'The Snowman' Director Says 15% Of The Script Wasn't Even Filmed
The Snowman director Tomas Alfredson says that close to 15% of the film's script wasn't even shot as events behind-the-scenes rushed the production.
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'The Snowman' International Trailer: Michael Fassbender Hunts A Grisly Serial Killer
In the Snowman international trailer, Michael Fassbender faces off against a taunting serial killer who targets and beheads women, with a snowy twist.
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'The Snowman' Trailer: Michael Fassbender Tracks A Serial Killer With A Snowman Obsession
In the first The Snowman trailer, Michael Fassbender and Rebecca Ferguson team up to try to stop a serial killer's twisted rampage.
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'The Snowman' First Look Reveals Michael Fassbender As A Norwegian Detective
Our first look at Michael Fassbender as Detective Harry Hole in the Snowman movie adaptation has arrived.
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Rebecca Ferguson Eyed For 'Prometheus' Sequel, In Talks For Michael Fassbender's 'The Snowman'
Read about the possible Rebecca Ferguson Prometheus casting. The MI5 breakout could join Ridley Scott's Alien sequel. She's also in talks for The Snowman.
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Michael Fassbender In Talks To Star In 'The Snowman'
The long-developing adaptation of Jo Nesbo's seventh Harry Hole novel just picked up steam, as Michael Fassbender is making a deal to lead The Snowman.
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Tomas Alfredson Boards 'The Snowman', Replacing Martin Scorsese
Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) has replaced Martin Scorsese as the director of The Snowman, Universal's thriller based on Jo Nesbo's novel.
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Sequel Bits: 'Red 2' Poster, 'Dead Snow: War Of The Dead,' 'Rambo V,' 'Smiley's People,' And More
Tommy Wirkola's first US film, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, was no critical fave, but it has done over $100m worldwide so far. Now Wirkola is heading back to Norway to make a sequel to his breakout film, Dead Snow. The new one is Dead Snow: War of the Dead, which will follow "the sole survivor…
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'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' Director Tomas Alfredson Options 'The Brothers Lionheart'
Tomas Alfredson has made two very specific sort of films in a row: the period-piece adaptations Let the Right One In and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. But in the wake of the release of Tinker, we haven't heard much about what the director will do next. He was mentioned as a possible option for Catching…
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Could 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' Kick Off A Spy Movie Franchise?
We've been very excited to see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the new film from Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson that stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciaran Hinds, Mark Strong, Svetlana Khodchenko, Toby Jones, John Hurt, Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke.. The film is essentially both a remake of…
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'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' US Trailer
We've seen a couple international trailers for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as the film opens this week in the UK. It won't hit the US until December 9, and so we've only just been given a US trailer. But the upshot of waiting is that this trailer features some footage you might not yet have…
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'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy:' New Clip & Posters And Enthusiastic Early Buzz
One of the most anticipated films of the Venice Film Festival was Tomas Alfredson's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which is a new take on John le Carré's 1974 cold-war thriller novel. The film remakes the well-loved 1979 BBC version starring Alec Guinness as retired MI6 agent George Smiley, called back to action to uncover a…
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'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' International Trailer And Character Posters
At this point I can't imagine that I have to reiterate the basic facts that have many of us anticipating Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy like crazy. There's the source material: John le Carré's jargon-laced cold war novel, which has already led to a great 1979 BBC version starring Alec Guinness. There's the director: Tomas Alfredson,…
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2011 Venice Film Festival Lineup Includes 'Carnage,' 'A Dangerous Method,' And 'Dogtooth' Director's Latest
Hot on the heels of the release of a massive batch of films that will appear in the Toronto Film Festival, we've got the main lineup for the 68th Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 31 to September 10. We knew that George Clooney's The Ides of March would open the fest (the trailer…
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'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' International Teaser - Which Of Britain's Finest Modern Actors Is Secretly A Soviet Mole?
I've been looking forward to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy since I first heard that Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson had been tapped to direct from Peter Morgan's (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) script. My excitement has only increased with each new casting announcement -- Gary Oldman! Colin Firth! Tom Hardy! Mark Strong! Now a…
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Focus Features Sets November Date For 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'
One of my most anticipated films of the year is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. That's in part because it is the new film, at last, from Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson. And in part because the cast is about as good as they come (if quite skewed towards the male): Gary Oldman,…
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Universal Will Distribute 'Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy' From 'Let The Right One In' Director Tomas Alfredson
One of the year's more promising films is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) directed the film from Peter Morgan's script which adapted the novel of the same name by John Le Carre. The cold war-era tale stars Gary Oldman as a former MI:6 operative who comes out of retirement…
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First Look: Tom Hardy In 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'
Got to love Tom Hardy. Not only one of the better actors out there, he's also one of the better-looking new actors around. But he's not afraid to play with image, whether it's fighting cops naked while covered in black paint for Bronson, or sporting some questionable hair and loads of not so impressive tattoos…
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Tomas Alfredson Will Direct 'Larklight'
Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson is now in production on his first English-language film, an adaptation of John Le Carre's novel Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy. Now he's got a follow-up set: Mr. Alfredson has signed to direct Larklight for Warner Bros., based on the book by Philip Reeve, which is the first…
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Mark Strong Joins 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'
Just about every development on Tomas Alfredson's film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy seems to be a good one. The cast is a knockout (Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris and Ciaran Hinds) and now there's another good name on board, as Mark Strong has signed to appear. We don't know his…
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Tom Hardy Replaces Michael Fassbender In 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'
Briefly: Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson is putting together a stellar cast for his adaptation of the John Le Carré novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He's got Gary Oldman in the lead as cold war agent George Smiley, working to uncover a mole in the upper realms of the UK secret service.…
Read MoreRalph Fiennes Joines Tomas Alfredson's 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'; Firth, Oldman And Fassbender Confirmed
Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson has been at work assembling an adaptation of the novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy from author John Le Carre. A month ago we heard that Gary Oldman was set to star, with possible co-stars Michael Fassbender, Colin Firth and David Thewlis. Sadly, David Thewlis won't be part…
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Let The Right One In Director Taps Oldman, Firth, Fassbender And Thewlis For His Next Film
Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson was initially slow to lock down a follow-up film. He was a part of The Danish Girl for a while, before walking away. (Lasse Hallström directed instead.) Now Alfredson is making a film called Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, which is now casting. The one actor definitely set…
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/Filmcast Ep. 68 - Jennifer's Body (GUEST: Adam Kempenaar From Filmspotting)
In this week's /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss the sad state of Disney's live action brand, assess Tomas Alfredson's proclivities for gender-bending storylines, offer up some unabashed praise for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and report back on the first week of the fall TV season. Special guest Adam Kempenaar…
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Nicole Kidman To Star In Tomas Alfredson's The Danish Girl, His Follow-Up To Let The Right One In
If this post necessitated a lemon wedge on the side it would be The Kinks' "Lola." Swedish director Tomas Alfredson, responsible for one of the best films of last year, Let the Right One In, has decided to follow up with The Danish Girl. The project is an adaptation of the fictionalized book and account…
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Let The Right One In Director To Adapt John Le Carre Novel
According to THR, Tomas Alfredson, the director of Let the Right One In, has been signed to adapt John Le Carre's cold war novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The novel is the first of the informal 'Karla Trilogy' that also features The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. Le Carre is working on the screenplay with…
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Who Changed The Subtitles For The Let The Right One In DVD Release?
As you already know, one of my favorite indie gems of last year was Tomas Alfredson's Swedish adaptation of Let The Right One In. The film got a small release in the U.S. by Magnolia's genre label Magnet Releasing. But I'm sure with only 50 screens (at peak), chances are many of you didn't get…
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