Ben is Back, 2018. Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Esper, David Zaldivar and Rachel Bay Jones. SYNOPSIS: A mother welcomes her drug addict son home early from rehab when he drops by on Christmas Eve, until the family dog disappears… Throughout the early part of […]
Exclusive Interview – Ben is Back director Peter Hedges on addiction, casting his son, and Dumbo
Tom Beasley chats to director Peter Hedges about his new film Ben is Back, in which his son Lucas Hedges plays the title role… Just a few months after Timothée Chalamet broke the world’s hearts as a bizarrely attractive meth addict in Beautiful Boy, another exciting young actor is flexing his muscles as an addict […]
New trailer for Amazon’s Homecoming starring Julia Roberts
With less than two weeks to go until its premiere, Amazon Studios has released a new trailer for the Prime Original series Homecoming. Directed by Sam Esmail, the psychological thriller stars Julia Roberts as Heidi Bergman, a caseworker helping soldiers transition back to civilian life, and also features Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Sissy Spacek, Shea Whigham, Jeremy Allen White, […]
New trailer and poster for Ben Is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges
Coinciding with is US premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival, a new trailer has been released for writer-director Peter Hedges’ upcoming drama Ben is Back which stars Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xMczla9_XQ UPDATE: And here’s the first poster… 19 year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns […]
Julia Roberts stars in first trailer for Homecoming
Amazon Studios has released the first trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller drama Homecoming. Created and directed by Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot), the series sees Julia Roberts leading a cast that includes Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Sissy Spacek, Shea Whigham, Jeremy Allen White, Alex Karpovsky, Dermot Mulroney, and Hong Chau; take a look here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZGaYqSQnt0 UPDATE: And here’s […]
First trailer for Ben is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges
A teaser trailer has arrived online for Ben is Back ahead of its world premiere at TIFF next month. Written and directed by Peter Hedges, the drama stars Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton; watch it here… https://youtu.be/6QoDcrkTBx8 19 year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns home to his family’s suburban home […]
Scarlett Johansson tops the list of highest-paid female film stars for 2018
Forbes has revealed its annual list of the highest-paid female film stars in Hollywood, with Avengers: Infinity War star Scarlett Johannson taking first place with earnings of $40.5 million in the twelve months through to June 2018. Johansson did not appear in last year’s top ten, which saw Oscar-winner Emma Stone claiming top spot with […]
Teaser for Mr. Robot creator’s new series Homecoming starring Julia Roberts
Amazon Studios has revealed a teaser for Homecoming, the upcoming psychological thriller from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail. The Prime Original series stars Julia Roberts as Heidi Bergman, a caseworker helping soldiers transition back to civilian life, and also stars Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Sissy Spacek, Shea Whigham, Jeremy Allen White, Alex Karpovsky, Dermot Mulroney, and Hong […]
Julia Roberts to produce and star in Little Bee for Amazon
Variety is reporting that Julia Roberts has signed on to produce and star in Little Bee, a feature adaptation of Chris Cleave’s 2008 novel, originally published as The Other Hand, which is in development at Amazon Studios. The project is being penned by Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First) and will see Roberts as British […]
Movie Review – Wonder (2017)
Wonder, 2017. Directed by Stephen Chbosky. Starring Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabel Vidovic, Noah Jupe, Danielle Rose Russell, Nadji Jeter, Millie Davis, Sonia Braga, Emma Tremblay, Ali Liebert, Daveed Diggs, Crystal Lowe, and Mandy Patinkin. SYNOPSIS: Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August […]
