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J.K. Simmons joins Veronica Mars revival

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TV Line is reporting that Hulu’s Veronica Mars revival has added some Oscar-winning talent, with J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Justice League) signing on for a recurring role in the new season. According to the site, Simmons will take on the role of Clyde Prickett, “an ex-con who served 10 years for racketeering, and was smart enough […]

Hugh Jackman stars as Gary Hart in new trailer for The Front Runner

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Ahead of its US release next month, a new international trailer and poster have arrived online for Jason Reitman’s biographical comedy drama The Front Runner which stars Hugh Jackman as politician Gary Hart alongside Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, and Alfred Molina; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview: Director Jason Reitman discusses The Front Runner SEE ALSO: […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Front Runner

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The Front Runner, 2018. Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Kaitlyn Dever, Alfred Molina, Toby Huss, Kevin Pollak, Molly Ephraim, Sara Paxton, Jenna Kanell, Ari Graynor, Courtney Ford, Bill Burr, Chris Coy, Mike Judge and Steve Zissis. SYNOPSIS: American Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign in 1988 is derailed when he’s […]

Poster and trailer for Counterpart season 2 starring J.K. Simmons

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Starz has released a new poster and trailer for the second season of its acclaimed espionage thriller series Counterpart which sees stars J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd, Nicholas Pinnock, Nazanin Boniadi, and Sara Serraiocco reprising their roles alongside newcomers Betty Gabriel and James Cromwell; take a look here… At The Office of Interchange, those […]

J.K. Simmons, Sienna Miller and Taylor Kitsch join Chadwick Boseman in 17 Bridges

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Back in July it was announced that Chadwick Boseman will be headlining the action thriller 17 Bridges and now we have word of more additions to the cast with Variety reporting that J.K. Simmons (Justice League), Sienna Miller (Live By Night) and Taylor Kitsch (Waco) have joined the film. According to the site, the film […]

Hugh Jackman is Gary Hart in first trailer for The Front Runner

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Sony Pictures has released the first trailer and poster for biographical comedy drama The Front Runner. Directed by Jason Reitman, the film stars Hugh Jackman as politician Gary Hart, who in 1988 found his Presidential campaign derailed following allegations of an extramarital affair, and features a cast that also includes Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, and Alfred […]

J.K. Simmons and Ben Affleck discuss Justice League’s “badass” Commissioner Gordon

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In just a few days time, we’ll be introduced to the newest take on Gotham City’s Police Commissioner James Gordon, as Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons makes his DC Extended Universe debut in the DC blockbuster Justice League, and Simmons has been chatting about his “badass” take on the iconic character. “My take on Commissioner Gordon is […]

Movie Review – Justice League (2017)

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Justice League, 2017. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons, and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by Superman’s heroic sacrifice, Batman and Wonder Woman assemble a team of heroes to […]

J.K. Simmons meets his Other in trailer for sci-fi thriller Counterpart

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Starz has released the trailer for their sci-fi spy thriller series Counterpart, starring Whiplash‘s J.K. Simmons. Simmons stars as Howard Silk, a low-level agency employee who discovers his opposite from a parallel world, a man very different yet similar in nearly every way to himself. The two Howards have to work together to stop an assassin sent […]

Second Opinion – The Snowman (2017)

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The Snowman, 2017. Directed by Tomas Alfredson Starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson, Toby Jones, Val Kilmer and J.K. Simmons SYNOPSIS: Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman. For the third time this year, Michael Fassbender has delivered a decent […]