starring John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamie Foxx) – sci-fi comedy mystery; an unlikely trio find themselves on the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy...
INCOMING SOON
Out this week
*Movies
* They Cloned Tyrone (starring John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamie Foxx) – sci-fi comedy mystery; an unlikely trio find themselves on the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy.
* A Man Called Otto (starring Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) – comedy drama, based on Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel A Man Called Ove; a grumpy widower’s (Hanks) attempts to end his life keep getting interrupted by his new neighbours.
* Alice, Darling (starring Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick, Wunmi Mosaku) – thriller; a woman (Kendrick) trying to break away from an abusive relationship faces the vengeance of her partner (Carrick).
CELEB TWEETS
* Julius Sharpe (@juliussharpe): I’d pay twice as much to see a version of Avatar 2 that’s half as long.
* Gene Park (@GenePark): Me after buying a ticket to the Avatar movie just to see the Barbie trailer on the big screen then immediately leaving.
* John DiLillo (@JohnDiLillo): It took ten days for Avatar 2 to outgross the most recent Batman, Thor, and Black Panther movies. The ‘no cultural impact’ brigade has officially lost this round. Merry Christmas to all
SPOTLIGHT
Avatar: The Way of Water
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Britain Dalton
Director: James Cameron
* Fantasy adventure; Jake Sully (Worthington) and his newfound family must fight a familiar threat to protect their home.
* Is the sequel to Avatar (2009).
* Was in development for over a decade.
* Is one of the most expensive films ever made with an estimated budget of over $350 million. Has grossed nearly $900 million so far.
* Has received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising the visuals and the technical achievements but criticising its 3-hour running time and calling the plot basic and bland.
* Is the first of four planned Avatar sequels. Avatar 3 started filming simultaneously with this film and is expected to be released in December 2024.
STAR
Elena Jane Goulding
* Born on 30 December 1986 in Hereford, England.
* Has a brother, Alex, and two sisters, Isabel and Jordan.
* Parents separated when she was five.
* Started playing the clarinet as a child and the guitar in her teens.
* Released her debut single, ‘Under the Sheets’, in 2009, and debut album, Lights, in 2010.
* Has since released three more albums: Halcyon (2012), Delirium (2015), and Brightest Blue (2020).
* Her next album, Higher Than Heaven (2023), is set to come out in February next year.
* Has been married to art dealer Caspar Jopling since 2019. They have a son, Arthur (born April 2021).
