COMING SOON
Out this week
* The Album by Jonas Brothers: Sixth record by the pop rock band; follows their 2019 comeback album Happiness Begins; includes the singles ‘Wings’ and ‘Waffle House’.
* Fool’s Paradise (starring Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Ray Liotta, Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody) – satirical comedy; a struggling publicist (Jeong) gets his lucky break when he discovers a mute man (Day) who looks just like a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer.
* Hypnotic (starring Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, J. D. Pardo, Hala Finley) – sci-fi thriller; after the abduction of his daughter, a police detective (Affleck) investigates a heist that might have something to do with her disappearance.
* The Mother (starring Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, Gael García Bernal) – action drama; a former assassin (Lopez) comes out of hiding to protect the estranged daughter she left behind.
* Book Club: The Next Chapter (starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen) – romantic comedy, sequel to 2018’s Book Club; a fun girls’ trip to Italy goes off the rails.
Rami Said Malek
* Born on 12 May 1981 in Torrance, California.
* Is the son of Egyptian immigrant parents.
* Has an identical twin brother, Sami, and an older sister, Yasmine.
* Studied theatre at the University of Evansville in Indiana.
* Made his television debut in an episode of Gilmore Girls (2004) and his film debut in Night at the Museum (2006).
* Gained recognition for his starring role in the series Mr. Robot (2015 – 2019).
* Has since starred in movies including Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and No Time to Die (2021).
* Upcoming projects include the film Oppenheimer (2023) and an as-yet-untitled Buster Keaton miniseries (TBA).
* Has been in a relationship with his Bohemian Rhapsody co-star Lucy Boynton since 2018.
Peter Pan & Wendy
Cast: Alexander Molony, Ever Anderson, Jude Law, Yara Shahidi, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Joshua Pickering, Jacobi Jupe, Molly Parker, Alan Tudyk, and Jim Gaffigan
Director: David Lowery
* Action adventure; a boy (Molony) who does not want to grow up recruits three siblings in London for a magical adventure on the enchanted island of Neverland.
* Is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney’s 1953 animated film Peter Pan, which was in turn based on the 1904 play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J. M. Barrie.
* Released 70 years after the original Peter Pan (1953).
* Has received mixed to positive reviews from critics who thought the film was enjoyable but safe.
* Is David Lowery’s second Disney live-action remake after Pete’s Dragon (2016).
* Score composed by Daniel Hart.