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Early Man Trailer – Aardman’s Nick Park takes us back to stop motion caveman times

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Nick Park is the man who helped put Aardman on the map with his Oscar winning Wallace & Gromit Shorts, Creature Comforts (another Oscar winner) and Chicken Run. However, his painstaking stop motion approach means it takes a long time for him to finish a film. His last directorial effort was the Wallace & Gromit short A Matter Of Loaf & Death, back in 2008.

Now though, he’s returning with Early Man.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘EARLY MAN is the new prehistoric comedy adventure from four-time Academy Award-winning director Nick Park and AARDMAN, the creators of WALLACE AND GROMIT and SHAUN THE SHEEP. Shot in Aardman’s own distinctive style, the film will take audiences on an extraordinary journey into an exciting new world unleashing an unforgettable tribe of unique and funny new characters voiced by an all-star British cast.

‘Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures roamed the earth, EARLY MAN tells the story of courageous caveman hero Dug (EDDIE REDMAYNE) and his best friend Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth (TOM HIDDLESTON) and his Bronze Age City to save their home.’

Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Armie Hammer Joins Ruth Bader Ginsberg Biopic, On The Basis Of Sex

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A few weeks ago it was revealed that Felicity Jones had signed on to play Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the biopic On the Basis of Sex, based on Daniel Stiepleman’s Black List script. Now she has some company, as Deadline reports Armie Hammer is also set to be part of the movie.

Ginsberg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Clinton and became the second female justice after Sandra Day O’Connor. However, the movie is set to concentrate on an earlier moment in her life, when she and her husband Marty (Hammer), teamed ‘to bring the first landmark gender discrimination case before the Supreme Court’. While Ginsburg argued six cases before the Supreme Court between 1971 and 1976, the movie is likely to concentrate on the first one she wrote the brief for, Reed v. Reed, which extended the protections of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to women for the first time.

The movie is due to start shooting this month in Montreal, with Mimi Leder directing from a script by Daniel Stiepleman (who just so happens to be Ginsburg’s nephew).

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New The Snowman Trailer – Michael Fassbender is tracking a serial killer

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There have been a couple of good Scandinvian film adaptations of Jo Nesbo’s novels (Headhunters in particular), but now he’s going Hollywood, with a movie that will bring his most famous character, detective Harry Hole, to the screen. Michael Fassbender is taking on the role in The Snowman, which has just released its first trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Michael Fassbender (X-Men series), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Independence Day: Resurgence) and J.K. Simmons star in The Snowman, a terrifying thriller from director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestseller.

‘When an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.’

The film is due out in the UK in October. Take a look at the trailer and first poster below. [Read more…]

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Will Laura Dern’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi Character Be LGBTQ?

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Shortly following the release of The Force Awakens, a lot of people got excited about the idea that Finn (John Boyega) and Poe (Oscar Isaac) were more than just friends. While the actors and filmmakers both flirted with the idea and denied it, it did appear to that the reaction to the possibility of Poe and Finn getting together made Lucasfilm start thinking more seriously about including LGBTQ characters in the movies.

Now we may have one in Star Wars: The Last Jedi – although we’ll have to wait and see whether the character’s sexuality actually makes it into the film. Screenrant reports that in Claudia Gray‘s new novel, Leia: Princess of Alderaan, which looks at events during Leia’s life before the first Star Wars (1977) movie, the character of Amilyn Holdo is presented as possibly pansexual.

While the book includes a young Holdo, we will get to see an older version of the character in The Last Jedi – who by that time is an Admiral – played by Laura Dern.

Here’s a brief passage from Leia: Princess of Alderaan: “A pair of pretty dark eyes.” Then Amilyn thought about that for a moment. “Or more than a pair, if you’re into Grans. Or Aqualish, or Talz. Or even – ”

“That’s all right! Leia said through laughter. “It’s just humanoid males for me.”

“Really? That feels so limiting.”

“Thank goodness it’s a big galaxy.”

Now, it is a bit of a leap from that exchange to say that Holdo is definitely LGBTQ, or that if she is there will be any direct evidence of it in the movies, but it’s makes it a distinct possiblity. The fact Amilyn is such a big part of the novel and of Leia’s earlier life also suggests she may become increasingly important to the Star Wars movies, especially considering Carrie Fisher’s sad death. We will be able to see how Holdo fits into The Last Jedi and whether her sexuality is evident when the film is released in December.

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First Look At Rami Malek As Freddie Mercury In Bohemian Rhapsody

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It’s only in the last few days that we’ve learned who would be starring alongside Rami Malek in the planned biopic of the rock band Queen, titled Bohemian Rhapsody, and now we’ve got our first look at Malek as Freddie Mercury in the movie (click on the image above for a larger version). And it has to be said, the Mr. Robot star is a far better fit for the music legend than some said he might be.

The image debuted over at EW, who also confirm that ‘the Bryan Singer-directed film…chronicles Queen from 1970, when Mercury teamed with Brian May and Roger Taylor, until the band’s performance at Live Aid in 1985, six years before the singer died of complications from AIDS.’

That time frame is partly because of a desire to honour the music (the other members of Queen are involved in the film, and probably didn’t want it to become just about Freddie and his untimely death). Singer says, “It won’t just be the dark Freddie story, but that being said, that also will be honored. It’s about collaboration. It’s a celebration.” He also adds that it won’t be a “traditional biopic”.

As for the music, it will apparently be a blend of Malek’s own vocals and those of the real Mercury. The actors says, “We’re going to use Freddie as much as possible and use myself as much as possible. I’m in Abbey Road [Studios] right now if that should say anything to you. I’m not working on my acting.”

Bohemian Rhapsody, which also stars Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor, Joe Mazello as John Deacon and Gwilym Lee as Brian May, is set for a Christmas 2018 release.

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Insidious: The Last Key Trailer – The fourth instalment in the horror franchise gets a new name

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After Insidious Chapters 2 and 3, the people behind the franchise have decided to ditch the chapters and call the fourth movies, Insidious: The Last Key. The new name was announced at the same time as the release of a trailer and a new poster, which you can take a look at below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The creative minds behind the hit Insidious trilogy return for INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY. In the horror, which welcomes back franchise standout Lin Shaye as Dr. Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home.

‘The film is written by co-creator Leigh Whannell (Saw), who wrote the trilogy and directed Chapter 3; produced by Insidious regulars Jason Blum (The Purge series, Get Out), Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity) and co-creator James Wan (The Conjuring, Furious 7); and directed by series newcomer Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan).’

The film will be out in UK cinemas on January 12th. [Read more…]

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Casey Affleck Will Be A Stoner For Director Joe Wright

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Ok, that headline is a tiny bit misleading, even if it is true. Casey Affleck is set to play a character called Stoner, rather than following in Cheech & Chong’s footsteps. He’s taking on the title role of William Stoner in the film adaptation of John Williams’ novel, Stoner.

The novel, ‘follows the hardscrabble life of William Stoner, a dirt-poor farmer turned academic, who emerges as an unlikely existential hero while making his way through the first half of the 20th Century. Williams’ 1965 novel has been praised as “a masterly portrait of a truly virtuous and dedicated man.” (New Yorker) “….so well told and beautifully written, so deeply moving, that it takes your breath away.” (New York Times Book Review)’

Blumhouse Productions, Cohen Media Group (CMG) and Film4 are backing the movie, with Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna) directing.

“Because the novel is so beautiful but not well-known, fans of Stoner feel like they’re in a secret club. I’m so excited that Casey, Joe and Andrew [Bovell, Screenwrtier] have come aboard to help expand this club’s membership,” comments Blumhouse head honcho, Jason Blum. “This quintessentially American work is being brought to the screen by a terrific international team and we’re confident their combined perspectives will add rich layers to this moving story.”

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Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool Trailer – Jamie Bell & Annette Bening discover what happens after stardom

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What happens after you’ve been world-famous in Hollywood, but nobody remembers you anymore? That’s the central idea behind Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, based on the true story of Gloria Grahame, and featuring a great cast including Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Vanessa Redgrave, Kenneth Cranham, Stephen Graham, Frances Barber and Leanne Best.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme fatale and her young lover quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort. Their passion and lust for life is tested to the limits by events beyond their control. Gloria Grahame was a Hollywood leading lady at the heart of several hit films from the Golden Age of Hollywood, including The Big Heat, It’s a Wonderful Life, In a Lonely Place, and Oklahoma! She won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Bad and the Beautiful.’

The film’s European premiere will be at the BFI London Film Festival at the May Fair Hotel Gala on Wednesday October 11th, with a general UK cinema release set for November 17th, 2017. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Colton Haynes Is Angry At The Way ‘F***ed Up’ Hollywood Treats Gay Actors

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When Colton Haynes came out as gay, he mentioned the pressure he’d felt from agents and others who said that if he wanted a career, he’d have to stay in the closet. In the last few days he’s taken to Twitter to express his anger at one of the reasons so many young actors are told to pretend they’re straight – because if you’re out, in casting many people won’t be able to see beyond your sexuality. And as a result, it can unfairly limit the roles you’ll get.

It’s not the way it ought to be, but unfortunately depite its liberal reputation Hollywood can still be an unexpectedly conservative place, with a real problem with bias – in terms of everything from race to gender to sexuality – that it rarely faces head-on.

Haynes says, ‘Hollywood is so fucked up. So much of the focus is on your personal life & has nothing to do with the talent you have to bring to the table… Thank god for Ryan Murphy, Greg Berlanti, & Jeff Davis. They believe gay actors are more than just their personal lives… So disappointed in how Hollywood cant understand that playing a character has nothing to do with how u live your personal life’.

Davis (Teen Wolf), Berlanti (Arrow) and Murphy (American Horror Story) have given Haynes three of his most prominent roles. However, as his tweets suggest, there are plenty of others who’ve turned him away because he’s gay in real life, or because now he’s out, they won’t consider him for a straight role. However, he has enough discretion not to name anyone in particular.

Haynes recently appeared (in a tiny thong) in the movie Rough Night, and will shortly be seen in American Horror Story: Cult, and is also set to return for the final season of Teen Wolf. [Read more…]

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Will & Grace Sneak Peek – Get your best look yet at the return of the big gay sitcom

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On September 28th, WIll & Grace is returning the US TV screen for a new season. Plenty of people are excited – in fact there’s been enough interest that NBC has already expanded the original order from 12 to 16 new episodes, as well as commissioning a second season with 10 more new instalments.

To try and up the excitement, a two-minute sneak-peak at the show’s return has been released, which wants to say that things are pretty much picking up where they left off, except with more jokes about Fox News and Brangelina getting divorced. However, Will and Grace are still as co-dependent as wever, Karen is just as rich and snobby, and Jack is the centre of his very own universe.

Although Will & Grace returns to US TV from the end of September, it’s not clear when it will be seen elsewhere, with no UK airdate currently announced. Take a look at the sneak peek below. [Read more…]

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