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DARK MATTER Trailer (2024) Jennifer Connelly, Joel Edgerton DARK MATTER Trailer (2024) Jennifer Connelly, Joel Edgerton, Alice Braga © 2024 - Apple TV+ Thoughtful science fiction concepts grounded in emotional experiences drive Dark Matter's narrative. Dark Matter's story structure acts as a genius tool, maintaining suspense and intrigue with dual plotlines. The outstanding acting, particularly by Joel Edgerton, brings depth and complexity to character identities. Loving science fiction can mean many different things. The genre has an infinite number of modes, ranging from the smallest of speculative changes to space-faring epics in worlds we hardly recognize, and creatives can use that framework to tell any kind of story. Even if someone appreciates the full range, everyone has an ideal mode; not just the nature of the story, but the way it's told, and the kinds of questions it explores. Their sci-fi happy place. Dark Matter hits that spot for me. Dark Matter 2024 TV Series Poster ScreenRant logo Based on his novel of the same name, Dark Matter is a sci-fi drama-thriller television series created for Apple TV+ by Blake Crouch. The series follows a physicist who is kidnapped and thrown into an alternate reality where he witnesses one potential path his life could have taken. However, he learns that the lives of his family are in jeopardy by an alternate version of himself. Pros Thoughtful approach to its science-fiction concepts Always grounds its ideas in the characters' emotional experiences Often plays like a gripping thriller Lets its cast shine, especially a magnetic Joel Edgerton It's heady and thoughtful, structured like a thriller but unafraid to sometimes challenge the audience. It has a knack for asking the right questions about the subjects it wants to explore, and is more interested in teasing them out than providing easy answers. It embraces the means of its medium to explore its themes, and treats the actors like its greatest special effect. The scope of its story is intellectually grand but dramatically quite personal. It comes closest to the feeling of watching Dark as anything I've seen since. Dark Matter is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Blake Crouch, who is also the showrunner – he himself has claimed this adaptation is better than the source material. I haven't read it, and so can't comment. But I can say, having seen the full, nine-episode season, that I came away convinced that TV was the ideal way to tell this story. Dark Matter's Story Structure Is Its Smartest Decision The show can have its cake and eat it, too Staying limited to what's been revealed so far, the premise is as follows: Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) begins the show with a what if? moment. He teaches physics at a local university, but when his old friend Ryan (Jimmi Simpson) continues his rise to prominence by winning a prestigious science prize, we get the sense he could've been much more. Instead, his priority has been his loving marriage to Daniela (Jennifer Connelly) and home life with their teenage son, Charlie (Oakes Fegley). He might not be unhappy, exactly, but we've caught Jason at a time of wondering what might've been. Then he gets abducted. After a strange sequence of events and an even stranger conversation with his masked assailant, he is drugged unconscious. When he wakes, he's in some facility he doesn't recognize, surrounded by people he's never met or hasn't seen in years acting like they have shared history. What they say about his life isn't what he remembers to be true. Meanwhile, his assailant walks unmasked into Jason's home and is greeted with recognition. He is another Jason – one who reached his what if? moment earlier and had the scientific means to do something about it. Crouch's show is as interested in the impact of its ideas on its characters as in the intellectual concepts themselves, and the same is true for the audience experience. To feel confused is, sometimes, to empathize with a certain character, even from our more privileged perspective. Jason2 discovered a way to traverse the infinite number of parallel realities that branch each time we make a decision, and found a world where he didn't let Daniela go to pursue his research. He then forced upon Jason1 an opportunity to trade lives. Only, the abductee gets to experience the world where he's a successful scientist as a dissociative nightmare. Dark Matter then follows two separate plotlines: Jason1's desperate struggle to find out what happened and return home, and Jason2's delicate performance of a life he hasn't lived, where the smallest mistake could turn trust into suspicion. This structure is its genius. Dark Matter plays out like two different kinds of thriller, one propulsive and mysterious, the other insidious and paranoid. Information of all kinds is treated as a precious commodity, doled out to us slowly. We have time to mull over what each new wrinkle in the mechanics of the multiverse means, both narratively and thematically. When a new difference between the Jasons is revealed, it both sheds light on the show's exploration of identity and foreshadows trouble for the impostor. Confusion is similarly wielded as a tool. While the show isn't overly opaque, close guarding of information sometimes means we don't fully understand what we're seeing when we see it. This uncertainty is very clearly intentional. Crouch's show is as interested in the impact of its ideas on its characters as in the intellectual concepts themselves, and the same is true for the audience's experience. To feel confused is, sometimes, to empathize with a certain character, even from our more privileged perspective. And in Dark Matter, empathy is the path to understanding. Dark Matter (2024) Drama Sci-Fi Thriller Cast Joel Edgerton , Jennifer Connelly , Alice Braga , Jimmi Simpson , Oakes Fegley , Dayo Okeniyi Release Date May 8, 2024 Seasons 1 Writers Blake Crouch Directors Jakob Verbruggen Creator(s) Blake Crouch Where To Watch Apple TV+ Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly’s Apple TV+ sci-fi series Dark Matter has unveiled trailer. The May-launching show is based on Blake Crouch’s novel. Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, it follows Jason Dessen (played by Edgerton), a physicist, professor and family man who — one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. The series also stars Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley. It joins the likes of Silo, Foundation and Severance in Apple TV+’s growing roster of sci-fi series. Crouch serves as creator, executive producer, showrunner and writer alongside executive producers Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl for Matt Tolmach Productions. Edgerton also serves as executive producer. Dark Matter is produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television. "What if the person that abducted me is me?" Apple TV has unveiled the first official trailer for their next new sci-fi series titled Dark Matter, adapted from the acclaimed book of the same name by Blake Crouch. Crouch (who also created the series "Good Behavior") is adapting and showrunning this new series, which is about a physicist who is kidnapped and sent to a parallel universe where another version of his life unfolds because of a different choice he made years previously. The story draws on the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics which posits that every possible outcome of every decision creates a new universe or world that runs parallel to our own. Joel Edgerton stars as a man abducted into an alternate version of his life. Amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could've lived, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from a most terrifying foe: himself. Also starring Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, & Amanda Brugel. This kind of reminds me of Richard Ayoade's The Double. Yet another multiverse sci-fi concept, with some extra emotional twists. Check it out. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Apple TV+'s series Dark Matter, direct from YouTube: Dark Matter Series Trailer Dark Matter Series Poster Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, Dark Matter is a story about the road not taken. The series will follow Jason Dessen (played by Joel Edgerton), a physicist, professor and family man who — one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself. Dark Matter is a series created and showrun by author Blake Crouch, who also created & wrote the series "Wayward Pines" & "Good Behavior". Writing by Couch, Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry, Megan McDonnell, Ihuoma Ofordire. Adapted from Couch's book of the same name published in 2016. Featuring episodes directed by Jakob Verbruggen, Celine Held, Logan George, Roxann Dawson, & Alik Sakharov. It's executive produced by Blake Crouch, Matt Tolmach, David Manpearl, Don Kurt, Jakob Verbruggen, & Joel Edgerton. Apple will debut Dark Matter streaming on Apple TV+ starting May 8th, 2024 coming soon. Who's interested? Look good? Thoughtful science fiction concepts grounded in emotional experiences drive Dark Matter's narrative. Dark Matter's story structure acts as a genius tool, maintaining suspense and intrigue with dual plotlines. The outstanding acting, particularly by Joel Edgerton, brings depth and complexity to character identities. Loving science fiction can mean many different things. The genre has an infinite number of modes, ranging from the smallest of speculative changes to space-faring epics in worlds we hardly recognize, and creatives can use that framework to tell any kind of story. Even if someone appreciates the full range, everyone has an ideal mode; not just the nature of the story, but the way it's told, and the kinds of questions it explores. Their sci-fi happy place. Dark Matter hits that spot for me. Dark Matter 2024 TV Series Poster ScreenRant logo Based on his novel of the same name, Dark Matter is a sci-fi drama-thriller television series created for Apple TV+ by Blake Crouch. The series follows a physicist who is kidnapped and thrown into an alternate reality where he witnesses one potential path his life could have taken. However, he learns that the lives of his family are in jeopardy by an alternate version of himself. Pros Thoughtful approach to its science-fiction concepts Always grounds its ideas in the characters' emotional experiences Often plays like a gripping thriller Lets its cast shine, especially a magnetic Joel Edgerton It's heady and thoughtful, structured like a thriller but unafraid to sometimes challenge the audience. It has a knack for asking the right questions about the subjects it wants to explore, and is more interested in teasing them out than providing easy answers. It embraces the means of its medium to explore its themes, and treats the actors like its greatest special effect. The scope of its story is intellectually grand but dramatically quite personal. It comes closest to the feeling of watching Dark as anything I've seen since. Dark Matter is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Blake Crouch, who is also the showrunner – he himself has claimed this adaptation is better than the source material. I haven't read it, and so can't comment. But I can say, having seen the full, nine-episode season, that I came away convinced that TV was the ideal way to tell this story. Dark Matter's Story Structure Is Its Smartest Decision The show can have its cake and eat it, too Staying limited to what's been revealed so far, the premise is as follows: Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) begins the show with a what if? moment. He teaches physics at a local university, but when his old friend Ryan (Jimmi Simpson) continues his rise to prominence by winning a prestigious science prize, we get the sense he could've been much more. Instead, his priority has been his loving marriage to Daniela (Jennifer Connelly) and home life with their teenage son, Charlie (Oakes Fegley). He might not be unhappy, exactly, but we've caught Jason at a time of wondering what might've been. Then he gets abducted. After a strange sequence of events and an even stranger conversation with his masked assailant, he is drugged unconscious. When he wakes, he's in some facility he doesn't recognize, surrounded by people he's never met or hasn't seen in years acting like they have shared history. What they say about his life isn't what he remembers to be true. Meanwhile, his assailant walks unmasked into Jason's home and is greeted with recognition. He is another Jason – one who reached his what if? moment earlier and had the scientific means to do something about it. Crouch's show is as interested in the impact of its ideas on its characters as in the intellectual concepts themselves, and the same is true for the audience experience. To feel confused is, sometimes, to empathize with a certain character, even from our more privileged perspective. Jason2 discovered a way to traverse the infinite number of parallel realities that branch each time we make a decision, and found a world where he didn't let Daniela go to pursue his research. He then forced upon Jason1 an opportunity to trade lives. Only, the abductee gets to experience the world where he's a successful scientist as a dissociative nightmare. Dark Matter then follows two separate plotlines: Jason1's desperate struggle to find out what happened and return home, and Jason2's delicate performance of a life he hasn't lived, where the smallest mistake could turn trust into suspicion. This structure is its genius. Dark Matter plays out like two different kinds of thriller, one propulsive and mysterious, the other insidious and paranoid. Information of all kinds is treated as a precious commodity, doled out to us slowly. We have time to mull over what each new wrinkle in the mechanics of the multiverse means, both narratively and thematically. When a new difference between the Jasons is revealed, it both sheds light on the show's exploration of identity and foreshadows trouble for the impostor. Confusion is similarly wielded as a tool. While the show isn't overly opaque, close guarding of information sometimes means we don't fully understand what we're seeing when we see it. This uncertainty is very clearly intentional. Crouch's show is as interested in the impact of its ideas on its characters as in the intellectual concepts themselves, and the same is true for the audience's experience. To feel confused is, sometimes, to empathize with a certain character, even from our more privileged perspective. And in Dark Matter, empathy is the path to understanding. Dark Matter (2024) Drama Sci-Fi Thriller Cast Joel Edgerton , Jennifer Connelly , Alice Braga , Jimmi Simpson , Oakes Fegley , Dayo Okeniyi Release Date May 8, 2024 Seasons 1 Writers Blake Crouch Directors Jakob Verbruggen Creator(s) Blake Crouch Where To Watch Apple TV+ The multiverse has infinite realities is a tagline that would probably fit snugly within a Marvel movie. But the same ideas apply and work perfectly well within the confines of the more adult drama, “Dark Matter,” a new sci-fi mindbender from Apple TV+. Today, Apple unveiled the trailer for its new sci-fi thriller series starring Joel Edgerton alongside Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, and Oakes Fegley. Based on the acclaimed book by New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch, the new, nine-episode Apple Original series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, May 8, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through June 26, 2024. READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2024 Created by Blake Crouch, who also serves as the executive producer and writer of most episodes, the series centers on a Chicago physicist (Edgerton) who is warped into an alternate version of his life, leaving him to fight to return to his life to prevent the alternate version of himself from harming his family. Here’s the official synopsis: Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, “Dark Matter” is a story about the road not taken. The series will follow Jason Dessen (played by Edgerton), a physicist, professor, and family man who — one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns into a nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to return to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself. Additional executive producers on the series include Matt Tolmach (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) and David Manpearl for Matt Tolmach Productions. Edgerton also serves as executive producer. “Dark Matter” is produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television. Directors on the series include Jakob Verbruggen, Logan George & Celine Held, Alik Sakharov, and Roxann Dawson. “Dark Matter” premieres May 8, 2024 on Apple TV. Watch the first trailer below. Dark Matter is Apple TV+'s latest venture into the realm of sci-fi. The new show stars Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly. The series will debut on May 8, 2024. Apple TV+ has just unveiled the trailer for Dark Matter, a science fiction thriller series adapted from Blake Crouch's critically acclaimed novel. The limited series, spanning nine episodes, features a star-studded cast including Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, and Oakes Fegley. Scheduled for a global premiere on May 8, 2024, the show will launch its first two episodes on Apple TV+, with subsequent episodes to be released weekly every Wednesday until June 26. The series is a significant addition to Apple TV+'s growing repertoire of science fiction productions, alongside other hits like For All Mankind, Silo and Foundation. Dark Matter introduces us to Jason Dessen (Edgerton), a college physics professor in Chicago who once had the potential for a ground-breaking research career. Opting instead for a content family life with his wife and son, Dessen's ordinary existence is upended one night following an abduction by a masked stranger. He awakens to find himself in an alternate reality where his life has changed significantly: he's unmarried, childless, and has achieved professional success. What Is 'Dark Matter' About? This alternate reality is rooted in the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, suggesting the existence of nearly infinite parallel worlds, each resulting from the various decisions we make. Dessen embarks on a quest to understand the physics of his new reality and seeks a way to return to his own universe and the family he loves. The series delves into themes of identity, choice, and the nature of reality, exploring the hypothesis that multiple versions of our universe exist, each containing different outcomes of our lives. Blake Crouch, the novel's author, serves as executive producer, showrunner, and writer, alongside executive producers Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl for Matt Tolmach Productions, with Joel Edgerton also executive producing. Produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television, the series promises a blend of emotional depth and speculative science fiction, focusing on the philosophical implications of its premise as much as on its narrative drive. The series is poised to offer viewers a thought-provoking exploration of the paths not taken and the complexities of reality and identity. With its compelling cast and innovative storytelling, Dark Matter is set to be another superb addition to Apple TV+'s immense catalog of thought-provoking sci-fi programming. Dark Matter will make its worldwide premiere on Apple TV+ on May 8, 2024. The show will launch with its first two episodes, with subsequent episodes releasing every Wednesday until June 26. Dark Matter 2024 TV Show Poster Dark Matter (2024) Drama Sci-Fi Thriller A man is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could've lived, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from a most terrifying foe: himself. Release Date May 8, 2024 Cast Joel Edgerton , Jennifer Connelly , Alice Braga , Jimmi Simpson , Oakes Fegley , Dayo Okeniyi Main Genre Sci-Fi Seasons 1 Creator(s) Blake Crouch Writers Blake Crouch Directors Jakob Verbruggen

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS_ SUMMER SCHOOL Season 2 Trailer (2024) Bailee Madison, Teen Series PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: SUMMER SCHOOL Season 2 Trailer (2024) Bailee Madison, Teen Series © 2024 - HBO Max Max’s Pretty Little Liars reboot is back again, and things are heating up as the school year is winding down. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School has released its first trailer (above), teeing up the fun and fright ahead. The series debuts with two episodes Thursday, May 9, followed by one new episode weekly through June 20. Related Stories 2024 TV premiere dates 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming The Witcher ‘The Witcher’ Renewed For 5th & Final Season At Netflix Following the harrowing events of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, the Pretty Little Liars face a fate worse than death – summer school. However, Millwood High isn’t the only thing getting in the way of their fun summer jobs and new, dreamy love interests. A new villain, who may or may not have a connection to A, has come to town and is going to put them all to the test. Original Sin debuted five years after the original Pretty Little Liars series ended, focusing on new characters in the new fictional town of Millwood, PA — which had surprising connections to its neighboring town, Rosewood. With multiple references to iconic horror movies (think Carrie and the original Halloween), the series picked up 20 years after a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in present day, a disparate group of teen girls found themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin committed by their parents two decades ago…as well as their own. The series stars Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles, and Maia Reficco as the next generation of Pretty Little Liars. Mallory Bechtel, Sharon Leal, Alex Aiono, Jordan Gonzalez and Elias Kacavas also star. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School is created, written and executive produced by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Lindsay Calhoon Bring (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina). Aguirre-Sacasa’s Muckle Man Productions and Alloy Entertainment produce, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Alloy’s Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo are also executive producers, along with Marlene King (who developed the original Pretty Little Liars series) and Michael Grassi. Watch the trailer in full above. A new "A" slasher emerges in the Pretty Little Liars Summer School season 2 trailer. Season 2 will focus on the girls facing challenges in summer school. Returning cast members and a masked killer connected to "A" will raise the stakes. The Pretty Little Liars: Summer School season 2 trailer shows the girls facing a new "A" slasher. The original series aired for seven successful seasons and spawned two failed spinoffs, Ravenswood and Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, which were both canceled after one season. A third spinoff, titled Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin​​​​​​, premiered on HBO Max in July 2022 and was subsequently renewed for a second season that has received a brand-new subtitle, Summer School. Today, Max released the first official trailer for Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Watch it below: The trailer reveals that, following the harrowing events of Original Sin, the Liars find themselves confronted with a fate more daunting than death – summer school. However, this isn't the only challenge standing in the way of their enjoyable summer jobs and budding romances. A new serial killer with supposed connections to "A" emerges and pushes them to their breaking point. What To Expect From Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Season 2 What's Known About The Pretty Little Liars Story, Cast & More The spinoff is set in the same universe as the original series, but centers on a new cast of characters as they are terrorized by the enigmatic "A" in the made-up town of Millwood, Pennsylvania. The Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin season 1 ending revealed that Angela's suicide was instigated by the mothers, particularly Davie, Imogen's mom. The mysterious "A" is also revealed to be Angela's twin brother, Archie, who tormented both the girls and their mothers. Furthermore, the scheme was orchestrated by Principal Marshal Clinton, Archie, and Angela's undisclosed biological father seeking revenge for her mistreatment. Chandler Kinney as Tabby Haworthe in Pretty Little Liars. RELATED Pretty Little Liar's "Bloody Rose" Proves The Spinoff Has A Big Villain Advantage Over The OG Show The new villain in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School continues to prove how the Max drama television series has an upper hand over the original show. Though Imogen and the girls ultimately prevailed against Clanton and "A," the season 1 finale left numerous unanswered questions for season 2 to address. In turn, many of the Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin cast and characters are returning for season 2. Imogen, Tabby, Faran, Noa, and Mouse all survived the events of season 1 and will continue to be the central focus of Summer School. The same applies to their families, with the exception of Davie, who could still return for flashbacks. Kelly Beasley is also an important character who could return as an ally to the main group. Cast Member Character Bailee Madison Imogen Chandler Kinney Tabby Zaria Faran Maia Reficco Noa Malia Pyles Mouse Considering that "A" escapes from the hospital during season 1's cliffhanger ending, the masked killer could be the same one in Summer School. All that's revealed in the trailer is that the killer is connected to "A." This likely won't be revealed until season 2 airs, though it's hinted that part of the girls' history will resurface. Overall, the Pretty Little Liars: Summer School season 2 trailer suggests the girls will continue navigating the typical challenges of high school alongside a sadistic killer. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School season 2 premieres two episodes May 9 on Max before shifting to a weekly release schedule. Source: Max Pretty Little Liars Summer School Poster Showing the Cast in Bikinis Looking at a Shadow Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Drama WHERE TO WATCH *Availability in US Stream Rent Buy Not available The dramatic slasher/horror mystery franchise returns with Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, created for HBO Max. Connecting to the original series, Original Sin follows a group of teen girls terrorized by a mysterious killer named "A." Being held responsible for a terrible tragedy committed by their mothers over twenty years ago, the girls must uncover the truth of the incident to end the terror of Millwood, Pennsylvania - and to survive. Season 2 of the series was released in May 2024 and is subtitled Summer School. Cast Bailee Madison , Chandler Kinney Release Date June 28, 2022 Seasons 2 Network HBO Max Streaming Service(s) Apple TV+ , HBO Max Writers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Directors Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is a successful companion to the original series. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School switches to a lighter, campy horror tone that gives the series a refreshing twist. The slower pace of Season 2 allows for more room for the show to develop its characters and expand the storyline, as well as allowing for more filler moments. Remaking or rebooting a popular movie or series can be a risky move. After all, there’s usually some sort of nostalgia attached to the original project, which automatically puts the new version in a harsher light. So, when it was announced that Pretty Little Liars would be getting a new series from the creator of Riverdale, Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, there was naturally some skepticism due to the original series’ major popularity during its run. But Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin proved to be an excellent companion to the original series, with enough differences to set them apart but similarities that still connect both shows in some form. The premise is the same: an unknown person who goes by the name of “A” is stalking and harassing a group of teenage girls. But Original Sin adds a new twist into the mix by having the girls’ mothers be the inciting incident for the modern-day attacks. What results is a version of Pretty Little Liars that leans into much more horror and succeeds at being genuinely scary. Season 2, aptly subtitled Summer School, invites us to experience a new season in Millwood, and though things have seemingly calmed down with the arrival of warmer weather, Pretty Little Liars' newest installment quickly reminds us that this nightmare is far from over. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Drama Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart; now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls, a brand-new set of Little Liars, find themselves tormented by an unknown 'A'ssailant. Release Date 2022-00-00 Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, & Lindsay Calhoon Bring Cast Bailee Madison , Mallory Bechtel , Sharon Leal Main Genre Drama Seasons 2 Sequel Pretty Little Liars Network HBO Max Streaming Service(s) Max What Is 'Pretty Little Liars: Summer School' About? Following the events of Season 1, Imogen (Bailee Madison), Tabby (Chandler Kinney), Faran (Zaria), Mouse (Malia Pyles), and Noa (Maia Reficco) are more than ready to have a worry-free summer. They've been making plans to get summer jobs, attend fun parties, and just generally relax after the year they had. But those goals are quickly thwarted by their next big threat: summer school. If that’s the only bad thing to come from their summer, then it’s certainly a step up from the months prior. It’s not, of course, and a new threat begins to make itself known — threatening not only the group's plans for a fabulous summer but also the lives of the girls themselves. To make matters worse, this new threat may also be related to “A.” 'Pretty Little Liars' Season 2 Switches Up the Series' Tone Bloody Rose holding a knife in Pretty Little Liars: Summer SchoolImage via Max Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars, AKA Original Sin, was incredibly dark. The entirety of the Angela Waters (Gabriella Pizzolo) storyline is bleak and sad, and the way "A" goes about exacting revenge on her behalf is often downright terrifying. The original series may have had its own dark moments, but Original Sin leaned heavily into horror elements, complete with harrowing chase scenes and moments that led us to question whether every single character would make it out alive. Summer School, by comparison, opts for a lighter tone while still embracing the first season's horror elements. While that was one of the best choices this new series made in the first place, Summer School goes one step further by shifting from a dark slasher to campier popcorn horror — and, best of all, it works! Horror is an all-year-round genre, of course, but when it gets to the summer, some of the best horror flicks to watch are the ones that take place in the hotter months — the kind you’d sit down to watch midday for a little afternoon scare. In essence, that's the vibe Summer School gives off. The change is a little jarring at first, resulting in slower pacing for the story, but when it picks up, it really picks up, and it may just be darker than Season 1. 'Pretty Little Liars' Season 2 Better Develops Its Characters Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars dealt with some pretty heavy plot points, including Imogen and Tabby’s attacks, Imogen’s pregnancy, Noa’s mom’s substance abuse, and the overall trauma of the year. But Season 2 doesn’t shy away from digging into those issues and facing them head-on. The girls are all in group therapy, which is definitely for the best. Imogen in particular is getting extra help to work through the attacks from A, as well as the aftermath of her pregnancy and the grief she still has in the wake of her mother's death. All of these struggles steadily creep up on her throughout the season, much like in Original Sin — only this time, there seems to be an actual reprieve for her. As a result, Madison is firing on all cylinders in Summer School. That's not to say she wasn't already phenomenal in Season 1, but as Imogen has grown into a more fleshed-out character, Madison has grown into the role and brought Imogen to life in new and dynamic ways, which is satisfying to see. In fact, all the characters have grown into bigger personalities and come into themselves more. Original Sin had to rely on a lot of plot-heavy setup to establish its story, but we already know everyone by the time Summer School begins, giving the second season a lot more room to further expand on the characters. And what better time to do that than during summer break? Noa steps into a more responsible role with her mom in rehab and Faran becomes a stronger version of herself, both mentally and physically. Mouse is honing some serious investigative skills, and Tabby is a total girlboss. After everything the girls have gone through already, it’s gratifying to watch them thriving even if a threat still looms. Aside from the Liars, everyone is going through some major changes, especially Kelly (Mallory Bechtel) — which isn’t all that surprising considering the traumatic stuff that happened to her in Season 1, including the death of her twin sister Karen and the discovery of her father’s involvement in Angela Waters’ death before his later demise. Season 2's Kelly feels like an entirely new character, and the series seems to be slowly setting her up to play a major role in the overarching mystery — a change that would be thoroughly welcomed. 'Pretty Little Liars: Summer School' Is a Superb Follow-Up As previously mentioned, Summer School moves at a slower pace than Original Sin, which can be frustrating at times but ultimately works in the show's favor. Season 2’s approach to its main mystery allows more opportunity for both the show and its characters to breathe. The series also has more chances to flesh out potential love interests and make them people worth caring about, rather than the bland and forgettable side characters that were often present in Season 1. Some of the girls have new romances this season, and these additions actually have depth! It’s a welcome change, and nice to see these girls experiencing some real happiness — even if it may be short-lived. Summer School's storyline is also much roomier, but not in a bad way. There's more of Millwood on display this season without the show being so confined to the school, the theater, or Tabby’s house — and the setting expands to places like the roller rink, the local church, the town pool, and the ice cream shop, just to name a few. Summer truly brings Millwood to life, giving Season 2 a renewed sense of vibrancy that makes for an entertaining ride from start to finish. Some moments might evoke an eyebrow raise or two, such as the addition of Spooky Spaghetti — the Summer School rendition of Creepy Pasta. Season 2 is a polished, well-thought-out sequel to Original Sin that proves its titular Liars are not to be messed with. pretty-little-liars-original-sin poster Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Season 2 of Pretty Little Liars, Summer School, opts for a lighter tone but proves that the nightmare that is "A" is far from over. 7 10 Pros Pretty Little Liars: Summer School switches genres from a dark slasher to campier popcorn horror, and it works. The second season has more time to better develop its characters rather than focusing on plot-heavy setup. Summer School also expands the setting of Milton in ways that make the show feel renewed. Cons The pace of Season 2 is distinctly slower than Season 1, which might be frustrating for the viewer at times. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School will air on Max with a two-episode premiere on May 9. Get ready for a cruel summer in Milwood as Pretty Little Liars: Summer School ups its horror game with a new slasher villain, Bloody Rose. The spin-off series pays homage to classic slashers like Halloween and I Know What You Did Last Summer, delivering atmosphere and fun character dynamics. The premiere date is set for Thursday, May 9, 2024, with eight episodes full of thrilling callbacks to horror classics. As we get closer to the summer months, we’re also getting closer to seeing some of our favorite streaming shows return. If you’re a horror fan, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School is most likely at the top of your highly anticipated list. Now, as the Max Pretty Little Liars spin-off’s May premiere date looms, its Season 2 trailer teases it's going to be one cruel summer for Milwood. The new footage catches fans back up with Imogen (Bailee Madison), Tabby (Chandler Kinney), Minnie (Malia Pyles), Noa (Maia Reficco), and the rest of the Milwood gang as they are still reeling from the aftermath of “A”. The slasher villain who was after these high schoolers because of their parents' dark past is now on death row. However, that experience has caused everyone's grades to slip and, if they want to ever see junior year, they all have to complete summer school. That sounds easy enough, but “A” isn’t the only twisted soul in town, as a new dark figure known as “Bloody Rose” will be terrorizing our Final Girls this season. Like Season 1, Summer School is diving deep into slasher horror history and is already showcasing a ton of haunting shots/images that are sure to haunt fans until the school bells start ringing this fall. ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Has Upped Its Horror Game While the original Pretty Little Liars was known for its thrills and shocking plot twists, the spin-off, subtitled Original Sins in its first season, was a horror fan's dream come true. It was arguably all the better for it as the series became a love-letter to genre classics like Halloween, Prom Night, and I Know What You Did Last Summer. The latter of which is probably going to play an even more thematic influence on this upcoming season. There was a lot of skepticism when the series first debuted, but it brought its scary “A” game with some thick atmosphere, fun character dynamics, and an ensemble cast whose chemistry effortlessly had you on the edge of your seat. This made it one of the best horror seasons on television of the last decade. That’s why it’s going to be exciting to see how Summer School is going to raise the stacks. Especially since the season seems to be taking a page out of previously mentioned slashers like Prom Night with “Bloody Rose” having a mysterious connection to our core cast’s past rather than their parents. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School is premiering on Max on Thursday, May 9, 2024. The season will consist of eight episodes with most of the titles being a reference to slasher’s past, like “Friday the 13th” and “When a Stranger Calls Back”. You can view the full trailer for Summer School below. Season 1 is streaming on Max in the U.S. pretty-little-liars-original-sin poster Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Drama Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart; now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls, a brand-new set of Little Liars, find themselves tormented by an unknown 'A'ssailant. Release Date 2022-00-00 Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, & Lindsay Calhoon Bring Cast Bailee Madison , Mallory Bechtel , Sharon Leal Main Genre Drama Seasons 2 Sequel Pretty Little Liars Network HBO Max Streaming Service(s) Max Max released the trailer for “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School” on Thursday, and a familiar face from the original series returns this season to counsel the girls. Annabeth Gish, who portrayed therapist Dr. Anne Sullivan on ABC Family/Freeform’s “PLL,” pops up to guide the next generation of Liars through the aftermath of the Max revival’s first season, which resurrected A as a full-on slasher. “I’m here to help in any way I can,” Gish tells Imogen (Bailee Madison), Tabitha (Chandler Kinney), Faran (Zaria), Mouse (Malia Pyles) and Noa (Maia Reficco) at the beginning of the teaser. “We know A’s on death row. He cannot hurt you. I promise.” She also warns the group of five final girls that they cannot advance to junior year of high school without completing summer school. READ NEXT 'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin' Bosses Explain How They Landed on Their 'A' Set to “Cruel Summer” by BANANARAMA, the girls take this advice to heart, getting jobs as lifeguards, servers at a pizza parlor and movie theater employees and more. They also kiss some boys and girls, of course. Season 2 also stars Mallory Bechtel, Sharon Leal, Alex Aiono, Jordan Gonzalez, and Elias Kacavas, while Ava Capri can be seen guest-starring in the trailer. “Following the harrowing events of ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,’ our Pretty Little Liars face a fate worse than death — summer school. However, Millwood High isn’t the only thing getting in the way of their fun summer jobs and new, dreamy love interests,” the show’s logline reads. “A new villain, who may or may not have a connection to A, has come to town and is going to put them all to the test.” The series is created, written and executive produced by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Riverdale,” “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) and Lindsay Calhoon Bring (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”). Aguirre-Sacasa’s Muckle Man Productions and Alloy Entertainment produce, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Alloy’s Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo are also executive producers, along with I. Marlene King (who developed the original “Pretty Little Liars” series) and Michael Grassi. “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School” arrives May 9 on Max. Max released the trailer for “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School” on Thursday, and a familiar face from the original series returns this season to counsel the girls. Annabeth Gish, who portrayed therapist Dr. Anne Sullivan on ABC Family/Freeform’s “PLL,” pops up to guide the next generation of Liars through the aftermath of the Max revival’s first season, which resurrected A as a full-on slasher. “I’m here to help in any way I can,” Gish tells Imogen (Bailee Madison), Tabitha (Chandler Kinney), Faran (Zaria), Mouse (Malia Pyles) and Noa (Maia Reficco) at the beginning of the teaser. “We know A’s on death row. He cannot hurt you. I promise.” She also warns the group of five final girls that they cannot advance to junior year of high school without completing summer school. READ NEXT 'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin' Bosses Explain How They Landed on Their 'A' Set to “Cruel Summer” by BANANARAMA, the girls take this advice to heart, getting jobs as lifeguards, servers at a pizza parlor and movie theater employees and more. They also kiss some boys and girls, of course. Season 2 also stars Mallory Bechtel, Sharon Leal, Alex Aiono, Jordan Gonzalez, and Elias Kacavas, while Ava Capri can be seen guest-starring in the trailer. “Following the harrowing events of ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,’ our Pretty Little Liars face a fate worse than death — summer school. However, Millwood High isn’t the only thing getting in the way of their fun summer jobs and new, dreamy love interests,” the show’s logline reads. “A new villain, who may or may not have a connection to A, has come to town and is going to put them all to the test.” The series is created, written and executive produced by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Riverdale,” “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) and Lindsay Calhoon Bring (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”). Aguirre-Sacasa’s Muckle Man Productions and Alloy Entertainment produce, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Alloy’s Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo are also executive producers, along with I. Marlene King (who developed the original “Pretty Little Liars” series) and Michael Grassi. “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School” arrives May 9 on Max.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE Trailer (2024) ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE Trailer (2024) Gabriel García Márquez, Drama Series © 2024 - Netflix "Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice." –Gabriel García Márquez. Netflix has revealed a first look teaser trailer for their upcoming adaptation of the seminal novel One Hundred Years of Solitude (aka Cien Años de Soledad), first published in 1967. In the timeless town of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past — and their fate. The book by Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel García Márquez comes to Netflix, telling the story of the Buendía family, tormented by madness, impossible love, war, and the fear of a curse that condemns them to solitude for a 100 years in the mythical town of Macondo. Artists in this teaser: Claudio Cataño (Colonel Aureliano Buendía as adult), Jerónimo Barón (Aureliano Buendía as child), Marco González (Jose Arcadio Buendía), Leonardo Soto (José Arcadio), Susana Morales (Úrsula Iguarán), Ella Becerra (Petronila), Carlos Suaréz (Aureliano Iguarán), Moreno Borja (Melquiades), Santiago Vásquez (Aureliano Buendía adolescent). This was filmed in regions of La Guajira, Magdalena, Cesar, Cundinamarca and Tolima in Colombia. Have a look. Here's the first teaser trailer for Netflix's series One Hundred Years of Solitude, direct from YouTube: One Hundred Years of Solitude Poster One Hundred Years of Solitude Poster Married against their parent's wishes, cousins José Arcadio Buendía & Úrsula Iguarán leave their village behind and embark on a long journey in search of a new home. Accompanied by friends and adventurers, their journey culminates with the founding of a utopian town on the banks of a river of prehistoric stones they baptize Macondo. Several generations of the Buendía lineage will mark the future of this mythical town, tormented by madness, impossible loves, a bloody and absurd war, and the fear of a terrible curse that condemns them, without hope, to one hundred years of solitude. First published in 1967, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the emblematic works of Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Considered a masterpiece of Spanish-American / universal literature and receiving enormous popular acclaim, it has sold over 50 million copies & translated into more than 40 languages. One Hundred Years of Solitude, also known as Cien Años de Soledad in Spanish, is a series by Netflix. With 16 episodes directed by the filmmakers Alex García López (TV director on the series "Utopia", "Residue", "Cloak & Dagger, "Daredevil", "The Punisher", "The Witcher", "Cowboy Bebop", "The Acolyte" previously) & Laura Mora (director of the films Antes del Fuego, Código Origen, Killing Jesus, The Kings of the World; and the series "Los hombres también lloran" & "Frontera Verde" previously). With writing by José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, María Camila Arias, and Albatrós González. It's adapted from Gabriel García Márquez's renowned book of the same name. It's executive produced by Diego Ramírez Schrempp, Juliana Flórez Luna, Andrés Calderón, Josep Amorós, Carolina Caicedo, Alex García López, Laura Mora, José Rivera, Rodrigo García, Gonzalo García Barcha. Netflix will debut One Hundred Years of Solitude streaming on Netflix worldwide sometime later in 2024. Stay tuned for an exact release. First impression? Any good? A sneak peek of Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude has been released. The series adaptation of the Gabriel García Marquez novel bows on the streamer later this year. The multi-generational tale follows the Buendía family and tells the story of the founding of the mythical town of Macondo. The Spanish-language series was filmed in Colombia with support from the family of García Marquez, whose acclaimed novel has sold more than 50 million copies and been translated into 40 languages. Netflix released a brief teaser in 2022 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of García Marquez winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, but the new teaser reveals much more. Related Stories Ronda Rousey Turns Script Coverage At WME Into Screenwriting Job As She Will Adapt Script For Netflix Film Based On Her Memoirs Benedict Cumberbatch and Ivan Howe in 'Eric' 'Eric' Trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch Is A Desperate Father Searching For His Son In Netflix Drama Series -- Update The new video shows Aureliano Babilonia as he reads from the mythical diary of Melquiades before transporting viewers to Macondo to witness Colonel Aureliano Buendía standing before a firing squad while he remembers the afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. It was revealed in 2019 that Netflix had landed the rights to adapt the book, which has not been adapted for the screen previously. José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, María Camila Arias and Albatrós González wrote the series. Netflix has said it “is one of the most ambitious projects in Latin America to date, brought to life by the most talented artists from Colombia and LATAM.” Alex García López and Laura Mora co-direct the 16-episode project, which is produced by Colombian production company Dynamo. A swathe of the cast feature in the teaser including Claudio Cataño (Colonel Aureliano Buendía), Jerónimo Barón (young Aureliano Buendía), Marco González (Jose Arcadio Buendía), Leonardo Soto (José Arcadio son), Susana Morales (Úrsula Iguarán), Ella Becerra (Petronila), Carlos Suaréz (Aureliano Iguarán), Moreno Borja (Melquiades), Santiago Vásquez (teenage Aureliano Buendía). "Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice." The opening line of Gabriel Garcia Márquez's classic 1967 novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cien Años de Soledad), is one of the most famous in literature, and now it's been adapted for the screen. Netflix announced in 2019 that it would release a TV series based on the acclaimed novel, and the first footage of it starts right at the beginning. 100 Years of Solitude 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'. NETFLIX One Hundred Years of Solitude is set in the fictional South American town of Macondo, and follows several generations of the Buendía family from their founding of the town to their ultimate fate. With voice-over narration of the novel's opening line, we see glimpses of other scenes from its first chapters, including family patriarch Jose Arcadio Buendía (Marco González) and his wife, Úrsula Iguarán (Susana Morales), journeying through a dangerous jungle until they find a suitable spot where they can build their home. But this is a story that jumps around in time, so we also get a look at their magical house as it exists later (recognize the influence, Encanto fans?). One Hundred Years of Solitude was first published in 1967 and soon became a global phenomenon. In The New York Times Book Review, critic William Kennedy called it "the first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race." Márquez's matter-of-fact presentation of fantasy elements (a gigantic ship discovered in the middle of a jungle, a beautiful young man who is always surrounded by yellow butterflies) mixed with real life (drawn from 20th-century Colombian history and Cold War imperialism in Latin America more broadly) popularized the literary genre of "magical realism." Directed by Laura Mora and Alex García López, One Hundred Years of Solitude was filmed entirely in Spanish and shot in Colombia with the support of Márquez's family. The series consists of 16 episodes and is set to premiere on Netflix later this year. The teaser trailer for One Hundred Years of Solitude reveals a new glimpse of the upcoming Netflix series that’s based on Gabriel García Márquez’s masterpiece novel of the same name. The story focuses on cousins José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán, who are married against their parents’ wishes. They leave their village and embark on a long journey looking for a new home. Joined by their friends and others, the journey reaches an apex with the founding of a new town on the banks of a river of prehistoric stones. From there, several generations of the Buendía lineage will write the future of the town they call Macondo. Check out the One Hundred Years of Solitude teaser trailer below (watch more trailers): Who is in the cast of One Hundred Years of Solitude, and when does it debut? The cast of characters includes Claudio Cataño (Colonel Aureliano Buendía), Jerónimo Barón (young Aureliano Buendía), Marco González (Jose Arcadio Buendía), Leonardo Soto (José Arcadio son), Susana Morales (Úrsula Iguarán), Ella Becerra (Petronila), Carlos Suaréz (Aureliano Iguarán), Moreno Borja (Melquiades), Santiago Vásquez (teenage Aureliano Buendía). The 16-episode series is expected to debut in 2024. The adaptation is directed by Alex García López and Laura Mora. Executive producers are Diego Ramírez Schrempp, Juliana Flórez Luna, Andrés Calderón, Josep Amorós, Carolina Caicedo, Alex García López, Laura Mora, José Rivera, Rodrigo García, and Gonzalo García Barcha. José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, María Camila Arias and Albatrós González are writers on the project. Dynamo is the production company behind One Hundred Years of Solitude, with filming taking place in Regions of La Guajira, Magdalena, Cesar, Cundinamarca and Tolima in Colombia. April 17 (UPI) -- Netflix is giving a glimpse of its One Hundred Years of Solitude adaptation. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the series Wednesday featuring Claudio Cataño. ADVERTISEMENT One Hundred Years of Solitude is based on the novel of the same name by late Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. The show marks the first audiovisual adaptation of Márquez's book. One Hundred Years of Solitude follows several generations of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founded the fictional town of Macondo. The teaser shows descendant Colonel Aureliano Buendía (Cataño) recall a moment with his father as he faces a firing squad. "What follows are breathtaking scenes of José Arcadio Buendía (Marco González) and Úrsula Iguarán's (Susana Morales) journey in search of happiness, fleeing the curse placed upon their lineage," an official description reads. The cast also includes Jerónimo Barón as a young Aureliano, Ella Becerra as Petronila, Carlos Suaréz as Aureliano Iguarán and Moreno Borja as Melquiades. One Hundred Years of Solitude is directed by Alex García López and Laura Mora. Netflix is developing the project in cooperation with Márquez's children Rodrigo García and Gonzalo García. At long last, Netflix has unveiled its first look at “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” its upcoming series based on Gabriel García Márquez’s award-winning novel of the same name. The minute-and-a-half teaser opens with a close up of Claudio Cataño as Colonel Aureliano Buendía. In a voiceover spoken in Spanish, Aureliano says, “Many years later, facing the firing squad Colonel Aureliano Buendía would remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.” The teaser then flies through several scenes from the show as the music swells. Watch the teaser above. Netflix has yet to release a premiere date for the upcoming series, but the adaptation is set to be released sometime in 2024. Additionally, the teaser ends with a note that the series is “Coming soon” to the streamer. Avatar: The Last Airbender READ NEXT Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Shifts Showrunners Again as Albert Kim Steps Down García Márquez’s novel, which was originally published in 1967, tells the story of seven generations of the Buendía Family set in the town of Macondo. The book set the stage for García Márquez winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Noted for its magical realist style, “One Hundred Years of Solitude” has been translated into 46 languages, has sold more than 50 million copies and is often considered one of the most significant works in the Hispanic literary canon as well as in world literature. In addition to Cataño, “One Hundred Years of Solitude” stars Jerónimo Barón as Aureliano Buendía as a child; Marco González as Jose Arcadio Buendía; Leonardo Soto as José Arcadio’s son; Susana Morales as Úrsula Iguarán; Ella Becerra as Petronila; Carlos Suaréz as Aureliano Iguarán; Moreno Borja as Melquiades; and Santiago Vásquez a Aureliano Buendía as an adolescent. Neflix’s take on the acclaimed novel is directed Laura Mora and Alex García López and is filmed entirely in Spanish, marking one of the most ambitious productions in Latin America to date. Mora and García López executive produce the project alongside Diego Ramírez Schrempp, Juliana Flórez Luna, Andrés Calderón, Josep Amorós, Carolina Caicedo, José Rivera, Rodrigo García and Gonzalo García Barcha. The series was shot in Colombia with the support of Gabriel García Márquez’s family. Gabo-heads (Gab-lins?), rejoice: the trailer for the upcoming mini-series adaptation of the Márquez masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude, has officially dropped. And though we’ve been burned before by attempts to put the master’s works on celluloid (Love in the Time of Cholera, anyone?), there seems to be room for cautious optimism. For one thing, the 16-episode series is allegedly one of the most ambitious projects ever filmed in Latin America. But readers should be especially pleased to hear that the teaser opens with a nod to the source material. Namely, a solemn voiceover of the novel’s famous first line: Many years ago, when he faced the firing squad…etc. (For a lovely close read of this sentence, allow me to point you to this piece from Claire Adam.) Blessed by the estate and filmed, in Spanish, on location in Colombia, the project also looks to have the appropriate scope for a multigenerational epic. Per Deadline, five writers wrote the series: José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, María Camila Arias and Albatrós González. And two directors—Alex García López and Laura Mora—steer the ship. Of course, more isn’t always more. In 2007, Roget Ebert wondered if Gabo’s novels could ever stand a translation to the silver screen. “If you extract the story without the language,” he wrote, “you are left with dust and bones but no beating heart.” Thriller pacing—plus the infamous old-age make-up turtled over poor Javier Bardem—doomed Love in the Time of Cholera to a lukewarm-to-wrathful critical response. So my fingers stay crossed that this mini-series will let its truly perfect source material breathe, and age naturally. But you can calibrate your own expectations. Here’s the trailer, in all its glory.

THE SYMPATHIZER Final Trailer (2024) Sandra Oh, Robert Downey Jr. THE SYMPATHIZER Final Trailer (2024) Sandra Oh, Robert Downey Jr., Park Chan-wook, Hoa Xuande, Series © 2023 - Max HBO has released the official teaser trailer and a new photo for the original limited series The Sympathizer, which will premiere in 2024. They provide a glimpse at the four characters played by Robert Downey Jr. who executive produces the series alongside co-showrunners Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar. The footage, which introduces the cast led by Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Ky Duyen, and Sandra Oh, was shown today during Warner Bros. Discovery’s unveiling of the Max streaming service. Related Stories max logo Max Launch Date, Programs, Pricing & All You Need To Know About Warner Bros Discovery’s Rebranded Streamer ‘A Man In Full’ TV Review: Jeff Daniels & Diane Lane Are Full-On In Netflix’s Tom Wolfe Adaptation, But That’s Not The Only Reason To Watch Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States. RELATED: Deadline’s Full Coverage Of Max Launch Event Co-showrunner, executive producer, writer Park Chan-wook also directed Episodes 1-3, co-showrunner and writer Don McKellar also executive produces alongside A24, Downey Jr., Susan Downey and Amanda Burrell for Team Downey, Kim Ly, Niv Fichman for Rhombus Media, Ron Schmidt, book’s author Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Jisun Back for Moho Film. The Sympathizer is a co-production between HBO, A24, and Rhombus Media. Here is the teaser trailer: HBO's upcoming series The Sympathizer will bring Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to life. The series explores immigrant identity and the struggles of a North Vietnamese spy in the Vietnam War. Park Chan-wook, known for films like Oldboy, is the creative force behind the series. Hoa Xuande is about to spill all of his secrets to Sandra Oh in the latest teaser to be released for HBO’s upcoming series, The Sympathizer. What starts as an exciting mission filled with all the action a young man could dream of, quickly goes south when a half-Vietnamese, half-French spy known as The Captain finds the enemy on his tail. Today’s teaser focuses on The Captain’s rise through the ranks as a North Vietnamese mole who finds himself torn, leaning more to the side of the South Vietnamese military. When Saigon falls, The Captain escapes to the United States where he continues to put his counterintelligence skills to the test all while schmoozing it up with the ladies and conspiring with multiple versions of Robert Downey Jr. In what we’re considering to be a dream team project between HBO and A24, who have previously worked together on productions like Euphoria and Irma Vep, the two studios are coming together for the series which will serve as an exhilarating small-screen adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning debut novel of the same name. The show, like the book, will pull audiences back to the brutal and bloody days of the Vietnam War, and put the lens on immigrant identity as The Captain struggles to merge his many different versions all while staying sane and alive. Our first look at the series came almost a year ago, so knowing that the project is still on course for its April 14 arrival gives us a sigh of relief. The fresh peek also digs more into the plot while showing off the characters — and many faces of Downey Jr. Along with the leading men and Oh, The Sympathizer will also feature performances from Alan Trong (The Tomorrow War), Nguyen Khan (Fatherhood), newcomer Vy Le, Toan Le (Bigfoot), Duy Nguyễn, Kayli Tran (Ambulance), VyVy Nguyen (Young Sheldon), Kieu Chinh (The Joy Luck Club), and Ky Duyen. 'The Sympathizer' Will Be the Latest Project to Come From the Iconic Park Chan-wook From Oldboy to The Handmaiden, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, there’s no arguing that Park Chan-wook is an incredible force to be reckoned with in the world of action and drama. While the filmmaker has dabbled in television productions before, having lent his creative vision to the 2018 series The Little Drummer Girl and served as an executive producer on TNT’s uber-popular Snowpiercer, stepping up to the plate for The Sympathizer allowed him to open up an entirely different door that we can’t wait to step through. Check out the brand-new teaser below and learn more about The Sympathizer in our complete guide before the title arrives on HBO on April 14. Robert Downey Jr. is a master of disguise in the trailer for “The Sympathizer,” a new spy series coming in 2024 to HBO’s rebranded Max streaming service. Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Sympathizer” stars Hoa Xuande (“Cowboy Bebop”) as a spy for North Vietnam who becomes embedded in L.A.’s refugee community. Headed by Park Chan-wook, who serves as co-showrunner, executive producer, writer and director, “The Sympathizer’s” official logline describes the show as “an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States.” Downey Jr., who is as an executive producer on the project alongside his wife Susan Downey, takes on several roles in the show. Each of Downey Jr.’s characters have their own distinct look, as depicted in the trailer, and are meant to represent different aspects of the American establishment –among them an up-and-coming Orange County Congressman, a CIA operative and a Hollywood film director. Popular on Variety The clip was unveiled on Wednesday at a Warner Bros. Discovery press event, during which the company also revealed that HBO Max will soon be just Max in an effort to integrate all of WBD’s brands under one streaming service. The cast also includes Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le, Alan Trong, Vy Le, Ky Duyen and Sandra Oh. “The Sympathizer” is a co-production between HBO, A24 and Rhombus Media, produced in association with Cinetic Media and Moho Film. Don McKellar serves as co-showrunner and executive producer alongside Park. Other executive producers include Nguyen, Amanda Burrell for Team Downey, Kim Ly, Niv Fichman for Rhombus Media, Ron Schmidt and Jisun Back for Moho Film. Fernando Meirelles and Marc Munden also direct. Writers include Mark Richard, Naomi Iizuka, Maegan Houang, Anchuli Felicia King and Tea Ho. Watch the trailer for “The Sympathizer” below. HBO has released the first teaser trailer for The Sympathizer, the upcoming espionage thriller featuring Hoa Xuande as a half-Vietnamese communist spy living in America. The limited drama will be available for streaming in 2024, exclusively on the newly rebranded Max. The video provides viewers a glimpse of Robert Downey Jr.‘s multiple characters as he is expected to serve as the show’s antagonist. This marks the Avengers: Endgame star’s first scripted TV project in over two decades since appearing as Larry Paul on the classic legal comedy Ally McBeal. Check out The Sympathizer trailer below (watch more trailers): Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer-winning debut novel, The Sympathizer is being directed by award-winning South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook, who is also serving as a showrunner with writer Don McKellar. The series stars Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le, Alan Trong, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, with Sandra Oh, and Robert Downey Jr. “The drama is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States,” reads the synopsis. It is executive produced by Downey Jr., Park, McKellar, Susan Downey, Amanda Burrell, Niv Fichman, Kim Ly, Ron Schmidt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Jisun Back. It is a co-production between HBO, A24, and Rhombus Media in association with Cinetic Media and Moho Film.

THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ Trailer 2 (2024) Melanie Lynskey, Harvey Keitel THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ Trailer 2 (2024) Melanie Lynskey, Harvey Keitel, Drama Movie © 2024 - Peacock Sky and Peacock debuted the teaser trailer for the upcoming original series “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” on Thursday. The six-part limited drama series, based on the international bestselling novel by Heather Morris, stars Melanie Lynskey and Harvey Keitel and lands on streaming May 2. Based on the true story of Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) and Gita Sokolov (Anna Próchniak), who met while imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust and World War II, the series is directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer. “Do you want to write this down?” Keitel’s 80-year-old Lali asks Melanie Lynskey’s Morris, who responds with the words, “I think I’d just like to listen.” Logan Lerman and Joey King READ NEXT Logan Lerman Joins Joey King in Hulu Limited Series ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ Keitel then launches into Lali’s story and memories of 60 years ago. Aspiring writer Morris listens to the recently widowed Lali as he recounts his past, confronts the trauma of his youth and relives his experience of falling in love in a dark place. In 1942, Lali, a Slovakian Jew, was deported to Auschwitz where over one million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. “I was a young man in a terrible place. This is what it was every day,” Keitel’s character says over a shot of a bloody identification number tattoo given to a Jewish prisoner. “I found something there. Someone.” Jonah Hauer-King plays young Lali in "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" Jonah Hauer-King in “The Tattoist of Auschwitz” (Sky/Peacock) Shortly after he arrives, Lali becomes a Tätowierer, a tattooist forced to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. He then meets Gita when he gives her a tattoo, and they kindle a flame that outshines the horrors of the concentration camp. Gita and Lali vow to keep each other alive under the wrath of volatile Nazi SS officer Stefan Baretzki (Jonas Nay). The trailer features snippets of the original score written for the show by Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve, who also composed the soundtrack for the series. “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” is executive produced by Claire Mundell through her company Synchronicity Films and is produced in association with Sky Studios and All3Media International. The series is a co-production from Sky and Peacock. Jacquelin Perske is Executive Producer and lead writer for “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” alongside episode writers Evan Placey (Associate Producer) and Gabbie Asher. Serena Thompson is Executive Producer for Sky Studios. Sky and Peacock have unveiled a teaser trailer for The Tattooist of Auschwitz starring Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King and Anna Próchniak. The six-part limited drama series is based on the international bestselling novel by Heather Morris, which is inspired by the real-life story of Lali and Gita Sokolov, who met while prisoners in Auschwitz during World War Two. Series will launch on May 2, a few months after Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest movie, which has been amassing plenty of Oscar buzz. Related Stories Kevin Hart, Kenan Thompson Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson Team On 'Olympic Highlights' Series For Peacock Roku Roku Teams With NBCUniversal For Olympics Streaming Hub, Sets Measurement And Ad Pacts With iSpot And The Trade Desk This teaser trailer shows an older Lali (Keitel) retelling his experiences of Auschwitz to Morris (Lynskey). We also see younger Lali (Hauer-King) as he meets and falls in love with Gita (Próchniak). Shortly after arrival at Auschwitz, Lali is made one of the Tätowierer (tattooists), charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. One day, he meets Gita when tattooing her prisoner number on her arm, leading to a love that defies the horrors around them. The trailer includes an original score from multi–Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve, who have also composed the soundtrack for the series. Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is executive produced by Claire Mundell through Synchronicity Films and is produced in association with Sky Studios and All3Media International. The series is a co-production for Sky and Peacock. Jacquelin Perske is EP and lead writer for The Tattooist of Auschwitz alongside episode writers Evan Placey and Gabbie Asher. Serena Thompson is EP for Sky Studios. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution and All3Media International are jointly handling international sales. Australia’s Stan is taking the original rights to the series, with SkyShowtime taking rights for Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden. Upcoming six-part series “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” is set in one of the most infamous concentration camps in history. And yet, “it’s a love story.” “When Lali says that, you are supposed to question his words. But they did meet there, they did fall in love, they did survive and went on to live in Australia. They had a son and lived well into their 80s. In finding each other, they found a reason to survive,” says executive producer Claire Mundell. A Synchronicity Films production in association with Sky Studios and All3Media International, “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” is a Sky and Peacock Originals series, based on the bestselling novel by Heather Morris. Featuring Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey, it tells the true story of Holocaust survivors Lali and Gita Sokolov. When Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) is deported to Auschwitz in 1942, he becomes one of the camp’s tattooists, inking identification numbers onto prisoners’ arms under the watchful eye of Nazi SS officer (Jonas Nay). That’s how he meets Gita (Anna Próchniak). Around 60 years later, older Lali (Keitel) tells his story to Heather (Lynskey). Popular on Variety “Their love is an act of defiance. It says: ‘You can’t take my humanity away from me’,” adds Mundell, who optioned the book back in 2018. “Antisemitism was on the rise then as well, with surveys detailing how many young people weren’t fully aware of the Holocaust. It’s even more pronounced today. Hopefully, this story can remind people that we can choose to love rather than hate.” Jonah Hauer-King as Lali Sokolov & Anna Próchniak as Gita Furman in Auschwitz. Martin Mlaka / Sky UK Landing the right tone was crucial, she admits. “We don’t shy away from very distressing material. But for me, that darkness and horror only accentuate the miraculous nature of their love. I have no doubt that’s why so many people have read the book. This couple gave each other hope and in telling his story, Lali gives it to us.” “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” – shot mostly in Slovakia, where the couple was from – is directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer, while Jacquelin Perske serves as executive producer and lead writer. Serena Thompson executive produces for Sky Studios. After her six-year journey trying to bring the series to life, Mundell hopes it will move audiences. “It certainly moved me. It’s a huge, epic story, so how the hell do you take that on and do it justice? It felt like a big challenge, but at Synchronicity, we love projects that are inspired by real life and have something important to say.” The company is also behind “The Cry” about postnatal depression, shown at Series Mania in 2019, and “Mayflies” about a man considering euthanasia. Harvey Keitel was the only actor for the role, she stresses. “We only offered it to him. I know how much work he put into researching Lali and how important it was for him to convey a survivor. There are so few of them left and some never discussed their past. Even with their families.” Lynskey, fresh off “Yellowjackets” and a stint on “The Last of Us,” took on social worker-turned-writer Heather Morris. “We were looking for an actor who could convey empathy, curiosity, resilience and the kind of humanity the real Heather Morris has. When she met Lali, she was in her early ‘50s. She had an interest in writing, but always left that to the side. It became the last significant relationship of his life, really,” observes Mundell. “In our society, we are very agist. We disregard elderly people and their wisdom. Jacquelin, our lead writer, was very intrigued by the book’s foreword, where Heather described her meeting with Lali.” “Instead of just regarding it as a period piece, [adding it] allowed the audience to understand it really happened to this man. This trauma never left him: It was with him every moment of every day. In a way, what they were doing was like therapy. In the story, Heather represents all of us.” Harvey Keitel as Lali Sokolov and Melanie Lynskey as Heather Morris walking through the streets of Melbourne. ©Sky UK Limited. Already familiar with the book, other cast and crew members also came knocking, starting with “The Little Mermaid” star Jonah Hauer-King and a certain Oscar-winning composer. “Jonah had read it in 2018 and tried to get the rights, I think. I went to lunch with him, intending to pitch him the project. Instead, he was pitching himself to me. Hans Zimmer was no different. People ask me: ‘How did you get Hans?!’ They have blown us away with what they have done.” The priority was to put “real humanity and directness into the statistics,” also through multiple close-ups of actors playing those who never left Auschwitz. “It’s a particularly striking feature of the show. Sometimes, if you just look at the numbers, it numbs you. Having these faces throughout the series – young people, old people and children, looking directly at us – is an appeal to the audience: ‘Remember.’ Behind every statistic is a human being.” “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” will be available on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW in the U.K., and Peacock in the U.S., from May 2. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution and All3Media International are jointly handling international sales. “They are hardly any territories we haven’t sold it to,” admits Mundell. “I made a promise to Heather we would do everything in our power to get this story out to the biggest possible audience, in the most respectful way. I am carrying the baton now, passed on by Heather. Before, she made the same promise to Lali.” Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List” just turned 30 years old and has been celebrated all over again, especially in a great THR oral history; Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone Of Interest” was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best International Feature, and it seems like remembering the horrors of Holocaust is a topic of the moment again. It’s pretty perfect timing for “The Tattooist Of Auschwitz,” a mini-series about this very subject. Starring Melanie Lynskey, Harvey Keitel, and Jonah Hauer-King, “The Tattooist Of Auschwitz” is based on the international bestselling novel by Heather Morris. The series is about the powerful real-life story of Lale Sokolov (Keitel), a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners’ arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War Two. READ MORE: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2024 In the series, Keitel plays the older version of the man looking back on his life as a younger man in the camps (played by Jonah Hauer-King). Melanie Lynskey stars as the novel’s writer, listening to and documenting the older man’s memories. The Tattooist of Auschwitz is an event series inspired by the real-life story of Jewish Holocaust survivors Lali and Gita Sokolov. Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, and shortly after arrival, he was made one of the tätowierer (tattooists), charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. One day, he meets Gita (Anna Próchniak) when tattooing her prisoner number on her arm. They experience love at first sight, and so begins a courageous, unforgettable, and human story. Under constant guard from a volatile Nazi SS officer, Baretzki (Jonas Nay), Lali and Gita became determined to keep each other alive. Around 60 years later, Lali (Harvey Keitel) meets novice writer Heather Morris (Melanie Lynskey). Recently widowed, Lali finds the courage to tell the world his story. In recounting his story to Heather, Lali, in his 80s, faces the traumatic ghosts of his youth and relives his memories of falling in love in the most horrific of places. “The Tattooist Of Auschwitz” will be available on Peacock in the U.S. and Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on May 2, 2024. Watch the trailer below.

DANCING VILLAGE_ THE CURSE BEGINS Trailer (2024) Thriller Movie DANCING VILLAGE: THE CURSE BEGINS Trailer (2024) Thriller Movie © 2024 - Lionsgate "Don't stop dancing." Lionsgate has revealed an official US trailer for horror thriller from Indonesia titled Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, from filmmaker Kimo Stamboel, one half of The Mo Brothers. It's set for release later in April after first opening last week in Indonesia and other South East Asia countries. This village still holds many mysteries… Piece by piece the mystery is revealed, including the terror of the most feared entity, namely, Badarawuhi. A group of students want to do KKN and meet elders. After living in the village for days, one by one the students experience unexpected events. It turns out Mila was chosen by the snake demon to be a dancer in his world. Mila's spirit is trapped in another world, while her body is helpless. Will she become the new "Dawuh", a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life? Starring Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, M. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, & Aming Sugandhi. This has some creepy images in a horror tale about dance. Official US trailer (+ posters) for Kimo Stamboel's Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, from YouTube: Dancing Village: The Curse Begins Poster Dancing Village: The Curse Begins Poster A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the "Dancing Village," a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito & Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover the village elder has passed away, and the new guardian isn't there. Various strange & eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she tries to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village's safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new "Dawuh," a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life. Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, also known as Badarawuhi di Desa Penari, is directed by Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (half of "The Mo Brothers"), director of Macabre, Killers, Headshot, DreadOut, The Queen of Black Magic, Ivanna, Jailangkung: Sandekala, Sewu Dino, and also the "Blood Curse" series previously. The screenplay is by Lele Laila, from a story by "SimpleMan". Produced by Manoj Punjabi. This opened in Indonesia earlier in April. Lionsgate will debut Dancing Village in select US theaters starting on April 26th, 2024. Who's interested? ComingSoon has an exclusive Dancing Village The Curse Begins clip for the Indonesian horror prequel. The clip sees the protagonist, Mila, encounter something supernatural while bathing in an ancient pool. She then struggles to escape it as it suddenly fills with water snakes. You can watch the exclusive Dancing Village: The Curse Begins clip below. Exclusive Dancing Village: The Curse Begins Clip In this horror-thriller, a shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the “Dancing Village,” a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present. Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new “Dawuh,” a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life. Dancing Village: The Curse Begins is directed by Kimo Stamboel and written by Lele Lailia. It’s the prequel to KKN Di Desa Penari, the highest-grossing film in Indonesian history when it was released in 2022. It stars Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta. You can see Dancing Village: The Curse Village in theaters on April 26, 2024.

JOKER 2_ FOLIE À DEUX Trailer (2024) Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix JOKER 2: FOLIE À DEUX Trailer (2024) Lady Gaga (as Harley Quinn), Joaquin Phoenix © 2024 - Warner Bros The Clown Prince of Crime and Harley Quinn want you to know that what the world needs now is… love. That’s the message of the first trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which sees Joaquin Phoenix reprise his Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck (who later becomes Batman’s notorious foe) and conspire with Lady Gaga as the equally twisted Harley Quinn. The dark and gritty footage begins at the famed Arkham Asylum — where Joker is locked up at the end of the first film — as Arthur Fleck has a deranged “meet cute” with another inmate (you guessed it, Gaga’s Harley Quinn). After the chance encounter in the halls of prison, they fall madly, deeply in love and plan to break out of their straight jackets to take on the world beyond their padded cells. It brings them to the streets of Gotham City, where they manically dance and twirl around the city. “I’m nobody. I haven’t done anything with my life like you have,” Harley Quinn, dressed down in sweats, tells Joker as she makes a finger-gun gesture and mimes shooting herself in the head. Popular on Variety Ad Loading 00:00 09:30 The first film served as a moody origin story for the Joker, who is portrayed in this cinematic universe a reclusive, struggling stand-up comedian and part-time clown. In the sequel, he takes his act on the road and performs on all kinds of stages with Harley Quinn as his demented muse — and she’s wearing his signature makeup, smeared lipstick and all. This time around, though, Arthur Fleck doesn’t seem so lonely. “I’ll tell you what’s changed,” Joker says in the trailer. “I’m not alone anymore — that’s what we should be talking about!” The trailer ends with Harley at Arkham Asylum as she draws a happy face with red lipstick on the glass partition between her and Joker. “I want to see the real you,” she tells him. Director Todd Phillips debuted the footage at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners. Although the original 2019 “Joker” was billed as a “one-off,” Phillips said he and Phoenix always talked about making a sequel. “We loved the character of Arthur too much, but we didn’t want to jinx the [original] movie,” Phillips said. “We cast Gaga because she’s magic.” Little is known about the actual plot of the sequel, which is reportedly a jukebox musical. Phillips said that categorization isn’t entirely accurate, though it will feature plenty of song and dance numbers. In the trailer, they waltz across rooftops and through Gotham City to notes of “What the World Needs Now Is Love.” “I like to say it’s a movie where music is an essential element,” says Phillips. “It doesn’t veer too far from the first film. Arthur has music in him. He has a grace to him.” Before introducing the trailer, Phillips thanked the room of theater owners for playing “Joker” on the big screen despite reports that the gruesome, blood-soaked film would inspire violence. “About a month before the first ‘Joker’ came out, the narrative on the film really turned and there [were] these bizarre warnings about the movie,” he said. “It was amazing that exhibitors didn’t budge an inch, and when the movie came out, it did huge business. That attitude was a huge reason for our success.” As Phillips alluded, “Joker” became a massive blockbuster with $1 billion at the global box office. It became the first R-rated film to pass the billion-dollar mark and earned 11 Oscar nominations, including best picture. “Joker 2” will debut on the big screen on Oct. 4, 2024 — exactly five years after the first film. The original cost $62.5 million to produce, an unusually conservative budget for a comic book adaptation. Given its runaway financial success, the follow-up was granted a much more substantial $200 million price tag. The sequel will screen in the Imax 70mm format. Although it was shot with Imax-certified lenses that modify digital cameras and not its film cameras, the company has created at least 10 film prints of “Joker: Folie à Deux” to play in select worldwide locations. Footage of “Joker” debuted as part of Warner Bros.’ presentation to exhibitors. The studio also has “Beetlejuice 2,” “Horizon: An American Saga” and “Mad Max” prequel “Furiosa” on its 2024 slate. Warner Bros on Tuesday released the first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to the 2019 smash that returns Joaquin Phoenix to his Oscar-winning role and co-stars Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. The film hits theaters on October 4. The studio revealed the trailer during its studio presentation to exhibitors at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Related Stories Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn & Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in 'Joker: Folie à Deux' ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Photos: All The Images Of Joaquin Phoenix And Lady Gaga Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix star in 'Joker: Folie à Deux' ‘Joker: Folie À Deux’: First Audio Preview Of Lady Gaga As Harley Quinn Released The trailer is about mad people — in love. Phoenix is seen taking the stage and performing in a nightclub. The footage is set against the ditty, “What the World Needs Now (Is Love Sweet Love).” Gaga and Phoenix run through the Manhattan streets and dream of dancing clad in elegance against a moonlit sky. The trailer ends with Harley visiting Joker in jail — or Arkham Asylum. Todd Phillips returns to direct and co-write the script for the sequel, which is billed as a drama with musical elements set in and around Arkham. The cast also includes Catherine Keener, Brendan Gleeson, Jacob Lofland and Harry Lawtey, with Zazie Beetz returning from the first film. Philipps took the stage this evening and told exhibitors, “It’s been five years since I was here last. Did I miss anything? Just a global pandemic, dual strikes, an economic downturn. … I’m sure it didn’t affect any of you.” RELATED: ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’: Michael Keaton Makes Surprise Appearance At CinemaCon & Calls Pic “Really F*cking Good!” He said he had wanted to come earlier to thank exhibitors for their support of Joker, but the pandemic hit right in the aftermath. Deadline hears that Phillips was literally scheduled to come and open CinemaCon 2020 before Covid hit and that edition was canceled. Today he said: “About a month before the film came out in 2019, the narrative turned and there started to be bizarre warnings; it was amazing that exhibitors didn’t flinch. That attitude was a huge reason for our success. It’s a little late now but I wanted to thank you.” RELATED: Robert Pattinson Dies Many Times In ‘Mickey 17’ First Look: Bong Joon Ho Pic Previews At CinemaCon “When we were making the first movie Joaquin and I always talked about making a sequel really because we were having a great time but we were never really serious,” he added. “Then when Joker became a huge success we talked about it during the pandemic and decided to do it and we had a blast doing it.” He continued about the sequel: “We cast Gaga because she’s magic. I was a producer on A Star is Born and that was where I was like she has magic in her.” “I’ve never talked about it as a musical, but it’s a movie where music is an essential element.” “The first ways I described Arthur were as weird and aloof and distant, but he has music in him, he has a grace to him. That informed him a lot in the first film. It didn’t seem like that big of a step what we did here.” But as you can see in the trailer, it’s a seismic notch up. Who knew that was even possible given how much Joker played like a commentary on society, ala Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, more than a DC movie. The first Joker was a massive hit for Warner Bros/DC, surpassing Deadpool to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, clocking $1.08 billion at the global box office. It scored 11 Oscar noms including Best Picture, winning for Phoenix’s performance and for Original Score. The new film also carries a R rating for “strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity,” per the MPA. RELATED: ‘Joker: Folie A Deux’ Lands R Rating For “Strong Violence” And “Brief Full Nudity” In Warner Bros’ DC universe, Joker: Folie à Deux is part of DC Elseworlds and is not part of the universe that Peter Safran and James Gunn are building since taking the helm of DC Studios. Check out the trailer above. Dr. Harleen Quinzel will see you now. Lady Gaga lights up the screen as Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux, the upcoming musical sequel to Todd Phillips' Oscar-winning 2019 film Joker. Appearing alongside Joaquin Phoenix as the titular Batman villain, Gaga shows off her take on the popular DC Comics character in the new movie's first trailer, revealed April 9 at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Phillips, 53, took the stage at Caesars Palace to introduce the movie's first trailer. In it, Harley can be seen in what appears to be an insane asylum, greeting Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck. “Do you want to get out of here?” she asks him, before the two can be seen dancing in a fantastical musical sequence. Phoenix can be heard saying, “I’ll tell you what’s changed. I’m not alone anymore. That’s what we should be talking about!” Zazie Beetz Praises 'Joker' Sequel Costar Lady Gaga as 'Very Grounded' on Set: 'She’s Just Stefani' At one point later in the trailer, Gaga as Harley says, “I want to see the real you,” drawing a smiley face with lipstick on the glass wall that separates them. The Joker smiles. Todd Phillips Shares New Photos of Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga in Joker 2 Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix. TODD PHILLIPS/INSTAGRAM Gaga, 38, confirmed her casting news in August 2022, posting an animated teaser video that showed her and Phoenix's silhouettes dancing to old-timey music. Along with the film's official title ("folie à deux" is French for "folly of two" and refers to shared psychosis or delusion), the Oscar-winning songwriter shared the release date: Oct. 4, 2024. Phillips has returned to direct the sequel, and co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. To celebrate Valentine's Day 2023, Warner Bros. released the official first-look image of Gaga and Phoenix, 49, in Joker: Folie à Deux. Phillips marked the end of filming on Instagram in April 2023 and has semi-frequently shared first looks at the upcoming movie on the social media platform since, including again on Valentine's Day this past February. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Both Gaga and the writer-director shared the movie's poster for the first time on April 2, with Gaga writing, "The world is a stage," along with the poster, which shows her character and Phoenix's Joker dancing together in their signature clown makeup. Lady Gaga new Joker 2 poster Joker: Folie à Deux poster. LADY GAGA/INSTAGRAM In the DC comics, Harley is Joker's longtime hench-woman and love interest whom the sinister prankster first meets when she served as his psychiatrist at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum. The character was first created for the acclaimed 1992 Saturday morning cartoon Batman: The Animated Series and quickly became a fan favorite, jumping from the TV screen to comic-book pages. Margot Robbie brought the role to the big screen, playing Harley in 2016's Suicide Squad and 2021's The Suicide Squad, as well as the character's own spinoff movie, Birds of Prey, in 2020. In January 2024, Robbie, 33, told Variety that she always imagined the character "would get passed on to other actresses to play, the way there are so many iconic male characters." "That was always the dream for her," she said at the time. "Harley’s so fun and can go in so many different directions. You put her in someone else’s hands, and it’s like, 'What are they going to do with her?' The options are endless." Joker: Folie à Deux is in theaters Oct. 4. Joker broke box office records for R-rated movies when it came out in October 2019, and Joker 2, officially titled Joker: Folie à Deux, will likely make waves just as big. While much of the sequel has been kept under wraps, set photos and tidbits teased from Todd Phillips make it clear that Joaquin Phoenix may have met his match in Lady Gaga, who will star as Harley Quinn. Here's everything we know about Joker 2 so far. Related: What's Really Going On With the DCEU and DCU Movies When is Joker 2 coming out? Joker: Folie à Deux is scheduled to release on Oct. 4, 2024. The film will premiere in theaters and will likely have a full theatrical run before it is available to stream. Related: How to Watch Every Batman Movie In Order When is the Joker 2 release date? Joker: Folie à Deux will release to theaters on Oct. 4, 2024. It does not have a streaming release date yet. Related: Every Batman Movie, Ranked Is Joker 2 filming? Joker: Folie à Deux began filming in December 2022, with director Todd Phillips posting a photo of Phoenix in character on Dec. 10, 2022, with the caption, "Day 1. Our boy. #joker." Filming wrapped in April 2023. Where did Joker 2 film? Where is Joker 2 filming? Joker: Folie à Deux filming locations - Jersey City in Joker (2019) A "Joker" scene filmed in Jersey City, New Jersey Warner Bros. Joker: Folie à Deux filmed mostly in Los Angeles, although some scenes were filmed in New Jersey. Where is Joker 2 filming? - Joker 2 Lady Gaga Harley Quinn - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 25: Lady Gaga is seen at movie set of the 'Joker: Folie a Deux' on March 25, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Lady Gaga is seen at the movie set of "Joker: Folie à Deux" on March 25, 2023, in New York City. MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Scenes with Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn were also filmed in New York City in front of a courthouse in late March 2023. Is there a Joker 2 poster? Joker Folie a Deux Poster Warner Bros. Yep! The poster reveals Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga dancing and includes the tagline "The world is a stage." Related: 75 Essential Batman Quotes From Movies, TV, Comics and More Is there a Joker 2 with Joaquin Phoenix? Joaquin Phoenix is returning for Joker: Folie à Deux. He will once again portray Arthur Fleck as he continues to become the Joker. Who is in the Joker: Folie à Deux cast? The confirmed cast for Joker: Folie à Deux includes: Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/The Joker Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker. Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker (Arthur Fleck) in "Joker" (2019) Nikos Tavernise / Warner Bros. Joaquin Phoenix will reprise his Oscar-winning role of the mentally ill murderous clown Joker (and his unvarnished alter ego Arthur Fleck). Related: 150 Joker Quotes Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzell Joker 2 Lady Gaga Harley Quinn - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 25: Lady Gaga is seen at movie set of the 'Joker: Folie a Deux' on March 25, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Lady Gaga will star as Harley Quinn, whose real name is Dr. Harleen Quinzell. While her story arc in the film isn't yet known, in the comics, she is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the Joker when she treats Arthur Fleck and becomes his literal partner in crime. We got the first look at Gaga's Harley Quinn in February 2023 when Todd Phillips posted a photo of her with Joaquin Phoenix as Dr. Harleen Quinzell—the pre-Harley Quinn version of the character. Later, we saw Mother Monster in some of Harley Quinn's stylings. Joker 2 Lady Gaga Harley Quinn - NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 25: Lady Gaga is seen at movie set of the 'Joker: Folie a Deux' on March 25, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Lady Gaga films a scene as Harley Quinn for "Joker: Folie à Deux" in New York City on March 25, 2023. MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Related: What Is Lady Gaga's Net Worth? Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond Joker 2 - Joker Folie a Deux - Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond in "Joker" (2019) Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond in "Joker" (2019) Warner Bros. Zazie Beetz will return as Sophie Dumond, one of Arthur Fleck's neighbors in his Bronx apartment building. In Joker, he hallucinated that she was his girlfriend, but due to the character's unreliable narration, it's likely that in reality she had only ever met him in passing. Beetz told The Hollywood Reporter that she's sure Sophie survived the shooting at the end of the first film, explaining, “In my mind, she lives because she never actively wronged Arthur. His victims in the film were generally people that pointedly hurt him. Even within the horror of his realization around his own state of mind, he acknowledges that she’s more of a bystander to his situation than an actor to his situation. So she makes it out unscathed, at least physically.” >>> Sign up for Parade's Daily newsletter and get the scoop on the latest TV news and celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox <<< Brendan Gleeson Joker 2 cast - Brendan Gleeson Joker Folie a Deux cast - Brendan Gleeson attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Brendan Gleeson attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Brendan Gleeson, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2023 for Banshees of Inisherin, will appear in Joker: Folie à Deux. His role has not yet been disclosed. Incidentally, Gleeson's Banshees co-star Colin Farrell played the Penguin in The Batman and will reprise the role in an HBO Max series. Catherine Keener Joker 2 cast Joker Folie a Deux cast - Catherine Keener attends the Premiere Of Showtime's "Kidding" at The Cinerama Dome on September 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/FilmMagic) Catherine Keener attends the premiere of Showtime's "Kidding" at The Cinerama Dome on Sept. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. Leon Bennett/FilmMagic Catherine Keener is part of the Joker 2 cast, though her character is not yet known. Harry Lawtey Joker 2 cast - Joker Folie a Deux cast - Harry Lawtey attends the Saint Laurent Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 17, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Harry Lawtey attends the Saint Laurent Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 17, 2023. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images British actor Harry Lawtey's role hasn't been disclosed. Related: How Much Did Ben Affleck Make as Batman? Jacob Lofland Joker 2 - Joker Folie a Deux - Jacob Lofland attends the Saint Laurent Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 17, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Jacob Lofland attends the Saint Laurent Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 17, 2023. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Jacob Lofland will be in Joker: Folie à Deux in a "key role" as an inmate at Arkham Asylum who develops a relationship with Arthur Fleck. Related: How to Watch Every DCEU Movie In Order Is Joker 2 going to be a musical? Joker: Folie à Deux is a musical. The film's composer spoke about shifting to a musical mindset for the sequel during a red-carpet appearance. It was later revealed that the movie would include at least 15 songs, most of them covers and not original music although original music may be included. It appears from the trailer that due to Joker and Harley Quinn's mental illness, they begin to see the world through musical eyes. Is there a Joker 2 trailer? Yes! There is a trailer for Joker: Folie a Deux but due to sensitive subject matter, you'll have to head over to YouTube to watch it. Related: Everything to Know About James Gunn's Superman: Legacy Are there images from Joker 2? Yes. Joker: Folie à Deux's director Todd Phillips has released multiple images from the film on his Instagram. Who is the director of Joker: Folie à Deux? Todd Phillips will once again be the director of Joker: Folie à Deux after previously earning an Oscar nomination for directing Joker. Phillips is also known for directing all three Hangover films. Is Joker 2 streaming? Joker: Folie à Deux will be released exclusively in theaters. After its theatrical window, it will likely be available to stream on Max. How to stream Joker: Folie à Deux Joker: Folie à Deux will likely stream on Max after its theatrical window closes. Who is playing Harley Quinn in Joker 2? Lady Gaga has been cast as Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux. It's unclear how similar the film's version of the character will be to how Harley Quinn is traditionally depicted. Related: Stars Who Should Play Superman Will Robert Pattinson be in Joker 2? Robert Pattinson has not been confirmed to appear in Joker: Folie à Deux. Based on the timeline of the films, it seems unlikely that a fully grown Batman could appear in the film. Related: Best Superhero Movies Ever Is Lady Gaga playing Harley Quinn in Joker 2? Lady Gaga has been cast as Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie à Deux. It's unclear how similar her version of the character will be to the comic book version. Who is the Joker 2 Batman? Batman has not been confirmed to appear in Joker: Folie à Deux. The first film portrayed Bruce Wayne as a young boy, and it's unlikely that he'd already have become Batman based on the timeline. Related: John Cena on Why He Loves Playing Peacemaker What is the Joker's real name? In the film Joker, the character's real name is Arthur Fleck. While he was briefly led to believe he might actually be Thomas Wayne's son, he later discovered that his mother had adopted him and he's unlikely related to the Waynes. Is Lady Gaga in the new Joker? Lady Gaga has been cast in Joker: Folie à Deux. She will portray Harley Quinn. Related: Singing the Joker’s Praises What mental illness does Joker have in the new movie? Joaquin Phoenix - Joker 2 - Joker Folie a Deux - Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in "Joker" (2019) Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck in "Joker" (2019) Warner Bros. It's unclear what mental illness Arthur Fleck suffers from. It is widely speculated that the character is a depiction of narcissistic personality disorder, but as he is a fictional character, the filmmakers can decide to go in another direction. Some experts speculate he has a psychotic disorder also due to his hallucinations and lack of empathy for his victims. One disorder we do know for a fact that Arthur Fleck suffers from is pseudobulbar affect, in which someone laughs (or cries) uncontrollably without cause. Related: See Batman’s Evolution Who becomes the new Joker? It has not been confirmed that anyone will become a new Joker in the sequel. It is likely that Lady Gaga's Harley Quinn will become a form of her villainous persona and the Joker's ally.

BACKSPOT Trailer (2024) Evan Rachel Wood, Drama Movie BACKSPOT Trailer (2024) Evan Rachel Wood, Devery Jacobs, Drama Movie © 2024 -XYZ Films "This world is not kind to weak people." XYZ Films has revealed the trailer for a Canadian cheerleading film called Backspot, which plays more a serious drama or intense thriller than a sports comedy or satire. This is similar to that rowing film The Novice a few years ago. This premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last year and hits US theaters in May. Devery Jacobs (from "Reservation Dogs") stars as Riley, who is given the chance to cheer with the all-star squad, Thunderhawks. With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her crippling anxiety, her relationship with her girlfriend, and also her desperate need for approval from her new coach. One positive review states: “You may think you know your sports movie tropes, but you’ve never seen them used quite this way — that is, within a queer cheerleading drama firmly focused on complex female characters — and Waterson’s Backspot delights in skewing such expectations." Dang, okay! This also stars Evan Rachel Wood as coach, Shannyn Sossamon, Kudakwashe Rutendo, Thomas Antony Olajide, and Wendy Crewson. It's also executive produced by Elliott Page. Check it out below. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for D.W. Waterson's Backspot, direct from XYZ's YouTube: Backspot Poster An ambitious cheerleader, Riley (Devery Jacobs), faces new adversity, her increased drive for perfection and triumph, and a demanding head coach (Evan Rachel Wood) when she and her girlfriend are selected for an all-star cheer squad - called the Thunderhawks. With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her drive alongside her crippling anxiety, as one wrong move could bring her crashing to the ground… Backspot is directed by Canadian indie filmmaker D.W. Waterson, making their feature directorial debut after some music videos, short films, and the "That's My DJ" series previously. The screenplay is written by Joanne Sarazen, from a story by D.W. Waterson. Produced by Devery Jacobs, Martin Katz, Finley MacNeil, Alona Metzer, and D.W. Waterson. This initially premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last year. XYZ Films will releasee Backspot in theaters nationwide starting May 31st, 2024 this summer. Look any good? XYZ Films shared the official trailer for Backspot, the drama film starring Devery Jacob as a queer cheerleader navigating the world of professional cheerleading. Also starring in the movie are Evan Rachel Woods, Shannyn Sossamon, Kudakwashe Rutendo, Thomas Antony Olajide, and Wendy Crewson. Release Date Directed by D.W. Waterson, making their feature-length directorial debut, Backspot world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and opens in theaters on May 31, 2024. Synopsis An ambitious cheerleader (Devery Jacobs) faces both new adversity and the increased drive for perfection and triumph when she and her girlfriend are selected for an all-star cheer squad and its demanding head coach (Evan Rachel Wood). With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her drive with her crippling anxiety as one wrong move will bring her crashing to the ground. Reviews The Hollywood Reporter review called the film a ‘sensitive and stylish coming-of-age journey’ wrote, “There are few shocking twists or fiery confrontations. Riley’s journey is built instead on smaller, more internal shifts — through the note of wonder that creeps into her voice as she starts to see Eileen as a queer role model, or the sourness that subsequently seeps into her dynamic with Amanda. The world is sketched out through telling details, like the sharp contrast between Amanda’s crowded but cozy home and Riley’s spotless but chilly one, rather than labored exposition. In time, Riley’s path leads her toward a reconciliation between the person she’s expected to be, the person she wants to be, and the person she truly is. Jacobs‘ magnetic performance alerts us to every tiny miscalculation or epiphany along the way.” Official Trailer Watch the official trailer for Backspot EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has acquired U.S. and Australia/NZ rights to distribute the TIFF sports drama Backspot, directed by first-time feature filmmaker D.W. Waterson and starring Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs) and Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld). XYZ Films will release the film domestically and has set a theatrical release for spring of 2024. The rights deal was negotiated by UTA Independent Film Group with James Emanuel Shapiro from XYZ Films. In the film, an ambitious cheerleader (Jacobs) faces both new adversity and the increased drive for perfection and triumph when she and her girlfriend are selected for an all-star cheer squad with an overbearing head coach (Evan Rachel Wood). Related Stories Devery Jacobs Devery Jacobs To Receive 2024 Breakthrough Award At ATX TV Fest Elliot Page in 'Close to You' Elliot Page Drama 'Close To You' Acquired By Greenwich Entertainment The film was written by Joanne Sarazen with a story by D.W. Waterson, and is produced by Alona Metzer, D.W. Waterson, Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs and Martin Katz, and is executive-produced by Elliot Page, Matthew Jordan Smith, J.C. Davidson and Katisha Shaw, with Nikki Yee co-producing. The film was produced with the participation of Telefilm and Ontario Creates, in association with Crave and CBC and with the financial participation of Shaw Rocket Fund and Rogers Telefund. Also starring are Kudakwashe Rutendo, Thomas Antony Olajide (Learn to Swim), Noa Diberto, Olunike Adeliyi (The Porter), with Wendy Crewson (On the Basis of Sex) and Shannyn Sossamon (A Knight’s Tale). “What do you do after you’ve just seen the best cheerleading movie since Bring It On? If you’re a distributor, you beg the filmmakers to let you work on the film. I’m so grateful and excited the filmmakers chose us as their partners on Backspot and cannot wait to share this film with audiences next year,” said XYZ’s James Emanuel Shapiro. “The Backspot filmmaking team is thrilled to partner with American distributor XYZ Films. Their collection of work is elevated, their roster of emerging filmmakers is impressive, and we are grateful for Backspot to be listed among them. Through conversations, XYZ has proven their deep understanding of our kick*ss cheerleading film and has been a steadfast champion. We are so excited to see where this partnership takes Backspot,” said the producers. 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BRIDGERTON Season 3 Trailer (2024) Nicola Coughlan BRIDGERTON Season 3 Trailer (2024) Nicola Coughlan © 2024 - Netflix “Mother, do you believe the best foundation for love is friendship,” Colin (Luke Newton) asks in the official trailer for Season 3 of Netflix‘s hit Shondaland series Bridgerton. That appears to be the main theme of the Regency drama’s #Polin season as Colin and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), once they get past those hurtful comments he made about her in the Season 2 finale, vow to remain friends. As such, Colin offers Penelope his services in helping her find a husband. We all know how that ends. The trailer introduces us to a “sturdy” new Colin, who has buffed up abroad as he takes on his duties as Season 3’s leading man, and an eager suitor for Penelope in Lord Debling (Sam Phillips) whose courtship will likely help Colin realize that he doesn’t want him and Penelope to be just friends. Related Stories Jerry Seinfeld 'Unfrosted's Jerry Seinfeld Takes Shot At 'Friends' In Pop-Tarts Digital Short Featuring Schmoopie, Jackie Chiles & The Soup Nazi Rufus Sewell, Keri Russell, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason and Debora Cahn at the Deadline White House Correspondents Breakfast with Netflix's 'The Diplomat' on April 27 'The Diplomat' Creator And Cast Meet A Real-Life Counterpart To Talk About Netflix Series' Blend Of High-Octane Thriller With "The Minutiae Of It All" You can watch the trailer above. The four-episode Season 3 Part 1 premieres May 16, followed by Part 2 on June 13. Here’s the complete synopsis: Penelope has finally given up on her long-held crush on Colin after hearing his disparaging words about her last season. She has, however, decided it’s time to take a husband, preferably one who will provide her with enough independence to continue her double life as Lady Whistledown, far away from her mother and sisters. But lacking in confidence, Penelope’s attempts on the marriage mart fail spectacularly. Meanwhile, Colin has returned from his summer travels with a new look and a serious sense of swagger. But he’s disheartened to realize that Penelope, the one person who always appreciated him as he was, is giving him the cold shoulder. Eager to win back her friendship, Colin offers to mentor Penelope in the ways of confidence to help her find a husband this season. But when his lessons start working a little too well, Colin must grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are truly just friendly. Complicating matters for Penelope is her rift with Eloise (Claudia Jessie), who has found a new friend in a very unlikely place, while Penelope’s growing presence in the ton makes it all the more difficult to keep her Lady Whistledown alter ego a secret. It’s Lady Whistledown’s turn to find love. Netflix has released a new clip from the first part of “Bridgerton” Season 3, debuting May 16 on the streamer. In keeping with the formula of previous seasons and the Julia Quinn novels they’re adapted from, this coming edition will follow the romantic journey of a new sibling in the elite Bridgerton clan in 19th century England. Season 3 turns to the third eldest sibling, Colin (Luke Newton), and his love interest Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), who is part of the neighboring Featherington family. In the new clip, debuted at a “Bridgerton” fan event in London, U.K. attended by Quinn and executive producer Shonda Rhimes, Lady P. finally confronts Colin about his reluctance to court her. “Because I embarrass you, of course you would never court me,” she tells him, with tears in her eyes. As shown in Seasons 1 and 2, the demure Penelope harbors a longtime crush on Colin, though he is largely oblivious to her feelings for him. Season 3, which will drop in two parts (the second on June 13), promises progression in their slow burn friends-to-lovers arc. Popular on Variety Courtesy of Netflix Rhimes and Quinn confirmed during a panel at the event that a fan-favorite moment from the books — in which Penelope wraps Colin’s hand after he cuts it — will be included in the screen adaptation. The fan event also saw Netflix unveil episode titles and new stills from the show, plus the streamer revealed plans to host a “Bridgerton”-themed wedding for some lucky fans. The first three episodes are titled “Out of the Shadows,” “How Bright the Moon” and “Forces of Nature.” Part of the Season 3 synopsis reads, “Eager to win back her friendship, Colin offers to mentor Penelope in the ways of confidence to help her find a husband this season. But when his lessons start working a little too well, Colin must grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are truly just friendly.” Penelope also happens to be the secret identity behind local gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, and the best friend of Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie), though Season 2 left their relationship in need of mending. Courtesy of Netflix In addition to Newton, Coughlan and Jessie, the main cast includes returning actors Luke Thompson, Jonathan Bailey, Hannah Dodd, Florence Hunt and Will Tinston as the other Bridgerton siblings and Ruth Gemmell as their mother. Phoebe Dynevor, who was the focus of Season 1 as Daphne Bridgerton opposite Regé-Jean Page, will not return for Season 3. The rest of the main cast includes Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Simone Ashley, Harriet Cains, Bessie Carter, Jessica Madsen, Martins Imhangbe, Polly Walker, Julie Andrews, Hugh Sachs, Emma Naomi and Kathryn Drysdale. Joining the cast this season are Daniel Francis, James Phoon and Sam Phillips. “Bridgerton” is produced by Shondaland. Jess Brownell serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer for Season 3. Additional executive producers include Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Tom Verica and Chris Van Dusen. Watch the new clip below. April 11 (UPI) -- Netflix is gearing up for the release of Bridgerton Season 3. The streaming service shared a trailer for the season Thursday featuring Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton. ADVERTISEMENT Bridgerton is based on the Julia Quinn book series. The show follows the Bridgertons, a family of eight siblings living with their mother in Regency-era London. Season 3 will focus on the romance between longtime friends Colin Bridgerton (Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Coughlan). The trailer shows Colin agree to help Penelope find a husband. Penelope meets a new suitor, Lord Debling (Sam Phillips), as her friendship with Colin starts to heat up. Netflix previously released a Season 3 clip that shows Penelope confront Colin about overhearing him say he would never court her. Season 3 will be split into two parts, with Part 1 to premiere May 16 and Part 2 to follow June 13. The cast also includes Adjoa Andoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ruth Gemmell, Florence Hunt, Claudia Jessie, Golda Rosheuvel, Simone Ashley and Julie Andrews as narrator. “Even a wallflower can bloom.” That’s the cute tagline for “Bridgerton” Season 3, which premieres in two blocks on Netflix in May and June. On Thursday, Netflix released a trailer for the third installment of Shondaland’s hit historical romance that should set fans’ hearts a-flutter. Season 3 follows the friends-to-lovers courtship of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton). Penelope, the pseudonymous author of the Lady Whistledown gossip column, has always been an observer of love, but never a participant. So when Colin, whom she’s had a crush on for ages, returns to London, he decides to help her find a husband, as a sort of penance for the cruel things she heard him say about her last season. But he starts to suspect that he knows the right man for her very well, know what I’m saying? “Bridgerton” is based on the novels of Julia Quinn and is set during the Regency period. It revolves around the Bridgerton family and their romantic adventures during the debutante season known as the ton. Season 1 starred Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page, while Season 2 was led by Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley. It has also spawned the prequel spinoff “Queen Charlotte.” Season 3 features a new showrunner in Jess Brownell (“Inventing Anna”), who takes over from creator Chris Van Dusen, who remains an executive producer. Other EPs include Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, and Tom Verica. “Bridgerton” has been nominated for 15 Emmys during its run, including an Outstanding Drama Series nom in 2021 for Season 1, and has twice won for period hairstyling. It’s one of Netflix’s most popular original series, with both of its first two seasons ranking in the streamer’s all-time top 10 most-watched English-language series. Season 3, Part 1 will consist of four episodes and premiere May 16 on Netflix. Part 2’s four episodes will premiere on June 13. PREDICT the 2024 Emmy nominees through July 17 Make your predictions at Gold Derby now. Download our free and easy app for Apple/iPhone devices or Android (Google Play) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. See our latest prediction champs. Can you top our esteemed leaderboards next? Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. Don’t miss the fun. Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our famous forums where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz. Everybody wants to know: What do you think? Who do you predict and why? "Bridgerton" is back — and this time its central love story focuses on Lady Whistledown herself. Wallflower Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and hot commodity on the marriage market, Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), finally get their long-awaited spotlight as a couple. The trailer released on Thursday showed glimpses of last year's fan-favorite main couple, Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), but it transitions to highlighting Penelope, who seems to be frustrated at the prospects of living at home in her third season as a lady of society with no prospects. She said in the trailer, "I cannot live at home any longer. I must take a husband." Then Colin, Penelope's longtime childhood crush and friend appeared, back from his travels across Europe with a sophisticated, charming new personality and perspective. At the end of season two, Penelope was devastated when she heard Colin say he would never pursue her. The third season will follow the pair finding Penelope a husband and slowly along the way, Colin falling in love with his childhood friend. He asked his mother in the trailer, "Do you believe the best foundation for love is friendship?" Advertisement: "If a husband is what you seek. Let me help you. Are we not friends?" Colin tells Penelope with his hand reached out for her to shake. "Friends," she responded with a handshake. The new season will be told in two parts with the first airing on May 16 and the second airs on June 13 on Netflix.

DADDIO Trailer 2 (2024) Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn DADDIO Trailer 2 (2024) Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn © 2024 - Sony Pictures Classics "I just gotta tell ya… you're better off walking away." Sony Pictures Classics has revealed the main official trailer for the indie film titled Daddio, marking the feature debut of the newcomer filmmaker Christy Hall. This initially premiered at both the 2023 Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals last fall. It's currently set for a release in select theaters starting in late June this summer. The New York City drama is set entirely in a taxi cab departing from JFK airport. A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic, remarkable journey. Dakota Johnson stars as Girlie, and Sean Penn co-stars as the driver Clark, described as a "curbside philosopher." I'm actually very curious to watch this, to see where their conversation goes and what gets revealed between the two of them. It's worth a look. Here's the full official trailer (+ poster) for Christy Hall's Daddio, direct from SPC's YouTube: Daddio Teaser Trailer You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Christy Hall's Daddio right here, for the first look again. Via TIFF: "Dakota Johnson plays a woman who steps into a New York cab at the airport, driven by a man played by Sean Penn. She's clearly preoccupied and just wants to get home. He's a curbside philosopher. Immediately, he engages her in conversation which starts in small talk then gets bigger, deeper, and riskier as he steers her to her destination." Daddio is both written and directed by indie filmmaker Christy Hall, making her feature directorial debut after developing / producing the "I Am Not Okay with This" TV series previously. It's produced by Ro Donnelly, Terry Dougas, Christy Hall, Dakota Johnson, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Emma Tillinger Koskoff. This initially premiered at the Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals last fall. Sony Classics will release Hall's Daddio in select US theaters starting June 28th, 2024. Anyone into this? Daddio stars Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn and is set in a New York City cab. Watch the trailer below. The film uses cutting-edge Volume technology from The Mandalorian. Johnson and Penn serve as producers on the film, putting their faith in director Christy Hall. Sony Pictures Classics has just dropped the trailer for Daddio, the latest film featuring Dakota Johnson and hopefully, for the star, this one will be better received than her current cinematic outing, Madame Web. The film, which made its bow at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, tells the story of a life-altering taxi ride from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport into the heart of Manhattan. Johnson is the passenger, while Sean Penn drives the cab in the feature-length directorial debut of writer and filmmaker Christy Hall. Notably, the movie is also the first grounded drama to make use of The Mandalorian's "Volume" technology — by employing a sound stage with drive footage projected onto the screen. The cab was surrounded by high-resolution LED panels, using anamorphic lenses that were de-tuned for a vintage look, which added an air of authenticity to the film's final product. The film is a two-hander, with Johnson and Penn the only cast members involved, giving the film an air of theatricality, and there's clearly a huge level of nuanced acting going on within that tight space of an iconic yellow cab. Indeed, Penn was quoted as saying — via Hall, last year — that the film made him want to tread the boards and take to the stage once again.“They really delivered the play because they’re both theater people,” Hall explained, “Sean’s been on Broadway; he worked with Sam Shepherd for many years, originating a lot of his work in San Francisco. Dakota did theater before she became the glorious movie star that she is. So we just kind of treated it like a play.” Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn Serve as Producers on 'Daddio' daddio-dakota-johnson-featuredImage via TIFF Hall told Collider’s Perri Nemiroff last year that both Penn and Johnson were pivotal allies to have in her corner, not just as stars, but also as producers on the project, putting their faith in her as the correct person to lead the film despite her cinematic inexperience. “This being my first feature, I’ve raised my hand for a few of my scripts and I, a lot of times, was told no. I really needed people to surround me, and Sean and Dakota, they put their faith in me, they put their faith in this script, and they said, ‘No, Christy is the one to direct this, and we’re going to help her push this boulder up the mountain.’” Daddio will be released in theaters sometime this summer. Watch the new trailer below. "Who else you gonna talk to about this, not like you're ever gonna see me again…" Sony Pictures Classics has debuted a first look teaser trailer for an indie film titled Daddio, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Christy Hall. This initially premiered at both the 2023 Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals last fall, but it never showed up at any other festivals after those two. The New York City drama is set entirely in a taxi cab departing from JFK airport. A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic, remarkable journey. Dakota Johnson stars as Girlie, and Sean Penn co-stars as the driver Clark, described as a "curbside philosopher." This is a surprisingly good teaser because it's precisely just the right amount of footage needed to make you want to see this film. Here's the first look teaser trailer for Christy Hall's Daddio, direct from SPC's YouTube: Daddio Teaser Trailer Via TIFF: "Dakota Johnson plays a woman who steps into a New York cab at the airport, driven by a man played by Sean Penn. She's clearly preoccupied and just wants to get home. He's a curbside philosopher. Immediately, he engages her in conversation which starts in small talk then gets bigger, deeper, and riskier as he steers her to her destination." Daddio is both written and directed by indie filmmaker Christy Hall, making her feature directorial debut after developing / producing the "I Am Not Okay with This" TV series previously. It's produced by Ro Donnelly, Terry Dougas, Christy Hall, Dakota Johnson, Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Emma Tillinger Koskoff. This initially premiered at the Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals last fall. Sony Classics will release Hall's Daddio in select US theaters starting in summer 2024. Anyone into this? Premiering at the Telluride Film Festival last year, “Daddio” seemingly came out of nowhere with a starry cast and a minimalist logline. Starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, the film is essentially just a two-hander set in a taxi cab, where a driver (Penn) and the rider (Johnson) basically strike up a long and provocative conversation about life, politics, and their outlooks on the world. Directed by Christy Hall, who co-created the series “I Am Not Okay With This” and makes her directorial debut with “Daddio,” the film is a very stripped-down, minimalist affair that relies on the charm and talents of its two lead actors. READ MORE: ‘Daddio’ Review: Dakota Johnson & Sean Penn Shine in Christy Hall’s Schematic But Affecting Drama [TIFF] Our review from TIFF praised the two actors, the design of the film, the writing, and its ability to sustain itself despite the super spare concept. “Hall’s writing is so insightful,” our reviewer wrote. “There’s a well-observed authenticity to these characters, and she gets all the logistical and geographic details right.. Johnson and Penn’s connection is genuine, and there’s an awful lot to like here.” Here’s the official synopsis: New York City. JFK airport. A young woman jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic, remarkable journey. “Daddio” has no release date yet, but Sony Pictures Classics snatched up rights to the picture late last year. The new teaser trailer gives a small taste of what the picture has in store and promises a summer release. Watch the new trailer below. Choosing projects wisely is important for Dakota Johnson post-Madame Web. Daddio showcases acting skills in limited space for greater engagement. Daddio's focus on deep dialogue between characters challenges viewers to pay attention and connect without distractions from screens. Director Christy Hall views Daddio as an exploration of human connection, emphasizing the importance of engaging with the world around us. After the lackluster reception of Madame Web, one of the best things that lead Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) can do is to select projects that showcase her acting skills. Daddio seems like the perfect movie for that. The story centers mostly around two characters: A driver (Sean Penn) and a woman (Johnson) who have a deep and meaningful conversation during a cab ride in New York. The setting is perfect for actors to show their range. Having a character inside a limited space and without many props means that the audience’s attention will be focused on their faces most of the time, so a great performance really helps whoever’s watching to engage. This is exactly the kind of setting that earned Jamie Foxx (Collateral) an Oscar nomination, for example. This is also the kind of movie that greatly relies on a screenwriter’s ability to conduct dialogue, because that’s another element that people start paying attention to when there aren’t a lot of other elements to look at. The trailer for Daddio makes it clear that there will be no shortage of topics for Penn and Johnson’s characters to talk about. From relationships to how fleeting life can be, they’ll touch on everything and share an unlikely bond that is too random to explain and only people who have lived it know how it feels. The trailer also makes it clear that the movie will put some emphasis on how our little screens have been preventing us from having real experiences. In Daddio’s case, its simple structure might be by design, since the point of the movie is to challenge you to pay attention and actually listen to what’s being discussed on screen. 'Daddio' Director Talked All About The Movie With Collider Daddio is written and directed by Christy Hall, who previously created the Netflix series I Am Not Okay With This. Daddio marks a feature film directing debut for Hall. The director called her movie “a love letter to the power of human connection,” and talked about it with Collider back at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023. During the interview, she stated: “The spirit of this film is an exploration of what could happen if we really decided to, yeah, put our phone down and actually engage with the world. ‘Cause if you talk to someone long enough, they will reveal their humanity to you. And I think that that reminds us that we’re all very infinitely connected, and I think that’s kind of the medicine that we need right now.” Daddio premieres in theaters on June 28. You can watch the trailer above. Dakota Johnson (“The Lost Daughter”) and Sean Penn (“Mystic River”) are set to star in the upcoming single-setting drama “Daddio,” written and directed by Christy Hall in her feature-length directorial debut. The new cab ride film envisioned initially as a stage play, will hit the big screen on June 28, and Sony Pictures Classics has released a trailer for “Daddio,” giving audiences a better idea of what to expect from the pic that previously debuted at Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival last year. The story of “Daddio” is simple but seemingly effective: a woman (Johnson) gets in the back of a cab at JFK airport, and she and the cab driver (Penn) get into a long, thoughtful, philosophical, and challenging conversation as she takes the long ride back home. READ MORE: ‘Daddio’ Review: Dakota Johnson & Sean Penn Shine in Christy Hall’s Schematic But Affecting Drama [TIFF] Here is how Sony’s official logline describes the new film: “Daddio” celebrates the power found in those rare moments of pure human connection, even with an unlikely person. This highly contained yet kinetic character study—encapsulated in one single cab ride—explores the complexities inherent to the secrets we keep, particularly the ones locked away on our phones. It’s about truth and illusion, how we so effortlessly substitute one for the other out of survival. It’s about the hurtful memories of childhood and how past trauma can manifest itself in the most profound ways. It’s about the dance between the pain and poetry that is the human experience. “Because she is our generation of women who are still approaching these men in a nonjudgmental way because it’s fascinating. We’re not threatened by it,” “Daddio” producer Ro Donnelly recently told IndieWire about why the film, relying on dialogue and the two leads’ charms, works. “And that reveals her power, the fact that she holds her own. She really is reflective of all the women who made this movie; she’s our girl. And we like that she’s so curious and almost tickled by [him], especially when he’s saying crazy shit. She’s like, ‘Oh, really?’ She goes head-to-head with him. And that’s what we love about her is: she’s not afraid. She’s not afraid to really fucking go for it.” The Playlist reviewed “Daddio” when it screened at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2023, and you can read our impressions of the pic right here, which referred to some highlights, such as the characters’ connection being “genuine” and hailing the cinematography from Phedon Papamichael.

DESCENDANTS_ THE RISE OF RED Trailer (2024) Malia Baker, Kylie Cantrall DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED Trailer (2024) Malia Baker, Kylie Cantrall, Rita Ora © 2024 - Disney Descendants: The Rise of Red debuted a new music video starring China Anne McClain and Kylie Cantrall. "What's My Name (Red Version)" sees the two performers revisiting a Descendants 2 favorite. (Along with a sly little nod to mega-star Taylor Swift's penchant for retooling her existing songs during the lead-up to The Eras Tour.) Uma is the daughter of Ursula and Kylie Cantrall's Red is the daughter of the Queen of Hearts. The newest VK, or Villain Kid, is ready to show the world what they've got. Check out the video down below! Fans can look forward to seven new original songs in Descendants: The Rise of Red. Recently, Disney released a teaser trailer that got people excited for the latest entry in the popular franchise. In that soundtrack are two reprises and a cover of "So This Is Love." There's going to be some serious Descendants mania going on all over social media when The Rise of Red premieres. Descendants: The Rise of Red Original Soundtrack Track Listing descendants-rise-red-teaser-trailer.jpg (Photo: Disney+) "Red" Performed by Kylie Cantrall and Alex Boniello "So This Is Love" Performed by Brandy and Paolo Montalban "Love Ain't It" Performed by Rita Ora, Kylie Cantrall, Brandy and Malia Baker "What's My Name (Red Version)" Performed by China Anne McClain and Kylie Cantrall "Fight of Our Lives" Performed by Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker "Life Is Sweeter" Performed by Descendants – Cast "Perfect Revenge" Performed by Dara Reneé, Anthony Pyatt, Joshua Colley, Mars and Peder Lindell "Shuffle of Love" Performed by Ruby Rose Turner "Get Your Hands Dirty" Performed by Malia Baker and Morgan Dudley "Life Is Sweeter (Reprise)" Performed by Rita Ora and Kylie Cantrall "Life Is Sweeter (Remix)" Performed by Descendants – Cast "Bad Reputation" Performed by Kylie Cantrall "Descendants: The Rise of Red Score Suite" Performed and Composed by Torin Borrowdale What Is Descendants: The Rise Of Red About? descendants-rise-of-red-disney-plus.jpg (Photo: Disney) Disney has a synopsis for the new movie: "Descendants: The Rise of Red follows Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella's perfectionist daughter. When the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, polar opposites Red and Chloe must join forces and travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red's mother down her villainous path." "In addition to Malia Baker, who plays Chloe, the daughter of Cinderella and King Charming, the film stars a new ensemble of VKs and legacy characters, including Brandy as Cinderella, Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts, Dara Reneé as Uliana, Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts, Morgan Dudley as Ella/Young Cinderella, Joshua Colley as Young Hook, Peder Lindell as Morgie, Grace Narducci as Fay/Young Fairy Godmother, Jeremy Swift as Principal Merlin, Paolo Montalban as King Charming, and Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter. China Anne McClain is back as fan-favorite Uma and the new principal at Auradon Prep. Melanie Paxson also reprises her role as Fairy Godmother." Are you excited about Descendants: The Rise of Red? Catch all of our pop culture discussion at @ComicBook on social media! “Descendants: The Rise of Red” is set for a July 12 premiere, as revealed in a new teaser. The Disney+ film stars Kylie Cantrall as Red, princess of the hostile kingdom of Wonderland and the newest Villain Kid (aka VK) at Auradon Prep. When her mother, the tyrannical Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora), incites a coup against Auradon, Red must join forces with Chloe (Cinderella and King Charming’s daughter played by Malia Baker) to travel back in time and undo the traumatic event that set the queen down her villainous path. In the teaser, Red sprays the school halls with graffiti hearts before introducing herself to Chloe, who is stunned to learn that Red is her new roommate. In addition to Cantrall, Baker and Ora, the film stars Brandy as Cinderella, Dara Reneé as Uliana, Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget/Young Queen of Hearts, Morgan Dudley as Ella/Young Cinderella, Joshua Colley as Young Hook, Peder Lindell as Morgie, Grace Narducci as Fay/Young Fairy Godmother, Jeremy Swift as Principal Merlin, Paolo Montalban as King Charming and Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter. China Anne McClain reprises her role as Uma, Ursula’s daughter and the headmaster of Auradon, while Melanie Paxson returns as Fairy Godmother. Popular on Variety “Descendants: The Rise of Red” features seven new original songs, two reprises and a cover of “So This Is Love” from “Cinderella,” with a soundtrack album debuting on the same day as the film. Jennifer Phang directs the film from a script by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer. Suzanne Todd and Gary Marsh executive produce, while Phang and Mahita P. Simpson serve as co-executive producers and Wendy S. Williams serves as producer. Ashley Wallen choreographs with a score by Torin Borrowdale. The production design is by Mark Hofeling, with Declan Quinn serving as the director of photography. Katie Ennis is the editor. Costume design is by Julia Caston and Emilio Sosa. See the teaser below. It's time for the next generation of Villain Kids to take over in Descendants: The Rise of Red. Entertainment Weekly has your exclusive first look at the new stars of the musical film franchise about the children of iconic Disney characters. Kylie Cantrall plays Auradon’s newest VK named Red, a.k.a. the daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora) and rebellious princess of the hostile kingdom of Wonderland. Malia Baker plays Chloe, the perfectionist daughter of Cinderella (Brandy) and King Charming (Paolo Montalban). The polar opposites are forced to work together when the tyrannical Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, and Red and Chloe travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path. Check out EW's first look at Chloe and Red below: Descendants: Rise of Red 'Descendants: The Rise of Red' stars Malia Baker and Kylie Cantrall. DISNEY/KWAKU ALSTON Cantrall and Baker tell EW that they were both fans of the original Descendants trilogy, so debuting a new story in the fan-favorite franchise has been "surreal." "I’m constantly thinking back to my nine-year-old self who was standing in front of the TV hitting the rewind button a hundred times, breaking a sweat trying to learn the 'Rotten to the Core' choreography from the first Descendants film," Cantrall says. "I seriously wanted nothing more than to be a VK. Descendants had such an impact on me as a kid and that’s probably what makes me the most excited about being a part of this next story. Now Red's getting the chance to inspire the next generation of VK's." "Having the opportunity to become a part of it made my 10-year-old self soar," Baker says. "I feel so honored to have a part in adding to these stories, knowing how much of an impact they made on me in my childhood. It's a blessing being able to introduce new generations to these iconic characters!" Baker says that the first time she put on Chloe's costume was "the first time this whole thing felt real to me," but hearing references of their characters becoming dolls or Halloween costumes is "really hard to envision because it seems like such a dream. Putting on those sparkly army boots and blue wig made it all this crazy reality which I am so grateful for." Descendants: Rise of Red 'Descendants: The Rise of Red' star Malia Baker. DISNEY/KWAKU ALSTON When Cantrall suited up as Red for the first time, she says it was like one of those "'looking for the perfect outfit' montages in all rom-com movies where the lead walks out of the dressing room with the final option and all of her friends go, 'OMG! Wow, that’s it ... that’s the one!'" "That’s the way I remember it," she adds. "I think that sounds better than talking about the many mock-up versions where I walked out of the dressing room and said, 'The jacket is still too tight because all the buttons popped off when I tried to tie on my boots.'" Descendants: Rise of Red 'Descendants: The Rise of Red' star Kylie Cantrall. DISNEY/KWAKU ALSTON Baker and Cantrall can't wait for fans of the original Descendants movies to see the musical numbers in their follow-up film. "And I’m not just talking about the singing and dancing but the way the choreographers incorporated parkour, acrobatics, sword fighting, and a whole lot of other 'don't try this at home' stunts!" Cantrall says. "It takes the idea of a musical to a whole other level. But then again, pushing the boundaries, well, that’s just what VK’s do." Baker adds that she's also very excited for fans to see her "brilliant mother" Brandy reprise her role from the 1997 classic Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. "My jaw dropped the first time I saw her at the castle we shot at," Baker says. "It was such an honor playing her daughter and getting to see the blue hair that runs in the family." Disney+'s original movie Descendants: The Rise of Red also stars China Anne McClain, Melanie Paxson, Dara Reneé, Jeremy Swift, Leonardo Nam, Ruby Rose Turner, Morgan Dudley, and Joshua Colley. Confirmed in the first trailer, which dropped Tuesday, the film will premiere Friday, July 12 on Disney+ with an encore on Friday, Aug. 9, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel. Watch the trailer above. This article has been updated with the trailer and premiere date. Want more movie news? 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I USED TO BE FUNNY Trailer (2024) Rachel Sennott I USED TO BE FUNNY Trailer (2024) Rachel Sennott © 2024 - Utopia "I'm worried that you're still not leaving the house." "I showered today…" Utopia has revealed the official trailer for an indie dark comedy titled I Used to be Funny, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Ally Pankiw. This premiered at last year's SXSW Film Festival and played at the Woodstock, Nashville, Calgary, and Stockholm Film Festivals as well. The film is about Sam, a stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD, who weighs whether or not to join the search for a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. "Writer / director Ally Pankiw's debut feature is both funny and heartbreaking in its honest and refreshing look at trauma and recovery, and how they affect the relationships and communities that shape us." Starring Rachel Sennott as Sam, with Olga Pesta, Jason Jones, Sabrina Jalees, Caleb Hearon, and Ennis Esmer. This seems a bit odd and off-beat, due to the weight of all these emotions it's trying to address in this story. Have a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Ally Pankiw's I Used to be Funny, direct from YouTube: I Used to be Funny Poster I Used To Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story exists between the present, where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and get back on stage, and the past, where memories of Brooke make it harder and harder to ignore the troubled teen’s sudden disappearance. I Used to be Funny is written and directed by American indie filmmaker Ally Pankiw, making her feature directorial debut after many other short films and music videos previously. Produced by Jason Aita, Breann Smordin, and James Weyman. This initially premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival last year. Utopia will debut Pankiw's I Used to be Funny in select US theaters on June 7th, 2024, then on VOD starting June 18th this summer. Intrigued? To paraphrase dear Hannah Horvath from “Girls,” Rachel Sennott may not be the voice of her generation, but she certainly is a voice of a generation. And oh, what a voice. Smart, vulnerable, slightly neurotic, frequently ironic, always compelling. It’s a delicious style of comedy honed on Twitter, Instagram and other platforms, where the 27-year-old Sennott first developed a following with her wry observations on dating and personal finance. Then crystalized in starring roles in “Shiva Baby” (a masterclass in awkward humor) and the horror film “Bodies Bodies Bodies” (surprisingly amusing despite the gore). But with the one-two punch of “Bottoms” and “I Used to Be Funny,” both of which premiered at this year’s SXSW, Sennott has further demonstrated how rich and malleable her comic persona can be. “I’m guided by my gut,” Sennott says of her process for choosing projects. “When I’m reading something and I’m saying the words out loud to myself, that’s the sign I’m excited. I’m already thinking about how I’m going to say a line or thinking ‘Oh, I can wear, like, a weird shoe if I play this role.”‘ Popular on Variety In “Bottoms,” Sennott goes back to high school for a queer take on the classic sex comedy. She co-stars with “The Bear” breakout Ayo Edebiri as lesbian best friends who launch an all-female fight club. Sennott, who co-wrote the screenplay with her “Shiva Baby” collaborator Emma Seligman, said it was a chance to put a female spin on raunchy movies like “American Pie” and “Superbad.” “It changes the way the characters fulfill their goal,” Sennott says of having women take the helm. “The characters in the movie use feminism to their advantage. But we didn’t just want to copy another movie that’s already great and just put girls in it. We wanted to update it and make it personal to ourselves.” That meant encouraging improvisation on set, and tapping back into the intense feelings of adolescence that make high school such a minefield. “When you’re in high school and you’re living in that world, it’s just kind of a microcosm,” says Sennott. “I remember how heightened everything was. It was just, like, ‘this is all that matters.’ Everything that’s important is the 3,000 people who live in this town. That’s it, and no one else exists. That’s how high the stakes feel.” “Bottoms” is campy fun. In contrast, “I Used to Be Funny” is a much darker story, one that uses humor as shield against inner turmoil. Here, Sennott is Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD from a sexual assault she experienced. When the teenager she used to nanny disappears, Sam struggles to decide whether or not to get involved in the search. It’s a tightrope of a performance, perhaps the most nuanced that Sennott has ever given, and one on which this character study rises and falls. “I personally connected to the material,” says Sennott. “Most women have had some sort of negative sexual experience. I’ve known so many women and friends who have experienced stuff like this.” And Sennott appreciated how “I Used to be Funny’s” writer and director Ally Pankiw told Sam’s story. “She wrote about trauma in a very real way that we don’t always get to see in movies,” she says. “It can be very slow burning and long lasting. It’s a thing that has ups and downs.” In the movie, Sam’s jokes have an edge to them, but they are still very funny. But it’s a humor that emerges out of a deep sense of pain. Sennott says that tracks, too. “I felt like I was always at my best in standup when I was really depressed,” she says. “Even if I said them later on when I was feeling better, I’d think something’s missing. What was so exciting about getting to play Sam was digging into that place where you have to use humor and laugh at something because you’re in such pain. It eases the harshness to joke about it. It’s like, ‘I went through hell, but now I have two really fucked up jokes that I love telling.’ So there’s a silver lining to this whole miserable experience.” Is anyone’s star rising faster right now than Rachel Sennott‘s? Thanks to the success of “Shiva Baby” and “Bottoms,” the comedic actress is attached to several buzzy projects, including “SNL 1975” and Mimi Cave‘s sophomore feature “Holland, Michigan.” But before those, Sennott stars in what could be a star-making vehicle for her, or at least a movie that showcases her singular range and versatility. READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024 And that film would be Ally Pankiw‘s “I Used To Be Funny.” Known for her TV directing for shows like “The Great” and “Black Mirror,” Pankiw’s feature directorial debut allows Sennott to flex her comedic and dramatic muscles in a way only the actress can. Sennott stars in the film as Sam, an aspiring stand-up comic struggling with PTSD after a sexual assault whose life gets turned even further upside down when a teen she used to nanny disappears. Toggling between past and present, “I Used To Be Funny” sees Sam wrestle with her demons as she tries to both reclaim her comedic voice and join the search for a girl she used to know. Along with Sennott, “I Used To Be Funny” also stars Olga Pesta, Jason Jones, Sabrina Jalees, Caleb Hearon, Ennis Esmer, and Dani Kind. Pankiw writes and directs the film, with Jason Aita, Breann Smordin, and James Weyman producing. “I Used To Be Funny” premiered at SXSW last year to rave reviews, and it also screened at the Inside Out Film And Video Festival and the Woodstock Film Festival. The Playlist’s review of the film out of SXSW praised Sennott’s role, stating, “it’s a wonderful performance, so good that it pulls the picture around it through its rougher patches.” Read our full review of “I Used To Be Funny” here. So will “I Used To Be Funny” be another role that puts Rachel Sennott even further in the limelight? Or will Pankiw’s feature debut be more like Sam Levinson‘s “The Idol,” a project involving Sennott that the actress would rather forget. Find out when “I Used To Be Funny” hits theaters in NYC on June 7, LA on June 14, and on Digital on June 18. Watch the trailer for the film below.

FLY ME TO THE MOON Trailer (2024) Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum FLY ME TO THE MOON Trailer (2024) Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Comedy © 2024 - Sony Pictures / Apple TV Sony and Apple have released the first trailer for “Fly Me to the Moon,” a romantic comedy starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, which is set to premiere on July 12. The film is set against the 1960s space race and features Johansson as a marketing exec hired by NASA to film a fake moon landing in case the real mission fails. Apple won the project in a $100 million deal following a bidding war in 2022, and the project was formerly known as “Project Artemis.” Chris Evans was first set to play Tatum’s role, while Oscar nominee Johansson — who also produces — has been attached to the film since its inception. Jason Bateman was originally set as the film’s director but left the project due to creative differences. His exit altered the shooting schedule and meant Evans could not complete the project and Netflix’s “Pain Hustlers” at the same time. Bateman previously told Variety that the film will be set around the moon landing. “Channing is such an easy-going actor, good spirited and professional. Falling in love with him onscreen was pretty easy. He’s such a likable person,” Johansson recently told People magazine. “Kelly and Cole are such opposites. It was fun to play that dynamic with Channing.” Popular on Variety Jim Rash, Ray Romano, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Nick Dillenburg, Christian Zuber and Woody Harrelson round out the cast. Greg Berlanti will direct from a script by Rose Gilroy. Berlanti has worked as a showrunner, writer and producer on TV shows such as “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Riverdale.” He has also directed the films “Love, Simon” and “The Broken Hearts Club.” Johansson produces under her These Pictures banner, with Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn producing alongside her for These Pictures. Sarah Schechter produces for Berlanti Productions. Robert Dohrmann serves as executive producer. See the full trailer below. Apple Original Films and Sony aren’t at CinemaCon this year, but they’ve dropped a trailer online to fire the week off: The Greg Berlanti-directed space race movie Fly Me to the Moon, which stars Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. The movie follows two-time Oscar nominee Johansson as marketing specialist Kelly Jones who is brought in to pump up NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Interoffice romance shenanigans fly with Tatum’s launch director Cole Davis. Upping the stakes: Jones is tasked with staging a fake moon landing as backup as the countdown begins. Related Stories 'Bread and Roses' Apple Lands Cannes Documentary Selection 'Bread & Roses' Produced By Jennifer Lawrence's Production Company Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry speak onstage at Paramount Pictures' exclusive presentation 'Transformers One' Animates Paramount's CinemaCon Show With Trailer, 3D Footage, Johansson, Hemsworth & Henry “I know a lot more about the moon than I know about you,” woos Cole to Kelly at what looks to be inspiration point. However, Cole seems to have a big problem with staging that moon landing. Sony won the distribution rights to Fly Me to the Moon and Jon Watts’ George Clooney-Brad Pitt noir Wolfs after their release of Napoleon. Fly Me to the Moon will hit theaters July 12, repping the fourth Apple Original Films title to get a wide global release after Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon and Argylle. Rose Gilroy wrote the script based on the story by Bill Kirstein & Keenan Flynn. Producers are Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn and Sarah Schechter. Robert J. Dohrmann is EP. Fly Me to the Moon also stars Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber and Donald Elise Watkins, with Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson. It’s International Day at CinemaCon today. The big studio panels kick off Tuesday with Warner Bros along with Sony’s Crunchyroll. Tonight, Universal is showing off its summer-season kickoff title The Fall Guy starring Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling to exhibition. "We need to shoot the backup version of the Moon landing…" Sony Pictures & Apple TV have revealed the official trailer for Fly Me to the Moon, a romantic comedy from writer / filmmaker Greg Berlanti, who last directed the hit romcom Love, Simon. This is opening in theaters nationwide in July, a big mainstream comedy set during the Apollo 11 moon landing era of NASA - about creating a fake moon landing "backup". Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star as a 1960s ad shark and a by-the-book launch director on a mission set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA's historic moon landing. Marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis's already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as alternative incase they need it. In addition to Johansson & Tatum, this also stars Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, with Ray Romano, and Woody Harrelson. This looks funny and sweet, though not exactly a nerdy space movie – more of a romcom for everyone to enjoy. It'll likely end up streaming on Apple at the end of the summer after playing in theaters. Here's the official trailer for Greg Berlanti's Fly Me to the Moon, direct from Apple TV's YouTube: Fly Me to the Moon Movie Fly Me to the Moon Movie Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Fly Me to the Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA's historic Apollo 11 moon landing in the 1960s. Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson), brought in to fix NASA's public image, wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis' (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems this mission too important to fail, he is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins. Fly Me to the Moon is directed by the acclaimed American writer / producer / filmmaker Greg Berlanti, director of the films Life as We Know It and Love, Simon previously, and also a writer on the TV series "You", "The Flash", "Titans", and "Superman & Lois" most recently. The screenplay is written by Rose Gilroy and Sharon Maguire, from a story by Keenan Flynn and Bill Kirstein. Originally known as Project Artemis. Produced by Giannina Facio, Keenan Flynn, Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Sarah Schechter, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott. Developed by Apple TV and Scott Free Productions. Sony Pics will debut Fly Me to the Moon in theaters nationwide starting on July 12th, 2024 this summer movie season. Look any good? Opposites attract in Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum's new lunar love story. PEOPLE has the exclusive first look at Fly Me to the Moon, a dramedy starring Johansson and Tatum set during NASA's historic 1969 moon landing mission. She plays Kelly Jones, part of the marketing team helping rehab NASA's public image, and he is launch director Cole Davis. "When the President deems the mission too important to fail," a synopsis teases, "Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup and the countdown truly begins." Johansson, 39, tells PEOPLE she didn't know Tatum, 43, before making Fly Me to the Moon, despite having "many friends in common." "Channing is such an easy-going actor, good spirited and professional. Falling in love with him onscreen was pretty easy. He’s such a likable person," she says, adding of their characters, "Kelly and Cole are such opposites. It was fun to play that dynamic with Channing." The actress, who is also a producer on the film, describes her character Kelly as a "very modern woman living in a time where women were often underestimated." "She uses that to her advantage and is always a few steps ahead," adds Johansson. Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove Shine in New Photos from Netflix's Mother of the Bride (Exclusive) Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) and Cole Davis (Channing Tatum) in FLY ME TO THE MOON. Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in "Fly Me to the Moon". COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES/DAN MCFADDEN The Fly Me to the Moon cast also features Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson. As Johansson remembers, they "all just laughed a ton and had a great time. It was a total pleasure to be onset with all that good energy." The film is directed by Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon) and written by Rose Gilroy from the story by Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn. "The inspiration for this story," Berlanti, 51, tells PEOPLE, "was to craft a big, fun, smart original movie around whether or not the American government could have possibly faked the Apollo 11 moon landing, which is still the most-watched live TV event in the history of the world and has since become one of the most talked about conspiracy theories." Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) in FLY ME TO THE MOON. Scarlett Johansson in "Fly Me to the Moon". COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES/DAN MCFADDEN The director explains that recreating the moon landing (and the methods in which it could possibly have been "faked" at the time) was "most challenging" — and "required a set the size of baseball field." That, plus "months of construction and design work with all of our department heads, wire work with stunt actors, lighting work with lights from that era and a movement coach working with our 'fake astronauts' to match step for step Buzz [Aldrin] and Neil [Armstrong's] first historic walk on the moon." "They are some of the most famous images in history," he says, "and we needed to match them completely — but in a way they could have only done in 1969." But, says Berlanti, even with "rockets going off and moon walks in the film, the real event is watching all of these incredible actors together." Chris Pine Searches for 'Love and Connection' in Trailer for Poolman, His Directorial Debut (Exclusive) Cole Davis (Channing Tatum) and Henry Smalls (Ray Romano) in FLY ME TO THE MOON. Channing Tatum in "Fly Me to the Moon". COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES/DAN MCFADDEN "Scarlett and Channing had never done a film together, and I'm sure audiences will want them to do many more after this one," he says. "They're each individually a dream, both personally and professionally. They have the rarest of gifts with comedy and drama." "Watching them act together was like watching two great rockstars do a duet for the first time," continues Berlanti. "From rehearsal through the end of shooting, working with the two of them was one of the great pinch-me moments of my life." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Cole Davis (Channing Tatum) in FLY ME TO THE MOON. Channing Tatum in "Fly Me to the Moon". COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES Johansson says Fly Me to the Moon is appealing because it is "totally original." "It’s not derivative of anything else, it doesn’t follow a formula," she says. "I think audiences haven’t been offered a big-idea movie that is both funny and poignant and original in a long time, and they are hungry for that. The film is totally entertaining and fresh. I’m very proud of it for its newness and scope." Fly Me to the Moon, an Apple Original Film, will be in theaters, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, on July 12.

MY DIVORCE PARTY Trailer (2024) Rumer Willis, Comedy Movie MY DIVORCE PARTY Trailer (2024) Rumer Willis, Comedy Movie © 2024 - Gravitas Ventures ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive new clip from the comedy movie My Divorce Party. My Divorce Party is a new comedy movie starring Rumer Willis, Kimia Behpoornia, and more. The film, which releases later this month, follows a group of friends celebrating one of their member’s divorce. Watch the exclusive My Divorce Party clip below (watch more trailers and clips): You can also watch the official My Divorce Party trailer, and check out the poster for the upcoming film, below: My Divorce Party Trailer Previews Rumer Willis-Led Comedy What is My Divorce Party about? “On the weekend before finalizing Xan’s divorce, she decides to gather her closest friends in Joshua Tree to relax, celebrate, and more appropriately, sulk,” the film’s official synopsis reads. “The gang arrives at their less than tranquil lodging, an RV park in Joshua Tree (no, it isn’t a ‘low-key’ chic one). They meet their ‘eccentric’ neighbors Ezekiel, a pansexual hick, and Amara, an Instagram bohemian hippie. That evening, Xan drunkenly spirals out and reveals that she’ll have to give up half of all of her assets to her soon-to-be ex in the divorce settlement come Monday, so she drained her bank account and brought $100K in cash to the desert.” Along with Willis and Behpoornia, My Divorce Party stars Michelle Meredith, Sarah Hollis, Desiree Staples, Dionne Gipson, Laith Ashley, and Cap Peterson. My Divorce Party is written and directed by Heidi Weitzer, with this marking Weitzer’s feature film directorial debut. “This movie is my love letter to the power of female friendships. I hope people watch it with their best friends and have a laugh,” Weitzer said in a statement to Gravitas Ventures. Adrienne Childress and Geenah Krisht serve as producers on My Divorce Party. My Divorce Party releases on digital and cable video-on-demand services on April 30, 2024 from Gravitas Ventures. "We've got 48 hours to blow this, people!!" This should be filed under "Don't Watch". Gravitas has revealed an official trailer for an indie comedy titled My Divorce Party, about a group of women who try to have a fun time together while celebrating a divorce. Ha ha. Divorcee Xan gathers all of her close friends out in the desert to celebrate her impending split, only to reveal she intends to burn her divorce settlement money to start fresh. Chaos ensues as each friend has a wildly different opinion on what Xan should do. The comedy is set out at Joshua Tree, where she brings her friends and meets some strange people along the way. Starring Desiree Staples as Xan, along with Rumer Willis, Kimia Behpoornia, Michell Meredith, Dionne Gipson Amara, Laith Ashley Ajax, & Sarah Hollis Samantha. This is heading direct-to-VOD later this month, which is the proper place for this very trashy looking comedy meant for a very specific audience. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Heidi Weitzer's film My Divorce Party, direct from YouTube: My Divorce Party Poster On the weekend before finalizing Xan's divorce, she decides to gather her closest friends in Joshua Tree to relax, celebrate, and more appropriately, sulk. The gang arrives at their less than tranquil lodging, an RV park. They meet their “eccentric” neighbors Ezekiel, a pansexual hick, and Amara, an Instagram bohemian hippie. That evening, Xan drunkenly spirals out and reveals that she’ll have to give up half of all of her assets to her soon-to-be ex in the divorce settlement come Monday, so she drained her bank account and brought $100K in cash to the desert. She starts throwing the money into the bonfire before her friends spring into action and stop her. Lines are soon drawn as every friend has a different opinion on what Xan should do with the money. My Divorce Party is written and directed by American indie filmmaker Heidi Weitzer, making her feature directorial debut after the directing on the TV series "Darcy on House Arrest" previously. Produced by Adrienne Childress and Geenah Krisht. Gravitas Ventures will debut Weitzer's My Divorce Party direct-to-VOD starting April 30th, 2024 later this month. Anyone into this movie… or not? In the words of Rumer Willis' character, Ren, "I'm gonna need a lot of therapy after this." Such may be the case for all the friends at the center of My Divorce Party, Heidi Weitzer's comedy starring Willis, Kimia Behpoornia, Michelle Meredith, Sarah Hollis, Desiree Staples, Dionne Gipson, Laith Ashley, and Cap Peterson. The story revolves around Xan (Staples), who rounds up her pals Ren (Willis), Isabella (Behpoornia), Wendy (Meredith), and Samantha (Hollis) in Joshua Tree the weekend before finalizing her divorce. As viewers can expect from the rollercoaster trailer, there's plenty of sharp turns in store for the group as they learn Xan took out $100,000 from her account, attempting to throw it into a bonfire before she has to split it with her ex-husband in their divorce settlement once the weekend is over. With all of the friends disagreeing on what Xan should actually do with the cash, the soon-to-be divorcee decides to split it evenly among them with the only instruction being that they have to spend it that weekend. Rumer Willis in 'The Divorce Party' Film Mode But, as the saying goes, money doesn't buy happiness, and the weekend turns turbulent as their RV park neighbors plot to steal Xan's savings while her friends begin to suspect that Xan is not telling the whole truth. Will the weekend end with money well spent or will they be making those therapy appointments? "This movie is my love letter to the power of female friendships," Weitzer said in a statement. "I hope people watch it with their best friends and have a laugh." This role marks Willis' latest since becoming a first-time mom. The actress gave birth to her first child with boyfriend Derek Thomas, daughter Louetta, nearly a year ago on April 18, 2023. Gravitas Ventures released the trailer for My Divorce Party, the upcoming comedy film starring Rumer Willis and Kimia Behpoornia. The movie is written and directed by Heidi Weitzer and, alongside Willis, stars Michelle Meredith, Sarah Hollis, Desiree Staples, Dionne Gipson, Laith Ashley, and Cap Peterson. My Divorce Party follows the story of a group of friends relaxing ahead of one of the group members’ divorce is finalized. Check out the My Divorce Party trailer below (watch other clips and trailers): What is My Divorce Party about? “On the weekend before finalizing Xan’s divorce, she decides to gather her closest friends in Joshua Tree to relax, celebrate, and more appropriately, sulk,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “The gang arrives at their less than tranquil lodging, an RV park in Joshua Tree (no, it isn’t a ‘low-key’ chic one). They meet their ‘eccentric’ neighbors Ezekiel, a pansexual hick, and Amara, an Instagram bohemian hippie. That evening, Xan drunkenly spirals out and reveals that she’ll have to give up half of all of her assets to her soon-to-be ex in the divorce settlement come Monday, so she drained her bank account and brought $100K in cash to the desert.” My Divorce Party is set to premiere on digital and cable video on-demand services on April 30, 2024.

REFUGE Trailer (2024) Sophie Simnett, Raza Jaffrey REFUGE Trailer (2024) Sophie Simnett, Raza Jaffrey, Aston McAuley, Jason Flemyng, Renny Harlin © 2024 - Vertical The Strangers Trilogy and Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin is unleashing Hell on Earth in this Refuge trailer. The story of Refuge is about a soldier who returns from Afghanistan a changed man, following an attack by a mysterious force during combat in Afghanistan, only for his wife to discover he has been possessed by a malevolent spirit. You can watch the Refuge trailer below. Refuge Trailer Starring in Refuge are Sophie Simnett (Daybreak), Raza Jaffrey (The Rhythm Section), Aston McAuley (Rocketman), Johanna Harlin (Class Reunion 3), Shervin Alenabi (Gangs of London), Atanas Srebrev (Ninja), Max Kraus (The Witcher), Velizar Binev (Hitman), Euan Macnaughton (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Howard Dell (The Doorman), and Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). Harlin’s been quite busy of late, shooting all three movies in the Strangers Trilogy at once, with the first film due out on May 17, 2024 Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Raza Jaffrey (Homeland, Netflix’s Lost In Space) and Sophie Simnett (Netflix’s Daybreak) are on board Renny Harlin horror thriller The Refuge, which Voltage Pictures has acquired for worldwide sales ahead of the virtual Cannes market. Principal photography is underway in Bulgaria on the film from Revelations Entertainment and B2Y Production that marks the latest action foray from the director of Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger. The Refuge centres on US military veteran Sergeant Rick Pedroni, who returns home a changed and dangerous man after a tour of duty in Afghanistan where he suffered an attack by a mysterious force. While officials dismiss his behavior as PTSD and order trauma therapy, Pedroni’s wife Kate discovers her husband has been possessed by a malevolent spirit. Ben Sztajnkrycer wrote the screenplay and the cast includes Johanna Harlin (Class Reunion 3) and Aston McAuley (Rocketman). Producers are Yariv Lerner (Hellboy, Rambo: Last Blood), Rob Van Norden (Olympus Has Fallen, Rambo: Last Blood), Revelations Entertainment partner Gary Lucchesi (Underworld franchise, The Lincoln Lawyer), Michael McKay (Brahms: The Boy II), Revelations Entertainment CEO Lori McCreary (Invictus, CBS’ Madam Secretary), and Harlin. Voltage CEO Nicolas Chartier and president and COO Jonathan Deckter serve as executive producers. “I’m sure our partners the world over will be thrilled with the perfect recipe for success that has been put together for Refuge: great producers Gary, Lori and Yariv with an outstanding track record in the genre (and all spaces), combined with a cool script and the icon that is Renny Harlin,” said Deckter. Flemyng is represented by Kate Buckley at 42; Jaffrey by Principal Entertainment LA and ICM Partners; McCauley by 42; and Simnett by Circle of Confusion and Insight Management & Production.

TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN Trailer (2024) Isabela Merced TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN Trailer (2024) Isabela Merced © 2024 - Max "Imagine being stuck in my head all the time, with no break, no way out!" New Line Cinema & Temple Hill have unveiled an official trailer for a new movie titled Turtles All the Way Down, a romantic comedy coming-of-age film from filmmaker Hannah Marks (also of After Everything and Mark Mary & Some Other People previously). This is unfortunately skipping theaters and being sent direct-to-streaming on Max this May - though it looks worthy enough for theaters. "Your now is not your forever." Based on the best-selling novel by John Green. Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety following its 17-year-old protagonist – Aza Holmes. A story of shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant story of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship. Isabela Merced stars as Aza, who is riddled with crushing anxiety all the time; she's joined by Cree, Felix Mallard, Maliq Johnson, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes, and J. Smith-Cameron. This doesn't look that bad, but it does seem like a Valentine's Day movie and they missed that opening by a few months. Sweet and charming and honest – a good story for people to feel better watching. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Hannah Marks' Turtles All the Way Down, direct from YouTube: Turtles All the Way Down Poster Turtles All the Way Down Poster Hannah Marks' new film Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It's not easy being Aza, but she’s trying… trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis (Felix Mallard), her childhood crush, she's confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope. Turtles All the Way Down is directed by the American actress / filmmaker Hannah Marks, director of the films After Everything, Mark Mary & Some Other People, and Don't Make Me Go previously, as well as a few short films. The screenplay is co-written by Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker; based on John Green's bestselling novel of the same name. Produced by Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner. New Line Cinema will debut Turtles All the Way Down streaming directly on Max starting on May 2nd, 2024 coming soon. Who's interested? Get ready for a journey of mystery, romance, and angst with Turtles All the Way Down premiering on May 2. Follow Aza's battle with anxiety and OCD as she navigates her relationships and finds a kindred spirit in Davis. The power of a strong support system is highlighted in this adaptation of John Green's deeply personal novel. The sixth adaptation of John Green's novels is officially only a month away. Turtles All the Way Down is set to premiere on Max on May 2 and a new trailer offers a preview of Isabela Merced's journey of mystery, romance, and plenty of angst. Hailing from director Hannah Marks, the young adult film tackles anxiety through the eyes of Aza Holmes as she navigates the many invasive thoughts that she can't control. New Line Cinema and Temple Hill collaborated for the adaptation of the novel, which Green has described as deeply personal to his experiences growing up. Turtles All the Way Down follows Merced as the 17-year-old Aza, who's just trying to get by in life and be a good student, friend, and daughter while battling obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety. Following news of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett's disappearance, Aza and her best friend Daisy (Cree) go on the hunt to find him and claim the reward money for turning him in to authorities. She's only left with further questions about her future happiness, love, friendship, and hope, however, upon rekindling things with her childhood crush and friend Davis (Felix Mallard), who just so happens to be Russell's son. The trailer promises an exploration of Aza's relationships and life while dealing with the hurdles anxiety and OCD leave for her. Her thought spirals about microbes, her appearance, and life itself are vividly shown as she walks through the school halls, talks with Daisy, and goes on dates with Davis. She fears there's no possibility of having a fulfilling romantic relationship while suffering from anxiety, though, with some encouragement from her friends and counselors, she takes the plunge with Davis and finds in him a kindred spirit. Even with her new boyfriend supporting her, anxiety will remain a constant battle for Aza, pushing her to a breaking point and even nearly killing her. Turtles All the Way Down will show the power of a strong support system, living by the motto, "It's not only what you live with, it's who you can't live without." Who Else Stars in 'Turtles All the Way Down'? Isabela Merced and Cree on the poster for Max's Turtles All the Way DownImage via Max In addition to directing, Marks will also appear in the adaptation as Holly. Marks is no stranger to helming heartfelt dramas, previously delivering the Jeremy Allen White and Maika Monroe-led After Everything and Don't Make Me Go with John Cho and Mia Isaac. The rest of the cast around her, Merced, Cree, and Mallard includes Judy Reyes, Maliq Johnson, J. Smith-Cameron, and Poorna Jagannathan. Writing duties, meanwhile, will be handled by This Is Us showrunners Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker, who also serve as executive producers. Turtles All the Way Down debuts on Max on May 2. Check out the trailer below. Isabela Merced and Cree on the poster for Max's Turtles All the Way Down Turtles All The Way Down PG-13 Drama Romance A teenager tries to solve a mystery surrounding a fugitive billionaire. Director Hannah Marks Cast Isabela Merced , J. Smith-Cameron , Judy Reyes , Hannah Marks Main Genre Drama Writers Elizabeth Berger , Isaac Aptaker , John Green Max said Wednesday that its adaptation of John Green‘s bestseller Turtles All the Way Down, from director Hannah Marks (Don’t Make Me Go), has been slated for release on Thursday, May 2. Check out a trailer above. Hailing from New Line Cinema and Temple Hill, Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying … trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis (Felix Mallard), her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship and hope. Related Stories Will Forte as Gilbert Power, Siobhán Cullen as Dove, Robyn Cara as Emmy Sizergh. ‘Bodkin’: Netflix Drops Trailer, Reveals Premiere Date For Dark Comedy From The Obamas’ Higher Ground Orphan Black: Echoes ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ Gets Premiere Date At AMC & AMC+ Also starring Maliq Johnson, Cree, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes and J. Smith-Cameron, the film was written by the This Is Us duo of Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker, who also exec produced alongside Richard Brener, Nikki Ramey and Paulina Sussman for New Line Cinema, as well as Laura Quicksilver, Bart Lipton, Green and Rosianna Halse Rojas. Pic’s producers are Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner. Green is otherwise best known for his 2012 romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars, centered on a meet-cute of cancer patients, which was adapted into a 20th Century Fox film starring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, and Nat Wolff. Directed by Josh Boone, the pic grossed over $307 million worldwide. Previously, the author also saw his book Paper Towns adapted into a Fox romance starring Wolff and Cara Delevingne, with Hulu adapting his book Looking for Alaska as a miniseries led by Charlie Plummer and Kristine Froseth. Marks, as Deadline first reported, recently was tapped to direct the crypto heist pic Razzlekhan, inspired by a 2022 article in the New York Times, for Amazon MGM Studios. She peviously directed John Cho and Mia Isaac in the father-daughter drama Don’t Make Me Go for Prime Video, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival. Other past features from the actor-turned-filmmaker include the Tribeca prizewinner Mark, Mary & Some Other People and After Everything, starring Jeremy Allen White. Previously, she co-wrote and starred in the indie comedy Banana Split featuring Liana Liberato and Dylan Sprouse. The Turtles All the Way Down trailer captures Aza's anxiety struggles and budding romance well. The adaptation seemingly maintains the frenetic energy and humanity of the original novel by John Green. The film is the latest adaptation of one of Green's novels, coming after The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, and Looking for Alaska. The trailer for Turtles All the Way Down shows a look at the upcoming film about a teenage girl struggling with anxiety. Turtles All the Way Down is a bestselling John Green novel published in 2017, which tells the story of a 16-year-old named Aza Holmes who is struggling with OCD and anxiety. The adaptation stars Madame Web’s Isabela Merced, Succession’s J. Smith-Cameron and Judy Reyes, Hannah Marks, and Never Have I Ever’s Poorna Jagannathan. Now, Max has released the trailer for Turtles All the Way Down. Check it out below: From the very beginning of the trailer, Aza is established as someone who is apt to spiral out, as she is first introduced in a mental spiral relating to how the human body is composed of “a massive collection of parasitic organisms ready to cause infection.” Throughout the Turtles All the Way Down trailer, Aza works on navigating challenges with school and her brain, and a budding romance with an old friend named Davis. How Will Turtles All the Way Down Compare To Other John Green Adaptations? Hazel lying in bed and talking on the phone in The Fault In Our Stars The Turtles All the Way Down trailer does a remarkable job capturing the frenetic energy that made the book great. Immersing the reader in the mind of Aza, Green’s Turtles All the Way Down is unrelenting in its portrait of anxiety and yet utterly human. From the trailer, it seems that aspect of the book has translated well to the screen. The relationship between Aza and her best friend Daisy is endearing, as Daisy helps Aza along through a tough period. Turtles All the Way Down comes after a long line of Green adaptations. The first of these came in 2014 with the adaptation of Green’s beloved novel The Fault in Our Stars. That was a critical and commercial success, holding an 81% on Rotten Tomatoes and bringing in $307.1 million at the box office against an estimated $12 million budget. Green later saw his novels Paper Towns and Looking for Alaska get a movie and TV adaptation, respectively. RELATED 15 Movies Like The Fault In Our Stars You Need To See For those who appreciated The Fault in Our Stars' blend of romance, drama, and heartbreak, here are some other must-watch movies. Neither the screen version of Paper Towns nor Looking for Alaska has been able to make the same kind of splash that The Fault in Our Stars managed to back in 2014. This fact leaves Turtles All the Way Down in an interesting spot, as it can either match The Fault in Our Stars’ greatness or sink down to the more mixed reception of the other two adaptations. The film has the advantage of adapting what is arguably Green’s best and most sincere novel to date, and with a promising trailer, there is hope for Turtles All the Way Down. Max has released the official trailer for its upcoming film adaptation of John Green‘s 2017 coming-of-age novel titled Turtles All the Way Down. The video introduces Isabela Merced as a teenager suffering from extreme social anxiety which prevents her from experiencing life. It is scheduled to start streaming on May 2, 2024 on Max. Check out the Turtles All the Way Down trailer below (watch more trailers): What is Turtles All the Way Down about? “The film follows the story of 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying … trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis (Felix Mallard), her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship and hope,” reads the synopsis. The Turtles All the Way Down is directed by Hannah Marks from a screenplay co-written by Love, Simon scribes Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker. The film also stars Cree, Felix Mallard, Maliq Johnson, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes, J. Smith-Cameron and more. It is executive produced by Green, Richard Brener, Bart Lipton, Laura Quicksilver and Rosianna Halse Rojas. This marks Merced’s second time starring in a movie based on a Green’s novel, after previously appearing in 2019’s Let It Snow. She is currently in production for James Gunn’s Superman, in which she’ll start as the DCU’s Hawkgirl. Merced will also next be seen playing the role of Dina in HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2. Beloved YA author John Green returns with a movie adaptation of his best-selling novel Turtles All the Way Down. Based on Green’s beautifully heart-wrenching story that navigates complicated teenage experiences, the film follows Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced), a 17-year-old high schooler who’s struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety. For as long as she’s lived, Aza’s invasive thoughts have become the backbone of her existence, sending her into downward spirals akin to “turtles all the way down”: and endless continuation of complete regression. But with the help of her best friend Daisy (Cree Cicchino). With a penchant for adventure, Daisy’s outgoing personality helps Aza break out of her shell bit by bit. As Aza’s long-lost crush Davis (Felix Mallard) suddenly reappears in town, she starts to question whether there’s room for hope amid the chaos of her life. Although the original novel itself is fiction, Green has shared that the story is based on the author’s personal accounts of grappling with mental illness. A coming-of-age tale exploring love, happiness, friendship, and hope, Turtles All the Way Down promises to deliver both laughter and tears to both loyal fans of Green’s works and new audiences who have yet to read his books. Without further ado, check out everything we know so far about Turtles All the Way Down. Isabela Merced and Cree on the poster for Max's Turtles All the Way Down Turtles All The Way Down PG-13 Drama Romance A teenager tries to solve a mystery surrounding a fugitive billionaire. Director Hannah Marks Cast Isabela Merced , J. Smith-Cameron , Judy Reyes , Hannah Marks Main Genre Drama Writers Elizabeth Berger , Isaac Aptaker , John Green When Is the Release Date for 'Turtles All the Way Down'? Turtles All the Way Down is set to premiere on May 2, 2024, exclusively on Max. If you haven’t subscribed to Max yet, the streaming platform gives you the choice between monthly or yearly payment options. The With Ads plan costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year. For those who prefer an ad-free viewing experience, there’s the Ad-Free plan, priced at $15.99 per month or $149.99 per year. For an even more enhanced ad-free experience, you can opt for the Ultimate Ad-Free plan, which costs $19.99 per month or $199.99 per year. These prices exclude applicable taxes. Watch the Trailer for 'Turtles All the Way Down' It’s tough being Aza. Unlike most of her peers, high school is a different experience for the 17-year-old. As the trailer shows, walking through the corridors alone already feels like an overwhelming task. Although Aza looks calm and collected on the outside, her mind’s constantly going at the speed of light, questioning the massive amount of parasitic organisms contained in her body, ready to cause an infection anytime soon. Her struggles with OCD and anxiety hinder Aza from living a “normal” life, but according to her best friend Daisy and her counselor, nothing can stop her from fulfilling her dreams: one of them being having romantic relationships. As Aza’s old childhood crush, Davis tries to reconnect with her, Aza finds herself reluctant to be romantically attached, fearing that Davis might be repulsed by her condition. However, with Daisy’s encouragement, she breaks out of her shell and takes a chance on him. But as is often the case with mental health journeys, progress is never linear. Despite the support of her loved ones, Aza continues to wrestle with her inner demons, culminating in a car crash that almost takes her life. Turtles All the Way Down isn’t a sad story. It’s filled with hope despite it being far out of reach. Although life can get dark along the way, at the end of the day, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Who Stars in 'Turtles All the Way Down'? Turtles All the Way Down stars Isabela Merced as Aza Holmes, a high school teenager who suffers from anxiety and OCD. In the novel, Aza is always in fear of the parasites taking over her body and causing bacterial infections. Although she comes across as socially awkward due to her condition, her best friend helps Aza feel safe despite her uncontrollable thoughts. Most recently, Merced played Anya Corazón / Araña in Marvel’s Madame Web. She’s also set to star in a recurring role as Dina in Season 2 of The Last of Us, and she'll be playing Hawkgirl in James Gunn's Superman. Playing Aza’s best friend, Daisy Ramirez is Cree Cicchino, the bubbly and more outgoing counterpart to Aza’s nervousness. Daisy is obsessed with true love and wants Daisy to experience it for herself. When she’s not busy hanging out with Aza, she can be found fangirling over Star Wars. Cicchino stars as Luisa Torres in And Just Like That… and played the main role of Marisol Fuentes in Mr. Iglesias. Another one of Aza’s friends is Mychal Turner, played by Maliq Johnson. A talented art student, Turner was Daisy’s boyfriend for a brief period. Johnson played Kevin in The Many Saints of Newark and Jayson Jackson in Grand Army. Felix Mallard joins the cast as Davis Pickett, Aza’s childhood crush and recent love interest. Coming from a wealthy family, not everything is riches and gold for Davis. As a young boy, his mother died, followed by his father’s sudden disappearance. Mallad is no stranger to young adult movies and television. Mallard starred as Roamer in All the Bright Places, followed by his roles as Lucas Caravaggio in Locke & Key and Marcus Baker in Ginny & Georgia. Rounding out the cast is Poorna Jagannathan as Dr. Singh, Judy Reyes as Gina Holmes, and J. Smith-Cameron as Professor Abbott. Jagannathan is best known for playing Safar Khan in HBO’s The Night Of and Nalini Vishwakumar in Netflix’s Never Have I Ever. Reyes gained prominence for her role as Carla Espinosa on the NBC/ABC medical series Scrubs and most recently starred in the horror flick Smile. Smith-Cameron gained headlines for her solid portrayal of Gerri Kilman in HBO’s Succession, earning her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. What Is 'Turtles All the Way Down' About? Isabela Merced and Felix Mallard, kissing in a room as Aza Holmes and Davis Pickett, in Turtles All The Way DownImage via Max Check out the official synopsis for Turtles All the Way Down from MAX: “TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced). It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying... trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope.” Who Is Making 'Turtles All the Way Down'? Isabela Merced and Cree as Aza and Daisy paddling down the White River in a green canoe in Turtles All the Way Down.Image via Max Green is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of some of this generation’s most popular books. Since publishing his first novel, “Looking for Alaska” in 2005, Green further paved his writing path with notable works like “An Abundance of Katherines”, “Paper Towns”, “The Fault in Our Stars”, and “Turtles All the Way Down”. Over the years, especially during the golden era of Tumblr, Green’s books and the author himself garnered worldwide popularity. So far, 24 million copies of his books have sold in print and have been published in more than 55 languages. Besides his writing endeavors, Green and his brother Hank post videos on their educational YouTube channel, Crash Course. Turtles All the Way Down is directed by Hannah Marks. In addition to her acting portfolio, Marks has made her mark in the directing scene with films like After Everything and Don’t Make Me Go. Joining her are executive producers Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker, who also serve as the film’s screenplay writers. The duo’s previous writing credits include Love, Simon and This Is Us. Completing the team are Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, and Isaac Klausner as producers. Turtles All the Way Down is produced by New Line Cinema and Temple Hill, with Richard Brener, Nikki Ramey, and Paulina Sussman executive producing on behalf of the former, and Laura Quicksilver, Bart Lipton, Green, and Rosianna Halse Rojas joining as executive producers.

THE IMAGE OF YOU Trailer (2024) Sasha Pieterse, Mira Sorvino THE IMAGE OF YOU Trailer (2024) Sasha Pieterse, Mira Sorvino © 2024 - Paramount "What has Anna told you about her past?" Paramount Movies has revealed an official trailer for a romantic comedy thriller titled The Image of You, from filmmaker Jeff Fisher. Arriving to watch in theaters and on VOD directly this May - from director who mostly works in TV and directs cheesy romantic TV movies. The film is about identical twins Anna and Zoe - both played by Sasha Pieterse. It's based on the book of the same name and that description sums it up nicely: Anna and Zoe are twins. Identical in appearance, utterly different in personality, they share a bond so close that nothing – or no one – can rip them apart. Until Anna meets charismatic Nick. Anna is trusting, romantic & hopeful; she thinks Nick is perfect. Zoe is daring, dangerous & extreme; she thinks Nick is a liar. Zoe has seen Anna betrayed by men before. She'll stop at nothing to discover if Nick is as good as he seems. The problem is, lies may hurt. But honesty can kill… The movie also stars Parker Young, Nestor Carbonell, Mira Sorvino, Michele Nordin, Rebekah Graf, and Ben Milliken. This looks extra twisted and cheap and very much like a made-for-TV soap opera trash. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Jeff Fisher's The Image of You, direct from Paramount's YouTube: The Image of You Poster Sasha Pieterse, Parker Young, Nestor Carbonell, and Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino star in this twisted tale of deception and desire based on the bestselling thriller by Adele Parks. Identical twins Anna and Zoe find their bond tested over Anna's new love, Nick. While the trusting Anna is head over heels, her skeptical sister Zoe senses a web of deceit. But as Zoe digs for the truth, they're all pulled into a dangerous game where honesty could prove fatal. The Image of You is directed by TV writer / producer / director Jeff Fisher, director of Killer Movie previously, plus lots of TV work + TV movies including Christmas Camp and My Christmas Love. The screenplay is written by Chris Sivertson, adapted from the novel of the same name written by Adele Parks MBE. Produced by Ernie Barbarash, Brad Krevoy, David M. Wulf. Paramount Movies debuts The Image of You in select US theaters + on VOD starting on May 10th, 2024 coming soon. Sasha Pieterse is double the trouble in The Image of You. From Republic Pictures (a Paramount Pictures label), the thriller (in theaters May 10) based on Adele Parks’ hit novel stars the Pretty Little Liars actress as Anna — and Zoe, identical twins in a “twisted tale of deception and desire,” per an official synopsis. “Anna and Zoe find their bond tested over Anna's new love, Nick,” played by Parker Young. The synopsis continues: “While the trusting Anna is head over heels, her skeptical sister Zoe senses a web of deceit. But as Zoe digs for the truth, they're all pulled into a dangerous game where honesty could prove fatal.” 'Pretty Little Liars' ' Sasha Pieterse Marries Hudson Sheaffer at Irish Castle: See the Photos “I don’t trust him,” says Zoe in the film’s trailer, shared exclusively with PEOPLE. “He’s way too hot not to be a complete tool.” “Maybe this one is different,” whispers Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, who plays the twins’ mother, Alexia. She can later be heard screaming in terror and at one point imploring Zoe: “Please don’t do anything rash.” “When have I ever done anything rash?” counters Zoe, who is glimpsed meeting Nick for herself — and crossing the line with her sister’s fiancé. Sasha Pieterse as “Anna” and Mira Sorvino “Alexia” in the thriller, THE IMAGE OF YOU. The Image of You. COURTESY OF REPUBLIC PICTURES Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In November, Pieterse, 28, began promoting The Image of You following SAG-AFTRA’s Hollywood actors strike. “I can finally start sharing behind the scenes of my new movie, Image of You! So many more photos to come,” the actress teased in an Instagram caption. In another post soon afterward, Pieterse posted a photo of her standing with costar Young, whose mouth is open in terror. “What are you so scared of @parker.young 😇 #imageofyou,” she wrote. Stars You Forgot Were in Disney Channel Original Movies Nestor Carbonell as “David” and Sasha Pieterse as “Anna” in the thriller, THE IMAGE OF YOU. The Image of You. COURTESY OF REPUBLIC PICTURES Speaking to PEOPLE in 2019, Pieterse called the conclusion of her hit show Pretty Little Liars, on which she played Alison DiLaurentis, “an end of a chapter and the beginning of a new one.” She has since launched a lifestyle website and cookbook called Sasha in Good Taste. “Obviously acting is always something that’ll be a part of my life and I hope to continue that always, but I think Sasha in Good Taste is going to be a big part of the next couple of years,” she said at the time. The Image of You, also costarring Nestor Carbonell, is directed by Jeff Fisher and adapted by Chris Sivertson and Parks from her best-selling 2017 novel. A best-selling British novelist, Parks was awarded a Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her literature. Republic Pictures will release The Image of You in select theaters and on digital May 10. EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has snapped up rights to The Image of You, a recently wrapped thriller starring Sasha Pieterse (Pretty Little Liars) in dual roles. Pic is set for release via Paramount Global Content Distribution at a date that hasn’t been disclosed. Related Stories Ice Cube To Star Opposite Dave Bautista In Action-Comedy ‘Killer’s Game’ William Fichtner, Alex Honnold, Brette Harrington and Adrian Ballinger, 'The Sound' stars William Fichtner Joins ‘Free Solo’s Alex Honnold & Other Climbing Elites In Supernatural Horror ‘The Sound’ Parker Young (United States of Al), Nestor Carbonell (The Morning Show), Michele Nordin (Justified) and Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale) also star in the film from MPCA (Double Life, Margaux) — an adaptation of the same-name novel from UK-based bestseller Adele Parks MBE, which Jeff Fisher (Killer Movie) directs from a script by Chris Sivertson (Monstrous). The first project to emerge from a multi-picture deal between MPCA and Parks, The Image of You has Pieterse playing identical twins Anna and Zoe, who share a bond so close that nothing — and no one — can tear them apart. While Anna is romantic and trusting, her sister Zoe is daring and dangerous. When Anna meets charismatic Nick (Young), an ambitious stock trader, she thinks he’s perfect. But Zoe, who has seen Anna betrayed by men before, doesn’t trust him. She’s determined to discover the truth about Nick, no matter who stands in the way. Sorvino and Carbonell play the twins’ wealthy parents, Alexia and David, who are harboring secrets of their own, with Nordin as Nick’s sister, Rebecca. Producers are MPCA CEO Brad Krevoy, David Wulf and Ernie Barbarash. MPCA’s Amanda Phillips, Lorenzo Nardini and Kaan Karahan are exec producing alongside AJ Riach. Said author Parks in a statement to Deadline, “I am utterly thrilled by the immense talent MPCA have assembled to take my story on this journey from page to screen. Having had the honour and opportunity to observe the remarkable, vibrant and passionate performances throughout filming, I simply can’t wait for the audiences to see this tense and beautiful movie. It’s an absolute treat!” Added Krevoy, “Sasha is an incredible actress, and I know she, Parker, Nestor, Michelle and Mira will bring Adele’s compelling, complex characters to life, while Jeff’s creative vision and dedication will really elevate the project into a great film.” Best known for her role as Alison DeLaurentis in Pretty Little Liars and its spin-off Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Pieterse has also previously been seen in films like The Honor List, Inherent Vice and Coin Heist. She can currently be seen in Netflix’s three-film family franchise Ivy + Bean, based on the bestselling book series by Annie Barrows. Young starred opposite Adhir Kalyan on CBS’ sitcom United States of Al, portraying combat veteran Riley in the show from EP Chuck Lorre. Other notable credits for him on the TV side include Imposters, Twenties, Enlisted and Arrow. Carbonell can be seen playing meteorologist Yanko Flores on Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, which returns for its third season in September. He’s also had major roles on Bates Motel and Lost, and been seen in two of the Dark Knight films from Christopher Nolan. Nordin has been seen to date on shows like Coyote, Justified, Royal Pains and Californication, to name just a few. Sorvino portrays Rosemary, a spirit haunting the home of a dysfunctional Connecticut family, in Starz’s horror comedy series Shining Vale, and currently be seen starring in Angel Studios’ surprise box office hit Sound of Freedom. Other recent credits for the actress include the films Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend and After Ever Happy, as well as Impeachment: American Crime Story. Pieterse is repped by Paradigm, 111 Media and Yorn, Levine, Barnes; Young by Gersh and David Dean Management; Carbonell by APA, Thruline Entertainment and Rothman Brecher Ehrich; Nordin by Global Artists Agency and Cohn/Torgan Managent; Sorvino by APA, The Artists Partnership in the UK, and Circle of Confusion; Fisher by Gersh and BenunLaw; and Sivertson by Aperture Entertainment and Sloss Eckhouse Dasti Haynes LawCo. Sasha Pieterse stars as twins in the thriller The Image of You. Directed by Jeff Fisher with a screenplay by Chris Sivertson, the film features a talented cast including Parker Young and Néstor Carbonell. The Image of You will receive a day and date release in select theaters and on digital platforms on May 10, 2024. Audiences are getting double the Sasha Pieterse with the upcoming thriller The Image of You. The Pretty Little Liars star plays identical twins Anna and Zoe, whose tight-knit bond is tested when love enters the mix. While one falls madly for her new boyfriend, the other goes down a rabbit hole that lands them all in a dangerous game. Collider is excited to share an exclusive poster that emphasizes the twins' dynamic, showing Anna happy in the arms of Nick (Parker Young) while Zoe looms in the shadows, eyeing the couple with suspicion while bathed in a sinister red light. The Image of You takes its cues from the bestselling 2017 novel of the same name by Adele Parks MBE which follows the two twins who are as alike in appearance as they are different in personality. While Anna is the trusting romantic who sees the man of her dreams in Nick, Zoe, the more daring, extreme sister, doesn't buy his facade one bit. Fearful of her sister being betrayed and heartbroken yet again by some liar she met online, Zoe sets out to learn if Nick really is the perfect man for Anna or if there's a darker side to him that he's trying to hide. All her poking and prodding leaves them all stuck in a situation where honesty could be deadly. Pieterse was a fixture in the Pretty Little Liars universe as Alison DiLaurentis, playing the character in 158 episodes across seven seasons and later reprising the role in the spinoff, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists. Since then, she's appeared in two Ivy + Bean films at Netflix, though her career has also included roles in a few bigger projects like Paul Thomas Anderson's star-studded 2014 feature Inherent Vice. In addition to Young, who's best known for Arrow and The Imposters, she's joined in her new thriller by The Dark Knight alum Néstor Carbonell and Academy Award-winning Mighty Aphrodite star Mira Sorvino. Who Is Behind 'The Image of You'? the-image-of-you-posterImage via Republic Pictures Behind the camera for The Image of You is Jeff Fisher, who reunited with his Killer Movie star Carbonell on the project. Chris Sivertson, meanwhile, penned the screenplay based on Parks's novel. He's mostly known for writing, directing, and producing smaller films, notably working on the Lindsay Lohan-led I Know Who Killed Me and the Sylvester Stallone and Dave Bautista team-up Escape Plan 2: Hades from 2018. His most recent venture was the crime drama Double Life starring Batwoman lead Javicia Leslie. The Image of You will receive a day and date release in select theaters and on digital platforms on May 10. Check out the exclusive poster above.

SOLO Trailer (2024) Romance, Drama Movie SOLO Trailer (2024) Romance, Drama Movie © 2024 - Music Box Films "You should come to my show." Music Box Films has unveiled the official trailer for a Canadian indie drama titled Solo, the latest creation from Quebecois filmmaker Sophie Dupuis. This is currently set to open in US theaters starting this May, after originally premiering at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival. It also showed at the Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival last fall and a few other fests. An electrifying love story quickly develops when a rising star in the Montreal drag queen scene meets his club's newest performer, but how long can the couple sustain an artistic double act when the solo spotlight beckons? Featuring a star-making performance by Théodore Pellerin along with Félix Maritaud. "Beautifully charting the highs and lows of falling in love and finding oneself in one's art, writer and director Sophie Dupuis' Solo is a passionate feat of character-driven storytelling and visual extravagance, celebrating the drag world in all its splendor and heartache." Also stars Alice Moreault & Anne-Marie Cadieux. Looks exquisitely beautiful! Take a peek. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Sophie Dupuis' Solo, direct from Music Box's YouTube: Solo Poster Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is a rising star in Montreal's drag scene performing lively disco pop numbers weekly at his local club. Friendly with his fellow drag queens and supported by his sister, who delights in designing increasingly elaborate and beautiful costumes for his act, Simon vibrates with the passion of his adopted artistic community. When he meets Oliver (Félix Maritaud), the alluring new recruit at the club, their irresistible chemistry sparks an electric romance and also a fulfilling collaboration. Their dynamic is mesmerizing & tender until Oliver’s dominant instincts & destructive behavior jeopardize Simon’s space in the spotlight. Simon has plenty of experience with tempestuous personalities – his mother, a bona fide opera diva, is back in his life after years on the road – but can he get out from under the shadow of their influence? Solo is written and directed by Quebecois indie filmmaker Sophie Dupuis, director of the films Family First and Underground previously, plus many other short films. Produced by Etienne Hansez. With costume design by Cédric Quenneville. This initially premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last year. Music Box Films opens Dupuis' Solo in select US theaters (NY & LA) starting May 24th, 2024 coming up. “Solo,” a stylish queer romance drama directed by Canadian helmer Sophie Dupuis (“Underground,” “Family First”) has been boarded by SND, the film arm of France’s second biggest commercial network M6. “Solo” is headlined by two up-and-coming talent, Theodore Pellerin (“Killer Game,” “Kaiser Karl”) and Felix Maritaud (“BPM (Beats per Minute)”). SND will launch sales on the project at Cannes Film Market. The edgy film follows Simon, a rising star of Montreal drag queen scene who is simultaneously facing the disappointment of two impossible loves — one of a passionate but destructive crush with Oliver, and the other of a cold and distant relationship with his mother Claire, who has returned home after a 15-year absence. “Solo” reteams Dupuis with the production banner Bravo Charlie, which produced her first two critically acclaimed films, “Underground” and “Family First.” Dupuis’s previous film “Underground” was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, and won two prizes at Namur International Film Festival. Dupuis also directed Pellerin in her feature debut “Family First” which earned him a best actor prize at the Canadian Screen Awards. Popular on Variety Dupuis said she was “always fascinated by the art of drag, because of its richness, complexity and flamboyance. But above everything its importance.” “Drag is political, it deconstructs, it liberates and allows oneself to exist freely. We all need drag in this world that is overshadowed by intolerance,” Dupuis continued. The director said she also wanted to “explore the roots, mechanism and consequences of a toxic love relationship, trying to understand why someone can stay in the grip of an abusing person believing it’s about love.” Dupuis also noted that “Solo” brings together many queer actors and crew members “whose input was crucial and contributed to the realism of the film.” Ramy Nahas, head of international sales and distribution at SND, described “Solo” as an “unnerving, poetic and luminous film that lingers in one’s mind for a long time after it ends.” The executive also praised the performances of Pellerin and Maritaux, as well as the movie’s score, which includes songs by ABBA and Donna Summer. Etienne Hansez, who is producing the film at Bravo Charlie, pointed out “Solo” was about “love being endangered by toxicity,” and stood out as a “manifesto for peace.” The movie will be delivered during the fourth quarter of 2023 and will be released in Canada by Axia Films. It’s the closest thing there is to a universal genre. That’s because, with rare exceptions, everyone falls in love, or at least wants to. And when you think about it, almost every movie is a love story. Thrillers, comedies, sci-fi — no matter what the form, the spectacle of two people falling in love in the middle of it has always been what makes the world of movies go round. That’s why choosing the greatest movie love stories presents a special challenge. Because really, what isn’t a contender? In a way, though, we kept our criteria simple. We were looking for grand passion, for chemistry and heat and all that good stuff. Yet there’s an ineffable quality that elevates a truly great movie romance. Let’s call it the Swoon Factor. It’s about the swoon that happens onscreen; it’s about the swoon that happens between the audience and the screen. What follows are the 50 films that, more than any others, got our hearts racing. Dirty Dancing (1987) Dirty Dancing Image Credit: ©Vestron Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Set in 1963 but oh-so-’80s in its idea of hairstyles and heartthrobs, this sexy summer-camp romance defied its critics to become a classic. Nicknaming Jennifer Grey’s character “Baby” went a long way to illustrate what’s really going on here: The teenage daughter of conservative Jewish parents is forever being infantilized by her folks, until she meets a slightly older — but undeniably adult — dance teacher (Patrick Swayze) who shows her the time of her life. Corrupted by rock ’n’ roll, Baby grows up fast, getting over her initial shyness (“I carried a watermelon”) while rehearsing with her seductive instructor, who practices a racy new style of close-contact, ultra-suggestive moves that can only be read as carnal. Like “Rebel Without a Cause” and “Grease” before it, the movie plays on the fantasy of an off-limits attraction between Baby and the bad boy. — Peter Debruge Trouble in Paradise (1932) Trouble in Paradise Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection In this gold-standard screwball caper comedy, a gentleman thief, a lady pickpocket and a Parisian heiress form an elegant triangle, the preferred shape of Ernst Lubitsch — that sublime architect of romantic instability — who loved to test how seemingly solid couples might respond to a good romantic upset. Here, the temptation isn’t merely sentimental, as there’s a potential fortune on the line. What’s more, Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) and Lily (Miriam Hopkins) make clear from the moment they meet that each is perfectly capable of robbing the other blind. She boosts his wallet, he knicks her garter (we needn’t see the deed to be scandalized). The movie came out before the Production Code, and it sparkles with the kind of naughty innuendo that was soon prohibited in Hollywood, but which Lubitsch was sophisticated enough to suggest even behind closed doors. — PD Splash (1984) SPLASH, Daryl Hannah, Tom Hanks, 1984. (c) Buena Vista Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection. Image Credit: ©Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection A man falls in love with a mermaid: What could be simpler, or sweeter, than that? Yet Tom Hanks, in the movie that made him a movie star, does not go lightly into his communion with a woman who’s half-fish. Ron Howard’s landmark comedy was one of the first films to demonstrate that a high-concept premise could be executed in a way that was artful and classic: a throwback to the Hollywood that used fantasy to put us in touch with reality. Daryl Hannah, as Madison the red-tailed mermaid, acts with a dazed curiosity and eagerness that’s irresistible, and Hanks turns his disgruntlement into a profound expression of love’s challenge – namely, that we can’t choose who we love, but we can choose to embrace the love that chose us. — Owen Gleiberman The Bridges of Madison County (1995) THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, from left: Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood, 1995. ©Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Amid a career of macho performances, Clint Eastwood tapped into his sensitive side to deliver one of his most indelible characters in Robert Kincaid, a National Geographic photographer on assignment in Iowa, who stops by a farmhouse to ask for directions. He’s greeted by Francesca, a lonely war bride who offers to show him around (an Italian-accented Meryl Streep, who says so much in her silent gestures, like the way she absentmindedly touches herself in the places she wants to be caressed). It’s no big surprise that this dissatisfied housewife develops feelings for this stranger. More touching is Kincaid’s admission that he’s fallen for Francesca, too, but knows she has no intention of leaving her family. Still, that doesn’t stop him from trying. “This kind of certainty comes but just once in a lifetime,” he tells her. The sight of Kincaid looking desperate in the rain, the downpour likely masking tears, is so radically counter-Eastwood, you’ve gotta believe it. — PD The Notebook (2004) THE NOTEBOOK, Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, 2004, (c) New Line/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection In the two decades since “The Notebook,” Ryan Gosling has cultivated his image as a chiseled heartthrob to such a degree that he seemed the perfect choice to play a live-action Ken doll in the “Barbie” movie. But back when director Nick Cassavetes was casting the role of Noah Calhoun, he saw the actor (and former Mouseketeer) differently — as someone both relatable and reckless enough to chase his dream girl (Rachel McAdams’ Allie) up a Ferris wheel. No matter what Allie does, he keeps on loving her in the best possible version Hollywood can make of a Nicholas Sparks novel. The secret formula here comes in catching up with Noah and Allie half a century later, as played by screen legends James Garner and Gena Rowlands, coupled with the tear-jerky reason we’ve been reliving all their most romantic memories. — PD All That Heaven Allows (1955) ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS, from left: Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman, 1955 Image Credit: Everett Collection / Everett Collection The colors gush in Douglas Sirk’s lush 1950s melodrama, about a New England widow, Cary (Jane Wyman), who falls for the studly but respectful hunk (Rock Hudson) who tends the trees at her house. It may be love, but her two grown children — and nearly the entire community — are disapproving of Cary’s feelings, pressuring her to break off the relationship. Seen today, neither the age difference nor the class divide seem like deal-breakers, which makes Cary’s sacrifice seem all the more futile. (Years later, Todd Haynes updated the dynamic with a Black gardener and a still-living gay husband in “Far from Heaven.”) During the 1950s, Hudson carved out a niche as a sensitive leading man, to the point that he’s almost pathetic here (consider the state of him in the final scene). Others may try to meddle, but in the end, it’s her decision alone whom she loves. — PD The Sound of Music (1965) THE SOUND OF MUSIC, from left: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, 1965. TM & Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection You might ask: How romantic could a musical this notoriously G-rated and squeaky-clean really be? But if “The Sound of Music” has incandescent songs, as well as a singular true-life story about the Von Trapp Family Singers (seven motherless Austrian children returned to vitality through the life force of Julie Andrews’ nun-turned-governess Maria), the movie’s secret weapon is its love story. Andrews, while she’s certainly playing the soul of goodness, invests her slow-blooming affection for Christopher Plummer’s Capt. Von Trapp with an almost forbidden sense of broken decorum. And Plummer, who looks like he belongs in a far darker movie, plays the captain as a lost man literally coming back to existence. When these two dance and realize, at the very same moment, that they’ve fallen in love, it’s one of the most electrifying scenes in movie history. — OG Once (2007) ONCE, Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard, 2006. TM and ©Copyright Fox Searchlight Pictures. All rights reserved./Courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Fox Searchlight/Courtesy Everett Collection It’s not unusual to see a musical scale the heights of romantic passion. What’s different about John Carney’s film is that it’s a small-scale, non-stylized, kitchen-sink indie drama, yet in its lo-fi and platonic way it uses songs to create the majesty and devotion of a musical daydream. On the sidewalks of Dublin, a 30ish busker (Glenn Hansard) strums a guitar with a worn-out hole where the pick board should be. Most folks pass him by, but a girl (Markéte Irglová) lingers. They’re drawn into each other’s orbit, and though we never learn their names, a romance — or is it? — begins to play out in the songs they sing together. They both have other relationships, yet ”Once” tells the delicate tale of how, through song, these two save each other. As they give themselves over to numbers like “When Your Mind’s Made Up,” the movie swoons, and you will too. — OG Pretty Woman (1990) PRETTY WOMAN, Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, 1990, (c) Buena Vista/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Some think of it as the ultimate guilty-pleasure rom-com. Others say that its story of a wealthy businessman (Richard Gere) who hires an escort (Julia Roberts) for a week to be his public romantic partner represents Hollywood at it most reprehensibly sexist. The truth, however, falls right in between. “Pretty Woman” only got tagged with the guilty-pleasure label because it came out at the dawn of the modern rom-com era (it sparkles like Tracy and Hepburn next to a lot of the films that came afterward). And as far as morality goes, it’s not the movie that’s sexist. It’s the world of high-gloss commodification that Vivian, played by Roberts not just with the boldest smile of her era but with the vivacity that turned her into a singular movie star, must navigate. Look closely at the dance of chemistry and arbitration between Roberts and Gere, and you’ll see that “Pretty Woman,” in its slickly-packaged-by-director-Garry Marshall way, is nothing less than a screwball celebration of the politics of love. — OG Mississippi Masala (1991) MISSISSIPPI MASALA, Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, 1991 Image Credit: ©Samuel Goldwyn Films/Courtesy Everett Collection Mira Nair took a pioneering risk in depicting the romance between Demetrius (Denzel Washington), a blue-collar Black carpet cleaner, and Mina (Sarita Choudhury), a young Indian woman whose family fled Uganda to the American South. Set in Greenwood, Miss., where locals helped the creative team finesse the authenticity of the movie’s dialogue and detail, Nair’s contemporary interracial romance confronts the pushback of both the African American and South Asian communities to Demetrius and Mina’s relationship. But unlike Sidney Poitier social drama “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” her parents’ reaction makes up just a fraction of the script, which gives complex backstories to each side of the couple. It’s also incredibly sexy, whether they’re chatting by phone in separate beds or sharing the same one in the movie’s scorching love scene. The movie argues for colorblindness while celebrating both cultures, modeling a relationship never before seen on screen. — PD Say Anything (1989) SAY ANYTHING, John Cusack, Ione Skye, 1989 TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection Image Credit: ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection “Optimism is a revolutionary act,” writer-director Cameron Crowe quips in the commentary for his late-’80s teenage touchstone. That kind of radical confidence drives high school senior Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), who musters the nerve to ask out valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye), even though all his peers think she’s out of his league. At first, Lloyd may seem like a nobody when compared to his most-likely-to-succeed sweetheart, but over time, he proves to be loyal, decent and unflappably sincere — qualities that made him the model boyfriend for kids of the ’80s. The clincher: Even when dumped, he shows up with a boombox, blasting Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” outside her window. The gesture became an iconic declaration of love for a generation … and still holds up, even if the technology is obsolete. — PD The Way We Were (1973) THE WAY WE WERE, Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand, 1973 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Today, it would probably be a rom-com about opposites attracting: Katie (Barbra Streisand), a wisecracking Marxist Jewish political activist, and Hubbell (Robert Redford), a debonair WASP writer born with the entitlement not to have to worry about “causes.” But 50 years ago, when the story was filmed by director Sydney Pollack not as a comedy but as a romantic drama of tumultuous love-hate passion, the film, in its high-end soap-opera way, seemed to be expressing something new in the culture — the way that love, after the 1960s, was no longer going to be asking people to stay in their ethnic lanes. “The Way We Were” is a hefty slice of middlebrow Hollywood corn, yet the irresistible tug of it is that Streisand and Redford embody their characters on a level of romantic mythology. And let’s not forget the power of that title song! As sung by Streisand, it’s the incarnation of nostalgic beauty. — OG Carol (2015) CAROL, from left: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, 2015. ph: Wilson Webb/©Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection Movies that involve romantic stories of same-sex couples are inevitably placed in a category called “gay” or “queer” or whatever, often by their biggest fans. Yet if you think about it for five seconds, that’s a retrograde way of putting movies into boxes. The director Todd Haynes has made several masterpieces (“Far From Heaven,” “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story”), but he has never made a drama more darkly romantic and enticing, more seductive in its suspense, more mired in the agonizing compulsion of love than this lavishly mesmerizing adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel “The Price of Salt.” During the Christmas shopping season, Therese (Rooney Mara), a New York department-store clerk, meets Carol, a woman of the world played by Cate Blanchett with a femme fatale swagger just this side of threatening. Their relationship will be fraught with the drama of divorce, blackmail, a private detective, and other elements that, as staged by Haynes, acquire the heightened quality of a vintage film noir. The final scene, set in the bar of the Oak Room, features one of the most transporting locked-gazes-across-a-crowded-room moments you’ll ever see. — OG The Bodyguard (1992) THE BODYGUARD, Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner, 1992, (c) Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Is there anything more romantic than someone jumping in front of a bullet for you? Technically, that’s Frank Farmer’s job, but by the time Kevin Costner’s clean-cut, ex-Secret Service agent leaps in to protect endangered diva Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston) — on Oscar night, no less — we know he’s acting out of love more than duty. Frank sweeps both audiences and Rachel off their feet much earlier in the film, during a concert meltdown where he lifts her up and carries her through the mob — a chivalrous image immortalized on the film’s poster. Amazingly enough, “The Bodyguard” never made a big deal of its interracial romance, and that itself was a big deal. Powered by one of the all-time great soundtracks, the pop blockbuster is a classy entry in the oft-smarmy category of R-rated ’90s thrillers. Recent talks of a remake raise the question of which couple could out-sizzle Costner and Houston. — PD Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) SUNRISE, (aka SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS), from left, George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, 1927, TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved//courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection Marriage, they say, has its ups and downs. But it’s doubtful that any movie has ever dramatized the ebb and flow of feeling in a relationship with the primal power of F.W. Murnau’s silent classic. In outline, it could almost be a murderous film noir: A man — known only as The Man (George O’Brien), and haunted by better times with his wife, known only as The Wife (Janet Gaynor) — leaves the farmhouse where they live with their child to be with a woman from the city (Margaret Livingston). She wants him to drown The Wife, and part of the film’s shock is that he nearly does. But “Sunrise” proceeds as a series of shocks, which have the effect of jolting love back to life. Shot as a kind of sensuous living daydream, it is the cinema’s most profound and stirring roller-coaster of passion, an affirmation of what it means for two people to be meant for each other. — OG The Princess Bride (1987) THE PRINCESS BRIDE, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, 1987, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved Image Credit: 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection Presented as a beloved fairy tale passed down between generations, screenwriter William Goldman’s tongue-in-cheek riff on classic adventure tales takes the best parts of nearly a century of cinematic love stories and remixes them for the home-video set (the goal was to get through to media-savvy audiences who thought they’d seen it all). Starting with two impossibly beautiful leads in Cary Elwes and Robin Wright, he builds a legend of swashbuckling pirates, dangerous rescues and well-earned revenge, describing it all (via kindly narrator Peter Falk) as the ultimate example of the form. That’s an impossible tall order — a genre-straddling smorgasbord the studio didn’t know how to market at the time — which director Rob Reiner miraculously achieves by enlisting an astonishing ensemble. Everyone from Billy Crystal to Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn to Andre the Giant assemble to support the sacrifice Westley makes to save his beloved Buttercup from marrying the wrong guy. — PD Past Lives (2023) PAST LIVES, from left: Teo YOO, Greta Lee, John Magro, 2023. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Two men and a woman sit at a bar, and before the audience knows anything about them, we try to figure out what their relationship is. Who belongs with whom? That we can’t entirely tell is key to what makes Celine Song’s remarkable drama such a haunting fable of love’s enigma. It turns out that Nora (Greta Lee), a New Yorker born and raised until the age of 12 in South Korea, is married to Arthur (John Magaro), a mouthy homegrown American she met at a writers’ retreat. The other man, Hae Sung (Teo Yoo), is the childhood friend Nora has maintained ties with; he’s at once her past, the spirit of her homeland, and maybe her romantic partner in another avenue of existence. “Past Lives” is a movie that will strike chords of recognition in any true romantic, as it’s about the secret journey that love takes: a communion that may occur in this life, or that may just be waiting for the next one. — OG Beauty and the Beast (1946) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, (aka LA BELLE ET LA BETE), from left, Josette Day, Jean Marais, 1946 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection It’s one of the most poetic distillations of romantic desire in all of movies; you could also call it the “Splash” of its day. Jean Marais plays the Beast, who in Jean Cocteau’s film is a kind of delicate aristocrat with the face of a courtly lion. Josette Day is Belle, who ends up imprisoned in the Beast’s castle to work off a debt accrued by her father. What follows is an intricate fairy tale of deception and magic, built around the luminous ingenuity of Cocteau’s visual effects. Yet the most magical thing about it is the bond that develops between Belle and her disarmingly chivalrous captor/lover, a character so touching in his passion that when Greta Garbo saw the movie, it’s reported that she reacted to his death at the end by crying out, “Give me back my Beast!” — OG Love & Basketball (2000) LOVE AND BASKETBALL, Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan, 2000, (c)New Line Cinema/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection The title of this Y2K sports classic references two very different games, and the rules aren’t fair in either one. After discovering that they both love basketball, Monica cockily challenges childhood friend Quincy to a match (later, famously, she’ll play for his heart). Monica wins that first bout, but he winds up injuring her — an early sign that the dynamic is different when two sexes occupy the court at the same time. That gap widens as they grow up (into Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan). He finds it relatively easy to follow in the footsteps of his NBA-pro dad, whereas there’s no equivalent path for female players. Writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood empathizes with Monica, who watches fame go to her old friend’s head. Per the formula, audiences are conditioned to root for the romance to work out, but basketball occupies a bigger part of Monica’s heart, and the movie finds the perfect solution. — PD Call Me by Your Name (2017) CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, from left: Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet, 2017. ph: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom / © Sony Pictures Classics / courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Sony Pictures/Everett Collection / Everett Collection Italian director Luca Guadagnino (“I Am Love”) turned André Aciman’s ecstatic, wildly overwritten novel of a formative first love between teenage Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and his father’s slightly older — but still relatively inexperienced — teaching assistant, Oliver (Armie Hammer), into a sensual summer dream. There’s an intensity to the sights, sensations and emotions that imprints itself on audiences, such that Elio’s memories become our own. One needn’t be gay to recognize the significance that such an all-consuming early infatuation can leave on a young person’s romantic identity, though the movie offers a welcome message to all who’ve struggled to come to terms with their own sexuality in the eloquent heart-to-heart between the boy and his surprisingly understanding dad: “How you live your life is your business. Just remember, our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once,” he says. “Don’t kill it and with it the joy you’ve felt.” — PD Vertigo (1958) VERTIGO, James Stewart, Kim Novak, 1958 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection For a director who was known as the thrillingly precise and methodical Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock was not shy about portraying romantic rapture. A number of his films (“To Catch a Thief,” “Notorious,” “Rear Window”) are entrancing love stories, but in “Vertigo” he dove deep into an almost private zone of love-as-fetishistic-obsession. James Stewart’s middle-aged detective falls for the woman he’s hired to follow — played, with a depressive carnality, by Kim Novak, who also plays the woman’s shop-girl look-alike, who Stewart then feels compelled to transform into the first woman. No classic Hollywood movie balances love on the precipice of kink and danger the way this one does, which is why “Vertigo” opened the door to everything from “Blue Velvet” to the career of Brian De Palma. — OG La La Land (2016) LA LA LAND, from left, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, 2016. ©Summit Entertainment/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett Collection Damien Chazelle’s glorious, heartrending, bittersweet musical does an extraordinary job of retro-fitting the song-and-dance pleasures of vintage Hollywood into the sunlit freeway landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Yet the film’s most radical feature is the way it brings Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, together with Seb (Ryan Gosling), a jazz pianist drowning in his own purity, and celebrates their union with intoxicating affection — only to show you how their love crashes on the shores of warring egos. What lifts “La La Land” into the realm of transcendently moving love stories is that it presents a happy ending that almost happened, and that could have happened if only life had turned out a bit different. — OG Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Kate Winslet, Jim Carrey, 2004, (c) Focus Features/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Focus Films/Courtesy Everett Collection Dramatically speaking, the most exciting part of a relationship occurs either during the time a couple is falling in love or else at the moment it’s falling apart. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman incorporates both aspects — albeit as endangered flashbacks — while exploring a fantasy that anyone who’s been through the emotional wringer of a relationship can identify with: What if you could erase all traces of an ex from your memory? Director Michel Gondry proved the perfect partner to visualize the sketchy sci-fi apparatus that makes a brain scrub possible for Joel (Jim Carrey), who realizes halfway through that, however painful, he can’t live without any trace of his soulmate, Clementine (Kate Winslet), the manic free spirit with the Kool-Aid-colored hair. As Joel tries to hold on to the good times while his mind’s being wiped, Kaufman allows audiences to absorb their best memories and make them our own. — PD Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, from left: Andie MacDowell, Hugh Grant, 1994, © Gramercy Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Gramercy Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Hugh Grant stammered his way into our hearts, fumbling and fluttering his eyelids the whole way, in a delightfully English rom-com from screenwriter Richard Curtis (who juggled no fewer than eight couples in his 2003 directorial debut “Love Actually”). This more streamlined love story starts where practically every Jane Austen story ends: at the altar. Grant’s not the one getting hitched at those opening nuptials, though he does fall hard for an American guest played by Andie MacDowell. Their courtship is unconventional (it amounts to shagging anytime their friends tie the knot), but the chemistry is undeniable. When it’s time for Charles and Carrie to get married, however, each of them says their vows with someone else. So how do they wind up together? It’s the little surprises that delight. — PD Out of Sight (1998) OUT OF SIGHT, Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney, 1998 Image Credit: ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection In terms of sheer sex appeal, it’s hard to top the chemistry between George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, who play an incorrigible bank robber and the U.S Marshall tasked with apprehending him in Steven Soderbergh’s sultry, time-skipping Elmore Leonard adaptation. It’s steamy from the start, as a prison break leaves cop and quarry stuffed in a trunk together — a cozy way to get acquainted. Four years after “Pulp Fiction,” the picture came at a moment when Soderbergh was experimenting with film editing and features several nifty innovations, including an unconventional love scene that turns up the heat by cutting between flirtation and payoff. In one thread, Jack Foley and Karen Sisco roleplay in the hotel bar, pretending to be strangers. Skipping ahead, it teases glimpses of the “time out” where all this cocktail talk is headed: a striptease upstairs, in which the pair put aside their differences long enough to make love. — PD The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, Juliette Binoche, Daniel Day-Lewis, 1988, (c)Orion Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Orion Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Great as he is, we don’t tend of think of Daniel Day-Lewis as an overwhelmingly romantic movie star. In Philip Kaufman’s heady, intoxicating, high-wire adaptation of the Milan Kundera novel, he plays Tomas, a character who is very much a fickle Lothario — a randy physician in 1960s Prague who bounces from one conquest to the next, though he does have a regular thing going with Sabine (Lena Olin), an artist who likes to spice their lovemaking with mirrors and bowler hats. But then Tomas meets Tereza (Juliette Binoche), whose gravity pulls him down to earth. And then the Soviet tanks come rolling in, blowing up all their lives. When that happens, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” becomes one of the most seriously moving love stories in cinema, a tale of three lost souls yearning to connect, to survive, to unlock love’s mystery. — OG A Star Is Born (1954) A STAR IS BORN, James Mason, Judy Garland, 1954 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection For 30 years, the Judy Garland/James Mason version of “A Star Is Born” was tainted by the messy circumstances of its making. The script kept getting rewritten, Garland was a notoriously unstable presence on set, and when the movie premiered in New York, it was three hours long — but executives at Warner Bros. then chopped it by half an hour, without so much as consulting the director, George Cukor. Yet when the movie was re-released in the ’80s, its reputation was elevated in a way that’s comparable to what happened with Hitchcock’s “Vertigo.” A world of moviegoers discovered that Cukor had crafted one of the most darkly entrancing love stories ever made. Its haunted spirit of rapture and loss is incarnated in Garland’s performance of “The Man That Got Away,” in Mason’s jaw-dropping drunken slap of Garland during a scene set at the Oscars, and in the tragic finale, which touches the secret heart of love: the faith necessary to sustain it. — OG The Remains of the Day (1993) REMAINS OF THE DAY, Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, 1993 Image Credit: ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Repression and strict social restraints are constantly keeping lovers apart in the works of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who together made a career’s worth of exquisitely nuanced literary adaptations frequently (and often unfairly) lumped in with lesser, made-for-TV costume dramas. While “A Room with a View” and “Maurice” are more overtly passionate, the trio’s take on Kazuo Ishiguro’s celebrated novel offers a heartbreaking portrayal of a couple kept apart by codes beyond their control. In this case, a butler (Anthony Hopkins) born and raised to serve the English aristocracy is so mindful of his place that he can’t bring himself to tell the housekeeper he adores (Emma Thompson) his true feelings. It’s wrenching to watch this docile attendant struggle between emotions for a colleague and devotion to his job, and yet, between the lines, and in these two masterful performances, are written volumes. — PD Sid and Nancy (1986) SID AND NANCY, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, 1986, (c) Samuel Goldwyn/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Samuel Goldwyn Films/Courtesy Everett Collection The director Alex Cox brought off something singularly audacious by centering a punk biopic on Sid Vicious, the Sex Pistols’ bassist and all-around showman-fuckup who was so dissolute most of the time that he could barely play his instrument or keep from nodding out. Yet the ultimate audacity of Cox’s film is that it dares to present Vicious’s relationship with Nancy Spungen, the torn-fishnet groupie from suburban Pennsylvania who turned him into a heroin addict, as if they were the Tristan and Isolde of the rock ‘n’ roll gutter. As Sid, Gary Oldman gives what may still be his greatest performance, and Chloe Webb, as Nancy, gives what is simply one of the most powerful performances in the history of cinema. Her Nancy is a caterwauling liar and junkie, such a damaged shard of a human being that it tears your heart apart just to behold her. Nancy and Sid are barely functional narcissist addicts, yet their love affair is fused on an animal level; they need each other to live, and to die. “Sid and Nancy” is raw and exhilarating — the greatest of all music biopics, and (not so incidentally) the most romantic. — OG Moonlight (2016) MOONLIGHT, from left: Jharrel Jerome, Ashton Sanders, 2016. ph: David Bornfriend/ © A24 /courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Told through poetic glimpses over three separate chapters in the life of its main character, “Moonlight” doesn’t feel like a love story at first. Director Barry Jenkins introduces Chiron at age 10, too young to recognize his own homosexuality, and yet already being teased as soft by his peers. In the middle segment, the boy meets Kevin, with whom he starts to explore his feelings, only to have that possibility derailed by bullying. Subverting stereotypes at every turn, the movie gives this lost soul a second chance in the final stretch, focusing on a tender, tentative reunion between Chiron (bulked up and thick-skinned from his time in prison) and his former crush. By this point, audiences are so invested in the character that “Moonlight” broke free of the rigid box that confines most queer stories to LGBT audiences, making it a crossover success and historic Oscar winner. — PD The Apartment (1960) THE APARTMENT, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, 1960 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection The dialogue still zings and the heartbreak still stings in Billy Wilder’s ahead-of-its-time depiction of two Manhattan office drones who are both exploited by the same manager: Jack Lemmon plays ultra-cynical insurance salesman Bud Baxter, while Shirley MacLaine is Fran Kubelik, the elevator girl who brightens his days … but loves his boss. The plot (which involves Bud lending his place to higher-ups to schtup their secretaries) anticipates the #MeToo movement, while also acknowledging the reality that well-intentioned workers frequently fall for their colleagues. Bud goes about it the relatively respectful way, while Fran’s plight illustrates how unfair the world can be to those who mix business and pleasure. For audiences that love “Mad Men,” but identify with the underdog, the movie poses a wonderfully adult conundrum — one which forces Bud to decide between personal ethics and professional ambition, knowing it could all go sideways for him, career-wise. — PD An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, Richard Gere, Debra Winger, 1982, (c) Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection In the New Hollywood ’70s, a great many aspects of classic big-screen romance — the unabashed yearning, the sparkle, the lock-step gender roles — began to fall by the wayside. There was a lot of chatter about how romance itself was fading out of the culture. But that’s part of what made “An Officer and a Gentleman” loom so large. In its meticulous throwback of a story about a drifter, played with pinpoint narcissistic glamour by Richard Gere, who enlists in the Navy and falls for one of the “Puget Sound Debs” (Debra Winger) who want to marry a future jet pilot, the movie seemed to bring back, for the post-feminist era, the kind of shamelessly ardent love story that had fallen out of fashion. It helped that director Taylor Hackford infused it all with a contempo grittiness. As a basic-training movie, “Officer” anticipated much of ”Full Metal Jacket,” but what makes it indelible is the hungry desire enacted by Debra Winger, whose gaze of soulful adoration brings Gere fully alive as a romantic actor. — OG In the Mood for Love (2000) IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, (aka FA YEUNG NIN WA), Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, 2000. ©Miramax/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection Cinema could hardly conjure a more lovely or elegant couple than cigarette-smoking Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, who floats through stairwells in form-fitting cheongsams. Operating on the wisp of a plot, improvised and evolved over nearly a year, Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai denies these two beautiful avatars a conventional romance. They play neighbors who discover that their spouses are having an affair, and rather than sink to the same level, they indulge in a bit of imaginative detective work, reenacting how their partners might have met. This thin outline leaves near-infinite room for Wong to evoke a subjective range of responses from his audience, using the full range of cinematic tools — color, costume, gesture, music — to solicit a different reading from each viewer. Your mileage may vary, but keep in mind: Wong’s a feel-maker as much as a filmmaker, rewriting the rules via this elliptical dance between unrequited lovers. — PD Moonstruck (1987) MOONSTRUCK, Nicolas Cage, Cher, 1987 Image Credit: ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection At early test screenings, audiences weren’t falling for Norman Jewison’s now-classic New York romance the way they were supposed to, until he laid the tune “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…” over the opening credits. Cher tamped down her natural glamour to embody pragmatic Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini, who’s ready to settle for Johnny’s (Danny Aiello) passionless marriage proposal when she meets his brother Ronnie, played by a hot-blooded Nicolas Cage. Let’s just say, Ronnie gives this sensible Catholic woman reason to go to confession. The script by John Patrick Shanley is all but bursting with culturally specific detail, from drool-worthy dishes to unusual superstitions, but it’s the colorful ensemble — family members who want what’s best for Loretta — that ultimately serves to validate her seemingly reckless choice. After a lifetime of listening to her head, she finally decides to follow her heart. That’s amore! — PD City Lights (1931) CITY LIGHTS, Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, 1931 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Charlie Chaplin stubbornly resisted the film industry’s embrace of sound, releasing this silent treasure into a sea of talkies. Cinema may have gone a different direction, but his stubborn adherence to pantomime (plus his obsessive need to reshoot every shot until perfect) makes this love story seem all the more timeless, as Chaplin’s signature character, the Tramp, falls for a blind flower seller (Virginia Cherrill). She mistakes him for a wealthy man, and the Tramp allows her to go on imagining him that way in the most poetic version of a familiar rom-com trope ever committed to film: At some point, he’ll have to come clean. Will she still love him when she discovers the truth? The final scene, in which she recognizes the vulnerable fool after her vision has been restored, not by sight but by contact, ranks among the medium’s most romantic. — PD Bonnie and Clyde (1967) BONNIE AND CLYDE, Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty, 1967 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Of the many qualities that made it a revolutionary movie, two stand above all others. The first, and most talked about, is how violent it was — the bystander shot through the eye, the climactic slow-motion blood ballet, and everything else that rubbed the audience’s nose in what being a criminal really meant. But the other quality that defined “Bonnie and Clyde” was how shockingly sultry and romantic it was. The ads for the movie said, “They’re young. They’re in love. And they kill people.” The subtext was that something in the connection between Faye Dunaway’s torrid hunger and Warren Beatty’s vulnerable stud glamour was itself so dangerous that it was lethal. Just check out the two stars’ faces as they exchange one last look before being strafed to death by a hail of bullets. That look is the essence of true love. — OG The 'Before' Trilogy (1995, 2004, 2013) BEFORE SUNRISE, from left: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, 1995. ph: Gabriela Brandenstein /© Columbia /Courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Taken by itself, 1995’s “Before Sunrise” represents the perfect encapsulation of young love: Two strangers meet on a train, get off together in Vienna and spend the night walking and talking (there’s some debate as to whether they make love, as the movie’s too modest to show it). Nine years later, director Richard Linklater delivered one of the most satisfying sequels of all time in “Before Sunset,” reuniting with his two characters, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy), in Paris. Their time is once again limited, but now, the conversation deals with their regrets. But the attraction remains, and the movie ends with the implication they wind up together. But is it happily ever after? Linklater and company caught up with the pair once again with “Before Midnight,” and the movie finds them together, but dissatisfied, acknowledging the challenges that confront couples after nearly a decade together. It was impossible to guess when they first met how deep this relationship would go, and still anybody’s guess how it will end. — PD Annie Hall (1977) ANNIE HALL, from left: Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, 1977 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection “I lurve you,” says Woody Allen’s Alvy Singer, coming about as close as he can to declaring his feelings for Annie Hall (Diane Keaton), the beguiling thrift-shop space cadet who charmed the world with her la-di-da innocence. Allen’s late-’70s classic was, at the time, a new kind of love story — the saga of a “relationship,” which is to say a partnership not truly built to last. And maybe Alvy Singer had to say “lurve” instead of “love” because, deep down, he wasn’t really sure that he could commit himself to the L-word. Yet the magic of “Annie Hall” is that is channeled how an entire generation had come to regard love in the age of therapeutic navel-gazing: as something intoxicating yet transient, rooted in a seems-like-old-times nostalgia that felt more at home looking back than forward. — OG Jerry Maguire (1996) Image Credit: © TriStar Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Tom Cruise had always been a solo vessel — a cruise missile of a movie star. It was Cameron Crowe’s inspiration, in casting Cruise as a sports agent who gets tossed out of the game and has to reinvent himself as a better person in order to come back, to pair Cruise with Renée Zellweger, an unknown actor who did not come off like some female-movie-star equivalent of Tom Cruise. She had a homespun allure that seemed to be calling his cockiness, his very stardom, on the carpet. The beauty of the line “You complete me” is that Cruise seemed, at last, to be letting down the guard of a dozen years of mega-stardom. The beauty of “You had me at hello” is that it reminds us of how easy love is when it’s real. — OG Roman Holiday (1953) ROMAN HOLIDAY, Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, 1953 Image Credit: Everett Collection / Everett Collection Audrey Hepburn plays the fed-up crown princess of an unspecified country in this escapist romp through the Eternal City. The project kicked off a seven-picture run with Paramount, during which she may as well have been the queen of Hollywood romances: “Sabrina,” “Funny Face,” “My Fair Lady” and more. Suffocating under the obligations of her position, she sneaks out during a European tour, landing in the hands of Gregory Peck’s dishonest (yet honorable) American newspaperman. He thinks he’s hit the jackpot, betting his editor he can deliver an exclusive interview with the princess — but he doesn’t gamble on falling for the dame. Their whirlwind romance lasts but a day, but in that time, the reporter gives Ann/Anya/Audrey a taste of freedom. She plays it coy for most of the movie, but the closeup on her face at the end says it all. — PD Gone with the Wind (1939) GONE WITH THE WIND, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, 1939 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection The scene where Clark Gable carries Vivien Leigh up the stairs, with intimations of (to put it mildly) erotic coercion, would not pass muster today. Yet that scene, and others that rhyme with it, are part of what make the most epic of Old Hollywood love stories one of the most darkly complicated and enthralling of Old Hollywood love stories. Leigh’s Scarlett O’Hara is fierce, strong, manipulative — the Southern belle as aristocratic vixen — and so she and Rhett Butler are destined to turn love into a battle that’s doomed to end in a draw. But what heat and light their fireworks give off! “Gone with the Wind” is a movie that’s now seen as “problematic,” yet one of the most seemingly imperfect things about it — the alternating currents of sex and anger, devotion and contempt that fuel the central relationship — is what makes it such a tumultuous classic. — OG The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, (aka LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG), Catherine Deneuve, 1964 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection A couple needn’t end up together for a love story to stand the test of time. In the case of Jacques Demy’s bittersweet musical, there’s a relatable quality to the way circumstances keep a working-class French couple from their happily ever after. That downbeat fate serves to balance the bright colors and bold choice of delivering every line of dialogue, no matter how banal, through song. That recitative strategy is common enough in opera, but downright revolutionary on film, still fresh and highly unusual all these years later. Naive young Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve, doll-like at 19) sells umbrellas in the family shop. Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) fixes cars at a nearby garage. They seem destined to be together, until military service calls him away. Michel Legrand’s score leans into the melancholy what might have been in what feels like a snow globe rendering of real life. — PD Brokeback Mountain (2005) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, 2005, (c) Focus Features/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Focus Films/Courtesy Everett Collection It’s a queer love story set entirely in the closet. Yet by dramatizing the inner lives of two cowboys who find a romantic home on the range in early 1960s Wyoming, Ang Lee’s breathtaking adaptation of the Annie Proulx short story undermined every expectation of contemporary audiences. In showing us two men who discover a love that they themselves think is forbidden, the film dramatizes how prejudice can worm its way into the very fabric of people’s lives; it also demonstrates that the myth of the straight-as-an-arrow American macho he-man is just that – a myth. At the same time, our yearning for Ennis and Jack to make a life for themselves becomes overwhelming in its heartbreak. The performances of Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger are indelible — and, in Ledger’s case, miraculous, as he turns the muffled, barely articulate Ennis into a living metaphor for a love that cannot speak its name. — OG Ghost (1990) GHOST, from left: Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, 1990. ©Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection It’s a love story, a ghost story, a corporate crime story, a pottery story, and a movie in which Whoopi Goldberg plays the world’s funniest cut-up mystic. But who would have guessed that just four months after “Pretty Woman,” it would be the headiest romantic movie of its year? The director, Jerry Zucker, was a veteran of the “Airplane!” troupe, yet somehow he juggled all these elements to touch a chord of pure fairy-tale rapture, spinning out the story of a New York banker who’s killed by a mugger and returns as a ghost to protect his artist girlfriend. The way Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore bond across the ectoplasmic divide is at once thrilling and moving (true love, it seems, knows no restrictions, from either physics or the spirit world). The film turned the Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” into a retro smash, but only because of how it tapped the film’s emotions: intimate, operatic, quavering with devotion. — OG Brief Encounter (1945) BRIEF ENCOUNTER, from left: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, 1945 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection It all began with a little piece of grit in her eye. Fortunately — or not — for Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson), a doctor was present to remove the offending particle, and when her vision cleared, there he stood, Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard), handsome and kind. The train station where this meeting happens serves as a kind of romantic purgatory, with each locomotive that steams through reminding Laura and Alec of their obligations to their actual partners. But every Thursday, they meet in town, too weak to resist the growing love between them — feelings which the conservative forces of the time could not condone, but which spoke to a human experience too widespread to go ignored. And so David Lean’s slender, achingly honest film has stood for years, staunchly refusing to judge two would-be adulterous souls, letting audiences in on a secret that even their spouses don’t suspect. — PD A Star Is Born (2018) A STAR IS BORN, l-r: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, 2018. ph: Clay Enos /© Warner Bros./ Courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection It’s a seesawing Hollywood love story that’s been told on the big screen close to half a dozen times, yet never more powerfully or artfully than by Bradley Cooper in his astonishing directorial debut. From the bombastic kitsch of the 1976 Streisand/Kristofferson version, Cooper borrowed the idea of turning the central character into a rock ‘n’ roll star, and his performance as Jackson Maine — a half-deaf drunken burnout, running on fumes, even though he’s able to fool the world into thinking he’s still a rock god — grounds the soap-opera story in something disarmingly earthy and real. When Jackson meets Ally (Lady Gaga), a budding singer-songwriter, and invites her onstage to sing “Shallow,” you will get chills the way few romantic movies have given them to you — and the tremors don’t let up, as the two get on a serpentine roller-coaster of love vs. jealousy, arena rock vs. dance pop, and tragedy slipping into redemption. — OG Moulin Rouge! (2001) MOULIN ROUGE!, Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, 2001, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp./courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection Baz Luhrmann’s visionary jukebox musical is in love with a lot of things: the look and feel of faux 1890s sound-stage Paris (that nightclub windmill etched in light), the epiphany of pop songs like Elton John’s “Your Song” when they pop up in what should be the wrong place (but then why does it feel so right?). Mostly, though, the film is in love with Christian and Satine, the romantic bohemians played by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, who summon gazes of such doomed longing that the film’s ultimate love affair seems to be with love itself — the unearthly kind, the kind that lives as an impossible dream. — OG To Catch a Thief (1955) TO CATCH A THIEF, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, 1955. Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection From “The Awful Truth” to “An Affair to Remember,” Cary Grant enjoyed a two-decade run as Hollywood’s most dapper leading man, romancing everyone from Katharine Hepburn to Ingrid Bergman, sometimes multiple times over. But it was paired with impossibly elegant star (and future princess) Grace Kelly that Grant sparkled brightest, playing a notorious jewel thief who finds Kelly’s wealthy American tourist even more irresistible than her invaluable diamond necklace. Like a well-practiced cat burglar, this sprightly Hitchcock movie tiptoes so lightly it hardly touches the ground, sweeping audiences away to the chicest of locations on the French Riviera. Whether it’s the scene of Kelly’s gems outdazzling a fireworks show (she stands in the shadow while her diamonds glisten in full view of Grant) or the hilltop picnic overlooking Monaco, the vibrant full-color fling gave landlocked Americans a fizzy Mediterranean fantasy featuring the most distinguished couple imaginable. — PD Titanic (1997) TITANIC, from left: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, 1997. TM & Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved./Courtesy Everett Collection Image Credit: ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection The swooniest romantic movie of its time, and also the most sublime, James Cameron’s ocean disaster epic is the rare Hollywood blockbuster that achieves a larger-than-life quality. Yet its secret weapon as a love story is the too-often-unacknowledged deftness of its storytelling. As Jack and Rose, the sweethearts from opposite sides of the class divide, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have an effervescent chemistry, yet they’re playing starry-eyed youths caught in a puppy-love fling. The implication is that their union might last just about as long as the Titanic’s voyage — were it not for that fateful iceberg. In “Titanic,” it’s disaster itself that elevates love into something timeless. — OG Casablanca (1942) CASABLANCA, from left, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, 1942 Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection It was often said that in the 20th century, the movies taught people how to fall in love. You certainly know that watching “Casablanca.” In all of cinema, there is no love connection more pure, more impassioned, more haunted by the past, more alive in the present, more complicated by circumstance than the one between Rick (Humphrey Bogart), the expatriate owner of a shady Moroccan nightclub and gambling den, and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the woman he fell in love with in Paris in 1940, only to be abandoned by her for mysterious reasons. Do they still love each other? The answer to that is as simple as listening to Sam (Dooley Wilson), the saloon pianist, play “As Time Goes By” and hearing that it’s really about how a kiss is just a kiss…for all time. Yet if Michael Curtiz’s ageless Hollywood classic celebrates what love is, it’s also about the deepest level of what love means: not just rapture but sacrifice, devotion to the other, a giving over of oneself to something larger. “Casablanca” remains the ultimate big-screen romance, in part because Bogart and Bergman show us that love is a force within us powerful enough to connect to — and save — the world. — OG

LAZARETH Trailer (2024) Ashley Judd LAZARETH Trailer (2024) Ashley Judd © 2024 - Vertical "Lazareth must be protected at any cost." Vertical has revealed an official trailer for an indie thriller titled Lazareth, from a filmmaker named Alec Tibaldi. This is set to debut to watch in May - both in theaters and on VOD if anyone wants to give it a look. Lee protects her orphaned nieces Imogen and Maeve from a self-destructing world, raising them in isolation for 10 years until an outsider threatens their peaceful existence. Ashley Judd stars an aunt whose life mission is to protect her orphaned nieces, Imogen and Maeve, from the harsh world outside their isolated life. Their sanctuary is known as "Lazareth." In addition to Judd, the cast includes Sarah Pidgeon, Katie Douglas, Edward Balaban, and Asher Angel. This is such an old concept that has been done so many times before in so many other movies - just watch Z for Zachariah instead. This time they're using the Covid pandemic as context, which just doesn't sit right and makes it all the more dubious in my opinion. Judd also looks pretty bad in here, along with all the cast. Tread carefully. Here's the first official trailer for Alec Tibaldi's Lazareth, direct from Vertical's YouTube: Lazareth Film Ashley Judd stars as Lee, an aunt who has raised her nieces Imogen (Katie Douglas) and Maeve (Sarah Pidgeon) in an isolated cabin in the woods for over a decade after their parents died and she adopted them — all while a deadly pandemic rages on. For over 10 years, the girls are raised to never leave the woods, avoid any and all interaction with outsiders, and ultimately to rely on Lee as their only connection to the outside world. Lee has convinced the girls this is the key to survival in what is now an infectious and violent world. But when Imogen and Maeve discover an injured man (Asher Angel) in the nearby woods, Lee's absolute control begins to disintegrate as their faith in her, and everything else they've ever known, begins to unravel. Lazareth is written and directed by Australian writer / filmmaker Alec Tibaldi, director of the films Spiral Farm and The Daphne Project previously, plus a few other shorts. Produced by Robert Ogden Barnum and Eric Binns. This hasn't premiered at any fests or elsewhere, as far as we know. Vertical debuts Tibaldi's Lazareth in select US theaters + on VOD starting May 10th, 2024 coming soon. Anyone? Ashley Judd plays a fiercely protective aunt in Lazareth. PEOPLE has the exclusive first trailer for the thriller, in which Judd, 55, plays Lee, an aunt who has raised her nieces Imogen (Katie Douglas) and Maeve (Sarah Pidgeon) in an isolated cabin in the woods for over a decade after their parents died and she adopted them — all while a "deadly pandemic rages on." "For over 10 years, the girls are raised to never leave the woods, avoid any and all interaction with outsiders, and ultimately rely on Lee as their only connection to the outside world," according to a synopsis. "Lee has convinced the girls this is the key to survival in what is now an infectious and violent world. But," the synopsis adds, "when Imogen and Maeve discover an injured man (Asher Angel) in the nearby woods, Lee’s absolute control begins to disintegrate as their faith in her, and everything they’ve ever known, begins to unravel." Sasha Pieterse Leads a Twisty Twin Thriller in The Image of You Trailer (Exclusive) In an Instagram post announcing that she'd finished filming Lazareth in May 2023, Judd said working on her latest project reminded her of making the 1993 film Ruby in Paradise because of its "purity and simplicity." "Night scenes lit by candles. Living in the woods near set," she wrote of her experience at the time. She also praised the "gorgeous acting" of her fellow cast members. Lazareth movie Asher Angel. COURTESY OF VERTICAL Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Lazareth Ashley Judd movie Ashley Judd in "Lazareth". COURTESY OF VERTICAL Judd said the film's director Alec Tibaldi "invited me to be so free" while doing her work. "I am grateful for this pristine experience and all the running charades we played!" she concluded. Lazareth is on demand and in select theaters May 10. EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Judd (She Said) has wrapped production in Oregon on Lazareth, a new thriller written and directed by Alec Tibaldi that she stars in for Vertical, TPC and SSS Entertainment. Others rounding out the cast include Katie Douglas (Ginny & Georgia), Sarah Pidgeon (Tiny Beautiful Things), Asher Angel (Shazam!) and newcomer Edward Balaban. Related Stories Scoot McNairy Scoot McNairy To ‘Speak No Evil’ For Blumhouse & Universal Harvey Weinstein. Harvey Weinstein “Cautiously Excited” After 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned, New Trial Ordered By NY Appeals Court; Accusers Call Ruling “Profoundly Unjust’ – Update The film to be distributed in North America by Vertical follows Lee (Judd), who protects her orphaned nieces, Imogen (Douglas) and Maeve (Pidgeon), from a self-destructing world and raises them in isolation until an outsider (Angel) arrives threatening their peaceful existence. Pic is part of Vertical and TPC’s new sustainable corporate financing model geared toward long-term growth and a symmetry of art and commerce that the companies debuted with Spencer Squire’s 2022 horror Abandoned. Vertical comes to the project after collaborating with Shaun Sanghani’s SSS Entertainment on such releases as Gone in the Night starring Winona Ryder and Dermot Mulroney, and Last Survivors starring Alicia Silverstone, Drew Van Acker and Stephen Moyer. Lazareth is produced by Robert Ogden Barnum and Eric Binns through The Barnum Picture Company, which has partnered with Vertical on such releases as Collide, starring Ryan Phillippe, Kat Graham and Jim Gaffigan; Abandoned, starring Emma Roberts, John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Shannon; and The Tutor, starring Garrett Hedlund, Noah Schnapp and Victoria Justice. Exec producers include Vertical’s Peter Jarowey, Rich Goldberg and Kristin Harris, TPC’s David Gendron, Ali Jazayeri, Viviana Zarragoitia and John Bails, and The Syndicate’s Michael Lurie and Jeffrey Giles. Andrew Davies Gans serves as co-producer and Vertical’s Sammi Farber is associate producer. The Syndicate will rep international sales for Vertical and SSS, presenting the film at Cannes this month. “We are thrilled to be partnered with Vertical again on a fantastic production,” said producer Barnum. “With Alec’s great script, direction and experience in this genre, coupled with the incomparable Ashley Judd leading the cast to bring his words to life, we fully expect audiences to embrace the film when it is released to market.” Added Vertical Partner Jarowey, “Rob Barnum came to us early with Alec’s impressive script and we jumped at the chance to work together again on such an edge-of-your-seat thriller. We are incredibly proud of the progress of our partnerships thus far in creating a streamlined process for fully financing projects.” Judd recently appeared as herself in Universal’s #MeToo drama She Said, recreating the moment in which she came forward to New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey about the sexual harassment to which she’d been subjected by Harvey Weinstein. The Independent Spirit Award winner who has also been recognized over the course of her career with two noms at both the Emmys and the Golden Globes, has also previously appeared in films including A Dog’s Way Home, the Divergent franchise, Olympus Has Fallen, Frida and Heat, among others. She’s also been seen on series like Berlin Station, Twin Peaks and Missing, to name a few. Jarowey and SVP of Production & Development Harris negotiated the deal for Lazareth on behalf of Vertical, with Lurie and Giles on behalf of The Syndicate, and Barnum and Carissa Knol of Knol Law on behalf of the filmmakers. Judd is repped by WME, Anonymous Content and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole; Douglas by Innovative Artists, Noble Caplan Abrams and Skrzyniarz & Mallean; Pidgeon by Gersh, Anonymous Content and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; and Angel by UTA, Atlas Artists and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.

DOWNTOWN OWL Trailer (2024) Vanessa Hudgens, Lily Rabe DOWNTOWN OWL Trailer (2024) Vanessa Hudgens, Lily Rabe, Ed Harris © 2024 - Sony Pictures Lily Rabe takes a small town by storm, with the help of Vanessa Hudgens, in the upcoming Downtown Owl. The new movie (available to buy or rent on digital April 23) marks the American Horror Story star’s directorial debut alongside longtime boyfriend and Midnight Mass star Hamish Linklater, who adapted the screenplay from Chuck Klosterman’s 2008 novel of the same name. PEOPLE has the exclusive first look at Sony Pictures Entertainment’s “Great Plains dark dramedy” Downtown Owl, which costars Ed Harris, August Blanco Rosenstein, Jack Dylan Grazer, Arianna Jaffier, Finn Wittrock and Henry Golding. Rabe plays Julia, a woman retreating to an 800-strong town of Owl, North Dakota in 1983. “You’re back in high school now,” Hudgens’ outgoing character Naomi tells Julia in the trailer. “And everyone’s looking at you through homecoming glasses.” Lily Rabe Says Kids Help Her ‘Come Back to Present’ After Filming: 'That’s What I Go To’ (Exclusive) Downtown Owl_Sony_2022 Vanessa Hudgens and Lily Rabe in "Downtown Owl". SONY PICTURES She urges Julia to let her hair down for a night on the — small — town. “Wear your least comfortable bra,” she advises. Julia is “searching for a break from her cosmopolitan life in Milwaukee,” per the movie’s official synopsis. After arriving to teach high school for a semester in “the close-knit Reagan-era town of Owl,” it continues, “the small town turns out to be a wonderland of second-string poets, smoldering Marlboro Men, and a social hierarchy that echoes high school.” The synopsis adds, “Julia doesn’t know if she’s come to town to get away from home or to find it.” Downtown Owl_Sony_2022 Behind the scenes of "Downtown Owl". SONY PICTURES In the trailer, Rabe can be seen partying with Hudgens at the town’s local bar Hugo’s, asking Harris for guidance, and getting snowed into her car in North Dakota’s harsh winters. “Pretty much everyone advises against making a movie with the parent of your children, especially your first movie, especially when the newest child is a newborn,” Rabe, 41, and Linklater, 47, tell PEOPLE in a statement. The couple, who have been dating since around 2016, share three children together. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Downtown Owl_Sony_2022 Lily Rabe in "Downtown Owl". SONY PICTURES “But making Owl was so rewarding, and we hope audiences have as exhilarating an experience watching it as we had working on it together,” they add. The filmmaking duo also call the movie’s cast “all such elite talents and humans” who “just dropped from heaven into our prairie badlands.” Zach Braff and Vanessa Hudgens Navigate an Awkward Love Triangle in French Girl Trailer (Exclusive) Downtown Owl SONY PICTURES The film includes “an undeniable soundtrack by T Bone Burnett,” they add, and features songs from Elvis Costello, Margo Price, Charley Crockett and more. Among Rabe's upcoming projects is the Jessica Lange movie Places, Please. Linklater plays President Abraham Lincoln in the Apple TV series Manhunt. Downtown Owl is available to buy or rent on digital April 23. "You just moved to another town and pretend to be somebody you're not?" Sony Pictures Ent. has revealed an official trailer for a indie film titled Downtown Owl, set for a direct-to-VOD / digital release later this April. This originally premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival last year and marks the directorial debut of the two actors Hamish Linklater & Lily Rabe. "Getting away from home to try and find it." Based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Klosterman, Downtown Owl is a sparkle dark Reagan Era comedy set in the fictional town of Owl, North Dakota in the leading days up to the region's most intense whiteout blizzard in a century in Minnesota. Lily Rabe stars as Julia, who escapes to this Reagan-era town of Owl for a temporary high school teaching job. Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens, Henry Golding, August Blanco Rosenstein, Jack Dylan Grazer, Arianna Jaffier, and Finn Wittrock also appear in this Great Plains dark dramedy. Looks like it has some sweet Americana moments in it, along with tons of fun performances. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Hamish Linklater & Lily Rabe's Downtown Owl, from YouTube: Downtown Owl Poster Searching for a break from her cosmopolitan life in Milwaukee, Julia Rabia (Lily Rabe), arrives in the close knit Reagan-era town of Owl, North Dakota for a one-semester high school teaching job. But when the small town turns out to be a wonderland of second-string poets, smoldering Marlboro Men, and a social hierarchy that echoes high school, Julia doesn’t know if she's come to town to get away from home or to find it. Downtown Owl is co-directed by actors turned filmmakers Hamish Linklater & Lily Rabe, both making their feature directorial debut with this project. The screenplay is written by Hamish Linklater. Produced by Bettina Barrow, Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, and Rebecca Green. This initially premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival last year. Sony Pictures Entertainment releases Linklater & Rabe's first film together, Downtown Owl direct-to-VOD starting April 23rd, 2024 this spring. Anyone interested in htis? Lily Rabe directs and stars in Downtown Owl, a film about finding home in unexpected places. The trailer shows Rabe's character navigating small-town life and questioning her reason for leaving the city. Based on Chuck Klosterman's novel, the star-studded film will be available on digital on April 23, and promises a heartwarming story. Lily Rabe is a director now. The American Horror Story star added a hyphen to her career descriptor after taking on the script for Downtown Owl written by Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass). A new trailer for Downtown Owl sees Rabe's character arrive in a small town and find that what she had deemed a place of escape might be where her heart is content. The film features a star cast including Finn Wittrock―whom Rabe starred on American Horror Story Season 10 with―Ed Harris, and Vanessa Hudgens. The trailer opens with Rabe's character, Julia Rabia, arriving in the fictional quaint town of Owl, North Dakota. A narrator welcomes Rabia to Owl and makes all kinds of promises about what a great place the town is. The reality is much different because some people are unfriendly, like Horace (Ed Harris), a man in the diner who acts like being asked a question is a serious violation of personal space, the students are unmotivated, and some, like Eli (Jack Dylan Grazer), are tough to deal with. Her coworkers are an eclectic bunch, with Coach Laidlaw taking out his frustrations with his team on other people, while Naomi (Vanessa Hudgens, High School Musical) has serious boundary issues. Naomi drags Rabia out to a bar and she meets some town residents. Owl can have really bad weather, but what disrupts Rabia's life is interacting with the townsfolk, including, Vance (Henry Golding), a former football star whose best days are behind him. Rabia gets into the town's rhythm, and before she knows it, she's accustomed to it. But questions about her life before the small town make it clear that she has been lying to herself about her reason for leaving the city. She thought she wanted to give her husband space to work on his Doctorate, but what if that was a ruse? What if she hated the life she led in the city? What if this small town was the home she never knew she wanted? As the trailer ends, a mundane question takes on an existential meaning. What was she going to do? Who Is Behind Downtown Owl? Linklater adapted the film from a 2008 novel of the same name by Chuck Klosterman. Rabe directed the film with help from Linklater. She also stars alongside Hudgens, Wittrock, Linklater, Harris (Westworld), Golding, Dylan Glazer (We Are Who We Are), and August Blanco Rosenstein. T Bone Burnett was the music director. The Sony Pictures Entertainment film will be available on digital to buy or rent on April 23. Watch the trailer below. The new feature film “Downtown Owl,” which was shot in and around St. Paul two years ago, has a lot going for it. Locals will likely be interested to see how first-time filmmakers and real-life couple Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater transformed St. Paul locations like the Spot Bar and Highland Park High School into the fictional North Dakota small town of Owl. While the film’s small budget is apparent on screen, the pair made the most of it and fashioned a credible rural setting in the process. Also, Rabe is a delight to watch as Julia, even if her character makes a series of illogical and irritating decisions. She’s best known for starring in nine seasons of “American Horror Story” and that experience has helped her develop a warm, likable screen presence. Really, the acting overall is top notch, from Ed Harris as the elderly townsperson Horace to “It”/“Shazam” star Jack Dylan Grazer as hyperactive teen Eli. But “Downtown Owl” really falters with the basics of telling a coherent story. It’s based on the 2008 novel of the same name by essayist and North Dakota native Chuck Klosterman (who, full disclosure, is a friend of mine). But without giving too much away, Linklater’s adapted script makes some substantial — and questionable — changes to the story, which is set in 1983. The book focuses on three characters: Julia, Horace and sullen football player Mitch (August Blanco Rosenstein). But the film homes in on Julia, effectively knocking down the other two to supporting roles. It opens with her arrival to Owl, as she’s decided to teach a semester at the high school, seemingly to give her husband the time and space he needs to finish his graduate thesis. From the start, Rabe and Linklater introduce a blur of characters, including several of the town’s teens, a football coach played by “AHS” alum Finn Wittrock and fellow teacher Naomi (Vanessa Hudgens), the only person in the film with a serious commitment to period-correct fashion and at least an attempt at a North Dakota accent. Naomi lives a wilder life than her students and convinces Julia to join her for drinks at a local bar populated mostly by drunk dullards. (One of the few jokes that lands in the film comes from a bit about how everyone there has a nickname.) From there, we learn Julia does indeed enjoy drinking alcohol and that her marriage is on the rocks. We also meet former high school football star and local celebrity Vance (Henry Golding), a brooding and inarticulate semi-hunk in a cowboy hat and tight Wranglers with whom Julia inexplicably becomes obsessed. Julia remains at the center of the action, but the script introduces far too many side plots — many of which are left unexplained — that muddle the overall action. It’s difficult to understand why some of the characters are even on the screen, let alone care about them. Rabe and Linklater seem to have been aiming for the whimsical, sometimes surreal vibe of Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1996 classic “Fargo.” Not only do they fail, they somehow manage to make the 90-minute running time feel like twice the length. “Downtown Owl” is currently available to purchase or rent online through sites like Amazon and Fandango. While Sony has yet to announce plans, it will likely show up on a streaming service later this year. ‘Downtown Owl’ Directed by: Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater Starring: Lily Rabe, Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens and Finn Wittrock Rated: R for language, substance use, alcohol use and smoking Should you watch? The local locations are far more compelling than the actual plot. 2 stars

AISHA Trailer (2024) Letitia Wright, Josh O'Connor AISHA Trailer (2024) Letitia Wright, Josh O'Connor © 2024 - Samuel Goldwyn Films "I feel happy. And sometimes I feel really scared." Goldwyn Films from the US has revealed their official US trailer for the indie film Aisha, an emotional drama about an immigration made by Irish filmmaker Frank Berry. This originally premiered in 2022 and opened in the UK back in 2022 as well, debuting on Sky Cinema. It only now has a May 2024 release date (also on VOD) after years in limbo. While caught for years in Ireland's immigration system, Aisha Osagie develops a close friendship with the former prisoner Conor Healy. This friendship soon looks to be short lived as Aisha's future in Ireland comes under threat. Letitia Wright (also seen in The Silent Twins and Wakanda Forever from 2022) stars as Aisha Osagie, with Josh O'Connor, Ruth McCabe, Emmet Byrne, Joanne Crawford, Geraldine McAlinden, Tara Flynn, Joseph Palmer, and Abdul Alshareef. The film has positive reviews across the board from most critics, saying it's "an absorbing drama given sympathy and life by two very high-calibre performers." Have a look. Here's the new official US trailer (+ simple poster) for Frank Berry's Aisha, direct from YouTube: Aisha Poster You can rewatch the original UK trailer for Berry's Aisha film right here, to view even more footage. Aisha (Letitia Wright), a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, is floundering in a maze of social services and bureaucracy. Alone and unwilling to sacrifice her dignity to satisfy the demands of the authorities, she finds an ally in Conor (Josh O’Connor), an employee at her residence home, a local young man with a troubled past of his own. Together they struggle to maintain their tender friendship in the face of Aisha’s increasingly dire predicament and her rapidly diminishing options. Aisha is both written and directed by Irish filmmaker Frank Berry, director of the movie I Used to Live Here and Michael Inside previously. Produced by Sam Bisbee, Donna Eperon, Tristan Lynch, Aoife O'Sullivan. This first premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, and also played at the 2022 London Film Festival and the Cork Film Festival in Ireland. This Sky Original film already opened in UK cinemas / streaming back in 2022. Samuel Goldwyn Films will finally release Frank Berry's Aisha film in select US theaters + on VOD starting May 10th, 2024. Samuel Goldwyn Films released a new trailer for Aisha, the Irish drama film starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor. Written and directed by Frank Berry, Aisha originally had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022, before getting a release in the United Kingdom in the same year. Now, the film is set to release in theaters in the U.S. The movie follows Aisha (Wright), a Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland who develops a close friendship with a former prisoner (O’Connor). Check out the Aisha trailer below (watch other clips and trailers): What is Aisha about? “While caught for years in the Republic of Ireland’s immigration system, Nigerian refugee Aisha Osagie develops a close friendship with former prisoner Conor Healy. This friendship soon looks to be short lived as Aisha’s visa comes under threat,” reads the film’s official synopsis. Aisha is currently set to premiere in theaters on May 10, 2024. Having debuted at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, the immigration drama “Aisha” starring Letitia Wright (“Black Panther”) and Josh O’Connor (“Challengers”), is finally coming to North American theaters. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Tubi Films, “Aisha” has been set for a May 10, 2024 release. READ MORE: ‘Aisha’ Review: Letitia Wright Stuns in a Moving Character Drama [Tribeca] Directed by Frank Berry (“Michael Inside,” “I Used To Live Here”), an award-winning filmmaker whose work focuses on critical social issues in Ireland, “Aisha” centers on the title character (Wright), a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, who struggles to maintain hope and dignity against the looming threat of deportation. Here’s the long-form synopsis from the Tribeca Film Festival. Aisha, a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, is floundering in a maze of social services and bureaucracy. Alone and unwilling to sacrifice her dignity to satisfy the demands of the authorities, she finds an ally in Connor, an employee at her residence home, a local young man with a troubled past of his own. Together, they struggle to maintain their tender friendship in the face of Aisha’s increasingly dire predicament and her rapidly diminishing options. “Aisha” also stars Irish actors Lorcan Cranitch, Denis Conway, Ruth McCabe, and many more. Our review of “Aisha” described it as a ”thoughtful and intelligent film, and it finds a gifted actor doing some very tricky things quite well.” “Aisha” is due out in theaters on May 10. Watch the first trailer below. EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a clip from Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor-starring Aisha, which will premiere at Tribeca in three days’ time. Wright plays the lead, a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland floundering in a maze of social services and bureaucracy. As her situation becomes increasingly dire, she struggles to maintain hope and dignity against the looming threat of deportation. Wright said of the clip: “This moment is a breaking point for Aisha, she has to hold it together during a time that’s incredibly difficult.” The film, which will be given its world premiere in Tribeca’s Spotlight Narrative section, comes from Frank Berry (Michael Inside, I Used to Live Here) and also features The Crown breakout O’Connor. Producers are Tristan Orpen Lynch, Donna Eperon Josh O’Connor is having a moment, and it looks as if 2024 will be his breakout year. He’s receiving acclaim for his performance in Alice Rohrwacher’s La chimera, which just released here last month. But it’s his role in Luca Guadagnino’s steamy tennis rom-com Challengers opposite Zendaya and Mike Faist that looks to be his biggest film yet. But there’s another that fans of O’Connor will want to look forward to. Aisha stars the actor alongside Black Panther‘s Letitia Wright in a story that explores Ireland’s immigration system and the relationship between two people from very different worlds. Debuting at Tribeca back in 2022, Aisha stars Wright as a Nigerian refugee in Ireland who strikes up a friendship with O’Connor’s ex-con, not long before her Visa is set to expire. The film is written and directed by Irish filmmaker Frank Berry. It’s his first since 2017’s Michael Inside which dealt with the Irish prison system. Here’s the synopsis: Aisha, a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, struggles to maintain hope and dignity against the looming threat of deportation. Aisha opens on May 10th.

A MAN IN FULL Trailer (2024) Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Drama Movie A MAN IN FULL Trailer (2024) Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Jeff Daniels, Drama Movie © 2024 - Netflix UPDATED, 9 AM: Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for A Man in Full, starring Jeff Daniels as a real estate titan who’s going broke in the six-episode limited series based on Tom Wolfe’s novel. Check out the new trailer above and previous teaser trailer below. PREVIOUS, March 20: We’re getting the first look at Jeff Daniels as bankrupt real estate mogul Charlie Croker in the first trailer for A Man In Full, Netflix‘s six-episode limited series from David E. Kelley and Regina King, based on Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel. The series premieres May 2 on the streaming network. Related Stories Nava Mau as Teri on 'Baby Reindeer' Nava Mau On Viewer Reactions To 'Baby Reindeer': "The Response Has Been Overwhelming, Like Whoa" Richard Gadd, star and creator of 'Baby Reindeer' 'Baby Reindeer' Star & Creator Richard Gadd Has Message For Viewers: "Please Don't Speculate On Who Any Of The Real Life People Could Be" A Man In Full is written and executive produced by Kelley, who also serves as showrunner. In it, when Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Daniels) faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace. The stellar cast also includes Tom Pelphrey, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill and Chanté Adams. Regina King directs episodes 101, 105 and 106 and executive produces via her Royal Ties Productions as part of her first-look deal with Netflix.Tommy Schlamme directs episodes 102, 103 and 14 and executive produces. Reina King, Matthew Tinker, Thomas C. Wolfe, Alexandra Wolfe also executive produce. A Man In Full is produced by David E. Kelley Productions and King’s Royal Ties Productions, Inc. Jeff Daniels faces the law's wrath after financial downfall in Netflix's A Man in Full. The rich cast features William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu, and Bill Camp. Regina King and Tommy Schlamme direct the drama based on Tom Wolfe's novel. The law is breathing down Jeff Daniels’ neck in the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming limited drama series, A Man in Full. Based on Tom Wolfe’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name, the title follows the life of Charlie Croker (Daniels), a larger-than-life real estate tycoon who’s been living life in the fast lane as one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. After he’s forced to file for bankruptcy, Charlie’s world comes crashing down, both at work and at home. On top of that, the doomed businessman finds himself engaged in a dangerous tango with crooked politicians and knows that he’s his only hope of getting out of everything with some dignity left to his name. In the trailer, we see the moments leading up to, during, and after Charlie’s life collapses. Literally flying high aboard his private jet, when Charlie’s airplane lands, the feds are waiting for him, and at that moment, his empire begins to crumble. Not just a serious business owner, Charlie is quite the eccentric as we see him addressing his pain in the only way one should - wrestling with a rattlesnake. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Martha (Diane Lane) considers a deal with the prosecutors as she has more than enough ammunition in her arsenal to make sure Charlie stays behind bars forever. While many, like Bill Camp’s Harry Zale, think it will be easy to tear down the bricks of Charlie’s business, those in the mogul’s corner plan to make it as difficult as possible. Already boasting an incredibly stacked cast, the rest of the names lining the call sheet for A Man in Full include the likes of William Jackson Harper (The Good Place), Tom Pelphrey (Outer Range), Jon Michael Hill (Pass Over), Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner), Sarah Jones (For All Mankind), Lucy Liu (Kill Bill: Volume 1), Chanté Adams (A League of Their Own), and Evan Roe (Madam Secretary). Who Is Behind ‘A Man in Full’? Netflix’s limited drama welcomes Academy and Emmy Award-winning actress Regina King back to the realm of directing. The project comes four long years after she made her feature-length filmmaking debut with the critically acclaimed feature, One Night in Miami… Her directorial credit for A Man in Full will be added to an already long list that includes stints on shows such as Insecure, The Good Doctor, This Is Us, Shameless, and more. The other half of the six-episode production was under the vision of Tommy Schlamme who brought audiences Miss Firecracker and So I Married an Axe Murderer and sat in the director’s chair for shows including Spin City and Parenthood. Check out the first trailer for A Man in Full below and binge all six episodes when the series arrives on Netflix on May 2. "I don't just want to take down your ex-husband, I want to devour him." Oh damn! It seems the battle has begun. Netflix has debuted the full official trailer for the series A Man in Full, arriving for streaming early May in a few weeks (first teaser here). It's adapted from the novel "A Man in Full" written by the late Tom Wolfe, a book many are familiar with already. The main character is Charles Croker, once a college football star, now a late-middle-aged Atlanta conglomerate king whose outsize ego has at last hit up against reality. When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace. Starring Jeff Daniels as Croker, with Tom Pelphrey, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill, and Chanté Adams. This looks wicked and amusing and, you know, from this trailer I'm kinda on the side of everyone trying to take him down. Will they be successful…? Here's the main official trailer (+ new poster) for Netflix's series A Man in Full, direct from YouTube: A Man in Full Series You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Netflix's series A Man in Full right here, for the first look again. When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace. A Man in Full is based on the NY Times bestselling novel by the late Tom Wolfe. A Man in Full is a series created and written and showrun by TV writer David E. Kelley, creator or producer on tons of other series including Doogie Howser, M.D., Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice and also its spin-off Boston Legal, plus Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Goliath, Big Little Lies, Big Sky, and The Lincoln Lawyer series most recently. Featuring episodes directed by Regina King and Tommy Schlamme. Adapted from Tom Wolfe's novel of the same name first published in 1998. Developed by David E. Kelley Productions, Royal Ties Productions, Inc. Executive produced by David E. Kelley, Reina King, Matthew Tinker, Thomas C. Wolfe & Alexandra Wolfe. Netflix debuts A Man in Full streaming on Netflix starting May 2nd, 2024 coming soon. Who's interested? Jeff Daniels stars as a real estate agent facing bankruptcy in Netflix's A Man in Full, based on Tom Wolfe's novel. The series will showcase the collapse of Charlie's luxurious life, intertwined with other characters' struggles. Regina King directs all six episodes, which feature a star-studded cast including Lucy Liu and Diane Lane. During our short(ish) time on this planet, many of us hope to leave things better than we found them and pass on some sort of legacy to the next generation. Such is partially the case for Jeff Daniels (Dumb and Dumber) in the first teaser for Netflix’s upcoming drama series, A Man in Full. Based on Tom Wolfe’s novel of the same name, our first look at the limited project showcases Daniels as Charlie Croker, a real estate agent who’s gotten used to living the high life. As teased by the trailer, Charlie’s life has taken a sudden downturn, and he’ll be forced to accept things for what they are and not what he wants them to be. Mixed in with shots of Charlie and his voiceover, we see a handful of other characters who will make up the rest of the web of stories, colliding together in A Man in Full. While it isn’t totally clear how close the small screen adaptation will stick to Wolfe’s novel, we know that Charlie and his struggles will be the primary plot. After announcing that his company has filed for bankruptcy, Charlie’s life of luxury begins to crumble, with the wolves popping out from every corner, prepared to feast on what’s left. Meanwhile, there are other characters with their own sets of problems with the American judicial system whose lives will collide with Charlie’s during his downfall. Boasting a stellar call sheet, the series also features performances from Lucy Liu (Shazam! Fury of the Gods), Diane Lane (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans), Bill Camp (Drive-Away Dolls), William Jackson Harper (The Good Place), Tom Pelphrey (Mank), Chanté Adams (Roxanne Roxanne), Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner), Sarah Jones (For All Mankind), and Jon Michael Hill (Elementary). Who Is Behind ‘A Man in Full’? Marking an exciting return for one of Hollywood’s top multi-faceted creatives, each of A Man in Full’s six episodes will be under the direction of Regina King. There’s seemingly nothing the Academy Award-winning performer can’t do with the Daniels-led show serving as her latest directorial project following her feature-length directorial debut with 2020’s One Night in Miami… The If Beale Street Could Talk star has also backed episodes of shows including Insecure, The Good Doctor, Shameless, This Is Us, and more. Working alongside King as the limited series’ creator is David E. Kelley, who has previously brought audiences such hits as Big Little Lies, Goliath, Ally McBeal, The Practice, and more. You can see Daniels step into his latest dramatic role in the first teaser for A Man in Full below and tune in for all six episodes when they arrive on Netflix on May 2.Diane Lane, Jeff Daniels, and Lucy Liu are stepping out for the premiere of their new Netflix series! The three stars posed together on the black carpet at the premiere of A Man In Full on Wednesday (April 24) held at the Tudum Theater in Hollywood, Calif. Fellow cast members in attendance included Jon Michael Hill, Chanté Adams, Aml Ameen, Evan Roe, and Sarah Jones. Directors Regina King and Thomas Schlamme were also in attendance along with showrunner David E. Kelley. Here’s the synopsis: “When Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Daniels) faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.” The series is based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by the late Tom Wolfe. A Man in Full hits Netflix on May 2.

BANEL & ADAMA Trailer (2024) Drama Movie BANEL & ADAMA Trailer (2024) Drama Movie © 2024 - Kino Lorber "Back when we were kings, masters of ourselves, masters of the world, free. Today, who are we?" Kino Lorber has revealed an official US trailer for Banel & Adama, a visually magical African love story movie from French filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy. This premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Main Competition, and went on to play at the Toronto, London, Chicago, and Denver Film Festivals in 2023. It's now set for a US release starting in June this summer. Kino Lorber is pleased to present Banel & Adama, a haunting, visually stunning West African love story and the directorial debut of Ramata-Toulaye Sy. A young couple in Senegal must contend with the disapproval of their remote village. This stars Khady Mane as Banel and Mamadou Diallo as Adama. It received mostly positive reviews out of last year's film festivals, praising both the gorgeous cinematography and passionate performances from the two leads, which we get a glimpse of in this trailer. Glad it will be getting a proper art house theatrical run in the US soon. Take a look. Here's the official US trailer (+ posters) for Ramata-Toulaye Sy's Banel & Adama, direct from YouTube: Banel & Adama Poster Banel & Adama Poster Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The married couple lives in a remote village in northern Senegal. For them, nothing else exists except each other. But for the rest of their tight-knit village, duty dictates that Adama accept the role of chief. The two lovers have their own plans… until something in the air changes. The rains do not come, the cattle begin to die, the men leave. The curse weighs on Adama's sense of duty, and the chasm between them drives Banel into a feverish, mystical chaos. Banel & Adama is a lush and lyrical West African dreamscape, a tragic romance that soars to the heights of longing and descends deep into the realm of myth as it sets its protagonists' perfect everlasting love on a collision course with their community's traditions. Banel & Adama is written & directed by French filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy, making her feature directorial debut after a short film previously. It's produced by Margaux Juvénal, Maud Leclair-Névé, & Éric Névé. This initially premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival last year. Kino Lorber will debut Banel & Adama in select US theaters starting on June 7th, 2024 this summer. Who's intrigued? Kino Lorber shared the official trailer for Banel & Adama, the Senegalese romantic drama film starring Khady Mane as Banel and Mamadou Diallo as Adama, young adults who fall in love and decide to live separately from their families in a remote village in northern Senegal, and find their relationship tested by pressures from the community. The movie was selected as the Senegalese official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Release Date Directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy, making her feature directorial debut, Banel & Adama world premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, and opens in theaters on June 7, 2024. Synopsis Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The married couple lives in a remote village in northern Senegal. For them, nothing else exists except each other. But for the rest of their tight-knit village, duty dictates that Adama accept the role of chief. The two lovers have their own plans… until something in the air changes. The rains do not come, the cattle begin to die, the men leave. The curse weighs on Adama’s sense of duty, and the chasm between them drives Banel into a feverish, mystical chaos. Banel & Adama is a lush and lyrical West African dreamscape, a tragic romance that soars to the heights of longing and descends deep into the realm of myth as it sets its protagonists’ perfect everlasting love on a collision course with their community’s traditions. Reviews The Guardian review gave the film 4 of 5 stars, wrote, “Even at the very start of the film, when the sun smiles on the devoted love between Banel and her husband of one year, there are indications that she is different. She rejects traditional scarves and wears her hair defiantly uncovered; she prefers the man’s work of herding cattle alongside Adama to the women’s field work and laundry. And, as several lizards learn to their cost, there’s a violence lurking in her heart. Banel’s will is fearsome, but when a drought strikes, she finds herself facing up against the might of the natural world. Tragedy is inevitable, but the poetry of Sy’s vision is fresh and distinctive.” Variety review called first-time feature director Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s movie a ‘Dreamlike Debut’, wrote, “Sy’s film is a curious little fable, not quite fully formed in its final stages, and occasionally so sedate and opaque, under Bachar Mar-Khalifé’s melodic, piano-forward score, that it feels like it is drowsing. But it’s a striking debut nonetheless, especially as it revolves, with graceful poetry around the inner experiences of such a curious, unknowable woman. Banel, beautifully played by Mane who, even when we don’t, seems to perfectly understand her character’s joys and miseries and her flashes of prideful feminine ego (“Look at him,” she murmurs in voiceover, “No, look at me. Aren’t I a woman?”) is the one who will, for all her protestations of devotion, inherit the film.” Official Trailer Watch the official trailer for Banel & Adama. There are few characters more unsettling in cinema – or theatre, or literature for that matter – than a single-minded woman determined to shape her own destiny at any cost. It shouldn’t be so, obviously. Why can’t a woman exhibit the same drive and ruthlessness as her male counterparts? But as Anatomy of a Fall demonstrated, a strong, self-interested female character tends to be viewed by society (and by extension, the audience) as inherently suspect. In the case of Banel (a knockout performance from the mesmerising Khady Mane), the besotted wife of Adama (Mamadou Diallo), that suspicion is justified. The Pulaar-language feature debut from French-Senegalese film-maker Ramata-Toulaye Sy, Banel & Adama has a sparse, fable-like quality and poisonous, creeping momentum. Dealing with a passionate love that tips into something darker, the story unfolds in a Senegalese rural community in which gender roles are firmly inscribed and tradition is a guiding force in the lives of the villagers. Even at the very start of the film, when the sun smiles on the devoted love between Banel and her husband of one year, there are indications that she is different. She rejects traditional scarves and wears her hair defiantly uncovered; she prefers the man’s work of herding cattle alongside Adama to the women’s field work and laundry. And, as several lizards learn to their cost, there’s a violence lurking in her heart. Banel’s will is fearsome, but when a drought strikes, she finds herself facing up against the might of the natural world. Tragedy is inevitable, but the poetry of Sy’s vision is fresh and distinctive. Sales banner Best Friend Forever has unveiled the teaser for Ramata Toulaye-Sy’s buzzed-about Senegalese drama “Banel & Adama,” which is the sole feature debut slated for the competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The lushly lensed female emancipation drama, set to bow on May 20, takes place in a remote village of Northern Senegal where Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. Longing for a home of their own, they have decided to live apart from their families. When Adama refuses his blood duty as future chief and informs the village council of his intentions, the whole community is disrupted and chaos ensues. The film was shot in Pulaar language with a cast of local non-professional actors, including Khady Mane, Mamadou Diallo, Binta Racine Sy and Moussa Sow. Popular on Variety Toulaye-Sy said she wanted the film to tell a tragic love story that would be relatable to everyone. The helmer, who studied at France’s prestigious film school La Femis, said she was also interested in setting the action in Senegal where her parents are from. “When I started working on the script, I felt that most contemporary African films I watched were dealing with violence, war, terrorism and poverty… and were all made with a naturalistic aesthetic,” she said. “That’s when I realized that I had this desire to make a universal that would speak to Africans but not only. I’ve been passionate about literature since my childhood and I dreamed of a great tragedy, a tale, weaved with magic realism and poetry,” Toulaye-Sy continued. She also said she felt proud to belong to a new generation of African filmmakers who are making different kinds of movies, mixing drama and genre elements, like Mati Diop, whose Senegalese ghost movie “Atlantics” won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2019. Toulaye-Sy previously directed the short film “Astel” which played at Toronto, New Directors/New Films and Clermont, where it won the Special Jury award, among 80 festivals to date. She also co-wrote “Our Lady of the Nil” which played at Toronto, and “Sibel” which played at Locarno and Toronto. “Banel & Adama” was produced by Eric Névé and Maud Leclair Névé at the Paris-based company La Chauve-Souris (“The Pirogu”), Margaux Juvénal at Take Shelter. Souleymane Kébé at Astou Production is co-producing. Tandem will release the film in France. The crew includes the editor Vincent Tricon (“Divines”), cinematographer Amine Berrada (“The Unknown Saint”) and music composer Bachar Mar-Khalifé (“My Brothers and I,” “Skies of Lebanon”).

NEW LIFE Trailer 2 (2024) Sonya Walger, Hayley Erin, Thriller NEW LIFE Trailer 2 (2024) Sonya Walger, Hayley Erin, Thriller © 2024 - Brainstorm Media "What we need now is for you to put an end to this…" Brainstorm Media has unveiled an official trailer for an indie apocalyptic survival thriller made in Canada titled New Life, marking the debut of filmmaker John Rosman. This premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival up in Montreal last year, and is set for a US release on VOD starting in May. A mysterious woman on the run (starring HayleyErin as Jess), and the resourceful fixer assigned to bring her in. Their two unique stories inextricably link, as the stakes of the pursuit rise to apocalyptic proportions. Soon it spirals toward a harrowing confrontation between the two women. She's on the run some kind of disease, but is there really a disease? Or something else. Also starring Sonya Walger and Tony Amendola. Reviews from last year say: "This piece of deeply moving, bittersweet, and terrifying horror filmmaking will embed itself in your heart like a sliver of glass… Go in with an open mind and get ready for your jaw to drop." That's a kicker that should make anyone curious about wanting to see this film. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for John Rosman's film New Life, direct from Brainstorm's YouTube: New Life Film Poster Jess is a woman on the run, desperate to cross the Canadian border to escape her past. On her tail is Elsa, a resourceful agent, whose recent life-altering diagnosis leaves her one step behind Jess. As their chase narrows to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, holes in Elsa's investigation begin to fill with fresh bodies. Soon the pursuit spirals toward its harrowing confrontation between the two women, in search of meaning and redemption, on the razor’s edge of catastrophe. New Life is written and directed by newcomer Canadian filmmaker John Rosman, making his feature directorial debut with this project. Produced by T. Justin Ross and Mike Marchlewski. This initially premiered at the 2023 Montreal Fantasia Film Festival and at FrightFest last year. Brainstorm Media will debut John Rosman's New Life film in select US theaters + on VOD starting on May 3rd, 2024 coming soon this summer movie season. Look any good? Want to watch? Brainstorm Media shared the trailer for New Life, the horror thriller starring Hayley Erin as a mysterious woman on the run, and Sonya Walger as the fixer assigned to bring her in. Also starring in the film are Sonya Walger, Hayley Erin and Tony Amendola. Release Date Directed by John Rosman, making his feature film directorial debut, New Life world premiered at the 2023 Fantasia International Film Festival, then stopped at FrightFest London, Overlook Film Festival, Panic Fest, Florida Film Festival, Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, and the Heartland International Film Festival, where it took the 2023 Audience Choice Award; and opens in theaters and on demand on May 3, 2024. Synopsis A mysterious woman on the run, and the resourceful fixer assigned to bring her in. Their two unique stories inextricably link, as the stakes of the pursuit rise to apocalyptic proportions. The film is written and directed by Rosman, who pulled from his documentary background by recalling a story he worked on about a young woman diagnosed with ALS (Summer Whisman, to whom the film is dedicated), which would heavily motivate the feature. New Life is produced by T. Justin Ross, producer on Shudder’s record-breaking hit The Mortuary Collection and the Judy Greer-led Aporia, and Mike Marchlewski, and executive produced by David Lawson Jr., producer of the Independent Spirit-Award Nominated Sundance darling Something in the Dirt, critically acclaimed science fiction horror The Endless, and EP on the recent SXSW breakout Things Will Be Different. Sonya Walger (For All Mankind, Lost), Hayley Erin (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, The Young and the Restless), and Tony Amendola (Annabelle, Curse of Llorona) star. Reviews Bloody Disgusting review gave the film 3 1/2 of 5 stars, wrote, “At its core, New Life is an existential drama centered around two different women at different stages of life, bound by a discomforting desperation to seize what final fleeting freedom they have left. Rosman leaves it up to Erin and Wagner to impart the depth of emotion, then incorporates horror and suspenseful thriller conventions to decimate emotionally. The abrupt shift from quiet drama to jarring horror comes late, by design, creating urgency as it raises relevant questions with no easy answers.” Official Trailer Watch the official trailer for New Life EXCLUSIVE: Sonya Walger (For All Mankind) has signed on to star alongside Hayley Erin (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists) and Tony Amendola (Annabelle) in the horror-thriller, New Life. The film from writer-director John Rosman centers around a deadly cat and mouse game in the Pacific Northwest. Walger will play Elsa, a brilliant “fixer” assigned to capture a mysterious woman on the run. As the snare of the pursuit tightens, Elsa must fight her own secret battle with ALS to stay on top of the explosive case, before it reaches an apocalyptic endgame. Justin Ross (The Old Ways, The Mortuary Collection) and Mike Marchlewski are serving as the pic’s producers. Walger is perhaps best known for her turn as astronaut Molly Cobb on the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind, which wrapped production on its third season late last year. She has also appeared in such series as Get Shorty, The Catch, Power, Parenthood, In Treatment, Lost and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, among others. Additional film credits include Clementine and Admission. Walger also recently released the latest season of her podcast Bookish, in which guests such as William H. Macy and Damon Lindeloff discuss the five books most formative to their lives. She is represented by Gersh and Authentic Talent and Literary Management. Brainstorm Media has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming apocalyptic survival thriller titled New Life. Hailing from The Mortuary Collection and Something in the Dirt producers, the John Rosman-directed film is set to arrive in theaters and On Demand on May 3. New Life follows two different women with connecting stories. Jess, desperate to escape her past, is on the run trying to cross the Canadian border. Elsa, on the other hand, is a resourceful agent assigned to bring her in. As the two embark on a quest for redemption, things quickly turn into a terrifying confrontation in the midst of a disaster. “A mysterious woman on the run, and the resourceful fixer assigned to bring her in. Their two unique stories inextricably link, as the stakes of the pursuit rise to apocalyptic proportions,” the logline reads. You can watch the trailer down below (watch more trailers): Who’s involved in New Life? The upcoming movie, produced by T. Justin Ross and Mike Marchlewski, serves as Rosman’s feature directorial debut. It stars Sonya Walger (For All Mankind), Hayley Erin (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists), and Tony Amendola (The Curse of La Llorona). David Lawson Jr. is the film’s executive producer. In a statement (via BloodyDisgusting), Brainstorm Media CEO Michelle Shwarzstein expressed her excitement about the forthcoming genre-bending apocalyptic thriller. “New Life is an impressive debut from John Rosman that will captivate audiences in unexpected ways. It is not often we see a film in the genre reveal such depth and complexity. We are honored and excited to present this very special film,” said Shwarzstein. New Life hits theaters on May 3.

KINDS OF KINDNESS Teaser 2 (2024) Emma Stone, Margaret Qualley KINDS OF KINDNESS Teaser Trailer 2 (2024) Emma Stone, Margaret Qualley, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Hunter Schafer, Yorgos Lanthimos © 2024 - Searchlight Pictures Here’s the striking first trailer and image for Yorgos Lanthimos‘ new movie Kinds Of Kindness, which has a June 21 release date. The Searchlight Pictures charge stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer. The anthology movie is described as a “triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.” The project, which is widely anticipated to debut at the Cannes Film Festival, reunites many of the team behind Oscar and box office hit Poor Things and is expected to skew towards Lanthimos’ earlier work. The original screenplay was written by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, making this their fourth collaboration (The Lobster, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Dogtooth). The movie was produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Kasia Malipan, and Yorgos Lanthimos. Emma Stone is back with director Yorgos Lanthimos for “Kinds of Kindness,” the movie they shot in secret in New Orleans in fall 2022. Stone won the Best Actress Oscar this year for Lanthimos’ “Poor Things,” which was in post-production and readying for fall festivals by the time “Kinds of Kindness” had wrapped. Watch the latest trailer for the “Kinds of Kindness,” which was just confirmed to premiere in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, below. Along with Stone, the triptych film from Lanthimos stars Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons, and Hunter Schafer. Searchlight Pictures’ previously announced June 21 release date for “Kinds of Kindness” was the writing on the walls that the film would show up in Cannes competition — Lanthimos’ first at-bat on the Croisette since 2017’s “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.” Related Stories Kinds of Kindness New Trailer: Emma Stone Dances for Yorgos Lanthimos Stephen Colbert Once Laughed So Hard at ‘Tropic Thunder’ His Wife Thought He Was Dying The 10 Best Teen Rebellion Movies The 10 Best Teen Rebellion Films: ‘Pump Up the Volume,’ ‘Heathers,’ and More Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau, and Mamoudou Athie also star in the film that converges three storylines and has a “Pulp Fiction” sort of vibe given the first teaser released at the end of March, not long after Emma Stone took home her Best Actress Oscar. Unlike the far-out worlds of “Poor Things” and the 18th-century setting of “The Favourite,” “Kinds of Kindness” is set in contemporary times, with the actors all playing multiple roles across the storylines. Lanthimos wrote the script with Efthimis Filippou, the co-scribe of “Dogtooth,” “The Lobster,” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” among others. The filmmaker has most recently worked with screenwriter Tony McNamara on the films “Poor Things” and “The Favourite.” “Kinds of Kindness” is Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ eighth feature overall and his third with Stone after “Poor Things” and “The Favourite,” which earned the “The Curse” star a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. She next teams with another boundary-pushing director, Ari Aster, for A24’s “Eddington.” Hot off their “Poor Things” collaboration, Oscar-nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos and best actress winner Emma Stone already have their next film ready to go. Searchlight has released the trailer for Lanthimos’ new film “Kinds of Kindness,” set for release on June 21. The rest of the cast includes Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley, both of whom were in “Poor Things,” in addition to Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer. Alwyn previously worked with Stone and Lanthimos on the 2018 period film “The Favourite.” Lanthimos co-wrote the script for “Kinds of Kindness” alongside Efthimis Filippou, with whom he previously collaborated with on his films “The Lobster,” “Killing of a Sacred Deer” and “Dogtooth.” According to its official synopsis, “Kinds of Kindness” is a “triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.” Popular on Variety “Kinds of Kindness” follows the success of “Poor Things,” which won four Oscars. Stone starred as Bella Baxter, a Victorian-era woman who committed suicide and is brought back to life with the brain of her unborn baby. The fantastical period film, which traverses many countries and explores themes of female autonomy, won Academy Awards for best production design, costume design hair and makeup and best actress. The film was nominated for a total of 11 Oscars, including best picture. Stone and Lanthimos’ first feature collaboration “The Favourite” was set in 18th-century England and starred Stone and Rachel Weisz as cousins competing for the attention of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman); the film received 10 Oscar nominations. Stone and Lanthimos’ other collaborations include the 2022 silent short film “Bleat.” “Kinds of Kindness” was filmed in New Orleans in late 2022. Watch the trailer below. The first trailer for the Yorgos Lanthimos movie Kinds of Kindness has been revealed. Kinds of Kindness is set for release on June 21. While the teaser trailer gives a hint at what's to come for Kinds of Kindness, there are still a lot of secrets to be revealed. The first trailer for Kinds of Kindness has been released, revealing Yorgos Lanthimos' mysterious follow-up to last year's Poor Things. The ensemble film will reunite Lanthimos with Emma Stone for the third time after the star won Best Actress for her role as Bella Baxter in Poor Things. Kinds of Kindness also stars Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Hunter Schafer, and Mamoudou Athie. The secrets behind Kinds of Kindness have been partially revealed now that Searchlight Pictures has released the first trailer for the film. The brief teaser begins with the voice of Stone saying “this is it, the moment of truth” as a car whips down the street. Set to the song “Sweet Things,” the scene then cuts to reveal more of the main characters, in snippets that hint at interpersonal drama, getaway cars, and potential death. Kind of Kindness Is Mysterious, Yet So Enticing The trailer for Kinds of Kindness reveals very little as to the plot of the film. The trailer’s description cites the film as a “triptych fable.” These three parts consist of: 1) a man trying to take control over his own life, 2) a policeman who is alarmed at the changes his once-missing wife has undergone and 3) a woman determined to find someone with a special ability. Exactly how these plot points will (or will not) interact with each other during Kinds of Kindness is yet to be determined. Even though a lot remains dubious about Kinds of Kindness, there are many reasons to be excited about the film. Stone has just come off a Best Actress win for her stunning work in Lanthimos’ Poor Things. The director-actor duo are now a dynamic pairing, having worked together on several different projects. Poor Things also featured both Dafoe and Qualley, making Kinds of Kindness a grand reunion for the three actors, boding well for the chemistry in the film. Daisy-Edgar-Jones-as-Marianne-from-Normal-People-(2020)-&-Anya-Taylor-Joy-as-Beth-Harmon-from-The-Queen's-Gambit-&-Amy-Adams-as-Louise-Banks-from-Arrival RELATED 10 Actresses We Want To See In Yorgos Lanthimos’ Next Movie Yorgos Lanthimos has proven himself as a director who uplifts female voices, and these actresses would make great additions to upcoming movies. The Kinds of Kindness trailer seems to indicate that there will be an action element to the film. If Lanthimos knows how to do anything, though, it is how to consistently defy the boundaries of genre. Poor Things is both costume drama and science-fiction, and The Lobster is dystopian fiction and dark comedy. Especially with its triptych-style storytelling, Kinds of Kindness will likely fit well with the idiosyncratic Lanthimos filmography. Source: Searchlight Pictures Kinds of Kindness (2024) Comedy Drama Kinds of Kindness is a 2024 comedy-drama film by writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos. Split across segments, Kinds of Kindness tells the stories of a man trying to reclaim his destiny, a police officer whose wife returns after being lost at sea only to seem like a different person, and a woman tasked with finding a future spiritual leader. Director Yorgos Lanthimos Release Date June 21, 2024 Studio(s) Film4 , Element Pictures , TSG Entertainment Distributor(s) Searchlight Pictures Writers Yorgos Lanthimos Efthimis Filippou Cast Emma Stone , Jesse Plemons , Willem Dafoe , Margaret Qualley , Hong Chau , Joe Alwyn , Mamoudou Athie , Hunter Schafer