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Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961) [1] is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential and Mystic River. [2]
Brian Helgeland. Director: Finestkind. Brian Helgeland was born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in New Bedford Massachusetts. A born worker, Helgeland has endeavored to achieve in the following fields: snow shoveler, scrap newspaper collector, dishwasher, nursing home janitor, drug store clerk and unreliable nightshift gas station attendant.
Finestkind is a 2023 American crime drama film written and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, and Tommy Lee Jones. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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In the 1960s, Reggie Kray is a former boxer who has become an important part of the criminal underground in London. At the start of the film, his twin brother Ron is locked up in a psychiatric hospital for paranoid schizophrenia. Reggie uses threats to obtain the premature release of his brother. The twins unite their efforts to control a large par...
Development
On 12 October 2013, it was announced that Brian Helgeland had written a script and would be directing a film focusing on the life of Reggie Kray who, with identical brother Ronald, formed the notorious Kray twins. Helgeland said the film would concentrate on Reggie's attempts to control the psychopathic tendencies of his younger twin. Helgeland spoke of hanging out in London with well-known Krays associate Freddie Foreman, saying, "I had drinks with him in his local haunt. When we finished he...
Casting
On 18 April 2014, it was announced that Helgeland would write and direct the film, with the shooting being based in the United Kingdom and with Hardy starring as the male leads. Five days later it was stated that Browning was in negotiations for a role as the film's female lead.Hardy was so set on playing Ronnie Kray that he proposed to Helgeland that if he gave him the role of Ronnie, Hardy would play the role of Reggie for free.
Filming
Crews and cast were spotted filming scenes at Falmouth Road, London, St Anne's Limehouse in Limehouse and in the Windmill Walk area around London Waterloo.Filming also took place in Caradoc Street in Greenwich, in the Cedra Estate on Cazenove Road and in Gibson Gardens, both of which are in Hackney. Principal photographystarted on 12 June 2014.
Financing for Legend was provided by StudioCanal, which also distributed in the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand and Germany in addition to handling international sales, which started at the beginning of the Cannes Film Festival. On 30 April 2014, Cross Creek Pictures acquired the North American distribution rights to Legend from StudioCanal, wi...
Box office
As of 31 January 2016[update], Legendhas grossed $41,636,816 worldwide; $27,960,112 in the United Kingdom and $1,872,994 in North America.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 61% of 171 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads, "As a gangster biopic, Legend is deeply flawed, but as a showcase for Tom Hardy – in a dual role, no less – it just about lives up to its title." On Metacriticthe film has a score of 55 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Legend at IMDbLegend at Box Office MojoLegend at Rotten TomatoesLegend at MetacriticSep 8, 2023 · Writer-director Brian Helgeland and producer Gary Foster talk about getting Tommy Lee Jones & Jenna Ortega, Taylor Sheridan's support, & more.
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Brian Thomas Helgeland (Providence, Rhode Island; 17 de enero de 1961) es un guionista, productor y director de cine estadounidense. Es sobre todo conocido por los guiones de L.A. Confidential (por el cual ganó el Óscar al mejor guion ), Mystic River y A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master . [ 1 ]
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Nov 19, 2015 · Opening in limited release this weekend is writer/director Brian Helgeland’s Legend. The film features Tom Hardy co-starring with himself as real-life twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray,...
