Movie Reviews and Previews Alicia Vikander & Michael Fassbender status update STAR Magazine apparently reported in their issue this week that Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender might not be together anymore because he parties too much. I only learned of this from Gossip Cop because they’ve published a counter story calling STAR out on the claim. According to Gossip Cop, By Lainey • Aug 28, 2015 01:59 pm
BFFs McBender: The Love Story James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender at Comic-Con for X-Men: Apocalypse. And then were interviewed on Conan, talking about how fans have been shipping their situation. It’s a great video. They’re great together. They’re sexy together. Especially James. Even without hair. And he has great hair! It’s By Lainey • Jul 13, 2015 05:52 pm
Kate Winslet Computer Jesus has a dodgy accent The teaser trailer for Steve Jobs didn’t give us much beyond Michael Fassbender in a turtleneck and some of Aaron Sorkin’s dialogue. But now the first full trailer is out and we have a much better look at the biopic directed by Danny Boyle, and yeah. I’m By Sarah • Jul 02, 2015 10:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Fassbender’s thumbs up Michael Fassbender was photographed in London yesterday hanging out with friends. Fassbender’s been busy, working on the Steve Jobs movie earlier this year, then in Cannes to promote Macbeth, and production is now underway on X-Men: Apocalypse. And they’re saying much of the story will be about his By Lainey • Jun 24, 2015 04:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews “We’ll not fail” Following its well-received premiere in Cannes a couple weeks ago, the first teaser trailer for Macbeth was released today. It’s good. Really good. A lot better, to me at least, than those clips that were released during the festival. Michael Fassbender is convincingly unhinged. You can almost see the By Lainey • Jun 04, 2015 09:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Fassbender in Slow West A crafty subversion of the Western genre, Slow West is in turns hypnotic, lyrical, and absurd. It’s a pitch-black dark comedy centered on a hopelessly romantic quest that’s more interested in episodic beats than it is a cohesive narrative, which means it won’t be for everyone. Slow By Sarah • May 26, 2015 10:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Alicia & Michael in Monaco Macbeth was screened at Cannes to very strong reviews for everything – the performances, the cinematography, the pace of the story… And for a minute there it looked like it might contend for the Palme d’Or. Instead, it ended up being Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan. That doesn’t mean it By Lainey • May 25, 2015 01:06 pm
Assy Style Marion, Michael, and Alicia Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender looked like they were having a great time together last night at the amfAR gala in Cannes ahead of the premiere of Macbeth at the festival, one of the most highly anticipated films in competition. Two new clips have just been released showing Fassbender’s By Lainey • May 22, 2015 10:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Check out Shark Man as Computer Jesus The first trailer for the Steve Jobs biopic written by Aaron Sorkin, creatively titled Steve Jobs, is here and it does not show much beyond Michael Fassbender in a black turtleneck and glasses as Jobs. The movie is still shooting, so it’s no surprise there’s not much footage By Sarah • May 18, 2015 10:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews “What’s done cannot be undone” Ahead of its premiere in Cannes, a teaser for Macbeth has been released featuring Michael Fassbender and ending with Marion Cotillard and the line: What’s done cannot be undone. To bed, to bed, to bed She only says “to bed” once here in the preview but you’ll recall By Lainey • May 14, 2015 12:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Fassbender uneasy head Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown It’s from a different Shakespeare play but I’ve always been fascinated by this quote. And I wonder if it’s still true. Because the power now is in the money. And, well, Rupert Murdoch may have had a few sleepless By Lainey • May 01, 2015 11:50 am
Style Lady Macbeth on the Croisette As previously mentioned in the Emma Stone post, the Cannes Film Festival released their list this morning; Macbeth, starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, will be screened in competition. Two of the finest actors of a generation playing the Frank and Claire Underwood of their time. You want ambition? The By Lainey • Apr 16, 2015 03:58 pm
Media Manipulation Michael & Alicia Easter in New York It’s been a while since we’ve had any new pap shots of Michael Fassbender. When he shows up though, he doesn’t disappoint. Here he is in New York on Saturday with Alicia Vikander. They fell in love last year in Australia while shooting The Light Between Oceans. By Lainey • Apr 06, 2015 08:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Fassbender’s Western romance Michael Fassbender’s passion project, the Western Slow West, is currently making the festival rounds and is expected in theaters later this year. It’s the feature film debut of Scottish writer/director John Maclean and it’s produced by Fassbender’s shingle, DMC, and it looks very, very cool. By Sarah • Mar 24, 2015 04:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Jobs movie is officially happening After a very public, turbulent pre-production phase, the Steve Jobs biopic written by Aaron Sorkin—disappointingly titled Steve Jobs and not Computer Jesus—is officially underway and shooting around San Francisco. After being plagued by casting problems ranging from a leading man revolving door to Natalie Portman’s aborted campaign By Sarah • Jan 29, 2015 11:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews It’s Kate Winslet’s turn to be in Jobs Casting for Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs biopic was messy even before Sony vomited bitchiness all over it. Now that it’s been re-homed at Universal, things are hopefully less dramatic around the production office, but the casting merry-go-round continues to turn. The female lead has yet to be cast By Sarah • Dec 22, 2014 12:42 pm
