Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
- Hard II Love by Usher: Eighth album by the American R&B singer; follows Looking 4 Myself (2012); includes the singles ‘No Limit’ (featuring Young Thug), ‘Crash’, and ‘Rivals’ (featuring Future).
- I Remember by AlunaGeorge: The English electronic music duo’s second album, comes after their 2013 debut Body Music; includes the singles ‘I’m in Control’ (featuring Popcaan), ‘My Blood’ (featuring Zhu), and ‘Mean What I Mean’ (featuring Leikeli47 and Dreezy).
* Movies
- Bridget Jones’s Baby (starring RenŽe Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Emma Thompson) - romantic comedy, third film in the franchise, sequel to The Edge of Reason (2004); now in her 40s, mother-to-be Bridget Jones (Zellweger) must work out if her ex Mark (Firth) or subsequent flame Jack (Dempsey) is the father of her baby.
- Blair Witch (starring James Allen McCune, Valorie Curry, Callie Hernandez) - horror, sequel to The Blair Witch Project (1999); James Donahue (McCune) and his friends head to the forest to try and uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of his sister Heather.
- Snowden (starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo) - biographical thriller, follows the story of Edward Snowden (Gordon-Levitt); an American computer professional leaks classified documents to the press.
Star
Nicholas Jerry Jonas
- Born on the 16th of September 1992 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.
- Started performing as a child, appearing in roles on Broadway at the age of seven.
- Released his debut single ‘Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)’ in 2003 and self-titled debut album, Nicholas Jonas, in 2004.
- Subsequently formed the group Jonas Brothers with his two older brothers; they released four albums before disbanding in 2013.
- Also released an album with his band Nick Jonas & the Administration in 2010.
- Has since pursued a solo career and released two albums: Nick Jonas (2014) and Last Year Was Complicated (2016).
- Has also starred in the television series Kingdom (2014 - present) and the first season of Scream Queens (2015).
- Upcoming projects include the films Goat (2016) and Jumanji (2017).
- Has type 1 diabetes; was diagnosed when he was 13.
Also born today: Teddy Geiger, Katie Melua, Amy Poehler, Marc Anthony, Molly Shannon, Richard Marx, Jennifer Tilly, David Copperfield, Mickey Rourke
Celeb Tweets
- Patton Oswalt (pattonoswalt): I wish David Huddleston were still alive because #Huddleswift would be an amazing rebound hookup.
- Amy Schumer (amyschumer): From now on everyone only make nice comments! #coolideaaim
- Bette Midler (BetteMidler): Here’s a good one: don’t complain about growing old. Some people don’t get the privilege.
Spotlight
Ben-Hur
Cast: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, Morgan Freeman
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Tagline: Brother against brother. Slave against empire.
- Historical drama; a prince (Huston), falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother (Kebbell), returns to seek revenge.
- Fifth film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880).
- Had a budget of $100 million; has made around $54 million in three weeks.
- Has received very negative reviews from critics, who have criticised the casting, editing, direction, and overuse of CGI.
- Tom Hiddleston was originally offered the lead role but chose to do Kong: Skull Island (2017) instead.
- Score composed by Marco Beltrami.