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What’s on TV: Sunday movies 9 August – ‘Bombshell’, ‘Captain Marvel’ and more

It’s movie time! Here’s the Sunday night movie lineup: Robert Downey Jr in ‘Iron Man 2’, Brie Larson in ‘Captain Marvel’, Charlize Theron in ‘Bombshell’ and more.

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If you need some distraction from the current state of affairs, here are a few suggestions from tonight’s Sunday movie lineup. Turn to M-Net, Action Plus, eTV and SABC 3.

Sunday movie: M-Net ‘Bombshell’

Bombshell Plot

The provocative real story of three whip-smart, ambitious, strong women who anchored one of America’s most powerful news networks — becoming headlines themselves when they risked everything to stand up to the man who made them famous.

On air: Sunday, 9 August, 20:05 on M-Net, Channel 101

Bombshell trailer

Bombshell voice cast and characters

  • Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly
  • Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson
  • Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil
  • John Lithgow as Roger Ailes
  • Connie Britton as Beth Ailes
  • Rob Delaney as Gil Norman
  • Mark Duplass as Douglas Brunt
  • Liv Hewson as Lily Balin
  • Allison Janney as Susan Estrich
  • Brigette Lundy-Paine as Julia Clarke
  • Malcolm McDowell as Rupert Murdoch
  • Kate McKinnon as Jess Carr
  • Katie Aselton as Alicia
  • Nazanin Boniadi as Rudi Bakhtiar
  • Andy Buckley as Gerson Zweifac
  • Michael Buie as Bret Baier

Movies Action Plus – ‘Captain Marvel’

Captain Marvel Plot

Captain Marvel is an extraterrestrial Kree warrior who finds herself caught in the middle of an intergalactic battle between her people and the Skrulls. Living on Earth in 1995, she keeps having recurring memories of another life as U.S. Air Force pilot Carol Danvers.

With help from Nick Fury, Captain Marvel tries to uncover the secrets of her past while harnessing her special superpowers to end the war with the evil Skrulls.

On air: Sunday, 9 August, 20:00 on M-Net, Channel 106

Watch: Captain Marvel trailer

Captain Marvel main cast and characters

  • Brie Larson as Carol Danvers / Vers / Captain Marvel
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
  • Ben Mendelsohn as Talos and Keller
  • Djimon Hounsou as Korath
  • Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser
  • Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau
  • Gemma Chan as Minn-Erva
  • Annette Bening as the Supreme Intelligence and Mar-Vell / Dr. Wendy Lawson
  • Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
  • Jude Law as Yon-Rogg

Sunday movie: eTVIron Man 2′

Iron Man 2′ Plot

With the world now aware that he is Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from all sides to share his technology with the military. He is reluctant to divulge the secrets of his armoured suit, fearing the information will fall into the wrong hands.

With Pepper Potts and “Rhodey” Rhodes by his side, Tony must forge new alliances and confront a powerful new enemy.

On air: Sunday, 9 August, 20:00 on eTV

Watch: Iron Man 2′ movie trailer

Iron Man 2′ cast and characters

  • Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man / Tony Stark
  • Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
  • Don Cheadle as James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes / War Machine
  • Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
  • Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer
  • Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko / Whiplash
  • Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury

Sunday movie: SABC 3‘Just Like Heaven’

Just Like Heaven‘ Plot

David is a recently widowed architect moving into a new apartment in San Francisco. But the apartment isn’t entirely empty; it’s haunted by the ghost of a woman named Elizabeth.

And although Elizabeth can’t remember much about her life, she’s convinced that she isn’t really dead. While David recruits Darry, an absent-minded psychic, to get to the bottom of Elizabeth’s identity, he and Elizabeth begin to fall in love.

On air: Sunday, 9 August, 21:30 on SABC 3

Watch: Just Like Heaven movie trailer

Just Like Heaven characters

  • Reese Witherspoon as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
  • Mark Ruffalo as David Abbott
  • Ivana Miličević as Katrina
  • Jon Heder as Darryl
  • Donal Logue as Jack
  • Dina Waters as Abby Brody
  • Rosalind Chao as Dr. Fran Lo
  • Ben Shenkman as Dr. Brett Rushton
  • Joel McKinnon Miller as Lead Ghostbuster
  • Caroline Aaron as Grace
  • Kerris Dorsey as Zoe Brody
  • Alyssa Shafer as Lily Brody
  • Willie Garson as Maitre D’

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