Oscar Isaac Gossip

To follow a much-debated middle installment in a trilogy is a big task, and to wrap up a nine-film saga is a big task, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is better at one of those things than the other. As a conclusion to the “Skywalker Saga”, it is mostly satisfactory, tying to together all three trilogies in a way that isn’t really necessary but sort of works anyway. Full Story

As Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker gets ever closer and closer, we’re seeing some creative marketing at play. Not that the movie needs marketing, really. I mean, they’re going to make a f-ckload of money. The point, I guess, is to make ALL the money. So, yes, the standard ad campaigns are running but when you’re working with talent willing to use social media and create cute moments off of existing viral moments in support of the film, why not get that going too?  John Boyega and Oscar Isaac have developed a close bond, in front of and behind the camera over the last few years. Full Story

Disney biennial fan convention, D23, happened over the weekend, and now the question is when Disney is just going to make this an annual event. This year felt like Comic-Con Part II, with an unending cycle of weekend news, including movies and TV shows that won’t be coming out for two or three years. Full Story

Chances are you haven’t seen Life Itself. The reviews are dismal. Life Itself is currently sitting at 11% on Rotten Tomatoes. If you haven’t seen it, please know that I saw it for you at TIFF. And 11% is generous. Which is super disappointing. Because of the cast. On paper, that cast – Annette Bening Full Story

They had me at, “When I ask you out it’s gonna be the most important moment of my life.” From that moment in the Life Itself trailer onward, I was a mess. The point of the Life Itself trailer is to make you cry. Making people cry – me, especially –seems to be Dan Fogelman’s mission in life. Full Story

Sarah just posted about Sebastian Stan and how she was all about him before anyone else was – and by anyone else she means Kathleen and me. OK but… I don’t think I’m all about Sebastian Stan? Bucky’s OK now that his hair isn’t a mess but I’m not into my feelings over him the way I am with Oscar Isaac Full Story

I want you to know that I wished for this. So you should thank me. It was this post, from back in August 2016. When the 22 Pushup Challenge was happening and Charlie Hunnam passed the challenge over to his friend Garrett Hedlund. Full Story

Dan Fogelman is the showrunner for This Is Us. Season 2 of This Is Us just wrapped last night and Kathleen is probably still crying so the timing was perfect for the trailer premiere of Fogelman’s new film, Life Itself, opening in September, around festival season which, perhaps, means it’ll try to contend for some awards next year. Full Story

Remember when Kelly Marie Tran almost quit acting and then, a year later, she was cast in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? And now she’s presenting at the Oscars!?! Rose Tico! At the Oscars! There are some people who weren’t feeling the Rose Tico and Finn storyline in The Last Jedi. Full Story

Alex Garland follows his directorial debut, Ex Machina, with Annihilation, a film so deeply weird and disturbing it’s destined to polarize audiences (once seen, it is crystal clear why Paramount had no f*cking clue Full Story

Oscar Isaac on the cover of GQ Style. Well, between this and Lupita and MBJ, the universe is taking a dump on my productivity. In the spirit of sharing then, let me take a dump on your productivity.  This is a good read. Oscar isn’t…skittish… the way some of these celebrity profiles have read lately. Full Story