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‘Civil War’: Jesse Plemons Was Cast Just Days Before Filming When Another Actor Dropped Out

April 16, 2024 9:36 am

Alex Garland’s bold new political thriller “Civil War” won the box office this weekend, grossing $25 million, the highest opening for an A24 movie ever. Captivating the public with its visceral violence, shock...

‘Civil War’: Kirsten Dunst Calls Alex Garland An “Auteur” Even Though He “Hates The Word”: “I Love Working With People Like That”

Ned Booth

April 12, 2024 12:22 pm

News

Fresh off its SXSW world premiere, Alex Garland's "Civil War" hits theaters today, the latest film in an impressive filmography. So impressive, in fact, with films like "Ex Machina" and "Annihil...

‘Civil War’: Wagner Moura On His Political War Thriller, Alex Garland Stepping Away From Directing & More [The Discourse Podcast]

Mike DeAngelo

April 11, 2024 1:54 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo pursues the truth while discussing “Civil War” with star Wagner Moura (“Narcos,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”). The movie takes place in the near future duri...

Final ‘Civil War’ Trailer Positions Political Thriller As The Movie Event of The Year

Rodrigo Perez

April 10, 2024 9:31 am

News, Trailers

Alex Garland’s political war thriller, “Civil War” opens in theaters this Friday, April 12, and now that all the reviews have arrived (read ours here), A24 is giving the film one last push, using some of the b...

Kirsten Dunst: ‘Civil War’ “Will Leave You With A Lot To Think About” [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

April 8, 2024 10:00 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News

There is a bluntness about Kirsten Dunst that has always been refreshing. You wanna know if she was asked to be in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”? She’s gonna tell you. Wanna know why you only see her in maybe one ...

Alex Garland Clarifies He Isn’t Retiring, Just Stepping Away From Directing For “Foreseeable Future”

Christopher Marc

April 3, 2024 12:30 pm

News

Last week, in an interview with U.K. outlet, The Guardian, British filmmaker Alex Garland ("Civil War") reiterated his plans to pause directing efforts for "the foreseeable future." For some, that’s been disti...

12 Films To See In April: ‘Civil War,’ ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘Challengers’ & More

Ally Johnson

April 2, 2024 10:43 am

News

April kicks off strong with the premiere of the bloody action thriller “Monkey Man,” directed by and starring Dev Patel. That buzzy energy floats throughout the rest of the month, with other genre-leaning film...

Alex Garland Reiterates Plan To Stop Directing After ‘Warfare’: “I’m Not Planning To Direct Again In The Foreseeable Future”

Christopher Marc

April 1, 2024 9:09 am

News

Following comments made last year during the “Men” press tour that he would step away from directing and stick with screenwriting, filmmaker Alex Garland evidently hasn’t changed his mind after helming his lat...

Alex Garland Says ‘Civil War’ Is Made In The “Apocalypse Now’ Mode & Meant To Be “Opaque”

Edward Davis

March 29, 2024 1:38 pm

News, Trailers

As one of A24’s most expensive films, rumored to cost around $50 million, Alex Garland’s “Civil War” is seemingly part of the indie studios’ bigger swing to make more mainstream movies. It’s almost an ironic s...

‘Civil War’: Director Alex Garland Talks His New Movie & Defends Its Lack Of Easy Answers

Ned Booth

March 15, 2024 3:31 pm

News

Alex Garland took SXSW 2024 by storm last night with the world premiere of his latest film, "Civil War." And the new feature, about a near-future United States fractured into warring factions, has many moviego...

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