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The Huntsman: Winter’s War – Official Trailer

The first trailer for The Huntsman: Winter’s War is out!



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First look at Emily Blunt in “The Huntsman Winter’s War” (Teaser + Poster)

The first teaser and posters for “The Huntsman Winter’s War” have been released, showing a beautiful Emily Blunt who stars as the Ice Queen “Freya”. The first trailer will be out tomorrow!


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Official Synopsis:

The fantastical world of Snow White and the Huntsman expands to reveal how the fates of The Huntsman Eric and Queen Ravenna are deeply and dangerously intertwined. Chris Hemsworth and Oscar® winner Charlize Theron return to their roles in The Huntsman Winter’s War, an epic action-adventure in which they are joined by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain, as well as director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Producer Joe Roth (Maleficent, Alice in Wonderland) once again leads the team in a breathtaking new tale nested in the legendary saga.

Long before the evil Queen Ravenna (Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (Blunt), suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen—including Eric (Hemsworth) and warrior Sara (Chastain)—only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love.

When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power. But once she discovers Ravenna can be resurrected from its golden depths, the wicked sisters threaten this enchanted land with twice the darkest force it’s ever seen. Now, their amassing army shall prove undefeatable…unless the banished huntsmen who broke their queen’s cardinal rule can fight their way back to one another.

First look at Emily Blunt on The Girl on The Train Set

First look at Emily Blunt on The Girl on The Train Set

Here are the first photos of Emily Blunt on the set of The Girl on The Train.

Based on the best-selling novel, the movie is set to be released on October 2016.


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The Hollywood Reporter Interview (Video)

Here’s a quick interview from The Hollywood Reporter where the cast talks about Sicario and the war on drugs, thanks Claudia:


Toronto International Film Festival – Variety Fandango Studios

Emily, along with Benicio did an interview for Variety at their studios, here are some photos, thanks Liz:

Toronto International Film Festival “Sicario” Premiere & After Party Photos

More pictures from last night’s premiere and after party of Sicario at the Toronto International Film Festival are up:


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2015 TIFF “Sicario” Premiere

Emily attended the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival “Sicario” Premiere last night alongside her husband John Krasinski. The first HQ images have been added in our gallery.


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New Trailer for Sicario

A new trailer for Sicario, titled “Welcome to Juarez” has been released:

“Sicario” Selected For TIFF 2015!

“Sicario” Selected For TIFF 2015!

The Toronto International Film Festival has just announced the first batch of titles for this year’s line-up and it was announced that “Sicario” has been selected for the festival. The film will be screened as part of the ‘Special Presentations’ lineup.

Plot: An idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) joins two shadowy government operatives (Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro) in a high-risk, cross-border sting against a Mexican cartel boss, in this gritty drug-war thriller from Quebec’s Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners).
Principal Cast: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Berthal, Victor Garber, Daniel Kaluuya

The TIFF runs from September 10-20 and for more information be sure to head over to the festival’s official website.

Sicario Posters & Stills

Sicario Posters & Stills

I’ve added Posters and Stills from Sicario. The movie is set to open September 18th.


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Sicario Trailer

The trailer for Sicario has been released.

Official Synopsis:

In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Benicio Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.

Sicario also stars Josh Brolin, Benecio Del Toro, Victor Garber, and Jon Bernthal. It hits theaters on September 18, 2015

Emily Blunt in Talks to Star in The Girl on the Train

The book is really good and I hope Emily gets the part!

The book has become a smash hit on best seller lists

Emily Blunt is in negotiations to star in the film adaptation of the best-selling thriller The Girl on the Train, DreamWorks has confirmed.

The book, a debut novel from Paula Hawkins, tells the story of Rachel, who constructs a make-believe perfect life for a couple she sees every day from her window on the train—until one day when she involves herself in their real-life drama.

The Girl on the Train has sold more than two million copies in the U.S. since its debut in January, making it the fastest-selling adult novel of all time. It has stayed on the New York Times best seller list for 20 weeks.

Blunt will appear in The Huntsman alongside Jessica Chastain and Charlize Theron next year; she was nominated for a 2015 best actress (musical or comedy) Golden Globe for her performance as the baker’s wife in Into the Woods.

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68th Cannes Film Festival – Sicario Premiere, Photocall, Press & After Party Photos

68th Cannes Film Festival – Sicario Premiere, Photocall, Press & After Party Photos

Hello everyone! I’ve added more photos from the Sicario premiere at Cannes yesterday.



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Emily Blunt Criticizes Cannes For Banning Flats on the Red Carpet

Emily Blunt Criticizes Cannes For Banning Flats on the Red Carpet

At a press conference on Tuesday morning at Cannes, where the drug-trade drama “Sicario” will premiere in competition, Emily Blunt talked about a topic that seems to be prevalent at every festival panel this year: sexism in Hollywood. “In this film, you’d been asked early on if you’d write my part for a guy,” Blunt said, as she turned to director Denis Villeneuve.

“People were afraid [of the screenplay] because the lead was female,” Villeneuve said. “The screenwriter was asked to rewrite it several times.” But then Lionsgate came onboard, and allowed for the character to stay a woman.

Blunt plays an FBI agent enlisted on a mission to Mexico with potentially shadier characters played by Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin. There aren’t any other women in the unit. “I get asked a lot, ‘You play a lot of tough female roles,’” Blunt said. “I don’t see them as tough.” She added: “I found this character damaged and vulnerable. She’s struggling in the role of being a female cop. It’s not safe.”

When asked about the lack of female co-stars onscreen, Blunt said with a resigned shrug: “It’s something I’ve become quite used to. It happens quite a lot on films. There aren’t a ton of chicks around.”

A reporter told Blunt about the report that several women at Cannes were turned away from the red-carpet premiere of “Carol,” because the festival mandates a high-heels-only policy when it comes to footwear. “I think everyone should wear flats, to be honest,” Blunt said. “We shouldn’t wear high heels anymore. That’s just my point of view I prefer to wear Converse sneakers. That’s very disappointing.”

Villenueve jumped in: “As a sign of protest, Benicio, Josh and I will walk the stairs in high heels tonight.” The line got a big laugh, and now every photographer on the red carpet will be angling to see if they keep that promise.

Later that evening, she walked the red carpet in tall metallic stiletto sandals, but changed to flats for the “Sicario” afterparty.

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Blunt, Brolin & Benicio Burn A Hole Through Cannes With Thrilling ‘Sicario’ Premiere

On top of the rapturous reception for Carol and Pixar’s Inside Out — both instant Oscar contenders — comes another one in the space of 24 hours that deserves awards love in Lionsgate’s fall entry Sicario, a white-knuckle thriller that pulls no punches. Director Denis Villeneuve, on the heels of another memorable thriller two years ago called Prisoners, has now proven again he is the real deal to the tune of an enthusiastic seven-minute standing ovation at Tuesday night’s red carpet premiere (I clocked it). And not just for him (although this festival looks at directors as gods), but also for an exceptional cast who turned out tonight including Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin.

This story (which may remind some of Traffic but seemed closer in tone and ultimate impact for me to Oscar-winning The French Connection), dealing with the battle for dominance of an elite FBI task force against a powerful Mexican drug cartel, takes many different turns but is anchored by recognizable human beings caught up in circumstances that test their morality and survival skills to the limit in a very changed and dangerous world. Villeneuve is a director whose ability to stage thrilling, intricate sequences is almost without parallel right now, at least based on what has been seen at this festival so far. It is an astounding piece of direction.

When I talked to her at the Baoli Beach after-party, Blunt used the word “emotion” to describe what was happening in the action scenes they were shooting. She told me she had only been a new mother (to daughter Hazel) for four months when the film had to start shooting. She was inclined not to do it but her impression of Villeneuve was so positive, and well, how do you turn down this role? Blunt is the highly capable FBI agent who is really there at the center of this film. She is the conscience of the audience and it is simply the best, and most complex, work this fine actress has ever done on film. Last year she proved she could do action with the best of ’em on the Tom Cruise film Edge Of Tomorrow (or Live, Die, Repeat as it is also known now). She told me she was so impressed with Sicario cinematographer Roger Deakins, who would only give her his trademarked laid-back endorsement after a scene. “Yeah, it was good,” he nonchalantly would say expressing his approval. “That’s the way my dad would treat me too. I really liked it,” said Blunt. This role takes her career to a new level.

And for Del Toro, who is simply commanding and chilling as an agent exacting revenge in unconventional ways, it is a return to the kind of acting that won him an Oscar 15 years ago in Traffic. This role easily puts him back in that race for a second statuette. People will be talking about this one for sure. Wow. He’s also very good in The Perfect Day, a sales title that premiered in Directors’ Fortnight a few days ago — I liked that one too. So did Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker, who attended tonight’s premiere, although he told me he doesn’t understand why the reviews on Perfect Day were not more enthusiastic. Quite frankly, if the business were dependent on critical reception in Cannes it would be all over. That movie is highly entertaining and some lucky distributor will pick it up. Tim Robbins is also very good in it.

As for Villeneuve, he seemed excited by the reaction to Sicario here but was totally modest when I caught up with him at the party. Actually he was more concerned with catching up with his own kids who were in Cannes with him. Without giving any spoilers, I have to say there is a “dinner scene” that he changed with an inspired, if risky, idea on the spot (from a great script by Tyler Sheridan) which is an instant cinematic cDenis-Sicariolassic. This guy is just very smart.

And thank god for Brolin’s world-weary FBI veteran. He gives the picture what flash of light it has and it is one of his best outings in awhile. He seemed like he was having a great time here in Cannes. He knows the drill.

Producer Basil Iwanyk ( The Town) came up to me at the party to say how much he likes his own movie. “I know that sounds strange, like walking around and saying how much I love my wife, but I feel this one is just something special, ” he said, pointing out the contributions of Deakins and composer Johann Johannsson as well as editor Joe Walker among others. Johannsson, who scored Prisoners and was recently an Oscar nominee for The Theory Of Everything, said he has a great working relationship with Villeneuve. Other producers are Black Label Media’s Molly Smith, Trent and Thad Luckinbill and Paris-based Edward McDonnell, who told me he originally had the project, pitched it to everyone, and was turned down by all until the ideal package finally came together.

Perseverance has paid off in spades this time. Audiences should turn out, but be warned it doesn’t hold back on the violence. It’s real and shot, by Deakins, almost like a documentary at times. Blunt was stunned when I informed her Deakins is a 12-time bridesmaid at the Oscars. “We have GOT to change that this time,” she said.

Lionsgate topper Rob Friedman was among those soaking up the accolades. The company, with Roadside Attractions, also has Gus Van Sant’s unfairly criticially reviled The Sea Of Trees in competition this year. Friedman has spoken to Cannes main man Thierry Fremaux about that reception: “Thierry thinks now it should have played later in the festival,” he said. Hopefully the company will be able to have the last laugh on critics who seem almost giddy to bring that film down. But hey, that’s Cannes.

Sicario, which in Mexico means “hitman,” opens in the U.S. on September 18 and just before that it is likely to turn up next at the Toronto Film Festival.

Via: Deadline