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On May 14, Netflix held its third-ever upfront event, where the streaming giant announced several renewals for some of its fan-favorite shows and new series. One of the new shows to receive a renewal was Forever, a teen series that has quickly gained popularity since its debut last week. Forever season 2 is officially happening at Netflix!

This renewal comes as somewhat of a surprise, seeing as though the show's first season was just released a week ago. Netflix doesn't usually hand out renewals this quickly, especially for its new series. The streaming service typically waits to gauge audience response, completion rates, and overall viewership data before making a decision. This early renewal of Forever suggests the show has performed strongly out of the gate, generating enough buzz and engagement to justify a second season so soon.

As of May 15, Forever is one of the most popular shows on Netflix at the...

The one teen show you're not watching and should be is Forever on Netflix. All eight episodes of the first season are now available to stream. It might seem like your typical teen series on the surface, but it offers something far more profound. Beneath the romance and high school drama, Forever delivers a heartfelt, deeply authentic Black coming-of-age story, something I'd argue we don't see enough of in mainstream media. The teen love story is just the icing on the cake, and it's so relatable in the way it captures the messiness of first love, the insecurities of growing up, and the pressures of trying to figure out who you are in a world full of expectations.

I can't emphasize enough how incredible this new Netflix show is, and all credit goes to its creator, Mara Brock Akil. She took Judy Blume's iconic 1975 novel and transformed it into a modern,...

Get ready to be swept away by Forever on Netflix, a heartwarming and dramatic teen series that explores the messy, beautiful journey of first love, self-discovery, and everything in between. It premieres on the streaming platform tomorrow, and I promise you won’t want to miss a single episode. That's why we're here to share everything you need to know before diving in, including the official release date and time.

If you're a book lover, chances are you're probably wondering why the show's title sounds so familiar. That’s because Forever is based on the 1975 YA novel of the same name by Judy Blume. The book, known for its honest portrayal of first love, relationships, and sexual awakening, is a classic that has resonated with generations of readers. Now, Netflix brings this iconic story to life, offering a fresh and modern take on the beloved tale.

Mara Brock Akil, who...

Even though we're all counting down the days until all of our favorite Netflix shows like Stranger Things, Wednesday (which now has a return date!), Emily in Paris, and more return with new seasons later this year, the streaming service isn't cutting corners with its new shows in the meantime. In May 2025, there are plenty of titles to keep our watch lists stocked with great content.

Beyond the exciting, high-profile releases coming in May, such as The Four Seasons, Sirens, and the latest binge-able drama from Tyler Perry, Netflix has even more great shows to offer. May also brings Big Mouth season 8, Thank You, Next season 2, The Royals, Secrets We Keep, and Love, Death & Robots. There's definitely no shortage in shows to watch on Netflix in the coming month.

But which of the best new Netflix shows are worth watching in May and which are best left skipped, either altogther or for a rainy day?...

If you need some new Netflix shows to watch right now, we have the perfect list for you! We shared the list of the best Netflix shows coming this spring.

Spring has already sprung, and while we've seen some good Netflix shows released so far, there are some excellent new Netflix shows and new seasons of returning shows coming this spring! And, we haven't even learned about all the new Netflix shows yet. We'll share the full list when we find out, but these are the eight best Netflix shows for you to watch this spring.

Let's get the list started with the new Netflix show everyone is talking about, Ransom Canyon.

Ransom Canyon Ransom Canyon. Josh Duhamel as Staten in Episode 102 of Ransom Canyon. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025 | Netflix Release date: April 17 Created by April Blair Cast: Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly, James Brolin, Lizzy Greene, and more

Ransom Canyon...

Another weekend has arrived, and for a lot of people, it's a long weekend. Whenever a long weekend rolls around, it's the perfect time to catch up on all those Netflix shows and movies you have been putting off, but it's also the perfect time to stay up to date with the latest new releases, too.

Obviously, the biggest Netflix new release of the weekend is Outer Banks season 4 part 1, which brings the Pogues back for another treasure hunting adventure. A sports documentary series, a true crime documentary, and an Italian mystery-thriller limited series are also on the menu.

Whether you're looking to stay busy and binge-watch all weekend long or you're in search of some quick titles to check out, there's something for every taste on Netflix this weekend. Let's get this list of weekend recommendations started below with the latest season of Outer Banks.

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Lonely Planet is a romantic drama that explores the theme of forbidden love. When you travel, you tend to find a different side to yourself, bringing new experiences. In this film, travel lets our lead characters see what they want in a romantic relationship. A popular older author, Katherine, wants some quiet to finish her book. At the same time, Lily, an overnight bestselling author, is excited to be at the writer’s retreat with her boyfriend, Owen. The only reason Owen is in Morocco at the writer’s retreat is to support Lily.

Since many other writers are there, Owen often leaves Lily to hang out with them and explore the town alone. During these explorations, Owen and Katherine spend a lot of time together and get close to each other. As Lily spends time with the other writers and Owen spends time with Katherine, the problems in Lily...

The resurrection of “May-December” romances in popular culture has resulted in an explosion in movies covering the topic. Usually, the A-tier level actress finds themselves in a relationship with a younger man for various reasons, and the two struggle to find a middle ground. Lonely Planet touches similar territory, this time starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth as the slowly developing romance. Directed by Sussanah Grant, Lonely Planet tries to sell us on a budding romance. However, with a lack of chemistry and overwritten screenplay, it’s hard to buy this as anything more than a Netflix middling experience.

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More adaptations of Elin Hildebrand’s addictive beach reads are seemingly on their way, which spells good news for fans of the delectable six-episode Netflix adaptation of her murder mystery The Perfect Couple.

Since landing on Netflix on September 5, The Perfect Couple has exceeded expectations, not only racking up sizable viewership on the streamer but also going viral on social media for its wacky, tonally different opening credit dance sequence.

The series tallied 10.4M views in its second full week on the streamer from September 16 to 22, coming in second place among TV, bested only by Ryan Murphy’s true crime drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which launched last Wednesday. It even beat Season 4B of Emily in Paris, which had its first full week of availability. That’s after it easily stole the top spot on the last two lists, accumulating more than 20M views in its debut weekend.

Spoiler Alert: This post contains light spoilers for The Perfect Couple.

Bird Box and The Undoing director Susanne Bier sees the Winbury family as what gives Netflix’s The Perfect Couple adaptation its distinction.

Based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand and adapted for the screen by Jenna Lamia, the six-episode series watches a luxurious weekend of wedding festivities spiral out of control when a dead body is found on the shores of its Nantucket setting. Nicole Kidman stars as mother of the groom Greer Garrison-Winbury, and Liev Schreiber plays her husband Tag. Rounding out the cast is Eve Hewson as bride-to-be Amelia Sacks, Billy Howel as groom-to-be Benji Winbury, Meghann Fahy as Amelia’’s maid of honor, Jack Reynor as Benji’s older brother Thomas and Dakota Fanning as Thomas’ wife Abby among others. There are many players in the guessing game, and everyone has a secret that gives them motive.

Steven Spielberg is coming back with yet another intriguing movie about which only a little is known till now. Earlier rumors claimed Emily Blunt is in talks for the lead role. Now, Netflix’s The Perfect Couple star, Eve Hewson is also in talks for the movie, whether for the same role or a different one is not known yet.

Emily Blunt in a still from Edge of Tomorrow | Warner Bros. Pictures

Blunt’s post-Oppenheimer box office run hasn’t been stellar. The Fall Guy came and went totally overlooked by moviegoers. With the animated movie If in the mix also not having done that great, landing a Spielberg flick could be her chance to turn things around. Missing out on this role would be a real nightmare for her!

Eve Hewson in Talks for Upcoming Steven Spielberg Movie!

Eve Hewson is reportedly eyeing a potential reunion with Steven Spielberg...

Editor’s note: This post contains spoilers for “The Perfect Couple,” including the ending.

Netflix’s six-part adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s 2018 book “The Perfect Couple” is a loyal adaptation of the beloved, bestselling murder mystery that stars Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Meghann Fahy, Dakota Fanning, and more.

The story follows a wedding weekend in Nantucket where fancy author Greer (Kidman) has planned an elaborate wedding for her son Benji (Billy Howle) and his bride-to-be Amelia (Eve Hewson). The morning of the wedding, however, Amelia’s maid of honor Merritt (Fahy) washes up dead on the beach and the story becomes a whodunnit, with nearly everyone harboring secrets and motives, including affairs, greed, lust, and envy.

The book switches up timelines as well as perspectives, with several characters all getting their narrator moment. In IndieWire’s review of the Netflix series, Ben Travers wrote that it “invites you to guess the killer,...

If you’re missing your end of summer dose of a murder mystery entangled with an upperclass family committed to the facade of perfection, look no further.

“The Perfect Couple,” which is adapted from Elin Hilderbrand’s novel of the same name, centers on a murder investigation that happens just hours before the Winbury family is set to host the perfect Nantucket wedding to welcome their new daughter-in-law Amelia (Eve Hewson) into the family.

The queen of the genre, Nicole Kidman, leads the Netflix series as the family’s unflinching matriarch, and is joined by an ensemble cast including Hewson, Liev Schreiber, Dakota Fanning, Meghann Fahy and more.

Keep reading for a complete guide to the “The Perfect Couple” cast.

Nicole Kidman as Greer Garrison Winbury Nicole Kidman as Greer Winbury in “The Perfect Couple.” (Credit: Netflix)

Nicole Kidman stars in “The Perfect Couple” as Greer Garrison Winbury, the matriarch...

Netflix's new murder mystery drama The Perfect Couple dropped all six episodes today, and boy is it filled with a star-studded cast! You've got Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Meghann Fahy, and Dakota Johnson just to name a few. Right now, we're reviewing the premiere episode, "Happy Wedding Eve." Spoilers Below.

This first episode (recap here) really just lays down all the groundwork and establishes each character and where they're at. And there's lots of them so we need to get to know each of them. For example, Amelia confides in her best friend and maid of honor Merritt that she doesn't feel that passion and pull you're supposed to feel towards Benji. Like, ok girl. You're saying this now?

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Just like Merritt says, it's not too late to back out if that's what you really want. But I mean, it's the night before the wedding.

“The Perfect Couple’s” title sequence is simultaneously the key to appreciating Susanne Bier’s frothy summer mystery and to understanding exactly why I’ve already forgotten it exists. Set to Meghan Trainor’s “Criminals,” the 30-second clip gathers most of the cast in a choreographed dance mimicking a flash mob. There’s Nicole Kidman, right out in front, rhythmically raising her arms above her head. Next to her is Liev Schreiber, looking like a disheveled accountant in a disheveled black suit, his little round glasses as stationary as his self-serious expression. In front of them is Eve Hewson, clapping and spinning in a bright red dress next to “The White Lotus” breakout Meghann Fahy, who caps the routine by sticking out her tongue — a touch of fun, impromptu sass now that the regimented arrangement is over.

Their performance complete, everyone laughs and hugs each other. They’re happy and proud,...

The Perfect Couple is now streaming on Netflix. The mystery drama follows Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson) just days before her wedding with Benji (Billy Howle), who is part of the wealthiest family in the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Amelia and Benji are the perfect couple, expanding the already seemingly perfect and reputable Winbury family. But this all changes when the body of a wedding guest is discovered at the beach. And with it, come revelations and dark secrets.

On the subject of strong reputations, Netflix has delivered some of the best mystery dramas in the game. And with such an alluring cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, and Dakota Fanning, The Perfect Couple seemed like the streamer’s next big hit. Unfortunately, it doesn’t live up to the hype.

The Perfect Couple may not be what fans of the genre were searching for, but it is enough to...

Warning: Major spoilers ahead from The Perfect Couple episode 5.

Picking up the day after Benji discovered Amelia and Shooter kissing at the end of episode 4, the nearly wedded couple have broken up. It's not stated explicitly, but she wakes up on a cot in her parents' room, and when Amelia runs into Greer in the kitchen in the morning, she vows she'll get a hotel for her and her parents to stay in. News of the breakup has clearly gone wide at the Winbury estate.

Surprisingly, Greer allows the Sacks family to stay, mostly because it's a holiday weekend the hotels in town will be booked. But her slight kindness dries up and the encounter doesn't end without a slight jab about Amelia's brief infidelity with Shooter. Playing her game, Amelia asks Greer about Tag's whereabouts. Turns out, he stayed the night at the police station. Yikes!

The Perfect Couple.

The Perfect Couple, the six-episode Netflix series based on Elin Hilderbrand’s book of the same name, is now streaming on Netflix. It's going to be one of the most popular Netflix shows of September.

We watched all six episodes of The Perfect Couple, including the season finale, “That Feels Better,” and shared how the season ended.

Of course, the whole series has revolved around the big question: Who killed Merritt Monaco (Meghann Fahy)? Early in the series, Merritt washed up dead on the beachper on the morning of the wedding between Amelia (Eve Hewson), Merritt’s best friend, and Benji (Billy Howle) at the Winbury house on Nantucket.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there were a lot of people who could have been interested in killing Merritt. I don’t know if the actual explanation makes all that much sense, but we’ll roll with it.

Spoilers ahead for The Perfect Couple finale!

Netflix's new limited series The Perfect Couple is sure to generate buzz with its star-studded cast and addicting murder mystery premise. The six-episode show stars Nicole Kidman as Greer Garrison Winbury, a successful author and the matriarch of a wealthy family living in Nantucket. On the night of one of her three sons Benji's (Billy Howle) wedding welcome party, his bride-to-be Amelia (Eve Hewson) makes a shocking discovery — a dead body. By the end of the premiere episode, we find out who it is, and the show follows a whodunnit storyline as the wedding guests and police try to piece together what happened.

The Perfect Couple also stars Liev Schreiber as the family patriarch Tag, Jack Reynor as their son Thomas, Dakota Fanning as Thomas' pregnant wife Abby, Sam Nivola as the youngest son Will, and Meghann Fahy as Amelia's best friend and maid of honor Merritt. All six...

Nicole Kidman’s diverse portfolio is proof of why she is counted among the best A-list actresses in Hollywood. From superhero to horror, sci-fi to action-thrillers, Kidman has made a mark in every genre. Her latest movie will be dabbling in eroticism, A24’s Babygirl.

The Perfect Couple. (L to R) Liev Schreiber as Tag Winbury, Nicole Kidman as Greer Winbury in episode 101 of The Perfect Couple. Cr. Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Netflix © 2024

Babygirl is the kind of movie Nicole Kidman has never done before. The 57-year-old’s new venture explores women’s sexuality and touches on the concepts of kink and social norms. It might be her best movie yet, even surpassing her 1999 erotic mystery Eyes Wide Shut with Tom Cruise.

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Nicole Kidman isn’t someone who shies away from a...

It’s all fun and games until someone ends up dead for one wealthy family and their friends in Netflix’s The Perfect Couple. A detective on the case declares, “These people are used to getting whatever they want. The minute they feel they are losing control, they burn it all down,” and truer words have never been spoken.

The murder mystery’s official trailer arrived just ahead of its September 5, 2024 premiere and features Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Meghann Fahy, Eve Hewson, and Dakota Fanning. Ishaan Khatter, Billy Howle, and Jack Reynor also star in the six-episode limited series.

“Amelia Sacks is about to marry into one of the wealthiest families on Nantucket. Her disapproving future mother-in-law, famous novelist Greer Garrison Winbury, has spared no expense in planning what promises to be the premiere wedding of the season — until a body turns up on the beach,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.

Can you believe it's already September? In just a matter of months, 2024 will come to an end, but before we ring in the new year, there are still lots of Netflix shows and movies to watch this fall. Following the Labor Day holiday weekend, Netflix kicks off September and the start of the fall season with some of its best new release series, movies, and live events yet.

While the first day of the month drops an overwhelming handful of throwback movies on Netflix, the first week of September continues with a new season of Call the Midwife, Untold's Hope Solo documentary, another doc looking back at Apollo 13, new drama movie Rebel Ridge, and the latest season of the hit real estate reality series Selling Sunset.

Looking to find the best options to add to your watch list this week? Here are four upcoming titles hitting Netflix that...

For television fans, the best time of the year is undoubtedly fall. The fall TV season brings a bunch of new shows to our screens and new seasons of all of our favorite shows. You might think the fall TV season spirit only exists on the broadcast networks, but if you just take a closer look at the full list of Netflix new releases coming in September, you'll see they're getting in on the fun, too.

Keeping in line with Netflix's star-studded summer of movies, the streamer's new shows in September boast some of the biggest stars around, including Nicole Kidman in the beach-read murder mystery The Perfect Couple and Kristen Bell co-headlining the romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This with Adam Brody. Oh, and Emily in Paris is back for more drama also.

But which of these new Netflix shows are worth adding to your watch list and checking...

David Fane and Michael Fassbender in Next Goal Wins. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. Next Goal Wins is a dramatization of the real-life story told in the documentary of the same name, following the World Cup aspirations of the American Samoa soccer team a decade ago. In the new movie, Michael Fassbender plays the team’s coach, Thomas Rongen, who is tasked with bringing the team respectability after a long, long history of losing. Fassbender said that he’d always wanted to work with the film’s Oscar-winning writer and director, Taika Waititi, and that he didn’t feel constrained by the real-life Rongen as he tried to develop the character himself. (Click on the media bar below to hear Michael Fassbender) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Michael_Fassebenfder_Next_Goal_Wins_.mp3 Next Goal Wins is now playing in theaters.

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Michael Fassbender (center) in Next Goal Wins Photo: Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Searchlight Pictures The marketing for Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins promotes the film as an underdog sports comedy about an ill-fated South Pacific soccer team, full of the highs and mostly lows of a struggling squad trying to make good.

Michael Fassbender (center) in Next Goal WinsPhoto: Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Searchlight Pictures

The marketing for Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins promotes the film as an underdog sports comedy about an ill-fated South Pacific soccer team, full of the highs and mostly lows of a struggling squad trying to make good.

The second official trailer for director Taika Waititi’s new film Next Goal Wins has just been released, and you can check it out above!

Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi, Next Goal Wins follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.

Kaimana in “Next Goal Wins.” Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle.

About The Film

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport Cast: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Knightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Uli Latukefu, Semu Filipo, Lehi Falepapalangi, Will Arnett, and Elisabeth Moss Director: Taika Waititi Screenplay: Iain Morris, Taika Waititi Producer: Garrett Basch, Mike Brett, Jonathan Cavendish, Steve Jamison, Taika Waititi

Next Goal Wins is only in theaters on November 17, 2023!

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In trailer two for Searchlight Pictures’ Next Goal Wins, writer/director Taika Waititi jokes that he went into the comedy knowing nothing about soccer…and came out knowing even less. The new trailer also finds Waititi explaining that he was attracted to the sports film based on real events because it’s a story about triumphing over adversity.

The underdog comedy stars Michael Fassbender as soccer coach Thomas Rongen. Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Uli Latukefu, Semu Filipo, Lehi Falepapalangi, Will Arnett, and Elisabeth Moss also star in the PG-13 comedy.

Taika Waititi and Iain Morris wrote the screenplay, with Waititi, Jonathan Cavendish, Garrett Basch, Mike Brett, and Steve Jamison producing.

Next Goal Wins opens in theaters on November 17, 2023.

Michael Fassbender in ‘Next Goal Wins’ (Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures © 2022 20th Century Studios)

The Plot, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures:

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Searchlight will sail through award season with Venice winner “Poor Things” and Telluride hit “All of Us Strangers,” but the specialty distributor slotted Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins” for audience-friendly Toronto for a reason. The world premiere audience responded warmly to what one-time Toronto People’s Choice winner Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”) calls “a true understory” sports tale. He was developing for some time Steve Jamison and Mike Brett’s 2014 documentary about the infamously losing American Samoan soccer team who recover under heavy-drinking Dutch coach Thomas Rongen (a miscast Michael Fassbender), and eventually found a window in his schedule to film in Hawaii.

Early Twitter TIFF response ranged from the oft-repeated “crowd-pleaser” and “sweet” to “imperfect but endearing.” Waititi has had a stellar run, from “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Thor: Ragnarok” through “Jojo Rabbit,” which won the Oscar for Adapted Screenplay. On “Next Goal Wins,” critics will be less effusive.

All film festivals face a challenged season ahead as most onscreen talent will be forced to sit this one out due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Just last week, MGM and Luca Guadagnino yanked “Challengers” from the Venice opening night slot and shifted the movie entirely to April of next year.

But the Toronto International Film Festival forges ahead with a nevertheless starry lineup this year of 60 films across the Galas and Special Presentations sections, as announced Monday morning. The festival has not made an opening night selection but has so far also programmed Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins” and Ladj Ly’s “Les Indésirables.”

Among the world premieres are Ellen Kuras’ “Lee,” starring Kate Winslet as war photographer Lee Miller and Andy Samberg as Life Magazine photographer David E. Scherman; Viggo Mortensen’s directorial effort “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” a Western starring himself and Vicky Krieps; Craig Gillespie...

The cast of Next Goal Wins. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

TIFF announced today that Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins, a soccer comedy directed and co-written by the New Zealand filmmaker, will make its World Premiere at the 48th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (September 7–17).

“We’re thrilled to welcome Taika back to the Festival and share his audacious take on the most popular sport in the world,” said Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF. “Next Goal Wins is perfect for TIFF fans of the beautiful game looking for their football fill until the 2026 World Cup arrives.”

The TIFF Ebert Director Award recipient was last at the Festival in 2019 with the World Premiere of Jojo Rabbit. The film went on to win the TIFF People’s Choice Award and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Taika Waititi...

The cast of Next Goal Wins. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

Searchlight Pictures has released a first trailer for Next Goal Wins.

Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi, Next Goal Wins follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.

The cast includes Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House, Kaimana, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi and Will Arnett.

The film’s score is from composer Michael Giacchino.

Next Goal Wins opens only in theaters November 17th.

Oscar Kightley and Michael Fassbender in Next Goal Wins. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.

Searchlight has debuted the long-awaited trailer for Takika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins,’ starring Michael Fassbender.

The film tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach (Michael Fassbender) to help turn their fate around.

Kaimana and the cast. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved. Michael Fassbender and Kaimana. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

Directed by Taika Waititi, the film stars Elisabeth Moss, Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Lehi Falepapalangi, Semu Filipo, Uli Latukefu, Rachel House and Kaimana.

Waititi is producing alongside Jonathan Cavendish and Garrett Basch, with Andy Serkis, Will Tennant, and Kathryn Dean serving as executive producers.

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Writer/director Taika Waititi highlights his losing credentials at the beginning of the official Next Goal Wins trailer. He lost out on a Best Picture Oscar for Jojo Rabbit and even missed out on taking home a Teen Choice Award for Thor: Ragnarok. Of course, given that Next Goal Wins is about a team of losers, Waititi refrains from boasting about his Oscar win for Jojo Rabbit‘s screenplay, his Independent Spirit Awards win for Reservation Dogs, or his Writers Guild Awards win.

Next Goal Wins is inspired by a true story that the trailer teases “pretty much actually happened.” Michael Fassbender leads the cast as soccer coach Thomas Rongen, a down-on-his-luck, recently fired coach who is charged with turning around the world’s worst soccer team. Rongen reluctantly takes over head coach duties after the American Samoa soccer team lost to Australia 31-0 in 2001.

The underdog comedy features Elisabeth Moss,...

“Abbott Elementary” and “Top Gun: Maverick” received top honors at the 60th annual International Cinematographers Guild (Icg) Publicists Awards luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday.

The awards honor individual publicists, unit still photographers and entertainment journalists who further publicity campaigns for film and TV. Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay and senior entertainment reporter Angelique Jackson each earned nominations from Icg.

Quinta Brunson of “Abbott Elementary” received the TV showman of the year honor, and the producers of “Top Gun: Maverick” received the honor on the film side, with Bruckheimer accepting on behalf of all four.

In her speech, Brunson had the crowd laughing as she commended the role of publicists. “I didn’t know that this award show existed…but I’m happy that it does exist, because you all do a job that is incredible, crucial and underappreciated,” Brunson said. “It’s important to have publicists who understand the vision,...

Top Gun: Maverick and Abbott Elementary took home to respective top film and TV prizes at the The 60th annual Icg Publicists Awards, which was held this afternoonm at the Beverly Hilton. Check out the full winners list below.

The marquee winners matched up with the recipients of the previously announced special honorees: Jerry Bruckheimer for Maverick and Quinta Brunson for Abbott.

Maverick beat out fellow billion-dollar grosser Avatar: The Way of Water for the top prize, along with Elvis, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nope and The Woman King. Another billion-dollar baby, Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, won the guild’s Maxwell Weinberg Award for movies last year, and Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso took the corresponding TV prize.

Sara Hull, Walt Disney Studios won the Publicist of the Year Award, presented by the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600. Yong Chavez of Abs-cbn News took the International Media Award.

The Icg Publicists Guild today revealed the six nominees for its 2023 Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaigns, which include the teams behind last year’s two biggest movies.

The billion-dollar grossers Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick will vie for the marquee prize along with Elvis, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Nope and The Woman King.

The award honors active members working on motion pictures whose achievements in publicity and promotion campaigns during the previous calendar year are deemed outstanding.

“The outstanding nominations this year shine a bright light not only on the diversity of the films submitted but also the individual challenges the publicity teams faced in this highly competitive field,” said Sheryl Main, who announced the nominees along with fellow Icg Publicists Awards Chair Tim Menke.

Another billion-dollar pic, Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, won the guild’s Maxwell Weinberg Award for movies last year,...

Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi, Next Goal Wins follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.

The cast of “Next Goal Wins.” Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

About The Film

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport Cast: Director: Taika Waititi Screenplay: Iain Morris, Taika Waititi Producer: Garrett Basch, Mike Brett, Jonathan Cavendish, Steve Jamison, Taika Waititi

Next Goal Wins is only in theaters on September 3, 2023!

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Nominations for the 60th annual International Cinematographers Guild’s Publicists Awards were announced today honoring individual publicists, unit still photographers and entertainment journalists. Winners will be revealed at an awards luncheon on March 10, 2023, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The announcement was made by Tim Menke and Sheryl Main, Icg Publicists Awards Chairs.

And the nominees are:

Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity

• Natalie Bjelajac, Netflix

• Karen Chamberlain, Warner Bros. Pictures

• Gabriela Gutentag, Unit Publicist

• Carri McClure, Unit Publicist

• Carol McConnaughey, Unit Publicist

• Claire Raskind, Unit Publicist

Publicist of the Year Award

• Michelle Alt, Paramount Pictures

• Heidi Falconer, Unit Publicist

• James Ferrera, Unit Publicist

• Sara Hull, Walt Disney Studios

• Gianluca Lignola, Universal Pictures

• Danielle Roque, Paramount Pictures International

Excellence in Unit Still Photography Award – Motion Pictures

• Eli Joshua Ade

• Quantrell Colbert

• Kevin Estrada

• Chiabella James

• Jojo Whilden

Excellence in Unit Still Photography — Television

• Beth Dubber

• Richard Foreman

• Hilary Bronwyn Gayle...

The International Cinematographers Guild has announced six additional award nominations for the 60th Annual Icg Publicists Awards.

The ceremony recognizes individual publicists, unit still photographers and entertainment journalists that facilitate film and television publicity campaigns. Variety’s Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay and Senior Entertainment Reporter Angelique Jackson each scored a nomination for the 2023 Press Award.

As previously announced, the nominees for the 2023 Maxwell Weinberg Award for television publicity campaigns are “Abbott Elementary,” “Ghosts,” “Prey,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.”

The Maxwell Weinberg Award for motion picture publicity campaign nominees will be announced on Jan. 12, while the Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award and the Television Showman of the Year Award will be revealed at a later date.

The 2023 Icg Publicists Awards will take place on March 10 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

See the complete nominees list below:

Les Mason Award for Career Achievement in Publicity

Natalie Bjelajac,...

DOG_10803_RC Channing Tatum stars as Briggs and Lulu the Belgian Malinois in Dog A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film Photo credit: Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Smpsp © 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved

One of the major new movie releases this week poses a follow-up to the old chestnut about the friendship between a boy and his dog. So, does that extend into manhood? And would they be great “travel’ bros’ as in a buddy “road trip” adventure? Well, one of the silver screen’s “hunkiest” (maybe magical) leading men aims to explore that as he does double duty in front of and behind the camera. It’s a kibble-flavored popcorn flick as movie-goers embark on a hero’s journey alongside a lovable but difficult Dog.

The film’s title refers to Lulu (played by a trio of Belgian Malinois), a military canine trained to go into battle in the Middle East.

Wamg has your free passes to the advance screening of the movie Dog, directed by Reid Carolin & Channing Tatum.

Dog is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.

In Theaters February 18th.

Enter at the link below for a chance to win passes (good for 2) to the advance screening of Dog on Wednesday, February 16, 7pm at the AMC Esquire.

http://uareleasingscreenings.com/aMenY37099

Rated PG 13.

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Amazon Prime Video has debuted a new trailer for the mind-bending love story ‘Bliss’ featuring Owen Wilson and Selma Hayek.

The story follows Greg (Owen Wilson) who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel (Salma Hayek), a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is nothing but a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.

Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson. Photo: Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Amazon Studios

Written and Directed by Mike Cahill, the film stars Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, Nesta Cooper.

Also in trailers – Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo kind of star in trailer for ‘Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar’

The film hits Amazon Prime Video February 5th

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes the movie Bliss from Amazon Prime Video, starring Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, and Nesta Cooper.

Bliss is a mind-bending love story following Greg (Owen Wilson) who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel (Salma Hayek), a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is nothing but a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.

The director, who I’m a big fan of, is Mike Cahill. When it comes to sci-fi films, I’m your geek and this filmmaker has done two inspiring movies from the genre.

His first feature film as director, co-written with actress Brit Marling, Another Earth, about a parallel planet Earth, won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up...

Photo credit: Lionsgate/Hilary Bronwyn Gayle

Starring Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron (Megyn Kelly), Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman (Gretchen Carlson), Academy Award® nominee John Lithgow and Academy Award® nominee Margot Robbie (Kayla Pospisil), based on the real scandal, Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it. Directed by Emmy® Award winner Jay Roach and written by Academy Award® winner Charles Randolph.

Bombshell also stars Emmy® Award winner Kate McKinnon, Golden Globe® nominee Connie Britton, Emmy® Award winner Mark Duplass, Emmy® Award nominee Rob Delaney, Golden Globe® nominee Malcolm McDowell and Academy Award® winner Allison Janney.

Here are some companion pieces to consider before Bombshell opens this December.

Showtime recently aired their seven-part limited series “The Loudest Voice” about Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News.

Big Little Lies has some new company. Deadline reports Kathryn Newton, Robin Weigert, Merrin Dungey, and Sarah Sokolovic will return for season two of the HBO TV show.Newton plays Abigail Carson on the drama series alongside Weigert (Dr. Amanda Reisman), Dungey (Elizabeth Howard), and Sokolovic (Tori Bachman). The four joins fellow returning cast members Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Alexander Skarsgard, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, and Adam Scott.Read More…...

Network: HBOEpisodes: Ongoing (hour)Seasons: OngoingTV show dates: February 19, 2017 — presentSeries status: Has not been cancelledPerformers include: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, James Tupper, Jeffrey Nordling, Santiago Cabrera, P.J. Byrne, Virginia Kull, Kathryn Newton, Cameron Crovetti, Nicholas Crovetti, Chloe Coleman, Ivy George, and Iain Armitage.TV show description:Based on the Liane Moriarty novel, the Big Little Lies TV show unfolds in the serene seaside setting of Monterey, California, where nothing is just how it seems. How many lies surround these seemingly perfect families?Told from the points of view of mothers Madeline Martha Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon), Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman), and Jane Chapman (Shailene Woodley), this dark, comedy-drama portrays a rumor-driven...

How soon can we expect the next season of Big Little Lies? Recent, HBO boss Casey Bloys spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the TV show's upcoming second season.Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty, the drama digs into the dark secrets behind a group of wealthy families living in Monterey, Calif. The cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, James Tupper, and Jeffrey Nordling.Read More…...

There may be more mommy drama to explore in Monterey, California.

HBO is considering starting production on a season 2 of Big Little Lies in Spring 2018, according to TVLine.

Of course, the network hasn’t officially confirmed there will be a season 2 of the Emmy-winning limited series based on Liane Moriarty’s 2014 novel, and HBO declined to comment to TVLine.

“We don’t know yet,” showrunner David E. Kelley told Entertainment Weekly in August.

Shailene Woodley (left) and Reese Witherspoon in Big Little LiesPhoto: BLL_107_Jane and Madeline Big Little Lies (from left to right): Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon...