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| Ella Bruccoleri: 'Other Bennet Sister' takes Mary off the sidelines | Call the Midwife and The Strangers star Ella Bruccoleri says The Other Bennet Sister finally empowers Mary Bennet to determine what is best for herself, not just her fortune-seeking family. "She's on the sidelines of the Pride and Prejudice story, but she's also kind of on the sidelines in her own life," the 35-year-old British actress told UPI about Mary in a recent phone interview. "She's kind of grown up in the shadow of her sisters and told by her mother that she's innately unlovable, really, and, so, for me, it's a story about her learning to shut out those voices and having to remove herself, quite literally, geographically, move to a different place, so that she can kind of figure out who she is," Bruccoleri said. |
| 'Propeller One-Way Night Coach' trailer introduces John Travolta film | Apple TV is giving a glimpse of the new film Propeller One-Way Night Coach. The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Wednesday featuring John Travolta. Propeller One-Way Night Coach is based on the 1997 book by Travolta and is written, directed and narrated by the actor, who also makes a cameo. "Set in the golden age of aviation," Kelly Eviston-Quinnett and Clark Shotwell star as a mother and son whose one-way cross-country flight turns into "the trip of a lifetime. |
| 'Fast and the Furious' stars to attend anniversary screening at Cannes | The Fast and the Furious stars Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster will reunite at the movie's 25th anniversary screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Organizers said in a press release Wednesday that The Fast and the Furious will have a midnight screening May 13 at the Grand Lumire Theatre of the Palais des Festivals. Diesel and Brewster will be joined by producer Neal H. Moritz and Meadow Walker, the daughter of late Fast star Paul Walker. Released in June 2001, The Fast and the Furious was directed by Rob Cohen and also starred Michelle Rodriguez. The movie has since inspired 10 sequels, including the upcoming Fast Forever, which opens in theaters in 2028. |
| Jon Hamm plays radio host Heckman in true crime 'American Hostage' | MGM+ released the first image of Jon Hamm in the series American Hostage on Tuesday. American Hostage premieres on MGM+ this fall. Based on the podcast, American Hostage stars Hamm as Fred Heckman, an Indianapolis, Ind. radio host drawn into a hostage drama in the '70s. Giovani Ribisi plays Tony Kiritsis, the hostage taker who demands to be interviewed on air. One photo shows Hamm in a studio wearing headphones speaking into a microphone. The other shows Hamm and Mireille Enos as Fred's wife, Barbara. The series will be eight episodes. Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers co-created the series, showrun and executive produce with Hamm and others. American Hostage alos stars Kristoffer Polaha and William Jackson Harper. |
| Famous birthdays for May 6: Sadie Sandler, Sasheer Zamata | Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. |