Oh wow I did not expect to wake up to these this morning

 

Screenwriter & actor Luke Davies (left), Anton Corbijn and Robert Pattinson

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My fave three letters after R.O.B. of course

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Another great interview with Anton Corbijn with The Playlist where he talks “Life”, Rob and confirms 2015 is when we will undoubtedly see the film:

“What about Robert Pattinson’s work in the movie?

Rob and Dan very different kind of actors. They’re very, very different kind of people in the film, so it was fantastic. They were so different naturally. For Rob to play a photographer is quite interesting because he’s being chased by photographers all the time. Rob is of course a film star, but he likes to be seen as an actor, so he works very hard to be an actor and be valued as an actor. And in the film he plays this photographer who wants to be seen as a great photographer. So I think there’s a parallel there that’s helpful.

He’s made a lot of interesting acting choices, “Cosmopolis”…
…Yeah, “The Rover.” I hear that “Map to the Stars” is a really great film. I am looking forward to seeing it.

I was hoping to see “Life” announced as part of the TIFF 2014 lineup. 
Yeah, I was hoping that too, but we are too far from finishing, because we finished [shooting] in late October.

Will we see it at on the fall festival circuit anywhere?
I reckon it will be 2015.”

I wonder if it will premiere at  Sundance or possibly Cannes *squisheseyestightinprayer*

Click link above to read full article on Anton’s previous life as a photographer.

 

This little snippet was part of a Philip Seymour Hoffman article on CraveOnline:

“You mentioned recently that you were trying to get Philip Seymour Hoffman into your next film, Life. What role would that have been?

John Morris. (Who was a photo editor for Life magazine; and who will be played, now, by Joel Edgerton)

Life wasn’t part of the TIFF announcement this morning, is there potential for a 2014 release?

No, that’ll be 2015. We haven’t locked picture yet. We still have two more months of sound and [potential] pick-up shoots.

In your background in photography, you’ve photographed numerous icons. Your first film, Control, was a portrait of the iconic Ian Curtis (singer for Joy Division), who died very young. I guess now we’ve confirmed that next year, you have a film that involves James Dean (to be played by Dane DeHaan) in Life. Who also died very young. Is it more difficult to capture an iconic photograph of an individual in life, or to tell their story in death?

I’m flattered that people think my pictures are iconic. That’s not what I set out to be. A lot of people that I worked with in the 70s and 80s were not very well known people, but they became [well known] later. So I’ve not deliberately sought icons. As far as making films for Ian Curtis and James Dean, that is, of course, is very deliberate. Ian Curtis was someone that I knew and I moved to England to make it because I wanted to make it. It was a personal project. And, also, I thought there was a good love story there (between Sam Riley and Samantha Morton).

With Life it’s first and foremost a story about a photographer, Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson), who profiled James Dean (DeHaan). So it’s the story of a photographer and their subject. As a photographer that story interested me: studying the power balance between a photographer and their subject. You know, who influences who? The James Dean portion of the story wasn’t my interest. In fact I’d turned down a straight James Dean project once before.”

For Aussies, I did speak with Transmission Films last week and they confirmed they will keep us in the loop re Aussie release dates (for both Life and QoTD).  Me thinks 2015 is shaping up to be another fabulous year as a Rob fan.

 

I would be happy for either of these films to be included in a Festival some time this year.  According to Indiewire:

“Life
Who Made It: Anton Corbijn
Who’s In It: Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley
Where It Might Premiere: Perhaps Venice, where Corbijn’s “The American” debuted in 2010
The Gist: Robert Pattinson continues his quest to make us forget about “Twilight” by hooking up with yet another accomplished director, this time Anton Corbijn. In “Life,” he’s portraying a photographer for Life Magazine is assigned to shoot pictures of James Dean (played by Dane DeHaan). In Corbijn’s hands, this has a whole lot of promise, and given it’s been in post production since March, it would make sense. Though it would make for the director’s second festival debut of the year — his “A Most Wanted Man” debuted at Sundance in January, and is hitting theaters this month.”

“Queen of the Desert
Who Made It: Werner Herzog
Who’s In It: James Franco, Robert Pattinson, Nicole Kidman
Where It Might Premiere: Another likely bet for Venice. It’s been in post since March, so it all seems likely.
The Gist: Um, so James Franco and Robert Pattinson are starring in a Werner Herzog film. About Gertrude Bell. Who is played by Nicole Kidman. That’s all you need.”

The Playlist has included “Life” in its wishlist of 50 films it’s hoping to see during the The Fall Film Festivals:

““Life” (Anton Corbijn)
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley
Synopsis: A story of the relationship between Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock and movie star James Dean.
Last We Heard: Photographer-turned-director Anton Corbijn (“Control,’ “The American”) has already had one festival premiere in 2014 with “A Most Wanted Man,” which hits theaters in a few weeks, but that doesn’t rule out a second: he went into production on his fourth film, with a so-hot-right-now cast and intriguing subject, earlier in the year, and it was wrapped by February. Corbijn premiered “The American” in Venice back in 2010, so a return appearance there might be feasible, but TIFF could be more likely, unless the film’s held back for Sundance 2015.”

Will be interesting to see if it is included at Venice or Toronto come Aug/September – guess we won’t have to wait long to find out.