When Gamescom happened at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studio debuted Secret Level, an animated anthology featuring short stories set in the worlds of some of the most popular video games on the planet. The anticipated project hails from the makers of Love, Death + Robots, an anthology series featuring original tales in horror, science-fiction, and fantasy. According to a leaked trailer for Secret Level, the cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart, and Keanu Reeves, lending severe star power to the stunningly gorgeous collection of short stories based on video games like Mega Man, Concord, Armored Core, Sifu, Warhammer 40,000, and more. MP1st was the first to report about the leak.
Other names rumored to be in the trailer (which is no longer available after a DMCA takedown) include Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett), Ariana Greenblatt (Barbie), Merle Dandridge (The Last of Us...
Other names rumored to be in the trailer (which is no longer available after a DMCA takedown) include Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett), Ariana Greenblatt (Barbie), Merle Dandridge (The Last of Us...
- 10/15/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Netflix is back with a new star-studded action movie — this time led by Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry — with “The Union.” Wahlberg stars as Mike, a Jersey construction worker who finds his average life turned upside down when his high school sweetheart Roxanne (Berry) shows up and he gets tangled up in a continent-skipping international intelligence adventure.
But Berry and Wahlberg aren’t the only familiar faces in the Netflix romp. Here’s a handy guide to “The Union” cast and the characters they play.
Halle Berry in “The Union” (Laura Radford/Netflix)
Halle Berry as Roxanne Hall — Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry stars as The Union operative Roxanne Hall, an ass-kicking, world-traveling adventurer who never misses her shot. Berry is best known for her superhero roles, playing Storm in the “X-Men” films and Catwoman in “Catwoman,” as well as her Best Actress-winning performance in “Monster’s Ball.” Her well-known titles also include “John Wick 3,...
But Berry and Wahlberg aren’t the only familiar faces in the Netflix romp. Here’s a handy guide to “The Union” cast and the characters they play.
Halle Berry in “The Union” (Laura Radford/Netflix)
Halle Berry as Roxanne Hall — Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry stars as The Union operative Roxanne Hall, an ass-kicking, world-traveling adventurer who never misses her shot. Berry is best known for her superhero roles, playing Storm in the “X-Men” films and Catwoman in “Catwoman,” as well as her Best Actress-winning performance in “Monster’s Ball.” Her well-known titles also include “John Wick 3,...
- 8/16/2024
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
Much like fast-food chains make sure their menu items have just the right amount of sugar, salt and fat to make their products addictive, Netflix delivers action movies that feel as if they were created in a lab.
That doesn’t make them any less enjoyable as long as you recognize their artificiality and don’t mind signing on for it. The latest example is The Union, featuring a terrific cast led by Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, exotic locations, high-energy action sequences and sufficient doses of light-hearted humor to assure us that no one involved is taking the proceedings too seriously. It’s a pleasant enough diversion that you’ll likely instantly forget until the inevitable sequel comes along.
Wahlberg plays to his (shirtless) strengths as Mike, who only deviates from the actor’s usual working-class persona in that he’s a Jersey boy rather than a Southie. A...
That doesn’t make them any less enjoyable as long as you recognize their artificiality and don’t mind signing on for it. The latest example is The Union, featuring a terrific cast led by Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, exotic locations, high-energy action sequences and sufficient doses of light-hearted humor to assure us that no one involved is taking the proceedings too seriously. It’s a pleasant enough diversion that you’ll likely instantly forget until the inevitable sequel comes along.
Wahlberg plays to his (shirtless) strengths as Mike, who only deviates from the actor’s usual working-class persona in that he’s a Jersey boy rather than a Southie. A...
- 8/16/2024
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Life peaked in high school for Mike McKenna (Mark Wahlberg), whereas then-sweetheart Roxanne Hall (Halle Berry) managed to escape dead-end New Jersey and travel the world. While he joined the local construction workers union, she joined the Union, a clandestine spy group about whom Roxanne blandly claims, “Half the intelligence community don’t know we exist, and the other half regret finding out.”
A lazy wish-fulfillment fantasy from Netflix’s star-service department, “The Union” is actually the story of a reunion — Mike and Roxanne’s — set against the backdrop of a crisis we’ve seen one too many times in recent spy movies. For Wahlberg, the wish in question is wanting to be James Bond, which will never happen for the Dorchester-born American. And the fantasy is getting to play the next best thing, recruited by former Bond girl Halle Berry.
The movie’s big idea is to shoehorn a...
A lazy wish-fulfillment fantasy from Netflix’s star-service department, “The Union” is actually the story of a reunion — Mike and Roxanne’s — set against the backdrop of a crisis we’ve seen one too many times in recent spy movies. For Wahlberg, the wish in question is wanting to be James Bond, which will never happen for the Dorchester-born American. And the fantasy is getting to play the next best thing, recruited by former Bond girl Halle Berry.
The movie’s big idea is to shoehorn a...
- 8/16/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
The Union may be another one of those globe-hopping, star-driven popcorn action movies Netflix has specialized in of late, but because of a fortuitous star teaming of Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry — two vets of the genre working together for the first time — it really is a cut above and just pure entertainment. Nothing wrong with that, though if this were made by Lionsgate, where both stars have a history, it would be a major late-summer theatrical, rather that being tossed into the streaming pool.
Nevertheless, it should find a global audience ready to buy into a premise as old as The Dirty Dozen and The A-Team and one that also just seems like the perfect TV series pilot if it were not for the glittering filmography of the principals involved.
The Union is a kind of underground group that comes in and does the dirty work for the CIA and FBI.
Nevertheless, it should find a global audience ready to buy into a premise as old as The Dirty Dozen and The A-Team and one that also just seems like the perfect TV series pilot if it were not for the glittering filmography of the principals involved.
The Union is a kind of underground group that comes in and does the dirty work for the CIA and FBI.
- 8/16/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Plot: Mike is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne, shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way.
Review: Spy franchises work when the main characters are augmented like Jason Bourne or elite veterans like James Bond and Ethan Hunt. When starting a new franchise, it is tricky to balance it and make it believable that an average nobody can quickly become a hero. The Union represents Mark Wahlberg’s second attempt in three years to play a seemingly average guy who has hidden skills that make him a vital resource to save the world. In 2021’s Infinite,...
Review: Spy franchises work when the main characters are augmented like Jason Bourne or elite veterans like James Bond and Ethan Hunt. When starting a new franchise, it is tricky to balance it and make it believable that an average nobody can quickly become a hero. The Union represents Mark Wahlberg’s second attempt in three years to play a seemingly average guy who has hidden skills that make him a vital resource to save the world. In 2021’s Infinite,...
- 8/16/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
“The Union” is a movie starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry. With J.K. Simmons and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
Boasting a seasoned cast well-versed in action films, a plot ready for deployment, and the quintessential Hollywood blueprint for a Friday night flick, “The Union” exemplifies the adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This film adheres to a tried-and-true formula that seems eternally effective. Why bother innovating when repetition guarantees success?
This film succeeds precisely because it follows a proven formula: we know what works, when to deploy certain elements, and in what manner.
It’s a pre-packaged recipe for a successful action movie, yet it carries the same appeal as quality fast food—predictable but satisfying.
Plot Summary
Mike McKenna (portrayed by Mark Wahlberg) is an ordinary guy working in construction. His life takes an unexpected turn when his ex-girlfriend Roxanne (played by Halle Berry) reappears, unbeknownst to him,...
Boasting a seasoned cast well-versed in action films, a plot ready for deployment, and the quintessential Hollywood blueprint for a Friday night flick, “The Union” exemplifies the adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This film adheres to a tried-and-true formula that seems eternally effective. Why bother innovating when repetition guarantees success?
This film succeeds precisely because it follows a proven formula: we know what works, when to deploy certain elements, and in what manner.
It’s a pre-packaged recipe for a successful action movie, yet it carries the same appeal as quality fast food—predictable but satisfying.
Plot Summary
Mike McKenna (portrayed by Mark Wahlberg) is an ordinary guy working in construction. His life takes an unexpected turn when his ex-girlfriend Roxanne (played by Halle Berry) reappears, unbeknownst to him,...
- 8/16/2024
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The Mission: Impossible franchise is the pinnacle of action cinema in Hollywood. There’s nobody in the North American film industry who’s doing it like Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, and everyone that’s ready to put their lives on the line for these two maniacs. That said, there are many who want to copy them without really putting in the effort that’s necessary to create memorable action sequences that feel tangible and realistic as hell. Recently, we got Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, which lifted scenes from the M:i franchise via the cheapest-looking visual effects available to mankind. Prime Video products such as Jack Ryan, Role Play, and Citadel have tried to do the same and failed every time. Netflix has been throwing millions of dollars at anyone and everyone so that they can have their very own spy franchise. As a result, we have some of the...
- 8/16/2024
- by Pramit Chatterjee
- DMT
Netflix’s The Union sees Mark Wahlberg team up once again with director Julian Farino. Farino directed 23 episodes of HBO’s Entourage, which was loosely based on Wahlberg’s early days in Hollywood and on which the actor was also an executive producer (and occasional guest star). Farino has never directed an action-comedy like this before, while Wahlberg has become extremely comfortable in this arena over the last several years. How does the rekindled partnership fare?
Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg in The Union (2024)/Netflix
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The Union Plot
Construction worker Mike (Wahlberg) lives a simple, yet happy life in his native New Jersey. He still lives with his mother, hangs out with his friends from high school, frequents the same spots around town. It may not be an exciting life, but it’s his. But – and...
Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg in The Union (2024)/Netflix
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The Union Plot
Construction worker Mike (Wahlberg) lives a simple, yet happy life in his native New Jersey. He still lives with his mother, hangs out with his friends from high school, frequents the same spots around town. It may not be an exciting life, but it’s his. But – and...
- 8/16/2024
- by Matt Hambidge
- FandomWire
“Because I can, goddamn.”
So said Halle Berry last night when asked by The Hollywood Reporter why she selected a sheer, lingerie-style La Perla creation last night for the world premiere of Netflix’s The Union. The Julian Farino-directed action drama casts the 57-year-old Oscar winner as Roxanne, a member of a covert intelligence operation who recruits Mike, a down-to-earth construction worker from New Jersey played by Mark Wahlberg, to join a high-stakes mission. They happen to be high school sweethearts, and that’s another reason Berry braved the red carpet in the daring dress.
“I thought with the theme of this movie being lovers reuniting, it was time to bring this out,” she continued. “This is also where I’m at today.”
Berry, styled by Lindsay Flores, poses in La Perla outside Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre.
Another place Berry finds herself with The Union is starring opposite Wahlberg...
So said Halle Berry last night when asked by The Hollywood Reporter why she selected a sheer, lingerie-style La Perla creation last night for the world premiere of Netflix’s The Union. The Julian Farino-directed action drama casts the 57-year-old Oscar winner as Roxanne, a member of a covert intelligence operation who recruits Mike, a down-to-earth construction worker from New Jersey played by Mark Wahlberg, to join a high-stakes mission. They happen to be high school sweethearts, and that’s another reason Berry braved the red carpet in the daring dress.
“I thought with the theme of this movie being lovers reuniting, it was time to bring this out,” she continued. “This is also where I’m at today.”
Berry, styled by Lindsay Flores, poses in La Perla outside Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre.
Another place Berry finds herself with The Union is starring opposite Wahlberg...
- 8/14/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Halle Berry has established herself as one of the leading actresses in the industry with her impressive body of work and several accolades he has received over the years. The actresses have juggled both character-driven dramas as well as studio blockbusters. Along with an incredible Oscar win for Monster’s Ball, she most famously played Storm in the X-Men films.
Deadpool & Wolverine saw the return of X-Men characters like Pyro | Credits: Marvel Studios
The actress played the iconic superhero in the original three X-Men films alongside Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. The actor reprised the role in Deadpool & Wolverine recently, and fans believed that other X-Men characters would be in it, including Berry’s character. However, in a recent conversation, Berry revealed that she was never approached by Ryan Reynolds for the film.
Halle Berry Has An Unexpected Reply About Her Absence In Deadpool & Wolverine
Halle Berry earned worldwide...
Deadpool & Wolverine saw the return of X-Men characters like Pyro | Credits: Marvel Studios
The actress played the iconic superhero in the original three X-Men films alongside Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. The actor reprised the role in Deadpool & Wolverine recently, and fans believed that other X-Men characters would be in it, including Berry’s character. However, in a recent conversation, Berry revealed that she was never approached by Ryan Reynolds for the film.
Halle Berry Has An Unexpected Reply About Her Absence In Deadpool & Wolverine
Halle Berry earned worldwide...
- 8/13/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Halle Berry is not afraid to show some skin!
The Oscar-winning actress wore a daring sheer dress while attending the red carpet premiere of her new Netflix movie The Union on Monday night (August 12) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Halle was joined at the event by co-stars Mark Wahlberg, Mike Colter, Jk Simmons, Jackie Earle Haley, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alice Lee, Jessica De Gouw, and director Julian Farino.
Mark brought his wife Rhea to the event!
Here’s a synopsis of the movie: Mike (Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases,...
The Oscar-winning actress wore a daring sheer dress while attending the red carpet premiere of her new Netflix movie The Union on Monday night (August 12) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Halle was joined at the event by co-stars Mark Wahlberg, Mike Colter, Jk Simmons, Jackie Earle Haley, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alice Lee, Jessica De Gouw, and director Julian Farino.
Mark brought his wife Rhea to the event!
Here’s a synopsis of the movie: Mike (Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases,...
- 8/13/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
In the very first action set piece of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, a chopper gets shot out of the sky, crashing in front of a truck carrying heroes that includes Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans). The scene which follow would set the tone for the rest of movie. After that fiery explosion, there is an all-out assault on the soldiers, who do their best to repel the black-clad Cobra troopers. Alas, the heroes’ weapons are no match for the terrorists’ superior tech.
A funny thing, however, is also occurring in this scene—an element which borders on distracting. The camera focuses less on the carnage circling around the heroes and more on the recognizable IP of their vehicles and uniforms. The lens flies past the nose of the Cobra ship attacking Duke and Ripcord in order to instead highlight the high-tech missiles on its side. Each...
A funny thing, however, is also occurring in this scene—an element which borders on distracting. The camera focuses less on the carnage circling around the heroes and more on the recognizable IP of their vehicles and uniforms. The lens flies past the nose of the Cobra ship attacking Duke and Ripcord in order to instead highlight the high-tech missiles on its side. Each...
- 8/1/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Netflix is all set for an entertainment-packed August this year. As we have already told you about all the entertaining AMC shows coming to Netflix in August, but there is more because Netflix being Netflix, makes a ton of original content and some of that is coming out this month. From the final season of Netflix’s hit superhero series The Umbrella Academy to a series that is being described as a “darkly comedic and contemporary reimagining of Greek gods” starring Jeff Goldblum. So, we also picked out the 10 best Netflix originals that will be coming out on Netflix this August.
Unstable Season 2 (August 1)
Unstable returns for more mayhem, more parental drama, more hilarious antics, and even more father-son bonding in its second season. Created by Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe, and Victor Fresco, the Netflix workplace comedy series will see Jackson trying to prepare for an eventual takeover of his father’s company,...
Unstable Season 2 (August 1)
Unstable returns for more mayhem, more parental drama, more hilarious antics, and even more father-son bonding in its second season. Created by Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe, and Victor Fresco, the Netflix workplace comedy series will see Jackson trying to prepare for an eventual takeover of his father’s company,...
- 7/31/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
“The Union” is a new spy comedy feature, directed by Julian Farino starring Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley and J. K. Simmons, streaming August 16, 2024 on Netflix:
“…’Mike’, a down-to-earth construction worker, is thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents…
“…when his high school sweetheart, ‘Roxanne’, recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…’Mike’, a down-to-earth construction worker, is thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents…
“…when his high school sweetheart, ‘Roxanne’, recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 7/31/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
De obrero a superespía. © Netflix
Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva película de comedia de acción, “The Union” (“El Sindicato”).
En “The Union”, Mike (Mark Wahlberg), un sensato obrero de la construcción de Jersey, se ve arrojado al mundo de los superespías y los agentes secretos cuando su amor del instituto, Roxanne (Halle Berry), lo recluta para una arriesgada peligrosa misión de inteligencia estadounidense.
La película, dirigida por Julian Farino (“Ballers”) a partir de un guion de Joe Barton (“The Lazarus Project”) y David Guggenheim, está protagonizada por Mark Wahlberg (“Plan en Familia”) y Halle Berry (“Catwoman”) junto a Mike Colter (“Luke Cage”), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (“Farming”), Jessica De Gouw (“Underground”), Alice Lee (“La Extraordinaria Playlist de Zoey”), Jackie Earle Haley (“Watchmen”) y J.K. Simmons (“Spider-Man: Cruzando el Multiverso”).
“The Union” se estrena en Netflix el 16 de agosto.
¡Os dejamos con el tráiler y póster de la película!
Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva película de comedia de acción, “The Union” (“El Sindicato”).
En “The Union”, Mike (Mark Wahlberg), un sensato obrero de la construcción de Jersey, se ve arrojado al mundo de los superespías y los agentes secretos cuando su amor del instituto, Roxanne (Halle Berry), lo recluta para una arriesgada peligrosa misión de inteligencia estadounidense.
La película, dirigida por Julian Farino (“Ballers”) a partir de un guion de Joe Barton (“The Lazarus Project”) y David Guggenheim, está protagonizada por Mark Wahlberg (“Plan en Familia”) y Halle Berry (“Catwoman”) junto a Mike Colter (“Luke Cage”), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (“Farming”), Jessica De Gouw (“Underground”), Alice Lee (“La Extraordinaria Playlist de Zoey”), Jackie Earle Haley (“Watchmen”) y J.K. Simmons (“Spider-Man: Cruzando el Multiverso”).
“The Union” se estrena en Netflix el 16 de agosto.
¡Os dejamos con el tráiler y póster de la película!
- 6/28/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
We spy with our little eyes something that has our curiosity and our attention — the first trailer for Netflix's new spy rom-com The Union. Hailing from Giri/Haji writer-director duo Joe Barton and Julian Farino, alongside Designated Survivor creator David Guggenheim, this one sees Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry star as Mike and Roxanne, one-time high school sweethearts brought back together when Roxanne — now a super spy — reunites with Mike, spikes him, and recruits him for a high-stakes mission. As you do! Check out the trailer below;
From its meet-cute opening to its high-octane, car-chasing, rooftop-skipping big finish, The Union's trailer tees up a tantalising genre hybrid driven by Wahlberg and Berry's palpable on-screen chemistry. There's a flirtatious frisson to the duo's dive bar banter — "You can handle your liquor now?" chides Wahlberg's Mike; "I could always handle my liquor" Berry's Roxanne claps back — that looks to carry...
From its meet-cute opening to its high-octane, car-chasing, rooftop-skipping big finish, The Union's trailer tees up a tantalising genre hybrid driven by Wahlberg and Berry's palpable on-screen chemistry. There's a flirtatious frisson to the duo's dive bar banter — "You can handle your liquor now?" chides Wahlberg's Mike; "I could always handle my liquor" Berry's Roxanne claps back — that looks to carry...
- 6/27/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
“The Union” is a new spy comedy feature, directed by Julian Farino starring Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley and J. K. Simmons, streaming August 16, 2024 on Netflix:
“…’Mike’, a down-to-earth construction worker, is thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents…
“…when his high school sweetheart, ‘Roxanne’, recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…’Mike’, a down-to-earth construction worker, is thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents…
“…when his high school sweetheart, ‘Roxanne’, recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 6/27/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The first official trailer for The Union has dropped online, offering a first look at an upcoming spy action comedy-thriller starring 2x Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg and Academy Award-winner Halle Berry (X-Men: Days of Future Past; John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum; Monster's Ball) in the lead roles as a pair of high school sweethearts that reconnect decades later when the world is at threat.
As per the synopsis, "Mike (Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way."
In addition to Wahlberg and Berry, the supporting cast features Mike Colter,...
As per the synopsis, "Mike (Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way."
In addition to Wahlberg and Berry, the supporting cast features Mike Colter,...
- 6/27/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
The first official trailer for The Union has dropped online, offering a first look at an upcoming spy action comedy-thriller starring 2x Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg and Academy Award-winner Halle Berry (X-Men: Days of Future Past; John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum; Monster's Ball) in the lead roles as a pair of high school sweethearts that reconnect decades later when the world is at threat.
As per the synopsis, "Mike (Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way."
In addition to Wahlberg and Berry, the supporting cast features Mike Colter,...
As per the synopsis, "Mike (Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way."
In addition to Wahlberg and Berry, the supporting cast features Mike Colter,...
- 6/27/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Back at the start of May, the Netflix streaming service unveiled their 2024 Summer Movie slate, and in the process they revealed that an action comedy called The Union, which stars Mark Wahlberg (The Family Plan) and Halle Berry (The Call), has a release date of August 16th. With that date just seven weeks away, a trailer for the film has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by prolific television director Julian Farino, who was also at the helm of the 2011 dramedy The Oranges, The Union has the following synopsis: Mike (Mark Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in...
Directed by prolific television director Julian Farino, who was also at the helm of the 2011 dramedy The Oranges, The Union has the following synopsis: Mike (Mark Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in...
- 6/26/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"We're looking for street smarts over book smarts." Netflix has launched an official trailer for a spy comedy called The Union, one of their summer movie offerings debuting in August in a few months. This looks like another generic action comedy like so many Netflix has already made before. Mark Wahlberg stars as Mike, a down-to-earth construction worker from Jersey, who is quickly thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school ex-girlfriend Roxanne recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission. Isn't this also similar to the recent "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" series, too? Though it also looks like Men in Black mashed up with Hit Man with a Mark Wahlberg script. The impressive ensemble cast also includes Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, and J.K. Simmons. Filming in 2022 took over the tiny, picturesque seaside village of Piran,...
- 6/26/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Netflix has debuted the trailer and first-look images of the Mark Wahlberg-led ‘The Union.’
Mike (Mark Wahlberg), a down-to-earth construction worker from Jersey, is quickly thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart Roxanne (Halle Berry) recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission.
J.K. Simmons as Tom Brennan and Halle Berry as Roxanne Hall. Cr. Laura Radford/Netflix © 2024. (L to R) Halle Berry as Roxanne Hall and Mark Wahlberg as Mike McKenna. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024. (L to R) Mark Wahlberg as Mike (Producer) and Halle Berry as Roxanne. Cr. Laura Radford/Netflix © 2023 (L to R) Halle Berry as Roxanne Hall and Mark Wahlberg as Mike McKenna. Cr. Laura Radford/Netflix © 2024.
Directed by Julian Farino, the cast also includes Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley and J.K. Simmons.
Also in trailers – “He’s coming…...
Mike (Mark Wahlberg), a down-to-earth construction worker from Jersey, is quickly thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart Roxanne (Halle Berry) recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission.
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Directed by Julian Farino, the cast also includes Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley and J.K. Simmons.
Also in trailers – “He’s coming…...
- 6/26/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
High school sweethearts become super spies in the action comedy “The Union,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry and premiering on Netflix Aug. 16.
The film follows Roxanne (Berry), who reunites with her ex-boyfriend Mike (Wahlberg) at a bar and sweeps him off his feet, only to tranquilize him and transport him from New Jersey to London.
After a list containing the identities of every U.S. spy was stolen, Roxanne recruits Mike, “a nobody,” to retrieve it. When Mike asks Roxanne and her boss (J.K. Simmons) if they work for the FBI, she responds, “We work for The Union.”
Soon, Mike is being trained by his ex-flame, sprinting atop London buildings, shooting at targets and protecting a briefcase while he’s chased across Europe.
“Piece of cake,” Simmons says in the trailer. “I mean, unless, you know, it isn’t.”
As Mike and Roxanne work together on this high-stakes mission,...
The film follows Roxanne (Berry), who reunites with her ex-boyfriend Mike (Wahlberg) at a bar and sweeps him off his feet, only to tranquilize him and transport him from New Jersey to London.
After a list containing the identities of every U.S. spy was stolen, Roxanne recruits Mike, “a nobody,” to retrieve it. When Mike asks Roxanne and her boss (J.K. Simmons) if they work for the FBI, she responds, “We work for The Union.”
Soon, Mike is being trained by his ex-flame, sprinting atop London buildings, shooting at targets and protecting a briefcase while he’s chased across Europe.
“Piece of cake,” Simmons says in the trailer. “I mean, unless, you know, it isn’t.”
As Mike and Roxanne work together on this high-stakes mission,...
- 6/26/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
The hunt is over for the Netflix animated series My Dad the Bounty Hunter.
Per What’s On Netflix, the streamer has canceled the show after two seasons. Everett Downing Jr., one of its co-creators, confirmed the news.
Season 2 of the series debuted in August 2023, following a first season that premiered in February 2023.
“I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to work with such an incredible team of partners and artists,” Downing said to Whats-on-Netflix.com. “It’s so unreal watching your ideas come to life! Everyone who worked on the show fell in love with Terry, Tess, Lisa, Sean, and the entire cast of quirky, wild, and crazy characters. Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to revisit this world again someday. For now, these characters and stories will be living rent-free in my heart for the rest of my life.”
The series maintains a perfect 100% score on...
Per What’s On Netflix, the streamer has canceled the show after two seasons. Everett Downing Jr., one of its co-creators, confirmed the news.
Season 2 of the series debuted in August 2023, following a first season that premiered in February 2023.
“I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to work with such an incredible team of partners and artists,” Downing said to Whats-on-Netflix.com. “It’s so unreal watching your ideas come to life! Everyone who worked on the show fell in love with Terry, Tess, Lisa, Sean, and the entire cast of quirky, wild, and crazy characters. Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to revisit this world again someday. For now, these characters and stories will be living rent-free in my heart for the rest of my life.”
The series maintains a perfect 100% score on...
- 6/14/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
“You’ve been making women feel bad about themselves since you were invented,” the hip teen Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) tells the stereotypical Barbie standing before her. “You represent everything wrong with our culture: sexualized capitalism, unrealistic physical ideals.” Stereotypical Barbie is horrified: “No, no, no, you’re describing something stereotypical,” she insists.
Margot Robbie spent much of Barbie proving why the doll she portrayed wasn’t the sexist object that girls like Sasha see. The Aussie actor has a much more difficult task ahead of her if she’s going to do the same thing in her upcoming project Avengelyne. Everything about Avengelyne screams mindless sex and violence—which is why Robbie is the perfect choice. Hold on, let us explain…
What is Avengelyne?
Avengelyne comes from the mind of Rob Liefeld, who overcame a lack of draftsmanship, composition, or style to become one of the most popular and influential...
Margot Robbie spent much of Barbie proving why the doll she portrayed wasn’t the sexist object that girls like Sasha see. The Aussie actor has a much more difficult task ahead of her if she’s going to do the same thing in her upcoming project Avengelyne. Everything about Avengelyne screams mindless sex and violence—which is why Robbie is the perfect choice. Hold on, let us explain…
What is Avengelyne?
Avengelyne comes from the mind of Rob Liefeld, who overcame a lack of draftsmanship, composition, or style to become one of the most popular and influential...
- 5/1/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Before The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Six Feet Under, The Wire, or any of the other popular HBO shows, there was Oz. The one-hour drama chronicled the lives of the staff and inmates at the Oswald State Correctional Facility, a maximum security penitentiary home to the most violent offenders in the state. It’s been over twenty years since the series concluded, but creator Tom Fontana is back with an Oz short film starring Lee Tergesen as Tobias Beecher and Dean Winters as Ryan O’Reily.
Titled Zo, the short film actually premiered at the Atx Festival in 2021, but few people were able to see it. Thankfully, Zo will premiere on YouTube on May 1st, giving fans around the world the chance to finally see it. According to Kirk Acevado, who starred in Oz as Miguel Alvarez, it could even lead to a sequel series if the short film gets enough buzz.
Titled Zo, the short film actually premiered at the Atx Festival in 2021, but few people were able to see it. Thankfully, Zo will premiere on YouTube on May 1st, giving fans around the world the chance to finally see it. According to Kirk Acevado, who starred in Oz as Miguel Alvarez, it could even lead to a sequel series if the short film gets enough buzz.
- 4/19/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
When Will Smith Sparked Extra-Marital Affairs With Margot Robbie! (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Margot Robbie and Will Smith were among the most searched keywords on Google in 2023. But the reasons were varied. On one hand, the actress delivered the most successful film of her career, Barbie. On the other hand, the I Am Legend actor made a lot of noise about his married life with Jada Pinkett Smith. But do you know, they once broke the internet with a scandalous topless shoot? Scroll below for the hot scoop!
Will and Margot joined hands for the 2015 comedy-drama Focus. The film was directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and garnered a whopping $159 million at the worldwide box office. Made on a budget of $50 million, it enjoyed impressive returns.
Will Smith and Margot Robbie’s controversial pictures!
Fans loved the camaraderie of Will Smith and Margot Robbie. But they grabbed eyeballs in real...
Margot Robbie and Will Smith were among the most searched keywords on Google in 2023. But the reasons were varied. On one hand, the actress delivered the most successful film of her career, Barbie. On the other hand, the I Am Legend actor made a lot of noise about his married life with Jada Pinkett Smith. But do you know, they once broke the internet with a scandalous topless shoot? Scroll below for the hot scoop!
Will and Margot joined hands for the 2015 comedy-drama Focus. The film was directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and garnered a whopping $159 million at the worldwide box office. Made on a budget of $50 million, it enjoyed impressive returns.
Will Smith and Margot Robbie’s controversial pictures!
Fans loved the camaraderie of Will Smith and Margot Robbie. But they grabbed eyeballs in real...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jishika Madaan
- KoiMoi
A dozen years have gone by since the release of director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 classic The Thing (watch the prequel Here). Looking back at the project now, van Heijningen has some regrets over the way the special effects were handled on the film, and that he was never able to make the sequel they had plans for.
Directed by van Heijningen from a screenplay written by Eric Heisserer and based on the short story Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell (using the pen name Don A. Stuart), The Thing 2011 has the following synopsis: After Norwegian researchers discover an alien ship buried in the ice, paleontologist Kate Lloyd joins the team at the isolated Arctic outpost to investigate. She finds an organism that appears to have perished in the crash eons ago but, in fact, is about to awake. Freed from its icy prison,...
Directed by van Heijningen from a screenplay written by Eric Heisserer and based on the short story Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell (using the pen name Don A. Stuart), The Thing 2011 has the following synopsis: After Norwegian researchers discover an alien ship buried in the ice, paleontologist Kate Lloyd joins the team at the isolated Arctic outpost to investigate. She finds an organism that appears to have perished in the crash eons ago but, in fact, is about to awake. Freed from its icy prison,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Anyone who knows and loves a theater kid understands that they can be… a little much. To their credit, theater kids accept and embrace this reputation. Both the excessiveness of theater kids and their willingness to celebrate their extremities can be seen in the comedy Theater Camp, directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman. After winning over critics and earning a strong, if limited, return in theaters, Theater Camp has come to Hulu.
Based on a short film that Gordon and Lieberman made with Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Theater Camp features a group of theater kids trying to save their camp from the founder’s jerky son, who wants to sell it off for something more profitable. Both self-aware and sincere, Theater Camp is a love letter to the over-the-top nerds who can sing every word of A Chorus Line and know that Andrew Rannells was in Street Sharks.
Based on a short film that Gordon and Lieberman made with Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Theater Camp features a group of theater kids trying to save their camp from the founder’s jerky son, who wants to sell it off for something more profitable. Both self-aware and sincere, Theater Camp is a love letter to the over-the-top nerds who can sing every word of A Chorus Line and know that Andrew Rannells was in Street Sharks.
- 9/14/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
The seven-year-long soap opera about David Ayer and his ‘Suicide Squad’ movie just got a new episode. As we all remember, Ayer wrote and directed the first ‘Suicide Squad’ movie, which was released in 2016 as a part of the original plan for DC Extended Universe. Although the movie achieved great commercial success, it received negative reviews for its screenplay, direction, villains, and action sequences, although Margot Robbie received praise for her portrayal of Harley Quinn.
We all know what happened next after Joss Whedon, with the studio’s blessing, reshot the majority of ‘Justice League’ after Zack Snyder left the project. The butchered movie was released in theaters and turned out to be a box-office disappointment.
After almost four years of the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut campaign on social media, Zack Snyder released his 4-hour-long director’s cut in 2021, and that encouraged the fans to the #ReleaseTheAyerCut campaign since it was known the...
We all know what happened next after Joss Whedon, with the studio’s blessing, reshot the majority of ‘Justice League’ after Zack Snyder left the project. The butchered movie was released in theaters and turned out to be a box-office disappointment.
After almost four years of the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut campaign on social media, Zack Snyder released his 4-hour-long director’s cut in 2021, and that encouraged the fans to the #ReleaseTheAyerCut campaign since it was known the...
- 8/29/2023
- by Lukas Abramovich
- Comic Basics
It’s a well-documented fact that writer/director David Ayer wasn’t happy with the cut of his DC Comics film adaptation Suicide Squad that Warner Bros. released back in 2016, and he and many DC fans are hoping the “Ayer Cut” will someday be sent out into the world. Now, during a conversation with Jon Bernthal on the podcast Real Ones, Ayer has admitted that the experience of working on Suicide Squad “broke” him.
Ayer told Bernthal (as reported by Variety), “Hollywood, I tell people, is like watching someone you love get f*cked by someone you hate. The big one is Suicide Squad. That shit broke me. That handed me my ass. Come right off (the 2014 war movie) Fury, right? I had the town in my hand — could’ve done anything, and I did do anything. And go on this journey with [Suicide Squad]. And the same thing — authentic,...
Ayer told Bernthal (as reported by Variety), “Hollywood, I tell people, is like watching someone you love get f*cked by someone you hate. The big one is Suicide Squad. That shit broke me. That handed me my ass. Come right off (the 2014 war movie) Fury, right? I had the town in my hand — could’ve done anything, and I did do anything. And go on this journey with [Suicide Squad]. And the same thing — authentic,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Marlowe is a movie directed by Neil Jordan starirng Liam Neeson. With Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange. It is based on a novel by John Banville.
Marlowe is one of those films that probably shouldn’t have been made, and let me explain why: the main character has all the connotations of a classic that has reached a “sacrosanct” status and is probably the one of the most untouchable characters in the history of cinema, then played by the greatest star in the zenith of the golden age the seventh art – Humphrey Bogart.
About the Movie
Whether it was well-made, brilliant, or even if Orson Welles had directed it, I would have reason to be a bit reticent with this film. And, indeed I am, for the obvious reason that it dares revisit an untouchable classic.
Liam Neeson provides us with a similar role – if not identical – to Bogart’s,...
Marlowe is one of those films that probably shouldn’t have been made, and let me explain why: the main character has all the connotations of a classic that has reached a “sacrosanct” status and is probably the one of the most untouchable characters in the history of cinema, then played by the greatest star in the zenith of the golden age the seventh art – Humphrey Bogart.
About the Movie
Whether it was well-made, brilliant, or even if Orson Welles had directed it, I would have reason to be a bit reticent with this film. And, indeed I am, for the obvious reason that it dares revisit an untouchable classic.
Liam Neeson provides us with a similar role – if not identical – to Bogart’s,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Marlowe is a movie directed by Neil Jordan starirng Liam Neeson. With Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange. It is based on a novel by John Banville.
Marlowe is one of those films that probably shouldn’t have been made, and let me explain why: the main character has all the connotations of a classic that has reached a “sacrosanct” status and is probably the one of the most untouchable characters in the history of cinema, then played by the greatest star in the zenith of the golden age the seventh art – Humphrey Bogart.
About the Movie
Whether it was well-made, brilliant, or even if Orson Welles had directed it, I would have reason to be a bit reticent with this film. And, indeed I am, for the obvious reason that it dares revisit an untouchable classic.
Liam Neeson provides us with a similar role – if not identical – to Bogart’s,...
Marlowe is one of those films that probably shouldn’t have been made, and let me explain why: the main character has all the connotations of a classic that has reached a “sacrosanct” status and is probably the one of the most untouchable characters in the history of cinema, then played by the greatest star in the zenith of the golden age the seventh art – Humphrey Bogart.
About the Movie
Whether it was well-made, brilliant, or even if Orson Welles had directed it, I would have reason to be a bit reticent with this film. And, indeed I am, for the obvious reason that it dares revisit an untouchable classic.
Liam Neeson provides us with a similar role – if not identical – to Bogart’s,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
[This story contains spoilers to the finale of season two of The Bear.]
Like so many people, The Bear was Molly Gordon’s favorite show of 2022. Unlike most people, she got to join her favorite show when it returned for its sophomore season. Gordon, who played Triple A in Booksmart and starred alongside Rachel Sennott in Shiva Baby, joined the Emmy-winning ensemble series as Carmy’s childhood friend Claire; the two reconnect after a chance meeting in a bodega and as they fall in love, Carmy questions whether he has the capacity to successfully open a restaurant and be happy. “I was very affected by it,” Gordon says of watching the second season for the first time. “I ate it up like candy, even though I was also sobbing. I’m so sad that it’s done, and between this and Succession being over, I don’t really know what to do.”
Here, Gordon — who, actually, is plenty busy readying her...
Like so many people, The Bear was Molly Gordon’s favorite show of 2022. Unlike most people, she got to join her favorite show when it returned for its sophomore season. Gordon, who played Triple A in Booksmart and starred alongside Rachel Sennott in Shiva Baby, joined the Emmy-winning ensemble series as Carmy’s childhood friend Claire; the two reconnect after a chance meeting in a bodega and as they fall in love, Carmy questions whether he has the capacity to successfully open a restaurant and be happy. “I was very affected by it,” Gordon says of watching the second season for the first time. “I ate it up like candy, even though I was also sobbing. I’m so sad that it’s done, and between this and Succession being over, I don’t really know what to do.”
Here, Gordon — who, actually, is plenty busy readying her...
- 6/30/2023
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new book has shed some light on what went down behind the scenes of ABC’s smash series Lost, with executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse direct targets of what has been described as a “damaging and toxic” culture.
The reports stem from Maureen Ryan’s forthcoming book Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, excerpts of which Vanity Fair published on Tuesday. According to the book, Lost was flooded with toxic behavior from core crew members, who made certain thoughts about race and sex clear to others.
Monica Owusu-Breen, who only co-wrote one episode of the third season and described herself as “half-Spanish, half Ghanaian,” said toxic and racist behavior from the likes of Lindelof and Cuse while making Lost slowed down her output. “All I wanted to do was write some really cool episodes of a cool show. That was an impossibility on that staff…...
The reports stem from Maureen Ryan’s forthcoming book Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, excerpts of which Vanity Fair published on Tuesday. According to the book, Lost was flooded with toxic behavior from core crew members, who made certain thoughts about race and sex clear to others.
Monica Owusu-Breen, who only co-wrote one episode of the third season and described herself as “half-Spanish, half Ghanaian,” said toxic and racist behavior from the likes of Lindelof and Cuse while making Lost slowed down her output. “All I wanted to do was write some really cool episodes of a cool show. That was an impossibility on that staff…...
- 5/31/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Vanity Fair has published an excerpt from a new book examining Hollywood’s corrosive culture rips the lid off “Lost”, revealing a shocking pattern of toxic behaviour behind the scenes of the hit series.
In a chapter from the upcoming book Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, Vanity Fair contributor Maureen Ryan spoke with writers and cast members across all six seasons, including cast member Harold Perrineau and writer Monica Owusu-Breen, both of whom are Black.
According to a “Lost” writer, members of the writing staff were instructed to focus on the “hero characters,” who were Locke (Terry O’Quinn), Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly) and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) — all white characters. When Perrineau questioned his character’s storyline in relation to the white characters, he claimed that a “Lost” producer told him, “Well, this is just how audiences follow stories,” and those characters were “relatable.
In a chapter from the upcoming book Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, Vanity Fair contributor Maureen Ryan spoke with writers and cast members across all six seasons, including cast member Harold Perrineau and writer Monica Owusu-Breen, both of whom are Black.
According to a “Lost” writer, members of the writing staff were instructed to focus on the “hero characters,” who were Locke (Terry O’Quinn), Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly) and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) — all white characters. When Perrineau questioned his character’s storyline in relation to the white characters, he claimed that a “Lost” producer told him, “Well, this is just how audiences follow stories,” and those characters were “relatable.
- 5/30/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
A new book by Maureen Ryan that seeks to expose “patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood” takes aim at the writers room of Lost, where executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are accused of maintaining a culture of toxicity on the hit ABC drama.
In an excerpt from Burn It Down, Power, Complicity and A Call For Change in Hollywood (out June 6) in Vanity Fair, Ryan interviews several people from the long-running drama that aired from 2004 to 2010. Those who did speak on the record, including writer Monica Owusu-Breen, recalled an environment rife with bullying and inappropriate comments about race.
“All I wanted to do was write some really cool episodes of a cool show. That was an impossibility on that staff,” said Owusu-Breen, who worked on Lost’s third season. “There was no way to navigate that situation. Part of it was they really didn’t like their characters of color.
In an excerpt from Burn It Down, Power, Complicity and A Call For Change in Hollywood (out June 6) in Vanity Fair, Ryan interviews several people from the long-running drama that aired from 2004 to 2010. Those who did speak on the record, including writer Monica Owusu-Breen, recalled an environment rife with bullying and inappropriate comments about race.
“All I wanted to do was write some really cool episodes of a cool show. That was an impossibility on that staff,” said Owusu-Breen, who worked on Lost’s third season. “There was no way to navigate that situation. Part of it was they really didn’t like their characters of color.
- 5/30/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Damon Lindelof says that he “failed” to provide safety and comfort as a co-creator of Lost, in response to a new book that in part chronicles numerous allegations of a “racist,” “sexist,” “hostile” and overall toxic workplace.
In an excerpt from a chapter of Maureen Ryan’s Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood (preorder on Amazon or Walmart), cast members and writers from the iconic supernatural drama relay anecdotes that allege Lindelof and co-creator Carlton Cuse were indifferent, or worse, to complaints about storytelling that backburnered actors of color.
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In an excerpt from a chapter of Maureen Ryan’s Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood (preorder on Amazon or Walmart), cast members and writers from the iconic supernatural drama relay anecdotes that allege Lindelof and co-creator Carlton Cuse were indifferent, or worse, to complaints about storytelling that backburnered actors of color.
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- 5/30/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Explosive ‘Lost’ Expose Details ‘Nakedly Hostile,’ ‘Abusive,’ ‘Racist’ and ‘Sexist’ Work Environment
According to an explosive upcoming book by Maureen Ryan, the behind-the-scenes environment on “Lost” was just as dramatic, toxic and cutthroat as the ABC series itself. Ahead of the release of “Burn It Down,” Vanity Fair shared an excerpt highlighting racist comments and behavior as well as the “abusive” environment of writers, cast and crew, as recounted by those who worked on the show.
While conducting interviews for her book, Ryan kept a word cloud for descriptions of the work environment. The words “cruel, brutal, destructive, racist, sexist, bullying, angry, abusive and hostile” all appeared.
“When you have to go home and cry for an hour before you can see your kids because you have to excise all the stress you’ve been holding in, you’re not going to write anything good after that,” Monica Owusu-Breen, who wrote on the show’s third season, said. She also referred to...
While conducting interviews for her book, Ryan kept a word cloud for descriptions of the work environment. The words “cruel, brutal, destructive, racist, sexist, bullying, angry, abusive and hostile” all appeared.
“When you have to go home and cry for an hour before you can see your kids because you have to excise all the stress you’ve been holding in, you’re not going to write anything good after that,” Monica Owusu-Breen, who wrote on the show’s third season, said. She also referred to...
- 5/30/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
“Lost” showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse confront several accusations of racism, toxicity and more that allegedly occurred during the making of the ABC hit series in Maureen Ryan’s new book, “Burn It Down,” an excerpt of which has been published on Vanity Fair’s website. In the excerpt, Lindelof admits that he “failed” in regards to providing “safety and comfort” in the show’s writers’ room.
Several writers and actors spoke to Ryan about the alleged toxic work environment on “Lost,” which ran for six seasons on ABC from 2004-2010. Harold Perrineau, who starred as Michael Dawson in the first two seasons of “Lost,” spoke bluntly about his white co-stars getting the show’s major storylines. As he put it, “It became pretty clear that I was the Black guy. Daniel [Dae Kim] was the Asian guy. And then you had Jack and Kate and Sawyer.”
A writer...
Several writers and actors spoke to Ryan about the alleged toxic work environment on “Lost,” which ran for six seasons on ABC from 2004-2010. Harold Perrineau, who starred as Michael Dawson in the first two seasons of “Lost,” spoke bluntly about his white co-stars getting the show’s major storylines. As he put it, “It became pretty clear that I was the Black guy. Daniel [Dae Kim] was the Asian guy. And then you had Jack and Kate and Sawyer.”
A writer...
- 5/30/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
“Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof is addressing allegations of racism during the six seasons the ABC series ran.
The Emmy-winning ensemble series centered on the survivors of a surreal plane crash and ran from 2004 to 2010. Josh Holloway, Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Naveen Andrews, Daniel Dae Kim, and Harold Perrineau were among the core cast members.
In an excerpt from Maureen Ryan’s upcoming book “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood,” as published by Vanity Fair, Lindelof responded to claims of racial bias on the creative, with allegedly racist remarks behind the scenes that seemed to affect plotlines, including the exit of single father Michael (Perrineau).
“My level of fundamental inexperience as a manager and a boss, my role as someone who was supposed to model a climate of creative danger and risk-taking but provide safety and comfort inside of the creative process — I failed in that endeavor,...
The Emmy-winning ensemble series centered on the survivors of a surreal plane crash and ran from 2004 to 2010. Josh Holloway, Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Naveen Andrews, Daniel Dae Kim, and Harold Perrineau were among the core cast members.
In an excerpt from Maureen Ryan’s upcoming book “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood,” as published by Vanity Fair, Lindelof responded to claims of racial bias on the creative, with allegedly racist remarks behind the scenes that seemed to affect plotlines, including the exit of single father Michael (Perrineau).
“My level of fundamental inexperience as a manager and a boss, my role as someone who was supposed to model a climate of creative danger and risk-taking but provide safety and comfort inside of the creative process — I failed in that endeavor,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Oh come on, you knew it was coming. Despite being a film that made just about every possible misstep they could take, had actually managed to accomplish something very few films do. Because did you know that today’s film actually won an Academy Award? Well that ‘aint the half of it’ as we’ve got gifted rodents, a trailer the world wasn’t supposed to see, and so much licensed music it’ll make your head spin. All on top of a script that was written in just 6 weeks! Today we’re talking about David Ayer’s…or well…maybe we shouldn’t identify it as that since he’s been pretty adamant that this isn’t his cut so…today on DC Revisited we’re covering Warner Brother’s Suicide Squad.
One key thing to remember when looking at the development of Suicide Squad, is that Warner still...
One key thing to remember when looking at the development of Suicide Squad, is that Warner still...
- 5/29/2023
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Django Unchained and Captain Marvel star Samuel L. Jackson has been set to star in death-row drama Last Meals, joining the previously announced Boyd Holbrook.
Jackson will play Walter, a disgraced White House chef who finds himself many years later working in a maximum-security prison cooking last meals for inmates on death row. Holbrook will play Reed, the inmate who embarks on a hunger strike on Walter’s watch. The two men form an unlikely bond which gives Walter a look into the soul of a man who is willing to forgo his last pleasurable experience in order to protest his innocence.
This is a package whose script garnered good feedback in the last couple of years but was initially impacted by the pandemic and it has now been refashioned.
The film will now be helmed by New Yorker Andrew Levitas,...
Jackson will play Walter, a disgraced White House chef who finds himself many years later working in a maximum-security prison cooking last meals for inmates on death row. Holbrook will play Reed, the inmate who embarks on a hunger strike on Walter’s watch. The two men form an unlikely bond which gives Walter a look into the soul of a man who is willing to forgo his last pleasurable experience in order to protest his innocence.
This is a package whose script garnered good feedback in the last couple of years but was initially impacted by the pandemic and it has now been refashioned.
The film will now be helmed by New Yorker Andrew Levitas,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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!
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist Blu-ray from Synapse
The life and art of Evil Dead special effects artist Tom Sullivan is the subject of Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist. Directed by Ryan Meade, the documentary will be released on Blu-ray on August 1 via Synapse Films.
It features archival Super 8mm, Hi8, VHS, audio, and photo materials, plus new interviews with Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Josh Becker, Danny Hicks, Hal Delrich, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Scott Spiegel, and more.
The disc carries nearly four hours of extras, including Other Men’s Careers, a documentary on filmmaker/Evil Dead alumnus Josh Becker; a 1989 interview with Sullivan; an unedited interview...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist Blu-ray from Synapse
The life and art of Evil Dead special effects artist Tom Sullivan is the subject of Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist. Directed by Ryan Meade, the documentary will be released on Blu-ray on August 1 via Synapse Films.
It features archival Super 8mm, Hi8, VHS, audio, and photo materials, plus new interviews with Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Josh Becker, Danny Hicks, Hal Delrich, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Scott Spiegel, and more.
The disc carries nearly four hours of extras, including Other Men’s Careers, a documentary on filmmaker/Evil Dead alumnus Josh Becker; a 1989 interview with Sullivan; an unedited interview...
- 4/21/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Snowfall” lead Damson Idris is set to star opposite Brad Pitt in his untitled Formula One racing feature from Joseph Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Plan B Entertainment, Apple Original Films announced on Friday.
Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”) is set to direct as well as produce.
Academy Award-nominee Ehren Kruger (“Top Gun: Maverick”) wrote the script.
The F1 film stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Idris joins the movie in a role as his teammate.
Also Read:
Apple Acquires Brad Pitt’s Formula One Drama, Adds Lewis Hamilton as Producer
Hailing from Apple Studios, the film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Kosinski, Mercedes driver and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton from his Dawn Apollo Films banner, and Plan B Entertainment (“World War Z”).
Copper CEO Penni Thow serves as executive producer.
This marks Apple Studios second feature...
Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”) is set to direct as well as produce.
Academy Award-nominee Ehren Kruger (“Top Gun: Maverick”) wrote the script.
The F1 film stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Idris joins the movie in a role as his teammate.
Also Read:
Apple Acquires Brad Pitt’s Formula One Drama, Adds Lewis Hamilton as Producer
Hailing from Apple Studios, the film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Kosinski, Mercedes driver and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton from his Dawn Apollo Films banner, and Plan B Entertainment (“World War Z”).
Copper CEO Penni Thow serves as executive producer.
This marks Apple Studios second feature...
- 4/7/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
“Snowfall” star Damson Idris will appear opposite Brad Pitt in a new Formula One racing film from “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski. The untitled movie is being made by Apple Original Films and will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment.
Kosinski will produce the feature alongside seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton under his Dawn Apollo Films banner, and Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Ehren Kruger, who did similar honors on “Top Gun: Maverick,” is writing the screenplay.
The racing feature stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Idris will play his teammate. Aside from that, engines will be revved, finish lines will be crossed, cars will collide… Ok, we really have no idea what happens on or off the track. But since the movie is being made in cooperation with Formula One, the...
Kosinski will produce the feature alongside seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton under his Dawn Apollo Films banner, and Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Ehren Kruger, who did similar honors on “Top Gun: Maverick,” is writing the screenplay.
The racing feature stars Pitt as a former driver who returns to the sport. Idris will play his teammate. Aside from that, engines will be revved, finish lines will be crossed, cars will collide… Ok, we really have no idea what happens on or off the track. But since the movie is being made in cooperation with Formula One, the...
- 4/7/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
There was a time in which actors were unable to alternate between film and TV projects. But as TV has become more cinematic, and blockbuster films have become more serialized, the two art forms have essentially met in the middle. As such, many fans of Michelle Rodriguez might forget she appeared in a key role on the ABC drama Lost. As it turns out, Rodriguez joins much of the show’s fan base in being disappointed with the way it ended.
Michelle Rodriguez joined ‘Lost’ in the show’s second season “Lost” stars Michelle Rodriguez as Ana Lucia. | Art Streiber/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Right from its thrilling pilot, Lost became an instant phenomenon. The show’s simple premise – which follows a group of survivors of an airplane crash who are stranded on a mysterious island – unraveled to reveal a series of unexpected twists and turns. One...
Michelle Rodriguez joined ‘Lost’ in the show’s second season “Lost” stars Michelle Rodriguez as Ana Lucia. | Art Streiber/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Right from its thrilling pilot, Lost became an instant phenomenon. The show’s simple premise – which follows a group of survivors of an airplane crash who are stranded on a mysterious island – unraveled to reveal a series of unexpected twists and turns. One...
- 3/23/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Action godfather Liam Neeson came to the capital this evening for his 100th film. For his cinematic century he stars in Marlowe, a new Sky Original film directed by Neil Jordan, and which also stars Diane Kruger, Ian Hart, Jessica Lange, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Danny Huston, Alan Cumming and Colm Meaney.
The film will be released on Sky Cinema and in cinemas from March 17th, 2023. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the carpet, here are their interviews.
Marlowe Premiere Interivews
Plot:
Marlowe, a gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930’s Los Angeles, centres around a street-wise, down on his luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger), daughter of a well-known movie star (Jessica Lange). The disappearance unearths a web of lies, and soon Marlowe is involved in a dangerous, deadly investigation where everyone involved has something to hide.
The film will be released on Sky Cinema and in cinemas from March 17th, 2023. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the carpet, here are their interviews.
Marlowe Premiere Interivews
Plot:
Marlowe, a gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930’s Los Angeles, centres around a street-wise, down on his luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger), daughter of a well-known movie star (Jessica Lange). The disappearance unearths a web of lies, and soon Marlowe is involved in a dangerous, deadly investigation where everyone involved has something to hide.
- 3/16/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Liam Neeson has now starred in 100 films, only a quarter of which are "Taken" sequels. I kid, I kid! Even 15 years into his surprising late-career run as an action star (going back to the original "Taken" in 2008), the Irish thespian retains an eclectic body of work under his belt. Since he started acting in the late 1970s, Neeson's starred in high-art dramas, auteur-driven period pieces, raunchy burlesques, pulpy blockbusters, classic literary adaptations, cheeky animated films, and, yes, more action movies about deadly old-timers than you can shake a stick at. Also, he played Jesus once. Twice, if Aslan from "Chronicles of Narnia" counts.
"Marlowe," which officially gives Neeson 100 movies to his name, casts the actor as Raymond Chandler's famous hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe in a story based on John Banville's 2014 novel, "The Black-Eyed Blonde." The movie also reunites Neeson with director Neil Jordan for their latest go-round...
"Marlowe," which officially gives Neeson 100 movies to his name, casts the actor as Raymond Chandler's famous hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe in a story based on John Banville's 2014 novel, "The Black-Eyed Blonde." The movie also reunites Neeson with director Neil Jordan for their latest go-round...
- 3/7/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
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