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UK outfit Reason8 has secured world rights to Jordana Stott’s debut feature Forgive Us All ahead of the EFM.

A theatrical release is planned for the second quarter of 2025 through Rialto Distribution in Australia and New Zealand.

In a post-apocalyptic world, a virus has transformed humans into violently deranged cannibals. A bereaved mother has lost everything and takes refuge in an isolated mountain cabin, until a desperate wounded stranger arrives with a story of hope.

The film shot in New Zealand and stars Lily Sullivan, Callan Mulvey and Richard Roxburgh and is produced byJared Connon and Lance Giles.

“Set in a haunting post-apocalyptic world,...

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Sydney Sweeney is one of the hottest and in-demand actresses in the film industry right now. The Euphoria famed actress has garnered millions of fans due to her acting ability and gorgeous looks, and many of her fans are wondering what’s next for the 27-year-old actress. So, we compiled a list of her upcoming movies and TV shows with their production schedule and other details.

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The Housemaid is an upcoming thriller drama film directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay by Rebecca Sonnenshine. Based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden, the upcoming film follows the story of Millie, a young woman who takes up the job of a housemaid for a wealthy young couple. Still, Millie’s supposed fresh start takes a dangerous turn when she learns...

Netflix is losing a Top Gun-esque movie starring Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel. While the streaming service is known for original movies and TV shows including Stranger Things, Orange is the New Black, Wednesday, Carry-On, and Leave the World Behind, their library is also populated with titles that are licensed from other companies. As these licensing agreements expire or change quite often, every month there are usually quite a few titles either joining or leaving Netflix.

The Top Gun-inspired movie that is departing the platform soon is one of these licensed titles, and it is particularly star-studded. Jamie Foxx is a well known multihyphenate who is a stand-up comedian and musician along with being a decorated actor, having won an Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 musical biopic Ray. He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor that same year for his work in Collateral.

Paul Hogan’s crocodile-wrangling larrikin returns, plus two family-friendly gems and new films starring Guy Pearce, David Wenham and Richard Roxburgh

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Australian cinema in 2025 will offer plenty of tasty treats, in a variety of genres and styles. In addition to the films on this list, there are a few titles from last year’s still yet to arrive, including the Nicolas Cage movie The Surfer (which will be on Stan at some point) and Sally Aitken’s documentary Every Little Thing (which had a festival release in 2024).

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War films play host to some of the most quotable movie characters of all time. Flexing their verbal dexterity, charismatic personalities, and lighting-quick wit through an array of memorable and instantly quotable soundbites, these standout characters have featured in virtually every brand of genre offering that one could think of, ranging from acclaimed films about lesser-known wars to war movies that are renowned for showcasing the camaraderie between soldiers.

This status quo comes down to the film's writing; great quotable characters couldn't exist without a superb script. As such, it's hardly surprising that many of the genre's most quotable characters can be found in the best war movies of all time, leveraging the potential afforded by a first-rate set of lines to the absolute maximum. The genre houses an array of standout examples when it comes to delivering a killer quote, numbering from legendary warriors of antiquity all the way to battle-hardened WWII soldiers.

The Berlin Film Festival has named the first dozen titles for its 2025 Panorama lineup, Berlin’s main sidebar, and there are a few familiar faces in the mix.

Berlinale regular Ira Sachs will return with Peter Hujar’s Day, starring Ben Wishaw and Rebecca Hall, a feature based on a 1974 conversation between photographer Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz, offering insight into the New York art scene. Canadian filmmaker and fellow Berlinale alum Denis Côté is back in Panorama with Paul, a documentary on a cleaner who uses his job cleaning homes and sharing his routines on social media to help combat depression and social anxiety.

Other Panorama titles announced Tuesday include Emilie Blichfeldt’s Danish horror feature Den stygge stesøsteren (The Ugly Stepsister), a dark twisted fairy tale, which will premiere in Sundance; Frelle Petersen’s Hjem kaere hjem, a social realist drama on the life of an elder...

Michel Gondry and Ira Sachs are among the headline filmmakers set to debut new feature works within the sidebar competitions at next year’s Berlin Film Festival.

The German festival announced the pair this afternoon as part of its first crop of confirmed titles.

Gondry will screen Maya, Give Me a Title in Berlin’s Generation sidebar. The festival’s website describes the film as Gondry’s “stop-motion love letter to his daughter Maya brings to life a poetic and amusing journey that invites you to dream and laugh.”

Also set for the Generation competition is Our Wildest Days (I Agries Meres Mas) by Greek filmmaker Vasilis Kekatos who is best known for his 2019 short film The Distance Between Us and the Sky, which won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. He also created the popular Greek series Milky Way.

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Belonging in the pantheon of famous comic book writers with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Alan Moore is famous for creating some of the most iconic characters of all time. While he never worked for Marvel Comics in a serious capacity after his stint for Marvel UK in the early 1980s, Moore was an influential writer for DC throughout his career until his retirement from comic books in 2019. Last month, Alan Moore released his new book, having since focused on writing novels.

While he's influenced the superhero genre to the point of changing the meaning of superheroes with Watchmen, Moore has since disavowed it and hasn't held back in his expression of distaste for modern superheroes and their fandoms. In fact, Alan Moore doesn't own a copy of Watchmen anymore. He has distanced himself from most of his work as a comic book writer due to sour memories and negative experiences.

The Robbie Williams biopic “Better Man” has taken center stage in the 2025 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) Awards nominations.

“Better Man” earned a record-breaking 16 nominations, the most ever received by a single film in the awards’ 66-year history. Directed by Michael Gracey, the musical film secured nods across key categories, including Best Film, Best Direction, and Best Screenplay, as well as multiple acting, technical, and creative honors.

“Better Man” is joined in the Best Film category by George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “How to Make Gravy,” both with 15 nominations, the horror standout “Late Night with the Devil” with 14, the animated feature “Memoir of a Snail” with 11, and “Runt,” which received four.

For the first time, the Aacta Awards have recognized motion capture and voice performances in acting categories. Jonno Davies received a nomination for his motion capture portrayal of Robbie Williams in “Better Man,...

Van Helsing (2004) continues to hold up today when it comes to stunning visual effects. The movie was inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula novel, and its leading character, Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) faces off against Universal's various monsters and attempts to kill Dracula (Richard Roxburgh). The movie was generally panned by critics but limped along at the box office, earning $300 million on a budget of over $160 million. While Van Helsing's upcoming reboot remains in development, the new movie has struggled to gain traction over the years.

The Corridor Crew, a team of visual artists, recently visited the movie through their "VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi" YouTube series. The movie's intro was the major source of praise from the artists. They isolated two black-and-white scenes, and then walked through what made them so compelling. The first scene featured a man walking into a sword. Artist Wren Weichman...

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It’s hard to imagine Tom Cruise saying goodbye to Ethan Hunt, the character he’s dutifully portrayed since 1996’s Mission: Impossible. But the teaser for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which dropped today, sure makes it seem like the end of the road for a character that’s outlasted countless crises, two James Bonds, and five presidential administrations.

If you’re looking to catch up on...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Sanctum 4K Uhd from Scream Factory

Sanctum dives onto 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on January 7 via Scream Factory. The 2011 thriller is newly presented in 4K from the original elements with Dolby Vision.

From executive producer James Cameron, the film is directed by Alister Grierson (Bloody Hell) and written by John Garvin and Andrew Wight. Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, and Ioan Gruffudd star.

Special features include: new commentary by film historians Emily Higgins and Billy Dunham; commentary by Grierson, Waskefield, and Wight; Sanctum: The Real Story; Nullarbor Dreaming; and deleted scenes.

Heretic Candle from A24

If you missed the Heretic multi-sensory screenings, you can recreate the aromatic experience at home with A24’s candle.

Exclusive: Australian chef and restauranteur Matt Moran is to front a food format in which he explores explores the personal lives of celebrities such as Richard Roxburgh through the lens of food.

Memory Bites With Matt Moran will air on state broadcaster Sbs’s Sbs Food and Sbs On-Demand services, with Moran, Big Owl Pictures and Globe Wealth co-producing and BBC Studios (Bbcs) distributing the format and finished series internationally. Stars such as Elvis and Rake actor Roxburgh, Wentworth‘s Pia Miranda and comedian Ross Noble will feature.

Each episode of Memory Bites will see renowned chef Moran dive into the personal and emotional histories of well-known Australians, exploring their life stories through the lens of food. Each episode centres around a significant meal from the guest’s past — a dish that evokes powerful memories of childhood, family and love. The dish could be a simple one cooked by loved one,...

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The Lincoln Lawyer is a thrilling legal ride with an unlikely protagonist. The Netflix series is based on Michael Connelly‘s books and has also been adapted into a film starring Matthew McConaughey. The series follows an idealistic lawyer Mickey Haller as he works from the back of his Lincoln car taking on big and small cases in Los Angeles. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the lead role with Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, Angelica Maria, and Christopher Gorham starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the complex legal cases, thrilling courtroom drama, and compelling characters in The Lincoln Lawyer here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Goliath is a legal thriller drama series created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro. The...

Some movies represent serious wasted potential when they flopped at the box office but might be successful if they were remade. In a time when there are only too many unwanted movie sequels and remakes, the possibility of movies that actually should be remade getting their day in the sun is realistic. These movies might have been derailed by a bad casting choice, one weak scene, overall sloppy book-to-movie writing, or other circumstances affecting the box office.

However, beloved movies from the 2000s that flopped demonstrate that movies that bombed for external reasons probably shouldn't be remade. The true potential here lies in bad movies based on acclaimed source material or titles that have brilliant premises but poor execution. If Hollywood is still committed to endless remakes, they should be looking to which remake ideas have demand and could redeem a previous movie's concept.

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Alan Moore...

Eden (2024)gives us an unhinged Ana de Armas, and for that I am forever grateful. The actress is delectably vicious and simultaneously alluring. Its easy to hate her, and boy does Eden make us hate her. Directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Noah Pink, the film is based on a true story of European survivalists who live secluded on an uninhabited Galpagos island called Floreana. The film is wild, but its so much fun when it leans into the pettiness of human behavior, especially as it juxtaposes the reason Dr. Friedrich Ritter (Jude Law) is there.

Eden (2024)

A diverse group of individuals, driven by a desire to escape the constraints of modern society, abandons everything to forge new lives in the unforgiving environment of the Galpagos Islands.

Director Ron HowardRelease Date September 7, 2024Writers Noah PinkCast Felix Kammerer, Daniel Brhl, Toby Wallace, Sydney Sweeney, Richard Roxburgh, Vanessa Kirby, Jude Law,...

Boys Will Be Boyz

Sky Documentaries has unveiled plans for “Boyzone,” a three-part documentary series that will examine the trials and tribulations of Irish boyband and 1990s pop sensation Boyzone.

“For the first time in 30 years, band members Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael Graham grant rare and exclusive interview access [..] revealing their personal experiences in a band that sold over 25 million records worldwide, the boys also talk candidly about how they grappled with the true cost of global fame,” Sky said. “They confront the strained relationships and tragic events that have had a lasting impact on all their lives, families and friendships.”

“The documentary examines the key events that shaped Boyzone, including the highs and lows of global stardom, the intense tabloid intrusion in 1990’s Britain forcing Stephen Gately to come out, and after a sensational comeback in 2007, a devastating tragedy struck the band, as Gately died.

One Fast Move is a sports action drama film written and directed by Kelly Blatz. The Prime Video film follows the story of Wes Neal, a destitute young man as he reconnects with his estranged professional motorcycle racer father to try and train with him. As he begins his training Wes starts to break all the walls he had built in himself to really move on and forgive his father for being absent. One Fast Move stars Kj Apa in the lead role with Eric Dane, Maia Reficco, Edward James Olmos, Austin North, and Gary Weeks starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the speed, sports, and bonds in Prime Video’s One Fast Move here are some similar films you could watch next.

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Gran Turismo is a biographical sports drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay...

The opening credits sequences of the Mission: Impossible franchise have evolved over the years, with each movie bringing its own unique style and elements to the table. Every Mission: Impossible movie uses Lalo Schifrin's iconic theme tune, but they each add their own spin on it. The best Mission: Impossible credits sequences can get audiences even more excited for the movie.

The Mission: Impossible franchise begins every movie with a dynamic opening credits sequence, and these brief scenes have become one of the franchise's most popular traditions. Mission: Impossible is an adaptation of a TV series which began in the 1960s, and the movies use the same iconic theme tune by the Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin. The movies also reference the show's opening credits, especially with the image of a lit fuse that the first few movies use. Over the course of seven movies, the franchise has developed plenty of its own motifs.

Eric Bana has been a mainstay on the big screen for decades. The Australian comedian turned dramatic actor has been in everything from Ang Lee’s Hulk to Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down, J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek, and Judd Apatow’s Funny People. Getting his big break on the Australian shows Full Frontal and the eponymous The Eric Bana Show Live, the actor hit Hollywood’s radar with his role in Chopper as the infamous criminal Mark Chopper Read. After over twenty years in the industry, Bana returned to Australia for the 2021 mystery The Dry and has now reprised the role of Aaron Falk for the sequel, Force of Nature.

Based on the novel by Jane Harper, Force of Nature picks up a year after The Dry as Aaron Falk and his partner investigate a money laundering scheme with the aid of insider Alice Russell (Anna Torv). When...

AGC International has closed major territory sales here in Cannes on Eden, Ron Howard’s all-star survival thriller and potential awards season contender which is tipped to land a Venice world premiere slot.

A multi-territory deal with Amazon Prime Video includes the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, Scandinavia, Spain, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, India, Turkey, West Indies, and Asia pay-tv.

Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Kirby, and Daniel Brühl star in the story based on an unsolved mystery in the Galapagos which explores the lengths people go in pursuit of happiness.

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AGC International has closed major territory sales here in Cannes on Eden, Ron Howard’s all-star survival thriller and potential awards season contender which is tipped to land a Venice world premiere slot.

A multi-territory deal with Amazon Prime Video includes the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, Scandinavia, Spain, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, India, Turkey, West Indies, and Asia pay-tv.

Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Kirby, and Daniel Brühl star in the story based on an unsolved mystery in the Galapagos which explores the lengths people go in pursuit of happiness.

Rights...

AGC International has closed major territory sales here in Cannes on Eden, Ron Howard’s all-star survival thriller and potential awards season contender which is tipped to land a Venice world premiere slot.

A multi-territory deal with Amazon Prime Video includes the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, Scandinavia, Spain, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, India, Turkey, West Indies, and Asia pay-tv.

Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Kirby, and Daniel Brühl star in the story based on an unsolved mystery in the Galapagos which explores the lengths people go in pursuit of happiness.

Rights...

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 is a sequel to the 2020 Australian mystery thriller, following Federal Agent Aaron Falk searching for a missing woman. Deborra-Lee Furness plays Jill in the movie, a key antagonist with personal ties to the missing woman, adding intrigue to the plot. The movie features challenging on-location filming in Australian bush settings, showcasing unique landscapes and creating a gripping atmosphere.

Return to the world of Jane Harper's mysteries in Force of Nature: The Dry 2. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name, the movie serves as a sequel to the 2020 adaptation of The Dry, again following Australian Federal Agent Aaron Falk as he heads to the bush to investigate the disappearance of a woman from a corporate work retreat in the mountains. While also holding his own personal motivation for the search, the missing woman had also been an informer for Falk during his investigation into the company's fraud.

Eric Bana returns as Federal Agent Aaron Falk in Force of Nature: The Dry 2, investigating a missing woman. The sequel features a female-driven story with flashbacks, exploring Falk's character in dual timelines. Bana is open to a third movie adaptation if the right approach is found, with author Jane Harper's support.

Eric Bana is back as the troubled Australian Federal Agent Aaron Falk in Force of Nature: The Dry 2. The past few years have seen the actor, best known for his roles in the likes of 2003's Hulk, 2009's Star Trek and 2014's Deliver Us From Evil, return to his home country of Australia for a variety of projects, namely that of the 2020 adaptation of The Dry. Based on Jane Harper's novel of the same name, the first movie followed Falk as he headed to his childhood hometown to investigate the apparent murder-suicide of one of his old friends.

It’s an indie grab bag and a fun one this weekend with the widely pummeled TIFF-premiering Poolman, (the people will decide), Jamie Foxx in comedy Not Another Church Movie, and Eric Bana’s Force of Nature: The Dry 2 sequel. Mubi and Strand Releasing are testing the market with limited openings Gasoline Rainbow and A Prince. A24 begins a slow rollout of I Saw The TV Glow.

The widest release on 1,180+ screens is Briarcliff’s Not Another Church Movie directed by Johnny Mack, starring Jamie Foxx, Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Daniels and Mickey Rourke. Daniels is Taylor Pherry (silent p), an ambitious young man on a holy mission from God (Foxx) — to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. But the Devil (Rourke) has plans of his own.

Vertical’s Poolman at 160+ locations is Pine’s directorial debut andhe also stars as Darren, a native Angeleno who...

After getting through the reopened old wounds and fresh corpses of “The Dry” in his dusty outback hometown, Eric Bana’s Federal Agent Aaron Falk certainly deserved a change of scenery. He gets one in woodsy “Force of Nature: The Dry 2,” though naturally the second feature adapted by director Robert Connolly from Jane Harper’s print mystery series soon finds him equally knee-deep in troublesome sleuthing. This sequel to one of Australia’s biggest homegrown hits reprises much of its page-turning plottiness — as well as a straining for emotional depth that proves elusive. IFC is releasing to U.S. theaters and home formats on May 10.

Once again, and perhaps a little too neatly, a case forces Falk to revisit the tragedies of his own past. In the prior film, a childhood friend’s funeral set him to investigating its cause, an effort which soon exposed disturbing links to his...

Plot: Five women participate in a hiking retreat but only four come out the other side. Federal agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head into the mountains hoping to find their informant still alive.

Review: We reviewed the Australian mystery drama The Dry a couple of years ago. We enjoyed Eric Bana’s first Australian film after moving to Hollywood and found director Robert Connolly’s adaptation of Jane Harper’s novel to be refreshing. That film told the story of a federal investigator who returns home to investigate the murder of a childhood friend, which bears a distinct connection to a crime he himself was accused of decades prior. Bana and Connolly have reunited for the second novel in the Aaron Falk trilogy, Force of Nature. Carrying the subtitle that indicates it as a sequel to The Dry, Force of Nature is a substantially different story. Shifting from a...

Australian writer-director Robert Connolly had a domestic hit in 2021 with The Dry, a slow-burn murder mystery built around Eric Bana’s somber performance as a pensive city cop drawn back to the remote town of his childhood in the middle of a prolonged drought. Bana returns as Aaron Falk in Force of Nature: The Dry 2, which is otherwise a sequel in name alone. The setting this time is a lush and very wet mountain rainforest, drenched by a massive thunderstorm at a key point in the narrative. That makes half the title a complete misnomer.

This is a handsomely produced, solidly acted thriller that’s certainly watchable, though the perplexing subtitle is not its only issue. Unlike its riveting predecessor, it’s absorbing but never quite gripping.

Connolly sticks to novelist Jane Harper’s template from the first book in her Aaron Falk trilogy, in which the Australian Federal Police...

"I know what it's like out there. I know what happens when things turn bad." IFC Films has unveiled the official US trailer for the Australian mystery sequel titled Force of Nature: The Dry 2, arriving in the US to watch this May (in theaters & on VOD). This crime thriller is a follow-up to the hit film The Dry (2020) continuing the story with the same character. Both of these star Eric Bana as a Federal Agent named Aaron Falk; in the first film, he gets wrapped up in a murder mystery when he goes to his hometown. In this next one, five women participate in a hiking retreat but only four come out on the other side. Federal agents Falk and Cooper head into the Victorian mountains hoping to find her still alive. Bana co-stars with Anna Torv, Deborra-Lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, Sisi Stringer, Lucy Ansell, Richard Roxburgh, Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor,...

The plight of former Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has been recreated in Sydney across the past six weeks for Kriv Stenders' 'The Correspondent', a new film based on his memoir 'The First Casualty' that has now wrapped filming.

The post Richard Roxburgh, Julian Maroun, Rahel Romahn play captured Cairo trio in Kriv Stenders’ ‘The Correspondent’ appeared first on If Magazine.

Richard Roxburgh, star of hit Netflix show “Rake” and “Elvis,” stars in “The Correspondent,” a fact-based thriller. He portrays Peter Greste, the veteran Australian TV news reporter who was arrested and detained in Cairo in 2013 while reporting for Al Jazeera.

Production of “The Correspondent” wrapped in Sydney, Australia after being directed by Kriv Stenders, who enjoyed major success in Australia with “Red Dog” and also directed hit “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.”

The film is based on Greste’s memoir “The First Casualty” and has an adapted screenplay by Peter Duncan. Greste is an award-winning foreign correspondent who, along with two of his colleagues, was reporting on the Arab Spring uprising. Days into his assignment, he became a pawn in a deadly game of ancient rivalries. Surviving an inexplicable nightmare with only his wits keeping him alive, Greste was sentenced to seven years in jail, but was released...

Upping The Ante

France’s Canal+ Group said that it has increased its stake in multi-territory Asian streaming platform Viu to 30%.

“This additional investment underlines the confidence that Canal+ has in Viu and its teams. It also highlights the determination of Canal+ to make Asia its next growth vector, through its strategic partnership with Pccw, and through an acceleration of growth at Viu, a premium streaming service present in Asia, the Middle East and South Asfrica,” the French group said in a statement. Additionally, it said that its investment in Viu now amounted to some $300 million and that it retains an option to increase its stake to 50%.

In June last year, Canal+ announced that it was to pay $200 million for an initial 26.1% stake in Viu and that it would make a total staggered investment of $300 million.

In results published on Friday, Pccw said: “Viu saw 27% growth in revenue in2023 […] propelled...

The talented English actress Vanessa Kirby has been making her way in Hollywood recently, and her rise is set to continue. Her most prominent roles include playing Alanna Mitsopoli, Aka White Widow, in 2018’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout and 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Hattie Shaw in 2019’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Empress Joséphine in 2023’s Napoleon, and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, in Netflix’s The Crown.

On Valentine’s Day 2024, Marvel Studios announced her as the new Sue Storm, Aka the Invisible Woman, and she will debut as the character in 2025’s The Fantastic Four.

However, that’s not the only big movie Vanessa Kirby is confirmed to be appearing in. These are all three of her upcoming films; you should be excited by how awesome they’ll be.

Untitled Eighth Mission: Impossible Film (2025) Vanessa Kirby as Alanna Mitsopolis, Aka White Widow, In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning...

Based on Jane Harper’s bestseller, this twisty mystery follows Falk as he investigates a dodgy CEO (Richard Roxburgh) and his missing employee (Anna Torv)

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The first and perhaps most obvious point to make about Robert Connolly’s sequel to his popular and finely made mystery-thriller The Dry is that it’s not dry at all – it’s very, very wet. The director, again adapting a bestselling novel by Jane Harper, opens with shots of lush wilderness – the film is largely based in the Victorian mountain ranges – and rain-covered leaves.

The first time we see Eric Bana, back again as federal police agent Aaron Falk, he’s doing laps in a swimming pool. His fellow agent, Carmen Cooper (Jacqueline McKenzie), is anxious to solve their latest case – a missing person’s investigation – as flooding might soon hit the region. It is police informant...

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) is currently in production on a new film, a survival thriller formerly known as Origin of the Species and now going by the title Eden, and The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that the cast has been rounded out by Felix Kammerer (All Quiet on the Western Front), Toby Wallace (Babyteeth), Paul Gleeson (The Thin Red Line), Ignacio Gasparini (Como Hermanas), and Richard Roxburgh, whose previous credits include Moulin Rouge, Rake, Mission: Impossible II, Van Helsing, and Elvis.

Kammerer, Wallace, Gleeson, Gasparini, and Roxburgh join previously announced cast members Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes), Ana de Armas (Knives Out), and Daniel Bruhl (The Alienist). Kirby and Sweeney took over roles that were previously assigned to Alicia Vikander and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Deadline notes that Eden is based on an unsolved mystery that unfolded on a...

A group of actors are headed to Eden. Ron Howard has added to the cast of his feature, which is currently in production in Australia, with a small unit also filming in the Galapagos.

Richard Roxburgh, Felix Kammerer, Toby Wallace, Paul Gleeson, Ignacio Gasparini and Nicholas Denton join a cast that includes previously announced stars Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Daniel Brühl.

The film is based on real-life events and hails from Tetris scribe Noah Pink.

“Based on an unsolved mystery that unfolded on a remote island in the Galapagos, Eden is a provocative and surprising survival thriller about the lengths we will go in pursuit of happiness,” reads the logline for the film.

Howard will produce with Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder for Imagine Entertainment. Also producing are AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford, as well as Bill Connor and Patrick Newall.

Roxburgh was recently seen...

Exclusive: Here’s your first look at Stan’s upcoming mega-church drama Prosper.

The Lionsgate family drama stars Richard Roxburgh (Rake, Elvis, Stan Original Series Bali 2002) as Cal Quinn, the founder and global pastor of one of the fastest growing megachurches in the world, and Rebecca Gibney, as his wife Abi Quinn.

Stan says the show, which we first revealed in March, takes a “provocative peek behind the curtain of power and privilege.”

The ensemble cast includes Ewen Leslie (Stan Original Series Bali 2002, The Stranger), Ming-Zhu Hii (La Brea, Peter Rabbit), Jacob Collins-Levy (Stan Original Film True History of the Kelly Gang, The Witcher: Blood Origin), Hayley McCarthy, Jordi Webber (Nomad, Deadlands, Power Ranger) Jacek Koman (Moulin Rouge!, Children of Men, Rake), Andrea Solonge (Class of ’07, Privileged), Brigid Zengeni (Stan Original Series Totally Completely Fine, The Secret She Keeps), Alex Fitzalan (The Wilds, Slender Man) and Alexander D’Souza.

"Fans of The Lincoln Lawyer will find other shows like Bosch and Better Call Saul, with complex protagonists and quirky atmospheres, to be captivating legal dramas." "Rake and Damages embrace the seedy elements of defense lawyers, offering dark humor mixed with thrilling courtroom scenes that will keep viewers entertained." "The Good Fight and How to Get Away with Murder not only provide the usual thrills of a legal series, but also address pressing social and cultural issues, making them compelling choices for fans of The Lincoln Lawyer."

After becoming a huge hit for Netflix, people will be looking for more shows like The Lincoln Lawyer. The legal drama is based on the novel by Michael Connolly which was also made into the Matthew McConaughey film of the same name. It manages to bring something new to the well-established genre, particularly through its quirky atmosphere and the skilled performances of its cast.

Grab your garlic, sharpen your stakes, and put on your best evening cape, dear readers, for we're about to embark on a nocturnal journey through the top 10 best Dracula adaptations of all time. From the silent era's creepy classics to the modern-day binge-worthy series, we've got a coffin-full of cinematic treats for you!

Here are our picks for the best Dracula movies of all time!

Universal 10. Van Helsing (2004)

In Van Helsing, Hugh Jackman hunts vampires, and Richard Roxburgh's Dracula is no exception. This action-packed film is like a monster mash-up party, and everyone's invited! Critics may have hissed, but the box office numbers don't lie. It's a guilty pleasure for those who like their Dracula with a side of werewolves and Frankenstein's monster. A rollercoaster ride of action, Van Helsing is a modern take on classic monsters.

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Hammer Film Productions 9. Dracula: Prince Of Darkness...

"None of you have been honest with me about what happened out there..." Roadshow Films in Australia has unveiled an official trailer for their crime thriller sequel Force of Nature: The Dry 2, a follow-up to the hit film The Dry from a few years ago. Both of these star Eric Bana as a Federal Agent named Aaron Falk; in the first film, he unwittingly gets wrapped up in a murder mystery when he goes to visit his hometown. In this next one, five women participate in a hiking retreat but only four come out on the other side. Federal agents Falk and Cooper head into the Victorian mountains hoping to find their informant still alive. Eric Bana returns with Anna Torv, Deborra-Lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, Sisi Stringer, Lucy Ansell, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor, Richard Roxburgh, Tony Briggs, and Kenneth Radley. Another chilling crime movie / murder mystery to keep audiences hooked.

The Baz Luhrmann Elvis cast is a diverse group of talent, new and old, playing the real-life icons from the era of The King. Luhrmann is the director of such stylistic hits as Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Australia, and The Great Gatsby, known for his vibrant, kinetic visuals and a keen focus on music. Elvis is the director's first biopic about a famed musician, which had a tall order to fill in casting the film. However, with Austin Butler's Golden Globe win and Academy Award nomination for playing Elvis himself, it seems like the casting was quite successful.

Elvis Presley is the iconic legend who helped define a new era of music and changed the landscape of the industry, becoming known as "The King of Rock and Roll." A controversial figure at the start, Elvis' music and persona were accepted, and he continued his rise to fame as a singer,...

The Moulin Rouge! soundtrack offers a wide variety of needle drops spanning multiple genres. The sheer variety of songs on the album is understood given that almost every Baz Luhrmann movie brims with a lively musical energy. Starring Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, this jukebox musical revolves around the forbidden love affair between a poet and a cabaret dancer in Paris in 1899. The title alludes to the legendary theater, which sets the stage for song-and-dance numbers visualized on vibrant medleys. Meanwhile, the two central protagonists also get to indulge in their own romantic duets.

What’s notable about the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack is how it blends its period setting with modern songs. Even though Paris was in the nascent stages of industrialization in the year that the movie is set in, the characters perform both original compositions and covers of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Madonna, Fatboy Slim, U2, Nat King Cole,...

Baz Luhrmann isn’t a fan of sci-fi, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t interested in giving his signature spin on the genre.

The “Elvis” auteur revealed that he is eyeing science fiction films as his next venture.

“It’s not that I don’t like fantasy — it’s just [that] other people have already done it, and they’ve done it really well,” Luhrmann told People magazine. “They’ve got their own language. I’ve kind of found myself in the world of the musical and post-modern melodrama and a particular wavering story.”

He added, “Having said that, as I’ve gotten older, I’m thinking, ‘What would I do with science fiction?’ So I wouldn’t count it out.”

Luhrmann quipped his next project could very well be “Robots the Musical!” The director has directed six films over 30 years, with “Romeo + Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge!” among his career-defining features.

Richard Roxburgh and Rebecca Gibney star in Prosper, a Lionsgate-Stan series about a family with huge wealth that builds a powerful mega-church. Production has now started in Sydney, Australia.

First announced in September last year, “Prosper” follows the founding family of an Australian church as it is poised to break into the U.S. and harvest yet more wealth and power. But, while preaching a message of faith, love and acceptance to their followers, behind closed doors the Quinn the family is protecting shameful secrets.

Roxburgh portrays Cal Quinn, founder and global pastor at U Star. Gibney plays as Abi Quinn, his wife and worship leader. In his breakthrough role, Alexander D’Souza plays Moses, the adopted son of Cal and Abi.

Prosper is produced by Lingo Pictures, part of ITV Studios, with major production investment from Screen Australia with the assistance of the New South Wales government via Screen Nsw...

Exclusive: Richard Roxburgh and Rebecca Gibney will front Stan and Lionsgate’s Australian drama series Prosper.

The pair will lead the cast of the Lingo Pictures show, which is billed as an epic family drama that takes a “provocative peek behind the curtain of power and privilege.”

Production is underway in New South Wales, Australia, with a pic of the first episode’s scripted revealing it will be called ‘Man of God’ (see below).

Roxburgh will play Cal Quinn, the founder and global pastor of fictional Sydney megachurch U Star, and Gibney is Abi Quinn, his wife and worship leader. Their powerful megachurch is one of Australia’s fastest growing and on the precipice of a lucrative American expansion. While the family preaches messages of faith, love and acceptance to thousands of followers, behind closed doors, the they protect shameful secrets.

“Elvis” is the biographical musical drama feature about “Elvis Presley’, directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Austin Butler as ‘Elvis Presley’ and Tom Hanks as ‘Col. Parker’, with Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Olivia DeJonge, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, and Kodi Smit-McPhee, now streaming on HBO Max:

“… the film chronicles the life and career of singer, actor ‘Elvis Presley’, the "King of Rock and Roll"...

"...from his early childhood, to becoming a pop star…”

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Distributors reported brisk business at the annual TV market.

Mipcom returned in full strength this week after a three-year hiatus, with sellers reporting packed diaries and brisk business at the TV market.

Some 3100 buyers attended this year, with the biggest numbers coming from the US, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain. They included global and regional streamers, AVOD platforms and broadcast channels from around the world.

Here is a round-up of some of the key scripted deals and company acquisitions announced at Mipcom this week:

All3Media International pre-sold Drama Republic’s new murder mystery period drama, The Confessions...

Distributors reported brisk business at the annual TV market.

Mipcom returned in full strength this week after a three-year hiatus, with sellers reporting packed diaries and brisk business at the TV market.

Some 3100 buyers attended this year, with the biggest numbers coming from the US, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain. They included global and regional streamers, AVOD platforms and broadcast channels from around the world.

Here is a round-up of some of the key scripted deals and company acquisitions announced at Mipcom this week:

All3Media International pre-sold Drama Republic’s new murder mystery period drama, The Confessions...

ITV in the U.K. has acquired “Bali 2002,” a new four-part drama exploring the everyday heroes directly impacted by the terrorist bombings on the Indonesian island’s tourist hotspots 20 years ago. Represented by Banijay Rights, the drama stars Rachel Griffiths (“Total Control”), Richard Roxburgh (“Rake”) and Claudia Jesse (“Bridgerton”). It will air on the new streaming service Itvx next year.

“Bali 2002” was co-produced by Banijay labels, Endemol Shine Australia and Screentime, and marked the first original drama co-commissioned by the Australian streamer Stan and commercial TV group 9Network. The series premiered last month on Stan.

“Bali 2002” recounts the tragic events of October 12, 2002, when the island was shattered by a terrorist attack on two of Kuta Beach’s busiest nightclubs. Local Balinese, as well as Australian and British tourists, scrambled to rescue the injured, while the Australian and Indonesian authorities mobilized to evacuate survivors, identify victims and investigate what really took place.