Michael Fassbender must have gotten along famously with Aussie director Justin Kurzel on the set of their upcoming Macbeth remake, because he’s just tapped the Snowtown filmmaker to helm his upcoming Assassin’s Creed adaptation. According to Variety, Kurzel is in talks to helm the video game flick for Fox, which has long had Fassbender attached as star and producer. Daniel Espinosa […]
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Natalie Portman to play Lady Macbeth opposite Michael Fassbender
May 2, 2013 
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Natalie Portman has been cast as Lady Macbeth in a brand new telling of William Shakespeare’s classic tale, Screen Daily reports. Director Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) had already set Michael Fassbender for the title role. For those unfamiliar with the story – really? – it concerns a Scottish lord who is spurred on by his scheming […]
Continue readingCate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska to make directorial debut
April 17, 2012 2 Comments
Aussie starlets Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are set to direct segments of a new omnibus film produced by Robert Connolly. According to The Australian, they will be among a number of filmmakers bringing Tim Winton’s short-story collection The Turning to the big screen. Also joining them: AACTA winning helmer of Snowtown, Justin Kurzel, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der […]
Continue readingInterview: Daniel Henshall (Snowtown)
September 13, 2011 0 Comments
Interview – Daniel Henshall (Snowtown). By Simon Miraudo. Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown tells the story of Australia’s most notorious serial killer, John Bunting, who in the early 1990s infiltrated the lives of some disenfranchised suburbanites and perpetrated some of the most horrific murders in history. The controversial film divided audiences while in cinemas, with reports of […]
Continue readingHell on Earth – Snowtown review
May 18, 2011 4 Comments
Snowtown – Staring Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway and Louise Harris. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Few films can rightfully claim to offer its audience the opportunity to spend a couple hours in the bowels of hell, but Justin Kurzel might as well print up t-shirts saying as much to promote his […]
Continue readingInterview: Justin Kurzel; director of Snowtown
May 11, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Justin Kurzel; director of Snowtown. By Simon Miraudo. Daniel Henshall as John Bunting in Snowtown. The most horrifying murders in Australian history did not occur during those lawless colonial years before federation, nor in parallel with the notorious American killings by the Manson Family or Zodiac in the late 1960s and early 1970s. No, […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Snowtown
April 6, 2011 1 Comment
The trailer for Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown, based on the notorious Snowtown murders, has debuted online. Sure, it may make the film look like Animal Kingdom 2.0., but that’s hardly stunting our anticipation for the flick. We named Snowtown the 7th most exciting release of 2011, and this trailer certainly builds upon our already high expectations. […]
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