It’s been some time since we heard from Ezra Miller. That’s in all probability a great factor. The once-promising actor went on an extensively documented spree of mayhem, violence, and alleged abuse that overshadowed their work. They have been caught on digicam choking a woman. They have been arrested a number of instances for prices together with disorderly conduct and harassment. One couple was granted a temporary restraining order in opposition to Miller after Miller allegedly threatened them and stole considered one of their passports. Miller was additionally accused of grooming and manipulating a younger girl, and of telling those that they have been a Messiah to the Native American inhabitants. Additionally, there have been burglary charges thrown into the combine too.
Miller was mainly wheeled out for the briefest of pink carpet appearances for The Flash then despatched away, as Warner Bros. desperately tried to maintain its head in the sand for worry that every one these pesky incidents of violence and alleged grooming would injury their field workplace grosses (the movie was a flop, extra as a result of it was garbage than due to Miller.)
That was over two years in the past, however now, Miller is seemingly dipping their toes again into the world of movie. They have been noticed briefly at the Cannes premiere for Die, My Love, the new movie by director Lynne Ramsay. The pair labored collectively on We Must Discuss About Kevin, which was Miller’s largest function to this point at that time. Now, Ramsay says she’s engaged on a brand new venture for Miller.
Ramsay instructed The Los Angeles Times: “I’m making a vampire film. It’s with Ezra Miller who was in Kevin. He’s the principal character. That’s in improvement.’
I have to say: Lynne Ramsay is considered one of my favorite filmmakers and I’ve spent years hoping she’d make a vampire film, so it is a actual cursed monkey’s paw second for me.
Okay, let’s additionally sluggish our rolls right here. Ramsay doesn’t make many motion pictures. She’s an indie darling however not a industrial big (though Die, My Love bought to MUBI for some huge cash so that may change.) She additionally has a number of movies she’s been engaged on for years with little to no updates, together with one referred to as Polaris starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix. This vampire film has no distribution deal or beginning date for capturing or perhaps a title. That is simply her throwing out her present plans to the world, perhaps as a trial balloon or to drum up consideration. So, it’s not precisely an Ezra Miller comeback, proper? However nonetheless, who requested for this?
Look, Miller is proficient, and their psychological well being struggles are reportedly fairly in depth. In the assertion they issued to apologize for previous behaviour in August 2022, they stated that that they had “gone by way of a time of intense disaster” and had begun therapy for “complicated psychological well being points.” I hope they’re therapeutic. I actually do. I’m undecided that goes hand in hand with returning to Hollywood proper now.
It’s additionally powerful to separate Miller’s behaviour from how Warner Bros. all however ignored it as a result of the studio was so fearful of doing something that may injury The Flash, a mediocre film that critics and audiences alike rejected. It turned clear in a short time throughout that crime spree that Miller’s cruelties and abuses could be excused if WB may get some cash out of their troubled actor’s on-screen work. Except for all however condoning Miller’s violence, in addition they just about ignored the psychological well being points. It was each callous and sleazy. What if Miller had gone additional and harm others or themself? At what level would Warner Bros. have felt the want to really do or say one thing?
I do nonetheless need a Lynne Ramsay vampire film. Simply forged Tilda once more. Drawback solved.