I remember first hearing about the movie KILL YOUR FRIENDS (which is based on John Niven’s hit novel) about four years ago, probably because I’ve been following the career of Nicholas Hoult, who I imagine was working on this around the same time he did WARM BODIES. We already saw a teaser trailer before the movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Now we’ve got a new trailer that shows just a bit more of what to expect, even acknowledging obvious comparisons to AMERICAN PSYCHO. Hoult is on a hot streak lately with his work on the X-MEN films and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, but this should be a chance to see how he handles a meaty lead role without a lot of make-up to cover his performance. Supporting cast members include THE LATE LATE SHOW’s host James Corden, Georgia King, Craig Roberts, Tom Riley, Joseph Mawle, Edward Hogg, Moritz Bleibtre, Rosanna Arquette and Ed Skrein. Take a look at the new trailer and see what you think.
London, 1997; the British music industry is on a winning streak. Britpop bands Blur, Oasis, Radiohead rule the airwaves and Cool Britannia is in full swing. 27-year-old hit chasing A&R man Steven Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through the music business, a world where careers are made and broken by chance and the fickle tastes of the general public. In an industry of dream-makers, Stelfox refuses to buy into the ‘dream’ – and despises anyone that does. Fueled by greed, ambition and inhuman quantities of drugs, Stelfox searches for his next hit record amid a relentless orgy of self-gratification. Created by an industry that demands success at any price, Stelfox takes the concept of ‘killer tunes’ to a murderous new level in a desperate attempt to salvage his career. Balanced against the backdrop of the music business and its characters, Stelfox is the ultimate anti-hero: chronically sexist, racist, and everything else-ist.