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10.08.2022 - 17:49 / variety.com
Angelique Jackson When Brian Tyree Henry punched his ticket for Sony’s “Bullet Train,” he instantly realized that this movie would be a ride unlike any other.The film follows Brad Pitt’s unlucky assassin, codenamed “Ladybug” as he aims to complete a snatch-and-grab job that goes completely off the rails as he fights off an ever-growing number of fellow assassins with their own agendas.“I really had not seen a story like this in quite some time, with such crazy characters in such crazy circumstances, all trying to kill each other on a train,” Henry told Variety over Zoom in late July, shortly before the movie’s debut. “I had always dreamt of being a part of something like that.”The ensemble cast is populated with mysterious and nefarious characters, including his “Atlanta” co-star Zazie Beetz as “The Hornet” and Bad Bunny as “The Wolf.” Henry plays Lemon, a blonde-haired, British assassin who spends just as much time proselytizing about “Thomas the Tank Engine” as he does bashing people’s brains in.
He’s one half of a two-hitman crew known as “The Twins,” with Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Tangerine as his partner in crime. Despite their farmers’ market-inspired code names, Lemon and Tangerine make a deadly duo, but part of the gag is that “The Twins” certainly don’t look identical, though their brotherly bond is undeniable.
The Black and white buddy-cop (and assassin) dynamic has been pervasive in the action genre, with iconic duos like “Pulp Fiction’s” John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson and “Lethal Weapon’s” Danny Glover and Mel Gibson to consider, but director David Leitch, Henry and Taylor-Johnson were determined to refresh the conceit.“I didn’t want the difference of their race to be the punchline,” Henry says.
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K.J. Yossman Brian Cox says his on-screen alter ego Logan Roy, the misanthropic media mogul at the heart of HBO hit “Succession,” would not be a fan in real life. “Logan would hate me,” said Cox during an in-person conversation at the Edinburgh TV Festival in Scotland. “If Logan met me he’d say ‘I wish that Brian Cox would just shut the fuck up.’” Despite Logan’s flaws, however, Cox says of the character: “I love him.” “What I love about Logan, he’s self-made. Unlike all those other guys, Trump, Murdoch, Conrad Black, he did it all himself.”
EXCLUSIVE: Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Pictures has optioned the original contemporary supernatural spy thriller, Enigma, from scribe Kat Wood.
British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Tenet”) is no stranger to comic book roles. He first made big waves in the U.S.
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Brian Tyree Henry just shot up Japan mid-commute with Brad Pitt and Aaron Taylor Johnson in David Leitch‘s “Bullet Train.” Now, he’ll do the same on the streets of Philadelphia, courtesy of Apple TV+, Ridley Scott, and “Top Gun: Maverick” scribe “Peter Craig.” READ MORE: ‘Bullet Train’ Review: An Exhausting Action Comedy Of Squandered Potential Deadline reports that Apple TV+ is about to make a series order for “Sinking Spring,” a crime story set in the City Of Brotherly Love.
Apple TV+ is heading to Philadelphia for its next crime series.
Brian Tyree Henry has found his post-“Atlanta” television role. The actor will star in “Sinking Spring,” a new Apple TV+ series from writer Peter Craig and director Ridley Scott.Based on the book “Dope Thief” by Dennis Tafoya, the eight-episode series will follow “long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to have their small-time grift become a life-and-death enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and unravel the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern seaboard,” per the streamer.This will be Craig’s first television project, after working on films including “The Batman” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” He will write and executive produce across all eight episodes and direct one episode.Scott executive produces for Scott Free Productions alongside David W.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple is preparing to order an eight-episode series from Peter Craig with Brian Tyree Henry attached to star, Variety has learned.In addition, Ridley Scott is attached to executive produce and direct on the series, with Craig set to direct one episode as well.The show is titled “Sinking Spring” and is based on the book “Dope Thief” by Dennis Tafoya. It follows long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to have their small-time grift become a life-and-death enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and unravel the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern seaboard.Craig serves as writer and executive producer in addition to directing. Henry will executive produce as well as starring. Scott executive produces via Scott Free Productions along with David W.
Olivia Newton-John died aged 73 on Monday morning from breast cancer. Hollywood greats have been paying their respects to the musical icon, including her co-star in the classic film, John Travolta who captioned it, ‘Your Danny’ in reference to his character. While the singer saw massive success in her career, her personal life wasn’t always so easy.
Spilling secrets! Aaron Taylor-Johnson couldn’t help but gush over working with Brad Pitt on the new film Bullet Train — and he’s hoping to avoid making the actor’s “s–t list.”
Aaron Taylor-Johnson sang co-star Brad Pitt's praises during an interview with at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland earlier this month, he also revealed you don't want to make a bad impression on the 58-year-old actor if you hope to work with him again in the future.Taylor-Johnson described Pitt as a «humble and gracious human being,» and believes he expects the same qualities from co-stars.«He is in a new chapter of his life, I think,” he told the publication. „He just wants to bring light and joy into the world and be around people who are there to have a good time.
Former EastEnders star Samantha Womack has told fans she is fighting cancer following the tragic death of Olivia Newton-John. The actress, who was much loved by fans for playing Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC One soap, shared a picture alongside Olivia, whose passing was announced on Monday night (August 8).
Chris Morris Music ReporterOlivia Newton-John, the top female pop vocalist of the 1970s who starred in movies including “Grease” and “Xanadu,” died Monday. She was 73.Her husband posted the news on her official Facebook page, writing:Chart historian Joel Whitburn ranked the warm-voiced Australia-bred singer as the No. 1 female soloist of the ‘70s.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Bullet Train,” a hyperviolent action thriller with Brad Pitt providing the propulsion, racked up $32.4 million at the international box office.The Sony Pictures release, which carries a hefty $90 million budget, has earned $62.5 million worldwide over its opening weekend. The studio says that those results indicate the film in on pace to match hits such as “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Pitt’s latest effort was available in 73% of the international market or more than 15,900 screens. It was the top-grossing global release of the weekend.“Bullet Train,” a star-studded film about battling assassins, performed best in the U.K., where it had a 5-day total of $3.5 million, followed by France with $3.1 million and Mexico with $3 million.
The Post called “a sexy, bloody crime comedy — is already projected to enjoy a $30 million weekend debut, according to Variety.“DC League of Super-Pets,” which opened on July 29, was dogged down to second place, raking in $3.35 million — a stark departure from the $9.3 million it earned the night it hit theaters. The animated Warner Bros.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJoey King hit the zeitgeist hard with 2018’s Netflix rom-com “The Kissing Booth,” and scooped up an Emmy nomination for her work in 2019’s “The Act,” a heart-wrenching limited series about the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard by her daughter, Gypsy Rose. She can now be seen in Hulu’s “The Princess,” where she learned action-hero stunts, and is set to appear in Hulu’s adaptation of Holocaust-themed “We Were the Lucky Ones.” Up next for King is David Leitch’s “Bullet Train,” a high-octane thriller out now. The heavyweight cast includes Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Zazie Beetz, Bad Bunny, Michael Shannon and Brian Tyree Henry.
“Bullet Train,” Columbia Pictures’ R-rated action film starring Brad Pitt, made $4.6 million at the box office in its Thursday preview screenings, which began at 3 p.m. from 3,595 locations.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has the support of his wife on his big night!