If you’re going to make a music biopic — and with new dramatic takes on the lives of Bob Dylan, Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley and Michael Jackson on the way, it appears everyone is — you’d better secure the music rights. Making a movie purporting to tell the story of a pop music legend without first clearing rights to use the pop music that made them legendary is a recipe for box office disaster.
Remember Stardust, Gabriel Range’s 2020 David Bowie biopic starring Johnny Flynn, shot without any music from Bowie? Or Jimi: All Is By My Side (2013) directed by John Ridley with André 3000 as Jimi Hendrix playing none of his original songs? How about England Is Mine, Mark Gill’s unauthorized Morrissey biopic with Jack Lowden and Jodie Comer? Probably not. Without the sing-alone tunes, those films sank without a trace.
The blockbuster pop biopics — Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman,...
Remember Stardust, Gabriel Range’s 2020 David Bowie biopic starring Johnny Flynn, shot without any music from Bowie? Or Jimi: All Is By My Side (2013) directed by John Ridley with André 3000 as Jimi Hendrix playing none of his original songs? How about England Is Mine, Mark Gill’s unauthorized Morrissey biopic with Jack Lowden and Jodie Comer? Probably not. Without the sing-alone tunes, those films sank without a trace.
The blockbuster pop biopics — Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Velvet Goldmine to Sound of Metal, the rock’n’roll life has provided a rich seam for cinema
It can be hard for cinema to convey the body-shaking rush of rock’n’roll. There’s something fundamentally different about the performative nature of the rock star and the actor – one possessed and in the moment, the other considered and artfully observed – that can make attempts by the latter to play the former ring strangely false. The charge of live music, meanwhile, doesn’t always penetrate the essential remove imposed by the camera.
Two recent films about rock musicians demonstrate the potential pitfalls and rarer rewards of portraying that scene on screen – both are out on non-premium VOD and DVD this week. Stardust, an anaemic biopic of David Bowie, is the dud. Hamstrung by the failure to secure rights to any of its subject’s actual music, Gabriel Range’s...
It can be hard for cinema to convey the body-shaking rush of rock’n’roll. There’s something fundamentally different about the performative nature of the rock star and the actor – one possessed and in the moment, the other considered and artfully observed – that can make attempts by the latter to play the former ring strangely false. The charge of live music, meanwhile, doesn’t always penetrate the essential remove imposed by the camera.
Two recent films about rock musicians demonstrate the potential pitfalls and rarer rewards of portraying that scene on screen – both are out on non-premium VOD and DVD this week. Stardust, an anaemic biopic of David Bowie, is the dud. Hamstrung by the failure to secure rights to any of its subject’s actual music, Gabriel Range’s...
- 5/29/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- The Guardian - Film News
There’s a fundamental problem at the heart of Gabriel Range’s Stardust, and it’s not the one you might think. Quiet sniggering has dogged the unauthorised David-Bowie-biopic-with-no-Bowie-music from its announcement, but in the end the lack of Ziggy playing guitar makes little impact on the finished product. We are, after all, well aware who the subject of this piece is, and don’t need a substandard cover of ‘Space Oddity’ to remind us. Music is never really Stardust’s issue.
This is a film almost custom designed to annoy the people who should want to see it most. When Stardust succeeds it’s a low-key road movie about a thoughtful artist grappling with a family history of schizophrenia and suicide, and riding a roller coaster of career disappointments. Unfortunately where Stardust fails is when it’s a film about David Bowie. Which, when you’re telling a story about David Bowie,...
This is a film almost custom designed to annoy the people who should want to see it most. When Stardust succeeds it’s a low-key road movie about a thoughtful artist grappling with a family history of schizophrenia and suicide, and riding a roller coaster of career disappointments. Unfortunately where Stardust fails is when it’s a film about David Bowie. Which, when you’re telling a story about David Bowie,...
- 1/25/2021
- by Marc Burrows
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
There comes a certain degree of pressure when bringing the story of David Bowie to screen, or even in the case of Stardust, a small part of it. But leading star Johnny Flynn and director Gabriel Range don’t seem particularly phased when we spoke to the duo last week on Zoom, though one thing we did discover during our chat: don’t call this a biopic.
Flynn talks about getting in to the head of an elusive presence like Bowie, and whether his own relationship with the artist’s work has changed as a result of this project. He also tells us whether understanding the anxieties of Bowie has helped him come to terms with his own. Meanwhile Range talks about what changes he made when he signed up to the project, and what it was about this specific part of Bowie’s life that appealed to him. Given...
Flynn talks about getting in to the head of an elusive presence like Bowie, and whether his own relationship with the artist’s work has changed as a result of this project. He also tells us whether understanding the anxieties of Bowie has helped him come to terms with his own. Meanwhile Range talks about what changes he made when he signed up to the project, and what it was about this specific part of Bowie’s life that appealed to him. Given...
- 1/13/2021
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Vertigo Releasing has debuted a new trailer for the David Bowie biopic ‘Stardust’ featuring Johnny Flynn as the iconic artist.
David Bowie is one of the most seminal legends in music history; but who was the man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgeling David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is sent to America to promote his newest record, The Man Who Sold the World. Leaving behind his pregnant wife Angie (Jena Malone), Bowie and his band embark on a makeshift coast-to-coast promotional tour with struggling Mercury Records publicist Rob Oberman (Marc Maron).
Directed by Gabriel Range, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Bell, the film stars Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone, Marc Maron. The film was not made with the Bowie family’s blessing.
Also in trailers – Four legends come together for a night of deep conversation in trailer for ‘One Night in Miami’
The film will be released on digital platforms on 15th January.
David Bowie is one of the most seminal legends in music history; but who was the man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgeling David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is sent to America to promote his newest record, The Man Who Sold the World. Leaving behind his pregnant wife Angie (Jena Malone), Bowie and his band embark on a makeshift coast-to-coast promotional tour with struggling Mercury Records publicist Rob Oberman (Marc Maron).
Directed by Gabriel Range, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Bell, the film stars Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone, Marc Maron. The film was not made with the Bowie family’s blessing.
Also in trailers – Four legends come together for a night of deep conversation in trailer for ‘One Night in Miami’
The film will be released on digital platforms on 15th January.
- 1/6/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As states and cities start new stay-at-home orders — specifically Los Angeles county — it is only expected that box office will continue to struggle. This applies even more to the specialty box office.
This weekend we saw a trio of films about iconic figures in cultural history: the Gabriel Range-directed Stardust showed us the early evolution of David Bowie; Steven Bernstein’s Last Call put the spotlight on poet Dylan Thomas; and Alex Winter’s Zappa took a look at the experimental, trailblazing musician. All received theatrical releases, but the sobering figures reflected the number of people who are actually going to theaters during the pandemic.
IFC Films set a day and date release of Stardust with 44 runs in 25 markets. Of these, 70% of the runs were under $100 for Friday and Saturday combined. It was the same story for K Street Pictures’ Last Call which opened in 17 runs in seven markets.
This weekend we saw a trio of films about iconic figures in cultural history: the Gabriel Range-directed Stardust showed us the early evolution of David Bowie; Steven Bernstein’s Last Call put the spotlight on poet Dylan Thomas; and Alex Winter’s Zappa took a look at the experimental, trailblazing musician. All received theatrical releases, but the sobering figures reflected the number of people who are actually going to theaters during the pandemic.
IFC Films set a day and date release of Stardust with 44 runs in 25 markets. Of these, 70% of the runs were under $100 for Friday and Saturday combined. It was the same story for K Street Pictures’ Last Call which opened in 17 runs in seven markets.
- 11/29/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Stuck inside on Black Friday, stuffed with turkey, what are Americans supposed to do to distract themselves? All year, it’s been a battle of the streamers to fill the void left by cinemas, and this week finds nearly all the big brands are stepping up with big titles to serve the stay-at-home set.
Netflix debuts Oscar contender “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” in theaters this week — featuring a terrific final performance from Chadwick Boseman. The film won’t be available to subscribers until mid-December, though Netflix will serve up Kurt-and-Goldie holiday special “The Christmas Chronicles 2” — as well as “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.” Plus, “Hillbilly Elegy” hits the service this week, too, following a limited theatrical run.
For family audiences, Disney Plus launches a “Black Beauty” remake. (Those feeling courageous enough to visit theaters can give rival DreamWorks Animation a shot with a sequel to caveman cartoon “The Croods.
Netflix debuts Oscar contender “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” in theaters this week — featuring a terrific final performance from Chadwick Boseman. The film won’t be available to subscribers until mid-December, though Netflix will serve up Kurt-and-Goldie holiday special “The Christmas Chronicles 2” — as well as “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.” Plus, “Hillbilly Elegy” hits the service this week, too, following a limited theatrical run.
For family audiences, Disney Plus launches a “Black Beauty” remake. (Those feeling courageous enough to visit theaters can give rival DreamWorks Animation a shot with a sequel to caveman cartoon “The Croods.
- 11/28/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
“What follows is (mostly) fiction,” begins Gabriel Range’s lacklustre David Bowie biopic Stardust. What’s true is that in 1971, after “Space Oddity” but before he blew up on the world stage as Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) embarked on a small tour of America. What’s made up by Range and co-writer Christopher Bell is most of what happened on that tour—including the music Bowie played. As his son Duncan Jones tweeted last year, Stardust was made without the blessing of Bowie’s family, thus without rights to his music. The result is a biopic in search of a point, attempting to uncover the creative mind that birthed the Stardust persona without being able to show us the results of his creativity.
Stardust attempts to shrink the larger-than-life star down to human size by focusing on a concentrated point in pre-fame Bowie’s life. We’re introduced...
Stardust attempts to shrink the larger-than-life star down to human size by focusing on a concentrated point in pre-fame Bowie’s life. We’re introduced...
- 11/27/2020
- by Orla Smith
- The Film Stage
Stars Are Blind: Range Paints a Portrait of the Bowie as a Young Man
The risk with creating a project about a major cultural icon without authorization from said artist’s estate is failing to convey an impression of its subject, ultimately vulnerable to ire or criticism for its aims. The silver lining in being denied carte blanche access to plunder someone’s artifacts to pursue the format of a biopic is being forced into concocting something more eccentric and original, which seems a perfect approach to the subject of David Bowie.
For Stardust, director Gabriel Range takes pointed aim at an important transitional period for the musician in 1971, where an ill-fated US tour of his third album would lead to the creation of his iconic and influential stage persona Ziggy Stardust.…...
The risk with creating a project about a major cultural icon without authorization from said artist’s estate is failing to convey an impression of its subject, ultimately vulnerable to ire or criticism for its aims. The silver lining in being denied carte blanche access to plunder someone’s artifacts to pursue the format of a biopic is being forced into concocting something more eccentric and original, which seems a perfect approach to the subject of David Bowie.
For Stardust, director Gabriel Range takes pointed aim at an important transitional period for the musician in 1971, where an ill-fated US tour of his third album would lead to the creation of his iconic and influential stage persona Ziggy Stardust.…...
- 11/26/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The movie “Stardust,” a David Bowie “origin story” of sorts that was finally released seven months after its scheduled premiere at the canceled Tribeca Film Festival, raises several intriguing questions:
Can a movie about a really famous person work if the actor playing that person doesn’t really look like him?
Can a movie about a famous musician work if it doesn’t actually include any of the music that made them famous?
And can a movie get to some kind of truth about its subject if it begins with the disclaimer, “What follows is (mostly) fiction?”
For better and for worse, “Stardust” grapples with those issues as it follows a 24-year-old Bowie on a promotional tour through the United States in 1971, accompanied by a long-suffering Mercury Records publicist named Ron Oberman.
Johnny Flynn plays Bowie, Marc Maron plays Oberman, and the point of director and cowriter Gabriel Range’s...
Can a movie about a really famous person work if the actor playing that person doesn’t really look like him?
Can a movie about a famous musician work if it doesn’t actually include any of the music that made them famous?
And can a movie get to some kind of truth about its subject if it begins with the disclaimer, “What follows is (mostly) fiction?”
For better and for worse, “Stardust” grapples with those issues as it follows a 24-year-old Bowie on a promotional tour through the United States in 1971, accompanied by a long-suffering Mercury Records publicist named Ron Oberman.
Johnny Flynn plays Bowie, Marc Maron plays Oberman, and the point of director and cowriter Gabriel Range’s...
- 11/25/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
In 1971, David Bowie was at a crossroads. His third album, The Man Who Sold the World, hadn’t been received as the star-making breakthrough he thought it would be. His wife, Angela, was getting impatient regarding his lack of fame and fortune. The singles has barely charted. It had stiffed commercially in both the U.K. and the U.S., though it was beginning to attract a little critical attention in the States. So his label, Mercury, decided to send Bowie on a promotional tour of America. He wasn’t...
- 11/25/2020
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
As we enter the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend during an era when the box office is struggling and more weight is being placed on streamers for new product, there are still titles making theatrical debuts amid the digital film landscape as people recover from their turkey-induced tryptophan haze. It all starts with three films spotlighting a trio of artists that made a significant impact on pop culture.
IFC Films is set to release Wednesday the Gabriel Range-directed David Bowie pic Stardust starring Johnny Flynn as the iconic glam rocker as well as Marc Maron and Jena Malone.
Written by Range and Christopher Bell, Stardust (not to be confused with the 2007 Matthew Vaughn fantasy pic) isn’t a full-blown, cradle-to-the-grave biopic. Instead, it spotlights Bowie’s life at one significant moment in his career — before he...
IFC Films is set to release Wednesday the Gabriel Range-directed David Bowie pic Stardust starring Johnny Flynn as the iconic glam rocker as well as Marc Maron and Jena Malone.
Written by Range and Christopher Bell, Stardust (not to be confused with the 2007 Matthew Vaughn fantasy pic) isn’t a full-blown, cradle-to-the-grave biopic. Instead, it spotlights Bowie’s life at one significant moment in his career — before he...
- 11/25/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
British distributor Vertigo Releasing has acquired David Bowie origin film “Stardust,” starring Johnny Flynn, who recently won the best actor award at London’s Raindance Film Festival for his performance as Bowie.
Vertigo will release the film before the end of the year, on the back of the U.S. release by IFC Films on Nov. 25. Ed Caffrey, head of acquisitions and business development at Vertigo, lauded the “compelling performance from the very talented Johnny Flynn.”
As well as the strength of Flynn’s performance, the distributor will build on Bowie’s enduring popularity in the U.K., and positive local reviews, such as a four-star write-up in The Times newspaper, which called “Stardust” “a remarkably confident, smart and resilient film with the sense of soul that its fascinating subject deserves.”
The film is a “cusp-of-fame-of-a-rock-star biopic,” in the words of Variety‘s reviewer, which dramatizes Bowie’s road trip...
Vertigo will release the film before the end of the year, on the back of the U.S. release by IFC Films on Nov. 25. Ed Caffrey, head of acquisitions and business development at Vertigo, lauded the “compelling performance from the very talented Johnny Flynn.”
As well as the strength of Flynn’s performance, the distributor will build on Bowie’s enduring popularity in the U.K., and positive local reviews, such as a four-star write-up in The Times newspaper, which called “Stardust” “a remarkably confident, smart and resilient film with the sense of soul that its fascinating subject deserves.”
The film is a “cusp-of-fame-of-a-rock-star biopic,” in the words of Variety‘s reviewer, which dramatizes Bowie’s road trip...
- 11/9/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Stardust Trailer — Gabriel Range‘s Stardust (2020) movie trailer has been released by IFC Films and stars Jena Malone, Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron, Aaron Poole, Lara Heller, Brendan J. Rowland, Allie Dunbar, Annie Briggs, Jorja Cadence, Monica Parker, Roanna Cochrane, Paulino Nunes, Jimmy Star, and Anthony Flanagan. Roanna Cocharne as Charlotte Banks and Aaron Poole as [...]
Continue reading: Stardust (2020) Movie Trailer: Musician David Bowie Comes to America in Gabriel Range’s Biopic...
Continue reading: Stardust (2020) Movie Trailer: Musician David Bowie Comes to America in Gabriel Range’s Biopic...
- 10/29/2020
- by Christine Byczkiewicz
- Film-Book
IFC Films has debuted a new trailer for the David Bowie biopic ‘Stardust’ featuring Johnny Flynn as the iconic artist.
David Bowie is one of the most seminal legends in music history; but who was the man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgeling David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is sent to America to promote his newest record, The Man Who Sold the World. Leaving behind his pregnant wife Angie (Jena Malone), Bowie and his band embark on a makeshift coast-to-coast promotional tour with struggling Mercury Records publicist Rob Oberman (Marc Maron).
Directed by Gabriel Range, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Bell, the film stars Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone, Marc Maron. The film was not made with the Bowie family’s blessing.
Also in trailers – Gemma Arterton stars in new trailer for ‘Black Narcissus’
The film will hit US cinemas and VOD on November 25th.
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David Bowie is one of the most seminal legends in music history; but who was the man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgeling David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is sent to America to promote his newest record, The Man Who Sold the World. Leaving behind his pregnant wife Angie (Jena Malone), Bowie and his band embark on a makeshift coast-to-coast promotional tour with struggling Mercury Records publicist Rob Oberman (Marc Maron).
Directed by Gabriel Range, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Bell, the film stars Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone, Marc Maron. The film was not made with the Bowie family’s blessing.
Also in trailers – Gemma Arterton stars in new trailer for ‘Black Narcissus’
The film will hit US cinemas and VOD on November 25th.
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- 10/29/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The David Bowie biopic feature "Stardust", is directed by Gabriel Range from a script by Christopher Bell, starring actor Johnny Flynn ("Genius") as a young Bowie during his first trip to America in 1971, inspiring the invention of his iconic alter ego 'Ziggy Stardust', leader of the 'Spiders From Mars':
"...when David Bowie began writing songs for his album 'Hunky Dory' (1970), he had little to show for the six years he spent trying to make it as a singer.
"His first three albums had tanked, and he didn't have a record deal.
"Then, in January 1971, Bowie arrived in the United States for a three-week 'Hunky Dory' promotional tour...
"...in a drug-fueled journey that broadened his universe, inspiring his landmark 'glam punk' LP 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'..."
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"...when David Bowie began writing songs for his album 'Hunky Dory' (1970), he had little to show for the six years he spent trying to make it as a singer.
"His first three albums had tanked, and he didn't have a record deal.
"Then, in January 1971, Bowie arrived in the United States for a three-week 'Hunky Dory' promotional tour...
"...in a drug-fueled journey that broadened his universe, inspiring his landmark 'glam punk' LP 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'..."
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- 10/28/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
If the large-scale Hollywood productions Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman came across feeling a little too slick and manufactured to appeal to the largest audience possible and cover far too much territory in standard biopic form, a new indie drama exploring another rock icon may be more your tempo. Stardust takes a particular look into a slice of David Bowie’s life, and today the first trailer has landed.
As directed by Gabriel Range, the film stars musician and actor Johnny Flynn (Clouds of Sils Maria) as Bowie with a cast also featuring Marc Maron and Jena Malone. The drama, which IFC Films will release next month around Thanksgiving, follows a 24-year-old David Bowie in 1971 on his first road trip to America as he births his iconic alter ego, Ziggy Stardust.
See the trailer and poster below.
Stardust opens in theaters and on VOD on November 25, 2020.
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As directed by Gabriel Range, the film stars musician and actor Johnny Flynn (Clouds of Sils Maria) as Bowie with a cast also featuring Marc Maron and Jena Malone. The drama, which IFC Films will release next month around Thanksgiving, follows a 24-year-old David Bowie in 1971 on his first road trip to America as he births his iconic alter ego, Ziggy Stardust.
See the trailer and poster below.
Stardust opens in theaters and on VOD on November 25, 2020.
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- 10/28/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It was only a matter of time before David Bowie got the big screen treatment. Enter “Stardust,” British filmmaker Gabriel Range’s biographical drama about the life of the music sensation before he became a worldwide cultural icon. Tracking Bowie as he sets out on his first music tour across the U.S. and creates his legendary alter ego Ziggy Stardust, the film could be a breakthrough moment for singer-turned-actor Johnny Flynn, whose previous credits include “Beast” and “Emma.”
The official “Stardust” synopsis from IFC Films reads: “Meet David before Bowie. One of the greatest icons in music history. But who was the young man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old David Bowie (Flynn) embarks on his first road trip to America with Mercury Records publicist Ron Oberman (Marc Maron), only to be met with a world not yet ready for him. ‘Stardust’ offers a glimpse behind the curtain...
The official “Stardust” synopsis from IFC Films reads: “Meet David before Bowie. One of the greatest icons in music history. But who was the young man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old David Bowie (Flynn) embarks on his first road trip to America with Mercury Records publicist Ron Oberman (Marc Maron), only to be met with a world not yet ready for him. ‘Stardust’ offers a glimpse behind the curtain...
- 10/28/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
IFC Film’s “Stardust” tells the (very unauthorized) story of how after years of minor successes and outright failures, David Bowie found his voice — and international stardom — by creating iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Watch the first trailer right now.
Set during Bowie’s first trip to America in 1971, “Stardust” sees Bowie traveling the country alongside legendary publicist Ron Oberman, as he struggles to connect with audiences. Gradually, with encouragement from Oberman and from his wife, Angela, he stumbles on the idea of turning his fantasies into his stage show. Naturally this leads to conflict with guitarist Mick Ronson — who would eventually split with Bowie over creative and financial differences just two years later.
Starring Johnny Flynn as Bowie, Marc Maron as Oberman, and Jena Malone as Angela Bowie, “Stardust” is directed by Gabriel Range, who co-wrote the script with Christopher Bell. It launches VOD and with limited theatrical release on Nov.
Set during Bowie’s first trip to America in 1971, “Stardust” sees Bowie traveling the country alongside legendary publicist Ron Oberman, as he struggles to connect with audiences. Gradually, with encouragement from Oberman and from his wife, Angela, he stumbles on the idea of turning his fantasies into his stage show. Naturally this leads to conflict with guitarist Mick Ronson — who would eventually split with Bowie over creative and financial differences just two years later.
Starring Johnny Flynn as Bowie, Marc Maron as Oberman, and Jena Malone as Angela Bowie, “Stardust” is directed by Gabriel Range, who co-wrote the script with Christopher Bell. It launches VOD and with limited theatrical release on Nov.
- 10/28/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Edson Oda’s science-fiction fantasy drama “Nine Days” has been selected to open the 27th edition of the Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference on Oct. 22.
The film stars Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Bill Skarsgård, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, David Rysdahl, and Arianna Ortiz. Oda received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the film following its premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Duke and Beetz will participate in a post-screening Q&a at the Austin festival, which is being held virtually.
Duke portrays a recluse in a house distant from the reality we know. He interviews prospective candidates — personifications of human souls — for the privilege he once had: to be born. Five contenders emerge but he can choose only one. The victor will be rewarded with a coveted opportunity to become a newborn in the real world, while the others will cease to exist.
The film stars Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Bill Skarsgård, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, David Rysdahl, and Arianna Ortiz. Oda received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the film following its premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Duke and Beetz will participate in a post-screening Q&a at the Austin festival, which is being held virtually.
Duke portrays a recluse in a house distant from the reality we know. He interviews prospective candidates — personifications of human souls — for the privilege he once had: to be born. Five contenders emerge but he can choose only one. The victor will be rewarded with a coveted opportunity to become a newborn in the real world, while the others will cease to exist.
- 10/15/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
David Bowie origin story “Stardust,” starring Johnny Flynn as the musician, has secured distribution in Italy with a deal inked with I Wonder Pictures ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Rome Film Festival this month.
Flynn and director Gabriel Range will be in Rome for the red carpet event on Oct. 16 to promote the film, which had a digital premiere as part of the Tribeca Film Festival in April.
I Wonder will release the film in Italian cinemas on the back of the U.S. release ahead of Christmas. U.S. distributor IFC will release the film on Nov. 25, followed by distributors across the rest of the world in the coming months, including Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Middle East, Russia, Portugal, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and Latin America.
Andrea Romeo, I Wonder CEO, said: “Gabriel Range has made an incredibly ambitious and elegant film, revealing...
Flynn and director Gabriel Range will be in Rome for the red carpet event on Oct. 16 to promote the film, which had a digital premiere as part of the Tribeca Film Festival in April.
I Wonder will release the film in Italian cinemas on the back of the U.S. release ahead of Christmas. U.S. distributor IFC will release the film on Nov. 25, followed by distributors across the rest of the world in the coming months, including Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Middle East, Russia, Portugal, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and Latin America.
Andrea Romeo, I Wonder CEO, said: “Gabriel Range has made an incredibly ambitious and elegant film, revealing...
- 10/7/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Festival to go ahead as a physical event with guests including Thomas Vinterberg and Francois Ozon.
Rome Film Fest has revealed the programme and plans for its 15th edition, which is set to go ahead as a physical event with digital elements from October 15-25.
A total of 24 films and documentaries will comprise the official selection, most of which have proved critically-acclaimed at festivals such as Toronto, with nine having previously received a Cannes 2020 label.
Scroll down for line-up
These include three titles from Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology: Mangrove; Lovers Rock; and Red, White And Blue. The...
Rome Film Fest has revealed the programme and plans for its 15th edition, which is set to go ahead as a physical event with digital elements from October 15-25.
A total of 24 films and documentaries will comprise the official selection, most of which have proved critically-acclaimed at festivals such as Toronto, with nine having previously received a Cannes 2020 label.
Scroll down for line-up
These include three titles from Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology: Mangrove; Lovers Rock; and Red, White And Blue. The...
- 10/5/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
“I Am Slave” director Gabriel Range’s “Stardust,” that chronicles the young David Bowie’s first visit to the U.S. in 1971, a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust, will open the 28th Raindance Film Festival.
Like several other festivals this year, Raindance will be a hybrid version comprised of a strong online presence with some physical events and screenings. The festival’s 50-strong film program will be available online across the U.K. while live events will be confined to London. The films will be free, though financial contributions will be encouraged, 28% of which will be donated to charitable causes.
Range will participate in a physical red carpet event for “Stardust” in London, and in-person activity will also include an out-of-competition gala screening of Akabane Hiroshi’s Japanese film “Twiceborn,” with both events taking place at London’s The May Fair hotel.
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Like several other festivals this year, Raindance will be a hybrid version comprised of a strong online presence with some physical events and screenings. The festival’s 50-strong film program will be available online across the U.K. while live events will be confined to London. The films will be free, though financial contributions will be encouraged, 28% of which will be donated to charitable causes.
Range will participate in a physical red carpet event for “Stardust” in London, and in-person activity will also include an out-of-competition gala screening of Akabane Hiroshi’s Japanese film “Twiceborn,” with both events taking place at London’s The May Fair hotel.
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- 9/15/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Following on from our exclusive first look trailer for this years Raindance Film Festival, the full line-up of films has been announced.
The 28th Raindance Film Festival will this year safely proceed as a hybrid of remote engagement and live activity, running 28 October – 7 November online and live in London.
Comprising 50 film premieres, the festival will officially kick off with the UK Premiere of ‘Stardust’, directed by Gabriel Range. The film stars Johnny Flynn as a young David Bowie embarking on his first trip to America, revealing the inspirations and life events that gave birth to his iconic alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, charting the transformation of one of the world’s greatest cultural icons.
Films to feature at the festival include Sean Penn’s ‘Citizen Penn’, Milcho Manchevsk’s ‘Willow’, ‘Nuclear’ starring George MacKay and Emilia Jones and Darren Strowger lockdown short featuring Jude Law and Rafferty Law ‘The Hat’. For...
The 28th Raindance Film Festival will this year safely proceed as a hybrid of remote engagement and live activity, running 28 October – 7 November online and live in London.
Comprising 50 film premieres, the festival will officially kick off with the UK Premiere of ‘Stardust’, directed by Gabriel Range. The film stars Johnny Flynn as a young David Bowie embarking on his first trip to America, revealing the inspirations and life events that gave birth to his iconic alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, charting the transformation of one of the world’s greatest cultural icons.
Films to feature at the festival include Sean Penn’s ‘Citizen Penn’, Milcho Manchevsk’s ‘Willow’, ‘Nuclear’ starring George MacKay and Emilia Jones and Darren Strowger lockdown short featuring Jude Law and Rafferty Law ‘The Hat’. For...
- 9/15/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Johnny Flynn stars as the iconic musician on his first trip to the US.
The UK premiere of Stardust starring Johnny Flynn as a young David Bowie will open the 28th Raindance Film Festival, which will run online and live in London from October 28 to November 7.
The festival will host a live red carpet event for the opening premiere at London’s May Fair Hotel, with reduced audience capacity, adherence to Covid-19 social distancing guidelines and face masks.
UK director Gabriel Range will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&a.
Produced by Salon Pictures, Stardust depicts Bowie’s first...
The UK premiere of Stardust starring Johnny Flynn as a young David Bowie will open the 28th Raindance Film Festival, which will run online and live in London from October 28 to November 7.
The festival will host a live red carpet event for the opening premiere at London’s May Fair Hotel, with reduced audience capacity, adherence to Covid-19 social distancing guidelines and face masks.
UK director Gabriel Range will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&a.
Produced by Salon Pictures, Stardust depicts Bowie’s first...
- 9/15/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
IFC Films has scooped U.S. rights to David Bowie glam-rock origin film “Stardust,” starring actor and musician Johnny Flynn (“Emma”) as the music icon.
Directed by Gabriel Range and co-written with Christopher Bell, “Stardust” is set in 1971, when a 24-year-old Bowie embarks on his first trip to America, only to be met with a world not yet ready for him. The film reveals the inspirations and life events that gave birth to Bowie’s alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, charting the transformation of one of the world’s greatest cultural icons.
Flynn stars in the film opposite Marc Maron (“Glow”) and Jena Malone (“Antebellum”) as Bowie’s wife Angie.
“Stardust” was an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and will world premiere at Rome Film Festival in October.
IFC Films plans to release the film during this year’s last quarter. “‘Stardust’ isn’t the traditional film we are...
Directed by Gabriel Range and co-written with Christopher Bell, “Stardust” is set in 1971, when a 24-year-old Bowie embarks on his first trip to America, only to be met with a world not yet ready for him. The film reveals the inspirations and life events that gave birth to Bowie’s alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, charting the transformation of one of the world’s greatest cultural icons.
Flynn stars in the film opposite Marc Maron (“Glow”) and Jena Malone (“Antebellum”) as Bowie’s wife Angie.
“Stardust” was an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and will world premiere at Rome Film Festival in October.
IFC Films plans to release the film during this year’s last quarter. “‘Stardust’ isn’t the traditional film we are...
- 8/19/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
IFC Films has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “Stardust,” the unauthorized biopic about the life of David Bowie starring Johnny Flynn as the legendary music icon.
“Stardust” made its debut to press earlier this year as an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival, but IFC will now release the movie in Q4 of this year. It will also make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival in October.
The film follows a 24-year-old Bowie on his first trip to America in 1971 to meet with Mercury Records publicist Ron Oberman, only to be met with a world not yet ready for his genre-bending music and style.
Also Read: 'Stardust' Film Review: Does This Story of the Young David Bowie Ring True?
Except “Stardust” isn’t even really a biopic, as it was made without the blessing of Bowie’s estate and does not contain any of Bowie’s actual music.
“Stardust” made its debut to press earlier this year as an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival, but IFC will now release the movie in Q4 of this year. It will also make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival in October.
The film follows a 24-year-old Bowie on his first trip to America in 1971 to meet with Mercury Records publicist Ron Oberman, only to be met with a world not yet ready for his genre-bending music and style.
Also Read: 'Stardust' Film Review: Does This Story of the Young David Bowie Ring True?
Except “Stardust” isn’t even really a biopic, as it was made without the blessing of Bowie’s estate and does not contain any of Bowie’s actual music.
- 8/19/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to David Bowie road-trip film Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn (Emma) as the music icon alongside Marc
Maron (Glow) and Jena Malone (Antebellum) as Bowie’s wife Angie.
The film chronicles the young David Bowie’s first visit to the U.S. in 1971 – a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival entry will have its physical world premiere at the Rome Film Festival in October 2020. IFC Films plans to release the film in Q4, 2020.
The deal for the film was negotiated by IFC Films’ EVP of Acquisitions and Productions Arianna Bocco with Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation on behalf of the filmmakers.
The film is directed by Gabriel Range and co-written with Christopher Bell. Producing is Paul Van Carter (McQueen) and Nick Taussig (McQueen) of Salon Pictures alongside Matt Code (Random Acts Of Violence), with executive producers Fabien Westerhoff,...
Maron (Glow) and Jena Malone (Antebellum) as Bowie’s wife Angie.
The film chronicles the young David Bowie’s first visit to the U.S. in 1971 – a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival entry will have its physical world premiere at the Rome Film Festival in October 2020. IFC Films plans to release the film in Q4, 2020.
The deal for the film was negotiated by IFC Films’ EVP of Acquisitions and Productions Arianna Bocco with Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation on behalf of the filmmakers.
The film is directed by Gabriel Range and co-written with Christopher Bell. Producing is Paul Van Carter (McQueen) and Nick Taussig (McQueen) of Salon Pictures alongside Matt Code (Random Acts Of Violence), with executive producers Fabien Westerhoff,...
- 8/19/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Gabriel Range directed from screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher Bell.
IFC Films has picked up US rights from Film Constellation to the David Bowie drama Stardust with Johnny Flynn in the lead as the British music icon.
Flynn stars as a 24-year-old Bowie who is embarking on a tour of the US that will unleash his alter ego Ziggy Stardust on the world. Marc Maron and Jena Malone round out the key cast.
Gabriel Range directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher Bell.
Paul Van Carter, Nick Taussig and Matt Code produced, and the executive producers are Film Constellation CEO Fabien Westerhoff,...
IFC Films has picked up US rights from Film Constellation to the David Bowie drama Stardust with Johnny Flynn in the lead as the British music icon.
Flynn stars as a 24-year-old Bowie who is embarking on a tour of the US that will unleash his alter ego Ziggy Stardust on the world. Marc Maron and Jena Malone round out the key cast.
Gabriel Range directed from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher Bell.
Paul Van Carter, Nick Taussig and Matt Code produced, and the executive producers are Film Constellation CEO Fabien Westerhoff,...
- 8/19/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The David Bowie biopic feature "Stardust", is directed by Gabriel Range from a script by Christopher Bell, starring actor Johnny Flynn ("Genius") as a young Bowie during his first trip to America in 1971, inspiring the invention of his iconic alter ego 'Ziggy Stardust', leader of the 'Spiders From Mars':
"...when David Bowie began writing songs for his album 'Hunky Dory' (1970), he had little to show for the six years he spent trying to make it as a singer.
"His first three albums had tanked, and he didn't have a record deal.
"Then, in January 1971, Bowie arrived in the United States for a three-week 'Hunky Dory' promotional tour...
"...in a drug-fueled journey that broadened his universe, inspiring his landmark 'glam punk' LP 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...when David Bowie began writing songs for his album 'Hunky Dory' (1970), he had little to show for the six years he spent trying to make it as a singer.
"His first three albums had tanked, and he didn't have a record deal.
"Then, in January 1971, Bowie arrived in the United States for a three-week 'Hunky Dory' promotional tour...
"...in a drug-fueled journey that broadened his universe, inspiring his landmark 'glam punk' LP 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 8/16/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Uncertainty over whether talent from US will attend amid ongoing pandemic crisis in that country.
Rome Film Fest brass are targeting a physical event that will include Cannes 2020 label films, a tribute to the late Ennio Morricone, and a film about Italian football superstar and local legend Francesco Totti.
Festival director Antonio Monda said on Friday (July 17) that Cannes head Thierry Fremaux will be in Rome accompanying Cannes selections (and to speak on the evolution of festivals in the Close Encounters section).
While the hope is that talent will also attend the event, set to run from October 15-25, uncertainty...
Rome Film Fest brass are targeting a physical event that will include Cannes 2020 label films, a tribute to the late Ennio Morricone, and a film about Italian football superstar and local legend Francesco Totti.
Festival director Antonio Monda said on Friday (July 17) that Cannes head Thierry Fremaux will be in Rome accompanying Cannes selections (and to speak on the evolution of festivals in the Close Encounters section).
While the hope is that talent will also attend the event, set to run from October 15-25, uncertainty...
- 7/17/2020
- by 1101325¦Gabriele Niola¦35¦
- ScreenDaily
The Rome Film Festival has announced plans to hold a physical edition from Oct. 15-25, featuring several titles from the Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection, alongside a roster of other pics including David Bowie origin pic “Stardust” and local crowdpleaser “Mi Chiamo Francesco Totti” (“My Name is Francesco Totti”), a doc about the A.S. Roma soccer team’s iconic former captain.
Produced by Fremantle’s Italian units Lorenzo Mieli’s The Apartment and Mario Gianani’s Wildside and other partners including Vision Distribution, Rai Cinema and Amazon Prime Video, “Totti” is described in promotional materials as an intimate tale, told in first person, about both Totti the athlete and the man, a native Roman who spent his entire 24-year career with A.S. Roma before retiring in 2017. Vision is handling international sales.
“Totti” is directed by Alex Infascelli who previously made a well-received doc titled “S is for Stanley,...
Produced by Fremantle’s Italian units Lorenzo Mieli’s The Apartment and Mario Gianani’s Wildside and other partners including Vision Distribution, Rai Cinema and Amazon Prime Video, “Totti” is described in promotional materials as an intimate tale, told in first person, about both Totti the athlete and the man, a native Roman who spent his entire 24-year career with A.S. Roma before retiring in 2017. Vision is handling international sales.
“Totti” is directed by Alex Infascelli who previously made a well-received doc titled “S is for Stanley,...
- 7/17/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Film Constellation, the London-based production, finance and sales company, ventured into new grounds amid the coronavirus crisis, and hosted the first online industry premiere for Gabriel Range’s young David Bowie origin film “Stardust” last week.
The movie, which was supposed to debut at Tribeca, gathered more than 300 buyers and select press for its online premiere on an invite-only platform on April 15.
The screening was introduced by an interactive live video presentation on Zoom with writer/director Gabriel Range and stars Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron and Jena Malone who candidly shared thoughts and anecdotes about the movie from their homes.
“It was a first in many ways, and arguably one of the most attended market screenings I have experienced. With over 300 buyers tuning in simultaneously, watching the cast introduce the film Live, seeing who else was in the room, pretty much like in a real market situation,” said Fabien Westerhoff,...
The movie, which was supposed to debut at Tribeca, gathered more than 300 buyers and select press for its online premiere on an invite-only platform on April 15.
The screening was introduced by an interactive live video presentation on Zoom with writer/director Gabriel Range and stars Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron and Jena Malone who candidly shared thoughts and anecdotes about the movie from their homes.
“It was a first in many ways, and arguably one of the most attended market screenings I have experienced. With over 300 buyers tuning in simultaneously, watching the cast introduce the film Live, seeing who else was in the room, pretty much like in a real market situation,” said Fabien Westerhoff,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, The Thin White Duke – at his height, David Bowie burned through identities like cigarettes, showcasing his wild theatricality and huge range of interests. “Stardust” is a fictionalized portrayal of Bowie just before he decides to don those masks, when his eclecticism is a hurdle, not an asset and writer/director Gabriel Range has as much to say about the artistic process and growing from failure as he does about Bowie specifically.
Continue reading Bowie Before Ziggy: Bowie Behind the Mask in ‘Stardust’ [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Bowie Before Ziggy: Bowie Behind the Mask in ‘Stardust’ [Review] at The Playlist.
- 4/18/2020
- by Joe Blessing
- The Playlist
[Note: In the wake of the Tribeca festival's postponement this year, The Hollywood Reporter is reviewing select entries that elected to premiere digitally.]
With his chameleonic capacity for self-reinvention, his eclectic musical palette and elegant extraterrestrial freakdom, David Bowie would seem ideal subject matter for the kind of freewheeling, stylistically fragmented biopic treatment Todd Haynes gave Bob Dylan in I'm Not There. While British director Gabriel Range travels a more disappointingly conventional route to chronicle the difficult early evolution of the rock star, he does at least draw a multifaceted characterization from his lead, Johnny Flynn, which hints ...
With his chameleonic capacity for self-reinvention, his eclectic musical palette and elegant extraterrestrial freakdom, David Bowie would seem ideal subject matter for the kind of freewheeling, stylistically fragmented biopic treatment Todd Haynes gave Bob Dylan in I'm Not There. While British director Gabriel Range travels a more disappointingly conventional route to chronicle the difficult early evolution of the rock star, he does at least draw a multifaceted characterization from his lead, Johnny Flynn, which hints ...
- 4/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
[Note: In the wake of the Tribeca festival's postponement this year, The Hollywood Reporter is reviewing select entries that elected to premiere digitally.]
With his chameleonic capacity for self-reinvention, his eclectic musical palette and elegant extraterrestrial freakdom, David Bowie would seem ideal subject matter for the kind of freewheeling, stylistically fragmented biopic treatment Todd Haynes gave Bob Dylan in I'm Not There. While British director Gabriel Range travels a more disappointingly conventional route to chronicle the difficult early evolution of the rock star, he does at least draw a multifaceted characterization from his lead, Johnny Flynn, which hints ...
With his chameleonic capacity for self-reinvention, his eclectic musical palette and elegant extraterrestrial freakdom, David Bowie would seem ideal subject matter for the kind of freewheeling, stylistically fragmented biopic treatment Todd Haynes gave Bob Dylan in I'm Not There. While British director Gabriel Range travels a more disappointingly conventional route to chronicle the difficult early evolution of the rock star, he does at least draw a multifaceted characterization from his lead, Johnny Flynn, which hints ...
- 4/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From its opening moments, Gabriel Range’s “Stardust” vows to do things a little bit differently, kicking off with both a warning and a promise: “What follows is (mostly) fiction.” The shape of it is true-ish enough: set in 1971 after the release of his “The Man Who Sold the World,” a still-struggling David Bowie (an explosive Johnny Flynn) has yet to break into the cultural consciousness. Surrounded by people who love him — and are thus convinced of his place in the pantheon of musical geniuses, even if his entree will have to wait for some future date when everyone else gets hip — Bowie is forced to swallow a bitter pill: He’s just not a star. But, of course, he is, and just needs to show the world his special brand of magic.
With the apparent freedom afforded to him by that winking announcement, it’s understandable that audiences might...
With the apparent freedom afforded to him by that winking announcement, it’s understandable that audiences might...
- 4/16/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In “Stardust,” a movie that dramatizes David Bowie’s road trip across America in 1971, David (Johnny Flynn), several years into his career but still, in terms of image, a bit of a leftover hippie rocker, finds himself performing at a convention of vacuum-cleaner salesmen. It seems that his manager back in England had failed to secure him a U.S. work visa. So even though he’s supposed to be touring the States, he can’t give concerts, can’t perform on television or radio. But his publicist from Mercury Records, Ron Oberman (Marc Maron), has lined up press interviews and figured out how to sneak in some third-rate gigs.
“Stardust” opens with a title that says “What follows is (mostly) fiction,” and if you want to know how that rather inauspicious promise translates, it’s there in the moment when Bowie gets up in front of the vacuum salesmen and says,...
“Stardust” opens with a title that says “What follows is (mostly) fiction,” and if you want to know how that rather inauspicious promise translates, it’s there in the moment when Bowie gets up in front of the vacuum salesmen and says,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Variety has been given exclusive access to the first clip from David Bowie origin story “Stardust,” which receives its online premiere for distribution executives and select press on Wednesday.
The film, written and directed by Gabriel Range, was slated to premiere at the Tribeca Festival Festival this week, but due to its postponement the filmmakers decided to move forward with launching the film through a private online portal.
On Wednesday, Film Constellation, which is handling international sales, will launch a micro-site for the film. At 4 P.M. Et the company will host a live virtual introduction via Zoom with Range, and cast members Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron and Jena Malone. After the introduction, the invitees will be able to screen the film. The company successfully launched a similar initiative in late March for “Relic,” the Emily Mortimer-starring horror movie that was impacted by the cancellation of the SXSW Film Festival.
The film, written and directed by Gabriel Range, was slated to premiere at the Tribeca Festival Festival this week, but due to its postponement the filmmakers decided to move forward with launching the film through a private online portal.
On Wednesday, Film Constellation, which is handling international sales, will launch a micro-site for the film. At 4 P.M. Et the company will host a live virtual introduction via Zoom with Range, and cast members Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron and Jena Malone. After the introduction, the invitees will be able to screen the film. The company successfully launched a similar initiative in late March for “Relic,” the Emily Mortimer-starring horror movie that was impacted by the cancellation of the SXSW Film Festival.
- 4/15/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Fabien Westerhoff in talks with distributors and programers over potential public audience festival premieres.
David Bowie drama Stardust is to get a digital release after plans for a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival this month were scuppered when the coronavirus pandemic forced the New York event to postpone.
London-based production, finance and sales company Film Constellation has announced the film will launch on its bespoke platform dedicated to distributors and select press, which has already hosted a screening for industry of Sundance horror film Relic.
Film Constellation CEO Fabien Westerhoff is in talks with distributors and programers over potential...
David Bowie drama Stardust is to get a digital release after plans for a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival this month were scuppered when the coronavirus pandemic forced the New York event to postpone.
London-based production, finance and sales company Film Constellation has announced the film will launch on its bespoke platform dedicated to distributors and select press, which has already hosted a screening for industry of Sundance horror film Relic.
Film Constellation CEO Fabien Westerhoff is in talks with distributors and programers over potential...
- 4/9/2020
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: David Bowie biopic Stardust, which was due to debut at Tribeca next week, is instead to get a live ‘online red carpet’ and screening for buyers and press.
London-based sales firm Film Constellation is making up for Tribeca’s postponement due to coronavirus with a digital launch through a bespoke online platform (stardustscreening.biz). The invite-only screening next Wednesday will include a live video introduction with writer-director Gabriel Range and stars Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron and Jena Malone.
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Flynn (Emma) stars as a 24-year-old Bowie as he embarks on his first trip to America, only to be met with a world not yet ready for him. The film reveals the inspirations and life events that gave birth to Bowie’s iconic alter ego,...
London-based sales firm Film Constellation is making up for Tribeca’s postponement due to coronavirus with a digital launch through a bespoke online platform (stardustscreening.biz). The invite-only screening next Wednesday will include a live video introduction with writer-director Gabriel Range and stars Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron and Jena Malone.
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Flynn (Emma) stars as a 24-year-old Bowie as he embarks on his first trip to America, only to be met with a world not yet ready for him. The film reveals the inspirations and life events that gave birth to Bowie’s iconic alter ego,...
- 4/9/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, has today unveiled its feature film lineup, including a number of world premieres and a selection of proven hits from other festivals, including Tiff, Sundance, and SXSW. The features program will include 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. This newly announced lineup includes 95 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 4 North American premieres, 4 U.S. premieres, and 9 New York premieres, plus one sneak preview. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 15 to 26 across New York City and even, for the first time ever, New Jersey.
“This year’s festival embraces the unique power of film to bring people together — whether that’s literally the communal experience of watching a film in a packed theater, or the more intangible way a great film can make you empathize with a stranger’s struggle,” said festival director Cara Cusumano in an official statement. “In an election year where...
“This year’s festival embraces the unique power of film to bring people together — whether that’s literally the communal experience of watching a film in a packed theater, or the more intangible way a great film can make you empathize with a stranger’s struggle,” said festival director Cara Cusumano in an official statement. “In an election year where...
- 3/3/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
It doesn’t take a sixth sense to realize that Amazon is looking to send “Goliath” off with a bang.
The Billy Bob Thornton-led legal drama has added a trio of players for its upcoming fourth and final season, Variety has learned exclusively. The three in question are Haley Joel Osment in a recurring role, and “Hunger Games” star Jena Malone and recent “Billions” alumna Clara Chen as series regulars.
News of their casting comes roughly four months after “Goliath” was picked up for a season 4 swan song by Amazon. The final season will see Billy McBride (Thornton) taking on a case that tackles a timely global crisis impacting an entire generation.
Osment, who recently guest starred on Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method” and will next appear in the final season of Hulu’s “Future Man,” joins the cast Dylan Zax. Dylan is described as the weakest link in...
The Billy Bob Thornton-led legal drama has added a trio of players for its upcoming fourth and final season, Variety has learned exclusively. The three in question are Haley Joel Osment in a recurring role, and “Hunger Games” star Jena Malone and recent “Billions” alumna Clara Chen as series regulars.
News of their casting comes roughly four months after “Goliath” was picked up for a season 4 swan song by Amazon. The final season will see Billy McBride (Thornton) taking on a case that tackles a timely global crisis impacting an entire generation.
Osment, who recently guest starred on Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method” and will next appear in the final season of Hulu’s “Future Man,” joins the cast Dylan Zax. Dylan is described as the weakest link in...
- 2/27/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
The upcoming David Bowie feature "Stardust", will be directed by Gabriel Range from a script by Christopher Bell, starring actor Johnny Flynn ("Genius") as a young Bowie during his first trip to America in 1971, inspiring the invention of his iconic alter ego 'Ziggy Stardust', leader of the 'Spiders From Mars':
"...when David Bowie began writing songs for his album 'Hunky Dory' (1970), he had little to show for the six years he spent trying to make it as a singer. His first three albums had tanked, and he didn't have a record deal.
"Then, in January 1971, Bowie arrived in the United States for a three-week 'Hunky Dory' promotional tour, in a journey that broadened his universe, inspiring his landmark 'glam punk' LP 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...when David Bowie began writing songs for his album 'Hunky Dory' (1970), he had little to show for the six years he spent trying to make it as a singer. His first three albums had tanked, and he didn't have a record deal.
"Then, in January 1971, Bowie arrived in the United States for a three-week 'Hunky Dory' promotional tour, in a journey that broadened his universe, inspiring his landmark 'glam punk' LP 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 12/29/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sony has acquired international rights to Annie Silverstein’s featured debut “Bull” which world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section and went on to win three awards at Deauville.
The deal with Sony was negotiated by London-based Constellation Film which represents the film in international markets. Samuel Goldwyn acquired U.S. rights to the movie from 30West.
A portrait of a rebellious teenage girl from South Texas, “Bull” marks Silverstein’s follow up to her short “Skunk” which won Cannes’s Cinéfondation prize in 2014. The movie follows the relationship between a troubled adolescent from West of Houston whose mother is in jail and an ageing African American bullfighter.
The film was written by Silverstein and Johnny McAllister. Producers are Monique Walton, Bert Marcus, HeatherRae, Ryan Zacarias, and Audrey Rosenberg, while the executive producers are Cassandra Thornton, Johnny McAllister and Jess Jacobs. Bert Marcus Film...
The deal with Sony was negotiated by London-based Constellation Film which represents the film in international markets. Samuel Goldwyn acquired U.S. rights to the movie from 30West.
A portrait of a rebellious teenage girl from South Texas, “Bull” marks Silverstein’s follow up to her short “Skunk” which won Cannes’s Cinéfondation prize in 2014. The movie follows the relationship between a troubled adolescent from West of Houston whose mother is in jail and an ageing African American bullfighter.
The film was written by Silverstein and Johnny McAllister. Producers are Monique Walton, Bert Marcus, HeatherRae, Ryan Zacarias, and Audrey Rosenberg, while the executive producers are Cassandra Thornton, Johnny McAllister and Jess Jacobs. Bert Marcus Film...
- 10/9/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“Stardust,” the drama about David Bowie’s early days, has scored a raft of key pre-sales for London-based Film Constellation.
The movie, written by Christopher Bell, charts the moments that inspired Bowie to create his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust. It follows the singer, played by British actor-musician Johnny Flynn, as he embarks on his first road trip to America in 1971. Marc Maron (“Joker”) co-stars as publicist Ron Oberman, who worked for Bowie’s label, Mercury Records, on the tour. Jena Malone also stars.
“Stardust” is directed by Gabriel Range and produced by Salon Pictures and Wildling Pictures.
Since unveiling the movie at the European Film Market in Berlin earlier this year, Film Constellation has sold it to Elevation Pictures (Canada), Nfp, Icon (Australia/New Zealand), Culture Entertainment Co. (Japan), Falcon (Middle East), Russian World Vision (Cis/Baltics), Outsider (Portugal), Noori Pictures (Hong Kong/Taiwan), PVR (India) and Captive Entertainment (Airlines). Film Constellation...
The movie, written by Christopher Bell, charts the moments that inspired Bowie to create his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust. It follows the singer, played by British actor-musician Johnny Flynn, as he embarks on his first road trip to America in 1971. Marc Maron (“Joker”) co-stars as publicist Ron Oberman, who worked for Bowie’s label, Mercury Records, on the tour. Jena Malone also stars.
“Stardust” is directed by Gabriel Range and produced by Salon Pictures and Wildling Pictures.
Since unveiling the movie at the European Film Market in Berlin earlier this year, Film Constellation has sold it to Elevation Pictures (Canada), Nfp, Icon (Australia/New Zealand), Culture Entertainment Co. (Japan), Falcon (Middle East), Russian World Vision (Cis/Baltics), Outsider (Portugal), Noori Pictures (Hong Kong/Taiwan), PVR (India) and Captive Entertainment (Airlines). Film Constellation...
- 9/5/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
We’d like for you to come and meet Johnny Flynn as David Bowie, because we think he’ll blow your mind. Salon Pictures has unveiled the first look at “Stardust,” a film which stars the rising actor Flynn as the Starman himself, late rockstar Bowie.
The image of Flynn bares a striking resemblance to Bowie in 1971 when the film is set, specifically focusing on a turning point in his life during his first trip to the U.S. when he was inspired to develop the Ziggy Stardust alter ego that would inspire one of his best albums. It’s also the first film about Bowie’s life since his passing in 2016.
However, don’t expect to hear any of those seminal songs from the era. “Stardust” is an unauthorized biopic on the life of Bowie. Bowie’s son, filmmaker Duncan Jones, said back in January that the film did...
The image of Flynn bares a striking resemblance to Bowie in 1971 when the film is set, specifically focusing on a turning point in his life during his first trip to the U.S. when he was inspired to develop the Ziggy Stardust alter ego that would inspire one of his best albums. It’s also the first film about Bowie’s life since his passing in 2016.
However, don’t expect to hear any of those seminal songs from the era. “Stardust” is an unauthorized biopic on the life of Bowie. Bowie’s son, filmmaker Duncan Jones, said back in January that the film did...
- 8/20/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Here’s a first look at Johnny Flynn (Beast) as the late music icon David Bowie in biopic Stardust.
Set in 1971, the UK film follows a 24 year old Bowie as he embarks on his first road trip to America with struggling publicist Ron Oberman (Marc Maron). During the journey Bowie discovers his alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
Gabriel Range (I Am Slave) directs from a script written by Christopher Bell (Netflix’s The Last Czars). Co-starring are Jena Malone (Nocturnal Animals) as Bowie’s wife Angie and Maron (Joker).
Produced by Paul Van Carter and Nick Taussig of Salon Pictures, the film is being sold globally by Film Constellation. Christopher Figg of Piccadilly Pictures is co-financing.
Set in 1971, the UK film follows a 24 year old Bowie as he embarks on his first road trip to America with struggling publicist Ron Oberman (Marc Maron). During the journey Bowie discovers his alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
Gabriel Range (I Am Slave) directs from a script written by Christopher Bell (Netflix’s The Last Czars). Co-starring are Jena Malone (Nocturnal Animals) as Bowie’s wife Angie and Maron (Joker).
Produced by Paul Van Carter and Nick Taussig of Salon Pictures, the film is being sold globally by Film Constellation. Christopher Figg of Piccadilly Pictures is co-financing.
- 8/20/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Salon Pictures has unveiled a first look image of Johnny Flynn as David Bowie in its upcoming feature “Stardust.”
Rising star Flynn, who recently starred in Michael Pearce’s BAFTA-winning debut feature “Beast” and co-starred in the ITV and Amazon Studio’s adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair,” stars as the music icon as he embarks on his first road trip to America in 1971 and creates his, now legendary, Ziggy Stardust persona. Jena Malone co-stars as Bowie’s wife Angie alongside Marc Maron as publicist Rob Oberman.
The project has been described as a “origins story” and “moment in time film” rather than a biopic by its producers, who likened it to British features “Control” and “Nowhere Boy,” about Joy Division and John Lennon, respectively. As such it is not reliant on using Bowie’s music but will instead use period music songs that the musician covered, not his original tracks.
Rising star Flynn, who recently starred in Michael Pearce’s BAFTA-winning debut feature “Beast” and co-starred in the ITV and Amazon Studio’s adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair,” stars as the music icon as he embarks on his first road trip to America in 1971 and creates his, now legendary, Ziggy Stardust persona. Jena Malone co-stars as Bowie’s wife Angie alongside Marc Maron as publicist Rob Oberman.
The project has been described as a “origins story” and “moment in time film” rather than a biopic by its producers, who likened it to British features “Control” and “Nowhere Boy,” about Joy Division and John Lennon, respectively. As such it is not reliant on using Bowie’s music but will instead use period music songs that the musician covered, not his original tracks.
- 8/20/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for July 2019 including "Dare Me", "Titans", "Stardust" and a whole lot more:
A Grand Romantic GESTUREFeature – Theatrical
Paragraph Pictures
Prod.: David Gordian, Alan Latham
Dir.: Joan Carr-Wiggin
Jun 24 - Jul 19/19
AMÉLIE Et Compagnie! Saison 4
Episodic Series - TV
Carte Blanche Films Inc.
Prod.: Tracy Legault
Dir.: Dominque Cardona,
Jul 3 - Sep 20/19
Anne With An E Season 3
Episodic Series - TV
Northwood Anne Trois Inc.
Dir.: Various
Mar 11 – Aug 22/19
Awake
Feature Films - Streaming
eOne / Netflix
Prod.: Mark Gordon, Paul Schiff
Dir.: Mark Raso
Aug 6 – Sep 27/19
Backyard Beats
Episodic Series – TV
Bristow Global Media Inc.
Prod.: Daniel Bourre, Corinna Lehr
Dir.: tbd
Aug 19 - Sep 2/19
Beacon Street
Feature Films - Streaming
Twinkle Toes Movie Prod. Ltd.
Prod.: Susan Cartsonis, Brent Emery, Suzanne Farwell
Dir.: Elissa Down
Jul 25 - Sep 20/19
Carter...
A Grand Romantic GESTUREFeature – Theatrical
Paragraph Pictures
Prod.: David Gordian, Alan Latham
Dir.: Joan Carr-Wiggin
Jun 24 - Jul 19/19
AMÉLIE Et Compagnie! Saison 4
Episodic Series - TV
Carte Blanche Films Inc.
Prod.: Tracy Legault
Dir.: Dominque Cardona,
Jul 3 - Sep 20/19
Anne With An E Season 3
Episodic Series - TV
Northwood Anne Trois Inc.
Dir.: Various
Mar 11 – Aug 22/19
Awake
Feature Films - Streaming
eOne / Netflix
Prod.: Mark Gordon, Paul Schiff
Dir.: Mark Raso
Aug 6 – Sep 27/19
Backyard Beats
Episodic Series – TV
Bristow Global Media Inc.
Prod.: Daniel Bourre, Corinna Lehr
Dir.: tbd
Aug 19 - Sep 2/19
Beacon Street
Feature Films - Streaming
Twinkle Toes Movie Prod. Ltd.
Prod.: Susan Cartsonis, Brent Emery, Suzanne Farwell
Dir.: Elissa Down
Jul 25 - Sep 20/19
Carter...
- 6/24/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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