Alexander Payne

Mark Mylod steps in for Alexander Payne as director of The Menu

Posted 6 years ago

In the first half of last year, we shared the news that Oscar winner Alexander Payne would be taking the helm of a "darkly comedic psychological thriller" called THE MENU, which had Emma Stone in talks to star as one-half of...

Emma Stone and Ralph Fiennes are on The Menu for Alexander Payne

Posted 7 years ago

A couple months ago, we heard that Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne would be directing a horror comedy called THE MENU, with Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Betsy Koch producing the project through Gary Sanchez Productions. With THE MENU moving forward,...

Will Ferrell producing Alexander Payne’s horror comedy The Menu

Posted 7 years ago

Alexander Payne and Will Ferrell are not names I expect to see attached to a genre project, but that's what we're getting. Ferrell and his frequent collaborator Adam McKay are producing, along with Betsy Koch and through the company Gary...

Alexander Payne in talks to helm The Burial legal drama for Amazon Studios

Posted 8 years ago

While certain members of the Hollywood elite are hoping to avoid paying a visit to a courtroom, DOWNSIZING director Alexander Payne is looking to create a little legal drama of his own with THE BURIAL, a true-life crime feature for Amazon...

Downsizing starring Matt Damon releases full-sized trailer

Posted 9 years ago

DOWNSIZING has a fascinating premise: would you turn tiny if it meant you could also be rich? From director Alexander Payne, this looks to be a fun skewering of wannabe “save the world” types who only actually do anything when...

Matt Damon to star in and produce false claims doctor film Charlatan

Posted 9 years ago

When he's not starring as a take-no-shit pencil pusher in George Clooney's SUBURBICON or a man looking to profit from the world's over-population crisis in Alexander Payne's DOWNSIZING, Matt Damon can be found either behind the camera or doling out...

Review: Downsizing (TIFF)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A suburban man (Matt Damon) voluntarily undergoes miniaturization in order to join a small-person’s community where his middle class savings will make him wealthy. REVIEW: Alexander Payne’s DOWNSIZING is nothing if not ambitious – perhaps too much so. It’s...

Big things await Matt Damon in Downsizing trailer

Posted 9 years ago

The world is a massive, intimidating place, and trying to navigate it all is a seemingly impossible task. Don’t you could just shrink down, and hide away from the big bad world? Well leave it to the magic of the...

Catch the first bite-sized teaser for Alexander Payne’s Downsizing

Posted 9 years ago

After delivering what was his most minimalist movie yet in NEBRASKA, director/writer Alexander Payne is bringing us his most high-concept film yet in DOWNSIZING. Starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Jason Sudeikis, Alec Baldwin and Neil Patrick...

Alexander Payne compares Downsizing to Black Mirror in first look image

Posted 9 years ago

With the exception of ANT-MAN, I can't think of too many recent movies in which shrinking plays a large part, which is a shame, because films like THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, FANTASTIC VOYAGE, HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS, and INNERSPACE...