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Jennifer Lawrence spy thriller Red Sparrow cut to secure 15 certificate in the UK

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The upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence as a highly-trained Russian agent, has been re-edited by its distributor to secure a 15 certificate from the BBFC. Lawrence stars as a ‘Sparrow’ agent, who is trained to use her body and mind to manipulate men in order to serve her country. 20th Century Fox […]

Red Sparrow director discusses Black Widow comparisons, new TV spot released

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From the moment the first trailer dropped for Red Sparrow, the latest collaboration between The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence, the film has been drawing comparisons to Marvel’s Black Widow. It is of course easy to see why: both feature Russian girls forced into spy programmes, which happen to include ballet […]

Apple orders new sci-fi series See from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight

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It looks like Apple is continuing to expand its original content, with Variety reporting that it has given a straight-to-series order for the sci-fi drama See from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which has Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games, Red Sparrow) attached to direct. Details on the project are being kept under wraps, but we […]

Jennifer Lawrence stars in trailer for Red Sparrow

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We’ve already seen a poster, images and TV spot for the upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow this week, and now 20th Century Fox has debuted a new trailer for director Francis Lawrence’s upcoming adaptation of Jason Matthews’ award-winning novel of the same name, which sees Jennifer Lawrence leading a cast that includes Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, […]

First trailer for spy thriller Red Sparrow starring Jennifer Lawrence

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20th Century Fox has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow. Based on Jason Matthews’ award-winning novel of the same name, the film sees director Francis Lawrence reunite with his Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence and features a cast that also includes Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Charlotte […]