Luce, 2019. Directed by Julius Onah. Starring Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Andrea Bang, Norbert Leo Butz, Astro, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Christopher Mann, and Noah Gaynor. SYNOPSIS: When a seemingly perfect married couple are forced to question the idealised version of their adopted son (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), cracks begin to appear […]
Naomi Watts stars in trailer for The Wolf Hour
A trailer has been released for Alistair Banks Griffin’s upcoming thriller The Wolf Hour which stars Naomi Watts as a once celebrated counterculture figure who has cut herself off from the outside world, only to find herself terrorised by an unseen tormentor while the world outside her South Bronx apartment becomes increasingly violent as it […]
First poster for The Wolf Hour starring Naomi Watts
The first poster has been released for director Alistair Banks Griffin’s upcoming thriller The Wolf Hour featuring Naomi Watts; take a look here… June (Watts) was once a celebrated counter-culture figure, but that was a decade ago. She now lives alone in her fifth floor South Bronx apartment, having all but cut herself off from […]
Movie Review – Luce (2019)
Luce, 2019. Directed by Julius Onah. Starring Naomi Watts, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Astro, Andrea Bang, Norbert Leo Butz, and Marsha Stephanie Blake. SYNOPSIS: A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher […]
Movie Review – Ophelia (2019)
Ophelia, 2019. Directed by Claire McCarthy. Starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, George MacKay, Clive Owen, Tom Felton, Sebastian de Souza, Devon Terrell, Daisy Head, Dominic Mafham, Anna Rust, Mia Quiney, and Martin Angerbauer. SYNOPSIS: A female-friendly adaptation of Hamlet imagining what would happen if Ophelia lived and was more actively involved in the story – […]
First trailer for Luce starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Tim Roth and Octavia Spencer
Neon has released the first trailer for the psychological thriller Luce. An adaptation of JC Lee’s acclaimed play, the film is directed by Julius Onah and stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Tim Roth and Octavia Spencer; watch it here… An all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is a poster […]
Doubling Up: Five Great Female Movie Partnerships
Freda Cooper with five great female movie partnerships… After last week’s classic pairing of Laurel and Hardy (aka Steve Coogan and John C Reilly) in Stan & Ollie comes one of the most exciting on-screen double acts for some time. The prospect of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen Of […]
Poldark’s Josh Whitehouse joins Naomi Watts in Game of Thrones spinoff prequel
A couple of days ago it was reported that Naomi Watts (Gypsy) has been cast in HBO’s planned Game of Thrones spinoff prequel, and now comes word that the Oscar-nominee will be joined in the pilot by Poldark actor Josh Whitehouse. According to Deadline, Whitehouse will have a major role in the project, although details […]
Naomi Watts cast in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel
HBO has found its first cast member for the as-yet-untitled Game of Thrones spinoff prequel pilot, with the cable network announcing that Naomi Watts is set to portray “a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret”. The spinoff has been developed by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, Kingsman), who co-created the project with A Song of Ice and […]
Daisy Ridley stars in first trailer for Ophelia
A first trailer has arrived online for the director Claire McCarthy’s upcoming romantic drama Ophelia. A reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the film is based upon Lisa Klein’s book of the same name and stars Daisy Ridley in the title role alongside Naomi Watts, George MacKay, Clive Owen, Tom Felton, Devon Terrell, Daisy Head, Dominic […]