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Where the hell is Ludwig Kaiser? As a die-hard fan, it drives me insane not to see this Imperium stud taking names on Raw. The German grappler with a great in-ring style and heel persona has been absent for far too long. We all wonder why.

Bad creative? Some gossip backstage? Let’s talk about what happened with Kaiser, look back at his impressive run thus far in WWE, and pitch some storylines! Can we get his girlfriend, Tiffany Stratton, and Charlotte Flair in the mix for some potential drama?

What is happening with Ludwig Kaiser in the WWE

It’s too quiet without Ludwig Kaiser being featured in the WWE! The last time he had a real moment was during WWE Raw about 2 weeks ago, when he was being interviewed by Jackie Redmond, where Bron Breakker and Jey Uso’s brawl seemed more important to record, which completely ruined his moment.

Atomic Features, the production company co-founded by Daniel Ragussis (“Imperium”) and Dennis Lee (“Fireflies in the Garden”), has closed, what it is describing as “a significant” new round of equity financing. The round was led by Fanghua Jiang, Li Jing, and Lanfu Yang.

The company says the new investments will enable it to expand its development slate, adding between four to eight new projects, as well as launch a production fund to finance the first three films it is developing — real-time disaster thriller, “Black Tuesday”; the horror movie, “Breed”; and the dystopian thriller, “The Oasis.”

The company offers a different type of development methodology than the traditional Hollywood model by working with directors from the inception of a project, and relies upon a formalized notes-giving process pioneered by Ragussis in his Notes for Execs workshop, which launched in 2019 and has included participants from such companies as Warner Bros., Universal, Fox and Disney.

Daniel Radcliffe at a film event, 2024 net worth details (Photo Credit – Koimoi)

Daniel Radcliffe, popularly known for his iconic role in the Harry Potter franchise, began acting at a young age and earned his breakthrough at 11. Beyond the wizarding world of Hogwarts, the actor showcased his acting prowess in diverse projects, including The Woman in Black, How To Success in Business Without Really Trying, and Swiss Army Man. Radcliffe’s role in the Harry Potter series catapulted him to Hollywood’s A-list status, earning him millions. Considered one of the wealthiest celebrities in Britain, the actor has undoubtedly enjoyed luxuries in his successful career in the entertainment industry.

What is Daniel Radcliffe’s Net Worth?

As per Celebrity Net Worth, Radcliffe’s net worth is estimated to be $110 million. The actor’s wealth accumulated primarily through his successful acting career, with Harry Potter significantly contributing to his earnings. The star...

Warning! This post contains Spoilers for Venom: The Last DanceVenom: The Last Dance features an impressive roster of symbiotes beyond Tom Hardy's titular Venom and his host Eddie Brock. As seen in the final movie of Sony's Venom trilogy, Venom and Eddie are on the run as fugitives, evading not only the police and the US government but also alien monsters serving Venom's creator, Knull the Symbiote God. As such, Venom isn't the only symbiote to be featured in Sony's latest Marvel movie.

By the ending of Venom: The Last Dance, Eddie Brock and his other encounter several symbiotes who were captured and studied by the US government at a secret facility known as Area 55. Because all existence would be threatened if Knull were to escape his prison on the planet Klyntar, several symbiotes bond with hosts and join Venom in his fight against the King in Black's Xenophages.

Plex is gearing up for an exciting lineup of films and series in November 2024. Viewers can look forward to a variety of new additions, including Blue Ridge, But I’m A Cheerleader, Call Jane, and Empire State. Cult classics like The Grudge, Hard Candy, House of 1000 Corpses, and The Midnight Meat Train are also hitting the platform, alongside more recent hits like Wind River and Where’d You Go, Bernadette? For fans of horror, thrillers, and emotional dramas, there’s no shortage of options. However, Plex is also bidding farewell to a number of films and shows in November. Among those leaving are 24 Hours to Live, Drive Angry, The Devil’s Rejects, Snowpiercer, and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. If you’ve been meaning to watch these titles, now is the time to catch them before they disappear. For those looking to binge their favorites, many notable titles are still available for streaming.

Ghost have surprise released their new song “The Future Is a Foreign Land” as part of the soundtrack to the band’s new big-screen movie, Rite Here Rite Now.

The track is being billed as a “1969-era Ghost song” in the vein of previous singles “Mary on a Cross” and “Kiss the Go-Goat,” and “written” by Papa Nihil. The lyrics make references to a future that includes 1984 and 2024.

The movie Rite Here Rite Now — which combines a narrative story with concert footage — began screening in cinemas worldwide on Thursday night (June 20th). The film will continue its limited theatrical release over the next week, with participating theaters and showtimes listed here.

The full soundtrack to Rite Here Rite Now will arrive on July 26th, with pre-orders available here. The rest of the 18-song soundtrack is made up of live performances recorded at the Kia Forum for the movie.

As of now,...

Big casting news has been revealed for Oscar Isaac. With his next role, Isaac has been cast to provide the voice of Jesus Christ in an animated film.

Per THR, Isaac has been cast as Jesus in the animated movie The King of Kings. From the South Korean animation house Mofac Animation, the project will be an animated family film boasting a star-studded voice cast. Along with Isaac in the lead, the film also features Forest Whitaker as the apostle Peter. Other cast members include Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, and Roman Griffin Davis.

Related Deadpool & Wolverine Opens the R-Rated Door for Another Crucial Marvel Character Deadpool & Wolverine will be the first R-rated MCU film and this opens the door for other characters to get an R-rated adaptation.

The King of Kings will be directed by Seong-ho "Jay" Jang. Anfernee Kim is producing. The screenplay is written by Jang and Rob Edwards...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery, season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak".

Burnham's decision to break the Prime Directive saved Tilly and the Halem'nites from certain death. Tilly's struggles with Starfleet Academy students hint at a future storyline for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Culber's spiritual awakening challenges Star Trek's rationalism, leading to a deeper exploration of his character.

By the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak", Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew are one step closer to the Progenitors' technology, following a mission to a pre-warp society that risked the life of Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman). After last week's big revelations about the Mirror Universe, Moll (Eve Harlow), L'ak (Elias Toufexis), and the Breen Imperium, "Whistlespeak", written by Kenneth Lin and Brandon Schultz, and directed by Chris Byrne, is a more traditional Star Trek adventure. Seeking the next clue on the planet Halem'no, Burnham and...

April 25, 2024 – A trio of stellar actors give voice to the featured members of the Dickens family as Academy Award winner Kenneth Branagh portrays Charles Dickens, Oscar nominee Uma Thurman plays Catherine Dickens and Golden Globe nominee Roman Griffin Davis gives life to Walter Dickens in Mofac Animation’s upcoming The King of Kings, an animated family film inspired by a little-known short story by Charles Dickens depicting the life and times of Jesus Christ.

Renowned for his big screen adaptations of William Shakespeare and Agatha Christie tales, Branagh changes gears to portray one of the greatest authors of the ages for The King of Kings. As Charles Dickens, Branagh portrays a man conflicted between his burgeoning career and his role as father to the Dickens clan and, in particular, his youngest son Walter (Davis). It’s his wife, Catherine Dickens, brought to animated life by Thurman with an even balance...

Mofac Animation Inc., South Korea’s most decorated visual effects studio, proudly announces its first-ever full-length animated movie: The King of Kings, an animated family film inspired by a little-known short story by Charles Dickens depicting the life and times of Jesus Christ.

The faith-based movie is in its final stages of production at Mofac Animation, as well as in performance recordings from the United Kingdom to the Hawaiian Islands – and numerous locations in between. The ever-growing, A-list cast will be announced at a future date. Mofac Animation is currently seeking potential distributors.

In the film, Charles Dickens finds trouble balancing his writing and performing with the parenting of his children – particularly his youngest son, Walter. Charles discovers the perfect bonding element via the sharing of his short story The Life of Our Lord – the reading of which would become an annual tradition in the Dickens’ family Christmas celebration. Master...

Daniel Radcliffe has carved a great career outside of his Harry Potter fame. He has become an exciting actor to watch on screen dabbling into various genres that challenge him as an actor. He can be a charming lead in films such as What If, while also committing to darker and edgy roles in films such as Swiss Army Man, Imperium, and Jungle, among others.

Daniel Radcliffe and Geraldine Viswanathan in Miracle Workers

He also ventured into TV, starring in the anthology comedy series Miracle Workers. He starred alongside Geraldine Viswanathan, where they played different characters in each season. Viswanathan recently was on a talk show where she talked about how she met Taylor Swift and got a sweet souvenir for her.

Taylor Swift Surprisingly Gave Her Handbag to Geraldine Viswanathan Geraldine Viswanathan’s meet with Taylor Swift had a surprise twist

Geraldine Viswanathan is currently promoting her new film,...

Exclusive footage from Dune: Part Two will be presented during special IMAX screenings of Tenet beginning on Friday, February 23. The Tenet screenings, which include the Dune sequel's sneak peek, will last for one week only. Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan have both praised the IMAX format and shot sequences of their respective films specifically for IMAX screens.

“Long live the fighters!” Finally, after three long years and those seemingly endless delays thanks to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strikes, Dune: Part Two is just over a month away from beginning its theatrical release. And fans can catch a sneak peek of the sequel to Dune one week before it drops in cinemas. Christopher Nolan made the announcement today in a statement (per Entertainment Weekly):

“Seeing the way audiences responded to our large format presentations of Oppenheimer,...

With all the attention brought on Christopher Nolan with his first post-Warner Bros. film, Oppenheimer, the studio with the famous shield has been itching to reconnect with the auteur. Nolan, himself, says his issues with Warners is “water under the bridge” and it looks as if they’re going to try for a second take at getting audiences to see Tenet in theaters. The John David Washington time-bending vehicle was originally released in the thick of the pandemic and made an effort to make movies a safe place to go again after having closed down. However, Warner Bros. had also put into affect a temporary release plan that made Tenet available on HBO Max as the movie still played in theaters. This was not the ideal release for Nolan who made sure he filmed for the biggest screens possible with IMAX. Warner Bros. has now announced that for one week only,...

Sometimes, the best romances are actually bromances. Every now and then, the best stories are actually the ones that you spend the entire runtime struggling to make any sense of whatsoever. But if there's one thing that we can all agree remains eternally true, no matter what, it's this: I ordered my hot sauce an hour ago.

In perhaps the most shamelessly "Dudes rock" news of 2024, Warner Bros. and IMAX are teaming up for a can't-miss theatrical event in celebration of two of our most distinctive and acclaimed blockbuster filmmakers around. Hot on the heels of the news that Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" is coming back to the big screen and bringing along some exclusive "Dune: Part Two" footage with it, we can now look forward to experiencing Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" -- the somewhat maligned but undoubtedly memorable film that, against all reason, debuted in the middle of the...

Welcome to this review of this past Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show!

Match #1: The New Day vs. Imperium (Double count-out) The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

After weeks of animosity, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods took on Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci in a vicious tag team contest. Kingston and Woods were a house on fire, continuing to pummel Kaiser and Vinci at ringside. The fight was so intense that both teams were counted out. The fight continued with the two teams bombarding each other at the tech area. The brawl did not stop until both teams went crashing through the tech area table!

My Score: 2 out of 5 Match #2: Ivy Nile def. Valhalla The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Undeterred by Valhalla’s bizarre energy, Ivy Nile muscled her way to an early advantage.

It was only a matter of time before somebody came out with a trippy, blood-soaked Tricentennial slasher movie with a masked killer in a white wig, toting a gavel for a weapon. And during an election year no less. There will be disorder in this court, and you will love it. Welcome to Founders Day, the offbeat horror comedy from Bloomquist Brothers Erik and Carson, the filmmakers who brought us She Came from the Woods and Night at the Eagle Inn through their Mainframe Pictures.

The daring political slasher revolves around the small town of Fairwood, which is shaken by a series of gruesome killings during a Founders Day weekend celebration prior to a pivotal mayoral election. Accusations abound, and the threat of a masked killer has everybody on edge as the residents rush to uncover the truth.

Erik Bloomquist directed the project, which he co-wrote with brother Carson. The...

Ghost have hit the road for a summer US tour, bringing fellow Swedes Amon Amarth along for the ride. The “Re-Imperator” officially kicked off with a packed show Wednesday night (August 2nd) at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California.

Supporting their latest release, The Great Heathen Army, Amon Amarth got the ball rolling with a nine-song setlist that had the metalheads in the already full venue singing along. The band kicked off the set with “Raven’s Flight,” complete with a viking helmet drum riser, and two massive swordsman statues on either side of the stage. “Put Your Back into the Oar” was easily the crowd favorite of the set, as made obvious by the fans rowing along to the song. By the time the band wrapped up their brief set with “Twilight of the Thunder Guard,” the entire venue was primed for the headliners.

With “Imperium” blasting over the Pa as the curtain dropped,...

Welcome to this review of this past Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, right here on Nerdly… Let’s see what went down on this week’s show!

Match #1: Cody Rhodes def. The Miz The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

After humiliating The Miz last week on “Miz TV,” Cody Rhodes took on The A-Lister. Rhodes reached deep into his bag of tricks, hitting a Side Effect on The Awesome One that rocked the former WWE Champion. The Miz kept up the resolve, hitting spiked DDTs, but Miz could not put away Rhodes. In the closing stages, Rhodes put away Miz with a Cody Cutter followed by the Cross Rhodes.

My Score: 2.5 out of 5 Match #2: Becky Lynch def. Chelsea Green The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

In a bid to show her why she’s famous, Becky Lynch faced Chelsea Green in front of Zoey Stark.

Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on the show!

Match #1: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus def. The Viking Raiders The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

SmackDown was truly Fight Night when it kicked off with Drew McIntyre & Sheamus conquering The Viking Raiders with an earth-shattering Claymore Kick/Brogue Kick combination on their two opponents to advance to the second round of the SmackDown Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament.

My Score: 2.5 out of 5 Match #2: LA Knight def. Brent Jones The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Poised to go head-to-head with Bray Wyatt in the Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match, LA Knight opted to show him what he was in for and easily defeated local competitor Brent Jones with the Bft.

My Score: 0 out of 5 Match #3: Hit Row def. Los Lotharios...

At this stage of his career, "the big one" for Sheamus in WWE differs from a decade ago. For most professional wrestlers, the goal is climbing to the top of the mountain and becoming world champion. The 44-year-old probably wouldn't turn that opportunity down, but that isn't where his focus is in 2022. Instead, he's been eyeing the Intercontinental Championship, which would make him just the 11th grand slam champion under the modern format. It's a goal that Sheamus said has driven his career resurgence, and his run with The Brawling Brutes has slowly gotten over with fans.

Earlier in his career, The Celtic Warrior believes the WWE Universe didn't support him because it seemed like the machine was pushing him. Fans are quick to reject anyone who feels like a hand-picked champion. For instance, it happened with Roman Reigns, and audiences eventually soured on John Cena when he became the company's version of Superman.

Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Andrew Scott is the hot priest. Go with God…and get real Randy, baby! Yeah! On tonight’s episode of Unsolved Mysteries, Colonel Mustard killed Professor Plum in the library with a lead pipe…because those shoes with that shirt looked horrid! Ewwwwwwww!!! We’re the land of UK, which is Vince McMahon’s excuse to not brush his teeth. Lean Cuisine is brought to you by: Major Corporation. Taste the lack of flavor. Mmmmmmmm…lousy. Raw is War…spelt backwards.

Match #1: The Kabuki Warriors def. Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair – WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

It would have been ironic for Becky Lynch to reclaim the Becky Two Belts mantle by teaming with Charlotte Flair — the woman she won one of said...

Welcome to this week’s Nxt UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have some lions sleeping tonight, because they just got bizaaaaaaaaaay! Thursday sure is a weird day. I hate being run over by people. Cars hurt! Try going through life with the word “Pontiac Aztec” pressed into your ass after being slammed into by a soccer mom with a bad attitude. My kid’s an honor student my ass. Madea makes me giggle like a fat kid fartin’ on the first date with the butcher’s daughter at a 2-for-1 at Western Sizzler. Good God! Let’s get to wrestlin’ before we get to rasslin’! I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about either.

Match #1: Joe Coffey def. Tyson T-Bone The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

“The Iron King” Joe Coffey made his return to in-ring action after...

Welcome to this week’s Nxt UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and I used to be Amanda Bynes, but a bee stung me and I turned into a pasty-faced loser who can’t even spell the word “a”. It took me twenty minutes to figure out what letter to press for that damn word. I miss my old variety show. I made Taran Killam famous! That big dumb lurch owes me a buck an hour. I was friends with a giant lobster. Any-way, Nxt UK is on the docket, so let’s get my Penelope wig back from the Nickelodeon storage locker, because I want my !@#$?%& show back! Amanda please!

Match #1: Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner def. Danny Jones & Harry Green The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Imperium opened Nxt UK with an address to the WWE Universe, basking in supreme glory in the...

Welcome to this week’s Nxt UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Simon Pegg hates Jar Jar Binks, which is weird, since Pegg kinda looks like Jar Jar. Meesa no’um look like Brad Pitt…cuz ain’t no cave in Yorkshire. Okay, let’s jump right in to an episode of Nxt UK and see how much action we get out of the deal.

Match #1: Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) def. The Hunt The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Despite the unorthodox style of The Hunt’s Wild Boar and Primate, Imperium’s Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner defended their sacred mat against their animalistic opponents in Nxt UK’s opening contest, showcasing exquisite tag team precision that culminated with stereo dropkicks and the uppercut into the powerbomb on Wild Boar for the three-count.

My Opinion: 3 out of 5 – This was fun for what it was,...

Welcome to this week’s Nxt: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we’ve got Walter slamming some poor bastard to death in the main event, so come on back for a snuff video starring a German. Sauerkraut!

Match #1: Noam Dar def. Kenny Williams The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

At Kenny Williams’ request, The Lucky Yin battled his former friend turned bitter enemy Noam Dar in the opening contest. The animosity between the two competitors who know each other so well was clear from the word “go,” and the tension created a highly-personal, yet very intriguing contest both inside and outside the ring. When Williams’ sneaker came off in the height of the action, Dar used it as a distraction, and with the referee’s back turned, The Scottish Supernova hit a low blow on his opponent and quickly followed up with...

Welcome to this week’s Nxt: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Kassius Ohno in the main event against Mark Andrews. Let’s see if it all comes together like it should.

Match #1: Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner of Imperium def. Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

In the opening match of this week’s Nxt UK, Imperium’s Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner honored their “sacred” mat in a contest against Saxon Huxley & Tyson T-Bone. Huxley made the critical mistake of failing to see Barthel tag Aichner into the match and continued to battle Barthel. After the legal Aichner used a knee to take out T-Bone on the steel steps outside the ring, he nailed Huxley from behind, and Imperium finished off their prey with an uppercut off the second rope into the powerbomb for the three-count.

My...

Producer Frank Spotnitz ("The Man In The High Castle") will develop the "Warhammer 40,000" novels by Dan Abnett, into a live-action TV series with Big Light Productions and Games Workshop:

"...while humanity's armies wage unending war across a million battlefields, in the darkness, a secret conflict rages – fought by the agents of the 'Imperial Inquisition'.

"'Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn' and his band of investigators fight to thwart the monstrous schemes of aliens, heretics and 'daemons' before mankind's doom is sealed..."

"'Warhammer 40,000' is steeped in rich and complex lore,", said Spotnitz, "with a myriad of traditions and stories that have accumulated over time in this thrilling and complex world, making it one of the most exciting properties to adapt for television audiences and the franchise's loyal global fanbase. There is nothing else like it on television, and we are incredibly excited to tap into our own experience creating imaginative, complex and compelling...

German filmmaker Jan-Ole Gerster made a major splash with his critically acclaimed and award-heavy 2012 debut feature “Oh Boy” (“A Coffee in Berlin”), starring Tom Schilling (“Never Look Away”). In Gerster’s latest film, “Lara,” Corinna Harfouch portrays a woman, who, on her 60th birthday, plans to attend the premiere of piano concerto performed by her estranged son, played by Schilling.

Gerster spoke to Variety about the origins of the project, why Harfouch’s involvement was essential, re-teaming with Schilling, and the significant role of music in the film.

While currently focused on the launch of his new film at home and abroad, Gerster is pursuing as a possible next project an adaptation of Christan Kracht’s best-selling novel “Imperium.” Inspired by a true story, the book follows passionate German nudist August Engelhardt as he travels to German New Guinea in 1902 to set up a coconut farm and commune on a remote South Seas island.

‘Lara’ is simultaneously premiering at the Munich and Karlovy Vary film festivals.

German director Jan-Ole Gerster’s debut film Oh Boy (which was released as A Coffee In Berlin in the Us ) was a surprise critical and audience hit in 2012. The absurdist comedy following an aimless man wandering the streets of Berlin was his thesis film at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (Dffb). It certainly marked out Gerster as a director to watch, premiering at Karlovy Vary and winning him the best debut film prize at the European Film Awards.

Seven years later and Gerster is back with his much-anticipated second feature Lara.

Welcome to this week’s Nxt: UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have more stuff from Imperium and a big main event for the women. Okay, let’s make like the Hollywood Vampires and buy some mascara.

Match #1: Kassius Ohno def. Kenny Williams The following is courtesy of wwe.com:

Kassius Ohno continued his quest to educate Nxt UK on “real British wrestling” by taking on Kenny Williams. Although Williams hit him with a back elbow off the top rope for the near-fall, Ohno proved more fortunate than The Lucky Yin when he caught his opponent in the ropes and delivered an earth-shattering elbow of his own to give him the three-count.

My Opinion: 3 out of 5 – This was a fun match that was mostly a commercial for how great Kassius Ohno/Chris Hero is in the ring. I like Williams, but Ohno is...

On the night of August 8, 1969, Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger and Steven Parent were brutally murdered by the Manson Family. It was one of the most shocking and horrifying crimes of the 20th century, a tragedy that still reverberates 50 years later.

And now… there’s a really bad slasher movie about it.

“The Haunting of Sharon Tate” is a ghoulish film that dramatizes these heinous slayings like a particularly tacky pulp thriller, using snippets of documentary footage to remind us that this story is true and deserves more respectful and nuanced treatment than writer-director Daniel Farrands (“The Amityville Murders”) seems able to provide. The lives of Tate, Sebring, Frykowski, Folger and Parent are reduced to stock horror archetypes, trapped in an underwritten and ultimately insulting thriller, with a conclusion that strives for profundity and fails in spectacular fashion.

Watch Video: Hilary Duff Fights for Survival in Trailer...

Exclusive: Black Mirror and Peterloo star Maxine Peake is attached to front a British drama about the murder of a young woman and her mother’s fight to get the 800-year-old double jeopardy law revoked.

Peake, who recently starred in Hulu and Channel 4 comedy drama The Bisexual, is attached to star in Reasonable Doubt from Duchess Street Productions, the scripted production company run by former Fremantle worldwide drama chief Donna Wiffen.

Reasonable Doubt is the story of Ann Ming’s battle to change the double jeopardy law in the UK after her daughter Julie Hogg was killed by Billy Dunlop in 1989. She subsequently wrote a book, For The Love Of Julie, about the experience. Peake is set to star as Ming in the project, which is in development with Duchess Street. Susan Everett, who has previously written for BBC Welsh crime drama Hinterland, has penned a script.

The project...

Georgina Campbell (“Black Mirror”) and Faye Dunaway are set to star in “Visceral,” a female-driven action thriller that will mark the English-language debut of Frederic Jardin (“Sleepless Night”). Bac Films has come on board to handle international sales and distribution in France.

Marco Cherqui at Cpb Films (“A Prophet”) is producing the thriller with Frida Torresblanco at Braven Films (“Disobedience”) and Bac Films which is co-producing. Jeff Elliott, David Grumbach (“The Leisure Seeker”), Eric Laufer and Giovanna Randall will serve as executive producers.

The movie reunites Jardin, Cherqui and Grumbach, who had worked together on “Sleepless Night.” Jeff Elliott at Brickell and Broadbridge is financing.

“Visceral” marks Jardin’s follow-up to “Sleepless Night,” which sold to more than 30 territories and was remade in the U.S. with Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan. Jardin also successfully leaped into TV and directed Canal Plus’s critically acclaimed series “Spiral” and “Braquo.”

“Visceral” stars Campbell as Julie,...

There is always a little anxiety when one of your favorite books gets turned into a TV series, but 13 Reasons Why surpassed our expectations when it first premiered in March 2017. Even though there are quite a few tweaks from the original - especially now that it's going off-book with its second season - we couldn't have picked a better cast to play the memorable characters. While some of the actors are well-seasoned professionals, for others, the Netflix series is their big break.

While Devin Druid, who plays Tyler, has a pretty short résumé, at 20 years old he's already worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. In 2016, he starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe in Imperium, and later that year he had a guest spot on Netflix's House of Cards. While he's gaining a lot of traction for his 13 Reasons Why character, he is best-known for playing teenage Louie in the...

Famke Janssen and Robert Patrick have joined John Travolta and Morgan Freeman in the crime thriller “The Poison Rose,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Janssen will play Travolta’s love interest in the film. Former high school sweethearts, the two rekindle their romance when she hires him to investigate a murder. Travolta will play a private investigator who enjoys his share of drinking, smoking, and gambling, as well as women in distress.

George Gallo will direct from a script he wrote with Richard Salvatore, based on Salvatore’s novel of the same name. Salvatore will produce through his March on Productions with Jeff Elliott (“Imperium”), Oscar Generale (“Speed Kills”), and David Ornston. Sales launched earlier this year at the European Film Market with BondIt Media Capital and Sherborne Media Capital providing financing for the picture.

Janssen is best known as Jean Grey in the “X-Men” franchise and has starred in the “Taken” trilogy opposite Liam Neeson.

The Old Dominion State offers a cornucopia of locations: historic Williamsburg for films set in the 13 colonies, naval shipyards near Norfolk and the Pentagon outside of Washington for military dramas, the Appalachian Mountains for outdoor adventures, and sandy Atlantic Coast beaches for seashore comedies. And last but not least, Virginia makes available both refundable tax credits and discretionary grant possibilities.

Specifically, the state provides a refundable tax credit and grant of 15% on all qualifying expenses, including wages. An additional 5% can be obtained if filming takes place in an economically distressed area of Virginia.

On top of that, the state offers an additional 10% to 15% payroll tax credit for Virginia residents, and an additional 10% for Virginia residents who are first-time industry employees.

A minimum spend of $250,000 is required for the tax credit. There is no minimum for the grant. And an additional sales and use tax exemption of also available to qualifying productions.

Composer Will Bates knew from the get-go that scoring “The Looming Tower” would be a daunting task. “It seemed kind of clear that of all the things that I’ve worked on, this was going to be the largest in terms of the scope of work and the level of detail that it really needed,” he reveals. Based on Lawrence Wright‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book, this Hulu limited series starring Jeff Daniels, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg and Bill Camp recounts the events leading up to the al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Bates knew he had his work cut out for him because 9/11 is “something that, to some extent, all of us have lived through.”

See Jeff Daniels (‘The Looming Tower’) wonders, did we learn anything from 9/11, ‘or are we more divided than ever?’ [Exclusive Video Interview]

Upon reading the book, Bates was struck by “how huge this subject is.” The story takes us around the globe,...

Daniel Radcliffe‘s last few films have, to put it politely, flown under the radar. You’ve probably already forgotten about the survival tale “Jungle” and the white supremacy drama “Imperium” (and you probably want to forget about “Now You See Me 2“). Well, here comes another pic that will likely zip in and out of your brain.

“Beast Of Burden” co-stars Pablo Schreiber and Grace Gummer, and tells the story of a man who makes a deal to smuggle drugs to pay for his wife’s surgery.

Continue reading ‘Beast Of Burden’ Trailer: Daniel Radcliffe Is A Drug Smuggler at The Playlist.

Post-Potter life has been fairly kind to Daniel Radcliffe.

From battling The Woman in Black to infiltrating a neo-Nazi sect in Imperium, not to mention the wholly irreverent Swiss Army Man, the former Boy Who Lived has consistently strayed outside his comfort zone in order to approach weird, wonderful, and often compelling roles. And Jungle is yet another quirky feather in Radcliffe’s hat.

Coming by way of horror veteran Greg McLean, who is perhaps best known for directing Wolf Creek, Rogue, and this year’s Battle Royale clone, The Belko Experiment, Jungle is the story of 22-year-old Israeli backpacker Yossi Ghinsberg. Flanked by his two best friends, Yossi embarks on what he believes will be the adventure of a lifetime, but the truth is much, much more. What follows is an intense fight for survival, and today’s newly-released clip documents a scene on the Jungle rapids.

Also starring Alex Russell,...

Following his iconic, long-running performance as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe has proven to be a pretty adventurous actor. Two years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 hit theaters, Radcliffe appeared as a burgeoning demon in Horns, played romantic foil to Zoe Kazan in What If, and portrayed a young Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings. Last year, he had two of his best performances in Imperium and Swiss Army Man, in which he played a farting corpse opposite Paul Dano, Kazan's off-screen partner. With the exceptions of the dreadful Now You See Me 2 …...

In the six years since his Harry Potter days concluded, Daniel Radcliffe has spent much of his time perusing lower-key roles to strengthen his acting chops, like Swiss Army Man and Imperium. But now it seems he’s ready get back into hero mode, taking on a role in a new “balls-to-the-wall” action movie, Guns Akimbo. It was announced at Cannes that the actor would take on the... Read More...

On the eve of Cannes Film Festival, Variety is reporting that Daniel Radcliffe, star of Imperium and the irreverent Swiss Army Man, has signed on to headline Guns Akimbo for Occupant Entertainment.

Pitched as an action comedy, Jason Lei Howden (Deathgasm) is behind the lens for this one, and we understand Occupant and Altitude Films are preparing to launch sales at Cannes next week – indicating that Radcliffe has climbed aboard in the nick of time.

The former Harry Potter actor will no doubt inject some star power into Guns Akimbo, which chronicles the harrowing story of Miles, an Average Joe who suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence to a rabid, worldwide audience. Evoking memories of Charlie Brooker’s stunning Black Mirror series, Miles then begins his quest to save his kidnapped ex-girlfriend, Nova, by any means necessary. With Jason Lei Howden at the helm,...

For our latest Q&A feature, we caught up with actor and filmmaker Roger Yawson, who discussed playing the role of Chad in the new movie Killer Campout (coming out this year from Fuzzy Monkey Films), working with Daniel Radcliffe on Imperium, and much more.

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Roger! What attracted you to playing the role of Chad in your new movie, Killer Campout?

Roger Yawson: It’s my pleasure. The fact that Chad didn’t care about what he says, he’s rude, aggressive and all sorts of crazy…that’s what drew me to the character because I knew I could have fun with it, and I did! In real life I’m very chill and get along with everyone, and so I enjoy playing characters that are “outside the norm” for me.

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Courtesy of “Swiss Army Man,” Daniel Radcliffe’s reanimated corpse spent a lot of time in the forest last year. You can likely guess where the actor spends his time in “Jungle,” Greg McLean’s adaptation of the memoir of the same name by Yossi Ghinsberg. Watch the trailer below.

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“Have you ever been in the jungle?” Radcliffe is asked in the opening moments; the question seems to stir something him, and so he sets off into the Amazon alongside two friends, guided by the man who first posed the question (Thomas Kretschmann). This being a movie, it should come as little surprise that things don’t exactly go as planned for our intrepid explorers.

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Alex Russell and Joel Jackson co-star in the film,...

"You're a wizard, Harry!"

It's hard to believe it's been 15 years since we first heard Robbie Coltrane deliver that line in character as Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first of what would turn into eight total fantasy films based on the beloved "Harry Potter" book series by J.K. Rowling.

Nov. 16, 2001 marked the day the world was introduced to Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley. Potterheads quickly fell in love with their unbreakable bond on-screen, which was noticeably just as strong when the cameras weren't rolling.

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In celebration of the franchise's 15th anniversary, Et's taking you back in time to the trio's first moments together at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, to see just how far these talented stars have come since their Gryffindor days.

Watch: 'Harry Potter' Stars Reunite for Tour of 'Diagon Alley' Attraction

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Which films are coming to disc this festive season? What on Earth do I buy for [insert friend’s name here]? We’ve got the answers...

Christmas comes this time each year, and, purely by coincidence, a lot of DVDs and Blu-rays just so happen to be released at the same sort of time. They fit rather well in stockings, don’t they? How convenient!

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If, like me, you’ve a tendency to give and/or receive a few discs each yuletide, read on for our run-through of all the new goodies coming to home release formats this winter...

Out now Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders

One of the surprise treats of this year, Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders...

★★☆☆☆ For its many faults, Imperium has noble intentions. Inspired by incendiary true-to-life events, its narrative charts an undercover FBI operation to expose a plague of nationwide racial hatred, white supremacist groups and an impending terrorist act on Washington DC. An attempted indictment of right wing intolerance and illegal activity, it's disappointing that this Daniel Radcliffe-led thriller never surprises, truly engages or gets under the skin. The essential irony of writer-director Daniel Ragussis' debut feature is that it features a socially awkward, justly terrified rookie transformed into a skinhead.

To mark the release of Imperium on 7th November, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray. Inspired by real events and the experiences of ex-fbi agent Michael German, Imperium follows idealistic young FBI agent, Nate Foster (Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter, The Woman in Black) as he takes a journey into the […]

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Insurgent Media has tapped sales executive Christian De Gallegos as the company’s new Head of International Sales. De Gallegos will oversee international sales for Insurgent Media's slate, reporting directly to CEO Ezna Sands. De Gallegos most recently ran sales at Green-Light International, handling titles including: Imperium starring Daniel Radcliffe, among others. Before that, he was President of International Film Trust, where he handled titles including Cymbeline…...

The executive has joined the La-based company’s new sales division as head of international sales.

De Gallegos will report to CEO Ezna Sands. Insurgent Media recently partnered with Vice Films, 20th Century Fox and Chimney Pot to produce and finance Lords Of Chaos, which Jonas Åkerlund will direct and stars Rory Culkin.

Insurgent Media’s slate projects includes the Leonardo DiCaprio documentary, Before The Flood.

De Gallegos arrives from Green Light Pictures, whose slate includes Daniel Radcliffe starrer Imperium.

Prior to that he worked as president of International Film Trust, and before that was vice-president of sales at Voltage Pictures.

“I’m thrilled to start our International Sales Division with such an esteemed veteran in the sales world,” said Sands. “We share the same passion and drive. With our dynamic slate at Insurgent, it is going to be an exciting partnership for us.”

De Gallegos added: “I couldn’t be more excited for this next chapter...