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Tuesday 24 January 2023

Sundance goes wild for sexy corporate thriller ‘Fair Play’

By LINDSEY BAHR and her being a culprit of
AP Film Writer the society and a victim of
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The the society, as opposed to,
fire emoji was a common like anyone was a baddie
sight in tweets about the or a goodie,” she said.
new corporate thriller “Fair “Fair Play,” which is up for
Play,” which debuted Fri- acquisition at the festival,
day at the Sundance Film is Domont’s directorial de-
Festival. but on the large screen. But
The movie follows two am- high-finance drama is not
bitious analysts at a cut- new for her: She’s helmed
throat hedge fund, played episodes of Showtime’s “Bil-
by “Bridgerton’s” Phoebe lions” too.
Dynevor and “Solo’s” Al- “My interest in that world
den Ehrenreich, who are starts from, you know, ‘Wall
also in a passionate and Street’ and ‘Working Girl’
secret relationship. Several and like those movies,”
steamy scenes had some Domont said. “But for me
declaring the return of the it’s the stakes. You have
erotic thriller. high stakes, you have dra-
Film historian Karina Long- ma.”
worth, whose podcast “You make money one
“You Must Remember This” day, you lose money the
recently delved into the Phoebe Dynevor, left, Chloe Domont and Alden Ehrenreich attend the premiere of “Fair Play” next day. ... You’re either
erotic thriller moment of at the Library Center Theatre during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in living on a high high and
the 1980s, tweeted that Park City, Utah. you think you’re the (ex-
“It does for the 2020s what Associated Press pletive), or the next day
‘Fatal Attraction’ did for in her character, Emily, certain amount of success. son or a bad person. We’re you think you’re a worth-
the late 80s.” who seems to be the sole But he also rolls his eyes at all highly influenced by our less piece of (expletive),”
Chloe Domont, who wrote female at the company. the casual misogyny of his environment and the am- Domont added. “What
and directed the film, said She’s made even more co-workers and, at least at bitions that we have within that does to a person, the
she didn’t set out to make aware of this when she first, is supportive of Emily’s that environment.” fluctuating between those
an erotic thriller, per se. gets promoted over Ehren- ascent. The film has already stirred highs and lows, I relate to
But “I did set out to make a reich’s Luke. “I think he’s a little at re- up a gender debate that in the film industry. ... I
thriller about gender power “How she navigates work move from the rest of the among those who have related to what that envi-
dynamics within a rela- life in a very male-dominat- office. He’s not quite in that seen it as Domont makes ronment does to a person.”
tionship that happens to ed industry and how she boy’s club,” Ehrenreich sure to never go the cliche Serbia plays New York in
be highly sexual,” Domont navigates her relationship said. route with her characters. the film, which came to-
told The Associated Press and, you know, in many “One of the things that I re- Audience sympathies may gether rather quickly, but
on Saturday in Park City. “I ways has to make herself ally liked about the movie even shift between Luke the three key players made
think the execution of that smaller in order to make that I think sometimes is and Emily from scene to sure to carve out time to
intention ended up flipping other people feel comfort- lacking from stories that scene. establish an authentic inti-
the erotic thriller genre on able, I could relate to that,” take on issues like this is Dynevor was firmly on Em- macy between Ehrenreich
its head.” Dynevor said. understanding the back- ily’s side in reading the and Dynevor.
Dynevor, in only her sec- Ehrenreich’s character ground and the system and script and during filming, “We did a few days of re-
ond film role, said that comes from a more privi- the culture that all of that is but when she watched the hearsal that I thought were
when she read Domont’s leged background than taking place in,” he con- finished product, some- really valuable, and it’s so
script, she saw herself and Emily. He’s Ivy League- tinued. “It’s not on one in- thing changed. rare you get to do that,”
a lot of women she knows educated and expects a dividual being a good per- “I kind of saw it more as him Ehrenreich said. q

Jeremy Renner says he broke 30-plus bones in snowplow mishap

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ac- “much love and appre- Earlier, in a response to
tor Jeremy Renner says he ciation” to people for their a Twitter post Monday
broke more than 30 bones “messages and thoughtful- about his Paramount+ se-
in a snowplow accident on ness.” ries “Mayor of Kingstown,”
New Year’s Day. “These 30 plus broken Renner said that “Outside
Renner, 52, said earlier that bones will mend, grow my brain fog in recovery, I
he is recovering at home stronger, just like the love was very excited to watch
from what Nevada authori- and bond with family and episode 201 with my family
ties say were serious chest friends deepens,” he wrote. at home.”
injuries he suffered when He also said “morning The two-time Oscar nomi-
he was run over by his 7-ton workouts, resolutions all nee also plays Hawkeye in
Pistenbully snow groomer changed this particular Marvel’s “Avengers” mov-
while helping free a rela- new years …. Spawned ies and has a recurring role
tive’s car on a private road from tragedy for my entire in the “Mission Impossible” Jeremy Renner arrives at the premiere of “Avengers:
near Lake Tahoe. family, and quickly focused franchise.q Endgame,” at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22,
In social media posts Sat- into uniting actionable 2019.
urday, Renner expressed love.” Associated Press