Editor Max Koepke has returned to Lost Planet, the editorial house where he previously spent eight years.
Koepke began his career at Modernista working on accounts like Hummer and Cadillac. He then began his first tour of duty at Lost Planet to work closely under the tutelage of editor Hank Corwin. There Koepke cut notable campaigns for Nike, Google, Gatorade, and Jack Daniel’s “Legends.”
Koepke then spread his wings, spending the last five years at post house Exile before focusing on long-form entertainment projects. This is where he reconnected with Corwin, working together on Adam McKay’s new HBO Series Winning Time.
“We love working with Max. Excited to have him back at Lost Planet. He’s incredibly talented with great creative instincts and a keen sense of humor. He’s also a dominant stickball player with power to all parts of the field,” said Gary Ward, executive producer of Lost Planet LA.
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