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Kristen Stewart is earning rave reviews for her return to studio tentpoles in Elizabeth Banks’ “Charlie’s Angels” reboot, but cinephiles won’t have to wait long to catch the actress’ return to indies. Stewart is the lead of the Jean Seberg biographical drama “Seberg,” opening in theaters this December from Amazon Studios. The film is the latest psychological drama from “Una” director Benedict Andrews. “Seberg” made its world premiere out of competition at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.
“Seberg” stars Stewart as the French New Wave icon during the 1960s, when she was targeted by the FBI because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal. In addition to Stewart, the “Seberg” cast includes Jack O’Connell, Anthony Mackie, Colm Meaney, Margaret Qualley, Vince Vaughn, Zazie Beetz, Stephen Root and Yvan Atta. The film is based on a true story.
STARRING: Kristen Stewart, Jack O’Connell, Margaret Qualley, Zazie Beetz, Yvan Attal, Stephen Root, Colm Meaney with Vince Vaughn and Anthony Mackie
WRITTEN BY: Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
DIRECTED BY: Benedict Andrews
PRODUCED BY: Marina Acton, Fred Berger, Kate Garwood, Stephen Hopkins
MPAA RATING: [ R ]
DISTRIBUTOR: Amazon Studios
The inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star with a full scholarship to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Despite a lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks (Greg Kinnear) and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NFL.
BRIAN BANKS RELEASE DATE
In Theaters August 9, 2019
STARRING: Greg Kinnear, Aldis Hodge, Melanie Liburd, Xosha Roquemore, Tiffany Dupont, and Sherri Shepherd
SEBERG KRISTEN STEWART
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