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You can always expect Allison Janney to deliver a great performance any time she shows up in a movie or TV show, and she even won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the 2018 film I, Tonya. Next up on the list of projects she’ll be gracing with her presence is A Simple Favor 2, which reteams Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters director Paul Feig with his A Simple Favor stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Filming is expected to begin this spring, and the film is heading for a streaming release on Prime Video.

There are several more returning cast members this sequel. In addition to Lively and Kendrick, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack will all be reprising their roles from the first movie. Variety reports that Janney’s fellow new additions include Elena Sofia Ricci (Loose Cannons), Michele Morrone (365 Days...

Summer is about to finally, blessedly be in full swing. And to honor the occasion, Hulu is showing up big with its list of new releases for June 2022.

Hulu is bringing two major TV titles to its stream this month. The first is The Orville: New Horizons on June 2. Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi/comedy started as a simple Star Trek parody on Fox before blossoming into its own entirely sincere space adventuring beast. Now “New Horizons” promises to be a fresh start for the series on Hulu. Next up is Only Murders in the Building season 2 on June 28. Season 1 of this Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez-starring series was a big hit. Let’s see if our favorite podcasters can pull it off once again.

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Aside from the big ticket Hulu originals, there are...

Protecting the fountain of youth is a powerful motivator for dark forces to kill anyone who threatens their way of life. That’s certainly the case for the supernatural entities in the new horror thriller, ‘Warhunt.’ The film’s antagonistic coven of witches is determined to stop a U.S. military squad, which led in part by actor […]

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Stars: Mickey Rourke, Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone, Fredrik Wagner, Polina Pushkareva, Anna Paliga, Lou Stassen, Josh Burdett, Alex Mills, Elliott Wooster, Ben McKeown | Written by Mauro Borrelli, Reggie Keyohara III, Scott Svatos | Directed by Mauro Borrelli

From the early 1970s to the mid-1980s DC Comics published Weird War Tales which, as the title infers, added supernatural threats to the danger of combat. WarHunt feels like director Mauro Borrelli and co-writers Reggie Keyohara III and Scott Svatos (The Ghostmaker) sat down with a stack of them for inspiration when they came up with this tale of World War II GIs behind Nazi lines fighting a coven of witches.

In the film’s opening scenes a military transport flying over the Black Forest is attacked and brought down by crows who prove that a group of them isn’t called a murder for nothing. Major Johnson sends Sgt. Brewer and his...

Movies about WWII and the Nazi's creating some sort of supernatural entity/soldier/curse to help them win the war have become quite common over the past few years and while the staying power and quality of these varies wildly, once in a while one comes along that surpasses expectation. WarHunt is definitely one of those.

Written and directed by Mauro Borrelli, WarHunt stars Robert Knepper as Sergeant Brewer, a seasoned veteran who leads a group of soldiers into Germany's Black forest to secure the top-secret cargo that was lost when a US military cargo plane crashed. Among his soldiers is Walsh (Jackson Rathbone), a soldier with specialized training that will prove helpful to this particular mission.

It's clear from early on that WarHunt is going to be more t...

It’s difficult, if not impossible, to go wrong mixing Nazis and zombies. Alas, co-writer/director Mauro Borrelli’s World War II-set horror film, Warhunt, dashes those expectations early on, instead going in a different, far less satisfying direction. It’s not for wont of a good set-up or premise, but as with everything in or out of film, it’s always about execution. And with a budget somewhere between low and micro, Warhunt disappoints every time the story turns in the general direction of an extended set piece or action scene. Even the promise of viscera or gore fails repeatedly, a combination of said budget and an apparent lack of nerve on the part of Borrelli...

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"The Tiger Rising" "Two Deaths Of Henry Baker" "Warhunt" "Last Radio Call"

First up we have an exclusive clip from Highland Film Group's new movie "The Tiger Rising," featuring Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah ("Hairspray"), who is also an executive producer on the film. Written and directed by Ray Giarratana, the movie also stars Christian Convery ("Sweet Tooth"), Madalen Mills ("Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Story"), Tony Award-nominee Sam Trammell ("True Blood"), Katharine McPhee ("Smash"), and Golden Globe-nominee Dennis...

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During his 1980s and ’90s heyday as a frightfully prolific star of blood-and-thunder direct-to-video fare, Wings Hauser once aptly described his target audience as “the microwave-burrito guys at 2 a.m. with a beer in their hands” — and, presumably, a Vcr remote switch nearby. Nowadays, that audience can digitally stream their B-movies of choice. But while the favored cuisine of these undiscriminating customers might have changed, the cinematic product they consume remains pretty much the same, albeit enhanced by better production values and, with all due respect to Mr. Hauser, superior star power.

All of which brings us to “WarHunt,” a modestly diverting mashup of WWII actioner and horror thriller that would not have been out of place on a New Release shelf at Blockbuster not so terribly long ago. Wait, scratch that: It would have been a standout on the shelf, if only when compared to the many lesser titles stocked around it.

Warhunt Starring: Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone and Mickey Rourke Directed and Written By: Mauro Borrelli Written By: Reggie Keyohara III, Scott Svatos 1945. A US military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German black forest. Immediately ruthless Major Johnson (Mickey Rourke) sends a squad of his …

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"I promise I'll get us all out of here!" Saban Films has debuted an official trailer for an action thriller horror feature titled WarHunt, from filmmaker Mauro Borrelli. This is arriving on VOD in January, taking that usual slot (earlier this year it was another WWII action thriller horror feature called Shadow in the Cloud). WarHunt has a similar vibe to Dog Soldiers or the more recent Overlord. A US military plane crash lands in the German forest during World War II. As the soldiers venture into the forest, they discover dead bodies with organs missing and mysterious signs. Soon they start to find some kind of demons out there. But what exactly is it?! The cast includes Mickey Rourke, Jackson Rathbone, Robert Knepper, Josh Burdett, Alex Mills, Fredrik Wagner, Matt Mella, Timo Willman, and Ben McKeown. Oh damn this actually looks pretty good! It leans into the supernatural a bit more than Overlord,...

Warhunt Starring Mickey Rourke will be In Theaters, On Demand and Digital – January 21, 2022.

Here’s the trailer:

1945. A US military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German black forest. Immediately ruthless Major Johnson (Mickey Rourke) sends a squad of his bravest soldiers on a rescue mission to retrieve the top secret material the plane was carrying. Led by Sergeant Brewer (Robert Knepper) and Walsh (Jackson Rathbone), the soldiers venture deep into the forest near the crash site. They soon discover hanged Nazi soldiers and other dead bodies bearing ancient, magical symbols. Suddenly their compasses fail, their perceptions twist and straying from the group leads to profound horror as they are attacked by a powerful, supernatural force. Fighting for the sanity and struggling to survive they must uncover the shocking truth behind the force before the Nazis and do everything they can...

Production on privately backed road movie scheduled to start on September 20 in Bali, Java.

UK actor Andrew Howard, who starred in Netflix’s Oscar-winning short Two Distant Strangers and whose credits include Hatfields And McCoys and Tenet, will star opposite Indonesian actor Putri Ayudya in Bali-set drama Kupu Kupu.

Indonesia-based UK filmmaker Martin East is making his feature directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Nona Ica. East was an actor whos credits included Titanic and EastEnders before he became a music producer.

Production on the privately- backed project is scheduled to start on September 20 in Bali and Java.

Production on privately backed road movie scheduled to start on September 20 in Bali, Java.

Welsh actor Andrew Howard, who starred in Netflix’s Oscar-wining short Two Distant Strangers and whose credits include Hatfields And McCoys and Tenet, will star opposite Indonesian actor Putri Ayudya in Bali-set drama Kupu Kupu.

The story centres on Anna, a shy maid who reluctantly joins her needy boss Cal (Howard) on an Indonesian road trip from Bali to Java and must confront her family, take ownership of her past, and stake her claim for what her future may hold.

Indonesia-based British filmmaker Martin East makes...

Jackson Rathbone, Robert Knepper also star.

Highland Film Group heads into the virtual Cannes market next month with worldwide sales rights to the completed supernatural thriller Warhunt starring Mickey Rourke.

Jackson Rathbone, and Robert Knepper also star in the film, which shot in Riga, Latvia, and is directed by Mauro Borrelli (The Recall) from a screenplay he co-wrote with Reggie Keyohara III (The Recall).

Rourke plays a military commander who dispatches an elite team on a deadly rescue mission after a Second World War cargo plane crashes.

Under attack from a horrifying supernatural force, the soldiers race to uncover the truth before the Nazis,...

Move comes after Universal’s F9 stormed to $163m theatrical-only international debut.

In the first major day-and-date play to boost subscribers at parent company NBCUniversal’s Peacock, Universal has moved up the release of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business from September 17 to July 2 and set a hybrid theatrical and streaming launch.

The move comes after F9’s $163m international launch weekend in eight markets and demonstrates the volatile nature of the post-pandemic distribution model.

While Universal delayed the release of F9 several times to preserve its theatrical exclusivity and launched it in markets where cinema-going has made a robust return,...

Move comes after Universal’s F9 stormed to $163m theatrical-only international debut.

In the first major day-and-date play for parent company NBCUniversal’s Peacock, Universal has moved up the release of DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business from September 17 to July 2 and set a day-and-date theatrical and streaming launch.

The move comes after F9’s $163m international launch weekend in eight markets and demonstrates the volatile nature of a post-pandemic distribution model.

While Universal delayed the release of F9 several times to preserve its theatrical exclusivity and launched it in markets where cinema-going has made a robust return,...

Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Luke Kleintank will star in “The Good Neighbor,” a remake of German thriller “Unter Nachbarn.”

The movie will center on new neighbors David and Robert, who find themselves bonded by a hit-and-run accident. According to the official logline: “When the dead girl’s sister shows up to investigate, David, overcome with guilt, wonders if he can find redemption while Robert is determined to bury the past and keep his new friend for himself, no matter the cost.”

The film will be directed by Stephan Rick (“The Dark Side of the Moon”), from a script by Rick and Ross Partridge (“Room 104”). Rick also directed the original movie.

Dean Altit (“Misfits”) and Yulia Zayceva (“WarHunt”) are producing. Kia Jam and Igor Pronin are executive producing with casting by Ricki Maslar. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales, while Highland Film Group will oversee international sales.

Rhys Meyers...

Exclusive: The music-driven project Mixtape, which landed on the 2009 Black List, is finally turning up the volume at Netflix.

Outer Banks and The Archer director Valerie Weiss has come aboard to direct, with a number of actors joining the cast including two-time Emmy winner Julie Bowen, Gemma Brooke Allen, Nick Thune, Jackson Rathbone and newcomers Olga Petsa, Audrey Hsieh and Diego Mercado.

Stacey Menear penned the original script with revisions by The Half of It‘s Alice Wu.

In Mixtape, on the eve of Y2K, orphaned, awkward 12-year-old Beverly Moody (Allen) discovers a broken mixtape crafted by her teen parents. Raised by her grandmother Gail (Bowen), a former teen mom herself who finds it painful to speak about her late daughter, Beverly sees this mixtape as a chance to finally learn more about her parents. So she sets out on a journey to find all the songs on the tape.

The lockdown is affecting everyone in different ways. Some are using the time to better themselves, get back in touch with old friends and acquaintances, and take stock of the direction in which their lives are headed. Star of the 2008 movie The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke, on the other hand, is choosing to start a feud with Robert De Niro, starting things off by posting a picture of the actor on Instagram with the following threatening message.

"Hey Robert De Niro, that's right i am talking to you, you big fucking crybaby. A friend of mine just recently told me that a few months back you're quoted as saying to newspapers "Mickey Rourke's a liar he talks all kind of shit". Listen Mr.Tough Guy in the movies, you're the 1st person that ever called me a liar and it was in a newspaper. Let me tell you something, you punk ass,...

Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro are two guys you wouldn’t want to leave alone in a room together. Especially as evidenced by Mickey Rourke’s recent Instagram post, which attacks De Niro alleging that he called Rourke a “liar” in newspapers. Rourke made headlines last fall when he said that De Niro, with whom he starred in Alan Parker’s 1987 neo-noir “Angel Heart,” blocked him from co-starring in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” See the Instagram post, originally published Friday, below.

“Hey Robert De Niro, that’s right i am talking to you, you big fucking crybaby,” Rourke wrote. “A friend of mine just recently told me that a few months back you’re quoted as saying to newspapers ‘Mickey Rourke’s a liar he talks all kind of shit.’ Listen Mr.Tough Guy in the movies, you’re the 1st person that ever called me a liar...

Though production around the world has shut down amid the ongoing global health crisis, one movie has, against all odds, wrapped shooting. Starring Mickey Rourke, the World War II fantasy film “Warhunt” has, according to Variety, finished production while filming in Riga, the capital of Latvia, where cast and crew were allowed to continue working under strict guidelines.

According to the report, the filmmakers and cast had to wear face masks and gloves, have their temperature taken twice a day, and abide by social-distancing and hygiene guidelines in Latvia, where the current number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is 812 as of Sunday. The country has seen only 12 deaths so far, along with more than 260 recoveries.

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Rourke agreed to work on “Warhunt” and adjust his schedule despite growing health concerns.

World War II fantasy horror movie “Warhunt,” starring Mickey Rourke, has wrapped after it continued shooting during the Covid-19 crisis.

The crew on the project, which shot in Riga, capital of Latvia, were allowed to continue working by abiding by government guidelines. These included having to don facemasks and gloves, having their temperature taken twice a day, social distancing, and disinfecting equipment.

Rourke says: “I came to Riga to work and this thing (Covid-19) was so out of control, but everyone was so great.”

Yu-Fai Suen, one of the producers, says Rourke’s dates had to be adjusted. “We had to rearrange the schedule for Mickey Rourke as the country was closing its borders, and luckily he agreed to fly early to beat the closure, and we rescheduled his shoot days to accommodate this change.”

Speaking about the adjustments on set, Suen says: “There were additional procedures on set, but...