Let’s spread joy and happiness. Life is short and unpredictable. #HappyNewYear
COMING SOON
Out this week
* Movies
* M3GAN (starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez) – sci-fi horror; a life-like doll built by a robotics engineer (Williams) begins to take on a life of its own.
* The Old Way (starring Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong) – Western; after suffering a tragedy that is a consequence of his past, a former gunslinger (Cage) and his daughter set out to exact revenge.
CELEB TWEETS
* Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays): Just the fact that we’ve made it till here is a good enough reason to be grateful. Let’s count our blessings and wish each other well despite our differences. Let’s be human. Let’s live and let live. Let’s spread joy and happiness. Life is short and unpredictable. #HappyNewYear
* Urwa Tul Wusqua Hussain (@VJURWA): Watching the last sunset of 2022 I feel gratitude and peace from every cell of my being! Alhumdulillah for everything I lived, experienced, and felt this year, and I look forward to the next year with a heart full of love! May 2023 bring us all more health, healing, and peace! #HappyNewYear
SPOTLIGHT
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Anthony Mendez
Director: Joel Crawford
Tagline: Say hola to his little friends.
* Animated action comedy; Puss (Banderas) faces new enemies as he journeys to find the mythical Last Wish that will restore the eight of his nine lives that he has lost.
* Is the sequel to Puss in Boots (2011) and the sixth instalment in the Shrek film series.
* Had been in development for almost a decade.
* Was influenced by the Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), while its animation style came from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Akira (1988).
* Has made around $135 million on a $90 million budget.
* Has received very positive reviews from critics, with praise for its visuals, story, and humour.
* Score composed by Heitor Pereira.
STAR
Edward John David Redmayne
* Born on 6 January 1982 in Westminster, London, England.
* Is the younger brother of cricketer James Redmayne. Also has a younger brother and elder half-siblings.
* Was in the same year as Prince William at Eton College.
* Started performing in West End theatre before making his screen debut in an episode of the children’s series Animal Ark (1998).
* Gained recognition after appearing in movies like My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Les Misérables (2012) before earning acclaim for his leading role in The Theory of Everything (2014).
* Has since starred in films including The Danish Girl (2015), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), The Good Nurse (2022), and the Fantastic Beasts film series (2016 – present).
* Has been married to Hannah Bagshawe since 2014. They have two children: daughter Iris (born in 2016) and son Luke (born 2018).
