One of the more intriguing films debuting this fall has got to be Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite.” There’s been no trailer, one measly image, and a small synopsis.
Make that two images. We now have our first look at Rebecca Ferguson in ‘Dynamite.’ She’s one of the government officials dealing with a 21st century missile crisis as nukes, from an undisclosed country, seem to be headed straight to the U.S.
Bigelow hasn’t directed a film in over eight year, and her last one was the divisive “Detroit” (2017). There’s hope she will recapture the tense realism she brought to her very best films.
Netflix has high hopes — a limited theatrical run will precede its Netflix release on October 24. The goal is obvious: awards season, with a well-timed world premiere set for the Venice Film Festival. It’ll also screen as part of NYFF’s Main Slate.
Bigelow is directing from a script by Noah Oppenheim, the former NBC News president whose screenwriting credits include “Jackie.” The project was once described as a “hot script,” and the plot revolves around how the White House responds in real time to ballistic missiles heading toward the U.S.
The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Greta Lee, Anthony Ramos, Tracy Letts, Jason Clarke, Kaitlyn Dever, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Moses Ingram, Brian Tee, Jonah Hauer-King, and Kyle Allen.
Bigelow, 73, is best known for “The Hurt Locker,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Near Dark,” “Point Break,” and “Strange Days.” In the late 2000s and early 2010s, she was one of the most sought-after directors in the business, taking home the Best Director Oscar in 2010 — the first woman to do so — and delivering back-to-back Best Picture nominees.
