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There was a time when Netflix itself would have been considered sci-fi. High-definition movies on demand in your living room, for a monthly fee, sometimes day and date with theatrical releases? Yeah, not a thing until pretty recently, which might make you wonder how many of the sci-fi features actually on Netflix are in danger of coming true eventually. 

Netflix isn't just a studio and purveyor of original movies, though -- it's also home to former theatrical releases from other studios, which linger on the service for short and long terms. So when the time came to round up the best sci-fi films on the service, as of this writing at least, we've included some of those too. Toho, Warner Bros. and Sony have made deals with the streamer that would seem to ensure decent tenures for the ones cited below, but it's an unpredictable world, one in which streaming...

An untitled UFO conspiracy thriller from Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski has ignited an out-of-this-world bidding war, THR reports.

Written by Zach Baylin, the package also includes legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

Little is known about the plot, but it’s described as “All the President’s Men with UFOs.” No stars are attached and the budget range is unclear, but it is seeking a greenlight.

Part of the appeal is the veneer of authenticity to the pitch. Former United States Air Force officer David Grusch, who made headlines in 2023 when he testified before Congress that the government has been studying “non-human”spacecrafts and pilots, is said to be consulting on the project.

Amazon, Apple, Lionsgate, Paramount, and Warner Bros. are among the interested studios, with sources saying bidding is escalating “quickly and aggressively.”

No stranger to sci-fi thrills, Kosinski’s previously helmed Oblivion, Tron: Legacy, and Spiderhead. His next film,...

A brand-new movie project from legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is generating intense interest across Hollywood. The film, described as All the President’s Men with UFOs, has major studios fighting to secure the rights, with bidding escalating at a rapid pace.

The project is bringing together an impressive team. Screenwriter Zach Baylin, known for his work on King Richard, Creed III, and The Order, has joined the creative force behind the film. The combination of Bruckheimer, Kosinski, and Baylin has studios like Amazon, Apple, Lionsgate, Paramount, and Warner Bros. eager to back the project. Sources say negotiations are moving “quickly and aggressively.”

Though details about the movie remain under wraps, the premise suggests a political thriller with UFO-related intrigue. Given the public’s growing fascination with extraterrestrial mysteries, the film’s concept has undeniable appeal.

Related: Steven Spielberg Will Return to Classic...

A movie project reuniting Jerry Bruckheimer and Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is spurring interest that is out of this world.

A solar system’s worth of companies are vying for the package, that also includes scribe Zach Baylin, the writer whose credits include Will Smith’s King Richard, Creed III, and last year’s Jude Law white supremacist thriller The Order.

Amazon, Apple, Lionsgate, Paramount and Warner Bros. are among the studios in on the action, with sources saying the bidding is escalating “quickly and aggressively.”

Little is known about the piece, which is described as All the President’s Men with UFOs. The budget range is unclear but it is seeking a greenlight, per one source. No stars are currently attached.

Part of the appeal is the veneer of authenticity to the pitch. Former United States Air Force officer – and erstwhile UFO whistleblower – David Grusch is said...

After being absent from the screen for several years with his most recent outing coming in Spiderhead, the psychological thriller starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller is officially back with a new movie coming soon to Apple TV+. Teller stars alongside Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge, the upcoming sci-fi horror thriller following two highly trained operatives (Teller and Taylor-Joy) who become close after being sent on a dangerous mission to protect opposite sides of The Gorge. Collider is thrilled to partner with Apple TV+ to offer an exclusive sneak peek from the upcoming film, which also stars Avatar and Alien veteran Sigourney Weaver and will begin streaming on February 14. The clip shows Levi (Teller) and Nasa (Taylor-Joy) on the run, but backing themselves into a dangerous corner.

The world of Hollywood is unpredictable in its own unique way, and so forging a path in this land is not a job for everyone. This couldn’t hold more true than in the case of two of Tom Cruise’s ‘prodigies,’ Glen Powell and Miles Teller. Both actors appeared in the highly successful Top Gun 2, receiving an immense boost to their careers.

Hangman (Glen Powell) and Rooster (Miles Teller) in Top Gun: Maverick | Paramount Pictures

While Powell has been riding high on the success of the film and has mapped out a brilliant career for himself, the same cannot be said for Teller. However, this can change with his latest film. Starring in the horror thriller The Gorge alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Teller can finally get to use some of his Top Gun 2 fame and follow in the footsteps of his co-star Glen Powell.

Miles Teller might finally...

In the Heart of the Sea includes an incredible cast led by Chris Hemsworth. Based on In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick, the movie follows a crew whose ship sinks after encountering a giant whale. In the Heart of the Sea received mixed reviews when it premiered in 2015 and has a 42% Rotten Tomatoes score. Despite the divisive response the movie got, the performance of the actors is one of its saving graces.

Directed by Ron Howard, In the Heart of the Sea is a film adaptation of the story that inspired Moby Dick. In the Heart of the Sea stars Chris Hemsworth, along with other renowned actors such as Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson.

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Top Gun: Maverick‘s Miles Teller and Emmy nominee Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) man posts on opposite sides of a gorge in the appropriately titled thriller, The Gorge. Heading to Apple TV+ on Valentine’s Day 2025, The Gorge comes from The Black Phone director Scott Derrickson and The Tomorrow War screenwriter Zach Dean.

Sigourney Weaver also stars, and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Scott Derrickson, C.Robert Cargill, Sherryl Clark, Adam Kolbrenner, Zach Dean, and Gregory Goodman serve as producers. Miles Teller executive produces.

“Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis. “When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them,...

Chris Hemsworth might have been a nightmare to Thanos’ army in Avengers: Infinity War, but he had to give it up when facing these three YouTubers. Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry were guests on the Australian YouTube channel, How Ridiculous, who are known for their adrenaline-pumping games. The team challenged Hemsworth and Henry to a Balloon Pop Race.

Chris Hemsworth in Thor: Love and Thunder | Credits: Marvel Studios

Hemsworth and Henry appeared on the channel to promote their latest film, Transformers One. The Extraction actor voices the role of Orion Pax aka Optimus Prime, while the Eternals actor voices Orion’s best friend-turned-enemy D-16 aka Megatron.

Thor Actor Chris Hemsworth Loses At This Challenging Game Of Speed Chris Hemsworth as Orion Pax in Transformers One | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Marvel stars Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, and Scarlett Johansson reunite in the new animated film in the Transformers franchise, Transformers One.

Chris Hemsworth finally addresses his crying scene in the recent Marvel blockbuster, Deadpool & Wolverine. However, his answer did not provide anything significant to the Marvel fans except a hint that it will be answered in the upcoming MCU movies. Interestingly, Hemsworth didn’t film the scene and the movie used a stand-in actor for him.

Chris Hemsworth in Thor: Love and Thunder | Credits: Marvel Studios

Hemsworth is currently busy with the promotions of his film, Transformers One, which is set to hit US theaters on September 20. However, he will probably return to his role as Thor soon in Avengers: Secret Wars as well as a potential Thor 5. Fans expect to see a relationship between Deadpool and Thor in one of these films.

Chris Hemsworth Answers Why Thor Was Crying In Deadpool & Wolverine Thor crying in a scene from Deadpool & Wolverine | Credits: Marvel Studios

Deadpool & Wolverine was a massive hit for...

Producer Eric Newman and wife Dana Newman are doubling down on their commitment to Venice Community Housing. The couple, longtime supporters of the organization, made a $500,000 donation to the nonprofit as a way to support affordable housing initiatives.

Founded in 1988, Vch works to invest in permanently affordable housing, advance health and housing-based solutions for unhoused people, promote youth development and education, and build strategic partnerships based on equity and inclusion.

The organization has more than 300 homes in operation and another 400-plus in development. The nonprofit serves more than 1,300 people, the majority of whom are people of color. Vch is currently inching toward a grand opening of Journey Apartments, 40 units for transition-aged youth experiencing homelessness and people experiencing chronic homelessness.

“On behalf of Vch, we graciously thank the Newmans for their long-term and very generous support,” Vch’s co-executive director Erika Lee said in response to the sizable gift. “Donations like...

Over the years, Netflix has expanded into a variety of genres with original content, but they never let go of being a go-to place for some of the best movies ever made. As the streaming wars continue and services like Disney+ and Apple TV+ continue to gain traction, Netflix is becoming less of the dominant go-to content hub that it used to be. That said, sci-fi fans can find great value in a Netflix subscription, thanks to the genre movies available on the platform.

Netflix broke out as a leader in the genre thanks to the original sci-fi series Stranger Things and that opened the floodgates to countless movies and streaming series for fans to enjoy. Much of its library consists of titles released in the past couple of decades, but there are a few classics on the streaming service for people who love all flavors of sci-fi. From big-budget...

"What are we gonna do about you?" Amazon MGM Studios has revealed a second trailer for Blink Twice, a mystery thriller marking the feature directorial debut of actress Zoë Kravitz. She's co-writing & directing in collaboration with another writer from the "High Fidelity" series. "This summer, make some memories." Naomi Ackie stars as Frida is a young waitress in Los Angeles who has her eye on tech entrepreneur Slater King. She's invited on a dream vacation to his private island, where strange things start to happen. Frida will have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out alive. Uh oh... Co-starring Channing Tatum as Slater, plus Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, and Alia Shawkat as her friend Jess. This still looks a lot like Don't Worry Darling and/or Spiderhead, set on a very fancy island where lots of weird,...

If you’ve ever found yourself questioning the nature of your reality, you’ve arrived at the right list. One of the reasons mind-benders are perennially popular is their versatility. Some incorporate elements of science fiction and horror, while others are just about ordinary people getting into extraordinary situations. It’s a genre that’s open to interpretation; the only real requirement is that they make you think.

There are so many engrossing mind-benders that we couldn’t limit ourselves to only shows or just movies, which means you’re getting recommendations for both. Our picks include the groundbreaking anthology Black Mirror, time-loop series Russian Doll, and the hallucinatory film Spiderhead, among others. There are plenty of options here to keep you busy — and keep you guessing — for a while.

After working with Tom Cruise, director Joseph Kosinski is all set to work with another A-lister in Hollywood. Kosinski will be helming a Formula One racing film, titled F1, starring Brad Pitt. The new film is being produced under Apple Studios and has already proven more challenging to the director than Top Gun: Maverick.

Brad Pitt in a still from Joseph Kosinski’s F1 | Warner Bros. Pictures

Kosinski is reuniting with Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer and screenwriter Ehren Kruger in F1. Interestingly, racing driver Lewis Hamilton also serves as a producer on the film.

Joseph Kosinski Found One Aspect of Brad Pitt’s F1 Extremely Challenging Brad Pitt in a still from F1 | Warner Bros. Pictures

The development of Joseph Kosinski‘s F1 was first reported in December 2021, with Brad Pitt announced as the lead actor. The story follows a former Formula One driver Sonny Hayes, played by Pitt,...

After his blockbuster behemoth Top Gun: Maverick, Joseph Kosinski went quite a bit smaller scale with his little-discussed Netflix release Spiderhead release just a month after his Tom Cruise vehicle, but he’s now back next year with one of the biggest films of the summer. F1 teams Kosinski with Brad Pitt and now the first trailer has arrived today.

Produced by Apple Original Films and set for a theatrical release from Warner Bros. Pictures, the film follows Pitt as a former driver who returns to Formula 1, alongside Damson Idris as his teammate at Apxgp, a fictional team on the grid. The feature is being shot during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport.

With a cast also featuring Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia, and Samson Kayo, the Queen-backed teaser trailer is far heavier on action than plot...

You can’t keep these fly boys down. After Miles Teller starred and flew alongside Tom Cruise in “Top Gun Maverick,” the actor is getting back in a Navy uniform for a remake of the 1982 romance “An Officer and a Gentleman.”

Teller will star in the remake of the Oscar-winning romance that originally starred Richard Gere, Debra Winger, and the late Louis Gossett Jr., an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.

“An Officer and a Gentleman” told the story of a young man going through the Naval Academy to complete his training as an aviation officer, only to get caught up in the headwinds of a whirlwind romance from a girl on the wrong side of the tracks and a tough Gunnery sergeant.

Miles Teller…Navy aviation…where have we heard that before?

The remake will be a modern retelling of the story. Dana Fox (“27 Dresses”) wrote...

Miles Teller is heading back to the armed forces.

The actor, who flew alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick, has enlisted to star in Paramount’s update of its 1982 romantic drama, An Officer and a Gentleman.

Temple Hill is producing. Dana Fox, who made a name for herself penning romantic comedies such as The Wedding Date and 27 Dresses in the aughts, wrote the most recent draft of remake. Matt Johnson wrote the original draft.

The original movie centered on a troubled young man, played by Richard Gere, who enters the aviation officer candidate school. There, he finds himself caught in the crosswinds of life paths, which include a romance with a girl from the wrong side of the tracks played by Debra Winger and the tutelage of a strict Marine sergeant, played by Louis Gossett Jr. Taylor Hackford directed the picture.

The movie proved to be a massive hit...

Chris Hemsworth is the latest actor to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His Marvel co-star Robert Downey Jr. was present at this special occasion. While the other Og Avengers stars couldn’t make it to the ceremony, they sent their best wishes via Downey Jr. Knowing their bond, it wouldn’t be a surprise that the stars chose to roast Hemsworth on his special day.

Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder | Marvel Studios

While the fellow Avengers had some pretty on-point things to say about Hemsworth in their roasts, it was Chris Evans with his savage one-liner that stood out. The recognition came a day before Hemsworth’s movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga opened in theaters.

Chris Evans Had The Best Roast For Chris Hemsworth Among The Og Avengers

Chris Hemsworth and his Marvel co-stars in a still from The Avengers...

Almost two years ago, Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth revealed that he carries two copies of the APOE4 gene, suggesting that he has a greater chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The revelation was made when he underwent genetics for the National Geographic docuseries Limitless.

A still from Extraction | Netflix

While he hasn’t received any diagnosis related to this, speculation arose that the Thor actor might be contemplating retirement. While addressing these rumors and specualtions, Hemsworth recently expressed his frustration, affirming that he has no plans to exit Hollywood in the near future.

Chris Hemsworth Clarifies Rumors About His Health And Retirement

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the Marvel star expressed his disappointment and frustration with rumors of his supposed departure from acting. Chris Hemsworth acknowledged that the news regarding his genetic predisposition was alarming.

Chris Hemsworth in and as Thor | Credit: Marvel Studios

However, he also clarified...

"Are you having a good time?" Amazon MGM Studios has revealed the first official trailer for Blink Twice, a mystery thriller marking the feature directorial debut of actress Zoë Kravitz. She's co-writing & directing in collaboration with another writer from the "High Fidelity" series she starred on recently. It's opening in theaters in August. "This summer, make some memories." Naomi Ackie stars as Frida is a young waitress in Los Angeles who has her eye on tech entrepreneur Slater King. On a dream vacation to his private island, strange things start to happen. Frida will have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out alive. Uh oh... Co-starring Channing Tatum as Slater, along with Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, and Alia Shawkat. At first glance, this reminds me of Don't Worry Darling with many similarities, but it also seems like...

Emmy nominee Jurnee Smollett is set to lead the new Apple Original drama series Firebug, loosely inspired by events surrounding notorious California arsonist John Leonard Orr. She will star alongside Taron Egerton in the project developed, written and executive produced by Dennis Lehane.

Firebug will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) as they pursue the trail of two serial arsonists. Smollett will play Michelle, a rising-star detective. Set in the contemporary Pacific Northwest the fictional series uses as its launching pad some events documented in truth.media’s acclaimed Firebug podcast. Orr, the inspiration for the podcast, worked for the Glendale Fire Department in Southern California as a fire captain and arson investigator who later was convicted of being a serial arsonist and mass murderer.

In addition to starring, Egerton will serve as executive producer alongside Richard Plepler through Eden Productions, Dan Friedkin and...

Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International have made official what we told you: Miles Teller is joining Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael. The attorney that Teller will be playing is John Branca, who shepherded the King of Pop’s career as he transitioned from a singing sensation in a boy band to world-renowned mega star.

Branca is also producing the movie with John McClain; they are co-executors of Jackson’s estate.

Lionsgate and Universal have slated the film’s worldwide release for April 18, 2025. Production is underway.

“Miles is a compelling screen presence, whom I’ve admired since watching him in Whiplash. He’s the perfect actor to capture John’s enigmatic persona,” said Michael producer Graham King in statement. “From our earliest development conversations, it was clear the emotional connection that John still has to Michael. He graciously allowed us to use him as a character in the film...

Director Matthew Vaughn hints at plans for a "very very special movie" with Chris Hemsworth, comparing it to the impact of his film Kick-Ass. The film, written, directed, and starring Vaughn's stunt team, aims to reinvent the action movie genre by showcasing stunts and acting simultaneously. Vaughn's previous film, Argylle, received poor reviews, but this upcoming project with Hemsworth and Sam Rockwell offers an opportunity for redemption.

Director Matthew Vaughn hypes his upcoming action movie with Chris Hemsworth. Vaughn is known for his work in the action film genre, a skill he most recently displayed in 2024’s Argylle. Best known for playing Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies, Hemsworth's most recent work includes Extraction II, Thor: Love and Thunder, and Spiderhead.

In conversation with Josh Horowitz, Vaughn hints at plans for a new action movie with Hemsworth. While Vaughn kept the details of this film vague, he...

Chris Hemsworth's villain character Dementus in Furiosa appears to be more charismatic than his previous villain roles, allowing him to showcase his usual charm uniquely. While Hemsworth is primarily known for his heroic characters, his work in comedies and as real-life historical figures has solidified his range outside the superhero genre. Dementus in Furiosa is depicted as the most unrealistic and animated villain in Hemsworth's career, emphasizing the absurdity of the Mad Max universe compared to his other more grounded roles.

The trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga shows Chris Hemsworth in a major antagonist role that appears to be different from the actor's previous villain characters in one key way. While the details surrounding the upcoming Mad Max prequel movie Furiosa are being kept tight, Hemsworth's villain character Dementus looks to be just as evil as Mad Max: Fury Road's Immortan Joe, if not more so,...

The Mill is a sci-fi mystery drama film directed by Sean King O’Grady from a screenplay by Jeffrey David Thomas. The Hulu film follows the story of a businessman who wakes up in an open-air prison cell with an old grist mill. He’s forced to work there but now he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child. The Mill stars Lil Rel Howrey in the lead role with Pat Healy and Karen Obilom starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved The Mill here are some similar movies you could watch next.

The Belko Experiment Credit – Orion Pictures

Synopsis: Welcome to Belko Industries, a normally calm workplace that’s about to devolve into a blood-soaked battle royale and a shocking case study of bone-crunching horror! When 80 Americans are suddenly locked in their office building in Bogotá, a mysterious voice on the intercom orders them...

Crime 101 has been picked up by Amazon after a bidding war with streaming giant Netflix. The film, which stars Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal, is an adaptation of a crime novella by Don Winslow. The film will be directed by Bart Layton (American Animals) and produced by Avatar: The Way of Water’s Shane Salerno.

As reported by The Playlist, Amazon has paid $90 million – $10 million under the projected amount – for the rights to the crime thriller Crime 101. The Mandalorian and The Last of Us star, Pascal, joins up with Thor: Ragnarok and Spiderhead’s Hemsworth in the film. Crime 101 has been compared to other seminal works in the crime thriller genre, such as Heat and Collateral.

Related: Heat 2: Michael Mann Promises the Sequel Is Coming Soon

Crime 101 Has Been Called a "Heat-Style" Film

Heat stars Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino as a mastermind criminal and a hardened law enforcement officer,...

Throughout the 2010s, Michael Fassbender starred in everything from the X-Men franchise, a film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Assassin’s Creed, and a Steve Jobs biopic. David Fincher’s The Killer will be the actor’s first film since 2019, and the first trailer shows Fassbender in all his ruthless glory.

Fassbender last appeared on the big screen in 2019’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Since he last portrayed Magneto, the actor has kept busy by driving race cars, currently racing in the European Le Mans Series. Now, with the first trailer being released on Netflix's YouTube, fans can get a taste of his performance in Fincher’s latest film. Based on the French graphic novel of the same name, The Killer follows an assassin who “battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.”

Related: David Fincher's Films Ranked, According to Critics

Fassbender made his feature film debut in 300,...

"Mute," directed by Duncan Jones, was released in 2018 but failed to impress both critics and audiences, earning low scores on Rotten Tomatoes. The film's visuals are stunning, but its narrative lacks substance, and comparisons to "Blade Runner" only highlighted its shortcomings. While Netflix's sci-fi TV shows have been highly acclaimed, their original sci-fi movies often disappoint, with "Mute" being one of many panned by critics.

In 2018, Netflix released its own sci-fi noir in the mold of Blade Runner entitled Mute, but unlike Ridley Scott’s futuristic masterpiece, it was panned by both critics and audiences. Directed by David Bowie’s son Duncan Jones, Mute revolves around a bartender searching for the missing love of his life in Berlin in 2035. Jones had proven himself as a formidable sci-fi filmmaker with 2009’s Moon, and the cast includes such stars as Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, and Justin Theroux, but Mute was a resounding failure.

Extraction 2, the highly acclaimed sequel to the action-packed saga, has made it into Netflix's top 10 most watched films. The movie follows Tyler Rake, a former special forces agent tasked with rescuing the family of a Georgian gangster from a dangerous prison. Extraction 2 is the third collaboration between Chris Hemsworth and Netflix, following the success of the first Extraction movie and Spiderhead.

Action outing Extraction 2 is now part of a very select group of Netflix's productions. The highly acclaimed sequel to Chris Hemsworth's action-packed saga that started in 2020 has joined the streaming platform's top 10 most watched films. Based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Fernando León González, Eric Skillman, and Anthony and Joe Russo, the first movie followed Tyler Rake, a former special forces agent who is hired by a criminal leader to rescue his son after he's kidnapped in India by the Bangladeshi cartel.

Sometimes, when you’re looking to be entertained, only a thriller will cut it. If you ever find yourself feeling like life is getting inexplicably dark, and morality is becoming more ambiguous, immersing yourself in a tense world of serial killers, terrorists, and crooked sleazebags of all kinds is a pretty great form of escapism. The genre is broad enough to encompass a wide variety of tropes, so you could probably watch thrillers forever and never get bored.

Netflix’s thriller offerings are surprisingly well-rounded, offering a good mix of undisputed classics from the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Paul Greengrass as well as newer indie flicks that you may have missed. Whether you’re looking to revisit an old favorite, fill an embarrassing gap in your movie knowledge, or find something new and cutting-edge that will blow your mind, the genre always has something for you. Keep reading for...

Academy Award winner Javier Bardem has joined Brad Pitt in director Joseph Kosinski’s upcoming Formula One movie. Revealed in a report by Deadline, Bardem will star in the movie as a Formula One team owner and friend of Pitt’s former driver Sonny Hayes, with the prospect of seeing Bardem share the screen with fellow Academy Award winner Brad Pitt a hugely exciting one.

Known for starring in the likes of the James Bond outing Skyfall, the Oscar winning No Country for Old Men, the sci-fi epic Dune, and more recently The Little Mermaid, Bardem rounds out a cast that includes Pitt, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and real-life Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, with Outside the Wire and Black Mirror star Damson Idris set to take the lead as rookie prodigy Joshua Pearce, who is mentored by Pitt’s one-time F1 legend, Sonny Hayes. The project, which will reportedly be titled Apex,...

Extraction 2, Thor: Love And Thunder (Marvel Studios) Image: The A.V. Club Recently, as part of a GQ profile that referred to him as “the god-tier Australian actor,” Chris Hemsworth responded to the somewhat dismissive reaction to Thor: Love And Thunder by admitting that they “just had too much fun...

Chris Hemsworth clarifies previous comments about taking a break from acting due to health risks. He has consistently been working for over a decade with other projects on the horizon. The actor recently appeared in Spiderhead and Thor: Love and Thunder. This week, he will be starring in Extraction 2, reprising his role of Tyler Rake. Hemsworth is also slated to appear in the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa as well as Transformers One, both of which are set for release in 2024.

Speaking with Et, Hemsworth claims that previous reports on his acting break were “blown out of proportion.” While Hemsworth admitted that he spent time reflecting on his health, the actor said that he is “healthier than [he’s] ever felt.” Hemsworth mentioned that he has “three kids that [he] want[s] to spend more time with.” Because of this, the actor will be more “curated” about the projects that he selects.

Propstore, one of the world’s leading film and TV memorabilia companies, is back with another horror-heavy auction this summer, and it’s one of their wildest auctions to date.

The company’s annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia will be taking place beginning June 28, with the items on offer expected to fetch over $12 million!

“Over 1,400 rare and iconic lots will be sold during Propstore’s unique Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction over three days from Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th June 2023 from 8 Am Pdt each day. Registration is now open at https://propstore.com/liveauction.”

Propstore lets us know, “Online proxy bids can now be submitted. In-room bidding will be open to the public at The Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, on June 28th. Online and telephone bids can be placed across the whole event.”

Top Horror items to be sold at the Propstore auction (with estimated sale...

According to Chris Hemsworth, Furiosa has been the most satisfying movie-making experience of his career, even more so than Thor. Serving as a prequel of sorts to Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa chronicles the origin story of Charlize Theron's hero, this time played by Anya Taylor-Joy. Hemsworth plays Dementus in the film, the central antagonist.

As the Furiosa release date inches ever closer, Hemsworth gushes in a recent profile with GQ about just how proud he is of the upcoming film. The actor calls director George Miller "masterful" and explains how satisfying a creative experience it was to play Dementus, an evil biker warlord. Check out Hemsworth's full comment below:

“I came into that film exhausted. I thought, ‘How am I going to get through this?’ Week one of rehearsals with [Miller], all of a sudden it was this reigniting of my creative energy.” [It was] by far the best experience of my career,...

From the first Extraction film to fellow mercenary thrillers like Ronin and John Wick, there are plenty of great action thriller movies like Extraction 2 to watch before the Chris Hemsworth-starring sequel arrives on Netflix. Set to be released on June 16, Extraction 2 sees black ops mercenary Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) take on another daring rescue mission, this time springing the family of a notorious Georgian gangster out of prison. Not only is stuntman-turned-filmmaker Sam Hargrave back in the director’s chair but Joe Russo is back to write the sequel’s script, serving as a producer alongside his brother and Avengers: Endgame co-director Anthony Russo.

To make the wait for Extraction 2 go by a little faster, there are plenty of other great action movies to check out. There are other high-stakes actioners about skilled operatives embarking on a rescue mission, like the father-daughter story of Taken or the father-son story of Sleepless.

While director Joseph Kosinski’s 2022 movie Spiderhead was nowhere near as successful as his earlier hit Top Gun: Maverick, the Netflix satire did allow the helmer to parody his own blockbuster’s ending. Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski followed the movie with the Netflix sci-fi satire Spiderhead. On paper, this sounds like a surprising choice. Top Gun: Maverick was an unashamedly silly crowd-pleaser that recreated the tone and style of director Tony Scott’s original 1986 cult classic Top Gun. In contrast, Spiderhead was a darkly comedic sci-fi satire about a futuristic prison that offered a barbed critique of pharmaceutical ethics by adapting George Saunders’ acclaimed short story Escape From Spidehead.

However, Spiderhead’s underrated takedown of the carceral state may not be that far from Top Gun: Maverick’s plot. After all, Top Gun: Maverick’s Iceman cameo already implied that Top Gun 3 could revisit Scott’s original plot for the sequel.

Exclusive: Alison Oliver (Saltburn), Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country), Marc Maron (To Leslie) and Odessa Young (The Staircase) have closed deals to join The Order, the crime thriller to be directed for Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios by Justin Kurzel, which is heading into production on Wednesday.

No specifics as to roles of the new cast members have been disclosed, but they join an ensemble that Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult and Tye Sheridan will lead, as previously announced.

Based on Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s book The Silent Brotherhood, which chronicles the escalating crimes of the titular white supremacist domestic terror group, the film is set in 1983 amongst the series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations and armored car heists that frightened communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. As baffled law enforcement agents scrambled for answers, a lone FBI agent (Law), stationed in the sleepy, picturesque town of Coeur d’Alene,...

Amid an advertising downturn, media planners will be making their more selective bets after attending the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Newfronts this year, set for May 1-4 in New York. As executives ready their pitches, here are a few key questions for the main presenters.

Amazon

It’s already an advertising powerhouse, quietly generating more than $37 billion in ad revenue last year. But most of that ad revenue was tied to its retail business, where sellers are fighting to get in front of consumers. The Newfronts are more focused on video, where Amazon’s live sports properties and Freevee free streaming service are expected to have top billing. Thursday Night Football has quickly become the most popular live-streamed programming available, and the company is betting that its video ad business has room to expand. And there’s Twitch and the Fire TV platform, which also are expected to play a part in the pitch.

There’s no denying Chris Hemsworth is one of the biggest stars in the world. However, when you take away his work as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, his filmography has quite a few misses. There’s his work in the “Ghostbusters” reboot in 2016, then you have the failed attempt to reboot the “Men in Black” franchise. Let’s not forget about the middling “Spiderhead” and “12 Strong.” But there is one shining star in his non-Marvel work—the high-octane action film, “Extraction.” Now, it looks like Hemsworth, along with filmmaker Sam Hargrave and producers/writers, the Russo Brothers are ready to turn that hit Netflix film into an official franchise with an upcoming sequel.

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2022 firmly put Miles Teller on the map as an acting talent, but there are many Miles Teller movies. Teller had already impressed many with smaller indie movies and a few genre releases. However, in 2022, he starred in the massive blockbuster hit Top Gun: Maverick as well as a Netflix release, Spiderhead, alongside Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. From his latest projects to the movies that helped launch his career, Teller has assembled an impressive filmography with plenty more likely to come.

With his role in Top Gun: Maverick becoming the biggest box-office success story of his career, the future looks bright for Teller. However, as he has done over his career, Teller has some interesting choices lined up to follow up that blockbuster. While Miles Teller has nothing lined up in 2023, he has an animated movie based on Noah's Ark and a romantic action movie from horror director Scott Derrickson that...

Robert De Niro is the latest movie star to make the move to TV. Netflix announced Wednesday that the Oscar-winning film legend will star in and executive-produce his first television project, the conspiracy thriller limited series “Zero Day,” from creators Eric Newman (“Narcos”) and Noah Oppenheim (“Jackie”).

“‘Zero Day’ asks the question on everyone’s mind — how do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control?” goes the official logline for the series. “And in an era rife with conspiracy theory and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps even of our own imagining?”

Plot and character details were not revealed.

The limited series has a muscular writing-producing team behind it. Eric Newman is one of Netflix’s go-to producers. His credits for the streamer include “The Watcher,” the “Narcos” franchise, and the upcoming “Griselda” on the TV side,...

Exclusive: Oscar season used to boil down to one main thing for Condé Nast: Vanity Fair‘s party. While the famed bash is back this year, there’s also a more consequential reason for the company to feel festive: The New Yorker‘s record five nominations across all three short film categories.

Stranger at the Gate and Haulout are in the Documentary Short Film field; Ice Merchants and The Flying Sailor are up for Animated Short Film, with Night Ride represented in Live Action Short Film. The haul marks a high point for Agnes Chu, who left her role as head of content for Disney+ in 2020 to become president of Condé Nast Entertainment. Feature projects have also been breaking through, with recent New Yorker-based projects including Spiderhead debuting last year on Netflix and Cat Person world-premiering last month at Sundance.

A known commodity in Hollywood, Chu has aimed to re-energize...

Chris Hemsworth banters with his so-called “lookalike” on Twitter, making for a sweet gesture. Hemsworth most recently starred in Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder as the titular character, who he has played since 2011’s Thor. Last year, Hemsworth also appeared alongside Miles Teller in the Netflix crime-drama Spiderhead.

Recently, Hemsworth took to Twitter to respond to an amusing post from a fan claiming to be Hemsworth’s lookalike.

This guy thought he’d trick us all by posting himself twice… https://t.co/bHVPawWYys — Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) February 14, 2023 Chris Hemsworth just called me sexy I’m never going to fail — Justin (@nothinbutlag) February 14, 2023

The fan, named Justin, posted a side-by-side picture of himself and Hemsworth and joked, “A bunch of girls told me I look just like Chris hemsworth." Hemsworth himself reposted the tweet and went along with it, teasingly accusing the user of "posting himself twice." Justin would later...

Director Richard Ayoade's latest film is assembling an all-star cast. Ben Stiller, Jesse Eisenberg, and Sally Hawkins are in talks to star in The Semplica Girl Diaries. The three actors are circling the dystopian comedy project, an adaptation of the 2012 George Saunders short story of the same name according to The Hollywood Reporter; Saunders' work also served as the source material for last year's Joseph Kosinski film Spiderhead.

Lovecraft Country creator Misha Green is set to make her feature directorial debut with Sunflower, a thriller for Lionsgate set to star Jurnee Smollett.

Green will write and helm the film about two women struggling to escape from a deranged college professor who holds them hostage on a remote sunflower farm. Green and Craig Flores will produce the project unveiled by Nathan Kahane, president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, which is eyeing a summer start for production.

Besides the HBO series Lovecraft Country, Green’s upcoming credits include writing and producing the feature film The Mother for Netflix. Recent credits for Smollett include Birds of Prey, the Joseph Kosinski sci-fi film Spiderhead, and Lou, which she executive produced on and starred in opposite Allison Janney.

Sunflower reunites Smollett and Green after they worked together on the series Underground and then Lovecraft Country. The latter received 18 Emmy nominations, including nods...

Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett will embark on their third collaboration with Green’s feature directorial debut, “Sunflower.”

The Lionsgate film has been described as a thriller about two women who attempt to escape from a remote sunflower farm, where they are being held hostage by a deranged college professor.

Green will write and direct, as well as produce along with Craig Flores. Production is slated to begin this summer.

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“’Sunflower’ was the first script I sold when I landed in Hollywood, and now having the opportunity to make it my first feature directorial outing feels like kismet,” said Green in a statement. “I couldn’t have hoped for better partners and collaborators than Nathan, the Lionsgate team, Craig, and Jurnee to help me shepherd it to the big screen.”

“Everyone at our studio was...

Exclusive: Misha Green will reteam with her Underground and Lovecraft Country star Jurnee Smollett for the Lionsgate thriller Sunflower. Green will direct off a script she wrote and produce with Craig J. Flores.

In Sunflower, two women struggle to escape from a deranged college professor who holds them hostage on a remote sunflower farm.

Sunflower will be Green and Smollett’s next project, and the studio is eyeing a summer start for production.

Smollett and Green first worked together on the critically acclaimed WGN series Underground before reuniting for their ten-episode HBO limited series Lovecraft Country, which counted 18 Emmy nominations, including nods for Smollett’s performance, Green’s writing, and Outstanding Drama Series, while Smollett was nominated for Emmy, NAACP and SAG Awards for her performance.

“Everyone at our studio was completely drawn in by the way Misha, Jurnee, and the ‘Lovecraft Country’ team worked so confidently to create a...

After nearly a year since wrapping filming, Dexter Fletcher has teased the release window for Chris Evans and Ana de Armas' new movie, Ghosted. The upcoming Apple TV+ film marks the third major collaboration between Evans and de Armas, with the two first crossing paths in Rian Johnson's Knives Out, starting off as reluctant allies before becoming adversaries, followed by the Russo brothers' The Gray Man, in which they again played against one another in the globe-trotting action thriller. Production on Ghosted kicked off in February 2022 and after wrapping in May, audiences are getting an exciting bit of insight for the progress of the film.

While speaking with Deadline at the Critics' Choice Awards, Dexter Fletcher offered an update on Chris Evans and Ana de Armas' new movie, Ghosted.

Dexter Fletcher reveals Chris Evans and Ana de Armas-starrer ‘Ghosted’ will release this April pic.twitter.com/vV5Jg...