Music and sound house Hook+Line Inc., known for its work for Adidas, G&E, and Volkswagen, has brought Bernardo Castro on board as sr. producer.
“Bernardo is a brilliantly intuitive producer, as he’s not only an exceptional composer, but has worked on projects internationally for some years,” said Hook+Line’s owner Bryan Senti.
Abby Diamond, Hook+Line’s partner and executive producer, added, “We formed a partnership with Free the Work during COVID and they invited us to a virtual postproduction panel where I met Bernardo. I was immediately struck by how inquisitive, smart and engaged he is, and when he sent me his music afterward, I was blown away by his talent.”
Before joining Hook+Line, Castro was an in-house composer and producer for the music production company Trafalgar 13 based out of Barcelona, Spain. He was also working independently on feature film, TV and video games for the likes of Disney and Xbox Studios. He’s a graduate of Berklee College of Music.
“Joining Hook+Line has been a very exciting step forward in my career, and it’s been very humbling and rewarding to be working alongside such a talented and professional team,” said Castro.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More