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      Emma Thompson Joins 'Matilda the Musical' as Miss Trunchbull

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      The ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ actress has been cast as the notorious headmistress Agatha Trunchbull in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s classic.

      Jan 16, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Emma Thompson has landed the role of formidable headmistress Agatha Trunchbull in the upcoming “Matilda the Musical” movie.
      According to Netflix, Thompson will be playing Trunchbull and newcomer Alisha Weir, 11, has beat thousands of competitors to play the titular Matilda.
      It was previously reported that Ralph Fiennes, with whom Emma co-starred in the “Harry Potter” series, was in line for the Miss Trunchbull role but it appears that didn’t work out.
      Meanwhile, Lashana Lynch is said to be in final negotiations to star as Miss Honey in the musical movie, which will be directed by Matthew Warchus.

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      “Matilda the Musical” debuted in 2010 before hitting London’s West End the following year. It transferred to Broadway in 2013 and ran for four years before closing in 2017.
      The movie, which follows the story of a young bookworm prodigy mistreated by her ignorant parents and abusive school headmistress, will be a collaboration between Sony Pictures and Netflix, and will receive a limited theatre release in the U.K. before hitting the streaming service worldwide.
      The novel was previously made into a film in 1996, starring Mara Wilson as the title character, with appearances from Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, and Pam Ferris.
      Emma Thompson was last seen on the big screen in 2019. She starred in comedy drama “Late Night” with Mindy Kaling, sci-fi action comedy “Men in Black: International”, coming-of-age movie “How to Build a Girl”, and rom-com “Last Christmas”. She also lent her voice in stop-motion animated movie “Missing Link”.
      In 2020, she voiced Poly the macaw in a new adaptation of “Doctor Dolittle” fronted by Robert Downey Jr.

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      What to Watch: ’80s Romantic Comedies

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      What to Watch: ’80s Romantic ComediesDavid RenardThe Times Culture desk ��Columbia Pictures‘When Harry Met Sally …’ (1989)From the Met Museum to Central Park to, ahem, Katz’s Deli, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan hit the New York City highlights in Rob Reiner’s comedy.Where to watch More

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      Ben Affleck Admits to 'Drinking Too Much' During the Making of 'Justice League'

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      The ‘Argo’ actor insists he played Batman for his children and admits he started ‘drinking too much’ around the time he was shooting the 2017 DC superhero movie.

      Jan 16, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Ben Affleck “suffered” while filming “Justice League”.
      The actor portrayed Batman in the 2017 superhero movie, and he wanted to take on the role – which he first played in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” – for his children, Violet, 15, Seraphina, 12, and eight-year-old Samuel, who he shares with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.
      “I did Batman because I wanted to do it for my kids,” he told The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast. “I wanted to do something that my son would dig. I mean, my kids didn’t see Argo.”
      Affleck – who is to play the Dark Knight again in 2022’s “The Flash” – has admitted things didn’t all go to plan while making “Justice League”, but he insisted being able to wear the iconic Batsuit at his son’s birthday party “was worth every moment of suffering” on the motion picture.

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      “Zack (Snyder) wanted to do a version of the Frank Miller Dark Knight graphic novel series, which is a really good version of that,” he continued. “Unfortunately, there are a lot of reasons why things go the way they do in the movie business, and just because your face is on the poster doesn’t mean that you’re dictating all of those things – and even if you were, that they would go well.”
      “I wore the suit to my son’s birthday party, which was worth every moment of suffering on Justice League.”
      Affleck – who has been open about his battle with alcoholism and his recovery – also admitted he started “drinking too much” around the time he was shooting the movie, but he now feels “as healthy and good as (he has) ever felt.”
      “I started drinking too much around the time of ‘Justice League’ and it’s a hard thing to confront and face and deal with,” he added. “I’ve been sober for a while now, and I feel really good – as healthy and good as I’ve ever felt. And the process of recovering from alcoholism has been really instructive.”
      “I think it’s great for people who aren’t alcoholics, you know? Like, ‘Be honest. Have integrity. Take accountability. Help other people.’ It’s a good set of things that they teach you. It took me a little while to get it – I had a few slips, like most people – but I feel really good.”

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      ‘Outside the Wire’ Review: At War With the Robots

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      #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }What to WatchBest Movies on NetflixBest of Disney PlusBest of Amazon PrimeBest Netflix DocumentariesNew on NetflixAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main story‘Outside the Wire’ Review: At War With the RobotsThis Netflix film starring Anthony Mackie is neither curious nor bold in the ways it depicts a sentient robotic revolt.Damson Idris, left, and Anthony Mackie in “Outside the Wire.”Credit…Jonathan Prime/NetflixJan. 15, 2021, 11:12 a.m. ETOutside the WireDirected by Mikael HåfströmAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-FiR1h 54mFind TicketsWhen you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.The director Mikael Hafstrom’s “Outside the Wire,” the latest Netflix combat film set in an exotic location, offers empty-calorie action in a less than fulfilling, Cold War-inspired robotic revolt narrative. The film’s redundant intertitles — several characters repeat the same information later — explain the outbreak of a civil war taking place in the year 2036 in Eastern Europe. U.S. troops, with the assistance of robotic soldiers called Gumps, serve as peacekeepers against the region’s ruthless criminal warlord Viktor Koval (Pilou Asbaek). Harp (Damson Idris), a dispassionate drone pilot, is ordered to the war zone as punishment after his cold calculation led to the deaths of two Marines. Paired with a top-secret android, Leo (Anthony Mackie), as his superior officer, he embarks on a mission to stop Koval from obtaining nuclear weapons.Like several sentient-robot films (“The Terminator,” “Ex Machina”), “Outside the Wire” presents an android-as-slave metaphor, except this time with a Black actor. While the Gumps are physically and verbally abused by their human comrades, Leo is equally dismissed as “not one of us.” And Harp, a Black soldier without the discipline to say “sir” to his superiors, is assigned to what amounts to a robot overseer in Leo. While this metaphor serves as the thematic backbone to Leo and Harp’s mission, the incurious script by Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe leaves the conventional subject threadbare.[embedded content]The cinematographer Michael Bonvillain maps the shaky-camera style he used on “Cloverfield” — what Roger Ebert at the time called “Queasy-Cam”— onto the firefights in “Outside the Wire” to bewildering results. The film’s opening siege, for instance, depicting a platoon’s battle to recover a fallen comrade trapped in a crossfire, is spatially uncertain. Grainy establishing shots of the skirmish offer little visual information other than its location on an expressway. Without viewers knowing where, and at whom, the soldiers are firing, the onscreen action is rendered indecipherable. Mackie’s quirky performance — Leo ends every order to Harp with an uncomfortable smile — is likewise baffling. Under the guise of looming worldwide destruction, the film builds to an overwrought finish involving unsurprising betrayal, and even more undramatic twists. “Outside the Wire” is a futuristic war movie that lacks imagination in the present.Outside the WireRated R for extreme robot-on-robot violence. Running time: 1 hour 54 minutes. Watch on Netflix.AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More

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      Watch Gal Gadot Fight Crime at the Mall in ‘Wonder Woman 1984’

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      #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }What to WatchBest Movies on NetflixBest of Disney PlusBest of Amazon PrimeBest Netflix DocumentariesNew on NetflixAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyAnatomy of a SceneWatch Gal Gadot Fight Crime at the Mall in ‘Wonder Woman 1984’The director Patty Jenkins narrates a sequence from her movie, streaming on HBO Max.Patty Jenkins narrates a sequence from her film.CreditCredit…Clay Enos/Warner Bros. EntertainmentJan. 15, 2021, 7:00 a.m. ETIn “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel.Yes, there are fanny packs and mustaches galore in “Wonder Woman 1984,” but also some breathtaking action. This early scene takes place at a very ’80s mall (complete with Waldenbooks), and gives the hero a chance to shine in a more playful way before the movie heads down a more serious path.Before the scene’s end, Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) has lassoed a few criminals, while both saving and delighting children along the way. Narrating the scene, the director Patty Jenkins discusses the effort that went into pulling off some of its high-flying stunts, which she says relied not on digital doubles, but talented, malleable stunt performers and intricate wire work.Read the “Wonder Woman 1984” review.Sign up for the Movies Update newsletter and get a roundup of reviews, news, Critics’ Picks and more.AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More

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      ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ | Anatomy of a Scene

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      Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera.Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera. More

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      A ‘Batman’ Actress Who Gives Voice to Her Community

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      #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }What to WatchBest Movies on NetflixBest of Disney PlusBest of Amazon PrimeBest Netflix DocumentariesNew on NetflixAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyUp NextA ‘Batman’ Actress Who Gives Voice to Her CommunityJayme Lawson is also getting Oscar buzz for “Farewell Amor.”Jayme Lawson landed her first film role shortly after graduating from Juilliard.Credit…Jared Soares for The New York TimesJan. 15, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ETName: Jayme LawsonAge: 23Hometown: Washington, D.C.Now Lives: A studio apartment in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.Claim to Fame: Despite never having acted in a film before, Ms. Lawson is generating Oscar buzz for her role in “Farewell Amor,” a tender drama by Ekwa Msangi about an Angolan family who reunite in Brooklyn after two decades. Ms. Lawson plays the young daughter adjusting to a new life in America. “Giving voices to communities we don’t hear enough from is why I got into this industry,” she said.Big Break: In 2019, during her senior year at the Juilliard School, she performed in a drama workshop that was attended by talent agents and other industry professionals. Two agents suggested she try out for “Farewell Amor,” as well as a Public Theater production of Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf.” She auditioned for the roles the same week as her graduation. A month later, she got both gigs. “It’s crazy to think that those were my first two jobs after graduating because they both set the bar so high,” Ms. Lawson said.Credit…Jared Soares for The New York TimesLatest Project: With productions shut down by the pandemic, she has devoted part of her time in lockdown teaching acting to students at her high-school alma mater, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Georgetown. She hopes to pay forward the type of life lessons she learned as a student there. “In high school, I was introduced to art and activism,” she said. “Juilliard was where that had to be applied in actuality.”Next Thing: In March, Ms. Lawson will appear alongside Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz in “The Batman,” the next iteration of the DC comic-book dark hero directed by Matt Reeves. She is the first to tell you that she did not expect to end up in Gotham City. “It was one of those things where you’re auditioning, but you’re not thinking you’re actually going to get the part,” she said. “I was honestly just trying to build a business and make friends. It didn’t fully register until I was on set.”Political Actor: For the latest “Batman” reboot, she plays a headstrong mayoral candidate named Bella Reál. “She is someone who is looking at the state of Gotham and is trying to make a difference,” Ms. Lawson said. “She is taking a stand and saying, ‘No, people in power are not really handling things correctly.’ It’s not that different from what we’re seeing now within our own country.”AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More

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      Tom Holland Battling His Inner Demon in First 'Cherry' Trailer

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      The ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ actor plays a nerd youngster falling in love who suffers from PTSD after joining the army and returning from a war zone in the Russo brothers movie.

      Jan 15, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Tom Holland gets into yet another dark role following his raved performance in “The Devil All the Time”. Putting aside his goofy and clumsy persona, the Peter Parker a.k.a. Spider-Man in Marvel Cinematic Universe plays a druc-addicted bank robber in “Cherry” from “Avengers” films’ directors, Anthony and Joe Russo, which first full trailer has arrived for viewing pleasure.
      In the newly-released sneak peek, Holland’s title character is first depicted as a nerd young man who falls in love. Against the odds, he decides to trade his peaceful life for an intense life in battle zone by joining the army.
      Upon returning from war where he served as an Army medic, Cherry is not the same person. He’s suffering “from post-traumatic stress disorder” and “becomes a serial bank robber after an addiction to drugs puts him in debt.”

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      Also starring Ciara Bravo as Cherry’s love interest, the crime drama is adapted from the novel of the same name by Nico Walker, who based the titular character on himself. The official description of the movie doesn’t reveal much of the storyline but this, “In an epic odyssey of romance, war, drug addiction, and crime, a young man (Holland) struggles to find his place in the world.”
      Meanwhile, the Russo brothers said on their official Twitter account that “Cherry is the most personal film we have made. The city. The people. The story.” They went on to reveal the movie’s release date in the tweet, ” #Cherry is in theaters on February 26th and on @AppleTV March 12th.”
      The filmmaking duo, who has also directed Holland in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame”, previously said of Holland’s performance in the upcoming movie, “I think it’s an Oscar-worthy performance.” Joe Russo gushed, “I think [Holland] is absolutely amazing in it. He gives a gut-wrenching performance. What he does to himself emotionally and physically is unbelievable. We haven’t seen an actor in a role like this in a while. The movie spans a decade, complemented by an epic performance. And one that I certainly hope will be in the Oscar conversation.”

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