Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence will team up for sci - fi movie Passengers for writer Jon Spaihts and
The Imitation Game director Morten Tyldum.
THE IMITATION GAME Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong You probably have never heard of the name Alan Turing before unless you are a World War II scholar.
The Imitation Game Director: Morten Tyldum Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Charles Dance Synopsis: English mathematician and logician, Alan Turing, helps crack the Enigma code during World War II.
THE IMITATION GAME Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong
What we know:
The Imitation Game director Morten Tyldum is directing, Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence are starring (I mean, how hot are they right now?!)
Not exact matches
There are no obvious hits in its lineup, though the studio has once again enlisted major or critically acclaimed
directors, including
Imitation Game helmer Morten Tyldum (for the sci - fi film Passengers), Paul Feig (for a female Ghostbusters reboot), Antoine Fuqua (a Magnificent Seven remake co-written by True Detective's Nic Pizzolatto), Ron Howard (Inferno), and Ang Lee (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk).
Director Morten Tyldum follows - up his inspiring, «The
Imitation Game» with two of the industry's biggest stars — Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt — in a sci - fi action / thriller that's essentially «Titanic in Space».
Mathematician and cryptographer Alan Turing experiences both triumph and tragedy in Norwegian
director Morton Tydlum's The
Imitation Game, the true story of a man whose help in breaking the Nazi's Enigma Code during World War II may have brought the war to an earlier end.
Best Picture Birdman Best Actor Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons in Whiplash Best Actress Julianne Moore in Still Alice Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette in Boyhood Best Animated Feature Big Hero 6 Best Adapted Screenplay The
Imitation Game Best Original Screenplay Birdman Best Cinematography Birdman Best Costume Design The Grand Budapest Hotel Best
Director Birdman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu Best Documentary Feature Citizenfour Best Documentary Short Subject «Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1» Best Film Editing Whiplash Best Foreign Language Film Ida, Poland Best Makeup and Hairstyling The Grand Budapest Hotel Best Original Score The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat Best Original Song «Glory» from Selma Best Production Design The Grand Budapest Hotel Best Animated Short Film «Feast» Best Live Action Short Film «The Phone Call» Best Sound Editing American Sniper Best Sound Mixing Whiplash Best Visual Effects Interstellar
The
Directors Guild of America (DGA) has chosen Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Clint Eastwood (American Sniper), Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) as the best directors of a feature film
Directors Guild of America (DGA) has chosen Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Clint Eastwood (American Sniper), Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and Morten Tyldum (The
Imitation Game) as the best
directors of a feature film
directors of a feature film for 2014.
«The
Imitation Game» trails, only just, with eight, and «Boyhood» walked away with six nominations including best picture, best
director for Richard Linklater, and best supporting recognition for both Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette.
Going along with this exciting trend is Morten Tyldum, the Norwegian
director who makes his English - language debut with The
Imitation Game.
BEST
DIRECTOR (5 nominees) Wes Anderson, «The Grand Budapest Hotel» David Fincher, «Gone Girl» Alejandro Inarritu, «Birdman» Richard Linklater, «Boyhood» Morten Tyldum, «The
Imitation Game»
What's left is a glossy - looking sci - fi film that's actually pretty dull until
director Morten Tyldum (The
Imitation Game) chucks in some entertaining action sequences towards the end.
Best
director nominees include Richard Linklater for «Boyhood,» Alejandro G. Iñárritu for «Birdman,» Wes Anderson for «The Grand Budapest Hotel,» Bennett Miller for «Foxcatcher» and Morten Tyldum for «The
Imitation Game.»
Clare Stewart,
director of the BFI London Film Festival, said: «Featuring extraordinary performances from the British talent in front of the camera and vividly directed by Morten Tyldum, The
Imitation Game does cinematic justice to Alan Turing's vision, determination and personal story as well as his enduring impact on British history and contemporary life.»
Should you find that prospect overwhelmingly mainstream and commercial on paper, you've got Morten Tyldum, Norway's Oscar - nominated
director of The
Imitation Game at the helm.
Director Sophie Hunter (L) and Actor Benedict Cumberbatch attend the «The
Imitation Game» New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on November 17, 2014 in New York City.
ETonline previously talked to fellow nominees, Benedict Cumberbatch (The
Imitation Game), Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything), and Reese Witherspoon (Wild) about their buzzy roles and
director Richard Linklater on bringing Boyhood to life.
The Nominations:
Director «Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» Alejandro G. Iñárritu «Boyhood» Richard Linklater «Foxcatcher» Bennett Miller «The Grand Budapest Hotel» Wes Anderson «The
Imitation Game» Morten Tyldum
Norwegian
director Morten Tyldum (who received an Oscar nomination for The
Imitation Game) has been brought on board Amazon's new action series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.
Director Morten Tyldum's The
Imitation Game is an engaging character study, which is sumptuously executed.
Eight films were nominated for best picture, but you have to figure that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences most loves the films it also nominated for best
director: «Birdman» (Iñárritu), «Boyhood» (Linklater), «
Imitation Game» (Morton Tyldum), «The Grand Budapest Hotel» (Wes Anderson) and «Foxcatcher» (Bennett Miller).
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Former Academy president Hawk Koch and «The
Imitation Game»
director Morten Tyldum came for the early look.
Hastings - Smith leads a world - class production team including Production Designer Maria Djurkovic (The
Imitation Game, The Hours),
Director of Photography Woo - hyung Kim (The Taste of Money, The President's Last Bang), Casting
Director Jina Jay (Darkest Hour, Rogue One), Costume Designer Steven Noble (The Theory of Everything, A Monster Calls) and Supervising Editor Lucia Zucchetti (The Queen, Their Finest).
The
Imitation Game, about Alan Turing's time as a Bletchley Park codebreaker, scored nods for Benedict Cumberbatch's lead performance and Keira Knightley's supporting, as well as best picture, best
director, best adapted screenplay, best editing, best production design and best music.
Now that she's all done saving humanity from the apocalypse, Jennifer Lawrence is free to take a little pleasure cruise in this sci - fi anti-romance from «The
Imitation Game»
director Morten Tyldum.
Although it's a little earlier in their careers, we might be witnessing the arrival of similarly eclectic filmmakers Morten Tyldum, the
director of «The
Imitation Game,» and James Marsh,
director of «The Theory of Everything.»
Director Sophie Hunter and actor Benedict Cumberbatch attend the «The
Imitation Game» New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater, hosted by Weinstein Company on on November 17, 2014 in New York City.
Nominated in the best
director category instead of Jolie are Alejandro González Iñárritu for Birdman, Morten Tyldum for The
Imitation Game, Bennett Miller for Foxcatcher, Wes Anderson for The Grand Budapest Hotel and Richard Linklater for Boyhood.
BEST
DIRECTOR Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel David Fincher, Gone Girl Alejandro Inarritu, Birdman Richard Linklater, Boyhood Morten Tyldum, The
Imitation Game
Directors Michael Binder — «Black or White,» «Reign over Me» Bong Joon - ho — «Snowpiercer,» «Mother» Niki Caro — «North Country,» «Whale Rider» Damien Chazelle * — «Whiplash,» «Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench» Simon Curtis — «Woman in Gold,» «My Week with Marilyn» François Girard — «Silk,» «The Red Violin» F. Gary Gray — «The Italian Job,» «Friday» James Gunn — «Guardians of the Galaxy,» «Super» Im Kwon - taek — «Chi - Hwa - Seon (Painted Fire),» «Chunhyang» Stan Lathan — «Beat Street,» «Amazing Grace» Malcolm D. Lee * — «The Best Man Holiday,» «The Best Man» Justin Lin — «Fast & Furious 6,» «Better Luck Tomorrow» François Ozon — «Young & Beautiful,» «Swimming Pool» Paweł Pawlikowski * — «Ida,» «My Summer of Love» Kelly Reichardt — «Meek's Cutoff,» «Wendy and Lucy» Ira Sachs — «Love Is Strange,» «Keep the Lights On» Lynn Shelton — «Laggies,» «Your Sister's Sister» Abderrahmane Sissako * — «Timbuktu,» «Bamako» Damián Szifron * — «Wild Tales,» «On Probation» Fernando Trueba — «Chico & Rita,» «Belle Epoque» Morten Tyldum — «The
Imitation Game,» «Headhunters» Zaza Urushadze — «Tangerines,» «The Guardian» Wayne Wang — «Anywhere but Here,» «The Joy Luck Club» Edgar Wright — «The World's End,» «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World» Joe Wright — «Anna Karenina,» «Atonement» Andrey Zvyagintsev * — «Leviathan,» «Elena»
«Boyhood,» which tied «The
Imitation Game» with five nominations, clinched three awards — one for drama film, another for
director Richard Linklater and a third for supporting actress Patricia Arquette.
Benedict Cumberbatch, with
director Morten Tyldum, said of the «
Imitation Game» cryptologist: «Alan Turing was a war hero, he was a gay icon, and he was the father of modern computer science.»
Director «Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» Alejandro G. Iñárritu = barf «Boyhood» Richard Linklater = Boy Scout badge for Patience «Foxcatcher» Bennett Miller = yay «The Grand Budapest Hotel» Wes Anderson = delayed reaction to «The Royal Tenenbaums» «The
Imitation Game» Morten Tyldum = ugh
Not that
director Morten Tyldum, recently of The
Imitation Game, doesn't try for quirk.
Oscar - winning Norwegian
director Morten Tyldum is following up his Oscar - nominated film The
Imitation Game with a myserious sci - fi romance film based on a script that's been passed around and drafted for nearly a decade.
BAFTA nominations list Best film Birdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The
Imitation Game The Theory of Everything Leading Actor Benedict Cumberbatch - The
Imitation Game Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler Michael Keaton - Birdman Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel Leading Actress Amy Adams - Big Eyes Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore - Still Alice Reese Witherspoon - Wild Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl Supporting Actor Edward Norton - Birdman Ethan Hawke - Boyhood J.K. Simmons - Whiplash Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher Steve Carell - Foxcatcher Supporting Actress Emma Stone - Birdman Imelda Staunton - Pride Keira Knightley - The
Imitation Game Patricia Arquette - Boyhood Rene Russo - Nightcrawler Outstanding British Film»71 The
Imitation Game Paddington Pride The Theory of Everything Under the Skin Outstanding Debut by a British Writer,
Director or Producer Elaine Constantine (writer / director)- Northern Soul Gregory Burke (writer), Yann Demange (director)-»71 Hong Khaou (writer / director)- Lilting Paul Katis (director / producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer)- Kajaki: The True Story Stephen Beresford (writer), David Livingstone (producer)- Pride Film Not in the English Language Ida Leviathan The Lunchbox Trash Two Days, One Night Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom 20,000 Days on Earth Citizenfour Finding Vivian Maier Virunga Animated Film Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie Whiplash Adapted Screenplay American Sniper Gone Girl The Imitation Game Paddington The Theory of Everything EE Rising Star Jack O'Connell Gugu Mbatha - Raw Miles Teller Margot Robbie Shailene
Director or Producer Elaine Constantine (writer /
director)- Northern Soul Gregory Burke (writer), Yann Demange (director)-»71 Hong Khaou (writer / director)- Lilting Paul Katis (director / producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer)- Kajaki: The True Story Stephen Beresford (writer), David Livingstone (producer)- Pride Film Not in the English Language Ida Leviathan The Lunchbox Trash Two Days, One Night Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom 20,000 Days on Earth Citizenfour Finding Vivian Maier Virunga Animated Film Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie Whiplash Adapted Screenplay American Sniper Gone Girl The Imitation Game Paddington The Theory of Everything EE Rising Star Jack O'Connell Gugu Mbatha - Raw Miles Teller Margot Robbie Shailene
director)- Northern Soul Gregory Burke (writer), Yann Demange (
director)-»71 Hong Khaou (writer / director)- Lilting Paul Katis (director / producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer)- Kajaki: The True Story Stephen Beresford (writer), David Livingstone (producer)- Pride Film Not in the English Language Ida Leviathan The Lunchbox Trash Two Days, One Night Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom 20,000 Days on Earth Citizenfour Finding Vivian Maier Virunga Animated Film Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie Whiplash Adapted Screenplay American Sniper Gone Girl The Imitation Game Paddington The Theory of Everything EE Rising Star Jack O'Connell Gugu Mbatha - Raw Miles Teller Margot Robbie Shailene
director)-»71 Hong Khaou (writer /
director)- Lilting Paul Katis (director / producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer)- Kajaki: The True Story Stephen Beresford (writer), David Livingstone (producer)- Pride Film Not in the English Language Ida Leviathan The Lunchbox Trash Two Days, One Night Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom 20,000 Days on Earth Citizenfour Finding Vivian Maier Virunga Animated Film Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie Whiplash Adapted Screenplay American Sniper Gone Girl The Imitation Game Paddington The Theory of Everything EE Rising Star Jack O'Connell Gugu Mbatha - Raw Miles Teller Margot Robbie Shailene
director)- Lilting Paul Katis (
director / producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer)- Kajaki: The True Story Stephen Beresford (writer), David Livingstone (producer)- Pride Film Not in the English Language Ida Leviathan The Lunchbox Trash Two Days, One Night Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom 20,000 Days on Earth Citizenfour Finding Vivian Maier Virunga Animated Film Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie Whiplash Adapted Screenplay American Sniper Gone Girl The Imitation Game Paddington The Theory of Everything EE Rising Star Jack O'Connell Gugu Mbatha - Raw Miles Teller Margot Robbie Shailene
director / producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer)- Kajaki: The True Story Stephen Beresford (writer), David Livingstone (producer)- Pride Film Not in the English Language Ida Leviathan The Lunchbox Trash Two Days, One Night Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom 20,000 Days on Earth Citizenfour Finding Vivian Maier Virunga Animated Film Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie Whiplash Adapted Screenplay American Sniper Gone Girl The
Imitation Game Paddington The Theory of Everything EE Rising Star Jack O'Connell Gugu Mbatha - Raw Miles Teller Margot Robbie Shailene Woodley
But two
directors from the Other Contenders section are who I'm looking out for as major spoilers here and that's Morten Tyldum for Passengers (previous Best
Director nominee of the aforementioned The
Imitation Game) and Denzel Washington for Fences.
Assuming Moore cracks the writing (and considering the acclaim for «The
Imitation Game,» there's no reason to think he won't), the next job will be to find a
director, and we're sure the studio will be looking for an A-lister.
At this weekend's Oscars, The
Imitation Game is nominated for best picture, best adapted screenplay, best film editing, best original score and best production design, Keira is up for best supporting actress, co-star Benedict Cumberbatch for best actor and Morten Tyldum for best
director.
What The
Imitation Game, distributed by The Weinstein Company, won't get is a best director nomination, which might just lose it the best picture g
Game, distributed by The Weinstein Company, won't get is a best
director nomination, which might just lose it the best picture
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Festival
director Clare Stewart said: «Featuring extraordinary performances from the British talent in front of the camera and vividly directed by Morten Tyldum, The
Imitation Game does cinematic justice to Alan Turing's vision, determination and personal story as well as his enduring impact on British history and contemporary life.»
Director Morten Tyldum (L) and wife Janne Tyldum attend «The
Imitation Game» New York Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on November 17, 2014 in New York City.
Jennifer Lawrence is in early talks to star in Sony's space drama «Passengers,» with «The
Imitation Game»
director Morten Tyldum to helm.
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Norwegian
director Morten Tyldum may not be as flashy as some of the other filmmakers who've broken into Hollywood recently, but between his little - seen 2011 thriller «Headhunters» and his Oscar - winning drama «The
Imitation Game,» it's evident that he has serious chops behind the camera.
A sci - fi drama from «
Imitation Game»
director Morten Tyldum.