Ahsoka Season 2 Spoilers and Rumors: What's Been Announced So Far? - Main Image
Earlier this year, Lucasfilm announced that Ahsoka season 2 is officially in development in the aftermath of the first season's success. Let's explore the spoilers and rumors that we've heard so far.
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Who is Returning in Ahsoka Season 2?
We can expect Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eman Esfandi, Ivanna Sakhno, David Tennant, Evan Whitten, and Lars Mikkelsen to return in Ahsoka season 2 since their respective characters survived the events of the first season finale.
However, it is unknown yet whether the role of Baylan Skoll will be recast in the new season following the untimely passing of Ray Stevenson.
There are rumors that Hayden Christensen is also returning in the second season to reprise the role of Anakin Skywalker,...
Earlier this year, Lucasfilm announced that Ahsoka season 2 is officially in development in the aftermath of the first season's success. Let's explore the spoilers and rumors that we've heard so far.
Also Read: Ahmed Best Returns as Darth Jar Jar Binks in New Lego Star Wars Special
Who is Returning in Ahsoka Season 2?
We can expect Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eman Esfandi, Ivanna Sakhno, David Tennant, Evan Whitten, and Lars Mikkelsen to return in Ahsoka season 2 since their respective characters survived the events of the first season finale.
However, it is unknown yet whether the role of Baylan Skoll will be recast in the new season following the untimely passing of Ray Stevenson.
There are rumors that Hayden Christensen is also returning in the second season to reprise the role of Anakin Skywalker,...
- 5/8/2024
- EpicStream
Episode 7 of “Ahsoka” just dropped on Disney+, and with it, a surprise guest appearance from a Star Wars legend.
The series has featured many characters familiar to franchise fans, including live-action counterparts of the title character, Ahsoka Tano and also Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, and Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Genevieve O’Reilly, who portrayed Mon Mothma in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” as well as “Andor,” reprises her role in “Ahsoka.” Mon Mothma has an important role in Episode 7, and facilitates the return of beloved franchise figure.
Read on to find out more about the very special guest appearance in “Ahsoka” Episode 7.
Warning: Major spoilers ahead from “Ahsoka” Episode 7
The episode opens with Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) on trial before a New Republic council, including Mon Mothma.
Hera disobeyed direct orders and aided Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in her search for Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen).
Had Hera not intervened,...
The series has featured many characters familiar to franchise fans, including live-action counterparts of the title character, Ahsoka Tano and also Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, and Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Genevieve O’Reilly, who portrayed Mon Mothma in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” as well as “Andor,” reprises her role in “Ahsoka.” Mon Mothma has an important role in Episode 7, and facilitates the return of beloved franchise figure.
Read on to find out more about the very special guest appearance in “Ahsoka” Episode 7.
Warning: Major spoilers ahead from “Ahsoka” Episode 7
The episode opens with Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) on trial before a New Republic council, including Mon Mothma.
Hera disobeyed direct orders and aided Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in her search for Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen).
Had Hera not intervened,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Ahsoka is finally here and it was developed and written by Dave Filoni. The Star Wars series follows Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi (1983). Ahsoka follows the titular character, a former Jedi Knight as she investigates an emerging threat to a now vulnerable galaxy.
Ahsoka – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?)
The Star Wars series consists of eight episodes in total and it premiered with its first two episodes on Disney+ on August 22, with the rest of the episodes coming out on the streaming giant weekly. Check out every episode’s titles and release dates below:
Credit – Disney+
Episode 1 “Part One: Master and Apprentice” – August 22
Episode 2 “Part Two: Toil and Trouble” – August 22
Episode 3 “Part Three: Time to Fly” – August 29
Episode 4 “Part Four: Fallen Jedi” – September 5
Episode 5 “Part Five: Shadow Warrior” – September 12
Episode 6 – September 19
Episode 7 – September 26
Episode 8 – September 3
Ahsoka – Cast & Characters (Who is...
Ahsoka – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?)
The Star Wars series consists of eight episodes in total and it premiered with its first two episodes on Disney+ on August 22, with the rest of the episodes coming out on the streaming giant weekly. Check out every episode’s titles and release dates below:
Credit – Disney+
Episode 1 “Part One: Master and Apprentice” – August 22
Episode 2 “Part Two: Toil and Trouble” – August 22
Episode 3 “Part Three: Time to Fly” – August 29
Episode 4 “Part Four: Fallen Jedi” – September 5
Episode 5 “Part Five: Shadow Warrior” – September 12
Episode 6 – September 19
Episode 7 – September 26
Episode 8 – September 3
Ahsoka – Cast & Characters (Who is...
- 9/19/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Star Wars fans were right about Ahsoka's youngest star and Hera Syndulla's son, Jacen.
Jacen Syndulla first appeared in Star Wars Rebels' epilogue where he was revealed to be the son of Hera (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead in live-action) and the late Kanan Jarrus, the Order 66 survivor and Jedi Knight who trained Ezra Bridger.
Ashoka brought Jacen to live-action through young actor Evan Whitten while also teasing an important aspect of his character.
Read full article on The Direct.
Jacen Syndulla first appeared in Star Wars Rebels' epilogue where he was revealed to be the son of Hera (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead in live-action) and the late Kanan Jarrus, the Order 66 survivor and Jedi Knight who trained Ezra Bridger.
Ashoka brought Jacen to live-action through young actor Evan Whitten while also teasing an important aspect of his character.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 9/14/2023
- by Savannah Sanders
- The Direct
[This story contains spoilers for Ahoska episode five.]
Ahsoka episode five takes a break from the conflict at hand to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane — one that expands on a major cameo revealed at the end of last week’s episode.
Directed and written by Dave Filoni, the midseason episode picks up right after the major cliffhanger in episode four, in which Hayden Christensen reprised his role as Anakin Skywalker, confronting Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in a location that appeared to be the World Between Worlds.
Dressed in black Jedi garments akin to his look in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of Sith, and de-aged to look like his younger self, this version of Anakin is different from that of a traditional blue Force ghost. While that part isn’t fully explained in the episode, it may have something to do with the World Between Worlds itself, which was first seen in Star Wars Rebels season four.
Ahsoka episode five takes a break from the conflict at hand to take a nostalgic trip down memory lane — one that expands on a major cameo revealed at the end of last week’s episode.
Directed and written by Dave Filoni, the midseason episode picks up right after the major cliffhanger in episode four, in which Hayden Christensen reprised his role as Anakin Skywalker, confronting Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in a location that appeared to be the World Between Worlds.
Dressed in black Jedi garments akin to his look in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of Sith, and de-aged to look like his younger self, this version of Anakin is different from that of a traditional blue Force ghost. While that part isn’t fully explained in the episode, it may have something to do with the World Between Worlds itself, which was first seen in Star Wars Rebels season four.
- 9/13/2023
- by Sydney Odman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This Star Wars: Ahsoka article contains spoilers.
Ahsoka Episode 5
Welp, it looks like we’re going to have to wait another week (at least) until we see the long awaited, endlessly teased return of Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn. Ahsoka’s fifth episode, “Shadow Warrior,” taking place almost entirely on Seatos, offering nary a glimpse of wherever Sabine and Morgan’s crew zipped off to, may be more than a little upsetting for some.
But beyond contributing to the agonizing anticipation of what we’ll find beyond “the jump,” in so many ways this episode is one of the most artful, cinematic, polished of the series so far. It’s written tastefully, and some of the most profound messages are conveyed with touches as understated as a slouch in posture or a knowing smile. And the ending leaves us on an uplifting note that invokes what made the Original...
Ahsoka Episode 5
Welp, it looks like we’re going to have to wait another week (at least) until we see the long awaited, endlessly teased return of Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn. Ahsoka’s fifth episode, “Shadow Warrior,” taking place almost entirely on Seatos, offering nary a glimpse of wherever Sabine and Morgan’s crew zipped off to, may be more than a little upsetting for some.
But beyond contributing to the agonizing anticipation of what we’ll find beyond “the jump,” in so many ways this episode is one of the most artful, cinematic, polished of the series so far. It’s written tastefully, and some of the most profound messages are conveyed with touches as understated as a slouch in posture or a knowing smile. And the ending leaves us on an uplifting note that invokes what made the Original...
- 9/13/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for "Star Wars: Ahsoka" episode 5 — "Shadow Warrior."After last week's bombshell reveal of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), we were all left scratching our heads wondering exactly what happened to Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) and how things would play out now that reinforcements in the form of Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Carson Teva (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) had arrived. The first half of this episode is split into two, with Ahsoka in a netherworld of the Force, grappling with her inner conflicts in the form of her old master as she struggles to survive in one part. In the other, we see Hera, Carson, and the rest desperately seeking any sign of Sabine and Ahsoka. It's young Jacen Syndulla (Evan Whitten) who realizes that she's waging a battle somewhere in the water, reliving moments of her life during the Clone Wars and the Siege of Mandalore, all...
- 9/13/2023
- by Bryan Young
- Slash Film
A brush of sadness crosses Hera Syndulla's (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) smile when her little green-haired son chirps, "I wanna be a Jedi," like his Aunt Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo). To a "Star Wars Rebels" viewer, the intriguing part is that little Jacen Syndulla (Evan Whitten), a Twi'lek-human child, doesn't utter, "Like my dad!" Pragmatically, "Ahsoka," a live-action sequel to "Rebels," would not want to dive into excessive past characters. Jacen's human father seems to be a story that Hera prefers to explain to him another day. This is as tantalizing as his evolution from his original cartoon incarnation, which was precedent-setting for "Star Wars" humanoid hybrids.
Long before Werner Herzog said it on "The Mandalorian" season 1, a "Rebels" viewer might have demanded, "I would like to see the baby." No, not Grogu, the Mando's baby. But Jacen Syndulla. So "Ahsoka" finally debuting the little guy in live-action has ended...
Long before Werner Herzog said it on "The Mandalorian" season 1, a "Rebels" viewer might have demanded, "I would like to see the baby." No, not Grogu, the Mando's baby. But Jacen Syndulla. So "Ahsoka" finally debuting the little guy in live-action has ended...
- 8/31/2023
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
This Star Wars: Ahsoka article contains spoilers.
So much of Ahsoka‘s third episode feels like classic Star Wars, from Sabine’s blind training nodding back to A New Hope to the space battle that combines elements from both the Original and Prequel Trilogies for one of the best dogfights ever made for Disney+. But that doesn’t mean Ahsoka has skipped out on bringing back a bunch of stuff from Rebels this time around. In fact, one major cameo allows this Disney+ series to pick up exactly where its animated predecessor left off.
Here are all the Star Wars easter eggs and callbacks we spotted in “Time to Fly”:
Evan Whitten as Jacen Syndulla
There was never any doubt that Jacen Syndulla would pop up in Ahsoka, but we definitely didn’t expect to see this little dude so soon. Introduced in the final minutes of the Rebels...
So much of Ahsoka‘s third episode feels like classic Star Wars, from Sabine’s blind training nodding back to A New Hope to the space battle that combines elements from both the Original and Prequel Trilogies for one of the best dogfights ever made for Disney+. But that doesn’t mean Ahsoka has skipped out on bringing back a bunch of stuff from Rebels this time around. In fact, one major cameo allows this Disney+ series to pick up exactly where its animated predecessor left off.
Here are all the Star Wars easter eggs and callbacks we spotted in “Time to Fly”:
Evan Whitten as Jacen Syndulla
There was never any doubt that Jacen Syndulla would pop up in Ahsoka, but we definitely didn’t expect to see this little dude so soon. Introduced in the final minutes of the Rebels...
- 8/30/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This Star Wars: Ahsoka review contains spoilers.
Ahsoka Episode 3
Ahsoka’s third episode largely focuses on its climactic multi-stage starfighter battle, which is eye-poppingly entertaining and worth watching the episode for alone. But there are actually several notable interpersonal moments that dovetail nicely with the two-episode premiere and set up what’s yet to come.
Rosario Dawson and Natasha Liu Bordizzo continue to click as Ahsoka and once-again Padawan Sabine, playing naturally off of one another and conveying that their characters are on good terms but still very much readjusting to the master-apprentice dynamic. Huyang adds a bit of humorously toxic pragmatism to the dynamic, which sets Sabine up as a compelling underdog and makes Ahsoka’s belief in her friend and student mean that much more.
The sparring session between the three of them is a cool throwback to Luke and Obi-Wan, and it’s nice to see practical-effects Huyang filmed so…...
Ahsoka Episode 3
Ahsoka’s third episode largely focuses on its climactic multi-stage starfighter battle, which is eye-poppingly entertaining and worth watching the episode for alone. But there are actually several notable interpersonal moments that dovetail nicely with the two-episode premiere and set up what’s yet to come.
Rosario Dawson and Natasha Liu Bordizzo continue to click as Ahsoka and once-again Padawan Sabine, playing naturally off of one another and conveying that their characters are on good terms but still very much readjusting to the master-apprentice dynamic. Huyang adds a bit of humorously toxic pragmatism to the dynamic, which sets Sabine up as a compelling underdog and makes Ahsoka’s belief in her friend and student mean that much more.
The sparring session between the three of them is a cool throwback to Luke and Obi-Wan, and it’s nice to see practical-effects Huyang filmed so…...
- 8/30/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for "Ahsoka" episode 3: "Time to Fly."
The latest episode of "Ahsoka," directed by Steph Green and written by Dave Filoni, adds more intricacy to the web of conspiracy surrounding the whereabouts of Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and his potential return. Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson), alongside close confidantes Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth-Winstead) and Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), tries to edge closer to the truth of Ezra's disappearance alongside Thrawn, while weeding out Imperial loyalists hiding among the ranks of the fledgling New Republic. A connective tissue between the animated series, "Star Wars: Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels," and the events of the sequel era are woven here, with familiar faces returning or reintroduced, including Chancellor Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly).
Amidst the thrilling dogfighting and the tense, slow-burn dynamic between Ahsoka and Sabine, the episode introduces a live-action Jacen Syndulla (Evan Whitten), who makes...
The latest episode of "Ahsoka," directed by Steph Green and written by Dave Filoni, adds more intricacy to the web of conspiracy surrounding the whereabouts of Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and his potential return. Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson), alongside close confidantes Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth-Winstead) and Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), tries to edge closer to the truth of Ezra's disappearance alongside Thrawn, while weeding out Imperial loyalists hiding among the ranks of the fledgling New Republic. A connective tissue between the animated series, "Star Wars: Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels," and the events of the sequel era are woven here, with familiar faces returning or reintroduced, including Chancellor Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly).
Amidst the thrilling dogfighting and the tense, slow-burn dynamic between Ahsoka and Sabine, the episode introduces a live-action Jacen Syndulla (Evan Whitten), who makes...
- 8/30/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
“Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” (2021) – A Movie that fuses fantasy and thriller – Now on Prime Video
“Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” is a 2021 fantasy thriller film written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. It stars Kate Hudson, Jun Jong-seo and Ed Skrein. The film follows a mysterious woman with supernatural powers who escapes from a mental asylum and befriends a struggling single mother in New Orleans. Together, they embark on a crime spree, but their actions soon draw unwanted attention from the cops.
If you’re not familiar with her, Ana Lily Amirpour is an institution when it comes to the subversive, the sinister, and above all, designing landscapes and films with great aesthetic potential. “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” has the same visual potential in a film that leans more towards the artistic than the terrifying, in this particular poetry of the sinister.
Synopsis
A young woman named Mona Lisa (Jun Jong-seo) escapes from a mental asylum in New Orleans. She has strange powers,...
If you’re not familiar with her, Ana Lily Amirpour is an institution when it comes to the subversive, the sinister, and above all, designing landscapes and films with great aesthetic potential. “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” has the same visual potential in a film that leans more towards the artistic than the terrifying, in this particular poetry of the sinister.
Synopsis
A young woman named Mona Lisa (Jun Jong-seo) escapes from a mental asylum in New Orleans. She has strange powers,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
“Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” (2021) – A Movie that fuses fantasy and thriller – Now on Prime Video
“Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” is a 2021 fantasy thriller film written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. It stars Kate Hudson, Jun Jong-seo and Ed Skrein. The film follows a mysterious woman with supernatural powers who escapes from a mental asylum and befriends a struggling single mother in New Orleans. Together, they embark on a crime spree, but their actions soon draw unwanted attention from the cops.
If you’re not familiar with her, Ana Lily Amirpour is an institution when it comes to the subversive, the sinister, and above all, designing landscapes and films with great aesthetic potential. “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” has the same visual potential in a film that leans more towards the artistic than the terrifying, in this particular poetry of the sinister.
Synopsis
A young woman named Mona Lisa (Jun Jong-seo) escapes from a mental asylum in New Orleans. She has strange powers,...
If you’re not familiar with her, Ana Lily Amirpour is an institution when it comes to the subversive, the sinister, and above all, designing landscapes and films with great aesthetic potential. “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” has the same visual potential in a film that leans more towards the artistic than the terrifying, in this particular poetry of the sinister.
Synopsis
A young woman named Mona Lisa (Jun Jong-seo) escapes from a mental asylum in New Orleans. She has strange powers,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
It’s like a Mexican E.T. featuring a mythical dog-thing with wings. Charming kids’ movie Chupa, directed by Gravity writer Jonás Cuarón, is the story of a young boy called Alejandro (Evan Whitten) whose father has died, who travels to Mexico to stay with his grandfather (Demián Bichir) and cousins and befriends a strange creature.
This creature is a baby chupacabra who’s been separated from its parents and has taken refuge in Alex’s grandfather’s barn. But all is not well – Christian Slater’s government funded scientist has been tracking the chupacabras, believing they have healing qualities that he’d be able to harness.
Will Alex be able to help reunite little Chupa with his family before the ruthless scientist gets his hands on him? And might he learn some lessons about family on the way? You’ll have to watch the film to find out.
Chupacabras...
This creature is a baby chupacabra who’s been separated from its parents and has taken refuge in Alex’s grandfather’s barn. But all is not well – Christian Slater’s government funded scientist has been tracking the chupacabras, believing they have healing qualities that he’d be able to harness.
Will Alex be able to help reunite little Chupa with his family before the ruthless scientist gets his hands on him? And might he learn some lessons about family on the way? You’ll have to watch the film to find out.
Chupacabras...
- 4/14/2023
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
The primary purpose of this roundup is to highlight films new to streaming platforms that could potentially contend for awards. But some weekends there are no new releases that could credibly be considered awards contenders. This is one of those weeks. But we don’t take the week off. Instead, we highlight the best of what’s new on streaming, whether it’s a contender or not. This week’s picks include a notable new release and three older Oscar contenders.
The contender to watch this week: “Fatal Attraction”
Before the Paramount+ adaptation starring Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson premieres at the end of April, revisit this classic for a dose of bunny-boiling electricity. “Fatal Attraction” was the third-highest-grossing release of 1987, eventually earning six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. People have been arguing about the movie’s messages ever since, but it’s hard to find performances as invigorating as...
The contender to watch this week: “Fatal Attraction”
Before the Paramount+ adaptation starring Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson premieres at the end of April, revisit this classic for a dose of bunny-boiling electricity. “Fatal Attraction” was the third-highest-grossing release of 1987, eventually earning six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. People have been arguing about the movie’s messages ever since, but it’s hard to find performances as invigorating as...
- 4/8/2023
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
Ready to fall in love with a cuddly little Chupacabra? Because you will if you watch Netflix’s new film “Chupa.”
“Chupa” stars Evan Whitten as Alex, a kid living in the United States whose mom sends him to visit his grandfather (Demián Bichir) in Mexico for spring break. (This is in the early 1990s.) While in Mexico, he befriends a Chupacabra – an ancient creature from Mexican folklore, who he dubs Chupa. Together, he and his cousins hide Chupa and outwit a nefarious operative trying to capture the creature for use in the biomedical field and attempt to return Chupa to his family.
It’s a terrific little movie, clearly indebted to the Amblin movies of the 1980s and early 1990s, with some fun performances and an absolutely adorable creature in Chupa.
TheWrap spoke to director Jonás Cuarón, who talked about those reference points, figuring out how to film the...
“Chupa” stars Evan Whitten as Alex, a kid living in the United States whose mom sends him to visit his grandfather (Demián Bichir) in Mexico for spring break. (This is in the early 1990s.) While in Mexico, he befriends a Chupacabra – an ancient creature from Mexican folklore, who he dubs Chupa. Together, he and his cousins hide Chupa and outwit a nefarious operative trying to capture the creature for use in the biomedical field and attempt to return Chupa to his family.
It’s a terrific little movie, clearly indebted to the Amblin movies of the 1980s and early 1990s, with some fun performances and an absolutely adorable creature in Chupa.
TheWrap spoke to director Jonás Cuarón, who talked about those reference points, figuring out how to film the...
- 4/7/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Chupa is a Netflix movie directed by Jonás Cuarón starring Evan Whitten and Demian Bichir.
The chupacabra is a legend about an animal that feeds on the blood of goats. Coming all the way from Mexico, the story has become a classic horror story.
This time, Jonás Cuarón gives the story a more youthful twist and turns it into a heartwarming tale of friendship and adventure in the style of the 80’s and those charming and forgettable films that followed in the wake of E.T.
It’s fun to see Christian Slater again.
Chupa (2023) Movie Review
Chupa is a youth film created with all the 80’s machinations of these movies that, without inventing anything new at all, makes them work again to perfection demonstrating that the formula, although already very worn, still works with the passage of time.
One of those naive and charming movies that has its fascinating...
The chupacabra is a legend about an animal that feeds on the blood of goats. Coming all the way from Mexico, the story has become a classic horror story.
This time, Jonás Cuarón gives the story a more youthful twist and turns it into a heartwarming tale of friendship and adventure in the style of the 80’s and those charming and forgettable films that followed in the wake of E.T.
It’s fun to see Christian Slater again.
Chupa (2023) Movie Review
Chupa is a youth film created with all the 80’s machinations of these movies that, without inventing anything new at all, makes them work again to perfection demonstrating that the formula, although already very worn, still works with the passage of time.
One of those naive and charming movies that has its fascinating...
- 4/7/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
“Chupa” is a Netflix movie directed by Jonas Cuaron and released on April 7, 2023. Jonas Cuaron is the son of Alfonso Cuaron, a Mexican filmmaker who has won Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Cinematography Oscars. “Chupa” is a heartwarming tale of Alejandro, aka Alex (Evan Whitten), who is going through grief because of the death of his father, who died of cancer, and Chupa, or the mythical creature Chupacabra, who, due to the fault of man, has been displaced from his family. Alex lives in Kansas City and studies at Lakewood Middle School, where he doesn’t interact with any of his classmates but engages himself in playing a game on the Game Boy, for which he is called weird and teased with words like ‘Taquito.’ Alex feels out of place and isn’t able to brave this situation at school. Nevertheless, his mother offers him a trip to...
- 4/7/2023
- by Carlos Luis
- Film Fugitives
Jonás Cuarón creates a family adventure film based on Latin America’s folklore about a mythical creature. It’s very “Amblin-esque” according to him. So why make a movie about Chupacabras, why make it a family adventure, and really, why call it “Chupa?” The word has a different connotation in both the Latin and Filipino culture.
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- 4/6/2023
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
According to legend, the chupacabra is a fearsome, blood-sucking beast — a lean and intimidating animal you wouldn’t want to come across feasting on your livestock at night. Not so the cub three kids nickname “Chupa” in Mexican director Jonás Cuarón’s family-friendly Netflix movie. This one looks like a fuzzy-wuzzy baby lynx, with inquisitive amber eyes and a pair of awkward azure wings it still hasn’t learned how to use. A single glimpse of this oversized kitten and you’ll want one for your own, if not the plush version to snuggle up with at night.
That’s a pretty radical reimagining of a mythical monster usually discussed in horror terms, but an inspired way to bring a sense of Amblin-esque wonder south of the border, attempting to do for a legendary Latin American creature what films like “E.T.” did for extra-terrestrials — which is to say, turn...
That’s a pretty radical reimagining of a mythical monster usually discussed in horror terms, but an inspired way to bring a sense of Amblin-esque wonder south of the border, attempting to do for a legendary Latin American creature what films like “E.T.” did for extra-terrestrials — which is to say, turn...
- 4/6/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
April is Halfway-to-Halloween, and this month embraces horror offerings accordingly. While The Pope’s Exorcist, Beau is Afraid, Renfield, and Evil Dead Rise ensure a robust theatrical slate for horror in April, the TV premieres get even more extensive. Of course, it doesn’t stop there. The new releases coming to streaming this month keep the Halloween spirit alive and well.
Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in April 2023 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
Chupa – Netflix (April 7)
Chupa. Evan Whitten as Alex in Chupa. Cr: Netflix © 2023
The vampiric Chupacabra gets re-envisioned in Netflix’s fantasy film Chupa. The Nun’s Demián Bichir stars in this family adventure that sees a teen boy discover an adorable Chupacabra cub. Christian Slater also stars. Chupa is directed by Jonás Cuarón (Desierto), son of acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón.
Holy Spider...
Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in April 2023 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
Chupa – Netflix (April 7)
Chupa. Evan Whitten as Alex in Chupa. Cr: Netflix © 2023
The vampiric Chupacabra gets re-envisioned in Netflix’s fantasy film Chupa. The Nun’s Demián Bichir stars in this family adventure that sees a teen boy discover an adorable Chupacabra cub. Christian Slater also stars. Chupa is directed by Jonás Cuarón (Desierto), son of acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón.
Holy Spider...
- 4/5/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Chupa" is a new fantasy adventure film directed by Jonás Cuarón, starring Demián Bichir, Evan Whitten, Ashley Ciarra, Nickolas Verdugo and Christan Slater, streaming April 7, 203 on Netflix:
"...after discovering a 'chupacabra' creature living in his grandfather’s shed while visiting in Mexico, a teenage boy and his cousins accompany the creature on an adventure..."
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- 4/1/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Chupa" is a new fantasy adventure film directed by Jonás Cuarón, starring Demián Bichir, Evan Whitten, Ashley Ciarra, Nickolas Verdugo and Christan Slater, streaming April 7, 203 on Netflix:
"...after discovering a 'chupacabra' creature living in his grandfather’s shed while visiting in Mexico, a teenage boy and his cousins accompany the creature on an adventure..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...after discovering a 'chupacabra' creature living in his grandfather’s shed while visiting in Mexico, a teenage boy and his cousins accompany the creature on an adventure..."
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- 3/14/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Director Jonás Cuarón reimagines the terrifying mythical beast as a cute and furry little creature in Netflix’s Chupa. The two-minute trailer for the family-friendly adventure confirms this incredibly adorable baby chupacabra looks nothing like a goat-killing, nightmare-inducing monster.
“I was a small kid when the legend started. When the idea came of turning [the myth] on its head and using it to tell a family adventure, I was immediately excited,” said Cuarón in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum. “I’ve always been a huge fan of E.T. and believe that stories like that are so powerful because they play on the idea of kids being misunderstood by adults. Chupa might be a monster but he’s the only one that truly understands what Alex is going through. The bond between a boy and a creature is so pure, like with a pet, it transcends language.”
Chupa stars Demián Bichir,...
“I was a small kid when the legend started. When the idea came of turning [the myth] on its head and using it to tell a family adventure, I was immediately excited,” said Cuarón in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum. “I’ve always been a huge fan of E.T. and believe that stories like that are so powerful because they play on the idea of kids being misunderstood by adults. Chupa might be a monster but he’s the only one that truly understands what Alex is going through. The bond between a boy and a creature is so pure, like with a pet, it transcends language.”
Chupa stars Demián Bichir,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"He'll be our little secret." Netflix has revealed the official trailer for an adventure movie titled Chupa, rated PG even tough it's only going to be streaming on Netflix for its release in April. This is the latest from Mexican director Jonás Cuarón, Alfonso Cuarón's son - his debut feature was Desierto from a few years ago. While visiting his family in Mexico, teenage Alex gains an unlikely companion when he discovers a young chupacabra hiding in his grandpa's shed. In order to save the mythical creature, Alex and his cousins must embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Directed by Jonás, and produced by 26th Street Pictures' Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe, Chupa is a nostalgic journey through myth, memory, and the making of one's own personal legend. This stars Evan Whitten as Alex, along with Demián Bichir, Christian Slater, Ashley Ciarra, Nickolas Verdugo, Adriana Paz,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Evan Whitten as Alex in ‘Chupa’ (Photo Credit: Netflix © 2023)
Although Netflix’s family adventure Chupa is inspired by the legend of the chupacabra, director Jonás Cuarón was determined to make the creature at the heart of his film much less fearsome than the mythical creature. “Our goal was to create an incredibly cute creature based on a terrifying legend,” said Cuarón in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum. “The mythical creature was described as a hairless dog with wings and sharp teeth. Chupa is furry and incredibly cute.”
The first photos from Chupa confirm this creature, at least as a youngster, is anything but terrifying.
Cuarón added: “I’ve always been a huge fan of E.T. and believe that stories like that are so powerful because they play on the idea of kids being misunderstood by adults. Chupa might be a monster, but he’s the only one that truly...
Although Netflix’s family adventure Chupa is inspired by the legend of the chupacabra, director Jonás Cuarón was determined to make the creature at the heart of his film much less fearsome than the mythical creature. “Our goal was to create an incredibly cute creature based on a terrifying legend,” said Cuarón in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum. “The mythical creature was described as a hairless dog with wings and sharp teeth. Chupa is furry and incredibly cute.”
The first photos from Chupa confirm this creature, at least as a youngster, is anything but terrifying.
Cuarón added: “I’ve always been a huge fan of E.T. and believe that stories like that are so powerful because they play on the idea of kids being misunderstood by adults. Chupa might be a monster, but he’s the only one that truly...
- 3/1/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Busy Philipps is not a regular mom, she’s a cool mom.
The Cougar Town and Girls5eva actress has been cast in Paramount+’s Mean Girls musical movie as the “hip” mom of ultimate mean girl Regina George (played by Reneé Rapp, The Sex Lives of College Girls), our sister site Deadline reports. The role was portrayed by Amy Poehler in the 2004 original movie.
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The Cougar Town and Girls5eva actress has been cast in Paramount+’s Mean Girls musical movie as the “hip” mom of ultimate mean girl Regina George (played by Reneé Rapp, The Sex Lives of College Girls), our sister site Deadline reports. The role was portrayed by Amy Poehler in the 2004 original movie.
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- 3/1/2023
- by Erianne Lewis
- TVLine.com
The vampiric Chupacabra gets re-envisioned in Netflix’s upcoming fantasy film Chupa. The streaming service’s first look images reveal the cryptid’s cuter side.
The Nun’s Demián Bichir stars in this family adventure that sees a teen boy discover an adorable Chupacabra cub. Christian Slater (Heathers, Interview with the Vampire) also stars.
Look for this adorable take on the Chupacabra legend when Chupa debuts on Netflix on April 7, 2023.
In the film: “Shy 13-year-old Alex (Evan Whitten) flies from Kansas City to Mexico to meet his extended family for the first time. There he meets his grandfather and former lucha libre champion Chava (Bichir), energetic, wrestling-obsessed cousin Memo (Nickolas Verdugo), and fearless, hip cousin, Luna (Ashley Ciarra). But just as Alex begins to get his bearings, he discovers a mythical creature living under his grandfather’s shed: a young chupacabra cub, which he recognizes from stories of the feared,...
The Nun’s Demián Bichir stars in this family adventure that sees a teen boy discover an adorable Chupacabra cub. Christian Slater (Heathers, Interview with the Vampire) also stars.
Look for this adorable take on the Chupacabra legend when Chupa debuts on Netflix on April 7, 2023.
In the film: “Shy 13-year-old Alex (Evan Whitten) flies from Kansas City to Mexico to meet his extended family for the first time. There he meets his grandfather and former lucha libre champion Chava (Bichir), energetic, wrestling-obsessed cousin Memo (Nickolas Verdugo), and fearless, hip cousin, Luna (Ashley Ciarra). But just as Alex begins to get his bearings, he discovers a mythical creature living under his grandfather’s shed: a young chupacabra cub, which he recognizes from stories of the feared,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Hocus Pocus 2, A Friend of the Family, Entergalactic and the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Albie Awards.
Hocus Pocus 2 premiere
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy premiered their highly anticipated Disney+ sequel in New York on Tuesday, along with newcomers Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak and Belissa Escobedo.
Anne Fletcher, Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Adam Shankman, Lynn Harris and Sam Richardson Whitney Peak and Belissa Escobedo Bette Midler
Entergalactic premiere
On Wednesday, Netflix hosted a brunch and evening premiere for new series Entergalactic, the latter at the The Paris Theater in New York City. Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Jessica Williams, Ty Dolla ign, Laura Harrier and Teyana Taylor were in attendance along with executive producers Kenya Barris,...
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Hocus Pocus 2, A Friend of the Family, Entergalactic and the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Albie Awards.
Hocus Pocus 2 premiere
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy premiered their highly anticipated Disney+ sequel in New York on Tuesday, along with newcomers Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak and Belissa Escobedo.
Anne Fletcher, Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Adam Shankman, Lynn Harris and Sam Richardson Whitney Peak and Belissa Escobedo Bette Midler
Entergalactic premiere
On Wednesday, Netflix hosted a brunch and evening premiere for new series Entergalactic, the latter at the The Paris Theater in New York City. Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Jessica Williams, Ty Dolla ign, Laura Harrier and Teyana Taylor were in attendance along with executive producers Kenya Barris,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kate Hudson is gorgeous in an elegant and sheer dress with black detailing. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Brent Perniac/AdMedia
Kate Hudson is glowing in a sheer dress as she promotes her latest film.
The actress was the latest to rock the see-through dress trend, which suited her well.
She shared photos as she got into a car and struck a few poses on her way.
She posted the gorgeous shots for her 15.7 million Instagram followers, who often receive updates on her daily life from the actress.
Kate tagged her makeup and stylist team, as well as the dress designer, Oscar de la Renta.
She also tagged another Oscar, Oscar Massin, who makes sustainable luxury jewelry.
Kate Hudson is perfection in sheer Oscar de la Renta
Kate’s off-the-shoulder dress featured long sleeves with leaves and floral detailing throughout the gorgeous garment. The bodice was also lined with flowers, including black roses.
Kate Hudson is glowing in a sheer dress as she promotes her latest film.
The actress was the latest to rock the see-through dress trend, which suited her well.
She shared photos as she got into a car and struck a few poses on her way.
She posted the gorgeous shots for her 15.7 million Instagram followers, who often receive updates on her daily life from the actress.
Kate tagged her makeup and stylist team, as well as the dress designer, Oscar de la Renta.
She also tagged another Oscar, Oscar Massin, who makes sustainable luxury jewelry.
Kate Hudson is perfection in sheer Oscar de la Renta
Kate’s off-the-shoulder dress featured long sleeves with leaves and floral detailing throughout the gorgeous garment. The bodice was also lined with flowers, including black roses.
- 9/29/2022
- by Shannon Sullivan
- Monsters and Critics
Up next from writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Bad Batch) is fantasy thriller Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, and a new clip has arrived today.
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon comes to theaters, Digital, and On Demand September 30 from Saban, described as a “demon-out-of-water fairy-tale thriller” by Variety.
Kate Hudson and Jun Jong Seo star in this “mind-bending thriller from visionary director Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night).”
“When a struggling single-mother (Hudson) befriends a mysterious mental institute escapee with supernatural powers (Jong Seo), she sees a lucrative opportunity to make some fast cash. But when they draw the attention of a detective (Craig Robinson), their luck starts to run out as the cops close in on their crime-spree.”
Watch the official clip from Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon below, wherein Kate Hudson’s character attempts to...
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon comes to theaters, Digital, and On Demand September 30 from Saban, described as a “demon-out-of-water fairy-tale thriller” by Variety.
Kate Hudson and Jun Jong Seo star in this “mind-bending thriller from visionary director Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night).”
“When a struggling single-mother (Hudson) befriends a mysterious mental institute escapee with supernatural powers (Jong Seo), she sees a lucrative opportunity to make some fast cash. But when they draw the attention of a detective (Craig Robinson), their luck starts to run out as the cops close in on their crime-spree.”
Watch the official clip from Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon below, wherein Kate Hudson’s character attempts to...
- 9/28/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon In Theaters, On Digital and On Demand September 30, 2022 Written And Directed By: Ana Lily Amirpour Starring: Kate Hudson, Jun Jong Seo, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten and Craig Robinson Run Time: 107 minutes Rating: Rated R for language throughout, sexual material and some violence. Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy …
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- 9/7/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Earlier this year, we heard that Saban Films had acquired the North American distribution rights for Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, a fantasy thriller from Ana Lily Amirpour, the filmmaker behind the Iranian vampire tale A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and the crazy post-apocalyptic story The Bad Batch. Now we know when we’re finally going to have the chance to see Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, which began filming way back in July of 2019. The film is getting a theatrical, Digital, and On Demand on September 30th – and with that day coming up fast, a trailer has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.
Described as a “stylized fairy tale”, the film is said to “pair strange, violent, and humorous sequences with a range of music from heavy metal to Italian techno.” The story is
a mind-bending adventure set in the...
Described as a “stylized fairy tale”, the film is said to “pair strange, violent, and humorous sequences with a range of music from heavy metal to Italian techno.” The story is
a mind-bending adventure set in the...
- 8/24/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Ana Lily Amirpour is back for her third feature just in time for scary season.
The supernatural thriller “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” paints a different picture of the seedy underbelly of New Orleans. The film centers on a mental institute escapee, the titular Mona Lisa (Jun Jong Seo), who befriends exotic dancer and single mother Bonnie (Kate Hudson) in an effort to go on a crime spree thanks to Mona Lisa’s unique otherworldly talents. Yet when a detective (Craig Robinson) starts putting the pieces together, Bonnie and Mona Lisa’s “Bonnie and Clyde” run just might be over…or come to a fatal end. Ed Skrein and Evan Whitten also star.
After premiering at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” will be released in theaters, on demand, and on digital September 30 from Saban Films.
Writer-director Amirpour follows up 2014 vampire Western “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night...
The supernatural thriller “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” paints a different picture of the seedy underbelly of New Orleans. The film centers on a mental institute escapee, the titular Mona Lisa (Jun Jong Seo), who befriends exotic dancer and single mother Bonnie (Kate Hudson) in an effort to go on a crime spree thanks to Mona Lisa’s unique otherworldly talents. Yet when a detective (Craig Robinson) starts putting the pieces together, Bonnie and Mona Lisa’s “Bonnie and Clyde” run just might be over…or come to a fatal end. Ed Skrein and Evan Whitten also star.
After premiering at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” will be released in theaters, on demand, and on digital September 30 from Saban Films.
Writer-director Amirpour follows up 2014 vampire Western “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night...
- 8/24/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ Trailer – Ana Lily Amirpour Returns With a Brand New Fantasy Thriller
Up next from writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Bad Batch) is fantasy thriller Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, and the official trailer has arrived.
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon comes to theaters, Digital, and On Demand September 30 from Saban, described as a “demon-out-of-water fairy-tale thriller” by Variety.
Watch the official trailer below.
Kate Hudson and Jun Jong Seo star in this “mind-bending thriller from visionary director Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night).”
“When a struggling single-mother (Hudson) befriends a mysterious mental institute escapee with supernatural powers (Jong Seo), she sees a lucrative opportunity to make some fast cash. But when they draw the attention of a detective (Craig Robinson), their luck starts to run out as the cops close in on their crime-spree.”
Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein and Evan Whitten also star.
The film is rated “R” for language throughout,...
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon comes to theaters, Digital, and On Demand September 30 from Saban, described as a “demon-out-of-water fairy-tale thriller” by Variety.
Watch the official trailer below.
Kate Hudson and Jun Jong Seo star in this “mind-bending thriller from visionary director Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night).”
“When a struggling single-mother (Hudson) befriends a mysterious mental institute escapee with supernatural powers (Jong Seo), she sees a lucrative opportunity to make some fast cash. But when they draw the attention of a detective (Craig Robinson), their luck starts to run out as the cops close in on their crime-spree.”
Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein and Evan Whitten also star.
The film is rated “R” for language throughout,...
- 8/24/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“I knew something freaky was going to happen tonight,” Kate Hudson says in the new trailer for “Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon.” “With a full moon, I feel it in my ovaries, I swear to god.” The film is the latest hallucinogenic nightmare from Ana Lily Amirpour, known for the celebrated indies “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” and “The Bad Batch.”
Starring Kate Hudson, Jun Jong Seo, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, and Craig Robinson, ‘Blood Moon’ has been described as a “mind-bending adventure set in the humid, neon-lit streets of New Orleans.
Continue reading ‘Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon’ Trailer: Kate Hudson & Jun Jong Seo Star In Ana Lily Amirpour’s Crazy New Trip at The Playlist.
Starring Kate Hudson, Jun Jong Seo, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, and Craig Robinson, ‘Blood Moon’ has been described as a “mind-bending adventure set in the humid, neon-lit streets of New Orleans.
Continue reading ‘Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon’ Trailer: Kate Hudson & Jun Jong Seo Star In Ana Lily Amirpour’s Crazy New Trip at The Playlist.
- 8/24/2022
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
"Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon" is likely a name many cinephiles have heard over the past few years, but don't know a lot about. That's understandable, since Ana Lily Amirpour's third feature was announced back in 2018, but didn't have its world premiere until a few years later. Premiering at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, the title has been floating around on the festival circuit and was acquired by Saban Films this past March.
While the movie is still a bit mysterious, there are some things we can piece together before its release this coming September. The first is that it will, of course, be a bit wild. After all, Amirpour had already solidified herself as a director that dives into the bizarre with "A Girl Walks Home at Night" and "The Bad Batch." The second is that it touts Kate Hudson in a role that is far from the...
While the movie is still a bit mysterious, there are some things we can piece together before its release this coming September. The first is that it will, of course, be a bit wild. After all, Amirpour had already solidified herself as a director that dives into the bizarre with "A Girl Walks Home at Night" and "The Bad Batch." The second is that it touts Kate Hudson in a role that is far from the...
- 8/24/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Mona Lisa and The Blood Moon Trailer — Ana Lily Amirpour‘s Mona Lisa and The Blood Moon (2021) movie trailer has been released by Saban Films. The Mona Lisa and The Blood Moon trailer stars Jeon Jong-seo, Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson, Altonio Jackson, Ed Skrein, and Evan Whitten. Crew Ana Lily Amirpour wrote the screenplay for Mona [...]
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Continue reading: Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon (2021) Movie Trailer: Kate Hudson stars in Ana Lily Amirpour’s Single-mom Film...
- 8/24/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
As we gear up for another Venice Film Festival, a project premiering at last year’s edition will finally get a release next month. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night and The Bad Batch director Ana Lily Amirpour’s latest film, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, follows a struggling single mother (Kate Hudson) who befriends a mysterious mental institute escapee with supernatural powers (Jun Jong Seo). She sees a lucrative opportunity to make some fast cash, but when they draw the attention of a detective (Craig Robinson), their luck starts to run out as the cops close in on their crime spree. Now set for a September 30 release digitally and in theaters, the first trailer has landed.
David Katz said in his review, “The way her career is headed, soon we’ll be able to collate an Ana Lily Amirpour map of the United States. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night...
David Katz said in his review, “The way her career is headed, soon we’ll be able to collate an Ana Lily Amirpour map of the United States. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night...
- 8/24/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"If you see this girl - do not look in her eyes!!" Saban Films has debuted a trailer for a wacky superpowers thriller titled Mona Lisa & The Blood Moon, the latest from filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour (best known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night). This first premiered at the 2021 Venice Film Festival a year ago, but so many critics hate that it has been forgotten until now. The film is a "mind-bending adventure" set in the swampy neon-lit streets of New Orleans. At its center is a girl with strange and dangerous abilities who escapes from a mental asylum and rejoins the chaos of modern-day civilization, on the hedonistic streets of the French Quarter. It stars Jeon Jong-seo (from Burning) as Mona, Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson, Altonio Jackson, Ed Skrein, and Evan Whitten. I really, really did not like this watching it in Venice, it's trashy and hollow and aimless.
- 8/23/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A first trailer has been revealed for the upcoming film “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon,” a neon-drenched psychological thriller from Ana Lily Amirpour, the writer and director of “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.”
“Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” follows Mona Lisa (Jun Jong Seo), a teenage girl who flees a mental institution for the streets of New Orleans. Bonnie (Kate Hudson), a single mother struggling to make ends meet, takes her under her wing when she learns that Mona Lisa has supernatural abilities that might be able to make her some money.
The trailer opens with a public announcement ringing out through the halls of a facility, informing the authorities that a “violent” inmate has escaped from “the home of mentally insane adolescents.” A terrified Mona Lisa creeps out of her room and through the hallways past an oblivious guard.
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“Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” follows Mona Lisa (Jun Jong Seo), a teenage girl who flees a mental institution for the streets of New Orleans. Bonnie (Kate Hudson), a single mother struggling to make ends meet, takes her under her wing when she learns that Mona Lisa has supernatural abilities that might be able to make her some money.
The trailer opens with a public announcement ringing out through the halls of a facility, informing the authorities that a “violent” inmate has escaped from “the home of mentally insane adolescents.” A terrified Mona Lisa creeps out of her room and through the hallways past an oblivious guard.
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- 8/23/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
As a supporting sponsor of The Overlook Film Festival, we're proud to present a 100th anniversary screening of Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages with a live score by Think Less, Hear More! On top of that, it's been announced that Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon will be the opening night film, the immersive program has been revealed, and there's much more in the latest festival announcement:
(New Orleans, LA) – The Overlook Film Festival is proud to announce its opening night film and second wave of the 2022 festival lineup. These titles join previously announced films and events, including closing night film The Black Phone, for a total of 23 feature films and 25 short films from 16 countries, with 3 World Premieres and 1 North American premiere, along with 10 live events taking place at the Prytania Theatres At Canal Place in New Orleans June 2-5, 2022.
The festival will open with the North American premiere of...
(New Orleans, LA) – The Overlook Film Festival is proud to announce its opening night film and second wave of the 2022 festival lineup. These titles join previously announced films and events, including closing night film The Black Phone, for a total of 23 feature films and 25 short films from 16 countries, with 3 World Premieres and 1 North American premiere, along with 10 live events taking place at the Prytania Theatres At Canal Place in New Orleans June 2-5, 2022.
The festival will open with the North American premiere of...
- 5/3/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Saban Films is finalizing a deal to acquire North American rights to Ana Lily Amirpour’s Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, starring Kate Hudson, breakout Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo and Craig Robinson.
The fantasy-thriller title, which also stars Ed Skrein and Evan Whitten, debuted at the Venice Film Festival last year before playing at a raft of international festivals including Zurich, Sitges, Busan, London and Gent.
Saban plans to release the film theatrically this year.
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon follows a girl with unusual powers who escapes from a psychiatric hospital onto the chaotic streets of New Orleans. As she tries to make it on her own amidst the hedonism of the French Quarter, the girl is taken under the wing of street-smart stripper Bonnie and her young son. The trio’s antics soon draw the attention of the cops, forcing the girl to take control of her own destiny.
The fantasy-thriller title, which also stars Ed Skrein and Evan Whitten, debuted at the Venice Film Festival last year before playing at a raft of international festivals including Zurich, Sitges, Busan, London and Gent.
Saban plans to release the film theatrically this year.
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon follows a girl with unusual powers who escapes from a psychiatric hospital onto the chaotic streets of New Orleans. As she tries to make it on her own amidst the hedonism of the French Quarter, the girl is taken under the wing of street-smart stripper Bonnie and her young son. The trio’s antics soon draw the attention of the cops, forcing the girl to take control of her own destiny.
- 3/15/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
In some respects, “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon” — Ana Lily Amirpour’s latest feature, premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival — could be called a return to form, or at least a return to the tropes and visual tendencies the Iranian-American director showed in her promising 2014 debut, “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.” After Amirpour’s disastrous collaboration with Netflix in “The Bad Batch,” “Mona Lisa” feels like a movie that is of a kind with her initial preoccupations. That is to say: like her first, , undermining audience expectations of their vulnerability in possibly supernatural ways.
The film begins with Mona Lee (a formidable Jeon Jong-seo), a 22-year-old Korean-American who has, for most of her life, been locked in a secure psychiatric unit, borderline catatonic and straitjacketed: until she escapes. In the opening scene, Mona’s sneering, vaguely Republican-sounding nurse taunts her, only to discover that the...
The film begins with Mona Lee (a formidable Jeon Jong-seo), a 22-year-old Korean-American who has, for most of her life, been locked in a secure psychiatric unit, borderline catatonic and straitjacketed: until she escapes. In the opening scene, Mona’s sneering, vaguely Republican-sounding nurse taunts her, only to discover that the...
- 9/7/2021
- by Christina Newland
- Indiewire
Real psychiatric hospitals haven’t used straitjackets for decades, but no self-respecting genre filmmaker is going to let that get in her way. From the moment Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon provides a ceiling’s-eye view of Jeon Jong-seo writhing on the white floor of her white hospital room, buckled up inside a canvas wrap, we know exactly where we are. Man, that chick is crazy, blip city! That’s what that straitjacket is telling you.
So! In comes a trash-talking blonde who makes Nurse Ratched look like Mother Teresa; after calling straitjacket-girl stupid and hitting her head a couple of times, she pulls out a pedicure set full of sharp things for slicing off horny toenails. Big mistake, lady! Don’t think that old constraint garment is going to save you, because Mona Lisa can make you do anything she wants. Yes, she can make you stab yourself if she likes,...
So! In comes a trash-talking blonde who makes Nurse Ratched look like Mother Teresa; after calling straitjacket-girl stupid and hitting her head a couple of times, she pulls out a pedicure set full of sharp things for slicing off horny toenails. Big mistake, lady! Don’t think that old constraint garment is going to save you, because Mona Lisa can make you do anything she wants. Yes, she can make you stab yourself if she likes,...
- 9/6/2021
- by Stephanie Bunbury
- Deadline Film + TV
A pop-culture pastiche artist, filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour has anchored her now three-strong filmography less around a shared a visual aesthetic or thematic concern than around a very singular vibe: It’s as if the girl walked home alone one night, music in her earbuds, perspective chemically altered, imagination running wild and decided at that moment to spend the rest of her career exploring it in film.
Which is a noble project, don’t get me wrong, especially given the ways Amirpour takes her taciturn female protagonists and sets them loose in wholly different mash-ups. With her debut, “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,” she spun a Farsi-language vampire tale that followed the beats of a western; and with her follow-up, “The Bad Batch,” she imagined the post-apocalypse as a particularly bad trip to Burning Man.
And now, with “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon,” which premiered in competition at Venice on Sunday,...
Which is a noble project, don’t get me wrong, especially given the ways Amirpour takes her taciturn female protagonists and sets them loose in wholly different mash-ups. With her debut, “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,” she spun a Farsi-language vampire tale that followed the beats of a western; and with her follow-up, “The Bad Batch,” she imagined the post-apocalypse as a particularly bad trip to Burning Man.
And now, with “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon,” which premiered in competition at Venice on Sunday,...
- 9/5/2021
- by Ben Croll
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: Warning! This interview and episode postmortem contains details about tonight’s Big Sky episode 9, “Let It Be Him”
We saw some jaw-dropping stuff tonight.
For example, private investigators Cassie and Jenny (Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick) chasing down an autopiloted Tesla commandeered by a dead priest with little kidnapped Erik (Evan Whitten) on the passenger side. Another takeaway from tonight: If you want to completely stop such autopiloted barreling Tesla, simply get in front of it. And that’s exactly what Cassie and Jenny did in a near-dead-on collision.
While we’ve always known that John Carroll Lynch’s sex trafficking Montana state trooper Rick Legarski’s days were numbered, nothing was more shocking to date than how he left this Earth. And, no, he wasn’t buried in a pick-up truck like poor Cody (Ryan Phillippe).
“He won’t be going free after all,...
We saw some jaw-dropping stuff tonight.
For example, private investigators Cassie and Jenny (Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick) chasing down an autopiloted Tesla commandeered by a dead priest with little kidnapped Erik (Evan Whitten) on the passenger side. Another takeaway from tonight: If you want to completely stop such autopiloted barreling Tesla, simply get in front of it. And that’s exactly what Cassie and Jenny did in a near-dead-on collision.
While we’ve always known that John Carroll Lynch’s sex trafficking Montana state trooper Rick Legarski’s days were numbered, nothing was more shocking to date than how he left this Earth. And, no, he wasn’t buried in a pick-up truck like poor Cody (Ryan Phillippe).
“He won’t be going free after all,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: Fox
Episodes: 10 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: October 6, 2020 -- December 22, 2020
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: John Slattery, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Jason Butler Harner, Fernanda Andrade, Eve Harlow, Aaron Moten, Michael Mosley, Evan Whitten, and Gerardo Celasco.
TV show description:
An action-thriller series, the neXt TV show revolves around the emergence of a deadly, rogue Artificial Intelligence. It's a series that asks us to look closely not only at our relationship to technology but to one another.
Silicon Valley pioneer Paul LeBlanc (Slattery) built a fortune and his legacy on his world-changing innovations. He created them while ignoring and alienating the people around him, including his own daughter, Abby (Cappuccino), and his short-sighted younger brother, Ted (Harner), who now runs...
Episodes: 10 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: October 6, 2020 -- December 22, 2020
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: John Slattery, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Jason Butler Harner, Fernanda Andrade, Eve Harlow, Aaron Moten, Michael Mosley, Evan Whitten, and Gerardo Celasco.
TV show description:
An action-thriller series, the neXt TV show revolves around the emergence of a deadly, rogue Artificial Intelligence. It's a series that asks us to look closely not only at our relationship to technology but to one another.
Silicon Valley pioneer Paul LeBlanc (Slattery) built a fortune and his legacy on his world-changing innovations. He created them while ignoring and alienating the people around him, including his own daughter, Abby (Cappuccino), and his short-sighted younger brother, Ted (Harner), who now runs...
- 12/23/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A Sundance Film Festival darling back in 2014 for the Iranian vampire spaghetti western A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (read review), she would feature her sophomore The Bad Batch at TIFF in ’16. Production began July of 2019 in New Orleans on Ana Lily Amirpour‘s Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon – and if included in Sundance this goes in as an acquisitions item. Starring Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten and Jeon Jong-seo, here Amirpour works with Ari Aster’s Cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski.
Gist: This fantasy pic charts the story of a girl with strange and dangerous abilities who escapes from a mental asylum in New Orleans.…...
Gist: This fantasy pic charts the story of a girl with strange and dangerous abilities who escapes from a mental asylum in New Orleans.…...
- 11/19/2020
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Fox is cutting two of its fall dramas short.
The network has announced it has canceled Filthy Rich and NeXt, just weeks after their respective debuts on the network.
Variety reported the news first, saying that increased costs due to the Covid-19 pandemic played a huge part in the decision.
Based on the New Zealand series, Filthy Rich is a southern gothic dramedy revolves around two strong, sharp women who will go to any lengths to protect their loved ones and get their due.
When the wealthy CEO of the world's largest Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has grown, illegitimate kids who also are in his will.
When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not only staying in town...
The network has announced it has canceled Filthy Rich and NeXt, just weeks after their respective debuts on the network.
Variety reported the news first, saying that increased costs due to the Covid-19 pandemic played a huge part in the decision.
Based on the New Zealand series, Filthy Rich is a southern gothic dramedy revolves around two strong, sharp women who will go to any lengths to protect their loved ones and get their due.
When the wealthy CEO of the world's largest Christian network dies in a plane crash, his wife and adult children are stunned to discover he has grown, illegitimate kids who also are in his will.
When the steel azalea matriarch of the family tries to pay them to go away, these newly legitimized heirs have very different ideas and insist on not only staying in town...
- 11/1/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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