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Let’s face it: Family life and being members of an elite assassination squad just don’t mix.

It’s hopefully a problem to which few readers can relate, but it afflicts the central characters of Joe Carnahan’s new action film, which quietly snuck into theaters without advance screenings. Kerry Washington and Omar Sy play Kyrah and Issac, who used to be members of the titular organization until they made the mistake of falling in love and having a baby. They’ve since gone rogue, but in a modern manner: Issac stays home and cares for their young son Ky (Jahleel Kamara, adorable), while Kyrah remains in the field to eliminate the many assassins who’ve been assigned to kill them for their transgression. As Issac explains to his son, he and Kyrah used to be bad guys, doing “God’s dirty work” around the globe before they realized...

Rule number one of running a secret, dangerous special forces group? Don’t fall in love with a coworker. Of course, that seems to be the easiest rule to break.

And that’s exactly what Kerry Washington and Omar Sy do in “Shadow Force,” their new film directed by Joe Carnahan. In it, they play two operatives who led an organization known as the Shadow Force, but when they fell in love and had a kid, they went into hiding.

Of course, no one can stay hidden forever, right? Here’s everything you need to know about the film.

What is the release date?

“Shadow Force” releases in theaters nationwide on May 9, 2025.

Is it streaming?

It is not. For now, you can only see “Shadow Force” in theaters and you can find showtimes near you here. We’ll keep you posted on when and where it’ll be streaming when the time comes.

At the outset, Shadow Force positions itself as a portrait of exile and allegiance: ex‑shadow operatives turned family on the run (one sentence logline). It wears the trappings of a high‑stakes spy thriller—gunmetal skies, clandestine radio chatter—yet pulses with the quiet anxieties of domestic drama.

Joe Carnahan—whose résumé boasts Smokin’ Aces and Boss Level—returns to familiar territory, trading gritty grain and blown‑out hues for a muted palette that feels less “artistic choice” than “entirely color‑blind” (an occasional downside of modern streaming aesthetics given theatrical release). Kerry Washington anchors the film as Kyrah, a mother driven by equal parts ferocity and guilt; Omar Sy’s Isaac pairs paternal warmth with calibrated lethality; and Mark Strong’s Jack Cinder looms as a cynical patriarch of bureaucracy and bullets.

The opening tableau is deceptively serene: Isaac teaching five‑year‑old Ky to hum Lionel Richie...

Plot: An estranged couple with a bounty on their heads must go on the run with their son to avoid their former employer, a unit of shadow ops that has been sent to kill them.

Review: Joe Carnahan‘s name really used to mean something in the action space. And I’d argue that he still does to some extent (with a ton of anticipation for his recently wrapped Affleck/Damon flick Rip). And I love that Kerry Washington is getting into the world of guns and mayhem. Sadly, their latest film, Shadow Force, fails to get me excited for either’s output in the genre, as it’s a pale retread of better films.

I was shocked by how much of Shadow Force consists of characters simply talking. When the whole plot is “former shadow ops are hunted down by their former team/employer” you expect a lot more action.

When a now-defunct celebrity couple attempted to make like Nick and Nora Charles meets “Mission: Impossible” in “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” two decades ago, the high-concept, high-budget results were a mixed bag — which didn’t stop them from being imitated ever since. The latest duo to step into similar matching marital bulletproof vests is Kerry Washington and Omar Sy, playing globetrotting “elite special operators” now hiding from their former colleagues in “Shadow Force.”

It takes a certain esprit to pull off this kind of bombastic yet larky star vehicle. Joe Carnahan’s film provides passable diversion for a couple hours, but the fun to be had is limited by uninspired action staging, less-than-sparkling dialogue and a maudlin streak of the “It’s about family!!” type. Lionsgate’s theatrical release looks likelier to find its primary audience once it reaches home formats.

Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy) are a couple who met on the job.

If you know anything about Shadow Force, you’ll probably only know the badly over-photoshopped faces of Kerry Washington and Omar Sy, the corny font, and the basic design of the poster at your local movie theater. It seems like the type of film you can easily skip because if you’ve seen one terrible action flick, you’ve seen them all. For Shadow Force, think again. What lies underneath the cheap marketing is a surprisingly fun, exciting action flick with strong performances and a nice pace.

Shadow Force Review

Joe Carnahan has made a career out of ridiculous action flicks. Boss Level was a surprising standout in a deeply bland and frenetic library. Between this and the Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Steven Yeun starrer Rip that releases later this year on Netflix, Carnahan’s career is looking up.

Kerry Washington as Syrah and Jahleel Kamera as Ky in Shadow Force.

This article is part of ScreenRant's Exclusive Summer 2025 Movie Preview. Keep an eye out for the full feature next week!

ScreenRant can exclusively reveal new images for the upcoming film Shadow Force. The new action-thriller is about an estranged couple who must go on the run with their son to avoid being murdered by those set to kill them and claim the bounty on their head. The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan and features Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Jahleel Kamara, Mark Strong, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Ed Quinn. Carnahan co-wrote the script with Leon Chills.

Now, ScreenRant can exclusively reveal new images from Shadow Force. This set of four images gives a closer look at Washington and Sy in their lead roles. In one image, the couple embraces, looking at each other with smiles on their faces. In another, supporting actor Randolph walks outside a market labeled "La Central Plaza de Mercado.

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Warfare is a war survival thriller drama film co-written and co-directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. Based on Mendoza’s experiences of the Iraq War, the 2025 film follows a platoon of American Navy SEALs after a surveillance mission goes wrong, leaving them to fight against insurgent attacks to survive. Warfare stars D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton, Noah Centineo, and Michael Gandolfini. So, if you loved the intense war drama, eye-opening brutality, and compelling characters in Warfare, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Civil War is a dystopian action thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland. The 2024 film is set in a dystopian United States during a Civil War, and it revolves around a group...

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Prime Video ha desvelado el primer tráiler de la segunda temporada de Nine Perfect Strangers, creada por David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies).

En esta nueva entrega, la Casa Tranquillum queda atrás. Ahora nos encontramos en Zauberwald, en los Alpes austriacos, donde nueve perfectos desconocidos son invitados por la misteriosa gurú Masha Dmitrichenko a participar en un retiro de bienestar transformacional. A lo largo de una semana, Masha los lleva al borde del abismo, dispuesta a cualquier cosa con tal de curar a todos los implicados, incluida a ella misma.

Salvo Kidman como Masha, ninguno de los miembros del reparto que estuvo en la primera temporada regresa. Se unen, así, a la serie Henry Golding (Daniela Forever), Lena Olin (El astronauta), Annie Murphy (Black Mirror), Christine Baranski (The Good Fight), Lucas Englander (Parlamento), King Princess (V Wanna Know), Murray Bartlett...

As the weather heats up, so does the competition for viewers’ attention. May arrives with a wave of high-profile premieres, blending breakout debuts with the return of fan-favorite series across platforms. From prestige sci-fi and psychological thrillers to bold reboots and expanded universes, this month’s lineup is packed with potential summer sizzlers as the season heats up.

Whip Media’s latest Whip Watch Report — powered by U.S. audience data from our TV Time app — reveals the most anticipated new and returning shows premiering in May. These are the titles viewers are most excited to watch next.

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Murderbot

Based on Martha Wells’ award-winning novellas, “Murderbot” is an American science fiction action comedy that follows a self-aware security android who’s hacked its own governor module and would rather binge-watch soap operas than follow human orders. But when danger strikes, it reluctantly protects the...

The Austrian Alps are in for some intense psychedelic therapy when nine new strangers visit Nicole Kidman’s Masha Dmitrichenko at Zauberwald.

Hulu’s TV adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s best-selling novel returns for a second season this spring with a cast of new characters and a new setting compared to the nine visitors last season at Tranquillum House in the fictional town of Cabrillo, California.

Read on for everything we know about Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2:

When will Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 come out?

Season 2, previously teased for a spring release window, will arrive May 21, 2025 on Hulu with the fist two episodes premiering.

How many episodes will be in Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers?

There will be eight episodes in Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers. After the first two premiere May 21, one new installment will arrive per week.

Who is in the cast of Nine Perfect Strangers Season...

Prime Video has debuted the trailer for the upcoming season 2 of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers.’

Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman) to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself.

The series stars Nicole Kidman, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong and Aras Aydin.

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The show hails from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, and Fifth Season. The series is executive produced by David E. Kelley, Nicole Kidman,...

Nicole Kidman is back as Masha Dmitrichenko in the new Nine Perfect Strangers trailer!

The 57-year-old actress and executive producer is the sole returning cast member for the upcoming second season of the Hulu series from David E. Kelley and John-Henry Butterworth.

The series is based on the book of the same name by Liane Moriarty, and will debut the new season this summer, nearly four years after the first debuted.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a season two synopsis: Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Kidman) to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself.

Joining Nicole for season two are Henry Golding,...

Benito Skinner’s new series “Overcompensating” has an official trailer, with Lukas Gage, Megan Fox, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers added as guest stars.

Produced by A24, Strong Baby and Amazon MGM Studios, the college-set ensemble comedy follows a closeted former football player (Skinner) as he quickly befriends a high school outsider (Wally Baram) to fit in. The cast also includes Kyle MacLachlan, Charli Xcx, Connie Britton, Mary Beth Barone, Adam Dimarco and Rish Shah.

Additional guest stars include James Van Der Beek, Didi Conn, Rachel Matthews, Danielle Perez and Yasmine Sahid. The series is created, written and executive produced by Skinner with Jonah Hill, Matt Dines and Ali Goodwin executive producing for Strong Baby. Charli Xcx is executive producer and executive music producer.

All eight episodes of “Overcompensating” premiere May 15 on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

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"You'll break everyone you try to heal!" "Stop it!" Hulu has unveiled the first official trailer for Season 2 of the popular streaming series titled Nine Perfect Strangers, made by TV writer David E. Kelley. The first season originally debuted back in 2021 during the pandemic, streaming on Hulu with 8 episodes. Nicole Kidman returns again as Masha Dmitrichenko – the Russian founder of the wellness resort, Tranquillum House. This year in 8 more episodes she's taking a new set of guests up to a wellness resort in the Austrian Alps. Nine stressed city dwellers head to a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation. The resort's director is a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. "Will they make it? Will she?" In addition to Kidman, Season 2 stars Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong,...

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Julia Garner is under suspicion in creepy Weapons trailer

Weapons, the horror thriller from director Zach Cregger (Barbarian), got its first trailer, which introduces the highly anticipated film's story. One day, none of the kids in Mrs. Gandy's (Julia Garner) room show up to school, because at 2:17 the night before, they all left their houses and disappeared into the night. According to Cregger, the mystery is just the starting point. "By the midpoint, we've moved on to way crazier s--- than that," he told Entertainment Weekly. The cast also includes Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan. Weapons opens in theaters on Aug. 8.

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Nicole Kidman is coming back to "treat" those looking for some help in Nine Perfect Strangers season 2. The first season of the drama was released all the way back in 2021, and we're so ready for more. Thankfully, it's coming soon and Hulu has released a trailer to give us an idea of what to expect!

Nine Perfect Strangers season 2 premieres Wednesday, May 21, 2025 with the first two episodes on Hulu. After that, one new installment will be released each week until the finale on Wednesday, July 2. Just like the first season, this one in the anthology story will be 8 episodes long. Now who's ready to check out that trailer? We shared it below!

What stands out most and has me super excited is the cast! Season 1 had some stellar stars, that's for sure. And this season is no different. There's some of my personal favorite actors too, which is always fun to see.

Nicole Kidman welcomes a new class of wellness hopefuls in the trailer for Nine Perfect Strangers Season Two. This time around, she is not more equipped to help them relax and release than she was in Season One.

Madness and manipulation run rampant at a retreat in the Austrian Alps where Kidman’s Masha Dmitrichenko serves as the resort director. The group of attendees has been specifically chosen, but none of them seem to know what invisible string is tying them all together. Some feel as though they’ve met somewhere before,...

Hulu has dropped the official trailer for Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers, starring Nicole Kidman reprising her role as unhinged wellness guru Masha Dmitrichenko, who brings nine new strangers together in the Austrian Alps.

The trailer opens with a voiceover revealing that the nine were “chosen under bizarre circumstances for a healing retreat.”

In addition to Kidman, the new Season 2 cast includes Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong and Aras Aydin.

Masha greets her guests for the first time in what appears to be a living room in a luxurious home, explaining,“I invited you all here because sometimes you shouldn’t deal with pain gently,” to which one guest, responds, “Wait, this is not a spa?”

“She’s going to bleach our brains, darling,” says Baranski’s character.

Taking the group back to their core memories,...

Nicole Kidman reprises her role as Masha Dmitrichenko in the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers, premiering May 22, 2025, on Prime Video. The series introduces a new cast and a dramatic change of setting, with the retreat now located in the Austrian Alps. The first two episodes will launch together, followed by weekly releases through July 3.

Originally debuting in 2021 and based on the novel by Liane Moriarty, the series centers on nine people attending a week-long wellness retreat led by Masha, an enigmatic figure whose methods often blur ethical lines. This season brings together Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Mark Strong, Annie Murphy, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Aras Aydin.

The new retreat, called Zauberwald, isolates the participants in a mountainous landscape far from familiar surroundings. As they undergo intense therapy sessions, including the use of psychedelics, tensions mount between personal revelation and the strain of the environment.

Hulu has just released the trailer for season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers. The series stars Nicole Kidman, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong and Aras Aydin. The show hails from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, and Fifth Season. Fifth Season is handling distribution on the series as well. The series is executive produced by David E. Kelley, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Molly Allen, Jonathan Levine, Rachel Shukert, Liane Moriarty, Matthew Tinker, Anthony Byrne and Jh Butterworth.

The official synopsis reads,

“Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman) to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it?...

Hulu has revealed the official trailer and key art for Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2, which will premiere with two episodes on May 21, 2025. New episodes stream on Wednesdays leading up to the season finale on July 2.

Nine Perfect Strangers is back for season two as nine new strangers come together to undergo Masha’s psychedelic therapy at Zauberwald in the breathtaking Austrian Alps.

In the new season, nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman) to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps.

Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself.

The series stars Nicole Kidman, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon,...

A new group of strangers are ready to heal.

Hulu released the official trailer for season two of the Nicole Kidman fronted series Nine Perfect Strangers. Kidman reprises her role as mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko as she welcomes guests to a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. However, as she attempts to heal everyone, they’re taken to the brink, begging the question: Will they and she survive it all?

The second season also stars Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong and Aras Aydin.

The Hulu series finds a home in a snowy location for the second round, a departure from the Tranquillum House in California Masha once resided in. Just as in the first season, the nine strangers joining Masha undergo psychedelic therapy to heal their respective traumas but not without some initial hesitations.

Nine Perfect Strangers is finally making a TV comeback after nearly four years as Hulu‘s Nicole Kidman-led series gears up for Season 2. Originally debuting in 2021 and renewed for Season 2 in 2023, Nine Perfect Strangers finally has a return date set, an impressive ensemble cast lined up, and so much more for fans to look forward to. Scroll down for a peek into all the need-to-know details surrounding the show’s return. When does Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 premiere? Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers will officially debut on Hulu with two episodes on Wednesday, May 21. And new episodes are dropping weekly, each Wednesday, on the streamer. Hulu Who stars in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2? Golding is among the Season 2 ensemble that includes returning star Nicole Kidman and series newbies Murray Bartlett, Christine Baranski, Annie Murphy, Dolly De Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin, Lucas Englander, Mark Strong, and Lena Olin.

With less than a month until the premiere of the highly anticipated Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers, it's high time that we saw a trailer for it. This is why Hulu decided to finally unveil it today and provide a deeper dive into the kind of story that we can expect to see this time around. Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) returns as the mysterious guru Masha Dmitrichenko, who promises to transform the lives of a group of people at a wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. The new season debuts on May 21, and you can check out the trailer in this article.

The trailer welcomes nine new characters who have been carefully selected to isolate themselves in one of the coldest spots in the world. Masha now means business with her hair, and if the trailer is any indication, she will pull out all the stops to terrorize (or heal?) the lives of every guest.

Does Nicole Kidman do too much TV? Is there even a thing as too much Nicole Kidman? No, there really is not.

The “Lioness,” “The Perfect Couple,” “Expats,” and “Scarpetta” star (we can keep going too…) returns as ill-intentioned guru Masha for “Nine Perfect Strangers” Season 2. The series is based on Liane Moriarty’s book of the same name; Moriarty also penned “Big Little Lies,” which Kidman famously starred in and is working on getting a third season greenlit of. “Nine Perfect Strangers” producer David E. Kelley also wrote the series “Big Little Lies.”

“Nine Perfect Strangers,” in the meantime, has Kidman cast alongside new anthology stars Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Henry Golding, Lena Olin, Lucas Englander, King Princess, Dolly de Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Mark Strong, and Aras Aydin.

The official synopsis reads: “Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru...

A fresh group of Nine Perfect Strangers will get to know each other this May.

The Nicole Kidman-led drama series will be back for Season 2 on Wednesday, May 21, Hulu announced Thursday. The sophomore run will kick off with a two-episode premiere, followed by weekly releases on subsequent Wednesdays; the season spans eight episodes total.

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Riding high on the successes of war drama All Quiet On The Western Front and papal conspiracy thriller Conclave, filmmaker Edward Berger has had his name linked to all sorts of eyebrow raising projects — from Ocean's 14 to a new Bourne movie. But while both of those particular whispers seem to have proven premature, it does look like Berger is set to work with Ocean's alumni Brad Pitt after all, on a very different kind of joint to Steven Soderbergh's heist flicks. According to Deadline, Berger will direct Pitt in an A24 adaptation of The Riders, Australian author Tim Winton's Booker Prize nominated 1994 bestseller.

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Enter this contest by following the link at the bottom of this page for your chance to win a four pack of Atom movie tickets to see Shadow Force! Brought to you by Lionsgate’s Shadow Force. The most dangerous couple you’ll ever meet. Kerry Washington & Omar Sy lead the fight in #ShadowForce, in theaters on May 9th!

Synopsis: In Shadow Force, Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy) were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.

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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller Starring: Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Mark Strong, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Cliff “Method Man” Smith Director: Joe Carnahan Screenplay: Leon Chills and...

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Hulu is ready with an entertainment-packed May this year. The upcoming month will see the release of the much-anticipated comedy series Adults and the return of Hulu’s one of the most popular series, Nine Perfect Strangers. Just like every month, Hulu is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 new movies and TV shows coming to Hulu in May 2025.

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Escape is a South Korean action thriller film directed by Lee Jong-pil from a screenplay co-written by Kwon Seong-hwi and Kim Woo-geun. The 2024 film follows Lim Gyu-nam, a North Korean soldier who defects to South Korea and is soon finds himself being chased by a ruthless North Korean Major. Escape stars Lee Je-hoon, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Hong Xa-bin.

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Ryan Reynolds has never shied away from letting the world know that he hated Green Lantern. The 2011 movie was a critical and commercial flop that very nearly killed the actor's career (he wouldn't regain his leading man status in Hollywood until after Deadpool's release in 2016). 

During a recent appearance at the Time 100 Summit in New York City, Reynolds admitted that Green Lantern is his 2-year-old son Olin's "favourite movie," and explained that he "learned all the most amazing lessons I could ever have in the creative space from that movie."

Elaborating on the latter point, Reynolds said, "A lot of people when they talk about things, they frame it like a Ted Talk or something, where it's like, 'I knew at the time.' I realized I was internalizing these ideas but I couldn't have told you at the time, 'This is what it is.' But too much money,...

Comic book fans take their superheroes very seriously. So when Shazam! and its sequel Shazam! Fury of the Godsdidn't live up to their expectations; some folks sent death threats to the film's director.

Speaking to GamesRadar+, David F. Sandberg said the negativity from fans scared him away from the superhero genre. "I mean, to be honest, fans can get very, very crazy and very angry with you," he explained. "You can get, like, death threats and everything so after Shazam 2, I was like, 'I never wanna do another IP-based movie because it's just not worth it.'"

The Shazam! films brought a lighter, more playful tone to the Dceu, swapping grim heroes for laughs. Released in 2019, Shazam! introduced audiences to Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a teenage foster kid who gains the ability to transform into an adult superhero (Zachary Levi) after being chosen by an ancient wizard. With the...

Coming to theaters on May 9th is Shadow Force starring Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Mark Strong, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Cliff “Method Man” Smith.

In Shadow Force, Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy) were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.

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Lionsgate released a new “Fog of War” clip from the forthcoming Shadow Force. Check it out above! The film will be released exclusively in theaters on May 9, 2025. You can also buy tickets here!

Synopsis: Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy) were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war.

About The Film

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller Starring: Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Mark Strong, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Cliff “Method Man” Smith Director: Joe Carnahan Screenplay: Leon Chills and Joe Carnahan Produced by: Kerry Washington, p.g.a., Pilar Savone, p.g.a., Stephen “Dr.” Love, p.g.a., Sterling K. Brown

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"This is going to be the most expensive home movie I ever made." Those are the alleged words of director Matthew Vaughn, according to Christopher Mintz-Plasse, one of the stars of 2010's "Kick-Ass." In an interview with Chron at the time, the "Superbad" star explained that Vaughn's R-rated superhero movie "almost didn't get made" and that "nobody wanted to touch it."

That all may be hard to imagine now. Why wouldn't a studio want to back a comic book movie with a killer cast? And this is Matthew Vaughn we're talking about! But 2010 was a very different time. Vaughn hadn't yet reinvented the "X-Men" franchise with "First Class," nor had he delivered the "Kingsman" property. He was merely a stylish filmmaker...

Irrfan Khan Turned Down 2 Hollywood Movies (Photo Credit – Wikipedia/Instagram)

Not many Indian actors get the chance to work with big-shot Hollywood filmmakers in massively mounted movies. On the contrary, late actor Irrfan Khan, known for his nuanced performances across the globe, was not only offered two films helmed by veteran director Ridley Scott, but he also turned down both of them. Scroll down to know the names of these films and why the actor rejected them.

Body of Lies (Release Year – 2008)

The first Ridley Scott movie that Irrfan Khan turned down was the action thriller ‘Body of Lies’. Had Irrfan Khan been in the film, he would have shared screen space with two seasoned Hollywood actors, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. As per a report published in Times of India, the ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ actor reportedly turned it down because it simply didn’t work out. The role was eventually essayed by Mark Strong.

Days after the first images from The Roses were released, Searchlight Pictures has proceeded to unveil the first official trailer for the film. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, The Roses is a remake of the 1989 film The War of the Roses, which stars Michael Douglas and was directed by Danny DeVito, who also stars in the film. The story is based on the novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, and it follows a once-happy married couple who get into a competition to see who can drive the other out of the house faster. The first trailer for The Roses shows off the film’s breathtaking cinematography from director of photography Florian Hoffmeister. The film will be released in theaters on August 29, and you can check out the full trailer below.

Tony McNamara adapted the screenplay for the 2025 reimagining of The Roses, and Jay Roach was tapped to direct the film.

A year after Tom Hardy starred in Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic, Inception, he played a mixed martial arts fighter opposite Joel Edgerton in 2011’s Warrior.The sports drama was directed and co-written by Gavin O’Connor, who also directed The Accountant and its upcoming sequel, The Accountant 2.

Warrior also stars Oscar-nominee Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon a Time), and Frank Grillo (Tulsa King), who will soon be seen in James Gunn’s Superman. The film follows Hardy and Edgerton’s characters, Tommy and Brendan, estranged brothers who enter an Mma tournament.

Hardy Stars as an Ex-Marine Turned Mma Fighter

Tommy (Hardy) is an ex-Marine dealing with a tragic past who returns home to his father Paddy (Nolte), who is a former wrestling coach and recovering alcoholic. Paddy is enlisted by Tommy to help him train for “Sparta,” - the biggest Mma tournament ever held. Tommy’s younger brother,...

The Crazies and Kick-Ass are celebrating their 15th anniversaries with SteelBook 4K Uhd + Blu-ray + Digital editions. They’re due out on May 13 exclusively from Lionsgate Limited.

Priced at $34.99, The Crazies features new artwork by Attila Szarka. It’s presented in 4K with Dolby Vision Hdr and Dolby Atmos sound.

The remake of George Romero‘s 1973 sci-fi horror film is directed by Breck Eisner (“The Expanse”) and written by Scott Kosar (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Ray Wright (Case 39).

Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson, and Danielle Panabaker star.

Lionsgate Limited Extras:

2025 Audio Commentary with Director Breck Eisner Establishing Shot with Breck Eisner Sculpting the Horror of The Crazies Alternate Ending Storyboard to Screen: Car Wash

Legacy Special Features:

2010 Audio Commentary with Director Breck Eisner Behind the Scenes with Breck Eisner Paranormal Pandemics The George A. Romero Template Makeup Mastermind: Rob Hall in Action Episodes 1 & 2 of The Crazies Motion...

The Hulu series returns with new episodes in May, and we’ve got all the details you need to know here!

What will you see in yourself at Masha Dmitrichenko’s wellness retreat? A set of nine new guests is ready to confront that question in Season 2 of “Nine Perfect Strangers,” which is coming to Hulu soon! But if you’re not all the way caught up on last season, or need a refresher heading into Season 2, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the series and what you can expect from the new episodes here!

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Tom Hardy recently opened up about reuniting with Guy Ritchie after nearly two decades. The pair are currently working together on the Paramount+ series MobLand.

"I didn't realize it was 17 years," Hardy told The Hollywood Reporter when asked how he and the acclaimed director, who also serves as an executive producer on Mobland, reconnected after so much time. "That's quite a long time, isn't it? Well, I just called him on the phone, and it didn't feel like that much time had passed, and he was already interwoven into the project. So we had a catch-up and pretty shortly afterward, we were on set working. So it was pretty straightforward."

Ritchie and Hardy previously worked together on 2008's RocknRolla, which featured an ensemble cast all caught up in the middle of a convoluted criminal plot. The film starred Hardy as Handsom Bob alongside Gerard Butler's One-Two, Tom Wilkinson's Lenny Cole,...

When done correctly, musical films can transcend genres.

In 2022, director Todd Phillips announced a sequel to Joker (2019) was being made and was titled Joker: Folie á Deux. This announcement was shortly followed by the reveal that Folie á Deux would in fact be a musical, with Lady Gaga set to portray Harley Quinn. While fans went gaga over the casting, the musical aspect was baffling to many. After all, why would the sequel to a non-musical comic book film, all of a sudden become a musical?

In 2024, that question was answered with an extremely polarizing because Joker: Folie á Deux was an incredibly lackluster follow up to the 2019 film, but was this due to the musical element? In the same year, Marvel Studios and Disney+ released Agatha All Along, only to find praise for the spellbinding story and magical music. Both of these comic book projects featured musical elements, but...

We recently got our first look at Graham Roland and J. D. Dillard's upcoming streaming adaptation of William Gibson's Cyberpunk classic, Neuromancer, via some revealing set photos featuring Briana Middleton as Molly Millions, and we now have another look at the actress sporting a very different costume.

Molly, also known as Sally Shears and Rose Kolodny, was first introduced in Gibson's 1981 short story Johnny Mnemonic (which was adapted as a critically-lambasted 1995 movie starring Keanu Reeves) before going on to play a more significant role in the Sprawl Trilogy, Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988).

Millions is a ruthless, but honourable "razorgirl" (street samurai) with augmented reflexes and cybernetic implants, including razor-sharp retractable blades underneath her fingernails and vision-enhancing mirrored lenses covering her eye-sockets.

So far, Middleton is the only main cast member to be spotted on set, but other photos have revealed some background actors in various Cyberpunk-inspired outfits.

Exciting news for sci-fi fans! Apple TV+ is bringing Neuromancer to the screen, and we’ve just gotten a new look at Briana Middleton as Molly — a fierce and mysterious assassin with mirrored eyes courtesy of @UnBoxPHD

The upcoming show is based on the famous sci-fi novel Neuromancer by William Gibson. It’s being turned into a 10-episode series by Graham Roland and Jd Dillard. The show promises action, digital hacking, and thrilling crime.

The story follows a troubled hacker named Case, played by Callum Turner. Case used to be one of the best in the business, but now he’s lost everything. When a strange new employer offers him one last chance at redemption, he takes it — and is thrown into a dangerous world of spies and high-tech crime.

His partner is Molly, played by Briana Middleton. Molly is no ordinary sidekick — she’s a deadly assassin known as a “razor-girl,...

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. No, your eyes do not deceive you! We are in fact discussing the 2026 Tony Awards today by way of Sunday night's Olivier Award winners in London celebrating the best of British theater.

David Buchanan: We're only three weeks away from the 2025 Tony Awards nominations, but we have to interrupt our predictions to address — believe it or not — the 2026 Tonys! Last night at the Oliviers, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Giant, and Fiddler on the Roof all tied as most-awarded productions of the night with three wins each. But let's start with Oedipus, which not only took home two trophies, but is also confirmed to transfer to Broadway this fall. How do you think its stunning cast, including last night's champ Lesley Manville, might fare stateside next year against a totally unknown Best Actress slate?...

After previously featuring in major shows such as The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy, Mark Strong’s next feature film just got a thrilling new look. Strong will star alongside Kerry Washington and Omar Sy in Shadow Force, the upcoming action thriller due in theaters on May 2. Through Collider's Exclusive Preview Event, we're thrilled to unveil five new images from the film, which was written and directed by Joe Carnahan, with Leon Chills also working on the script. The film follows Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy), two former leaders of a multinational special forces group known as Shadow Force. After breaking their vow by falling in love, they go underground to protect their son. Now, with a large bounty on their heads, this family’s fight for survival turns into an all-out war with Shadow Force hot on their trail. Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Cliff "Method Man" Smith will also star in the film.

Graham Roland and J. D. Dillard's streaming adaptation of William Gibson's Cyberpunk classic, Neuromancer, is now shooting, and some new photos from the set give us a first look at one of the show's main characters.

Briana Middleton is set to play Molly Millions, and as you can see from the photos below, she looks pretty much exactly how the cyborg mercenary is described in Gibson's novels.

Molly, also known as Sally Shears and Rose Kolodny, was first introduced in Gibson's 1981 short story Johnny Mnemonic (which was adapted as a critically-lambasted 1995 movie starring Keanu Reeves) before going on to play a more significant role in the Sprawl Trilogy, Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988).

She is a ruthless "razorgirl" (street samurai) with augmented reflexes and cybernetic implants, including razor-sharp retractable blades underneath her fingernails and vision-enhancing mirrored lenses covering her eye-sockets.

Emma Laird will also play...

Cate Blanchett keeps her sunglasses on while arriving at the 2025 Olivier Awards held at The Royal Albert Hall on Sunday (April 6) in London.

The 55-year-old actress hit the stage during the show to present the award for Best Revival alongside her The Seagull co-star Tom Burke.

Fellow Marvel stars Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell, who star together in Much Ado About Nothing on the West End, also presented, handing out the trophies for Best Actress and Best Actor.

The Olivier Awards take place each year to celebrate the best in theater on the West End – the Tonys of London – and were hosted this year by Billy Porter and Beverley Knight.

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Also hitting the stage as presenters included Idris Elba, Elizabeth Debicki and Ewan McGregor, Corbin Bleu (with wife Sasha Clements) and Samantha Barks, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski.

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Black Bag is a spy thriller drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by David Koepp. The 2025 film follows British intelligence officer George Woodhouse, who is given the task of finding the identity of a double agent, but the only problem is that his wife is amongst the suspects. Black Bag stars Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, and Pierce Brosnan. So, if you loved the thrilling drama, intense mystery, and compelling characters in Black Bag, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a Cold War spy thriller drama film directed by Tomas Alfredson from a screenplay co-written by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan. Based on the 1974 novel of the same name by John le Carré,...

Hulu's divisive Nine Perfect Strangerswill return for a second season this spring. Hulu has unveiled first-look images for the drama, which follows nine strangers from different walks of life who attend a remote 10-day wellness retreat run by Nicole Kidman's Masha Dmitrichenko, the resort's intense director. Kidman will return alongside a new ensemble cast that includes Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Lena Olin, Christine Baranski, Henry Golding, and Dolly de Leon.

This time around, the nine strangers will head to the Austrian Alps. The backdrop is not the only thing audiences will see differently, as Kidman's Masha boasts a new look. Speaking with Vanity Fair about her character's Season 2 style, the Babygirl actress shared:

"She morphs. She adapts. She's not connected to her physicality in that way—it's just there either as a portal to something or as a weapon or as a distraction."

The images, which you can see below,...