By all accounts, Emma Thompson was considered from the get go when this film was first considered. And it’s good she was.Her performance, appearing in nearly every scene, is the driving force in this very thoughtful movie.Thompson plays a high court judge, Fiona Maye, who specialises in family law, dealing with often controversial cases.She is completely wrapped up in her work - so much so she barely notices that her marriage is crumbling, with husband Jack (Stanley Tucci) barely getting noticed.However, with home life taking a dramatic turn, Fiona Maye has to decide in a case in which a Jehovah’s Witness family are refusing on religious grounds a blood transfusion for their son, who has leukaemia.Childless herself because work has always come first, the judge is forced to re-evaluate her own life through this case.Fionn Whitehead (Tommy in the highly successful Dunkirk movie) plays the young man facing certain death without the transfusion and his performance is also … [Read more...] about Emma Thompson shines in thoughtful movie
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Tessa Thompson & Ruth Negga to Star in Passing
Tessa Thompson & Ruth Negga to star in passing Deadline is reporting that Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok, Sorry to Bother You) and Ruth Negga (Preacher, Warcraft) have been cast as the leads in Passing, the directorial debut of actress Rebecca Hall (Iron Man 3, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women). Based on Nella Larsen’s Harlem Renaissance novel from 1929, Passing follows the events set off by a reunion of two high school friends named Clare Kendry (Negga) and Irene Redfield (Thompson). Here is the Amazon synopses of the novel: “Clare Kendry is living on the edge. Light-skinned, elegant, and ambitious, she is married to a racist white man unaware of her African American heritage, and has severed all ties to her past after deciding to “pass” as a white woman. Clare’s childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, has chosen to remain within the African American community, and is simultaneously allured and repelled by … [Read more...] about Tessa Thompson & Ruth Negga to Star in Passing
Emma Thompson Returns as Agent O in New Men in Black Movie
Emma Thompson has boarded the cast of the upcoming Men in Black 4 spin-off. The two-time Oscar-winning actress will reprise her role as Agent O, which she previously played in 2012's Men in Black 3. Emma Thompson joins a mostly new cast that is headlined by Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, who reunite as the new agents we'll track on this adventure following their team-up in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok. This is a particularly important bit of casting when it comes to this Men in Black spin-off. Though Sony has been pretty clear that this isn't an outright reboot, without the presence of Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones, it was difficult to know for sure if this new movie was going to have any actual ties to the previous three movies. Indeed, having Emma Thompson back as Agent O will provide the glue that connects Men in Black 4 to its predecessors. This also opens the door for Smith or Jones to possibly return at a later date, assuming this reboot does well enough to warrant another sequel. … [Read more...] about Emma Thompson Returns as Agent O in New Men in Black Movie
Emma Thompson Returning as Agent O in Men in Black Spinoff
Emma Thompson returning as Agent O in Men in Black spinoff The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Academy Award winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Howards End) is reprising her role as Agent O in the upcoming Men in Black spinoff for Sony. Thompson will be joining Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok) and Tessa Thompson (Westworld, Thor: Ragnarok) in the project. Agent O is the chief of the Men in Black organization and was fired played by Thompson in Men in Black 3. The younger version of her character was played by Alice Eve — who will star opposite Finn Jones as the villain Typhoid Mary in the second season of Marvel’s Iron Fist for Netflix. Also starring in the Men in Black spinoff are Liam Neeson (Taken series), Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley, The Big Sick) and Rafe Spall (The Big Short, Life of Pi). Plot details for the new Men in Black movie are scarce, but the film is said to take place in London and … [Read more...] about Emma Thompson Returning as Agent O in Men in Black Spinoff
Chris Hemsworth & Tessa Thompson spill details about the Men in Black reboot
After three movies with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, Sony Pictures is looking to reinvigorate the MEN IN BLACK franchise with the upcoming spin-off/reboot which will star Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, who have already proven their chemistry in THOR: RAGNAROK. While speaking with Variety on the AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR red-carpet, Hemsworth spilled a few details about the project, which he's hoping will be "epic and fun" as well as different from the previous sequels. We’re developing the script now. We’re basically trying to put a lot of humor in to it like the previous ones. These are obviously some big big shoes to fill, so we’re working our butts off on it to make something pretty epic and fun. They’re trying to change up the locations, make it feel unique and different to the last ones as well. So I think you might even see some different countries, possibily. Some different cities than you’ve seen in the previous Men In Black movies. Chris … [Read more...] about Chris Hemsworth & Tessa Thompson spill details about the Men in Black reboot