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“I
grew up in an era when hiding under your school desk was
considered the go-to protocol for surviving an atomic bomb,”
Bigelow said in her director’s statement. “Today, the danger has
only escalated. Multiple nations possess enough nuclear weapons
to end civilization within minutes. And yet, there’s a kind of
collective numbness — a quiet normalization of the unthinkable.”
She added that she wanted to make a film that confronts this
paradox — “to explore the madness of a world that lives under
the constant shadow of annihilation, yet rarely speaks of it.”
It’s Bigelow’s first film since the 2017 release of “Detroit.”
Her most acclaimed films have been politically themed, from “The
Hurt Locker,” for which she became the first woman to win the
best director Oscar, to “Zero Dark Thirty.”
“A House of Dynamite” was written by former NBC News President
Noah Oppenheim, who won best screenplay at the festival for
“Jackie” in 2016.
“A House of Dynamite” is one of three Netflix films playing in
competition, alongside Guillermo del Toro’s classically gothic
“Frankenstein” and Noah Baumbach’s Hollywood drama “Jay Kelly.”
The streamer still doesn't have a best picture win in its
arsenal, and Venice has proved itself to be a solid launching
pad for awards hopefuls.
The film, which will be released in theaters on Oct. 10 before
streaming on Oct. 24, stars Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson, and
boasts a large supporting cast, including Jared Harris, Tracy
Letts, Anthony Ramos and Greta Lee.
The Venice awards, which will be decided on by the Alexander
Payne-led jury, will be handed out at the close of the festival
on Sept. 6.
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