Ansel Elgort

Film Review: West Side Story is the most alive Steven Spielberg has felt as a director in over a decade

Even for a filmmaker of Steven Spielberg‘s stature, it’s safe to say that taking on a property such as West Side Story would still be a daunting task.  The 1961 cinematic adaptation of the 1957 Broadway production was awarded 10 Oscars, including Best Picture, and has remained something of a cultural criterion in the decades…

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Ansel Elgort & Lily James talk about the ending of Baby Driver

While in Australia, the stars of the new film Baby Driver, Ansel Elgort & Lily James sat down with The Iris’s Larry Heath to talk about the ending of their new film Baby Driver, directed by Edgar Wright. So: was the ending real or imagined? Naturally, there are some spoilers here, so only watch after you’ve…

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Interview: Baby Driver stars Ansel Elgort and Lily James on working with Edgar Wright and becoming action car drivers

While in Australia, actors Ansel Elgort and Lily James sat down with The Iris’s Larry Heath to talk about working with writer/director Edgar Wright in their highly acclaimed new film Baby Driver (in cinemas today). We talk about playing straight characters for a director who works with comic actors and scenarios, while Ansel also reveals…

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Jon Bernthal joins the cast of Baby Driver

It has been confirmed that actor Jon Bernthal will be joining the cast of Edgar Wright‘s Baby Driver. The cast of Baby Driver already include Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm and Kevin Spacey, with Wright helming Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan will also be taking on the production reigns, along with Nira…

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