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New Collateral Beauty Trailer – Will Smith is forced to confront his grief by a great cast

November 11, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

This one certainly looks like it might be a bit of Oscar-bait from Will Smith and director David Frankel (Dear Diary, The Devil Wears Prada), working with a very impressive cast. It may also be hoping to jerk some tears with its magical realism over the Christmas period.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘When a successful New York advertising executive (Will Smith) experiences a deep personal tragedy and retreats from life entirely, his colleagues devise a drastic plan to force him to confront his grief in a surprising and profoundly human way.

‘“Collateral Beauty” features an all-star cast, including Will Smith (“Suicide Squad,” “Concussion”), Edward Norton (“Birdman or [The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance]”), Keira Knightley (“The Imitation Game”), Michael Peña (“The Martian”), Naomie Harris (“Spectre”), Jacob Latimore (“The Maze Runner”), with Oscar winners Kate Winslet (“The Reader,” “Steve Jobs”) and Helen Mirren (“The Queen,” “Trumbo”).’

The movie is set to his UK cinemas on December 26th. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Michael Pena, Kate Winslet DIRECTORS: David Frankel FILMS: Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty Trailer – Will Smith must be forced to confront his grief by a great cast

September 7, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The movie is set to his UK cinemas on December 26th. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Michael Pena, Kate Winslet DIRECTORS: David Frankel FILMS: Collateral Beauty

Kate Winslet May Find Collateral Beauty Alongside Will Smith

February 11, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The cast for the the Will Smith movie Collateral Beauty is coming together fast, as just a couple of day after it was revealed Keira Knightley was in talks for the movie, Variety says Kate Winslet has started negotiations to appear in the movie.

The film is about a New York advertising executive (Smith) who experiences a deep personal tragedy. When his colleagues devise an unconventional plan to break him out of his depression, the plan works, but not in a way that anyone imagined. The likes of Helen Mirren, Ed Norton, Michael Pena and Naomie Harris are also attached to star.

Alongside the more conventional elements, there are also actors playing walking embodiments of Love, Time, and Death. It’s not known who Winslet will play, but with Knightley set to be Love, there’s a decent chance she’ll be either Time or Death.

The movie starts shooting in the next couple of weeks in New York City, with David Frankel directing from a script by Allan Loeb. A December 2016 US release is already set, which suggests they’re already thinking this may be an awards contender.

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ACTORS: Keira Knightley, Will Smith, Kate Winslet DIRECTORS: David Frankel FILMS: Collateral Beauty

Keira Knightley May Join Will Smith In Collateral Beauty

February 9, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Last June Hugh Jackman signed up to star in Collateral Beauty, with Jason Segel and Rooney Mara soon joining. However, soon Jackman was out and Will Smith was in, and now it appears there’s been another casting shift, as THR reports Keira Knightley is taking on the role it seems was previously filled by Rooney Mara.

THR adds that ‘One of the movie’s conceit concerns actors playing walking embodiments of Love, Time, and Death. Knightley would play Love’.

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ACTORS: Keira Knightley, Will Smith DIRECTORS: David Frankel FILMS: Collateral Beauty

One Chance (Blu-ray)

February 24, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: James Corden, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook, Alexandra Rook
Director: David Frankel
Running Time: 103 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: February 24th 2014

Paul Potts took the world by storm after he swept to victory in the very first series of Britain’s Got Talent. One Chance takes a look at the story of the mobile phone salesman turned opera singer.

James Corden plays Potts, who grew up being bullied but dreams of singing opera. He thinks he might have his chance when he saves up money to attend a singing school in Italy. However when that doesn’t work out, he’s back in South Wales, stuck in a dead-end job with his unsupportive father telling he needs to give up on his dreams and accept his lot in life. [Read more…]

One Chance Trailer – James Corden takes on Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts

September 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It’s Paul Potts: The Movie! James Corden plays the man who went from Welsh mobile phone salesman to Britain’s Got Talent winner thanks to his incredible voice. And if this trailer is anything to go by, it’s not going to let up on any sentimentality it can wring from the tale.

David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me) directs, with Corden joined by the likes of Julie Walters, Colm Meaney and Mackenzie Crook. Simon Cowell is also going to appear as himself (he’s got his producer hat on for the movie too.

Expect it in cinemas this October. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: James Corden, Mackenzie Crook, Julie Walters DIRECTORS: David Frankel FILMS: One Chance

Hope Springs UK Trailer – Meryl Streep & Tommy Lee Jones work on their marriage

July 10, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couple’s specialist (Steve Carell) in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her sceptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough – the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place. Momentum Pictures will release Hope Springs on 14th September 2012.

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ACTORS: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones DIRECTORS: David Frankel

James Corden Up For Can A Song Save Your Life & One Chance

June 19, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

James Corden has popped up in the likes of The History Boys, Starter For 10, Lesbian Vampire Killers and The Three Musketeers, but he hasn’t made a huge impact on film as yet. However following his Tony win last week, Corden’s US profile is on the rise, and he’s now booked two movie roles, according to Deadline.

Corden is up for the new film from Once director John Carney, Can A Song Save Your Life, which already has Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam Levine onbaord. Corden will play the best friend of Knightley’s character, who plays a singer who moves with her boyfriend to New York to pursue music careers, but she gets dumped as soon as he makes it.

He’s also set to star as Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts in the long-gestating, One Chance. Potts is the British cell phone salesman who showed up onstage to sing opera on BGT in 2007. Although he didn’t really look the part, he left the audience with their jaws on the floor. David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) is directing that film.

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ACTORS: James Corden DIRECTORS: David Frankel, John Carney

Hope Springs Trailer – Meryl Streep works on her marriage

April 26, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell seems a bit of a dream cast, although the jury is still out on the film they all appear in, Hope Springs. Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couple’s specialist (Steve Carell) in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough – the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place. No UK release date is currently set.

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ACTORS: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones DIRECTORS: David Frankel FILMS: Hope Springs