Director Joe Wright Has The Best Ben Mendelsohn ‘Cyrano’ Audition Story

Getty Image Joe Wright has directed movies that have led to Academy Award nominations for Keira Knightley in Pride & Prejudice, Saoirse Ronan in Atonement, then Gary Oldman, who won for Darkest Hour. (A case can be made for quite a few more.) Wright’s movies have a way of putting the actor at the forefront, …

Need an Introduction to ‘Cyrano’? Try These Cyrano-Inspired Movies

The Cyrano twist here is, Abby and Brian get to know each other via a series of phone calls that last well into the morning every time. These chats replace the letters, and provide the anonymity necessary to allow Abby to open herself up to Brian. As with Cyrano, and every interpretation since, these stories …

The National Release ‘Somebody Desperate,’ A New Song From The ‘Cyrano’ Soundtrack

Last month, it was announced that The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner were composing the score for the new Peter Dinklage-starring film, Cyrano. The film arrives in theaters this month and The National leader Matt Berninger and his wife Carin Besser penned the lyrics to the songs on the soundtrack. While the first track released …

Bryce And Aaron Dessner Join Peter Dinklage To Perform A ‘Cyrano’ Song On ‘The Late Show’

Bryce and Aaron Dessner composed the soundtrack for the new Peter Dinklage-starring movie Cyrano, and now that trio has come together to perform one of the film’s songs, “Your Name,” on The Late Late Show. The three were joined by a string section, which drove the song. As for Dinklage, he sang in a deep …

The National’s Bryce And Aaron Dessner Composed The Soundtrack For The Peter Dinklage-Starring ‘Cyrano’

Cyrano, which boldly calls itself “the greatest love story ever told,” is coming to the big screen on December 31st. Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National wrote the music for the Erica Schmidt’s 2018 stage musical on which the film is based, and now they’re doing the same for the film adaptation. The movie …

The ‘Cyrano’ Trailer Tells The ‘Greatest Love Story Ever Told’ (But Needs To Let Peter Dinklage Sing More)

Before he won four Emmys for his performance as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage was in a punk band. “We got together, and we just drank too much and played the old CBGB’s,” he said about his time in Whizzy (a terrible and terribly ’90s band name). “We had a following, but …