Prime Video has released the trailer for Ron Howard’s upcoming film THIRTEEN LIVES. The film hits select theaters exclusively for one week on July 29, Launching globally on Prime Video on August 5.
The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Pattrakorn Tungsupakul, Tui Thiraphat Sajakul, James Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Weir Sukollawat Kanaros.
Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers – uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels – join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks on their most challenging dive yet, showcasing the limitlessness of the human spirit in the process.
THIRTEEN LIVES screenplay is from William Nicholson with a story by Don Macpherson and William Nicholson. Nicholson has been nominated twice for an Oscar – GLADIATOR (Best Original Screenplay) and SHADOWLANDS (Best Adapted Screenplay).
The television series’ complete title was unveiled today, and the significance behind the subtitle will not be lost on J.R.R. Tolkien fans, foreshadowing an epic story that welds the major events of Tolkien’s Second Age together: the forging of the iconic rings.
The multi-season drama – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power –will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries around the world in multiple languages on Friday, September 2, with new episodes available weekly.
“This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R. Tolkien’s other classics.The Rings of Power unites all the major stories of Middle-earth’s Second Age: the forging of the rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the epic tale of Númenor, and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men,” said Showrunners J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. “Until now, audiences have only seen on-screen the story of the One Ring – but before there was one, there were many… and we’re excited to share the epic story of them all.”
Just as so many elements of the show itself were hand-crafted, Prime Video chose to physically forge the title in a blacksmith foundry, pouring fiery molten metal into hand-carved wooden ravines shaped to the letterforms. The process was captured in slow motion for a live-action video, which features voice-over narration of lines from Tolkien’s famous “Ring Verse,” describing the intended recipients of the 20 Rings of Power. The bespoke title treatment appears crafted in a silvery metal, with lines of Elvish script inscribed along the crest of each letterform.
Lines from Tolkien’s “Ring Verse” featured in the voice-over as part of Prime Video’s announcement today:
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and one of the greatest villains that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared reemergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
The series is led by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. They are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J.A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, and Sharon Tal Yguado, and producers Ron Ames and Christopher Newman. Wayne Che Yip is co-executive producer and directs along with J.A. Bayona and Charlotte Brändström.
A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, The Lord of the Rings was named Amazon customers’ favorite book of the millennium in 1999 and Britain’s best-loved novel of all time in BBC’s “The Big Read” in 2003. The Lord of the Rings books have been translated into over 38 languages and have sold more than 150 million copies.
In celebration of Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Amazon Studios & Sony Pictures Animation is embarking on an unforgettable cross-country bus tour to bring fans the ultimate Hotel Transylvania experience! The Johnny Monster Bus and Character Tour will be making its way to the cites below, with giveaways, character meet and greets, and more!
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is the latest and final chapter of the Hotel Transylvania film series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video globally beginning January 14, 2022.
11 – 16 January 2022 – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia – Philadelphia Art Museum “Rocky Steps” 13 January 2022 – Texas – Austin – The Hive 12 – 16 January 2022 – Illinois – Chicago – Millennium Park Promenade 13 – 16 January 2022 – California – Los Angeles – The Original Farmers Market 14 – 15 January 2022 – Texas – Austin – The Domain 14 – 16 January 2022 – Arizona – Phoenix – Arizona Coyotes Game/Zoolights 14 – 18 January 2022 – Texas – Houston – Discover Green 15 – 16 January 2022 – Florida – Miami – Brickell City Centre 15 – 16 January 2022 – Massachusetts – Lynnfield – Amazon Books 17 January 2022 – Florida – Miami – MLK Day Parade 17 January 2022 – Massachusetts – Boston – Boston Common Frog Pond 17 – 18 January 2022 Texas – Houston – Discovery Green 21 January 2022 – Georgia – Atlanta – Atlanta Hawkes Game 22 January 2022 – Ohio – Cleveland – Cleveland Monsters Family Day
Drac and the Pack are back, like you’ve never seen them before in Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. Reunite with your favorite monsters for an all-new adventure that presents Drac (Brian Hull) with his most terrifying task yet. When Van Helsing’s (Jim Gaffigan) mysterious invention, the ‘Monsterification Ray,’ goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny (Andy Samberg) becomes a monster! In their new mismatched bodies, Drac, stripped of his powers, and an exuberant Johnny, loving life as a monster, must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it’s too late, and before they drive each other crazy. With help from Mavis (Selena Gomez) and the hilariously human Drac Pack, the heat is on to find a way to switch themselves back before their transformations become permanent.
The highly anticipated, yet-to-be titled Amazon Original The Lord of the Rings television series will premiere Friday, September 2, 2022 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, with new episodes available weekly. Filming of Season One completed today in New Zealand.
The new epic drama brings to screens for the very first time J.R.R. Tolkien’s fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. Beginning in a time of relative peace, thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
Headlining this ensemble cast are Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.
The series is led by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay; they are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J.A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, and Sharon Tal Yguado, co-executive producer Wayne Che Yip, director Charlotte Brändström, and producer Christopher Newman.
“The journey begins September 2, 2022 with the premiere of our original The Lord of the Rings series on Prime Video,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios. “I can’t express enough just how excited we all are to take our global audience on a new and epic journey through Middle-earth! Our talented producers, cast, creative, and production teams have worked tirelessly in New Zealand to bring this untold and awe-inspiring vision to life.”
“As Bilbo says, ‘Now I think I am quite ready to go on another journey.’ Living and breathing Middle-earth these many months has been the adventure of a lifetime. We cannot wait for fans to have the chance to do so as well,” said Payne and McKay.
A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, The Lord of the Rings was named Amazon customers’ favorite book of the millennium in 1999 and Britain’s best-loved novel of all time in BBC’s The Big Read in 2003. The Lord of the Rings books has been translated into around 40 languages and has sold more than 150 million copies.
There are a plethora of new titles coming to Prime Video and IMDb TV (Amazon’s premium free streaming service) in August, but the best on the list is on August 1st when PREDATOR 2 hits.
The 1990 sequel from director Stephen Hopkins starred Danny Glover, Gary Busey, María Conchita Alonso, Ruben Blades, Bill Paxton, Calvin Lockhart, Kevin Peter Hall. It’s the perfect Saturday afternoon flick, has a wonderful score from composer Alan Silvestri and the final scene of the movie with the big reveal of the spaceship’s wall that the Predator had a Xenomorph skull as one of its prized trophies. We ALIEN fans in the audience that opening weekend went wild and hoped for an ALIEN v PREDATOR crossover, which finally happened with 2004’s Alien vs. Predator. A sequel, Predators, was released in 2010, followed by The Predator in 2018.
PREDATOR 2 has developed a huge cult following since it’s initial release.
August brings new Amazon Originals including Jolt (2021), a revenge-filled action-thriller starring Kate Beckinsale; Val (2021), a raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary about Hollywood veteran Val Kilmer; the premiere of S.O.Z. Soldiers or Zombies, a new action-horror series where a U.S. army experiment unleashes a virus that turns some of its soldiers into zombies; season 2 of anthology series Modern Love based on the New York Times column; Annette (2021), the opening film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard; and Pete the Cat Back to School Operetta, a new back-to-school special with everyone’s favorite groovy blue cat.
Additionally, the exclusive global premiere (outside of Japan) of the highly anticipated Japanese anime blockbuster EVANGELION:3.0+1.01 THRICE UPON A TIME (2021) will launch on Prime Video on August 13. EVANGELION:3.0+1.01 THRICE UPON A TIME is the fourth and final chapter of the new theatrical edition of Evangelion.
Prime Video and IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, is also now home to a suite of classic television series from legendary producer Norman Lear. This collection marks the largest volume of Norman Lear complete series content ever available to stream. 227 and Diff’rent Strokes are available to stream now on Prime Video and All in the Family, Good Times, Maude and One Day at a Time are available to stream now on IMDb TV. Additional titles including The Jeffersons, Sanford & Son, and Sanford will launch on Prime Video later in 2021.
See our Amazon Studios and Prime Video press site for more information and assets on Amazon Originals including key art, trailers, episodic content, cast and more, found here.
Here’s what’s new on Prime Video in August
New Amazon Originals:
In Jolt(2021), Lindy is a beautiful, sardonically funny woman with a painful secret: Due to a lifelong, rare neurological disorder, she experiences sporadic rage-filled, murderous impulses that can only be stopped when she shocks herself with a special electrode device. Unable to find love and connection in a world that fears her bizarre condition, she finally trusts a man long enough to fall in love, only to find him murdered the next day. Heartbroken and enraged, she embarks on a revenge-filled mission to find his killer, while also being pursued by the police as the crime’s prime suspect. Available in HDR. Streaming July 23
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. Val (2021) is a raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary that reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man. Available in HDR. Streaming August 6
In the final two episodes of Making The Cut’s second season hosted by Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, the three designers left remaining compete for the $1 million prize to invest in their brand, the opportunity to sell a collection in Amazon Fashion’s store, and a mentorship. But before they can showcase their final 10-look collection, they must pass the last assignments including creating a concept store that represents their brand and presenting a business plan to the President of Amazon Fashion. Will they have what it takes to impress judges Heidi Klum, Winnie Harlow and Jeremy Scott and be crowned the winner of Making the Cut season two? Available in UHD and HDR. Don’t miss the finale on Friday, August 6
S.O.Z. Soldiers Or Zombies centers on the charismatic and unpredictable drug lord, Alonso Marroquín, who escapes prison in Mexico and hides in the middle of the desert in order to avoid extradition. While on the other side of the border, a United States Army experiment with pigs in a military base goes wrong and the Mexican police unit going after Marroquín gets infected, transforming into a new breed of zombies with special abilities. The army and this new species converge in Marroquín’s hideout, where the battle for survival begins. Streaming August 6 with English subtitles only
In this season, love breaks all the rules. An old flame reignited. A test of friends vs. lovers. A night girl and her day boy. A romance with an ex’s ex. A one night stand. An impossible promise. A ghost of a lost lover. An exploration of sexuality. The eight-part second season of the popular series Modern Love brings to life a collection of stories about relationships, connections, betrayals and revelations. Each episode showcases love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms, all inspired by true events from the beloved New York Times column of the same name. Available in HDR. Season 2 Streaming August 13
Annette (2021) follows Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor, and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional gift, will change their lives. Available in HDR. Streaming August 20
It’s that much-awaited First Day of School! Come join the band as Pete the Cat and his pals have a special back-to-school sing-a-long in Pete the Cat Back to School Operetta. Will our groovy Blue Cat and the gang get ready in time for the new school year? Will their new teacher be as groovy as their last? And what if the Mega-Mart is out of school supplies! Find the answers to these pressing questions and more in an operatic adventure you won’t want to miss. Streaming August 27
EVANGELION:3.0+1.01 THRICE UPON A TIME – Amazon Exclusive:
EVANGELION:3.0+1.01 THRICE UPON A TIME (2021) is the highly anticipated fourth and final installment of Hideaki Anno’s post-apocalyptic anime franchise, which centers on the story of Evangelion, an artificial human and multipurpose humanoid weapon, and the Angels, an unknown life-form which takes place after the Earth has been shattered by a cataclysmic event. Available in HDR. Streaming August 13
New Movies to Prime Video:
In The Courier (2021), Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan star in this true-life Cold War spy thriller about British businessman Greville Wynne, who must form an alliance with a Soviet spy to prevent a nuclear confrontation. Streaming August 27
Jaws (1975) is Steven Spielberg’s classic thriller about a peaceful resort community that comes under attack by a man-eating Great White shark. Streaming August 1
In Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982), a group of Southern California high school students wrestles important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. Streaming August 1
Hook (1991) is Steve Spielberg’s updating of Peter Pan, starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts. Streaming August 1
New to Purchase:
The Forever Purge (2021) – All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end. Available for Purchase July 21
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021) – The bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) continues his friendship with assassin Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) as they try to save Darius’ wife Sonia (Selma Hayek). Available for Purchase July 23
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) – The Warrens (Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson) investigate a murder that may be linked to a demonic possession. Available for Purchase July 23
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) – Thomas and Bea (Domhnall Gleeson and Rose Byrrne) are now married and living with Peter (James Corden) and his rabbit family. Bored of life in the garden, Peter goes to the big city, where he meets shady characters and ends up creating chaos for the whole family. Available for Purchase July 27
Prime Video Channels Sampling:
Prime members have access to the first season of select shows on Prime Video Channels at no additional cost to their membership. This list will be refreshed with titles each month and will only be available for a limited time. Shows and movies streaming August 1 include:
Here’s what’s new on IMDb TV (Amazon’s free streaming service) in August
IMDb TV Original
Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary is a five-part docuseries following five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan as he experiences the ups, downs, triumphs, and tragedies along the road to unprecedented success. Through original home videos, interviews, and incredibly personal footage, viewers will get a backstage pass experience into the life of the country music superstar. Streaming August 6
New Movies and Shows to IMDb TV
The Tent Mender (2021) – A 3-part docuseries, is an intimate look inside the world of homelessness on Skid Row, and one individual’s journey of service and self-discovery. The Tent Mender is a fictional character who takes the audience with him on his journey of redemption and personal discovery helping those in need. Voiced by the Emmy-award winning actor Peter Coyote, The Tent Mender introduces us to the real, raw and inspirational lives of Ted, Jocelyn, Dusty and many others where we hear testimony, and hardship, but also hope. This docuseries will forever change your view of homeless people and leave you wanting to help. Streaming August 6
Long Shot (2019) – Journalist Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogan) reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron), now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly. Streaming August 1
The Road to El Dorado(2000) – Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado. Streaming August 1
Ghostbusters (1984) – Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. Streaming August 1
Live Sports
WNBA Commissioner’s Cup to Air Exclusively on Prime Video on August 12 – The WNBA’s inaugural Commissioner’s Cup—which is an in-season competition that designates a portion of regular season games as Cup play—comes to a head on August 12 as the Seattle Storm take on the Connecticut Sun, with a $500,000 prize pool and the title of Commissioner’s Cup Champion on the line. Each player on the Cup’s winning team receives $30,000 while the runner-up gets $10,000. The Cup MVP will earn an additional $5,000. The Commissioner’s Cup Championship is the first WNBA action following the conclusion of the tournament in Tokyo.
Following the Commissioner’s Cup Championship game on August 12, there are four more WNBA games on Prime Video in August:
Thursday, August 12 – Seattle vs. Connecticut, Timing TBC (Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game)
Tuesday, August 17 – Minnesota @ Connecticut, 7 p.m. ET
Friday, August 20 – Seattle @ New York, 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, August 26 – Dallas @ Washington, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, August 31 – New York @ Minnesota, 8 p.m. ET
See below for a list of August titles available on Prime Video and IMDb TV.
Prime Video New in August – Available to Prime members at no additional cost to their membership
In THE TOMORROW WAR, the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight.
Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet. tHE FILM ALSO STARS Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Keith Powers.
Check out the final trailer now.
Directed by Chris McKay and written by Zach Dean, the score is from Grammy Award-winning, EMMY and BAFTA nominated composer Lorne Balfe.
Amazon Studios will exclusively release THE TOMORROW WAR globally on Prime Video July 2nd, 2021.
J.K. SIMMONS stars in THE TOMORROW WARCHRIS PRATT stars in THE TOMORROW WAR
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In The Tomorrow War, the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight.
Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.
Check out the new trailer in 3… 2… 1…
I am so hyped for this movie and Chris Pratt list of films now include dinosaurs, Star Lord and the Guardians and battling aliens to save the Earth, ala an ID4 vibe.
Amazon Studios will exclusively release THE TOMORROW WAR globally on Prime Video July 2nd, 2021
Here’s a look at the brand-new trailer for the highly anticipated Amazon Original anthology series SOLOS, created by David Weil and starring Academy Award-winning actors Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren, Emmy Award-winning actor Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, and Constance Wu
Look for the premiere on May 21 exclusively on Prime Video.
The seven-part anthology series explores the strange, beautiful, heart-breaking, hilarious, wondrous truths of what it means to be human. The series spans our present and future and illuminates that even during our most isolated moments we are all connected through the human experience.
These character-driven stories contend that even during our most seemingly isolated moments, in the most disparate of circumstances, we are all connected through the human experience. Amazon Studios’ Solos is executive produced by Weil and Laura Lancaster with Pixie Wespiser serving as a producer. Weil makes his directorial debut, helming three episodes. Sam Taylor-Johnson directs and executive produces two episodes. Additional directors include Zach Braff and Tiffany Johnson.
Amazon Studios and Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society are expanding on the production banner’s existing deal to now feature an exclusive overall relationship in television and a first-look film deal. Under the film pact, Outlier Society will produce and acquire elevated films showcasing diverse, bold filmmakers and talent for the studio’s ever-growing original movies slate.
This deal comes in the lead up to the release of Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, starring and produced by Michael B. Jordan, launching globally on April 30, 2021 on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories.
This 360-degree creative relationship with Jordan and Outlier Society will see cross-collaborations within Amazon’s vast businesses, from fashion, Audible to music and more – including the debut of Jordan in Amazon’s Alexa big game ad yesterday. The spot, which played into Jordan’s title as People’s Sexiest Man Alive, where he was the body of Alexa, premiered during the 4th quarter of the game.
“We’re excited to deepen our relationship with Outlier Society! Michael, Liz and the team will be key partners in our efforts to showcase compelling, ambitious and addictive content that can reach our global audience. They share our passion for amplifying new and exciting voices with an emphasis on diversity both above and below the line,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios. “We can’t wait for everyone to see Without Remorse, our next chapter in the Tom Clancy universe – it’s an action-packed thrill ride fans will love.”
“Bringing Outlier Society’s slate of film, television and multi-media content all under the same roof is an exciting next chapter for us,” said Michael B. Jordan, Outlier Society CEO. “Amazon’s global and expansive reach offers us the ability to entertain and engage our audience in innovative ways, while maintaining our commitment to supporting a wide range of stories and storytellers. I’m thrilled to be kicking off the partnership with Without Remorse this Spring.”
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife in Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, the explosive origin story of action hero John Clark – one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe. When a squad of Russian soldiers kills his family in retaliation for his role in a top-secret op, Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) pursues the assassins at all costs. Joining forces with a fellow SEAL (Jodie Turner-Smith) and a shadowy CIA agent (Jamie Bell), Kelly’s mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the U.S. and Russia in an all-out war. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, Kelly must fight his enemies without remorse if he hopes to avert disaster and reveal the powerful figures behind the conspiracy. Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lauren London, Brett Gelman, Jacob Scipio, Jack Kesy, Colman Domingo, and Guy Pearce.
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse is directed by Stefano Sollima, from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and New Republic Pictures. The film is produced by Weed Road Pictures, The Saw Mill and Outlier Society. The screenplay is penned by Taylor Sheridan and Will Staples. Producers are Akiva Goldsman, Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec and Michael B. Jordan, and executive producers are David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer, Valerii An, Alana Mayo, Denis L. Stewart and Gregory Lessans.
Jordan recently anointed Elizabeth Raposo as President of Outlier Society. The former Paramount President of Production will be responsible for overseeing all production and development aspects of the shingle alongside Jordan. Jordan launched Outlier Society in 2016 with the goal of bringing diverse stories and voices to market. The impressive slate of upcoming projects includes the Denzel Washington-directed feature Journal for Jordan with Jordan starring and producing; Creed III, the third installment of the Rocky franchise for MGM which will see Jordan reprise his role as Adonis Creed, and DC property Static Shock.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes the movie BLISS from Amazon Prime Video, starring Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, and Nesta Cooper.
BLISS is a mind-bending love story following Greg (Owen Wilson) who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel (Salma Hayek), a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is nothing but a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.
The director, who I’m a big fan of, is Mike Cahill. When it comes to sci-fi films, I’m your geek and this filmmaker has done two inspiring movies from the genre.
His first feature film as director, co-written with actress Brit Marling, ANOTHER EARTH, about a parallel planet Earth, won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Cahill’s second feature film I ORIGINS (trailer) again won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize, this time at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, making Cahill the only person to have received the award twice.
BLISS will launch worldwide on Prime Video on February 5, 2021.
Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson star in BLISS
Photo: Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Amazon StudiosSalma Hayek and Owen Wilson star in BLISS
Photo: Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Amazon Studios
