Upcoming projects include the new animated Scooby Doo film Scoob! (2020)....
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* Albums
Walk the Sky by Alter Bridge: Sixth album by the American rock band; comes after 2016’s The Last Hero; preceded by the singles ‘Wouldn’t You Rather’, ‘Pay No Mind’, ‘Take the Crown’, ‘In the Deep’, and ‘Dying Light’.
* Movies
Zombieland: Double Tap (starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin) – horror comedy; Tallahassee (Harrelson), Columbus (Eisenberg), Wichita (Stone), and Little Rock (Breslin) face off against evolved zombies and come across other survivors.
Jojo Rabbit (starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell) – comedy drama; a patriotic German boy (Davis), whose imaginary friend is a zany version of Adolf Hitler (Waititi), finds out that his mother (Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (McKenzie) in their attic.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor) – fantasy; Maleficent (Jolie) and her goddaughter Aurora (Fanning) find themselves on opposite sides of an impending war.
The Lighthouse (starring Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson) – horror; two lighthouse keepers (Dafoe and Pattinson) battle isolation and loneliness.
Wounds (starring Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz) – horror; after a bartender (Hammer) picks up a phone left behind at his bar, a series of inexplicable events begin to unravel his life.
Star
Zachary David Alexander Efron
Born on 18th October 1987 in California, U.S.
Has a brother, Dylan.
Started acting as a child.
Had guest roles on several television series and had a recurring role on the series Summerland (2004 - 2005) before rocketing to fame for starring in Disney’s High School Musical franchise (2006 - 2008).
Has since appeared in movies including Hairspray (2007), 17 Again (2009), Neighbors (2014), Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Baywatch (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019).
Upcoming projects include the new animated Scooby Doo film Scoob! (2020).
Also has a YouTube channel that hosts weekly series about fitness and outdoor activities.
Was in a relationship with his HSM co-star Vanessa Hudgens from 2005 to 2010 and model Sami Miró from 2014 to 2016.
Struggled with alcoholism and substance abuse before seeking treatment in 2013.
Also born today: Tyler Posey, Freida Pinto, Ne-Yo, Rhod Gilbert, Chuck Lorre, Pam Dawber
Spotlight
Joker
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy
Director: Todd Phillips
Tagline: Put on a happy face.
Thriller; a mistreated, mentally-troubled comedian (Phoenix) goes on a downward spiral.
Is based on the DC Comics character, telling his origin story.
Intends to launch DC Black, a line of DC Comics-based films, unrelated to the DCEU, with a darker tone.
Had a budget of around $55–70 million; has made over $544 million in less than two weeks.
Has generated a mixed reception; critics have praised Phoenix’s performance but some have decried the films violence and portrayal of mental illness.
