Coming Soon
Out this week:
* Albums
- Familia by Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Sixth album by the English pop singer; comes after 2014’s Wanderlust; led by the single ‘Come with Us’; also includes the songs ‘Wild Forever’, ‘Crystallise’, and ‘The Saddest Happiness’.
* Movies
- Yoga Hosers (starring Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis) - horror comedy, second film in the True North trilogy; two yoga enthusiasts join forces with a legendary man-hunter (Depp) to battle an ancient evil that threatens their party plans.
- Morgan (starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy) - thriller; a corporate troubleshooter (Mara) has to decide whether to terminate a superhuman girl (Taylor-Joy) who was created and raised in a laboratory environment by a group of scientists.
- The Light Between Oceans (starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz) - drama, based on M. L. Stedman’s 2012 novel; a lighthouse keeper (Fassbender) and his wife (Vikander) raise a baby girl they rescue from an adrift rowboat.
Celeb Tweets
- Shahid Afridi (SAfridiOfficial): Congratulations to Misbah, Test team, and management on becoming ICC No.1 Test team. You guys deserve it, we all are proud of you.
- Annie Khalid (annie_khalid): I love being a mother ... the best title I could ever have.
- Mawra Hocane (MawraHocane): You are loved. You are wonderfully made. You are beautiful. You have purpose. You are a masterpiece. God has a great plan for you.
Star
Salma Valgarma Hayek Jimenez
- Born on the 2nd of September 1966 in Veracruz, Mexico.
- Has a younger brother, Sami.
- Father is of Lebanese descent; mother is of Mexican/Spanish descent.
- Was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child.
- Studied International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana.
- Started acting in the later 1980s, gaining popularity in Mexico after playing the title role in the telenovela Teresa (1989).
- Broke into Hollywood with a role in the 1995 film Desperado. Has since appeared in movies including Fools Rush In (1997), Wild Wild West (1999), Frida (2002), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Grown Ups (2010), and Grown Ups 2 (2013), voiced the character of Kitty Softpaws in Puss in Boots (2011), and guest starred in the television series Ugly Betty (2006 - 2010) and 30 Rock (2009 - 2013).
- Upcoming projects include the film The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017).
- Has been married to French billionaire François-Henri Pinault since February 2009. They have a daughter, Valentina Paloma (born in September 2007).
- Can speak Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, and English.
Also born today: Zedd, Lennox Lewis, Keanu Reeves
Spotlight
Suicide Squad
Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Cara Delevingne, Scott Eastwood, Adam Beach
Director: David Ayer
Tagline: Justice has a bad side.
- Action; a secret agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions.
- Is the third instalment in the DC Extended Universe, following Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
- Had a budget of $175 million; has made around $580 million in its first three weeks.
- Has received negative reviews from critics, who criticised the muddled plot, direction, editing, and writing, but praised Margot Robbie’s performance.
- Several scenes were not included in the final cut, including parts of Killer Croc’s backstory and many of the Joker’s scenes.
- Score composed by Steven Price. Soundtrack includes songs by Twenty One Pilots, Eminem, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.