The actress and director, who teamed up for the third time on Fox's 'Joy,' discussed why they work well together at a conversation moderated by Tina Brown....more
Director-writer David O. Russell will deliver the annual David Lean Lecture, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ prestigious film talk, on Dec. 19 at its London headquarters....more
Announced this week, David O. Russell will be honored at the 20th Annual Art Directors Guild's Excellence in Production Design Awards, where he will be presented the Cinematic Imagery Award....more
On July 15, the first look at "Joy" was released. The official trailer focuses on the real-life rags-to-riches story of Joy Mangano, a single mother of three who overcomes insurmountable obstacles to become the founder of a billion-dollar family empire after inventing the Miracle Mop.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen!
Check out the trailer here!
David O. Russell’s latest project, “Joy,” is still in production, but that didn’t stop the director from sharing a sneak peek of the drama — and speculated 2016 Oscar contender — at CinemaCon in Las Vegas Thursday....more
Teamsters Local 25 will honor writer-director David O. Russell at its annual Light Up the Night Gala for Autism on Saturday, for his work as an advocate for mental health issues. Russell has worked closely with Local 25 while filming the Massachusetts movies “The Fighter,” “American Hustle,” and “Joy,” which is now in production....more
David O Russell's new film is based on the true story of the single mother of three children from Long Island, New York, who struggled through the difficult times but went on to become one of America's most successful entrepreneurs....more
"American Hustle was a propulsive kind of cinema that was driven by music," director David O. Russell told me during a recent interview about how music works in his films. "Music was how the two main characters came together, via 'Jeep's Blues' by Duke Ellington—a song that's very dear to me and that's about reinvention and being on the outside—and that music helped me get inside the romance....more
View the David O. Russell Featurette on the Sony Pictures youtube channel.
