Greg Berlanti aims high with ‘Fly Me to the Moon’, and the part romance, part period, part thriller, all high concept space-race picture for Apple Original Films lands him among the stars. Though pitched as a rom-com, arguably it’s more of an irreverent period comedy that asks questions more relevant than ever about media, authenticity, and truth… with a side of star-studded romance. Despite some rough edges, the great cast and characters, historical easter eggs, and beautiful visual design really bring this romp to the moon to life. If you went to space camp as a kid, this one’s for you. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world...
- 7/24/2024
- by Abigail Whitehurst
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Magnify has acquired global and U.S. sales rights to Neo Sora’s near-futuristic film “Happyend” ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The movie will play in the Horizons section and is being handled by Magnify outside of Japan and Singapore.
Set in a near-future Tokyo, “Happyend” revolves around two rabble-rousing best friends who are about to graduate high school while threats of a catastrophic earthquake looms. One night, they pull a prank on their principal, which leads to a surveillance system being installed in their school. Stuck between the oppressive security system and a darkening national political situation, the two respond in contrasting ways.
The movie marks Neo Sora’s fictionh feature debut. His previous credits include “Ryuichi Sakamoto/Opus” which premiered at Venice and was picked by Janus for North America, and short films, such as “The Chicken” which premiered in Locarno, among others.
Set in a near-future Tokyo, “Happyend” revolves around two rabble-rousing best friends who are about to graduate high school while threats of a catastrophic earthquake looms. One night, they pull a prank on their principal, which leads to a surveillance system being installed in their school. Stuck between the oppressive security system and a darkening national political situation, the two respond in contrasting ways.
The movie marks Neo Sora’s fictionh feature debut. His previous credits include “Ryuichi Sakamoto/Opus” which premiered at Venice and was picked by Janus for North America, and short films, such as “The Chicken” which premiered in Locarno, among others.
- 7/23/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Directed by Greg Berlanti and produced by star Scarlett Johansson, the romantic dramedy Fly Me to the Moon was originally meant to be released directly to the Apple TV+ streaming service, but strong test screenings inspired Sony to give the film a theatrical release first. The movie isn’t setting the box office on fire, having pulled in just $20 million worldwide during its first week of release, but it will be heading to Apple TV+ soon anyway – and Berlanti and Johansson were able to establish a strong working relationship during the making of the film. That’s a working relationship they’re now set to continue with a psychological thriller called Sasha, and Deadline reports that Amazon MGM Studios has come out the winner of a five-way auction to land the rights to the project.
Berlanti will be producing Sasha alongside Sarah Schechter and Mike McGrath for Berlanti Schechter Films,...
Berlanti will be producing Sasha alongside Sarah Schechter and Mike McGrath for Berlanti Schechter Films,...
- 7/19/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
America is in crisis. It’s the late 1960s, and President John F. Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade has yet to be fulfilled. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration — NASA, for short — has experienced a major setback when a launch rehearsal test for the Apollo 1 goes awry and all three crew members perish. The Russkies appear to have the lead in the Space Race, the public interest in conquering the stars is waning, and the organization’s funding is on the chopping block.
- 7/10/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first human beings to walk on the moon. It was an inspirational moment for people all over the world. But some people are jerks, so they took that inspiration and quickly spun it into a conspiracy theory that NASA faked the whole moon landing on a soundstage.
Hollywood loves to be topical, so filmmakers latched onto this paranoid fantasy immediately. Only two years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, James Bond stumbled across NASA’s top secret film studio in “Diamonds Are Forever.” The government hunted down O.J. Simpson to keep a fake Mars mission secret in 1977’s “Capricorn One.” By the time we got to the present day it wasn’t even a subversive idea anymore. It was just a throwaway gag in kids movies like “Minions.”
Now it’s the premise for “Fly Me to the Moon,...
Hollywood loves to be topical, so filmmakers latched onto this paranoid fantasy immediately. Only two years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, James Bond stumbled across NASA’s top secret film studio in “Diamonds Are Forever.” The government hunted down O.J. Simpson to keep a fake Mars mission secret in 1977’s “Capricorn One.” By the time we got to the present day it wasn’t even a subversive idea anymore. It was just a throwaway gag in kids movies like “Minions.”
Now it’s the premise for “Fly Me to the Moon,...
- 7/9/2024
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Whenever joyless grumps like myself end up holding readers captive so we can drone on about "the kinds of movies they don't make anymore," well, sometimes the right movie comes rolling around at just the right time, like a godsend from the heavens itself. "Fly Me to the Moon" might as well encapsulate everything certain movie fans feel nostalgic for these days, wrapped in one irresistible package. A pair of bona fide, charismatic, capital-letter Movie Stars anchoring a throwback romantic comedy that centers on arguably the most celebrated accomplishment in American history, the Apollo 11 Moon landing? Say less!
Director Greg Berlanti (the producer and writer most well-known for spearheading DC's stable of superhero shows on the CW Network) might not appear the most obvious choice to bring this premise to life with a self-assured sense of flair and a snappy rhythm befitting its '60s setting, but here's one book...
Director Greg Berlanti (the producer and writer most well-known for spearheading DC's stable of superhero shows on the CW Network) might not appear the most obvious choice to bring this premise to life with a self-assured sense of flair and a snappy rhythm befitting its '60s setting, but here's one book...
- 7/9/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
There is something charming, even enchanting, about Greg Berlanti’s Fly Me to the Moon. For one, the film is set in an era that looks to the stars as the last great exploration with unlimited possibilities. With the help of Shane Valentino’s production design, Lauren Rosenbloom’s art direction, and Mary Zophres’s costume design, Berlanti’s film drops the audience into another time and place.
The other is the relative newcomer Rose Gilroy’s script, an utterly delightful exercise in romantic nostalgia. Along with two lovely performances by Fly Me to the Moon’s leads, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum (and a scene-stealing comic gem from Community’s Jim Rash), this makes for the type of old-fashioned escapism Hollywood tends to shy away from nowadays.
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me to the Moon (2024) | Image via Columbia Pictures
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The other is the relative newcomer Rose Gilroy’s script, an utterly delightful exercise in romantic nostalgia. Along with two lovely performances by Fly Me to the Moon’s leads, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum (and a scene-stealing comic gem from Community’s Jim Rash), this makes for the type of old-fashioned escapism Hollywood tends to shy away from nowadays.
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me to the Moon (2024) | Image via Columbia Pictures
Suggested“I don’t know if that...
- 7/8/2024
- by M.N. Miller
- FandomWire
A charitable explanation for the new film co-starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum is that the creators got stoned one night and watched the cheesy 1978 movie Capricorn One, about a faked lunar mission to Mars. “Hey, you know what would make this movie even better?” one of them must have asked rhetorically. “If it were a love story, too.”
The result is the misbegotten Fly Me to the Moon, which somehow manages to be less credible than Capricorn One — and that movie featured O.J. Simpson as an astronaut. The film weirdly blends together romantic comedy, historical drama and conspiracy thriller into exactly the sort of unholy mess that you’d expect. Except no one would expect it to be a numbing 132 minutes long. It’s no wonder Tatum looks uncomfortable throughout.
It’s no spoiler to reveal that a key plot element involves a conspiracy to fake the Apollo 11 moon landing,...
The result is the misbegotten Fly Me to the Moon, which somehow manages to be less credible than Capricorn One — and that movie featured O.J. Simpson as an astronaut. The film weirdly blends together romantic comedy, historical drama and conspiracy thriller into exactly the sort of unholy mess that you’d expect. Except no one would expect it to be a numbing 132 minutes long. It’s no wonder Tatum looks uncomfortable throughout.
It’s no spoiler to reveal that a key plot element involves a conspiracy to fake the Apollo 11 moon landing,...
- 7/8/2024
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Trailers make “Fly Me to the Moon” look cute at best, when in fact it’s quite clever: a smarter-than-it-sounds, space-age sparring match of the Rock Hudson/Doris Day variety, in which the honest-to-a-fault NASA launch director responsible for sending Apollo 11 into orbit (a straight-faced Channing Tatum) goes head-to-head with a mendacious Madison Avenue spin doctor. Set during the first half of 1969, director Greg Berlanti’s high-concept screwball comedy values chemistry over history, bending the facts to suggest a fresh set of stakes for the operation, where romance fuels a rocket to the moon.
For decades, questions have dogged the Apollo 11 project. Who really won the space race? Did NASA fake the moon landing? Story credit goes to Keenan Flynn and Bill Kirstein, as screenwriter Rose Gilroy takes these doubts and extrapolates them into what the film itself might call an “alternative version” of events — one that puts authenticity itself on the line.
For decades, questions have dogged the Apollo 11 project. Who really won the space race? Did NASA fake the moon landing? Story credit goes to Keenan Flynn and Bill Kirstein, as screenwriter Rose Gilroy takes these doubts and extrapolates them into what the film itself might call an “alternative version” of events — one that puts authenticity itself on the line.
- 7/6/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Fly Me To The Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as back-up and the countdown truly begins…
Directed by Greg Berlanti, Fly Me To The Moon has been rated PG-13 for some strong language, and smoking. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on July 12, 2024.
The St. Louis advance screening is at B&b West Olive on Monday July 8, 7pm. (5:30Pm or earlier Suggested Arrival)
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Directed by Greg Berlanti, Fly Me To The Moon has been rated PG-13 for some strong language, and smoking. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on July 12, 2024.
The St. Louis advance screening is at B&b West Olive on Monday July 8, 7pm. (5:30Pm or earlier Suggested Arrival)
Pass Link: https://events.sonypictures.com/screenings/unsecured/main/screeningInfo.jsf?code=VL75EUMQVT...
- 7/4/2024
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus,” director Neo Sora’s posthumous documentary about Japanese musical luminary Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere online as a live event on The Criterion Channel.
On Sunday, June 30 at 5 p.m. Pt/ 8 p.m. Est, Criterion will broadcast the film live via its streaming service. Following the premiere, the concert doc will stream exclusively on the Criterion Channel beginning July 1.
Featuring Sakamoto’s final recorded concert before his death in March 2023, “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus” first premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2023. Sora, Sakamoto’s son, shot the film in black and white, capturing 20 selections personally selected by his father from across his 45-year musical career, from “Tong Poo” (from Yellow Magic Orchestra’s 1978 debut album) to his themes for the films “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” and “The Last Emperor” to “20220302 – Sarabande” from his final solo studio album “12.”
“A document of Sakamoto’s final performance before his death from cancer last March,...
On Sunday, June 30 at 5 p.m. Pt/ 8 p.m. Est, Criterion will broadcast the film live via its streaming service. Following the premiere, the concert doc will stream exclusively on the Criterion Channel beginning July 1.
Featuring Sakamoto’s final recorded concert before his death in March 2023, “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus” first premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2023. Sora, Sakamoto’s son, shot the film in black and white, capturing 20 selections personally selected by his father from across his 45-year musical career, from “Tong Poo” (from Yellow Magic Orchestra’s 1978 debut album) to his themes for the films “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” and “The Last Emperor” to “20220302 – Sarabande” from his final solo studio album “12.”
“A document of Sakamoto’s final performance before his death from cancer last March,...
- 6/21/2024
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures has released the official trailer and poster for Fly Me to the Moon, the upcoming Apple Original Films production starring Scarlett Johannson and Channing Tatum.
The film will be released in theaters on July 12, 2024, and will screen in premium large formats. The movie will debut on Apple TV+ at a later date. The MPA has rated Fly Me to the Moon PG-13 for some strong language and smoking.
Fly Me to the Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task.
When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins…...
The film will be released in theaters on July 12, 2024, and will screen in premium large formats. The movie will debut on Apple TV+ at a later date. The MPA has rated Fly Me to the Moon PG-13 for some strong language and smoking.
Fly Me to the Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task.
When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins…...
- 6/20/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
On the morning of July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sat atop another Saturn V at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The three-stage 363-foot rocket used its 7.5 million pounds of thrust to propel them into space and into history.
On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. Edt, Armstrong planted the first human foot on another world. With more than half a billion people watching on television, he climbed down the ladder and proclaimed: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
And now some 55 years later, NASA is preparing to send people back to the lunar surface. Scheduled for September 2025, the Artemis II flight test will be NASA’s first mission with crew under Artemis and will pave the way to land the first woman and next man on the Moon on Artemis III. Astronauts on their first flight...
On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 p.m. Edt, Armstrong planted the first human foot on another world. With more than half a billion people watching on television, he climbed down the ladder and proclaimed: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
And now some 55 years later, NASA is preparing to send people back to the lunar surface. Scheduled for September 2025, the Artemis II flight test will be NASA’s first mission with crew under Artemis and will pave the way to land the first woman and next man on the Moon on Artemis III. Astronauts on their first flight...
- 4/8/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fly Me to the Moon trailer: Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum prepare for the first moon landing
An Apple Original Film, the comedy-drama Fly Me to the Moon is set to receive a theatrical release (in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment) on July 12th before it starts streaming on Apple TV+. With its big screen debut just three months away, a trailer for Fly Me to the Moon has made its way online, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Greg Berlanti from a screenplay by Rose Gilroy (with Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn receiving story credit), the film is described as sharp and stylish and is set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing wunderkind Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s already difficult task. When the President deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage...
Directed by Greg Berlanti from a screenplay by Rose Gilroy (with Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn receiving story credit), the film is described as sharp and stylish and is set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing wunderkind Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s already difficult task. When the President deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage...
- 4/8/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fly Me to the Moon is coming soon!
The Apple Original Films and Sony production just debuted the first trailer for the Greg Berlanti-directed space race movie, starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum.
The movie follows Scarlett as “marketing specialist Kelly Jones who is brought in to pump up NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Interoffice romance shenanigans fly with Channing Tatum’s launch director Cole Davis. Upping the stakes: Jones is tasked with staging a fake moon landing as back-up as the countdown begins,” via Deadline.
Keep reading to find out more…
Fly Me to the Moon will hit theaters on July 12, marking fourth Apple Original Films title to get a wide global release after Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon and Argylle.
Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn. The film also stars Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash,...
The Apple Original Films and Sony production just debuted the first trailer for the Greg Berlanti-directed space race movie, starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum.
The movie follows Scarlett as “marketing specialist Kelly Jones who is brought in to pump up NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Interoffice romance shenanigans fly with Channing Tatum’s launch director Cole Davis. Upping the stakes: Jones is tasked with staging a fake moon landing as back-up as the countdown begins,” via Deadline.
Keep reading to find out more…
Fly Me to the Moon will hit theaters on July 12, marking fourth Apple Original Films title to get a wide global release after Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon and Argylle.
Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn. The film also stars Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Channing Tatum is becoming a 1960s NASA administrator for Apple.
The actor stars alongside Scarlett Johansson, who also executive produces the film, for Apple Original movie “Fly Me to the Moon.” Directed by Greg Berlanti, the feature is set against the 1960s space race, with Johansson playing an ad shark who falls for a by-the-book launch director (Tatum) while he prepares for a mission during the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic moon landing.
Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, and Donald Elise Watkins round out the cast.
Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn.
Along with actress Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn, and Sarah Schechter also produce, with Robert J. Dohrmann serving as an executive producer.
The project was first announced in 2022 with the title “Project Artemis.” Jason Bateman was set...
The actor stars alongside Scarlett Johansson, who also executive produces the film, for Apple Original movie “Fly Me to the Moon.” Directed by Greg Berlanti, the feature is set against the 1960s space race, with Johansson playing an ad shark who falls for a by-the-book launch director (Tatum) while he prepares for a mission during the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic moon landing.
Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, and Donald Elise Watkins round out the cast.
Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn.
Along with actress Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn, and Sarah Schechter also produce, with Robert J. Dohrmann serving as an executive producer.
The project was first announced in 2022 with the title “Project Artemis.” Jason Bateman was set...
- 4/8/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sony Pictures has released the official trailer for Fly Me to the Moon, the upcoming Apple Original Films production starring Scarlett Johannson and Channing Tatum. The film will be released in theaters on July 12, 2024, and will screen in premium large formats.
Fly Me to the Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task.
When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins…
Directed by Greg Berlanti, Fly Me to the Moon stars Scarlett Johannson, Channing Tatum, Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, and Noah Robbins.
The cast is rounded out by Colin Woodell,...
Fly Me to the Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task.
When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins…
Directed by Greg Berlanti, Fly Me to the Moon stars Scarlett Johannson, Channing Tatum, Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, and Noah Robbins.
The cast is rounded out by Colin Woodell,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum find themselves in each other’s orbit in the first trailer for Fly Me to the Moon.
Apple Original Films’ romantic-comedy feature from director Greg Berlanti hits theaters July 14, with Sony handling distribution. Jim Rash, Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson round out the cast for the film that takes place against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 moon launch in 1968.
Berlanti helmed the movie from a script by Rose Gilroy, with Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn credited for the story. Producers are Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn and Sarah Schechter, while Robert J. Dohrmann serves as executive producer.
The Hollywood Reporter reported in 2022 that the film — previously entitled Project Artemis and boasting a $100 million-plus budget — landed Berlanti as director after Jason Bateman left due to creative differences. Additionally, Tatum stepped in to star opposite Johansson after Chris Evans dropped out amid scheduling issues.
Johansson’s recent...
Apple Original Films’ romantic-comedy feature from director Greg Berlanti hits theaters July 14, with Sony handling distribution. Jim Rash, Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson round out the cast for the film that takes place against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 moon launch in 1968.
Berlanti helmed the movie from a script by Rose Gilroy, with Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn credited for the story. Producers are Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn and Sarah Schechter, while Robert J. Dohrmann serves as executive producer.
The Hollywood Reporter reported in 2022 that the film — previously entitled Project Artemis and boasting a $100 million-plus budget — landed Berlanti as director after Jason Bateman left due to creative differences. Additionally, Tatum stepped in to star opposite Johansson after Chris Evans dropped out amid scheduling issues.
Johansson’s recent...
- 4/8/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
That Apple Original movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, and that’s directed by Greg Berlanti, well, it landed a title: Fly Me to the Moon. After Sony’s rally with Apple’s Napoleon overseas, the Culver City lot won the distribution deal to release two of the tech company’s movies: Fly Me to the Moon and the Jon Watts directed, George Clooney and Brad Pitt noir, Wolfs.
Fly Me to the Moon, which is reportedly set against the 1960s space race, is set for release on July 12.
Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein & Keenan Flynn. Producers are Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn and Sarah Schechter. Robert J. Dohrmann is EP. Pic also stars Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, with Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson.
Johansson and Tatum revealed the news on...
Fly Me to the Moon, which is reportedly set against the 1960s space race, is set for release on July 12.
Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein & Keenan Flynn. Producers are Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn and Sarah Schechter. Robert J. Dohrmann is EP. Pic also stars Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, with Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson.
Johansson and Tatum revealed the news on...
- 4/4/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
To call Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus a concert film would be correct and also drastically inadequate. What unfolds onscreen is no mere performance, no mere gesture, but a face-to-face between presence and absence. Beginning its theatrical run just before the one-year anniversary of Sakamoto’s death from cancer, at 71, the handsome film is a testament to the artistic spirit and, above all, an act of love — by the performer, who was facing mortality and thinking of legacy, and by the director, Neo Sora, who is Ryuichi Sakamoto’s son.
The performances captured in Opus were filmed over a week in September 2022, at a studio in Tokyo’s Nhk Broadcasting Center that Sakamoto believed offers the finest acoustics in Japan. He and Sora embarked on this project while Sakamoto was still well enough to perform. Other than the unseen filmmakers, there is no audience. Alone at a Yamaha grand, a bright...
The performances captured in Opus were filmed over a week in September 2022, at a studio in Tokyo’s Nhk Broadcasting Center that Sakamoto believed offers the finest acoustics in Japan. He and Sora embarked on this project while Sakamoto was still well enough to perform. Other than the unseen filmmakers, there is no audience. Alone at a Yamaha grand, a bright...
- 3/16/2024
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Directed by Neo Sora, “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus” records the final performance of its namesake composer and musician prior to his death from cancer in March 2023. Per Sora, Sakamoto’s son, “Opus” is less a documentary than a concert film, capturing 20 tracks — electronic, orchestral, and everything in between — from his multifaceted career as they’re played on the piano in crisp black and white, in lighting that transitions from night to day and back to night.
As he explains, it was no small task to chronicle what he knew could be his father’s last artistic gift to the world. But when speaking about the film, Sora maintains a studied objectivity that focuses more on the process of making it than the feelings behind it — much less about his father in general. Even as a fan of Sakamoto’s since the days of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor,” it’s...
As he explains, it was no small task to chronicle what he knew could be his father’s last artistic gift to the world. But when speaking about the film, Sora maintains a studied objectivity that focuses more on the process of making it than the feelings behind it — much less about his father in general. Even as a fan of Sakamoto’s since the days of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor,” it’s...
- 3/15/2024
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto gave his final performance in Japan knowing he was about to pass away. Now, the iconic composer’s legacy is captured in documentary “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus,” directed by his son Neo Sora.
Sakamoto collaborated with auteurs like Luca Guadagnino and also scored Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar-winning turn in “The Revenant.” On March 28, 2023, Sakamoto died after a years-long battle with cancer. Despite retiring from live performances, Sakamoto returned to the stage one final time in late 2022 to play 20 pieces presented in a curated order. The first footage of the film includes Sakamoto performing the score of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Sheltering Sky,” among other pieces.
“Opus” was filmed at the Nhk Broadcast Center’s 509 Studio, which Sakamoto said had the “finest acoustics in Japan.” Cinematographer Bill Kirstein shot the film using three 4K cameras, with Sakamoto first recording his pieces on an iPhone from his home to...
Sakamoto collaborated with auteurs like Luca Guadagnino and also scored Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar-winning turn in “The Revenant.” On March 28, 2023, Sakamoto died after a years-long battle with cancer. Despite retiring from live performances, Sakamoto returned to the stage one final time in late 2022 to play 20 pieces presented in a curated order. The first footage of the film includes Sakamoto performing the score of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Sheltering Sky,” among other pieces.
“Opus” was filmed at the Nhk Broadcast Center’s 509 Studio, which Sakamoto said had the “finest acoustics in Japan.” Cinematographer Bill Kirstein shot the film using three 4K cameras, with Sakamoto first recording his pieces on an iPhone from his home to...
- 2/15/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Not every movie — indeed, almost no movie — was meant to be turned into a musical. But the trend of doing so has become more common over the last two decades, and when you see a movie-to-musical transformation that really works, a surprising alchemy occurs. It can feel as if that story was always made to be told through song and dance; when you think back on the non-musical version, it can now seem like it’s missing something. That’s the sensation I’ve had at movies-turned-Broadway-musicals like “Hairspray,” “School of Rock” (built around Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest score in decades), and even “Back to the Future”.
The same dynamic works, in a clever if less spectacular way, in “Mean Girls,” the movie adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical version of the classic 2004 screen comedy. Will the new movie replace the original film in anyone’s affections? That might depend on how old you are.
The same dynamic works, in a clever if less spectacular way, in “Mean Girls,” the movie adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical version of the classic 2004 screen comedy. Will the new movie replace the original film in anyone’s affections? That might depend on how old you are.
- 1/10/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Actress Lindsay Lohan made a surprise appearance at the ‘Mean Girls’ premiere in New York City. The original ‘Mean Girls’ star on Monday night celebrated the premiere of the musical movie with writer-producer Tina Fey, who reprises her role as Ms. Norbury from the 2004 comedy classic, and Angourie Rice, who takes on Lohan’s role as Cady Heron.
Lohan and Fey were joined by original cast members Daniel Franzese, who starred as Damian Hubbard, and Rajiv Surrendra, who played rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, reports ‘Variety’.
Will any of them make a cameo in the film? “I couldn’t possibly say, but we do have some fun cameos,” Fey told ‘Variety’ on the pink carpet.
“Ashley Park is in the movie, Tim (Meadows) is in the movie – we have some fun influencer friends. But you’ll just have to come see it this Friday.”
Additional ‘Mean Girls’ stars and creative team...
Lohan and Fey were joined by original cast members Daniel Franzese, who starred as Damian Hubbard, and Rajiv Surrendra, who played rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, reports ‘Variety’.
Will any of them make a cameo in the film? “I couldn’t possibly say, but we do have some fun cameos,” Fey told ‘Variety’ on the pink carpet.
“Ashley Park is in the movie, Tim (Meadows) is in the movie – we have some fun influencer friends. But you’ll just have to come see it this Friday.”
Additional ‘Mean Girls’ stars and creative team...
- 1/9/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Lindsay Lohan looked so fetch while making a surprise appearance at the “Mean Girls” premiere in New York City on Monday night.
The original “Mean Girls” star celebrated the premiere of the musical movie with writer-producer Tina Fey, who reprises her role as Ms. Norbury from the 2004 comedy classic, and Angourie Rice, who takes on the lead role of Cady Heron.
Lohan and Fey were joined by original cast members Daniel Franzese, who starred as Damian, and Rajiv Surendra, who played rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor.
Will any of them make a cameo in the film? “I couldn’t possibly say, but we do have some fun cameos,” Fey told Variety on the pink carpet. “Ashley Park is in the movie, Tim [Meadows] is in the movie — we have some fun influencer friends. But you’ll just have to come see it this Friday.”
Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan attend the “Mean Girls...
The original “Mean Girls” star celebrated the premiere of the musical movie with writer-producer Tina Fey, who reprises her role as Ms. Norbury from the 2004 comedy classic, and Angourie Rice, who takes on the lead role of Cady Heron.
Lohan and Fey were joined by original cast members Daniel Franzese, who starred as Damian, and Rajiv Surendra, who played rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor.
Will any of them make a cameo in the film? “I couldn’t possibly say, but we do have some fun cameos,” Fey told Variety on the pink carpet. “Ashley Park is in the movie, Tim [Meadows] is in the movie — we have some fun influencer friends. But you’ll just have to come see it this Friday.”
Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan attend the “Mean Girls...
- 1/9/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Many artists appear to discover the power of minimalism in their older age: the beauty of paring their art down to bare essentials, the profundities that come with evoking more by saying less. That appears to be how the late pianist and composer Sakamoto Ryuichi approached his art in the last years of his life before passing earlier this year from throat cancer. The evidence of this can not only be heard in his final studio album, 12—dominated as it is by hauntingly austere piano and electronic textures—but it can also be heard and seen in his son Sora Neo’s concert documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus.
This, though, is no ordinary concert film, beginning with there being no audience. Sakamoto, having by late 2022 sworn off live concerts as a result of his declining health, decided to perform 20 of his works on a piano in Nhk Broadcast Center’s 509 Studio in Japan,...
This, though, is no ordinary concert film, beginning with there being no audience. Sakamoto, having by late 2022 sworn off live concerts as a result of his declining health, decided to perform 20 of his works on a piano in Nhk Broadcast Center’s 509 Studio in Japan,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Kenji Fujishima
- Slant Magazine
To capture the breadth and depth of the musical career of Japanese composer and recording artist Ryuichi Sakamoto seems impossible, but somehow “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus” almost accomplishes this herculean challenge. A document of Sakamoto’s final performance before his death from cancer last March, the film provides no commentary or context for the enormity of his body of work, yet somehow encompasses it all as he performs a curated set list in a Japanese recording studio for an audience of one — himself. Far more than a showcase of his talent and productivity, “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus” lets Sakamoto deliver an elegy, and in the process, an autobiography of his creative journey, as captured through the precision and poetry of director Neo Sora’s camera.
Working from a set list personally selected by Sakamoto from his discography, Sora — Sakamoto’s son — recorded his subject’s performances over the span of a week,...
Working from a set list personally selected by Sakamoto from his discography, Sora — Sakamoto’s son — recorded his subject’s performances over the span of a week,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
The concert film, directed by Neo Sora, premiered at Venice Film Festival on September 4.
Film Constellation has closed key distribution deals for Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, which captures the final performance of the late Japanese composer and received its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday (September 4).
The London and Paris-based firm has sold the feature to Spain (Filmin), Germany and Austria (Rapid Eye), Scandinavia (NjutaFilms), South Korea (Media Castle), China (Jl Vision Films), Hong Kong and Macau (Edko Films), Taiwan (Cai Chang) and Singapore (Anticipate Pictures). Bitters End will handle the release of the film in Japan in...
Film Constellation has closed key distribution deals for Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, which captures the final performance of the late Japanese composer and received its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday (September 4).
The London and Paris-based firm has sold the feature to Spain (Filmin), Germany and Austria (Rapid Eye), Scandinavia (NjutaFilms), South Korea (Media Castle), China (Jl Vision Films), Hong Kong and Macau (Edko Films), Taiwan (Cai Chang) and Singapore (Anticipate Pictures). Bitters End will handle the release of the film in Japan in...
- 9/6/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Late Oscar-winning Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto was celebrated at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday with the Out Of Competition premiere of concert film Opus.
The moving black-and-white work captures Sakamoto delivering his final performance in the months leading up to his death in March after a seven-year battle with cancer.
Alone with his piano on stage, he performs twenty of his compositions, spanning the music of his pop-star Yellow Magic Orchestra period to his first film score for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence; his Oscar-winning music for Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor and his final album, 12.
Sakamoto’s filmmaker and artist son Neo Sora, who directed the film, was in Venice to present the work.
“I think he would have really loved that the film plays in Venice. He came to Venice six years ago with for Coda (Ryuichi Sakamoto Coda) so it would have been a full circle for him as well,...
The moving black-and-white work captures Sakamoto delivering his final performance in the months leading up to his death in March after a seven-year battle with cancer.
Alone with his piano on stage, he performs twenty of his compositions, spanning the music of his pop-star Yellow Magic Orchestra period to his first film score for Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence; his Oscar-winning music for Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor and his final album, 12.
Sakamoto’s filmmaker and artist son Neo Sora, who directed the film, was in Venice to present the work.
“I think he would have really loved that the film plays in Venice. He came to Venice six years ago with for Coda (Ryuichi Sakamoto Coda) so it would have been a full circle for him as well,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-winning Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performance is captured in posthumous documentary “Opus,” directed by his son Neo Sora.
Sakamoto, who was behind the scores of films like “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” died in March at age 71 after a years-long battle with cancer. His last piano performance was staged for “Opus,” which is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In the concert film, Sakamoto performs 20 compositions; the teaser trailer shows Sakamoto playing the score of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Sheltering Sky.”
Sakamoto issued a statement about “Opus” prior to his passing, saying that the film was “conceived as a way to record my performances — while I was still able to perform — in a way that is worth preserving for the future.”
“Opus” is filmed at the Nhk Broadcast Center’s 509 Studio, which Sakamoto said had the “finest acoustics in Japan.” Cinematographer Bill Kirstein shot the film using three 4K cameras,...
Sakamoto, who was behind the scores of films like “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” died in March at age 71 after a years-long battle with cancer. His last piano performance was staged for “Opus,” which is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In the concert film, Sakamoto performs 20 compositions; the teaser trailer shows Sakamoto playing the score of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Sheltering Sky.”
Sakamoto issued a statement about “Opus” prior to his passing, saying that the film was “conceived as a way to record my performances — while I was still able to perform — in a way that is worth preserving for the future.”
“Opus” is filmed at the Nhk Broadcast Center’s 509 Studio, which Sakamoto said had the “finest acoustics in Japan.” Cinematographer Bill Kirstein shot the film using three 4K cameras,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
"His last gift to the world..." A teaser trailer has debuted for the documentary film Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, which is premiering at the 2023 Venice Film Festival beginning this week (it screens on Sept. 5). The iconic Japanese composer passed away in March of 2023 from cancer at the age of 71. In the years leading up to his death, Sakamoto could no longer perform live but in the final months of his life he mustered his strength to deliver one final performance for the concert film titled, simply, Opus. It features Sakamoto and his piano alone on a stage, performing twenty of his compositions. The production featured a crew of nearly 30 people headed by American cinematographer Bill Kirstein, who shot the film using three 4K cameras. This magnificent, timeless doc film features a number of works that Sakamoto had not previously played as solo piano performances, including The Wuthering Heights (1992) and Ichimei – Small...
- 8/29/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performance before passing in late March was captured for a concert film titled Opus, set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5th.
Recorded without an audience in December 2022, the film solely features the late Japanese composer and electronic music pioneer on his piano as he plays 20 handpicked pieces spanning his entire career, from his initial success as co-founder of Yellow Magic Orchestra to his film scores for The Last Emperor to his final album, 12. Sakamoto performs several works as solo piano performances for the first time, including The Wuthering Heights, Ichimei — Small Happiness, and a new arrangement of the 1978 Yellow Magic Orchestra track “Tong Poo.”
Watch a teaser from the film of Sakamoto performing a selection from his music for Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1990 romantic drama The Sheltering Sky over at Deadline.
In a posthumous statement about the concert film, Sakamoto said, “The...
Recorded without an audience in December 2022, the film solely features the late Japanese composer and electronic music pioneer on his piano as he plays 20 handpicked pieces spanning his entire career, from his initial success as co-founder of Yellow Magic Orchestra to his film scores for The Last Emperor to his final album, 12. Sakamoto performs several works as solo piano performances for the first time, including The Wuthering Heights, Ichimei — Small Happiness, and a new arrangement of the 1978 Yellow Magic Orchestra track “Tong Poo.”
Watch a teaser from the film of Sakamoto performing a selection from his music for Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1990 romantic drama The Sheltering Sky over at Deadline.
In a posthumous statement about the concert film, Sakamoto said, “The...
- 8/28/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performance before passing in late March was captured for a concert film titled Opus, set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5th.
Recorded without an audience in December 2022, the film solely features the late Japanese composer and electronic music pioneer on his piano as he plays 20 handpicked pieces spanning his entire career, from his initial success as co-founder of Yellow Magic Orchestra to his film scores for The Last Emperor to his final album, 12. Sakamoto performs several works as solo piano performances for the first time, including The Wuthering Heights, Ichimei — Small Happiness, and a new arrangement of the 1978 Yellow Magic Orchestra track “Tong Poo.”
Watch a teaser from the film of Sakamoto performing a selection from his music for Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1990 romantic drama The Sheltering Sky over at Deadline.
In a posthumous statement about the concert film, Sakamoto said, “The...
Recorded without an audience in December 2022, the film solely features the late Japanese composer and electronic music pioneer on his piano as he plays 20 handpicked pieces spanning his entire career, from his initial success as co-founder of Yellow Magic Orchestra to his film scores for The Last Emperor to his final album, 12. Sakamoto performs several works as solo piano performances for the first time, including The Wuthering Heights, Ichimei — Small Happiness, and a new arrangement of the 1978 Yellow Magic Orchestra track “Tong Poo.”
Watch a teaser from the film of Sakamoto performing a selection from his music for Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1990 romantic drama The Sheltering Sky over at Deadline.
In a posthumous statement about the concert film, Sakamoto said, “The...
- 8/28/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
There is something rather understated about Neo Sora’s “The Chicken.” Although syringed with plenty of underlying meaning and enigmatic moments of pondering, there is a relative tranquillity throughout its thirteen-minute runtime which colours the short with a palpable lightness. Based on Naoya Shiga’s short story “An Afternoon on November 3rd”, one of 2020’s film festival favourites is undeniably an engrossing watch.
The Chicken is screening at Japan Society
The film revolves around Hiro (Junshin Soga), a young Japanese immigrant who now resides in New York but dreams of owning a farm in Siberia, living off his own produce and teaching his children the value of life in a grassroots environment. He feels out of place in modern America, with the weather “too hot,” the rent seemingly only ever increasing, and gentrification rife within all corners of the country. Yet, in line with his wife (Sandra Maren Schneider), a...
The Chicken is screening at Japan Society
The film revolves around Hiro (Junshin Soga), a young Japanese immigrant who now resides in New York but dreams of owning a farm in Siberia, living off his own produce and teaching his children the value of life in a grassroots environment. He feels out of place in modern America, with the weather “too hot,” the rent seemingly only ever increasing, and gentrification rife within all corners of the country. Yet, in line with his wife (Sandra Maren Schneider), a...
- 2/7/2021
- by Nathan Sartain
- AsianMoviePulse
She never does anything halfway, and Beyoncé Knowles ended up making 17 music videos to go along with her newly-released self-titled album.
The “Single Ladies” singer enlisted directors like Terry Richardson, Todd Tourso, Jake Nava, and Hype Williams to help bring her amazing new songs into a visual realm.
And for one of the tracks, “Blue,” Knowles and directors Ed Burke and Bill Kirstein even included some footage of Beyonce carrying her adorable daughter Blue Ivy on her hip in Rio de Janeiro.
Of her “visual album” concept, Knowles explained, "I see music. It's more than just what I hear. When I'm connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they're all connected to the music."
"I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it.
The “Single Ladies” singer enlisted directors like Terry Richardson, Todd Tourso, Jake Nava, and Hype Williams to help bring her amazing new songs into a visual realm.
And for one of the tracks, “Blue,” Knowles and directors Ed Burke and Bill Kirstein even included some footage of Beyonce carrying her adorable daughter Blue Ivy on her hip in Rio de Janeiro.
Of her “visual album” concept, Knowles explained, "I see music. It's more than just what I hear. When I'm connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they're all connected to the music."
"I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it.
- 12/13/2013
- GossipCenter
She never does anything halfway, and Beyoncé Knowles ended up making 17 music videos to go along with her newly-released self-titled album.
The “Single Ladies” singer enlisted directors like Terry Richardson, Todd Tourso, Jake Nava, and Hype Williams to help bring her amazing new songs into a visual realm.
And for one of the tracks, “Blue,” Knowles and directors Ed Burke and Bill Kirstein even included some footage of Beyonce carrying her adorable daughter Blue Ivy on her hip in Rio de Janeiro.
Of her “visual album” concept, Knowles explained, "I see music. It's more than just what I hear. When I'm connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they're all connected to the music."
"I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it.
The “Single Ladies” singer enlisted directors like Terry Richardson, Todd Tourso, Jake Nava, and Hype Williams to help bring her amazing new songs into a visual realm.
And for one of the tracks, “Blue,” Knowles and directors Ed Burke and Bill Kirstein even included some footage of Beyonce carrying her adorable daughter Blue Ivy on her hip in Rio de Janeiro.
Of her “visual album” concept, Knowles explained, "I see music. It's more than just what I hear. When I'm connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they're all connected to the music."
"I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it.
- 12/13/2013
- GossipCenter
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