After "The Last of Us" video game became one of the most acclaimed games of the past decade and was lauded as a game-changer, this year saw its live-action TV adaptation heralded as one of the best video game adaptations, ever. Both are not only fantastic horror stories but gripping dramas with a focus on characters.
The "Last of Us" franchise has become such a game-changing addition to the zombie genre that instead of spawning cheap competitors that cash in on its success, it is actually scaring the competition away. At least one big zombie movie is reportedly no longer happening, in part due to "The Last of Us." Speaking with GQ for the release of "The Killer," David Fincher addressed his long-awaited sequel to "World War Z."
"It was a little like 'The Last of Us,'" Fincher said about his ideas for the canned sequel. "I'm glad...
The "Last of Us" franchise has become such a game-changing addition to the zombie genre that instead of spawning cheap competitors that cash in on its success, it is actually scaring the competition away. At least one big zombie movie is reportedly no longer happening, in part due to "The Last of Us." Speaking with GQ for the release of "The Killer," David Fincher addressed his long-awaited sequel to "World War Z."
"It was a little like 'The Last of Us,'" Fincher said about his ideas for the canned sequel. "I'm glad...
- 10/25/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
The 2013 film World War Z isn’t very popular, but it made a lot of money at the box office, pulling in over $540 million worldwide. So of course a sequel was put into development. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director J.A. Bayona worked on the project for a year before stepping away because they couldn’t quite figure out the story, despite having great set pieces in mind. Then the sequel very nearly went into production in 2019 with Fight Club director David Fincher at the helm – but the studio decided it to scrap it over budgetary issues. Now, during an interview with GQ Magazine UK, Fincher revealed that he’s glad his World War Z sequel didn’t get made because it would have been similar to HBO’s TV series adaptation of the video game The Last of Us – and the TV series format allows The Last of Us to...
- 10/25/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
David Fincher is opening up about the scrapped World War Z sequel and revealing that it was going to be like HBO’s The Last of Us.
“It was a little like The Last of Us. I’m glad that we didn’t do what we were doing, because The Last of Us has a lot more real estate to explore the same stuff,” Fincher told GQ in an interview. “In our title sequence, we were going to use the little parasite… they used it in their title sequence, and in that wonderful opening with the Dick Cavett, David Frost-style talk show.:
World War Z is a 2013 film directed by Marc Forster with a screenplay from Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard and Damon Lindelof based on the 2006 novel by Max Brooks. The film starred Brad Pitt as a former United Nations investigator looking to find a solution to the zombie apocalypse.
“It was a little like The Last of Us. I’m glad that we didn’t do what we were doing, because The Last of Us has a lot more real estate to explore the same stuff,” Fincher told GQ in an interview. “In our title sequence, we were going to use the little parasite… they used it in their title sequence, and in that wonderful opening with the Dick Cavett, David Frost-style talk show.:
World War Z is a 2013 film directed by Marc Forster with a screenplay from Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard and Damon Lindelof based on the 2006 novel by Max Brooks. The film starred Brad Pitt as a former United Nations investigator looking to find a solution to the zombie apocalypse.
- 10/25/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
In the years leading up to its release in 2013, all signs pointed to "World War Z" becoming an epic disaster. First, there was the furor over its script, which went through multiple drafts written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and J. Michael Straczynski (who wound up sharing story credit), along the way transforming Max Brooks' inventive source material -- a fictional oral history of a zombie apocalypse comprised of accounts from multiple survivors -- into what read on paper as a milquetoast "A-lister saves the world" tentpole. Then came the news that the film would be reshooting more or less its entire third act, causing its budget to further balloon and delaying its release date by six months.
Unsurprisingly, the final movie result is a Frankenstein's creation that plays as a bombastic zombie action flick for its first two-thirds before abruptly changing into a much more low-key survival horror thriller...
Unsurprisingly, the final movie result is a Frankenstein's creation that plays as a bombastic zombie action flick for its first two-thirds before abruptly changing into a much more low-key survival horror thriller...
- 9/25/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Adam Bessa's career continues to impress with his latest film Harka - which is released in the UK tomorrow (May 5). The French-Tunisian star received critical plaudits for Sofia Djama's Algeria-set drama The Blessed and his multilingual skills saw him go on to reach wider audiences with Matthew Michael Carnahan's Mosul and Netflix's Extraction - the sequel to which will air later this year. In the past year, he's been garnering awards heat for his intense central performance in Lotfy Nathan's Harka, winning the Best Actor award in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes and at the Red Sea Film Festival.
He plays Ali, a Tunisian scraping by as part of the illegal gasoline trade whose dreams of escaping the country for a better life are scuppered after he finds himself trying to look after his...
He plays Ali, a Tunisian scraping by as part of the illegal gasoline trade whose dreams of escaping the country for a better life are scuppered after he finds himself trying to look after his...
- 5/4/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Russo discussed Agbo’s upcoming slate at the second-annual Sands International Film Festival of St Andrews.
With the big-budget Amazon franchise Citadel poised to launch on Amazon Prime on April 28, Agbo producer Joe Russo says the model of an English-language ‘mothership’ expanding into local content could have limitless possibilities.
“Because we all consume so much content, and we all basically have a PhD in storytelling, it’s become predictive. I think it’s important to explore new ways to tell stories. It’s also important to create a global community of storytellers, where we can share stories with each other.
With the big-budget Amazon franchise Citadel poised to launch on Amazon Prime on April 28, Agbo producer Joe Russo says the model of an English-language ‘mothership’ expanding into local content could have limitless possibilities.
“Because we all consume so much content, and we all basically have a PhD in storytelling, it’s become predictive. I think it’s important to explore new ways to tell stories. It’s also important to create a global community of storytellers, where we can share stories with each other.
- 4/17/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Former ICM Partners TV literary and packaging agent Katie Cates is becoming a manager at Artists First. Cates spent the last eight years at ICM where she worked with writers, directors, actors, comedians and musicians. She is among the slew of ICM agents who departed on the eve of the agency’s acquisition by CAA last month.
At ICM, Cates worked with such established writer/showrunners as John Shiban (Ozark), Meredith Lavender and Marcie Ulin (The Flight Attendant), Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies) and Christy Stratton (Modern Family), Michelle Nader (Dollface), Karin Gist (Our Kind of People) Betsy Thomas (My Boys), Angeli Millan (Boomerang) and Matthew Newman (The Great Game), in addition to up-and-coming voices such as Marcos Luevanos (Love Victor), Emilia Serrano (Promised Land), Michelle Badillo (A League of Their Own), writer/director Becca Gleason (While You Were Breeding), creators Tim Schauer & Kuba Soltysiak (Boo Bitch) and playwrights...
At ICM, Cates worked with such established writer/showrunners as John Shiban (Ozark), Meredith Lavender and Marcie Ulin (The Flight Attendant), Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies) and Christy Stratton (Modern Family), Michelle Nader (Dollface), Karin Gist (Our Kind of People) Betsy Thomas (My Boys), Angeli Millan (Boomerang) and Matthew Newman (The Great Game), in addition to up-and-coming voices such as Marcos Luevanos (Love Victor), Emilia Serrano (Promised Land), Michelle Badillo (A League of Their Own), writer/director Becca Gleason (While You Were Breeding), creators Tim Schauer & Kuba Soltysiak (Boo Bitch) and playwrights...
- 7/27/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Matt Sand, the screenwriter best known for his contributions to the 2016 Mark Wahlberg thriller Deepwater Horizon, has signed with WME for representation.
The film from director Peter Berg, co-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, dramatizes a disaster in April 2010 that saw an offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon explode, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.
The writer’s latest spec, Between the Dog & the Wolf, will be directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are producing, with Oscar winner Al Pacino attached to star.
Sand is also currently writing a sequel to the 2012 action pic Act of Valor for Extraction helmer Sam Hargrave, which is set up at Legendary. Other projects in active development that have been set up with studios include Man Who Robbed Al Qaeda with Di Bonaventura Pictures, and Captain Courageous,...
The film from director Peter Berg, co-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, dramatizes a disaster in April 2010 that saw an offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon explode, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.
The writer’s latest spec, Between the Dog & the Wolf, will be directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are producing, with Oscar winner Al Pacino attached to star.
Sand is also currently writing a sequel to the 2012 action pic Act of Valor for Extraction helmer Sam Hargrave, which is set up at Legendary. Other projects in active development that have been set up with studios include Man Who Robbed Al Qaeda with Di Bonaventura Pictures, and Captain Courageous,...
- 1/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Netflix‘s more overlooked and underrated original movies of last year was Mosul, the directorial debut of World War Z and Deepwater Horizon writer Matthew Michael Carnahan. The story follows a rookie cop plunged into the deep end when he’s welcomed into an elite Swat unit who patrol the streets of the titular war-torn Iraqi city, where they embark on a dangerous mission.
The grounded and gritty action thriller went down a storm with critics, as it currently holds an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and troubled the streaming service’s Top 10 most-watched list for a couple of weeks when it was released at the end of November. However, several members of the cast have since revealed that they and their families have faced threats on social media from people claiming to be affiliated with Isis.
“When I posted on my social media that the film was going to come out,...
The grounded and gritty action thriller went down a storm with critics, as it currently holds an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and troubled the streaming service’s Top 10 most-watched list for a couple of weeks when it was released at the end of November. However, several members of the cast have since revealed that they and their families have faced threats on social media from people claiming to be affiliated with Isis.
“When I posted on my social media that the film was going to come out,...
- 1/14/2021
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Joe and Anthony Russo are speaking out about their Netflix action project “Mosul” in the wake of its cast members reportedly receiving death threats from Isis. “Mosul,” produced by the Russo brothers and directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan, premiered November 26, 2020 on Netflix and went on to become one of the streamer’s most viewed movies in Europe and the Middle East. Starring Suhail Dabbach and Adam Bessa, “Mosul” is an Iraqi Arabic-language war thriller that follows a Swat police team’s mission to wipe out Isis members who killed their loved ones.
“When I posted on my social media that the film was going to come out, the first day there was a lot from Isis,” Dabbach told Deadline. “They put on a lot of videos and bad words. Like, they have said, now we know you, and you have to watch yourself. Every day, touch your head to make sure it is still on.
“When I posted on my social media that the film was going to come out, the first day there was a lot from Isis,” Dabbach told Deadline. “They put on a lot of videos and bad words. Like, they have said, now we know you, and you have to watch yourself. Every day, touch your head to make sure it is still on.
- 1/13/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Exclusive: There has been a continuing sense of unease and high alert from the stars and filmmakers behind Mosul, the Iraqi-language thriller based on the true tale of an Iraqi Swat police squad that took to the streets to wipe out Isis members to avenge the love ones that unit members lost at the hands of the terror organization. The film made a high-profile Thanksgiving debut on Netflix and became one of the most viewed movies on the site in Europe and the Middle East. Unfortunately with the film’s popularity, several of the stars of the film have seen their social media pages filled with unsettling threats of violence that purport to be coming from members and loyalists of the fractured Isis organization.
“When I posted on my social media that the film was going to come out, the first day there was a lot from Isis,” said Suhail Dabbach,...
“When I posted on my social media that the film was going to come out, the first day there was a lot from Isis,” said Suhail Dabbach,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Avengers director duo Joe and Anthony Russo have produced an action film which is quite an antithesis of the fantasy-loaded superhero razzmatazz that has come to be their calling card. Mosul is gritty war drama that remains tantalizingly close to the reality it is carved from. The film is deftly executed, and comes with an important socio-political message about war and its aftermath.
Debutante director Matthew Michael Carnahan, who has also penned the film, focuses on an aspect of war-torn Iraq that is normally not a point of interest for Hollywood. Inspired by a New Yorker article titled The Desperate Battle To Destroy Isis, the filmmaker trains his lens on an Iraqi Swat team's action against Isis, duly dramatized to capture some remarkable war violence in the film's 100-odd-minute runtime.
Around the mid to late 2010s, Mosul, one of Iraq's biggest cities, was overrun by Isis. The organisation, known as Daesh in Iraq,...
Debutante director Matthew Michael Carnahan, who has also penned the film, focuses on an aspect of war-torn Iraq that is normally not a point of interest for Hollywood. Inspired by a New Yorker article titled The Desperate Battle To Destroy Isis, the filmmaker trains his lens on an Iraqi Swat team's action against Isis, duly dramatized to capture some remarkable war violence in the film's 100-odd-minute runtime.
Around the mid to late 2010s, Mosul, one of Iraq's biggest cities, was overrun by Isis. The organisation, known as Daesh in Iraq,...
- 11/29/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
The Russo brothers bowed out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in spectacular fashion, directing the highest-grossing movie of all-time and drawing the Infinity Saga to an epic conclusion with Avengers: Endgame. Next year’s crime thriller Cherry starring Tom Holland marks the first time since 2006’s You, Me and Dupree that the siblings have stepped behind the camera for a feature film that hasn’t involved superheroes and spandex, but they’ve also branched out into producing through their Agbo company.
Agbo has only been in existence for a couple of years, but the outfit has already explored a wide range of genres from Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nation to Extraction, Netflix’s most popular original movie ever, while the Russos also produced Chadwick Boseman thriller 21 Bridges and this year’s acclaimed dramatic horror Relic.
Next up is true-life tale Mosul, which hit Netflix on Thursday. Based on a New Yorker article,...
Agbo has only been in existence for a couple of years, but the outfit has already explored a wide range of genres from Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nation to Extraction, Netflix’s most popular original movie ever, while the Russos also produced Chadwick Boseman thriller 21 Bridges and this year’s acclaimed dramatic horror Relic.
Next up is true-life tale Mosul, which hit Netflix on Thursday. Based on a New Yorker article,...
- 11/28/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Netflix have delivered a solid string of action movies this year, from the heightened superhero antics of Project Power to the gritty comic book fantasy of The Old Guard, but the most popular of them all was Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction, which became the streaming service’s most-watched original film ever.
Helmed by a first-time director and produced through Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo company, there are superficial similarities between Extraction and Matthew Michael Carnahan’s Mosul, but the latter is an altogether more realistic and gripping exercise in tension than Sam Hargrave’s bone-crunching B-movie.
Based on a New Yorker article, Mosul follows an inexperienced cop paired up with an elite Swat team on the streets of the titular Iraqi city. Falling in line with a squad who have ascended to almost mythical status in the eyes of the locals, Adam Bessa’s Kawa is taken under the...
Helmed by a first-time director and produced through Joe and Anthony Russo’s Agbo company, there are superficial similarities between Extraction and Matthew Michael Carnahan’s Mosul, but the latter is an altogether more realistic and gripping exercise in tension than Sam Hargrave’s bone-crunching B-movie.
Based on a New Yorker article, Mosul follows an inexperienced cop paired up with an elite Swat team on the streets of the titular Iraqi city. Falling in line with a squad who have ascended to almost mythical status in the eyes of the locals, Adam Bessa’s Kawa is taken under the...
- 11/26/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
The Russo brothers’ first movie since Avengers: Endgame might not be arriving until next year when Tom Holland’s Cherry hits Apple TV+, but the directors of the highest-grossing movie ever made have kept busy in the interim through their Agbo production company. As well as delivering Netflix’s most-watched original title ever with Extraction, Joe and Anthony are also bringing Matthew Michael Carnahan’s directorial debut Mosul to the streaming service.
Based on a New Yorker article by Luke Mogelson, Mosul follows an inexperienced cop who ends up falling in with an elite Swat team on the streets of the titular Iraqi city as they embark on a dangerous mission fraught with challenges. The movie was originally set for a theatrical release and premiered back in September 2019, before being acquired by Netflix last month.
In our exclusive interview, Carnahan tells us why he settled on Mosul as his first...
Based on a New Yorker article by Luke Mogelson, Mosul follows an inexperienced cop who ends up falling in with an elite Swat team on the streets of the titular Iraqi city as they embark on a dangerous mission fraught with challenges. The movie was originally set for a theatrical release and premiered back in September 2019, before being acquired by Netflix last month.
In our exclusive interview, Carnahan tells us why he settled on Mosul as his first...
- 11/25/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Netflix has released a harrowing new trailer for Mosul, its upcoming film about an elite group of Iraqi soldiers trying to take down Isis, set to arrive on November 26th.
The film is loosely based on a 2017 New Yorker article about the fight to defeat Isis after it took control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, which is the capital of the Nineveh Province. Mosul is centered around an inexperienced Iraqi police officer named Kawa (played by Adam Bessa), who’s rescued during a firefight by the Nineveh Swat team.
The film is loosely based on a 2017 New Yorker article about the fight to defeat Isis after it took control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, which is the capital of the Nineveh Province. Mosul is centered around an inexperienced Iraqi police officer named Kawa (played by Adam Bessa), who’s rescued during a firefight by the Nineveh Swat team.
- 11/9/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
"Enter town, then get out of it." Netflix has launched the first official trailer for Mosul, an intense action-thriller directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan, an acclaimed screenwriter making his feature directorial debut. This film premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, and also stopped by TIFF, and is produced by the Russo Brothers - Joe & Anthony. One of their first big non-Marvel projects following all the Avengers movies. An extraordinary true story of heroism in the face of overwhelming odds, a police unit from Mosul fights to liberate the Iraqi city from thousands of Isis militants. Shot entirely in Arabic - the movie stars Suhail Dabbach (Major Jasem), Adam Bessa (Kawa), Is'haq Elias (Waleed), plus Hayat Kamille, Waleed Elgadi, Thaer Al-Shayei, Ben Affan, and Mohimen Mahbuba. This looks like one hell of a rough & tumble action movie, and I'm so glad they made it without ...
- 11/9/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
We’ve seen plenty of movies about American soldiers taking on terrorists overseas, but in “Mosul,” a run-and-gun, high-octane action film produced by “Avengers” directors the Russo Brothers, the Iraqi cops are the ones defending their homeland from Isis.
“Iraq without Saddam, without Westerners, without terrorists, we need every bullet,” lead actor Suhail Dabbach says in the “Mosul” trailer. “We are the good guys.”
“Mosul,” which is entirely in Arabic, is produced by Anthony and Joe Russo from director and writer Matthew Michael Carnahan, and the film will debut on Netflix on November 26.
It’s a story about an inexperienced Iraqi cop who is rescued by and joins up with the elite Nineveh Swat team after Isis takes his home in Mosul and murders his uncle. Together, he and a team of 10 brothers-in-arms embark on a dangerous guerrilla operation to wipe out an enemy base and restore order to the lawless territory,...
“Iraq without Saddam, without Westerners, without terrorists, we need every bullet,” lead actor Suhail Dabbach says in the “Mosul” trailer. “We are the good guys.”
“Mosul,” which is entirely in Arabic, is produced by Anthony and Joe Russo from director and writer Matthew Michael Carnahan, and the film will debut on Netflix on November 26.
It’s a story about an inexperienced Iraqi cop who is rescued by and joins up with the elite Nineveh Swat team after Isis takes his home in Mosul and murders his uncle. Together, he and a team of 10 brothers-in-arms embark on a dangerous guerrilla operation to wipe out an enemy base and restore order to the lawless territory,...
- 11/9/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Mosul,” an action film that plunges viewers into the fight between a renegade police unit and the Isis fighters who have destroyed their homes, has been purchased by Netflix.
The deal comes over a year after “Mosul” made its debut at the 2019 edition of the Venice Film Festival. That’s partly a testament to how tricky “Mosul” is as a commercial prospect. It’s also because 101 Studios, the label operated by former Weinstein Company executive David Glasser, acquired the film with the intention of releasing it. Those plans fell through and, hence, the deal with Netflix.
“Mosul” was produced by “Avengers: Endgame” directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo through their company Agbo. The brothers used their clout to get the movie made.
“We know it’s unconventional,” Anthony Russo said in an interview with Variety shortly before the film screened at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. “But we hope that...
The deal comes over a year after “Mosul” made its debut at the 2019 edition of the Venice Film Festival. That’s partly a testament to how tricky “Mosul” is as a commercial prospect. It’s also because 101 Studios, the label operated by former Weinstein Company executive David Glasser, acquired the film with the intention of releasing it. Those plans fell through and, hence, the deal with Netflix.
“Mosul” was produced by “Avengers: Endgame” directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo through their company Agbo. The brothers used their clout to get the movie made.
“We know it’s unconventional,” Anthony Russo said in an interview with Variety shortly before the film screened at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. “But we hope that...
- 10/9/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Following in the footsteps of Extraction here comes Mosul, a new action flick produced by the Russo Brothers. Matthew Michael Carnahan wrote the movie, which “tells the true story of one group of Iraqi men who fought Isis when the terrorist group took their homes, families, and city.” Mosul previously played the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. THR […]
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- 10/9/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Netflix has acquired “Mosul,” an Iraq War drama funded and produced by Anthony and Joe Russo’s production company Agbo, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. 101 Studios was originally going to acquire the war drama, but talks fell through. Netflix will release “Mosul” in November 2020.
Matthew Michael Carnahan, who wrote the Agbo film “21 Bridges” starring the late Chadwick Boseman, wrote and directed “Mosul.” It’s inspired by an article in The New Yorker by Luke Mogelson about the Nineveh Swat team, an elite police squad of soldiers composed of local Iraqis all fighting Isis. The drama first premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, followed by Toronto.
Waleed Elgadi, Suhail Dabbach and Adam Bessa star in the film as a police squad moving block by block to reclaim their city from Isis, all while nursing their own personal traumas at the hands of the terrorist group.
Matthew Michael Carnahan, who wrote the Agbo film “21 Bridges” starring the late Chadwick Boseman, wrote and directed “Mosul.” It’s inspired by an article in The New Yorker by Luke Mogelson about the Nineveh Swat team, an elite police squad of soldiers composed of local Iraqis all fighting Isis. The drama first premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, followed by Toronto.
Waleed Elgadi, Suhail Dabbach and Adam Bessa star in the film as a police squad moving block by block to reclaim their city from Isis, all while nursing their own personal traumas at the hands of the terrorist group.
- 10/9/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Mosul, the war action movie produced by Anthony and Joe Russo, is heading to Netflix.
The digital streamer has picked up the movie and will release it in November 2020.
Matthew Michael Carnahan, who co-wrote thrillers such as World War Z and 21 Bridges, wrote the script and made his directorial debut with the actioner, which had it world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Mosul tells the true story of one group of Iraqi men who fought Isis when the terrorist group took their homes, families, and city. It focuses on the ...
The digital streamer has picked up the movie and will release it in November 2020.
Matthew Michael Carnahan, who co-wrote thrillers such as World War Z and 21 Bridges, wrote the script and made his directorial debut with the actioner, which had it world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Mosul tells the true story of one group of Iraqi men who fought Isis when the terrorist group took their homes, families, and city. It focuses on the ...
- 10/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Mosul, the war action movie produced by Anthony and Joe Russo, is heading to Netflix.
The digital streamer has picked up the movie and will release it in November 2020.
Matthew Michael Carnahan, who co-wrote thrillers such as World War Z and 21 Bridges, wrote the script and made his directorial debut with the actioner, which had it world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Mosul tells the true story of one group of Iraqi men who fought Isis when the terrorist group took their homes, families, and city. It focuses on the ...
The digital streamer has picked up the movie and will release it in November 2020.
Matthew Michael Carnahan, who co-wrote thrillers such as World War Z and 21 Bridges, wrote the script and made his directorial debut with the actioner, which had it world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Mosul tells the true story of one group of Iraqi men who fought Isis when the terrorist group took their homes, families, and city. It focuses on the ...
- 10/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Fresh from an earnings report that saw it add 10 million subscribers during the pandemic, Netflix has just set its most financially ambitious feature film so far. Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans are set to star in The Gray Man, with Agbo’s Joe & Anthony Russo directing their first blockbuster since setting the all-time global box office record with Avengers: Endgame two years ago. The intention here is to create a new franchise with a James Bond-level of scale and a budget upwards of $200 million.
The Russo’s Agbo is producing, and the script was written by Joe Russo, with a polish by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who scripted the Russo-directed Captain America and Avengers films and who are Co-Presidents of Story at Agbo. It is based on the 2009 Mark Greaney novel that introduced the Gray Man, a freelance assassin and former CIA operative named Court Gentry.
The film...
The Russo’s Agbo is producing, and the script was written by Joe Russo, with a polish by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who scripted the Russo-directed Captain America and Avengers films and who are Co-Presidents of Story at Agbo. It is based on the 2009 Mark Greaney novel that introduced the Gray Man, a freelance assassin and former CIA operative named Court Gentry.
The film...
- 7/17/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
To mark the release of Dark Waters on 6th July, we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on DVD.
Dark Waters is one of the most important films of the year and stars Academy Award® Nominee Mark Ruffalo, as the tenacious attorney who uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world’s largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything – his future, his family, and his own life – to expose the truth.
Ruffalo is accompanied by outstanding performances from the critically acclaimed supporting cast including Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins Bill Pullman and Bill Camp in this gripping thriller. With a script by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan (World War Z),based on the New York Times Magazine article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare”by Nathaniel Rich, and produced by Ruffalo, Pamela Koffler (One Hour Photo) and Christine Vachon...
Dark Waters is one of the most important films of the year and stars Academy Award® Nominee Mark Ruffalo, as the tenacious attorney who uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world’s largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything – his future, his family, and his own life – to expose the truth.
Ruffalo is accompanied by outstanding performances from the critically acclaimed supporting cast including Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins Bill Pullman and Bill Camp in this gripping thriller. With a script by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan (World War Z),based on the New York Times Magazine article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare”by Nathaniel Rich, and produced by Ruffalo, Pamela Koffler (One Hour Photo) and Christine Vachon...
- 6/29/2020
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Titles include Us box office hit ‘Becky’ and Sundance title ‘Spree’, starring Joe Keery of ‘Stranger Things’.
Australasia’s Rialto Distribution has acquired a raft of new features, including recent Us box office hit Becky and Sundance social media satire Spree.
Nine titles were co-acquired by Rialto and the UK’s Vertigo Releasing, as part of a partnership forged earlier this year, and were closed during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. The films will receive a mix of theatrical and digital debuts in Australia and New Zealand across the second half of 2020.
They include action thriller Becky, starring Lulu Wilson and Kevin James,...
Australasia’s Rialto Distribution has acquired a raft of new features, including recent Us box office hit Becky and Sundance social media satire Spree.
Nine titles were co-acquired by Rialto and the UK’s Vertigo Releasing, as part of a partnership forged earlier this year, and were closed during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. The films will receive a mix of theatrical and digital debuts in Australia and New Zealand across the second half of 2020.
They include action thriller Becky, starring Lulu Wilson and Kevin James,...
- 6/26/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: CAA last night signed Joe & Anthony Russo, the sibling filmmakers who, after setting the all-time global box office gross record with a $2.79 billion tally for Avengers: Endgame, just saw the Agbo thriller Extraction become Netflix’s most watched movie — 90 million subscribers– and spawned a sequel that Joe Russo is writing for Chris Hemsworth to reprise.
Wme had been the longtime agents for the Cleveland-born duo, and that agency certainly did a good job. I understand that the impetus to move had a lot to do with CAA managing partner Bryan Lourd, and the Russos’ ambitions to build out their Agbo banner. CAA will rep the Russos’ as directors, and Agbo on a case by case basis.
Even as the Russo Brothers were directing two Captain America films that led into the final two Avengers installments that collectively grossed over $6.3 billion for Marvel over seven years, they separately moved aggressively...
Wme had been the longtime agents for the Cleveland-born duo, and that agency certainly did a good job. I understand that the impetus to move had a lot to do with CAA managing partner Bryan Lourd, and the Russos’ ambitions to build out their Agbo banner. CAA will rep the Russos’ as directors, and Agbo on a case by case basis.
Even as the Russo Brothers were directing two Captain America films that led into the final two Avengers installments that collectively grossed over $6.3 billion for Marvel over seven years, they separately moved aggressively...
- 5/14/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Bergsman has been named chief executive officer at Joe and Anthony Russo’s entertainment company Agbo.
Bergsman, a veteran of Peter Chernin’s The Chernin Group, will lead all strategy and business operations at the film and TV shop and report directly to the directing team behind “Avengers: Endgame.”
Founded in 2017, the company is riding high on the streaming success of its Netflix original film “Extraction.” The Chris Hemsworth action-thriller made a big social media splash, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the release of the record-busting Marvel film.
“I feel very fortunate for many reasons,” Bergsman told Variety. “On one end of the spectrum, you have the brothers directing the biggest theatrical release in history. And after a week-and-a-half now, what looks like the biggest premiere in Netflix history. It’s a tremendous 12-month period.”
Bergsman will continue Agbo’s expansion into television and other arenas, where the...
Bergsman, a veteran of Peter Chernin’s The Chernin Group, will lead all strategy and business operations at the film and TV shop and report directly to the directing team behind “Avengers: Endgame.”
Founded in 2017, the company is riding high on the streaming success of its Netflix original film “Extraction.” The Chris Hemsworth action-thriller made a big social media splash, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the release of the record-busting Marvel film.
“I feel very fortunate for many reasons,” Bergsman told Variety. “On one end of the spectrum, you have the brothers directing the biggest theatrical release in history. And after a week-and-a-half now, what looks like the biggest premiere in Netflix history. It’s a tremendous 12-month period.”
Bergsman will continue Agbo’s expansion into television and other arenas, where the...
- 5/5/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Agbo creators Joe & Anthony Russo have hired Jason Bergsman to be the Company’s new CEO. Bergsman will report to the Russo Brothers and will lead all aspects of the Company’s strategy and business operations.
In other changes, Angela Otstot becomes President of Creative, Jake Aust is upped to President of Physical Production, and Nicholas Anglewicz to COO.
Agbo was formed by the Russos as they were directing the final two installments of the Avengers series for Marvel films. Agbo formed in 2017 with private funding to leverage their strength in telling stories with an agnostic approach to distribution. Their last Avengers film, Endgame, became the highest grossing box office hit of all time, and the Agbo produced Extraction is on course to become the most viewed feature film on Netflix. Yesterday, Deadline revealed that a sequel is in the formative stages.
Bergsman will oversee the expansion of this creative...
In other changes, Angela Otstot becomes President of Creative, Jake Aust is upped to President of Physical Production, and Nicholas Anglewicz to COO.
Agbo was formed by the Russos as they were directing the final two installments of the Avengers series for Marvel films. Agbo formed in 2017 with private funding to leverage their strength in telling stories with an agnostic approach to distribution. Their last Avengers film, Endgame, became the highest grossing box office hit of all time, and the Agbo produced Extraction is on course to become the most viewed feature film on Netflix. Yesterday, Deadline revealed that a sequel is in the formative stages.
Bergsman will oversee the expansion of this creative...
- 5/5/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Promotions announced for Angela Otstot, Jake Aust, Nicholas Anglewicz to COO.
The Russo brothers’ Agbo, riding high as their Chris Hemsworth thriller Extraction heads towards becoming Netflix’s most watched original film ever, has hired former The Chernin Group partner and executive vice-president Jason Bergsman as CEO.
Bergsman, a former board member at Crunchyroll,will lead all aspects of the company’s strategy and business operations and told Screen on Tuesday (May 5) the company will continue to make features for theatrical release and will also partner with streaming platforms where it makes sense.
Agbo also announced on Tuesday (May 5) the...
The Russo brothers’ Agbo, riding high as their Chris Hemsworth thriller Extraction heads towards becoming Netflix’s most watched original film ever, has hired former The Chernin Group partner and executive vice-president Jason Bergsman as CEO.
Bergsman, a former board member at Crunchyroll,will lead all aspects of the company’s strategy and business operations and told Screen on Tuesday (May 5) the company will continue to make features for theatrical release and will also partner with streaming platforms where it makes sense.
Agbo also announced on Tuesday (May 5) the...
- 5/5/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Joe Russo Closes Deal To Script ‘Extraction 2,’ New Installment Of Netflix Smash Chris Hemsworth Pic
Exclusive: As the Chris Hemsworth action film Extraction continues on pace to become Netflix’s most watched feature film ever, the film’s writer, Joe Russo, has closed a deal to write another installment of the high action film. Agbo, the company run by Russo and his brother Anthony, are putting the pieces together and are optimistic that Sam Hargrave returns as director, and that Chris Hemsworth will reprise as mercenary Tyler Rake, though those deals won’t be made by Netflix until the script is ready.
“The deal is closed for me to write Extraction 2, and we are in the formative stages of what the story can be,” Russo told Deadline. “We’re not committing yet to whether that story goes forward, or backward in time. We left a big loose ending that leaves question marks for the audience.”
Those who saw the movie — and judging by Netflix’s...
“The deal is closed for me to write Extraction 2, and we are in the formative stages of what the story can be,” Russo told Deadline. “We’re not committing yet to whether that story goes forward, or backward in time. We left a big loose ending that leaves question marks for the audience.”
Those who saw the movie — and judging by Netflix’s...
- 5/4/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, Stephan James, Keith David, Alexander Siddig, Taylor Kitsch, J.K. Simmons, Louis Cancelmi, Victoria Cartagena | Written by Adam Mervis, Matthew Michael Carnahan | Directed by Brian Kirk
Black Panther‘s Chadwick Boseman stars in this New York-set thriller produced by the Russo Brothers. Fast-paced and impressively acted, it’s a pleasingly old-fashioned thriller, providing you can side-step the occasional plot hole.
Directed by TV veteran Brian Kirk, 21 Bridges centres on a drug heist perpetrated by two small-time crooks (Stephan James and Taylor Kitsch) that goes badly wrong, leaving 8 cops dead at the scene. Theorising that the culprits will need to stay in Manhattan to get rid of their drugs, homicide detective Andre Davis (Boseman) is given until 5am to chase them down, with all traffic routes out of the city (i.e. the area within the 21 Bridges of the title) shut down until then.
Davis’ partner in...
Black Panther‘s Chadwick Boseman stars in this New York-set thriller produced by the Russo Brothers. Fast-paced and impressively acted, it’s a pleasingly old-fashioned thriller, providing you can side-step the occasional plot hole.
Directed by TV veteran Brian Kirk, 21 Bridges centres on a drug heist perpetrated by two small-time crooks (Stephan James and Taylor Kitsch) that goes badly wrong, leaving 8 cops dead at the scene. Theorising that the culprits will need to stay in Manhattan to get rid of their drugs, homicide detective Andre Davis (Boseman) is given until 5am to chase them down, with all traffic routes out of the city (i.e. the area within the 21 Bridges of the title) shut down until then.
Davis’ partner in...
- 3/27/2020
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
A corporate defence lawyer takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company in this emotionally charged and decidedly understated drama from acclaimed director Todd Haynes.
Written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan, Dark Waters is based on a New York Times magazine article titled The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare by Nathaniel Rich.
Robert Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) is a respected corporate lawyer working with big chemical companies helping them pollute without breaking the law. When he is approached by West Virginia farmer Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp) regarding a number of unexplained deaths on his farm which he blames DuPont – one of the world’s largest corporations – Robert is conflicted about representing Wilbur against his own interests.
Robert soon finds himself battling with his own conscience and deep catholic faith leading him to question the work he’s been doing until now. Against his better Judgement and that...
Written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan, Dark Waters is based on a New York Times magazine article titled The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare by Nathaniel Rich.
Robert Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) is a respected corporate lawyer working with big chemical companies helping them pollute without breaking the law. When he is approached by West Virginia farmer Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp) regarding a number of unexplained deaths on his farm which he blames DuPont – one of the world’s largest corporations – Robert is conflicted about representing Wilbur against his own interests.
Robert soon finds himself battling with his own conscience and deep catholic faith leading him to question the work he’s been doing until now. Against his better Judgement and that...
- 2/28/2020
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In this gripping real-life thriller, Mark Ruffalo plays a lawyer who takes on the company that dumped toxic chemicals in West Virginia for decades
Todd Haynes is such a distinctive authorial voice in American cinema, a genius from left field, notably addressing identity and sexuality, and with an interest in fantasy, pastiche and the vicissitudes of period detail. Dark Waters is in so many ways out of character for him: a straight-ahead, true-life legal thriller, fluently adapted by screenwriters Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan from a New York Times magazine article by Nathaniel Rich.
Related: Todd Haynes: 'People who say Trump is bound to win are letting it happen'...
Todd Haynes is such a distinctive authorial voice in American cinema, a genius from left field, notably addressing identity and sexuality, and with an interest in fantasy, pastiche and the vicissitudes of period detail. Dark Waters is in so many ways out of character for him: a straight-ahead, true-life legal thriller, fluently adapted by screenwriters Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan from a New York Times magazine article by Nathaniel Rich.
Related: Todd Haynes: 'People who say Trump is bound to win are letting it happen'...
- 2/27/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Universal City, California, December 19, 2019 – With the clock ticking down, an NYPD detective is plunged into the midst of a large-scale conspiracy, while trying to bring forth justice in 21 Bridges, arriving on Digital February 4, 2020 and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on February 18, 2020 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. 21 Bridges is a gripping thriller that keeps audiences captivated with its twists and turns as the gray area between cop and criminal becomes more apparent. Hailed as a “battering ram of a movie” (The New York Times), the suspense and nonstop action of 21 Bridges allows viewers to take part in uncovering the many layers of the conspiracy themselves.
Led by Chadwick Boseman as the film’s fearless protagonist, 21 Bridges features an all-star cast with Sienna Miller, Stephan James, Emmy Award® winner Keith David with Taylor Kitsch and Oscar® winner J.K. Simmons. 21 Bridges is directed by Brian Kirk and written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Adam Mervis.
Led by Chadwick Boseman as the film’s fearless protagonist, 21 Bridges features an all-star cast with Sienna Miller, Stephan James, Emmy Award® winner Keith David with Taylor Kitsch and Oscar® winner J.K. Simmons. 21 Bridges is directed by Brian Kirk and written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Adam Mervis.
- 12/23/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Once upon a time, a movie like 21 Bridges was known as a “programmer” for the bigger film studios. A thriller with an established star at the center and a digestible runtime, released in between tentpoles to generate some solid, if not stratospheric, box office receipts. Not surprisingly, this kind of mid-budget project barely exists on the big screen anymore. And what a shame.
Directed by television veteran Brian Kirk, 21 Bridges follows brooding detective Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman) as he shuts down the island of Manhattan (including the bridges!) in the wee small hours of the morning to hunt a pair of cop-killing thieves. One of them is a tactical kill machine (Taylor Kitsch), while the other (Stephan James) is too smart to be in this position. As the chase burns on towards sunrise, the plot thickens. Soon, Davis is not sure who of his brothers and sisters in blue he can trust.
Directed by television veteran Brian Kirk, 21 Bridges follows brooding detective Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman) as he shuts down the island of Manhattan (including the bridges!) in the wee small hours of the morning to hunt a pair of cop-killing thieves. One of them is a tactical kill machine (Taylor Kitsch), while the other (Stephan James) is too smart to be in this position. As the chase burns on towards sunrise, the plot thickens. Soon, Davis is not sure who of his brothers and sisters in blue he can trust.
- 11/27/2019
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Disney’s “Frozen 2” is teed up to roast the pre-Thanksgiving weekend box office in its debut with an estimated $124 million from 4,440 North Americans locations.
In a very distant second could be the second frame of Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari” with about $15 million. However, Tom Hanks’ “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” may provide some competition for the second place spot with about $14.1 million from 3,235 in its first weekend of release.
The debut of Stx Films’ “21 Bridges” with Chadwick Boseman should land in fourth with about $10 million from 2,665 theaters while the third frame of John Cena’s “Playing With Fire” rounds out the top five with about $5 million.
“Frozen 2” earned $41.8 million domestically on Friday while adding another $57.8 million internationally for a nearly $100 million global single-day total. “Frozen 2’s” three-day domestic debut estimate is far above the initial $100 million that Disney had predicted for the sequel, and would make the...
In a very distant second could be the second frame of Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari” with about $15 million. However, Tom Hanks’ “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” may provide some competition for the second place spot with about $14.1 million from 3,235 in its first weekend of release.
The debut of Stx Films’ “21 Bridges” with Chadwick Boseman should land in fourth with about $10 million from 2,665 theaters while the third frame of John Cena’s “Playing With Fire” rounds out the top five with about $5 million.
“Frozen 2” earned $41.8 million domestically on Friday while adding another $57.8 million internationally for a nearly $100 million global single-day total. “Frozen 2’s” three-day domestic debut estimate is far above the initial $100 million that Disney had predicted for the sequel, and would make the...
- 11/23/2019
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
On the surface, it’s fair to wonder why an auteur like Todd Haynes took on this project. After all, legal dramas are compelling cinema, for sure, but hardly places for visual experimentation. One would think that something of this nature would be a waste of his talents. Well, Dark Waters makes for an interesting challenge of that. While Haynes’ filmmaking is an odd fit, this is easily his most accessible work, pairing him with Mark Ruffalo for a committed look at how hard it can be to do the right thing in the face of corporate giants. Hitting theaters today, it’s a late breaking Academy Award hopeful. The movie is a dramatic retelling of a real life crusade for justice. Inspired by that true story, it follows Robert Bilott (Ruffalo), a successful corporate defense attorney who finds himself driven to take the other side for once. A recent partner,...
- 11/22/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
“Frozen II,” Disney’s follow-up to the pop culture phenomenon “Frozen” from 2013, brought in $8.5 million at the box office in Thursday night previews beginning at 6 p.m. It opens on over 4,300 screens this weekend.
The fall box office is finally set to heat up with the arrival of “Frozen II,” which the studio is projecting for an opening in the $100 million range, with trackers saying it should land between $105-115 million, though it could rise to $130 million if the excitement is as high as some trackers suspect. It opens opposite “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” which stars Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers, and the thriller “21 Bridges” starring Chadwick Boseman, both of which go wide in the last weekend before Thanksgiving.
“Frozen II” already soared past all-time records for animated films in pre-sales on the ticketing site Fandango. So the comp to watch is “Incredibles 2,” which hit a...
The fall box office is finally set to heat up with the arrival of “Frozen II,” which the studio is projecting for an opening in the $100 million range, with trackers saying it should land between $105-115 million, though it could rise to $130 million if the excitement is as high as some trackers suspect. It opens opposite “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” which stars Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers, and the thriller “21 Bridges” starring Chadwick Boseman, both of which go wide in the last weekend before Thanksgiving.
“Frozen II” already soared past all-time records for animated films in pre-sales on the ticketing site Fandango. So the comp to watch is “Incredibles 2,” which hit a...
- 11/22/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Focus Features is looking to flood the specialty box office with their latest title Dark Waters from director Todd Haynes. The film, which stars Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway, is based on a true story about attorney Rob Bilott (Ruffalo) who uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world’s largest corporations.
Dubbed a legal thriller, the film written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan, uses Nathaniel Rich’s 2016 New York Times Magazine article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” as a jumping-off point to tell the story about Bilott, who risks everything in his life to expose the truth about the contaminated water supply and the big company that is responsible — something that is still affecting the community today.
“It’s about what’s going on in the world and humanity in general — what people know and...
Dubbed a legal thriller, the film written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan, uses Nathaniel Rich’s 2016 New York Times Magazine article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” as a jumping-off point to tell the story about Bilott, who risks everything in his life to expose the truth about the contaminated water supply and the big company that is responsible — something that is still affecting the community today.
“It’s about what’s going on in the world and humanity in general — what people know and...
- 11/22/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
It seems odd at first that Todd Haynes, the artful creator of such classic queer cinema as Far From Heaven, Velvet Goldmine and Carol, would be drawn to such a just-the-facts legal barnburner like Dark Waters. But the filmmaker approaches the whistleblower genre, solidly repped by such films as Erin Brockovich and The Insider, and applies his usual keen eye for how injustice eats away at character. Plus he’s got Mark Ruffalo, an actor of seemingly limitless range — who else could board the Marvel train as the Hulk and...
- 11/22/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
A New York detective pursues a deadly hunt for cop killers, in a slick crime thriller that teams the Black Panther star with a fierce Sienna Miller
Irish director Brian Kirk takes the helm of this perfectly serviceable New York crime thriller, co-written by Adam Mervis and Matthew Michael Carnahan. Chadwick Boseman plays Detective Andre Davis, an NYPD officer who as a kid lost his cop dad to violent criminals and now has a Dirty Harry reputation when it comes to deciding on the order in which to shoot and ask questions.
When eight of his uniformed comrades are slaughtered one night by a couple of lowlifes with assault rifles in the course of robbing a cocaine baron, the hardbitten police chief (Jk Simmons) gives Davis the nod to track down the culprits with extreme prejudice and assigns a similarly fierce narcotics officer to help him. Davis takes the decision...
Irish director Brian Kirk takes the helm of this perfectly serviceable New York crime thriller, co-written by Adam Mervis and Matthew Michael Carnahan. Chadwick Boseman plays Detective Andre Davis, an NYPD officer who as a kid lost his cop dad to violent criminals and now has a Dirty Harry reputation when it comes to deciding on the order in which to shoot and ask questions.
When eight of his uniformed comrades are slaughtered one night by a couple of lowlifes with assault rifles in the course of robbing a cocaine baron, the hardbitten police chief (Jk Simmons) gives Davis the nod to track down the culprits with extreme prejudice and assigns a similarly fierce narcotics officer to help him. Davis takes the decision...
- 11/22/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, Stephan James, Keith David, Alexander Siddig, Taylor Kitsch, J.K. Simmons, Louis Cancelmi, Victoria Cartagena | Written by Adam Mervis, Matthew Michael Carnahan | Directed by Brian Kirk
Black Panther‘s Chadwick Boseman stars in this New York-set thriller produced by the Russo Brothers. Fast-paced and impressively acted, it’s a pleasingly old-fashioned thriller, providing you can side-step the occasional plot hole.
Directed by TV veteran Brian Kirk, 21 Bridges centres on a drug heist perpetrated by two small-time crooks (Stephan James and Taylor Kitsch) that goes badly wrong, leaving 8 cops dead at the scene. Theorising that the culprits will need to stay in Manhattan to get rid of their drugs, homicide detective Andre Davis (Boseman) is given until 5am to chase them down, with all traffic routes out of the city (i.e. the area within the 21 Bridges of the title) shut down until then.
Davis’ partner in...
Black Panther‘s Chadwick Boseman stars in this New York-set thriller produced by the Russo Brothers. Fast-paced and impressively acted, it’s a pleasingly old-fashioned thriller, providing you can side-step the occasional plot hole.
Directed by TV veteran Brian Kirk, 21 Bridges centres on a drug heist perpetrated by two small-time crooks (Stephan James and Taylor Kitsch) that goes badly wrong, leaving 8 cops dead at the scene. Theorising that the culprits will need to stay in Manhattan to get rid of their drugs, homicide detective Andre Davis (Boseman) is given until 5am to chase them down, with all traffic routes out of the city (i.e. the area within the 21 Bridges of the title) shut down until then.
Davis’ partner in...
- 11/21/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
This streets-of-New-York cop drama — shot in Philly, which should tell you something is off — has all the ingredients: adrenalized action, gritty atmosphere and a ready-to-rock cast, led by the Black Panther himself, Chadwick Boseman. How do you screw that up? The prosecution offers as Exhibit A. The skilled TV director Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones, Luther, Penny Dreadful), in his feature debut, huffs and puffs to keep the plot spinning. But he can’t blow down the dead end of a script by Adam Mervis and Matthew Michael Carnahan. The...
- 11/20/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Far From Heaven: Haynes Mounts Modest Environmental Drama
In the oft-prestigious subgenre of environmental thrillers, particularly those detailing the grossly inhuman actions of powerful corporations and corrupt government agencies, Dark Waters, the latest offering from perennial auteur Todd Haynes, feels a bit auxiliary. Packing decades worth of pertinent details into the West Virginia Dupont scandal, wherein the “forever chemicals” utilized for Teflon saturated the local population’s water supply, causing thousands of cases of cancer (not to mention the considerable environmental side effects on the landscape and livestock), Haynes and scribes Matthew Michael Carnahan and Mario Correa, inspired by a New York Times article by Nathaniel Rich, craft somewhat of a predictable disappointment in what plays like the visual aid to a Wikipedia entry on the events.…...
In the oft-prestigious subgenre of environmental thrillers, particularly those detailing the grossly inhuman actions of powerful corporations and corrupt government agencies, Dark Waters, the latest offering from perennial auteur Todd Haynes, feels a bit auxiliary. Packing decades worth of pertinent details into the West Virginia Dupont scandal, wherein the “forever chemicals” utilized for Teflon saturated the local population’s water supply, causing thousands of cases of cancer (not to mention the considerable environmental side effects on the landscape and livestock), Haynes and scribes Matthew Michael Carnahan and Mario Correa, inspired by a New York Times article by Nathaniel Rich, craft somewhat of a predictable disappointment in what plays like the visual aid to a Wikipedia entry on the events.…...
- 11/20/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
For those who discovered Chadwick Boseman in the role of “Black Panther,” it’s about time the actor showed audiences what else he’s capable of. Sure, Boseman was back on the big screen a few months later in “Avengers: Infinity War” — but Marvel obviously underestimated his potential, giving Boseman far too little to do, then snapping him away for most of the sequel. Now, with “21 Bridges,” the actor who’d previously shown such potential as Jackie Robinson (in “42”) and Thurgood Marshall (“Marshall”) gets a chance to branch out, proving what someone of his caliber can do for an otherwise routine police thriller.
The feature debut of veteran TV director Brian Kirk, “21 Bridges” is dark, cynical, and nearly slick enough to disguise how stupid it is. Nearly. The movie introduces the novel idea of a New York City manhunt so hot, the mayor agrees to block every route...
The feature debut of veteran TV director Brian Kirk, “21 Bridges” is dark, cynical, and nearly slick enough to disguise how stupid it is. Nearly. The movie introduces the novel idea of a New York City manhunt so hot, the mayor agrees to block every route...
- 11/18/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Deep in the basement of a swanky Brooklyn restaurant, stacked up high in a walk-in freezer, is a bounty: kilos and kilos of uncut cocaine, just waiting to be taken. At least, that’s the hope of small-time crooks Ray (Taylor Kitsch) and Michael (Stephan James), who arrive at said restaurant late one night, eager to make off with some coke, sell it to the crime boss who hired them for the gig, and move on with their lives. Of course, that’s not what’s going to happen. A bit player in Brian Kirk’s sturdy crime drama soon offers up a snappy summation: “Someone fucked up.”
Named for the 21 bridges that go into (and out of) Manhattan, “21 Bridges” wedges in a thrilling concept to .
After Ray and Michael’s simple job goes topside, leading to the brutal massacre of eight cops who just happen to be hanging around the restaurant,...
Named for the 21 bridges that go into (and out of) Manhattan, “21 Bridges” wedges in a thrilling concept to .
After Ray and Michael’s simple job goes topside, leading to the brutal massacre of eight cops who just happen to be hanging around the restaurant,...
- 11/18/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Exploring what it’s like to be a black cop in conflict, especially in the #BlackLivesMatter era, has become popular fodder for filmmakers. But while it’s an interesting topic to pursue, the films that have dared to do so have been unsatisfying.
“Monsters and Men” struggled with determining a resolution, “Black and Blue” pivoted to a humdrum action saga and now director Brian Kirk’s new film, “21 Bridges,” also struggles to find its voice in the conversation.
Written by Adam Mervis and Matthew Michael Carnahan (“Dark Waters”), the New York City-set “21 Bridges” actually tries, but ultimately fails, to examine issues that extend beyond its heroic policeman Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman), who’s known among his unit as the go-to officer when you need to take down a cop killer. His father, a respected officer in his own right, was gunned down by thugs when Andre was just a child,...
“Monsters and Men” struggled with determining a resolution, “Black and Blue” pivoted to a humdrum action saga and now director Brian Kirk’s new film, “21 Bridges,” also struggles to find its voice in the conversation.
Written by Adam Mervis and Matthew Michael Carnahan (“Dark Waters”), the New York City-set “21 Bridges” actually tries, but ultimately fails, to examine issues that extend beyond its heroic policeman Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman), who’s known among his unit as the go-to officer when you need to take down a cop killer. His father, a respected officer in his own right, was gunned down by thugs when Andre was just a child,...
- 11/18/2019
- by Candice Frederick
- The Wrap
Finalists have been revealed for the 2020 Humanitas Prize, which honors film and television writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family. Titles include awards-season heavies Bombshell, It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and The Farewell on the film side and When They See Us, Pose, This Is Us and The Handmaid’s Tale on the small-screen side.
It’s the 45th year for the honors that hands out awards in 10 categories — two new categories, Limited Series, TV Movie or Special and Short Film, are newcomers this year.
Winners will be announced at the 45th annual Humanitas Prize ceremony January 24, 2020 at the Beverly Hilton.
Here are this year’s finalists:
Drama Feature Film
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster; inspired by the article “Can You Say… Hero?” by Tom Junod
A Hidden Life
Written and directed by Terrence Malick...
It’s the 45th year for the honors that hands out awards in 10 categories — two new categories, Limited Series, TV Movie or Special and Short Film, are newcomers this year.
Winners will be announced at the 45th annual Humanitas Prize ceremony January 24, 2020 at the Beverly Hilton.
Here are this year’s finalists:
Drama Feature Film
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster; inspired by the article “Can You Say… Hero?” by Tom Junod
A Hidden Life
Written and directed by Terrence Malick...
- 11/15/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
What does a rabble-rousing, fight-the-power, ripped-from-the-headlines corporate-conspiracy whistleblower drama look like in the Trump era? It looks like Todd Haynes’ “Dark Waters” — which is to say, it looks very dark indeed. And also potent and gripping and necessary. The movie form I’m talking about is one we all know in our bones; you could say, at this point, that we know it a little too well. It was launched in the late ’60s and ’70s, with films like “Z” and “All the President’s Men” and “Norma Rae,” and it continued through the ’80s, with films like “Silkwood,” and the ’90s, with dramas like “The Insider.” Yet by 2000, the year that Steven Soderbergh released “Erin Brockovich,” a grand irony had set in. The genre, after 30 years, had become so mythic and familiar, so weirdly comfortable in its arcs and outlines (the discovery of political and corporate malfeasance! the brave...
- 11/13/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
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