I’m not saying that Twitter grants me wishes, but it was not that long along that I sent a missive out into the digital universe, wishing for a new movie from Jonathan Glazer.
https://twitter.com/jag24fps/status/880031646204014592
Now, I’m not saying I believe in a higher power, but someone was clearly listening…..or I just stumbled upon some fortuitous timing. I’ll let you decide, because the good news is that Jonathan Glazer is now starting work on his next film. I’m ready.
Picking up an honorary doctorate from Nottingham Trent, the director of the great “Under The Skin,” the terrific and severely underrated “Birth,” and the breakout “Sexy Beast” revealed that his next picture is now gearing up.
“I have just finished writing my new film. I have been working on it for close to a year and I am starting to cast it and get the money. I am at the beginning of pre-production,” he told Nottingham Post. “I don’t start off a film as a genre. I like genre but I like the idea of films that break out of a genre. I have co-written the last two films but this is the first time I am writing solo.”
As for what the project is, that’s anybody’s guess. Glazer’s name hasn’t really been heard since “Under The Skin,” and he tends to keep his projects close to the vest. As much as we’d like to hope for a new film from the director in 2018, Glazer is also unhurried in his craft, so if things are moving right along, I’d still keep expectations for a 2019 release. But we’re getting far too ahead ourselves — Jonathan Glazer has a new movie in the works. That alone is enough to keep us satisfied for some time yet.
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Great! Good to hear. He is one of the best. I adore each and every film he has made. I cant say that for any other director living or dead. PT Anderson comes close as does Lynch. But his ouvre is impeccable.
Comparing a true master like Lynch to this pretentious fraud is insane. Glazer is an awful filmmaker.
“Glazer is an awful filmmaker” THAT is insane.
If there was any justice there would be new Glazer and Carruth films alternating every year. Bun instead we get a new Transformers every other year.
He’s massively overrated. Mainly by pseudo-intellectuals hoping to impress their peers. He’s a brilliant visualist who couldn’t tell a meaningful story to save his life. He’s an art-house version of Zach Snyder. The disgraceful and destructive state of film criticism these days means that people like Kevin will continue to marvel at the Emporer’s clothes and Glazer will continue to be lazy and navel-gazing. Sexy Beast was good because idiots hadn’t managed to convince him that he was a genius. It’s a shame. If he’s really writing this script alone, I can only imagine that we’ll see the very worst of all of his traits on display. Prepare yourselves for no story or engaging characters, an aborted ending and a film at least an hour too long. With some beautiful shots, of course.