The Counselor
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The Counselor (known as The Counsellor in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 2013 crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy. It stars Michael Fassbender as the eponymous Counselor as well as Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt. The extremely violent and bloodthirsty activities of drug cartels are depicted as the Counselor, a high-level lawyer, gets involved in a drug deal around the troubled Ciudad Juarez, Mexico/Texas border area. The Counselor was chosen as the closing film at the 2013 Morelia Film Festival and also played at the Cork Film Festival. The film was theatrically released on October 25, 2013, and is dedicated to Scott's brother, Tony Scott, who died in 2012. It received mixed reviews and grossed $71 million worldwide against a budget of $25 million.
Infobox
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Written by
Cormac McCarthy
Produced by
mw- Ridley Scott Nick Wechsler Steve Schwartz Paula Mae Schwartz
Starring
Michael Fassbender Penélope Cruz Cameron Diaz Javier Bardem Brad Pitt
Cinematography
Dariusz Wolski
Edited by
Pietro Scalia
Music by
Daniel Pemberton
Productioncompanies
Fox 2000 Pictures Scott Free Productions Nick Wechsler Productions Chockstone Pictures Ingenious Media
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release dates
October 3, 2013 (2013-10-03) (Leicester Square) October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25) (United States) November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
117 minutes
Countries
United Kingdom United States
Language
English
Budget
$25 million
Box office
$71 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
2014
2014
Year
2014
Group
London Critics Circle Film Awards[citation needed]
Award
British Actor of the Year
Result
Nominated
Notes
Michael Fassbender
2014
2014
Year
2014
Group
MTV Movie Awards
Award
Best WTF Moment
Result
Nominated
Notes
Cameron Diaz
| Year | Group | Award | Result | Notes |
| 2014 | London Critics Circle Film Awards[citation needed] | British Actor of the Year | Nominated | Michael Fassbender |
| 2014 | MTV Movie Awards | Best WTF Moment | Nominated | Cameron Diaz |
References
- AFI Catalog of Feature Filmshttp://catalog.afi.com/Film/69790-THE-COUNSELOR?sid=e4b46131-6b38-4480-956a-111441ea7c4a&sr=3.2453992&cp=1&pos=2
- THE COUNSELORhttps://web.archive.org/web/20131029212214/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/counsellor-film
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-box-office-bad-grandpa-counselor-gravity-20131024,0,6832992.story#axzz2igpzvl9X
- Box Office Mojohttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2193215/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
- "The Crossing, The Counselor and the Timely Death of Cormac McCarthy"https://web.archive.org/web/20181223211518/https://serpentbox.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/the-crossing-the-counselor-and-the-timely-death-of-cormac-mccarthy/
- TheWrap.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170707153350/http://www.thewrap.com/deal-central/column-post/no-country-old-men-novelist-cormac-mccarthy-sells-first-spec-script-34512/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2012/01/ridley-scott-in-talks-for-cormac-mccarthys-the-counselor-223855/
- JoBlo.comhttps://www.joblo.com/movie-news/ridley-scott-confirmed-to-direct-cormac-mccarthy-penned-the-counselor
- INeedMyFix.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120803002437/https://www.ineedmyfix.com/2012/08/01/first-looks-at-michael-fassbender-and-brad-pitt-filming-the-counselor/
- HitFix.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20131029183900/http://www.hitfix.com/news/ridley-scott-halts-production-on-the-counselor-following-brothers-death
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2012/09/ridley-scott-restarts-the-counselor-monday-328364/
- Speakeasyhttps://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/06/25/ridley-scott-cormac-mccarthy-team-up-for-the-counselor-trailer/
- Women's Wear Dailyhttp://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/armanis-new-deal-7206319
- New York Posthttps://nypost.com/2013/10/22/the-dramatic-fashion-of-the-counselor/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cameron-diaz-dark-counselor-style-648420
- Entertainment Weeklyhttp://popstyle.ew.com/2013/10/25/dressing-cameron-diaz-javier-bardem-and-more-stars-of-the-counselor/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cineeurope-javier-bardems-hairdo-counselor-575658
- Film Music Reporterhttp://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/04/26/daniel-pemberton-scoring-ridley-scotts-the-counselor/
- Soundtrack.nethttp://www.soundtrack.net/news/article/?id=1710
- Mhttps://web.archive.org/web/20131019025704/http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/interviews/interview-dan-pemberton/
- Film Music Reporterhttp://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/10/10/the-counselor-soundtrack-details/
- Excerpt only.
- Box Office Mojohttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3743&p=.htm
- Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/10/24/why-hollywood-needs-jackass/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2013/10/finke-jackass-bad-grandpa-kicks-up-giant-1-4m-from-late-shows-620119/
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_counselor_2013/
- The Counselorhttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-counselor
- Gizmodo UKhttps://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/11/exclusive-the-most-critically-divisive-films-according-to-data/
- Box Office Mojohttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed1199440900/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/counselor/review/649925
- "Kermode Uncut: My Ten Worst Movies Of 2013"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGs77wRBBSs
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-the-counselor-review-20131025,0,3247.story
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-the-counselor-1200758390/
- Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/23294040-421/the-counselor-outrageous-sex-brutal-violence-and-gorgeous-words.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/25/movies/the-counselor-a-cormac-mccarthy-tale-of-mostly-evil.html
- 2013
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2013/film/columns/the-counselor-rearview-ridley-scott-1200770790/
- "RIGHTING A WRONG. Film for Day 6: THE COUNSELOR Ridley Scott. A meditation of the illusory nature of normalcy and the devastation to come"https://x.com/RealGDT/status/648508158697177089
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/ridley-scott-interview-gladiator-2-alien-blade-runner-1236049190/
- MTV.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140711135654/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2014/wtf-moment/