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First look at Natalie Portman in Noah Hawley’s Pale Blue Dot

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Fox Searchlight has released the first image from Noah Hawley’s (Fargo, Legion) upcoming sci-fi drama, formerly titled Pale Blue Dot, which features Natalie Portman as astronaut Lucy Cola, whose life begins to spin out of control following her return from space; take a look here… The film features a cast that also includes Jon Hamm (Baby […]

Alex Garland is “not interested” in making an Annihilation sequel

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Director Alex Garland has often spoken of his disdain for sequels and it seems that his hit sci-fi Annihilation is not going to be the exception to the rule. In an interview to promote the film’s DVD release, Garland told IndieWire that he has no plans to adapt the other books in Jeff VanderMeer’s ‘Southern […]

Jon Hamm in talks to co-star in sci-fi Pale Blue Dot with Natalie Portman

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Mad Men star Jon Hamm is currently in talks to join Fox Searchlight’s sci-fi film Pale Blue Dot, starring opposite Natalie Portman (Annihilation) according to Variety. The film comes from director Noah Hawley (Fargo) with a script written by Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi. Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies) will produce with Bruna Papandrea. Pale Blue Dot sees […]

Movie Review – Annihilation (2018)

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Annihilation, 2018. Directed by Alex Garland Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac and Benedict Wong. SYNOPSIS: After the disappearance of her husband on a secret mission, biologist Lena assumes he’s dead.  His return is a shock and, when he’s taken seriously ill, she decides to follow in […]

Second Opinion – Annihilation (2018)

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Annihilation, 2018. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring: Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Benedict Wong, and David Gyasi. SYNOPSIS: A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don’t apply. Heavens bless a *hard* science fiction mind-meld starring female leads that can sell […]

Movie Review – Annihilation (2018)

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Annihilation, 2018. Written and Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Benedict Wong, David Gyasi, and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X – a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is […]

New poster for Alex Garland’s Annihilation

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Ahead of its arrival on the streaming service next month, Netflix has released a UK poster for Alex Garland’s Annihilation, featuring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, and Tuva Novotny; take a look below and be sure to check back here at Flickering Myth later this afternoon for our review… SEE ALSO: Natalie Portman […]

Natalie Portman leads an expedition into Area X in new Annihilation images

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Following a TV spot for Annihilation [watch it here], Paramount Pictures has now released a batch of images for the upcoming big screen adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel featuring stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac, and director Alex Garland; take a look at the images here… SEE […]

Alex Garland’s Annihilation gets a new TV spot

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With less than three weeks to go until the release of Annihilation, a new TV spot has arrived online for writer-director Alex Garland’s upcoming adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Annihilation featurette explores The Shimmer The book’s official synopsis read: Area X has been cut off from the rest of the […]

Annihilation featurette explores The Shimmer

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With less than a month to go until Annihilation arrives in cinemas, Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Alex Garland’s upcoming sci-fi action horror which sees stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Gina Rodriguez discussing the mysterious phenomenon The Shimmer; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Annihilation here […]