John Boyega, the first actor of color to be cast in a lead role in a ‘Star Wars’ movie, has blasted popular HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’ for its lack of diversity, citing ‘Lord of the Rings’ as another franchise totally devoid of people of color. In an interview with GQ, Boyega commented: “There are no black people on ‘Game of Thrones.’ You don’t see one black person in ‘Lord of the Rings.’” While ‘Game of Thrones’ does feature some minor characters of color, none hold lead roles and every character in ‘Lord of the Rings’ is, indeed, white. …
Summer is the perfect season for audiobook; whether you’re dilly-dallying on your way to work, trying to make the most of your moments in the sun, sunbathing on any available surface, or, if you’re super lucky, going on vacation (woohoo!). We’ve rounded up the smoothest voices in Hollywood we would love to hear, and the books we think would best suit them! 1. Julie Andrews Julie’s soothing lilt has cropped up in some of our favorite fairy-tale films such as ‘The Princess Diaries’ and ‘Enchanted,’ not to mention the classic ‘Mary Poppins.’ Everything her tender tones touch seems to turn …
Along with Alexandra Grant and Jessica Fleischmann, Keanu Reeves discussed the new project at NeueHouse, Hollywood last week. The Los Angeles Times reported that Grant, who is a visual artist, spoke about how each artist’s work allows them to bring something different to the project. “Your job is to read a script and figure out how to embody it,” she said to Reeves. “Mine is to embody text into painting, and yours,” she said to Fleishchmann, “to embody into books.” Reeves said that the project is about “people coming together with all their talents and creativity.” Image Courtesy of …
Amazon has purchased the rights to an abundance of material by the late, great queen of suspense Agatha Christie. Image Courtesy of Pioneer Press So far, ‘Ordeal by Innocence’ is the only title that has been named, with more to come. Production started this month and we can’t wait to see the finished product! The series boasts an all-star cast including Catherine Keener (‘Get Out’) Bill Nighy (‘Pirates of the Caribbean’) and Ed Westwick (‘Gossip Girl’) Ed Westwick, courtesy of InStyle The story centers around the Argyll family, torn apart by adopted son Jacko’s conviction of his …
David Lowry, writer and director of ‘Aint Them Bodies Saints’ which starred Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck, and children’s musical ‘Pete’s Dragon,’ has revealed that he will be putting his own spin on the tale of the boy who never grew up in 2018! Image Courtesy of Indiewire According to Deadline, the script is being written by Toby Halbrooks, who had previously teamed up with Lowry to create ‘Pete’s Dragon’. Though J.M Barrie’s beloved book has been adapted for stage and screen countless times, Lowry informed Variety that he hopes to transform this childhood classic into a …
