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Planning your next weekend movie watch? Tubi’s adding a range of films, from the Quentin Tarantino action vehicle “Kill Bill: Volume 1” and its second part to iconic dramas like “Scarface” to horror movies “Cloverfield” and “Hereditary.” If you’re looking for a family-friendly option, Tubi offers ““Gnomeo & Juliet” and “The Lego Movie.”

There’s also plenty of chances to revisit TV shows like “Girlfriends,” “The Looney Tunes Show” and “The PJs.”

In addition to the updated library, Tubi has three new original films in its catalogue this month, as well as the season finale of an original talk show.

Here are all the new titles coming to Tubi in April:

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“Play Dirty” follows a corrupt police officer working for a criminal leader. (4/4)

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“CheckMate” centers on a detective and her chess master father who tackle a serial killer together. (4/11)

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An antique television is set to wreak havoc in Thai horror sci-fi film There’s Something Wrong With the TV. As production is prepping to get underway from Bangkok-based Night Edge Pictures, Variety reports that the feature has found its star.

There’s Something Wrong With the TV is currently in pre-production with plans to release release in the first quarter of 2026.

Sukollawat Kanarot (Thirteen Lives) has been set to star in the horror movie being directed by Lertsiri Boonmee (Slr), Vutichai Wongnophadol (Slr) and Sathanapong Limwongthong (“Chef’s Table”).

The cursed object film follows “teenager Kla and his best friend who discover a mysterious antique television set hidden under the stairs. When powered on, the TV reveals four children apparently trapped inside and held captive by sinister forces. Kla recruits his father Krit (Kanarot) to help rescue the children from the mysterious world within the television, unaware of the truly wicked nature of the device.

Bangkok-based Night Edge Pictures is ramping up production on the Thai horror sci-fi feature “There’s Something Wrong With the TV,” with leading Thai actor Sukollawat Kanaros confirmed for the starring role.

The film is being introduced to international distributors at this year’s Hong Kong FilMart, where a first-look preview will debut. Currently in pre-production, the project is slated for release in Q1 2026. Directed by a trio of filmmakers — Lertsiri Boonmee, Vutichai Wongnophadol (“Slr”) and Sathanapong Limwongthong (“Chef’s Table”) — the supernatural thriller follows teenager Kla and his best friend who discover a mysterious antique television set hidden under the stairs. When powered on, the TV reveals four children apparently trapped inside and held captive by sinister forces. Kla recruits his father Krit (Kanaros) to help rescue the children from the mysterious world within the television, unaware of the truly wicked nature of the device.

“Horror and sci-fi are two...

Now streaming on Prime Video, Thirteen Lives follows the incredible true story of the 2018 mission to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from Thailand's flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave system. Although global media widely covered the high-stakes events, director Ron Howard thrusts audiences into the chaotic center with the same intensity and attention to detail he brought to his other classic "true story" films, such as Apollo 13 and Rush.

With such a big-name filmmaker and a recognizable cast that includes Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen, it would be easy to assume Thirteen Lives is a glitzy, exaggerated dramatization. Thankfully, however, the survival film is impressively authentic and respectful, with the only exceptions being relatively small details and omissions.

Updated March 16, 2025, by Arthur Goyaz. Thirteen Lives is a hair-raising dramatization of a harrowing true story. This article is updated to include more related information about the movie and the...

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of April titles. The Tubi April 2025 slate features new Tubi Originals, TV series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi April 2025 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

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There have already been a few cinematic looks at the famed 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue that saved 12 young Thai soccer players and their coach. First, “Free Solo” Oscar winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin helmed National Geographic documentary “The Rescue.” Then, Ron Howard directed the 2022 biographical drama “Thirteen Lives,” starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton.

Now, another documentary about what happened to one of the heroes after the media storm of 2018 enters the fray.

“Deeper,” which will premiere at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival in the Documentary Spotlight section, centers on anesthetist Dr. Richard Harris, whose technique was key to extracting the stranded teen soccer players one by one. (Harris was portrayed by Joel Edgerton in “Thirteen Lives.”)

Jennifer Peedom writes and directs the documentary, with Alex Barry co-directing. “Deeper” is produced by Blayke Hoffman. Subject Harris executive produces the film and is credited as the underwater...

To paraphrase and/or completely misquote Karl Marx: History repeats itself first as documentary, then as a mid-budget survival thriller. “Little Dieter Needs to Fly” was adapted into “Rescue Dawn.” “The Rescue” was adapted into “Thirteen Lives.” And now, in that strange tradition, an incident that was first expressed through interview testimony and harrowing surveillance footage has been smoothed into a simple but suspenseful genre exercise, as Alex Parkinson adapts his 2019 documentary “Last Breath” into a mid-budget survival thriller of the same name.

Creatively redundant? Perhaps. But some things are so unbelievable that they only seem to make sense as a Hollywood (or Hollywood-adjacent) movie, and the gap between fact and fiction can occasionally be too wide to cross without a middle-man to help launder the truth. The story of saturation diver Chris Lemons is definitely one of them.

In September 2012, the young Mr. Lemons was trying to repair...

Sometimes it feels like Ron Howard has been around forever. The actor/director, who was born on March 1, 1954, has been a star in TV and movies for over 65 years. From his early days playing Andy Griffith‘s son Opie on “The Andy Griffith Show” to his directing of the latest “Star Wars” story, “Solo,” the unassuming Howard still finds himself the center of attention.

Now primarily known as a director, Howard has won two Academy Awards — for producing and directing 2001’s Best Picture winner “A Beautiful Mind” starring Russell Crowe — and has two more nominations to his credit for producing and directing 2008 nominee “Frost/Nixon” starring Michael Sheen and Frank Langella.

Let’s take a photo gallery tour of his 17 greatest feature films, ranked from worst to best. Keep in mind that our gallery strictly focuses on his directing career and leaves out his terrific work as an actor in movies.

Amazon MGM has acquired 200 Monas, the debut novel from Jan Saenz that was pitched as Margo’s Got Money Troubles meets Uncut Gems, with Imagine Entertainment on board to produce.

200 Monas follows a college senior who has 48 hours to sell her recently deceased mother’s stash of pills, described as “a rare pharmaceutical with mind-blowing side effects.” She enlists the help of a local drug dealer with a heart of gold to get the job done. Little Brown acquired Saenz’s book earlier this month for publication.

Saenz will adapt and serve as an executive producer. Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody will serve as producers, with Brody and Joyce Choi overseeing the project for Imagine.

Imagine is producing 200 Monas via its first-look deal with Amazon MGM, having worked with the studio on Thirteen Lives and docs like Judy Blume Forever. The companies are currently working together on the...

Simple ‘race against time’ premises can be exciting. Especially if they are based on true stories. It adds a sort of authenticity to the experience while elevating the characters involved to epic, larger-than-life, status. Movies like Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives” did this with the rescuers responsible for saving the lives of a Thailand soccer team caught in a cave back in 2018. Or Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours,” which chronicled the true story of Aron Ralston, who had to amputate his arm in order to escape being trapped by a boulder in Utah back in 2003.

Continue reading ‘Last Breath’ Trailer: Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu Star in Deep Sea Survival Thriller at The Playlist.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo suspects something is not what it seems when discussing “Magpie.” The thriller follows a couple who find their lives turned upside-down when their daughter is cast in a film alongside a controversial major star. The Sam Yates-directed film stars Daisy Ridley, Shazad Latif, Matilda Lutz, Pippa Bennett-Warner, and more.

Read More: ‘Conclave’: John Lithgow Talks About His Catholic Thriller, ‘The Old Man’ & More [The Discourse Podcast]

Producer and star Daisy Ridley joins the podcast to discuss her new film, which, as it turns out, was her original idea that she then shared with her screenwriter husband, Tom Bateman.

Continue reading ‘Magpie’: Daisy Ridley Discusses Her Tense Marriage Thriller, ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Spaceballs 2’ and More [The Discourse Podcast] at The Playlist.

Thailand’s horror studio Night Edge Pictures lands at AFM with a slate of horror and thriller titles set for 2025.

Warun Siriprachai’s debut feature How To Run Away From Your Million-Baht Debt is based on a short-video phenomenon on social media. It focuses on a man who defends his innocence when he becomes the key suspect after his wife and child are murdered in their apartment. It is produced by Panida Ngamsompong (RedLife).

There’s Something Wrong With The TV is a horror sci-fi about two teenagers who attempt to release a group of children trapped inside an antique TV set.

Don't you love teasing a new movie or series to your pals who haven't seen it yet, and dishing something like, "Watch out for ____, he's not what he seems?" The juicy saying rings true in a number of high-profile projects that have hit the masses of late, such as Magpie, a project developed by Daisy Ridley (who stars) and written by her husband, Tom Bateman. Bateman is perhaps most well-known in front of the camera, though, thanks to a number of buzzy projects such as Cold Pursuit, Thirteen Lives, and Kenneth Branagh's new Agatha Christie films. He also leads the Peacock series Based on a True Story with Kaley Cuoco, which is about to return for a second season. MovieWeb recently caught up with Bateman amid the release of Magpie to learn more about the unique character parallels between that and his hit TV show.

"Interestingly enough, I was...

Martin Scorsese’s hate for superhero movies might’ve come from one DC sensation calling out his motto. Colin Farrell is currently the talk of Tinseltown, thanks to his makeover and performance as the Batman villain in Max’s The Penguin. Farrell once shared that he finds the Hollywood idea of “one for them, one for me” ridiculous.

Colin Farrell in The Penguin | Credits: HBO

Farrell has been one actor who always experimented with his role, regardless of the budget of the film. Farrell has been riding on a high recently with critically acclaimed roles in The Batman, Thirteen Lives, The Banshees of Inisherin, and most recently in The Penguin.

Martin Scorsese’s One Motto Gets Called Out By DC Actor Colin Farrell Martin Scorsese in Hugo | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Colin Farrell appeared on Sean Evans’ Hot Ones in 2022 for a quick chat. He talked about his passion for films...

Have you heard a true story so crazy that you think there is no rational way it could have happened? Ron Howard has shown an affinity for translating these kinds of real-life stories to the silver screen with Apollo 13, In the Heart of the Sea, and Thirteen Lives. But Eden is different its an unruly, feral animal set free upon a Lord of the Flies-like situation where supplies dwindle and motivations change out of strategic convenience.

Howard's new film is set on a deserted island in the Galpagos (where Darwin did his pioneering research; Eden was thus originally titled The Origin of the Species). Complementing the beautiful scenery are beautiful stars Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brhl, Sydney Sweeney, and Ana de Armas. Its all pretty to watch and intellectually entertaining at first. But as soon as the stakes are set and lines are drawn, Eden escapes Howard and...

The stylish neo-noir thriller Magpie is set to play on the big screen in New York, Los Angeles, and select U.S. cities starting on October 25th, and with that theatrical release date just one month away, Shout! Studios has unveiled a poster and a trailer for the film. The trailer can be viewed in the embed above, and the poster can be found at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Sam Yates from a screenplay by Tom Bateman that was based on an original idea by star Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Magpie has the following synopsis: The lives of married couple Anette and Ben begin to fracture when their daughter is cast alongside a glamorous movie star, Alicia. As Anette’s suspicions of Ben’s infatuation with Alicia intensify, their secrets and lies threaten to burst to the surface and destroy them all.

Ridley plays...

For the last few years especially, Ron Howard seems to be fascinated by bringing true stories to the screen. Whether that comes in the form of fictionalized retelling of actual events, like Rush, In the Heart of the Sea, Thirteen Lives, and yes unfortunately, Hillbilly Elegy, or frequently shifting his focus to documentaries like The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, the Jos Andrs-focused We Feed People, or this years Jim Henson Idea Man. But while many of these show the resilience of what humanity is capable of, or those who make the world a better place, his latest true story, Eden, couldnt be further from that. In fact, in his half-century as a director, Howard has yet to make a film quite as dark as Eden, a wild shift for a director that often relies on hope and the beauty of humanity. For a director like Howard,...

Exclusive: It doesn’t happen often, but Ron Howard is here in Toronto today to unveil at the Toronto Film Festival his new film Eden. What’s unusual for the Oscar winner whose films have grossed billions, is that the film is up for grabs for distribution as an acquisition title. Eden might seem a close cousin to his harrowing Thai rescue film Thirteen Lives, but this one has a sinister edge unusual for Howard. Based on a true story, Eden stars Jude Law, Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Bruehl, Ana de Armas, Toby Wallace and Felix Kammerer as the members of three parties who flee post-wwi civilization to start over and build paradise on the Galapagos Islands. It devolves into a Lord of the Flies battle to survive the elements, and each other. Eden‘s world premiere is set for 5:45 p.m. tonight at Roy Thomson Hall.

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Stars: Sahajak Boonthanakit, Nicholas Hammond, Ludi Lin, Vithaya Pansringarm, Suradet Dongthaisong | Written by H. Daniel Gross, Ryan C. Jaeger, Louis Spiegler | Directed by Robert Grasmere

No, Art of Eight Limbs isn’t about an octopus that can paint portraits. It’s the latest knockoff of Enter the Dragon, a film that came out fifty-one years ago and still hasn’t been equalled despite a near-endless stream of films utilizing its mix of international espionage, crime, and martial arts tournaments.

Somewhere in Myanmar, a pair of Russian agents arrive at the encampment of General Thiha looking to buy some Vx Nerve Gas. They show they have the cash, and Thiha’s men show them the gas is the real thing by killing the town drunk as they watch. The CIA are quite familiar with The General and aren’t surprised to find out he’s involved. They alert Nick Buckley, one...

Lights, camera, action! Picture this: Viggo Mortensen, the rugged Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings, reveling in the glory of epic battle scenes but never actually watching one of his standout moments. Yep, you read that right! Mortensen has confessed he’s never seen some of the best footage he shot, deeming it ‘redundant’ for the movies.

Viggo Mortensen in The Lord Of The Rings | Credit: New Line Cinema

Imagine the king of Gondor himself skipping out on viewing his own cinematic gold. Despite his enjoyment during filming, he left it to the fans to bask in those unseen moments. So, while we’re here eagerly devouring every frame, Mortensen’s off in his own realm, blissfully unaware of the footage that had us all spellbound.

Viggo Mortensen Unveils Cut Lord of the Rings Scene and Shares Thoughts on New Series Viggo Mortensen as Aragon in a still from...

Xenomorph in 20th Century Studios’ Alien: Romulus. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Alien: Romulus is the number one movie this weekend and estimates have it at $41.5M, the second highest opening ever in the 45-year old franchise, and a global take of $108.2 million (Deadline).

Audiences have been frightened, compelled, and thoroughly scared out of their wits.

“My ambition is for the generation who saw the original movie to love this film and for those who have never seen an ‘Alien’ movie to be introduced to this incredible universe through our film,” says director/co-screenwriter/executive producer Fede Alvarez. “With any horror movie, you want the people to be terrified and have an experience that leaves them breathless.”

With Alvarez’s attention to detail, along with the iconic eggs and facehuggers, the chestburster glistening in slime and goo and the terrifying Xenomorphs, is...

Viggo Mortensen isn't pulling any punches about Amazon's decision to pull one of his movies from theaters early and release it on Prime Video. The film in question is the Ron Howard directed Thirteen Lives, which was slated for a limited theatrical run in 2022. However, the film's time in theaters was very limited, as Amazon made the decision to pull the film early in order to release it on their streaming service. Mortensen, best known for playing Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, starred in Ron Howard's acclaimed movie about the rescue of a trapped Thai soccer team, and had nothing but condemnation over the way the film's release was handled by Amazon MGM Studios.

Speaking to Vanity Fair, Mortensen held nothing back as he took shots at Jeff Bezos and the executives at Amazon who he says prioritized profits and greed over the cinematic experience. The actor started off by setting the stage,...

Viggo Mortensen is slamming Amazon for the “shameful” release of 2022 film “Thirteen Lives.”

Directed by Ron Howard and based on the true story of a Thai cave rescue, “Thirteen Lives” received a limited theatrical release plus a Prime Video debut less than a week later. Mortensen is now revealing that prior to the MGM-Amazon buyout, the film was set to have a full, wide theatrical release. According to the actor, that deal was not honored by Amazon.

“They were going to put it out worldwide in many, many, many thousands of theaters,” Mortensen told Vanity Fair. “Then Amazon bought MGM, initially promised to respect the deal that MGM had made with Ron Howard, and then they went back on that. Basically you saw that movie for a week in Chicago, New York and L.A., London, and that was that. Then you had the streaming, which I thought was really sad.

Actor and director Viggo Mortensen has publicly decried the studio’s handling of Ron Howard’s 2022 drama, Thirteen Lives.

Viggo Mortensen isn’t a fan of Amazon Studios’ handling of the 2022 drama, Thirteen Lives, and the actor and filmmaker has some rather choice words for the company. Mortensen co-starred in the Ron Howard film which dramatised the real-life rescue of thirteen young people trapped in a Thai cave as diving experts risked their lives to save them.

The film was originally bought by MGM and set for a wide theatrical release until the studio was purchased by Amazon. At that point, Thirteen Lives was instead switched largely to a streaming-only debut.

A couple of years on, Mortensen has thoughts on the matter, and he claims that Amazon broke promises to Ron Howard and his collaborators. He said to Vanity Fair, “Amazon bought MGM, initially promised to respect the deal that...

Viggo Mortensen is calling out Amazon for its handling of the Ron Howard film Thirteen Lives, which he starred in alongside Colin Farrell.

In a new interview, the actor called out the studio for scrapping the global release of the Thai cave rescue thriller to push it to their Prime Video streaming service.

“They were going to put it out worldwide in many, many, many thousands of theaters,” Mortensen told Vanity Fair. “Then Amazon bought MGM, initially promised to respect the deal that MGM had made with Ron Howard, and then they went back on that. Basically you saw that movie for a week in Chicago, New York and LA, London, and that was that. Then you had the streaming, which I thought was really sad. It’s a really well-shot movie.”

Mortensen said this was “the first time I’d worked on a huge-budget movie in a long time...

Viggo Mortensen called out Amazon in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine for the company’s decision to scrap an extensive theatrical release for Ron Howard’s 2022 movie “Thirteen Lives” and give it a global streaming launch instead. Mortensen, who starred in the well-reviewed Thai cave rescue thriller opposite Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, said the film was a “really good movie” that MGM intended to give a full blown theatrical release to after “they did their test screenings for that movie and got the highest scores in the history of that studio.”

“They were going to put it out worldwide in many, many, many thousands of theaters,” Mortensen said. “Then Amazon bought MGM, initially promised to respect the deal that MGM had made with Ron Howard, and then they went back on that. Basically you saw that movie for a week in Chicago, New York and LA, London, and that was that.

Viggo Mortensen's most iconic role was the one of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, but the actor hasn't appeared in any big franchises since. However, the actor has an explanation for why he has never starred in another big franchise.

Speaking to Vanity Fair, Mortensen explained that he doesn't mind joining a franchise, as long as the story is good. The actor has starred in many successful films, including 2009's The Road and 2018's Green Book, however, his role as Aragorn is what brought him worldwide fame. He loved the role so much that he didn't rule out a return to Middle Earth.

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Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortensen was close to turning down the role of Aragorn, but a stroke of luck made him reluctantly accept the project.

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Daniel Brühl went to “Eden” and survived to tell the tale.

“I can’t compare it to any of my films. I’ve never done anything like it,” he says, teasing Ron Howard’s upcoming thriller. “Two days ago, I was doing the dubbing and saw Jude Law giving me a hard time on screen. We are both giving each other a hard time in this film.”

Shot in Australia – “We shot in nature, in the wilderness. All of it!” – it also features Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby and Sydney Sweeney as a group of people heading to the Galápagos Islands. Hans Zimmer composed the score.

“Tonally, it’s very eerie and very influenced by its setting. Ron and I, we have been talking a lot about Peter Weir’s films and the wonderful ‘Walkabout’ by Nicolas Roeg. There is this connection to nature, which is similar to [Howard’s previous film] ‘Thirteen Lives.

Exclusive: Miramax has appointed Kirby Adams as Head of Physical Production.

In his new role, Adams will oversee all aspects of production management for Miramax’s film and TV slate. He will report directly to Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman.

Adams comes from Warner Bros, where he served as a senior executive in physical production. He most recently oversaw Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! for the Burbank lot. Prior to that, he was EVP Physical Production at MGM, where he worked on such films as Michael B. Jordan’s Creed III; Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives; Snoop Dogg starred The Underdoggs and Doug Liman’s recent Jake Gyllenhaal-led Road House.

Prior to MGM, Adams spent more than a decade at Paramount Pictures, having last served as SVP Physical Production. During his tenure, he was the executive in charge of production on such movies as Rocketman, Coming 2 America and Without Remorse.

Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are exploring a sale of their Imagine Entertainment, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Imagine has reportedly hired investment bank Jp Morgan to strategise. According to other reports, Imagine made the move after receiving acquisition or merger offers.

Imagine representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.

In 2016 Imagine attracted a reported investment of $100m from US merchant bank The Raine Group. In 2022 the company was involved in talks with UK investment firm Centricus Asset Management about what was reported at the time as a $700m deal, though the talks came to nothing after six months of negotiation.

Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are exploring a sale of their Imagine Entertainment, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

The Journal said Imagine has hired investment bank Jp Morgan to strategise. According to other reports, Imagine made the move after receiving acquisition or merger offers. Imagine representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.

In 2016 Imagine attracted a reported investment of $100m from US merchant bank The Raine Group. In 2022 the company was involved in talks with UK investment firm Centricus Asset Management about what was reported at the time as a $700m deal, though the talks...

Exclusive: Stan is saying goodbye to the Chalmers-Davis family.

The Australian streamer has put a fifth and final season of Bump into production, with filming underway in Sydney. The comedy-drama is Stan’s longest-running local scripted series, with the first season having launched back in January 2021.

The show is centered around ambitious teenage girl Oly, who unexpectedly has a baby, and the complications that follow for the Davis and Chalmers families.

The final season will hint at the future for the lead characters, jumping between past and present, as they face the cancer diagnosis of Oly’s mother Angie (Claudia Karvan) and try to celebrate the joy of Oly’s second pregnancy. Stan is providing the audience with a chance to be an extra by providing 30-second videos explaining what they’d like to see happen in the final episodes.

Nathalie Morris (We Were Dangerous), who plays Oly, will return...

Recently, actor Viggo Mortensen has taken to stepping behind the camera as well as in front of it, having made his directorial debut with father/son drama “Falling” in 2020 and this year, releasing the romantic Western “The Dead Don’t Hurt” co-starring himself and “Phantom Thread” actress Vicky Krieps. Despite a strong continued track record, Mortensen shared in a recent interview with Variety that he still struggles to get things made and that his next project is facing challenges with financing.

“It’s only indigenous languages, it has no white characters, and there will be no movie stars – just lots and lots of horses,” Mortensen said of what he hopes will be his next film. “But I am convinced it will have wide appeal, because it’s a universal coming-of-age story about an adolescent boy.”

In the interview, Mortensen shares that he’s had this idea for a while and has...

Viggo Mortensen is eyeing his next directorial project.

“It’s only indigenous languages, it has no white characters and there will be no movie stars – just lots and lots of horses. But I am convinced it will have wide appeal, because it’s a universal coming-of-age story about an adolescent boy,” he tells Variety.

The “Lord of the Rings” alumnus, who wrote the script for his next project “many years ago,” has been hoping to bring it to screen even before he made his directorial debut with “Falling” in 2020. Three years later, he completed his second film as director, Western “The Dead Don’t Hurt” – selected as this year’s opener of Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where Mortensen is set to pick up the Festival President’s Award.

“I thought: ‘I’ll make ‘Falling’ and prove to everyone I can direct.’ But I still couldn’t get this one made, so I went: ‘Well,...

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Viggo Mortensen's latest movie, The Dead Don't Hurt, is the first time audiences have seen the actor in a Western since Appaloosa in 2008. Mortensen continues to be a versatile actor and Renaissance man, hopping easily from high fantasies like The Lord of the Rings to gritty and adventurous Westerns. Especially in the early 2000s. Still, Mortensen has kept away from the genre, favoring variety in his projects. From dramas based on true-life experiences like Green Book (2018) and Thirteen Lives (2022) to adaptations of well-known novels like The Road (2009) and On the Road (2012) -- he's never nailed himself down to one type of film.

Even with his wide range,...

Hell has no mercy in Hellhound, an adrenaline-fuelled action-packed thriller from director Joshua Dixon (Never Back Down: No Surrender, Blue Family) in his bold feature debut. The film is out now on Digital release from Miracle Media.

In the heart of Bangkok, seasoned hitman Loreno is ready to retire but finds himself reluctantly drawn back into his deadly work for one final hit. Lending a hand to an old friend, Cetan, he agrees to hunt down a ruthless local kingpin.

As he embarks on his assignment, his path crosses with an old acquaintance, Paul (Van Quattro – Fight Club) and he finds himself thrown into a violent world of intrigue, danger and unexpected alliances.

With explosive action, kick-ass violence and a bloody brutal body count, get ready to go to hell and back with Hellhound.

Hellhound is out now on Digital release from Miracle Media.

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Warning! This post contains minor spoilers for Apple TV+'s Dark Matter.

Dark Matter's well-written characters, portrayed by a talented cast, elevate its compelling sci-fi drama. Focusing on quantum physics principles, the show explores existential questions through character beats. Dark Matter's cast includes Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, and Alice Braga, among others.

Dark Matter's compelling sci-fi drama is further elevated by its well-written characters, perfectly portrayed by its talented cast members. Based on Blake Crouch's book of the same name, Dark Matter is another intriguing addition to Apple TV+'s impressive sci-fi repertoire. When it comes to its multiverse narrative device, Dark Matter seems quite similar to another recent sci-fi series, Constellation, which recently landed on Apple TV+. However, a close look at its themes, plot progressions, and character beats reveals that it is a distinct addition to the overly saturated sci-fi sub-genre.

What makes Dark Matter stand out...

Ron Howard has been part of our collective consciousness for as long as I can remember. Or at least he looms large in mine. Born in 1954, he was on many of the TV series I grew up watching and had his own starring role on “The Andy Griffith Show” by 1960. And his father had the idea that little “Ronny Howard” should play a good kid, not the wise-guy type popular in those “Dennis the Menace” years. He’d be nice. It stuck. He’s been known as “nice” ever since.

That made him much too easy to dismiss. However prominent he was — as a principal star of “American Graffiti” in 1973, top-billed “Happy Days” actor the next year and then as a director debuting with “Night Shift” in 1977 — we could take him lightly. By then I was reviewing films, and I overlooked him to a fault. I didn’t even give...

Joel Edgerton has had a few great years, working with major directors like Paul Schrader (Master Gardener), David Lowery (The Green Knight), Ron Howard (Thirteen Lives), Barry Jenkins (The Underground Railroad), and George Clooney (The Boys in the Boat), and that's just in titles from the past three years. Now, he's exploring multiple versions of himself in the Apple TV+ sci-fi series, Dark Matter, from acclaimed author Blake Crouch.

The multiversal show begins in our reality with Edgerton's character, Jason, a physics teacher. He's married to Daniela (Jennifer Connelly) and has a pretty good life he takes for granted. Soon, he's thrust into an alternate world where he's no longer a married teacher, but a wealthy and famous scientist dating Amanda (Alice Braga), a woman who helps lead his secret corporate project. This Jason has created a way to hop through alternate realities, essentially fixing a person in quantum superposition...

Epic Pictures Group brings award-winning action/comedy Kitty the Killer to U.S. screens, and Screen Rant has a first look. The movie follows young assassin Dina in underground world of female assassins, featuring animated sequences blended with live action. The cast and crew worked tirelessly to bring Kitty the Killer to life, creating jaw-dropping action sequences and unforgettable comedic moments.

Epic Pictures Group is bringing the award-winning action/comedy Kitty the Killer to audiences in the U.S., and Screen Rant has a first look. The movie was directed by Lee Thongkham, known for his other films The Lake and The Maid, and was written by Thongkham along with Sorawi Alapach and Venus Saksiri. The movie has screened at festivals around the world and even won “Best Action Cinema” at the New York Asian Film Festival.

In addition to revealing the movie’s release date, Screen Rant is happy...

Colin Farrell continues his streak of critical success with an impressive 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes for Sugar. The show blends modern storytelling with classic noir formula, earning praise for its unique take on the private detective story. With the first two episodes now streaming on Apple TV+, Sugar promises to unravel family secrets alongside the mysterious disappearance storyline.

Colin Farrell's recent critical success streak is continuing with Sugar's Rotten Tomatoes score. Created by I Am Legend's Mark Protosevich, the Apple TV+ show centers on Farrell's titular private detective as he's hired to investigate the disappearance of a movie producer's rebellious daughter, only to get wrapped up in a decades-old conspiracy while grappling with a big secret of his own. Alongside Farrell, the ensemble Sugar cast includes Kirby, Amy Ryan, Dennis Boutsikaris, Alex Hernandez, Ana Gunn, Lindsay Pulsipher, James Cromwell and Nate Corddry.

With the show finally airing on...

Colin Farrell seemed to, at one point be, an underrated actor that wasn’t appreciated for his unique qualities, but in the 2020s, he’s become the actor of the moment. Farrell couldn't have had a better year than 2022; he earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance in Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin, popped up in the heartbreaking science fiction drama After Yang, gave a more nuanced dramatic performance in Ron Howard’s underrated drama Thirteen Lives, and chewed the scenery as The Penguin in The Batman. Farrell has bended many genres to his will, but his performance in the terrific 2011 remake of the classic horror film Fright Night proves that he should work within the spooky genre more often.

Colin Farrell headlines detective drama Sugar for Apple TV+, and the first trailer has landed: more on it here.

Colin Farrell hasn’t been on our screens for a couple of years, after a barnstorming 2022 saw him reunite with Brendan Gleeson and writer and director Michael McDonagh for bleak comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin, don prosthetics to become unrecognizable as The Penguin opposite Robert Pattinson in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and star alongside Viggo Mortensen and Joel Edgerton in Ron Howard’s survival drama Thirteen Lives.

He now takes a rare television role, leading the cast of Sugar, a detective drama, for Apple TV+. The synopsis reads as follows:

Sugar is a contemporary, unique take on one of the most popular and significant genres in literary, motion picture and television history: the private detective story. Oscar nominee Colin Farrell stars as John Sugar, an American private investigator on the heels...

Exclusive: Imagine Entertainment has hired Jeb Brody to be President of Imagine Features. Brody had most recently been President of Amblin Partners, which was downsized by Steven Spielberg. Imagine founders Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are bringing Brody aboard to lean more heavily into feature films.

Karen Lunder, who ran the division and produced the films Thirteen Lives and the upcoming release Eden, is becoming a fulltime producer for Imagine, where she will work on a slate of high-priority projects.

Brody will oversee the Features development team which includes SVP Film Allan Mandelbaum, and Joyce Choi. As part of this expansion, Choi has been promoted to Director of Development.

Brody is a well regarded exec and producer who has experience in films large and small, from the Sundance hit Little Miss Sunshine to the studio franchise Fifty Shades of Grey and the Sam Mendes-directed 1917. Brody came to Amblin from Secret Hideout,...

Upping The Ante

France’s Canal+ Group said that it has increased its stake in multi-territory Asian streaming platform Viu to 30%.

“This additional investment underlines the confidence that Canal+ has in Viu and its teams. It also highlights the determination of Canal+ to make Asia its next growth vector, through its strategic partnership with Pccw, and through an acceleration of growth at Viu, a premium streaming service present in Asia, the Middle East and South Asfrica,” the French group said in a statement. Additionally, it said that its investment in Viu now amounted to some $300 million and that it retains an option to increase its stake to 50%.

In June last year, Canal+ announced that it was to pay $200 million for an initial 26.1% stake in Viu and that it would make a total staggered investment of $300 million.

In results published on Friday, Pccw said: “Viu saw 27% growth in revenue in2023 […] propelled...

The recently released Bob Marley: One Love is another entry in the popular biopic genre, and it's too soon to tell if the film will be remembered or overlooked by audiences. Biopic films often get a mixed reaction, as several have earned acclaim and awards while others have faded from people's minds. It can be difficult to have a compelling biopic as audiences are sometimes left wondering how accurate the film truly is. Then, there are the films that are brilliant with their detailing of historical events but end up feeling underappreciated among viewers.

Whether because they had weaker box office numbers or were upstaged by other award-worthy films, these biopics didn't get the love and appreciation they deserved. Nevertheless, viewers looking for a new and fascinating biopic have these underrated films to choose from, including Steve Jobs, Air, and Rocketman.

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Exclusive: Following a competitive bidding situation, Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to The Dead Don’t Hurt, the Western written, directed, produced by and starring Viggo Mortensen (Thirteen Lives) which world premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, where star Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread) was honored with the TIFF Tribute Performer Award.

Acquired from Talipot Studio, Recorded Picture Company, Perceval Pictures, and HanWay Films, the film marks Mortensen’s second effort on both sides of the camera on the heels of 2020 father-son drama Falling. Pic will be released across all major entertainment platforms, beginning with a wide theatrical launch this summer.

A story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s, The Dead Don’t Hurt centers on Vivienne Le Coudy (Krieps), a fiercely independent woman who embarks on a relationship with Danish immigrant Holgen Olsen (Mortensen). After meeting Olsen in San Francisco, she agrees...

It looks like Joel Edgerton has another drama in the vein of “The Boys In The Boat” and “Thirteen Lives” up next. The actor will co-star with Felicity Jones in “Train Dreams,” Black Bear‘s adaptation of Denis Johnson‘s 2011 novella. It’ll be the third adaptation of Johnson’s literary work for the big screen, after 1999’s “Jesus’ Son” and Claire Denis‘ recent outing, “The Stars At Noon.”

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Clint Bentley will direct “Train Dreams” from an adapted script he co-writes with his “Sing Sing” co-writer Greg Kwedar.

Continue reading ‘Train Dreams’: Joel Edgerton & Felicity Jones To Star In Adaptation Of Denis Johnson’s 2011 Novella at The Playlist.

Exclusive: Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures has entered production on Hedda, its reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 stage play Hedda Gabler, announcing the addition of six to its cast. Newcomers include Imogen Poots (Baltimore), Tom Bateman (Thirteen Lives), Finbar Lynch (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Mirren Mack (The Witcher: Blood Origins), Jamael Westman (Hamilton), and Saffron Hocking (Top Boy).

The actors join an ensemble that also includes Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, and Nicholas Pinnock, as previously announced.

Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler revolves around Hedda Tesman, a newlywed stifled by societal norms. Frustrated and trapped, she resorts to manipulation and destructive actions. As secrets unravel, the play explores themes of power, gender roles, and the tragic consequences of societal expectations in the late 19th century.

Directing from her own script is Nia DaCosta, the filmmaker behind Uni’s newest Candyman horror pic and the acclaimed crime drama Little Woods. Producers include Plan B,...

Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired U.S. rights to Firebrand, a historical thriller starring Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) and Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley) that world premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film directed by Karim Aïnouz (Invisible Life) is slated for an exclusive theatrical release on June 21, 2024, when it will go up against Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders and an as-yet-undisclosed title from Universal.

Based on the bestselling historical novel Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle, the film follows legendary Queen of England, Katherine Parr (Vikander), and her quest to survive the perilous last months in the life of her ailing and abusive husband, Henry VIII (Law). Eddie Marsan (21 Grams), Sam Riley (Control), Simon Russell Beale (The Death of Stalin) and Erin Doherty (The Crown) co-star.

It’s in blood-soaked Tudor England that the twice married, accomplished and educated Parr reluctantly agrees to become the...