Critics are BLOCKED from reviewing Russell Crowe’s thriller Unhinged ahead of the Australian release date
Russell Crowe plays a man blinded by road rage in his new movie, psychological thriller Unhinged.
But according to The Daily Telegraph’s Confidential on Friday, film critics won’t be able to review the blockbuster ahead of its release date.
Instead, they will have to wait until July 30, when the movie will be made available to the Australian public.
Reports: According to The Daily Telegraph’s Confidential on Friday, critics have been BLOCKED from reviewing Russell Crowe’s thriller Unhinged, ahead of the Australian release date. Russell, 56, is pictured in June 2019
A spokesperson for StudioCanal, the Australian film distributor, reportedly told Confidential that the decision was impacted by the US release date having been pushed back to August.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to StudioCanal for further comment.
Russell, 56, has been doing the publicity rounds for Unhinged this week.
No prior reviews: Instead, they will have to wait until July 30, when the movie will be made available to the Australian public. Russell is pictured promoting the film on Australian talk show, The Project
Speaking on the Australian Today show on Tuesday, the Gladiator star revealed what was actually going through his head while playing a man blinded by road rage.
‘It depends. It could be planning my bike road that I’m going to do the next morning,’ the Oscar-winning actor admitted.
‘It could be, “I forgot to pick up the limes for the mayonnaise for the coleslaw dressing.” It could be many things,’ he added.
‘It could be, ‘I forgot to pick up the limes for the mayonnaise”: The Gladiator star spoke to the Australian Today show on Tuesday about what he was thinking about, while playing a man blinded by road rage in the film (pictured in Unhinged)
Tricks of the trade: Lifting the curtain on the filming process, Russell explained: ‘Quite often what you are doing is about where the camera is’
Lifting the curtain on the filming process, Russell explained: ‘Quite often what you are doing is about where the camera is.
‘And, you know, it appears to be you are a man alone in a car, but you might have 100 people surrounding you and lights and all that sort of stuff.’
Of his acting method, Russell didn’t give much away and simply said: ‘You do learn over time to refine and distill how you get to things.’
Unhinged is released on July 30 in Australia, on July 31 in the UK, and has been pushed back to August in the US.
Practice makes perfect: Of his acting method, Russell didn’t give much away and simply said: ‘You do learn over time to refine and distill how you get to things’
Upcoming: Unhinged will be released in Australia on July 30, on July 31 in the UK, and has been pushed back to August in the US