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BRIDGERTON Season 3 part 2 Trailer (2024) Nicola Coughlan BRIDGERTON Season 3 part 2 Trailer (2024) Nicola Coughlan, Simone Ashley, Drama Series © 2024 - Netflix Dearest gentle reader, get ready for Polin’s betrothal. Or, will Lady Whistledown get in the way of the lovely wedding, as she has done in seasons past? Netflix has unveiled the trailer for the second half of “Bridgerton” Season 3. As the fan-favorite pairing, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), prepare for their unexpected-to-the-ton wedding, Penelope must face the looming threat that Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jesse) knows her secret identity as the gossip wordsmith, Lady Whistledown. At a ball, Eloise toasts the two’s betrothal, dedicating it to “Truly knowing each other completely.” The trailer raises the question: Can Penelope keep up her double identity as Lady Whistledown? Or will Colin discover her secret, and call off their hasty marriage? Related Stories Angel Studios film strip VIP+ ‘Sight’ and Upcoming Films Demonstrate Angel Studios’ Tricky Leap of Faith Adolfo Mexican Exhibition Giant Cinemex Set to Bow Berlin Winner ‘Adolfo,’ Another Step in the Consolidation of Emerging Auteur Sofía Auza Part 1 of the season saw Colin coaching Penelope in her search for a husband, with her almost finding love in Lord Debling (Sam Phillips). However, following a steamy scene between the two friends at the end of the first part, Colin proposes to Penelope. It is unclear whether or not Eloise, who has known that Penelope was Lady Whistledown since the end of Season 2, will reveal the truth to Colin and the ton. Popular on Variety Season 3 of “Bridgerton” was split in two, and the four-episode first part was released May 16. The first half scored the largest debut in the series’ history, garnering over 41 million views in the first four days of streaming. Part 2 of the season, which also boasts four episodes, is set to drop June 13. ADVERTISEMENT Watch the trailer below. Dearest gentle reader, the trailer of the second part of Bridgerton Season 3 is here! The show hits Netflix on June 13. Fans of Bridgerton can take a sigh of relief as Netflix unveiled the new trailer of Part 2 of Bridgerton Season 3. It gives a further peak into what the rest of the four episodes of the season has in store. The biggest question is, will Penelope finally tell Colin about her secret identity, that it is she who is Lady Whistledown? (Also read: Bridgerton S3: Polin’s carriage scene steams up Reddit, scores biggest debut ever; ‘was like oooh man') Nicola Coughlan in a still from Bridgerton Season 3. Nicola Coughlan in a still from Bridgerton Season 3. About the trailer Part 1 ended with Colin (Luke Newton) finally expressing his feeling for Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) in the carriage. The new trailer begins with Colin introducing Penelope to his family, much to the shock of his sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie). It is only Eloise, once a close friend to Penelope, who knows that she is Lady Whistledown. “Who needs fresh air when there is fresh gossip?” is how Lady Danbury sums up the current situation. 3.6 Crore Indians visited in a single day choosing us as India's undisputed platform for General Election Results. Explore the latest updates here! Eloise threatens Penelope that if she does not tell Colin about her secret, then it will be her who does it. As preparations for the upcoming nuptials begin in full bang, Penelope has to decide whether she will disclose her identity or save her relationship, because she knows how Colin will react to the truth. The trailer ends on this note of suspense. Fan reactions Reacting to the trailer, a fan commented: “Omg, I dont know why but as I was watching this trailer and as it continued, simultaneously my heartbeat increased gradually! There's so much of high voltage drama! Oufff can't wait for 13th.” A second fan said, “Release it already!” A comment read, “Bring on more of Miss Malhotra.” It was referred to actor Banita Sandhu's character in the show, which marked the official debut of October and Sardar Udham star in Hollywood. Part 1 of the Netflix series based on the book by Julia Quinn released on May 16. An excerpt from the Hindustan Times review of the series read, “Coughlan single-handedly saves the day this season, adding to the sparkle in the amazing creations by costume designer John Glazer. She is certainly the most radiant Bridgerton heroine so far, one who owns, and deserves, every second of the spotlight.” Get World Cup ready with Crick-it! From live scores to match stats, catch all the action here. Explore now!. Get more updates from Bollywood, Taylor Swift, Hollywood, Music and Web Series along with Latest Entertainment News at Hindustan Times. The trailer for 'Bridgerton' Season 3 part two was released on June 3 The story will focus on Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington's love story It will stream on Netflix from June 13 Netflix, on June 3, unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated part 2 of 'Bridgerton' Season 3, and it promises a whirlwind of romance, secrets, and social upheaval. The trailer opens with the surprising announcement of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton's (Luke Newton) engagement. While some celebrate the union, a shadow hangs over the couple. Penelope, the anonymous writer behind the scandalous society paper, Lady Whistledown, grapples with the truth. ADVERTISEMENT Can she keep her double life hidden from Colin, especially as her friend-turned-foe Eloise (Claudia Jessie) threatens to expose her? Watch the trailer below: This season is sure to be one of the most excited seasons. The voice of Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews) teases, "Most seasons of the marriage mart follow a pattern, this season is surely a surprise." The trailer leaves viewers with a tantalising glimpse of the challenges that Penelope will face. Will she confess her secret? Will Colin discover her true identity? And what other scandals will unfold before the season's end? Bridgerton fans don't have to wait long to find out. Part 2 of 'Bridgerton' Season 3 premieres on Netflix on June 13. Prepare the tea, adjust your tiaras, and get ready for another delicious dose of Regency romance and drama. “Bridgerton” cordially invites you to the wedding of Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan). Or does it? In the trailer for Season 3 – Part 2 of the smash hit Netflix series, Colin and Pen’s engagement is the talk of the town — but Penelope’s secret identity as the gossiping Lady Whistledown grows harder to silence by the minute. While lying to Colin eats away at her, there’s also Eloise (Claudia Jessie) to contend with, who issues an ultimatum: Pen must tell Colin the truth, or Eloise will do it herself. Season 3 – Part 1 saw Colin and Penelope rekindle their friendship while helping her find a husband, only for a kiss to reveal Colin’s true feelings to himself. In the midseason finale, he tells Pen the truth before she can be betrothed to Lord Debling (Sam Phillips), culminating in the infamous carriage scene that arguably lit the internet on fire. Along with new footage of the couple in love (MIRROR ALERT), the Part 2 trailer offers glimpses of Bridgerton siblings Francesca (Hannah Dodd), Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), and Benedict (Luke Thompson) all in the middle of their own romantic journeys. There is also a brief shot of shirtless torso — probably Colin’s, for the record. Related Stories Best Thrillers on Netflix The 14 Best Thrillers Streaming on Netflix in June, from ‘Fair Play’ to ‘Emily the Criminal’ Toshiro Mifune in 'The Seven Samurai' Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Seven Samurai’ with a Trailer for the 4K Restoration — Watch It was the first time in two years that fans got new “Bridgerton” (2023 instead saw the debut of Shonda Rhimes’ “Queen Charlotte,” a prequel series that pulled in a passionate audience). The four episodes gained 45.1 million views in just the first four days of release, skyrocketing to the top of Netflix’s Top Ten globally. The premiere even caused a spike in viewership for Seasons 1 and 2, with eager fans rewatching the beloved series or new ones starting from the beginning. IndieWire celebrated the series’ return with an entire “Bridgerton” theme week; click here for a deep dive into the costuming, our analysis of the music, a recap of the New York premiere, a guide to new cast members, our interview with Coughlan herself, and another with showrunner Jess Brownell. “Bridgerton” Season 3 – Part 2 premieres June 13. Watch the full trailer below. Nicola Coughlan shared a behind-the-scenes Bridgerton photo that featured a note with "Sophie" written on it. In her comments, Coughlan quashed rumors that Benedict Bridgerton's love interest Sophie would be featured in season 3 part 2. This theory being put to bed doesn't necessarily mean season 4 won't feature Benedict and Sophie's love story. A major Bridgerton season 3 part 2 fan theory has been put to bed. Every season of the Netflix Regency era romance show adapts a different novel in the book series of the same name by Julia Quinn, though not always in the same order. Although seasons 1 and 2 adapted the first two books, season 3 is adapting book 4, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, which focuses on the burgeoning love between Colin (Luke Newton) and longtime Bridgerton character Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who secretly operates as the pseudonymous gossip columnist Lady Whistledown. An eagle-eyed fan thought they spotted a clue in a behind-the-scenes Bridgerton photo that Coughlan posted on Instagram, which features a note on a mirror that has the name "Sophie" on it. After the user commented "SOPHIE?!?," implying that the image confirmed a theory that Benedict Bridgerton's (Luke Thompson) book 3 love interest Sophie Beckett would be appearing in season 3 part 2, Coughlan responded by saying that "lolll no, that's [Sophie Burton's] makeup station!" Check out a screenshot of the interaction below: A Screenshot of Nicola Coughlan's Instagram Comments Section Will Benedict And Sophie's Romance Follow Colin And Penelope's? This Bridgerton Rumor Being Squashed Doesn't Mean It Won't Happen Though Coughlan has denied this particular theory about season 3 part 2, that doesn't mean that Benedict and Sophie won't be the couple at the center of Bridgerton season 4. There are several important reasons why the show will most likely adapt book 3 next, though the central couple of the upcoming season has not yet been officially confirmed. The most important is the fact that adapting book 5 next would put an even bigger break in the timeline of the novels. Bridgerton book 5, To Sir Phillip, With Love, focuses on the romance of the second-eldest Bridgerton daughter Eloise (Claudia Jessie). While this isn't necessarily an issue given how season 3 has worked book 4 into its ongoing plot, it seems likely that this rift in the timeline was not necessarily desired but created in order to utilize Coughlan and Newton as soon as possible in case either actor decided to leave the show. Key romantic leads have departed after the end of their arcs, particularly both season 1 stars Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor. While Benedict has also been a character since season 1, Sophie has not yet joined the Bridgerton cast. Having both characters from Romancing Mister Bridgerton stay on the show for three full seasons before adapting their story properly may have been a tall order, which may have been what necessitated moving their story forward. However, rushing through books 5 and later would require a bit more of a time jump considering the age of the younger Bridgerton siblings. Thus, it still seems most likely that Bridgerton season 4 will bring Benedict and Sophie front and center, even if the latter doesn't debut in season 3 part 2. Bridgerton season 3 part 2 premieres on Netflix on June 13. Source: Nicola Coughlan/Instagram Bridgerton Season 3 Poster Showing Penelope Featherington Looking into a Mirror Bridgerton Romance Drama WHERE TO WATCH *Availability in US Stream Rent Buy Not available ScreenRant logo From Shondaland and creator Chris Van Dusen, Netflix’s Bridgerton is based on the romance novels of the same name by author Julia Quinn. The series follows the eight Bridgerton siblings, Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth, as they search for love during the social season and navigate life in Regency-era England. Cast Will Tilston , Rege-Jean Page , Ruth Gemmell , Luke Thompson , Isabella Cortese , Martins Imhangbe , Julie Andrews , Phoebe Dynevor , Ruby Stokes , Ruby Barker , Claudia Jessie , Adjoa Andoh , Nicola Coughlan , Golda Rosheuvel , Charithra Chandran , Ben Miller , Jonathan Bailey , Florence Hunt , Polly Walker , Shelley Conn , Joanna Bobin , Luke Newton , Simone Ashley Release Date December 25, 2020 Seasons 3 Streaming Service(s) Netflix Writers Julia Quinn , Chris Van Dusen , Jess Brownell , Abby McDonald , Joy C. Mitchell Directors Tom Verica , Tricia Brock Creator(s) Chris Van Dusen “Bridgerton” is raising the stakes for Penelope, with the remaining episodes of Season 3 threatening her secret identity as Lady Whistledown amid her newfound engagement. In the Season 3 Part 2 trailer, released Monday, news of the engagement between longtime friends Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) spreads like wildfire through the town. Despite being warmly welcomed by the rest of the Bridgerton family after sharing their upcoming wedding plans, Eloise (Claudia Jessie) has her own concerns after keeping Penelope’s secret for months. “Eloise, please do not tell him,” Penelope begs Eloise in the trailer, to which Eloise responds, “He will find out … until he knows the real you, he cannot possibly love you.” Bridgerton READ NEXT 9 Shows Like 'Bridgerton' to Watch While You Wait for Season 3 to Return With ink found on her hands and her whereabouts looking increasingly suspicious, it’s clear Penelope can’t keep moonlighting as the infamous gossip columnist without the knowledge of her betrothed. More importantly, as Penelope considers her future as a wife — which her mother reminds her involves catering to Colin’s dreams — Penelope can’t help but wonder, “what about my dreams?” “Ladies do not have dreams, they have husbands,” Lady Featherington says in the trailer. The trailer for Part 2, which premieres June 13 on Netflix, also teases romantic moments for the other Bridgerton siblings, including Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate (Simone Ashley), as well as Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Lady Tilley Arnold (Hannah New). Netflix unveiled a new batch of images from Part 2 alongside the trailer, which you can see below: Bridgerton Victor Alli as John Stirling, Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton in “Bridgerton” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Victor Alli as John Stirling, Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton Bridgerton Jessica Madsen as Cressida Cowper in “Bridgerton” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Jessica Madsen as Cressida Cowper Bridgerton Adjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury, Daniel Francis as Lord Anderson in “Bridgerton” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Adjoa Andoh as Lady Agatha Danbury, Daniel Francis as Lord Anderson Bridgerton Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton in “Bridgerton” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton Bridgerton Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in “Bridgerton” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington Bridgerton Hugh Sachs as Brimsley, Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte in “Bridgerton” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Hugh Sachs as Brimsley, Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte Bridgerton Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in “Bridgerton.” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington Bridgerton Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in “Bridgerton” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton Bridgerton Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton, Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich, Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich in “Bridgerton.” (Liam Daniel/Netflix) Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton, Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich, Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich

LAND OF WOMAN Trailer (2024) Eva Longoria LAND OF WOMAN Trailer (2024) Eva Longoria © 2024 - Apple TV+ Apple TV+’s Land of Women has dropped its first trailer (above) ahead of its global premiere on June 26. The six-episode dramedy will release the first two episodes on premiere night followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 24. Inspired by Sandra Barneda’s best-selling novel La tierra de las mujeres, Land of Women follows Gala (Longoria), a well-to-do New Yorker who has her life turned upside down when her husband fails to repay a debt to the wrong people. With dangerous criminals searching for her family and now vanished husband, Gala is forced to leave the city with her aging mother Julia (Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter Kate (Victoria Bazúa) to her mother’s hometown in northern Spain—a place that Julia fled 50 years ago—to start life anew and hope their identities remain hidden. But gossip in the charming wine town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths. Related Stories Palm Royale episodic shot of Kristen Wiig and Ricky Martin Kristen Wiig-Led Apple Series 'Palm Royale' Renewed For Season 2 2024 TV premiere dates 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming The dramedy is created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández and is directed by Carlos Sedes. Bambu Producciones produced the series which is executive produced by showrunner Campos, Neira, Sedes, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ben Spector, Sandra Condito and Longoria via her award-winning production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. Watch the trailer above and see new photos below. Eva Longoria and Carmen Maura 'Land of Women' episodic photo. L to R: Eva Longoria, Santiago Cabrera, Victoria Bazúa and Carmen Maura L to R: Eva Longoria, Santiago Cabrera, Victoria Bazúa and Carmen Maura Apple June 4 (UPI) -- Apple TV+ is teasing the new show Land of Women. The streaming service shared a trailer for the series Tuesday featuring Eva Longoria. ADVERTISEMENT Land of Women is a comedy-drama based on the Sandra Barneda novel La tierra de las mujeres. The show follows Gala (Longoria), a well-to-do New Yorker who has her life turned upside down when her husband fails to repay a debt to the wrong people. "With dangerous criminals searching for her family and now vanished husband, Gala is forced to leave the city with her aging mother Julia (Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter Kate (Victoria Bazúa) to her mother's hometown in northern Spain -- a place that Julia fled 50 years ago -- to start life anew and hope their identities remain hidden. But gossip in the charming wine town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths," an official synopsis reads. Land of Women is created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández, and directed by Carlos Sedes. The show is produced by Bambú Producciones and executive produced by Longoria, Campos, Neira, Sedes, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ben Spector and Sandra Condito. ADVERTISEMENT Land of Women will consist of six episodes and have a two-episode premiere June 26 on Apple TV+. The show will mark Longoria's first series regular role since Telenovela. The actress and producer is also known for playing Gabrielle Solis on Desperate Housewives. Read More Spring reading: 10 books being adapted for film, TV 'Land of Women': Eva Longoria series coming to Apple TV+ in June Taraji P. 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No better place to hide from your missing husband's loan sharks than a charming vineyard in Spain. Streaming later in June this summer. Land of Women is a dramedy starring Eva Longoria as Gala, a well-to-do New Yorker, who has her life turned upside down when her husband fails to repay a debt to the wrong people. With dangerous criminals searching for her family and now vanished husband, Gala is forced to leave the city with her aging mother Julia (Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter Kate (Victoria Bazúa) to her mother's hometown in northern Spain called La Muga — a place that Julia fled 50 years ago and vowed never to return — to start life anew & keep their identities hidden. But gossip in the charming town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets & truths. Produced by Longoria's company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. Also with Santiago Cabrera, Gloria Munoz, Ariadna Gil, Layna Sheppard. This looks like a fun time in Spain. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Apple TV's series Land of Women, direct from YouTube: Land of Women Poster Land of Women stars Eva Longoria as Gala, a New York empty nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she's forced to flee with her aging mother (Maura) and teenage daughter (Bazúa). To escape the dangerous criminals to whom Gala’s now vanished husband is indebted, the three women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala's mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. The women seek to start anew & hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths. Land of Women is a series created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández for Apple TV. Written by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Paula Fernández, Marina Velázquez. Inspired by award-winning author Sandra Barneda’s best selling novel "La tierra de las mujeres." Featuring episodes directed by Iris Award winner Carlos Sedes and Ken Biller. Executive produced by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Carlos Sedes, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Eva Longoria, Ben Spector, Sandra Condito. Apple will debut Land of Women streaming on Apple TV+ starting June 26th, 2024 this summer. Looks good? Eva Longoria stars in Apple TV+ crime series Land of Women. Gala's life is upended when her husband's debt attracts dangerous attention. The show premieres with two episodes on June 26 on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ drops the first trailer for crime series Land of Woman, marking Eva Longoria's return to television. Longoria is well-known for her breakout role as Gabrielle Solis in the seminal primetime soap Desperate Housewives, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination. In recent years, the actor has also become well-known for her work behind the camera, whether as a producer on John Wick or directing the biopic Flamin' Hot. Longoria will have a notable presence on-screen in two shows in the coming months. That includes Land of Women, based on Sandra Barneda’s hit Spanish novel La tierra de las mujeres. Apple TV+ has now released the trailer for Land of Women, which will debut the first two episodes on Wednesday, June 26. Check it out below: Consisting of six episodes overall, new episodes will arrive every Wednesday through the finale on July 24. The trailer introduces Longoria's character and previews some comedic struggles ahead, highlighting the adaptation's balance of tones. What To Know About Land of Women Gala Unravels A Lot Of Secrets As She Attempts To Evade Certain People. Gala with her mother in an airplane in Land of Women Given that dangerous criminals are now looking for Gala's family, not to mention her vanished husband, Longoria's character is forced to leave the city with her aging mother and teenage daughter. Land of Women centers on Gala (Longoria), the well-off New Yorker whose life is turned upside down because her husband fails to repay his debts and angers the wrong people. Given that dangerous criminals are now looking for Gala's family, not to mention her vanished husband, Longoria's character is forced to leave the city with her aging mother and teenage daughter. She heads to her mother's hometown in northern Spain, which her mother fled fifty years ago. However, Gala's attempts to start a new life and keep her identity hidden run into trouble once gossip quickly spreads, leading to dark secrets being unraveled and truths coming to life. It perhaps proves that the charming wine town Gala hoped for isn't quite what she expected. The cast also includes veteran performer Carmen Maura as Gala's mother Julia and newcomer Victoria Bazúa as the teenage daughter Kate, with Santiago Cabrera also starring. Collage of new movies and shows on Apple TV RELATED New On Apple TV+: All The Movies & TV Shows Arriving In June 2024 Known for its award-winning original content, the Apple TV+ catalog grows from month to month. Here's everything new on Apple TV+ in June 2024. Land of Women is created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández. Longoria also serves as executive producer alongside the creators. Combined with Longoria's casting in Only Murders in the Building season 4, it will be a packed summer for audiences that loved the actor's breakout role as Gabrielle Solis and her many roles since. Source: Apple TV+ Land of Women TV Show Featuring Eva Longoria, Carmen Maura, and Victoria Bazúa walking down a street with baggage Land of Women (2024) Drama Comedy Land of Women is a comedy-drama series based on the novel of the same name. Forced into hiding in rural Spain due to her husband's legal troubles, a woman and her family delve into the finer details of love, secrets, and survival in a picturesque but difficult new environment. Cast Eva Longoria , Carmen Maura , Victoria Bazúa , Santiago Cabrera Release Date June 26, 2024 Seasons 1 Streaming Service(s) Apple TV+ Writers Ramón Campos , Gema R. Neira , Paula Fernández , Marina Velázquez Directors Carlos Sedes Showrunner Ramón Campos Main Genre Drama Creator(s) Ramón Campos , Gema R. Neira , Paula Fernández Eva Longoria finds herself on the run — and somehow on the hook for millions — in the first look at her TV return on AppleTV+’s Land of Women. “My name is Gala Scott. Yesterday my life was perfect,” Longoria’s character, Gala Scott, says in the official trailer for the miniseries, which dropped on Tuesday, June 4. “At least I thought it was.” As viewers get a glimpse into Gala’s lavish lifestyle in New York City, the protagonist’s world gets turned on its head when two men threaten her life and her loved ones. Gala learns that her husband, Fred, owes these loan sharks $15 million — and they expect to receive it in 24 hours or else they’ll “visit your daughter and your mother.” Fred, however, can’t pay the money back so he tells Gala to leave New York. In the trailer, Gala grabs her mother, Julia (Carmen Maura), and her daughter, Kate (Victoria Bazua), and pretends to be going on a “girls’ trip” to Spain while fleeing from the bad guys. “This is a girls’ trip, no phones,” Gala yells at Kate once they arrive at their destination. When she takes her eyes of the road, she crashes into a tractor leaving the ladies stranded. Even though the tractor driver Amat (Santiago Cabera), who also owns a winery, lets them stay on the property — and seemingly becomes a love interest for Gala — the women are in over their heads. Which TV Shows Are Renewed, Which Are Canceled in 2024-2025? “We’re family and families stick together,” Gala says as snippets of their wild adventure in Spain flashes across the screen. The trailer ends with the loan sharks arriving in Europe, where they find all three ladies. “Is it OK if we open a bottle of wine?” Gala’s mom says in Spanish. “Because I don’t want to die sober!” Land of Women serves as Longoria’s return to the small screen after previously starring on Desperate Housewives from 2004 to 2012 and Telenovela from 2015 to 2016. Eva! Teri! Felicity! ‘Desperate Housewives’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Longoria has since appeared in several miniseries and movies, but the AppleTV+ show will be the longest miniseries she’s completed to date. The actress is also an executive producer on the project, which is inspired by Sandra Barneda’s bestselling novel La tierra de las mujeres and filmed in both English and Spanish. “A New York socialite is forced to flee to a charming Spanish wine town with her mother and daughter,” the logline reads. “She finds herself navigating small-town quirks while also confronting her deepest family secrets — and a pair of bumbling hit men.” Land of Women premieres with two episodes on AppleTV+ Wednesday, June 26. The additional installments will drop one-by-one every Wednesday until the July 24 finale. Get ready for a thrilling mix of drama and humor in Land of Women, featuring Eva Longoria, on Apple TV+. Starting fresh takes on a new meaning in this series set in a Spanish vineyard, exploring themes of identity and womanhood. Land of Women stars Longoria, Santiago Cabrera, Carmen Maura, and Victoria Bazúa. An official trailer has finally been released for Apple TV+'s exciting new series Land of Women starring Eva Longoria as Gala. Dramatic, fast-paced, and hilariously funny, the trailer promises plenty of thrilling action and humorous set-pieces in the upcoming miniseries based on award-winning author Sandra Barneda’s bestselling novel, La Tierra de las Mujeres. Showcasing the best of its central trio of women as they go from a panicked escape to glorious bonding on a wild adventure, the trailer, and likely the series, will be the perfect illustration of the talents of the award-winning Longoria, who also executive produces. Land of Women will debut globally on Apple TV+ on June 26 with two episodes, with new episodes subsequently released every Wednesday through July 24. The dramedy will consist of six episodes in total and will star the likes of Longoria, film and television icon Carmen Maura (Common Wealth) as Julia, newcomer Victoria Bazúa as Kate in her on-screen debut, and Santiago Cabrera (Big Little Lies). 'Land of Women' Promises Secrets Hidden in Gorgeous Plain Sight An enticing tale of deception and action set against the stunning backdrop of a Spanish vineyard, Land of Women has one eye on cinematic beauty and the other on entertaining comedy and drama. Television has long enjoyed a tale of starting afresh, with the move from bustling city high-life to quiet and quaint countryside certainly nothing new. However, there is much more to Land of Women than meets the eye, with the story exploring themes of identity and womanhood among its deep sunset views. An official synopsis of the upcoming series via Apple reads: "Land of Women is a dramedy starring Eva Longoria as Gala, a well-to-do New Yorker, who has her life turned upside down when her husband fails to repay a debt to the wrong people. With dangerous criminals searching for her family and now vanished husband, Gala is forced to leave the city with her aging mother Julia (Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter Kate (Victoria Bazúa) to her mother’s hometown in northern Spain — a place that Julia fled 50 years ago — to start life anew and hope their identities remain hidden. But gossip in the charming wine town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths." A product of Apple Studios, Land of Women has been created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, and Paula Fernández and is directed by Iris Award winner Carlos Sedes. The series is produced by Bambu Producciones and executive produced by showrunner Campos, Neira, Sedes, Iris Award winner Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ben Spector, Sandra Condito, and Longoria via her award-winning production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, founded in 2005 by Longoria to produce film, television and documentaries. Land of Women officially debuts on Apple TV+ on June 26, with the trailer available to watch above. Land of Women TV Show Featuring Eva Longoria, Carmen Maura, and Victoria Bazúa walking down a street with baggage Land of Women Genre Comedy, Drama, Thriller Debut Date June 26, 2024 Land of Women, the six-episode dramedy series from Apple TV+ executive produced by and starring Eva Longoria, will have its global premiere June 26 when the streamer drops the first two episodes. New episodes will follow one per week on Wednesdays. The Apple Studios series, inspired Sandra Barneda’s bestselling novel La tierra de las mujeres and shot in both English and Spanish, stars Longoria as Gala, a New York empty-nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she is forced to flee the city alongside her aging mother (Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter (Victoria Bazúa). Related Stories Headshot of Eva Longoria Eva Longoria Joins ‘Only Murders In The Building’s Season 4 Cast 2024 TV premiere dates 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming ‘Land of Women’ Apple Studios To escape the dangerous criminals to whom Gala’s now vanished husband is indebted, the women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. They seek to start anew and hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths. The cast also includes Amaury Nolasco, Santiago Cabrera, Gloria Muñoz and James Purefoy. Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández created the series, which is directed by Carlos Sedes. It is produced by Bambu Studios, and executive produced by Campos, Neira, Sedes, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ben Spector, Sandra Condito and Longoria via her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. Last year was a big year for Eva Longoria. 2023 saw the release of her feature film directorial debut, “Flamin’ Hot.” The film actually earned solid reviews and established Longoria as a legit filmmaker. Now, she is stepping in front of the camera for her next project, “Land of Women.” READ MORE: Summer TV Preview: Over 35 Must-See Series To Watch As seen in the trailer, “Land of Women” tells the story of a woman who must flee the country with her mother and young daughter. This is because her husband is involved with some shady people and there is the potential for violence. So, the three ladies end up going to Spain and hilarity ensues. The new series stars Eva Longoria, Carmen Maura, Victoria Bazúa, and Santiago Cabrera. “Land of Women” is created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, and Paula Fernández and is directed by Carlos Sedes. The series is based on the novel “La Tierra de las Mujeres” by author Sandra Barneda. “Land of Women” debuts on Apple TV+ on June 26. You can watch the trailer below. Here’s the synopsis: Land of Women stars Eva Longoria as Gala, a New York empty nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she is forced to flee the city alongside her aging mother (Maura) and teenage daughter (Bazúa). To escape the dangerous criminals to whom Gala’s now vanished husband is indebted, the three women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. The women seek to start anew and hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths.

KINDS OF KINDNESS Trailer 2 (2024) Emma Stone, Margaret Qualley KINDS OF KINDNESS Trailer 2 (2024) Emma Stone, Margaret Qualley, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Hunter Schafer, Yorgos Lanthimos © 2024 - Searchlight Pictures SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES DROPPED a full-length trailer for Kinds of Kindness Wednesday, and as is to be expected from a Yorgos Lanthimos project at this point, the film looks funny, unsettling, and above all else, strange. Soundtracked to the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” much like the teaser from earlier this year, the new clip doesn’t give much away for what the movie’s actually about, but it does set the table for the uncomfortable vibes that Lanthimos will likely serve up in his “triptych fable.” The film will have three distinct storylines: A man without a choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman 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, destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader. “Open your eyes, and look clearly at what’s going on around you, we might all be in danger,” Plemons’ character mumbles to Willem Dafoe early in the trailer. At another point, he confides how his partner “asked me to fuck her in my uniform, and then hit me hard.” “We didn’t, obviously, fuck,” he adds. Elsewhere, people are fainting, a body is getting dragged, and Emma Stone is doing a strange dance in a parking lot in front of her car. The final shot is a group of dogs taking a joyride with one of them behind the wheel. Kinds of Kindness marks Lanthimos’ third consecutive film starring Stone, following The Favourite and Poor Things. She was nominated for Academy Awards for her performances in both films, winning Best Actress for the latter. Along with Stone, Plemons and Dafoe, Kinds Of Kindness’ cast includes Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer. TRENDING Phish Fan Banned From Sphere for Taking Bong Rip: ‘No Regrets’ George Clooney Phones White House After Biden Rebukes Wife’s Work on Israel Warrants 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Repeats Same Thrills — and Mistakes — as Season 1 Alex Jones Will Sell Off Infowars to Help Pay $1.5 Billion He Owes to Sandy Hook Families In Rolling Stone’s review of the film following its Cannes premiere, critic David Fear called Kinds of Kindness “just as head-scratching, humiliation-friendly and downright unsettling as those early reputation-establishing works. Maybe moreso.” The movie hits theaters on June 21. The final trailer is released for Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinds of Kindness. The latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos takes a different visual direction, set in the present day with plenty of oddities. Early positive reception and awards buzz suggest that Kinds of Kindness is on track to be a hit with audiences. The final trailer has been revealed for Kinds of Kindness. Kinds of Kindness is the latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos, directly following up his acclaimed 2023 film Poor Things. The movie is a triptych story that pieces together the narratives of three very different groups of characters in intertwined storylines. It features a leading cast including Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer. Kinds of Kindness is set for release on June 21, 2024. Now, Searchlight has released the final trailer for Kinds of Kindness. It begins with Stone’s character driving down a road in a sports car announcing, “This is it.” The scene then transitions to a hospital, where a mysterious procedure appears to be taking place. In another storyline, Dafoe and Chau’s characters interact. Other moments involve a black-and-white dinner table sequence, and a stilted relationship between Plemons and Stone. After a series of rapid-fire shots, the final confounding element of the trailer involves a black-and-white sequence of dogs driving. How Will Kinds Of Kindness Compare to Past Lanthimos Films? Kinds Of Kindness Veers Away From His Most Recent Efforts As in the case with the previous Kinds of Kindness trailer, this clip gives audiences both a lot and a little at the same time. In under two minutes, the trailer inundates viewers with intriguing images and characters, from strange medical facilities to Chau licking a human torso, from start to finish. At the same time, very little is revealed by way of a coherent plot for Kinds of Kindness. This is likely by design, as Lanthimos may be hesitant to reveal the wacky world to be explored in his experimental film. Though similarly off-the-wall, Kinds of Kindness already looks starkly different from Lanthimos’ last two feature films, Poor Things and The Favourite. Those movies, even if Poor Things included fantastical elements, were both period pieces, while Kinds of Kindness appears to be set in the present day. This setting gives a far different visual feel to the 2024 Lanthimos film, stepping outside of the more stylized space in which he had been operating. Lanthimos’ previous present day film, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, still included numerous oddities, so Kinds of Kindness likely will as well. Yorgos Lanthimos and 2 Stills from The Favourite and The Lobster RELATED Every Yorgos Lanthimos Movie, Ranked Yorgos Lanthimos has made several successful movies over the years, though his distinct style means that some were received better than others. Though it has not yet been released widely, the reception to Kinds of Kindness is so far positive. At the time of writing, it holds an 81% on Rotten Tomatoes among 47 critics. It also won an award at Cannes for best actor for Plemons, though it lost the Palme d’Or to Sean Baker’s Anora. With both this early response and the Kinds of Kindness trailer, the Lanthimos film is on a good track. Source: Searchlight Kinds of Kindness 2024 Movie Poster 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 Main Genre Comedy Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos have gotten their butts up and worked, even though these days it seems like nobody wants to. The actor-director duo are back with their second movie in a year, fresh off four Oscar wins for Poor Things, including a Lead Actress award for Stone. Previously, the two collaborated on Bleat (2022) and The Favourite (2019); the newest one, Kinds of Kindness, is a “triptych fable,” the official summary reads, that follows three characters: a man “without choice” attempting to gain control of his life, a policeman reuniting with his wife who was missing at sea, and a woman searching for someone with a special spiritual ability. Below, find all kinds of Kinds of Kindness info, including how the cast reacted to the script, what happens in the trailer, and when it’s coming out. Will it be normal? Most likely not. Lanthimos co-wrote Kinds of Kindness with Efthimis Filippou (The Killing of a Sacred Deer), and all signs suggest that they created an unhinged — or at the very least, incredibly confusing — script. Several cast members shared their initial reactions in a May 6 Vanity Fair piece: “I did not understand what I read — complete disclosure, I did not understand the script,” Hong Chau recalled. Mamoudou Athie also admitted to not understanding it, while Jesse Plemons summed his response up as, “Oh my God. What?” He added that he felt like he needed to read the “abstract and surreal” project’s script “30 more times.” The film is reportedly broken into three parts, respectively titled “The Death of R.M.F.,” “R.M.F. Is Flying,” and “R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich.” Most of the cast play multiple characters across the triptych. “Casting the same few actors in different roles would provide a sense of continuity and unity between the three different stories,” Lanthimos explained to Vanity Fair. “At the same time, I didn’t want the actors to change that much from one role to the next, as that felt like a show-off. We wanted to make slight alterations in the look, energy, and pace of each actor.” What happens in the trailer? Stone drives a car and says “This is it.” Hunter Schafer gets asked to do something (in a morgue). Chau cries. Margaret Qualley is in unflattering black and white. Plemons tells Willem Dafoe he loves him and refuses to be fed steak by Stone. Plemons tells Chau about how Stone asked him to fuck her in his uniform. Joe Alwyn and Athie are there. Overall: The plot of this movie is not particularly legible, but it sure does look like it was made by a freak (compliment!). Who’s in the cast? Emma Stone, a permanent Lanthimos fave, stars as Rita. Jesse Plemons, who just won Best Actor at Cannes for the film, plays Robert. The all-star cast further includes Hunter Schafer, Willem Dafoe, Hong Chau, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, and Mamoudou Athie. If we wanted to be messy, we could point out how awkward this press tour will be for Taylor Swift. We will instead refrain. When is Kinds of Kindness coming out? It will have its world premiere at Cannes in May. For those of us who cannes’nt make it to the film festival, Kinds of Kindness is due to arrive in theaters on June 21. This post has been updated. 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. 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.” Related Stories photo illustration of a megaphone poking out feom football goal posts VIP+ The Ad Market Is Not Ready for the Imminent Streaming Sports Boom exorcist Blumhouse Overhauls 'Exorcist' Franchise Plans, Sets Mike Flanagan to Direct New Movie 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.

ALIEN: ROMULUS Trailer (2024) Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced ALIEN: ROMULUS Trailer (2024) Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced © 2024 - 20h Century Studios "This is our only ticket outta here." It's time!! 20th Century Studios has revealed for the full official trailer for the next new solo Alien film - officially titled Alien: Romulus. Produced by Ridley Scott, and directed by Uruguayan horror mastermind Fede Alvarez, this is taking the franchise back to its roots with one crew on one ship. Set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), this follow a group of young people on a derelict space station, who end up in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe. It stars Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, & Aileen Wu. Fede says it's similar to both of the original movies - with the scariness of Alien and the thrills of Aliens. After the excellent teaser, this is another freakin' great trailer for this sci-fi horror creation! Really playing up the frightening aspects, between the sound design and chest bursters and everything freaky. Take a peek. Here's the full official trailer (+ new poster) for Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus, direct from YouTube: Alien: Romulus Poster Alien: Romulus Poster You can rewatch the teaser trailer for Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus right here, for the first look again. The highly anticipated sci-fi / horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Alien: Romulus, the seventh movie in the Alien franchise, is directed by acclaimed Uruguayan genre filmmaker Fede Álvarez, director of the movies Evil Dead (2013), Don't Breathe, and The Girl in the Spider's Web previously, plus directing on the "Calls" series and many other short films. The screenplay is written by Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues. Based on the characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Produced by Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss for Scott Free Productions and 20th Century Studios. Disney / 20th Century will release Alvarez's Alien: Romulus in theaters worldwide starting August 16th, 2024 later this summer movie season. Who's down? Watch the Official Trailer from Hindi movie 'Alien: Romulus' starring Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, Archie Renaux and David Jonsson. 'Alien: Romulus' movie is directed by Fede Alvarez. To know more about 'Alien: Romulus' trailer watch the video. Check out the latest Hindi trailers, new movie trailers, trending Hindi movie trailers, and more at ETimes - Times of India Entertainment. There’s plenty of hype around Alien: Romulus, the seventh instalment in the Alien franchise and the first entry since 2017’s Alien: Covenant – and now we have a new trailer to drum up excitement even more. Set between the events of the first and second films, Alien: Romulus follows a group of young explorers in an abandoned research facility. "We were talking about, 'How could this be a child of the two?' So we have those heightened moments, but then proper horror," Cailee Spaeny, who plays new protagonist Rain, told Total Film. Director Fede Álvarez added that it's a "love letter to all the other movies". "This is the way this movie works: if you haven’t seen any Alien movie ever, you’ll have a great time," he told the publication. More like this "You won’t feel like you’re missing out on anything. But if you’ve seen one or more – oh, boy, you’ll have a blast. At least, I hope you will! The reality is that it is a standalone story, but it’s filled with references to every movie. It is truly a love letter to all the other movies." The new footage teases plenty of blood, screams and some terrifying Facehuggers. It opens with shots of abandoned corridors as someone yells: "Help! Someone help me, please!" alongside other cries for help. Fans are also given an introduction to Cailee Spaeny's Raines as she appears in the footage holding a pulse rifle and following in the footsteps of Sigourney Weaver's Ripley in the original 1979 Alien film. Read on for everything you need to know about the upcoming movie. Get exclusive film newsletters from our award-winning editorial team Sign up to get alerts for movie news, reviews and recommendations Email address Email address By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. You can unsubscribe at any time. Alien: Romulus release date The film will be released in cinemas on Friday 16th August 2024. It was initially set to release on Hulu, but then got bumped to a theatrical release. Alien: Romulus cast – Who stars alongside Cailee Spaeny? Cailee Spaeny in Civil War crouching down holding a Nikon camera looking towards us in a still from the movie Cailee Spaeny in Civil War. A24 Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) is set to lead the cast as new character Rain. In addition to Spaeny, other cast members include Spike Fearn (Tell Me Everything), Isabela Merced (The Last of Us), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), David Jonsson (Murder Is Easy) and Aileen Wu (Skin). The original 1979 Alien film followed Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley and, speaking about the influence Weaver’s portrayal of Ripley has had on her, Spaeny told Total Film: "I definitely did everything that I could to bring that character to life. Watching Sigourney play that role – she’s part of the changing of the game that those films did." She continued: "I could never be her. But I injected whatever I have in me into that character, and tried to make it three-dimensional – as three-dimensional as possible. So I hope that that’s there, and it comes alive." Alien: Romulus plot – What could happen? Sigourney Weaver stars in Alien (1979) Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Alien. SEAC The movie follows “a group of young people on a distant world, who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe," according to the official synopsis. And if you're wondering what the title means, Álvarez previously confirmed to TotalFilm that it's inspired by the myth of Romulus and Remus. "If people aren’t familiar, it’s the creation myth of Rome. Romulus killed Remus," he explained. "It’s not a siblinghood that went down the right path. [Alien: Romulus] is a film about siblinghood. A lot of the character stories are related to siblinghood." Is there a trailer for Alien: Romulus? Yes, watch below: Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast. The first trailer for Ailen: Romulus is definitely going to send shivers down your spine. Fede Alvarez directs Industry and Rye Lane star David Jonsson, Cailee Spaeny, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu in a film that promises to bring fans back to the feeling of the original 1979 film, with the logline stating explicitly, “Alien: Romulus takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its roots.” “While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe,” the logline continues. That is exactly how the original film started, so it would seem that Alien: Romulus will bring fans what they have wanted since the ’90s–a no-frills horror-thriller with one of the most horrifying and grotesque monsters ever imagined. Along with directing, Alvarez wrote the screenplay with collaborator Rodo Sayagues. The film is based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Scott, who directed the first film as well as Promethus and Alien: Covenant, produces with Michael Pruss and Walter Hill. Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon, Brent O’Connor and Tom Moran executive produce. Alien: Romulus comes to theaters Aug. 16. View comments Terms/Privacy PolicyPrivacy DashboardAbout Our Ads Up next COMINGSOON.net Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown: A Thrilling Return to Xenomorph Horror Jeff Ames Thu, June 6, 2024 at 3:00 AM GMT+5:30·6 min read Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown Credit: 20th Century Studios What a day! What a lovely day! Fede Alvarez revealed the full Alien: Romulus trailer, and it looks pretty friggin’ awesome. The two-minute look gave us Xenomorphs, lots of acids, explosions, zero-gravity battles, and a whole lotta Facehugger action. I’m intrigued. Like, very, very intrigued. Read on to see the aspects of the Alien: Romulus trailer that pushed my hype button past ten. Let’s rock! The Alien: Romulus trailer’s best moments Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown Hadley’s Hope The trailer opens with a shot of what looks like Hadley’s Hope hidden behind blinds drenched in red. At least, I think it’s Hadley’s Hope, as the structure is similar to the main local of James Cameron’s Aliens. Why even show this unless it’s Hadley’s Hope, right? Alvarez has already explained that the picture takes place between Risley Scott’s Alien and Cameron’s Aliens, so perhaps our band of unlucky heroes is part of the terraforming unit that eventually gets infested by the iconic Xenomorph. Are they on the planet when the outbreak occurs, causing them to retreat into space? Or do they leave with a couple of stowaways on board? Or maybe this isn’t Hadley’s Hope but a similar-looking location with no reason to exist besides providing some cheap fan service. Nah, it’s gotta be Hadley’s Hope. Blue haze Speaking of fan service, seeing the weird blue haze return is pretty wild. For those unaware, in Scott’s Alien, Ellen Ripley’s doomed crew happens upon thousands of eggs inside a derelict spaceship on LV-426. The weird light (brought on the production after Scott saw them being used by The Who in a nearby studio) is never fully explained but likely serves as a means to preserve the alien eggs. In the Romulus trailer, the blue light appears on a spaceship within what looks like an Alien Nest. Will the film explain how and why the aliens use this technology? Speaking of the nest, there’s also a great shot of David Jonsson standing beside a metal stairwell, looking at what appears to be a hive shrouded in darkness. If this is indeed the case, it’s a clever way to blend elements from both Alien and Aliens, especially if a Queen appears. Facehuggers In one of the trailer’s intriguing shots, we see Facehuggers emerging from mechanical pods in a flooded room. So, do our heroes stumble upon an abandoned space station crawling with aliens? The vessel “Romulus” bears the Weyland-Yutani Corporation logo, so the former occupants may have been sent to collect specimens from LV-426 and succeeded before something went wrong aboard the ship. When our protagonists arrive, they must contend with a hoard of Xenomorphs, ala Alien Isolation. Moreover, David Jonsson’s character is an android, evidenced by that weird eye trick he does later in the trailer. This begs the question: is he a friend or foe? Does he convince the others to search the Romulus on company orders? In the blue mist shot above, we see him crouching with a canister. Maybe he’s collecting specimens? Either way, if we’ve learned anything from this franchise, it’s never to trust a droid. Also, that shot of the Facehugger trying to insert its, um, thingy in one of the characters’ mouths is very disturbing. We’ve never seen the process up close, and now I’m not sure I ever wanted to. Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown The Aesthetic Alien Isolation fans will note the similarities between the Romulus interiors and the Sevastopol space station where Amanda Ripley battled a deadly Xenomorph. Everything from the walls to the long corridors looks like they were ripped straight from the video game. Plus, kudos to whoever decided to finally bring back the f—ing pulse rifle. I mean, I know it’s not the pulse rifle from Aliens, but it’s close enough in appearance. I’ll take it! Remarkably, Alvarez nails the look and feel of Scott’s classic picture while sprinkling details from Cameron’s epic, notably the sound of a motion tracker and the terrifying alien screams. More than one alien exists on this vessel, prompting the type of adrenaline-fueled action fans have clamored for nearly 40 years. Also, I love the wide tracking shots that look like an homage to Alien 3. In that film, director David Fincher shot several chase scenes from the alien’s POV. I’d love to see the same technique utilized with modern effects. Floating Acid The trailer concludes with a breathtaking scene of Cailee Spaeny gracefully floating through the spacecraft, surrounded by ominous acid splotches. Once again, the film looks absolutely stunning, with the moody lighting effectively capturing the chilling atmosphere of the original two pictures. Romulus appears to be a terrifying descent into Hell. Galo Olivares’s cinematography is simply striking, artfully utilizing heavy shadows and an assortment of colors to convey this horrific adventure. I can’t wait to see this sucker on the big screen. Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown The Xenos Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the Xenomorphs look incredible — frightening but incredible. The final shot gives us a stunning view of a new design that appears to be a hybrid between Ridley Scott’s sleek original and James Cameron’s bulkier version. There’s even a thrilling moment where Spaeny’s character fires a pulse rifle at what appears to be a couple of aliens from behind a metal grate. Will we finally see a Queen again? Will Alvarez lean on the humans-turn-into-aliens plot device Scott employed, or treat them more like insects? Could Romulus be the Alien movie we’ve been waiting for? So far, everything points to yes, but I’ve been disappointed too many times to abandon my skepticism completely. We’ll have to wait until August to find out. I can’t wait! Side note: I still don’t know what Romulus is about. A group of teens head into space and stumble upon an abandoned space station/ship infested with aliens. Carnage ensues. If that’s the plot, I’m good. The franchise needs a reboot, so I am okay with going with a back-to-the-basics approach before (hopefully) venturing into uncharted territory in future installments. I only ask that Romulus delivers the thrills and chills of early chapters and stays far away from Ellen Ripley. I love Sigourney Weaver’s iconic character, but this series needs new blood to sink its teeth into. The post Alien: Romulus Trailer Breakdown: A Thrilling Return to Xenomorph Horror appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. View comments Terms/Privacy PolicyPrivacy DashboardAbout Our Ads Up next Hypebeast Check Out the Official Trailer for ‘Alien: Romulus’ Brycen Saunders Fri, June 7, 2024 at 2:49 AM GMT+5:30·1 min read ?si=6h-U3XKK_T3ycQu6 This past March, the Alien franchise revealed the teaser trailer for its forthcoming title Alien: Romulus. Even though it got fans excited, the visual only offered a slight glimpse at what's to come. Now fans can really get ready for the film as the franchise as 20th Century Studios has released the film's official trailer. "Alien: Romulus takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe," read a description from the entertainment company. In true Alien fashion, the predatory creatures are taking over – terrorizing any human or life form that comes near them. Directed and written by Fede Alvarez with main producer Ridley Scott, the film’s cast sees Caillee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, Isabela Merced, Aileen Wu and more. In addition to Alvarez and Scott, the movie’s producers include Michael Pruss, Walter Will, Elizabeth Cantillon, Brent O’Connor and Tom Moran. Check out the new official trailer in the gallery above. Stay tuned for more information about the new Alien: Romulus, which is set to release in theaters on Friday, August 16. View comments Terms/Privacy PolicyPrivacy DashboardAbout Our Ads Up next Total Film Netflix’s new thriller is a massive hit, with fans and critics calling it “one of the best shark movies ever made” and even comparing it to Jaws Megan Garside Thu, June 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM GMT+5:30·2 min read 106 Under Paris. Under Paris. If you, like us, have been patiently waiting for another worthy shark movie to bite into, then you’re in luck as Netflix’s newest great white thriller is here, and it’s got dazzling first reviews calling it the best shark movie since Jaws. Released on Netflix on June 5, the steamer’s new horror Under Paris is already reeling in positive reactions from critics and audiences alike, and so far stands with an impressive 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes. "Netflix has delivered one of the best shark movies ever made," writes Stuart Heritage from The Guardian, with Jonathan Wilson from Ready Steady Cut writing, "It’s dopey but not stupid, outlandish but not silly, violent but not gratuitous, and serious but not so serious that it isn’t great fun." Some critics even went as far as to compare it to other major movies in the shark horror genre such as Steven Spielberg’s 1975 epic. “Netflix’s new thriller swims rather than sinks as it adds life to a genre that’s been bloodless for far too long,” writes Michael Nordine from Variety, calling it a "shark movie worthy of swimming in the wake of Jaws." NME echoes the enthusiasm by describing Under Paris as "a standalone semi-classic of the genre." But it's not just critics who are loving the fin-tastic film as fans are also raving over Under Paris. "Under Paris has absolutely no right to be as good as it is. This is Creature Feature goodness through and through," tweeted one fan, while another chimed in with, "I love a movie that just doesn’t give a single fuck and goes all in on the over the top. This is what Under Paris does for almost two hours and it was glorious." Check out some more reactions and reviews below. Directed by Xavier Gens, the French film follows a scientist, environmental activist, and river police commander who must join forces and capture a giant shark that has made its way into the river Seine just before the summer 2024 Paris Olympics is about to take place. The movie stars Bérénice Bejo, Nassim Lyes, Léa Léviant, amongst others. Under Paris is available to stream right now on Netflix. For more, see our list of the best Netflix movies, or keep up to date with upcoming movies heading your way this year. View comments (106) Terms/Privacy PolicyPrivacy DashboardAbout Our Ads Up next Digital Trends 3 underrated sci-fi movies on Amazon Freevee you should watch in June Christine Persaud Fri, June 7, 2024 at 5:30 PM GMT+5:30·4 min read A man holding a gun and looking to the right in a scene from Screamers. Triumph Films The best sci-fi movies, particularly sci-fi horror movies, often include indie and low-budget films that fans adore. When it comes to the three underrated sci-fi movies on Amazon Freevee you should watch in June, these are all lesser-known movies that might be exactly what you’re looking for right now. One hails from a story by Philip K. Dick, the sci-fi writer and novelist whose work is behind hit movies like Blade Runner and Total Recall and shows like The Man in the High Castle. Another is a sci-fi comedy starring Rhys Darby with a lighter, more fun tone if that’s what you’re in the mood to watch. All three films can be watched without a subscription, completely free through Amazon’s Freevee service. Screamers (1995) Combining sci-fi with horror, Screamers is based on the Philip K. Dick short story Second Variety, and remains one of his lesser-known works given all the high-profile movies and TV shows his writing has inspired. Set in the future year 2078 on a planet called Sirius 6B, space has become a wasteland following a war between the mining company that once ruled it and a group of former mining and science personnel. Battling with science isn’t easy. These highly intelligent individuals have devised Autonomous Mobile Swords (AMS), AI-powered, self-replicating machines that make a high-pitched noise (that sounds like a scream) to kill soldiers of the New Economic Block (N.E.B.). The N.E.B. members counteract this by wearing tabs that make them invisible to the machines. A story of high-tech, high-stakes battle, some critics applaud the movie, like Brendan Kelly of Variety, who describes Screamers as a “fun, fast-paced, futuristic thriller with enough jolts per frame to keep even the most impatient action fan happy.” If you’re a fan of Dick’s work, Screamers is one of the more obscure sci-fi movies in his arsenal that you might not yet have added to your list but is worth diving into. Stream Screamers on Amazon Freevee. Jack’s Apocalypse (2015) There are so many apocalyptic stories nowadays, both in movies and TV shows. In many cases, those who emerge the strongest are ones who were often discarded or disregarded in the world before. Jack (David Maldonado) is one of those people who finds a courageous strength in the worst of times. An addict who frequently indulges in alcohol, drugs, and sex, the end of the world kicks him into shape. He has no choice but to change his ways, finally face his demons, and come out a better person, ironically just as the world is falling apart. Jack’s Apocalypse is a metaphorical film that flips the concept of the end of the world on its head. It’s mostly the theme of redemption that makes this film so pleasurable to watch. Jack’s Apocalypse provides hope that even when all seems lost, people at their lowest can find their way back. Stream Jack’s Apocalypse on Amazon Freevee. Relax I’m from the Future (2023) Looking for some laughs? This Canadian sci-fi comedy stars Rhys Darby as Casper, a man residing in the 22nd century who can time travel. He decides to go back to the 2020s to get away from his boring and lonely life, hoping to use his knowledge of the outcome of lotteries and sporting events to fund a lavish lifestyle, reminiscent of Biff’s attempt to do the same in Back to the Future Part II. He meets Holly (Gabrielle Graham) whom he ropes into his plans, promising to make them both rich. But Casper needs to tread lightly so as not to disrupt the flow of events that lead to the already played out future. Plus, there’s Doris (Janine Theriault), a law enforcement officer from the future sent to stop people like him. Relax I’m from the Future is pure fun, but it’s one of those underrated movies you probably haven’t heard about. Comically absurd and downright weird, the Toronto, Ontario, Canada-set movie has struck a chord with critics and audiences, alike. Josiah Teal of Film Threat calls it “funny, quotable, and unique,” a solid build on what initially began as a short film. Stream Relax I’m from the Future on Amazon Freevee. View comments Terms/Privacy PolicyPrivacy DashboardAbout Our Ads Up next The Daily Beast ‘House of the Dragon’ Rebounds in Its Shocking, X-Rated Season 2 Nick Schager Fri, June 7, 2024 at 1:30 AM GMT+5:30·5 min read 14 Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/HBO Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/HBO From its theme music and credit sequence, to its costumes and locales, to its lore and themes, to its narrative focus on the ceaseless competition for the Iron Throne, House of the Dragon sought, in its first season, to not simply be a faithful prequel to Game of Thrones, but a veritable carbon copy. Nonetheless, if it got off to a rocky start marred by excessively familiar action and too many leaps forward in time, it eventually found its footing by its finale. In electric fashion, that capper culminated with eye-patched Prince Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) getting revenge on his bastard cousin Luke Velaryon (Elliot Grihault) by chomping him and his dragon in half via his own winged beast, the gargantuan Vhagar. While it may have required 10 uneven hours, the show finally appeared to have found its footing on the ground and in the sky, thereby setting up the savage dragon war destined to dominate the remainder of its tale. Returning to HBO nearly two years after the end of Season 1, House of the Dragon takes true flight from the outset of its superior and stirring second season (June 16 on HBO), diving right into the fallout from that fateful murder with political jockeying and, more calamitously, a series of assassination attempts that compromise any lasting hopes for peace. Over the course of its first four episodes (which were all that were provided to press), showrunner Ryan Condal—aided by co-creator George R.R. Martin and GoT-vet director Alan Taylor, who helms the premiere and phenomenal fourth installment—devises a raft of intricate machinations involving parties who are torn between wanting the best for themselves, their allies, and their houses. He delivers shocking bombshells in spades, and better yet, he stages the franchise’s finest dragon fight to date: a larger-than-life skirmish that results in a death that once again radically rewrites the fate of the seven kingdoms. Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen. Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen. Theo Whiteman/HBO House of the Dragon begins in the north with the Night Watch at The Wall and references to the Starks, but the Song of Ice and Fire—though a relevant prophesy courtesy of the late King Viserys I (Paddy Considine)—is still on the distant horizon as this saga kicks into gear. At King’s Landing, newly coronated King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) has turned out to be a petulant young punk unfit to rule, much to the frustration of his Hand, Ser Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans). As Otto and his daughter Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) patiently try to guide the sovereign toward responsibility and reason, war becomes more unavoidable thanks to Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy), whose grief has fueled her anger over Aegon usurping the throne (with Alicent’s help), and whose shipping blockades have exacerbated tensions between the two kingdoms. Rhaenyra hasn’t lost her burning ambition for the crown, but her sorrow has left her distracted. Her diplomatic caution worries her council advisors, and it also rankles her uncle-husband Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), who endeavors to escalate matters to outrageous degrees—purportedly in order to fulfill his Queen’s wishes, but in reality out of his own cunning self-interest. In every direction, incestuously intertwined characters conspire to improve their stations by manipulating frictions and exacerbating hostilities. Lord Commander of the Kingsguard Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) is a zealously intimate confidant of Alicent, as is club-footed Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), albeit in different devious ways. Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) strives to keep Rhaenyra on solid footing with her supporters as well as takes curious note of the relationship between her husband Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) and the man who saved his life in battle. On both sides of this regional divide, countless schemers start ramping up their calls for wide-scale conflict, putting pressure on the matriarchs tasked with charting their houses’ courses into the future. Of those forces, perhaps none is quite as malevolent as Aemond, whose reserved, steely demeanor suggests that he’s two steps ahead of his rivals in this game—and which makes him, along with Ifans’ commanding Otto, the most compelling of the series’ myriad major and minor players. ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1 Finale: Our Seven Biggest Lingering Questions Although there are numerous threads strewn throughout House of the Dragon, the show’s primary concern remains the difficulties of its two female protagonists—Rhaenyra and Alicent—to avoid bloodshed in a system, and world, dominated by impulsive and greedy men who stupidly see violence as the surest means to achieve their ends. As with every member of the cast, Cooke and D’Arcy have become increasingly comfortable in their respective roles, and their performances are bolstered by scripts that strike a confident balance between introspective character-building drama and wily plotting. Everyone is colored in various shades of crimson-streaked gray, and now that the story has a clear thrust—i.e., the efforts to avoid and/or instigate ruinous war—they’re all substantially more compelling. House of the Dragon’s sophomore run is propelled by a monstrous early fatality and a similarly bold retaliation, and Condal infuses his material with an urgency that was often lacking before. There’s no ignoring that all of this is prelude to a more cataclysmic chapter of this fantasy epic—a notion that’s intrusively emphasized whenever anyone alludes to the Song of Ice and Fire. Fortunately, those moments are rare; the pressing importance of Rhaenyra’s quest for her birthright, and Alicent and Otto’s concurrent maneuvers to maintain Aegon’s claim to the crown, is gripping enough in its own right to distract attention away from the proceedings’ fundamental nature as backstory. It’s no easy feat to elicit passionate engagement with a tale whose real ending is already known, and Condal’s success in that regard is, especially in these episodes, impressive. Spoiler considerations mean that House of the Dragon’s biggest surprises must stay under lock and key for the time being. Still, GoT fans won’t be stunned to hear that the show continues to indulge in gory decapitations, deviant sexuality (including one X-rated brothel scene), and treachery most foul, not to mention out-of-left-field deaths that are designed to shock and thrill in equal measure. And that they do, in the process proving that even when it too closely resembles its legendary predecessor, Condal’s series is a gripping portrait of the eternal hunger for wealth, pleasure, power, and supremacy. Read more at The Daily Beast. Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now. Stay informed and gain unlimited access to the Daily Beast's unmatched reporting. Subscribe now. View comments (14) Terms/Privacy PolicyPrivacy DashboardAbout Our Ads Up next Entertainment Weekly Real soldier who inspired “Saving Private Ryan” actually said Matt Damon's line Wesley Stenzel Thu, June 6, 2024 at 7:30 AM GMT+5:30·2 min read 432 “The Matt Damon character… he said exactly what Uncle Fritz said when they sent him home,” Preston Niland said. Relatives of the family who inspired Saving Private Ryan are reflecting on their late relatives’ legacy. In honor of the anniversary of the Normandy landings, Buffalo’s local CBS station WIVB interviewed members of the Niland family, whose real World War II experience served as the jumping-off point for the classic Steven Spielberg drama. <p>Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett</p> Matt Damon as Private Ryan in 'Saving Private Ryan' Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Matt Damon as Private Ryan in 'Saving Private Ryan' For the uninitiated, the 1998 film follows a group of soldiers who are tasked with retrieving the titular Private Ryan (Matt Damon) after all three of his brothers are killed in action. Screenwriter Robert Rodat came up with the premise for the movie while looking at a monument memorializing soldiers who had been killed in American wars and noticed sets of brothers in the list of deceased veterans. Rodat was also inspired by the story of the Nilands, who were mentioned in Stephen E. Ambrose’s book D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II. Related: Get a first look at Anthony Hopkins' Roman Empire series Those About to Die The Niland brothers — Preston, Robert, Fritz, and Edward — all served in the American military in World War II. Preston and Robert were both killed during the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, while Edward was presumed dead until the conclusion of the war (he actually survived as a prisoner of war in the Pacific Theater and lived until 1984). Since the military assumed Fritz was the only remaining Niland brother left alive, when he attempted to join the 82nd Airborne Division shortly after D-Day, he was informed of his siblings’ death and sent home. David James/Dreamworks Tom Sizemore, Tom Hanks, and the cast of 'Saving Private Ryan' David James/Dreamworks Tom Sizemore, Tom Hanks, and the cast of 'Saving Private Ryan' In an interview with WIVB, Edward Niland’s son Preston said that his uncle Fritz reacted to his dismissal from the military the same was as Private Ryan. “The Matt Damon character — my cousin Catie said — he said exactly what Uncle Fritz said when they sent him home,” Preston said.“‘I am with the brothers I have now. I’m going to stay…’ [he was told] ‘You can’t stay, you got to argue with General George Marshall.'” Related: David Krumholtz reflects on flubbing 2 meetings with Steven Spielberg: 'Just an absolute disaster' After a tumultuous journey to locate Ryan, the movie’s central characters are ultimately infuriated by the titular private’s stubborn refusal to leave his post after they tell him of his brothers’ demise. In the film, Damon as Ryan says, "Tell [my mother] that when you found me, I was here with the only brothers I have left. And that there's no way I was gonna desert them." Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. James Niland, the great-nephew of the Niland brothers, also discussed his family’s legacy with the outlet. “They came together to conquer an unthinkable task and really showed the world that nothing is impossible with the American spirit,” he said. “Those men were legends, and it was a legendary triumph. They’ll live on forever.” Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly. View comments (432) Terms/Privacy PolicyPrivacy DashboardAbout Our Ads Up next Variety ‘The Watchers’ Review: Ishana Night Shyamalan Directs a Glossy Woodland Horror Thriller. The Twist? The Film Is More Promising Than Good Owen Gleiberman Thu, June 6, 2024 at 9:31 PM GMT+5:30·5 min read 16 “The Watchers” is the first film directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan, the 24-year-old daughter of M. Night Shyamalan. Its title refers to a race of spindly ash-gray monsters who haunt an Irish woods, gathering at night around a concrete fortress where the film’s four characters have holed up in a state of semi-permanent refuge. The building has just one room, an entire wall of which is a two-way mirror through which the Watchers peer, all because..they like to watch. At the same time, the title could almost be referring to anyone who will watch this movie with eyes on the inevitable question of how much of a chip off the old Shyamalan block it is. Is “The Watchers” a glossy/clever mystery horror thriller? Yes. Did Ishana Night Shyamalan, whose father is one of the producers, write the movie as well as direct it? Yes (though she adapted it from a 2022 novel by A.M. Shine). Is it derivative of many other movies and tropes? Yes, at least if you count “The Birds,” “The Blair Witch Project,” “Predator,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” and dozens of anonymous night-world creature features. Does it have a twist ending? Yes, though the “twist” goes on for about 20 minutes and seems to include two or three separate twists (which kind of tamps down on the twisty fun of it all). Is I. Night Shyamalan a filmmaker with a future or a one-shot nepo baby? More from Variety Dakota Fanning Reveals the Birthday Gift Tom Cruise Gives Her Every Year Since 2005's 'War of the Worlds': 'He Sends Me Shoes' 'The Watchers': Dakota Fanning, Ishana Shyamalan and Georgina Campbell Reveal How 'Love Island' Helped Shape the Horror Film M. Night Shyamalan and Daughter Ishana Night Tease 'Unease' and 'Suspense' With Dual Thrillers 'Trap' and 'The Watchers' The jury is still out. For a while, “The Watchers” is a reasonably well-made lost-in-the-woods horror movie, one that draws you in like a puzzle whose rules you need to learn (just as the characters do). Shyamalan’s only previous credit is directing six episodes of the Apple series “Servant,” but she has learned her craft. Mina (Dakota Fanning), an enigmatic lass who works in a pet store in Galway, is asked to deliver a talking orange parakeet to a client in Belfast. During the trip, she drives through a sinister forest full of trees with tall straight thin trunks, only to get out and discover that her car has vanished, and that she’s now trapped. In the prelude sequence, we’ve already seen someone get sucked into a hole in the ground of this woods; we also saw a sign that says “Point of no return” coupled with a mysterious numeral (108). Mina soon spies an older woman with white hair who’s beckoning her to come to the house in the middle of the woods. She does, and enters. The white-haired woman is named Madeleine, and she’s kind of the mistress of ceremonies. The Irish actress Olwen Fouéré conjures up the image of Galadriel from “The Lord of the Rings” as played by Sir Ben Kingsley. She’s an impishly imperious den mother of the macabre. Madeleine, a former professor of folklore, lays down the law, and there are plenty of them. At night, the characters must stand in a line in front of the mirror, so that the Watchers can gawk at them. During the day, they’re allowed to go outside, but can’t go past those “Point of no return” signs. They can’t go into the holes (though Mina, at one point, does, emerging with an old bicycle and several other artifacts). Yet even as I was trying to get the hang of the situation, I kept thinking of other, more basic questions, like: Where do the characters sleep? (The only furniture in the room is a red leather armchair and a lamp.) What do they eat? (There’s a reference to hunting, and we see a crow being killed, but the movie doesn’t get more specific than that.) And how do they pass the time without Wi-Fi? Because, you see, they are stuck there and have been for a while. The brash Daniel (Oliver Finnegan) has been in the house for eight months, the more circumspect Ciara (Georgina Campbell) has been there for five months (it turns out her that her husband, John, disappeared — he was the victim in the opening scene), and Madeleine seems like she’s been there forever. She runs the place with an iron hand, so we know there’s more to her than meets the eye. Are these woodland survivors a cult that she’s the secret leader of? Mina has a backstory of trauma, involving the death of her mother 15 years ago. It seems that she was not a well-behaved girl, and that she was acting up in the back seat of the car when her mother, trying to deal with her, smashed into another vehicle. So young Mina was responsible for her mother’s death. The reason this is relevant is that it connects with the backstory of the Watchers. They’re a race of fallen elves (or something), who covet humanity, but the more we learn about them the less interesting they become. That’s in part because they’re envisioned as tall, scaly-skinned beasts who scuttle around with that amplified liquid percussive sound that makes you go, “Oh, it’s Predator!” Not a lot of mystery there. Ishana Night Shyamalan’s direction is mostly fine. Her screenplay is mostly a series of gambits piled on top of one another, adding up to a horror-movie crockpot, one that grows less creepy and effective as it goes along. We don’t have any great investment in the characters, and by the time we discover the bunker hidden under the fortress, where a professor (John Lynch) first went to study the Watchers, the film has begun to grow top-heavy with its mythology. Of course, it’s also a problem that if you’re going to play the busy and derivative mainstream-horror game, you’ve got to deliver, as in jump scares or moments that make us shiver in, you know, horror. “The Watchers” is too restrained for all that; it wants to be a kind of fairy tale. In this case, though, there’s too much impeccable pretension and not enough things that go bump in the Shyamalan night. 20th Century Studios has released the first trailer for “Alien: Romulus,” the upcoming science fiction film in the long-running “Alien” franchise. It is set for a theatrical release on Aug. 16. Directed by Fede Àlvarez, the film takes place between the events of Ridley Scott’s “Alien” and James Cameron’s popular sequel “Aliens.” Cailee Spaeny, who played Priscilla Presley in last year’s “Priscilla,” is set to star in the standalone movie. The plot for the film, which has largely been kept mysterious, follows “a group of young people on a distant world, who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.” In addition to Spaeny, other cast members include Isabela Merced, Archie Renaux, David Jonsson, Aileen Wu and Spike Fearn. Related Stories Eyeing virtual prod VIP+ Virtual Production Market Grows as Average Stage Size Contracts Brie Larson Variety Emmy Extra Edition ‘Lessons in Chemistry’: Brie Larson Says Falling in Love Is Harder Than It Looks on Screen: ‘It’s So Nuanced’ The trailer returns to the horror roots of the franchise, as dark hallways filled with facehuggers await the crew. Several people get jumped by the face-sucking aliens, and one unlucky crew member has their torso invaded by a chestburster — but the trailer cuts away before we can see the gory carnage. There’s also at least one Xenomorph lurking about, as Merced’s character comes face to face with the killer alien at the end. Popular on Variety The original 1979 “Alien” film followed Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, an astronaut whose crew comes face to face with a deadly alien in space. “Aliens” continues the story as Ellen, waking from cryogenic slumber, reluctantly goes on a mission to a faraway space colony to explore another potential xenomorph attack. Subsequent films in the “Alien” universe include “Alien 3,” “Alien: Resurrection,” “Prometheus,” “Alien: Covenant” and the 2004 crossover film “Alien vs. Predator.” Àlvarez, who is known for directing horror films including “Evil Dead” and “Don’t Breathe,” has already shown the director’s cut of “Romulus” to Ridley Scott, who serves as a producer on the film. In conversation with Guillermo Del Toro at the DGA Latino Summit 2023, he revealed that Scott had a positive reaction. “And then he walks into the room and he did say, ‘Fede, what can I say? It’s fucking great,'” Álvarez said. “For me it was like… My family knows it was one of the best moments of my life to have a master like him, who I admired so much, to even watch a movie I made but particularly something like this… and talk to me for an hour about what he liked about it. One of the best compliments he said was, ‘The dialogue is great. Are you the writer?’ Yes!” Watch the trailer for “Alien: Romulus” below. The all new Alien movie is coming up very soon! Alien: Romulus premieres in theaters this summer and the trailer just dropped on Tuesday (June 4), teasing the upcoming sci-fi horror film. Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu all star. Directed and co-written by Fede Alvarez, the upcoming movie “takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.” This is the ninth film in the Alien franchise, which has spanned over 40 years. Alien: Romulus will hit theaters on August 16th. If you missed it, check out the first teaser that was released earlier this year. Alien: Romulus features practical effects for a scarier experience than CGI can offer. The young cast brings fresh energy to the film while still connecting it to the original series. Director Fede Álvarez's new installment in the franchise earns high praise from Ridley Scott. Out-of-this-world terror awaits sci-fi fans in the latest trailer for Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus. Yesterday, an ominous poster featuring a facehugger doing what it does best foretold the coming of today’s drop, which serves as the second teaser for the movie that touches down in cinemas on August 16. This time around, the space crew tangoing with the deadly extra-terrestrials will be made up of actors including Cailee Spaeny (Civil War), Isabela Merced (Madame Web), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), David Jonsson (Industry), Spike Fearn (Tell Me Everything), and Aileen Wu. Spaeny’s Rain Carradine is looking for a ticket out of her unimpressive life in the new trailer for Alien: Romulus. But she’s about to bite off more than she can chew when she finds herself trapped on board a ship destined for destruction. The teaser is filled with plenty of darkly sinister moments as the crew tries to survive their encounters with the creepy crawly critters from another planet. We also get a nice look at a chestburster doing what it does best and some good up close and personal peeks at the practical effects that went into bringing Romulus to life. Acting as the ninth installment in a franchise that has spanned nearly half a century, Alien: Romulus finds its story falling in between the movie that started it all - Ridley Scott’s Alien - and the James Cameron-helmed sequel, Aliens. While technology has come a long way since Scott first dropped his groundbreaking movie in 1979, Álvarez recognized the importance of keeping the special effects as practical as possible, which, in a lot of ways, does so much more for the scare factor than CGI ever could. Turning to those who know the chestbursters the best, the director enlisted the help of those behind the effects of Aliens to help carry the story into the next chapter. What To Expect From ‘Alien: Romulus’ All things considered, Alien: Romulus is shaping up to be the most terrifying installment in the film series yet - and that’s saying something considering the guts and gore pouring out of the last eight movies. And, while the movie doesn’t rely on legacy characters to propel itself forward, there are still plenty of nostalgic pieces that tie it to the films that came before it. From what we’ve gathered from the young cast, they fully understood the assignment in making Romulus just as fresh as it is familiar, with Spaeny previously commenting on living up to the hype of the female lead and following in the footsteps of Sigourney Weaver. While she knows that she’ll “never be” Weaver, the Priscilla and Mare of Easttown star also believes that audiences will fall in love with her character, stating, “I injected whatever I have in me into that character, and tried to make it three-dimensional - as three-dimensional as possible.” Finally, there are the comments from Scott, who has already given the ultimate stamp of approval by calling Romulus “fucking great,” which is as promising of a review as we can expect to get. Check out the latest trailer for Alien: Romulus above and learn everything there is to know about it in our all-encompassing guide. While you wait for one of this summer’s buzziest titles to launch into theaters, you can stream the original Alien now on Hulu. Alien Romulus Film Poster Alien: Romulus Sci-Fi Horror In Alien: Romulus, a crew of space explorers lands on a distant, uncharted planet, only to uncover a horrifying secret lurking beneath the surface. As they delve deeper into the alien environment, they encounter deadly creatures and ancient ruins that hint at a terrifying history. The team's survival becomes a desperate battle against the relentless xenomorphs, forcing them to rely on their wits and technology to escape the nightmarish world. Release Date August 16, 2024 Director Fede Alvarez Cast Cailee Spaeny , David Jonsson , Archie Renaux , Isabela Merced , Aileen Wu , Spike Fearn Main Genre Horror Writers Fede Alvarez , Rodo Sayagues , Dan O'Bannon , Ronald Shusett Studio(s) Scott Free Productions , 20th Century Distributor(s) 20th Century Sequel(s) prequel(s) Franchise(s) Alien

INSIDE OUT 2 Final Trailer (2024) Pixar Animated Movie INSIDE OUT 2 "Sadness Nightmare Wakes Up Joy" Trailer (NEW 2024) Disney and Pixar's #InsideOut2 is coming to theaters June 2024 with brand new emotions! The little voices inside Riley’s head know her inside and out—but next summer, everything changes when Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” introduces a new Emotion: Anxiety. According to director Kelsey Mann, the new character promises to stir things up within headquarters. “Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke, might be new to the crew, but she’s not really the type to take a back seat,” said Mann. “That makes a lot of sense if you think about it in terms of what goes on inside all our minds.” A trailer, poster and film stills are now available for what promises to be the feel-good (or feel-everything) film of Summer 2024. Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. Maya Hawke lends her voice to Anxiety, alongside Amy Poehler as Joy, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Lewis Black as Anger, Tony Hale as Fear, and Liza Lapira as Disgust. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark Nielsen, “Inside Out 2” releases only in theaters Summer 2024. After the successful run of Disney Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’, the second instalment’s release is underway. The first part, released on June 19, 2015, featured Riley and her five major emotions - Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. The upcoming movie features Riley as a teenager with additional emotions and drama. Keep reading to know more. Inside Out 2 Release Date Disney Pixar is all set to release its highly anticipated sequel movie ‘Inside Out 2’ on June 14, 2024, in theatres across the globe. The OTT release date is yet to be announced and the platform will likely be Disney+ Hotstar. Inside Out 2 Trailer Ahead of its release, check out the final trailer of ‘Inside Out 2’ here: Inside Out 2 Trailer Review The final trailer of ‘Inside Out 2’ was released on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on Disney and Pixar’s YouTube and social media platforms. This has left netizens thrilled and brimming with emotions awaiting the movie’s release. Here are a few reasons why you must watch the upcoming Disney movie: Added Emotions The first part of the movie revolved around five of Rilley’s emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. The second one will be spiced up with additional emotions including anxiety and nostalgia. Don't Miss: Soul To Inside Out: 5 Animated Movies That Will Surely Make You Cry A Letter To Teenage Self We all have made mistakes as teenagers, befriending the wrong people, disrespecting our parents, bullying our classmates, and more. We cannot go back in time to reverse the damage. However, ‘Inside Out 2’ can feel like a bandaid on those wounds creating a calming effect on you. Catharsis Teenage emotions are immensely complex and are often misunderstood by our parents and friends. ‘Inside Out 2’ may feel like an emotional catharsis where your younger self will feel understood and healed. Teenage Mental Health Mental health is an essential part of our well-being. However, due to the complicated surge of emotions during teenage, our caretakers often overlook them unknowingly. ‘Inside Out 2’ will highlight the importance of teenage psychological issues and how one can deal with them. 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The trailer shows Riley (Kensington Tallman) struggle with new emotions, including Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser). June Squibb (Nebraska, Good Girls) also joins the voice cast as the emotion Nostalgia. Other cast members include Phyllis Smith as Sadness, Lewis Black as Anger, Tony Hale as Fear and Liza Lapira as Disgust. Disney and Pixar previously shared a trailer for the film in March that showcases Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment. Inside Out 2 is directed by Kelsey Mann and opens in theaters June 14. The film follows news that Pixar has laid off 14% of its workforce, the largest layoff in the studio's history. 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Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is heading to theaters soon! After the worldwide success of the first film, the emotions are back to help Riley navigate her teen years. This time around moviegoers will join Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust as they come to terms with sharing control of Riley with some new and more complex emotions. While headquarters undergoes a sudden demolition to make room for the newcomers our old tried and true favorites find themselves being suppressed. Returning to voice some of our original emotions are Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Lewis Black. As Riley tries to make room for new experiences in her life Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment make themselves known. With new emotions comes some new voice talent! Joining the cast this time around are Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, and Yvette Nicole Brown. Inside Out 2 is directed by Kelsey Mann with Mark Nielsen serving as producer. Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera, and Dan Scanlon lead as executive producers. Inside Out 2‘s screenplay was written by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein with the story done by Mann and LeFauve. With music by Andrea Datzman, this film is sure to have all the charm and heartfelt emotion as the original. Inside Out 2 releases exclusively in theaters on June 14th. Make sure to watch the final trailer below! June is here, and Disney is gearing up for its first big animated feature of the year, Inside Out 2. People have been pretty excited about this film, but there is also a level of trepidation about it. It got even worse when an article about Pixar said they would be moving away from films like Turning Red, Luca, and Elemental because they don't seem to be connecting with audiences to focus on more IP-driven stories. However, Pixar is a studio that was greatly impacted by the pandemic, with three features pushed to streaming, and those features are being cited as reasons why the studio needs to shift its creative vision. If IP-driven works were the solution, Lightyear would have been the film that brought the studio back. It wasn't, though; Elemental was the thing that breathed some life back into Pixar on the big screen; it was just a slow burn that took a couple of weeks instead of having a massive opening weekend. The whole thing was depressing to read, and it almost soured Inside Out 2 just because it is now emblematic of this new Pixar ethos, even though the film was in development long before this decision was made. The worst part is that there is no winning here. If Inside Out 2 doesn't do well, Pixar could be in trouble just in general, but if the film does well, it's "proof" that focusing on recognizable IP is the way forward. The final trailer is out, and the film still looks really good, but to see Pixar struggling like this and moving away from what made it one of the best studios out there might be the most depressing coming out of a summer blockbuster season that has just started. Inside Out 2: Final Trailer Teases A "Feel Everything" Movie INSIDE OUT 2 – FEELING ENVY – In Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2," Envy may be small, but she sure knows what she wants. She's perpetually jealous of everything everyone else has, and she's not afraid to pine over it. Envy's wishful thinking and fascination with the newest, coolest thing pulls her attention in all directions and longs for what Riley doesn't have. Featuring Ayo Edebiri as the voice of Envy, "Inside Out 2" releases only in theaters June 14, 2024. © 2024 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. Inside Out 2: Summary, Cast List, Release Date Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone. Maya Hawke lends her voice to Anxiety, alongside Amy Poehler as the voice of Joy. The voice cast also includes Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, Kensington Tallman, Lilimar, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Grace Lu, Yvette Nicole Brown, Sarayu Blue, Flea, Ron Funches, Dave Goelz, James Austin Johnson, Bobby Moynihan, Frank Oz, Paula Pell, Paula Poundstone, John Ratzenberger, Kendall Coyne Schofield, June Squibb, Kirk Thatcher, and Yong Yea. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark Nielsen, Inside Out 2 releases only in theaters on June 14, 2024. The little voices inside your head know you inside and out — and they’ve returned. Here is the 90-second first teaser for Inside Out 2, Disney and Pixar’s sequel to their 2015 toon that was a global smash. Have a look above, and see the new key art poster below. The scene is set as alarms shatter a quiet morning in Riley’s head: It’s “demo day” in there — complete with wrecking ball, deconstruction crew (crüe?) and Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” blaring. Seems our hero is turning 13, an a new emotion has arrived: Anxiety. Carrying baggage, of course. Related Stories Walt Disney World Disney & Florida Planning New Development Agreement Worth Up To $17B, Would Add 5th Park At Walt Disney World Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds as 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Disney EMEA Boss Reveals UK Production Spend Over Past Five Years The original Inside Out followed Riley (Kaitlyn Dias), a young girl who is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, with her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) – then coming into conflict as to how to best navigate a new city, house, and school. Maya Hawke voices Anxiety, joining Inside Out veterans Poehler, Smith, Black. Franchise newcomers Tony Hale and Liza Lapira take over the respective roles of Fear and Disgust. Inside Out premiered Out of Competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, grossing nearly $859M worldwide upon its June 2015 release. Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen directed that pic, which they scripted with Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley later went on to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, also landing a nom for Best Original Screenplay. It also won the top prize at the Annie Awards. Docter initially pushed back on the idea of a sequel to the pic, reaffirming his commitment to making original films. But the three-time Oscar winner relented, and Inside Out 2 was confirmed at Disney’s D23 event last year. Pixar veteran and first-time helmer Kelsey Mann takes over the directing reins, and the pic’s exclusive theatrical run launches June 14. The first trailer for Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” was released this morning. There’s four new characters added into the mix this time around, including Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke. The other three are Embarrassment, Ennui and Envy. A possible Cannes bow is in play for this one. Since 2016, writer-director Pete Docter has been assembling ideas for an “Inside Out” sequel. Disney officially began the development with the D23 Expo announcement. Kelsey Mann took over as the sequel's director and implemented Docter's ideas. No Docter directing could be seen as a red flag, but we’ll see what kind of life Mann injects into this one. Also, original writers Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen are not part of the writing team for the sequel. Meg LaFauve, who co-wrote the first one with Docter and Del Carmen, is now the sole writer for the sequel. 2015’s “Inside Out” was the last great movie released by Pixar, although some could make the argument that 2017’s “Coco” and/or 2020’s “Soul” also attained some kind of greatness. Fixing Pixar should be top priority at Disney. Firstly, they dumped their movies straight to Disney+ during the pandemic, which devalued the brand and trained audiences to ignore their theatrical releases. Add to that the issues they’ve had on the creative side, none of their recent releases have really quite hit the cultural zeitgeist since 2017’s “Coco.” The inventive nature of the older classics is gone. It’s all surface-level stuff now. They are making overstylized films with none of the risk-taking involved. The last several movies have been nothing more than cynical attempts to hit specific emotional buttons. Hopefully “Inside Out 2” is the one that puts Pixar back on track. “Inside Out 2” is scheduled for release on June 14, 2024. The final Inside Out 2 trailer shows Riley repressing emotions in day-to-day conversations. The Nostalgia emotion, previously cut, makes an appearance in the trailer. The trailer hints at the possibly increased roles of emotions in the parents' brains in Inside Out 2. The final trailer for Inside Out 2 gives a look into the chaotic world of Riley’s inner thoughts. Tracking Riley throughout her early teen years, the Inside Out sequel introduces a whole host of new emotions to the team, including Ennui, Anxiety, Envy, and Embarrassment. Embodying these new emotions are the vocal talents of Adèle Exarchopoulos, Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, and Paul Walter Hauser, who join a cast that includes Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, and Liza Lapira. Inside Out 2 is set for release on June 14. Pixar has now released the final trailer for Inside Out 2. Check it out below: The trailer begins with a scene featuring Riley’s parents asking her how camp was, to which she responds, “It was good,” while her emotions are swirling around in her brain, caught in some kind of vortex. Inside her mom’s brain, Anger is highly concerned that those words are the only description the parents get, while her dad is much more mellow. From there, the trailer explores what to come in Inside Out 2 with the new emotions, while also teasing several new locations. The Final Inside Out 2 Trailer Gives a Better Look At Several Hinted Elements New Emotions & Riley's Complicated Inner Thoughts Are Shown This Inside Out 2 trailer does the best job of any trailer yet at displaying how Riley is repressing her emotions. In previous trailers, this was physicalized by the literal bottling up of Joy, Fear, Anger, Sadness, and Disgust. Now, the opening scene shows how this bottling manifests in Riley’s day-to-day conversations. In this case, Riley's internal struggle, as great as it may be, is kept exactly that: internal. While she tells her parents very little and keeps a stoic expression, her emotions are in a literal whirlwind. A brief appearance from the Nostalgia emotion is also a notable element of this Inside Out 2 trailer. Throughout the promotion of the movie, the film’s creators have revealed that there were numerous emotions left on the cutting room floor in Inside Out 2. Recent concept art from Pixar revealed Nostalgia to be one of those emotions, appearing as an old lady in a similar form to what is seen in the trailer. While not getting copious screen time, this is one scrapped emotion who will actually see the light of day in Inside Out 2. The Inside Out 2 trailer also features several cuts to the emotional systems in Riley’s parents’ brains. These internal worlds were casually placed in the first Inside Out, though they were not a main focus. In this trailer, they are more emphasized. This begs the question as to how much these other characters’ emotions will be incorporated into Inside Out 2. If their presence is increased, this could lead to fascinating new character dynamics in the Pixar sequel. Source: Pixar Inside Out 2 Poster Showing Joy and the Other Emotions Squished Together Inside Out 2 Adventure Comedy Animation Inside Out 2 is the sequel to the 2015 original film, which starred a young girl named Riley with a head full of emotions. - literally. With Amy Pohler as Joy, Bill Hader as fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, and Lewis Black as Anger, the all-star cast brought to life the emotions that adolescents face as they grow, change, and adapt to new situations. This sequel, currently in development, will bring Amy Pohler back as Joy, with Riley, now a teenager. Director Kelsey Mann Release Date June 14, 2024 Studio(s) Disney Distributor(s) Disney Writers Meg LeFauve Cast Amy Poehler , Tony Hale , Maya Hawke , Liza Lapira , Lewis Black , Phyllis Smith , Diane Lane Franchise(s) Disney prequel(s) Inside Out With little more than a week until the release of Inside Out 2, Disney/Pixar have released one final trailer! The film once again goes inside the mind of Riley, only now she’s a teenager experiencing brand new emotions that the established ones aren’t ready to handle, such as Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy, and Ennui. Here’s the synopsis: Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. Maya Hawke lends her voice to Anxiety, alongside Amy Poehler as the voice of Joy. The voice cast also includes Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Tony Hale and Liza Lapira. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark Nielsen, “Inside Out 2” releases only in theaters June 14, 2024. The voice is huge and includes Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser, and Yvette Nicole Brown. Pixar has been focusing on established brands over the last few years and that has led some to say the company is on a downturn creatively. Inside Out wasn’t the most obvious movie to need a sequel, so it’ll be interesting to see how this lands with audiences. TAGSamy poehlerInside Out 2Kelsey Mann Travis Hopson Travis Hopson https://punchdrunkcritics.com Travis Hopson has been reviewing movies before he even knew there was such a thing. Having grown up on a combination of bad '80s movies, pro wrestling, comic books, and hip-hop, Travis is uniquely positioned to geek out on just about everything under the sun. A vampire who walks during the day and refuses to sleep, Travis is the co-creator and lead writer for Punch Drunk Critics. He is also a contributor to Good Morning Washington, WBAL Morning News, and WETA Around Town. In the five minutes a day he's not working, Travis is also a voice actor, podcaster, and Twitch gamer. Travis is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association (CCA), Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), and Late Night programmer for the Lakefront Film Festival. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Inside Out 2 ‘Inside Out 2’: Dolby Cinemas Exclusive Poster Has Riley’s Emotions Taking Up A Lot Of Headspace Inside Out 2 ‘Inside Out 2’ Teaser Introduces Some Anxiety Into The Mix On Game Day ‘Inside Out 2’ Trailer: Pixar Sequel Introduces Anxiety, The Newest Of Teen Riley’s Emotions

MOANA 2 Trailer (2024) Disney Animated Movie MOANA 2 Trailer (2024) Disney Animated Movie © 2024 - Disney The Moana 2 trailer breaks a Disney record with 178 million views in 24 hours, surpassing Inside Out 2, Frozen 2, and Incredibles 2. The sequel to the 2016 film follows Moana and the demigod Maui on a new quest to protect her island, unveiling ancestral secrets and ocean magic. Dwayne Johnson and Auli'i Cravalho return for Moana 2, set to release on November 27, 2024. The new trailer for Moana 2 shatters Disney's record for most views in 24 hours for an animated movie. The highly anticipated sequel releasing in November sees Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson reprising their roles as Moana and the demigod Maui from the beloved first film. The story was originally going to be a Disney+ sequel series but ultimately took on the form of a full-length theatrical film now known as Moana 2. According to Deadline, the Moana 2 trailer received 178 million views in the 24 hours since its online debut, beating out the previous records held by Inside Out 2, Frozen 2, and Incredibles 2. This means it became Disney's most-watched trailer for an animated movie. Viewership numbers were collected from YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. In addition to the staggering number of online views, the trailer has been met with mostly positive reception and enthusiasm for the upcoming sequel. Movie Trailer Views in First 24 Hours Moana 2 178 million Inside Out 2 157 million Frozen 2 116 million Incredibles 2 113 million _Imagery-from-Moana-2-1 RELATED Why Moana Looks So Different in Moana 2 The recent Moana 2 teaser trailer offers a glimpse at the franchise’s leading character, Moana, who looks much different after the first film. Moana 2 Should Be Disney Animation’s Biggest Thanksgiving Box Office Hit Since 2019 Disney's Recent Thanksgiving Releases Have Been Disappointing. Between Moana 2's trailer being an immediate success and it being a long-awaited sequel to one of Disney's most popular movies from the past decade, it should easily be the studio's highest-grossing Thanksgiving release since Frozen II. Moana 2's record-breaking trailer viewership bodes well for its theatrical performance, a welcome sign for Disney after their animated films have struggled at the box office in recent years, particularly for Thanksgiving releases. Disney's 2019 Thanksgiving release, Frozen II, performed exceptionally well, generating over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Theaters were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic during Thanksgiving 2020, and the 2021-2023 Thanksgiving releases all underperformed. Movie & Release Year Worldwide Box Office Frozen II (2019) 1.453 billion Encanto (2021) 256.8 million Strange World (2022) 73.6 million Wish (2023) 255 million Strange World and Wish were critical and financial disappointments for Disney, and while Encanto became a cultural phenomenon, this only occurred after it debuted on Disney+, with the film only earning a $96.1 million domestic gross. Between Moana 2's trailer being an immediate success and it being a long-awaited sequel to one of Disney's most popular movies from the past decade, it should easily be the studio's highest-grossing Thanksgiving release since Frozen II. As for whether Moana 2 can surpass Frozen II's 1.4 billion office success, that is difficult to assess at this point. The trailer performances are in Moana 2's favor, but the box office has generally been down from where it was before 2020. The best asset to Moana 2's box office will be good word of mouth, which helped Pixar's Elemental make a box office comeback and could give Moana and Maui's return to the big screen the edge needed to shatter more Disney records. Moana is streaming on Disney+. Moana 2 releases in theaters on November 27, 2024. Source: Deadline Moana 2 Film Teaser Poster Moana 2 NOT YET RATED Animation Adventure Moana embarks on a thrilling new quest to safeguard her island from an emerging ancient threat. With the demigod Maui by her side, along with her trusted companions, she navigates treacherous waters and explores mysterious new lands. Along the way, Moana uncovers hidden truths about her ancestors and deepens her understanding of the ocean's magic. Director Dave Derrick Jr. Release Date November 27, 2024 Studio(s) Walt Disney Pictures , Walt Disney Animation Studios Distributor(s) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Runtime 107 Minutes Franchise(s) Disney prequel(s) Moana Where To Stream Disney Plus ‘Moana 2’ Sets a Record as Disney’s Biggest Animated Trailer Launch in History There’s just no telling how far she’ll go. On Wednesday, Walt Disney Animation Studios debuted the teaser trailer for the highly anticipated feature film Moana 2—starring Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson as Moana and Maui, respectively—across Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and YouTube. The first look at the sequel to the 2016 musical adventure set a record for the biggest animated trailer launch in Disney history, receiving 178 million views in 24 hours, surpassing Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 (157 million views in 2023), Disney’s Frozen 2 (116 million views in 2019), and Disney and Pixar’s Incredibles 2 (113 million views in 2017). “Moana remains an incredibly popular franchise,” Bob Iger, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company, said when the sequel was announced in February. “And we can’t wait to give you more of Moana and Maui when Moana 2 comes to theaters this November.” As a testament to the enduring love for Moana‘s characters, music, and story, the 2016 film was the most streamed movie across all platforms in 2023, according to Nielsen. Opening only in theaters on November 27, 2024, Moana 2 reunites Moana and the demigod Maui three years after the events of the first film for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, Moana 2 features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa’i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. The first trailer for Disney's Moana 2 is out, sharing a glimpse of Moana and Maui's new thrilling adventures. The makers announced the sequel in February 2024 as a Disney+ series before being transformed into a feature movie. The titular character is set to move on a journey to distant lands and will face some new dangers in their animated adventure. Dwayne Johnson revealed the trailer Dwayne Johnson shared the first trailer on his official X (formerly known as Twitter) account showing Moana’s new ventures into uncharted waters to reconnect her people with their ancestors. The trailer gives a preview of the glowing whale sharks, ancient whales and Maui's return. This season will offer a grand adventure for Moana who will be seen travelling with many people. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp Watch the first trailer here: Adventure at the sea The trailer does not reveal much about the plot but gives a peek into all the fun and action packed in the second chapter. It shows Moana setting off for another thrilling sea adventure after discovering the call from her ancestors. The adventure will reveal a new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. The visuals display gorgeous water animation including Moana's shot while floating in front of a whale shark. The trailer concludes when Maui triumphantly arrives on Moana's boat and in a reference to the plot of his previous movie, questions her "Why didn't you bring the pig last time?" When will Moana 2 be released in India? Moana 2 will hit theatres in India on November 29. The global release of the animated movie is scheduled for November 27, 2024. About Moana 2 The animated movie is written and directed by David G. Derrick Jr, starring Auliʻi Cravalho as Moana and Dwayne Johnson as Maui. Originally, the project was made as a television series before being reproduced as a theatrical sequel. The makers earlier released the official poster for Moana 2 showing Maui's fish hook on the beach with Moana in the background. It is produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 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Disney debuted the first trailer for "Moana 2," the highly anticipated sequel to the 2016 animated hit on Wednesday. Auli'i Cravalho returns as the voice of Moana, while Dwayne Johnson is again voicing Maui. The teaser is light on plot but shows Moana setting off for another adventure at sea after discovering a call from her ancestors to "sail to new skies and reconnect our people across the entire ocean." The new footage shows off the sequel's gorgeous water animation, including with a stunning shot of Moana floating in front of a whale shark. Moana's rooster Heihei and pig Pua are both back in the trailer. But this time, Pua seems to be joining Moana on the journey after fans questioned the decision to have the pet stay behind in the original film despite appearing prominently on the poster. At the end of the teaser, Johnson's Maui triumphantly arrives on Moana's boat — and, in a meta reference to the plot of the first movie, asks, "Why didn't you bring the pig last time?" Watch 'Moana 2' trailer Disney confirmed in February that a "Moana" sequel was in the works and set for release later this year, which came as a surprise considering animated sequels are typically announced years in advance. It was originally set to be a Disney+ original streaming series before being reworked into a feature film instead. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "We were impressed with what we saw, and we knew it deserved a theatrical release," Disney CEO Bob Iger said during a February earnings call. In the original film, Moana leaves her home, the island of Motunui, to adventure across the sea with help from Maui, a shape-shifting demigod. The movie was a hit for Disney in 2016, grossing $687 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. Per Nielsen, it was also the most-viewed film on any streaming service in 2023, surpassing new releases like "The Super Mario Bros Movie." Auliʻi Cravalho returns as the voice of Moana in "Moana 2." For Disney, much is riding on the success of "Moana 2" after several of the company's recent animated films, including "Wish," "Strange World" and "Lightyear," flopped in theaters. See the official poster for 'Moana 2' Before the trailer's release, Disney debuted the first official poster for "Moana 2," which shows Maui's fish hook on the beach with Moana in the background. 'Moana 2' plot: What is the sequel about? In "Moana 2," Moana receives an "unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors" and must "journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced," Disney previously shared. Join our Watch Party!Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox The studio also described the film as an "expansive new voyage" that will feature Moana, Maui and a "brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers." It takes place three years after the previous film, Disney says. Dave Derrick Jr. directs the sequel, taking over for John Musker and Ron Clements. When will 'Moana 2' be released? "Moana 2" is set to hit theaters on November 27, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The original "Moana" was also released on Thanksgiving weekend. Get the Daily Briefing newsletter in your inbox. The day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events. Delivery: Daily Your Email Notably, the film shares a release date with "Wicked," setting up a box office face-off between two highly anticipated musicals aimed at families. Will there still be a live-action 'Moana'? "Moana 2" isn't to be confused with a separate live-action remake of "Moana," which is also on the way. The live-action "Moana" was announced in 2023, before it was known that the animated film would receive a sequel. Johnson is returning as Maui in the live-action rendition, although Cravalho will not be playing the title character. No casting for Moana in the remake has been announced. Dwayne Johnsonreveals 'Moana' live-action remake: 'This story is my culture' "I'm deeply humbled and overcome with gratitude to bring the beautiful story of Moana to the live-action big screen," Johnson said last year. "This story is my culture, and this story is emblematic of our people’s grace and warrior strength." On May 25, Johnson shared a video of himself recording the song "You're Welcome" for the "Moana" remake and revealed that production will begin in the fall. The film is scheduled for release in July 2026. What other Disney animated sequels are in the works? Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors that the studio is leaning more into sequels going forward. In addition to "Moana 2," other Disney animated sequels on the way include "Inside Out 2," "Zootopia 2," "Toy Story 5" and "Frozen III." "Inside Out 2" hits theaters on June 14, while "Zootopia 2" is scheduled for 2025, and "Toy Story 5" and "Frozen III" will both hit theaters in 2026. It’s looking like Disney will make a big comeback at the Thanksgiving box office: Their Moana 2 trailer which dropped Wednesday has become the studio’s most watched ever for an animated movie, clocking 178M views in 24 hours. That traffic sails by previous record holders Inside Out 2 (157MM) and Frozen 2 (116MM). The figure also comes in above Pixar’s Incredibles 2 (113MM). Views are solely from online across TikTok, YouTube, X, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. There were very positive reactions for the animation, love of the original film and character fanship. Moana, Maui, and Pua were standout characters with audiences calling out how Moana is one of their favorite Disney characters of all-time. All this is very good considering this was a project originally conceived as a Disney+ series that the studio flipped to the big screen. Related Stories 'Moana 2' at CinemaCon You're Welcome, Exhibs: Dwayne Johnson Turns Up At CinemaCon To Show Off 'Moana 2' Auli'i Cravalho back for 'Moana 2' 'Moana 2': Auli'i Cravalho Is Definitely Returning To Disney Sequel Pic is directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, Moana 2 features music by Grammy winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foaʻi, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. In the sequel, after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Dwyane Johnson reprises the voice of demigod Maui, while Auli’i Cravalho is back as the voice of the title role. As a testament to the love for Moana’s story and characters, the original film, which came out in 2016, was the most streamed movie across all platforms in 2023, per Nielsen. Moana 2 hits theaters on Nov. 27. ‘Moana 2’: Disney Reveals New Teaser Trailer Moana voyages back to the big screen this November in the all-new feature film starring Auli‘i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson as Moana and demigod Maui. Opening only in theaters Nov. 27, 2024, Walt Disney Animated Studios’ Moana 2 reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, Moana 2 features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foaʻi, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. What can we say except thank you, because Walt Disney Animation has officially revealed that Moana 2 is on the way after a shocking announcement. One of the best projects by Disney in recent years, 2016's Moana was widely praised as a breathtaking animated adventure. Complete with stunning animation, lovable characters, and catchy songs, it's no wonder why the film received two Academy Award nominations. Audiences everywhere instantly fell in love with the Polynesian-inspired world of Moana, with Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) herself seamlessly entering the lexicon of iconic Disney Princesses (even though she's not entirely fond of being called a princess). Raking in nearly $700 million at the box office, it didn't take long for plans of expansion within the world of Moana to begin. In 2020, Disney announced that a new television series was in development based on Moana, though news on that project has been pretty mild since. In 2023, Dwayne Johnson and Disney surprised everyone by announcing that a live-action reimagining of Moana was in the works, despite the original film not even being a decade old. A live-action version of the beautiful oceanic world of Moana sounds excellent and all, but there were surely some fans out there who would prefer a continuation of the original movie rather than a remake. Thankfully, as if they were wishing upon a star, their wish has come true. Earlier in February 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the previously announced Moana series was being turned into a feature film with Moana 2. Usually, when Disney announces new animated movies, their development takes several years. For example, we probably won't see the already announced Frozen 3 or Toy Story 5 until late 2025 at the earliest. However, with the announcement of Moana 2, we learned that we'll be reuniting with Moana and her friends and family much sooner than you might think. To learn more about Disney's anticipated sequel and its cast, trailer, release date, and more, here is everything we know so far about Moana 2. Editor's Note: This piece was updated on May 29, 2024. Moana 2 Film Teaser Poster Moana 2 Animation Adventure Moana sets out on another daring voyage, venturing into uncharted territories to save her island from a looming ancient danger. Joined by the demigod Maui and her steadfast friends, she braves perilous seas and encounters new allies along the way. Her quest leads to revelations about her ancestors and deeper insights into her bond with the ocean. Release Date November 27, 2024 Director Dave Derrick Jr. Cast Auli'i Cravalho , Dwayne Johnson , Alan Tudyk Main Genre Animation Writers Dave Derrick Jr. Studio(s) Walt Disney Pictures , Walt Disney Animation Studios Distributor(s) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures prequel(s) Moana Franchise(s) Disney Expand Does 'Moana 2' Have a Release Date? Moana playing the drums in Moana 2 Image via Disney As we said, you will not have to wait long for the highly anticipated sequel. Moana 2 is currently set to hit screens everywhere by the end of 2024, with an official release date on Wednesday, November 27, right before Thanksgiving. Currently, the feature film adaptation of Wicked is set to release on the same day. Where Can You Watch 'Moana 2'? Moana standing next to the sail on a sailboat, looking out at an island during sunset.Image via Disney While the initially planned series was set to premiere on Disney+, the reworked project of Moana 2 will be releasing exclusively in theaters this holiday season. Once the film's theatrical run concludes, Moana 2 will almost undoubtedly become available to stream on Disney+ (or whatever streaming service takes its place following the upcoming Disney+ and Hulu merge). Does 'Moana 2' Have a Trailer? Following the film's surprise announcement, Disney also dropped a brief sixteen-second teaser trailer for Moana 2. All the trailer shows is a beautiful island in front of a gorgeous sunset. The iconic character of Moana steps on the island's sandy beach and blows into a conch shell, all while some beautiful music plays in the background. The teaser ends with a title card, the November release date, and an excited yell that almost undoubtedly belongs to Moana's demigod companion, Maui (Dwayne Johnson). Disney also released an early still from the film. It shows Moana, Maui, her animal companions Pua and Heihei, and some other characters riding their boat alongside a massive whale shark. Walt Disney Animation released a second trailer for Moana 2 on May 29, 2024, and while it also still feels very much like a teaser, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from the new movie. It appears that Moana is exactly where we left her, with her still exploring the world's oceans. The new teaser features plenty of notable moments, including the return of the coconut Kakamora pirates and the long-awaited reunion between Moana and Maui. Look closely, and you might catch a glimpse at what appears to be a younger Maui, perhaps implying we'll see what his life was like before becoming a demigod. The new trailer also included an expanded summary, which goes over some of the film's plot details, cast, and crew members: We were impressed with what we saw, and we knew it deserved a theatrical release. The original Moana film from 2016 recently crossed 1 billion hours streamed on Disney+ and was the most-streamed movie of 2023 on any platform in the U.S. Who Stars in 'Moana 2'? One of the most prominent bright spots of the first Moana was its two lead stars. The first film functioned as the breakout debut of Auli'i Cravalho as the seafaring explorer Moana. Cravalho recently starred in the musical remake of Mean Girls. Cravahlho has been officially confirmed to return to Motunui for Moana 2, even though she previously stated she would not be reprising the role for the announced live-action remake (though she is still producing). "When I was cast as Moana at 14, it wonderfully changed my life and started my career. In this live-action retelling, I will not be reprising the role. I believe it is absolutely vital the casting accurately represents the characters and stories we want to tell. So, as an executive producer on the film, I cannot wait to help find the next actress to portray Moana’s courageous spirit, undeniable wit and emotional strength. I’m truly honored to pass this baton to the next young woman of Pacific Island descent, to honor our incredible Pacific peoples cultures and communities that help inspire her story. And I look forward to all the beautiful Pacific representations to come. Mahalo." It's also impossible to forget WWE superstar and prominent member of the Fast and the Furious franchise Dwayne Johnson as the cocky demigod Maui, which showed the world that Johnson's musical chops aren't half bad. Dwaayne Johnson is also confirmed to not just be returning for Moana 2, but he'll also be reprising the part of Maui for the announced live-aciton remake. Johnson touched on reprising his role as Maui: Playing the character of Maui has been one of the most life-changing experiences - one of the most life-changing roles … It’s part of my culture. Johnson further expanded on the cultural importance of bringing a character like Maui to life in the following statement: "So much fun becoming MAUI again - a character that changed my life in many ways - including the character of MAUI being inspired by my late grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia. The Polynesian cultural significance of the role and our story has touched families around the world and has easily become one of my truest honors to bring to life and share. Excited for you and your families around the world to join us on this journey." The rest of Moana 2's cast is bound to include both returning voices and all new ones. Potential candidates to return for the sequel include Thor: Ragnarok star Rachel House as Moana's spiritual grandmother, Tala, Star Wars franchise star Temuera Morrison as Moana's father Chief Tui, singer-songwriter Nicole Scherzinger as Moana's mother Sina, and What We Do in the Shadows star and co-creator Jemaine Clement as the villainous greedy crab Tamatoa. Moana's animal companions, Pua and Heihei, and it's all but assured that prolific character actor and Firefly star Alan Tudyk will voice the latter chicken. It's become a Disney animation tradition for Tudyk to appear in some capacity in every Walt Disney Animation project since he starred as King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph. What Is 'Moana 2' About? Moana stands among her people in Moana 2 Image via Disney The official plot synopsis for Moana 2 reads as follows: "Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical 'Moana 2' takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced." Bob Iger also later confirmed suspicions that the previously announced Moana show really had been turned into Moana 2. According to the Disney CEO, the decision was made because he and the Disney team were just so impressed by what the show had put together thus far that they felt it was worthy of a theatrical release: "We were impressed with what we saw, and we knew it deserved a theatrical release. The original Moana film from 2016 recently crossed 1 billion hours streamed on Disney+ and was the most-streamed movie of 2023 on any platform in the U.S." Who Is Making 'Moana 2'? Moana playing the drums in Moana 2 Image via Disney Moana 2 will be the directorial debut of David G. Derrick Jr. The sequel to a wildly successful and beloved film like Moana being one's directorial debut is certainly a high-pressure task. That pressure is also increased by Derrick Jr. filling the shoes of Disney legends Ron Clements and John Musker, who co-directed the first film. Prior to working on Moana 2, Derrick Jr. was a story artist for the original Moana and was also in the art department for other hit animated projects like How to Train Your Dragon, Megamind, Encanto, and more. Executive producing, as always, is Walt Disney Animation Studios CCO Jennifer Lee. Many likely remember that the songs for the original Moana were created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who was still riding the wave, so to speak, of the astronomic success of Hamilton. Miranda reportedly is not returning to make new songs for Moana 2. Instead, the film has amassed a quartet of Grammy-nominated artists to bring the musical world of Moana 2 to life. This list includes Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear, Opetaia Foa'i, and original Moana composer Mark Mancina. What Is the 'Moana' Story So Far? Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) stand on a beach in Moana (2016)Image via Disney The original Moana film began with the beautiful oceanic world of Moana slowly crumbling into chaos, all because the shapeshifting demigod Maui stole an ancient artifact known as the Heart of Te Fiti. This is all unknown to Moana's peaceful and remote island, as her village has chosen to stay away from the outside world. Though Moana is being prepared to become the new leader of her village, she discovers that she has a unique bond with the sentient ocean, learns that her ancestors were voyagers and explorers, and sees that something is wrong with their peaceful island. After her supportive grandmother dies, Moana ventures into the ocean, tries to find Maui, and restore the Heart of Te Fiti. Moana eventually finds Maui but sees that he is not the infallible demigod that he is supposed to be. He comes across as vain, selfish, and deathly afraid of what the Heart of Te Fiti attracts. Regardless, Maui reluctantly agrees to help Moana, and the two's journey sees them encounter sentient coconut pirates, a giant greed-obsessed crab, and more. Eventually, they come face to face with the fierce volcanic witch Te Kā, who appears to be the source of the dwindling oceanic resources. However, Moana soon learns that Te Kā is a corrupted version of the nature god Te Fiti. Once she restores the Heart to her, Te Fiti is restored, and the world is saved, leaving Moana to continue her passion for charting its oceans. Is the Original 'Moana' Streaming Online? Maui meets MoanaImage via Walt Disney Want to fully catch up on the story of Maui and Moana before the sequel? Thankfully, the original Moana is currently available to stream online. As you might expect, the only place to stream the beloved modern classic is on Disney+. The streaming giant has and continues to be your one-stop shop for all of your Disney-related content, be that animated films like Moana or other iconic franchises like Star Wars, Marvel, and more. Despite Moana 2's development, the live-action remake is also reportedly still on the way for a theatrical release.

VENOM_ THE LAST DANCE Trailer (2024) Tom Hardy VENOM: THE LAST DANCE Trailer (2024) Venom 3, Tom Hardy, Juno Temple © 2024 - Sony Pictures Watch the Official Trailer from Hindi movie 'Venom: The Last Dance' starring Tom Hardy, ​Chiwetel Ejiofor, ​Juno Temple, ​Rhys Ifans, ​Peggy Lu and ​Alanna Ubach. 'Venom: The Last Dance' movie is directed by Kelly Marcel​​. To know more about 'Venom: The Last Dance' trailer watch the video. Check out the latest Hindi trailers, new movie trailers, trending Hindi movie trailers, and more at ETimes - Times of India Entertainment. The iconic symbiote marks its swan song with Venom: The Last Dance and a conclusion to Tom Hardy's tenure as the iconic anti-hero. The trailer offers a fresh look into the final instalment of the Venom trilogy, with Eddie Brock's ongoing struggle with the symbiotic alien entity. Mahershala Ali and Tom Hardy to star in crime thriller ‘77 Blackout’ from Cary Joji Fukunaga In the trailer released on YouTube by Sony Pictures, viewers witness a reluctant Brock, as he confronts adversaries while grappling with the symbiote's formidable powers. Venom: The Last Dance marks Hardy's final foray into the role of Eddie Brock/Venom, following his role in Venom (2018) and reprisal in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). The synopsis teases a high-stakes narrative, with Eddie and Venom on the run from forces that threaten both their worlds. It reads, ““Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance.” ‘The Bikeriders’ trailer: Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer star in a thrilling drama about a motorcycle gang This time around, Hardy shares a story credit with Kelly Marcel, who assumes the directorial reins for the film, as per Deadline. Fresh cast members include Ted Lasso star Juno Temple and Doctor Strange actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, Cristo Fernandez and Stephen Graham, also star alongside Hardy reprising his dual role. Nic Cage returns as Spider-Man Noir in new live-action series, ‘Noir’ Directed by Kelly MarcelVenom: The Last Dance is produced by an ensemble team including Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Tom Hardy, and Hutch Parker. Venom: The Last Dance is set to hit theatres on October 25. Venom: The Last Dance starring Tom Hardy in titular role is a sequel to Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and the fifth installment in the Spider-Man Universe. Tom Hardy is back as one of the most dangerous anti-heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actor portrays Venom once again in the third instalment of the science-fiction action saga. Tom is seen unleashing his inner monster, battling goons and aliens in the trailer of Marvel's Venom: The Last Dance. (Also read: X-Men '97 review: Animated series revival flourishes when not invaded by Marvel) Tom Hardy returns as alien symbiote in Venom 3 trailer. Tom Hardy returns as alien symbiote in Venom 3 trailer. Venom 3 shows battle of aliens The trailer begins with Eddie Brock entering a den of criminals while being guided by the alien symbiote Venom. As the goons try to attack him, he warns them about the consequences before turning into a giant alien monster. As he beats them up and exits the place, Eddie is seen struggling with the alien inside him. 3.6 Crore Indians visited in a single day choosing us as India's undisputed platform for General Election Results. Explore the latest updates here! Juno Temple and Chiwetel Ejiofor are later shown discussing about the possibility of aliens living in the universe and making sure it remains a secret to the world. As an army of aliens attack the earth, Eddie is alarmed about the possible threat to humanity. Venom later tells him that the extraterrestrial parasitic life forms are related to him as he says, “Eddie, my very own has found us.” As bullets and bombs are ineffective on the invincible aliens, Eddie and Venom team up to fight against the extra-terrestrial enemies. About Venom 3 Venom: The last Dance is the sequel to Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). It is the fifth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The anti-hero sci-fi film is a spin-off of the Spider-Man series and is written and directed by Kelly Marcel. Venom: The Last Dance also features Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, and Stephen Graham in crucial characters. The film is backed by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment alongside Arad Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions, Pascal Pictures, Hutch Parker Entertainment, and Hardy, Son and Baker. Venom: The Last Dance is scheduled to release on October 25. The film is speculated to be the final instalment in the Venom franchise. Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Venom: The Last Dance, even if Tom Hardy‘s Eddie Brock is still getting a bit used to sharing headspace with an alien symbiote. In the clip, a seemingly reluctant Brock is cornered by a bad guy or several, and has no choice but to let the Venom drip, even if he is a little rusty at it. Take a look above. Venom: The Last Dance is billed as Hardy’s final installment as the Marvel anti-hero, a role he last played in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). This time around, Hardy shares a story credit on the film with Kelly Marcel, who directs. The synopsis: In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance. Venom: The Last Dance stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham. The film is directed by Kelly Marcel from a screenplay she wrote, based on a story by Hardy and Marcel. The film is produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy and Hutch Parker. Venom: The Last Dance releases in theaters on Oct. 25. Watch the trailer below. Venom is returning to theaters to provide more carnage and more MCU confusion. Sony has debuted the trailer for "Venom: The Last Dance," the third and final film in its trilogy centered on the Spider-Man character. Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, a journalist who hosts an alien symbiote. The trailer begins with Eddie transforming into Venom to take on a group of villains, and it leans into the comedy of the original two films as Eddie and the symbiote awkwardly try to say, "We are Venom." The rest of the footage depicts Eddie and Venom on the run as fugitives, and Sony's official plot synopsis teases, "Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance." Tom Hardy in "Venom: Let There Be Carnage." The trailer also reveals that more symbiotes will be coming to Earth, with Venom warning, "My home has found us." The possible death of Eddie and/or Venom is hinted at, as the film's tagline is "till death do they part," and Eddie says, "We may not make it out of this alive, buddy." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Watch the 'Venom: The Last Dance' trailer Is 'Venom: The Last Dance' an MCU film? New trailer sparks confusion But one moment in the trailer left some Marvel fans confused: Cristo Fernández is briefly seen in a bar with a piece of alien symbiote on the counter, which a character played by Chiwetel Ejiofor captures. This appears to be the follow-up to the credits scene from "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which, like all Marvel Cinematic Universe films, takes place in a different universe than Sony's "Venom" series. In the credits scene, Hardy's Eddie Brock chats with Fernández's character in a bar, and when Eddie is transported back to his universe — the world of the "Venom" franchise — a piece of the symbiote is left behind in the MCU. The scene seemingly sets up a storyline for the next "Spider-Man" film involving Tom Holland's Peter Parker encountering the Venom symbiote in his world. Join our Watch Party!Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox Fans were confused, then, by the "Last Dance" trailer suggesting that the bar is in the "Venom" universe, not the MCU, when "No Way Home" implied the opposite. "Another Sony Marvel movie that doesn't make any sense because how is this possible," one X post said. Tom Hardyis bringing the fun for 'Venom 2' after digesting bad reviews: 'I just like to know' Ryan Broderick, author of the "Garbage Day" newsletter, suggested, "Either Sony spoiled the ending of 'Venom 3' and Chiwetel Ejiofor ends up in the MCU or they just completely forgot (about the 'No Way Home' credits scene)." 'Venom: The Last Dance' cast and release date "Venom: The Last Dance" stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham. Ejiofor and Ifans are both entering the "Venom" franchise after previously playing different Marvel characters on screen, as the former starred as Mordo in "Doctor Strange," while the latter played the Lizard in Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man." "Venom: The Last Dance" hits theaters on Oct. 25. They are Venom, and they are officially back — Sony Pictures has dropped the first trailer for “Venom: The Last Dance,” the final movie in the Spider-Man villain trilogy. Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, better known as the brain-eating, symbiote villain Venom from the Spider-Man comics. Sony is touting “The Last Dance” as “the final film in the trilogy.” According to the logline, “Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance.” In the trailer, Hardy faces a massive, symbiote alien from Venom’s home planet, on top of being hunted by government agents. There’s plenty of symbiote action, plus a scene where Hardy rides a super-fast, Venom-ized horse. Joining Hardy is “Ted Lasso” star Juno Temple and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. Related Stories Photo illustration of a YouTube logo and an Emmy statuette VIP+ 2024 Emmy Nominations Need to Bless the Creator Economy’s Best How to Watch the 'American Idol' Season 22 Finale Online FreeLIONEL RICHIE, RYAN SEACREST, KATY PERRY, LUKE BRYAN How to Watch the 'American Idol' Season 22 Finale (and Katy Perry's Farewell) Online Free Recently, fans saw Venom teased in the MCU’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” post-credits scene. In it, the villain felt the effects of Dr. Strange’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) haywire multiverse spell, which transported different Spider-Man villains into the mainline MCU. At the end of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, the symbiotic baddie was teleported into the MCU and saw Tom Holland’s Peter Parker on a news broadcast, but in “No Way Home,” he’s zapped back to his universe — but not before leaving behind a gooey piece of his symbiote. Popular on Variety Ad Loading 00:00 38:29 “Venom 3” was confirmed by Sony at CinemaCon 2022 following the success of its two predecessors. The original “Venom” grossed $856 million at the worldwide box office, with “Let There Be Carnage” drawing in $502 worldwide amid a pandemic debut. “Venom” and “Let There Be Carange’s” writer Kelly Marcel makes her directorial debut with the franchise’s third installment. She, too, penned the script alongside Hardy. Marcel and Hardy produce alongside Avi Arad, Hutch Parker, Amy Pascal and Matt Tolmach. “Venom: The Last Dance” releases in theaters on Oct. 25. Watch the trailer below. Read More About: Tom Hardy, Venom, Venom 3 Eddie Brock wears the same clothes in Venom 3 as in No Way Home, hinting at a connection to the MCU. The fate of a symbiote piece left in the MCU is revealed, connecting to Venom in the new movie. New captured symbiotes and a potential showdown against a symbiote-killing monster tease the action in Venom: The Last Dance. Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Venom: The Last Dance, looking to be the final chapter of Tom Hardy's symbiote trilogy which began in 2018. Featuring both Eddie Brock and Venom as wanted fugitives, it looks as though the symbiotic duo will be on the run from both humans and symbioses alike. As such, Venom 3's new trailer features some key reveals and teases for the upcoming movie. Set to release in October, Venom: The Last Dance is Tom Hardy's third outing as the classic Marvel Comics anti-hero Venom. However, that doesn't include Venom's brief cameo appearance in the MCU at the end of 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home. To that end, here are the top 10 biggest reveals and teases for Venom: The Last Dance, including connections to Eddie and Venom's brief trip to the MCU. Wolverine with Captain America and War Machine RELATED Every Upcoming Marvel Movie: Full MCU Phase 5 & 6 List (& Beyond) Between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment, here is every upcoming Marvel movie release date and what we know about the projects so far. 10 Venom 3 Will Begin Shortly After No Way Home's Post-Credits Eddie's Wearing The Same Clothes At the beginning of Venom: The Last Dance's first trailer, Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock is wearing the same clothes he was wearing both in Venom: Let There Be Carnage and in Spider-Man: No Way Home when he and his symbiote were inadvertently transported to the MCU thanks to Doctor Strange's botched spell. However, Eddie and Brock were not involved in the events of No Way Home seeing as Eddie was instead drunk in Mexico. While they planned to go find Spider-Man, the duo was instead sent back thanks to the new spell cast by Strange as seen No Way Home's post-credits. As a result, it looks as though the beginning of The Last Dance will feature Eddie and Venom still in Mexico before finding themselves in the sights of a new military outfit seemingly tasked with the study and containment of symbiotes. Likewise, it seems as though more symbioses will be making their way to Earth as well. To that end, it looks as though Eddie might be stuck with his Mexico threads and crocs for a significant portion of the movie. Spider-Man No Way Home Poster Spider-Man: No Way Home PG-13 Action Adventure Sci-Fi Superhero For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the trials and tribulations of being a superhero. In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) asks for help from Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) when his identity becomes a problem for the ones he loves. Unfortunately, when the spell goes wrong, Spider-Man will now have to face off with villains such as Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) and Electro (Jamie Foxx) as Peter finally comes to terms that he can't run from being Spider-Man. Supported by his close friends and help from an unexpected place (or multiverse), Spider-Man will go toe-to-toe with some of the most legendary foes in his storied history. Director Jon Watts Release Date December 17, 2021 Studio(s) Marvel Distributor(s) Sony Writers Erik Sommers , Chris McKenna Cast Zendaya , Jon Favreau , Tom Holland , Jamie Foxx , Alfred Molina , Benedict Cumberbatch , Marisa Tomei , J.B. Smoove , Benedict Wong , Jacob Batalon Runtime 148 minutes Franchise(s) Marvel Cinematic Universe prequel(s) Spider-Man: No Way Home , Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse , Avengers: Endgame , spider-man homecoming Budget $200 million "There has to be a reason they're after us..." Sony Pictures has unveiled the first official trailer for Venom: The Last Dance, the third Venom movie in Sony's series starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock AND also as the Marvel symbiote villain in both Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) before this. "Till death do they part" is the tagline this time. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on both of them. The Last Dance stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, and Stephen Graham. The film is directed by Kelly Marcel from a screenplay she wrote, based on a story by Hardy and Marcel. This full-on 3 minute trailer reveals that the symbiote's alien home-world has found him and is coming for him, with a mysterious military task force also out to get them. Looks like more ridiculous fun! With some freaky alien creatures to battle this time. Fire it up below. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Kelly Marcel's sequel Venom: The Last Dance, on YouTube: Venom: The Last Dance Poster In The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest & most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance. Venom: The Last Dance, also known as Venom 3, is written and directed by British actress / writer / filmmaker Kelly Marcel, making her feature directorial debut with this movie after also producing Venom: Let There Be Carnage previously, and writing screenplays for Saving Mr. Banks, Fifty Shades of Grey, Venom 1 + 2, and the recent "The Changeling" streaming series. From a story by Tom Hardy & Kelly Marcel. Based on the Marvel Comics character. Produced by ​​​​Avi Arad, ​​​​​Matt Tolmach, ​​​​​Amy Pascal, ​​​​​Kelly Marcel, ​​​​​Tom Hardy, and ​​​​​Hutch Parker. Sony Pictures will release Marcel's Venom 3: The Last Dance movie in theaters everywhere on October 25th, 2024 in the fall. First impression? Who's down for this? The full-length trailer of the final film from the Venom trilogy, Venom: The Last Dance is out. Directed by Kelly Marcel, the film marks Tom Hardy’s return as Eddie Brock. The trailer for Venom: The Last Dance sees Tom Hardy’s Eddie go up against a symbiote alien while being on the run from the government. Watch the trailer here: Amidst the barrage of symbiote action, it’s hard to miss Eddie riding a venom-ised horse. Venom The Last Dance The official logline reads, “Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance.” The film also features Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham and more. Venom: The Last Dance will release on October 25, 2024. The Venom: The Last Dance trailer sparked discussion about its connection to Spider-Man: No Way Home. A theory suggests there are two versions of the bar/bartender, preserving the symbiote for Spider-Man 4. Retconning Spider-Man: No Way Home's post-credits in Venom 3 would pose multiple issues and conflicts. The first Venom: The Last Dance trailer generated discussion about a possible Spider-Man: No Way Home connection, but a new theory explains how the movie does not necessarily undo a past Marvel Cinematic Universe moment. Tom Hardy will return this October to put an end to the only successful franchise in Sony's Spider-Man Universe so far. Venom: The Last Dance's first trailer has finally been released, teasing what fans can expect from the character's final solo film, and the footage sparked serious debate about Sony walking back a major Spider-Man: No Way Home moment. In the trailer, Chiwetel Ejiofor's character was seemingly collecting the piece of the Venom symbiote that stayed behind in the MCU. Spider-Man: No Way Home's post-credits scene featured Hardy's Eddie Brock at a bar in the MCU, with the character soon being teleported back to the SSU, with a piece of Venom staying behind. That tease was speculated to play a role in Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4, with Peter Parker coming into contact with the symbiote, but Ejiofor's Venom: The Last Dance character seemed to block that. However, a Venom: The Last Dance theory keeps Venom's Spider-Man 4 hopes alive. A split image of Eddie Brock looking out a window and Venom smirking in Venom The Last Dance RELATED Venom: The Last Dance Confirmed: Everything We Know So Far The last hint of Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock and Venom came in a mid-credits scene in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and now they're both returning for Venom 3. Venom: The Last Dance Theory’s MCU Connection Explained There Are Two Pieces Of The Symbiote Venom left in the MCU in Spider-Man No Way Home The situation is tricky as Ted Lasso's Dani Rojas actor Cristo Fernández returns in Venom: The Last Dance's trailer as seemingly the same bartender he played in Spider-Man: No Way Home. The character was talking to Hardy's Eddie Brock about MCU events in a bar in Mexico when Eddie was taken back to the SSU, and the piece of Venom stayed in the MCU. That said, a new Venom: The Last Dance trailer theory shared on Twitter by @Beyonder_10 explains how the SSU film's trailer might have been misleading. According to the theory, there are two different versions of the bar and the bartender. Eddie Brock would have returned to the SSU, leaving a piece of Venom behind for Holland's Peter Parker to come into contact with in Spider-Man 4. Then, the character returned to the SSU in the same exact place he was in the MCU, so the bartender in the Venom: The Last Dance trailer is a variant of the MCU one, and Venom left another piece of the symbiote behind as he arrived. This SSU part of Venom is then collected by Ejiofor's character. Venom And Peter Parker Spider-Man Custom Marvel Image RELATED 8 Ways Peter Parker Could Appear In Venom 3 With only one Venom movie left with The Last Dance, it's the last opportunity for Sony Pictures to feature some version of Peter Parker's Spider-Man. Why Venom 3 Undoing Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Ending Makes No Sense There Are Too Many Issues Chiwetel Ejiofor's Mordo looking worried about Doctor Strange Venom: The Last Dance retconning Spider-Man: No Way Home's post-credits scene would be one of the worst moves Sony has done. Besides killing any potential for a future symbiote storyline in the MCU, the move would face a few issues. First is the fact that Ejiofor's character is the one to retrieve the piece of the symbiote seen in the Venom: The Last Dance trailer. The actor is already known to MCU fans, as Ejiofor has played the sorcerer Mordo for years in the franchise. His SSU character going to the MCU would make the third Venom's story too convoluted. Besides, if Ejiofor's mystery character were to collect the Venom piece in the MCU, then Venom: The Last Dance would inevitably have to be a multiversal movie in some way. However, that is not at all what the trailer showed will be the case. The story seems to be much more focused on the origin of Hardy's Venom catching up to him than thrusting the characters into another universe. As the film has been confirmed to be the SSU's final Venom entry, then it is better that it is self-contained and leaves the multiverse for other projects. Tom Hardy's Venom grinning sinisterly and growling with his mouth wide open — webs are everywhere RELATED Venom 3’s Latest Update Is Worrying For Sony's Troubled Spider-Man Universe Tom Hardy's Venom: The Last Dance has received an update that puts in question the future of Sony's Spider-Man Universe after controversial releases. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 4 Is Perfectly Set Up To Feature The Symbiote The Hero Is At His Lowest Point Spider-Man: No Way Home has set up the perfect way for Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 to feature the symbiote. Peter Parker will be ready for a classic Spider-Man story in his next solo film, with the character going through the hardest time yet in his life, as the Green Goblin killed Aunt May and Doctor Strange's spell made everyone he loved forget Peter. That setup makes it perfect for Peter to be influenced by the symbiote, donning the black suit and becoming more aggressive. That could lead to the first time there is a multi-movie arc for the black suit, with Holland's Peter Parker wearing the symbiote from Spider-Man 4 until Avengers: Secret Wars. The final movie in the Multiverse Saga would make for a poetic ending to the MCU's symbiote story, as Spider-Man first donned the black suit in the comics' Secret Wars event. With the MCU perfectly set up for the symbiote saga, Venom: The Last Dance undoing Spider-Man: No Way Home's Venom scene would make no sense at all, which is why the SSU theory could be on to something. Venom The Last Dance Til Death Do They Part Poster Venom: The Last Dance Venom 3 is the third and final installment in Sony's symbiote trilogy starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock. It follows the events of Let There Be Carnage, where the anti-hero fought serial killer Cletus Kasady, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, where Brock was briefly transported to the MCU through the multiverse. Director Kelly Marcel Release Date October 25, 2024 Writers Kelly Marcel , Tom Hardy Cast Tom Hardy , Juno Temple , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Rhys Ifans , Alanna Ubach , Stephen Graham Upcoming Marvel Movies Release Date Deadpool & Wolverine July 26, 2024 Captain America: Brave New World February 14, 2025 Thunderbolts* May 2, 2025 The Fantastic Four July 25, 2025 Blade November 7, 2025 Avengers: The Kang Dynasty May 1, 2026 Avengers: Secret Wars May 7, 2027

WOLFS Trailer (2024) George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Thriller Movie WOLFS Trailer (2024) George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Thriller Movie © 2024 - Sony Pictures George Clooney and Brad Pitt are teaming up after 16 years for a new film Called 'Wolfs', the movie is being touted as an action-thriller The movie will release in cinemas this September Hollywood stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt are reuniting after 16 years for an action-thriller titled Wolfs. The movie has been written and directed by Jon Watts. The promo offers the electric chemistry of its two leading stars, who had previously worked in the Oceans franchise. Watch the compelling promo here: Clooney's character has been hired to fix a high-profile crime. However, when he arrives at the scene, he is surprised to find another fixer in Brad Pitt's character. The video then shares a glimpse of how these two reluctantly team up to cover up a messy job. ADVERTISEMENT Apart from the Hollywood heartthrobs, Wolfs also stars Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, and Poorna Jagannathan among others in pivotal roles. As soon as the trailer was shared on the internet, a bunch of fans reacted to the same. One user wrote, "Happy to see both in a movie after long time." Another mentioned, "A good Hollywood movie after a long time of those superheroes (sic)!" Wolfs will release in India on September 27. George Clooney and Brad Pitt's long-awaited on-screen reunion is almost here. The actors are joining forces to star in their first film together in 16 years: "Wolfs," the trailer for which was released on Wednesday. Clooney, 63, and Pitt, 60, star in the new action comedy as two fixers hired for the same job. In the footage, a woman (Amy Ryan) calls Clooney's professional fixer character for help disposing of a body. "There's nobody that can do what I do," he declares. But Pitt's character, another fixer, soon enters, leading to some awkward confusion as he says he was sent to deal with the same problem. The two fixers, both lone wolves, are then forced to work together — and things get complicated as the man whose body they were disposing turns out to be alive, and a bag full of drugs is discovered. Join our Watch Party!Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Watch 'Wolfs' trailer Ahead of the trailer, Apple TV+ released a 30-second teaser showing the duo in a tense, silent car ride with only the windshield wiper making noise. Clooney and Pitt have not been co-stars in a film since 2008's "Burn After Reading." Before that, the two real-life buddies famously starred together in the "Ocean's Eleven" film trilogy. Technically, Clooney and Pitt's reunion already happened this month in John Krasinski's "If," though it wasn't exactly the proper on-screen pairing fans have been waiting for. Brad Pitt and George Clooney during filming for "Wolfs" on February 17, 2023 in New York City. As a gag, Pitt was credited in the film as an invisible character who never speaks, while Clooney had an actual role as the voice of an imaginary friend. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight in December, Clooney sarcastically quipped he's working with "pretty boy" Pitt again because "he needed work, he's an up-and-comer." When asked if it felt like no time had passed since they last worked together, Clooney joked, "No, it feels like a lot of time has passed. Too much time." "Wolfs" is directed by Jon Watts, marking the filmmaker's first movie in almost a decade that isn't part of the "Spider-Man" franchise. Watts helmed all three Tom Holland-led "Spider-Man" films, most recently 2021's "No Way Home." Before that, he was known for directing the Kevin Bacon thriller "Cop Car." George Clooneywill make his Broadway debut in 'Good Night, and Good Luck' in spring 2025 In an interview with Deadline last year, Clooney revealed there are already talks about a sequel to "Wolfs." "It was a great shoot and Jon is an extraordinarily talented guy who's also really joyful," he said. "He loves what he does. We had a blast doing it and we've seen it. It's an off the charts great film and it's fun to work with Brad again. We had a really good time." 'Wolfs' release date "Wolfs" is set for release on Sept. 20. TOPLINE Brad Pitt and George Clooney are set to star on-screen together for the first time in over a decade as rival hitmen in the upcoming spy thriller "Wolfs" for their seventh film together—a record that so far has produced a number of unqualified hits and critical raves. George Clooney and Brad Pitt are seen on the set of "Wolves" at the South Street Seaport on Feb. 14, ... [+]GC IMAGES KEY FACTS Apple Studios released the first trailer Wednesday for “Wolfs,” set to premiere in September, the pairs seventh film together since they first appeared on screen in 2001’s “Ocean’s Eleven.” Pitt-Clooney films have grossed more than $2 billion in today’s dollars, but it’s been more than 16 years since they appeared on-screen together in a feature film (they are both credited as minor voice actors in the movie “IF,” currently in theaters, but their last side-by-side film was “Burn After Reading” in 2008). “Wolfs,” directed by Marvel veteran Jon Watts ("Spider-Man: Homecoming," "Spider-Man: No Way Home"), casts the pair as rival hired killers forced to work together to cover up a high-profile crime. “Wolfs" is the latest film from Apple's five-year-old production company Apple Studios (it also put out "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "Argylle,” among others), which reportedly won a bidding war for the movie against Sony, Lionsgate and Netflix. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here: joinsubtext.com/forbes. HOW MANY MOVIES HAVE BRAD PITT AND GEORGE CLOONEY DONE TOGETHER? “Wolfs” will be their seventh film together. They also starred in a live reenactment of the landmark Prop. 8 federal trial in California, and in a star-studded and critically acclaimed short called “Touch of Evil” in 2011 alongside Gary Oldman, Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain and others. WHICH PITT-CLOONEY MOVIES PERFORMED BEST AT THE WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE? Ranking based on data from Box Office Mojo “Ocean's Eleven” (2001) — $450.7 million ($800 million today) “Ocean's Twelve” (2004) — $362.7 million ($597 million today) “Ocean's Thirteen” (2007) — $311.3 million ($468 million today) “Burn After Reading” (2008) — $163.7 million ($234 million today) “IF” (2024) — $104.8 million (both actors voiced minor characters) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) — $33 million ($57 million today) WHICH PITT-CLOONEY FILM WAS THE BEST REVIEWED? Ranking based on Critics Scores from Rotten Tomatoes “Ocean's Eleven” (83%) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (80%) “Burn After Reading” (78%) “Ocean's Thirteen” (70%) “Ocean's Twelve” (55%) “IF” — (49%) SURPRISING FACT Pitt and Clooney played main characters in “8,” a reenactment of the landmark Prop. 8 federal trial. The ballot proposition aimed to ban same-sex marriage in 2008. A challenge later made its way to the Supreme Court, which made same-sex marriage legal in all states. Pitt played Chief Judge Vaughn Walker (who ruled the initial ballot proposition was unconstitutional) and Clooney played David Boies, the attorney who argued in front of the Supreme Court. They acted alongside Chris Colfer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Bacon and others. TANGENT The bromance between the two stars has extended off the screen. In the making of "Wolfs," a source told People magazine that the pair are "forever friends" that "like and respect each other no matter how many years in between gigs together.” Clooney was a guest at Pitt's surprise wedding to Angelia Jolie in 2014 (Jolie filed for divorce in 2016) and was reportedly also close with Pitt’s ex-wife Jennifer Aniston. Pitt missed Clooney's wedding to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin weeks later, because he was filming the romantic movie "By the Sea" with Jolie. The pair partnered in the late 2000s to build a $3 billion Las Vegas resort called Las Ramblas, but the idea never came to fruition (Clooney and another partner in the deal, Cindy Crawford's husband Range Gerber, went on to found the successful Casamigos tequila brand). CRUCIAL QUOTE "Clooney and Pitt have the best male chemistry since Paul Newman and Robert Redford," CNN reviewer Paul Clinton said in 2004. FORBES VALUATION Brad Pitt was ranked No. 6 on Forbes' list of highest-paid entertainers last year. He is estimated to have made $100 million in 2023, largely off the sale of his production company (Plan B) and for his roles in films "Bullet Train,” “Babylon” and “The Lost City.” Clooney was estimated to be the highest-paid actor in the world in 2018 at $239 million, after selling Casamigos to liquor conglomerate Diageo for $700 million. FURTHER READING 'Wolfs' Trailer: Brad Pitt and George Clooney Reunite After 16 Years for an Action Comedy About a Botched Killing "Who are you?" "I'm here to take care of your problem." Sony Pictures & Apple Original Films reveal the first official trailer for Wolfs, an action comedy coming to theaters later this year (and eventually streaming on Apple TV+). Wolfs is the latest movie from director Jon Watts, who is taking a break from Spider-Man after making the three MCU movies before: Homecoming, Far From Home, and No Way Home. Though he's sticking around in NYC. The film follows two lone wolf fixers who are assigned to the same job. George Clooney and Brad Pitt (reteaming again after the Ocean's movies), two "lone wolves", are forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected. The cast also includes Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Irina Dubova, Poorna Jagannathan, with Zlatko Burić. Featuring some slick cinematography by Larkin Seiple. This seems like a good one! Aside from Clooney & Pitt teaming up, looks like an amusing story that takes them all around NYC getting into all kinds of trouble. Here's the first official trailer for Jon Watts' film Wolfs, direct from Sony's YouTube: Wolfs Movie Global superstars George Clooney and Brad Pitt team up for the action comedy Wolfs, from Spider-Man director Jon Watts. Clooney plays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high profile crime. But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and these two "lone wolves" are forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected. Wolfs is both written and directed by American filmmaker Jon Watts, director of the films Clown, Cop Car, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far from Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home previously, plus many other short films and music videos, and a few episodes of "The Old Man" TV series. Produced by George Clooney, Dede Gardner, Grant Heslov, Jeremy Kleiner, Dianne McGunigle, Brad Pitt, and Jon Watts. Sony Pictures will debut Watts' Wolfs movie in theaters nationwide starting September 20th, 2024 this fall. First impression? Look any good? George Clooney and Brad Pitt are back together in the first trailer for new thriller Wolfs. Following a teaser clip yesterday (May 28), we now have the full first look at their reunion movie. The thriller is the latest Apple Original movie and will come to cinemas before streaming globally on Apple TV+ like Argylle. Wolfs casts the legendary Hollywood stars as a pair of criminal fixers who discover they've both been hired to complete the same deadly job. The two lone wolves are suddenly forced to work together if either of them wants to collect their bounty. The Ocean's Eleven duo certainly don't seem to be having a swinging time in this new film from the Spider-Man franchise director Jon Watts. george clooney in wolfs Apple TV+//Sony Pictures SIGN UP TO APPLE TV+ Watts has penned the screenplay, in addition to directing and producing the project. Clooney and Pitt are onboard as producers too. Only Murders in the Building's Amy Ryan will have a supporting role in Wolfs, alongside Euphoria and The Walking Dead's Austin Abrams as well as Never Have I Ever's Poorna Jagannathan. Not much is known yet about any of the characters these cast members will be playing. Wolfs might not be the only time Clooney and Pitt reunite on-screen, with there recently being hints at another Ocean's film in the works. "We have a really good script for another Ocean's now, so we may end up doing another one. It's actually a great script," Clooney told Uproxx. brad pitt and george clooney on location for wolves on february 13, 2023 in new york city Gotham//Getty Images Related: George Clooney explains what drew him to The Boys in the Boat The actor also teased that any sequel probably won't be called Ocean's 14, likening the project to the classic crime movie Going in Style about aging crooks looking for one last heist. Wolfs will open in cinemas on September 20 before streaming globally on Apple TV+ at a later date. May 2024 gift ideas and deals Brad Pitt and George Clooney reunite in action-thriller film Wolfs after 15 years, playing fixers forced to collaborate on a job. Directed by Jon Watts, the film's trailer gives a glimpse into the characters and plot, building anticipation for its September release. With a star-studded cast including Amy Ryan and Austin Abrams, Wolfs promises to be a gripping and intense cinematic experience. Wolfs releases its first official trailer, revealing more about the Brad Pitt and George Clooney thriller. After starring together in the Ocean's franchise and 2008's Burn After Reading, Pitt and Clooney's next project together hails from director Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home). The film features the two actors starring as lone-wolf fixers who are forced to work together after being assigned to the same job. Sony Pictures Entertainment now releases the first full-length trailer for Wolfs, revealing more about Pitt and Clooney's characters and the plot of the film. Check out the trailer below: After various set images piqued interest in the film, the trailer now reveals more about what audiences are in for with Wolfs, which features a number of differences from the Ocean's franchise. What The Wolfs Trailer Reveals About The Movie George Clooney & Brad Pitt's New Team Up Looks Like A Winner George Clooney and Brad Pitt shooting guns in Wolfs Unlike Burn After Reading, which isn't really about the dynamic between Clooney and Pitt's characters, the Ocean's franchise features the two actors front and center in the story as friends and fellow thieves. Wolfs is more in this same vein, though it seems to be built even more around the dynamic between the two actors. In Clooney and Pitt's new movie, however, the stars will clearly be more antagonistic toward each other, forced to get along to complete a job that appears to get way out of control. Clooney teased last December that Ocean's Fourteen could still happen and that a script exists. Tonally, Wolfs also seems to be an interesting departure from Clooney and Pitt's previous collaborations. While there is certainly an action-thriller element to the story, as evidenced by the inclusion of some trigger-happy criminals, there is definitely also some dark comedy at play, which could capitalize on the charisma of its two stars. Much of this comedy seems to stem from Clooney and Pitt not seeing eye-to-eye regarding how to complete their job, and the two almost have a buddy-cop dynamic. While Clooney and Pitt are very much the stars here, the trailer also finally reveals how supporting cast members like Amy Ryan and Austin Abrams fit into the story. Ryan, it seems, gets herself into some trouble with a dead body, sparking the partnership between Clooney and Pitt's characters, while Abrams seems to be involved with some dangerous criminals, which eventually leads to a chase sequence as he wears only his underwear. Many questions still remain about Wolfs, but the latest trailer certainly makes the film one to look forward to later this year. Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment Brad Pitt and George Clooney are back in action together again! The dynamic Hollywood duo teamed up for the action-comedy Wolfs. The forthcoming movie, which was written and directed by Jon Watts, will see the Academy Award winners play two lone-wolf fixers. Wolfs marks the first time that the former Ocean's co-stars have shared the screen since 2008's Burn After Reading. "We had a blast doing it and we’ve seen it," Clooney said of the movie in a 2023 interview with Deadline. "It’s an off the charts great film and it’s fun to work with Brad again. We had a really good time." Before Clooney and Pitt reunite on the big screen, here is everything to know about Wolfs, including cast and release date. What is the Wolfs release date? The movie, produced by Apple Original Films and distributed by Columbia Pictures, is slated to premiere on Sept. 20, 2024. Related: Brad Pitt's Net Worth In 2024 How to watch Wolfs? Wolfs will be released exclusively in theaters on Sept. 20. Speaking to Deadline in 2022, Clooney said, "It was an exciting time because it got to be one of those weird bidding wars which happen every once in a while, and it ended up being pretty extreme, and Apple came in with a really big number for Brad and I, and we said we’d like to take less as long as we can guarantee that we can have a theatrical release, and they said great." The movie will stream on Apple TV+ after its theatrical release. What is Wolfs about? According to Sony Pictures, Clooney's character, who is a professional fixer, is "hired to cover up a high profile crime. But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two 'lone wolves' are forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected." Who is in the cast of Wolfs? In addition to Clooney and Pitt, the cast of Wolfs includes Gone Baby Gone's Amy Ryan, Never Have I Ever's Poorna Jagannathan and Euphoria's Austin Abrams. Related: George Clooney's Net Worth Would Make Danny Ocean Proud Is there a trailer for Wolfs? The official trailer dropped on May 29. While we're excited to see Pitt and Clooney working together again, their Wolfs characters are less than enthused about having to partner up after they were both hired to take care of the same problem (a body)...but the body turns out to be alive and drugs are found. "It's a different thing now," Clooney says, to which Pitt replies, "It's gonna be a long night." Take a look at what unfolds during their action-packed night in the official trailer below: The day before the trailer's release, Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures shared an official teaser showing Pitt and Clooney sitting in silence while the latter—looking annoyed—drove a car with squeaky windshield wipers. Will there be a Wolfs sequel? Clooney revealed to Deadline in 2023 that they were already discussing a follow-up to the movie. He said, "We’re already talking about a sequel for this film I did with Brad and Jon Watts. It was a great shoot and Jon is an extraordinarily talented guy who’s also really joyful. He loves what he does."

LATE BLOOMERS Trailer (2024) Karen Gillan LATE BLOOMERS Trailer (2024) Karen Gillan © 2024 - Vertical "I was just trying to take care of her." Vertical has revealed the trailer for an indie dramedy film titled Late Bloomers, marking the feature directorial debut of director Lisa Steen. This initially premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival last year, and it played at the Sarasota, Seattle, Memphis, Philadelphia, Palm Springs Film Fests as well. Louise is a 28-year-old Brooklynite adrift in life, who now finds herself grappling with her identity as a musician. She ends up in the hospital after drunkenly breaking her hip. An encounter with a cranky elderly Polish woman who speaks no English that's in the same room as her in the physical therapy ward leads to a job caring for her. Neither likes it, but it's time to grow up. As they navigate their begrudging relationship, they confront the realities of aging, forcing Louise to consider her own journey into adulthood. Karen Gillan co-stars with Malgorzata Zajaczkowska (aka Margaret Sophie Stein) as Antonina, plus Jermaine Fowler, Kevin Nealon, & Talia Balsam. This seems amusing and heartfelt, it's worth a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Lisa Steen's Late Bloomers, direct from Vertical's YouTube: Late Bloomers Poster Louise (Gillan), a 28-year-old Brooklynite adrift in life, finds herself suddenly single and grappling with her identity as a musician. While struggling with her underlying depression, a reckless drunken stumble lands her with a broken hip, and leads to a stint in a physical therapy ward with patients twice her age. Here, she crosses paths with Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a cantankerous elderly Polish woman who speaks no English. Reluctantly, Louise takes on the role of her caregiver, a situation neither welcomes. As they navigate their begrudging relationship, they confront realities of aging, forcing Louise to consider her own journey into adulthood. Late Bloomers is directed by the American indie filmmaker Lisa Steen, making her feature directorial debut after numerous other short films previously. The screenplay is written by Anna Greenfield. This first premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival last year. Vertical opens Steen's Late Bloomers in select US theaters + on VOD starting on June 7th, 2024 this summer. Look any good? A first trailer for Karen Gillan's new coming-of-age comedy Late Bloomers has been released. Premiered at SXSW in March 2023, the movie from director Lisa Steen sees Gillan as protagonist Louise, an aimless musician in her late 20s who's recently single and breaks her hip during a drunken night out. She receives physical therapy for her injury and associates with elderly patients, striking an unlikely friendship with her roommate at the hospital, Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a Polish lady who speaks no English. late bloomers official trailer Vertical Related: Guardians of the Galaxy's Karen Gillan admits she found Star-Lord twist "surprising" Louise is then hired to be Antonina's caretaker, with the two women developing a bond that goes beyond age and language as they get up to all sort of shenanigans. Alongside Gillan and Stein, Late Bloomers also stars Jermaine Fowler, Talia Balsam, Kevin Nealon and Michelle Twarowska. Releasing in the US on June 7, the film is written by Anna Greenfield and is partly based on her personal experiences. karen gillan, late bloomers Photo courtesy of We're All Late Bloomers, LLC / John de Menil Related: Zoe Saldaña says it'd be "huge loss" if Guardians of the Galaxy don't return As for Gillan, the Guardians of the Galaxy star has recently been cast in Let's Have Kids!, marking the directorial debut of Adam Sztykiel. Zoë Chao, Sam Richardson, Max Greenfield, K.J. Apa, Ed Begley Jr and Mary Steenburgen also star. The film follows "lifelong best friends Emma and Phoebe, who decide to try to have their first babies at the same time so they can navigate the Great Unknown of motherhood together, but find their friendship is deeply tested when only one of them gets pregnant." Late Bloomers will be released in US cinemas on June 7. A UK release date is TBA. There is no release date for Let's Have Kids! as of yet. New Customer? Create account Image ‘Late Bloomers’ Trailer: Karen Gillan Breaks Her Hip & Makes A Friend In Lisa Steen’s Comedy Sometimes a broken hip is the best thing that could happen to you. Or at least that’s the situation seen in the upcoming comedy film, “Late Bloomers.” Read More: Summer Movie Preview: 50 Must-See Films To Watch As seen in the trailer, “Late Bloomers” tells the story of a young woman who finds herself suddenly single and with a broken hip. While recovering in the hospital, she meets an older lady and they form a bittersweet friendship. Continue reading ‘Late Bloomers’ Trailer: Karen Gillan Breaks Her Hip & Makes A Friend In Lisa Steen’s Comedy at The Playlist. See full article at The Playlist Late Bloomers stars Karen Gillan as Louise, who forms an unlikely friendship with an old Polish woman. The film follows Louise's journey as she finds solace in caring for Antonina despite their age difference. This heartwarming tale explores the realities of aging, communication, and relationships in a poignant and touching manner. Opposites attract stories can be found everywhere in media. They're often comedic, heartwarming, and/or deeply moving tales about how people with very different upbringings, personalities, and circumstances can put aside what divides them and come together to form a powerful bond. Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan is now the latest to take on such a story with her new film Late Bloomers, a film about a 28-year-old Brooklynite who finds an unlikely friend in an old Polish woman played by Margaret Sophie Stein. Ahead of the film's day-and-date release next month, Collider is excited to share the official trailer and poster highlighting the budding relationship between the pair as they face the inevitability of aging together. Late Bloomers stars Gillan as Louise, who is struggling to get by now that she's newly single and trying to find her voice as a musician in New York, all while battling depression. The trailer begins as things go from bad to worse when drunken escapades lead to her stumbling and breaking her hip, sending her to a physical therapy ward where she is by far the youngest patient. It's here that she meets the "physical therapy bad girl" Antonina (Stein) when they briefly share a room, though Louise quickly makes an enemy of her with her comments about their vastly different ages. When she later sees Antonina walking (or "walkering") down the street alone, however, she brings the old woman in for the night before returning her to where she lives. Her good deed earns her a job opportunity as Antonina's new caregiver, a responsibility she reluctantly takes on. As the film unfolds, Louise and Antonina will slowly bridge the gap between their two worlds. It begins begrudgingly, with Antonina giving death glares and menacingly ramming her walker in a show of disgust. They begin exploring the realities of aging together, reflecting on memories from the Polish woman's life and finding ways to communicate despite speaking different languages. Louise shows Antonina that she's never too old to live it up and that there's no shame in aging, a lesson that she begins applying to her relationships with her new boyfriend and her father. 'Late Bloomers' Faced a Long Road to the Big Screen Karen Gillan and Margaret Sophie Stein sitting on a bench with blooming flowers in Late Bloomers posterImage via Vertical Entertainment Late Bloomers makes the feature directorial debut of Plus One co-producer Lisa Steen with her usual creative partner Anna Greenfield penning the script. Their film originally debuted at SXSW in 2023 but took until this March to land with a distributor - Vertical Entertainment. It's a surprisingly long wait for what was otherwise a well-received film that scored a solid 80% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Collider's Maggie Lovitt gave the film a B+, praising it as a poignant portrait of what women experience when aging and the general dread, grief, and beauty that comes with growing older. Rounding out the cast for Late Bloomers are Jermaine Fowler, Kevin Nealon, Talia Balsam, and Michelle Twarowska. The film is due out in theaters and on digital platforms on June 7. Check out the trailer below and the exclusive new poster above: EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Steen’s debut feature Late Bloomers, starring Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy franchise), is the latest starry festival indie to have secured North American distribution through Vertical. Other recent pickups for Vertical include the Sundance genre-bender Your Monster starring Melissa Barrera, true crime doc The Speedway Murders, Brittany Snow’s SXSW-premiering directorial debut Parachute, and the Zoe Saldaña thriller The Absence of Eden co-acquired with Roadside Attractions, to name just a few. Specifics as to the release plan for Late Bloomers haven’t been disclosed. Related Stories Vertical to release 'Your Monster' Sundance Genre-Bender ‘Your Monster’ Starring Melissa Barrera & Tommy Dewey Lands At Vertical Zoe Saldana in The Absence Of Eden Zoe Saldaña Border Thriller ‘The Absence Of Eden’ Acquired By Roadside Attractions & Vertical; Sets Spring Release World premiering at SXSW 2023, the film centers on Louise (Gillan), an aimless and recently single 28-year-old Brooklynite, who drunkenly falls while stalking her ex and breaks her hip. This lands her in a physical therapy ward full of people twice her age. There, she meets Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a cranky elderly Polish woman, who speaks no English. Through circumstances beyond her control, Louise takes a job caring for Antonina and neither woman loves the arrangement. But it is time for Louise to finally take responsibility for herself — we all have to grow up sometime. Written by Anna Greenfield, the flick is produced by Alexandra Barreto and Taylor Feltner for We’re Doin’ Great and Sam Bisbee for Park Pictures. Exec producers include Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Cody Ryder, Wendy Neu, Franklin Carson, Robina Riccitiello, Emma Pompetti, Tegan Acton, Hallee Adelman, Ivy Herman, David Bernon, Paul Bernon, Sam Slater, Marc Iserlis, Ng Say Yong, Anthony Eu, Greg Beauchamp, and Carter Collins. “Lisa has crafted a film that is both extremely funny and heartfelt, with characters who are full of wisdom and flaws in equal measure, showcasing the different paths people must take to reach adulthood…whether they like it or not,” stated Vertical’s SVP of Acquisitions, Tony Piantedosi. “Audiences will fall in love with Louise and Antonina’s odd couple chemistry.” Added Steen, “We are thrilled that Late Bloomers has found a home with Vertical. This partnership is a perfect way to celebrate all of the love and hard work that went into making this film. The story is based on Anna’s personal experiences and being able to share it with the world means so much to us. We can’t wait for audiences to experience Louise and Antonina in all of their chaotic glory.” Vertical Partner Peter Jarowey and Piantedosi negotiated the North American deal for Late Bloomers with UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of We’re Doin’ Great and Park Pictures. Steen is represented by Gersh and Good Fear; Greenfield by Gersh, Odenkirk/Provissero, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. LATE BLOOMERS Late Bloomers is a 2023 American coming-of-age comedy drama film, directed by Lisa Steen in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Anna Greenfield. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2023. Louise, an aimless twenty-something musician who is recently single, is injured when she drunkenly breaks her hip. The subsequent physical therapy sees her associate with people twice her age, and she meets Antonina, a Polish lady who speaks no English, and is hired to be her caretaker. The cast includes Karen Gillan, Margaret Sophie Stein, Jermaine Fowler, Talia Balsam, and Kevin Nealon. Late Bloomers is set to debut in theaters June 7th, courtesy of Vertical. Watch the official trailer below. MOVIE OF THE WEEK June 7, 2024: LATE BLOOMERS June 2, 2024 Jennifer Merin Anna Greenfield, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, jennifer merin, Karen Gillan, Late Bloomers, leslie combemale, Lisa Steen, liz whittemore, loren king, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska, Margaret Sophie Stein, nell minow, nikki fowler, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, Vertical Entertainment An unlikely friendship with a woman three times her age leads to personal growth for a struggling twentysomething in director Lisa Steen’s charming feature directorial debut, Late Bloomers. Starring Karen Gillan as floundering 28-year-old would-be musician Louise and Margaret Sophie Stein (aka Malgorzata Zajaczkowska in her native Poland) as Antonina, the testy Polish woman Louise unexpectedly finds herself spending time with and caring for, the film is a thoughtful take on what it really means to grow up. When the film begins, Louise is stuck: She’s not making any progress (or money) professionally, she’s dodging her dad’s calls, and she’s still hung up on the boyfriend who broke up with her a year ago. A drunken misadventure lands her in the hospital with a broken hip; during recovery, she winds up doing physical therapy with patients who are much older than she is and finds herself sharing quarters with the irascible Antonina, who doesn’t speak English and seems determined to drive Louise nuts. But when they’re both released from the hospital on the same day and it appears that Antonina has nowhere to go, Louise brings the older woman home to the apartment she shares with roommate Brick (Jermaine Fowler). Thus begins a relationship between the two women that ends up having benefits for both: Louise, hired by Antonina’s granddaughter to care for Antonina during the day, finds a purpose (and learns — or relearns — the importance of putting someone else’s needs ahead of her own), and Antonina gets to enjoy life again, since Louise isn’t one to say no to a wild idea or spontaneous outing. As Late Bloomers unfolds, we learn more about why exactly Louise has been unable to make much forward progress — and why having an older woman in her life makes a difference where that’s concerned. We’re also reminded that Antonina has led a full, meaningful life of her own, which doesn’t deserve to be forgotten simply because she’s not as physically capable as she used to be. Steen, working from a smart script by Anna Greenfield, elicits engaging performances from her stars. It’s particularly nice to see the talented Gillan out from behind the make-up and prosthetics of Guardians of the Galaxy‘s dour Nebula; she’s genuinely vulnerable and awkward here (there’s a sex scene that’s both hilarious and cringe-inducing), and it’s clear that Louise has a soft heart and caring nature under her snarky bravado. And Stein/Zajaczkowska is sharp and ultimately endearing as Antonina, who’s not at all ready to fade out quietly, no matter what the world is throwing at her. The two women are far from perfect, but that’s what makes them perfect for each other, and their relationship is the heart of Late Bloomers. — Betsy Bozdech Team #MOTW’s comments: Pam Grady: While stalking her ex-boyfriend, 28-year-old Louise (Karen Gillan) falls off a window still, breaking her hip and sending her into the world of physical rehab in Lisa Steen’s amiable first feature. Suffering from an injury far more common in the elderly than a millennial, she finds herself amidst a cohort of senior citizens, including Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein (aka Malgorzata Zajaczkowska in her native Poland)), an elderly Polish woman with a nasty attitude and not a word of English. The mutual dislike eventually melts into an initially wary friendship, something Louise desperately needs at this crossroad in her life when she is not only uncertain about her direction in life but also plagued with guilt over her frayed relationship with her mother (Talia Balsam). Stein/Zajaczkowska is the comic soul of the movie, creating laughs with expression and body language. But Gillan, best known these days for her role as Nebula in the Marvel universe, is the film’s beating heart, all sensitive nerve ends in her confusion and lack of direction. A film that is overly facile and a little sitcom-like at the start eventually finds its footing to blossom into a touching story of a young woman finding herself. Loren King Late Bloomers finds a fresh approach to a coming of age and mother/daughter story. The directing debut from by Lisa Steen, working from a screenplay by Anna Greenfield, features an affecting, darkly comic performance from Karen Gillan as Louise, a 28 year-old Brooklyn slacker musician whose cynicism and self-deprecation are rooted in family relationships that become poignantly clear as the film unspools. But first Louise’s journey takes a deceptively circuitous route: after landing in the hospital, she reluctantly befriends the surly, Polish-speaking senior Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein, aka Malgorzata Zajaczkowska in her native Poland) who shares her room and seems to have nowhere to go upon discharge. Even if prickly bonding seems where this is headed, the relationship is funny and surprisingly moving, thanks to the two leads, as is Louise’s eventual, touching reckoning with her own mother. Sherin Nicole In Late Bloomers Karen Gillan returns to her penchant for playing misfits, this time in an intimate indie buddy-dramedy. Gillan’s Louise is a 28-year-old Brooklyn musician whose life has gone off-key after a breakup and an injury. Her counterpoint is Antonina, a Polish provocateur portrayed with belligerence by Margaret Sophie Stein (aka Malgorzata Zajaczkowska). When Louise’s life takes more turns, the Millennial and the Boomer form a “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” pact. They strangely understand each other but looking after someone else—from bathroom breaks to heartaches—is rough when you struggle with being yourself. Directed by Lisa Steen and written by Anna Greenfield, Late Bloomers finds its humor in the twin tolls life exacts from young-ish and senior women who don’t quite fit the paradigm. While discovering their truths, Louise and Antonina trip over their pain on their way to being okay and accepting it. Leslie Combemale Grumpy young woman meets grumpy old woman to both their delights and ultimate growth in Lisa Steen’s directorial debut. Margaret Sophie Stein, better known as Malgorzata Zajaczkowska in her native Poland, offers a world of meaning through body language in a story where communication is meant to go beyond words. She and Karen Gillan captivate the audience, especially in their one-on-one scenes, transcending a much-seen story of an irascible duo creating found family together, to make Late Bloomers heartfelt and memorable. Jennifer Merin Late Bloomers is a soulful film that gives way to compassionate consideration of some heart heavy subjects like loneliness, abandonment, self esteem and the agonies of aging. The story has enough quirky embellishments to to be thoroughly engaging throughout. And the performances by Karen Gillan as Louise and Margaret Sophie Stein as Antonina are so utterly charming that you can’t help rooting for their endearingly troubled characters to find their way to joy. Read full review. Nell Minow: It is easy to overlook Karen Gillan’s skill as an actress, but she manages to bring sensitivity and wit to her high profile action films, the Guardian’s of the Galaxy trilogy, where she is all but unrecognizable as a bald, blue-skinned alien cyborg warrior or the two Jumanji movies, where she plays a video game avatar with unbeatable fighting skills. In Late Bloomers, we really get to see her breadth, as she makes it clear that an aimless, hopeless, lost 28-year-old is more scared than selfish, more anxious than unambitious. Director Lisa Steen and screenwriter Anna Greenfield take us inside the intimacy of women’s spaces, with older women illuminating a path of resilience, courage, and humor for Gillan’s character. Sandie Angulo Chen: Late Bloomers is a delightfully quirky dramedy about an intergenerational friendship between a directionless Millennial woman and an angry Polish grandmother whose lives intersect at a Brooklyn hospital. Starring Karen Gillan and Margaret Sophie Stein (aka Malgorzata Zajaczkowska in her native Poland), the character-based story has only the slimmest of plots but touches upon a variety of substantive themes. Directed by Lisa Steen and written by Anna Greenfield, the charming and surprisingly moving film is a testament to how unlikely friendships can change and inspire people. Nikki Fowler: In Late Bloomers, 20-something Brooklyn based Louise finds herself unexpectedly in a hospital surgery ward after falling from be ex boyfriend’s new brownstone apartment. You guessed it, she was stalking him. In the hospital, she runs into an aged Antonina whose fuss pot nature is more than the community can handle. There’s lots Louise can learn from Antonina as the quirky yet lovable film explores aging and death, all while Louise figures out her life. Liz Whittemore Perhaps the most unexpected buddy comedy of the year, Lisa Steen’s Late Bloomers finds an emotionally stunted Louise, a woman stuck on her ex and avoiding familial connection, landing a job with her former hospital roommate, an elderly Polish woman. Margaret Sophie Stein (aka Malgorzata Zajaczkowska in her native Poland) is Antonina. She is dynamite, balancing between being curmudgeonly and vulnerable. Karen Gillan is fearless. Her comic timing and sardonic delivery make Louise equal parts obnoxious and endearing. Stein and Gillan’s chemistry bridges the age and language barrier for a darling duo. On the surface, Late Bloomers appears to be an arc of guilt-driven redemption. In truth, it is a multigenerational film delving into unresolved trauma and the nuance of grief. Cate Marquis The indie film Late Bloomers is an odd couple dramedy starring Karen Gillan as a 28-year-old, Louise, who is stuck in a post-collegiate mode, denying her depression, and still not over being dumped by her long-term boyfriend a year ago, and Margaret Sophie Stein (aka Malgorzata Zajaczkowska in her native Poland) as Antonina, an angry, strong-willed older woman who speaks only Polish. The two women who form a wildly unlikely friendship after meeting in a hospital, Along with the insightful performances, Late Bloomers evolves to a surprisingly funny, charming dramedy that touches on issues of loneliness, aging, compassion and facing life and its changes. Read full review. FILM DETAILS: Title: Late Bloomers Director: Lisa Steen Release Date: June 7, 2024 Running Time: 99 minutes Language: English and Polish with English subtitles Screenwriter: Anne Greenfield Distribution Company: Vertical Entertainment AWFJ Movie of the Week Panel Members: Sandie Angulo Chen, Betsy Bozdech, Leslie Combemale, Nikki Fowler, Pam Grady, Loren King, Cate Marquis, Jennifer Merin, Nell Minow, Sherin Nicole, Liz Whittemore Previous #MOTW Selections Other Movies Opening This Week Edited by Jennifer Merin Twitter 0Facebook0 ← Opening May 27 – June 3 – 9, 2024 – Margaret Barton-Fumo reports Jennifer Merin Jennifer Merin is the Film Critic for Womens eNews and contributes the CINEMA CITIZEN blog for and is managing editor for Women on Film, the online magazine of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, of which she is President. She has served as a regular critic and film-related interviewer for The New York Press and About.com. She has written about entertainment for USA Today, The L.A. Times, US Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Endless Vacation Magazine, Daily News, New York Post, SoHo News and other publications. After receiving her MFA from Tisch School of the Arts (Grad Acting), Jennifer performed at the O'Neill Theater Center's Playwrights Conference, Long Wharf Theater, American Place Theatre and LaMamma, where she worked with renown Japanese director, Shuji Terayama. She subsequently joined Terayama's theater company in Tokyo, where she also acted in films. Her journalism career began when she was asked to write about Terayama for The Drama Review. She became a regular contributor to the Christian Science Monitor after writing an article about Marketta Kimbrell's Theater For The Forgotten, with which she was performing at the time. She was an O'Neill Theater Center National Critics' Institute Fellow, and then became the institute's Coordinator. While teaching at the Universities of Wisconsin and Rhode Island, she wrote "A Directory of Festivals of Theater, Dance and Folklore Around the World," published by the International Theater Institute. Denmark's Odin Teatret's director, Eugenio Barba, wrote his manifesto in the form of a letter to "Dear Jennifer Merin," which has been published around the world, in languages as diverse as Farsi and Romanian. Jennifer's culturally-oriented travel column began in the LA Times in 1984, then moved to The Associated Press, LA Times Syndicate, Tribune Media, Creators Syndicate and (currently) Arcamax Publishing. She's been news writer/editor for ABC Radio Networks, on-air reporter for NBC, CBS Radio and, currently, for Westwood One's America In the Morning. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association in the Film, Documentary and TV branches and a voting member of the Black Reel Awards. For her AWFJ archive, type "Jennifer Merin" in the Search Box (upper right corner of screen). While Andrea Riseborough’s shock Oscar nomination for the SXSW 2022 sleeper To Leslie is still being processed, it’s too early to see whether it will have any effect on anything other than awards-season process. It would be nice, however, to think that it could also make it just that little bit harder for the success of smaller, more personal movies to be measured by box office returns alone (how many news stories made a point of deriding To Leslie’s $32,000 take?). Late Bloomers doesn’t have that film’s dramatic intensity, and is way more schematic in its plotting, but Lisa Steen’s debut feature is still an intimate, defiantly female-fronted indie, showcasing an engaging and refreshingly vanity-free performance from Karen Gillan, a talented Scottish actress whose career to date is still something of a work in progress. Gillan plays Louise, a woman in her late 20s whose life is thrown into turmoil by a bad breakup. We meet her, alone and drunk, at a party at her ex’s old place, where she cynically projects her obvious fear of loneliness onto others, complaining that “adults are saaad.” Not as sad as Louise, however, whose friend has a showdown with her in the bathroom, calling her a “selfish brat” and telling her to “grow the f*ck up.” Louise is unperturbed and waves him off. “Take your white wine spritzer and fly away like all the rest,” she says waspishly, relishing a pretty good riposte while still sat on the toilet. Related Stories SXSW SXSW Preview + Hot List: Movies With Ewan McGregor, Sydney Sweeney, Karen Gillan, Anthony Mackie & More Kocowa+ Kocowa CEO Seeing UK & Oceania Success After Localization Efforts & Expanded Language Roll-Out Rounding off a bad night, Louise is the last to leave, but not before she has learned he ex’s new address. Ringing the doorbell gets no answer, and attempting to climb in through the front window in party heels inevitably leads to disaster. After falling a floor’s height to the pavement, she finds herself in a hospital ward with a seriously broken hip, in the next bed to a cantankerous old lady who speaks no English. Louise has the old lady kicked out, but continues to see her, notably in the gym, where she learns her name: Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), aka the bad girl of physical therapy. They are finally thrown together when, after waiting ages for a bus that doesn’t seem to be coming, Louise invites her to share a cab. But when they get to Antonina’s home, she wanders off to a nearby pharmacy and causes a scene. Louise has no choice but to take her home, a Craigslist rental that she shares with the owner, Brick (Jermaine Fowler), a Brooklyn hipster living on the proceeds of his father’s one pop hit. The next day Louise takes Antonina back to her home where she meets the old woman’s daughter. She learns that Antonina is Polish, and that her grievance with the pharmacist is very real and not a sign of dementia. In fact, there’s nothing wrong with her at all (“It is Polish to live forever”). But seeing as the odd couple seem to be getting along OK, however fractiously, it comes as no surprise when Louise is offered a job as Antonina’s full-time caregiver and, given her current circumstances, accepts it. From here, the plot seems to write itself, which is shame, because there’s a lot of chemistry between the two leads (a scene in which Louise persuades Antonina to wear incontinence pants is a very good and very visual example). But Antonina, a tough and wicked presence, falls victim to the script’s insistence that this be the younger woman’s story, so we have the inevitable moment of reckoning in which, during a drunken relapse, Louise falls down on the job, losing the old woman’s trust and friendship. It’s an old story, well told, and follows much of the blueprint laid out by the 2011 French hit Intouchables (opposites meet in the middle). Sadly, it loses much of its energy whenever Stein disappears to make more room for Louise’s millennial woes. Growing up may be the subject of the film, but, ironically, it just leaves us wanting more of the woman who effortlessly styles out the art of growing old disgracefully. Title: Late Bloomers Festival: SXSW, Narrative Feature Competition Director: Lisa Steen Screenwriter: Anna Greenfield Cast: Karen Gillan, Margaret Sophie Stein, Jermaine Fowler Running time: 1 hr 29 min Vertical has released the Late Bloomers trailer for its forthcoming comedy-drama starring Guardians of the Galaxy alum Karen Gillan. The video features Gillan as a 28-year-old woman who finds a new purpose in life after unexpectedly forming a friendship with a stubborn elderly woman. The film is scheduled to make its debut on June 7 in select theaters and on VOD. Check out the Late Bloomers trailer below (watch more trailers): What to expect from Late Bloomers? “Louise, a 28-year-old Brooklynite adrift in life, finds herself suddenly single and grappling with her identity as a musician. While she struggles with her underlying depression, a reckless drunken stumble lands her with a broken hip, and leads to a stint in a physical therapy ward with patients twice her age,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “Here, she crosses paths with Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a cantankerous elderly Polish woman who speaks no English. Reluctantly, Louise takes on the role of Antonina’s caregiver, a situation neither of them welcomes. As they navigate their begrudging relationship, they confront the realities of aging, forcing Louise to consider her own journey into adulthood.” Late Bloomers is directed by Lisa Steen from a screenplay written by Anna Greenfield. The film also stars Margaret Sophie Stein as Antonina, Jermaine Fowler as Brick, Kevin Nealon as Al, Danielle Alonzo as Florence, Talia Balsam as Dorothy, Winsome Brown as Monika, Lori Tan Chinn as Inez and more. It is executive produced by Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Cody Ryder, Wendy Neu, Franklin Carson, Robina Riccitiello, Emma Pompetti, Tegan Acton, Hallee Adelman, Ivy Herman, David Bernon, Paul Bernon, Sam Slater, Marc Iserlis, Ng Say Yong, Anthony Eu, Greg Beauchamp, and Carter Collins, with Alexandra Barreto, Taylor Feltner, and Sam Bisbee producing. Maggie Dela Paz MAGGIE DELA PAZ Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now. Besides being a fan of coming-of-age films and shows, she also enjoys watching K-Dramas and listening to her favorite K-Pop groups. Her current TV obsessions right now are FX’s The Bear and the popular anime My Hero Academia. 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BEETLEJUICE 2 Trailer 2 (2024) Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci BEETLEJUICE 2 Trailer 2 (2024) Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Tim Burton, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice © 2024 - Warner Bros Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the follow-up to the 1988 comedy-horror classic. Michael Keaton returns as the foul-mouthed, shape-shifting ghoul joined by new cast members Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci and Justin Theroux. Also reprising their roles from the original film are Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” sees the Deetz clan move back into their Winter River home after a sudden death in the family. When Lydia’s (Ryder) rebellious teen daughter Astrid (Ortega) discovers a portal to the afterlife hidden in the basement, the name of the mischievous spirit Beetlejuice is inevitably repeated three times, inviting him to wreak havoc in the Deetz family home once again. “The living, the dead… can they coexist? That’s what we’re here to find out,” Ryder’s Lydia says in the trailer. Popular on Variety “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is the latest horror title to star scream queen Ortega, who has made a name for herself as a genre staple. She previously starred in the Netflix original series “Wednesday” as the titular Addams’ family member as well as Ti West’s “X” and two installments of the rebooted “Scream” franchise. However, it was recently announced that Ortega would not return for “Scream 7” due to a scheduling conflict with “Wednesday” Season 2. Tim Burton returns to produce and direct the “Beetlejuice” sequel from a script by “Wednesday” screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Executive producers include Brad Pitt, David Katzenberg, Laurence Senelick, Gough, Millar, Sara Desmond, Katterli Frauenfelder and Andrew Lary. Tommy Harper, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner serve as producers. Danny Elfman is set to compose the music for the film. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” will haunt theaters starting Sept. 6. Watch the trailer below. Read More About: Beetlejuice 2, Jenna Ortega, Micheal Keaton Winona Ryder and Monica Bellucci reunite in Beetlejuice 2 after previously starring together in Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992. The dynamic between Ryder and Bellucci's characters in Beetlejuice 2 mirrors their roles in Dracula in connection to the movies' main villains. With Tim Burton directing, the sequel also includes familiar faces like Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, and new talents like Jenna Ortega. The cast of Beetlejuice 2 creates a reunion for a 1992 horror movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with the actors’ roles bearing curious similarities in both franchises. With Tim Burton back in the director’s chair, Beetlejuice 2’s cast sees plenty of familiar faces playing the living and dead characters in the upcoming sequel to his 1988 film Beetlejuice. While a few original cast members are confirmed to return, including Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O’Hara, most of the actors are new to the world of Beetlejuice – but some have previously worked with Burton. Among the new figures joining Beetlejuice 2’s story are Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, and Danny DeVito. Dafoe and Bellucci are making their Tim Burton movie debut, but the two actors bring plenty of experience in the horror genre to their roles as an afterlife police officer and Beetlejuice’s ex-wife in the 2024 film. Furthermore, many of the new Beetlejuice 2 cast members have previously worked with the returning actors in other movies beforehand, such as Winona Ryder and Monica Bellucci having collaborated on a massively successful horror release from the 1990s. Beetlejuice 2's Winona Ryder & Monica Bellucci Were Both In Bram Stoker's Dracula From 1992 Beetlejuice 2 is Ryder & Bellucci's second horror movie together Before working together in Beetlejuice 2, Lydia Deetz actress Winona Ryder and Delores actress Monica Bellucci both appeared in the 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Bram Stoker’s Dracula saw Ryder – who had already been making waves in the horror genre through Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands – star as Mina Harker, while Bellucci portrayed one of Dracula’s Brides. The 1992 adaptation of the classic vampire novel was a campy hit for Coppola, earning approximately $216 million at the box office while currently holding a “Certified Fresh” 74% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Winona Ryder horror movies ranked beetlejuice black swan alien resurrection RELATED Every Winona Ryder Horror Movie Ranked From Beetlejuice to Black Swan, Stranger Things star Winona Ryder has an impressive horror resume, but which is her best movie in the genre so far? Now, about 32 years later, Ryder and Bellucci are reuniting in another highly anticipated horror film on Beetlejuice 2. Bram Stoker’s Dracula actually isn’t the last time that the two actors have worked together, however. They also both appeared in the 2009 movie The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, which curiously also brought them back together with their Dracula co-star Keanu Reeves. If Reeves happens to make a surprise appearance in Beetlejuice 2, then he, Ryder, and Bellucci would have a curious array of projects together across three decades of films. Movie Winona Ryder Character Monica Bellucci Character Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Mina Harker Dracula's Bride The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) Sandra Dulles Gigi Lee Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Lydia Deetz Delores Ryder & Bellucci's Beetlejuice 2 Roles Continue An Odd Dynamic From Their Dracula Movie Ryder & Bellucci's connections to the villains are similar in Dracula & Beetlejuice Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice While Ryder and Bellucci are back in another horror movie together for a completely different franchise, their character dynamics are still quite similar. Much like in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Ryder’s Beetlejuice 2 character is the mortal woman whom the horror movie’s supernatural and deceased villain is obsessed with. Likewise, both Bellucci’s Beetlejuice 2 character and Dracula figure are already the dead wife of the main villain. Whether Winona Ryder’s character will ultimately decapitate Beetlejuice in Beetlejuice 2 as her character did to Dracula remains to be seen, however. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will premiere in theaters on September 6, 2024. Source: Rotten Tomatoes Beetlejuice 2 movie poster Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Comedy Supernatural Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role. Director Tim Burton Release Date September 6, 2024 Distributor(s) Warner Bros. Pictures Cast Michael Keaton , Jenna Ortega , Winona Ryder , Monica Bellucci , Willem Dafoe , Justin Theroux , Catherine O'Hara Beetlejuice is ready to haunt a new generation. For sequel film “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the titular undead figure played by Michael Keaton continues to stalk his favorite family, led by matriarch Catherine O’Hara, daughter Winona Ryder, and now, granddaughter Jenna Ortega. The “Wednesday” breakout star continues her collaborations with “Beetlejuice” director Tim Burton, who also helms the “Addams Family” spinoff Netflix series. Burton directs “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” from a script written by Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, Michael McDowel, Mike Vukadinovich, and Larry Wilson. In addition to Ortega, new franchise cast members include characters played by Monica Bellucci, Justin Theroux, and Willem Dafoe, who teased his role is that of a dead B-movie action star turned detective in the afterlife. Related Stories 'Darkest Miriam' ‘Severance’ Breakout Britt Lower Is a Librarian with a Creepy Lover in ‘Darkest Miriam’ — Watch VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, (aka VENOM 2), Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom, 2021. © Sony Pictures Releasing / © Marvel Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection Tom Hardy and His Symbiote Really Need to Work on Their Timing in ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Trailer The Warner Bros. release comes more than 40 years after the original 1988 horror-comedy classic. Lead star Keaton teased that “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is a “beautiful” film due to its practical effects to People magazine. “It’s the most fun I’ve had on set in a long time. On one hand, you’d go, ‘Well, of course it’s the most fun. It looks like fun.’ As you know, it doesn’t always work like that,” Keaton said. “The one thing that he and I decided on early, early, early on from the beginning, if we ever did it again, I was totally not interested in doing something where there was too much technology. It had to feel handmade. It’s the most exciting thing. When you get to do that again after years of standing in front of a giant screen, pretending somebody’s across the way from you, this is just enormous fun.” However, Keaton admitted that both he and Burton were “hesitant and cautious” about revisiting the film. “We thought, ‘You got to get this right. Otherwise, just don’t do it. Let’s just go on with our lives and do other things,’” Keaton said. “So I was hesitant and cautious, and he was probably equally as hesitant and cautious over all these years. Once we got there, I said, ‘OK, let’s just go for it. Let’s just see if we can do it, if we can pull this off.’” Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment produces the sequel along with KatzSmith Productions and Tim Burton Productions. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” premieres September 6 in theaters. Check out the trailer below. READ MORE: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE 2 BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE FILM JENNA ORTEGA MICHAEL KEATON TRAILERS It’s showtime – the long-awaited sequel to 1988’s Beetlejuice is about to land on screens imminently, and the first trailers are as eerie and eccentric (and strange and unusual) as we could’ve hoped for. Released on 21 March, the first teaser opens with a shot of franchise newcomer Jenna Ortega cycling swiftly past Miss Shannon’s School for Girls to the tune of – what else? – a children’s choir singing “Day-O”. Cue glimpses of Ortega standing beside returning favourites Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara; and the Wednesday star entering the attic and uncovering the miniature model of Winter River. It soon splits open and, to Ryder’s horror, Michael Keaton’s scraggly-haired, deathly pale, striped-suit-wearing Beetlejuice emerges from within it. “The juice is loose,” he grins. Content To honor your privacy preferences, this content can only be viewed on the site it originates from. The first official trailer, meanwhile, offers even more: jump scares, fantastical costumes and deranged dance numbers. Content To honor your privacy preferences, this content can only be viewed on the site it originates from. WATCH Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan & Luke Newton Take On The Ultimate Afternoon Tea Taste Test MOST POPULAR Gwyneth Paltrow Embraces Montecito Mom Dressing At Her Son’s Graduation NEWS Gwyneth Paltrow Embraces Montecito Mom Dressing At Her Son’s Graduation BY HANNAH JACKSON 5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods To Eat Regularly, According To A Nutritionist BEAUTY 5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods To Eat Regularly, According To A Nutritionist BY MARIE BLADT I Got Married At 22. 12 Years On, Here’s What I’ve Learnt About Keeping A Relationship Together ARTS & LIFESTYLE I Got Married At 22. 12 Years On, Here’s What I’ve Learnt About Keeping A Relationship Together BY HANNAH CLUGSTON Titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the forthcoming Tim Burton-directed release is poised to hit cinemas on 6 September 2024. The log line reads: “After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.” Alongside Keaton, O’Hara and Ryder are, of course, reprising their original roles as Delia and Lydia Deetz, while Ortega takes the part of the latter’s willful offspring. They’ll be joined by Monica Bellucci – as Beetlejuice’s wife, no less – and Willem Dafoe as a “police officer in the afterlife and former B-movie action star”, as well as Justin Theroux, Game of Thrones’s Burn Gorman, and House of the Dragon’s Arthur Conti. Meanwhile, the screenplay comes courtesy of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the creators of Wednesday. It’s taken an age to get the gang back together – the follow-up film has long been gestating, and after production finally began, it was paused over the summer of 2023 as a result of the SAG-AFTRA strike. However, only two additional days of filming remained, meaning it could wrap quickly after work resumed. And, by all accounts, it should be worth the wait: “I really enjoyed it,” Burton told The Independent last autumn, of making the film. “I tried to strip everything and go back to the basics of working with good people and actors and puppets. It was kind of like going back to why I liked making movies.” Keaton echoed this in an interview with People magazine, saying, “The one thing that [Tim] and I decided on early on [was that] if we ever did it again, I was totally not interested in doing something where there was too much technology. It had to feel handmade. It’s the most exciting thing. When you get to do that again after years of standing in front of a giant screen, pretending somebody’s across the way from you, this is just enormous fun… the most fun I’ve had on set in a long time.” It is also, he revealed, surprisingly emotional. In an interview on The Jess Cagle Show, he added: “The [original] was so fun and exciting visually. [The sequel is] all that but really beautiful and interestingly emotional here and there. I wasn’t ready for that.” MOST POPULAR Gwyneth Paltrow Embraces Montecito Mom Dressing At Her Son’s Graduation NEWS Gwyneth Paltrow Embraces Montecito Mom Dressing At Her Son’s Graduation BY HANNAH JACKSON 5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods To Eat Regularly, According To A Nutritionist BEAUTY 5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods To Eat Regularly, According To A Nutritionist BY MARIE BLADT I Got Married At 22. 12 Years On, Here’s What I’ve Learnt About Keeping A Relationship Together ARTS & LIFESTYLE I Got Married At 22. 12 Years On, Here’s What I’ve Learnt About Keeping A Relationship Together BY HANNAH CLUGSTON And as for Ortega? “She’s weird, but in a different way [from her mother] and not in the way you’d assume, I would say,” the actor said of Astrid, to Vanity Fair. “The relationship between Lydia and my character is very important. And it’s also really strange because it’s a lot of catching up and putting the pieces together of what’s gone on in Lydia’s life since, which is nice, I think, for anybody who loves the character and is excited to see her again. I wouldn’t say [Astrid’s] bright and sunny at all. She doesn’t go to the opposite end of the spectrum [as Lydia], but any kid who becomes a teenager wants to be removed from their parents. I think they instantly just fight whatever it is that their parent loves. I’m not wearing pink and a cheerleader, but I am a little bit against my mom’s history or past. We butt heads quite a bit. For me, Lydia is the coolest ever. So then to play her daughter and also have to be like, “Mom…,” and roll your eyes was definitely more challenging for me as an actor, but super fun to play.” It’s also likely, given the title of the new film and the Beetlejuice universe’s rule of three, that a third instalment, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, will be on its way soon after. And why not? 36 years later, he’s still the ghost with the most. More From British Vogue “I’m The Happiest I’ve Been In A Really Long Time”: Sophie Turner Talks Mum-Shaming, Misogyny And Why The Best Is Yet To Come All The Best Fashion From The 2024 Cannes Film Festival 11 Trending Bob Hairstyles For Summer 2024 The Key Spring/Summer 2024 Trends To Know Now Subscribe To The Vogue Daily NewsletterThe new 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' trailer introduces several newcomers to the franchise before the film hits theaters on Sept. 6. The Juice is loose! The official trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has arrived and this time around, three generations of Deetzes have to deal with the trouble-making spirit that is Beetlejuice. On Thursday, Warner Bros. dropped a new trailer showing Michael Keaton's return to one of his most iconic roles to date alongside OG cast members Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara in their roles as Lydia and Delia Deetz. Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' - Warner Bros. "After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River," reads the movie's press release. "Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem." Several newcomers join the Tim Burton-directed franchise, including Jenna Ortega as Lydia's daughter, Astrid, as well as Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci and Justin Theroux. Willem Dafoe in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' - Warner Bros. The new trailer gives fans a first look at Dafoe's Wolf Jackson, a B-list movie actor who died and became a cop in the Afterlife; Bellucci's Delores, Beetlejuice's zombified but fabulous wife; and more familiar creatures, like the stop-motion-animated sandworm. Monica Bellucci in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' - Warner Bros. "The living, the dead. Can they co-exist? That's what we're here to find out," Lydia says. Fans have been patiently waiting for a proper look at the sequel to the 1988 cult film since the teaser trailer was dropped in March, giving the world a first look at Keaton back in action and hinting at what's to come. In March, ET spoke with Keaton, who dished about making his highly anticipated return. "It took a while to get there," he said. "I didn't really think we were gonna do it and didn't want to do it, various times [in the] last few years, but it was more fun than the other one." Despite the initial apprehension, Keaton said that the "tremendous cast" made the experience even better. "[Tim] was really, really great -- back in his comfort zone," he added. "I could tell he was having fun. Which is really contagious, when you're around that." Beetlejuice Beetlejuice hits theaters on Sept. 6. After 36 years, Beetlejuice has finally come back to haunt you. Warner Bros. has released the trailer for Tim Burton’s follow-up to his 1988 cult classic horror-comedy “Beetlejuice,” with Michael Keaton reprising his role as the ghoulish title character. The sequel, officially titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” is set for release on Sept. 6. In addition to Keaton, original “Beetlejuice” Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are back as Lydia and Delia Deetz, respectively. Jenna Ortega rounds out the family as newcomer Astrid Deetz. Monica Bellucci plays Beetlejuice’s wife and Willem DeFoe stars as a “police officer in the afterlife” and former “B movie action star,” whose acting skills help him as an afterlife detective. Justin Theroux also joins the sequel in a new role. The original “Beetlejuice” followed a deceased couple trying to haunt the Deetz family out of their new home with the help of the eccentric ghost Beetlejuice. Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis starred as the Maitlands while Jeffrey Jones, O’Hara and Ryder made up the Deetz family. The movie developed a cult following after its release and later spawned a hit musical adaptation on Broadway. Popular on Variety Burton announced on social media last November that he had finished filming the “Beetlejuice” sequel after a months-long delay due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. In September, he revealed to The Independent that he only had “a day and a half” of filming remaining prior to the shutdown. “I feel grateful we got what we got,” Burton said at the time. “Literally, it was a day and a half. We know what we have to do. It is 99 percent done.” Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, creators of the Ortega-starring Netflix series “Wednesday,” penned the script for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” Watch the trailer below. Read More About: Beetlejuice 2, Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton, Tim Burton

THE LAST BREATH Trailer (2024) Kim Spearman, Julian Sands, Shark Movie THE LAST BREATH Trailer (2024) Kim Spearman, Julian Sands, Shark Movie © 2024 - Signature Entertainment Prepare for a thrilling new shark movie, “The Last Breath,” where survival is the ultimate challenge. Get ready to dive deep, hold your breath, and swim for your life as a team of divers faces danger beneath the waves in “The Last Breath.” This suspenseful film stars Julian Sands (A Room with a View) in his final performance, along with Jack Parr (Peaky Blinders), Kim Spearman (As I Am), and Alexander Arnold (Yesterday). The movie was filmed in late 2022, just before Sands went missing during a hiking trip in California, with his remains being found on Mount Baldy in June. Advertisement Sea to Sky In this gripping story, a group of former college friends reunite for a scuba diving trip in the Caribbean to explore the remains of a WWII battleship. They soon find themselves trapped in a treacherous underwater maze, surrounded by great white sharks. Set for an early 2024 release by Signature Entertainment, “The Last Breath” is expected to be Sands’ final film. Known for his roles in movies like The Killing Fields and Leaving Las Vegas, as well as TV series like 24 and Smallville, Sands plays Levi, an experienced diver who mentors the younger divers. Levi is described as a “gruff, rugged bear of a man who is both kind and generous.” The trailer has been released for The Last Breath. On a gorgeous Caribbean island, five college friends are reunited for a carefree weekend of revelry and romance. They embark on a scuba diving tour of a newly uncovered WW2 shipwreck, but what they discover lurking in the ruins below is beyond their darkest fears. Tranquillity turns to tragedy, when the group is forced to take refuge in an airlock within the labyrinth of the wreck, hunted at every turn by great white sharks. With their oxygen rapidly running out and the predators closing in, they must fight to survive and save those they love most. Will they escape or will this be their last breath? The Last Breath is released on 1st July. ‘The fight to survive is on’ The Last Breath is a 2024 horror thriller about scuba divers trapped in a WWII shipwreck by Great White sharks. Directed by Joachim Hedén (Breaking Surface) from a screenplay written by Nick Saltrese (Shark Bait; Prayer Before Dawn) based on a story by co-producer Andrew Prendergast (The Courier; An American Exorcism; Parasite 2004; Evil Elvis). Also produced by Chris Reed. Eric Börjeson (Let The Right One In) is the cinematographer. Directed by Joachim Hedén from a screenplay by Nick Saltrese based on a story by co-producer Andrew Prendergast. The Anamorphic Media-Filmgate Films-Freebie Films-Picaro Films co-production stars Jack Parr (Peaky Blinders), Kim Spearman (As I Am), Erin Mullen and Julian Sands (The Ghosts of Borley Rectory; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Warlock; Gothic). Plot: A group of five college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a World War II battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by Great White sharks… The-Last-Breath-movie-film-horror-thriller-Great-White-sharks-2022-scuba-diver Production: Principal photography began at AED Studios in Antwerp, Belgium in 2022 before filming moved to Malta. Release date: In Turkey, The Last Breath was released on May 17, 2024. Trailer: Cast and characters: Julian Sands … Levi; Alexander Arnold … Brett; Jack Parr … Noah; Kim Spearman … Sam; Erin Mullen … Riley; Arlo Carter … Logan; Maxime Durand … Brian. Original title: The Wreck Technical specs: 1 hour 36 minutes Related: Sharksploitation! 175+ shark films from Jaws onwards MOVIES and MANIA provides previews of new films, our own movie reviews/ratings, and links to other reviews from trustworthy recommended sources - all in one handy web location. Plus, links to legitimately watch 1000s OF MOVIES FREE ONLINE via platforms such as Amazon Prime, Plex, Roku, Tubi and on YouTube. As an Amazon Associate, we earn a very tiny amount from any qualifying purchases. Plot: What's the story about? A treasure hunting crew bites off more than they can chew in this underwater white-knuckle thriller. Levi, a British expat diver, has been searching for the wreck of the USS Charlotte for his entire life. Assisted by US college graduate Noah, the pair may have finally made a breakthrough in the wreck’s location. Their crew expands after Noah’s college friends visit the duo, but as the group find themselves trapped in the darkness of the USS Charlotte’s interior, air rapidly running out, they discover that their dwindling oxygen supply is the least of their fears. EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired rights to shark attack thriller The Last Breath from Metro International. Written by Nick Saltrese (A Prayer Before Dawn) and directed by Joachim Hedén (Breaking Surface), the film is produced by Andrew Prendergast (Shark Bait), and Chris Reed (Shark Bait). Related Stories Julian Sands Remembering Julian Sands: A TV & Film Career In Photos ‘Yellowjackets’ Star Melanie Lynskey Remembers Friend Julian Sands With Moving Post The pic stars Julian Sands (A Room with a View) in his last film role alongside Jack Parr (Peaky Blinders), Kim Spearman (As I Am), and Alexander Arnold (Yesterday). The movie shot in late 2022, just a few months before Sands went missing while hiking in California. The actor’s remains were found in June on Mount Baldy. RELATED: Julian Sands Dead At 65: ‘Smallville’ & ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ Actor’s Body Found Near Mount Baldy, Sheriff Confirms In the film, a group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks. Signature is lining up an early-2024 launch, when it likely will be the last of Sands’ movies to be released. The British vet was found dead in June after going missing while hiking on Mount Baldy near Los Angeles in January. He was known for his roles in such films as The Killing Fields, A Room with a View, Warlock, Arachnophobia, Boxing Helena and Leaving Las Vegas and for TV’s 24, Smallville and Banshee. RELATED: Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries In The Last Breath, the actor plays Levi, an old-time diver and mentor to young divers. His character is described as a “gruff, rugged bear of a man who is kind and generous”. The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment’s Acquisitions and Development Manager Katie Wilkinson and Metro International’s CEO Will Machin. Production finance was supplied by Orogen Entertainment, Anamorphic Media and Filmgate with Umedia co-producing. International distribution support was provided by the UK Global Screen Fund – financed by the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and administered by the BFI. Wilkinson said of the feature: “Signature absolutely love a shark film (who doesn’t?), and we couldn’t be happier to work with Metro on The Last Breath – it’s a thrilling wild ride from start to finish. We’re super excited for UK audiences to get their teeth stuck into this one in 2024.” Machin added: “Signature have proved themselves to be the home for shark thrillers in the UK so we couldn’t be more delighted to place The Last Breath in their very capable hands.” Shark movies… blah, blah… only really a couple of good ones… blah, blah. You know the drill. Somebody else is making an attempt at a shark movie that doesn’t suck with The Last Breath. This is most definitely not to be confused with Last Breath, a documentary from 2019 telling the story of a deep sea diver who was stranded on the seabed with 5 minutes of oxygen and no hope of rescue, and his fight for survival. The Last Breath follows five college friends on a gorgeous Caribbean island, reunited for a carefree weekend of revelry and romance. They embark on a scuba diving tour of a newly uncovered WW2 shipwreck, but what they discover lurking in the ruins below is beyond their darkest fears. Last-Breath Tranquillity turns to tragedy, when the group is forced to take refuge in an airlock within the labyrinth of the wreck, hunted at every turn by sharks. With their oxygen rapidly running out and the predators closing in, they must fight to survive and save those they love most. Will they escape or will this be their last breath? The schpiel mentions Great White sharks, but the trailer and publicity stills seem to show Bull Sharks, which you may know as Nature’s Bastards. What is notable about this movie is that, according to the IMDB, it also stars the late Julian Sands in what must be his final film role. The Last Breath is released on 1st July.

TRIGGER WARNING Trailer (2024) Jessica Alba, Action Movie TRIGGER WARNING Trailer (2024) Jessica Alba, Action Movie © 2024 - Netflix We're not saying Netflix has a new strategy to get less-often-seen leading ladies back into the spotlight in more action-packed roles than you're used to, but after the chart success of J-Lo's Atlas, it looks like Jessica Alba could be up next. The streamer has released a trailer for Trigger Warning, an action flick starring Alba, and hitting the platform on 21 June. And it looks like a potentially fun slice of shock. Hopefully it'll be a better performer than J-Lo's Atlas, though, which netted her lowest Rotten Tomatoes score in this decade. Alba plays a seemingly highly skilled Special Forces commando who returns home to take over her father's bar after his mysterious death. From there it clearly doesn't take long for her to sniff out a crime ring that's taken over her hometown and infiltrated the police along with local politicians. So, what better way to deal with things than by going full Rambo? The trailer alone shows fistfighting, shooting and swordplay are all going to be in Alba's wheelhouse this time out, and it's one of those teasers that looks a lot like it maps out most of the movie's plot quite clearly. While Atlas arrived to little praise, audiences haven't seemed to care much at all, with the movie rocketing into Netflix's top spot in a range of territories. The streamer will be hoping for more of the same with Trigger Warning – although doubtless a better score wouldn't exactly go amiss. We have high hopes, as Alba looks like a true badass in the trailer. Image 1 of 5 Trigger Warning (Image credit: Netflix) Trigger Warning (Image credit: Netflix) Trigger Warning (Image credit: Netflix) Trigger Warning (Image credit: Netflix) Trigger Warning (Image credit: Netflix) Judging by the sentiment in the comments under the YouTube upload of its trailer, there's every chance it'll work, too. People are thrilled to see Alba again after a good few years since the last major movie she appeared in. One enthused viewer wrote: "Few days ago I was thinking that Jessica Alba totally disappeared and now this trailer pops up out of nowhere". Another agreed: "Jessica Alba as a vigilante? Hell yes!!". The anticipation is already palpable. Jessica Alba is out for revenge in the first trailer for the Netflix action thriller Trigger Warning. The film, helmed by Mouly Surya, is all set to stream on the platform from June 21. Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union: These girls don’t need savin’ Trigger Warning also stars Mark Webber, Jake Weary, Anthony Michael Hall, Kaiwi Lyman and Hari Dhillon. The film is written by John Brancato, Josh Olson and Halley Gross. Erica Lee, Basil Iwanyk and Esther Hornstein serve as producers. Be honest, this trailer makes you more than a little scared of Jessica Alba. Trigger Warning premieres June 21! pic.twitter.com/m35yeo7yQV — Netflix (@netflix) May 21, 2024 The trailer introduces us to Special Forces commando Parker (Alba) who is back in town for an explanation for her father’s unexpected death. When she finds out that the town is now controlled by a violent gang, she decides to go all guns blazing. Apple TV+ announces ‘Drops of God’ season two Alba was recently seen in 2019’s Killers Anonymous alongside Gary Oldman, and she also starred with Gabrielle Union in the television series L.A.’s Finest. Watch the trailer of Trigger Warning here: Jessica Alba is back in action-movie star mode. The actress, 43, stars in a feature film for the first time since 2019 in Netflix's Trigger Warning, which she also worked on as an executive producer. Alba plays Parker, a Special Forces commando who “is on active duty overseas when she gets called back to her hometown with the tragic news that her father has suddenly died,” according to the film's synopsis. “Now the owner of the family bar, Parker reconnects with her former boyfriend-turned-sheriff Jesse (Mark Webber), his hot-tempered brother Elvis (Jake Weary) and their powerful father Senator Swann (Anthony Michael Hall), as she looks to understand what actually happened to her dad,” the synopsis reads. Her "search for answers quickly goes south and she soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown." Jessica Alba Opens Up About 'Really Healthy Relationship' with Her Kids: ‘Learning from Each Other’ (Exclusive) Jessica Alba as Parker on the set of Trigger Warning Jessica Alba on the set of 2024's Trigger Warning. URSULA COYOTE/NETFLIX 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. Alba made a name for herself in sci-fi series Dark Angel and such action-packed flicks as Fantastic Four and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. In 2012 she launched sustainable health and wellness brand the Honest Company, which earned her a spot on Forbes' list of America's wealthiest self-made women in 2016. In 2021, Alba took the company public. She stepped down as its Chief Creative Officer in April 2024. Anthony Michael Hall as Ezekiel, Mark Webber as Jesse and Jessica Alba as Parker in Trigger Warning Anthony Michael Hall, Mark Webber and Jessica Alba in 2024's Trigger Warning. URSULA COYOTE/NETFLIX Alba's last feature film was 2019's Killers Anonymous. She has worked only sparingly since then, aside from her two-season role on L.A.'s Finest in 2019 and 2020. Of “taking a break for so long from” acting, Alba said in 2021, “it allows me to have the freedom as a storyteller to just be completely present and try things and I really love it. And it's brought me real joy.” Trigger Warning — directed by Mouly Surya and also starring Tone Bell, Gabriel Basso, Kaiwi Lyman and Hari Dhillon — is on Netflix June 21. "This is about more than just my Dad, I need to know the truth." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for an action thriller titled Trigger Warning, arriving for streaming on Netflix this June. Another of their big summer action movie offerings coming up soon. Jessica Alba stars as a skilled Special Forces commando who takes ownership of her father's bar after he suddenly dies, and soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown. Unsure of who she can truly trust, Parker draws on her commando training and proves herself a force to be reckoned with as she hunts down the truth and attempts to right what has gone wrong in Swann County, with the help of her covert ops partner / hacker Spider, and the connected local dealer Mike. The ensemble cast also includes Mark Webber, Tone Bell, Jake Weary, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Michael Hall, Kaiwi Lyman, and Hari Dhillon. If you think all the action in this looks legit, that's because it is made by an Indonesian director named Mouly Surya. A badass first look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Mouly Surya's Trigger Warning, direct from Netflix's YouTube: Trigger Warning Poster Special Forces commando Parker (Jessica Alba) is on active duty overseas when she gets called back to her hometown with the tragic news that her father has suddenly died. Now the owner of the family bar, she reconnects with her former boyfriend-turned-sheriff Jesse (Mark Webber), his hot-tempered brother Elvis (Jake Weary) and powerful father Senator Swann (Anthony Michael Hall), as she looks to understand what actually happened to her dad. Parker's search for any answers quickly goes south and she soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown. Trigger Warning is directed by Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya, director of the films Fiksi, What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love, and also Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts previously. The screenplay is written by John Brancato & Josh Olson and Halley Gross. Produced by Erica Lee, Basil Iwanyk, Esther Hornstein. Netflix debuts Surya's Trigger Warning streaming on Netflix starting June 21st, 2024 this summer. Look good? May 21 (UPI) -- Netflix is teasing the new film Trigger Warning. The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Tuesday that features Jessica Alba. ADVERTISEMENT Trigger Warning is an action thriller written by John Brancato, Josh Olson and Halley Gross, and directed by Mouly Surya. Alba stars as Parker, a Special Forces commando who returns to her hometown after her father's sudden death. "Now the owner of the family bar, Parker reconnects with her former boyfriend-turned-sheriff Jesse (Mark Weber), his hot-tempered brother Elvis (Jake Weary) and their powerful father Senator Swann (Anthony Michael Hall), as she looks to understand what actually happened to her dad," an official synopsis reads. "Parker's search for answers quickly goes south and she soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown." The cast also includes Tone Bell as Spider, a hacker and Parker's covert ops partner, and Gabriel Basso as Mike, a connected local dealer. The trailer shows Parker (Alba) take on a chainsaw-wielding gang member. Netflix previously shared first-look photos for the film. ADVERTISEMENT Trigger Warning premieres June 21. Read More 'Trigger Warning' photos: Jessica Alba stars in action thriller 'The Smashing Machine' photo introduces Dwayne Johnson as MMA icon Mark Kerr 'My Lady Jane' trailer brings alt-fantasy Tudor novel to life Jessica Alba and director Mouly Surya have opened up about their upcoming action thriller, Trigger Warning, which released its official trailer today. Alba expresses her admiration for strong, femal characters like Ripley from the Alien franchise and Sarah Connor of Terminator fame. Surya found it a "little surreal" working with Alba at first, praising the actress' fiery personality and straightforwardness on set. It’s been over 20 years since Jessica Alba first suited up as the genetically enhanced Max Guevara on television's science fiction drama Dark Angel. And while the Golden Globe-nominee admittedly hasn’t done a ton of choreographed fight sequences since, the actress is ready for the challenge in her upcoming Netflix project, Trigger Warning. However, the action thriller did test its star's mettle when it comes to pulling off those larger-than-life on-screen brawls. Alba said in an interview with Tudum: I haven’t really done hand-to-hand combat and intense action in such a long time. For me, I really wanted it to be a more intimate kind of fighting experience if I needed to take somebody out. Check out the brand-new trailer above, images from the film below and the synopsis for Trigger Warning here: “Special Forces commando Parker (Jessica Alba) is on active duty overseas when she gets called back to her hometown with the tragic news that her father has suddenly died. Now the owner of the family bar, Parker reconnects with her former boyfriend turned sheriff Jesse (Mark Webber), his hot-tempered brother Elvis (Jake Weary), and their powerful father, Senator Swann (Anthony Michael Hall), as she looks to understand what actually happened to her dad…” trigger-warning-movie-poster-showing-jessica-alba-holding-a-knife.jpg Trigger Warning (2024) Action Thriller Special Forces commando Parker (Jessica Alba) is on active duty overseas when she gets called back to her hometown with the tragic news that her father has suddenly died. Now the owner of the family bar, Parker reconnects with her former boyfriend-turned-sheriff Jesse (Mark Webber), his hot-tempered brother Elvis (Jake Weary) and their powerful father Senator Swann (Anthony Michael Hall), as she looks to understand what actually happened to her dad. Release Date June 21, 2024 Director Mouly Surya Cast Jessica Alba , Mark Webber , Anthony Michael Hall , Alejandro De Hoyos , Tone Bell , Jake Weary , Gabriel Basso , Kaiwi Lyman Runtime 1h 26m Writers John Brancato , Josh Olson , Halley Wegryn Gross Distributor(s) Netflix "Parker’s search for answers quickly goes south, and she soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown. Unsure of who she can truly trust, Parker draws on her commando training and proves herself a force to be reckoned with as she hunts down the truth and attempts to right what has gone wrong in Swann County, with the help of her covert ops partner and hacker Spider (Tone Bell) and connected local dealer Mike (Gabriel Basso).” Trigger Warning is directed by Mouly Surya. John Brancato, Josh Olson and Halley Gross are credited with writing the action thriller’s screenplay, while Erica Lee, Basil Iwanyk and Esther Hornstein serve as producers on the project. First-Look Images, Jessica Alba Reveals Admiration for Ripley & Sarah Connor Following her time on the TV show Dark Angel, Jessica Alba made a number of her best movies, including Into the Blue, Fantastic Four and Honey. And while the actress hasn’t played a physical role quite like the one she portrays in Netflix’s Trigger Warning for quite some time, Alba is a huge fan of powerful, female characters — not unlike Dark Angel’s protagonist, Max. Alba said in the same discussion with Tudum: I loved Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita. I also loved Ripley [Alien franchise], and I love Sarah Connor in Terminator. Jessica Alba in Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer RELATED Jessica Alba Says Marvel Films Are 'Still Quite Caucasian' In a recent interview, Jessica Alba discussed the film industry's lack of diversity. In the summer of 2021, Alba revealed that she was about to begin filming Netflix’s Trigger Warning. So, it's taken nearly three years for the action thriller to come to fruition. And for director Mouly Surya, meeting Alba for the very first time turned out to be a “little surreal.” Surya told Tudum: “It was a little surreal. We talked for an hour or so, and it was totally unexpected talking with your teenage idol basically out of nowhere. At first, I didn’t know how to act around her. But then slowly you start to see actors as [people]. Jessica is very fiery, and also she’s straight up. She will tell you exactly what she thinks, and I love that about her.” Alba also serves as an executive producer on the project. Jeanette Volturno, Jason Clark, Jonathan Fuhrman, Daniel Jason Heffner, John Brancato and Josh Olson are also EPs for the film. Trigger Warning co-stars Anthony Michael Hall, Mark Webber, Tone Bell, Jake Weary and Gabriel Basso. Jessica Alba’s Trigger Warning drops Friday, June 21 on Netflix. The film “Trigger Warning” is an American action thriller directed by Mouly Surya, scripted by Halley Gross, Josh Olson, and John Brancato Who is the cast of Trigger Warning Movie ? Parker ( Played by Jessica Alba ) Jesse ( Played by Mark Webber ) Ezekiel ( Played by Anthony Michael Hall ) Spider ( Played by Tone Bell ) Elvis ( Played by Jake Weary ) Harry ( Played by Alejandro De Hoyos ) Trigger-Warning-Movie-Thumbnail-Image-Cherry-streamers Picture : Netflix What is the about of Trigger Warning Movie ? “Trigger Warning” is an American action thriller movie that is set to release at Netflix in June 21st, 2024 with Jessica Alba in the lead part as a wounded veteran caught up in a war following the inheritance of her grandfather’s bar.The film centers on the traumatized veteran who inherits the bar of her grandfather and confronts a moral dilemma following discovering the truth about the untimely death of his grandfather.It features Jessica Alba as Parker, an active-duty, traumatized Special Forces officer who inherits her grandfather’s bar. She faces an ethical dilemma when she discovers the truth about his sudden death. Trigger-Warning-Movie-Thumbnail-Image-Cherry-streamers Picture : Netflix What is the plot of Trigger Warning Movie ? The storyline of the 2024 Netflix movie “Trigger Warning” revolves around Parker who is a traumatic former Special Forces commando who inherits her grandfather’s bar following the sudden passing of his father. After returning to her home town, Parker faces a moral problem as she attempts to find out the truth behind the sudden death of her grandfather. However, her search to find answers leads her into an encounter with a rogue band of people who have caused chaos in the community. Trigger-Warning-Movie-Thumbnail-Image-Cherry-streamers-2 Picture : Netflix What is the premise of Trigger Warning Movie ? The premise of the 2024 Netflix action thriller film “Trigger Warning” revolves around a traumatized veteran, Parker, who inherits her grandfather’s bar after his sudden death. As she delves into the circumstances surrounding her grandfather’s untimely passing, Parker is faced with a moral dilemma that leads her to confront a violent gang causing chaos in her hometown. The movie follows Parker’s journey as she navigates through a web of danger, deceit, and personal challenges, drawing on her Special Forces training to confront the threats and seek justice. Trigger-Warning-Movie-Thumbnail-Image-Cherry-streamers-3 Picture : Netflix Trailer : Where To Watch : Watch on Netflix Details : Director : Mouly Surya Geners : Documentary, Crime Original Language : English Writer : Halley Gross, Josh Olson, John Brancato Release date : 21st June 2024

BAD BOYS 4 Final Trailer (2024) Vanessa Hudgens,Will Smith, Martin Lawrence BAD BOYS 4 Final Trailer (2024) Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Ride or Die © 2024 - Sony Pictures Sony Pictures has just released the trailer for “Bad Boys 4,” starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The film’s official title is “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” This is the fourth film in the popular action-comedy franchise that debuted in 1995, when Smith and Lawrence first teamed up as Miami PD detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, who investigate illegal drug trading in Miami. While the first two films were directed by Michael Bay, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directed “Bad Boys for Life” and are returning for this latest installment of the “Bad Boys” franchise. Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Rhea Seehorn and Joe Pantoliano also star. Sony also revealed that Tiffany Haddish has joined the cast of the film in an undisclosed role. Haddish has been close with the Smith family after co-starring with Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith in the 2017 hit “Girls Trip.” Popular on Variety As for this franchise, seventeen years separated the releases of “Bad Boys II” in 2003 and “Bad Boys for Life” in 2020, the latter of which came out in theaters just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down exhibition and earned $426.5 million at the worldwide box office. In January, Smith and Lawrence announced the fourth installment on social media by sharing a reunion video with the caption, “IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME!” In “Bad Boys for Life,” Mike was on the hit list of a young man, Armando (Jacob Scipio), whose mother Isabel (Kate del Castillo) tasked him with murdering those responsible for the death of his father, a drug king pin. The third film leaves viewers with the revelation that Armando is actually Mike’s son, and a credits scene hints at father and son potentially working together in some capacity. “Bad Boys 4” is set to be released in theaters June 7. Watch the trailer below. Read More About: Bad Boys, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith Sony Pictures has just released the trailer for “Bad Boys 4,” starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The film’s official title is “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” This is the fourth film in the popular action-comedy franchise that debuted in 1995, when Smith and Lawrence first teamed up as Miami PD detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, who investigate illegal drug trading in Miami. While the first two films were directed by Michael Bay, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directed “Bad Boys for Life” and are returning for this latest installment of the “Bad Boys” franchise. Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Rhea Seehorn and Joe Pantoliano also star. Sony also revealed that Tiffany Haddish has joined the cast of the film in an undisclosed role. Haddish has been close with the Smith family after co-starring with Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith in the 2017 hit “Girls Trip.” Popular on Variety As for this franchise, seventeen years separated the releases of “Bad Boys II” in 2003 and “Bad Boys for Life” in 2020, the latter of which came out in theaters just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down exhibition and earned $426.5 million at the worldwide box office. In January, Smith and Lawrence announced the fourth installment on social media by sharing a reunion video with the caption, “IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME!” In “Bad Boys for Life,” Mike was on the hit list of a young man, Armando (Jacob Scipio), whose mother Isabel (Kate del Castillo) tasked him with murdering those responsible for the death of his father, a drug king pin. The third film leaves viewers with the revelation that Armando is actually Mike’s son, and a credits scene hints at father and son potentially working together in some capacity. “Bad Boys 4” is set to be released in theaters June 7. Watch the trailer below. Read More About: Bad Boys, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith "I don't know how high up this sh*t goes, but don't trust anybody... now clear my name." Sony Pictures has revealed the main official trailer for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth Bad Boys movie after Bad Boys for Life from 2020. This sequel is once again directed by Belgian-Moroccan action duo Adil & Bilall, who also directed Bad Boys for Life and Batgirl and Rebel. Opening in theaters this June, the world's favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami's finest are now on the run. Once again an action adventure through the crazy streets of Miami. This one is produced by Columbia Pictures in association with 2.0 Ent., Don Simpson / Jerry Bruckheimer Films, and also Westbrook Studios. Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, DJ Khaled, and Jacob Scipio reprise their roles from the previous film, with Tasha Smith taking over the role of Theresa Burnett from Theresa Randle, who played the character in the last three. New cast members include Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhea Seehorn, and Joyner Lucas. Also with Tiffany Haddish, and Joe Pantoliano, who has a key role in this one. Buckle up and hang on. Here's the first official trailer for Adil & Bilall's Bad Boys: Ride or Die, direct from Sony's YouTube: Bad Boys: Ride or Die Poster Bad Boys: Ride or Die Poster This Summer, the world's favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami's finest are now on the run. The sequel to Bad Boys for Life (2020) and the fourth installment in the Bad Boys franchise. Bad Boys: Ride or Die, also known as Bad Boys 4, is directed by the acclaimed Belgian-Moroccan filmmakers Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah (aka "Adil & Bilall" together), directors of the films Image, Black, Gangsta, the other sequel Bad Boys for Life, and Rebel previously; they also directed Batgirl (which WB cancelled) and TV series including "Bergica", "Soil", and "Ms. Marvel" for Disney. The screenplay is written by Chris Bremner, from characters created by George Gallo. It's produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Smith, Chad Oman, & Doug Belgrad. Sony Pictures will debut Bad Boys: Ride or Die in theaters worldwide on June 7th, 2024 this summer. Ready for more? The awaited trailer for Bad Boys: Ride or Die has finally dropped by Sony Pictures, bringing back the iconic duo of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami PD detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the film follows the success of Bad Boys for Life. Joining the cast are Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, and Tiffany Haddish, with Haddish’s role still under wraps. This fourth film marks a return to the action-comedy franchise after a 17-year hiatus since Bad Boys II, and Bad Boys for Life in 2020, which grossed over $426.5 million worldwide. Will Smith on ‘I Am Legend’ sequel with Michael B Jordan: We're really close, script just came in In Bad Boys for Life, Mike (Will Smith) was on the hit list of a young man, Armando (Jacob Scipio), whose mother Isabel (Kate del Castillo) tasked him with murdering those responsible for the death of his father, a drug king pin. The third film leaves viewers with the revelation that Armando is actually Mike’s son, and a credits scene hints at father and son potentially working together in some capacity. Set to hit theaters on June 7th, Bad Boys: Ride or Die looks to deliver the same Smith-Lawrence chemistry that fans have come to love. The fourth “Bad Boys” film, titled “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” hits theaters this June, and the first trailer for the movie, which reunites Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as everyone’s favorite Miami cops, has just dropped. “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” promises pretty much everything you’d expect from a “Bad Boys” sequel – crazy action, barbed quips and ace comedic banter between our two leads. “Bad Boys 4” is notable for being the most commercial movie Will Smith has attempted since he slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. (This was the same ceremony where he won the Best Actor Academy Award, but the slap is all anybody talks about.) Since then, he starred in Apple Films’ slave drama “Emancipation” for Antoine Fuqua, but has otherwise been laying low. daisy-ridley-sundance READ NEXT Daisy Ridley and Jerry Bruckheimer Drama ‘Young Woman and the Sea’ Set for Limited Theatrical Release by Disney The “Bad Boys” franchise started back in 1995. The first film was Michael Bay’s debut feature and one of the last movies that Don Simpson would produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer before dying in 1996. Bay returned for the sequel, “Bad Boys II” in 2003. The third film, “Bad Boys for Life,” was released in early 2020 and was one of the last movies to get a wide release before the pandemic forced movie theaters to shut down. The third film was directed by Belgian filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who have returned for “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig and Paola Núñez return after being introduced in the third movie, alongside newcomers Eric Dane playing the villain, Ioan Gruffudd and Rhea Seehorn. Also: Tasha Smith replaces Theresa Randle, who has played Lawrence’s wife in the three previous movies. Written by Chris Bremner, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” destroys large portions of Miami’s infrastructure beginning on June 7. Will Smith’s Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett are back as Sony dropped a new trailer for Bad Boys 4 and gave it a new title: Bad Boys 4: Ride or Die. The pic which sees Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah reteaming comes out in theaters on June 7. Already you know it’s going to be exciting when Lowrey and Burnett turn the tables on a quickie mart hold-up. The set-up in this cop movie iteration: their boss Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) has been framed as longtime drug smuggler. There’s lot of burning cars, highway chases, big helicopters that go down, and strip clubs here, so expect the box office, which has been going along at a nice hum post strikes, to keep speeding along. Similar to the Ghostbusters franchise recently, which Sony finally got past the $1 billion mark, expect the Culver City, CA lot to do the same here with the fourth installment of Bad Boys, the feature series currently counting $841M at the global box office. Chris Bremner wrote the screenplays with Smith, Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman, and Doug Belgrad producing. The movie also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nuñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Haddish and Joe Pantoliano. EPs are Lawrence, Bremner, Barry Waldman, Mike Stenson, James Lassiter and Jon Mone. Fans have been waiting for Bad Boys 4 ever since the third movie in the franchise was released in 2020. The SAG-AFTRA strike delayed production on the fourth film for quite some time, but on Feb. 26, 2024, Sony Pictures announced that the movie's release date had been moved up to June 7, 2024, a week ahead of when the title was originally slated to come out. While details about the project are scarce, we do know a little about what fans can expect to see, including, of course, the return of the movie's two main stars, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Here is everything we know about Bad Boys 4 so far, including who else is in the cast. What is the Bad Boys 4 release date? The movie is slated for theatrical release on June 7, 2024. Production was delayed for months due to the dual writers' and actors' strikes that brought Hollywood to a standstill last year, but Smith confirmed in February 2023 that shooting on the movie had resumed in Miami. Related: Will Smith's Net Worth In 2024 From 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' to King of Hollywood What is the plot of Bad Boys 4? Plot details for Bad Boys 4 are being kept mostly under wraps, but in the third Bad Boys movie, Will Smith's Mike Lowrey found out that villain Armando (Jacob Scipio) was his son. The post-credits scene showed Mike visiting Armando in prison, setting up the possibility that the two would make amends and perhaps team up in the future. It's also worth noting that Smith was at one point spotted filming what appeared to be a wedding scene with costar Melanie Liburd. Is Will Smith in Bad Boys 4? Yes, Will Smith is returning as Mike Lowrey. He confirmed in January 2023 that the movie was a go, writing on Instagram, "It's about that time!" Is Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys 4? Yes, Martin Lawrence is returning as Marcus Burnett. Lawrence told Ebony in July 2022 (prior to the announcement of a fourth movie) that he's "got one more" Bad Boys movie in him, "at least." "For us to come together and prove that we can deliver, and we can pull people into the box office—that two Black stars, two sitcom stars, could make money at the box office [was huge]," Lawrence said of the OG movie, which grossed $141,407,024 at the worldwide box office (that's $286,170,145 when adjusted for inflation). Related: Best Action Movies of All Time Who is in the cast of Bad Boys 4? In addition to Smith and Lawrence, the cast includes: Alexander Ludwig as Dorn Vanessa Hudgens as Kelly Eric Dane as an unnamed villain Rhea Seehorn in an unnamed role Ioan Gruffudd in an unnamed role Melanie Liburd as Christine Jenna Kanell as Nicole Paola Núñez as Captain Rita Secada Tasha Smith as Theresa Burnett We're also likely to see Jacob Scipio as Armando. Why Is Theresa Randle not in Bad Boys 4? In May 2023, Variety announced that Theresa Randle, who starred as Marcus Burnett's wife in the first three Bad Boys movies, would be replaced by Tasha Smith. An official reason for the swap was not given, and Randle has not explained her absence from the upcoming film. Who is directing Bad Boys 4? Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who directed the third movie, have returned to direct Bad Boys 4. Is Bad Boys 4 streaming? Bad Boys 4 is not available for streaming. It will start with a theatrical release in June 2024. Is there a trailer for Bad Boys 4? The trailer for Bad Boys 4 has not been released, but watch this space for updates. Next, 22 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024 Sony Pictures has just released the trailer for “Bad Boys 4,” starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The film’s official title is “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” This is the fourth film in the popular action-comedy franchise that debuted in 1995, when Smith and Lawrence first teamed up as Miami PD detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, who investigate illegal drug trading in Miami. While the first two films were directed by Michael Bay, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directed “Bad Boys for Life” and are returning for this latest installment of the “Bad Boys” franchise. Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Rhea Seehorn and Joe Pantoliano also star. Sony also revealed that Tiffany Haddish has joined the cast of the film in an undisclosed role. Haddish has been close with the Smith family after co-starring with Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith in the 2017 hit “Girls Trip.” As for this franchise, seventeen years separated the releases of “Bad Boys II” in 2003 and “Bad Boys for Life” in 2020, the latter of which came out in theaters just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down exhibition and earned $426.5 million at the worldwide box office. In January, Smith and Lawrence announced the fourth installment on social media by sharing a reunion video with the caption, “IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME!” In “Bad Boys for Life,” Mike was on the hit list of a young man, Armando (Jacob Scipio), whose mother Isabel (Kate del Castillo) tasked him with murdering those responsible for the death of his father, a drug king pin. The third film leaves viewers with the revelation that Armando is actually Mike’s son, and a credits scene hints at father and son potentially working together in some capacity. “Bad Boys 4” is set to be released in theatres June 7.

AM I OK Trailer (2024) Dakota Johnson, Drama Movie AM I OK Trailer (2024) Dakota Johnson, Drama, Romance Movie © 2024 - HBO Max Dakota Johnson's latest movie Am I OK? has finally dropped its first trailer after first premiering at Sundance two years ago. Directed by real-life couple Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, this "very awkward, honest" and "sometimes embarrassing" true story follows Johnson's character Lucy, who, after some catastrophic encounters with guys, comes to the realisation that she's a lesbian. The comedy-drama is set to premiere on streaming service Max on June 6. dakota johnson, am i ok Max Related: Dakota Johnson explains why The Office role was "worst time of my life" House of the Dragon's Sonoya Mizuno plays Lucy's best friend Jane, who tells her in the trailer: "You try 20 different flavours of ice cream before you settle on a single scoop..." "Ice cream is different than vagina," Lucy replies dryly, as she struggles to leave her shell. Also featured in the cast are Will & Grace favourite Sean Hayes, A Murder at the End of the World's Jermaine Fowler, The Flash's Kiersey Clemons and The Bear star Molly Gordon. dakota johnson, am i ok Max Related: First look at Chris Evans and Dakota Johnson's new rom-com Back in March, Johnson weighed in on the critical pile-on experienced by her first superhero blockbuster Madame Web, which eventually became a Netflix hit. "Unfortunately, I'm not surprised that this has gone down the way it has," said the actor when the brutal reviews first came out. "It's so hard to get movies made, and in these big movies that get made — and it's even starting to happen with the little ones, which is what's really freaking me out — decisions are being made by committees, and art does not do well when it's made by committee," she said. "My feeling has been for a long time that audiences are extremely smart, and executives have started to believe that they're not. Audiences will always be able to sniff out bullshit." Am I OK? begins streaming on Max from Thursday, June 6. HBO has released a trailer for for the Dakota Johnson drama Am I Ok?, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival over two years ago. I’m not sure why the film has been sitting around gathering dust, but the movie will finally be released on June 6th. The movie also stars Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon, and Sean Hayes. In the film, “Lucy (Johnson) and Jane (Mizuno) have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces she’s moving to London, Lucy reveals a long-held secret. As Jane tries to help Lucy, their friendship is thrown into chaos.” The film comes from comedian Tig Notaro, who also stars in the film, and her wife Stephanie Allynne. They are making their directorial debut. Check out the trailer and let us know what you think. Fans have finally been given the first trailer for the lesbian film Am I OK? featuring Dakota Johnson, who plays a “baby gay” in the movie. The actor recently appeared in the superhero film Madame Web – which was a flop according to reviews and box office ratings – and we’re sure that both Johnson and fans alike are relieved to see the star returning to rom-coms with her upcoming film, Am I OK? The long-awaited lesbian movie is set to appear on the streaming platform Max this summer and is co-directed by Tig Notaro and her wife Stephanie Allynne. Am I OK? sees Johnson as Lucy, a 30-something-year-old who exclusively dates men, but can’t figure out why she never quite feels connected to them. The trailer sees the character finally undertaking the queer initiation rite of an online “Am I a lesbian?” quiz (we’ve all been there), before confiding in her best friend Jane (Sonoya Mizuno) as Lucy finally accepts her identity as a “baby gay”. “You did want a Volvo in high school,” Jane quips in the trailer after Lucy comes out. You may like to watch “Volvo’s are the safest car!”, Lucy responds. Elsewhere in the trailer, Lucy opens up about struggling to date in her newfound lesbian identity. “I’m nervous all the time, and I’m scared of everything,” she says before we eventually catch a glimpse of the pair appearing to dance with non-binary Grey’s Anatomy star E.R. Fightmaster. The movie is based on a true story; that which is close to screenwriter Lauren Pomerantz’s own coming-out story. “I took my whole coming out late story and I used that, and I really based [Am I OK?] on a real-life friendship with my best friend Jessica [Elbaum], who is also a producer on this movie,” Pomerantz told Entertainment Weekly. “We had sort of a big fight, and then we’re friends again, but then simultaneously, I was struggling to come out. And so I realized that was the story that I really wanted to tell.” Dakota Johnson stars as a closeted lesbian entering the queer dating pool in Am I Ok?, a dramedy set to arrive June 6 on Max. Am I Ok?, a film directed by married duo Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, traces the close friendship between Lucy (Johnson) and Jane (Sonoya Mizuno), and the hysteria that ensues after the two reveal life-changing secrets. Jane announces that she’s moving from Los Angeles to London for a work opportunity, and Lucy, after toying with a “How to know if you’re a lesbian” online quiz, realizes she gay at age 32. In the new trailer, socially awkward Lucy undergoes her sexual awakening, she evades any signs of male affection, and dodges questions around sexual partners or match-making. The late bloomer spends most of the clip in crisis, where in one moment Lucy admits she’s fine and in the next she’s sobbing on a public toilet. In an effort to give dating advice, Jane gives her some advice: “You try 20 different flavors of ice cream before you settle on a single scoop.” Lucy responds, “Ice cream is different than vagina,” later adding, “Otherwise it would be called vag-ice cream.” The film, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, stars Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon, Sean Hayes, and Notaro, and is loosely based on the coming out story of the film’s writer, Lauren Pomerantz. Johnson recently starred in the panned Marvel film Madame Web, which received criticism for its poor visuals, lifeless dialogue, and trailer scenes that were later removed from the film. In an interview about the film, Johnson shared it’s a project she’d never do again. TRENDING Bad Boy for Life: Sean Combs’ History of Violence Chad Daybell Sentenced to Death After First-Degree Murder Convictions Trump Denies Ever Saying 'Lock Her Up.' He Did… Several Times Adele Claps Back at Fan Who Yelled 'Pride Sucks': 'Are You F-----g Stupid?' “I don’t make sense in that world,” Johnson said. “And I know that now.” IN THIS ARTICLE: Dakota Johnson, Max TV & MOVIES TV & MOVIES NEWS MORE NEWS IN A VIOLENT NATURE - Still 7 'In a Violent Nature' Is Sick, Unsettling, and Once-in-a-Generation Slasher Flick MOVIE REVIEW BY DAVID FEAR Dog (center) and Robot (right) in 'Robot Dreams.' 'Robot Dreams' Turns an Animated Tale of Friendship Into a Nine-Kleenex-Box Movie MOVIE REVIEW BY DAVID FEAR 27 May 2024, Berlin: Actor Will Smith attends the European premiere of the film "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" at the Zoo Palast. The fourth part of the action film series "Bad Boys" opens in German cinemas on June 5. Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa (Photo by Carsten Koall/picture alliance via Getty Images) Watch Will Smith Perform 'Miami' at 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Premiere HYPE MAN BY EMILY ZEMLER SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1864 -- Pictured: James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the "Summer of Trump" Cold Open on Saturday, May 18, 2024 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images) Watch 'SNL' Star James Austin Johnson Reprise Trump Impression to React to Guilty Verdict INCOHERENT RANT BY EMILY ZEMLER Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel Reacts to Trump Verdict: The Jury Spanked Him 'Even Harder Than Stormy Did' CELEBRATION BY EMILY ZEMLER Dakota Johnson is asking herself what we all have at one time or another: “Am I OK?” Johnson stars in the simply titled feature that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Tig Notaro co-directs with her wife and fellow comedian Stephanie Allynne from a semi-autobiographical script written by Lauren Pomerantz. Johnson stars as 30something Lucy who realizes she is a lesbian just as her best friend Jane (Sonoya Mizuno) announces she’s moving from Los Angeles to London for work. As Lucy’s life is upended, she’s suddenly floating through a queer dating pool without the life raft of Jane. Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon, and Sean Hayes also star, along with co-director Notaro. Related Stories Godzilla Minus One ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Is Now on Netflix and VOD, With No Advance Notice LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: Members of IATSE join SAG-AFTRA and WGA on their picket at Netflix, Sunset Gower and Paramount Studios on July 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Members of SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood's largest union which represents actors and other media professionals, have joined striking WGA (Writers Guild of America) workers in the first joint walkout against the studios since 1960. The strike could shut down Hollywood productions completely with writers in the third month of their strike against the Hollywood studios. (Photo by Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images) IATSE Pauses Negotiations on Area Standards Agreement Without a Deal, but Will Pivot Back to Basic Agreement Talks Screenwriter Pomerantz told Entertainment Weekly that “Am I OK?” began as a “friendship movie” centered on her actual best friend Jessica Elbaum, who serves as a producer on the film. However, the feature became a coming-out dramedy instead. “I took my whole coming out late story, and I used that, and I really based it on a real-life friendship with my best friend Jessica [Elbaum], who is also a producer on this movie,” Pomerantz said. “I started writing it as a friendship movie based on our friendship. We had sort of a big fight, and then we’re friends again, but then simultaneously, I was struggling to come out. And so I realized that was the story that I really wanted to tell.” The IndieWire review credited Johnson’s “very charming comedic turn” for being a highlight of the film. “While Lucy’s journey — coming to terms with one’s sexuality beyond the usual coming-of-age story is not something we normally see onscreen, particularly with such comedic trappings — is a tough one, Johnson keeps Lucy grounded, relatable, and someone you can’t help but cheer for,” critic Kate Erbland penned. “Johnson is aces at this open-hearted comedy stuff, just as appealing when she’s falling off a bed to literally avoid a man as she is repeatedly sobbing over the state of her life (Dakota Johnson: wonderful onscreen crier). ‘Am I OK?’ sweetly champions the power of strong female friendships, it also understand something essential: If you don’t like yourself, having a BFF who adores you is really only half the battle.” “Am I OK?” premieres June 6 on Max. Check out the trailer below. READ MORE: AM I OK? DAKOTA JOHNSON FILM TRAILERS "There's no timeline to figuring it out." Max has unveiled an official trailer for the indie film Am I Ok?, which is finally getting released this year. This one originally premiered back in 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival to mostly positive reviews. It's an LGBTQ self-discovery romantic comedy where a woman starts to figure out she's a lesbian and tries dating one of her best friends. Max will stream Am I Ok?, co-directed by Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne, starting in June. Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces she will be moving to London, Lucy reveals a long-held secret. As Jane tries to help Lucy, their friendship is thrown into chaos. Dakota Johnson stars as Lucy, and with Sonoya Mizuno as Jane, plus Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon, Sean Hayes, and Tig Notaro. I saw this at Sundance two years ago and enjoyed it quite a bit, it's sweet and charming and funny. Worth a look if this sounds good for you, too. Here's the full official trailer for Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne's film Am I Ok?, from Max's YouTube: Am I Ok? Poster Lucy (Dakota Johnson) and Jane (Sonoya Mizuno) have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. When Jane announces she's moving to London, Lucy reveals a long-held secret. As Jane tries to help Lucy, their friendship is thrown into chaos. Am I Ok? is co-directed by comedians / actors / filmmakers Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne, both making their feature directorial debut after directing various Tig Notaro comedy specials previously. The film is written and produced by Lauren Pomerantz. Producers include Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Erik Feig, Lucy Kitada, Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Notaro & Allynne. This initially premiered back at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival a few years ago. Max will debut Am I Ok? streaming on Max starting June 6th, 2024 this summer.

A SACRIFICE Trailer (2024) Sadie Sink, Eric Bana, Drama Movie A SACRIFICE Trailer (2024) Sadie Sink, Eric Bana, Drama Movie © 2024 - Vertical "Untangle yourself from your parents... the sooner you stop relying on them, the more powerful you will be." What kind of cult is this? Vertical has revealed an official trailer for an indie thriller titled A Sacrifice, a cult drama set in Berlin. This is the latest film directed by Ridley Scott's daughter Jordan Scott, following her feature debut Cracks from back in 2009. American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event, while his daughter becomes entangled with a mysterious boy. While he immerses himself in his work trying to understand what is going on with this mysterious cult, his rebellious teen daughter, Mazzy, ends up embroiled with this German boy and another strange woman. Starring Eric Bana, Sadie Sink, Jonas Dassler, Sylvia Hoeks, Sophie Rois, Stephan Kampwirth, & Lara Feith. It's "inspired by" a book that was originally set in Tokyo, however they shifted the location to Berlin instead, which is a bit strange because none of this film's sotry feels like anything that would be happening in Berlin. Here's the official trailer (+ two posters) for Jordan Scott's film A Sacrifice, direct from YouTube: A Sacrifice Poster A Sacrifice Poster Inspired by Nicholas Hogg's 2015 novel Tokyo Nobody, A Sacrifice is an emotionally turbulent story that follows American social psychologist Ben Monroe who is investigating a local Berlin cult connected to disturbing events. While he immerses himself in his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy who introduces her to the city's underground party scene. As their two worlds head toward a dangerous intersection, Ben will need to race against the clock in order to save his daughter. A Sacrifice is directed by the British filmmaker Jordan Scott, daughter of filmmaker Ridley Scott, and the director of the film Cracks previously, plus some other short films and a few music videos. The screenplay is also written by Jordan Scott, inspired by Nicholas Hogg's book "Tokyo Nobody". Produced by Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Georgina Pope, Michael Pruss, and Ridley Scott. Vertical will debut Scott's A Sacrifice in select US theaters starting June 28th, 2024 this summer. Who's interested in this? ‘A Sacrifice’ Trailer – Sadie Sink Stars in Suicide Cult Thriller Inspired by Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel Tokyo Nobody, the thriller A Sacrifice starring Sadie Sink (“Stranger Things”) is on the way from Vertical, and the official trailer has arrived. From director Jordan Scott, the film releases on June 28, 2024. “A Sacrifice is an emotionally turbulent story that follows American social psychologist Ben Monroe who is investigating a local Berlin cult connected to disturbing events. “While he immerses himself in his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As their two worlds head toward a dangerous intersection, Ben will need to race against the clock in order to save his daughter.” Sadie Sink stars alongside Eric Bana and Sylvia Hoeks. A Sacrifice is produced by Ridley Scott. The post ‘A Sacrifice’ Trailer – Sadie Sink Stars in Suicide Cult Thriller appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!. What sacrifices would you make for your job, your family, your lover…or even your sanity? The trailer for writer/director Jordan Scott’s “A Sacrifice” propels audiences into a twisted game of untangling the motivations for a father-daughter duo caught on the periphery of a cult. Inspired by Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel “Tokyo Nobody,” the feature follows American social-psychologist Ben Monroe (Eric Bana) who is investigating a local Berlin cult connected to disturbing events. While he immerses himself in his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy (Sadie Sink), becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy (Jonas Dassler) who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As their two worlds head toward a dangerous intersection, Ben must race against the clock to save his family. Related Stories 'Pachinko' ‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Teaser: Soo Hugh’s Sprawling Award-Winning Drama Continues Across Generations 'The Outrun' ‘The Outrun’ Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Is a Recovering Alcoholic Drying Out on Her Island Hometown Sylvia Hoeks, Sophie Rois, Stephan Kampwirth, and Lara Feith co-star. The ever-prolific auteur Ridley Scott produces the film, along with Michael Pruss, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, and Georgina Pope. Bana executive produces in addition to Jonathan Saubach, Justin Alvarado-Brown, Kenji Isomura, Céline Dornier, and Frédéric Fiore. Rebecca Feuer, Marius Ehlayil, Carlotta Löffelholz, Rusta Mizani, and Simon B. Stein co-produce. “A Sacrifice” star Sink will next appear in “Stranger Things” Season 5, which will close out the beloved Netflix franchise. It’s gonna be hard to say goodbye, she told the “Today” show. “These kids, this entire cast and crew, it’s family,” Sink said. “People say that all the time, but I genuinely mean it. And to think that we have to say goodbye to that security and knowing that we’re going to be seeing each other for another season?” She added, “It’s scary and sad, but I think it’s exciting to kind of move on to the next chapter, I guess.” Sink’s “Stranger Things” co-star Millie Bobby Brown said in 2023 that she is grateful the series is almost done. “When you’re ready, you’re like, ‘All right, let’s do this. Let’s tackle this last senior year. Let’s get out of here,’” Brown told Glamour. “‘Stranger Things’ takes up a lot of time to film and it’s preventing me from creating stories that I’m passionate about. So I’m ready to say, ‘Thank you, and goodbye.’” “A Sacrifice” premieres June 28 from Vertical Entertainment. Check out the trailer below. READ MORE: A SACRIFICE ERIC BANA RIDLEY SCOTT SADIE SINK TRAILERS Stranger Things star Sadie Sink finds a new group that welcomes her into the fold in the upcoming movie A Sacrifice. The problem is that the group in question is a cult, and they're plotting a deadly endgame that could result in the teenager's demise. Written and directed by Jordan Scott, A Sacrifice comes out on June 28, 2024, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Along with Sink, who's best known for her role as Max in Stranger Things, the movie also stars Hulk actor Eric Bana as her father. In the film, Bana's character hopes to save his daughter from the cult before it's too late. The trailer can be watched below. Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley in Stranger Things RELATED 'I Nudge Her for Them': Ethan Hawke Tries Getting Stranger Things Spoilers From Daughter Maya Ethan Hawke explains why daughter Maya won't give him any spoilers for Stranger Things, despite his best efforts. The official synopsis for the movie reads, "Inspired by Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel Tokyo Nobody, A Sacrifice is an emotionally turbulent story that follows American social psychologist Ben Monroe who is investigating a local Berlin cult connected to disturbing events. While he immerses himself in his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As their two worlds head toward a dangerous intersection, Ben will need to race against the clock in order to save his daughter." This marks the newest film role for Sink, who last starred in the 2022 movie Dear Zoe. She also had a key role in the acclaimed A24 movie The Whale as the daughter of Brendan Fraser's character, and her other film credits include Chuck, Eli, and the Fear Street movies. She has also appeared in the TV shows The Americans, American Odyssey, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Stranger Things cast from Season 4 in front of the show's logo RELATED 'We've Got to Stick the Landing': Stranger Things Director Teases Series Finale Director Shawn Levy talks about the finale and shares how he's breaking tradition with the final season of Stranger Things. Sink is best known for her role as Max in Stranger Things, and she'll be reprising her role one last time for the Netflix show's upcoming fifth and final season. Sneak peek images have revealed a look at Sink's return as Max in Season 5. Sink's Max has become a fan favorite for the show, resulting in award nominations last year at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards as well as the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Sadie Sink Says Goodbye to Stranger Things "It's going to be awful. It's going to be horrible," Sink said of saying goodbye to her Stranger Things family, per Today. "These kids, this entire cast and crew, this is like -- I mean, it's family. People say it all the time, but I genuinely mean it. And to think that we have to kind of say goodbye to that security and knowing that we won't be seeing each other for another season, it's scary and sad, but I think it's exciting to move on to the next chapter." A Sacrifice will be released in theaters on June 28, 2024. Source: Vertical Entertainment Stranger Things Netflix Poster Vertical has dropped the A Sacrifice trailer for its upcoming crime thriller, starring Eric Bana (Troy, The Time Traveler’s Wife) and Sadie Sink (Stranger Things). The video features Bana as a psychologist researching about a cult connected to a mass suicide, while being unaware that his daughter is beginning to get targeted by the group. The film will be arriving in theaters on June 28. “A Sacrifice is an emotionally turbulent story that follows American social psychologist Ben Monroe who is investigating a local Berlin cult connected to disturbing events,” reads the synopsis. “While he immerses himself in his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As their two worlds head toward a dangerous intersection, Ben will need to race against the clock in order to save his daughter.” Check out the A Sacrifice trailer below (watch more trailers): Who’s involved in A Sacrifice? A Sacrifice hails from writer-director Jordan Scott, based on Nicholas Hogg’s Tokyo Nobody novel. The film also stars Sylvia Hoeks as Nina, Jonas Dassler as Marting, Sophie Rois as Hilma, Stephan Kampwirth as Max Aumann and Lara Feith as Lott. It is executive produced by Bana, Jonathan Saubach, Justin Alvarado-Brown, Kenji Isomura, Céline Dornier, and Frédéric Fiore, with Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, and Georgina Pope set as producers. Maggie Dela Paz MAGGIE DELA PAZ Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now. Besides being a fan of coming-of-age films and shows, she also enjoys watching K-Dramas and listening to her favorite K-Pop groups. Her current TV obsessions right now are FX’s The Bear and the popular anime My Hero Academia. A Sacrifice Eric Bana Movie News Sadie Sink Vertical Video ENTERTAINMENT Sadie Sink and Eric Bana Fight Against a German Cult in Trailer for Haunting Thriller ‘A Sacrifice’ (Exclusive) By Molly McGuigan Updated on: May 23, 2024 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Selena Gomez Says She's Friends With 'Levelheaded People' Next Stay Auto (nullp) Subtitles Off Sadie Sink is solidifying her “Scream Queen” status in the new cult thriller A Sacrifice. After memorable performances in Stranger Things and Fear Street, Sink, 22, is continuing her horror streak with the haunting new film. Sink plays Mazzy, a rebellious teenager who reunites with her father, Ben (Eric Bana), who is a social psychologist researching a local Berlin cult. However, in Us Weekly’s exclusive first look at the movie’s trailer, viewers quickly find out that Mazzy becomes embroiled with the cult herself. “The minute someone mentions sacrifice or redemption I smell cult,” Bana, 55, says as Ben in the trailer as he investigates a crime scene suspected of being a group sacrifice. The film — which is based on the Nicholas Hogg novel Tokyo Nobody — also stars Sylvia Hoeks, Jonas Dassler, Sophie Rois, Stephan Kampwirth and Lara Feith. Watch Sadie Sink Battle a German Cult in Trailer for Thriller A Sacrifice Sadie Sink in ‘A Sacrifice.’ Vertical “Don’t talk to strangers,” Dassler’s character, the alluring local boy Marting, tells Mazzy in the trailer before introducing her to his “group.” The more Mazzy sees of Marting’s group, the darker the situation gets. “Untangle yourself from your parents,” Rois’ character, Hilma, who appears to be one of the leaders of the cult, tells Mazzy. “The sooner you stop relying on them the more powerful you will be. Purify and start again.” A Guide to Netflix's 'Fear Street' Film Franchise: From R.L. Stine's Books to That Star-Studded Cast Related: A Comprehensive Guide to Netflix's 'Fear Street' Film Franchise As Ben and Mazzy’s story lines — on opposite ends of the mysterious cult — begin to intersect, Ben has to race against the clock to save his daughter. Jordan Scott — daughter of legendary director Ridley Scott — serves as the screenwriter and director of the film. A Sacrifice follows her 2009 feature film debut, Cracks. Ridley is credited as a producer on the thriller alongside Michael Pruss, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Georgina Pope. Bana is also an executive producer, lending his skills both behind and in front of the camera. Watch Sadie Sink Battle a German Cult in Trailer for Thriller A Sacrifice inline Vertical Sink — who has proved her versatility in acting in a variety of roles on the stage and screen — can be seen ominously floating in a body of water, vomiting a mysterious liquid and being carried out to the woods in the film’s trailer. The young actress seems to find her stride in thrillers and horror roles. SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTERS Email * SUBSCRIBE Stars In Horror Movies Related: Celebs' Horror Movie Pasts “They require you to just really throw yourself into it and be out in the elements and really be in the moment, you leave everything out there,” Sink told MTV of the genres in 2021. “I became a lot more comfortable, you know, screaming on camera and doing things that feel so unnatural and ridiculous sometimes.” She added: “There’s this energy that’s so fun on the horror-movie set. And even though, sometimes, it’s actually pretty tense and scary when it needs to be, for the most part, weirdly it feels a little bit more lighthearted than when you’re doing something that’s more dramatic.” A Sacrifice premieres in theaters on June 28.

DESCENDANTS_ THE RISE OF RED Trailer 2 (2024) Malia Baker, Kylie Cantrall DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED Trailer 2 (2024) Malia Baker, Kylie Cantrall, Descendants 4, Spin-Off © 2024 - Disney+ Key Art Now Available for the Latest ‘Descendants’ Movie, Premiering July 12 on Disney+ (BURBANK, Calif. – May 23, 2024) Today, “Good Morning America” and Disney+ released the official trailer and key art for “Descendants: The Rise of Red,” the next installment in the megahit “Descendants” franchise. The music-driven Disney Original movie starts streaming Friday, July 12, exclusively on Disney+, followed by a special encore Friday, Aug. 9, at 8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT on Disney Channel. Watch the Official Trailer HERE Link to Key Art HERE Former Villain Kid (aka VK) Uma, now Auradon Prep’s newest principal, extends an invite to the school to another VK — Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. After the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red and Cinderella’s daughter Chloe travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path. “Descendants: The Rise of Red” stars Brandy, Rita Ora, Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, China Anne McClain, Jeremy Swift, Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner, Morgan Dudley, Paolo Montalban, Melanie Paxson, Leonardo Nam, Joshua Colley and Peder Lindell. The music-driven franchise features seven new original songs, as well as reprises of the “Descendants 2” hit “What’s My Name” and “So This is Love” from the animated classic “Cinderella.” The score is by Torin Borrowdale, and Ashley Wallen choreographed the exciting musical numbers. The soundtrack for “Descendants: The Rise Of Red” will be released on July 12 and is now available for preorder and pre-add. Written by Dan Frey and Russell Sommer, the movie is directed by Jennifer Phang. Suzanne Todd and Gary Marsh serve as executive producers alongside co-executive producers Mahita P. Simpson and Phang and producer Wendy S. Williams. Production design is by Mark Hofeling, editing is by Katie Ennis, costume design is by Julia Caston and Emilio Sosa, and Declan Quinn is the director of photography. SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @DisneyPlus | @DisneyChannel | @DisneyDescendants Facebook: @DisneyPlus TikTok: @DisneyPlus | @disneydescendants YouTube: @DisneyPlus | @DisneyDescendants X: @DisneyPlus | @DisneyChannel Hashtag: #DisneyDescendants, #TheRiseOfRed ABOUT DISNEY+ Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, along with The Simpsons and much more. In select international markets, it also includes the general entertainment content brand, Star, and in the U.S., Disney Bundle subscribers can also access extensive Hulu content, including next day TV and Hulu Original titles, on Disney+. 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ABOUT DISNEY BRANDED TELEVISION Disney Branded Television encompasses the creative storytellers and production and content marketing teams responsible for Disney-branded television series, movies and other programming spanning live-action, animated and unscripted formats. The group fuels the Disney+ streaming platform and Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior linear networks with content geared toward kids, tweens, teens and families, with stories that are imaginative, aspirational and reflective of their world and experiences. Disney Branded Television Media Contacts: If you love musical fantasy films, the Descendants franchise has to be on your watchlist. Especially when there’s a new release from the series — Descendants: The Rise of Red. The upcoming release, directed by Jennifer Phang, stars Kylie Cantrall as Red, the daughter of Queen of Hearts and Malia Baker as Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming. The story revolves around Uma’s (played by China Anne McClain, the daughter of Ursula) invitation to Red to join Auradon Prep. Auradon Prep is a hotshot school attended by the heroes and anti heroes of the Descendants franchise, and Uma is the principal of the school. The story then moves forward with Queen of Hearts’ planning to seek revenge from the school and Cinderella while a bond gradually develops between Red and Chloe. Who wins — the queen of Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts, or Red and Chloe — you have to watch the film to know. Melanie Paxton plays the role of Fairy Godmother, Rita Ora plays the Queen of Hearts, Brandy Norwood essays the role of Cinderella and Paolo Montalban plays Prince/King Charming in the movie. The Descendants: The Rise of Red releases on July 12 on DisneyPlus Hotstar. May 23 (UPI) -- Disney+ is giving a glimpse of the new film Descendants: The Rise of Red. The streaming service shared a poster and trailer for the musical fantasy movie Thursday featuring Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker and Rita Ora. ADVERTISEMENT Descendants: The Rise of Red is a spinoff of Disney Channel's Descendants films and the fourth movie in the franchise, which follows the children of characters from classic Disney films. Cantrall plays Red, the daughter of Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts (Ora), with Baker as Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella's Cinderella (Brandy) and Prince Charming (Paolo Montalban). "Former Villain Kid (aka VK) Uma, now Auradon Prep's newest principal, extends an invite to the school to another VK -- Red, the rebellious daughter o f the Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. After the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red and Cinderella's daughter Chloe travel back in time to undo the traumatic event that set Red's mother down her villainous path," an official synopsis reads. The cast also includes China Anne McClain, Jeremy Swift, Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner, Morgan Dudley, Melanie Paxson, Leonardo Nam, Joshua Colley and Peder Lindell. ADVERTISEMENT Descendants: The Rise of Red features seven new original songs, along with reprises of "What's My Name" from Descendants 2 and "So This is Love" from Cinderella. The film premieres July 12 on Disney+ and will air Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel. 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Descendants The Rise of Red poster Image from Disney "Former Villain Kid Uma, now headmaster of Auradon Prep, extends an invite to the school to another VK – Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. After the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red must team up with Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter Chloe and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path," read the official synopsis. The Rise of Red will showcase seven new original songs and reprise the hit "What's My Name" from "Descendants 2". Check out the official trailer: Source: Disney If you're interested in animation and visual effects, you might want to check out Fox Renderfarm - the leading cloud rendering services provider and render farm in the CG industry. Fox Renderfarm has provided cloud rendering services to countless visual effects and animation studios, allowing them to get the best quality results in the shortest time. A $25 free trial is available to let you speed up the rendering of your 3D projects. LOS ANGELES -- Disney has released the latest trailer for "Descendants: The Rise of Red." The film stars Brandy, Rita Ora, Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, China Anne McClain, Dara Reneé and more. And as we wait patiently for the movie's premiere on Disney+, we're getting a taste of the music we can expect in the film. Disney released the music video for "What's My Name (Red Version), performed by McClain, who plays Uma and Cantrall who plays Red. On The Red Carpet recently caught up with Cantrall, who said she thinks fans are going to really enjoy the 4th installment of this beloved franchise. "It's really exciting, especially as someone who grew up loving the original films. I think that we're gonna be giving the OG "Descendants" fans lots of what they already love: music, incredible dancing, incredible big production numbers. Like, I'm talking like 300 dancers and like, it's big," Cantrall said. Cantrall also gave a hint on what we can expect from her character, the daughter of the Queen of Hearts and the franchise's newest Villain Kid. "My character is like, she's active! She's a crazy girl, jumping off rooftops, and it's gonna be a little bit of everything. But I think that everyone's gonna be able to kind of relate to it and enjoy it," Cantrall revealed. The soundtrack to "Descendants: The Rise of Red" will be available July 12, the same day the movie premieres on Disney+. Kylie Cantrall‘s Red and Malia Baker‘s Chloe are teaming up to take a trip back in time and save the day in the first trailer for Descendants: The Rise of Red. In the movie, they play the daughters of Rita Ora‘s Queen of Hearts and Brandy‘s Cinderella, a role that she previously played in 1997′s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. On Thursday (May 23), the first trailer offered a hint at what fans should expect when the movie premieres this summer. In the trailer, the Queen executes a coup against Auradon, forcing Red to join forces with Chloe to go back in time to save the Queen from her descent into villainy. The movie also stars China Anne McClain, Jeremy Swift, Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner, Morgan Dudley, Melanie Paxson, Leonardo Nam, Joshua Colley and Peder Lindell. Descendants: The Rise of Red premieres on Disney+ on July 12 and on Disney Channel on August 9 at 9pm ET. Press play on the trailer below. Here’s everything that you need to know about the movie! 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Photos: Disney Posted to: Brandy, Dara Renee, Descendants, Disney, Disney Plus, Jeremy Swift, Joshua Colley, Kylie Cantrall, Leonardo Nam, Malia Baker, Melanie Paxson, MOrgan Dudley, Movies, Paolo Montalban, peter lindell, Rita Ora, rube rose turner in action as Cinderella alongside Rita Ora‘s Queen of Hearts in the trailer for Descendants: The Rise of Red! If you forgot, the 45-year-old musician played Cinderella in 1997′s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. She and her Prince Charming Paolo Montalban are reprising their roles in the new Disney movie musical. On Thursday (May 23), the first trailer offered a hint at what fans should expect when the movie premieres this summer. In the trailer, Rita‘s Queen of Hearts executes a coup against Auradon, forcing her daughter Red (Kylie Cantrall) to join forces with Cinderella’s daughter Chloe (Malia Baker) to go back in time to save the Queen from her descent into villainy. The movie also stars China Anne McClain, Jeremy Swift, Dara Reneé, Ruby Rose Turner, Morgan Dudley, Melanie Paxson, Leonardo Nam, Joshua Colley and Peder Lindell. Descendants: The Rise of Red premieres on Disney+ on July 12 and on Disney Channel on August 9 at 9pm ET. Press play on the trailer below. Here’s everything that you need to know about the movie! April 2 (UPI) -- Disney+ is gearing up for the release of Descendants: The Rise of Red. The streaming service shared a teaser and poster for the musical fantasy film Tuesday featuring Kylie Cantrall. ADVERTISEMENT Descendants: The Rise of Red is the fourth film in the Descendants franchise, which follows the children of iconic Disney heroes and villains. The new movie follows Red (Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Auradon's newest Villain Kid (VK), and Chloe (Malia Baker), the perfectionist daughter of Cinderella and King Charming. "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," an official synopsis reads. The cast also features 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, and China Anne McClain as Uma, the new principal at Auradon Prep. Descendants: The Rise of Red will feature seven new original songs, along with two reprises and a cover of "So This is Love" from the 1950 animated Disney film Cinderella. ADVERTISEMENT The film premieres July 12 on Disney+, the same day as the release of the movie's soundtrack. 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LUMINA Trailer 2 (2024) Lumina follows four friends desperately searching for their abductee friend in a DUMB. Whether they find their friend or not in the deserts of the US to the sands of the Sahara, will change their lives forever. Director Gino McKoy Writer Gino McKoy Stars Eric RobertsEmily HallAndrea Tivadar Yearning to watch 'Lumina' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Gino McKoy-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off. We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Lumina' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Lumina' right now, here are some details about the science fiction flick. Released July 12th, 2024, 'Lumina' stars Eric Roberts, Eleanor Williams, Rupert Lazarus, Sidney Nicole Rogers The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from respected users. Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Alex, whose girlfriend Tatiana disappears suddenly in a flash of a blinding light. Completely traumatized by the situation, Alex, along with his friends and a conspiracy theorist, embarks on a journey through a desert, during which they encounter unexpected challenges that compel them to fight for their lives and discover the truth that will change their lives." . 'Lumina' Release Dates Watch in Movie Theaters on July 12th, 2024 Lumina follows Alex's journey to find his vanished love, encountering mysterious forces and interstellar encounters in the desert. The film features a talented cast including Rupert Lazarus, Eleanor Williams, Eric Roberts, Andrea Tivadar, Sidney Nicole Rogers, and Ken Lawson. Prepare for a thrilling sci-fi horror experience in over 1,000 U.S. theaters on July 12, filled with disturbing revelations and unexpected twists. Monsters and other unspeakable terrors typically hide in the darkness, but in writer-director Gino McKoy's new sci-fi horror Lumina, the scariest things make their home in the light. Collider is excited to exclusively share the trailer for the upcoming film that offers a peek into the accursed trip of a group of friends and conspiracy theorists into the desert to find the infamous Area 51 and get some much-needed answers. All that awaits them, however, is a dark rabbit hole full of disturbing revelations and interstellar encounters that leave them forever changed. Starring Requiem's Rupert Lazarus as the heartbroken and determined Alex, the film is set to arrive in over 1,000 theaters across the U.S. on July 12. Lumina is primarily about Alex, who has finally found the girl of his dreams in Tatiana (Eleanor Williams) until she suddenly vanishes in a mysterious flash of light. Stricken by grief and traumatized by the situation, he organizes his friends to help in his desperate search to discover her true fate. Taking to the desert together opens the group up to the unexpected, leaving everyone in a fight for their lives against forces they don't fully understand. Alex is still willing to risk everything against the unknown if it means finding Tatiana again. The trailer opens with a love song and scenes between the couple that highlight their heartwarming connection until the music begins to distort. Following that calm beginning, the tension starts to ramp up as Alex and his friends are immediately greeted by the skull of what appears to be an astronaut in their helmet. While they have moments to relax and enjoy each other's company, peace is brief for the group. Their investigation descends into horror with a recurring presence being the strange light that appears out of nowhere and shines with a force that shouldn't be possible. This seems to be the key to solving Tatiana's disappearance, but the group must get past other humans guarding the facilities they sneak around, advanced laser weaponry, and hulking, fleshy beasts to find what they came for. Who Makes Up the Cast of 'Lumina'? In addition to Lazarus and Williams, Lumina boasts a bit of Oscar-nominated star power in the form of Eric Roberts. Known for turns in The Dark Knight and The Expendables, he was up for Best Supporting Actor for the 1985 action thriller Runaway Train and has more recently enjoyed turns in The Righteous Gemstones and Damien Chazelle's Babylon. Rounding out the cast alongside him is Warrior Nun's Andrea Tivadar, V/H/S miniseries star Sidney Nicole Rogers, and In the Cut's Ken Lawson. McKoy will also make an appearance in what will be his feature directorial debut. Lumina comes to theaters on July 12. Check out the exclusive trailer below. Less than 50 days before the greatest festival in the world, I can’t hold my excitement. 2024 marks the 20th edition of Tomorrowland, prepare yourself for an extraordinary adventure for this milestone edition. Taking place two weekends this summer July 19-21 and July 26-28. Brace yourselves for an unforgettable experience in the beautiful scenery of De Schorre in Boom, Belgium by watching the official theme- ‘LIFE‘ trailer – This year, the iconic Belgian festival is themed around ‘LIFE,’ which serves as the prequel to the 2016 ‘Elixir of Life’ theme. This milestone edition is focused on reflecting on the past and how we have grown into today. The trailer takes viewers on a mystical journey, showcasing life through the conjunction of two moons shining their light. The glowing plants and vines add a magical touch. ‘LIFE‘ aims to transport people back to a spirited era in Silvyra. Taking a step back to admire this, all I can think of is how beautiful it is. This year is about pausing, taking it all in, and admiring what we have grown into. Get ready for a beautiful, mystical main stage! Do we see any hints within? First off, the entire setting screams Avatar’s Pandora with lush greenery and bioluminescent flora set against a dramatic nighttime backdrop and a starry sky. About 43 seconds in we see some sort of giant rock formation (or sculpture) looking like a man sitting hunched over. Then the Pandora vibes kick in with glowing leaves and trees and connecting with roots and vines to a giant pink flower that opens. Much like Avatar, it appears that all of the flora is connected by some lifeforce running through roots. We expect the mainstage to feature this large flower in the center with plenty of bioluminescent trees, leaves, and other plants scattered throughout. July can’t come fast enough! There will be fans reuniting from over 200 countries in the world. Getting ready to see all their favourite artists on over 16 magnificent stages. Discover the full lineup here. Stay tuned to EDMTunes for all your Tomorrowland news as we countdown the days! OPENING IN OVER 1K THEATERS ACROSS THE U.S. JULY 12 **SELECT SCREENERS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS** Synopsis A terrifying sci-fi thrill ride, LUMINA follows four friends desperately searching for their abductee friend in a DUMB – DEEP UNDERGROUND MILITARY BASE. Whether they find their friend or not, what they find in the desert of the US to the sands of the Sahara, will change their lives forever. PATRICIA, a free-spirited Nubian hippie and amateur videographer, is staying at the house of her rich friend, ALEX, who decides to throw a party that reunites old friends and introduces them to his new girl, TATIANA. The night seems destined for drama when he invites DELILAH, an old girlfriend who doesn’t hide her feelings for him. Despite the tension running through the celebration, the night goes off without a hitch. Everything changes with the sudden appearance of blinding lights from the sky. One second they’re there, the next they’re gone, and the only thing for sure is that Tatiana has disappeared. Months go by, during which Alex’s mental state deteriorates. He joins an online community of conspiracy theorists and UFO watchers and has even reached out to GEORGE, an old acquaintance whose beliefs demand a matching tin foil hat. Worried about him, Patricia calls Delilah. After a recent falling out Delilah has been reluctant to come by, but jumps at the opportunity to work her way back into his life. Alex is convinced he must find Tatiana and he believes she’s in a DUMB. After an intensely vivid dream about Tatiana being held captive there. The four friends set out on a trip that changes some lives and takes others. After being hunted by alien menaces, tracked by the government, and chased by lights in the sky, they quickly realize that they have gotten themselves in too deep. 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BIRDEATER Trailer (2024) Shabana Azeez, Thriller Movie BIRDEATER Trailer (2024) Shabana Azeez, Thriller Movie © 2024 - Umbrella Entertainment One of the horror movies on our radar for SXSW 2024 this month is the Australian film Birdeater, which has received an official teaser trailer ahead of the festival this week. Birdeater, which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and earned the Audience Award for Australian Narrative Feature, is set to make its International Premiere at SXSW. Directed by the filmmaking duo Jack Clark and Jim Weir, Birdeater is said to be a “horror thriller that represents a visually striking and daring debut from this Australian duo.” “A bride-to-be is invited to join her own fiancé’s bachelor party on a remote property in the Australian outback. But as the festivities spiral into beer-soaked chaos, uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, and the celebration soon becomes a feral nightmare.” Shabana Azeez, Mackenzie Fearnley, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson, Alfie Gledhill, Harley Wilson, and Caroline McQuade star in Birdeater. Jack Clark wrote the screenplay. Stephanie Troost and Ulysses Oliver produced, with executive producers including Ben Ferris, Chris Thompson, Jack Stephens, Jack Clark, and Jim Weir. Stay tuned for our SXSW 2024 reviews, which begin later this week. Silent Hill movie director Christophe Gans returns to the franchise with Return to Silent Hill, set to be a brand new film adaptation of Silent Hill 2. Watch the teaser trailer below! This first look teaser for Return to Silent Hill reveals Jeremy Irvine as video game character James Sunderland, while teasing the various threats he’ll be facing in Silent Hill. Those threats include Pyramid Head and the Nurses, both glimpsed in this first trailer! “The film will follow James (Jeremy Irvine), a man broken after being separated from his one true love (Hannah Emily Anderson). When a mysterious letter calls him back to Silent Hill in search of her, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. “As James descends deeper into the darkness, he encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new and begins to question his own sanity as he struggles to make sense of reality and hold on long enough to save his lost love.” “Return to Silent Hill is a mythological love story about someone so deeply in love, they’re willing to go to hell to save someone,” said director Gans. “I’m delighted to have the wonderful talents of both Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson take us on this journey into a psychological horror world that I hope will both satisfy and surprise fans of Silent Hill.” “Christophe and I have been working closely with our partners at Konami, as they update the video game, to also create a version of Silent Hill for the theatrical audiences of today,” explained producer Victor Hadida. “You will still find the iconic monsters – but there will also be new designs. We are confident that this new film and Konami’s updated game together will propel the franchise forward for years to come.” Gans wrote the script alongside Sandra Vo-Anh and William Josef Schneider. Victor Hadida (The Crow, Silent Hill franchises) will produce under his Davis Films banner, with Hassell Free Productions’ Molly Hassell (The Crow) and David Wulf (The Card Counter). This will be the third official Silent Hill live action movie, coming in the wake of the Gans-directed Silent Hill in 2006 and 2012 sequel Silent Hill: Revelation, directed by M.J. Bassett. Independent Australian psychological thriller Birdeater has secured a release date in national cinemas of 18 July, with the trailer and poster released simultaneously by distributor Umbrella. Birdeater is the debut film of first-time directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir, who saw the darkly comedic film sell out sessions at SXSW Austin, MIFF and Cinefest Oz, before winning the Audience Award for Best Australian Narrative Feature at 2023 Sydney Film Festival. The film follows a nervous bride-to-be (Shabana Azeez) who is invited to her own fiancé’s (Mackenzie Fearnley) Buck’s Party. When uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, the celebration night takes a turn for the feral (indeed, the film has been described using that word by many a critic). >Still from Birdeater. Image: Umbrella Films. Read: New Australian films coming in 2024: movie releases ‘Taking inspiration from Australian new wave cinema, Birdeater is an unapologetic look at how Australia’s iconic masculinity identity has become incompatible with contemporary gender politics,’ reads the official press release. ‘Bringing outback cinema to the North Shore private schoolboy, it comments on co-dependency in both romantic relationships and platonic friendships in an iconic bush location peppered with nangs, joyrides and ketamine.’ Watch the trailer for Birdeater below: > Birdeater is produced by Breathless Films, a company established by Ulysses Oliver and Ben Ferris in 2020. ‘Told from the Australian male perspective, the story draws us in to feel like one of the boys, only to turn and make us feel culpable,’ said Ulysses Oliver.’ This film is not just an entertaining, feral, genre-bending joyride; it’s a necessary conversation to foster understanding and change.’ ‘We’ve been amazed to see our film resonate so deeply with audiences around the world, despite being so specific to Australia,’ Directors Jim Clark and Jack Weir said. ‘Birdeater is an intense, wild, and challenging film, and we’re delighted to finally be screening in Aussie cinemas.’ Birdeater is in cinemas from 18 July 2024. "Should we really be doing that? Shouldn't you just stop now?" Blue Finch Films has revealed a fantastic festival teaser trailer for a new film titled Birdeater, an Australian indie horror flick marking the feature directorial debut of filmmakers Jack Clark & Jim Weir. It first premiered at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival last year and won the Audience Award for Australian Narrative Feature there. And it's screening at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival coming up in March. Birdeater is an unsettling new thriller that "represents a visually striking and daring debut from this Australian duo." A bride-to-be is invited to her fiancé's bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn. So vague yet compelling. With Shabana Azeez, Mackenzie Fearnley, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson, Alfie Gledhill, Harley Wilson, and Caroline McQuade. Oh damn – yeah this looks quite good, even from just this first 30 seconds of footage so far. I'm quite curious to find out what's going down... Here's the first teaser trailer (+ photos) for Jack Clark & Jim Weir's Birdeater, direct from YouTube: Birdeater Movie Birdeater Movie Birdeater Poster A bride-to-be is invited to join her own fiancé’s bachelor party on a remote property in the Australian outback. But as the festivities spiral into beer-soaked chaos, uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, and the celebration soon becomes a feral nightmare. Birdeater is co-directed by Australian filmmakers Jack Clark & Jim Weir, both making their feature directorial debut after a few other short films and projects previously. The screenplay is written by Jack Clark. It's produced by Stephanie Troost & Ulysses Oliver. The film first premiered at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival in July last year. It's also playing at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival this month in the Visions section. No other release dates are set yet - stay tuned for updates. You can also follow the film on Instagram. First impression? Who wants to watch this? Cinema Australia can exclusively reveal that Jack Clark and Jim Weir’s surreal psychological thriller, Birdeater, will screen at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival this July. Birdeater will then release in Australian cinemas from July 18, with the official trailer and poster being released today via Umbrella Entertainment. Launching from its festival success in sell out sessions at SXSW Austin, Melbourne International Film Festival and CinefestOZ to a glowing critical response and receiving the Audience Award for Best Australian Narrative Feature at Sydney Film Festival, Birdeater is set to thrill with a classic Australian aesthetic and iconography. A nervous bride-to-be (Shabana Azeez) is invited to her own fiancé’s (Mackenzie Fearnley) bucks party, but when uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn. Taking inspiration from Australian new wave cinema, Birdeater is an unapologetic look at how Australia’s iconic masculinity identity has become incompatible with contemporary gender politics. Bringing outback cinema to the North Shore private schoolboy, it comments on co-dependency in both romantic relationships and platonic friendships in an iconic bush location peppered with nangs, joyrides and ketamine. ADVERTISEMENT Help get this Australian film made. Click to find out how. Birdeater is produced by Breathless Films, a company established by Ulysses Oliver and Ben Ferris in 2020 as a response to the lack of support for independent and emerging filmmakers in Australia. Breathless Films serves as a platform for a new wave of diverse, indie spirited feature films. Their first film, Lonesome, was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Indie Film in 2022. Ulysses Oliver has said, “Told from the Australian male perspective, the story draws us in to feel like one of the boys, only to turn and make us feel culpable. This film is not just an entertaining, feral, genre-bending joyride; it’s a necessary conversation to foster understanding and change.” Also producing the film is Stephanie Troost, who commented: “Birdeater tells a gripping story that delves into the complex nature of toxic masculinity and the more insidious ways it hides within social circles. It not only reveals this, but it asks questions of all those that ignore it. This is a story that challenges the morals of all the characters, and that is what drew me into the script.” Directors Jim Clark and Jack Weir have said, “We’ve been amazed to see our film resonate so deeply with audiences around the world, despite being so specific to Australia. Birdeater is an intense, wild, and challenging film, and we’re delighted to finally be screening in Aussie cinemas.” You can read our interview with Jim Clark and Jack Weir here: Interview: Jack Clark and Jim Weir You can find out more about this year’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival here. Full program reveal this Saturday, 25 May. Explore the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival lineup by screening section and add favorites to your personalized SXSW Schedule. Screening Sections Headliner | Narrative Feature Competition | Documentary Feature Competition | Narrative Spotlight | Documentary Spotlight | Midnighter | Visions | 24 Beats Per Second | Global | Festival Favorite | TV Premiere | TV Spotlight | Independent TV Pilot Competition | Narrative Short Competition | Documentary Short Competition | Animated Short Competition | Midnight Short Competition | Texas Short Competition | Music Video Competition | XR Experience Competition | XR Experience Spotlight | XR Experience Special Event SXSW is proud to be an official qualifying festival for the Academy Awards® Short Film competition. Winners of our Best Animated, Best Narrative and Best Documentary Short Film categories become eligible for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards (Oscars). Any British Short Film or British Short Animation that screens at SXSW is eligible for BAFTA nomination. Films are also eligible for the Independent Spirit Awards, more information on eligibility here. Headliner Big names, big talent featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with major and rising names in cinema. Babes – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Babes Director: Pamela Adlon, Producers: Ilana Glazer, Josh Rabinowitz, Susie Fox, Ashley Fox, Breean Pojunas, Screenwriters: Ilana Glazer, Josh Rabinowitz After becoming pregnant from a one-nightstand, Eden leans on her married best friend and mother of two, Dawn, to guide her through gestation and beyond. Cast: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, Hasan Minhaj, John Carroll Lynch (World Premiere) Civil War – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Civil War Director/Screenwriter: Alex Garland, Producers: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman An adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor’s edge. Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman (World Premiere) The Fall Guy – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official The Fall Guy Director: David Leitch, Producers: Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, Ryan Gosling, Guymon Casady, Screenwriter: Drew Pearce Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman, is drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio movie—directed by his ex, Jody Moreno—goes missing. Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Stephanie Hsu. (World Premiere) 2024 SXSW Closing Night Film, The Idea of You The Idea of You Director: Michael Showalter, Producers: Cathy Schulman, Gabrielle Union, Anne Hathaway, Robinne Lee, Eric Hayes, Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick, Screenwriters: Michael Showalter, Jennifer Westfeldt Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène, a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. Based upon the book by Robinne Lee. Cast: Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Reid Scott, Annie Mumolo, Viktor White, Raymond Cham, Jaiden Anthony, Dakota Adan, Perry Mattfeld, Mathilda Gianopoulos, Jordan Aaron Hall (World Premiere) Immaculate – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Immaculate Director: Michael Mohan, Producers: David Bernad, Sydney Sweeney, Jonathan Davino, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Screenwriter: Andrew Lobel A devout American nun embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Her warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors. Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Dora Romano, Benedetta Porcaroli, Giorgio Colangeli, Simona Tabasco (World Premiere) Monkey Man – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Monkey Man Director: Dev Patel, Producers: Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Antay Nagpal, Screenwriters: Dev Patel, Paul Angunawela, John Collee Dev Patel achieves an astonishing directing debut with this action thriller about a man’s vengeance against the men who murdered his mother. Cast: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikandar Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, Makarand Deshpande (World Premiere) Road House - SXSW 2024 Opening Night Film Road House Director: Doug Liman, Producer: Joel Silver, Screenwriters: Anthony Bagarozzi, Charles Mondry In this adrenaline-fueled reimagining of the 80s cult classic, ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim de Almeida, Conor McGregor, Lukas Gage, Arturo Castro, B.K. Cannon, Beau Knapp, Darren Barnet, Dominique Columbus, Bob Menery, Catfish Jean, Kevin Carroll, Travis Van Winkle, Hannah Love Lanier (World Premiere) Y2K – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Y2K Director: Kyle Mooney, Producers: Jonah Hill, Matt Dines, Alison Goodwin, Chris Storer, Cooper Wehde, Evan Winter, Screenwriters: Kyle Mooney, Evan Winter On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dial-up disaster comedy. Cast: Rachel Zegler, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Daniel Zolghadri, Mason Gooding, The Kid Laroi (World Premiere) Narrative Feature Competition World premieres showcasing the art of storytelling by emerging voices. Audrey – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Audrey (Australia) Director: Natalie Bailey, Producers: Michael Wrenn, Dan Lake, Shannon Wilson-McClinton, Diya Eid, Screenwriter: Lou Sanz Self-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity. Cast: Jackie Van Beek, Josephine Blazier, Hannah Diviney, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (World Premiere) Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts Director/Screenwriter: Shaun Seneviratne, Producers: Shaun Seneviratne, Doron Jepaul Mitchell The romantic reunion of Ben Santhanaraj and Suzanne Hopper is thwarted when Suzanne's boss asks her to work during their holiday road trip in Sri Lanka. Cast: Sathya Sridharan, Anastasia Olowin (World Premiere) The Black Sea – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection The Black Sea (United States, Bulgaria) Directors: Crystal Moselle, Derrick B. Harden, Producers: Izabella Tzenkova, Crystal Moselle Khalid, from Brooklyn, gets stuck in a small resort town on the Black Sea after chasing a money opportunity that goes wrong. Being the only black guy in the town, he quickly becomes the center of attention and finds an unexpected connection with a local. Cast: Derrick B. Harden, Irmena Chichikova, Samuel Finzi, Stoyo Mirkov (World Premiere) Bob Trevino Likes It – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Bob Trevino Likes It Director/Screenwriter: Tracie Laymon, Producers: Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, Felipe Dieppa After searching for her estranged father online, a people-pleasing young woman unexpectedly forms a close bond with a grieving, childless man with the same name as her father on Facebook. Inspired by a true story. Cast: Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Lauren "Lolo" Spencer, Rachel Bay Jones (World Premiere) Mamifera – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Mamifera (Spain) Director/Screenwriter: Liliana Torres, Producers: Carla Sospedra, Miriam Porté, Gerard Marginedas Lola, happily child-free at 40, confronts an unexpected pregnancy, triggering a clash with societal norms. Amidst her reluctance to embrace motherhood, her boyfriend Bruno's desire adds a surprising twist in their expectations. Cast: Maria Rodríguez Soto, Enric Auquer, Ruth Llopis, Anna Alarcón, Ann Perelló, Amparo Fernández, Maria Ribera, Anna Bertran, Marina Rodríguez, Mireia Aixalà (World Premiere) We Strangers – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection We Strangers Director/Screenwriter: Anu Valia, Producers: Olivia Wingate, Alex Bach, Zach Spicer, Joy Jorgensen, Miranda Kahn Rayelle Martin, a commercial cleaning woman in Gary, Indiana, stumbles into a new job cleaning the homes of several rich suburban families. While working, she tells one small lie that spins out of control. Cast: Kirby, Tina Lifford, Sarah Goldberg, Maria Dizzia, Kara Young, Hari Dhillon, Paul Adelstein, Mischa Reddy (World Premiere) We Were Dangerous – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection We Were Dangerous (New Zealand) Director: Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, Producers: Morgan Waru, Polly Fryer, Screenwriter: Maddie Dai Nellie, Daisy, and Lou attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island In 1950s New Zealand. The trio rail against the system, finding strength in their friendship. But this is challenged when the school’s matron divides them. Cast: Rima Te Wiata, Erana James, Nathalie Morris, Manaia Hall (World Premiere) We're All Gonna Die – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection We're All Gonna Die Directors/Screenwriters: Freddie Wong, Matthew Arnold, Producer: Adam Maffei A struggling beekeeper is forced to team up with an emotionally raw EMT on a roadtrip to retrieve her bees (and his car) after their stuff is suddenly teleported across the country by a massive alien tentacle that looms over Earth. Cast: Ashly Burch, Jordan Rodrigues, Nicole Javier, Chase Mangum, Luis Antonius Canete, Tom E. Proctor, Clinton Lowe, Vin Vescio, Beth May, Alexander Chard (World Premiere) Documentary Feature Competition World premieres of captivating, real stories by emerging voices. A House Is Not A Disco – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection A House Is Not A Disco Director: Brian J. Smith, Producers: Jeremy Truong, Joe Conforti What if you really did put all the gays on an island? In this vibrant portrait of queer paradise, Fire Island Pines, past and present blur as the iconic beach town bands together to celebrate its legacy and redefine itself for a new, inclusive era. (World Premiere) An Army Of Women – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection An Army of Women (Germany, Norway) Director: Julie Lunde Lillesæter, Producers: Natalya Sarch, Julie Lunde Lillesæter A group of women in Austin, Texas, join forces to legally challenge the system that allowed their rapists to walk free. An Army of Women is the landmark story of women fighting to hold law enforcement accountable, with resounding relevance worldwide. (World Premiere) Grand Theft Hamlet – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Grand Theft Hamlet (United Kingdom) Directors/Screenwriters: Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, Producers: Rebecca Wolff, Julia Ton Shot entirely inside the video game Grand Theft Auto, this documentary charts the hilarious and profoundly moving story of two out of work actors as they try to stage a full production of Hamlet within this notoriously violent digital world. (World Premiere) The In Between – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection The In Between (United States, Mexico) Director: Robie Flores, Producers: Alejandro J Flores, Kellen Quinn Following her brother’s death, filmmaker Robie Flores returns home to the Texas-Mexico border. Dancing playfully between personal and collective coming-of-age experiences, Robie rediscovers the possibilities of joy in the aftermath of grief. (World Premiere) Resynator – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Resynator Director: Alison Tavel, Producers: Kathryn Robson, Jon Lullo, Brendan Walter, Sara Nesson, Barbara McDonough, Christopher Noviello In unearthing a revolutionary synthesizer her late father invented in the 1970s, Alison Tavel not only revives his mission to share it with the world, she unexpectedly forges a deep bond with the father she never got the chance to know. Featuring Alison Tavel, Grace Potter, Peter Gabriel, Jon Anderson, Fred Armisen, Money Mark, Gotye, Mike Gordon, Brian Kehew, Christian Castagno (World Premiere) Roleplay – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Roleplay Director: Katie Mathews, Producers: Darcy McKinnon, Jenny Mercein, Katie Mathews College students confront sexual violence on their campus through a transformative theater process. This urgent coming of age story follows young adults grappling with sex, consent, identity, and power on their paths to adulthood. (World Premiere) Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted Directors: Isaac Gale, Ryan Olson, Producers: Isaac Gale, Paul Lovelace, David McMurry, Ryan Olson, Ben Wu Legendary musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, have transformed their home into an artistic playground. Together, they navigate life in the tumultuous music industry. Featuring Swamp Dogg, Alonzo Williams, Moogstar, Tom Kenny, Guitar Shorty, Mike Judge, Dr. Jeri Williams, Johnny Knoxville, Naeem Juwan, John Prine (World Premiere) We Can Be Heroes – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection We Can Be Heroes Directors: Carina Mia Wong, Alex Simmons, Producers: Jennifer Wood, Krista Manis, Carina Mia Wong, Alex Simmons A group of neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed nerdy teenagers find solace at a LARP (live action role play) summer camp. They discover inner strength, heal from traumas, and emerge as their own heroes: both in fantasy and in reality. (World Premiere) Narrative Spotlight Unforgettable features receiving their World, North American, or U.S. premieres. A Nice Indian Boy – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection A Nice Indian Boy Director: Roshan Sethi, Producers: Renee Witt, Charlie McSpadden, Andrew Calof, Justin Baldoni, Screenwriters: Eric Randall, Madhuri Shekar When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his family, his traditional Indian parents must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist-boyfriend and helping them plan the most fabulous Indian wedding their community has ever seen. Cast: Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Zarna Garg, Harish Patel, Peter S. Kim, Sas Goldberg (World Premiere) Arcadian (Ireland) – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Arcadian (Ireland) Director: Ben Brewer, Producers: David Wulf, Braxton Pope, Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier, Screenwriter: Mike Nilon After a catastrophic event depopulates the world, a father and his two sons must survive their dystopian environment while being threatened by mysterious creatures that emerge at night. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, Sadie Soverall (World Premiere) Cold Wallet – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Cold Wallet Director: Cutter Hodierne, Producers: John Hibey, Benjamin Wiessner, Cutter Hodierne, Screenwriter: John Hibey After losing everything in a massive cryptocurrency scam, a ragtag team of investors attempt to kidnap the rug pulling kingpin who screwed them over. But the home invasion takes a turn for the worst, and they become victims in a sadistic game. Cast: Raul Castillo, Melonie Diaz, Tony Cavalero, Josh Brener, Zoe Winters (World Premiere) Cuckoo – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Cuckoo (Germany) Director/Screenwriter: Tilman Singer, Producers: Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell, Ben Rimmer On a trip to the German Alps with her father and stepmother, Gretchen discovers that the resort town where they’re staying hides sinister secrets, as she’s plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her. Cast: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csókás, Jan Bluthardt (International Premiere) Desert Road – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Desert Road Director/Screenwriter: Shannon Triplett, Producers: Steven Schneider, Josh Clayton, Kirk Martin, Alec Roth, Lauren Bates, Sam Cohan A young woman crashes her car and walks down the road seeking help, only to find no matter which way she walks she ends up back at her car. As night falls, she realizes she’s going to die in this endless loop... unless she can find a way to escape. Cast: Kristine Froseth, Frances Fisher, Beau Bridges, Ryan Hurst, D.B. Woodside, Max Mattern, Ratchel Dratch, Edwin Garcia II (World Premiere) Doin' It – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Doin' It Director: Sara Zandieh, Producers: Anthony Bregman, Erica Matlin, Polly Auritt, Lilly Singh, Anita Verma-Lallian, Screenwriters: Lilly Singh, Sara Zandieh, Neel Patel A 30 year old Indian-American virgin gets a job teaching high school Sex Ed. Cast: Lilly Singh, Ana Gasteyer, Sabrina Jalees, Stephanie Beatriz, Mary Holland, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Trevor Salter, Sonia Dhillon Tully (World Premiere) The Greatest Hits – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection The Greatest Hits Director/Screenwriter: Ned Benson, Producers: Michael London, Shannon Gaulding, Ned Benson, Stephanie Davis, Cassandra Kulukundis Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. Cast: Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, Austin Crute (World Premiere) The Gutter – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection The Gutter Directors: Yassir Lester, Isaiah Lester, Producers: Liz Destro, Jared Hess, Helen Estabrook, Tristen Tuckfield, Jillian Apfelbaum, Screenwriter: Yassir Lester Walt (lover of threesomes, hater of shirts) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a former Pro Bowler as they discover he might be THE GOAT of the lanes. The only things standing in their way are racism, alcoholism and Linda "The Crusher" Curson. Cast: Shameik Moore, Susan Sarandon, D’Arcy Carden, Jay Ellis, Jackée Harry, Paul Reiser (World Premiere) High Tide – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection High Tide Director/Screenwriter: Marco Calvani, Producers: Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Marco Calvani Heartbroken and adrift, undocumented Brazilian immigrant Lourenço searches for purpose in the queer mecca of Provincetown, where he sparks an unexpected romance with Maurice. Together the two reconcile their pasts they’ve left behind and their uncertain futures. Cast: Marco Pigossi, Mya Taylor, James Bland, Marisa Tomei, Bill Irwin, Sean Mahon (World Premiere) I Don't Understand You – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection I Don’t Understand You Director: Brian Crano, David Craig, Producers: Kara Durrett, Jessamine Burgum, Jon Glickman, Joel Edgerton, Nash Edgerton, Screenwriters: Brian Crano, David Craig Following a devastating adoption scam, a couple go on an Italian vacation in an attempt to reconnect. After getting their rental car stuck in a countryside ditch, things begin to go awry. Between the torrential weather and language barrier, Dom, Cole and the Italians around them descend into a comical fiasco. Cast: Nick Kroll, Andrew Rannells, Nunzia Schiano, Morgan Spector, Eleonora Romandini (World Premiere) I Love You Forever – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official I Love You Forever Directors/Screenwriters: Cazzie David, Elisa Kalani, Producers: Diablo Cody, Lauren Hantz, Liana Weston, Mason Novick, Evan Silverberg, Billy Mulligan A subversive love story gone wrong that follows a young woman into and out of an emotionally abusive relationship. Cast: Sofia Black-D'Elia, Ray Nicholson, Jon Rudnitsky, Cazzie David, Raymond Cham Jr (World Premiere) I Wish You All The Best – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection I Wish You All The Best Director/Screenwriter: Tommy Dorfman, Producers: Matt Kaplan, Tommy Dorfman After Ben, a non binary teen, is kicked out of their conservative parents house, they move in with their estranged sister and embark on a journey of self-discovery that teaches them about love, friendship, and family. Cast: Corey Fogelmanis, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Alexandra Daddario, Cole Sprouse, Lena Dunham, Amy Landecker, Lexi Underwood, Lisa Yamada, Judson Mills, Brian Michael Smith (World Premiere) Magpie – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Magpie (United Kingdom) Director: Sam Yates, Producers: Kate Solomon, Daisy Ridley, Tom Bateman, Camilla Bray, Nadia Khamlichi, Sierra Garcia, Screenwriter: Tom Bateman When Ben and Anette's daughter is cast in a film alongside glamorous movie star Alicia, Ben is quickly drawn into Alicia's world. Anette is left at home with the baby, pushed to her emotional limits and psychologically on the brink. Cast: Daisy Ridley, Shazad Latif, Matilda Lutz, Hiba Ahmed, Cherrelle Skeete, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Alistair Petrie (World Premiere) Música – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Música Director: Rudy Mancuso, Producers: McG, Mary Viola, Screenwriters: Rudy Mancuso, Dan Lagana Based on writer, director and star Rudy Mancuso, Música is a coming-of-age love story that follows an aspiring creator with synesthesia, who must come to terms with an uncertain future, while navigating love, family and his Brazilian Culture. Cast: Rudy Mancuso, Camila Mendes, Francesca Reale, Maria Mancuso, J.B. Smoove (World Premiere) My Dead Friend Zoe – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection My Dead Friend Zoe Director: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Producers: Paul Scanlan, Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Terri Lubaroff, Ray Maiello, Mike Field, Richard Silverman, Robert Paschall Jr., Screenwriters: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, AJ Bermudez Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her wise-cracking (and dead) best friend from the Army, a female veteran is summoned to the remote lake house of her estranged Vietnam vet grandfather. Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Gloria Reuben (World Premiere) Omni Loop – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Omni Loop Director/Screenwriter: Bernardo Britto, Producers: Ben Cohen, Patrick Donovan, David Hinojosa Diagnosed with a black hole growing inside her chest, a woman from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and be the person she always intended to be. Cast: Mary Louise Parker, Ayo Edebiri, Hannah Pearl Utt, Chris Witaske, Carlos Jacott, Harris Yulin, Steven Maier, Eddie Cahill (World Premiere) Switch Up – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Switch Up Director: Tara Pirnia, Producers: Elizabeth Avellan, Marcela Ronquillo, Tara Pirnia, Cristian de la Fuente, Melissa Bickerton, Angela Blair, Screenwriters: Felice Heather Monteith, Tara Pirnia, Tina Contogenis, Pamela Beach One of the nation’s top talk show hosts finds himself stranded at a homeless shelter where he meets a young widow. He falls in love and realizes the path to happiness lies in helping others. Cast: Cristian de la Fuente, Julieth Restrepo, Jeff Fahey, Shondrella Avery, R. Brandon Johnson, Temple Baker, Donnell Rawlings, Alicia Witt, Manuel Uriza, Felice Heather Monteith (World Premiere) Timestalker (UK) – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Timestalker (UK) Director/Screenwriter: Alice Lowe, Producers: Vaughan Sivell, Mark Hopkins, Natan Stoessel, Tom Wood From the creative team behind Prevenge comes a reincarnation rom-com about the eternal humiliation that is the search for love, spanning the most romantic epochs of history. Cast: Alice Lowe, Jacob Anderson, Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds, Nick Frost (World Premiere) Turtles – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Turtles (Canada, Belgium) Director/Screenwriter: David Lambert, Producers: Patrick Quinet, Christian Larouche After 35 years together, the seemingly perfect life that Thom and Henri had built started to go awry. They start to drift away from each other a little more each day. But Thom will do anything to save his relationship and rekindle their love. Cast: Dave Johns, Olivier Gourmet, Brigitte Poupart, Laurent Bonnet (North American Premiere) The Uninvited – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection The Uninvited Director/Screenwriter: Nadia Conners, Producers: Rosie Fellner, Carlos Enrique Cuscó, Ari Taboada Rose and Sammy's Hollywood Hills party takes a chaotic turn as elderly stranger Helen exposes hidden truths, reigniting old flames and unearthing secrets. Rose confronts her past, leaving everyone questioning their existence and desires. Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Walton Goggins, Lois Smith, Eva De Dominici, Rufus Sewell, Pedro Pascal, Michael Panes, Kate Comer, Roland Rubio, Annie Kurzen (World Premiere) Wakhri – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Wakhri Director/Screenwriter: Iram Parveen Bilal, Producers: Abid Aziz Merchant, Apoorva Bakshi, Iram Parveen Bilal A school teacher becomes a viral sensation overnight when she accidentally unleashes her unabashed opinions on social media. This newfound fame comes with its own challenges as she has to navigate archaic mindsets and secret identities. Cast: Faryal Mehmood, Gulshan Majeed, Shees Sajjad Gul, Saleem Meraj, Sohail Sameer, Bakhtawar Mazhar, Akbar Islam, Tooba Siddiqui (North American Premiere) Yasmeen's Element (US, Pakistan) – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Yasmeen's Element (US, Pakistan) Director: Amman Abbasi, Producers: Amman Abbasi, Jeffrey E. Stern, Alex Nystrom, Sana Jafri, Missy Laney, Screenwriters: Amman Abbasi, Jeffrey E. Stern, Sana Jafri After losing her homework in the winding paths of her mountain town, resourceful Yasmeen sets off alone on an unexpected journey to find her Professor. Cast: Eeshal Fatima, Nazir Ahmed Bulbul, Abeera Rubab, Naveed Hassan (World Premiere) Documentary Spotlight Incredible features receiving their World, North American, or U.S. premieres. 7 Beats Per Minute (Canada) – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection 7 Beats Per Minute (Canada) Director/Screenwriter: Yuqi Kang, Producers: Ina Fichman, Sherien Barsoum Director Yuqi Kang’s documentary captures the descent of a lifetime, when freediving champion Jessea Lu returns to the site of her near-death experience to face the traumas of her past and find a way back to connection. (World Premiere) A King Like Me – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection A King Like Me Director: Matthew O. Henderson, Producers: Fisher Stevens, Maura Anderson, Darcy McKinnon, Terry Dugas A King Like Me follows members of the Zulu Club, New Orleans’ first and century-old Black Mardi Gras krewe, as they work to bring Zulu back to the streets for Mardi Gras 2022. (World Premiere) The Antisocial Network – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection The Antisocial Network Directors: Giorgio Angelini, Arthur Jones, Producers: Giorgio Angelini, Arthur Jones, Jordan Wynn, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard From the rise of QAnon to the January 6th riots, The Antisocial Network explains how a group of bored teenagers built an online community out of their shared loneliness but accidentally shattered consensus reality in the process. (World Premiere) Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story Director: Charlie Hamilton James, Producer: Jeff Wilson From National Geographic and Silverback Films, Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story is a heart-warming story of love between a wild otter and a man set in the remote Scottish islands of Shetland. (World Premiere) Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion Director: Eva Orner, Producers: Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn, Eva Orner Hiding behind the shiny Instagram façade of Brandy Melville, the go-to clothing brand for young women, is a shockingly toxic culture that lies within the global fast fashion industry. (World Premiere) Cheech And Chong's Last Movie – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Cheech & Chong's Last Movie Director: David Bushell, Producers: David Bushell, Robbi Chong Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie explores the legacy of pioneering comics Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong with a mix of archival madness and cinematic road trip. The result is a true-life tale of fame and friendship stranger (and funnier) than fiction. (World Premiere) Clemente – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Clemente Director: David Altrogge, Producers: Mike Blizzard, Mary Sabol, Sarah Altrogge, Jocelyn Hartnett, Stephen Turselli, Keith Ayers, Andrew Calvetti, Steve Burman, John Scanlon, Screenwriters: Elise Andert, David Altrogge An immersive documentary about the remarkable life and legacy of MLB icon Roberto Clemente. Featuring Vera Clemente, Rita Moreno, Roberto Clemente Jr., Michael Keaton, Luis Roberto Clemente, Bob Costas, Tom Morello, Francisco Lindor, Yadier Molina, Richard Linklater. (World Premiere) Dickweed – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Dickweed Director: Jonathan Ignatius Green, Producers: David Ricksecker, Jefferis Gray Two people got kidnapped. One man lost his dick. No one got any money. This heist-gone-horribly-wrong led one Newport Beach detective on an international manhunt for the most twisted criminal he’s ever hunted. (World Premiere) Fly – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Fly Directors/Producers: Shaul Schwarz, Christina Clusiau To stand on the edge and jump into the wind, one must be willing to lose everything. That could mean the love of your life, or the life you love. Over seven years, three couples in the world of BASE jumping risk everything to feel alive. (World Premiere) The Hobby (Canada) – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection The Hobby (Canada) Director: Simon Ennis, Producers: Kim C. Roberts, Tina Pehme, Justin Rebelo Are games the meaning of life? The Hobby is a funny, affectionate, character-driven portrait of the massive subculture of modern board games, featuring a fascinating and diverse group of subjects who find deep meaning in “meaningless” pursuits. (World Premiere) How Music Made Free – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection How Music Got Free Showrunner/Director: Alexandria Stapleton, Producers: Philip Byron, Marshall Mathers, Paul Rosenberg, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Steve Stoute, Jamal Henderson, Bridgette Theriault, Dan Sacks, James Chapman, Steve Berman, John Janick, Anthony Seyler, Stephen Witt, Alexandria Stapleton, Bruce Gillmer, Michael Maniaci, Malik Johnson How Music Got Free is a documentary by Alexandria Stapleton, that reveals the true story of Dell Glover, a CD factory worker turned piracy pioneer, who sparked a global file-sharing revolution. (World Premiere) How To Build A Truth Engine – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection How To Build A Truth Engine (Austria) Director/Screenwriter: Friedrich Moser, Producers: Friedrich Moser, Robert Rippberger, Amina Bayou, Ivan Williams An eye-opening documentary about how our biological hard-wired neurological behavior makes us so susceptible to misinformation, and what we can do about it. (World Premiere) Lions Of Mesopotamia – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Lions of Mesopotamia Director: Lucian Read, Producers: Mohamed Al Daradji, Patrick Reardon, David Hillman, Lucian Read, Ryan Bundra, David Katsman, Adam Linehan, Michael Sugar This film recounts the Iraqi national soccer team’s journey to become Asian Cup champions in 2007 during the bloodiest days of their country’s civil war. The team, the sons of sworn enemies battling in war, united their country in its darkest hour. (World Premiere) Plastic People – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Plastic People (Canada) Directors: Ben Addelman, Ziya Tong, Producers: Vanessa Dylyn, Stephen Paniccia, Screenwriter: Ben Addelman Plastic People is a landmark feature documentary that chronicles humanity’s fraught relationship with plastic and one woman’s mission to expose shocking new revelations about the impact of microplastics on human health. (World Premiere) Preconceived – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Preconceived Directors: Sabrine Keane, Kate Dumke, Producers: Heather Keane, Sabrine Keane, Maggie Contreras A riveting documentary about the pervasive, but overlooked presence of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Preconceived explores the complex role of deception, finances, faith, and privacy amid a shifting legal landscape. (World Premiere) Secret Mall Apartment – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Secret Mall Apartment Director/Producer: Jeremy Workman In 2003, eight young Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment hidden inside the Providence Place Mall and lived in it for four years, filming everything along the way. The secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all its inhabitants. (World Premiere) Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter Directors: Abby Ginzberg, Christy Carpenter, Producers: Abby Ginzberg, Christy Carpenter, Jessica Brannon-Wranosky Shaking it Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter is the story of a trailblazing journalist, White House official, feminist leader, political activist, and humorist whose legacy is a vital part of Texas and US history and highly relevant today. (World Premiere) She Looks Like Me – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection She Looks Like Me (United Kingdom) Director/Screenwriter: Torquil Jones, Producers: Lindsey Dryden, Ian Davies, Torquil Jones Born without legs, Jen Bricker is abandoned by her biological parents. She idolizes America’s superstar gymnast - the mesmerizing Dominique Moceanu - only to find out that the two women share a shocking secret. (World Premiere) MoviePass, MovieCrash – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection MoviePass, MovieCrash Director: Muta'Ali, Producers: Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Archie Gips, Scott Veltri, Jack Heller, David Wendell MoviePass, MovieCrash chronicles the origin story, meteoric rise and stranger-than-fiction implosion of the theatrical movie subscription app, MoviePass. (World Premiere) Stormy – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Stormy Director: Sarah Gibson, Producers: Sarah Gibson, Erin Lee Carr, Emelia Brown From reporters to lawyers to politicians, many have attempted to define Stormy Daniels. Stormy tells the unvarnished truth about an unlikely American icon - this time, in her own words. (World Premiere) The Truth vs. Alex Jones – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection The Truth vs. Alex Jones Director: Dan Reed, Producers: Dan Reed, Marguerite Gaudin How grieving Sandy Hook families defeated conspiracy giant Alex Jones in two historic trials, holding him to account for the lies he spread about the 2012 mass shooting. Fake news on trial, with unprecedented access to a Travis County courtroom. (World Premiere) Whatever it Takes – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Whatever it Takes (United Kingdom) Director: Jenny Carchman, Producers: Allyson Luchak, Ben Travers In 2019, a middle-aged couple are subjected to cyberstalking and bizarre deliveries, including a bloody pig mask and funeral wreath. As the harassment intensifies, the police and FBI close in on a Silicon Valley giant and some very unlikely suspects. (World Premiere) Midnighter Exciting after-dark features for genre lovers and the terminally curious. Azrael – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Azrael Director: E.L. Katz, Producers: Dan Kagan, Simon Barrett, Dave Caplan, Screenwriter: Simon Barrett Many years following the apocalypse, a devout cult of mute zealots hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Cast: Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Katariina Unt, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (World Premiere) Family – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Family Director/Screenwriter: Benjamin Finkel, Producers: Lynette Howell Taylor, Samantha Housman, Benjamin Finkel Summer, 2002. Watching her sick father decline, 11-year-old Johanna makes a call for a good spirit to save him. But something else comes instead. Cast: Ruth Wilson, Ben Chaplin, Lucinda Lee Dawson Gray, Allan Corduner (World Premiere) Hood Witch – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Hood Witch (France) Director: Saïd Belktibia, Producers: Ladj Ly, Screenwriters: Saïd Belktibia, Louis Penicaut Nour makes a living from smuggling exotic animals for her city's marabouts, wishing to get her son out of the city and offer him a better future. But an exorcism turns into a tragedy and Nour has to face a wave of violence that could cost their lives. Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Denis Lavant, Jérémy Ferrari, Amine Zariouhi, Issaka Sawadogo (North American Premiere) Hunting Daze – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Hunting Daze (Canada) Director/Screenwriter: Annick Blanc, Producers: Maria Gracia Turgeon, Annick Blanc Nina, a young, tempestuous woman, is taken in by a group of hunters in a remote cabin. In the midst of this tough, yet endearing, male microsociety, she feels like she finally belongs. A mysterious stranger’s arrival disrupts her newfound haven. Cast: Nahéma Ricci, Bruno Marcil, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Marc Beaupré, Alexandre Landry, Maxime Genois, Noubi Ndiaye (World Premiere) It's What's Inside – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection It's What's Inside Director/Screenwriter: Greg Jardin, Producers: William Rosenfeld, Jason Baum, Kate Andrews, Raúl Domingo A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase. Cast: Brittany O'Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden, David Thompson (Texas Premiere) Kryptic – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Kryptic (Canada, United Kingdom) Director: Kourtney Roy, Producers: Amber Ripley, Sophie Venner, Josh Huculiak, Screenwriter: Paul Bromley Kryptic is a psycho-thriller about a woman’s search for a missing monster hunter and her growing realization that she is inescapably linked to the creature being pursued. Cast: Chloe Pirrie, Jeff Gladstone, Jason Deline, Ali Rusu-Tahir, Christina Meredith Lewall, Patti Allen, Pam Kearns, Jennifer Copping (World Premiere) Oddity – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Oddity (Ireland) Director/Screenwriter: Damian McCarthy, Producers: Katie Holly, Laura Tunstall, Evan Horan, Mette-Marie Kongsved In this new supernatural spectacle from Caveat's Damian McCarthy, a blind medium uncovers the truth behind her sister's death with the help of a frightening wooden mannequin. Cast: Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Steve Wall, Jonathan French, Joe Rooney (World Premiere) Things Will Be Different – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Things Will Be Different Director/Screenwriter: Michael Felker, Producers: Shane Spiegel, Jacob Rosenthal, Michael Felker In order to escape police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a metaphysical farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points. Cast: Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen, Justin Benson, Sarah Bolger, Jori Lynn Felker (World Premiere) Visions Audacious, risk-taking artists who demonstrate innovation and creativity. 7 Keys – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection 7 Keys (UK) Director/Screenwriter: Joy Wilkinson, Producers: Cassandra Sigsgaard, Dylan Rees Daniel has kept the keys to all the places he’s lived. Lena wants to use them for a wild weekend getting to know each other intimately in other people’s homes. But what begins as a risky fantasy soon becomes a deadly threat. Cast: Emma McDonald, Billy Postlethwaite, Kaylen Luke, Joey Akubeze, Amit Shah, Jane Goddard (World Premiere) Adrianne & The Castle – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Adrianne & The Castle (Canada) Director: Shannon Walsh, Producer: Ina Fichman, Screenwriters: Shannon Walsh, Laurel Sprengelmyer Adrianne & The Castle is an inventive, musical documentary about grief and the creative power of love, told through the astonishing story of Alan and Adrianne St-George and their hand-built castle in rural Illinois. (World Premiere) Birdeater – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Birdeater (Australia) Directors: Jack Clark, Jim Weir, Producers: Stephanie Troost, Ulysses Oliver, Screenwriter: Jack Clark When a bride-to-be is invited to her own fiancé's bachelor party in the Australian outback, a night to remember takes a feral turn. Cast: Shabana Azeez, Mackenzie Fearnley, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson, Alfie Gledhill, Harley Wilson, Caroline McQuade (International Premiere) Dead Mail – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Dead Mail Directors/Screenwriters: Kyle McConaghy, Joe DeBoer, Producers: Zachary Weil, Brett Arndt An ominous, bloody help note finds its way to the desk of a seasoned "dead letter" investigator at a 1980's Midwestern post office, leading him down a violent, unforeseen path to a kidnapped keyboard engineer and his demented business associate. Cast: Sterling Macer, Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson, Nick Heyman, Tomas Boykin (World Premiere) Doppelgängers³ (US, Algeria, Armenia, France, UK) – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Doppelgängers³ (US, Algeria, Armenia, France, UK) Director/Screenwriter: Nelly Ben Hayoun- Stépanian, Producers: Sandra Leeming, Luke Moody, Victoria Adams, Amina Castaing, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian Three doppelgängers meet in outer space to imagine diasporic and eco-feminist futures. (World Premiere) Dory Previn: On My Way To Where – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Dory Previn: On My Way To Where Directors: Julia Greenberg, Dianna Dilworth, Producer: Amy Hobby A documentary about Dory Previn, an MGM lyricist and influential 1970s cult singer-songwriter who famously goes public about her schizophrenia diagnosis, ultimately accepting her voices and anticipating a modern-day neurodiversity movement. (World Premiere) Sew Torn (US, Switzerland) – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Sew Torn (US, Switzerland) Director: Freddy Macdonald, Screenwriters: Freddy Macdonald, Fred Macdonald, Producers: Fred Macdonald, Barry Navidi, Sebastian Klinger, Diamantis Zavitsanos, Socratis Zavitsanos A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way. Cast: Eve Connolly, Calum Worthy, John Lynch, K Callan, Ron Cook, Thomas Douglas, Werner Biermeier, Veronika Herren-Wenger, Caroline Goodall (World Premiere) Songs from the Hole – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Songs from the Hole Director: Contessa Gayles, Producers: Contessa Gayles, Richie Reseda, David Felix Sutcliffe, Screenwriters: James "JJ'88" Jacobs, Contessa Gayles An incarcerated musician struggles for healing and peace as he comes of age in this documentary visual album composed behind bars. (World Premiere) The Trouble With Mr Doodle – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official The Trouble With Mr Doodle (United Kingdom) Directors: Ed Perkins, Jaimie D'Cruz, Producers: Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn This is the story of an extraordinary boy born into an ordinary family in an unremarkable English town and how a childhood passion threatened to take over his life, his home and his mind. (World Premiere) 24 Beats Per Second Vibrant films showcasing the sounds, culture and influence of music and musicians. Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story  (Canada) – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story  (Canada) Directors/Screenwriters: Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, Producers: Amanda Burt, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Michael Mabbott, Justine Pimlott Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story reveals the extraordinary rise, sudden disappearance, and resurgence of trailblazing Black trans soul singer Jackie Shane. (World Premiere) Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It Director: Paris Barclay, Producers: Stephanie Allain Bray, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Nigel Sinclair, Screenwriters: Cheo Hodari Coker, Paris Barclay Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It is a celebration of Billy Preston's extraordinary musical legacy, and an examination of the personal and social forces that haunted him throughout his life. Featuring Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Billy Porter, Merry Clayton, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison, Suzanne de Passe, Tony Jones, Cory Henry, Gloria Jones (World Premiere) Dandelion – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Dandelion Director/Screenwriter: Nicole Riegel, Producers: Rian Cahill, Adam Cobb, Nicole Riegel, Peter McClellan Dandelion follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. Cast: Kiki Layne, Thomas Doherty, Melanie Nicholls-King, Brady Stablein, Jack Stablein, Grace Kaiser (World Premiere) Diane Warren: Relentless – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Diane Warren: Relentless Director: Bess Kargman, Producers: Michele Farinola, Peggy Drexler, Bess Kargman Diane Warren: Relentless unveils the mystique and defiant personality behind one of the hardest-working and successful songwriters music has ever known. Featuring Clive Davis, Common, Gloria Estefan, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jennifer Hudson, Cher, Randy Jackson, Quincy Jones (World Premiere) Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience Directors: David Hartstein, Sam Wainwright Douglas, Producer: Shelby Hadden A cinematic collage much like the style of his free form radio shows, Faders Up explores the extraordinary life and legacy of iconic KUTX Austin radio host, John Aielli. (World Premiere) Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Selection Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told Director: P. Frank Williams, Producers: Jay Allen, Nikki Byles Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told is a celebratory exploration of the boisterous times of Freaknik, the iconic Atlanta street party that drew hundreds of thousands of people in the 80s and 90s, helping put Atlanta on the map culturally. Featuring 21 Savage, Too $hort, Jermaine Dupri, Killer Mike, Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell, Ceelo Green, Jalen Rose, Kenny Burns, Lil Jon, Legendary Jerry, Stacy Lloyd, Sharon Toomer, Emma Horton, Monique Tolliver, Amadi Boone (World Premiere) Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound (United Kingdom) Director: Antony Crook, Producer: Kyrie Barker When a pioneering band stays true to their roots and follows their own path, the outcome is ‘bigger than words and wider than pictures’. (World Premiere) Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird – 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Official Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (Germany) Director: Nicolas Jack Davies, Producer: Johann Scheerer A film charting the artistic and personal relationship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (At the Drive-In / The Mars Volta) told almost entirely through hundreds of hours of self shot footage filmed by Omar over the last 40 years. (North American Premiere)

HARD HOME Trailer (2024) Simone Kessell, Thriller Movie HARD HOME Trailer (2024) Simone Kessell, Rosie Day, Thriller Movie © 2024 - Paramount Pictures "Make him pay." Paramount Movies / Republic Pictures have revealed the official trailer for a very cheesy revenge thriller called Hard Home, arriving to watch in June this summer. This is skipping theaters and heading straight to VOD to catch at home if anyone cares. A mother who is deeply saddened by a loss lures her daughter’s killer into her smart home in order to take revenge, and gets involved in a distorted cat-and-mouse game where life and death are at stake. Simone Kessell stars in this action-packed revenge-thriller, another one involving one of these "high-tech homes" that has tons of contraptions (also see: Inside, Tau, Breaking In). In addition to Kessell, this also stars Joseph Millson, Rachel Adedeji, Daphne Cheung, Rosie Day, and Andrew Howard. Should be no surprise that this looks terrible - not even worth a rental. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for James Bamford's film Hard Home, direct from YouTube: Hard Home Poster Simone Kessell stars in this action-packed revenge-thriller. After the shocking murder of her daughter, a woman turns her high-tech home into a trap for the killer, initiating a deadly cat-and-mouse game where every move can be fatal. Hard Home is directed by the Canadian stuntman / filmmaker James Bamford, also a stunt coordinator, and director of the films Jade and Air Force One Down previously, plus extensive work directing for the "Arrow" series. The screenplay is written by Mark Shea Price. It's produced by Steven Paul. This hasn't premiered at any film festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. Republic Pictures debuts Bamford's Hard Home direct-to-VOD to watch starting June 25th, 2024 this summer. Anyone into this? Hard Home is a thriller starring Simone Kessell as a woman on a mission of revenge. The film was directed by James Bamford. Hard Home will be available on digital on June 25, 2024. How far would you go to avenge someone's death? That's the question that will bounce around in your head while you watch Hard Home. The horror/thriller movie stars Simone Kessell, who fans of Yellowjackets know pretty well. She plays Mary, a woman who decides to use her high-tech house to trap a killer. Their dynamic becomes a cat-and-mouse game in which only one will come out alive, and you can get a taste of it with the trailer that Republic Pictures (a Paramount Pictures label) provided to Collider.. The trailer makes one thing perfectly clear: Mary is a woman in pain. It's impossible not to relate: her daughter was a victim of a lunatic killer and she can't move on from that. Luckily for Mary, the house she lives in is a technological wonder that can be turned into a massive weapon rigged with traps for any unwanted visitor that crosses the front door. She then lures the killer in and it's showtime. From the looks of it, Hard Home will turn psychological tension up all the way to 11, since Mary herself is also in danger once she locks herself in with the killer. We all know the kinds of things that can happen in a closed scenario — one misstep from the grieving mother and the killer could get the advantage he needs to finish the job. For thriller and horror film fans, this means that Hard Home is a must-watch that has to be at the very top of your watchlist next month. Who Is The Team Behind 'Hard Home?' Hard Home is directed by James Bamford. The filmmaker worked for many years as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator, so it's safe to say that Bamford has used his keen eye to make his new movie an experience whose physicality is thrilling for whoever watches it. He previously directed episodes from Arrow, Supergirl and Superman and Lois. This is his third feature film. Aside from Kessell, the cast of Hard Home also features Joseph Millson (Casino Royale), Rachel Adedeji (Champion), Daphne Cheung (Red Eye), Rosie Day (Outlander), Teresa Cendon-Garcia (Jurassic World Dominion) and Andrew Howard (Mayor of Kingstown). The screenplay is by Mark Shea Price, who previously penned short films and now is making a feature film writing debut. Hard Home becomes available to buy on digital on June 25. You can watch our exclusive trailer above and the brand-new poster below: Ahead of its digital release this June, Paramount has shared a poster and trailer for the revenge thriller Hard Home. Directed by James Bamford (Air Force One Down), the film stars Simone Kessell (Yellowjackets, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi) as a grieving mother out for revenge, who lures her daughter’s killer into the home she has turned into a high-tech death trap. Watch the trailer below… After the shocking murder of her daughter, a woman turns her high-tech home into a trap for the killer, initiating a deadly cat-and-mouse game where every move can be fatal. Joining Simone Kessell in the cast are Joseph Millson, Rachel Adedeji, Daphne Cheung, Rosie Day, and Andrew Howard. Hard Home arrives on digital on June 25th. FILED UNDER: AMIE CRANSWICK, MOVIES, NEWS, TRAILERS TAGGED WITH: ANDREW HOWARD, DAPHNE CHEUNG, HARD HOME, JAMES BAMFORD, JOSEPH MILLSON, RACHEL ADEDEJI, ROSIE DAY, SIMONE KESSELL About Amie Cranswick Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: The 10 Best Villains in Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies All This Has Happened Before: Remembering Battlestar Galactica Godzilla at 10: The Movie That Launched the MonsterVerse Revisited Horror Video Games We Need As Movies The Essential Tony Scott Movies Underrated Movies from the Masters of Action Cinema How Roger Corman Changed Cinema The Worst Jean-Claude Van Damme Remakes and DTV Sequels The Film Feud of the 90s: Steven Seagal vs Jean-Claude Van Damme The Return of the Moderate Budget Action Movie? Republic Pictures’ (a Paramount Pictures label) Hard Home will be available on Digital June 25th. Simone Kessel (YELLOWJACKETS) stars in this action-packed revenge-thriller. In the film, “After the shocking murder of her daughter, a woman turns her high-tech home into a trap for the killer, initiating a deadly cat-and-mouse game where every move can be fatal.” Directed by James Bamford and written by Mark Shea Price. Additional cast members include Joseph Millson, Rachel Adedeji, Daphne Cheung, Rosie Day and Andrew Howard. Hard Home is produced by Steven Paul and executive producers are Scott Karol and Matthew Cervi.

MY LADY JANE Trailer (2024) Emily Bader MY LADY JANE Trailer (2024) Emily Bader © 2024 - Prime Video 'My Lady Jane' Trailer: Emily Bader and Edward Bluemel starrer 'My Lady Jane' Official Trailer May 23, 2024, 10:36AM ISTSource: YouTube 'My Lady Jane' Trailer: Watch the Official Trailer from English web series 'My Lady Jane' starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, Anna Chancellor and Jordan Peters. 'My Lady Jane' web series is directed by Jamie Babbit and Stefan Schwartz. To know more about the 'My Lady Jane' trailer watch the video. Check out the latest English trailers, new web series trailers, trending English web series trailers, Emily Bader movies, Edward Bluemel movies, Anna Chancellor movies, and Jordan Peters videos at ETimes - Times of India Entertainment. Prime Video on Tuesday dropped the official trailer of its new series My Lady Jane, a Tudor-era fantasy filled with action, adventure, comedy and romance, with the announcement that it will premiere on the streamer on June 27. Based on a best-selling book by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows, the eight-episode series reimagines the tragic life of Lady Jane Grey, who became the queen of England for only nine days before Mary Tudor replaced her on the throne. ADVERTISEMENT The two-minute-42-second-long trailer opens with a monologue. “History remembers Jane as the ultimate damsel in distress known for her death rather than her life. F**k that, what if history were different?” the monologue says, hinting at a thorough reimagining of British history during the Tudor era. Newcomer Emily Bader takes on the lead role of Jane Grey, while Edward Bluemel plays her lover-turned-husband Lord Guildford Dudley and Jordan Peters portrays the role of King Edward. Other cast members include Anna Chancellor, Rob Brydon, Dominic Cooper and James Broadbent. ADVERTISEMENT Ads by The trailer goes on to show how Lady Grey defies a corrupt monarch scheming against her claim to the crown. Her life takes a wild turn when she meets Lord Guildford Dudley and together they go on amorous adventures. This retelling of English royal history, slated to stream in 240 countries, imagines a world where King Henry VIII's son Edward survives tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey avoids execution after nine days of being throned and her husband Guildford is also spared. Historically, Lady Grey, the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII, was proclaimed queen following the death of her first cousin King Edward VI. However, support quickly shifted to Edward's half-sister Mary Tudor, leading to Jane's imprisonment in the Tower of London, her conviction for treason and eventual execution. "What if history were different?!" Amazon's Prime Video has revealed the official trailer for a series titled My Lady Jane, arriving for streaming in June this summer. It's yet another of these spins on the damsel in distress trope by turning the ladies into the badass heroines who do the rescuing instead of being the one rescued (also see: Netflix's Damsel). History's most tragic heroines but re-imagined with an uplifting twist: the damsel in distress saves herself - and then the kingdom. This is adapted from the book of the same name about "The Lady Janies". Emily Bader stars as Lady Jane Grey, with an ensemble cast featuring Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters, Anna Chancellor, Dominic Cooper, Kate O'Flynn, Rob Brydon, Abbie Hern, Isabella Brownson, Will Keen. At the center of this swashbuckling new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane, who is shocked to be crowned queen and then finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head)... My Lady Jane is an epic tale of true love and high adventure. This looks like a royally fun time! Nice rockin' song for this trailer, too. If this sounds like your jam, check it out. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Prime Video's series My Lady Jane, direct from YouTube: My Lady Jane Series Poster Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader), the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded, back in good ol’ 1553. Actually... f*ck that. We’re retelling history the way it should have happened: the damsel in distress saves herself. This is an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy, romance, and rompy-pompy. Buckle up. My Lady Jane is a series created by & written by newcomer Gemma Burgess. It's also written by Alyssa Lerner; based on the book "My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies)" by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows. Featuring episodes directed by Jamie Babbit and Stefan Schwartz. Executive produced by Gemma Burgess, Meredith Glynn, Jamie Babbit, Sarah Bradshaw, Laurie MacDonald. Amazon will release the My Lady Jane series streaming on Prime Video starting on June 27th, 2024 this summer. The official trailer of My Lady Jane is out now. Set in an alt-fantasy Tudor world, the series will premiere on 27th June this year with all eight episodes, in more than 240 countries across the globe. My Lady Jane Inspired by the best-selling book, My Lady Jane, the series is a radical retelling of English royal history but with some life changing twists. At the centre of this adventurous new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane, who is shocked to be crowned queen and finds herself the target of wicked villains eyeing the crown. The series is an epic tale of true love and high adventure. My Lady Jane The star cast of the series includes Emily Bader, portraying the titular role of Jane Grey, Edward Bluemel as Guildford Dudley, Jordan Peters, Dominic Cooper, Anna Chancellor, Lady Frances Grey and Rob Brydon in prominent roles. More on - My Lady Jane NEXT STORY : Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron to play on screen lovers in A Family Affair PROMOTED CONTENT Limelight Media माधुरी दीक्षित की रोमांटिक लाइफ से जुड़ा एक सच, पढ़ कर होंगे हैरान Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodNicole Kidman and Zac Efron to play on screen lovers in A Family Affair Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron to play on screen lovers in A Family Affair Written by Filmfare May 30, 2024, 19:13 IST FOLLOW ON Nicole Zac Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron are all set to star in upcoming film A Family Affair opposite each other. The trailer of the film was released recently leaving fans gushing over this sizzlingly unexpected pair. The film follows the story of Chris Cole, played by Zac, a charming but perhaps self-absorbed film star and Brooke, played by Nicole who is a recent widow. However Brooke's daughter, Zara, played by Joey King is Chris' former assistant and she's not exactly thrilled about the situation that the protagonists are involved in. Nicole Zac The film is produced by the team of Anyone but You. The film will mark the third collaboration between the two stars. Written by Carrie Solomon, the film is produced by Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum and directed by Richard LaGravenese. More on - Nicole Kidman Zac Efron NEXT STORY : Rory Kinnear to play fan-favourite Tom Bombadil in Rings of Power PROMOTED CONTENT Limelight Media माधुरी दीक्षित की रोमांटिक लाइफ से जुड़ा एक सच, पढ़ कर होंगे हैरान Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodRory Kinnear to play fan-favourite Tom Bombadil in Rings of Power Rory Kinnear to play fan-favourite Tom Bombadil in Rings of Power Written by Filmfare May 30, 2024, 17:07 IST FOLLOW ON Tom Bombadil Rings of Power A Lord of the Rings fan-favourite is finally making an appearance on screen. Rory Kinnear has joined the cast of The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 2. The first look at the character is out now. The makers of Rings of Power unveiled the first look at Rory Kinnear’s jovial Tom Bombadil. He can be seen wearing a hat. Tom Bombadil Rings of Power The series’ showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay opened up about the new addition. McKay shared, “He’s whimsical and magical, and almost verging on silly. But also has the wisdom of the ages and the music of the spheres and deep emotional wells of ancient history and myth, and his conception and function are tied to Norse myths and have deep roots in European fairy tale.” Payne added, “So weirdly, he’s kind of the most Lord of the Rings thing in Lord of the Rings. Tom is sort of a curiosity within that structure because while it is darker, Tom Bombadil is singing and saying lines that could be nursery rhymes from children’s poems. So, he sort of defies the tonal shift of the rest of the season and is a real point of light amidst an otherwise sea of darkness.” Kinnear shared, “There’s this sense of huge experience, huge openness, huge empathy, and having gone through so much that he[Bombadil] knows it’s the small things that are important. That felt actually quite domestic, felt quite reachable in terms of my understanding of who he was.” The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 will release on August 29, 2024. More on - Tom Bombadil, Rings of Power NEXT STORY : Wolfs trailer: Brad Pitt and George Clooney reunite for an action comedy PROMOTED CONTENT Limelight Media माधुरी दीक्षित की रोमांटिक लाइफ से जुड़ा एक सच, पढ़ कर होंगे हैरान Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodWolfs trailer: Brad Pitt and George Clooney reunite for an action comedy Wolfs trailer: Brad Pitt and George Clooney reunite for an action comedy Written by Filmfare May 30, 2024, 14:32 IST FOLLOW ON Wolfs Brad Pitt George Clooney Brad Pitt and George Clooney are all set to star in the action comedy film Wolfs. The two are reuniting after 16 years since they starred together in the Burn After Reading. Now, the makers have unveiled the trailer. The trailer of Wolfs sees Brad Pitt and Geroge Clooney show up at an apartment to covertly cover up a murder. Except neither of the two knew the other received the same call. The mysterious caller tells them they have no choice but to work together. However, they can’t seem to get along. Watch the trailer here: The official synopsis reads, “Two professional fixers find themselves hired for the same job. To deal with upcoming dangerous and chaotic events, they are forced to work together.” Wolfs Brad Pitt George Clooney Wolfs is written and directed by Spider-Man: Far From Home filmmaker Jon Watts. The film is co-produced by the Ocean’s duo Pitt and Clooney. It also features Auston Abrams, Amy Ryan and Poorna Jagannathan. Wolfs will release on September 27, 2024. More on - Wolfs, Brad Pitt, George Clooney NEXT STORY : Moana and Maui go for a thrilling journey in new teaser of Moana 2 PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Limelight Media रिंकू राजगुरु ने सैराट के डायरेक्टर के बारे में किये बड़े खुलासे NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodMoana and Maui go for a thrilling journey in new teaser of Moana 2 Moana and Maui go for a thrilling journey in new teaser of Moana 2 Written by Filmfare May 30, 2024, 14:24 IST FOLLOW ON Moana 2 Dwayne Johnson and Auli'i Cravalho are back as their iconic characters Moana and Maui in the animated sequel Moana 2. The makers recently released a new teaser for the movie, which will hit the theatres on November 29. Check out the teaser here: In the new video, Moana and Maui are seen setting off to another adventure at sea after getting a call from her ancestors to "sail to new skies and reconnect our people across the entire ocean." The teaser flaunts stunning animation and shows Moana, Maui and her pets Heihei and Pua on an eventful journey. Moana 2 Apart from the animated movie, the makers are also gearing up for a live-action Moana remake with Dwayne Johnson. It has been scheduled for release on July 10, 2026. More on - Moana 2 NEXT STORY : The Umbrella Academy: Season 4's release date revealed PROMOTED CONTENT Limelight Media रिंकू राजगुरु ने सैराट के डायरेक्टर के बारे में किये बड़े खुलासे Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodThe Umbrella Academy: Season 4's release date revealed The Umbrella Academy: Season 4's release date revealed Written by Filmfare May 30, 2024, 12:27 IST FOLLOW ON The umbrella academy After several seasons of wild twists and near-apocalypses, OTT’s hit time-travel drama, The Umbrella Academy is coming back for the fourth instalment. Set to premiere on August 8, the new season will pick up from where the previous season left off. In the newly launched teaser, the Hargreeves siblings find themselves in a brand-new universe without their powers. As they navigate this new timeline, they bring their usual sense of chaos and bickering, all while learning the importance of their familial bonds. The umbrella academy The teaser is set to a remix of the popular song The Final Countdown which teases the show’s final season after three seasons of the time-travelling adventures. Check out the trailer: The show, based on the Dark Horse comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, stars Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, and Aidan Gallagher as the original six siblings. Season four's main cast also includes Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Colm Feore, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, and David Cross. More on - The Umbrella Academy, The Umbrella Academy season 4 NEXT STORY : Nicholas Galitzine to play He-Man in an upcoming film PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Limelight Media रिंकू राजगुरु ने सैराट के डायरेक्टर के बारे में किये बड़े खुलासे NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodNicholas Galitzine to play He-Man in an upcoming film Nicholas Galitzine to play He-Man in an upcoming film Written by Filmfare May 30, 2024, 12:21 IST FOLLOW ON Nicholas Galitzine Masters of the Universe Nicholas Galitzine, best known for Red, White & Royal Blue and The Idea of You, is set to play He-Man. He will star in the upcoming live-action film, Masters of the Universe. As per reports, the film will be directed by Travis Knight who is known for films like Bumblebee, Kubo and the Two Strings and more. The film is expected to release on June 5, 2026. Nicholas Galitzine Masters of the Universe The Masters of the Universe film is a long-delayed project. 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More on - Nicholas Galitzine, He Man NEXT STORY : Here's everything we know about Daniel Craig's Knives Out 3 PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Limelight Media रिंकू राजगुरु ने सैराट के डायरेक्टर के बारे में किये बड़े खुलासे NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodHere's everything we know about Daniel Craig's Knives Out 3 Here's everything we know about Daniel Craig's Knives Out 3 Written by Filmfare May 29, 2024, 14:18 IST FOLLOW ON Knives Out 3 A list of talented actors have joined Daniel Craig for Knives Out 3, a.k.a., Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The third instalment will follow Detective Benoit Blanc's adventures in the first two, namely Knives Out (2019) and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). The new cast mates include Josh O'Connor, Cailee Spaeny, and Andrew Scott. Here's eveything we know about the cast, plot, and the newly-added characters in the story: Cast and characters Daniel Craig will reprise his role as Detective Benoit Blanc in the third Knives out instalment. According to certain reports, Hugh Grant may return as Philip, Benoit Blanc's partner. However, his involvement with the third movie hasn't been confirmed yet. Stars who have been confirmed to join Craig are Josh O'Connor, whose role hasn't been announced yet. Josh was recently seen in Challengers alongside Zendaya and Mike Faist. He also starred as young Charles in the series, The Crown. Knives Out 3 'Priscilla' star Cailee Spaeny is set to star in the movie as well. The details of her character hasn't been revealed yet. Knives Out 3 Another interesting addition to the cast is Andrew Scott who has previously starred in projects like All of Us Strangers, Ripley, and Fleabag. Knives Out 3 The previous instalment Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery starred Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, and Madelyn Cline. The movie had important cameos from Hugh Grant, Ethan Hawke, Jackie Hoffman, Natasha Lyonne, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Yo-Yo Ma, Angela Lansbury, Serena Williams, Stephen Sondheim, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Knives Out 3 Plot The plot is currently being kept under wraps. However, the teaser video featured a voiceover from Daniel Craig, who hinted that the third instalment will have its share of intense moments. "In the beginning, the knives came out. Then behold, the glass was shattered... But my most dangerous case yet is about to be revealed," he said. The release date of the movie hasn't been confirmed yet, but the makers are hinting at releasing it at some point in 2025. More on - Knives Out 3 NEXT STORY : General Hospital star Johnny Wactor shot dead during theft attempt PROMOTED CONTENT Limelight Media रिंकू राजगुरु ने सैराट के डायरेक्टर के बारे में किये बड़े खुलासे Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodGeneral Hospital star Johnny Wactor shot dead during theft attempt General Hospital star Johnny Wactor shot dead during theft attempt Written by Filmfare May 27, 2024, 12:49 IST FOLLOW ON General Hospital Johnny Wactor Actor Johnny Wactor, best known for his role in General Hospital, was shot and killed during a theft attempt in Los Angeles. He was 37 years old. As per reports on a leading news portal, around 3 am on Saturday, Johnny Wactor was with a colleague when they witnessed three masked suspects attempting to steal a catalytic converter from his car. General Hospital Johnny Wactor According to the police, Wactor was fatally shot by one of the thieves although he did not put up a fight. The suspects then fled the scene. The actor was pronounced dead upon arrival at the local hospital. Reports also mention that Wactor’s mother, Scarlett revealed key details about the tragic incident. The actor was bartending and was walking towards his car with his colleagues. When they reached his car, Wactor initially thought it was being towed by the authorities. However, when he went close and attempted to speak to one of the suspects, he shot him and escaped. General Hospital Johnny Wactor Johnny Wactor played Brando in General Hospital. He was a series regular and appeared in 160 episodes between 2020 to 2022. After making his TV debut with Army Wives, he also made guest appearances in shows like Westworld, The OA, Criminal Minds and more. More on - General Hospital, Johnny Wactor NEXT STORY : Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are married! PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Limelight Media आखिर पूरा हुआ इस किन्नर जोड़े का माता-पिता बनने का सपना NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodMillie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are married! Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are married! Written by Filmfare May 25, 2024, 13:14 IST FOLLOW ON Millie Bobby Brown One of Hollywood’s most loved and talented actresses, Millie Bobby Brown is now married. Reportedly, the 20-year-old Stranger Things star got married to her longtime boyfriend, Jake Bongiovi in a secret ceremony last weekend in the US. According to reports, their wedding was a low-key, romantic, intimate affair with only family members in attendance. However, it is being said that the couple will organise an official, grand ceremony later this year. Millie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi’s dating rumours first sparked in 2021 when Jake had shared a selfie with the actress on his social media profile. 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The couple is known for their long time on and off romance that always keeps fans and media hooked to their lives. Recently, there have been rumours about the couple heading for divorce. It is also being said that Ben Affleck’s ex-wife, Jennifer Garner is helping the couple work on their relationship. It is said that JLo is confiding in Jennifer Garner who is still on good terms with Ben and continues to co-parent their children. Jennifer Lopez Reportedly, Jennifer Garner is offering her support hoping their relationship gets better and doesn’t want Ben to get out of the marriage because she cares about JLo. Furthermore, JLo has been confiding in Jennifer Garner because she is one of the only people in the world who can understand what she is going through. Jennifer Lopez However, Ben and Jennifer have not issued any statement as of now regarding their alleged divorce. Recently, JLo was promoting her upcoming movie Atlas in Mexico when a reporter asked her to address divorce rumours. However, she chose to remain silent and shut down the reporter saying, “You know better than that.” More on - Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner NEXT STORY : BTS RM talks about temptation in uncanny music video LOST PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Limelight Media आखिर पूरा हुआ इस किन्नर जोड़े का माता-पिता बनने का सपना NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodBTS RM talks about temptation in uncanny music video LOST BTS RM talks about temptation in uncanny music video LOST Written by Filmfare May 24, 2024, 12:58 IST FOLLOW ON BTS RM LOST BTS RM has finally released his much-anticipated solo album Right Place, Wrong Person. The rapper has released a trippy music video for the title track of the album, LOST. Overall, the album has 11 songs including the pre-release track Come back to Me. LOST is a pop song that speaks about conflicts that arise from feeling lost and not being able to find answers to certain questions in life. The music video begins with an uncanny frame where RM is seen lip syncing the lyrics from a maze-like set up. The other actors in the frame slowly change into RM and make the entire video way more eerie. BTS RM LOST The lyrics have a poetic feel to it. In the intro, RM consistently asks, "How'd you get lost?" which sets the tone of the song. As the track progresses, RM finds himself in different situations with different people, but the feeling of being lost and lonely remains. Fans have been praising the BTS leader for being relatable and singing lyrics that are emotional. San Yawn is the creative director of the video and Aube Perrie is the writer and director of the track. The producers of LOST are Two Happy and Rik Green. More on - BTS RM LOST NEXT STORY : Cate Blanchett’s Cannes red carpet look has a special message PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes His ₹31792/Day Trick Anyone Can Do NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodCate Blanchett’s Cannes red carpet look has a special message Cate Blanchett’s Cannes red carpet look has a special message Written by Filmfare May 23, 2024, 17:37 IST FOLLOW ON Cate Blanchett Australian actress and film producer, Cate Blanchett recently made a stunning appearance at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. She made heads turns at the international platform not only because of her outfit but also for how it presumably consolidated her pre-established political stance on a pressing humanitarian issue. Cate Blanchett The Oscar-winning star wore an elegant black and white off-shoulder dress with green lining. Looking at the colour-blocking of the dress, people on the internet instantly pointed out that she is making a political fashion statement. She paired the dress with a chain of pearls that she wore below the neckline, around her chest. Cate Blanchette Although speculation about whether the back of her dress was white or a light shade of pink still continues, many couldn't ignore how her dress' colours when seen against the red carpet's backdrop match the colours of the Palestinian flag. This indicated the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador's solidarity with that of the sovereign state which is currently under war due to conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. 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Jennifer Lopez Ben Affleck While rumours are rife that they are set to split, the duo was snapped together recently confusing their fans about their current status. More on - Jennifer Lopez Ben Affleck NEXT STORY : The first look of Liam Hemsworth from The Witcher season 4 is out now PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Limelight Media आखिर पूरा हुआ इस किन्नर जोड़े का माता-पिता बनने का सपना NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodThe first look of Liam Hemsworth from The Witcher season 4 is out now The first look of Liam Hemsworth from The Witcher season 4 is out now Written by Filmfare May 23, 2024, 15:40 IST FOLLOW ON The Witcher season 4 The much awaited series The Witcher unveils the first image of the protagonist, new Geralt of Rivia, for its fourth season. Australian actor Liam Hemsworth will be taking over as the lead of the series. The Witcher season 4 Stepping into the shoes of Henry Cavill who played the lead in the previous seasons, Hemsworth’s transition signals a mystical transition in the much loved fantasy series. He expressed his excitement saying, "Henry Cavill has been an incredible Geralt. I'm honored that he's handing me the reins. I may have some big boots to fill, but I'm truly excited to be stepping into The Witcher world." The Witcher season 4 The Last Song actor will be seen sharing screen space with Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, and Joey Batey, who reprise their roles as Princess Cirilla, sorceress Yennefer and minstrel Jaskier respectively. More on - The Witcher season 4 NEXT STORY : Angelina Jolie ordered to submit 8 years' worth of NDAs to Brad Pitt PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes His ₹31792/Day Trick Anyone Can Do NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodAngelina Jolie ordered to submit 8 years' worth of NDAs to Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie ordered to submit 8 years' worth of NDAs to Brad Pitt Written by Filmfare May 23, 2024, 15:21 IST FOLLOW ON Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Hollywood actress and icon Angelina Jolie has been ordered by a Los Angeles judge to submit eight years' worth of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) for the ongoing legal battle with her ex-husband Brad Pitt, over their French winery Château Miraval. The actress was told to produce all non-privileged documents that are in her possession, custody, or control and are responsive to Brad Pitt’s legal team’s request which includes any NDAs that Angelina must have entered into. The judge has given her a month to comply with the order. Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt A source from Brad’s team described the ruling as a crushing blow to Angelina, who had earlier said that carrying out such a request would be expensive, wasteful, unreasonable, and abusive. Her lawyers also continued to indicate that unveiling of the documents jeopardises the privacy of other people involved in the contracts. Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt However, after the recent ruling, Angelina’s attorney, Paul Murphy, framed it as a victory for their side and said, “Common NDAs are simply not comparable to Mr. Pitt’s last-second demand to try and cover up his personal misconduct. We are more than happy to turn them over and we are gratified that the Court acknowledged that the only potential relevance is to the unconscionability of Mr. Pitt’s conduct, a now confirmed key issue in this case.” More on - Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt NEXT STORY : Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude adapted for a series PROMOTED CONTENT Earning Options Indore Millionaire Man Exposes Secret To Get ₹31792 Daily Limelight Media आखिर पूरा हुआ इस किन्नर जोड़े का माता-पिता बनने का सपना NEXT STORY HomeNewsHollywoodGabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude adapted for a series Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude adapted for a series Written by Filmfare May 23, 2024, 13:13 IST FOLLOW ON One hundred years of solitude Gabriel García Márquez’s incredible projects have often been hailed for the exceptional storytelling that it has. His books have reached far and beyond and his son was quoted on a leading entertainment portal on how the celebrated author was often approached to turn his books into movies. However, he always denied the opportunity. One hundred years of solitude However, according to latest reports One Hundred Years of Solitude is all set to be made into a series. It's going to be a two-part 16-episode production. It's the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and the crazy and erratic lives they have at Macondo. One hundred years of solitude Fans are elated and are looking forward to catch this series on screen in the near future. 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LONGLEGS Trailer 2 (2024) Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage LONGLEGS Trailer 2 (2024) Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Thriller Movie HD © 2024 - NEON Nicolas Cage just might be the most terrifying serial killer onscreen…if he really is the murderer. Cage stars in and produces “Longlegs,” the latest horror film from writer/director Oz Perkins who previously helmed “The Blackcoat’s Daughter” (2015), “I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House” (2016), and “Greta and Hansel” (2020). Perkins, the son of “Psycho” star Anthony Perkins, is officially credited as Osgood Perkins for “Longlegs.” The film is produced by Cage’s Saturn Pictures, Range, Traffic, Oddfellows, and C2 Motion Picture Group. Actress The feature centers on a series of occult murders that are connected to an FBI detective’s (Maika Monroe) past. A cold case is reawakened; Cage, Blair Underwood, and Alicia Witt co-star in the film. Related Stories Rudolf Höss in 'The Commandant's Shadow' ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ Review: A Chilling Documentary Postscript to ‘The Zone of Interest’ that Centers on Rudolf Höss’ Children 'It: Chapter Two' Bill Skarsgård: Warner Bros. Was ‘Kind of Mean’ About ‘It’ Marketing Cage previously teased his role in a conversation with horror icon John Carpenter for Document Journal. The Oscar winner hinted that his character might be the killer as he’s a person who is “hearing voices. It’s kind of like a possessed Geppetto, who’s making these dolls.” “I’m working with Oz [Perkins], who you probably know. He’s pretty strong in the horror genre at the moment. But he’s actually Anthony [Perkins’] son,” Cage continued. “He’s done some really good movies. ‘Gretel and Hansel’ was terrific.” Next, Monroe is set to reprise her “It Follows” role for an upcoming sequel to the 2014 film “They Follow” for Neon. The sequel was greenlit exactly 10 years after the first film, with writer/director David Robert Mitchell returning to again pull double duty. He’ll also produce alongside the original film’s producer David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo, Rebecca Green, and Laura Smith. Additionally producing are Jake Weiner and Chris Bender of Good Fear Content. “It Follows”…followed…a young woman (Monroe) who having a one-night stand discovers she is being pursued by an unknown supernatural force, one that was capable of taking the form of any anonymous individual that slowly stalks her. Meanwhile, Perkins is additionally directing the Stephen King adaptation “Bad Monkey” starring Theo James, with Neon also distributing. “Longlegs” premieres July 12. Check out the trailer below. In an era of marketing where most studios just drop a full-length trailer on YouTube and in theaters, hoping viewers will be impressed enough to buy tickets even though they’ve often already unveiled the best parts, the distributors that go a different path have our attention. Such is the case for Oz Perkins’ forthcoming mystery horror feature Longlegs, for which NEON has dropped a handful of teasers and posters leading up to now a full trailer, which thankfully still keeps the mysterious. Ahead of a July 12 release, they’ve now unveiled a 2.5-minute teaser, showing Maika Monroe on the hunt for Nicolas Cage. As Cage himself said, “I play, I almost call him like a possessed Geppetto… he makes these dolls, and the dolls infiltrate families and get the families to do terrible things. It’s a horror film. And [Perkins] was, I think telling a story, in some ways, about his mother, and I played Longlegs as a very androgynous character, and I’m channeling my mom.” See the trailer below. If there's one thing that actor Maika Monroe is going to do, it's put on a brilliant performance in a critically-acclaimed horror movie that's destined to be underseen and underappreciated by most of the general moviegoing public at large. The scream queen's first real breakthrough role came in 2014's "The Guest" and she wasted no time following that up with "It Follows" (which is receiving a sequel with the original cast reprising their roles), 2022's criminally underrated "Watcher," and the Paramount+ original "Significant Other." This time, however, the star is backed up by none other than Nicolas Cage and actor-turned-director Oz Perkins on "Longlegs" in the hopes that audiences will be right on time to appreciate whatever scares and compelling imagery await. This latest horror feature comes with a fair amount of hype behind it, with previous trailers setting the stage for an occult thrillerwith one heck of an unsettling sense of atmosphere. Monroe stars as an FBI agent named Lee Harker who stumbles upon a case involving a string of murders — one that's much more than meets the eye. While her character gets the bulk of the screen time throughout this newest trailer released by NEON today, the true scene stealer would have to go with the disembodied voice of a thoroughly sinister-sounding Cage, who appears to be playing the killer at the heart of this freaky mystery. Check out the footage at the above link! Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage star in Longlegs NEON Bruce in "Jaws." The T-rex in "Jurassic Park." Godzilla in, well, "Godzilla." Horror marketing has a long and storied history of hiding its main monster from audiences as much as possible, a creative choice that's certainly paid dividends throughout the genre. Now, Nicolas Cage in "Longlegs" might just be ready to enter the pantheon ... presuming he and the movie live up to what's been some seriously great promotional work up to this point. NEON has helped produce and distribute plenty of worthy titles throughout the years and "Longlegs" looks to be another win. StarringMaika Monroe, Nicolas Cage,Blair Underwood, and Alicia Witt, the film comes from writer/director OzPerkins (yes, the son of actor Anthony Perkins). For anyone who might somehow still be on the fence about this, just check out the synopsis below: FBI Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Nic Cage). As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family. Add on the Book of Revelations imagery, the possibly supernatural events surrounding the case, and the ominous echoes of "Silence of the Lambs" ("Is it scary being a lady FBI agent?," a kid asks Monroe's character early on in the trailer) and we're pretty confident in this film becoming this year's can't-miss horror event. We'll soon find out what "Longlegs" actually means when the film drops into theaters on July 12, 2024. “Every year, there is another.” Dropped on Twitter last past weekend, a cryptic teaser that fans had to decipher and translate, Neon showed us all—even those who didn’t understand what they were seeing—the first look at “Longlegs.” An FBI horror thriller that sounds a little like “Silence Of The Lambs” in its mix of crime agencies and horror films, the movie is written and directed by Oz Perkins, the filmmaker behind “The Blackcoat’s Daughter,” “I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House” and episodes of “The Twilight Zone” (Perkins is also an actor and the son of classic Hollywood actor Anthony Perkins). READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2024 ADVERTISEMENT The chilling teaser only showed a family in a photo smiling together with eerie music, a man whispering in the background, “That’s my daughter,” static sounds, the sounds of a 911 dispatcher saying, “Sir, can you stay on the line please?” followed by a freaky looking image of a body with extremely long legs and the terrified voice saying, “That’s not my daughter!” Then, a quick flash of unintelligible words that keen-eyed fans decoded as saying, “longlegs.” And that was our first terrifying, mystifying look at “Longlegs.” “Longlegs” stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, Alicia Witt, and Blair Underwood. And now the trailer has arrived, and it reveals a bit more. The film centers on Lee Harker (Monroe, known for “It Follows”), a talented new FBI agent who has been assigned to an unsolved case of a serial killer. As the investigation becomes more complicated and occult evidence is uncovered, Harker realizes a personal link to the ruthless killer and must act quickly to prevent another family murder. Cage, a producer on the film, is set to play the elusive serial killer. Not much else is known about the film, but Neon is now ready to release the movie on July 12, 2024. Get more clues for what we’re in for with the new teaser trailer below. Horror fans are in for a chilling treat with the upcoming release of Osgood Perkins' Longlegs this summer. The intense teasers and posters for the film hint at a disturbing story involving Nicolas Cage as a deranged killer. Longlegs is prioritizing immersive storytelling in its marketing campaign, creating a terrifying and thought-provoking experience for viewers. Horror fans have been eating well in 2024 so far with a great blend of sub-genre offerings. However, this summer, things are about to take an extremely dark turn with the release of Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs. The serial killer nightmare from Neon has already had an iconic marketing campaign with a handful of disturbing posters and teasers. Now, the film’s latest cryptic teaser comes with a second puzzling message for Maika Monroe to solve as she tries to hunt down Nicolas Cage’s deranged killer. The short teaser titled “Dirty: Part Two,” is an intense collage of shots and thick atmospheric sequences. Layered over the footage is the message, “Listen loud the serpents, see the darkness slithering, tell me what good is that body, if not for hiding shiny red parts.” The story revolves around new FBI recruit Agent Lee Harker (Monroe), who’s been assigned the unsolved case of a deadly serial killer (Cage) still on the lam. However, if you’re a fresh FBI agent chasing a serial killer in a horror movie, it’s not bound to go well — just ask Jodie Foster. Maika Monroe as Lee Harker standing in front of a board of clues in Longlegs RELATED Maika Monroe Is at Wits' End in Cryptic New 'Longlegs' Teaser Monroe plays a detective hunting down Nicolas Cage's demented serial killer in the ominous new horror film. As Harker tries to save another family from this killer’s wrath, known as “the man downstairs” in this trailer, she learns she has a shocking connection to his horrific game. While this is another very vague trailer, it does give us a bit more to chew on with Cage’s character seemingly holding a little girl hostage. Horror fans also get another tease of Cage’s eerie voice with the line that closes out the footage: “ There she is.” The villain is seen from the back at a table with someone in the companion poster for the new teaser. Whether that’s Monroe questioning Cage or the missing girl in question is still a mystery. Horror Movie Marketing Is a Killer Game There have been a ton of great horror marketing campaigns in recent memory. In the last year alone, M3GAN, Scream VI, and Evil Dead Rise come to mind. However, Longlegs has taken the genre's marketing game to the next level just by letting Perkins’ emotionally destructive imagery, along with the soul-crushing sound design, do the talking. It has made the horror community feel a part of the investigation as we know just as much about this killer — if not less — as Monroe’s character. That’s a scary thought, to say the least. While Longlegs will most likely receive a more traditional trailer before its theatrical release, these dreadful yet thought-provoking puzzle pieces are what the lead-up to Longlegs will be remembered for. Most horror films would bank on the fact that their film stars horror icons like Monroe (It Follows, Watcher) and Cage (Renfield, Mandy), but that doesn’t seem to be Longlegs' concern. Their priority lies in immersing us in the characters and the traumatic world that surrounds them. Longlegs is releasing in theaters on July 12, 2024. Until then, you can view the new teaser above and the poster below if you dare. The way this latest warning message ends makes it feel like we’ll be getting a third clue with another riddle to solve soon, so stay tuned at Collider for more! Leave it to Oz Perkins, the son of “Psycho” star Anthony Perkins, to stir up another cinematic nightmare. The first teaser has been released for Perkins’ so-far-so-mysterious “Longlegs,” out from Neon on July 12, with the director here officially credited as “Osgood Perkins,” also the name of the filmmaker’s grandfather. The horror movie, which centers on an occult killing spree and one detective’s personal connection to it, stars “It Follows” scream queen Maika Monroe as an FBI agent assigned to a cold case now reawakened. But she soon uncovers a close-to-home link to the crimes, perhaps being orchestrated by Nicolas Cage as the murderer. Blair Underwood and Alicia Witt also star. Related Stories Rudolf Höss in 'The Commandant's Shadow' ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ Review: A Chilling Documentary Postscript to ‘The Zone of Interest’ that Centers on Rudolf Höss’ Children 'It: Chapter Two' Bill Skarsgård: Warner Bros. Was ‘Kind of Mean’ About ‘It’ Marketing Perkins directed his own original screenplay for the Neon release — produced by Cage’s Saturn Pictures, Range, Traffic, Oddfellows, and C2 Motion Picture Group — that shot in Vancouver in early 2023. The marketing so far has been pretty mysterious for this “Silence of the Lambs”-esque thriller that’s said to be a throwback to the great horrors of the 1970s. A set of posters released earlier this week that didn’t tell us much, while an R rating for “bloody violence and disturbing images” certainly promises a grisly affair to come. Andrés Arochi is the cinematographer. Oz Perkins’ pure-horror output so far has included the films “The Blackcoat’s Daughter” (2015), “I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House” (2016), and “Greta and Hansel” (2020). He also appeared on the Shudder documentary miniseries “Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror,” where he discussed his father Anthony’s role in “Psycho” and identity as a closeted gay man playing the mother-obsessed murderer in Alfred Hitchcock’s defining classic. “Longlegs” star Monroe will reprise her “It Follows” role for the upcoming sequel to the 2014 instant-horror classic, “They Follow,” also set up at Neon. David Robert Mitchell wrote and directed “It Follows” and will reprise the same duties for the follow-up. In that film, Monroe played a high schooler terrorized by a sexually transmitted ghostly entity. She also solidified her scream queen bona fides with the 2022 stalking thriller “Watcher,” released by IFC Midnight. “You’ve got the teeth of the hydra upon you,” reads the trailer description for “Longlegs.” Watch it below. The official trailer for NEON’s upcoming film Longlegs is out. In the trailer, we get a clearer picture of what’s going on in the film, with most of the focus on Maika Monroe’s character, Lee Harker. Lee is asked “is it scary being a lady FBI agent,” and she answers, “Yeah.” We also hear Nicolas Cage’s creepy voice. In the film, “FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Cage). As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.” The upcoming serial killer horror movie is directed by Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel). Nicolas Cage stars alongside Maika Monroe, with Monroe playing an FBI agent and Cage playing a serial killer. Alicia Witt (“The Walking Dead”) and Blair Underwood (“American Crime Story”) also star. Producers are Nicolas Cage along with his production company Saturn Films (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Pig), Dan Kagan (Significant Other), Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Insidious), Dave Caplan (The End We Start From) and Chris Ferguson (Child’s Play). In theaters on July 12, 2024. Nicolas Cage never went away, but he’s had a recent career resurgence. “Pig” and “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” were both critical successes for the star. Last year’s more commercial “Renfield” put Cage’s talent front and center as he took on the iconic, villainous role of Dracula. And the surreal, nuanced turn in “Dream Scenario” even put him back in the Oscar conversation last year, even if he ultimately missed a nomination. “Longlegs” looks to be another potential hit for the star in the horror thriller genre. The producers have made it clear that the actor plays the serial killer in this upcoming feature, which looks to be a twisted blend of “True Detective” and “Silence of the Lambs.” It’s unconventional to reveal the murderer’s identity before the movie’s release. Especially one played by an actor as big as Cage. But this only adds to the intrigue of the film. READ MORE: Summer Movie Preview: 50 Must-See Films To Watch Maika Monroe, of “It Follows” fame, stars as FBI agent Lee Harker. Nicolas Cage plays the serial killer. The movie also stars Alicia Witt and Blair Underwood. The film is written and directed by Oz Perkins, whose previous work includes “The Blackcoat’s Daughter” and “Gretel and Hansel.” Perkins is also the son of Anthony Perkins, star of the Hollywood classic “Psycho.” The movie follows FBI agent Lee Harker as she tracks down a serial killer. The investigation soon takes on supernatural elements as Harker discovers a personal connection to the murder. “Longlegs” blends classic Hollywood psychological thriller elements with modern horror sensibilities. The synopsis: Set in 1974, the film focuses on Lee Harker, a new FBI agent, who has been assigned to an unsolved case of a serial killer. As the investigation becomes more complicated with occult evidence uncovered, Harker realizes a personal link to the killer and must act quickly to prevent another family murder. Nicolas Cage, Dan Kagan, and Brian-Kavanaugh Jones are the film producers. Neon will release “Longlegs” on July 12. Watch the new trailer below. A number of exciting horror projects are in the works for 2024. Now, as you can see in the trailer below, one of the first upcoming titles that fans can look forward to is the upcoming NEON production Longlegs. The new film stars fan-favorite actor Nicolas Cage as a serial killer in the film, while Maika Monroe will be playing an FBI agent. Additionally, Osgood Perkins serves as director on the production, which should excite fans of his previous works which include The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel. The film, which is said to be “in the vein of classic Hollywood psychological thrillers,” does appear to be a clever throwback to a style of film we don’t see very often anymore. The official synopsis for the “R-rated” offering is as follows: “FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Cage). As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.” Here’s the official trailer for Longlegs:

BEVERLY HILLS COPS 4 Trailer 2 (2024) Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon BEVERLY HILLS COPS 4 Trailer 2 (2024) Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon © 2024 - Netflix By Drew Weisholtz Eddie Murphy is bringing back one of his most beloved characters. On May 22, Netflix shared the official trailer for the upcoming fourth “Beverly Hills Cop” movie, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F." In the clip, we see Murphy's character, Axel Foley, return to Beverly Hills for another mission after he receives a mysterious phone call from his old pal Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), who asks for his help. "We got to do something," Foley says determined. After that, Foley is seen wreaking havoc on the streets of Los Angeles, including damaging city property with a snowplow and driving a truck through a mansion. The trailer comes after Netflix shared an image of the Oscar-nominated star reprising his role as Foley in the movie. In the November 2023 pic, Murphy is seen wearing his character’s signature Detroit Lions jacket while his hands are in the air, as police officers surround him and a crowd looks on. It appears as if Murphy is in an overturned vehicle, while a Ralph Lauren store is in the distance behind him. “He’s back. Axel Foley returns in 2024!” the streaming service captioned the snap on X. Taylour Paige and Eddie Murphy Filming "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley Taylour Paige and Eddie Murphy are seen filming "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley" on Oct. 11, 2022, in Los Angeles.Bauer-Griffin / GC Images “Beverly Hills Cop” came out in 1984. That movie along with Murphy's roles in “48 Hrs.” and “Trading Places,” helped establish him as a comedy superstar. Not to mention, he also had breakthrough work on “Saturday Night Live.” In 1987, Murphy reprised his iconic role as Axel Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop II” and 1994’s “Beverly Hills Cop III.” A fourth film was discussed for years. “They’ve been trying to get ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ together for 10 years, but the script has to be right,” he told TODAY’s Al Roker in 2021 while discussing the release of another long-awaited sequel of his, “Coming 2 America.” Eddie Murphy in "Beverly Hills Cop" Eddie Murphy as the wise-cracking police detective in 1984's "Beverly Hills Cop."CBS via Getty Images “I told you guys, I’m not doing any more money grabs. I’m not doing any more movies that’s like, ‘He clearly just did this movie for a check.’ I’m not doing any of those.” Murphy has also said the fourth film came together once a key figure from the first one signed on. “Jerry Bruckheimer, the original producer, when he got involved and he started developing the script, and he knew what ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ is supposed to be — when he got back involved, that’s when it all started to come together,” he told Collider in January. “He put all the pieces in place that were required for us to make a great movie. I’m excited for people to see it,” he added. What is the new 'Beverly Hills Cop' movie about? In the new film, Murphy reprises his role as the wise-cracking Detroit police detective who wreaks havoc when he visits plush Beverly Hills. On Dec. 14, Netflix shared the official teaser trailer for the flick, which offered some insight into the movie. The trailer opened with a character played by Kevin Bacon (new to the franchise) marveling at how Foley is still on the streets after all these years, a seeming reference to his bad boy behavior. "Running and gunning — I'm just amazed it doesn't get to you," Bacon says. After the franchise's theme song plays, the character Jeffrey Friedman, who fans will remember from the first two films as a fellow cop played by Paul Reiser, appears, reminding Foley to be careful. “I’m gonna be fine. They love me in Beverly Hills,” Foley replies. At the end of the teaser, fans get a nostalgic surprise when they see Foley sitting in the backseat of a car with Taggart (John Ashton) and Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), who played Beverly Hills police detectives in the first two movies. “So, how many people have you pissed off so far?” Taggart asks. “I haven’t pissed off anybody!” Foley responds. “Fifty-fifty,” Rosewood chimes in. “Is it that high?” Foley asks in surprise. Which stars are cast in 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F'? In 2022, Netflix revealed that Murphy would reunite with his original “Beverly Hills Cop” co-stars, such as Reinhold, Ashton, Reiser and Bronson Pinchot for a new installment in the franchise, alongside newcomers, Bacon, Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige, who'll play Axel’s daughter, Jane. Murphy says a lot of time has passed since he made the original “Beverly Hills Cop,” noting the latest iteration was a "rough" one to make. “It was a hard one,” Murphy, 62, told People in November 2023. “I did Axel Foley when I was in my 20s. I am not in my 20s anymore.” “It was an action movie. So it was a rough one. But we got through it,” he added. When will 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' be released? The movie will be available to stream on Netflix on June 3, 2024. Eddie Murphy is back with a badge for the fourth franchise installment of his beloved series, with “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.” The upcoming Netflix film, which teased a first look earlier this year, marks Murphy’s long-rumored reprisal the iconic character Detective Axel Foley. The ’80s-era franchise first began with Foley as a Detroit detective turned temporary L.A. police officer for an uncover mission. Now, after having worked in L.A. sporadically for decades, Foley teams up with his estranged daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) to take down yet another conspiracy. Along the way, Foley lands a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and police captain (Kevin Bacon), but his old confidantes, including Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton), are still in the mix. Also returning? Franchise co-stars Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot. Related Stories Rudolf Höss in 'The Commandant's Shadow' ‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ Review: A Chilling Documentary Postscript to ‘The Zone of Interest’ that Centers on Rudolf Höss’ Children 'It: Chapter Two' Bill Skarsgård: Warner Bros. Was ‘Kind of Mean’ About ‘It’ Marketing “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is directed by Mark Molloy from a script by Will Beall, Tom Gormican, and Kevin Etten. The film is based on characters created by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr. and a story by Beall. Jerry Bruckheimer produces “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” along with lead star Murphy and Chad Oman. Charisse Hewitt-Webster, Ray Angelic, and Lorenzo Di Bonaventura serve as executive producers, with Melissa Reid as a co-producer for Jerry Bruckheimer Films. This fourth film was announced in 2022. Before “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” got off the ground, there was another sequel installment idea brewing. During an episode of the “50 MPH” podcast, which offers a comprehensive oral history of “Speed,” former Paramount vice president of production Don Granger revealed that stalled negotiations for “Speed” led him to pitch the screenplay as a “Beverly Hills Cop III” script as a “last-ditch effort” to get the screenplay made. “I got about 15 minutes of traction before it was dismissed, because that was back when the mandate was to find a ‘Beverly Hill Cop III.’ So I was like, ‘Let’s put Axel Foley on the bus.’ It was a Hail Mary, man,” Granger said. “I might maintain it was a better movie, it would have been a better movie than ultimately what we got for ‘Beverly Hills Cop III,’ but that was my final Hail Mary.” “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” star Gordon-Levitt told Empire that this feature actually goes off-script quite a bit, thanks to Murphy improvising on set. “On that first day, waiting for the rig to reposition, we started talking about the song ‘Let the Good Times Roll’. The original version, the Harry Nilsson cover, and then other songs with that phrase in, by Sam Cooke and Jimi Hendrix,” Gordon-Levitt recalled of working with Murphy. “Eddie’s kind of a nerd about those things, as am I. … I also get my licks in. I wouldn’t be living up to this crazy opportunity if I wasn’t going to have a few myself. We got to do some really fun stuff.” “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” starts streaming July 3 on Netflix. Check out the film’s first trailer below. READ MORE: BEVERLY HILLS COP EDDIE MURPHY FILM TAYLOUR PAIGE TRAILERS Most Recent Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F News Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Release Date Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Cast Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Story Details Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Trailer Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F - Further News & Info SUMMARY Beverly Hills Cop 4, titled Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, is a highly anticipated sequel that will bring back Eddie Murphy as the iconic law enforcer. Beverly Hills Cop 4 will premiere on Netflix on July 3rd, 2024. The plot of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F revolves around Foley returning to LA to investigate a corrupt police force and a murder, possibly with the addition of an adult daughter to the story. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will finally bring Eddie Murphy’s titular ultra-cool law enforcer back for Beverly Hills Cop 4, and after years in development progress on the movie is moving at full steam. The Beverly Hills Cop franchise helped write the formula for buddy-cop action comedies, with Eddie Murphy playing the lead from the very beginning in 1984. Beverly Hills Cop has spawned two sequels so far, with the most recent arriving in 1994. Now, over three decades later, the fourth movie Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is on the way. Once again starring Eddie Murphy with Mark Malloy in the director's chair, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is due to arrive on Netflix, as the streamer is teaming up with Paramount to ensure Beverly Hills Cop 4 reaches patient franchise fans. With a cast that includes returning cast members like John Ashton and Paul Reiser alongside newcomers like Kevin Bacon and Joseph Gordon Levitt, there are plenty of reasons Axel Foley’s first movie in over three decades is so highly anticipated. eddie murphy as axel foley in beverly hills cop 4 RELATED Why It Took Eddie Murphy Almost 30 Years To Make Beverly Hills Cop 4 Eddie Murphy is finally returning as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop 4, but the sequel spent decades in development hell with very good reason. Most Recent Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F News A Full Trailer Is Revealed Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks smugly to Eddie Murphy in the police station in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F As the release date for the highly-anticipated legacy sequel comes closer, the latest news sees Netflix release a full trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Unsurprisingly, the trailer highlights just a small sample of some of the hilarious action that Murphy is bringing back in his return to the Axel Foley role, and it also sets up the story. As the trailer reveals, Axel will team up with Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Detective Bobby Abbott to rescue Axel's former partner. The trailer ends with a reminder of the July 2024 release date. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Release Date The Action Comedy Franchise Returns In July Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley driving a car in Beverly Hills Cop Axel F The most recent Beverly Hills Cop movie has been in development for quite some time, and now Netflix has officially placed the anticipated legacy sequel on the calendar. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will premiere on Netflix on July 3rd, 2024, hoping to compete with many of the blockbuster movies that will be released theatrically around the same time. The Beverly Hills Cop trilogy is available to stream on Paramount+, with 1984's Beverly Hills Cop also available on Netflix. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Cast New & Returning Faces The cast of Beverly Hills Cop 4 features a mix of new faces and returning names from the existing trilogy of Beverly Hills Cop movies. Grammy winner and Academy Award-nominated comedy and action legend Eddie Murphy (Shrek, Coming to America) is of course, back again as Axel Foley. Alongside Murphy, Judge Reinhold will reprise his role as Lt. Billy Rosewood with Paul Reiser back as Detective Jeffrey Friedman. Original comic relief character Serge is once again played by Bronson Pinchot. Joining the returning franchise cast members for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F are Kevin Bacon as Captain Grant, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott, Taylour Paige as Jane, and Patricia Belcher as Judge Angelic. Gordon-Levitt's Bobby Abbott will ostensibly be Axel's new partner in Axel F and he is described as a by-the-book cop. The known cast of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F includes: Actor Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Role Eddie Murphy Axel Foley Eddie Murphy as Axel looking serious in Beverly Hills Cop Axel F Joseph Gordon-Levitt Detective Bobby Abbott Joseph Gordon-Levitt Beverly Hills Cop Kevin Bacon Captain Grant Kevin Bacon as a private investigator in MaXXXine (2024) Judge Reinhold Lt. Billy Rosewood Judge Reinhold as Billy Rosewood flashes his badge and aims his gun at an off-screen perpetrator in Beverly Hills Cop John Ashton Sgt. John Taggart Judge Reinhold as Billy, John Ashton as Taggart, and Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop II. Paul Reiser Det. Jeffrey Friedman Paul Reiser as Legend in The Boys Taylour Paige Jane Taylour Paige contemplates her choices in Zola. Patricia Belcher Judge Angelic Patricia Belcher Trial &amp; Error Bones Bronson Pinchot Serge Bronson Pinchot as Serge and Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Story Details Axel Foley's Latest Adventure Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in a set photo of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Axel is on the case trying to recover his former partner and friend Lt. Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) who has gone missing As with Axel's previous high-octane adventures, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will see the loose-canon Detroit police officer return to Los Angeles. Once in the City of Angels, Axel is on the case trying to recover his former partner and friend Lt. Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) who has gone missing. Along the way he stumbles across police corrpution and its up to Axel to use his unconventional methods to save the day once again. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Trailer The First Look At Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Eddie Murphy brandishing a gun in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Giving fans their first glimpse of the new film, Netflix released an official teaser for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in December 2023, and it proves that Murphy hasn't missed a beat when playing the titular cop. The minute and a half trailer reintroduces Axel and shows him traveling from the familiar confines of his native Detroit, to the sunny and wild world of Beverly Hills. Though it doesn't give too much plot away, the teaser does show the exciting action that will make Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F the biggest installment yet. Months after Netflix's first teaser, a full trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F was released and it gives fans everything they need to know about the upcoming action extravaganza. Lured by to LA once again, seasoned Detroit cop Axel Foley is on the case after his friend Lt. Billy Rosewood has gone missing. In between scenes of wanton destruction and general action mayhem, Foley exposes police corruption alongside his new partner, Detective Bobby Abbott. Beverly Hills Cop Axel Foley Movie Poster featuring Eddie Murphy on a Police Badge Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F R Action Comedy Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is the fourth film in the popular comedy franchise starring Eddie Murphy. Murphy returns as Axel Foley in the Netflix film alongside returning cast members Judge Reinhold and John Ashton and Bronson Pinchot as Serge. Kevin Bacon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt also star in the sequel as new characters. Director Mark Molloy Release Date July 3, 2024 Studio(s) Paramount Pictures , Jerry Bruckheimer Films , Eddie Murphy Productions Distributor(s) Netflix Writers Will Beall Cast Eddie Murphy , Kevin Bacon , John Ashton Franchise(s) Beverly Hills Cop prequel(s) Beverly Hills Cop , Beverly Hills Cop 2 , Beverly Hills Cop 3 Expand Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F - Further News & Info Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Trailer Reveals Eddie Murphy's Franchise Return After 30 Years Beverly Hills Cop 4 Release Date Confirmed By Netflix Beverly Hills Cop 4 Will Be Eddie Murphy's Next Film Beverly Hills Cop 4 With Eddie Murphy Coming to Netflix Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Image Reveals First Look At Another Original Character's Return Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Trailer - Eddie Murphy Returns To LA To Rescue Rosewood & Cause Chaos Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Director: Mark Molloy Cast: Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon, John Ashton Writers: Will Beall Rating: R Genres: Action, Comedy Studio(s): Paramount Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Eddie Murphy Productions Distributor(s): Netflix prequel(s): Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Beverly Hills Cop 3 Franchise(s): Beverly Hills Cop Release Date: 2024-07-03 Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley in the fourth installment of the popular Beverly Hills Cop franchise on Netflix. The new movie, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, follows Foley as he investigates the mysterious death of a long-time friend. Netflix revealed footage from the upcoming movie as part of their 2024 slate trailer, which includes Foley in a helicopter. Netflix shares new footage of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in its 2024 look-ahead trailer. After first playing the rule-breaking cop back in 1984, Murphy is now set to reprise his role as Axel Foley in an upcoming fourth installment. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F hails from director Mark Molloy, with a story that follows Foley as he returns to Beverly Hills to investigate the mysterious death of a long-time friend. Now, ahead of the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F release date of July 3, Netflix shares a look at its 2024 slate of original movies and TV shows, and the trailer includes new footage from the movie. Check out the trailer below, with the new footage featured at around 2:23: The new footage sees Murphy's Axel in a helicopter screaming alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt's new character before it cuts to the pair going over Axel's file at a police precinct, teasing the type of tone audiences can expect from the long-awaited sequel. What To Expect From Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Can It Live Up To The Original Beverly Hills Cop Movies? Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley holds his gun in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. The original Beverly Hills Cop movies all walked a unique tonal line between action and comedy, with the R-rated flicks featuring bloody shootouts and violence, in addition to Murphy's signature brand of quick-talking humor. The upcoming movie appears to be following this same trend, though the trailers, which have all been suitable for all-ages have yet to feature any graphic violence or profanity. The original three Beverly Hills Cop movies are all available to stream on Paramount Plus. In addition to Murphy, the Beverly Hills Axel F cast includes returning original stars Judge Reinhold and John Ashton as Billy Rosewood and John Taggart, respectively, as well as Paul Reiser as Jeffrey Friedman. Gordon-Levitt plays a new character named Detective Bobby Abbott in the film, with other newcomers including Kevin Bacon as Captain Grant, Bronson Pinchot as Serge, Taylour Paige as Jane, James Preston Rogers as Kurtz, and Patricia Belcher as Judge Angelic. Molloy's previous directorial efforts don't provide a strong indication of how his personal style might manifest itself in the new Beverly Hills Cop sequel, as this marks the filmmaker's first big-budget feature film. The movie, which had a long and arduous development process, was originally set to be helmed by Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, but the directing duo left the project in 2022. It remains to be seen whether Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will recapture the original films' glory, but the early footage is certainly promising. Source: Netflix Prepare to have the ’80s synth tones of the “Beverly Hills Cop” theme song stuck in your head again. Netflix has released the trailer for “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” the fourth film in the popular “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise starring Eddie Murphy. The film is slated for release on the streamer in summer 2024. Directed by Mark Molloy, “Axel F” hits screens about 30 years after “Beverly Hills Cop III” was released in 1994. Murphy returns as the titular character, a Detroit cop solving crimes in Beverly Hills. Judge Reinhold and John Ashton also return as local cops Lt. Billy Rosewood and Sgt. John Taggart. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kevin Bacon are both newcomers to the “Beverly Hills Cop” universe. Taylour Paige joins the cast as Foley’s estranged daughter, while Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot and Mark Pelligrino also star. Popular on Variety Murphy spoke to People about what it was like returning to the franchise decades later. “It’s a really physical movie and I had to do some physical stuff,” he said. “I like to be on the couch, I don’t like to be jumping over and shooting and running. And I had to do some jumping and shooting and running. And as a result … at the end of the movie, I had a knee brace and my back is messed up. But the movie is gonna be special.” Gordon-Levitt shared earlier this year, “Going to work on ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ isn’t like work. You think my life is a dream. I’m riding in a helicopter next to Eddie Murphy, and we’re making each other laugh.” Veteran producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who was behind the original “Beverly Hills Cop,” returned for “Axel F.” Production started after years of development setbacks and script rewrites. Murphy also produces in addition to Chad Oma, co-producer Melissa Reid and associate producer John K. Campbell. Executive producers include Ray Angelic and Charisse M. Hewitt. The script was penned by Will Beall, Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, from characters created by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr. Watch the trailer below. Read More About: Beverly Hills Cop, Eddie Murphy, Netflix

THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL Trailer (2024) Kathy Bates, Pierce Brosnan THE GREAT LILLIAN HALL Trailer (2024) Kathy Bates, Pierce Brosnan, Jessica Lange, Drama © 2024 - HBO Max "The play is my life! And no one is going to take that from me!" HBO has unveiled an official trailer for The Great Lillian Hall, a brand new HBO Original Movie set for a streaming debut on Max next week. It'll be out to watch on May 31st, which is just around the corner. When beloved Broadway actress Lillian Hall (Jessica Lange) starts forgetting her lines, she must reckon with the sacrifices she made for her career. Hall, a beloved Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most. The illustrious Jessica Lange star as Lillian Hall in this, joined by Kathy Bates as Edith Wilson, Lily Rabe as Margaret Tanner, Jesse Williams as David Flemming, and Pierce Brosnan as Ty Maynard. While there was a real Lillian Hall, this just a story about a fictional actress, though Lange really makes it all seem real. Another emotional story about a great artist getting old and forgetting who they are. Here's the official trailer for Michael Cristofer's The Great Lillian Hall, direct from HBO's YouTube: The Great Lillian Hall Poster As beloved Broadway star Lillian Hall (Jessica Lange) pours her heart, soul, and time into preparing for her next role, she finds herself blindsided by confusion and forgetfulness. Battling against all odds to make it to opening night while holding on to her fading memories and identity, she must navigate a tumultuous emotional journey: balancing her desire for the spotlight and the stark demands of the real world. The Great Lillian Hall is directed by the Pulitzer-winning American playwright / actor / filmmaker Michael Cristofer, director of the films Candida, Gia, Body Shots, Original Sin, and The Night Clerk previously, plus other stage productions and scripts. The screenplay is written by Elisabeth Seldes Annacone. Produced by Bruce Cohen, Steven Rogers, Scott Thigpen, and Marie Halliday; made by HBO Films. HBO will release Cristofer's The Great Lillian Hall streaming on Max starting May 31st, 2024 this summer. Want to watch? I am a sucker for movies about Broadway and those who spend their lives in the theatre. Of course the crown jewel of the genre is the Oscar-winning All About Eve, but there are so many others including 1933’s Morning Glory which won a young Katherine Hepburn her first Academy Award, as well as its rarely seen remake, 1958’s underrated Stage Struck. Ginger Rogers did a good one, too: Forever Female. The list goes on and on and now includes a stellar new entry, The Great Lillian Hall which gives the great Jessica Lange a challenging role worth her talents. Premiering on HBO May 31, just barely under the wire for Emmy consideration, Lange’s performance as a stage legend facing dementia should send chills down the spine of any other contenders for Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie this season. This veteran star simply knocks it out of the park. Lange herself is coincidentally currently trodding the boards on Broadway in Mother Play, another great showcase for her talents that recently won her the NY Drama Critics Award as well as a Tony nomination. Related Stories The Great Lillian Hall HBO To Premiere Jessica Lange Movie 'The Great Lillian Hall' Ahead Of Emmy Cutoff Jessica Lange Jessica Lange Says Some Of The Best Recent Films Were Not From The U.S.: "We're Living In A Corporate World" In this HBO film she stars as Lillian Hall, an actress about to embark on a new production of The Cherry Orchard. The whole production depends on her star power, so there is concern when during rehearsals she is increasingly having trouble remembering lines. So much so that the play’s sympathetic but worried director David (Jesse Williams) and frantic producer Jane (Cindy Hogan), who is especially concerned about her cash cow, insist that Lillian see a doctor. That is where she gets the bad news. She has a form of dementia that is only going to slowly get worse. Basically she is in a state of denial, but does reluctantly agree to the doctor’s demand she take a test in the office. With shaking hands, Lillian resolutely fails but then tries to cover up, even from her daughter Margaret (Lily Rabe) and ever-faithful assistant and longtime friend Edith (Kathy Bates), the latter of whom basically runs her life. Edith knows her so well she is the first to figure out the truth, but Lillian powers on, even as hallucinations of her late stage director husband keep popping into her head. Every now and then she has heartfelt conversations about life and theatre with her next door neighbor Ty, played by Pierce Brosnan, who adds his own level of charm to a role that doesn’t demand much more than simply being Pierce Brosnan. There is much time spent watching the production of Cherry Orchard take form with a leading lady who is becoming increasingly worrisome. Director Michael Cristofer, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner for 1977’s The Shadow Box, as well as the author of several other plays and an actor himself, really knows his way around this theatrical world and manages to build a surprising amount of suspense around the question of if Lillian will even make it to opening night. So even though the production is perceived to be nothing without its star attraction they do get the stand-by ready to appear. Will she have to go on instead? The strength here is that Lange never goes the easy route with this portrayal. She really imbues her with the sense of disbelief this could be happening to the great Lillian Hall, who seems to be a person not aware of life’s clock ticking. An early scene sees her accept a phone call from the head of the Tony Awards telling her they want to present her with a life achievement award, something she can’t quite compute. “How old do they think I am?,” she asks Edith. “About 106,” comes the deadpan retort. Bates is terrific as always, really nailing the persona of someone who is always there through many decades, but is also a genuine friend, especially when she comes up with a hearing device in order to deliver Lillian her lines. Rabe, whose theatre credentials go back to being the daughter of the late Jill Clayburgh and playwright David Rabe, is perfectly cast here as the daughter who fights against the idea that she was always second to her mother’s love of theatre. She gets a fiery emotional scene confronting her mother about why she was not told about her condition, and she delivers it authentically. I also was amused by Hogan’s grasp of what it is to be a producer in the crap shoot of staging Broadway plays. Lange, by the way, is wonderful in interpreting Lyuba, the woman she plays in The Cherry Orchard. So much so that one might hope she takes it on for real one day. Producers are Bruce Cohen, Steven Rogers, Scott Thigpen and Marie Halliday. Title: The Great Lillian Hall Distributor: HBO Release Date: May 31, 2024 Director: Michael Cristofer Screenplay: Elizabeth Seldes Annacone Cast: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Lily Rabe, Pierce Brosnan, Jesse Williams, Cindy Hogan Running Time: 1 hour and 51 minutes Jessica Lange may have hinted at her own retirement for years, but the legendary actress is actually playing it out onscreen with her latest film “The Great Lillian Hall.” Lange stars as the titular (fictional) iconic stage actress who grapples with her own legacy amid a dementia diagnosis. Her daughter (Lily Rabe) struggles with separating her mother Lillian from her Broadway fame, while Kathy Bates, Jesse Williams, and Pierce Brosnan round out the cast. “I have lived my entire life in a place that creates illusions,” Lange says in the trailer as Lillian. Yet upon her cognizant decline, what’s real anymore, anyway? “The Great Lillian Hall” is directed by Michael Cristofer. The official synopsis reads: “As beloved Broadway star Lillian Hall (Lange) pours her heart, soul, and time into preparing for her next big role, she finds herself blindsided by confusion and forgetfulness. Battling against all odds to make it to opening night, while holding on to her fading memories and identity, she must navigate a tumultuous emotional journey – balancing her desire for the spotlight and the stark demands of the real world.” Related Stories Stacy Spikes MoviePass MovieCrash How MoviePass Went from ‘MovieCrash’ to Profitability: ‘All the Kinks Have Been Worked Out’ 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' George Miller on Directing the Most Ambitious Action Franchise of All Time Lange told The Telegraph in 2023 that “really great filmmakers” are few and far between in modern Hollywood. Due to “creativity [being] secondary now to corporate profits,” Lange stated that she was going to “start phasing out of filmmaking” as an actress. “These big comic book franchise films [have] sacrificed this art that we’ve been involved in for the sake of profit,” Lange said, noting that she is “not interested” in joining superhero movies. The Oscar winner Lange previously credited Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story” for revitalizing her interest in the screen, telling the Los Angeles Times in 2012 that while she was “coming to an end of acting,” the anthology series reignited her passion for the craft. “It brought back the thrill of acting,” Lange said. “It was the perfect storm. It’s all the tired stuff everybody says — age working against you, films that made your career not being made anymore.” “The Great Lillian Hall” premieres May 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and Max. Check out the trailer below. READ MORE: FILM JESSICA LANGE KATHY BATES PIERCE BROSNAN TRAILERS

KILLER BODY COUNT Trailer (2024) Cassiel Eatock-Winnik Mistaken for a sex addict by her devout father, Cami is sent to an isolated rehab center. But when a killer begins to hunt the teens, Cami realizes that her survival and her independence are intertwined in ways she could never imagine. CAST: Cassiel Eatock-Winnik, Savana Tardieu, Khosi Ngema DIRECTOR: Danishka Esterhazy KILLER BODY COUNT on Tubi is a slasher and yet again, Tubi delivers quite the genre gem. Behind the generic title is a gorgeously dark horror-comedy with a survival plot. Read our Killer Body Count movie review here! KILLER BODY COUNT is a new Tubi movie and this one is a bonafide slasher. We’re talking old-school practical effects, and young people being targeted simply for their very natural hormone-induced physical desires. If you haven’t jumped on board the Tubi train yet, it’s high time that you do. From Slay to Invasive and now with Killer Body Count, there are some true genre gems on this free streaming platform. Also, there is diversity done right. Which means it’s there naturally and not just for show. Continue reading our Killer Body Count movie review below. Find it on Tubi from May 17, 2024. Get off, get killed! The teenage girl, Cami, is sent to an isolated rehab center by her very devout father. She recently lost her mom and while her father has found solace in the Church, it has become a prison for her. Her addiction has nothing to do with substance abuse, but rather her interest in umm physical pleasure. Or, the pursuit of it, I should say. She hasn’t been too lucky with getting “there” yet, which is a theme in Killer Body Count. At the rehab center – for teens who are just being teenagers – a killer begins to hunt those who have been admitted to the center by their family members. Basically, nothing is stopping these teens from getting “involved” with one another. However, whenever someone gets off, they tend to get killed immediately after. By someone in a black robe, wearing a devil mask. Oh yes, the symbolism is heavy with this one, which is simply perfect. Also, this slasher does not hate on religion. In fact, it only speaks against people using religion against others. Religion in the sense of loving thy neighbor and attempting to help and understand your fellow man, is clearly shown as a positive thing. Killer Body Count (2024) – Review | Tubi Slasher “Jehoga” and creative use of scripture In this latest Tubi gem – and, trust me, this is one hell of a gem (pun intended) – there is some very creative use of scripture. Like adding words to suit one’s purpose. Or use passages for some very twisted actions. You’ll see what I mean by the latter in the third act. Let’s just say that “family relations” have an added meaning in Killer Body Count. Also, there’s “Jehoga” which is (of course!) a Christian take on yoga. Clearly, yoga is too suggestive and just wrong, but with a few Christian changes and a touch of Jesus, it becomes Jehoga and is fine with God. It does seem that the “changes” are mostly in what the poses are called, but apparently, that’s enough. The cast of this Tubi survival slasher If you’ve been checking out some of the recent (and really good) Tubi horror movies, then you’ll recognize a few of the actors. We have Khosi Ngema as Ali, who throws one mean punch at one point, and Alex McGregor as Tawny, who is one of the “counselors”. Both were in Invasive (2024) and they are at least as good in Killer Body Count as they were in that one. However, this is more camp, which I love, and they’re great with that! The lead character in Killer Body Count is Cami George portrayed by Cassiel Eatock-Winnik (The Dark Tower). I hope to see Cassiel Eatock-Winnik in a lot more genre movies. She is one fierce actor, who works perfectly in the lead here. Also, there’s Savana Tardieu (Black Mirror) as Wyatt, N’kone Mametja as Mia, Jessie Diepeveen as Bree, and Bjorn Steinbach (Resident Evil series) as Eugene, the other counselor at the “rehab center”. Every single one of them is amazing! Watch Killer Body Count on Tubi now! The director of Killer Body Count is Danishka Esterhazy. She previously directed a 2021 remake of the 1982 classic horror Slumber Party Massacre and also directed the original sci-fi thriller Level 16 (2018). Also, she directed a few episodes of the Canadian genre hybrid Astrid and Lilly Save the World. Jessica Landry wrote the screenplay for Killer Body Count. Previously, she has written A Podcast to Die For (2023), Who Kidnapped My Mom? (2022), and she co-wrote the 2022 Tubi Original Obsessed to Death starring Holland Roden. I can’t speak to her previous movies, but I loved this one! If you, like me, love your slasher with a side of horror-comedy and dark social satire and commentary, then Killer Body Count should be perfect for you. Also, if you enjoy your slashers using practical effects and have characters who reference horror logic, you should have fun with this one. Check it out! Killer Body Count is on Tubi from May 17, 2024. Details Director: Danishka Esterhazy Writer: Jessica Landry Stars: Cassiel Eatock-Winnik, Savana Tardieu, Khosi Ngema, N’kone Mametja, Alex McGregor, Bjorn Steinbach, Jessie Diepeveen Plot Mistaken as a sex addict by her dad, Cami is sent off to a remote religious treatment center where the other kids are being hunted by a killer. Killer Body Count is a 2024 horror film about a young woman sent to a religious centre where a psychopath is lurking. The movie is a Tubi Original. Directed by Danishka Esterhazy (Slumber Party Massacre, 2021; The Banana Splits Movie) from a screenplay by Jessica Landry. Produced by Adam Friedlander and Tebogo Maila. Executive produced by Daniel Iron, Samantha Levine and Lance Samuels. The Blue Ice Pictures production stars Alex McGregor, Cassiel Eatock-Winnik (The Dark Tower), Khosi Ngema, Bjorn Steinbach, Jessie Diepeveen, N’kone Mametja, Jason K. Ralph, Savana Tardieu, Heike Brunner and Brett Kruger. Killer-Body-Count-2024-slasher-horror-murder-mystery-Tubi-Original-Cassiel-Eatock-Winnik-in-a-car.jpg Plot: Cami (Cassiel Eatock-Winnik) is sent to a secluded religious rehab treatment centre by her devout father, who mistakes her rebellious attitude for sex addiction. But when a killer begins to hunt the teens, Cami realizes that her survival and her independence are intertwined in ways she could never imagine… Killer-Body-Count-2024-slasher-horror-murder-mystery-Tubi-Original-Cassiel-Eatock-Winnik-Nkone-Mametja-Savana-Tardieu-table.jpg Killer-Body-Count-2024-slasher-horror-murder-mystery-Tubi-Original-Cassiel-Eatock-Winnik-spying-through-peephole.jpg Killer-Body-Count-2024-slasher-horror-murder-mystery-Tubi-Original-Cassiel-Eatock-Winnik-getting-it-on.jpg Killer-Body-Count-2024-slasher-horror-murder-mystery-Tubi-Original-Cassiel-Eatock-Winnik.jpg Killer-Body-Count-2024-slasher-horror-murder-mystery-Tubi-Original-demon-masked-murderer-in-the-woods.jpg Killer-Body-Count-2024-slasher-horror-murder-mystery-Tubi-Original-demon-mask.webp Trailer: Release date: Killer Body Count premiered as a Tubi Original on May 17, 2024. Cast and characters: Cassiel Eatock-Winnik … Cami George, Savana Tardieu … Wyatt, Khosi Ngema … Ali, N’kone Mametja … Mia, Alex McGregor … Tawny, Bjorn Steinbach … Eugene and Jessie Diepeveen … Bree. Original title: Body Count External recommended trustworthy reviews: B&S About Movies Heaven of Horror ★★★★ Voices from the Balcony ★★★½ #KillerBodyCount #TubiOriginal #NewOnTubi #FreeOnTubi #TubiHorror #SexAddiction #ReligiousCenter MOVIES and MANIA provides previews of new films, our own movie reviews/ratings, and links to other reviews from trustworthy recommended sources - all in one handy web location. Plus, links to legitimately watch 1000s OF MOVIES FREE ONLINE via platforms such as Amazon Prime, Plex, Roku, Tubi and on YouTube. As an Amazon Associate, we earn a very tiny amount from any qualifying purchases. Horror fans tend to treat their favorite movies — no matter how schlocky or cheaply-made — as sacred cows, which puts an immeasurable amount of pressure on anyone who dares to remake, reboot, or legacyquel a beloved title. And yet, director Danishka Esterhazy handled that pressure with ease for her fantastic meta-remake of "Slumber Party Massacre," and quickly solidified herself as one of the most exciting new voices in horror. Esterhazy had already earned a great deal of goodwill with her twisted take on "The Banana Splits Movie," and well-versed aficionados likely first learned of her work with the gripping sci-fi dystopian flick "Level 16," about a prison-like boarding school for girls harboring a demented secret. And luckily for fans of all things scary and slasher, Esterhazy has a new film coming to the Tubi streaming service on May 17, 2024, called "Killer Body Count." That's right, in less than three days from the time this article goes live, you'll be able to enjoy a new slasher film from one of the most exciting directors working in the genre for free. Tubi has been proving to be a formidable force in the streaming warsand has been cranking out new horror flicks at a rapid pace. They produced the 2022 remake of "Terror Train," a horror-comedy film called "Slay" about drag queens fighting vampires, and the survival horror flick "Lowlifes." Esterhazy is a great addition to their line-up and based on the trailer for "Killer Body Count," has made an exciting, fresh, and fun slasher movie that might be the perfect choice for your next at-home watch party with friends. Sex and death in Killer Body Count Tubi "Killer Body Count" centers on a young woman named Cami who is mistaken for a sex addict by her religiously devout father, who sends her off to an isolated rehabilitation center in the wilderness for at-risk youth. But shortly after arrival, a killer in a devil mask starts hunting Cami and the other patients at the center, they're thrust into a fight for their lives. If this sounds like the Blumhouse flick "They/Them" but set at a different type of camp for troubled teens, take solace in knowing that based on the trailer, not all of the teens here are straight so there's certainly some great queer horror themes to explore as well. Cassiel Eatock-Winnik stars as Cami George, and is joined by Savana Tardieu as Wyatt, Khosi Ngema as Ali, N'kone Mametja as Mia, Alex McGregor as Tawny, Bjorn Steinbach as Eugene, and Jessie Diepeveen as Bree. While Esterhazy served as director, the screenplay comes from Jessica Landry, who has also penned made-for-TV thrillers like "A Podcast to Die For," "Deadly Mom Retreat," and "Cheerleader Abduction." Perhaps what is most exciting is how unapologetically this film is courting Gen Z audiences, with jokes about only knowing how a rotary phone works because they saw it on "Stranger Things," and even the wordplay of the title. For those unaware, "body count" is slang for how many sexual partners a person has had, so the double entendre is a thing of beauty. "Killer Body Count" arrives on Tubi on Friday, May 17, 2024. Read More: https://www.slashfilm.com/1582149/killer-body-count-exciting-horror-movie-streaming-on-tubi-for-free/ Nachdem es in They/Them ein skrupelloser Serienkiller auf eine jugendliche Gruppe von LGBTQ+-Campern abgesehen hat, stehen in Killer Body Count demnächst auch noch sexsüchtige Teenager auf der Abschussliste eines maskierten Psychopathen. Im Vordergrund steht Protagonistin Cami, die laut ihrem eigenen Vater an einer stark beunruhigenden Sexsucht leidet. Um zu erreichen, dass die Lust am Verkehr schwindet, weist der gläubige Mann sein eigen Fleisch und Blut unweigerlich in ein Reha-Zentrum ein, wo andere Jugendliche gegen dasselbe Problem ankämpfen – mal mehr, mal weniger erfolgreich, denn in einigen Fällen wird der Wille von der Lust überschattet, was zu körperlichen Berührungen führt, die allen Beteiligten zum Verhängnis werden könnten. Vor Ort stellt sich nämlich ziemlich schnell heraus, dass es sich ein Serienkiller allem Anschein nach zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, jeden einzelnen Jugendlichen ins Jenseits zu befördern, der sich nicht an die Regeln hält und mit anderen Patienten intim wird. Der Trailer zu Killer Body Count Doch wer genau versteckt sich hinter der Maske und wieso muss jeder, der das hauseigene Gesetz bricht, mit dem Leben bezahlen? In den USA wird diese Frage bereits am 17. Mai 2024 beantwortet, wenn Killer Body Count auf dem kostenlosen Streamingdienst Tubi veröffentlicht wird. Wann der Low Budget-Slasher mit Alex McGregor, Cassiel Eatock-Winnik, Khosi Ngema, Bjorn Steinbach, Jessie Diepeveen und N’kone Mametja hierzulande unartige Teenager bestraft, ist ungewiss. Auch They/Them wurde in Deutschland noch nicht ausgewertet, obwohl die Produktion mit Hollywood-Star Kevin Bacon (Tremors, X-Men, Freitag der 13.) in einer Hauptrolle aufwartet und zudem in enger Zusammenarbeit zwischen Peacock und Blumhouse Productions entstand. Der Film wurde aber auch von Kritikern und Genreliebhabern regelrecht in der Luft zerfetzt – ob es Killer Body Count ein wenig besser ergehen wird? Get ready for a fright-filled slasher that blends religious tension with teenage terror! Tubi‘s newest original movie, My Killer Body Count, premieres this week on the free streaming service. In the movie, Cami, a misunderstood teenager, finds herself labeled a sex addict by her overly religious, out-of-touch father. Sent to a remote religious rehab facility, she longs for freedom. Her hopes for a peaceful reformation are shattered when a killer starts stalking the halls, preying on the vulnerable teens. As the body count rises, Cami is forced to confront a horrifying truth: her fight for survival is inextricably linked to her struggle for independence. Can Cami and her new friends overcome the challenges and emerge stronger, or will they become just another victim? Alex McGregor stars in the lead role of Cami. The cast includes Tawny Cassiel, Eatock-Winnik Khosi Ngema, Bjorn Steinbach, and Jessie Diepeveen. N’kone Mametja and Jason K. Ralph round out the cast in this brutal Tubi original. My Killer Body Count uniquely blends a coming-of-age drama and chilling horror. So, mark your calendars for May 18th and prepare to be entertained (and maybe a little scared) by Tubi’s newest original movie! While you wait, be sure to check out Tubi’s latest killer horror film, Lowlifes, which is getting rave reviews. Ignore the unnecessary logo design and Tubi has quickly grown into one of the better streaming sources. Movie buffs will find a mix of mainstream and cult movies. If you’re Gen X or older, the inconvenience of several short ads throughout any movie is also small stuff. Similar to every other streaming platform, Tubi has churning out original movies that are quickly turning it into the Hallmark of cheap thriller and horror movies. Most of their original content has been terrible and disposable. But recent slasher Slay proved to be a lot of campy fun. And now Tubi has debuted another original slasher, Killer Body Count, set in a camp for sex addicted teens. Synopsis Since her mother’s death, Cami has turned to boys while her father has tried to find comfort in church. After a series of misunderstandings leads him to believe his daughter is a sex addict, Cami find herself at a Catholic camp rehabilitation center in the woods. Surrounded by other horny teens and two strict siblings running the camp, Cami quickly finds herself at odds with the rules. But when a masked killer turns up targeting the residents who continue to engage in sex, Cami and the survivors must find a way off the premises. Killer Body Count Doesn’t Re-Invent the Wheel, But Still Delivers Don’t expect anything new from Killer Body Count. That’s not necessarily intended as a criticism of this original Tubi slasher. With several waves of slashers releasing since the ‘Golden Age’ of the 1980s, it’s hard to find new spins on the subgenre. And the last year or so has already seen the subgenre expand with The Blackening, They/Them, and Sick. As such, director Danishka Esterhazy (The Banana Splits Movie, Slumber Party Massacre) and writer Jessica Landry opt to mix old and new in what’s a fairly predictable horror entry. On one hand, there’s bit of classic camping slasher movie here along with the sex antics of 70s and 80s teen camping movies like Meatballs. Landry also throws in some meta slasher reference, though they’re few and far between. And then there’s the sexual politics that tread similar ground to the recent LGBQT slasher They/Them. In addition to a few decent jump scares, Killer Body Count effectively mixes CGI with practical effects to deliver on a couple of brutal death scenes. Perhaps it’s familiar, if not a bit derivative, but Killer Body Count mostly scores where it counts. Esterhazy has scored minor success with two past slashers and she once again shows that she is more than adept at the subgenre. In addition to a few decent jump scares, Killer Body Count effectively mixes CGI with practical effects to deliver on a couple of brutal death scenes. What Esterhazy delivers is good – intestines pour out of one victim’s body while blood generously splatters when the killer bashes another victim with a dumbbell. Other kills lack the creativity one expects from a good slasher. Moreover, the devil-masked killer has little in the way of screen presence and some misdirection never really results in a surprise with the killer reveal. Killer Body Count Has a Few Good Ideas, Better-than-Expected Performances To some extent, Killer Body Count gets extra mileage from its sexual politics even if it treads some familiar ground. Landry introduces interesting ideas that far outstretch traditional slashers. The focus on women’s sexuality, sexual pleasure, and sexual empowerment builds on other past feminist horror movies. If there’s a problem, it’s that Killer Body Count loses a bit of focus on its own subtext by the third act. Nevertheless, Esterhazy reminds us occasionally of the commentary by flipping the traditional gaze of slashers. As compared to 80s teen sex comedies and slashers, Esterhazy lets her female characters gaze on the men who are more frequently exposed. Landry introduces interesting ideas that far outstretch traditional slashers. None of the cast will likely be familiar to most viewers. This is a pretty green group of young actors and, as a result, some performances are a bit broad. But no one here is wooden – maybe there’s some scene chewing. What works quite well here is that Cassiel Eatock-Winnik’s ‘Camie’ and Savana Tardieu’s ‘Wyatt’ have chemistry and they’re both likeable, sympathetic characters. In addition, Landry’s screenplay has something of a character arc or Eatock-Winnik. If there’s a limitation to Killer Body Count it’s the unnecessary runtime that inches close to the two-hour mark. Plenty could have been cut from this slasher resulting in a tighter horror movie. Killer Body Count Finds tubi Actually Deliver Good Original Content Don’t look now but Killer Body Count is the second good original movie Tubi has delivered in 2024. There’s not much new here as Esterhazy doesn’t play too much with the format. A bit of old-fashioned 80s camping slasher mixed with some meta neo-slasher and sexual politics that’s not far removed from They/Them. Nonetheless, Esterhazy captures the bloody fun of the subgenre with sympathetic characters and a surprisingly heartfelt story. Neither groundbreaking nor a cult classic-in-the-making, Killer Body Count is still a fun slasher entry worth checking out.

DOPE GIRLS Trailer (2024) Julianne Nicholson DOPE GIRLS Trailer (2024) Julianne Nicholson, Series © 2024 - Sony Pictures Dope Girls Trailer: Watch the Official Trailer from English web series Dope Girls starring Julianne Nicholson, Eilidh Fisher, Umi Myers, Eliza Scanlen and Geraldine James. To know more about the Dope Girls trailer watch the video. Check out the latest English trailers, new web movie trailers, trending English web movie trailers, Julianne Nicholson movies, Eilidh Fisher movies, Umi Myers movies and Eliza Scanlen videos at ETimes - Times of India Entertainment. The trailer for BBC’s new six-part series Dope Girls has been released. Cameron’s client Sherree Philips production designed the series, which was created by multi-award-winning writer Polly Stenham and Alex Warren, with Shannon Murphy as lead director and executive producer. Dope Girls features Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) and is produced by Bad Wolf (in association with Sony Pictures Television). The series is set after World War One. As Britain celebrates the Armistice on the streets of London, men return from the front expecting to rejoin society and pick up where they left off - but a newly empowered generation of women are loath to return to the kitchen. Using Soho’s expanding illicit underground clubland scene, women explore previously unimaginable opportunities on either side of the law. Dope Girls depicts birth of the modern nightlife industry guided and gilded by hard fought female endeavour. See Sherree’s stunning production design in the trailer below. EXCLUSIVE: Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) and Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects) have landed the lead roles in the BBC‘s upcoming crime drama series Dope Girls, we can reveal. Umi Myers, Eilidh Fisher and Geraldine James have also landed major parts in the series, which we first told you about back in March. At the time, our sources said the BBC sees Dope Girls as a spiritual successor to Peaky Blinders, which ended last year. Filming on the show, which is set in London’s Soho in the early 20th century, when female gangs ran the clubs, drugs and moonshine, is now underway. It will launch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and comes from Polly Stenham (The Face, The Neon Demon) and Alex Warren (Eleanor). Related Stories NEWS Loan Out Corporations Could End, IATSE Tells Members Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Urged To Curtail "Absurd" Private Jet Usage By BBC Presenter Chris Packham Nicholson will play Kate Galloway, a single mother who establishes a nightclub amidst the hedonistic uproar of post-World War One London, embracing a life of criminal activities with the dedicated aim of providing for her daughter Evie, played by Fisher (The Power). Scanlen (Little Women) will play Violet Davies, one of the first wave of female officers for the Metropolitan Police, who is assigned to go undercover and investigate the illicit world of underground Soho nightclubs. Myers (Bob Marley: One Love), plays Billie Cassidy, a dazzling bohemian dancer whose life is turned upside down by Kate’s arrival. James (Silo) will also star as Isabella, the leader of the criminal Salucci family that also includes Rory Fleck Bryne (This Is Going To Hurt), Dustin Demri-Burns (Slow Horses) and Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) as Silvio Salucci. Also cast are Michael Duke (Get Up Stand Up), Ian Bonar (I May Destroy You), Laura Checkley (Screw), Will Keen (His Dark Materials), Fiona Button (The Split), Harry Cadby (Everything Now), Eben Figueiredo (The Serial Killer’s Wife), Nabhaan Rizwan (Informer), Priya Kansara (Polite Society) and Jordan Kouamé (Malpractice). Bad Wolf is producing in association with its parent company Sony Pictures Television, which has international sales rights. Stenham and Alex Warren are writing the show, which is inspired by Marek Kohn’s non-fiction book Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground. Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth, Killing Eve) has now been unveiled as lead director with Miranda Bowen (Women in Love) directing later episodes. Directors of Photography include Annika Summerson and Carlos Catalan, and Sherree Philips (Babyteeth) is production designer. Ado Yoshizaki Cassuto serves as producer. Casting is by Julie Harkin and Nathan Toth. Writers Stenham and Warren and director Murphy will be executive producers alongside Bad Wolf’s Kate Crowther and Jane Tranter, Michael Lesslie (Assassin’s Creed) for Storyteller Productions and Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC. The project was developed and overseen by Bad Wolf Director of Content Dan McCulloch and Chief Creative Officer Ryan Rasmussen. Matthew Barry, who is also an EP, is an additional writer alongside Xiao Tang (You Killed My Robot) and Matthew Jacobs Morgan (The Rig). Costume designer is Sophie Canale. Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, commissioned the series. “We can’t wait for viewers to discover the bold and brilliant Dope Girls,” she said. “Packed full of complex and electrifying characters from a fascinating time in Britain’s history, this will be must-see, ambitious drama.” The project has been developed and overseen by Bad Wolf’s Director of Content, Dan McCulloch and Chief Creative Officer, Ryan Rasmussen. “Dope Girls is quintessentially Bad Wolf,” said company co-founder Jane Tranter. “A viscerally thrilling drama that rides through the underbelly of organised crime in the early 20th Century with a uniquely female point of view. Polly and Alex’s visionary fictional take on Soho is as audacious as the world it portrays.” Dope Girls features Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) as Kate Galloway, a single mother who establishes a nightclub amidst the hedonistic uproar of post-World War One London, embracing a life of criminal activities with the dedicated aim of providing for her daughter Evie, played by Eilidh Fisher (The Power). Eliza Scanlen (Little Women) plays Violet Davies, one of the first wave of female officers, who is assigned to go undercover and investigate the illicit world of underground Soho nightclubs. This is where we find Billie Cassidy played by Umi Myers (Bob Marley: One Love), a dazzling bohemian dancer, whose life is irrevocably changed by Kate’s arrival. Geraldine James (Anne with an E) plays Isabella Salucci, the leader of the criminal Salucci family that also includes Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) as Silvio Salucci, Rory Fleck Bryne (This Is Going To Hurt) and Dustin Demri-Burns (Slow Horse). ROMA – È la fine della Grande Guerra. Mentre la Gran Bretagna celebra l’Armistizio per le strade di Londra, gli uomini tornano dal fronte aspettandosi di riprendere da dove avevano interrotto, ma una generazione di donne appena emancipate è restia a tornare in cucina. Usando la crescente scena illegale dei clubland sotterranei di Soho come parco giochi, le donne esplorano opportunità inimmaginabili su entrambi i lati della legge. Dope Girls – serie ispirata al libro di Marek Kohn, Dope Girls: The Birth Of The British Drug Underground, inedito in Italia – descrive la nascita della moderna industria della vita notturna guidata dall’impegno femminile. Una serie sulla resilienza e la reinvenzione, che segue il viaggio di una donna da moglie della classe operaia a donna più pericolosa di Londra. Nel cast, Julianne Nicholson ed Eliza Scanlen. VIDEO | Qui per il teaser trailer di Dope Girls: It is the end of World War One. As Britain celebrates the Armistice on the streets of London men return from the front expecting to rejoin society and pick up where they left off, but a newly empowered generation of women are loath to simply return to the kitchen. Using Soho’s expanding illicit underground clubland scene as their playground women explore previously unimaginable opportunities on either side of the law. Dope Girls depicts in visceral, delicious detail the birth of the modern nightlife industry guided and gilded by hard fought female endeavor. Executive Producers: Jane Tranter Kate Crowther Polly Stenham Alex Warren Shannon Murphy Matthew Barry Michael Lesslie Cast: Julianne Nicholson Eilidh Fisher Umi Myers Eliza Scanlen Geraldine James Rory Fleck Bryne Dustin Demri-Burns Sebastian Croft Michael Duke Ian Bonar Laura Checkley Will Keen Harry Cadby Nabhaan Rizwan Priya Kansara Jordan Kouame #DopeGirls #DopeGirlsTV #SonyPictures #SonyPicturesEntertainment #SonyPicturesHomeEntertainment #SonyPicturesTelevision #BBC #BBCiPlayer #JulianneNicholson #EilidhFisher #UmiMyers #ElizaScanlen #GeraldineJames #RoryFleckBryne #DustinDemriBurns #SebastianCroft #MichaelDuke #IanBonar #LauraCheckley #WillKeen #HarryCadby #NabhaanRizwan #PriyaKansara #JordanKouame Categories Nicolas Cage-Led Comedy 'Dream Scenario' Sets Fall Release Date Cage stars in the A24 film with Michael Cera, Julianne Nicholson, Tim Meadows, Kate Burlant, and more. 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Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) plays Kate Galloway, a single mother who establishes a nightclub amidst the hedonistic uproar of post-First World War London, embracing a life of criminal activities with the dedicated aim of providing for her daughter Evie (Eilidh Fisher). Scanlen (Little Women) plays Violet Davies, one of the first wave of female officers, who is assigned to go undercover and investigate the illicit world of underground Soho nightclubs. It’s here that she meets Billie Cassidy (Umi Myers), a dazzling bohemian dancer, whose life is irrevocably changed by Kate’s arrival The series also stars Michael Duke, Ian Bonar, Dustin Demri-Burns, Geraldine James, Nabhaan Rizwan, Priya Kansara, Jordan Kouamé, Will Keen and Sebastian Croft. Produced by Bad Wolf (His Dark Materials) in association with Sony Pictures Television, filming recently concluded in Wales. The series is created by writer Polly Stenham (That Face, Julie, Neon Demon) and Alex Warren (Eleanor), with Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth) as lead director and executive producer. Stenham and Warren are also executive producers alongside Bad Wolf’s Kate Crowther and Jane Tranter, Murphy, Michael Lesslie for Storyteller Productions, writer Matthew Barry and Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC. Miranda Bowen (Women In Love) has directed later episodes. Directors of Photography include Annika Summerson and Carlos Catalan, while Sherree Philips (Babyteeth) is production designer. Ado Yoshizaki Cassuto is the producer. Casting is by Julie Harkin and Nathan Toth. Coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer, SPT will handle international distribution. Kicking off on May 15-17 with the LA Independents, with a heavyweight Spanish-language presence, the LA Screenings then host Hollywood studio presentations. To help cut through the slates, – especially at the LA Independents but including some big studio plays – here’s Variety’s pick of 20 top titles: “The Americas,” (NBCU, BBC Studios) Narrated by Tom Hanks, his first unscripted narrator gig, and billed as an epic natural history series from “Planet Earth” producer BBC Studios Natural History Unit in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio. Scored by two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer and using groundbreaking technology to reveal the continent’s natural wonders. Previewed at MipTV, in a presentation which was one of the biggest events of the whole market. “AMIA,” (Dori Media Group) Popular on Variety Unfolding against the background of the terror attacks of 1992 on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and in 1994 against AMIA, the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, the journey of a Mossad operative grappling with the loss of his sister in the 1992 Embassy attack. He joins forces with a local Argentine journalist to seek justice. Two episodes will be presented at the LA Screenings, just weeks after Argentine authorities issued a call for the arrest of an Iranian minister allegedly linked to the 1994 attack. “Cacao,” (Onza Distribución) Produced for broadcaster TVI by powerhouse Plural Entertainment, and an out-of-the-gates hit, punching a 19.5% share on its Jan 15 TVI bow. Also the subject of a groundbreaking deal for Spain unveiled at MipTV with Onza announcing its sale to Mediaset España, one of Spain’s two big commercial networks, as telenovelas expand in southern European prime-time. A classic tale, reframed however as professional empowerment, as Cacao, (Matilde Reymão), who lives on a cocoa plantation at Itacaré in Brazil, dreams of studying as a pastry chef in Portugal. Suddenly, she discovers she is the plantation’s heir, which brings its own problems….. Cacao Courtesy of Plural Entertainment “Celeste,” (The Mediapro Studio) A broad audience play by The Mediapro Studio and Movistar Plus+, “‘Celeste’ came about as a challenge to write a breakneck thriller based on the blandest character that I could think of: a Treasury inspector, 60, who lives alone and has no special abilities,” says creator Diego San José at TMS, co-writer of “Spanish Affair,” the highest-grossing national film ever in Spain, and creator of TMS’ “Vota Juan” trilogy. Carmen Machi (“Aida,” “La Mesías”) stars as the nearly impossibly nondescript tax inspector aiming to retire in glory, proving Celeste, a big Latino singer, should pay taxes in Spain. Edgier director Elena Trapé (“The Distances”) helms. “Cris Miró (Ella),” (Warner Bros. Discovery) A TNT and Flow Original, produced by Nativa Contenidos and EO Media, directed by Martín Vatenberg and Javier Van de Couter and set to star Mina Serrano as Cris Miró, the first Argentine trans woman to become the lead vedette at Argentina’s Maipo Theatre, back in the ‘90s..Also featuring the performances of Katja Alemann, César Bordón, Agustín “Soy Rada” Aristarán, Vico D’Alessandro, Marcos Montes, Toto Rovito, Manu Fanego, Campi, and Adabel Guerrero, among others. WBD handles international distribution. “The Darkness,” (Paramount Global Content Distribution) Based on bestselling thrillers by Ragnar Jónasson, in “The Darkness” all the attention turns to inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir – battling her own traumas as she investigates grizzly murder. Hulda doesn’t take kindly to change and yet it cannot be stopped: she is facing early retirement and forced to welcome a new partner. But Hulda’s goal is clear: she needs to catch the killer, no matter the cost. Legendary actor Lena Olin (“Enemies: A Love Story”) joins forces with fellow Oscar nominee Lasse Hallström, who will direct. Produced by CBS Studios, Stampede Ventures and Truenorth – and distributed outside of Iceland by Paramount Global Content Distribution– this show will be broadcasted locally by Siminn. “Dope Girls,” (Sony Pictures Television) From “Doctor Who” producers Bad Wolf, and set for release on the BBC later this year, a risqué crime drama set against the emergence of a libertine post-WWI nightclub and drug criminal underground in Soho. Julianne Nicholson (“Mare of Easttown”) and Eliza Scanlen (“Sharp Objects”) star. A series being positioned as the next “Peaky Blinders” which will be given a special push by SPE at the LA Screenings where full episodes will be shown and SPE will create on a live soundstage the sights and sounds of Trafalgar Square in 1918. Dope Girls Kevin Baker/Bad Wolf/Sony Pictur “Homejacking,” (Beta Film) In this limited series with Marie Dompnier, Yannick Choirat and Carl Malapa, a wealthy, seemingly perfect couple is hiding a secret – also in their basement. When a masked assailant takes over their residence, their lies catch up with them. Produced by Lincoln TV with the participation of OCS, it’s directed by Hervé Hadmar. “‘Homejacking’ was an attractive package from the beginning and we are absolutely stunned by what we see now: an engulfing thriller plot in a setting that hits so close to home. Terse and poignant acting. Masterful and tight directing,” teased Beta’s Jérôme Vincendon, EVP French-speaking Europe. “We can’t wait to bring this gem to our clients and audiences around the globe.” “The Hunting Wives,” (Lionsgate) Stars align as Brittany Snow, Malin Åkerman, Chrissy Metz of “This Is Us” fame and Dermot Mulroney lead a new thriller based on the novel by May Cobb – who will also serve as executive producer alongside Erwin Stoff (“The Serpent Queen”). Developed for Starz, it tells the story of Sophie O’Neil, who moves with her family from the East Coast to East Texas. It’s a big change and soon, she falls under the spell of charismatic socialite Margo Banks. What Sophie doesn’t expect, however, is that her life will soon take a much darker turn. Rebecca Cutter (“Hightown”) showruns, writers and exec-produces the show. The series is produced by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment. “Jesus Christ: Crown of Thorns,” (All3Media Intl.) It’s time for another take on “the greatest story ever told,” one that famously tempted even Martin Scorsese. The team at Nutopia reimagines the life of Jesus Christ, delivering a three-part premium factual series. Familiar tale now morphs into a “raw, authentic and gripping political thriller,” assures All3Media, revealing a world of “shifting allegiances and infighting, where a revolutionary dared to challenge the status quo.” Combining action and character-driven drama, it will see many complex characters, who are far from saintly. Instead, they see Jesus as a threat – or they will risk their lives to protect him. “The Law of the Sea,” (RTVE) Based on true events, José Dura, skipper of Spanish trawler, rescues 51 immigrants adrift in mid-Mediterranean. Arriving at Malta’s Valetta, his boat is barred entry, sparking a full-blown E.U. diplomatic crisis. “A calculated risk,” says RTVE’s José Pastor, “The Law of the Sea” shot 18 days at sea and cast movie actors, Luis Tosar and Blanca Portillo, reuniting after Icíar Bollaín’s “Maixabel.” “If you want a series to look like cinema, you have to cast film actors, he says. The risk paid off. Created by Enrique “Flipy” Pérez Vergara, at Studio 60, the mini-series, broadcast in its entirety on Sunday primetime, Jan. 21, hitting a 13.1% share, RTVE’s best fiction result in nearly a year. “The Listeners,” (Fremantle) Cover your ears: Starring Rebecca Hall, this “enigmatic, provocative and haunting” psychological thriller introduces Claire, tormented by a sound no-one else can hear – including her doctors. Soon, her life becomes unbearable. Increasingly isolated from her family, she forms a bond with one of her students and is drawn towards a strange community, led by a charismatic couple, who can also hear “The Hum.” And who believe it’s actually a gift, not a terrible curse. Produced by Element Pictures, it’s set to broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, exploring “the seduction of the wild and unknowable, the human search for the transcendent, the rise of conspiracy culture in the West, and the desire for community and connection in our increasingly polarized times.” “Murder in A Small Town,” (ITV) So you think you know everything about police procedurals? Think again. Produced by Future Shack Entertainment and Sepia Films, and set to be broadcast on Fox, this show promises to be “unexpected, surprising and compelling.” Making the most of its spectacular setting and showing off North America’s Pacific coastline, the series follows investigator Karl Alberg. Battered and bruised, he can’t wait to escape the exhausting big city life, but his new paradise is hiding a few secrets as well. Not to mention a few bodies, washing up on the shore. Adapted from L.R. Wright’s popular novels, it pairs up Rossif Sutherland (“Three Pines”) and Kristin Kreuk (“Smallville”). “A New Sunrise, “ (Atresmedia TV) Showcased at Málaga and bowing on Atresplayer, Atresmedia’s SVOD service, on March 10, another dramedic half-hour from Spain, here a second chance vision of addiction and an acerbic take on showbiz, as Carmen, a celeb-ette checks into cut-price public sector rehab to discover the roots of her addictions. Created and written by José Corbacho (“Tapas”), directed by Corbacho and Belen Macías (“Madres. Amor y vida”). “Rebirth,” (Globo) A market premiere for Globo’s biggest telenovela hit of the year, averaging 30 million (sic) viewers per episode, and indeed the mega-network’s most popular soap since “Pantanal,” deriving moreover from the same talents: Author Benedito Ruy Barbosa and adaptor-screenwriter Bruno Luperi, his grandson. Tapping into magic realism, José Ignacio makes a pact with a Jequitibá tree, and wins the love of Maria Santa, who dies giving birth to João Pedro, resented by his father for years to come. Directed by the in-demand Gustavo Fernández, who helms Globo’s other top swing at the LA Screenings, anthology series “Justice: Misconduct.” “Second Death,” (Movistar Plus+) Re-teaming José Manuel Lorenzo’s DLO Producciones and Agustín Martínez, screenwriter of RTVE’s “La Caza” franchise, also produced by DLO. If that had a metaphorical sense of place, so should “Second Death,” a crime thriller set in Cantabria’s spectacular sunk-in-the-past Pas Valley. In a cabin, a young cop, Sandra, stumbles on the body of Juliana Cobián, who was supposedly buried seven years before. Meanwhile, Sandrá’s father, Tello, once a high-respected police officer is experiencing a first death: Senile dementia. Directed by Alex Rodrigo (“Money Heist”) and Oscar Pedraza (“Patria”). “Sed de Venganza,” (Telemundo) Telemundo’s flagship series for the L.A. Screenings, the just-announced “Sed de Venganza” stars Danilo Carrera (“Relaciones Peligrosas”) and Isabella Castillo (“El Señor de los Cielos,” “Malverde: El Santo Patrón”) as it follows the life of Fernanda Ríos who suffers terrible abuse from childhood and is drawn into the dark world of machinating businessman Eugenio Beltrán. Falling for Francisco (Carrera), whose life she recklessly destroyed, the synopsis says, Fernanda must juggle her thirst for revenge and need for redemption. Written by Eric Vonn, known for pushing the envelope on telenovela black humor, violence and eroticism. “This Town,” (Banijay Rights) Fruit of a creative partnership deal between Kudos, a Banijay UK company and “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight in order to support Birmingham’s film-TV industry. Starring Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock and David Dawson, the story of a family and four young people drawn into Coventry and Birmingham’s exploding ska and two-tone music scene in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Billed by Banijay as both “a high-octane thriller and a family saga.” From Kudos and Nebulastar, and co-produced with Mercury Studios, in association with Kudos North, Stigma Films, and Nick Angel for the BBC. “Those About to Die,” (AGC TV) Budgeted at a reported first season $165 million, quite possibly the biggest independently financed show ever, co-directed moreover by he king of scale, Roland Emmerich. A bloody sword-and-sandal epic, it stars Anthony Hopkins as Rman Emperor Vaspasian intent on entertaining the mob via gladiatorial combat. The 10-episode series is backed by a heavyweight combination of Centropolis Entertainment, Hollywood Gang Productions, Street Entertainment, High End Productions, Constantin and AGC Television, which will present at the LA Screenings in the run-up to a July 18 bow on Peacock. Read More About: La Screenings, Rebecca Hall, Steven Knight, Tom Hanks A24 unveiled the official trailer for Janet Planet, the coming-of-age film starring Julianne Nicholson, Zoe Ziegler, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, and Sophie Okonedo. The film is described as an “honest, endearing and occasionally “owie” portrait of how an 11-year-old girl’s clingy relationship to her single mom evolves over the course of the summer between fifth and sixth grades.” Release Date Directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker, Janet Planet world premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival, then screened at the New York Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section; and will be released in theaters on June 21, 2024. Synopsis In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker captures a child’s experience of time passing, and the ineffability of a daughter falling out of love with her mother, in this singularly sublime film debut. “I don’t want to universalize it but there’s a very deep sensual love children have for mothers at an early age. I was interested in capturing the period, when that begins to change, and possibly rupture, as it inevitably does,” says Baker. “I did not want to be overly nostalgic. I wanted to convey the feeling I remember ’91 having, of things being very detailed and specific when you’re a kid. Time moves very quickly or glacially — I wanted to convey some of that elliptic quality time can have.” Review Guardian review gave the film a ‘delicate’ 4 out of 5 stars, writing, “Childhood boredom, loneliness, homesickness, the arduously languid days of summer – these are the opening notes of Baker’s nostalgic, suffusive film, which chooses the formative ordinary over dramatic convention at every turn.” BFI Sight and Sound review called the film ‘warm and understated’ saying, “Debut screenwriter-director Annie Baker’s Janet Planet is a careful, mostly quiet late-summer tale that’s rich in character and nuance, set in 1991. There’s no notable action, beyond the occasionally stormy everyday woes of single mum Janet (Julianne Nicholson) and her 11-year-old daughter Lacy (an auspicious first screen appearance from Zoe Ziegler), so the film bears an unmistakable ring of truth.” Official Trailer Watch the official trailer for Janet Planet A feast for the eyeballs! That’s what the UK’s new TV drama (British shows returning for another series this year are here) output looks like for 2024 – a year of thrills, chills and laughs, from supernatural escapism to immersive historical dramas, true stories brought to life, and plenty to feed Britain’s crime mystery obsession. Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more. There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George, or Tudor-set murder mystery Shardlake. Or escape reality entirely with Neil Gaiman’s folklore fantasy Anansi Boys, zombie comedy Generation Z, Michael Sheen-directed dystopian drama The Way, or watch Jeff Goldblum making an appearance as Zeus in modern mythology drama KAOS. And all that’s only scratching the surface of this year’s British TV drama delights. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW Bookmark this list to revisit throughout the year, as we’ll be updating it with new British shows and release dates as they’re announced. JANUARY Fool Me Once The latest Harlan Coben adaptation for Netflix, which relocates the action from the US to the north-west of England. Michelle Keegan (Our Girl) plays a woman coming to terms with the brutal murder of her husband (Richard Armitage, The Stranger) only to get the shock of her life when she spots him seemingly alive and well on her daughter’s nanny cam. Sweet Tooth‘s Adeel Akhtar plays the lead detective on Joe’s murder (with secrets of his own, of course) and national treasure Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) plays Joe’s protective mother. Filming took place in Manchester and the series is on Netflix now. If you’ve binged the lot and still have questions, we pick apart the ending here (spoilers!). Mr Bates Vs the Post Office This true crime drama depicts one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history: the hundreds of postal workers who were wrongly accused of theft due to a faulty IT system, some of whom were even imprisoned, and the ten-year battle for exoneration. Mr Bates Vs The Post Office has an impressive cast including Toby Jones (The Long Shadow), Julie Hesmondhalgh (The Pact) and Will Mellor (No Offence). It aired in the first week of January 2024. Truelove This six-part Channel 4 drama has a heap of veteran screen talent, including Clarke Peters, Peter Egan, Sue Johnston and Phil Davis. Truelove initially cast Julie Walters in the lead, but due to a back injury she had to withdraw from production, and was being replaced by Lindsay Duncan (Doctor Who). The series is about a group of friends in the sixties and seventies who reunite at a wake and make a drunken pact to help each other die with dignity. Things go, as one might expect in a darkly comic thriller, awry. It’s written by Humans screenwriter Iain Weatherby and co-created by The End of the F***ing World‘s Charlie Covell, and aired on Channel 4 in January 2024. Criminal Record Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi unites with Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife) in this Apple TV+ crime thriller about a weathered DI and a rookie DS who are forced to team up on a cold case after receiving a mysterious anonymous phone call. Criminal Record also stars BAFTA-winning Cathy Tyson (Help) as a mother trying to clear the name of her son (Tom Moutchi, Famalam) plus Aysha Kala (The Undeclared War) and Holby City’s Chizzy Akudolu. This eight-part series streamed on Apple TV in January and February. Joan ITV drama Joan The fascinating true-life story of notorious jewel thief Joan Hannington is the inspiration for this new six-part ITV drama, with Game of Thrones‘ Sophie Turner in the lead role, depicting Hannington’s exhilarating but emotional journey from escaping a violent marriage with her daughter to becoming a criminal mastermind nicknamed “the Godmother”. The cast also includes Frank Dillane (The Essex Serpent) as antiques dealer Boisie, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (Top Boy) as one of Boisie’s old acquaintances, and J Curtis (Harlots) as Joan’s sister Nancy. The series arrived on ITVX on January 24. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW Domino Day This BBC Three drama is a supernatural thriller with a twist – a witch story blended with a take on today’s dating scene. It stars Bafta-nominated Siena Kelly (Adult Material) as Domino, a young woman using all the dating apps, but she isn’t swiping to find her soulmate – she’s a powerful young witch hunting for people on whose energy she can feed. Domino is also searching for a community to help her find out who she is, but there’s a powerful coven of witches tracking her every move, convinced that Domino’s powers need to be stopped before they destroy everything around her. The series also stars Alisha Bailey (Call The Midwife), Molly Harris (Industry) and Babirye Bukilwa (We Hunt Together) and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Read our review here. Join our mailing list Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! Your email address Subscribe FEBRUARY One Day David Nicholls’ bestselling romance novel was adapted into a 2011 feature film starring Anne Hathaway that, it’s fair to say, failed to set the world alight. This Netflix series is a much better bet. The lead cast includes This is Going to Hurt‘s Ambika Mod and White Lotus‘ Leo Woodall as Emma and Dexter, two young people who hook up at university on St Swithin’s day and whose lives we follow in elliptical chunks every July 15th since. Prepare to get attached. Streaming now on Netflix. Breathtaking Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio is the producer behind this thought-provoking Covid-19 drama, based on the real-life experiences of front-line doctor and bestselling author Rachel Clarke, who co-wrote the series. Golden Globe winner Joanne Froggatt (Liar) stars as a hospital consultant caught in the eye of the storm in the early days of the pandemic. The three-part series was filmed in Northern Ireland earlier in 2023 and aired in February on ITV. Read our review here. The Way Good Omen‘s Michael Sheen has once again worked with Quiz writer James Graham, this time on a bold new BBC drama imagining a civil uprising which starts in a small Welsh industrial town. It centres on the Driscoll family, who are forced to flee their home in the unrest, and try to start their lives afresh while battling with the ghosts of the past. It’s got an impressive cast of names: as well as directing, Sheen cameos as one of the Driscoll family, alongside Steffan Rhodri (Gavin & Stacey), Mali Harries (Hinterland), Sophie Melville (The Pact) and It’s a Sin‘s Callum Scott Howells. Read our review here. MARCH Mary And George This historical psychodrama is based on the unbelievable true story of Mary Villiers, who moulded her beautiful and charismatic son George to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover, making them one of the most powerful families in the English court. The excellent cast stars the Oscar-winning Julianne Moore (Still Alice) alongside Cinderella’s Nicholas Galitzine and Mayflies’ Tony Curran, plus Unforgotten‘s Nicola Walker and Malpractice‘s Niamh Algar. Filming took place in 2023 and Mary & George premiered on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK on March 5. The Marlow Murder Club Death in Paradise creator Robert Thorogood has adapted his own cosy crime novel, The Marlow Murder Club, into a mystery series for the Drama channel and UKTV Play. The series stars Downton Abbey‘s Samantha Bond as Judith Potts, a retired archaeologist whose quiet life in the idyllic town of Marlow, writing crosswords for the local newspaper, is shattered when she hears gunshots in a neighbouring garden and fears a murder has taken place. When the police are doubtful about her story, she teams up with a local dogwalker, Suzie (Doctor Who‘s Jo Martin) and the vicar’s wife, Becks (Cara Horgan, The Sandman) to start an investigation of her own. The Marlow Murder Club aired on Drama and UKTV Play in March, and will arrive on PBS Masterpiece in the US later in the year. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW The Gentlemen This Netflix series is a follow-up (but not strictly a sequel) to Guy Ritchie’s 2019 film of the same name, which saw Matthew McConaughey play American gangster Michael Pearson, who was trying to sell off his highly sought-after marijuana empire. This subsequent series stars Theo James (Divergent) as ex-soldier Eddir Horniman, who inherits his posh father’s sprawling estate only to find he’s sitting atop Pearson’s infamous weed farm. This makes him a target for some very nasty characters indeed, and he has to play Britain’s criminal masterminds at their own dangerous games. Also starring Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner), Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie) and Vinnie Jones, The Gentlemen is available to stream now on Netflix. Love Rat This four-part psychological thriller starring Sally Lindsay (The Madame Blanc Mysteries) and Neil Morrissey (The Good Karma Hospital) is about a recently divorced woman having a holiday romance when she realises that her paramour is a scam artist. Enter: the ex husband (Morrissey) to team up with her and try to get the stolen money back. Filming took place in Cyprus, and the miniseries aired on Channel 5 in March. Coma Jason Watkins (Line of Duty) starred in a new four-part thriller for Channel 5 about a man pushed to breaking point when his family is terrorised by a group of teenage boys. Alongside Watkins as Simon, Outnumbered star Claire Skinner played Simon’s wife, and newcomer Joe Barber played Jordan, the ringleader of the teens. Desperate to protect his young daughter, Simon will eventually make a split-second decision that changes everything, sending his life spiralling out of control. The series aired on Channel 5 on consecutive nights in March. Passenger BAFTA-winning Wunmi Mosaku (Damilola, Our Loved Boy) stars in Passenger, a darkly comic thriller for ITV that is also a debut screenwriting job for Better‘s Andrew Buchan. Set in the small northern village of Chadder Vale, the six-part drama will see Former Met Police Detective Riya Ajunwa (Mosaku) begin to investigate a series of horrific crimes in the village, while trying to convince the villagers that all is not as it seems, as she finds herself drawn into a universe unlike anything she has ever seen. Other cast include The Bay‘s Daniel Ryan, Hubert Hanowicz (This Is Going To Hurt) and Gentleman Jack‘s Natalie Gavin. Passenger premiered on ITVX on Sunday March 24 and all eps are available to stream on ITVX. The series will also be available internationally on BritBox. Big Mood Derry Girls‘ Nicola Coughlan and It’s a Sin‘s Lydia West star in new Channel 4 comedy-drama Big Mood, about two women navigating their friendship now their twenties are behind them, facing career hardships and mental health struggles. The six-episode series also features Sally Phillips (Taskmaster), Niamh Cusack (The Virtues) and Eamon Farren (The Witcher) and it began airing on Thursday March 28 on Channel 4, and in Australia on Stan the day after. Renegade Nell Happy Valley writer Sally Wainwright created this historical adventure series set in 1705, about a gutsy young girl called Nell (Louisa Harland, Derry Girls) who finds herself framed for murder and on the run with her sisters, transforming into a notorious highway robber to survive. Then she meets a plucky young folkloric spirit called Billy Blind, (Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso) and discovers fate has brought her on the run to defeat a magical plot against the Queen. The cast also includes Adrian Lester (Trigger Point) as the scheming Earl of Poynton trying to bring Nell down, and Frank Dillane (The Essex Serpent) as Nell’s charming but dangerous friend and adversary Charles Devereux. Renegade Nell arrived on Disney+ on March 29. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW This Town The man never stops! Not only has Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight got a second series of SAS: Rogue Heroes and a Peaky feature film on the way, he’s also behind an original six-part drama on the world of ska and two-tone music in the 1970s and 1980s. Set in Coventry and Birmingham, This Town stars Nicholas Pinnock (Marcella), Michelle Dockery and David Dawson, and features original songs written by poet and musician Kae Tempest with producer Dan Carey. The series arrived on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday March 31 at 9 p.m. APRIL Ripley This eight-episode psychological thriller is a new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s famously slippery master forger and conman character Tom Ripley, previously played by multiple actors including Matt Damon in Anthony Minghella’s feature film adaptation The Talented Mr Ripley. This time, Ripley is played by Sherlock and Fleabag‘s Andrew Scott, alongside Lovesick’s Johnny Flynn, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Dakota Fanning. This one’s been eagerly anticipated for a while now – it was originally set for Sky Atlantic in the UK and Showtime in the US, and filming took place in Italy in 2021, but Ripley finally arrived on Netflix on April 4. Read our review here. SCOOP One-off docudrama Scoop tells the story behind Emily Maitlis’ Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew (as will A Very Royal Scandal, coming to Prime Video and actually produced by Maitlis). Gillian Anderson stars as Maitlis, with Rufus Sewell as the royal prince, and Billie Piper as Sam McAlister, the Newsnight booker on whose memoir the film is based. Read our review here. The Cuckoo Four-part thriller The Cuckoo follows Sian (Jill Halfpenny, The Long Shadow), a new lodger for married couple Nick and Jessica (Crossfire‘s Lee Ingleby and The Bay‘s Claire Goose) after they fall on hard times, but they soon realise that Sian is there to cause dark, twisted trouble. Filming began in October 2023 in Ireland and the series aired on consecutive nights on Channel 5 from Monday April 8 to Thursday April 11. Baby Reindeer Richard Gadd adapted his hit 2019 one-man stage show about his female stalker into an eight-part Netflix series that’s caused a real storm concerning compliance and dramatized depictions of real people since its April release. Baby Reindeer tells the compelling true story of the bizarre relationship Gadd developed with his stalker, and the effect it has on him as it forces him to confront a deep, long-buried trauma within himself. Gadd plays himself, with Jessica Gunning (What Remains) playing his stalker Martha. The series arrived on Netflix on April 11 and has stayed at the top of the streamer’s chart ever since. Red Eye Described as a “high-octane thriller”, ITV’s new six-part drama Red Eye is an adrenaline-fuelled ride split between an all-night plane flight from London to Beijing and the corridors of power. It stars Jing Lusi (Crazy Rich Asians), Richard Armitage (Obsession) and Lesley Sharp (Before We Die) and is produced by Bad Wolf. We rate it as a twist-filled thriller that lands smoothly after a bumpy take-off – read our review here. It started on ITV1 on Sunday April 21 and all episodes are available to stream now on ITVX. LATEST TV REVIEWS Demon Slayer Season 4 Episode 3 Review: Fully Recovered Tanjiro Joins the Hashira Training!! By Daniel Kurland Doctor Who Series 14 Episode 4 Review: 73 Yards By Stefan Mohamed Star Trek Discovery Season 5 Episode 9 Review: The Finale May Be in Trouble By Lacy Baugher AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW The Red King Anjli Mohindra in The Red King A twisty police investigation combines with chilling folk horror in this new six-part mystery thriller for Alibi, written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse. When a successful police officer, Grace Narayan (Anjli Mohindra, The Lazarus Project) is forced into a ‘punishment posting’ on the antiquated island of St. Jory, she begins investigating a cold case about a missing teenage boy. Her investigation leads her to discover extraordinary local characters and the island’s eerie past devotion to a pagan God called the Red King. The series has an impressive cast, including Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Jill Halfpenny (EastEnders) and Marc Warren (Van Der Valk). The series began airing on April 24 on Alibi. MAY Shardlake Based on CJ Sansom’s Tudor mystery novel series of the same name, Shardlake is an eerie whodunnit set during the dissolution of the monasteries. When a commissioner is murdered while gathering evidence to close a monastery, Cromwell (Sean Bean, Marriage) orders the sheltered lawyer Shardlake (Arthur Hughes, Help) to find the killer, and makes it clear failure is not an option. He also sends along the cocky young Jack Barak (Anthony Boyle, Derry Girls) to help, although Shardlake can’t tell if he’s an assistant or a spy. And as soon as they arrive at the remote monastery, it’s clear the monks will stop at nothing to preserve their order. The series arrives on Disney+ on May 1 and is well worth a binge-watch. Read our review here. The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris’ bestselling novel, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, is being adapted into a new TV series for Sky (UK) and Peacock (US). It tells the hard-hitting real-life story of Lale Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz in the Second World War, who is tasked with tattooing his fellow prisoners’ arms with their ID numbers, and falls in love with one of the women he tattoos. It stars both Oscar-nominated Harvey Keitel (The Irishman) and World on Fire‘s Jonah Hauer-King as Lale, and Baptiste‘s Anna Próchniak as Gita. Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets) will play the novel’s author Heather Morris. The series started airing on Sky Atlantic in the UK on May 2. The Gathering Coming to Channel 4 from Tuesday May 14 is this six-part whodunnit from writer-director Helen Walsh about a violent assault on a teenage girl at a rave in Merseyside, and the cast of characters who might have carried out the attack. It stars newcomers Eva Morgan and Sadie Soverall as teenagers Kelly and Jessica, alongside Vinette Robinson (The Lazarus Project) as Jessica’s mother Natalie and Warren Brown (The Responder) as Kelly’s dad. It’s described as taking in themes of class, teenage life, social media and parenting, all wrapped in a thrilling drama. Rebus After almost 15 years off-screen, it was announced in 2023 that Ian Rankin’s Scottish detective is back for a six-part TV series. Originally planned for new streamer Viaplay and now coming to the BBC, the series will see Richard Rankin (Trust Me) as Rebus in his thirties, recently divorced and demoted from Inspector to Detective Sergeant following a tricky case. The new take on the character – previously played on the small screen by John Hannah and Ken Stott – deals with personal and professional challenges against a backdrop of contemporary Edinburgh. It arrived on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer on Friday May 17, before a BBC One airing the next day. Insomnia Line of Duty star Vicky McClure (Trigger Point) stars in new Paramount+ drama Insomnia, based on the novel by Sarah Pinborough, about a woman called Emma whose dream life begins unravelling when she develops insomnia just before her 40th birthday. The cast also includes Corinna Marlowe (Hysteria) who plays Emma’s mother, who had a breakdown at a similar age and has always predicted Emma will have the same fate, and Tom Cullen (The Gold) as Emma’s husband Robert. Dominic Tighe (Suspicion) and Lyndsey Marshal (Inside Man) also star as Emma’s close friends. It’s due to arrive on Paramount+ UK on May 23. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW Eric This tense, twisty and weird thriller about a missing boy in 1980s Manhattan will arrive on Netflix courtesy of The Split screenwriter Abi Morgan. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured in Doctor Strange above) as the missing boy’s father, a puppeteer on a children’s TV show who finds solace in his friendship with the titular Eric, a monster who lives under his son’s bed. Eric also stars Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent) and McKinley Belcher III (Ozark) and will arrive on Netflix on May 30. JUNE Supacell This Black, British superhero fantasy series is coming to Netflix courtesy of rapper and director Rapman, and boasts a strong cast. Doctor Who‘s Tosin Cole is in the lead as Michael, who has to bring together a group of fellow South Londoners who’ve all mysteriously developed superpowers, in order to save the woman he loves. Appearing alongside Cole are Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Josh Tedeku and The Responder‘s breakout star Adelayo Adedayo. Supacell arrives on Netflix on an unspecified date in June 2024. JULY A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder Red Rose screenwriter Poppy Hogan has adapted Holly Jackson’s bestselling novel into a six-part drama for the BBC. The teen thriller tells the story of Pippa Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers, Wednesday), a smart and slightly square heroine on a mission to uncover the killer of schoolgirl Andie Bell. Everyone believes Andie was killed by her boyfriend Sal Singh, but Pip believes the real killer is still out there, so she teams up with Sal’s younger brother Ravi (newcomer Zain Iqbal) to investigate. Anna Maxwell Martin (Line of Duty), and Gary Beadle (Rye Lane) will play Pip’s parents, and Ghosts‘ Mathew Baynton also stars. It’s due to arrive on an unspecified date in July 2024. DATES TBC: Adolescence (w/t) Any drama involving writer Jack Thorne (Best Interests, Help, His Dark Materials, The Fades) and the creators of Boiling Point is worth keeping an eye on, so keep your eyes on this new British Netflix commission. Created by Boiling Point‘s Stephen Graham and Philip Barantini, with Jack Thorne, it’s being billed as an ambitious crime drama filmed in real-time and in one continuous shot. That’s all we’ve been told about it so far, but that creative team is sure to draw a strong cast. A Matter Of Blood Fans of bestselling novelist Sarah Pinborough will be pleased to learn that – as well as an adaptation of her novel Insomnia (see below) – we’re also getting a TV incarnation of her Dog Faced Gods trilogy, a genre-bending supernatural crime series starting with A Matter of Blood. This six-part series from the team behind Death in Paradise is set in a dystopian near-future version of London, where Detective Inspector Cass Jones is on the hunt for the sinister, taunting serial killer known only as the Man of Flies. Further details are yet to be announced – watch this space. A Very Royal Scandal So good, they made it twice? Following on from Netflix’s Scoop starring Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell (see above), is a second retelling of the painful Newsnight interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew about his alleged sexual misconduct. Prime Video is also dramatising the infamous scandal, with Ruth Wilson (The Woman In The Wall) playing Maitlis and Good Omens’ Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew. Maitlis is serving as Executive Producer on the three-part series. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW Anansi Boys Anansi Boys poster cropped Hot on the heels of Good Omens came the news that Prime Video would also be bringing another of Neil Gaiman’s novels, Anansi Boys to the screen. Filming wrapped in Scotland back in May 2022, but this story’s folkloric fantasy elements and twin-leads-played-by-the-same-character conceit mean post-production is intense. A modern-set story incorporating characters from West African myth, it’s the tale of Charlie Nancy and his brother Spider, both played by Malachi Kirby, and the aftermath of their deity father Anansi’s death. Think spectacle, story and surprises when this series arrives in 2024. Black Doves Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire lead the impressive cast of this new Netflix thriller from The Lazarus Project‘s creator Joe Barton. Set in London at Christmas, Black Doves centres on Helen (Knightley), a politician’s wife who begins a passionate affair that endangers her secret identity as a spy for shadowy organisation The Black Doves. When Helen’s lover Jason is assassinated, her bosses send old friend Sam (Whishaw) to protect Helen and work with her to find the killer – but he has a murky past of his own, and it’s about to catch up with him. Black Doves began filming in October 2023. Bookish A new period-set crime drama written by and starring Olivier-winner Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, A Ghost Story for Christmas) is coming to Alibi. Bookish is a six-part (two episodes per story) mystery series starring Gatiss as Gabriel Book, the owner of an antiquarian bookshop who helps the police to solve unusual crimes. Joining Gatiss in the cast are Polly Walker, Blake Harrison, Rosie Cavaliero, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Ella Bruccoleri and more. Filming began in April 2024 so don’t expect to see this one on screens just yet. Civil Blood The producers of Peaky Blinders, and The End of the F***ing World director Jonathan Entwistle are collaborating on a new historical drama which Entwistle describes as “history, heart, family and war – all wrapped up in a punk attitude.” Set in 17th century England, Civil Blood is a coming-of-age tale following the adventures of a young woman growing up in a time of war. No further details about casting or filming have been announced yet – we’ll update when we know more. Code of Silence EastEnders star and Strictly champion Rose Ayling-Ellis will star in this suspenseful ITV crime drama about a deaf catering worker, Alison, who is recruited by the police to lip read conversations between dangerous criminals, and quickly becomes key to unlocking the perilous investigation. Things become more complicated when Alison becomes attracted to one of the main suspects, Liam. Filming is set to begin soon. Coming Undone Coming Undone book cover cropped Billie Piper (I Hate Suzie) is set to play the lead role in this forthcoming adaptation of writer Terri White’s powerful memoir. White, a journalist and broadcaster and former editor of Empire Magazine, is adapting her own autobiography, which examines how early childhood trauma and abuse resurfaced in adulthood. His Dark Materials producers Bad Wolf are behind this one. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW Cordelia Gray Bestselling novelist PD James’ Cordelia Gray books – An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Skull Beneath the Skin – have been picked up by the production company behind Peaky Blinders. The popular detective stories were originally released in the seventies and eighties, but screenwriter Eve Hedderwick Turner (Anne Boleyn) is transporting the stories into a modern day setting. Further details will be announced during the year. Curfew A gender-based crime thriller set in a society where men are bound by a strict nightly curfew under “The Women’s Safety Act” is coming to streamer Paramount+. Starring Sarah Parish (Stay Close), Mandip Gill (Doctor Who) and Mitchell Robinson (Mayflies), this six-part original drama is the story of a woman murdered during curfew hours, perhaps as a provocation to the new rules keeping men inside between the hours of 7pm and 7am. Fresh talent Lydia Yeoman is the head writer and filming began in February 2024. Dear England Like Quiz before it, James Graham’s stage play Dear England is being adapted for television, and this time it’s taking lead actor Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) with it. Fiennes reprises his role as England football manager Gareth Southgate as he remoulds the national team in this fictionalised look at a country struggling to square its self-image with a fast-changing world. Dear England is coming to BBC One. Department Q Matthew Goode fans rejoice, because the A Discovery of Witches star is back in a new Netflix crime thriller. Adapted from the novels by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen, Department Q is the story of DCI Carl Morck (Goode), an Edinburgh detective working a cold case while processing his guilt over a violent past attack. Goode is joined by some of Scotland’s finest, including Kelly Macdonald, Chloe Pirrie, Shirley Henderson, Kate Dickie and Guilt‘s Jamie Sives and Mark Bonnar. Dope Girls Dope Girls set A forgotten but fascinating time in history will be the focus for Dope Girls, telling the story of the female gangs running Soho’s clubs, drugs and moonshine after the losses of World War One. This Bad World production stars Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) as Kate, a nightclub owner trying to provide for her daughter, and Eliza Scanlen (Little Women) as fresh Met Police offer Violet who leads an undercover investigation into this thrilling, audacious criminal world. Filming is currently underway. Down Cemetery Road Fans of Slow Horses, adapted from the acerbic spy thriller novel series by Mick Herron, will want to look out for Down Cemetery Road, also adapted from a Herron thriller and coming to Apple TV+. This one’s not about spooks, but an Oxford-based private eye (played by Emma Thompson) engaged by a woman (played by Ruth Wilson) who’s obsessed with the whereabouts of a missing child after an explosion. Funny Woman and Slow Horses writer and producer Morwenna Banks is running this one, which looks promising in the extreme. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW Fear This one isn’t arriving until 2025 but as an early heads-up, Fear is a three-part psychological thriller starring Line of Duty‘s Martin Compston, Vigil‘s Anjli Mohindra, and Game of Thrones‘ Daniel Portman. It’s about a family of four who relocate from London to Glasgow, where they’re subjected to a campaign of harassment by a neighbour that gets seriously out of hand and leads to every parent’s worst nightmare. Coming to Prime Video, Fear began filming in Glasgow in March 2024. Film Club Sex Education‘s Aimee Lou Wood and SAS Rogue Heroes‘ Ralph Davis have written this six-part comedy-drama for the BBC. It’s about Evie and Tom, two friends who share an elaborately themed weekly film club, and a ticking clock that means Evie only has six more club nights, and six more films, to tell Tom how she feels about him. More details to come. Generation Z There’s an impressive cast behind Channel 4’s new comedy horror series, which will see a sleepy town suddenly become an apocalyptic dystopia when a chemical leak from an army convoy outside a care home causes its residents to become bloodthirsty zombies. Among the town’s elder residents is Sue Johnston (The Royle Family), Robert Lindsay (My Family) and Eastenders legend (and recent Doctor Who recruit) Anita Dobson, plus Johnny Vegas (Benidorm) and Paul Benthall (The World’s End). Starring among the teens who are left to fight the zombies are Jay Lycurgo (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself), Buket Komur (Our House) Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy), and Viola Prettejohn (The Nevers) who will star as Charlie, Kelly, Steff and Finn respectively. The series is filming in Wales and will arrive on Channel 4 soon. Grenfell Six years after the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that claimed 72 lives, the BBC confirmed their plans to air a three-part factual drama drawing on extensive research, telling the story of the events leading up to, during and after the devastating tragedy. It’s being written and directed by BAFTA-winning Peter Kosminsky (Wolf Hall, which is also returning in 2024) and will cover the story from multiple perspectives, including victims, survivors, the firefighters on duty that night and the wider community. Following some controversy over the announcement last year, casting and filming details have not been confirmed, but we’ll update when we hear more. Grown-Ups It’s about time somebody did a proper job and brought Marian Keyes’ work to the screen. The Irish novelist’s weighty Grown-Ups is an excellent tale about an extended family whose lies, secrets and rivalries tumble out in the aftermath of an impromptu truth-telling session caused by a concussion. The book is warm, funny and wise, and now the makers of Heartstopper are adapting it for Netflix. Done well, this could be huge. House of Guinness Steven Knight never stops! The Peaky Blinders creator (fresh from The Veil, This Town, new SAS: Rogue Heroes and the in-development Peaky Blinders feature film) is behind a new Netflix family saga following the real-life historical Guinness family. When patriarch and brewing empire-founder Benjamin Guinness dies, his four adult children vie over the company’s future. We may as well start calling it the Irish Succession now. AD AD – CONTENT CONTINUES BELOW How to Get to Heaven From Belfast Here’s one we’ve been waiting for – the brilliant Lisa McGee’s follow-up to Derry Girls has been announced and it’s a comedy thriller called How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, coming to Channel 4. It’s the story of three women in their late thirties, who’ve been friends since their schooldays, and who reunite to attend a friend’s wake, which leads them into a dark and twisted mystery. “Not so much a ‘whodunit’,” says the press release, “as a ‘what the hell happened'”. Cast and release schedule is all still to be confirmed, but sign us up! KAOS The eight-part genre-straddling fantasy series series puts a modern twist on Greek and Roman mythology, and comes from The End of the F***ing World‘s Charlie Covell. Starring Jeff Goldblum as an all-powerful but insecure Zeus, KAOS will see six human strangers on Earth discover they’re part of an ancient prophecy, and it’s up to them to save the world from the apocalypse. After first being announced in 2021, the series is coming soon to Netflix. Kidnapped Nadia Parkes as Chloe Ayling in Kidnapped This true-crime drama will tell the real-life story of Chloe Ayling, a British model who was abducted in Italy in 2017, but then found herself in the centre of a media storm after being accused of faking her kidnapping. Killing Eve‘s Georgia Lester has written the six-part series u