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The following contains major spoilers from The Day of the Jackal Episode 6, now streaming on Peacock.

Peacock's The Day of the Jackal had an interesting release strategy: to premiere the first five episodes as one drop, and then shift to weekly premieres for the second half of the season. That's not typical for any streaming show -- but watching Episode 6, it makes a certain amount of sense. Episode 5 was the tipping point for the story, the point at which everything became bigger, and now it's best to let events marinate rather than rush to an even larger conclusion.

Episode 6 is, fundamentally, about getting the Jackal and Bianca on a plane to Estonia for Ulle Dag Charles' big event, at which everything will come crashing together. Plot-wise, it could be the most boring episode ever, which is the kiss of death in the thriller genre. But because of the show's continued...

Gold Coast-based veteran writer, producer and director Phil Avalon is currently developing a World War I film, The Stolen, with director Geoff Davis. After more than two years. production, the film is close to completion.

The Stolen follows an unknown soldier who grew up on a farm in Queensland, signing up at a very young age to join the war. He returns home only to find that his family destroyed by bushrangers who have killed his father and kidnapped his sister.

Avalon first heard of the film through actor and good friend Tony Bonner, who appeared in his last film, surfing drama Liquid Bridge (2003), which also starred Ryan Kwanten.

.Bonner had been in the film for a while at that time., Avalon recalls. .He suggested that I have a look at this project. So I had a look at the scripts and the vision of the director Geoff Davis. And...