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Prime Video ha anunciado que el rodaje de la secuela de la película Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin, estrenada en 2024, ha comenzado en localizaciones de Cataluña y las Islas Canarias.

Apocalipsis Z: Parte II (título provisional) nos sitúa en unas Islas Canarias convertidas en el último bastión seguro de Europa tras el avance devastador del virus Tsj. Desde allí parte una misión suicida hacia la península en busca de suministros esenciales. Roberto (Alcaide) se une al equipo con dudosas intenciones. La peligrosa operación se transforma en una carrera desesperada por la supervivencia, y Roberto y sus compañeros se encontrarán entre hordas de zombis –perdón, infectados– y lealtades divididas. Entonces surge la eterna pregunta: ¿salvarse uno mismo o arriesgarlo todo para salvar lo poco que queda de humanidad?

La película está protagonizada por Carlos Alcaide (El Internado: Las cumbres...

Renny Harlin is diving back into the water to direct orca survival thriller Black Tides, and Deadline reports today that its found its star in John Travolta.

Black Tides is set to go into production late summer, and will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work.”

John Travolta will play Bill Pierce, “an estranged father whose attempt to reconnect with his daughter and grandson turns into a harrowing battle for survival when their boat is attacked by rogue orcas off the southern coast of Spain.”

The survival thriller is inspired by real-life orca attacks that have occurred off the coast of southern Spain and Portugal, written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End). Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls’s Nostromo Pictures (Buried) produces.

“John Travolta brings the perfect combination of grit, depth, vulnerability and charisma to the character of Bill Pierce,...

Not to be confused with his upcoming shark thriller Deep Water, Renny Harlin is diving back into the water to direct Black Tides, Deadline reports.

Written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End), the survival thriller is inspired by real-life orca attacks that have occurred off the coast of southern Spain and Portugal.

It follows Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds, must rise as an unlikely hero in a battle for survival.

Due to shoot at the end of the summer, the film will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work.”

Nostromo Pictures (Buried) is producing. The Solution Entertainment Group is...

Exclusive: Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara have set a record for Prime Video after Culpa Tuya (Your Fault) became its biggest international original launch ever.

The Spanish-language YA movie follows a romance between Noah (Wallace) and Nick (Guevara) and bowed on Prime in December. It was tipped to launch strongly after the success of Culpa Mía (My Fault), the first movie in Mercedes Ron’s Culpables trilogy, and has duly delivered.

Culpa Tuya rocketed to the number one spot for Prime Video in more than 170 countries, including Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy and Mexico, data from Amazon and seen by Deadline reveals. It has become the streamer’s top international original launch in any language. The likes of German TV series Maxton Hall – The World Between Us and fellow Spanish pic Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End, both of which came out last year, also put in strong showings.

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Jason Statham is no stranger to any movie fanatic. A veteran in the industry, Statham made his film debut more than two decades ago, taking on the role of a con man in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Earning widespread praise, Statham then progressed to Ritchie's second film, Snatch, in 2000. Since his early days in the industry, the actor has gone on to have an illustrious career and is currently known as one of the most talented and enduring action heroes in the industry.

Statham broke into the action genre with his 2002 film The Transporter, and in the years since then, he has had many hit projects. Fans have been treated to new Jason Statham-led works consistently over the years,...

Zombies have come a long way since George A. Romero, who is widely considered the "godfather of the genre," thrilled and terrified audiences with his mindless, staggering walking undead who were hungry for human brains. The ever-evolving zombie has changed in the 55 years since his seminal 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead. Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End is the latest film to take advantage of the changes made by notable 21st-century offerings like television's The Walking Dead, Danny Boyle's revolutionary 28 Days Later, and David Fincher's more recent World War Z starring Brad Pitt, and South Korea's marvelous entry Train to Busan.

Remember that sudden explosion of zombie media that was sparked by the success of AMC’s The Walking Dead back in 2010? While the popular opinion these days is that the oversaturation of zombie stories ended up taking all the bite out of the genre, I actually think that this period offered up a bunch of truly interesting (and often deliciously meta) takes on a familiar premise – you just had to know how to find them among the cheap cash-grabs and knock-offs.

One such gem happened to be Manel Loureiro’s Apocalypse Z, a Spanish blog about a crafty everyman protagonist attempting to survive a more realistic take on the zombie apocalypse. Over time, the blog became so popular that Loureiro ended up publishing the ensuing saga as a trilogy of novels following Francisco and his cat throughout their journey across a zombie-infected Europe.

These books were even more successful than the blog,...

Chris Pine's directorial debut, which he also stars in, has become a streaming success despite its dismal 22% Rotten Tomatoes score. Pine is perhaps best known for his franchise roles, starting with Captain Kirk in the Star Trek reboot movies, which include 2009's Star Trek, 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness, and 2016's Star Trek Beyond. From there, he also starred as Steve Trevor in the Dceu movies, 2017's Wonder Woman and its 2020 sequel, Wonder Woman 1984.

Outside of franchise fare, Pine first rose to prominence for his roles in romantic comedies, including The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in 2004 and Just My Luck in 2006. From there, he was cast in Star Trek, but continued to appear in other possible franchise-starters, playing Cinderella's Prince in Disney's Into the Woods and Jack Ryan in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. In recent years, with Star Trek 4 taking forever and the Dceu being rebooted,...

A 24-year-old Ridley Scott movie has become a modern streaming hit. At the age of 86, Scott continues to work regularly in Hollywood as a director and producer. He is responsible for some truly iconic films over the course of his 60-year career spanning a variety of genres. He's worked extensively in science-fiction with Blade Runner and multiple installments in the Alien franchise, but he has also returned time and time again to the historical epic, which he is set to return to once more with the upcoming Gladiator II.

Last year, Scott released the divisive Napoleon, about the titular French emperor, a sprawling film with a number of standout battle sequences. Prior to that, Scott went even further back in time with The Last Duel (2021), which earned generally positive reviews but was a box office disappointment. Other notable historical epics he directed include Robin Hood (2010) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005), the...

The Prime Video top has been captured by a brand-new apocalyptic zombie movie. The zombie genre continues to be highly popular, with many TV shows and movies continuing the post-apocalyptic survival trend.

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End is one of the recently released zombie films, and it's become an instant streaming hit on Prime Video. The movie held its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival on Oct. 5, followed by a wide release on Prime Video on Oct. 31. It didn't take long for the film to become extremely successful, reaching No. 1 on the platform, per FlixPatrol, and ranking eighth on Reelgood's Top 10 movie charts for the week between Nov. 7 and 13 on all streaming platforms.

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Aubrey Plaza's dominance continues.

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Aubrey Plaza's new dramedy with a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score tops a movies streaming chart. Starting her career in improv and sketch comedy, Plaza rose to prominence on Parks and Recreation as the sarcastic and deadpan April Ludgate, establishing her distinct comedic style. On television, Plaza has also showcased her range as a strait-laced lawyer in The White Lotus season 2, earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and starred in the Marvel miniseries Agatha All Along.

In film, Plaza started with a supporting role in Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and graduated on to leading roles in independent films, such as the Sundance hit Safety Not Guaranteed. In addition to starring, she started producing with The Little Hours and Ingrid Goes West, both black comedies, and also expanded her range to thrillers, starring in Black Bear and Emily the Criminal, all of which screened at Sundance.

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Shooting to the top of Prime Video's most-watched list following its Halloween debut, Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End is an effective Spanish zombie movie with plenty more story to tell. The popular horror movie faithfully adapts Manel Laureiro's 2007 novel, Apocalipsis Z: El Principio Del Fin, which follows Manel (Francisco Ortiz), a lawyer and solar power entrepreneur, as he tries to reunite with his family during a pandemic that has turned innocent people into flesh-starved zombies.

Considering Apocalypse Z's instant success and popular viewership, a cinematic sequel is more than warranted. Fortunately, Loureiro has already penned a pair of follow-up tales, making for an ideal Spanish zombie trilogy that Prime Video should pursue. For...

After falling off the chart for two weeks, “Outer Banks” Season 4 is once again the top title on Luminate’s weekly streaming rankings. Thanks to the release of its second batch of episodes on Nov. 7, the Netflix teen drama was watched for 1.4 billion minutes watched during the Nov. 8-14 viewing window.

“Outer Banks” nearly doubled the viewership of the next-most-watched title, which was “Tulsa King” Season 2 with 810.5 million minutes watched. It was a strong week for Taylor Sheridan-created series; besides “Tulsa King,” both season of “Lioness” also made the chart. Interestingly, more viewers tuned into Season 1, which was released last year, than Season 2, which dropped its fourth episode during this window. Season 1 landed at No. 6 with 357.8 million minutes watched while Season 2 took eighth place with 289.4 million minutes watched.

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Prime Video's new apocalyptic zombie movie has become a streaming success. Amazon's streaming service has been consistently producing original movies since 2019, although they take on a variety of genres, they started making horror movies about a year in, including Black Box, The Lie, Nocturne, and Evil Eye. Since then, that roster has expanded significantly to include more movies, such as Bingo Hell, Black as Night, Madres, The Manor, Master, Goodnight Mommy, Nanny, and perhaps Prime Video's most popular horror movie, Totally Killer.

On the series side, one of Prime Video's most popular efforts is the post-apocalyptic drama Fallout, based on the Bethesda video game series of the same name, which has been renewed for a second season. Though some of its content could be categorized as post-apocalyptic, Prime Video has never directly dabbled in the zombie before. However, its first feature-length installment in the genre has recently seen an unexpected...

In 2024, “Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End” will become a thrilling Spanish zombie movie that people all over the world can’t stop watching. The movie, directed by Carles Torrens and based on Manel Loureiro’s famous book series, is a new take on the zombie genre, combining personal drama with post-apocalyptic survival.

In Spain, the movie is about a sad widower named Manel (Francisco Ortiz) whose life changes drastically when the Tsj virus spreads, causing a pandemic like rabies that turns people into violent, infected animals. Manel is alone in a world that is quickly falling apart after losing his wife in a terrible car accident. His beloved cat, Lúculo, is the only thing that keeps him company.

The movie is more important than just another zombie story. It’s not just another end-of-the-world show; it’s a complex look at how strong people are, with surprising connections to the recent Covid-19 pandemic.

Aubrey Plaza has been in the spotlight for over a decade and a half and her career has included many critically acclaimed projects. 2024 was a big year for Plaza with her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Agatha All Along, and she's now experiencing success with a new film on streaming.

My Old Ass premiered on Nov. 7 on Prime Video, and it's already a huge success, taking over the charts at No. 3, per FlixPatrol. The film is a coming-of-age comedy-drama, starring singer and actress Maisy Stella in the leading role alongside Plaza. In its short time on the streaming platform, it has already defeated Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage's Brothers for No. 3, and trails behind Kate Beckinsale's action thriller Canary Black and Spanish zombie horror Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End, which tops the charts.

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If you’ve just finished watching Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End on Amazon Prime Video, you’re probably looking for something else to keep that post-apocalyptic vibe going. Well, you’re in luck, because two movies that would make for a perfect follow-up are The Road (2009) and 28 Days Later (2002). Both of these films share the same intense survival themes and emotional depth that make Apocalypse Z so gripping, but each has its own unique spin on the end-of-the-world chaos.

Let’s start with The Road, a film that’s all about survival in a destroyed world. Directed by John Hillcoat and based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, The Road takes place in a bleak, post-apocalyptic setting where a father and his young son try to stay alive in a world with nothing but ash and cold. Like Manel in Apocalypse Z, the father and son in...

Warning! This post contains spoilers for Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End.

Manel manages to save the day in Prime Video's Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End's ending, but before the movie's end credits start rolling, a grim twist introduces new challenges for the heroic character. Directed by Carles Torrens, Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End is based on Manel Loureiro's novel of the same name. The movie walks through a typical zombie apocalypse saga where a man finds himself in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, where he must survive many odds to save himself and the friends he makes along the way.

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End's main character, Manel, is portrayed as a grieving man who loses his wife in a car accident long before the beginning of the titular world-ending event. Owing to this, when the central zombie infection finally starts spreading,...

It's always interesting to see what the streaming services churn up as part of their endless effort to keep subscribers from abandoning ship. While Netflix is the undisputed king of the streaming game, Amazon's Prime Video isn't all that far behind it in terms of subscriber numbers, and is seemingly just as adept at dredging up forgotten films only for them to experience a modest renaissance as a result. Take, for instance, the time a spooky family movie with a hilarious Clint Eastwood cameo hit the Prime Video charts for the Halloween season.

Of course, the other side of the streaming coin is new "content." All the big streamers produce their own films and TV shows as part of the aforementioned battle against subscriber churn, whether by producing them in-house or buying the rights to exclusively distribute finished projects. Now, Prime Video's latest exclusive has managed to become a global hit.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the EndPrime Video's recent zombie horror hit film, Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End, is an exciting zombie movie that follows main character Manel as he attempts to reunite with his family after realizing that a virus has caused people to turn into violent zombies. Mourning the loss of his wife, Manel lives an isolated life until he realizes that he will be unable to evacuate with his family to the Canary Islands, and he becomes willing to do anything possible to reach them without contracting the deadly virus.

One of Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End's unusual main characters is Manel's cat, Lculo, who is surprisingly important to the movie. Because Manel is separated from his family, his cat is effectively the closest companion that he has throughout his journey. Lculo's presence reminds Manel that he is not alone,...

Stars: Francisco Ortiz, Marta Poveda, Yuri Mykhaylychenko, José María Yazpik | Written by Ángel Agudo | Directed by Carles Torrens

Spain has given us some masterful films about the walking dead over the years, including The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, Tombs of the Blind Dead and its sequels, and more recently the Rec franchise. Now we have Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (Apocalypse Z: El Principio del Fin) based on the first book of novelist Manel Loureiro’s Apocalypse Z trilogy about a cat-loving lawyer’s struggle to survive a world overrun by zombies.

A year after losing his wife in a Christmas Eve car crash, Manel still hasn’t recovered mentally. He lives alone with his cat Lúculo and ignores the news broadcast on his television about a fast spreading pandemic, the Tsj Virus, that’s throwing the world into chaos.

His sister Belen and her husband are...

Amazon Prime Video released another streaming success with director Carles Torrens' Spanish zombie film, Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End. Based on a novel by Manel Loureiro, this action-packed horror movie follows a reclusive young man trying to reunite with his family when a widespread virus turns people into violent zombies.

Led by actor Francisco Ortiz, the cast of Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End features many international acting stars, including Narcos: Mexico's Jose Mara Yazpik. Not every actor in this cast is a household name, but that didn't stop this thrilling new zombie film from becoming the no. 1 film on Amazon Prime Video since its premiere on October 31, 2024. With each of their characters, each actor in Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End helped introduce a rich, new world overrun with zombies, making it one of the best movies now on Amazon Prime Video.

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“Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin” is a 2024 film directed by Carles Torrens. The film stars osé María Yazpik as Pritchenko, Berta Vázquez as Lucía, Iria del Río as Julia, Francisco Ortiz as Manel, and more. The movie follows the story of Manel, a happily married middle-aged man whose life spirals out of control when just a few months after his wife’s death, the world is hit by a Tz virus that turns people into zombies.

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Manel’s life seemed picture-perfect—he had a loving wife, Leah, who adored him, a sister who always had something kind to say, and a nephew who couldn’t get enough of his fun uncle. But recently, things started to feel off between him and Leah. She wanted to start a family, but every time the topic came up,...

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End's ending revealed what happened to Manel's cat who has been with him in a good chunk of the movie.

The new zombie film from Amazon Prime Video revolves around the story of Manel (Francisco Ortiz) and his cat, Lúculo, as they try to survive an unexpected zombie outbreak in Spain caused by the dangerous Tsj virus. 

Before the horrible zombie apocalypse ensues, Manel decides to isolate himself from the rest of the world after his wife's death, with him living alone with his cat. 

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The Apocalypse Z ending will have audiences slack-jawed long after the credits have rolled. 

The new Amazon Prime Video zombie thriller, fully titled Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End, debuted on the service on October 31, offering a Spanish-language take on the zombie apocalypse. 

The film follows a Spanish widower named Manel who loses contact with his family after the outbreak of a dangerous, zombie-creating disease. After holing up at home as the world crumbles around him, Manel sets off on a journey to reconnect with his lost sister and nephew and hopefully avoid the infected in doing so. 

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Apocalypse Z: Part 2 is now a topic of discussion after a major cliffhanger concludes Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End.

Released on Halloween 2024 (along with a new round of Crumbl Cookies), Apocalypse Z is a new Spanish-language horror outing from Prime Video. It shows a world where a global disease outbreak transforms people into predatorial animals as a man tries to rejoin and protect his family amidst the madness.

This film marks the latest in popular Spanish-language streaming film releases like Netflix's The Secret of the River (featuring Trinidad González). 

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Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End has made a surprising appearance at the top of the Prime Video global chart. The Spanish zombie action thriller is making a big impact on the platform since dropping with dozens of other titles on November 1, currently now in second place behind Mark Wahlbergs sci-fi movie Infinite.

The film, which has the original title of Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin, follows a mans attempts to get back to his family while trying to avoid people who have been infected by a global pandemic that turns them into crazed creatures. If all of this sounds like the plot of several other zombie movies, then you would be right, but according to the films reviews, that doesnt make much difference if you are someone who devours this kind of fast-paced horror.

The film is based on the novel by Manel Loureiro, and several reviews...

We can all agree upon the fact that the zombie genre, despite being done to death, is functionally immortal when it comes to pop culture. “The Walking Dead” franchise is still going on (even though the spin-off shows have mostly been so-so); “The Last of Us” has an excellent HBO adaptation of the first game, and the second one is on the pipeline; and then every now and then a zombie movie/series pops up. It only proves that the appeal of this genre is not dying down, and a movie like Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End is a burning example of that. Directed by Carles Torrens, the movie is adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Spanish author Manel Loureiro. Since I haven’t read the novel, it is hard for me to say how faithful the movie remains to the book, but as a movie,...

Released yesterday on Prime Video, the divisive zombie thriller Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End is already tearing up the charts, rising to number two on the Top 10 list here in the United States. Directed by Carles Torrens and based on the novel by Manel Loureiro, the film stars Francisco Ortiz as a man struggling to rejoin his family after a global outbreak has turned much of the population into undead creatures hungry for human flesh.

Per Flix Patrol, Apocalypse Z now sits in the number two slot at the time of this writing, just 24 hours after its premiere on Prime Video, where it's available to watch for those with a Prime Membership. Debuting earlier this year at the 57th Sitges Film Festival in Spain, the Spanish-language flick has been dividing critics, who are split down the middle on how they feel about it. Some on Rotten Tomatoes have...

“Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End” is a Spanish thriller movie directed by Carles Torrens. It is written by Ángel Agudo, and based on the novel by Manel Loureiro. it stars Francisco Ortiz. With José María Yázpik, Berta Vázquez, and Marta Poveda.

Prime Video brings us the latest film by Carles Torrens, presenting a storyline that will undoubtedly resonate with everyone: a deadly virus spreads worldwide, turning its hosts into brainless creatures that attack anyone who crosses their path with ferocious violence. Yes, the zombie virus has arrived, and Spain is not an exception when it comes to producing zombie movies and their countless variations, especially in an era where, after Covid and lockdowns, we all dread the emergence of an even worse virus.

This is a golden opportunity for production companies, capitalizing on collective fear to create films that often feel like repetitions of their predecessors, both in...