Maguire to play mad chess genius
It's taken decades but finally the story of chess genius and all-round madman Bobby Fischer's 1972 Cold War world championship face-off with Boris Spassky has been turned into a feature film. Starring Tobey Maguire as Fischer and Liev Schreiber as Spassky , the first trailer for Ed Zwick's Pawn Sacrifice debuted on YouTube last week. The film premieres in the US in September.The Wachowski brothers may have lost the spark of their Matrix days, with flops like Cloud Atlas and Jupiter Ascending, but they look set for a return to form thanks to Netflix.Starring Darryl Hannah, the series Sense8 follows the lives of eight characters from different countries who share the same consciousness.Early reviews are the most positive the directors have received in ages. The 12-episode series debuts on the streaming service today.Fans of cult comedy show Arrested Development will be pleased to hear that producer Brian Grazer has announced that the show will start shooting its fifth season next year...
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