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The Michael Jackson biopic Michael will hit theaters Oct. 3, about six months after the film’s expected release date, the film’s distributor Lionsgate announced Tuesday.

Antoine Fuqua, the director behind the Equalizer trilogy, Emancipation, and SouthPaw, will direct the biopic, which received approval from the Jackson estate. The executors of Jackson’s estate John Branca and John McClain will produce Michael, alongside Graham King, the producer behind Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew, will star as the King of Pop. Other cast members include Nia Long...

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of November titles. The Tubi November 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals, some series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi November 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

Tubi Originals...

A World of Timeless Musicians Since long before the days of film, there have been countless great composers throughout history; people who have a true ear for music and have been able to write and produce melodies that have gone on to be remembered for generations to come. Such individuals include Beethoven, Georges Bizet, Krzysztof Penderecki, Ennio Morricone, and John Williams. However, today I’d like to honor a composer that was taken from us far too soon, a man by the name of James Horner. Background James Horner was born on August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California. His father, Harry Horner had previously moved to the United States to work in theater as a set designer and art director. Meanwhile, his brother Christopher Horner, born two years later, would go on to write and film a few documentaries, including a 2004 feature titled ‘The Disappearing of Tuvalu: Trouble in Paradise.’ As for James Horner himself,...

As someone who has never punched somebody in this lifetime, I do love to watch movies about boxing. Yes, it’s a pretty nonsensical sport, but when every punch, jab, and hook is injected with complex emotions and whatnot, it does make for an enjoyable viewing experience. I grew up watching the Rocky movies, and the sequel franchise, Creed, is pretty damn good. Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull is a masterpiece, and there’s no doubt about that. Cinderella Man, The Fighter, and Southpaw are some other amazing examples. Veering away from the traditional “hero’s journey” format, there’s The Harder They Fall, The Hurricane, Million Dollar Baby, and, dare I say, Real Steel. Indian movies have fared quite well in this subgenre with Mukkabaaz, Sarpatta Parambarai, and Irudhi Suttru by talking about politics in sports, casteism, and sexism. Boxer, the Polish Netflix film, aims to show yet another...

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the most dedicated actors in Hollywood as evident in the roles and projects he takes in. He is not afraid to transform himself to fully embody the character he plays. He may have done it when he portrayed Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home, but that doesn’t even come close to what he did in Southpaw.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Southpaw / The Weinstein Company

Fans have seen him bulk up and even starve himself, but gaining body mass is just as demanding as losing weight. His commitment to his movie roles is just beyond incredible.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Intense Training For Southpaw

Jake Gyllenhaal is widely known for his role as Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Playing a comic book character would force him to undergo an intense workout to get into the shape of a supervillain. But, his training for that wasn’t...

Jake Gyllenhaal is arguably one of the most beloved actors in Hollywood, and his handsomely charming persona never ceases to leave anyone and everyone allured by him. This very feature of his has also scored him a global fanbase of people who famously call themselves Gyllenhaalics. Amidst all the fangirls swooning over him, one female host made her into the list as well.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Spider-Man: Far From Home. | Credit: Sony Pictures.

This happened when the actor found himself in a seemingly uncomfortably flirty position while working with a female chef host to promote his movie, Southpaw. And while Gyllenhaal tried his best to be okay with it and brush it off since he was on television, fans can’t help but express just how uncomfortable merely watching him this way is making them feel.

Jake Gyllenhaal Once Got in an Uncomfortable Flirty Moment With a Female Show Host

A few years ago,...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a name that needs no introduction in the realm of bodybuilding. The Austrian Oak has elevated to the status of a global fitness icon, especially because of his active effort in raising consciousness for having regular fitness sessions. Moreover, his larger-than-life personality and impressive physique have made him the symbol of hard work and passion.

Jake Gyllenhaal as Billy Hope. Credits: The Weinstein Company

As a result, when Jake Gyllenhaal was all over the headlines for his chiseled physique in Southpaw. The fans of the actor were in awe when they saw Gyllenhaal’s godly physique for playing a boxer. However, his dedication to the role and getting physically ripped was so striking that it received Schwarzenegger’s seal of approval, and sang praises for the Road House actor.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Praised Jake Gyllenhaal’s Pumped-Up Physique for Southpaw

Coming from humble beginnings, Arnold Schwarzenegger is a...

It didn’t take long for a scene from a 2000s comedy to turn into Owen Wilson’s iconic meme after the clip resurfaced and made rounds on social media. The words “Excuse me bruh” were practically plastered across everyone’s lips as the meme went viral.

Ben Stiller as Derek and Owen Wilson as Hansel in Zoolander (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

But there came a point when Wilson nearly lost this golden moment to Jake Gyllenhaal after the Brokeback Mountain star came close to securing the former’s role in the film in question.

Owen Wilson’s Famous Meme Almost Didn’t Happen

A critical and commercial success, Zoolander is one of Owen Wilson‘s most famous films besides classics like Shanghai Noon (2000) and Wedding Crashers (2005). Starring comedy geniuses like Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell, the movie is a satirical take on the dazzling industry of fashion with a ludicrously...

Jake Gyllenhaal pulls his glasses out of his jean jacket pocket, the Coke bottle lenses in them strong enough to correct his 20/1250 vision. Yes, you read that right. These are not Internet Boyfriend glasses, to be styled with a fuzzy cardigan and a rakish smile. These are I Literally Can’t See glasses. Looking through them with normal vision feels like being on some sort of a hallucinogenic.

Gyllenhaal, 43, has been wearing intensive corrective lenses since he was about 6. Born with a lazy eye that naturally resolved, he’s blind without the lenses. “I like to think it’s advantageous,” he says. “I’ve never known anything else. When I can’t see in the morning, before I put on my glasses, it’s a place where I can be with myself.” He has used his blindness sometimes to help him as an actor — when he was shooting a difficult...

Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal has sparked speculation regarding his alleged use of steroids to achieve his impressive physique in the 2024 action thriller, Road House. The film features him taking on the role of an ex-UFC fighter, Elwood Dalton, who starts working as a bouncer at Florida Key Road House in Miami. This is not the first instance the actor has portrayed such a role on-screen as he has earlier played the role of a boxer in the 2015 film Southpaw.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Road House

However, his shredded body transformation has people talking about potential steroid use for the same. And celebrity trainer Jeff Cavaliere debunked such claims in his recent YouTube video while reflecting on Gyllenhaal’s transformation for the role.

Jeff Cavaliere on Jake Gyllenhaal’s Body Transformation in Road House

Jake Gyllenhaal shared his workout routine for the 2024 action thriller Road House recently with Men’s Health.

Jake Gyllenhaal got "punched in the face" by Conor McGregor on the set of 'Road House'.The 43-year-old actor - who plays Elwood Dalton, an Mma fighter-turned bouncer in Doug Liman's movie remake - was impressed by the charisma of the real-life UFC champion during filming, but things almost went wrong when they were rehearsing a fight scene off camera.Praising Conor, who plays antagonist Knox, he said on SiriusXM's 'The Howard Stern Show' “I think he’s just so charismatic."Howard noted: “He would scare me - even acting."Agreeing he was nervous ahead of their first fight scene, Jake said: “In that moment, I was like, ‘I’m about to get head-butted by Conor McGregor - what’s gonna happen?’"[We were rehearsing]. It was like three in the morning and … he just clocked me, right in the face.“I wish it was on film, but it wasn’t.

Jake Gyllenhaal has shocked the internet once again with his insane transformation in the Road House remake. In the upcoming film, the star will be playing the role of former UFC Middleweight fighter Elwood Dalton, who is recruited as the head bouncer of a Florida Keys Road House. Gyllenhaal’s godly ripped physique in the film needed the actor to go through an unreal workout and diet routine.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Road House

Previously, Jake Gyllenhaal has shocked audiences with his transformations in Nightcrawler and Southpaw. However, his transformation for the 2024 remake of the Patrick Swayze classic has attracted eyeballs for several reasons. The Spider-Man: Far From Home actor revealed that the process was so intense that he could not even take the risk of having a chip.

What did Jake Gyllenhaal explain about his intense diet in Road House?

Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton in Road House remake

Recently,...

Eminem and Gwen Stefani seem like an unlikely duo, but they’ve collaborated in the past. The No Doubt singer has moved more into country music thanks to her marriage to Blake Shelton. However, in the past, she discussed what getting a call from the rap star was like, especially after Eminem once wrote distasteful lyrics about Stefani. Here’s what he said about his “pee pee” lyrics.

Eminem explains his disrespectful lyrics regarding Gwen Stefani Gwen Stefani | Trae Patton/NBC via Getty Images

Eminem and Gwen Stefani collaborated in 2015 on the track “Kings Never Die” for the Southpaw soundtrack. Before that, he wrote questionable lyrics about the No Doubt singer. In 2004, his lyrics for “A** Like That” talked about urinating on Stefani.

“So, Gwen Stefani, will you pee pee on me, please?” Eminem sings on the track. “I ain’t never seen an a** like that, ’cause the way you move it,...

Exclusive: HBO’s Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (working title) has three new recurring cast members: Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Dominic Colón (Power), and Margarita Levieva (The Deuce).

Teague plays Peaches, Robbie and Cliff’s co-worker by day and henchman by night. Colón portrays Deric “Breaker,” the Vice-President of a dangerous biker gang and Jayson’s right hand. Levieva’s character is Eryn, Jayson’s tough and cunning wife.

Mark Ruffalo leads the ensemble as FBI agent Tom. Additional previously announced cast includes Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff; Jamie McShane as Perry; Sam Keeley as Jayson; Fabien Frankel as Anthony; and Alison Oliver as Lizzie.

A crime drama based on an original idea from Mare of Easttown creator Ingelsby, the show is set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia, where Ruffalo...

Clockwise from top left: X (A24), Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24), Mea Culpa (Netflix)Image: The A.V. Club

This February, Netflix adds a Best Picture Oscar winner, a Ti West horror movie with a sequel arriving later this year, and Tyler Perry’s latest movie. The surreal Everything Everywhere All At Once...

It’s a weird month on Netflix in February; one that will probably require you to be open-minded about the shows and movies you’re willing to consume on the service.

There are quite a few library TV series arriving this month, for example. If you’re ready to start binge-watching Monk, My Wife and Kids, or acclaimed show Warrior, you’re in luck, as those complete seasons will be available. The Blacklist season 10, Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12, Brooklyn Nine-Nine seasons 1-4, and Young Sheldon season 6 will also be hitting the ‘Flix.

In terms of what’s new, there’s a ton of foreign language content and true crime stuff, but original English language stuff will largely be unscripted fare like Love is Blind, which is back for a new season. There are a few bits and bobs on the way outside of that, though. Netflix’s animated movie Orion and the Dark will debut,...

Editors note: From his breakout in Swingers to The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Edge of Tomorrow, American Made and his upcoming film with Tom Cruise they plan to shoot in outer space, Doug Liman’s films have a kinetic energy. That made the director perfect for Road House, an edgier version of the 1989 beloved B movie that starred Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott and Ben Gazzara. Jake Gyllenhaal, who got back in similar chiseled mode he displayed in the boxing movie Southpaw, plays the bouncer who has never lost a fight. Liman feels his movie, which has been selected as SXSW’s opening-night film, has been Ko’d by Amazon MGM Studios with a Prime Video release, and he’s not taking it lying down. In this guest column, he explains what happened, why he feels betrayed, and why this is a cautionary tale for a theatrical...

Netflix has released the full list of movies and television shows coming to the streaming service in February 2024.

If you don’t know, each and every month, the streamer has movies and shows that it adds and also takes away, mainly due to various licensing deals.

This month is no exception, but it looks like fans will be getting a great crop of new titles to choose from.

Keep reading to see the full list of new titles coming to Netflix next month…

Everything Coming to Netflix in February 2024

February 1, 2024

American Assassin

Anaconda

Enough

Fury

The Great Gatsby (2013)

How to Train Your Dragon 2

It (2017)

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

Moneyball

The Other Boleyn Girl

Pacific Rim

Resident Evil

Resident Evil: Retribution

S.W.A.T.: Under Siege

Shot Caller

Something’s Gotta Give

Tom and Jerry (2021)

X

Young Sheldon: Season 6

February 2, 2024

Orion and the Dark — Netflix Family

Plus One

February 3, 2024

Ready Player...

The Michael Jackson biopic Michael will hit theaters on April 18, 2025, the film’s distributor Lionsgate announced on Thursday, with Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson set to portray the King of Pop in the movie.

Antoine Fuqua, director of the Equalizer trilogy as well as the films Emancipation and Southpaw among others, was tapped to direct the biopic last year. The film has the Jackson estate’s approval, and Graham King — who produced the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, is co-producing Michael alongside John Branca and John McClain, the executors of Jackson’s estate.

Rumble Through the Dark is an action thriller series directed by Parker and Graham Phillips from a screenplay by Michael Farris Smith. The film is based on a novel by Farris Smith named The Fighter. The film revolves around a desperate, bare-knuckle cage fighter as he fights against increasingly dangerous opponents to save his family home. Rumble Through the Dark stars Aaron Eckhart, Bella Thorne, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Ritchie Coster. So, if you love the action thriller film here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Warrior (Starz & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Lionsgate Movies

Synopsis: Haunted by a tragic past, Marine Tommy Conlon (Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for Sparta, the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy blazes a path toward the championship while his brother,...

For the second time this month, Eminem made a surprise appearance at a packed arena that wasn’t one of his own concerts.

Two weeks after popping up onstage at Ed Sheeran’s concert at Detroit’s Ford Field, Slim Shady was in Las Vegas to walk boxer Terence Crawford to the ring for his title fight Saturday against Errol Spence Jr.

Legendary duo for a legendary fight @Eminem x @terencecrawford #SpenceCrawford starts now: https://t.co/lcYztq3zt7 pic.twitter.com/1HNpJs04iW

— Showtime Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) July 30, 2023

“Las Vegas,...

John Refoua, the Oscar-nominated editor who worked on Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, has died. He was 58.

Refoua died from complications from a rare bile duct cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, according to his wife, Serena Bell Refoua, who shared the news of his death in a Facebook post. He was diagnosed with cancer in early 2022.

“Despite the pain and complexities of this aggressive disease, he faced it with courage and grit,” Bell Refoua wrote. “He continued to work and edit on James Cameron’s Avatar 3 right up to his final weeks. His life’s trajectory was quite unique and anything he touched, he made better.”

An experienced and widely respected editor, Refoua was a longtime collaborator of Cameron, working with the legendary filmmaker on the Avatar franchise, the Fox sci-fi series Dark Angel and the Titanic documentary, Ghosts of the Abyss. Refoua, along with Cameron and Stephen E. Rivkin...

John Djahanshah Refoua, an Oscar-nominated film editor who worked on Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, has died. He was 58.

Refoua had been diagnosed with a rare bile cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, his wife Serena Refoua confirmed.

“Dear friends, my brilliant, sweet, creative husband John Djahanshah Refoua passed away last night May 14 surrounded by family and friends who loved him,” Serena shared in a Facebook post. “He was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare bile duct cancer, 15 months ago.”

She continued, “Despite the pain and complexities of this aggressive disease, he faced it with courage and grit. He continued to work and edit on James Cameron’s Avatar 3 right up to his final weeks. His life’s trajectory was quite unique and anything he touched, he made better. He loved music, movies, politics, traveling, vintage cars, science fiction, and his 4-year-old granddaughter Avery Sophia. We will miss his generosity and wisdom.

Exclusive: Naomie Harris has signed with WME for representation in all areas. She is returning to the agency after 3 months with CAA.

The Academy Award-nominated performer recently wrapped work on Guillem Morales’ upcoming thriller The Wasp where she plays the lead role of Heather. Prior to that, she starred in the Showtime series The Man Who Fell to Earth.

In 2021, Harris portrayed Eve Moneypenny in the newest Bond film No Time To Die. Harris was first seen in the franchise in Skyfall, which won the 2013 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film and went on to become Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film with a worldwide box office of over $918 million.

Harris’s performance in Barry Jenkins’ Academy Award-winning film Moonlight earned her Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Academy Award nominations as well as the Best Supporting Actress Award at the London Critics Circle Awards. In 2021, she reunited with Moonlight co-star Mahershala Ali...

Hey, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" fans. We've got another batch of good news for you guys in this report. The ABC people are giving you another new episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight. April 20, 2023. That's right, guys, and we've got another new preview session for it. In tonight's new episode, you're going to see an actor, a comedian/actress and a musical performance. The first description for tonight's new, April 20, 2023 episode reveals that 42 year old American actor Jake Gyllenhaal is going to show up to speak with Jimmy tonight. Jake has been seen in many productions like: Ambulance movie, Marvel's Spiderman: Far From Home movie, Everest, Southpaw movie, Nightcrawler, Source Code, Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time movie, Brokeback Mountain movie and more.

Exclusive: “Carlitos The Terrible” lost an arm as a child, but that hasn’t stopped the young man from pursuing his dream of competing in Muay Thai at the highest levels.

His remarkable story is told in the upcoming documentary Zurdo (Southpaw), one of five nonfiction projects to receive support in the latest round of grants from the Axs Film Fund, an initiative created by Axs Lab to “support documentary filmmakers and non-fiction new media creators of color with disabilities.”

Along with Zurdo, directed by Luis Aguer, the grantees announced today include El Desobediente (The Disobedient One), directed by Rodrigo Dorfman; Prodigal Daughter, directed by Mabel Valdiviezo; Sticker Movie, directed by Will Deloney, and the new media project Lineage Launch Pad, directed by Ann Bennett [see below for more details on each project].

“Axs Film Fund seeks to bring visibility to this underrepresented community of creators by intervening and providing opportunities that they may not otherwise have with mainstream funding structures,...

A hulking Jake Gyllenhaal entered the UFC 285 octagon to shoot a fight scene for his new film.

On Saturday (4 March), those gathered in the Las Vegas arena to see the Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane became movie extras as the Nightcrawler actor engaged in a “fight” with former UFC fighter Jay Hieron.

The showdown will be shown in the forthcoming Road House remake, which Gyllenhaal is starring in alongside Hieron.

Gyllenhaal won the staged fight. After, he could also be seen pushing away the ref, played by Mma’s Chris Tognoni, to repeatedly hit his opponent as he lay on the floor.

The scene comes a day after Gyllenhaal displayed his bulked-up physique at the weigh-in ahead of the fight. He shouted at the crowd while standing on the scales and got into a fictionalised altercation with Hieron’s character.

While being interviewed in character, he said of his opponent:...

Acting is an inherently physical profession. A large part of the job deals with memorizing lines, tapping into extreme emotions, and bringing complex stories to life, but there's no denying that much of a thespian's life is spent physically embodying a wide range of characters. To convincingly portray another person, many actors spend a great deal of time perfecting the mannerisms, speech patterns, and physical charm of their roles, hoping to persuade the audience to suspend their disbelief and embrace the on-screen fantasy.

Occasionally, this transformation is as simple as a costume or a well-made wig. Other roles require a total body transformation, causing actors to spend months in intense training to build a physical framework that will allow them to fully tell the story. Christian Bale is known for these chameleon-like transformations and seems to remake his body for every new role he takes on. Though he has become...

Antoine Fuqua is taking on the King of Pop.

The “Training Day” and “Emancipation” director is set to helm upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael,” IndieWire can confirm. Produced by Graham King (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), the film is set to give audiences the never-before-told and in-depth portrayal of the complicated Jackson 5 member and solo artist. The film will explore all aspects of Michael’s life, including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time.

“Antoine is a perceptive and powerful filmmaker, and we feel very fortunate that he has chosen Michael as his next project. His visionary storytelling skills and commitment to his craft will make Michael an unforgettable film,” Joe Drake, Chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said of director Fuqua.

“Southpaw” director Fuqua stated, “The first films of my career were music videos, and I still feel that combining film and music are...

Hey, remember back in 2019 when we revealed that a Michael Jackson biopic was in the works? As it turns out, the project is far from abandoned like you might have thought after four years of silence. Lionsgate has announced that the film, simply titled "Michael," will be headed up by "Southpaw" director Antoine Fuqua. Deadline broke the news of the film, saying that Fuqua will start filming the project after production wraps on "The Equalizer 3." However, The Hollywood Reporter received a statement from the director expressing his excitement for the upcoming project.

"For me, there is no artist with the power, the charisma, and the sheer musical genius of Michael Jackson," he wrote. "His music and those images are part of my worldview, and the chance to tell his story on the screen alongside his music was irresistible."

Graham King, who was previously announced as part of the project...

Rapper 50 Cent is gonna get rich or die tryin’…by adapting the movie 8 Mile for television.

50 Cent revealed his plans during an interview on Big Boy TV, confirming, “I’m gonna bring his 8 Mile to television. We’re in motion.” 50 Cent didn’t elaborate on any plot details, but reports suggest that his 8 Mile spin will be a prequel, allowing for a look at the early days of Jimmy, aka Rabbit, when he was just a kitten.

50 Cent cemented his idea by saying, “I think it should be there for [Eminem’s] legacy because it’s important to me that they understand it.”

50 Cent also boasted his own filmography, saying, “It’s gonna be big. I ain’t got no duds. I’m battin’ a hundred, I’m battin’ a hundred.” While that seems to be a bit of a stretch–he is most certainly not batting a hundred (.500 maybe…...

In an alternate, presumably better timeline, Will Smith’s long-expected Oscar win this past spring would not have involved the Slap heard and seen around the world. Instead, Smith would have ignored Chris Rock’s distasteful joke at Jada Pinkett-Smith’s expense, accepted his long-deserved Academy Award for Best Actor (King Richard), basking in the admiration of his peers and audiences around the world, and prepared for another Oscar run in the fall and winter of 2022 for his latest leading role in Emancipation, a bruising, unflinching Civil War drama directed by action-genre specialist Antoine Fuqua . That timeline, however, only exists as a hypothetical. In our timeline, Smith became persona non grata after the Slap, disappearing into relative anonymity for...

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Antoine Fuqua was just a child when he was shot on the streets of Pittsburgh. But the memory is spectacularly vivid. “I was 15,” says the 56-year-old director of the Oscar-winning Training Day. “I remember running through an alleyway and I remember it raining and I remember hearing a voice say ‘run’. I don’t know where it came from. But I remember every detail of those moments. Every detail.”

Hearing Fuqua describe what happened is like watching a sequence from one of his own neo-noir movies. “The bullets hitting the telephone poles. The splintering. The sound,” he says. “The rain on the guy that was shooting. The glasses he wore. The water hitting his glasses. The rifle in his hand.” Each freeze frame comes with a gesture: Fuqua’s hands splayed wide for the bullets, his knuckles gliding past his eyes for the rain, his finger pulling an imaginary trigger.

Whether you’re looking for an adrenaline rush or just love moody mysteries, the thriller genre has you covered in a pinch, and Netflix has no lack of thriller movies to watch. Just like any other film genre, thrillers contain multitudes – some are compelling, some send chills down your spine, and others merely get you really invested in the story. You’ll find all of that and more in our list of the best thrillers on Netflix right now, as we’ve crafted a carefully curated list of films that fit into the thriller genre but won’t leave you disappointed.

The Gift Joel Edgerton in “The Gift” (STX Entertainment)

Consider this a hidden gem of sorts, but Joel Edgerton’s 2015 thriller “The Gift” is a terrific watch that may also rattled your core as it turns the hallmarks of the genre on its head. Edgerton wrote, directed and stars...

In an exuberant social media post, Zac Efron showed a first look at the impossibly muscular physique he built to make himself ring shape for A24’s upcoming The Iron Claw.

Since Robert De Niro got himself into ring shape to play Jake La Motta in Martin Scorsese’s 1980 classic Raging Bull, it has become a badge of pride for actors to at least once put aside the pasta and wine, and hit the gym with fitness and fight trainers, severely alter their diets, and ingesting who knows what else, to get into ripped shape to be believable in the ring. Efron, if you saw Baywatch, has always had the muscle, and yet his ring photo is nearly as stunning as the one Deadline revealed of Jake Gyllenhaal when he starred in the Antoine Fuqua-directed Southpaw. When that photo went on Deadline, the site got so many hits we almost crashed.

Netflix has given a series order to the Western action drama “The Abandons,” which hails from Kurt Sutter.

The show was first reported to be in development at the streaming giant back in November 2021. Netflix has given the show a 10 episode order.

The show’s official logline states: “As a group of diverse, outlier families pursue their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out. These abandoned souls, the kind of lost souls living on the fringe of society, unite their tribes to form a family and fight back. In this bloody process, ‘justice’ is stretched beyond the boundaries of the law. The Abandons will explore that fine line between survival and law, the consequences of violence, and the corrosive power of secrets, as this family fights to keep their land.”

Sutter created “The Abandons” and will serve...

Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer are teaming up to star in “The Wasp,” a psychological thriller based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name.

“Moonlight” Oscar nominee Harris and “Game of Thrones” actor Dormer will play Heather and Carla, who meet up for tea after not having spoken in several years. Heather presents a shocking proposition that will change their lives forever.

Guillem Morales (“Inside No. 9”) will direct, with Malcolm writing the screenplay for producer XYZ Films.

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Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films. James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films will also produce. XYZ is financing in association with Ipr.Vc, and will handle worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.

Exclusive: Toby Wallace, Emory Cohen, Beau Knapp, Karl Glusman and Happy Anderson are set to join the ensemble cast of the Jeff Nichols drama The Bikeriders at New Regency. Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook and Damon Herriman are already on board. Nichols will direct the pic, which is a fictional story inspired by the photography of Danny Lyon and his 1967 book The Bikeriders.

Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones are producing through Tri-State, the company they share with Nichols, alongside New Regency. Fred Berger is executive producing.

The film is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.

Wallace’s big...

After its debut at Sundance in January, where it earned the World Cinema Dramatic Competition award for directing, Ukrainian wartime drama “Klondike” nabbed top honors for best international film at the Chile’s 18th Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic).

“Klondike,” written, directed and edited by Ukrainian filmmaker Marina Er Gorbach (“Omar and Us”), tells the story of expectant couple Irina and Anatoly who live in the village of Grabove, near the Russia-Ukraine border during the high conflict that coincides with downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The couple faces devastation up-close as Irina refuses to relocate, even as troops close in.

Best director went to Chile’s Roberto Baeza for his documentary effort “Punto de Encuentro,” a gripping portrait of filmmakers striving to recreate the story of their fathers, tortured and imprisoned under the dictatorship.

Tyler Taormina (“Ham On Rye”) feature “Happer’s Comet,” which examines alienation by focusing on characters from his Long Island hometown,...

Updated: UFC champion Conor McGregor has joined the cast of the “Road House” remake, as first reported by Deadline. Sources say that he will be playing an original character in the movie and not a version of himself, as the project does center on a former UFC fighter (Jake Gyllenhaal). Production is starting in the Dominican Republic later in August.

Earlier: You want to fight? Jake Gyllenhaal is set to lead Amazon Prime Video’s reimagining of the 1989 MGM film “Road House.”

Famously starring Patrick Swayze, “Road House” centered on a bouncer with a mysterious past who overhauls a rowdy bar and takes down local corruption in the process. For the remake, Gyllenhaal plays a former UFC fighter who, per an official synopsis, takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise.

Exclusive: We’ve just learned that Suretone Pictures and Lionsgate have as set the cast for its adventure horror thriller Creepers, with Jake Manley, Adeline Rudolph, Francesca Reale, Laurence O’Fuarain, Nicholas Hamilton, Javier Botet, Skylan Brooks and Kai Caster joining.

The film, which begins production this week in Bulgaria, is directed by music video and commercial filmmaker Marc Klasfeld.

Creepers follows a group of young urban explorers who plan to investigate an old, boarded-up, seemingly abandoned hotel, only to encounter danger at every turn in the form of a competing group of hostile urban explorers seeking to find a legendary hidden treasure – as well as a supernatural being who wreaks havoc on all.

(Clockwise, from top left) Francesca Reale, Laurence O’Fuarain, Nicholas Hamilton, Javier Botet, Skylan Brooks and Kai Caster

Manley will play Rick, the official leader of the Creepers; Rudolph will play Diane, the unofficial leader of the group,...

Exclusive: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Power Book II: Ghost) has signed on to star in the horror film Skill House from Ryan Kavanaugh’s Proxima Media—and will also produce the pic under his G-Unit Film & Television banner. He joins an ensemble led by TikTok star Bryce Hall, which also includes UFC veteran Paige VanZant, as previously announced. Other new additions to the ensemble include Leah Pipes (Sorority Row), McCarrie McCausland (Army Wives), Ivan Leung (The Tender Bar), Neal McDonough (Yellowstone), John DeLuca (Spree), Caitlin Carmichael (Midnight in the Switchgrass), Dani Oliveros (Roar), Emily Mei (The Download) and Jacob Skidmore (Trinkets).

The film from writer-director Josh Stolberg (Spiral) is billed as a dark satire of social media and influencer culture, and what those new to the sphere are willing to do to attain fame. Conceived as the first in a franchise, it’s currently in production in Los Angeles at...

Exclusive: Rita Ora (Fifty Shades franchise), Nora Arnezeder (The Offer), Saïd Taghmaoui (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) and Joey Bicicchi (Black Bird) have signed on for roles in the action pic Tin Soldier, which is in production in Greece.

They join an ensemble that also includes Jamie Foxx, Scott Eastwood, Robert De Niro, John Leguizamo and Shamier Anderson.

The film from director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout, military-trained followers, he has built an impenetrable fortress and amassed an arsenal of weapons. After several failed infiltration attempts, the government — in the form of military operative Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro) — recruits Nash Cavanaugh (Eastwood), an ex-Special Forces asset, who was once a disciple of The Bokushi. Nash agrees to use his vulnerable past...

Antoine Fuqua has signed an overall television deal with Paramount and MTV Entertainment Studios, Variety has learned.

The deal comes after Fuqua served as executive producer on the Paramount Plus series “Mayor of Kingstown.” The first season of that series concluded in January with a second season on the way. Fuqua returns as an EP on Season 2.

Fuqua and his Hill District Media will focus on developing original scripted and unscripted content under the deal. 101 Studios, which also produces “Mayor of Kingstown,” serves as production partners on all such projects.

“Developing a continued partnership with Paramount & 101 Studios is a huge honor and I am looking forward to working together on a new slate of projects” Fuqua said. “They are great partners to work with on ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ and share in the vision of what’s to come for Hill District Media.”

Fuqua is also currently under a first-look film deal at Netflix.

MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount have signed an overall deal with Emmy Award-winning director and producer Antoine Fuqua through his production banner Hill District Media, the companies announced on Tuesday.

The deal comes on the heels of Fuqua’s successful partnership on the Paramount+ hit series “Mayor of Kingstown,” which was the streaming platform’s second most-watched original series and was recently renewed for a second season.

The overall deal will focus primarily on original scripted and unscripted content for television with 101 Studios serving as production partner on all projects.

“Developing a continued partnership with Paramount & 101 Studios is a huge honor and I am looking forward to working together on a new slate of projects” Fuqua said in a statement to TheWrap. “They are great partners to work with on “Mayor of Kingstown,” and share in the vision of what’s to come for Hill District Media.”

Chris McCarthy,...

The film is up for five Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK-Ireland rights to Tribeca award-winning US feature The Novice, which it will release in cinemas and on digital platforms on April 1, 2022.

The film is the directorial debut of US writer-director Lauren Hadaway, and is based on her personal experience as a competitive collegiate rower.

Isabelle Fuhrman stars as an obsessive college freshman who joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an extreme physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat.

The film debuted at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, winning three awards: best US narrative feature film,...

Singer/songwriter Rita Ora has joined the cast of Disney Plus’ upcoming ‘Beauty and The Beast’ prequel. The news was announced Monday during Disney Branded Television’s session at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour.

On the “Beauty and the Beast” (working title) prequel, Ora will star as “a fugitive with surprising abilities who carries with her a secret that could potentially affect an entire kingdom.” She joins a cast that includes Josh Gad, Luke Evans, Briana Middleton, Fra Fee and Jelani Alladin.

Gad also serves as an executive producer and co-showrunner, along with Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.. The show takes place years before the events of “Beauty and the Beast” and follows Gaston and LeFou as they set off with LeFou’s stepsister, Tilly, after a surprising revelation from her past comes to light.

Ora’s film credits include the “Fifty Shades of Grey” franchise, “Fast & Furious,...

Todd Black is an actor-producer who is known to produce some iconic and evergreen movies like The Pursuit of Happyness, The Equalizer, Southpaw and The Magnificent Seven. His vision to choose the right director and writer has got him many Academy Award nominations. Black talks about Being The Ricardos, writer and director Aaron Sorkin and […]...

It’s that time of year when film awards ballots are going out. Here’s some advice for voters: make sure you see Netflix’s “The Guilty” before voting. It’s a great piece of filmmaking, and Jake Gyllenhaal gives one of the year’s best performances.

However, try not to read about the film. There will be no spoilers in this column, but as Gyllenhaal tells Variety, “It’s important that people approach this movie without too much information.”

Here’s what is safe to report: It takes place in a 911 call center, in a short period of time, with Gyllenhaal’s character Joe Baylor dealing with individuals who are lost, strung out and/or desperate, all while L.A. firefighters are battling a wildfire that complicates everything.

“Guilty” is impressive at any level, but especially considering the degree of difficulty. It was shot in 11 days, with Antoine Fuqua remote-directing from a nearby van,...

Exclusive: Makeready has brought in Collin Creighton to be a producing partner alongside founder Brad Weston and oversee the company’s production slate. Creighton most recently served as Director of Original Studio Film at Netflix, where during his tenure he was instrumental in building out the company’s original film division, overseeing high-profile features including The Irishman, Okja, 22 July, The Laundromat, Spenser Confidential and Velvet Buzzsaw.

Prior to joining Netflix, Creighton was VP Production & Development at The Weinstein Company, where he oversaw titles including Southpaw, St. Vincent, Lee Daniels’ The Butler and both seasons of the Netflix original series Marco Polo.

“Collin’s invaluable experience from his many years at Netflix and his overall skill set are very complimentary for our needs at Makeready. I’m excited to partner with him to make awesome films and series together,” Weston said.

Makeready and Endeavor Content recently announced a multi-year joint venture...