Afterburn Starts Filming with Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson

Afterburn Starts Filming with Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson

Filming is underway on the action-adventure movie Afterburn, starring Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune films), Samuel L. Jackson (Marvel Studios franchise), Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Black Widow), and Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones). The film is directed by J.J. Perry, who recently helmed Lionsgate’s The Killer’s Game, also with Bautista. Afterburn…

Dune: Part Two Review
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Dune: Part Two Review

DUNE: PART TWO SUMMARY: After the events of Dune: Part One, House Atreides has been wiped out and the Harkonnens have taken over Arrakis thanks to the treachery of the Emperor. Paul Atreides and his pregnant mother, Jessica, have taken refuge with the Fremen in the desert. While some, like Stilgar, believe that Paul is…

Dune: Part Two Trailer 3 Has Arrived

Dune: Part Two Trailer 3 Has Arrived

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment have revealed the third official trailer for Dune: Part Two, which will be opening in theaters on March 1, 2024. Dune: Part Two is rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, some suggestive material, and brief strong language. The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune:…

The Boy and the Heron English-Language Voice Cast Revealed

The Boy and the Heron English-Language Voice Cast Revealed

GKIDS has announced the English voice cast for acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki‘s new feature, The Boy and the Heron. The English-language dubbed version of the film will feature the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, and Florence Pugh. Luca Padovan joins the cast as…

Knock at the Cabin Review
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Knock at the Cabin Review

M. Night Shyamalan‘s biggest strength as a director is his ability to orchestrate and sustain tension. It’s what makes The Sixth Sense so extraordinary – not the famous twist, but the subtle, inexorable power and pull the movie has. The film is also helped by two very strong performances, and Shyamalan wisely anchors the film…

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Review
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Review

The Beatles’ “Glass Onion” from The White Album is a self-referential piece, lyrically calling back to past Beatles songs, and at times deliberately obtuse. But it’s also a song that suggests that the listener shouldn’t overthink it too much and just enjoy the melody. If you’re looking for a deeper meaning, examine “Glass Onion” as…

Zack Snyder and the Cast on Netflix's Army of the Dead
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Zack Snyder and the Cast on Netflix’s Army of the Dead

Vital Thrills recently got a chance to chat with the cast and crew of Netflix’s Army of the Dead, the zombie horror thriller coming to the streaming service on May 21, 2021. Participating were director/writer/producer Zack Snyder, producers Wesley Coller and Deborah Snyder, and cast members Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ana de…

Stuber Review

Stuber Review: The Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista Action Comedy

Stuber feels almost revolutionary in a summer where every film seems to have earth-shattering stakes and where the simple pleasures of a good belly laugh and solid chemistry between actors happy to be there seem like the movie staples of a bygone era.  To whip out an old critic’s cliché, they really don’t make them…