FEBRUARY 2018 | VOLUME 19 | NUMBER 2 COOL CAT Chadwick B o s e m a n TALKS BLACK PANTHER AWARDS RACE ANALYSIS PAGE 26 PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 41619533 RACHEL MCADAMS TELLS US WHY SHE RSVP'D YES FOR GAME NIGHT, PAGE 32 CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2018 | VOL 19 | Nº2 COVER STORY 38 OUT OF AFRICA So far, Marvel superhero movies have taken place largely in the United States or some remote part of the universe. Are you ready to see superheroes operating on another part of our planet? Then you’re ready for Black Panther. 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Cineplex Magazine is not responsible for the return of unsolicited Elsewhere in this issue, Rachel McAdams tells us why making Game Night was such a fun manuscripts, artwork or other materials. No material in this Sally Potter magazine may be reprinted without the express written consent challenge (page 32), The Party’s stars and director talk about their little film with big of the publisher. © Cineplex Entertainment 2018. ideas (page 36), we quiz you on Winchester star Helen Mirren (page 24), and on page 26 we have our Awards Race coverage, a survey of the actors, films and, yes, directors, leading the charge toward this year’s Oscar gold. n MARNI WEISZ, EDITOR 4 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2018 HOLMES’ BREW SNAPS Katie Holmes sips a giant, we want to say milkshake, at the grand opening of a new restaurant at The Venetian hotel in Las Vegas. PHOTO BY DAVID BECKER/GETTY SALMA GOES GREEN Salma Hayek enjoys her beautiful dress at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. PHOTO BY RICH FURY/GETTY CHASTAIN’S TOP MESSAGE Jessica Chastain wears her support for the “Time’s Up” movement, which fights sexual harassment in all workplaces, before an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in L.A. PHOTO BY GETTY DE NIRO BIRD LOVERS GETS HIGH Lady Bird co-stars Saoirse Ronan Check out the platform and Timothée Chalamet (right) shoes on Robert De Niro celebrate their respective acting (right) while shooting awards at the Palm Springs The Irishman with Al Pacino. International Film Festival while Pacino plays the diminutive Armie Hammer looks on. union leader Jimmy Hoffa Chalamet’s honour was actually in the upcoming pic from for his other big 2017 movie, Martin Scorsese. Call Me By Your Name. PHOTO BY SPLASH NEWS PHOTO BY VIVIEN KILLILEA/GETTY GAL’S A-PEEL Gal Gadot attends Variety’s Creative Impact Awards at the swanky Parker Palm Springs Hotel while designer Jonathan Adler’s whimsical banana bench, a regular part of the hotel’s gardens, looms in the background. PHOTO BY RICH FURY/GETTY FEBRUARY 2018 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | 7 PUPPY LOVE Renée Zellweger cradles an adorable puppy at the Champions for Care and a Cure fundraiser for the ALS Association in Los Angeles. PHOTO BY JB LACROIX/GETTY EFRON GETS WIGGY Zac Efron tries out a new GOLDEN GIRL look while shooting a bit Actress/singer Zendaya practically for The Late Show with glows on a dim day in New York City. James Corden in New York. PHOTO BY MIREYA ACIERTO/GETTY PHOTO BY RAYMOND HALL/GETTY 8 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2018 IN BRIEF Katie Holmes On Home Turf: Doorman The times they are a-changin’.