Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson in "Defeat of Mister and Pete" trailer (video) August 17, 2013 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete" has dropped its first trailer via Fandango Movies, giving fans looks at two former "American Idol" contestants that are unintentionally paired in the drama co-produced by Alicia Keys. Despite having these three divas, the film is not a musical and, therefore, will only feature the two "Idol" alums showing off their pure acting skills, AceShowbiz said. In the movie, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is introduced as a tattoed drug-addicted parent, who leaves her 14-year-old son Mister and his younger friend to fend for themselves over the summer after their moms are taken away by the authorities. Meanwhile, Jordin Sparks stars as Alice, who is seen asking Mister, "When's your mom coming home?" The coming-of-age film, to be released on October 11 in the U.S., gets starrier with the presence of Anthony Mackie, who rocks beard and mohawk for his role as Kris. Taking the roles as the kids in the survival game are Skylan Brooks (Mister) and Ethan Dizon, the nine-year-old Pete. To The Hollywood Reporter, director George Tillman Jr. revealed that the inclusion of Hudson and Sparks was a coincidence. "I didn't really realize that 'till later," he admitted, adding, "What I liked about it is they came not as singers or musicians, but they came as actresses supporting the story." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |