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Josh Brolin and Miles Teller join Sean Penn in Flag Day

June 23, 2019 by Gary Collinson

With filming about to begin, THR is reporting that Only the Brave co-stars Josh Brolin and Miles Teller have signed on for roles in Flag Day, the latest directorial effort from Sean Penn. The film has been scripted by Tony-winning playwright Jez Butterworth and is based on Jennifer Vogel’s memoir Flim-Flam Man: The True Story […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Flag Day, Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Sean Penn

New trailer for The Professor and the Madman starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn

March 28, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release this May, a new trailer has arrived online for The Professor and the Madman, director Farhad Safinia’s upcoming adaptation of Simon Winchester’s book The Surgeon of Crowthorne. The biographical drama stars Mel Gibson as the titular Professor, James Murray who in 1857 began to compile the Oxford English dictionary with the help […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Farhad Safinia, Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, The Professor and the Madman

Mel Gibson and Sean Penn are The Professor and the Madman on new poster

February 13, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

A new poster has arrived online for the biographical drama The Professor and the Madman featuring Mel Gibson as Professor James Murray and Sean Penn as Dr. W. C. Minor, two key figures in the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Professor and the Madman here Although the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, The Professor and the Madman

Mel Gibson and Sean Penn star in trailer for The Professor and the Madman

January 31, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

The first trailer has been released for director Farhad Safinia’s biographical drama The Professor and the Madman. Based on Simon Winchester’s book The Surgeon of Crowthorne, the film stars Mel Gibson as Lexicographer Professor James Murray who in 1857 began to compile the Oxford English dictionary with the help of asylum inmate William Minor, played […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Farhad Safinia, Ioan Gruffudd, jennifer ehle, Jeremy Irvine, Laurence Fox, Mel Gibson, natalie dormer, Sean Penn, steve coogan, The Professor and the Madman

Mel Gibson’s The Professor and the Madman gets an international poster, U.S. release confirmed after legal dispute

January 19, 2019 by Gary Collinson

After a legal dispute between star Mel Gibson’s Icon Productions and production company Voltage, Deadline is reporting that the period drama The Professor and the Madman will receive a theatrical release in the U.S. later this year courtesy of Voltage Pictures. An international poster for the film, which details the origins of the Oxford International […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, The Professor and the Madman

Sean Penn prepares to go to Mars in trailer for The First

August 29, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

With a little over two weeks to go until its season premiere, Hulu has released a new trailer for its upcoming sci-fi drama The First which stars Sean Penn, Natascha McElhone, LisaGay Hamilton, Oded Fehr, James Ransone, Hannah Ware, Brian Lee Franklin ,T.C. Matherne, and Rey Lucas; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngl2W_VLp1o “Sean Penn leads an […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Brian Lee Franklin, Hannah Ware, James Ransone, LisaGay Hamilton, Natascha McElhone, Oded Fehr, Rey Lucas, Sean Penn, T.C. Matherne, The First

First look images from Hulu’s The First starring Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone

July 17, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Hulu has released a batch of first look images from its upcoming drama The First. Created by Beau Willimon (House of Cards), the series sees Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone leading a cast that includes LisaGay Hamilton, Oded Fehr, James Ransone, Hannah Ware, Brian Lee Franklin ,T.C. Matherne, and Rey Lucas’ take a look here… […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Natascha McElhone, Sean Penn, The First

Exclusive Interview – Ingrid Rogers from Amazon’s Bosch

May 16, 2018 by Tai Freligh

Tai Freligh interviews Ingrid Rogers from Amazon’s Bosch… Ingrid Rogers is no stranger to hard work, with an extensive history of accomplishments as a seasoned actress. All her hard work and dedication has led up to her current role in Amazon’s Bosch. With Bosch’s release of Season 4 on April 11th, and Season 5 already […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Interviews, Tai Freligh, Television Tagged With: Al Pacino, all my children, Amazon, Bosch, brian depalma, carlito's way, ingrid rogers, Sean Penn

Sean Penn to star in Beau Willimon’s The First

September 24, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Sean Penn has signed on for his first major TV role, with the Oscar winner joining The First, a new straight-to-series sci-fi drama from House of Cards creator Beau Willimon. The series “follows the first human mission to Mars, exploring the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization. The […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Sean Penn, The First

Natalie Dormer joins Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in The Professor and the Madman

September 2, 2016 by Gary Collinson

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on to appear alongside Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in The Professor and the Madman. Based on Simon Winchester’s book about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary and directed by Farhad Safinia (screenwriter of Apocalypto), The Professor and the Madman […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Mel Gibson, natalie dormer, Sean Penn, The Professor and the Madman

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