Japan previously shared their theatrical poster for Robert Pattinson “The Childhood of a Leader”, but now they have unleashed a different version.  Japan always does great promotions. Hmmm wonder where their website is.

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Finally,

#TCOAL – Italian distributor for The Childhood of a Leader: Fil Rouge Media pic.twitter.com/ARSzqt25FK

— sally (@sallyvg) August 26, 2016

Thanks Sally.

UPDATED: 30 August 2016

Not only does Fil Rouge Media have full distribution, that is, Theatrical, TV, DVD-video and VOD, but they will also distribute The Childhood of a Leader in Switzerland (Italian Speaking of course).

 

IndieWire posted a great article on 9 Lessons Studios should learn from the Indie world this Summer.  No 8 mentioned The Childhood of a Leader.  I have to admit that I rarely see studio blockbustres, I’m just not a fan, which is why I love Robert working on indie films – even when he’s only in them for 15 minutes or so.  Take a look at what Indiewire said:

8) Patience Is A Virtue (“Hell Or High Water,”“The Childhood Of A Leader”)

Despite being drab and lifeless, many of this summer’s blockbusters trafficked in extreme violence that leveled metropolises: the mystical gods of “Suicide Squad” terrorized Midway City, Krang tried to level NYC in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,” and the aliens of “Independence Day: Resurgence” sent the London Bridge falling down. But none of it resonated, given that all of these sequences boiled down to screeching CGI madness. What really succeeded were indies which valued quiet scenes over mayhem, so when violent moments broke out, they packed a true punch. Brady Corbet’s meditative “The Childhood of a Leader” took the relatively radical step of…introducing characters and letting them talk to each other. By the time a handful of stones in a child’s hand pulled the rug from under us, our voyeurism was shattered. And although David Mackenzie’s “Hell or High Water” was a bank robbery tale, gunshots burned because they upset the rest of the film’s shaggy calm. Texas never looked so lovely as the night before our central characters’ biggest heist, as they’re drinking beer, wrestling, laughing and bullshitting. By creating quiet moments between characters you root for and empathize with, these films hit so much harder than thousands of faceless citizens fleeing extraterrestrial doom. – William Earl [My emphasis]

Great read, so click on the link above to see their other opinions.

According to Amazon, you can preorder The Childhoof of a Leader DVD which is currently estimated to be released on 22 November 2016.  Fabulous!  Preorder here

Exciting news for all in the UK. According to iTunes (as you can see below) The Childhood Of A Leader is available for pre-order & expected on 21 December 2016, just in time for Christmas. No information yet as to when the DVD/Blu-ray is to be released, but we will of course let you know once this info is available.

 

Brady had some really lovely words to say about his friend Robert Pattinson.  In a nutshell he’s not sure if Robert will be in his next film “Vox Lux”, but he does appear to be in Mona’s next film “The Bleaching Yard”.  Oh and the Safdie’s had high praise for Robert

From Eye for Film:

Given that he feels so strongly about the mythology of fan culture, it’s ironic that he has cast Pattinson in the film, as the actor has built up an ardent following in the years since the Twilight films, with a large number of fan sites dedicated to his work and even the internet-friendly abbreviation RPatz. Corbet says he was interesting in using certain expectations to his advantage.

“It’s really bizarre,” says Corbet “There’s a couple of things. First of all, I’m not that connected to the notion of Rob as a celebrity, because I’ve known him for a long time and I didn’t discover him that way. The other thing is that I thought it would be really, really interesting to have this sort of Janet Leigh in Psycho effect, where you have someone who is a public figure and people have their eye on him, he’s interesting, he’s charismatic, he’s compelling, he’s handsome. And I thought, that it would really give weight to the first 20 minutes of the film. So I hired him for all of those reasons. I hired him because the role was written for a young man that was a bit younger than the female character, handsome and English, so I thought of him.

“Anyone who has spent any time with the guy will know that he’s super hard-working and he never complains. I was just talking to the Safdie brothers, who are directing a new film with him [Good Time], and Josh was like, ‘Dude, we were shooting 19 hour days and he didn’t fucking complain once.’ They were just amazed by his work ethic and so am I. I think he and I will work together for a long time.”

Corbet isn’t sure yet whether Pattinson will feature in his next film Vox Lux yet. “It’s a big cast and it’s an ensemble piece and I have to work out what age everyone is in relationship to each other,” he says, but the British star is working with Corbet’s wife and collaborator Mona Fastvold on her upcoming film The Bleaching Yard.

“It’s a period drama,” says Corbet “The source material is from a very famous Norwegian author called Tarjei Vesaas and she’s set it in a whaling community in the 1940s, which is not in the book. It’s really great. We’re making that with Chris Cohen who produced Childhood as well and her producers from The Sleepwalker. This is the first time as a family that we have made two separate projects.” [My emphasis]

He also says that compared to The Childhood Of A Leader, Vox Lux has been a must swifter project.

There’s nothing listed on Mona’s IMDbPro ‘projects in development’ as yet, but as we know that doesn’t mean anything *looks at Damsel*.

Click on the link above for a great read.

Thanks Posh and @Justoneofus1!