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Movie Review – The Current War (2017)

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The Current War, 2017. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston and Tuppence Middleton. SYNOPSIS: As the possibility of electric lighting in the home becomes a real thing, warring entrepreneurs Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battle to become the leading provider of electricity in the USA and, […]

The Current War trailer pits Benedict Cumberbatch against Michael Shannon

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101 Studios has released a trailer for the upcoming biographical historical drama The Current War. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon as rival industrialists Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, alongside a cast that also includes Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen, and Nicholas Hoult; watch it here… […]

New poster for The Current War starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon

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A new poster has been revealed for the long-awaited historical drama The Current War featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Nicholas Hoult, and Katherine Waterston; take a look here… THE CURRENT WAR is the epic story of the cutthroat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age over whose electrical system […]

First trailer for The Current War starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult

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The first trailer has debuted for the upcoming drama The Current War. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon as rival industrialists Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, alongside Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, and Tuppence Middleton THE CURRENT WAR is the epic story of the cutthroat competition between […]

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 […]

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 […]