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Exclusive: Jordana Brewster and Devon Sawa are boarding Spyglass’ original horror rom-com, Heart Eyes, which is currently in production in New Zealand.

They join previously announced Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding.

The Josh Ruben-directed, Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy-written feature follows a pair of co-workers in Seattle who are pulling overtime on Valentine’s Day. When the Heart Eyes Killer strikes, they’re mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. The duo are forced to spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives.

Republic Pictures picked up distribution rights to Heart Eyes excluding the U.S. and Canada.

Landon and Divide/Conquer’s Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks are producing. Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Chris Stone are EPs with Murphy and Mel Turner.

Gigi Zumbado

The cast also includes Gigi Zumbado. Zumbado’s previous credits include Kenya Barris’ multi-cam comedy Unrelated and recurring roles on ABC’s Promised Land and Fox’s 9-1-1. Zumbado stars opposite Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff in the indie feature The Price We Pay.

Brewster has starred in the $6 billion plus grossing Fast & Furious franchise as Mia Torretto. Her feature credits include Simulant alongside Sam Worthington and Simu Liu, the horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, the cult classic D.E.B.S., the sci-fi horror The Faculty, the drama The Invisible Circus, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, Hooking Up, Random Acts of Violence, North of Hell, American Heist, Annapolis and Who Invited Charlie?. She can next be seen in the feature film Cellar Door. Brewster is repped by CAA, Principal Entertainment LA, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein.

Sawa starred on the Syfy series Chucky alongside Jennifer Tilly and as Jean Smart’s hunky love interest in Hacks for Max. Sawa also starred opposite Sylvester Stallone and Dave Bautista in Escape Plan: The Extractors, opposite John Travolta in The Fanatic, and opposite Guy Pearce in Disturbing the Peace. Sawa was on the hit CW show Nikita alongside Maggie Q. The Vancouver, Canada native broke out as a child actor in such movies as Casper, Now and Then, and Little Giants. He went on to star in the New Line horror franchise Final Destination as well as cult pics Idle Hands and Slc Punk. He reprised his Slc Punk role in the sequel Punk’s Dead. Sawa is repped by Gersh, Artists First, and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan.

With its list of new releases for June 2024, HBO streamer Max is finally headed back to Westeros.

The highlight of this month is undoubtedly the premiere of House of the Dragon season 2 on June 16. Episode 1 will drop on both HBO and Max that Sunday night at 9 p.m. Et. With the infamous Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons now underway, the next batch of episodes for this Game of Thrones prequel should be truly epic.

Arriving before House of the Dragon season 2 is another story of a fraught succession. Ren Faire, a documentary series about an ailing king retiring from the country’s largest renaissance festival, premieres on June 2. Other TV options this month include Julio Torres comedy Fantasmas on June 7 and docuseries One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit on June 25.

Max plays host to a couple of major movies in June as well. The...

It’s almost time to head back to Westeros as the second season of “House of the Dragon” premieres on Max and HBO on Sunday, June 16. The epic prequel series to “Game of Thrones” will air new episodes in HBO’s premier window on Sunday night through Aug. 4. Also hitting the service in June will be the comedy special from “Hacks” star “Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go” and the motel-renovation series “Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home.”

Also coming to Max via the Bleacher Report Sports Add-On will be United States Men’s and Women’s soccer games, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, Major League Baseball games, and potentially the conclusions of the NBA and NHL conference championship slates. Don’t miss any of the sports action and streaming premieres of the best prestige and unscripted titles on Max. The streamer offers three monthly subscription plans ranging from ad-supported...

Star Wars is a long-running sci-fi space opera franchise with many films, TV series, and video games to back it up. Beginning the franchise with Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in 1977, the film was expected to be a stand-alone film and was originally just marketed as Star Wars. But thanks to the extreme success of A New Hope, George Lucas expanded the film and created the Original Trilogy. The trilogy’s popularity led to a Prequel Trilogy being made between 1999 and 2005, and an eventual Sequel Trilogy from 2015 to 2019. Now, Lucasfilm is looking to develop a new trilogy set after Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker.

The Prequel Trilogy consisted of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Episode II - The Attack of the Clones, and Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. These movies introduced a new cast of actors playing either...

Ever wonder just how realistic a big screen bank heist is? Well, there’s really only one way to find out – Ok, two, but we don’t recommend participating in one – and that’s by asking an actual bank robber. According to Cain Vincent Dyer, who took part in over 100 bank robberies over the course of two-and-a-half years, the one from 1991’s Point Break is a 10/10 example…even if it did have its flaws.

Dyer heaped much praise on the time frame that the group laid out in Point Break, saying 90 seconds would be ideal for grabbing and going before the police arrive. “Typically, once you go into a bank and the alarm is set, depending on where law enforcement is in relation to the bank, it’ll typically take about a minute and a half. You have a group of guys that are all going after the drawers, and...

In the last few years, action cinema has significantly improved with instant classics like Mad Max: Fury Road, The Raid 2, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, and Baby Driver. While many of these films are granted massive marketing campaigns and huge budgets, there is also a rising tide of low-budget films that are released directly on streaming services or VOD. While some of these don’t hit theaters because of their lack of quality, the VOD action genre has produced some genuinely underrated gems. One such film was 2015’s American Heist, a crime thriller following the tragic relationship between the ex-con Frankie Kelly (Adrien Brody) and his sensitive brother James (Hayden Christensen). Jordana Brewster also co-stars as James’ love interest, Emily.

Christensen’s production company Glacier Films had funded the film as part of a massive slate of projects, but sadly it was not able to make back its budget. American Heist...

The hyper-stylized edge-of-your-seat crime thriller, Bullet Head, arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD January 9 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available on Digital and On Demand. Oscar® winner Adrien Brody (Best Actor, The Pianist, 2002), Golden Globe® nominee Antonio Banderas (Best Actor: “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself,” 2004, TV Movie; The Mask of Zorro, 1998, and Evita, 1996, Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical), and Oscar® nominee John Malkovich (Best Supporting Actor, In the Line of Fire, 1993; Places in the Heart, 1984) star as three career criminals in jeopardy after pulling off the heist of a lifetime. Written and directed by award-winning visionary Paul Solet (Grace), the Bullet Head Blu-ray and DVD include never-before-seen special features and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Oscar winner Adrien Brody, Antonio Banderas, and John Malkovich deliver the action in this riveting crime story filled with pulse-pounding twists and turns. After a heist gone tragically wrong,...

Defenders of the world, unite! Brace yourselves for non-stop action and edge-of-your-seat thrills with a massive werebear, a man who can move mountains, a martial artist and a blademaster. Alone, they are freaks. Together, they’re the Guardians. An ultra-stylish, high-octane superhero actioner by Sarik Andreasyan (American Heist), Guardians makes its DVD debut as a Walmart exclusive on September 5, 2017 from Shout! Factory. The Blu-ray (with digital download) will be available everywhere December 5, 2017. Delivering a visceral thrill-ride that movie fans will highly enjoy, Guardians DVD and Blu-ray™ boast English and Russian audio tracks, insightful bonus content and more!

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During the Cold War, the secret organization “Patriot” created an elite squad of superheroes to defend the Soviet republic from threats far beyond the capabilities of mortal men. For years, these heroes hid in the shadows… but now, four must emerge to defend their homeland from a menace unlike any other...

Arclight Films has announced a sci-fi action film, Robots, which has American Heist helmer Sarik Andreasyan attached to direct.

The movie is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where deadly creatures known as “Wretches” torment humans. Led by Cassius, a group of men sets out to save what is left of humanity from these Wretches.

Production will take place in both Russia and China.

Arclight Films' Gary Hamilton will produce, along with Ying Ye, Mike Gabrawy and Andreasyan. Ruzanna Kegeyan will executive produce.

Arclight is handling worldwide rights on Robots. The international sales company is also handling the rights to...

The Cannes Film Festival is currently in full swing in the south of France, and one of the movies being sold to worldwide buyers at the fest is Numb, At the Edge of the End. Vmi Worldwide has debuted the first trailer for this indie thriller, as it seeks international buyers at Cannes. The film doesn't have a release date in place yet, and it doesn't seem that the film has a domestic distributor quite yet, but that may change at the festival.

The story follows Kurt Matheson (Hayden Christensen) a war veteran with Ptsd (post traumatic stress disorder) who perceives that the end of the world is coming. After establishing a relationship with a dubious Messiah (Harvey Keitel), he leaves his normal life and begins the construction of a shelter underground, training himself in an extreme way, at the cost of losing everything. He soon makes people believe he is insane.

Next year, we’ll see an original superhero pic titled Guardians (foreign title “Zaschitniki”) from Russia and director Sarik Andreasyan‘s (American Heist) about a team of Soviet superheroes. This group of heroes includes a man who can levitate rocks, a deadly teleporter who uses two scythes (pictured above), a woman who can become invisible and manipulate water, and […]

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Independent production, financing and distribution company Covert Media has formed international sales label Lexica Films and plans to launch five to 10 films per year through it. Covert's President of International, Liz Kim Schwan, will lead the new division. The first title will be the Russian-language disaster film Earthquake, which stars Cannes Best Actor winner Konstantin Lavronenko (The Banishment, Name Me) and is directed by Sarik Andreasyan (American Heist). The…...

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The trailer for Guardians showcases Russia’s answer to Marvel movie epics with wanton destruction...

At first glance, the trailer for Guardians showcases elements seemingly lifted directly out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ensemble filmmaking playbook. Glaringly dubbed in English, the Guardians trailer does – for what it’s worth – manage to successfully replicate the Whedon-esque "amusement park attraction with a plot" paradigm with some exciting comic-book-y action.

The film centers on a secret Soviet-era super-team who are reactivated when a group of mysterious, heavily-armed militants with missile-firing spider-robots proves too much for the Russian army to handle. The heroic superhero ensemble appears to be a formidable collection of comic-style killers with characters (whose names I'm about to make up) The Winter Whiplash, Mask-less Bane Guy, Soviet Sue Storm, Beardy Giant Fist Man and, the most prominent of them all… Bear in Cargo Pants!

In the director’s...

Saban Films is acquiring North American distribution rights to horror thriller 31, the latest film from visionary mastermind Rob Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects Halloween and Lords of Salem). The film stars Sheri Moon Zombie, Golden Globe Nominee Malcolm McDowell, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Ginger Lynn Allen, Elizabeth Daily and Meg Foster. Rob Zombie wrote and directed the film, which made its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and will have a September 16th release.

31 follows five carnival workers who are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, Hell-like compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns. Said Saban Films President Bill Bromiley.

"31 is a treat not just to horror fans, but fans of true auteur filmmaking. The film is executed in true stylistic Zombie fashion. Rob is an unrivaled talent,...

Besides turning up in a Wes Anderson production every now and then, Adrien Brody has been something of a ghost to mainstream moviegoers. I promise he’s still acting, just in movies that have struggled to find wider audiences. You know, like Dragon Blade or American Heist? *crickets* The quasi blockbuster hunk of yesteryear seems to be toying with indie experimentation as of late, picking Michael Petroni’s Backtrack as his latest attempt at underground success. Will this be the Adrien Brody vessel that floats to the top instead of sinking to a dark, watery grave? No, it won’t – but that’s not necessarily the actor’s fault.

The once Predator huntin’ Brody stars as Peter Bower, a psychiatrist who’s struggling to cope with his daughter Evie’s (Emma O’Farrell) unexpected death. Clientele come and go, but all Bower can do is replay the same gruesome scene on repeat,...

It’s almost October and that means Netflix is about to refresh their content with some new titles and by removing some others. Some of the notable titles leaving include: The Big Lebowski and A Nightmare on Elm Street. So if you haven’t seen some of these titles, plan your nights accordingly. We of course can look forward more than a few new titles including Boogie Nights, Batman Begins and Curse of Chucky for your Halloween needs.

All Title Dates are Subject to Change

Netflix U.S. Release Dates Only

Available 10/1

A Christmas Carol (1938)

About Alex (2014)

Alexander: Theatrical Cut (2004)

American Pie (1999)

Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics Collection: Collection 1

Batman Begins (2005)

Boogie Nights (1997)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Curse of Chucky (2013)

Dark Was the Night (2014)

Design on a Dime Collection: Collection 1

El Tiempo Entre Costuras (2013)

Extreme Homes Collection: Collection 1

Fixer Upper: Season 1

Genevieve’s Renovation: Season 1

Glass Chin (2014)

House...

Saban Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to Mi-5 starring Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones,”, Testament Of Youth), Academy Award nominee Peter Firth (“Spooks”), Jennifer Ehle (Fifty Shades Of Gray, Zero Dark Thirty), Tuppence Middleton (“Sense 8”, Jupiter Ascending), and Elyes Gabel (“Scorpion”, A Most Violent Year). Mi-5 (known outside the Us as Spooks: The Greater Good) is based on the original BAFTA Award® winning BBC television series.

Series director Bharat Nalluri (Tsunami: The Aftermath, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day) has also directed the screen adaption, which was written by the series writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent (“Humans”).

The thriller is currently scheduled to open theatrically at the end of the year.

When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway (Harrington) must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce (Firth) to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.

“Mi-5 is...

Given the title of the film, you could be fooled into thinking that Scott Mann’s upcoming actioner Heist was a full remake of David Mamet’s 2001 film of the same name – alas, the reality is somewhat more disappointing.

Yahoo Movies has debuted the maiden trailer for Mann’s thriller. Starring Robert De Niro, Jeffery Dean Morgan and Guardians of the Galaxy alum Dave Bautista, Heist orbits around the attempts of two men desperate to rob De Niro’s crime boss, The Pope. Channeling the fast-editing and style of Ocean’s Eleven in the beginning, the trailer then switches abruptly to high-speed pursuit, with Mann’s actioner – originally titled Bus 657 – switching gears into all-out hostage thriller.

It’s a tense situation that plays out similarly to Keanu Reeves’ Speed only with less flair and even less Keanu Reeves, and the general feeling of been there, done that doesn’t have us too optimistic.

'Place your bets!' Unless you're betting that you'll never see Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris go up against Robert De Niro. Because that's exactly what happens in the thriller Heist! We have the first trailer, which brings plenty of action and high stakes, along with the first domestic poster. This is one hot slice of hickory smoked drama you're not going to want to miss this coming Holiday season.

Robert De Niro and Jeffrey Dean Morgan lay it all on the table in this sizzling crime caper&#160from Lionsgate Premiere! Heist is directed by Scott Mann, best known for his 2009 action thriller The Tournament. The rest of the amazing cast includes Kate Bosworth, Gina Carano, Mark-Paul Gosselaar,&#160D.B. Sweeney, Morris Chestnut, Summer Altice and Dave Bautista. Heist hits theaters and premieres on-demand this November!

When their attempt to rob a casino owned by the feared gangster...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

New Video on Demand, Rental Streaming, and Digital Only

"Avengers: Age of Ultron"

One of the biggest blockbusters of the year is here! The "Avengers" sequel has its Digital HD release on September 8, with the 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Sd, and VOD release coming later on October 2. The Digital 3D, HD, & Sd, 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray bonus materials include never-before-seen deleted scenes, making-of featurettes, a gag reel, and audio commentary.

"Ferrell Takes the Field"

HBO, and its streaming service HBO Now, will premiere this new comedy special from Funny or Die on September 12. Watch Will Ferrell play every position on 10 different baseball teams in one day. 'Cause, why not?

"The Awesomes"

Season 3 of the animated comedy from Seth Meyers and...

A conversation occurs midway through Sarik Andreasyan’s “American Heist,” in which a thug quotes Thomas Jefferson, his favorite Us president; “The banking institutions are more dangerous than the army.” Our mind immediately calls back to Brad Pitt’s closing monologue in “Killing Them Softly,” where he singles out the very same Jefferson as a hypocrite, guilty for founding America as a business. Some films have a tendency to comment scathingly on an allegedly corrupt American financial system, dispelling the myth of the American dream with eager cynicism (most especially certain films that call attention to these critiques by including the word ‘American’ in their title. Some, like Andrew Dominik’s exceptionally colloquial piece, artfully unravel the fabric of this culture through intelligent and subtle cinematic means, while others tear into the very same fabric with a blunt instrument until the viewer is left exasperated. Andreasyan’s film doesn’t waste much time in firmly.

  Plot: An ex-con (Hayden Christensen) is pulled into a dangerous heist by his estranged brother (Adrien Brody) . who.s just out of prison and owes the mob boss (Tory Kittles) orchestrating the job a debt he can.t repay. Review: American Heist is awfully low-rent for a movie that played at the Toronto International Film Festival. Maybe the names attached gave the film a certain cachet but having finally seen it... Read More...

Hayden Christensen comes back from the dead in the trailer for 90 Minutes in Heaven - and he does it with a truly creepy moustache.

Facial hair aside, the religious drama from Big Sur writer-director Michael Polish adapts Don Piper's faith-based biography.

Hayden Christensen to star as lead in Paramount's Marco Polo

Adrien Brody and Hayden Christensen's bank robbery goes wrong in American Heist trailer

The film tells the true story of Piper (Christensen) surviving a horrific car accident, even after being pronounced dead.

With the support of his wife Eva (Kate Bosworth) and his church community, Christensen learns just how precious life can be.

Also featured in key roles in the religious drama are Christian music superstar Michael W Smith, country music legend Dwight Yoakam and Drop Dead Diva's Rhoda Griffis.

Proceeds from the movie will be given to charitable groups by production company Giving Films.

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Read More: Watch: Hayden Christensen Gets Pulled into a Life of Crime in New 'American Heist' Trailer A man miraculously recovers from a fatal car crash in "90 Minutes in Heaven," the spiritual drama from director Michael Polish. The film's official synopsis reads: "'90 Minutes in Heaven' is the stirring story of Don Piper (played by Hayden Christensen) who died on January 18, 1989, when a semi-tractor truck crushed his car. Declared dead by the first rescue workers, Don’s body lay under a tarp for the next 90 minutes. Yet, when a pastor’s prayers helps bring Don back to life, he becomes a living miracle. After experiencing heaven, Don returns to face severe physical, emotional and spiritual challenges." The debut trailer for "90 Minutes in Heaven" doesn't include many surprises. Featuring a swooning score and familiar faces in co-stars Michael W. Smith and Kate Bosworth, this two-minute excerpt of the film...

A film that wasn't at all on my radar, and I only just learned about, Lionsgate will release "American Heist" - an American-Russian co-produced independent action film directed by Armenian director Sarik Andreasyan, based on the 1959 film "The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery," which starred Steve McQueen and was directed by Charles Guggenheim and John Stix. The film stars Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody, Tory Kittles, Akon and Jordana Brewster. The story: A New Orleans mechanic's struggle to turn his back on crime is compromised by the unexpected return of his ex-con brother, who quickly gets him involved in a dangerous heist. James and Frankie were just...

Heist thrillers are a dime a dozen, but American Heist sets itself apart with a pretty terrific cast. Golden Globe nominee Hayden Christensen (Star Wars), Oscar winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist) and Fast & Furious actress Jordana Brewster lead the pic, which also stars Akon, Tory Kittles and Rachel Bilson. Today, We Got This Covered is pleased to unveil an exclusive clip from the movie, which unfolds as the titular heist gets a little bit trickier due to an unexpected complication.

Though the plot of American Heist is nothing particularly revolutionary, the trailer suggests the potential for a fast-paced action-thriller that knows exactly what it’s setting out to achieve and does just that – which is frankly fine by me. Sarik Andreasyan directed the pic, which debuted during the Toronto International Film Festival last year.

Lionsgate will be bringing the flick to Ultra VOD platforms on June 19 before a theatrical bow...

Armenian filmmaker Sarik Andreasyan may not be well known to American audiences, but three films that he directed, wrote and produced — “The Pregnant," “Moms," and “That Was The Men’s World” — were certifiable hits in the Russian Box Office. Now, he’s making his U.S. feature film directorial debut with the crime thriller “American Heist," starring Adrien Brody, Hayden Christensen, Jordana Brewster, and Akon. The film is based on the black & white Steve McQueen vehicle “The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery" and updates the plot of the 1950s Missouri-set heist film to modern-day New Orleans. The story follows Frankie Caley (Brody), an ex-con who took the rap for a crime he committed with his younger brother, James (Christensen) - who works hard to start a new life with a new job and a girlfriend (Brewster) while Frankie is incarcerated, serving time. Upon his release, and because he is broke...

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods Chappie (action/sci-fi directed by Neill Blomkamp; Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver; rated R) The Lazarus Effect (horror; Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde; rated PG-13) Run All Night (action; Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman; rated R) Wild Tales (comedy; Darío Grandinetti, María Marull; rated R) American Heist (action; Adrien Brody, Hayden Christensen; pretheatrical release premieres 6/19; rated R) Burying...

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Hayden Christensen, Jordana Brewster, Adrien Brody and Akon headline the cast of Sarik Andreasyan's upcoming American Heist. And with the film hitting VOD (June 19) and theaters (July 24) from Lionsgate, we've got a fistful of exclusive stills to share.James (Hayden Christensen) owes his life to his older brother, Frankie (Adrien Brody) after taking the rap for a crime they committed together.  While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily (Jordana Brewster). Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go.  He turns to his underworld connections (Akon) and convinces James to join him in hopes that one last job will be the...

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We're not really sure what Hayden Christensen and Jordana Brewster are talking about in this exclusive first look at their new movie, American Heist, but it really doesn't matter because the two look so darn hot taking a bath together. The former Star Wars star shows his bare chest (hello tattoo!) as Brewster leans against him as she seemingly lays between his legs in an old bathtub that looks like it's located in some sort of tranquil garden. Candles help set the mood, but there's also a bit of gritty edge as the two sip beer straight from the bottle. The Sarik Andreasyan-directed drama focuses on James (Christensen), a young man who is trying to get on with his life after his older brother...

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ComingSoon has released a slew of new screenshots for Adrien Brody and Hayden Christensen by the numbers crime drama, American Heist.

With Sarik Andreasyan behind the lens, the genre piece will tell the story of Brody and Christensen’s two brothers, who reluctantly agree to pull off that clichéd ‘one last job’ in an attempt to whip their lives back into order. That job just so happens to be a high-stakes robbery which Brody’s Frank spearheads, despite being recently released from a ten-year jail sentence. Nevertheless, Aliaune “Akon” Thiam and Fast and Furious stalwart Jordana Brewster are also on board for the heist drama.

You can check out the gallery of images for American Heist above, though if you’re looking for a shred of originality, you may find better luck elsewhere.

Hayden Christensen will follow in the footsteps of every reluctant hero the genre...

Adrien Brody and Hayden Christensen's bank robbery goes horribly wrong in a new trailer for American Heist.

A remake of the 1959 movie The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery tells the story of two brothers trying to escaped their troubled past.

The daring heist could change their fortunes for the better, but events soon spiral far beyond their control into a bloody and tragic showdown.

American Heist had its premiere last autumn at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Special Presentations section.

Starring with Brody and Christensen are Akon (Black November), Jordana Brewster (Furious 7) and Tory Kittles (Olympus Has Fallen).

American Heist opens in the Us on July 24. A UK release is yet to be set.

Read More: Watch: Adrien Brody & Hayden Christensen Take On The World In Trailer For 'American Heist' Armenian director Sarik Andreasyan is tackling the world of underground crime in his latest thriller, "American Heist." Starring Hayden Christensen, Jordana Brewster, Akon and Academy Award winner Adrian Brody, the film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last September and will be released this summer.  Christensen and Brody star as James and Frankie, respectively, two brothers who turn to crime in order to change their lives for the better. While Frankie served jail time for a crime they both committed, James worked to turn his life around by getting a steady job and starting a relationship with his former girlfriend, Emily (Brewster). After Frankie is released and heads back to the streets with no money and no place to go, he turns to his underworld connections (Akon) and convinces James to join...

"We're here to rob the bank... Don't be a hero!" Lionsgate has debuted an official Us trailer for American Heist, an action-thriller-drama from Armenian filmmaker Sarik Andreasyan starring Adrien Brody and Hayden Christensen as brothers with troubled pasts who get dragged into another bank robbery. It's yet another bank robbers need to leave their past but get caught up in one more job kind of movie, complete with the face mask heist and everything. Jordana Brewster, Tory Kittles and Akon also star in the film. It honestly doesn't look that great, yet another bland version of this same old story, but you never know. Here's the new Us trailer for Sarik Andreasyan's American Heist, in high def originally from Apple: If you're feeling like you've seen some of this before, we also ran an international trailer late last year. American Heist is directed by Armenian filmmaker Sarik Andreasyan (Pregnant...

A new distributor owned by one of America.s richest men has bought Us rights to writer-director Michael Petroni.s Backtrack after its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Saban Films put up a seven-figure guarantee for the psychological thriller which stars Adrien Brody, Sam Neill, Robin McLeavy and Bruce Spence . "We're thrilled at the sale to Saban; they made an aggressive offer which is testament to their strong belief in the film,. said See Pictures. Jamie Hilton, who produced with Antonia Barnard and Petroni. .A deal this size coming out of Tribeca is a great result and we'll go to Cannes with confidence as we screen the film for the first time to European and other international buyers." Brody plays Peter, a troubled psychotherapist who suffers from nightmares and eerie visions, which prompt him to revisit his remote hometown where he becomes obsessed with the need to solve a decades-old mystery.

The distributor has pounced following the April 19 world premiere of the rom-com starring Lake Bell and Simon Pegg.

Ben Palmer directed from a screenplay by Tess Morris about a woman who is mistaken for a blind date and goes along with it. Rory Kinnear and Olivia Williams round out the key cast.

StudioCanal handles world sales and co-produced alongside Big Talk Pictures’ Nira Park, James Biddle and Rachael Prior.

Matthew Justice, Pegg, Dan Cheesbrough, Jenny Borgars, Danny Perkins, Christine Langan and Joe Oppenheimer are executive producers. StudioCanal co-financed with BBC Films.

Saban launched a year ago and released The Homesman last November. The maiden slate includes How To Make Love Like An Englishman starring Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek and Jessica Alba; The Forger starring John Travolta; American Heist with Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody and Jordana Brewster; Tracers starring Taylor Lautner; and The Trust with Nicolas Cage.

“Star Wars: is the gift that keeps on giving for Hayden Christensen, whose international fanbase has helped him win the lead role in Paramount’s fantasy action movie “Marco Polo,” an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap. Paramount had no comment. “The Fast and the Furious” filmmaker Rob Cohen is directing “Marco Polo,” which is a co-production between Paramount and China Film Group, though other Chinese companies such as Yuehua Entertainment, Phoenix Entertainment and Huahua Film & Media Culture are co-producing the project. Also Read: Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody Thriller ‘American Heist’ Nearing Deal With Saban Films Polo is a historical figure.

First and foremost, what is likely to end up being the biggest blockbuster of the year, Avengers: Age of Ultron, has scored a PG-13 ratings for "intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments." This isn't too much different than the PG-13 rating for The Avengers, which was for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference. Sounds like there may be a little more destruction and -- oh, la, la -- some suggestive comments. This week's bulletin also has a PG-13 rating for Cameron Crowe's new movie Aloha starring Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone and we also have a PG-13 for Before We Go, directed by and starring Avengers star Chris Evans and Star Trek Into Darkness co-star Alice Eve. Nancy Meyers has a new movie coming this year called The Intern starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway...

Internationally recognized actor Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, upcoming American Heist) will star in the action/horror film, Untot, it was announced today by Warrior producer Greg O'Connor of Solaris Entertainment. Successful video game producer/director Kris Renkewitz makes his feature film debut and will direct from his own screenplay. Tannaz Anisi's 13 Films is handling international sales on the project and will introduce it to buyers at the European Film Market. Producers currently hold Us rights. Principal photography is slated to begin in March 2015 in New York with further casting underway.

Untot, meaning "undead" in German, is set towards the end of World War II in December 1944. During a blizzard, an elite military unit headed by Lt. Fredrick Hank (Christensen), is dropped behind enemy lines in the mountains of Poland to destroy a secret Nazi weapons facility.

"Banks are an essential threat to our democracy, so consider this justice."

I don’t know what happened with Adrien Brody, but after he won that Best Actor Oscar for The Pianist his career took a nose dive, and he started making bad movies. The most recent thing that I saw him in was History Channel’s Houdini, and I liked him in it. But other than that he hasn’t done anything decent in years. Now he’s got a new movie coming out called American Heist, which doesn’t look very promising.

The movie also stars Hayden Christensen, who is best known for his role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, and Jordana Brewster from the Fast and Furious franchise. So this movie is packed full of great talent! Here’s the synopsis:

Frankie (Christensen) and James (Brody) are two brothers with checkered pasts; one struggling on the road to normalcy,...

Everyone loves movie trailers; we can’t get enough of them here in The City of Films. It’s an art form that stands alone from the film itself and has a remarkable power to move us. Trailers can give us chills, laughs, goose bumps and sometimes even anger us. We can’t always post them all, so here’s where we play catch up; it’s Graham’s Trailer Roundup!

Peter Pan Live!

Synopsis: NBC’s live telling of the boy who never grew up.

Starring: Allison Williams, Christopher Walken

Release: Thursday, December 4 at 8/7c on NBC

Trailer Analysis: NBC’s Sound of Music Live! was a ratings success so they are trying to capture that again with an even more popular (depending on which generation you belong to) story. I just want to see Walken sing and dance.

The Woman in Black 2 Angel of Death

Synopsis: 40 years...

American Heist International Trailer. Sarik Andreasyan‘s American Heist (2014) international movie trailer stars Hayden Christensen, Jordana Brewster, Adrien Brody, Aaron V. Williamson, and Laura Cayouette. American Heist‘s plot synopsis: “Frankie (Hayden Christensen) and James (Adrien Brody) are two brothers with checkered pasts; one struggling on the road to normalcy, the [...]

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Today we have an international trailer for the upcoming "American Heist" crime thriller, starring Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody, Jordana Brewster and Akon. Check it out below. Plot: James (Christensen) has a checkered past, but he's trying to put his life on the straight and narrow. He has a decent job in an auto shop, plans to start his own business, and there's even the promise of love on the horizon. But one day, before his dream can become a reality, he opens his front door to find his older brother Frankie (Brody), recently released from a ten-year stretch in prison. Frankie has some money-making strategies of his own, and he needs James to help him one last time . in a spectacularly elaborate bank heist. Even though it's Frankie's influence that James is trying to escape, he finds himself drawn into the unsavory plan due to a combination of guilt, greed,...

Joke all you want about Hayden Christensen‘s performances in the Star Wars prequels, but the guy has some chops. Sure, those two films weren’t great, but around the same time he crushed Life as a House and Shattered Glass, two highly underrated films. Since then he hasn’t exactly stayed in the spotlight, choosing to only […]

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Voltage Pictures has released the international trailer for American Heist, which is a cliché wrapped in a stereotype inside a generic slice of convention.

Bundling together every known trope of the action thriller genre, the footage follows Hayden Christensen and Adrien Brody, two bickering brothers who find themselves united by a common goal: that one last job. With Brody’s Frankie fresh out of prison after serving a ten-year sentence, the only person he can truly depend on is James (Christensen), who is struggling to get his life together with his girlfriend, played here by Fast Five‘s Jordana Brewster.

American Heist initially debuted during the Toronto Film Festival and is directed by Sarik Andreasyan. From the trailer, we’ve tapered our own expectations for the crime drama, but hey, we’ll leave the ultimate verdict to you.

American Heist doesn’t have a release date at this time, but...

The thing that struck me about this trailer for American Heist is not the generic name of the movie or even what it's about but the knowledge that Hayden Christensen is still making movies and that Adrien Brody is still trying to develop his bad guy persona.

Christensen and Brody star as law breaking brothers James and Frankie respectively. When Frankie gets out of his latest stint of jail time, he brings his brother, now trying to live a quiet, crime-free life, into his circle of badassness and the pair are embroiled, one more reluctantly than the other, in a bank robbery.

There are weird tattoos, Brody talking all gangster-like, American muscle cars, Jordana Brewster playing the unsuspecting girl friend and Akon as a bad guy. It's all pretty generic but there are some great [Continued ...]...

"Banks are an essential threat to our democracy, so consider this justice." After winning an Academy Award for The Pianist, it's unfortunate that the career of Adrien Brody has mostly derailed. I couldn't even tell you the last time I saw a great movie with Brody in it, and that doesn't look to change with this international trailer for the Tiff selected American Heist. All the cliches of a crime thriller are on display, and while Hayden Christensen doesn't seem all that bad for once, this just looks like it's trying to be Heat meets Fast Five (they even got Jordana Brewster on board), but not nearly as good as either. Here's the international trailer for Sarik Andreasyan's American Heist from Voltage Pictures: American Heist is directed by Armenian filmmaker Sarik Andreasyan and written by Raul Inglis (Transparency, Suddenly). Frankie (Hayden Christensen) and James (Adrien Brody) are two...

Exclusive: Voltage Pictures arrives at the Afm with international rights to the thriller Standoff starring Laurence Fishburne and Thomas Jane.

The Last House On The Left writer Adam Alleca directs from his own screenplay.

Standoff centres on a grieving combat veteran played by Jane who offers shelter at his farmhouse to an orphan on the run from Fishburne’s sadistic assassin. Paradigm represents Us rights.

Glacier’s Tove Christensen is producing alongside Lee Clay, Eric Gozlan and Michael Wexler. The project is in post.

Christensen’s American Heist starring Adrien Brody and Hayden Christensen premiered recently in Toronto where Saban Films acquired North American rights.

Voltage Pictures’ Afm slate features action title Blunt Force Trauma with Ryan Kwanten, Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke and the Cabin Fever remake.

The sales roster includes sci-fi thriller Prisoner Of War, which Voltage is producing with Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and 42’s Rory Aitken and Ben Pugh, and [link=tt...

With the upcoming release of Furious 7, a franchise continues without one of its key players. The Fast and the Furious star Jordana Brewster reflected on the loss of the late Paul Walker, as the one-year anniversary of his death approaches.  The American Heist star, 34, opened up to Us Weekly at a Dsquared2 Party in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 28, touching on the November 2013 passing of Walker, who died at the age of 40 in a car crash.   Photos: Paul Walker: His Life In Photos  "It's [...]...

As the final acquisition deals roll in on Toronto’s 2014 film festival movies, a couple of overriding themes emerged that bode well for the appetite for indie fare and have sellers smacking their lips for Afm, Sundance, Berlin and beyond. In a fest where Harvey Weinstein left his checkbook home and didn’t make a single splashy deal, I have never seen so many new players make statement buys at a festival than happened in Toronto.

The other intriguing development came on the fest’s biggest deal, when Paramount Pictures swooped into the auction of the Chris Rock-directed comedy Top Five, and blew buyers out of the water by paying $12.5 million for worldwide rights. It was the second straight fest where Paramount did this, after the studio made a precedent-setting pre-buy Cannes deal for the Denis Villeneuve-directed Amy Adams sci-fi film Story Of Your Life. Some established indie...