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Movie Review – Brightburn (2019)

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Brightburn, 2019. Directed by David Yarovesky. Starring Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Meredith Hagner, Matt Jones, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Becky Wahlstrom, Terence Rosemore, Stephen Blackehart, and Jackson A. Dunn SYNOPSIS: What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more […]

Elizabeth Banks confirms talks of Pitch Perfect 3

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Following a blockbuster weekend where Pitch Perfect 2 beat out Mad Max: Fury Road and topped the US box office with $70.3 million (and around $108 million worldwide), talk has of course turned to a sequel. In an interview with Collider, director Elizabeth Banks was very open about the idea of Pitch Perfect 3, so long […]

Movie Review – Charlie’s Angels (2019)

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Charlie’s Angels, 2019. Written and Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Jonathan Tucker, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nat Faxon, and Chris Pang. SYNOPSIS: When a systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie’s Angels from across the globe are […]

Elizabeth Banks teams with Universal for The Invisible Woman

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Universal Pictures’ revamped strategy for its library of Universal Monsters characters continues to take shape, with Variety reporting that Elizabeth Banks has signed on to direct and star in The Invisible Woman. The project is said to be based upon an original pitch by Banks, who is coming off the box office disappointment of the […]

Movie Review – The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, 2019. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Margot Robbie, Jason Momoa, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Gal Gadot, Arturo Castro, Jadon Sand, Brooklynn Prince, Ben Schwartz, Noel Fielding, Ike Barinholtz, […]

Charlie’s Angels reboot pushed back to mid-November

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Sony Pictures has announced that its upcoming reboot of Charlie’s Angels has been pushed back two weeks and will now open on November 15th of this year. Elizabeth Banks is directing Charlie’s Angels, which features Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska as a new team of Angels working for Charlie Townsend’s international security service. […]

Video Review – Charlie’s Angels

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Charlie’s Angels, 2019. Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, and Patrick Stewart. In this video review, EJ dives into the latest installment in the long-running Charlie’s Angels franchise. He talks about Elizabeth Banks as the director, and which of the new Angels steal the show. Watch the review here, […]

Elizabeth Banks spoils Charlie’s Angels cameos with new promo

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Charlie’s Angels director Elizabeth Banks has shared a new TV spot for the upcoming reboot of the classic 70s TV series, which reveals that Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska and Naomi Scott’s team will be crossing paths with a number of other Angels the new movie with cameo appearances from Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee), Lili Reinhart (Riverdale), […]

Pitch Perfect 3 talks underway, Kay Cannon and Elizabeth Banks set to return?

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We’ll be back pitches! It was only a matter of time before talk surfaced about a third film in the hugely successful Pitch Perfect franchise (well, it is a franchise now), and word from The Hollywood Reporter is that negotiations and pre-production may already be underway. Talks have begun with screenwriter Kay Cannon, writer of […]

Elizabeth Banks producing live-action DC Super Hero High comedy series for HBO Max

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The Greg Berlanti-produced Strange Adventures and Green Lantern series aren’t the only original DC shows heading to HBO Max, as the streaming service has also granted a series order to the live-action half-hour comedy series DC Super Hero High. The series is being executive produced by Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels) and Scott Weinger (Black-ish), and […]