Jeff Bridges’ days as rogue CIA operative Dan Chase have come to an end. FX has announced that The Old Man will not return for a third season, marking the end of the critically acclaimed series. Despite its strong start and an impressive cast that includes John Lithgow , Amy Brenneman, and Alia Shawkat, The Old Man fell victim to a series of production challenges … Continue reading ‘The Old Man’ Cancelled After Two Seasons!!
Season 2 of Netflix‘s smash-hit spy thriller series The Night Agent doesn’t come out for another two months, but we already have some major information about the show’s third season — including adding a cast member who is quite familiar with the genre. Genesis Rodriguez, star of the Paramount+ series Lioness, has joined the cast of The Night Agent Season 3 in an undisclosed role, … Continue reading ‘The Night Agent’ Season 3 Adds Genesis Rodriguez!!
Following last month’s announcement that The Night Agent, one of Netflix‘s top hits and most successful series, was returning for a second season set to debut in “Winter 2025”, questions abound as to exactly what that meant. After all, winter is January and February, but also November and December. So, did we have two months to wait or a year? Well, Netflix has just answered … Continue reading ‘The Night Agent’ Season 2 Teaser Teases a New Dangerous Mission!! Check It Out!!
Continuing the impressive track record from its first season, The Night Agent has already secured a renewal for a third season, well in advance of the release of its second season, which isn’t even due to drop on the streamer until Winter 2025. Production for Season 3 will begin in Istanbul at the end of 2024, before returning to film in New York in 2025. … Continue reading ‘The Night Agent’ Already Renewed for Season 3, Ahead of Season 2 Premiere!!
To what extent would you go for love? In the case of FX‘s The Old Man, sacrifice is the measure of love. It’s been well over two years since the first season concluded, and now the second season of The Old Man is set to premiere in September. Now, ahead of what promises to be an intense second outing, FX has released an all-new official … Continue reading ‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Trailer Finds Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow on a Rescue Mission!! Check It Out!!
FX has just released the first teaser for Season 2 of The Old Man, set to premiere on September 12, and it promises to be even more intense and thrilling than its predecessor. Starring Jeff Bridges as former CIA agent Dan Chase and John Lithgow as former FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper, the new season centers on their most crucial mission yet: rescuing Emily Chase … Continue reading ‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Teaser Teases High Stakes!! Check It Out!!
Netflix‘s hit conspiracy thriller The Night Agent has added three for guest roles in Season 2: Marwan Kenzari (Black Adam), Elise Kibler (The Sunlit Night), and Dikran Tulaine (The Blacklist). Kenzari plays Reza, a decorated soldier court marshalled for another man’s crime, who’s been given the opportunity to be a night agent. Fiercely intelligent, with a wry sense of humor and a trigger temper, he … Continue reading ‘The Night Agent’ Season 2 Adds Marwan Kenzari, and More!!
Netflix’s The Night Agent is back in production for Season 2, and today, Variety announced that the series has rounded out its cast. This coming season, Michael Malarkey and Keon Alexander will star as series regulars, with Navid Negahban and Rob Heaps set as recurring guest cast. The group joins returning series stars Luciane Buchanan and Gabriel Basso. The Night Agent debuted last year, garnering … Continue reading ‘The Night Agent’ Season 2 Adds Michael Malarkey, Navid Negahban and More!!
Synopsis – Based on the cookbook Sitting in Bars with Cake by Audrey Shulman. Directed – Trish Sie Starring – Yara Shahidi, Odessa A’zion, Ron Livingston Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Sitting in Bars with Cake’ Trailer Sees Yara Shahidi Baking and Building New Relationships!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A CIA operative and his translator flee from special forces in Afghanistan after exposing a covert mission. Directed – Ric Roman Waugh Starring – Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Elnaaz Norouzi Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Kandahar’ Trailer Sees Gerard Butler in a Race for Survival!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A CIA operative and his translator flee from special forces in Afghanistan after exposing a covert mission. Directed – Ric Roman Waugh Starring – Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Elnaaz Norouzi Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Kandahar’ Trailer Sees Gerard Butler in a Mission Gone Horribly Wrong!! Check It Out!!
Open Road has set Gerard Butler’s action movie Kandahar for Memorial Day weekend. The feature is directed by Ric Roman Waugh from a script he co-wrote with Mitchell LaFortune. The movie reunites the actor and director duo who previously worked on features like Angel Has Fallen and Greenland. The movie follows Butler as an undercover CIA operative, Tom Harris, who is stuck deep in hostile … Continue reading ‘Kandahar’: Gerard Butler’s Next Actioner Sets May 26 as Release Date!!
Synopsis – An ancient evil awakens and only Bruce Wayne can save 1920s Gotham City. Directed – Christopher Berkeley, Sam Liu Starring (voices of) – David Giuntoli, Tati Gabrielle, David Dastmalchian Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham’ Trailer Takes Us to 1920s Gotham!! Check It Out!!
While DC’s cinematic universe is in a wait and see period, their animated universe continues to thrive. 2023 is going to be another big year for DC animation and one of the more intriguing offerings that we know of so far is Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham. The Batman story is expected out next spring. With the new year right around the Bat-corner, … Continue reading ‘Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham’: First Images Teases the Next DC Animated Feature!! Check It Out!!
It was announced today that Open Road Films has acquired the North American rights to Kandahar, an explosive action thriller starring Gerard Butler. The film is now set for a 2023 theatrical release. Kandahar comes from G-BASE, Thunder Road, Capstone Studios, and MBC Studios. Kandahar tells the story of Tom Harris, played by Gerard Butler, an undercover CIA operative who finds himself stuck in hostile … Continue reading ‘Kandahar’: Gerard Butler’s Next Actioner to Arrive in 2023!!
Gerard Butler-led military thriller film Kandahar has begun filming in Saudi Arabia, Deadline reports. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, the movie will mark yet another team up for the director and leading man, who have previously worked together on Greenland and Angel Has Fallen. Two new cast additions have also been announced, as Ali Fazal (Death on the Nile and Victoria & Abdul) and Navid … Continue reading ‘Kandahar’: Gerard Butler’s Next Actioner Begins Filming; Adds Cast Members!!
If spy thrillers are your cup of tea, you might be interested to see what Apple TV+ has in store later this month. The streaming service just revealed the trailer for the upcoming espionage series Tehran, from Fauda head writer Moshe Zonder. The series stars Niv Sultan as a Mossad agent on a deep cover operation in Tehran that goes catastrophically wrong, throwing her into … Continue reading ‘Tehran’ Trailer Teases the Apple TV+ Espionage Series!! Check It Out!!
Disney ain’t ever had a friend like money, as the studio eyes a sequel to Guy Ritchie‘s live-action Aladdin just a few weeks after the remake flew over the billion-dollar mark. This astronomical number easily marks Aladdin as the second highest-grossing live-action remake in Disney’s catalog, with Bill Condon‘s Beauty and the Beast taking the top spot and Jon Favreau‘s The Lion King taking no spots … Continue reading ‘Aladdin 2’: Disney Exploring a Sequel to Live-Action Movie!!
Synopsis – A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. My Take – Like most, I too have been open about my cynicism towards Disney‘s recent practice of remaking their entirety of their animated library (trust me it is heading that way) into soul-less live-action features, a factor … Continue reading Aladdin (2019) Review!!
With Aladdin set to arrive in cinemas this Friday, Disney has released another featurette from the live-action adaptation which focuses on Princess Jasmine and includes interviews with stars Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Mena Massound and director Guy Ritchie, as well as offering a sneak peek at the movie’s new original song ‘Speechless’; watch it here: A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: Latest Featurette Focuses on Naomi Scott’s Princess Jasmine!! Check It Out!!
Walt Disney Studios has released a special look featurette for Aladdin which includes interviews with stars Mena Massoud, Will Smith, Naomi Scott, and Nasim Pedrad, director Guy Ritchie, producer Dan Lin, and production designer Gemma Jackson who discuss the live-action adventure’s vibrant setting and the work they put in to give Agrabah an authentic look; watch it here: A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: New Featurette Explores Disney’s Live-Action Remake!! Check It Out!!
A new clip from Disney’s upcoming Aladdin live-action remake has landed online, this time giving us a look at a new iteration of one of the animated film’s classic songs. “Prince Ali” is the showstopping number that introduces Aladdin’s new, fancy look thanks to the Genie, and in the animated film is full of color and vibrancy and, well, Robin Williams. Obviously that can’t translate … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: New Clip Has Will Smith Singing “Prince Ali”!! Check It Out!!
With an eye towards dominating the Memorial Day weekend, Disney has now released a new clip for Aladdin, two TV spots, and a new poster. Based on the classic animated movie, Guy Ritchie’s live-action adaptation follows the eponymous street thief (Mena Massoud) who discovers a magic lamp and uses his wishes from the genie (Will Smith) to try and become a prince and win the … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: The Upcoming Disney Film Gets a New Clip, Two TV Spots, and a Poster!! Check It Out!!
Update: Official tracking numbers are now in, with Aladdin expected to gross around $100 million across the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, and $80 million from the Friday-Sunday period. Original story follows: Tim Burton’s Dumbo didn’t quite manage to soar at the box office, with the filmmaker’s live-action adaptation of the 1941 animated Disney classic opening well below expectations last weekend with $45 million domestic … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: Disney Film is Tracking a $100 Million Domestic Opening at the BO!!
With the release of Aladdin just a month away, a new TV spot has been released for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming live-action remake of the Disney animated classic which is packed with previously unseen footage; watch it here: A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: New TV Spot Serves Up New Footage!!! Check It Out!!
Disney has released a new TV spot for its upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie, and it offers our first look at Will Smith as Genie. Mena Massoud stars as the street-rat-with-a-heart-of-gold Aladdin, with Naomi Scott as the beautiful and determined Princess Jasmine. The movie will feature a new repertoire of songs by Alan Menken and La La Land songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Menken originally collaborated with Howard Ashman and Tim Rice for the music in the 1992 animated version). This new TV spot is … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: New TV Spot Takes You to a Very Sparkly Whole New World!! Check It Out!!
This past week, we’ve had an international poster and a TV spot for Aladdin, and now Disney has released four new character posters for the live-action adventure featuring Aladdin & Abu, Jasmine & Rajah, Genie, and Jafar & Iago; check them out here: A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: Disney’s Latest Adaption Gets Four New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
A new TV spot has arrived online for the upcoming live-action remake of the animated classic which features a few snippets of previously unseen footage; watch it here: A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, “Aladdin” is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: Disney’s Next Adaption Gets a New TV Spot!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – When a street urchin finds a lamp with a genie inside, he uses the lamp to turn himself into a prince in order to win the heart of a beautiful princess. But an evil vizier is after the lamp too. Directed – Guy Ritchie Starring – Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Alan Tudyk Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: New Trailer Finally Gives Something To Sing About!! Check It Out!!
Although Iago had been glimpsed in the trailers for Aladdin, we hadn’t seen Jafar’s parrot speak, leading to speculation that maybe in a live-action universe, he wouldn’t have any lines, or not be as loquacious as when Gilbert Gottfried voiced the character in the 1992 animated movie and its sequels. But it looks like Iago will have a voice, and Disney is going to a … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: Alan Tudyk to Voice Iago in the Live-Action Movie!!!
Disney has released the first TV spot for its upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie, and it offers our first look at Will Smith as Genie. Mena Massoud stars as the street-rat-with-a-heart-of-gold Aladdin, with Naomi Scott as the beautiful and determined Princess Jasmine. The movie will feature a new repertoire of songs by Alan Menken and La La Land songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Menken originally collaborated with Howard Ashman and Tim Rice for the music in the 1992 animated version). This … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: First TV Spot Reveals Will Smith’s Blue Genie!! Check It Out!!
Another image has arrived online of Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine in the upcoming live-action remake of the Disney animated classic Aladdin; check it out here: Aladdin is being directed by Guy Ritchie (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) and features a cast that includes Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Naomi Scott (Princess Jasmine), Will Smith (Genie), Marwan Kenzari (Jafar), Navid Negahban (The Sultan), Nasim Pedrad (Dalia); Billy Magnussen (Prince … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: New Image Features Naomi Scott’s Princess Jasmine!! Check It Out!!
A new image has arrived online from Guy Ritchie’s live-action remake of the animated Disney classic Aladdin which gives us another look at Naomi Scott’s Princess Jasmine alongside Navid Negahban’s Sultan, with Jafar (Marwan Kenzari) looking on in the background; take a look here courtesy of Fandango: Aladdin is being directed by Guy Ritchie (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) and features a cast that includes Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Naomi Scott … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: New Image Offers New look at Princess Jasmine and the Sultan!! Check It Out!!
The first trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin didn’t give us too much to go on aside from some vague establishing shots of deserts and themes of Arabian Nights. Thankfully, Disney has now released some images from their upcoming movie, directed by Guy Ritchie, which does more to introduce us to the characters that populate this magical world. In the 8 new images, via EW, … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: First Images Introduce Disney’s Live-Action Remake!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name. Directed – Guy Ritchie Starring – Billy Magnussen, Will Smith, Naomi Scott Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: First Trailer Reveals the Latest Disney’s Live-Action Remake!! Check It Out!!
Today, Will Smith shared the first Aladdin poster for Disney’s live-action remake, where Smith will take over the iconic role of Genie (originally voiced, of course, by Robin Williams). As Smith wrote for the poster’s caption: “LEMME OUT!! Can’t wait for y’all to see me BLUE!” 10,000 years is a long time. The upcoming feature will be directed by Guy Ritchie, and as we reported back in August, … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’: First Poster Teases Disney’s Live-Action Remake!! Check It Out!!
Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice did some outstanding music for 1992’s animated Aladdin including hits like “One Jump Ahead”, “Friend Like Me”, “Prince Ali”, and “A Whole New World.” Now Guy Ritchie is adapting the animated classic into a live-action feature, and while it will retain the songs from the original, Menken and La La Land songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’ to Feature New Songs from ‘La La Land’ Songwriters and Alan Menken!!!
Synopsis – 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban. My Take – I think the math is simple, as long as wars are going to continue, film about them are going to be made. After all, … Continue reading 12 Strong (2018) Review!!!
Synopsis – 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban. Directed – Nicolai Fuglsig Starring – Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky, Taylor Sheridan Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘12 Strong’: New Trailer Sees Chris Hemsworth Leading Soldiers Against Al-Qaeda!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban. Directed – Nicolai Fuglsig Starring – Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky, Taylor Sheridan Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘12 Strong’ Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Leads Horse Soldiers in the Afghanistan War!! Check It Out!!
Yesterday, Disney embarks on a whole new world of live-action filmmaking as Guy Ritchie‘s Aladdin starts filming. As Disney themselves report, casting for the adaptation of the animated classic is complete and production is currently underway at Longcross Studios outside London. The Aladdin cast includes: Will Smith as the Genie who has the power to grant three wishes to whoever possesses his magic lamp; Mena Massoud (Amazon’s … Continue reading ‘Aladdin’ Live-Action Movie Starts Filming; Will Smith Shares Behind-the-Scenes Cast Pic!! Check It Out!!
