Glassworks London has appointed Jordi Bares as creative director and Paul Schleicher as head of production. Bares and Schleicher have been working together for many years, at The Mill and then Realise Studio, in a creative/production partnership.
Bares’ talent as a technical problem solver will complement Glassworks’ 3D team, where he will work alongside head of 3D Alastair Hearsum. An accomplished VFX producer, Schleicher joins Glassworks’ production department in a sr. role as head of production.
Glassworks COO Phil Linturn: “On the eve of our 20th anniversary, Glassworks is entering a new and exciting era,” stated Phil Linturn, COO of Glassworks. “To ensure that our capabilities evolve and grow with the global success and recognition we are experiencing, we need the best people. In Jordi and Paul, we are not only gaining decades of experience and expertise, we are welcoming one of the most trusted partnerships in the business. Their unique combination of creative, technical and practical talent has been sought and valued by the best directors for many years. Now, combined with our ability to create market-leading work, we are perfectly poised to define a new chapter in the possibilities of visual effects.”
Schleicher described his new roost as “an independent studio that genuinely values the craft of their artists. Beres added, “Glassworks has been the one company in which the 3D, 2D and R&D capabilities have been consistently delivering top of the range work. It is a natural fit for me due to the culture of story and craft, the attention to detail and hopefully I can bring some experiences and techniques that will make it an even better place to work.”
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