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Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Steve trailer: Cillian Murphy stars as headteacher at reform school in Netflix drama
Netflix has dropped the official trailer for Steve, the upcoming drama starring Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy, based on Max Porter's 2023 novel Shy. The film follows a crucial day in the life of headteacher Steve, who is fighting to save his last-chance reform school from closure while navigating his own spiralling mental health. Cillian Murphy stars in Netflix's new drama, Steve.(X/@Netflix) The streaming giant dropped the trailer on X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, 'At a reform school in mid-90s England, these lost boys get one last chance. Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy and Jay Lycurgo star in STEVE.' The movie will be released in select theaters on September 9 and begin streaming globally on Netflix on October 3, they added. Steve plot Set in the 1990s, Steve captures the mounting pressure on both the school and its headteacher. As the institution faces shutdown, Steve (Murphy) must confront not only bureaucratic battles but also the emotional toll of working with boys who have been written off by society. Also read: Cillian Murphy's whispered four-word message to Adrien Brody after his Best Actor win at Oscars 2025 revealed According to a report in Variety, the film also follows Shy (Jay Lycurgo), a volatile yet vulnerable student wrestling with his past and a dangerous impulse toward self-destruction. The intertwined struggles of a teacher and student form the heart of the story. Steve cast Murphy, Collider report stated, will be reuniting with Peaky Blinders Season 3 and Small Things Like These director Tim Mielants for the project. The cast also features Emily Watson, Simbi Ajikawo (Little Simz), and comedy legend Tracey Ullman in a rare dramatic turn. Author Max Porter adapted his own novel for the screen and expanded the narrative from Shy's limited perspective to include Steve's deeply personal journey, according to the Variety report. He also serves as an executive producer alongside Murphy, Alan Moloney, and Tina Pawlik. The score is composed by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow. Murphy draws from real-life inspiration In developing Steve's character, Murphy tapped into his own upbringing in a family of educators, the Collider report stated. He was quoted in the report saying that both his parents are teachers and that his grandfather was a headmaster. He claimed to know the world 'inside-out'. 'This is a more extreme version, but it's grounded in real people I know and trust. It was scary in a great way, being in that constant state of anxiety for two months,' Cillian Murphy was quoted as saying. FAQs Q: Is Cillian Murphy playing Steve? A: Yes, Murphy plays the title role of Steve, the headteacher of a reform school. Q: What is the film Steve about? A: It follows a pivotal day in Steve's life as he fights to save his school from closure while grappling with his own mental health, alongside the story of a troubled student named Shy. Q: What's the movie All About Steve about? A: All About Steve is an unrelated 2009 romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock. It has no connection to the Netflix drama Steve.
Perth Now
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Dakota Johnson joins Sandra Bullock's 'Razzie club'
Sandra Bullock sent Dakota Johnson a voice note welcoming her to the "Razzie club" after her win for Madame Web. The Fifty Shades of Grey star landed the Worst Actress trophy at the Razzie Awards earlier this year for her performance in the superhero film and she's revealed she got a special message from previous winner Sandra which made her feel better about the dishonour. During an appearance on the Good Hang podcast, Dakota explained: "I recently actually exchanged texts - well, I got a voice note - from Sandra Bullock, because I don't know if you know, but I won the Razzie for Worst Actress. "There's a lot of good people who have won that … but Sandra Bullock sent me a voice note, being like: 'I heard you are in the Razzie club and we should have brunch, we should have a monthly brunch.' "Because I guess she won that the year that she won the Oscar as well. It was in the same year, I think. "I freaked out getting this message from her because she's so iconic to me, as like a movie star. I was like: 'Oh my God.' I was just crazy." Sandra won the Worst Actress prize at the Razzie Awards in 2010 for her starring role in All About Steve and just days later, she picked up the Best Actress Oscar for The Blind Side. The Speed star also picked up the Razzie for Worst Couple for her onscreen partnership with Bradley Cooper in All About Steve. Dakota's win earlier this year came after her superhero film Madame Webb opened to dismal reviews and a lacklustre reception at the box office last year . She previously defended the flop in an interview with the Los Angeles Times newspaper, insisting the film's failure was not her fault. The actress told the publication: "It wasn't my fault. There's this thing that happens now where a lot of creative decisions are made by committee. "Or made by people who don't have a creative bone in their body. And it's really hard to make art that way. Or to make something entertaining that way. "And I think unfortunately with Madame Web, it started out as something and turned into something else. "And I was just sort of along for the ride at that point. But that happens. Bigger-budget movies fail all the time." Dakota insisted she won't dwell on the film's underwhelming box-office performance, adding: "I don't have a Band-Aid over it. There's no part of me that's like: 'Oh, I'll never do that again' to anything. I've done even tiny movies that didn't do well. Who cares?"
