Overview
- - Karim Aïnouz’s satire premiered in Berlin with a high-profile ensemble including Pamela Anderson, Callum Turner, Jamie Bell, Riley Keough and Elle Fanning.
- - Turner refused to comment on persistent 007 casting rumors, and co-star Tracy Letts defused the moment by joking that he is the next Bond; no casting has been announced.
- - Aïnouz stressed the importance of public financing and cautioned about censorship and political litmus tests, while noting it is a personal dream to direct a James Bond film.
- - Letts said the film’s portrait of idle privilege carries political resonance, arguing that extreme wealth disparity can foster bad behavior and even fascism.
- - Written by Efthimis Filippou and loosely inspired by Marco Bellocchio’s Fists in the Pocket, the film targets ultra-wealthy insularity with a lush, maximalist style that early reviews describe as provocative and potentially divisive.