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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rooney and Kate Mara Are Codependent Twins in Werner Herzog's ‘Bucking Fastard' First Look
In a film sure to break the internet, real-life sisters Rooney and Kate Mara are playing infamous tabloid twins Joan and Jean Holbrooke for Werner Herzog's buzzy 'Bucking Fastard.' Maverick auteur Herzog writes and directs 'Bucking Fastard' based on the true story of the Holbrooke sisters who lived on the fringes of society and spoke in their own twisted language, shared the same dreams, and even loved the same man. Domhnall Gleeson and Orlando Bloom co-star in the feature, which is a sales title from HanWay Films. More from IndieWire In Cannes Premiere 'The President's Cake,' a 9-Year-Old Is Forced to Tribute Saddam Hussein on His Birthday - Watch Clip Tom Cruise Reveals How They Shot the Craziest Stunt in 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' 'Bucking Fastard' is set in Ireland, where the sisters are assigned a government-issued social worker (Gleeson) in an attempt to help them adapt to modern life. The official logline teases that Joan and Jean begin digging a tunnel through a mountain range to find an imaginary land where true love is possible; Bloom plays their shared ex-lover, Gareth Maloney. Herzog announced that 'Bucking Fastard' will 'complete a circle in an operatic triptych' with his two prior films, 'Fitzcarraldo' and 'Grizzly Man.' Herzog said of the sisters, played by both Maras, 'We cannot see the world as Jean and Joan Holbrooke see it, but we do see how the world reacts to them — through the courts and the press, through those that want to help and those who want to use them, through the eyes of beasts both tame and wild, and even through their own echoes in the core of the earth.' Kate Mara recently told IndieWire while promoting hit comedy 'Friendship' that she was skeptical over whether or not 'Bucking Fastard' would even get made. To Mara, the project seemed 'too good to be true,' especially as her debut acting alongside sister Rooney Mara. 'I have loved Werner Herzog's films ever since I saw 'Burden of Dreams,'' Mara said. 'I just love his passion for film and his dedication to it, and how seriously he takes it. I just think it's so rare and beautiful, and he's such a brilliant writer and so truthful and honest and so unique and peculiar. He wrote me and my sister a beautiful letter asking us to be in this about a year ago. We were both so thrilled because we have been wanting to work together for a while, but nothing made sense. This one was immediately a no-brainer, and then it just so happened that it was these sisters who are so connected that they speak in unison and they dream the same dreams. It was so perfectly presented and the script was so special, and odd, so it's an obvious thing to say yes to. But it kind of felt like it would never happen just because it it was like too good to be true.' Mara added, 'It was the most special experience working with Werner, who was wild and fantastical. He's everything you want him to be. He just knows exactly what he wants. And then working with my sister was equally as much of a dream.' 'Bucking Fastard' is produced by Clara Wu Tsai, Ariel Leon Isacovitch, Agnes Chu, Kieran Corrigan, Emanuele Moretti, and Andrea Bucko. The film is a sales title that will be presented at the Cannes marketplace. Check out the first look image above. Best of IndieWire A History of Unsimulated Sex Scenes in 18 Cannes Films, from 'Mektoub' to 'Antichrist' to 'Caligula' Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie
Perth Now
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Rapper Aitch to star in Creep re-imagining
Aitch is set to star in the 'Creep' re-imagining. The 25-year-old rap star will make his acting debut alongside Jasmine Jobson in 'The Creep', a re-imagining of the 2004 cult horror movie, Screen Daily reports. 'Creep' filmmaker Christopher Smith, who is returning to direct the new project, said: "Ever since I finished 'Creep' and released it to the world, I've wanted to return to that story. "I've always felt there was unfinished business. While I've always loved the purity of what I achieved in my first film with Franka Potente and Sean Harris, I know there's a scarier, more evolved film still inside me. "'Creep' resonates deeply with people. No matter what I've done since, it's always 'Creep' that people know me by - and want to talk about." 'Creep' told the story of a woman who was locked in the London Underground overnight, and had to escape a killer living in the sewers below the city. The director admitted that 'The Creep' has been years in the planning. He shared: "I've spent years searching for a story that captures that same raw dread, but nothing has matched the feeling of being lost underground in a city everyone loves. Just below our feet lies a labyrinth steeped in history - a nightmare hidden beneath the surface. It taps into that same primal fear a child feels when they look under the bed before going to sleep. "Now I want to revisit 'Creep' not only as an experienced filmmaker and writer, but also as someone who has lived in London for over 30 years. "I've worked passionately on the script to retain the dread of the original, while enhancing the characters, deepening the humour, and amplifying the action. My goal is to create a film that not only builds on the original but surprises and shocks - intelligently - with a modern twist for a new Gen Z audience." Production work on the film is set to begin in the UK in the autumn. And Gabrielle Stewart, the CEO of HanWay Films, which is helping to finance the movie, is "thrilled" to be involved with the project. Gabrielle said: "When Christopher told us that he wanted to go back to the world of his first feature and revisit the dark web of the London Underground with a brand new horror story, and do it even better, we were excited! "We are thrilled a brand new generation gets to enjoy an adrenaline-fuelled horror in this iconic London setting and be very, very afraid."
RTÉ News
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Domhnall Gleeson joins Mara sisters in Ireland-filmed movie
Domhnall Gleeson has joined siblings Rooney and Kate Mara in the cast of the upcoming Werner Herzog film Bucking Fastard, which has recently been filming in Ireland. US entertainment trade publication Deadline reports that Bucking Fastard completed filming last weekend having shot in Dublin, Sligo, and Slovenia. Footage from the film, which also stars Orlando Bloom, will be shown to buyers at this month's Cannes Film Festival. Bucking Fastard tells the story of Jean and Joan Holbrooke, "two sisters who are so close to each other that they speak in unison, love the same man, and have the same dreams. They even make the same slip of tongue in unison." The sisters are "in search of an imaginary land", one "where true love is possible" - and "start digging a tunnel through an entire mountain range". "Bloom will play their rowdy ex-lover Gareth Mulroney and Gleeson will be Timothy, their government-issued social worker/mender, trying to help them adapt to modern life after the two become tabloid sensations," Deadline adds. Commenting on the film, Herzog said: " Bucking Fastard is a film that, for me, completes a circle in an operatic triptych with my previous films, Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man. "We cannot see the world as Jean and Joan Holbrooke see it, but we do see how the world reacts to them - through the courts and the press, through those that want to help and those who want to use them, through the eyes of beasts both tame and wild, and even through their own echoes in the core of the earth." Gabrielle Stewart, CEO HanWay Films, which is handling sales of the film, said: "Werner has surpassed himself in crafting something truly original with surprising notes of humour and fantasy. We are excited to be unveiling exclusive footage of Bucking Fastard to buyers in Cannes."
