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57th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Passing

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Passing, 2021. Written and Directed by Rebecca Hall. Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Justus Davis Graham, Ethan Barrett, Ashley Ware Jenkins, and Amos J. Machanic. SYNOPSIS: Passing follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both […]

Watch Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga in the trailer for Netflix drama Passing

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Acquired for a reported $15.75M following its debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival (read our ★★★ review here), Netflix have released the trailer for Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut Passing. Based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel of the same name, Passing follows the events set off by a reunion between two childhood friends named Clare […]

Westworld resumes production on fourth season

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HBO has resumed production on season four of Westworld after being shut down for two weeks due to a positive Covid-19 test from one of its crew members, according to Deadline. Filming resumed last week and is currently taking place at Melody Ranch in Newhall, California, a location the series has shot in several times in […]

Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson featured in latest Thor: Love and Thunder set photos

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More photos and video have surfaced from the Sydney set of Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder, this time featuring Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie sporting a rather smart new look, as well as Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster filming a sequence where she’s suspended in the air. Could this be her transformation into the Mighty Thor? We’ll have […]

Netflix acquires Sundance darling Passing for over $15 million

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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

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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 […]

Tessa Thompson confirms that Michael B. Jordan will direct Creed III

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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)

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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

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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

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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… […]