Blockers

Blockers director and former 30 Rock scribe Kay Cannon on bringing her debut film to cinemas

We recently spoke to director and former 30 Rock scribe Kay Cannon at SXSW about her directorial debut for Blockers, the latest comedy starring John Cena, as she touches on what making a funny, heartfelt film that viewers can not only laugh at but take seriously at the same time. Watch the full chat here: Blockers hits…

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Interview: Blockers‘ young actress Gideon Adlon on making her big screen debut

Hitting Australian cinemas this Thursday, we caught up with the young actress who stars in the new film Blockers, Gideon Adlon, to talk about making her big screen debut in the anticipated comedy starring John Cena and Leslie Mann. Blockers hits Australian cinemas this Thursday, 29th March ———- This content has recently been ported from its…

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Interview: Blockers‘ Evan Goldberg & James Weaver claim to be Australia’s “favourite movie makers”

While at SXSW, we caught up with Evan Goldberg & James Weaver to chat about their work as writers and producers of the anticipated and acclaimed new comedy Blockers, which hits cinemas on Thursday. During our chat, the pair talk about casting an Australian actress (Geraldine Viswanathan) in the film, and go on to say that…

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Interview: Young Aussie actress Geraldine Viswanathan talks about making her US debut in the anticipated comedy Blockers

The anticipated comedy Blockers hits Australian screens later this month, and one of the stars in the film is Australia’s own Geraldine Viswanathan, who makes her US film debut in the role. While at the Red Carpet World Premiere at SXSW over the weekend, we caught up with Geraldine to talk about the role and…

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The world premiere of Blockers headlines SXSW Day Two, plus pop ups for The Terror, Westworld and more!

It’s day two of SXSW in Austin, Texas – and with the Westworld Pop-Up event taking place just outside of town and getting everyone talking, here’s a look at a few of the other highlights from the day (since, sadly, we weren’t able to get tickets to Westworld ourselves; tickets went out the door in…

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SXSW First impressions: Blockers (USA, 2018) is a surprisingly smart, often hilarious teen sex comedy that flips gender stereotypes

When Blockers was first announced, I met the concept with sceptism: three teenage girls (including Australia’s own Geraldine Viswanathan) agree to a “sex pact” for their Prom night. Friends since the first day of school, they’re all going to attempt to lose their virginity on the same night. However, their parents (John Cena, Leslie Mann…

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