- 10/31/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
Isabel May, best known for Taylor Sheridan’s mini-series “1883” for Paramount+, is in final discussions to star in “Wild World,” the upcoming revenge thriller from Emmy-nominated husband and wife duo Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (“Queenpins.” “Beneath the Harvest Sky”).
The feature — based on a script by Gaudet and Pullapilly — follows a young woman who must use her survival skills to track down her little sister and exact revenge on the men who abducted her. Principal photography is expected to start in Fall/Winter 2025 in Australia.
International sales on “Wild World” are being launched at the American Film Market next week by Mark Gooder and Alison Thompson’s Cornerstone Films. CAA Media Finance is handling the North American rights.
The producing team for “Wild World” includes Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff under the Krasnoff/Foster Productions banner; Joe Micucci, Dan Crown and Yoni Liebling from Red Crown; and Kim Hodgert...
The feature — based on a script by Gaudet and Pullapilly — follows a young woman who must use her survival skills to track down her little sister and exact revenge on the men who abducted her. Principal photography is expected to start in Fall/Winter 2025 in Australia.
International sales on “Wild World” are being launched at the American Film Market next week by Mark Gooder and Alison Thompson’s Cornerstone Films. CAA Media Finance is handling the North American rights.
The producing team for “Wild World” includes Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff under the Krasnoff/Foster Productions banner; Joe Micucci, Dan Crown and Yoni Liebling from Red Crown; and Kim Hodgert...
- 10/31/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
A pair of Mormon missionary sisters find themselves in a dangerous battle of wills with a charming but sinister spiritual seeker in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’s religious themed horror puzzle box, Heretic. Sisters Paxton (Chloe East) and Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) are a pair of young, ambitious missionaries eager to make their next conversion, if they can just get in the door. Paxton is a neophyte, raised in the church but without a single baptism under her belt, she’s starting to get discouraged at her perceived failure. By her side is Sister Barnes, a more rough-and-tumble vet of the missionary game, who seems just as comfortable with success as failure but also very ready for a win. Checking off names on their list of curious...
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- 10/31/2024
- Screen Anarchy
From the writers of A Quiet Place comes a fun thriller about two missionaries trapped by Hugh Grant. Here’s our Heretic review.
Going into Heretic, I was worried. The word of mouth for the film was good, but I also knew nothing about it apart from the basic premise from the trailer. Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the duo behind the idea for A Quiet Place, Heretic could either end up being a cult classic or something of a letdown.
Heretic is definitely the former.
The setup sees two missionaries, Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East), who are going door to door in the pouring rain, offering people more information on God and their church. When they reach Mr Reed’s (Hugh Grant) door, they’re happy to accept his invitation to step inside after he assures them that his wife is also home and baking a pie.
Going into Heretic, I was worried. The word of mouth for the film was good, but I also knew nothing about it apart from the basic premise from the trailer. Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the duo behind the idea for A Quiet Place, Heretic could either end up being a cult classic or something of a letdown.
Heretic is definitely the former.
The setup sees two missionaries, Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East), who are going door to door in the pouring rain, offering people more information on God and their church. When they reach Mr Reed’s (Hugh Grant) door, they’re happy to accept his invitation to step inside after he assures them that his wife is also home and baking a pie.
- 10/31/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Two young missionaries visit a man at his cavernous house to discuss Mormon doctrines but get drawn into a psychological game of terror and manipulation
The remarkable second act of Hugh Grant’s career continues … or maybe third act, if we include the earlier period in which he appeared to withdraw from the movie romcom-lead frontline to concentrate on making brilliant investments in property and contemporary art, before returning as a lethally outrageous character actor and scene-stealer. Now Grant is making his horror debut (if we don’t include his appearance in Ken Russell’s The Lair of the White Worm from 1988) and does it with typical insouciance and cheek, starring in a verbose and disturbing chamber piece about religion from writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods; it feels as if George Bernard Shaw wanted to make a scary movie without songs inspired by The Book of Mormon.
Maturity and...
The remarkable second act of Hugh Grant’s career continues … or maybe third act, if we include the earlier period in which he appeared to withdraw from the movie romcom-lead frontline to concentrate on making brilliant investments in property and contemporary art, before returning as a lethally outrageous character actor and scene-stealer. Now Grant is making his horror debut (if we don’t include his appearance in Ken Russell’s The Lair of the White Worm from 1988) and does it with typical insouciance and cheek, starring in a verbose and disturbing chamber piece about religion from writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods; it feels as if George Bernard Shaw wanted to make a scary movie without songs inspired by The Book of Mormon.
Maturity and...
- 10/31/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: The Scary Movie reboot that was announced at CinemaCon, has finally come together with the franchise’s architects reuniting for the first time in 18 years for a new original screenplay; the earlier series a send-up of slashers like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. The new Scary Movie will shoot next year for a theatrical release. The Wayans and Rick Alvarez are writing and producing the movie.
The Scary Movie film franchise was developed by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote and directed the first two films. Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans wrote and starred in the first two films.
Miramax Boss Jonathan Glickman exclaimed, “We are thrilled to reunite Scary Movie with the Wayans brothers, the brilliant creators behind the beloved franchise. The timing is perfect to bring back the series to the big screen and we’re lucky to have Keenen,...
The Scary Movie film franchise was developed by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote and directed the first two films. Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans wrote and starred in the first two films.
Miramax Boss Jonathan Glickman exclaimed, “We are thrilled to reunite Scary Movie with the Wayans brothers, the brilliant creators behind the beloved franchise. The timing is perfect to bring back the series to the big screen and we’re lucky to have Keenen,...
- 10/29/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Baby Driver and Tokyo Vice actor Ansel Elgort has signed on to star as a marathon runner caught in a battle for his life in in Faster Than Horses, a survival thriller from documentary filmmaker James Erskine (Billie, The End of the Storm) and produced by survival expert Bear Grylls.
The feature, inspired by a true story and based on an article by Hampton Sides, follows a former Olympic runner who attempts a return to glory in the world’s toughest footrace, the Marathon des Sables, a series of back-to-back marathons across the Sahara Desert. When a devastating sandstorm engulfs the race, he finds himself lost in the Sahara Desert and locked in a ten-day battle for survival.
Faster Than Horses is currently in pre-production. Upgrade Productions, which is handling international sales, will pitch the project to international buyers at the American Film Market in Las Vegas next week. CAA Media Finance...
The feature, inspired by a true story and based on an article by Hampton Sides, follows a former Olympic runner who attempts a return to glory in the world’s toughest footrace, the Marathon des Sables, a series of back-to-back marathons across the Sahara Desert. When a devastating sandstorm engulfs the race, he finds himself lost in the Sahara Desert and locked in a ten-day battle for survival.
Faster Than Horses is currently in pre-production. Upgrade Productions, which is handling international sales, will pitch the project to international buyers at the American Film Market in Las Vegas next week. CAA Media Finance...
- 10/29/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Trafford-Owen, former executive at Studiocanal and Paramount Pictures, has joinedZygi Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment as head of theatrical sales.
Trafford-Owen was previously head of theatrical distribution at Studiocanal UK as well as sales director for the UK and Ireland at Paramount Pictures International and United International Pictures UK. More recently, Trafford-Owen has worked withGower Street Analytics, Anton Capital,RealD, Dolby Cinema and IMAX.
True Brit has also hired Kate Willoughby as its senior marketing manager and Rob Barnes as head of home entertainment.
Willoughby began her career at Momentum Pictures and went on to work with distributors including Universal Pictures,...
Trafford-Owen was previously head of theatrical distribution at Studiocanal UK as well as sales director for the UK and Ireland at Paramount Pictures International and United International Pictures UK. More recently, Trafford-Owen has worked withGower Street Analytics, Anton Capital,RealD, Dolby Cinema and IMAX.
True Brit has also hired Kate Willoughby as its senior marketing manager and Rob Barnes as head of home entertainment.
Willoughby began her career at Momentum Pictures and went on to work with distributors including Universal Pictures,...
- 10/29/2024
- ScreenDaily
One of the most highly anticipated horror movies of fall 2024 would have to be Heretic. It had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival back in September, and on Nov. 8, 2024, it will finally hit theaters everywhere in the United States. But wait! You could possibly see this new horror flick a little earlier, depending on what movie theater you go to. And that's not all!
A24, the production company behind the film and distributor, has teamed up with fragrance and design company Joya Studio to bring multi-sensory experience screenings of Heretic to specific theaters in the U.S. According to a press release, these immersive screenings will show exclusively at Alamo Drafthouse theaters across the U.S. for one-night-only on Oct. 30. Yes, just one night only.
This unique cinematic experience promises to engage not just your eyes but your sense of smell. If you watched the first trailer...
A24, the production company behind the film and distributor, has teamed up with fragrance and design company Joya Studio to bring multi-sensory experience screenings of Heretic to specific theaters in the U.S. According to a press release, these immersive screenings will show exclusively at Alamo Drafthouse theaters across the U.S. for one-night-only on Oct. 30. Yes, just one night only.
This unique cinematic experience promises to engage not just your eyes but your sense of smell. If you watched the first trailer...
- 10/22/2024
- by Crystal George
- 1428 Elm
The entire team behind the original “A Quiet Place” has more or less cashed in on the goodwill from that first film to the fullest possible extent—including the I.P. itself, instantly proving that it can’t be sustained for more than a single outing. Not least of these savvy artists is its pair of screenwriters, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who’ve leveraged the success of their neat little premise (as long as you don’t think about it for more than 15 seconds) into a support line for their flailing joint career as writer-directors. Now, just over a year after somehow making “Adam Driver Fights Dinosaurs” boring, Beck and Woods return with a new selling point unlikely to fail them quite as surprisingly as their previous one had.
We all love a good theological debate—mostly because they can make you feel smart and superior to those around you...
We all love a good theological debate—mostly because they can make you feel smart and superior to those around you...
- 10/18/2024
- by Julian Malandruccolo
- High on Films
The final moments of the “FBI: Most Wanted” Season 6 premiere found Fugitive Task Force leader Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott) breaking down after apprehending — and being attacked by — a serial killer who’d escalated to a sniper shooting spree.
“I wanted to start the season with a very scary, terrifying, dangerous, formidable fugitive,” showrunner David Hudgins told TheWrap of the psychotically mother-obsessed killer played by Andrew Burnap.
As for showing Remy recovering from his injuries and being comforted by girlfriend Abby (Susan Misner), Hudgins said, “I wanted to ground the show, because the truth is, this is a dangerous job. And it’s not often that you go unscathed your whole career. I thought it was a nice moment of vulnerability for him with Abby as well.”
Remy will be fine after being punched in the jaw and rouged up, Hudgins assured us, walking away with merely a temporary case of tinnitus.
“I wanted to start the season with a very scary, terrifying, dangerous, formidable fugitive,” showrunner David Hudgins told TheWrap of the psychotically mother-obsessed killer played by Andrew Burnap.
As for showing Remy recovering from his injuries and being comforted by girlfriend Abby (Susan Misner), Hudgins said, “I wanted to ground the show, because the truth is, this is a dangerous job. And it’s not often that you go unscathed your whole career. I thought it was a nice moment of vulnerability for him with Abby as well.”
Remy will be fine after being punched in the jaw and rouged up, Hudgins assured us, walking away with merely a temporary case of tinnitus.
- 10/17/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The Institute, MGM+‘s thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, has rounded out its cast. Brendan Beiser (The Boys) is set as a series regular, and Mary Walsh (Resident Alien) and Jordan Alexander (Gossip Girl) have been tapped for recurring roles in the series from director/executive producer Jack Bender, writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios. Production will begin in Nova Scotia later this year.
They join previously announced Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz, along with Joe Freeman, Fionn Laird, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Robert Joy, Viggo Hanvelt, Arlen So, Birva Pandya, Dan Beirne, Martin Roach and Jane Luk.
In the eight-episode The Institute, when 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis (Freeman) is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities.
They join previously announced Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz, along with Joe Freeman, Fionn Laird, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Robert Joy, Viggo Hanvelt, Arlen So, Birva Pandya, Dan Beirne, Martin Roach and Jane Luk.
In the eight-episode The Institute, when 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis (Freeman) is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities.
- 10/16/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“FBI: Most Wanted” returns Tuesday night at 9 p.m. on CBS. In the Season 6 premiere, the Fugitive Task Force investigates a string of gruesome killings after a detective is brutally murdered.
Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott) is still leading the group, which is down one member without Sheryll Barnes, who has taken time off to recover from a gunshot and deal with the breakup of her marriage to Charlotte Gaines (Fedna Jacquet).
In real life, the actress who plays Barnes, Roxy Sternberg, has been out on maternity leave, but the character will return to active duty soon.
When does “FBI: Most Wanted” Season 6 premiere?
“FBI: Most Wanted” Season 6 premieres on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. on CBS and airs weekly on Tuesdays.
Where are new episodes of “FBI: Most Wanted” Season 6 streaming?
New episodes are streaming live Tuesdays on Paramount+ if you have the Paramount+ with Showtime subscription. For Paramount+ Essential subscribers,...
Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott) is still leading the group, which is down one member without Sheryll Barnes, who has taken time off to recover from a gunshot and deal with the breakup of her marriage to Charlotte Gaines (Fedna Jacquet).
In real life, the actress who plays Barnes, Roxy Sternberg, has been out on maternity leave, but the character will return to active duty soon.
When does “FBI: Most Wanted” Season 6 premiere?
“FBI: Most Wanted” Season 6 premieres on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. on CBS and airs weekly on Tuesdays.
Where are new episodes of “FBI: Most Wanted” Season 6 streaming?
New episodes are streaming live Tuesdays on Paramount+ if you have the Paramount+ with Showtime subscription. For Paramount+ Essential subscribers,...
- 10/16/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Amazon MGM Studios and Orion Pictures have announced “Nickel Boys” star Ethan Herisse will campaign for Best Actor this awards season (reported in an IndieWire exclusive). He will avoid direct competition from his main co-star Brandon Wilson, who drops down to Best Supporting Actor with fellow castmates Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Jimmie Fails, and Craig Tate. Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis Taylor (“King Richard”) will contend in Best Supporting Actress.
Directed by Academy Award nominee RaMell Ross, the film will debut December 13 in New York City and December 20 in Los Angeles. “Nickel Boys” stunned audiences when it premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August, quickly earning Oscar buzz when festival director Julie Huntsinger noted, “You almost can’t speak after because it’s cinematically engaging, arresting. It is emotionally rewarding. It should be one of the most talked about films of the whole year.”
See ‘Nickel Boys’ director...
Directed by Academy Award nominee RaMell Ross, the film will debut December 13 in New York City and December 20 in Los Angeles. “Nickel Boys” stunned audiences when it premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August, quickly earning Oscar buzz when festival director Julie Huntsinger noted, “You almost can’t speak after because it’s cinematically engaging, arresting. It is emotionally rewarding. It should be one of the most talked about films of the whole year.”
See ‘Nickel Boys’ director...
- 10/15/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Fresh off its world premiere at Telluride and a plum spot opening the 2024 New York Film Festival, RaMell Ross’s “Nickel Boys,” an Orion Pictures release, has announced the categories in which it intends to campaign for this coming awards season.
Most notably, the adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, about two young Black men bonded by the horrific experience of being stuck in a 1960s reform school in Florida, will split the titular roles between two categories.
Ethan Herisse, who plays young Elwood, the character which viewers initially experience the film through, will compete in the Best Actor category. Brandon Wilson as Turner, the first friend Elwood makes at the school, whose eyes the audience eventually sees the film through as well, will campaign in the Best Supporting Actor category alongside co-stars like Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Jimmie Fails, and Craig Tate, who all have smaller,...
Most notably, the adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, about two young Black men bonded by the horrific experience of being stuck in a 1960s reform school in Florida, will split the titular roles between two categories.
Ethan Herisse, who plays young Elwood, the character which viewers initially experience the film through, will compete in the Best Actor category. Brandon Wilson as Turner, the first friend Elwood makes at the school, whose eyes the audience eventually sees the film through as well, will campaign in the Best Supporting Actor category alongside co-stars like Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Jimmie Fails, and Craig Tate, who all have smaller,...
- 10/15/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
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There will be spoilers for "Star Wars: Mace Windu - The Glass Abyss" by Steven Barnes in this article.
The latest novel to come from the "Star Wars" universe is "Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss" by Steven Barnes, and it offers a window into one of the most powerful and enigmatic Jedi on the Jedi council and sets him on a noir-style adventure sparked by the death of Qui-Gon Jinn.
Beginning at the tail end of "The Phantom Menace," Mace Windu receives a posthumous message and a request from his now deceased friend and dejarik buddy, Qui-Gon Jinn. The late Jedi has asked him to complete a mission he was unable to on a distant planet. Mace has very little idea what he's getting into, and after some counsel from Master Yoda, finds himself on a planet in the Outer Rim called Metagos.
There will be spoilers for "Star Wars: Mace Windu - The Glass Abyss" by Steven Barnes in this article.
The latest novel to come from the "Star Wars" universe is "Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss" by Steven Barnes, and it offers a window into one of the most powerful and enigmatic Jedi on the Jedi council and sets him on a noir-style adventure sparked by the death of Qui-Gon Jinn.
Beginning at the tail end of "The Phantom Menace," Mace Windu receives a posthumous message and a request from his now deceased friend and dejarik buddy, Qui-Gon Jinn. The late Jedi has asked him to complete a mission he was unable to on a distant planet. Mace has very little idea what he's getting into, and after some counsel from Master Yoda, finds himself on a planet in the Outer Rim called Metagos.
- 10/15/2024
- by Bryan Young
- Slash Film
“Orion, Plan B, Louverture and Anonymous are maybe the only group of people who could make this happen,” director and artist RaMell Ross said of the team of Hollywood execs behind his latest feature-length project, Nickel Boys.
Adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same, the Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios film, which Ross co-wrote with Joslyn Barnes, follows the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. In the movie, a bright, striving teenager living amid the terrors of the Jim Crow South makes a split decision that recasts the course of his life. On the cusp of college, he’s instead sentenced to time at a notorious reformatory. There, he encounters a kindred spirit, forming an alliance, but one with incalculable consequences.
Ross described the feature as an “alternative” adaptation and told the audience here at Deadline...
Adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same, the Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios film, which Ross co-wrote with Joslyn Barnes, follows the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. In the movie, a bright, striving teenager living amid the terrors of the Jim Crow South makes a split decision that recasts the course of his life. On the cusp of college, he’s instead sentenced to time at a notorious reformatory. There, he encounters a kindred spirit, forming an alliance, but one with incalculable consequences.
Ross described the feature as an “alternative” adaptation and told the audience here at Deadline...
- 10/12/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
While nothing holds a candle to the Olympics at the moment for NBC, one of the broadcaster’s other prides and joys of the summer was a two-hour concert special for late country singer Toby Keith. Featuring performances by Trace Adkins, Priscilla Block, Luke Bryan, Jelly Roll, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Clay Walker, and Lainey Wilson, plus Keith’s daughter, Krystal Keith, among others, “Toby Keith: American Icon” drew 4.7 million viewers when it debuted across NBC on Aug. 28 and next day on streamer Peacock.
Filmed in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the two-hour special was the most-watched show across broadcast that night and grew 10% from its “America’s Got Talent” lead-in — a show that’s typically hard to top in viewers for NBC. And the win was in large part thanks to ITV America’s Thinkfactory Media, the production company behind “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” “Hatfields & McCoys” and the “Mama June” reality series,...
Filmed in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the two-hour special was the most-watched show across broadcast that night and grew 10% from its “America’s Got Talent” lead-in — a show that’s typically hard to top in viewers for NBC. And the win was in large part thanks to ITV America’s Thinkfactory Media, the production company behind “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” “Hatfields & McCoys” and the “Mama June” reality series,...
- 10/10/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Nach seiner Premiere in Toronto bringt Plaion Pictures den Horrorfilm „Heretic“ mit Hugh Grant in der Hauptrolle am 26. Dezember in die deutschen Kinos. Jetzt wurde der offizielle deutsche Trailer veröffentlicht.
In „Heretic“ zeigt sich Hugh Grant mal von einer ganz anderen Seite. Er spielt den charmanten Mr. Reed, vor dessen Haustür eines Tages die beiden Missionarinnen Schwester Paxton (Chloe East) und Schwester Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) auftauchen. Er bittet sie herein – und schon schnappt für die beiden die Falle zu. Sie sind in dem labyrinthartigen Anwesen gefangen – und bei der Flucht können sie sich nicht nur auf ihren Glauben verlassen.„Heretic“, der von Scott Beck und Bryan Woods inszeniert wurde, feierte in Toronto seine Weltpremiere und wird am 26. Dezember von Plaion Pictures in den deutschen Kinos gestartet.
In „Heretic“ zeigt sich Hugh Grant mal von einer ganz anderen Seite. Er spielt den charmanten Mr. Reed, vor dessen Haustür eines Tages die beiden Missionarinnen Schwester Paxton (Chloe East) und Schwester Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) auftauchen. Er bittet sie herein – und schon schnappt für die beiden die Falle zu. Sie sind in dem labyrinthartigen Anwesen gefangen – und bei der Flucht können sie sich nicht nur auf ihren Glauben verlassen.„Heretic“, der von Scott Beck und Bryan Woods inszeniert wurde, feierte in Toronto seine Weltpremiere und wird am 26. Dezember von Plaion Pictures in den deutschen Kinos gestartet.
- 10/10/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 is all set to drop upon us at the beginning of next year, finally bringing an end to years of wait. By the time this game debuts, it would have been nearly eight years since the last entry in the franchise, which makes the launch of Civilization 7 even more exciting!
The upcoming Civilization wants to nail in-game representation. (Image via 2K Games)
To say that the next Civilization game is highly anticipated would be a major understatement; it has a lot of pressure on its shoulders. Developer Firaxis can make or break a number of trends in the series’ history with this game, but it’s already ensuring authentic in-game representation by working closely with one Native American tribe.
Firaxis Approached Shawnee Tibe Leader For Accurate Representation in Civilization 7 Civilization 7 developers have collaborated with Shawnee Tribe. (Image via 2K Games)
Firaxis has decided to partner with...
The upcoming Civilization wants to nail in-game representation. (Image via 2K Games)
To say that the next Civilization game is highly anticipated would be a major understatement; it has a lot of pressure on its shoulders. Developer Firaxis can make or break a number of trends in the series’ history with this game, but it’s already ensuring authentic in-game representation by working closely with one Native American tribe.
Firaxis Approached Shawnee Tibe Leader For Accurate Representation in Civilization 7 Civilization 7 developers have collaborated with Shawnee Tribe. (Image via 2K Games)
Firaxis has decided to partner with...
- 10/9/2024
- by Dhruv Bhatnagar
- FandomWire
As the weather begins to get a bit cooler, Star Wars fans may be looking for a new book to curl up to with a cup of tea. Look no further than the upcoming Steven Barnes novel, Star Wars: The Glass Abyss.
Set to be released on October 15, the book takes place between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, following Jedi master Mace Windu as he receives a message from his friend and fallen Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn. Windu takes on the task for his friend of assisting a planet in the outer rim. The Glass Abyss is also receiving an exclusive cover at New York Comic Con for lucky fans who can snag on.
This is the first novel with Windu as the primary character since Disney took over the franchise in 2012. Shatterpoint was a 2003 Legends novel written by Matthew Stover also had Windu at the center. The...
Set to be released on October 15, the book takes place between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, following Jedi master Mace Windu as he receives a message from his friend and fallen Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn. Windu takes on the task for his friend of assisting a planet in the outer rim. The Glass Abyss is also receiving an exclusive cover at New York Comic Con for lucky fans who can snag on.
This is the first novel with Windu as the primary character since Disney took over the franchise in 2012. Shatterpoint was a 2003 Legends novel written by Matthew Stover also had Windu at the center. The...
- 10/8/2024
- by Daniel Becker
- https://dorksideoftheforce.com/
We haven't seen Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, since the Disney+ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series (and on the big screen since Avengers: Endgame), but the former assassin is set to make his long-awaited return to the MCU in the upcoming Thunderbolts* movie.
It seems actor Sebastian Stan feels that this group is a better fit for his character than the Avengers.
"It's always been fun for me to come back to him after all these years because you're growing as a person, and then the character ends up growing," Stan tells Total Film.
"I never would have thought we would have ended up where we have with him, but it's a very interesting group of characters, and they all bring out different sides of themselves," he continues. "I think [Bucky] finds himself way more suited to them than initially maybe he wants to admit, but he's always an evolving character,...
It seems actor Sebastian Stan feels that this group is a better fit for his character than the Avengers.
"It's always been fun for me to come back to him after all these years because you're growing as a person, and then the character ends up growing," Stan tells Total Film.
"I never would have thought we would have ended up where we have with him, but it's a very interesting group of characters, and they all bring out different sides of themselves," he continues. "I think [Bucky] finds himself way more suited to them than initially maybe he wants to admit, but he's always an evolving character,...
- 10/4/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Amazon MGM Studios has pushed back the US release of RaMell Ross’s hot awards contender Nickel Boys to December 13 in New York and December 20 in Los Angeles.
The drama from Orion and Plan B will expand in January and had initially been scheduled to open on October 25 in New York and November 1 in Los Angeles.
Amazon MGM Studios executives want to give the film sufficient space to be discovered as it expands, and were keen to move it out of a crowded October and November that will bring Conclave, Anora, Maria, Juror #2, and Queer.
Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater,...
The drama from Orion and Plan B will expand in January and had initially been scheduled to open on October 25 in New York and November 1 in Los Angeles.
Amazon MGM Studios executives want to give the film sufficient space to be discovered as it expands, and were keen to move it out of a crowded October and November that will bring Conclave, Anora, Maria, Juror #2, and Queer.
Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater,...
- 10/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
Amazon MGM Studios and Orion/Plan B’s “Nickel Boys” has a new release date. Directed by Academy Award nominee RaMell Ross, the film was originally scheduled to release October 25 in New York City and November 1 in Los Angeles, but will now debut December 13 in NYC and December 20 in LA.
Featuring critically acclaimed performances from Oscar and Emmy nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and from breakout stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson, the film recently had its successful world premiere at Telluride and opening night at the New York Film Festival.
See ‘Nickel Boys’ director RaMell Ross and cast on making Black pain ‘communal’ on New York Film Festival opening night
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, “Nickel Boys” chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. “Most of us don’t know about schools like Dozier,...
Featuring critically acclaimed performances from Oscar and Emmy nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and from breakout stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson, the film recently had its successful world premiere at Telluride and opening night at the New York Film Festival.
See ‘Nickel Boys’ director RaMell Ross and cast on making Black pain ‘communal’ on New York Film Festival opening night
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, “Nickel Boys” chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. “Most of us don’t know about schools like Dozier,...
- 10/2/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Amazon MGM and Orion/Plan B have pushed the release date of “Nickel Boys,” and the film will now debut Dec. 13 in New York and Dec. 20 in Los Angeles, the companies announced on Wednesday. The film was originally scheduled to release Oct. 25 in New York City and Nov. 1 in Los Angeles.
Directed by RaMell Ross, who also wrote the screenplay with Joslyn Barnes, “Nickel Boys” is adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel. The film is produced by Plan B Entertainment’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner as well as Barnes and David Levine.
The film stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson as teenagers in Jim Crow-era Florida who endure barbaric abuse while wards of a juvenile reform center that Whitehead based on the notorious Dozier School, which was run by the state of Florida from 1990-2011. Over years of investigations, forensics documented nearly 100 deaths at the school and...
Directed by RaMell Ross, who also wrote the screenplay with Joslyn Barnes, “Nickel Boys” is adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel. The film is produced by Plan B Entertainment’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner as well as Barnes and David Levine.
The film stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson as teenagers in Jim Crow-era Florida who endure barbaric abuse while wards of a juvenile reform center that Whitehead based on the notorious Dozier School, which was run by the state of Florida from 1990-2011. Over years of investigations, forensics documented nearly 100 deaths at the school and...
- 10/2/2024
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
“Nickel Boys,” the acclaimed drama from director RaMell Ross based on a Colson Whitehead novel, is being pushed from its planned release in October to now open in a platform release late in the year in December.
Amazon MGM is rescheduling “Nickel Boys” from a release on October 25 in New York City and November 1 in Los Angeles to now open December 13 in NYC and December 20 in LA, an individual with knowledge of the shift told IndieWire. The film premiered at Telluride and was the opening night film for the New York Film Festival.
The change is significant for a serious Oscar front runner. But distributor Amazon MGM is thinking of another movie of its own that worked its way to some Oscar glory with the same exact approach: last year’s “American Fiction.”
That film too, directed and written by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright, opened in limited release on the same weekend,...
Amazon MGM is rescheduling “Nickel Boys” from a release on October 25 in New York City and November 1 in Los Angeles to now open December 13 in NYC and December 20 in LA, an individual with knowledge of the shift told IndieWire. The film premiered at Telluride and was the opening night film for the New York Film Festival.
The change is significant for a serious Oscar front runner. But distributor Amazon MGM is thinking of another movie of its own that worked its way to some Oscar glory with the same exact approach: last year’s “American Fiction.”
That film too, directed and written by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright, opened in limited release on the same weekend,...
- 10/2/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Exclusive: After a successful world premiere at Telluride and opening night at the New York Film Festival, and with Rotten Tomatoes critical reviews at 80% fresh, Amazon MGM Studios is taking Orion/Plan B’s Nickel Boys to screens later in December.
Originally the RaMell Ross-directed and co-written feature based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was scheduled to go October 25 in New York City and November 1 in Los Angeles. Now Nickel Boys will debut December 13 in NYC and December 20 in LA.
That’s a platform launch similar to Amazon MGM’s Oscar-nominated American Fiction, which opened last year on December 15, ultimately making $21 million stateside. In addition, A24’s The Zone of Interest had a mid-December launch and expanded throughout January off the heat of several awards and noms.
The release-date move gives Nickel Boys ample ways to be discovered not only during awards season but also by moviegoers.
Originally the RaMell Ross-directed and co-written feature based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was scheduled to go October 25 in New York City and November 1 in Los Angeles. Now Nickel Boys will debut December 13 in NYC and December 20 in LA.
That’s a platform launch similar to Amazon MGM’s Oscar-nominated American Fiction, which opened last year on December 15, ultimately making $21 million stateside. In addition, A24’s The Zone of Interest had a mid-December launch and expanded throughout January off the heat of several awards and noms.
The release-date move gives Nickel Boys ample ways to be discovered not only during awards season but also by moviegoers.
- 10/2/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Bold and the Beautiful alum Kiara Barnes is returning to the small screen. She nabbed another acting role with Fox’s American crime drama Accused.
What Happened to Zoe Buckingham?
It’s been a while since fans saw Barnes on the daytime soap. The last time Zoe appeared was in July 2021. Her sister Paris (Diamond White) told her about Carter’s (Lawrence Saint-Victor) affair with Quinn (Rena Sofer), who was married to Eric (John McCook) at the time. Zoe assumed that Carter was sleeping with Shauna (Denise Richards).
Zoe had enough of Los Angeles and the constant drama. She ultimately broke up with Carter and left town. Zoe has been spending time in London with her mother. It’s also likely that Zoe got word about Paris’s surprise engagement to Thomas (Matthew Atkinson).
However, it doesn’t look like Zoe is ever returning to the show. Her character has been written off,...
What Happened to Zoe Buckingham?
It’s been a while since fans saw Barnes on the daytime soap. The last time Zoe appeared was in July 2021. Her sister Paris (Diamond White) told her about Carter’s (Lawrence Saint-Victor) affair with Quinn (Rena Sofer), who was married to Eric (John McCook) at the time. Zoe assumed that Carter was sleeping with Shauna (Denise Richards).
Zoe had enough of Los Angeles and the constant drama. She ultimately broke up with Carter and left town. Zoe has been spending time in London with her mother. It’s also likely that Zoe got word about Paris’s surprise engagement to Thomas (Matthew Atkinson).
However, it doesn’t look like Zoe is ever returning to the show. Her character has been written off,...
- 10/1/2024
- by Chanel Adams
- Soap Hub
“Nickel Boys”, which opens the New York Film Festival on September 27, wouldn’t exist without producers Dede Gardner (Plan B) and Joslyn Barnes (Louverture Films). Both women boast enviable track records of finding, backing, and promoting rising talent, along with Gardner’s Plan B partner Jeremy Kleiner, who produced with her the Oscar-winners “Moonlight” and “12 Years a Slave,” as well as Best Picture nominees “The Tree of Life,” “The Big Short,” “Selma,” “Vice,” and “Women Talking.”
Barnes is known in the documentary space for producing Oscar nominees “Strong Island” (Yance Ford) and “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” her first collaboration with Brown professor and photographer RaMell Ross. Barnes was finishing “Strong Island” when Ross showed her eight minutes of his project; she resisted at first but eventually became intensely involved in the shoot, archives, and the final edit. Ross sees the world differently than most filmmakers; his rare...
Barnes is known in the documentary space for producing Oscar nominees “Strong Island” (Yance Ford) and “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” her first collaboration with Brown professor and photographer RaMell Ross. Barnes was finishing “Strong Island” when Ross showed her eight minutes of his project; she resisted at first but eventually became intensely involved in the shoot, archives, and the final edit. Ross sees the world differently than most filmmakers; his rare...
- 9/27/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Sonequa Martin-Green, Mike Colter, Jamie Chung, Sherri Saum, and Kiara Barnes have joined Season 2 of Fox’s crime procedural Accused.
Martin-Green and Colter will lead the finale, titled “Megan’s Story,” as Megan and John, respectively. Barnes play Eve in the same episode, in which a music executive’s marriage to her husband is threatened by a beautiful seductress.
Chung will play the character Grace in “Eugene’s Story,” and Saum will play the character Erica in “Justin’s Story.”
In “Eugene’s Story,” a kind-hearted jewelry store owner is put on trial after his wife’s past throws their present into chaos. “Justin’s Story” sees a wrestling coach is on trial after he pushes his star wrestler too far.
The new cast joins some heavy hitters who have already been announced for Season 2, including Felicity Huffman, Taylor Schilling, Patrick J. Adams, William H. Macy, Justin Chambers, Danny Pino and Nick Cannon.
Martin-Green and Colter will lead the finale, titled “Megan’s Story,” as Megan and John, respectively. Barnes play Eve in the same episode, in which a music executive’s marriage to her husband is threatened by a beautiful seductress.
Chung will play the character Grace in “Eugene’s Story,” and Saum will play the character Erica in “Justin’s Story.”
In “Eugene’s Story,” a kind-hearted jewelry store owner is put on trial after his wife’s past throws their present into chaos. “Justin’s Story” sees a wrestling coach is on trial after he pushes his star wrestler too far.
The new cast joins some heavy hitters who have already been announced for Season 2, including Felicity Huffman, Taylor Schilling, Patrick J. Adams, William H. Macy, Justin Chambers, Danny Pino and Nick Cannon.
- 9/27/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Thunderbolts* is just one of several exciting MCU projects set to debut next year, and fans have plenty of reasons to be enthusiastic about the film. It will introduce a brand-new team of misfits, similar to DC’s Suicide Squad.
Additionally, the movie will feature the introduction of Marvel’s most powerful superhero, Sentry. Many of the MCU’s anti-heroes and former villains will also return, with Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, being one of the most popular characters.
Bucky Barnes was first introduced as Steve Rogers’ best friend and fellow soldier during World War II, serving as a supportive character in Steve’s transformation into Captain America. Unfortunately, he is captured by Hydra during a mission with Steve, leading to his presumed death.
It is later revealed that Bucky was taken by Hydra and turned into a deadly assassin. Fortunately, thanks to Rogers’ unwavering loyalty,...
Additionally, the movie will feature the introduction of Marvel’s most powerful superhero, Sentry. Many of the MCU’s anti-heroes and former villains will also return, with Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, being one of the most popular characters.
Bucky Barnes was first introduced as Steve Rogers’ best friend and fellow soldier during World War II, serving as a supportive character in Steve’s transformation into Captain America. Unfortunately, he is captured by Hydra during a mission with Steve, leading to his presumed death.
It is later revealed that Bucky was taken by Hydra and turned into a deadly assassin. Fortunately, thanks to Rogers’ unwavering loyalty,...
- 9/27/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
‘Thunderbolts*’ is just one of many MCU projects releasing next year, but fans have plenty of reasons to be excited about the movie. The movie is set to introduce a completely new team of misfits to the MCU, an equivalent of DC’s Suicide Squad.
It’s also going to mark the introduction of Marvel’s most powerful superhero – Sentry. There’s also the fact that many of MCU’s anti-heroes and former villains will reprise their roles, most popular among them being Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier.
Bucky Barnes was initially introduced as Steve Rogers’ best friend and fellow soldier during World War II. He initially serves as a supporting character, helping Steve in his transformation into Captain America. Bucky is captured by Hydra while on a mission with Steve, leading to his presumed death.
Later it’s revealed that Bucky was captured by Hydra...
It’s also going to mark the introduction of Marvel’s most powerful superhero – Sentry. There’s also the fact that many of MCU’s anti-heroes and former villains will reprise their roles, most popular among them being Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier.
Bucky Barnes was initially introduced as Steve Rogers’ best friend and fellow soldier during World War II. He initially serves as a supporting character, helping Steve in his transformation into Captain America. Bucky is captured by Hydra while on a mission with Steve, leading to his presumed death.
Later it’s revealed that Bucky was captured by Hydra...
- 9/27/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Oh, the horrors of being stuck debating religion for almost two hours. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods' Heretic traps viewers in a theological lockbox that fuels passionate debates. After writing A Quiet Place — a horror film with almost zero dialogue — Beck and Woods challenge themselves to write a horror movie that's almost explicitly conversational. Banter is provocative and stimulating initially, sprawling the thousands of religions throughout history ... until it's not. Chatter escalates from awkward inquisitions to life-or-death questions, but more challenging genre elements fail to excite as Beck and Woods wring the spoken word dry of tension.
Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) are Mormon mission callers out on assignment. They ring Mr. Reed's (Hugh Grant) doorbell, who invites them inside and out of the pouring rain. He offers them blueberry pie, asks prodding questions about Mormonism, and promises his wife will exchange pleasantries shortly. The sisters relax,...
Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) are Mormon mission callers out on assignment. They ring Mr. Reed's (Hugh Grant) doorbell, who invites them inside and out of the pouring rain. He offers them blueberry pie, asks prodding questions about Mormonism, and promises his wife will exchange pleasantries shortly. The sisters relax,...
- 9/26/2024
- by Matt Donato
- DailyDead
The MCU is on its path to recovery after the billion-dollar hit Deadpool & Wolverine. The upcoming Thunderbolts* movie has been one of its most hyped ventures, which is a part of Marvel’s 2025 slate. The first trailer was dropped recently, and fans are busy nitpicking all the details.
A still from the new teaser of Thunderbolts* | Credits: Marvel Studios
One of the key characters who was featured in the new anti-heroes team was Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes. And the character was seen doing questionable things in the trailer, like he once used to.
The Winter Soldier might be back Sebastian Stan in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)| Marvel Studios
Bucky Barnes’ life took a dramatic turn when he fell off the train in the first Captain America movie. He not only lost his arm, but also all sense of self, and was turned into a thoughtless killing machine by Hydra.
A still from the new teaser of Thunderbolts* | Credits: Marvel Studios
One of the key characters who was featured in the new anti-heroes team was Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes. And the character was seen doing questionable things in the trailer, like he once used to.
The Winter Soldier might be back Sebastian Stan in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)| Marvel Studios
Bucky Barnes’ life took a dramatic turn when he fell off the train in the first Captain America movie. He not only lost his arm, but also all sense of self, and was turned into a thoughtless killing machine by Hydra.
- 9/26/2024
- by Sayantan Choudhary
- FandomWire
Stephen King‘s novel The Institute (which can be purchased Here) reached store shelves on September 10, 2019 – and that same day, it was announced that David Kelley and Jack Bender, the duo behind the King series adaptation Mr. Mercedes, were working on a limited series adaptation of The Institute. Nearly five years have gone since then and Kelley has dropped off the project along the way, but The Institute is moving forward at MGM+ – and Deadline has learned the names of eleven more cast members who have signed on as series regulars. They are: Julian Richings (Supernatural, pictured above), Fionn Laird (Under the Banner of Heaven), Hannah Galway (Sex/Life), Robert Joy (Land of the Dead), Viggo Hanvelt (Our Christmas Mural), Arlen So (Something Rotten), Birva Pandya (The Umbrella Academy), Dan Beirne (Ginny & Georgia), Martin Roach (Suits), Jane Luk (Streams Flow from a River), and – in the lead role of Luke Ellis – Joe Freeman.
- 9/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods have mastered the art of the 8 out of 10 genre movie. No one in the world is making better 8 out of 10 horror and science fiction films. And their latest movie, the claustrophobic religious thriller "Heretic" is a 10 out of 10 in the category of 8 out of 10 horror movies. I know this sounds like a lunatic thing to say, but 60% of the time, it works every time.
"Heretic" continues the trend of Beck and Woods being two extremely talented movie dorks who read the room and know exactly what the audience wants, even if they don't know they want it yet. "Haunt" is a modern gem that will only accrue a powerful cult following as the years go by, the Adam Driver-versus-dinosaurs survival adventure "65" is one of the most unjustly overlooked blockbusters of the past few years, and now "Heretic" is an A24 horror movie that has...
"Heretic" continues the trend of Beck and Woods being two extremely talented movie dorks who read the room and know exactly what the audience wants, even if they don't know they want it yet. "Haunt" is a modern gem that will only accrue a powerful cult following as the years go by, the Adam Driver-versus-dinosaurs survival adventure "65" is one of the most unjustly overlooked blockbusters of the past few years, and now "Heretic" is an A24 horror movie that has...
- 9/24/2024
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Freddie Prinze Jr has officially joined Sony’s I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel film, reprising the role of Ray Bronson from the original 1997 movie and its 1998 follow-up, sources reveal to Deadline.
Deadline revealed Prinze Jr and his co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt were negotiating to return for the franchise continuation project when it was confirmed to be in development in early 2023. Hewitt is still very much in negotiations to reprise the role of Julie James, we hear.
The previously announced cast includes Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers and Jonah Haur-King. Plot details for this latest installment are unknown.
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is directing the latest installment of the horror film franchise, written by Sam Lansky and Kaytin Robinson from a draft by Leah McKendrick. Neal Moritz is producing.
Sony Pictures will release the film in...
Deadline revealed Prinze Jr and his co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt were negotiating to return for the franchise continuation project when it was confirmed to be in development in early 2023. Hewitt is still very much in negotiations to reprise the role of Julie James, we hear.
The previously announced cast includes Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers and Jonah Haur-King. Plot details for this latest installment are unknown.
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is directing the latest installment of the horror film franchise, written by Sam Lansky and Kaytin Robinson from a draft by Leah McKendrick. Neal Moritz is producing.
Sony Pictures will release the film in...
- 9/23/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Institute, MGM+‘s thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, has added 11 to its cast, joining previously announced Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz. Joe Freeman (Doctors), Fionn Laird (Under the Banner of Heaven), Hannah Galway (Under the Banner of Heaven), Julian Richings (Beau Is Afraid), Robert Joy (Julia), Viggo Hanvelt (Our Christmas Mural), Arlen So (Something Rotten), Birva Pandya (The Umbrella Academy), Dan Beirne (Ginny & Georgia), Martin Roach (Suits) and Jane Luk (Streams Flow From A River) join as series regulars in the series from director/executive producer Jack Bender, writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios. Production will begin in Nova Scotia later this year.
In the eight-episode The Institute, when 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis (Freeman) is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did,...
In the eight-episode The Institute, when 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis (Freeman) is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did,...
- 9/23/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: When Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner handed RaMell, the visual artist and filmmaker, Ross Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Nickel Boys — the story of Black boys beaten, tortured and worse at a notorious state-run reform school in the Florida Panhandle — he knew he was being asked to bring his vision to the table, and not what he calls Black “trauma porn.”
The resulting film Nickel Boys, starring an incandescent Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Harriet, Ethan Herisse as her studious grandson Curtis Elwood and Brandon Wilson as his friend, Turner, is the one that he and frequent collaborator Joslyn Barnes first conversed with Gardner and Kleiner over five years ago.
“We flew out [to LA], and just talked for two hours about cinema and everything. Then at the end they’re like, ‘You ever heard of Colson Whitehead? He just wrote a new book,...
The resulting film Nickel Boys, starring an incandescent Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Harriet, Ethan Herisse as her studious grandson Curtis Elwood and Brandon Wilson as his friend, Turner, is the one that he and frequent collaborator Joslyn Barnes first conversed with Gardner and Kleiner over five years ago.
“We flew out [to LA], and just talked for two hours about cinema and everything. Then at the end they’re like, ‘You ever heard of Colson Whitehead? He just wrote a new book,...
- 9/23/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: An eponymous gender-swapped reimagination of the classic masked vigilante Zorro is in the works at CBS from CBS Studios, sources tell Deadline. Zorro hails from filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, his writer-director sister Rebecca Rodriguez and Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate.
John Hlavin (The Man Who Fell To Earth) has joined the project— following Sean Tetra who wrote the second iteration of Zorro— as co-writer alongside Rebecca Rodriguez. The duo will pen a new original script for CBS.
In this contemporary take, a young Latinx woman discovers that her long-deceased father was the legendary hero Zorro. She takes on his masked persona to defend the desperate citizens of her Austin, Texas community from the wealthy forces seeking to exploit them.
Executive producers include Robert Rodriguez; Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell and Howard T. Owens for Propagate; Geoff Clark, Eric Bromberg, Jay Weisleder and John Gertz (Zpi/rightsholder).
This is the...
John Hlavin (The Man Who Fell To Earth) has joined the project— following Sean Tetra who wrote the second iteration of Zorro— as co-writer alongside Rebecca Rodriguez. The duo will pen a new original script for CBS.
In this contemporary take, a young Latinx woman discovers that her long-deceased father was the legendary hero Zorro. She takes on his masked persona to defend the desperate citizens of her Austin, Texas community from the wealthy forces seeking to exploit them.
Executive producers include Robert Rodriguez; Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell and Howard T. Owens for Propagate; Geoff Clark, Eric Bromberg, Jay Weisleder and John Gertz (Zpi/rightsholder).
This is the...
- 9/19/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton, Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff, Scott MacArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice and Amanda Schull are set to appear as recurring guest stars in “Spider-Noir.”
The group joins previously announced series regulars Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, Li Jun Li and Jack Huston.
Based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir, the live-action series tells the story of an aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.
The series is executive produced by co-showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal and Harry Bradbeer, who is set to direct the first two episodes. Lord and Miller executive produce through Lord Miller along with Aditya Sood and Dan Shear, while Pascal EPs via Pascal Pictures.
“Spider-Noir,” which is produced by Sony Pictures Television,...
The group joins previously announced series regulars Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, Li Jun Li and Jack Huston.
Based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir, the live-action series tells the story of an aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.
The series is executive produced by co-showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal and Harry Bradbeer, who is set to direct the first two episodes. Lord and Miller executive produce through Lord Miller along with Aditya Sood and Dan Shear, while Pascal EPs via Pascal Pictures.
“Spider-Noir,” which is produced by Sony Pictures Television,...
- 9/18/2024
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
You’ve heard of “faith-based movies”? Well, “Heretic” is essentially the opposite. In A24’s thorny, impossible-to-anticipate thriller, co-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (best known as the writers of “A Quiet Place”) ask audiences to accept Hugh Grant as a demented religious scholar so extreme, he’s arranged to trap two Mormon missionaries in his house and torment them into rejecting their faith in Joseph Smith and all his teachings.
The lesson this sicko has planned is to Bible study what “Saw” is to shop class. But this is Hugh Grant we’re talking about. When his character, the innocuously sweater-clad and bespectacled Mr. Reed, answers the door, the young women have no reason to question his motives, or his generous offer of fresh-baked blueberry pie.
These two proselytizers have come selling salvation. Beck and Woods are selling something else — namely, suspense — counting on Grant’s radically against-type turn...
The lesson this sicko has planned is to Bible study what “Saw” is to shop class. But this is Hugh Grant we’re talking about. When his character, the innocuously sweater-clad and bespectacled Mr. Reed, answers the door, the young women have no reason to question his motives, or his generous offer of fresh-baked blueberry pie.
These two proselytizers have come selling salvation. Beck and Woods are selling something else — namely, suspense — counting on Grant’s radically against-type turn...
- 9/16/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Something people have noticed about Prince Harry is that he doesn’t smile too much anymore and at times, looks downright angry. There could be plenty of reasons for that. Perhaps it’s the stress of his feud with the royal family or his ongoing legal dispute to get protection for his wife, Meghan Markle, and their children when they visit the U.K. or maybe it has to do with him being more than 5,000 miles away from the place where he grew up.
Well according to a woman who has known Harry since he was a baby, it’s none of that. She claims the prince was just “born that way.”
What Prince Harry’s nanny told people about the duke
Lady Anne Glenconner was a dear friend of the late Queen Elizabeth II and served as a maid of honor at her coronation in 1953. She was also very...
Well according to a woman who has known Harry since he was a baby, it’s none of that. She claims the prince was just “born that way.”
What Prince Harry’s nanny told people about the duke
Lady Anne Glenconner was a dear friend of the late Queen Elizabeth II and served as a maid of honor at her coronation in 1953. She was also very...
- 9/16/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’s Heretic suggests a Saw film with a cheeky religious twist. In this case, the twisted Jigsaw-like sadist behind the pitiless battle of wills is Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), a mysterious atheist who lives in a small ornate rural home that will serve as the playing field, while the participants, Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East), are young Latter-day Saint missionaries going door-to-door selling the word of God. While the mind game that follows may not involve elaborate torture mechanisms and extreme bloodletting, the girls will still be forced to make a series of fraught decisions as part of a perverse inquisition designed to break down their faith.
The young Mormons arrive on Mr. Reed’s doorstep at the onset of a sudden downpour, aptly setting the stage for what’s to come. A little kooky but seemingly benign and expressing...
The young Mormons arrive on Mr. Reed’s doorstep at the onset of a sudden downpour, aptly setting the stage for what’s to come. A little kooky but seemingly benign and expressing...
- 9/13/2024
- by Mark Hanson
- Slant Magazine
The most compelling moments in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ mostly sharp religious horror Heretic involve Mr. Reed, a cerebral theologian played with reptilian persuasiveness by Hugh Grant, intellectually sparring with two young Mormon evangelists. Grant, whose eager eyes and puckish smile wooed Renée Zellweger’s Bridget Jones and Julia Roberts’ Anna Scott (Notting Hill), uses his signature charm here to test the bounds of these junior missionaries’ beliefs. He imbues his character, a sinister recluse, with a well-intentioned disposition that soon reveals itself to be an unsettling trap. Heretic, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before it hits theaters November 15, sells Grant as a convincing villain and makes you wonder why he hasn’t played more of them.
Mr. Reed is the kind of guy whose intense gaze and off-color jokes betray a bizarre personality that’s initially easy to ignore. That’s what happens with Sisters...
Mr. Reed is the kind of guy whose intense gaze and off-color jokes betray a bizarre personality that’s initially easy to ignore. That’s what happens with Sisters...
- 9/11/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Missionary work has always fascinated me. Not when it’s performed abroad as a means of indoctrinating people who might otherwise be unaware. I mean here, in America, where anyone fascinated with religion could simply walk up to a church, synagogue, or mosque and ask to learn. Yes, there’s a degree of marketing at play and companies have advertising budgets to spend in ways that also serve their flock by providing them a façade of purpose, but to have a door opened with a resident genuinely saying “you’ve converted me” is insane. It happens, though. People are impressionable. People are lonely.
That’s where Scott Beck and Bryan Woods leave us at the start of Heretic. With the question of which describes Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant) best. Because he did request information. The Church of Latter Day Saints wouldn’t have sent Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister...
That’s where Scott Beck and Bryan Woods leave us at the start of Heretic. With the question of which describes Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant) best. Because he did request information. The Church of Latter Day Saints wouldn’t have sent Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister...
- 9/10/2024
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
“We are negotiating a transaction of ideologies.”
Writing and directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (“A Quiet Place”) have done their research when it comes to questioning ancient philosophers and the religions of the world. Perfecting ominous dialogue can often be critical in a psychological horror film like their newest, “Heretic,” which involves religious thought as no other project has since “The Exorcist.” The William Friedkin masterpiece might have once been considered the standard-bearer for uniquely blending religion and horror, but Beck and Woods have redefined the genre with a lot of help from their witty words spoken by a devastatingly sharp Hugh Grant.
“Heretic” also stars Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East as Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton, young Mormon missionaries tasked with spreading the word of the church to convert the people in a given region to their religion. Mocked by others in the community for what they perceive as wearing magic underwear,...
Writing and directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (“A Quiet Place”) have done their research when it comes to questioning ancient philosophers and the religions of the world. Perfecting ominous dialogue can often be critical in a psychological horror film like their newest, “Heretic,” which involves religious thought as no other project has since “The Exorcist.” The William Friedkin masterpiece might have once been considered the standard-bearer for uniquely blending religion and horror, but Beck and Woods have redefined the genre with a lot of help from their witty words spoken by a devastatingly sharp Hugh Grant.
“Heretic” also stars Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East as Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton, young Mormon missionaries tasked with spreading the word of the church to convert the people in a given region to their religion. Mocked by others in the community for what they perceive as wearing magic underwear,...
- 9/9/2024
- by Matthew Creith
- The Wrap
A single-minded religious horror movie that strains to be shocking but refuses to offend, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ “Heretic” leaves itself with no other option but to have some cheeky fun at God’s expense. That proves easy enough for this chatty little chamber piece, as one of the story’s three main roles is a sadistic theologian played by Hugh Grant, who’s having the time of his life in a spirited performance that feels like a cross between “Paddington 2” baddie Phoenix Buchanan and real-world nuisance Bill Maher. “Heretic” may not be serious-minded enough to shake (or reaffirm) anyone’s faith, but it’s rare to experience a sermon of any kind delivered with such panache — and not only because Grant’s character sings Radiohead and impersonates Jar Jar Binks as part of his effort to prove that all of the world’s religions have gotten it wrong.
- 9/9/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
It turns out that the effervescent but neurotic wit and charm that made Hugh Grant an enduring romantic lead actor translates quite well to horror. His disarming villain, an impish type who delights in psychological and theological warfare, elevates Heretic, the latest from A24 and writer/director duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. The self-contained chamber piece gets hung up in its basic lecture on religion, but the smart casting, powerhouse performances, and an infectious sense of humor ensure that it remains engaging.
Mormon missionaries Sister Barnes (The Boogeyman‘s Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) ponder typical teenage things, like condom sizes or whether they fit in with their peers, before they continue to work their way down the assigned list of potential converts. That brings them to the door of Mr. Reed (Grant), a warm, neighborly type who invites the pair inside just as a storm arrives.
Mormon missionaries Sister Barnes (The Boogeyman‘s Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) ponder typical teenage things, like condom sizes or whether they fit in with their peers, before they continue to work their way down the assigned list of potential converts. That brings them to the door of Mr. Reed (Grant), a warm, neighborly type who invites the pair inside just as a storm arrives.
- 9/9/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Heretic presents an intriguing puzzle that will spark thoughtful discussion. Sisters Barnes and Paxton are Mormon missionaries who find themselves in a troubling situation after knocking on Hugh Grant’s door during a rainstorm. While he seems pleasant at first, offering them shelter, it becomes clear Mr. Reed has other plans that threaten not just their safety but their deeply held beliefs.
This thriller premiered at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival, produced by A24. The studio is known for backing challenging genre films, and writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who also penned A Quiet Place, give religion an unsettling twist. Reed subjects the sisters to a strange interrogation, questioning their faith through lively but disturbing debates. Grant astounds in his departure from typical romantic roles into this disturbing and hypnotic performance.
Audiences will be gripped as Barnes and Paxton are trapped both physically and mentally. Reed weaves an elaborate...
This thriller premiered at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival, produced by A24. The studio is known for backing challenging genre films, and writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who also penned A Quiet Place, give religion an unsettling twist. Reed subjects the sisters to a strange interrogation, questioning their faith through lively but disturbing debates. Grant astounds in his departure from typical romantic roles into this disturbing and hypnotic performance.
Audiences will be gripped as Barnes and Paxton are trapped both physically and mentally. Reed weaves an elaborate...
- 9/9/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
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