Coming Soon
Out this week:
- Albums
- Red Flag by All Saints: Fourth album by the English-Canadian girl group; their first new record in a decade since 2006’s Studio 1; led by the single ‘One Strike’.
- Movies
- The Boss (starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage) – comedy; after serving a sentence for insider trading, a woman (McCarthy) tries to rebrand herself but not everyone is eager to forgive her.
- Demolition (starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts) – drama; a successful investment banker (Gyllenhaal) unravels after his wife’s death in a car crash.
- Hardcore Henry (starring Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett) – action; after being resurrected with no memory, a man must discover his identity and save his wife.
Star
Robin Gayle Wright
- Born on the 8th of April 1966 in Texas, U.S.
- Has an older brother, Richard.
- Parents divorced when she was a child.
- Started modelling in her early teens.
- Gained attention as an actress after starring in the soap opera Santa Barbara (1984 – 1988) and the film The Princess Bride (1987). Has gone on to appear in movies including Forrest Gump (1994), Unbreakable (2000), Moneyball (2011), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Everest (2015).
- Currently stars in the acclaimed web series House of Cards (2013 – present).
- Upcoming projects include the movies Wonder Woman (2017) and the untitled Blade Runner sequel (2018).
- Has been married twice: to actors Dane Witherspoon (1986 – 1988; divorced) and Sean Penn (1996 – 2010; divorced; they have two children). Was also engaged to actor Ben Foster twice (in 2014 and 2015) but they split up both times.
Also born today: Matthew Healy, Ezra Koenig, Taylor Kitsch, Katee Sackhoff, Patricia Arquette, Julian Lennon, Izzy Stradlin, John Schneider
Celeb Tweets
- Jason Alexander (IJasonAlexander): Lahore, Pakistan – I am so saddened by your tragedy today. There are no words. May we all know peace someday.
- James Gunn (JamesGunn): Confused as to what supposed ends anyone would purposely kill children, on Easter or any other day. Heartbreaking #humhainpakistan #Pakistan
- Jon Cryer (MrJonCryer): The magnitude of this is so horrible. Please keep your thoughts with the people of Pakistan. There are no words.
- Harry Styles (Harry_Styles): My thoughts are with everyone in Pakistan. Another awful day.
- Tom Harrington (cbctom): We Are #Lahore. Or at least, we should be.
Spotlight
Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Gal Gadot
Director: Zack Snyder
Tagline: #WhoWillWin
- Action; obsessed with defeating the controversial Superman (Cavill), Lex Luthor (Eisenberg) manipulates Batman (Affleck) into battling the Kryptonian.
- Is the follow-up to Man of Steel (2013).
- Is the first live action film to include Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman (Gadot) together.
- Also includes appearances by Cyborg (Ray Fisher), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), and The Flash (Ezra Miller), leading up to their inclusion in the Justice League film.
- Had a budget of $250 million; has made around $530 million in its first week.
- Has received negative reviews from critics, who have described the film as too long, too dark, and lacking coherency.
- Ben Affleck is set to reprise his Batman role in the films Suicide Squad (2016), The Justice League Part One (2017), Justice League Part Two (2019), an Untitled Batman Reboot, and possibly two sequels to the reboot.
- Score composed by Hans Zimmer (who has announced that he is now “retiring” from superhero movies) with additional music by Junkie XL.