DAVID BECKHAM, LANA DEL REY & JOEL KINNAMAN FOR H&M

The Celebrity Faces of H&M

A few exciting new updates from our friends at H&M!  As we all know already, Lana Del Rey is the chosen Face for the Fashion Retailer's Fall 2012 Collection for Women. An amazing Commercial featuring new Track Blue Velvet, directed by Johan Renck, is set to premiere Wednesday, September 19, 2012 on hm.com.  In this Campaign, Del Rey wears key pieces from the Collection, including a pink Angora Sweater, patterned Leggings, a Tweed Biker Jacket and a form-fitting Tweed Dress with leather Details. 

For their Men's Collection none other than a Toronto-bound Joel Kinnaman will be fronting the Collection.  The Swedish Actor stars in Sony Pictures' RoboCop, set to film next month in the City, pairing with Director Jonas Åkerlund on a Commercial for H&M, set to premiere Friday, October 5, 2012 on hm.com.  Kinnaman says, "H&M makes it easy for a guy to look great every single day and create a personal style. Their men’s Collection always gives me a choice of how I want to dress, whether it is sharp in a Suit and Polo-Neck, or more relaxed in Jeans and a Tweed Jacket. That’s why I’m so happy to be the face of H&M this season".  The Retailer also currently is using another Face currently in Toronto, Bill Skarsgård, in-town filming Hemlock Grove.

And what better way to celebrate the massively-successful  David Beckham Bodywear at H&M Collection than with some new Pics?  The international Sex Symbol has just shot another set of Photos with Alisdair McLellan in Los Angeles, soon to be unveiled.  Beckham's Collection is available permanently in 1,800 stores worldwide.

(Photo credit: H&M)

"LOLA VERSUS": MOVIE REVIEW

Still from Lola Versus

Out-of-nowhere comes a Comedy with no shortage of short of charm and wit in Daryl Wein's Lola Versus. Centering around 29-year-old Lola (Greta Gerwig) who gets dumped by her Fiance Luke (Joel Kinnaman), we join her in the coping process with the help of her Friends in this her Saturn Rising.  As we see Lola take liberties with her life never known before to her, we too become a part of her road to Self-Discovery and nobody makes blunders look as reasonable as she.

Gerwig is an exciting new Talent and although she has been selective with her choices thus far opting for complex and quirky roles, Lola Versus raises her profile, stamping her as one of the more likable and relatable Actresses of her Generation, carrying much of the weight here on her own. 

A soon-to-be-RoboCop Star Kinnaman shows us a softer side here, never falling into the all-too-common trap of being that villainous Ex-Boyfriend. Instead he brings a Human aspect to his Role and an authentic sincerity which embodies many of the gray areas of Love in reality.  Whitney Star Zoe Lister Jones as always is fun and quick with the laughs as Lola's Best Friend Alice, serving triple duty as Executive Producer and Writer too.

Fox Searchlight releases Lola Versus on Friday, June 15, 2012.  A Chick Flick for the higher-minded.

ENTER TO WIN A DOUBLE PASS TO SEE "LOLA VERSUS"

Official Artwork for Lola Versus

Fox Searchlight Canada and Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven want to take you to an Advance Screening of Lola Versus starring hot up-and-coming Greta Gerwig and a Toronto-bound Joel Kinnaman, who soon will be in the City filming RoboCop this August!

Greta Gerwig & Mr. Will-W.

Gerwig plays Lola, a 29-year-old Woman dumped by her longtime Boyfriend Luke (Joel Kinnaman) just three weeks before their Wedding. With the help of her close friends Henry (Hamish Linklater) and Alice (Zoe Lister-Jones), Lola embarks on a series of desperate encounters in an attempt to find her place in the world as a single Woman approaching 30.

See first the Comedy which The Hollywood Reporter and Variety are praising. The Screening takes place Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at AMC - Yonge x Dundas, 7:00 PM.

To enter, click "like" on this Post at Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven on Facebook and also be following on Twitter here. Your deadline is Saturday, June 9, 2012.  Good luck!

Lola Versus opens in theatres on Friday, June 15, 2012.

Visit the official Website for Lola Versus here.

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JOEL KINNAMAN CONFIRMED TO STAR IN "ROBOCOP" REMAKE: TO FILM IN TORONTO

Still from The Killing - Joel Kinnaman (right)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has just confirmed that it has closed a deal with Swedish-American Actor Joel Kinnaman to take the Lead Role in an upcoming Remake of 1987's Robocop, to be made in Toronto.  The Sci-Fi/Action film centers around a Police Officer who is killed brutally, but then brought-back as a Cyborg. Kinnaman most recently was seen in AMC's The Killing and recent Box Office successes, Safe House and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It is said also that he was in-the-running for the starring role in both Thor and Mad Max 4.

Brazillian Director José Padilha will be helming this Remake which went-on to make $53 million also for MGM, before two more Films in the Franchise were released.

RoboCop and Toronto do have a bit of a history.  In the mid-'90s, CTV's RoboCop: The Series was filmed throughout Toronto and Mississauga, although its run was short-lived, ending after 22 episodes.

Filming dates still are not confirmed, but this is a bit of excitement for Toronto's Film Industry at long last!

(Photo credit: AMC)