It was announced yesterday that Robert Eggers‘ “The Northman” (Focus Features) will open on April 8th, 2022. There goes its Oscar-baitness, and all the better for it.
A test screening of “The Northman” is set for next week at a Burbank, California AMC theatre. I know a few thespians who will be there and are set to report back on their thoughts.
Regardless, this leaves us with a total of 35 films that have the potential to be great in 2021, every single one of them will be released this fall (with the exception of one). The Fall festival circuit will be jam-packed with quality this season, and I imagine it’ll be a historic one given that both TIFF and NYFF are going hybrid (digital and in-person) again this year.
Paul Thomas Anderson‘s Soggy Bottom, Joel Coen‘s The Tragedy of Macbeth, Wes Anderson‘s The French Dispatch, Guillermo del Toro‘s Nightmare Alley, Andrew Dominik‘s Blonde, David O’Russell‘s Canterbury Glass, Adam McKay‘s Don’t Look Up, Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune, Sean Baker‘s Red Rocket, Edgar Wright‘s Last Night in Soho, Leos Carax‘s Annette, Jane Campion‘s The Power of the Dog, Ridley Scott‘s The Last Duel, Paul Schrader‘s The Card Counter, Clint Eastwood‘s Cry Macho, Paul Verhoeven‘s Benedetta, Mike Mills‘ C’mon C’mon, Taika Waititi‘s Next Goal Wins, Celine Sciamma‘s Petite Maman, Steven Spielberg‘s West Side Story, Mia Hansen-Løve‘s Bergman Island, Tom McCarthy‘s Stillwater, Jeremy Saulnier‘s Rebel Ridge, Kogonada‘s After Yang, Ruben Ostlund‘s Triangle of Sadness, Steven Soderbergh‘s No Sudden Move, Ridley Scott‘s House of Gucci Pablo Larrain‘s Spencer, Olivia Wilde‘s Don’t Worry, Darling, Aaron Sorkin’s Being The Ricardos, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Limbo, Denzel Washington’s A Journal For Jordan.
Alongside Blanchett, the film features a wildly eclectic ensemble including Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Riley Keough, Léa Seydoux, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Chris Pine