US EditionBryan Singer Is Back With Secret Film Starring Jon Voight About Israeli Occupation of Lebanon
Bryan Singer directs a period drama exploring a father-son relationship and an architect's quest for redemption during Israel's occupation of Lebanon in the late 1970s.
- A few years ago, Bryan Singer quietly directed an indie period drama starring Oscar winner Jon Voight, set during Israel's occupation of Lebanon in the late 1970s–early 1980s and filmed in Greece.
- After eight years in exile, Bryan Singer relocated to Israel, working without an agent and pitching three Israel-set films directly to investors.
- Oscar winner Jon Voight stars in a film centered on a father-son relationship and an architect seeking redemption, with insiders calling it `a really well-made film with awards-season potential` but warning it `makes Israel look really bad` and could be polarizing.
- Sources say a domestic distribution deal is imminent while international sales at the Toronto Film Festival market remain unclear, and U.S. distributors warn Singer's name could deter them despite potential comeback stakes.
- Amid a heated Israel-Palestine debate, critics warn Singer's three Israel-set films could provoke major public outcry in recent years and risk his comeback if mishandled.
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Director Bryan Singer has quietly returned to his core business of directing feature films. His career did not survive the #MeToo movement in 2019, when it was in full swing. The filmmaker made an independent work starring Jon Voight, a story of a father and son set against the backdrop of the Israeli occupation of Lebanon.
Bryan Singer Returns To Filmmaking
“X-Men,” “Superman Returns” and “The Usual Suspects” director Bryan Singer is returning to directing, around eight years after his career derailed in 2019. Variety reports that the filmmaker has quietly directed an indie period drama feature starring Jon Voight – one that is reportedly set in Lebanon in the 1970s or 1980s when it was occupied. The film deals with a father-son story, one of whom is an architect looking for redemption, and is set …
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