Sentences with phrase «female lead contenders»
Not exact matches
THE WRAP — Rian Johnson is directing the sci - fi sequel, which Disney and Lucasfilm will release on May 26, 2017 Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez («Jane the Virgin»), Golden Globe nominee Tatiana Maslany («Orphan Black») and «Me and Earl and the Dying Girl» star Olivia Cooke are considered the top contenders for the new female lead in Rian Johnson «s «Star Wars: Episode VIII,» multiple individuals familiar with the casting situation told TheWrap.
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As the cinematic awards season amps up, other female - led films also are leading the way, with the like of «The Shape of Water,» «The Post,» «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» «Lady Bird» and «I, Tonya» considered strong contenders to bring home various statuettes.
Warner Bros. has narrowed its search down to four contenders for the female lead.
I'm also thankful that this Oscar season is dominated by brilliant work by women, and that the top three Best Picture contenders are stories with female leads.
A FANTASTIC WOMAN, along with IN THE FADE, are the likeliest contenders among female - led films (with better odds than ON BODY AND SOUL and FÉLICITÉ).
Blunt is also in the running for the female lead in «The Thin Man» with Johnny Depp, and according to Variety, she's a top contender for the part alongside Emma Stone and Kristen Wiig from a shortlist that featured Eva Green, Amy Adams, Carey Mulligan, Rachel Weisz and Isla Fisher.
Another Terrence Malick veteran in Olga Kurylenko, and not only that, rising British thesp Andrea Riseborough has slotted into the second female lead, besting reported contenders Hayley Atwell, Diane Kruger and Kate Beckinsale.
While there were no director nominations for other leading female contenders, as some had hoped, including Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) and Dee Rees (Mudbound), with these nominations, Gerwig becomes the fifth woman to be nominated for best director since the Academy Awards began in 1929.
Just a few days ago, the story was that casting of Jack the Giant Killer's female lead was down to two contenders: Adelaide Kane and Eleanor Tomlinson.