John Malkovich in Tears During Rare Emotional Moment
The response to Wild Horse Nine also sparked early awards buzz, with critics praising Malkovich’s performance as one of his best in years.
- At the world premiere in Venice on Thursday, Wild Horse Nine received a 13-minute standing ovation, leaving John Malkovich visibly emotional during the screening.
- Set in 1973, Martin McDonagh wrote and directed the film, which follows two CIA officers dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island before the Chilean military coup that overthrew Salvador Allende.
- McDonagh's previous Venice-premiered films, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin, received multiple Oscar nominations, with Three Billboards winning Academy Awards for Rockwell and Frances McDormand.
- During his Venice appearance, Malkovich addressed retirement speculation, saying he plans to carry on working. He added, "I dont plan to retire because I think they will retire me when its time," per People.
- Following the premiere, Wild Horse Nine has entered the Oscar race with serious awards buzz. McDonagh's track record—Three Billboards earned seven nominations and two wins, The Banshees collected nine—positions the film as a potential contender.
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Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine', starring John Malkovich, received a 13-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. Malkovich, the 72-year-old veteran actor, was overcome with emotion during the unforgettable evening and struggled to hold back tears.
The actor receives the praise of the criticism for his performance in 'Wild Horse Nine', by Martin McDonagh, who has presented himself at the Venice FestivalMartin McDonagh shines a smile with 'Wild Horse Nine', a brilliant satire on the coup d'état against Salvador Allende John Malkovich is one of those actors whose face, far from the Hollywoodian beauty canon, has always placed in the roles of 'rare'. It has been a long time since he had that …
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A 13-minute standing ovation proved almost too much for John Malkovich to keep a straight face. The actor became visibly emotional as Wild Horse Nine premiered at the Venice Film Festival, with the rapturous response adding serious awards buzz. Martin McDonagh’s new black comedy paired Malkovich with Sam Rockwell as two CIA officers caught in the chaos surrounding Chile’s 1973 military […]
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