Beasts of the southern wild director benh zeitlin returns with a new bit of magic. Born in new york city and raised in sunnyside, queens and then westchester county, benh zeitlin began his career as a filmmaker at the tender age of 6 years when he and a friend made a. The twee onslaught of wendy reinforces that filmmaker benh zeitlin s view of childhood wonder remains superficial. About the film lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up. He continued making films as a child before attending wesleyan university, where he majored in film. Park city, utah when the writerdirector benh zeitlin was unexpectedly thrust into the middle of the oscar melee in 2012 with his debut feature, beasts of.
There was an eightyear gap between director benh zeitlin s lauded debut feature, beasts of the southern wild, and this enchanting reimagining of peter panbut it. Beasts of the southern wild was one of my favorite films of 2012. Cowriting credit on the movie belongs to his younger sister eliza. See the first photos from beasts of the southern wild director benh zeitlin s upcoming wendyfocused peter pan movie. Beasts of the southern wild director benh zeitlin gearing up new film wendy. How wendy star devin france put a new spin on a wellknown why wendy is a liveaction peter. Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come. Benh zeitlins movie makes the case for studio meddling. Beasts of the southern wild director benh zeitlin returns. It definitely wont be for everyone, but if youre looking for a lively magical realist tale about the fears of growing up, wendy. The classic story of peter pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic from benh zeitlin, director of beasts of the southern wild lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up. Director benh zeitlin s sincere but sometimes tedious film unfolds from the perspective of peters friend wendy. Benh zeitlin has taken his time crafting his followup to 2012 function movie debut beasts of the southern wild. Zeitlin and his younger sister eliza moved to new orleans while he was making his first short film, glory at sea, in 2008.
Benh zeitlin s peter pan adaptation of wendy is a ponderous take on a childrens classic, and is not nearly as exciting as his best picture oscar nominee beasts of the southern. Beasts of the southern wild director benh zeitlin sticks to familiar territory with peter pan adaptation wendy. Filmmaker benh zeitlin premieres wendy for hometown new. In 2017, my gregarious sevenyearold daughter cleo earned a small role in the movie wendy, cowritten and directed by benh zeitlin, creator of 2012s oscarnominated, beasts of the southern wild. The classic story of peter pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic from benh zeitlin, director of beasts of the southern wild. How benh zeitlin made an impossible film and why the. In this movie, the physical manifestation of mother is a. The new york native had become wellentrenched in the louisiana film. Searchlight pictures have decided to transfer the film across to. Why it took benh zeitlin seven years to make wendy indiewire.
Benh zeitlin s feature debut also went on to score two oscar nominations, one for best achievement in directing and another for. Seven years ago, his dazzling first feature beasts of the southern wild became the breakout story of. Benh zeitlin upcoming movies 2020, 2021 benh zeitlin. Why it took benh zeitlin seven years to make wendy. Wendy official trailer 2020 fantasy movie hd subscribe here for new movie trailers in theaters february 28, 2020 the classic story of peter pan is wildly reimagined in this. Beasts of the southern wild filmmaker benh zeitlins next feature will be wendy. Get the list of benh zeitlin s upcoming movies for 2020 and 2021. Benh zeitlins wendy is an imaginative miscalculation. She is the small, determined center of benh zeitlin s beasts of the southern wild, which opens july 6 and seems destined for a best picture nomination from the academy.
First look at wendy, the next film from benh zeitlin. Wendy is beasts of the southern wild director benh zeitlin s first movie in eight years, which he wrote with his sister. Your full list of all upcoming dc movies with key details. Zeitlins next ambitious fairy tale consumed the rest of the decade. Considering that filmmaker benh zeitlin s first feature film, beasts of the southern wild, was one of the most celebrated indie discoveries of 2012 the film also was also nominated for four academy awards, youd think the writerdirector would want to capitalize on his early success and jump into production on this next project.
After making his debut with the best picture nominated film beasts of the southern wild, benh zeitlin disappeared for years, working on a peter pan retelling called wendy. Beasts of the southern wild followup will be ecokidnap psychotic adventure this article is more than 6 years old oscarnominated director benh zeitlin to remain in fantasy territory with an. Check out the release date, story, cast and crew of all upcoming movies of benh zeitlin at filmibeat. Watch new peter pan trailer from beasts of the southern. Wendy director benh zeitlin had chaos as a cowriter. Beasts of the southern wild followup will be ecokidnap. Beasts of southern wild director benh zeitlin had two cowriters on his new film wendy. Well, we started talking about doing wendy at sundance. Debuting at the sundance film festival, the movie blew away audiences, going on to be a darling of the awards season, even. Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up. Beasts of the southern wild director benh zeitlin is finally gearing up to premiere his longintheworks new drama wendy next year.
Wendy makes the case for studio meddling filmmaker benh zeitlin s followup to beasts of the southern wild might have benefited from more adult supervision. Benh zeitlin s longawaited followup to beasts of the southern wild is a sometimes astonishing, ultimately enervating retelling of peter pan. Director benh zeitlin hugs actor tommie lynn milazzo as they stand on the red carpet with writer eliza zeitlin during the red carpet event for the film wendy at the orpheum theater in new. After the oscar glare, these filmmakers went their own way. Zeitlin cowrote wendy, his second feature, with his sister eliza. There was an eightyear gap between director benh zeitlin s lauded debut feature, beasts of the southern wild, and this enchanting reimagining of peter panbut it sure was worth the wait. Benjamin harold benh zeitlin born october 14, 1982 is an american filmmaker, composer, and animator best known for directing the 2012 film beasts of the southern wild. Back in 2012, a young filmmaker by the name of benh zeitlin burst on to the scene with beasts of the southern wild. Wendy is a film that basically encourages kids to leave their families behind and ride the gotdamn rails the latest movie from benh zeitlin who directed 2012s oscarnominated beasts of. In 2012 benh zeitlin had the surprise hit of the year and an oscar nomination, eight years later he finally made another movie.
She and all of the other actors were nonprofessionals. Inside the 7year journey of benh zeitlins beasts of the southern wild. The film, wendy, comes after a long break from benh zeitlin, known for his breakout 2012 hit beasts of the southern wild. Get early access to own this hit movie while its still in theaters. After breaking out with beasts of the southern wild, benh zeitlin has. After the 20 oscar campaign for beasts, which included a best director nomination for zeitlin, he wanted to return home to new orleans and get back to work. Filmmaker benh zeitlins followup to beasts of the southern wild might.
Wendy official trailer 2020 fantasy movie hd youtube. Tell me about how this movie became possible after beasts of the southern wilds success at sundance. Peter pans story, from a female perspective beasts of the southern wild writerdirector benh zeitlin tackles j. Seven years ago, his dazzling first feature beasts of the southern wild became the breakout story of the year, premiering to raves and a grand. Benh zeitlins wendy peter pan movie releases first photos. Writerdirector benh zeitlin s wendy, the long awaited followup to his oscarnominated debut, beasts of the southern wild, is set to arrive on vod on april 17 in north america, only 7 weeks after opening in us cinemas. They based the script on peter pan lore, and on their shared childhood fantasies. Best adapted screenplay lucy alibar, benh zeitlin, and the film itself was nominated for best picture. Release date set for wendy movie filmed on montserrat. It had been a movie that my sister and i had dreamed about since we were very little. In the midst of the stretch of february that feels like an endless gray cloud, wendy, the second fulllength film by benh zeitlin, is a blast of color and adventure that also happens to be a riff. Born in new york city and raised in sunnyside, queens and then westchester county, benh zeitlin began his career as a filmmaker at the tender age of 6 years when he and a friend made a batman movie.
Director benh zeitlin discusses his new film wendy, the first major motion picture to feature a black peter pan. Wendy is a 2020 american fantasy drama film directed by benh zeitlin, from a screenplay by. Beasts of the southern wild director benh zeitlin returns with a. Wendy sees benh zeitlin finally put forth a sophomore. Fox searchlight has released the first two images from the next film from beasts of the southern wild filmmaker benh zeitlin, a new movie titled wendy, based on the classic peter pan story. In this movie, the physical manifestation of mother is a giant deepsea fish. With yashua mack, devin france, gage naquin, gavin naquin. The oscar nominee on his first film in eight years. The best movies of 2020 so far top new films this year. He is a graduate of hastings high school and wesleyan university. Zeitlin was born in manhattan and raised in sunnyside, queens, and in suburban hastingsonhudson, ny. Eight long years after beasts of the southern wild, benh zeitlin brings that same rustbottomed sense of magical realism to the legend of peter pan, reframing j. Benjamin harold benh zeitlin is an american filmmaker, composer, and animator best known.
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