In solidarity with striking SAG-AFTRA members, Kristin Scott Thomas was a no-show at the Toronto International Film Festival world premiere of her directorial debut, “North Star.” Finola Dwyer, one of its two producers, said during her own introduction that the film is loosely autobiographical for the actress-turned-filmmaker, who also shares screenwriting credit with John Micklethwait.
While it’s known Scott Thomas’s mother had two husbands, both of whom were Navy flyers who died while on duty, it’s a bit of a shame that Scott Thomas wasn’t on hand to clarify exactly to what extent the story is based on her real family and how much artistic license she took.
The story revolves around three sisters living disparate lives reuniting for the wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana, played by Scott Thomas herself. Katherine (Scarlett Johansson) has followed in her late father’s footsteps to become a captain in the Royal Navy.
While it’s known Scott Thomas’s mother had two husbands, both of whom were Navy flyers who died while on duty, it’s a bit of a shame that Scott Thomas wasn’t on hand to clarify exactly to what extent the story is based on her real family and how much artistic license she took.
The story revolves around three sisters living disparate lives reuniting for the wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana, played by Scott Thomas herself. Katherine (Scarlett Johansson) has followed in her late father’s footsteps to become a captain in the Royal Navy.
- 9/11/2023
- by Martin Tsai
- The Wrap
They say, “Write what you know.” So Kristin Scott Thomas does with her directorial debut North Star. Co-written by John Micklethwait, the film centers on three sisters returning home to send their mother down the aisle for the third time. Her first two husbands? Best friends who ultimately died while serving their country in the Navy. And neither Victoria (Sienna Miller), Katherine (Scarlett Johansson), nor Georgina (Emily Beecham) have ever let go.
It’s the same fate Thomas herself lived through. Her biological father died in a flying accident a handful of years before her stepfather did the same. Thus it shouldn’t be surprising that her fictionalization of the same focuses on one daughter above the others––just not the one you might expect. While one of them is a famous actress (Victoria), it’s Katherine who takes the spotlight. A Navy captain who followed in her dads’ footsteps,...
It’s the same fate Thomas herself lived through. Her biological father died in a flying accident a handful of years before her stepfather did the same. Thus it shouldn’t be surprising that her fictionalization of the same focuses on one daughter above the others––just not the one you might expect. While one of them is a famous actress (Victoria), it’s Katherine who takes the spotlight. A Navy captain who followed in her dads’ footsteps,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
There are impressive performances from Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham but this comedy drama of sisters coming together for a wedding is forgettable
This year’s unusual fall festival season, almost entirely devoid of stars and missing some notable big titles, continues with a hushed kick-off for Toronto, a red carpet rolled out but left mostly untrodden. It was as muted inside as it was outside for the premiere of North Star, a rather underwhelming family drama that marks the directorial debut of Kristin Scott Thomas, an actor who one can never see enough of in front of the camera but one who hasn’t quite proved her worth behind it just yet, her film never deserving anything more than a shrug.
Not that her low-key story of sisters reuniting for their mother’s wedding was ever intended to grab us by the shoulders – it’s far too gentle for...
This year’s unusual fall festival season, almost entirely devoid of stars and missing some notable big titles, continues with a hushed kick-off for Toronto, a red carpet rolled out but left mostly untrodden. It was as muted inside as it was outside for the premiere of North Star, a rather underwhelming family drama that marks the directorial debut of Kristin Scott Thomas, an actor who one can never see enough of in front of the camera but one who hasn’t quite proved her worth behind it just yet, her film never deserving anything more than a shrug.
Not that her low-key story of sisters reuniting for their mother’s wedding was ever intended to grab us by the shoulders – it’s far too gentle for...
- 9/8/2023
- by Benjamin Lee in Toronto
- The Guardian - Film News
New images from Kristin Scott Thomas’ North Star (formally My Mother’s Wedding), have dropped. The film will have its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and is the directorial debut for Thomas. She also co-wrote the screenplay with John Micklethwait.
The cast includes Academy award nominee Scarlett Johansson, BAFTA award nominee Sienna Miller, and Cannes Best Actress winner Emily Beecham, who play the sisters. Academy award nominee and BAFTA award-winner Scott Thomas plays Diana Frost, their mother.
North Star follows three sisters from very different walks of life return to their childhood home to celebrate a momentous event: the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana (Kristin Scott Thomas). As the weekend unfolds in unexpected ways, Katherine (Scarlett Johansson), a Captain in the Royal Navy; Victoria (Sienna Miller), a Hollywood star; and Georgina (Emily Beecham), a palliative nurse,...
The cast includes Academy award nominee Scarlett Johansson, BAFTA award nominee Sienna Miller, and Cannes Best Actress winner Emily Beecham, who play the sisters. Academy award nominee and BAFTA award-winner Scott Thomas plays Diana Frost, their mother.
North Star follows three sisters from very different walks of life return to their childhood home to celebrate a momentous event: the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana (Kristin Scott Thomas). As the weekend unfolds in unexpected ways, Katherine (Scarlett Johansson), a Captain in the Royal Navy; Victoria (Sienna Miller), a Hollywood star; and Georgina (Emily Beecham), a palliative nurse,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The first look image from My Mother’s Wedding, the directorial debut from Kristin Scott Thomas, has been released. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham.
Principle photography on the film — which Scott Thomas co-wrote with John Micklethwait — has been completed. The film follows the story of three sisters who return to their childhood home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana. The three daughters now lead very different lives: Georgina, a palliative nurse; Victoria, a Hollywood star; and Katherine, a captain in the Royal Navy. Over the weekend, the family gathers to celebrate a new marriage, but mother and daughters alike are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests.
The cast includes Academy award nominee Scarlett Johansson, BAFTA award nominee Sienna Miller, and Cannes Best Actress winner Emily Beecham, who play the sisters. Academy award nominee and BAFTA award-winner Scott Thomas plays Diana Frost, their mother.
This marks the third time Scott Thomas and Johansson have played mother and daughter since 1998’s The Horse Whisperer.
“I have wanted to direct for a long time and it was thrilling to create this fictional family using my own childhood memories as a springboard,” said Kristin Scott Thomas. “Directing and acting with such talented actresses and reuniting with Scarlett Johansson has been exhilarating.”
The cast is filled out by BAFTA award nominee, Freida Pinto, Sindhu Vee, Joshua McGuire, Mark Stanley, Thibault de Montalembert and Samson Kayo.
Additional credits include director of photography Yves Belanger, BAFTA award-winning Production Designer Andrew McAlpine, Casting Director Lucy Bevan, Editor Gary Dollner, Costume Designer Sinead Kidao, and Academy award nominated Hair and Make-Up Designer Daniel Phillips.
CAA Media Finance, which arranged financing for the film, represents domestic rights.
Principle photography on the film — which Scott Thomas co-wrote with John Micklethwait — has been completed. The film follows the story of three sisters who return to their childhood home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana. The three daughters now lead very different lives: Georgina, a palliative nurse; Victoria, a Hollywood star; and Katherine, a captain in the Royal Navy. Over the weekend, the family gathers to celebrate a new marriage, but mother and daughters alike are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests.
The cast includes Academy award nominee Scarlett Johansson, BAFTA award nominee Sienna Miller, and Cannes Best Actress winner Emily Beecham, who play the sisters. Academy award nominee and BAFTA award-winner Scott Thomas plays Diana Frost, their mother.
This marks the third time Scott Thomas and Johansson have played mother and daughter since 1998’s The Horse Whisperer.
“I have wanted to direct for a long time and it was thrilling to create this fictional family using my own childhood memories as a springboard,” said Kristin Scott Thomas. “Directing and acting with such talented actresses and reuniting with Scarlett Johansson has been exhilarating.”
The cast is filled out by BAFTA award nominee, Freida Pinto, Sindhu Vee, Joshua McGuire, Mark Stanley, Thibault de Montalembert and Samson Kayo.
Additional credits include director of photography Yves Belanger, BAFTA award-winning Production Designer Andrew McAlpine, Casting Director Lucy Bevan, Editor Gary Dollner, Costume Designer Sinead Kidao, and Academy award nominated Hair and Make-Up Designer Daniel Phillips.
CAA Media Finance, which arranged financing for the film, represents domestic rights.
- 7/27/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham sit around the dinner table in this first-look image from My Mother’s Wedding, the directorial debut of Kristin Scott Thomas.
Principal photographer has now wrapped on the project, focusing on three romantically dysfunctional sisters trying to navigate their mother’s third wedding. Also part of the cast are the already announced Freida Pinto, plus new additions Sindhu Vee (Sex Education, Matilda), Joshua McGuire (Cheaters, Anatomy of a Scandal), Mark Stanley (Game of Thrones, Trigger Point), Thibault de Montalembert (Call My Agent, The King) and Samson Kayo (Bloods, The Bubble). Scott Thomas — who plays Johansson’s mother on screen for the third time since 1998’s The Horse Whisperer — is also reunited with her Four Weddings and a Funeral co-star James Fleet.
My Mother’s Wedding sees three sisters returning to their childhood home for a momentous...
Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham sit around the dinner table in this first-look image from My Mother’s Wedding, the directorial debut of Kristin Scott Thomas.
Principal photographer has now wrapped on the project, focusing on three romantically dysfunctional sisters trying to navigate their mother’s third wedding. Also part of the cast are the already announced Freida Pinto, plus new additions Sindhu Vee (Sex Education, Matilda), Joshua McGuire (Cheaters, Anatomy of a Scandal), Mark Stanley (Game of Thrones, Trigger Point), Thibault de Montalembert (Call My Agent, The King) and Samson Kayo (Bloods, The Bubble). Scott Thomas — who plays Johansson’s mother on screen for the third time since 1998’s The Horse Whisperer — is also reunited with her Four Weddings and a Funeral co-star James Fleet.
My Mother’s Wedding sees three sisters returning to their childhood home for a momentous...
- 7/27/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Twitter’s board of directors reiterated its call for shareholders to approve the proposed 44 billion acquisition of the firm led by Elon Musk, but the billionaire Tesla CEO separately warned of three “unresolved” issues that are holding up the transaction.
In an SEC filing, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and Chairman Bret Taylor both urged shareholders to vote in favor of the deal in an upcoming special meeting. They noted that shareholders would receive 54.20 for each share of Twitter stock they own. After news of the filing started to circulate, the stock rose nearly 3 in early trading to around 38.76. It has lost more than 20 of its value since the merger plan was revealed in April, though most tech shares have seen a similar downturn amid worsening economic conditions.
Meanwhile, Musk offered a decidedly gloomy outlook on the economy in an appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. He said a...
In an SEC filing, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and Chairman Bret Taylor both urged shareholders to vote in favor of the deal in an upcoming special meeting. They noted that shareholders would receive 54.20 for each share of Twitter stock they own. After news of the filing started to circulate, the stock rose nearly 3 in early trading to around 38.76. It has lost more than 20 of its value since the merger plan was revealed in April, though most tech shares have seen a similar downturn amid worsening economic conditions.
Meanwhile, Musk offered a decidedly gloomy outlook on the economy in an appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. He said a...
- 6/21/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Scarlett Johansson’s new movie, My Mother’s Wedding, that’s also Kristin Scott Thomas’ feature directorial debut has added BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Sienna Miller, SAG ensemble winner Freida Pinto and Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Emily Beecham. Cameras are currently rolling, Deadline hears.
Details with regard to the pic’s plot are under wraps, but Thomas wrote it with John Micklethwait. Producers are Finola Dwyer and Steven Rales.
Back in 2017, it was reported that Thomas was making her feature directorial debut with The Sea Change, based on Elizabeth Jane Howard’s novel of the same name. This is not that project, nor did it come to fruition.
Miller received a 2013 Golden Globe nomination in the Best Actress TV Miniseries/Movie category and BAFTA Best Leading Actress nom for HBO’s The Girl in which she played Tippi Hedren to Toby Jones’ Alfred Hitchcock. She also received...
Details with regard to the pic’s plot are under wraps, but Thomas wrote it with John Micklethwait. Producers are Finola Dwyer and Steven Rales.
Back in 2017, it was reported that Thomas was making her feature directorial debut with The Sea Change, based on Elizabeth Jane Howard’s novel of the same name. This is not that project, nor did it come to fruition.
Miller received a 2013 Golden Globe nomination in the Best Actress TV Miniseries/Movie category and BAFTA Best Leading Actress nom for HBO’s The Girl in which she played Tippi Hedren to Toby Jones’ Alfred Hitchcock. She also received...
- 6/8/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive, Updated With Additional Details, 10:15 a.m.: Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) has signed on to star in My Mother’s Wedding — the first feature directed by Oscar-nominated actress Kristin Scott Thomas (Slow Horses), which is currently in production.
Details with regard to the film’s plot have thus far been kept under wraps, though we know Thomas wrote it with John Micklethwait. Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham and Freida Pinto will also star in the pic produced by Finola Dwyer and Steven Rales.
Johansson notched both of her two Oscar nominations in 2020 for her turns in Noah Baumbach’s custody-battle drama Marriage Story and Taika Waititi’s satire Jojo Rabbit. She most recently reprised her role as Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) for Disney’s Marvel pic of the same name, and will next be seen in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. Other upcoming projects include the Apple tentpole...
Details with regard to the film’s plot have thus far been kept under wraps, though we know Thomas wrote it with John Micklethwait. Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham and Freida Pinto will also star in the pic produced by Finola Dwyer and Steven Rales.
Johansson notched both of her two Oscar nominations in 2020 for her turns in Noah Baumbach’s custody-battle drama Marriage Story and Taika Waititi’s satire Jojo Rabbit. She most recently reprised her role as Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) for Disney’s Marvel pic of the same name, and will next be seen in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. Other upcoming projects include the Apple tentpole...
- 6/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 4:13 Pm Pt: CBS News joined ABC News and CNN in curbing their broadcasts in Russia, as news organizations assess a new law threatening prison terms for “fake news” about the war in Ukraine.
“CBS News is not currently broadcasting from Russia as we monitor the circumstances for our team on the ground given the new media laws passed today,” a network spokesperson said.
Update, 2:18 Pm Pt: CNN and ABC News are curbing their broadcasts in Russia following passage of a censorship law.
“CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to evaluate the situation and our next steps moving forward,” a spokesperson said.
An ABC News spokesperson said that they will not broadcast from Russia as they assess the situation.
“Because of the new censorship law passed in Russia today, some Western networks including ABC News are not broadcasting from the country tonight. We will continue...
“CBS News is not currently broadcasting from Russia as we monitor the circumstances for our team on the ground given the new media laws passed today,” a network spokesperson said.
Update, 2:18 Pm Pt: CNN and ABC News are curbing their broadcasts in Russia following passage of a censorship law.
“CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to evaluate the situation and our next steps moving forward,” a spokesperson said.
An ABC News spokesperson said that they will not broadcast from Russia as they assess the situation.
“Because of the new censorship law passed in Russia today, some Western networks including ABC News are not broadcasting from the country tonight. We will continue...
- 3/5/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said that it will not credential reporters for Bloomberg News into campaign events after the media outlet announced a new policy in the wake of co-founder Michael Bloomberg’s entry into the race for the presidential nomination.
Brad Parscale, Trump’s campaign manager, wrote in a statement on Monday that “since they have declared their bias openly, the Trump campaign will no longer credential representatives of Bloomberg News for rallies or other campaign events.”
Parscale was referred to a policy that Bloomberg editor in chief John Micklethwait announced on the day that Bloomberg entered the presidential race last month. He said that Bloomberg News would extend its tradition of not investigating Michael Bloomberg to his Democratic rivals. That did not include Trump, but Micklethwait said that the policy could change if Bloomberg won the nomination.
Micklethwait responded to the Trump campaign policy in a statement...
Brad Parscale, Trump’s campaign manager, wrote in a statement on Monday that “since they have declared their bias openly, the Trump campaign will no longer credential representatives of Bloomberg News for rallies or other campaign events.”
Parscale was referred to a policy that Bloomberg editor in chief John Micklethwait announced on the day that Bloomberg entered the presidential race last month. He said that Bloomberg News would extend its tradition of not investigating Michael Bloomberg to his Democratic rivals. That did not include Trump, but Micklethwait said that the policy could change if Bloomberg won the nomination.
Micklethwait responded to the Trump campaign policy in a statement...
- 12/2/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
With their boss now a declared presidential candidate, the anchors and on-air reporters who populate Michael Bloomberg's cable television channel will have a tight rope to walk.
On Sunday, Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait laid out how the company will chronicle a 2020 race that now includes their boss: "On news, we will write about virtually all aspects of this presidential contest in much the same way as we have done so far. We will describe who is winning and who is losing. We will look at policies and their consequences. We will carry polls, we will interview candidates ...
On Sunday, Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait laid out how the company will chronicle a 2020 race that now includes their boss: "On news, we will write about virtually all aspects of this presidential contest in much the same way as we have done so far. We will describe who is winning and who is losing. We will look at policies and their consequences. We will carry polls, we will interview candidates ...
- 11/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Bloomberg News suffered a major disruption over the weekend. The episode predicts the future of the news business, and the death of the news business.
After billionaire and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg formally entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Sunday, Bloomberg agency Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait circulated a memo to editorial and research staff. In it, Micklethwait told staff it would not “investigate” either his owner and boss, or any of his boss’s Democratic opponents:
We will continue our tradition of not investigating Mike (and his...
After billionaire and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg formally entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Sunday, Bloomberg agency Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait circulated a memo to editorial and research staff. In it, Micklethwait told staff it would not “investigate” either his owner and boss, or any of his boss’s Democratic opponents:
We will continue our tradition of not investigating Mike (and his...
- 11/25/2019
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
Former New York mayor and media mogul Michael Bloomberg has announced that he is running for president, a decision that make shake up the race for the Democratic nomination.
“I believe my unique set of experiences in business, government, and philanthropy will enable me to win and lead,” Bloomberg wrote on Twitter in his announcement video.
He’ll be a centrist in a race where candidates have been under pressure to prove their progressive bonafides. In his video, a narrator says that Bloomberg will make sure that “the wealthy will pay more in taxes, and the struggling middle class will get their fair share.”
I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America.
I believe my unique set of experiences in business, government, and philanthropy will enable me to win and lead.
Join our team: https://t.co/7ezlUeouqH pic.twitter.com/IyOeS3aWaF
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg...
“I believe my unique set of experiences in business, government, and philanthropy will enable me to win and lead,” Bloomberg wrote on Twitter in his announcement video.
He’ll be a centrist in a race where candidates have been under pressure to prove their progressive bonafides. In his video, a narrator says that Bloomberg will make sure that “the wealthy will pay more in taxes, and the struggling middle class will get their fair share.”
I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America.
I believe my unique set of experiences in business, government, and philanthropy will enable me to win and lead.
Join our team: https://t.co/7ezlUeouqH pic.twitter.com/IyOeS3aWaF
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg...
- 11/24/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg said if he ran for President of the United States he would completely divest himself from his finance and media empire.
“The company would either go into a blind trust or I would sell it,” Bloomberg told Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson. “But I think at my age, if selling it is possible, I would do that. At some point, you’re going to die anyway, so you want to do it before then.”
Bloomberg said that he has so far not investigated the logistics of how it would be done, but noted that it “would take a long time.”
Also Read: CNN's Zucker vs. Trump: How They Built Each Other Up and Want to Tear Each Other Down
Henderson then pressed the ex-mayor on how Bloomberg media would cover him during a campaign. The billionaire said he had already engaged...
“The company would either go into a blind trust or I would sell it,” Bloomberg told Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson. “But I think at my age, if selling it is possible, I would do that. At some point, you’re going to die anyway, so you want to do it before then.”
Bloomberg said that he has so far not investigated the logistics of how it would be done, but noted that it “would take a long time.”
Also Read: CNN's Zucker vs. Trump: How They Built Each Other Up and Want to Tear Each Other Down
Henderson then pressed the ex-mayor on how Bloomberg media would cover him during a campaign. The billionaire said he had already engaged...
- 12/6/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
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