Friday, 18 November 2016

Video: Why Jessica Chastain Won't Be Running For Office

Why Jessica Chastain Won't Be Running For Office | E! Live from the Red Carpet

Published on 8 Nov 2016

The "Miss Sloane" star weighs in on the election and more.

Video: Black Mirror: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bryce Dallas Howard & More Talk About The Show | Entertainment Weekly

Black Mirror: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bryce Dallas Howard & More Talk About The Show | Entertainment Weekly

Published on 27 Oct 2016

Netflix's 'Black Mirror' stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bryce Dallas Howard and Mackenzie Davis talk about the show and what kind of twists there will be in season 3.

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

2016 Photos: Gugu arriving at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 8th Annual Governors Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 8th Annual Governors Awards - Arrivals

Director John Madden and actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw attend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 8th annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 12, 2016 in Hollywood, California.

Dress Du Jour: GUGU MBATHA-RAW'S stunning silver slip dress

DRESS DU JOUR: GUGU MBATHA-RAW'S STUNNING SILVER SLIP DRESS

12:52 PM PST 11/14/2016 by Sam Reed

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw

The '90s look shines on.

The Look: A mercury metal ring embroidered silver slip dress from Narciso Rodriguez's spring 2017 collection.

The Wearer: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who stars as Plumette in the upcoming live-action production of Beauty and the Beast.

The Event: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's 8th Annual Governor's Awards, which took place on Saturday evening in Hollywood. The actress was joined by the likes of Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman and Ryan Reynolds on the red carpet.

Why It Matters: These days, slip dresses are a dime a dozen, but this one is a shining reminder of where the trend came from, at least in the recent past. Mbatha-Raw's silver spaghetti strap style brings to mind Carolyn Bessette's classically simple wedding gown. New York designer Rodriguez also designed that quietly elegant dress, which Bessette chose for her 1996 wedding to John Kennedy Jr.. Sadly, that fairytale ended in tragedy, but the image of the dress and its wearer is still one of the most iconic of the 1990s.

Reinventing the slip dress style for today, Rodriguez added an edge with mercury metal ring embroidery on the top portion of the bodice. The perfectly fitted skirt fits flawlessly over Mbatha-Raw's curves, stopping just above her matching minimalist Cassadei pumps. Stylist Cristina Ehrlich kept the look monochromatic and modern with a gunmetal Bottega Veneta clutch and rings by Los Angeles-based brand Spinelli Kilcollin.

Monday, 14 November 2016

2016 Photos: Gugu Mbatha-Raw attends the Premiere of "Miss Sloane" during the AFI Fest

Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw attends the Premiere of "Miss Sloane" during the AFI Fest, in Hollywood, California, on November 11, 2016. / AFP / VALERIE MACON

Actresses Alison Pill, Jessica Chastain and Gugu Mbatha-Raw attend the Premiere of "Miss Sloane" during the AFI Fest, in Hollywood, California, on November 11, 2016. / AFP / VALERIE MACON

Sunday, 13 November 2016

Video: Beauty and the Beast Star on How Closely the Remake Will Match the Animated Film

Beauty and the Beast Star on How Closely the Remake Will Match the Animated Film

Published on 5 Nov 2016

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who plays Plumette in the upcoming Beauty and the Beast, fills us in on what to expect from Disney's live-action take on the legend.

Beauty and the Beast Official Teaser Trailer
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Saturday, 12 November 2016

Gugu joins Jessica Chastain who wows in plunging gown at Miss Sloane premiere in Los Angeles

Poised in purple! Jessica Chastain wows in plunging gown at Miss Sloane premiere in Los Angeles

By ADAM S. LEVY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 07:54, 12 November 2016 | UPDATED: 16:36, 12 November 2016

It was Jessica Chastain's time to shine Friday, and that she did.

The two-time Academy Award nominee was a stunning vision of natural beauty Friday in Los Angeles, as she walked the red carpet at the American Film Institute Fest for the premiere of her new political drama Miss Sloane.

The Martian stunner, 39, wore a blue-purple strapless gown with a bow at the chest, blue sparkled heels, diamond earrings and a pair of bracelets.

Movie star: Jessica Chastain, 39, looked nothing short of regal as she walked the red carpet for the premiere of her film Miss Sloane Friday in Los Angeles

Brilliant beauty: The actress was complemented by a bold blue-purple gown at the screening, which was part of the AFI Fest

Artists: Jessica was reunited with director John Madden for the film, as both past Oscar nominees worked together on 2010's The Debt

Chastain was perfectly made up on the evening, with her red locks slicked back and matching lipstick complementing her ivory white complexion.

The motion picture, directed by Oscar nominee John Madden, seems to be hitting theaters at the perfect time, as it casts Chastain as a lobbyist hoping to move a bill requiring background checks on gun owners through the Senate.

The Zero Dark Thirty actress said that the film does not have a gun control-centric agenda to it, but rather is a dissection of the American political machine.

Castmates: Jessica was flanked on the red carpet by her co-stars in the film Alison Pill (left) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (right)

Cast shot: Jessica was the center with director Madden, Pill, Mbatha-Raw and Michael Stuhlbarg

'Gun control is divisive because some people are immediately afraid that it’s a kind of confiscation,' she told Entertainment Weekly in August. 'And people who hear that in regards to this film will think it’s a plant to move them in one direction - it’s not.'

The Help actress told the magazine that in her research for the starring role, she observed and spoke with 11 Washington-based lobbyists - all women, from all political parties - and said the common bond they shared was that 'they all had to work harder than their counterparts' of the opposite sex.

The gender issue naturally coincides with this past week's U.S. presidential election, in which political veteran Hillary Clinton was upended by a novice in the spectrum, Donald Trump.

Fashionistas: Mbatha-Raw (left) and Pill (right) were both in stunning ensembles on the night

Following the defeat of the candidate who would have been the U.S.'s first female president, the Sonoma, California native on Wednesday posted an emotional statement on her social media pages.

In it, she shared her own childhood experiences in being told she couldn't do something because she was a girl - and what she feels needs to happen moving forward to alleviate the societal plague.

'We need to take care of our girls,' Chastain wrote. 'Systematic sexism is hard to fight. It brainwashes women in society into thinking that they're less than men. We can grow up to think that a woman [doesn't] deserve more. That they have no rights to their bodies. That they [shouldn't] speak up. That they [shouldn't] even think of reporting that rape.

A show of support: An emotional Chastain took to social media in the wake of the election to pledge her support to women and fight what she called 'systematic sexism'

'When [you're] a women you think that no one will believe you,' the actress wrote, adding, '[I'm] here to say that I believe you. I will fight for you everyday of my life. I will support you as you ask for equal pay. I will applaud as you step forward in this world and inspire others with your power.'

She vowed that regardless of the 'color of your skin,' or 'where in the world you live,' she would be a positive presence for women and 'love you as my own flesh.'

The film, which also stars acting greats John Lithgow and Sam Waterston, hits theaters November 25.

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