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  • Henry Golding joins Dakota Johnson in Persuasion

    By Express News Service
    Henry Golding, finest recognized for his performances in Crazy Rich Asians and The Gentlemen, is ready to star reverse Dakota Johnson within the upcoming Netflix-produced adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion. 

    Akin to the a number of works of Austen, Persuasion has been tailored as many as 5 occasions into telefilms and TV exhibits over time.

    The newest adaptation is predicted to take a contemporary and witty strategy whereas staying devoted to the celebrated novel. The information of Golding’s casting comes a month after Johnson was reported to be taking part in the novel’s protagonist Anne Elliot.

    The movie’s official synopsis reads, “When Frederick Wentworth – the dashing one she once sent away – crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.”

    Carrie Cracknell, who earlier directed Jake Gyllenhall and Tom Sturridge in critically-acclaimed Broadway present Sea Wall/A Life, will likely be making her characteristic directing debut with Persuasion. Golding will even be seen in GI Joe spinoff Snake Eyes, which is scheduled to launch worldwide in July.

  • Dakota Johnson to headline Netflix’s Persuasion adaptation

    By Express News Service
    Dakota Johnson is ready to play Anne Elliot in Netflix’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Theatre director Carrie Cracknell will make her function directorial debut with this movie that can be written by Alice Victoria Winslow.

    Netflix stated the most recent adaptation takes a contemporary, witty method to a beloved story whereas nonetheless remaining true to Jane Austen’s basic novel. Living along with her snobby household on the point of chapter, Anne Elliot is an unconforming lady with trendy sensibilities.

    When Frederick Wentworth – ‘the dashing one she once sent away’—crashes again into her life, Anne should select between placing the previous behind her or listening to her coronary heart on the subject of second possibilities, the movie’s official logline reads.

    Persuasion can be produced by Andrew Lazar, Christina Weiss Lurie with Elizabeth Cantillon  Michael Constable and  David Fliegel serving as govt producers.

  • Dakota Johnson to star in Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ adaptation

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Jane Austen’s heroine Anne Elliot is taking an opportunity on love once more in cinema with “Fifty Shades of Gray” star Dakota Johnson all set to play the character from “Persuasion” in a Netflix adaptation.

    Acclaimed theatre director Carrie Cracknell will make her function directorial debut with the film with Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow set to adapt the novel for brand spanking new age audiences, the streamer introduced on Tuesday.

    Cracknell final directed Jake Gyllenhall and Tom Sturridge in “Sea Wall/ A Life” on Broadway.

    Johnson not too long ago starred within the drama “Our Friend”, and can subsequent be seen in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” and Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro’s “Am I Ok?”.

    Netflix stated the most recent adaptation takes a contemporary, witty method to a beloved story whereas nonetheless remaining true to Jane Austen’s traditional novel.

    Living along with her snobby household getting ready to chapter, Anne Elliot is an unconforming lady with fashionable sensibilities.

    When Frederick Wentworth—the dashing one she as soon as despatched away—crashes again into her life, Anne should select between placing the previous behind her or listening to her coronary heart in relation to second possibilities, the movie’s official logline reads.

    “Persuasion” will likely be produced by Andrew Lazar, Christina Weiss Lurie with Elizabeth Cantillon Michael Constable and David Fliegel serving as govt producers.

    “Persuasion” was printed in 1817, six months after Austen’s loss of life.

    It is taken into account Austen’s most mature work with a not so younger heroine.

    The story, like most of Austen’s work, has been tailored for the display screen a number of instances.

  • Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck-starrer ‘Our Friend’ to hit Indian theatres on February 12

    By Express News Service
    The comedy-drama ‘Our Friend’, starring Dakota Johnson and Casey Affleck, will hit Indian screens on February 12.

    Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s upcoming directorial tells the story of a husband, spouse and their finest good friend, and relies on the true story of the Teague household.

    The storyline traces how journalist Matt (Affleck), his spouse Nicole (Johnson) and their two daughters led a contented life, until Nicole’s prognosis of terminal most cancers.

    Then comes their finest good friend Dane Faucheux (actor Jason Segel), who helps them sail by the plight with the facility of affection.

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    Affleck not too long ago stated in an interview with etonline.com that the plot together with the solid was one of many elements that drew him to the position. “First of all, I loved everybody involved,” he stated. “It’s a real story a few household that’s in disaster and so they have this outdated good friend who drops all the pieces in his life to come back and assist form of get them by it.

    I don’t know what different individuals would say about what the that means of the film is or no matter, however for me, I appreciated the message that in case you want a good friend, be a good friend, you already know? If there’s nothing, there’s no higher option to really feel, to raise your personal spirits, than to point out up for another person in a very selfless approach. I beloved that,” he added concerning the PVR launch.

  • Dakota Johnson joins Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s ‘Am I Ok?’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor Dakota Johnson has come on board to play a pivotal position in filmmakers Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne’s “Am I Ok?”.

    The film additionally options actors Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Whitmer Thomas, Molly Gordon, June Diane Raphael, Sean Hayes and Notaro.

    According to Variety, the undertaking marks the primary solo financing effort from Erik Feig’s firm Picturestart.

    The story follows finest buddies Lucy and Jane, who consider they know all the pieces there may be to find out about one another.

    “When Jane announces she’s moving from LA to London for a job, Lucy reveals a deeply buried, long-held secret. As Jane tries to help Lucy sort through old patterns and new feelings, their bond is thrown into chaos,” the plotline reads.

    Writer Lauren Pomerantz has penned the script.

    Jessica Elbaum and Will Ferrell will produce the undertaking by way of their Gloria Sanchez Productions, together with Johnson and Ro Donnelly’s TeaTime Pictures, and Notaro and Allynne’s Something Fierce banner.

    “We are honored to bring Lauren’s script to life with Tig and Stephanie at the helm. Paired with the top-notch producing team and incredible cast, we can’t wait for production to begin on this heartwarming comedy that will resonate with audiences everywhere,” Feig stated.

    The film is anticipated to begin capturing from February 1 in Los Angeles.

  • Jason Segel starrer Our Friend is a chance for a very good cry

    If his new film, Our Friend, makes audiences cry, Jason Segel can sympathize.
    He remembers being on an airplane and watching a film that made him break down so uncontrollably that it bought the eye of a girl seated subsequent to him.
    “I was weeping, full-on weeping, crying so hard, and this woman couldn’t resist trying to find out what I was crying at. And she, like, peeked over and it was Dreamgirls. This grown man, bawling his eyes out to Dreamgirls,” the actor stated, laughing, in a latest interview.
    Our Friend, premiering Friday in theaters and video on demand platforms, actually covers emotional territory. Segel performs Dane, one of the best pal of married couple Matt and Nicole (performed by Casey Affleck and Dakota Johnson). When Nicole is identified with terminal most cancers, Dane strikes in with the household to assist them throughout the time she has left.

    “The movie the world needs right now.” – Stephen Saito, MOVEABLE FEST. #OurFriendFilm is In Theaters & On-Demand TODAY. Get tickets and be taught extra at https://t.co/EGVKntZcjS pic.twitter.com/1mI7IZz8I5
    — Our Friend (@OurFriendFilm) January 22, 2021
    It’s primarily based on the true story of an expertise written about by journalist Matthew Teague in 2015 for Esquire. He needed to put in writing about what going by way of a loss of life is admittedly like.
    “I felt so unprepared to meet death, even caring for somebody who was dying and that I felt even almost betrayed by the culture. In a way, I feel like we don’t discuss this very openly or very honestly,” stated Teague.
    Production on the movie wrapped earlier than the pandemic however Affleck understands it would ring a bell with viewers about grief and loss.
    “I think a lot of movies are probably going to be seen through the lens of the experience that we’ve all shared over the last year, whether or not they were intended to be about those things,” stated Affleck.
    Johnson hopes the film will remind others to “feel a bit more grateful and a bit more compassionate with themselves and others.”

    From experiencing his personal loss, Teague presents recommendation on what to say to those that know somebody who’s going by way of it.
    “It’s hard to know what to say. And I think sometimes the best thing you can do is just be there and just offer yourself in some way and to not expect some emotional reaction. Even now, years have passed. I’ll still be in a restaurant and someone will come up and say, you know, ‘I’m so sorry for your loss.’ And I feel like there’s an expectation that I reciprocate emotionally in some way. And so something I learned is just let people grieve on their own terms.”