Get ready to go gaga for another group of earnest teenagers hoping to change the world, or at least win a fake election at a famous youth retreat.
The contender to watch this week: “Girls State”
In 2021, “Boys State” picked up recognitions from the National Board of Review, Directors Guild of America, Emmys, and several critics groups, so of course we’re getting a sequel. This time, directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss move from Texas to Missouri to profile teenagers attending the eponymous mock-government program. The ambitious, excitable girls are just as fascinating as their male counterparts, and you can see them in action on Apple TV+.
Other contenders:
“The Zone of Interest“: If you still haven’t caught Jonathan Glazer‘s mesmerizing Holocaust drama, which won two Oscars and continues to spark controversy, it’s newly streaming on Max. “How to Have Sex”: Molly Manning Walker...
The contender to watch this week: “Girls State”
In 2021, “Boys State” picked up recognitions from the National Board of Review, Directors Guild of America, Emmys, and several critics groups, so of course we’re getting a sequel. This time, directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss move from Texas to Missouri to profile teenagers attending the eponymous mock-government program. The ambitious, excitable girls are just as fascinating as their male counterparts, and you can see them in action on Apple TV+.
Other contenders:
“The Zone of Interest“: If you still haven’t caught Jonathan Glazer‘s mesmerizing Holocaust drama, which won two Oscars and continues to spark controversy, it’s newly streaming on Max. “How to Have Sex”: Molly Manning Walker...
- 4/6/2024
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
When Sony decided to expand its Spider-Man Universe with Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web, everyone was ecstatic as the film would feature more characters from the Marvel comic books and it would feature an all-female cast featuring Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Emma Roberts, all led by none other than the Persuasion actress. However, the film has been nothing but a major box office disaster.
Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Web in Madame Web
Though Johnson was once excited to be a part of the film, after the film’s failure, she has made comments on her experience in the film, that dashes away all the possibility of Madame Web 2. However, that’s not all as it narrows the odds of Andrew Garfield’s much-deserved The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and fans are not happy with it.
Dakota Johnson Slashes The Probability of Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man 3
When Dakota Johnson’s Madame was released in theatres,...
Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Web in Madame Web
Though Johnson was once excited to be a part of the film, after the film’s failure, she has made comments on her experience in the film, that dashes away all the possibility of Madame Web 2. However, that’s not all as it narrows the odds of Andrew Garfield’s much-deserved The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and fans are not happy with it.
Dakota Johnson Slashes The Probability of Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man 3
When Dakota Johnson’s Madame was released in theatres,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Hallmark Channel is capping off a month of original films themed around Jane Austen’s works with the premiere of a new feature-length adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. The classic story about whether young women should choose husbands based on romantic notions of love or practicality has been adapted for both television and film several times before. Many fans may remember either the 1995 film adaptation directed by Ang Lee or the 2008 BBC and PBS television miniseries starring Dominic Cooper and Charity Wakefield.
This Sense and Sensibility stands out from the other recent period adaptations of Austen’s works, however, as it’s produced by Hallmark’s Mahogany brand, which is devoted to producing original films and series with Black screenwriters, actors, directors, and other creatives. Unlike Netflix’s 2022 Persuasion adaptation, which used the controversial strategy of “color-blind casting,” Hallmark’s Sense and Sensibility deliberately sought out Black actors for principal and supporting roles.
This Sense and Sensibility stands out from the other recent period adaptations of Austen’s works, however, as it’s produced by Hallmark’s Mahogany brand, which is devoted to producing original films and series with Black screenwriters, actors, directors, and other creatives. Unlike Netflix’s 2022 Persuasion adaptation, which used the controversial strategy of “color-blind casting,” Hallmark’s Sense and Sensibility deliberately sought out Black actors for principal and supporting roles.
- 2/24/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant are set to lead a new period drama directed by Peter Glanz.
Titled “Savage House,” the eighteenth century black comedy also stars Bel Powley (“A Small Light”) and Jack Farthing (“The Lost Daughter”).
Kila Lord Cassidy (“The Wonder”), Richard McCabe (“Napoleon”), Vicki Pepperdine (“Poor Things”) and Pip Torrens (“The Iron Lady”) round out the cast. The film recently wrapped in the U.K.
“Set against the backdrop of eighteenth century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprising – this is a timely and darkly satirical story of Sir Chauncey Savage (Grant) and Lady Savage (Foy) and their blind pursuit of a better life,” reads the logline. “It is not without a tinge of irony that their family name is the Savages, for this is a Savage House indeed. Filled with duels, decadence, and bloodshed, this is a madcap play on class and power.”
Foy...
Titled “Savage House,” the eighteenth century black comedy also stars Bel Powley (“A Small Light”) and Jack Farthing (“The Lost Daughter”).
Kila Lord Cassidy (“The Wonder”), Richard McCabe (“Napoleon”), Vicki Pepperdine (“Poor Things”) and Pip Torrens (“The Iron Lady”) round out the cast. The film recently wrapped in the U.K.
“Set against the backdrop of eighteenth century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprising – this is a timely and darkly satirical story of Sir Chauncey Savage (Grant) and Lady Savage (Foy) and their blind pursuit of a better life,” reads the logline. “It is not without a tinge of irony that their family name is the Savages, for this is a Savage House indeed. Filled with duels, decadence, and bloodshed, this is a madcap play on class and power.”
Foy...
- 2/16/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
During the promotional run for Madame Web, which is scheduled to sling its web into theatres from tomorrow, Dakota Johnson has mostly seemed unenthused about Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (Ssu)’s fourth title.
Instead of hyping up the titular character’s origin story and shedding light on what fans can expect from Sony’s standalone universe, Johnson has used her tour to criticize Hollywood’s reluctance to embrace creativity, taken aim at the “nepo baby” controversy, and told fans how “psychotic” the experience of working with a blue screen was.
Dakota Johnson in Madame Web
Her recent response when asked about Tom Holland’s Spider-Man movies has also not gone down well with fans of the Cbm genre. Regardless, Johnson’s followers continue to eat, with their eyes closed, whatever she has been serving.
Suggested“It makes Morbius look like The Dark Knight”: Fans Go Ballistic Over Dakota Johnson...
Instead of hyping up the titular character’s origin story and shedding light on what fans can expect from Sony’s standalone universe, Johnson has used her tour to criticize Hollywood’s reluctance to embrace creativity, taken aim at the “nepo baby” controversy, and told fans how “psychotic” the experience of working with a blue screen was.
Dakota Johnson in Madame Web
Her recent response when asked about Tom Holland’s Spider-Man movies has also not gone down well with fans of the Cbm genre. Regardless, Johnson’s followers continue to eat, with their eyes closed, whatever she has been serving.
Suggested“It makes Morbius look like The Dark Knight”: Fans Go Ballistic Over Dakota Johnson...
- 2/15/2024
- by Vishal Singh
- FandomWire
Trailers are designed to stir up excitement, the amuse-bouche that whets your appetite for the three-course meal. Occasionally, the oldest marketing trick in the book backfires. When Sony dropped a sneak peek at Madame Web, the newest addition to the company’s roster of Spider-Man–related films and another of their corporate crossovers with the good folks at Marvel Studios, the reaction was … not exactly what they hoped for. The same fans they were hoping to get riled up about a batch of fresh Spidey-adjacent characters began to mock the clip,...
- 2/13/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Dakota Johnson is calling out Hollywood for being “afraid” to greenlight and distribute indie films.
The “Madame Web” actress and TeaTime producer told L’Officiel that she finds it “really fucking bleak” that executives, especially at streaming services, aren’t willing to to take a risk on smaller budget original movies.
“We made a movie called ‘Daddio’ that was sold at Telluride to Sony Classics, which was amazing, but it took a lot of fighting to get that made,” Johnson said. “People are just so afraid, and I’m like, why? What’s going to happen if you do something brave? It just feels like nobody knows what to do and everyone’s afraid. That’s what it feels like. Everyone who makes decisions is afraid. They want to do the safe thing, and the safe thing is really boring.”
Johnson continued, “I am discovering that it’s really fucking bleak in this industry.
The “Madame Web” actress and TeaTime producer told L’Officiel that she finds it “really fucking bleak” that executives, especially at streaming services, aren’t willing to to take a risk on smaller budget original movies.
“We made a movie called ‘Daddio’ that was sold at Telluride to Sony Classics, which was amazing, but it took a lot of fighting to get that made,” Johnson said. “People are just so afraid, and I’m like, why? What’s going to happen if you do something brave? It just feels like nobody knows what to do and everyone’s afraid. That’s what it feels like. Everyone who makes decisions is afraid. They want to do the safe thing, and the safe thing is really boring.”
Johnson continued, “I am discovering that it’s really fucking bleak in this industry.
- 2/7/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
British cinematographer and filmmaker Molly Manning Walker had quite the year in 2023. She was the cinematographer for Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper, a British drama focusing on a broken relationship between a Father and Daughter. Most notably, she released her feature directorial debut ‘How to Have Sex’. This follows three teenage gal pals going on a rite-of-passage girl’s holiday to Malia, where they plan to drink, club and hook up to their heart’s content. What should be the best summer of their lives turns sour, when lead Tara experiences a shocking encounter with a guy they’ve buddied up with on their trip. Exploring the topic of consent in a heart-breaking yet honest way, How to Have Sex is an important slice of realism that showcases excellent direction, tremendous performances and tells a story worth telling.
En route to Malia, the girls are chatty and excited. The main topic...
En route to Malia, the girls are chatty and excited. The main topic...
- 2/6/2024
- by Becca Johnson
- Talking Films
BAFTA has announced the five nominees for this year’s prestigious Ee Rising Star Award, now in its 19th year and created in honour of the late Mary Selway.
The press conference was introduced by BAFTA CEO, Jane Millichip and hosted by Film Critic and radio Host, Ali Plumb and Actor & Producer, Stephen Graham, who revealed the highly anticipated 2024 nominee shortlist. The nominees consist of five actors who have each demonstrated their remarkable talent in film over the past year, having captured the imagination of both the public and film industry alike.
The Ee Rising Star Award nominees for 2024 are:
Phoebe Dynevor – currently starring in the critically acclaimed finance thriller, ‘Fair Play.’ Phoebe is arguably best known for her role as Daphne Bridgerton in Shonda Rhimes’ global phenomenon, ‘Bridgerton.’ Dynevor is also set to star opposite Diane Lane and Zoey Deutch in thriller, ‘Anniversary.’ The film follows a very...
The press conference was introduced by BAFTA CEO, Jane Millichip and hosted by Film Critic and radio Host, Ali Plumb and Actor & Producer, Stephen Graham, who revealed the highly anticipated 2024 nominee shortlist. The nominees consist of five actors who have each demonstrated their remarkable talent in film over the past year, having captured the imagination of both the public and film industry alike.
The Ee Rising Star Award nominees for 2024 are:
Phoebe Dynevor – currently starring in the critically acclaimed finance thriller, ‘Fair Play.’ Phoebe is arguably best known for her role as Daphne Bridgerton in Shonda Rhimes’ global phenomenon, ‘Bridgerton.’ Dynevor is also set to star opposite Diane Lane and Zoey Deutch in thriller, ‘Anniversary.’ The film follows a very...
- 1/10/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Guy Pearce has recently wrapped production on “Inside,” an Australian crime thriller and coming of age drama film. The picture is the debut feature of Charles Williams, whose short film “All These Creatures” won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
The story sees after a young man transferred from juvenile to adult prison, where he is taken under the wing of both Australia’s most despised criminal, and a soon-to-be-a-paroled inmate. A paternal triangle grows between them, suggesting that even the worst of men may have a little bit of good inside them — that will be their eventual undoing.
The cast is headed by Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis and newcomer Vincent Miller. Supporting actors include Toby Wallace, Tara Morice, Chloé Hayden (“Heartbreak High”) and Michael Logo (“Colin From Accounts”).
“Inside” is being produced by Marian Macgowan for Macgowan Films and Kate Glover for Never Sleep Pictures, with Thomas M. Wright...
The story sees after a young man transferred from juvenile to adult prison, where he is taken under the wing of both Australia’s most despised criminal, and a soon-to-be-a-paroled inmate. A paternal triangle grows between them, suggesting that even the worst of men may have a little bit of good inside them — that will be their eventual undoing.
The cast is headed by Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis and newcomer Vincent Miller. Supporting actors include Toby Wallace, Tara Morice, Chloé Hayden (“Heartbreak High”) and Michael Logo (“Colin From Accounts”).
“Inside” is being produced by Marian Macgowan for Macgowan Films and Kate Glover for Never Sleep Pictures, with Thomas M. Wright...
- 12/17/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures has unwound the first trailer for its upcoming Spider-Man spinoff Madame Web.
S.J. Clarkson’s feature is part of the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters and set to hit theaters Feb. 14, 2024, just in time for Valentine’s Day dates. Dakota Johnson stars in the titular role based on the Marvel comic book character named Cassandra Webb, who is a clairvoyant mutant and can foresee the future for Spider-themed heroes.
Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts and Adam Scott round out the cast.
The trailer was released Wednesday and shows Johnson having mysterious encounters with a man from her mother’s past. “I’ve been having visions,” she says in the footage. “If you want to live, you have to trust me.”
Clarkson (Anatomy of a Scandal) directed the film and co-wrote the script with Claire Parker, with the story by Kerem Sanga.
S.J. Clarkson’s feature is part of the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters and set to hit theaters Feb. 14, 2024, just in time for Valentine’s Day dates. Dakota Johnson stars in the titular role based on the Marvel comic book character named Cassandra Webb, who is a clairvoyant mutant and can foresee the future for Spider-themed heroes.
Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts and Adam Scott round out the cast.
The trailer was released Wednesday and shows Johnson having mysterious encounters with a man from her mother’s past. “I’ve been having visions,” she says in the footage. “If you want to live, you have to trust me.”
Clarkson (Anatomy of a Scandal) directed the film and co-wrote the script with Claire Parker, with the story by Kerem Sanga.
- 11/15/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that once a fresh new television show becomes a hit, Hollywood will try and replicate it over and over, with largely diminishing returns. So it's unsurprising that after Bridgerton became a global phenomenon, we got a Queen Charlotte spin-off, The Gilded Age, and new adaptations of Dangerous Liaisons, Persuasion, and Mr. Malcolm’s List. All feature diverse casts in period stories, decked out in lavish costumes and peering lustfully at one another.
- 11/2/2023
- by Leila Latif
- Primetimer
Exclusive: Ron Bass, the scribe best known for his Academy Award-winning work on Rain Man, has been set to write and produce Music on the Bones, a new film inspired by real events.
Set in 1968. a moment in time when rock n’ roll was banned in the Ussr, the story follows young Russian doctor Max as he and his friends covertly duplicate and distribute music by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and more on repurposed X-Ray film. Against a backdrop of constant surveillance, persecution, and risk of imprisonment, they listen to the forbidden music of the free world, which holds the promise of another life.
Enter Valerie, an American film student disillusioned with her country, who is invited to Moscow by the Ministry of Culture under the watchful eye of the Kbg, to make a propaganda film promoting the virtues of Communism. After a meeting with Max and his companions,...
Set in 1968. a moment in time when rock n’ roll was banned in the Ussr, the story follows young Russian doctor Max as he and his friends covertly duplicate and distribute music by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and more on repurposed X-Ray film. Against a backdrop of constant surveillance, persecution, and risk of imprisonment, they listen to the forbidden music of the free world, which holds the promise of another life.
Enter Valerie, an American film student disillusioned with her country, who is invited to Moscow by the Ministry of Culture under the watchful eye of the Kbg, to make a propaganda film promoting the virtues of Communism. After a meeting with Max and his companions,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
To celebrate the release of How To Have Sex, which opens in UK cinemas next month, we had the pleasure of chatting with the cast and writer/director to find out more.
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday, drinking, clubbing, and hooking up in what should be the best summer of their lives. As they dance their way across the sun-drenched streets of Malia, they find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent, and self-discovery. Captured with luminous visuals and a pitch-perfect soundtrack, Manning Walker’s directorial debut paints a painfully familiar portrait of young adulthood, and how first sexual experiences should – or shouldn’t – play out. How To Have Sex stars Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2023 Mia McKenna-Bruce and BAFTA-nominated Samuel Bottomley, alongside Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler.
Chatting with writer/director Walker and her stars, we chat about the success...
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday, drinking, clubbing, and hooking up in what should be the best summer of their lives. As they dance their way across the sun-drenched streets of Malia, they find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent, and self-discovery. Captured with luminous visuals and a pitch-perfect soundtrack, Manning Walker’s directorial debut paints a painfully familiar portrait of young adulthood, and how first sexual experiences should – or shouldn’t – play out. How To Have Sex stars Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2023 Mia McKenna-Bruce and BAFTA-nominated Samuel Bottomley, alongside Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler.
Chatting with writer/director Walker and her stars, we chat about the success...
- 10/30/2023
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mubi has released the full-length UK and Irish trailer for Molly Manning Walker’s hugely anticipated, Cannes Award-winning debut, ‘How To Have Sex.’
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday, drinking, clubbing and hooking up in what should be the best summer of their lives. As they dance their way across the sun-drenched streets of Malia, they find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent and self-discovery. Captured with luminous visuals and a pitch-perfect soundtrack, Manning Walker’s directorial debut paints a painfully familiar portrait of young adulthood, and how first sexual experiences should – or shouldn’t – play out.
The movie is said to be a vibrant and authentic depiction of the agonies, ecstasies and ride-or-die glory of young female friendship, from rising British filmmaker Molly Manning Walker, who wrote and directed the film.
Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2023 Mia McKenna-Bruce (Persuasion, Kindling) and BAFTA-nominated Samuel Bottomley (Somewhere Boy,...
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday, drinking, clubbing and hooking up in what should be the best summer of their lives. As they dance their way across the sun-drenched streets of Malia, they find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent and self-discovery. Captured with luminous visuals and a pitch-perfect soundtrack, Manning Walker’s directorial debut paints a painfully familiar portrait of young adulthood, and how first sexual experiences should – or shouldn’t – play out.
The movie is said to be a vibrant and authentic depiction of the agonies, ecstasies and ride-or-die glory of young female friendship, from rising British filmmaker Molly Manning Walker, who wrote and directed the film.
Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2023 Mia McKenna-Bruce (Persuasion, Kindling) and BAFTA-nominated Samuel Bottomley (Somewhere Boy,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: The After, the debut short from photographer Misan Harriman, best known for his portraits of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, will debut on Netflix on October 25 after screening at the London Film Festival.
The Oscar-qualified short stars David Oyelowo and comes from a story by Harriman, with a screenplay by writer John Julius Schwabach. The story follows Dayo (Oyelowo), a Londoner who has to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.
Si Bell Bsc served as DoP while Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, and Oyelowo via his Yoruba Saxon Productions produced.
The After is Harriman’s first narrative film project. A self-taught photographer, he is the first black person to shoot the September cover of British Vogue. His photography work has also been featured in Vanity Fair,...
The Oscar-qualified short stars David Oyelowo and comes from a story by Harriman, with a screenplay by writer John Julius Schwabach. The story follows Dayo (Oyelowo), a Londoner who has to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.
Si Bell Bsc served as DoP while Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, and Oyelowo via his Yoruba Saxon Productions produced.
The After is Harriman’s first narrative film project. A self-taught photographer, he is the first black person to shoot the September cover of British Vogue. His photography work has also been featured in Vanity Fair,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
This Danish period film is not as tantalizing as one would imagine but rather a tale as old as time. You can’t really call Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction a rom-com because, other than the romantic setting, there isn’t really any romance in this film. Additionally, the comedy falls flat and doesn’t pack a punch like it’s expected to. The film follows a not-so-young artist named Cazotte. On one of his portrait assignments, the Duchess of Babenhausen requests that he teach her young son the art of seduction because there’s a crisis and he must be married off immediately (tell us something new). For his services, the self-attested love doctor wants, in return, a connection with a beautiful woman named Ehrengard. This is when things start to get messy, and the result is a tale of mishaps and scandal.
For the most part, Ehrengard is extremely uncomfortable to watch,...
For the most part, Ehrengard is extremely uncomfortable to watch,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Robert Lorenz has directed the upcoming Irish thriller movie ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ the plot of which revolves around a recently retired assassin of a remote Irish village who gets embroiled with three vengeful terrorists in a lethal game of cat and mouse.
When Is ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ Releasing? IndieWire
Liam Neeson was announced to star in an Ireland-set thriller movie In the Land of Saints and Sinners back in October of 2021. Robert Lorenz was also announced as director at that time.
The announcement that Netflix has pre-bought the distribution rights of the movie was done in April of 2022. The film is set to be released on October 19, 2023.
Also Read: The Marvels Trailer 2 Reveals Supervillain!
Cast Members of ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’: Liam Neeson- Variety
Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson is the main cast member of the upcoming movie.
When Is ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ Releasing? IndieWire
Liam Neeson was announced to star in an Ireland-set thriller movie In the Land of Saints and Sinners back in October of 2021. Robert Lorenz was also announced as director at that time.
The announcement that Netflix has pre-bought the distribution rights of the movie was done in April of 2022. The film is set to be released on October 19, 2023.
Also Read: The Marvels Trailer 2 Reveals Supervillain!
Cast Members of ‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’: Liam Neeson- Variety
Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson is the main cast member of the upcoming movie.
- 7/23/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Exclusive: Sad update on the plan to bring the story about the 2021 California School for the Deaf football team to the small screen; the limited series is not moving forward.
After several months in production, the project from ABC Signature and Disney Branded Television was shuttered earlier this year as part of the parent company’s massive wave of cuts.
The studio had partnered with the school and the California Department of Education to tell the story of the team’s historical undefeated season and how it earned a spot in the California State Championship game for the first time in school history. Historically a team that had never experienced anything close to a winning season, they went undefeated all the way to the state title game in their magical season.
The untitled project for Disney+ was set to star Oscar winner Troy Kotsur (Coda) as the team’s coach.
After several months in production, the project from ABC Signature and Disney Branded Television was shuttered earlier this year as part of the parent company’s massive wave of cuts.
The studio had partnered with the school and the California Department of Education to tell the story of the team’s historical undefeated season and how it earned a spot in the California State Championship game for the first time in school history. Historically a team that had never experienced anything close to a winning season, they went undefeated all the way to the state title game in their magical season.
The untitled project for Disney+ was set to star Oscar winner Troy Kotsur (Coda) as the team’s coach.
- 6/22/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Ever so often, actors like Wentworth Miller take on roles that ultimately define their careers. The American British actor was born to an African-American father and a Caucasian mother. Born Wentworth Earl Miller III, the actor is a third-generation Miller. The name Wentworth, first chosen by his paternal great-grandmother, comes from a character from Jane Austen‘s 1818 Persuasion novel, Captain Wentworth. Miller was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, on June 2, 1972. Although he had appeared in several film and television productions, playing Michael Scofield on Fox’s Prison Break gave Miller the recognition and fame he had worked hard to...
- 6/13/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
Realm, the world’s largest scripted podcast network with over 140 shows and 3500 hours of audio entertainment, today announced a new podcast hosted and narrated by award-winning comedian and voice talent Alison Larkin.
Each season of The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin will feature an Austen novel, beginning with the seminal Pride & Prejudice. Through reflections, commentary, and her own personal stories, Larkin showcases both her talent as a charming vocal performer and strength as a writer-comedian in every episode. The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin also features chats with actors, writers, and other interesting people who have one thing in common: a passionate love for Jane Austen. Everyone from die-hard fans to first-time listeners will find something delightful – and relatable – at every turn.
Larkin said: “I love bringing the classics to a modern audience in fun, new ways. So, when Realm approached me about hosting and co-creating a...
Each season of The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin will feature an Austen novel, beginning with the seminal Pride & Prejudice. Through reflections, commentary, and her own personal stories, Larkin showcases both her talent as a charming vocal performer and strength as a writer-comedian in every episode. The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin also features chats with actors, writers, and other interesting people who have one thing in common: a passionate love for Jane Austen. Everyone from die-hard fans to first-time listeners will find something delightful – and relatable – at every turn.
Larkin said: “I love bringing the classics to a modern audience in fun, new ways. So, when Realm approached me about hosting and co-creating a...
- 5/23/2023
- Podnews.net
It was a phone call from James Cameron that first gave a young Mia McKenna-Bruce the inspiration to act. Well, almost.
Having watched Titanic at home in London around the age of six, she says she was so “traumatized” by the film that she couldn’t sleep. After several weeks, her mum had the bright idea to get the film’s director to ring her up so he could explain over the phone to the terrified child that what she’d seen was just a movie, with people wearing costumes on a set. “And I was like, wait, this is a real job that you can do, and you can make people cry,” she recalls. As a hugely energetic and overdramatic youngster, McKenna-Bruce knew what she wanted to do with her life.
It would be several years later — after she’d landed her first professional job on the West End...
Having watched Titanic at home in London around the age of six, she says she was so “traumatized” by the film that she couldn’t sleep. After several weeks, her mum had the bright idea to get the film’s director to ring her up so he could explain over the phone to the terrified child that what she’d seen was just a movie, with people wearing costumes on a set. “And I was like, wait, this is a real job that you can do, and you can make people cry,” she recalls. As a hugely energetic and overdramatic youngster, McKenna-Bruce knew what she wanted to do with her life.
It would be several years later — after she’d landed her first professional job on the West End...
- 5/19/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mubi has acquired all rights for Molly Manning Walker’s directorial debut “How to Have Sex” for major territories.
The deal covers North America, U.K., Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey and Benelux ahead of the movie’s world premiere at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.
Theatrical releases are planned for key territories, including the U.S. and U.K. In Benelux, the film will be released theatrically in partnership with Imagine Film Distribution. Following theatrical releases, the film will premier exclusively on Mubi in all territories acquired.
Written and directed by Manning Walker, “How to Have Sex” stars Mia McKenna-Bruce (“Persuasion”) alongside Lara Peake (“Mood”), Shaun Thomas (“Ali & Ava”), Samuel Bottomley (“Somewhere Boy”), and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler. The film was shot by Nicolas Canniccioni.
In the film, three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday – drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should...
The deal covers North America, U.K., Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey and Benelux ahead of the movie’s world premiere at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.
Theatrical releases are planned for key territories, including the U.S. and U.K. In Benelux, the film will be released theatrically in partnership with Imagine Film Distribution. Following theatrical releases, the film will premier exclusively on Mubi in all territories acquired.
Written and directed by Manning Walker, “How to Have Sex” stars Mia McKenna-Bruce (“Persuasion”) alongside Lara Peake (“Mood”), Shaun Thomas (“Ali & Ava”), Samuel Bottomley (“Somewhere Boy”), and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler. The film was shot by Nicolas Canniccioni.
In the film, three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday – drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should...
- 4/27/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Mubi has acquired British filmmaker Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature How to Have Sex, which is set to debut in Un Certain Regard at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival.
The streamer has taken all rights for North America, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey, and Benelux. Announcing the deal, Mubi said theatrical releases are planned for “key territories,” including the US and UK, while a theatrical release in the Benelux will be hosted in partnership with Imagine Film Distribution. Following theatrical releases, the film will debut on Mubi in all territories acquired.
Written and directed by Walker, the pic stars Mia McKenna-Bruce alongside Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley, and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler. The film was shot by Nicolas Canniccioni.
Billed as an “exuberant, nuanced and painfully honest” tale...
The streamer has taken all rights for North America, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey, and Benelux. Announcing the deal, Mubi said theatrical releases are planned for “key territories,” including the US and UK, while a theatrical release in the Benelux will be hosted in partnership with Imagine Film Distribution. Following theatrical releases, the film will debut on Mubi in all territories acquired.
Written and directed by Walker, the pic stars Mia McKenna-Bruce alongside Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley, and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler. The film was shot by Nicolas Canniccioni.
Billed as an “exuberant, nuanced and painfully honest” tale...
- 4/27/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Ciaran Hinds joins ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ (Photo Credit: Prime Video)
Prime Video’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has signed on Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie for season two. The just-announced new cast members will be featured in recurring roles in the upcoming season. Prime Video did not provide any details on who Hinds, Kinnear, or Moodie are playing.
Season two is currently shooting in the UK.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay return as showrunners, guiding the series through the Second Age of Middle-earth, a period prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchinson serve as executive producers.
In December 2022, it was announced Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Amelia Kenworthy,...
Prime Video’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has signed on Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie for season two. The just-announced new cast members will be featured in recurring roles in the upcoming season. Prime Video did not provide any details on who Hinds, Kinnear, or Moodie are playing.
Season two is currently shooting in the UK.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay return as showrunners, guiding the series through the Second Age of Middle-earth, a period prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchinson serve as executive producers.
In December 2022, it was announced Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Amelia Kenworthy,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is expanding its ensemble cast.
Season 2 of the record-breaking series boasts franchise newcomers Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie in recurring roles. The second season is currently in production in the U.K., with actors Calam Lynch, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, Ben Daniels, Nicholas Woodeson, and Sam Hazeldine previously announced as part of the new cast.
Oscar-nominated “Belfast” star Hinds has appeared in hit films like “Silence, ” “Munich,” “Persuasion,” “There Will Be Blood,” “In Bruges,” “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” and “The Eclipse.” His TV background includes appearances in “Game of Thrones,” “Rome,” “The English,” “Prime Suspect,” and “The Dry.”
“Rings of Power” co-star Kinnear is best known as Bill Tanner in the James Bond films “Quantum of Solace,...
Season 2 of the record-breaking series boasts franchise newcomers Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie in recurring roles. The second season is currently in production in the U.K., with actors Calam Lynch, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, Ben Daniels, Nicholas Woodeson, and Sam Hazeldine previously announced as part of the new cast.
Oscar-nominated “Belfast” star Hinds has appeared in hit films like “Silence, ” “Munich,” “Persuasion,” “There Will Be Blood,” “In Bruges,” “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” and “The Eclipse.” His TV background includes appearances in “Game of Thrones,” “Rome,” “The English,” “Prime Suspect,” and “The Dry.”
“Rings of Power” co-star Kinnear is best known as Bill Tanner in the James Bond films “Quantum of Solace,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
"Persuasion" is the 2022 drama feature, directed by Carrie Cracknell based on the 1817 novel by Jane Austen, starring Dakota Johnson ("Madame Web"), Cosmo Jarvis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Richard E. Grant and Henry Golding, now streaming on Netflix:
"...the family of young Englishwoman 'Anne Elliot', moves to lower expenses and reduce debt by renting their home to an 'Admiral' and his wife.
"The wife's brother, 'Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth', was engaged to Anne in 1806, but the engagement was broken when Anne was 'persuaded' by her friends and family to end their relationship.
"Anne and Captain Wentworth, both single and unattached, meet again after a seven-year separation, setting the scene for many encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for Anne..."
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"...the family of young Englishwoman 'Anne Elliot', moves to lower expenses and reduce debt by renting their home to an 'Admiral' and his wife.
"The wife's brother, 'Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth', was engaged to Anne in 1806, but the engagement was broken when Anne was 'persuaded' by her friends and family to end their relationship.
"Anne and Captain Wentworth, both single and unattached, meet again after a seven-year separation, setting the scene for many encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for Anne..."
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- 3/15/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
One decade after injecting their relentless and bold style into the Evil Dead franchise (I'm still in awe of the Abomination's blood rainstorm), director/co-writer Fede Alvarez and co-writer Rodo Sayagues are bringing their talents to the Alien franchise in 20th Century Studios' new film that begins production in Budapest on March 9th, and we have a look at the cast list and brief synopsis:
Press Release: Burbank, Calif. – 20th Century Studios’ new “Alien” film starring Cailee Spaeny (“Mare of Easttown”) will begin production in Budapest on March 9. Joining Spaeny in the cast are David Jonsson (“Industry”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“Rosaline”), Spike Fearn (“The Batman”) and Aileen Wu (“Away from Home”). Fede Alvarez directs from a screenplay he wrote with his frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues. Ridley Scott, who directed the original “Alien” and produced and directed the series’ entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” and Michael Pruss...
Press Release: Burbank, Calif. – 20th Century Studios’ new “Alien” film starring Cailee Spaeny (“Mare of Easttown”) will begin production in Budapest on March 9. Joining Spaeny in the cast are David Jonsson (“Industry”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“Rosaline”), Spike Fearn (“The Batman”) and Aileen Wu (“Away from Home”). Fede Alvarez directs from a screenplay he wrote with his frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues. Ridley Scott, who directed the original “Alien” and produced and directed the series’ entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” and Michael Pruss...
- 3/5/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Cailee Spaeny to star in new ‘Alien’ (Photo by Dani Brubaker)
20th Century Studios released new details on the upcoming ninth Alien movie as filming’s set to get underway in Budapest on March 9, 2023. Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown) will star and Fede Alvarez is directing.
The studio also confirmed David Jonsson (Industry), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Isabela Merced (Rosaline), Spike Fearn (The Batman), and Aileen Wu (Away from Home) are on board the sci-fi thriller.
Alvarez co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. They previously collaborated on Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe, Calls, Don’t Breathe 2, 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the shorts El Cojonudo and Ataque de Panico.
Alien, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant director Ridley Scott is producing along with Michael Pruss (under their Scott Free banner). Brent O’Connor (Bullet Train), Elizabeth Cantillon (Persuasion), and Tom Moran (The Donut King) serve as executive producers.
20th Century Studios offered this...
20th Century Studios released new details on the upcoming ninth Alien movie as filming’s set to get underway in Budapest on March 9, 2023. Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown) will star and Fede Alvarez is directing.
The studio also confirmed David Jonsson (Industry), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Isabela Merced (Rosaline), Spike Fearn (The Batman), and Aileen Wu (Away from Home) are on board the sci-fi thriller.
Alvarez co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. They previously collaborated on Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe, Calls, Don’t Breathe 2, 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the shorts El Cojonudo and Ataque de Panico.
Alien, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant director Ridley Scott is producing along with Michael Pruss (under their Scott Free banner). Brent O’Connor (Bullet Train), Elizabeth Cantillon (Persuasion), and Tom Moran (The Donut King) serve as executive producers.
20th Century Studios offered this...
- 3/4/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
20th Century Studios has announced new plot details, cast additions and production status for the latest “Alien” film.
While the premise for the yet-to-be-titled movie has been kept under wraps, the studio did reveal that the film will follow “a group of young people on a distant world, who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”
Those who will be faced with the terrifying forms are David Jonsson (“Industry”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“Rosaline”), Spike Fearn (“The Batman”) and Aileen Wu (“Away from Home”), all of whom will join the previously announced lead, Cailee Spaeny (“Mare of Easttown”).
In addition to the cast announcement, 20th Century Studios announced that the ninth film in the franchise will begin production on March 9 in Budapest.
Fede Alvarez, serves as the director, screenwriter and producer, following his direction of horror films, “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,...
While the premise for the yet-to-be-titled movie has been kept under wraps, the studio did reveal that the film will follow “a group of young people on a distant world, who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”
Those who will be faced with the terrifying forms are David Jonsson (“Industry”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“Rosaline”), Spike Fearn (“The Batman”) and Aileen Wu (“Away from Home”), all of whom will join the previously announced lead, Cailee Spaeny (“Mare of Easttown”).
In addition to the cast announcement, 20th Century Studios announced that the ninth film in the franchise will begin production on March 9 in Budapest.
Fede Alvarez, serves as the director, screenwriter and producer, following his direction of horror films, “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
(Pictured): Cailee Spaeny. Photo by Dani Brubaker.
20th Century Studios’ new “Alien” film starring Cailee Spaeny (“Mare of Easttown”) will begin production in Budapest on March 9. Joining Spaeny in the cast are David Jonsson (“Industry”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“Rosaline”), Spike Fearn (“The Batman”) and Aileen Wu (“Away from Home”).
In this ninth entry in the immensely popular and enduring film series, a group of young people on a distant world find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
(Pictured): Aileen Wu. Photo by Wolf Marloh.
Fede Alvarez directs from a screenplay he wrote with his frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues.
Ridley Scott, who directed the original “Alien” and produced and directed the series’ entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” and Michael Pruss (“Boston Strangler” upcoming) are producing under their Scott Free banner, with Brent O’Connor (“Bullet Train”), Elizabeth Cantillon (“Persuasion...
20th Century Studios’ new “Alien” film starring Cailee Spaeny (“Mare of Easttown”) will begin production in Budapest on March 9. Joining Spaeny in the cast are David Jonsson (“Industry”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“Rosaline”), Spike Fearn (“The Batman”) and Aileen Wu (“Away from Home”).
In this ninth entry in the immensely popular and enduring film series, a group of young people on a distant world find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
(Pictured): Aileen Wu. Photo by Wolf Marloh.
Fede Alvarez directs from a screenplay he wrote with his frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues.
Ridley Scott, who directed the original “Alien” and produced and directed the series’ entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” and Michael Pruss (“Boston Strangler” upcoming) are producing under their Scott Free banner, with Brent O’Connor (“Bullet Train”), Elizabeth Cantillon (“Persuasion...
- 3/3/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The new Alien feature from filmmaker Fede Alvarez has found its chest-bursting cast.
David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu have joined Cailee Spaeny in 20th Century Studios’ latest installment of the science-fiction horror franchise.
Alvarez, who is known for his tense and sometimes splatter-filled flicks such as Don’t Breathe and the remake of Evil Dead, is directing the project that begins production in Budapest March 9. He also wrote the script with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues.
Plot details are being kept in a cryochamber, but as opposed to the other movies which focused on adults in corporate, militaristic and scientific roles, this now-ninth installment of the franchise will focus on a group of young people. On a distant colony, the group finds themselves in a fight for their lives with the titular alien, a creature known as a Xenomorph, whose race propagates by implanting eggs into people’s...
David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu have joined Cailee Spaeny in 20th Century Studios’ latest installment of the science-fiction horror franchise.
Alvarez, who is known for his tense and sometimes splatter-filled flicks such as Don’t Breathe and the remake of Evil Dead, is directing the project that begins production in Budapest March 9. He also wrote the script with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues.
Plot details are being kept in a cryochamber, but as opposed to the other movies which focused on adults in corporate, militaristic and scientific roles, this now-ninth installment of the franchise will focus on a group of young people. On a distant colony, the group finds themselves in a fight for their lives with the titular alien, a creature known as a Xenomorph, whose race propagates by implanting eggs into people’s...
- 3/3/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: WME Independent has unveiled the first image of Haley Bennett in the upcoming 19th Century champagne drama Clicquot ahead of launching sales on the title at the European Film Market.
Bennett stars in the titular role of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, who is popularly known in France as the “Grande Dame of Champagne”.
This real-life historic figure defied convention to take over her late husband’s fledgling wine business in Reims in 1805 after being widowed at the age of 27.
The production, announced on Deadline last year, is based on the 2008 novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo.
Filming took place the French regions of Chablis and Reims last fall.
Thomas Napper () directs from a screenplay by Erin Dignam (Land, Submergence) and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin).
Other previously announced cast members include Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman,...
Bennett stars in the titular role of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, who is popularly known in France as the “Grande Dame of Champagne”.
This real-life historic figure defied convention to take over her late husband’s fledgling wine business in Reims in 1805 after being widowed at the age of 27.
The production, announced on Deadline last year, is based on the 2008 novel The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It by Tilar J. Mazzeo.
Filming took place the French regions of Chablis and Reims last fall.
Thomas Napper () directs from a screenplay by Erin Dignam (Land, Submergence) and Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin).
Other previously announced cast members include Tom Sturridge (DC Comics and Netflix’s The Sandman,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Madrid shoot scheduled for spring/summer.
Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) will star in the sci-fi romance Daniela Forever from Colossal director Nacho Vigalondo as the producers gear up for a Madrid shoot in spring/summer. XYZ Films is financing and will introduce the project to EFM buyers next week.
The story follows a man (Golding) struggling to come to terms with the accidental death of his girlfriend who signs up for a sleep trial that would allow him to reconstruct his life with his girlfriend through lucid dreams.
Nahikari Ipiña and Vigalondo are producing for Sayaka Producciones, along with Benoit Roland at Wrong Men,...
Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) will star in the sci-fi romance Daniela Forever from Colossal director Nacho Vigalondo as the producers gear up for a Madrid shoot in spring/summer. XYZ Films is financing and will introduce the project to EFM buyers next week.
The story follows a man (Golding) struggling to come to terms with the accidental death of his girlfriend who signs up for a sleep trial that would allow him to reconstruct his life with his girlfriend through lucid dreams.
Nahikari Ipiña and Vigalondo are producing for Sayaka Producciones, along with Benoit Roland at Wrong Men,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
At the heart of M. Night Shyamalan’s new thriller “Knock at the Cabin” there is a disturbing question that has only two terrible answers. Unfortunately, the answers aren’t just terrible for the characters, they’re terrible for the audience as well. Because whichever direction this film goes in it’s running headlong into a brick wall, with no brakes.
Based on the novel “Cabin at the End of the World” by Paul G. Tremblay, “Knock at the Cabin” stars Jonathan Groff (“The Matrix Resurrections”) and Ben Aldridge (“Spoiler Alert”) as Eric and Andrew, two gay dads on vacation at a cabin in the woods — always a mistake — with their adopted daughter, Wen (Kristen Cui). All is well. All is loving. Nothing bad could possibly happen.
Suddenly, they are visited by four mysterious strangers, led by the gigantic yet soft-voiced Leonard, who are ever so kind and thoughtful. Except...
Based on the novel “Cabin at the End of the World” by Paul G. Tremblay, “Knock at the Cabin” stars Jonathan Groff (“The Matrix Resurrections”) and Ben Aldridge (“Spoiler Alert”) as Eric and Andrew, two gay dads on vacation at a cabin in the woods — always a mistake — with their adopted daughter, Wen (Kristen Cui). All is well. All is loving. Nothing bad could possibly happen.
Suddenly, they are visited by four mysterious strangers, led by the gigantic yet soft-voiced Leonard, who are ever so kind and thoughtful. Except...
- 2/1/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Save Your Family Or Save Humanity. This February, Make The Choice. Universal Pictures Proudly Presents A New Thriller From M. Night Shyamalan. Knock At The Cabin. Rated R. Only In Theaters February 3Rd.
Advance Screening is Tue, Jan 31st 7pm @ Marcus Ronnie’s Cine
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed.
Enter at the link below.
Sweepstakes Link: http://gofobo.com/wxBGH11484
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
From visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, Knock at the Cabin stars Dave Bautista, Tony award and Emmy nominee Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge,...
Advance Screening is Tue, Jan 31st 7pm @ Marcus Ronnie’s Cine
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed.
Enter at the link below.
Sweepstakes Link: http://gofobo.com/wxBGH11484
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
From visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, Knock at the Cabin stars Dave Bautista, Tony award and Emmy nominee Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Click here to read the full article.
Some of this year’s best supporting performances in film didn’t arise from your classic scenery-chewing powerhouse monologues or even a de rigueur prolonged cameo by a stalwart veteran — the kinds of smaller dramatic roles that net major industry awards. For every heartrending speech in Women Talking, The Whale and The Fabelmans, there are still dozens of biting one-liners and sidesplitting visual gags in a handful of 2022’s strongest comedies that should not go ignored. Comedies are often honored for their screenplays, but it takes distinctive talent to bring those vibrant pages to life.
At the top of my personal ballot are the performances I was not expecting when I settled in to watch their films. Thanks to the marketing materials for movies like Triangle of Sadness, Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Menu, for example, I anticipated that I would...
Some of this year’s best supporting performances in film didn’t arise from your classic scenery-chewing powerhouse monologues or even a de rigueur prolonged cameo by a stalwart veteran — the kinds of smaller dramatic roles that net major industry awards. For every heartrending speech in Women Talking, The Whale and The Fabelmans, there are still dozens of biting one-liners and sidesplitting visual gags in a handful of 2022’s strongest comedies that should not go ignored. Comedies are often honored for their screenplays, but it takes distinctive talent to bring those vibrant pages to life.
At the top of my personal ballot are the performances I was not expecting when I settled in to watch their films. Thanks to the marketing materials for movies like Triangle of Sadness, Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Menu, for example, I anticipated that I would...
- 12/29/2022
- by Robyn Bahr
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“If you fail to choose, the world will perish.”
The name of the Knock At The Cabin poster from Universal Pictures, featuring Dave Bautista, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint and Nikki Amuka-Bird, is titled “4Horsemen” and in an earlier post, we asked the question: Could they be the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Death, Famine, War, and Conquest? Each figure on the poster are holding a different “weapon.” In the Book of Revelation, these Four Horsemen represent a vision of harbingers of the Last Judgment, setting a divine end-time upon the world.
The first horseman rides a white horse, carries a bow, and is given a crown as a figure of conquest, perhaps invoking pestilence, Christ, or the Antichrist. The second carries a sword and rides a red horse as the creator of (civil) war, conflict, and strife. The third, a food merchant, rides a black horse symbolizing famine and carries the scales.
The name of the Knock At The Cabin poster from Universal Pictures, featuring Dave Bautista, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint and Nikki Amuka-Bird, is titled “4Horsemen” and in an earlier post, we asked the question: Could they be the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Death, Famine, War, and Conquest? Each figure on the poster are holding a different “weapon.” In the Book of Revelation, these Four Horsemen represent a vision of harbingers of the Last Judgment, setting a divine end-time upon the world.
The first horseman rides a white horse, carries a bow, and is given a crown as a figure of conquest, perhaps invoking pestilence, Christ, or the Antichrist. The second carries a sword and rides a red horse as the creator of (civil) war, conflict, and strife. The third, a food merchant, rides a black horse symbolizing famine and carries the scales.
- 12/26/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Universal Pictures left us a little something special under the tree this year, with the studio dropping the all-new, full-length trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin. This is the first real look at the film, following the creepy teaser that came out a few months ago. That one established the basic premise, in which a couple (Jonathan Groff & Ben Alridge) on vacation with their daughter (Kristen Cui) are approached by a menacing group of strangers (led by Dave Bautista) and told that if one of them doesn’t kill a member of the family, the world will end.
What’s interesting about this new trailer is that it gives away the fact that the strangers aren’t necessarily speaking nonsense. We see quick glimpses of disaster that suggest there might be something to Bautista’s wild claim, leaving the two dads a truly impossible choice, as...
What’s interesting about this new trailer is that it gives away the fact that the strangers aren’t necessarily speaking nonsense. We see quick glimpses of disaster that suggest there might be something to Bautista’s wild claim, leaving the two dads a truly impossible choice, as...
- 12/25/2022
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of power” is headed for some big cast changes.
The Amazon show, based off the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, set records in its first season, with production costs reportedly at 465 million. Amazon’s Head of Global TV, Vernon Sanders, told Deadline the investment “has more than paid off.”
Read More: ‘Rings of Power’ Finale: The Cast Reacts To ‘Unexpected And Satisfying’ Conclusion To Season 1 (Exclusive)
It’s been renewed for a season 2, but it’s already been announced that Sam Hazeldine (“The War Below”) will replace Joseph Mawle in the role of Orc leader Adar, along with several new cast members joining the show including Gabriel Akuwudike (“Game of Thrones”), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (“The Witcher”), newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (“Persuasion”), Nicholas Woodeson (“The Hustle”) and Ben Daniels (“Locke”).
Speaking about these changes, Sanders said the departure of Mawle was “unfortunate...
The Amazon show, based off the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, set records in its first season, with production costs reportedly at 465 million. Amazon’s Head of Global TV, Vernon Sanders, told Deadline the investment “has more than paid off.”
Read More: ‘Rings of Power’ Finale: The Cast Reacts To ‘Unexpected And Satisfying’ Conclusion To Season 1 (Exclusive)
It’s been renewed for a season 2, but it’s already been announced that Sam Hazeldine (“The War Below”) will replace Joseph Mawle in the role of Orc leader Adar, along with several new cast members joining the show including Gabriel Akuwudike (“Game of Thrones”), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (“The Witcher”), newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (“Persuasion”), Nicholas Woodeson (“The Hustle”) and Ben Daniels (“Locke”).
Speaking about these changes, Sanders said the departure of Mawle was “unfortunate...
- 12/19/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
After five years of dating, Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse are finally red carpet official. On Dec. 3, the "Batman" star and "Persuasion" actor attended the Dior Men Fall 2023 show in Giza, Egypt, where they walked the red carpet together for the first time. Although they've been linked since 2018, the couple have kept their relationship as private as possible, which makes their debut all the more special.
The couple looked cozy as they posed for multiple shots on the red carpet. Pattinson was dapper in an off-white suit jacket and gray turtleneck, while Waterhouse opted for casual elegance in a flowy mauve dress.
Due to their desire to keep their relationship out of the public eye, it's unclear when exactly Pattinson and Waterhouse first began dating. However, the first time they were linked together was in 2018, when they were spotted together in London. Since then, they've largely refrained from discussing their romance with the press,...
The couple looked cozy as they posed for multiple shots on the red carpet. Pattinson was dapper in an off-white suit jacket and gray turtleneck, while Waterhouse opted for casual elegance in a flowy mauve dress.
Due to their desire to keep their relationship out of the public eye, it's unclear when exactly Pattinson and Waterhouse first began dating. However, the first time they were linked together was in 2018, when they were spotted together in London. Since then, they've largely refrained from discussing their romance with the press,...
- 12/4/2022
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
Seven actors have been added to the season 2 cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” in recurring roles.
Sam Hazeldine (“The War Below”) will take on the role of Orc leader Adar, replacing Joseph Mawle who portrayed the character in season 1, in a recasting decision made months ago. Mawle was absent from every worldwide promotional event for the series.
The new cast members joining the ensemble are Gabriel Akuwudike (“Game of Thrones”), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (“The Witcher”), newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (“Persuasion”), Nicholas Woodeson (“The Hustle”) and Ben Daniels (“Locke”).
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While details surrounding the characters have been kept under wraps, fans can expect the “epic drama”, set thousands of years prior to the events of the “Lord of the Rings” films, to continue facing the “long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth,...
Sam Hazeldine (“The War Below”) will take on the role of Orc leader Adar, replacing Joseph Mawle who portrayed the character in season 1, in a recasting decision made months ago. Mawle was absent from every worldwide promotional event for the series.
The new cast members joining the ensemble are Gabriel Akuwudike (“Game of Thrones”), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (“The Witcher”), newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (“Persuasion”), Nicholas Woodeson (“The Hustle”) and Ben Daniels (“Locke”).
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While details surrounding the characters have been kept under wraps, fans can expect the “epic drama”, set thousands of years prior to the events of the “Lord of the Rings” films, to continue facing the “long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth,...
- 12/2/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 has been filming in the UK for almost two months now, with the hopes of bringing the next chapter of this story to viewers sooner rather than later. But when the show does return to our screens, not all will be exactly the same in terms of the characters. Amazon has revealed some additions to the already extensive cast as well as a surprise recast for a major character: Adar, who was played by Game of Thrones alum Joseph Mawle in season 1. It will now be Sam Hazeldine who will portray the Uruk villain in the second season.
In the first season of The Rings of Power, Adar was introduced as the leader of the Orcs operating in the Southlands, and is responsible for the death and...
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 has been filming in the UK for almost two months now, with the hopes of bringing the next chapter of this story to viewers sooner rather than later. But when the show does return to our screens, not all will be exactly the same in terms of the characters. Amazon has revealed some additions to the already extensive cast as well as a surprise recast for a major character: Adar, who was played by Game of Thrones alum Joseph Mawle in season 1. It will now be Sam Hazeldine who will portray the Uruk villain in the second season.
In the first season of The Rings of Power, Adar was introduced as the leader of the Orcs operating in the Southlands, and is responsible for the death and...
- 12/1/2022
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Ben Daniels joins Prime Video’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’
Prime Video’s epic fantasy adventure The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power announced seven new cast members have joined season two as filming is underway in the UK. Joining the journey into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth in recurring roles are Ben Daniels, Nia Towle, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen “Zates” Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, and Nicholas Woodeson.
Prime Video also confirmed Sam Hazeldine is taking over the role of Orc leader Adar for the second season. Joseph Mawle (Benjen Stark in Game of Thrones) played the character in five episodes of season one.
Prime Video’s announcement did not include any details on who the new recurring cast members will be playing, other than Hazeldine.
“Since its premiere, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been bringing audiences together...
Prime Video’s epic fantasy adventure The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power announced seven new cast members have joined season two as filming is underway in the UK. Joining the journey into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth in recurring roles are Ben Daniels, Nia Towle, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen “Zates” Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, and Nicholas Woodeson.
Prime Video also confirmed Sam Hazeldine is taking over the role of Orc leader Adar for the second season. Joseph Mawle (Benjen Stark in Game of Thrones) played the character in five episodes of season one.
Prime Video’s announcement did not include any details on who the new recurring cast members will be playing, other than Hazeldine.
“Since its premiere, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been bringing audiences together...
- 12/1/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Joseph Mawle will not return as Adar in The Rings of Power Season 2 at Prime Video, the streamer announced December 1. The Orc leader will instead be played by Sam Hazeldine. Why Mawle is leaving the series is unknown. Additionally, six more actors have been added to The Rings of Power Season 2 cast: Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen “Zates” Atour, Ben Daniels, newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (Persuasion), and Nicholas Woodeson. Details about their characters will be revealed at a later date. The fantasy series is currently in production in the U.K. Check out the new cast members of The Rings of Power, below. Prime Video Mawle’s Adar was the main villain of Season 1 until Sauron (Charlie Vickers) ...
- 12/1/2022
- TV Insider
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is rounding out its Season 2 cast with seven actors added in recurring roles. Sam Hazeldine takes on the role of Orc leader Adar in a recasting in the Prime Video series. He replaces Joseph Mawle, who portrayed the character in Season 1. The recasting decision was made months ago, and Mawle did not participate in any of the worldwide promotional events for the series.
Additional new cast members are Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (The Witcher), Ben Daniels (Jupiter’s Legacy), newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (Persuasion), and Nicholas Woodeson (Silent Witness). Character details are being kept under wraps.
Developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, The Lord of the Rings series is described as an “epic drama” set in the Second Age of Middle-earth — thousands of years before the events of the Lord of the Rings films and the novels by Tolkien.
Additional new cast members are Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour (The Witcher), Ben Daniels (Jupiter’s Legacy), newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (Persuasion), and Nicholas Woodeson (Silent Witness). Character details are being kept under wraps.
Developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, The Lord of the Rings series is described as an “epic drama” set in the Second Age of Middle-earth — thousands of years before the events of the Lord of the Rings films and the novels by Tolkien.
- 12/1/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings series announced seven new recurring cast members for season two.
Among the additions, there’s also a shake-up: The fan-favorite role of Orc leader Adar has been recast. Game of Thrones veteran Joseph Mawle has been replaced by Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders) in the part.
“I loved my time exploring Middle-earth and diving into Tolkien’s mythology,” Mawle posted on Twitter. “I’m so honoured that the character was liked. He cared deeply about telling you his story. Though as an actor it remains my wish, my job description to explore new characters and worlds [sic]. Wishing all the best to cast and crew for S2, I’ll be cheering you on from the sidelines.”
In addition, Gabriel Akuwudike (Ridley Road), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Ben Daniels (The Crown), newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (Persuasion...
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings series announced seven new recurring cast members for season two.
Among the additions, there’s also a shake-up: The fan-favorite role of Orc leader Adar has been recast. Game of Thrones veteran Joseph Mawle has been replaced by Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders) in the part.
“I loved my time exploring Middle-earth and diving into Tolkien’s mythology,” Mawle posted on Twitter. “I’m so honoured that the character was liked. He cared deeply about telling you his story. Though as an actor it remains my wish, my job description to explore new characters and worlds [sic]. Wishing all the best to cast and crew for S2, I’ll be cheering you on from the sidelines.”
In addition, Gabriel Akuwudike (Ridley Road), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Ben Daniels (The Crown), newcomer Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (Persuasion...
- 12/1/2022
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Some new faces are set to hit Middle-Earth. “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has added seven new cast members for its second season, which is currently in production in the United Kingdom.
Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, Ben Daniels, Nicholas Woodeson, and Sam Hazeldine have been cast in the series, which serves as a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy series. Hazeldine replaces Joseph Mawle, who played the Ork leader Adar in the first season of the series; a reason for the casting change was not given. The other new cast members’ roles are currently being kept under wraps, but all of them join the show in a recurring capacity.
Akuwudike has appeared in the TV series “Hanna,” “Ridley Road,” and “War of the Worlds,” along with the films “1917” and “Brexit.” Atour was a cast member in Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Witcher,...
Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, Ben Daniels, Nicholas Woodeson, and Sam Hazeldine have been cast in the series, which serves as a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy series. Hazeldine replaces Joseph Mawle, who played the Ork leader Adar in the first season of the series; a reason for the casting change was not given. The other new cast members’ roles are currently being kept under wraps, but all of them join the show in a recurring capacity.
Akuwudike has appeared in the TV series “Hanna,” “Ridley Road,” and “War of the Worlds,” along with the films “1917” and “Brexit.” Atour was a cast member in Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Witcher,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is making a major tweak to its ensemble.
Joseph Mawle — who portrayed the villainous Adar, leader of the Orcs, in the Prime Video drama’s inaugural season — is leaving ahead of Season 2. He is being replaced by Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders).
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The reason for the recast remains unclear.
Joseph Mawle — who portrayed the villainous Adar, leader of the Orcs, in the Prime Video drama’s inaugural season — is leaving ahead of Season 2. He is being replaced by Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders).
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The reason for the recast remains unclear.
- 12/1/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has added seven actors in recurring roles.
Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen “Zates” Atour, Ben Daniels, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (“Persuasion”), and Nicholas Woodeson have all joined the show in new roles, though exact character details are being kept under wraps.
In addition, Joseph Mawle will no longer play the orc leader Adar in Season 2, with Sam Hazeldine stepping into the role. The second season of the epic fantasy series is currently in production in the U.K.
“Since its premiere, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ has been bringing audiences together to experience the magic and wonder of J.R.R. Tolkien’s magnificent Middle-earth,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon Studios. “To date, season one is the top Original series for Prime Video in every region and has been viewed by over 100 million people worldwide,...
Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen “Zates” Atour, Ben Daniels, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle (“Persuasion”), and Nicholas Woodeson have all joined the show in new roles, though exact character details are being kept under wraps.
In addition, Joseph Mawle will no longer play the orc leader Adar in Season 2, with Sam Hazeldine stepping into the role. The second season of the epic fantasy series is currently in production in the U.K.
“Since its premiere, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ has been bringing audiences together to experience the magic and wonder of J.R.R. Tolkien’s magnificent Middle-earth,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon Studios. “To date, season one is the top Original series for Prime Video in every region and has been viewed by over 100 million people worldwide,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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