Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Olivia Colman is gracing the red carpet at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival! The 48-year-old actress stepped out for the premiere of her new movie Empire of Light held during the film festival on Wednesday (October 12) at The Royal Festival Hall in London, England.
Joining Olivia at the premiere were her co-stars Colin Firth, Michael Ward, Toby Jones, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Monica Dolan, and Tom Brooke along with director Sam Mendes. Click inside to read more… Here’s the official summary: Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.
Empire of Light will be out in theaters in the United States on December 9. Watch the trailer here! Click through the gallery for 45+ pictures of the stars at the premiere…
Read more on justjared.com