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'''''Radioactive''''' is a 2019 British ] ] film directed by ] and starring ] as ]. The film is based on the graphic novel by ].<ref></ref> '''''Radioactive''''' is a 2019 British ] ] film directed by ] and starring ] as ]. The film is based on the graphic novel by ].<ref></ref>


The film premiered as the Closing Night Gala at the 2019 ]. It was released in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2020 by ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Radioactive - Press Assets|url=http://www.studiocanalpress.co.uk/press/single/1985|access-date=2020-07-23|website=www.studiocanalpress.co.uk}}</ref> The film premiered as the Closing Night Gala at the ]. It was released in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2020 by ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radioactive - Press Assets |url=http://www.studiocanalpress.co.uk/press/single/1985 |accessdate=23 July 2020 |publisher=]}}</ref>


==Premise== ==Premise==
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==Release== ==Release==
''Radioactive'' premiered as the Closing Night Gala at the ] on 14 September 2019.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=TIFF |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/6B5ZiszsnCijYLNboKAGuy/40a2ac5f9fbf074a1179d3dadc85c4bd/2019_Closing_Night_Gala_PR_-_RADIOACTIVE__1_.pdf |title=World Premiere of ''Radioactive'' Is the TIFF 2019 Closing Night Gala Film|date=2019-07-23 |accessdate=2019-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tiff.net/events/radioactive|title=Radioactive|website=TIFF|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref><ref name="TIFF">{{cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |title=Toronto Film Festival: 'Joker,' 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Hustlers' Among Big Premieres |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/toronto-film-festival-joker-ford-v-ferrari-hustlers-lineup-1203275868/ |work=Variety |accessdate=July 23, 2019 |date=July 23, 2019}}</ref> To celebrate ], the film's UK premiere took place at the ] on 8 March 2020, ahead of its intended 20 March release by StudioCanal, which was cancelled due to COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theartsshelf.com/2020/02/04/marie-curie-biopic-radioactive-gets-a-brand-new-trailer/ |title=Marie Curie biopic 'RADIOACTIVE' gets a brand new trailer! |website=The Arts Shelf |date=4 February 2020 |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sandwell |first=Ian |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a31465992/movie-release-dates-coronavirus-delays/ |title=Movie releases unaffected by coronavirus |website=] |date=13 March 2020 |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref> In the United States, it was originally set to be released on 24 April 2020 by ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosser |first=Michael |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/radioactive-director-marjane-satrapi-reveals-why-she-chooses-not-to-work-with-us-producers/5147926.article |title='Radioactive' director Marjane Satrapi reveals why she chooses not to work with US producers |website=] |date=9 March 2020 |accessdate=11 July 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711052545/https://www.screendaily.com/news/radioactive-director-marjane-satrapi-reveals-why-she-chooses-not-to-work-with-us-producers/5147926.article |archivedate=11 July 2020}}</ref> Instead, the film was released on 24 July 2020 on ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Aquilina |first=Tyler |url=https://ew.com/movies/rosamund-pike-radioactive-marie-curie-biopic-trailer/ |title=Rosamund Pike is ''Radioactive'' as Marie Curie in new biopic trailer |work=] |date=10 July 2020 |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref> ''Radioactive'' premiered as the Closing Night Gala at the ] on 14 September 2019.<ref name=":0">{{cite press release |publisher=] |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/22n7d68fswlw/6B5ZiszsnCijYLNboKAGuy/40a2ac5f9fbf074a1179d3dadc85c4bd/2019_Closing_Night_Gala_PR_-_RADIOACTIVE__1_.pdf |title=World Premiere of ''Radioactive'' Is the TIFF 2019 Closing Night Gala Film |date=23 July 2019 |accessdate=23 July 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.tiff.net/events/radioactive |title=Radioactive |publisher=TIFF |accessdate=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="TIFF">{{cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |title=Toronto Film Festival: 'Joker,' 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Hustlers' Among Big Premieres |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/toronto-film-festival-joker-ford-v-ferrari-hustlers-lineup-1203275868/ |work=Variety |accessdate=23 July 2019 |date=23 July 2019}}</ref> To celebrate ], the film's UK premiere took place at the ] on 8 March 2020, ahead of its intended 20 March release by StudioCanal, which was cancelled due to COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theartsshelf.com/2020/02/04/marie-curie-biopic-radioactive-gets-a-brand-new-trailer/ |title=Marie Curie biopic 'RADIOACTIVE' gets a brand new trailer! |website=The Arts Shelf |date=4 February 2020 |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sandwell |first=Ian |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a31465992/movie-release-dates-coronavirus-delays/ |title=Movie releases unaffected by coronavirus |website=] |date=13 March 2020 |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref> In the United States, it was originally set to be released on 24 April 2020 by ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosser |first=Michael |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/radioactive-director-marjane-satrapi-reveals-why-she-chooses-not-to-work-with-us-producers/5147926.article |title='Radioactive' director Marjane Satrapi reveals why she chooses not to work with US producers |website=] |date=9 March 2020 |accessdate=11 July 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711052545/https://www.screendaily.com/news/radioactive-director-marjane-satrapi-reveals-why-she-chooses-not-to-work-with-us-producers/5147926.article |archivedate=11 July 2020}}</ref> Instead, the film was released on 24 July 2020 on ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Aquilina |first=Tyler |url=https://ew.com/movies/rosamund-pike-radioactive-marie-curie-biopic-trailer/ |title=Rosamund Pike is ''Radioactive'' as Marie Curie in new biopic trailer |work=] |date=10 July 2020 |accessdate=11 July 2020}}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
On review aggregator ], the film holds an approval rating of 68% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 5.84/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Radioactive''{{'}}s flawed script and counterproductive storytelling choices are offset by Rosamund Pike's central performance in a sincere tribute to a brilliant scientific mind."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/radioactive |title=Radioactive (2019) |website=] |accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> On ], the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/radioactive |title=Radioactive (2019) Reviews |website=] |accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref> Deborah Young of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' praised Pike's performance, the pacing and the treatment of the subject.<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/radioactive-1237433</ref> '']''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/radioactive-review-marie-curie-film-rosamund-pike-sam-riley-cast-release-date-a9095716.html|title=Marie Curie biopic Radioactive gets lost in melodrama – review|date=2019-09-07|work=]|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref> gave it two stars and criticized the, 'On-the-nose writing that sucks the air out of every scene, as characters ceremoniously announce the film's themes and their personal motivations.' ''The Guardian'' panned the film as 'by-the-numbers', criticizing the script and direction, and gave it one star out of five.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/07/radioactive-review-rosamund-pike-flounders-in-toxic-marie-curie-biopic|title=Radioactive review – Rosamund Pike flounders in toxic Marie Curie biopic|last=Bramesco|first=Charles|date=2019-09-07|work=]|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref> Kate Taylor of '']'' concluded "... the viewer may decide she'd rather read a comic book."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff/article-tiff-2019-the-globes-guide-to-movies-screening-at-the-festival/?film=62|title=TIFF 2019: Updated – The Globe's latest ratings and reviews of movies screening at the festival|work=]|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> On review aggregator ], the film holds an approval rating of 69% based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 6.13/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Radioactive''{{'}}s flawed script and counterproductive storytelling choices are offset by Rosamund Pike's central performance in a sincere tribute to a brilliant scientific mind."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/radioactive |title=''Radioactive'' (2019) |publisher=]. ] |accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref> On ], the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/radioactive |title=''Radioactive'' Reviews |publisher=]. ] |accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref> Deborah Young of '']'' praised Pike's performance, the pacing and the treatment of the subject.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Young |first=Deborah |url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/radioactive-1237433 |title='Radioactive': Film Review {{!}} TIFF 2019 |date=6 September 2019 |magazine=] |accessdate=23 October 2019}}</ref> '']''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Campbell |first=Kambole |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/radioactive-review-marie-curie-film-rosamund-pike-sam-riley-cast-release-date-a9095716.html |title=Marie Curie biopic Radioactive gets lost in melodrama – review |date=7 September 2019 |newspaper=] |accessdate=23 October 2019}}</ref> gave it two stars and criticized the, 'On-the-nose writing that sucks the air out of every scene, as characters ceremoniously announce the film's themes and their personal motivations.' ''The Guardian'' panned the film as 'by-the-numbers', criticizing the script and direction, and gave it one star out of five.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bramesco |first=Charles |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/07/radioactive-review-rosamund-pike-flounders-in-toxic-marie-curie-biopic |title=Radioactive review – Rosamund Pike flounders in toxic Marie Curie biopic |newspaper=] |date=7 September 2019 |accessdate=23 October 2019}}</ref> Kate Taylor of '']'' concluded "... the viewer may decide she'd rather read a comic book."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Kate |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff/article-tiff-2019-the-globes-guide-to-movies-screening-at-the-festival/?film=62 |title=TIFF 2019: Updated – The Globe's latest ratings and reviews of movies screening at the festival |newspaper=] |accessdate=27 October 2019}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

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2019 film by Marjane Satrapi

Radioactive
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarjane Satrapi
Screenplay byJack Thorne
Based onRadioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
by Lauren Redniss
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAnthony Dod Mantle
Edited byStéphane Roche
Music by
  • Evgueni Galperine
  • Sacha Galperine
Production
companies
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) (TIFF)
  • 20 March 2020 (2020-03-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time110 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.2 million

Radioactive is a 2019 British biographical drama film directed by Marjane Satrapi and starring Rosamund Pike as Maria Skłodowska-Curie. The film is based on the graphic novel by Lauren Redniss.

The film premiered as the Closing Night Gala at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2020 by StudioCanal UK.

Premise

The film documents the life and work of Marie Curie: meeting her husband/research partner Pierre (Sam Riley), discovering polonium and radium, the tragic loss of Pierre to a trampling horse, and her affair with colleague Paul Langevin (Aneurin Barnard).

Cast

Production

Development

It was announced in February 2017 that Marjane Satrapi would direct a biopic on the life of Marie Curie, with StudioCanal and Working Title Films serving as producers. An "autumn 2017" production start was initially foreseen. In May 2017, during the Cannes Film Festival, Rosamund Pike was cast as Curie.

Filming

In February 2018, Amazon Studios acquired the US distribution rights to the film, with filming beginning in the Hungarian cities of Budapest and Esztergom the same week. The cast was rounded out by Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aneurin Barnard and Simon Russell Beale a few days later.

Release

Radioactive premiered as the Closing Night Gala at the Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2019. To celebrate International Women's Day, the film's UK premiere took place at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema on 8 March 2020, ahead of its intended 20 March release by StudioCanal, which was cancelled due to COVID-19. In the United States, it was originally set to be released on 24 April 2020 by Amazon Studios. Instead, the film was released on 24 July 2020 on Prime Video.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 69% based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 6.13/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Radioactive's flawed script and counterproductive storytelling choices are offset by Rosamund Pike's central performance in a sincere tribute to a brilliant scientific mind." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter praised Pike's performance, the pacing and the treatment of the subject. The Independent gave it two stars and criticized the, 'On-the-nose writing that sucks the air out of every scene, as characters ceremoniously announce the film's themes and their personal motivations.' The Guardian panned the film as 'by-the-numbers', criticizing the script and direction, and gave it one star out of five. Kate Taylor of The Globe and Mail concluded "... the viewer may decide she'd rather read a comic book."

References

  1. ^ "World Premiere of Radioactive Is the TIFF 2019 Closing Night Gala Film" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Radioactive". TIFF. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ Lang, Brent (23 July 2019). "Toronto Film Festival: 'Joker,' 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Hustlers' Among Big Premieres". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. "Radioactive (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. "Radioactive (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. Marjane Satrapi's Marie Curie Biopic Starring Rosamund Pike Set For 2020 Release
  7. "Radioactive - Press Assets". StudioCanal UK. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. Tartaglione, Nancy; Tartaglione, Nancy (16 February 2017). "Marjane Satrapi To Helm 'Radioactive' Marie Curie Story For Working Title & Studiocanal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  9. Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (16 May 2017). "Rosamund Pike Set for Marie Curie Story 'Radioactive' From Working Title, Studiocanal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  10. Varsóvá változott a Víziváros
  11. Amazon Boards Marjane Satrapi's Marie Curie Biopic 'Radioactive' (EXCLUSIVE)
  12. Berlin: Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aneurin Barnard Join Marie Curie Biopic 'Radioactive'
  13. "Marie Curie biopic 'RADIOACTIVE' gets a brand new trailer!". The Arts Shelf. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  14. Sandwell, Ian (13 March 2020). "Movie releases unaffected by coronavirus". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  15. Rosser, Michael (9 March 2020). "'Radioactive' director Marjane Satrapi reveals why she chooses not to work with US producers". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  16. Aquilina, Tyler (10 July 2020). "Rosamund Pike is Radioactive as Marie Curie in new biopic trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  17. "Radioactive (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  18. "Radioactive Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  19. Young, Deborah (6 September 2019). "'Radioactive': Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  20. Campbell, Kambole (7 September 2019). "Marie Curie biopic Radioactive gets lost in melodrama – review". The Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  21. Bramesco, Charles (7 September 2019). "Radioactive review – Rosamund Pike flounders in toxic Marie Curie biopic". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  22. Taylor, Kate. "TIFF 2019: Updated – The Globe's latest ratings and reviews of movies screening at the festival". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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