David O. Russell’s last film was the 2015 movie, “Joy,” starring Jennifer Lawrence. Although considered a major disappointment, as it failed to receive the acclaim of his last three movies (The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle), all of which were Best Picture nominated, it still managed to be a compulsively watchable affair and continued to prove that O.Russell was an elite filmmaker.
The new O. Russell movie, rumoured to be titled “Canterbury Glass,” test-screened a week or so ago and we can confirm the cast includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Robert De Niro, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Zoe Saldana, Chris Rock, Mike Myers and Taylor Swift.
Filming began in January of 2021 and wrapped in March. Plot details remain mum, but IMDB has the following synopsis: “Revolves around a doctor and lawyer who form an unlikely partnership”.
Despite being out of the spotlight for close to 6 years now, ever since “Canterbury Glass” was announced as O. Russell’s next film, the writer-director has had think pieces written about him and his past abusive on-set behaviors. There is no doubt going to be a campaign to smear him once the movie comes out, I wrote about it on 06.03.21 in a write-up titled “Will David O. Russell Get ‘Canceled’?”
While James L. Brooks teased last year that "we'll soon be seeing" Jack Nicholson, 89, act again, and that he was "reading scripts," that idea has now been shut down by his close friend Michael Douglas, 82.