Sundance is over, and the most notable films from the event are beginning to find their home. During the festival, Apple acquired CODA for a record-breaking $25M, while Jockey was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its festival premiere. Now, the period drama Passing has been purchased. Late on Wednesday evening, news broke […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Passing
Passing, 2021. Written and directed by Rebecca Hall. Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, and Bill Camp. SYNOPSIS: Follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities. Rebecca Hall makes a bold feature debut with this adaptation […]
Why Creed needs to leave Rocky Balboa behind
Tom Jolliffe on Creed III, and why it’s time to sever ties with Rocky… When Ryan Coogler made Creed in 2015, diving into Rocky Balboa’s cinematic universe, he managed to smash all expectations. The prospect of a Rocky spinoff, focused on the son of Apollo Creed (Adonis, as played by Michael B. Jordan), piqued curiosity […]
Tessa Thompson confirms that Michael B. Jordan will direct Creed III
Earlier this year there was talk that Michael B. Jordan could pull double duty on Creed III, stepping behind the camera to make his directorial debut as well as returning as Adonis Creed, and now we have confirmation from his co-star Tessa Thompson that Jordan will indeed be helming the next movie in the Rocky […]
Movie Review – Sylvie’s Love (2020)
Sylvie’s Love, 2020. Written and Directed by Eugene Ashe. Starring Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi King, Wendy McLendon-Covey, and Jemima Kirke. SYNOPSIS: An upper-middle-class girl working in her father’s record store meets an aspiring saxophone player in 1950s Harlem. Sylvie’s Love is a period romance movie that exists in a world where […]
Tessa Thompson teases her role as King of New Asgard in Thor: Love and Thunder
The finale of Avengers: Endgame saw Thor dub Valkyrie as the “King of New Asgard,” which looks to be explored more in the upcoming sequel, Thor: Love and Thunder. Speaking to The Playlist about her new film Sylvie’s Love, actress Tessa Thompson officially confirmed her return to the MCU for the fourth Thor movie when asked […]
Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha star in new trailer for Amazon’s Sylvie’s Love
Amazon has released a new trailer for the romantic drama Sylvie’s Love ahead of its premiere later this month. Written and directed by Eugene Ashe, the film follows Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), a woman who meets an aspiring saxophone player (Nnamdi Asomugha) while working in her father’s record store in 1950’s Harlem; take a look here… […]
October Horrors 2020 – Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation, 2018. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: A group of scientists are sent into a quarantined area to investigate a mysterious force dubbed “The Shimmer” that is mutating all living things within its confines. Alex Garland is, in my view, […]
Tessa Thompson says Westworld season 3 feels like the show is starting over
Tessa Thompson, one of the stars of Westworld, says season three feels like a new beginning for the HBO series. HBO’s expensive sci-fi series Westworld certainly knows how to keep fans waiting, taking a year off in between seasons – due to the epic nature of its production. Season three is going to be quite […]
Tessa Thompson confirms Christian Bale as the villain for Thor: Love and Thunder
Back in January it was reported that Christian Bale was in talks to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a role in next year’s Thor: Love and Thunder, and now we have confirmation not only on the Oscar-winner’s casting, but that he’ll be the film’s main villain. “Christian Bale is going to play our villain, […]
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