Coming Soon
Out this week:
* Albums
- ALBUM by Kendrick Lamar: Fourth record by the rapper; comes after 2015’s To Pimp a Butterfly; led by the single ‘Humble’.
- The Search for Everything by John Mayer: Seventh album by the singer, the follow-up to Paradise Valley (2013); includes the singles ‘Love on the Weekend’ and ‘Still Feel Like Your Man’.
* Movies
- The Fate of the Furious (starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron) - action, eighth instalment in the franchise; a cyber-terrorist (Theron) manipulates Dom (Diesel) into committing various crimes and working against his allies.
- Spark (with the voices of Jace Norman, Jessica Biel, Rob deLeeuw, Hilary Swank) - animation; a monkey (Norman), a fox (Biel), and a warthog (deLeeuw) embark on a mission to take back a kingdom overtaken by an evil overlord.
- The Lost City of Z (starring Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Sienna Miller) - biographical drama, based on the 2009 book by David Grann; an explorer (Hunnam) discovers evidence of an advanced civilization that once inhabited the Amazon.
- My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (with the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph) - animation; a high school slowly sinks into the sea following an earthquake, as the students try to escape.
- The Outcasts (starring Victoria Justice, Eden Sher, Ashley Rickards) - comedy; two friends (Justice and Sher) unite the outcasts of the school to start a social revolution.
Celeb Tweets
- Armeena Khan (ArmeenaRK): My personal beauty tip: put Vaseline around your eyes at night. DON’T get it inside your eyes, be careful. #ForThoseAlwaysAskingForBeautyTips
- Humaima Malick (HumaimaMalick): Don’t rush anything, good people end up with good things #HaveFaith #PositiveVibes
Spotlight
Life
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare, Olga Dihovichnaya
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Tagline: We were better off alone.
- Science fiction horror; the crew of the International Space Station discover the first evidence of life on Mars, but have to struggle for survival after the organism evolves into a predator.
- Had a budget of $58 million; has made around $54 million in its first few weeks.
- Has received mixed review from critics who found the film unoriginal and uninventive.
- Ryan Reynolds had to go from being a main character to playing a supporting role because of scheduling conflicts with The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017).
- Score composed by Jon Ekstrand.
Star
Abigail Kathleen Breslin
- Born on 14th April 1996 in New York, U.S.
- Has two older brothers, Ryan and Spencer.
- Started appearing in commercials when she was 3, and made her film debut in Signs (2002) when she was 5.
- Gained recognition after starring in the movie Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
- Has since starred in films including Nim’s Island (2008), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008), My Sister’s Keeper (2009), Zombieland (2009), Rango (2011), New Year’s Eve (2011), Ender’s Game (2013), August: Osage County (2013), and Maggie (2015), as well as the television series Scream Queens (2015 - present).
- Upcoming projects include the film Freak Show (2017) and the TV movie adaptation of Dirty Dancing (2017).
- Can play the guitar.
Also born today: Win Butler, Rob McElhenney, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Adrien Brody, Anthony Michael Hall, Brad Garrett, Peter Capaldi, Julie Christie