‘Fuze’ Director David Mackenzie On Blending The “Quiet Tension” Of Diffusing A Bomb With A High-Stakes Heist – Toronto Studio

‘Fuze’ Director David Mackenzie On Blending The “Quiet Tension” Of Diffusing A Bomb With A High-Stakes Heist – Toronto Studio

FUZE Section: Gala Presentations Director: David Mackenzie Screenwriter: Ben Hopkins Logline: Veteran director David Mackenzie returns to TIFF with Fuze, a propulsive heist movie packed with twists and turns. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Sam Worthington, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Panelists: David Mackenzie, Sam Worthington, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Premiered: Friday, September 5 Key Quote: I really like the […]

David Mackenzie enjoyed directing 'slightly crazy' Fuze

Fuze filmmaker David Mackenzie has revealed how the "slightly crazy" nature of the film grabbed his attention after working on the slower-paced Relay last year.

TIFF50 Review: David Mackenzie's 'Fuze' never fizzles out

Editor’s Note: Vanyaland film editor Nick Johnston is back in Canada this week covering the 50th Toronto International Film Festival. And as usual, we wish we were up there with him! Check out our continuing 2025 coverage, get rolling with our official curtain-raiser, and revisit the complete Vanyaland coverage archives from past TIFF editions. Color me thoroughly satisfied by David MacKenzie’s Fuze, which lays out the pieces of a genuinely grea…

Fuze (TIFF) Review: Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James star in this tense thriller

PLOT: An unexploded WWII bomb buried in central London is used by a group of thieves to cover up a multimillion-dollar heist. REVIEW: Director David Mackenzie, after several years away following his period epic Outlaw/King, is back. Between this one and his last movie, Relay, he seems bent on resurrecting nineties-style, high-concept thrillers. I, for one, welcome this notion, as Fuze is another expertly crafted thriller that keeps you guessing …