Laura Potier

London

Culture and Entertainment Writer at Freelance

Editor at Starburst Magazine

Editor In Chief at Outtake Magazine

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Articles

Uma Thurman Picks Up Her Katana In THE OLD GUARD 2 Trailer

6 days ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier

Uma Thurman picks up a katana once again, this time to defeat Charlize Theron and her team of immortal mercenaries in the trailer for the long-awaited Netflix sequel, The Old Guard 2. The Old Guard 2 centres on Theron as Andromache of Scythia, aka Andy, as she comes to terms with her newfound mortality while preparing to face a new threat (Thurman). “She is the first of the immortals,” Theron is warned in the trailer. “She knows your histories, your relationships.
Leslie Grace Gets Swallowed By Whale In PROPEL

1 week ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier

Leslie Grace (In the Heights, the tragically fated Batgirl) is going to be spending time inside a giant sperm whale in Propel, a survival thriller being billed as Gravity meets 127 Hours under water. The feature follows Kate Acosta, a commercial diver who is swallowed by a giant sperm whale during a routine commercial dive, Captain Ahab-style.
Meghann Fahy To Lead Supernatural Thriller BANQUET

1 week ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier

Drop star Meghann Fahy has been tapped to lead the supernatural thriller Banquet from The Platform director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. The upcoming film is based on an original screenplay from Fingernails writer Sam Steiner, according to Deadline. Fahy will play “Jenny Cochrane, a woman whose perfect life is shattered by the return of her estranged son, which reawakens a terrifying secret buried in her bloodline.” That’s all we know for now.
The Long Walk Trailer Teases Anticipated Stephen King Adaptation

1 week ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier

Mark Hamill oversees a very deadly journey in the trailer for The Long Walk, the film adaptation of Stephen King‘s novel. Director Francis Lawrence’s dystopian horror feature stars Cooper Hoffman as Raymond Garraty, David Jonsson as Peter McVries, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang as Hank Olson, Roman Griffin Davis, and Judy Greer.
The Ritual: Al Pacino, Dan Stevens Attempt An Exorcism

1 week ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens play two priests attempting an exorcism in the trailer for The Ritual. Filmmaker David Midell directs the pair, as well as Ashley Greene, Patricia Heaton, Abigail Cowen and Ritchie Montgomery. The Ritual centres on Father Theophilus Riesinger (Pacino) and Father Joseph Steiger (Stevens, MonsterVerse franchise) as they aim to assist a young woman who appears to be possessed by demons. “We are the Lord’s army in this battle,” says Pacino’s character in the trailer.
Sandra Bullock And Keanu Reeves Reunite For Romantic Thriller

1 week ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier

It’s a full-on Speed reunionin the upcoming romantic thriller from Amazon MGM Studios, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. The project is still untitled. Noah Oppenheim, who wrote the 2016 Jackie Kennedy Onasis biopic for director Pablo Larraín, Jackie, is penning the script. Plot details on the upcoming thriller are being kept locked up tight, but it is being described as “propulsive”.
SUBVERSION Submarine Thriller Stars Chris Hemsworth

2 weeks ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier

Far from Asgard’s majestic architecture or the post-apocalyptic wastelands of Australia, Chris Hemsworth is headed under the sea in the upcoming submarine thriller, Subversion. The upcoming Amazon MGM film is being directed by Patrick Vollrath and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (best known as one of the architects of the Transformers franchise). The project is looking to begin production in Australia this autumn.
Pendulum: Darren Aronofsky-Produced Horror Adds To Cast

2 weeks ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier

A Darren Aronofsky-produced, “terrifying new genre film”, Pendulum has cast two-time Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver. The Bird Box and Silver Linings Playbook actress joins Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Phoebe Dynevor, and Norman Reedus on the project, which is currently shooting in New Mexico. Black Swan and The Boogeyman screenwriter Mark Heyman makes his feature directorial debut from his own script.
THE PRECINCT - STARBURST Magazine

2 weeks ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier |Ed Fortune |Martin Unsworth

PLATFORM: PC, PS5, XBOX SERIES (REVIEWED) | RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW Taking inspiration from early Grand Theft Auto games, The Precinct is a top-down action-adventure game that casts players in the role of rookie cop, Nick Cordell Jr. Following in the footsteps of Nick’s recently-murdered police chief father, your job is to work your way up the ranks by patrolling the fictional city of Averno, taking down criminals, busting gangs, and hopefully finding clues that might lead to solving the...
STARBURST'S MAY THE FOURTH STAR WARS GIFT GUIDE 2025

2 weeks ago | starburstmagazine.com | Laura Potier |Ed Fortune

It’s May the Fourth, which thanks to the magic of puns, means it’s a very special day for fans of Star Wars. They are many Star Wars themed things out there, let’s take a look at some of the latest merch from a galaxy far, far away. The Black Series Imperial Death Trooper Electronic HelmetThe Storm Trooper Helmet is pretty iconic, and the jet-black Death Trooper helmets are even more so.