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Matthew McConaughey and Yellowstone's Cole Hauser are teaming up for a new football drama series that's currently in the works at Netflix. New details about the project have emerged.

Deadline reports that Netflix is working on a currently untitled drama project starring and executive produced by McConaughey and Hauser. True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto and Skydance Sports (now merged with Paramount) are also involved with the project. Plot details remain under wraps, but it is 'believed to be set in the world of football', though it is unclear whether it is college football or professional. McConaughey and Hauser are reported to be playing brothers for the series.

After starring together in 1993's Dazed and Confused,...

Talking with Subhash K Jha, the always eloquent Mahesh Bhatt is full of compliments and praise for his the Gentleman star and friend Chiranjeevi, who is celebrated his 70th birthday on August 22nd.

You had the opportunity to direct Chiranjeevi in The Gentleman?

A good song lingers long after it has ended. It floats back to you when you are least expecting it, uninvited yet welcome. Some people are like that too. They come into your life, touch you deeply, and remain long after the moment has passed. Chiranjeevi is one of them.

Your good vibes with him lingered long after The Gentleman?

He is unforgettable! The megastar of the Telugu film industry,...

Top Contenders For Jack Sparrow Role After Johnny Depp (Photo Credit –Instagram)

With Depp’s personal life being under scrutiny in the public eye for the last few years and a run of underwhelming movie releases, Disney appears prepared to take a different approach. Even with Depp’s iconic performance and the backing of his fans, the ship—Pirates of the Caribbean 6—might have to sail without him.

Given that Depp may be leaving his role, Disney’s treasure map suggests new actors for the part. The hunt is on for actors, from lesser-known ones who can surprise us all to A-list celebritries who could put a fresh spin on the swashbuckling pirate. So, who can be the next to command the Black Pearl and don the tricorn hat drenched in rum? Read our take!

1. Matthew McConaughey

The Gentleman star Matthew McConaughey was already favored the role in the early ‘00s.

Actress and Save the Children Ambassador Joely Richardson recently visited a community allotment project, funded by the charity, which is improving children’s mental wellbeing and development.

The project, which is supported by Save the Children’s long-standing partner Bvlgari, is run by a local community group in Margate. Through growing food, joining in play-based activities and spending time in nature, these vital sessions are supporting children’s early learning and even encouraging wildlife in the local area.

As a keen gardener Joely is passionate about connecting with the natural world. The actress, whose upcoming roles include Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and the second series of The Gentleman, was...

“The Old Guard” is back and Netflix’s new sequel boasts both familiar and new faces.

The series, returning five years after the first film debuted, follows a group of immortals who task themselves with protecting the mortal world from threats while working to keep their long lives as secret as possible for fear of capture and study. The latest film brings back Charlize Theron and introduces new A-listers into the mix like Uma Thurman.

Here’s a who’s who the cast and characters to know in “The Old Guard 2.”

Charlize Theron in “The Old Guard 2” (Netflix) Charlize Theron as Andy

Charlize Theron plays Andy, one of the oldest of her kind and the leader of her group of immortal do-gooders, who is no longer immortal herself as of the end of the first film.

Theron’s filmography is wide-ranging. She won an Oscar for her role in 2003’s “Monster.

Theo James and Michele Morrone are stepping out during Men’s Fashion Week!

The 40-year-old White Lotus actor and the 34-year-old Another Simple Favor actor both looked sharp in suits and sunglasses as they arrived at the Dolce & Gabbana Men’s SS 2026 Show on Saturday (June 21) in Milan, Italy.

Other stars in attendance included Emily in Paris actor Lucien Laviscount, Gossip Girl actor Evan Mock, fashion tastemaker Rahi Chadda, South Korean actor Jung Hae-In, and Fire Island actor Zane Phillips.

Theo has been spending a lot of time recently in Italy filming the upcoming second season of his Netflix series The Gentleman.

Find out which cast members are returning for season 2 and who’s joining the show!

Click through the gallery inside for 10+ pictures of the stars at the fashion show in Italy…...

The cast of The Gentleman is taking over Italy!

Theo James and Jasmine Blackborow looked out at the sea as they filmed scenes for the upcoming second season of Guy Ritchie‘s hit Netflix series earlier this week in Verbonia, Italy.

For those scenes, Theo, 40, wore a white linen suit over a blue button down shirt while Jasmine, 33, donned a red floral-print dress.

Also this week, Theo filmed scenes around the city and was spotted aboard a boat while filming.

Here’s a season two synopsis: It’s been one year since Eddie (James) and Susie (Kaya Scodelario) joined forces to work together in Bobby’s (Ray Winstone) criminal empire overseas. As they drive to expand their enterprise, the decisions Bobby is making seem to be increasingly unsound. Now Eddie and Susie must decide whether to take action or risk losing it all, but unfettered ambition never ends well…

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DC Studios has tapped Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries to star as Basil Karlo in the upcoming Clayface film, set to hit theaters on September 11, 2026. According to Deadline, Harries landed the role after outshining other young talents like Jack O’Connell, Leo Woodall, Tom Blyth, and George MacKay, as DC sought a new face for the project.

Harries, known for roles in Netflix’s White Lines as Axel Collins and Apple TV+’s Suspicion as Eddie Walker, has also appeared in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentleman, Kandahar alongside Gerard Butler, and an episode of Doctor Who. His casting marks a big step for the rising star in the DC Universe.

The movie, directed by James Watkins of Speak No Evil fame, dives into the origins of Clayface, a character first seen in Detective Comics #40 in June 1940. Unlike his usual role as a Batman foe, this film centers on Basil Karlo, a...

Tom Rhys Harries is officially joining the DC Universe. He’s been picked to play the lead role in Clayface, the upcoming DC Studios movie. The news comes from Deadline, which reports that DC wanted to go with a “fresh face” for the role, and Harries got the part after beating out other rising stars like Jack O’Connell, Tom Blyth, Leo Woodall, and George MacKay.

Harries is a Welsh actor who’s been getting more attention lately. He played Eddie Walker in Suspicion on Apple TV+ and Axel Collins in Netflix’s White Lines. You might’ve also seen him in The Gentleman by Guy Ritchie, or in Kandahar with Gerard Butler. He even had a role in Doctor Who.

After a long and incredibly exhaustive search, we finally have our Dcu Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries. Both Matt Reeves and I were just blown away by this guy, and...

It was recently reported that the search for Clayface's lead had come down to four actors: Jack O'Connell (28 Years Later), Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Leo Woodall (The White Lotus), and George MacKay (1917). 

Well, it's turned out to be none of them. DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn has confirmed that Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries will take on the title role in Clayface, with The Wrap's Umberto Gonzalez reporting that he'll play the Matt Hagen version of the villain.

While Harries is a relative unknown, he's racked up credits in Apple TV+'s Suspicion, as well as The Return, Kandahar, and The Gentleman. 

Born in Cardiff, Wales, Harries attended The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and made his West End stage debut in 2013 in Jez Butterworth's Mojo opposite Colin Morgan, Rupert Grint, and Ben Whishaw.

James Gunn and Peter Safran...

Back in 2021, filmmaker Mike Flanagan let it be known on social media that he was interested in making a “standalone horror/thriller/tragedy” movie that would center on the Clayface character. A while after that, he confirmed that he had met with veteran DC movie producer Jon Berg to pitch a “horror-leaning” take on Clayface, as well as ideas for the DC properties Scarecrow, Justice League Dark, and Constantine. The meeting “kind of went nowhere.” But then, in March of 2023, Deadline broke the news that Flanagan had scheduled another Clayface pitch meeting, this time with DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran. And at the end of last year, it was announced that Flanagan is officially writing a Clayface movie that will be part of the DC Universe film franchise that’s being overseen by Gunn and Safran. A few months ago, Speak No Evil director James Watkins was hired to take the helm…...

Tom Rhys Harries, a relative newcomer, has scored the high-profile lead role in “Clayface,” an upcoming DC Studios adventure.

James Gunn, the head honcho at DC, delivered the news on social media, tweeting, “After a long and incredibly exhaustive search, we finally have our Dcu Clayface in Tom Rhys Harries. Both [‘The Batman’ director] Matt Reeves and I were just blown away by this guy, and can’t wait for you to see this film.”

Reeves is producing “Clayface,” which is written by Mike Flanagan (“The Fall of the House of Usher”) and directed by James Watkins (“Eden Lake”). The film is less superhero adventure than body horror flick, focusing on a B-movie actor who drinks a substance that’s supposed to help his career and which instead leaves him made entirely of clay. Think “Death Becomes Her” with fewer jokes.

And for the bulk of readers thinking Tom Rhys Harries,...

The James Bond franchise is undergoing arguably its biggest shake-up in history. As well as Daniel Craig being replaced as the eponymous spy, the franchise is under new ownership, with Amazon MGM Studios having bought the rights to the IP earlier this year. With the next movie currently in development, all eyes are on who will play the next James Bond. Every fan has their favorite pick. One fan who knows a thing or two about being a good 007 is Pierce Brosnan, who played the iconic character four times on the big screen, and the Irish star has defined what makes an actor worthy of taking on the mantle.

During an interview with MovieWeb's George Edelman, Pierce Brosnan discussed the future of James Bond and what the next actor to play the role will need in order to succeed. Much like Bond himself, Brosnan's advice was no-nonsense and to the point.

Apple TV+ has shared the first trailer for its new movie, The Lost Bus, starring Matthew McConaughey. It marks the actor's first starring role in a widely-released movie in six years.

The survival thriller is based on the book Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson. Variety reports that the film follows "a wayward school bus driver (McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) [who] battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno." The rest of the cast includes Yul Vazquez (Russian Doll), Ashlie Atkinson (Mr. Robot), Spencer Watson and Danny McCarthy (Prison Break).

"The Lost Bus is the story of quiet heroism — of people coming together in the face of the unthinkable. I'm honored to have been entrusted with this story," the film's director, Paul Greengrass, said in a statement shared on Variety. Greengrass co-wrote the film's screenplay with Brad Ingelsby.

The Lost Bus...

The first teaser trailer for Apple TV's The Lost Bus provides a glimpse of Matthew McConaughey's long-anticipated return to the big screen. Directed by noted thriller director Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus sees Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey and Oscar-nominee America Ferrera team up to save a group of schoolchildren from a blazing, deadly wildfire. Set for release this fall on Apple TV+ and in select cinemas, The Lost Bus promises to be an emotional, high-stakes, and all-too-relevant thriller, based on journalist Lizzie Johnson's firsthand account of California's Camp Fire, Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire.

The trailer for the Apple TV+ original film begins by following McConaughey's character, a school bus driver, as he hears about a dangerous situation unfolding at a local elementary school. It seems he has a choice to make: will he risk his life to save those in need, or will...

In celebration of Black Music Month, the Ne-yo Radio channel launches today for a limited time on SiriusXM, hosted and curated by the Grammy® Award-winning, multiplatinum hitmaker.

Ne-yo RadioAvailable now through July 3Listen on the App

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SiriusXM listeners can find Ne-Yo Radio on the SiriusXM app from June 4–July 3 and on satellite channel 79 from June 18–24.

What You’ll Hear

Responsible for some of the biggest songs of the 21st century, Ne-yo’s illustrious catalog can be heard on Ne-yo Radio.

The channel also features tracks from iconic artists across multiple genres who’ve inspired “The Gentleman” to do what he does, including Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Sza, Whitney Houston, and many more.

Plus, get an exclusive inside look into Ne-yo’s famed career with stories and insights from his musical journey over the years.

Netflix has confirmed filming is officially underway for the new season of Guy Ritchie’s smash hit series, ‘The Gentlemen.’

The return of the series was announced last year, with Netflix confirming Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and Daniel Ings would reprise their roles. The new season also see the return of Ray Winstone, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Jasmine Blackborow, Michael Vu, Harry Goodwins, Ruby Sear, Pearce Quigley and Giancarlo Esposito.

Also in news – First look images & date announcement surface for season 4 of ‘The Morning Show’

Joining the cast for season 2 will be Hugh Bonneville (I Came By, The Agency), Benjamin Clementine (Dune, Blitz), Benedetta Porcaroli (The Leopard, Amanda), Michele Morrone (Another Simple Favour, The Housemaid), Sergio Castellito (The Star Maker, Conclave), Amra Mallassi (Dune: Part Two, Hijack), Tyler Conti (Tell Me Everything, Safe) and Maya Jama.

In season 2, it’s been one year since Eddie and Susie joined forces to...

As global buyers hustle at the Cannes Film Festival to acquire movies and agents move star-studded international packages, Amazon MGM’s Orion Pictures Label caught a big fish in “The Hole.”

Orion has landed worldwide distribution rights to the feature starring Theo James, “Squid Game” breakout Hoyeon, Yeom Hye-ran and Golden Globe winner Christian Slater. The studio has committed to a significant domestic theatrical release, with international rollout plans still coming together. The deal approached $20 million, sources said, and production recently wrapped on the thriller in Korea.

Kim Jee-Woon is directing the film, based on the Korean bestseller of the same name by Hye-Young Pyun. Christopher Chen (“The Accidental Getaway Driver”) adapted the script.

“The Hole” follows a successful American professor and writer (James) living abroad in South Korea. Bedridden after a devastating car accident that killed his wife, he is left under the care of his Korean mother-in-law, who...

In addition to Spain’s strong presence in Cannes’ competition sections this year, the country has numerous high-profile titles looking to woo buyers at the Marché du Film. Below, we look at some of the most intriguing titles set for this year’s market.

“Away,” Gerard Oms

Produced by Zabriskie Films (Spain) and Revolver Amsterdam (Netherlands), “Away” is a Spanish-Dutch co-production shot entirely in the Netherlands. It employs a naturalistic and neorealist tone to portray the story of a Spanish immigrant adrift in Northern Europe. The film stars Spanish A-lister Mario Casas.

Sales: Latido Films

“Deaf,” Eva Libertad

Berlin’s Panorama Audience Awardwinner “Deaf,” produced by Distinto Films, Nexus CreaFilms and A Contracorriente Films, addresses motherhood through the lens of the deaf community. It is one of the first Spanish features to fully center the experience of a deaf woman, starring Álvaro Cervantes and Libertad’s sister Miriam Garlo. The...

After surrendering territory to Guy Ritchie and his cohorts recently, the streaming maven Taylor Sheridan is back for revenge. Three of Sheridan's shows found spots on the Paramount+ streaming charts, pushing Ritchie's crime drama MobLand outside the top 10. Created by Ronan Bennett, MobLand premiered to exemplary viewership figures some weeks ago, and will conclude its inaugural season in June. Through most of its run, MobLand was able to dominate the Paramount+ charts, pushing Sheridan's shows down to levels they'd rarely seen in the past.

In the last few days, however, MobLandis nowhere to be seen in the top 10; this suggests a worryingly high drop-off rate, which is never a great sign for television. Return viewership for Sheridan's output, on the other hand, seems to be solid. According to FlixPatrol, Yellowstone took the number four spot on the Paramount+ charts on Tuesday, Lioness claimed the number seven spot, and...

What do you expect to get from the fountain? The answer could only be youth – unless you’re starring in the new Guy Ritchie movie, in which case there’s something more at play. Apple has released the newest trailer for Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth, starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman who head out on an adventure as part of a family legacy.

The latest trailer for Fountain of Youth comes just a few weeks off of the first one, which, as is the case here, feels like some sort of expansion on the National Treasure franchise. While that’s not necessarily a bad thing and seeing what Guy Ritchie can do with some globe-trotting set pieces might be fun, there are some serious skeptics about the whole thing, particularly how it just doesn’t feel like a Guy Ritchie movie. But we’ll hold off complete judgment until...

Exclusive: Miramax has brought aboard Carissa Hope Lynch as Creative Director, UK, and Lucy Dertavitian as Head of Content, Mena (Middle East & North Africa).

Lynch joins Miramax’s London office where she will oversee development and production in the UK, where the company wants to strengthen its presence. She will report directly to Alix Jaffe, Miramax President of Television, and will work alongside Rosie Collins, Creative Executive, UK, to adapt Miramax’s bountiful film library into TV projects.

Previously, she oversaw the development and production slate at UK indie Eleven Film, where she worked with major networks and platforms including Channel 4, Film 4, Sony, BBC, Sky, Paramount+, and Netflix. She has worked on projects including Stags (Paramount+, 2024), Red Rose (BBC/Netflix, 2022), and White Stork (Netflix).

Based out of Doha, Qatar, Dertavitian will oversee the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) where she will collaborate with local producers, writers,...

After a stunning run for three seasons, Bridgerton is all set to once again return to the screens with a fourth season that is already as greatly anticipated as ever. While a lot of fans are looking forward to other storylines to materialize, including the show’s focus on Benedict’s love story, some are also hoping that the series does something about Lady Danbury’s backstory.

In the respective series’ prequel spin-off show Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, a lot was hinted about the respective character’s past, and now, we are hoping the original Netflix series doesn’t whitewash her backstory just like that and instead plods more on it. Because if it does, then the show will inevitably end up proving that it cares more about corsets than characters.

Bridgerton S4 should Not whitewash Lady Danbury’s backstory Adjoa Andoh as Agatha Danbury. | Credits: Bridgerton / Netflix.

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Guy Ritchie's MobLand finally sees the beloved British director reunite with Tom Hardy for a violent crime story, following 2008's RocknRolla. In the new series, Hardy plays Harry Da Souza, a morally gray fixer for the Harrigan crime family, led by Conrad (Pierce Brosnan) and Maeve (Helen Mirren). The first episode of Ritchie's next venture into TV is finally on our screens, as MobLand premiered on Paramount+ on March 30. Following the debut episode, the first reviews have been posted online. Is MobLand the start of a new criminal empire, or nothing more than petty theft?

Following the premiere episode, Guy Ritchie's MobLand currently holds a decent 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences have also had their say about MobLand's debut episode, as the series boasts a similarly strong audience score of 72%. Starting with MovieWeb's own Editor-at-Large, Matt Mahler, they wrote that Tom Hardy steals the show (as many...

You’d have to go all the way back to 2000’s Snatch for the last Guy Ritchie project that I awaited with unabashed anticipation.

At the time, Ritchie was coming off of the sleeper success of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and he seemed like one of the freshest young voices in British cinema. Of course, Ritchie followed Snatch with Swept Away, setting off a prolific and unpredictable career of hits and misses (more the latter than the former).

I was astounded, though, by how much I enjoyed Ritchie’s 2024 Netflix series, The Gentleman. Despite my tepid feelings for the source material — Hugh Grant kept that film watchable — and generally tepid feelings for leading man Theo James, I thought The Gentleman was a blast, a well-calibrated mixture of wild supporting performances and high-octane action, held together by Kaya Scodelario’s extremely confident central turn.

The Gentlemen was so much...

Guy Ritchie returns to the well-worn world of London gangsters when MobLand premieres on Paramount+ on March 30th, 2025. The star-studded affair features Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Dame Helen Mirren in a classic tale of two rival mafia families, in which the Harrigans and the Stevensons vie for criminal control of the city. The 10-part first season will roll out weekly episodes on the streaming platform throughout the spring.

In addition to detailing MobLand's official release schedule, describing the cast, premise, and connection to Showtime's popular crime series, Ray Donovan, is bound to draw viewers into the exhilarating and unpredictable criminal underworld that Guy Ritchie has been mastering since Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Strap up a bulletproof vest and tread lightly into MobLand's release schedule.

How Many Episodes Will There Be in 'MobLand'?

The first season of MobLand will premiere on Paramount...

Since its release, Tombstone has become known as one of the greatest Westerns. The film tells the story of the historical lawman Wyatt Earp, and some of the figures he worked with in Tombstone, Arizona. The film received favorable reviews upon its release and has left a powerful legacy.

Part of the reason for Tombstone's success is its legendary cast. Kurt Russell stars as Wyatt Earp, and Val Kilmer gives one of his best performances as Doc Holliday. The film also starred actors like Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Charlton Heston, and Robert Mitchum as the narrator. However, viewers who closely watched the credits would have noticed a mysterious name — somehow, Wyatt Earp is listed as one of the actors.

The Real Wyatt Earp's Cousin Appeared in 'Tombstone'

The simple reason for Wyatt Earp being listed as an actor in a movie about himself is that an actor shared a name with him.

It has been far too long since Matthew McConaughey has been in a narrative feature. After The Gentleman, he found himself busy with things away from the big screen, but his return was sure to draw attention. The Rivals of Amziah King comes from director Andrew Patterson, whose The Vast of Night showed incredible promise as a feature debut. With The Rivals of Amziah King, Patterson proves his unique eye has only grown since then. With incredible style and unique editing, it feels like Patterson is on the road to becoming one of our great talents.

The Rivals of Amziah King — The Plot

The Rivals of Amziah King follows the titular character (McConaughey) as he reconnects with a former foster child, Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass). As a beekeeper, he relies on the local community to help buy his goods, and in return, he tries to help many stand up when they’re knocked down.

Village Roadshow’s Alix Jaffe is joining Miramax as the studio’s new president of television on March 31.

Jaffe, who will report directly to Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman, will be responsible for overseeing the company’s teams in Los Angeles, London and Doha, Qatar. Senior vice president Mirsada Abdool Raman will report to Jaffe.

“I’m thrilled to join Jon and the incredible team at Miramax,” Jaffe said in a Tuesday statement. “I have long admired their rich catalog and look forward to creating bold new shows, developing fresh original content and telling stories that push boundaries and resonate with audiences around the world.”

Jaffe brings over two decades of experience in TV development and production, most recently serving as Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s executive vice president of television.

At Village Roadshow, she successfully launched and led the company’s independent TV business, overseeing development to production of scripted content and library titles,...

In The Rivals of Amziah King, Andrew Patterson crafts a loving portrait of an Oklahoma community around the sweet relationship between a beekeeper and his estranged foster daughter. The director borrows from different genres — nostalgic Westerns, propulsive crime thrillers, high-stakes heist films and even musicals — to tell this winding tale about what makes a place and its people feel like home.

There’s an admirable audacity to the film, which premiered at SXSW; you can feel Patterson, who garnered critical acclaim for his slender and accomplished debut The Vast of Night, exploring new ways to tell a familiar story. But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.

The film starts on assured but sentimental footing. Patterson delivers a compelling opening sequence with the glossy finish of a music video. Trucks pull into an outdoor eatery, and out of them emerges a gaggle of...

Exclusive: Miramax has appointed former Village Roadshow, Amigos de Garcia and CBS executive Alix Jaffe as President of Television, effective March 31. She succeeds Marc Helwig who departed the company at the start of 2025 after almost five years.

In her new role, Jaffe will oversee teams across Los Angeles, London and Doha, reporting to Jonathan Glickman, CEO of Miramax, which is owned by Qatari-based beIN Media Group and Paramount Global. Miramax’s SVP of Television Development Mirsada Abdool Raman will report to Jaffe.

“The combination of Alix’s razor-sharp creative instincts, deep talent relationships, and her expertise in nurturing both existing IP and original content creates an extraordinary opportunity for Miramax TV,” Glickman said. “With the strength of Miramax’s iconic library, she is uniquely positioned to drive innovative storytelling, elevate our global business, and lead us in delivering the highest-quality talent and stories to audiences worldwide.”

Jaffe, whose experience in...

Will the Harrigans and Stevensons destroy London, and themselves in the process? “Mobland” focuses on crime families at odds with one another. Harry Da Souza, a fixer with ties to both, finds himself pulled between these dangerous factions. It’s up to the cunning figure to not just survive, but come out ahead. The Paramount+ series hails from director Guy Ritchie (“The Gentleman“), who also helms the debut episode.

Continue reading ‘MobLand’ Trailer: Guy Ritchie’s New Crime Drama With Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren & Pierce Brosnan Hits March 30 at The Playlist.

Tom Hardy is headed back to television, and he'll be joined by a stacked cast and crew. Hailing from Guy Ritchie, who seems to be busier than ever before, teamed up with the Venom: The Last Dance star for a new gangster drama that will now premiere on a streaming service later this year. Featuring Hardy as the lead, the upcoming show was supposed to be a Ray Donovan spin-off, but it is now a standalone drama.

Now titled MobLand, the series will premiere on Paramount+ on Mar. 30. The show also stars Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, the latter of whom returns to Paramount after starring in the Yellowstone spin-off 1923. As reported by Variety, MobLand follows “two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe.”Hardy is set as the lead, Harry, who is described as a “fiercely loyal” fixer whose main objective is protecting one of the aforementioned families.

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Spoilers ahead for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season one, now streaming on Disney+.

There have been countless animated adaptations of Spider-Man over the years, and somehow, Marvel Studios was able to do something different from what's come before with

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. The new animated series just wrapped up its first season and brilliantly changed up the classic Spider-Man mythos and what's happened with the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was originally going to take place firmly within the McU's Sacred Timeline, but the creators eventually decided to go in their direction.As a result, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was able to make changes to the MCU story, such...

Exclusive: International buyers have gone big on Bookish. The quirky series was created by and stars Mark Gatiss. It been sold into a handful of territories ahead of its launch on UKTV in the UK and PBS in the U.S.

Beta Film is across distribution. It has booked presales with BBC First for Benelux, AMC Networks for Latin America, Trt in Turkey and Hrt in Croatia. Further deals are in the works.

Gatiss plays eccentric but whip-smart bookshop owner Gabriel Book in Bookish, which is produced by Eagle Eye and Happy Duck Films. A former spy, Book now helps the police solve their knottiest murder cases. He is married to Trottie, who owns the wallpaper shop next door. But is a relationship of convenience given Book is a gay man and the drama is set in late 1940s London, a time when homosexuality was illegal.

The cast includes Bridgerton star Polly Walker,...

A long-time James Bond favorite demonstrates his affinity for espionage and joins forces with a former Bond girl in an underrated thriller that is now finding success on Netflix. Released in 2022, the mystery thriller Rogue Agent finds Quantum of Solace star Gemma Arterton sharing the screen with Happy Valley star and current 007 frontrunner James Norton in this true story of a conman who masqueraded as an MI5 agent.

Rogue Agent is now holding firm at #5, with the rest of the Netflix top 10 made up of several action movies, including Miss Congeniality, Rambo: Last Blood, and the Die Hard-esque Aftermath, which is now at #1. Directed by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn in their feature-length debut, and based on a mysteriously unpublished article titled "Chasing Agent Freegard" by Michael Bronner, Norton stars as conman Robert Hendy-Freegard with Gemma Arterton playing the woman who fell in love with him...before discovering the truth and taking him down.

Dharmendra remembers the iconic film badman, the Gentleman Villain Pran, in this Subhash K Jha feature celebrating Pran’s incredible career.

During his prime crime-time, Pran instilled a reign of terror in the hearts of Indian humanity. So much so that parents ceased to name their children Pran during this arch-villain takeover on the big screen.

Born Pran Sikand, the villain-to-be never dreamt of becoming a film actor in his youth. After his basic education, Pran became a photographer’s apprentice. The vocation took him from location to location. One day in Lahore, Pran was loitering at a paan shop when a leading screenplay writer Walli Mohamed Walli walked up to him and offered him a role in a Punjabi film called Yamala Jat produced by the renowned Dalsukh Pancholi.

Taking it to be crank offer Pran forgot about it, only to be accosted by Walli a few days later at another venue.

While we await the triumphant return of Superman later this year, and thus the beginning of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s rebooted Dcu, the franchise is still taking shape. Fans are awaiting news of more characters and who will play them (one of the biggest being Batman), and now, a star of the hit Netflix series The Gentlemen has thrown his (feathered) hat in the ring to star as one of the most beloved street-level superheroes: Green Arrow.

Taking to social media, The Gentlemen star Harry Goodwins is now campaigning to play Oliver Queen, Aka Green Arrow in the Dcu, with his post even suggesting that he may have already had meetings with Gunn about the role. "2025 I have big motions...It's happening,” he said atop an image of the hero wielding his trusted bow and arrow from the pages of DC Comics.

A screenshot of Goodwins’ Instagram story...

A trio of U.K. stars have joined Guy Richie’s “Wife & Dog,” rounding out the cast of the director’s next adventure into the colourful and backstabbing world of the British upper classes (which he recently explored in “The Gentleman” film and TV series).

James Norton, Paddy Considine and Pip Torrens will star in the feature, now in production, joining the previously announced Cosmo Jarvis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins.

“Wife & Dog” — first announced by Variety — was written by Ritchie, who also produces alongside long-time producing partner, Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear’s John Friedberg. Executive producers include Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler for Black Bear, and Louise Killin. Black Bear launched sales on the title in Cannes last year, and the film marks the company’s third collaboration with Ritchie and Atkinson following “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” and “In the Grey.”

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Of course, we’ll all be glad to hear there are new seasons this year for the likes of Wednesday, Squid Games, and Emily in Paris, plus a whole load more. You’ll hear all the information we know about them here on Netflix Life for sure. But when you see the new list of 2025 shows it’ll leave you asking one big question.

‘What about..[insert here some of your favorites that aren't on that list]?’ That's where what Netflix hasn't said comes into play. As a general rule, it means if a series isn't on the Netflix 2025 list then we’ll...

Sunday Am Writethru: It’s bound to be one of the lowest overall grossing weekends of 2025 with around $70.2M for all movies, and there’s not even a snowstorm to blame.

That’s how this part of the calendar typically swings at the box office. A year ago at this time, all titles counted $54.5M per Box Office Mojo, and that was the second worst weekend of 2024. For all the blah-blah from distribution heads that moviegoing can be a 52 weekend business, there are just some dead zones on the calendar. Today, it’s a run-up to the Super Bowl with Commanders vs. Eagles and Bills vs. Chiefs, so don’t expect any guys to go to the movies. Hopefully this weekend doesn’t come in lower than what we are seeing here.

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Cosmo Jarvis, star of FX’s smash hit period series “Shōgun,” has landed a role in Guy Ritchie’s next film, “Wife & Dog.”

The Brit joins a heady lineup of names already confirmed for the feature, first announced by Variety last year and set to see Ritchie return to the colourful, backstabbing world of the British upper classes (doubling down on a subject he recently explored in “The Gentleman” film and TV series). Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins have been announced as leading the feature and, while plot details remain under wraps, Jarvis is understood to be to playing Hopkins’ son and Pike’s sister.

The “Wife & Dog” screenplay is written by Ritchie, who also produces alongside long-time producing partner, Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear’s John Friedberg. Executive producers include Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler for Black Bear.

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Before Paddington 2 and The Gentleman, before Heretic and About a Boy, before Notting Hill and Bridget Jones, Hugh Grant made his big breakthrough in movies as the charming face of romantic comedies – and now one of his most iconic films is back in the spotlight. Four Weddings and a Funeral, the 1994 romantic comedy that made Hugh Grant into Hugh Grant, has found a new streaming home on Tubi, where it’s available to watch for free, which is the best price to pay for anything. Grant won a BAFTA for his role in the film, and with an impressive 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this is definitely one for rom-com fans to check out if they haven't already.

Is Steven Soderbergh preparing to join the “Star Wars” universe? Or is he just a huge fan of George Lucas and Tony Gilroy?

The filmmaker behind classics like “Ocean’s 11” and “Traffic,” as well as the upcoming supernatural horror “Presence,” released his 2024 watch list last week, as he has done for many years now, sharing it via his “Soderblog” under “Seen, Read 2024.” Included on the list are a range of films, television shows, and shorts, as well as novels, short stories, and plays, but of particular note are his multiple viewings of “Star Wars” films across the year, seemingly sparked by his watching the Disney+ “Rogue One” spin-off series “Andor” from Tony Gilroy. Soderbergh and Gilroy are longtime friends and collaborators, the former having helped finance the latter’s “Michael Clayton.” They also did a commentary track together for Carol Reed’s “The Third Man” that’s really worth a listen.

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Even this time around, Netflix has delivered many binge-able series, that had fans theorizing, and discussing their favorite scenes. If you aren’t up-to-date with what’s doing numbers on the platform right now, then take a look at these top 5 most popular TV shows and get to watching!

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Released on March 7, 2024, The Gentleman has quickly cemented itself as one of the top-viewed shows on Netflix this year. Accumulating an impressive 75.9 million views, the British action-comedy spin-off of Guy Ritchie’s 2019 film, The Gentlemen, tells the story of Eddie Horniman, an...

Theo James is getting ready for the holidays!

The 40-year-old White Lotus and The Gentleman actor chatted on the phone as he stopped by the Sefton store to do some Christmas shopping on Thursday afternoon (December 19) in London, England.

For his outing, Theo sported a purple-brown coat over a black sweater, black jeans, a baseball hat, and red sneakers.

Over the summer, Theo went viral as he showed off his ripped physique in a tiny white speedo while filming a new Dolce & Gabbana commercial in Italy.

Theo will next be starring alongside Tatiana Maslany and Elijah Wood in the upcoming movie adaption of Stephen King‘s short story The Monkey directed by Osgood Perkins.

The horror thriller his theaters on February 21, 2025. Watch the trailer here!

Guy Ritchie is an incredibly busy director these days, and he won't be stopping anytime soon. For his next film, Fountain of Youth, he will be recruiting Jack Ryan star John Krasinski to lead a star-studded cast that will see them tackle an Indiana Jones-like adventure. The acclaimed director has now blown the lid on the film, describing what it was like shooting the globe-trotting Fountain of Youth, while also revealing exciting first-look images of the upcoming project.

During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ritchie says Fountain of Youth is "in the vein of Indiana Jones but contemporary." As the official images tease (see below), the movie follows two estranged siblings, Luke and Charlotte Purdue (Natalie Portman), who reunite to find the titular mythical place. This time around, Ritchie wanted to make sure he was not keeping himself in a box with his film genres, especially since projects like The Gentleman were so well-received.

Guy Ritchie is now assembling the cast for his next movie, and it could be the strongest group of actors yet. Across his career, Ritchie has worked with the likes of Jason Statham, Stephen Graham, Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jake Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Henry Cavill, and the list goes on. So, how does he keep managing to assemble greater and greater casts for his movies?

Per Variety, Guy Ritchie is teaming up with Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch, Gone Girl actress Rosamund Pike, and an actor who needs no introduction, Anthony Hopkins, for his next film, Wife & Dog, which will continue Ritchie's trend of examining and dissecting the British aristocracy much like he did with The Gentlemen. In his early career, the director was obsessed with low-level cockney gangsters in London. However, recent years have seen Ritchie turn his attention to the wealthy elite.

The stars of Guy Ritchie‘s new movie have been announced!

On Tuesday (November 12), it was revealed that two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins and Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Rosamund Pike will be leading the 56-year-old Oscar-nominated filmmaker’s new movie Wife & Dog.

Keep reading to find out more…While plot details are being kept under wraps, Variety reports that the movie will see Guy “return to the colourful, backstabbing world of the British upper classes, doubling down on an subject he recently explored in The Gentleman film and TV series.”

The Wife & Dog screenplay is being written by Guy, who will also produce alongside long-time producing partner Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear’s John Friedberg. Executive producers include Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler for Black Bear.

In an interview from earlier this year, Benedict seemingly teased his return to Marvel!

Guy Ritchie's next feature film, Wife and Dog, adds MCU stars and a James Bond actor to its cast list. The Gentleman director's new project is set against the British aristocracy. While the plot for the upcoming film is currently under wraps, Ritchie will write the screenplay and act as a producer alongside his long-time collaborator Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear's John Friedberg.

According to Deadline, Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, and Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike are set to star in Wife & Dog.

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