Out this week
COMIMG SOON
Movies
* Deadpool & Wolverine (starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen) – action comedy, the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; Wolverine (Jackman) teams up with Deadpool (Reynolds) to defeat a common enemy.
* Mothers’ Instinct (starring Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Anders Danielsen Lie, Josh Charles) – psychological thriller, remake of a 2018 French-language film which was based on a Barbara Abel novel; a tragic accident threatens to unravel two women’s sisterly bond.
* The Fabulous Four (starring Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph) – comedy; three friends travel to be bridesmaids at the wedding of their friend from college.
STAR
Sandra Bullock
* Born on 26 July 1964 in Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
* Has a younger sister, Gesine.
* Studied ballet and vocal arts as a child.
* Received a BFA in drama in 1987.
* Made her acting debut with a minor role in the film Hangmen (1987).
* Got her breakthrough in the action thriller Speed (1994).
* Has since starred in movies including A Time to Kill (1996), Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Crash (2004), Premonition (2007), The Proposal (2009), The Blind Side (2009), Gravity (2013), The Heat (2013), Ocean’s 8 (2018), Bird Box (2018), The Unforgivable (2021), and The Lost City (2022).
* Was married to automotive mechanic Jesse James from 2005 till their divorce in 2010. Was in a relationship with photographer Bryan Randall from 2015 till his death in 2023.
* Has two adoptive children.
SPOTLIGHT
Fly Me to the Moon
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Nick Dillenburg, Ray Romano, and Woody Harrelson
Director: Greg Berlanti
Tagline: Will they make history... or fake it?
* Romantic comedy; a relationship develops between the NASA director (Tatum) in charge of the Apollo 11 launch and the marketing specialist (Johansson) brought in to stage a back-up fake Moon landing.
* Has grossed around US$30 million on a $100 million budget.
* Has received mixed to negative reviews.
* Was originally set to be directed by Jason Bateman, but he left the project due to creative differences. He was replaced by Greg Berlanti.
* Chris Evans was set to star in the film but the changing production schedule forced him to drop out. Channing Tatum got the role instead.
* Score composed by Daniel Pemberton.