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‘Chappie’ Trailer Built to Be More Human Than Action-Packed
Sony Pictures Entertainment has just released the first trailer for Chappie, the next film from writer-director Neill Blomkamp of District 9 fame.
“Chappie tells the story of a robot imbued with artificial intelligence who is stolen by two local gangsters who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.”
The trailer isn’t what I was expecting, turning in something way more human than action-oriented. It’s clear where this movie is headed, and if the audience isn’t crying during the final scenes (I guarantee Chappie will die), the filmmakers have failed.
In theaters March 27, 2015, the film will star Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie, with Ninja and Yolandi Visser, voices of the South African Zef counter-culture movement and members of rap-rave duo Die Antwoord, as the two gangsters. Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo and Sigourney Weaver also star.
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‘Dracula’ Audio Drama for Audible Will Feature Jonathan Bailey as Dracula and Ella Purnell as Mina
The most iconic vampire of them all is coming back to life with a brand new Dracula audio drama from Audible, and Deadline reveals the cast of the upcoming adaptation this week.
Jonathan Bailey (Wicked: For Good) leads the cast of the English-language Audible Original production as legendary blood-sucker Count Dracula, alongside Ella Purnell (Fallout) as Mina, Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus) as Lucy, Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes) as Jonathan Harker, David Jonsson (The Long Walk) as Dr Seward, Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) as Mrs. Westenra, Johnny Flynn (Ripley) as Renfield, Francis Lovehall (A Thousand Blows) as Arthur, and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) as Professor Van Helsing.
Deadline notes, “The Audible Original is also being produced in Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian, LATAM Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese,” each with their own casts.
The English-language version will be directed by Mary Lambert (Pet Sematary)!
“When her fiancé vanishes in Transylvania, Mina Murray pieces together fragments of letters, diary entries and chilling testimony to hunt the predator stalking those she loves, only to discover he’s already hunting her. When Mina’s closest friend Lucy succumbs to his thrall, the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing is summoned to wage war on this unfathomable threat.
“But it is Mina, with her intellect, her resolve, her gift for drawing unseen lines between clues, who may hold the key to stopping this ancient predator—if he hasn’t already found his way inside her mind.”
Expect Dracula to sink his fangs into Audible on October 1, 2026.
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