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Noted Canadian actor Prince Amponsah (“Station Eleven”) has been cast in the film’s central role of “King Baby” director duo Kit & Arran’s satirical horror chiller “How Dare You” as the U.K.’s London-based B Good Picture Company has boarded as a co-production partner.

Producer Madeleine Davis (“With Love and a Major Organ”) of Vancouver-based Common Knowledge serves as lead producer, having developed the project at the 2024 IFFR Pro Rotterdam Lab. She will present “How Dare You” at the opening pitch event of the four-day Frontières Market, produced as part of Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival.

Davis said the producers aims to start shooting in Canada in Spring 2026. She is in negotiations with a Canadian distributor and is looking for co-production partners, in particular from Ontario and Europe, and for a sales agent.

“How Dare You” tells the story of Prince (Amponsah), who grew up in a children...

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2024 was a great year for sci-fi fans, as many brilliant movies like Dune: Part Two came out this year. The sci-fi genre has always been one of the most beloved among cinephiles as it gives us a new look at a particular technology or our world. So, let’s check out which of the best sci-fi movies that came out last year you should not miss.

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The Substance is a sci-fi body horror film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. The 2024 film follows Elisabeth Sparkle, an aging celebrity who is slowly losing her fame. She soon discovers a black market drug that can create a younger version of herself, but that comes with unexpected side effects. The Substance stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Edward Hamilton Clark, Gore Abrams,...

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Netflix is home to millions of hours of content, and something new is added to Netflix’s content library every day. 2024 has been a great year for Netflix as many of the great original movies and TV shows, including shows like Baby Reindeer and Hit Man, came out this year. So, we compiled a list of the best Netflix original movies in 2024.

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Society of the Snow is a Spanish survival drama film directed by J.A. Bayona, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques, and Nicolás Casariego. Based on the 2009 non-fiction book of the same name by Pablo Vierci, the 2024 film is set in 1972, and it follows a Uruguayan rugby team after their flight crashes in the Andes Mountains. Society of the Snow stars Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella,...

The best Netflix movies showcase a diverse range of genres, from heartwarming family films to thrilling sci-fi adventures. Netflix continues to deliver high-quality productions in 2024 with gems like Code 8: Part II and My Name Is Loh Kiwan. Standout performances, engaging plots, and superior visual effects elevate Netflix movies like Good Grief and The Beautiful Game.

The best Netflix movies reflect the ability of the streaming giant to deliver exceptional content consistently, a key reason why it remains a dominant force in the streaming industry. The platform offers an extensive range of titles, blending original productions with licensed blockbuster films. Spanning multiple decades and virtually every genre, Netflix boasts an impressive catalog of movies, from heartwarming family films to thought-provoking sci-fi adventures to sidesplitting comedies. The best Netflix movies of 2023 included gems like Nyad, The Killer, Maestro, and May December, further solidifying its reputation for high-quality productions.

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The Sci-Fi genre consists of some of the most inventive and life-changing films because by the very definition of the word the creators have to invent a fictional future or technology and while some of the films in this genre give us spectacle others give us a story that makes us think about the future and how our world is changing for better or for worse. So, today we thought of listing the best new sci-fi films you can watch at home right now and in this list, we didn’t include any film released before 2023.

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The Creator is a sci-fi action film directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay co-written by Edwards and Chris Weitz. The 2023 film is set in the year 2055 after an A.I. created by the United States goes rogue and detonates a nuclear warhead...

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Code 8: Part II offers a fresh take on superheroes, diverging from Marvel and DC's overly optimistic tone. Audiences find it easy to connect with the characters and heavy topics addressed in both Code 8 and I Am Not Okay With This. A potential revival of I Am Not Okay With This could finally resolve the major cliffhanger from season 1, satisfying fans.

Netflix's new superhero movie sequel, Code 8: Part II, proves that a show canceled 4 years ago should get a revival. With the number of Marvel and DC movies and TV shows, superhero fatigue has grown immensely. The peppy, hopeful attitude in some of the MCU movies feels out of touch with today's world. Some modern additions like Black Panther have dealt with serious topics like racism. Additionally, subliminal messages in comic movies may allude to serious topics. However, everything getting fixed easily feels unrealistic.

Code 8: Part II is a hit on Netflix, ranking #2 in the U.S. and attracting 20 million viewers worldwide. The superhero sequel explores discrimination against those with special abilities in a militarized world. Robbie Amell is eager for a potential Code 8: Part III, hinting at more depth to the story and characters.

The superhero sequel Code 8: Part II has proven to be hugely popular with Netflix audiences, as the movie enters the top 10 at #2 in the United States, just behind Tyler Perry’s steamy legal thriller, Mea Culpa. Cousins Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell reprise their roles from the first Code 8, which is also now back in the Netflix top 10 at #6, based on the numbers taken from February 26 – March 3, 2024.

Code 8: Part II was one of the most watched movies on the streaming platform during this period, garnering 33.4 million hours of viewing by a total of 20 million viewers.

Code 8: Part II is a Netflix hit, topping the English-language movie charts globally. The science fiction sequel stars cousins Robbie and Stephen Amell. The movie has garnered 33.4 million hours viewed thanks to 20 million viewers.

Code 8: Part II has become a Netflix hit. The new movie, which stars cousins Robbie and Stephen Amell, is a follow-up to the 2019 science fiction movie Code 8, which followed a young man named Connor (Robbie Amell) who used his superpowers to aid a gang of criminals in an attempt to quickly get money for his sick mother. The sequel, which also stars Sirena Gulamgaus, Altair Vincent, and Jean Yoon, follows Connor trying to rebuild his life and finding himself in the middle of a life-and-death struggle between a wicked police officer and his teenage target.

Netflix has now calculated their Top 10 English-language movies globally for the week of February 26 through March 3. The movie...

Code 8: Part II is a purposefully gritty attempt to infuse traditional superhero tropes into a movie about societal corruption on a large scale. Although it tells a relatively basic story with familiar characters, the movie's thematic intentions and cinematic tricks are interesting enough to engage the audience over its well-paced run-time. Code 8: Part II takes the characters of the first film in a more ambitious direction, but the sequel's characterization lost some of the clarity found in the first film. The indie sci-fi has flashes of excellence and some genuinely interesting commentary on the current state of affairs in the world, but it doesn't excel beyond the tropes it strives to embody.

The original Code 8 was a surprisingly fun addition to the modern sci-fi genre, a crowd-funded film that took equal inspiration from super-powered narratives that were reimagined as street-level dramas, such as Daredevil. Both films focus...

Float is a coming-of-age film with a slow start, but eventually captures the audience's attention and makes them care about the characters. Andrea Bang delivers a graceful performance and helps the audience understand her character by the end of the movie. The film showcases the beauty of British Columbia through stunning visuals, adding to its appeal.

There are moments in Float when you may want to reach into the screen and somehow pull the character of Waverly aside and give her a good talking to. Can she really be this naïve? She can. And you’ll keep watching her be that way because, somehow, defying odds, Float manages to work its way into your heart. But you’ll have to wait over an hour for that feeling to fully kick in. Like taking aspirin, perhaps.

Played by Kim Convenience’s Andrea Bang, Waverly is sweet, shy, hesitant, and often infuriating.

Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for Code 8: Part II.

Serving as a sequel to the 2019 sci-fi action movie Code 8, Code 8: Part II is set to drop on Netflix on Feb. 28. Ahead of the premiere, Netflix has shared the official trailer, which reunites real-life brothers and Code 8 stars Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell. The new sequel is the latest installment of a story that first began with a short film created by the Amells in 2016. Fans can check out the trailer for Code 8: Part II below.

Related Code 8 Proves Stephen Amell Would Have Been the Perfect Dceu Green Arrow Code 8 is proof that, had he not been on CW's Arrow TV series, Stephen Amell would have been the perfect Green Arrow in the Dceu.

In Code 8: Part II, per the official synopsis, "Connor (Robbie Amell) is out of prison and working as...

Float is a romance that explores love and hope after tragedy almost strikes, featuring stars Andrea Bang and Robbie Amell. The story follows Waverly, who meets lifeguard Blake and falls in love while learning to swim. Based on the YA book by Kate Marchant, Float drops on February 9.

It’s never too late to learn how to swim in the choppy waters of love. Director Sherren Lee explores what happens when a near tragedy turns into hope in the upcoming romance, Float. Check out the film’s stars, Andrea Bang and Robbie Amell, in the above clip from the film.

The synopsis for Float reads as follows:

“Waverly (Bang) thought she had her future figured out. She’d start her medical residency in Toronto after a summer visit to her parents in Taipei. When her plans are suddenly changed, she makes an impulsive detour to a small Canadian town, where...

“Float” is a New Romantic drama feature, directed by Sherren Lee, starring Andrea Bang, Robbie Amell, Andrew Bachelor, Rukiya Bernard, Michelle Krusiec, Sarah Desjardins, Ghazal Azarbad and Tristan Arthurs. opening in theaters February 9, 2024:

“…a young woman in a tense relationship with her parents decides to spend the summer in a different setting before starting university.

“Staying with her aunt in the coastal beach town of Tofino, she nearly drowns and is drawn into a hot romance with lifeguard ‘Blake’ who teaches her ‘how to swim’…”

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Stephen and Robbie Amell are back for the upcoming Code 8 Part II!

The acting cousins just announced the premiere date for the sequel, just over four years after the first movie debuted.

If you recall, the actors raised the funds for the first film via a crowd-funded campaign, but after it dropped on Netflix, it became a hit and a sequel was greenlit in 2021!

Keep reading to find out more…

“Hey everyone! We have some exciting news to share about Code 8 Part II,” Robbie starts out in the announcement video. “The movie will release globally on Netflix February 28th.”

“We wanted to give a special shout out to our Day 1 Code 8 fans,” Stephen added. “Without you, none of this would have been possible. We can’t wait for you to see what’s coming up next in the sequel.”

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"Can we just stay in the moment?" Lionsgate has unveiled a trailer for a romantic drama titled Float, made in Canada by filmmaker Sherren Lee. This cheesy love story is based on the book of the same name written by Kate Marchant. It's one of these "everything changed when I met this one guy" stories we've seen so many times over and over. A city girl with a life in Toronto, originally from Taiwan, rejected by her parents, makes an impulsive decision to spend the summer at a small town with her estranged aunt. She nearly drowns and is rescued by the lifeguard next door, who offers to teach her how to swim. Of course they fall in love, but will things work out? Float stars Andrea Bang as Waverly, Robbie Amell as lifeguard Blake, Michelle Krusiec, Andrew Bachelor, Rukiya Bernard, and Sarah Desjardins. This looks sweet and sappy and...

Exclusive: Canadian comedy Run the Burbs is in production for its third run.

Season 3 CBC and Pier 21 Films series from Andrew Phung and Scott Townend is in production around Toronto, Hamilton and Barrie. It follows a loving Vietnamese and Indian family, the Phams, in the suburbs and their oddball neighbors.

Phung stars in the ensemble comedy alongside the likes of Rakhee Morzaria, Zoriah Wong and Roman Pesino.

The new season will run to 13 episodes and launch in winter 2024 on CBC and streamer CBC Gem. It will include a now-annual Vietnamese Lunar New Year – Tết – episode and will once again include DJ and rapper Kardinall Offishall, in a role that has brought him a 2023 CSA nomination alongside Phung and Morzaria.

“Having the opportunity to showcase this family on television has been a dream come true,” said creators Phung and Townend. “It’s an absolute joy seeing the Phams grow from season to season.

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Gavin Crawford and Sharjil Rasool have joined the second season of Run the Burbs, the lighthearted CBC comedy whose sophomore season will be showrun and executive produced by The Office writer Anthony Q. Farrell.

Dakota Ray Hebert and Ann Pornel will guest star in the Pier 21 Films series created by Andrew Phung and Scott Townend as the Pham family universe expands. The second season cast will include regulars Phung as Andrew Pham, Rakhee Morzaria as Camille Pham, and Zoriah Wong and Roman Pesino as Khia and Leo Pham.

Other first season cast returning includes Ali Hassan, Julie Nolke, Jonathan Langdon, Chris Locke, Samantha Wan and Aurora Browne (Baroness von Sketch Show). The second season will debut on CBC and CBC Gem in winter 2023 as production gets underway on 13 new half-hour episodes.

“For season two, Scott and I wanted to push this further,...

Lionsgate has joined Robbie Amell’s Float, the adaptation of Kate Marchant’s hit Wattpad story that also has found its director and leading lady.

The beach romance, which began shooting in Vancouver last week, stars Kim’s Convenience star Andrea Bang as Waverly, who impulsively decides to spend her summer before college in a beach town, where she finds herself falling for local lifeguard Blake (Amell). Soon, Waverly has to decide between her pre-planned future of becoming a doctor and following her heart.

Sherren Lee, making her feature directorial debut, will helm the project. Lee, who also co-wrote the screenplay for Float with ...

Lionsgate has joined Robbie Amell’s Float, the adaptation of Kate Marchant’s hit Wattpad story that also has found its director and leading lady.

The beach romance, which began shooting in Vancouver last week, stars Kim’s Convenience star Andrea Bang as Waverly, who impulsively decides to spend her summer before college in a beach town, where she finds herself falling for local lifeguard Blake (Amell). Soon, Waverly has to decide between her pre-planned future of becoming a doctor and following her heart.

Sherren Lee, making her feature directorial debut, will helm the project. Lee, who also co-wrote the screenplay for Float with ...

The recently announced sequel to sci-fi action outing Code 8, titled Code 8: Part II, will debut on Netflix just like its predecessor. The sequel was announced earlier this year and will see real-life brothers Robbie and Stephen Amell reprise their roles from the first movie, as well as putting Jeff Chan back in the director's chair.

The sequel will once again focus on the 4% of people living in fictional Lincoln City who possess special abilities, though this time the story will feel a lot more contemporary. The official synopsis for Code 8: Part II is as follows; "After witnessing the murder of her brother and subsequent cover up, a teenage girl with abnormal abilities seeks the help of an ex-con (Robbie Amell) and his former partner-in-crime (Stephen Amell). Together, they face a unit of corrupt police officers who deploy advanced robotic technology to prevent themselves from being exposed."

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Netflix confirmed this week that they have taken on the global rights to the Canadian sci-fi movie Code 8: Part II. The film will be the streamer's first original Canadian English-language feature acquisition. Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell are reprising their roles from the first film and the movie will once again be directed by Jeff Chan. Chris Pare, Jeff Chan, Sherren Lee,…...

Netflix Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos announced today as part of his keynote speech at Banff World Media Festival that the streamer is taking global rights to Canadian sci-fi movie Code 8: Part II.

It’s the streamer’s first original Canadian English-language feature acquisition.

Deadline first reported on the casting of the sequel with Robbie Amell (Upload) and Stephen Amell (Arrow) reprising their roles from the first film.

In Part 2, after witnessing the murder of her brother and subsequent cover up, a teenage girl with abnormal abilities seeks the help of an ex-con (Robbie Amell) and his former partner-in-crime (Stephen Amell). Together, they face a unit of corrupt police officers who deploy advanced robotic technology to prevent themselves from being exposed.

Collective Pictures produces a movie directed by Jeff Chan and written by Chris Paré and Jeff Chan, Sherren Lee and Jesse Lavercombe.

Producers are Chan, Robbie Amell,...

Fans of the crowd-funded sci-fi film Code 8 will be happy to learn that its stars, Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell, are returning for the highly anticipated sequel. Officially titled Code 8: Part II, the film will once again be directed by Jeff Chan with Chan sharing screenwriting duties with Chris Paré, Sherren Lee & Jesse Lavercomb. The sequel…...

Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell are set to star in the highly anticipated sci-fi sequel Code 8: Part II directed by Jeff Chan (Code 8). The film is written by Chris Paré & Chan, and Sherren Lee & Jesse Lavercombe. Producers include Chan, Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell and Paré, with XYZ Films executive producing and handling sales. The film is set for a start date in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Code 8: Part II is centered around the 4% of people living in fictional Lincoln City who possess special abilities and are often confronted by advanced, militarized police technology. It's a sci-fi fantasy about the extraordinary power that we as individuals hold, versus the technological superiority of the institutions that we live within. The sequel is about the journey of a teenage girl fighting to get justice for her slain brother at the hands of corrupt police officers. After becoming a witness to the cover up,...

Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell are set to star in the highly anticipated sci-fi sequel Code 8: Part II directed by Jeff Chan (Code 8). The film is written by Chris Paré & Chan, and Sherren Lee & Jesse Lavercombe. Producers include Chan, Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell and Paré, with XYZ Films executive producing and handling sales. The film is set for a start date in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Code 8: Part II is centered around the 4% of people living in fictional Lincoln City who possess special abilities and are often confronted by advanced, militarized police technology. It’s a sci-fi fantasy about the extraordinary power that we as individuals hold, versus the technological superiority of the institutions that we live within. The sequel is about the journey of a teenage girl fighting to get justice for her slain brother at the hands of corrupt police officers. After becoming a witness to the cover up,...

Exclusive: Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell are expanding the Code 8 universe. After spearheading the crowd-funded original film, the cousins are set to reprise their roles in the sci-fi sequel Code 8: Part II. Jeff Chan is also returning to direct.

Chan also penned the screenplay with Chris Paré, who wrote Code 8, as well as Sherren Lee and Jesse Lavercombe. The plot centers on the 4% of people living in fictional Lincoln City who possess special abilities and are often confronted by advanced, militarized police technology. It’s a sci-fi fantasy about the extraordinary power that we as individuals hold, versus the technological superiority of the institutions that we live within.

The sequel follows the journey of a teenage girl fighting to get justice for her slain brother at the hands of corrupt police officers. After becoming a witness to the cover-up, she becomes a target and enlists the help...

The Outfest Los Angeles Lgbtq Film Festival has unveiled winners for its 2018 edition that wrapped Sunday, with Jeremiah Zagar’s We the Animals taking the U.S. Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize and Jamie Patterson’s Tucked scoring the Best Narrative Audience Award among the honors.

Drew Droege, who starred in the Michael Urie-directed Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, won the U.S. Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize for Best Performance. The top documentary winners included T Cooper’s Man Made in the audience category and Jamal Sims’ When the Beat Drops landing the grand jury prize.

The Orchard acquired North American rights to We The Animals, based on Justin Torres’ debut novel, after it took the Next Innovator Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It will hit theaters sometime this year. Tucked, meanwhile, inked an output deal with Gravitas Ventures last week ahead of its world premiere.

Potential awards season contenders Truth from James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham’s I Saw The Light starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams land world premiere slots, while Paco Cabezas’s Mr. Right will close the festival.

London is the subject of the seventh annual City To City programme that features world premieres of Tom Geens’ Couple In A Hole starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie and Michael Caton-Jones’ Urban Hymn with Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson. Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul gets a North American premiere.

The world premiere of Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already is among five additions to the galas alongside Mr. Right, an action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.

Matthew Cullen’s Martin Amis adaptation London Fields and David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis get first public screenings in the Special Presentations roster with I Saw The Light.

Tiff top brass also unveiled the Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring...