Last week Jessica Chastain spoke passionately about taking her idea for spy-thriller 355 to sell at the Cannes Film Festival. Now Deadline is reporting that the film has been bought by Universal Pictures for a whopping $20 million. Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) is set to direct 355, “a large-scale espionage film” that will feature […]
New trailer for Loving Pablo starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem
With a little over a month to go until its US release, a new trailer has arrived online for writer-director Fernando León de Aranoa’s upcoming adaptation of Virginia Vallejo’s bestselling memoir Loving Pablo. The drama stars Penelope Cruz as journalist Vallejo and Javier Bardem as the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Julieth Restrepo, David Valencia, […]
Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing and Lupita Nyong’o set for spy thriller 355
Deadline is reporting that Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) is set to direct 355, “a large-scale espionage film” starring Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Marion Cotillard (Allied), Penelope Cruz (Murder on the Orient Express), Fan Bingbing (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther). The star-studded female ensemble has been written by Theresa Rebeck […]
Movie Review – Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express, 2017. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom, Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Olivia Colman, Derek Jacobi, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, and Marwan Kenzari. SYNOPSIS: What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds […]
Second Opinion – Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express, 2017. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom, Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Olivia Colman, Derek Jacobi, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, and Marwan Kenzari. SYNOPSIS: A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From […]
Movie Review – Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express, 2017. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom, Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daisy Ridley. SYNOPSIS: What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever […]
Penelope Cruz to play Donatella Versace in Versace: American Crime Story
Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz has signed on to play Donatella Versace in Versace: American Crime Story, the third instalment of producer Ryan Murphy and FX’s anthology crime series. Cruz will be making her first series regular role on TV, and joins a cast that includes Edgar Ramirez as legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace and Darren […]
Penelope Cruz set for Murder on the Orient Express
Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) has become the latest addition to the star-studded cast of 20th Century Fox and director Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express. In addition to directing, Branagh is portraying the legendary detective Hercule Poirot, and will star alongside Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench, […]
Movie Review – Grimsby (2016)
Grimsby (aka The Brothers Grimsby), 2016. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Isla Fisher and Ian McShane. SYNOPSIS: A football hooligan tracks down his long-lost brother, a spy for MI6, and they end up on the run from a terrorist organisation. Sacha Baron Cohen is a brave […]
Movie Review – Ma ma (2015)
Ma ma, 2015. Directed by Julio Medem. Starring Penelope Cruz, Luis Tosar, Asier Etxeandia and Teo Planell. SYNOPSIS: An upbeat single mother tackles love and mortality after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Besides her appearances in Pedro Almodovar’s films, Penelope Cruz’s potential as a serious actress remains largely untapped. On paper, Ma Ma is the […]
