Sean Durkin: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Village Roadshow Pictures has inked a multi-year first-look deal with David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four Films to source, develop and produce feature films with Phantom Four’s President of Production, Keith Levine, overseeing development. Levine also will produce alongside Goyer.

Welcome one, welcome all to this weeks’ fun-filled edition of The Playlist Podcast. This week, Charles, Mike, and Brian discuss the death of movie theaters (again), as well as two quality films, “Sound of Metal” and “The Nest,” while also being joined by director Sean Durkin.

CARRIE Coon stripped topless for a racy sex scene with Jude Law in their new film The Nest. The thriller follows entrepreneur Rory O'Hara (Law) and his American family whose lives are thrown into turmoil by their move to an English country manor.

Kelly Reichardt's First Cow earned a leading four nominations for the 2020 Gotham Independent Film Awards. In the category of best feature, where for the first time all of the nominees are directed by women, Reichardt's film will face off against Kitty Green's The Assistant, Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Chloé Zhao's Nomadland and Natalie Erika James' Relic.

Somehow, Sean Durkin made his breakthrough movie Martha Marcy May Marlene nearly a decade ago. Even harder to believe, sadly, is that it has taken him nine years to get a follow-up feature made. Well, at the very least, that wait is now over, as The Nest is out in release. A definite left-turn in some ways from his prior outing, it’s another acting showcase and slow burn that mixes drama and thriller elements. The psychology of his characters remains Durkin’s main concern, and that’s what makes this work so well. Well, that and a pair of terrific actors relishing the opportunity to lay into each other, of course.

Carrie Coon, the star of “The Leftovers” and “Fargo” returns to the screen this week with the release of “The Nest,” acclaimed filmmaker Sean Durkin’s first film in almost a decade. The Emmy and Tony nominee plays Allison, who moves to England with her husband Rory (Jude Law), and children Sam (Oona Roche) and Benjamin (Charlie Shotwell).

Though film festivals are back up and running this fall (somewhat, at least), before then, all we really had to look back on in 2020 was Sundance in January. And thankfully, that festival was able to churn out quite a few solid features, including the forthcoming “The Nest,” from filmmaker Sean Durkin.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “The Nest” tops Deauville, ITV outlines plans for carbon neutrality, Abacus Media Rights sells “People You May Know” in key territories, Southeast Europe gets its first premium independent series co-production and Sky enlists Gabriela Sperl to document German’s Wirecard financial scandal.“The Nest,” directed by Sean Durkin and starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon, was the big winner at the recently concluded 46th Deauville American Film Festival, taking home the grand prize, the 2020 Louis Roed­er­er Fon­da­tion Rev­e­la­tion prize and the Critic’s prize.The jury, led by actor Vanessa Paradis, also gave Jury Prizes to Kel­ly Reichardt’s “First Cow” and Sabrina Doyle’s “Lorelei.” The Revelation jury, led

Arcade Fire‘s Richard Reed Parry has detailed his debut solo film score for the Jude Law-starring The Nest.The movie follows a family on their move to England from America in the 1980s, and was written, directed, and produced by Sean Durkin.

By Brent Lang

IFC Films has nabbed U.S. rights to The Nest, written and directed by Sean Durkin and starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon.

By Amanda N'Duka

IFC Films is acquiring U.S. rights to Sean Durkin’s “The Nest,” a drama with Jude Law and Carrie Coon that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

After earning a warm reception following its premiere at Sundance, the first trailer for “The Nest” with Jude Law and Carrie Coon is here.

Moving to a new country can be a stressful time in your life, well they actually say that moving is the most stressful thing to do, so moving countries must be a whole different ball game. Anyway, “The Nest” will focus on one family’s move from America to England.