Mark Strong News
Paramount Pictures has pushed its spy comedy Grimsby from its originally-slated July 31, 2015 release date to February 26, 2016. The spy comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen was set to go up against Warner Bros. Point Break remake, Focus Features' Selfless and The Weinstein Company's Southpaw on July 31, 2015. Now it will face Paramount's Ben-Hur remake next winter.Grimsby centers on a British secret agent (Mark Strong) who is forced to go into hiding in his hometown with his dim-witted soccer hooligan brother (Sacha Baron Cohen).
Hitting theaters this fine Halloween day, Before I Go to Sleep represents the latest from director Rowan Joffe (The American, 28 Weeks Later), adapting S.J. Watson's bestselling thriller and featuring an all-star cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong.
- The Playlist: Review: Amnesia Thriller 'Before I Go to Sleep' Starring Colin Firth & Nicole Kidman
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- Digital Spy: Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman join Lion
- The Playlist: Casting: Nicole Kidman Is A 'Lion,' Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon & Elle Fanning Span 'Three Generations' & More
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Before I Go to Sleep': What the Critics Are Saying
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- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: Forecast (cont.): 'Saw' Re-Release, 'Before I Go to Sleep'
Like many of you, I’ve long wished for the Adam Sandler comedy 50 FIRST DATES to be recut into a horror movie and now Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, and Mark Strong have teamed up to deliver just that! It’s the newest trailer for BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP and joking aside it actually looks like a decent enough thriller. Here’s the official synopsis: Based on the worldwide best-selling novel... Read More...
Currently in production in England, Louis Leterrier's spy comedy Grimsby has added Penelope Cruz to its cast. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Cruz will play the head of a philanthropic organization opposite Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Annabelle Wallis, David Harewood, Ian McShane, Gabourey Sidibe, Johnny Vegas, Rebel Wilson and Isla Fisher.
- Variety: Penelope Cruz Joins Sacha Baron Cohen in Sony’s ‘Grimsby’
- The Wrap: Penelope Cruz in Talks to Join Sacha Baron Cohen in ‘Grimsby’
- MovieWeb: Penelope Cruz Joins Sacha Baron Cohen in 'Grimsby'
- AintItCool: Penelope Cruz to serve as the female lead in Sacha Baron Cohen's GRIMSBY!
- Digital Spy: Penelope Cruz joining Sacha Baron Cohen's Grimsby
Rebel Wilson has signed on to star in Sony Pictures' action-comedy Grimsby, alongside Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong and Annabelle Wallis.The story centers on a British black ops spy, who is forced to go on the run with his idiotic, soccer hooligan brother (Sacha Baron Cohen). Annabelle Wallis is playing one of the soccer hooligan's suitors, although no details were released regarding Rebel Wilson's role.
We learned a couple of months ago Mark Strong will play Sacha Baron Cohen's brother in the upcoming spy spoof GRIMSBY, and now THR is reporting Ian McShane (HERCULES, Deadwood), Gabourey Sidibe (PRECIOUS), David Harewood (BLOOD DIAMOND, Homeland) and English comedian Johnny Vegas (THE LIBERTINE) have joined the project as well.
Director Louis Leterrier (NOW YOU SEE ME, CLASH OF THE TITANS) will be...
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- FirstShowing.net: Ian McShane Joining Sacha Baron Cohen's Spy Comedy 'Grimsby'
- Digital Spy: Ian McShane, Gabourey Sidibe join Sacha Baron Cohen's Grimsby
- SlashFilm: Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Grimsby’ Adds Ian McShane and More
- We Got This Covered: Sacha Baron Cohen’s Spy Spoof Grimsby Adds Four New Cast Members
- Empire Magazine: Ian McShane & More Head To Grimsby
- Dark Horizons: McShane, Harewood, Sidibe Join "Grimsby"