In case you’re wondering what has taken Alfonso Cuarón so long to make another movie, well, he’s been working on an Apple TV limited series titled “Disclaimer” with Cate Blanchett.
Gary Oldman had originally been cast to co-star with Blanchett, only to then be replaced by Kevin Kline. I can report that Cuarón is directing five of the seven episodes, with Emmanuel Lubezki and Bruno Delbonnel sharing DP duties.
Filming for the series had begun in June 2022 and wrapped in March 2023. In fact, one source tells me that “Disclaimer” was shot in the UK over the course of 280 days.
I’m now hearing that extensive post-production working is currently ongoing on “Disclaimer” and that the aim is for a 2024 launch on Apple TV. Suffice to say that this will be one of the major TV events next year.
Recently, Blanchett explained that the project was “really more like [shooting] 7 movies.” That’s how expansive and immense production and scope was on this one.
Based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Renée Knight, the project has turned into a massive undertaking and we’re all very really curious what will come out of it.
Cuarón’s Apple TV+ mini-series tackles famed television journalist Catherine Ravenscroft, who discovers she is a prominent character in a novel that reveals a secret she has tried to keep hidden for decades. Blanchett and Sacha Baron Cohen play the parents of Kodi Smit-McPhee.
This is an incredibly anticipated limited series, especially since it’s Cuarón’s first project since 2018’s Oscar-winning “Roma.” Cuarón’s reputation precedes him; he’s become one of the great filmmakers of the 21st Century with films such as “Children of Men,” “Y Tu Mama Tambien” “Roma” and “Gravity” to his name.