Suga of BTS has his priorities in order. Earlier this year, the musician shared his solo album D-Day, which took him across North America in April and May. He made the most of his time on that leg of the tour, even bringing Halsey out in Los Angeles to debut “Suga’s Interlude” from her album Manic. Now, he’s released another collaboration with her — “Lilith (Diablo IV Anthem)” — and he still has shows scheduled in Singapore and Seoul this month. Still, his focus is on playing Diablo IV every chance he gets.
- 6/15/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The world Halsey created around her fifth studio album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power was driven by chaos, a battle for some semblance of control, and a yearning for unreachable emotional intimacy. In the IMAX film she wrote and released alongside the record, the singer took on the role of Queen Lila, whose positioning on the throne lends itself to bloodshed and royal disruption. When the album’s deep cut “Lilith” appears in the movie, lyrics about being corrupted from the inside soundtrack her character’s downfall.
- 6/5/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
This can’t be what Arnold Schwarzenegger imagined 2017 to look like: Sure, there’s a reality star in the White House, the Chicago Cubs are World Series champions, and his arch-rival (/best celebrity friend), Sylvester Stallone, is a recent Academy Award nominee. Yet for the ex-governor of California, far more confounding is how he became an ex-celebrity.
Schwarzenegger spent his acting life amassing a domestic box office of more than $1.8 billion. That haul came from comedies, like “Twins” ($111 million); science fiction, like “Total Recall” ($119 million) and “Terminator 2” ($204 million); or — his bread and butter — action flicks a la “True Lies” ($146 million) and “Eraser” ($101 million). But one unfortunate connection for all of Schwarzenegger’s films grossing $100 million-plus: They were all made before the year 2000.
Since the dawn of the new millennium, Schwarzenegger’s name above the title has carried less weight at the box office, resulting in drastically lower figures. How he...
Schwarzenegger spent his acting life amassing a domestic box office of more than $1.8 billion. That haul came from comedies, like “Twins” ($111 million); science fiction, like “Total Recall” ($119 million) and “Terminator 2” ($204 million); or — his bread and butter — action flicks a la “True Lies” ($146 million) and “Eraser” ($101 million). But one unfortunate connection for all of Schwarzenegger’s films grossing $100 million-plus: They were all made before the year 2000.
Since the dawn of the new millennium, Schwarzenegger’s name above the title has carried less weight at the box office, resulting in drastically lower figures. How he...
- 1/26/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
According to Variety, Fox has hired Akiva Goldsman to come onboard to write the film adaptation of Isaac Asimov's sci-fi mystery novel The Caves Of Steel. The novel was first published in 1953 and adapted by the BBC as a TV movie in 1964.
The Caves Of Steel is set 1,000 years in the future when Earth has become overrun with people and robots are banned. A detective must team up with a robot to solve the murder of an ambassador who had been seeking to reform Earth’s policies on robots.
John Scott 3 and Jamie Vanderbilt have written the previous drafts of the script. Fox had setup the project back in 2011 with Henry Hobson directing and Simon Kinberg will produce.
Source: Variety...
The Caves Of Steel is set 1,000 years in the future when Earth has become overrun with people and robots are banned. A detective must team up with a robot to solve the murder of an ambassador who had been seeking to reform Earth’s policies on robots.
John Scott 3 and Jamie Vanderbilt have written the previous drafts of the script. Fox had setup the project back in 2011 with Henry Hobson directing and Simon Kinberg will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 7/27/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Akiva Goldsman has come onboard to pen the film adaptation of Isaac Asimov's 1953 sci-fi mystery novel "The Caves of Steel" at 20th Century Fox.
The story is set a millennia in the future when Earth has become overrun with people and robots are banned. A detective must team up with a robot to solve the murder of an ambassador who had been seeking to reform Earth's policies on robots.
John Scott 3 and Jamie Vanderbilt penned previous drafts of the script. At last report Henry Hobson is set to direct and Simon Kinberg will produce.
Source: Variety...
The story is set a millennia in the future when Earth has become overrun with people and robots are banned. A detective must team up with a robot to solve the murder of an ambassador who had been seeking to reform Earth's policies on robots.
John Scott 3 and Jamie Vanderbilt penned previous drafts of the script. At last report Henry Hobson is set to direct and Simon Kinberg will produce.
Source: Variety...
- 7/27/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Belgica (Felix van Groeningen)
Writer/director Felix van Groeningen based Belgica’s script on his father’s experiences running a nightclub in Ghent. How closely the story hews to the real events is anyone’s guess, though the boilerplate “though inspired by true events, all persons depicted are fictitious” title card which opens the film suggests that it might hit too close to home for more than a few real-life people.
Belgica (Felix van Groeningen)
Writer/director Felix van Groeningen based Belgica’s script on his father’s experiences running a nightclub in Ghent. How closely the story hews to the real events is anyone’s guess, though the boilerplate “though inspired by true events, all persons depicted are fictitious” title card which opens the film suggests that it might hit too close to home for more than a few real-life people.
- 4/15/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
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Maggie kills herself at the end. You’re welcome. I just did you a huge favor. Please take the 95-minutes you have been saved and spend them elsewhere. Learn to ride a bike, spin a hula-hoop, or just play solitaire. Really anything to not stare dumbly at the screen at Maggie, the hobbling, inept directorial debut of Henry Hobson, previously only known for opening title design work. Yes, he designed opening titles, and was trusted by the powers that be in Hollywood with a film that had the town buzzing over the Black List script that every assistant and agent thought was a masterpiece. One can only assume, the smog was particularly thick that year in La and perhaps laced with hallucinogens.
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Maggie kills herself at the end. You’re welcome. I just did you a huge favor. Please take the 95-minutes you have been saved and spend them elsewhere. Learn to ride a bike, spin a hula-hoop, or just play solitaire. Really anything to not stare dumbly at the screen at Maggie, the hobbling, inept directorial debut of Henry Hobson, previously only known for opening title design work. Yes, he designed opening titles, and was trusted by the powers that be in Hollywood with a film that had the town buzzing over the Black List script that every assistant and agent thought was a masterpiece. One can only assume, the smog was particularly thick that year in La and perhaps laced with hallucinogens.
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- 8/19/2015
- by Kyle North
- JustPressPlay.net
Fed up of summer blockbusters, and looking for some more diverse films to watch in the month ahead? Here are some recommendations...
If you haven't seen it yet, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is the kind of film that ruins you for other blockbusters. Handily, it was deployed right at the end of July, right around the time that most of us have had our blocks thoroughly busted. As we've noted around this time in recent years, you might even be feeling a little fatigued with the smashy-bangy of it all.
But the big movies will keep coming through August. Still to come this month, as blockbuster season winds down, are films like Adam Sandler's video game-themed sci-fi comedy Pixels, horror sequel Sinister 2 and reboots galore, in the form of Fantastic Four, Hitman: Agent 47 and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Before you know it, it'll be time to...
If you haven't seen it yet, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is the kind of film that ruins you for other blockbusters. Handily, it was deployed right at the end of July, right around the time that most of us have had our blocks thoroughly busted. As we've noted around this time in recent years, you might even be feeling a little fatigued with the smashy-bangy of it all.
But the big movies will keep coming through August. Still to come this month, as blockbuster season winds down, are films like Adam Sandler's video game-themed sci-fi comedy Pixels, horror sequel Sinister 2 and reboots galore, in the form of Fantastic Four, Hitman: Agent 47 and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Before you know it, it'll be time to...
- 8/5/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Schwarzenegger shows surprising delicacy as a man trying to prevent his child succumbing to a deadly virus
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a man ruefully getting by in an America yet again afflicted by the walking dead; for once, a movie in which he’s the person least likely to say: “I’ll be back.” But this is a zombie story less about sudden scares than about emotional notes, for Schwarzenegger’s character has a daughter (Abigail Breslin) who’s been bitten and is fated to turn “necroambulist”, as the clinical term has it here.
An enterprisingly low-key debut by British title sequence designer Henry Hobson, Maggie conjures up a world that has turned an acrid blend of grey and sepia; the grim lyricism suggests a profoundly depressed Terrence Malick. As a tragedy of teenage terminal illness, Maggie belongs less in the horror cycle than with those stories of premature death (eg...
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a man ruefully getting by in an America yet again afflicted by the walking dead; for once, a movie in which he’s the person least likely to say: “I’ll be back.” But this is a zombie story less about sudden scares than about emotional notes, for Schwarzenegger’s character has a daughter (Abigail Breslin) who’s been bitten and is fated to turn “necroambulist”, as the clinical term has it here.
An enterprisingly low-key debut by British title sequence designer Henry Hobson, Maggie conjures up a world that has turned an acrid blend of grey and sepia; the grim lyricism suggests a profoundly depressed Terrence Malick. As a tragedy of teenage terminal illness, Maggie belongs less in the horror cycle than with those stories of premature death (eg...
- 7/26/2015
- by Jonathan Romney
- The Guardian - Film News
British director Henry Hobson, who usually designs credits, enticed Hollywood action man with storyboard of everyman character that appealed to Arnie
He is a young British graphic designer who always wanted to work in the film industry, but even in his wildest dreams Henry Hobson never imagined making his directorial debut with his boyhood hero – Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Maggie, a small budget, independent thriller about a viral pandemic, was an unlikely choice for Schwarzenegger. The film, which will be released in UK cinemas this month, was written by a first-time screenwriter and directed by Hobson, who has spent the last 15 years designing title and credit sequences for other people’s films. It had a budget of $1.4m (£900,000) the director said.
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He is a young British graphic designer who always wanted to work in the film industry, but even in his wildest dreams Henry Hobson never imagined making his directorial debut with his boyhood hero – Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Maggie, a small budget, independent thriller about a viral pandemic, was an unlikely choice for Schwarzenegger. The film, which will be released in UK cinemas this month, was written by a first-time screenwriter and directed by Hobson, who has spent the last 15 years designing title and credit sequences for other people’s films. It had a budget of $1.4m (£900,000) the director said.
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- 7/13/2015
- by Dalya Alberge
- The Guardian - Film News
In simpler times, Maggie would be a revolutionary zombie drama about the inevitable clutches of death that take hold after a victim becomes infected. But we live in a world where there’s not one, but Two shows based on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead, plus we’ve had zombie period pieces (Fido/Exit Humanity), romantic zombie movies (Warm Bodies), child zombies (Cooties), and just about every other zombie movie incarnation you could dream up. So why do writer John Scott 3 and director Henry Hobson get a pass for their eerily human zombie tragedy? Easy: Arnold Schwarzenegger. And no, not ass-kicking Arnold, either. A sad, broken, helplessly distraught fatherly Arnold – which is a version of Arnold the world needs more of.
Abigail Breslin stars at the film’s titular Maggie, an infected, soon-to-be zombie who comes home to spend her final days amongst family. Her father, Wade Vogel...
Abigail Breslin stars at the film’s titular Maggie, an infected, soon-to-be zombie who comes home to spend her final days amongst family. Her father, Wade Vogel...
- 7/13/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The first week of July sees a ton of genre titles headed home on DVD and Blu-ray including a handful of cult classics including Stuart Gordon’s Robot Jox, The Crimson Cult which co-stars Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee, Luigi Cozzi’s Contamination, a pair of 1974 shockers- Deranged and Spasmo- as well as The Killers, which is based on Ernest Hemingway’s chilling tale of the same name and gave the film noir subgenre a boost back in the 1940’s.
For those of you looking for something a little more current, you’ve got Alien Outpost, The Pact 2, Trophy Heads and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent zombie film, Maggie, to look forward to as well. As if that wasn’t enough, we also have last year’s Town that Dreaded Sundown remake is also arriving on both DVD and Blu-ray, with the latter being available exclusively at Best Buy on July 7th.
For those of you looking for something a little more current, you’ve got Alien Outpost, The Pact 2, Trophy Heads and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent zombie film, Maggie, to look forward to as well. As if that wasn’t enough, we also have last year’s Town that Dreaded Sundown remake is also arriving on both DVD and Blu-ray, with the latter being available exclusively at Best Buy on July 7th.
- 7/7/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.
TV Worth Watching
"7 Days in Hell" (Saturday on HBO at 10 p.m.)
Bless whoever came up with this random 45-minute mockumentary about an epic seven-day tennis match. Andy Samberg -- looking more "Joe Dirt" David Spade than Andre Agassi -- and Kit Harington (Jon Snow + comedy = win) are the players, with real tennis stars like Serena Williams and John McEnroe giving commentary.
"The Spoils Before Dying" (Wednesday on IFC at 9 p.m.)
Are you ready for this three-night television event? Not possible! But it's coming anyway. "The Spoils Before Dying" is the comedy follow-up to "The Spoils of Babylon" miniseries. This spoof once again stars Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Haley Joel Osment, Val Kilmer, Michael Sheen, Maya Rudolph and more, this time following a 1950s jazz pianist...
TV Worth Watching
"7 Days in Hell" (Saturday on HBO at 10 p.m.)
Bless whoever came up with this random 45-minute mockumentary about an epic seven-day tennis match. Andy Samberg -- looking more "Joe Dirt" David Spade than Andre Agassi -- and Kit Harington (Jon Snow + comedy = win) are the players, with real tennis stars like Serena Williams and John McEnroe giving commentary.
"The Spoils Before Dying" (Wednesday on IFC at 9 p.m.)
Are you ready for this three-night television event? Not possible! But it's coming anyway. "The Spoils Before Dying" is the comedy follow-up to "The Spoils of Babylon" miniseries. This spoof once again stars Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Haley Joel Osment, Val Kilmer, Michael Sheen, Maya Rudolph and more, this time following a 1950s jazz pianist...
- 7/6/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Read More: Tribeca Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger Surprises in Zombie Drama 'Maggie' The former Governor of California returned to theaters this spring in a surprising dramatic role in "Maggie," playing a devastated father who is slowly losing his daughter (Abigail Breslin) to a zombie virus. In the exclusive behind-the-scenes clip above, Schwarzenegger opens up about his acting methods during production. "I always visualized one of my daughters being in this situation," he says. "It really helped me emotionally and it really helped me as the character, to really feel and to act out the scenes." Director Henry Hobson also recalls watching Schwarzenegger "tremble at the process he's going through" -- not an easy thing to imagine for the actor best known for wielding giant weapons and saving the day. Watch the exclusive clip above. Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger Explains How He Predicted the Film Industry's Future...
- 6/29/2015
- by Sara Itkis
- Indiewire
The harrowing emotional effects that a deadly world virus has not only had on relationships, but on humanity in general, isn’t usually the most compelling story element of a zombie film. But when actors can make viewers forget that the physical threat zombies pose to humans is often the most popular element in the popular horror sub-genre, and instead captivates them with how the illness has impacted people’s connections, the performers prove how enthralling those psychological elements can also be. That powerful examination is intriguingly presented in Shockya’s new exclusive behind-the-scenes clip for the independent horror thriller, ‘Maggie,’ which marks the feature film directorial debut of Henry Hobson. The new [ Read More ]
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- 6/26/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Director: Henry Hobson; Screenwriter: John Scott 3; Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson; Running time: 95 mins; Certificate: 15
Hasta la vista, zombie! Pitching Arnold Schwarzenegger against the undead would have made for a stunning '80s action flick full of cheesy one-liners and queasy blood-splattered spectacle. Maggie is definitely not in that vein, striving for emotional resonance over visceral thrills and containing an effectively understated turn from the star. But despite noble intentions, an uneven script and confused execution leads to only moderate success.
Schwarzenegger plays Wade, an earnest father whose daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) is infected by a virus that slowly turns people into zombies. Not unlike reading El James prose, but with more flesh eating. Just. The central crux of the plot, which takes a bit too long to arrive, is how Wade deals with this worsening scenario after Maggie is temporarily released from quarantine to spend time with her family.
Hasta la vista, zombie! Pitching Arnold Schwarzenegger against the undead would have made for a stunning '80s action flick full of cheesy one-liners and queasy blood-splattered spectacle. Maggie is definitely not in that vein, striving for emotional resonance over visceral thrills and containing an effectively understated turn from the star. But despite noble intentions, an uneven script and confused execution leads to only moderate success.
Schwarzenegger plays Wade, an earnest father whose daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) is infected by a virus that slowly turns people into zombies. Not unlike reading El James prose, but with more flesh eating. Just. The central crux of the plot, which takes a bit too long to arrive, is how Wade deals with this worsening scenario after Maggie is temporarily released from quarantine to spend time with her family.
- 6/21/2015
- Digital Spy
Admirable but not very engaging Sf drama that either fails to recognize the potential of its central conceit, or else is too afraid to confront it head-on. I’m “biast” (pro): like Abigail Breslin, don’t dislike Arnold Schwarzenegger
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
There are few things more frustrating for me — as a film critic but also just as a film fan — than a film that is admirable but not very engaging. Maggie is one of those films: I kept glimpsing greatness only to see it slip away again and again. Director Henry Hobson and screenwriter John Scott 3*, both of them making their feature debuts, either don’t recognize the potential of their central conceit, or else they’re too afraid to confront it head-on, and content themselves with dancing around it. This is extra frustrating for...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
There are few things more frustrating for me — as a film critic but also just as a film fan — than a film that is admirable but not very engaging. Maggie is one of those films: I kept glimpsing greatness only to see it slip away again and again. Director Henry Hobson and screenwriter John Scott 3*, both of them making their feature debuts, either don’t recognize the potential of their central conceit, or else they’re too afraid to confront it head-on, and content themselves with dancing around it. This is extra frustrating for...
- 6/17/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t build his body of work on the back of thoughtful, contemplative human dramas, he did it by flexing pecs the size of Vienna and blowing stuff up with rocket launchers. An old dog can learn new tricks, though, and his performance in kinda-zombie drama Maggie will surprise anyone who’d consigned him to the action ghetto. Click on the YouTube below to check out the film’s new trailer.The work of first-timer Henry Hobson, Maggie is set in a world near-ravaged by the spread of the brain-craving living dead. The situation has largely been contained by the time we meet Wade (Schwarzenegger) and his wife Caroline (Joely Richardson), but tragically his only daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) is beginning to exhibit signs of the deadly virus. Under the draconian rules imposed by society, their choices are limited and stark.Purists rejoice, there’s no fast-moving zombies in this one.
- 6/16/2015
- EmpireOnline
[Editor's Note: This post is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand in support of Indie Film Month. Today's pick, "Maggie," is available now On Demand. Need help finding a movie to watch? Let TWC find the best fit for your mood here.] Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger Surprises in Zombie Drama 'Maggie' In "Maggie," Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the downbeat parent of a teenager (Abigail Breslin) bitten by a zombie. Spending most of the movie caring for ailing girl and anticipating her death, Schwarzenegger’s character in director Henry Hobson's debut is far different from others he’s played in the past. That extends to the movie as well; opening day-and-date in the U.S. on May 9, "Maggie" marks a much smaller production than anything the actor has done before. But Schwarzenegger said that the movie gels with the way he’s worked for years. In New York for the film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, he spoke...
- 5/17/2015
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Director Henry Hobson delivers a special film in Maggie. It deviates from the norm on a constant basis and while it isnt overflowing with the action some subgenre fanatics may crave the tradeoff for a supremely impressive story is more than a reasonable compromise. Great stories and great films live on much longer than temporary cheap thrills. Ill take an emotional masterpiece over a decent action oriented zombie film any day of the week. Movies like Maggie will call to me time and again in the coming years movies like Rec 4 can be fun but they wont find themselves on my personal radar too often. You want to see a brilliant zombie pic See Maggie.
- 5/15/2015
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Podcast: Horror News Radio – Eps 110 – Maggie – Spring
Henry Hobson directs Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin in the slow burn zombie drama Maggie dividing the Grue-crew between enjoying the film and being bored to tears. Justin Bensonand and Aaron Moorhead’s Spring succeeds far better with a romantic journey into creature feature, tentacle-filled mayhem. The insanity of Summer blockbusters takes a quick break this week for some quieter horror ...
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Henry Hobson directs Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin in the slow burn zombie drama Maggie dividing the Grue-crew between enjoying the film and being bored to tears. Justin Bensonand and Aaron Moorhead’s Spring succeeds far better with a romantic journey into creature feature, tentacle-filled mayhem. The insanity of Summer blockbusters takes a quick break this week for some quieter horror ...
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- 5/15/2015
- by Doc Rotten
- Horror News
Following its recent theatrical and VOD release, Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that we'll see a Maggie Blu-ray / DVD release on July 7th, with a Digital HD release one week earlier on June 30th. Here's a look at the cover art and list of special features:
"Santa Monica, CA (May 11, 2015) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is back and better than ever in the post-apocalyptic story, Maggie, arriving on Digital HD June 30th and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) July 7th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available via On Demand. Also starring Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Best Supporting Actress, Little Miss Sunshine, 2006) and Joely Richardson (TV's "Nip/Tuck," The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Maggie follows the outbreak of a deadly zombie virus that sweeps the nation.
As the nation reels from a lethal virus that turns its victims into zombies, Wade's (Schwarzenegger) daughter Maggie (Breslin) has been infected.
"Santa Monica, CA (May 11, 2015) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is back and better than ever in the post-apocalyptic story, Maggie, arriving on Digital HD June 30th and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) July 7th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available via On Demand. Also starring Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Best Supporting Actress, Little Miss Sunshine, 2006) and Joely Richardson (TV's "Nip/Tuck," The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Maggie follows the outbreak of a deadly zombie virus that sweeps the nation.
As the nation reels from a lethal virus that turns its victims into zombies, Wade's (Schwarzenegger) daughter Maggie (Breslin) has been infected.
- 5/11/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Chicago – A common quagmire during a zombie outbreak, as expressed in the 367 films about the topic made about such an event since 2000, concerns what to do when your loved one is infected. For many movies, it makes for the tearful, climactic moment; for the dour drama “Maggie,” it’s the total narrative examination that just about fills half a movie, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a rugged, lumberjack dad who is disturbed by the ailing conditions of his infected daughter (played by Abigail Breslin).
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Directed by newcomer Henry Hobson from a screenplay written by an AOL user name (John Scott 3), “Maggie” is a maudlin vamp on a farmer father living with his daughter’s condition, a “sick kid” narrative with a hazardous ticking biological time bomb. After rescuing her from government quarantine, Schwarzenegger’s Wade watches over Maggie, getting her medical attention and keeping bossy policemen at bay. Meanwhile,...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Directed by newcomer Henry Hobson from a screenplay written by an AOL user name (John Scott 3), “Maggie” is a maudlin vamp on a farmer father living with his daughter’s condition, a “sick kid” narrative with a hazardous ticking biological time bomb. After rescuing her from government quarantine, Schwarzenegger’s Wade watches over Maggie, getting her medical attention and keeping bossy policemen at bay. Meanwhile,...
- 5/9/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin in ‘Maggie’
Maggie pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against zombies, but not in the way you’d expect. The titular character (Abigail Breslin) is infected, but Wade (Schwarzenegger) isn’t driving into the city to put down the zombie threat, he’s bringing his daughter home before the disease reaches its inhumane conclusion. Protocols are implemented to keep the virus contained to the small midwestern town, but doctors set aside regulations to let Wade spend time with his daughter before she is sent away to the quarantine zone.
The stage of Maggie’s infection is still in its infancy, but any sign of worsening symptoms will get her sent straight to a quarantine area. Wade’s second-wife (Joely Richardson) has sent her children to stay with family outside of town, so it’s just the three of them in a makeshift farmhouse as they wait for inevitable to come.
Maggie pits Arnold Schwarzenegger against zombies, but not in the way you’d expect. The titular character (Abigail Breslin) is infected, but Wade (Schwarzenegger) isn’t driving into the city to put down the zombie threat, he’s bringing his daughter home before the disease reaches its inhumane conclusion. Protocols are implemented to keep the virus contained to the small midwestern town, but doctors set aside regulations to let Wade spend time with his daughter before she is sent away to the quarantine zone.
The stage of Maggie’s infection is still in its infancy, but any sign of worsening symptoms will get her sent straight to a quarantine area. Wade’s second-wife (Joely Richardson) has sent her children to stay with family outside of town, so it’s just the three of them in a makeshift farmhouse as they wait for inevitable to come.
- 5/8/2015
- by Colin Biggs
- SoundOnSight
This week sees the wide release of Henry Hobson's debut film Maggie, a zombie drama. The big eye-catcher here is that it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, cast against type as a father trying to cope with the impending death of his fatally ill daughter. And for once, "cope with" doesn't mean "shoot, slice, dice and blow up people". In his review, Christopher Bourne calls the film "an elegantly made, moody and restrained piece, capped with an equally restrained and quiet central performance by Schwarzenegger." That's good news, so this week it is Arnold's turn to become the centerpiece of our weekly screenshot quiz! Once again I'm going to use a gallery of screenshots of one of my favorite thespians to make a quiz. Click through the...
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- 5/8/2015
- Screen Anarchy
The first odd thing about the new zombie movie Maggie: it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Hollywood icon whose living-dead movie pedigree isn’t exactly legend. Although it’s worth noting that first-time director Henry Hobson does, in fact, have a legitimate living-dead cred: he’s the artist responsible for The Walking Dead’s superb opening credits sequence. Which brings…
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- 5/7/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Big Z: Hobson’s Maudlin Debut Splices Tone Unevenly
Pulled mysteriously from the Toronto Film Festival lineup last fall after it was picked up for distribution by Lionsgate, Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie would go on to premiere at the Tribeca Film Fest shortly before its theatrical release. Basically a flashier version of the disease drama, Hobson uses the apocalyptic threat of a zombie pandemic as a genre injection. An allegory for every major disease, from cancer to Ebola or AIDs, the idea remains oddly innovative despite the lackluster execution. The juxtaposing elements of familial drama versus generic bits of genre tend to suck the life out of each another, making the film oddly misshapen. An aura of somnolence portends to haunt the proceedings, but the only thing that actually feels infected with anything is the film’s lethargic energy.
A necroambulist virus has decimated the human population,...
Pulled mysteriously from the Toronto Film Festival lineup last fall after it was picked up for distribution by Lionsgate, Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie would go on to premiere at the Tribeca Film Fest shortly before its theatrical release. Basically a flashier version of the disease drama, Hobson uses the apocalyptic threat of a zombie pandemic as a genre injection. An allegory for every major disease, from cancer to Ebola or AIDs, the idea remains oddly innovative despite the lackluster execution. The juxtaposing elements of familial drama versus generic bits of genre tend to suck the life out of each another, making the film oddly misshapen. An aura of somnolence portends to haunt the proceedings, but the only thing that actually feels infected with anything is the film’s lethargic energy.
A necroambulist virus has decimated the human population,...
- 5/7/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Prepare to get freaked out just by the mood of this unnerving clip from the zombie movie "Maggie," which opens this Friday, May 8.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has top billing in the independent horror drama about a father standing by the side of his daughter, who becomes infected in a cannibalistic outbreak, but Ahhhhnold is nowhere to be found in this scene. Instead, it focuses on the titular Maggie, played by a terrified Abigail Breslin, and it doesn't take a lot of context to see that she's in deep poop with that cut on her hand.
Joely Richardson's Caroline tells us most of what we need to know in her expression -- that this is no ordinary wound -- and the music and scene-setting of Henry Hobson's film cover the rest. We only see 41 seconds here, but they make an impact. Still, this isn't meant to be a "Dawn of the Dead...
Arnold Schwarzenegger has top billing in the independent horror drama about a father standing by the side of his daughter, who becomes infected in a cannibalistic outbreak, but Ahhhhnold is nowhere to be found in this scene. Instead, it focuses on the titular Maggie, played by a terrified Abigail Breslin, and it doesn't take a lot of context to see that she's in deep poop with that cut on her hand.
Joely Richardson's Caroline tells us most of what we need to know in her expression -- that this is no ordinary wound -- and the music and scene-setting of Henry Hobson's film cover the rest. We only see 41 seconds here, but they make an impact. Still, this isn't meant to be a "Dawn of the Dead...
- 5/7/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
It seems like every movie released these days has their trailer recreated with Legos. Now comes the stop-motion trailer for Maggie starring Lego Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lego Abigail Breslin.
By the time a necrotic viral pandemic spread cross- country to small town America and infected the film’s titular character, 16-year-old Maggie (Breslin), authorities had established a protocol for patients infected with the deadly virus: they are removed from society and taken to special isolation wards to complete the agonizing and dangerous transformation into one of the walking dead.
The authorities do not speak about what happens after that. Wade Vogel (Schwarzenegger) is not ready to give up his daughter.
After weeks of searching for Maggie when she runs away following her diagnosis, Wade brings his daughter back to her home and family – stepmother, Caroline (Richardson), and her two children - for whatever time may be left as...
By the time a necrotic viral pandemic spread cross- country to small town America and infected the film’s titular character, 16-year-old Maggie (Breslin), authorities had established a protocol for patients infected with the deadly virus: they are removed from society and taken to special isolation wards to complete the agonizing and dangerous transformation into one of the walking dead.
The authorities do not speak about what happens after that. Wade Vogel (Schwarzenegger) is not ready to give up his daughter.
After weeks of searching for Maggie when she runs away following her diagnosis, Wade brings his daughter back to her home and family – stepmother, Caroline (Richardson), and her two children - for whatever time may be left as...
- 5/7/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger may be an action icon but his latest turn marks a significant departure.
Following a zombie outbreak, Wade (Schwarzenegger) is determined to care for his infected daughter (Abigail Breslin) as she lives out her final days. The film offers a haunting portrait of a family in distress - maintaining a sense of doom and heartbreak throughout. Watch Trailer
Schwarzenegger brings an inherent darkness to his role that allows the audience to feel his character’s agony.
During a press conference for the film that was held during the Tribeca Film Festival Schwarzenegger, his co-star Joely Richardson and director Henry Hobson spoke about grounding the supernatural drama.
Following a zombie outbreak, Wade (Schwarzenegger) is determined to care for his infected daughter (Abigail Breslin) as she lives out her final days. The film offers a haunting portrait of a family in distress - maintaining a sense of doom and heartbreak throughout. Watch Trailer
Schwarzenegger brings an inherent darkness to his role that allows the audience to feel his character’s agony.
During a press conference for the film that was held during the Tribeca Film Festival Schwarzenegger, his co-star Joely Richardson and director Henry Hobson spoke about grounding the supernatural drama.
- 5/6/2015
- by info@cinemovie.tv (Super User)
- CineMovie
The graphically horrific murders of soulless, menacing zombies, whose only goal is to devour human flesh, has largely revived interest in the horror sub-genre in recent years. But the post-apocalyptic genre has taken a gripping turn with the new independent horror thriller, ‘Maggie,’ which will be released in select theaters and on VOD on Friday. The drama features an emotionally-driven and unique story in the fact that it humanizes people’s slow transformation into zombies. The movie, which marks the feature film directorial debut of graphic designer and commercial helmer, Henry Hobson, also offers a heartbreaking examination into the prolonged stages of grief that families experience as they watch their loved [ Read More ]
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- 5/6/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Ever since he left office as the two term governor of California and returned to the acting world, I’ve been keeping a close eye on the film choices of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s slowly gone from being a wise cracking killing machine (sometimes literally) to someone more contemplative of the toll it all takes on a person. To be sure, the movies are almost all throwaway popcorn entertainment regardless, but there’s a definite shift that’s easy to notice (the very talented Matt Singer often writes about this in terms of Schwarzenegger, so I highly recommend reading something of his). This week, there’s another new side of Schwarzenegger on display in Maggie, a zombie drama in which he’s trying to avoid killing for one of the first times in his career. As a quick plot summation, the film follows a farmer who sees his daughter slowly turning into a zombie.
- 5/6/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
While zombie drama Maggie seems intended as a showcase for Arnold Schwarzenegger's acting range, the star's performance is smothered by the film's deeply affected style. Schwarzenegger plays Wade, a taciturn farmer whose daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) has become infected with the "Necroambulist virus." His ostensibly conflicted emotions are almost exclusively presented through stifling extreme close-ups, reducing him to faraway stares and chin-to-chest sighs, making Maggie an object lesson in how not to film your actors. Neophyte screenwriter John Scott's spartan, Cormac McCarthy–esque scenario is unfortunately just as heavy-handed as first-time director Henry Hobson's overwrought direction. Wade brings his daughter back to their family farm after ...
- 5/6/2015
- Village Voice
While post-apocalyptic stories often harrowingly emphasize the negative effects that a large deadly global crisis devastatingly leaves on society, the popular cinematic genre often disappointingly fails to explore how those disasters also impact relatable human relationships in smaller communities. Allowing viewers to imagine themselves in such a disastrous situation, where a terminal illness progressively transforms them into menacing, zombie-like beings that are no way reminiscent of their old personalities, is powerfully showcased in the upcoming horror thriller, ‘Maggie.’ The independent drama, which will be released in select theaters and on VOD on Friday, marks the feature film directorial debut of graphic designer and commercial helmer, Henry Hobson. The filmmaker showcased [ Read More ]
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- 5/5/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
For someone who has been making films as long as he has, there is a surprisingly short list of films where I would argue that Arnold Schwarzenegger gives genuinely good performances. As a movie star, he doesn't really have to give good performances. That's one of the things that makes being a movie star so weird. There are legitimate legendary movie stars who have never given what I would call a good performance, but who do their jobs perfectly well. Being a movie star is far more about having a particular personality that you bring to every role. Most of the most famous Schwarzenegger films, he's just playing variations on himself. Even though I adore films like "Conan The Barbarian" and the first two "Terminator" films, I think his work in them is good because the directors of those films knew exactly what they wanted out of Schwarzenegger, and they...
- 5/5/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Parents who are forced to helplessly watch one of their children contend with a terminal illness, especially one that leaves them without control over their instincts and actions, is a undoubtedly devastating process. But when the parent’s loyalty to caring for their sick child puts their other children at risk, they’re forced to contend with the difficult moral question of how they should best protect their entire family. That conflicting judgment is powerfully showcased in Joely Richardson’s upcoming horror thriller, ‘Maggie,’ which will be released in select theaters and on VOD on Friday. The drama, which was helmed by first-time feature director, Henry Hobson, showcases the Golden Globe Award-nominated actress’ [ Read More ]
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- 5/5/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
“This is the most human zombie film you have ever seen,” said Schwarzenegger of his new film Maggie – in theaters this Friday, May 8.
Maggie is the directorial debut from British director Henry Hobson. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson.
By the time a necrotic viral pandemic spread cross- country to small town America and infected the film’s titular character, 16-year-old Maggie (Breslin), authorities had established a protocol for patients infected with the deadly virus: they are removed from society and taken to special isolation wards to complete the agonizing and dangerous transformation into one of the walking dead.
The authorities do not speak about what happens after that. Wade Vogel (Schwarzenegger) is not ready to give up his daughter.
After weeks of searching for Maggie when she runs away following her diagnosis, Wade brings his daughter back to her home and family – stepmother,...
Maggie is the directorial debut from British director Henry Hobson. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson.
By the time a necrotic viral pandemic spread cross- country to small town America and infected the film’s titular character, 16-year-old Maggie (Breslin), authorities had established a protocol for patients infected with the deadly virus: they are removed from society and taken to special isolation wards to complete the agonizing and dangerous transformation into one of the walking dead.
The authorities do not speak about what happens after that. Wade Vogel (Schwarzenegger) is not ready to give up his daughter.
After weeks of searching for Maggie when she runs away following her diagnosis, Wade brings his daughter back to her home and family – stepmother,...
- 5/4/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Positioning itself as the self-serious alternative to the bloodthirsty zombie horror on shows like The Walking Dead or in movies like Zombieland, Maggie is an inert examination on the futility of hope when faced with a zombie outbreak. Playing out like the parody of a Terrence Malick-directed zombie movie, Henry Hobson’s directorial debut confuses restraint for complexity, and is lifeless in all the wrong ways. The fact that the film held its premiere during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival – after briefly being scheduled to debut during Tiff 2014 – feels like a clever trick to disguise this messy new movie for something that’s actually artful.
Opening with a panicked voicemail from Abigail Breslin’s Maggie, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Wade drives his truck through the vast, grey Midwest while fields burn and alarms blare around him. After two weeks of searching for her, Wade arrives at “shelter for the infected” to...
Opening with a panicked voicemail from Abigail Breslin’s Maggie, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Wade drives his truck through the vast, grey Midwest while fields burn and alarms blare around him. After two weeks of searching for her, Wade arrives at “shelter for the infected” to...
- 4/30/2015
- by Zachary Shevich
- We Got This Covered
This year’s Tribeca Film Festival featured a number of against-type performances, from Richard Gere as a loner desperate to connect with anyone he can in Franny to Jessica Biel as a an unglamorous yoga instructor in Bleeding Hearts, to name just a few. But perhaps the most unexpected turn came from Arnold Schwarzenegger as a despairing father in Maggie.
Directed by Henry Hobson, the film focuses on the relationship between Wade (Schwarzenegger) and his daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) after she’s infected by a zombie virus. Joely Richardson stars as her stepmother, who pushes Wade to let go of the doomed teen. Don’t be fooled by the drama’s supernatural elements though, as it tells a truly haunting story about a family’s suffering in a way that’s both intimate and relatable.
Last week during the press day for Maggie, which was held in NYC, we sat...
Directed by Henry Hobson, the film focuses on the relationship between Wade (Schwarzenegger) and his daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) after she’s infected by a zombie virus. Joely Richardson stars as her stepmother, who pushes Wade to let go of the doomed teen. Don’t be fooled by the drama’s supernatural elements though, as it tells a truly haunting story about a family’s suffering in a way that’s both intimate and relatable.
Last week during the press day for Maggie, which was held in NYC, we sat...
- 4/29/2015
- by Justine Browning
- We Got This Covered
When it comes to zombie cinema, the last thing in the world you may expect is an emotionally-charged drama starring none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger, but such is the case with Maggie, directed by Henry Hobson and co-starring Abigail Breslin. While it may not be “horror” enough for genre fans looking for another undead splatterfest, Maggie succeeds on the strengths of its ensemble, especially Schwarzenegger who turns in a surprisingly understated and thoughtful performance unlike anything we’ve seen before. Breslin also shines as his ill-fated daughter who must contend with her own mortality, making Maggie one of the more refreshing zombie films to hit theaters in some time.
In the opening of Maggie, we learn that the world is a few months deep into zombie-esque pandemic fueled by the "necroambulist virus," a disease that takes six to eight weeks to transform its victim into a mindless flesh-eating machine. And...
In the opening of Maggie, we learn that the world is a few months deep into zombie-esque pandemic fueled by the "necroambulist virus," a disease that takes six to eight weeks to transform its victim into a mindless flesh-eating machine. And...
- 4/27/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
A very different take on the zombie genre, Henry Hobson's Maggie is gaining a lot of notoriety because of a rare dramatic turn from Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the man himself has shared with us a new clip from the movie, featuring those dramatic chops in action. Here is a clip from my new film @MaggieMovie. You've never seen a zombie film like this. https://t.co/jA80UTHbWX — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) April 24, 2015 Concerning itself with the more human drama to be found when your loved ones become the brain eating undead, Maggie definitely has my interest piqued, both as a unique vision of an over saturated genre and an example of what the Austrian Oak is really capable of. Released: 8th May (U.S.)/ 17th July (Irl/U.K.) Synopsis: A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies.
- 4/26/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Although your humble correspondent missed three days of TriBeCa films in a row due to a back injury, there was no way he could miss Maggie. Director Henry Hobson was able to attract Arnold Schwarzenegger to his low-key zombie project, despite the fact that Hobson was making his feature debut with a budget so small that you could make Maggie two or three times over for the amount that Arnold was paid to appear in Terminator: Genisys. The uniqueness of Hobson’s vision is evident from the first scene, where he is able to establish clearly the particulars of his zombie semi-apocalypse with only the barest minimum of exposition. As society teeters on the edge, both law and medicine struggling to handle the “Necroambulist” virus, Abigail Breslin plays the infected Maggie and Schwarzenegger plays her father, agonizing over the decision of what to do when she turns.
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- 4/25/2015
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
Arnold Schwarzenegger might just live to regret saving his zombie daughter in a new clip from the indie horror movie Maggie.
Schwarzenegger moves away from his usual action hero roles for director Henry Hobson's Maggie to play a doting father in a time of crisis.
When a zombie outbreak sweeps across the Midwestern Us, Wade (Schwarzenegger) vows to stand by his teenage daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) as a virus ravages her mind.
In this new clip, Wade has a heartfelt discussion with Maggie about why he would never abandon her in her time of need.
The low-budget drama is to debut in a limited number of theatres and on VOD, rather than a wide release.
Maggie opens on May 8 in the Us and July 17 in the UK.
Schwarzenegger moves away from his usual action hero roles for director Henry Hobson's Maggie to play a doting father in a time of crisis.
When a zombie outbreak sweeps across the Midwestern Us, Wade (Schwarzenegger) vows to stand by his teenage daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) as a virus ravages her mind.
In this new clip, Wade has a heartfelt discussion with Maggie about why he would never abandon her in her time of need.
The low-budget drama is to debut in a limited number of theatres and on VOD, rather than a wide release.
Maggie opens on May 8 in the Us and July 17 in the UK.
- 4/24/2015
- Digital Spy
A world premiere this week at New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival, the Henry Hobson-directed, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin-starring zombie drama approaches its national release on May 8th. Arnold himself dropped a new clip, in which his farmland father Wade struggles to care for a transforming daughter. Maggie is largely a subdued, tender zombie…
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- 4/24/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Geoff Gilmore, chief creative officer of the Tribeca Film Festival, in his introduction to the world premiere of Maggie, the first feature by Henry Hobson - starring some guy you may have heard of named Arnold Schwarzenegger - called the film "a cross between a zombie movie and a family melodrama." That's as accurate a description as any for what this film aspires to be, and largely achieves. The zombie genre - and there's more than enough films, not to mention TV, books, comics, etc., to qualify as such - has proven elastic enough to encompass many variations and combinations. Maggie, as Gilmore indicated, combines the zombie movie with an arthouse-friendly family drama. It's an elegantly made, moody and restrained piece, capped with an equally...
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- 4/24/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger Surprises in Zombie Drama 'Maggie' In "Maggie," Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the downbeat parent of a teenager (Abigail Breslin) bitten by a zombie. Spending most of the movie caring for ailing girl and anticipating her death, Schwarzenegger’s character in director Henry Hobson's debut is far different from others he’s played in the past. That extends to the movie as well; opening day-and-date in the U.S. on May 9, "Maggie" marks a much smaller production than anything the actor has done before. But Schwarzenegger said that the movie gels with the way he’s worked for years. In New York for the film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, he spoke with Indiewire about his decision to make "Maggie," his history with independent productions, the directors he admires and how he predicted the globalization of the film industry decades ago. Were you...
- 4/23/2015
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
A zombie movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger sounds like it should be campy fun, but first-time director Henry Hobson’s “Maggie” is grimly one-note, a small mood piece and character study that relies heavily on its three main actors: Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin and Joely Richardson. Most zombie movies are allegories about something or other, and while “Maggie” certainly seems self-serious enough to be in that category, it becomes clear as it goes on that it has no larger social or political point to make. Schwarzenegger’s Wade is a simple farming man who in the opening scenes is searching for his daughter Maggie.
- 4/23/2015
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
A barren post-apocalyptic landscape with spare living humans and dilapidated cities seems to be the prerequisite for the standard zombie feature. It’s clear from the start that Henry Hobson‘s directorial debut, Maggie, has quite different interests. The emotionally dark drama favors a brooding mood and character-centered relationships over jump scares and gore-filled action. While it can often feel […]...
- 4/23/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A terminal-illness family drama in which the ailment happens to be zombieism, Henry Hobson's Maggie does the genre mashup thing without an ounce of tongue-in-cheek attitude. The choice of Arnold Schwarzenegger to lead such a wholly serious, even solemn film is an odd one — while the action star acquits himself respectably as a father tending to his dying daughter (let us thank Walter Von Huene, listed in the credits as his drama coach), his presence sends signals that this will be a fanboy-only affair. While many in that genre-diehard crowd will appreciate the film's realist
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- 4/22/2015
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After forging a career based on the high-octane actioners of yesteryear, and cutting his teeth on more one-liners than you can shake a rifle at, Arnold Schwarzenegger is making a surprise turn in his upcoming zombie outing Maggie. By and large, the idea of a zombie apocalypse movie with Schwarzenegger brings to mind one image: Arnie decked out with a heavy arsenal of weapons, possibly gripping a well-chewed cigar betwixt his teeth, dishing out a tasty quip before mowing down hordes of pesky flesh-eaters.
In Henry Hobson’s Maggie, the last action hero casts aside the stylized hyper-violent scenes and over-the-top characterizations for a low-key exploration of a zombie outbreak. As a small-town farmer named Wade, Schwarzenegger seeks out his daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) who has contracted the fatal virus. Casting aside the doubt and advice of his friends and neighbors, he pledges to protect and care for her until…...
In Henry Hobson’s Maggie, the last action hero casts aside the stylized hyper-violent scenes and over-the-top characterizations for a low-key exploration of a zombie outbreak. As a small-town farmer named Wade, Schwarzenegger seeks out his daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) who has contracted the fatal virus. Casting aside the doubt and advice of his friends and neighbors, he pledges to protect and care for her until…...
- 4/22/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
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