Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Champ Marshawn Lynch (Bottoms), Mustafa Shakir, Cam Gigandet, André Eriksen, and Lio Tipton are boarding 87North and Universal’s original action movie With Love.
They join previously cast Oscar winner winners Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose, as well as Daniel Wu in the pic set for release on Feb. 7, 2025. For Quan, it’s his first major leading man role post Everything, Everywhere All at Once.
The movie hails from vet stunt and fight coordinator Jonathan Eusebio who is making his feature directorial debut. Eusebio’s credits include Black Panther, The Avengers, the John Wick films, The Matrix Resurrections, Violent Night, Deadpool 2, The Fate of the Furious, Doctor Strange, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Wolverine, The Bourne Legacy and 87North’s upcoming summer kickoff title,...
They join previously cast Oscar winner winners Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose, as well as Daniel Wu in the pic set for release on Feb. 7, 2025. For Quan, it’s his first major leading man role post Everything, Everywhere All at Once.
The movie hails from vet stunt and fight coordinator Jonathan Eusebio who is making his feature directorial debut. Eusebio’s credits include Black Panther, The Avengers, the John Wick films, The Matrix Resurrections, Violent Night, Deadpool 2, The Fate of the Furious, Doctor Strange, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Wolverine, The Bourne Legacy and 87North’s upcoming summer kickoff title,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Cam Gigandet, André Eriksen and Lio Tipton will join Ke Huy Quan in With Love for Universal Pictures.
Ariana DeBose and Daniel Wu also star in the action film from 87North, the stunt-centric banner behind Nobody, Violent Night and the upcoming feature The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
Lynch most recently appeared in Bottoms and will next be seen in Amazon MGM’s The Pickup. Shakir is best known for his roles in The Deuce, Luke Cage, Cowboy Bebop and Emancipation.
Gigandet’s movie credits include Universal’s Violent Night for Universal and Amazon’s Without Remorse. Eriksen’s latest credit is also Violent Night, directed by Tommy Wirkola. Tipton starred opposite Jake Lacy and Colin Hanks in the Peacock limited series A Friend of the Family.
Veteran stunt coordinator and fight coordinator Jonathan Eusebio makes his directorial debut with the action movie.
Ariana DeBose and Daniel Wu also star in the action film from 87North, the stunt-centric banner behind Nobody, Violent Night and the upcoming feature The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
Lynch most recently appeared in Bottoms and will next be seen in Amazon MGM’s The Pickup. Shakir is best known for his roles in The Deuce, Luke Cage, Cowboy Bebop and Emancipation.
Gigandet’s movie credits include Universal’s Violent Night for Universal and Amazon’s Without Remorse. Eriksen’s latest credit is also Violent Night, directed by Tommy Wirkola. Tipton starred opposite Jake Lacy and Colin Hanks in the Peacock limited series A Friend of the Family.
Veteran stunt coordinator and fight coordinator Jonathan Eusebio makes his directorial debut with the action movie.
- 4/19/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Christmas has come and gone, but it’s never too late to watch one of the most entertaining movies to be released in recent months: director Tommy Wirkola’s R-rated holiday thriller Violent Night (read our 8/10 review at This Link)! You can rent or purchase Violent Night right now on Amazon – but ComingSoon reports that as of this Friday, January 20th, you’ll also be able to watch the movie on the Peacock streaming service.
If you’d rather own a copy of the movie, it’s coming to Blu-ray and DVD on January 24th. Copies can be pre-ordered Here.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night shows what happens when a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds,...
If you’d rather own a copy of the movie, it’s coming to Blu-ray and DVD on January 24th. Copies can be pre-ordered Here.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night shows what happens when a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Violent Night is a season comedy action movie that features a rather burnt out and disenchanted Santa Claus, who has to dig deep to muster a fight for what is right.
The film is directed by Tommy Wirkola, and stars David Harbour (Santa), Beverly D’Angelo and the great John Leguizamo. The original and funny screenplay is written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller.
A comedy that at times is completely absurd, amusing and funny, at others very violent, and even so, manages to convey the Christmas spirit and ambiance. We have not felt so much Christmas fervor since Bad Santa.
Premise
It is Christmas Eve at the Lightstone household. The highly guarded estate is safer than a fort, so that the extraordinarily wealthy family can spend quality time celebrating the season festivities – sibling rivalry and all. However sophisticated the security measures are, it does not deter a group of dangerous...
The film is directed by Tommy Wirkola, and stars David Harbour (Santa), Beverly D’Angelo and the great John Leguizamo. The original and funny screenplay is written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller.
A comedy that at times is completely absurd, amusing and funny, at others very violent, and even so, manages to convey the Christmas spirit and ambiance. We have not felt so much Christmas fervor since Bad Santa.
Premise
It is Christmas Eve at the Lightstone household. The highly guarded estate is safer than a fort, so that the extraordinarily wealthy family can spend quality time celebrating the season festivities – sibling rivalry and all. However sophisticated the security measures are, it does not deter a group of dangerous...
- 12/21/2022
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Only two and half weeks have gone by since the theatrical release of director Tommy Wirkola’s R-rated holiday thriller Violent Night, which has been described as a perfect combination of gore and Christmas spirit (you can read our 8/10 review at This Link) – but as a special gift for the holidays, Universal has already gone ahead and given the film a digital release! You can rent or purchase Violent Night right now on Amazon.
Violent Night has made over 55 million at the global box office.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night shows what happens when a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Violent Night...
Violent Night has made over 55 million at the global box office.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night shows what happens when a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Violent Night...
- 12/20/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Before donning the red suit, David Harbour was hesitant to play the not-so-jolly Santa Claus in “Violent Night.”
“My initial thoughts were like, ‘What the hell is this? I don’t know what you guys are talking about,'” Harbour told Variety at the red carpet premiere of “Violent Night” on Tuesday. “It was pitched to me as an action-comedy Christmas movie with Santa Claus at the center — who had a very different past and 10,000 years ago was a very different man — and that he has acquired a certain set of skills that he must use to fight bad guys in the future. I thought, ‘Wow, this is… I don’t know about this.'”
However, after meeting with director Tommy Wirkola and producers at 87North, Harbour “started to get excited” about the concept.
“There was something so special about the attempt that I thought, ‘Wow, if we can hit...
“My initial thoughts were like, ‘What the hell is this? I don’t know what you guys are talking about,'” Harbour told Variety at the red carpet premiere of “Violent Night” on Tuesday. “It was pitched to me as an action-comedy Christmas movie with Santa Claus at the center — who had a very different past and 10,000 years ago was a very different man — and that he has acquired a certain set of skills that he must use to fight bad guys in the future. I thought, ‘Wow, this is… I don’t know about this.'”
However, after meeting with director Tommy Wirkola and producers at 87North, Harbour “started to get excited” about the concept.
“There was something so special about the attempt that I thought, ‘Wow, if we can hit...
- 12/1/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow) is back with the bloody new movie Violent Night, starring David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) as an ass-kicking Santa Claus. The film kicks off the holiday season in theaters on December 2, 2022.
While you wait, check out the full official image gallery below!
Meagan writes in her review for Bd, “Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set actioner eager to splatter the snow red.”
Violent Night is being compared to Die Hard and centers on Harbour’s Santa Claus rescuing a family that’s been taken hostage, with John Leguizamo playing the villain.
In the film, “A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds,...
While you wait, check out the full official image gallery below!
Meagan writes in her review for Bd, “Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set actioner eager to splatter the snow red.”
Violent Night is being compared to Die Hard and centers on Harbour’s Santa Claus rescuing a family that’s been taken hostage, with John Leguizamo playing the villain.
In the film, “A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
David Harbour of Stranger Things and Black Widow plays Santa Claus in Dead Snow director Tommy Wirkola’s R-rated holiday thriller Violent Night, which has been described as a perfect combination of gore and Christmas spirit. Universal will be giving the film a theatrical release on December 2nd, and with that date just a couple weeks away a featurette has arrived online to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the brutal action comedy. The featurette can be viewed at the bottom of this article.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night will show us what happens when
a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Coming to us from Universal,...
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night will show us what happens when
a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Coming to us from Universal,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Image Source: Universal Pictures
Santa Claus is coming to town - and he's packing more than coal.
In "Violent Night," David Harbour stars as Santa Claus, but he's not the jolly, giant softy most people would expect. This version of Santa isn't afraid to turn into an action hero and unlock the murderous potential of holiday decorations in order to save the day. In the trailer released Oct. 5, Santa is delivering presents on what seems like another normal Christmas Eve when a team of mercenaries breaks into the home of a wealthy family. Thankfully, the family's little girl received a very special gift: a radio her parents told her would give her a direct line to Santa Claus. When it works, Santa vows to save the girl and her family, no matter what it takes. The bad guys never see Old Saint Nick coming.
Harbour rose to prominence thanks to his role on "Stranger Things,...
Santa Claus is coming to town - and he's packing more than coal.
In "Violent Night," David Harbour stars as Santa Claus, but he's not the jolly, giant softy most people would expect. This version of Santa isn't afraid to turn into an action hero and unlock the murderous potential of holiday decorations in order to save the day. In the trailer released Oct. 5, Santa is delivering presents on what seems like another normal Christmas Eve when a team of mercenaries breaks into the home of a wealthy family. Thankfully, the family's little girl received a very special gift: a radio her parents told her would give her a direct line to Santa Claus. When it works, Santa vows to save the girl and her family, no matter what it takes. The bad guys never see Old Saint Nick coming.
Harbour rose to prominence thanks to his role on "Stranger Things,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
You better watch out… and you probably will cry, as David Harbour’s viscious-looking Santa is coming to town.
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming holiday action-comedy film, “Violent Night.” The story follows a team of mercenaries who break into a wealthy family’s compound on Christmas Eve, taking them hostage, forcing Harbour’s Santa Claus to — violently — save the day.
Though the “Stranger Things” star dons the classic red hat and suit, it’s clear that this Santa is no saint, as the trailer also shows him drinking at a bar, beating someone with a billiard-stuffed sock, using a Christmas star as a stab weapon and more.
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Alongside Harbour as Santa Claus, the film stars John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alexis Louder, Cam Gigandet, André Eriksen, Edi Patterson and Alex Haskell.
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming holiday action-comedy film, “Violent Night.” The story follows a team of mercenaries who break into a wealthy family’s compound on Christmas Eve, taking them hostage, forcing Harbour’s Santa Claus to — violently — save the day.
Though the “Stranger Things” star dons the classic red hat and suit, it’s clear that this Santa is no saint, as the trailer also shows him drinking at a bar, beating someone with a billiard-stuffed sock, using a Christmas star as a stab weapon and more.
Also Read:
Florence Pugh Worries Over Fasting Irish Girl in Eerie First Trailer for Netflix’s ‘The Wonder’ (Video)
Alongside Harbour as Santa Claus, the film stars John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alexis Louder, Cam Gigandet, André Eriksen, Edi Patterson and Alex Haskell.
- 10/5/2022
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
Christmas movies are a lucrative sub-genre. Just like Christmas songs, Christmas movies and TV specials are a great way to celebrate the holiday season. It gets even more fun when the normally wholesome holiday mixes with genres that are juxtaposed to its image. Case-in-point, Christmas horror movies or Christmas action movies. One such film we have to look forward to is the upcoming David Harbour action movie, Violent Night. Universal has released the trailer for the merry film.
The following is a synopsis for Violent Night and is recommended to be read in the movie trailer voice,
A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus. Kringle is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.”
Violent Night comes to us from producer David Leitch,...
The following is a synopsis for Violent Night and is recommended to be read in the movie trailer voice,
A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus. Kringle is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.”
Violent Night comes to us from producer David Leitch,...
- 10/5/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming holiday film "Violent Night," starring David Harbour. This comes shortly before the movie makes its debut at New York Comic Con on October 7, 2022. This happy holiday romp (kidding ... this will be just as violent as the title says) showcased some footage earlier this year at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, with /Film's own Ben Pearson describing it as a combination of "John Wick" and "Krampus." In the film, mercenaries attack a wealthy family's estate on Christmas Eve, and jolly old Saint Nicholas has to save the holiday ... however he can.
The film has been described as "a coal-dark holiday thriller that says you should always bet on red." If you want to know more about the action, David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, and Guy Danella are producing through their 87North Productions, which recently opened a training and stunt facility in Hollywood. Considering...
The film has been described as "a coal-dark holiday thriller that says you should always bet on red." If you want to know more about the action, David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, and Guy Danella are producing through their 87North Productions, which recently opened a training and stunt facility in Hollywood. Considering...
- 10/5/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
I hope you’ve been a good movie fan this year because Universal Pictures is about to bring us the gift of a Violent Night trailer later this week. According to reports, a trailer for the upcoming holiday-action thriller comes to town on Wednesday, and we’re ready to get into the spirit.
Tommy Wirkola directs from a script by Pat Casey and Josh Miller. The plot revolves around a team of elite mercenaries who break into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. However, the team is in for a surprise when Santa Claus arrives, and he’s ready to show why his Nick isn’t a saint.
David Leitch and Kelly McCormick of 97North Productions produce Violent Night. The film stars David Harbour as Santa Claus, with John Leguizamo (Land of the Dead), Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation), Alexis Louder (Copshop), Cam Gigandet (Tom...
Tommy Wirkola directs from a script by Pat Casey and Josh Miller. The plot revolves around a team of elite mercenaries who break into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. However, the team is in for a surprise when Santa Claus arrives, and he’s ready to show why his Nick isn’t a saint.
David Leitch and Kelly McCormick of 97North Productions produce Violent Night. The film stars David Harbour as Santa Claus, with John Leguizamo (Land of the Dead), Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation), Alexis Louder (Copshop), Cam Gigandet (Tom...
- 10/3/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
David Harbour of Stranger Things and Black Widow plays Santa Claus in Dead Snow director Tommy Wirkola’s R-rated holiday thriller Violent Night, which is set to reach theatres on December 2nd. Our own Chris Bumbray got to see a “demented” trailer for the movie at CinemaCon back in April, and while that trailer still hasn’t made its way online, a bit of promotion has finally arrived. A poster for Violent Night that gives a look at Harbour’s bloody Santa has been unveiled and can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night will show us what happens when
a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he...
Scripted by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog), Violent Night will show us what happens when
a team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he...
- 9/14/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise) is back this year with Violent Night, a holiday horror tale starring David Harbour (“Stranger Things,” Hellboy). Deadline brings us an update on the project this afternoon, announcing that the cast will also include André Eriksen. John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Haskell and Alexis Louder are also in the movie, alongside Edi […]
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- 4/25/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Meghan Leathers (Don’t Look Up) has signed on for a role in Paramount+’s crime thriller Finestkind, from Academy Award-winning writer-director Brian Helgeland. She joins an ensemble that also includes Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, Aaron Stanford, Scotty Tovar, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich and Clayne Crawford, as previously announced.
Set in America’s biggest commercial fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Foster and Wallace) from opposite sides of the tracks, who are reunited as adults over one fateful summer. When desperate circumstances force them to strike a deal with a dangerous Boston crime syndicate, a young woman (Ortega) finds herself caught in the middle. Along the way, sacrifices must be made, and bonds between brothers, friends, and a father (Jones) and his son are put to the test. Details with regard to the character Leathers is playing have not been disclosed.
Set in America’s biggest commercial fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Foster and Wallace) from opposite sides of the tracks, who are reunited as adults over one fateful summer. When desperate circumstances force them to strike a deal with a dangerous Boston crime syndicate, a young woman (Ortega) finds herself caught in the middle. Along the way, sacrifices must be made, and bonds between brothers, friends, and a father (Jones) and his son are put to the test. Details with regard to the character Leathers is playing have not been disclosed.
- 4/25/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Caroline Chikezie, Kerry Fox, Dallas Roberts, Mark Frost, Claire Dellamar, André Eriksen, Nick Kent, Lucy Chappell, Bojan Peric, Annamaria Serda | Written by Matias Caruso | Directed by Joe Lynch
The world of business is a cutthroat winner takes all monster that takes no prisoners. What you usually don’t see though is this turn into an orgy of violence that matches the heartlessness of greed. This is why Mayhem is somewhat of a breath of fresh air for what it gets away with.
Attorney Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a bad day. Screwed over by a co-worker, the only way he can save his job is to talk to the partners of the law office he works for. When a virus shuts down the building though and everybody starts losing his mind, he and new ally Melanie Cross (Samara Weaving) must battle to...
The world of business is a cutthroat winner takes all monster that takes no prisoners. What you usually don’t see though is this turn into an orgy of violence that matches the heartlessness of greed. This is why Mayhem is somewhat of a breath of fresh air for what it gets away with.
Attorney Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a bad day. Screwed over by a co-worker, the only way he can save his job is to talk to the partners of the law office he works for. When a virus shuts down the building though and everybody starts losing his mind, he and new ally Melanie Cross (Samara Weaving) must battle to...
- 6/21/2018
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
I've got a crazy-ass trailer for a balls-to-the-walls action film called Mayhem that is just insanely brutal! The movie is described in one of the reviews as a being like The Office meets The Purge. This is a pretty hardcore trailer that doesn't seem to hold back on the violence. You've got blood splatting all over the place!
As far as the story goes, it centers around an office building full of people being exposed to a deadly virus that causes the infected people to lose their inhibitions and go crazy. The kind of crazy that makes them want to kill each other. It also follows a recently fired employee played by Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) and a wronged client who have to fight their way through the madness. It looks like an incredibly entertaining flick worth watching, especially if you're into bloody violent movies.
The movie co-stars Samara Weaving,...
As far as the story goes, it centers around an office building full of people being exposed to a deadly virus that causes the infected people to lose their inhibitions and go crazy. The kind of crazy that makes them want to kill each other. It also follows a recently fired employee played by Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) and a wronged client who have to fight their way through the madness. It looks like an incredibly entertaining flick worth watching, especially if you're into bloody violent movies.
The movie co-stars Samara Weaving,...
- 10/9/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Hey, extreme measures, right?" Rlj Entertainment has unveiled the official trailer for Joe Lynch's action horror comedy Mayhem, an all-out takedown of corporate culture. The plot involves a virus that infects people and makes them go crazy, beating people up or acting out their worst impulses. When the virus takes over a corporate office building, the employees go insane and start fighting each other. One of them, Derek Cho played by Steven Yeun, decides to take matters into his own hands and fight his way to the executive level. Co-starring Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Caroline Chikezie, Kerry Fox, Dallas Roberts, Mark Frost, Claire Dellamar, André Eriksen. I just saw this at the Sitges Film Festival and it's actually a very entertaining film, with some brutal violence and a good message at the end. Worth a watch - enjoy. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Joe Lynch's Mayhem,...
- 10/6/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Universal Pictures has released the trailer for Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire, which is the fourth film in the Dragonheart fantasy film franchise. In this film, Patrick Stewart provides the voice of the dragon Drago. This is a role that Sean Connery played in the 1996 film and Ben Kingsley played in the third film in 2015. Here's the synopsis"
In Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire, Patrick Stewart voices Drago, the magnificent dragon who became bonded with King Gareth. When the king dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago’s source of power – known as the Heartfire – is stolen, more than the throne is at stake; the siblings must end their rivalry with swords and sorcery or the kingdom may fall.
The press release also offers an interesting bit of...
In Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire, Patrick Stewart voices Drago, the magnificent dragon who became bonded with King Gareth. When the king dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago’s source of power – known as the Heartfire – is stolen, more than the throne is at stake; the siblings must end their rivalry with swords and sorcery or the kingdom may fall.
The press release also offers an interesting bit of...
- 3/22/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Need a break from 9-5 monotony? Mayhem is one wonderfully violent “fuck you” to corporate culture, satirical in its ability to bastardize desk-jockey soullessness. We spend hours upon hours working for bosses who benefit the most, but how long can power gaps linger before tensions boil over? Director Joe Lynch accelerates this process with an injected viral string, uninhibited colleagues and a quarantined Thunderdome, all in the name of pencil-snapping stress relief. When systems break down, it’s time for the underlings to rise – golden parachutes aren’t saving anyone.
Steven Yeun stars as Derek Cho, a driven employee of Towers & Smythe Consulting. He’s worked his way up one rung at a time, but suddenly finds himself without a job after being framed by colleague Kara (Caroline Chikezie). Enraged, Derek plans to plead his case to boss John Towers (Steven Brand) and “The 9” (team of partners) – just as a...
Steven Yeun stars as Derek Cho, a driven employee of Towers & Smythe Consulting. He’s worked his way up one rung at a time, but suddenly finds himself without a job after being framed by colleague Kara (Caroline Chikezie). Enraged, Derek plans to plead his case to boss John Towers (Steven Brand) and “The 9” (team of partners) – just as a...
- 3/16/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Marking my second cinematic foray of 2014 into the lonesome world of deep sea diving (the first being James Cameron’s documentary Deepsea Challenge 3D), filmmaker Erik Skjoldbjærg transports us back to the “Norwegian Oil Boom of the 1980s” – a time in history where nations were battling for a slice of Norway’s blackest riches.
Pioneer is a story filled with greedy corporations, wide-eyed politicians, diving records, and conspiracies most foul, uncovering secrets buried below the murky sea floor for years without much notice. It’s a recognizable story of people becoming cogs in a dangerous machine running solely on the promise of tremendous payoffs, and the lengths some cogs will go for their due justice, but you’re right to question the intensity of this deep-sea-detective-case. Norway’s historical significance may be staggering, but facts don’t immediately translate into a suspenseful underwater mystery without a little help.
Petter (Aksel Hennie...
Pioneer is a story filled with greedy corporations, wide-eyed politicians, diving records, and conspiracies most foul, uncovering secrets buried below the murky sea floor for years without much notice. It’s a recognizable story of people becoming cogs in a dangerous machine running solely on the promise of tremendous payoffs, and the lengths some cogs will go for their due justice, but you’re right to question the intensity of this deep-sea-detective-case. Norway’s historical significance may be staggering, but facts don’t immediately translate into a suspenseful underwater mystery without a little help.
Petter (Aksel Hennie...
- 12/4/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Two new thrillers hit VOD and iTunes this week, but while they couldn’t be more different in story they share two things beyond their first letter and inclusion under the same genre umbrella. They’re attractive visually and feature some solid performances. But is that enough to make either of them worth watching? Pioneer is a ’70s -set Norwegian thriller about the decade’s oil boom in the North Sea and follows a deep-sea diver intent on investigating the supposedly accidental death of his brother. His quest for the truth reveals a possible conspiracy involving Norwegian & U.S. interests and the billions of dollars at stake. Poker Night is far smaller in scale and focuses on a rookie cop forced to use lessons learned at the poker table with senior detectives when he’s abducted by a psychopath with a grudge. Pioneer It’s the 1970’s, and the oil and gas boom is lighting up the...
- 12/1/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
This watery thriller from Insomnia director Erik Skjoldbjærg promises a tale 'based on real-life events' - but don't be expecting even the runway-stretching liberties of Argo, in terms of historical accuracy. Pioneer is a fictitious tale of Norwegian and American deep-sea diving teams collaborating but also competing for the lucrative rights to exploit North Sea oil in the early 1980s, derived fairly abstractly from a number of subsequent real world controversies that were to make the news in the following years.
Descending 500 metres into prototype tin-cans is a family affair for Headhunters' Aksel Hennie and big brother André Eriksen, hampered as they are by arrogant and hyper-competitive American interloper Wes Bentley. When a catastrophic mistake is made in a test-dive, the aftermath of the tragedy haunts Hennie's character, driving him to find out what really went wrong. It's a search which will take him into various nests of corruption at...
Descending 500 metres into prototype tin-cans is a family affair for Headhunters' Aksel Hennie and big brother André Eriksen, hampered as they are by arrogant and hyper-competitive American interloper Wes Bentley. When a catastrophic mistake is made in a test-dive, the aftermath of the tragedy haunts Hennie's character, driving him to find out what really went wrong. It's a search which will take him into various nests of corruption at...
- 3/31/2014
- Shadowlocked
While Gravity seems to be astounding everyone (ourselves included) with its overall immensity and depiction of life in space – where there are no boundaries, and a breathtaking sense of eternity looms over proceedings – Erik Skjoldbjærg’s Pioneer taps into such a notion from the opposite end of the spectrum, portraying a life beneath the sea, an area that is equally as gracious and intimidating, making for a disquieting piece of cinema.
Set in the early 1980s, this picture begins at the start of the Norwegian oil boom, when oil deposits are discovered on the bed of the North Sea. Knowing fully well this uncovering could breed vast amounts of money, the Norwegians go into partnership with the Americans to try deep sea diving into unchartered territory – and the ambitious, courageous diver Petter (Aksel Hennie) is prepared to take his chance and be one of the first to take part in this experiment,...
Set in the early 1980s, this picture begins at the start of the Norwegian oil boom, when oil deposits are discovered on the bed of the North Sea. Knowing fully well this uncovering could breed vast amounts of money, the Norwegians go into partnership with the Americans to try deep sea diving into unchartered territory – and the ambitious, courageous diver Petter (Aksel Hennie) is prepared to take his chance and be one of the first to take part in this experiment,...
- 10/16/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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