Best to take it with a huge grain of salt (the source is Jeffrey Wells).  I’m personally not going to pay attention to these kind of anonymous reactions and will wait for actual critic reactions.

According to IMDB, the film’s DOP is Erik Messerschmidt (Mank).

More pictures of Adam on set in Modena, Italy (August 4, 2022)

Penelope was also pictured (August 4, 2022)

Official stills and a trailer dropping any day now would be nice…

I’m a fan, but he’s miscast. I forgot to mention in the earlier posts that the makeup and hair team kept his eyebrows dark despite designing a gray wig for him. From the pictures, he’s not believable as a 59-year-old man (Adam is 38 and will turn 39 in November).

Jennifer with Leos Carax in NYC (August 2, 2022). Maybe his next project will be with her?

Alberto Barbera briefly talked about Blonde in an interview with Deadline after the Venice lineup was announced:

DEADLINE: It’s an R-rated movie. Is it as dark as has been suggested?

BARBERA: There will be a lot of discussion about the film. It’s not a film that tries to please everyone. It has a distinctive and strong point of view. I’m very in…[Read more]

Deadline interviewed Alberto Barbera after the Venice lineup was unveiled, and asked him about possible contenders:

BARBERA: There are a number. Tar for sure. Cate Blanchett is absolutely amazing. It’s a very ambitious film. Iñárritu is a contender again with Bardo. This is probably his most personal and ambitious film so far. Noah Baumbac…[Read more]

TIFF also unveiled an official still from the film, along with a plot description:

The picture is gorgeous and I’m looking forward to an official trailer.

Plot: “Olivia Colman and Michael Ward star in this poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, told tenderly by director Sam Mendes and captured exquisitely by master…[Read more]

Adam was driving a vintage Peugeot 403 in the set pictures and Mann was with him in the car (credit: Adam Driver Central on Twitter):

From ADC on Twitter: “preparations are underway in Largo Garibaldi, where the film crew will move on Thursday for other shootings. From this morning work began to bring the entire area back in time to…[Read more]

Filming officially began on August 1 in Maranello, Italy and Adam was pictured on set (credit to Adam Driver Central on Twitter):

The real Enzo Ferrari outside the Ferrari factory in 1957 (the year the film is set):

Another photo from 1957 (credit: Getty Images):

You’re right. They’re credited as Cass and Eddy on IMDB (Xavier Samuel is Cass and Evan Williams is Eddy).

Official poster: 

Not even NYFF? When do they typically announce their lineup? Also: a lot of films  have recently been releasing exclusive pics and details through Vanity Fair. It’s insane there’s been nothing for Babylon yet.

The film will premiere at TIFF: https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/toronto-film-festival-lineup-aronofsky-mendes-1235327168/

Netflix released a new trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aIsFywuZPoQ&feature=emb_title

More new pics: 

New pictures from Vanity Fair France: 

Alberto Barbera confirmed today that Colin Farrell will attend the festival. I think The Banshees of Inisherin will have its world premiere at Venice. Variety also reported that the film is locked for the festival in a new article.

Alberto Barbera confirmed on his Twitter today that Adam will attend the film’s premiere on August 31. He’ll be busy shooting Michael Man’s Ferrari movie around the time the festival starts. Filming for Ferrari starts on August 1 in Modena in Italy.