Matt Ryan as John Constantine in ‘Constantine’ (Photo by Quantrell Colbert / NBC)
NBC canceled Constantine following its season one finale, but executive producer Daniel Cerone had held out hope it would be resurrected elsewhere. Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case as Cerone took to Twitter to announce the series is officially dead and won’t be picked up by another network or streaming service.
Here’s what Cerone posted to fans of the series:
“I promised I’d share news when I had it — sadly, that news is not good. The cast and writers of Constantine are being released from their contracts. The studio tried to find a new home for the show, for which we’re forever grateful, but those efforts didn’t pan out. I’m sorry, I wasn’t provided any information on the attempts to sell the show elsewhere. All I can report is that the show is over.
Many ingredients went into this TV series. From the dedicated cast that breathed these characters to life, led by Matt Ryan as the comic-made-flesh embodiment of John Constantine, to the exceptionality talented crew that put unreal images on screen, to the original Hellblazer writers and artists who gifted us a universe.
As a general principle, writers don’t choose a writing career to achieve stardom. Whatever demons or insecurities drove them to find freedom of expression through written words generally keeps writers comfortably obscure behind their words. Nor do people choose writing as a means to financial freedom. I’d venture to guess that most who set out to write professionally never receive a paycheck for their hopeful scribbles or key strokes.
In fact, nobody I know ever chose a writing career — it chose them. You write because that’s what you do. Like breathing, it just happens and you have to do it and you just hope that someday somebody out there notices what you’re trying to say.
If that’s the dream of writers, than the writers of Constantine lived the dream, because we’re leaving behind wild and passionate fans who believe in and were moved by what we tried to do. To leave such a significant, dedicated and active fan base on the table — that’s the real sadness. You all deserve many years of the series we set out to make, and we’re disappointed that we couldn’t deliver that to you. The good news is that Constantine will live on for years in many more forms. But our time as caretakers has ended.”
The series was executive produced by Cerone and David S. Goyer, and starred Matt Ryan, Angelica Celaya and Charles Halford.
Season two of FX’s horror series The Strain is described as darker and more horrifying than season one, but, according to the cast, still a lot of fun. The vampire epidemic is spreading, and in FX’s new behind-the-scenes video it appears the group of survivors at the heart of season one – played by Corey Stoll, Mia Maestro, David Bradley, and Kevin Durand – will find new allies in the war against the evil creatures in season two.
The Strain season two debuts on July 12, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT.
The Plot:
As the second season unfolds, the transformation has begun. It can no longer be denied — New York City is rapidly falling to an evil epidemic, and no one is coming to its rescue. Its citizens must fight or die. Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll) and his unlikely allies tried to take down the embodiment of this evil — the Master — and failed.
Now Eph and Dr. Nora Martinez (Maestro) concentrate on creating a biological weapon to wipe out the creatures, while Abraham Setrakian (Bradley) searches for an ancient book he hopes will reveal the strigoi’s entire history…and possibly a way to kill them. Meanwhile, the Master is out for revenge, unleashing new and even more terrifying breeds of bloodthirsty creatures after our team. Our team must find a way to defeat him before the infection spreads too far and becomes irreparable … before they become monsters themselves.
Producer Simon Kinberg took to Twitter to unveil a new character sheet for 20th Century Fox’s The Martian. Ridley Scott directs the sci-fi adventure based on the book by Andy Weir and adapted for the screen by Drew Goddard (Daredevil, World War Z), with Fox aiming for a November 25, 2015 theatrical release.
The Martin stars Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The Plot:
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return.
Ian Ziering as Fin Shepard in ‘Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No’ (Photo by: Syfy)
Syfy’s third film of the Sharknado franchise, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, has just launched the first full trailer and it’s pretty much what you’d expect from a Sharknado film. Campiness, scantily clad women, the combined acting talent of Ian Ziering and Tara Reid (although she’s only briefly in the teaser), and flying sharks. Mark Cuban also puts in an appearance in the trailer as the President of the United States.
Syfy’s set to premiere the third Sharknado film on July 22, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT. In addition to Ziering and Reid, Sharknado 3 will feature Cassie Scerbo, David Hasselhoff, Bo Derek, Ryan Newman, and Jack Griffo. Ann Coulter, Michele Bachmann, Jerry Springer, Tom Compton, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Chris Jericho will appear in cameos.
The Plot:
Los Angeles and New York were not enough! Coming in Summer 2015, the entire Eastern seaboard will be devoured by flying sharks when the new Original Movie Sharknado 3 premieres. Starting in Washington D.C. and moving down to Orlando, FL – no seaboard city below our nation’s capital is safe!
Liam Cunningham and Kerry Ingram in ‘Game of Thrones’ season 5 episode 9 (Photo: Helen Sloan / HBO)
Welcome to another episode of Game of Thrones, season 5. We’re closing in on the end, with only two episodes left. (ALREADY?!) Frankly, I don’t know how they’re going to top the madness and mayhem of last week’s fateful battle at Hardhome between the Wildlings, a handful of men from the Night’s Watch (including Jon Snow), and a massive army of White Walkers.
The title “The Dance of Dragons” of season five episode 9 would suggest we’ll be spending at least a bit of time in Meereen with Daenerys Targaryen (and hopefully, Tyrion Lannister), although from the preview, we also know we’ll be seeing more of Arya…er…Lana…er “the girl who wants to be no one” as she stalks the streets of Braavos. (I know assassins aren’t supposed to be “cute”, but Arya (Maisie Williams) looks like MinMei from Robotech with her hair in those little “mouse-ears.”); we’ll spend some time in Dorne with Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Prince Doran Martell (Alexander Siddig), in the snow with King Stannis the Intrepid (Stephen Dillane), and there was a quick flash of the Red Witch (Carice van Houten). They’d better not be plotting against Shireen! (*shakes fist*) And of course, we’ll need to check in with everyone at The Wall. Looks to me like Alliser Thorne (Owen Teale) is about to attempt a coupe. Hmmpf.
The official HBO logline: “Stannis confronts a troubling decision. Jon (Kit Harington) returns to The Wall. Mace Tyrell (Roger Ashton-Griffiths) visits the Iron Bank. Arya encounters someone from her past. Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) reluctantly oversees a traditional celebration of athleticism.”
Let’s begin, shall we?
We open in the camp of the army of the One True King (Stannis Baratheon). Suddenly, fires spring up all over camp. Even the Red Witch is stunned. Now we know what Ramsey Bolton wanted with those 20 men he asked for last week. He managed to get behind Stannis’ lines and destroy their weapons. Ser Davos (Liam Cunningham) is giving a report of the damage, wondering what Stannis plans to do now, when he sees Melisandre and Queen Grumpy-pants (Tara Fitzgerald) staring at the king. I fear for Shireen! Stannis orders the dead horses to be butchered for meat (so at least his army will eat thanks to Ramsey’s treachery) and then goes off with the Sisters Grimm.
John Bradley and Kit Harington in ‘Game of Thrones’ (Photo: Helen Sloan / HBO)
At the Wall, Ser Alliser glowers from his perch, making Jon and company stand around freezing before deigning to open the gates. As the Wildlings file in, Jon tells Sam (John Bradley) that his mission failed. Sam, bless him, tries to cheer up his friend. (He probably can’t wait to tell him all about the source of his sunny outlook and get his manly fist-bumps. Now that Jon is the Lord Commander will he be okay with Sam breaking his vows? Do as I say, not as I do?) The gigantic wilding makes his way through camp, a great big huge reminder to Olly that here be the f*ckers who killed his parents (at least he wasn’t muttering “Fe Fi Fo Fum”). Olly glares at Jon (because everything is all his fault, because he knows nothing, after all. I, however, know that the interwebz are abuzz with the theory that Jon Snow is not long for this world and Olly will be the one to take him out of it. This isn’t a spoiler because I could very well be wrong, but D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are certainly setting the stage, if it’s true.)
Stannis has decided that the best use of Ser Davos’ time and skills, is for him to go to the Wall for supplies and uh, oh yeah, take a message. Davos, who is Hand of the King, and knows his place is beside said king, sees this for the ruse that it is, a ploy to get him out of camp. Davos even offers to take Shireen with him, but of course, Stannis says no, his “family stays with” him. Run Shireen! Run!
Princess Shireen the Sweet and Innocent (Kerry Ingram) is in her tent reading a story called “The Dance of Dragons.” Davos gives her a present of a hand-carved stag, the sigil of House Baratheon. If only it could act as a talisman of protection.
In Dorne, Jaime is marched before the Prince where he finds Ellaria (Indira Varma) as well as Romeo and Juliet, I mean Trystane (Toby Sebastian) and Myrcella (Nell Tiger Free), waiting for him. One big happy family having cocktails. While Prince Doran is not happy with the way that Jaime and Bronn arrived in Dorne, he’s smart enough not to want to start a war over it, especially since it was Ellaria’s unsubtle message that brought him there in the first place. He tells Jaime that he’s not holding Myrcella hostage, but the engagement stands and Myrcella will marry Trystane. Trystane will also take Oberyn’s place on the Small Council. Ellaria is not happy and very rudely refuses to drink to King Tommen. Doran tells her basically to shape up or ship out.
Down in the dungeon, Bronn (Jerome Flynn) is watching the Sand Snakes play patty-cake and bicker when Doran’s axe-man arrives to bring him before Prince Doran and Trystane, who will grant Bronn his freedom after answering the “slight” Bronn visited upon his royal personage. The big ax-man gives him a hard elbow in the face and all is forgiven.
In Braavos, “Lana” is hawking her fish throughout the streets, preparing to kill her “assignment,” the gambling “thin man” we met last week, when Mace Tyrell, accompanied by Meryn Trant (Ian Beattie), arrive by boat. Since Meryn Trant is on Arya’s “Kill List,” she’s of course distracted. (Is this what she was really meant to discover or will Jaqen be unhappy that she didn’t stick to the mission?)
Why is Mace singing in the middle of the square? No matter, Arya is stalking Meryn. She follows him into a brothel, still carrying her cargo of oysters. She watches Meryn refuse the whores on offer as being “too old”. It really looked like Arya was about to volunteer when her oyster cover is blown. Meryn Trant gets a look at her though. He recognizes her, but he can’t figure out from where.
Back in the House of Black and White, Arya tells Jaqen (Tom Wlaschiha) that the “thin man wasn’t hungry today,” but she’ll try again tomorrow. He knows she’s not telling him the whole truth and sends her to do her chores.
In Dorne we find out that the line in the preview “You can swear your allegiance to me or you can die” wasn’t spoken to Jaime as we were led to believe but to Ellaria. In tears, she kneels at Doran’s feet and kisses his hand. “I believe in second chances,” he says. “I do not believe in third chances.” She looks sincere, but I do not believe in her tears.
The next minute we see Ellaria alone with Jaime, telling him she knows about his relationship with Cersei but not to worry, she does not disapprove. “We love who we love and we want who we want.” She also tells him that she knows he had no part in Oberyn’s death. I don’t trust this repentant Ellaria any more than I’d trust a repentant Cersei.
In Stannis’ tent, sweet little Shireen is telling her father about the legend of the Targaryens and the dragons and the divide of the kingdoms. He asks her which of the two warring Targaryens she would have chosen to side with. She says neither of them. Her father tells her, “When a man knows what he is and remains true to himself, the choice is no choice at all. He must fulfill his destiny and become who he is meant to be, no matter how much he may hate it.”
Carice van Houten (Photo: Helen Sloan / HBO)
Shireen doesn’t know what he means (BUT WE DO!!) and offers to help him any way she can. Stannis, who it is obvious feels that he has no choice but to do what he’s about to do, especially after Ramsey has managed to cripple his army, enfolds her in his arms and whispers, “Forgive me.” (NO! NOW WE WON’T!) The next thing we see is brave, but unaware, Shireen trudging through the snow, surrounded by guards, to a stake. The Red Witch pops out in front of her to very creepily tell her that it will “all be over soon, Princess” as Shireen finally figures out what all of this means and screams for her father.
The poor girl’s mother stands with Stannis telling him it’s for the greater good. Melisandre is babbling about the Lord of Light while Shireen is still screaming and the fire is lit. Finally, Queen Selyse remembers that this is her child about to be roasted like a marshmallow and tries to get to her, but is held back. Stannis’ army is sickened. (How long before they turn on him? I doubt if any of them signed on for burning children alive.) The Idiot Queen is horrified (so is Stannis truth be told, but what could he do? Destiny, yadda yadda yadda and all that crap) as she should be. Her devotion to the Lord of Light has just cost her her only child. May she live forever to reflect in agony on what she’s just done.
The games are beginning in Meereen. Hizdahr zo Loraq (Joel Fry) is late and like a good wife-to-be, Dany wants to know where he’s been (especially since this was all his idea, yeah?). While the pitmaster (Nicholas Boulton) gets the crowd worked up, Dany looks alternately bored and disdainful. Daario Naharis (Michiel Huisman) is acting like a jealous suitor, baiting Hizdahr. She’s obviously still quite smitten with him, to her betrothed’s annoyance.
The first fight ends with a swift beheading. Tyrion, who gets to sit in the Royal Box, is not having a good time. Suddenly, it’s Jorah (Iain Glen) in the pit. Dany thought he was gone. She is stirred, but is she afraid for him or does she want to see him die? Jorah bests the bigger man. He looks to his queen before taking on his next comer. He’s wounded. Tyrion, who doesn’t want to watch his newfound friend die, asks her to stop the fight. The crowd cries for blood. Dany doesn’t want to see him die either but thinks stopping the fight will show weakness (plus she STILL isn’t ready to forgive him) and does nothing. A Meereenese fighter saves Jorah but takes him on himself. Jorah prevails, the crowd is not happy.
Suddenly Jorah throws a spear toward the Queen and for an instant we wonder if this was his goal all along (but how could we have misjudged him so badly?). No, his target is behind her! A masked Son of the Harpy was about to attack Dany! Daario looks up and the crowd is now full of masked Sons of the Harpy. It’s an ambush. Hizdahr is murdered (I guess this was the “Red Engagement Party”) and Daario lets Jorah step in to save Dany again. Tyrion saves Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel). Dany, Jorah, Tyrion, Missandei, and Daario become trapped in the pit surrounded by Harpys.
Dany takes Missandei’s hand, preparing to die.
A dragon is heard in the distance and everyone turns to see the prodigal son…er dragon, the fire-breathing Drogon, swoop in! Those he doesn’t eat, he barbeques. Even cynical Tyrion is left speechless at the sight of him. Whether he intended to or he was just looking for his next meal, Drogon saves the day. The Harpys throw spears and the dragon is injured in the fight, but he recognizes his “mother.” Before the Harpys can kill her baby, or her, she climbs on his back and flies out of the pit. (I guess everyone else is left to fend for themselves.) This is a HUGE moment for Daenerys and for the show as a whole. (But I have to say, and this is JMHO, the CGI is not very impressive.)
And we’re out.
Well that was quick! That episode flew by (no pun intended). Next week is the season finale, and while I have no hopes that all (or any) loose ends will be tied up within that last hour, I hope we get at least a few things resolved. As you can see in the preview below, Stannis has to try to get past what he just did to his daughter and advance his freakin’ army. He’d better at least be able to liberate Winterfell. We see Sansa preparing for something and it looks like we’ll catch up with Brienne and Pod at long last. Please let her be of some use before it’s too late! There was a brief glimpse of a haggard-looking Cersei, with Jaime’s voice echoing Ellyria Sands words. Is he going to spring her from the big house? Will she be the same old Cersei when he does? Questions to ponder until next week, same bat time, same bat channel.
I’m still not over Shireen, so I only have a few memorable lines from episode 9 for you tonight:
“I fight for your glory.” (must be Meereenese for “We who are about to die salute you.”)
“You have a good heart Jon Snow. It will get us all killed.” – Alliser Thorne
“It’s easy to confuse what is, with what ought to be.” – Tyrion Lannister
Spy got the reception it deserved in theaters, snagging the top spot at the box office over its opening weekend. The R-rated comedy’s one of the funniest films of the year (and the best Melissa McCarthy movie to date) and the majority of moviegoers agreed with the critics that it was the must-see film among the new releases. Also performing well was Insidious Chapter 3, the prequel to the first two Insidious films. The low budget production earned its budget back over its first three days in release and was even the top film at the domestic box office on Friday, June 5, 2015. Spy was close behind at the point and ultimately pulled ahead, earning the #1 spot on the chart with a $30+ million opening.
The weekend’s other new wide release was Entourage, based on the HBO series that ran for eight seasons and starred Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, and Jerry Ferrara. Warner Bros gave Entourage a head start on the weekend with an early release on Wednesday, June 3rd, and fans turned out in decent numbers on the movie’s first day in theaters. However, the pace of ticket sales dramatically slowed after day one and Entourage could only capture a fourth place finish coming in short of box office predictions and not making a good case for another Entourage film. With a poor showing at the box office and harsh reviews from critics, it’s time to say good-bye for good to Vince, Turtle, E, and Drama.
Tippi Hedren was all set to be a major film star when she made her first picture, The Birds, for famed director Alfred Hitchcock. It didn’t turn out that way.
Hedren was always a beautiful girl, and she grew up to be a stunning blonde woman. Born in Minnesota on January 19, 1930, her heritage is Swedish, German, and Norwegian. Her interest in fashion began when she was a teenager, and she appeared in local department store shows. When she turned 20 in 1950 and was a gorgeous young woman, she decided to move to New York and try her luck on the runways of the fashion houses as well as do modeling to support herself. She was quite a success appearing on television commercials and in magazines for a decade.
Her first marriage was to Peter Griffith in 1952. Their daughter, future film star Melanie Griffith, was born on August 9, 1957. Hedren divorced Griffith in 1961.
Although slightly older than most movie starlets, her luck changed when Hollywood’s iconic macabre director Alfred Hitchcock saw her in a television commercial. They met on October 13, 1961 to discuss a film Hitchcock had in mind for her. She thought he wanted her for a television series because they never discussed the movie.
Hitchcock had a penchant for ladylike blondes. The ‘cool’ blondes he cast in his films were Grace Kelly, Vera Miles, Doris Day, Carole Lombard, Marlene Dietrich, Eva Marie Saint, Janet Leigh, and Madeleine Carroll, among others. Tippi was to join that group of lovely actresses when she signed a seven-year personal contract with Hitch. Little did she know what was in store for her.
In a sense, Hitchcock ‘owned’ Hedren because she was obligated to a personal contract and not one with a major studio. Hitch more or less took over her life, had famed designer Edith Head make clothes for her, and he taught her the table manners of a Queen. Shooting on The Birds was hectic and exhausting because of working with the mechanical animals. Hitchcock watched every move she made and isolated her from other cast members (Suzanne Pleshette, Rod Taylor). He was almost like a Svengali character in her life and during the making of the film.
Hedren was most uncomfortable when he made sexual advances toward her and made it known he wanted an intimate relationship. She rebuffed all his unwanted overtures. Hedren once said, “it was embarrassing and insulting.” She even complained to Universal Studios boss Lew Wasserman about the events, but nothing was done. It didn’t matter because the movie became a huge hit and established Tippi as a new star on the horizon.
Her personal life took a turn for the better when she married producer Noel Marshall on September 22, 1964.
Still under personal contract to Hitchcock, Hedren was cast in Marnie (1964), a psychological thriller co-starring Sean Connery. According to Hedren, her director’s behavior became even more blatant and suggestive during the shooting. Hedren begged to be let out of her contract, but Hitchcock said no and kept her off the screen for two years because of her unwillingness to give in to his demands. It nearly ruined her career. He sold her contract to Universal Studios in 1966, and Hedren was free to pursue her career once again.
Silent screen giant Charles Chaplin was directing Countess From Hong Kong (1967) and wanted Hedren for a part in the film. Hedren was to co-star with Sophie Loren and play Marlon Brando’s wife. Disappointingly, her part was merely a large cameo, but she enjoyed working with Chaplin.
Hedren was cast in more movies such as Tiger By The Tail (1968) and two films shot in Africa, Satan’s Harvest and Mister Kingstreet’s War in the early 70s.
Her daughter Melanie Griffith’s future husband Don Johnson co-starred with Hedren and James Whitmore in 1973’s The Harrad Experiment.
To fill in the gaps between film assignments, Hedren appeared on many top television shows such as The Courtship of Eddie’s Father with Bill Bixby, Hart to Hart with Robert Wagner, Return to Green Acres with Eva Gabor, Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury, and many others from 1965 through 1997.
It wasn’t until 1981 that Hedren appeared on the big screen again. She and her husband Noel Marshall produced the film Roar, about an animal research park that featured ferocious wild cats. It was a difficult shoot and many people were injured. However, it sparked the idea for Hedren to establish the non-profit Shambala Reserve and Roar Foundation in the Santa Clarita Valley just north of Los Angeles. It is there, Hedren is caretaker for many wild tigers and lions.
Hedren only worked when she wanted to as the animal preserve kept her fairly busy. In 1982 she appeared before the film cameras with Leslie Nielsen in Foxfire Light with future Oscar winner A. J. Simmons and Barry Van Dyke.
In 1985, she met and married steel tycoon Luis Barrenechea. They remained together for ten years and divorced in 1995.
The Bold and the Beautiful was a hit daytime soap opera, and Hedren was a member of the cast for two years, from 1990-1991. She managed to squeeze in a part in Pacific Heights in 1990 with Michael Keaton and her daughter Melanie Griffith.
Laura Dern co-starred with Hedren in 1996 in the political satire Citizen Ruth from director Alexander Payne. Hedren played an abortion rights activist. It was a hit movie and solidified Hedren’s movie presence. Two years later, she co-starred with Christina Ricci and Andrew McCarthy in I Woke Up Early The Day I Died.
Hedren was engaged to Martin Dinnes from 2002 until 2008. He was a veterinarian interested in helping her with the animal preserve.
Television gainfully employed her in such series as Chicago Hope (1998), Fashion House (2006) with Bo Derek, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008), Tribute (2009) with Brittany Murphy, Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011), Raising Hope (2012) with daughter Melanie, Free Samples (2012) and Cougar Town (2013).
Still an exceedingly beautiful and poised woman at age 84, she continues her important work on her 80-acre animal preserve and appears occasionally on television. Contributions may be made to the non-profit Shambala Preserve for the care and feeding of the animals.
Bill Lake, America Ferrera, Meghan Heffern, Kelly Macdonald, Ari Cohen, Ricky Gervais, Vera Farmiga, Mimi Kuzyk, Erica Bana, Kevin Pollak, and Raúl Castillo (Photo courtesy of Netflix)
Netflix just announced additional cast members for the feature film Special Correspondents written and directed by Ricky Gervais. Joining Gervais and Eric Bana in the cast of the satirical comedy will be Vera Farmiga, Benjamin Bratt, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak, America Ferrera, and Raúl Castillo. And because writing, directing, and starring in Special Correspondents won’t be keeping him busy enough, Gervais is also producing the film along with Chris Coen, Aaron L. Gilbert, Manuel Munz, and Larry Sanitsky.
Filming is currently underway in Toronto and is scheduled to finish up in July in New York City. Netflix is aiming for a 2016 premiere of Gervais’ film.
The Plot:
Special Correspondents is about a struggling New York based radio journalist, whose arrogance and decadent lifestyle has hindered his career. With his job on the line he fakes front line war reports from the comfort of his hideout above a Spanish restaurant in Manhattan.
Roadside Attractions has put out the first trailer for Z for Zachariah, a dramatic thriller starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie, and Chris Pine. Directed by Craig Zobel (Compliance) and based on the book by Robert C. O’Brien, Z for Zachariah had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
The rest of us will get the chance to check it out when it arrives in theaters on August 21, 2015.
The Plot:
In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman (Margot Robbie) survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. A fragile, imperative strand of trust connects them. But when a stranger (Chris Pine) enters the valley, their precarious bond begins to unravel.
The new trailer for the dramatic film Jackie & Ryan starts off with Ben Barnes’ character busking on a street corner, which makes complete sense since Barnes is playing a musician. Directed by Ami Canaan Mann, the cast also includes Katherine Heigl, Clea DuVall, Ryan Bingham, Cheryl Lee, and Emily Alyn Lind. Entertainment One’s aiming for a July 3, 2015 theatrical release.
The Plot:
Ryan Brenner (Ben Barnes), a traveling musician, and Jackie Laurel (Katherine Heigl), a former singer at a crossroads in her marriage, have a chance encounter while Ryan is busking on the streets of Ogden, Utah. After a sudden car accident propels them together, Ryan finds himself at Jackie’s house for dinner. Ryan’s battling to find the courage to write his own music while Jackie’s fighting for independence from her estranged husband who wants her to return to their upscale Manhattan marriage.
When Ryan’s musician mentor dies in a train accident and Jackie’s husband threatens to take custody of her daughter, Ryan and Jackie find the strength and music they need in each other. What they don’t know is, if the paths they choose will lead to one another.
