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Jenna Ortega to join Glen Powell in J.J. Abrams’ secret movie

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In today’s edition of Glenn Powell-related casting news it has been been revealed that Jenna Ortega (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) is being lined-up as his co-star in J.J. Abrams secretive comeback movie.  According to Deadline Ortega is in final talks to star in the untitled Warner Bros. movie, which will be J.J. Abrams first film since 2019’s […]

Video Review – Twisters blends indie and blockbuster filmmaking

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EJ Moreno with a review of Twisters… Lee Isaac Chung blew us all away with his film Minari, entering the award season that year with great gusto. Now, the filmmaker is back with Twisters and knows how to pack a punch. With the charismatic Glenn Powell and the grounded work of Daisy Edgar-Jones, we see a […]

Twisters spins towards impressive $123 million at the worldwide box-office

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Twisters was expected to kick up at storm at the worldwide box-office this weekend, but nobody expected the 30-years in the making sequel to blow away expectations to the tune of $123 million.  Going into the weekend the Lee Isaac Chung-directed disaster movie was set to whip up around $50 million at the North American […]

Movie Review – Twisters (2024)

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Twisters, 2024. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, Nik Dodani, David Corenswet, Tunde Adebimpe, Katy O’Brian, David Born, Paul Scheer, Laura Poe, Austin Bullock, Stephen Oyoung, Alex Kingi, Chris Adrien, Capri O’Neill, James Paxton, Lily Smith, and […]

Disaster sequel Twisters gets a final trailer

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With less than two weeks to go until Twisters blows into cinemas, Universal Pictures has shared another trailer for the sequel to the 1996 blockbuster sequel Twister.  Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the film sees retired tornado-chaser Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) persuaded by here friend Javi (Anthony Ramos) to return to the field and join forces […]

Meet the tornado wranglers of Twisters in behind-the-scenes trailer

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Universal Pictures has released a new behind-the-scenes trailer for Twisters, which introduces us to the tornado wranglers in the eye of the storms flying around in director Lee Isaac Chung’s follow-up to Jan De Bont’s 1996 blockbuster Twister. Twisters stars Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate, a former stormchaser that now spends her days safely studying […]

Movie Review – Hit Man (2023)

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Hit Man, 2023 Directed by Richard Linklater Starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Evan Holtzman, Sanjay Rao, Gralen Bryant Banks, Molly Bernard and Mike Markoff SYNOPSIS:  Strait-laced professor, Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), moonlights as phony hit man for the New Orleans Police Department. He excels at entrapping hapless victims, that is until he […]

Movie Review – Hit Man (2023)

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Hit Man, 2024. Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay Rao, Molly Bernard, Evan Holtzman, Mike Markoff, Ritchie Montgomery, Kate Adair, Beth Bartley, Morgana Shaw, Richard Robichaux, Bryant Carroll, Stephanie Hong, Gralen Bryant Banks, Jonas Lerway, Murphee Bloom, KC Simms, Jordan Joseph, Joel Griffin, and Garrison Allen. SYNOPSIS: A […]

Netflix acquires legal drama Monsanto starring Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern

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News has come from the Cannes Film Festival that Netflix has bought Monsanto, a legal drama based on a true story that stars Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Brave New World) and Laura Dern (Big Little Lies). Monsanto is directed by John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks), who also co-wrote the […]