SEE KATE WINSLET, HELEN MIRREN, TIMOTHY SPALL, TONI COLLETTE, JOHNNY FLYNN IN GOODBYE JUNE MOVING NETFLIX MOVIE TRAILER

  GOODBYE JUNE TRAILER  

FOR KATE WINSLETS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

The movie will stream Christmas Eve at Netflix

We have first trailer for a movie coming to Netflix this Christmas GOODBYE JUNE a directorial debut of Kate Winslet who also stars in it next to Toni Collette, Timothy Spall, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough and Helen Mirren. It will be out December 24th with a short cinema release before that. It’s nearly Christmas when an unexpected turn in their mother’s health thrusts four adult siblings, and their exasperating father, into chaos as they navigate messy family dynamics in the face of potential loss. But their quick-witted mother, June, orchestrates her decline on her own terms – with biting humor, blunt honesty, and a lot of love.

 

CASTING NEWS: TONI COLLETTE, ANTHONY HOPKINS IN IBELIN, ROMAIN DURIS, GUILLAUME CANET IN FANTOMAS, BRENTON THWAITES IN LOST PLANET SF FILM

  CASTING NEWS BULLETIN  

ANTHONY HOPKINS, TONI COLLETTE IN IBELIN

Tons of casting updates for you today, starting with drama movie IBELIN based on the true story of disabled Norwegian gamer Mats Steen which has cast Anthony Hopkins, Toni Collette, Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham! Born with muscular dystrophy, which gradually saw him lose control of his limbs, Steen connected with the outside world through the gaming world, where he was admired by thousands for his humor, kindness, and courage. At home, his loving family feared he was withdrawing from the world, but they would later discover that quite the opposite was happening. 

 

 ROMAIN DURIS AND GUILLAUME CANET TO LEAD PERIOD SET REBOOT OF FANTOMAS

Over in France they are preparing a period set adventure FANTOMAS with two leading French stars Romain Duris and Guillaume Canet in the cast alongside Louis Peres and Lyna Khoudri. The reboot of the legendary franchise about a criminal mastermind will unfold in Paris in 1914, as series of violent crimes set the cops and the public on edge. Always one step ahead of the police, Fantomas is a master of deception and chaos. In an era of violence and political tensions Lieutenant Juve finds himself hunting for a man with no motive, no agenda, no pattern or identity.

 

 

BRENTON THWAITES TO LEAD LOST PLANET SF

Down in Australia Brenton Thwaites and Alexandra Shipp have been set as leads of LOST PLANET sf movie which takes place in the near future where a leading aerospace corporation has established colonies on various planets. When one colony suddenly goes dark, two astronauts, Ally Gage (Shipp) and Cal Bowman (Thwaites), are sent to investigate. When they arrive, though, there’s no trace of anyone.

ALEX PETTYFER, TONI COLLETTE, ROB ESTES, ANDY GARCIA FIND LOVE UNDER THE STARS IN NEW ROMCOM MOVIE TRAILER

  UNDER THE STARS TRAILER  

 IT'S NEVER TOO LATE FOR A NEW CHAPTER

The will hit VOD November 11th

We have a rather lovely trailer today for Michelle Danner's new romantic comedy movie UNDER THE STARS which will have digital release November 11th starring our lovely Alex Pettyfer next to Toni Collette, Rob Estes and Andy Garcia who will all find love in unexpected places in it. 

THE FILM

 Shot two years ago in Italy, sees Pettyfer playing a struggling romance novelist stuck in a passionless relationship who goes to Italy seeking inspiration, and unexpectedly finds the girl of his dreams.Michelle Danner also stars in it, beside helming it. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

1ST PICS FROM NETFLIX FESTIVE FILMS GOODBYE JUNE WITH KATE WINSLET, TONI COLLETTE, TIMOTHY SPALL, HELEN MIRREN, JINGLE BELL HEIST WITH CONNOR SWINDELLS

  NETFLIX CHRISTMAS FILMS  

GOODBYE JUNE FROM KATE WINSLET

We have first images from two festive movies coming to Netflix this Christmas starting with GOODBYE JUNE a directorial debut of Kate Winslet who also stars in it next to Toni Collette, Timothy Spall and Helen Mirren. It will be out December 24th with a short cinema release before that. It’s nearly Christmas when an unexpected turn in their mother’s health thrusts four adult siblings, and their exasperating father, into chaos as they navigate messy family dynamics in the face of potential loss. But their quick-witted mother, June, orchestrates her decline on her own terms – with biting humor, blunt honesty, and a lot of love.

 

 JINGLE BELL HEIST WITH CONNOR SWINDELLS

Also hitting Netflix ahead of the Holidays, November 26th is romantic festive comedy JINGLE BELL HEIST which stars Olivia Holt as Sophia, a sharp-witted retail worker, alongside Connor Swindells as Nick, a down-on-his-luck repairman. The two are small-time thieves with their eyes on the same Christmas Eve score: robbing London’s most notorious department store. Forced into an uneasy alliance, as secrets surface and feelings for each other deepen, Sophia and Nick put their relationship and the heist in jeopardy.

 

TIMOTHY SPALL, HELEN MIRREN, TONI COLLETTE, JOHNNY FLYNN TO STAR IN KATE WINSLET DIRECTORIAL DEBUT GOODBYE JUNE AT NETFLIX

   GOODBYE JUNE MOVIE  

FROM KATE WINSLET ADS A STELLAR CAST

After exercising nepotism by starring in a film with her daughter and thus launching her career, Kate Winslet will continue with nepotism and will now direct a film written by her own son. GOODBYE JUNE already has quite a stellar cast and we will see Toni Collette, Helen Mirren, Timothy Spall, Johnny Flynn and Andrea Riseborough staring in Kate's directorial debut over at Netflix. As Screen Daily reports, the film in which she will also star is a contemporary fictional drama about a fractured group of siblings who pull together under sudden and trying circumstances.

HEARTWARMING TRAILER FOR THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY WITH JIM BROADBENT, PENELOPE WILTON! TONI COLLETTE TO LEAD REVENGE THRILLER THE PRIMA DONNA

   TONI COLLETTE  

IS THE PRIMA DONNA 

One of the new projects that will be shopped at European Film Market this year is THE PRIMA DONNA with Toni Collette in the lead role. Nathan

Toni Collette will take the lead role

Silver's revenge thriller revolves around dysfunctional family dynamics, the dangers of ambition, and the lengths we will go to make our mark on the world. Set in contemporary Rome, Collette will play a legendary opera diva who is about to step into the role of a lifetime just as her estranged daughter (Odessa Young) shows up at her doorstep, right out of rehab. An aspiring opera singer herself, the daughter summons up the courage to ask to be her mother’s understudy. When her mother callously dismisses the suggestion, she snaps and starts mulling the ultimate revenge, igniting a cut-throat battle of wills.

  JIM BROADBENT TRAILER  

FOR THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY MOVIE

And here is a rather exclusive first trailer for THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY in which Jim Broadbent is an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on the side lines, until he goes to post a letter one day… and just keeps walking. Fry embarks on a 450-mile walk across the UK in the simple belief that his journey will save the life

The movie should hit the cinemas late this April

of his old friend who is dying in a hospice. Step by step, a spark is ignited in Harold’s hibernating soul as he rediscovers the majesty of the world, reflects on his mistakes, and finally gains the strength to face the unspoken grief that has driven him and his wife, Maureen (Penelope Wilton), apart. The walk becomes a pilgrimage that inspires people far and wide but, more importantly, transforms Harold into a man who embraces the value of friendship, humility, self-forgiveness, and kindness.

 

TONI COLLETTE & MONICA BELLUCCI IN MAFIA MAMMA MOVIE TRAILER! DAISY RIDLEY TO LEAD AGATHA CHRISTIE AFFAIR TV SERIES! SAM HAZELDINE REPLACES JOSEPH MAWLE IN THE RINGS OF POWER EPIC TV SERIES SEASON 2, PLUS SIX NEW CAST ADDITIONS

 THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR SERIES 

DAISY RIDLEY TO STAR

Miramax TV has cast Daisy Ridley in their new TV series THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR an adaptation of Nina de Gramont's murder mystery novel about the time when the famous detective novel writer Agatha Christie disappeared for two weeks. In 1926, when her husband’s affair became public, Agatha Christie vanished for eleven days. In this reimagining, told through the eyes of her husband’s mistress Nan O’Dea (Daisy Ridley), Nan and Agatha become entwined in each other’s lives in ways neither expected. 

 THE RINGS OF POWER SERIES 

SAM HAZELDINE REPLACES JOSEPH MAWLE IN SEASON 2

After the first season broke all records scoring astounding 100 million viewers from all corners of the world, the most expensive series ever and the most beautiful one of the year behind us THE RINGS OF POWER is preparing the second season and they have now replaced Joseph Mawle in the role of evil Orc leader Adar with Sam Hazeldine. The reasons are not known, but Mawle did not take part in promotional activities for the first season either. New faces joining the second season in undisclosed roles also include Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour, Ben Daniels, newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, and Nicholas Woodeson! The show set thousands of years before the events from the Lord of the Rings movies, should, hopefully, return sometime next year. 

  MAFIA MAMMA TRAILER 

The film arrives April 14th!

WITH TONI COLLETTE AND MONICA BELLUCCI

Although it is not going to hit theatres until April 14th next year, a fun trailer has been released for Toni Collette's comedy movie MAFIA MAMMA in which she plays an insecure American woman who inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire in Italy. Guided by the firm’s trusted consigliere (played by Italy's own Monica Bellucci), she hilariously defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business. Check out the hilarious trailer below and tell us what you think:

SEE THE STORY OF ROMEO'S EX IN ROSALINE PERIOD SET COMEDY MOVIE TRAILER! TONI COLLETTE, ANNA FARIS WANT KATHLEEN TURNER'S ESTATE IN NEW COMEDY TRAILER WITH DAVID DUCHOVNY, RON LIVINGSTON

 ROSALINE MOVIE TRAILER 

HEAR ROMEO'S EX'S STORY

Rosaline arrives to Hulu October 14th

Hulu has released a trailer for their new period set comedy movie ROSALINE based on Rebecca Serle's bestselling book about Romeo's ex Rosaline. Arriving to Hulu October 14th, it is a fresh and comedic twist on Shakespeare's classic love story "Romeo & Juliet," told from the perspective of Juliet's cousin Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever), who also happens to be Romeo's recent love interest. Heartbroken when Romeo (Kyle Allen) meets Juliet (Isabela Merced) and begins to pursue her, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy. Karen Maine sat behind the helm of this one.

 

  THE ESTATE TRAILER  

WITH A HELLUVA CAST!

The Estate is out this November

If you are more in the mood for some comedy, check out the trailer for THE ESTATE out November 4th, with Toni Collette and Anna Faris playing two sisters who attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please Aunt in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea. You will be thrilled to see Kathleen Turner playing aunt Hilda with David Duchovny, Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt as the rest of the greedy and cunning family without morals. Dean Craig both wrote and directed this movie comedy.

A DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM ARRIVES TO GILDED AGE PERIOD SET SERIES SEASON TWO WITH OTHER NEW CAST MEMBERS! STAIRCASE HBO SERIES TRAILER WITH COLIN FIRTH, TONI COLLETTE, JULIETTE BINOCHE

  GILDED AGE SEASON 2 

ADS NEW CAST MEMBERS

After turning most of its actors (both upstairs and downstairs ones) from season one into regulars for season two Julian Fellowes' costume drama

Ben Lamb will be the Duke of Buckingham

GILDED AGE has now added new names to the ensemble of the HBO and Sky's series. Joining the series that follows class struggles in the New York of the 19th century, are Robert Sean Leonard as Reverend Matthew Forte: A jovial, congenial man, and recent transplant from Boston, Matthew is the new rector of the church attended by all the highest New York society. Laura Benanti as Susan Blane: Recently widowed by a rich, dull man many years her senior, Susan is a very beautiful, glamorous woman living in Newport who hires Larry (Harry Richardson) as her architect for a major renovation on her Newport home. Nicole Brydon Bloom as Caroline Stuyvesant: A beguiling socialite, Oscar (Blake Ritson) immediately recognizes her as the perfect heiress for marriage and a great match for his wit and disposition, while she finds him to be a valued confidant. Michael Braugher as Booker

Laura Benanti will be a rich widow

T. Washington: The famed educator, he invites NY journalists Thomas Fortune (Sullivan Jones) and Peggy Scott (Denée Benton) to tour his new school in Tuskegee. Christopher Denham as Robert McNeil: A wealthy, mainstream, somewhat uptight banker who is trying to navigate New York high society with his wife. David Furr as Dashiell Montgomery: Agnes’ (Christine Baranski) nephew by marriage, he is wealthy, widowed and has recently moved to New York with his school-age daughter Frances. Ben Lamb as The Duke of Buckingham: A posh British nobleman recently arrived in New York, he catches Bertha’s (Carrie Coon) eye as a tool for her ambition and match for Gladys. Matilda Lawler as

Christopher Denham, Robert Sean Leonard, David Furr will star

Frances Montgomery: Daughter to Dashiell Montgomery, she is innocent, naturally charming, endearing and well-bred with good manners. Dakin Matthews as Mr. Winterton: A very rich widower, he married his new, young

Rebecca Haden and Nicole Brydon Bloom will also star

wife after an extremely short courtship – so short she hadn’t yet met any of his society friends and he is unaware of her past. Rebecca Haden as Flora McNeil: Flora has lived at the top of New York society, and has been brought up to believe the lie that her father deserted her and her mother.

   STAIRCASE TRAILER  

FOR COLIN FIRTH HBO SERIES

Staircase will stream on HBO Max May 5th

After the recent teaser, HBO has released a full trailer for their eight episode series THE STAIRCASE starting May 5th with three opening episodes with the rest of them airing then one per week! Starring Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Juliette Binoche, Dane DeHaan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tim Guinee, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Parker Posey, it is  based on a true story and explores the life of Michael Peterson (Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the very suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Collette). It was a case that shocked the world and left him serving a prison sentence. Check out the trailer and poster below:

DID COLIN FIRTH THROW TONI COLLETTE OFF THE STAIRCASE IN NEW HBO SERIES TRAILER? HBO SETS HOUSE OF THE DRAGON EPIC TV SERIES FOR LATE AUGUST!

 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 

ARRIVES END OF AUGUST

In case you were wondering what shall we watch when the new season starts, it seems we will watch the clash of elves and dragons as HBO has just

The series will also air on Sky and Foxtel

announced that they have set August 21st as the starting date for their Game of Thrones prequel HOUSE OF THE DRAGON which is just ten days ahead of Amazon's launch of their Rings of Power epic series. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen. Paddy Considine leads the cast as King Viserys Targaryen Viserys, who was chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather’s legacy, but as we’ve learned from Game of Thrones, good men do not necessarily make for great kings. Matt Smith is Prince Daemon Targaryen, the younger brother to King

Olivia Cooke is Alicent Hightower

Viserys and heir to the throne. A peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air… Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) is the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the

Fabien Frankel is Ser Crinston Cole

most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen. Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) is the king’s first-born child. She is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a

Rhys Ifans is Otto Hightower

dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… but she was not born a man. Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Sea Snake” (Steve Toussaint) is the lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen. As “The Sea Snake,” the most famed nautical adventurer in

Steve Toussaint and Eve Best as Corlys and Rhaenys

the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world. Princess Rhaenys Velaryon (Eve Best) is a dragonrider and wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon, "The Queen Who Never Was" was passed over as heir to the

Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans as the Hightowers

throne at the Great Council because the realm favored her cousin, Viserys, simply for being male. Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), of Dornish descent, is the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. He has no claim to land or titles; all he has to his name is his honor and his

Matt Smith is prince Daemon Targaryen

preternatural skill with a sword. Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) came to Westeros with nothing, sold more times than she can recall, and she could have wilted... but instead she rose to become the most trusted - and most unlikely - ally of Prince Daemon Targaryen, the heir to the throne. Otto

Emma Darcy is Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen

Hightower (Rhys Ifans) is the Hand of the King, who loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king's brother, Daemon, and his position as heir to the throne.

 

   THE STAIRCASE TRAILER  

AIR DATE SET FOR MAY

HBO has released a trailer for their eight episode series THE STAIRCASE starting May 5th with three opening episodes! Starring Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Juliette Binoche, Dane

Michael was convicted in 2003 and served till 2017 when his sentence was reduced

DeHaan, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tim Guinee, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Parker Posey, it is  based on a true story and explores the life of Michael Peterson (Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the very suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Collette). 

OLIVIA MUNN, ANTHONY EDWARDS CAST IN TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD ANTHOLOGY ZOMBIE SERIES! SEE PIECES OF HER FOR TONI COLLETTE NETFLIX MYSTERY SERIES! SEE LILY COLLINS, JASON SEGEL IN WINDFALL DARK COMEDY TRAILER

  TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD 

ADS OLIVIA MUNN AND OTHERS

While we think the rest of the shows in the Walking Dead franchise have gone downhill long time ago, we might still give a chance to new spin off

Olivia Munn will star in one of the episodes

TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD which is supposed to arrive to AMC this summer in a form of an anthology series: the six episode series expands the Walking Dead universe and features original, standalone stories focused on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. This episodic approach with six individual stories will see Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez, Loan Chabanol, Embeth Davidtz and Jessie T. Usher star together with Terry Crews, Parker Posey, Poppy Liu, Anthony Edwards, Jillian Bell, and Daniella Pineda! The series will also stream on AMC Plus.

 PIECES OF HER TRAILER 

STARRING TONI COLLETTE

I also have two trailers that I forgot to show you earlier this week. First one is for suspenseful eight episode mystery drama PIECES OF HER which

Pieces of Her starts March 4th

will land on Netflix March 4th returning Toni Collette to the small screens. David Wenham, Joe Dempsie, also star in the adaptation of Karin Slaughter's novel. When a Saturday afternoon trip to the mall with her mother suddenly explodes into violence, an adrift young woman's (Jessica Barden) conception of her mother (Toni Collette) is forever changed. As figures from her mother's past start to resurface, she is forced to go on the run and on that journey, begins to piece together the truth of her mother's previous identity and uncovers secrets of her childhood. Check out the trailer below:

 

   WINDFALL TRAILER   

LILY COLLINS & JASON SEGEL

Also arriving to Netflix next month, March 18th is Charlie McDowell's dark comedy movie WINDFALL in which an attempt of kidnap goes a bit awry. Jason Segel plays a man who breaks into a tech billionaire's empty

Windfall will stream on Netflix from March 18th

vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul (Jesse Plemons) and his wife (Lily Collins) arrive for a last-minute getaway.

1ST LOOK AT JULIA CHILD HBO TV SERIES WITH SARAH LANCASHIRE, STAIRCASE MINI SERIES WITH COLIN FIRTH, TONI COLLETTE, JULIETTE BINOCHE, WILD WEST SERIES THAT DIRTY BLACK BAG WITH DOMINIC COOPER, DOUGLAS BOOTH

 JULIA CHILD TV SERIES  

HBO SETS AIRING DATE

We are literally swamped with info from the networks and streamers this week, people, they are all announcing first looks at their upcoming series, and

Julia will start on HBO Max March 31st with three episodes

today I have another batch of it for you, beginning with HBO Max which has announced March 31st as the premiere date for their eight episode series on

Sarah Lancashire takes the lead role in the series

famous cook JULIA Child portrayed by Sarah Lancashire with David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Erin Neufer, Fiona Glascott, Brittany Bradford and Fran Kranz also starring.

  JULIA IS INSPIRED
by Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, “The French Chef,” which pioneered the modern cooking show. Through Julia’s life

David Hyde Pierce plays Julia's loving husband

and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution,

The mini series will stream in eight episodes

feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural evolution. At its heart, the series is a portrait of a loving marriage with

Lancashire read all of Julia's books and letters preparing for the role

a shifting power dynamic. The premiere will bring first three episodes on March 31st with the rest of them airing then weekly till May.

 

 1ST STAIRCASE MINI SERIES 

PHOTOS WITH COLIN FIRTH

HBO Max has also sent us first photos from their eight episode original drama THE STAIRCASE which will debut sometime this spring headlined by Colin Firth and Toni Collette, with Juliette Binoche, Dane

Colin Firth and Toni Collette lead the cast in The Staircase

DeHaan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Parkey Posey also in the cast. Based on a true story, THE STAIRCASE explores the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife,

The Staircase will stream on HBO Max this spring

Kathleen Peterson. The limited series is written and executive produced by showrunners Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn, with Campos also directing six of the eight episodes. 

 THAT DIRTY BLACK BAG 

STARTS MARCH ON AMC

After showing us the first photos from their series Interview with the Vampire and Moonhaven yesterday, AMC has also announced March 10th as the start date for their Wild West TV series THAT DIRTY BLACK BAG

Dominic Cooper plays the sheriff in the series

for which you can watch the first trailer below. Starring Douglas Booth and Dominic Cooper, it is a raw, epic and romantic series about the dark side of

Douglas Booth is Red Bill the bounty hunter

the Far West. The story describes the 8-day clash between Arthur McCoy (Dominic Cooper), an incorruptible sheriff with a troubled past, and Red

The series starts on AMC PLus March 10th

Bill (Douglas Booth), an infamous, solitary bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into a dirty black bag, because, as he puts it, “Heads weigh less than bodies.” The drama echoes and

The series is an ode to classic Spaghetti Western

pays homage to the classic spaghetti western, capturing the genre’s legendary irony while revolutionizing it in a modern way for new audiences. The series

There are no heroes in That Dirty Black Bag!

tells of bounty hunters, bandits and bloody vendettas, lonely souls driven by such great passions as faith, love and revenge. In the world of That Dirty Black Bag, there are no heroes, nobody is invincible, and predators become the prey.

PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON NIGHTMARE ALLEY PERIOD SET NOIR THRILLER WITH BRADLEY COOPER, CATE BLANCHETT, TONI COLLETTE, WILLEM DAFOE, RON PERLMAN, RICHARD JENKINS, DAVID STRATHAIRN

  NIGHTMARE ALLEY MOVIE  

PERIOD SET NOIR THRILLER

Nightmare Alley is out December 17th

Well, the cast sure is stellar: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett and Toni Collette lead the ensemble of NIGHTMARE ALLEY noir thriller that also includes Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn! Tim Blake Nelson and Italian music legend Romina Power also star. Most of them are Academy Awards winners or nominees. The movie itself is a big screen adaptation of the novel by the same name by William Lindsay Gresham which was published in 1946. It follows an ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well chosen words, who hooks up

The book was already adapted once back in 1947!

with a psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. Searchlight Pictures is releasing the movie theatrically December 17th! The film is rather long - two and a half hours!

 THE STORY OF NIGHTMARE ALLEY

When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he

The cast has two Oscar winners and six nominees!

crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society. With the virtuous Molly (Rooney

Leonardo DICaprio was originally meant for the lead role but was kicked out when he wanted more money

Mara) loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins) with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who might be his most formidable opponent yet.