Variety is reporting that Academy Award nominee Emma Stone is set to take the lead role in Letters From Rosemary, based on the Black List script. Stone would star as Rose Marie “Rosemary” Kennedy, who was the first-born daughter to Rose Fitzgerald and Joseph Kennedy Sr. and the older sister of President John F. Kennedy. […]
Chris Evans is Hollywood’s “best value” star of 2015
Earlier in the week Forbes announced its list of the most overpaid stars of 2015, with Johnny Depp topping the list of actors who offer the least return on their salary. Now we have a look at those names on the opposite end of the scale, with Forbes revealing that Chris Evans has offered the […]
DVD Review – Irrational Man (2015)
Irrational Man, 2015. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Jamie Blackley, and Parker Posey. SYNOPSIS: A philosophy professor, in the midst of an existential and a moral crisis, commits an irrevocable act of murder. Nihilistic philosophy professor Abe (Joaquin Phoenix), a newly recruited member of the fictional college campus Braylin, is immediately […]
Kate Winslet and Emma Stone in talks to join Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite
Director Yorgos Lanthimos is in big demand. His latest film The Lobster has been getting critical acclaim from many corners of the globe on its festival journey so far. Now the filmmaker’s next project may have secured some A-list talent. Deadline reports today that Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs), Emma Stone (Irrational Man) and Olivia Colman […]
Jennifer Lawrence tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid actresses of 2015
Forbes has today unveiled its annual list of the highest paid actress in Hollywood, and it’s no surprise to see Jennifer Lawrence at the top of the list. The 25-year-old Hunger Games star has pocketed $52 million pre-tax earnings over the last 2 months to top the new list, $16.5 million ahead of the current […]
Cameron Crowe apologises for casting Emma Stone as an Asian American in Aloha
Cameron Crowe’s latest film Aloha has been at the centre of a “whitewashing” controversy due to Emma Stone’s casting as Allison Ng, a mixed race character who is the daughter of a half-Chinese, half-Hawaiin father and a white mother. In the wake of the criticism, Crowe has taken to his personal blog to offer an […]
J.K. Simmons heading to La La Land with Whiplash director Damien Chazelle
Following his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Whiplash, J.K. Simmons is to reunite with director Damien Chazelle for the filmmaker’s next feature La La Land, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The musical will also star Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, and is described as “a modern take on the Hollywood musical following a […]
Emma Stone to play Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes
Fox Searchlight has found its Billie Jean King for the upcoming Battle of the Sexes, with Emma Stone signing on to star opposite Steve Carell’s Bobby Riggs in the movie, which details the 1973 inter-gender match between the two tennis champions. Stone had been top choice for the project, although potential scheduling conflicts led the […]
Emma Stone to star in Love May Fail
Emma Stone has signed on to appear in Love May Fail, TriStar Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of the book by Matthew Quick, author of Silver Linings Playbook. Love May Fail follows “a woman who is coming off a demoralizing ending to her marriage to a cheating husband returns to her hometown determined to clear the name […]
Emma Stone and Steve Carell to star in Battle of the Sexes
Deadline has reported that Fox Searchlight has set a start date on Battle of the Sexes, based on the gender-battle tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will helm the project, while Emma Stone (Birdman) and Steve Carell (Foxcatcher) are set to play King and […]
