'Mapplethorpe' Acquired By Samuel Goldwyn Films for Fall Release

Jul 10, 2018 15:28


Matt Smith-starrer 'Mapplethorpe' picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films https://t.co/wyhu7X4Gn4 pic.twitter.com/SmzU6Drgfd
- Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 10, 2018
  • Mapplethorpe, starring Matt Smith (Doctor Who, The Crown) as controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, has been picked up for distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
  • Screened at Tribeca Film Festival, receiving mixed to negative reviews.
  • Will be released late this fall.
  • Written and directed by Ondi Timoner, and co-written by Mikko Alanne.
  • Co-produced by Eliza Dushku (BTVS) and her brother Nate.
  • Stars: Matt Smith, John Benjamin Hickey, Marianne Rendón, and Mark Moses.
  • Plot summary: A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.
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I was looking forward to this, but the reviews were not great. :/

lgbtq film / media, eliza dushku, matt smith, film - historical, film - drama

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