you are, which Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellan prove in the tense trailer for Bill Condon's The Good Liar.
The drama, which is based on the critically acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle, sees Mirren playing wealthy widow Betty, who thinks she's finally found a worthy connection with a charming, handsome older man she met online. Unfortunately, the man in question is career con artist Roy (McKellen), who thinks he's hit the jackpot when he realizes how much Betty is worth. Soon his plans to swindle her out of her fortune are complicated when he develops true feelings for her, and things begin to spin treacherously out of control.
Quantico's Russell Tovey and Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter also star in The Good Liar, which arrives in theaters on Nov. 15.
The drama, which is based on the critically acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle, sees Mirren playing wealthy widow Betty, who thinks she's finally found a worthy connection with a charming, handsome older man she met online. Unfortunately, the man in question is career con artist Roy (McKellen), who thinks he's hit the jackpot when he realizes how much Betty is worth. Soon his plans to swindle her out of her fortune are complicated when he develops true feelings for her, and things begin to spin treacherously out of control.
Quantico's Russell Tovey and Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter also star in The Good Liar, which arrives in theaters on Nov. 15.
- 10/9/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
We’ve got the most intense second trailer for you to check out from the upcoming dramatic thriller The Good Liar. The film stars the great Helen Mirren (The Queen) and Ian McKellan (The Lord of the Rings) as a couple of mysterious and well-to-do people, playing what may turn out to be the greatest game of cat and mouse of their lives. The movie is directed by Bill Condon from a novel written by Nicholas Searle and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. Here’s the synopsis for the film:
“Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.”
The film also stars Jim Carter (Downton...
“Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.”
The film also stars Jim Carter (Downton...
- 10/7/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
Ian McKellen is up to no good in the new trailer for Warner Bros. upcoming film “The Good Liar.”
Based on the novel by Nicholas Searle, the New Line drama follows Roy Courtnay (McKellen), a career con artist who sets his sights on well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) after meeting her online. However, his latest plot begins to goes awry as he begins to develop feelings for McLeish.
Jim Carter kicks off the trailer with some insight into McKellen’s con artist motivations and his seemingly fool proof plan to con Mirren, who McKellen says is worth millions.
“Is that why you think you do it? for the money?, Carter says. “It’s the game. It’s the adrenaline rush.”
“What if it is?,” McKellan responds, before the trailer cuts to a clip of him pushing another man in front of a subway train. Soon after, another particularly violent...
Based on the novel by Nicholas Searle, the New Line drama follows Roy Courtnay (McKellen), a career con artist who sets his sights on well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) after meeting her online. However, his latest plot begins to goes awry as he begins to develop feelings for McLeish.
Jim Carter kicks off the trailer with some insight into McKellen’s con artist motivations and his seemingly fool proof plan to con Mirren, who McKellen says is worth millions.
“Is that why you think you do it? for the money?, Carter says. “It’s the game. It’s the adrenaline rush.”
“What if it is?,” McKellan responds, before the trailer cuts to a clip of him pushing another man in front of a subway train. Soon after, another particularly violent...
- 10/4/2019
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. has launched the first trailer for the Bill Condon drama ‘The Good Liar’ featuring Sir Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren.
Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Gods and Monsters,” directed and produced the film from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (“Mr. Holmes”), based on the widely acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle.
Russell Tovey (TV’s Quantico) and Jim Carter (TV’s Downton Abbey) also star alongside McKellen and Mirren.
Also in trailers – Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith are the modern day Bonnie and Clyde in trailer for ‘Queen and Slim’
The film is released in the UK November 8th.
The Good Liar Synopsis
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle...
Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Gods and Monsters,” directed and produced the film from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (“Mr. Holmes”), based on the widely acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle.
Russell Tovey (TV’s Quantico) and Jim Carter (TV’s Downton Abbey) also star alongside McKellen and Mirren.
Also in trailers – Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith are the modern day Bonnie and Clyde in trailer for ‘Queen and Slim’
The film is released in the UK November 8th.
The Good Liar Synopsis
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle...
- 6/27/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen's The Good Liar will release in India on November 29.
The film will be brought to India by Warner Bros. Pictures, read a statement.
Directed by Bill Condon, the film is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Nicholas Searle. It tells the story of con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who meets wealthy widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) on a dating website. The film shows the tension and drama that arise when things turn more intense than just a simple con job.
Condon helmed it from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher.
The Good Liar also stars Russell Tovey and Jim Carter. Greg Yolen also served as producer alongside Condon. The Good Liar was filmed in London and Berlin.
The film will be brought to India by Warner Bros. Pictures, read a statement.
Directed by Bill Condon, the film is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Nicholas Searle. It tells the story of con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who meets wealthy widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) on a dating website. The film shows the tension and drama that arise when things turn more intense than just a simple con job.
Condon helmed it from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher.
The Good Liar also stars Russell Tovey and Jim Carter. Greg Yolen also served as producer alongside Condon. The Good Liar was filmed in London and Berlin.
- 6/27/2019
- GlamSham
Warner Bros. have released the first trailer for The Good Liar, an upcoming thriller based on the widely acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle which stars Ian McKellen (X-men: Days Of Future Past) and Helen Mirren (Hobbs & Shaw). That's pretty much all you need to know, but if you want a few more details, McKellen plays a career con-artist in the film who begins to develop feelings…...
- 6/26/2019
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Ian McKellan and Helen Mirren star for the first time together in The Good Liar, which released its first official trailer on Wednesday. The film is out November 15th.
The film, based on the popular and acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle, tells the story of con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who meets wealthy widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) on a dating website. What initially starts off as a cut-and-dry con job turns into something far more complicated: as Betty opens her home up to Roy, he must choose between his feelings...
The film, based on the popular and acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle, tells the story of con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who meets wealthy widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) on a dating website. What initially starts off as a cut-and-dry con job turns into something far more complicated: as Betty opens her home up to Roy, he must choose between his feelings...
- 6/26/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Everyone knows Oscar voters love a dame. That’s Dame Helen Mirren to be precise, who stars alongside Sir Ian McKellen in the awards-friendly fall release “The Good Liar,” a tense romantic thriller from “Kinsey” director Bill Condon. The Oscar winner (Mirren) and two-time Oscar nominee (McKellen) play two people in a new courtship with deceptive underpinnings. Russell Tovey (“Looking”) and Jim Carter (“Downton Abbey”) round out a cast of heavy hitters that is sure to pique certain Oscar voters’ interest.
Per the official synopsis: “Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.”
Condon reunites with McKellen for a fourth time since directing him in “Gods and Monsters,...
Per the official synopsis: “Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.”
Condon reunites with McKellen for a fourth time since directing him in “Gods and Monsters,...
- 6/26/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Bill Condon takes catfishing to a new level in his latest film, The Good Liar.
The preview for Condon's movie, based on Nicholas Searle's novel of the same name, shows the tension and drama that arise when a recently widowed woman crosses paths with a covert con artist who just identified his latest target.
In the trailer, Helen Mirren's Betty McLeish and Ian McKellen's Roy Courtnay meet on a dating website, but only Betty seeks romantic companionship.
"Have you done this a lot?" Betty asks Roy, oblivious to his intentions. "Met people on ...
The preview for Condon's movie, based on Nicholas Searle's novel of the same name, shows the tension and drama that arise when a recently widowed woman crosses paths with a covert con artist who just identified his latest target.
In the trailer, Helen Mirren's Betty McLeish and Ian McKellen's Roy Courtnay meet on a dating website, but only Betty seeks romantic companionship.
"Have you done this a lot?" Betty asks Roy, oblivious to his intentions. "Met people on ...
- 6/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Bill Condon takes catfishing to a new level in his latest film, The Good Liar.
The preview for Condon's movie, based on Nicholas Searle's novel of the same name, shows the tension and drama that arise when a recently widowed woman crosses paths with a covert con artist who just identified his latest target.
In the trailer, Helen Mirren's Betty McLeish and Ian McKellen's Roy Courtnay meet on a dating website, but only Betty seeks romantic companionship.
"Have you done this a lot?" Betty asks Roy, oblivious to his intentions. "Met people on ...
The preview for Condon's movie, based on Nicholas Searle's novel of the same name, shows the tension and drama that arise when a recently widowed woman crosses paths with a covert con artist who just identified his latest target.
In the trailer, Helen Mirren's Betty McLeish and Ian McKellen's Roy Courtnay meet on a dating website, but only Betty seeks romantic companionship.
"Have you done this a lot?" Betty asks Roy, oblivious to his intentions. "Met people on ...
- 6/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Helen Mirren laid down her thoughts on streaming platform Netflix during Warner Bros.’ presentation at 2019 CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
“I love Netflix… but f— Netflix,” Mirren said to promote her upcoming film “The Good Liar.” “There is nothing like sitting in the cinema, the lights go down, the incredible moment of excitement…”
Mirren continued to explain that watching a film in a communal environment like a theater is incomparable.
Also Read: Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren Drama 'The Good Liar' Dated for November 2019
Nato chief John Fithian assured movie theater execs in Las Vegas that streaming services like Netflix don’t have to be seen as a threat to their bottom line and that they can coexist.
While Fithian did not mention Netflix by name, he cited a 2017 Ernst & Young report that showed that moviegoers who frequently went to cinemas also spent more time on streaming services at home.
“I love Netflix… but f— Netflix,” Mirren said to promote her upcoming film “The Good Liar.” “There is nothing like sitting in the cinema, the lights go down, the incredible moment of excitement…”
Mirren continued to explain that watching a film in a communal environment like a theater is incomparable.
Also Read: Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren Drama 'The Good Liar' Dated for November 2019
Nato chief John Fithian assured movie theater execs in Las Vegas that streaming services like Netflix don’t have to be seen as a threat to their bottom line and that they can coexist.
While Fithian did not mention Netflix by name, he cited a 2017 Ernst & Young report that showed that moviegoers who frequently went to cinemas also spent more time on streaming services at home.
- 4/2/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven and Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
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Photo Credit: Chiabella James
The New Line Cinema drama The Good Liar pairs Oscar winner Helen Mirren (“The Queen”) and two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen on the big screen for the first time.
Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Gods and Monsters” directed and produced from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (“Mr. Holmes”), based on the widely acclaimed book The Good Liar, by Nicholas Searle.
© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Photo Credit: Chiabella James
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
The Good Liar also stars Russell Tovey (TV’s “Quantico”) and Jim Carter (TV’s “Downton Abbey”). Greg Yolen also served as producer,...
Photo Credit: Chiabella James
The New Line Cinema drama The Good Liar pairs Oscar winner Helen Mirren (“The Queen”) and two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen on the big screen for the first time.
Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Gods and Monsters” directed and produced from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (“Mr. Holmes”), based on the widely acclaimed book The Good Liar, by Nicholas Searle.
© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Photo Credit: Chiabella James
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
The Good Liar also stars Russell Tovey (TV’s “Quantico”) and Jim Carter (TV’s “Downton Abbey”). Greg Yolen also served as producer,...
- 1/18/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros has set a November 15, 2019, release date for The Good Liar, director Bill Condon’s drama starring English screen vets Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren.
Scripted by Jeffrey Hatcher based on the novel by pseudonymous author Nicholas Searle, it focuses on Roy (McKellen), a veteran conman and born liar who meets wealthy widow Betty (Mirren) online and believes she’s an easy mark. Roy is sure he can pull off the final coup of his career, but as the narrative entwines Roy’s and Betty’s futures, it also delves deeply into their pasts, revealing nearly a century of secrets. Before Roy can close the deal, there is a reckoning to be made.
Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones and Laurie Davidson co-star.
The Good Liar will face off a year from now against Universal holiday rom-com Last Christmas, Fox’s untitled Kingsman threequel and Warners’ own Melissa McCarthy holiday comedy Margie Claus.
Scripted by Jeffrey Hatcher based on the novel by pseudonymous author Nicholas Searle, it focuses on Roy (McKellen), a veteran conman and born liar who meets wealthy widow Betty (Mirren) online and believes she’s an easy mark. Roy is sure he can pull off the final coup of his career, but as the narrative entwines Roy’s and Betty’s futures, it also delves deeply into their pasts, revealing nearly a century of secrets. Before Roy can close the deal, there is a reckoning to be made.
Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones and Laurie Davidson co-star.
The Good Liar will face off a year from now against Universal holiday rom-com Last Christmas, Fox’s untitled Kingsman threequel and Warners’ own Melissa McCarthy holiday comedy Margie Claus.
- 11/15/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. has dated “The Good Liar,” a drama starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, for on Nov. 15, 2019.
The film is arriving at the height of next year’s awards season.
Bill Condon directs the drama about career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) in an adaptation of a novel by Nicholas Searle. Courtnay meets a wealthy widow named Betty (Mirren) online and moves into her home with the intent to swindle her. And though she’s an easy mark, he slowly comes to care for her. McKellen’s character in the book has been compared to Patricia Highsmith’s “The Incredible Mr. Ripley.”
Jeffrey Hatcher, who also wrote Condon’s “Mr. Holmes” starring McKellen as the aging detective, wrote the screenplay based on Searle’s book from 2015.
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Warner Bros. also announced that it...
The film is arriving at the height of next year’s awards season.
Bill Condon directs the drama about career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) in an adaptation of a novel by Nicholas Searle. Courtnay meets a wealthy widow named Betty (Mirren) online and moves into her home with the intent to swindle her. And though she’s an easy mark, he slowly comes to care for her. McKellen’s character in the book has been compared to Patricia Highsmith’s “The Incredible Mr. Ripley.”
Jeffrey Hatcher, who also wrote Condon’s “Mr. Holmes” starring McKellen as the aging detective, wrote the screenplay based on Searle’s book from 2015.
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Warner Bros. also announced that it...
- 11/14/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The film of Nicholas Searle’s bestselling thriller stars Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren
When Nicholas Searle retired from the civil service, he pursued his dream of becoming a writer by taking an online course. He was taken aback when publishers snapped up his first novel and turned it into a bestseller in 2016. Now he has had the “surreal” experience of watching Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren bring his characters to life in a major Warner Bros film adaptation of that debut book.
The Good Liar, a thriller full of twists and turns, tells the story of ageing conman Roy, who preys on a wealthy widow, Betty, after meeting her online. Searle, who describes himself as “60, but a baby in the writing business”, told the Observer that watching such a dream cast flesh out his characters has been extraordinary.
When Nicholas Searle retired from the civil service, he pursued his dream of becoming a writer by taking an online course. He was taken aback when publishers snapped up his first novel and turned it into a bestseller in 2016. Now he has had the “surreal” experience of watching Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren bring his characters to life in a major Warner Bros film adaptation of that debut book.
The Good Liar, a thriller full of twists and turns, tells the story of ageing conman Roy, who preys on a wealthy widow, Betty, after meeting her online. Searle, who describes himself as “60, but a baby in the writing business”, told the Observer that watching such a dream cast flesh out his characters has been extraordinary.
- 6/24/2018
- by Dalya Alberge
- The Guardian - Film News
New Line Cinema has confirmed that Russell Tovey and Jim Carter have joined the cast of Bill Condon’s “The Good Liar.” The drama, which is scheduled to start shooting later this month, stars Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren.
Based on the debut novel by British author Nicholas Searle, “The Good Liar” tells the story of a con artist (McKellen) who can hardly believe his luck when he meets a rich widow (Mirren) online. As she opens her home and life to him he is surprised to find himself caring about her.
Condon will direct from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher, who previously worked with the director on his 2015 film “Mr. Holmes,” also starring McKellen. Condon will also produce with Greg Yolen.
Tovey, whose breakthrough came in the celebrated original West End stage production of “The History Boys” alongside Dominic Cooper and James Corden, has recently starred in ABC’s...
Based on the debut novel by British author Nicholas Searle, “The Good Liar” tells the story of a con artist (McKellen) who can hardly believe his luck when he meets a rich widow (Mirren) online. As she opens her home and life to him he is surprised to find himself caring about her.
Condon will direct from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher, who previously worked with the director on his 2015 film “Mr. Holmes,” also starring McKellen. Condon will also produce with Greg Yolen.
Tovey, whose breakthrough came in the celebrated original West End stage production of “The History Boys” alongside Dominic Cooper and James Corden, has recently starred in ABC’s...
- 4/9/2018
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
X-Men’s Ian McKellen and Red’s Helen Mirren have been cast in Bill Condon’s adaptation of psychological thriller, The Good Liar.
The project, which is directed by Beauty and the Beast’s Condon from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (Mr Holmes), has been adapted from Nicholas Searle’s debut novel. The story focuses on the career of con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring for her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
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McKellen and Condon have also previously worked together before on pictures such as Beauty and the Beast, Gods and Monsters and Mr Holmes.
The project, which is directed by Beauty and the Beast’s Condon from a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher (Mr Holmes), has been adapted from Nicholas Searle’s debut novel. The story focuses on the career of con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring for her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
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McKellen and Condon have also previously worked together before on pictures such as Beauty and the Beast, Gods and Monsters and Mr Holmes.
- 3/13/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Word has come in that legendary actors Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen will be teaming up with Dreamgirls and Beauty And The Beast director Bill Condon for The Good Liar, a new thriller hailing from Bron Creative, a division of Bron Studios, and New Line. The project is set to be an adaptation Nicholas Searle's novel of the same name featuring a mysterious game of... Read More...
- 3/12/2018
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren have been cast in The Good Liar, a thriller set up at New Line Cinema to be adapted from Nicholas Searle's debut novel and directed by Bill Condon. The pic reunites McKellen and Condon from their collaborations on Gods and Monsters and Mr. Holmes. Jeffrey Hatcher wrote the script for Good Liar, about career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As…...
- 3/12/2018
- Deadline
Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren and director Bill Condon are teaming for The Good Liar, a thriller from New Line Cinema.
Bron Creative, a division of Bron Studios, is also boarding the project that adapts the novel by Nicholas Searle, with the company acting as co-financier. This is the first time Bron is partnering with New Line, although the company has previously partnered with Paramount on Fences and Sony on Tom Hanks’ Greyhound, which is currently in production.
A story about a cat-and-mouse game, The Good Liar centers on career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who can’t resist one last score when he meets ...
Bron Creative, a division of Bron Studios, is also boarding the project that adapts the novel by Nicholas Searle, with the company acting as co-financier. This is the first time Bron is partnering with New Line, although the company has previously partnered with Paramount on Fences and Sony on Tom Hanks’ Greyhound, which is currently in production.
A story about a cat-and-mouse game, The Good Liar centers on career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who can’t resist one last score when he meets ...
- 3/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren and director Bill Condon are teaming for The Good Liar, a thriller from New Line Cinema.
Bron Creative, a division of Bron Studios, is also boarding the project that adapts the novel by Nicholas Searle, with the company acting as co-financier. This is the first time Bron is partnering with New Line, although the company has previously partnered with Paramount on Fences and Sony on Tom Hanks’ Greyhound, which is currently in production.
A story about a cat-and-mouse game, The Good Liar centers on career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who can’t resist one last score when he meets ...
Bron Creative, a division of Bron Studios, is also boarding the project that adapts the novel by Nicholas Searle, with the company acting as co-financier. This is the first time Bron is partnering with New Line, although the company has previously partnered with Paramount on Fences and Sony on Tom Hanks’ Greyhound, which is currently in production.
A story about a cat-and-mouse game, The Good Liar centers on career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), who can’t resist one last score when he meets ...
- 3/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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