Tag: The Descendants
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Paul Giamatti to Star in Alexander Payne’s Comedic Drama ‘The Holdovers’
Paul Giamatti has been cast in director Alexander Payne’s upcoming movie “The Holdovers.”The project reunites Giamatti and Payne, who teamed on the Oscar-winning 2004 comedic drama “Sideways,” which follows two men in their 40s who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara wine country.“The Holdovers” is also being billed as a comedic drama, in…
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Mads Mikkelsen to Star in Father-Daughter Road Trip Netflix Movie From Alexander Payne
Netflix has snapped up another filmmaker who is an awards season favorite. Alexander Payne, who has won two writing Oscars for The Descendants and Sideways, has struck a deal with Netflix to direct an untitled road trip movie starring Mads Mikkelsen. Payne is just the latest high-profile filmmaker to join the ranks of the streaming…
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Sofia Carson Starring in Netflix’s Dance Movie ‘Feel the Beat’
“The Descendants” star Sofia Carson is taking the lead role in Netflix’s dance movie “Feel the Beat.”Carson will portray a dancer who, after failing to find success on Broadway, returns to her small hometown and is reluctantly recruited to train a misfit group of young dancers for a big competition. Principal photography began July 25…
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Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Sterling K. Brown Join Voice Cast of ‘Angry Birds 2’
Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment are adding a new flock of comedic talent to Angry Birds 2.Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters) will voice the film’s villain character, while Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us, The People vs. O.J. Simpson), Mexico’s breakout Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included, Overboard), Zach Woods (Silicon…