Both its release date (March 2020) and subject matter conspired to make Spanish thriller The Platform a pandemic mega-hit for Netflix four years ago. The streaming giant will be hoping that this follow-up — which hurls us back into the nightmarish tower-block prison dubbed ‘The Pit’ — might bank similar record-breaking viewing-figure returns. Sadly, on the strength of the film's quality alone, that seems unlikely.
Before we get to the meat of this confounding sequel-or-is-it-a-prequel (more on that confusion in a moment), a brief recap for those who might have missed the first outing. The Pit — also known by its more PR-friendly title ‘The Vertical Self-Management Centre’ — is a 333-floor jail, featuring two cellmates per floor. Once a day, a floating platform containing a vast, medieval-style banquet descends from the very top to the very bottom, stopping briefly at each floor. Inmates are permitted to gorge themselves on as much grub as they can while it's there,...
Before we get to the meat of this confounding sequel-or-is-it-a-prequel (more on that confusion in a moment), a brief recap for those who might have missed the first outing. The Pit — also known by its more PR-friendly title ‘The Vertical Self-Management Centre’ — is a 333-floor jail, featuring two cellmates per floor. Once a day, a floating platform containing a vast, medieval-style banquet descends from the very top to the very bottom, stopping briefly at each floor. Inmates are permitted to gorge themselves on as much grub as they can while it's there,...
- 10/9/2024
- by Tom Ellen
- Empire - Movies
In the gory thriller The Platform 2, a woman named Perempuán (Milena Smit) fights for her life in a vertical prison that feeds its inmates once a day via a moving concrete table filled with decadent foods … except, there are hundreds of floors and twice as many people living among them. How will they ration? By fairness or by force? Read on to find out what happens in the second installment of The Platform, from director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
The Pit, aka the Vertical Self-Management center, is a vertical prison with 333 levels. People elect to be imprisoned there as penance for their self-proclaimed sins. Before entering, each person must declare what their “I’d eat this everyday if I could” favorite food is. They’re also allowed to bring one item each into the prison. A single moving platform...
The Pit, aka the Vertical Self-Management center, is a vertical prison with 333 levels. People elect to be imprisoned there as penance for their self-proclaimed sins. Before entering, each person must declare what their “I’d eat this everyday if I could” favorite food is. They’re also allowed to bring one item each into the prison. A single moving platform...
- 10/8/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
Spoilers for "The Platform 2" follow.
Both Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's "The Platform" and "The Platform 2" take place in the same futuristic prison, and abide by the same rules. The prison is a massive, narrow tower, hundreds of floors high. There is one cell on each floor, each occupied by two cellmates. A massive hole punctures through all the floors, and prisoners can look up and down at one another. Once a day, a floating platform covered with food floats down through all the cells, stopping briefly on each floor. Prisoners on the top can eat however much they like, but the prisoners below get their scraps.
In "The Platform 2," unlike the first, the prisoners have instigated a strict code of behavior about the food. To make sure everyone is fed, they are all instructed -- on the honor system -- to take only a small amount of food earmarked for them.
Both Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's "The Platform" and "The Platform 2" take place in the same futuristic prison, and abide by the same rules. The prison is a massive, narrow tower, hundreds of floors high. There is one cell on each floor, each occupied by two cellmates. A massive hole punctures through all the floors, and prisoners can look up and down at one another. Once a day, a floating platform covered with food floats down through all the cells, stopping briefly on each floor. Prisoners on the top can eat however much they like, but the prisoners below get their scraps.
In "The Platform 2," unlike the first, the prisoners have instigated a strict code of behavior about the food. To make sure everyone is fed, they are all instructed -- on the honor system -- to take only a small amount of food earmarked for them.
- 10/7/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Warning: this article contains spoilers for "The Platform 2"
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's "The Platform 2" debuted on Netflix on Friday, October 4, and it was a slight improvement over the original. Frustratingly, "The Platform 2" didn't do much to expand on the mythology of the original film, or extend outside the same prison where the first "Platform" takes place, merely telling a very similar story in a slightly more dynamic way. To reiterate the premise: "The Platform 2" takes place in a futuristic, tower-like prison with one cell occupying each floor. There is a table-sized hole in the middle of the floor in every cell, and every day, an antigravity platform festooned with food lowers from the top of the prison all the way down to the bottom.
Prisoners at the top can eat whatever they like, while down below, they have to feast on table scraps. By the time the...
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's "The Platform 2" debuted on Netflix on Friday, October 4, and it was a slight improvement over the original. Frustratingly, "The Platform 2" didn't do much to expand on the mythology of the original film, or extend outside the same prison where the first "Platform" takes place, merely telling a very similar story in a slightly more dynamic way. To reiterate the premise: "The Platform 2" takes place in a futuristic, tower-like prison with one cell occupying each floor. There is a table-sized hole in the middle of the floor in every cell, and every day, an antigravity platform festooned with food lowers from the top of the prison all the way down to the bottom.
Prisoners at the top can eat whatever they like, while down below, they have to feast on table scraps. By the time the...
- 10/7/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Spanish director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s innovative dystopian thriller The Platform was conceptually intriguing enough to spur a series of discussions involving the philosophical and psychological implications of survival in a vertical prison that imitates the social hierarchy. As a cherry on top, the movie also featured a number of interesting characters as prisoners, all burdened with their sins, having their own personal motivation and ideology—which inevitably evolved over the course of their quest for survival. While the number of key characters has been reduced in the sequel, with a noticeable lack of that x factor in the leads, a different approach to the narrative offers characters a much more varied perspective this time around. Additionally, old cast members reappear in this installment as well in various capacities, much to the delight of fans of the first movie.
Zamiatin, Played By Hovik Keuchkerian Burgui
Former heavyweight boxing champion turned actor...
Zamiatin, Played By Hovik Keuchkerian Burgui
Former heavyweight boxing champion turned actor...
- 10/6/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
The themes of entrapment and the fight for survival in a manufactured environment have become recurrent narrative tropes in 21st-century cinema. While Vincenzo Natali’s “Cube” (1997) put a sci-fi spin on the survival quest of a group of strangers, the Japanese action thriller “Battle Royale” and similar iterations (including the hit Netflix series “Squid Game”) found grim sociopolitical parallels to our contemporary dog-eat-dog world. The winsome young adult stories like “Hunger Games” and “Maze Runner” put a dystopian cloak to the survival game tales. Then there were also richly allegorical dystopian visions in movies like “The Snowpiercer” and “The Platform.” The latter of the two – from Spanish filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia – felt like an assortment of familiar sociopolitical elements ensconced within this familiar narrative, but it offered unique twisty visual delights and an ever-deepening metaphor for social inequality.
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Moreover, “The Platform” accidentally became a movie...
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- 10/6/2024
- by Arun Kumar
- High on Films
After Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform released during the pandemic generated significant buzz, the filmmaker along with his team of writers brought back a latest addition to his franchise—The Platform 2. Much like its predecessor (or successor), even this movie left viewers with many unanswered questions. And once again, these particularly shocking events in the narrative sparked significant buzz on Netflix.
Milena Smit as Perempuan in The Platform 2 | image: Netflix
Set in a dystopian world where residents in a tower prison fight to survive, The Platform 2 follows newcomer Perempuan (Milena Smit) on her journey through the nightmarish vertical prison ruled by dictatorship. While things appear a lot different in the latest movie, the shocking incidents, and cannibalism, followed by a bewildering ending, remain the same. So let’s delve deeper into what happens and how the film ends.
What is Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform 2 About?
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Milena Smit as Perempuan in The Platform 2 | image: Netflix
Set in a dystopian world where residents in a tower prison fight to survive, The Platform 2 follows newcomer Perempuan (Milena Smit) on her journey through the nightmarish vertical prison ruled by dictatorship. While things appear a lot different in the latest movie, the shocking incidents, and cannibalism, followed by a bewildering ending, remain the same. So let’s delve deeper into what happens and how the film ends.
What is Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform 2 About?
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- 10/5/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
It’s October, officially known as “spooky season,” a term I just realized I’ve seen a lot less this year than in years prior. Maybe it’s a less spooky season than usual? In any case, “spooky season” means the streamers are putting up a lot of original horror movies this week. Max has “‘Salem’s Lot,” the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s vampire classic; Prime Video has “House of Spoils,” a Blumhouse psychological horror thriller starring Ariana DuBose as a Carmy-esque chef who’s either losing her mind or actually haunted; and Hulu has a period horror movie called “Hold Your Breath” starring Sarah Paulson as a mother in Dust Bowl Oklahoma who thinks there are monsters in the dust storms.
But none of those are our top picks this week. That would be “It’s What’s Inside,” a stylish Netflix horror comedy with a “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
But none of those are our top picks this week. That would be “It’s What’s Inside,” a stylish Netflix horror comedy with a “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- 10/5/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
The Platform 2 ‘Netflix’ Movie Review: The 2019 Spanish dystopian feature debut of director Glader Gatzelu Urrutia is the first installment of this science-fiction franchise that gained unwitting prescience when it landed on Netflix on 3rd March 2020. Smack dab in the middle of the pandemic, the story of prisoners stuck in a pait forced to do anything to survive turned out to be unfortunately too relatable for the people stuck inside their homes during the pandemic, struggling to keep their sanity intact as they were forced to adjust themselves to the new normal.
The first film’s conceit is a vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. One food platform and two minutes per day to feed from up to down—an endless nightmare trapped in The Pit. It is a movie where the plotting of the film could very easily bog down the potency of the premise,...
The first film’s conceit is a vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. One food platform and two minutes per day to feed from up to down—an endless nightmare trapped in The Pit. It is a movie where the plotting of the film could very easily bog down the potency of the premise,...
- 10/4/2024
- by Amartya Acharya
- High on Films
The Platform, one of the most-watched non-English Netflix films of all time, took viewers on a disturbing dystopian odyssey through a brutal prison extending over 200 stories underground. In the just-released follow-up The Platform 2, a new inmate leads a rebellion against the Pit’s oppressive food distribution system as a mysterious leader imposes brutal rules for prisoners to abide by — or else. From The Platform director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, The Platform 2 stars Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian, Natalia Tena, and Óscar Jaenada.
“We started shooting the film full of excitement, eager to expand the universe of The Platform with a plot full of surprises, obstacles, new characters … and old friends,” Gaztelu-Urrutia told Netflix about the sequel. “We want this second installment to be an exciting physical journey that allows us to delve into the darkness, into that place where we are afraid to look.”
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“We started shooting the film full of excitement, eager to expand the universe of The Platform with a plot full of surprises, obstacles, new characters … and old friends,” Gaztelu-Urrutia told Netflix about the sequel. “We want this second installment to be an exciting physical journey that allows us to delve into the darkness, into that place where we are afraid to look.”
Stream it now.
Check it...
- 10/4/2024
- by Ingrid Ostby
- Tudum - Netflix
“The Platform 2” is a movie directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia starring Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian, Natalia Tena y Óscar Jaenada.
Dive into the harrowing depths of “The Platform 2,” a nightmarish odyssey exploring themes of struggle, social justice, and religion across 333 torturous levels. This brutal allegory masterfully portrays life, social stratification, indoctrination, societal norms, and humanity’s ceaseless quest to quell an insatiable hunger. As the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Netflix hit, “The Platform 2” loses some of the original’s shock value but compensates with superior technical prowess and a well-crafted script, making it a worthy successor in a genre-defying cinematic landscape.
The film stands out at a technical level, showcasing the director’s adept use of cinematic tools to immerse the audience in a surreal, harrowing nightmare reflective of the human condition.
Plot Synopsis
The story plunges us into an unsettling experiment where prisoners inhabit various levels of a vertical prison.
Dive into the harrowing depths of “The Platform 2,” a nightmarish odyssey exploring themes of struggle, social justice, and religion across 333 torturous levels. This brutal allegory masterfully portrays life, social stratification, indoctrination, societal norms, and humanity’s ceaseless quest to quell an insatiable hunger. As the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Netflix hit, “The Platform 2” loses some of the original’s shock value but compensates with superior technical prowess and a well-crafted script, making it a worthy successor in a genre-defying cinematic landscape.
The film stands out at a technical level, showcasing the director’s adept use of cinematic tools to immerse the audience in a surreal, harrowing nightmare reflective of the human condition.
Plot Synopsis
The story plunges us into an unsettling experiment where prisoners inhabit various levels of a vertical prison.
- 10/4/2024
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The allegorical simplicity of Netflix’s The Platform makes it brilliant—a sequel seems antithetical. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform 2 needlessly complicates the original’s food-fighting take on hierarchical class governance. Religious iconography influences heavy-handed zealotry, while callbacks and returning characters feel out of place. Gaztelu-Urrutia’s expansion feels redundant and over-explained,...
- 10/4/2024
- by Matt Donato
- avclub.com
It's difficult to ascertain where the quote came from, but someone wiser than myself once said that civilization is only nine meals away from anarchy. That is: if the citizens are starved, en masse, for three full days, governmental systems will collapse. One may be a moral, upstanding citizen, but if starved for three days, food theft becomes an attractive, natural option. Another old saying: If you see someone stealing food at the grocery store, no you didn't.
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's "The Platform 2," arriving on Netflix without fanfare on October 4, details the above adage in knuckle crunching detail. This new sequel has the same premise and setting as the first "The Platform," which was consumed voraciously by Netflix subscribers in 2020 right at the start of Covid-related lockdowns. Who would have guessed a bleak, sci-fi story about being trapped inside with limited food would resonate at such a time? "The Platform 2...
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia's "The Platform 2," arriving on Netflix without fanfare on October 4, details the above adage in knuckle crunching detail. This new sequel has the same premise and setting as the first "The Platform," which was consumed voraciously by Netflix subscribers in 2020 right at the start of Covid-related lockdowns. Who would have guessed a bleak, sci-fi story about being trapped inside with limited food would resonate at such a time? "The Platform 2...
- 10/3/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Released on Netflix in March of 2020 (unbelievably perfect timing for a movie about people confined to an inescapable prison whose design pits insatiable self-interest against the public good), Spanish filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s “The Platform” is an anti-capitalism allegory whose obviousness is its greatest strength. Like so many streaming hits, the genre exercise resonated because its high-concept premise told a compelling story unto itself.
The film’s most and only memorable character is “The Pit” where it takes place, a narrow concrete tower (or “Vertical Self-Management Center”) with a large square hole in the middle of each floor — a hole just large enough to fit the massive smorgasbord of food that’s lowered down the building’s 333 stories each day. The two inmates on the top floor are treated to a royal banquet, but only a few errant scraps remain when the movable feast reaches the 50th level below them...
The film’s most and only memorable character is “The Pit” where it takes place, a narrow concrete tower (or “Vertical Self-Management Center”) with a large square hole in the middle of each floor — a hole just large enough to fit the massive smorgasbord of food that’s lowered down the building’s 333 stories each day. The two inmates on the top floor are treated to a royal banquet, but only a few errant scraps remain when the movable feast reaches the 50th level below them...
- 10/2/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed October this year. The upcoming month will see the return of one of Netflix’s best original films The Platform and also new brilliant movies like Don’t Move and Woman of the Hour. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 movies coming to Netflix in October 2024.
The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist (October 3)
The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist is an upcoming animated Halloween heist comedy special directed by Kevin Peaty. Based on the 2022 film titled The Bad Guys written by Etan Cohen and the children’s graphic novel by Aaron Blabley, the upcoming Netflix special follows the Bad Guys after they steal from a haunted mansion but when Wolf is haunted by the owner of the mansion they have to return the loot.
Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed October this year. The upcoming month will see the return of one of Netflix’s best original films The Platform and also new brilliant movies like Don’t Move and Woman of the Hour. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 movies coming to Netflix in October 2024.
The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist (October 3)
The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist is an upcoming animated Halloween heist comedy special directed by Kevin Peaty. Based on the 2022 film titled The Bad Guys written by Etan Cohen and the children’s graphic novel by Aaron Blabley, the upcoming Netflix special follows the Bad Guys after they steal from a haunted mansion but when Wolf is haunted by the owner of the mansion they have to return the loot.
- 9/29/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
"People die if the Law is not upheld." Netflix has revealed the official trailer for the sequel to the hit Spanish lo-fi sci-fi film The Platform from 2019 (it landed on Netflix in 2020) called simply The Platform 2. The first film is one of the best capitalism-is-terrible films of modern times. This continuation is again directed by the same Spanish filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia who made the original film (he has been making this in secret for years). As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, another resident becomes embroiled in the battle against this controversial method to help fight the brutal feeding system. But when eating from the wrong plate becomes a death sentence, how far would you be willing to go to save your life? Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in the second installment of the dystopian sci-fi horror movie, with Óscar Jaenada, Natalia Tena, Bastien Ughetto,...
- 9/25/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia brings the highly anticipated sequel The Platform 2 to Netflix on October 4, and the streamer has debuted the bonkers official trailer this afternoon.
Begin the resistance by watching the official trailer for The Platform 2 below.
In Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s sequel, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star.
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Rafael reviewed The Platform for us at TIFF, raving in his 4.5-star write-up: “The Platform takes full advantage of its isolated setting and small cast...
Begin the resistance by watching the official trailer for The Platform 2 below.
In Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s sequel, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star.
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Rafael reviewed The Platform for us at TIFF, raving in his 4.5-star write-up: “The Platform takes full advantage of its isolated setting and small cast...
- 9/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Netflix launched two new film titles and shared details on several projects currently in development at a buzzy showcase this afternoon at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The streamer announced at the event that it will back two new genre projects, Cortafuego directed by David Victori (Cross The Line), and The Black Widow from filmmaker Carlos Sedes (The Summer We Lived).
The Black Widow will be produced by Ramón Campos, Bambú Producciones. The official synopsis shared by the streamer reads: August 2017. The body of a man appears in a parking lot in Valencia, stabbed seven times. Everything points to a crime of passion. The city’s Homicide Group, led by a veteran inspector, begins an investigation against the clock that soon leads them to a suspect that no one expected: Maje, the young widow, sweet and serene, who had been married to the victim for less than a year.
Cortafuego,...
The streamer announced at the event that it will back two new genre projects, Cortafuego directed by David Victori (Cross The Line), and The Black Widow from filmmaker Carlos Sedes (The Summer We Lived).
The Black Widow will be produced by Ramón Campos, Bambú Producciones. The official synopsis shared by the streamer reads: August 2017. The body of a man appears in a parking lot in Valencia, stabbed seven times. Everything points to a crime of passion. The city’s Homicide Group, led by a veteran inspector, begins an investigation against the clock that soon leads them to a suspect that no one expected: Maje, the young widow, sweet and serene, who had been married to the victim for less than a year.
Cortafuego,...
- 9/21/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in 2020, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia made his feature directorial debut (after a couple decades of making short films) with the thriller The Platform, which was released through the Netflix streaming service. You can read my very positive review of that film at This Link, but the gist of it is that I was very impressed and was left eager to see what Gaztelu-Urrutia would make next. He was assembling a film called Rich Flu before the strikes last year, but it turns out that the next movie we’ll see from him is a sequel to his debut, The Platform 2. This one will also be heading out into the world courtesy of Netflix – and the streamer will be releasing the film on October 4th, helping kick off the Halloween season. With that date just a couple of weeks away, Netflix has shared a clip from the film, and that can...
- 9/19/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform was a massive hit for Netflix back in 2020, and hotly anticipated sequel The Platform 2 is headed to the streaming service on October 4.
Watch the first clip from The Platform 2 below, which features Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian. Netflix previews, “The names of the leading characters have been revealed. Who is Zamiatin? What motivated Perempuán to enter the platform? Find out in this clip.”
In Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s sequel, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Watch the first clip from The Platform 2 below, which features Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian. Netflix previews, “The names of the leading characters have been revealed. Who is Zamiatin? What motivated Perempuán to enter the platform? Find out in this clip.”
In Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s sequel, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
- 9/19/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Netflix is back this Halloween season with a packed “Netflix and Chills” lineup, packing in the horror offerings to maximize your spooky season. While you can also expect the arrival of horror favorites getting added to the library, the streamer has unveiled its original “Netflix and Chills” programming this morning.
Embrace your fears and stay tuned throughout the months of September and October, with Timo Tjahjanto‘s bone-crunching, ultra-violent The Shadow Strays, slasher Time Cut, Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour, and more being added all Halloween season long.
Here’s the “Netflix and Chills” schedule this year…
Sector 36 – September 13
Inspired by true events, several children go missing from a basti (slum) in Sector 36. A determined police officer must now face off with a cunning serial killer as a chilling investigation and dark secrets unfold
Director: Aditya Nimbalkar
Writer: Bodhayan Roychaudhury
Producers: Dinesh Vijan & Jyoti Deshpande
Banner: Maddock Films...
Embrace your fears and stay tuned throughout the months of September and October, with Timo Tjahjanto‘s bone-crunching, ultra-violent The Shadow Strays, slasher Time Cut, Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour, and more being added all Halloween season long.
Here’s the “Netflix and Chills” schedule this year…
Sector 36 – September 13
Inspired by true events, several children go missing from a basti (slum) in Sector 36. A determined police officer must now face off with a cunning serial killer as a chilling investigation and dark secrets unfold
Director: Aditya Nimbalkar
Writer: Bodhayan Roychaudhury
Producers: Dinesh Vijan & Jyoti Deshpande
Banner: Maddock Films...
- 9/12/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
El Festival se celebra del 20 al 28 de septiembre. © Ssiff
La 72ª edición del Festival de Cine de San Sebastián contará con una notable presencia de cineastas, actores, guionistas y productoras de renombre que se darán cita en la ciudad.
La Sección Oficial será el epicentro de muchas de estas figuras, quienes presentarán sus últimas producciones y participarán en diversas actividades del festival. La inauguración del festival estará marcada por la película Emmanuelle, que llegará acompañada de la directora Audrey Diwan y los actores Noémie Merlant, Will Sharpe, Jamie Campbell Bower y Chacha Huang. Por otro lado, para clausurar el festival, el director John Crowley y el actor Andrew Garfield presentarán We Live In Time (Vivir el momento), una de las películas más anticipadas de esta edición.
El Festival de San Sebastián también recibirá a destacadas personalidades como la directora Gia Coppola y la icónica Pamela Anderson, quienes asistirán a la proyección de The Last Showgirl.
La 72ª edición del Festival de Cine de San Sebastián contará con una notable presencia de cineastas, actores, guionistas y productoras de renombre que se darán cita en la ciudad.
La Sección Oficial será el epicentro de muchas de estas figuras, quienes presentarán sus últimas producciones y participarán en diversas actividades del festival. La inauguración del festival estará marcada por la película Emmanuelle, que llegará acompañada de la directora Audrey Diwan y los actores Noémie Merlant, Will Sharpe, Jamie Campbell Bower y Chacha Huang. Por otro lado, para clausurar el festival, el director John Crowley y el actor Andrew Garfield presentarán We Live In Time (Vivir el momento), una de las películas más anticipadas de esta edición.
El Festival de San Sebastián también recibirá a destacadas personalidades como la directora Gia Coppola y la icónica Pamela Anderson, quienes asistirán a la proyección de The Last Showgirl.
- 9/8/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Lo hará dentro de la sección Culinary Zinema. © Ssiff
La esperada segunda parte de El hoyo tendrá su premiere mundial en el Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián, clausurando la sección Culinary Zinema fuera de concurso. Se trata de una de las películas españolas más populares de la historia de Netflix, que ocupa el quinto puesto en la categoría de películas de habla no inglesa con 82.800.000 visualizaciones.
En El hoyo 2, a medida que un líder misterioso impone su ley en el Hoyo, una nueva inquilina se implica en la batalla contra este controvertido método para luchar contra el brutal sistema de alimentación. Pero, cuando alimentarse del plato equivocado se convierte en una sentencia de muerte, ¿hasta dónde estarías dispuesto a llegar para salvar tu vida?
La película está dirigida por Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director de la película original, y protagonizada por Milena Smit (Madres paralelas), Hovik Keuchkerian (Reina roja...
La esperada segunda parte de El hoyo tendrá su premiere mundial en el Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián, clausurando la sección Culinary Zinema fuera de concurso. Se trata de una de las películas españolas más populares de la historia de Netflix, que ocupa el quinto puesto en la categoría de películas de habla no inglesa con 82.800.000 visualizaciones.
En El hoyo 2, a medida que un líder misterioso impone su ley en el Hoyo, una nueva inquilina se implica en la batalla contra este controvertido método para luchar contra el brutal sistema de alimentación. Pero, cuando alimentarse del plato equivocado se convierte en una sentencia de muerte, ¿hasta dónde estarías dispuesto a llegar para salvar tu vida?
La película está dirigida por Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director de la película original, y protagonizada por Milena Smit (Madres paralelas), Hovik Keuchkerian (Reina roja...
- 8/31/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Netflix has just announced its complete Fall 2024 lineup, giving us premiere dates for a small handful of horror movies coming to the streaming service this Halloween season.
Netflix previews in an official statement, “Netflix is firing up a new slate of thrilling titles just in time for autumn, and you’re invited to sit down and warm up. So turn on the TV and take a peek at your options — there are plenty of new movies just around the corner this fall.”
Here are the horror highlights from Netflix’s Fall 2024 schedule…
It’S What’S Inside – October 4
Fresh off the film’s premiere at Sundance earlier this year, Netflix opened up their check book and shelled out a whopping $17 million to acquire worldwide rights to It’s What’s Inside.
Oscar nominee Colman Domingo is an Exec Producer on It’s What’s Inside, the thriller that drew raves at...
Netflix previews in an official statement, “Netflix is firing up a new slate of thrilling titles just in time for autumn, and you’re invited to sit down and warm up. So turn on the TV and take a peek at your options — there are plenty of new movies just around the corner this fall.”
Here are the horror highlights from Netflix’s Fall 2024 schedule…
It’S What’S Inside – October 4
Fresh off the film’s premiere at Sundance earlier this year, Netflix opened up their check book and shelled out a whopping $17 million to acquire worldwide rights to It’s What’s Inside.
Oscar nominee Colman Domingo is an Exec Producer on It’s What’s Inside, the thriller that drew raves at...
- 8/28/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s high-anticipated “The Platform 2,” the Basque director’s follow-up to Netflix mega-hit “The Platform,” will world premiere this September at the San Sebastián film festival, closing its culinary section.
Subject of a high-profile acquisition by Netflix at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, engineered by CAA Media Finance, XYZ Films and Latido Films, “The Platform” has gone on to shoot to the near top of Netflix’s chart of non-English film hits on record, now featuring as No. 5 with 82.8 million views, thanks to its terrorific mix of futurist dystopian sci-f and redolent social allegory wrapped in a brutal survival thriller. That comes from the set-up: a vertical prison, with hundreds of floors, with every day a stone dumbwaiter descending with food left over from tenants above. Higher-level inmates gorge themselves; those below face starvation, suicide or cannibalism.
That structure looks to be retained in “The Platform 2,” set for release on Netflix on Oct.
Subject of a high-profile acquisition by Netflix at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, engineered by CAA Media Finance, XYZ Films and Latido Films, “The Platform” has gone on to shoot to the near top of Netflix’s chart of non-English film hits on record, now featuring as No. 5 with 82.8 million views, thanks to its terrorific mix of futurist dystopian sci-f and redolent social allegory wrapped in a brutal survival thriller. That comes from the set-up: a vertical prison, with hundreds of floors, with every day a stone dumbwaiter descending with food left over from tenants above. Higher-level inmates gorge themselves; those below face starvation, suicide or cannibalism.
That structure looks to be retained in “The Platform 2,” set for release on Netflix on Oct.
- 8/28/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
“The Platform 2” is a new live-action, Spanish-produced, satirical science fiction feature, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, starring Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian, Natalia Tena and Óscar Jaenada, streaming October 4, 2024 on Netflix:
“…return to the world of ‘The Platform’, a large, tower-style ‘Vertical Self-Management Center’ prison that houses various criminals.
“The dozens of floors house two occupants per floor and a free-floating platform delivers food to them on a daily schedule…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…return to the world of ‘The Platform’, a large, tower-style ‘Vertical Self-Management Center’ prison that houses various criminals.
“The dozens of floors house two occupants per floor and a free-floating platform delivers food to them on a daily schedule…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 7/12/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
2019’s successful Spanish dystopian film The Platform is getting a follow-up, with a trailer and a release date for The Platform 2.
Back in 2019, The Platform became one of those buzzy Netflix hits that became a sensation. The film became one of Netflix’s most-watched non-English language films ever, thanks in part to the fact that we were all in lockdown and strangely enough seemed to want to watch a film about people who were in a similar position.
The original film was a sci-fi horror movie ‘where residents are confined to a large, tall building or “Vertical Self-Management Centre.” The high-concept idea proved to be an engaging one, with close to 60 million households viewing the film within its first few weeks of release.
A follow-up duly went into production and is coming this October. It is directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, the helmer of the 2019 original. The Platform 2 stars Milena Smit...
Back in 2019, The Platform became one of those buzzy Netflix hits that became a sensation. The film became one of Netflix’s most-watched non-English language films ever, thanks in part to the fact that we were all in lockdown and strangely enough seemed to want to watch a film about people who were in a similar position.
The original film was a sci-fi horror movie ‘where residents are confined to a large, tall building or “Vertical Self-Management Centre.” The high-concept idea proved to be an engaging one, with close to 60 million households viewing the film within its first few weeks of release.
A follow-up duly went into production and is coming this October. It is directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, the helmer of the 2019 original. The Platform 2 stars Milena Smit...
- 7/12/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
One of Netflix's most popular original horror movies of all time is getting a sequel this October! On July 11, the streaming service announced the release date and shared the first teaser for The Platform 2, a sequel to the 2019 Spanish film that raked in more than 82.8 million views and currently ranks as the no. 5 most-viewed non-English film in the Top Ten.
The Platform 2 will feature new characters played by Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian. If you watch Netflix frequently, you might recognize Smit from the Spanish crime drama The Snow Girl. Keuchkerian is a former boxer best known for his stand-up comedy career and performances in films like Assassin's Creed and Scorpion in Love.
Netflix is keeping most of the story details quiet for now, but here's what the logline says:
As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, a new resident becomes embroiled in the...
The Platform 2 will feature new characters played by Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian. If you watch Netflix frequently, you might recognize Smit from the Spanish crime drama The Snow Girl. Keuchkerian is a former boxer best known for his stand-up comedy career and performances in films like Assassin's Creed and Scorpion in Love.
Netflix is keeping most of the story details quiet for now, but here's what the logline says:
As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, a new resident becomes embroiled in the...
- 7/11/2024
- by Mads Lennon
- 1428 Elm
The Platform was first released in 2019 and became a surprising hit. This Spanish social science fiction horror film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia was originally released as El Hoyo, which translates as “The Hole.” It starred Iván Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor, Emilio Buale Coka, and Alexandra Masangkay, receiving the People’s Choice Award for Midnight Madness in Toronto, and a series of positive reviews.
The movie takes place in a huge “Vertical Self-Management Center,” modeled after a skyscraper. Residents are transferred in for a variety of crimes or desires, and they are required to rotate between the tower’s many floors once a month. Food is provided by a platform that starts at the top floor and progressively lowers through the levels, pausing for a set period of time on each, which leads to struggles.
Due to the movie being a major success, a sequel has been announced and Netflix,...
The movie takes place in a huge “Vertical Self-Management Center,” modeled after a skyscraper. Residents are transferred in for a variety of crimes or desires, and they are required to rotate between the tower’s many floors once a month. Food is provided by a platform that starts at the top floor and progressively lowers through the levels, pausing for a set period of time on each, which leads to struggles.
Due to the movie being a major success, a sequel has been announced and Netflix,...
- 7/11/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
¡Juntos caminamos, juntos festejamos, juntos caemos! © Netflix
Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler y la fecha de estreno de la esperada segunda entrega de “El Hoyo”, una de las películas españolas más populares de la historia de Netflix, que ocupa el quinto puesto en la categoría de películas de habla no inglesa con 82.800.000 visualizaciones.
En “El Hoyo 2”, a medida que un líder misterioso impone su ley en el Hoyo, una nueva inquilina se implica en la batalla contra este controvertido método para luchar contra el brutal sistema de alimentación. Pero, cuando alimentarse del plato equivocado se convierte en una sentencia de muerte, ¿hasta dónde estarías dispuesto a llegar para salvar tu vida?
“El Hoyo 2” está dirigida por Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director de la película original, y protagonizada por Milena Smit (“Madres Paralelas”), Hovik Keuchkerian (“Reina Roja”), Natalia Tena (“John Wick 4”) y Óscar Jaenada (“Awareness”).
“El Hoyo 2” se...
Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler y la fecha de estreno de la esperada segunda entrega de “El Hoyo”, una de las películas españolas más populares de la historia de Netflix, que ocupa el quinto puesto en la categoría de películas de habla no inglesa con 82.800.000 visualizaciones.
En “El Hoyo 2”, a medida que un líder misterioso impone su ley en el Hoyo, una nueva inquilina se implica en la batalla contra este controvertido método para luchar contra el brutal sistema de alimentación. Pero, cuando alimentarse del plato equivocado se convierte en una sentencia de muerte, ¿hasta dónde estarías dispuesto a llegar para salvar tu vida?
“El Hoyo 2” está dirigida por Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director de la película original, y protagonizada por Milena Smit (“Madres Paralelas”), Hovik Keuchkerian (“Reina Roja”), Natalia Tena (“John Wick 4”) y Óscar Jaenada (“Awareness”).
“El Hoyo 2” se...
- 7/11/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Back in 2020, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia made his feature directorial debut (after a couple decades of making short films) with the thriller The Platform, which was released through the Netflix streaming service. You can read my very positive review of that film at This Link, but the gist of it is that I was very impressed and was left eager to see what Gaztelu-Urrutia would make next. He was assembling a film called Rich Flu before the strikes last year, but it turns out that the next movie we’ll see from him is a sequel to his debut, The Platform 2. This one will also be heading out into the world courtesy of Netflix – and the streamer has just revealed that they will be releasing the film on October 4th, helping kick off the Halloween season. Along with the release date comes the unveiling of a trailer for The Platform 2,...
- 7/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"What are you hungry for?" Surprise! Netflix has been developing a sequel to the hit Spanish lo-fi sci-fi film The Platform from 2019 (it landed on Netflix in 2020). It's one of the best capitalism-is-terrible films of the modern era. Netflix has debuted the first look teaser trailer for The Platform 2, once again directed by the same Spanish filmmaker Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia who made the original film (he's been working on this in secret for the last 5 years). As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, another resident becomes embroiled in the battle against this controversial method to help fight the brutal feeding system. But when eating from the wrong plate becomes a death sentence, how far would you be willing to go to save your life? Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in the second installment of the dystopian sci-fi horror movie, with Óscar Jaenada, Natalia Tena, Bastien Ughetto,...
- 7/11/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform was a massive hit for Netflix back in 2020, becoming one of the most watched original movies in the streaming service’s history.
The director returns for The Platform 2, and Netflix has announced this morning that the sequel will begin streaming October 4, 2024. Watch the official teaser trailer for a taste…
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in The Platform 2.
Netflix previews, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Rafael reviewed The Platform for us at TIFF,...
The director returns for The Platform 2, and Netflix has announced this morning that the sequel will begin streaming October 4, 2024. Watch the official teaser trailer for a taste…
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in The Platform 2.
Netflix previews, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Rafael reviewed The Platform for us at TIFF,...
- 7/11/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Netflix has revealed an Oct. 4 release date for the anticipated second part of The Platform universe, after the first film was one of the most popular Spanish movies on the streamer.
Ranking fifth in the non-English film top ten category with nearly 83 million views, The Platform was released to huge success in 2019. By July 2020, Netflix said the film had been watched by 56 million households over its first four weeks of release, garnering further popularity over the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.
La niña. La panna cotta. 333 niveles. Lo único Obvio es que el 4 de octubre vas a devorar #ElHoyo2...
Ranking fifth in the non-English film top ten category with nearly 83 million views, The Platform was released to huge success in 2019. By July 2020, Netflix said the film had been watched by 56 million households over its first four weeks of release, garnering further popularity over the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.
La niña. La panna cotta. 333 niveles. Lo único Obvio es que el 4 de octubre vas a devorar #ElHoyo2...
- 7/11/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The highly anticipated sequel to sci-fi horror “The Platform” has set a release date, with the residents of The Pit returning to screens after five years.
The film is set to hit Netflix on Oct. 4, just in time for spooky season.
2019’s “The Platform” is one of the streamer’s most popular Spanish films ever, getting to the fifth spot in the non-English Film Top Ten category with over 82,800,000 views.
The film is set in a multi-storey prison nicknamed “The Pit” which sees its residents get increasingly desperate as they fight for survival.
The tower’s real name is the Vertical Self-Management Center and it works by allocating a handful of prisoners to each floor. When it comes to meals, a platform abundant with food slowly descends, stopping at each floor for a specific amount of time. But inevitably it means those at the top get first pick – while those...
The film is set to hit Netflix on Oct. 4, just in time for spooky season.
2019’s “The Platform” is one of the streamer’s most popular Spanish films ever, getting to the fifth spot in the non-English Film Top Ten category with over 82,800,000 views.
The film is set in a multi-storey prison nicknamed “The Pit” which sees its residents get increasingly desperate as they fight for survival.
The tower’s real name is the Vertical Self-Management Center and it works by allocating a handful of prisoners to each floor. When it comes to meals, a platform abundant with food slowly descends, stopping at each floor for a specific amount of time. But inevitably it means those at the top get first pick – while those...
- 7/11/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Aao Entertainment has signed Rubin Stein, the Spanish filmmaker behind Netflix’s popular psychological horror film Tin & Tina, for management.
Marking Stein’s feature directorial debut, Tin & Tina follows Lola and her husband Adolfo, who after a tragic miscarriage, adopt Tin and Tina, a lovely brother and sister with an ultra-Catholic education that makes them interpret Holy Bible verbatim. Upon its premiere in 2023, the film won three Carmen Awards and received a nomination for Best Special Effects at the 2024 Goya Awards. Watched by more than 50 million viewers in its first weeks on Netflix, it spent five weeks in the Global Top 10 Films (Non-English) and hit the Top 10 on the streamer in 78 countries. Milena Smit (Parallel Mothers) and Jaime Lorente (Money Heist) star.
Also the creator of the suspenseful, black-and-white short film trilogy Light & Darkness, Stein continues to be represented by Let’s Work Together in Spain.
Founded...
Marking Stein’s feature directorial debut, Tin & Tina follows Lola and her husband Adolfo, who after a tragic miscarriage, adopt Tin and Tina, a lovely brother and sister with an ultra-Catholic education that makes them interpret Holy Bible verbatim. Upon its premiere in 2023, the film won three Carmen Awards and received a nomination for Best Special Effects at the 2024 Goya Awards. Watched by more than 50 million viewers in its first weeks on Netflix, it spent five weeks in the Global Top 10 Films (Non-English) and hit the Top 10 on the streamer in 78 countries. Milena Smit (Parallel Mothers) and Jaime Lorente (Money Heist) star.
Also the creator of the suspenseful, black-and-white short film trilogy Light & Darkness, Stein continues to be represented by Let’s Work Together in Spain.
Founded...
- 6/21/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ibermedia Next, a groundbreaking fund dedicated to advancing the use of new technologies in animation and digital content from Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America, is launching its second round of funding.
The announcement was made at the Annecy Animation Festival on the final day of its MIFA market at at a presentation attended by representatives of two of the project’s drivers: Jara Ayucar, director of marketing policy at Spain’s Icaa film agency, part of its Ministry of Culture; and Jose Luis Farias, executive producer of the Quirinos Awards, representing La Liga de la Animación Iberoamericana, formed by the Quirinos, Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival and Ventana Sur’s Animation! forum.
Ibermedia Next 2 follows the success of the initial funding round which saw 14 innovative projects gain crucial support, allowing creators to push the boundaries of animation and VR technology.
This new funding round offers grants of up to €150,000, plus...
The announcement was made at the Annecy Animation Festival on the final day of its MIFA market at at a presentation attended by representatives of two of the project’s drivers: Jara Ayucar, director of marketing policy at Spain’s Icaa film agency, part of its Ministry of Culture; and Jose Luis Farias, executive producer of the Quirinos Awards, representing La Liga de la Animación Iberoamericana, formed by the Quirinos, Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival and Ventana Sur’s Animation! forum.
Ibermedia Next 2 follows the success of the initial funding round which saw 14 innovative projects gain crucial support, allowing creators to push the boundaries of animation and VR technology.
This new funding round offers grants of up to €150,000, plus...
- 6/14/2024
- by Callum McLennan and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Back in 2020, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia made his feature directorial debut (after a couple decades of making short films) with the thriller The Platform, which was released through the Netflix streaming service. You can read my very positive review of that film at This Link, but the gist of it is that I was very impressed and was left eager to see what Gaztelu-Urrutia would make next. He was assembling a film called Rich Flu before the strikes last year, but it turns out that the next movie we’ll see from him is a sequel to his debut, The Platform 2. This one will also be making its way out into the world through Netflix, and today a pair of first look images have arrived online to give us a glimpse at what The Platform 2 has in store for us. You can take a look at those at the bottom of this article.
- 4/18/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform was a massive hit for Netflix back in 2020, becoming one of the most watched original movies in the streaming service’s history.
Coming soon? The Platform 2! Netflix has shared two first look images from the upcoming sequel this morning, which will again be directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in The Platform 2.
Netflix previews, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
No word yet on a Netflix premiere date for The Platform 2. Stay tuned.
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Coming soon? The Platform 2! Netflix has shared two first look images from the upcoming sequel this morning, which will again be directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in The Platform 2.
Netflix previews, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
No word yet on a Netflix premiere date for The Platform 2. Stay tuned.
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
- 4/18/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Alessandro Nivola has joined Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English-language film from Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. Sony Pictures Classics will distribute and John Turturro is also on board.
Almodóvar’s El Deseo is producing.
The Room Next Door will be Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film starred Penélope Cruz — who won the Best Actress prize at Venice — and Milena Smit as single mothers who became pregnant by accident and meet in a hospital room as they are about to give birth.
Nivola will next be seen starring in the Apple TV+ limited series The Big Cigar playing radical chic Hollywood film producer Bert Schneider in the crazier-than-fiction story about Schneider’s complicated friendship with Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton. The series has a May 17 air date. He then stars as Aleksei Sytsevitch,...
Almodóvar’s El Deseo is producing.
The Room Next Door will be Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film starred Penélope Cruz — who won the Best Actress prize at Venice — and Milena Smit as single mothers who became pregnant by accident and meet in a hospital room as they are about to give birth.
Nivola will next be seen starring in the Apple TV+ limited series The Big Cigar playing radical chic Hollywood film producer Bert Schneider in the crazier-than-fiction story about Schneider’s complicated friendship with Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton. The series has a May 17 air date. He then stars as Aleksei Sytsevitch,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The incontrovertible and immediate effect of muscular tax credits, entering in force in 2023, have powered to a new level the shoot scene in Bilbao and Bizkaia – the Basque city and surrounding province in Northern Spain.
Introduced on Jan. 1, 2023, the new incentives offer an up-to-60% tax deduction for national and international co-productions of film and TV projects.
Enticing studios such as Toboggan and production houses Buendía Estudios and Tornasol to set up in Bizkaia and streaming giant Netflix to invest in original productions, the territory is fast capitalizing on its breaks.
Over 2023, 151 shoots filmed in Bilbao-Bizkaia, 76 from the Basque Country, 47 from Spain and 28 from abroad, according to the Bilbao-Bizkaia 2023 Year Book.
Total shoot spend in 2023 came in at €58.5 million ($63.7 million), 324% up on 2019’s figure of €13.8 million, six times up on €23.5 million ($25.6 million) in 2021. In all, productions shot 1,026 days in Bilbao or in the rest of Bizkaia, 74% more than 2022. The fact that...
Introduced on Jan. 1, 2023, the new incentives offer an up-to-60% tax deduction for national and international co-productions of film and TV projects.
Enticing studios such as Toboggan and production houses Buendía Estudios and Tornasol to set up in Bizkaia and streaming giant Netflix to invest in original productions, the territory is fast capitalizing on its breaks.
Over 2023, 151 shoots filmed in Bilbao-Bizkaia, 76 from the Basque Country, 47 from Spain and 28 from abroad, according to the Bilbao-Bizkaia 2023 Year Book.
Total shoot spend in 2023 came in at €58.5 million ($63.7 million), 324% up on 2019’s figure of €13.8 million, six times up on €23.5 million ($25.6 million) in 2021. In all, productions shot 1,026 days in Bilbao or in the rest of Bizkaia, 74% more than 2022. The fact that...
- 3/5/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Saint Laurent had a star-studded crowd at its Paris Fashion Week show!
Zoe Kravitz, Lily Collins, Zoe Saldana, and Diane Kruger were among the many celebs who walked the carpet at the event on Tuesday (February 27) in Paris, France.
Olivia Wilde has made headlines for the sheer outfit she wore to the event, baring her body in a daring way.
The brand said, “For the Saint Laurent Winter 2024 womenswear collection, Anthony Vaccarello reminds us of what once was at the center of fashion by rendering it invisible: clothes.”
The collection notes even pointed out how Marilyn Monroe‘s “naked” gown was an inspiration for the new designs.
Head inside to see all of the celebs who attended the show…
Keep scrolling to see all of the celebs who attended…
Zoe Kravitz
Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell
Rosé
Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
Olivia Wilde
Kate Moss
Samara Weaving
Talia Ryder...
Zoe Kravitz, Lily Collins, Zoe Saldana, and Diane Kruger were among the many celebs who walked the carpet at the event on Tuesday (February 27) in Paris, France.
Olivia Wilde has made headlines for the sheer outfit she wore to the event, baring her body in a daring way.
The brand said, “For the Saint Laurent Winter 2024 womenswear collection, Anthony Vaccarello reminds us of what once was at the center of fashion by rendering it invisible: clothes.”
The collection notes even pointed out how Marilyn Monroe‘s “naked” gown was an inspiration for the new designs.
Head inside to see all of the celebs who attended the show…
Keep scrolling to see all of the celebs who attended…
Zoe Kravitz
Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell
Rosé
Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
Olivia Wilde
Kate Moss
Samara Weaving
Talia Ryder...
- 2/28/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English language film from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
The dual casting was confirmed by Almodóvar’s production company, El Deseo, this morning with a re-post on their Instagram story following months of speculation and online rumors.
“The actresses are placed under the command of the director from La Mancha in a drama between mother and daughter that will be filmed in the spring in New York and Madrid and will be his first film shot in English,” the post said.
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The Room Next Door will be Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film starred Penelope Cruz — who won the Best Actress prize at Venice — and Milena Smit as single mothers...
The dual casting was confirmed by Almodóvar’s production company, El Deseo, this morning with a re-post on their Instagram story following months of speculation and online rumors.
“The actresses are placed under the command of the director from La Mancha in a drama between mother and daughter that will be filmed in the spring in New York and Madrid and will be his first film shot in English,” the post said.
View this post on Instagram
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The Room Next Door will be Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film starred Penelope Cruz — who won the Best Actress prize at Venice — and Milena Smit as single mothers...
- 1/25/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, Spain’s Isabel Coixet and Chile’s Bernardita Ojeda, director of “Petit,” feature among the first recipients of funding from Ibermedia Next, a pioneering attempting to fund development on pioneering new IPs which yoke large artistic ambition and cutting edge tech.
García Bernal and Luna’s Mexico-based label La Corriente del Golfo co-produces one of the 14 winning submissions, “El Origen De La Experiencia,” which offers a VR immersive experience of Mexican mysticism and trance culture. Both will also voice characters.
Coixet is set to direct “Sophia (Sofía),” with Milena Smit, star of Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers.”
Bernardita Ojeda, director on milestone Chilean toon series such as “Petit,” the International Emmy-nominated and Quirino Awards winner, produces two titles.
Also in the mix is Portugal’s David Doutel, whose shimmering, mottled social realist mood piece “Garrano,” proved a standout at Annecy and Sundance, and UniKo,...
García Bernal and Luna’s Mexico-based label La Corriente del Golfo co-produces one of the 14 winning submissions, “El Origen De La Experiencia,” which offers a VR immersive experience of Mexican mysticism and trance culture. Both will also voice characters.
Coixet is set to direct “Sophia (Sofía),” with Milena Smit, star of Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers.”
Bernardita Ojeda, director on milestone Chilean toon series such as “Petit,” the International Emmy-nominated and Quirino Awards winner, produces two titles.
Also in the mix is Portugal’s David Doutel, whose shimmering, mottled social realist mood piece “Garrano,” proved a standout at Annecy and Sundance, and UniKo,...
- 11/29/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The stars are stepping out in Spain!
Shakira struck a pose on the red carpet while arriving at the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday (November 16) in Sevill, Spain.
Photos: Check out the latest pics of Shakira
Other Latin superstars in attendance included Rosalia, Anitta, Karol G, Sebastian Yatra, Milena Smit, and Kenia Os.
During the awards show, Shakira, Roslia, and Sebastian all took to the stage for performances.
Fyi: Shakira is wearing a Harris Reed dress on the red carpet and a Dolce & Gabbana dress during her performance. Rosalia is wearing a Balenciaga dress on the red carpet and a Schiaparelli dress on stage. Anitta is wearing a Dsquared2 dress. Karol is wearing a Balmain dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Milena is wearing a Saint Laurent outfit. Kenia is wearing a Pamela Elizabeth R. Aguila dress.
Click through the gallery inside for 40+ pictures of the stars at the Latin Grammys…...
Shakira struck a pose on the red carpet while arriving at the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday (November 16) in Sevill, Spain.
Photos: Check out the latest pics of Shakira
Other Latin superstars in attendance included Rosalia, Anitta, Karol G, Sebastian Yatra, Milena Smit, and Kenia Os.
During the awards show, Shakira, Roslia, and Sebastian all took to the stage for performances.
Fyi: Shakira is wearing a Harris Reed dress on the red carpet and a Dolce & Gabbana dress during her performance. Rosalia is wearing a Balenciaga dress on the red carpet and a Schiaparelli dress on stage. Anitta is wearing a Dsquared2 dress. Karol is wearing a Balmain dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Milena is wearing a Saint Laurent outfit. Kenia is wearing a Pamela Elizabeth R. Aguila dress.
Click through the gallery inside for 40+ pictures of the stars at the Latin Grammys…...
- 11/16/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Bizkaia is seeing a boom in production with freshly implemented tax incentives luring industry leaders from Europe and abroad to the region for ever-more-ambitious audiovisual projects.
The incentives, which kicked off Jan. 1, offer an up-to-70% deduction tax break for national and international co-productions of film and TV projects, with no included cap.
Already enticing studios such as Toboggan and production houses Buendía Studios and Tornasol to set up in Bizlaia and streaming giant Netflix to invest in original productions, the territory is fast capitalizing on the breaks that work in tandem with its illustrious landscapes, savvy creative and support networks.
According to the Bilbao Bizkaia Film Commission, to date the territory has added more than 230 days of filming from the start of the new incentive. Tornasol and DeAPlaneta backed “Detective Touré,” from Spanish Goya-winning filmmaker David Pérez Sañudo, begins filming in June while the previously shot Netflix backed series “El Silencio...
The incentives, which kicked off Jan. 1, offer an up-to-70% deduction tax break for national and international co-productions of film and TV projects, with no included cap.
Already enticing studios such as Toboggan and production houses Buendía Studios and Tornasol to set up in Bizlaia and streaming giant Netflix to invest in original productions, the territory is fast capitalizing on the breaks that work in tandem with its illustrious landscapes, savvy creative and support networks.
According to the Bilbao Bizkaia Film Commission, to date the territory has added more than 230 days of filming from the start of the new incentive. Tornasol and DeAPlaneta backed “Detective Touré,” from Spanish Goya-winning filmmaker David Pérez Sañudo, begins filming in June while the previously shot Netflix backed series “El Silencio...
- 5/18/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Galder Gaztelu-Irrutia’s The Platform delighted and grossed out Netflix audiences in 2020, making for the streaming service’s most popular Spanish film in Netflix history. Today, Netflix unveiled via Twitter that a sequel is much closer than anticipated with a set of new images.
“The Platform is a twisted social allegory about mankind at its darkest and hungriest,” Netflix’s description of the original film reads, and it indeed backs up that particular promise.
The film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough. It makes for a thrilling and often gag-inducing horror satire.
While no plot details have been announced for The Platform 2 just yet, it’s a safe...
“The Platform is a twisted social allegory about mankind at its darkest and hungriest,” Netflix’s description of the original film reads, and it indeed backs up that particular promise.
The film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough. It makes for a thrilling and often gag-inducing horror satire.
While no plot details have been announced for The Platform 2 just yet, it’s a safe...
- 5/11/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Prolific Andalusian production company La Claqueta has tapped award-winning screenwriter-producer Alberto Marini to direct rural thriller “Últimos días de caza” (“Last Days of Hunting.”)
Penned by José Cabeza, co-scribe on 2016’s “7 Years,” Netflix first Spanish original movie, “Last Days of Hunting” has a completed screenplay and has initiated financing.
The aim is to close the financing phase during this year and begin shooting second quarter 2024, probably in northern Spain.
“Last Days of Hunting” leads a growth-period for Seville-based La Claqueta, which is raising the ante in terms of film production ambitions.
“This is a noir that revolves around torpid masculinity; it is the story of volcanoes that don’t know how to release lava when they should and that explode inwards,” said Marini, who debuted as a helmer with 2015 horror feature “Summer Camp.”
“The story takes place in a very localized universe and is grounded in the territory but...
Penned by José Cabeza, co-scribe on 2016’s “7 Years,” Netflix first Spanish original movie, “Last Days of Hunting” has a completed screenplay and has initiated financing.
The aim is to close the financing phase during this year and begin shooting second quarter 2024, probably in northern Spain.
“Last Days of Hunting” leads a growth-period for Seville-based La Claqueta, which is raising the ante in terms of film production ambitions.
“This is a noir that revolves around torpid masculinity; it is the story of volcanoes that don’t know how to release lava when they should and that explode inwards,” said Marini, who debuted as a helmer with 2015 horror feature “Summer Camp.”
“The story takes place in a very localized universe and is grounded in the territory but...
- 2/19/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
The Snow Girl (La chica de nieve) is a thriller series created by Jesús Mesas Silva and Javier Andrés Roig. It stars Milena Smit and José Coronado. Based on the novel by Javier Castillo.
Today this thriller comes to Netflix with José Coronado as main actor and very well matched with Milena Smit, they are a good team of veteran journalist and budding crime investigator.
This series has six episodes and it is about a disappearance, broken families and intrigue that will guide us along the streets in Málaga in a thriller with dark places in which we have a “revelation”: Milena Smit, who we already knew of in Libélulas and, of course, Almodóvar’s, film, Parallel Mothers . She is the real star of this series and just to watch her, the series is worth viewing.
This is a thriller with pauses, dialogues, discoveries and content that is more...
Today this thriller comes to Netflix with José Coronado as main actor and very well matched with Milena Smit, they are a good team of veteran journalist and budding crime investigator.
This series has six episodes and it is about a disappearance, broken families and intrigue that will guide us along the streets in Málaga in a thriller with dark places in which we have a “revelation”: Milena Smit, who we already knew of in Libélulas and, of course, Almodóvar’s, film, Parallel Mothers . She is the real star of this series and just to watch her, the series is worth viewing.
This is a thriller with pauses, dialogues, discoveries and content that is more...
- 1/27/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
"I've been on this case for six years. All I want is to find the girl." Netflix has debuted the full-length official trailer for the mystery-thriller series titled The Snow Girl, based on the Spanish novel of the same name. It's another crime thriller about a journalist trying to find out what happened to a missing girl. Is anyone outside of Spain familiar with this story? When a little girl goes missing during a parade in Málaga, a young newspaper journalist becomes fiercely insistent on helping Amaya's parents find her. During the Cavalcade of the Magi parade, the Martín family's daughter disappears. Miren takes on the case, determined to find her. The series stars Milena Smit as Miren, José Coronado, Aixa Villagrán, Tristán Ulloa, Loreto Mauleón, Julián Villagrán, Raúl Prieto, and Cecilia Freire. This almost seems like Spain's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but about a tough journalist trying...
- 1/9/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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