Exclusive: Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins (Freud’s Last Session) has signed on to star in Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess, the latest film from director Nick Cassavetes. Billed as the first-ever major Hollywood production to shoot in Antarctica, the film also has Shia Labeouf (Padre Pio) in talks to star and will enter production in November.
Scripted by Daniel Barnz and Ned Zeman, Bruno Penguin is based on a Vanity Fair article from the latter which tells the true story of adventurous Swiss photographer Bruno Zehnder, a superb artist who spent the last 20 years of his life in Antarctica photographing Emperor penguins. He was obsessed by them – their kindness, the way they lived, their deep levels of affection for one another. Bruno spent his life trying to learn how to communicate with them and over time, the colonies grew to know him and return his fondness.
Scripted by Daniel Barnz and Ned Zeman, Bruno Penguin is based on a Vanity Fair article from the latter which tells the true story of adventurous Swiss photographer Bruno Zehnder, a superb artist who spent the last 20 years of his life in Antarctica photographing Emperor penguins. He was obsessed by them – their kindness, the way they lived, their deep levels of affection for one another. Bruno spent his life trying to learn how to communicate with them and over time, the colonies grew to know him and return his fondness.
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Gosling may be everyone’s favorite Ken right now, but even back in the day there were some people who didn’t see the actor’s potential male lead — and it has to do with the movie that brought Gosling to the place where he currently is.
In 2004 Ryan Gosling rose to exorbitant prominence after starring in the romantic drama The Notebook alongside Rachel McAdams. Based on Nicholas Sparks’ book of the same name, the film follows the elderly couple of Noah and Alison Calhoun who spend the rest of their days in a modern-day nursing home.
The main dramatical twist of the whole story is that Alison suffers from dementia and doesn’t even recognise her husband and visiting children, thus Noah chooses to read her a romantic novel that recounts their love story.
Twenty years after The Notebook’s release, the film is a doubtless classic romcom,...
In 2004 Ryan Gosling rose to exorbitant prominence after starring in the romantic drama The Notebook alongside Rachel McAdams. Based on Nicholas Sparks’ book of the same name, the film follows the elderly couple of Noah and Alison Calhoun who spend the rest of their days in a modern-day nursing home.
The main dramatical twist of the whole story is that Alison suffers from dementia and doesn’t even recognise her husband and visiting children, thus Noah chooses to read her a romantic novel that recounts their love story.
Twenty years after The Notebook’s release, the film is a doubtless classic romcom,...
- 5/1/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
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Ah, "The Notebook." Everyone knows about this now-classic romance film, helmed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. It's the story of a boy and a girl from different sides of the tracks who fall in love with each other in the 1940s. Gosling's character, a poor hellraiser named Noah, woos McAdams' wealthy Allie first by dangling off a Ferris Wheel and then inviting her to lie down in the middle of an intersection. Sounds romantic. We've all been there, right?
Meanwhile, while this story is playing out in the past, we also cut back and forth to the present, where an old man named Duke (James Garner) is telling the love story of Noah and Allie to an old woman (Gena Rowlands) in a nursing home. If you haven't seen the movie or read the Nicholas Sparks book that inspired it,...
Ah, "The Notebook." Everyone knows about this now-classic romance film, helmed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. It's the story of a boy and a girl from different sides of the tracks who fall in love with each other in the 1940s. Gosling's character, a poor hellraiser named Noah, woos McAdams' wealthy Allie first by dangling off a Ferris Wheel and then inviting her to lie down in the middle of an intersection. Sounds romantic. We've all been there, right?
Meanwhile, while this story is playing out in the past, we also cut back and forth to the present, where an old man named Duke (James Garner) is telling the love story of Noah and Allie to an old woman (Gena Rowlands) in a nursing home. If you haven't seen the movie or read the Nicholas Sparks book that inspired it,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Rachel McAdams is making her Broadway debut with Mary Jane while The Notebook musical continues to perform to sold-out audiences.
The star of the 2004 romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes thinks it’s quite a funny coincidence that she’s performing on Broadway for the first time, as the musical adaptation of the film she starred in is also playing.
“[It’s] crazy, just crazy,” McAdams said on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal.
During the interview, McAdams recalled that a friend’s mom was excited about seeing the actress on stage, assuming she was in The Notebook musical.
“‘We’re going to see Rachel on Broadway! And she’s going to be singing and dancing!'” McAdams said her friend’s mom said. “He was like, ‘Um, I don’t know if you are… I don’t think you have the right show.’ She was like, ’She’s doing The Notebook,...
The star of the 2004 romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes thinks it’s quite a funny coincidence that she’s performing on Broadway for the first time, as the musical adaptation of the film she starred in is also playing.
“[It’s] crazy, just crazy,” McAdams said on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal.
During the interview, McAdams recalled that a friend’s mom was excited about seeing the actress on stage, assuming she was in The Notebook musical.
“‘We’re going to see Rachel on Broadway! And she’s going to be singing and dancing!'” McAdams said her friend’s mom said. “He was like, ‘Um, I don’t know if you are… I don’t think you have the right show.’ She was like, ’She’s doing The Notebook,...
- 4/7/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
"This ain't gonna wipe your slate clean..." Vertigo Films has revealed the second official trailer for a gritty crime thriller meets action film titled Bad Hombres, from filmmaker John Stalberg Jr (following Muzzle last year). This one already opened in the US earlier this year (here's the first trailer) and is out now, this is another trailer from the UK distributor. Two undocumented immigrants looking for work take a job digging a hole, only to discover their employers are psychopathic criminals. They become embroiled in a blood bath, with one of them revealing a secret past that just might save them. Bad Hombres stars Diego Tinoco and Hemky Madera as Cesar and Alfonso, respectively, along with Luke Hemsworth, Thomas Jane, Nick Cassavetes, Paul Johansson, with Tyrese Gibson playing "The Man With No Name." This looks rather generic, with a batch of criminals crossing each other and getting into even more trouble,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: NBC’s Chicago Fire continues to heat up.
Season 12 will see the addition of Michael Bradway (Marked Men) in a recurring role, sources close to production tell Deadline. In his television debut, Bradway will play charming firefighter Jack Damon, making his first appearance in episode 10, I hear. He could potentially become a series regular next season.
Bradway’s casting comes as One Chicago continues to mix things up with actors exiting and new ones coming aboard. On Friday, we revealed exclusively the addition of Jocelyn Hudon, who has secured a role as a new paramedic. The new hires follow the departures of Alberto Rosende and Kara Killmer, who were with the firefighter procedural for multiple seasons, and Rome Flynn, following six episodes.
NBC recently renewed all three One Chicago series — Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. — for the 2024-25 season. Med was renewed for Season 10, Fire for Season 13 and P.
Season 12 will see the addition of Michael Bradway (Marked Men) in a recurring role, sources close to production tell Deadline. In his television debut, Bradway will play charming firefighter Jack Damon, making his first appearance in episode 10, I hear. He could potentially become a series regular next season.
Bradway’s casting comes as One Chicago continues to mix things up with actors exiting and new ones coming aboard. On Friday, we revealed exclusively the addition of Jocelyn Hudon, who has secured a role as a new paramedic. The new hires follow the departures of Alberto Rosende and Kara Killmer, who were with the firefighter procedural for multiple seasons, and Rome Flynn, following six episodes.
NBC recently renewed all three One Chicago series — Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. — for the 2024-25 season. Med was renewed for Season 10, Fire for Season 13 and P.
- 4/4/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Canadian actor Ryan Gosling grew to be a household name with his portrayal of Noah Calhoun opposite Rachel McAdams’ Allison Calhoun in Nick Cassavetes’ The Notebook. The movie based on Nicholas Sparks’ 1996 novel of the same name opened up to mixed responses from the audience and the critics.
Over the years, the movie has attained the status of being one of the cult classics, with Gosling and McAdams’ fans never forgetting to appreciate their performances in the movie. Ryan Gosling, in a re-surfaced interview, mentioned that he was finalized for the role even though Hayden Christensen was the first choice.
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams starred as Noah and Allison in The Notebook
Ryan Gosling revealed Nick Cassavetes told him he had no leading man qualities
Incredibly good-looking actor Ryan Gosling, who not only performed exceptionally well in Nick Cassavetes’ 2004’s The Notebook as Noah but also managed to make...
Over the years, the movie has attained the status of being one of the cult classics, with Gosling and McAdams’ fans never forgetting to appreciate their performances in the movie. Ryan Gosling, in a re-surfaced interview, mentioned that he was finalized for the role even though Hayden Christensen was the first choice.
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams starred as Noah and Allison in The Notebook
Ryan Gosling revealed Nick Cassavetes told him he had no leading man qualities
Incredibly good-looking actor Ryan Gosling, who not only performed exceptionally well in Nick Cassavetes’ 2004’s The Notebook as Noah but also managed to make...
- 3/31/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
Fans can sometimes be very extreme when it comes to their favorite star, and Ryan Gosling once experienced the same following his split with actress Rachel McAdams. The former couple first met on the set of the 2004 film The Notebook, which featured them as the romantic leads. However, due to the initial tensions between the two, they did not start dating until 2005.
The Notebook
But, their relationship did not last and the beloved pair broke things off due to their hectic schedule. While Gosling and McAdams moved on with their lives, their decision didn’t sit well with some fans, as the Fall Guy star recalled almost being smacked by a fan for breaking off his relationship.
Ryan Gosling Recalled Fans’ Reaction to His Split With Rachel McAdams
After they started dating in 2005, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams were regarded as one of Hollywood’s “it couples.” The actor even...
The Notebook
But, their relationship did not last and the beloved pair broke things off due to their hectic schedule. While Gosling and McAdams moved on with their lives, their decision didn’t sit well with some fans, as the Fall Guy star recalled almost being smacked by a fan for breaking off his relationship.
Ryan Gosling Recalled Fans’ Reaction to His Split With Rachel McAdams
After they started dating in 2005, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams were regarded as one of Hollywood’s “it couples.” The actor even...
- 3/28/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Rob Kirkland will return as Police Captain Walter in Season 3 of the Paramount+ Original series Mayor of Kingstown, currently in production.
He is the second actor returning to the series following Deadline’s announcement revealing Natasha Marc will reprise the role of Cherry. Kirkland’s last appearance in Mayor of Kingstown was in the 10th episode of Season 1, however, he played the character in Season 5 of Yellowstone.
Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, Mayor of Kingstown follows the McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality, the series provides a stark look at their attempt to bring order and justice to a town that has neither.
In Season 3, a series of explosions rock Kingstown and its citizens, as a new face of the Russian mob sets up shop in the city,...
He is the second actor returning to the series following Deadline’s announcement revealing Natasha Marc will reprise the role of Cherry. Kirkland’s last appearance in Mayor of Kingstown was in the 10th episode of Season 1, however, he played the character in Season 5 of Yellowstone.
Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, Mayor of Kingstown follows the McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality, the series provides a stark look at their attempt to bring order and justice to a town that has neither.
In Season 3, a series of explosions rock Kingstown and its citizens, as a new face of the Russian mob sets up shop in the city,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The Notebook is seen in Hollywood as a timeless love story. But guess what? Behind the scenes, things weren’t all roses and butterflies. Turns out, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling didn’t exactly get along. While both stars were playing lovebirds on screen, they were more like oil and water off-screen. Crazy, right?
Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy
The whole situation reveals a different side to Hollywood, the drama behind the scenes. It’s like looking behind the curtain and seeing that things aren’t generally as they appear.
Ryan Gosling And Rachel McAdams Didn’t Get Along While Working Together
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams didn’t precisely get along on the set of The Notebook. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, this 2004 romance flick won hearts worldwide.
The 43-year-old and McAdams played Noah and Allie, a couple whose love story spans decades. But, here’s...
Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy
The whole situation reveals a different side to Hollywood, the drama behind the scenes. It’s like looking behind the curtain and seeing that things aren’t generally as they appear.
Ryan Gosling And Rachel McAdams Didn’t Get Along While Working Together
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams didn’t precisely get along on the set of The Notebook. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, this 2004 romance flick won hearts worldwide.
The 43-year-old and McAdams played Noah and Allie, a couple whose love story spans decades. But, here’s...
- 3/23/2024
- by Muskan Chaudhary
- FandomWire
Even though The Notebook opened in theaters in 2004 and is nearly 20 years old, Noah and Allie’s touching and heartbreaking love story still tugs at our heartstrings. The film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ novel evoked a range of emotions, including a complex love triangle, and, of course, intense feelings for Ryan Gosling. Helmed by Nick Cassavetes, the film’s remarkable cast and poignant narrative seem to be contributing to its increasing popularity over time. However, James Marsden, a significant actor in the film, was initially skeptical of its chances of succeeding.
James Marsden in The Notebook
Though he is best known for his work on X-Men, Enchanted, and Superman Returns, many fans will still know him as Lon Hammond from Gosling and Rachel McAdams’ The Notebook.
Marsden acknowledged in a previous interview that he had doubts about this 117.8 million flick. Little did he know that it would go on to become a beloved romantic classic,...
James Marsden in The Notebook
Though he is best known for his work on X-Men, Enchanted, and Superman Returns, many fans will still know him as Lon Hammond from Gosling and Rachel McAdams’ The Notebook.
Marsden acknowledged in a previous interview that he had doubts about this 117.8 million flick. Little did he know that it would go on to become a beloved romantic classic,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
“Time, time, time, time, it never was mine, mine, mine, mine,” sings the elderly Noah Calhoun (Dorian Harewood) in the opening number of The Notebook, the new Broadway musical with a gossamer score by indie-pop singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. “But you know what is?/Love, hope, breath, and dreams/As cliché as that seems.”
Cliché is at the heart of The Notebook’s appeal, from Nicholas Sparks’s 1996 novel to the 2004 film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling as destined lovers Allie and Noah. “You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I ever had,” Sparks banally wrote in the novel. “Every day we are together is the greatest day of my life.” Though Michaelson alludes, with seeming self-awareness, to the platitudes of the source material in that opening song, this production never quite transcends the clichés that it conflictingly both seeks to challenge and embrace.
That’s in large...
Cliché is at the heart of The Notebook’s appeal, from Nicholas Sparks’s 1996 novel to the 2004 film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling as destined lovers Allie and Noah. “You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I ever had,” Sparks banally wrote in the novel. “Every day we are together is the greatest day of my life.” Though Michaelson alludes, with seeming self-awareness, to the platitudes of the source material in that opening song, this production never quite transcends the clichés that it conflictingly both seeks to challenge and embrace.
That’s in large...
- 3/15/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
Although director Doug Liman strongly believed that his remake of the 1989 action classic Road House (watch it Here) deserved a theatrical run, the film is set to be a streaming only release and will be available to watch on Prime Video as of March 21st in more than 240 territories worldwide. With that date just one month away, a batch of character posters have arrived online – and revealed by this batch of posters is the fact that rapper Post Malone makes his acting debut in the film! You can check them out at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Liman from a screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry (who share story credit with original Road House writer David Lee Henry), the new Road House has the following synopsis: In this adrenaline-fueled reimagining of the ’80s cult classic, ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse,...
Directed by Liman from a screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry (who share story credit with original Road House writer David Lee Henry), the new Road House has the following synopsis: In this adrenaline-fueled reimagining of the ’80s cult classic, ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Nancy Green-Keyes, a casting director who worked on the first two Rush Hour films and on six films directed by Nick Cassavetes, including John Q, The Notebook and My Sister’s Keeper, has died. She was 68.
Green-Keyes died Wednesday of respiratory failure at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, her brother Andrew told The Hollywood Reporter.
A former agent, Green-Keyes launched Barry/Green-Keyes Casting with a former client, actor Matthew Barry, and they got their start on Rush Hour (1998), directed by Brett Ratner. They would share Artois Awards from the Casting Society of America in 2002 for The Family Man and in 2005 for The Notebook.
They also cast the Cassavetes films Alpha Dog (2006) — on which they received producer credit, too — Yellow (2012) and The Other Woman (2014).
Green-Keyes also was a producer on 100 Mile Mule (2002), Lonely Street (2008), Bad Country (2014) and Of Mind and Music (2014).
Born on May 29, 1955, in Providence, Rhode Island, Green-Keyes graduated from Brandeis University...
Green-Keyes died Wednesday of respiratory failure at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, her brother Andrew told The Hollywood Reporter.
A former agent, Green-Keyes launched Barry/Green-Keyes Casting with a former client, actor Matthew Barry, and they got their start on Rush Hour (1998), directed by Brett Ratner. They would share Artois Awards from the Casting Society of America in 2002 for The Family Man and in 2005 for The Notebook.
They also cast the Cassavetes films Alpha Dog (2006) — on which they received producer credit, too — Yellow (2012) and The Other Woman (2014).
Green-Keyes also was a producer on 100 Mile Mule (2002), Lonely Street (2008), Bad Country (2014) and Of Mind and Music (2014).
Born on May 29, 1955, in Providence, Rhode Island, Green-Keyes graduated from Brandeis University...
- 1/20/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Bad Hombres” is a new crime thriller, directed by John Stalberg Jr., starring Luke Hemsworth, Tyrese Gibson, Diego Tinoco, Thomas Jane, Nick Cassavetes and Paul Johansson, releasing January 26, 2024 in theaters:
“…desperate to provide for his family, undocumented immigrant ‘Cesar’ (Tinoco) is hired alongside day-laborer ‘Alfonso’ to work for ‘Donnie’ (Hemsworth), a brute who is also a psychopathic criminal.
“Now finding themselves entangled in the aftermath of a botched drug deal, Cesar and Alfonso must band together to survive. Alfonso has a criminal past of his own that might be what he and Cesar need to make it out alive…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…desperate to provide for his family, undocumented immigrant ‘Cesar’ (Tinoco) is hired alongside day-laborer ‘Alfonso’ to work for ‘Donnie’ (Hemsworth), a brute who is also a psychopathic criminal.
“Now finding themselves entangled in the aftermath of a botched drug deal, Cesar and Alfonso must band together to survive. Alfonso has a criminal past of his own that might be what he and Cesar need to make it out alive…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 1/18/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Welcome to the land of opportunity." Screen Media Films has unveiled an official trailer for a gritty crime thriller, action film titled Bad Hombres, the latest from filmmaker John Stalberg Jr (following Muzzle last year). This premiered at the 2023 Mammoth Film Festival, where it somehow won the Grand Jury Award and Achievement in Screenwriting. Two undocumented immigrants looking for work take a job digging a hole, only to discover their employers are psychopathic criminals. They become embroiled in a blood bath, with one of them revealing a secret past that just might save them. Bad Hombres stars Diego Tinoco and Hemky Madera as Cesar and Alfonso, respectively, along with Luke Hemsworth, Thomas Jane, Nick Cassavetes, Tyrese Gibson, and Paul Johansson. This is set for a VOD release at the end of January if anyone wants to watch. Unfortunately looks like yet another direct-to-bargain-bin junk film dropping soon. // Continue Reading ›...
- 1/17/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
John Woo’s maximalist style and taste for melodrama allowed him to ply his wares in Hollywood with far less friction than usually arises when an Asian auteur attempts to adapt their m.o. to meet American filmmaking demands. Despite issues with the more aggressive oversight of Hollywood execs, his Hard Target and Broken Arrow were both box office successes that, especially in the case of the former, retained a remarkable amount of Woo’s signature aesthetic flourishes and artistic philosophy. But the purest and maddest canvas on which he painted one of his American yarns remains Face/Off, a film that magnifies the over-the-top methods of its lead actors as adroitly as his Heroic Bloodshed films reflected the practiced cool of Chow Yun-fat.
Apart from a brief, functional opening flashback that introduces the personal connection between F.B.I. agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) and career criminal Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage...
Apart from a brief, functional opening flashback that introduces the personal connection between F.B.I. agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) and career criminal Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage...
- 12/17/2023
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
Exclusive: Coming off a two-season starring role on Fox’s drama The Cleaning Lady, Oliver Hudson is staying in business with the network. The actor-producer has entered a broadcast direct deal with Fox Entertainment for him and his producing partner John Stalberg to develop comedy and drama projects that will be fully owned and distributed by Fox.
Hudson played one of the leads, FBI agent Garrett Miller, in The Cleaning Lady, co-produced by Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment. The popular character was killed off in the Season 2 finale, which aired earlier this year.
Hudson already has a pre-existing relationship with Fox as a producer. He and Joe Buck are developing the animated comedy Daddy Issues for the network, with Fox Entertainment and company-owned animation house Bento Box Entertainment producing. The ensemble buddy comedy is inspired by the popular podcast that follows the true-life experiences of Buck and Hudson as...
Hudson played one of the leads, FBI agent Garrett Miller, in The Cleaning Lady, co-produced by Warner Bros. TV and Fox Entertainment. The popular character was killed off in the Season 2 finale, which aired earlier this year.
Hudson already has a pre-existing relationship with Fox as a producer. He and Joe Buck are developing the animated comedy Daddy Issues for the network, with Fox Entertainment and company-owned animation house Bento Box Entertainment producing. The ensemble buddy comedy is inspired by the popular podcast that follows the true-life experiences of Buck and Hudson as...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner has determined one-time child star Evan Ellingson died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. An autopsy was performed on Monday, November 6 for Ellingson, who was found dead at his Fontana home the day before. His cause of death is listed on the coroner’s website as “accident”.
Ellingson was best known for his lead role in the 2009 film My Sister’s Keeper and also for his work on CSI: Miami. He was 35.
In the cancer drama My Sister’s Keeper, directed by Nick Cassavetes, Ellingson played the son of Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric and the brother to Abigail Breslin. The film, based on Jodi Picoult’s 2004 novel, also starred Sofia Vassilieva and Alec Baldwin.
His career began with guest spots on Mad TV, later moving on to a series regular role on Fox sitcom Titus in 2002. He portrayed Kyle Savage, the son of single dad...
Ellingson was best known for his lead role in the 2009 film My Sister’s Keeper and also for his work on CSI: Miami. He was 35.
In the cancer drama My Sister’s Keeper, directed by Nick Cassavetes, Ellingson played the son of Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric and the brother to Abigail Breslin. The film, based on Jodi Picoult’s 2004 novel, also starred Sofia Vassilieva and Alec Baldwin.
His career began with guest spots on Mad TV, later moving on to a series regular role on Fox sitcom Titus in 2002. He portrayed Kyle Savage, the son of single dad...
- 11/28/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Sofia Coppola, whose awards contender “Priscilla” is now in theaters, is just one of several filmmakers whose parents were already major names in the industry. Both her father, Francis Ford Coppola, and her mother, Eleanor Coppola, are directors, as is her brother Roman.
Here are some of the most notable second-generation directors in Hollywood, including Jason Reitman, Rob Reiner, Mario Van Peebles and Colin Hanks.
We’re also a big fan of Francesca Scorsese’s TikTok videos with her dad, Martin Scorsese, especially the one where he auditions the family dog.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Ivan and Jason Reitman
Jason has picked up the “Ghostbusters” mantle from his father, who died in Feb. 2022. He directed “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and the fourth film in the franchise is due in 2024. Jason’s films include “Up in the Air,” “Juno” and “Thank You For Smoking.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Brandon and David Cronenberg
The...
Here are some of the most notable second-generation directors in Hollywood, including Jason Reitman, Rob Reiner, Mario Van Peebles and Colin Hanks.
We’re also a big fan of Francesca Scorsese’s TikTok videos with her dad, Martin Scorsese, especially the one where he auditions the family dog.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Ivan and Jason Reitman
Jason has picked up the “Ghostbusters” mantle from his father, who died in Feb. 2022. He directed “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and the fourth film in the franchise is due in 2024. Jason’s films include “Up in the Air,” “Juno” and “Thank You For Smoking.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Brandon and David Cronenberg
The...
- 11/9/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Abigail Breslin is paying tribute to his My Sister’s Keeper co-star Evan Ellingson after news of his death.
In a post on Instagram, Breslin remembered Ellingson, who played her big brother in the 2009 film.
“Evan Ellingson was a kind, funny and extremely talented human being,” Breslin shared. “Evan was a genuinely thoughtful person who cared so much about turning in the best performance, which he accomplished. Some of his scenes in Msk still give me chills.”
Breslin continued, “He was also silly, funny, a prankster, a lover of Red Bull (I hated the smell of Red Bull) and he was energetic and the life of the party.”
Although the on-camera siblings didn’t keep in touch after filming, Breslin said that Ellingson, “always stayed in my mind as a wonderful and sweet soul, one I am grateful to have crossed paths with. My prayers and condolences are with his family at this difficult time.
In a post on Instagram, Breslin remembered Ellingson, who played her big brother in the 2009 film.
“Evan Ellingson was a kind, funny and extremely talented human being,” Breslin shared. “Evan was a genuinely thoughtful person who cared so much about turning in the best performance, which he accomplished. Some of his scenes in Msk still give me chills.”
Breslin continued, “He was also silly, funny, a prankster, a lover of Red Bull (I hated the smell of Red Bull) and he was energetic and the life of the party.”
Although the on-camera siblings didn’t keep in touch after filming, Breslin said that Ellingson, “always stayed in my mind as a wonderful and sweet soul, one I am grateful to have crossed paths with. My prayers and condolences are with his family at this difficult time.
- 11/7/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Evan Ellingson, a Hollywood child star who appeared in My Sister’s Keeper, CSI: Miami and 24, has died. He was 35.
The former actor was found dead at his Fontana residence on Sunday at about 11:30 a.m., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. An autopsy and toxicology tests were completed Monday, with the cause of death pending. TMZ reports that Ellingson was residing at a sober-living home at the time of his death.
Ellingson is best known for his big-screen role opposite Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin in 2009’s adaptation of Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper, directed by Nick Cassavetes. He starred as Jesse Fitzgerald, the teen son of Diaz’s Sara, and the brother to Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) — diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia — and Breslin’s Anna, who was conceived to donate blood and stem cells to her ailing sister.
Before that, he appeared on multiple...
The former actor was found dead at his Fontana residence on Sunday at about 11:30 a.m., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. An autopsy and toxicology tests were completed Monday, with the cause of death pending. TMZ reports that Ellingson was residing at a sober-living home at the time of his death.
Ellingson is best known for his big-screen role opposite Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin in 2009’s adaptation of Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper, directed by Nick Cassavetes. He starred as Jesse Fitzgerald, the teen son of Diaz’s Sara, and the brother to Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) — diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia — and Breslin’s Anna, who was conceived to donate blood and stem cells to her ailing sister.
Before that, he appeared on multiple...
- 11/7/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Evan Ellingson, a one-time child star, best known for his lead role in the 2009 film My Sister’s Keeper and also for his work on CSI: Miami, has died. Ellingson was found dead Sunday, Nov. 5 at his home in Fontana, CA, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner’s office. An autopsy is scheduled this morning to determine the cause of death. He was 35.
Ellingson’s final and perhaps best known role was in the cancer drama My Sister’s Keeper, directed by Nick Cassavetes, playing the son of Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric and the brother to Abigail Breslin. The film, based on Jodi Picoult’s 2004 novel, also starred Sofia Vassilieva and Alec Baldwin.
His career began with guest spots on Mad TV, later moving on to a series regular role on Fox sitcom Titus in 2002. He portrayed Kyle Savage, the son of single dad Keith Carradine in ABC sitcom Complete Savages...
Ellingson’s final and perhaps best known role was in the cancer drama My Sister’s Keeper, directed by Nick Cassavetes, playing the son of Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric and the brother to Abigail Breslin. The film, based on Jodi Picoult’s 2004 novel, also starred Sofia Vassilieva and Alec Baldwin.
His career began with guest spots on Mad TV, later moving on to a series regular role on Fox sitcom Titus in 2002. He portrayed Kyle Savage, the son of single dad Keith Carradine in ABC sitcom Complete Savages...
- 11/6/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: XYZ Films, Wayward Entertainment, and Resolute Films have wrapped on the horror pic Svalta with This Way Up actor Aisling Bea and Nick Frost leading.
The pic, written and starring Nick Frost, has just wrapped production in Tampere, Finland, with post-production currently underway in the UK. Plot follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them, the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island. Directing is Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo). Cast is rounded out by Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) and newcomer Maisie Ayres.
Lena Headey (Game Of Thrones) had previously been attached to the pic but stepped back due to what has been described as scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Bea.
Svalta is produced by Lee Kim for Resolute Films,...
The pic, written and starring Nick Frost, has just wrapped production in Tampere, Finland, with post-production currently underway in the UK. Plot follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them, the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island. Directing is Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo). Cast is rounded out by Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) and newcomer Maisie Ayres.
Lena Headey (Game Of Thrones) had previously been attached to the pic but stepped back due to what has been described as scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Bea.
Svalta is produced by Lee Kim for Resolute Films,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
XYZ Films has acquired North American sales rights to the horror-thriller “Deus Irae,” the debut feature of Argentine filmmaker Pedro Cristiani, and will introduce the film to buyers at the upcoming AFM. Variety has been given exclusive access to the film’s bone-chilling trailer (see below).
Premiering at the Mar Del Plata Film Festival in November, “Deus Irae” follows Father Javier, a priest living a fractured existence. On one side, he assists families who claim to have witnessed miracles, and on the other he belongs to a trio of excommunicated priests who hunt the possessed down to exorcize them under their own terms: with Bibles, fire and shotguns.
But when the only way to crush Evil is by becoming something even worse, he must question how much of his own humanity — or sanity — he’s willing to sacrifice in order to defeat the Devil.
Produced by Molino Studio and Hudsonman,...
Premiering at the Mar Del Plata Film Festival in November, “Deus Irae” follows Father Javier, a priest living a fractured existence. On one side, he assists families who claim to have witnessed miracles, and on the other he belongs to a trio of excommunicated priests who hunt the possessed down to exorcize them under their own terms: with Bibles, fire and shotguns.
But when the only way to crush Evil is by becoming something even worse, he must question how much of his own humanity — or sanity — he’s willing to sacrifice in order to defeat the Devil.
Produced by Molino Studio and Hudsonman,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The casting director for The Notebook is looking back at Britney Spears‘ audition.
If you didn’t know, the 41-year-old “Toxic” singer auditioned for the role of Allie Hamilton in the 2004 romance movie, which ended up going to Rachel McAdams.
In a new interview, casting director Matthew Barry says he’s still amazed by Britney‘s audition.
Keep reading to find out more…
“Britney Spears was unbelievable. She was absolutely unbelievable,” Matthew shared with Entertainment Tonight. “Britney came in and blew us all away.”
Earlier this week, a video from a then 21-year-old Britney‘s audition was released, in which she delivers an emotional monologue to an off-camera Ryan Gosling, who starred as Noah Calhoun in the movie.
“I’m glad her fans have now gotten a chance to finally see it. And I just honestly, I think she should really go back to it,” Matthew said of Britney‘s audition tape.
If you didn’t know, the 41-year-old “Toxic” singer auditioned for the role of Allie Hamilton in the 2004 romance movie, which ended up going to Rachel McAdams.
In a new interview, casting director Matthew Barry says he’s still amazed by Britney‘s audition.
Keep reading to find out more…
“Britney Spears was unbelievable. She was absolutely unbelievable,” Matthew shared with Entertainment Tonight. “Britney came in and blew us all away.”
Earlier this week, a video from a then 21-year-old Britney‘s audition was released, in which she delivers an emotional monologue to an off-camera Ryan Gosling, who starred as Noah Calhoun in the movie.
“I’m glad her fans have now gotten a chance to finally see it. And I just honestly, I think she should really go back to it,” Matthew said of Britney‘s audition tape.
- 10/25/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Britney Spears’ never-before-seen audition for the 2004 tear-jerker The Notebook has been released (embedded below).
The singer sobs as she reads lines for nearly three minutes with Ryan Gosling for co-lead of the romantic drama, a role she lost to Rachel McAdams.
The 2002 tape was released online by The Daily Mail, which wrote that the video was hidden for decades by casting director Matthew Barry and noted there was an eBay listing in 2021 offering the tape for $1 million.
Barry told Daily Mail that Spears impressed the producers (“Britney blew us all away, our jaws were on the floor”) and was the lead contender for the role until McAdams read for the part.
Spears has been in the news recently with the release of her long-awaited memoir The Woman in Me. In the book, she discussed losing the Notebook role.
“Even though it would have been fun to reconnect with Ryan Gosling...
The singer sobs as she reads lines for nearly three minutes with Ryan Gosling for co-lead of the romantic drama, a role she lost to Rachel McAdams.
The 2002 tape was released online by The Daily Mail, which wrote that the video was hidden for decades by casting director Matthew Barry and noted there was an eBay listing in 2021 offering the tape for $1 million.
Barry told Daily Mail that Spears impressed the producers (“Britney blew us all away, our jaws were on the floor”) and was the lead contender for the role until McAdams read for the part.
Spears has been in the news recently with the release of her long-awaited memoir The Woman in Me. In the book, she discussed losing the Notebook role.
“Even though it would have been fun to reconnect with Ryan Gosling...
- 10/23/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Everyone loves fun car films. With Fast X spawning a spin-off and sequel and Gran Tusimo (out on VOD Tuesday) doing decent business at the box office, the genre isn’t going anywhere. We thought now would be a good time to check out some less-known (or underrated) entries into the genre.
Taxi
We’re going to cheat right off the start by counting this whole series and one entry on this list. The films here are action-comedy classics for fans of French movies and those who love a good car stunt. The first established the characters, but the second is possibly the best of the bunch. Only die-hard fans will want to bother from the third to the fourth to the fifth. However, those first two are worth seeking out what the French do with a modified Peugeot 406, the vacation town of Nice, and a cast that most will recognize from other movies.
Taxi
We’re going to cheat right off the start by counting this whole series and one entry on this list. The films here are action-comedy classics for fans of French movies and those who love a good car stunt. The first established the characters, but the second is possibly the best of the bunch. Only die-hard fans will want to bother from the third to the fourth to the fifth. However, those first two are worth seeking out what the French do with a modified Peugeot 406, the vacation town of Nice, and a cast that most will recognize from other movies.
- 9/24/2023
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
Shelley Q, Evan Williams star.
Voltage Pictures will be kicking off worldwide sales in TIFF on the thriller 1 Million Followers starring Shelley Q from Darkest Age and Evan Williams from Blonde.
Harvey Lowry’s thriller centres on Karissa, a small-town girl who is invited by a renowned influencer to a mansion in Thailand where the beautiful mingle as they build Karissa up to a million followers.
Things take a dark turn with the introduction of the guests’ mysterious sponsor and true intentions are revealed. Paul Kim wrote the screenplay and production took place in Phuket, Thailand.
The cast includes Ryan Jamaal Swain (Pose), Jade Ma,...
Voltage Pictures will be kicking off worldwide sales in TIFF on the thriller 1 Million Followers starring Shelley Q from Darkest Age and Evan Williams from Blonde.
Harvey Lowry’s thriller centres on Karissa, a small-town girl who is invited by a renowned influencer to a mansion in Thailand where the beautiful mingle as they build Karissa up to a million followers.
Things take a dark turn with the introduction of the guests’ mysterious sponsor and true intentions are revealed. Paul Kim wrote the screenplay and production took place in Phuket, Thailand.
The cast includes Ryan Jamaal Swain (Pose), Jade Ma,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Update, with revised preview date: A new stage musical adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel The Notebook will arrive on Broadway this spring, with music and lyrics by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by playwright and This Is Us writer/producer Bekah Brunstetter, producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch announced today.
Previews will begin at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Saturday, February 10, 2024, ahead of a Thursday, March 14 opening night.
The production will be directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with choreography by Katie Spelman (Associate Choreographer on Moulin Rouge! The Musical).
Casting will be announced at a later date.
The novel, which chronicles the lifelong romance of couple Allie and Noah, was published in 1996 and has since sold millions of copies. A hit 2004 film adaptation, directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi,...
Previews will begin at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Saturday, February 10, 2024, ahead of a Thursday, March 14 opening night.
The production will be directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with choreography by Katie Spelman (Associate Choreographer on Moulin Rouge! The Musical).
Casting will be announced at a later date.
The novel, which chronicles the lifelong romance of couple Allie and Noah, was published in 1996 and has since sold millions of copies. A hit 2004 film adaptation, directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It took more than eighteen years for writer/director Nick Cassavetes to manage to get an adaptation of the Boston Teran novel God Is a Bullet (pick up a copy Here) into production, but he stuck with the project, and his film received a wide theatrical release last month. A week ago, it was given a digital release as well – but now it has come to our attention that there are two different cuts of the movie out there. If you seek out the digital version in the United States, you’ll find that the cut available is the full 156 minute cut. But if you go to rent or purchase the digital release in Canada, you’ll find that the movie has been trimmed down to 120 minutes.
We don’t know exactly why the Canadian digital release is 36 minutes shorter than the U.S. digital release. On the Blu-ray.com forums,...
We don’t know exactly why the Canadian digital release is 36 minutes shorter than the U.S. digital release. On the Blu-ray.com forums,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: The pandemic thriller Yesteryear has wrapped production and confirm they rounded out the cast with Jesse Garcia (Flamin Hot), Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner), Timothy V. Murphy (The Lone Ranger), Tiffany Chu (Ms. Purple), Yusuke Ogasawara (In Full Bloom), Crystal Echohawk (Founder of IllumiNative) and Chester Gregory (Hairspray).
Garcia and Gregory will portray truth seekers running a podcast called Revolutionary Radio next door to Alma as they dive into a world of conspiracy. Cassidy will portray Alma’s insightful colorful therapist. Murphy will play a strange man with whom Alma has a violent yet playful encounter. Chu will portray the sultry Olivia, who influences Alma to partake in Only Fans. Echo Hawk will portray Alma’s angelic mother through flashbacks in memory.
From writers and producers, Adam VillaSeñor and star Q’orianka Kilcher, Yesteryear follows Alma Deswood (Kilcher), a struggling, young Native American actress who psychologically unravels in quarantine amidst the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic,...
Garcia and Gregory will portray truth seekers running a podcast called Revolutionary Radio next door to Alma as they dive into a world of conspiracy. Cassidy will portray Alma’s insightful colorful therapist. Murphy will play a strange man with whom Alma has a violent yet playful encounter. Chu will portray the sultry Olivia, who influences Alma to partake in Only Fans. Echo Hawk will portray Alma’s angelic mother through flashbacks in memory.
From writers and producers, Adam VillaSeñor and star Q’orianka Kilcher, Yesteryear follows Alma Deswood (Kilcher), a struggling, young Native American actress who psychologically unravels in quarantine amidst the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
God is a Bullet offers an “unrelenting gauntlet of violence,” and an Nsfw new exclusive clip provided to Bloody Disgusting highlights just how gnarly this revenge thriller can get.
After last month’s theatrical release, God is a Bullet is now available on Digital and VOD.
Check out the exclusive clip below that sees Maika Monroe’s character take no prisoners when chasing down a lead, demonstrating how badly a human body can get mangled. If legs bending in ways they should never bend makes you squeamish, beware.
The film follows “detective Bob Hightower (Coster-Waldau), who finds his ex-wife murdered and his daughter kidnapped by an insidious cult. With the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin (Monroe), Bob and Case go down the rabbit hole with The Ferryman (Jamie Foxx) to save his daughter and find closure for Case from the cult – and its maniacal...
After last month’s theatrical release, God is a Bullet is now available on Digital and VOD.
Check out the exclusive clip below that sees Maika Monroe’s character take no prisoners when chasing down a lead, demonstrating how badly a human body can get mangled. If legs bending in ways they should never bend makes you squeamish, beware.
The film follows “detective Bob Hightower (Coster-Waldau), who finds his ex-wife murdered and his daughter kidnapped by an insidious cult. With the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin (Monroe), Bob and Case go down the rabbit hole with The Ferryman (Jamie Foxx) to save his daughter and find closure for Case from the cult – and its maniacal...
- 7/11/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
This week brings along with it brand new original horror movies from both Screambox and Shudder, while a hit horror movie over at Netflix gets a fresh new spinoff installment.
Here’s all the new horror releasing July 11– July 16, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting’s throwback slasher We Might Hurt Each Other (formerly Pensive) is Now Streaming on our Screambox platform beginning today!
The bloody Lithuanian teen horror film was directed by Jonas Trukanas and stars Gabija Bargailaite (Pilgrims), and calls back to slasher classics like Friday the 13th.
In fact, this is Lithuania’s very first slasher movie!
Inspired by local legends, We Might Hurt Each Other follows a group of privileged high school classmates. After these classmates destroy a set of life-size wooden statues during a wild graduation party, a mysterious masked killer begins picking the group off one by one.
Here’s all the new horror releasing July 11– July 16, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting’s throwback slasher We Might Hurt Each Other (formerly Pensive) is Now Streaming on our Screambox platform beginning today!
The bloody Lithuanian teen horror film was directed by Jonas Trukanas and stars Gabija Bargailaite (Pilgrims), and calls back to slasher classics like Friday the 13th.
In fact, this is Lithuania’s very first slasher movie!
Inspired by local legends, We Might Hurt Each Other follows a group of privileged high school classmates. After these classmates destroy a set of life-size wooden statues during a wild graduation party, a mysterious masked killer begins picking the group off one by one.
- 7/11/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Plot: When vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a satanic cult – Bob sets out to find his daughter, by any means necessary.
Review: Any film that deals with the endangerment of children is going to be a tough watch. I don’t even have children and yet this film hit me hard in ways I wasn’t expecting. A satanic cult kidnapping a little girl to do awful things just turns my stomach even typing it out. And as such, there are going to be a lot of people that can’t handle God is a Bullet. And I can’t blame them. It’s tough subject matter that will leave you thinking about it for days after the credits roll. But that’s not to say that the film is without its flaws.
I love a good revenge story so I really felt...
Review: Any film that deals with the endangerment of children is going to be a tough watch. I don’t even have children and yet this film hit me hard in ways I wasn’t expecting. A satanic cult kidnapping a little girl to do awful things just turns my stomach even typing it out. And as such, there are going to be a lot of people that can’t handle God is a Bullet. And I can’t blame them. It’s tough subject matter that will leave you thinking about it for days after the credits roll. But that’s not to say that the film is without its flaws.
I love a good revenge story so I really felt...
- 6/23/2023
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
Two of the most successful specialty films of the year expand this weekend and a handful of others jump into an arthouse market that’s seen few new entrants in recent weeks as wide release piled on wide release.
Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City jumps from a blockbuster six-theater opening ($800k over three days) last weekend for Focus Features to 1,675 locations today. A24’s Past Lives by Celine Song, which debuted in early June on four screens, expands to 296. They’re joined by a documentary on epic cyclist Greg LeMond ahead of the Tour De France, and the first theatrical release by Wayward Entertainment, launched in late 2021 by former Revolution Studios CEO Vince Totino and former Orion Pictures President John Hegeman and focusing on genre titles.
Wayward is opening God Is A Bullet, directed and written by Nick Cassavetes, on 375 screens. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars as a detective whose ex-wife is...
Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City jumps from a blockbuster six-theater opening ($800k over three days) last weekend for Focus Features to 1,675 locations today. A24’s Past Lives by Celine Song, which debuted in early June on four screens, expands to 296. They’re joined by a documentary on epic cyclist Greg LeMond ahead of the Tour De France, and the first theatrical release by Wayward Entertainment, launched in late 2021 by former Revolution Studios CEO Vince Totino and former Orion Pictures President John Hegeman and focusing on genre titles.
Wayward is opening God Is A Bullet, directed and written by Nick Cassavetes, on 375 screens. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars as a detective whose ex-wife is...
- 6/23/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer/Director Nick Cassavetes channels the same grit of Alpha Dog for his latest, God Is a Bullet, adapted from Boston Teran‘s based-on-true-events best-selling novel. Only this time, the filmmaker doubles down on the bone-shattering violence… and the runtime. God Is a Bullet uses the sleazy criminal world, a talented pair of leads, and visceral violence to offset a straightforward narrative.
Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) lives a simple life in an affluent suburban town. He’s a desk cop and a doting dad who still has a close relationship with his ex-wife. That changes when Bob finds his ex-wife brutally murdered and his teen daughter kidnapped by an insidious, satanic cult. The only lead to finding them comes from Case Hardin (Maika Monroe), a former cult member turned escapee. Case sees Bob’s predicament as a chance for closure, particularly when sparing his daughter from her fate. The pair...
Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) lives a simple life in an affluent suburban town. He’s a desk cop and a doting dad who still has a close relationship with his ex-wife. That changes when Bob finds his ex-wife brutally murdered and his teen daughter kidnapped by an insidious, satanic cult. The only lead to finding them comes from Case Hardin (Maika Monroe), a former cult member turned escapee. Case sees Bob’s predicament as a chance for closure, particularly when sparing his daughter from her fate. The pair...
- 6/22/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Nick Cassavetes’s God Is a Bullet begins with a bloodthirsty satanic cult laying siege to a suburban household. From the gruesome detail with which the campaign of rape and torture is depicted to the thunderous sound design and rapid clip of the editing, the sequence is an all-out assault on the viewer’s senses. And the rest of the film, which Cassavetes adapted from Boston Teran’s 1999 novel of the same name, follows suit.
When Detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Wadlau) arrives on the scene the next day, he finds that his ex-wife and her new partner have been gruesomely murdered, and his teenage daughter has been kidnapped. In true ’80s action-hero fashion, he quickly realizes that, given the bumbling official investigations into the crime, he’ll have to take matters into his own hands if he ever wants to see her again. Teaming up with a former cult member...
When Detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Wadlau) arrives on the scene the next day, he finds that his ex-wife and her new partner have been gruesomely murdered, and his teenage daughter has been kidnapped. In true ’80s action-hero fashion, he quickly realizes that, given the bumbling official investigations into the crime, he’ll have to take matters into his own hands if he ever wants to see her again. Teaming up with a former cult member...
- 6/22/2023
- by Ross McIndoe
- Slant Magazine
Jamie Foxx in God Is A BulletPhoto: WayWard Entertainment
From the director of The Notebook, a sensitive, female-skewing all-timer of a love story, comes God Is A Bullet, in which every woman onscreen gets repeatedly punched, kicked, sometimes raped, or murdered by a shotgun blast. They’re not the only...
From the director of The Notebook, a sensitive, female-skewing all-timer of a love story, comes God Is A Bullet, in which every woman onscreen gets repeatedly punched, kicked, sometimes raped, or murdered by a shotgun blast. They’re not the only...
- 6/22/2023
- by Luke Y. Thompson
- avclub.com
Revenge thrillers tend to be most effective when they’re lean and mean. Such is definitely not the case with the new film from writer-director Nick Cassavetes, his first since 2014’s The Other Woman. Based on Boston Teran’s well-received 1999 novel, God Is a Bullet squanders its provocative premise with a ridiculously bloated running time (155 minutes, and you feel every one of them) and gratuitous violence that lends a cartoonish sheen to a story aspiring to gritty realness. Despite its talented cast, who demonstrate a willingness to go for broke in their portrayals, the film comes across like a pretentious version of an ‘80s-era Charles Bronson actioner.
Actually, Bronson would have been perfect for the role of detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), whose ex-wife and her new husband are brutally murdered by the members of a cult who seemed to have watched The Hills Have Eyes too many times. In...
Actually, Bronson would have been perfect for the role of detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), whose ex-wife and her new husband are brutally murdered by the members of a cult who seemed to have watched The Hills Have Eyes too many times. In...
- 6/22/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
God Is A Bullet’ Written And Directed By Nick Cassavetes Exclusively In Theaters This Summer Revenge thriller starring Maika Monroe, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, January Jones and Jamie Foxx is set for wide release exclusively in U.S. theaters on June 23, 2023 -Patriot Pictures and XYZ Films have brought on Wayward Entertainment to release God Is A …
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- 6/12/2023
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
This story about Riley Keough and “Daisy Jones & the Six” first appeared in the Limited Series/Movies issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
She walked out into the blue stage lights like she’d been there before, a gossamer cape swirling in the wind as she warily eyed the guitar player standing a few feet away. The wariness gradually melted, replaced by a gamut of emotions: playfulness, then a passion that felt driven and a joy that almost seemed desperate. She was flirtatious and seductive when sharing a microphone, but when her partner left the stage she grabbed hold of a love song and turned it into an instrument of salvation.
This all happened during the concert scenes in the final episode of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” and it added up to one thing: In the title role, Riley Keough was pretty much a rock star. In one way,...
She walked out into the blue stage lights like she’d been there before, a gossamer cape swirling in the wind as she warily eyed the guitar player standing a few feet away. The wariness gradually melted, replaced by a gamut of emotions: playfulness, then a passion that felt driven and a joy that almost seemed desperate. She was flirtatious and seductive when sharing a microphone, but when her partner left the stage she grabbed hold of a love song and turned it into an instrument of salvation.
This all happened during the concert scenes in the final episode of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” and it added up to one thing: In the title role, Riley Keough was pretty much a rock star. In one way,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
You have to have a thick skin when you’re an actor and auditioning.
Ryan Gosling revealed during a GQ cover story that his role in 2004’s The Notebook was not cast because he was perfect for the job.
“[Director Nick Cassavetes ] straight up told me: ‘The fact that you have no natural leading man qualities is why I want you to be my leading man,’” Gosling said.
Gosling compared acting to a different form of therapy.
“I was trying to find a place to put all these things that were happening to me. And these films became ways to do that, like time capsules. So you kinda make the movie for yourselves. Doesn’t matter if anyone else does, you know? But I think, having done a lot of that, I realize that I kind of feel like my job is for other people to feel it. And it’s cool if I do,...
Ryan Gosling revealed during a GQ cover story that his role in 2004’s The Notebook was not cast because he was perfect for the job.
“[Director Nick Cassavetes ] straight up told me: ‘The fact that you have no natural leading man qualities is why I want you to be my leading man,’” Gosling said.
Gosling compared acting to a different form of therapy.
“I was trying to find a place to put all these things that were happening to me. And these films became ways to do that, like time capsules. So you kinda make the movie for yourselves. Doesn’t matter if anyone else does, you know? But I think, having done a lot of that, I realize that I kind of feel like my job is for other people to feel it. And it’s cool if I do,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Gosling may be a Ken doll, but he was never viewed as cookie-cutter.
The “Barbie” actor revealed during a GQ cover story that his iconic breakout role in 2004 romance “The Notebook” came out of subverted casting. Director Nick Cassavetes told Gosling that playing Noah, opposite Rachel McAdams’ Ali, in the decades-spanning epic would make for an unexpected choice.
“[Nick] straight up told me: ‘The fact that you have no natural leading man qualities is why I want you to be my leading man,'” Gosling said.
He went on to compare his early career to a therapy of sorts, saying, “I was trying to find a place to put all these things that were happening to me. And these films became ways to do that, like time capsules. So you kinda make the movie for yourselves. Doesn’t matter if anyone else does, you know? But I think, having done a lot of that,...
The “Barbie” actor revealed during a GQ cover story that his iconic breakout role in 2004 romance “The Notebook” came out of subverted casting. Director Nick Cassavetes told Gosling that playing Noah, opposite Rachel McAdams’ Ali, in the decades-spanning epic would make for an unexpected choice.
“[Nick] straight up told me: ‘The fact that you have no natural leading man qualities is why I want you to be my leading man,'” Gosling said.
He went on to compare his early career to a therapy of sorts, saying, “I was trying to find a place to put all these things that were happening to me. And these films became ways to do that, like time capsules. So you kinda make the movie for yourselves. Doesn’t matter if anyone else does, you know? But I think, having done a lot of that,...
- 6/1/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
With Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal’s giant action tentpole “The Fall Guy” on the way, Ryan Gosling remains one of Hollywood’s most in-demand leading men. But that wasn’t always the case. The Oscar nominee recently told GQ magazine that his rise to leading man got its start because he landed his first few roles on the belief that he wasn’t leading man material to begin with.
Gosling’s acting breakthrough came in 2001 with his leading role in Henry Bean’s “The Believer,” in which he played a Jewish kid from New York who becomes a Neo-Nazi. Gosling is none of these, but he said “the fact that I wasn’t really right for it was exactly why [Henry] thought I was right for it.” The actor got similar feedback when he went to audition for “The Notebook,” Nick Cassavetes’ 2004 Nicholas Sparks adaptation that turned Gosling and...
Gosling’s acting breakthrough came in 2001 with his leading role in Henry Bean’s “The Believer,” in which he played a Jewish kid from New York who becomes a Neo-Nazi. Gosling is none of these, but he said “the fact that I wasn’t really right for it was exactly why [Henry] thought I was right for it.” The actor got similar feedback when he went to audition for “The Notebook,” Nick Cassavetes’ 2004 Nicholas Sparks adaptation that turned Gosling and...
- 6/1/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Daisy Jelley, one of the stars of buzzy Cannes Film Festival debut How to Have Sex, Normal People and Red Election star Clinton Liberty, and The Witcher and Willow actress Niamh McCormack are among the rising Irish and British actors aboard for vampire horror Feed, which is being launched for the Cannes Market.
Inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula and the Irish legend of Dearg-Due, the film will see a group of twentysomething social media influencers battle for their lives at a remote contemporary mansion when they awaken the world’s original female vampire.
Metro International Entertainment is handling international sales on on the project from writer and director Marco van Belle (Arthur & Merlin).
Ripple World’s Jac Kerrin and Dominic Wright (The Last Rifleman) are producing with Umedia (The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan) as co-producers. Niamh Fagan is executive producer for Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann, which are providing production and development financing.
Inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula and the Irish legend of Dearg-Due, the film will see a group of twentysomething social media influencers battle for their lives at a remote contemporary mansion when they awaken the world’s original female vampire.
Metro International Entertainment is handling international sales on on the project from writer and director Marco van Belle (Arthur & Merlin).
Ripple World’s Jac Kerrin and Dominic Wright (The Last Rifleman) are producing with Umedia (The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan) as co-producers. Niamh Fagan is executive producer for Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann, which are providing production and development financing.
- 5/17/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
"Let's send Cyrus a message!" XYZ Films has revealed an official trailer for a gritty crime thriller titled God is a Bullet, the latest from actor / director Nick Cassavetes. It's set to open in theaters exclusively starting in June. When vice detective Bob finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a satanic cult - he's frustrated by bumbling botched investigations. Bob quits the police force, gets tattoos, and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the charismatic cult leader, Cyrus, with the help of the cult's only female victim escapee, the brilliantly damaged, Case Hardin. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe, Jamie Foxx, January Jones, Ethan Suplee, Paul Johansson, and Jonathan Tucker. Cassavetes: "I've been trying to tell this great story for the last 18+ years. It's tough, violent, has two flawed and fantastic characters, and absolutely pulls no punches. I love it! There's nothing else out there like it, not even close!
- 5/10/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A few weeks ago, we learned that Patriot Pictures and XYZ Films are teaming up with Wayward Entertainment to give the Satanic cult thriller God Is a Bullet a wide domestic theatrical release on June 23rd, with a digital release to follow on July 11th. Now a trailer for God Is a Bullet has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above to see whether or not this is a movie you’ll want to watch this summer.
Actor turned writer/director Nick Cassavetes, best known to many as the director of The Notebook but to me as the villain in The Wraith, was at the helm of God Is a Bullet, which is based on a novel by Boston Teran (pick up a copy Here). Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Maika Monroe, the film follows detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), who finds his ex-wife murdered and...
Actor turned writer/director Nick Cassavetes, best known to many as the director of The Notebook but to me as the villain in The Wraith, was at the helm of God Is a Bullet, which is based on a novel by Boston Teran (pick up a copy Here). Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Maika Monroe, the film follows detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), who finds his ex-wife murdered and...
- 5/10/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones,” Mama) and an almost unrecognizable Maika Monroe (It Follows, Watcher) take on a bloodthirsty, Satanic cult in God is a Bullet, a revenge thriller based on the best-selling novel by Boston Teran.
The film follows “detective Bob Hightower (Coster-Waldau), who finds his ex-wife murdered and his daughter kidnapped by an insidious cult. With the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin (Monroe), Bob and Case go down the rabbit hole with The Ferryman (Jamie Foxx) to save his daughter and find closure for Case from the cult – and its maniacal leader (Karl Glusman) – that took so much away from her.”
God is a Bullet releases exclusively in theaters on June 23, 2023. The film will expand to a digital release in the US on July 11, 2023.
The revenge thriller is adapted for the screen and directed by Nick Cassavetes (Alpha Dog, John Q, The...
The film follows “detective Bob Hightower (Coster-Waldau), who finds his ex-wife murdered and his daughter kidnapped by an insidious cult. With the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin (Monroe), Bob and Case go down the rabbit hole with The Ferryman (Jamie Foxx) to save his daughter and find closure for Case from the cult – and its maniacal leader (Karl Glusman) – that took so much away from her.”
God is a Bullet releases exclusively in theaters on June 23, 2023. The film will expand to a digital release in the US on July 11, 2023.
The revenge thriller is adapted for the screen and directed by Nick Cassavetes (Alpha Dog, John Q, The...
- 5/10/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
His ex-wife? Murdered. His daughter? Kidnapped by a dangerous cult. Yeah, it's been a bad day for detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). In God Is a Bullet, based on a novel by Boston Teran, which in turn was inspired by true events, "Bob takes matters into his own hands and infiltrates the secretive cult to try to save his daughter," according to the official synopsis. "With the help of the cult's only female victim escapee, Case Hardin (Maika Monroe), Bob and Case go down the rabbit hole with The Ferryman (Jamie Foxx) to save his daughter and find closure for Case from the cult - and its maniacal leader (Karl Glusman) - that took so much away from her." Nick Cassavetes...
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- 4/28/2023
- Screen Anarchy
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