Magazine Dreams premiered at Sundance last month. There's no trailer out. There's one YouTube video titled as the trailer but it's actually a trailer for some historical military film. YouTube does have a few reviews and interviews with the cast. The film has been picked up by Searchlight for theatrical distribution later this year.
It's received rave reviews across the board, from Sundance critics to Variety to The New York Times. Jonathan Majors stars as an amateur bodybuilder wanting to turn pro, be on magazine covers, etc. It's being called his breakout role, his best performance, and what will be one of the best performances of any actor in 2023. The draw for the fitness world is Mike O'Hearn playing a professional bodybuilder Majors' character looks up to.
Majors gained over 30lbs. for the role, claiming to be around 210lbs. in the movie, and from the few stills released does look to have a built a physique worthy of being called a bodybuilder.
The film is being compared to classics like Taxi Driver and modern pieces like The Wrestler for being a timeless character study. All the reviews have said the film is quite dark, intense, and disturbing at times due to the physical and mental strain Majors' character endures, his extreme social awkwardness, and the on-screen usage of steroids. I've been shocked at how positive reactions have been across the board given it's a bodybuilding movie and the extremes of the subculture are often mocked by the mainstream.
I'm not aware of any fictional dramas on bodybuilding but I don't seek them out. Based on the reviews I hope this gives the public a better portrayal of what bodybuilding is about, something more akin to Pumping Iron than the last few Generation Iron films.
Sundance link - https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a1602d406b2db8ff2c6a1
It's received rave reviews across the board, from Sundance critics to Variety to The New York Times. Jonathan Majors stars as an amateur bodybuilder wanting to turn pro, be on magazine covers, etc. It's being called his breakout role, his best performance, and what will be one of the best performances of any actor in 2023. The draw for the fitness world is Mike O'Hearn playing a professional bodybuilder Majors' character looks up to.
Majors gained over 30lbs. for the role, claiming to be around 210lbs. in the movie, and from the few stills released does look to have a built a physique worthy of being called a bodybuilder.
The film is being compared to classics like Taxi Driver and modern pieces like The Wrestler for being a timeless character study. All the reviews have said the film is quite dark, intense, and disturbing at times due to the physical and mental strain Majors' character endures, his extreme social awkwardness, and the on-screen usage of steroids. I've been shocked at how positive reactions have been across the board given it's a bodybuilding movie and the extremes of the subculture are often mocked by the mainstream.
I'm not aware of any fictional dramas on bodybuilding but I don't seek them out. Based on the reviews I hope this gives the public a better portrayal of what bodybuilding is about, something more akin to Pumping Iron than the last few Generation Iron films.
Sundance link - https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a1602d406b2db8ff2c6a1