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Mountainhead almost served as a spin-off film to HBO’s Succession – Until director Jesse Armstrong changed his mind
Jesse Armstrong made his directorial debut with Mountainhead, casting Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, ...
Mountainhead dropped at exactly the right time. Can the movie help us make sense of this moment?
Culture critics Vinson Cunningham and Mike Isaac talk about how this new film offers insight into the Trump-Musk feud and the ongoing protests in L.A.
Jesse Armstrong's ‘Mountainhead' Becomes Most-Watched HBO Original Film Since ‘Bad Education'
Jesse Armstrong has once again intrigued audiences with his latest satire on the exploits of the ultra wealthy. ...
Mountainhead: Jesse Armstrong's tech bro satire sparkles with 'weapons-grade zingers'
The Succession creator's first feature film lacks the hit TV show's 'dramatic richness' – but makes for a horribly gripping ...
‘Mountainhead’: Jesse Armstrong Discusses the DOGE-Inspired Dark Second Act Turn and Surprising Final Scene
Armstrong tells IndieWire, “What I like about it is taking things to their logical conclusion — zero-basing Elon [Musk’s] ...
Why Succession creator Jesse Armstrong is writing about rich people again
The Succession writer tells the Hay Festival about his fascination with who holds power in society.
‘The Mountainhead’ Writer-Director Jesse Armstrong Has ‘Some Sympathy’ for Tech Bros
The Mountainhead' writer-director Jesse Armstrong talks about Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried, and tackling tech titans in a ...
How the ‘billionaire lifestyle’ at a Park City, Utah, mansion fueled a new movie by the creator of ‘Succession’
The Salt Lake Tribune talks to actors Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef and Cory Michael Smith about filming ...
‘It’s a Bit of a Suicide Mission’: How ‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong Wrote and Directed His Tech-Bro Satire ‘Mountainhead’ in Just Six Months
It was late November, just after the election, and Jesse Armstrong was trying to resist telling another story about ...
Jesse Armstrong: ‘I’m Interested in the Power, Not the Money’
In ‘Mountainhead’, the ‘Succession’ creator’s fictional tech titans illustrate “what happens to people as they try to marry ...
The Real Life Tech Execs That Inspired Jesse Armstrong’s 'Mountainhead'
His universally acclaimed TV show Succession, for instance, was inspired by real-life media dynasties like the Murdochs and ...
Jesse Armstrong discusses how Chris Langham’s ‘tragic’ exit led to a ‘new version’ of The Thick of It
Jesse Armstrong and Joanna Scanlan have opened up about how Chris Langham’s sudden exit led to a “new version” of The Thick ...