US Edition[Satire] Karim Ainouz Probes Family Dynamics with ‘Operatic Absurdity’ at Berlin Festival
At the Berlinale press event for Rosebush Pruning, Callum Turner declined to address James Bond casting rumors while co-star Tracy Letts humorously claimed the role.
- On Saturday at the Berlinale Palast, the Rosebush Pruning cast, including Pamela Anderson, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage and Callum Turner, gathered for the film's world premiere while co-stars Elle Fanning and Riley Keough were absent.
- A journalist at the press conference raised the casting rumor, calling it the 'elephant in the room' as the cast promoted Rosebush Pruning at Berlinale, an arthouse drama unrelated to Bond.
- Turner declined to engage directly, saying `I'm not going to comment on it.` Tracy Letts joked, `I’m the next James Bond!`, prompting laughter and Turner’s surprised reply.
- Amid wider scrutiny at the Berlinale, The Hollywood Reporter on February 14, 2026, covered the exchange as attendees declined to discuss politics, including Wim Wenders and Michelle Yeoh.
- Efthimis Filippou, screenwriter, said he hopes the film will spark discussion about dark themes, including family violence and societal issues, inspired by Marco Bellocchio.
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Karim Ainouz probes family dynamics with ‘operatic absurdity’ at Berlin festival
By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Brazilian director Karim Ainouz’s new drama “Rosebush Pruning” delves into patriarchy and trauma within an insular wealthy family, approaching the material with what actor Jamie Bell on Saturday described as “operatic absurdity”. “Inhabiting characters that don’t want for anything, nor have any ambition” was a tricky but interesting space, said Bell, who rose to fame in 2000 with “…
Will he become the new 007? This is currently speculated in some media. How Callum Turner reacts to the rumors in Berlin.
Will he be the new 007? This is currently being speculated in some media. Callum Turner responds to Bond addictions in Berlin.The British actor Callum Turner has evasively responded to speculation that he could become the next James Bond. "I will not comment on this," said Turner, who will be 36 years old this Sunday, on a question of dpa in Berlin.In British media it was speculated that he could be a candidate for the role of the most famous se…
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