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Review: There’s A Reason You Didn’t Know Alien Invasion Pic ‘The Darkest Hour’ Was Already In Theaters

The Playlist Staff — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:35:57 +0000

Review: There's A Reason You Didn't Know Alien Invasion Pic 'The Darkest Hour' Was Already In Theaters

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Max Minghella Joins Emile Hirsch & Olivia Thirlby In Alien Invasion Film, ‘The Darkest Hour’

Edward Davis — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:54:00 +0000

Max Minghella (“Agora,”Art School Confidential,” the upcoming David Fincher drama, “The Social Network”) has joined the cast of the sci-fi film, “The Darkest Hour, which already stars Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Rachael Taylor, one of the only tolerable elements of the original “Transformers,” and Joel Kinnaman from the Swedish-hit, “Snabba Cash” (which hasn’t screened in the U.S. properly, but has made Hollywood agents go all a flutter).

It’s produced by Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, and it’s being directed by Chris Gorak (“Right At Your Door,” plus he was the art director on “Fight Club,” “Minority Report” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” which could mean some awesome aesthetics).

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Rachael Taylor & ‘Snabba Cash’ Actor Join Emile Hirsch & Olivia Thirlby In ‘The Darkest Hour’

Edward Davis — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:50:00 +0000

Normally these “alien invasion pictures” are pretty run of the mill, rote, predictable, etc.

However, “The Darkest Hour” has a pretty good cast already in Emile Hirsch and Olivia Thirlby; two twenty-something actors we’re pretty convinced are going to go on to Oscar nominations later in their career.

Two other promising actors have just joined the cast. Aussie actress Rachael Taylor, one of the only tolerable elements of the original “Transformers,” and Joel Kinnaman who we honestly don’t know, but he’s from “Snabba Cash.” That Swedish film has turned director Daniel Espinosa in to a hot commodity (he was being considered for “X-Men: First Class” and has a bevy of projects at his choosing).

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Young Hollywood You Say? The Playlist Rates Vanity Fair’s Picks

Rodrigo Perez — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:51:00 +0000

Once a year, the upper crust of socialite coffee table reader Vanity Fair take time away from croquet, adultery and Martha’s Vineyard to deign a look at what’s happening in Hollywood – young, lithe, nubile Hollywood that is. They pick out a bunch of Noxema-like fresh-faced, up-and-coming au courant stars-in-the-making and the rest of us nod our heads in approval and take notes. Well, no more! The Playlist, parses VF’s list – or at least the kids that truly matter – and give you a more realistic breakdown of who they are and where they’re going, if anywhere.

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