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Joel Edgerton: ‘I’d be terrified to fight Tom Hardy now’

The Australian actor/writer/director on swearing, Star Wars, and working with everyone from his ‘far more interesting’ brother Nash to Bob Dylan

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

8 indie movies to watch this summer: ranked

While summer movie season is dominated by blockbusters, there are plenty of indie movies worth seeing over the next few months.

WhatToWatch · May 10, 2023

Post your questions for Joel Edgerton

The acclaimed Australian actor is a stalwart of the Star Wars universe as well as a veteran of a string of chewy independent thrillers – so get your questions over to him now

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

The Stranger casts Joel Edgerton as an undercover cop in unnerving thriller inspired by Daniel Morcombe case

The tragic disappearance of a Sunshine Coast boy in 2003 and the ensuing police probe a decade later is the basis for The Stranger, coming to Netflix this month following a Cannes premiere.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

Australian thriller The Stranger puts anxiety centre frame

When I teach budding screenwriters, I will often use the “show don’t tell” rule as a quick-fix for students trapped in the more familiar mode of literary storytelling. The Stranger, an accomplished Australian thriller, written and directed by Thomas M. Wright, abides closely to this adage with visceral storytelling using…

The Conversation · Oct 6, 2022

Thomas M Wright on making The Stranger: ‘My partner said, “I don’t want you to do this”’

Wright’s new film attracted controversy before it had even screened. But while it’s based on the murder of Daniel Morcombe, that crime is not its subject

The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2022

TV tonight: an excruciating reality show hunting for the next prime minister

Alastair Campbell and Sayeeda Warsi put a bunch of wannabes to the test. Plus: the big shakers in contemporary art look back. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

Blonde to Harriet: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Ana de Armas is uncanny as the Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, and Cynthia Erivo is remarkable as the American abolitionist. Plus: Beverly Hills Cop

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Cinemas, Netflix set to release Aussie film The Stranger. Here’s why it’s controversial

The parents of Daniel Morcombe criticised The Stranger as a ‘callously disrespectful’ film depicting the hunt for their child's killer.

The New Daily · Sep 18, 2022

Venice film festival 2022 week two roundup – discomfort and joy

A mood of theatricality prevailed at this year’s edition – a bleak but furiously cinematic Marilyn Monroe biopic and a forbiddingly austere French courtroom drama being the most distinctive offerings

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022