Production designer Mark Tildesley tells IndieWire about getting the details of the Empire’s lobby just right — down to the proper Maltesers packaging.
“I’m like, ‘Whoa,’ the same way Stephen was looking at the cinema when he walks in, ‘This is crazy!,'” said Ward to IndieWire.
A24 does it again for Darren Aronofsky’s new film while Searchlight struggles to find an audience for Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light.”
The 1980s period film co-starring Micheal Ward releases in theaters December 9.
Telluride: While Olivia Colman enters the Best Actress race with “Empire of Light,” Sam Mendes’ script may not live up to recent comparisons.
Olivia Colman and breakout Micheal Ward star in a stilted May-December romance that struggles to capture the magic of cinema.
The film makes its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival before opening in theaters on December 9.
The Oscar winners return with an emotional reflection on cinema set in the ’80s and co-starring Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, and more.
Mendes follows in the Toronto Film Festival footsteps of directors like Martin Scorsese, Claire Denis, Ava DuVernay, Wim Wenders, and the late Agnès Varda.
“Empire of Light” is Mendes’ next feature and is backed by Searchlight Pictures, which is targeting a fall 2022 release date.
