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Wonder Woman‘s Patty Jenkins was part of a TV directors roundtable for The Hollywood Reporter, where she discussed her TNT miniseries I Am the Night. The miniseries saw Jenkins reuniting with her Wonder Woman actors Chris Pine and Connie Nielsen to adapt the memoir One Day She’ll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel, about Hodel’s experiences with her grandfather, George Hodel, one of the prime suspects in the Black Dahlia murder.

Jenkins talked about working with Pine again, and the ease with which they collaborated, saying,

I’ve had it happen with several actors where you really get up to speed and you really know that person, so you see this incredible skill that they’re capable of, so you can spin them this way, and that’s fun. You can spin them that way. Chris and I definitely have that. I also think that he has a bunch of dimensions of him that I haven’t quite seen him get to explore. Now, at this point, I’m feeling like I just want to keep working with so many of the same actors because it is so fun. I have Connie Nielsen in it too, and you just spin her in a whole other direction and watch this whole other side of their personality come out and now you have a shorthand … I love that, I love working with the same people.

Jenkins didn’t reveal the hows and whys of Steve Trevor’s return in 1984, which has led to internet speculation that Trevor could be a figment of Diana’s imagination or an illusion designed by an enemy. Considering the role the Greek Gods play in the series, my money is on Hades bringing Trevor back to life. No word on whether or not Hades appears in the film, but we do know that Pedro Pascal (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) has been cast in a major role.

Jenkins and Pine are hardly the first actor-director power duo in Hollywood. Film history is filled with powerhouse collaborations, like Robert De Niro and Martin Scorcese, the Coen Brothers and Frances McDormand (who is married to Joel Coen), and Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, to name a few. These lifelong collaborations highlight the importance of creative chemistry and collaboration between actors and directors, who often push one another to achieve career bests.

Pine weighed in on his working relationship with Jenkins during a Variety interview with Wonder Woman co-star Robin Wright, saying,

“I found this time, the tables had turned on me as a man, in terms of how I interacted and played on the screen. I loved, as the character, my woman. My partner. She’s my partner. So that came to define this man. What a wonderful thing, as a character, to be in love. As a man on screen in a big film, it was interesting because my ego comes out: ‘Well, I want the big f–king fight. Let me climb something.’ And Patty’s like, ‘No, not about you.’ She said ‘not about you’ more times making this film.”

Pine’s work in Wonder Woman saw him take on what would traditionally have been known as “the girlfriend” role: supporting and being saved by the film’s hero, Wonder Woman. One of the pleasures of that first film was Pine’s performance, where he took a backseat and gave focus to Gal Gadot—as well he should have; the film is called Wonder Woman, after all.

We can’t wait to see Pine and Jenkins reunite in 2020 for Wonder Woman 1984.

(via ComicBook.com, image: Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)

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If one needs proof that ’90s nostalgia is a flourishing prospect these days, look no further than this bit of news. According to a story in The Hollywood Reporter (via Polygon), ’90s girl group phenomenon the Spice Girls are getting an animated feature length movie from Paramount Animation. So far, all five Spice Girls — Melanie Brown (Scary), Emma Bunton (Baby), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty), Geri Halliwell (Ginger), and Victoria Beckham (Posh) — are on board. Karen McCullah and Kiwi Smith will write the film’s script. No word yet on if this is a sequel or re-imagining of the Spice Girls’ original big screen outing, 1998’s camptastic Spice World.



The girl group was a huge thing for a hot minute back in the ’90s. Their debut single “Wannabe” was a massive hit song all over the world. And even if you wanted to escape Spice mania, you couldn’t. Their whole “girl power” slogan and Geri Halliwell’s Union Jack dress became icons of late ’90s popular culture. Like a comet streaking across the sky however, the Spice Girls’ reign was brief. They released three albums in three years, then called it quits. Each girl went on to their own solo fame,  although some more famous than others. The ladies even recently announced a reunion tour for 2019.



It makes sense for the Spice Girls to make an animated comeback, when you think about. The little girls who grew up idolizing them back in the day are all grown up now; many have little girls of their own. When choosing which animated movie to take little Suzy to on a lazy Sunday, parents just might pick a Spice Girls movie over the latest adventure from the Minions. If only because Scary, Baby, Ginger, Sporty, and Posh might be a fun nostalgia trip for them too.

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Natasha Lyonne dying in increasingly creative ways isn’t exactly a joy to watch (maybe because I love Natasha Lyonne too much) but we get to live in the loop all over again with Russian Doll season two. For those who didn’t watch the Netflix show’s first exemplary season, where have you been, friend? I know you probably have things to do in your life, but also that is a mistake you’ve very clearly made and you need to fix it.

The show follows Nadia (Lyonne) who lives in New York and is celebrating her birthday. As her night goes on, she finds herself lying in the street dead after a car hits her. So what happens after she dies? Her night resets and she’s back in the bathroom of her birthday party, given a second, third, fourth, fifth, etc. chance to fix the loop.

A show that made us newly want to rock curly bangs, Russian Doll somehow made the repetitive nature of a Groundhog Day-esque night seem new and fresh with each new episode. From Nadia finding Alan (Charlie Barnett) stuck in the same death loop that she is to learning about Nadia’s mother (Chloë Sevigny) and her childhood trauma, the show is filled with interesting characters, twists, and more to keep us engaged.

Natasha Lyonne shared the news on her Twitter account with a fun video announcing the second season.

II ⁦@RussianDoll⁩ 🦇🦇🦇🦇 pic.twitter.com/eFrr3g0Vyj

— natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) June 11, 2019

Personally, I’m extremely excited that the show will be returining. Russian Doll is an excellent look at a wonderfully complicated female character and the joys that we, as the audience, can have while watching her journey. With Natasha Lyonne’s Nadia, we get a female character who is not idealized but rather a fully fleshed-out, richly complex person, and that alone will keep me tuning in for more.

Russian Doll season 2 has a lot to live up to, but honestly? I trust everyone involved and know it is going to be quite an interesting season.

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