Clint Eastwood was not in attendance for the world premiere of his “Juror #2” last night at AFI Fest, but early reviews are hinting at a good film. It currently stands at 75 on Metacritic (based on 4 critics reviews).
Variety, Screen, Deadline, THR, IndieWire (A-) and Punch Drunk Critics are positive. Meanwhile, The Arizona Republic is currently the only negative review. Most of the writeups hint at another old-school film from Clint, without much flash, and driven by strong storytelling.
Eastwood is 94, and “Juror #2,” which many claim will be his last film, is only getting released in 50 theaters nationwide. There won’t be a wider expansion. I guess this is an improvement upon Warner Bros’ initial strategy for the film which was to dump it straight on their Max streaming platform.
“Juror #2” stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Kiefer Sutherland, JK Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Gabriel Basso and Leslie Bibb. The film is set during a murder trial where one of the jurors, a “family man,” slowly realizes he killed the victim in a reckless-driving accident and tries to save the defendant without incriminating himself.
Marvel's "Ghost Rider" just hired one of the best cinematographers working today. Linus Sandgren will serve as DP on Shawn Levy's MCU flick, and, most notably, the project will be shot on film.