Assassin’s Creed (starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson) - action, based on the video game franchise; a criminal (Fassbender) is forced to experience the memories of his ancestor, gaining skills to confront an age-old nemesis.
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Assassin’s Creed (starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson) - action, based on the video game franchise; a criminal (Fassbender) is forced to experience the memories of his ancestor, gaining skills to confront an age-old nemesis.
Passengers (starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt) - sci-fi; a mechanical engineer (Pratt) and a journalist (Lawrence) wake up too soon from induced hibernation on a long space journey, still 90 years from their destination.
Why Him? (starring James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally) -comedy; a father (Cranston) despises his daughter’s (Deutch) rich, famous boyfriend (Franco).
Monster Trucks (starring Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Amy Ryan) - animation; a high school senior (Till), eager to get away from his town, builds a Monster Truck.
Star
Harry Mark Christopher Judd
Born on 23rd December 1985 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.
Is the youngest of three children.
Played cricket in his youth and was a promising batsman, but gave up the sport to pursue a career in music.
Joined the pop rock band McFly as their drummer in 2003; the group has gone on to have considerable success, releasing five albums, and also joining forces with pop band Busted in 2013 to form the supergroup McBusted. McFly are now working on their sixth album which is set to be released in 2017.
Participated in Strictly Come Dancing in 2011, winning the competition.
Has been married to Escala violinist Brittany Johnston since 2012. They have a daughter, Lola (born in January 2016).
Also born today: Corey Haim, Eddie Vedder, Harry Shearer
Spotlight
La La Land
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, J. K. Simmons
Director: Damien Chazelle
Tagline: Here’s to the fools who dream.
Romantic musical comedy drama; a jazz pianist (Gosling) and an aspiring actress (Stone) fall in love in Los Angeles.
Had a budget of $30 million; has made around $6 million in a week.
Has received critical acclaim, with praise for its cast, originality, and emotions.
Is the third film to feature the pairing of Gosling and Stone, following Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and Gangster Squad (2013).
Gosling learned to tap dance and play the piano for his role, while Stone learned ballroom and tap dancing for her part.
Was at one point set to star Emma Watson (who passed on the project to work on Beauty and the Beast (2017)) and Miles Teller (who was dropped in favour of Gosling who turned down the role of Beast for this project).
Score composed by Justin Hurwitz, Chazelle’s Harvard University classmate. The cast members perform on the soundtrack.
Celeb Tweets
Dylan Sprouse (@dylansprouse): Every man MUST have a flaw. That is why I don’t trust Michael Bublé.
Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien): According to the 25th Amendment, if the President is incapacitated, the Vice President becomes the executive producer of The Apprentice.
Josh Groban (@joshgroban): I watched Mad Max: Fury Road last night to study up on the next 4 years.
Rachel Dratch (@TheRealDratch): Current status: just ordered a copy of Orwell’s 1984, which I haven’t read since 9th grade, to brush up on dystopia.
Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT): Small rule for social media: You cannot outwit a moron.
