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Movie Review – Lucy in the Sky (2019)

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Lucy in the Sky, 2019. Directed by Noah Hawley. Starring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Dan Stevens, Zazie Beetz, Pearl Amanda Dickson, Ellen Burstyn, Jeffrey Donovan, Tig Notaro, and Colman Domingo. SYNOPSIS: Upon returning to Earth following a life-changing experience above the atmosphere, astronaut Lucy Cola (Natalie Portman) struggles to adjust to life back on terra […]

Chris Hemsworth teases Summer 2020 start date for Thor: Love and Thunder

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Avengers: Endgame left a lot of the heroes audiences have come to know and love over the course of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in very different places, none more so than the God of Thunder himself, Thor, as played by Chris Hemsworth. At the Tokyo Comic Con, Hemsworth teased a little bit of information about the upcoming Thor: […]

New trailer for the long-delayed The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

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Momentum Pictures has released a new poster and trailer for Xavier Dolan’s long-delayed English language feature debut The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The drama sees Kit Harington leading a cast that includes Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Jared Keeso, Susie Almgren, Thandie Newton, Sarah Gadon, Michael Gambon, Amara Karan […]

Taika Waititi “didn’t have to do much” to convince Natalie Portman to return for Thor: Love and Thunder

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In an interview with Uproxx on a press tour for Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi claimed he “didn’t have to do much” to convince Natalie Portman to return to the MCU for the fourth instalment in the Thor franchise. “I mean, I didn’t have to do much,” Waititi said. “And, I think for her […]

Natalie Portman keen to explore Jane’s breast cancer storyline in Thor: Love and Thunder

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Natalie Portman has revealed her excitement about Thor: Love and Thunder possibly adapting Jane’s breast cancer storyline. Natalie Portman is confirmed to be returning as Jane in Thor: Love and Thunder where the character will take up the mantle of the Mighty Thor, becoming worthy to lift his iconic hammer. But there is also talk […]

Natalie Portman on why she sat out Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok

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Back in July during the San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios announced that Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster would not only be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but in the guise of the Mighty Thor, in 2021’s Thor: Love and Thunder. The news was somewhat surprising, as Portman was left out of the cast of Thor: […]

Movie Review – Lucy in the Sky (2019)

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Lucy in the Sky, 2019. Directed by Noah Hawley. Starring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Ellen Burstyn, Colman Domingo, Jeremiah Birkett, Tig Notaro, Joseph Williamson, Nick Offerman, and Pearl Amanda Dickson. SYNOPSIS: Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch […]

Taika Waititi confirms that Chris Hemsworth’s Thor will lead Thor: Love and Thunder

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During Marvel’s big Phase Four unveiling at the San Diego Comic-Con International back in July, it was announced that Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster will be making her return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2021 as he character assumes the mantle of the Mighty Thor for Thor: Love and Thunder. However, will Portman’s Goddess of […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Lucy in the Sky

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Lucy in the Sky, 2019 Directed by Noah Hawley Starring Natalie Portman, Dan Stevens, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Colman Domingo, Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Tig Notaro, Pearl Amanda Dickson and Jeffrey Donovan SYNOPSIS After returning to earth, an obsessive astronaut (Natalie Portman) begins to question her place in the universe — including her relationships with […]

Taika Waititi confirms that Thor: Love and Thunder will feature two Thors

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Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi has confirmed in a recent interview that Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor will not be taking the place of Chris Hemsworth’s Thor – instead joining him as a second Thor. “[She’s] a Thor. There’s still the other Thor, the original Thor [played by Chris Hemsworth]. She’s not called Female Thor. […]