Hollywood actor Austin Butler has been inspired by other actors and directors to only take on “certain types of work.” The 32-year-old former Disney star – who shot to fame in teen shows such as ‘Hannah Montana’ and ‘Zoey 101’ and became a massive star after playing the late King of Rock and Roll in 2022’s ‘Elvis’ biopic – thinks carefully before agreeing to work as he forms his own unique career trajectory, reports ‘Female First UK’.
Speaking to Total Film magazine, he said: “I’ve been working as an actor since I was 12 years old, and hoping to do certain types of work, and work with certain people. “The thing that’s been guiding me is directors and other actors that I would just adore working with.”
The Hollywood strikes have seen his upcoming movies ‘The Bikeriders’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ delayed.
‘The Bikeriders’, which also stars Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy,...
Speaking to Total Film magazine, he said: “I’ve been working as an actor since I was 12 years old, and hoping to do certain types of work, and work with certain people. “The thing that’s been guiding me is directors and other actors that I would just adore working with.”
The Hollywood strikes have seen his upcoming movies ‘The Bikeriders’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ delayed.
‘The Bikeriders’, which also stars Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Hollywood actor Austin Butler has been inspired by other actors and directors to only take on “certain types of work.” The 32-year-old former Disney star – who shot to fame in teen shows such as ‘Hannah Montana’ and ‘Zoey 101’ and became a massive star after playing the late King of Rock and Roll in 2022’s ‘Elvis’ biopic – thinks carefully before agreeing to work as he forms his own unique career trajectory, reports ‘Female First UK’.
Speaking to Total Film magazine, he said: “I’ve been working as an actor since I was 12 years old, and hoping to do certain types of work, and work with certain people. “The thing that’s been guiding me is directors and other actors that I would just adore working with.”
The Hollywood strikes have seen his upcoming movies ‘The Bikeriders’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ delayed.
‘The Bikeriders’, which also stars Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy,...
Speaking to Total Film magazine, he said: “I’ve been working as an actor since I was 12 years old, and hoping to do certain types of work, and work with certain people. “The thing that’s been guiding me is directors and other actors that I would just adore working with.”
The Hollywood strikes have seen his upcoming movies ‘The Bikeriders’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ delayed.
‘The Bikeriders’, which also stars Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Austin Butler is shocked that 'The Bikeriders' got insurance for its dangerous stunts.The 32-year-old actor stars in the fictional story about the rise of a Midwestern motorcycle club, inspired by the photography of Danny Lyon and his 1967 book 'The Bikeriders' but Austin admitted some of the stunts were particularly scary.He told Interview magazine: "There’s such a trust as well, when we’d be in these groups of 40, riding bikes down a tiny road, and you’re thinking, ‘If anybody were to crash right now, all of us would go down' And we’re not wearing helmets, riding through cornfields as fast as we can."I don’t know how they insured the film, to be honest. And you’re riding behind a picture car as well, it’s kicking up pebbles in your face, so you’re getting hit in the eyes with rocks. It was so visceral.
- 10/21/2023
- by Colette Fahy 2
- Bang Showbiz
Director Jeff Nichols’ clear admiration for the work of photojournalist Danny Lyon and his 1968 book The Bikeriders that chronicles the lives of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club, is evident in a new drama of the same name about a fictitious motorcycle gang called the Vandals. Nichols has teamed up once more with long-time collaborator and cinematographer Adam Stone to recreate the film-grainy look and feel of 1965’s Chicago by bringing Lyon’s black-and-white photos into full, colourful and vibrant life.
Katy (Killing Eve‘s Jodie Comer with a thick and rather amusing northwestern dialect that casts doubt on her casting) is the battle-worn and cynical narrator of the film, as she explains to the Danny Lyon character in the film (played by Mike Faist) how she first got into the gang, married the most eligible bikerider, Danny, and eventually found herself forced into a ‘love triangle’ for Danny’s affections...
Katy (Killing Eve‘s Jodie Comer with a thick and rather amusing northwestern dialect that casts doubt on her casting) is the battle-worn and cynical narrator of the film, as she explains to the Danny Lyon character in the film (played by Mike Faist) how she first got into the gang, married the most eligible bikerider, Danny, and eventually found herself forced into a ‘love triangle’ for Danny’s affections...
- 10/20/2023
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Austin Butler hails Tom Hardy as one of most ‘intense’ actors he’s ever seen once ‘action’ is called
Austin Butler says Tom Hardy is one of the most “intense” actors he’s ever seen at work.The ‘Elvis’ star, 32, will appear alongside the ‘Venom’ actor, 46, in upcoming drama ‘The Bikeriders’, and said Tom switched from being charming and funny to a heavyweight thespian as soon as the cameras started rolling.Austin told fellow actor Josh Brolin, 55, in a chat for Interview magazine: “After the spectacle of ‘Elvis’ and ‘Dune,’ and these characters that were quite different from me, to be able to go to something where – there’s an intimate sensitivity to ‘The Bikeriders’.“It’s the roaring engines and the smell of grease that we got to be around. It was nice to go to something that felt more independent and play in that space for a bit.“But one of the things I was thinking about earlier, when you were talking about that relaxation on set,...
- 10/19/2023
- by BANG Showbiz Reporter
- Bang Showbiz
Austin Butler assumed Tom Hardy was always going to be serious while making their upcoming drama “The Bikeriders,” but it turns out Hardy has the impressive ability to turn on and off his intense persona. The two actors lead Jeff Nichols’ gang drama alongside Jodie Comer. The film, inspired by Danny Lyon’s book, follows the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s motorcycle club in the Midwest. Hardy plays a dangerous mentor figure to Butler.
“After the spectacle of ‘Elvis’ and ‘Dune,’ and these characters that were quite different from me, to be able to go to something where — there’s an intimate sensitivity to ‘The Bikeriders,'” Butler recently told Josh Brolin during a chat for Interview magazine. “It’s the roaring engines and the smell of grease that we got to be around. It was nice to go to something that felt more independent and play in that space for a bit.
“After the spectacle of ‘Elvis’ and ‘Dune,’ and these characters that were quite different from me, to be able to go to something where — there’s an intimate sensitivity to ‘The Bikeriders,'” Butler recently told Josh Brolin during a chat for Interview magazine. “It’s the roaring engines and the smell of grease that we got to be around. It was nice to go to something that felt more independent and play in that space for a bit.
- 10/18/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Jeff Nichols' movie 'The Bikeriders' has been delayed amid the ongoing actors' strike.The acclaimed drama, which stars Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, was due to hit cinemas on December 1, but it has now been left with a question mark over the release date, according to The Hollywood Reporter.It's said they are hopeful to still release the movie in time to make the cut for awards season.It's a fictional story inspired by the photography of Danny Lyon and his 1967 book 'The Bikeriders'.The movie is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of the members, the club evolves over the course of the decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang.Talks to end the SAG-AFTRA union strike broke down last week.They have been on strike since July.
- 10/18/2023
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
New Regency is postponing the theatrical release of Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” as the actors’ strike continues and promotion from talent in the film is prohibited.
The film stars a bevy of top-tier talent including Tom Hardy, Nichols alum Michael Shannon, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Norman Reedus and Body Holbrook.
Disney and 20th Century had planned to release the film Dec. 1, but it has been removed from the schedule for the time being, per a release from Disney. Despite this setback, the movie, which debuted at the Telluride Film Festival during Labor Day weekend this year, is still aiming to qualify for 2023 Oscar season, says The Hollywood Reporter, which first broke the news.
Based on Danny Lyon’s 1967 book of the same name, the film is described as a period drama set in the 1960s. It chronicles the ascent of a fictional motorcycle club from the Midwest and their transformation over a decade,...
The film stars a bevy of top-tier talent including Tom Hardy, Nichols alum Michael Shannon, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Norman Reedus and Body Holbrook.
Disney and 20th Century had planned to release the film Dec. 1, but it has been removed from the schedule for the time being, per a release from Disney. Despite this setback, the movie, which debuted at the Telluride Film Festival during Labor Day weekend this year, is still aiming to qualify for 2023 Oscar season, says The Hollywood Reporter, which first broke the news.
Based on Danny Lyon’s 1967 book of the same name, the film is described as a period drama set in the 1960s. It chronicles the ascent of a fictional motorcycle club from the Midwest and their transformation over a decade,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
“The Bikeriders,” a drama starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy and directed by Jeff Nichols, has been indefinitely postponed amid the ongoing actors’ strike.
Disney and 20th Century were scheduled to open the film on Dec. 1 but it’s been taken off the calendar for now. The movie, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend, still hopes to qualify for this year’s Oscar season, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the delay. This requires “The Bikeriders” to debut in theaters sometime before the end of 2023.
Several other movies, including Timothee Chalamet’s sequel “Dune: Part Two” and the Zendaya-led sports drama “Challengers,” have been moved to 2024 because the SAG-AFTRA strike prevents actors from promoting work without an interim agreement from the guild. Recent releases such as Sony’s GameStop stock frenzy-inspired “Dumb Money” and Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie...
Disney and 20th Century were scheduled to open the film on Dec. 1 but it’s been taken off the calendar for now. The movie, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend, still hopes to qualify for this year’s Oscar season, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the delay. This requires “The Bikeriders” to debut in theaters sometime before the end of 2023.
Several other movies, including Timothee Chalamet’s sequel “Dune: Part Two” and the Zendaya-led sports drama “Challengers,” have been moved to 2024 because the SAG-AFTRA strike prevents actors from promoting work without an interim agreement from the guild. Recent releases such as Sony’s GameStop stock frenzy-inspired “Dumb Money” and Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie...
- 10/17/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
New Regency is delaying the release of Jeff Nichols’ awards hopeful The Bikeriders due to the ongoing actors strike and the prohibition on talent doing any promotion or publicity.
The drama — starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy — had been set to open in theaters Dec. 1 after making several stops on the fall festival circuit, including opening the Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend.
It is the first movie to depart the Dec. 1-3 weekend since Beyoncé’s just-announced concert film Renaissance was set for Dec. 1. The post-Thanksgiving frame is one of the quietest weekends of the year in terms of moviegoing, and it remains to be seen how much Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé can change that narrative. So far, no early advance ticket sales have been disclosed for Renaissance as they were for Taylor Swift: Eras Tour.
Bikeriders remains undated for now, but the intention is...
The drama — starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy — had been set to open in theaters Dec. 1 after making several stops on the fall festival circuit, including opening the Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend.
It is the first movie to depart the Dec. 1-3 weekend since Beyoncé’s just-announced concert film Renaissance was set for Dec. 1. The post-Thanksgiving frame is one of the quietest weekends of the year in terms of moviegoing, and it remains to be seen how much Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé can change that narrative. So far, no early advance ticket sales have been disclosed for Renaissance as they were for Taylor Swift: Eras Tour.
Bikeriders remains undated for now, but the intention is...
- 10/17/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We present our interviews from The Bikeriders Lff Premiere in London. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, the film stars Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook and Norman Reedus.
The film will screen at the London Film Festival, which runs from October 4-15. Then will see an opening in UK cinemas on December 1. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
The Bikeriders Lff Premiere Interviews
Plot:
This gripping drama film tells the story of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club and their journey through the eyes of its members.
Drawing inspiration from Danny Lyon’s renowned photography book, ‘The Bikeriders’, the movie immerses you in the gritty, grease-covered world of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy, a strong member of the Vandals, is married to the wild and reckless Benny, a fellow bike rider. Over the course of a decade,...
The film will screen at the London Film Festival, which runs from October 4-15. Then will see an opening in UK cinemas on December 1. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
The Bikeriders Lff Premiere Interviews
Plot:
This gripping drama film tells the story of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club and their journey through the eyes of its members.
Drawing inspiration from Danny Lyon’s renowned photography book, ‘The Bikeriders’, the movie immerses you in the gritty, grease-covered world of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy, a strong member of the Vandals, is married to the wild and reckless Benny, a fellow bike rider. Over the course of a decade,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
London film festival Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy are magnetic in this power struggle-cum-love triangle inspired by Danny Lyon’s 1968 photographic study of Chicago bikers
Jeff Nichols’s motorcycle movie is about a love triangle and a succession crisis – inspired by the immersive 1968 study of Chicago bikers by photojournalist Danny Lyon, whose black-and-white pictures flash up with the closing credits. This film opens up the storytelling throttle with a throaty growl, delivering the doomy romance of an old-fashioned western and the thrills of a mob drama.
The Bikeriders is set in a world in which the increasingly careworn gang leader competes for the affection of his toughest follower with this man’s girlfriend, while at the same time grooming him as his heir. Yet this is a group where the biker king – whatever his plans for a dauphin – can be challenged for the crown by any subordinate according...
Jeff Nichols’s motorcycle movie is about a love triangle and a succession crisis – inspired by the immersive 1968 study of Chicago bikers by photojournalist Danny Lyon, whose black-and-white pictures flash up with the closing credits. This film opens up the storytelling throttle with a throaty growl, delivering the doomy romance of an old-fashioned western and the thrills of a mob drama.
The Bikeriders is set in a world in which the increasingly careworn gang leader competes for the affection of his toughest follower with this man’s girlfriend, while at the same time grooming him as his heir. Yet this is a group where the biker king – whatever his plans for a dauphin – can be challenged for the crown by any subordinate according...
- 10/5/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Writer-director Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” with Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, made a splash with festival-goers at the recent Telluride Film Festival. 20th Century Studios has revealed to Variety exclusively that the film will be campaigned for best original screenplay for the upcoming awards season, despite being inspired by the 1968 photo and interview book of the same name.
“The Bikeriders” movie tells a fictional story inspired by the Midwestern motorcycle club in the book’s photos, seen through its members’ lives over a decade. First published in 1968, the book by Danny Lyon explores his firsthand accounts of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Featuring black-and-white photographs and transcribed interviews conducted by Lyon from 1963 to 1967, the WGA has classified it as an original work rather than adapted.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
“This is the most complex script I’ve ever written,...
“The Bikeriders” movie tells a fictional story inspired by the Midwestern motorcycle club in the book’s photos, seen through its members’ lives over a decade. First published in 1968, the book by Danny Lyon explores his firsthand accounts of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Featuring black-and-white photographs and transcribed interviews conducted by Lyon from 1963 to 1967, the WGA has classified it as an original work rather than adapted.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
“This is the most complex script I’ve ever written,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The year 2023 is shaping up to be an exciting one for movie fans, as some of the most awaited films are set to hit the big screen. From thrilling action to captivating drama, from historical biopics to musical comedies, there is something for everyone in this list of the top 10 anticipated upcoming Hollywood movies.
10. Wonka
Wonka is a prequel to the popular children’s story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It tells the story of how Willy Wonka became a world-famous chocolatier. Timothée Chalamet is set to star as the titular Wonka, which means the candy creator may be a heartthrob this time around1
Wonka Trailer
The film is directed by Paul King, who also helmed the charming Paddington movies. The film will feature original songs by Neil Hannon and a score by Joby Talbot. Wonka is scheduled to be released on December 15, 2023.
9. Joker 2
Joker 2 is the sequel to the 2019 film Joker,...
10. Wonka
Wonka is a prequel to the popular children’s story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It tells the story of how Willy Wonka became a world-famous chocolatier. Timothée Chalamet is set to star as the titular Wonka, which means the candy creator may be a heartthrob this time around1
Wonka Trailer
The film is directed by Paul King, who also helmed the charming Paddington movies. The film will feature original songs by Neil Hannon and a score by Joby Talbot. Wonka is scheduled to be released on December 15, 2023.
9. Joker 2
Joker 2 is the sequel to the 2019 film Joker,...
- 9/28/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Greta Lee and Teo Yoo in Past Lives; Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer; Emma Stone in Poor Things; Jeffrey Wright in American FictionImage: Images courtesy A24, Universal Pictures, Searchlight Pictures, Orion
Now that the big film festivals in Toronto, Telluride and Venice are all wrapped up, it’s time to start...
Now that the big film festivals in Toronto, Telluride and Venice are all wrapped up, it’s time to start...
- 9/19/2023
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders has been selected as the closing night film for the 2023 edition of the Chicago International Film Festival.
The Bikeriders is a fictional story that follows the members of a ’60s midwestern motorcycle club. Inspired by Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography, the cast includes Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, along with Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, Norman Reedus and Michael Shannon, who is also appearing at this year’s festival with his directorial debut Eric Larue.
Writer-director Nichols will also be the recipient of an Artistic Achievement Award as part of the festival’s 59th year celebration.
“From his feature debut Shotgun Stories, which had its U.S. premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2007, to his stunning follow-ups Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special, Loving, and his latest achievement The Bikeriders, Jeff Nichols’ work is remarkable for the stunning performances he elicits from...
The Bikeriders is a fictional story that follows the members of a ’60s midwestern motorcycle club. Inspired by Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography, the cast includes Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, along with Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, Norman Reedus and Michael Shannon, who is also appearing at this year’s festival with his directorial debut Eric Larue.
Writer-director Nichols will also be the recipient of an Artistic Achievement Award as part of the festival’s 59th year celebration.
“From his feature debut Shotgun Stories, which had its U.S. premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2007, to his stunning follow-ups Take Shelter, Mud, Midnight Special, Loving, and his latest achievement The Bikeriders, Jeff Nichols’ work is remarkable for the stunning performances he elicits from...
- 9/13/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jeff Nichols, who had previously made the apocalyptic drama “Take Shelter,” the Mark Twain-y “Mud,” and the bold, John Carpenter-indebted “Midnight Special” along with the Oscar-nominated period drama “Loving,” says his new film “The Bikeriders” is unlike anything else he’s previously made. While the earlier movies were about emotion, this new film is built around, as he says, a “feeling.”
“For me, emotions are like this very specific personal emotional reaction to a thing, and this is different than that,” Nichols explained to TheWrap. And he’ll soon be taking that feeling home, as he premieres “The Bikeriders” on his home turf.
Fresh off of its rapturously received debut at the Telluride Film Festival (and ahead of its Dec. 1 release date), filmmaker Jeff Nichols will be bringing his brand-new film “The Bikeriders” to his home state of Arkansas. The Arkansas Cinema Society and the Arkansas Museum of...
“For me, emotions are like this very specific personal emotional reaction to a thing, and this is different than that,” Nichols explained to TheWrap. And he’ll soon be taking that feeling home, as he premieres “The Bikeriders” on his home turf.
Fresh off of its rapturously received debut at the Telluride Film Festival (and ahead of its Dec. 1 release date), filmmaker Jeff Nichols will be bringing his brand-new film “The Bikeriders” to his home state of Arkansas. The Arkansas Cinema Society and the Arkansas Museum of...
- 9/11/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
20th Century Studios released the trailer for the upcoming feature film, ‘The Bikeriders.’ The feature, written and directed by Jeff Nichols, was screened last week at the Telluride Film Festival to critical acclaim.
This gripping drama film tells the story of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club and their journey through the eyes of its members.
Drawing inspiration from Danny Lyon’s renowned photography book, ‘The Bikeriders’, the movie immerses you in the gritty, grease-covered world of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy, a strong member of the Vandals, is married to the wild and reckless Benny, a fellow bike rider. Over the course of a decade, Kathy recounts the club’s evolution from a local group of outcasts united by their love for bikes and good times, to a more dangerous gang. As tensions rise and the club’s future becomes uncertain, Kathy, Benny, and Johnny (the steady leader of the...
This gripping drama film tells the story of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club and their journey through the eyes of its members.
Drawing inspiration from Danny Lyon’s renowned photography book, ‘The Bikeriders’, the movie immerses you in the gritty, grease-covered world of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy, a strong member of the Vandals, is married to the wild and reckless Benny, a fellow bike rider. Over the course of a decade, Kathy recounts the club’s evolution from a local group of outcasts united by their love for bikes and good times, to a more dangerous gang. As tensions rise and the club’s future becomes uncertain, Kathy, Benny, and Johnny (the steady leader of the...
- 9/7/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Jeff Nichols spent two decades considering how to approach what would become his new film The Bikeriders because he did not want to glamorize motorcycle culture.
That’s a hard road to travel when the finished movie stars Austin Butler (Elvis), Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), and Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road), who aren’t exactly lacking in screen charisma.
Nichols has based his movie on the seminal work of photojournalist Danny Lyon, who rode with and snapped the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club for two years beginning in 1963. His book chronicling his devilish association with the Outlaws was first published in 1968.
Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders. Photo courtesy of Jackson Fine Art.
Front and center are Butler as devastatingly handsome biker Benny; Comer as down-to-earth Kathy, unvarnished and clear-eyed, she sees through the biker bullshit; and Hardy as Johnny, the leader who kinda wants to be Benny.
“Well, you don...
That’s a hard road to travel when the finished movie stars Austin Butler (Elvis), Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), and Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road), who aren’t exactly lacking in screen charisma.
Nichols has based his movie on the seminal work of photojournalist Danny Lyon, who rode with and snapped the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club for two years beginning in 1963. His book chronicling his devilish association with the Outlaws was first published in 1968.
Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders. Photo courtesy of Jackson Fine Art.
Front and center are Butler as devastatingly handsome biker Benny; Comer as down-to-earth Kathy, unvarnished and clear-eyed, she sees through the biker bullshit; and Hardy as Johnny, the leader who kinda wants to be Benny.
“Well, you don...
- 9/7/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
“I’ve been thinking. I can’t run this club forever,” Tom Hardy’s character Johnny says in the opening for The Bikeriders trailer. “I built this from nothing. This is our family.”
The scene — which sees Benny, played by Austin Butler, ruminating over Johnny’s words — sets the tone for the upcoming film, which follows the evolution of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club known as the Vandals. The duo will be joined by the incredibly talented Jodie Comer (The Last Duel, Killing Eve), Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, George & Tammy...
The scene — which sees Benny, played by Austin Butler, ruminating over Johnny’s words — sets the tone for the upcoming film, which follows the evolution of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club known as the Vandals. The duo will be joined by the incredibly talented Jodie Comer (The Last Duel, Killing Eve), Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, George & Tammy...
- 9/7/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
20th Century Studios has released the official trailer for The Bikeriders hot on the heels of its enthusiastic reception at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival. The trailer focuses on the relationship between Tom Hardy’s Johnny, leader of a ’60s motorcycle club, and his friend/follower, Benny (Elvis‘ Austin Butler), whose wife, Kathy (played by Killing Eve‘s Jodie Comer) feels like she’s in competition for her husband’s attention.
The two-minute trailer features Butler giving off a James Dean vibe, Hardy wrapping his tongue around a Midwestern accent, and Comer providing narration and setting up the backstory. Plus, the video teases lots of fist fights, lots of motorcycle riding (and smoking), and the burning of a bar when the club’s insulted by its owner.
The Bikeriders‘ ensemble also includes Michael Shannon (Bullet Train), Mike Faist (West Side Story), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), and Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). And according to 20th Century Studios,...
The two-minute trailer features Butler giving off a James Dean vibe, Hardy wrapping his tongue around a Midwestern accent, and Comer providing narration and setting up the backstory. Plus, the video teases lots of fist fights, lots of motorcycle riding (and smoking), and the burning of a bar when the club’s insulted by its owner.
The Bikeriders‘ ensemble also includes Michael Shannon (Bullet Train), Mike Faist (West Side Story), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), and Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead). And according to 20th Century Studios,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“This is our family – you and me, kid.”
That’s what a leather-clad Tom Hardy tells a motorcycle-riding Austin Butler in the new trailer for the 20th Century’s new pedal-to-the-medal drama, “The Bikeriders”.
Read More: Austin Butler And Kaia Gerber Spotted Holding Hands On Date Night In Beverly Hills
‘The Bikeriders’ — Photo: Walt Disney Studios
Following the rise of a 1960s sub-culture of Midwestern men who became warriors of the road, “The Bikeriders” depicts a motorcycle gang who found a family in a new movement.
‘The Bikeriders’ — Photo: Walt Disney Studios
Based on Danny Lyon’s photography book, “The Bikeriders” follows Kathy, played by Jodie Comer, married to a rebellious biker named Benny, played by Butler, who is a part of a group of motorbikers called the Vandals.
‘The Bikeriders’ — Photo: Walt Disney Studios
Led by Johnny, played by Hardy, the film depicts the growing mainstream appeal of the...
That’s what a leather-clad Tom Hardy tells a motorcycle-riding Austin Butler in the new trailer for the 20th Century’s new pedal-to-the-medal drama, “The Bikeriders”.
Read More: Austin Butler And Kaia Gerber Spotted Holding Hands On Date Night In Beverly Hills
‘The Bikeriders’ — Photo: Walt Disney Studios
Following the rise of a 1960s sub-culture of Midwestern men who became warriors of the road, “The Bikeriders” depicts a motorcycle gang who found a family in a new movement.
‘The Bikeriders’ — Photo: Walt Disney Studios
Based on Danny Lyon’s photography book, “The Bikeriders” follows Kathy, played by Jodie Comer, married to a rebellious biker named Benny, played by Butler, who is a part of a group of motorbikers called the Vandals.
‘The Bikeriders’ — Photo: Walt Disney Studios
Led by Johnny, played by Hardy, the film depicts the growing mainstream appeal of the...
- 9/6/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Some films merely offer you a clockwork plot. Others, like Jeff Nichols’ smokin’ cool “The Bikeriders,” whisk you away with a roar of mood and atmosphere.
That’s no surprise coming from the versatile director of “Mud,” “Loving” and “Midnight Special,” all seemingly different (but equally wondrous) films with one common denominator: a precise, wistful sense of place and tone. As soon as we spot Austin Butler on a bar stool sporting a badass Vandals Chicago jacket on his back, that exacting disposition is evident here, too. With appealingly greased and molded hair, Butler looks like he just stepped away from the “Elvis” set for a swift cigarette break, wearing the invincible aura of a movie star like it’s his second skin. Vandals is the name of the motorbike clique Butler’s terse Benny is a part of. And to get him to take that jacket off—like a...
That’s no surprise coming from the versatile director of “Mud,” “Loving” and “Midnight Special,” all seemingly different (but equally wondrous) films with one common denominator: a precise, wistful sense of place and tone. As soon as we spot Austin Butler on a bar stool sporting a badass Vandals Chicago jacket on his back, that exacting disposition is evident here, too. With appealingly greased and molded hair, Butler looks like he just stepped away from the “Elvis” set for a swift cigarette break, wearing the invincible aura of a movie star like it’s his second skin. Vandals is the name of the motorbike clique Butler’s terse Benny is a part of. And to get him to take that jacket off—like a...
- 9/6/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
“From the beginning?” Kathy asks the interviewer. “Yes, please,” he responds. Flash back to 1965 Chicago and the rise of the Vandals. “The was the golden age of bike riders,” she says.
Here’s the first trailer for The Bikeriders, writer-director Jeff Nichols’ drama starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, that premiered at Telluride last week. Have a look at the footage above and the new poster below.
Inspired by Danny Lyon’s book of photography, The Bikeriders follows the fictional Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Comer plays Kathy, a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny (Butler) and recounts the club’s evolution over the course of a decade. It began as a local group of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Hardy). But as life in the Vandals gets more dangerous,...
Here’s the first trailer for The Bikeriders, writer-director Jeff Nichols’ drama starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, that premiered at Telluride last week. Have a look at the footage above and the new poster below.
Inspired by Danny Lyon’s book of photography, The Bikeriders follows the fictional Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Comer plays Kathy, a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny (Butler) and recounts the club’s evolution over the course of a decade. It began as a local group of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Hardy). But as life in the Vandals gets more dangerous,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
20th Century Studios has released the trailer for Jeff Nichols’ upcoming motorcycle gang drama “The Bikeriders,” starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy. The film opened the Telluride Film Festival on Aug. 31 to critical acclaim. Its theatrical release is scheduled for Dec. 1.
Based on Danny Lyon’s 1968 book of black-and white photographs, “The Bikeriders” follows a fictional Midwestern biker gang in 1965 Chicago called the Vandals. Austin Butler stars as Benny, a quietly smoldering young man who, like elder gang member and founder Johnny (Hardy), is unconditionally devoted to the club. Jodie Comer stars as Kathy, Benny’s wife who fell for him at a young age and grapples with the consequences of Benny’s involvement in the group. The trailer reveals that the gang eventually gets involved with criminal activity and shows the violence that followed.
The trailer also shows that Mike Faist, stars as a fictional version of Lyon,...
Based on Danny Lyon’s 1968 book of black-and white photographs, “The Bikeriders” follows a fictional Midwestern biker gang in 1965 Chicago called the Vandals. Austin Butler stars as Benny, a quietly smoldering young man who, like elder gang member and founder Johnny (Hardy), is unconditionally devoted to the club. Jodie Comer stars as Kathy, Benny’s wife who fell for him at a young age and grapples with the consequences of Benny’s involvement in the group. The trailer reveals that the gang eventually gets involved with criminal activity and shows the violence that followed.
The trailer also shows that Mike Faist, stars as a fictional version of Lyon,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Following its strong debut last week at the Telluride Film Festival, 20th Century Studios has debuted the first trailer for Jeff Nichols’s “The Bikeriders.” The thrilling drama – which owes as much to “Goodfellas” and “A Bronx Tale” as it does to the Danny Lyon sourcebook of interviews and photography that inspired Nichols to write the script – stars Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, and recent Best Actor nominee Austin Butler. It’s due out in theaters on December 1.
Here’s the logline, provided by 20th Century Studios:
“The Bikeriders” is a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Inspired by Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography, “The Bikeriders” immerses you in the look, feel, and sounds of the bare-knuckled, grease-covered subculture of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy (Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild,...
Here’s the logline, provided by 20th Century Studios:
“The Bikeriders” is a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Inspired by Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography, “The Bikeriders” immerses you in the look, feel, and sounds of the bare-knuckled, grease-covered subculture of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy (Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer navigate the rough-and-tumble world of a 1960s motorcycle club in the first trailer for 20th Century Studios’ The Bikeriders.
The first spot for the drama feature from filmmaker Jeff Nichols was released Wednesday ahead of its Dec. 1 theatrical release. Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook and Norman Reedus round out the cast for the film that premiered last month at the Telluride Film Festival.
The Bikeriders focuses on Kathy (Comer), a member of the club called the Vandals who recounts her whirlwind marriage to impulsive biker Benny (Butler). The trailer shows the evolution of the friendship between Benny and club leader Johnny (Hardy) as the Vandals become more engaged in criminal activity.
“I want you to quit riding,” Comer says in the footage. This leads Butler to reply, “Don’t ask that.”
Later, Hardy says flatly about his friend, “If he wants to ride a bike,...
The first spot for the drama feature from filmmaker Jeff Nichols was released Wednesday ahead of its Dec. 1 theatrical release. Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook and Norman Reedus round out the cast for the film that premiered last month at the Telluride Film Festival.
The Bikeriders focuses on Kathy (Comer), a member of the club called the Vandals who recounts her whirlwind marriage to impulsive biker Benny (Butler). The trailer shows the evolution of the friendship between Benny and club leader Johnny (Hardy) as the Vandals become more engaged in criminal activity.
“I want you to quit riding,” Comer says in the footage. This leads Butler to reply, “Don’t ask that.”
Later, Hardy says flatly about his friend, “If he wants to ride a bike,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It sure feels like it's tougher and tougher to get everyone on the same page these days, but there still remains a few hard-earned truths left in this cynical old world. For one thing, Jeff Nichols is one of the most interesting filmmakers around after directing features such as "Shotgun Stories," "Take Shelter," "Mud," "Midnight Special," and more. Secondly, movie lovers simply can't get enough of actors as charismatic as Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Austin Butler, and Mike Faist. Finally, and most importantly, if you put Tom Hardy in your movie, he's going to find a way to do an outrageously silly accent that you may or may not have to strain your ears to understand.
Put all that together and you come close to discovering the appeal of "The Bikeriders," the upcoming drama about (what else?) members of a motorcycle club that soon transforms into a violent gang. Nichols...
Put all that together and you come close to discovering the appeal of "The Bikeriders," the upcoming drama about (what else?) members of a motorcycle club that soon transforms into a violent gang. Nichols...
- 9/6/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, races into theaters on Dec. 1, following a splashy debut last week at Telluride. And you can watch a brand-new trailer right now (above), to get your engine properly revved.
Based on a 1968 photo book of the same name by Danny Lyon, “The Bikeriders” is told from the point of view of Kathy (Comer), a member of a ‘60s motorcycle gang who marries a handsome new member named Benny (Butler). As the nature of the motorcycle gang changes, so too does Benny’s relationship with the group’s volatile leader Johnny (Hardy). Bursts of violence, great pompadours and tons of cool leather jackets. What more could you want?
This is, incredibly, Nichols’ first movie since his 2016 back-to-back triumphs – sci-fi chase movie “Midnight Special” and his Oscar-nominated historical drama “Loving.” For a long time Nichols was developing a new take on “Alien Nation,...
Based on a 1968 photo book of the same name by Danny Lyon, “The Bikeriders” is told from the point of view of Kathy (Comer), a member of a ‘60s motorcycle gang who marries a handsome new member named Benny (Butler). As the nature of the motorcycle gang changes, so too does Benny’s relationship with the group’s volatile leader Johnny (Hardy). Bursts of violence, great pompadours and tons of cool leather jackets. What more could you want?
This is, incredibly, Nichols’ first movie since his 2016 back-to-back triumphs – sci-fi chase movie “Midnight Special” and his Oscar-nominated historical drama “Loving.” For a long time Nichols was developing a new take on “Alien Nation,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
20th Century Studios hits the open road today with The Bikeriders trailer, previewing the film shortly after its Telluride Film Festival screening last week. Amidst plumes of dust and the smell of gasoline, Jeff Nichols directs from a script he wrote inspired by the Danny Lyon book of photography. The Bikeriders is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
Produced by Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, The Bikeriders features a cast that would make any Sons of Anarchy fan drool with envy. Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road, Venom), Boyd Holbrook, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Austin Butler, and Norman Reedus lead the cast. Damon Herriman, Mike Faist,...
Produced by Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, The Bikeriders features a cast that would make any Sons of Anarchy fan drool with envy. Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road, Venom), Boyd Holbrook, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Austin Butler, and Norman Reedus lead the cast. Damon Herriman, Mike Faist,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Austin Butler has gone from being a Hounddog to a moto-hog in Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders.”
The “Elvis” Oscar nominee leads the 1960s-set period piece that follows the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, and Norman Reedus also star in the 20th Century Studios release, marking Nichols’ first film since 2016’s “Midnight Special.”
The official synopsis reads: Inspired by Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography, “The Bikeriders” immerses you in the look, feel, and sounds of the bare-knuckled, grease-covered subculture of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy (Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny (Butler), recounts the Vandals’ evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes, and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Hardy).
Over the years, Kathy tries...
The “Elvis” Oscar nominee leads the 1960s-set period piece that follows the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, and Norman Reedus also star in the 20th Century Studios release, marking Nichols’ first film since 2016’s “Midnight Special.”
The official synopsis reads: Inspired by Danny Lyon’s iconic book of photography, “The Bikeriders” immerses you in the look, feel, and sounds of the bare-knuckled, grease-covered subculture of ’60s motorcycle riders. Kathy (Comer), a strong-willed member of the Vandals who’s married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny (Butler), recounts the Vandals’ evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes, and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny (Hardy).
Over the years, Kathy tries...
- 9/6/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
After seven long years following the one-two, varied punch of Midnight Special and Loving, director Jeff Nichols is finally back. The Bikeriders––bringing together the stellar cast of Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, Norman Reedus, and Mike Faist––is set in the 1960s and follows a decade in the lives of a motorcycle club. Following its Telluride premiere, the first trailer and poster have now been unveiled ahead of a December 1 release.
Caleb Hammond said in his Telluride review, “Using photographer Danny Lyon’s iconic The Bikeriders’ imagery as a jumping-off point, Jeff Nichols’ latest feature imagines a fictionalized Chicago motorcycle club, the Vandals. Motorcycle club culture might be a distinctly American phenomenon, but Nichols casts two Brits in the lead, with varying returns: Jodie Comer as Kathy narrates the story in a clear Goodfellas conceit, adopting a Midwest accent flashy (and divisive) enough to...
Caleb Hammond said in his Telluride review, “Using photographer Danny Lyon’s iconic The Bikeriders’ imagery as a jumping-off point, Jeff Nichols’ latest feature imagines a fictionalized Chicago motorcycle club, the Vandals. Motorcycle club culture might be a distinctly American phenomenon, but Nichols casts two Brits in the lead, with varying returns: Jodie Comer as Kathy narrates the story in a clear Goodfellas conceit, adopting a Midwest accent flashy (and divisive) enough to...
- 9/6/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Using photographer Danny Lyon’s iconic The Bikeriders’ imagery as a jumping-off point, Jeff Nichols’ latest feature imagines a fictionalized Chicago motorcycle club, the Vandals. Motorcycle club culture might be a distinctly American phenomenon, but Nichols casts two Brits in the lead, with varying returns: Jodie Comer as Kathy narrates the story in a clear Goodfellas conceit, adopting a Midwest accent flashy (and divisive) enough to ensure sustained awards-season chatter; Tom Hardy is Johnny, a truck driver who gets the idea to start a motorcycle club while watching Marlon Brando’s The Wild One. This low-stakes “why not?” starting point for founding the club works early in the film, until, following the Goodfellas trajectory, it all comes crashing down. Without Thelma Schoonmaker’s editing prowess, The Bikeriders’ rise-and-fall narrative ultimately plays too conventional.
Fresh off Elvis, newly minted megastar Austin Butler stars as Benny, a pensive biker prone to reckless...
Fresh off Elvis, newly minted megastar Austin Butler stars as Benny, a pensive biker prone to reckless...
- 9/5/2023
- by Caleb Hammond
- The Film Stage
The 50th Telluride Film Festival is underway, with Jeff Nichols’ latest, The Bikeriders, setting the pace with rave reviews all around, with some even saying it is now officially part of the Oscar discussion. Now, where’s that trailer we all want?
Reviews for The Bikeriders coming out of Telluride have particularly pinpointed the movie’s stars, noting that Austin Butler keeps his star power soaring and it gives Tom Hardy one of his best roles. But actress Jodie Comer is nothing to sleep on here, either, as she could very well find herself one win away from Egot status, as she already has an Emmy for Killing Eve and a Tony for starring in the one-woman play Prima Facie.
❝Coming off his Oscar-nominated Elvis, Butler fits comfortably into a James Dean-style rebel whose cause seems to be surviving one violent encounter after another.❞ #TellurideFilmFestival https://t.co/AElmDZZMd...
Reviews for The Bikeriders coming out of Telluride have particularly pinpointed the movie’s stars, noting that Austin Butler keeps his star power soaring and it gives Tom Hardy one of his best roles. But actress Jodie Comer is nothing to sleep on here, either, as she could very well find herself one win away from Egot status, as she already has an Emmy for Killing Eve and a Tony for starring in the one-woman play Prima Facie.
❝Coming off his Oscar-nominated Elvis, Butler fits comfortably into a James Dean-style rebel whose cause seems to be surviving one violent encounter after another.❞ #TellurideFilmFestival https://t.co/AElmDZZMd...
- 9/2/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Don’t let the word “bike” fool you. In Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” the wheels in question are choppers — good, all-American motorcycles, built from the ground up by tough guys in leather jackets — and the “club” they’re a part of is really more of a gang. Nichols hails from the Heartland and has a better handle on the life and attitudes one finds in so-called flyover country than nearly all the directors working at his level. You’ve probably seen a few of his films, most of which take place down dirt roads in rural areas. Movies like “Shotgun Stories,” “Loving” and “Mud.”
With “The Bikeriders,” Nichols brings us into the big city — or the outskirts, at least — and then zeroes in on a social microcosm all of us recognize, but few have penetrated: a Chicago-area motorcycle club that calls itself the Vandals. The Vandals don’t really exist,...
With “The Bikeriders,” Nichols brings us into the big city — or the outskirts, at least — and then zeroes in on a social microcosm all of us recognize, but few have penetrated: a Chicago-area motorcycle club that calls itself the Vandals. The Vandals don’t really exist,...
- 9/2/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
The latest film from acclaimed director Jeff Nichols, ‘The Bikeriders’, has received a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, the popular review aggregator website. The film, which stars Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon and Mike Faist, is a thrilling drama about a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who embark on a cross-country road trip in the 1960s.
The film is inspired by the iconic photography book of the same name by Danny Lyon, who documented the lives and culture of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Nichols, who also wrote the screenplay, said he wanted to explore the themes of freedom, rebellion and identity that Lyon captured in his images.
The Bikeriders First Look
‘The Bikeriders’ features stunning cinematography by Adam Stone, who collaborated with Nichols on his previous films such as ‘Mud’, ‘Take Shelter’ and ‘Loving’. The film also boasts an original score by David Wingo, who composed...
The film is inspired by the iconic photography book of the same name by Danny Lyon, who documented the lives and culture of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Nichols, who also wrote the screenplay, said he wanted to explore the themes of freedom, rebellion and identity that Lyon captured in his images.
The Bikeriders First Look
‘The Bikeriders’ features stunning cinematography by Adam Stone, who collaborated with Nichols on his previous films such as ‘Mud’, ‘Take Shelter’ and ‘Loving’. The film also boasts an original score by David Wingo, who composed...
- 9/2/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Jeff Nichols’ filmography is still young, and still showing no signs of settling in to a stylistic signature — or rut. Through such distinctive features as Take Shelter, Loving, Midnight Special and Mud, the writer-helmer has, though, established a certain directorial integrity. Valuing mood and gesture over plot or formula, his stories are propelled by an openhearted but unsentimental tenderness toward his characters, and invigorated by electrifying grace notes.
With his latest offering, the gloves, at first, seem to be off. The Bikeriders is set within a testosterone-fueled counterculture where brute stupidity frequently prevails, and many viewers will find its violence and code-of-honor brotherhood distancing, or at least familiar movie territory. But what resonates beyond the brawls and blood is a profound affection for the people onscreen — those grace notes provided by a fine cast, with Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy stirring undercurrents that are particularly affecting precisely because they’re never explicitly examined or explained.
With his latest offering, the gloves, at first, seem to be off. The Bikeriders is set within a testosterone-fueled counterculture where brute stupidity frequently prevails, and many viewers will find its violence and code-of-honor brotherhood distancing, or at least familiar movie territory. But what resonates beyond the brawls and blood is a profound affection for the people onscreen — those grace notes provided by a fine cast, with Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy stirring undercurrents that are particularly affecting precisely because they’re never explicitly examined or explained.
- 9/2/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Biker movies are almost a subgenre of films unto themselves, beginning with Marlon Brando’s The Wild One in the early ’50s and then through all those Aip exploitation titles of the ’60s including The Wild Angels, Hells Angels on Wheels and many more, notably Tom Laughlin’s predecessor to Billy Jack called Born Losers, all culminating with Easy Rider with Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson, which became the Citizen Kane of biker cinema.
It has been awhile since we have seen a major big-screen return to the world of biker culture, but with Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders, which had its world premiere Thursday at the Telluride Film Festival, this long-lost era is back. But its filmmaker has distinctly different ideas and motives in reviving it. Basically, Nichols tells a period story set in the ’60s and ’70s world of the earlier efforts but applies contemporary themes of...
It has been awhile since we have seen a major big-screen return to the world of biker culture, but with Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders, which had its world premiere Thursday at the Telluride Film Festival, this long-lost era is back. But its filmmaker has distinctly different ideas and motives in reviving it. Basically, Nichols tells a period story set in the ’60s and ’70s world of the earlier efforts but applies contemporary themes of...
- 9/1/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Twenty years ago, Jeff Nichols found a book of photographs on his brother’s coffee table about an outlaw motorcycle club that rumbled around the American Midwest during the 1960s, and he immediately recognized it as the coolest fucking thing that he’d ever seen in his entire life — both the book itself, and the people in it.
To watch the greasy-as-hell movie Nichols has now adapted from Danny Lyon’s “The Bikeriders” is to know how he felt in that moment. And to watch that movie stall out after 45 of the most exhilarating and self-possessed minutes that Nichols has ever cut together is to know how he’s struggled to find a story worthy of the dirt-stained denim he’s been dreaming about ever since. As the leader of the Vandals laments about the crew that’s starting to slip away under his feet: “You can give everything you...
To watch the greasy-as-hell movie Nichols has now adapted from Danny Lyon’s “The Bikeriders” is to know how he felt in that moment. And to watch that movie stall out after 45 of the most exhilarating and self-possessed minutes that Nichols has ever cut together is to know how he’s struggled to find a story worthy of the dirt-stained denim he’s been dreaming about ever since. As the leader of the Vandals laments about the crew that’s starting to slip away under his feet: “You can give everything you...
- 9/1/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Filmmaker Jeff Nichols seemed positively thrilled while introducing his new film “The Bikeriders” to the Telluride Film Festival patrons on Thursday afternoon, and it is easy to see why. The project, Nichols’ first as a director since 2016’s “Loving,” is about an American biker gang in the 1960s, and the propulsive and entertaining drama owes as much to films like “Goodfellas” and “A Bronx Tale” as it does to the Danny Lyon book of photographs and interviews that inspired Nichols to write the script.
“I’ve always tried to find a universal theme in my films,” Nichols said in a director’s statement. “The idea being that if you have a universal thought at the core of your story, it is possible to make a very personal, regionally specific film that feels totally unique to a specific time and place that still resonates with a broad and diverse audience. ‘The...
“I’ve always tried to find a universal theme in my films,” Nichols said in a director’s statement. “The idea being that if you have a universal thought at the core of your story, it is possible to make a very personal, regionally specific film that feels totally unique to a specific time and place that still resonates with a broad and diverse audience. ‘The...
- 9/1/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Jeff Nichols brings pure Americana to the Telluride Film Festival with his luscious period drama “The Bikeriders,” which feels like the distant older cousin of “The Outsiders.” It stands as his single best directorial outing, and in tow are a trio of invigorating performances from Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, all putting their stamp on an awards season that will be undoubtedly competitive.
Based on the 1968 photo and interview book by Danny Lyon, “The Bikeriders” tells a fictional story inspired by a Midwestern motorcycle club, seen through its members’ lives over a decade.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Nichols, who writes and directs, has carved out a special lane of talented American filmmakers who are able to wrangle honest and moving performances from the likes of Michael Shannon (“Take Shelter”) and Matthew McConaughey (“Mud”). He does it once again with his actors including Butler,...
Based on the 1968 photo and interview book by Danny Lyon, “The Bikeriders” tells a fictional story inspired by a Midwestern motorcycle club, seen through its members’ lives over a decade.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Nichols, who writes and directs, has carved out a special lane of talented American filmmakers who are able to wrangle honest and moving performances from the likes of Michael Shannon (“Take Shelter”) and Matthew McConaughey (“Mud”). He does it once again with his actors including Butler,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The 50th edition of the Telluride Film Festival will include the world premieres of Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin,” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “Nyad,” and Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” among other top awards hopefuls, festival organizers announced on Wednesday.
In keeping with tradition, the 2023 Telluride lineup was kept under wraps until 24 hours before the annual festival begins – although sharp-eyed pundits and awards experts were able to accurately speculate about many of the titles in this year’s lineup due to premiere designations at other festivals in Toronto, Venice, and New York.
“Saltburn” is Fennell’s second film after 2020’s “Promising Young Woman,” which landed the budding auteur a trio of Oscar nominations. The film stars recent Best Supporting Actor nominee Barry Keoghan, as well as Jacob Elordi of “Euphoria” fame, former Oscar nominees Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant,...
In keeping with tradition, the 2023 Telluride lineup was kept under wraps until 24 hours before the annual festival begins – although sharp-eyed pundits and awards experts were able to accurately speculate about many of the titles in this year’s lineup due to premiere designations at other festivals in Toronto, Venice, and New York.
“Saltburn” is Fennell’s second film after 2020’s “Promising Young Woman,” which landed the budding auteur a trio of Oscar nominations. The film stars recent Best Supporting Actor nominee Barry Keoghan, as well as Jacob Elordi of “Euphoria” fame, former Oscar nominees Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Gas up your hog and prepare to ride alongside Tom Hardy because 20th Century Studios is ready to announce The Bikeriders release date. The motorcycle club drama hits the road in theaters on December 1, 2023, just in time for Oscar season. Jeff Nichols directs from a script he wrote inspired by the Danny Lyon novel. The Bikeriders is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
Produced by Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, The Bikeriders features a cast that would make any Sons of Anarchy fan drool with envy. Tom Hardy, Boyd Holbrook, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Austin Butler, and Norman Reedus lead the cast. Damon Herriman, Mike Faist,...
Produced by Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, The Bikeriders features a cast that would make any Sons of Anarchy fan drool with envy. Tom Hardy, Boyd Holbrook, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Austin Butler, and Norman Reedus lead the cast. Damon Herriman, Mike Faist,...
- 7/28/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Just in time for Oscar season, 20th Century Studios has dated writer-director Jeff Nichols’ ensemble pic The Bikeriders, which follows the rise of a Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. The New Regency film will open December 1 in theaters.
Based on Danny Lyon’s novel, The Bikeriders stars a murderer’s row of thespians including Tom Hardy, Boyd Holbrook, Michael Shannon, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Norman Reedus.
Alongside New Regency, Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones are producing through Tri-State, the company they share with Nichols.
Following Amazon’s dating of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn for November 24, with an expansion on December 1, it’s another great sign by studios that the release calendar isn’t getting erased and capsized; many Oscar-bait titles are being pushed further or to Tbd due to the current SAG-AFTRA strike.
Also on December 1 among specialty titles this year is Neon’s Anne Hathaway suspense feature,...
Based on Danny Lyon’s novel, The Bikeriders stars a murderer’s row of thespians including Tom Hardy, Boyd Holbrook, Michael Shannon, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Norman Reedus.
Alongside New Regency, Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones are producing through Tri-State, the company they share with Nichols.
Following Amazon’s dating of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn for November 24, with an expansion on December 1, it’s another great sign by studios that the release calendar isn’t getting erased and capsized; many Oscar-bait titles are being pushed further or to Tbd due to the current SAG-AFTRA strike.
Also on December 1 among specialty titles this year is Neon’s Anne Hathaway suspense feature,...
- 7/28/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Walt Disney Pictures announced Friday that Jeff Nichols’ latest film, “The Bikeriders,” will debut in theaters in December under the 20th Century banner.
The film was previously announced as a period drama set in the 1960s and is inspired by Danny Lyon’s photography from his 1967 book from which the film derives its name. It follows the rise of a fictional, Midwestern motorcycle club. The club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
The film stars a bevy of A-list talent including Tom Hardy, Nichols alum Michael Shannon, Jodi Comer, Austin Butler, Norman Reedus and Body Holbrook.
Nichols is writing and directing the feature after a seven-year hiatus. His last feature was the Joel Edgerton/Ruth Negga-starring drama “Loving” in 2016. Nichols is also the director of “Midnight Special,...
The film was previously announced as a period drama set in the 1960s and is inspired by Danny Lyon’s photography from his 1967 book from which the film derives its name. It follows the rise of a fictional, Midwestern motorcycle club. The club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
The film stars a bevy of A-list talent including Tom Hardy, Nichols alum Michael Shannon, Jodi Comer, Austin Butler, Norman Reedus and Body Holbrook.
Nichols is writing and directing the feature after a seven-year hiatus. His last feature was the Joel Edgerton/Ruth Negga-starring drama “Loving” in 2016. Nichols is also the director of “Midnight Special,...
- 7/28/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
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- 2/22/2023
- MUBI
Issue 2 of Notebook magazine includes an original essay by Lyon, accompanied by a piece about the self-distribution of his works. The issue is currently available in select stores around the world.In September 1962, Danny Lyon, a history and philosophy student at the University of Chicago, flew to Jackson, Mississippi to photograph voter registration workers for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Sncc). By 1963, Lyon was working as Sncc’s in-house photographer, and for the next two-plus years he would document nearly every major moment of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, including the March on Washington and historic demonstrations led by John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr., among others. If you’ve seen a photo from this era in a newspaper, magazine, or history book, there’s a good chance it was taken by Lyon.But while the artist’s contemporaneous photos of an outlaw Chicago motorcycle gang and, later, Texas...
- 2/17/2023
- MUBI
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- 1/24/2023
- MUBI
Exclusive: With the final season of The Walking Dead coming to an end, longtime series star Norman Reedus looks to have found his follow-up project. He is set to join the ensemble cast of the Jeff Nichols drama The Bikeriders at New Regency. Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook and Damon Herriman are already on board. Nichols will direct the pic, which is a fictional story inspired by the photography of Danny Lyon and his 1967 book The Bikeriders.
Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones are producing through Tri-State, the company they share with Nichols, alongside New Regency. Fred Berger is executive producing.
The film is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang,...
Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones are producing through Tri-State, the company they share with Nichols, alongside New Regency. Fred Berger is executive producing.
The film is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang,...
- 10/4/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Toby Wallace, Emory Cohen, Beau Knapp, Karl Glusman and Happy Anderson are set to join the ensemble cast of the Jeff Nichols drama The Bikeriders at New Regency. Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook and Damon Herriman are already on board. Nichols will direct the pic, which is a fictional story inspired by the photography of Danny Lyon and his 1967 book The Bikeriders.
Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones are producing through Tri-State, the company they share with Nichols, alongside New Regency. Fred Berger is executive producing.
The film is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
Wallace’s big...
Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones are producing through Tri-State, the company they share with Nichols, alongside New Regency. Fred Berger is executive producing.
The film is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
Wallace’s big...
- 9/1/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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