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Maggie Gyllenhaal joins Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic

February 9, 2020 by Ricky Church Leave a Comment

Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann has made another addition to his upcoming musical biopic based on Elvis Presley. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) is the latest to join the film and will star as Elvis’ mother, Gladys Presley. Gyllenhaal joins a cast that includes Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time […]

Maggie Gyllenhaal “really likes” Robert Pattinson for The Batman role

September 30, 2019 by Liam Waddington Leave a Comment

Maggie Gyllenhaal, who played Rachel Dawes opposite Christian Bale in The Dark Knight, has shared her thoughts on the casting of Robert Pattinson as Batman. In an interview with Variety at the New York Film Festival premiere of The Irishman, Gyllenhaal stated that she believes Pattinson is a good choice for the role and praised his acting […]

HBO releases new trailer for The Deuce’s final season

August 12, 2019 by Amie Cranswick Leave a Comment

With the third and final season of The Deuce set to premiere next month, HBO has released the first trailer for James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal-headlined porn industry drama which sees the series jump to 1984; watch it here… The Deuce follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in […]

Movie Review – The Kindergarten Teacher (2019)

March 8, 2019 by Matt Rodgers Leave a Comment

The Kindergarten Teacher, 2019. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Parker Sevak, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan, Ato Blankson-Wood. SYNOPSIS: Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is an unhappy kindergarten teacher in New York, who suddenly becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy. The Kindergarten Teacher is one of […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Kindergarten Teacher

October 18, 2018 by Shaun Munro Leave a Comment

The Kindergarten Teacher, 2018. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov, Rosa Salazar, Michael Chernus and Gael García Bernal. SYNOPSIS: A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy. A rare Hollywood remake of an acclaimed, award-winning foreign film which arguably […]

HBO releases new trailer for The Deuce season 2

August 21, 2018 by Amie Cranswick Leave a Comment

With The Deuce’s season two premiere less than three weeks away, HBO has released another trailer for its James Franco/Maggie Gyllenhaal-headlined porn industry drama which you can check out here… Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon (The Wire) and starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce follows the story of the legalization and […]

Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in first trailer for The Kindergarten Teacher

August 9, 2018 by Amie Cranswick Leave a Comment

Netflix has released the first poster and trailer for The Kindergarten Teacher, the upcoming thriller from writer-director Sara Colangelo’s which stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as a teacher who tries to nuture her five year-old student’s talent in a desperate attempt to follow her own dreams, alongside newcomer Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov,, Rosa Salazar,, Michael Chernus, and Gael […]

HBO releases new trailer for The Deuce season 2

August 7, 2018 by Amie Cranswick Leave a Comment

With a little over a month to go until its season 2 premiere, HBO has released a new trailer for its porn industry drama The Deuce which stars James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal; check it out here… Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon (The Wire) and starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce follows the […]

HBO renews The Deuce for second season

September 20, 2017 by Ricky Church Leave a Comment

HBO’s porn industry drama The Deuce may only be two episodes into its first season, but HBO has given the series an early renewal for season two. Starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the series follows a group of characters in 1970s New York as the porn industry is legalized, and was created by George Pelacanos and […]

HBO drops a new trailer for porn industry drama The Deuce

August 7, 2017 by Justin Cook Leave a Comment

During last night’s programming, HBO transported viewers back to the 1970s with a brand new trailer for The Deuce. The upcoming TV drama, which centers around the early days of the porn industry in New York City, stars James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the former of which pulls double duty playing twins Vincent and Frankie Martino. […]