Angel Studios has cooked up the trailer for Hershey, their story of real-life Willy Wonka, Milton S. Hershey, founder of the titular chocolate empire. Directed by Mark Waters (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), the biopic sees Finn Wittrock playing Hershey, with Alexandra Daddario (True Detective) as his wife, Catherine “Kitty” Hershey. The supporting cast includes Alan Ruck, […]
Hershey biopic in the works with Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario
Are you ready to know the story behind one of the oldest American brands and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world? Variety reports that Mark Waters (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) is set to helm a Hershey film, with Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario set to star. Wittrock will play Milton Hershey, who, […]
Movie Review – Mother of the Bride (2024)
Mother of the Bride, 2024. Directed by Mark Waters. Starring Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Rachael Harris, Sean Teale, Chad Michael Murray, Wilson Cruz, Michael McDonald, Tasneem Roc, and Dalip Sondhi. SYNOPSIS: Lana’s daughter Emma returns from London and announces that she’s getting married next month. Things become more complicated when Lana learns that […]
Magic Camp gets a poster and trailer ahead of Disney+ premiere
Disney+ has released a poster and trailer for Magic Camp, ahead of its arrival on the streaming service this coming Friday. Directed by Mark Waters, the comedy stars Adam Devine as a down-on-his-luck magician who rediscovers his passion for magic with the help of a group of misfit campers; check them out here… A group […]
Movie Review – Bad Santa 2 (2016)
Bad Santa 2, 2016. Directed by Mark Waters. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates and Christina Hendricks. SYNOPSIS: A continuation, following a crooked and vulgar safe-cracker who uses Christmas, for the second time, as the basis of his plots to rob money whilst encountering issues from his past whilst battling alcoholism. […]
Second Opinion – Bad Santa 2 (2016)
Bad Santa 2, 2016. Directed by Mark Waters. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Tony Cox, Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino, Jeff Skowron, Cristina Rosato, Mike Starr, and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off […]
Mean Girls director Mark Waters to helm Disney’s Magic Camp
According to The Tracking Board, director Mark Waters (Mean Girls) has signed on to direct Disney’s long-gestating live-action family comedy Magic Camp, which has Steve Martin attached to star. The site reports that Magic Camp “follows a rigid and cautious banker who returns to the summer camp he attended as a boy: a camp for […]
Mark Waters to direct Bad Santa 2, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly will return
Miramax and Broad Street Pictures are finally getting the ball rolling on Bad Santa 2, as the studios have just found the film’s director and finalized deals with two original cast members from 2003’s Bad Santa. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mean Girls director Mark Waters is officially on board for the sequel, while Tony Cox and […]
