Richard Ayoade

Date of Birth

1977-05-23

Place of Birth

Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Known for

The Bad Guys, The Watch, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Boxtrolls, The Bad Guys 2

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TV News

Only Murders in the Building season 6 adds David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan, Jodie Whittaker, Jim Broadbent and more to the cast

Posted 2 months ago

Only Murders in the Building has assembled a huge cavalcade of English actors from Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Bridgerton.

Movie Reviews

The Bad Guys Review

Posted 4 years ago

PLOT: A group of bad animals, including a wolf, a shark, a tarantula, a piranha, and a snake attempt to prove that they can be good guys. However, the question is, will they truly be able to change their ways?...

Movie Trailers

New The Bad Guys trailer shows what happens when criminals switch sides

Posted 4 years ago

Dreamworks has debuted a new trailer for The Bad Guys that shows what happens when criminals crossover to the side of good for selfish reasons. Based on the New York Times best-selling book series, The Bad Guys focuses on a...

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Review: The Boxtrolls

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: Underneath the fanciful town of Cheesebridge lives a small civilization of lovable trolls, who’ve adopted a young boy to raise as their own. When a villainous exterminator vows to wipe out every last one of them, the Boxtrolls and...

New character posters hit for The Boxtrolls in preparation for Comic-Con

Posted 12 years ago

In case you weren't the only one wondering where all the animated films have gone, THE BOXTROLLS will have you covered come this September. The latest trailer hit about a month ago, showcasing its classic stop-motion and off-kilter humor. Now...

New trailer for The Boxtrolls brings more charm and laughter to stop-motion

Posted 12 years ago

We have a great new trailer for Laika Studios' THE BOXTROLLS directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annabele. The fantastic looking stop-motion animated feature has been on my radar for a long time now simply because Laika also brought us...

Review: The Double

Posted 12 years ago

NOTE: This review originally ran as part of our TIFF 2013 coverage. PLOT: Simon (Jesse Eisenberg) is a mid-level office drone who’s horrified to discover that he has an exact doppelganger that’s everything he’s not- charming, sophisticated and confident. Soon...

Here’s yet another great trailer for The Double starring Jesse Eisenberg

Posted 12 years ago

Boy, this movie looks absolutely fascinating. Talking about THE DOUBLE, the darkly comedic mind*ck from SUBMARINE director Richard Ayode. (Here’s our review from TIFF if you missed it last year.) Starring Jesse Eisenberg as a man who is inexplicably confronted...

New trailer for The Double starring Jesse Eisenberg is both cool and strange

Posted 13 years ago

Comedian/director Richard Ayoade debuted his latest film, THE DOUBLE, at TIFF last year, which received high marks, both for the direction and for star Jesse Eisenberg's performance (our review here). We got our first trailer for the film way back...

The Boxtrolls come to life in this new trailer for the film from the producers of Coraline and Paranorman

Posted 13 years ago

As an unabashed fan of stop-motion I'm super excited to see THE BOXTROLLS tumble into theaters next year. From Laika, the studio that brought us CORALINE and PARANORMAN, this latest adventure is based on the book 'Here Be Monsters' by...

TV Trailers: Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The IT Crowd

Posted 13 years ago

We don’t often post TV trailers but I thought these were definitely worth sharing. I know there are a lot of you out there who enjoy Nickelodeon’s revival of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. The second season of the show is...

First trailer for Richard Ayoade’s The Double starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska

Posted 13 years ago

British comedian Richard Ayoade is perhaps best known for his role in the IT Crowd TV show or even as a member of the neighborhood watch in THE WATCH, but he’s gotten behind the camera for the odd-looking comedy THE...

Laika’s third feature, The Boxtrolls, gets a teaser and poster

Posted 13 years ago

Laika has released two acclaimed films to date: CORALINE and PARANORMAN, both of which have become staples in the movie rotation for my kids. They are darker than what Pixar and Dreamworks have to offer but no less full of...