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Star Wars’ John Boyega among nominees for BAFTA Rising Star Award

January 5, 2016 by Sara Hemrajani

As Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues to smash box office records, one of the film’s breakout actors is also generating award buzz. John Boyega, who plays Finn – the Stormtrooper on the run, has been nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award. The 23-year-old’s previous credits include Attack the Block and Half of a […]

Filed Under: Awards Season, Movies, News, Sara Hemrajani Tagged With: BAFTA, Bel Powley, Brie Larson, dakota johnson, John Boyega, Taron Egerton

Brie Larson joins Kong: Skull Island, Russell Crowe wanted for role

July 23, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Legendary’s King Kong movie Kong: Skull Island may have lost two of its male stars earlier this month in Michael Keaton (Birdman) and J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), but the project has now secured its female lead, with Deadline revealing that Brie Larson (Trainwreck) has signed on to the film. Larson will join Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Brie Larson, Kong: Skull Island, Russell Crowe

Brie Larson to play first female Presidential candidate in Victoria Woodhull

March 26, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Oscar-winner Brie Larson (Room) has signed on to produce and star as the lead in Victoria Woodhull, which tells the story of the first female candidate for the President of the United States. The film is being written by Ben Kopit (Libertine) for Amazon Studios. The logline from Deadline reads: “Woodhull was a suffragist who […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Brie Larson, Victoria Woodhull

SDCC: Brie Larson confirmed as Captain Marvel, logo unveiled

July 24, 2016 by Justin Cook

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has officially found its Captain Marvel in Room star and Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson. While the news, which was announced at San Diego Comic-Con, shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, considering how Larson has been the frontrunner for the role since early June, she’s undoubtedly a welcome addition to […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, San Diego Comic-Con International

Samuel L. Jackson, Joan Cusack and Bradley Whitford join Brie Larson’s Unicorn Store

November 15, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Back in August it was announced that Oscar winner Brie Larson is set to make her feature directorial debut with the comedy Unicorn Store, and now we have our first casting news courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. The site reports that Samuel L. Jackson (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Joan Cusack (Shameless) and Bradley […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bradley Whitford, Brie Larson, Joan Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Unicorn Store

Brie Larson to make feature directorial debut with Unicorn Store

August 9, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Before she takes on the role of Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Brie Larson (Room) is set to make her feature directorial debut, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the actress is set to helm the indie comedy Unicorn Store. The Oscar-winner will also produce and star in the project, which has been […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Brie Larson, Unicorn Store

Brie Larson reportedly the frontrunner to play Captain Marvel

June 2, 2016 by James Garcia

There has been plenty of speculation about who would play Captain Marvel ever since the Marvel Comics heroine’s solo film was confirmed back in 2014. Though the movie isn’t slated to arrive until 2019, word has it that she’ll show up first in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. Kevin Feige recently claimed that we’d be getting big news regarding the […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, Movies, News Tagged With: Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios

Second Opinion – The Gambler (2014)

January 24, 2015 by Gary Collinson

The Gambler, 2014. Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange and George Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Rohan Morbey Tagged With: Brie Larson, George Kennedy, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, Michael K. Williams, Rupert Wyatt, The Gambler

With Gareth gone, where does Godzilla go next?

May 17, 2016 by Tony Black

With Gareth Edwards exiting the Godzilla sequel, Tony Black asks what is next for the King of the Monsters… When Godzilla returned in 2014, the odds were stacked against him. The last time Hollywood had seen everyone’s favourite movie monster, he was ignominiously handled by the Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin popcorn machine in 1997’s hokey version. […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tony Black, Uncategorized Tagged With: Brie Larson, Dean Devlin, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla, Godzilla 2, Godzilla vs King Kong, Guillermo del Toro, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Kong: Skull Island, Max Borenstein, Pacific Rim, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Roland Emmerich, Tom Hiddleston

Max Greenfield joins Brie Larson in The Glass Castle

April 22, 2016 by Scott J. Davis

Variety is reporting that New Girl actor Max Greenfield is set to join the upcoming adaptation of Jeannette Walls’ memoir The Glass Castle, from acclaimed director Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12). Academy Award winner Brie Larson (Room), who worked with Cretton on Short Term 12, plays said lead in the film which tells the story […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Brie Larson, max greenfield, The Glass Castle

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