Coming Soon
Out this week:
* Albums
- Glory by Britney Spears: Ninth album by the pop singer, the follow-up to 2013’s Britney Jean; includes the songs ‘Make Me...’ (featuring G-Eazy) and ‘Private Show’.
- Also out this week: Encore un soir, French-language album by Celine Dion; It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense, pop singer Ingrid Michaelson’s seventh album; Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, the second album by hip hop artist Travis Scott; and covers album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway by Barbra Streisand featuring several other artists.
* Movies
- Mechanic: Resurrection (starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones) - action, sequel to 2011’s The Mechanic; Arthur Bishop (Statham) has to come out of retirement when his enemy kidnaps the love of his life and forces him to carry out three assassinations.
- Don’t Breathe (starring Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Stephen Lang, Daniel Zovatto) - thriller; three friends find themselves trapped and hunted after breaking into the home of a blind man.
- Hands of Stone (starring Édgar Ramírez, Robert De Niro, Usher) - sports drama, biopic about the career of legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (Ramírez).
Celeb
Tweets
- Kumail Nanjiani (kumailn): *Gabby Douglas doesn’t put hand over heart* “Monster! She should smile!”
*Lochte destroys property, lies about mugging* “Boys will be boys.”
- Dax Shepard (daxshepard1): I think a real short-cut for therapists would be to have their patients print out their entire Twitter timeline. It says it all.
Star
Christopher
Whitelaw Pine
- Born on the 26th of August 1980 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Son of CHiPs actor Robert Pine and former actress Gwynne Gilford.
- Has an older sister, Katie.
- Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in English in 2002.
- Made his small screen debut in an episode of ER in 2003 and film debut in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).Was considered for the lead role in Avatar (2009) and TRON: Legacy (2010) but didn’t get the parts.
- Gained global recognition after being cast as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series: Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016).
- Has also appeared in movies including Unstoppable (2010), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), Into the Woods (2014), and The Finest Hours (2016).
- Upcoming projects include the film Wonder Woman (2017).
- Enjoys skeet shooting.
Also born today: Keke Palmer, Dylan O’Brien, Macaulay Culkin, Thalía, Melissa McCarthy, Shirley Manson, Mark Snow
Spotlight
Jason Bourne
Cast: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles, Riz Ahmed
Director: Paul Greengrass
Tagline: You know his name.
- Action; Jason Bourne (Damon) tries to uncover hidden truths about his past while being hunted by the CIA.
- Fifth film in the series; sequel to The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
- Was originally rumoured to have the title The Bourne Betrayal.
- Matt Damon reprises the titular role after not appearing in The Bourne Legacy (2012).
- Had a budget of $120 million; has made around $250 million in its first three weeks.
- Has received mixed reviews from critics who found the film less impressive than the previous trilogy but praised Damon’s performance.
- Score composed by John Powell and David Buckley. The film’s end credits feature a new version of Moby’s ‘Extreme Ways’; the song has played at the conclusion of all five Bourne films.