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6 EDITOR’S NOTE 26 Lessons from a Happy 20th 8 CLICK! Out and about with Anniversary To Us! Matt Damon, Amanda Seyfried Take a wander through and 20 years of Cineplex Magazine history via our timeline of 10 UP FRONT memorable moments and Director Mike Flanagan talks fun film facts Doctor Sleep, and BY MARNI WEISZ turns back the clock

16 RED CARPET 30 , and Kerry Washington are Treat all dressed up Frozen II producer Peter Del Vecho takes us 18 IN THEATRES behind the scenes of one of Your quick scan through the biggest family films of the October and November movies year, Frozen II, including the team’s research trip to Norway, 22 SPECIAL SCREENINGS Finland and Iceland Turandot kicks off Met Opera BY MARNI WEISZ screenings, and turns it up to 11 32 42 IN THE WORKS Awkwafina saves the world, All Grown Up joins the mob Elle Fanning was just 14 when she starred opposite 44 CINEPLEX STORE as Maleficent’s Plan a playdate with Princess Aurora. Now 21, she returns for the sequel, 48 SCREEN TEST Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Are you blessed with and says she thought a lot Charlie’s Angels knowledge? about how her fairy tale character would be perceived 50 ART OF FILM by young girls Lauren Fitzgerald’s BY INGRID RANDOJA 32 paper portraits COVER STORY 36 Rage Against the Machine native flexes her muscles playing human-cyborg Grace in Terminator: Dark Fate, which is set 27 years after the events of Terminator: Judgement Day. We catch up with the rising star to find out just how hard it is to shoot a Terminator film and why she misses her West Coast home PLUS: on returning to her groundbreaking role of kickass action hero Sarah Connor BY MARNI WEISZ

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EDITOR Marni Weisz DEPUTY EDITOR Ingrid Randoja CREATIVE DIRECTOR & DESIGNER Lucinda Wallace CONTRIBUTING DESIGNER Erin McPhee CONTRIBUTORS Gillian Berner, Roberto Croci, Tanner Zipchen 20 Years of Free Analysis DIRECTOR, CONTENT STRATEGY Tina Boroviak “It’s funny,” says Mackenzie Davis. “You’re not Advertising sales for Cineplex Magazine is handled by Cineplex Media. TORONTO HEAD OFFICE aware of patterns in your life until you’re forced 416-539-8800

VICE PRESIDENT to hypothesize about your own life.” Robert Brown VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION Sheila Gregory The Canadian star of the new Terminator the Lord of the Rings movies, Harry Potter, VICE PRESIDENT, SALES movie, Dark Fate, is making an excellent those Twilight kids, those Hunger Games John Tsirlis EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SALES point and schooling yours truly in the pro- kids, how the Marvel Cinematic Universe Giulio Fazzolari EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SALES cess. Actors act. It’s people like me who all fits together (or doesn’t) and, of course, Ed Villa EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SALES have the time to spend poring over their , Star Wars, Star Wars. /EASTERN careers, making connections, analyzing But those were just the big, bony fran- Jonathan Laflamme MANAGER, THEATRICAL PROGRAMMING choices and building stories that sum up chises that gave structure and form to Debi Kingston

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↖ BANG TO BAND Former Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons shoots The Boys in the Band, based on Matt Crowley’s Broadway hit, in City.

↗ V FOR VENICE? gives a fan a great selfie at the Venice International Film Festival’s premiere of Seberg. ↗ PARK BUDDIES Matt Damon and Chewbacca pose together at Disneyland’s new “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” attraction.

8 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 ↙ GOING WEST Director Steven Spielberg (centre) and his West Side Story cast enjoy a box of cigars on the film’s Harlem set.

↖ DOGGONE CUTE Amanda Seyfried lavishes love on her co-star Enzo from The Art of Racing in the Rain during the film’s “dog premiere” in L.A.

↖ IT GIRL It Chapter Two star Jessica Chastain terrifies everyone by showing up to the film’s L.A. premiere with a red balloon.

PHOTOS BY JOSE PEREZ/GETTY (JIM PARSONS); JAMES DEVANEY/GETTY (STEVEN SPIELBERG); VIVIEN KILLILEA/GETTY (AMANDA SEYFRIED); VINCENZO PINTO/GETTY (KRISTEN STEWART); JOSHUA SUDOCK/GETTY (MATT DAMON); OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 9 KEVIN WINTER/GETTY (JESSICA CHASTAIN) UP FRONT

IN FOCUS ↑ as Joker’s Wild Part of getting into character for Joker’s Joaquin Phoenix was realizing he didn’t want to understand his character at all

OAQUIN PHOENIX AND HIS DIRECTOR He also read a book about political THE SETTING Todd Phillips have been very clear that, and would-be assassins that defined the differ- Gotham City, early while they drew inspiration and a few ent personality types responsible for those acts. 1980s choice details from the DC comic books But as soon as he started to figure out which INSPIRATIONS in creating their Joker, the title character personality type matched Arthur he’d pull back Todd Phillips lists really is their own creation. and go in a different direction. “This is a fic- J Taxi Driver, One Flew And what a creation. When the film premiered tional character and I didn’t want a psychiatrist Over the Cuckoo’s at the Venice International Film Festival many to be able to identify the kind of person that he Nest, Raging Bull, critics all but handed Phoenix the Best Actor was,” Phoenix explained. The King of Comedy, Oscar for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck, a failed That inability to put Arthur in a box is what Serpico and The Man stand-up comedian whose desire to make people was most interesting for Phoenix, who said the Who Laughed laugh turns to rage after he’s rejected time and character he was playing on the first day of time again. shooting was much different than the character FOURTH TIME’S THE CHARM? During a press conference in Venice, Phoenix he was playing on the last. “The more unpre- Joaquin Phoenix said the first step in finding the character was dictable it was, the more exciting it was for us, already has three losing 52 pounds. “As it turns out that then and inspiring,” he explained. “We kept trying Oscar nominations, affects your psychology, you start to go mad to find something new in every moment.”—MW for The Master, when you lose that much weight in that amount Walk the Line and of time.” Joker opens October 4th. Gladiator

10 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 Does it look like me? Do I look like a killer? Do I look like I could kill someone? I don’t think so. Maybe. A little bit. — TEASES ABOUT WHETHER HER CHARACTER IS THE ONE WHO KILLS HER FATHER IN THE MURDER MYSTERY KNIVES OUT

MUSIC EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT First Freddie, then Elton, now the that was written and made worked with Michael’s estate on ↑ late George Michael is getting famous by Michael in 1984. the soundtrack, even getting Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding his moment at the movies. Emma Thompson, who plays permission to use previously in Last Christmas It’s not a bio-pic, like the Clarke’s mom in the movie, unreleased music. Inset: George Michael other two, but Last Christmas also co-wrote the script, a Michael, a close friend of both — a holiday romance starring process she started before Freddie Mercury and , Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) Michael passed away. She had died of natural causes in 2016. and Henry Golding (Crazy Rich his blessing on the project and Asians) — is inspired by the after his death Thompson and Last Christmas opens Wham! song of the same name director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) November 8th.

VFX

From left: Fifty-one-year-old Will Smith in Gemini Man, the younger version of Smith in the HOW’D THEY DO? movie, Smith at a cancer fundraiser in 1994 Ang Lee’s Gemini Man stars Will Smith as an assassin fighting a younger version of himself who was cloned 25 years earlier. Smith plays both roles and according to VFX supervisor Bill Westenhofer, this is not de-aging and it’s not face replacement, it’s a completely digital creation driven by Will Smith’s motion-capture performance. Of course, many of us know exactly how Will Smith looked 25 years ago. That was 1994, right in the middle of The Fresh of Bel Air’s six-season run and just before Bad Boys hit theatres. What do you think?

Gemini Man opens October 11th.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 11 UP FRONT

Ewan McGregor in Doctor Sleep

THE CHAT SHINE ON TOP PICK It takes more than a little courage to tackle The Shining’s sequel. Seems to us it would be a task almost as terrifying as spending a night in the Overlook Hotel, the haunted inn A BEAUTIFUL BREAK at the centre of both ’s 1977 novel and the How many times have you said, 1980 Stanley Kubrick movie that starred Jack Nicholson as “I have to put down this phone” the establishment’s mad caretaker Jack Torrance and little or “I need a break from the Danny Lloyd as his son Danny who can see dead people, or internet”? “shine.” Mike Flanagan is the brave man who accepted that Unfortunately, we can’t turn challenge. He adapted Doctor Sleep, King’s 2013 follow-up to back the clock to a time before The Shining, for the screen and then directed it himself with social media and click-bait Ewan McGregor as the grown-up Danny. ROBERTO CROCI spoke news, but we can visit that time with Flanagan at the Hotel in Hollywood. for about two hours this fall. A Beautiful Day in the Let’s start with the title. experience of bringing the but through the lens of an Neighborhood stars Why Doctor Sleep? final cut to Stephen. We author who has done that as Fred Rogers, the calm sat in a theatre next to fearless self-inventory and contemplative children’s Doctor Sleep is Dan. him, and watched the whole to become sober, so he’s entertainer who once advised, We find him almost 40 movie. I don’t remember it a more mature character. “There are three ways to years later as an orderly because I spent most of ultimate success: The first in a hospice, using the it staring at him. He must What do you hope to shine to help people who have felt really weird. After way is to be kind. The give the audience with are about to pass on. the film he put his hand on this film? second way is to be kind. my shoulder, leaned in and The third way is to be kind.” Was The Shining — both the said, “You did a beautiful The profound excitement The movie was filmed in the book and the movie — a big job.” I fainted. As far as of stepping into our same studio where inspiration? Kubrick’s estate, they saw version of that world. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood the film and loved it. They We all have the Overlook in Yes. Stephen King has sent us a wonderful letter. our imagination, it’s pretty was shot, using some of the been a hero of mine my amazing to be able to see same crew and with many of whole life, he’s the reason What was your focus that world again, but to see the same cameras. Hanks even I want to tell stories. for this film? it move forward, because wears ties that belonged to And I idolize Stanley Kubrick it’s not changing or trying the late entertainer and were as a filmmaker. The Shining Telling Dan’s story. If we to reinvent anything donated by his widow. specifically is the reason focused and made sure that he made, it is us Feel better already? Imagine I wanted to make horror the movie was primarily using it as a jumping-off movies. My hope was about his recovery and point to keep going in a how you’ll feel after two hours. there was some universe his relationship with the direction that Kubrick’s in which they could new kid, Abra, who has his characters never had the A Beautiful Day in the both love this movie. same gift, the rest would opportunity to go in. Neighborhood opens work. The Shining is November 22nd. And has King seen the film? addiction, Doctor Sleep Doctor Sleep opens is recovery. Dan’s hit the November 8th. We had the surreal rock bottom his dad did,

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Lindsey Stirling Artemis LIZZO CUZ I LOVE YOU James Blunt once upon a mind The highwomen the highwomen Spider-man: Far From Home now available now available october 25 now available now available G  n  e UP FRONT

Who is Berkeley? Berkeley is from Berkeley, if the name doesn’t give it away. He’s this sort of wandering person that Little Rock comes across. He’s a free spirit in probably the phoniest way possible. He’s incredibly non-violent which is obviously not ideal in a world full of zombies.

How has a hippie pacifist survived in this world of zombies for so long? You know, I don’t know. It’s a good ques- tion. I think we take some liberties with that. I’m walking around with my guitar, playing guitar, attracting zombies. Or maybe he’s a big liar. Maybe he does kill them he just doesn’t do it when anyone is around.

How does he fit into the story? Little Rock picks him up and they join forces. Little Rock is going through her own conflict with Tallahassee and dis- tancing herself from the group a little bit and I become the focus of Tallahassee’s rage against both hippies and that his de facto daughter is growing up.

Why do you think zombies are so enduring? SPOTLIGHT CANADA It’s guilt-free enemies. Everyone knows what you’re supposed to do with a zombie, right? It’s sort of like you get chaos and action and mayhem without having any Staying Alive moral implications. Vancouver’s Avan Jogia joins How would you survive a zombie the cast of Zombieland: Double Tap apocalypse? Look, there are some people who are just prepared and there are some people who E PLAYS A SURVIVOR OF THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE are just not prepared. I think my mother VAN TO L.A. in Zombieland: Double Tap, but Avan Jogia would prefer and father, they’ve got like canned goods Jogia moved to you not think of him as an actor at all. and stuff, I’d probably go over there. You when “Any one name or moniker I find a little bit limiting,” he was just 16 consolidate your family. Get everyone Hsays the 27-year-old Vancouver born and bred artist. Aside to pursue acting together. You of the major cities, from acting (he played Karim in Shaft, and the title role in the I would assume. I think if you get four or Tut), Jogia writes, paints, makes music and models a WRITE ON five speed bikes that would be the best bit. “Everything’s easier to do now with computers and internet His new book way to get out because obviously traffic’s of poetry and and people helping you,” he says. “What you want to say ends paintings, going to be clogged up with cars, but if we up being the most important thing.” Mixed Feelings, all have speed bikes and backpacks maybe Monikers are a bit different in the Zombieland universe too. is about growing we can get out really quickly. The first pic, 2009’s Zombieland, starred up mixed race

as Tallahassee, as Wichita, Jesse Eisenberg as MODEL CITIZEN Good plan. Columbus and as Little Rock — a ragtag group of Or you just go down with the ship, like, He walked the survivors who come together to fight zombies and form a little runway for who cares? If that’s the way that we’re go- family. Afraid to get too close, everyone in this post-apocalyptic Dolce & Gabbana ing down, how interesting. —MARNI WEISZ world is referred to simply as the place from which they come. in 2017 Enter Jogia’s Berkeley for the sequel. Zombieland: Double Tap opens October 18th.

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↑ Kerry ↑ Washington Finn Wolfhard At the Hollywood At the L.A. premiere Foreign Press of It Chapter Two. Association’s Grants Banquet in Beverly Hills.

↑ ↑ Amanda Margot Robbie Seyfried In London for the In L.A. for the U.K. premiere of premiere of Once Upon a Time… The Art of Racing in Hollywood. in the Rain.

16 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 17 ↑ ↑ Jeff Goldblum in The Villages, At Disney’s , for D23 Expo in Anaheim, The Fanatic’s . premiere.

↑ ↑ Jada Pinkett Mena Suvari Smith At the L.A. premiere At the premiere of of It Chapter Two. Angel Has Fallen in L.A.

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY We’ve seen the Addams Family on TV, on the big screen and even on Broadway, and now the macabre family appears in its first full-length animated film. Listen for as Morticia, Oscar Isaac as Gomez, Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday and Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley. → OPENS OCTOBER 11TH

LUCY IN THE SKY OCTOBER 4 stars as astronaut Lucy Cola, who Lucy in the Sky’s JOKER returns from a mission and Natalie Portman Director Todd Phillips begins an affair with fellow teams with the always astronaut Mark Goodwin intense Joaquin Phoenix for (Jon Hamm). But her this Joker origin story that time in space has left her draws inspiration not from psychologically altered and THE ADDAMS FAMILY the comic but rather she begins to act irrationally. OCTOBER 11 See spotlight box. cinematic history, including the films of and WHERE’S MY GEMINI MAN JEXI the 1928 silent film The Man ROY COHN? Two-time Oscar-winning The latest from writing- Who Laughs. Phoenix portrays Director Matt Tyrnauer’s director Ang Lee’s first sci-fi is directing team Jon Lucas and Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up documentary chronicles the life a visual-effects extravaganza Scott Moore (A Bad Moms comedian with mental health of Roy Cohn, one of America’s that casts Will Smith as Christmas) stars Adam Devine issues who descends into a most reviled lawyers. Cohn veteran government assassin as Phil, a man addicted to life of crime and captures the made a name assisting Henry Brogan, who is targeted his phone. His latest model imagination of Gotham City. Senator Joe McCarthy during by Junior, a cloned, younger comes with Lexi (voiced by Co-starring the 1950s anti-communist version of himself. Smith shot Rose Byrne), a virtual assistant as a talk-show host who witch hunts, became a powerful the film twice, once playing the with attitude who begins to mocks Fleck, and Zazie Beetz political fixer and served as role of Henry, then again in a take over Phil’s life. as Fleck’s neighbour. Donald Trump’s personal body suit and facial camera lawyer in the . He was as Junior, which the effects also a closeted gay man who team used to create the digital pushed an anti-gay agenda. version of the younger Smith.

18 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 OCTOBER 18 MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL Well, well. Angelina Jolie returns as razor-cheeked fairy Maleficent who, this time, is violently opposed to the idea of Aurora (Elle Fanning) marrying Prince Phillip (Harris Dickinson). She is especially irritated by Phillip’s mom, Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer), who sees herself as Aurora’s new mother. SEE ELLE FANNING INTERVIEW, PAGE 32. has delighted audiences and critics with his work as an indie writer/ ZOMBIELAND: director, and by helming the epically fun Thor: Ragnarok. the sacrifices he made so he DOUBLE TAP Now he asks audiences could follow his cinematic It’s been 10 years since we saw to delight in his most passions. Penélope Cruz stars Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Columbus outlandish film to date, an as Jacinta, the younger version anti-war comedy set in Nazi of Mallo’s mother. (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone) Germany that finds young and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) fight the JoJo (Roman Griffin Davis) undead in Zombieland. In this sequel, calling on his imaginary OCTOBER 25 the makeshift family is getting on each friend Adolf Hitler (Waititi) for advice, which he’ll need BLACK AND BLUE other’s nerves, and Little Rock asserts her when he discovers his mother stars as rookie independence by running off with a hippie () is hiding New Orleans cop Alicia West, called Berkley (Avan Jogia). SEE AVAN JOGIA a Jewish girl in their home. who witnesses a murder INTERVIEW, PAGE 14. → OPENS OCTOBER 18TH by a group of corrupt cops. ZOMBIELAND: Injured, and with footage of DOUBLE TAP the murder on her body cam, black-and-white pic, a HARRIET See spotlight box. Alicia teams with a stranger moody horror set on a remote Cynthia Erivo portrays named Milo (Tyrese Gibson) New island where two Harriet Tubman, who escaped PAIN AND GLORY to evade capture and expose lighthouse keepers — Willem from slavery in 1849, making Seventy-year-old director the dirty cops. Dafoe and Robert Pattison — her way from Maryland to Pedro Almodóvar reflects descend into madness. Philadelphia. In the ensuing on his life with the most THE LIGHTHOUSE 11 years Tubman returned to personal film of his long career. Filmmaker Robert Eggers Maryland and rescued some Antonio Banderas gives a announced his arrival with NOVEMBER 1 70 slaves and then became a nuanced performance as 2015’s black-and-white horror scout for the Union Army during Salvador Mallo, a depressed The Witch. He returns with TERMINATOR: the Civil War. Directed by filmmaker who contemplates another critically acclaimed DARK FATE Kasi Lemmons (Black Nativity) After a string of disappointing and co-starring Janelle Monáe, Terminator sequels, franchise Joe Alwyn and Leslie Odom Jr. Taika Waititi (left) and creator was Roman Griffin Davis brought back to oversee MOTHERLESS in Jojo Rabbit Dark Fate, which is a direct BROOKLYN sequel to the first two directed his Terminator pics, regarded as first film, Keeping the Faith, in the best of the lot. Deadpool’s 2000. No one thought it would helms the action take 19 years for him to make that sees human/cyborg his follow-up. His long-awaited Grace (Mackenzie Davis) sophomore film is a noir thriller teaming with Sarah Connor set in 1950s Brooklyn that (Linda Hamilton) and the casts Norton as Lionel Essrog, familiar T-800 Terminator a private eye affected with () Tourette syndrome who’s to save a woman (Natalia trying to find out who killed Reyes) from an advanced his mentor and friend, Frank Terminator sent from the (Bruce Willis). future. SEE MACKENZIE DAVIS INTERVIEW, PAGE 36. →

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→ NOVEMBER 8 PLAYING WITH FIRE John Cena, John Leguizamo and Keegan-Michael Key are elite firefighters whose station is turned upside down when they rescue three kids from a blaze and then have to babysit them. LAST CHRISTMAS Emilia Clarke stars as Kate, a cynical and depressed woman who works as an elf in a Christmas store. Then she meets Tom (Henry Golding), an optimistic chap who helps her reconnect with her Holiday spirit. Directed by Paul Feig, co-written by Emma Thompson (who also stars as Kate’s mom), and featuring the songs of the Director James Mangold (Logan) brings late George Michael. us the real-life tale of how American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and DOCTOR SLEEP NOVEMBER 15 Director Mike Flanagan prickly British race car driver Ken Miles adapts Stephen King’s FORD V FERRARI () teamed with Ford Motors 2013 sequel to The Shining. See spotlight box. to build a car to challenge Ferrari in 1966’s The story focuses on the 24 Hours of Le Mans. → OPENS NOVEMBER 15TH now grown Danny Torrance CHARLIE’S ANGELS (Ewan McGregor), who must The angels are woke and ready protect Abra (Kyliegh Curran), for action. Elizabeth Banks enchanted land to discover the a child who, like Danny, directed and co-wrote the source of Elsa’s powers. SEE NOVEMBER 27 possesses psychic powers. script for this feminist take on INTERVIEW WITH FROZEN II Abra is being hunted by Rose the all-girl private eye team PRODUCER PETER DEL VECHO, QUEEN & SLIM the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson), composed of Sabina (Kristen PAGE 30. Screenwriter Lena Waithe and the leader of a cult that Stewart), Jane (Ella Balinska) director Melina Matsoukas murders children with “shining” and Elena (). A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN team up to shine a light on the powers. SEE MIKE FLANAGAN THE NEIGHBORHOOD perils of being Black in America INTERVIEW, PAGE 12. THE GOOD LIAR Last year’s acclaimed with their crime-drama starring Two acting icons team for documentary Won’t You Be as Slim and MIDWAY the first time in this elegant My Neighbor chronicled the Jodie Turner-Smith as Queen, The Battle of Midway proved thriller that sees conman life and legacy of beloved a couple whose first date a turning point in the Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) children’s TV host Fred Rogers. goes terribly wrong when Slim Pacific Theatre during wooing wealthy widow His message of kindness and accidentally kills a cop during World War II as American ships Betty McLeish (). love returns to the big screen a traffic stop. The pair goes on fought the Japanese fleet. Here But Roy’s plan to swipe Betty’s with this drama starring the run, becoming celebrities director Roland Emmerich money is complicated by Tom Hanks as the cardigan- in the African-American (Independence Day) recounts Betty’s grandson (Russell wearing Rogers, who inspires community. the conflict through the eyes Tovey), who suspects him a jaded magazine writer of U.S. admirals, pilots and of nefarious motives. (Matthew Rhys) sent to pen KNIVES OUT sailors. Starring Dennis Quaid, a profile of him. An all-star cast assembles Ed Skrein, Woody Harrelson, for director ’s Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, NOVEMBER 22 21 BRIDGES (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) Aaron Eckhart and Joe Jonas. stars as gleeful that casts FROZEN II detective as detective FRANKIE Cinemas will be overflowing Andre Davis, who is called Benoit Blanc, who joins with portrays with excited little ones who in when eight cops are killed Lieutenant Elliott (LaKeith Françoise Crémont, a dying can’t wait to catch up with their during an armed robbery. He Stanfield) to figure out who actress who assembles her favourite Arendelle princesses. closes the island of killed crime writer Harlan family for a final vacation Elsa (Idina Menzel), Anna (all 21 bridges) and scours Thrombey (Christopher together in a lovely Portugal (), Kristoff the city to find the cop killers. Plummer) during his 85th resort town. Co-starring (Jonathan Groff) and Olaf Co-starring Sienna Miller, birthday party. , Brendan Gleeson, the snowman (Josh Gad) Taylor Kitsch, J.K. Simmons Jamie Lee Curtis, , , Greg Kinnear all embark on a perilous and Stephan James. , and Sennia Nanua. adventure as they leave their and pop up kingdom and travel to an as possible suspects.

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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA ↑ Turandot’s Met Season Begins Christine Goerke Puccini’s Turandot launches Cineplex’s 2019-2020 season of Metropolitan Opera broadcasts CONDUCTOR EADY FOR SOME REAL DRAMA? (Roberto Aronica), who accepts the challenge Yannick Nézet-Séguin

The 2019-2020 Met: Live in HD opera hoping to win the defiant princess’s heart. FORBIDDEN series kicks off with a live broadcast Goerke’s powerful voice anchors the produc- NO MORE of Franco Zeffirelli’s production tion, but the soprano almost gave up her career Turandot was of Puccini’s Turandot, the famed 15 years ago when her pitch began to waver and banned in China composer’s final work. Puccini died in 1924 her voice falter. She found a new teacher who for its perceived R unfavourable portrayal having completed two of the opera’s three acts corrected a technical problem and her voice of the nation. The and fellow Italian composer Franco Alfano became markedly stronger, allowing her to take ban was lifted in completed the opera in 1926. on much more difficult operatic roles, including 1988 when an American soprano Christine Goerke sings Turandot. — IR epic performance was staged in the the title role of the Chinese princess who refus- Forbidden City, once es to marry unless a suitor can correctly answer Turandot screens live on October 12th, with encore home to Chinese three riddles. It is Calàf, Prince of Tartary performances November 2nd, 4th, 6th and 10th. emperors.

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A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. —ANTHONY HOPKINS IN SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

CINEPLEX EVENTS MUSIC AND MET OPERA THE MOVIES TURANDOT (PUCCINI) ROGER WATERS Live: Sat., Oct. 12 US + THEM Encores: Sat., Nov. 2, Wed., Oct. 2, Sat., Oct. 5 Mon., Nov. 4, Wed., S&M2 Nov. 6; Sun., Nov. 10 Wed., Oct. 9, Mon., Oct. 14 MANON (MASSENET) THE ROYAL EDINBURGH Live: Sat., Oct. 26 MILITARY TATTOO MADAMA BUTTERFLY Sun., Oct. 6, Thurs. Oct. 10 (PUCCINI) THIS IS SPINAL TAP Live: Sat., Nov. 9 Fri., Oct. 11, Sat., AKHNATEN (GLASS) Oct. 12, Tues., Oct. 15 Live: Sat., Nov. 23 MUSIC AND THE MOVIES PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE NATIONAL Fri., Oct. 25, Mon., THEATRE LIVE THIS IS SPINAL TAP Oct. 28, Tues., Oct. 29 A MIDSUMMER When This is Spinal Tap was released in 1984 some moviegoers HEAVY METAL NIGHT’S DREAM were confused, believing director ’s mockumentary about Fri., Nov. 8 to Fri., Nov. 15 Thurs., Oct. 17, Sun., a British heavy metal band — David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Oct. 20, Wed., Oct. 23 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (Christopher Guest), () Fri., Nov. 22 to ONE MAN, and Viv Savage (David Kaff) — was a real documentary about Wed., Nov. 27 TWO GUVNORS a real band. The comedy sputtered at the box office and it was Sat., Oct. 19, Thurs., Oct. only when it was released on VHS that it became a hit. Now it’s FAMILY FAVOURITES 24, Sat., Nov. 2, Thurs., Nov. 14, Sun., Nov. 17 regarded as one of the all-time best mockumentaries, filled THE MUPPETS with laugh-out-loud moments that poke fun at the absurdity Sat., Oct. 5 PRESENT LAUGHTER Thurs., Nov. 28 of rock-star life. → OCTOBER 11, 12, 15 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Sat., Oct. 12 CLASSIC FILMS SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Sun., Oct. 20 to Sat., Oct. 19 Thurs., Oct. 31 SENSORY FRIENDLY THE GODFATHER: SCREENINGS PART II Sun., Nov. 10 to ABOMINABLE Thurs., Nov. 21 Sat., Oct. 5 FROZEN II BOLSHOI BALLET Sat., Nov. 30 RAYMONDA GALLERIES & Encore: Sun., Oct. 27 EXHIBITIONS LE CORSAIRE Encore: Sun., Nov. 17 THE PRADO MUSEUM Mon., Oct. 7, Wed., EVENTS IN VIP CLASSIC FILM SERIES Oct. 9, Mon., Oct. 14, Thurs. Oct. 17 THE CRAFT Mon., Oct. 28 #ANNEFRANK. THE GODFATHER: PART II PARALLEL STORIES FLASHBACK It was a risky move. Writer-director decided Mon., Oct. 21, Wed., FILM SERIES the follow-up to his Oscar-winning The Godfather would be both Oct. 23, Mon., Oct. 27, Thurs. Oct. 30 BLADE RUNNER: a sequel and a prequel. He set the second film in 1958, when THE FINAL CUT Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is staving off attacks from fellow LEONARDO: Fri., Nov. 1 to mobsters and the U.S government, and in the early 1900s as young THE WORKS Thurs., Nov. 14 Sun, Nov. 3, Tues., Italian immigrant Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) takes up a life of Nov. 5, Wed., Nov. 13 ON STAGE crime, ultimately becoming the feared Don Corleone. Coppola pulls off the balancing act, giving us two compelling, parallel stories HERMITAGE: BILLY CONNOLLY: THE POWER OF ART THE SEX LIFE OF featuring Pacino and De Niro at their best. The Godfather: Part II Sun., Nov. 24, BANDAGES won six Oscars, including Best Picture, making it the first sequel Wed., Nov. 27 Fri., Nov. 1, Sun., Nov. 3 to take home that honour. → NOVEMBER 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 21

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 23 CHOOSE YOUR MOVIEGOING ADVENTURE Whether they take place underwater, in the African savanna or in deep space, movies have never looked, or felt, so real. And as filmmakers come up with increasingly mind-blowing ways to tell their stories, modern, innovative theatre formats are keeping pace to take you deeper than ever into the action. There’s UltraAVX, IMAX, ScreenX, D-BOX, 4DX and VIP. But what’s the difference?

BY GILLIAN BERNER

UltraAVX IMAX ScreenX

UltraAVX delivers the most Experience a larger, curved Wraparound screens cover powerful picture quality with screen with an expanded three walls of the theatre stunningly crisp image detail. aspect ratio for select films creating an all-encompassing, It also has the most impressive that lets audiences see up 270-degree experience! in-theatre sound system, so to 26 percent more picture. Locations are limited but you feel totally surrounded With brighter projection and will expand across Canada. by the soundtrack and powerful sound systems, these BEST FOR: Movies set in places sound-effects for maximum auditoriums place you in the you'd like to visit, but probably excitement. Plus, you can enjoy middle of every scene. never will. Think of deep space, it all from comfortable reserved BEST FOR: Films that were shot otherworldly landscapes, or an seats with extended leg room. with IMAX cameras, like First Man, underwater world like the one BEST FOR: Action, sci-fi and Interstellar and Dunkirk, or any in Aquaman. fantasy, like Avengers or movie with a sweeping landscape. Star Wars, where you want to lose yourself in the adventure. FEEL TOTALLY IMMERSED TO TOTALLY FEEL WANT YOU IF

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Experience motion seats that 4DX is a one-of-a-kind Enjoy an indulgent night at the move with the on-screen multisensory moviegoing A SPECIAL NIGHT OUT movies with food, from tacos adventure. The best seats in experience. Expect full-motion to truffle fries, and drinks the auditorium are reserved for seating, wind, rain, mist, snow, delivered right to your extra- D-BOX, so you’re guaranteed a back and leg ticklers, fog, comfy, wide leather seats in an great view. air jets, scents, lightning and intimate environment. Enhance bubbles, all timed with the your kid-free evening with a BEST FOR: When you want to movie for a seamless theatrical custom cocktail at Cineplex’s actually feel the action of a adventure. Currently available licensed lounge before or after movie like Ad Astra. in Toronto and Calgary, with the movie. more locations to come. IF YOU WANT WANT YOU IF BEST FOR: Treating yourself to a BEST FOR: Thrill seekers wanting carefree date night or girls’ night an all-around sensory experience. out when you want a break from

GET IN ON THE ACTION TO GET IN ON WANT YOU IF It’s best enjoyed with action, the kids…and someone to serve superhero, horror and sci-fi films. you for a change.

PHOTO BY GILAXIA/GETTY; ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHRIS PHILPOT OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 25 20OFCI NEPLEXYEARS MAGAZINE It’s been 20 fun-filled years since we started publishing, first as Famous, the in-house monthly for Famous Players theatres, then as Cineplex Magazine after Cineplex Entertainment bought Famous Players and our little team with it.

This is Follow along as we wander through two decades our 231st of our history, and the history of the movies issue!

NOVEMBER 2001 SEPTEMBER 2001 Something About Harry? DECEMBER 2001 The first Harry Potter movie, 9/11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s This Way to The world changes with Stone, hits theatres, and we interview Middle Earth the terrorist attacks With The Lord of the Rings: no one because, c’mon, they’re just of September 11th, The Fellowship of the Ring kids. How big could this movie be? 2001. Within days director Peter Jackson dusts Warner Bros. pulls off J.R.R. Tolkien’s nearly the terrorism-themed REMEMBER THIS? 50-year-old book trilogy Arnold Schwarzenegger From 2002 to 2009 and launches a 13-year film Collateral Damage we also published cinematic adventure that the kids’ magazine from its October lineup. caps off with a three- Famous Kids We’re already on press part adaptation of with the October issue The Hobbit. We talk and its interview with to Liv Tyler about Schwarzenegger so playing elf princess quickly add a disclaimer Arwen and explaining the feeling insecure. film’s delay. Our headline “Elf-Esteem” is one of our faves.

JANUARY 2008 Gone Too Soon Heath Ledger has a fatal overdose of prescription drugs at 28. His brilliant performance as DECEMBER 2006 The Dark Knight’s Joker is already in the can. When it comes out we run an interview Baby Bey from two months prior to his death. A 25-year-old Beyoncé Knowles nabs our cover for “Day by day, I kind of Dreamgirls. “I don’t think people have breathe, and I just any idea of what feel like it’s natural, I can do as an actor,” she tells us. “Even though I am playing a singer, this part in it’s my story. It’s Dreamgirls gives me a chance to act.” She’s 3SPIDER-MANS still evolving and made just three feature films since, playing INTERVIEWED. Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008), and , still surprises me. two animated movies, 2013’s Epic and this ANDREW GARFIELD & But I am grateful year’s The Lion King. for it.”

26 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 27 NOVEMBER 1999 MARCH 2001 Start the Presses! Famous magazine launches Julia’s Gold with Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow is the on the cover and an interview frontrunner for Oscar with producer Adam Schroeder gold after her explosive NUMBER102 OF ARTISTS inside. Hey, it was our first issue, performance in FEATURED IN we couldn’t get , Erin Brockovich. We ask "ART OF FILM," OUR , or even Tim Burton. whether she’ll vote SECTION ABOUT ART Yet. We’d go on to interview each of for herself. INSPIRED BY MOVIES them several times, including Depp for three of the four Pirates of the Caribbean movies. JULY 2000 “Yeah! Honey, First of Many wouldn’t you FUN FACT X-Men is the first Back then all images vote for were sent to us as of 23 comic book yourself? slides, including this movies to grace our cover. Film studios cover over 20 years. later sent images on CDs before switching to server-based press sites.

MAY 2002 Darth Vader’s Canadian?! Vancouver’s Hayden Christensen scores the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and tells us he’s unsettled by the level of fame he’s about to achieve. “You have to be pretty deranged to want to be famous on that level.”

APRIL 2008 100th Issue Our first major redesign coincides with our 100th 4.1NUMBER OFmillion READERS PER ISSUE* issue and features Christina Ricci, she SEPTEMBER 2009 of our inaugural Sleepy Hollow issue, MAY 2009 A Star is Born on the cover again. We go out on a limb and This time we do Up, Up put an up-and-comer get an interview and Away named with Ricci for Up, Pixar’s on the cover with the Speed Racer, 10th film, line “Where did this the Wachowskis is the first guy come from?” His first film since animated movie All About Steve The Matrix feature to didn’t do much but he’s Revolutions. earn our cover. made up for it since.

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Blinding OCTOBER 2010 Twilight Wanna know how big What’s in The Twilight Saga was? a Name? When the second Name change! film, New Moon, came Name change! out we chose our Name change! interview with We change Kristen Stewart our name from and MOST5 TIMES Famous to Taylor Lautner for the cover even ON THE COVER. Cineplex Magazine though we also had AND JOHNNY to better fit our an interview with DEPP ARE TIED environment and in that totally confuse issue for Up in the Air, a readers. Even film that earned six Oscar Matt Damon looks nominations including one a bit confused. for Gorgeous George. It’s okay, you all got used to it.

DECEMBER 2015 YOUNGEST Unstoppable Force PERSON ON Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the THE COVER biggest movie event ever thanks to was just 16 the return of original stars when she , Carrie Fisher nabbed the and Mark Hamill. Director March 2009 cover J.J. Abrams tells us of filming, for Hannah Montana: The Movie

“We all had our kid, OLDEST PERSON ON our inner child, with THE COVER us at all times and Norman Jewison was then had to, in most 77 when he was on the cover cases, not let that of the January 2004 issue for directing overwhelm.” The Statement, his last movie

JANUARY 2019 Welcome to Year 20 We kick off our 20th year 146 with a slick redesign and NUMBER OF CINEPLEX THEATRES a cover featuring one of ACROSS CANADA THAT CARRY our favourite Canadian CINEPLEX MAGAZINE actors, Jay Baruchel, who tells us how he secretly made his How to Train Your Dragon character, Hiccup, Canadian 4,013 too. “Everything from terminology, vocabulary, intonation and just paying less attention to trying to sound American.” NUMBER OF CARTONS USED TO SHIP THOSE MAGAZINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

28 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 29 MARCH 2012 The Games Begin Forget Harry Potter, give us Hunger Games and MAY 2012 kids fighting to the death! Jennifer Lawrence tells us why she thinks the violent books Avengers Assemble Until May 2012, the Marvel Cinematic are so popular. Universe was a reasonably successful franchise of comic book movies. “We’re living in a The Avengers changed everything. Like so many of the series’ stars over world obsessed with the years, Chris Evans tells reality television and our us it’s Downey who keeps the whole team shock factor is constantly together. “Every little desensitized. It takes take he gives you a little fist bump and a more and more to thumbs up, and it just surprise us and interest changes your us, and we feed off of whole day.” other people’s trauma.” Good thing that’s all changed.

JUNE 2017 FEBRUARY 2018 Wonder of Wonders Wakanda Forever! Four months before #MeToo A full three years after explodes, ’s “Oscars So White” gave Wonder Woman smashes the industry a much- through the male-dominated needed slap in the face, wall of new-gen Marvel dedicates its first comic book movies and MCU movie to a Black is a critical and box-office superhero. Black Panther smash. Gadot tells us, is the highest-grossing “We wanted to inspire film of the year. Star people. Especially now, Chadwick Boseman tells with everything that’s us his secret to getting into character. going on with the world, “The key thing for me was to have we just want to go back drums present on set that were playing. to basics and remind I wanted to make sure that we had a everyone what it’s drummer, or drummers, there all the all about, what life is time so I brought along a drummer.” all about.”

MARCH/APRIL 2019 WAYBACK MACHINE We’re in the Every issue Endgame Now going back to The biggest cinematic event since Day One can be read online at Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the Cineplex.com/ one-two punch of Captain Marvel, the magazine MCU’s first female-led movie, and Avengers: Endgame, which comes out just seven weeks later and breaks the internet when ticket sales open online. We interview Captain Marvel herself, , #1OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 about the huge expectations for both films. “I make the thing and Here We Are then it’s out in the world and it’s Thanks for reading, and up to all of you to decide what for making us Canada’s you see in it, what you take #1 entertainment magazine! from it and how that makes you Let’s keep going for relate to yourself in the world.” another 20.

28 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 29 COOL FACTS ABOUT 7FROZEN II Set three years after 2013’s Oscar-winning Frozen, Frozen II sees our heroes depart the kingdom of Arendelle when Queen Elsa is beckoned by a mysterious voice leading her to the enchanted lands. Accompanied by her sister Anna, Anna’s boyfriend Kristoff, reindeer and snowman Olaf (now treated with permafrost to stay solid in warmer climates), Elsa has to figure out why she has the power From left: Sven, Olaf, to freeze, and what that power’s for. The film’s Kristoff, Elsa and Anna producer Peter Del Vecho was in Toronto to return in Frozen II provide a sneak peek BY MARNI WEISZ

When Disney bought 3 Pixar in 2006 the company inherited some of the Disney Animation doesn’t take doing sequels lightly. “best practices” in animated This is its 58th animated feature, but only its fourth 1 filmmaking, including going on sequel, and first musical sequel. So why this one? research trips before starting “We started asking questions about, where were a feature. In this case that the parents going when the ship went down? meant sending the filmmakers Or what is Elsa’s purpose of her powers?” says to Norway, Finland and Iceland Del Vecho. “I know she’s queen of Arendelle, to immerse themselves in the but she’s not going to just decorate the castle landscape. Del Vecho was on that with ice the rest of her life. What’s the purpose trip and says it’s amazing how of those powers? Where did they come from? Peter Del Vecho much made it into the movie. What’s Anna’s role in all this?” “Waterfalls and geysers and the colourful landscape, the forests, the birch trees, the huge Though most of the movie sees rocks that appear in the 2 our heroes venturing outside of middle of a forest for Arendelle, beckoned by a voice calling some unknown reason.” out to Elsa, we go back , too. “We have a flashback where we meet the parents and we learn additional information that helps bridge us to the Frozen II world. By the end, if we’ve done our job right, Frozen I and Frozen II should feel as though it was always conceived as one journey.”

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During that trip (left), the 4 film’s co-writer and co-director, kept a diary, often writing in Elsa and Anna’s voices. “Anything that was inspirational, she would jot down,” recalls Del Vecho. “If a thought or The princesses in Frozen an idea came to her mind, she would write it down. (left) and Frozen II Every once in a while we would stop because there would be some spark of inspiration. We had several breakthrough moments on the trip.” The film takes place three years after we last saw 6 Elsa and Anna so they look a bit older. “These characters evolve. Also, the animators Expect a big change from the first film’s wintery and the toolset simply have gotten better over 5 backdrop. This one is awash in autumn hues. the last six years,” says Del Vecho. “Their ability Did the team consider such a big tonal shift risky? to get subtext into the face was great on the “No. Our first film was set in summer, but of course first movie; it’s even more sophisticated now. it felt like winter because of Elsa’s powers. She All those things I think lend to the maturing of created an eternal winter. It was technically these two characters. ” summer,” says Del Vecho. “We felt, since these characters are getting older and maturing, fall felt like the right setting. We still have Elsa’s ice The first movie’s husband powers in the movie, and there may or may not 7 and wife songwriting team be some snow in the movie at some point, too.” of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and are back for the sequel. Del Vecho says the couple wrote 20 songs for the first movie, only eight of which made the final cut, including the Oscar-winning “.” Seven of their new songs made it into Frozen II. PHOTO BY JASON LAVERIS/GETTY

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TROUBLE IN

Sleeping Beauty is awake, the curse has been broken, and now she wants to marry her prince. Not so fast. Her godmother Maleficent doesn’t think that’s a good idea. We talk with Elle Fanning about making the sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil now that she has a few more movies — make that a lot more movies — under her belt

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 33 LLE FANNING WAS barely a teen when she first stepped onto the set of 2014’s Maleficent. Now, five years later, she returns as Aurora in the sequel and not only has her character grown up, Fanning has matured into one of Hollywood’s most E interesting and accom- plished young actors. “The first time I did the film I was 14, and now I’m 21,” she says on the line from Los Angeles, “so it’s a really big, big jump to come back and just think about where Aurora is now. She’s not 16 anymore, and she’s growing up into a young woman.” In the first film Angelina Jolie’s fairy Maleficent is happily living in the moors, a magical forest realm that borders the human kingdom, when Stefan (Sharlto

Copley), a human she’s loved since childhood, betrays Elle Fanning with Harris Dickinson her by cutting off her wings so he can become king. in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil When King Stefan has a daughter, Princess Aurora, Maleficent curses her — on her 16th birthday Aurora will prick her finger, fall into a deep sleep and only true love’s kiss can wake her. What Maleficent doesn’t foresee is that she’ll start to care deeply about Aurora, who is sent into hiding in the moors. It’s Maleficent’s love for Aurora that warms her cold heart. “That movie left off with Maleficent being this mother figure, and that’s kind of where this story begins, with their relationship, they have created this nice family dynamic,” explains Fanning. In Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which was directed by Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales), that dynamic is tested when Aurora becomes engaged to Prince Phillip (Harris Dickinson). Maleficent disapproves of the marriage. After all, it was love with a human that almost destroyed her. Yet of a say as well, to be more collaborative and be in- Aurora will not be swayed. The situation boils over volved in those conversations about my character when Phillip’s mother, Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer), because I really do feel Aurora is me, so I got to have announces she should now be considered Aurora’s input there, which was really special. And to get to mother, sending Maleficent into a rage. And sending have conversations with Angelina now that I’m older.” volatile Maleficent into a rage is never a good idea. Jolie and Fanning bonded while making the first “Yeah, there’s definitely conflict there,” says film and when shooting began on the follow-up in MODEL ACTOR Fanning, laughing. May 2018 the pair posted silly selfies on set. That off- The sequel also gives us a glimpse into Maleficent’s Aside from acting, screen connection comes across on screen, helping Elle Fanning past as she is reunited with others of her kind, includ- us believe Maleficent truly adores Aurora, whom she is quite the ing the mysterious Connal (Chiwetel Ejiofor). fashionista. She’s teasingly calls “Beastie.” Returning to the role of Aurora as an adult meant even walked It’s a delicious idea to pit two maternal figures Fanning could take some control over her character. the runway for against one another in the sequel, and Fanning was “I’ve definitely grown and been on a lot more film L’Oréal Paris (seen especially excited to have Michelle Pfeiffer join the cast here) and Miu Miu sets and learned things,” she says. “I get to take all during Paris since she made her screen debut in a Michelle Pfeiffer those new experiences with me and get to have more Fashion Week. movie at the age of two. I Am Sam starred Pfeiffer,

34 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 PHOTO BY STEPHANE CARDINALE/GETTY MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL OPENS OCTOBER 18TH

I REMEMBER MICHELLE PFEIFFER WAS THE FIRST ‘‘HUGE MOVIE STAR THAT MY MOM AND MY SISTER EVER MET, AND MY MOM WOULD ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HER, AND HOW KIND Fanning (left) with Michelle Pfeiffer SHE WAS TO MY Inset: Angelina Jolie’s SISTER. SO IT’S A Maleficent VERY FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT, HER BEING IN THIS FILM.’’ “You have a lot of downtime on set, so you find yourselves talking and in discussions about this industry that we’re in,” she says, “and it’s not so much that these women are like, ‘Let me give you this advice.’ It’s more learning from the example that they set, on set, which is how they treat the crew and treat every- one. You can just feel the respect that everyone around them has for them and it’s really amazing to see.” and Elle’s older sister, . SCARCELY SEEN Now it’s Fanning’s turn to set an example, having Elle was seen briefly as the two-year-old version of Angelina Jolie has joined the growing collection of Disney princesses. Dakota’s character. been in front of “In Disney films, the different princesses have their “My sister did I Am Sam, her first movie ever with more paparazzi different strengths that come out in different ways. cameras than Michelle so we had that connection,” notes Fanning. It doesn’t necessarily mean that Aurora has to put on movie cameras “I remember Michelle Pfeiffer was the first huge over the past armour and go fight. I think she can fight in a different movie star that my mom and my sister ever met, and few years. Since way, with her kindness and her intellect. It’s some- my mom would always talk about her, and how kind 2014’s Maleficent thing Angelina and I talked about a lot, that she can she was to my sister. So it’s a very full-circle moment, she’s appeared in fight in a dress, wear pink and love her feminine side. only two movies — her being in this film.” By the Sea (2015) I think that makes her really strong and beautiful.” and the animated Fanning knows that girls — not that much younger Kung Fu Panda 3 than herself — will be paying close attention, and IT’S EASY TO FORGET FANNING, WHO ALREADY (2016). hopes the film sends the right message. has 60 credits on her résumé, is just 21 years old. She “I was very aware from the first movie that young tackled her first leading role at age nine playing a girl girls are gonna be watching this film,” she explains. with Tourette syndrome in Phoebe in Wonderland, “I’d never really had that experience before in my life then wowed critics with turns as a trans teen in Ray, with any films that I had done. Girls would come up a model in the horror Neon Demon, and an aspiring to me and say, ‘Oh, you’re Aurora,’ and they saw me pop star (she did her own singing) in Teen Spirit. as the character. So I just felt like we owe it to them to She is no acting newbie, so what she learned from have themes, like accepting differences and the idea of Jolie and Pfeiffer on set had less to do with perform- chosen families, that they can learn from.” ing and more to do with how the two veteran actors handled themselves. Ingrid Randoja is the deputy editor of Cineplex Magazine.

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If you don’t already know Mackenzie Davis, you will. The Vancouver native is branching out from thoughtful, critically acclaimed roles in films like Tully and to become Terminator: Dark Fate’s human/cyborg hybrid and kick butt alongside franchise veteran Linda Hamilton. So what’s it actually like to shoot a Terminator film?

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE 37 F YOU THINK THE DYSTOPIAN world depicted in movies looks bad, you should try ac- tually shooting a Terminator movie. I Last summer, during the European heatwave of 2018, director Tim Miller (Deadpool) and the cast of Terminator: Dark Fate spent two hot, sweaty weeks filming a car-chase scene on an abandoned highway in the south of Spain. Temperatures officially reached 42.3 degrees Celsius, but the cast and crew were shooting on black asphalt, in the middle of the day, and it felt more like 45 degrees for two weeks straight. It’s hard to breathe in those temperatures, never mind shoot an action sequence, but the heat wasn’t the worst of it. “It was right next to these agricultural farms that you can see from outer space…which also have [adjacent] fertilizer farms. And there were more flies than I’d ever experienced in my life and they were like just high on their own supply and were so not scared of humans or being batted away,” recalls Mackenzie Davis over the phone from her L.A. home. The Vancouver native moved to Los Angeles about 10 years ago. “So you’d just be in a scene and have like six flies on your face, crawling into the corners of your mouth and your eyes and trying to do your work Terminator: Dark Fate’s alongside these things. It was just the hottest, hardest, Mackenzie Davis (left) and Natalia Reyes grossest smelling two weeks.” Inset: Arnold Schwarzenegger All the better to put you in the mind of what may be humankind’s final days on Earth. Davis, whose recent films include Blade Runner 2049 and the title role in Tully, trained for a full year to play return as a good Terminator sent from the future to help lithe and lethal Grace, a human super-soldier from save the now teenaged () the future who is implanted with cyborg technology survive another bad Terminator sent from the future before being sent back in time to protect a woman to kill him. named Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) from a Terminator And that’s really all you need to know because (Gabriel Luna) who’s trying to kill her for reasons as this sixth movie — which was co-written and yet unknown. Fortunately, Grace and Dani get help produced by Cameron — ignores the events from Sarah Connor (a pumped-up Linda Hamilton, of Terminator movies three through five, and returning to the role that made her famous) and everything that happened in the TV show Terminator: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who’s playing the original The Sarah Connor Chronicles, plus a couple of web HEIRESS Terminator one more time. series. Well, there is one more thing you should Mackenzie Davis’s know. At the end of Terminator 2: Judgement Day parents started and still own Sarah Connor stops the scientist responsible for DARK FATE IS THE SIXTH FILM IN THE FRANCHISE the ubiquitous creating Skynet before he can complete his work. that began with 1984’s The Terminator (written and di- Canadian haircare So why are there still cyborgs? rected by James Cameron) in which Schwarzenegger’s line AG Hair. “It doesn’t mean nothing bad happens from that “I would love T-800 cyborg was sent back from 2029 to 1984 to point onward, or you erased all of the people that put them to retire,” kill Sarah Connor before she could give birth to a she says, “but that future together,” explains Davis. “You just change son, John, who would eventually lead the Resistance they’re dogged that eventuality. So what takes its place? That’s the against Skynet, an automated A.I. defence system that entrepreneurs world we come from, and obviously it’s not a great becomes self-aware and sets out to destroy humanity. and I think they’ll place.” just keep working The second movie, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and creating new One more interesting thing about this future. For us, (1991), also written and directed by Cameron, saw Arnie products.” it’s not the future at all. The new movie takes place in

38 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 BACK FOR MORE Terminator: Dark Fate would not have been made had 62-year-old Linda Hamilton decided not to return. TANNER ZIPCHEN spoke with Hamilton, whose Sarah Connor has long been an icon of female power, at this year’s Comic-Con.

Everyone’s been making a big deal about having the girls front and centre, kicking butt, but Terminator has been doing this since the ’80s. Yeah, except it was one girl. ever have felt like a badass, until this one. Just the doing I guess we multiply the amount of it and the getting through it. of butt-kicking. And just how much stronger I And the number of years, and am as an actress now so that then it just sort of goes on it’s not about just the weapons, exponentially. The next one’s it’s about the whole interior going to have six fantastic life. The courage to bring up women [laughs]. horrible, ruinous feelings of loss and grief and to be ugly and to I love that idea. not have to be pretty. Life isn’t I do too. But I don’t think they pretty all the time. were particularly going for a certain trend, you know, the I heard it was not an easy strong woman. I mean, Jim decision to return. Was there a 2019 and Davis confirms it has references to today’s invented the strong woman and particular reason you decided technology, privacy issues and politics. so he doesn’t have anything to to revive this character? “I think it wouldn’t be a true Terminator movie in prove but it just sort of turned The hesitation was in that I the original James Cameron fashion if it didn’t allow out this way, script-wise, and really felt like I had done a very itself to be concerned with the events of now,” says I have never felt more in line complete character arc and the 32-year-old actor. Cameron, who was born in with a group of actors in my that I didn’t have more to say Kapuskasing, Ontario, is a passionate and outspoken entire career. These women but when it came back to me environmentalist. rock…they are amazing talents 27 years later it’s like hmmm, Then there’s Davis’s co-star Schwarzenegger, who and their dedication matched 27 years, circumstances have served as Governor of California from 2003 to 2011 my own. changed, time changes us, and is also pretty concerned with the events of now. let’s explore that. And my real While promoting this movie in a panel at Comic-Con This character has inspired so hesitation was just about, I love Arnie managed to squeeze in a dig at Trump within many people. How does it feel my life and I don’t care about his first two minutes on stage. to know that maybe you’ve another 15 minutes, I don’t “He’s an extremely available person,” Davis says changed people’s lives? want my life interrupted, you of Schwarzenegger. “He’s really happy to talk to you I’m pretty humble, I’m like know? I don’t want people in about anything from his film history, and regale no, no, no, thanks but no. I’m my community, in New Orleans, you with stories, or just talk about gerrymandering always going to deflect that to look at me differently or go, [manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to and you don’t necessarily buy “Oh I saw…” No, no, no. It’s not affect the outcome of an election]. into what people say, but it is about what we do, it’s about “I think it’s really hard to be that famous for that nice to hear it. And I think that who we are. I just don’t want long and remain so available to people,” she continues. what’s interesting is that as long that to ever change because “I think it’s really a quite lovely quality.” → as I’ve played her, I never, ever, that’s the world I’m living in now.

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IT DOESN’T SURPRISE ME THAT A LOT OF THE CHARACTERS → WE’RE GUESSING DAVIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN AND CONCEPTS THAT more interested in talking politics than action films INTEREST ME... HAVE TO with Arnie, but we could be wrong. Her previous roles have been more on the thoughtful side and less about DO WITH TECHNOLOGY blowing stuff up. ‘‘ AND HUMANITY AND SIMPLY Her big break came with the 2014 AMC series THE INTERACTION OF IRRESISTIBLE Halt and Catch Fire, where she played a computer IDENTITY AND A LOSS Next up for genius who works for an IBM clone. Then there was Davis is the her role in “,” the Emmy-winning episode OF IDENTITY AND THE political dramedy of ’ Black Mirror in which she played a shy wom- LINE BETWEEN HUMAN Irresistible, an who falls for another woman inside a virtual-reality directed by AND ROBOT . world. That was followed by her ethereal performance She plays the as a pleasure replicant in Blade Runner 2049, another daughter of a sequel to an iconic sci-fi about artificial intelligence. retired marine A computer programmer, a woman who lives inside Desolation Sound, B.C., a spot they’ve visited every running for mayor of a small town. a computer program, a replicant and a human-cyborg summer since Mackenzie was seven — until last hybrid — are we seeing a trend here? summer, that is, when she was shooting Terminator: “I don’t know, I haven’t thought about it at all,” Dark Fate. admits Davis, before pondering a little. “I just have had this’’ really intense feeling of needing “It doesn’t surprise me that a lot of the characters to be in Canada more and more,” she says. “I’ve lived and concepts that interest me, and that are being ex- in the States for 10 years and it’s where my whole life plored in the more interesting films right now, have to is. I think I didn’t realize how much I missed Canada do with technology and humanity and the interaction until recently. of identity and a loss of identity and the line between “You know, you always feel like you want to go and human and robot and where we distinguish which is be a frontiersperson and start your life somewhere which, because that’s what we have been consumed else, and I think I’m feeling a real pull to my home with for the past 30 years.” lately. Just how beautiful it is and important it is.” It’s a concept that can be mentally exhausting, and Of course, we will always welcome her back, sometimes you just have to get away from it all. especially in the event of a cyborg apocalypse. The week before we spoke Davis was chilling out on a boat with her parents in the warm waters of Marni Weisz is the editor of Cineplex Magazine.

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Awkwafina Leads Adventure Awkwafina continues her Hollywood takeover by starring in The Last Adventure of Constance Verity, based on A. Lee Martinez’s fantasy-adventure novel. She’ll play Verity, who has been battling dark supernatural forces since she was seven years old. However, the grind of saving the world is getting to her and she wants to quit and lead a normal life. It will be some time before the film hits theatres as Awkwafina is also gearing up to shoot The Little Mermaid and Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

42 CINEPLEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 PHOTOS BY ERIC CHARBONNEAU (OLIVIA WILDE); VERA ANDERSON/GETTY (AWKWAFINA) LABEOUF + DE NIRO Here are two actors who could create some serious on-screen sparks. Shia LaBeouf is teaming with Robert De Niro for the drama After Exile. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote), the story focuses on Mike Delaney (LaBeouf), an ex-con who reconnects with his father (De Niro), also an ex-con, in an attempt to save his younger brother from a life of crime.

WITHERSPOON ON HOME TURF ← TORONTO IS ON FIRE DEL TORO’S is set to TORONTO produce and star in the sci-fi NIGHTMARE Pyros, based on the short story Oscar-winning helmer Tardy Man by Thomas Pierce. Guillermo del Toro The plot focuses on people who is back in his adopted have non-removable, fire-retardant suits fixed to their hometown of Toronto Guillermo del Toro bodies. They work for insurance companies and are until the end of January sent into fires to recover property only. The story finds to film Nightmare Alley, his follow-up ROLE CALL a “Tardy Man” risking his life to save a boy trapped in a to The Shape of Water. The film finds fire. Simon Kinberg (Dark Phoenix) directs. No word a conman and a psychiatrist teaming ■■ Sterling K. about who Witherspoon will play. up to bilk people of their money, and Brown and Kerry if everyone rumoured to have a role Washington team signs on this cast will be stellar — up for Shadow , Bradley Cooper, Force, a thriller HART MEETS WOLF , Toni Collette, that’s being called Kevin Hart already has Michael Shannon and . a fresh take on Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Uptown Saturday Night, The Great Outdoors and ■■ Infinite casts FRESH FACE Ride Along 3 lined up, but that didn’t stop him from signing as a man who can onto another comedy. He will ROMAN GRIFFIN DAVIS remember his past produce and star in Night Wolf, Writer-director Taika Waititi put his faith lives and joins a in which his character meets his future father-in-law and in Roman Griffin Davis. Waititi cast the secret society of discovers he’s a superhero known as the Night Wolf. The young Brit in the title people who can script comes courtesy of Detective Pikachu scribes role of his anti-war satire also recall former incarnations. Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit. Jojo Rabbit. Ten-year- old Jojo is desperate ■■ Jared Leto is to join the Nazi army circling the role but he’s afraid and of the serial killer LAWRENCE calls on his imaginary in Little Things, friend — an idiotic the crime thriller JOINS THE MOB Adolf Hitler (Waititi) starring Denzel Mob Girl casts Jennifer Lawrence — for guidance. This Washington and as the real-life Arlyne Brickman, is Davis’s first film, but he comes from Rami Malek. who began running with the a cinematic family; his father is noted ■■ Italian mob as a teenager in the cinematographer Ben Davis, who shot Wesley Snipes will play General 1950s. She seduced men and Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange and Izzi, the leader of ran drugs, but after she was sexually assaulted Guardians of the Galaxy. the fictional nation and threatened she became an FBI informant. of Zamunda, in the Her testimony in 1986 helped put away gangster Anthony Scarpati. Paolo Sorrentino (Youth) directs. sequel.

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