Post by MagdaFR on Aug 28, 2017 17:18:08 GMT
“The Current War”
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Easiest Pick: Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch)
Toughest Battles: Best Picture, Best Director (Alfonso Gomez-Rejon)
Festival première: Toronto
Release date: Nov. 24 (limited)
What to look for: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon follows up the somehow underrated “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” with a period drama about the race between Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) to create a workable electric system. The cast also features Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston and everyone’s friendly neighborhood Tom Holland. Harvey Weinstein recently pushed “Mary Magdalene” to spring, so at the moment, “The Current War” is the only major Oscar player outside some potential opportunities for “Wind River” that he’s got. Weinstein is one of the few players who still believes you can premiere solo out of Toronto, and he’s had major success recently with “Silver Linings Playbook” and last year’s nominee “Lion.” While it’s debuting in limited release in November, Harvey has also slotted it for wide release the weekend after the Golden Globes which means he’s expecting a ton of nominations and the possibility of winning something to help expand it. It’s also important to take any Toronto reactions for Harvey’s players with the proper perspective. “Lion,” “Philomena” (which has premiered at Venice) and “The Imitation Game” (which earned polite feedback at Telluride) all earned positive, but hardly overly enthusiastic reactions at TIFF only to lock nominations months later.
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Easiest Pick: Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch)
Toughest Battles: Best Picture, Best Director (Alfonso Gomez-Rejon)
Festival première: Toronto
Release date: Nov. 24 (limited)
What to look for: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon follows up the somehow underrated “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” with a period drama about the race between Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) to create a workable electric system. The cast also features Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston and everyone’s friendly neighborhood Tom Holland. Harvey Weinstein recently pushed “Mary Magdalene” to spring, so at the moment, “The Current War” is the only major Oscar player outside some potential opportunities for “Wind River” that he’s got. Weinstein is one of the few players who still believes you can premiere solo out of Toronto, and he’s had major success recently with “Silver Linings Playbook” and last year’s nominee “Lion.” While it’s debuting in limited release in November, Harvey has also slotted it for wide release the weekend after the Golden Globes which means he’s expecting a ton of nominations and the possibility of winning something to help expand it. It’s also important to take any Toronto reactions for Harvey’s players with the proper perspective. “Lion,” “Philomena” (which has premiered at Venice) and “The Imitation Game” (which earned polite feedback at Telluride) all earned positive, but hardly overly enthusiastic reactions at TIFF only to lock nominations months later.