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 […]
J.K. Simmons and Emile Hirsch to star in comedy The Runaround
Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) is to co-star with Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild) in The Runaround, a new comedy from director Gavin Wiesen (The Art of Getting By) and written by Seth W. Owen (Morgan). The film will see Simmons star as a workaholic father who has to team up with her daughter’s ex-boyfriend […]
Michael Keaton and J.K. Simmons depart Kong: Skull Island
Bad news for Legendary Pictures’ King Kong feature Kong: Skull Island, with Deadline reporting that both Michael Keaton (Birdman) and J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) have exited the project, with its lengthy shoot leading to scheduling commitments. However, Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers) remains attached. Kong: Skull Island is set to be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings […]
Ving Rhames joins ensemble comedy Bastards
Deadline is reporting that Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation star Ving Rhames is set to join the ever-expanding cast of new film Bastards. The comedy, which will see cinematographer Lawrence Sher (Garden State) make his directorial debut, has already secured the talents of Ed Helms (Vacation), Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2) and J.K. Simmons (Whiplash). The […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Shot’
Jackson Ball reviews the ninth episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… After the high-paced nature of the previous episode, ‘The Shot’ takes the opportunity to slow things down again so everyone can recuperate themselves. The episode also acts as yet another reminder that BoJack Horseman is not only fantastic comedy show, but also a […]
DVD Review – The Rewrite (2014)
The Rewrite, 2014 Written and directed by Marc Lawrence Starring Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Chris Elliot SYNOPSIS: An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Hugh Grant is an actor who seemingly […]
Movie Review – Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash, 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist and Austin Stowell. SYNOPSIS: Young, talented jazz drummer Andrew is pushed to boiling point by a ferocious conductor determined to find the next great, leading to confrontations of of both psychological and physical proportions. “There are no two words in the English language more harmful,” […]
J.K. Simmons joins Kong: Skull Island
Over the weekend it was announced that Legendary Pictures’ King Kong prequel had undergone a change of name to Kong: Skull Island, as well as having its release date pushed back to 2017, and now it has been revealed that J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Whiplash) has signed on to the cast of the monster movie. Simmons […]
Second Opinion – Justice League (2017)
Justice League, 2017. 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, Kiersey Clemons and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the […]
Movie Review – The Snowman (2017)
The Snowman, 2017. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, Toby Jones, J.K. Simmons, Chloe Sevigny, and Sofia Helin. SYNOPSIS: When an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. […]
