Colin Farrell is nauseated by his new film
Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 2:14PM
Colin Farrell is reteaming with his The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos for The Killing of a Sacred Dear. Filming has just ended on the movie and we probably should not expect it for at least another year. It has this cryptic logline:
A teenager's attempts to bring a brilliant surgeon into his dysfunctional family takes an unexpected turn.
Farrell is the surgeon, Nicole Kidman plays his wife, Alicia Silverstone is the teenager’s mother.
Farrell and Kidman on set
Farrell recently gave an interview to Business Insider, ostensibly to promote this week's Fantastic Beasts, in which he told us exactly how he felt after reading the script for The Killing of a Sacred Deer:
I’ll wait to see what the film is, but it’s set in a contemporary world, in America, there are hospitals and diners, parks, things that we will recognize and experienced ourselves but yet there’s this similar kind of uneasiness through all the interactions and all the things that take place. It was unnerving reading the script. I kind of felt nauseous after reading it.”
Knowing and loving Lanthimos’ warped sense of the world that he showed not only in The Lobster but also in his first international hit Dogtooth (2009), we are very intrigued. Specially after reading more of what Farrell said:
I can say it’s — ugh, God — it’s eerier than The Lobster. It felt pretty bleak to me. I mean, when I read the script it was extraordinary and to work with Yorgos again was amazing…There are so many interpretations that this film could be approached from. But Yorgos is so specifically minded, he’s so clinical in his direction of the film. He’s really a master I feel, I really do.
Reader Comments (13)
I was disappointed that I was disappointed by The Lobster. Not a bad movie but somehow lesser than his Greek language movies prior. Kidman's participation in Lanthimos' new movie is a plus.
Gr8 cast,ALICIA SILVERSTONE!!!!!!
Since Best Actor is weak this year, I really hope Colin can get in for The Lobster. He tapped into genuine pathos within an unlikely, uncommon vessel.
yes!!! my curiosity is definitely piqued! i didn't love the lobster, but dogtooth is brilliant.
I. No. not with this cast.
Colin Farrell with that beard looks like Mel Gibson
Ugh, am I the only one who hated Dogtooth? I won't see The Lobster because I still have a bad taste for this director.
I love The Lobster and Kidman, so DUH!
I loved Dogtooth. I admired The Lobster.
Intrigued? Not really. I don't understand why these two actors are often cast and still given roles in films, when most of their work product ends up being a dud. Hollywood is strange.
Hrm... I feel like we're missing a key piece of info as to what sort of surgery this surgeon does...
Kidman and Lanthimos make complete sense to me.
And a huge huge boo for anyone who says that Kidman and Farrell should stop being given roles. Two of the most interesting and risk taking actors of their generations and they should never stop, otherwise cinema would truly die.
This is a big opportunity for Alicia Silverstone.