US EditionJesse Armstrong says new Mountainhead film is ‘not an Elon Musk hit job’
- Jesse Armstrong stated that his new film, Mountainhead, is not meant to target Elon Musk, as it explores tech billionaires' impacts on society and follows their chaotic weekend retreat.
- Mountainhead premiered on HBO and Max on May 31, following a production process primarily with veterans from Succession.
- Key characters include a venture capitalist and social media mogul who react to global chaos, focusing more on wealth and power than solutions, illustrating their poor interpersonal skills.
- Armstrong stated the film reflects on 'the weirdness of being rich' and the challenges faced by those with immense wealth during crises.
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ThePatriotLight - Where Was ‘Mountainhead’ Filmed? Inside the $65 Million ‘Mountainhead’ House From the HBO Movie
ThePatriotLight - If you come away from Mountainhead—the new HBO original movie from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong now streaming on Max—with a strong desire to book a ski trip with your bros, well, you may have missed the point of the movie. But it’s hard to deny that the Mountainhead filming location in Utah is gorgeous. Written and directed by Armstrong in his feature directorial debut, Mountainhead is a biting, brutal satire of the men w…
The first feature film by the creator of "Succession" attempts to stage the moral and political depravity of the leaders of the major digital groups.
Review: In ‘Mountainhead,’ billionaire tech bros watch the world burn
By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times At the beginning of “Mountainhead,” written and directed by Jesse Armstrong of “Succession” fame and premiering Saturday on HBO, three multibillionaire tech bros make their way by private plane, helicopter and SUV caravan to join a fourth in a big modernist house on an isolated, snowy mountaintop for a weekend of poker and drugs — “no deals, no meals, no high heels.” One might wish for an avalanche, were there …
‘It’s a Bit of a Suicide Mission’: How ‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong Wrote and Directed His Tech-Bro Satire ‘Mountainhead’ in Just Six Months
'Succession' creator Jesse Armstrong's directorial debut 'Mountainhead' premieres on HBO on May 31 — here's how he and his team made it in six months.
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