Come Away trailer puts a new spin on Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland starring Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo
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- Published on Thursday, 05 November 2020 13:31
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The magical fairy tales Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland are merged into a new origin story for both in the trailer for Come Away.Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo star as Rose and Jack Littleton, parents to Alice (Keir Chansa) and Peter (Jordan A. Nash), who would become Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.Brenda Chapman makes her live-action directorial debut on Come Away, eight years after directing the Disney Pixar animated adventure Brave. The trailer begins with Rose telling Alice that, 'every child has a fairy born just for them,' revealing that, 'Tinker's Bell was born for you,' as she rings a tiny bell.Alice is dismissive, though, stating, 'It's just a bell,' before we see Jack, who says that Alice, 'is in a hurry to grow up,' while Peter wants to 'explore new lands.' After they have come inside, Rose jokes,' Who are these dirty vagabonds and what have they done with my children?' Jack adds that this is, 'the untold story of a brother and sister, two kindred adventurers, our Alice and our Peter.' There is also a tense scene in their home when a brick is thrown through their window, as a voice screams, 'I told you to pay your debt!' as the children hold hands.We also get a glimpse at Michael Caine's Charlie, who says that his boss is, 'still the boss, while Peter gets introduced to the Lost Boys, who come tumbling out of a tree. The trailer also shows Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole, as she is seemingly sent away to a boarding school, where the nefarious Eleanor Morrow (Anna Chancelor) says, 'We'll make a lady of you yet.' We see in another scene, though, that Eleanor is also this story's version of the Red Queen, as Alice finds a familiar bottle that says, 'Drink me' as she pleads, 'Take me away from here.' Another scene shows Peter with his ailing father, who tells his son, 'Don't let life drag you down, keep floating above it.' We also get a glimpse at Clarke Peters as the Mad Hatter, as Rose adds, 'We can all use a little extra courage, now and then.' The trailer winds down with a number of random shots before Peter tells Alice, 'It's no time to grow up, it never is,' as he embraces his sister before running off. The final shots tease the arrival of Tinker Bell through the actual bell, while revealing the film will be released in theaters and on digital November 13.
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Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo's interracial Peter Pan prequel Come Away targeted by 'review bombers'
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- Published on Friday, 30 October 2020 07:14
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Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo's interracial movie Come Away was targeted by an organized dislike brigade, which left fake reviews on its IMDb page to deter audiences.IMDb has since removed the ratings, measured by 1-10 stars, on the webpage for director Brenda Chapman's imaginative family film hitting US theaters/VOD on November 13 and UK theaters on December 4.In it, the 44-year-old Golden Globe nominee and the 45-year-old Oscar winner play married couple Jack & Rose Littleton, whose children Alice (Keira Chansa) and Peter (Jordan A. Nash) become the basis of Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan. 'The film is not rooted in race, at all. It so happens to be a family the likes of which would and could have historically existed in that time in British history, yet not the norm of what you are used to seeing,' David told THR on Thursday.'We realized we had a situation on our hands, much like the folks at Disney realized it in the wake of John Boyega's casting as a Stormtrooper in Star Wars or Halle Bailey for The Little Mermaid.'It's not the first time Oyelowo experienced this as Amma Asante's 2016 romance A United Kingdom starring him and Rosamund Pike as a married couple was targeted on Facebook.'We had such a tirade and influx of racial negative comments that Fox Searchlight had to take down our Facebook page,' the British born Nigerian-American recalled."This has been something I have experienced in my career, regularly. Being a black person who tends to gravitate toward aspirational content. It seems like these folks find that the most deplorable.'David continued: 'They can't say, "It is freedom of speech. People should be allowed to say what they want to say." Their platforms are being used insidiously, whether it is to affect elections or the reception of cultural content.'Outside of IMDb and social media, Come Away has scored a dismal 57% critic approval rating (out of 14 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.The fantastical adventure flick also features Michael Caine, Derek Jacobi, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Anna Chancellor, and Clarke Peters.
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Bride wars! Scarlett Johansson to star in new take on Bride of Frankenstein... despite Angelina Jolie's three-year journey to play iconic role
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- Published on Friday, 23 October 2020 07:13
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Two-time Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson will produce and star in Bride - a film about the Bride of Frankenstein - despite Oscar winner Angelina Jolie's dueling film, which has been in the works since 2017.The doomed Elizabeth Lavenza, Dr. Victor Frankenstein's adopted sister-turned-fiancée, was originally created by author Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel, Frankenstein.THR reported Thursday that Scarlett's version would be helmed by Oscar winner Sebastián Lelio - the Chilean filmmaker behind Gloria Bell (2019), Disobedience (2018), and A Fantastic Woman (2017). 'It is long overdue for Bride to step out of the shadow of her male counterpart and stand alone,' the 35-year-old JoJo Rabbit actress said in a statement.'Working alongside [screenwriters] Rebecca Angelo and Lauren Schuker Blum, Sebastian and I are extremely excited to emancipate this classic anti-heroine and reanimate her story to reflect the change we see today.' Johnansson's Bride would be a woman created by an entrepreneur to be the ideal wife, but instead rejects her creator and discovers her true identity. Meanwhile, there's been no update on Angelina's similarly plotted Bride of Frankenstein since Variety reported in February that Oscar-nominated producer Amy Pascal was circling the project with screenwriter David Koepp (The Mummy). Pascal was attempting to lure her Spider-Man director Sam Raimi, but it's unlikely considering he'll begin production on Marvel's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness starting May 2021.Elizabeth was famously portrayed by Elsa Lanchester opposite Boris Karloff in James Whales' 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein. Back in 1974, the Bride's transformation was spoofed by Madeline Kahn opposite Peter Boyle in Mel Brooks' critically-acclaimed hit comedy, Young Frankenstein. Two-time Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter looked far more grotesque after her resurrection in Kenneth Branagh's dismally-reviewed 1994 version Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Other notable actresses to take on the skunk-haired undead character have included Mae Clarke, Valerie Hobson, Hazel Court, Lacey Turner, Patty Mullen, Katie Weston, and Naomie Harris.
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Angelina Jolie, Christoph Waltz in talks for Every Note Played
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- Published on Monday, 02 November 2020 06:42
- Written by New Indian Express
Oscar winners Angelina Jolie and Christoph Waltz are in discussions to star in STX Films’ upcoming feature, Every Note Played.According to Deadline, the drama film is an official adaptation of author Lisa Genova’s 2018 novel of the same name. The story is about a world-renowned concert pianist and composer on the verge of creating his magnum opus.When he receives a life-changing diagnosis, his estranged ex-wife takes up the cross of caring for him, and he is forced to balance reconciling his failed relationships with redefining his pursuit of greatness.Every Note Played will be directed by Michael Sucsy, who previously helmed films such as The Vow and Every Day. Monet Clayton, Richard Barton Lewis, and Gabrielle Jerou will produce the project.
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source : New Indian Express 
Come Away FIRST LOOK: Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo play doting parents of Alice In Wonderland and Peter Pan in sweet family flick
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- Published on Monday, 12 October 2020 14:27
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Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo starred in the first trailer for Come Away, which was released on Friday.The sweet family flick saw the actress, 45, and Selma star, 44, take on the roles of doting parents Rose and Jack, who share brother and sister Peter and Alice.Their son (Jordan A. Nash) and daughter (Keira Chansa) have incredible imaginations which sees them become Peter Pan and Alice In Wonderland, take those blighting their parents lives and make them iconic characters from both classics.Opening with Rose talking to Alice, she tells her daughter: 'Every child has a fairy born just for them, Tinker's bell was born for you.' As Alice and her brother are seen playing in the woods, including a rendition of the Lost Boys, Jack is heard saying: 'She's in a hurry to grow up, he dreams of exploring new lands.' Following a day of adventuring, Rose quips: 'Who are these dirty vagabonds, and what have they done with my children?' Unperturbed, Peter is seen playing in the woods once more where he declares: 'I am Pan, god of the woodlands, and these are my woodlands.' Peter Pan's iconic nemesis Captain James Hook takes the form of the loan shark (played by David Gyasi) demanding Jack pay his debts in the real world, even going so far as to throw a brick through his window. The pirate and Peter come face-to-face on his ship, with the help of his very own Lost Boys, at the same time as Jack tries to get more time before the menacing James comes to collect.In the real world, Jack is seen telling his son: 'Peter, don't let life drag you down, you just keep floating above it.' Meanwhile, Alice has to deal with her own enemy, as Anna Chancellor's Eleanor Morrow demands to take her in and 'make a lady of you yet'. Transforming into the Queen Of Hearts, Eleanor is seen tormenting Alice in both the real world and Wonderland.That's not the only character Alice and Peter come across during their travels while trying to find a way to help their father, as they also meet the Hatter (Clarke Peters) before being found by Captain James.Ending on a sweet note, Peter is seen telling Alice: 'It's not time to grow up Alice, it never is. You'll see.'
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