Joe Wright
  • 'Hanna'

    ...veteran father ( Eric Bana ), a youngster ( Saoirse Ronan , reteaming with "Atonement" director Joe Wright ) becomes the target of an intelligence agent (an appropriately steely Cate Blanchett ) in this well-staged......

  • Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana show their love for 'Hanna'

    ...about an ethereally beautiful teen who happens to be an assassin, reunited the actress with "Atonement" director Joe Wright, who brought his wife, sitar player Anoushka Shankar, to the screening at New York's Regal Union Square. "Skins......

  • 'The Soloist'

    Though it plays a little loose with the facts, director Joe Wright's ("Atonement") version of a true story remains inspiring, thanks to excellent work by its leading actors. Robert Downey......

  • 'The Soloist'

    ...the real-life characters, however, deserved a more dimensional screenplay. When the end credits roll on director Joe Wright's picture and Jamie Foxx 's name comes up first, it's more or less news to the audience. He got top billing......

  • Movie Review: 'Brideshead Revisited'

    ...extremely mannered Sebastian. Director Jarrold wants to take as much starch as possible out of the material, the way Joe Wright loosened up the recent, exuberant "Pride & Prejudice." Yet Jarrold's framing and cutting sense is strictly routine......

  • 'Old Men,' 'Blood' Lead Oscar Nominees

    ...including one for lead actor Johnny Depp . Schnabel's best director nomination left "Atonement" director Joe Wright on the outside. He's the only director of a best picture nominee not to make the best director cut. Here are the......

  • First-Timers Lead DGA Nominations

    ...not gone on to win the corresponding Academy Award. That doesn't bode well for non-nominated directors including Joe Wright of " Atonement ," Ridley Scott of "American Gangster" and Jason Reitman of " Juno ."...

  • Golden Globes Turn on Cable

    ...nominations, including best picture (drama), director (Joe Wright) and for stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley...Butterfly" Ridley Scott , "American Gangster" Joe Wright, "Atonement" Best Screenplay Diablo Cody ......

  • A Tragic Tale, Twice Told Well

    ...buckling, imperceptibly, under the weight of forbidden fruit. The atmosphere of elegant rot suffusing director Joe Wright's film, a beautiful follow-up to his 2005 version of "Pride and Prejudice," is impeccable?almost parody-worthy......

  • 'Iron Man' Star Makes 'Soloist' a Duet

    ...heartwarming triumph-over-adversity drama "The Soloist." Set up at DreamWorks , the project is being directed by Joe Wright ( "Atonement" ) from a script by Susannah Grant ("Erin Brockovich"). "The Soloist" is based on a 12......

  • Jamie Foxx Tunes Up For 'The Soloist'

    ...According to the industry trades, Foxx is set to star in DreamWorks ' "The Soloist," which will be directed by Joe Wright, currently building buzz with his Oscar-season release "Atonement." "The Soloist" is based on a 12-part......