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George MacKay
Reimagining of Hamlet through the eyes of its doomed heroine. Based on the award-winning novel by Lisa Klein. Set in the 14th century but spoken in a contemporary voice, Ophelia is put center stage.
With Sundance just around the corner, we’re bringing you our picks for what’s worth watching at the festival. The Spotlight, Special Events and Shorts program include something new from J.J. Abrams, Cannes-darling The Lobster, and Don Cheadle as Miles Davis.
Centers on Jake, an unassuming divorced English teacher who stumbles upon a time portal that leads to 9/9/1958 and goes on a quest to try and prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which occurred on November 22, 1963. His mission is threatened by Lee Harvey Oswald, his falling in love and the past itself … which doesn’t want to be changed.
Taron Egerton, George Mackay, Mitchell Hope, and Sam Keeley are all reportedly up for the role, too.
Logline: Tim is a small-time criminal about to become a father when his drug dealing boss is brutally beaten, leaving Tim’s future uncertain. When an illness lands him in the hospital, Tim realizes he has to change his fate or be doomed to repeat it.
Six young actors have signed on to play Viggo Mortenson’s kids in Matt Ross’ drama.
Logline: After his wife dies, a wilderness man takes his children to their grandparents to bury their mother.
Alexandra Roach is also starring in the Pat O’Connor feature.
Logline: Story follows the gritty rural lives and loves of Tommo and Charlie — two young brothers — and their poor Devonshire family from 1909 until 1916, when the outbreak of war destroys their country idyll.
Logline: Kept under wraps.