{"id":90771,"date":"2023-04-02T21:53:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/02\/james-grays-next-film-at-focus-is-a-depression-era-ghost-story\/"},"modified":"2023-04-02T21:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:53:54","slug":"james-grays-next-film-at-focus-is-a-depression-era-ghost-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/02\/james-grays-next-film-at-focus-is-a-depression-era-ghost-story\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gray&#8217;s Next Film At Focus Is A Depression-Era Ghost Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-450319\">\n<header id=\"cb-standard-featured\">\n<div class=\"cb-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"Wpfcll.r(this,true);\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.theplaylist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/24145752\/James-Gray-750x400.jpg\" class=\"cb-fi-standard wp-post-image\" alt=\"James Gray\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"cb-entry-content entry-content clearfix\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main \"\/>\n<p>Last October, information broke that\u00a0<strong>James Gray<\/strong>\u2018s follow-up to \u201c<strong>Armageddon Time<\/strong>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/armageddon-time-director-james-grays-next-film-is-a-biopic-about-the-young-john-f-kennedy-20221028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could be a biopic about\u00a0<strong>John F. Kennedy<\/strong>\u2018s time in World War II<\/a>. Now that seems to now not be the case. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/james-gray-ezekiel-moses-focus-1235314355\/#recipient_hashed=0abd56a6ab006be60ae79d00fb9e9dfb304b62a672a172fab699c03633832c4d&amp;recipient_salt=a47476e203b7a84569e37504e29fc80a8d0252255313d6798cecbb1844124038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deadline<\/a> studies that Gray as an alternative will group up once more with\u00a0<strong>Focus Features<\/strong>\u00a0for \u201c<strong>Ezekiel Moses<\/strong>,\u201d from a buzzy script by\u00a0<strong>Keith Bunin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/james-gray-wants-to-do-an-armageddon-time-sequel-focusing-on-anne-hathaways-character-20221019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ MORE: James Gray Wants To Do An \u2018Armageddon Time\u2019 Sequel Focusing On Anne Hathaway\u2019s Character<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The upcoming film is a Depression-era ghost story a couple of younger, imaginative boy in a small city who befriends a drifter who might or might not have supernatural skills to talk with the useless. Bunin\u2019s current draft blew individuals at Focus away, and it took little persuasion for Gray to signal on to the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the thought for \u201cEzekiel Moses\u201d has been kicking round for a while.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Philip Seymour Hoffman\u00a0<\/strong>was connected to direct the movie at one level earlier than his tragic demise in 2014. But it\u2019s Gray\u2019s film now, and the story feels proper within the director\u2019s wheelhouse. \u201cArmageddon Time\u201d did very effectively with critics after its\u00a0<strong>Cannes Film Festival<\/strong>\u00a0world premiere final 12 months, so anticipate plenty of buzz round this challenge.<\/p>\n<p>But Gray\u2019s on a very good string of movies in the mean time anyway. Critics additionally loved 2019\u2019s \u201c<strong>Ad Astra<\/strong>\u201d with\u00a0<strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong>\u00a0following its bow at\u00a0<strong>Venice\u00a0<\/strong>that 12 months. And in 2016, \u201c<strong>The Lost City Of Z<\/strong>\u201d with\u00a0<strong>Charlie Hunnam<\/strong>\u00a0closed the\u00a0<strong>New York Film Festival<\/strong>\u00a0to common acclaim. So, anticipate Gray and Focus to eye a competition premiere for \u201cEzekiel Moses\u201d when it approaches launch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<footer class=\"article-footer\">\n<p class=\"cb-tags\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/tag\/armageddon-time\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Armageddon Time<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/tag\/ezekiel-moses\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ezekiel Moses<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/tag\/focus-features\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Focus Features<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/tag\/james-gray\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Gray<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"cb-author-box\" class=\"clearfix\">\n<h3 class=\"cb-block-title\">About The Author<\/h3>\n<div class=\"cb-mask\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/author\/ned-booth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img onload=\"Wpfcll.r(this,true);\" alt=\"blank\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/158e72fa5419b9a682884e13e38aca19?s=120&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/158e72fa5419b9a682884e13e38aca19?s=240&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-120 photo\" height=\"120\" width=\"120\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){var js, fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if(d.getElementById(id)) return; js=d.createElement(s); js.id=id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.0\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Last October, information broke that\u00a0James Gray\u2018s follow-up to \u201cArmageddon Time\u201d could be a biopic about\u00a0John F. Kennedy\u2018s time in World War II. Now that seems to now not be the case. Deadline studies that Gray as an alternative will group up once more with\u00a0Focus Features\u00a0for \u201cEzekiel Moses,\u201d from a buzzy script by\u00a0Keith Bunin. 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