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Trailer for mystery thriller State Like Sleep starring Katherine Waterston and Michael Shannon

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With a little over a month to go until its release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Meredith Danluck’s upcoming mystery thriller State Like Sleep which stars Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman, and Mary Kay Place; take a look here… One year after her husband’s (Michiel Huisman) untimely death, a young […]

Michael Shannon, Nick Robinson, Britt Robertson and Alex Pettyfer are Echo Boomers

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Michael Shannon (Fahrenheit 451), Nick Robinson (Love, Simon), Britt Robertson (Tomorrowland) and Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) are set to star in the burglary drama Echo Boomers, Variety has revealed. The film will mark the directorial debut of Seth Savoy, who has also written the script, and tells the true story of a group of disillusioned […]

54th Chicago International Film Festival Review – What They Had (2018)

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What They Had, 2018. Written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko. Starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga, and Josh Lucas SYNOPSIS: WHAT THEY HAD centers on a family in crisis. Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Michael Shannon) urging to deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and […]

Rian Johnson’s Knives Out adds Michael Shannon and Lakeith Stanfield

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After casting Avengers: Infinity War’s Chris Evans last week, Star Wars: The Last Jedi helmer Rian Johnson has now made a further two additions to the cast of his next film Knives Out in Michael Shannon (Waco) and Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You). Knives Out is described as a murder mystery in the classic […]

First trailer for The Little Drummer Girl starring Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgard

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Ahead of its US premiere next month, the BBC has released the first look trailer the upcoming adaptation of John le Carre’s novel The Little Drummer Girl. Directed by Park Chan-wook, the thriller series stars Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Shannon, Clare Holman, Kate Sumpter, and Michael Moshonov; watch it here… In “The Little Drummer Girl” […]

New images from John le Carre adaptation The Little Drummer Girl

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Entertainment Weekly has revealed three new images from AMC’s upcoming thriller series The Little Drummer Girl. An adaptation of John le Carre’s novel, the series is directed by Park Chan-wook and stars Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Shannon, Clare Holman, Kate Sumpter, and Michael Moshonov; check them out here… In “The Little Drummer Girl” brilliant young […]

Movie Review – Fahrenheit 451 (2018)

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Fahrenheit 451, 2018. Directed by Ramin Bahrani. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Sofia Boutella, Lilly Singh, Khandi Alexander, Mayko Nguyen, and Dylan Taylor. SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian future America, firemen don’t put out fires but start them by burning books. Fahrenheit 451 starts out promisingly. The two leads engage in a stimulating boxing match […]

First look images from John le Carre adaptation The Little Drummer Girl

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AMC has released five first look images from The Little Drummer Girl, the upcoming small screen adaptation of John le Carre’s novel of the same name. Directed by Park Chan-wook , the six-part thriller series stars Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Shannon, Clare Holman, Kate Sumpter, and Michael Moshonov; take a look at the images here… In “The Little […]

Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon star in first trailer for What They Had

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Bleecker Street has released the first poster and trailer for writer-director Elizabeth Chomko’s upcoming drama What They Had which stars Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Taissa Farmiga, and Josh Lucas; take a look here… WHAT THEY HAD centers on a family in crisis. Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her […]

New trailer for Fahrenheit 451 starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon

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Ahead of its premiere next month, a new trailer has been revealed for HBO’s upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic dysotopian novel Fahrenheit 451. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, the sci-fi drama stars Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Sofia Boutella, Laura Harrier, and Martin Donovan; watch it here… In a terrifying care-free future, a young man, Guy Montag, whose job as a […]