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For a show about teen angst, adventure, and treasure, Outer Banks has a surprising amount of death. Every season, there have been multiple important character deaths. The Pogues avoided the Grim Reaper for the better part of four seasons, but you can't cheat death forever!

And, a few of those deaths have hit a lot closer to home than others. We shared a list of the five most devastating deaths in Outer Banks season 4.

In Outer Banks season 4, there was an extremely shocking and devastating character death. We'll break that death scene down shortly, so if you haven't seen season 4, you still have time to turn back!

Let's get the list started with the most devastating death from Outer Banks season 1, and that's Sheriff Peterkin. And, no, you won't find

5. Sheriff Peterkin

Played by Adina Porter

Sheriff Peterkin was one of the best characters in Outer Banks season 1. She showed...

The full season of Outer Banks season 4 is now streaming on Netflix following the release of the final five episodes of the season on Nov. 7. Season 4 brought about a lot of change for the Pogues but as the adage goes, the more things change the more they stay the same.

While the Pogues start the season out riding high off their victory at the end of season 3 which saw them discover the lost city of El Dorado and escape with over $1 million in gold nuggets, they quickly came crashing back down to reality. With their earnings going down the drain in the blink of an eye, the Pogues once again found themselves pulled into a treasure hunt which brought about a new wave of obstacles to overcome and brought about new threats lurking around every corner.

It goes to say that the treasure-hunting industry is a dangerous one and it...

After barely escaping with a very important map from very bad people, the Pogues do something very Pogue-like in the first scene of Outer Banks season 4 episode 8, “Family Plot.” They – well, not Sarah – get high and try to decode the map to the Blue Crown at Poguelandia.

They probably should not have gone straight home, because Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane) shows up a few hours later. He begs for help, and JJ Maybank (Rudy Pankow), the kind man that he is, tries to help him.

Groff reveals that they are now in possession of the Mogador scroll, a map, but he warns them that the Lupine Corsairs are very bad mercenaries. They will not let this go. Now, the Pogues are in grave danger.

Groff also tells them a story about the Blue Crown and how it came into the possession of Murad, a pirate. He also tells them...

Poguelandia is back!

Netflix hosted the second Poguelandia: An Outer Banks Experience on Saturday (November 2) at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

During the event, the cast of the hit series Outer Banks and 2,500 Pogues (fans) gathered to celebrate the upcoming November 7 premiere of Outer Banks Season 4, Part 2.

The immersive fan event featured live performances from Jungle, GloRilla, Remi Wolf, Chase B and house DJ Hannah Rad.

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Attendees included cast members Chase Stokes (John B.), Madelyn Cline (Sarah Cameron), Madison Bailey (Kiara), Jonathan Daviss (Pope), Rudy Pankow (JJ), Carlacia Grant (Cleo), Drew Starkey (Rafe), Austin North (Topper) and Fiona Palomo (Sofia), who introduced the artists and engaged with the crowd.

The cast also surprised fans by unveiling the never-before-seen trailer for Season 4, Part 2, which features Jungle’s song “Us Against the World.”

Also in attendance were Outer Banks creators and executive producers Jonas Pate,...

The “Black Phone” is ringing again.

Universal and Blumhouse have announced a sequel to the 2022 horror film, “The Black Phone,” set for June 27, 2025. The companies say “The Black Phone 2” is the “launch of a sinister new franchise.”

The original movie starred Ethan Hawke, as a child abductor and murderer called the Grabber, and Mason Thames, a 13-year-old boy named Finney who crosses the killer’s path. The Grabber locks Finney in a soundproof basement, where nobody can hear him or come to his rescue. The only item is the basement is a disconnected telephone that begins ringing. When Finney answers it, he realizes he’s able to communicate with the spirits of the Grabber’s deceased victims. The kids’ ghosts teach Finney how to survive and fight back, and he’s able to escape the Grabber’s clutches in the end.

There is no casting or plot information available yet...

“Gen V” Gets Season 2 Renewal

Prime Video’s “Gen V” has passed its freshman year with flying colors and will soon head into its sophomore year! The streamer has officially ordered a second season of the global hit, a spinoff to its beloved superhero satire “The Boys.”

Set in the same universe, “Gen V” centers on Godolkin University, the prestigious superhero-only college where students train to be the next generation of heroes (preferably with lucrative endorsements). But when the students discover something bigger and more sinister is going on at the school than just superpowers and super-popularity, they’re put to the test.

Watch the trailer for “Gen V” Season 1 below:

The series stars Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi and also features guest stars Clancy Brown and Jason Ritter, as well...

Netflix’s official trailer for Outer Banks confirms season three will be the show’s most action-packed to date. The nearly three-minute trailer shows the Pogues are gearing up for what series creators and executive producers Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke call the granddaddy of all treasure hunts.

Season three stars Chase Stokes as John B., Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron, Madison Bailey as Kiara, Jonathan Daviss as Pope, and Rudy Pankow as JJ. Austin North plays Topper, Drew Starkey is Rafe, Carlacia Grant is Cleo, and Charles Esten stars as Ward Cameron.

The cast also includes Cullen Moss as Shoupe, Julia Antonelli as Wheezie Cameron, Caroline Arapoglou as Rose Cameron, E. Roger Mitchell as Heyward, Charles Halford as Big John, Elizabeth Mitchell as Limbrey, Andy McQueen as Carlos Singh, and Lou Ferrigno Jr as Ryan.

The 10-episode third season premieres on February 23, 2023.

Carole Sanders Peterman and Aaron Miller serve as producers,...

There’s nothing to lose.

On Thursday, Netflix dropped the trailer for season 3 of “Outer Banks”, which sees the Pogues chasing a big new treasure: El Dorado.

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“After losing the gold and fleeing the Outer Banks, Season 3 finds the Pogues washed ashore on a desert island that, for a brief moment, seems like an idyllic home,” the official description reads. “Officially deemed ‘Poguelandia,’ the island’s newest residents spend their days fishing, swimming, and revelling in the carefree lifestyle of their temporary dwelling.”

Photo: Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix © 2023

The synopsis continues, “But things quickly go south for John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, JJ, and Cleo when they find themselves once again caught up in a race for the treasure, quite literally running for their lives. They’re broke and far from home, they can’t trust anyone,...

Will the Pogues ever catch a break?

Our favorite characters were happily lost at the end of Outer Banks Season 2.

They were ready to live out the rest of their days in a corner of the world, well away from everyone else.

But this is TV, and there has to be drama.

Netflix unveiled a wild first look at Outer Banks Season 3 on Thursday, and we think it's fair to say this will be the most dramatic season yet.

One of the most significant moments showcases John B with his presumed-dead dad, Big John.

That will be a huge moment, for sure, but in true Outer Banks fashion, there are far more pressing things on the agenda.

We also see the Pogues in the city of El Dorado, but what takes them there?

The trailer doesn't give that much away, but we have to assume treasure will be the driving force here.

Rudy Pankow as JJ, Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron, Carlacia Grant as Cleo, Chase Stokes as John B, and Jonathan Daviss as Pope in ‘Outer Banks’ season 3 (Photo Cr. Jackson Lee Davis / Netflix © 2022)

Netflix has set a February 2023 premiere date for the third season of the popular drama Outer Banks. All 10 season three episodes will be available for binge-watching on Thursday, February 23rd.

The premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first batch of photos from the upcoming season.

Season three stars Chase Stokes as John B., Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron, Madison Bailey as Kiara, Jonathan Daviss as Pope, and Rudy Pankow as JJ. Austin North plays Topper, Drew Starkey is Rafe, Carlacia Grant is Cleo, and Charles Esten stars as Ward Cameron.

The cast also includes Cullen Moss as Shoupe, Julia Antonelli as Wheezie Cameron, Caroline Arapoglou as Rose Cameron, E. Roger Mitchell as Heyward, Charles Halford as Big John,...

The Pogues return to Netflix next month.

Outer Banks Season 3 finally has a premiere date, and it's soon.

Netflix revealed Tuesday that all ten episodes would be available to stream on February 23.

Outer Banks Season 2 wrapped with several big cliffhangers, but what's on tap for Season 3?

"After losing the gold and fleeing the Outer Banks, Season 3 finds the Pogues washed ashore on a desert island that, for a brief moment, seems like an idyllic home," Netflix teases.

"Officially deemed Poguelandia, the island's newest residents spend their days fishing, swimming, and reveling in the carefree lifestyle of their temporary dwelling."

"But things quickly go south for John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, JJ, and Cleo when they find themselves once again caught up in a race for the treasure, quite literally running for their lives," the logline adds.

"They're broke and far from home, they can't trust anyone, Ward and Rafe are hungry for revenge,...

Netflix’s “Outer Banks” will return with its third season on February 23.

After losing the gold and fleeing the Outer Banks, Season 3 finds the Pogues washed ashore on a desert island that, for a brief moment, seems like an idyllic home. Officially deemed “Poguelandia,” the island’s newest residents spend their days fishing, swimming, and reveling in the carefree lifestyle of their temporary dwelling.

But things quickly go south for John B (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), JJ (Rudy Pankow), and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) when they find themselves once again caught up in a race for the treasure, quite literally running for their lives. Ward (Charles Esten) and Rafe (Drew Starkey) are hungry for revenge, and there’s a ruthless Caribbean Don who will stop at nothing to find the bounty

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Netflix has set a February 23 premiere date for the third season of its popular YA drama series Outer Banks — also debuting new stills and key art for its upcoming installment.

The series created and exec produced by Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke follows a group of teens known as the Pogues, coming of age in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Season 3 picks up with the Pogues as they’re washed ashore on a desert island that, for a brief moment, seems like an idyllic home, after they’ve found (and lost) a golden treasure and fled their hometown.

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Officially deemed “Poguelandia,” the island’s newest residents spend their days fishing,...

Here is the complete cast of The Black Phone. The latest horror film from director Scott Derrickson and Blumhouse Productions, The Black Phone, tells the story of a horrifying killer, known as "The Grabber," and his latest in a long line of victims. Evoking a similar vibe to stories and shows such as Stephen King's It and Stranger Things, The Black Phone combines childhood nostalgia with bloody horror for a truly spine-tingling tale. The Black Phone cast is full of recognizable faces, some old and some new.

Based on the short story of the same title from author Joe Hill, The Black Phone is set in a small, suburban Colorado town in 1978. The serial killer known as "The Grabber" has already claimed the lives of five victims, and when 13-year-old Finney Shaw awakes in a soundproof basement after being abducted, he quickly realizes he has become victim number six.

We pledge allegiance to Poguelandia.

John B (Chase Stokes) and the “Outer Banks” crew are back in Netflix’s first teaser for the series’ third season, and it seems they’ve finally found some peace on an island they call Poguelandia. The sky is so blue that it’s almost turquoise, the sand is soft and it looks like the gang has set up their own little sun-soaked world far away from Ward (Charles Esten), Rafe (Drew Starkey) and the Sheriff’s Department.

But, of course, nothing is as it seems. Soon, the trailer heats up, showing Sarah (Madelyn Cline), Kie (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss) and JJ (Rudy Pankow) running away from wild dogs and participating in car chases as they continue to search for treasure. There’s also lots of fighting, including with Ward and Rafe, and the return of Cleo (Carlacia Grant) and John B’s resurrected-from-the-dead father,...

The mix of musical genres in the title of this Toronto Film Festival Gala Presentation reflects the wildly uneven tone of this rare drama from Tyler Perry Studios, a lush romantic musical telling the story of a Southern lynching with echoes of the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi 1955. An imminent bow on Netflix is probably the best strategy for it; Perry may have his following, but it’s hard to imagine a crossover audience for A Jazzman’s Blues.

The setting is the city of Hopewell in Georgia, 1987, and an old Black lady is listening to a TV interview with a local politician, who’s talking down competition from an African American candidate by invoking the now-familiar GOP taking point of inverse racism. “I’ve had just about enough of you, mister white man,” she tells the screen and sets off to his office. Once there, she refuses to leave,...

Like an ice-cream shop that offers you the choice of pistachio or strawberry and nothing else, the movies Tyler Perry has been churning out for 20 years come in just two flavors: comedy and soap opera. It’s worth noting, in this case, how the flavors blend. Most often, they’re stacked right next to each other, as when Perry’s great sass-mouth frump Madea suddenly plops into the middle of a dramatic scene. Yet there’s a way that the antic, ribald broadness of Perry’s comedy bends the drama into being more over-the-top. That’s why his movies are all of a piece even when they’re all over the place. They feed you pistachio and strawberry, and by the time that’s all melted together you’re tasting one flavor. Call it Tyler Perry with Nuts.

All of which makes “A Jazzman’s Blues,” which premiered last night at the Toronto International Film Festival,...

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With A Jazzman’s Blues, Tyler Perry proves himself to be, more than anything, a reliable auteur of serviceable melodramas. The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and will stream on Netflix on September 23, is an exercise in tropes and caricatures, a game of “spot the cliché.” Nearly all the usual suspects of Black and Biblical stereotypes make an appearance here: the tragic mulatto, the mammy, the magical negro, Cain and his brother Abel. They are assembled, like pieces of a familiar puzzle, under Perry’s assured direction and utilitarian screenplay. The result is Hollywood catnip.

The comparisons to existing projects will be inevitable because A Jazzman’s Blues is an amalgamation of what already exists. There are hints of Green Book in its depictions of the South, The Notebook in the romance, Passing, any films about Black musicians trying to make it North,...

Since the beginning, writer/director Scott Derrickson has had a varied career in horror filmmaking, one that even branched out into the comic book movie juggernaut the MCU and gifted Marvel their most psychedelic film in 2016’s Doctor Strange, To date, his greatest achievement has to be the truly disturbing 2012 Ethan Hawke starring chiller Sinister…until now. As Derrickson re-teams with Hawke for The Black Phone, a film that is undisputedly his greatest work yet as a filmmaker.

Based on the 2004 short story by Joe Hill, The Black Phone sees a child abductor/murderer known as ‘The Grabber’ (Hawke) petrify a Denver suburb in 1978. Brother and sister Finney (Mason Thames) and Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) fear for who is next, as Gwen keeps experiencing visions that are coming true. Inevitably The Grabber strikes again, this time capturing Finney, but this lad is not going to play the masked madman’s twisted games,...

The Black Phone Review — The Black Phone (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Scott Derrickson, written by Joe Hill, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill and starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, E. Roger Mitchell, Troy Rudeseal, James Ransone, Miguel Cazarez Mora, Rebecca Clarke, J. Gaven Wilde, Spencer Fitzgerald, [...]

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Stars: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, E. Roger Mitchell, Troy Rudeseal, James Ransone | Written by Scott Derrickson, Robert Cargill | Directed by Scott Derrickson

Ethan Hawke reteams with Sinister director Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) for this ’70s-set serial killer thriller with a supernatural twist or two. Despite some flaws, it’s an enjoyable slice of retro-set horror.

The film opens in North Denver, 1978, where 13 year-old Finney (Mason Thames) is repeatedly bullied, despite having some proficiency on the baseball field. With no mother and an alcoholic, frequently abusive father (Jeremy Davies), Finn’s only support comes from his precocious younger sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw), who’s prone to dropping colourful f-bombs.

However, their lives are upended when a local, mask-wearing serial killer known as The Grabber (Hawke) kidnaps Finn and locks him up in a basement. Gwen finds herself having strange dreams that might give a clue to her brother’s whereabouts,...

"You are special, Finney." Universal has debuted a second official trailer for a serial killer thriller titled The Black Phone, which first premiered at Fantastic Fest and Beyond Fest in the fall last year. This was set to open in February, but Universal delayed it until June this summer - which is a good sign. Starring four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke in the most terrifying role of his career and introducing Mason Thames in his first ever film role, The Black Phone is produced, directed, co-written by filmmaker Scott Derrickson, also the writer / director of Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and Marvel's Doctor Strange. After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims. The cast also includes Jeremy Davies, Madeleine McGraw, J. Gaven Wilde, James Ransone, and E. Roger Mitchell.

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The next nightmare-inducing Blumhouse horror movie is here.

Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Scott Derrickson’s “The Black Phone,” set to hit theaters on February 4.

Starring Ethan Hawke, the film follows an abducted boy locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is a black, antique telephone with a disconnected cord. However, the phone rings at night with calls from the dead children, helping the boy plot his escape.

In the trailer, Hawke first appears in white face paint and a top hat, struggling with falling grocery bags beside a completely unsuspicious beat-up black van. He lures the film’s young lead (played by Mason Thames) with tales of being a part-time magician, and soon enough, viewers are then transported into the aforementioned murder basement. The trailer teases Thames being tortured by Hawke, who dons...

"Please, please let the dreams be real!" Universal has unveiled an official trailer for for a serial killer horror thriller titled The Black Phone, arriving in theaters in February. Starring four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke in the most terrifying role of his career and introducing Mason Thames in his first ever film role, The Black Phone is produced, directed, and co-written by filmmaker Scott Derrickson, also the writer / director of Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and Marvel's Doctor Strange. After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims. This recently premiered at Fantastic Fest and Beyond Fest. The cast includes Jeremy Davies, Madeleine McGraw, J. Gaven Wilde, James Ransone, and E. Roger Mitchell. My goodness, Hawke looks utterly terrifying in this! Not only with all those different masks, but his brooding,...

Finally, something scarier than the Covid-19 delta variant has come out of CinemaCon 2021.

Universal Pictures unveiled a packed trailer for its upcoming Blumhouse horror thriller “The Black Phone” on Wednesday, during a presentation to the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas.

Reuniting Ethan Hawke with his “Sinister” writer-director Scott Derrickson, the project is adapted from a short story by Joe Hill. Hawke delivers a bone-chilling performance as an unnamed villain, a character he said breaks with his “no bad guys” rule while introducing the clip.

“The Black Phone” follows an abducted boy “locked in a basement that’s stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead,” according to a synopsis of the short. So we’re already having fun.

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Run The Race, Full Count, The Other Side Of Heaven 2: Fire Of Faith on Grace Films label.

Los Angeles-based Premiere Entertainment Group (Peg) has boarded international rights to a trio of faith-based films led by Run The Race and will shop the titles here under its Grace Films label.

Tanner Stine and Evan Hofer star in Run The Race, a drama set against the backdrop of high school sports where two brothers from a small Southern town must reconcile their opposing worldviews when one of them gets an opportunity to play American Football at the University of Florida.

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Sienna Miller as Deb in American Woman. Photo Credit: Seacia Pavao. Courtesy of Roadside Attractions

Sienna Miller stars as a single mother in rural small town in Pennsylvania whose life is transformed by a tragic event. American Woman is both a character study and blue-collar family drama. It is the kind of human drama that some worry is being squeezed out of theaters by blockbuster action and superhero movies. The film follows the ups and downs in this working-class woman’s life over several years, but while it has length, it does not have as much depth, although it does treat the characters with respect. Sienna Miller turns in a fine performance but director Jake Scott never lets us really get inside the head of this American woman.

Deb Callahan (Miller) is a 32-year-old woman who still acts a bit like a teen, despite being the single parent of a teen herself.

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical American Made (action-thriller; Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones, Jayma Mays, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, E. Roger Mitchell, Jed Rees; rated R) Battle of the Sexes (biographical sports comedy; Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue; rated PG-13) Day of the Dead: Bloodline (horror; Sophie Skelton, Johnathon Schaech; premieres 1/5 on cable Mod and in select...

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2017-09-28T06:59:03-07:00Can Tom Cruise Beat 'Kingsman'?

There was a time when, if you were a movie, the last thing you wanted to do was go up against Tom Cruise at the box office. That time was long ago, however, and Cruise is far from a reliable box-office draw these days. This summer's The Mummy was a colossal flop domestically, and last year's Jack Reacher: Never Go Back did even worse. That's why Cruise's new movie, American Made, is unlikely to best the modestly successful Kingsman: The Golden Circle in its second weekend of release. It's not out of the question, actually, that Cruise could even lose out to a remake of the 1980 thriller Flatliners.

Via The Hollywood Reporter.

Tom Cruise could have trouble grounding a group of cheeky spies at the box office this weekend.

American Made, starring Cruise as a real-life pilot who...

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In Universal Pictures’ American Made, Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), in this international escapade based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of Barry Seal, a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history.

Based on a true story, American Made co-stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright Olsen, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones and Jayma Mays.

The film is produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Academy Award®-winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind), Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver (Black Swan) and Tyler Thompson (Everest), Quadrant Pictures’ Doug Davison (The Departed), and Kim Roth (Inside Man). Gary Spinelli wrote the screenplay.

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On August 25th Tom Cruise stars in American Made a film based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of a hustler and pilot Barry Seal. To mark the release, we’re giving away 2 merchandise packs which include an overnight bag, t shirt and sunglasses, to get you ready for your own international escapades.

In Universal Pictures’ American Made, Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), in this international escapade based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history.

Based on a true story, American Made co-stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones and Jayma Mays.

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Tom Cruise isn't just appearing in The Mummy this year. There's the very different American Made, too. Here's the trailer...

With The Mummy landing in cinemas this week, Universal has taken the opportunity to launch the trailer for its next Tom Cruise project. Once known as Mena, it’s now called American Made, and sees Cruise reuniting with director Doug Liman, following their work on Edge Of Tomorrow.

It also looks like Cruise’s most interesting acting role in some time.

The film tells the story of a hustler by the name of Barry Seal – the character is based on a real person, even if the adventures around him use creative licence – who finds himself recruited by the CIA.

Here’s the trailer…

(Apparently, the Us version of the trailer doesn’t have drugs in it, fact fans).

And here’s the full synopsis for the movie…...

In Universal Pictures’ American Made, Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge Of Tomorrow director, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), in this international escapade based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history.

Check out the first trailer now.

Based on a true story, American Made co-stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones and Jayma Mays.

Edge Of Tomorrow was one of the best surprises in 2014. Combined with a lot of action and tremendous humor, the sci-fi adventure became an instant hit with audiences, grossed $111.1 million the weekend it opened in June 2014, made it the number one film internationally and worldwide.

In Jim Batts review, he described Liman’s film as, “a wild ride and an entertainment blockbuster.

Universal has released the first trailer to the Doug Liman-directed film American Made, starring Tom Cruise in the real-life story of pilot Barry Seal, a hustler who is tapped by the CIA to to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history. The pic, which was written by Gary Spinelli, is slated to bow in theater September 29. Set in the 1980s, the crime drama co-stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda…...

If you’re like us, one big Tom Cruise blockbuster a year just isn’t enough. Cruise may be headlining the start of a brand new franchise with The Mummy this coming weekend, but those who are lukewarm on the prospect may find more to like in his other venture coming out later this year, American Made. The film reunites him with Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman, and shows him as a pilot given the opportunity to run a covert operation for the U.S. government.

Universal has now released a brand new trailer for the upcoming crime flick, and it looks to be pretty darn solid. If the names Cruise and Liman aren’t enough to sell you, the trailer itself may be. It looks to be a fun little ride in the vein of War Dogs, Lord of War, and Catch Me if You Can, which is a very good thing.

Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Tom Cruise's new film American Made, which comes from Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman. It looks like it's gonna be a wild and crazy kind of movie! 

The film is inspired by a true story and it's described as an 'international escapade based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in Us history in the 1980's."

One of the things I like most about what I'm seeing is the fact that Cruise is playing a different kind of character than he's ever really played before. He's tapping into his charming comedic skills for this movie, and it's kinda refreshing to see. The movie looks great and I can't wait to see it!

American Made co-stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons,...

Even at 54 years young, Tom Cruise continues to stray far beyond his comfort zone in the search for new and exciting roles, and there is perhaps no better example of that admirable pursuit in motion than the wild first trailer for American Made.

Heralding a reunion between Cruise and his Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman – incidentally, the creative duo is poised to take the fight to the Mimics once more thanks to upcoming sequel Live Die Repeat and Repeat – American Made tells the extraordinary true story of Barry Seal, a whip-smart hustler and pilot who is drafted into the CIA in order to spearhead one of the biggest and most daring covert operations in U.S. history. So far, so Cruise.

But Barry Seal is a far cry from the straight-laced Jack Reacher, not to mention Ethan Hunt of the Mission: Impossible series, and up above you’ll get...

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Tom Cruise may be hitting the big screens at the end of the week in The Mummy, but today marks the release of the International trailer for the real-life story, American Made.

The trailer gives Cruise a time to shine in the role as Seal with comedic aplomb from the very outset as he crash lands a plane full of cocaine, which also covers his face and bad 80’s haircut, into a suburban neighbourhood but before legging it before he can get caught hands a youngster bags of cocaine to keep quiet – You never saw me. We glimpse Domhnall Gleason as CIA agent Monty Shafer recruiting Seal in a bar before proceeding to get his groove on, on the bonnet of a car as the men’s deal goes from strength. Typical male bravado, womanising and deals galore commence in what promises to be a refreshing role for Cruise,...

Bet is staying in school. The Quad TV show has been renewed for a second season on Bet. The sophomore season of The Quad will consist of ten hour-long episodes. The drama series, starring Anika Noni Rose, is set at Georgia A&M, a (fictional) university.The first season of The Quad centers on Eva Fletcher (Rose), in her first year as President of the Hbcu (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), her administration, and the incoming freshman class. The Bet cast also includes Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Peyton Alex Smith, Jazz Raycole, Zoe Renee, Jake Allyn, Michelle DeFraites, E. Roger Mitchell, Sean Blakemore, and Jasmine Guy.Read More…...

A little over three decades ago, This Is Spinal Tap perfectly parodied hard-rock excess with a pint-sized Stonehenge, amps that go "one louder" and the unforgettable phrase "Hello Cleveland." The mockumentary, which Ozzy Osbourne has said felt all too realistic, was written by its stars, comedians Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, and director-actor Rob Reiner. "The closer we dared to get to the real thing, the closer the real thing dared to get to us," Shearer once told Rolling Stone. "It's like reality is calling our bluff at every step along the way.

Exclusive: CBS has put in development Body Politic, a procedural drama from former Dexter co-executive producer Lauren Gussis, (500) Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb and Dark Horse Entertainment. Written by Gussis and Dark Horse Svp production Keith Goldberg, Body Politic is inspired by the work of real-life D.C. examiner Dr. Roger Mitchell. It follows a newly minted, brutally honest female chief medical examiner in Washington D.C. who gets…...

Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin are set to star in a remake of My Cousin Rachel.

The reworking of the 1952 film starring Richard Burton and Olivia de Havilland is based on Daphne Du Maurier's classic novel.

Roger Mitchell will write and direct the new adaptation, which follows Phillip Ashley as he seeks revenge on the woman he thinks killed his cousin and caretaker (via Variety).

The synopsis reads: "Philip Ashley's older cousin Ambrose, who raised the orphaned Philip as his own son, has died in Rome. Philip, the heir to Ambrose's beautiful English estate, is crushed that the man he loved died far from home. He is also suspicious.

"While in Italy, Ambrose fell in love with Rachel, a beautiful English and Italian woman. But the final, brief letters Ambrose wrote hint that his love had turned to paranoia and fear.

"Now Rachel has arrived at Philip's newly inherited estate.

Captive Trailer. Jerry Jameson‘s Captive (2015) movie trailer stars Kate Mara, David Oyelowo, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mimi Rogers, and Leonor Varela. Captive‘s plot synopsis: “In this fact-based thriller, a single mother struggling with drug addiction is randomly taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run from the law for breaking out of jail and murdering the judge assigned to his case.”

Captive poster

Captive movie poster

The fact that these events actually happened made aspects of this film even better. Its almost like a two act play between the two main character for a large portion of the film.

Captive also stars E. Roger Mitchell, Kevin J. O’Connor, Matt Lowe, Elle Graham, Johanna Jowett, Fred Galle, Scott Parks, Michael Harding, J. Karen Thomas, and Keya Hamilton.

Watch the Captive movie trailer and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. For more Captive photos,...

Production has begun in Georgia on Universal’s action film that reunites Tom Cruise with his Edge Of Tomorrow director Doug Liman.

Mena centres on the international exploits of Barry Seal, a hustler and pilot whom the CIA recruited to run one of the biggest covert operations in Us history.

Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones, Jayma Mays, Benito Martinez, E Roger Mitchell, Lola Kirke and Alejandro Edda round out the key cast.

Cross Creek Pictures finances Mena with Christopher Woodrow’s new Vendian Entertainment on board as co-financier and executive producer alongside Greek ship owner Paris Kasidokostas-Latsis’ Hercules Film Fund and Terry Douglas’ Rhea Films.

Cross Creek’s Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson are producing alongside Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Kim Roth and Quadrant Pictures’ Doug Davison.

Universal has set a January 6 2017 release.

Warner Bros has set Keanu for April 22 2016 and Going In Style for May 6 2016.

Originally a 2014 Black List spec script by Gary Spinelli, Liman's reconnaissance thriller is based on the outrageous and real exploits of hustler and pilot Barry Seal, a CIA recruit tasked with bringing down a burgeoning communist threat in Central America. This covert operation spawned the Medellin cartel and nearly brought down the Reagan White House during the days of the Iran Contra scandal. Seal was eventually gunned down in Baton Rouge. "Mena" has now begun filming in Georgia, where star Tom Cruise will be joined by a hot cast including Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons, E. Roger Mitchell Caleb Landry Jones and Lola Kirke. Cross Creek Pictures will fully finance Mena. The film is produced by Cross Creek’s Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson, alongside Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Kim Roth, and Quadrant Pictures’ Doug Davison. "Mena" will film through July in counties throughout Georgia including Cherokee,...

A couple of key release date announcements have been made today. First up, the Tom Cruise-led and Doug Liman-directed "Mena" has just begun shooting in Georgia and has been scheduled for a January 6th 2017 release.

Domhnall Gleeson, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Wright, Jayma Mays, E. Roger Mitchell, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda and Benito Martinez have joined the cast of the film which follows a hustler and Twa pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history which ultimately spawned the Medellin cartel.

Next up, Warner Bros. Pictures has set an April 22nd 2016 release date for comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's pet kidnap comedy "Keanu," followed by a May 6th 2016 release for the Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman-led remake of 1979's heist-themed comedy "Going In Style".

Finally, The Weinstein Company have settled on a December...

*Updated 5/12 with new events and guests* There are dozens of horror and comic events every year, and that gives fans plenty of opportunities to meet Robert Kirkman or one of the many cast members from The Walking Dead. Although it's a bit early for some of the bigger conventions to announce their full guest lists, we put together an initial list of stops so you can start making your travel plans.

New to the The Walking Dead convention circuit in 2015 are Tyler James Williams, Alexandra Breckenridge, and Seth Gilliam, along with some of the other new cast members we've seen in Season 5. If you're looking to catch most of The Walking Dead cast together at once, your best chance will be at the San Diego Comic-Con in July and the New York Comic Con in October. Those looking to meet Norman Reedus will have plenty of opportunities, as he is...

'Selma' movie review: Politically salient in the early 21st century and 'beautiful in all the ways of cinema' (photo: David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. in 'Selma') The title of director Ava DuVernay's historical drama Selma tells us what the film is about, while implying what it isn't about. In other words, Selma is not about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- wonderfully played by British actor David Oyelowo -- even though the reverend is the film's gravitational center and its emotional weight accrues to him. Just like what took place in Selma, Alabama, back in 1965. In fact, Oyelowo's presence is as transfixing as that of the young Ben Kingsley in his transformative interpretation of Gandhi in Sir Richard Attenborough's 1982 titular classic about one of Dr. King's inspirational figures. Unlike Gandhi, however, Selma is a single canvas on which a few months in Dr.