Tag: Natalie Portman
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Todd Haynes on How Julianne Moore Created Her ‘May December’ Lisp Based on Mary Kay Letourneau
One thing eagle-eared Todd Haynes fans might have noticed in the trailer for his new film “May December”? Julianne Moore’s lisp.The actress, who previously starred in Haynes’ films like “Safe” and “Far from Heaven,” plays Gracie Atherton-Yoo, a predatory woman married to a man with whom she started a relationship when he was a young…
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Kenneth Branagh Was ‘Taken’ with Natalie Portman’s Intelligence for ‘Thor’: We Don’t Want a ‘Physicist Denise Richards’
Kenneth Branagh knew Natalie Portman was the perfect fit to play “Thor” female lead Jane Foster.The film’s co-screenwriter Zack Stentz said in “MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios” by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards that director Branagh was “very taken with” Portman after meeting her.“He was very taken with her, not in a…
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‘Jane Got A Gun’: Brian Duffield Recalls The “Traumatic & Terrible” Experience Of Lynne Ramsay Leaving His Western
You’ll recall in 2013, one of the most anticipated movies of what would have been the next year suddenly fell apart, much to the chagrin of cinephiles everywhere. The movie was the Western “Jane Got A Gun” that was supposed to be directed by the great Lynne Ramsay, and it was supposed to star Natalie…
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Oscars: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore to Compete in Separate Categories for ‘May December’ (Exclusive)
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are splitting up their Oscar campaigns for awards season.Although Todd Haynes’ delicious drama “May December” is interpreted by many as a two-hander, Netflix confirms to Variety exclusively that Portman will be submitted for lead actress consideration, while Moore will vie for supporting actress.Co-leads from awards contenders are seldom campaigned alongside…
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‘May December’ – Everything We Know About Todd Hayne’s New Movie
In 1995, Todd Haynes released his masterpiece Safe starring Julianne Moore, a grubby psychological-horror drama about a woman whose monotonous life gets abruptly thrown off the rails when she contracts a mysterious disease. The hauntingly beautiful work of counter-cinema has quietly earned its reputation as one of the most important films of the 1990s over…
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Annihilation: How the Core Characters Represent the Five Stages of Grief
Adapting the first novel of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, Annihilation, starring Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, and Tessa Thompson, brings a closer visual and narrative look to its source material in a few respects. In the original novel, an expedition team investigates a strange ecological location known as Area X. Previous excursions have provided nearly…
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James Gunn Finds His Superman and Lois in David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan
Stop the (Daily Planet’s) presses: James Gunn has found his Superman and Lois Lane. David Corenswet will play the lead of Clark Kent/Superman in Gunn’s “Superman: Legacy.” Rachel Brosnahan has been selected as Lois.Corenswet broke out in the A24 horror hit “Pearl.” He’s also known for Netflix’s “Look Both Ways” and HBO miniseries “We Own…
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DC Studios casts David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan as ‘Superman: Legacy’ leads
First title in new DC Studios slate scheduled to open on July 11, 2025.After a DC Studios search James Gunn (pictured) has found his stars for Superman: Legacy, casting David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane.Corenswet broke out in Netflix’s The Politician and was recently seen in A24 horror Pearl, Netflix’s…
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‘Lady in the Lake’: Everything We Know About the Natalie Portman-Led Series
Laura Lippman’s best-selling crime novel Lady in the Lake is being brought to life for the screen with a talented cast and creative team behind it. The limited series from Apple TV+ will be a complex noir-tinged crime drama set in 1960s Baltimore and will star Academy Award winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Emmy…