The Critic

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1. #001

   The Critic premiered at TIFF 2023 to mixed reviews and a dark ending that unsettled audiences. The film's distributor requested reshoots in March/April 2024 and a new cut of the film with a new ending.

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2. #002

   The original 2023 cut of the film had a very different feel; Ian McKellen's character was further from the heart of the narrative. Distributor Lionsgate re-edited the film with newly shot footage not only to make him the centre of the film but also to give the story a more pleasant ending.

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3. #003

   Editor John Gilbert was hired in January 2024, after the film's September premiere at TIFF 2023, to work on a new version that would include major reshoots, ahead of the film's UK cinema release in autumn 2024.

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4. #004

   The Critic marked Ben Barnes's first cinema film role in nine years, his most recent having been in Seventh Son (2014).

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5. #005

   The film was released almost exactly 60 years after Sir Ian McKellen's first television appearance in August 1964 (a copy of which is believed to still exist).

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6. #006

   Alfred Enoch (Tom Turner) is the son of British acting legend William Russell, who was part of the original regular cast of Doctor Who (1963), among many other accolades. Sadly, Russell died three months before this film's release.

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7. #007

   Ben Barnes, Mark Strong and Ian McKellen all had roles in Stardust (2007), but they never shared a scene together.

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8. #008

   The film's premiere date was set for 13 September 2024 in both the UK and the US. Although the trailer released for marketing and advertising was the same in both, some of the cast's accolades were changed: Mark Strong went from 'Bafta nominee' to 'Screen Actors Guild nominee', Romola Garai from 'Bafta nominee' to 'Golden Globe nominee', and 'Screen Actors Guild nominee' was added for Ben Barnes in the US version.

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9. #009

   In one scene, Jimmy shows Nina a framed photograph of Oscar Wilde. Ben Barnes, who plays Stephen Wyley, had previously appeared in the screen adaptation of Wilde's novel Dorian Gray (2009).

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10. #010

    Early in the film, Brooke tells Jimmy, "More Beauty, less Beast", urging him to soften his harsh criticism. Ian McKellen, who plays Jimmy, had previously played Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017).

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