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The Grudge (starring Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, Jacki Weaver) – horror, reboot of the 2004 American remake of the 2002 Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge; a vengeful ghost curses a house, dooming those who enter it with a violent death.

Spotlight

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Cast: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams

Director: J. J. Abrams

Tagline: No one’s ever really gone.

Action adventure; the remnants of the Resistance face the First Order while the conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its climax.Is the third instalment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and the final episode of the nine-part Skywalker saga.Had a budget of $275 million; has made around $725 million in less than two weeks.Has received mixed reviews; the story and pacing have been criticised, while many fans were disappointed by some of the narrative choices.Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO, is the only actor to appear in all nine Star Wars episodes.Unused footage of Carrie Fisher from the prior films was incorporated in this movie.Colin Trevorrow was hired to direct Episode IX but left the project due to creative differences and was replaced by J. J. Abrams.A script of the film lost be actor John Boyega ended up on eBay for around $84 before Disney stopped the sale.Score composed by John Williams, who also makes a cameo in the film.

Celeb Tweets

Christopher McQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie): Screenwriting tip: No one is never an idiot.Alec Baldwin (@ABFalecbaldwin): Scarlett Johansson was late to her first meeting about Marriage Story because she was on the phone with her divorce lawyer. Talk about art imitating life.Justin Shanes (@justinshanes): Hold on, Obama had time to read 38 books this year *AND* watch The Irishman?!?!Gary Delaney (@GaryDelaney): I can’t believe someone’s stolen all the tiles from my Scrabble set. I just can’t find the words.

Star

Florence Rose C. M. Pugh

Born on 3rd January 1996 in Oxford, England.Has three siblings, including actor Toby Sebastian.Made her professional acting debut in the mystery drama The Falling (2014). Subsequently starred in movies including Lady Macbeth (2016), The Commuter (2018), Outlaw King (2018), and Malevolent (2018).Got her breakthrough in 2019, giving well-received performances in three films: Fighting with My Family, Midsommar, and Little Women.Upcoming projects include the Marvel film Black Widow (2020).Can play the guitar and piano.

Also born today: Greta Thunberg, Kurt Vile, Danica McKellar, Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk), Michael Schumacher, Mel Gibson, John Paul Jones, J.R.R. Tolkien

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