Reese Witherspoon will reprise one of her most iconic early roles – and we’re not talking about Elle Woods. Witherspoon will star in and produce “Tracy Flick Can’t Win,” a sequel to her 1999 cult-classic film “Election” that’s set up at Paramount Pictures and intended for Paramount+.The film’s original writer and director Alexander Payne is […]
Continue readingJessica Campbell, best known for her roles in the 1999 film “Election” and cult classic series “Freaks and Geeks,” has died at 38.Campbell’s family announced the actor died on Dec. 29 in Portland, Ore. Campbell retired from acting to become a naturopathic physician, and she collapsed after seeing patients at her practice. She was unable […]
Continue readingThere’s a bit of everything and most of it works in “Chasing Dream,” the first feature directed by Hong Kong ace Johnnie To since “Three” in 2016. Far from what fans of To’s hard-boiled crime dramas such as “Drug War” and “Election” might have expected, “Chasing Dream” invokes everything from gritty 1930s Warner Brothers musicals […]
Continue readingNetflix has signed Reese Witherspoon to star in two upcoming romantic comedies called “Your Place or Mine” and “The Cactus.”She will also produce the projects through her Hello Sunshine company. Witherspoon has a lengthy feature comedy resume including “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Election,” “This Means War,” “Pleasantville,” “Home Again” and the “Legally Blonde” films.“Your Place or […]
Continue readingFollowing her breakout role in the comedy “Blockers,” newcomer Geraldine Viswanathan is set to co-star with Hugh Jackman in the Automatik film “Bad Education.”Allison Janney is also on board. “I Think We’re Alone Now” scribe Mike Makowsky penned the script. Cory Finley, who recently helmed the Sundance darling “Thoroughbreds,” will direct.The script, which insiders say […]
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