NEW MOVIES THIS WEEKEND
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New in Theaters: “Charlie's Angels” and Matt Damon's “Ford v Ferrari”
1.
”
Charlie's Angels
”
(PG-13)
Kristen Stewart
,
“Aladdin's”
Naomi Scott
, and British actress
Ella Balinska
are the new generation of Angels for a reboot that's directed by
Elizabeth Banks
.A guy named
Robert Clotworthy
is the new voice of Charlie. He's taking over the role for
John Forsythe
, who passed away in 2010. You might remember Robert as Bradley Cooper's VA therapist in
“American Sniper”
.
Profanity Warning
:
You can watch Robert talk about his
“American Sniper”
role
here
.
Elizabeth Banks
and
Djimon Hounsou
are Charlie's assistants, who guide the Angels on their missions. They both use the name Bosley as an honorific for Charlie's original assistant, John Bosley, who's being played in this movie by
Patrick Stewart
.
Jaclyn Smith
is also back, making another appearance as original Angel
Kelly Garrett
. Hardcore fans know her as the only Angel to do all five seasons of the show.There are quite a few cameos, including
Danica Patrick
,
Rhonda Rousey
, and
Laverne Cox
as the Angels' driving instructor, fight instructor, and bomb instructor, and
Michael Strahan
as the Bosley for the New York office. Plus,
Hailee Steinfeld
,
Lili Reinhart
, and Olympians
Aly Raisman
and
Chloe Kim
also appear in it briefly as some of the other new recruits.2.
”
Ford v Ferrari
”
(PG-13)
Matt Damon
is American car designer Carroll Shelby, the guy Ford Motor Company hired to take down Ferrari in a championship race that Ferrari had dominated for years.
Jon Bernthal
is Lee Iacocca,
Christian Bale
is the hot-headed British driver Damon teams up with to win the race, and Bale's wife is
Caitriona Balfe
from
“Outlander”
.3.
”
The Good Liar
”
(R)
Ian McKellen
is a con man who sets his sights on the recently widowed
Helen Mirren
. The situation quickly escalates into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse as he tries to swindle her out of millions while simultaneously protecting his own secret past.The guy who starred as
William Shakespeare
on TNT's
“Will”
is the young version of Ian McKellen in flashback scenes. And the guy who played
Harry Doyle
on
“Quantico”
is Helen's distrustful grandson.
