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Jude Law comments on Johnny Depp’s Fantastic Beasts exit

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Earlier this month, Johnny Depp announced that he had stepped down from his role as Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts movie, having been asked to do so by Warner Bros. following his failed defamation case against a UK tabloid. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Depp’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald co-star Jude Law […]

Movie Review – The Nest (2020)

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The Nest, 2020. Written and Directed by Sean Durkin. Starring Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche, and Anne Reid. SYNOPSIS: Rory (Jude Law) and his wife Allison (Carrie Coon) move back to the UK when he gets offered a big opportunity. Once in situ surrounded by acres of land and a country mansion […]

New trailer for The Nest starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon

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Coinciding with its release, IFC Films has revealed a new trailer for the Sundance hit The Nest. Written and directed by Sean Durkin, the drama stars Carrie Coon and Jude Law as a couple who face some unwelcome truths about their marriage after moving across the Atlantic to England; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read […]

TV Review – The Third Day

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Martin Carr reviews The Third Day… This co-production between HBO and Sky executive produced in part by Brad Pitt is an intriguing Celtic cautionary tale. Cult like communities cut off by tidal currents combine with Pagan sacrifice and inverted Christian traditions to create a heady brew. Written by Dennis Kelly who also penned Amazon’s Utopia […]

Movie Review – The Nest (2020)

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The Nest, 2020. Written and Directed by Sean Durkin. Starring Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche, Michael Culkin, Kaisa Hammarlund, Adeel Akhtar, and Anne Reid. SYNOPSIS: Life for an entrepreneur and his American family begin to take a twisted turn after moving into an English country manor. In The Nest (the sophomore feature […]

Carrie Coon and Jude Law star in first trailer for The Nest

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IFC FIlms has debuted the first trailer for writer-director Sean Durkin’s Sundance hit The Nest. The 80s-set drama stars Carrie Coon and Jude Law as a couple who have to face some unwelcome truths about their marriage after moving across the Atlantic to England; watch it here… Rory (Jude Law), an ambitious entrepreneur and former […]

Jude Law and Taika Waititi heading to Showtime for The Auteur limited series

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Fresh from his Best Adapted Screenplay win at the Oscars, Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi looks set to team with The New Pope’s Jude Law on The Auteur, a limited series Hollywood satire for Showtime. According to THR, Waititi and Law will serve as executive producers on the series, with Law portraying “the eccentric title […]

Movie Review – The Rhythm Section (2020)

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The Rhythm Section, 2020. Directed by Reed Morano. Starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Mays, Ivana Bašić, Nasser Memarzia, Max Casella, Richard Brake, Raza Jaffrey, Geoff Bell, Jade Anouka, and Tawfeek Barhom. SYNOPSIS: A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family. We’re in the dump […]

Movie Review – The Rhythm Section (2020)

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The Rhythm Section, 2020. Directed by Reed Morano. Starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Mays, Ivana Bašić, Nasser Memarzia, Max Casella, Richard Brake, Raza Jaffrey, Geoff Bell, Jade Anouka, and Tawfeek Barhom. SYNOPSIS: A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family. If at any point […]