PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS: Dan Trachtenberg Returns With A Killer Trailer For New Animated Anthology
The new feature thriller is voice-led by actors Lindsay LaVanchy, Louis Ozawa, Rick Gonzalez, and Michael Biehn!
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Streaming Sleepers: Fede Álvarez’s ALIEN: ROMULUS Plants A Seed For Franchise Vitality
I don’t typically do horror, but I love a good, intense, well-made thriller in the various subsets of the genre. In particular, I love what Fede Álvarez accomplished with Alien: Romulus, which is currently streaming on Hulu. Cailee Spaeny was incredible in the front-and-center role of action heroine Rain Carradine, who along with adopted brother and Weyland-Yutani android, Andy, played by David Jonsson, pair up with a ragtag group of survivors to leave their unyielding work colony on LV-410 and head for the serene planet Yvaga. What they don’t know is that the abandoned station for which they’ve just commandeered is full of hibernating xenomorphs eager to do what they do best: Hunt and breed, using humans as incubators to kill and consume anything living or breathing, and in their way. I haven’t seen Prometheus or Alien: Covenant, so those are on my watchlist to take in at some point […]
THE TYRANT Trailer: Park Hoon-Jung’s New Miniseries Streams On Hulu Tomorrow!
What I really want is a third installment of The Witch from director Park Hoon-jung. As much I enjoy his work however, I’ll take what I can get, and that includes his latest four-part action thriller series, The Tyrant. When U.S. intelligence learns that the South Korean government is working on a deadly new virus under a secretive program, they demand that all research be halted immediately and that samples be turned over. However, the team is attacked and the sample is stolen by a professional killer. With everything at stake, a U.S. agent tries to retrieve the deadly sample and what ensues is a breathtaking action-packed battle between intelligence services and unknown parties. The Tyrant stars Jo Yoon-su, Cha Seung-won, Kim Seon-ho, and Kim Kang-woo. All four parts will stream simultaneously on Disney+ Korea and stateside on Hulu beginning Wednesday.
Streaming Sleepers: Lee Jung-Jae’s HUNT Delivers A Pulsating Spy Thriller Debut
One of the most exciting political thrillers of the past year is currently available on Hulu as of this write-up with actor Lee Jung-jae’s feature directorial debut, Hunt. The film joins the Squid Game star with actor Jung Woo-sung for the first time since Kim Sung-su’s City Of The Rising Sun, and centers on the heads of two agents thrust into espionage and danger when the existence of a mole in their operations threatens to upend the South Korean government. I love that this film is more than one thing which rights highlights Lee in his brilliant debut at the helm. The film will almost certainly keep you guessing from start to finish while daring you to keep going even as the emotional gut punches are dealt without fail, and with performances that are nothing short of solid. Our own Harris Dang had plenty to say in his review of […]
20th Digital Studio’s BITE SIZE HALLOWEEN Chomps Down On Hulu This October
A third season of Bite Size Halloween is coming to Hulu in celebration of Huluween. 20th Digital Studio’s got a round of twenty new shorts from emerging filmmakers blending genres like horror, comedy, sci-fi, thriller, and more, shot in seven different countries, and each tackling topical issues such as racism, gender, parenthood, sexuality, and identity. Casting for the new shorts features She-Hulk: Attorney At Law star Tatiana Maslany in Snatched from Michael Schwartz) in her first screen role with husband Brendan Hines (“Locke & Key”), and with Misha Osherovich (“Freaky”) as their son. Other shorts will feature Brigette Lundy-Paine (“Atypical”), Lin Shaye (“Insidious”), David Costabile (“Breaking Bad”), and former “Glow” co-stars Rebekka Johnson and singer-songwriter Kate Nash who co-wrote/directed/star in a short featuring Nash’s original music. “As we launch the first feature films developed with our incredibly talented Bite Size Halloween filmmaker alums, we are thrilled to introduce the next […]
Now On Hulu: Le-Van Kiet’s THE PRINCESS Crowns Joey King With Brute Force Action And Empowerment
A filmmaker for more than fifteen years, it wasn’t until the 2019 rescue actioner, Furie, that the name, Le-Van Kiet, began registering for a lot of fans beyond the Vietnamese market. This ought to be stated with much credit to North American distributor Well Go USA for doing a more than ample job in proliferating its director, as well as its star, Veronica Ngo, as we now look at one of their latest endeavors expanding further into the West with The Princess, a script by Ben Lustig and Jake Thornton that proffers a fresh, edgy, subversive and satisfyingly violent new take on childhood fairytales. It’s a script that landed right in the prospective hands of actress Joey King, who also gets to share the role of executive producer through her All The King’s Horses banner alongside the likes of Neal Moritz at Original Film. The film is also the latest […]
THE PRINCESS: 60 Seconds Of Kick-Ass In A Fresh New Promo
The Hulu release of Furie and The Requin helmer Le-Van Kiet’s new action adventure, The Princess, is just hours away from hitting the streaming platform in the states, and the company has just rolled out a new promo to help warm up the crowd. I won’t go into details here since the film’s lead star, Joey King, pretty much does that in the player above, but I did get to join the preliminary gang of early watchers just yesterday to buzz the new film from 20th Century Studios, and I also got to screen it this week ahead of its release, which technically means I finally managed to screen my first major studio picture for a written review. That post goes up tomorrow, in the meantime, check out the promo above and feel free to give my tweet below a peaksy! The social media embargo ended last month for Le-Van […]
Amber Midthunder Is A Commanche Warrioress On The Hunt For PREY In The Official Trailer
The next chapter is on the horizon for the long-celebrated sci-fi staple that is Predator, and with none other than Dan Trachtenberg’s latest out of 20th Century Studios, Prey, set for its August 5 premiere on Hulu. The Ice Road actress Amber Midthunder stars from a script by Patrick Aison which sets our story 300 years ago in the Commanche nation. She plays Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary warriors who roam the Great Plains. When danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people, but when the danger she confronts turns out to be a highly evolved and murderous alien with technologically advanced weaponry, it results in a vicious and terrifying showdown. Also starring are Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush and Julian Black Antelope.
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN Is Getting A Fresh New Start For Hulu
Whether you’re a fan of Stephen Norrington’s loose iteration of The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) or any of the properties on which it is based, it’s worth reiterating that no title is sacred in today’s era. Alas, it should come to no suprise that a reboot has been in the works for sometime now, and for this, we turn over to what’s happening over at Disney’s studio division with word via THR that Justin Haythe (The Lone Ranger, Snitch, Revolutionary Road) is penning the screenplay for the potential Hulu release. The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen began as a 1960 British film by Basil Dearden based on John Boland’s 1958 novel. Comic creators Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill and Bill Oakley followed suit with a 1999 comic that ultimately served as the basis for Norrington’s dieselpunk action adventure from 20th Century Fox. Featuring late actor Sean Connery in his final film […]
PREY: The Hunt Begins In The First Teaser For Dan Trachtenberg’s ‘Predator’ Movie
Initially under the working title, Skulls, we now have a first look teaser for Dan Trachtenberg’s own take on “Predator” with the new film, Prey. The film stars a cast almost entirely comprised of Native and First Nations talent, including Amber Midthunder (The Ice Road, Roswell, New Mexico), and newcomer Dakota Beavers, along with Stormee Kipp (Sooyii), Michelle Thrush (The Journey Home), and Julian Black Antelope (Tribal). Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, “Prey” is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown […]
Alvarez, Scott Team Up For New ALIEN Movie At 20th Century Studios For Hulu
The future is bright for the Alien saga with television prospects currently looking toward a different angle on things. TCA coverage last month via the trades revealed that forthcoming treatment of the franchise for the small screen will be nil to do with the character, Ripley, iconically portrayed by actress Sigourney Weaver for all four films from directors Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. For what it’s worth, the same could be said for what lies ahead with the next feature installment now in development according to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Borys Kit, with news that Don’t Breathe, 2013’s Evil Dead and The Girl In The Spider’s Web helmer Fede Alvarez, a self-proclaimed fan of the franchise who reportedly “casually” pitched to Ridley Scott many years ago and “didn’t have to be asked twice” when Scott called him out of the blue late last year about directing, is […]
FRESH Trailer Hints At Twisty Chills With Sebastian Stan Front And Center
So if you’re a fan of this website, you know I’ve been here for a few years now. Mostly I get to pick my own topics and request what I want to cover, but sometimes the editor in chief will send assignments and I don’t like to say no. So when he sent me a link to a trailer for some movie called Fresh, I had to open it and watch. Let’s watch it and react together, okay? Ten seconds in: this is obviously a first (and terrible) date and why is this loser talking about how his date should be wearing a dress when he is wearing a wrinkled shirt with a plain scarf? Dude, suit up and then tell others how to dress. Okay, let’s keep going… Twenty-five seconds in: one friend talking about the problems of dating and her friend reassuring her that she does not need […]
Marvel’s HIT-MONKEY Goes Apeshit With A Vengeance In The Official Series Trailer
Marvel Entertainment’s posterity continues to span across platforms and labels with Hulu since adding animated series adventure, Hit-Monkey. The trailer is up and running now and now that I think about it, I almost wish this was a live-action feature film instead. Alas, I digress – I’ll take this too. It streams on Hulu from November 17 so subs need apply! After a Japanese snow monkey’s tribe is slaughtered, he joins forces with the ghost of an American assassin and together, they begin killing their way through the Yakuza underworld. Co-created and executive produced by Josh Gordon & Will Speck. Executive produced by Joe Quesada.
BOSS LEVEL Review: An Upbeat, Fresh And Fun Take On Familiar Sci-Fi Tropes With Suitably Violent Results
Director Joe Carnahan has been one of the most fascinating filmmakers I’ve followed in the last two decades, having seen all of his movies sans his 1998 directing debut, Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane. Carnahan definitely gets right down to the grit and gumption of his stories. They’re not all masterpieces, but they kick ass at levels that are wholly worth the attention of his viewing audience. Often times though, that fact gets drowned out by a lot of bullshit, whether it’s Carnahan’s past Twitter fracas or the sheepish excuses of overweening film festival programmers who think a superhero movie about a latino crimefighter doesn’t come up to scratch (as documented in since deleted Tweets), or the blowback he gets for expressing views that reflect on matters of politics or just basic human decency, barring labels. Funny thing about politics though: More often than not, it is inherently inescapable in […]
BOSS LEVEL: Frank Grillo Levels Up For The Newest Trailer From Hulu
It’s high time with the weeks-away release of Joe Carnahan’s long-awaited action thriller, Boss Level. The newest and probably final trailer is here and guarantees scores of goods aplenty with a cast led by Frank Grillo, Naomi Watts, Michelle Yeoh, Mel Gibson, Selina Lo and many more. Trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder, former special forces agent Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) uncovers clues about a secret government project that could unlock the mystery behind his untimely death. In a race against the clock, Pulver must hunt down Colonel Ventor (Mel Gibson), the powerful head of the government program, while outrunning skilled ruthless assassins determined to keep him from the truth in order to break out of the loop, save his ex-wife (Naomi Watts) and live once again for tomorrow. The film will stream exclusively on Hulu from March 5. Peep the new footage […]
BOSS LEVEL: Groundhog Slay In The Official Trailer
US action director Joe Carnahan brings together a dream cast in his upcoming science fiction action film? Boss Level. The film stars Frank Grillo as retired special forces soldier Roy Pulver, who is trapped in a time loop that constantly results in his death. Official synopsis provided below: Trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder, former special forces agent Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) uncovers clues about a secret government project that could unlock the mystery behind his untimely death. In a race against the clock, Pulver must hunt down Colonel Ventor (Mel Gibson), the powerful head of the government program, while outrunning skilled ruthless assassins determined to keep him from the truth in order to break out of the loop, save his ex-wife (Naomi Watts) and live once again for tomorrow. What transpires seems to be an action packed version of Bill Murray’s classic […]
Craving Horror This Thanksgiving? Try INTO THE DARK
Google “Thanksgiving horror” and you will be overwhelmed with real people’s holiday horror stories involving food or family or both. There are a few films that take place on Thanksgiving, but for a holiday that basically encourages gluttony, there are some slim pickings when it comes to holiday horror films. Enter Into the Dark. If you’re not familiar with the series, it is only available on Hulu and is an anthology series with each episode inspired by a holiday. Its second season is available now and while I’m new to the series, I am definitely going to be watching the episode “Pilgrim.” In the episode, a woman decides to invite actors to her family’s Thanksgiving to reenact the first one. Welcoming strangers into your home for a reenactment to teach your family a lesson on being grateful? What could go wrong? Here’s the trailer: I wonder if these guys are […]
LITTLE MONSTERS: Lupita Nyong’o Goes To Town On The Undead In The New Trailer
Lupita Nyong’o, Alexander England and Josh Gad lead the charge in writer/director Abe Forsythe’s latest horror comedy, Little Monsters. Hat tip to Deadline‘s post with assets to the new Hulu orginal which opens on the streamer on October 11 following a one-night theatrical outing on October 8. Dave (England) is a washed-up musician who volunteers to chaperone his nephew’s kindergarten trip after taking a shine to the plucky schoolteacher, Miss Caroline (Nyong’o). His intentions are complicated by the presence of Teddy McGiggle, a world-famous Wigglesque child entertainer and competitor for Caroline’s affections. One thing none of them bargained for, however, is a sudden zombie outbreak; now Dave and Miss Caroline must protect the children. Also starring are Kat Stewart and Diesel La Torraca with production hailing from Neon, Snoot Films and Made Up Stories. Peep the poster below.
GHOST RIDER And HELSTROM: Hulu Stacks Its Marvel Deck With Two Live-Action Programs For 2020
Marvel is keeping with its Hulu consumer base with two new live action series dramas set for next year with Marvel’s Ghost-Rider and Marvel’s Helstrom. Ingrid Escajeda will serve as showrunner for Marvel’s Ghost Rider which will focus on the Robbie Reyes incarnation of the character which first took off in 2014. Described as the quintessential antihero, the story is set along the Texas/Mexico border. Consumed by hellfire and supernaturally bound to a demon, Robbie brings vengeance for the innocents he encounters when he unleashes the Rider, but struggles controlling the power he wields. Escajeda, will exec produce as will Paul Zbyszewski and Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb. “I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be handed the reins to a Marvel character as beloved as GHOST RIDER. This story hits every note for me—my love for grounded yet conflicted characters and my desire to scare the $&!# out of […]
Action Stream: BAD BOYS, MORTAL KOMBAT, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, 24 HOURS TO LIVE And More!
Welcome to the April 2018 edition of ACTION STREAM! Compared to the blowout that was March, this month seems a little anemic. Of course, the one-two punch of Wolf Warrior 2 and Blade of the Immortal (not to mention Power Rangers and Jessica Jones) is a hard act to follow. Action fans may not be gaining much, but we’re also not losing much either. Between last month’s holdovers and a few pleasant surprises this month, it’s doubtful that anyone will be at a loss for entertainment. Netflix is the clear winner for April thanks to one film in particular, 24 Hours to Live. The film has been lauded as the DTV John Wick and Ethan Hawke continues to build an interesting filmography of genre films that are better than they have any right to be. The streaming giant will also be the home of celebrated Donnie Yen/Andy Lau headliner, Chasing […]
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