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Kristen Stewart becomes first American actress to win prestigious French award

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Kristen Stewart has become the first US actress to win the prestigious Cesar award in France for her supporting role in drama Clouds of Sils Maria. The French equivalent of the Oscars were held over the weekend, and Stewart made history with her win, which also saw Sean Penn receive a lifetime achievement award. Accepting […]

Nicolas Cage to re-team with Oliver Stone for Snowden

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Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Joe) has joined an already stellar cast for Oliver Stone’s Snowden. Cage – who previously worked with Stone on World Trade Center – will play a former U.S. Intelligence Officer in the film. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in the title role as Edward Snowden, a whistleblower who was charged […]

Second Opinion – The Wedding Ringer (2015)

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The Wedding Ringer, 2015. Directed by Jeremy Garelick. Starring Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Olivia Thirlby, Ken Howard, Alan Ritchson, Dan Gill, Jorge Garcia, and Cloris Leachman. SYNOPSIS: Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for […]

Will Smith to star in thriller Bounty for Paramount

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The Hollywood Reporter is reporting Will Smith is set to headline Bounty, a new crime thriller which Paramount Pictures has bought from writer Sascha Penn.Smith, who is about to return to the screen next week with con-artist thriller Focus opposite Margot Robbie, will reportedly see Smith play “a Boston resident who is convicted of a […]

Ewan McGregor to make directorial debut with American Pastoral

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Ewan McGregor (Son of a Gun, Moulin Rouge) is set to make his directorial debut this year with an adaptation of Phillip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral with Lakeshore Entertainment. The film, which is set to be released next year, will see McGregor also co-starring alongside Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) and […]

“Who’s the cat that won’t cop out?” Shaft is getting the reboot treatment

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The Wrap is tonight reporting that “the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about”, John Shaft, is set to undergo the reboot treatment after New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the franchise, alongside John Davis of Davis Entertainment.Based on the 1970 novel of the same name, the original 1971 film Shaft […]

Matthew Vaughn talks Kingsman: The Secret Service sequel

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Warning – major spoilers for Kingsman: The Secret Service follow…With a hugely impressive US opening weekend of over $40million, the popularity of Kingsman: The Secret Service continues to swell. And success breeds rumours, particularly those of a sequel, and director Matthew Vaughn has spoke about the possibilities of what a follow-up could bring.Speaking to USAToday, […]

Michelle Williams to reteam with director Kelly Reichardt

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Variety is reporting that Michelle Williams is to re-team with director Kelly Reichardt (Night Moves) for a new drama.The film would mark the third time to two have worked together, after Wendy and Lucy and Meek’s Cutoff, both of which had great success on the festival circuits and with critics. In fact, Williams won Best […]

Scarlett Johansson to star in The Psychopath Test

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Deadline is today reporting that Scarlett Johansson is in talks with Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment to star in The Psychopath Test, an adaptation of the novel by Jon Ronson.Austin Powers director Jay Roach is set to direct the adaptation, which is being written by Kristen Gore (Accidental Love) and produced by Oscar winner Brian […]