Red Sparrow, 2018. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, and Joely Richardson. SYNOPSIS: Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School,’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a […]
Movie Review – Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow, 2018. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds, Bill Camp, Joely Richardson, Kristof Konrad, Douglas Hodge, Sergei Polunin, Sakina Jaffrey, Nicole O’Neill, David Z. Miller, Makar Zaporozhskiy, Sasha Frolova, Joel de la Fuente, Thekla Reuten, Sergej Onopko, and Jeremy Irons SYNOPSIS: Ballerina Dominika […]
Jennifer Lawrence spy thriller Red Sparrow cut to secure 15 certificate in the UK
The upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence as a highly-trained Russian agent, has been re-edited by its distributor to secure a 15 certificate from the BBFC. Lawrence stars as a ‘Sparrow’ agent, who is trained to use her body and mind to manipulate men in order to serve her country. 20th Century Fox […]
Red Sparrow director discusses Black Widow comparisons, new TV spot released
From the moment the first trailer dropped for Red Sparrow, the latest collaboration between The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence, the film has been drawing comparisons to Marvel’s Black Widow. It is of course easy to see why: both feature Russian girls forced into spy programmes, which happen to include ballet […]
Apple orders new sci-fi series See from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight
It looks like Apple is continuing to expand its original content, with Variety reporting that it has given a straight-to-series order for the sci-fi drama See from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which has Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games, Red Sparrow) attached to direct. Details on the project are being kept under wraps, but we […]
Jennifer Lawrence stars in trailer for Red Sparrow
We’ve already seen a poster, images and TV spot for the upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow this week, and now 20th Century Fox has debuted a new trailer for director Francis Lawrence’s upcoming adaptation of Jason Matthews’ award-winning novel of the same name, which sees Jennifer Lawrence leading a cast that includes Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, […]
First trailer for spy thriller Red Sparrow starring Jennifer Lawrence
20th Century Fox has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow. Based on Jason Matthews’ award-winning novel of the same name, the film sees director Francis Lawrence reunite with his Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence and features a cast that also includes Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Charlotte […]
Francis Lawrence to direct Battlestar Galactica
Months ago there was word that a Battlestar Galactica film was starting development over at Universal and now Deadline is reporting that movement on the project is finally picking up again. Francis Lawrence, director of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and both parts of Mockingjay, is being courted to direct while Westworld’s Lisa Joy is […]
Second Opinion – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie, Patina Miller, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. […]
Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. SYNOPSIS: As the war […]
