Jeff Zucker and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Imi on Thursday closed its £1.15 billion ($1.45 billion) acquisition of TV and film production powerhouse All3Media, the largest TV producer in the U.K., from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global. The company is behind such shows as the reality/competition series The Traitors and Squid Game: The Challenge, drama series The Tourist, and such films as World War I epic 1917.
Regulators in the U.S., the U.K. and Germany approved the deal.
Early this year, RedBird Imi acquired a stake in Media Res, the studio behind the Apple TV+ shows The Morning Show and Pachinko, founded by former HBO executive Michael Ellenberg. The addition of All3Media gives RedBird Imi an expanded production business. It also owns the unscripted production company EverWonder Studios, the children’s entertainment company Hidden Pigeon Company, and the digital news outlet Front Office Sports.
Last week, RedBird...
Regulators in the U.S., the U.K. and Germany approved the deal.
Early this year, RedBird Imi acquired a stake in Media Res, the studio behind the Apple TV+ shows The Morning Show and Pachinko, founded by former HBO executive Michael Ellenberg. The addition of All3Media gives RedBird Imi an expanded production business. It also owns the unscripted production company EverWonder Studios, the children’s entertainment company Hidden Pigeon Company, and the digital news outlet Front Office Sports.
Last week, RedBird...
- 5/16/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ryan Phillippe (Shooter) and Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) are leading thriller The Patient, which is launching in the Cannes market with International Film Trust.
Kelly Greyson (Fortress) and David Cade (Lansky) also star in the under-the-radar project, which wrapped principal photography earlier this year in Alabama. Mukunda Michael Dewil (The Immaculate Room) is directing from his own script.
The logline reads: “When The Patient (Phillippe) wakes up in a hospital without any recollection of what happened to him, he is issued a life he doesn’t remember by the inscrutable Dr. Rose (Beckinsale). But soon he comes to suspect that he’s being manipulated in order to protect a powerful politician implicated in a murder.” Above is a first look image from the project.
Producers are Robert Ogden Barnum of The Barnum Picture Company and Benaroya Pictures CEO and International Film Trust Founder, Michael Benaroya. Barnum and Benaroya previously worked...
Kelly Greyson (Fortress) and David Cade (Lansky) also star in the under-the-radar project, which wrapped principal photography earlier this year in Alabama. Mukunda Michael Dewil (The Immaculate Room) is directing from his own script.
The logline reads: “When The Patient (Phillippe) wakes up in a hospital without any recollection of what happened to him, he is issued a life he doesn’t remember by the inscrutable Dr. Rose (Beckinsale). But soon he comes to suspect that he’s being manipulated in order to protect a powerful politician implicated in a murder.” Above is a first look image from the project.
Producers are Robert Ogden Barnum of The Barnum Picture Company and Benaroya Pictures CEO and International Film Trust Founder, Michael Benaroya. Barnum and Benaroya previously worked...
- 5/13/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
This year's Far East Film Festival is screening a large number of South Korean classics, including a full program dedicated to the country's fascinating 1950s output, such as Park Nam-ok's progressive drama The Widow, the first Korean film ever directed by a woman. Yet the most interesting screening taking place this year may be the world premiere of a brand new 4K restoration of Their Last Love Affair. This 1996 film has seldom been seen outside of Korea, despite being made by master stylist Lee Myung-se, whose seminal 1999 work Nowhere to Hide is also screening at the festival. Featuring a magnetic turn by the late Kang Soo-yeon and a primal one from Kim Kap-soo, currently on screens in the smash hit K-drama Queen of...
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- 4/27/2024
- Screen Anarchy
The Far East Film Festival (Feff) in Italy’s Udine has unveiled the full line-up for its 26th edition, which will honour Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou with an honorary award and world premiere restored versions of his Raise The Red Lantern and To Live.
Running April 24 to May 2, the festival will open with a double bill: Chinese box office hit Yolo and South Korean action-comedy Citizen Of A Kind.
Yolo dominated this year’s Lunar New Year releases, grossing $484m in China, and is directed by Jia Ling, who stars as an unemployed woman in her 30s whose life is...
Running April 24 to May 2, the festival will open with a double bill: Chinese box office hit Yolo and South Korean action-comedy Citizen Of A Kind.
Yolo dominated this year’s Lunar New Year releases, grossing $484m in China, and is directed by Jia Ling, who stars as an unemployed woman in her 30s whose life is...
- 3/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
If “Past Lives” asks what it means to move on, “Mimang” asks what it means to linger. In Kim Tae-yang's melancholic debut feature, “Mimang” follows three encounters, starring a film curator (Lee Myung-ha) and an artist (Ha Seong-guk) as they walk through the centuries-old streets of center Seoul in different points of time of their lives. Together, along with some others, they reflect upon all that had passed, and all that could have been.
We got the chance to speak to the director, Kim Tae-yang, over Zoom on the occasion of the Museum of the Moving Image's 2024 edition of First Look. Between his two cats, we talked about walking down memory lane, hiding behind trees, and the meticulous preparation necessary to shoot on-location.
Mimang is screening at the Museum of Moving Image, as part of the First Look 2024 program
This interview has been edited and redacted for clarity, and has been translated directly from Korean.
We got the chance to speak to the director, Kim Tae-yang, over Zoom on the occasion of the Museum of the Moving Image's 2024 edition of First Look. Between his two cats, we talked about walking down memory lane, hiding behind trees, and the meticulous preparation necessary to shoot on-location.
Mimang is screening at the Museum of Moving Image, as part of the First Look 2024 program
This interview has been edited and redacted for clarity, and has been translated directly from Korean.
- 3/16/2024
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Cannes prize-winning Mexican filmmaker Alonso Alvarez-Barreda (Snowfall) has optioned Kaira Rouda’s USA Today bestselling thriller Beneath the Surface for development as a feature, which he will direct and produce. Also aboard to produce for Good Fear Content are Jake Weiner and Chris Bender. The team is currently meeting with writers to adapt the book, published in September 2023, which is billed as The White Lotus meets Succession.
The first book in Rouda’s Kingsley Family Series, to be followed up by Under the Palms on May 21st, Beneath the Surface introduces readers to the story of the wealthy Kingsley family of Southern California. At the center of the action are the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire, who prove unprepared for a storm of deceptions and ruthless family ambition, while out on a weekend voyage.
Alvarez-Barreda came to team with Weiner and Bender following his recent work with the...
The first book in Rouda’s Kingsley Family Series, to be followed up by Under the Palms on May 21st, Beneath the Surface introduces readers to the story of the wealthy Kingsley family of Southern California. At the center of the action are the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire, who prove unprepared for a storm of deceptions and ruthless family ambition, while out on a weekend voyage.
Alvarez-Barreda came to team with Weiner and Bender following his recent work with the...
- 2/1/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Hey horror fans. Didn’t get everything you wanted for Christmas? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
How’d you like the chance to prove you are the smartest horror fan in the world… all while competing for exciting prizes!? Scotchworthy Productions (Bloody Bites) and The Line have teamed up with Bloody Disgusting to give you Better Luck Than Chuck, the first-ever horror trivia game show with a Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights grand prize to die for!
Wanna compete on the show? We’re accepting contestant submissions starting January 1st! Make sure to visit www.BetterLuckThanChuck.com for more details!
In the meantime, get your blood-soaked gears turning and fill your pockets with some cash! Better Luck Than Chuck’s hosts The Widow and her corpse of a husband Charlie will be posting a trivia question at www.BetterLuckThanChuck.com each day starting tomorrow between December 27th and December 31st.
How’d you like the chance to prove you are the smartest horror fan in the world… all while competing for exciting prizes!? Scotchworthy Productions (Bloody Bites) and The Line have teamed up with Bloody Disgusting to give you Better Luck Than Chuck, the first-ever horror trivia game show with a Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights grand prize to die for!
Wanna compete on the show? We’re accepting contestant submissions starting January 1st! Make sure to visit www.BetterLuckThanChuck.com for more details!
In the meantime, get your blood-soaked gears turning and fill your pockets with some cash! Better Luck Than Chuck’s hosts The Widow and her corpse of a husband Charlie will be posting a trivia question at www.BetterLuckThanChuck.com each day starting tomorrow between December 27th and December 31st.
- 12/26/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
People say you can never go home again. That could be true for Max (Brian Cox) when he returns to his daughter’s house after an extended prison sentence in the new drama Prisoner’s Daughter. Emotions run high as father and daughter reconnect and old wounds open. Boundaries risk getting crossed while Max tries to compensate for the lost time. In Vertical‘s Prisoner’s Daughter trailer, we find Beckinsale and Cox at odds while navigating a damaged relationship. Can Max repair the damage before time runs out?
Catherine Hardwicke directs from a script by Mark Bacci. Prisoner’s Daughter “is a gritty, turbulent thriller that follows Max (Brian Cox) who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and granted a compassionate release after 12 years in prison with the condition he resides with his estranged daughter, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale),” reads the film’s official synopsis. “As a single mom desperate for income to raise her only son,...
Catherine Hardwicke directs from a script by Mark Bacci. Prisoner’s Daughter “is a gritty, turbulent thriller that follows Max (Brian Cox) who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and granted a compassionate release after 12 years in prison with the condition he resides with his estranged daughter, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale),” reads the film’s official synopsis. “As a single mom desperate for income to raise her only son,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The Slasher franchise has had a rabid fanbase since 2016 when the series launched.
The fifth chapter takes the franchise back to the late 19th century, with a killer stalking the streets.
Instead of targeting the poor and downtrodden like Jack the Ripper, a serial killer named The Widow is going after the rich and powerful.
Eric McCormack is one of the new faces on Slasher Ripper, taking on the role of Basil Garvey.
The actor told TV Fanatic ahead of the premiere that he wasn't familiar with the franchise before signing up, but he was intrigued by the setting.
Horror is new to McCormack, but he was attracted to the show based on the character alone.
"What I loved was just how brutal this guy's language was," he said with a laugh.
"I couldn't wait to say those lines!"
After reading the first episode, the Will & Grace alum said...
The fifth chapter takes the franchise back to the late 19th century, with a killer stalking the streets.
Instead of targeting the poor and downtrodden like Jack the Ripper, a serial killer named The Widow is going after the rich and powerful.
Eric McCormack is one of the new faces on Slasher Ripper, taking on the role of Basil Garvey.
The actor told TV Fanatic ahead of the premiere that he wasn't familiar with the franchise before signing up, but he was intrigued by the setting.
Horror is new to McCormack, but he was attracted to the show based on the character alone.
"What I loved was just how brutal this guy's language was," he said with a laugh.
"I couldn't wait to say those lines!"
After reading the first episode, the Will & Grace alum said...
- 4/6/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
April officially marks the Halfway to Halloween point, and this month’s brand new TV series debuts definitely reflect that. It’s a packed month for genre television, from horror-inspired documentary shows to contemporary reboots of ‘80s genre classics.
From Horror to Thrillers and all the genre-benders in between… April has it all.
Here are 10 genre TV series we can’t wait to see in April 2023.
Hell’s Paradise – Crunchyroll (April 1)
This brand new anime series by Mappa, the creators of “Attack on Titan,” debuted on Crunchyroll over the weekend. In the series, “Gabimaru reigns as the strongest and most ruthless assassin in his village. But now finds himself on death row—with only one way out: retrieve the Elixir of Life from a sinister island. Longing for freedom, he accepts the challenge.
“But with fellow convicts vying for the same prize and demonic beasts lurking, how will Gabimaru and his handler,...
From Horror to Thrillers and all the genre-benders in between… April has it all.
Here are 10 genre TV series we can’t wait to see in April 2023.
Hell’s Paradise – Crunchyroll (April 1)
This brand new anime series by Mappa, the creators of “Attack on Titan,” debuted on Crunchyroll over the weekend. In the series, “Gabimaru reigns as the strongest and most ruthless assassin in his village. But now finds himself on death row—with only one way out: retrieve the Elixir of Life from a sinister island. Longing for freedom, he accepts the challenge.
“But with fellow convicts vying for the same prize and demonic beasts lurking, how will Gabimaru and his handler,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Unknown Mortal Orchestra return from a five-year gap between albums next month with V, the globe-trotting indie pop project’s first LP since 2018’s Sex & Food and Ic-01 Hanoi.
Umo mastermind Ruban Nielson was inspired by “West Coast Aor, classic hits, weirdo pop, and Hawaiian Hapa-haole music” for the band’s upcoming double album, which was written amid the pandemic and family crises saw the singer and his brother Kody Nielson jumping around from Portland to Hawaii to Palm Springs, where the majority of V’s tracks were conceived and recorded.
Umo mastermind Ruban Nielson was inspired by “West Coast Aor, classic hits, weirdo pop, and Hawaiian Hapa-haole music” for the band’s upcoming double album, which was written amid the pandemic and family crises saw the singer and his brother Kody Nielson jumping around from Portland to Hawaii to Palm Springs, where the majority of V’s tracks were conceived and recorded.
- 2/2/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Kit Hesketh-Harvey, the musician, composer and screenwriter, has died suddenly aged 65.
The multi-talented entertainer, who performed for King Charles, enjoyed a prolific career that included writing the screenplay for director James Ivory’s 1987 film Maurice, starring a young Hugh Grant in one of his first onscreen roles.
His agent told The Independent he died unexpectedly but peacefully, while listening to Radio 3 and preparing for a Kit & McConnel show.
He was the brother of Sarah Sands, journalist and former editor of the Evening Standard. His death comes as a double blow to the family during an ongoing search for Ms Sands’s former husband, British actor Julian Sands, who went missing two weeks ago while hiking in southern California.
Ms Sands spoke of the shock over her brother’s death. She told The Independent: “Kit was dazzling – clever, original, funny, kind. The last time I saw him he was busy mapping...
The multi-talented entertainer, who performed for King Charles, enjoyed a prolific career that included writing the screenplay for director James Ivory’s 1987 film Maurice, starring a young Hugh Grant in one of his first onscreen roles.
His agent told The Independent he died unexpectedly but peacefully, while listening to Radio 3 and preparing for a Kit & McConnel show.
He was the brother of Sarah Sands, journalist and former editor of the Evening Standard. His death comes as a double blow to the family during an ongoing search for Ms Sands’s former husband, British actor Julian Sands, who went missing two weeks ago while hiking in southern California.
Ms Sands spoke of the shock over her brother’s death. She told The Independent: “Kit was dazzling – clever, original, funny, kind. The last time I saw him he was busy mapping...
- 2/1/2023
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - Music
Kit Hesketh-Harvey, the musician, composer and screenwriter, has died suddenly aged 65.
The multi-talented entertainer, who performed for King Charles, enjoyed a prolific career that included writing the screenplay for director James Ivory’s 1987 film Maurice, starring a young Hugh Grant in one of his first onscreen roles.
His agent told The Independent he died unexpectedly but peacefully, while listening to Radio 3 and preparing for a Kit & McConnel show.
He was the brother of Sarah Sands, journalist and former editor of the Evening Standard. His death comes as a double blow to the family during an ongoing search for Ms Sands’s former husband, British actor Julian Sands, who went missing two weeks ago while hiking in southern California.
Ms Sands spoke of the shock over her brother’s death. She told The Independent: “Kit was dazzling – clever, original, funny, kind. The last time I saw him he was busy mapping...
The multi-talented entertainer, who performed for King Charles, enjoyed a prolific career that included writing the screenplay for director James Ivory’s 1987 film Maurice, starring a young Hugh Grant in one of his first onscreen roles.
His agent told The Independent he died unexpectedly but peacefully, while listening to Radio 3 and preparing for a Kit & McConnel show.
He was the brother of Sarah Sands, journalist and former editor of the Evening Standard. His death comes as a double blow to the family during an ongoing search for Ms Sands’s former husband, British actor Julian Sands, who went missing two weeks ago while hiking in southern California.
Ms Sands spoke of the shock over her brother’s death. She told The Independent: “Kit was dazzling – clever, original, funny, kind. The last time I saw him he was busy mapping...
- 2/1/2023
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - Film
Exec joins ‘Normal People’ producer from Two Brothers Pictures.
Ireland and UK-based film and TV outfit Element Pictures has appointed Christopher Aird as creative director, to be based in the company’s London office.
Aird joins from Two Brothers Pictures, where for the last five years he worked as head of drama, executive producing drama series including The Tourist for BBC One, HBO Max and Stan, two series of Baptiste for BBC One and The Widow for Amazon and ITV.
Aird is a former BBC Drama commissioning editor and creative head of drama for BBC Production in England and Scotland.
Ireland and UK-based film and TV outfit Element Pictures has appointed Christopher Aird as creative director, to be based in the company’s London office.
Aird joins from Two Brothers Pictures, where for the last five years he worked as head of drama, executive producing drama series including The Tourist for BBC One, HBO Max and Stan, two series of Baptiste for BBC One and The Widow for Amazon and ITV.
Aird is a former BBC Drama commissioning editor and creative head of drama for BBC Production in England and Scotland.
- 10/12/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Exec joins ‘Normal People’ producer from Two Brothers Pictures.
Ireland and UK-based film and TV outfit Element Pictures has appointed Christopher Aird as creative director, to be based in the company’s London office.
Aird joins from Two Brothers Pictures, where for the last five years he worked as head of drama, executive producing drama series including The Tourist for BBC One, HBO Max and Stan, two series of Baptiste for BBC One and The Widow for Amazon and ITV.
Aird is a former BBC Drama commissioning editor and creative head of drama for BBC Production in England and Scotland.
Ireland and UK-based film and TV outfit Element Pictures has appointed Christopher Aird as creative director, to be based in the company’s London office.
Aird joins from Two Brothers Pictures, where for the last five years he worked as head of drama, executive producing drama series including The Tourist for BBC One, HBO Max and Stan, two series of Baptiste for BBC One and The Widow for Amazon and ITV.
Aird is a former BBC Drama commissioning editor and creative head of drama for BBC Production in England and Scotland.
- 10/12/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
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Element Pictures, the production company behind Normal People, Conversations with Friends, and Oscar-winning films The Favourite and Room, and recently acquired by Fremantle, has expanded its creative team with the appointment of Christopher Aird as creative director.
Aird was appointed to the role by Element Pictures’ founders and Co-CEOs Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe and will start in the role in January 2023, based at Element’s London office.
Aird joins the team from Two Brothers Pictures, where for the last five years he served as head of drama, executive producing multiple drama series including the Jamie Dornan fronted The Tourist for BBC One, HBO Max and Stan, two series of Baptiste for BBC One, Liar, Angela Black and Cheat for ITV, and The Widow for Amazon and ITV. He is currently executive producing Jack & Harry Williams’ new television thriller for BBC One, which...
Element Pictures, the production company behind Normal People, Conversations with Friends, and Oscar-winning films The Favourite and Room, and recently acquired by Fremantle, has expanded its creative team with the appointment of Christopher Aird as creative director.
Aird was appointed to the role by Element Pictures’ founders and Co-CEOs Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe and will start in the role in January 2023, based at Element’s London office.
Aird joins the team from Two Brothers Pictures, where for the last five years he served as head of drama, executive producing multiple drama series including the Jamie Dornan fronted The Tourist for BBC One, HBO Max and Stan, two series of Baptiste for BBC One, Liar, Angela Black and Cheat for ITV, and The Widow for Amazon and ITV. He is currently executive producing Jack & Harry Williams’ new television thriller for BBC One, which...
- 10/12/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Normal People producer Element Pictures has made its first signature hire since being acquired by Fremantle, signing up Fleabag indie Two Brothers Pictures drama boss Christopher Aird as Creative Director.
Aird will work across the Academy Award-winning Irish indie’s UK, U.S. and international TV and film slate along with exec producing select projects in the newly-created role.
He has spent the past five years at Jack and Harry Williams’ Two Brothers, during which time he oversaw the likes of BBC One/HBO Max/Stan’s Jamie Dornan-starrer The Tourist, ITV/Amazon’s The Widow and a new TV thriller for BBC One, which will be announced later this year. He is a former Commissioning Editor for BBC Drama.
Element Founders Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe called Aird an “extraordinary producer who shares our DNA with his keen eye for quality and detail.”
Aird added: “It’s difficult...
Aird will work across the Academy Award-winning Irish indie’s UK, U.S. and international TV and film slate along with exec producing select projects in the newly-created role.
He has spent the past five years at Jack and Harry Williams’ Two Brothers, during which time he oversaw the likes of BBC One/HBO Max/Stan’s Jamie Dornan-starrer The Tourist, ITV/Amazon’s The Widow and a new TV thriller for BBC One, which will be announced later this year. He is a former Commissioning Editor for BBC Drama.
Element Founders Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe called Aird an “extraordinary producer who shares our DNA with his keen eye for quality and detail.”
Aird added: “It’s difficult...
- 10/12/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
"Underworld" actress Kate Beckinsale, star of the upcoming feature "Canary Black", poses for the latest digital issue of "Flaunt" magazine, wearing Max Mara, Hermès and Dundas, photographed by Frederic Auerbach:
Beckinsale made her film debut in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in Brit 'costume dramas' including "Prince of Jutland" (1994), "Cold Comfort Farm" (1995), "Emma" (1996) and "The Golden Bowl" (2000).
In the US she appeared in indie dramas "The Last Days of Disco" (1998) and "Brokedown Palace" (1999), followed by starring roles in "Pearl Harbor" (2001), "Serendipity" (2003), "Tiptoes" (2003), "The Aviator" (2004) and "Click" (2006).
Since being cast as 'Selene' in the "Underworld" film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films...
...including "Van Helsing" (2004), "Whiteout" (2009), "Contraband" (2012) and "Total Recall" (2012).
Beckinsale continues to work in film including "Snow Angels" (2007), "Nothing but the Truth" (2008), "Everybody's Fine" (2009), "Love & Friendship" (2016), "Underworld: Blood Wars" (2016)...
..."The Only Living Boy in New York...
Beckinsale made her film debut in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in Brit 'costume dramas' including "Prince of Jutland" (1994), "Cold Comfort Farm" (1995), "Emma" (1996) and "The Golden Bowl" (2000).
In the US she appeared in indie dramas "The Last Days of Disco" (1998) and "Brokedown Palace" (1999), followed by starring roles in "Pearl Harbor" (2001), "Serendipity" (2003), "Tiptoes" (2003), "The Aviator" (2004) and "Click" (2006).
Since being cast as 'Selene' in the "Underworld" film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films...
...including "Van Helsing" (2004), "Whiteout" (2009), "Contraband" (2012) and "Total Recall" (2012).
Beckinsale continues to work in film including "Snow Angels" (2007), "Nothing but the Truth" (2008), "Everybody's Fine" (2009), "Love & Friendship" (2016), "Underworld: Blood Wars" (2016)...
..."The Only Living Boy in New York...
- 8/21/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Underworld" actress Kate Beckinsale, star of the upcoming feature "Canary Black", poses for the latest digital issue of "Flaunt" magazine, wearing Max Mara, Hermès and Dundas, photographed by Frederic Auerbach:
Beckinsale made her film debut in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in Brit 'costume dramas' including "Prince of Jutland" (1994), "Cold Comfort Farm" (1995), "Emma" (1996) and "The Golden Bowl" (2000).
In the US she appeared in indie dramas "The Last Days of Disco" (1998) and "Brokedown Palace" (1999), followed by starring roles in "Pearl Harbor" (2001), "Serendipity" (2003), "Tiptoes" (2003), "The Aviator" (2004) and "Click" (2006).
Since being cast as 'Selene' in the "Underworld" film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films...
...including "Van Helsing" (2004), "Whiteout" (2009), "Contraband" (2012) and "Total Recall" (2012).
Beckinsale continues to work in film including "Snow Angels" (2007), "Nothing but the Truth" (2008), "Everybody's Fine" (2009), "Love & Friendship" (2016), "Underworld: Blood Wars" (2016)...
..."The Only Living Boy in New York...
Beckinsale made her film debut in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in Brit 'costume dramas' including "Prince of Jutland" (1994), "Cold Comfort Farm" (1995), "Emma" (1996) and "The Golden Bowl" (2000).
In the US she appeared in indie dramas "The Last Days of Disco" (1998) and "Brokedown Palace" (1999), followed by starring roles in "Pearl Harbor" (2001), "Serendipity" (2003), "Tiptoes" (2003), "The Aviator" (2004) and "Click" (2006).
Since being cast as 'Selene' in the "Underworld" film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films...
...including "Van Helsing" (2004), "Whiteout" (2009), "Contraband" (2012) and "Total Recall" (2012).
Beckinsale continues to work in film including "Snow Angels" (2007), "Nothing but the Truth" (2008), "Everybody's Fine" (2009), "Love & Friendship" (2016), "Underworld: Blood Wars" (2016)...
..."The Only Living Boy in New York...
- 8/5/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Before starring in The Widow two years ago, it had been more than two decades since Kate Beckinsale had done a television project, focusing almost exclusively on films instead. But now, she’s back on the small screen in Guilty Party, a dark comedy that finds her playing a journalist trying to uncover the truth about […]
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- 10/15/2021
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
The Widow From The Director And Producers Of Mermaid: Lake Of The Deadand Baba Yaga New Supernatural Horror Thriller Premieres In North America On Digital, On-demand, DVD And Blu-ray™ March 30, 2021 This spring, prepare yourself for one of the most vicious, chilling backwoods terrors when the new supernatural thriller The Widow, directed by Svyatoslav …
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- 2/11/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Exclusive: Howard Charles, star of Amazon’s The Widow and BBC’s The Musketeers, has joined the cast of Top Boy for its second season on Netflix.
Deadline hears that Charles will feature as Curtis throughout the season in a subplot involving a Liverpool gang. Top Boy is currently shooting in the UK after its original 2020 production schedule was derailed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The gritty urban drama is created and written by Ronan Bennett, with Cowboy Films producing. The second season is actually the fourth season, given the show first launched on Channel 4 in 2011.
Charles will next feature in Netflix’s Shadow And Bone, which premieres April 23, while he has recently been filming Acorn TV’s British-made crime drama, Whitstable Pearl, which is based on the novels of Julie Wassmer. He is a co-lead in the latter alongside After Life actress Kerry Godliman.
Charles’ other credits include ITV...
Deadline hears that Charles will feature as Curtis throughout the season in a subplot involving a Liverpool gang. Top Boy is currently shooting in the UK after its original 2020 production schedule was derailed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The gritty urban drama is created and written by Ronan Bennett, with Cowboy Films producing. The second season is actually the fourth season, given the show first launched on Channel 4 in 2011.
Charles will next feature in Netflix’s Shadow And Bone, which premieres April 23, while he has recently been filming Acorn TV’s British-made crime drama, Whitstable Pearl, which is based on the novels of Julie Wassmer. He is a co-lead in the latter alongside After Life actress Kerry Godliman.
Charles’ other credits include ITV...
- 2/10/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The Widow: "This spring, prepare yourself for one of the most vicious, chilling backwoods terrors when the new supernatural thriller The Widow, directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, debuts on major VOD and digital platforms and on DVD & Blu-ray on March 30, 2021 from Shout! Studios and Scream Factory™. The DVD & Blu-ray will contain both the original Russian language audio track and an English-dubbed option. Pre-order for the physical releases are available now at ShoutFactory.com and other fine home entertainment retailers.
Movie Synopsis:
In a densely forested area north of St. Petersburg, people have been going missing for three decades. Very few corpses were ever found, and the few that were recovered were naked. On October 14, 2017, a team of volunteers went out into the woods in search of a missing teenager. Soon, all communication with them was lost. Locals believe they were taken by the same dark spirit that took the others...
Movie Synopsis:
In a densely forested area north of St. Petersburg, people have been going missing for three decades. Very few corpses were ever found, and the few that were recovered were naked. On October 14, 2017, a team of volunteers went out into the woods in search of a missing teenager. Soon, all communication with them was lost. Locals believe they were taken by the same dark spirit that took the others...
- 2/9/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Bmi announced the winners of the performing rights organization’s annual Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on Monday, with an online unveiling of the recipients substituting for the ceremony that would have been taking place in Beverly Hills under non-quarantine conditions.
The most awards, five, went to Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson, who won for his contributions to “Chicago P.D.,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “FBI” and “FBI Most Wanted.” Örvarsson’s overall Bmi awards tally is up to 23.
Winning three trophies apiece were Tyler Bates, Brian Tyler and Mac Quayle.
Quayle won for “American Horror Story,” “9-1-1 ” and the spinoff “9-1-1: Lone Star.” Brian Tyler got his honors for “Hawaii Five-0,” “Magnum P.I.” and “Yellowstone.” With these three, he now has 33 awards from Bmi. Tyler Bates’ trophies came for the theatrical films “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” and “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” along with Netflix’s “The Punisher.
The most awards, five, went to Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson, who won for his contributions to “Chicago P.D.,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “FBI” and “FBI Most Wanted.” Örvarsson’s overall Bmi awards tally is up to 23.
Winning three trophies apiece were Tyler Bates, Brian Tyler and Mac Quayle.
Quayle won for “American Horror Story,” “9-1-1 ” and the spinoff “9-1-1: Lone Star.” Brian Tyler got his honors for “Hawaii Five-0,” “Magnum P.I.” and “Yellowstone.” With these three, he now has 33 awards from Bmi. Tyler Bates’ trophies came for the theatrical films “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” and “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” along with Netflix’s “The Punisher.
- 6/15/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
"Underworld" actress Kate Beckinsale poses for the January/February 2020 issue of "Women's Health" magazine, wearing Fila, Heroine Sport and Koral, photographed by Ben Watts:
Beckinsale made her film debut in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in Brit 'costume dramas' including "Prince of Jutland" (1994), "Cold Comfort Farm" (1995), "Emma" (1996) and "The Golden Bowl" (2000).
In the Us she appeared in indie dramas "The Last Days of Disco" (1998) and "Brokedown Palace" (1999), followed by starring roles in "Pearl Harbor" (2001), "Serendipity" (2003), "Tiptoes" (2003), "The Aviator" (2004) and "Click" (2006).
Since being cast as 'Selene' in the "Underworld" film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films...
...including "Van Helsing" (2004), "Whiteout" (2009), "Contraband" (2012) and "Total Recall" (2012).
Beckinsale continues to work in film including "Snow Angels" (2007), "Nothing but the Truth" (2008), "Everybody's Fine" (2009), "Love & Friendship" (2016), "Underworld: Blood Wars" (2016)...
..."The Only Living Boy in New York" (2017) and the ITV...
Beckinsale made her film debut in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She then appeared in Brit 'costume dramas' including "Prince of Jutland" (1994), "Cold Comfort Farm" (1995), "Emma" (1996) and "The Golden Bowl" (2000).
In the Us she appeared in indie dramas "The Last Days of Disco" (1998) and "Brokedown Palace" (1999), followed by starring roles in "Pearl Harbor" (2001), "Serendipity" (2003), "Tiptoes" (2003), "The Aviator" (2004) and "Click" (2006).
Since being cast as 'Selene' in the "Underworld" film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale has become known primarily for her work in action films...
...including "Van Helsing" (2004), "Whiteout" (2009), "Contraband" (2012) and "Total Recall" (2012).
Beckinsale continues to work in film including "Snow Angels" (2007), "Nothing but the Truth" (2008), "Everybody's Fine" (2009), "Love & Friendship" (2016), "Underworld: Blood Wars" (2016)...
..."The Only Living Boy in New York" (2017) and the ITV...
- 12/20/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Emily Beecham won the best actress award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for her brilliantly nuanced and tightly focused performance in Jessica Hausner’s art house science fiction film Little Joe. Recently she played The Widow in the AMC series Into The Badlands, starred in Daphne, and had a memorable supporting role in Hail Caesar. In this episode she talks about the importance of connection, avoiding “attractive acting,” Mike Leigh, the strenuousness of intense physical performance, her Little Joe hair, and much more! Back To One can be found wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and […]...
- 12/3/2019
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Emily Beecham won the best actress award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for her brilliantly nuanced and tightly focused performance in Jessica Hausner’s art house science fiction film Little Joe. Recently she played The Widow in the AMC series Into The Badlands, starred in Daphne, and had a memorable supporting role in Hail Caesar. In this episode she talks about the importance of connection, avoiding “attractive acting,” Mike Leigh, the strenuousness of intense physical performance, her Little Joe hair, and much more! Back To One can be found wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and […]...
- 12/3/2019
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Exclusive: Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black) and Iain Glen (Game Of Thrones) have joined Mackenzie Foy (Interstellar) and Oscar-winner Kate Winslet in Constantin and Jb Pictures’ movie Black Beauty.
Ashley Avis (Adolescence) has written the screenplay and will direct the contemporary adaptation of English author Anna Sewell’s classic 19th century novel. Cameras roll this week in and around Cape Town, South Africa.
Mister Smith Entertainment is handling international sales on the modern-day reimagining of the story in which Black Beauty (voiced by Winslet) is a wild horse born free in the American west. As she is rounded up and taken away from her family, her story intertwines with that of a teenager, ‘Jo Green’ (Foy), similarly grieving over the loss of her parents. The two develop a bond crafted in love, trust and healing.
Pic is a Constantin Film production, produced by Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil franchise) from Jb Pictures,...
Ashley Avis (Adolescence) has written the screenplay and will direct the contemporary adaptation of English author Anna Sewell’s classic 19th century novel. Cameras roll this week in and around Cape Town, South Africa.
Mister Smith Entertainment is handling international sales on the modern-day reimagining of the story in which Black Beauty (voiced by Winslet) is a wild horse born free in the American west. As she is rounded up and taken away from her family, her story intertwines with that of a teenager, ‘Jo Green’ (Foy), similarly grieving over the loss of her parents. The two develop a bond crafted in love, trust and healing.
Pic is a Constantin Film production, produced by Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil franchise) from Jb Pictures,...
- 10/17/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Emily Beecham is coming off a high of being awarded the Cannes Best Actress title this year for her performance in the drama Little Joe, as well as playing the role of The Widow in the series Into the Badlands, which wrapped up earlier this year. We now have word, thanks to a report from Deadline, that Beecham has joined Disney’s live-action adaptation of Cruella.
The story for this version, as well as the character details for Beecham’s role, are being kept under wraps for now, but we should hear something soon as the movie is currently filming. Hopefully, we will get some more photos soon.
Beecham will join Emma Stone, who is taking on the title role, and you can get your first look at her in the role in this previously released photo.
Cruella is set to hit theaters on May 28, 2021. Are you looking forward to the prequel?...
The story for this version, as well as the character details for Beecham’s role, are being kept under wraps for now, but we should hear something soon as the movie is currently filming. Hopefully, we will get some more photos soon.
Beecham will join Emma Stone, who is taking on the title role, and you can get your first look at her in the role in this previously released photo.
Cruella is set to hit theaters on May 28, 2021. Are you looking forward to the prequel?...
- 9/23/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Netflix has found its Young Wallander – the Svod service has cast Swedish actor Adam Pålsson in the role alongside Argo’s Richard Dillane and Black Mirror’s Leanne Best.
Pålsson, who starred in Svt drama Don’t Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves as well as The Bridge, takes on the role previously played by Kenneth Branagh in the adaptation of Henning Mankell’s novels.
The six-part series, which has just started filming, tells the story of detective Kurt Wallander’s first case and is produced by Banijay-backed Yellow Bird UK. The story focuses on the formative experiences – professional and personal – faced by Wallander as a recently graduated police officer in his early twenties. It launches on Netflix in 2020.
Pålsson plays Kurt Wallander, Dillane, who also starred in The Dark Knight and Peaky Blinders, plays Superintendent Hemberg and Best, who also starred in Line of Duty and Tin Star,...
Pålsson, who starred in Svt drama Don’t Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves as well as The Bridge, takes on the role previously played by Kenneth Branagh in the adaptation of Henning Mankell’s novels.
The six-part series, which has just started filming, tells the story of detective Kurt Wallander’s first case and is produced by Banijay-backed Yellow Bird UK. The story focuses on the formative experiences – professional and personal – faced by Wallander as a recently graduated police officer in his early twenties. It launches on Netflix in 2020.
Pålsson plays Kurt Wallander, Dillane, who also starred in The Dark Knight and Peaky Blinders, plays Superintendent Hemberg and Best, who also starred in Line of Duty and Tin Star,...
- 9/11/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Victoria’s Jenna Coleman, Dunkirk’s Billy Howle and Nocturnal Animals’ Ellie Bamber are to lead BBC/Netflix drama The Serpent.
The trio join Tahar Rahim, who plays Charles Sobrhaj, one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century. Filming has begun in Thailand on the eight-part Mammoth Screen-produced series.
Coleman will play Marie-Andrée Leclerc, Sobhraj’s partner and frequent accomplice, with Howle and Bamber cast as Herman and Angela Knippenberg.
Charles Sobhraj (Rahim) was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976. Psychopath, con man, thief and master of disguise, having slipped repeatedly from the grasp of authorities worldwide, by 1976 serial killer Sobhraj was Interpol’s most wanted man and had arrest warrants on three different continents.
When Herman Knippenberg (Howle), a junior diplomat at the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok, unwittingly walks into...
The trio join Tahar Rahim, who plays Charles Sobrhaj, one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century. Filming has begun in Thailand on the eight-part Mammoth Screen-produced series.
Coleman will play Marie-Andrée Leclerc, Sobhraj’s partner and frequent accomplice, with Howle and Bamber cast as Herman and Angela Knippenberg.
Charles Sobhraj (Rahim) was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976. Psychopath, con man, thief and master of disguise, having slipped repeatedly from the grasp of authorities worldwide, by 1976 serial killer Sobhraj was Interpol’s most wanted man and had arrest warrants on three different continents.
When Herman Knippenberg (Howle), a junior diplomat at the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok, unwittingly walks into...
- 9/8/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bobby Cannavale (Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle), Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad), Laverne Cox (Orange Is The New Black) and Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) are joining Kate Beckinsale (The Widow) in Millennium Media’s action-comedy Jolt, which is now under way in London.
Tanya Wexler (Hysteria) is directing the feature about Lindy, an acid-tongued woman (Beckinsale) with rage issues. Lindy controls her temper by shocking herself with an electrode vest. One day she makes a connection with Justin (Courtney), which gives her a glimmer of hope for a shock-free future but when he’s murdered, she launches herself on a revenge-fueled rampage in pursuit of his killer. Meanwhile, detective Vicars (Cannavale) and detective Nevin (Cox) mark Lindy as their chief suspect.
Script comes from Scott Wascha. Pic will shoot for eight weeks in the UK and Bulgaria.
Producers are David Bernardi, Robert Van Norden, Les Weldon and Yariv Lerner for Millennium Media,...
Tanya Wexler (Hysteria) is directing the feature about Lindy, an acid-tongued woman (Beckinsale) with rage issues. Lindy controls her temper by shocking herself with an electrode vest. One day she makes a connection with Justin (Courtney), which gives her a glimmer of hope for a shock-free future but when he’s murdered, she launches herself on a revenge-fueled rampage in pursuit of his killer. Meanwhile, detective Vicars (Cannavale) and detective Nevin (Cox) mark Lindy as their chief suspect.
Script comes from Scott Wascha. Pic will shoot for eight weeks in the UK and Bulgaria.
Producers are David Bernardi, Robert Van Norden, Les Weldon and Yariv Lerner for Millennium Media,...
- 7/22/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Frank Grillo (Avengers: Endgame) and Joe Carnahan’s (The Grey) production company Warparty has struck a partnership with Shanghai-based financier Starlight Entertainment Group.
The “far-reaching strategic partnership” is to develop and produce global content with a focus on elevated genre features and it comes as Warparty looks to expand its output. Financial details of the pact were not disclosed. For Starlight, this is the latest tie-up with a Hollywood player after previous deals with James Wan, Roland Emmerich, F. Gary Gray, Sylvester Stallone and Robert Zemeckis. Film investments include Crazy Rich Asians, Midway and The Widow. “The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about”, said actor-producer Grillo. Director-producer Carnahan added, “I can’t express...
The “far-reaching strategic partnership” is to develop and produce global content with a focus on elevated genre features and it comes as Warparty looks to expand its output. Financial details of the pact were not disclosed. For Starlight, this is the latest tie-up with a Hollywood player after previous deals with James Wan, Roland Emmerich, F. Gary Gray, Sylvester Stallone and Robert Zemeckis. Film investments include Crazy Rich Asians, Midway and The Widow. “The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about”, said actor-producer Grillo. Director-producer Carnahan added, “I can’t express...
- 6/21/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for the series finale of “Into the Badlands.”]
Imagine “Deadwood,” but with kung fu. That was the pitch “Into the Badlands” creators Al Gough and Miles Millar made for a potential spinoff for their fan favorite series, which aired its final episode this week.
Gough and Millar learned during production on the first half of Season 3 that this would be the final season of their complex and fascinating post-apocalyptic martial arts drama, which concluded Monday after an epic battle featuring the show’s primary characters. But the creators had plans for a spinoff, which led to the events of the series finale, in which Sunny’s baby Henry survives and the Widow is with child.
“The spinoff would have jumped probably 20 years into the future and it would have been following The Widow and Gaius’s daughter and Henry as young people,” Gough told IndieWire. The project was developed with AMC before ultimately being put aside.
Imagine “Deadwood,” but with kung fu. That was the pitch “Into the Badlands” creators Al Gough and Miles Millar made for a potential spinoff for their fan favorite series, which aired its final episode this week.
Gough and Millar learned during production on the first half of Season 3 that this would be the final season of their complex and fascinating post-apocalyptic martial arts drama, which concluded Monday after an epic battle featuring the show’s primary characters. But the creators had plans for a spinoff, which led to the events of the series finale, in which Sunny’s baby Henry survives and the Widow is with child.
“The spinoff would have jumped probably 20 years into the future and it would have been following The Widow and Gaius’s daughter and Henry as young people,” Gough told IndieWire. The project was developed with AMC before ultimately being put aside.
- 5/9/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Jamie Bell is set to star in World War II thriller Dynamite Room from the producers of Beast and Under The Shadow.
Fresh off acclaimed performances in Toronto drama Skin and Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool and ahead of a key role in Elton John biopic Rocketman, Bell will star in the Olly Blackburn-directed feature, which Altitude will launch for the Cannes Marché.
Set during July 1940, the story opens with 12-year-old evacuee Lydia walking through a village in rural England on a baking hot day. She is wearing a gas mask. The shops and houses are empty, windows boarded up and the village seemingly deserted. Leaving it behind, she arrives at a large house by the marshes – the house she grew up in. Lydia finds it empty too and her family gone.
Late that night comes Heiden (Bell), a soldier, gun in hand and heralding a full-blown German invasion.
Fresh off acclaimed performances in Toronto drama Skin and Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool and ahead of a key role in Elton John biopic Rocketman, Bell will star in the Olly Blackburn-directed feature, which Altitude will launch for the Cannes Marché.
Set during July 1940, the story opens with 12-year-old evacuee Lydia walking through a village in rural England on a baking hot day. She is wearing a gas mask. The shops and houses are empty, windows boarded up and the village seemingly deserted. Leaving it behind, she arrives at a large house by the marshes – the house she grew up in. Lydia finds it empty too and her family gone.
Late that night comes Heiden (Bell), a soldier, gun in hand and heralding a full-blown German invasion.
- 5/7/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Into the Badlands bids farewell to its past and looks ahead to the approaching storm during its penultimate episode.
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This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 15
I walked past a billboard the other day that said “If you want to change your future, change your now”.
That phrase sums up this entire season of Into the Badlands for me.
Instead of delivering a gloomy funeral procession hinted at by its name, "Requiem for the Fallen" looks to the future. It reminds us that the one thing all of its characters want the most right now is change — just a little bit of change to make the future better for the next generation. After all, it's the only noble act that can collectively wash the blood off these weary killers' hands. It's the utltimate act of redemption, really, and it's no wonder it's the holy grail in their final quest.
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This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 15
I walked past a billboard the other day that said “If you want to change your future, change your now”.
That phrase sums up this entire season of Into the Badlands for me.
Instead of delivering a gloomy funeral procession hinted at by its name, "Requiem for the Fallen" looks to the future. It reminds us that the one thing all of its characters want the most right now is change — just a little bit of change to make the future better for the next generation. After all, it's the only noble act that can collectively wash the blood off these weary killers' hands. It's the utltimate act of redemption, really, and it's no wonder it's the holy grail in their final quest.
- 4/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Kate Beckinsale is set to star in Jolt, a female-driven action-comedy for director Tanya Wexler (Hysteria) and Millennium Media.
Written by Scott Wascha (Made in Berlin), the pic follows Lindy, a badass bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. After the first guy she’s ever fallen for is murdered, she goes on a revenge-fueled rampage to find the killer while the cops pursue her as their chief suspect.
David Bernardi and Les Weldon will produce on behalf of Millennium Media. Sherryl Clark (Cloverfield) also will produce. Executive producers are Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger of Millennium Media.
Production is due to begin in July in the UK and Sofia, Bulgaria. It will be The Expendables outfit Millennium’s first film with a female lead,...
Written by Scott Wascha (Made in Berlin), the pic follows Lindy, a badass bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. After the first guy she’s ever fallen for is murdered, she goes on a revenge-fueled rampage to find the killer while the cops pursue her as their chief suspect.
David Bernardi and Les Weldon will produce on behalf of Millennium Media. Sherryl Clark (Cloverfield) also will produce. Executive producers are Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger of Millennium Media.
Production is due to begin in July in the UK and Sofia, Bulgaria. It will be The Expendables outfit Millennium’s first film with a female lead,...
- 4/23/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In the midst of true chaos, Into the Badlands bids farewell to one of its most underrated characters.
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This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 12
If last week’s episode tied up Badlands' major story arc in a neat little bloodstained bow, then “Curse of the Red Rain” provides closure for its ongoing romantic subplots, all of which have magically appeared over the course of this season. And, as its name suggests, one of them doesn't end too romantically.
More importantly though, this episode is a vehicle to showcase amazing performances from its female cast members, who have become the best part of this show this year. Lorraine Touissant especially, is fantastic as the venomous yet empathetic Cressida. She plays the role with a sense of conviction that matches that of Babou Ceesay’s Pilgrim. They encourage each other to take things to...
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This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 12
If last week’s episode tied up Badlands' major story arc in a neat little bloodstained bow, then “Curse of the Red Rain” provides closure for its ongoing romantic subplots, all of which have magically appeared over the course of this season. And, as its name suggests, one of them doesn't end too romantically.
More importantly though, this episode is a vehicle to showcase amazing performances from its female cast members, who have become the best part of this show this year. Lorraine Touissant especially, is fantastic as the venomous yet empathetic Cressida. She plays the role with a sense of conviction that matches that of Babou Ceesay’s Pilgrim. They encourage each other to take things to...
- 4/22/2019
- Den of Geek
The Widow (1955) is the first and last feature directed by the late Park Nam-ok, South Korea's first woman filmmaker. Though some parts have been lost, The Widow still stands as a poignant portrait of women's sexuality and love, motherhood and marriage in a post-war nation. Park was pregnant at the time of the film's production and struggled with a diminishing budget; but in 2001, she declared: "I would give anything to re-live those days."...
- 4/20/2019
- MUBI
Into the Badlands dumps all the info ever just a few episodes before its explosive series finale airs.
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This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 13
There’s a scene towards the beginning of the episode where the Magnus of the Black Lotus (Francis Magee) challenges Sunny’s newly revealed long-lost sister Kannin (Eugenia Yuan) with what seems like impossible task: activating her brother’s dark-eyed powers. He picks up a huge hourglass (which he calls “a souvenir from Azra”), turns it over, and sets it down on his table. “You have until the sand runs out to turn him,” Magnus says, and walks out the room, leaving Kannin to wonder how the hell she’s going to make Sunny a dark-eyed one in the next 30 odd minutes.
This scene feels like a metaphor for the writing of this entire episode. “You have until the...
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This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 13
There’s a scene towards the beginning of the episode where the Magnus of the Black Lotus (Francis Magee) challenges Sunny’s newly revealed long-lost sister Kannin (Eugenia Yuan) with what seems like impossible task: activating her brother’s dark-eyed powers. He picks up a huge hourglass (which he calls “a souvenir from Azra”), turns it over, and sets it down on his table. “You have until the sand runs out to turn him,” Magnus says, and walks out the room, leaving Kannin to wonder how the hell she’s going to make Sunny a dark-eyed one in the next 30 odd minutes.
This scene feels like a metaphor for the writing of this entire episode. “You have until the...
- 4/15/2019
- Den of Geek
Stephen Harber May 9, 2019
The show's creators and Emily Beecham herself open up about the The Widow's action-packed, three year journey Into the Badlands.
This Into The Badlands article contains spoilers.
As you probably already knew, Into the Badlands started off as an adaptation of Journey to the West, an enormous historical fantasy novel by Wu Cheng'en that encompasses 100 chapters. But that was only inspiration to bring about something unique on the modern day television landscape.
"That was literally just our jumping off point," Miles Millar said. "We borrowed elements that we liked."
And they did. As the series continued its three year run, it resembled its source material less and less. During its third and final season, the show's central plotlines no longer revolved around macho warriors like Sunny and M.K. If anything, Into the Badlands began to focus primarily on the character of The Widow, played by Emily Beecham.
The show's creators and Emily Beecham herself open up about the The Widow's action-packed, three year journey Into the Badlands.
This Into The Badlands article contains spoilers.
As you probably already knew, Into the Badlands started off as an adaptation of Journey to the West, an enormous historical fantasy novel by Wu Cheng'en that encompasses 100 chapters. But that was only inspiration to bring about something unique on the modern day television landscape.
"That was literally just our jumping off point," Miles Millar said. "We borrowed elements that we liked."
And they did. As the series continued its three year run, it resembled its source material less and less. During its third and final season, the show's central plotlines no longer revolved around macho warriors like Sunny and M.K. If anything, Into the Badlands began to focus primarily on the character of The Widow, played by Emily Beecham.
- 4/4/2019
- Den of Geek
Stephen Harber Apr 18, 2019
One of the creators of Into the Badlands sheds some light on the mysteries surrounding its most enigmatic location.
Into the Badlands season 3 is the show at its best. The acting, the writing, the production — it's doing that "firing on all cylinders" thing, basically.
One of my personal favorites touches this year is the extra (and noticeable) attention to detail the production design has put into creating the immersive world of the series. One of the most visually striking sets this year is that of the Meridian Chamber, which plays a huge role in Season 3's truly epic story arc. So, naturally, we had to ask oone of the show's creators, Miles Millar, all about it.
"We spent many, many months in Ireland [where the show is filmed]," Millar said. "I think for us, [Into the Badlands is] a very singular show with the costumes and the sets and the story. It...
One of the creators of Into the Badlands sheds some light on the mysteries surrounding its most enigmatic location.
Into the Badlands season 3 is the show at its best. The acting, the writing, the production — it's doing that "firing on all cylinders" thing, basically.
One of my personal favorites touches this year is the extra (and noticeable) attention to detail the production design has put into creating the immersive world of the series. One of the most visually striking sets this year is that of the Meridian Chamber, which plays a huge role in Season 3's truly epic story arc. So, naturally, we had to ask oone of the show's creators, Miles Millar, all about it.
"We spent many, many months in Ireland [where the show is filmed]," Millar said. "I think for us, [Into the Badlands is] a very singular show with the costumes and the sets and the story. It...
- 4/4/2019
- Den of Geek
The Widow and Baron Chau settle the score once and for all in this brutal installment of Into the Badlands.
This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 12
Oh, Into the Badlands. I’m going to miss you a lot more than I thought I would. And this episode made me realize that.
I'll miss the way you make sure every scene counts; I'll miss how every interaction you show on screen pushes the plot forward explicitly; and I'll miss how you don't waste the audience's time, do you? That's because you're determined. You're on a mission. You know where you're going and which characters are sticking around for the long haul.
What I mean is, you know when it's time to kill people off, and Baron Chau's had it coming for a while now. Not to say that Juliet isn't one of the more enjoyable villains on the series.
This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 12
Oh, Into the Badlands. I’m going to miss you a lot more than I thought I would. And this episode made me realize that.
I'll miss the way you make sure every scene counts; I'll miss how every interaction you show on screen pushes the plot forward explicitly; and I'll miss how you don't waste the audience's time, do you? That's because you're determined. You're on a mission. You know where you're going and which characters are sticking around for the long haul.
What I mean is, you know when it's time to kill people off, and Baron Chau's had it coming for a while now. Not to say that Juliet isn't one of the more enjoyable villains on the series.
- 4/4/2019
- Den of Geek
Sunny and Bajie face off against The Widow in another satisfying, kung-fu fighting episode of Into the Badlands.
This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 11
Into the Badlands season 3 is its best so far. The stakes are higher, the themes are richer, and the cast is more diverse. Everything clicks while everybody clashes.
Well, not everybody. The best part of this season is seeing all the characters you never thought you’d see join together doing so to defeat a common enemy, much like the characters in an ‘80s action cartoon would.
But what’s really incredible is watching it all unfold, moment-to-moment, and witnessing a complex web of character relationships unfold and grow in new and interesting patterns. If anything, season three of Into the Badlands can be described as one big story mandala that keeps getting larger and more complex, mystifying who ever...
This Into The Badlands review contains spoilers.
Into the Badlands Season 3 Episode 11
Into the Badlands season 3 is its best so far. The stakes are higher, the themes are richer, and the cast is more diverse. Everything clicks while everybody clashes.
Well, not everybody. The best part of this season is seeing all the characters you never thought you’d see join together doing so to defeat a common enemy, much like the characters in an ‘80s action cartoon would.
But what’s really incredible is watching it all unfold, moment-to-moment, and witnessing a complex web of character relationships unfold and grow in new and interesting patterns. If anything, season three of Into the Badlands can be described as one big story mandala that keeps getting larger and more complex, mystifying who ever...
- 4/1/2019
- Den of Geek
Sneak Peek new footage, plus poster illustrations supporting the series finale episodes of "Into The Badlands", airing March 24, 2019 on AMC:
"...the wars were so long ago nobody even remembers. Darkness and fear ruled until the time of the 'barons', seven men and women who forged order out of chaos.
"People flocked to them for protection. That protection became servitude. They banished guns and trained armies of lethal fighters they called 'Clippers'.
"This world is built on blood. Nobody is innocent here. Welcome to the 'Badlands', the former state of Oklahoma, where a feudal society has developed to fill the power vacuum left by the war.
"Barons control land and monopolies over commodities like opium and fuel, trading among themselves to maintain the peace. Each baron is served by a massive workforce of slaves called 'cogs', as well as a prostitute class called 'dolls'. '
"Several...
"...the wars were so long ago nobody even remembers. Darkness and fear ruled until the time of the 'barons', seven men and women who forged order out of chaos.
"People flocked to them for protection. That protection became servitude. They banished guns and trained armies of lethal fighters they called 'Clippers'.
"This world is built on blood. Nobody is innocent here. Welcome to the 'Badlands', the former state of Oklahoma, where a feudal society has developed to fill the power vacuum left by the war.
"Barons control land and monopolies over commodities like opium and fuel, trading among themselves to maintain the peace. Each baron is served by a massive workforce of slaves called 'cogs', as well as a prostitute class called 'dolls'. '
"Several...
- 3/21/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Pete Davidson and Kate Beckinsale's romantic date nights are still going strong. This time, they even brought some guests along. The SNL star and Beckinsale were seen out at Nobu in Malibu on Tuesday night and were accompanied by her mom Judy Loe and step-dad Roy Battersby. Tuesday was a bit of a solemn day for The Widow actress because it marked the 40th anniversary of her dad Richard Beckinsale's death, who passed away in 1979 at the age of 31. She paid tribute to her late father on social media and shared a number of pictures of him from some of his acting roles as well as family photos. "40 years is a lot of missing. Thank you so much to everyone who has been...
- 3/20/2019
- E! Online
For Pete Davidson and Kate Beckinsale, it was a night out sealed with a smooch. It seems the flames are still burning for the SNL comedian and The Widow actress considering they were spotted out once again together on Monday night in Hollywood. The pair held hands as they left the iconic Whiskey A Go Go nightclub, where an after-party was held for The Dirt premiere, Netflix's upcoming film about Mötley Crüe. Davidson, who has a role in the film, posed for photographers earlier in the night in honor of the movie's debut at the ArcLight Hollywood. Beckinsale reportedly attended separately with friends. While the comedian went solo on the red carpet, the...
- 3/19/2019
- E! Online
Amazon has certainly been coming out strong with new movies and series that people have been flocking to and deeming as some of the best shows and films that they’ve had the pleasure to watch lately. One of those, The Widow, is a story about a woman that’s lost her husband only to find out that he might still be alive when she sees a sign of him at one point after his death. It becomes a tale that takes her to several different places in search of just why he would fake his death and whether or not it
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Amazon’s “The Widow”...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Amazon’s “The Widow”...
- 3/14/2019
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
With an impressive list of highly successful original shows to its name, Amazon Prime Video is ringing in March with even more original content for fans. This month will mark the debut of series such as “The Widow,” a British show which follows the story of a woman (Kate Beckinsale) whose husband has just died in the Congo, and “Costume Quest,” a new animated show adapted from the popular video game of the same name which follows three characters who fight against nougat-eating monsters on Halloween.
But fans can also look forward to continuations of their favorite Prime Originals, including the fourth and final season of “Catastrophe” and the second season of “Tin Star.” And despite all its new shows, Amazon is also giving love to classic favorites, adding titles such as “Double Jeopardy,” “Tapeheads,” and “Black Sheep” to its ever-growing roster.
See the full list of titles below. They...
But fans can also look forward to continuations of their favorite Prime Originals, including the fourth and final season of “Catastrophe” and the second season of “Tin Star.” And despite all its new shows, Amazon is also giving love to classic favorites, adding titles such as “Double Jeopardy,” “Tapeheads,” and “Black Sheep” to its ever-growing roster.
See the full list of titles below. They...
- 3/6/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Sneak Peek more footage from the ITV, 8-episode thriller "The Widow", starring Kate Beckinsale ("Underworld"), now streaming on Amazon Prime:
"..'Georgia Wells' (Beckinsale), has cut herself off from her previous life and is no longer the woman she once was.
"But after seeing her late husband on the news, Georgia is pulled back to face the world and will stop at nothing until she gets the truth about her past...
"...taking her deep into the 'African Congo', where danger and revelation will greet her at every turn..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Widow"...
"..'Georgia Wells' (Beckinsale), has cut herself off from her previous life and is no longer the woman she once was.
"But after seeing her late husband on the news, Georgia is pulled back to face the world and will stop at nothing until she gets the truth about her past...
"...taking her deep into the 'African Congo', where danger and revelation will greet her at every turn..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Widow"...
- 3/3/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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