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Stars: James Hong, Michelle Mao, Dante Basco, Dave Sheridan, Bai Ling, Anna Harr, Matthew Sato, Zac Albright, Gedde Watanabe, George Takei | Written by Zack Ward, Ace Underhill | Directed by Zack Ward

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms is the latest film in James Hong’s impressive career. It’s a career that goes back to the 1950s, and between then, and now he’s racked up over 450 credits as an actor, including Big Trouble in Little China, Kung Fu Panda, Batman: Soul of the Dragon and Everything Everywhere All at Once. He’s also written and directed a handful of films, most notably the 1989 horror film The Vineyard.

Here he provided the story the script is based on as well as playing Chuck Lee, the grandfather of the film’s heroine Patsy Lee. Patsy is a studious young woman who just wants to get a scholarship so she can go...

Science fiction drama 3 Body Problem is arriving on Netflix next month, and the first trailer for the show has landed. More here.

Writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are perhaps best known for adapting and showrunning HBO’s hugely successful fantasy drama Game Of Thrones, which took the world by storm from its debut in 2011 through to 2019, even if the final series was controversial amongst the fans.

Since then, they’ve concentrated mainly on solo projects – though in recent days we’ve also heard about their brush with the Star Wars-verse. Beinoff wrote the 2019 Ang Lee film Gemini Man, which starred Will Smith, while Weiss wrote the screenplay for the 2022 Netflix teen comedy Metal Lords.

Their return to television sees them at the helm of Netflix science fiction drama called 3 Body Problem.

The synopsis reads as follows:

Ye Wenjie (Rosalind Chao) is an astrophysicist, who saw her father...

One of the most celebrated cinematic interpretations of Stephen King is the two-film adaptation of his seminal horror novel "It." Directed by Andy Muschietti, with the movies released in 2017 and 2019, "It" follows the twisted coming-of-age of a group of childhood friends in Derry, Maine. While the seven kids are harassed by neighborhood bully Henry Bowers (Nicholas Hamilton) and his gang of teenage ne'er-do-wells, a different kind of evil festers under Derry. Primarily appearing in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård), this otherworldly monster instills fear in its young victims before consuming them entirely.

Though the creature has haunted the region since ancient times, the first chapter takes place in the summer of 1989. That's when Pennywise surfaces to claim new victims around Derry while setting its sights on the main characters. Finding strength and solace in numbers, these friends refer to themselves share a bond under the banner...

Shelter is the newest addition to the on-screen Harlan Coben Universe. A Young Adult-skewing eight-part thriller, it’s the story of high schooler Mickey Bolitar, who’s recently moved from overseas to his dad’s hometown of Kasselton, New Jersey, where he and his new friends investigate the disappearance of a fellow student. Like any Harlan Coben series, it takes place in a heightened world peopled by memorable villains, shock twists, cliff-hangers, and mysteries that change shape multiple times before they’re solved.

Mickey Bolitar is the star of three novels by Coben – a spin-off trilogy from his hit 11-part book series about Mickey’s uncle Myron Bolitar. Netflix has the rights to that character, so don’t expect to find an actor playing him in the cast rundown below. Here’s more on the actors telling this story.

Jaden Michael as Mickey Bolitar

Mickey Bolitar is a talented high...

Stars: Sebastian Bjorn, Savannah Raye Jones, Laura Welsh, Jax Kellington, Nicolette Pullen, Allegra Sweeney, Chynna Rae Shurts | Written and Directed by Calvin Morie McCarthy

We’ve already had The Slumber Party Massacre, The Pyjama Party Massacre, Sandy Hook Lingerie Party Massacre, and even The Cheerleader Sleepover Slaughter and now writer/director Calvin Morie McCarthy has given us Pillow Party Massacre. Considering the reviews I gave his previous films I was surprised when the director sent me a screener of Pillow Party Massacre. Being the slasher fan that I am, however, I wasn’t going to question it, just hope for the best.

The film opens at a school dance where, as the last slow song plays Carter and Ashley sneak off for some time alone. But it’s a setup and ends up with Ashley getting humiliated. So humiliated she leaves the dance, and returns with a gun.

Two years later Sam,...

Exclusive: Toheeb Jimoh, who plays AFC Richmond’s goal-scoring Sam Obisanya on Ted Lasso will tackle rhyming couplets when he and Red Rose actress Isis Hainsworth play William Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers in what’s expected to be a sizzler of a Romeo and Juliet production in London this summer.

The scorching heat comes from its director Rebecca Frecknall, associate director of north London’s Almeida Theatre. She lit up the West End with an acclaimed 2021 revival of Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre, now transformed into the Kit Kat Club.

Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse) and Jessie Buckley (Women Talking) both won Olivier Awards for their performances as the emcee and Sally Bowles, respectively.

Those parts now are being played by John McCrea (Cruella) and Aimee Lou Wood.

It doesn’t end there.

Frecknall also staged the extraordinary reimagining of Tennessee Williams’ classic...

Traditionally, January and February are the dumping ground for major Hollywood studios. With awards season in full swing and audiences playing catchup on the biggest titles of the prior year, the first two months are usually the perfect place for dropping projects that don't inspire much confidence. But the rise of streaming is slowly changing that trend. Less concerned about the box office and much more obsessed with keeping their release schedules consistent, streamers like Netflix make sure to always have exciting new titles lined up, dump months be damned. So expect another full slate on the streamer as we enter February. Just because it's the shortest month of the year, doesn't mean we can't still have plenty of fun!

Below is a list (and some curated standout titles) of everything coming to Netflix in February 2023.

Red Rose

The idea of teens being controlled by their phones has become a...

Prolific producer Ryan Murphy has delivered Netflix his first no-doubt-about-it certified hit with the oddly titled “Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” generating 701 million hours of self-reported global viewership in its first three weeks. The only problem is that this smashing success comes just as Murphy’s 2018 overall deal with the streamer, worth up to 300 million, is set to expire next year. The timing highlights the mixed results that Netflix has had after inking a wave of producer megadeals several years ago.

In its third week of release, “Dahmer” remains the No. 1 show on the streaming service, and became the second most popular English-language series in Netflix history, with 701.4 million hours viewed.

Murphy’s envy-inducing contract came one year after Netflix lured ABC broadcast queen Shonda Rhimes for a 100 million deal and then extended it in 2021 (with a hefty raise). The streamer then signed “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris’ for nine figures,...

Jaeden Martell made his acting debut in 2014's "St. Vincent" before landing his biggest role to date as Loser Club resident Bill in 2017's big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It." Since then, Martell has had his hands full with numerous projects, including Apple TV+'s suspense miniseries "Defending Jacob," eerie psychological-thriller "The Lodge," and Oscar-nominated "Knives Out."

Martell, who recently appeared in the Netflix teen dramedy "Metal Lords," is currently gearing up for the upcoming release of "Mr. Harrigan's Phone." The forthcoming horror offering adapts one of King's eponymous short stories published in his 2020 novella, "If It Bleeds." Written and helmed by John Lee Hancock, the chilling story follows Martell's Craig, a young teenager who strikes up an uncanny friendship with reclusive billionaire John Harrigan (Donald Sutherland). Soon after Craig gifts Mr. Harrigan a new phone, the old man passes away, leaving Craig all alone and grief-stricken. However, things...

In the latest installment of our 2022 Streaming Wars series, some interesting streaming platforms continue to encroach on the overall market dominance of Netflix, for now still the most popular service. As usual, our pals at JustWatch, the streaming fan’s go-to resource for locating every film and TV title online, compile a quarterly assessment of Streaming Video On Demand (SVOD) engagement from U.S.-based fans on their site. That is to say, they measure which titles are most frequently searched for, and from which streamers those titles stem.

From the second quarter of 2022 (spanning April 1-June 30), it appears that Netflix’s stateside stranglehold over the market dipped by 2. The web’s original go-to streaming destination now leads its closest competitor, Prime Video, by the slimmest of margins, 21 to 20, when it comes to gauging fan interest on JustWatch. Close behind that dynamic duo are Apple TV+, Disney+ and HBO Max,...

“Sex Education” producer Eleven has revealed a cast of rising stars for upcoming BBC and Netflix horror series “Red Rose.”

Created by the Clarkson Twins – Michael and Paul, the eight-part series explores the relationship between teenagers and their online lives. Set over a long hot summer following high school, the teens’ friendships are infiltrated by the Red Rose app, which blooms on their smartphones, threatening them with dangerous consequences if they don’t meet its demands. The app exposes the group to a seemingly supernatural entity and the seductive power of the dark web.

The cast includes Amelia Clarkson, Isis Hainsworth, Ali Khan Ellis Howard and Ashna Rabheru alongside Adam Nagaitis, Natalie Gavin and Samuel Anderson. Making their television debuts are Harry Redding, currently in “To Kill A Mockingbird” on London’s West End, and Laurence Olivier Bursary winner Natalie Blair.

“Red Rose” is directed by Ramon Salazar (Netflix thriller...

(Welcome to Under the Radar, a column where we spotlight specific movies, shows, trends, performances, or scenes that caught our eye and deserved more attention ... but otherwise flew under the radar. In this edition: Richard Linklater takes us on a nostalgia trip to space in "Apollo 10 1/2," "Metal Lords" provides a welcome dose of wholesome edginess, Michael Bay reminds us why bigger is sometimes better in "Ambulance," and Robert Eggers makes an adult movie for adults with "The Northman.")

Because I'm a total dork, I've thought a lot about one specific pop culture concern for quite some time now --...

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"Metal Lords" is the new teen music feature, directed by Peter Sollett, starring Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Phelan Davis and Joe Manganiello, now streaming on Netflix:

"...two teens start a metal band in a high school where exactly two teens care about metal. 

"They can't find a bassist, but there is this one girl who plays the cello. Now they need to work together if they're ever going to win the upcoming 'Battle of the Bands'..."

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Exclusive: True Blood and Justice League star Joe Manganiello has joined Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson and Oscar-nominee Uma Thurman in the upcoming dark comedic thriller The Kill Room.

Principal photography is set to begin this spring in New Jersey and New York on the movie which will chart the story of a hitman (Manganiello), his boss (Jackson), and an art dealer (Thurman) whose money laundering scheme accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight avant-garde sensation forcing Thurman’s character to play the art world against the underworld.

The project marks another screen team-up between Pulp Fiction stars Jackson and Thurman after they recently appeared onstage at the Academy Awards ceremony as a part of a Pulp Fiction reunion.

The Kill Room is written by Jonathan Jacobson and will be directed by Nicol Paone. Yale Entertainment produces and its recently launched sales and distribution banner, Great Escape, is handling international sales and co-repping the U.

Do you like movies? How about music? How about the film with music that blends the two in charming, unpretentious, and completely unsophisticated ways? If you answered “yes” to any of these, “Metal Lords” is about to come into your life and make it whole.

The latest entry on Netflix‘s Top-10 section, this indie film is low-key in concept–“a story about two people forming a band”–and thoroughly winning in execution.

Continue reading ‘Metal Lords’ Review: Peter Sollet Directs A Heavy Metal Version Of ‘Sing Street’ at The Playlist.

A high school comedy about an Ozzy-obsessed outcast who ropes his only friend into forming a post-death metal duo called SkullFucker in order to win the Battle of the Bands (and prove his value to all of the popular kids in their Portland suburb), Peter Sollett’s “Metal Lords” is

Screenwriter D.B. Weiss may be a bonafide head-banger who’s spent most of his career trying to bring SkullFucker to the screen — the “Game of Thrones” co-creator first began shopping the script before he ever stepped foot in Westeros — but most of the story beats in this overfamiliar coming-of-age saga are as metal as the Imagine Dragons cover that SkullFucker’s rivals bust out during the climactic face-off. It isn’t until the third act that “Metal Lords” finally shreds with any of the rage against the machine frustration that’s fueled similar let’s start a band films like...

The upcoming Netflix film "Metal Lords," written by "Game of Thrones" co-creator D.B. Weiss and executive produced by fellow "Got" alum David Benioff, will hit the streaming service on April 8, 2022. It's the story of metal fan Hunter (Adrian Greensmith) and his friend Kevin (Jaeden Martell), who start a band named Skullf***er. They need a bassist, but instead find cello player Emily (Isis Hainsworth), who joins them for the Battle of the Bands. As a metalhead myself, I cannot recommend this lovely movie highly enough. It...

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In a film that sings the praises of heavy metal music and reveres those who create it, “Metal Lords” stumbles in its ability to truly rock. Director Peter Sollett’s coming-of-age feature centered on two teen outcasts who form a hardcore metal band explores some fairly unexpected, dark recesses given its lighthearted, comedically-inclined premise. Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll are on the set list, yet it plays too fast and loose, failing to achieve a good balance to make the chords reverberate louder. And just as it begins to get into its groove, the song abruptly ends.

Kevin (Jaeden Martell) and Hunter (Adrian Greensmith) have been friends since elementary school, suffering together through the indignities of adolescence and the pains of impending adulthood. However, they’ll be tested like never before in high school. After Hunter’s mom left him and his plastic surgeon father (Brett Gelman) a few years prior,...

There hasn’t been a “battle of the bands” since an unfortunate scrotal incident scarred many a teen not expecting nudity a few years back, but the mere mention of the possibility Dean Swanson (Sufe Bradshaw) decided to give her students another shot has Hunter Sylvester (Adrian Greensmith) salivating. The problem: he doesn’t have a band. Wanting one and having one are two different things and Dad’s (Brett Gelman) money can only get Hunter so far before a reality check proves necessary. That’s the one thing he refuses to accept, though. His love for metal and unyielding determination given as a sacrifice to the genre’s Satanic gods must manifest success into existence no matter how many enemies are made in the process.

The question, then, is whether best friend and reluctant drummer Kevin Schlieb (Jaeden Martell) ends up one of those numerous foes. If he’d...

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It seems like the Covid-induced fallow period in which there wasn’t enough new movies or TV shows to watch has truly ended. It would probably be impossible to keep up with everything coming out in April, which includes everything from a Covid-themed comedy to a tale of Mormons and murder. It also includes a new film from one of Texas’s greatest filmmakers. Let’s start with that.

“Ozark” fans, rejoice. The Jason Bateman and Julia Garner-starring drama series is returning to Netflix in April with a second part to its fourth season — and it’s just one of many other hotly anticipated titles coming to the streamer this month.

April will also see the long-awaited sophomore installment to “Russian Doll,” the mind-bending “Groundhog Day”-esque dramedy series starring Natasha Lyonne as a hard-partying New York City woman stuck in a brain-melting circuitous loop from hell.

For fans of capital-m mess, there’s the Spanish-language “Elite,” which traces the scandalous (and often murderous) exploits of the posh attendees of high school Las Encinas. Or, if you prefer your glamorous mess via reality series, “Selling Sunset” — about the lux real estate market in Los Angeles — is premiering its fifth season April 22.

In notable films, there’s the Judd Apatow-helmed “The Bubble,” a spoof loosely inspired by the...

A list of new streaming releases on Netflix, what a concept!

Netflix’s list of new releases for April 2022 is highlighted by the return of one of the great sci-fi comedies ever. Natasha Lyonne is set to return as the temporally displaced Nadia on Russian Doll season 2 on April 20. The first season of the show premiered in 2019 and appeared to tell a rather complete story about one Brooklyn woman’s experiences of dying over and over again. But Lyonne and fellow producers Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler still have some story to tell. Netflix is undoubtedly very happy to let them continue to tell it.

Read more TV Russian Doll, The Good Place, And How Fun TV Got Dark and Insightful By Amanda Keats TV Russian Doll: Natasha Lyonne’s Most Underappreciated Roles By Rosie Fletcher and 1 other

Another major series of note this month is the final batch of episodes for Ozark.

"Metal Lords" is the new teen music feature, directed by Peter Sollett, starring Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Phelan Davis and Joe Manganiello, streaming April 8, 2022 on Netflix:

"...two teens start a metal band in a high school where exactly two teens care about metal. 

"They can't find a bassist, but there is this one girl who plays the cello. Now they need to work together if they're ever going to win the upcoming 'Battle of the Bands'..."

Click the images to enlarge...

"Metal Lords" is the new teen music feature, directed by Peter Sollett, starring Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Phelan Davis and Joe Manganiello, streaming April 8, 2922 on Netflix:

"...two teens start a metal band in a high school where exactly two teens care about metal. 

"They can't find a bassist, but there is this one girl who plays the cello. Now they need to work together if they're ever going to win the upcoming 'Battle of the Bands'..."

Click the images to enlarge...

Today we have a new trailer for the upcoming Netflix film "Metal Lords," and it's very close to my metallic little heart. This is the story of teenage misfits Hunter (Adrian Greensmith) and Kevin (Jaeden Martell), who are obsessed with heavy metal music. Their goal is to win the Battle of the Bands, and get out their metal side. The film also stars Joe Manganiello, Brett Gelman, and Isis Hainsworth. The film is rated R, so do keep that in mind. Also be aware that though this trailer is about a bunch of kids, the language is salty, including one of the big words -- as...

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"Metal is power. Metal is speed. Metal is... the key to everything." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for Metal Lords, a new rock band comedy made by filmmaker Peter Sollett. Based on a script written by D.B. Weiss. This one is arriving on Netflix at the beginning of April. Two kids start a metal band in a high school where exactly only these two kids care about metal. They can't find a bassist, but there is this one girl who plays the cello. They need to work together if they're ever going to win the Battle of the Bands - so they bring in the cellist. Will it work? Can they win with her? The cast of Metal Lords includes Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Sufe Bradshaw, Noah Urrea, Analesa Fisher, Michelle Fang, Phelan Davis, with Brett Gelman, and Joe Manganiello. This seems like a cool concept for a film these days,...

Metal music, whether black or heavy, can be an acquired taste, but its passionate fan base is undeniable. Here and there will come a film that attempts to capture what it is about the genre that can pierce the heart. From Netflix, written by D.B. Weiss (“Game of Thrones”) and directed by Peter Sollett (“Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist”), “Metal Lords” hopes to offer the next installment in movies revolving around metal, this time through a coming-of-age story.

Continue reading ‘Metal Lords’ Trailer: A Heavy Metal Coming-Of-Age Film From The Co-Creator Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ at The Playlist.

HBO is going all in on “Game of Thrones” spinoffs, with the upcoming Targaryen-centric prequel “House of the Dragon” first out of the gate later this year. While the network sets out on expanding the world of Westeros, don’t expect original series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to return to the franchise. Weiss recently told Entertainment Weekly he has no intention of returning to “Game of Thrones” in the future.

“All in, we were 11 years, probably, doing that show,” Weiss said. “When I say 11 years, it was full on, all in, all day, every day for 11 years. It was the best decade of our lives. It still kind of feels a bit like a dream, but we got to a place where it was pretty clear to us that we had reached the end of what made sense for us to be involved with in that world that we lived.

This feels like a clickbait title, but you'll never guess what former "Game of Thrones" showrunner D.B. Weiss is doing next. I say that, because instead of returning to Westeros to work on the suite of "Game of Thrones" prequels that will soon be unleashed upon the world, he's joined up with Netflix to create a high school heavy metal movie called "Metal Lords." Sure, there might be face paint, long hair, and songs about dragons, but it's hard to imagine a project that's further from the sprawling epic that was "Game of Thrones." Still, Netflix has released some promo shots from the...

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Maybe you’ve been patiently waiting two years for director Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” sequel. It could be the team-up of Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in “The Gray Man” that strikes your fancy. Perhaps “The Bubble,” Maria Bakalova’s first film since “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” has you grabbing for popcorn. Whatever your taste, Netflix will be unveiling a smorgasbord of entertainment options in 2022.

The streaming service has announced plans to debut no less than 68 movies in the new year, making good on its promise to launch at least one film per week over the next 12 months.

Netflix’s genre-spanning slate includes musicals, action spectacles, romantic comedies and spooky thrillers, with projects on schedule from Ryan Reynolds, Halle Berry, Judd Apatow, Jamie Foxx, Greta Gerwig, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Lopez, Jordan Peele, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and other A-listers.

In a new sizzle reel released Thursday, Netflix showcased first...

Upwards of 85 new films will launch (or have already arrived) on Netflix this year. A few movies made their grand debuts in January, and quite a few more are set to launch at the beginning of this month, but the streaming service is touting its 2022 slate with new movies every week and a robust lineup of actors and filmmakers.

Standout tiles include Shawn Levy’s time-traveling tale, “The Adam Project,” with a cast led by Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner and Zoe Saldaña, as well as a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion,” starring Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding. Regina King will embody trailblazing politician Shirley Chisholm in a biopic titled “Shirley.” Stop-motion and horror maestros Henry Selick and Jordan Peele are teaming up for the animated pic “Wendell & Wild.” “The Gray Man” stars both Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in a CIA/spy/global manhunt film alongside Ana de Armas.

The Amazon YA pilot “Shelter” has added three new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.

Adrian Greensmith, Abby Corrigan, and Sage Linder have all joined the pilot, which is based on the first novel in Harlan Coben’s Mickey Bolitar book trilogy. Jaden Michael will star as Bolitar with Constance Zimmer also starring in the pilot.

The show tells the story of high school junior Mickey Bolitar (Michael) as he navigates his new life with a mom in rehab, a dead father, an annoying aunt, and a new school in New Jersey with a camel as its mascot. And a creepy old lady who may or may not be a ghost just told him on his way to school that his father isn’t dead. Then Mickey meets and falls for Ashley Kent, another new student who’s lived through her own tragedy. But when Ashley goes missing, Mickey searches...

Rising British actor Isis Hainsworth has been cast in one of the major roles in Lena Dunham’s feature film “Catherine Called Birdy” for Amazon.

Hainsworth has just finished shooting one of the lead roles in “Metal Lords,” the first film for Netflix from “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. She also appeared in Philippa Lowthorpe’s comedy-drama “Misbehaviour” and Autumn de Wilde’s period comedy “Emma.”

In “Catherine Called Birdy,” Hainsworth will play Catherine’s closest friend, Aelis, with their friendship being at the heart of the film. Working Title, in association with Dunham’s Good Thing Going banner, is producing the medieval coming-of-age comedy, which also stars “I Hate Suzie’s” Billie Piper, “Fleabag’s” Andrew Scott and “Game of Thrones” breakout Bella Ramsey.

Dunham wrote the screenplay, which is adapted from the 1994 children’s novel by Karen Cushman. The coming-of-age story, set in 13th century England,...

Exclusive: Veep alum Sufe Bradshaw has signed with APA and 23 Management Group.

Bradshaw is known for her role as the no-nonsense Sue Wilson opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky and Tony Hale on HBO’s hit comedy series Veep. She heavily recurred as the character over the show’s entire seven-season run.

Bradshaw is currently shooting director Edward Drake’s Gasoline Alley from Yale Productions, opposite Bruce Willis, Luke Willis and Devon Sawa, and she recently wrapped director Peter Sollett’s Netflix feature, Metal Lords, written and produced by D.B. Weise. Other film credits include director Ana Chi’s The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu, J.J. Abram’s Star Trek, the Wayans Brothers’ Dance Flick, and the Hallmark movie Fixing Pete.

“Knives Out” and “It” actor Jaeden Martell will star in the Netflix comedy “Metal Lords” that comes from “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

Benioff and Weiss have also set Isis Hainsworth and Adrian Greensmith, who is making his film debut, to co-star. Peter Sollett (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”) is set to direct.

“Metal Lords” is a coming-of-age comedy about two kids who want to start a heavy metal band in their school where they’re the only kids who actually care about heavy metal. The film will be released on Netflix later this year.

“Rage Against the Machine” guitarist Tom Morello is an executive music producer on “Metal Lords,” and the film comes from a script by Weiss.

Weiss will also produce “Metal Lords” with Greg Shapiro. Benioff is executive producing with Bernie Caulfield and Robin Fisichella.

Benioff and Weiss recently partnered with Netflix as their creative home to write,...

Tom Morello has been enlisted to serve as executive music producer on Netflix’s upcoming coming-of-age comedy Metal Lords.

The film, directed by Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist filmmaker Peter Sollett, is about two kids who start a heavy metal band — even though they’re the only two students at their high school to listen to heavy metal — in an attempt to win their school’s Battle of the Bands.

The film will star Knives Out and It’s Jaeden Martell, Emma actress Isis Hainsworth, and Adrian Greensmith, who...

Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth and newcomer Adrian Greensmith will star in “Metal Lords,” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ first film at Netflix.

Martell, Hainsworth and Greensmith star in the film, directed by Peter Sollett (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”), about two kids who want to start a heavy metal band “in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal.”

Martell is known best for his roles in “Knives Out” and “It,” while Hainsworth appeared in “Misbehaviour” and “Emma.” Greensmith makes his feature debut in the film; the newcomer is currently studying at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Weiss wrote the film’s script and produces alongside Greg Shapiro, with Benioff, Bernie Caulfield and Robin Fisichella as executive producers. Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave rocker Tom Morello serves as executive music producer for the film, which is set for global release on Netflix later this year.

Netflix’s Metal Lords, to be directed by Peter Sollett, has found its band.

Knives Out actor Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth and Adrian Greensmith are set to star in the coming-of-age comedy about two kids who want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal.

Metal Lords will be released globally on Netflix later this year. The project, written and produced by D.B. Weiss and executive produced by David Benioff, is the first film to come out of Netflix’s partnership with the Game of Throne creators.

In 2019, the duo left HBO and ...

Netflix’s Metal Lords, to be directed by Peter Sollett, has found its band.

Knives Out actor Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth and Adrian Greensmith are set to star in the coming-of-age comedy about two kids who want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal.

Metal Lords will be released globally on Netflix later this year. The project, written and produced by D.B. Weiss and executive produced by David Benioff, is the first film to come out of Netflix’s partnership with the Game of Throne creators.

In 2019, the duo left HBO and ...