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Margot Robbie to star in gambling biopic Dangerous Odds

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After her star-making turn in Martin Scorsese’s superb The Wolf of Wall Street, actress Margot Robbie has become hot property, and studios and filmmakers are fighting over each other to work with her. The Wrap reports that Warner Bros. has acquired Dangerous Odds, the true-life story of Marisa Lankester, who helped Ron Sacco run illegal […]

Sebastian Stan cast alongside Margot Robbie in I, Tonya

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Marvel’s Winter Soldier will soon be joining forces with DC’s Harley Quinn in the upcoming Tonya Harding biopic I, Tonya. Deadline has reported that Sebastian Stan will star as Harding’s ex-husband and partner Jeff Gillooly, who helped plan an attack against figure skater Tonya Harding’s rival in the 1994 Olympics. The film will examine the incident and the […]

Margot Robbie joins Goodbye Christopher Robin

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The Wolf of Wall Street and Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie has added another project to her upcoming slate, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that the actress is set to join Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) in the A.A. Milne biopic Goodbye Christopher Robin. The project is being directed by Simon Curtis (My Week […]

Jared Leto and Margot Robbie discuss Suicide Squad’s Joker and Harley Quinn

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During last week’s CinemaCon, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie spoke to SuperHeroHype about their roles as The Joker and Harley Quinn in August’s big DC supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad. “We walked in a completely new direction,” said Leto. “I think we knew that we had to do that. It was important to do that. When the […]

Jack Lowden joins Mary Queen of Scots as Lord Darnley

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British actor Jack Lowden has joined the cast of Josie Rourke’s period piece Mary Queen of Scots. According to Deadline, he will play Lord Darnley, husband to Queen Mary. He joins Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, playing Mary and Queen Elizabeth I respectively, in the film. Mary Queen of Scots comes from a script by American House of […]

Movie Review – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 2016. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Christopher Abbott, Nicholas Braun, Stephen Peacocke, Billy Bob Thornton, and Alfred Molina. SYNOPSIS: A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan. Maybe this is relevant, and maybe it isn’t, but as I’m writing this review, television is […]

Margot Robbie in talks to play disgraced US ice-skater Tonya Harding

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Deadline has revealed that Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad, The Wolf of Wall Street) is in talks to portray Tonya Harding in a new film called I, Tonya, which will chart the ice-skater’s rise to fame and fall into disgrace. The film, written by Steven Rogers (Christmas With The Coopers), tells the unthinkable story of Harding’s career […]

Margot Robbie talks Harley Quinn’s costume in Suicide Squad

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During an interview with Hello Giggles, Margot Robbie has been speaking about her upcoming role as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad, discussing the process they went through with her costume and revealing that they did consider having her dress in the classic jester outfit from Batman: The Animated Series. “We tried on every variation of […]

Margot Robbie to star in noir thriller Terminal

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) has signed on to appear in writer-director Vaughn Stein’s noir thriller Terminal. The film, which is now in pre-production, “follows two hit men as they embark on a borderline suicide mission for a mysterious employer and a high paycheck. Along the way, […]