STRATAGEM: Espionage Action Thriller Launches At Cannes, Lead Cast Announced
Noomi Rapace and Teo Yoo will star in the Europe-set thriller.
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ASSASSIN CLUB Review: Camille Delamarre’s Hit-Or-Miss Killer Thriller, Well… Misses
Assassin Club arrives on Digital from May 16, and is available on DVD and Blu-Ray beginning June 6. It wasn’t that long ago when actor Henry Golding’s coming out party in the action cinema arena took the reins for Paramount Pictures as the name and face of the studio’s most recent stake in the G.I. Joe franchise for an origin story centered around the character, Snake Eyes. The movie had all the trimmings and maybe even the potential to be an outstanding film, or possibly more memorable than it has been for some who remain fond of its spirited efforts in some aspects, and instead, you’ll hardly hear a lingering whisper from action fans about the film – not exactly a flex if you’re Golding and you’re next stake in the genre is another film that proves to be just as mid. That’s where director Camille Delamarre comes in, having […]
Henry Golding Action Thriller ASSASSIN CLUB Gets Brand New Poster This Week
The last twenty-four hours or so have finally seen some assets floating around for director Camille Delamarre’s new action thriller, Assassin Club, starring Henry Golding in his return to the action genre following Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. The film’s poster for its Romanian release was the first to be unveiled at some point along with a trailer you can now find online, although we now have a new, more English-oriented poster which Delamarre has shared on his social media page which you can check out just below. Delamarre directs from a script by Thomas Mann which, per the logline at IMDb, follows an assassin who “is given a contract to kill seven people around the world only to discover the targets are also assassins who have been hired to kill him.” The film also stars Daniela Melchior, Sam Neill and Noomi Rapace. Assassin Club also has release dates set […]
BLACK CRAB Trailer Skiis Into The Chilling Unknown
Actress Noomi Rapace continues to be one of Netflix’s best investments. The latest move to set the example here once more comes courtesy of director Adam Berg’s brooding, vast journey into the dark, icy tumult that is Black Crab, written by Adam Berg and Pelle Rådström and based on the work of author Jerker Virdborg. BLACK CRAB is a Swedish action thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by war. During a long, harsh winter, six soldiers embark on a covert mission across a frozen archipelago, risking their lives to transport a mysterious package that could end the war. As they enter hostile enemy territory, they have no idea what dangers lie ahead or who—if anyone—they can trust. But for speed skater turned soldier Caroline Edh, the mission is about something else entirely. Starring Noomi Rapace in a film directed by Adam Berg, BLACK CRAB follows six soldiers on a desperate mission […]
THE TRIP: Noomi Rapace And Askel Hennie Are All Tied Up In The Official U.S. Trailer
Considering the raft of titles Netflix has been housing with actress Noomi Rapace front and center, it does make sense that the streamer would eventually nab her most recent pairing with actor Askel Hennie for black home invasion comedy, The Trip. She rejoins director Tommy Wirkola who previously directed her on What Happened To Monday, a sci-fi actioner I really enjoyed and one that certainly put Rapace on my radar as a screen action talent who shouldn’t be looked over. Best of all is The Trip is just five days away from its launch as of this post, so check out the trailer from last week and set the date for October 15. Lars (Aksel Hennie) and Lisa (Noomi Rapace) have lost much of the love that brought them together in the first place. Now, they’re struggling to maintain their marriage, and their ambitions. Lars’ career as a director has […]
THE TRIP Trailer: Noomi Rapace And Askel Hennie Battle Irreconcilable Differences And Criminals In Tommy Wirkola’s New Action Comedy
It’s safe to say that if Noomi Rapace hasn’t yet earned a place in your roster for action fandom and entertainment, you don’t deserve her. The star of the Millenium trilogy as well as actioners Bright and Close is already on deck for more thrills between now and next year, including having since reconvened with her What Happened To Monday? director Tommy Wirkola for their latest offering, The Trip (I Onde Dager). The film was announced back in September with XYZ Films financing the pic and launching sales out of the Toronto International Film Festival, with Nordisk Film Distribution handling its local release. It also stars Atle Antonsen, and headlines Rapace with actor Askel Hennie who last appeared with Ruby Rose and Jean Reno in Ryuhei Kitamura’s actioner, Doorman, and has Wirkola directing from a script he wrote with Nick Ball and John Niven. The film will follow a dysfunctional […]
BLACK CRAB: Adam Berg’s Noomi Rapace Actioner Casts Up For 2022 Release
Production is under way for Adam Berg’s new Swedish action thriller, Black Crab with Noomi Rapace leading the cast. Indio’s Malin Idevall and Mattias Montero are producing the film from a script by Berg and by Pelle Rådström, based on the novel of the same name by Jerker Virdborg. Black Crab is a Scandinavian action thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by climate change and war. During an endless winter, six soldiers are sent on a dangerous mission across the frozen sea to transport a package that could finally end the war. Equipped with weapons and ice skates, unaware of what they’re carrying, or who they can trust, the mission challenges their beliefs and forces them to ask: what are they willing to sacrifice for their own survival? Netflix, who are releasing the film in 2022, also unveiled a few cast photos which you can view in the […]
BLACK CRAB: Netflix Sci-Fi Action Thriller Stars Noomi Rapace For 2022 Release
Noomi Rapace (Close, What Happened To Monday?) will star in Black Crab for Netflix. The streamer announced the casting a few days ago with award-winning director Adam Berg attached to make his feature directing debut, and plans for a 2022 release. Author Jerker Virdborg penned the original acclaimed novel which will serve as the basis for Berg’s script – set in “a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by climate change and war. During an endless winter, six soldiers are sent on a dangerous mission across the frozen sea to transport a package that could finally end the war. Equipped with ice skates, unaware of what they’re carrying, or who they can trust, the mission challenges their beliefs and forces them to ask: what are they willing to sacrifice for their own survival?” Black Crab marks Rapace’s big return to Scandinavia and her native country Sweden, after spending the last ten years […]
SYLVIA: ‘Closer’ Duo To Tackle Mossad Agent Story With WestEnd’s WeLove
If you enjoyed the latest actress/director pairing on Netflix for Vicky Jewson’s Closer featuring Noomi Rapace, fret not. The two will be back together for Sylvia, which Jewson will pen with Close writer Rupert Whitaker tackling the 2010 biography, “Sylvia Rafael: The Life and Death of a Mossad Spy”, from author duo Ram Oren and Rafael’s former trainer, ex-Mossad agent Moti Kfir. Sylvia is based on the life of the Mossad’s most famous female agent, Sylvia Raphael Schjødt, following her rise to prominence within the Mossad and her intelligence work locating Ali Hassan Salameh — the leader of Palestine’s Black September organisation and the figure behind the murder of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. This mission would eventually lead to her involvement in the infamous Lillehammer affair. As Variety‘s Stewart Clarke reports, the “Lillehammer affair”, bookmarks the incident involving the death of an innocent Moroccan mistakenly […]
CLOSE: Naomi Rapace Kicks Off The New Year With Her Newest Actioner Later This Month!
The last year and a half have seen great strides by Prometheus star Noomi Rapace whose latest stints in action cinema with thrillers like Unlocked and What Happened To Monday? are such worthy bookmarks. In that same time frame, fans have had plenty of time to maintain their fervor with the production of bodyguard thriller, Close, from director Vicky Jewson, and with a release date now slated for January 18, the official trailer now online is properly all the craze. Close, an adrenaline-pumping action thriller written and directed by Vicky Jewson (Born of War), is inspired by the life of the world’s leading female bodyguard, Jacquie Davis. The film stars Noomi Rapace as Sam, a counter-terrorist expert used to war zones, who takes on the job of protecting Zoe (Sophie Nélisse), a young and rich heiress — a babysitting job for her. But a violent attempted kidnapping forces the two […]
WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY: Good Question, Great Trailer
Leave it to Dead Snow and Dead Snow 2 helmer Tommy Wirkola to set the tone accordingly with a dystopian tale that centers actress Noomi Rapace right in the thick of it all. What Happened To Monday is set to premiere on August 18 on Netflix and with a full-fledged trailer in its wake as of a week ago which I’m only just now catching wind of. Set in a not so distant future (2073) burdened by overpopulation, with a global one child per family policy, seven identical sisters (portrayed by Noomi Rapace) live a cat-and-mouse existence pretending to be a single person to elude the Child Allocation Bureau. This was a delightful find and will surely bode as an alternative to viewers looking for an competitive alternative as it opens opposite new superhero series, The Defenders that day. What Happened To Monday joins Rapace with Willem Dafoe, Glenn Close, Robert […]
Noomi Rapace Espionage Thriller, UNLOCKED, Gets A September Limited Theatrical Release
Michael Apted’s new film, Unlocked, took awhile before breathing life stateside. Lionsgate Premiere is making it official this week with the announcement of a September 1 limited theatrical and release date for the Noomi Rapace actioner along with an official trailer to boot. After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine (Noomi Rapace) is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Unexpectedly, she is called back into action by her mentor, Eric Lasch (Michael Douglas), when the CIA discovers intel of another imminent attack. While “unlocking” the suspect, Alice discovers that the classified information she has uncovered has been compromised. Running for her life, Alice turns to ex-soldier Jack (Orlando Bloom) to prevent a lethal biological attack on the citizens of London. UNLOCKED is an action thriller directed by Michael Apted and written by Peter O’Brien. Also featuring […]
Female-Centric Bodyguard Thriller, CLOSE, Recruits Noomi Rapace
Actress Noomi Rapace continues to bolster in the action genre a bit in the wake of her latest appearance in Unlocked and the forthcoming releases of heist thriller, Stockholm, and fantasy actioner, Bright. Her new addition to the movie, Close, will be front and center for buyers at Cannes courtesy of WestEnd per its recent acquisition though their female audience-geared WeLove banner. Rapace will star in a role based on the life of the world’s foremost leading female bodyguard from a script by producer Rupert Whitaker and Born Of War helmer Vicky Jewson who will direct. She plays Sam, a counter-terrorism expert newly assigned to protect Zoe, a rich teenage heiress, only to find themselves on the run and fighting to survive following a violent kidnapping attempt. Janette Day (Vanity Fair, Ghost World), Braden Aftergood (Hell or High Water, Lone Survivor, Battleship), Sarah Radclyffe (Les Misérables, The Edge Of Love), and producers’ representative […]
UNLOCKED: Watch The First Trailer For The Noomi Rapace Action Thriller
Enough helmer Michael Apted’s latest, Unlocked, is rolling out its sales in Berlin courtesy of sales agent Bloom. In turn, we have our first trailer ahead of the film’s release on May 5 in the U.K. with Prometheus star Noomi Rapace and Lord Of The Rings saga co-star Orlando Bloom headlining the cast. SYNOPSIS: Alice Racine lives a quiet life in London. Once the best interrogator in the CIA, Alice failed to unlock a prisoner in time to save the lives of several people, prompting her to leave the field and become a caseworker. When the CIA apprehends a suspect who is believed to have direct knowledge of an imminent terrorist attack, Alice is called in unexpectedly. She is successful in ‘unlocking’ the suspect but before she can fully pass it off to her superiors, she gets a call from her old colleague at Langley. Quickly realizing she has been […]
EFM 2017: Heist Thriller, STOCKHOLM, Officially Casts Ethan Hawke And Noomi Rapace To Film This Spring
The European Film Market is just a few weeks away while sales reps prepare their packages for buyers, so expect the usual swarms of headlines of acquisitions news to come. Sierra/Affinity will certainly be on hand with its own line-up of titles, one of which will be the forthcoming production of Stockholm, officially casting actor Ethan Hawke and actress Noomi Rapace. More names are expected to be attached in the months ahead so keep your eyes peeled if heist thrillers are more your speed. The official press release is available below! ETHAN HAWKE AND NOOMI RAPACE TO STAR IN STOCKHOLM WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ROBERT BUDREAU Sierra/Affinity Handling International Sales of the Bank Heist Thriller Starting at the 2017 European Film Market LOS ANGELES January 27, 2017 – Four-time Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace will star in STOCKHOLM written and directed by Robert Budreau. Scott Aversano and […]
Tom Hardy Is On The Hunt For A Killer In The New Trailer For CHILD 44
You won’t see him as Rick Flagg in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad film which is still casting, but librophiles and fans of actor Tom Hardy alike may find interest in what Safe House helmer Daniel Espinoza is offering in his newest thriller, Child 44. The film is set to arrive this April with Hardy reuniting with The Dark Knight Rises co-star Gary Oldman in an intense period drama based author Tom Rob Smith’s 2008 U.K. book publication. SYNOPSIS: A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, “Child 44” chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy), who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa (Noomi Rapace), as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov (Gary Oldman) to track down a serial killer who preys […]
AFM 2014: Noomi Rapace Actioner UNLOCKED Now Filming
Bourne-style action sequences and storytelling have largely become a thing with male leads, namely actord Matt Damon and Jeremy Renner who are still currently charging their own titular films within the franchise. This week however, the genre is gearing toward a more female centric role in Unlocked, now underway in the U.K. with lead actress Noomi Rapace (Prometheus 1 & 2, Sherlock Holmes 2) starring. The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Enough (2002) helmer Michael Apted is directing the new film with a script by Peter O’Brien, which centers on the story of a CIA interrogator in a race against the clock to stop a biological attack on London soil. Also starring are Ant-Man co-star Michael Douglas and The Hobbit saga co-star Orlando Bloom, along with newly added Red 1 & 2 co-star, actor John Malkovich and Only God Forgives co-star, actress Toni Colette. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Georgina Townsley […]