Today we get a new glimpse at the Trailer for LISA FRANKENSTEIN starring the delightful Kathryn Newton!
Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release
LISA FRANKENSTEIN In Theatres Nationwide on Friday, February 9, 2024
Director: Zelda Williams
Writer: Diablo Cody
Producers: Mason Novick, Diablo Cody
Executive Producer: Jeffrey Lampert
Cast: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest and Carla Gugino
Synopsis: A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.
(Photo/video credit: Focus Features)
The lovely Kathryn Newton stars in LISA FRANKENSTEIN. Today we get a Teaser Trailer! Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release LISA FRANKENSTEIN In Theatres Nationwide on February 9, 2024
Synopsis:
A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.
Director: Zelda Williams
Writer: Diablo Cody
Producers: Mason Novick, Diablo Cody
Executive Producer: Jeffrey Lampert
Cast: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest and Carla Gugino
Her star is rising fast, but Kathryn Newton actually has been hard at work for quite some time. Landing memorable roles in prolific titles like Big Little Lies, Freaky, Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, she now is ready to be seen in her biggest production yet.
Hailing from Miami, the Actress makes her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Cassie Lang, taking us into this fifth phase of the Franchise as the daughter of Ant-Man/Scott Lang (Paul Rudd). Newton returned to Toronto for the Canadian Premiere of Marvel’s ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA as the red carpet was rolled-out at Varsity Cinemas.
The Blockbuster sees Scott and Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), along with their families, exploring the Quantum Realm, where they are pushed to their limits, finding themselves up against Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors). It focuses of themes of family, reconciliation and truth, and is being touted as the most relatable and vulnerable entry into the MCU yet.
We’re so thrilled to have chat with Newton about her impressions of the City, her amazing fashion and what to expect of her character Cassie Lang. She also just celebrated her birthday!
We ask Newton about her thoughts on Toronto, this her first time back since 2018 when she was here at TIFF for Ben is Back. We learned on this whirlwind Press Tour she actually got very little sleep, flying-in on a red-eye flight.
Newton: “It’s so cold. I don’t remember it being this cold last time I was here. But I’m really excited to be here. I think it’s a little overwhelming that it’s me here for the Movie and I’m in it. And I really don’t want to just let it rush by.”.
The effervescent star has opted for equally bold, bright colours in her fashion on this Press Tour. We ask her about her inspiration.
Newton: “I’m from Miami so I’ve always been a little extra. I’m always gonna do the thing that’s risky or just a little too much. They tried getting me to wear pants to this. I’m like, this is Ant-Man. I’m never gonna wear pants.”.
Though Cassie Lang has been played by other Actresses as the character has been explored in her younger years prior, this is Newton‘s actual debut in the MCU. She tells us about her character and how this iteration is diffferent from any other.
Newton: “Well, you’re gonna meet a new girl. We’ve seen versions of Cassie in the past, but we’ve never seen her like this. It’s continuing a legacy of Cassie Lang that fans already love so much and we thought about the fans every single day. You’re gonna meet someone who has a really big heart and cares a lot about other people, but doesn’t really know what her power is and kinda trips allover herself and is kind of a dork and a mess. She’s really a lot like me. That impatience gets her into a lot of trouble.”.
She also tells us about the most difficult thing about working with MCU veteran Paul Rudd, who plays her father, who is looking to repair his relationship with her.
Newton: “Yeah, it was really difficult because I couldn’t get through a single scene. I was laughing and smiling the whole time on the Movie!”.
Watch a Reel of highlights below:
Snaps from the night, including that gorgeous dress Newton wore:
Marvel Studios Canada and Walt Disney Studios Canada release ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA Friday, February 17, 2023.
We also were able to sit-in on the global press conference for the Film earlier this week. Click here for more.
(Photo/video credit: Marvel Studios Canada/Mr. Will Wong)
We’re about to enter Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the release of ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA takes us into the Quantum Realm! With themes of family, vulnerability, this just might be the most relatable installment in the MCU yet.
Secrets are uncovered and those surrounding Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) are forced to confront the truth. Peyton Reed directs, while Kevin Feige and Stephen Broussard produce.
Director Peyton Reed is asked what the signature is for these Ant-Man movies.
Reed: “The Ant-man movies have always been about family. It’s a generational story about a family of heroes. Scott Lang is getting sucked-into this world and Hope Van Dyne who is the legacied daughter of superheroes. It’s this generational thing. So young Cassie Lang is probably Scott‘s biggest motivational factor. Time with is daughter – he wants to be a the hero obviously, but it’s really about work-life balance and finding time with his daughter. We continue story of this family. We broaden that story and start to talk about the secrets that family members keep from each other. From the beginning we find out maybe Janet hasn’t told the family about her 30 years in the Quantum Realm, maybe Hope and Hank haven’t told Scott what they’re working on with Cassie in the basement and Cassie hasn’t told her dad about her time spent in jail. Everyone keep secrets from Scott at the beginning of the Movie and suddently we’re thrurst into Quantum Realm and have to face this.”.
Paul Rudd talks about reprising this fan-favourite role.
Rudd: “I think that he really does want to be a dad and I think that’s his main focus, so he’s always had a love-hate relationship with it, I think. I feel he’s now accepted it and he’s happy most of it is in the rear-view mirror and now we can have normal life and spend time together. Doesn’t last as long as he thought that it would. He’s grown a lot over the course of the movies in nine years. He’s just a regular guy, regular job, brought into group with no innate super abilities but went up and fought Thanos. He’s experienced a thing or two and he’s accepted who he is.”.
“I wouldn’t say is taking a victory lap others but others might say that, he’s written a book – a bit of Memoir and explaining everything going on in life and his experience with Avengers. He’s ready to have some time and be a normal dad. There’s some issues there as we missed out on a lot and I want to recapture some of those years. Cassie is older and has ideas of her own. We’re trying to grapple with all of that.”.
Evangeline Lilly talks to what Hope Van Dyne is up to.
Lilly: “Hope started the first Ant-Man film a very cold, detached isolaled woman. She didn’t have a lot of relationships in her life, a lot of broken relationships . Over course of three films, I’ve had this incredible arc to be able to play where she has in that time, repaired her relationship with her father, reuinted with her long-lost mother and fallen in love with Scott and she’s become a stepmom to Cassie. Life is full of love. She’s a blossomed version of the woman we met. She’s thriving, taking that love and trying to do right in the world and fix massive issues and she’s doing it with success. Then there’s this missing piece where she’d always fantasized about her mother coming home one day when she was eight years old. And she really keeps hope on the outside. And that’s a wound that’s festering at the beginning of the Film.
Kevin Feige is asked what the Quantum Realm is:
Feige: “We first saw it in first Ant-Man film. This was an idea Paul had early on, ‘What if we explore this idea of Quantum Mechanics’?. Things act very different at a quantum level and Paul was talking about all the storytelling and the imagination you can have there. The first film is the origins story and at the end of it, we got a taste of it. That led to where we took it in Endgame. It’s a place at the subatomic level where space and time act differently. It allows us to time travel and have this entire manic quantumness in this Film which Janet had only seen before. There is an entire universe below surface where we meet fun, crazy characters.”.
Michael Douglas is asked about what draws audiences to the Ant-Man films.
Douglas: “I think the Ant-Man pictures refer to family a lot. There’s a certain vulnerability and a sense of humour that exists which is a pleasure. This is really joyful as i’m learning more about experience than I’ve known. There’s a fun element which seems to relate to all different ages. Someone like me, who’s mostly referenced to R-rated movies, this has been a pleasure having younger kids coming-up and enjoying it.”.
Michelle Pfeiffer talks about Janet Van Dyne‘s secrets and choices.
Pfeiffer: “After being reuinted with my husband Hank and daughter Hope after being rescued after 30 years in the Quantum Realm, she’s savouring this time together. She’s been decidedly so secretive about her time down there and not wanting to get into that until of course, we all find ourselves down in the parallel universe and world. She’s forced to come forth with the truth in a place where she’d hoped she’d never seee again. 30 years is a long time and people have needs, let’s not be judgmental. There’s lot of suprises for the family, for some more than others. Some choices are questionable. But they’re a very forgiving family. Her story is very much a part of the whole family secrets theme that runs through the Film.
Jonathan Majors talks about his villain Kang the Conqueror.
Majors: “Who’s Kang? That’s a question we will all be answering for a very long time. Quick answer, he’s a time-travelling super-villain who’s also a nexus being. There’s multple versions of Kang. They occupy different universes, mutli-verses and have different intentions. All different beings. There’s a through-line between them and that’s the Kang gene. In a nutshell, that’s all I got. Kang the Conqueror is stuck in the Quantum Realm and he has some issues with some variants he’s not about it. When he’s down there, he met Janet.”.
Kathryn Newton has dreamed of playing a superhero and gets her wish in ANT-MAN & THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA.
Newton: “Last night at the premiere, someone asked me what the first Marvel movie was that I saw. Iron-Man is what I said and that was the first one. I was eight. Since the first time I saw a Marvel movie, I wanted to be a superhero. That was my superlative in the yearbook. I really wanted to be a part of this. I went to the movies with my dad and really wanted to be a superhero. I told myself I wanted to be the biggest superhero of all time and it’s ironic Cassie grows 40 feet, which is proof dreams do come true.”.
Producer Stephen Broussand talks about the Freedom Fighters.
Broussand: ‘When we arrive in Quantum Realm, we get thrust into a battle because Kang the Conqueror has risen to power. We meet Freedom Fighters at the tip of the sphere fighting back. It was fun introducing new characters. We meet their leader Jentorra (Katie O’Brian), Quaz (William Jackson Harper) and David Dastmalchian playing the Alien, Veb. They’re serious about defending territory and pushing back against everything they find themselves in. People are really going to enjoy meeting them.”.
Marvel Studios Canada release ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA in theatres February 17, 2023.
Focus Features have announced today that Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse are set to star in late ’80s-set LISA FRANKENSTEIN to be directed by first-time Feature Director Zelda Williams, with a Script from Oscar winner Diablo Cody. Production begins this Summer.
Cody will write and serve as a producer alongside Mason Novick who will produce via his MXN Entertainment banner. LISA FRANKENSTEIN reunites Cody and Novick who have previously collaborated on films including TULLY, YOUNG ADULT, JENNIFER’S BODY and JUNO, which Cody earned an Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay. Jeff Lampert will serve as executive producer. Focus Features’s Vice President of Production and Development, Michelle Momplaisir, will serve as the creative executive on the project.
Synopsis:
Set in 1989, an unpopular high schooler accidentally re-animates a handsome Victorian corpse during a lightning storm and starts to rebuild him into the man of her dreams using the broken tanning bed in her garage.
(Photo credit: Focus Features)
One of this year’s biggest sleeper hits is FREAKY which actually lives up to its succinct title. The Body Swap-Horror Comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton is a total blast and we’re sure you will enjoy it too!
Vaughn plays the Blissfield Butcher , who goes on a murdering spree, targeting high schoolers and Millie (Newton) is his next target. After nearly killing her, she gets away but things get exactly as the title suggests as they each inhabit each other’s bodies. Millie, now in his body, has exactly 24 hours to stop his rampage or the two will be trapped in each other’s bodies forever.
We love that the Film goes all out embracing its Restricted rating. It’s bloody, over-the-top and ridiculous, which is exactly what we signed-up for in this latest romp from Happy Death Day helmer Christopher Landon.
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment release FREAKY on Digital January 26,2021 and on Blu-rayTM and DVD February 9, 2021.
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Synopsis:
High school senior Millie (Kathryn Newton, Blockers, HBO’s “Big Little Lies”) is just trying to survive being the unpopular kid when she becomes The Butcher’s (Vince Vaughn, Wedding Crashers, Couples Retreat) next target. Their fateful encounter gets twisted and wake up in each other’s bodies. Now looking like a towering psychopath, Millie learns she only has 24 hours to reverse the curse and get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. With some help from her friends—ultra-woke Nyla (Celeste O’Connor, Ghostbusters: Afterlife), ultra-fabulous Joshua (Misha Osherovich, The Goldfinch) and her crush Booker (Uriah Shelton, Enter the Warriors Gate)—Millie races against the clock to reverse the curse while The Butcher discovers that having a female teen body is the perfect cover for a little Homecoming killing spree.
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FREAKY is available on Digital JANUARY 26, 2021 and on BLU-RAYTM/DVD FEBRUARY 9, 2021.
(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures)
Check-out the new Trailer for body-swap Horror, FREAKY!
Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton, Blockers, HBO’s Big Little Lies) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries. When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for carnage to Homecoming. With some help from her friends—ultra-woke Nyla (Celeste O’Connor, Ghostbusters: Afterlife), ultra-fabulous Joshua (Misha Osherovich, The Goldfinch) and her crush Booker (Uriah Shelton, Enter the Warriors Gate)—Millie races against the clock to reverse the curse while The Butcher discovers that having a female teen body is the perfect cover for a little Homecoming killing spree. The film also stars Alan Ruck (HBO’s Succession), Katie Finneran (TV’s Why Women Kill) and Dana Drori (Hulu’s High Fidelity).
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Universal Pictures Canada release FREAKY Friday, December 4, 2020.
(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada)
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