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Kristen Stewart is Jean Seberg in first trailer for Seberg

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Amazon Studios has debuted the first trailer and poster for the upcoming biopic Seberg which stars Kristen Stewart as French New Wave icon Jean Seberg alongside a cast that also includes Anthony Mackie, Jack O’Connell, Colm Meaney, Margaret Qualley, Vince Vaughn, Zazie Beetz, Stephen Root, and Yvan Atta. Seberg is inspired by true events about […]

Todd Phillips says a Joker deleted scene would have revealed Sophie’s fate

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‘Ambiguity’ is a bit of a watch-word when it comes to discourse magnet and box-office phenomenon Joker. There’s that ending, as well as the constant blurring of fantasy and reality which underpins the entire narrative. However, one of the most discussed aspects of Todd Phillips film is the exact fate of Zazie Beetz’s Sophie, who […]

Joker cinematographer clarifies the fate of Zazie Beetz’s Sophie

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One of the biggest questions left unanswered coming out of Joker was the fate of Zazie Beetz’s single mother Sophie and her child. The last week see of the character, Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur had let himself into her apartment, with the audience releasing at that point that their relationship throughout the film had been nothing […]

Zazie Beetz would be surprised if she never played Domino again

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Joker and Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz has stated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that she would be surprised if she never got the opportunity to reprise her role of the lucky superhero Domino. “I realize that nobody knows anything right now, but would you be surprised if you never played Domino again?,” THR asked. “Yes,” Beetz […]

Movie Review – Joker (2019)

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Glenn Fleshler, Dante Pereira-Olson, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: One of the most infamous comic book villains in history gets his very own film. The […]

Video Review – Joker (2019)

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy and Robert De Niro. The Clown Prince of Crime returns to the big screen this week as Warner Bros. and DC Films releases director Todd Phillips’ Joker, which sees Joaquin Phoenix taking on the role of the iconic Batman villain for this […]

Movie Review – Joker (2019)

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Glenn Fleshler, Dante Pereira-Olson, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: A gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society. Here’s a killing joke: […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Joker (2019)

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro, Marc Maron, and Brett Cullen. SYNOPSIS: Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Isolated, bullied and disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as […]