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Hey, "Magnum P.I." fans. We hope you guys totally had a blast watching the premiere episode 1 tonight. Now that it's officially come and gone, we are back on here to let you guys know what the next, new episode 2 of Magnum Pi's current season 4 will have to offer when it arrives next Friday night, October 8, 2021. We were able to track down a couple of official teaser descriptions for episode 2 via CBS' official episode 2 press release. So, that's what we'll be going over in this spoiler session. Let's get to it. First thing's first. CBS' press release revealed that this new episode 2 has officially been titled, "The Harder They Fall." It sounds like episode 2 will feature some very intense, dramatic, action-filled, interesting and possible suspenseful scenes as Magnum and Higgins try to figure out why a construction worker was killed. Tc and Shammy get skyjacked and more!

Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell will be honored at the 24th annual Scad Savannah Film Festival with the Variety Creative Impact in Costume Design Award.

Powell, who has created the looks of queens in “The Favourite” and “Shakespeare in Love”; mobsters in “The Irishman” and “Gangs of New York”; lush period pieces such as “Carol” for more than three decades will be appearing in conversation on Oct. 29 with Variety senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay for a career retrospective talk. She will also be discussing her latest work on “Mothering Sunday,” which will screen at the festival.

The 2021 edition of the Georgia film festival will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual screenings from Oct. 23-30.

Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” kicks off the event, which will culminate with the closing-night gala screening of “King Richard” with Aunjanue Ellis present. The centerpiece gala “C’mon C’mon” will screen on Oct. 27 with director and writer Mike Mills in attendance.

Deadline’s Contenders London is officially back and in person, with the latest edition of the movie awards-season showcase set for Saturday, October 9 at the Ham Yard Hotel. The all-day series of panels with 19 of the buzziest films and their filmmakers, actors and below-the-line talent will begin at 8 a.m. London time. There will also be a virtual edition beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Returning as host and moderator is Executive Awards Editor Joe Utichi, who steers Deadline’s awards-season coverage. He’ll be joined by fellow moderators including Deadline Co-Editor-in-Chief Mike Fleming Jr, Awardsline Deputy Editor Antonia Blyth, Television Editor Peter White, International Film Reporter Tom Grater, International Features Editor Diana Lodderhose, Awards Columnist and Film Critic Pete Hammond (who’ll be joining virtually), Awardsline contributor Damon Wise and Film Critic Anna Smith.

Throughout the event BAFTA, AMPAS and guild voters will hear from the filmmakers, stars and crew...

Exclusive: Actor and producer Edi Gathegi has signed with Inspire Entertainment for management representation.

He next will be seen in the Netflix western The Harder They Fall, produced by Jay Z, in which Gathegi stars alongside Idris Elba, Regina King, Lakeith Stanfield and Zazie Beetz. He also recently joined Joel Kinnaman in Apple TV+ sci-fi drama For All Mankind in a new series-regular role for its upcoming third season. Additionally, he stars in the Crackle series StartUp opposite Ron Perlman and Martin Freeman.

Gathegi also can be seen in Sam Esmail’s USA network show Briarpatch, starring as A.D. Singe opposite Rosario Dawson. His recent film credits include Pimp, produced by Lee Daniels; Better Start Running, with Jeremy Irons; and The Last Thing He Wanted, directed by Dee Rees and starring Anne Hathaway and Ben Affleck.

He made his off-Broadway stage debut in Signature Theatre’s Jesus Hopped the A Train,...

Revenge has never been served colder than you see it dished out in Netflix's second trailer for "The Harder They Fall," the revisionist Black western with an all-star cast to die for. And as you can see in the trailer, plenty of folks do die at their hands. This new look at the film seems to encompass more of the entire story than the first trailer released back in June, which focused mostly on the opening breakout of Idris Elba's fearsome villain Rufus Buck. 

Here's the official synopsis:

When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) is being released from prison he...

The post The Harder They Fall Trailer: This Ain't Your Grandaddy's Western appeared first on /Film.

"This ain't no road to ask a friend to travel." Bring it on!! Netflix has revealed the full official trailer for The Harder They Fall, a badass "new school" western made by British filmmaker Jaymes Samuel. We dropped the first teaser for this back in the summer - and it still looks incredible. When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge in this Western. Two groups come together to battle. Featuring a red hot soundtrack and a stunning all-star cast, including Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., Deon Cole, plus Regina King and Idris Elba - "revenge has never been served colder." How could this look any more awesome?! I wish I could see it on the big screen, this seems made for that experience, luckily Netflix is...

Quentin Tarantino has claimed in several interviews that Westerns, more than any other genre, reflect the “values and problems” of the era in which they were made. If that’s true, audiences are in for a vivid temperature check with “The Harder They Fall,” an upcoming neo-Western from Netflix.

Read More: BFI London Film Festival 2021 Lineup Includes ‘The Harder They Fall’ World Premiere, ‘Spencer,’ ‘Last Night In Soho’ & More

The film was produced by Jay-Z, longtime Tarantino collaborator Lawrence Bender, and Will Smith’s business partner James Lassiter.

Continue reading ‘The Harder They Fall’ Trailer: Idris Elba, Jonathan Major & Zazie Beetz Shoot It Out In A Netflix Neo-Western at The Playlist.

Netflix has premiered the official trailer for its upcoming Western film “The Harder They Fall,” which might just be one of the most star-studded titles of the fall movie season. Take a deep breath and check out this roster of actors: Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, Regina King, Idris Elba, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., and Deon Cole. If “The Harder They Fall” wasn’t one of your most anticipated films of 2021, it certainly just become one. Netflix is billing the film as “a new school Western.”

“The Harder They Fall” is the latest directorial effort from writer-director Jeymes Samuel. The filmmaker was behind the 2013 short film “They Die by Dawn,” a Western starring Rosario Dawson and Giancarlo Esposito. Samuel wrote “The Harder They Fall” with Boaz Yakin, best known as the director of “Remember the Titans” and screenwriter of “Now You See Me.

Jay-Z has teased a new collaborative track with Kid Cudi in the second trailer for Netflix western “The Harder They Fall,” which the rapper and business mogul also produced.

The song rings out in the second half of the trailer as Zazie Beetz aims a rifle toward the camera. As different action-packed clips play featuring stars Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors and Regina King, viewers get a sneak peek at Jay-Z’s verse on the track.

“The Harder They Fall” follows an epic face-off between two fearless groups of cowboys and cowgirls. According to the film’s official synopsis: “When outlaw Nat Love (Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Elba) is being released from prison, he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge. Those riding with him in this assured, righteously new school Western include his former love Stagecoach Mary (Beetz), his right and left hand...

Netflix dropped the first official trailer on Tuesday for The Harder They Fall, revealing a brand new track from producer Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.

Slated to have its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 6, the western comes from director Jeymes Samuel, who previously collaborated with Jay-Z on his 2017 music short Legacy starring Susan Sarandon, Ron Perlman, Emile Hirsch and Aldis Hodge. He also directed, produced and wrote the 2013 western short They Die by Dawn featuring Rosario Dawson and Giancarlo Esposito.

With an all-star cast lead by Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz and Regina King, the story follows outlaw Nat ...

Netflix dropped the first official trailer for The Harder They Fall on Tuesday, revealing a brand new track from producer Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.

Slated to have its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 6, the Western comes from director Jeymes Samuel, who previously collaborated with Jay-Z on his 2017 music short Legacy starring Susan Sarandon, Ron Perlman, Emile Hirsch and Aldis Hodge. He also directed, produced and wrote the 2013 Western short They Die by Dawn featuring Rosario Dawson and Giancarlo Esposito.

With an all-star cast led by Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz and Regina King, the story follows outlaw Nat Love ...

Netflix remains out in the cold when it comes to the Cannes lineup. The festival and the streamer, despite ongoing conversations, are still unable to bridge their differences and so, once again, the Croisette will be devoid of Netflix movies.

Cannes insists on a local theatrical release for movies playing in Competition but has previously offered the streamer non-Competition slots. ‘Out of Competition’ hasn’t appealed to the streamer.

Festival chief Thierry Fremaux reiterated the status quo today (via a translator): “The festival has a rule that films in Competition must have a local theatrical release. Netflix wishes to have its movies in Competition and on their platform. Since 2017, Netflix hasn’t agreed to play its films outside of Competition but we talk a lot. There were two potential films that may go to other festivals. We regret that we haven’t been able to negotiate their Out Of Competition presence.

Jonathan Majors may be entering the ring for Michael B. Jordan’s boxing drama “Creed III.”

The “Lovecraft Country” star is in early talks to co-star in the film, though details of his role are unknown.

“Creed III” will hit theaters on November 23, 2022, and bring back co-stars Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad. Jordan will make his directorial debut with the film, in addition to producing it. Keenan Coogler (“Space Jam: A New Legacy”) and Zach Baylin (“King Richard”) wrote the script, based on an outline by Ryan Coogler, who directed the original “Creed” in 2015 and executive produced “Creed II” in 2018.

After breaking out in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” Majors has drawn Emmy consideration for his starring role in HBO’s “Lovecraft Country.” He also appeared in Spike Lee’s critically acclaimed war drama “Da 5 Bloods” last year. Up next, he will play Marvel villain Kang the...

“Lovecraft Country” actor Jonathan Majors is in early talks to star as the adversary in “Creed III” and stand in the ring opposite Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed.

Jordan is making his directorial debut on the third film in the “Rocky” spinoff franchise for MGM. Majors’ character details were not revealed, and his deal has not yet closed.

Both Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad are returning for “Creed III,” though Sylvester Stallone, who has reprised his role as Rocky in the previous two films, has already indicated that he will not be returning for the third film.

“Creed II” was released in 2018 as directed by Steven Caple Jr., and the film involved Adonis Creed’s fight against the son of Ivan Drago, who killed Adonis’ father Apollo Creed during the “Rocky” franchise. “Creed II” made $214 million worldwide at the box office.

Jonathan Majors has a busy schedule ahead. He...

Idris Elba says the Luther Movie should finally start shooting this year. Created by Neil Cross, Luther originally premiered on BBC One in 2010 with its most recent season concluding in 2019. The series stars Elba as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, a role that's consistently earned him Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor. It also won him two Golden Globes and a Royal Television Society Best Actor award.

The next step for the Luther franchise is to do a movie. A continuation of the popular BBC series, Idris Elba is on board to executive produce the Luther movie adaptation in addition to starring as the titular character. Addressing the current status of the project, Idris recently told Variety that the plan is to shoot this fall as long as the movie gets the green light, as it's expected to.

"We go into production, fingers crossed, in September. I'm so excited about it,...

Audiences now know when they will finally get to see Idris Elba tackle a blood-thirsty lion on the big screen, with Universal setting a release date of August 19, 2022, for upcoming thriller, Beast. The project was first announced towards the end of last year and will likely be a man-versus-nature movie in the same vein as the likes of The Grey and The Shallows.

Beast finds Idris Elba starring as Dr. Nate Samuels, a widowed husband, and father who, with his two teenage daughters, find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Samuels returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve. But what begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood-thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy,...

Exclusive: Sabrina Carpenter, Rj Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, and Sebastian Chacon have been tapped to star in Emergency, a comedy thriller that hails from Amazon Studios and Temple Hill. Filming is currently underway with Carey Williams directing the film from the screenplay by Kd Dávila, which landed on the 2020 Blacklist.

The pic is based on a short film of the same title. The short picked up the Special Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award at 2018’s SXSW Film Festival.

The plot centers on a group of Bipoc college students, ready for a night of partying, as they weigh the pros and cons of calling the authorities when faced with an unusual emergency.

Cyler will play Sean, a college senior ready to embark on a night of partying with his best friend Kunle (Watkins) and roommate Carlos (Chacon). As they return to their apartment to pre-game,...

Idris Elba will star in and produce a new spy thriller and romance that has landed at Apple, and he’ll team with “X-Men” creative Simon Kinberg on the film, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

Though plot details are being kept under wraps, the film will be in the vein of Kinberg’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” which he wrote back in 2005, and will combine action and romance elements in the spy genre.

Travon Free, a writer on “The Daily Show,” wrote the screenplay, which is part of a script development deal. Elba will produce with Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films.

Also Read: Idris Elba Signs First-Look Deal With Apple

This project joins what’s shaping up to be an impressive slate of original titles for Apple, including the Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua thriller “Emancipation” set during the Civil War. Apple also has...

Idris Elba and Simon Kinberg have teamed up for a yet-to-be-titled spy film, which after an intense bidding war, has landed at Apple.

Elba will star and produce the film, which is described as a “spy movie with romance” set in Africa. Kingberg and Audrey Chon, president of Kinberg’s Genre Films will produce. The film’s script comes from Travon Free, best known for “Black Monday” and “The Daily Show”.

The new project marks another return to the spy genre for Kinberg, who wrote “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and has the upcoming spy thriller “355” starring Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penelope Cruz, Diane Kruger and Fan Bin Bing set for release by Universal in Jan 2021. He’s also producing “Death on the Nile,” the mystery thriller from Kenneth Branagh.

In July, Variety reported that Elba and his Green Door Pictures production company signed a first-look deal with the streamer.

Apple has asserted itself once again on the film side, winning an auction for an untitled Africa-set thriller that Idris Elba will star in. He will produce the film with Genre Films’ Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon producing. Script was written by Emmy winner Travon Free (Black Monday), and is set in the action spy/romance arena that launched Kinberg’s star with Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Elba stars and produced Concrete Cowboy, set to premiere at TIFF. He also stars in The Suicide Squad coming summer 2021 and is about to begin production on The Harder They Fall.

Elba is repped by WME, The Artists Partnership and Ziffren Brittenham.

Kinberg/Chon and Genre Films are producing Here Comes The Flood, a heist script that Netflix won in another big auction in May. Pic just got Ozark’s Jason Bateman as its director.

Kinberg has the upcoming spy thriller 355 for Universal starring Jessica Chastain,...

Thanks to roles on both the big and small screen, Idris Elba continues to be one of the most popular actors working right now. So, it should excite many to learn that Elba and his Green Door Pictures production company have now signed a first-look deal with Apple, with the deal meaning that Elba and Green Door will produce both series and features for Apple's streaming platform, Apple TV Plus.

Elba founded Green Door Pictures back in 2013, with the company since going on to make the comedy In The Long Run starring Jimmy Akingbola, Madeline Appiah, and Bill Bailey. The company also produced Elba's Netflix comedy series Turn Up Charlie, which stars Elba as Charlie, a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a nanny to his famous best friend's problem-child daughter. Both series have been praised by audiences.

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Exclusive: After a lengthy pursuit by all the agencies, writer/director/musician Jeymes Samuel has signed with Verve. Samuel is about to make his feature directorial debut on The Harder They Fall, the $90M budget Netflix Western that stars Idris Elba and Jonathan Majors, with Jay-Z, James Lassiter and Lawrence Bender producing and Jay-Z overseeing the music.

Samuel is a British multi-hyphenate who got his start in London in the music arena under the stage name The Bullitts. He wrote the script for The Harder They Fall, which has a green light and will shoot in New Mexico, where it was prepping when the Covid-19 pandemic shut down everything back in March.

Samuel wrote the directed the SXSW short They Die By Dawn, a Western based on real life characters that took place in the town of Langston, Oklahoma in 1890. Before that, he worked with Baz Luhrmann and Jay-Z on...

Here is an updated list (May 2020) of new movie productions put on hold by the spread of the deadly 'Covid-19' virus, including the "Avatar" sequels, "Nightmare Alley", "Jurassic World: Dominion" and a whole lot more:

Movies On Hold

"Macbeth" directed by Joel Coen.

"Avatar 2" and "Avatar 3" directed by James Cameron.

"The Little Mermaid”, directed by Rob Marshall.

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.

"The Last Duel" directed by Ridley Scott.

"Nightmare Alley", directed by Guillermo del Toro.

"Vacation Friends"

"Shrunk"

"Peter Pan & Wendy"

"Home Alone"

"Samaritan"

"The Prom"

"Red Notice"

"The Harder They Fall", directed by Jeymes Samuel.

"Mission: Impossible 7"

"Uncharted , directed by Ruben Fleischer.

"Cinderella"

"The Man From Toronto"

"Shrine"

"The Nightingale"

"Jurassic World: Dominion"

"Flint Strong"

"The Matrix 4"

"Untitled Elvis Presley"

"The Batman"

"Fantastic Beasts 3"

"King Richard"

"Vengeance", directed by B.J. Novak.

"Pirates"

"The Forgiven...

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.

Braguino (Clément Cogitore)

Le Cinéma Club excels in presentation—opening their clean website every Friday reveals a free, new, conveniently sized film playing alongside original written content—but more important is their reach: time and again they’re screening unavailable, underseen, sometimes thought-missing work by auteurs established and upcoming alike. Their current program concerns recent documentaries—starting today is French filmmaker Clément Cogitore’s Braguino, which surveys two rival families in images merging you-are-there immediacy with stunning high-definition clarity. At 49 minutes the experience is ideal for your dense quarantine lineup. – Nick N.

Where to Stream: Le Cinéma Club

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To celebrate their one-year anniversary, The...

Exclusive: Jonathan Majors, who is racking up awards noms for this year’s indie hit The Last Black Man in San Francisco, has been set to star opposite Glen Powell in Devotion, Black Label Media’s movie based on the true story of two elite U.S. Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Jd Dillard is directing, and the pic is scheduled to begin production next year.

Majors will play Jesse Brown alongside Powell’s Tom Hudner in the aerial war epic scripted by Jake Crane and Jonathan Stewart. The screenplay is based on Adam Makos’ bestselling book Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice.

Set in an era fraught with racial disparity, Brown became the first black man in U.S. Naval history to become a fighter pilot, while Hudner decided to forgo Harvard to join the Navy. Despite their differences, an unbreakable bond was forged, and their...

Things are happening fast for Jonathan Majors. In January at the Sundance Film Festival, the actor became an instant breakout, with a winning performance in Joe Talbot’s wistful “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” The movie finds Majors playing quirky artist and playwright Montgomery “Mont” Allen, and the role recently scored the 30-year-old Yale School of Drama graduate Gotham and Spirit Awards nominations — but he’s unfazed by the sudden acclaim.

“To me, an award just means your peers are saying, ‘He contributed to the form,’ and I want to contribute to the form much as possible,” Majors said. “I’ve been lucky enough to be busy, but it’s still strange at times. My manager will tell me that so-and-so wants to interview me, and I say, ‘Me? Are you sure they have the right guy?’ So it’s probably just an adjustment I need to make.

I don't know about you but I love a good western. The genre was kind of lost on me throughout most of my life, but then after seeing The Coen Brothers' one-two punch of No Country for Old Men and True Grit I got the western fever and have seen a healthy amount of motion pictures set within the dusty trail of that genre since. Not to mention HBO's Westworld. And so I'm excited about today's news that lets us know none other than Beasts of No Nation and Hobbs & Shaw actor Idris Elba will be leading the charge on a new Netflix western revenge drama The Harder They Fall produced by Jay-Z.

The "all-black Western" will center on Captive State and White Boy Rick star Jonathan Majors as an outlaw named Nat Love, who, upon discovering that the man who killed his parents two decades previously is being released from prison,...

If you somehow missed the “Cats” trailer from earlier today, then you probably should go check it out to remind yourself that Idris Elba, one of the best living actors, is playing a weird, evil feline in the upcoming film. And after you do that, you’ll be happy to know that Elba is moving onto less…strange musical film choices in the future, such as the upcoming “The Harder They Fall.”

According to Variety, Elba has signed on to star in the upcoming drama “The Harder They Fall” from first-time feature director Jeymes Samuel.

Continue reading Idris Elba To Star In New Netflix Crime Drama ‘The Harder They Fall’ From Producer Jay-Z at The Playlist.

At one point this year, you couldn’t turn around without hearing the news Idris Elba was sticking his fingers in some kind of pie. Now, it turns out, Netflix has snapped him up to star in the new Western feature ‘The Harder They Fall’.

Elba joins Jonathan Majors on the cast. The Bullitts singer-songwriter, Jeymes Samuel will make his directorial debut on the Western which has an all-black cast.

The story will follow outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who, upon discovering that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades previously is being released from prison, reunites with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.

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Rapper and entrepreneur, Jay-Z is putting his multi-million-pound talent on the film as producer along with James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender and Samuel. Jay-Z and Samuel previously...

Over the past few years, Netflix has greatly increased its slate of original films, but back in 2015, the very first Netflix Original Film was Beasts Of No Nation, a drama directed by Cary Fukunaga (No Time To Die) which starred Idris Elba (Hobbs & Shaw). It seems that the actor will be getting back into the Netflix game with The Harder They Fall, an upcoming western/revenge/drama…...

Idris Elba is saddling up to join Jonathan Majors in The Harder They Fall, an all-black Western feature for Netflix. Jeymes Samuel is making his feature directorial debut on the project.

Samuel, also known as The Bullitts, is producing the project with Jay-Z, James Lassiter and Lawrence Bender. Samuel and Jay-Z, who previously collaborated on The Great Gatsby soundtrack, will write and produce original music for The Harder They Fall.

Here’s the logline for the film co-written by Samuel and Boaz Yakin: When outlaw Nat Love (Majors) discovers that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison, he reunites with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.

Elba also is starring in another Western drama, Concrete Cowboys, which began filming this year. In December, Elba will be seen on the big screen in Cats, the hotly anticipated...

Idris Elba will join “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” star Jonathan Majors in the upcoming Netflix film “The Harder They Fall,” a revenge western that has Jay-Z attached as producer.

Directed by Jeymes Samuel, the story follows Majors as outlaw Nat Love, who discovers that the man who killed his parents, played by Elba, has been released from prison. Seeking revenge for a murder that took place over 20 years ago, Nat rounds up his old gang to hunt him down.

Also Read: Jonathan Majors on Finding Friendship and a Home in 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco'

Samuel and Jay-Z previously collaborated on the soundtrack for the 2013 adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” and will do so again on this film. Samuel co-wrote the film’s script with Boaz Yakin and is producing with Jay-Z, James Lassiter and Lawrence Bender.

Elba, who last appeared in the...

Idris Elba will star alongside Jonathan Majors in “The Harder They Fall,” a Netflix movie that will be produced by Jay-Z.

The film follows outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who discovers that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison and decides to reunite with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.

British musician Jeymes Samuel, known by his stage name the Bullitts, will helm the film, marking his feature directorial debut. He previously worked with Jay-Z on “The Great Gatsby” soundtrack.” Sources say “The Harder They Fall” is expected to take a similar approach to incorporating music as “The Great Gatsby.”

Samuel will produce “The Harder They Fall” alongside Jay-Z, James Lassiter and Lawrence Bender.

Elba recently co-starred with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw,” which grossed more then $750 million worldwide. He can...

Earlier this summer, Collider reported on a Netflix movie titled The Harder They Fall that would be led by rising star Jonathan Majors (The Last Black Man in San Francisco) and produced by none other than Jay-Z. And now Collider can reveal that Golden Globe winner Idris Elba has signed on to play the villain in the streamer's stylish revenge film. The all-black Western follows outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who rounds up his old gang to help him seek revenge when he discovers that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades ago is being released …...

Idris Elba is set to join Jonathan Majors in the Netflix revenge drama The Harder They Fall. 

Jeymes Samuel, who is also known as singer-songwriter The Bullitts, will make his directorial debut with the all-black Western. 

The story follows outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who, upon discovering that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades previously is being released from prison, reunites with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.

Jay-Z, who collaborated with Samuel on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, will produce the movie, along with James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender ...

Idris Elba is set to join Jonathan Majors in the Netflix revenge drama The Harder They Fall. 

Jeymes Samuel, who is also known as singer-songwriter The Bullitts, will make his directorial debut with the all-black Western. 

The story follows outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who, upon discovering that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades previously is being released from prison, reunites with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.

Jay-Z, who collaborated with Samuel on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, will produce the movie, along with James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender ...

Netflix and Nickelodeon today announced that they have formed a new, multi-year output deal to produce original animated feature films and television series - based both on the Nickelodeon library of characters as well as all-new IP - for kids and families around the world.

This marks an expansion of the existing relationship between the companies, which has already brought several popular titles to Netflix, including animated specials Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling and Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus. Also forthcoming are specials based on The Loud House and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Said Netflix vice president of original animation, Melissa Cobb.

"Nickelodeon has generated scores of characters that kids love, and we look forward to telling wholly original stories that re-imagine and expand on the worlds they inhabit. We're thrilled to continue collaborating with Brian Robbins, Ramsey Naito, and the creative team at Nickelodeon in new...

Jonathan Majors has been set to star in The Harder They Fall for Netflix. Jeymes Samuel, who in the music game goes by the name The Bullits and who collaborated on The Great Gatsby soundtrack with Jay-Z, will make his feature directorial debut.

Majors will star as outlaw Nat Love, who discovers that the man who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison. He reunites with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge. Film is casting up quickly. Idris Elba has been rumored to be circling, but there is no deal at this point.

Jay-Z, James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender and Samuel are producing.

Majors is popping in a big way. He can currently be seen in starring role in the lauded Joe Talbot-directed The Last Black Man in San Francisco, which broke out of Sundance, was launched in limited release by...

“The Last Black Man in San Francisco’s” Jonathan Majors is set to star in the Netflix pic “The Harder They Fall” with Jay-Z on board to produce.

British musician Jeymes Samuel, better known by his stage name the Bullitts, is on board to direct and had previously worked with Jay-Z on “The Great Gatsby” soundtrack. Samuel is a singer-songwriter, producer and filmmaker and the movie will mark his feature directorial debut.

Sources say the film is expected have similarities to “The Great Gatsby” in its musical tones.

The movie follows outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who discovers that the man who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison and decides to reunite with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.

Samuel will join Jay-Z as a producer along with James Lassiter and Lawrence Bender.

Netflix has strong ties to Majors, recently tapping...

Jay-Z has signed on to produce the Netflix movie The Harder They Fall, which will be led by rising star Jonathan Majors from The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Collider has learned. The film will mark the feature directorial debut of Jeymes Samuel, who previously collaborated with Jay-Z on The Great Gatsby soundtrack. Samuel wrote the script, which follows an outlaw named Nat Love (Majors) who discovers that the man who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison, prompting him to seek revenge with the help of his former gang. [caption id="attachment_794435" …...

In-demand actor Jonathan Majors has booked the starring role in the Netflix revenge drama The Harder They Fall.

Jeymes Samuel, who is also known as singer-songwriter The Bullitts, will make his directorial debut with the project.

The story follows outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who discovers that the man who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison. Love reunites with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.

Jay-Z, who collaborated with Samuel on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, will produce the movie, along with James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender and Samuel.

Majors is ...

In-demand actor Jonathan Majors has booked the starring role in the Netflix revenge drama The Harder They Fall.

Jeymes Samuel, who is also known as singer-songwriter The Bullitts, will make his directorial debut with the project.

The story follows outlaw Nat Love (Majors), who discovers that the man who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison. Love reunites with his gang to track his enemy down and seek his revenge.

Jay-Z, who collaborated with Samuel on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, will produce the movie, along with James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender and Samuel.

Majors is ...

Nz On Air and the New Zealand Film Commission are funding the development of 10 drama series ideas with international and domestic appeal.

The initiative, Raupapa Whakaari Drama to the World, will support each writer/producer team to develop high-end scripted series with an initial grant of Nz$10,000.

Each team will attend a series drama lab held in conjunction with Script to Screen, where international advisers will give feedback on story and market to assist the teams to further develop their concepts and strengthen appeal to the international marketplace.

Following the lab and submission of the re-worked projects, four teams will be selected to receive additional development funding of up to Nz$80,000.

Nzfc CEO Annabelle Sheehan said: “There really has never been a better time to tell stories than now, thanks to the global expansion of mega platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and now Disney with Disney+ and its takeover of Hulu this week.

Elia Kazan never stopped making great pictures, but much of his output after 1952 was politically defensive in nature. This powerful indictment of American media madness is a genuine classic, but it also points up the need for ‘good folk’ to sometimes betray their associates. The target this time around is the most kill-worthy monster in the history of sardonic satire: Lonesome Rhodes, a faux-populist master manipulator of the pushover public. Kazan and Budd Schulberg’s premise has come to pass in real life, but their silver bullet of truth has lost its power: even when unmasked publicly, some media monsters thrive.

A Face in the Crowd

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The Criterion Collection 970

1957 / B&W / 1:85 widescreen / 125 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date April 23, 2019 / 39.95

Starring: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick.

Cinematography: Gayne Rescher, Harry Stradling

Art Direction: Paul Sylbert, Richard Sylbert

Film Editor: Gene Milford

Original...

Noir City: Hollywood — The 21st Annual Los Angeles Festival of Film NoirBy Alex Divine DeleonThe Noir City Festival has now come of age and the 21st edition which opened at the venerable Hollywood landmark Egyptian Theatre on Friday, March 29, 2019, will this year display twenty uncut gems on ten consecutive nights running in strict chronological order from ‘Trapped’ (1949) to ‘Cry Tough’ (1959). In essence a cannily selected survey of the Hollywood decade of the fifties from an underbelly angle such as only the Film Noir Foundation has the guts and integrity to reveal. Many of these old pictures have been rescued from oblivion by the cutting edge preservation skills of the UCLA film department.

Think the 1950s were buttoned-down and conservative? Think again.

In the 2019 edition of Noir City: Hollywood you will experience the rush — through a lens, darkly — of a turbulent and transitional time in American history, culture, and cinema. Nothing would ever be the same.

The drama outside of the ring has been like something from a movie, with each fighter bragging and boasting about what's going to happen when Conor McGregor fights Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on August 26. You've seen the press events, you've heard from the pundits, now there's nothing to do except countdown to the big day and binge watch these boxing movies. Yes, we've put together a list of 10 boxing movies to make you hyped for Mayweather Vs. McGregor, a real life contest the size of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

In one corner, we've got the eleven-time five-division professional boxing world champion, with 49 wins and zero losses, Floyd Mayweather! In the other corner, it's Ufc champion, mega-star, and pro boxing underdog, Conor McGregor. It's been called "The Money Fight" and with good reason. First of all, it will be a huge payday for both fighters. But furthermore, while...

Part of the fun in rounding up recent books about (or connected to) cinema is the sheer diversity of releases. This latest collection features a dive into this history of Hollywood legends, lots more Force Awakens, compelling reads from two fascinating critics, texts highlighting the art of Batman v. Superman and The Little Prince, and more. Plus, if you’ve been coveting Constable Zuvio mentions, you’re finally in luck.

Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies by Owen Gleiberman (Hachette Books)

My favorite book of 2016 thus far has arrived, and it’s Movie Freak by former Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gleiberman. For many a nineties teen, EW was something of a pop culture bible, and Gleiberman’s incisive writing was a key reason. In Movie Freak, his unguardedly personal memoir, he talks of films loved (Blue Velvet, Manhunter), friendships dashed (with the likes of Oliver Stone and Pauline Kael), and...

Now that Bethesda has signalled the klaxon to confirm that Fallout 4 has gone gold, ready to be shipped to retailers in time for November 10, the comprehensive trophy/achievements list for the RPG sequel has emerged.

It does, as you would expect, include some mild spoilers pertaining to the game’s set-up, including general locations and specific tasks that involve killing certain enemies. How and ever, it doesn’t openly expose the narrative that awaits fans across the vast Wasteland of Massachusetts.

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Dancing around any plot-sensitive information and it’s clear Fallout 4 will welcome back some of the defining tropes of the series, such as recruiting companions, slaying monsters and people, collecting bobbleheads, hacking terminals and of course, crafting items.

Long-term fans of the acclaimed franchise will no doubt be able to glean plenty of information from the list below. Be wary of some mild spoilers,...

The Harder They Fall: Cohen Takes Us Back To Racial Stereotypes of Yore

Screenwriter Etan Cohen makes his directorial debut with Get Hard, a crass, generally low-brow situational adult comedy that valiantly tries to disguise its extreme lack of taste and forethought with the personas of its popular comedic stars Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell. In hindsight, maybe there’s a reason that the regular helmer of these Ferrell crafted boy child comedies Adam McKay, who gets a story credit here, didn’t oversee the project, since it never overcomes the ridiculously crippling antiquation of its initial set-up.

Had this been made somewhere in the 1980s, where we saw a slew of titles grappling with topical issues of racial stereotypes like 48 Hours with Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, and on the comedic front, several pairings of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, this would have seemed regressive even then. But...

Breathless is not playing at this year’s Classic French Film Festival, but St. Louis classic French film fans get to see it on the big screen anyway! It’s part of the Mildred Lane Kemper Museum’s series A Critical Eye: Avant-Garde Cinema of the 1960s and is screening this Tuesday night (March 24th) at the Tivoli (6350 Delmar Blvd. University City, Mo). The show starts at 7pm. Admission is Free!

Breathless was remade in 1983 with Richard Gere and Valerie Kaprisky (remember her? Me neither). The remake, directed by Jim McBride, is excellent but has been hard to see in recent years. It will be available on Blu-ray on April 7th, which means this is a perfect time to take in the original to compare and contrast.

The part that Jean Luc-Godard played in The French New Wave was tremendous. Breathless (1960), with its innovative jump-cuts, catapulted Godard into international fame.