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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJulia Roberts has opened up about the part of Notting Hill she “loathed” making.Roberts, most recently seen in Netflix film Leave the World Behind, starred in the 1999 romantic comedy as a Hollywood film actor who finds romance with a British bookshop owner, played by Wonka actor Hugh Grant.At the time, Roberts was a bonafide star of her own, having starred in Pretty Woman in 1990 and…

Rachel Brosnahan discusses getting ready to play Superman Legacy’s Lois Lane. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong swap release dates. Plus, a new version of The Blob could be on the way, and Sony teases Venom 3, Karate Kid, and more. To me, my spoilers!Will We See More of Uhura's Relationship with Spock? | io9 InterviewThe BlobAccording to The Wrap, David Bruckner (Hellraiser, The Ritual, The Night House) is attached to write and direct a new remake of The Blob for Warner Bros. David Goyer and Keith Levine of…

Image: NetflixThe path to Universal and Blumhouse’s Wolfman reboot—known here as Wolf Man—has been slow going. But on Friday, the movie added a new star to its cast in Ozark’s Julia Garner. Will You Click Windows’ New Copilot Button?Per Deadline, Garner will have the lead role as a mother whose family ends up terrorized by the titular werewolf, playing opposite Christopher Abbott. (The two actors previously worked together in 2011's Martha Marcy May Marlene, Garner’s professional acting debut.) Her casting comes weeks…

With a dizzying array of streaming services available, there was no shortage of great TV this year—and while io9 has already shared our top 20 shows of 2023, today we’re revealing our top TV moments... all 50 of them. These are the moments when we laughed, cheered, shed a tear, shrieked in disbelief, and/or realized…Read more... With a dizzying array of streaming services available, there was no shortage of great TV this year—and while io9 has already shared our top 20 shows of 2023, today we’re revealing our top TV…

Actress Julia Roberts believes her ‘Pretty Woman’ co-star Richard Gere’s character Edward died after the end of the film. Roberts in the 1990 film played a prostitute named Vivienne opposite Gere, who essayed a businessman called Edward. He falls in love with her and helps her get off the street. "I think he (Edward) passed away peacefully in his sleep from a heart attack, smiling. And now she runs his business," she said on CBS Mornings. The actors reunited almost a decade later to film 1999`s `Runaway…

The biopic set at Universal Pictures on American singer-songwriter Madonna has been scrapped already and actor Julia Garner may not be playing the iconic role but she teamed up with `Material Girl` singer for a performance, reported People. Several months after the film on the pop icon`s life, which she was set to write, produce, and direct, was revealed to be cancelled by Universal Pictures, she brought out the actress, 29, who was set to play her, on stage. The Emmy winner appeared as a special guest judge during the…

It’s been over 25 years since My Best Friend’s Wedding first came to theaters starring Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney. Roberts played Mulroney’s lifelong friend who tries to sabotage his wedding due to her jealousy towards the bride. As the ‘90s rom-com queen expressed her wish to be in a sequel to one of the best rom-coms of all time, her male lead in the 1997 film reveals whether or not he wants to join in on the fun too.As ‘90s rom-com stars like George Clooney and Julia Roberts returned to the genre in Tickets to…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJulia Roberts has said she repeatedly asked for a different song to be used during her dance scene in Leave The World Behind.The Netflix end-of-the-world thriller, directed by Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail, stars Roberts alongside Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali and Myha'la Herrold.In one key scene, Roberts and Ali’s characters Amanda and George ‘GH’ Washington dance to the 1997 R&B hit…

A theatrical dream team has been assembled for the premiere of “Here We Are,” the final work of Stephen Sondheim based on two Luis Buñuel films. Audience members at the Shed, the deluxe venue that’s sprung up in the Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s far West Side, know a thing or two about Sondheim. They are also well acquainted with the stage actors who are giving their all to the tricky piece he was racing to complete with playwright David Ives before his death in 2021. However befuddled theatergoers may be by the…

Julia Roberts’ newest venture takes real-life anxieties and throws them into impossible situations. Based on the book, Leave the World Behind, the Netflix film finds a way to make the potential for cyber attacks even more terrifying. Roberts plays Amanda Sanford, a mother intent on getting her family on vacation. She convinces her husband, Clay (Ethan Hawke), and their two children to head to a vacation home for some rest and relaxation. But after settling in, the world is thrown into jeopardy as a series of cyber…