Jennifer Connelly
Joel Edgerton on Failing ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Audition: “The World Is a Much Better Place”
The Guardians of the Galaxy could’ve looked a little different. In an upcoming episode of The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, Joel Edgerton revealed that he auditioned for the role of Star-Lord, which eventually went to Chris Pratt, in James Gunn’s Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. “I, unlike Chris, didn’t quite sort of understand the tone of it […]
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‘Dark Matter’ Review: Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly in Apple TV+’s Relentlessly Glum Take on ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Blake Crouch adapts his own novel in this nine-part dimension-spanning sci-fi drama also featuring Alice Braga and Jimmi Simpson.
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‘Bad Behaviour’ Review: Jennifer Connelly and Ben Whishaw Seek Enlightenment in Alice Englert’s Savvy Comedy-Drama
Set at a spiritual retreat, an accomplished first feature combines cultural satire with a mother-daughter story.
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‘Snowpiercer’ to End With Season 4 on TNT
Snowpiercer is preparing to make its final stop. The TNT series, which launched in May 2020 following the 2013 Bong Joon-ho film of the same name, will conclude after its upcoming fourth season that is currently in production. The show starred Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs. “We can confirm that Snowpiercer will end after a […]
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Box Office: Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun 2’ Rockets to Record $160.5M Opening
Superheroes and horror aren’t the only game in town anymore at the pandemic-era box office. In a promising sign for the summer season, Paramount and Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick scored the best Memorial Day opening of all time with a projected three-day domestic haul of $126.7 million and $160.5 million for the four days. Pirates […]
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Box Office: ‘Top Gun 2’ Targets Career-Best Opening for Tom Cruise
Fire up the jets. After two years of being grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, Top Gun: Maverick is finally flying into theaters over Memorial Day weekend following a headline-grabbing, global marketing blitz that saw a tireless Tom Cruise transform into the showman of the moment as he made stops at a world premiere in San […]
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Star Jennifer Connelly Discusses Joy of Reuniting With Director Joseph Kosinski and Tom Cruise Making Her Feel Like a Kid Again
Jennifer Connelly has been acting professionally for nearly 40 years, and even she has never experienced anything quite like Top Gun: Maverick. In the legacy sequel to Tony Scott’s Top Gun (1986), Connelly reunites with her Only the Brave director, Joseph Kosinski, as she plays Penny Benjamin, a former flame of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom […]
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Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: Film Review
The ace fighter pilot returns 36 years after first feeling the need for speed in Joseph Kosinski’s sequel, also starring Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Jon Hamm.
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South Korean Horror Film ‘Gonjiam’ Remake in the Works (Exclusive)
Los Angeles-based Black Box Management and Seoul-based BH Entertainment have struck a strategic partnership, kicking off with a remake of the 2018 South Korean horror film 'Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.'
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Banff: Jennifer Connelly Talks Return to TV in ‘Snowpiercer’ Adaptation
Jennifer Connelly said it took playing a female lead on TNT's adaptation of the feature film 'Snowpiercer' to get her back to TV screens.
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Banff World Media Festival Details Plans for Virtual 2020 Event
The Banff World Media Festival on Tuesday unveiled details of its plans for a virtual event due to COVID-19.
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‘Snowpiercer’: TV Review
TNT's adaptation of Bong Joon Ho's postapocalyptic thriller-satire 'Snowpiercer' has a cast of big stars — led by Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs — and a long production history.
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