Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+ and even more streaming services, there’s no shortage of options when choosing what to binge-watch this weekend. However, sometimes the amount of great film and television available to stream can be overwhelming and lead to scrolling aimlessly — hoping to land on that perfect piece of content. Scroll no more! To help you out, ET has rounded up the best movies and TV shows to stream this weekend, including new arrivals, nostalgia-filled favorites and titles you may have missed the (well-deserved) hype on that are worth circling back for.From the streaming debut of to Hulu's new miniseries adaptation of Sally Rooney's debut novel, , we’ve got your content covered this week. For even more recommendations, make sure to check out our guide for everything new on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, Apple TV+ and more this month.Starring fan favorites including Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Tom Hiddleston, Joe Alwyn, Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield, Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Kidman, Issa Rae, Pablo Schreiber, Rose Matafeo, Amy Schumer, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and more, here are the best TV shows and movies to stream this week: +Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum star in this fun and flirty adventure flick.
Ben Foster Lost 60 Pounds for Barry Levinson’s Holocaust Biopic ‘The Survivor’: ‘I Wanted to See How Far I Could Go’
25.04.2022 - 22:05 / variety.com
Sasha Urban editorIn the late 1940s, when Barry Levinson was a young boy, his family hosted a guest — his grandmother’s brother. The man’s name was Simka, and he shared a room with Levinson for a two-week period before moving away.
Levinson remembers the man thrashing in his sleep and mumbling in a foreign language for some reason, but, as a young boy, he couldn’t understand why.It wasn’t until years later that he learned that Simka was a survivor of the Holocaust, and his fits were a symptom of what is now recognized as post-traumatic stress disorder. Those memories came flooding back to Levinson when he first read Justine Juell Gillmer’s screenplay of “The Survivor.”Levinson’s latest film, premiering April 27 on HBO, stars Ben Foster as Harry Haft, a real man who survived Auschwitz by boxing other prisoners at the behest of the Nazis.
After making it out alive, Haft made headlines in 1953 when he boxed Rocky Marciano in an attempt to get the attention of his lost love, Leah (Dar Zuzovsky). The biographical film follows Haft in two timelines: his time in the camp, depicted in black and white, and his present life, growing older and searching for Leah while his traumas follow — and plague — him.
Levinson also included a scene that depicts Haft having similar fits to those he remembers Simka having. Except in this story, it’s Haft’s son who bears witness.Foster subjected himself to massive weight changes to perform the role, in addition to performing all the fight sequences with full-impact punches.
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‘The Lost City’ Directors Reveal Keanu Reeves Was Considered For Brad Pitt Role
Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves nearly reunited for “The Lost City”.
Keanu Reeves was considered for Brad Pitt’s ‘Lost City’ role
Keanu Reeves was considered for Brad Pitt’s role in "The Lost City," the film’s directors have revealed. When directors Adam and Aaron Nee spoke with Screen Rant about Pitt’s role in the film, the duo shared that they were uncertain if they would be able to cast Pitt and had other stars in mind, including Reeves. "I think we thought it was gonna be Keanu Reeves initially, but he was tied up with ‘John Wick,’ and that's where we were like, 'Brad was always our first choice,'" Adam shared with the outlet.
'The Lost City' Director Reveals This Beloved Actor Almost Had Brad Pitt's Role
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‘The Lost City’ Makes Its Streaming Debut: How to Watch the Bullock-Tatum Comedy Online
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s adventure comedy “The Lost City” arrives on Paramount+ today, following a surprise box office success last month.
‘The Lost City’ to Premiere on Paramount+ on Tuesday
Directed by Adam and Aaron Nee, “The Lost City” stars Bullock as the successful but weary romance novelist Loretta Sage and Tatum as her gorgeous but stupid cover model Alan. When Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) to help find a lost treasure, it’s up to Alan to save her as they are thrust into an adventure straight out of her novels.
Hulu Offers ‘Fresh’ Twist to the Emmy Race, Submits Sebastian Stan Horror Film for TV Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
Clayton Davis An exciting and welcomed twist to the Emmy race for outstanding television movie has arrived, as Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy “Fresh,” starring Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones, is being submitted for Primetime Emmy consideration.This offers an interesting possibility in a category that hasn’t drummed up much excitement over the last couple of years. While buzzy titles like “Bad Education” and three consecutive “Black Mirror” episodes dominated, the soulful purpose of the category has seemed to be missing.
Daniel Radcliffe’s Weird Al Yankovic Movie: Everything to Know About the Fake Biopic
This wizard is getting weird. Daniel Radcliffe stars as the titular comedian in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, and the movie will live up to its title.
Daniel Radcliffe Transforms Into ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in First Teaser for ‘Walk Hard’-Style Musical Biopic (Video)
Ready to get weird?“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” a pseudo-biopic of the master accordion player/parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic is nearly upon us, and the first teaser trailer is here to give us an idea of the tone/vibe of the new film coming to this fall. You can watch it above.The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, recently seen hamming it up in “The Lost City,” as Yankovic.
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Barry Levinson Has A Very Personal Connection To ‘The Survivor’ [Interview]
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D.C. Gets Back To The Social Whirl: Joe Biden Hosts White House Screening Of HBO’s ‘The Survivor,’ Jordan Klepper Headlines Freedom Forum Event
Opening his remarks to a crowd in the backyard of his Kalorama neighborhood home, Ireland’s Ambassador Daniel Mulhall quipped, “I’m kind of wondering: Is it legal to have so many people at a party?”
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Bidens to show 'The Survivor' for Holocaust Remembrance Week
Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were set to host their first official film screening at the White House on Thursday.The Bidens will show HBO’s “The Survivor,” in honor of Yom HaShoah and Holocaust Remembrance Week, in the White House movie theater on the ground floor of the East Wing.The film tells the story of boxer Harry Haft, who put the lives of fellow concentration camp prisoners at risk to save his own. The movie dramatizes Haft’s experience in Auschwitz, a central part of the Nazi death camp system.An estimated 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland and at least 1.1 million died, according to its museum and memorial website.Director Barry Levinson, actor Ben Foster, who plays Haft, the film's producers and representatives of the American Jewish Community were expected to attend, the White House said.HBO debuted “The Survivor” on Wednesday to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The Bidens To Host Official White House Screening Of HBO’s ‘The Survivor’
HBO’s The Survivor will be shown at the White House on Thursday, marking President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden’s first official screening since taking office.
Why Ben Foster Refused Digital Weight Loss in Favor of a Physical Transformation in HBO’s ‘The Survivor’
I’m curious your entry point in the project was. Were you were familiar with Harry’s story coming in?Ben Foster: I wasn’t aware of it. Barry [Levinson] called up, and that’s an exciting call to get.
‘The Missing’: Steven Pasquale, Stephanie Szostak & Tony Curran Join Peacock Series
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Pasquale (American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson), Stephanie Szostak (A Million Little Things) and Tony Curran (Your Honor) are set for key recurring roles in David E. Kelley’s The Missing, Peacock’s eight-episode series based on Israeli crime writer Dror A. Mishani’s international bestselling novel The Missing File. Details of their characters are being kept under wraps.
Danny DeVito on Reuniting With Barry Levinson for ‘The Survivor’ and the State of Film Distribution
When it came time for director Barry Levinson to cast the role of famed boxing trainer Charlie Goldman in his new film “The Survivor,” he went straight to his friend Danny DeVito. “This was all Barry,” DeVito said about how he came to be a part of the HBO Holocaust film, telling TheWrap it was like no time had passed at all since he and Levinson first worked together on the 1987 film “Tin Men.”“The Survivor” tells the true story of Harry Haft, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp who was forced to box other inmates to survive – sometimes to the death.