It’s proving difficult enough getting a woman into the White House, let alone an LGBTQ one. However, Netflix is going to show us that fiction can do what real-life has failed to with First Ladies. It’s been announced that Jennifer Aniston will play the first female president in the show, with comedian, writer and actor Tig Notaro as her wife.
Notaro also helped come up with the idea for the show and will co-write the script alongside her real-life wife, Stephanie Allynne. Netflix hasn’t released a huge amount of details, except that, ‘First Ladies is a political comedy about America’s first female President and her wife, The First Lady. When Beverly and Kasey Nicholson move into the White House, they’ll prove that behind every great woman… is another great woman.’
Aniston will also produce the series alongside Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum and Betsy Koch. It’s not known when we might get to see the series – it’ll certainly be one to look out for though!
With Solo: A Star Wars Story in cinemas soon, it appears the distributors of The Yellow Birds is going to mean interest in Alden Ehrenreich is going to skyrocket. In the US, the movie is getting an exclusive DirecTV window from May 17th before arriving in cinemas and on-demand on June 15th.
Office Christmas Party is a bit of a lazy title for a movie, but at least it should do exactly what it says on the tin. However, to give it a bit of a boost they’ve lined up a good cast, led by Horrible Bosses and The Switch co-stars Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston, as well as Olivia Munn, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Jillian Bell, T.J. Miller and Kate McKinnon.
Office Christmas Party is a bit of a lazy title for a movie, but at least it should do exactly what it says on the tin. However, to give it a bit of a boost they’ve lined up a good cast, led by Horrible Bosses and The Switch co-stars Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston, as well as Olivia Munn, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Jillian Bell, T.J. Miller and Kate McKinnon.
Brits may be a bit confused about why a film called Mother’s Day is reaching cinemas over here until June, but it’s because Americans have a different Mother’s Day to us, so they’re getting the film in April, and we might as well wait until June. The movie itself is another Garry Marshall ensemble tale (after Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve).
Garry Marshall’s ensemble rom-com New Year’s Eve may not have matched the surprise success of Valentine’s Day, but he’s visiting the concept again with Mother’s Day, according to 
Although we’ve got used to Jennifer Aniston popping up in Hollywood comedies, she’s actually done some really good work in the indie realm, although not for quite a few years. However now she’s back with the indie drama Cake, which is already giving her some excellent buzz.
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