BAFTA and SAG Award nominee Eddie Redmayne (“The Good Nurse”) recently chatted with Gold Derby’s Denton Davidson about his process for portraying serial killer nurse Charles Cullen. Redmayne goes to truly dark depths for this role in the Netflix psychological drama. It’s a noticeable change of pace for the popular British actor who normally plays heroic figures on the big screen, including when he won the Best Actor Oscar for “The Theory of Everything” (2014).
Redmayne takes us behind the scenes on how the script for “The Good Nurse” first came to him, what it was like working with director Tobias Lindholm and co-star Jessica Chastain, and the film’s wild success on Netflix. As for what enticed him to do the project, he tells us, “It had this sort of label of true crime, but as it unraveled, it seemed almost genreless. It refused to be boxed.”
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Redmayne takes us behind the scenes on how the script for “The Good Nurse” first came to him, what it was like working with director Tobias Lindholm and co-star Jessica Chastain, and the film’s wild success on Netflix. As for what enticed him to do the project, he tells us, “It had this sort of label of true crime, but as it unraveled, it seemed almost genreless. It refused to be boxed.”
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- 2/15/2023
- by Latasha Ford and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Krysty Wilson-Cairns, the Oscar-nominated writer behind films such as 1917, Last Night In Soho and last year’s Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne starrer The Good Nurse. We sit down with the Scottish talent to talk about how she collaborates with big directors like Sam Mendes and Edgar Wright, her new outfit Great Company and why she plans to pay it forward.
If you’re unfamiliar with the word gallus, you haven’t met Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The Scottish writer uses the colloquial term to describe herself when reflecting on how she got work experience on the popular long-running Scottish detective series Taggart, which was shooting in her Glasgow neighborhood the summer she turned 15.
“I had somewhere I had to be,” recalls Wilson-Cairns.
If you’re unfamiliar with the word gallus, you haven’t met Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The Scottish writer uses the colloquial term to describe herself when reflecting on how she got work experience on the popular long-running Scottish detective series Taggart, which was shooting in her Glasgow neighborhood the summer she turned 15.
“I had somewhere I had to be,” recalls Wilson-Cairns.
- 2/9/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Nearly two decades have passed since the arrest of New Jersey nurse Charles Cullen made national headlines, and now the story of how the serial killer was brought to justice by his coworker, Amy Loughren, has been adapted for the screen under the title “The Good Nurse.” Eddie Redmayne’s performance as Cullen has earned him his sixth Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, which could lead to a history-making victory. Since he already won the lead actor category for 2014’s “The Theory of Everything” and the ensemble award for 2020’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” he only needs to clinch this supporting trophy in order to become the first male recipient of all possible SAG Awards for film acting.
For the first time in nine years, all five supporting actor nominees are new to the category. Paul Dano (“The Fabelmans”) is the only other past SAG Award winner in the bunch,...
For the first time in nine years, all five supporting actor nominees are new to the category. Paul Dano (“The Fabelmans”) is the only other past SAG Award winner in the bunch,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Eddie Redmayne turned in one of the subtler but ultimately shocking serial killer portrayals, starring with Jessica Chastain in the Tobias Lindholm-directed Netflix drama The Good Nurse. In the movie based on actual events, Redmayne’s Charlie Cullen goes from a non-descript night nurse who becomes a lifesaving friend to co-worker Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain), until she realized her pal might be killing patients who should be recovering. He would ultimately confess to killing about 40 people, and drew 18 executive life sentences, while the hospital administrators who quietly dismissed him even though they had their suspicions were not punished for the cover-up.
In Redmayne, this is the kind of versatility you might expect from an actor who’s won the Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe, BAFTA and two Laurence Oliver awards and in turns such as Cabaret onstage, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Here, Redmayne discusses the opinions he...
In Redmayne, this is the kind of versatility you might expect from an actor who’s won the Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe, BAFTA and two Laurence Oliver awards and in turns such as Cabaret onstage, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Here, Redmayne discusses the opinions he...
- 1/16/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Almost a decade into the true crime renaissance, appetites for fresh content – particularly of the white male serial-killer-next-door variety – remain insatiable. In December, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” became the second most-watched English-language show in Netflix history, while Ted Bundy, the subject of two new movies in 2021, is more or less his own subgenre.
The latest hit is “The Good Nurse,” which debuted on Netflix in November and recently picked up a Golden Globe nomination for star Eddie Redmayne. Directed by Tobias Lindholm, it follows Charles Cullen, who is serving 18 consecutive life sentences for killing as many as 40 New Jersey hospital patients and is suspected of killing hundreds more.
All the reasons why his story was destined to be made into a movie – the number of victims, his unusual methodology, the fact that he hid in plain sight for so long – were the same reasons Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne...
The latest hit is “The Good Nurse,” which debuted on Netflix in November and recently picked up a Golden Globe nomination for star Eddie Redmayne. Directed by Tobias Lindholm, it follows Charles Cullen, who is serving 18 consecutive life sentences for killing as many as 40 New Jersey hospital patients and is suspected of killing hundreds more.
All the reasons why his story was destined to be made into a movie – the number of victims, his unusual methodology, the fact that he hid in plain sight for so long – were the same reasons Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne...
- 1/7/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
“I’m someone that prefers to react to what’s in front of me, rather than going out with an aspiration or ambition of what I could play,” reveals Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne in our recent webchat. He plays serial killer Charles Cullin in “The Good Nurse,” which made its Netflix debut on October 26. “This script arrived in my hands six years ago and I knew [director Tobias Lindholm‘s] work. When I read the script it had the label of true crime, but as it unraveled it seemed almost genre-less. It refused to be boxed.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Tobias Lindholm (‘The Good Nurse’ director) on how America’s most prolific serial killer went unnoticed [Exclusive Video Interview]
In “The Good Nurse,” Redmayne plays an infamous caregiver implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. He is ultimately brought to justice by his friend and co-worker Amy Loughren (played...
See Tobias Lindholm (‘The Good Nurse’ director) on how America’s most prolific serial killer went unnoticed [Exclusive Video Interview]
In “The Good Nurse,” Redmayne plays an infamous caregiver implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. He is ultimately brought to justice by his friend and co-worker Amy Loughren (played...
- 12/13/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
“I had never heard of this guy, and I would be the kind of person who would know about the most prolific serial killer in the U.S.,” The Good Nurse director Tobias Lindholm said of the real-life Charles Cullen, played by Eddie Redmayne in the Netflix film.
“I realized this was not a story about necessarily a serial killer but about a whole system allowing him to continue to do what he was doing, and then I knew we had a story that would throw us back to the great ’70s thrillers that I love,” Lindholm added about Cullen and the for-profit American medical companies that shuffled the killer nurse around from hospital to hospital for years, resulting in hundreds of patient murders.
Related: Deadline’s The Contenders LA3C: Full Coverage
Joined by The Theory of Everything Oscar winner Redmayne, Lindholm was speaking with me today at Deadline...
“I realized this was not a story about necessarily a serial killer but about a whole system allowing him to continue to do what he was doing, and then I knew we had a story that would throw us back to the great ’70s thrillers that I love,” Lindholm added about Cullen and the for-profit American medical companies that shuffled the killer nurse around from hospital to hospital for years, resulting in hundreds of patient murders.
Related: Deadline’s The Contenders LA3C: Full Coverage
Joined by The Theory of Everything Oscar winner Redmayne, Lindholm was speaking with me today at Deadline...
- 12/10/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Cuban star Ana de Armas made waves with her controversial take on Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel about the late star. De Armas’ endlessly emotive performance makes an interesting contrast to London-born Eddie Redmayne, tightly controlled in “The Good Nurse,” as serial murderer Charles Cullen, whose crimes eventually raise the suspicions of the film’s title character, Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain). In conversation, de Armas and Redmayne rave about each other’s work — an especially meaningful compliment for de Armas, as Redmayne knows his Monroe: He starred opposite Michelle Williams in 2011’s “My Week With Marilyn.”
Ana De Armas: I’ve been a big admirer of yours for a long time. I remember going to the premiere of “The Danish Girl.”
Eddie Redmayne: Really?
De Armas: And the after-party. I was just blown away by your performance. So it’s pretty...
Ana De Armas: I’ve been a big admirer of yours for a long time. I remember going to the premiere of “The Danish Girl.”
Eddie Redmayne: Really?
De Armas: And the after-party. I was just blown away by your performance. So it’s pretty...
- 12/9/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
‘The Good Nurse’ Star Eddie Redmayne Found Humanity in the Inhumane for the Netflix True Crime Drama
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In Tobias Lindholm’s Netflix drama The Good Nurse, Eddie Redmayne plays real-life serial killer Charlie Cullen, who at first seems like a sweet, docile hospital nurse until it’s revealed over the course of the film that he’s been stealthily killing perhaps hundreds of patients — for no apparent reason. Fellow Oscar winner Jessica Chastain stars as Cullen’s colleague Amy Loughren, who discovers Cullen’s crimes and fights a corrupt medical system to expose him.
Loughren’s fight served as the subject of Charles Graeber’s nonfiction book of the same name, which became the basis for the script by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (a best screenplay Oscar nominee for 1917). Loughren met with both Redmayne and Chastain prior to filming and even visited the set. After six years of production, with stops and starts as funding came and went, her story is finally out in the world.
In Tobias Lindholm’s Netflix drama The Good Nurse, Eddie Redmayne plays real-life serial killer Charlie Cullen, who at first seems like a sweet, docile hospital nurse until it’s revealed over the course of the film that he’s been stealthily killing perhaps hundreds of patients — for no apparent reason. Fellow Oscar winner Jessica Chastain stars as Cullen’s colleague Amy Loughren, who discovers Cullen’s crimes and fights a corrupt medical system to expose him.
Loughren’s fight served as the subject of Charles Graeber’s nonfiction book of the same name, which became the basis for the script by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (a best screenplay Oscar nominee for 1917). Loughren met with both Redmayne and Chastain prior to filming and even visited the set. After six years of production, with stops and starts as funding came and went, her story is finally out in the world.
- 12/7/2022
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Eddie Redmayne won his first Oscar for playing the paralyzed genius Stephen Hawking in the warmly received biopic “The Theory of Everything.” In telling the story of how the Oxford-educated Hawking overcame his physical limitations brought on by Als — or Lou Gehrig’s disease — to have a brilliant career as a physicist and author (“A Brief History of Time” was a best seller), and achieve personal satisfaction with two wives and two children, Redmayne won the hearts of academy voters and claimed the Best Actor prize in 2015.
Seven years later, Redmayne is trying for a second gold statuette in another real-life role but this one is sinister and twisted. The British actor plays Charles Cullen, a nurse who is serving 18 consecutive life sentences for the murders of various patients in his care in the Netflix film “The Good Nurse.” The “good” in the title refers to Amy Loughren, the...
Seven years later, Redmayne is trying for a second gold statuette in another real-life role but this one is sinister and twisted. The British actor plays Charles Cullen, a nurse who is serving 18 consecutive life sentences for the murders of various patients in his care in the Netflix film “The Good Nurse.” The “good” in the title refers to Amy Loughren, the...
- 12/1/2022
- by Robert Rorke
- Gold Derby
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on October 19, 2022, and has been lightly updated throughout.
It’s the week before Eddie Redmayne’s latest film, Tobias Lindholm’s “The Good Nurse,” hits select theaters after a robust festival run. The Oscar winner is in an SUV, zipping from one engagement to the next. He’s been everywhere lately, Toronto to New York, Mill Valley to Newport Beach, Los Angeles to London. He’s all smiles.
And, hilariously, the genial Brit somehow lights up even more when asked why he took on the role of Charles Cullen, potentially America’s most prolific serial killer, for the Netflix drama.
Me: “This is so not an Eddie Redmayne role. You’re a serial killer!” Redmayne: “Oh, that’s like the loveliest thing you could possibly say!”
He continued: “I think the joy of what I do, the job that I do, is...
It’s the week before Eddie Redmayne’s latest film, Tobias Lindholm’s “The Good Nurse,” hits select theaters after a robust festival run. The Oscar winner is in an SUV, zipping from one engagement to the next. He’s been everywhere lately, Toronto to New York, Mill Valley to Newport Beach, Los Angeles to London. He’s all smiles.
And, hilariously, the genial Brit somehow lights up even more when asked why he took on the role of Charles Cullen, potentially America’s most prolific serial killer, for the Netflix drama.
Me: “This is so not an Eddie Redmayne role. You’re a serial killer!” Redmayne: “Oh, that’s like the loveliest thing you could possibly say!”
He continued: “I think the joy of what I do, the job that I do, is...
- 12/1/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Tobias Lindholm’s “The Good Nurse,” now streaming on Netflix, features a chilling performance from Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne. In the true-crime drama, he plays serial killer Charles Cullen, a nurse who supposedly murdered hundreds of patients while in his care. Jessica Chastain plays Amy Loughren, a single mother and fellow nurse at Parkfield Memorial Hospital in New Jersey who uncovers Charles’ killings. Check out an exclusive featurette below, courtesy of Netflix, highlighting the challenges that went into Redmayne’s many-layered turn, which marks his creepiest role to date.
Based on Charles Graeber’s 2013 book “The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder” with input from the real-life Loughren, the thriller is directed by Danish filmmaker Lindholm.
“I had that feeling when I read the script of, ‘Can I play this person without the why?’ But then I kind of thought on that and ultimately realized that...
Based on Charles Graeber’s 2013 book “The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder” with input from the real-life Loughren, the thriller is directed by Danish filmmaker Lindholm.
“I had that feeling when I read the script of, ‘Can I play this person without the why?’ But then I kind of thought on that and ultimately realized that...
- 11/23/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
“To me the supervillain of the story isn’t the person committing the violence, it’s the organization that allows it to exist, turns a blind eye to it, and medicine for profit,” says Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, who plays real-life ICU nurse Amy Loughren in The Good Nurse.
The Netflix film in part holds the American hospital system accountable for the murder of 400-plus victims at the hands of serial killer nurse Charlie Cullen, played by fellow Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne. Chastain, Redmayne and director Tobias Lindholm appeared to discuss the project at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles awards-season event.
Related: The Contenders Film: Los Angeles – Deadline’s Full Coverage
Lindholm shared Chastain’s viewpoint. “The question we are interested in is why wasn’t [Cullen] stopped? he said. “What was it in the American hospital system that made this go on for years and allowed him to go...
The Netflix film in part holds the American hospital system accountable for the murder of 400-plus victims at the hands of serial killer nurse Charlie Cullen, played by fellow Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne. Chastain, Redmayne and director Tobias Lindholm appeared to discuss the project at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles awards-season event.
Related: The Contenders Film: Los Angeles – Deadline’s Full Coverage
Lindholm shared Chastain’s viewpoint. “The question we are interested in is why wasn’t [Cullen] stopped? he said. “What was it in the American hospital system that made this go on for years and allowed him to go...
- 11/19/2022
- by Amanda Champagne-Meadows
- Deadline Film + TV
“I was quite amazed that I had never heard of Charles Cullen because I’m the kind of weirdo that Googles serial killers at 3:00 a.m.,” says writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns about “The Good Nurse,” which tells the story of one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. We talked to Wilson-Cairns as part of our “Meet the Experts” film writers panel. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
SEEWill Eddie Redmayne (‘The Good Nurse’) be the latest Oscar winner for playing against type as a notorious villain?
“The Good Nurse” is about Cullen (played by Eddie Redmayne), who went from hospital to hospital killing patients but flying under the radar. Wilson-Cairns initially intended to pass on the project because “I didn’t really want to do a serial killer story,” but that changed when she learned of Amy Loughren (played by Jessica Chastain), a fellow nurse who befriended...
SEEWill Eddie Redmayne (‘The Good Nurse’) be the latest Oscar winner for playing against type as a notorious villain?
“The Good Nurse” is about Cullen (played by Eddie Redmayne), who went from hospital to hospital killing patients but flying under the radar. Wilson-Cairns initially intended to pass on the project because “I didn’t really want to do a serial killer story,” but that changed when she learned of Amy Loughren (played by Jessica Chastain), a fellow nurse who befriended...
- 11/15/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Photo: ‘The Good Nurse’ Working long nights in the ICU, battling a severe heart condition, and parenting two children as a single mother, Amy Loughren was happy to meet a new coworker and colleague that exerted energy that lifted weights off her shoulders. With their newfound friendship, Amy Loughren did not expect that she would fall into an objective to save the lives of any patients in the path of Charles Cullen, a nurse suspected to be responsible for the undetected murders of many patients. Hesitant, as she believed this was out of character for the charismatic and relatable Charles, the rise of deaths in the hospital following the employment of Cullen raised her suspicions. Teaming up with detectives Tim Braun and Danny Baldwin, Amy worked discreetly with the duo to get proof of the homicides and a confession from Charles. Dramatized from the real events in 2003 and the novel by Charles Graeber,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Nino Vongphachanh
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
“Capturing the Killer Nurse” is a documentary about Charles Cullen, the serial killer whose chilling story is the basis of the Eddie Redmayne/Jessica Chastain movie “The Good Nurse.” Both films are being released by Netflix, in what has become a synergistic system of true-crime-as-cross-promotion. What both versions show you is that the Cullen saga may be the first case of a serial killer who was enabled by corporate malfeasance.
Cullen, a geek with a porn-star mustache and a smirky grimace who spent 16 years as a highly regarded nurse in the Northeast (mostly New Jersey), injected hospital drugs — principally the heart-failure medication Digoxin — into a number of patients, killing them “invisibly.” He was arrested in December 2003 and confessed to the murders of 29 people; many think that he killed closer to 400. Given that his track record of foul play is traceable to the early ’90s, and that he worked in nine different hospitals,...
Cullen, a geek with a porn-star mustache and a smirky grimace who spent 16 years as a highly regarded nurse in the Northeast (mostly New Jersey), injected hospital drugs — principally the heart-failure medication Digoxin — into a number of patients, killing them “invisibly.” He was arrested in December 2003 and confessed to the murders of 29 people; many think that he killed closer to 400. Given that his track record of foul play is traceable to the early ’90s, and that he worked in nine different hospitals,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Warning: The following article contains major spoilers for the Netflix film "The Good Nurse."
Any show or film "based on a true story" is guaranteed to have a built-in creep factor. In the case of "The Good Nurse," the story rips pages from Charles Graeber's 2013 book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which details how real-life serial killer Charles "Charlie" Cullen murdered dozens (possibly hundreds) of people. The film, co-starring Eddie Redmayne as Cullen and Jessica Chastain as the eponymous good nurse Amy Loughren, is the latest in a long string of serial killer adaptations to hit Netflix, for better or worse.
While the film itself falls a little flat, there is plenty to admire about both Chastain's and Redmayne's performances. Redmayne, in particular, makes a disturbing turn as the deadly nurse, who insidiously wields his power to kill people under the guise of simply doing his job.
Any show or film "based on a true story" is guaranteed to have a built-in creep factor. In the case of "The Good Nurse," the story rips pages from Charles Graeber's 2013 book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which details how real-life serial killer Charles "Charlie" Cullen murdered dozens (possibly hundreds) of people. The film, co-starring Eddie Redmayne as Cullen and Jessica Chastain as the eponymous good nurse Amy Loughren, is the latest in a long string of serial killer adaptations to hit Netflix, for better or worse.
While the film itself falls a little flat, there is plenty to admire about both Chastain's and Redmayne's performances. Redmayne, in particular, makes a disturbing turn as the deadly nurse, who insidiously wields his power to kill people under the guise of simply doing his job.
- 11/9/2022
- by Bee Scott
- Slash Film
These days, Netflix is all in on the serial killer beat, thanks to myriad offerings on the twisted subject, from Ryan Murphy’s massively successful Jeffrey Dahmer miniseries to Tobias Lindholm’s recent chilly drama “The Good Nurse.” Never one to waste an opportunity to keep its audience’s rapt attention, Murphy’s initial one-off is now set for the anthology treatment (which will explore various titular “monsters” through history), while Lindholm’s fact-based feature is followed by a flimsy documentary about murderous nurse Charles Cullen.
— particularly when interested parties can watch Lindholm’s far superior dramatization of the same material. The Cullen case is ripe for exploration, though, what with the convicted murderer believed to potentially be America’s most prolific serial killer. He’s currently incarcerated for 11 back-to-back lifetime sentences with 29 confirmed victims and possibly 400 overall. That Cullen never fully atoned or explained his crimes — committed while working...
— particularly when interested parties can watch Lindholm’s far superior dramatization of the same material. The Cullen case is ripe for exploration, though, what with the convicted murderer believed to potentially be America’s most prolific serial killer. He’s currently incarcerated for 11 back-to-back lifetime sentences with 29 confirmed victims and possibly 400 overall. That Cullen never fully atoned or explained his crimes — committed while working...
- 11/9/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Netflix has debuted a teaser trailer for true crime documentary ‘Capturing The Killer Nurse.’
Charlie Cullen was an experienced registered nurse, trusted and beloved by his colleagues at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey. He was also one of history’s most prolific serial killers, with a body count potentially numbering in the hundreds across multiple medical facilities in the Northeast.
Based on The Good Nurse, the best-selling book written by Charles Graeber to be dramatized in a Netflix feature film starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, premiering this fall, this new documentary from Emmy-nominated director Tim Travers Hawkins (Xy Chelsea) reveals the twisted story behind Cullen’s hidden spree of murders.
Using audio from Cullen himself and emotional sit-downs with those closest to the events including whistle-blower and fellow nurse Amy Loughren, the detectives who cracked the case, author Graeber, and family members of the victims the film traces...
Charlie Cullen was an experienced registered nurse, trusted and beloved by his colleagues at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey. He was also one of history’s most prolific serial killers, with a body count potentially numbering in the hundreds across multiple medical facilities in the Northeast.
Based on The Good Nurse, the best-selling book written by Charles Graeber to be dramatized in a Netflix feature film starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, premiering this fall, this new documentary from Emmy-nominated director Tim Travers Hawkins (Xy Chelsea) reveals the twisted story behind Cullen’s hidden spree of murders.
Using audio from Cullen himself and emotional sit-downs with those closest to the events including whistle-blower and fellow nurse Amy Loughren, the detectives who cracked the case, author Graeber, and family members of the victims the film traces...
- 11/8/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
How do you capture the most prolific serial killer in American history? It just takes one whistleblower to call out her colleague.
Jessica Chastain portrays nurse Amy Loughren, who helped take down killer Charles Cullen (Eddie Redmayne) in the Netflix drama “The Good Nurse.” Cullen is believed to have murdered as many as 400 patients over the course of his 16-year career in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Now, the real Loughren is sharing her side of the story in the documentary “Capturing the Killer Nurse.”
“The idea that a nurse might be killing patients was very disturbing,” Loughren says in the trailer. “There’s no eyewitnesses. There’s no cameras.”
Cullen was an experienced registered nurse at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey. “Capturing the Killer Nurse” uses audio from Cullen himself and emotional sit-downs with those closest to the events — including Loughren, the detectives who cracked the case, author Graeber,...
Jessica Chastain portrays nurse Amy Loughren, who helped take down killer Charles Cullen (Eddie Redmayne) in the Netflix drama “The Good Nurse.” Cullen is believed to have murdered as many as 400 patients over the course of his 16-year career in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Now, the real Loughren is sharing her side of the story in the documentary “Capturing the Killer Nurse.”
“The idea that a nurse might be killing patients was very disturbing,” Loughren says in the trailer. “There’s no eyewitnesses. There’s no cameras.”
Cullen was an experienced registered nurse at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey. “Capturing the Killer Nurse” uses audio from Cullen himself and emotional sit-downs with those closest to the events — including Loughren, the detectives who cracked the case, author Graeber,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Netflix often likes to double down on their true crime programming. For example, they released both Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and the Bundy biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile around the same time. They did something similar with Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes and the series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Now they’re following the release of the true crime-inspired movie The Good Nurse (read our review Here) with the release of the documentary Capturing the Killer Nurse. The teaser trailer for the documentary, which will be available to watch on the streaming service as of November 11th, can be seen above.
Directed by Tim Travers Hawkins, Capturing the Killer Nurse has the following synopsis:
Charlie Cullen was an experienced registered nurse, trusted and beloved by his colleagues at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey. He was also one...
Directed by Tim Travers Hawkins, Capturing the Killer Nurse has the following synopsis:
Charlie Cullen was an experienced registered nurse, trusted and beloved by his colleagues at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey. He was also one...
- 11/7/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Eddie Redmayne has admitted he relished the opportunity to play a murderer in The Good Nurse after starring in Fantastic Beasts.
The British actor and Jessica Chastain are receiving rave reviews for their roles in the new Netflix serial killer drama.
Based on a true story, The Good Nurse follows Charles Cullen (Redmayne), a nurse who murders dozens – perhaps even hundreds – of patients over the course of a 16-year period. Chastain plays Cullen’s colleague who helped get him arrested, Amy Loughren.
It’s quite a turn for Redmayne who has long played the affable, harebrained wizard Newt Scamander in Jk Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts saga, which culminated in The Secrets of Dumbledore this year.
In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times, Redmayne said he relished the opportunity to portray a darker character off the back of the family film series.
“I love making those huge symphonic films,...
The British actor and Jessica Chastain are receiving rave reviews for their roles in the new Netflix serial killer drama.
Based on a true story, The Good Nurse follows Charles Cullen (Redmayne), a nurse who murders dozens – perhaps even hundreds – of patients over the course of a 16-year period. Chastain plays Cullen’s colleague who helped get him arrested, Amy Loughren.
It’s quite a turn for Redmayne who has long played the affable, harebrained wizard Newt Scamander in Jk Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts saga, which culminated in The Secrets of Dumbledore this year.
In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times, Redmayne said he relished the opportunity to portray a darker character off the back of the family film series.
“I love making those huge symphonic films,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
The Good Nurse director Tobias Lindholm and producer Scott Franklin joined Deadline’s Contenders Film: New York awards-season event to talk about their Netflix pic and especially the film’s two Oscar-winning stars: Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne.
Based on Charles Graeber’s crime thriller book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder and adapted by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917), the film centers on Amy Loughren (Chastain), a nurse who starts to believe that her colleague Charlie Cullen (Redmayne) is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths. She risks her own life to uncover the truth.
Noah Emmerich, Nnamdi Asomugha and Kim Dickens also star.
Related: Contenders New York 2022: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
Lindholm said he had been waiting a long time — almost a decade in fact — to work with Chastain, who won the Best Actress Oscar last year for The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
“Since...
Based on Charles Graeber’s crime thriller book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder and adapted by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917), the film centers on Amy Loughren (Chastain), a nurse who starts to believe that her colleague Charlie Cullen (Redmayne) is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths. She risks her own life to uncover the truth.
Noah Emmerich, Nnamdi Asomugha and Kim Dickens also star.
Related: Contenders New York 2022: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
Lindholm said he had been waiting a long time — almost a decade in fact — to work with Chastain, who won the Best Actress Oscar last year for The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
“Since...
- 11/5/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s that time again, when Deadline decamps to New York City to bring you the latest installment of our Contenders Film series, with the lowdown on some of our favorite Oscar-season possibilities.
Today’s installment, live and in-person at The Times Center in Manhattan, offers some show-stopping talent (see the full lineup and schedule of panels below).
Related: Contenders New York 2022: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
One of the juiciest much-awaited stories this season is Universal Pictures’ She Said, the Maria Schrader-directed telling of the investigation behind New York Times’ 2017 exposé of Harvey Weinstein that launched the #MeToo movement in Hollywood. Based on the 2019 book by the story-breaking journalists Jodi Kantor and Meghan Twohey, Zoe Kazan will be here to talk about her role as Kantor, starring opposite Carey Mulligan as Twohey.
As with She Said, stories based on truth tend to rank high among Oscar contenders, and this year is no exception.
Today’s installment, live and in-person at The Times Center in Manhattan, offers some show-stopping talent (see the full lineup and schedule of panels below).
Related: Contenders New York 2022: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
One of the juiciest much-awaited stories this season is Universal Pictures’ She Said, the Maria Schrader-directed telling of the investigation behind New York Times’ 2017 exposé of Harvey Weinstein that launched the #MeToo movement in Hollywood. Based on the 2019 book by the story-breaking journalists Jodi Kantor and Meghan Twohey, Zoe Kazan will be here to talk about her role as Kantor, starring opposite Carey Mulligan as Twohey.
As with She Said, stories based on truth tend to rank high among Oscar contenders, and this year is no exception.
- 11/5/2022
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Emmerich, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens | Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns | Directed by Tobias Lindholm
Nurse Amy Loughren is shocked when Charlie Cullen, one of her colleagues, is found responsible for the murder of dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years, across two states and nine hospitals, without being charged.
There’s a certain atmosphere present in Tobias Lindholm‘s The Good Nurse that will leave you feeling deeply disturbed and uncomfortable throughout every single minute of its over two-hour running time. Lindholm and screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns have crafted a film that feels so sickening to the point where you can barely stomach it. It’s made even more freaky when you consider the fact that it’s all based on a true story.
The Good Nurse is the definition of a slow-burning crime drama that will leave you guessing at nearly every turn.
Nurse Amy Loughren is shocked when Charlie Cullen, one of her colleagues, is found responsible for the murder of dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years, across two states and nine hospitals, without being charged.
There’s a certain atmosphere present in Tobias Lindholm‘s The Good Nurse that will leave you feeling deeply disturbed and uncomfortable throughout every single minute of its over two-hour running time. Lindholm and screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns have crafted a film that feels so sickening to the point where you can barely stomach it. It’s made even more freaky when you consider the fact that it’s all based on a true story.
The Good Nurse is the definition of a slow-burning crime drama that will leave you guessing at nearly every turn.
- 11/3/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
It feels inappropriate to call the true crime genre "entertainment," but it's never been more evident that audiences can't get enough of dark stories based on real-life events. The true crime bubble keeps getting bigger, and Netflix is cashing in on these stories in a very big way. Despite the protests from the living family members of the victims of Jeffrey Dahmer, Netflix forged through with Ryan Murphy's "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," and the show was a massive success. Murphy's follow-up project, "The Watcher," was so popular it impacted the sales of home security cameras, and the recent release of "The Good Nurse" is proof the streamer doesn't have any intention of changing pace anytime soon.
The latest true crime adaptation is based on Charles Graeber's book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which detailed the shocking story of nurse Amy Loughren,...
The latest true crime adaptation is based on Charles Graeber's book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which detailed the shocking story of nurse Amy Loughren,...
- 11/3/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The real nurse who helped capture a colleague, estimated to be America’s most prolific killer, talks about the facts behind the Netflix thriller
It was his shyness that struck her first. “He was so soft-spoken that immediately I felt like I needed to protect him and my protective nature kicked in right away,” Amy Loughren recalls of Charles Cullen. “I knew that he was brilliant. His knowledge of medications, his knowledge of critical care was outstanding, and I’m drawn to people that are smarter than me. And he laughed at all my jokes. So we were fast friends.”
What Loughren did not know was that Cullen, a fellow night nurse, was murdering patients by secretly administering drug overdoses. But she would eventually help detectives catch her colleague and friend and put him behind bars. Today he remains, by some estimates, the most prolific serial killer in American history.
It was his shyness that struck her first. “He was so soft-spoken that immediately I felt like I needed to protect him and my protective nature kicked in right away,” Amy Loughren recalls of Charles Cullen. “I knew that he was brilliant. His knowledge of medications, his knowledge of critical care was outstanding, and I’m drawn to people that are smarter than me. And he laughed at all my jokes. So we were fast friends.”
What Loughren did not know was that Cullen, a fellow night nurse, was murdering patients by secretly administering drug overdoses. But she would eventually help detectives catch her colleague and friend and put him behind bars. Today he remains, by some estimates, the most prolific serial killer in American history.
- 11/3/2022
- by David Smith in Washington
- The Guardian - Film News
Netflix viewers have lavished praised on the new serial killer drama The Good Nurse.
Based on a true story, The Good Nurse follows Charles Cullen, a nurse who murders dozens – perhaps even hundreds – of patients over the course of a 16-year period.
Eddie Redmayne plays Cullen, while Jessica Chastain stars as another nurse, Amy Loughren.
In the days since the film’s release, viewers have shared their shock on social media after learning of the morbid true story that inspired it.
However, they have also flooded social media with praise for the film, with special commendations reserved for the two lead performances.
“Watched Good Nurse on @netflix how can I miss if it's @jes_chastain,” one viewer wrote on Twitter. “I'm running out of adjectives to describe her performance, just amazing. Eddie Redmayne too excels as usual.”
“I just finished watching The Good Nurse,” wrote another. “The film is solid...
Based on a true story, The Good Nurse follows Charles Cullen, a nurse who murders dozens – perhaps even hundreds – of patients over the course of a 16-year period.
Eddie Redmayne plays Cullen, while Jessica Chastain stars as another nurse, Amy Loughren.
In the days since the film’s release, viewers have shared their shock on social media after learning of the morbid true story that inspired it.
However, they have also flooded social media with praise for the film, with special commendations reserved for the two lead performances.
“Watched Good Nurse on @netflix how can I miss if it's @jes_chastain,” one viewer wrote on Twitter. “I'm running out of adjectives to describe her performance, just amazing. Eddie Redmayne too excels as usual.”
“I just finished watching The Good Nurse,” wrote another. “The film is solid...
- 10/29/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
Netflix viewers have shared their reactions to the streaming service’s latest true crime release, The Good Nurse.
Released on Netflix earlier this week, The Good Nurse tells the true story of Charles Cullen, a nurse and serial killer who murdered dozens – and possibly hundreds – of patients over the course of 16 years.
You can read about the true story that inspired the film here.
In the Netflix film, Cullen is played by The Danish Girl’s Eddie Redmayne. Jessica Chastain plays Amy Loughren, another nurse.
On social media, viewers shared their reactions to the film, with many expressing shock at the grim details of the real story that inspired it.
“The fact that The Good Nurse on Netflix is a true story is horrifying,” one person wrote.
“I just finished watching The Good Nurse and it was very disturbing that this happened in real life,” wrote another. “As someone who...
Released on Netflix earlier this week, The Good Nurse tells the true story of Charles Cullen, a nurse and serial killer who murdered dozens – and possibly hundreds – of patients over the course of 16 years.
You can read about the true story that inspired the film here.
In the Netflix film, Cullen is played by The Danish Girl’s Eddie Redmayne. Jessica Chastain plays Amy Loughren, another nurse.
On social media, viewers shared their reactions to the film, with many expressing shock at the grim details of the real story that inspired it.
“The fact that The Good Nurse on Netflix is a true story is horrifying,” one person wrote.
“I just finished watching The Good Nurse and it was very disturbing that this happened in real life,” wrote another. “As someone who...
- 10/29/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
So for Halloween weekend, what’s an excellent setting for some creepy cinema chills? Sure, big creaky dark mansions are usually the “go-to” locale, and if they’re next to, or even attached to, a crumbling cemetery, well they fit the bill…in many flicks. But what about a public place, not the museums (as in the Night series), or a shopping mall (as in the original classic Dawn Of The Dead)? In this fright film, the main action occurs in a hospital. And unlike the second in the series, Halloween II, the shocks are more than doubled because this new one is a true story (or the “inspired by true events” genre). Oh, but this location is dedicated to healing and helping, right? And that’s the really frightening aspect. But the whole thing is not overly exploitive thanks to the Oscar-winning duo who portray a pair of healthcare workers.
- 10/28/2022
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Image Source: Getty / Leon Bennett
Jessica Chastain is front and center in Netflix's latest true-crime film "The Good Nurse" as heroic nurse Amy Loughren, a pivotal figure who helped take down her coworker turned serial killer, Charles Cullen.
In 2003, Cullen was arrested for the attempted murder of a patient and the murder of another, which eventually led to him confessing to 29 killings throughout his 15-year career as a nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne portrays Cullen in the film, which examines the true story of Loughren's complicated relationship with Cullen - whom she considered a close friend - and how her cooperation with investigators led to the end of his murderous spree.
Amidst "The Good Nurse" hitting Netflix on Oct. 26, here's what Loughren is up to today.
Who Is Amy Loughren?
In 2002, Loughren worked as an ICU nurse at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ,...
Jessica Chastain is front and center in Netflix's latest true-crime film "The Good Nurse" as heroic nurse Amy Loughren, a pivotal figure who helped take down her coworker turned serial killer, Charles Cullen.
In 2003, Cullen was arrested for the attempted murder of a patient and the murder of another, which eventually led to him confessing to 29 killings throughout his 15-year career as a nurse in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne portrays Cullen in the film, which examines the true story of Loughren's complicated relationship with Cullen - whom she considered a close friend - and how her cooperation with investigators led to the end of his murderous spree.
Amidst "The Good Nurse" hitting Netflix on Oct. 26, here's what Loughren is up to today.
Who Is Amy Loughren?
In 2002, Loughren worked as an ICU nurse at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
“The Good Nurse” starring Oscar winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne hits Netflix on October 26, six weeks after its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Deadline awards expert and reviewer Pete Hammond wrote that Chastain is “terrific” and that the movie is “one of the best films of 2022.” With her chances this year still up in the air, let’s look back at Chastain’s wild ride to Oscar glory last March.
In September of 2021, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” was released nationwide starring Chastain as the flamboyant televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. At that time, Chastain was viewed as a well-respected actress due for Academy recognition. She already had two Oscar nominations under her belt for Best Supporting Actress in 2011’s “The Help” and Best Actress for “Zero Dark Thirty” in 2012.
See ‘The Good Nurse’: Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain on how the real Amy Loughren prepared them for...
In September of 2021, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” was released nationwide starring Chastain as the flamboyant televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. At that time, Chastain was viewed as a well-respected actress due for Academy recognition. She already had two Oscar nominations under her belt for Best Supporting Actress in 2011’s “The Help” and Best Actress for “Zero Dark Thirty” in 2012.
See ‘The Good Nurse’: Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain on how the real Amy Loughren prepared them for...
- 10/26/2022
- by Jack Mahanes
- Gold Derby
This review originally ran Sept. 11, 2022, in conjunction with the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
A movie with a title like “The Good Nurse” has a lot to live up to, for one: that nurse better be good. Lucky for “The Good Nurse” and its audience, Jessica Chastain shines in a post-Oscar nail-biter as an Rn investigating a string of mysterious deaths at her hospital, possibly caused by her new co-worker.
Tobias Lindholm’s “The Good Nurse” is based on a book of the same title about the serial killer Charles Cullen, an ICU nurse who would give his patients lethal doses of insulin or digoxin while they were hospitalized. Cullen is perhaps responsible for up to 400 deaths in the New Jersey area between 1998 and 2003, and is brought to life with trembling, wincing glory by Eddie Redmayne.
Chastain, on the other hand, stars as Amy, based on Amy Loughren,...
A movie with a title like “The Good Nurse” has a lot to live up to, for one: that nurse better be good. Lucky for “The Good Nurse” and its audience, Jessica Chastain shines in a post-Oscar nail-biter as an Rn investigating a string of mysterious deaths at her hospital, possibly caused by her new co-worker.
Tobias Lindholm’s “The Good Nurse” is based on a book of the same title about the serial killer Charles Cullen, an ICU nurse who would give his patients lethal doses of insulin or digoxin while they were hospitalized. Cullen is perhaps responsible for up to 400 deaths in the New Jersey area between 1998 and 2003, and is brought to life with trembling, wincing glory by Eddie Redmayne.
Chastain, on the other hand, stars as Amy, based on Amy Loughren,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Fran Hoepfner
- The Wrap
Charles Cullen is America’s most prolific serial killer, presumed to have murdered over 400 people throughout his 16-year career as a nurse in New Jersey. So why is his name barely recognizable, even to the most die-hard true crime enthusiasts?
“I would be the kind of guy who would know about this,” says “The Good Nurse” director Tobias Lindholm. The Netflix movie stars Oscar winners Eddie Redmayne as Cullen and Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren, the co-worker who befriended him. “I worked on ‘Mindhunter’ with David Fincher and I thought we had covered and read and did all our research on the American phenomenon with serial killers, yet the most prolific one we had never heard of.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See ‘The Good Nurse’: Is Eddie Redmayne Oscar-bound for villainous turn?
“Maybe it’s part of the movie’s theme, which is the systems and institutions talent to protect themselves,...
“I would be the kind of guy who would know about this,” says “The Good Nurse” director Tobias Lindholm. The Netflix movie stars Oscar winners Eddie Redmayne as Cullen and Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren, the co-worker who befriended him. “I worked on ‘Mindhunter’ with David Fincher and I thought we had covered and read and did all our research on the American phenomenon with serial killers, yet the most prolific one we had never heard of.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See ‘The Good Nurse’: Is Eddie Redmayne Oscar-bound for villainous turn?
“Maybe it’s part of the movie’s theme, which is the systems and institutions talent to protect themselves,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Eddie Redmayne’s six-year-old daughter asked him to “go back to being a wizard” after watching the trailer for The Good Nurse.
The actor, who stars in the Harry Potter spin-off film series Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is currently taking on a darker role in Netflix’s latest film.
Starring Redmayne and Jessica Chastain, it tells the true story of serial killer responsible for killing at least 29 patients while working as a nurse, and his colleague Amy Loughren who helped police find evidence to arrest him.
You can find out more about the real-life story here.
Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday (25 October), Redmayne explained that his two young children, Iris, six, and Luke, four, had visited him on set in Connecticut.
Colbert sarcastically replied that the Netflix thriller was “a great film for kids” to see their dad filming.
“Paying for their therapy now,...
The actor, who stars in the Harry Potter spin-off film series Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is currently taking on a darker role in Netflix’s latest film.
Starring Redmayne and Jessica Chastain, it tells the true story of serial killer responsible for killing at least 29 patients while working as a nurse, and his colleague Amy Loughren who helped police find evidence to arrest him.
You can find out more about the real-life story here.
Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday (25 October), Redmayne explained that his two young children, Iris, six, and Luke, four, had visited him on set in Connecticut.
Colbert sarcastically replied that the Netflix thriller was “a great film for kids” to see their dad filming.
“Paying for their therapy now,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - Film
The real-life nurse portrayed by Jessica Chastain in The Good Nurse has spoken about the impact the Netflix film has had on her life.
Released on the streaming service on Wednesday (26 October), The Good Nurse is a “chilling crime thriller” starring Chastain, Eddie Redmayne and Nnamdi Asomugha.
It tells the true story of nurse Amy Loughren who helped the police find evidence to convict serial killer Charles Cullen of murder.
Cullen, had worked at hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for 16 years and in December 2003, confessed to killing 29 patients, often by administering drug overdoses.
You can read The Independent’s explainer on the true story behind the film here.
Cullen, played by Eddie Redmayne, was a friend and colleague of Loughren’s who had helped her when she’d needed time off for her heart condition and childcare.
After Cullen was found guilty, Loughren struggled with the guilt of their...
Released on the streaming service on Wednesday (26 October), The Good Nurse is a “chilling crime thriller” starring Chastain, Eddie Redmayne and Nnamdi Asomugha.
It tells the true story of nurse Amy Loughren who helped the police find evidence to convict serial killer Charles Cullen of murder.
Cullen, had worked at hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for 16 years and in December 2003, confessed to killing 29 patients, often by administering drug overdoses.
You can read The Independent’s explainer on the true story behind the film here.
Cullen, played by Eddie Redmayne, was a friend and colleague of Loughren’s who had helped her when she’d needed time off for her heart condition and childcare.
After Cullen was found guilty, Loughren struggled with the guilt of their...
- 10/26/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Film
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For The Good Nurse brain trust of director Tobias Lindholm and writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns, the question is how, not why.
In the Netflix thriller-drama, Lindholm and Wilson-Cairns tell the true story of how a compassionate ICU nurse named Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain) managed to take down fellow nurse Charles Cullen (Eddie Redmayne), arguably the deadliest serial killer in American history. Loughren showed tremendous bravery at a time when she was not only raising two daughters by herself, but also dealing with a life-threatening heart condition without health insurance.
The film also puts a spotlight on the many hospitals that turned a blind eye to Cullen’s behavior, exposing even more flaws in the U.S. healthcare system. Cullen ultimately pled guilty to the murders of 29 patients, but the actual number over the course of his 16-year nursing career is in the ballpark of 400.
For Lindholm,...
For The Good Nurse brain trust of director Tobias Lindholm and writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns, the question is how, not why.
In the Netflix thriller-drama, Lindholm and Wilson-Cairns tell the true story of how a compassionate ICU nurse named Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain) managed to take down fellow nurse Charles Cullen (Eddie Redmayne), arguably the deadliest serial killer in American history. Loughren showed tremendous bravery at a time when she was not only raising two daughters by herself, but also dealing with a life-threatening heart condition without health insurance.
The film also puts a spotlight on the many hospitals that turned a blind eye to Cullen’s behavior, exposing even more flaws in the U.S. healthcare system. Cullen ultimately pled guilty to the murders of 29 patients, but the actual number over the course of his 16-year nursing career is in the ballpark of 400.
For Lindholm,...
- 10/25/2022
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Good Nurse” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 11, 2022 and is available to stream on Netflix on October 26. Critics are giving high marks to the film from director Tobias Lindholm, cementing its place in the Oscar conversation this awards season. The cast is led by Academy Award winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne and tells the true story of Amy Loughren, a nurse suspicious that her colleague Charlie Cullen (Redmayne) is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths. With a score of 77 on Rotten Tomatoes, let’s look at what some critics are saying.
According to Gold Derby’s odds, Redmayne is in the best position to return to the Oscars for playing against type in this sinister role. He ranks ninth in our Best Supporting Actor odds with support of four experts: Christopher Rosen, Wilson Morales, Andrea Mandell and Shawn Edwards (who currently predicts the “Theory...
According to Gold Derby’s odds, Redmayne is in the best position to return to the Oscars for playing against type in this sinister role. He ranks ninth in our Best Supporting Actor odds with support of four experts: Christopher Rosen, Wilson Morales, Andrea Mandell and Shawn Edwards (who currently predicts the “Theory...
- 10/25/2022
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
Netflix is no stranger to tackling the true crime genre. Over the years, the streaming giant has released a handful of bone-chilling titles that center around mind-boggling true crime stories, ranging from dramatized, acclaimed series like "Mindhunter," to docuseries like "Unsolved Mysteries" and "The Tinder Swindler."
The platform is now bringing the unbelievable true story of serial killer Charles Cullen to the big screen in "The Good Nurse," which is based on Charles Graeber's 2013 book of the same name. The original film, which stars Academy Award winners Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain, centers around Cullen's 16-year killing spree as a nurse throughout several New Jersey and Pennsylvania hospitals and, more specifically, the heroic nurse who stopped him.
"The Good Nurse" is set to hit Netflix Oct. 26. Read on to learn more about the baffling crimes of Charles Cullen.
How Did Charles Cullen Start His Nursing Career?
Charles Cullen was born on Feb.
The platform is now bringing the unbelievable true story of serial killer Charles Cullen to the big screen in "The Good Nurse," which is based on Charles Graeber's 2013 book of the same name. The original film, which stars Academy Award winners Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain, centers around Cullen's 16-year killing spree as a nurse throughout several New Jersey and Pennsylvania hospitals and, more specifically, the heroic nurse who stopped him.
"The Good Nurse" is set to hit Netflix Oct. 26. Read on to learn more about the baffling crimes of Charles Cullen.
How Did Charles Cullen Start His Nursing Career?
Charles Cullen was born on Feb.
- 10/25/2022
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Well, we made it. It’s the final full week of October, and throughout this entire month we have been absolutely slammed with fresh new horror – a very good problem to have, of course!
This week won’t be as packed as previous weeks, but with Halloween right around the corner next Monday, you can expect a whole bunch of new horror in the coming days.
Here’s all the new horror releasing October 25 – October 30, 2022!
First up, box office hit Barbarian has made its way home today, the Zach Cregger-directed shocker now available for streaming on both Digital outlets as well as HBO Max.
From 20th Century Studios and New Regency, Barbarian stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long. In the film, which scared up over 40 million in theaters…
“Arriving in Detroit for a job interview, a young woman books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night,...
This week won’t be as packed as previous weeks, but with Halloween right around the corner next Monday, you can expect a whole bunch of new horror in the coming days.
Here’s all the new horror releasing October 25 – October 30, 2022!
First up, box office hit Barbarian has made its way home today, the Zach Cregger-directed shocker now available for streaming on both Digital outlets as well as HBO Max.
From 20th Century Studios and New Regency, Barbarian stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long. In the film, which scared up over 40 million in theaters…
“Arriving in Detroit for a job interview, a young woman books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night,...
- 10/25/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Eddie Redmayne Attended Nursing School To Prep For ‘The Good Nurse’ Role: ‘I Was Totally S**t At It’
Eddie Redmayne went to great lengths to prepare for his role in “The Good Nurse”.
The actor takes on the role of Charlie Cullen in the upcoming flick, starring alongside Jessica Chastain’s Amy Loughren.
A synopsis reads, “Nurse Amy Loughren is shocked when Charlie Cullen, one of her colleagues, is found responsible for the murder of dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years, across two states and nine hospitals, without being charged.”
Read More: Eddie Redmayne’s Kids Aren’t Impressed He Plays A Wizard In ‘Fantastic Beasts’
In a recent interview with GQ Hype, Redmayne explains how he and Chastain attended nursing school for two weeks to learn how to “effortlessly insert Picc lines and hang saline bags.”
He tells the magazine, “I was totally s**t at it,” adding: “You never want me in a crisis.”
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The actor takes on the role of Charlie Cullen in the upcoming flick, starring alongside Jessica Chastain’s Amy Loughren.
A synopsis reads, “Nurse Amy Loughren is shocked when Charlie Cullen, one of her colleagues, is found responsible for the murder of dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years, across two states and nine hospitals, without being charged.”
Read More: Eddie Redmayne’s Kids Aren’t Impressed He Plays A Wizard In ‘Fantastic Beasts’
In a recent interview with GQ Hype, Redmayne explains how he and Chastain attended nursing school for two weeks to learn how to “effortlessly insert Picc lines and hang saline bags.”
He tells the magazine, “I was totally s**t at it,” adding: “You never want me in a crisis.”
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- 10/24/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Ticket to Paradise, The White Lotus, The School for Good and Evil and The Good Nurse.
Ticket to Paradise premiere
Julia Roberts and George Clooney premiered their new rom-com on Monday in Westwood, alongside costars Kaitlyn Dever, Maxime Bouttier and Lucas Bravo.
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Ol Parker and Tim Bevan Amal and George Clooney Maxime Bouttier and Kaitlyn Dever
The School for Good and Evil premiere
Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Michelle Yeoh walked the carpet on Tuesday for the premiere of their new Netflix fantasy flick, joined by the film’s young stars Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso, and costars Laurence Fishburne and Patti LuPone. Director Paul Feig said that he “loved the...
Ticket to Paradise premiere
Julia Roberts and George Clooney premiered their new rom-com on Monday in Westwood, alongside costars Kaitlyn Dever, Maxime Bouttier and Lucas Bravo.
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Ol Parker and Tim Bevan Amal and George Clooney Maxime Bouttier and Kaitlyn Dever
The School for Good and Evil premiere
Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Michelle Yeoh walked the carpet on Tuesday for the premiere of their new Netflix fantasy flick, joined by the film’s young stars Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso, and costars Laurence Fishburne and Patti LuPone. Director Paul Feig said that he “loved the...
- 10/21/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Eddie Redmayne’s children aren’t that impressed by his acting career. So he was caught off guard when his six-year-old daughter asked him if he was a wizard. Though she has never seen any of the “Fantastic Beasts” movies, in which Redmayne stars as Ministry of Magic employee Newt Scamander, she had just caught a bit of a trailer.
Redmayne tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast that he wasn’t sure how to respond. “That’s one of those moments in life where, partly you want to be the cool dad and go, ‘Yeah, I’m a wizard!’ and the other part of you doesn’t want to lie to your children and set them off in the wrong direction,” Redmayne recalls.
The Oscar winner then tried to showcase his sorcery skills. “I got out a coin and did a slightly shoddy magic trick to make the coin disappear and she was like,...
Redmayne tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast that he wasn’t sure how to respond. “That’s one of those moments in life where, partly you want to be the cool dad and go, ‘Yeah, I’m a wizard!’ and the other part of you doesn’t want to lie to your children and set them off in the wrong direction,” Redmayne recalls.
The Oscar winner then tried to showcase his sorcery skills. “I got out a coin and did a slightly shoddy magic trick to make the coin disappear and she was like,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Even “The Good Nurse” screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns felt a little tapped out on true-crime stories when she was first approached about adapting Charles Graeber’s book “The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder” into a big screen version.
Almost 10 years ago, the future “1917” and “Last Night in Soho” screenwriter was fresh off earning her Ma from the National Film and Television School and snagging a spot on the 2014 Black List with her sci-fi script “Aether,” which tracked a serial killer in the near future. When the fledging screenwriter’s new agency sent her stack of books to potentially adapt, at the top of the heap was Graeber’s, which followed the incredible (and horrifying) true story of Charles Cullen, now believed to be America’s most prolific serial killer.
“I remember kind of being like, ‘Oh, I don’t want to do another serial killer thing,...
Almost 10 years ago, the future “1917” and “Last Night in Soho” screenwriter was fresh off earning her Ma from the National Film and Television School and snagging a spot on the 2014 Black List with her sci-fi script “Aether,” which tracked a serial killer in the near future. When the fledging screenwriter’s new agency sent her stack of books to potentially adapt, at the top of the heap was Graeber’s, which followed the incredible (and horrifying) true story of Charles Cullen, now believed to be America’s most prolific serial killer.
“I remember kind of being like, ‘Oh, I don’t want to do another serial killer thing,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
By Christopher James
Talented actors can only take a project so far. Netflix’s latest feature, The Good Nurse, lives up to its title, but not by much. Based on a true story of a nurse who poisoned a large number of patients across ten hospitals, the source material is perfect for a true crime obsessive. However, what usually makes those stories interesting are the odd details that lodge into a viewer’s brain, making the story unable to shake off. The Good Nurse is an aggressive play straight down the middle, as it opts to be more of a character piece. Oscar winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne do plenty of heavy lifting in the lead roles, but can’t turn an okay movie into a great one.
Our titular “Good Nurse,” Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain) is what we call a trope magnet...
Talented actors can only take a project so far. Netflix’s latest feature, The Good Nurse, lives up to its title, but not by much. Based on a true story of a nurse who poisoned a large number of patients across ten hospitals, the source material is perfect for a true crime obsessive. However, what usually makes those stories interesting are the odd details that lodge into a viewer’s brain, making the story unable to shake off. The Good Nurse is an aggressive play straight down the middle, as it opts to be more of a character piece. Oscar winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne do plenty of heavy lifting in the lead roles, but can’t turn an okay movie into a great one.
Our titular “Good Nurse,” Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain) is what we call a trope magnet...
- 10/21/2022
- by Christopher James
- FilmExperience
To celebrate the release of The Good Nurse, which played at the London Film Festival before its cinema release this Wednesday and then heading to Netflix, we sat down with the cast, filmmakers, and the real inspiration for the film to find out more.
Amy, a compassionate nurse and single mother struggling with a life-threatening heart condition, is stretched to her physical and emotional limits by the complex and demanding night shifts at the ICU. But help arrives, when Charlie, a thoughtful and empathetic fellow nurse, starts at her unit. While sharing long nights at the hospital, the two develop a solid and devoted friendship, and for the first time in years, Amy truly has faith in her and her young daughter’s future. But after a series of mysterious patient deaths sets off an investigation that points to Charlie as the prime suspect, Amy is forced to risk her...
Amy, a compassionate nurse and single mother struggling with a life-threatening heart condition, is stretched to her physical and emotional limits by the complex and demanding night shifts at the ICU. But help arrives, when Charlie, a thoughtful and empathetic fellow nurse, starts at her unit. While sharing long nights at the hospital, the two develop a solid and devoted friendship, and for the first time in years, Amy truly has faith in her and her young daughter’s future. But after a series of mysterious patient deaths sets off an investigation that points to Charlie as the prime suspect, Amy is forced to risk her...
- 10/21/2022
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jessica Chastain plays the titular character in "The Good Nurse," which is not an ironic title for the true crime story. Based on Charles Graeber's book, nurse Amy Loughren (Chastain) discovers her friend, Charlie Cullen (Eddie Redmayne), is murdering patients. It's a horrifying story that screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns initially wasn't interesting in telling. Once she read Charles Graeber's book about the case, though, she had to write the screenplay, which was eventually directed by filmmaker Tobias Lindholm.
Krysty Wilson-Cairns is the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter behind "1917." Over the last few years, she co-wrote "Last Night in Soho" and also worked on "Penny Dreadful." She's a standout writer for a variety of reasons, including the fact she's often on set collaborating with the directors. It's a rare experience she recently told us about in an interview about "The Good Nurse," her past work, and letting actors act.
'I Had No...
Krysty Wilson-Cairns is the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter behind "1917." Over the last few years, she co-wrote "Last Night in Soho" and also worked on "Penny Dreadful." She's a standout writer for a variety of reasons, including the fact she's often on set collaborating with the directors. It's a rare experience she recently told us about in an interview about "The Good Nurse," her past work, and letting actors act.
'I Had No...
- 10/20/2022
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Eddie Redmayne as Charlie Cullen and Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren in ‘The Good Nurse’ (Photo Credit: JoJo Whilden / Netflix)
Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain went through weeks of nursing school to prepare for Netflix’s The Good Nurse, a gripping drama based on the horrifying true story of serial killer Charles Cullen. Charles was employed as a nurse for 16 years, and over the course of his career is thought to have killed 400 patients. He confessed to killing 40 patients and is confirmed to having murdered 29.
Redmayne stars as the prolific serial killer who managed to operate under the radar for more than a decade. Chastain plays heroic nurse Amy Loughren who befriended Charlie before realizing he was killing patients. Amy went to the police with her suspicions and her willingness to wear a wire provided the evidence the police needed to make an arrest.
Director Tobias Lindholm and the film...
Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain went through weeks of nursing school to prepare for Netflix’s The Good Nurse, a gripping drama based on the horrifying true story of serial killer Charles Cullen. Charles was employed as a nurse for 16 years, and over the course of his career is thought to have killed 400 patients. He confessed to killing 40 patients and is confirmed to having murdered 29.
Redmayne stars as the prolific serial killer who managed to operate under the radar for more than a decade. Chastain plays heroic nurse Amy Loughren who befriended Charlie before realizing he was killing patients. Amy went to the police with her suspicions and her willingness to wear a wire provided the evidence the police needed to make an arrest.
Director Tobias Lindholm and the film...
- 10/20/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” has entered the Best Picture conversation overnight following a successful premiere at the London Film Festival. But should we have counted it out in the first place? Del Toro’s recent track record—Best Picture winner “The Shape of Water” and nominee “Nightmare Alley”—makes him a hard filmmaker to ignore. He’s talked at length in promotional material about his personal relationship to the tale of the wooden boy and about the bond it fostered with his mother.
That’s the kind of narrative voters will be primed for in yet another year that sees an autobiographical drama as its Best Picture frontrunner. But there is a more compelling argument for the film’s pathway than that.
Netflix has several contenders on the fringe but no obvious play for the top prize. Their slate includes “Glass Onion,” “All Quiet On the Western Front,” “Bardo,...
That’s the kind of narrative voters will be primed for in yet another year that sees an autobiographical drama as its Best Picture frontrunner. But there is a more compelling argument for the film’s pathway than that.
Netflix has several contenders on the fringe but no obvious play for the top prize. Their slate includes “Glass Onion,” “All Quiet On the Western Front,” “Bardo,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
Actress Jessica Chastain insists it is “really important” for her to raise awareness about the ongoing protests in Iran and she has hailed the “women-led revolution” taking place in the country.
The ‘Good Nurse’ actress used her Twitter account in September to shine a spotlight on the tragic death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was murdered by the country’s morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly, and she is closely following the ongoing reaction to the shocking incident, which has sparked waves of women cutting their hair or shedding their head coverings in protest, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “It’s really important for me to use my platform to amplify anyone’s struggle for freedom and peace and safety. And what’s happening in Iran right now is heartbreaking to me. I’m following the news every day as I hope everyone is,...
The ‘Good Nurse’ actress used her Twitter account in September to shine a spotlight on the tragic death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was murdered by the country’s morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly, and she is closely following the ongoing reaction to the shocking incident, which has sparked waves of women cutting their hair or shedding their head coverings in protest, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “It’s really important for me to use my platform to amplify anyone’s struggle for freedom and peace and safety. And what’s happening in Iran right now is heartbreaking to me. I’m following the news every day as I hope everyone is,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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