HBO has found its first cast member for the as-yet-untitled Game of Thrones spinoff prequel pilot, with the cable network announcing that Naomi Watts is set to portray “a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret”. The spinoff has been developed by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, Kingsman), who co-created the project with A Song of Ice and […]
Daisy Ridley stars in first trailer for Ophelia
A first trailer has arrived online for the director Claire McCarthy’s upcoming romantic drama Ophelia. A reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the film is based upon Lisa Klein’s book of the same name and stars Daisy Ridley in the title role alongside Naomi Watts, George MacKay, Clive Owen, Tom Felton, Devon Terrell, Daisy Head, Dominic […]
Naomi Watts, Frank Grillo and Bobby Cannavale to star in Once Upon a Time in Staten Island
THR is reporting that Naomi Watts, Frank Grillo and Bobby Cannavale have signed on to star in Once Upon a Time in Staten Island, the latest project from The Purge writer-director James DeMonaco and Blumhouse Productions. The film marks a change in direction for DeMonaco, and is described as a period coming-of-age family drama which […]
Naomi Watts and Sophie Lillis to star in Burning Season
Variety is reporting that director Claire McCarthy has enlisted Naomi Watts (Gypsy) and Sophia Lillis (It) to lead the cast of Burning Season, an adaptation of Laura Van Den Berg’s short story What the World Will Look Like When All The Water Leaves Us. Burning Season will see Watts playing June Engle, a primatologist “who […]
Naomi Watts joins Joe Carnahan’s action thriller Boss Level
Back in November of last year it was revealed that Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Mel Gibson (Daddy’s Home 2) has signed on to the the action thriller Boss Level from director Joe Carnahan (The Grey), and now Variety is reporting that Naomi Watts (Gypsy) has become the latest addition to the […]
Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer and Tim Roth set for Luce
Director Julius Onah has tapped Naomi Watts (Gypsy), Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water), Tim Roth (Tin Star) and Kelvin Harrison Jr. (The Birth of a Nation) to star in his new film Luce, which is now filming in New York. Variety reports that the film is based upon JC Lee’s play of the same […]
Naomi Watts to star in psychological thriller The Wolf Hour
Variety is reporting that Naomi Watts has signed on to star in The Wolf Hour, a psychological thriller from director Alistair Banks Griffin, which is being supported by the Sundance Institute Feature Film Project. The film will see Watts as “a woman who was once a celebrated counter-culture figure who now lives alone in her […]
Movie Review – The Glass Castle (2017)
The Glass Castle, 2017. Directed by Destin Daniel Crettin. Starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield, Sarah Snook, Robin Bartlett, Ella Anderson, Sadie Sink, and Chandler Head. SYNOPSIS: A successful New York gossip columnist believes she has left her impoverished and difficult childhood behind her – until one night she encounters her now […]
Netflix cancels Naomi Watts drama Gypsy after one season
The Naomi Watts-headlined psychological thriller series Gypsy has been cancelled by Netflix, with Deadline reporting that the streaming service has opted against a second season. The cancellation comes as somewhat of a surprise given that Netflix has been in talks with the producers about a second run of episodes for some time, and a writers […]
Movie Review – The Glass Castle (2017)
The Glass Castle, 2017. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield, Sarah Snook, Robin Bartlett, Ella Anderson, Sadie Sink, and Chandler Head. SYNOPSIS: A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who’s an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who […]
