Rupert Grint’s praise for his work in the psychological horror series Servant has been well-deserved — just ask his costars.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rupert Grint and Nikki Amuka-Bird have joined Dave Bautista in M. Night Shyamalan’s highly anticipated Knock at the Cabin. Shyamalan will write, direct and produce the thriller for Universal Pictures. Knock at the Cabin will be released by Universal Pictures on February 3, 2023. As with all Shyamalan films, plot details are being kept under lock & key.
This comes on the heels of his recent film Old, which surpassed $90 million globally this summer and is Shyamalan’s sixth film to open number one at the box office.
The project marks a reunion for Grint and Shyamalan as the two worked together on the hit Apple TV+ series Servant, with its third season bowing last month, where Grint co-stars and Shyamalan serves as showrunner. For Grint’s performance on the show, he received the 2021 Hollywood Critics Award for “Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama.” Grint is currently in production on season 4 of the series and will next be seen starring in Guillermo del Toro’s anthology series, Cabinet Of Curiosities on Netflix.
Amuka-Bird is also no stranger to the world of Shyamalan, having just appeared in his most recent film Old. Besides that, she was recently nominated for Best Leading Actress at the 2017 TV BAFTA Awards for her performance in the BBC drama adaptation of Zadie Smith’s book, NW. Amuka-Bird most recently shone in the BBC One drama, Gold Digger. She currently stars in Armando Lannucci’s HBO space comedy, Avenue 5, which was just renewed for a second season.
Grint is represented by Hamilton Hodell, ICM Partners and Management 360; Amuka-Bird is represented by Accelerate and Greene & Associates Talent Agency
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Rupert Grint’s praise for his work in the psychological horror series Servant has been well-deserved — just ask his costars.
Spain for periodical visits, although Juan Carlos I will remain based in the United Arab Emirates where he moved in 2020 following probes into his financial dealings, royal officials said Monday.Juan Carlos wrote a letter to Felipe expressing his desire “to visit family and friends” in Spain after Supreme Court prosecutors closed the investigations, according to a statement on the royal website that contained the letter from the former king.The prosecutors didn't find evidence to take the former monarch to court because much of the financial misbehavior, involving millions of euros (dollars) in undeclared accounts, happened when Juan Carlos was protected by immunity as Spain's king and other possible fraud fell out of the statute of limitations.The probes allowed the recovery of 5.1 million euros ($5.6 million) in fines and taxes for income that Juan Carlos had failed to declare to Spain’s tax authorities, the prosecutors said in their conclusions.“At this time, for reasons that belong to my private sphere and that only affect me, I prefer to continue residing permanently in Abu Dhabi, where I have found peace of mind, especially for this period of my life,” the monarch wrote to his son, according to the royal house.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff are set to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s highly anticipated Knock at the Cabin; joining Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint and Nikki Amuka-Bird. Shyamalan will write, direct and produce the thriller for Universal Pictures.
K.J. Yossman Nikki Amuka-Bird (“The Outfit”) will play the lead in Will Gilbey’s “Jericho Ridge.”BAFTA award-winner Gilbey (“A Lonely Place to Die”) also wrote the screenplay for the feature, which is billed as a survival thriller.Amuka-Bird is joined by Michael Socha (“This is England”), Zack Morris (“The Fades”), Chris Reilly (“Wrath of Man”) Philipp Christopher (“Origin”), Solly McLeod (“Boxing Day”) and music artist Capital T. The film tells the story of North Washington county sheriff Tabby (Amuka-Bird), who finds herself alone in the sheriff’s office one night while her colleagues are out on patrol.
Boyzone star Mikey Graham has officially become a grandad at the age of 49.The Irish singer's daughter Hannah gave birth to her first baby girl last month, and proud dad Mikey took to Twitter to announce the news a few weeks later on Saturday evening, February 26. He also revealed the 25 year old new mum had decided to name her adorable little girl Bonnie, as grandad Mikey gushed over the "stunningly beautiful" tot.The pop star, whose former bandmate Ronan Keating recently reunited with his ex-wife Yvonne for their eldest daughter's 21st birthday party, shares his own grown-up daughter with ex-girlfriend Sharon Keane. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter He is also dad to teenager Sienna, 16, whom he shares with wife Karen Corradi.
K.J. Yossman “Deep Fear,” the upcoming shark thriller starring “Gossip Girl’s” Ed Westwick and “House of Gucci’s” Madalina Ghenea, has gone into production in Malta.The feature has also added Stany Coppet (“Vikings: Valhalla”) and Macarena Gomez (“Shrew’s Nest”), who will play drug traffickers Jose and Maria, as well as Ibrahima Gueye (“The Life Ahead”) who will play a boat hand called Barney.“Deep Fear” sees Ghenea star as accomplished yachtswoman Naomi who embarks on a solo trip through the Caribbean to meet her boyfriend Jackson (played by Westwick) in Grenada.When a storm forces Naomi of course, she encounters survivors of a shipwreck who, it soon transpires, are actually drug traffickers.
Dame Joan Collins has revealed the secrets behind her successful 20-year marriage to hubby Percy Gibson - caviar, jacket potatoes and Gogglebox.The Dynasty icon sat down with OK! after her star-studded 20th wedding anniversary party at Claridge's, where she filled us in on some surprising date night secrets. When asked what the pair do to keep the romance alive, Dame Joan told us: "Our ideal date nights are eating caviar on top of a baked potato in front of the TV, watching Gogglebox!" The actress then put out a call to the C4 show producers by adding: "I’d quite like to be on Gogglebox.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Kimberly Akimbo,” one of the hottest tickets of the theatrical season will transfer to Broadway this fall following an acclaimed run at the Atlantic Theatre Company. The musical about a New Jersey girl who has an aging disease that makes her appear to be decades older than her teenage years will begin previews on October 12 and officially open on November 10.
Gangs of New York), to choices that are more controversial (Hugh Grant in Love Actually? Yes, really!)And while you’re here, why not also sample the inverse of this strange occurrence – brilliant performances in otherwise terrible movies…Gyllenhaal is guilty of too much acting in Denis Villeneuve’s grimy child-abduction thriller. While the other A-listers that surround him (including Hugh Jackman and Viola Davis) bury themselves in grief and rage, Gyllenhaal seems to be in a different film entirely. He’s all twitches and facial tics, injecting off-putting weirdness in a movie that absolutely doesn’t need it.
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Gangs of New York), to choices that are more controversial (Hugh Grant in Love Actually? Yes, really!)And while you’re here, why not also sample the inverse of this strange occurrence – brilliant performances in otherwise terrible movies…Gyllenhaal is guilty of too much acting in Denis Villeneuve’s grimy child-abduction thriller. While the other A-listers that surround him (including Hugh Jackman and Viola Davis) bury themselves in grief and rage, Gyllenhaal seems to be in a different film entirely. He’s all twitches and facial tics, injecting off-putting weirdness in a movie that absolutely doesn’t need it.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDubai-based independent film distributor and producer Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired global rights – excluding theatrical, which is limited to the MENA region – for Lebanese drama “Death of a Virgin and the Sin of Not Living” that launched last year from Berlin’s Panorama section.Produced by Beirut-based Bee On Set Productions, “Death of a Virgin” marks director George Peter Barbari’s feature debut. It stars newcomers Etienne Assal, Adnan Khabbaz, Jean-Paul Franjieh and Elie Dankoura Saad.
Ian McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of rock bands King Crimson and Foreigner, has died. He was 75. According to McDonald’s spokesperson, McDonald passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in New York City. Cause of death has not been provided.
Manori Ravindran International EditorIn a year when a festival darling like Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” was able to garner four Oscar nominations, including best picture, questions for the Berlin Film Festival jury — which includes Hamaguchi — centered on the role of film festivals in connecting both arthouse and mainstream audiences.Declaring that he “felt like a kid” at the Berlinale, where his jury will be watching 18 films in all, M. Night Shyamalan sat beaming next to Hamaguchi, who is fresh off his Oscar nomination for best director earlier this week.
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia as Mac’s dad, show creator Rob McElhenney has revealed.Speaking on the latest episode of The Always Sunny podcast, McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton were discussing episode ‘Dennis And Dee Get A New Dad’ when the subject of casting Mac’s dad, Luther McDonald, was raised.“Little known fact, somebody came in and read for us who went on to become a rather big star,” McElhenney teased.After he revealed it was Bautista, McElhenney added: “There were so many great actors that came in because I think it’s a really funny part and people got it, and I remember him doing a pretty good job. I remember there were three or four guys we really liked.”In response to the Bautista revelation, Howerton said: “Get out of here.