By Pete Hammond | Deadline Hollywood The Avengers rule the day as Marvel and Disney’s box office juggernaut Avengers: Endgame picked up 14 Saturn Award nominations, along with another couple for Avengers: Infinity War. It was by far the biggest individual total for a...
Director: Robert Zemeckis Writer(s): Roald Dahl (novel), Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Allan Scott (based on the 1990 film “The Witches” screenplay by), Kenya Barris (screenplay) Starring: Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Octavia Spencer, Chris Rock, Angus Wright,...
Director: Julius Onah Writer(s): J.C. Lee (play, screenplay), Julius Onah (screenplay) Starring: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Andrea Bang, Faith Logan, Astro, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Amanda Troya, Alex Perez, Ian Unterman, Christopher...
Director: Dan Scanlon Writer(s): Dan Scanlon Starring: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Octavia Spencer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Synopsis: Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot, go on an journey to discover if there is still a little...
by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter | Time Magazine Loving Michelle Obama wasn’t much of a choice. It was something that came naturally, because of how she carried herself. Because she resembled us and was moving in spaces where, as black Americans, we weren’t exactly meant to...
Director: Deborah Riley Draper Writer(s): Deborah Riley Draper, April Sinclair (novel) Starring: Gabrielle Union, Octavia Spencer Synopsis: The story follows a smart, funny and naive African American teenage girl finding her voice as she navigates conflicting...
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January...
Director: Unknown Writer(s): William Kinsolving (novel) Starring: Unknown Synopsis: The real life story of the 1925 divorce trial of Leonard Rhinelander, an upper-class man from New Rochelle, New York and Alice Jones Rhinelander, a working-class woman with...
Director: Lee Toland Krieger Writer(s): Veronica Roth Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Jeff Daniels, Nadia Hilker, Jonny Weston, Deaven Brooks Synopsis: Tris and Four fight to end the Bureau of Genetic Welfare’s authoritarian...
Director: Sean Anders Writer(s): Sean Anders, John Morris Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner, Gustavo Quiroz, Julianna Gamiz, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro, Tom Segura, Allyn Rachel, Britt Rentschler, Jody Thompson, Margo Martindale, Julie Hagerty,...
Director: Silas Howard Writer(s): Daniel Pearle tarring: Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra, Ann Dowd, Amy Landecker, Leo James Davis, Julia Chan, Lee Aaron Rosen, Kelly Deadmon, Olivia Bond, Rhys Bhatia, Aneesh Sheth, Cindy Cheung, Eve...
Director: Stephen Gaghan Writer(s): Stephen Gaghan (script, screenplay), Hugh Lofting (character), Thomas Shepherd (script) Starring: Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Sheen, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson, Marion Cotillard, Octavia...
Tambay Obenson | Shadow and Act The list continues to get shorter, as new information is revealed, and we are now at the end of the journey with this being the final list, less than a month (Tuesday, January 23, 2018) before the Academy announces the nominees for the...
Trey Mangum | Shadow and Act Sundance Institute announced the feature films that will be screened at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, held in Park City, Salt Lake City at at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 18–28. For the 2018 Festival, 110 feature-length films...
Director: Guillermo del Toro Writer(s): Daniel Kraus, Guillermo del Toro Starring: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett, Nick Searcy, Stewart Arnott, Nigel Bennett, Lauren Lee Smith, Martin...
Director: Marc Webb Writer(s): Tom Flynn Starring: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate, Michael Kendall Kaplan, John M. Jackson, Glenn Plummer, John Finn, Elizabeth Marvel, Candace B. Harris, Jon Sklaroff, Jona Xiao, Julie Ann...
Director: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms Writer(s): Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms Starring: John Hawkes, Anthony Anderson, Octavia Spencer, Robert Forster, Clifton Collins Jr., Jeremy Ratchford, James Lafferty, Michael Vartan, Daniel Sunjata, Don Harvey, Stefanie Scott, Caity Lotz,...
Director: Stuart Hazeldine Writer(s): John Fusco, William Paul Young Starring: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw, Radha Mitchell, Megan Charpentier, Gage Munroe, Amélie Eve, Avraham Aviv Alush, Sumire, Alice Braga, Graham Greene, Ryan Robbins, Jordyn Ashley...
from Variety.com Event: 89th Annual Oscar Awards Date: February 26, 2017 Location: Hollywood, California Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs was joined by Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard,...
Career retrospective with current SAG Award Nominee Octavia Spencer. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Octavia Spencer currently stars in Hidden Figures. Additional film credits include: Fruitvale Station, Paradise, Smashed, Seven Pounds, Coach Carter, Bad Santa,...
Date: March 10–19, 2017 Location: Austin, TX Description: For nine days in March, creatives of all stripes gather for the acclaimed SXSW Film Program to celebrate raw innovation and emerging talent both behind and in front of the camera. Now in its 24th year, the 2017...
Nominees were announced for the 48th NAACP Image Awards are in. Winners will be announced on February 11, 2017 at a ceremony airing live on TV One. Anthony Anderson will return as host. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Beyoncé Knowles Viola Davis Regina King Dwayne “The Rock”...
Dev Patel and Octavia Spencer chatted during a taping of Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” on a wide range of topics. For more, tune in when the fifth season of the series, presented by The Venetian Las Vegas, debuts on PBS SoCal on January 3,...
Director: Mark Waters Writer(s): Johnny Rosenthal, Shauna Cross Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks, Brett Kelly, Ryan Hansen, Jenny Zigrino, Jeff Skowron, Cristina Rosato, Mike Starr, Octavia Spencer, Ranee Lee, Selah Victor,...
from Variety Variety is pleased to announce its annual list of 10 Actors to Watch, an honor the publication has bestowed since 1998. Past honorees include many future Oscar winners and nominees, such as Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Brie Larson,...
Director: Robert Schwentke Writer(s): Veronica Roth (novel); Noah Oppenheim, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Stephen Chbosky (screenplay) Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Jeff Daniels, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Keiynan...
Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore Writer(s): Jared Bush, Phil Johnston Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Alan Tudyk, Katie Lowes, Idris Elba, Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, Octavia Spencer, Yasiin Bey Synopsis: In the animal city of Zootopia, a...
Photo by Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock Justin Kroll | Variety Octavia Spencer is on board to co-star opposite Taraji P. Henson in Fox 2000’s “Hidden Figures.” The studio has been developing the adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book “Hidden Figures: The...
UPDATE: Winners marked in red Lauded by critics for its style, simplicity and genuine warmth, the Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA, which made its debut in 1995, has become one of the industry’s most prized honors. The only televised awards shows to...
Director: Robert Schwentke Writer(s): Veronica Roth (based on the novel by), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Brian Duffield (screenplay) Starring: Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Mekhi Phifer, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Cynthia Barrett, Justice...
Justin Kroll | Variety.com Octavia Spencer is in final negotiations to play God in Lionsgate’s adaptation of the bestselling novel “The Shack.” Stuart Hazeldine is directing the pic, with Gil Netter producing through Netter Productions along with Brad Cummings....
Director: Mike Binder Writer(s): Mike Binder Starring: Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Jillian Estell, Bill Burr, Mpho Koaho, Anthony Mackie, André Holland, Gillian Jacobs, Jennifer Ehle, Paula Newsome, Indigo, Bertha Bindewald, Joe Chrest, Ireyon Johnson, Janeline...
Director: Joon-ho Bong Writer(s): Joon-ho Bong (screenplay & screen story), Kelly Masterson (screenplay); based on Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette Starring: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Kang-ho Song, Ed...
Director: Ryan Coogler Writer(s): Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Ahna O’Reilly, Ariana Neal, Keenan Coogler, Trestin George, Joey Oglesby, Michael James, Marjorie Crump-Shears, Destiny...
Director: Gabriele Muccino Writer(s): Grant Nieporte Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Elpidia Carrillo, Robinne Lee, Joe Nunez, Bill Smitrovich, Tim Kelleher, Gina Hecht, Andy Milder, Judyann Elder, Sarah Jane Morris,...
Director: John Pasquin Writer(s): Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford Starring: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, William Shatner, Enrique Murciano, Ernie Hudson, Octavia Spencer, Affion Crockett, Wendall Jackson, Boy Thomas, Tomasina Parrott, Nate Bynum, Pierre D. Chambers, DaJuan...
Director: Randall Miller Writer(s): Randall Miller Starring: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen, John Goodman, Ernie Hudson, Octavia Spencer, Nadia Lewis, Destiny Edmond, Lyfe, Sonia Braga Synopsis: A widowed man’s life turns upside down when he...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-TvL1cf_I Director: Randall Miller Writer(s): Christopher Reed, Cynthia Carle Starring: Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer, Michael Michele, Kevin Dunn, Gary Jones, Lorenzo Orr, Vladimir Cuk, Travis Ford, Jack Karuletwa,...
Director: Joel Schumacher Writer(s): John Grisham, Akiva Goldsman Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Charles S. Dutton, Tonea Stewart, Rae’Ven Kelly, Darrin Mitchell, LaConte McGrew, Devin Lloyd, Joe Seneca, Thomas Merdis,...
