Allison Janney Goes On The Hunt For Jurnee Smollett’s Kidnapped Daughter In Action-Packed Trailer For ‘Lou’

“A hitman’s job is never done:” is the tagline from the trailer for the forthcoming action-comedy movie “Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday,” which follows Mike Fallon (AKA The Accident Man) (played by Scott Adkins) as he tries to “top the best assassins in the world, protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.” Of course, The Accident Man will accomplish all of this during a run time of 96 minutes.

When fans complain about the inclusion of women of color in action franchises, they often fall back on the same talking points: it’s not about sexism, it’s just that filmmakers should create different, original movies for Black and Brown actors. Gina Prince Bythewood has done just that with “The Woman King” and proven what we already knew: that women always have and always will make formidable action heroes.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Peacock has landed for development, The Show Must Go On, an hourlong murder mystery anthology, which would mark the first time Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera musical is used as part of a TV series. The high-profile project comes from the Zoey’s Extraordinary Playbook creator Austin Winsberg, former top TV executive and award-winning producer Robert Greenblatt, EGOT Lloyd Webber, as well as Zoey’s producer The Tannenbaum Company, pilot director Richard Shepard and studio Lionsgate Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Sean Astin (Stranger Things) and Craig Parker (Good Trouble) have signed on to star alongside Domenica Cameron-Scorsese in Jason Mac’s political thriller, A Social Contract — the filmmaker’s follow-up to his directorial debut A Father’s Legacy, which was released by Cinedigm last year. (Check out the first still from Mac’s new feature, currently in production in Illinois, below.)

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has picked up worldwide rights (except Italy) to Yale Entertainment’s thriller The Last Girl.

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is set to have its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday.

The Television Academy has opened the envelope on its first batch of presenters for Monday’s 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Jurnee Smollett is remembering her close friend and former co-star, Michael K. Williams, on the first anniversary of his death. The  star died of an accidental drug overdose last year. «I really thought I'd get through this day fine.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Momentum Pictures has purchased the North American and U.K. rights to Michael Morris’ “To Leslie,” a drama with Andrea Riseborough that had its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. The film will be released in theaters and on VOD on Oct. 7. Riseborough starts as a West Texas mother who wins the lottery and drinks it away just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. She comes home in the hopes of achieving redemption. Riseborough leads an ensemble that includes Oscar-winner Allison Janney (“I, Tonya”), Marc Maron (“Maron”), Owen Teague (‘The Stand”), James Landry Hebert (“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”), Andre Royo (“The Wire”) and Stephen Root (“Barry”).

It looks like Austin Swift might have a new girlfriend!

EXCLUSIVE: Fivel Stewart (Umma) will exec produce and star in the horror-thriller Wake, from directors Tom Arizmendi and Austin Parks Stewart.

EXCLUSIVE: Toby Wallace, Emory Cohen, Beau Knapp, Karl Glusman and Happy Anderson are set to join the ensemble cast of the Jeff Nichols drama The Bikeriders at New Regency. Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook and Damon Herriman are already on board. Nichols will direct the pic, which is a fictional story inspired by the photography of Danny Lyon and his 1967 book The Bikeriders.

Allison Janney searches for a missing child with Jurnee Smollett in the first look trailer for their new Netflix movie, Lou.

Netflix has unveiled a trailer and first-look photos for its action-thriller Lou, starring Oscar winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) and Emmy nominee Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country), which is slated for release on September 23rd.

You know Allison Janney from dozens of critically-acclaimed performances, including the Academy-Award-winning performance in “I, Tonya,” and Emmy-winning performances in series like “The West Wing” and “Master of Sex.” But you’ve maybe never seen her do anything like the upcoming Netflix action-thriller, “Lou.” READ MORE: 2018 Oscar Winner Allison Janney Is Heartbroken She Wasn’t Invited To Present This Year In “Lou,” Jurnee Smollett plays a mother whose landlady is Janney, the eponymous loner of the film.

Of all the actors in recent months and years who have tried transforming into John Wick in punishing, stylized action movies, Allison Janney in her new film “Lou” may be the most surprising transformation yet. Janney leads the Netflix action movie “Lou” that also stars Jurnee Smollett and Logan Marshall-Green and is produced by J.J.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez' second nuptials in Savannah, Georgia, Jennifer Garner is spending quality time with two of the most important men in her life.MORE: Jennifer Garner won't attend Ben Affleck and J-Lo's wedding - here's whyThe star was spotted over the weekend having quite the relatable Saturday afternoon alongside her father, William John Garner, as well as her boyfriend, John Miller.The three were seen by fans shopping at Sam's Club, in South Charleston, West Virginia. Photos obtained by TMZ show the actress looking casual chic in light blue, striped linen pants paired with a navy t-shirt.WATCH: Jennifer shares daring parasailing videoMORE: Jennifer Garner's daughter Violet looks just like famous mom in unearthed childhood photo of actressJennifer appeared to be in good spirits, and was all smiles while taking time out of her visit to pose for pictures with fans.The actress is definitely keeping busy, and earlier in the week, she was spotted in downtown Austin, Texas, filming a newseries, titled The Last Thing He Told Me.It is based on a 2021 mystery-thriller novel by Laura Dave, and it is being adapted into a television series for Apple TV by none other than Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoon's production company.