Director Jack Weatherley has signed with Believe Media for commercial representation in the U.K. and Europe. In most of his spot work, Weatherley captures cinematic performances from high-profile athletes such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe. Being an ex-rugby player with Premiership team Exeter Chiefs, Weatherley understands the training, commitment and dedication it takes to be at the top of your sporting game. In his work for UEFA’s multi award-winning equality campaign, Weatherley captures local grassroots heroes as well as the world’s greatest players; he focuses on the unknown players equally to the stars–emphasizing that out on the pitch, we’re all footballers and we all deserve the same respect. The work won the Grand Prix at the Sportel sports marketing awards. In his most recent work for Facebook, Weatherley explores the physical preparation currently underway all over the world in the countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The hero film “Anthem” is fast paced, energetic and transports the viewer into the training process of Olympians….
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