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Video interview: Talkin' 'Tuner' with Leo Woodall

Newsweek · · 283 words · By Zak Wojnar
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Leo Woodall stars in "Tuner,"”
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Multiple independent sources, including Newsweek and various web search results (AOL, Wikipedia), confirm Leo Woodall stars in the film 'Tuner'.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — she's co-starring alongside Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman in "Tuner."
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/movies/talkin-piano-t…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Woodall stars as a piano tuner with a unique hearing condition that proves useful when it comes to cracking safes for a gang of robbers.
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/movies/talkin-piano-t…
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“"Tuner," the feature film debut of Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher.”
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Newsweek explicitly states 'Tuner' marks Daniel Roher's feature film debut, and a review from another source describes it as his 'nifty narrative filmmaking debut'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Free online tuner for guitar, ukulele, violin, and more. Play your instrument into your microphone and adjust the pitch until the notes are in tune.
https://www.musicca.com/tuner
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web search NEUTRAL — Free online instrument tuner. Tune your guitar, ukulele, violin or any other instrument. Get in tune easily and accurately without installing anything.
https://tuner.ninja/
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web search NEUTRAL — Tune your guitar instantly with the free Online guitar tuner by GuitarTuna. No sign-up required — fast, accurate, and easy tuning for all skill levels!
https://guitartuna.com/online-guitar-tuner
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“Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher”
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Only the Newsweek cross-reference explicitly labels Daniel Roher as an 'Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker'. Other search results for 'Daniel' are irrelevant (biblical figures).
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2024 · The prophet Daniel served God during a chaotic period in Israelite history. What kept him alive, and can his story teach us anything about surviving and thriving during dark times?
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/people/prophet-daniel.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל, romanized: Dānīyyēʾl, lit. 'God is my Judge'; [a] Greek: Δανιήλ, romanized: Daniḗl; Arabic: دانيال, romanized: Dāniyāl) is the main character of the Book of Dan…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_(biblical_figure)
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web search NEUTRAL — Daniel’s Training in Babylon - In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Jud…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+1&versio…
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“Woodall stars as Niki, an apprentice piano tuner suffering from hyperacusis”
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Multiple web search results confirm Woodall plays Niki, a piano tuner with hyperacusis.
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web search NEUTRAL — Woodall plays Niki, a former piano virtuoso turned piano tuner, while Hoffman plays Harry, his mentor. (soundbite of film, "Tuner").
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-s1-5684194/leo-woodall-dis…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Tuner" follows Niki (Woodall), a former piano prodigy forced to abandon music after developing hyperacusis -- an auditory condition that leaves him incredibly sensitive to sound. His life now follows…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260521-on-key-leo-wo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tuner, starring Leo Woodall, is in theaters May 22. The Daniel Roher-directed thriller follows a piano tuner who discovers his auditory condition makes him a skilled safe cracker.
https://www.aol.com/articles/leo-woodall-stars-dustin-hoffma…
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“he strikes up a romance with a conservatory student, played by Havana Rose Liu”
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Newsweek, The New York Times, and a Sundance review all confirm Havana Rose Liu plays a conservatory student named Ruthie who has a relationship with Niki.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tuner is a 2025 crime thriller film directed by Daniel Roher and written by Roher and Robert Ramsey. The film stars Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu, Lior Raz, Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno, and Dustin Hoffma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuner_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Havana Rose Liu (born September 30, 1997) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her modeling career and her lead role in the comedy film Bottoms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_Rose_Liu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elden Ring is an upcoming epic dark fantasy action film written and directed by Alex Garland, and based on the 2022 video game Elden Ring developed by FromSoftware. It stars Kit Connor, Cailee Spaeny,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elden_Ring_(film)
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“"Tuner" is anchored by performances from Liu and Dustin Hoffman”
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The Wikipedia entry for the film 'Tuner' lists both Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman as stars. This is further supported by a THR YouTube video and a film review.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tuner is a 2025 thriller film directed by Daniel Roher from a screenplay by Roher and Robert Ramsey. It stars Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu, Jean Reno, Lior Raz, and Tovah Feldshuh.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuner_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Director Daniel Roher with stars Dustin Hoffman, Leo Woodall and Lior Raz dish on favorite moments working with each other while filming 'Tuner' at THR's TIF...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWwsKtfoNbw
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web search NEUTRAL — Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall in 'Tuner' Black Bear. If there is one clear thing director Daniel Roher‘s nifty narrative filmmaking debut, Tuner, proves, it is that Leo Woodall is the real deal as th…
https://deadline.com/2025/08/tuner-review-leo-woodall-dustin…
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“"Tuner" is out now in limited release”
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web search NEUTRAL — IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. Get personalized recommendations, and learn w…
https://www.imdb.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 30 Most Popular Movies Right Now: What to Watch In Theaters and Streaming Discover the top, most popular movies available now, along with what’s stoking early buzz and hype! Across theaters, streaming…
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/popular-movies/
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web search NEUTRAL — A film, movie, or motion picture[a] is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film
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“expands to theaters nationwide next Friday, May 29”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries for 'Film', 'Friday', and 'Black Friday', with no specific mention of the film 'Tuner' expanding on May 29.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Friday may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting the "Monday-first" convention it is the fifth day of the week. In countries that adopt the "Sunday-first" convention,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th
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