The Recruit‘s second season is officially taking shape at Netflix as production, casting, and more get underway. The series from creator Alexi Hawley follows Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo), a young CIA recruit who is thrown into the metaphorical deep end with his first case. But what new missions will he tackle when Season 2 begins? We’re breaking down everything we know about Season 2 so far, and stay tuned for more details as filming gets underway. When & Where Is Season 2 Filming? Filming for Season 2 is slated to begin in January 2024, with action taking place across the globe as production takes place in Vancouver, Canada, and in Seoul, South Korea. (Credit: Philippe Bossé/Netflix) Who Will Star in Season 2? Season 2 will see the return of Centineo with Vondie Curtis-Hall, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Kristian Bruun, Kaylah Zander, Maddie Hasson, Angel Parker, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Jesse Collin, and Nathan Fillion.
- 1/25/2024
- TV Insider
Felix Solis, Brooke Smith, Omar Maskati, Alana Hawley Purvis, Devika Bhise, James Purefoy, Do Hyun Shin, Young-Ah Kim, and Sanghee Lee have joined the cast of Netflix’s “The Recruit” for Season 2, which is currently in production in Vancouver, Canada. The streamer also announced that filming will additionally take place in Seoul, South Korea.
Solis (“Ozark”), who’s joined among the cast by his “The Rookie: Feds” castmate Bhise, plays Tom Wallace, a senior diplomat in the State Department tasked with bringing American hostages home, he will talk to anyone to get our people back – even the worst of America’s enemies. Bhise plays Juno Marsh, an eager CIA Counter Espionage Group officer whose buttoned-up persona masks a bit of a wild side.
Maskati (“Unbelievable”) plays Jae King, a jet-setting rich kid with a charming and affable personality.
Brooke Smith (“Grey’s Anatomy”) plays Marcy Potter, a seasoned and serious CIA...
Solis (“Ozark”), who’s joined among the cast by his “The Rookie: Feds” castmate Bhise, plays Tom Wallace, a senior diplomat in the State Department tasked with bringing American hostages home, he will talk to anyone to get our people back – even the worst of America’s enemies. Bhise plays Juno Marsh, an eager CIA Counter Espionage Group officer whose buttoned-up persona masks a bit of a wild side.
Maskati (“Unbelievable”) plays Jae King, a jet-setting rich kid with a charming and affable personality.
Brooke Smith (“Grey’s Anatomy”) plays Marcy Potter, a seasoned and serious CIA...
- 1/25/2024
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has rounded out its recurring cast for Season 2 of The Recruit, which has begun production in Vancouver. Filming will also take place in Seoul, South Korea on the series from Alexi Hawley.
Joining Season 2 in recurring roles are James Purefoy (Rome), Brooke Smith (Grey’s Anatomy), Devika Bhise (The Rookie: Feds), Felix Solis (The Rookie: Feds), Young-Ah Kim (Juvenile Justice), Do Hyun Shin (Hospital Playlist), Sanghee Lee (All of Us Are Dead), Omar Maskati (Good Sam) and Alana Hawley Purvis (Range Roads).
They join previously announced new series regular Teo Yoo (Past Lives), along with returning Season 1 series regulars Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks, Aarti Mann as Violet, Colton Dunn as Lester, Fivel Stewart as Hannah, Kristian Bruun as Janus and Vondie Curtis-Hall as Nyland. Kaylah Zander (Amelia), Maddie Hasson (Nichka) and Angel Parker (Dawn) recurred in Season 1 and were promoted to series regulars for Season 2.
Recurring cast for the...
Joining Season 2 in recurring roles are James Purefoy (Rome), Brooke Smith (Grey’s Anatomy), Devika Bhise (The Rookie: Feds), Felix Solis (The Rookie: Feds), Young-Ah Kim (Juvenile Justice), Do Hyun Shin (Hospital Playlist), Sanghee Lee (All of Us Are Dead), Omar Maskati (Good Sam) and Alana Hawley Purvis (Range Roads).
They join previously announced new series regular Teo Yoo (Past Lives), along with returning Season 1 series regulars Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks, Aarti Mann as Violet, Colton Dunn as Lester, Fivel Stewart as Hannah, Kristian Bruun as Janus and Vondie Curtis-Hall as Nyland. Kaylah Zander (Amelia), Maddie Hasson (Nichka) and Angel Parker (Dawn) recurred in Season 1 and were promoted to series regulars for Season 2.
Recurring cast for the...
- 1/25/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In the sixth-season episode of "Bones" called "The Finder," which aired in April of 2012, Brennan and Booth (Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz) travel to the Florida Everglades to investigate the death of a maritime museum worker whose remains in the woods lead to the discovery of a fragment of a 17th-century map. The map may lead to sunken treasure (!) and our heroes know that if they find the rest of the map, they'll likely uncover a murderer.
To help with their investigation, the two agents hire an eccentric local named Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults), an old friend of Booth's. Walter is a kooky former soldier and head injury sufferer who possesses a bizarre, obsessive talent for locating lost objects. It's implied that Walter may even have semi-clairvoyant powers.
Walter is running his own hustle in Florida, working as a "finder" for hire, and he's aided in his finding quests by...
To help with their investigation, the two agents hire an eccentric local named Walter Sherman (Geoff Stults), an old friend of Booth's. Walter is a kooky former soldier and head injury sufferer who possesses a bizarre, obsessive talent for locating lost objects. It's implied that Walter may even have semi-clairvoyant powers.
Walter is running his own hustle in Florida, working as a "finder" for hire, and he's aided in his finding quests by...
- 1/7/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
As one door opens, another one closes, and although Hulu will be adding plenty of titles to keep you busy through October, once the month wraps up, the streamer will be eliminating over 100 series and movies from the platform.
If you’re planning on doing your Halloween binge-watching via Huluween, don’t expect to extend your holiday: many of the horror titles Hulu will be adding for October will be removed from the platform on October 31. All the more reason to celebrate Halloween all month long.
Check out The Streamable’s can’t-miss list of what’s leaving and cross them off your watchlist by the end of the month!
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What’s lost in camp is made up for in horror and gore in 2013’s entry into the “Evil Dead” franchise.
If you’re planning on doing your Halloween binge-watching via Huluween, don’t expect to extend your holiday: many of the horror titles Hulu will be adding for October will be removed from the platform on October 31. All the more reason to celebrate Halloween all month long.
Check out The Streamable’s can’t-miss list of what’s leaving and cross them off your watchlist by the end of the month!
30-Day Free Trial $7.99+ / month hulu.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Leaving Hulu in October 2023? “Evil Dead” | Tuesday, Oct. 31
What’s lost in camp is made up for in horror and gore in 2013’s entry into the “Evil Dead” franchise.
- 9/29/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Clockwise from top left: The Banshees Of Inisherin (Fox Searchlight), Sanctuary (Neon), Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.), Ready Player One (Warner Bros.)Image: The A.V. Club
It’s back-to-school time, but for Hulu it’s business as usual as more classics make their way to the streaming service. That...
It’s back-to-school time, but for Hulu it’s business as usual as more classics make their way to the streaming service. That...
- 8/28/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Gravitas Ventures has promoted Danielle Gasher to vice president, acquisitions and international sales, and Bill Guentzler to vice president, acquisitions.
Gasher will now head Gravitas’ new international sales efforts division that will launch at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, continuing to play an integral role as a part of the acquisitions team. Guentzler will take on the role of securing titles for the company’s slate of over 200 films a year. Together, Gravitas and Guentzler will identify films for the Gravitas Premiere label that launched “Mack & Rita,” starring Diane Keaton, in 2022.
Prior to their promotion, Gasher and Guentzler were both senior directors of acquisition for Gravitas Ventures where they worked on acquiring Gravitas titles including Alex Heller’s “The Year Between” with J. Smith-Cameron and Steve Buscemi, “All the World Is Sleeping” with “Scream VI’s” Melissa Barrera, “Ocean Boy” with Luke Hemsworth and the comedic drama “Gringa...
Gasher will now head Gravitas’ new international sales efforts division that will launch at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, continuing to play an integral role as a part of the acquisitions team. Guentzler will take on the role of securing titles for the company’s slate of over 200 films a year. Together, Gravitas and Guentzler will identify films for the Gravitas Premiere label that launched “Mack & Rita,” starring Diane Keaton, in 2022.
Prior to their promotion, Gasher and Guentzler were both senior directors of acquisition for Gravitas Ventures where they worked on acquiring Gravitas titles including Alex Heller’s “The Year Between” with J. Smith-Cameron and Steve Buscemi, “All the World Is Sleeping” with “Scream VI’s” Melissa Barrera, “Ocean Boy” with Luke Hemsworth and the comedic drama “Gringa...
- 5/11/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, McKinley Franklin and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Shudder‘s next original horror movie is Spoonful of Sugar, a cinematic LSD trip directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan and coming exclusively to Shudder on March 2, 2023.
In the film, “A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.”
Watch the official trailer for Shudder’s Spoonful of Sugar below.
The cast includes Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, and Myko Olivier.
Mercedes Bryce Morgan is an award-winning queer Latina director. Mercedes just completed her feature debut, Fixation, premiering at TIFF. Mercedes has directed series’ for studios such as MGM, Facebook Watch, Snapchat, New Form, Eko, and Project Greenlight/ Adaptive.
As a screenwriter, Mercedes’ script, B1, made Tracking Board/ Launch Pad’s 2017 Hit List, as well as winning runner up at the 2018 Script Pipeline Competition and BET’s Project Create. Her script, Esc was...
In the film, “A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.”
Watch the official trailer for Shudder’s Spoonful of Sugar below.
The cast includes Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Danilo Crovetti, and Myko Olivier.
Mercedes Bryce Morgan is an award-winning queer Latina director. Mercedes just completed her feature debut, Fixation, premiering at TIFF. Mercedes has directed series’ for studios such as MGM, Facebook Watch, Snapchat, New Form, Eko, and Project Greenlight/ Adaptive.
As a screenwriter, Mercedes’ script, B1, made Tracking Board/ Launch Pad’s 2017 Hit List, as well as winning runner up at the 2018 Script Pipeline Competition and BET’s Project Create. Her script, Esc was...
- 2/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Noah Centineo’s latest Netflix series, The Recruit, has viewers completely stunned.
The comedy-drama stars Centineo as Owen, a rookie CIA lawyer, who becomes dangerously entangled in a game of international politics.
After the recent release of its eight-episode debut season on 16 December, viewers are already begging for a second season, given the finale’s “brutal” cliffhanger.
“Everyone needs to watch The Recruit on Netflix craziest ending ever,” one Tweeted, with a second adding that it left them with “no words”.
“Holy f***, the ending of The Recruit Holy F*** F***... I need season two now!” a third wrote.
A fourth found the ending “brutal”, and it left another “shocked”.
Warning, major spoilers to follow!
The episodes preceding the finale show Owen’s first two weeks on the job thrown into chaos after he discovers a letter from former CIA asset Max (Laura Haddock), threatening to expose the agency if they don’t exonerate her.
The comedy-drama stars Centineo as Owen, a rookie CIA lawyer, who becomes dangerously entangled in a game of international politics.
After the recent release of its eight-episode debut season on 16 December, viewers are already begging for a second season, given the finale’s “brutal” cliffhanger.
“Everyone needs to watch The Recruit on Netflix craziest ending ever,” one Tweeted, with a second adding that it left them with “no words”.
“Holy f***, the ending of The Recruit Holy F*** F***... I need season two now!” a third wrote.
A fourth found the ending “brutal”, and it left another “shocked”.
Warning, major spoilers to follow!
The episodes preceding the finale show Owen’s first two weeks on the job thrown into chaos after he discovers a letter from former CIA asset Max (Laura Haddock), threatening to expose the agency if they don’t exonerate her.
- 12/22/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
Spoiler Alert: This piece contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of “The Recruit.”
In the final scene of Season 1 of “The Recruit,” CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) wakes up bound to a chair in a dark, decrepit room and finds fugitive Max Meladze (Laura Haddock) — with whom he’s formed a tenuous alliance and nascent sexual relationship — also tied to a chair beside him. After Owen has gotten just enough time to register his own surroundings, a mysterious blond woman walks into the room, wielding a gun.
“Karolina?” Max gasps, uttering the name of her long-lost daughter. Karolina (Maddie Hasson) gives her mother a long look before shooting her in the chest.
She then turns her attention to Owen, who’s reeling from the shock of what’s just transpired. “Who are you?” she demands. “And what the fuck are you doing running around with my mother?”
So ends Season 1 of the Netflix series,...
In the final scene of Season 1 of “The Recruit,” CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) wakes up bound to a chair in a dark, decrepit room and finds fugitive Max Meladze (Laura Haddock) — with whom he’s formed a tenuous alliance and nascent sexual relationship — also tied to a chair beside him. After Owen has gotten just enough time to register his own surroundings, a mysterious blond woman walks into the room, wielding a gun.
“Karolina?” Max gasps, uttering the name of her long-lost daughter. Karolina (Maddie Hasson) gives her mother a long look before shooting her in the chest.
She then turns her attention to Owen, who’s reeling from the shock of what’s just transpired. “Who are you?” she demands. “And what the fuck are you doing running around with my mother?”
So ends Season 1 of the Netflix series,...
- 12/17/2022
- by Rachel Seo
- Variety Film + TV
Machine Gun Kelly releases “Taurus” featuring Naomi Wild, the feature song from the major motion picture ‘Taurus’. The movie features Machine Gun Kelly in a lead role acting under his real name, Colson Baker. He plays a rising but troubled musician searching endlessly for the inspiration to record his next song. Taurus written and directed by Tim Sutton, starring Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory, Ruby Rose, Scoot McNairy, Lil Tjay, and Naomi Wild is currently available in select theatres and on demand.
Taurus the film has been garnering acclaim with lead actor Colson Baker (Mgk) receiving several key industry awards along the way including the Spotlight Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival Honours, the Discovery Award at the San Diego International Film Festival and a Spotlight Award at Scad Savannah Film Festival. David Ehrlic of IndieWire proclaimed of Bakers performance “he’s never been more hypnotic than he is here.
Taurus the film has been garnering acclaim with lead actor Colson Baker (Mgk) receiving several key industry awards along the way including the Spotlight Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival Honours, the Discovery Award at the San Diego International Film Festival and a Spotlight Award at Scad Savannah Film Festival. David Ehrlic of IndieWire proclaimed of Bakers performance “he’s never been more hypnotic than he is here.
- 11/26/2022
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
A week after Machine Gun Kelly shared his latest cinematic masterpiece Taurus with the world, the musician dropped the video for the film’s title track, featuring his co-star Naomi Wild.
In the semi-autographical film named after Kelly’s birth sign, the musician born Colson Baker — as he’s credited as in Taurus — plays Cole, a rock star attempting to manufacture one more hit song amid the escalating pressures of celebrity and addiction.
“Fighting with myself so I can’t help that I’m competitive / This movie is my life but I still remain uncredited,...
In the semi-autographical film named after Kelly’s birth sign, the musician born Colson Baker — as he’s credited as in Taurus — plays Cole, a rock star attempting to manufacture one more hit song amid the escalating pressures of celebrity and addiction.
“Fighting with myself so I can’t help that I’m competitive / This movie is my life but I still remain uncredited,...
- 11/23/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Rlje Films has picked up North American rights to actor Mo McRae’s feature directorial debut, A Lot of Nothing — a satirical thriller starring Y’Ian Noel (Insecure), Cleopatra Coleman (The Last Man on Earth), Lex Scott Davis (Rebel), Shamier Anderson (Invasion) and Justin Hartley (This Is Us). AMC Networks’ business unit has slated the film for release in theaters and on demand on February 3rd.
A Lot of Nothing centers around James (Noel) and Vanessa (Coleman), who seem to be the perfect couple — happily married, successful, and comfortable. But one night, their lives are rocked to the core when, after watching a tragedy play out on the evening news, they realize their neighbor was involved. In a state of shock, and with opposing viewpoints on how to address the issue, they embark on a highly combustible journey to ‘do something’ about it.
McRae and Sarah Kelly Kaplan (Perry Mason) wrote the film,...
A Lot of Nothing centers around James (Noel) and Vanessa (Coleman), who seem to be the perfect couple — happily married, successful, and comfortable. But one night, their lives are rocked to the core when, after watching a tragedy play out on the evening news, they realize their neighbor was involved. In a state of shock, and with opposing viewpoints on how to address the issue, they embark on a highly combustible journey to ‘do something’ about it.
McRae and Sarah Kelly Kaplan (Perry Mason) wrote the film,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The creature feature Elevation, which stars Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and is directed by George Nolfi, who previously worked with Mackie on the films The Banker and The Adjustment Bureau, is already filming in Colorado right now… but don’t expect to see it very soon. In a new report on Deadline, it’s mentioned that Elevation isn’t expected to receive a worldwide release until sometime in 2024. The good news is, the movie has already secured distribution in many territories.
According to Deadline, Mossbank has sold the film to over twenty-five markets. That includes “Signature for the UK, Ireland, Australia and Nz, Metropolitan for France, Idc for Latin America, Vvs Films for Canada, Tripictures and DeaPlaneta for Spain, Mis. Label for Scandinavia, The Searchers for Benelux and Seven.One for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Prorom and Kino Swiat have taken Eastern Europe and Poland, Phars bought Middle East,...
According to Deadline, Mossbank has sold the film to over twenty-five markets. That includes “Signature for the UK, Ireland, Australia and Nz, Metropolitan for France, Idc for Latin America, Vvs Films for Canada, Tripictures and DeaPlaneta for Spain, Mis. Label for Scandinavia, The Searchers for Benelux and Seven.One for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Prorom and Kino Swiat have taken Eastern Europe and Poland, Phars bought Middle East,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Creature feature Elevation, starring Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Morena Baccarin (Deadpool) and Maddie Hasson (Malignant), has pre-sold out of the AFM to 25+ markets for Mossbank.
Currently filming in Colorado, the George Nolfi-directed post-apocalyptic action-thriller from A Quiet Place producer Brad Fuller follows a single father and two women who must venture from the safety of their home to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a child.
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Deals have been closed with Signature for the UK, Ireland, Australia and Nz, Metropolitan for France, Idc for Latin America, Vvs Films for Canada, Tripictures and DeaPlaneta for Spain,...
Currently filming in Colorado, the George Nolfi-directed post-apocalyptic action-thriller from A Quiet Place producer Brad Fuller follows a single father and two women who must venture from the safety of their home to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a child.
Related Story What To Make Of This Year’s AFM? Related Story "Daddy Was Just Daddy To Me": Watch The First Trailer For Documentary 'My Father Muhammad Ali' — AFM Related Story Roadside Attractions, IFC Films & Millennium Media Execs Talk Challenges In Indie Theatrical Marketplace & Why They're Hopeful Of Recovery — AFM
Deals have been closed with Signature for the UK, Ireland, Australia and Nz, Metropolitan for France, Idc for Latin America, Vvs Films for Canada, Tripictures and DeaPlaneta for Spain,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Featuring segments directed by Greg Nicotero, Joe Lynch, Axelle Carolyn, and other talented filmmakers, Shudder's Creepshow Season 3 is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on December 6th via Rlje Films, and we have a look at the cover art and full list of bonus features ahead of its release:
Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror series Creepshow 3 from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Creepshow 3 on DVD and Blu-ray on December 6, 2022.
The six-episode season is directed by Rusty Cundieff (“Chappelle’s Show”), Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”), Joe Lynch (Mayhem), Jeffrey F. January (“The Walking Dead”), John Harrison (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie), and Axelle Carolyn (Tales of Halloween). The series stars Ali Larter (“Heroes”), Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), and Ethan Embry (Sweet...
Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror series Creepshow 3 from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Creepshow 3 on DVD and Blu-ray on December 6, 2022.
The six-episode season is directed by Rusty Cundieff (“Chappelle’s Show”), Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”), Joe Lynch (Mayhem), Jeffrey F. January (“The Walking Dead”), John Harrison (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie), and Axelle Carolyn (Tales of Halloween). The series stars Ali Larter (“Heroes”), Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), and Ethan Embry (Sweet...
- 11/9/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
One of my absolute favorite (and mind-bending) films that had its world premiere at this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival was Old Man, directed by Lucky McKee from a screenplay by Joel Veach (and featuring phenomenal performances by Stephen Lang and Marc Senter), so I'm thrilled that in addition to its theatrical and VOD release back in October, the twist-filled thriller is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on December 6th via Rlje Films:
Press Release: Los Angeles – -Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the thriller film, Old Man, on DVD and Blu-ray December 6, 2022.
Directed by Lucky McKee (May, All Cheerleaders Die) with the screenwriting debut of Joel Veach, Old Man stars Stephen Lang (Avatar franchise, Vfw), Marc Senter (Starry Eyes), with Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”). Old Man will be available on DVD for an Srp of 27.97 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of 28.96.
In Old Man,...
Press Release: Los Angeles – -Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release the thriller film, Old Man, on DVD and Blu-ray December 6, 2022.
Directed by Lucky McKee (May, All Cheerleaders Die) with the screenwriting debut of Joel Veach, Old Man stars Stephen Lang (Avatar franchise, Vfw), Marc Senter (Starry Eyes), with Liana Wright-Mark (Ocean’s 8), and Patch Darragh (“Succession”). Old Man will be available on DVD for an Srp of 27.97 and on Blu-ray for an Srp of 28.96.
In Old Man,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Machine Gun Kelly has said he suffers from Peter Pan Syndrome.
The singer plays problematic musician Cole in his new movie “Taurus”, alongside Maddie Hasson’s Ilana, who stars as his assistant.
Kelly’s real-life fiancée Megan Fox features in the flick as Mae, while Ruby Rose plays Bub.
Read More: Megan Fox And Machine Gun Kelly Have Been Busy ‘Secretly Planning Their Wedding’ Despite Having A ‘Lot Of Ups And Downs’
Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, said during a candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, “[Illana] understands that [Cole] was just a broken boy who has Peter Pan syndrome — which is me.
“You don’t want to grow up. You know what I mean? You’re a lost boy, but you have Wendy, and Wendy doesn’t want to be with the lost boy, but she’s like, ‘Come back home and be a grownup with me.
The singer plays problematic musician Cole in his new movie “Taurus”, alongside Maddie Hasson’s Ilana, who stars as his assistant.
Kelly’s real-life fiancée Megan Fox features in the flick as Mae, while Ruby Rose plays Bub.
Read More: Megan Fox And Machine Gun Kelly Have Been Busy ‘Secretly Planning Their Wedding’ Despite Having A ‘Lot Of Ups And Downs’
Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, said during a candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, “[Illana] understands that [Cole] was just a broken boy who has Peter Pan syndrome — which is me.
“You don’t want to grow up. You know what I mean? You’re a lost boy, but you have Wendy, and Wendy doesn’t want to be with the lost boy, but she’s like, ‘Come back home and be a grownup with me.
- 11/3/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
photo credit Kane Skennar
The first look photo has been released for the upcoming action thriller Land Of Bad starring Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth (Independence Day: Resurgence, The Hunger Games), Luke Hemsworth (HBO’s “Westworld”), Milo Ventimiglia (NBC’s “This is Us”), Ricky Whittle (Starz’s “American Gods”), Daniel MacPherson and Chika Ikogwe (Netflix’s “Heartbreak High”).
Directed by Will Eubank and co-written by Eubank and David Frigerio (Lionsgate’s Crypto, Focus Features’ The Signal), Highland Film Group has locked distribution deals in key territories for Land of Bad with Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand, Wild Bunch for Germany, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuals for Portugal, Spentzos Film for Greece, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Moviebox for Turkey, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Pictureworks for India, First Run Inc. for South Korea, Imagem Filmes for South America, Filmfinity for South...
The first look photo has been released for the upcoming action thriller Land Of Bad starring Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth (Independence Day: Resurgence, The Hunger Games), Luke Hemsworth (HBO’s “Westworld”), Milo Ventimiglia (NBC’s “This is Us”), Ricky Whittle (Starz’s “American Gods”), Daniel MacPherson and Chika Ikogwe (Netflix’s “Heartbreak High”).
Directed by Will Eubank and co-written by Eubank and David Frigerio (Lionsgate’s Crypto, Focus Features’ The Signal), Highland Film Group has locked distribution deals in key territories for Land of Bad with Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand, Wild Bunch for Germany, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuals for Portugal, Spentzos Film for Greece, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Moviebox for Turkey, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Pictureworks for India, First Run Inc. for South Korea, Imagem Filmes for South America, Filmfinity for South...
- 11/1/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Machine Gun Kelly didn’t have to stretch his acting muscles too hard for his upcoming role. On Thursday, the trailer for the singer’s own semi-autobiographical film Taurus dropped, showing Kelly as a rising rockstar navigating fame.
In the zodiac-titled film, Kelly (real name Colson Baker) plays Cole, a rock star attempting to manufacture one more hit song amid the escalating pressures of celebrity and addiction. The trailer splices cuts from real life, with a shot of Baker walking through the 2021 Lollapalooza festival in Chicago for a surprise set...
In the zodiac-titled film, Kelly (real name Colson Baker) plays Cole, a rock star attempting to manufacture one more hit song amid the escalating pressures of celebrity and addiction. The trailer splices cuts from real life, with a shot of Baker walking through the 2021 Lollapalooza festival in Chicago for a surprise set...
- 10/27/2022
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Colson Baker, aka Machine Gun Kelly, has found his onscreen flame in the meta music drama “Taurus.”
Written and directed by Tim Sutton (“Dark Night”), the film stars Baker in “Last Days” mode as a troubled musician looking for inspiration to record one final song before delving further into his drug addiction. Cole (Baker) struggles with the pain of fame and the suffocation of stardom as record companies pressure him to churn out a hit.
“Taurus” premieres in theaters, on demand, and on digital November 18 from Rlje Films. The film debuted at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and stars Maddie Hasson, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory, Ruby Rose, Scoot McNairy, Lil Tjay, and Naomi Wild. Baker’s fiancée Megan Fox plays Cole’s ex-girlfriend in the film.
“We were almost shying away from it being autobiographical, it felt like, at first. And then, I think, it just became me,” Baker said during...
Written and directed by Tim Sutton (“Dark Night”), the film stars Baker in “Last Days” mode as a troubled musician looking for inspiration to record one final song before delving further into his drug addiction. Cole (Baker) struggles with the pain of fame and the suffocation of stardom as record companies pressure him to churn out a hit.
“Taurus” premieres in theaters, on demand, and on digital November 18 from Rlje Films. The film debuted at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and stars Maddie Hasson, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory, Ruby Rose, Scoot McNairy, Lil Tjay, and Naomi Wild. Baker’s fiancée Megan Fox plays Cole’s ex-girlfriend in the film.
“We were almost shying away from it being autobiographical, it felt like, at first. And then, I think, it just became me,” Baker said during...
- 10/27/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Image Source: YouTube user Rlje Films
Machine Gun Kelly is drawing on his real-life experiences to play a tormented rock star tangling with addiction and the crushing pressures of fame in the upcoming film "Taurus." The star, who goes by his real name - Colson Baker - in the movie's credits, has been very open about his struggles with addiction and fame in the past, chronicling them in his documentary "Life in Pink." Now, in "Taurus," a movie that he also served as executive producer, composer, and script consultant on, he's dramatizing his story by diving into a new character whose experience appears to be both similar to his own and universal to the archetype of the tortured rock star.
"This is my 14th or 15th movie, but this movie is really close to me," Kelly told a crowd after being honored at Variety's Newport Beach Film Festival Honors brunch on Oct.
Machine Gun Kelly is drawing on his real-life experiences to play a tormented rock star tangling with addiction and the crushing pressures of fame in the upcoming film "Taurus." The star, who goes by his real name - Colson Baker - in the movie's credits, has been very open about his struggles with addiction and fame in the past, chronicling them in his documentary "Life in Pink." Now, in "Taurus," a movie that he also served as executive producer, composer, and script consultant on, he's dramatizing his story by diving into a new character whose experience appears to be both similar to his own and universal to the archetype of the tortured rock star.
"This is my 14th or 15th movie, but this movie is really close to me," Kelly told a crowd after being honored at Variety's Newport Beach Film Festival Honors brunch on Oct.
- 10/27/2022
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
"I want it to sound far from everything… Like everything's upside down." Rlje Films has revealed the first official trailer for Taurus, the latest film from indie filmmaker Tim Sutton. His dry filmmaking style is a rather acquired taste, and definitely not for most people. This premiered at Berlinale and it also played at the Tribeca, Karlovy Vary, and Zurich Film Festivals this year. A beloved but very troubled musician searches for the inspiration to record one last song, pushing himself deep into the void. A work of fiction that explores fame, addiction, the artistic process, and the music industry, Taurus is a soulful and universal cautionary tale. Taurus stars real-life musician Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) as Cole, with Maddie Hasson, Demetrius "Lil Meech" Flenory, Megan Fox, Ruby Rose, Scoot McNairy, Lil Tjay, and Naomi Wild. This looks like a raw story about a musician's struggles and self-destructive attitude.
- 10/27/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
While gearing up to reprise the role of his Marvel Cinematic Universe hero Sam Wilson – who has now taken on the mantle of Captain America – in Captain America: New World Order, Anthony Mackie has also taken the opportunity to sign on to star in the post-apocalyptic thriller Elevation. Deadline reports that Mackie will be joined in the cast of Elevation by Maddie Hasson (Malignant) and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool).
George Nolfi, who previously worked with Mackie on the films The Banker and The Adjustment Bureau, will be directing Elevation from a screenplay by Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman. The project is described as being a “high-concept, thematically driven action piece set in the Rocky Mountains”. The story centers on
a single father and two women who must venture from the safety of their home to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a child.
Nolfi and Mackie are...
George Nolfi, who previously worked with Mackie on the films The Banker and The Adjustment Bureau, will be directing Elevation from a screenplay by Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman. The project is described as being a “high-concept, thematically driven action piece set in the Rocky Mountains”. The story centers on
a single father and two women who must venture from the safety of their home to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a child.
Nolfi and Mackie are...
- 10/13/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: George Nolfi will direct Lyrical Media’s post-apocalyptic action thriller Elevation with Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin and Maddie Hasson set to star. Brad Fuller is on board to produce with John Glenn and writing duo Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman penning the script. The film is billed as a high-concept, thematically driven action piece set in the Rocky Mountains. The plot is being kept under wraps, but the story is said to follow a single father and two women who must venture from the safety of their home to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a child.
Producing alongside Fuller is Mackie, Glenn, Lyrical Media’s Founder Alex Black, Jeremy Kipp Walker, Joel Viertel, and Nolfi. Lyrical will finance the pic. Jon Rosenberg, Alex Ginno of Fuller Media and Natalie Sellers of Lyrical serve as executive producer as well as Jason Spire from Inspire Entertainment.
Producing alongside Fuller is Mackie, Glenn, Lyrical Media’s Founder Alex Black, Jeremy Kipp Walker, Joel Viertel, and Nolfi. Lyrical will finance the pic. Jon Rosenberg, Alex Ginno of Fuller Media and Natalie Sellers of Lyrical serve as executive producer as well as Jason Spire from Inspire Entertainment.
- 10/13/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Rlje Films has acquired U.S. rights to “The Friendship Game,” a new horror-thriller from Scooter Corkle, the director of “Hollow in the Land.” The film revolves around a group of teenagers who encounter a strange object that tests their bonds to each other with increasingly destructive consequences. Damien Ober, a writer on the Netflix series “The Oa,” penned the script.
Peyton List, best known for her work on “Cobra-Kai” and the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” franchise, leads an ensemble cast that also includes Brendan Meyer (“Color Out of Space”), Kelcey Mawema (“To All the Boys…” franchise), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (“The Flash”) and Dylan Schombing (“Warcraft”). Rlje Films will release the film in theaters, on demand and across assorted digital platforms on Nov. 11, 2022.
“‘The Friendship Game’ features an incredibly talented young cast lead by rising star Peyton List,” said Mark Ward, chief acquisitions officer at Rlje Films. “We cannot...
Peyton List, best known for her work on “Cobra-Kai” and the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” franchise, leads an ensemble cast that also includes Brendan Meyer (“Color Out of Space”), Kelcey Mawema (“To All the Boys…” franchise), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (“The Flash”) and Dylan Schombing (“Warcraft”). Rlje Films will release the film in theaters, on demand and across assorted digital platforms on Nov. 11, 2022.
“‘The Friendship Game’ features an incredibly talented young cast lead by rising star Peyton List,” said Mark Ward, chief acquisitions officer at Rlje Films. “We cannot...
- 10/6/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Directed and co-written by Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun), the horror sci-fi film Kids vs. Aliens has been acquired by Rlje Films and Shudder ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest:
Press Release: Los Angeles, September 19, 2022 — Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have fully financed and partnered on the anticipated horror/sci-fi film, Kids Vs. Aliens, ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest later this month. Rlje Films will release the film In Theaters, on Demand and Digital in early 2023 with a Shudder release to follow later in the year.
Directed by Jason Eisener, who co-wrote the film with John Davies (Hobo with a Shotgun), Kids Vs. Aliens stars Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex (“The Last Divide”), Calem MacDonald (“The Umbrella Academy”), Asher Grayson Percival (“Scaredy Cats”), and Ben Tector.
“Kids Vs. Aliens is...
Press Release: Los Angeles, September 19, 2022 — Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, have fully financed and partnered on the anticipated horror/sci-fi film, Kids Vs. Aliens, ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest later this month. Rlje Films will release the film In Theaters, on Demand and Digital in early 2023 with a Shudder release to follow later in the year.
Directed by Jason Eisener, who co-wrote the film with John Davies (Hobo with a Shotgun), Kids Vs. Aliens stars Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex (“The Last Divide”), Calem MacDonald (“The Umbrella Academy”), Asher Grayson Percival (“Scaredy Cats”), and Ben Tector.
“Kids Vs. Aliens is...
- 9/19/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
What did Dora (Maddie Hasson) do all those years ago? That’s the question she’s asking herself as she sits straightjacketed in a hospital she doesn’t remember entering. What did her family do to her to earn that ire? That’s the question her doctors (Genesis Rodriguez’s Dr. Melanie and Stephen McHattie’s Dr. Clark) hope to answer for her through an invasively experimental psychiatric evaluation. While the two questions ultimately go together considering her actions were a response to that abuse, separating them should always be undertaken with extreme delicacy. Dora’s overall wellbeing should remain paramount regardless of how effective the therapy could prove by pushing the envelope beyond its limits since clarity can sometimes hurt as much as it can heal. Unless, of course, something else is going on.
It all stems from a memory caught on camera of a young Dora dancing in...
It all stems from a memory caught on camera of a young Dora dancing in...
- 9/10/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
In the early , experimental period when doctors first began to take a serious interest in patients deemed mentally ill, not simply locking them away but trying to treat them, institutions housing women were popular places for men from assorted academic and artistic backgrounds to visit, to observe the inmates. They saw the women as fascinating because of how they failed to fit social norms, and often commented on how their unfeminine behaviour – sometimes the only real reason they were in there – made them unattractive, but they were drawn to their dark, sunken eyes, which are referenced again and again in their writings, paintings and sketches. The product of medication, lack of sleep, poor diet or simply the absence of make-up, those eyes were seen as revealing something wholly animal, disturbingly attractive. Dora (Maddie Hasson) has those eyes.
What does it mean when eyes become not windows for...
What does it mean when eyes become not windows for...
- 9/9/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Toronto International Film Festival isn’t as well-known for dealmaking as Sundance, and the clamor around Oscar-friendly titles tends to dominate, but buyers attending the festival always have a lot of possibilities to dig through. Many of the roughly 200 feature films screening the the biggest fall festival arrive without distribution.
In the past, TIFF has yielded plenty of big deals, including some that impact awards season, such as Neon’s 6 million 2017 pickup of “I, Tonya” that resulted in a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Allison Janney and Sony Pictures Classics’ 2014 acquisition of “Still Alice” that ultimately landed Julianne Moore her first statuette for Best Actress. Even during the pandemic, the sales continued: In 2020, Netflix picked up Halle Berry’s directorial debut “Bruised” for a reported 20 million after it premiered at a drive-in.
Still, buyers aren’t exactly bullish on acquisitions these days, as arthouse box office continues to struggle on every level,...
In the past, TIFF has yielded plenty of big deals, including some that impact awards season, such as Neon’s 6 million 2017 pickup of “I, Tonya” that resulted in a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Allison Janney and Sony Pictures Classics’ 2014 acquisition of “Still Alice” that ultimately landed Julianne Moore her first statuette for Best Actress. Even during the pandemic, the sales continued: In 2020, Netflix picked up Halle Berry’s directorial debut “Bruised” for a reported 20 million after it premiered at a drive-in.
Still, buyers aren’t exactly bullish on acquisitions these days, as arthouse box office continues to struggle on every level,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Russell Crowe will play a former homicide detective tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past in “Sleeping Dogs.” The Nickel City Pictures film marks the directorial debut of Adam Cooper, who wrote the script with Bill Collage.
The film is an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors.” Cooper and Collage previously penned the scripts for “Assassins Creed” and “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”
Crowe played Roy Freeman, who is undergoing a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment. He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence. Intrigued and fighting to regain his memory, Freeman enlists his former partner to help him revive the case and discover the truth. Together, they set off to unravel a tangled web of secrets, forcing Freeman to make some horrific discoveries.
The film is an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors.” Cooper and Collage previously penned the scripts for “Assassins Creed” and “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”
Crowe played Roy Freeman, who is undergoing a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment. He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence. Intrigued and fighting to regain his memory, Freeman enlists his former partner to help him revive the case and discover the truth. Together, they set off to unravel a tangled web of secrets, forcing Freeman to make some horrific discoveries.
- 8/31/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Hot horror author Philip Fracassi’s short story, Death, My Old Friend, has been optioned by director Christopher Riggert for his feature directing debut. Terms were not disclosed.
In Fracassi’s short story, a boy sparks an unlikely relationship with the personification of Death. As they grow older, and Death begins taking those closest to him, he is forced to question the sinister nature of their friendship.
Fracassi is the author of the award-winning story collection, Behold the Void, and his latest collection, Beneath a Pale Sky, was recently nominated for a Bram Stroker award. His upcoming novels include A Child Alone with Strangers (Skyhorse) and Gothic (Cemetery Dance).
He recently closed a two-book, six-figure deal with Tor Nightfire, an imprint of Macmillan, the first release of which will be the novel Boys in the Valley (Summer 2023).
As a screenwriter, Fracassi’s films have been distributed by Lifetime Movie Network and Disney Entertainment.
In Fracassi’s short story, a boy sparks an unlikely relationship with the personification of Death. As they grow older, and Death begins taking those closest to him, he is forced to question the sinister nature of their friendship.
Fracassi is the author of the award-winning story collection, Behold the Void, and his latest collection, Beneath a Pale Sky, was recently nominated for a Bram Stroker award. His upcoming novels include A Child Alone with Strangers (Skyhorse) and Gothic (Cemetery Dance).
He recently closed a two-book, six-figure deal with Tor Nightfire, an imprint of Macmillan, the first release of which will be the novel Boys in the Valley (Summer 2023).
As a screenwriter, Fracassi’s films have been distributed by Lifetime Movie Network and Disney Entertainment.
- 8/6/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The slate of titles also includes ’War Pony’, ’Aftersun’ and Decision to Leave’.
Nordic and Baltic distributor NonStop Entertainment has confirmed a slew of acquisitions from Cannes.
The company has acquired Nordic rights from to David Cronenberg’s Competition selection Crimes of the Future, starring Léa Seydoux, Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart, from Rocket Science.
Nonstop has also bought Nordic and Baltic rights to Gina Gammell and Riley Keough’s Camera d’Or winner War Pony, from Protagonist Pictures. The Un Certain Regard title is about two young men growing up in the Pine Ridge Reservation.
NonStop acquired Nordic and...
Nordic and Baltic distributor NonStop Entertainment has confirmed a slew of acquisitions from Cannes.
The company has acquired Nordic rights from to David Cronenberg’s Competition selection Crimes of the Future, starring Léa Seydoux, Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart, from Rocket Science.
Nonstop has also bought Nordic and Baltic rights to Gina Gammell and Riley Keough’s Camera d’Or winner War Pony, from Protagonist Pictures. The Un Certain Regard title is about two young men growing up in the Pine Ridge Reservation.
NonStop acquired Nordic and...
- 6/15/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Tim Sutton’s fictional music biopic premiered at the Berlinale.
Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has picked up international rights to Tim Sutton’s fictional music biopic Taurus.
It premiered at the Berlinale in February and is next playing Tribeca Film Festival.
Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Megan Fox and Ruby Rose star in the film that features original music by Machine Gun Kelly.
Baker plays a rising music star struggling with fame, addiction, writing music and dealing with the industry. It is produced by Jib Polhemus and Rivulet Media’s Rob Paris and Mike Witherill Executive producers are Sutton,...
Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has picked up international rights to Tim Sutton’s fictional music biopic Taurus.
It premiered at the Berlinale in February and is next playing Tribeca Film Festival.
Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Megan Fox and Ruby Rose star in the film that features original music by Machine Gun Kelly.
Baker plays a rising music star struggling with fame, addiction, writing music and dealing with the industry. It is produced by Jib Polhemus and Rivulet Media’s Rob Paris and Mike Witherill Executive producers are Sutton,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Rlje Films has acquired the domestic rights to “Taurus,” ahead of its North American premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, the distributor announced on Monday.
The film, written and directed by Tim Sutton, stars Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) and will be released in theaters later this year.
“Taurus” also stars Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Megan Fox and Ruby Rose. Additionally, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Naomi Wild and Lil Tjay co-star in the film.
The film tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant (Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Rose) and his ex (Fox) push him deeper into the void.
The film was produced by Jib Polhemus alongside Rob Paris and Mike Witherill under their...
The film, written and directed by Tim Sutton, stars Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) and will be released in theaters later this year.
“Taurus” also stars Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Megan Fox and Ruby Rose. Additionally, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Naomi Wild and Lil Tjay co-star in the film.
The film tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant (Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Rose) and his ex (Fox) push him deeper into the void.
The film was produced by Jib Polhemus alongside Rob Paris and Mike Witherill under their...
- 5/16/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Rlje Films has acquired North American rights to Taurus, the film starring Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly). The drama, which had its world premiere earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival, is gearing up for its North American premiere next month at the Tribeca Festival. It will now get a theatrical release later this year.
The pic, written and directed by Tim Sutton, stars Baker as a rising but troubled musician who spends his days and nights searching for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void.
Jib Polhemus produced alongside Rob Paris and Mike Witherill via their Rivulet Media banner. Sutton, Baker and Gul Karakiz are executive producers.
The pic, written and directed by Tim Sutton, stars Baker as a rising but troubled musician who spends his days and nights searching for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void.
Jib Polhemus produced alongside Rob Paris and Mike Witherill via their Rivulet Media banner. Sutton, Baker and Gul Karakiz are executive producers.
- 5/16/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
That Colson Baker can act is no revelation. The rap-rocker, better known to his legions of fans as Machine Gun Kelly, has already held his own in a dozen or so roles for film and TV, demonstrating a scuzzy on-screen charisma within admittedly limited boundaries. His canny casting as Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee in the Netflix biopic “The Dirt” paid off, so it’s not surprising to see him return to the rockstar-as-rockstar well in the significantly artsier “Taurus.” This time, however, he makes a rather more personal investment — not just starring, but serving as executive producer, composer and script consultant — in a project modeled on, if not his own life, certainly his own celebrity aura and sound.
The good news is that he can still act, serving director Tim Sutton’s unpleasant but smokily atmospheric descent into Hollywood Hades with solemn commitment and a lurching air of physical...
The good news is that he can still act, serving director Tim Sutton’s unpleasant but smokily atmospheric descent into Hollywood Hades with solemn commitment and a lurching air of physical...
- 2/18/2022
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Rapper Machine Gun Kelly plays a self-destructive musician in Tim Sutton’s Taurus, premiering in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival. Going by his real name, Colson Baker, he puts in an authentic turn as his character Cole flits between the studio, his expensive apartment and an array of seedy bars and strip clubs. Adding to a sense of impending doom is a disturbing opening scene involving a child with a loaded gun. The significance of this is later revealed, but it could also be considered a symbol of Cole himself: an immature person who has great power, and an attraction to danger.
Set over a few days, this is an involving portrait of a lonely, angry man who’s seeking solace in drink and drugs, while neglecting many people in his life. Most of these are female. There’s Cole’s young daughter, Rose (Avery Tiiu Essex...
Set over a few days, this is an involving portrait of a lonely, angry man who’s seeking solace in drink and drugs, while neglecting many people in his life. Most of these are female. There’s Cole’s young daughter, Rose (Avery Tiiu Essex...
- 2/13/2022
- by Anna Smith
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2022 Berlin International Film Festival has revealed its first titles, including seven films that have been invited to the Berlinale Special program. You can see the full list of confirmed films below.
Those seven include Peter Flinth’s Against The Ice, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed and Charles Dance, and Laurent Larivière’s About Joan, starring Isabelle Huppert, which both play as Berlinale Special Galas.
The Panorama program has unveiled 13 titles, with Generation confirming eight features, and further films set for Forum and Forum Expanded.
The Panorama strand includes Myanmar Diaries, a doc/feature hybrid from the Myanmar Film Collective that highlights violence suffered by Burmese citizens.
“The pandemic has created distances – not only between people but also the way we see the world. Amongst the 2022 selection are films shot during the pandemic, reflecting on how it feels to be disconnected from others. It is with this first...
Those seven include Peter Flinth’s Against The Ice, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed and Charles Dance, and Laurent Larivière’s About Joan, starring Isabelle Huppert, which both play as Berlinale Special Galas.
The Panorama program has unveiled 13 titles, with Generation confirming eight features, and further films set for Forum and Forum Expanded.
The Panorama strand includes Myanmar Diaries, a doc/feature hybrid from the Myanmar Film Collective that highlights violence suffered by Burmese citizens.
“The pandemic has created distances – not only between people but also the way we see the world. Amongst the 2022 selection are films shot during the pandemic, reflecting on how it feels to be disconnected from others. It is with this first...
- 12/15/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rivulet Media’s Colson Baker music saga feature Taurus has added Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy, Ruby Rose, Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory (Euphoria), recording artist Lil Tjay, Megan Fox (Transformers) and musician Naomi Wild.
Taurus, formerly known as Good News, tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record one last song. His sister-like assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void. The movie explores the darkness of fame, addiction, the artistic process and the music industry. Tim Sutton directed off his original screenplay.
Baker is working on several new songs.
Taurus, formerly known as Good News, tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record one last song. His sister-like assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void. The movie explores the darkness of fame, addiction, the artistic process and the music industry. Tim Sutton directed off his original screenplay.
Baker is working on several new songs.
- 12/15/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In a landscape where the year was rocked by creatures (A Quiet Place Part II), the devil (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It), and a hook-handed maniac (Candyman), arguably the most buzzed-about horror film of 2021 is James Wan’s Malignant. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, the film centers around Madison Mitchell, a young woman who has haunting visions of terrifying murders that are taking place around the neighborhood. First things first, this article will contain Spoilers, so if you still want
Why Malignant Is The Perfect Midnight Movie...
Why Malignant Is The Perfect Midnight Movie...
- 10/12/2021
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
One of the biggest talks in the movie world last weekend was the latest James Wan horror pic, Malignant. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, and George Young, the film centers on Madison Mitchell, who has horrific visions of a mysterious figure murdering innocent victims throughout her life. Once the review embargo lifted, the film was met with mostly critical praise, highlighting the incredibly insane twist in the third act. As of this writing, it stands at a solid 76% on rotten tomatoes. Despite the high critic score, audiences are actually divided with this movie based on the 53% score. Unfortunately,
Why We Think Malignant Didn’t Make An Impact At The Box Office...
Why We Think Malignant Didn’t Make An Impact At The Box Office...
- 9/20/2021
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
Here’s Kev with a video review of Malignant which is in cinemas now. Check out our written review right here.
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.
Directed by James Wan, Malignant stars Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jake Abel and Ingrid Bisu.
Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.
Directed by James Wan, Malignant stars Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jake Abel and Ingrid Bisu.
- 9/17/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Malignant Review — Malignant (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by James Wan and starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jean Louisa Kelly, Susanna Thompson, Jake Abel, Jacqueline McKenzie, Christian Clemenson, Amir AboulEla, Mercedes Colon, Ingrid Bisu, Ruben Pla, Jon Lee Brody, Paula Marshall, Zoe Bell and Shaunte Lynette Johnson. Director [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Malignant (2021): Twisty Horror Film Marks Director James Wan’s Most Unique Picture...
Continue reading: Film Review: Malignant (2021): Twisty Horror Film Marks Director James Wan’s Most Unique Picture...
- 9/12/2021
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
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“Malignant,” James Wan’s latest horror offering, scared its way into theaters on Friday, but for those of you who want to watch from home, the film is streaming exclusively on HBO Max.
Annabelle Wallis stars in the spooky movie about a woman who discovers that her debilitating dreams are terrifying realities. Rounding out the cast are Maddie Hasson (“Novitiate”), George Young (“Containment”), Michole Briana White, Jake Abel, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Ingrid Bisu.
In order to watch “Malignant,” you must be subscribed to the HBO Max ad-free plan ($14.99 a month). The movie is available in 4K Ultra HD, Hdr 10, and Dolby Vision.
Don’t have HBO Max? Join today through Hulu and enjoy a free seven-day trial.
“Malignant,” James Wan’s latest horror offering, scared its way into theaters on Friday, but for those of you who want to watch from home, the film is streaming exclusively on HBO Max.
Annabelle Wallis stars in the spooky movie about a woman who discovers that her debilitating dreams are terrifying realities. Rounding out the cast are Maddie Hasson (“Novitiate”), George Young (“Containment”), Michole Briana White, Jake Abel, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Ingrid Bisu.
In order to watch “Malignant,” you must be subscribed to the HBO Max ad-free plan ($14.99 a month). The movie is available in 4K Ultra HD, Hdr 10, and Dolby Vision.
Don’t have HBO Max? Join today through Hulu and enjoy a free seven-day trial.
- 9/10/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
Stars: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jake Abel, Ingrid Bisu | Written by Ingrid Bisu, James Wan, Akela Cooper | Directed by James Wan
The latest horror flick from director James Wan, Malignant is a bizarre mixture of the brilliant and the terrible. It’s hard to think of a comparable film that hits both the highs and the lows that Malignant does. As a result, it’s entirely possible that you’ll love it and hate it in equal measure.
The film begins with a terribly acted prologue in which an unseen entity kills lots of people in a hospital and a po-faced doctor declares, “It’s time to cut out the cancer!” We then cut to the present day, where heavily pregnant Madison (Annabelle Wallis) is beaten by her abusive husband (Jake Abel), so badly that the back of her head bleeds profusely.
Later that night,...
The latest horror flick from director James Wan, Malignant is a bizarre mixture of the brilliant and the terrible. It’s hard to think of a comparable film that hits both the highs and the lows that Malignant does. As a result, it’s entirely possible that you’ll love it and hate it in equal measure.
The film begins with a terribly acted prologue in which an unseen entity kills lots of people in a hospital and a po-faced doctor declares, “It’s time to cut out the cancer!” We then cut to the present day, where heavily pregnant Madison (Annabelle Wallis) is beaten by her abusive husband (Jake Abel), so badly that the back of her head bleeds profusely.
Later that night,...
- 9/10/2021
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
With “Malignant,” James Wan reminds us that no matter how many billion-dollar mainstream movies he directs (two and counting), he’s still a super kooky horror auteur whose biggest influences are Ozploitation, Italian supernatural thrillers and good old-fashioned scuzz cinema.
Hot off the superhero blockbuster “Aquaman,” it seems as though Wan is eager to let off some steam. “Malignant” boasts exciting visual effects, but it’s a small-scale shocker seeking only an audience of envelope-pushing scary movie buffs. That gives the filmmaker the freedom to make the sort of ultraviolent thriller Lucio Fulci and Frank Henenlotter might have co-directed in the early 1980s if they had carte blanche and a blank check.
“Malignant” stars Annabelle Wallis (“Annabelle”) as Madison, a woman with visions of a bizarre serial killer named Gabriel with a penchant for slaughtering retired doctors. Madison wasn’t in a good place to begin with, having recently endured...
Hot off the superhero blockbuster “Aquaman,” it seems as though Wan is eager to let off some steam. “Malignant” boasts exciting visual effects, but it’s a small-scale shocker seeking only an audience of envelope-pushing scary movie buffs. That gives the filmmaker the freedom to make the sort of ultraviolent thriller Lucio Fulci and Frank Henenlotter might have co-directed in the early 1980s if they had carte blanche and a blank check.
“Malignant” stars Annabelle Wallis (“Annabelle”) as Madison, a woman with visions of a bizarre serial killer named Gabriel with a penchant for slaughtering retired doctors. Madison wasn’t in a good place to begin with, having recently endured...
- 9/10/2021
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Marking his return to horror after a detour into family-friendly blockbuster filmmaking with “Aquaman,” James Wan’s “Malignant” certainly proves that the director-producer still knows how to get down and dirty in the genre where he made his name. Although in a way he’s still operating in studio franchise mode, as “Malignant” might well be thought of as the most demented “Frozen” remake imaginable.
Like “Frozen,” “Malignant” centers on two sisters, one of them bubbly and optimistic, the other haunted and possibly possessed with supernatural powers. The similarities don’t necessarily end there, either – although the sisters’ hair color has been switched – but to reveal too much more would be to ruin the film’s most essential quality: its willingness to steadily and purposefully descend to the lowest levels of delirious lunacy, and then keep going further still. Working from a script by Akela Cooper, Wan tosses elements of...
Like “Frozen,” “Malignant” centers on two sisters, one of them bubbly and optimistic, the other haunted and possibly possessed with supernatural powers. The similarities don’t necessarily end there, either – although the sisters’ hair color has been switched – but to reveal too much more would be to ruin the film’s most essential quality: its willingness to steadily and purposefully descend to the lowest levels of delirious lunacy, and then keep going further still. Working from a script by Akela Cooper, Wan tosses elements of...
- 9/10/2021
- by Andrew Barker
- Variety Film + TV
“I always wanted a blood relation,” says Madison to her adopted sister in the final moments of “Malignant,” the latest terrifying concoction from horror titan James Wan. It’s meant to be a moving emotional crescendo to the film’s bloody conclusion, but the line that follows is just cheesy enough to produce eye rolls, but not so self-aware as to be funny. The result is a confusing melange of genre archetypes that lacks a clear point of view, even a surface-level stylistic one.
A dry seriousness haunts “Malignant” more than any murderous ghoul, though Wan flirts with flair in certain loud choices. Some — like the most horrific remix of “Where Is My Mind,” sure to offend Pixies fans the world over — wreak of a movie trying way too hard to be hip. Others, like a bird’s eye view pan of a house as Madison panic-scurries through each room...
A dry seriousness haunts “Malignant” more than any murderous ghoul, though Wan flirts with flair in certain loud choices. Some — like the most horrific remix of “Where Is My Mind,” sure to offend Pixies fans the world over — wreak of a movie trying way too hard to be hip. Others, like a bird’s eye view pan of a house as Madison panic-scurries through each room...
- 9/10/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
As someone who has been a longtime fan of James Wan’s genre output, I was extremely excited when it was announced that he was going to be giving us another original horror movie to enjoy via Malignant. And the best compliment I can give Malignant is that I went into this movie thinking it was going to be one thing, and for a good portion of the film, it very much lulls you into thinking your expectations are spot-on. But by the time the second half kicks in, Wan delivers an experience that is so shockingly weird and jaw-droppingly unexpected, that I spent most of my time with my mouth agape and cackling at a variety of moments with unfettered glee.
There’s no doubt in my mind that with Malignant, Wan has created a movie that will undoubtedly be divisive amongst audiences, where mainstream fans will probably like...
There’s no doubt in my mind that with Malignant, Wan has created a movie that will undoubtedly be divisive amongst audiences, where mainstream fans will probably like...
- 9/10/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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