28 YEARS LATER Teases New Poster

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Danny Boyle is back in the director’s chair for the long-anticipated sequel 28 Years Later, a new instalment in his 28 Days Later horror franchise intended to launch a brand new trilogy of films for Sony. The studio has just released the official poster, which you can see below.

Reportedly, the first duo of movies in this new trilogy have already been filmed, with Boyle directing the first and Candyman’s Nia DaCosta directing the second. The film’s cast includes Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Erin Kellyman, and Ralph Fiennes.

Fiennes recently teased the plot in an interview, saying: “Britain is 28 years into this terrible plague of infected people who are violent, rabid humans with a few pockets of uninfected communities. And it centres on a young boy who wants to find a doctor to help his dying mother. He leads his mother through this beautiful northern English terrain. But of course, around them hiding in forests and hills and woods are the infected. But he finds a doctor who is a man we might thing is going to be weird and odd, but actually is a force for good.”

Alex Garland returns to write the screenplay. Cillian Murphy, who starred in the first film at the beginning of his career, is executive producing and may even return to star, according to some reports.

28 Years Later will be released in cinemas on June 20th, 2025.

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Hasbro Unleashes Jedi Wookiee

Star Wars fans will be very familiar with Hasbro Pulse’s Star Wars The Black Series, a range of high-quality action figures that comprehensively cover the Star Wars universe. The latest addition includes everyone’s favourite force-wielding Wookiee, from The Acolyte, Jedi Master Kelnacca.

This enigmatic Jedi, who lurked in the dense jungles of Khofar for reasons unknown, comes complete with his iconic lightsaber™ accessory.

Fans of Skeleton Crew will be delighted to learn that  KB and Neel are also available to order via Hasbro Pulse. Both figures feature accessories that help them adventure. KB comes equipped with a backpack and flashlight accessory, perfect for navigating uncharted terrains. Neel, showcasing his readiness for adventure, includes a backpack, flashlight, and communicator accessory, adding depth to this compelling character.

Hallucinogenic Horror BLACK NOISE Casts Leads

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Hallucinogenic horror Black Noise has found its lead stars in Aidan Gillen and Kate Phillips. The film, which hails from Blunt Pictures and NoW Films, will be directed by Simon Blake and produced by Colette Delaney-Smith.

Aidan Gillen, best known for his role as Littlefinger in Game of Thrones, plays Hector, the eldest member of the wealthy Livingstone family, returning for a memorial meal to celebrate his father’s life. Phillips, known for Peaky Blinders, plays Leda, a journalist attending the meal whose hidden intentions are to seek justice. Her plans soon appear to diverge with The Butler, however, who is out for revenge.

Also starring are Tom Mothersdale (Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light), Rebecca Calder (I May Destroy You), Michael Jibson (Last Night in Soho), Jeanie Hackman (The Death of Bunny Munro), and Whitstable Pearl (Acorn).

Principal photography on Black Noise will begin in Suffolk and London this month. Delaney-Smith describes the film as a “haunting, deeply unsettling story that turns into something ominous and disquieting until its savage and carnal climax.”

“Simon has created a rich and atmospheric visual style with an almost fetishistic detail around the food, nature, wardrobe, and the hallucinatory power of plant medicine,” she said. “Through this hallucinogenic lens, the evil sins of the past are exposed, and revenge is served up on a plate. We are delighted with our cast and cannot wait to make what we think will be uniquely individual horror.”

Thriller PANIC CAREFULLY Casts Elizabeth Olsen

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WandaVision and MCU veteran Elizabeth Olsen is joining Julia Roberts in Warner Bros‘ upcoming thriller feature Panic Carefully. The movie is described as a paranoid thriller reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs. The film’s logline is currently under wraps however, so we don’t know much more than that.

Sam Esmail, best known for creating the Emmy-winning series Mr. Robot, is set to direct from a script he wrote, with Warner Bros. landing the package earlier this year following an intense bidding war. His most recent feature was the 2023 Netflix thriller Leave the World Behind, in which Roberts also starred opposite Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke.

Esmail produces with Chad Hamilton for Email Corp., alongside Roberts, Scott Stuber, Marisa Yeres Gill and Lisa Gillan. Kevin McCormick and Chrystal Li will also produce.

Olsen starred earlier this year in the Netflix drama His Three Daughters, and plays the lead role in the sci-fi thriller The Assessment. Other upcoming projects for the actress include the A24 sci-fi project Eternity, which also stars Miles Teller, Callum Turner, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, as well as the Highlands-based series Once There Were Wolves.

Production on Panic Carefully is expected to begin in January 2025, with a cinema release date to be announced.

News of casting Panic Carefully first broke courtesy of Deadline.

SWEETPEA To Return For Season 2

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Sky announces that the coming-of-rage comedy thriller Sweetpea starring Ella Purnell will return for a second killer season. Sweetpea is produced by See-Saw Films and Fanboy in association with Sky Studios.

In the series, “Rhiannon Lewis doesn’t make much of an impression – people walk past her in the street without a second glance. She’s continually overlooked for a promotion at work, the guy she likes won’t commit, and her dad is really, really sick. Then everything in her life turns upside down. Rhiannon is pushed over the edge and loses control. Suddenly the wallflower is gone, and in its place is a young woman capable of anything… Rhiannon’s life transforms as she steps into a new, intoxicating power, but can she keep her killer secret?”

Season 2 will see Rhiannon Lewis return with a vengeance as her killer secret continues to spiral, and she becomes more twisted than ever.

Executive producer and star Ella Purnell said; Being part of Rhiannon’s coming-of-rage journey has been a career highlight for me, and to see fans engage with and relate to our oddball Rhiannon, in all her complexity, feels truly special.  I cannot wait for audiences to see what she does next. Stay tuned.”

Season 1 of Sweetpea is available to watch on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK, and on STARZ in the U.S.

SNOW WHITE Remake Drops Official Trailer

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Rachel Zegler stars as the titular Disney princess looking to rescue her Kingdom from the clutches of Gal Gadot’s Evil Queen in the official trailer for Snow White, the live-action remake of the 1937 classic.

In the trailer, running to the woods to escape her stepmother, Snow White meets her bizarre-looking, soon-to-be friends — Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy — as they offer her safety. But the young princess asks for their support instead. “The Queen stole everything from all of us. I’m going to need your help. It’s time to restore our Kingdom,” Zegler tells them, before leading them and some other woodland creatures in a revolution against her not-so-fair Queen.

The trailer also offers a first glace at Zegler’s performance of Waiting on a Wish, and of her facing the Evil Queen disguised as an old woman (thanks to some pretty horrendous CGI), offering her that legendary poisoned apple.

Also starring are Andrew Burnap, Ansu Kabia, Dujonna Gift, Martin Klebba, Colin Michael Carmichael, and Patrick Page in a voice role.

For better or worse — though from the looks of it, most likely the latter — the film releases to cinemas from March 21st, 2025. Watch the Snow White official trailer below:

Martin Starr Joins THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE

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Martin Starr, who is presently starring opposite Sylvester Stallone in Tulsa King, joins cast members Maika Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 20th Century Studios’ remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Michelle Garza Cervera is directing the film, which will begin production later this month. Raúl Castillo is also on the call sheet.

The original 1992 thriller follows two women: Claire Bartel and Peyton Flanders, played by Annabella Sciorra and Rebecca De Mornay, respectively. When she was assaulted by her doctor, Claire reported him to the police, and rather than go to prison for his crime, he killed himself. The shock of the accusations and suicide caused the doctor’s pregnant wife, Peyton, to have a miscarriage and be left penniless due to his life insurance being voided. Driven mad with rage and grief, Peyton poses as a nanny for the Bartel family. Her plan is to tear Claire’s life apart, seduce her husband, and eventually murder the woman she blames for ruining her life while taking possession of her family.

The reimagining was conceived by Cervera and scripted by Micah Bloomberg, creator of the anthology show Homecoming and writer of the thriller Sanctuary. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a two-hander that will see Monroe as the nanny and Winstead as the mother. Castillo plays the husband, and Martin Starr will play the family’s neighbour to whom the mother turns for help.

Charlize Theron Latest To Join Mystery Christopher Nolan Film

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Since it was announced that hot-ticket director Christopher Nolan had set a new movie at Universal for release in the summer of 2026, the call sheet has been growing longer and buzzier week after week. The latest addition to this star-studded mystery project? None other than Mad Max: Fury Road star Charlize Theron will be joining the cast, which already includes previous Nolan collaborators Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson, as well as new additions Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Lupita Nyong’o.

Nolan writes and directs the project for Universal Pictures, which is due to release the feature on July 17th, 2026. Nolan earned his first Academy Award for Oppenheimer last year, which was his first project with Universal after having remained loyal to Warner Bros. since 2002. Nolan moved to Universal after Warner temporarily abandoned exclusive theatrical distribution.

Nolan is keeping so tight-lipped about the project that sources can’t even agree on the genre – some have suggested it would be a period vampire thriller, others a helicopter actioner. The filmmaker is producing alongside his wife and partner, Emma Thomas, for their Syncopy banner. Filming is expected to begin in the first half of 2025.

Charlize Theron has a number of other upcoming projects, including the sequels for Atomic Blonde and The Old Guard.

John Krasinski To Star In Psychological Thriller Series SILENT RIVER

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John Krasinski will star in the upcoming Prime Video psychological thriller series Silent River, about a serial killer who prowls a small town. Matthew Rhys has also been cast in the series.

As The Hollywood Reporter details, Prime Video has given a series order to the show, which hails from creator Aaron Rabin, who served as showrunner on Jack Ryan, which of course starred Krasinski as the titular CIA operative.

The series is said to be a drama about the cracks that emerge in a small town when it’s discovered a serial killer lives among its residents, while Krasinski and Rhys will play two men whose lives are more connected than they realise.

“We are thrilled to continue our work with John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, and Sunday Night on this gripping series, which delves into the mysteries and secrets of small-town America,“ said Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon MGM. “With John and Matthew Rhys attached to star in this wonderful story from Aaron Rabin, our global customers will be on the edge of their seats throughout this thought-provoking, psychological thriller.”

Rabin, Krasinski and Rhys will executive produce Silent River with Seeger and Alexa Ginsburg of Sunday Night Productions and Adam Bernstein. Krasinski and Bernstein are also set to direct.

DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN Releases Trailer

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Patrick Gibson and Sarah Michelle Gellar star in the official trailer for Showtime’s prequel series Dexter: Original Sin. Gibson plays the younger version of Michael C. Hall’s titular Dexter Morgan, while Gellar stars as the CSI Chief who unwittingly trains a certain serial killer-to-be.

Also starring are Christian Slater, Molly Brown, James Martinez as Angel Batista, with Christina Milian as Maria LaGuerta, Alex Shimizu as Vince Masuka, Reno Wilson as Bobby Watt, and Patrick Dempsey as Aaron Spencer, Captain of the Miami Metro Homicide Division. Dexter’s showrunner, Clyde Phillips, returns to showrun this prequel series. Michael C. Hall is also returning to voice Dexter’s iconic inner monologue.

The 10-episode original drama series hails from Paramount+ with Showtime. Dexter: Original Sin takes place in 1991 Miami, and revolves around Dexter as he goes from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement’s radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.

Watch the official trailer below, ahead of the show’s streaming premiere on December 13th, 2024: