Broken Diamonds, 2021. Directed by Peter Sattler. Starring Ben Platt, Lola Kirke, Debs Howard, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alphonso McAuley, Andy Thompson, Chad Willett, and Lynda Boyd. SYNOPSIS: In the wake of his father’s death, a twenty-something writer sees his dream of moving to Paris put in jeopardy when he’s forced to temporarily take in his […]
Universal releases trailer for Broadway adaptation Dear Evan Hansen
Universal have released the trailer for Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of the Broadway musical smash Dear Evan Hansen. Starring Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect), here reprising his Tony Award-winning titular role alongside a cast that features Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, and Amy Adams, Dear Evan Hansen is released in cinemas on September 24th, and you can check […]
Allison Janney, Annie Murphy and Ben Platt in talks for comedy The People We Hate at the Wedding
Deadline reports Allison Janney (Mom), Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) and Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) are in talks to star in the comedy The People We Hate at the Wedding. Directed by Claire Scanlon (Set It Up), the film is described as “a next-generation Four Weddings and a Funeral.” The film is an adaptation of Grant Ginder’s […]
Netflix Review – The Politician Season 2
EJ Moreno reviews the second season of Netflix’s The Politician… Ryan Murphy is back with another season of his hit Netflix original series. The Politician Season 2 is bold, campier, and somehow wilder than before. Ben Platt and Judith Light lead the second season of the political satire into directions than you’d never expect, so […]
Ben Platt and Kaitlyn Dever in talks for Dear Evan Hansen at Universal Pictures
The award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen is coming to the big screen via Universal Pictures. Variety reports that Wonder director Stephen Chbosky will serve as the director while Steve Levenson, who wrote the book for the stage musical, will pen the script. There’s also reports that Booksmart’s Kaitlyn Dever is in talks for a starring […]
Netflix’s The Politician season 2 images, poster and premiere date revealed
The outlandish political Ryan Murphy comedy is back for another season on Netflix as the streamer has released its first images and the poster for the upcoming second season of the hit series The Politician. Returning this season is Ben Platt as Payton Hobart. Following his rise to political power in the first season, Hobart […]
First images from Ryan Murphy’s The Politician
Netflix has released the first images from Ryan Murphy’s upcoming comedy series The Politician which follows the story of a wealthy aspiring politician (played by Ben Platt) who tries to navigate his campaign for Student Body President and his efforts to secure a place at Harvard without sacrificing his own morality; take a look here… […]
Movie Review – Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016)
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. 2016 Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel, Chris Tucker, Makenzie Leigh, Ben Platt, Beau Knapp, Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley, Arturo Castro, Mason Lee, Barney Harris, and Steve Martin. SYNOPSIS: 19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. […]
Kristen Stewart and Ben Platt join Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Deadline and The Wrap are reporting that Kristen Stewart (Camp X-Ray, Clouds of Sils Maria) and Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect, The Book of Mormon) have joined the ever-growing cast of director Ang Lee’s latest project Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Billy Lynn is based on the acclaimed novel by Ben Fountain from 2012, about “a […]