Netflix’s “It’s What’s Inside” is the body-swapping thriller that sparked a bidding war at Sundance, and it’s finally streaming for all to see. And you’re probably going to want to see it a couple of times, because the ensemble cast is constantly rotating through characters, leaving the audience to keep up with who’s who — and in who’s body — at what point in the film.

We’re going to keep the basic cast and character details here spoiler-free, though we will add some hints to help you keep track, in case you’re wondering where you’ve seen that actor before without getting the whole movie ruined for you. But not to worry, if you’re looking for a breakdown of who’s in who’s body, we’ll include that in a spoiler section below, too.

Here’s your guide to the “It’s What’s Inside...

A quarter century after winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted,” Angelina Jolie is hoping to pick up the Best Actress trophy for her performance in “Maria.” In terms of Oscar history, she’d join Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange, Cate Blanchett, and Renée Zellweger, who all won for featured performances before prevailing again for star turns.

Jolie’s role, that of real-life opera singer Maria Callas, has already been proven to be awards-worthy and won Jane Seymour an Emmy nearly four decades ago. This English rose featured in the 1988 TV movie “Onassis: The Richest Man in the World,” opposite Raul Julia as Aristotle Onassis and Anthony Quinn as his father, Socrates. This remains her only Emmy win from five nominations.

Zellweger won Best Actress for her sensitive portrayal of Judy Garland in the 2020 flick “Judy.” Back in 2001, Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis took home Emmys for their work...

It’s official. Brendan Gleeson is set for a major role in the upcoming Spider-Man Noir live-action series at Amazon.

Variety exclusively reported in July based on sources that Gleeson would be a part of the show, but his role has now been fully confirmed. Exact details for Gleeson’s character are being kept under wraps, but he is believed to be playing the main villain.

Gleeson will star alongside series lead Nicolas Cage in the show, which is currently titled “Spider-Noir.” Additional cast members include Lamorne Morris, Abraham Popoola, and Li Jun Li. As previously reported, the show will debut domestically on MGM+’s linear channel and then globally on Amazon Prime Video.

Per the official logline, the show “tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.

Horror has an official first family and their last name is Adams. No not that one. You might be thinking of the Addams Family. They don’t make movies, they’re fictional characters and they’re nowhere near as cool as the Adams Family.

John Adams and Toby Poser, and their daughters Zelda and Lulu, have been making independent films as a family for over a decade under their production company Wonder Wheel Productions. The Adams Family ventured into the horror genre for the first time with their film The Hatred (2018), which tells the story of a young girl who brings a soldier back from the dead to unleash hell on earth. And just like that, they were hooked on horror.

The Adams Family’s early films like Rumblestrips (2013) and Knuckle Jack (2014), were usually case studies of outcasts, who were struggling to find some kind of normalcy and acceptance in...

Sunday Update: Deadpool & Wolverine continues to govern the global box office, now with an estimated $824.1M through Sunday. The breakdown here is $395.6M domestic and $428.5M at the international box office. On a worldwide basis, D&w has already topped the cumes of Deadpool ($783M) and Deadpool 2 ($786M).

It is the No. 3 R-rated movie of all time, and the 2nd highest global studio release of 2024 to date. Falling in behind Inside Out 2, this has helped push The Walt Disney Studios to become the first studio to cross $3B globally this year (the estimated cume through Sunday is $3.109B).

D&W saw a great 41% dip in the sophomore session overseas (with strong holds in several areas) and remains the No. 1 non-local movie in all international markets.

In milestones, D&w is the highest grossing superhero film of all time in Lebanon and Turkey while the cume to date has...

Updated: Animation domination continues at the global and international box office with Universal/Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 leading the pack this frame, and Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 still positively on fire after five sessions. At the same time, we’re seeing encouraging numbers for all major titles in release. And that’s a great thing; yes, there is reason to be positive.

Already this week, Inside Out 2 became Pixar’s highest grossing movie ever globally, and the Despicable Me/Minions franchise became the first animated franchise to reach $5B global. Neither of the current films in release are close to done. To wit: DM4 still has Japan, Korea and Italy on deck.

IO2, meanwhile, is going to Japan on August 1 — and that market may just help propel the Pixar sequel past Frozen 2 to become the biggest animated film of all time worldwide.

Outside the family-centric sphere,...

The highly-anticipated standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster thriller film Twister is finally here. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, Twisters is a disaster action thriller film and it follows the story of Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser who gets roped into chasing storms once again by her friend Javi to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. Kate soon meets the daredevil storm wrangler Tyler Owens and all of them team up to fight for their survival. Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane. So, if you loved the surviving thriller, disaster, and a bit of romantic element in Twisters here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Twister (Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.

Twister is a disaster thriller film directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay co-written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin.

Brendan Gleeson has joined the cast of the upcoming Spider-Man Noir series at Amazon, Variety has learned from sources.

This marks one of Gleeson’s first announced project since his Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated turn in “The Banshees of Inisherin.” Gleeson will star in the series opposite previously announced series lead Nicolas Cage as well as the recently cast Lamorne Morris. The show, now titled “Spider-Noir,” was formally ordered to series in May with Cage in the lead role. As previously reported, the show will debut domestically on MGM+’s linear channel and then globally on Amazon Prime Video.

Amazon declined to comment on Gleeson’s casting.

Per the official logline, the show “tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.

We're fond of pointing out that Hollywood is run by a bunch of risk-averse studio executives who take any opportunity they can to double down on the success of an existing property instead of taking a chance on something original. But while that is indeed the pervasive mentality dominating the mainstream American film industry right now, there are a handful of times where studios have not been able to immediately go back to the well and milk an idea dry. The most recent and high-profile example is "Barbie," which was a global sensation and the highest-grossing film of 2023 (not to mention the highest-grossing movie in Warner Bros. history), and as of this writing, we still haven't heard anything concrete about a possible "Barbie 2."

Another example: Jan de Bont's "Twister" was the second highest-grossing film of 1996, but it's taken almost 30 years for a sequel to make its way to theaters.

Exclusive: Capstone Studios and Hammerstone Studios have rounded out the cast for their supernatural thriller, Black Box (Flight 298). Newcomers include Dane Whyte O’Hara (Darklands), Danny Mac (Sunset Boulevard), Kaja Chan (1899), Asa Ali (Euphoria), Boadicea Ricketts (Grantchester), Cel Spellman (White Lines), Molly Belle Wright (Deep Water) and Georgina Leonidas (Harry Potter franchise).

No character details have been disclosed. As we were first to report, Tom Brittney, Holly White and Betsy Blue English lead the cast.

Based on short film The Vessel, Black Box examines the supernatural events that surround Vero Airlines Flight 298 from New Orleans to Seattle. Steven Quale is directing from a script by Stephen Susco.

Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici and Jon Oakes are producing alongside Capstone’s Christian Mercuri and David Haring (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Warren Zide, and Susco. Ruzanna Kegeyan and Roman Viaris of Capstone, and Clark Baker (Vessel) executive produce. Sacker Law is handling production legal.

O’Hara is repped by Macfarlane Chard in Ireland and United Agents in the UK; Mac by Denton Brierley in the UK; Chan by Insight Management & Production; Ali by Mark Jermin Management; Ricketts by Curtis Brown Group; Spellman by United Agents in the UK and Luber Roklin Entertainment; Wright by A&j Artists in the UK and Lbi Entertainment; and Leonidas by Diamond Management.

Capstone Studios and Hammerstone Studios have hired Steven Quale to direct their upcoming supernatural thriller Black Box (Flight 298).

The film is based on the short film The Vessel, and an original screenplay from horror writer Stephen Susco.

Principal photography is set to begin in May in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Black Box (Flight 298) follows the supernatural events surrounding Vero Airlines 298 from New Orleans to Seattle.

Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici and Jon Oakes will produce alongside Capstone’s Christian Mercuri and David Haring (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Warren Zide, and Susco. Ruzanna Kegeyan and Roman Viaris of Capstone, and Clark Baker (Vessel) will executive produce.

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Steven Quale, best known for his work on “Into the Storm” and “Final Destination 5,” has been tapped to direct Capstone Studios and Hammerstone Studios’ “Black Box (Flight 298).” The upcoming supernatural thriller is based on an original screenplay from Stephen Susco, a horror writer whose many genre credits include “The Grudge,” “The Grudge 2,” “Texas Chainsaw 3D” and “Hell Fest.” According to the logline, the film follows the supernatural events surrounding Vero Airlines Flight 298 from New Orleans to Seattle.

Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici (“Barbarian”) and Jon Oakes (“The Guilty”) will produce alongside Capstone’s Christian Mercuri and David Haring (“Bill & Ted Face the Music”), Warren Zide (“The Final Destination” and Susco. Ruzanna Kegeyan and Roman Viaris of Capstone, and Clark Baker will executive produce. Sacker Law will handle production legal services. Principal photography is set to begin this month in Sofia, Bulgaria.

In addition to his work on the...

Michael Douglas is in terrific form as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV’s new historical limited series “Franklin” but he isn’t the only actor to emerge with awards whispers whizzing through the air. Veteran actor Eddie Marsan features in a key supporting role as John Adams and delivers one of the finest performances of his career while also shining a new light onto a man that many actors have depicted before.

The limited series follows Franklin’s eight years in France as he tried to persuade King Louis XVI (Tom Pezier) to join the colonies’ cause and aid them in the American Revolutionary War. The scenes between Douglas and Marsan are nothing short of spectacular and Marsan nails his performance as Adams, as noted by critics.

Clint Worthington (Roger Ebert) noted: “Marsan’s energy as Adams is decidedly different from Paul Giamatti’s in Ellis’ original 2008 miniseries—“Franklin” feels...

Exclusive: Longtime manager Michael Botti has joined Redefine Entertainment as a Partner, effective immediately. Botti is the first Partner added to the company since its founding in 2021.

Botti moves to the literary management and production company after 15 years at Industry Entertainment.

His clients include Malcolm Spellman, Sara Acosta, Sarah Carbiener, Lex Edness Jesse Gordon, JaNeika & JaSheika James, Jess Pineda, Eyal Podell & Jonathon Stewart, Erica Rosbe, Celine Robinson, Samantha Stratton (EP and creator of Spinning Out...

Our planet can be absolutely terrifying. From unpredictable earthquakes to monstrous storms, there’s really no shortage of ways in which our cosmic home can kill us. And yet, our species perseveres, with humanity going so far as to entertain itself by telling stories about how we can overcome – or at the very least survive – the fury of nature. In fact, these stories have become so prevalent in popular culture that disaster movies are known to be one of the most profitable genres in all of cinema, and while some audiences remain critical so-called “disaster-porn,” I’d argue that the best of these films are really about the endurance of the human spirit.

And if you’re planning on telling a story about people coming to terms with how fragile they are when confronted with nature, why not place the camera in the hands of your own main characters? I mean,...

Exclusive: Paramount has pre-emptively acquired John Swetnam’s action-comedy feature spec script, Ballistic.

The logline is being kept secret.

Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who were behind last spring’s Paramount $208M-plus event movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, will produce through their GoldDay banner with Sara Smith.

Jon Gonda is overseeing the project for Paramount alongside Goldstein and Daley who have a first-look deal at the studio.

Swetnam wrote and co-produced the New Line Matt Walsh tornado action movie, Into the Storm, which grossed over $161M WW. He also wrote 2014’s Step Up All In, which is part of the Step Up franchise. Swetnam also directed, wrote and produced the 2015 dance movie, Breaking Through. He is represented by CAA, Michael Botti, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman.

Goldstein and Daley are represented by CAA, Fourth Wall Management, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman.

Paramount’s music biopic, Bob Marley: One Love...

Actress Alycia Debnam-Carey (“Fear The Walking Dead”) poses for the February 2024 issue of “Vogue”(Italia) magazine, photographed by Michel Comte:

Debnam-Carey made her film debut in the Australian short “Martha's New Coat” (2003) and her feature debut in the American disaster film “Into the Storm” (2014).

From 2014 to 2016, she portrayed ‘Lexa’ on the dystopian science fiction series “The 100”.

She co-starred as ‘Alicia Clark’ in the horror drama series “Fear the Walking Dead” (2015–2023), and made her directorial debut with the seventh season episode "Ofelia".

In 2023, Debnam-Carey co-starred as ‘Alice Hart’ in the Australian drama Amazon miniseries “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart”.

Debnam-Carey starred as ‘Emily’ in the eight-part Hulu series “Saint X”, a psychological drama told through multiple timelines.

In 2024, Debnam-Carey appeared in the independent sci-thriller “It's What's Inside”, written and directed by Greg Jardin.

She will soon co-star in the limited drama series “Apple Cider Vinegar, created by Samantha Strauss for Netflix…...

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Rights to the second season of Irish crime drama series “Hidden Assets” have been licensed by Dcd Rights. Buyers include the BBC for the U.K., Sbs and Stan for Australia, TV4 for Sweden and TV2 for Norway.

The 12-part series is produced by Saffron Moon, Facet4Media & Potemkino for Rte, Super Channel & Acorn TV, and was written by Peter McKenna, Morna Regan, Mary Fox and Marthy Thornton. It was co-directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan and leading Belgian director Kadir Ferati Balci (“Cold Courage”). The second season, which had co-funding from Screen Ireland and Creative Europe Media, was first transmitted on Rte Ireland in September this year.

It stars Nora-Jane Noone, Wouter Hendrickx and Simone Kirby. Series One also starred Angeline Ball.

The story picks up from the first season in which Irish investigators probed a series of bombings in Belgium. Personnel changes mean that the Criminal Assets Bureau...

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 8:00 Pm on PBS, viewers can tune in to the second episode of “The American Buffalo” titled “Into the Storm.” This documentary series delves into the late 1880s when the American buffalo population was on the brink of extinction. In this episode, a diverse group of Americans comes together in an unexpected alliance to save the buffalo from disappearing forever.

“The American Buffalo” provides an insightful look into the efforts to rescue this iconic mammal from the brink of extinction. With a focus on historical events and the people involved, the series sheds light on the challenges and triumphs of the buffalo conservation movement.

In “Into the Storm,” viewers can expect to witness the pivotal moments in the buffalo’s struggle for survival and the individuals who played a crucial role in its preservation. The episode offers a compelling narrative that educates and informs about this critical chapter in American history.

Strong Global Entertainment has acquired branded short form content company Unbounded Media Corporation, which will now operate as a part of Strong Studios. Under the deal, Strong Studios is aiming to get into the production services business in addition to its work developing content for film and TV.

Umc develops, creates and produces film, advertising, and branded content for a broad range of clients; according to its website, that has included Draft Kings, Reebok, Maestro Dobel Tequila, NBA All World and Ibm.

Umc was founded by Peter Odiorne, Larry Swets and Hassan Baqar; the company has been acquired in an all-stock transaction. Sge said its deal for Umc is part of a “broader strategy to acquire a portfolio of multi-disciplined content and services companies.”

Under the deal, Swets will oversee acquisitions for the combined company as chairman of the studio and production division. Odiorne will serve as chief content officer...

“The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart” is a seven episodes miniseries produced by Amazon Studios. The series features Sigourney Weaver and Alycia Debnam-Carey in leading roles. It is an adaptation of the novel written by Australian author Holly Ringland and has been skillfully adapted for the screen by series showrunner Sarah Lambert. All seven episodes are directed by Glendyn Ivin.

About the series

The new series starring Sigourney Weaver is now among us, and it is everything that fans of the New York actress expect: a poignant and dramatic story where the actress shines on her own in a brilliantly executed production in terms of acting, set design, and script.

Warning: it is a beautifully filmed drama, but it is also a drama about child abuse and open wounds. About the series

From its opening moments, it is clear that the series is of excellent quality, with meticulous cinematography and outstanding production work.

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Alycia Jasmin Debnam-Carey, an Australian actress, gained recognition for her roles as Lexa in the dystopian science fiction series The 100 (2014–2016; 2020) and Alicia Clark in the horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2022). She started her career in 2003 with a short drama film called Martha’s New Coat, directed by Rachel Ward. Her first feature film appearance was in the American disaster film Into the Storm (2014). In 2022, she made her directorial debut with the episode “Ofelia” in the seventh season of Fear the Walking Dead.

Career:

From 2003 to 2013, Debnam-Carey began her career by appearing in various short films and television series in Australia. She made her film debut in Martha’s New Coat and later appeared in the drama series McLeod’s Daughters and voiced a character in the animated short film The Safe House. She also played supporting roles in several short films. In 2010, she was cast...

As an actress, Maggie Smith can do no wrong. She’s a lot more fallible at choosing projects, as evidenced by this treacly story about Irishwomen of different generations who travel to the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, praying for a miracle.

Smith is at the center of a powerhouse trio of actresses here, along with Laura Linney and Kathy Bates. And while recent films like Book Club and 80 for Brady have labored the point that older women still like sex, The Miracle Club is set in a tradition-bound 1967 Dublin barely touched by the sexual revolution of the era. That offers no improvement on the often cartoonish roles available for overqualified actresses of a certain age. Directed with pedestrian competence by Thaddeus O’Sullivan, The Miracle Club is about secrets that are all too obvious, and forgiveness you can see coming from the start.

Each of the main...

In the fall of 2021, Olivia Colman scored her first career Emmy for “The Crown” despite not having succeeded on her Oscar bid for “The Father” that spring. This made her the 16th performer to prevail at the Emmys directly after going home empty-handed at the Oscars and the fourth to do so during the 21st century. Now that the 2023 Emmy nominations ballots have been released, eight of the 16 actors who lost Oscars at the most recent ceremony officially have shots at joining Colman on this list.

Gold Derby’s Emmy odds currently indicate that the man and woman with the best hopes of following in Colman’s footsteps are Brian Tyree Henry and Hong Chau, who just received their first career Academy Award nominations for their respective supporting turns in “Causeway” and “The Whale.” Henry is seeking his second comedy supporting Emmy notice for “Atlanta,” while Chau could pull double...

A teenage son wants to follow his a legendary storm-tracker dad’s footsteps – with the late lamented Anne Heche sparky in one of her final roles

Every generation needs its own VFX-heavy action thriller about storm-chasing meteorology nerds and there hasn’t really been one since Twister in 1996. A supercell, by the way, is a mega-huge tornado-thunderstorm weather event that the Brody family – dad Bill (Richard Gunn), his wife Quinn and Bill’s brother Roy (Skeet Ulrich) – gets frightfully excited about. Bill and Roy chase storms like this all over Texas and Oklahoma in a gas-guzzling truck while Quinn stays home monitoring satellite feeds and screaming into a shortwave radio when she’s not looking after her and Bill’s son William.

Of course, like Icarus but with cowboy boots, Bill gets too close to the killing end of a storm and dies. Quinn is so bereaved that, despite...

Stars: Dan Southworth, Chris Pang, Teresa Ting, Mark Dacascos, Mike Moh, Anna Akana | Written by Aimee Garcia, A.J. Mendez, John Swetnam | Directed by Ron Yuan

Who would have thought we would be seeing a sequel to 47 Ronin among all of the Halloween goodies? But sure enough, Universal 1440 Entertainment, the company’s direct-to-video department, has come up with Blade of the 47 Ronin, a modern-day sequel to the Keanu Reeves samurai epic. And they said there’s no such thing as The Great Pumpkin.

Somewhere in Budapest Yurei kills Arai thought to be the last in the bloodline of those who wielded the Blade of the 47 Ronin. But as he kills him he senses the existence of another heir.

As the other clans argue over what to do about the sword and the prophecy attached to it, Onami one of Lord Shinshiro’s onna-bugeisha reaches out to Reo.

Paramount Pictures has renewed its first-look deal with Todd Garner’s Broken Road Productions.

The deal, first signed in 2018, has seen veteran film producer Garner make Playing with Fire for Paramount Players, which starred John Cena. Currently, he is developing the Rebel Wilson-starring pic Double Fault at Paramount.

“Todd has done it all in this business and really understands how to make crowd pleasing commercial films. He is a great partner to have at Paramount and we can’t wait to see where this next chapter takes us,” Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group co-presidents Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland said in a statement on Wednesday.

Garner’s upcoming projects currently in post production include Vacation Friends 2 for 20th Century Studios and Hulu; Reunion for Paramount+; Incoming for Spyglass Media Group’s Artist Road; and Xtr’s untitled Diane Warren documentary.

He is also working on Mortal Kombat 2 at...

It’s been a good awards season so far for the Gleeson clan. The Irish acting family made strong impacts on the big and small screens. Now brothers Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson could both be Emmy nominees for their performances in “The Patient” and “Bad Sisters,” respectively.

Patriarch Brendan Gleeson has long been an admired character actor. He only just received his first Oscar nomination this year — Best Supporting Actor for “The Banshees of Inisherin” — but his awards resume goes back further than that. For instance, he received industry plaudits for playing Winston Churchill in the telefilm “Into the Storm” (2009), for which he won an Emmy and earned a BAFTA nomination. In all he has received two Emmy nominations, three BAFTA bids, and two Screen Actors Guild noms in addition to his aforementioned Oscar citation.

SEESharon Horgan (‘Bad Sisters’ co-creator) on walking the ‘tight rope’ between comedy and drama...

A number of great movies are leaving HBO Max at the end of March, so it’s time to prioritize these titles in your queue. Filmmaker James Gunn’s sequel/soft reboot “The Suicide Squad” will depart the streaming service on March 22 after first hitting HBO Max the same day it was released in theaters back in 2021. Similarly, “Space Jam: A New Legacy” was whisked away on March 1 after also getting a day-and-date release in 2021 (sorry/not sorry if you missed it).

You also only have until March 7 to stream “Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen,” a short documentary on the making of the Oscar-nominated biopic “Elvis.”

Other noteworthy films leaving HBO Max this month include “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Contagion,” the extended version of “Dances with Wolves,” “Ghostbusters,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Love & Basketball” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

ABC‘s latest drama series, The Company You Keep, has an all-star cast. From Milo Ventimiglia to James Saito, the show’s stars are an impressive bunch. We’re confident that fans who tune in to The Company You Keep Season 1 will recognize many characters, including Birdie Nicoletti, played by Sarah Wayne Callies.

[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from The Company You Keep Season 1 Episode 1, “Pilot.”]

Sarah Wayne Callies as Birdie | ABC/Christopher Willard Sarah Wayne Callies stars as Birdie Nicoletti in ‘The Company You Keep’

The Company You Keep Episode 1 introduced fans to Sarah Wayne Callies’ character, Birdie. She is a part of the Nicoletti family and is Charlie’s, played by Milo Ventimiglia, older sister. Birdie and Charlie co-own a bar when they’re not conning people.

Based on the series premiere, we know that Birdie is the sensible one in the family. And her gut intuition is almost always correct. Birdie had a...

ABC‘s newest series, The Company You Keep, finally premieres tonight. The drama follows a con man named Charlie Nicoletti who falls in love with an undercover CIA agent named Emma Hill after a passionate night together. Little do they know that they’re on a collision course professionally, and their families are on different sides of the law and politics. The Nicolettis and the Hills have quite a few faces to get familiar with; here’s a guide to The Company You Keep cast and characters ahead of the premiere.

‘The Company You Keep’ cast members William Fichtner as Leo, Sarah Wayne Callies as Birdie, Polly Draper as Fran, Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie, Felisha Terrell as Daphne, Catherine Haena Kim as Emma, Tim Chiou as David Hill, Freda Foh Shen as Grace Hill, and James Saito as Joe Hill | Brian Bowen Smith/ABC ‘The Company You Keep’ cast: Meet...

Exclusive: We hear that Netflix has preemptively picked up scribe Greg Russo’s spec script Seismic for six figures.

The thriller from the Mortal Kombat co-writer follows a single mother who fights to reunite with her missing son amid chaos after the Earth’s surface is decimated by a mysterious attack.

Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen & Dan Levine are producing for 21 Laps alongside Adam Kolbrenner for Lit Entertainment Group. Max Gains is overseeing for 21 Laps. and Patrick White is overseeing for Lit.

New Line’s Mortal Kombat opened to a robust 23.3 million stateside in April 2021 as theaters were finding their footing as part of a day-and-date HBO Max theatrical strategy during the pandemic. The pic went on to make about 84M worldwide.

Russo wrote Robotech for Sony with James Wan directing and Heatseekers for Paramount with Timur Bekmambetov attached to direct and Michael Bay and Chris Morgan producing. Other recent work...

Critics love Martin McDonagh’s new film “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which reunites Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, his two leads from 2008’s black crime comedy “In Bruges” as feuding former friends.

The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, where Farrell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and McDonagh won for Best Screenplay. Five years ago, McDonagh won the same award for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” which set the stage for an Oscar in the same category. “Billboards” stars Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell also won Oscars.

So could this be the film that might finally get Farrell his first Academy Award nomination? The actor, who netted a Golden Globe for “In Bruges,” is overdue for some Oscar love, as is Gleeson, an Emmy winner for 2009’s “Into the Storm.”

Here’s what you need to know about when and where to watch the movie,...

Stars: Dan Southworth, Chris Pang, Teresa Ting, Mark Dacascos, Mike Moh, Anna Akana | Written by Aimee Garcia, A.J. Mendez, John Swetnam | Directed by Ron Yuan

Who would have thought we would be seeing a sequel to 47 Ronin among all of the Halloween goodies? But sure enough, Universal 1440 Entertainment, the company’s direct-to-video department, has come up with Blade of the 47 Ronin, a modern-day sequel to the Keanu Reeves samurai epic. And they said there’s no such thing as The Great Pumpkin.

Somewhere in Budapest Yurei kills Arai thought to be the last in the bloodline of those who wielded the Blade of the 47 Ronin. But as he kills him he senses the existence of another heir.

As the other clans argue over what to do about the sword and the prophecy attached to it, Onami one of Lord Shinshiro’s onna-bugeisha reaches out to Reo.

When Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson played hit men in the 2008 black comedy “In Bruges,” it was an inspired pairing, letting both actors shine in ways they hadn’t before. Farrell’s good looks had won him the lead in “Tigerland” over 20 years ago, but directors shied away from exploring his talents as a character actor. Gleeson had won an Emmy for playing Winston Churchill in an HBO movie, “Into the Storm,” and was nominated as Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Circle in 1998 for playing Irish folk hero Martin Cahill in “The General,” but the big buzzy movie part eluded him. Together “In Bruges,” they were hilarious and the Hollywood Foreign Press nominated both Farrell and Gleeson for Golden Globe awards in 2009; Farrell won as Best Actor in a Comedy.

Nearly 15 years later, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are reunited in sublime form in Martin McDonagh’s...

Show business often runs in families, and this year there’s a father-son duo who could collect awards at the same time this season. Brendan Gleeson is a film contender for Martin McDonagh‘s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” and his son Domhnall Gleeson stars in FX on Hulu’s limited series “The Patient.” They may run into each other at the SAG, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Awards.

Brendan Gleeson co-stars in “Banshees” as Colm, a man who abruptly ends his longtime friendship with Padraic (Colin Farrell). Gleeson’s performance is being campaigned for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, where Expert journalists are increasingly confident he will be nominated. He’s also a strong bet for SAG and the Globes, according to the predictions of our users. In fact, he’s the early front-runner to win at the Globes.

SEEIs it finally time for Bill Hader to win his...

Megan Thee Stallion will pull double duty as both host and musical guest next month as “Saturday Night Live” returns for its first three shows of the new season. But first, as “SNL” Season 48 launches on Oct. 1, Miles Teller will make his debut as host for the first time. Brandon Gleeson has also been lined up for his first ever “SNL” hosting stint.

NBC announced on Tuesday that “SNL” will return with three consecutive shows on Oct. 1, Oct. 8 and Oct. 15, featuring three first-time hosts.

First up as host is Teller, who currently stars in the summer blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick,” will open the “SNL” season with musical guest Kendrick Lamar. It’s Lamar’s third time as “SNL” music performer; the Grammy winner currently on tour promoting his new album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.”

The following week, on Oct. 8, comes Gleeson, who will also host “SNL” for the first time.

Brendan Gleeson is the latest to join Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in the cast of “Joker 2,” titled “Joker: Folie à Deux,” at Warner Bros., an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

The DC film about the Batman supervillain is slated for release on October 4, 2024, and Zazie Beetz is also expected to return to the cast, reprising her role from the original movie.

Any character details about Gleeson are unclear. Production is expected to begin in December. Warner Bros. did not return a request for comment.

Todd Phillips is directing “Joker: Folie à Deux” after making the original “Joker” an R-rated box office smash, the first R-rated movie to break 1 billion globally. He also wrote the sequel alongside Scott Silver, who wrote the first “Joker” from 2019.

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Warner Bros. Discovery has had a rough go of it recently. The newly-formed mega corporation’s decision to callously prune HBO Max’s servers of hours of content has led to mountains of bad PR and billions of dollars in market cap losses. Suffice it to say, a jam-packed list of new HBO Max releases for September 2022 would provide some welcome relief for the “House of the House of the Dragon.”

Unfortunately, HBO Max’s new releases this month are uncommonly light. It’s impossible to say whether this is the result of more Wbd meddling or simply some bad scheduling luck but either way it’s not going to make any executives’ seats less warm. There are only a handful of notable originals this month, led by season 2 of the Spanish language comedy Los Espookys on Sept. 16. That is joined by a pair of documentaries, Escape from Kabul on Sept.

Hulu’s upcoming series Saint X is undergoing a major casting change. Victoria Pedretti (You) who had been tapped as the lead, has departed the psychological drama over creative differences. She has been replaced by Fear the Walking Dead‘s Alycia Debnam-Carey on the show, produced by ABC Signature, which is shooting in the Dominican Republic.

Debnam-Carey’s casting raises questions about her future on AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead where she has played fan favorite Alicia Clark since Season 1 as a series regular. Production on Season 8 is slated to start in June-July, so she won’t be there at the beginning; she may join later in the shoot, I hear.

Pedretti departed Saint X last week, before the current shutdown on the eight-part series which started when crew members walked off the set Friday night over a payment dispute with the studio.

Written by Leila Gerstein based on Alexis Schaitkin’s novel,...

Victoria Pedretti will no longer star in the “Saint X” series at Hulu, Variety has learned, with Alycia Debnam-Carey stepping in to take over her role.

According to an individual with knowledge of the production, Pedretti decided to leave the show over creative differences. The news also comes after it was reported that production on the series had shut down in the Dominican Republic after a large number of crew members walked off the show reportedly over a pay dispute.

“Saint X” is based on the Alexis Schaitkin novel of the same name. It is described as a psychological drama, which is told via multiple timelines and perspectives. It’s a show about how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.

Debnam-Carey will now star in the role of Emily,...

Exclusive: Two-time Emmy nominee and SAG Award winner Matt Walsh has boarded the Apple Original limited series Manhunt about the Lincoln assassination and aftermath.

Walsh will play Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg the night President Abraham Lincoln was shot. Mudd did not report Booth to the authorities until days later and later was imprisoned for conspiring with the assassin.

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Manhunt is created by Emmy-nominated writer-producer Monica Beletsky, who also is the showrunner and an EP. The historical-fiction conspiracy thriller is based on the best-selling book by James Swanson. Manhunt features Black historical figures whose lives intertwined with the escape, manhunt and subsequent high-crimes investigation, including Mary Simms (Lovie Simone), a former slave of Mudd’s. Anthony Boyle plays Booth.

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Daniel Roher and Christoffer Guldbrandsen came together as part of the Cph: Dox conference.

Documentary filmmakers Daniel Roher (Navalny) and Christoffer Guldbrandsen (A Storm Foretold) came together on Tuesday (March 29) to discuss the challenges of profiling controversial political subjects in the first Cph: Dox A Morning With… session in Copenhagen.

With documentaries Navalny, about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny —poisoned by the Kremlin and now incarcerated — and Into The Storm, a profile of divisive US right-wing figure Robert Stone — the instigator of the ‘Save The Steal movement which culminated in the January 6 attacks on the Capitol — Canada’s Roher and...

Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Screen Gems has acquired the rights to an untitled comedy, which is set to star London Hughes with Cat Wilkins penning script and Tim Story directing. Todd Garner and Spencer Walken are producing on behalf of Broken Road. Hughes will exe produce

The film follows a woman who is transported to 19th century England where she becomes entangled in and upends the love affairs of the community with her modern sensibilities.

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Writer/director Adam McKay kicks off Season 5 by discussing a few of his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Don’t Look Up (2021)

Parasite (2019) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

The Big Short (2015)

Vice (2018)

Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary links

The Second Civil War (1997) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante revisits the movie

Network (1976) – Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary

Broadcast News (1987)

To Die For (1995) – Illeana Douglas’s trailer commentary

The Hospital (1971) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Ace In The Hole (1951) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Dr. Strangelove (1964) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Over The Edge (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing

The Warriors (1979)

River’s Edge (1986)

Tex (1982)

Rumble Fish (1983) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray...

Last Year’s Winner: Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True”

Still Eligible: No.

Hot Streak: In accordance with its category, the Best Actor in a Limited Series race hasn’t seen a repeat winner or even back-to-back wins by the same network in over a decade. Still, a recent anthology series does have a perfect two-for-two record in the category: “American Crime Story” has garnered wins in each of its first two seasons, with both Courtney B. Vance walking away with the trophy for “The People vs. O.J. Simpson” and then Darren Criss snagging his own Emmy two years later for “The Assassination of Gianni Versace.” We’ll have to wait one more year to see if the FX series can go three-for-three.

Fun Fact: “American Crime Story” is one of only two programs with more than one win in the category, although it’s still way behind in total nominations.

The survivors of the apocalypse are torn apart by the Pioneers when Season 6 of Fear The Walking Dead arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD August 31st from Lionsgate.

The survivors of the apocalypse are torn apart by the Pioneers when Season 6 of Fear The Walking Dead arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD August 31st from Lionsgate. Fear The Walking Dead Season 6 stars Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Lennie James, Maggie Grace, Austin Amelio, Colby Minifie, and Karen David. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Fear The Walking Dead Season 6 Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD will be available for a price of $44.99 and $38.98, respectively.

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Official Synopsis

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Days before the release of their new album Fortitude, Gojira dropped the energetic new single “The Chant.”

The track clocks in at just over five minutes, kicking off with sweeping vocals the band described as a “healing ritual.” Joe Duplantier commented on the track: “Let this chant ring in your bones and lift you up.”

Fortitude — the band’s seventh LP — arrives on Friday. They also shared a teaser for “The Chant” video, which will premiere on the album’s release day. It features monks meditating across images of Duplantier belting the lyrics.

With less than a week until the release of Mortal Kombat to theaters and HBO Max, we have a look at the first seven minutes of the film you can watch right now!

"From New Line Cinema comes the explosive new cinematic adventure “Mortal Kombat,” inspired by the blockbuster video game franchise, which most recently enjoyed the most successful video game launch in its history, Mortal Kombat 11. The film is helmed by award-winning Australian commercial filmmaker Simon McQuoid, marking his feature directorial debut, and produced by James Wan, Todd Garner, McQuoid and E. Bennett Walsh.

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Gojira have released “Into the Storm,” the fourth single from their upcoming album Fortitude. The Grammy-nominated band will release their latest LP on April 30th via Roadrunner Records.

“This song is infused with the concept of civil disobedience,” Gojira vocalist and guitarist Joe Duplantier said. “Acting accordingly with our deepest wisdom and standing for what is precious and good in this world. The only possible revolution is the one that blossoms from within us. Change will come from individuals. Laws are meant to be bent and shaped to our vital needs.