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MARCH/APRIL 2015 | VOLUME 16 | NUMBER 3 Inside WILL FERRELL KEVIN HART DUSTIN HOFFMAN SHAILENE WOODLEY TALKS INSURGENT PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 41619533 THE 7 MUST-SEE MOVIES OF SPRING/SUMMER 2015, PAGE 34 CONTENTS MARCH/APRIL 2015 | VOL 16 | Nº3 COVER STORY 38 SURGING STAR We visit the Atlanta set of The Divergent Series: Insurgent to catch up with star Shailene Woodley, whose eclectic off-screen lifestyle attracts as much attention as her excellent acting. Here, Woodley tells us what to expect from the action- packed Divergent sequel BY INGRID RANDOJA REGULARS 4 EDITOR’S NOTE 6 SNAPS 8 IN BRIEF 12 SPOTLIGHT CANADA 14 ALL DRESSED UP 16 IN THEATRES 44 CASTING CALL 46 RETURN ENGAGEMENT 48 CINEPLEX STORE 50 FINALLY… FEATURES IMAGES BENNETT RAGLIN/GETTY BY THIS PHOTO TIM PALEN BY PHOTO COVER 28 DOUBLE TROUBLE 30 NOTE PERFECT 34 SPRING/SUMMER 42 SPRING FASHION Funnymen Kevin Hart and Dustin Hoffman says playing a MOVIE PREVIEW We’ve got a front row seat at Will Ferrell talk about choirmaster in the coming-of- Warming weather means New York’s Spring-Summer teaming up — and dressing up age drama Boychoir gave him blockbuster season must be Fashion Week where — thick — for their topical comedy the chance to revisit his own close! We break down the or thin — it was all about Get Hard musical memories must-see pics eye-catching stripes BY ERIC COHEN BY INGRID RANDOJA BY MARNI WEISZ BY MARNI WEISZ MARCH/APRIL 2015 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | 3 EDITOR’S NOTE PUBLISHER SALAH BACHIR EDITOR MARNI WEISZ DEPUTY EDITOR INGRID RANDOJA ART DIRECTOR TREVOR THOMAS STEWART VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION SHEILA GREGORY CONTRIBUTORS ERIC COHEN ADVERTISING SALES FOR CINEPLEX MAGAZINE AND LE MAGAZINE CINEPLEX IS HANDLED BY CINEPLEX MEDIA. HEAD OFFICE 416.539.8800 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES LORI LEGAULT (EXT. 5242) VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT BROWN (EXT. 5232) VICE PRESIDENT, SALES JOHN TSIRLIS (EXT. 5237) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SALES GIULIO FAZZOLARI (EXT. 5254) ACCOUNT MANAGERS CORY ATKINS (EXT. 5257) THE 12 PERCENT JASON BAUER (EXT. 5233) hailene Woodley BRENDAN DEVINE (EXT. 5280) continues the good fight with this month’s dystopian thriller LESLEY TAYLOR (EXT. 5266) Insurgent. I’m not talking about the battle for individualism in The Divergent Series’ BETH LEVERTY (EXT. 5285) LORELEI VON HEYMANN (EXT. 5249) repressive society. I’m talking about an off-screen struggle that’s taking place in the ZANDRA MACINNIS (EXT. 5281) HEATHER MARSHALL (EXT. 5290) real world, in the boardrooms and offices of Hollywood. JENNA PATERSON (EXT. 5243) And it’s proving to be just as tough. BRETT POSCHMANN (EXT. 5287) TANYA STEVENS (EXT. 5271) According to “It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World: On-Screen Representations ED VILLA (EXT. 5239) JENNIFER WISHART (EXT. 5269) of Female Characters in the Top 100 Films of 2014,” the Center for the Study SHEREE KYTE (EXT. 5245) of Women in Television and Film found that only 12 percent of 2014’s top 100 DIRECTOR, MEDIA OPERATIONS CATHY PROWSE (EXT. 5223) movies in North America had female protagonists, as compared to 75 percent of HALIFAX 902.404.8124 films with male leads. The remaining 13 percent of films had a male/female duo at the centre of the story. ACCOUNT MANAGER That 12 percent represents a decrease of three percent over 2013, and a drop of four percent from 2002! CRAIG JACKSON QUEBEC 514.868.0005 Ouch. Wasn’t 2011’s Bridesmaids going to teach Hollywood a lesson about the untapped female market? SALES DIRECTOR, EASTERN CANADA GEORGE GOULAKOS (EXT. 225) That all-female comedy achieved a 90 percent rating on Rottentomatoes.com and, more importantly for the DIRECTOR, SALES LOUISA DI TULLIO (EXT. 222) movie industry’s decision makers, earned $288-million (U.S.) worldwide. If Bridesmaids couldn’t give ACCOUNT MANAGER women in Hollywood a bump, what hope do we have? DAVE CAMERON (EXT. 224) OTTAWA 613.440.1358 Well, we have Woodley, we have Jennifer Lawrence, and we have the other mostly female stars of ACCOUNT MANAGER NICOLE BEAUDIN Young Adult franchises. While not all have been successful (The Mortal Instruments, Beautiful Creatures, MANITOBA/ SASKATCHEWAN 204.396.3044 The Host and Vampire Academy all had female protagonists but failed to make much of an impression), ACCOUNT MANAGER the ones that have been successful have been really successful. MORGAN COMRIE Did you know that, in North America, Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 was the ALBERTA 403.264.4420 ACCOUNT MANAGER highest-grossing film released in 2014? It made $336-million here and more than doubled that take KEVIN LEAHY BRITISH COLUMBIA 604.689.3068 worldwide. Woodley’s Divergent came in at number 19 in North America, also earning a nice profit. ACCOUNT MANAGER So, once again, what hope do we have? Well, as Whitney Houston once sang, “I believe the children are MATT WATSON SPECIAL THANKS our future...” If my generation can’t get it together and properly depict the 50 percent of the population that MATHIEU CHANTELOIS, ELLIS JACOB, PAT MARSHALL, DAN MCGRATH, has two X chromosomes on screen, at least there’s a chance the next generation will. ÉDITH VALLIÈRES While they’re at it, they’d better close the black hole that’s swallowed up all the ethnic women. That Cineplex Magazine™ is published 12 times a year by Cineplex Entertainment. Subscriptions are same study pointed out that while 74 percent of all female characters were white, and 11 percent were $34.50 ($30 + HST) a year in Canada, $45 a year in the U.S. and $55 a year overseas. Single copies are $3. black, “moviegoers were almost as likely to see another-worldly female as they were to see a Latina or Back issues are $6. All subscription inquiries, back issue requests and letters to the editor should Asian female character.” Way to go, Gamora. be directed to Cineplex Magazine at 102 Atlantic Ave., Toronto, ON, M6K 1X9; or 416.539.8800; Turn to page 38 to read “Fearlessly Different,” our visit to Insurgent’s Atlanta set to chat with proud owner or [email protected] Publications Mail Agreement No. 41619533. of two X chromosomes, Shailene Woodley. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Elsewhere in this issue, Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart explain Get Hard’s cheeky concept (page 28), Cineplex Magazine, 102 Atlantic Ave., Toronto, ON., M6K 1X9 Dustin Hoffman sings the praises of Boychoir (page 30), we take you down the stripy spring runways of 750,000 copies of Cineplex Magazine are distributed through Cineplex Entertainment, The Globe and Mail, and other outlets. New York’s Fashion Week (page 42) and preview seven of the Spring/Summer’s biggest movies (page 34). Cineplex Magazine is not responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts, artwork or other materials. No material in this Plus, starting with this issue you can flip through the pages of Cineplex Magazine knowing that we are magazine may be reprinted without the express written consent of the publisher. using paper that is Ancient Forest Friendly, meaning no fiber is taken from ancient or endangered forests. © Cineplex Entertainment 2015. Instead, all inside pages are made from recycled waste paper. While we’ve been using recycled paper for years, this new paper takes it up a notch. n MARNI WEISZ, EDITOR 4 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | MARCH/APRIL 2015 SNAPS ROSARIO’S HERE! Rosario Dawson arrives at the 2015 amfAR New York Gala. PHOTO BY SPLASH NEWS JACKMAN’S NEW PUP THROWBACK Hugh Jackman walks from his New York apartment to the THURSDAYS Broadway theatre where he’s Jennifer Aniston signs an image performing in The River, with his of herself from, we wanna say, new pup Allegra — and a stack the Friends years (?) after of pee pads — in hand. leaving The Daily Show’s studios PHOTO BY SPLASH NEWS in New York City. PHOTO BY SPLASH NEWS 6 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | MARCH/APRIL 2015 EARLY HEY, GIRL CHRISTMAS Ryan Gosling is looking at PRESENT you, yes you, while shooting Benedict Cumberbatch is seen a scene for The Nice Guys in filming theSherlock Christmas Los Angeles. special in London, England. PHOTO BY INFPHOTO.COM/SPLASH NEWS PHOTO BY KEYSTONE PRESS CHRIS KISS Christopher Pratt graciously accepts his Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award in Cambridge, Massachusetts. PHOTO BY DARREN MCCOLLESTER/ GETTY FOR IMAGE.NET MARCH/APRIL 2015 | CINEPLEX MAGAZINE | 7 IN BRIEF Ryan Reynolds On Home Turf: DEADPOOL elcome home, Ryan Reynolds. The Vancouver native is in B.C. from late March to late May to shoot Chappie’s Deadpool, his second kick at the wisecracking Marvel superhero. Also known as Wade Wilson, Deadpool was introduced in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine and has since been relaxing GIRL in superhero limbo. Chappie introduces audiences rap-rave trio Die Antwoord soup their cars up and rock Midway through last to a robot (voiced by (which means “The Answer” gold and sh-t. Zef is, you’re year, however, test footage Sharlto Copley) that not only in Afrikaans). Visser and her poor but you’re fancy. You’re of Reynolds being a has the ability to think and rapping partner Ninja play a poor but you’re sexy, you’ve smart-ass and kicking butt learn, but also to feel. streetwise duo that helps to got style.” Notice in the photo while clad in Deadpool’s Co-written and directed educate and protect Chappie. the word ZEF is written on tight red suit leaked by Neill Blomkamp — who Visser’s appearance — Chappie’s back. online, and all of a sudden was born in South Africa and bleached eyebrows, gold Blomkamp has been people were interested in moved to Canada when he was tooth and a horse-mane a Die Antwoord fan for Deadpool again.