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Netflix has proven many times that it can deliver high-octane, fast-paced action films. Whether it's with popular franchises like Extraction, or foreign titles like Exterritorial, the streaming service offers a wide selection of adrenaline-fueled films.

One of them is the French franchise Lost Bullet, the perfect replacement for the Fast & Furious franchise. The highly underrated high-octane car action franchise premiered in 2020 on Netflix, and returned in 2022 with the sequel Lost Bullet 2, and recently released the film series' conclusion, Last Bullet. Following the recent release of the last entry, the Lost Bullet franchise has taken over the non-English global charts, not just with the latest entry, but all the installments, with over 21 million views, per Tudum.

Last Bullet crashed on Netflix on May 7, and subscribers rushed to watch the film. It debuted in third place globally on the non-English charts with 16.4 million views and 30.8 million hours viewed for the...

The acclaimed French action thriller movie series, Lost Bullet, has released its third and supposedly final entry, Last Bullet, which lives up to the standard of entertaining action spectacle set by its predecessors. While the ingenuity in hard-hitting combat choreography, practical stunts, and streamlined, fast-paced storytelling have been key highlights of the franchise, characterization plays a key role in holding it all together. There is no crazy complexity involved in the character arcs; the intrigue arises from the personalities and decision-making capabilities of the key players, all of whom belong to either side of the law. Most importantly, the trilogy charts the growth of the characters so well that the conclusion of the journey feels satisfying.

Lino, played by Alban Lenoir

French Actor/Stuntman Alban Lenoir started his career as a theater actor before veering to work in several acclaimed action movies like Taken, Aka, and Point Blank to follow...

“Amelie” director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has assembled a high-profile international cast for his next film, “Violette,” based on Valérie Perrin’s literary sensation “Fresh Water for Flowers” (“Changer l’eau des fleurs”), which sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

Matthias Schoenaerts (“Rust and Bone”), Melvil Poupaud (“Jeanne du Barry”), Anouk Grinberg (“The Innocent”), Sergio Castellitto (“Conclave”) and Alban Lenoir (“Lost Bullet”) have joined the cast and will star opposite Cesar-winning French actor Leila Bekhti, who was previously announced.

“Violette” is produced by Carlo Degli Esposti and Nicola Serra at Palomar, and Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber at 24 25 Films. Both companies are owned by Mediawan. The production kicked off on May 5 for a 13-week shoot across Burgundy, the Paris region, and the South of France.

Co-written by Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant, “Violette” sees Bekhti play Violette Toussaint, a beloved cemetery caretaker whose peaceful life – filled by conversations with quirky workers and the...

Directed by Guillaume Pierret, who also helmed the previous two installments, this third film picks up the story where the others left off: a drug-related intrigue where you can follow both sides of the story, that of the police and that of the traffickers. This third entry, like its predecessors, makes realism its hallmark, prioritizing authenticity over unnatural effects and plot twists.

While the series has garnered significant critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase, it has often been described as an “underrated action trilogy” or a “hidden gem” that many viewers “haven’t seen (but really should).”

Lino’s Journey Through the First Two Films

At the heart of the entire plot is Lino, portrayed with raw intensity by Alban Lenoir. A brilliant car mechanic with a troubled past, Lino is repeatedly thrust into a dangerous world of corrupt law enforcement and high-speed, life-or-death confrontations. The first film, from 2020, introduced...

The third and final movie in one of the most underrated action trilogies on Netflix is gearing up to hit the streamer tomorrow, and the first reactions have now pulled into view. Last Bullet, which brings the explosive story of the “indestructible” car genius Lino to an end, is due to hit Netflix on May 7, and the first pair of early reactions to the action outing have heaped praise on the “incredible” finale.

Directed by Guillaume Pierret, who has helmed all three installments in the Bullet series, Last Bullet finds Alban Lenoir back in the driving seat as Lino, with the rest of the cast comprised of Nicolas Duvauchelle, Stéfi Celma, Gérard Lanvin, Pascale Arbillot, Quentin D'Hainaut, Julie Tedesco, and Anne Serra. Declared as the finale of this “turbo-charged trilogy,” Last Bullet finds Lino freshly released from prison and quickly gearing up to enact his vengeance against the crooked cop who destroyed his life.

Netflix continues to deliver all the explosions, gunplay, and car chases that any action fan could possibly want as the streamer unleashes the first trailer for the finale of the adrenaline-fueled franchise you’ve never heard of. Titled Last Bullet, the footage reintroduces us to the “indestructible” car genius Lino as he returns to conclude his vendetta against the crooked cop who destroyed his life. You can check out the action-packed trailer for Last Bullet below.

Declared as the finale of this “turbo-charged trilogy,” Last Bullet finds Lino freshly released from prison and quickly gearing up to enact his vengeance and see justice prevail. Old enemies must unite as all manner of white-knuckle car chases, brutal fist fights, and everything else in between, ensue in the thrilling footage that should quickly see the action franchise jump in your estimations from “unknown” to “must-see.”

Directed by Guillaume Pierret, who has helmed...

"The indestructible Lino..." Netflix has launched the main official trailer for Lost Bullet 3, also known as Last Bullet in English, although for release in France they're still calling it Balle Perdue 3 (or Lost Bullet 3). The finale in this high-octane, action-packed, car action movie trilogy from France with spectacular real stunts. The indestructible car genius Lino returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale. The original Lost Bullet debuted on Netflix back in 2020, followed up by the sequel Lost Bullet 2 back in 2022. Alban Lenoir stars as the car genius Lino who returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale. Also starring Stéfi Celma, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Gérard Lanvin, Pascale Arbillot, Julie Tedesco, and Anne Serra. In addition to all the car scenes, there is...

Netflix showed off its sprawling footprint across Europe during its Next on Netflix event, held simultaneously in multiple locations on Jan. 29. Hotly anticipated titles were teased, such as the Omar Sy movie “French Lover,” Italy’s reimagining of the classic novel “The Leopard,” Norwegian action-adventure movie “Troll 2” and Lena Dunham’s upcoming series “Too Much.”

Netflix’s international original content strategy for 2025 looks to bank on flagship IP, big local stars and romance and crime titles, underscoring its foothold in local industries and an ambition to appeal to all demos as well as dive deeper into crowd-pleasing movies.

“French Lover,” which unveiled a first look (above) at the Paris presentation, is a sexy romantic comedy starring Omar Sy, the charismatic French actor of heist show “Lupin,” alongside Sara Giraudeau (“Bernadette”). In the high-concept movie, Sy stars as Abel Camara, the biggest star of the moment, who crosses paths with...

Tom Cruise is considered the biggest action star working right now, and for good reason. He is in his 60s, he is still running as fast as some of the most brilliant athletes out there and performing the wildest vehicular stunts imaginable. And it doesn’t seem like he is in the mood to vacate that throne yet. But that doesn’t mean actors from all over the globe aren’t trying to live up to the standards he has set, especially in terms of doing their own stunts. Raymond Lam Fung knocked it out of the park in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. Dev Patel was excellent in Monkey Man. Emilio Sakraya took everyone’s breath away in Sixty Minutes. Jun Jong-seo surprised everyone in Ballerina. The work done by Alban Lenoir in the two Lost Bullet films are inspirational. Joe Taslim, Iko Uwais, Cecep Arif Rahman, Julie Estelle,...

Exclusive: Voltage Pictures has acquired global rights to the horror thriller O.T.H.E.R, starring Olga Kurylenko.

The David Moreau written and directed feature follows Alice (Olga Kurylenko), who reluctantly returns to her childhood home after the sudden death of her estranged mother, only to discover the house—eerily frozen in time—hides a sinister secret: a high-tech surveillance system tracks her every move as a dark presence lurks in the shadows, driving her toward a terrifying revelation.

Voltage will officially launch global sales for the film at the American Film Market (AFM) 2024. Wild Bunch is set to release the film in France in 2025.

Currently in post-production, O.T.H.E.R. is produced by Radar Films’ Clément Miserez and Matthieu Warter. Umedia’s Bastien Sirodot and Cloé Garbay are associate producers.

The supporting...

Voltage Pictures launches Cannes sales this week on the motor racing drama Faster, which is currently shooting in France.

Radar Films’ Clément Miserez and Matthieu Wart are producing the project, which is called Rapide in France, where Universal has targeted a February 2025 theatrical release.

Morgan S. Dalibert, whose credits include Aka, directs the story starring French influencer Paola Locatelli from Netflix’s Dangerous Liaisons as Max, a speed freak who loves karting and dreams of winning the Formula 1 championship.

Conquering every junior competition, at the age of 17 she realises the professional racing world remains a fortress, reluctant to welcome a...

Gaumont has added French-language action feature The Orphans starring Dali Benssalah, Alban Lenoir, Anouk Grinberg and Sonia Faidi, to its Cannes slate.

The film is the first feature from Olivier Schneider who has worked as stunt coordinator on films including No Time To Die, Spectre, Taken and Fast and Furious X. It is about a cop and a mob fixer who team up to search for the killer of a former friend from their orphanage. Producers are Inoxy Films and Gaumont.

“Our ambition is to rehabilitate the French action movie and bring it back to cinemas,” said Alexis Cassanet, Gaumont’s head of international sales.

Edge-of-your-seat action & drama in "The Wages of Fear" - refugees grappling with perilous missions and intense betrayals. Explosive sequences and complex character dynamics keep viewers guessing until the very end - a thrilling ride. A tense, suspenseful story full of twists and turns - a modern day remake that lives up to the hype.

Having directed other French Netflix exclusives like 2021’s Ganglands and 2020’s Earth and Blood, director Julien Leclercq has once again arrived on the streaming platform with a feature that is sure to satisfy those in the action genre. Titled The Wages of Fear (or Le salaire de la peur), this is actually a modern-day remake of a 1953 thriller of the same name which sold over six million tickets in France. The original also won numerous awards, like the Best Film at the 8th British Academy Film Awards and the Golden Bear (an accolade of the highest...

French actor Guillaume Canet is starring, writing and producing the new Netflix thriller Ad Vitam.

Rodolphe Lauga (It’s Complicated) is directing the action film, which has begun shooting in Paris. Netflix will release the movie worldwide next year.

Canet plays Franck Lazareff who, after surviving an attempt on his life, finds his wife has been kidnapped by a mysterious group of armed men. Trying to rescue her, Frank finds his past catching up with him. Stéphane Caillard, Nassim Lyes, Zita Hanrot and Alexis Manenti co-star.

Canet and Lauga co-wrote the script to Ad Vitam in association with David Corona and Canet is producing, together with Jean Cottin for the Cabanes shingle.

Canet recently directed himself as Gallic comic book hero Asterix in the live-action feature Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom and appeared in the French thriller Breaking Point. from director Yvan Attal. The multi-hyphenate has directed several films, including...

Warning: Major spoilers for Netflix's The Wages of Fear (2024) below!

The Wages of Fear ends with main character Fred sacrificing himself to save his brother and a village from an oil fire. The oil company double-crosses the drivers of the explosive truck convoy, leading to a tense showdown in the finale. Gauthier's greed and betrayal add unexpected twists to the story.

Netflix's remake of The Wages of Fear ends on a fittingly explosive note, but which characters survive to the closing credits? This 2024 Netflix movie involves a Parisian crew of mercenaries hired by an oil company to drive trucks filled with explosives across an unnamed, war-torn desert country. Adding to the crew's stressful task is that they have less than 24 hours to deliver the trucks to stop a blazing oil fire, while the nitroglycerin they are hauling is so unstable it could explode if the trucks get rocked too hard.

In a desert filled with lethal threats, a crew of Parisians must secure two truckloads of explosives to save hundreds of lives — in just 24 hours. Based on Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Palme d’Or–winning thriller of the same name, The Wages of Fear is directed by Julien Leclercq and co-written by Leclercq and Hamid Hlioua (Ganglands). The high-intensity remake stars Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir, and Ana Girardot.

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Mercenary Fred (Gastambide) is desperate to get out of the war-torn country he lives in and back home to Paris. But he needs money. So when oil company security director Anne (Whettnall) offers Fred $1 million to take on a risky mission, he’s quick to agree.

Except… the gig she’s offering him is a bit complicated. Fred is tasked with putting out the constantly burning fire at the oil well...

Warning: Major spoilers for The Wages of Fear (2024) below!

The Wages of Fear 2024 stars Franck Gastambide, not Vin Diesel, even if the resemblance between the stars is uncanny! Netflix's remake feels like a bland mix of Fast and Furious and Call of Duty. The 2024 remake of the classic original could have used Vin Diesel's star power.

Netflix's remake of The Wages of Fear sure looks like it stars Vin Diesel, so where is the confusion coming from? The original Wages of Fear is a nerve-shredding black-and-white thriller from 1953. This Henri-Georges Clouzot-helmed adventure sees a group of men hired to drive trucks filled with unstable nitroglycerine over dangerous terrority to extinguish a blazing oil fire. The movie is considered a classic now, with Christopher Nolan citing The Wages of Fear's focus on "pure suspense" as an inspiration for his 2017 war epic Dunkirk (via Premiere).

The film has been...

“The Wages of Fear”, a remake of the original 1950’s thriller, is directed by Julien Leclercq, starring Franck Gastambide, Sofiane Zermani, Alban Lenoir, Ana Girardot and Joseph Beddelem, now streaming on Netflix:

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The Wages of Fear is a French film directed by Julien Leclercq starring Franck Gastambide and Ana Girardot.

“The Wages of Fear” is a film based on Georges Arnaud’s novel, which, as you may already know, had a previous adaptation in 1953, directed by H.G. Clouzot. This has become a classic of French cinema and one of the best thrillers in film history.

In these current times, Julien Leclercq dares to create a new version of this story, modernizing it entirely and trying to maintain the character tension in this updated plot, although we’re not fully sure if it’s for the better.

It’s always a risk to compare yourself to a classic, but Julien Leclercq has the courage to try it.

Plot

To save a village during an oil extraction, four people must escort a convoy loaded with nitroglycerin in a desolate place, surrounded by armed gangs.

French public broadcaster France Televisions has commissioned a raft of new scripted shows, including “Lucky Luke,” an adaptation of the cult graphic novel, and “Rallye 82,” a 1982-set female-led racing show.

“Lucky Luke” is an adventure comedy directed by Benjamin Rocher and penned by Mathieu Leblanc and Thomas Mansuy, based on the “Lucky Luke” comicbook. The eight-part half-hour series is produced by Geraldine Gendre and Lionel Uzan at Federation Studios, and co-produced by Rémi Préchac and Julien Vallespi at Un pour tous productions, and Alban Lenoir at Homerun. Lenoir, the French star of Netflix’s action thriller series “Lost Bullet,” will play Lucky Luke.

“Rallye 82,” directed by Julien Lacombe (“Missions”), takes place during the racing championship in 1982, where Michele Mouton, the only female pilot, beats the odds and wins the race. The script was penned by Lacombe and Haiga Jappain. Producers are Raphael Rocher and Eric Laroche at Empreinte Digitale.

The...

Another remake of classic – make that two classics – is headed to Netflix, as the streaming giant has just released the teaser for The Wages of Fear, first made in 1953 and later most notably remade by William Friedkin with 1977’s Sorcerer.

In the trailer, we see an explosion and the chaos of the aftermath, with a voice saying, “There is a gas pocket feeding the flames. To put it out, we need to blow it up.” This sets up the plot of The Wages of Fear, which finds a team driving to the location in trucks filled with nitro…and they’re on a timeline of just 24 hours.

Helmed by action director Julien Leclercq, The Wages of Fear looks to bring a lot more of his trademark action to the screen than its predecessors. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s original The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) is, as far as I’m concerned,...

Netflix fights fire with fire in its upcoming remake of a suspense classic. Here’s a trailer for The Wages Of Fear.

The Wages Of Fear, the 1953 classic suspense thriller directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, has already had one remake: William Friedkin’s Sorcerer, released in 1977. Both are intense, immersive films with grime on their skin and dirt under their fingernails, which makes it all the more odd that Netflix’s upcoming remake – also called The Wages Of Fear – has that pristine, flatly-lit look of an Expendables sequel.

The plot remains the same; it’s about a quartet of misfits who – in exchange for a big chunk of cash – agree to ferry trucks of high explosives across a rugged landscape. Their mission: to set off a huge detonation in the hopes of extinguishing an oil well fire.

This latest version is directed by Julien Leclercq, whose previous work includes the action thrillers Braquers,...

"To put it out, we need to blow it up." Roll on! Netflix has unveiled the first look teaser trailer for a French action thriller titled The Wages of Fear, the latest from filmmaker Julien Leclercq. This is set to launch streaming only on Netflix at the end of March. "They have 24 hours to drive two trucks full of nitroglycerin and prevent a terrible catastrophe." Similar to William Friedkin's Sorcerer, but in the desert! That film was based on the same French novel that was also made into the original 1953 film. In order to prevent a deadly explosion, an illicit crack team has 24 hours to drive two truckloads of nitroglycerine across a desert laden with danger. This is a remake of the classic 1950s French thriller of the same name - Le Salaire de la Peur or The Wages of Fear. Thankfully they're not turning it into a series,...

Whether you’re in the mood to weave through busy city streets at top speed, break the bones of every henchman in the warehouse, or exact revenge on the big boss that killed your dog, Netflix has countless training videos … I mean action flicks … for you to enjoy. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to discover which among them is the right one for you. Thankfully, we’re here to help and have assembled a rotating list of Good Action Movies on Netflix.

Note: The following titles are streaming on the U.S. version of Netflix.

Aka (2023)

Who’s in the mood for car chases, deception, and realistic confrontations? Aka could be the cure for what ails you. Morgan S. Dalibert’s Aka is a French action film starring Alban Lenoir as Adam Franco, a special ops agent who infiltrates a crime syndicate and winds up getting in way over his head.

Pulsar Content and Have a Good One have unveiled an exclusive clip of “Marinette,” Virginie Verrier’s biopic film about the first French female professional soccer player, ahead of its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival.

The film stars Garance Marillier, the breakout star of Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” and Palme d’Or winning “Titane,” and is based on Pichon’s bestselling autobiographical book.

A pioneer of French women’s soccer, Pichon held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined). She eventually became the first French player to have a career in the U.S..

The film depicts Pichon’s fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport, and charts her life, from a childhood ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father to the burden of coming out in an era where LGBTQ+ rights were not recognized.

Netflix has its fair share of problems, but its impressive slate of films and shows from all over the world isn't one of them. The streamer regularly makes new international shows and movies available to a mass audience, and with big hits like "Squid Game," "Money Heist," and "Dark," many of the most acclaimed and talked-about non-English language shows around these days come courtesy of Netflix.

Unfortunately, the streamer's persnickety algorithm and surplus of content means not everyone gets the memo when a new film or show drops. That means a movie or series can manage to earn a spot as the most-watched non-English project on the streamer — as the French thriller "Aka," Mexican satire "¡Que viva México!" and the Norwegian monster film "Troll" all did this month, per Netflix's internal metrics — without viewers even knowing about them. Though Netflix isn't particularly transparent with its viewership data, it does offer...

Apple TV+’s biggest hit, “Ted Lasso,” scored a big win at the top of the streaming charts in the latest Wrap Report for the week of April 26-May 2. This season’s seventh episode beat out several hot new programs, including Amazon Prime Video’s “The Citadel” and Disney+’s debut of “Peter Pan & Wendy,” and marked the first time ever that Apple TV+ landed the top spot on the leaderboard.

The Wrap Report tracks the most-watched programs across linear TV and streaming, according to viewership trends collected from Samba TV’s panel of more than 3 million households drawn from over 25 million connected TVs, balanced to the U.S. Census.

In an enviable second place this week, Disney brought one of its all-time classic animated films to life with “Peter Pan & Wendy.” Audiences who grew up with a VHS or DVD of the animated original seemed to be...

Action films with no content whatsoever are buzzkills. With nothing going for them from the start, just endless action scenes make the film awkward and even just plain boring. There must be more than just the action scenes that the film or TV show offers in this genre. Aka, a French Netflix original, falls into this category for being a decidedly uninteresting action film. Directed by Morgan S. Dalibert, it is all about an ex-military man hired to infiltrate a crime syndicate, but will he get attached to people he is not supposed to?

Aka starts with a special Ops agent sent to South Sudan to rescue Sonia Gautier, a high-profile French journalist, and she is rescued in no time thanks to this gentleman’s great combat skills. But the issue with this entire sequence is that it is executed lazily. This is supposed to set the mood for the...

Aka is a French-style gangster thriller that has its main appeal in showing Eric Cantona playing a Scarface. Too bad he isn’t up to it.

Aka is a French film directed by Morgan S. Dalibert starring Alban Lenoir and Eric Cantona. Yes, the one from Manchester United.

About the movie

Bad guys, very “badass” in a movie that Guy Ritchie would have done much better.

The star this time is not Cantona, featured almost as a commercial claim for the film, but this actor called Alban Lenoir who, with his very manly features, fits the role to perfection … A quite different matter is if the role is worth it or if the movie has enough dramatic intensity to demonstrate anything beyond knowing how to hold a gun (there are others in Hollywood who do not even know how to do that).

As for the Movie: zero sense of humor...

The 1953 original by Henri-Georges Clouzot won best film at Cannes, Berlin and Bafta.

Julien Leclercq is directing an untitled remake of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1953 thriller The Wages Of Fear for Netflix, starring Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir, Ana Girardot and Sofiane Zermani.

Netflix has also unveiled the first look from the project (image above) which is now in production.

The French-language film is being produced by Leclercq and Julien Madon’s outfit Labyrinthe Films with TF1 Studio. The script is by Leclercq and Hamid Hlioua.

The film is about four men hired to transport nitroglycerine through South America without the appropriate safety equipment.

Netflix has announced a remake of the 1950s French classic The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la Peur), in a production reuniting the platform with action-thriller maestro Julien Leclercq.

Production is currently underway on the untitled film for a scheduled release in 2024.

The 1953 original starred Yves Montand, Peter van Eyck, Charles Vanel and Folco Lulli as four down-on-their-luck men who are hired to drive trucks laden with nitroglycerine through the mountains as part of an operation to extinguish an oil well fire.

The work is regarded as one of the most suspenseful action-thrillers of all time.

Leclercq’s reboot stars Franck Gastambide, best known internationally for his role in Taxi 5, opposite Alban Lenoir (Lost Bullet), Ana Girardot (The House) and Sofiane Zermani (No Limit).

“To reunite this cast for the reboot of such a film, for a worldwide broadcast with Netflix, forces me to put all my heart and guts into it,...

Netflix is taking a swing at another film classic, rebooting the Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1953 French adventure thriller The Wages of Fear.

Julien Leclercq, a French action director whose credits include 2010’s hijacking thriller The Assault, 2021’s Sentinelle starring Olga Kurylenko, and the Netflix crime series Ganglands, will adapt the original film, together with his Ganglands co-writer Hamid Hlioua.

Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir, Ana Girardot and Sofiane Zermani have signed on to star in the new, currently untitled, remake, which will roll out on Netflix worldwide next year.

“To reunite this cast for the reboot of such a film, for a worldwide broadcast with Netflix, forces me to put all my heart and guts into it,” said Leclercq. “The ambition is huge.”

Leclercq and Julien Madon will produce the film for Netflix via Labyrinthe Films and TF1 Studio.

Poster for the original ‘Wages of Fear’ (1953)

Clouzot and directed and co-wrote the...

Netflix is ready to take audiences in yet another gripping action adventure, as they have released the first trailer for their upcoming film, Aka. The French production will follow a special ops agent (Alban Lenoir) who goes undercover within a criminal organization and unexpectedly befriends the boss' young son. Raising a child when you're leading organized crime in your city is not an adequate environment for your kids, and when the situation seems dire, it might be up to one of the people you hired to get them out. Through a collection of car chases, bullets and betrayal, the agent will do whatever it takes to save the child.

"Meet Adam Franco. His new mission: infiltration. The only possible cover: His actual identity." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a French crime thriller titled Aka, an action film arriving for streaming at the end of April. A steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss's young son. In this intense new action thriller, Adam Franco goes undercover in a criminal organization and gets into more trouble. Alban Lenoir stars in this as Franco, along with Éric Cantona, Thibault de Montalembert, Sveva Alviti, and Saïdou Camara. This has a generic plot involving an undercover guy getting too close to the people he's supposed to be following, but with French sensibilities. It's directed by the cinematographer of the two Lost Bullet action films previously. // Continue Reading ›...

National protests in France threatened to disrupt the 2023 Series Mania television festival and international industry summit, but, in the end, the 2023 event went off without a hitch. Members of the global TV industry gathered in the northern French city of Lille to celebrate the best in new small-screen drama and ponder the future of the business.

Here are the four big industry takeaways.

Everyone’s Going Local Netflix original series Transatlantic, is produced out of Germany

A few years back, all the major streamers were touting their global appeal, but with subscription growth slowing, the battle for business has moved to the local level. At Series Mania, execs for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Paramount+ all touted their local credentials.

Netflix’s heads of European TV programming, including Germany’s Katja Hofem, France’s Damien Couvreur, and the Nordic region’s Jenny Stjernströmer Björk teased the streamer’s Euro slate,...

After the launch of its first original content in 2022, Disney+ France is expanding, revealing a slate of new productions Wednesday at the Series Mania festival in Lille.

The announcement was made by Pauline Dauvin, Disney’s VP Programming, Original Productions and Acquisitions.

The projects include a mix of film and TV productions. The first is a new original series titled Les enfants sont roism (The Children Are Kings), adapted from Delphine Le Vigan’s novel of the same name. The series is currently in pre-production and is expected to shoot later this year.

Two original French films are also set to debut on the streamer this year. The first, Une Zone à Défendre, is billed as a “moving and intense melodrama” and stars Lyna Khoudri (The French Dispatch) and François Civil (The Stronghold). The pic is currently scheduled for a summer release. The second feature is Antigang: La Relève, an action film starring Alban Lenoir,...

The Action Scene is a column that explores the construction of action set pieces in order to deepen appreciation for and spark discussion about action cinema.2022 was a standout year for action cinema in terms of the sheer variety and virtuosity of action scenes it gave us. The following article rounds up some of the best. Like last year’s installment, the focus on action scenes—compressed, relatively self-contained displays of action filmmaking craft—means that some otherwise strong action or action-adjacent films didn’t make the cut and a couple of included films are less than compelling beyond their set pieces. All featured movies made their official, non-festival, US theatrical and/or streaming debut in 2022, hence disqualifying otherwise surefire inclusions like Limbo and Good Morning, Sleeping Lion (here’s hoping they get stateside distribution in 2023). For variety’s sake, I’ve limited myself to one scene per film.And now,...

“Marinette,” a biopic film about the first French female professional soccer player, has been boarded by Pulsar Content and Have a Good One. Garance Marillier, the breakout star of Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” and Palme d’Or winning “Titane,” stars in the lead role, as Marinette Pichon.

Based on Pichon’s bestselling autobiographical book, “Marinette” is directed by Virginie Verrier and showcases a raft of prominent and up-and-comers, including Marillier, Emilie Dequenne (“Close”), Alban Lenoir (“Lost Bullet”), Fred Testot (“Houba! On the trail of the Marsupilami”) and Sylvie Testud.

A pioneer of French women’s soccer, Pichon held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined). She eventually became the first French player to have a career in the U.S..

Now in post, “Marinette” follows Pichon’s fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport.

Have you seen Netflix’s new high-octane, action-packed thriller Lost Bullet 2? If not —Go see it! It’s one of the best action movies Netflix has ever released. Large format goodness — Shot on Red Monstro 8K by cinematographer Morgan S. Dalibert. If John Wick and F&f made a collab…

BTS of Lost Bullet 2: Source – Netflix Lost Bullet (Balle Perdue) series

Lost Bullet (French: Balle perdue) is a 2020 French action thriller film directed by Guillaume Pierret, written by Guillaume Pierret, Alban Lenoir, and Kamel Guemra, and starring Alban Lenoir, Nicolas Duvauchelle, and Ramzy Bedia. Lenoir the main star, is a former stuntman himself. The sequel, Lost Bullet 2, was released by Netflix on November 10, 2022, and a third film has been announced. Every chapter is like a feature regarding length (about 90 minutes of runtime). Lost Bullet is proof that French filmmakers know how to make extraordinary action movies. In fact,...

With its impressive stunt scenes, pimped cars and groomed cops, Netflix’s “Lost Bullet” marks a big departure from the typical French thriller with run-down cops on the verge of depression or retirement.

Sara May, a Quebec-born executive who joined Netflix in 2018, has been a driving force behind a new wave of French action thrillers such as the “Lost Bullet” franchise that have been global hits on the streamer.

Released two weeks ago on the platform, the second opus of “Lost Bullet” currently ranks as the most-watched non-English language movie on Netflix, and it’s also in the top 10 across 80 countries. The movie also tops the charts across 80 territories including France, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Thailand and Jamaica.

Set in Southern France, in Marseille, “Lost Bullet 2” brings back the French cast including Alban Lenoir, Stéfi Celma and Pascale Arbillot. Lenoir (pictured above), who started his career as a stuntman on movies like “Taken,...

"Lost Bullet 2", the France-produced, police action feature directed by Guillaume Pierret, stars Alban Lenoir, Stéfi Celma, Pascale Arbillot and Sebastien Lalanne, now streaming on Netflix:

"...after the death of 'Charras', 'Lino' and 'Julia' form the new narcotic unit. Now determined to find the killers of his brother and his mentor, Lino continues his hunt and won't let anyone get in his way..."

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Lost Bullet 2: Back for More is an action movie directed by Guillaume Pierret, starring Alban Lenoir, who also wrote the screenplay, and Stéfi Celma.

Fights, shooting and car chases.

Premise

Having cleared his name, genius mechanic Lino has only one goal in mind: getting revenge on the corrupt cops who killed his brother and his mentor.

Movie Review Lost Bullet 2 (2022)

It carries the same style of the first movie, though it is darker, from the very start, and strives to become a thriller in its purest form – not making allowances for deep characterizations nor providing a thorough background to the story. This is a story of goodies and baddies, of police vs. mafiosos, it does not delve much into the grey areas.

It does stand out though, very slightly, from American movies, as it did in the prequel, but we fail to see that “special something” that would...

"What do you want?" "For him to pay!" Netflix has launched the full-length official trailer for Lost Bullet 2: Back for More, a "high octane" sequel to the French film Lost Bullet from 2020. That one has been on Netflix since 2020 and is one of the underrated gems that is worth a watch if you enjoy action movies. Lino is a car savant-turned-police officer with a need for speed. Determined to find the murderers of his brother and his mentor, Lino continues his hunt and won't let anyone – or anything – get in his way. Lost Bullet 2 is the exciting sequel to the 2020 French action thriller that "wastes nothing in its quest to deliver the goods." Starring Alban Lenoir, Diego Martín, Pascale Arbillot, and Stéfi Celma. This looks dope!! It doesn't seem as polished as the Fast & Furious films, but does have that same energetic streets-on-fire vibe. Enjoy. ›››

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"Lost Bullet 2", the France-produced, police action feature directed by Guillaume Pierret, stars Alban Lenoir, Stéfi Celma, Pascale Arbillot and Sebastien Lalanne, streaming November 10, 2022 on Netflix:

"...after the death of 'Charras', 'Lino' and 'Julia' form the new narcotic unit. Now determined to find the killers of his brother and his mentor, Lino continues his hunt and won't let anyone get in his way..."

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"He'll slip up soon. I'll be there." Netflix has revealed the first look teaser trailer for Lost Bullet 2: Back for More, a "high octane" sequel to the French film Lost Bullet from 2020. That one has been on Netflix since 2020 and is one of the underrated gems that everyone skips when they're picking a film on Netflix. Now there's already a sequel!! Lino is a car savant-turned-police officer with a need for speed. And he'll stop at nothing to get justice — even if it means breaking all the rules. Lost Bullet 2 is the hotly anticipated sequel to the 2020 French action thriller that "wastes nothing in its quest to deliver the goods." Starring Alban Lenoir, Diego Martín, Pascale Arbillot, and Stéfi Celma. Looks like it's trying to be France's Fast & Furious franchise. What is this badass electric shock forklift thing on the front?! This is going to be badass. ›››

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After earning much acclaim for his early features Delicatessen, Amélie, and The City of Lost Children, it’s now been nearly a decade since the last fully-fledged feature from Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2013’s The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet. The French director is now returning next month with his Netflix movie Bigbug and the full trailer has now arrived.

Starring Dominique Pinon, Elsa Zylberstein, Isabelle Nanty, Youssef Hajdi, Alban Lenoir, and François Levantal, the sci-fi comedy is set in the year 2045 in which a group of bickering suburbanites find themselves stuck together when an android uprising causes their well-intentioned household robots to lock them in for their own safety. With a characteristically vibrant palette, the director doesn’t seem to be breaking any new ground, but hopefully it’s a fun, satirical romp.

See the trailer below.

Bigbug arrives on Netflix on February 11.

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Big Bug

It’s been close to a decade since his last feature The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet premiered, and so the Netflix folks aren’t wasting much time putting Jean-Pierre Jeunet‘s Big Bug out there in 2022. Written by Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant, this stars Elsa Zylberstein, Alban Lenoir, Isabelle Nanty and André Dussollier.

Gist: This unfolds in a quiet residential neighbourhood in 2050 and follows four people whose domestic robots take them hostage during a robot uprising. Locked together, a not-quite-so-blended family, an intrusive neighbour and her enterprising sex-robot are forced to put up with each other in an increasingly hysterical atmosphere.…...

Bigbug Trailer — Jean-Pierre Jeunet‘s Bigbug (2022) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Bigbug trailer stars Dominique Pinon, Isabelle Nanty, Claude Perron, Francois Levantal, Youssef Hajdi, Elsa Zylberstein, Claire Chust, and Alban Lenoir. Crew Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant wrote the screenplay for Bigbug. Raphaël Beau created the music for the film. Thomas [...]

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Surprise! Guess who's back with another new film? Netflix has revealed a teaser trailer for Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, titled Bigbug or Big Bug. This first look at the new kooky sci-fi comedy is our first reveal of this film, with no other photos out before this. And they're confirmed - it will be streaming on Netflix in February. Not too long of a wait at all! The film involves a group of bickering suburbanites who find themselves stuck together when an android uprising causes their well intentioned household robots to lock them in for their own safety. (Sounds like an amusing sci-fi satire about lockdowns?) The ensemble cast features Elsa Zylberstein, Isabelle Nanty, Stéphane De Groodt, Claude Perron, Youssef Hajdi, Claire Chust, François Levantal, Alban Lenoir, André Dussollier, Marysole Fertard, and Hélie Thonnat. This is just a quick teaser, but I am already sold. I'm always down for Jeunet films!

Academy Award-nominated “Amelie” and “A Very Long Engagement” director Jean-Pierre Jeunet hasn’t released a feature film since 2013’s “The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet.” But the always visually bonkers director of films including the swooningly odd “Delicatessen” and the gonzo “Alien Resurrection” is back with his latest film, “Bigbug.” The artificial intelligence comedy is hitting Netflix on February 11, and the streamer has released a first trailer for the film. Watch below.

Here’s the appropriately weird synopsis, courtesy of Netflix:

In 2050, artificial intelligence is everywhere. So much so that humanity relies on it to satisfy its every need and every desire – even the most secret and wicked…

In a quiet residential area, four domestic robots suddenly decide to take their masters hostage in their own home. Locked together, a not-quite-so-blended family, an intrusive neighbour and her enterprising sex-robot are now forced to put up with each other in an increasingly hysterical atmosphere!