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Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd to star in Stephen Frears’ comedy series State of the Union

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Deadline is reporting that Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) are to star in State of the Union, a SundanceTV comedy series from director Stephen Frears (The Queen) and writer Nick Hornby (High Fidelity). State of the Union follows Louise (Pike) and Tom (O’Dowd), a couple who meet in a pub immediately before […]

Second Opinion – Entebbe (2018)

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Entebbe, 2018. Directed by Jose Padilha. Starring Daniel Bruhl, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Marsan, Denis Menochet, Ben Schnetzer and Lior Ashkenazi. SYNOPSIS: Over 200 passengers on an Air France flight are held hostage over seven days in the summer of 1976.  Nearly half of them are either Israeli or Jewish.  The plane lands at Entebbe in Uganda, […]

Movie Review – Entebbe (2018)

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Entebbe, 2018. Directed by Jose Padilha. Starring Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Denis Ménochet, Nonso Anozie, and Lior Ashkenazi. SYNOPSIS: In July 1976, two terrorists (Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl) linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, hijacked an Air France passenger plane, forcing it to land at Entebbe airport in Uganda. Chronicling the […]

Jamie Dornan joins Rosamund Pike in A Private War

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Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan has signed on to join Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) in the cast of the Marie Colvin biopic A Private War, Variety has revealed. The film, which is being directed by Matthew Heineman’s (Cartel Land), tells the story of American war journalist Colvin (Pike), and explores Colvin’s assignments in conflict zones such […]

New trailer for Scott Cooper’s Hostiles starring Christian Bale

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Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has debuted for the upcoming western drama Hostiles. Directed by Scott Cooper, the film sees Christian Bale leading a cast that includes Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Adam Beach, Ben Foster, Jesse Plemons, Timothée Chalamet, Paul Anderson, Stephen Lang, and Bill Camp; watch it below… Set in […]

Taron Egerton to star alongside Rosamund Pike in A Private War

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In casting news coming out of the Toronto International Film Festival, Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) has joined the cast of director Matthew Heineman’s (Cartel Land) upcoming drama A Private War. The film stars Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) as famed war journalist Marie Colvin, and explores Colvin’s assignments in conflict zones such as Chechnya, […]

Rosamund Pike set for The Deep Blue Good-By opposite Christian Bale

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Having enjoyed critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for her work in the superb Gone Girl, Rosamund Pike has wasted no time in choosing her next project. Variety is reporting that the British actress is set to join Oscar winner Christian Bale (The Fighter, The Dark Knight Trilogy) in The Deep Blue Good-By, an adaptation […]

Marc Webb sets new projects Gifted and The Only Living Boy In New York

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Seeing as he doesn’t have any more commitments to Sony’s wall-crawler following the disappointing The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Deadline is reporting that director Marc Webb is filling out his upcoming slate. First for the filmmaker will be Gifted, which is set to start shooting this autumn with Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) set […]

Rosamund Pike set to play Marie Curie in Radioactive

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Actress Rosamund Pike is attached to star in new drama Radioactive as Marie Curie. A Working Title production, Radioactive is being billed as a romantic drama, and is to be directed by Frenchwoman Marjane Satrapi. Being financed in its entirety by StudioCanal, Radioactive is being adapted from Lauren Redniss’ biography of Marie and Pierre Curie […]