Variety is reporting that Idris Elba (The Jungle Book, Bastille Day) is to take the male lead in Molly’s Game, the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs, The Newsroom). Jessica Chastain (The Martian, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) is also on board the film, with the actress set to play Molly Bloom, “a […]
The Huntsman’s Winter War: Why the Box Office Defeated Him
Tony Black on the box office failure of The Huntsman: Winter’s War…So it seems we have the first confirmed box office dud of 2016: The Huntsman’s Winter War, positioned as a potential new fantasy franchise under the Universal banner. It was confirmed in the Guardian yesterday that Universal, who broke box office records last year […]
Movie Review – The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
The Huntsman: Winter’s War, 2016.Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach, Sam Claflin, Charlize Theron, and Liam Neeson.SYNOPSIS:As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades Eric the Huntsman, who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover Sara set […]
Movie Review – The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
The Huntsman: Winter’s War, 2016.Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach, Sam Claflin and Jessica Chastain.SYNOPSIS:As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades Eric the Huntsman, who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover Sara set out to […]
Jessica Chastain’s Rise to Oscar Nominee and Blockbuster Star
Sara Hemrajani on the rise of Jessica Chastain… In the past five years, Jessica Chastain has gone from unknown actress to established talent. The Californian famously embraces all genres, from a modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus to spy thriller The Debt to elaborate costume horror Crimson Peak, to name but a few. With the release […]
Jessica Chastain wanted for Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut Molly’s Game
According to The Wrap, Jessica Chastain has been offered the lead role in Molly’s Game, the upcoming directorial debut of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Steve Jobs).The site reports that Chastain is yet to enter negotiations, having recently set up her own production company, but is said to be […]
Jessica Chastain in talks for Sitting Bull drama Woman Walks Ahead
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jessica Chastain is in talks to star in Woman Walks Ahead, which is being directed by Susanna White (Generation Kill) from a script by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Locke). The film will see Chastain as Caroline Weldon, “a 19th-century Brooklyn artist and activist who moved to the Standing Rock […]
Movie Review – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015.Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam and Jim Beaver.SYNOPSIS:In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away […]
Movie Review – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Burn Gorman, Doug Jones, Leslie Hope and Jim Beaver. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape […]
Second Opinion – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept […]
