Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures just released the official full trailer for the dramatic film, Operation Finale. Based on the new trailer, it appears Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures is ready to get into the year-end awards game with Operation Finale, a gritty thriller based on an incredible true story.
The cast is led by Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) and Sir Ben Kingsley (Backstabbing for Beginners). Lior Raz (Fauda), Melanie Laurent (Now You See Me), Nick Kroll (The House), Joe Alwyn (Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk), Haley Lu Richardson (The Edge of Seventeen), Michael Aronov (The Blacklist), Ohad Knoller (A Tale of Love and Darkness), Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht (X Company), Mike Hernandez (American Crime), Greta Scacchi (The Terror), and Pêpê Rapazote (Narcos) also star in Operation Finale.
Chris Weitz directed the film from a script by first-time feature film writer Matthew Orton. Weitz’ directing credits include The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Golden Compass, About a Boy, and Down to Earth.
Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, Inspire Entertainment’s Jason Spier, and the film’s star Oscar Isaac served as producers. Matt Charman and Ron Schmidt executive produced.
MGM has set a September 14, 2018 theatrical release date.
The Plot: This thrilling true story follows the 1960 covert mission of legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin as he infiltrates Argentina and captures Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps.
Mélanie Laurent as Hanna Regev, Oscar Isaac as Peter Malkin, Nick Kroll as Rafi Eitan, Michael Aronov as Zvi Aharoni, and Greg Hill as Moshe Tabor star in ‘Operation Finale’ (Photo Credit: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)
Emeraude Toubia, Matthew Daddario, Harry Shum Jr,, Katherine McNamara and Alberto Rosende in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 7 (Freeform/John Medland)
Freeform officially confirmed Shadowhunters will not be returning for a fourth season and issued a statement about their plans for the series’ finale. The network still plans to air the second half of season three and has added a special two-hour finale to the end of the season’s run in order to wrap up storylines.
The second half of season three consists of 12 new episodes and will air in the spring of 2019. The network’s given this upcoming final half of season two a new title: Shadowhunters: The Final Hunt.
“We are very proud of Shadowhunters, a series that broke new ground in the genre world and became a fan favorite. However, along with our partners at Constantin, we reached the very difficult decision not to renew the show for a fourth season. But, as big supporters and fans ourselves, Freeform insisted on and championed the filming of a special two-part finale that would give devoted fans a proper ending. The twelve episodes will air in spring of 2019. We want to thank our talented creators, producers, cast and crew along with our colleagues at Constantin for their hard work and dedication and to Cassie Clare for her incredible book series. We look forward to the final chapter of this breakthrough drama,” read a statement from Freeform.
Shadowhunters season three stars Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray, Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland, Alberto Rosende as Simon Lewis, Emeraude Toubia as Isabelle Lightwood, Matthew Daddario as Alec Lightwood, Isaiah Mustafa as Luke Garroway, Alisha Wainwright as Maia Roberts, and Harry Shum Jr. as Magnus Bane. Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, McG, Matt Hastings, Mary Viola, Martin Moszkowicz and Robert Kulzer served as executive producers.
Addressing the cancellation news on Twitter, series star Katherine McNamara tweeted:
McNamara added, “Don’t forget, angels, our journey is not over yet. We still have 12 episodes to go and more story to tell. We’ll share BTS photos, live tweet, and much more. Thank you for your love and support! Together we’ll make this memorable. x”
Dominic Sherwood also posted his thoughts on Twitter: “All good things come to an end. It has been my privelidge to be a part of this world. @ShadowhuntersTV team have been so close to my heart for 3 years. You. The fans. Make us happy and strong and proud. Thank you. For everything. We say goodbye with a heavy heart but our heads held high. We love you. Forever and always. Xx”
Matthew Daddario wrote a series of tweets to discuss the ending of the series and the support of fans. “It has been an absolutely wonderful experience getting to be part of Shadowhunters for the past three years. After all of it, I hope I have fulfilled my promise of being the best Alec Lightwood you could ask for. Look out for the great work this crew will be doing out of Toronto in the future, and look out for the great work from @FreeformTV, @Kat_McNamara, @DomSherwood1, @arosende, @EmeraudeToubia, @HarryShumJr, @isaiahmustafa, @mattdirector, @WainwrightAE, @DavidLCastro_, @alanvansprang, @willtudor1 and obviously whoever I’m leaving out because typing in these names of amazing actors is overwhelming. And don’t forget! There are more episodes to look forward to on @FreeformTV! There will be many more #shadowhunterschat full of my… sane and organized commentary… and, I’m certain, a fantastic finale!
We have a full final season you should all watch that will make you cry, laugh and feel entirely and absolutely emotionally and professionally satiated for eternity… Also pictures of birds! What more could you want! Thanks to you all for your amazing support. I can’t thank you enough for the ride. #akucinta…”
A voice-over by Lucy (Elizabeth Banks) opens The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part‘s official teaser trailer. “A lifetime has passed since the horrific events of Taco Tuesday. Our lives descended into chaos. This new life has toughened and hardened us all,” she says as we’re introduced to this new world that looks similar to Mad Max’s.
However, Emmet (Chris Pratt) remains his happy-go-lucky self. He starts the day with coffee and greets cyborgs and sewer babies as he walks through destroyed streets. When Lucy warns him to stop pretending everything is awesome (tell me you don’t automatically sing those three words whenever you read them!), Emmet assures her he has cultivated a hard side. He briefly demonstrates his version of a hard side before being distracted by a shooting star. Unfortunately, it turns out the shooting star’s an alien invader who captures Lucy, and others, forcing Emmet into action once again.
Also reprising their roles from the first film are Will Arnett as LEGO BatmanTM, Nick Offerman as Metal Beard, and Alison Brie as Unikitty. Newcomers to the LEGO franchise include Tiffany Haddish as Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, Stephanie Beatriz as Sweet Mayhem, and Arturo Castro as Ice Cream Cone.
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part was directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Ever After, Trolls). Original The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller produced the sequel along with Dan Lin and Roy Lee.
The sequel is set to open in theaters on Friday, February 8, 2019 in 2D and 3D.
The Plot: The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part, reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.
Returning characters Lucy (Elizabeth Banks) and Emmet (Chris Pratt) in a scene from the animated adventure sequel ‘The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part’ (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
Paramount’s unveiled the first teaser trailer and poster for the Transformers prequel/spinoff, Bumblebee. The sci-fi action film focuses on the transforming yellow Volkswagen Beetle and is set in the 1980s.
This Transformers is the first of Paramount’s blockbuster franchise that isn’t directed by Michael Bay. Instead, Laika Entertainment CEO Travis Knight (director of Kubo and the Two Strings) took the helm for his first live-action film. The prequel is also the first of the series to be set in the ’80s and has a different sort of playful feel to it than most Transformers movies, other than the original film.
Hailee Steinfeld (Edge of Seventeen), Pamela Adlon (Better Things), John Cena (Trainwreck), Stephen Schneider (Broad City), Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Jason Drucker (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul), John Ortiz (The Cloverfield Paradox), Kenneth Choi (American Crime Story), Ricardo Hoyos (DeGrassi: Next Class), Abby Quinn (The Sisterhood of the Night), Rachel Crow (Deidra & Laney Rob a Train), and Grace Dzienny (Zoo) star in the 2018 action movie inspired by the Hasbro toys.
Michael Bay and Lorenzo di Bonaventura produced Bumblebee, with Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner, Chris Brigham, and Mark Vahradian executive producing. Paramount Pictures has set a December 21, 2018 theatrical release date.
The Transformers franchise launched in 2007 with Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox in starring roles. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen followed in 2009 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon was released in 2011. Arriving in 2014, Transformers: Age of Extinction found Mark Wahlberg taking over the starring role from LaBeouf. Wahlberg returned to star in 2017’s Transformers: The Last Knight.
The Plot: On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.
Poster for the sci-fi action film, ‘Bumblebee.’ (Poster Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)
Netflix has released a new video clip from the much-anticipated upcoming second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage. The new video features an incredible bar fight involving Misty Knight (Simone Missick) and Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick of Marvel’s Iron Fist). The one minute 45 second clip shows the loss of Misty’s arm isn’t going to slow her down at all, and at one point she seems to forget the limb is missing.
In addition to Simone Missick and Jessica Henwick, the season two cast includes Mike Colter (Extinction), Alfre Woodard (12 Years a Slave), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), Mustafa Shakir (The Deuce), Gabrielle Dennis (Rosewood), and Rosario Dawson (Marvel’s Daredevil).
The action-packed series is executive produced by showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker (Ray Donovan), Jim Chory (Marvel’s Jessica Jones), and Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb (Marvel’s Jessica Jones). Lucy Liu directed the second season’s first episode.
Season two of Luke Cage will consist of 13 hour-long episodes. Netflix is set to launch the new season on June 22, 2018.
About Marvel’s Luke Cage Season Two: After clearing his name, Luke Cage (Colter) has become a celebrity on the streets of Harlem with a reputation as bulletproof as his skin. But being so visible has only increased his need to protect the community and find the limits of who he can and can’t save. With the rise of a formidable new foe, Luke is forced to confront the fine line that separates a hero from a villain.
A Look Back at Season One: After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But he is soon pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city – forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.
In a devastating turn of events, the still memory-impaired Elijah chose his girlfriend’s family over his own in The CW’s The Originals season five episode six. The episode also featured the death of Hayley as she went out in a blaze of glory to protect Hope. On a lighter note, episode six also served up some delicious Klaus and Caroline moments while the two were on a road trip to save Hope.
Up next, season five episode seven titled “God’s Gonna Trouble the Water” airing June 6, 2018. Carl Seaton directed the episode from a script by Bianca Sams and Julie Plec.
The fifth and final season of The Originals stars Joseph Morgan as Klaus, Daniel Gillies as Elijah, Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent, Steven Krueger as Josh, Charles Michael Davis as Marcel, Riley Voelkel as Freya, Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley, Danielle Rose Russell as Hope, Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol, Candice King as Caroline, and Claire Holt as Rebekah.
The “God’s Gonna Trouble the Water” Plot: THE RETURN TO NEW ORLEANS — Ivy (guest star Shiva Kalaiselvan) reveals some startling news to Klaus (Morgan) about the dark magic that’s been keeping him away from his family. Elijah (Gillies) turns to some unexpected allies to save Antoinette’s (guest star Jaime Murray) life.
The Season 5 Plot: The final season of The Originals begins seven years after the core members of the Mikaelson family – Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah and Kol — each absorb a quarter of the Hollow’s dark energy and flee New Orleans in order to keep both their beloved city and young Hope (guest star Summer Fontana) safe. In the interim, Vincent and Josh preside over a Big Easy almost devoid of conflict, while Hayley and Freya watch Hope grow into a teenager, eventually opting to send her to the Salvatore School so that Caroline can keep an eye on her.
With Marcel following Rebekah out of town and Elijah stripped of his memory, the danger seems to be contained… until a sudden tragedy forces the siblings to return home. As the Mikaelsons return to New Orleans, bringing the pieces of a centuries old evil with them, it becomes clear that the closing chapter of this family saga will be as bloody and emotional as ever.
American Gods new season 2 cast (Photos Courtesy of Starz)
Starz’s American Gods season two has added three additional cast members in guest starring roles. Joining the cast for season two are Dean Winters (Divorce, John Wick), Devery Jacobs (Cardinal, The Order) and Kahyun Kim (Shameless, Freaky Friday).
The dramatic fantasy series is produced by FremantleMedia North America and stars Ricky Whittle (The 100) as Shadow Moon, Ian McShane (Deadwood) as Mr. Wednesday, Emily Browning (Sucker Punch) as Laura Moon, and Pablo Schreiber (Orange is the New Black) as Mad Sweeney.
The cast also includes Orlando Jones (Sleepy Hallow) as Mr. Nancy, Yetide Badaki (Masters of Sex) as Bilquis, Bruce Langley (Deadly Waters) as Technical Boy, Crispin Glover (Back to the Future) as Mr. World, Cloris Leachman (Malcolm in The Middle) as Zorya Vechernyaya, Peter Stormare (Fargo) as Czernobog, Mousa Kraish (Fast & Furious) as The Jinn, Omid Abtahi (Damien) as Salim, Chris Obi (Snow White and the Huntsman) as Anubis, and Demore Barnes (Waco) as Mr. Ibis.
Season two has Jesse Alexander (Hannibal, Heroes) guiding the series as showrunner. Alexander also serves as an executive producer along with Stefanie Berk, Neil Gaiman, Ian McShane, Craig Cegielski, and Scott Hornbacher. Chris Byrne directed the second season’s first episode.
“The first season was all about getting to the House on the Rock,” stated executive producer Neil Gaiman, commenting on the upcoming season. “It’s amazing to see everyone back, and to be entering the next stage of the story with the best bunch of actors around, along with some inspired filmmakers.”
American Gods season two will consist of eight one-hour episodes. Starz is targeting a 2019 premiere date.
Details on the New Characters:
Dean Winters has been cast in a guest role as Mr. Town. “A strong believer in progress, Mr. Town is tasked by Mr. World (Crispin Glover) to find out what Shadow (Ricky Whittle) knows about Mr. Wednesday’s (Ian McShane) plan. His brutal efficiency and technique just may get him the answers to his curious questions.”
First Nations actor Devery Jacobs joins the cast in the recurring guest star role of Sam Black Crow. “Sam, a college student, is spiritually cynical for someone who claims to believe in so much. She lives life with fierce confidence and openness, selling the chainsaw art she carves by the roadside for extra money.”
Kayhun Kim will be playing New Media. “New Media is the goddess of global content – and in this age, a cyberspace chameleon, who is also a master of manipulation.”
20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises just released a riveting new trailer for Widows, a heist thriller directed by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave). McQueen wrote the screenplay with Gillian Flynn (author of Gone Girl, Dark Places), based on the six-part 1983 mini-series written by Lynda La Plante.
Oscar-winner Viola Davis (Fences) leads a cast that includes Michelle Rodriguez (the Fast and the Furious films), Elizabeth Debicki (The Cloverfield Paradox), Cynthia Erivo (Mr. Selfridge), Colin Farrell (Killing of a Sacred Deer), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Garret Dillahunt (Fear the Walking Dead), Carrie Coon (The Leftovers), Jacki Weaver (Secret City), and Jon Bernthal (The Punisher). Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, and Liam Neeson are also featured in the crime drama. Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Steve McQueen, and Arnon Milchan served as producers.
Widows will open in theaters on November 16, 2018.
The Plot: From Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption. Widows is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
Michelle Rodriguez, Viola Davis, and Elizabeth Debicki star in Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘Widows’ (Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox)Colin Farrell in a scene from ‘Widows’ (Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox)Daniel Kaluuya and Brian Tyree Henry in Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘Widows’ (Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox)Viola Davis stars in Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘Widows’ (Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox)
The new trailer for Disney’s animated sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 acknowledges that the film should have been titled Ralph Wrecks the Internet, since the lead character’s name is Wreck-It Ralph. When Wreck-It Ralph questions the choice of title, he’s told “breaks the internet” is a thing although “wrecks the internet” does sound better.
The new two and a half minute trailer also finds Vanellope meeting the Disney Princesses, and the Princesses welcoming her as one of their own as they bond over the fact they’re tired of storylines in which men rescue them.
The voice cast is led by John C. Reilly as Ralph and Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz. It also includes Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch. Rich Moore (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph) and Phil Johnston (co-writer Wreck-It Ralph, Cedar Rapids) co-directed the film. Co-director Johnston and Pamela Ribon wrote the screenplay.
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-Ralph 2 will open in theaters on Nov. 21, 2018.
The Plot:Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush.
In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet—the netizens—to help navigate their way, including a webite entrepreneur named Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site “BuzzzTube.”
Amazon Studios just released the first teaser trailer along with a new poster for Suspiria directed by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name). 2018’s Suspiria is a remake of the 1977 film from writer/director Dario Argento which starred Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, and Barbara Magnolfi. The remake was written by David Kajganich (The Terror) based on characters created by Argento and Daria Nicolodi.
Jessica Harper returns from the original cast for the 2018 version. The cast also includes Dakota Johnson (the Fifty Shades film franchise), Tilda Swinton (Doctor Strange, We Need to Talk About Kevin), Mia Goth (A Cure for Wellness), and Chloe Grace Moretz (Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, The 5th Wave).
The official teaser trailer features a score composed by singer/songwriter Thom Yorke (Radiohead).
Amazon Studios has set a November 2, 2018 theatrical release date. The original Suspiria was released on August 12, 1977. The 1977 R-rated horror/thriller earned three Saturn Award nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category (Joan Bennett) and for the Best DVD Classic Film Release and Best DVD/Blu-Ray Special Edition Release for the 40th Anniversary Edition.
The Suspiria Plot: A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Dakota Johnson stars in the horror film, ‘Suspiria’ (Photo Credit: Amazon Studios)Teaser poster for the 2018 remake of ‘Suspiria’ (Photo Credit: Amazon Studios)
