Casting John Malkovich

‘Opus’: Casting John Malkovich as a Popstar Was a Rotten Idea
Casting is important. I feel like I’ve seen dozens of interviews with directors who humbly suggest that once you hire the right actors and let them do their thing, brilliance follows. It’s rare these days to see a truly rotten pairing of performer and role,
Movie Review: An unhinged John Malkovich can’t help the cult-horror misfire ‘Opus’
In the new horror movie “Opus,” we are introduced to Alfred Moretti, the biggest pop star of the ’90s, with 38 No. 1 hits and albums as big as “Thriller,” “Hotel California” and “Nebraska.”
'Opus' Review: John Malkovich Has a Fever, and the Only Prescription Is a Better Movie
Only Ariel seems to think any of this weird stuff is suspicious. To everyone else it's just show business. Artists are oddballs and that comes with the territory. What are obsessive fans if not cultists,
‘Opus’ director on casting Ayo Edebiri as a foil to John Malkovich: ‘She could do anything. She could play Thor.’
The actress stars in "Opus" as a journalist invited to the compound of a pop star who is returning to music decades after disappearing.
How John Malkovich became a pop sensation and horror star in ‘Opus’
Dorchester’s Ayo Edebiri plays a young journalist who’s invited to the desert compound of Malkovich’s cultish character, Moretti.
“Opus” director says John Malkovich didn't think he could pull off the film's twisted pop star villain
"What he said several times was that he didn't think that I was going to be able to do it,” writer-director Mark Anthony Green recalls.
Opus film review — John Malkovich turns mysterious pop star in hip horror
Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. John Malkovich has played all manner of unlikely roles — a US Army general, a cruise ship captain, a Russian gambler — but more often than not,
Here’s How John Malkovich Became A Diabolical Diva In ‘Opus’
The iconic actor and writer-director Mark Anthony Green discuss the thriller and who inspired Malkovich's maleficent Moretti, a man who puts the cult in pop culture.
'Opus' review: John Malkovich plays pop superstar in clumsy thriller
The famously intense actor is a bad fit for the role of a dance-pop megastar in Mark Anthony Green's debut film.
Opus Premiere: Is John Malkovich Fascinating? What Makes Ayo Edebiri Want to Bolt From a Room?
Grae Drake is at Graumann's Egyptian theater in Los Angeles talking to the stars of Opus about what makes celebrities fascinating. Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, director/writer Mark Anthony Green,
Opus Review
Opus will likely disappoint viewers looking for a pop-star focused thriller, but those interested in the push and pull ...
A24’s Opus is a stylish symphony of half-baked ideas
John Malkovich’s dulcet tones are the only thing that comes through clear in Mark Anthony Green’s debut feature.
Is new Opus movie based on a true story and what is the A24 thriller about?
Psychological thriller Opus boasts an impressive cast, but is it based on a true story and what is the film about?
A24’s cult thriller Opus is yet another superficial riff on Midsommar
Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich headline this unconvincing celebrity satire – and we’ve been here before (and too recently) ...
A24's "Opus" Cast Revealed Some Funny BTS Stories, Including What Ayo Edebiri Does On Set
Ayo Edebiri, Juliette Lewis, Stephanie Suganami, and John Malkovich — play a game of Who's Who, and they're a true work of ...