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Emma Stone named Hollywood’s highest-paid actress for 2017

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Forbes has unveiled its annual list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood for 2017, with Emma Stone leading the way with $26 million in earnings thanks in no small part to her Oscar-winning turn as Mia in Damien Chazelle’s La La Land. After topping the list in 2015 and 2016, Jennifer Lawrence slips to third […]

Luca Guadagnino to direct Jennifer Lawrence in Burial Rites

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Fresh off the critical success of his latest film Call Me by Your Name, Variety is reporting that Luca Guadagnino is set to team up with Jennifer Lawrence for the true-crime drama Burial Rites, Variety has revealed. Based on Hannah Kent’s 2013 novel, Burial Rites will see Lawrence producing, as well as starring as Agnes […]

First-look images from X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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Following o from its cover reveal, EW has now posted a batch of first-look images from next year’s X-Men sequel X-Men: Dark Phoenix, which includes shots of Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Professor X (James McAvoy), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), director Simon Kinberg and Jessica Chastain’s […]

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 […]

Movie Review – mother! (2017)

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mother!, 2017. Written and Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, and Brian Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. An isolated home surrounded by nature may seem like an ideal paradise and not the most […]

Second Opinion – mother! (2017)

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mother!, 2017. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson and Kate Mara. SYNOPSIS: A poet suffering from writer’s block and his young wife live in a massive, remote house.  Following a fire, she has devoted herself to renovating it and has created a beautiful home for […]

Jennifer Lawrence explains why she decided to return as Mystique for X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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With her initial three-film contract with 20th Century Fox expiring with last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse – not to mention her dislike for the body paint and make-up necessary for her character’s mutant form – there had been question marks as to whether Jennifer Lawrence would be returning as Mystique for the next entry in the […]

Movie Review – mother! (2017)

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mother!, 2017. Directed by Darren Aronofsky Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, Kristen Wiig SYNOPSIS:  A wife and husband must deal with the introduction of  two strangers into their seemingly normal life. mother! is certainly deserving of its exclamation point, and could have several more as well as […]

Mark Wahlberg tops the list of the world’s highest-paid actors

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Transformers: The Last Knight star Mark Wahlberg has topped Forbes‘ list of the highest-paid actors in actresses in the world for the period of June 2016 and June 2017, knocking last year’s champ Dwayne Johnson down into second place. Wahlberg earned $68 million thanks to the latest instalment in the Transformers franchise, as well as […]

New teaser trailer and three featurettes for Darren Aronofsky’s mother! starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem

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With just under a month to go until Darren Aronofsky’s mother! arrives in cinemas, a new teaser trailer has arrived online for the upcoming psychological thriller, which stars Oscar-winners Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem; check it out here… UPDATE: And here’s three featurettes… A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, […]