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DIRECTOR Joe Wright has revealed that the BBC blocked his attempt to cast Sophie Okonedo as Charles II’s mistress in the 2003 period drama The Last King.

In Joe Wright's musical retelling of 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' Peter Dinklage shakes off 'Game of Thrones' in dramatic fashion.

A charismatic wordsmith helps his tongue-tied friend woo the woman of their dreams via letters, in Joe Wright's take on Edmond Rostand’s 19th century comedy.

O​veregged direction ​and forgettable songs ​leave​ the ever great Dinklage and Sicily’s glorious scenery with ​too much ​work to do

Joe Wright spoke so Salon about why he's drawn to the "fantasy of a period" film & how he updated a pivotal scene

Since "Cyrano de Bergerac" has always been about the superficial nature of appearances, there's something fitting about the exterior renovations that have given rise to Joe Wright's sweet, earnest and sometimes enchanting new "Cyrano." For starters, the movie is a full-blown musical: Its roots lie not only in Edmond Rostand's…

Endlessly delayed adaptation is a flutter of organza cloaks, brass buttons and delicate dresses in pastel shades

Director Joe Wright has tackled many of the great literary love stories on screen, the ones that we return to again and again for their beauty and their pain, from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” to Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.” His latest romantic literary screen adaptation is “Cyrano,” another tale of…

Game of Thrones star brings a piercing commitment to the title role in Joe Wright’s solemn screen adaptation of Rostand’s play

The new “Cyrano” movie is an eyeful; but for the ear, more like half-full. But you always take your chances with a musical adaptation of the 1897 Edmond Rostand play. And there have been plenty.

Joe Wright is at his best when he’s making movies about love. They may not always have a happy ending. In fact, they usually don’t.