COMING SOON
Out this week
Albums
* If You Asked for a Picture by Blondshell: Second album by the American singer; follows her 2023 self-titled debut; includes the songs ‘What’s Fair’, ‘T&A’, and ‘Two Times’.
Movies
* Thunderbolts* (starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman) – action, 36th film in the MCU; caught in a death trap, a group of antiheroes are forced to work together on a dangerous mission and confront their dark pasts.
* Another Simple Favor (starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Andrew Rannells, Henry Golding) – black comedy mystery, sequel to the 2018 film; Emily’s (Lively) extravagant wedding to an Italian businessman is interrupted by a murder.
* Words of War (starring Maxine Peake, Jason Isaacs, Ciarán Hinds, Ellie Bamber, Harry Lawtey, Naomi Battrick) – biographical drama; an investigative journalist (Peake) continues reporting on the Chechnyan conflict and exposing Russian corruption despite danger to herself.
* Pavements (starring Pavement, Zoe Lister-Jones, Michael Esper, Kathryn Gallagher, Joe Keery, Jason Schwartzman) – experimental biopic about the American indie band Pavement; combines scripted scenes with documentary elements as well as a musical composed of songs from their discography.
STAR
Dwayne Douglas Johnson
- Born on 2 May 1972 in Hayward, California, U.S.
- Is the son of former professional wrestler Rocky Johnson.
- Was involved in petty crime in his teens and arrested several times.
- Graduated with a Bachelor of General Studies and a dual major in criminology and physiology from the University of Miami.
- Played football at high school and university and briefly joined the Canadian Football League.
- Joined the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment) in 1996 and quickly rose to global prominence.
- Made his film acting debut in The Mummy Returns (2001). Has since appeared in movies including The Scorpion King (2002), The Game Plan (2007), Get Smart (2008), Tooth Fairy (2010), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Hercules (2014), Central Intelligence (2016), Baywatch (2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Skyscraper (2018), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Jungle Cruise (2021), Red Notice (2021), and Black Adam (2022); Moana (2016), and its sequel Moana 2 (2024); and the Fast & Furious franchise (2011 onwards).
- Is one of the world’s highest-paid and highest-grossing actors.
- Has been married twice: to Dany Garcia (1997 – 2008; divorced; one daughter) and Lauren Hashian (2019 – present; they have two daughters).
SPOTLIGHT
Sinners
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo
Director: Ryan Coogler
Tagline: Dance with the devil.
- Horror; trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to be confronted by a supernatural evil.
- Is aet in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta.
- Was produced under the working title Grilled Cheese.
- Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Universal Pictures were in a bidding war to acquire the distribution rights to the film.
- Has grossed over US$90 million on a $90–100 million budget.
- Has received critical acclaim, earning praise for the director’s vision and Ludwig Göransson’s score.