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The Fate of the World Rests in the Hands of Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer Trailer: Watch
Christopher Nolan has revealed the first full-length trailer for Oppenheimer, his upcoming film about the making of the atomic bomb. Nolan’s latest blockbuster follows J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy) as he leads the development of humanity’s most terrifying weapon. Emily Blunt stars as his wife Kitty Oppenheimer, while the film’s cast also boasts heavy hitters like Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Benny Safdie, Dane DeHann, Josh Harnett, Emma Dumont, and Jack Quaid, among others. Oppenheimer hits theaters on July 21st, 2023. The film is based on the 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Advertisement Related Video Nolan wro...
There Are No Unbreakable Vaults in Trailer for Giancarlo Esposito Series Kaleidoscope: Watch
Vaults and skulls are cracked in the first trailer for the new series Kaleidoscope starring Giancarlo Esposito. The anthology-style mystery premieres New Year’s Day on Netflix. Very loosely based on the real-life story of how $70 billion in bonds went missing in Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy, Kaleidoscope‘s narrative conceit is that viewers will watch the series in different orders, and each episode will fill in separate parts of the mystery. It’s the opposite of the HBO approach; instead of everyone watching on a Sunday night together, the spoiler-averse won’t be able to talk about the series at all until they’ve seen the whole thing. The plot spans 25 years and follows mastermind Leo Pap (Esposito) as he puts together a crew to steal $7 billion from a supposedly un...
Kevin Spacey Books First Movie Since Winning Anthony Rapp Lawsuit
Despite being accused of sexual misconduct by several men, Kevin Spacey has booked a role in a new movie. The news comes after he was found not liable for damages brought forth in a contentious lawsuit from Anthony Rapp, whose accusations against Spacey were the first made public knowledge. As Variety reports, Spacey has booked a voice role in Control, a thriller from the British indie production company Cupsogue Pictures. Written and directed by Gene Fallaize, the movie follows Stella Simmons (Lauren Metcalfe), a British government minister who is having an affair with the Prime Minister (Mark Hampton). Spacey plays a hijacker who knows her secret and takes over her self-driving car, taking a trapped Simmons on a rampage through London. According to Variety, Space...
Cate Blanchett Is a Conductor on the Edge in Trailer for Todd Field’s TÁR: Watch
Todd Field has readied TÁR, his first film in 16 years, and he’s enlisted none other than Cate Blanchett for the occasion. Watch Blanchett play Lydia Tár, a famous but floundering composer, in the film’s first trailer below. The fictional Tár, as the trailer explains, is a talented composer who rises to become the first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra. Despite her success, the film makes clear that she struggles to write. “I keep hearing something,” she explains of the issue, as the clip shows her devolving into paranoia. Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Mark Stron round out the cast of TÁR. The film marks writer and director Field’s first project since 2006’s Little Children, and it contains original mu...
Mila Kunis’ Perfect Life Isn’t What it Seems in Luckiest Girl Alive Trailer: Watch
Netflix has today unveiled the official trailer for its forthcoming drama-mystery Luckiest Girl Alive. Directed by Mike Barker, the film stars Mila Kunis as a young woman who appears to have it all figured out in life — until painful reminders of traumatic events from her past threaten to upend everything. Ani FaNelli (Kunis) has the life you could only imagine for yourself: She lives in New York City, works for a prestigious magazine, and will soon be wed to the man of her dreams, Luke, in a “lavish but tasteful” ceremony. “I am this close to the life no one thought I deserved,” Ani says in a voiceover. Things start going south when a documentarian approaches Ani in hopes of uncovering details about an incident that occurred at her high school while she was a student there: “There are sti...
“I’m Here”: Florence Pugh Attends Don’t Worry Darling Premiere Amid Reported Beef with Olivia Wilde
Don’t Worry Darling has been shrouded by rumors of cast in-fighting, an unprofessional workplace, and mistruths told to cover up the drama, and the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival really didn’t help put any gossip to rest. Star Florence Pugh, dodging the film’s press conference, strolled into the event late with a drink in her hand, while director Olivia Wilde stayed mum on questions about perceived tensions altogether. Rumors that Pugh and Wilde didn’t get along on the Don’t Worry Darling set have swirled for a while, but the gossip really seemed to be rooted in reality when the Venice Film Festival confirmed that Pugh would not attend the project’s press conference. The festival explained that Pugh was in Budapest filming Dune and that her flight wouldn’t get in unt...
Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett Go on a Manhunt in Trailer for Netflix Film Lou: Watch
“I wish I could say that some good came from what I did,” Allison Janney says in the trailer for Lou, Netflix’s upcoming action thriller. “In truth, I left the world a more dangerous place.” The clip keeps Lou’s official job title under wraps, but when a desperate mother (Jurnee Smollett) asks her to help locate her kidnapped daughter, it’s clear she’s some kind of dangerous badass. Directed by Anna Foerster from a screenplay by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley, Lou follows Janney and Smollett through the rainy wilderness as they hunt for Smollett’s child. As the trailer progresses, Janney’s Lou reveals that “this isn’t just a kidnapping,” but she stays mum on everything else, like how she learned how to incapacitate a grown man (Her answer? “Girl Scouts”). Logan Marshall-Green, Ridley As...
Review: Aubrey Plaza Breaks Bad in the Tense Thriller Emily the Criminal
This review was part of our coverage of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The Pitch: Emily (Aubrey Plaza) just can’t catch a break. She’s a college dropout, reeling from a felony aggravated assault conviction that follows her to every job interview, tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt weighing her down like a ball and chain. It’s calcified her to the world, approaching each new interview just waiting for the next reason she’ll be rejected. All she’s got to her name are her wits and a can of pepper spray. But a rare opportunity appears when a coworker at her degrading catering gig turns her onto a way to make some extra money: show up at a warehouse at the proper hour, perform a small-scale credit card scam with boosted flatscreens, and you earn $200 in an hour. You ...
Leonardo DiCaprio to Star in Martin Scorsese’s Shipwreck Thriller The Wager
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese can’t seem to get enough of each other lately: After wrapping production on the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon, the actor and director are teaming up for another Apple Originals Film called The Wager, as first broken by The Hollywood Reporter. Just like Flower Moon, the upcoming project is an adaptation of a non-fiction book by journalist David Grann. This time around, Scorsese is taking on Grann’s The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, which is due out in April 2023. The Wager is set in the 1740s and tells the story of a British naval ship of the same name. After it crashed in South America’s Patagonia region while chasing a Spanish ship filled with treasure, the remaining 30-person crew somehow braved the seas in...
John Wick 4 Teaser Trailer Premieres at Comic-Con: Watch
The first look at John Wick 4 premiered at Comic-Con on Friday evening. Billed as a “sneak peak,” the minute-long teaser trailer is streaming below. Alongside Keanu Reeves as the film’s titular hitman, John Wick 4 returns Ian McShane as New York Continental Hotel proprietor Winston Scott and Lance Reddick as Continental concierge Charon. New additions to the cast are Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, and Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama making her feature film debut. Chad Stahelski, who helmed the previous three John Wick films, is back in the director’s chair. John Wick 4 is set to hit theaters on March 24th, 2023. A fifth film is the franchise has already been greenlit by Lionsgate and is in early development. Advertisement Related Video Additionally, a ...
Steve Carell Faces Off with a Serial Killer in Therapy in Trailer for The Patient: Watch
FX has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming series The Patient starring Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson. The Office funnyman goes serious in the clip as Alan Strauss, a therapist tasked with analyzing the needs and psyche of a new patient named Sam, played by Domhnall Gleeson. “I’m not content,” the latter despairs in their initial session. “I…get angry. That’s the sort of thing you help people with, right?” Correct, therapy is generally for helping people work through their issues. Except things take a turn when Gleeson’s character reveals he doesn’t just have an anger problem: he’s a serial killer. One who decides to kidnap Alan and hold him hostage to get the help he needs, to be exact. Advertisement Related Video “Successful therapy requires a safe environment,” Carell intones while...
Todd Phillips Confirms Joker 2, Reveals Sequel Subtitle
Start practicing your high kicks, because Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker may live to dance on another set of stairs. Director Todd Phillips has shared a photo of the script for a new Joker film, as well as a shot of Phoenix reading the draft, all-but-confirming Joker 2 is on the way. Dubbed Joker: Folie à Deux, the script gives writing credits to Phillips and Scott Silver, who collaborated on the original 2019 film. The French title translates to “shared madness,” which could suggest the direction for the sequel (Harley Quinn, anyone?). In any case, the sequel will likely be a blockbuster: After Joker became the most profitable comic book movie of all time, Warner Bros. reportedly offered Phoenix $50 million to reprise his Academy Award-winning role in two more films. Pho...
