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 […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Ma (2019)
Ma, 2019. Directed by Tate Taylor. Starring Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis, McKaley Miller, Allison Janney, Corey Fogelmanis, Tanyell Waivers, Heather Marie Pate, Gianni Paolo, Dante Brown, Dominic Burgess, Luke Evans, Victor Turpin, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Margaret Fegan, Andrew Matthew Welch, Skyler Joy, Nicole Carpenter, Missi Pyle, and Tate Taylor. SYNOPSIS: A lonely woman […]
Movie Review – Ma (2019)
Ma, 2019. Directed by Tate Taylor. Starring Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, McKaley Miller, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo, Dante Brown, Juliette Lewis, Luke Evans, Allison Janney and Missi Pyle. SYNOPSIS: A lonely woman opens up her home to a group of teenagers in search of a police-free place to drink booze, but it soon becomes clear […]
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer to play superheroes in Thunder Force
Netflix is looking to team Melissa McCarthy (Ghostbusters) and Octavia Spencer (Instant Family) for the upcoming superhero comedy Thunder Force. The film is being written and directed by McCarthy’s husband Ben Falcone, who helmed the comedies Tammy, The Boss and Life of the Party as well as the upcoming Superintelligence, and while specific plot details […]
New trailer for thriller Ma starring Octavia Spencer
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Tate Taylor’s upcoming thriller Ma which reunites the director with his The Help stars Octavia Spencer as Sue Ann, a lonely woman who befriends a group of teenagers who start to become weary of her intentions when they start to curdle into a terrifying obsession; watch it […]
First poster and trailer for Blumhouse’s Ma starring Octavia Spencer
Universal Pictures has released the first poster and trailer for Blumhouse’s psychological horror-thriller Ma. Directed by Tate Taylor, the film stars Octavia Spencer as a woman who befriends a group of teenagers who start to question her intentions when her hospitality turns into an obsession. Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe. […]
Octavia Spencer joins Anne Hathaway in The Witches
Variety is reporting that Octavia Spencer (Green Book) is in talks to join fellow Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway (Serenity) in the upcoming Roald Dahl adaptation The Witches from director Robert Zemeckis (Welcome to Marwen), while newcomers Jahzir Bruno and Codie-Lei Eastick are also in negotiations. The Witches follows a young boy who stumbles upon a coven […]
The Help’s Bryce Dallas Howard and Octavia Spencer set for Fairy Tale Ending
According to an exclusive report from Deadline, The Help stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Octavia Spencer are set to reunite for Fairy Tale Ending, a female ensemble comedy set up at Universal Pictures. Plot details for the movie are being kept tightly under wraps, but we do know that the project is based on a […]
Movie Review – Instant Family (2018)
Instant Family, 2018. Directed by Sean Anders. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner, Gustavo Quiroz, Julianna Gamiz, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro, Eve Harlow, Julie Hagerty, Tom Segura, Iliza Shlesinger, Allyn Rachel, Gary Weeks, Erika Bierman, Britt Rentschler, Margo Martindale, Andrea Anders, Valente Rodriguez, Michael O’Keefe, Jody Thompson, and Joan Cusack. SYNOPSIS: A couple find […]