Parker Posey (Lost in Space) has joined HBO Max’s adaptation of the true crime docuseries The Staircase from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story). Posey joins a cast that include Colin Firth (The Kindsman), Toni Collette (Knives Out), Juliette Binoche (Between Two Worlds) and Rosemarie DeWitt (Little Fires Everywhere). The Staircase focuses on “the […]
Lost in Space producers explain why Dr. Smith was gender-swapped in the Netflix reboot
When Lost in Space makes its grand return to Netflix later this month, there will be one distinct change from the original sci-fi show, with the producers opting to gender-swap the character of Dr. Smith as Parker Posey takes on the role made famous by Jonathan Harris in the 1960s series. Speaking to Cinema Blend, […]
Parker Posey joins Netflix’s Lost in Space remake as Dr. Smith
Parker Posey (Cafe Society) has become the latest addition to the cast of Netflix’s Lost in Space remake, with Deadline reporting that the actress is set to portray the character of Dr. Smith,the scientist responsible for sabotaging the mission, causing the Robinson family to become lost in space. The character was male in the original […]
Second Opinion – Café Society (2016)
Café Society, 2016. Written and Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Steve Carell, Corey Stoll, Parker Posey, Ken Stott and Jeannie Berlin. SYNOPSIS: In the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. […]
Movie Review – Cafe Society (2016)
Cafe Society, 2016. Written and Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Corey Stoll, Parker Posey, Ken Stott, Jeannie Berlin and Steve Carell. SYNOPSIS: In the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. […]
69th Cannes Film Festival Review – Cafe Society (2016)
Café Society, 2016. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Parker Posey, Paul Schneider, Corey Stoll, Blake Lively and Anna Camp. SYNOPSIS: A 1930s-inspired comedy about a native New Yorker who transfers to glamorous Hollywood and finds himself in a love triangle with a secretary and a powerful married man. The […]
DVD Review – Irrational Man (2015)
Irrational Man, 2015. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Jamie Blackley, and Parker Posey. SYNOPSIS: A philosophy professor, in the midst of an existential and a moral crisis, commits an irrevocable act of murder. Nihilistic philosophy professor Abe (Joaquin Phoenix), a newly recruited member of the fictional college campus Braylin, is immediately […]
Ensemble comedy The Brits Are Coming adds more to cast
Indie comedy The Brits Are Coming has swelled its ensemble cast The Wrap reporting that six actors have joined the cast. Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction) had already been cast in the film directed by James Oakley, but now she has been joined by a plethora of acting talent. Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness), Sofia […]
Christopher Guest to reunite with regular acting talent for Mascots
Writer-director Christopher Guest (A Mighty Wind) is to reunite with most of his regular line-up of actors and comedians for his new Netflix feature Mascots, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Mascots is the latest in a long-line of “mockumentaries” made by Guest, the most recent being 2006’s For Your Consideration. THR’s sources have suggested that […]
Parker Posey re-teams with Woody Allen on next film
According to Deadline, actress Parker Posey, who co-stars in Woody Allen’s new film Irrational Man, is set to re-team with the director for his next project. The legendary director’s as-yet-untitled film is due for release next year, and willsee Posey join an already stellar cast including Jesse Eisenberg (American Ultra), Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils […]