Clockwise from top left: Eileen (Neon), Sympathy For The Devil (Rlje Films), The Promised Land (Magnolia Pictures), Ferrari (Neon)Image: The A.V. Club
As the summer movie season gets ready to kick off in theaters, Hulu highlights some A-list stars in indie films for its May calendar. In Eileen, Anne Hathaway...
As the summer movie season gets ready to kick off in theaters, Hulu highlights some A-list stars in indie films for its May calendar. In Eileen, Anne Hathaway...
- 5/2/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
“Bring Him to Me” is a new R-rated action thriller, directed by Luke Spark, stars Barry Pepper as ‘Driver’, Jamie Costa as ‘Passenger’, Liam McIntyre as ‘Travis’, Rachel Griffiths as ‘Veronica’ and Sam Neill as ‘Frank McCarthy, available Februry 23, 2024 on digital platforms:
“…not too bright, easy-going ‘Driver’ knowingly works for a crime boss. His conscience is tested when he is asked to collect a young and unsuspecting new crew member known as ‘Passenger’mone week after a violent robbery.
“What Passenger doesn’t know is he is being driven into an ambush, forcing Driver to confront his loyalties to his boss and his own morality…”
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“…not too bright, easy-going ‘Driver’ knowingly works for a crime boss. His conscience is tested when he is asked to collect a young and unsuspecting new crew member known as ‘Passenger’mone week after a violent robbery.
“What Passenger doesn’t know is he is being driven into an ambush, forcing Driver to confront his loyalties to his boss and his own morality…”
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- 2/7/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Tom Blyth is set to follow in the footsteps of Gary Cooper, Rock Hudson and George Hamilton to star in Michael Winterbottom’s new adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel A Farewell to Arms.
Fremantle, Winterbottom’s production company Revolution Films and Passenger are joining forces on the production.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Billy the Kid star Blyth will play volunteer ambulance driver Frederic Henry, who is wounded and falls in love with his nurse in Italy during World War One.
Published in 1929, A Farewell To Arms is inspired by Hemingway’s own experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian Army on the Isonzo Front.
Considered one of the greatest war novels of the twentieth century, it established Hemingway as a household name.
The novel has previously been...
Fremantle, Winterbottom’s production company Revolution Films and Passenger are joining forces on the production.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Billy the Kid star Blyth will play volunteer ambulance driver Frederic Henry, who is wounded and falls in love with his nurse in Italy during World War One.
Published in 1929, A Farewell To Arms is inspired by Hemingway’s own experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian Army on the Isonzo Front.
Considered one of the greatest war novels of the twentieth century, it established Hemingway as a household name.
The novel has previously been...
- 12/7/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
English singer-songwriter Passenger has transformed his breakthrough hit, “Let Her Go,” into a duet featuring Ed Sheeran.
The new version of the song arrived Friday, Nov. 10, as part of a special 10th anniversary edition of Passenger’s hit 2013 album, All the Little Lights. Passenger re-recorded the entire LP, enlisting artists like Sheeran, Foy Vance, Gabrielle Aplin, and Nina Nesbitt to help him reimagine the songs.
With Sheeran, Passenger finds new dimensions to explore in “Let Her Go,” bolstering the strings, undergirding the production with piano, and adding a bit of glockenspiel for good measure.
The new version of the song arrived Friday, Nov. 10, as part of a special 10th anniversary edition of Passenger’s hit 2013 album, All the Little Lights. Passenger re-recorded the entire LP, enlisting artists like Sheeran, Foy Vance, Gabrielle Aplin, and Nina Nesbitt to help him reimagine the songs.
With Sheeran, Passenger finds new dimensions to explore in “Let Her Go,” bolstering the strings, undergirding the production with piano, and adding a bit of glockenspiel for good measure.
- 11/10/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films have acquired U.S. rights to “Bring Him to Me,” a mob thriller starring Barry Pepper (“Saving Private Ryan”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”).
The film will open in select theaters and on digital on Jan. 19, 2024.
Written by Tom Evans and directed by Luke Sparke, “Bring Him to Me” centers on a mild-mannered getaway driver (Pepper). His conscious is tested when his mob boss asks him to collect a young and unsuspecting new crew member, known as Passenger (Jamie Costa), one week after a violent robbery. The driver must battle his conscience as he takes the passenger to an uncertain fate. The cast also includes Rachel Griffiths, Liam McIntyre and Zac Garred.
“My goal with ‘Bring Him to Me’ was to bring a talented team together to make a suspenseful and action-packed film that explores loyalty and moral dilemmas,” Sparke said in a statement.
The film will open in select theaters and on digital on Jan. 19, 2024.
Written by Tom Evans and directed by Luke Sparke, “Bring Him to Me” centers on a mild-mannered getaway driver (Pepper). His conscious is tested when his mob boss asks him to collect a young and unsuspecting new crew member, known as Passenger (Jamie Costa), one week after a violent robbery. The driver must battle his conscience as he takes the passenger to an uncertain fate. The cast also includes Rachel Griffiths, Liam McIntyre and Zac Garred.
“My goal with ‘Bring Him to Me’ was to bring a talented team together to make a suspenseful and action-packed film that explores loyalty and moral dilemmas,” Sparke said in a statement.
- 10/26/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Mubi has announced its lineup of streaming offerings for September, including the exclusive streaming premieres for Rebecca Zlotowski’s Other People’s Children; and Lola Quivoron’s Rodeo; and Rotting in the Sun by Sebastián Silva, whose work is highlighted in a series that also includes The Maid, Life Kills Me, and Nasty Baby.
Additional selections include a mini-retro of last year’s TIFF (Pacifiction and the newest film by Sophy Romvari among them), 10 by Pedro Almodóvar, and David Lynch’s rare 1988 short The Cowboy and the Frenchman, starring Harry Dean Stanton and Jack Nance.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
September 1
Volver, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Matador, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Dark Habits, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Law of Desire, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
High Heels, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Kika, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Live Flesh,...
Additional selections include a mini-retro of last year’s TIFF (Pacifiction and the newest film by Sophy Romvari among them), 10 by Pedro Almodóvar, and David Lynch’s rare 1988 short The Cowboy and the Frenchman, starring Harry Dean Stanton and Jack Nance.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
September 1
Volver, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Matador, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Dark Habits, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Law of Desire, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
High Heels, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Kika, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Live Flesh,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The scene, Las Vegas. The Driver (Joel Kinnaman) is headed to the hospital to welcome their new child into the world. Upon arriving in the underground parking The Passenger (Nic Cage) hops in the back seat, points a gun at them, and tells them to drive away from the hospital. The Driver is ordered to take The Passenger away from the Las Vegas strip, out of the city. Why though? What does The Passenger want? Why did they pick this car? Is this more than just a random hijacking? Yuval Adler’s direction starts out level and static but changes as the story escalates further and further out of control. Their camera emerges from a static point and sways and swings with the increasing...
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- 7/25/2023
- Screen Anarchy
True Detective producer Richard Brown’s Passenger has struck a first-look deal with Patrick Daly’s Caledonia Productions.
The pair will partner on some existing film and TV projects for the next two years, along with building a co-production slate. Fremantle, which bought Passenger late last year and counts Brown as a global drama exec, will handle global distribution of the projects.
“Fremantle is the most exciting home for world class storytelling, and coupled with Richard’s superb taste, passion for writers, and ambition for Passenger, makes it the perfect place for Caledonia to expand its TV and Film capabilities,” said Daly, while Brown added that he had been “keen to collaborate with Patrick for a long time.”
Brown’s Passenger is a co-producer on HBO’s True Detective, which is soon launching a Jodie Foster-starring fourth season, along with the likes of Sky’s This England. His creative...
The pair will partner on some existing film and TV projects for the next two years, along with building a co-production slate. Fremantle, which bought Passenger late last year and counts Brown as a global drama exec, will handle global distribution of the projects.
“Fremantle is the most exciting home for world class storytelling, and coupled with Richard’s superb taste, passion for writers, and ambition for Passenger, makes it the perfect place for Caledonia to expand its TV and Film capabilities,” said Daly, while Brown added that he had been “keen to collaborate with Patrick for a long time.”
Brown’s Passenger is a co-producer on HBO’s True Detective, which is soon launching a Jodie Foster-starring fourth season, along with the likes of Sky’s This England. His creative...
- 6/26/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fremantle has acquired True Detective and This England exec Richard Brown’s Passenger, with Brown landing a role within the super-indie’s Global Drama division.
The highly-acquisitive Rtl-owned outfit already has an exclusive overall agreement with Passenger, which has spawned the likes of This England, Sky’s recent retelling of the early days of the Covid pandemic and Boris Johnson’s government, penned by Michael Winterbottom.
Passenger, which launched when that deal was struck three-and-a-half years ago, will become a fully-owned Fremantle label, sitting within Christian Vesper’s Global Drama division. The deal is one of a spate Fremantle has unveiled in recent weeks.
Richard Brown (left) & Andrea Scrosati
Brown will continue running Passenger while taking on a creative role within Vesper’s team, helping drive Fremantle’s efforts in the development of both TV and film and building up talent relationships. His New York, LA and London-based...
The highly-acquisitive Rtl-owned outfit already has an exclusive overall agreement with Passenger, which has spawned the likes of This England, Sky’s recent retelling of the early days of the Covid pandemic and Boris Johnson’s government, penned by Michael Winterbottom.
Passenger, which launched when that deal was struck three-and-a-half years ago, will become a fully-owned Fremantle label, sitting within Christian Vesper’s Global Drama division. The deal is one of a spate Fremantle has unveiled in recent weeks.
Richard Brown (left) & Andrea Scrosati
Brown will continue running Passenger while taking on a creative role within Vesper’s team, helping drive Fremantle’s efforts in the development of both TV and film and building up talent relationships. His New York, LA and London-based...
- 12/6/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Offering rides to strangers can often lead to trouble, and in Sympathy for the Devil, one driver is about to discover that not every passenger is worth picking up. Production is underway in Las Vegas on Sympathy for the Devil, starring Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman.
Yuval Adler directs from a script written by Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine). Sympathy for the Devil follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.
“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty vision to this film that will be sure to capture audiences.
Yuval Adler directs from a script written by Luke Paradise (Lost on a Mountain in Maine). Sympathy for the Devil follows “The Driver” (Kinnaman), who finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after being forced to drive a mysterious man, “The Passenger” (Cage). As their white-knuckle ride progresses, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.
“This is a tour de force featuring two incredible actors,” said producer Allan Ungar. “As an acclaimed filmmaker, Yuval has assembled the perfect cast and brought a unique and gritty vision to this film that will be sure to capture audiences.
- 9/6/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Is Dexter Morgan a monster?
That's the question Michael C. Hall's embattled alter ego asks himself multiple times on the full-length trailer for Dexter: New Blood, the upcoming revival of the hit series.
Dexter's plan was always to target the type of people who were menaces to society, and it just so happens that one of those is killing people around in Upstate New York.
Dexter is put in a precarious situation as he tries to come to terms with the past and how he can return to his old ways in the name of saving the lives of some new people.
The issue plaguing him is that his The Passenger remains with him in the form of his dearly departed sister, Deb.
This iteration of Deb is not impressed with Dexter's ways, pegging him a serial killer and a monster.
“I might still be a monster, but I’m an evolving monster,...
That's the question Michael C. Hall's embattled alter ego asks himself multiple times on the full-length trailer for Dexter: New Blood, the upcoming revival of the hit series.
Dexter's plan was always to target the type of people who were menaces to society, and it just so happens that one of those is killing people around in Upstate New York.
Dexter is put in a precarious situation as he tries to come to terms with the past and how he can return to his old ways in the name of saving the lives of some new people.
The issue plaguing him is that his The Passenger remains with him in the form of his dearly departed sister, Deb.
This iteration of Deb is not impressed with Dexter's ways, pegging him a serial killer and a monster.
“I might still be a monster, but I’m an evolving monster,...
- 9/9/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced the premiere date for “The Irregulars,” and the Critics Choice Assn. opened up submissions for its nonfiction awards ceremony.
Renewals
ABC renewed extreme mini-golf competition series “Holey Moley” for third and fourth seasons. Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore will return as commentators, as will sideline correspondent Jeannie Mai and executive producer and resident golf pro Stephen Curry. The upcoming seasons feature talented putters of all ages from across the U.S. who will compete on an unparalleled, epic obstacle golf course in an attempt to win The Golden Putter trophy and coveted plaid jacket. The season finale brings back winners from each episode to go head-to-head for a cash prize. Eureka Productions and Unanimous Media produce the show.
Dates
HBO Max will premiere “Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests” on March 4. The documentary dives into the United States’ obsession with personality...
Renewals
ABC renewed extreme mini-golf competition series “Holey Moley” for third and fourth seasons. Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore will return as commentators, as will sideline correspondent Jeannie Mai and executive producer and resident golf pro Stephen Curry. The upcoming seasons feature talented putters of all ages from across the U.S. who will compete on an unparalleled, epic obstacle golf course in an attempt to win The Golden Putter trophy and coveted plaid jacket. The season finale brings back winners from each episode to go head-to-head for a cash prize. Eureka Productions and Unanimous Media produce the show.
Dates
HBO Max will premiere “Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests” on March 4. The documentary dives into the United States’ obsession with personality...
- 2/22/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Henry V star Kenneth Branagh is to play British Prime Minister in Sky drama This Sceptred Isle.
The project first emerged as part of a deal between The Trip director Michael Winterbottom and Fremantle’s Passenger, run by True Detective producer Richard Brown.
Sky Atlantic has now boarded the series with Branagh, who recently starred in Tenet, in the lead. It is produced by Passenger and Michael Winterbottom’s Revolution Films.
The five-part drama will chart the events surrounding the U.K. Prime Minister, the government, and the country in the face of the first wave of the global pandemic.
It will trace the impact on Britain from the pandemic, and the response of scientists, nurses, and doctors as they worked to contain and overcome the virus. It is based on the first-hand testimony of people including those from Number 10 Downing Street, the Department of Health, The Scientific Advisory Group...
The project first emerged as part of a deal between The Trip director Michael Winterbottom and Fremantle’s Passenger, run by True Detective producer Richard Brown.
Sky Atlantic has now boarded the series with Branagh, who recently starred in Tenet, in the lead. It is produced by Passenger and Michael Winterbottom’s Revolution Films.
The five-part drama will chart the events surrounding the U.K. Prime Minister, the government, and the country in the face of the first wave of the global pandemic.
It will trace the impact on Britain from the pandemic, and the response of scientists, nurses, and doctors as they worked to contain and overcome the virus. It is based on the first-hand testimony of people including those from Number 10 Downing Street, the Department of Health, The Scientific Advisory Group...
- 1/23/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
English singer-songwriter Passenger has shared a new mix of his track, “Sword From the Stone,” co-produced by Ed Sheeran.
Sheeran and Joe Rubel helmed the so-called “Gingerbread Mix,” in which they transform the airy original with some extra punch in the piano, shuffle in the drums and other atmospheric touches that lend the song a pop sheen without sacrificing any feeling from the original.
“Sword and the Stone” appears on Passenger’s new album, Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted, which arrived January 8th. A version of the album...
Sheeran and Joe Rubel helmed the so-called “Gingerbread Mix,” in which they transform the airy original with some extra punch in the piano, shuffle in the drums and other atmospheric touches that lend the song a pop sheen without sacrificing any feeling from the original.
“Sword and the Stone” appears on Passenger’s new album, Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted, which arrived January 8th. A version of the album...
- 1/14/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Singer Ed Sheeran is reportedly going to turn a deejay with a remix for singer Passenger.
Sheeran has put a spin on his friend Passenger's song "Sword from the stone", which is expected to be out next week. His first remix is under the alias "Gingerbread mix", reports contactmusic.com.
"They have been friends for years after meeting when they were teenagers and have covered songs together before but never done anything like this," a source said about the collaboration between Sheeran and Passenger, whose real name is Mike Rosenberg.
"They've stayed really good mates and when Mike asked if Ed would be up for working together, he said yes straight away. Getting together in the studio wasn't really an option in 2020 but Ed has produced this new remix of 'Sword from the stone' and they both love it. Mike has been the support act for loads of Ed's concerts over the years,...
Sheeran has put a spin on his friend Passenger's song "Sword from the stone", which is expected to be out next week. His first remix is under the alias "Gingerbread mix", reports contactmusic.com.
"They have been friends for years after meeting when they were teenagers and have covered songs together before but never done anything like this," a source said about the collaboration between Sheeran and Passenger, whose real name is Mike Rosenberg.
"They've stayed really good mates and when Mike asked if Ed would be up for working together, he said yes straight away. Getting together in the studio wasn't really an option in 2020 but Ed has produced this new remix of 'Sword from the stone' and they both love it. Mike has been the support act for loads of Ed's concerts over the years,...
- 1/9/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Haim, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews and Feist were among the artists cover Yusuf/Cat Stevens classics as part of Saturday’s CatSong Festival, a livestream celebrating the 50th anniversary reissues of the singer-songwriter’s 1970 albums Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon.
Incubus’ Brandon Boyd, James Morrison, Passenger, Matt Sweeney and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sad13, Ron Sexsmith, Imelda May and more also took part in the two-and-a-half hour virtual fest.
Jack Johnson opened the mostly acoustic show with a rendition of “Where Do The Children Play?,” which was followed...
Incubus’ Brandon Boyd, James Morrison, Passenger, Matt Sweeney and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sad13, Ron Sexsmith, Imelda May and more also took part in the two-and-a-half hour virtual fest.
Jack Johnson opened the mostly acoustic show with a rendition of “Where Do The Children Play?,” which was followed...
- 12/6/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Yusuf/Cat Stevens has announced CatSong Festival, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his 1970 albums Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon.
Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, Haim, James Morrison, Brandon Boyd of Incubus, Passenger, Feist, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sad13, and more among the over 40 artists performing for the virtual event, which will broadcast live on YouTube on December 5th, 3:00 p.m. Et.
“It’s great to see and hear these covers of my songs given new life,” Yusuf/Cat Stevens said in a statement. “There’s no...
Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, Haim, James Morrison, Brandon Boyd of Incubus, Passenger, Feist, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sad13, and more among the over 40 artists performing for the virtual event, which will broadcast live on YouTube on December 5th, 3:00 p.m. Et.
“It’s great to see and hear these covers of my songs given new life,” Yusuf/Cat Stevens said in a statement. “There’s no...
- 11/30/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
After months of speculation, the closing moments of The Mandalorian‘s season 2 premiere confirmed that the legendary Boba Fett had indeed survived his trip into the Sarlacc pit in Return of the Jedi, with Temuera Morrison looking like he definitely had a score to settle as he watched Mando and Baby Yoda speed off into the distance with his armor in tow.
To the disappointment of many fans, however, the second episode didn’t pick up on that dangling plot thread, and instead saw the title hero and his little green sidekick head off Tatooine entirely. “The Passenger” did open in standard Mandalorian fashion, though, by having the bounty hunter handily dispatch a group of bandits that wrecked his mode of transportation and had their sights set on robbing him blind.
Now, a new theory claims that the rogues may have been hired by Boba Fett himself, who appears to...
To the disappointment of many fans, however, the second episode didn’t pick up on that dangling plot thread, and instead saw the title hero and his little green sidekick head off Tatooine entirely. “The Passenger” did open in standard Mandalorian fashion, though, by having the bounty hunter handily dispatch a group of bandits that wrecked his mode of transportation and had their sights set on robbing him blind.
Now, a new theory claims that the rogues may have been hired by Boba Fett himself, who appears to...
- 11/9/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Tracy Chapman delivered her first TV performance in years with a rendition of “Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution” on Late Night With Seth Meyers Monday, November 2nd.
The singer-songwriter sent in a straightforward clip of her performing the song in front of a black curtain. Although the track off Chapman’s 1988 debut remains as timeless as ever, the singer tweaked the final chorus to make it even more timely the night before the 2020 elections: “It’s finally the tables are starting to turn/Talkin’ bout a revolution, oh no/Talkin’ bout a revolution,...
The singer-songwriter sent in a straightforward clip of her performing the song in front of a black curtain. Although the track off Chapman’s 1988 debut remains as timeless as ever, the singer tweaked the final chorus to make it even more timely the night before the 2020 elections: “It’s finally the tables are starting to turn/Talkin’ bout a revolution, oh no/Talkin’ bout a revolution,...
- 11/3/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
MollywoodThe first look poster features Aju Varghese in an intense get-up.Digital NativeDigital Native Kamala, directed by Ranjith Shankar and starring Aju Varghese in the lead role, has started rolling in Chalakkudy, Thrissur and was wrapped up recently. The first look poster of the film was unveiled by director Ranjith Sankar. Going by the first look, the film's title has a tagline ‘One beautiful puzzle, 36 hours’, as it is said it must be a race-against-time thriller. The first look poster features Aju Varghese in an intense get-up. The film has Ruhani Sharma playing the female lead in the film. Touted to be a thriller where Aju plays a funny and complicated hero, the movie will see Ranjith returning to the thriller genre. He has previously directed two thrillers—Passenger and Arjunan Sakshi. Aju Varghese has acted in most of the movies directed by Ranjith Sankar. Su..Su..Sudhi Vathmeekam, Punyalan Agarbathis,...
- 10/7/2019
- by Luke
- The News Minute
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