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Gerard Butler has become known as one of the most recognizable action stars on the planet, but he’s no one-trick pony. Butler has starred in rom-coms and dramas in his career that see him play characters who are more effective with their words than their fists. One of those films is A Family Man — previously titled The Headhunter’s Calling. Butler stars alongside Spider-Man veterans Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina in the film, which follows a headhunter whose dream of owning the company he works for clashes with the needs of his family. A Family Man is currently streaming on Prime Video, but the streamer has announced that it will leave the platform in four days, with May 23 being the last day it will stream. The film earned scores of 17% from critics and 57% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Bill Dubuque wrote the script for A Family Man, and Mark Williams directed the film.

Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard’s survival thriller Eden from Imagine Entertainment and AGC Studios. The film is set for a nationwide U.S. theatrical release this summer on August 22.

Set between the two World Wars, Eden unravels the shocking true story of a group of disillusioned Europeans who abandon civilization, convinced that society is corrupting humanity’s true nature.

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Seeking paradise, they settle on a remote, uninhabited island in the Galapagos—only to discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife but each other. As tensions spiral and desperation takes hold, a twisted power struggle unfolds, leading to betrayal, violence, and the chilling, still-unsolved deaths of half the colony.

Eden stars Jude Law (The Order), Ana de Armas (Ballerina), Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four: First Steps), Daniel Brühl (All Quiet on the Western Front...

Richard Norton, an Australian martial artist, screen actor and stunt coordinator who trained celebrities like Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson for film stunts, died in Melbourne. He was 75. Norton’s wife, Judy Green, confirmed the news on Instagram. A cause of death was not immediately available.

“I am numb and devastated, I have no words,” Green wrote. “I have lost my everything. I know there is, and will be lots of love and shock that we have lost this incredible human being. The love of my life. I’m using this time to come to terms with my great loss.”

In recent years, Norton’s fight choreographer credits included high-octane tentpoles like “Suicide Squad,” “The Suicide Squad,” “Blacklight” and “X-Men: Dark Phoenix.” Along with coordinating stuntwork on both “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “Mad Max: Fury Road,” he also played the role of the Prime Imperator, a lead henchman to the villainous Immortan Joe.

Banijay France, the French division of the global indie TV giant, is consolidating its scripted operations with the merger of Banijay Studios France and Shine Fiction, the company announced today at Series Mania in Lille. The unified entity will operate under the Shine Fiction banner and be led by chairman Dominique Farrugia, with Guillaume Thouret serving as chief operating officer.

The newly structured label will focus on premium scripted series for both local linear broadcasters and global streaming platforms.

The newly merged label now oversees a slate of high-profile titles, including Marie Antoinette, which has sold into more than 140 markets via Banijay Rights and recently launched its second season on Canal+, Apple TV+’s French-language foodie-themed period drama Carême, and upcoming productions including the comedy-crime series The Family Detective (TF1), thriller Rien ne t’efface (TF1), and coming-of-age drama Désenchantées (France TV).

“By proactively bringing together these two renowned labels under the Shine Fiction banner,...

Liam Neeson may have all the skills he needed to lead the Taken franchise to success across three movies that redefined his career, but many people are just discovering that this was just the beginning for the saga of Bryan Mills. The TV series prequel to the Taken franchise is currently streaming on Freevee and has debuted at the top of the streamer’s TV show chart.

The series, which was released in 2017 and stars Clive Standen in the lead role, tracks a younger Bryan Mills, showing how he became the man with the skills that everyone grew to love more than a decade earlier. A former Green Beret who experiences a personal tragedy, Mills' path is set when he becomes bent on revenge while moving into a deadly career as a CIA operative that will certainly come in useful years later.

The series received mixed reviews from critics and audiences.

Liam Neeson has had quite an interesting career over the last few decades. Early in his career, he became an Oscar-nominated actor, recognized for his work in the leading role in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. He has also received Golden Globe nominations for Michael Collins and Kinsey. As such, many of his works have been critically acclaimed, including Everest, Widows, Husbands and Wives, Ponyo, and Batman Begins. Thus, Neeson is a well-respected and acclaimed actor of his generation.

However, Neeson's career has also been saturated with action movies that are poorly reviewed, including Blacklight, Taken 3, and Men in Black: International. In addition, many of his films have disappointed at the box office. Despite receiving positive reviews, the pre-covid Ordinary Love made less than $1 million at the worldwide box office. His recent 2024 film Absolution also struggled at the box office, getting just $3.4 million. However, another 2024 movie starring Neeson is...

Liam Neeson’s popularity continues to see his older movies pull in impressive audience volumes – even then they have left a platform. The actor’s 2014 action thriller Non-Stop was dropped from the Netflix U.S. platform on January 1, but the movie’s availability around the world has seen it continue to secure a stop on the global Top 10. The airborne thriller is one of several movies of Neeson’s currently dominating the streaming charts, and despite the actor heading closer to retirement from such heavy-duty roles, fans are watching his back catalog…well, non-stop.

Non-Stop sees Neeson playing U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks, a man with personal demons – and a set of skills – who finds himself targeted on board a flight from New York to London. After receiving a text message threatening to kill a passenger every 20 minutes until $150 million is transferred to the terrorist’s bank account, Marks must play a tense,...

Despite being a legend in the industry, Liam Neeson has had his share of failed projects, one of which is the 2022 action thriller Blacklight. Blacklight currently holds a 12% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus stating, “Turn it off.” Even so, the critical flop appears to have found favor among Netflix subscribers, as it is now the fifth most-watched movie globally on the streamer. This marks its first week on the charts thanks to 13.3 million hours viewed and 7.6 million viewers, most of whom are from Central and South America.

Two survival movies starring Idris Elba have ascended Netflix's Global Top 10 chart. The English actor began his career in television, rising to prominence for his compelling performances as the ambitious drug kingpin Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire and as the titular brooding detective in the BBC series Luther, the latter earning him four Emmy nominations. Elba has also made notable appearances in other TV shows, including a recurring role as Charles Miner on the NBC sitcom The Office.

Transitioning to film, Elba's career reached new heights with a series of high-profile roles in blockbuster films, including Heimdall in six Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and Bloodsport in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad. His versatility was on full display in more blockbuster movies like Prometheus, Pacific Rim, Star Trek Beyond, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, and Sonic the Hedgehog. In recent years, Elba has continued to captivate audiences with survival movies,...

One of Liam Neeson's worst movies has become a global Netflix hit two years after its release. Beginning his film career in 1978, the Irish actor broke through with his portrayal of Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed Holocaust drama Schindler's List in 1993, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. From there, Neeson took on several roles in blockbuster movies, including Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins, and Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy.

However, starting in 2009, Neeson established himself as a prominent action star with roles in the Taken movies, The A-Team, The Grey, Wrath of the Titans, and Cold Pursuit. He's collaborated multiple times with director Jaume Collet-Serra, starring in four of his action films – Unknown, Non-Stop, Run All Night, and The Commuter. Even as he's expressed interest in retiring from the genre,...

Liam Neeson is one of those stars that audiences are drawn to – especially if he is taking down bad guys as a vigilante-style law enforcer. That is probably why 2022 movie Blacklight is now finding success on the Netflix global chart. With Neeson recently claiming that his time making action movies could be coming to an end soon, perhaps fans just feel they need to cram in as many of his previous movies when they show up on streaming.

Netflix is the home of many successful action movies of the past, so Blacklight is just the latest in a long line that have found themselves frequenting the Top 10 on the platform on many occasions. In this movie, Neeson plays Travis Block, a government operative drawn into a conspiracy that threatens his family and his life – surprise, surprise right? As you would expect, the story finds Neeson’s character balancing up his pursuit of justice,...

Once upon a time, in the years before 2009 when "Taken" somehow took cinemas by storm, Liam Neeson used to act in all different kinds of movies. Before "Taken" and its many sequels, Neeson starred in movies ranging from the ultra-saccharine Christmas romantic comedy "Love Actually" to genre fare like "The Haunting" remake and "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace." He played Jean Valjean in the 1998 adaptation of "Les Misérables" and brought numerous historical figures to life, including Irish Republican Army founder Michael Collins, 18th-century Scottish highlander Rob Roy, and German industrialist and humanitarian Oskar Schindler. 

Unfortunately, since "Taken," Neeson pretty much only stars in action thrillers, like his absolutely abysmal 2022 movie "Blacklight," which is currently the prolific actor's lowest Rotten Tomatoes score. He starred in plenty of great films before that, however, including one of director Steven Spielberg's best movies: the multiple Academy Award-winning "Schindler's List." It should...

Taken franchise star Liam Neeson is set to headline a new action film titled The Mongoose, directed by his former stunt double.

According to Variety, Liam Neeson will soon head to Australia to film his next action-packed movie, The Mongoose. The action feature is being directed by Mark Vanselow, who has served as Neeson's stunt double in over 20 films, including the global hit Taken franchise, spanning Taken, Taken 2, and Taken 3. Vanselow has also served as the stunt coordinator on several Academy Award-winning films, such as The Revenant and Get Out. The script, written by Thompson Evans, promises high-octane action.

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Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson sing each others praises amidst fantastic response to The Naked Gun reboot screening.

What is The Mongoose About?

In The Mongoose, Neeson stars as Ryan “Fang” Flanagan, a...

Exclusive: A Day to Die and Call Her King filmmaker Wes Miller has set the legal thriller Wildcards as his next feature and has cast Leon, Elise Neal (All of Us), Aries Spears (Mad TV), and Stakiah Lynn Washington (Angel City) in lead roles.

BLacklight (Call Her King) is financing with Andrew van den Houten, Wes Miller, Joseph O’Connor and Leon producing. Lloyd Watts is co-producing with Jessie Jalee, Chad Ghiron, and Elise Neal serving as executive producers. Also starring in the pic are Crew Morrow (The Bold and the Beautiful), Courtney Grace, Samantha Walkes (Orphan: First Kill), and Robert Catrini (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back).

Wildcards follows a jury deliberating the case of Theodore Sterling (Morrow), a privileged young man accused of sexual assault of a 20-something African-American woman (Lynn Washington). The prosecution is led by Assistant State Attorney James Jones (Spears), an overworked yet determined prosecutor,...

Liam Neeson is making some major decisions related to his action movie career. Neeson has starred in several popular action movies, such as The Grey, The Commuter, The Marksman, and of course, the Taken movies. However, the actor recently admitted that he is planning to retire from action movies. Neeson acknowledged that he is 72 years old now, and doesn't want to film an action movie if he can't even do most of his stunts. Therefore, Neeson predicted he would retire from action films by the end of 2025.

While Neeson's name has become quite synonymous with the action genre in recent years, he actually did not get his start in action films. It was 2008's Taken that led Neeson further and further into the action genre. Taken grossed $226 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of just $25 million, so it only made sense for Neeson to star in more action movies.

The Atlanta duo Earthgang released their latest album, Perfect Fantasy, on Oct. 29. A Tuesday. Ever since Beyoncé’s self-titled album surprise-dropped in 2013, the music industry had designated Friday as album-release day. Hence, the prevalence of Friday drops today. But Earthgang say they’re no longer interested in joining the bloated horde of pre-weekend drops. “Our thing is Earthgang vs. the Algorithm, and the algorithm is getting out of hand, man. It’s making people do all of these things on this platform for this reason,” Olu says. “And it’s like,...

“Venom: The Last Dance” topped the box office again as newcomer “Here,” a fantasy drama that uses AI so Tom Hanks and Robin Wright can play younger (and older) versions of themselves, fizzled in its debut.

“Here,” which was produced and financed by Miramax and distributed by Sony, opened in fifth place with $5 million from 2,647 North American theaters. The film, which reunites the “Forrest Gump” co-stars with their director Robert Zemeckis, follows the inhabitants of a single house over the course of 100 years — allowing Hanks and Wright to portray teenagers and octogenarians across 105 minutes thanks to de-aging technology. Critics and audiences rejected the movie with a 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and “B-” grade on CinemaScore. So, word-of-mouth may not help bolster attention for “Here” in its box office run. The movie cost $45 million and needs a long life in theaters to justify that price tag.

Hanks has been a massive big screen draw over the years,...

One of the highlights of Mipcom premiere screenings on Oct. 21, the buzzy international action thriller “Safe Harbor” repped by Eccho Rights, gathered in Cannes its starry creative team: Showrunner and “Ozark” co-creator Mark Williams, actors Colm Meaney Alfie Allen (“Game of Thrones”) and Martijn Lakemeier.

At Mipcom, Night Train Media-owned Eccho Rights was discussing the show with broadcasting clients and platforms.

Led by Mediawan’s Dutch banner Submarine, producing alongside Germany’s Night Train Media and Williams’ Zero Gravity for Dutch streamer Videoland and Belgium’s Streamz, the series combines the best of Hollywood savoir-faire with European talent and production expertise.

“The European [filmmaking] world is new to me,” admits the Emmy-nominated Williams, who serves as creator, executive producer, head-writer and co-helmer on the show. “As the only American onboard, I could help them expand a little bit more than what they’re used to. I loved the process and had a great time,...

There was a time when Liam Neeson played a variety of roles, starring as the titular benevolent industrialist in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List," for which he earned an Oscar nomination, and as Michael Collins in Neil Jordan's biopic of the Irish revolutionary. But somewhere along the way, the Irishman decided he was going to focus exclusively on playing grizzled badasses in a series of films that, honestly, have all coalesced into the same movie in this writer's head.

It started with "Taken," Neeson's hit 2008 actioner in which he portrayed an ex-CIA officer who is forced to go on a violence-filled quest to recover his kidnapped daughter. The film birthed two sequels, a TV series, and as Witney Seibold noted in /Film's ranking of the "Taken" movies, an entire subgenre: "the Post-'Taken' Liam Neeson-is-a-Violent-Dude subgenre." 2022's "Blacklight" is one example of this highly specific genre, and put simply,...

Acclaimed actor and Oscar winner Liam Neeson is now well-renowned for his particular set of skills in the world of action movies. And you can stream one of his best for free, right now. While much of Neesons action fare finds him doing battle with nameless henchmen, the 2012 survival action thriller The Grey finds him battling something else entirely: grief and wolves.

Co-written, produced and directed by Joe Carnahan, The Grey Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie, and James Badge Dale alongside Neeson, who leads the pack as a John Ottway, an expert sharpshooter working at a remote Alaskan oil facility. Grieving the loss of his wife, and wondering if life is even worth living, Ottway finds himself stranded with a small group after a plane crash. If that were not already bad enough, a pack of Canadian grey wolves has begun stalking them.

The Grey...

Banijay Entertainment is offering an exclusive early look at its jam-packed Mipcom lineup, featuring plenty of crime dramas, historical epics, popular formats and non-fiction projects from Eva Longoria and Sarah Jessica Parker.

“Our dynamic line-up for this year’s Mipcom truly highlights the continued growth and global appeal of our catalog,” said Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne. “From riveting dramas such as ‘Bergerac’ and ‘Wolf Hall’ to high-end factual series like ‘Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain,’ we are eager to present a diverse and competitive slate that celebrates the power of storymaking and the outstanding talent behind our IP.”

Banijay Chief Content Officer, Development James Townley and Chief Content Officer, Operations Lucas Green added: “Our offering of distinctive and fresh formats coming from the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, U.K. and the U.S., underscores our commitment to creating popular IP like ‘Three Are The Champions,’ and evolving classic favorites like ‘By Land,...

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Liam Neeson has become best known for having things "taken" from him only to get them back in glorious, violent fashion. Alternatively, many fans think of his role within the Star Wars franchise as Qui-Gon Jinn. Still, this is doing a bit of a disservice to the veteran actor who has amassed over 180 acting credits across various genres.

Liam Neeson has earned a substantial following for his versatility, which has seen him in such serious dramas as Schindler's List with his career-defining performance as Oskar Schindler, to his highly quotable Bryan Mills in the Taken movies. At the same time, Liam Neeson's career in the action genre has led to a pretty mixed reception, with one movie showing this divide more than any other, Blacklight. We will look at the divisive...

In the world of anime, Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli unarguably holds an incredibly strong presence, having expanded its portfolio among the likes of fan-favorite projects like The Boy and the Heron and Howl’s Moving Castle. That said, what if this respective studio worked on taming animated projects for the Stranger Things and Harry Potter franchises?

A still from Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke. | Credit: Toho Co., Ltd.

Obviously, that sounds like a sweet sight to behold for all those anime fans out there. And, as it turns out, it just might be a pretty cool thing to witness. This comes after a fan account for the studio shared a series of concept art for J. K. Rowling’s tremendously beloved saga, followed by the fan artist sharing her own animated perspective on The Duffer Brothers’ iconic horror saga.

Fan Artist’s Anime Perspective of Stranger Things is Giving Studio...

A Million Ways to Die in the West has become a Netflix streaming hit in the U.S. The Seth MacFarlane movie was the ninth most-watched movie in the region for the week of June 3 through June 9. The success of A Million Ways to Die in the West could help usher in a new era for star Liam Neeson.

The 2014 Liam Neeson Western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West has become a streaming hit on Netflix. The movie, which was co-written and directed by Seth MacFarlane, was a disappointment, earning a 33% Rotten Tomatoes score in addition to an $87.2 million box office haul that likely didn't earn it a profit given its $40 million budget (which likely necessitated an $80 million return minimum) and publicity costs. In addition to Neeson and MacFarlane, the A Million Ways to Die in the West cast also includes Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi,...

Exclusive: Briarcliff Entertainment and The Solution Entertainment Group are set to release horror-thriller Werewolves, starring Frank Grillo (Captain America).

The two companies are planning a wide stateside release in theaters on December 6, 2024. Sales firm The Solution, which has recently sold Liam Neeson films The Ice Road and Mongoose, is growing its domestic distribution footprint and this marks their second release after Neeson pic Blacklight.

In Werewolves a supermoon event triggers a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who entered the moonlight into a werewolf for that one night. Chaos ensued and close to a billion people died. Now, a year later, the Supermoon is back. Above is a first look image.

Katrina Law (NCIS), Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather Of Harlem), James Michael Cummings (City On The Hill) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Prodigal Son) also star in the recently completed film. Steven C. Miller (Line Of Duty) directs...

Ren Sudo is a Japanese actor, director and screenwriter. Since 2017 he has been involved in many projects, ranging from features to TV drama such as “Little Miss Period” or “Kamata Prelude”. In 2022 he directed his first feature “Blacklight”, which also screened at Nippon Connection, just like his second project “Abyss”.

On the occasion of “Abyss” screening at Nippon Connection 2024, we talk with him to talk about the genesis of the project, its characters and about the state of Japanese independent cinema.

Ren Sudo is screening at Nippon Connection

I have to say “Abyss” strikes me as a very romantic story. Do you consider yourself a romantic?

Yes, of course. When I start a new project, I first think about the romantic and erotic scenes. Perhaps that makes me a romantic person.

Since your film portrays both sides of Tokyo, do you prefer Tokyo at night or at daytime?

“Abyss” is some kind of self-portrait because,...

Neeson's 2022 film, Blacklight, has an 11% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it his worst-rated movie among critics. Despite the low critic score, the audience score for Blacklight is high at 82%, indicating strong viewer interest and positive feedback. While Blacklight is rated poorly by critics, it's not Neeson's worst film. The Other Man (2008) arguably holds that title as one of his lowest-rated movies.

A Liam Neeson thriller from 2022 is considered the worst movie of his illustrious acting career on Rotten Tomatoes. Since making his film debut in the 1978 drama Pilgrim's Progress, Neeson has become one of the most recognizable leading actors on the planet. Neeson's most notable films expand across all genres, including the action thriller Taken (2008), the romantic comedy classic Love, Actually (2003), the first Star Wars prequel movie Star Wars: Episode I -The Phantom Menace (1999), and of course, Steven Speilberg's harrowing Best Picture winner Schindler's List (1993), which earned Neeson his first and only Oscar nomination.

Women’s History Month may be over, but that doesn’t mean that women aren’t leading many of Hulu’s top picks for April. The month begins with the premiere of Vanderpump Villa, a Hulu Original reality series that follows Lisa Vanderpump and the hand-selected staff members employed at her lavish French estate, Chateau Rosabelle. This next chapter in the Vanderpump saga is sure to be full of drama, decadence, and debauchery as the staff caters to Vanderpump, her wealthy guests, and their own desires.

Hulu Original Under the Bridge, based on the 1997 true-crime novel of the same name, also premieres this month. This limited series follows the investigation of Reena Virk’s disappearance –the fourteen-year-old left to meet some friends and never returned home. Starring Riley Keough and Academy Award nominee Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge has all the makings of a true-crime hit. Rounding out this month,...

Liam Neeson's recent movie broke his streak of critical flops, setting the stage for his upcoming remake. Despite past movie failures, Neeson's latest film showcases his ability to deliver a critically-acclaimed performance. The high rating for "In the Land of Saints and Sinners" proves Neeson is a solid action star, and that he's ready for his upcoming role in "The Naked Gun" reboot.

Liam Neeson has a major remake coming soon, and his most recent movie's critical success on Rotten Tomatoes has perfectly set the stage for it. For years, Liam Neeson has established himself as one of the biggest names in the entire action genre. Neeson has played some deadly action heroes over the course of his career, and they often led to major critical success. However, not all of his action movies have been hits, and his recent movies have especially suffered.

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Liam Neeson breaks bad streak with 81% rating for In the Land of Saints and Sinners. Neeson plays an ex-assassin seeking redemption in a secluded Irish village with dark secrets. Neeson to star in The Naked Gun reboot, nervous but excited his new comedic role.

Liam Neeson has been a dominant presence in the action genre for almost 20 years, but his latest movie In the Land of Saints and Sinners has finally broken the terrible streak of Rotten Tomatoes reviews from his last eight movie outings.

In the Land of Saints and Sinners ThrillerActionCrime 3.5/5 Release DateMarch 29, 2024DirectorRobert LorenzCastLiam Neeson, Ciarn Hinds, Kerry Condon, Jack Gleeson, Sarah Greene, Colm MeaneyRuntime1hr 46minMain GenreActionWritersTerry Loane, Mark Michael McNallyStudioFacing East Entertainment, RagBag Pictures, London Town Films

Despite reinventing himself as the next action hero in Taken back in 2008, Neeson’s last four years have not been the most impressive in terms of critical reviews.

Plot: In 1974, an aging hitman (Liam Neeson) tries to leave his violent past behind and reinvent himself in a small, isolated town in Ireland. However, his good nature leads to him making a fateful decision that puts him in the crosshairs of an insane Ira assassin (Kerry Condon) and her cronies.

Review: I know what you’re thinking – another Liam Neeson action flick. Ho-hum. Normally, I’d be right there with you. While no one can deny he’s become the 21st century’s version of Charles Bronson, with him churning out a steady diet of B-level action flicks, not all of them are disposable in the way something like Blacklight, Honest Thief, Retribution and too many others are. Once in a while, he works with a really interesting director, such as on the beautifully photographed Marlowe by Neil Jordan. One of his better recent action flicks was definitely The Marksman,...

Liam Neeson's new movie breaks his Rotten Tomatoes streak that consisted of eight straight movies deemed "Rotten." In the Land of Saints and Sinners could become one of Neeson's best action movies, showcasing his impressive status as an action star at 71. Neeson has more action/thriller genre films on the way, as well as a role in the upcoming Naked Gun remake, demonstrating his versatility and willingness to explore new roles.

Liam Neeson's new movie In the Land of Saints and Sinners has broken the actor's eight-movie Rotten Tomatoes streak, which lasted four years. The Northern Irish actor reinvented himself as an action hero when he starred in Pierre Morel's action-thriller Taken in 2008. Since then, the Oscar nominee has appeared in numerous action, crime, and thriller movies, with the most recent being his second collaboration with director Robert Lorenz, the thriller In the Land of Saints and Sinners.

If you haven’t taken the leap to bundle Disney+ and Hulu, it might be time. Streaming is only getting more expensive and competitive, and the enticing bundle (which also includes ESPN) might be a version of cable TV, but it’s also just cost efficient. Disney+ and Hulu are so intertwined that their monthly listing updates come in the same email — and as such, we decided to compile them here for you in the same list.

Whether you have Disney+ or Hulu, or both (and the IndieWire staff has weighed on our favorites), each has its benefits. Disney has the family-friendly titles, the Star Wars and Marvel (new episodes of “The Bad Batch” and “X-Men: 97” continue through April), while Hulu is the place to catch FX originals and network episodes. Both streamers have the rights to distribute National Geographic titles, which are well worth exploring along with the rest of the library.

Earthgang have released their new EP, Robophobia, via SinceThe80s/Dreamville. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below.

Robophobia features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Earthgang’s collective Spillage Village, and Tommy Newport. The new EP is the second installment in Olu and WowGr8’s Earthgang vs the Algorithm series, and includes the lead single, “Blacklight.”

In an Instagram post, the Atlanta duo described the project as “a sonic dive into a new terrain for Earthgang as they explore new soundscapes and topics on imperfections, connections, and projections within humanity’s relationship with each other and AI.”

Robophobia follows last year’s Rip Human Art, which featured the singles “Bobby Boucher” and “Die Today.” Read why the latter track was one of the best songs released in 2023.

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Robophobia Tracklist:

01. Intro

02. Blackight (feat. Spillage Village)

03. Put In Work (feat. Tommy Newport)

04. Osmosis

05. Perfect Fantasy (feat. Snoop Dogg)

Earthgang Drop...

Liam Neeson is to reprise his role as a truck driver turned rescue worker from 2021 indie hit “The Ice Road.”

With director Jonathan Hensleigh again on board, “The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky” relocates its story from Canada in the original to Nepal in the sequel. Film production is set to shift from North America to Australia’s Victoria State.

Filming will begin this month using Gippsland town of Walhalla as the backdrop for some of the picture’s action scenes. It will also shoot in and around Melbourne and make use of virtual production, volume screens and technology at NantStudios @ Docklands Studios Melbourne.

“The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky” is a Code Entertainment, ShivHans Pictures, Ema production. Its producers are Code’s Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso, along with Shivani Rawat of ShivHans and Hensleigh, as well as Lee Nelson and David Tish...

Exclusive: Alfie Allen, Charlie Murphy and Jack Gleeson are to star in a Dutch-Belgian thriller series from Ozark co-creator Mark Williams, Night Train Media and Submarine.

They are starring alongside emerging Dutch star Martijn Lakemeier in the eight-part drama, which is for Dutch streamer Videoland and Belgium’s Streamz.

Production has begun in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with Williams directing along with Arne Toonen, and we hear the ambition is for Safe Harbor to be a returner that aims to balance edge-of-the-seat thrills with character-based stories and a twisty plot line. Further shooting will take place in Belgium and Ireland, Deadline understands.

The series follows gifted hacker Tobias (Allen) and his ambitious best friend Marco (Lakemeier), who are intent on cracking into the tech billionaires club. They are plucked from quiet obscurity and plunged headfirst into...

It’s easy to forget that up until a decade ago, Liam Neeson wasn’t exactly known for action films. Neeson was considered to be a rather straightforward dramatic actor ever since his breakout role in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic Schindler’s List, but his performance in the action film Taken ended up being the first of many action roles. Neeson has rarely stepped outside the “action revenge thriller” genre in the last decade of his career. His action films tend to run together due to how similar they are; it can be hard to identify how films like The Marksman, Honest Thief, Blacklight, Retribution, and The Commuter are distinct from each other. However, Neeson’s performance in the 2019 action thriller Cold Pursuit ended up being an outlier in his action resume, thanks to its morbid sense of humor and more extreme ultra violence. Many of Neeson’s action films are tongue-in-cheek,...

Earthgang have previewed Robophobia, the second installment in their Earthgang vs the Algorithm series, with a funky new single titled “Blacklight.” Stream it below ahead of the EP’s release on November 17th.

Produced by Nandish “Dish” Patel, “Blacklight” sees Earthgang members Olu (aka Johnny Venus) and WowGr8 (aka Doctur Dot) encouraging their love interests to expose their flaws without any fear of judgment. “Uh, I ain’t gon’ diagnose you, I ain’t gon’ try to fix you,” Olu raps on the second verse. “You could treat this present moment like a real-life Finsta/ All the things you did that you could never tell your mom or sister/ All that shit you pray about that weigh you down, yeah, I forgive you.”

In late September, Earthgang dropped Rip Human Art, the first EP in their Vs the Algorithm series. The five-track project included the previously released singles “Bobby Boucher” and “Die Today.

Keanu Reeves's John Wick 4. Liam Neeson's Retribution. Denzel Washington's The Equalizer 3. Action enthusiasts seeking thrilling, unexpected, novel combat scenes combined with exceptional acting are facing an embarrassment of wealth this summer. But who will reign supreme?

Frankly, fans have been somewhat divided on John Wick 4, given the leak of the ending and the reprisal nature of the action sequences. Indeed, John Wick 3 felt more like a video game scene than, at times, a movie – even with the inclusion of Halle Berry. Though John Wick 3 gave a cliffhanger ending that naturally led to a fourth installment, the desire simply hasn't been there.

And the story is similar to Liam Neeson's latest offering, Retribution. The backlash in the action community against Liam's often slash-house movie releases, most notable being Blacklight, has rattled the executives and left them wondering about ticket sales. Rightly so, because Equalizer 3...

Plot: A businessman (Liam Neeson) is trapped in his car with his two kids by a mysterious caller who warns him that there’s a bomb under his seat that will go off if anyone tries to exit the vehicle.

Review: Remember when Liam Neeson said he was giving up action movies a few years ago? Many think he wasn’t being serious, but watching his latest, Retribution, I’m almost thinking he was telling the truth as there’s so little going on here in the way of physical action that you could almost call this an “inaction” movie. Indeed, Neeson spends 95% of the running time comfortably seated behind the wheel of his car, making this less taxing than the brawnier movies that made him a late-in-life action star.

As usual, Neeson’s latter-era movies are a mixed bag. I was fond of his recent film noir, Marlowe, and...

The summer box office wind-down is in action as Columbia Pictures’ “Gran Turismo” looks to outrun a slew of holdovers. The racing feature got off to a head start with an $8.5 million opening day from 3,856 screens, a figure that includes a sizable $5.3 million from preview screenings over recent weeks.

In late July, Sony swerved with its release plans for “Gran Turismo,” bumping the formal opening two weeks later than its initial Aug. 11 release date, but organizing several days of special screenings for the film in hopes to build up word-of-mouth. It’s typical for studios to include preview grosses in their opening numbers — after all, “opening day” gross accounts for ticket sales across Thursday and Friday — but “Gran Turismo” certainly has had more runway than the typical wide release. It’s become more commonplace for studios to increase the amount of preview screenings for wide releases in recent years; Paramount...

Liam Neeson's new action movie Retribution is part of his ongoing streak of poorly reviewed films, with a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Since 2014, Neeson has only had one action movie, Cold Pursuit, receive positive reviews, highlighting the challenge of breaking the Rotten Tomatoes trend. Despite the negative reviews, Neeson's action movies continue to be made because they have a solid track record at the box office and an audience willing to see them.

Liam Neeson's new action movie Retribution continues the actor's horrible review trend on Rotten Tomatoes. The 2023 Liam Neeson action movie follows his character after he learns a stranger put a bomb under his car seat. It leads to a twisted plot for survival as Neeson's character and his two children are trapped in the car. The action thriller movie concept is nothing new for Liam Neeson, as the actor has almost fully transitioned his career to...

Liam Neeson has played Jesuit priests, Jedi masters, Greek gods, German industrialists, revolutionary heroes (Irish and Scottish), iconic sexologists, and megalomaniacal supervillains. Make him play one man with a particular set of skills — skills that make him a nightmare for folks who want to harm his loved ones — and the next thing you know, Neeson has to save his family/friends/fellow plane and train passengers every other time he walks out the door. The 71-year-old actor has range for days, but after Taken reestablished him as someone you do not want to fuck with,...

Wholly possible that it was a script kicking around since the mid-2000s pitched as “Speed meets Phone Booth” with a few hence-added references to “the dark web” and “crypto accounts,” the new Liam Neeson thriller Retribution likely won’t surprise anyone. It’s at least notable for bearing the return of sturdy journeyman Nimrod Antal to English-language thrillers (Neeson’s go-to director Jaume Collet-Serra serves instead as producer this time), and certainly shows a more competent hand behind the camera than that of the Blacklight variety.

This time we see Neeson as the generically named Matt Turner, an American businessman or hedge fund guy or something of that ilk (his boss played by Matthew Modine calls him “a credit to capitalism”) living in a modernist Berlin house with his family. Though home life is strained in virtually every arena; disconnected from his moody son Zach and phone-addicted daughter Emily...

Sony’s racing drama “Gran Turismo” is driving to a sluggish $10 million to $12 million in its first weekend of release.

The film lands in 3,800 North American theaters on Friday and will compete with last weekend’s champion “Blue Beetle” for second place on domestic charts behind “Barbie.” Greta Gerwig’s box office behemoth is expected to return to the No. 1 spot in its sixth weekend of release, with projections of $12 million to $14 million between Friday and Sunday. So far, “Barbie” has grossed $572 million and is days away from overtaking “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($572 million) as the highest-grossing domestic release of the year.

National Cinema Day, which takes place on Aug. 27, could throw off estimates across the board. That’s because movie tickets on Sunday will cost under $4 — much less than the average ticket price — at participating theaters. More than 3,000 locations, including approximately 30,000 available screens, are expected to take part in the one-day event.

Pop quiz, hot shot: Liam Neeson has to figure out what to do when he discovers a bomb in his vehicle in the first full trailer for the film Retribution.

Director Nimród Antal’s Lionsgate release hits theaters Aug. 25 and is a remake of the 2015 Spanish-language thriller of the same name. The new version centers on Matt Turner (Neeson), who is driving with his kids when he learns from a mysterious caller that the car contains a bomb that will detonate if anyone exits the vehicle, leading to a high-speed chase throughout the city.

“Honey, something’s happened,” Neeson calmly relays in the trailer. “There’s a man who has put a bomb in the car. Under our seats, there are pressure triggers. We can’t get out. The car will explode.”

Later, the star loses his cool when the caller claims to be in control: “No, you’re not!

Liam Neeson's next action thriller has been revealed, with the Retribution trailer showing the star stuck behind the wheel of a car to stop his family from being blown up. Serving as a remake of the 2015 Spanish film El Desconocido, the upcoming movie is directed by Nimród Antal and is Neeson's latest entry into the action thriller genre after films like Memory, Blacklight, and The Ice Road.

Now, ahead of the Retribution release date, Lionsgate has released the first trailer for the film, showing more of what audiences can expect from Neeson's upcoming adventure. Check out the trailer below:

The trailer introduces a number of the film's supporting cast members and shows that, like other recent Neeson films, Retribution won't be skimping out on the action.

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What The Retribution Trailer Reveals About The Movie

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Here are Liam Neeson's 14 action-hero roles ranked by the deadliness of the character he plays. Neeson has starred in a plethora of high-budget thrillers and action movies, carving out a place for himself as one of the premiere action stars of his generation. Neeson remains one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood and has one of the most iconic voices in modern filmmaking. His estimated net worth of around $145 million speaks to his incredible success in Hollywood.

Throughout Neeson's acting career, he has become known for high-octane action thrillers like Taken and The A-Team. He has also displayed his range in other hugely successful movies, such as the iconic 1993 historical drama Schindler's List. Even so, the vast majority of his movies involve Neeson as an action hero, chasing down bad guys in a race against time. Because of his niche in film, he has played some of the...

Liam Neeson is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, but how do Liam Neeson movies rank from worst to best? From prestige dramas, to iconic appearances in franchise epics, to his late-career resurgence as an action movie headliner, Neeson has proven himself the definition of versatility. Born in 1952 in Northern Ireland, Neeson began his career in 1976 with the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast, before transitioning to supporting roles in films throughout the 1980s. His 1993 breakout in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List kicked off a decade of success as the warm, soulful center to a whole bevy of epic dramas.

He's played a Jedi Master, voiced Aslan, and recently been enjoying a career third act almost entirely comprised of action thrillers, springboarded by his now-iconic turn in Taken. There's no doubt this actor has a "particular set of skills," from the warm, steely timbre of his voice, to the...

Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” buzzed to 110 million at the domestic box office, beating expectations and scoring by far the biggest opening weekend in the pint-sized Marvel trilogy.

The superhero adventure, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly as the titular Ant-Man and the Wasp, is expected to bring in 118 million or 120 million by President’s Day on Monday. The film added 121 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to 225 million.

Though the threequel landed the worst reviews of the series (and some of the harshest in the entire MCU), “Quantumania” got a huge jump on its predecessors, 2015’s “Ant-Man” with 57 million and 2018’s sequel “Ant-Man and the Wasp” with 76 million. Critical sentiments rarely matter for opening weekends of Marvel movies, but word-of-mouth could have an impact on ticket sales in the coming weeks. In addition to its bleak 49 average on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences saddled the film with a “B” CinemaScore.