James Gray is already set to direct a new movie, this after his long-delayed “Ad Astra” finally hit theaters last September to positive reviews. This new project, titled “Armageddon Time,” will bring Gray back to New York, after tackling the Amazon jungle in 2017’s “Lost City of Z” and space with “Ad Astra.” Gray’s first 5 movies ( “Little Odessa,” “The Yards,” “Little Odessa,” “We Own the Night,” “Two Lovers,” and “The Immigrant”) were all set in New York City.
Read more‘Ad Astra' Trailer: Brad Pitt Stars in James Gray's Heart of Darkness Set in Space
We finally have a trailer for James Gray’s “Ad Astra,” a long-delayed artsy sci-fi epic in space. I have been an advocate of Gray’s classicist style for quite some years now, or ever since I saw his excellent 2007 family saga “We Own the Night,” but, more importantly, the immaculate 2009 romance “Two Lovers.” He followed those up with “The Immigrant” and “Lost City of Z,” both critically acclaimed works. However, “Ad Astra” is a whole other monster. The just-released trailer has parallels to Nolan’s “Interstellar,” Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” and Cuaron’s “Gravity.”
Read moreJames Gray and Brad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra’ Not Opening May 24 — Delayed Yet Again
What exactly is going on with James Gray’s “Ad Astra”?
Read more‘Ad Astra' Not Going to Cannes; Malick's Latest WWII Drama Now Titled ‘A Hidden Life'
We are just two weeks away from the unveiling of the Cannes lineup. And so, we are in complete overdrive to bring you the latest news concerning this most prestigious of festivals. Take for example, the latest rumor that James Gray’s “Ad Astra” will most likely NOT make it to Cannes. Shocking? Yes and no. We’ve been assuming that, if ready, Gray’s sci-fi film, starring Brad Pitt, would make it to the croisette but it looks like it just isn’t able to make the cutoff date, at least according to Cédric Succivalli’s Twitter page. Again, I must mention, Cédric should be trusted, he’s very much in the know with these sort of things. The problem with the the Gray seems to be its special effects, which are still in post-production.
Read moreCannes 2019: Tarantino's “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" Locked Up; “Ad Astra" Remains a Question Mark.
Cannes 2019 is still two months away but rumors are swirling about the lineup.
Read moreDirector James Gray: Critics Are Bad at Judging Movies
Director James Gray ("Two Lovers," "The Immigrant"), currently serving as jury president at the 2018 Marrakech Film Festival, thinks critics should not be given as much power at film festivals to criticize movies because, quite frankly, they are bad judges of movie quality:
Read moreJames Gray says the Cannes Film Festival is “stuck in 1968" and “protectors of the status quo"
Maybe we can scratch off James Gray's films being selected in the future for the Cannes Film Festival.
The writer-director of "Two Lovers" recently told Variety “The critical establishment [of Cannes] is stuck in 1968. (…) They are protectors of the status quo.” And yet, Gray had the luxury of premiering his 2013 film “The Immigrant” during the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The short version: "Woman Unknown" was a compromise. The jury deadlocked over "Possible Love" and "NAZA," not able to com to terms, fell back on their #3, May el-Toukhy's film.