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Lifestyle Thursday, May 30, 2019 20 Established 1961 Gossip arwan Kenzari has joined the cast of ‘The Old Guard’. The 36-year-old actor - who can cur- rently be seen as the villainous Jafar in Guy Ritchie’s live-action remake of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ - is set to star in the film adaptation of a five- issue comic book series of the same name about immor- tal warriors. The movie will also star Charlize Theron as 5,000-year-old Andronika the Scythian, who is known as Andy, the leader of the warriors, an Amazon from the Herodotus age of ancient Greece and has no idea why she’s still alive. Starring alongside Charlize as another immortal warrior will be ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ actress KiKi Layne, who will portray newest recruit Nile, a US Marine. A third role will be that of a French Renaissance thief, but their casting has not been revealed yet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ‘The Mummy’ star Marwan will play part of the “long-lived squad”, a man who was once a “moor warrior”. ‘The Old Guard’ comics were produced by writer Greg Rucka and illus- trator Leandro Fernandez and the authors have described their work as a “fairytale of blood and bullets”. ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood will direct the movie, which is due to shoot this year in a number of locations, including Morocco and London. Kenzari can currently be seen in re-imagining of the beloved 1992 Disney animation ‘Aladdin’ alongside Will Smith as The Genie, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine and Mena Massoud as the titular street urchin. Former ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Nasim Pedrad has also been added to play new character Mara, a handmaiden and friend to Jasmine. M lla Purnell is to star in Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ for Netflix. The 22-year-old actress - who is best known for her roles as Emma Bloom Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ and Tess in ‘Sweetbitter’ - has joined the upcoming thriller alongside ‘Goliath’ star Ana De La Reguera, ‘Sons of Anarchy’ actor Theo Rossi and Huma Qureshi, according to The Wrap. The plot will follow a young woman (Purnell) headed into a dangerous and quarantined Las Vegas where a zombie outbreak has happened in order to find what is causing the undead to rise up. When she becomes trapped her father (Dave Bautista) assembles a group of mercenaries to help res- cue her, with the group “tempted by the chance to rob the casinos while they’re there”. Zack will also produce the project with his wife Deborah Snyder and looking forward to the challenge, the director previously said: “There are no handcuffs on me at all with this one.” The movie is based on a script by Joby Harold, who previous- ly penned the script for ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’. Netflix is renowned for giving filmmakers com- plete creative control, and Zack is excited to be working with the streaming service. He previously shared: “I love to honor canon and the works of art, but this is the opportunity to find a purely joyful way to express myself though a genre.” Zack is keen to take some risks with the upcoming project, promising fans that ‘Army of the Dead’ will be a “kick-ass, self-aware” film. He said: “It will be the most kick-ass, self-aware - but not in a wink-to-the- camera way - balls-to-the-wall zombie freak show that anyone has ever seen. No one’s ever let me completely loose [like this].” The movie is scheduled to begin shoot- ing this summer and will have a budget that could hit the $90 million mark. E C E ennifer Lopez wants her upcoming tour to be a celebration. The ‘On The Floor’ hitmaker turns 50 in July, and she wants her ‘It’s My Party’ live shows - which kick off with a date in Los Angeles on June 7 - to be an “intimate” way for her to mark the milestone birthday with her fans. She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “There might be a cake. There might be several cakes. It’s going to be a concert tour, but my aim is to make it feel like an intimate party as well. “We’re all celebrating together. We’re dancing, we’re singing, we’re having a good time. I want to create a dif- ferent atmosphere than normal just watch me do my thing. I want it to be interactive. J-Lo is also in a celebra- tory mood after her man Alex Rodriguez proposed in March, and she is excited to bring everything together for the tour. Describing the show as a “perfect storm”, she added: “This year’s a really big year for me. I was like, ‘We could all be together. We can have like, a special moment, and I can share that with my fans.’ “I’ve just been on this journey-my life has been about my work and my family, and to have all of that kind of converge on this big birthday of mine, I think was perfect. And I just feel like it’s gonna be a really, really special time.” Meanwhile, J-Lo previously explained she wanted to just do a rela- tively short run to mark her 50th. She said: “This summer I decided I wanted to do something big for my birthday, since it’s a big birthday. “I’m going on a US tour, it’s called ‘It’s My Party’... “We’re only doing 25, 28 shows, something like that. It’s just a small amount of shows, but we’ll be out all through June and July.” J P A
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arwan Kenzari has joined the cast of ‘The OldGuard’. The 36-year-old actor - who can cur-rently be seen as the villainous Jafar in GuyRitchie’s live-action remake of Disney’s
‘Aladdin’ - is set to star in the film adaptation of a five-issue comic book series of the same name about immor-tal warriors. The movie will also star Charlize Theron as5,000-year-old Andronika the Scythian, who is known asAndy, the leader of the warriors, an Amazon from theHerodotus age of ancient Greece and has no idea whyshe’s still alive. Starring alongside Charlize as another
immortal warrior will be ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’actress KiKi Layne, who will portray newest recruit Nile,a US Marine. A third role will be that of a FrenchRenaissance thief, but their casting has not been revealedyet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ‘The Mummy’star Marwan will play part of the “long-lived squad”, aman who was once a “moor warrior”. ‘The Old Guard’comics were produced by writer Greg Rucka and illus-trator Leandro Fernandez and the authors have describedtheir work as a “fairytale of blood and bullets”. ‘TheSecret Life of Bees’ filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood
will direct the movie, which is due to shoot this year in anumber of locations, including Morocco and London.Kenzari can currently be seen in re-imagining of thebeloved 1992 Disney animation ‘Aladdin’ alongside WillSmith as The Genie, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine andMena Massoud as the titular street urchin. Former‘Saturday Night Live’ star Nasim Pedrad has also beenadded to play new character Mara, a handmaiden andfriend to Jasmine.
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lla Purnell is to star in Zack Snyder’s ‘Army ofthe Dead’ for Netflix. The 22-year-old actress- who is best known for her roles as EmmaBloom Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar
Children’ and Tess in ‘Sweetbitter’ - has joined theupcoming thriller alongside ‘Goliath’ star Ana De LaReguera, ‘Sons of Anarchy’ actor Theo Rossi and HumaQureshi, according to The Wrap. The plot will follow ayoung woman (Purnell) headed into a dangerous andquarantined Las Vegas where a zombie outbreak hashappened in order to find what is causing the undead torise up. When she becomes trapped her father (DaveBautista) assembles a group of mercenaries to help res-cue her, with the group “tempted by the chance to robthe casinos while they’re there”. Zack will also producethe project with his wife Deborah Snyder and lookingforward to the challenge, the director previously said:“There are no handcuffs on me at all with this one.” Themovie is based on a script by Joby Harold, who previous-ly penned the script for ‘King Arthur: Legend of theSword’. Netflix is renowned for giving filmmakers com-plete creative control, and Zack is excited to be workingwith the streaming service. He previously shared: “I loveto honor canon and the works of art, but this is theopportunity to find a purely joyful way to express myselfthough a genre.” Zack is keen to take some risks with theupcoming project, promising fans that ‘Army of the Dead’will be a “kick-ass, self-aware” film. He said: “It will bethe most kick-ass, self-aware - but not in a wink-to-the-camera way - balls-to-the-wall zombie freak show thatanyone has ever seen. No one’s ever let me completelyloose [like this].” The movie is scheduled to begin shoot-ing this summer and will have a budget that could hit the$90 million mark.
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ennifer Lopez wants her upcoming tour to bea celebration. The ‘On The Floor’ hitmakerturns 50 in July, and she wants her ‘It’s MyParty’ live shows - which kick off with a date
in Los Angeles on June 7 - to be an “intimate” way forher to mark the milestone birthday with her fans. She told‘Entertainment Tonight’: “There might be a cake. Theremight be several cakes. It’s going to be a concert tour,but my aim is to make it feel like an intimate party as well.“We’re all celebrating together. We’re dancing, we’resinging, we’re having a good time. I want to create a dif-ferent atmosphere than normal just watch me do mything. I want it to be interactive. J-Lo is also in a celebra-tory mood after her man Alex Rodriguez proposed inMarch, and she is excited to bring everything togetherfor the tour. Describing the show as a “perfect storm”,she added: “This year’s a really big year for me. I was like,‘We could all be together. We can have like, a specialmoment, and I can share that with my fans.’ “I’ve justbeen on this journey-my life has been about my work andmy family, and to have all of that kind of converge on thisbig birthday of mine, I think was perfect. And I just feellike it’s gonna be a really, really special time.” Meanwhile,J-Lo previously explained she wanted to just do a rela-tively short run to mark her 50th. She said: “This summerI decided I wanted to do something big for my birthday,since it’s a big birthday. “I’m going on a US tour, it’scalled ‘It’s My Party’... “We’re only doing 25, 28 shows,something like that. It’s just a small amount of shows, butwe’ll be out all through June and July.”
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