Barbara Simon: Last News

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Get in, loser. We’re riding with Rachel McAdams because she’s still Queen Bee. Since she’s become a mother, life has changed.

Rachel McAdams is looking forward to sharing her new film with her kids as she stars in the film adaptation of Judy Blume's iconic 1970 coming-of-age novel, ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with McAdams at the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie, in which she plays Barbara Simon, mother to the film's titular Margaret Simon (played by Abby Ryder Fortson).Reflecting on showing the film — which candidly and honestly details a young girl's spiritual quest and her efforts to navigate puberty, emotional maturity and deep philosophical questions — McAdams said of showing the film to her young daughter sometime in the future, «I just hope she's not embarrassed.»McAdams and her partner, Jamie Linden — who are famously private about their personal lives — share a 5-year-old son and a daughter they welcomed sometime in late 2020 or early 2021.«She probably will be [embarrassed], so I'm just gonna prepare myself for that,» McAdams added with a laugh. «But I'm really excited to show it to my son too!»«I feel like it's great for guys to see behind the scenes... to just normalize what's really normal and create compassion between the sexes,» McAdams added. «So I hope a lot of boys will go and see this with their moms, or their dads too.»As for reflecting on her own childhood while starring in the coming-of-age story, McAdams joked that there was «a little PTSD there, yeah, I'm not gonna lie.

Rachel McAdams is sharing how motherhood influenced her latest film.ET's Rachel Smith spoke to McAdams at the screening of her new film, , based on the beloved novel by Judy Blume. In Blume's hometown of Key West, Florida, McAdams exclusively caught up with ET and shared how she approached the movie as a mom.«Coming to this as a mom was very different for me,» she shared. «To see through those eyes, you just remind yourself of what it was to be that age, and how hard it was.

The first official trailer for the highly anticipated film version of Judy Blume's beloved book Are You There God? It's Me Margaret was shared on Thursday.In the clip Hollywood heavyweights Rachel McAdams, 44, and Kathy Bates, 74, are seen bantering. The coming-of-age adaptation also introduces 14-year-old newcomer Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret.The two-minute-long promotional preview opens with a nod to the novel - which was originally published in 1970 - as a subtitle reads: 'For over 50 years one iconic book has connected generations.'  New role: Rachel McAdams stars in the new trailer for Are You There God? It's Me Margaret alongside newcomer Abby Ryder Fortson It continues, 'Now it's finally coming to the big screen,' as it simultaneously hones in on a private moment in which Fortson's character Margaret sheepishly reviews her reflection in a full-length mirror. Fortson is heard in a voiceover reciting the eponymous line, 'Are you there God? It's me, Margaret.'Next she sits in an auditorium with her classmates as they settle in for a health class focusing on their 'changing bodies.' Icon: Hollywood heavyweight Kathy Bates also shines in the new teaser, released by Lionsgate Her role: Rachel plays Barbara Simon, 11-year-old Margaret's mother in the forthcoming featureThe pre-teens are visibly perturbed as they learn about puberty and menstrual cycles via a presentation on a projector.While b-roll from various scenes flash across the screen, the voiceover continues with Margaret pleading, 'Please, just do this one thing for me.'The main character is then shown on her knees with her hands in prayer position as she prays, 'Just let me be normal and regular like everybody else.