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Scoop
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Trailer Release For Samuel Van Grinsven's Haunting Canterbury-set Ghost Story, Went Up The Hill
Starring Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Corsage) & Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things) A haunting and emotionally charged film set against the raw beauty of the Craigieburn Valley in New Zealand's South Island - WENT UP THE HILL will have its New Zealand Premiere at Whānau Mārama, the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) ahead of a nationwide theatrical release in New Zealand this September. Directed by Canterbury-born Samuel Van Grinsven (Sequin in a Blue Room), the story follows Jack (Dacre Montgomery), who travels to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother. There he meets her widow, Jill (Vicky Krieps), and over the course of several unsettling nights, both are possessed by Elizabeth's ghost, who uses their bodies to communicate with the other from beyond the grave. Starring acclaimed international actors Vicky Krieps (Corsage, Phantom Thread), Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things, Elvis), and iconic New Zealand performer Sarah Peirse (Heavenly Creatures, Sweet Tooth), the film is a supernatural thriller rooted in grief. Shot at Lake Pearson luxury lodge Flockhilll on the Great Alpine Highway, the film is deeply influenced by the landscape's emotional and physical isolation. It's an intimate story about control and letting go, set in a place where nature mirrors the characters' inner lives. ' WENT UP THE HILL is an intimate, modern ghost story that dances in the tension between genres to explore the extremities of grief in our pursuit of letting go, ' says Samuel Van Grinsven. ' It was inspired by nostalgic memories of my childhood in New Zealand's remote South Island.' ' The film has the very unique idea of a ghost story between three characters, played by only two actors, Krieps and Montgomery.' Van Grinsven commented, ' both actors are quite fearless in the way they approach character and in what they choose to make as artists. ' Produced by Vicky Pope (Pike River, Savage), and legendary Australian elevated genre producers Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton of Causeway Films (The Babadook, Talk to Me, Bring Her Back), the film blends intense performances with a bold, restrained visual language. Says Pope ' This film is such a great example of how profoundly NZ filmmakers are influenced by our landscape. There's a strong lineage of 'cinema of unease' in NZ film; films like The Piano, Vigil or In My Father's Den, that have an almost gothic sensibility and beauty to them.' The exciting trans-Tasman collaboration saw some of the best creative heads from each country come together, including New Zealand screen production veterans; Costume Designer Kirsty Cameron (The Power of the Dog, Whale Rider, Pike River), Hair & Makeup Designer Stefan Knight (Sweet Tooth, Heart Eyes, M3GAN), Art Director Ben Milsom (Avatar: The Way of Water, King Kong) and composer Hanan Townshend (Knight of Cups) along with Australian heads of department including; Director of Photography Tyson Perkins (Mystery Road: Origin), Production Designer Sherree Philips (Babyteeth, Dopegirls), Emmy award-nominated Editor Dany Cooper ASE (Carmen, The Legend of Molly Johnson, Breath), and Academy Award winning Sound Designer Robert Mackenzie (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Hacksaw Ridge). A festival and critics' favourite, the film premiered to critical acclaim at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and has since been selected for a string of prestigious festivals, including Adelaide and Sydney with sold out screenings, alongside Thessaloniki, Torino, Glasgow, Dublin and Luxembourg City, where it won the coveted Audience Award. WENT UP THE HILL is an official New Zealand/Australia co-production, financed with principal production investment from the New Zealand Film Commission and Screen Australia with support from Screen CanterburyNZ.
Buzz Feed
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
10 Times Method Actors Made Work Hell For Their Costars
1. The Weeknd's The Idol costar Lily-Rose Depp revealed she'd 'steer clear' of him on set when he was fully in character as Tedros, an abusive and sleazy night-club owner. She told Entertainment Weekly, 'Sometimes when Abel would get — I don't want to reveal too much about where Abel's character goes, but when he would be in full Tedros mode sometimes — I would steer clear of him.' 2. Jared Leto famously sent his Suicide Squad costars a bunch of disgusting 'gifts,' including dead animals, anal beads, and used condoms. He told E!, 'I did a lot of things to create a dynamic, to create an element of surprise, of spontaneity, and to really break down any kind of walls that may be there. I mean, the Joker is somebody who doesn't really respect things like personal space or boundaries.' Naturally, a bunch of his costars called him out, including Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Will Smith, and Viola Davis. 3. Robert Pattinson admitted that he got on Willem Dafoe's nerves on the set of The Lighthouse. Robert said that because he was playing 'fucking psychotic' Ephraim Winslow, he felt it was OK to 'be mad the whole time.' "You can literally just be sitting on the floor, growling and licking up puddles of mud...[I was] basically unconscious the whole time. It was crazy. I spent so much time making myself throw up. Pissing my pants. It's the most revolting thing. I don't know, maybe it's really annoying," he said. 4. Brian Cox once said that he found his Succession costar Jeremy Strong's method acting 'fucking annoying.' For context, Jeremy has publicly shared that he refused to rehearse with his costars on the show because he wanted 'every scene' to feel like he was 'encountering a bear in the woods.' 'I think you have to go through whatever the ordeal is that the character has to go through,' Jeremy said. 'If I have any method at all, it is simply this: to clear away anything — anything — that is not the character and the circumstances of the scene … usually that means clearing away almost everything around and inside you, so that you can be a more complete vessel for the work at hand,' he shared in 2021. 5. Tyrese Gibson once claimed that his Annapolis costar James Franco 'never snapped out of character' on set. 'I respect method actors, but he never snapped out of character. Whenever we'd have to get in the ring for boxing scenes, and even during practice, the dude was full-on hitting me. I was always like, 'James, lighten up, man. We're just practicing.' He never lightened up,' he claimed. 6. Daniel Day-Lewis's method acting for Phantom Thread seriously annoyed his costar Vicky Krieps, who told the Telegraph: 'After half the movie, I was just really tired of it. Like, 'OK, I get it. It's a game. I've played it. But can we just talk normally now, please?'' 7. Paul Giamatti once called out his Man on the Moon costar Jim Carrey's 'wacky' behavior on set. He said, 'It was one of the weirdest experiences I've had making a movie, to be honest with you. It was just wacky. Jim was wacky during it. He did this whole thing where he was Andy Kaufman all the time when he was on set and when he was in the costume, and was Tony Clifton all the time when he was Tony Clifton…When he was Tony Clifton, he had cheese — Limburger cheese — in his pockets, so he smelled horrible. And he'd constantly be hugging people, and he had it all over his hands and stuff. It was disgusting. He was touching people and making them shake his hands all the time. He smelled horrible. Like, really bad. It was just weird. And that's the least of it.' 8. In 2022, Jesse Plemons called out his The Power of the Dog costar Benedict Cumberbatch for making a rude comment about him while in character. 'There was one time he got under my skin. He was like, 'Hey, big boy.' It wasn't 'fatso.' I feel like a few people in life have been like, 'Hey, big boy,' and I was like, 'Goddamn it. What the fuck,'' he told Variety. 9. Meryl Streep once called out her Kramer vs. Kramer costar Dustin Hoffman for allegedly slapping her off-script without consent. She told the New York Times, 'This is tricky because when you're an actor, you're in a scene, you have to feel free. I'm sure that I have inadvertently hurt people in physical scenes. But there's a certain amount of forgiveness in that. But this was my first movie, and it was my first take in my first movie, and he just slapped me. And you see it in the movie. It was overstepping.' 10. And finally, I had to include Timothée Chalamet's recent comments about an unnamed actor who made his on-set experience filming a Western quite 'something' after they simply 'weren't washing' in a bid to stay in character. 'It was quite something on set. That waft coming in every day,' he said. If you can think of more examples, feel free to share in the comments!
News.com.au
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
What really turns Hollywood stars into screen-shy hermits, as reclusive A-lister spotted on holiday
Making it in Hollywood is a dream for most actors, but a rare few choose to leave it all behind for a life in the shadows. This week, reclusive star Daniel Day-Lewis, 66, was spotted enjoying a holiday in Mallorca with his rarely seen wife Rebecca Miller. The Gangs Of New York star is understood to be travelling via speedboat to join a yacht with legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Throughout the actor's career he regularly chose quietness and solitude over the glitz and glamour Hollywood had to offer. In a 2008 Daily Mail article, journalist Paul Scott said Daniel's 'most customary role' was 'as Hollywood's most reluctant – and increasingly strange – star'. He noted that the actor would drink alone in pubs, avoided eye contact and for the preceding 10 years lived a 'relatively reclusive existence locked away on a 50-acre estate' in County Wicklow, Ireland. In 2012 Daniel announced he was taking a break from acting – and after five years he returned for his final film Phantom Thread. That same year the actor announced his retirement; while he did not pinpoint one specific reason, he listed problems including work not seeming 'vital' or 'irresistible'. Since then dad-of-two Daniel's rarely been seen – but has noticeably ditched the wild, long hair he sported in 2023 in favour of a cropped do. Though he was encouraged by son Ronan to dip his toe back into the game last year, starring in his directorial debut Anemone, which the pair co-wrote. He's far from the only star to trade Tinseltown for a quieter life – and according to behavioural psychologist Emma Kenny, this can be due to them 'living an amplified life'. She told The Sun: 'Celebrities face the same challenges, emotions, and existential questions we all do, but under the relentless scrutiny of the public eye. 'While many relish the spotlight, some inevitably retreat from it, becoming recluses.' From the actor branded 'Hollywood's most reluctant star' to an 80s actor dubbed the 'next Jim Carrey', we look at the lives of some of the most reclusive living celebrities. Angus T Jones Two And A Half Men star Angus T Jones is unrecognisable from his role as Jake Harper on the hit US comedy. He's made a handful of rare public outings in Los Angeles over the past couple of years, now sporting a bushy beard and shaved head. It's been over a decade since the actor, who was paid up to $585,000 per episode, quit the show and swore off fame after being baptised by a Christian ministry called Forerunner Chronicles. Now 31, Angus has since urged fans 'stop watching' and 'filling your head with filth', claiming the show, which starred Charlie Sheen, was 'contributing to the enemy's plan'. Yasmine Bleeth Yasmine Bleeth was only meant to have a guest appearance on Baywatch – but she proved so popular with fans that producers kept her on for five years. She played Caroline Holden on the show and the exposure led her to be named in FHM 's 100 Sexiest Women in the World every year from 1996 until 2001. But at the same time, Yasmine's drug use was spiralling out of control and by 2000, she had checked into rehab for cocaine dependence. A year later she was sentenced to two years probation and 100 hours of community service after syringes filled with cocaine were found in her car after a near-fatal accident. Yasmine was fired from Baywatch and according to screenwriter Douglas Schwartz it was because she was 'not showing up' and had 'difficulties, again with men' due to her drug use. In 2012, he told Esquire: 'That's why we let Yasmine go off the show because it was too difficult to deal with her after a while.' Yasmine's final TV appearance was on Howard Stern On Demand 2006 and since then she has shunned the spotlight. The actress, now 56, has been pictured a few times since, usually while walking her dog in her pyjamas. Bridget Fonda Nineties star Bridget Fonda was a highly sought after actress thanks to impressive performances in Jackie Brown, The Godfather Part III and Scandal. She earned two Golden Globes and an Emmy for her scene-stealing portrayals before making her final acting appearance in the 2002 film Snow Queen. The following year, Bridget suffered a serious car crash that fractured her vertebrae, and has since largely stayed out of the spotlight. She got engaged in 2003 and two years later decided to quit Hollywood to become a full-time mum to her son with legendary composer Danny Elfman. Bridget has rarely been seen out since and in April 2023, when she was photographed at LAX airport, she cast doubt on any plans to return to acting. When asked if she wanted to be famous again, the now 61-year-old told paparazzi: 'No. I don't think so. It's too nice being a civilian.' Jack Nicholson Award-winning actor Jack Nicholson has starred in scores of Hollywood hits including The Shining, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and The Departed. In his heyday, he was labelled 'a man no woman could resist' and allegedly bedded 20,000 women including stars Sandra Knight, Joni Mitchell and Angelica Huston. But since his last film How Do You Know came out in 2010, Jack has led a considerably quieter life and insiders claim he has quit acting for good. A source told Radar: 'There is a simple reason behind his decision – it's memory loss, quite frankly… Jack has memory issues and can no longer remember the lines being asked of him.' They claimed the megastar, now 88, had no intention of 'retiring from the limelight or public life' – but in recent years, he's rarely been seen outside of his home. Until April 2023 – when Jack was pictured on the balcony of his Beverly Hills compound – he hadn't been seen publicly in 18 months. A friend told Radar: 'He's made it clear, his home is his castle. But people just wish he'd come out of the house and pop up to tell them how... or at least reassure folks he's OK.' They claimed Jack was 'in touch with certain relatives', including his 'protege' son Ray, but said 'his socialising days are long gone'. Jack, who used to be a regular at Los Angeles Lakers basketball games, now only shows up occasionally – including once in May 2023. Despite this, friends expressed their concern that he would 'die alone'. Greg Pead (aka Yahoo Serious) He was dubbed the 'next Jim Carrey' thanks to his comedy roles in 80s flick Young Einstein and his 1993 film Reckless Kelly, and appeared on the front cover of Time Magazine. But Australian actor Greg Pead, who's better known as Yahoo Serious, disappeared from the spotlight in the early Noughties, around the time he tried to sue the search engine Yahoo! for trademark infringement – and lost. Despite appearing in a short documentary film called In the Cannes in 2007, he continued to fade into obscurity. In 2007 he divorced his wife of 20 years, Lulu Pinkus. Now 71, Serious was evicted from his rental property in Sydney's Avalon Beach in 2020 for failing to pay rent for five months and was ordered to pay his landlords $15,000. It was then reported that he moved into the granny flat behind a home in Palm Beach belonging to a man called Charles Phillip Porter, who has dementia and is now living in a nursing home. Mr Porter allegedly let the former actor move in because he was living rough in his battered BMW Sedan, and when he was put into care, Serious moved into the main home. A tribunal heard how Serious then refused to leave when it emerged the three-bedroom property was to be sold to pay for Mr Porter's nursing home costs. He denied squatting, telling the Daily Telegraph in March: 'It will be a very complex thing, there's been advice by – he goes by Phillip – Phillip's lawyer has advised that I should stay in the property and be the caretaker.' He also revealed he had been 'very close to death' recently but is 'coming good' despite having trouble with 'recall of day to day things'. In an application filed to the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), Mr Porter's power of attorney, landlord Margaret Charlton, said he risks being removed from his current care facility if the home is unable to be sold.
Scottish Sun
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Extremely reclusive Hollywood star makes very rare public appearance with wife – can you guess who he is?
He was joining another film legend for a day out in the sun out & about Extremely reclusive Hollywood star makes very rare public appearance with wife – can you guess who he is? Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A RECLUSIVE Hollywood star has been spotted lapping up the sunshine with his rarely seen wife on a trip abroad. The 66-year-old actor appeared to be enjoying some downtime as he relaxed with his wife in Mallorca. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 Do you recognise this Hollywood star? Credit: Splash 6 He was spotted out and about with his wife Credit: Splash 6 It is Daniel Day Lewis and his wife Rebecca Credit: Getty Images - Getty But can you work out who he is? It is actor Daniel Day Lewis who was spotted with his wife Rebecca Miller at the Port of Andratx. The popular star was seen leaving a van by the port as he hopped into a speedboat with his wife. It is understood the couple were travelling via speedboat to join a yacht with legendary filmmaker, Steven Speilberg. The pair famously worked together on the 2012 historical drama movie, Lincoln. Daniel looked relaxed as he opted to cover up despite the Spanish sunshine. He wore a long beige coat with matching trousers and kept his eyes hidden behind a pair of dark shades. His wife Rebecca also appeared to keep things simple with a plain white t-shirt and a wide-brimmed hat. Daniel has famously kept a low-profile and retired from acting but was encouraged by his son to dip his toe back into the game last year. His son Roman convinced him to star in his directorial debut. Daniel Day-Lewis: The Triumphant Return The father and son duo wrote the screenplay together, with the film described as an "exploration of the relationships between fathers, sons and brothers, and the dynamics of familial bonds". Along with Daniel, the movie has an impressive cast which includes Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley and Safia Oakley-Green. The triple Oscar-winner's last film was the 2017 movie, Phantom Thread, based on the fashion world of 1950s London. Announcing his retirement at the time, Daniel's representative said in a statement: "Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. "He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years. "This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject." 6 He famously retired from acting Credit: Splash 6 Daniel is an Oscar winner Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Extremely reclusive Hollywood star makes very rare public appearance with wife – can you guess who he is?
A RECLUSIVE Hollywood star has been spotted lapping up the sunshine with his rarely seen wife on a trip abroad. The 66-year-old actor appeared to be enjoying some downtime as he relaxed with his wife in Mallorca. 6 Do you recognise this Hollywood star? Credit: Splash 6 He was spotted out and about with his wife Credit: Splash 6 It is Daniel Day Lewis and his wife Rebecca Credit: Getty Images - Getty But can you work out who he is? It is actor The popular star was seen leaving a van by the port as he hopped into a speedboat with his wife. It is understood the couple were travelling via speedboat to join a yacht with legendary filmmaker, Steven Speilberg. Read More on Hollywood The pair famously worked together on the 2012 historical drama movie, Lincoln. Daniel looked relaxed as he opted to cover up despite the Spanish sunshine. He wore a long beige coat with matching trousers and kept his eyes hidden behind a pair of dark shades. His wife Rebecca also appeared to keep things simple with a plain white t-shirt and a wide-brimmed hat. Most read in Celebrity Daniel has famously kept a low-profile and retired from acting but was encouraged by his son to dip his toe back into the game last year. His son Roman convinced him to star in his directorial debut. Daniel Day-Lewis: The Triumphant Return The father and son duo wrote the screenplay together, with the film described as an "exploration of the relationships between fathers, sons and brothers, and the dynamics of familial bonds". Along with Daniel, the movie has an impressive cast which includes The triple Oscar-winner's last film was the 2017 movie, Phantom Thread, based on the fashion world of 1950s London. "He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years. "This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject." 6 He famously retired from acting Credit: Splash 6 Daniel is an Oscar winner Credit: Getty 6 He has rarely been seen in public since retiring Credit: EPA
