Throughout his career, Nicolas Cage has embodied countless characters in movies of various genres, but this year, he returns to horror. The actor’s latest flick, Benjamin Brewer-directed Arcadian, received a relatively rare for the genre Certified Fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes, but that’s not the thing that makes it stand out the most.
The Disney-inspired monstrosities do, as bizarre as it sounds.
Arcadian’s Monsters Are Goofy’s Cousins
Let’s admit it, no one has ever expected to see horror monsters directly inspired by one of Disney’s most wholesome and, well, goofy characters — and yet, here we are. When speaking to IGN, director Benjamin Brewer revealed the source of his inspiration and explained how Goofy can be terrifying and what drove him to do it.
“I had this idea of big nocturnal eyes and massive spaced-out teeth. Teeth way too big for the creature’s mouth.
The Disney-inspired monstrosities do, as bizarre as it sounds.
Arcadian’s Monsters Are Goofy’s Cousins
Let’s admit it, no one has ever expected to see horror monsters directly inspired by one of Disney’s most wholesome and, well, goofy characters — and yet, here we are. When speaking to IGN, director Benjamin Brewer revealed the source of his inspiration and explained how Goofy can be terrifying and what drove him to do it.
“I had this idea of big nocturnal eyes and massive spaced-out teeth. Teeth way too big for the creature’s mouth.
- 4/29/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
Concert film Suga – Agust D Tour ‘D-Day’ The Movie from Trafalgar Releasing took in $990k for Saturday alone, rounding out the North American box office top ten — testament to the power of concert films post-Covid and the enduring popularity of the K-Pop powerhouse. The band is currently on hiatus as members entered military service required in South Korea. But Suga, the second oldest, got in one last solo concert in Seoul last year. It was released into theaters globally for two playdates on April 10 and April 13, for a cume of $2.2 million.
The film played at 723 locations Saturday in the U.S. ($910.3k) and 64 in Canada ($80.6k). (Total screens 787.)
The showtimes were limited, mostly to one 7 pm screening, although some theaters had more than one. Additional screenings continue at select locations through April 21.
North America Imax grosses for Suga were $705k — a notable 32% of the cume to date.
Trafalgar said the...
The film played at 723 locations Saturday in the U.S. ($910.3k) and 64 in Canada ($80.6k). (Total screens 787.)
The showtimes were limited, mostly to one 7 pm screening, although some theaters had more than one. Additional screenings continue at select locations through April 21.
North America Imax grosses for Suga were $705k — a notable 32% of the cume to date.
Trafalgar said the...
- 4/14/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Sasquatch Sunset directors Nathan and David Zellner always wondered what these hairy giants do when they’re not walking – the only Bigfoot footage available has been a minute of a supposed Sasquatch wandering in the northern California woods. They decided to flesh that out in unique dialogue-free comedic imagining of the creatures’ daily life – eating, fighting, etc. Stars Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek and Nathan Zellner are unrecognizable as the hairy tribe of four that entranced Sundance (see Deadline review). Bleecker Street is opening the film, written by David Zellner, executive produced by Ari Aster, in 9 theaters in New York, LA, San Francisco and Austin, ahead of a big jump to about 800 screens next week.
IFC Films opens Nicolas Cage-starring Arcadian on 1,100 screens. Premiered at SXSW, see Deadline review. Eying a low single-digits start. The Benjamin Brewer directed movie follows a father and his...
IFC Films opens Nicolas Cage-starring Arcadian on 1,100 screens. Premiered at SXSW, see Deadline review. Eying a low single-digits start. The Benjamin Brewer directed movie follows a father and his...
- 4/12/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Alex Garland’s Civil War could make A24 history by becoming the studio’s biggest earner out of the gate at the box office. The doom-tinged drama marched on $2.9M during Thursday night previews and could secure $20M throughout the weekend. Civil War gives A24 its best preview number, doubling Hereditary’s preview take of $1.3M. While theater owners and A24 are excited by the film’s early earnings, the film’s good fortune must continue to gain the project’s expenses back.
Civil War reportedly cost north of $50M, with an estimated $20M in promotional materials. Garland’s divisive film plays in 3,800 theaters, with IMAX screens as an additional option. Interestingly, reactions to the Civil War’s subject matter are mixed, with some viewers reporting disturbances in theaters as people get riled up. With social tensions in a fragile place within the United States, Garland’s film can send the wrong message to some.
Civil War reportedly cost north of $50M, with an estimated $20M in promotional materials. Garland’s divisive film plays in 3,800 theaters, with IMAX screens as an additional option. Interestingly, reactions to the Civil War’s subject matter are mixed, with some viewers reporting disturbances in theaters as people get riled up. With social tensions in a fragile place within the United States, Garland’s film can send the wrong message to some.
- 4/12/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
In Benjamin Brewer’s compelling solo directorial debut, “Arcadian,” humanity’s last remnants grapple with the harrowing aftermath of a mysterious apocalypse, where our species survival hangs by a thread amidst the looming threat of monstrous adversaries that come in the night. This atmospheric tale manages to blend family domesticity and raw emotion with gripping horror and excellent creature effects, weaving a fresh and engaging narrative. Despite this being a tale we’ve definitely seen before, the film should manage to make horror audiences clutch their pillows or popcorn with its sharply crafted scares and potentially even tug at the heartstrings of those with children.
Continue reading ‘Arcadian’ Review: Nic Cage-Led Monster Movie Manages Heart & Horror in Equal Measure at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Arcadian’ Review: Nic Cage-Led Monster Movie Manages Heart & Horror in Equal Measure at The Playlist.
- 4/10/2024
- by Mike DeAngelo
- The Playlist
Box office preview: Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ will try its best not to divide the moviegoing nation
After a quieter April opening weekend, we get a slightly busier one with one high profile wide release and a handful of smaller releases. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
The big release of the weekend is “Civil War,” filmmaker Alex Garland‘s fourth feature film as a director, and one that is reportedly A24’s biggest budget production, reportedly costing $50 million. Set in a dystopian war-torn future America, the movie stars Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny from “Priscilla” as two wartime journalists heading to D.C. to interview the President (Nick Offerman), who is about to be deposed by a group of opposing rebels. The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
Garland established himself as a screenwriter with films like Danny Boyle‘s “28 Days Later” and the 2012 “Dredd” movie starring Karl Urban, but his 2015 directorial debut “Ex Machina...
The big release of the weekend is “Civil War,” filmmaker Alex Garland‘s fourth feature film as a director, and one that is reportedly A24’s biggest budget production, reportedly costing $50 million. Set in a dystopian war-torn future America, the movie stars Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny from “Priscilla” as two wartime journalists heading to D.C. to interview the President (Nick Offerman), who is about to be deposed by a group of opposing rebels. The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
Garland established himself as a screenwriter with films like Danny Boyle‘s “28 Days Later” and the 2012 “Dredd” movie starring Karl Urban, but his 2015 directorial debut “Ex Machina...
- 4/10/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Benjamin Brewer’s Arcadian runs on the sort of day/night mechanic found in many survival video games. When the sun is up, it’s an intimate family drama featuring a trio of strong performances and a script that never says more than it has to. And when the sun goes down, it turns into a strikingly effective creature feature, starring some of the most inventively designed and viscerally realized monsters to scuttle across the screen in some time.
Arcadian takes place in a patch of idyllic countryside that lives up to the film’s title. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his twin sons, Joseph (Jaeden Martell) and Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins), live in a farmhouse surrounded by rolling green hills. It’s an inviting, peaceful place, but as sundown approaches, Paul anxiously corrals his boys back into the farmhouse and the three of them reinforce every door and window with hefty wooden shutters.
Arcadian takes place in a patch of idyllic countryside that lives up to the film’s title. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his twin sons, Joseph (Jaeden Martell) and Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins), live in a farmhouse surrounded by rolling green hills. It’s an inviting, peaceful place, but as sundown approaches, Paul anxiously corrals his boys back into the farmhouse and the three of them reinforce every door and window with hefty wooden shutters.
- 4/10/2024
- by Ross McIndoe
- Slant Magazine
This SXSW round-up is a bit like our living (and growing) scrapbook from this year’s big event. We’ll continue to update the article as more video interviews and entries become available.
The SXSW festival has changed and changed again in its 35-plus years. Originally begun as “just” a music festival, the event has become an intersection that’s ever expanding. Bringing in the best of film, television, gaming, and even the cutting edge of technology, it is sometimes hard to quantify what isn’t SXSW these days. Even the Film Festival is now the Film & TV Festival. Still, Den of Geek tried to cover it all, so here’s a look at all the exciting projects we got an early glimpse at in our studio.
7 Beats Per Minute
For those with the passion—and lung capacity—freediving is an aquatic activity that has divers plunge the depths of...
The SXSW festival has changed and changed again in its 35-plus years. Originally begun as “just” a music festival, the event has become an intersection that’s ever expanding. Bringing in the best of film, television, gaming, and even the cutting edge of technology, it is sometimes hard to quantify what isn’t SXSW these days. Even the Film Festival is now the Film & TV Festival. Still, Den of Geek tried to cover it all, so here’s a look at all the exciting projects we got an early glimpse at in our studio.
7 Beats Per Minute
For those with the passion—and lung capacity—freediving is an aquatic activity that has divers plunge the depths of...
- 4/4/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Up next for Nicolas Cage is a creature feature from Rlje Films that’s titled Arcadian. Rlje debuted a bunch of new images along with a poster this morning that introduces more of the cast while teasing some of the bloody thrills ahead.
Look for Arcadian in theaters on April 12, 2024. After the film’s theatrical release, it’s coming to Shudder and AMC+ later this year.
Arcadian has been rated “R” by the MPA for “Bloody images.” Check out some of those bloody images below.
In Arcadian, which looks to take a page out of the Quiet Place playbook, “After a catastrophic event depopulates the world, a father and his two sons must survive their dystopian environment while being threatened by mysterious creatures that emerge at night.”
Jaeden Martell (It 2017), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space) and Sadie Soverall (Fate: The Winx Saga) also star in the upcoming Arcadian alongside cinema icon Nicolas Cage.
Look for Arcadian in theaters on April 12, 2024. After the film’s theatrical release, it’s coming to Shudder and AMC+ later this year.
Arcadian has been rated “R” by the MPA for “Bloody images.” Check out some of those bloody images below.
In Arcadian, which looks to take a page out of the Quiet Place playbook, “After a catastrophic event depopulates the world, a father and his two sons must survive their dystopian environment while being threatened by mysterious creatures that emerge at night.”
Jaeden Martell (It 2017), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space) and Sadie Soverall (Fate: The Winx Saga) also star in the upcoming Arcadian alongside cinema icon Nicolas Cage.
- 3/28/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Overlook Film Fest 2024 edition, taking place April 4 – April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana, just announced even more additions to their already packed lineup, including the Nicolas Cage-starring creature feature Arcadian.
“With the full scope of this year’s lineup, we’re thrilled to be able to recognize all of the many forms horror can take,” said Lisa Carbonari, festival director of The Overlook Film Festival. “We’re diving headfirst into the dark and twisted, through the films, immersive presentations, interactive exhibits, themed parties and even sensory experiences. We can’t wait to get together with our fellow horror-lovers and celebrate all of the different ways we enjoy being scared.”
The new additions to the lineup bring the festival total to 52 films (28 features and 24 shorts) from 11 countries, as well as four live presentations, six immersive experiences and six special events.
While you can read up on the previously announced lineup here,...
“With the full scope of this year’s lineup, we’re thrilled to be able to recognize all of the many forms horror can take,” said Lisa Carbonari, festival director of The Overlook Film Festival. “We’re diving headfirst into the dark and twisted, through the films, immersive presentations, interactive exhibits, themed parties and even sensory experiences. We can’t wait to get together with our fellow horror-lovers and celebrate all of the different ways we enjoy being scared.”
The new additions to the lineup bring the festival total to 52 films (28 features and 24 shorts) from 11 countries, as well as four live presentations, six immersive experiences and six special events.
While you can read up on the previously announced lineup here,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
One of the most memorable horror blockbusters in recent memory was director John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place." It remains impressive that the guy who played Jim on "The Office" crafted such a refreshing film (with lots of help from screenwriters Scott Beck and Bryan Woods) that has spawned an entire franchise. What tends to happen in the realm of horror is that a string of imitators will follow any major success. Well, the time has finally come as "Arcadian" has unquestionably taken more than a little inspiration from Krasinski's 2018 thriller. That said, this is far more than just a cheap imitation. Moreover, it serves as a showcase for one of our most compelling living actors: Nicolas Cage.
"Arcadian" recently screened at SXSW in Austin, Texas, and I was lucky enough to catch the film. Directed by Benjamin Brewer ("The Trust") and written by Michael Nilon ("Braven"), it's certainly not...
"Arcadian" recently screened at SXSW in Austin, Texas, and I was lucky enough to catch the film. Directed by Benjamin Brewer ("The Trust") and written by Michael Nilon ("Braven"), it's certainly not...
- 3/18/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The 2024 SXSW Film Festival kicked off March 8 in Austin with the opening-night world premiere screening of Doug Liman’s Road House remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor. It started nine days of debuts including for movies starring Rooney Mara, Isabelle Huppert, Gael García Bernal, Kristen Stewart and more. The Anne Hathaway romantic dramedy The Idea of You from SXSW stalwart Michael Showalter closed the fest on Saturday.
Keep checking back below as Deadline reviews the best and buzziest movies of the festival. Click on the titles to read the full reviews.
3 Body Problem ‘3 Body Problem’
Section: TV Premiere
Director: Derek Tsang
Cast: Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, Jonathan Pryce
Deadline’s takeaway: 3 Body Problem’s biggest existential threats are just how redundant it all seems, and how every...
Keep checking back below as Deadline reviews the best and buzziest movies of the festival. Click on the titles to read the full reviews.
3 Body Problem ‘3 Body Problem’
Section: TV Premiere
Director: Derek Tsang
Cast: Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, Jonathan Pryce
Deadline’s takeaway: 3 Body Problem’s biggest existential threats are just how redundant it all seems, and how every...
- 3/17/2024
- by Valerie Complex, Damon Wise and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
In Benjamin Brewer’s Arcadian, the Earth’s soundscape is full of signs. The rustling leaves and frenetic bird calls are the noises of daylight’s safety, whereas the stillness of the night warns of threats. Brewer’s film harnesses the uneasy tension of a post-apocalyptic reality where no one knows what happened at the end of the world.
Premiering at SXSW, Arcadian observes Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his two sons, Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (Jaeden Martell), navigating life in a recognizable but quieter version of Earth. Their routines rarely vary. In the morning, they forage around the forest for wood; salvage scrapes from ruined ships in abandoned ports; and run other errands around the house. At night, they say a prayer over dinner and check the locks. A cracked window or a door left ajar is an invitation for the monsters — impressively designed creatures with black veiny flesh...
Premiering at SXSW, Arcadian observes Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his two sons, Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (Jaeden Martell), navigating life in a recognizable but quieter version of Earth. Their routines rarely vary. In the morning, they forage around the forest for wood; salvage scrapes from ruined ships in abandoned ports; and run other errands around the house. At night, they say a prayer over dinner and check the locks. A cracked window or a door left ajar is an invitation for the monsters — impressively designed creatures with black veiny flesh...
- 3/14/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The old world is dead and the new one wants to kill us in Benjamin Brewer’s solo feature directing debut, Arcadian. A post-apocalyptic survival horror with strong character work and some incredible monsters, Arcadian packs an emotional punch rarely seen in a creature feature like this. Paul (Nicolas Cage) lives with his sons Joseph (Jaeden Martell) and Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) in a decaying farmhouse in rural Ireland. It’s some time after an apocalyptic event that wiped out the majority of the human race, leaving the survivors to fend for themselves with no structure in place to keep them safe. Once the sun goes down, the beasts come out, and they have only one goal: destruction. When Thomas sneaks off to see his crush, Charlotte (Sadie...
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- 3/13/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Here's my pitch to sell you on director Benjamin Brewer's Arcadian: it's A Quiet Place but with Nicolas Cage and better creature elements. The last part came as a huge shocker. Writer Michael Nilon sets the stage for an eerily familiar doomsday scenario that feels like Gareth Edwards' Monsters at first but quickly finds its roots as a sibling to John Krasinski's alien invasion franchise. Arcadian does take a bit to reach its full momentum, not as dynamically engaging as a survivalist drama, but once the monsters reveal themselves? Brewer executes what could be a knockout audition to direct the next A Quiet Place sequel, should there be more on the horizon.
We first meet Cage's protagonist, Paul, fleeing a metropolitan city under state-of-emergency sirens. Military rockets are fired towards an invisible foe as Paul escapes the crumbling architecture, eventually retreating to a homestead in farmland...
We first meet Cage's protagonist, Paul, fleeing a metropolitan city under state-of-emergency sirens. Military rockets are fired towards an invisible foe as Paul escapes the crumbling architecture, eventually retreating to a homestead in farmland...
- 3/12/2024
- by Matt Donato
- DailyDead
While Nicolas Cage gets a proper hero’s moment or two in director Benjamin Brewer and writer/producer Mike Nilon’s Arcadian, the post-apocalyptic creature feature belongs to its young stars. Playing like a cross between a poignant coming-of-age story and intense survival horror, Arcadian does just enough to set itself apart from similar fare. However, its ultimate appeal and magic lie in the inventive monster designs and the thrilling action set pieces they inspire.
For fifteen years since an unexplained global event decimated the population, Paul (Nicolas Cage) has raised his two sons, Joseph and Thomas, to keep constant vigilance as they maintain their isolated, fortified farm. The family unit spends their days preparing for nightfall; they face unrelenting attacks every night from a mysterious, lethal threat. When Thomas doesn’t return home before dusk one day, Paul leaves the safety of the farm to find him.
It sets...
For fifteen years since an unexplained global event decimated the population, Paul (Nicolas Cage) has raised his two sons, Joseph and Thomas, to keep constant vigilance as they maintain their isolated, fortified farm. The family unit spends their days preparing for nightfall; they face unrelenting attacks every night from a mysterious, lethal threat. When Thomas doesn’t return home before dusk one day, Paul leaves the safety of the farm to find him.
It sets...
- 3/12/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Arcadian director Benjamin Brewer, along with writer Mike Nilon, attempt to navigate the tumultuous waters of a post-apocalyptic narrative, showcasing a world decimated by an unspecified catastrophic event. Starring Nicolas Cage along with Jaeden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins, the film plunges into the life of a family striving to survive in a desolate landscape fraught with nocturnal terrors. Despite a cast that promises gravitas and the tantalizing premise of a stark, survivalist drama, the film ultimately fumbles, delivering a disorienting experience that fails to terrify.
The film opens on a note of chaos, as viewers are thrust into a world already in ruins, with the storyline hinging on the familial bond and survival tactics of Paul (Cage) and his sons. In this barren world destroyed by an unknown catastrophe, the remnants of humanity cling to life. Among the survivors are Paul and his two young sons, Joseph (Martell) and Thomas...
The film opens on a note of chaos, as viewers are thrust into a world already in ruins, with the storyline hinging on the familial bond and survival tactics of Paul (Cage) and his sons. In this barren world destroyed by an unknown catastrophe, the remnants of humanity cling to life. Among the survivors are Paul and his two young sons, Joseph (Martell) and Thomas...
- 3/12/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicolas Cage is back and this time he’s taking us into a grim, post-apocalyptic world in ‘Arcadian’. The movie’s trailer just dropped and it’s everything you’d expect from a thriller set after society’s collapse. Cage, playing Paul, is a dad trying to keep his two sons safe in a world where danger lurks as soon as the sun sets.
The story is set in a near future where life as we know it has crumbled. Paul, along with his sons Joseph, played by Jaeden Martell, and Thomas, played by Maxwell Jenkins, are facing a world filled with night-time terrors. These mysterious creatures come out at night, and according to the eerie trailer, they might be here because of the environmental mess we’ve made. Paul’s voice in the trailer hints at this, saying that these creatures might see humans as the problem, here to ‘cleanse’ the Earth.
The story is set in a near future where life as we know it has crumbled. Paul, along with his sons Joseph, played by Jaeden Martell, and Thomas, played by Maxwell Jenkins, are facing a world filled with night-time terrors. These mysterious creatures come out at night, and according to the eerie trailer, they might be here because of the environmental mess we’ve made. Paul’s voice in the trailer hints at this, saying that these creatures might see humans as the problem, here to ‘cleanse’ the Earth.
- 3/8/2024
- by Hrvoje Milakovic
- Fiction Horizon
Nicolas Cage may have purchased dinosaur bones Irl, but that doesn’t mean the actor will be going extinct anytime soon.
Cage stars in post-apocalyptic survival thriller “Arcadian” where he and his two sons Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (Jaeden Martell) must fight back against mysterious creatures that prey on the dwindling human population. The world collapsed due to the climate crisis, and now, the monsters are sent to “cleanse the planet of the human race,” as Cage mutters in the trailer. Sadie Soverall also stars.
“Arcadian” is directed by Benjamin Brewer, with whom Cage previously collaborated with for “The Trust.” Mike Nilon penned the “Arcadian” script. Lead-actor Cage also produces the film along with David Wulf, Braxton Pope, Mike Nilon, Arianne Fraser, and Delphine Perrier.
“Arcadian” will have its world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival.
“What drew me to the project was the brothers at the center...
Cage stars in post-apocalyptic survival thriller “Arcadian” where he and his two sons Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (Jaeden Martell) must fight back against mysterious creatures that prey on the dwindling human population. The world collapsed due to the climate crisis, and now, the monsters are sent to “cleanse the planet of the human race,” as Cage mutters in the trailer. Sadie Soverall also stars.
“Arcadian” is directed by Benjamin Brewer, with whom Cage previously collaborated with for “The Trust.” Mike Nilon penned the “Arcadian” script. Lead-actor Cage also produces the film along with David Wulf, Braxton Pope, Mike Nilon, Arianne Fraser, and Delphine Perrier.
“Arcadian” will have its world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival.
“What drew me to the project was the brothers at the center...
- 3/7/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Nicolas Cage clearly likes his “The Trust” director Benjamin Brewer as they’ve reunited for “Arcadian,” a post-apocalyptic thriller that will make its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on March 11 and arrive in theaters on April 12 via Rlje Films who picked the film up for distribution earlier this year.
Continue reading ‘Arcadian’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage Plays A Father Keeping His Kids Alive In Post Apocalyptic Thriller at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Arcadian’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage Plays A Father Keeping His Kids Alive In Post Apocalyptic Thriller at The Playlist.
- 3/7/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Highland Film Group has locked key territory deals for sci-fi thriller “The Astronaut” from “A Quiet Place” producer Brad Fuller Pic stars Kate Mara (“A Teacher”), Laurence Fishburne (“John Wick” films) and Gabriel Luna (“Terminator: Dark Fate”). The film wrapped shooting late last year in Ireland.
“The Astronaut” has sold to Signature Entertainment for the U.K., Capelight Pictures for Germany, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, DeAPlaneta for Spain, Spentzos Film for Greece, Cinemania Group for former Yugoslavia, Shoval Film Production for Israel, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Filmfinity for South Africa and Roadshow Films for Australia and New Zealand.
Jess Varley’s directorial debut, “The Astronaut” is produced by Fuller Media, the company behind Paramount’s “A Quiet Place” and “A Quiet Place Part II,” and Cameron Fuller, alongside Wonder Company’s Eric B. Fleischman (J.D. Dillard’s “Sleight”) and Chris Abernathy (“Barbarian”).
Highland Film Group,...
“The Astronaut” has sold to Signature Entertainment for the U.K., Capelight Pictures for Germany, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, DeAPlaneta for Spain, Spentzos Film for Greece, Cinemania Group for former Yugoslavia, Shoval Film Production for Israel, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Filmfinity for South Africa and Roadshow Films for Australia and New Zealand.
Jess Varley’s directorial debut, “The Astronaut” is produced by Fuller Media, the company behind Paramount’s “A Quiet Place” and “A Quiet Place Part II,” and Cameron Fuller, alongside Wonder Company’s Eric B. Fleischman (J.D. Dillard’s “Sleight”) and Chris Abernathy (“Barbarian”).
Highland Film Group,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW, the Nicolas Cage thriller Arcadian has been acquired by Rlje Films, in a deal for North America, UK, Australia and Ireland rights. Also starring Jaeden Martell (It), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space), and Sadie Soverall (Saltburn), the film will be released in theaters on April 12, with a debut on Shudder and AMC+ to follow later in the year.
Written by Michael Nilon and directed by Benjamin Brewer, who served as lead visual effects artist for A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, Arcadian takes place in a near future, where normal life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Cage) and his two sons, Thomas (Jenkins) and Joseph (Martell), have been living a half-life – tranquility by day and torment by night. Every night, after the sun sets, they face the unrelenting attacks of a mysterious and violent evil. One day, when Thomas doesn’t return home before sundown,...
Written by Michael Nilon and directed by Benjamin Brewer, who served as lead visual effects artist for A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, Arcadian takes place in a near future, where normal life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Cage) and his two sons, Thomas (Jenkins) and Joseph (Martell), have been living a half-life – tranquility by day and torment by night. Every night, after the sun sets, they face the unrelenting attacks of a mysterious and violent evil. One day, when Thomas doesn’t return home before sundown,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Reptile is a mystery thriller film directed by Grant Singer, who also co-wrote the film with Benicio Del Toro and Benjamin Brewer. The Netflix film follows a hardened detective who tries to uncover the mystery behind the murder of a young real estate agent. Reptile stars Benicio Del Toro, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake, and Michael Pitt. So, if you love the Netflix film here are some similar shows you could watch next.
The Little Things (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence‐gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant JimBaxter (Malik), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is...
The Little Things (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence‐gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant JimBaxter (Malik), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is...
- 10/14/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
[This story contains spoilers for Reptile.]
In the two weeks since its release, Grant Singer’s Reptile has remained atop Netflix’s own film charts with 19.9 million views and counting. The Benicio Del Toro-led crime thriller is Singer’s feature directorial debut after nearly a decade of making inventive music videos for the likes of The Weeknd, Lorde and Ariana Grande. The film centers around Del Toro’s Detective Tom Nichols, as he investigates the murder of a real estate agent (Matilda Lutz) and uncovers a tangled web of corruption within his new community in Maine.
At a time when crime dramas and murder mysteries are still immensely popular, especially on Netflix, Singer, along with his co-writers Benjamin Brewer and Del Toro himself, knew that they had to work overtime to keep viewers on their toes.
“Audiences now are very advanced in their understanding of these stories because there have been so many great crime...
In the two weeks since its release, Grant Singer’s Reptile has remained atop Netflix’s own film charts with 19.9 million views and counting. The Benicio Del Toro-led crime thriller is Singer’s feature directorial debut after nearly a decade of making inventive music videos for the likes of The Weeknd, Lorde and Ariana Grande. The film centers around Del Toro’s Detective Tom Nichols, as he investigates the murder of a real estate agent (Matilda Lutz) and uncovers a tangled web of corruption within his new community in Maine.
At a time when crime dramas and murder mysteries are still immensely popular, especially on Netflix, Singer, along with his co-writers Benjamin Brewer and Del Toro himself, knew that they had to work overtime to keep viewers on their toes.
“Audiences now are very advanced in their understanding of these stories because there have been so many great crime...
- 10/13/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Another week, another Netflix Top 10 list. This time, the streamer's charts have been dominated by "Reptile," the new movie starring Benicio del Toro, Justin Timberlake, and Alicia Silverstone which seems to have struck a chord with viewers worldwide — especially in Europe, for some reason (more on that later).
The latest offering from Netflix takes the form of a crime drama co-written and directed by Grant Singer in his feature film debut. The prolific music video and commercial director has turned his attention to movies and enlisted del Toro to not only star, but to co-write the screenplay alongside Benjamin Brewer. After debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023, "Reptile" was sent into the wild with a modest theatrical release on September 22, 2023. Unfortunately, the critical response wasn't great, but that hasn't stopped audiences streaming the movie now that it's finally hit Netflix.
The general consensus on "Reptile" is that...
The latest offering from Netflix takes the form of a crime drama co-written and directed by Grant Singer in his feature film debut. The prolific music video and commercial director has turned his attention to movies and enlisted del Toro to not only star, but to co-write the screenplay alongside Benjamin Brewer. After debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023, "Reptile" was sent into the wild with a modest theatrical release on September 22, 2023. Unfortunately, the critical response wasn't great, but that hasn't stopped audiences streaming the movie now that it's finally hit Netflix.
The general consensus on "Reptile" is that...
- 10/3/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
In the murky realms of Grant Singer’s Reptile, audiences delve into a tale woven with intrigue, and mystery. Penned by Singer, Benjamin Brewer and Benicio Del Toro, the film attempts to entangle the viewer in a web of murder and corruption, manifesting through the gritty lens of a small-town investigation. Del Toro is flanked by supporting actors including Alicia Silverstone, Michael Pitt, Ato Essandoh, Justin Timberlake, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Eric Bogosian and Domenick Lombardozzi,. However, the atmospheric tension conjured by the film echoes of potential left unexplored, marking it as a journey through familiar terrain desperately grasping for an identity of its own.
Tom Nichols (Del Toro), a detective who moves from Philly to a small town to take a detective job after his wife, Judy (Silverstone), and her ailing uncle arranges for Tom to take the position. Immediately, he is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of...
Tom Nichols (Del Toro), a detective who moves from Philly to a small town to take a detective job after his wife, Judy (Silverstone), and her ailing uncle arranges for Tom to take the position. Immediately, he is assigned to investigate the brutal murder of...
- 9/29/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Black Label Media, consisting of sisters Molly and Rachel Smith and twin brothers Trent and Thad Luckinbill, have returned to the screen with their calling card: a Benicio Del Toro-led crime thriller.
The independent production and finance company, most known for producing the Sicario films and co-financing La La Land, is set to release Grant Singer’s Reptile this Friday on Netflix, and it’s another example of Black Label’s commitment to preserving mid-budget films, as well as genres that are less prioritized now by the major studios.
Knowing how Del Toro works from their previous two Sicario films, Black Label teamed him up early with Reptile co-writer/director Singer and co-writer Benjamin Brewer, so that he didn’t have to present his own rewrites and suggestions during production. And due to the pandemic shutdown, the added collaboration time has now resulted in Del Toro’s first co-writing credit on a feature film.
The independent production and finance company, most known for producing the Sicario films and co-financing La La Land, is set to release Grant Singer’s Reptile this Friday on Netflix, and it’s another example of Black Label’s commitment to preserving mid-budget films, as well as genres that are less prioritized now by the major studios.
Knowing how Del Toro works from their previous two Sicario films, Black Label teamed him up early with Reptile co-writer/director Singer and co-writer Benjamin Brewer, so that he didn’t have to present his own rewrites and suggestions during production. And due to the pandemic shutdown, the added collaboration time has now resulted in Del Toro’s first co-writing credit on a feature film.
- 9/27/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Del Toro co-scripts and stars as a tough detective with a somewhat grimy past charged with investigating a horrific killing
Grant Singer is an A-list music video director who is now making a tough, ambitious but flawed feature debut with a film he co-scripted with his producer-star Benicio Del Toro, alongside Benjamin Brewer. It’s a noir procedural thriller, with Del Toro as seasoned cop Tommy Nichols, noted for his stolid impassive professionalism, who has just taken up a new job in Maine. Tommy left his old station in Philadelphia under suspicion of having covered up for a corrupt partner; he is a guy respected in the ranks for his honesty, but also for his code of omerta loyalty to his fellow officers. Tommy is married to Judy (a nice performance from Alicia Silverstone) who is a supportive and worldly cop wife, whose relatives in this close-knit community helped Tommy get the job.
Grant Singer is an A-list music video director who is now making a tough, ambitious but flawed feature debut with a film he co-scripted with his producer-star Benicio Del Toro, alongside Benjamin Brewer. It’s a noir procedural thriller, with Del Toro as seasoned cop Tommy Nichols, noted for his stolid impassive professionalism, who has just taken up a new job in Maine. Tommy left his old station in Philadelphia under suspicion of having covered up for a corrupt partner; he is a guy respected in the ranks for his honesty, but also for his code of omerta loyalty to his fellow officers. Tommy is married to Judy (a nice performance from Alicia Silverstone) who is a supportive and worldly cop wife, whose relatives in this close-knit community helped Tommy get the job.
- 9/27/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
This minute-long clip from Netflix’s Reptile is short on dialogue but incredibly intense. The scene focuses on Benicio Del Toro chasing a shooter who’s attempting to take out the cops pursuing him.
In addition to Benicio Del Toro, the neo-noir crime thriller stars Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Frances Fisher, and Ato Essandoh. Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz also star.
Del Toro was also busy behind the scenes, co-writing the screenplay with director Grant Singer and Benjamin Brewer. Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, and Thad Luckinbill produced, and Del Toro, Rick Yorn, and Rachel Smith executive produced.
Benicio Del Toro as Tom Nichols and Alicia Silverstone as Judy Nichols in ‘Reptile’ (Photo Cr. Daniel McFadden/Netflix © 2023)
Reptile was originally scheduled to premiere on Netflix on October 3, 2023, but has moved up a bit and will play in select theaters on September 22nd. It will...
In addition to Benicio Del Toro, the neo-noir crime thriller stars Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Frances Fisher, and Ato Essandoh. Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz also star.
Del Toro was also busy behind the scenes, co-writing the screenplay with director Grant Singer and Benjamin Brewer. Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, and Thad Luckinbill produced, and Del Toro, Rick Yorn, and Rachel Smith executive produced.
Benicio Del Toro as Tom Nichols and Alicia Silverstone as Judy Nichols in ‘Reptile’ (Photo Cr. Daniel McFadden/Netflix © 2023)
Reptile was originally scheduled to premiere on Netflix on October 3, 2023, but has moved up a bit and will play in select theaters on September 22nd. It will...
- 9/12/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Ace music video helmer Grant Singer has worked with pop superstars like The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Lorde and Sam Smith to make artists and their record labels look good as they market album releases.
So you would expect Singer was in his element when he got into the director’s chair for his fiction feature debut, Reptile, a dark, moody crime thriller for Black Label Media and Netflix in which Benicio Del Toro plays a hardened homicide cop hunting down a killer amid small-town New England corruption and conspiracy, while trying to escape his own past.
Turns out Singer’s internal pressure gauge redlined on the Reptile set. “I always put a lot of pressure on myself to deliver on what I set out to deliver on. But this was on another level, in terms of me really wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, to do something...
So you would expect Singer was in his element when he got into the director’s chair for his fiction feature debut, Reptile, a dark, moody crime thriller for Black Label Media and Netflix in which Benicio Del Toro plays a hardened homicide cop hunting down a killer amid small-town New England corruption and conspiracy, while trying to escape his own past.
Turns out Singer’s internal pressure gauge redlined on the Reptile set. “I always put a lot of pressure on myself to deliver on what I set out to deliver on. But this was on another level, in terms of me really wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, to do something...
- 9/11/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Primetime Emmy nominee Kate Mara has joined Laurence Fishburne in the sci-fi thriller, The Astronaut. Terminator: Dark Fate actor Gabriel Luna has also joined the cast.
Jess Varley (Phobias) makes her solo writing and directorial debut.
Cameras are set to roll this October in Ireland under an interim SAG-AFTRA agreement.
The Astronaut is produced by Fuller Media’s Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller, alongside Wonder Company’s Eric B. Fleischman (J.D. Dillard’s Sleight) and Chris Abernathy (Barbarian).
Highland Film Group is repping foreign rights to the pic here at TIFF. CAA Media Finance and the UTA Independent Film Group are co-repping domestic rights.
Gabriel Luna
In the pic, astronaut Sam Walker (Mara) returns from her first space mission. She’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Jess Varley (Phobias) makes her solo writing and directorial debut.
Cameras are set to roll this October in Ireland under an interim SAG-AFTRA agreement.
The Astronaut is produced by Fuller Media’s Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller, alongside Wonder Company’s Eric B. Fleischman (J.D. Dillard’s Sleight) and Chris Abernathy (Barbarian).
Highland Film Group is repping foreign rights to the pic here at TIFF. CAA Media Finance and the UTA Independent Film Group are co-repping domestic rights.
Gabriel Luna
In the pic, astronaut Sam Walker (Mara) returns from her first space mission. She’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
- 9/10/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Netflix releases the film on its streaming platform theaters on Friday, October 6.
“Reptile” opens on the plaintive notes of Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” wafting through a sequence in which realtor couple Will (Justin Timberlake) and Summer (Matilda Lutz) prep a lavish property for a showing. It then splits to Will presenting to a conference as Summer hangs out in a gym’s locker room. Newton’s tune stutters and stops. These mundane moments with an oddball soundtrack are meant to create early suspense: Summer will eventually be murdered in a vacant property. And Will is the prime suspect.
And yet, “Reptile,” the directorial feature from Grant Singer — a music video director known for his collaborations with The Weeknd and Taylor Swift — isn’t really about Summer or Will. It concerns Detective Tom Nichols.
“Reptile” opens on the plaintive notes of Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning” wafting through a sequence in which realtor couple Will (Justin Timberlake) and Summer (Matilda Lutz) prep a lavish property for a showing. It then splits to Will presenting to a conference as Summer hangs out in a gym’s locker room. Newton’s tune stutters and stops. These mundane moments with an oddball soundtrack are meant to create early suspense: Summer will eventually be murdered in a vacant property. And Will is the prime suspect.
And yet, “Reptile,” the directorial feature from Grant Singer — a music video director known for his collaborations with The Weeknd and Taylor Swift — isn’t really about Summer or Will. It concerns Detective Tom Nichols.
- 9/9/2023
- by Robert Daniels
- Indiewire
It’s fitting that Grant Singer opens Reptile, his meandering feature directorial debut, with an “Angel of the Morning” needle drop. Chip Taylor composed that aching tune about a one-night stand because he wanted to capture a passionate and ephemeral feeling. “It was beyond words,” he has said of the 1967 song. “And that is the power.”
Singer, like Taylor, reaches for the ineffable. The director, who’s helmed music videos for pop music royalty up until this point, is obsessed with controlling atmosphere and setting the mood. He crowds Reptile with gripping sequences, suspenseful moments, dramatic pauses and surprising levity — elements that, despite their overuse, keep the audience on edge and strategically blur the lines between dreams and reality. A malevolent score by Berlin-based composer Yair Elazar Glotman, with an assist from Venezuelan musician Arca, helps calibrate this tension and adds to the movie’s overall mysterious air.
There’s no doubt,...
Singer, like Taylor, reaches for the ineffable. The director, who’s helmed music videos for pop music royalty up until this point, is obsessed with controlling atmosphere and setting the mood. He crowds Reptile with gripping sequences, suspenseful moments, dramatic pauses and surprising levity — elements that, despite their overuse, keep the audience on edge and strategically blur the lines between dreams and reality. A malevolent score by Berlin-based composer Yair Elazar Glotman, with an assist from Venezuelan musician Arca, helps calibrate this tension and adds to the movie’s overall mysterious air.
There’s no doubt,...
- 9/9/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A sinister edge emerges from Justin Timberlake in the first official trailer for Reptile, the forthcoming Netflix film directed by Grant Singer. Out Oct. 6, the film follows Detective Tom Nichols (Benicio Del Toro) as he works to uncover the mystery behind a young real estate agent’s murder. Timberlake stars as the victim’s unassuming husband, Will Grady, who might not be as innocent as he seems — after all, any good detective knows better than to count anyone out too early.
Detective Nichols locks in on Timberlake’s character as his prime suspect,...
Detective Nichols locks in on Timberlake’s character as his prime suspect,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Silverstone link up in a star-studded cast in Netflix’s upcoming suspense mystery, “Reptile”, which will also make its grand debut at TIFF.
Del Toro stars as Detective Tom Nichols, who is closely followed by his past as he attempts to be hot on the tracks of a murder. Following the shocking murder of a young real estate agent, Nichols unravels the vast corruption surrounding his small-town life.
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Timberlake stars as the murder victim’s husband, Will. Silverstone, who previously starred alongside Del Toro in 1997’s “Excess Baggage”, stars as Detective Nichols’ wife, Judy.
Netflix’s ‘Reptile’ — Photo: Netflix
“Alicia brought everything we wanted for the character and more,” Del Toro said of her addition to the cast.
While speaking to Netflix’s Tudum, the Oscar-winner described his character as “a man of destiny,...
Del Toro stars as Detective Tom Nichols, who is closely followed by his past as he attempts to be hot on the tracks of a murder. Following the shocking murder of a young real estate agent, Nichols unravels the vast corruption surrounding his small-town life.
Read More: ‘Reptile’: Justin Timberlake And Alicia Silverstone Spark Intrigue In Netflix Thriller
Timberlake stars as the murder victim’s husband, Will. Silverstone, who previously starred alongside Del Toro in 1997’s “Excess Baggage”, stars as Detective Nichols’ wife, Judy.
Netflix’s ‘Reptile’ — Photo: Netflix
“Alicia brought everything we wanted for the character and more,” Del Toro said of her addition to the cast.
While speaking to Netflix’s Tudum, the Oscar-winner described his character as “a man of destiny,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Netflix is a haven for crime thriller fans with such popular hits as Making a Murderer, the David Fincher series Mindhunter, and the recent Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The streaming service has just released the trailer for a new thriller that sees the reunion of Excess Baggage stars Benicio Del Toro and Alicia Silverstone, Reptile. The film also stars Justin Timberlake, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz.
The official synopsis from Netflix reads,
“Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.” Del Toro boasts about the film’s twists and turns, “I liked the unpredictability. There were a couple of what I like to call ‘Oh, shit...
The official synopsis from Netflix reads,
“Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.” Del Toro boasts about the film’s twists and turns, “I liked the unpredictability. There were a couple of what I like to call ‘Oh, shit...
- 8/21/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The stars of 1997 film Excess Baggage, Benicio Del Toro and Alicia Silverstone are joining forces over 20 years later for Netflix thriller Reptile, which has received its official trailer today.
Justin Timberlake also stars in the upcoming Netflix Original, debuting October 6.
Reptile will first be unleashed in select theaters on September 29.
In the film…
“Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.”
Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz also star.
Grant Singer directed the film, written by Grant Singer & Benjamin Brewer and Benicio Del Toro, with a story by Grant Singer & Benjamin Brewer.
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Justin Timberlake also stars in the upcoming Netflix Original, debuting October 6.
Reptile will first be unleashed in select theaters on September 29.
In the film…
“Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.”
Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz also star.
Grant Singer directed the film, written by Grant Singer & Benjamin Brewer and Benicio Del Toro, with a story by Grant Singer & Benjamin Brewer.
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- 8/21/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you don't know the name Grant Singer, chances are you're familiar with his work as a music video and commercial director. Singer has been behind some of the most visually striking videos of the past few years and has worked with artists such as The Weeknd, Sky Ferreira, Lorde, Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Ariel Pink, and Skrillex. Now, Singer is following in the footsteps of filmmakers like Michael Bay, David Fincher, Gus Van Sant, McG, Joseph Kahn, Daniels, and Spike Jonze by delivering his first narrative feature. With a star-studded cast and a compelling story, Singer's new Netflix thriller looks and sounds like a refreshing addition to the streaming juggernaut's library of original projects. Check out the film's official synopsis below:
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective (Benicio Del Toro) attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems,...
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective (Benicio Del Toro) attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems,...
- 8/21/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Benicio Del Toro is hunting for a killer in the new Netflix film “Reptile.” On Monday, the streaming platform debuted the first trailer for the new project, the feature debut for prolific music video director Grant Singer.
In the film, the Oscar-winning Del Toro stars as a “hardened detective” who attempts to solve the brutal murder of a young real estate agent but, by doing so, “dismantles the illusions in his own life.” Del Toro co-wrote the screenplay with Singer and Benjamin Brewer and co-stars alongside Justin Timberlake and Alicia Silverstone.
“I liked the unpredictability,” Del Toro said of the film’s narrative in an interview with Netflix’s proprietary editorial site, Tudum. “There were a couple of what I like to call ‘Oh, shit’ moments that also compelled me to get involved.”
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Singer – who has directed videos for Lorde, Sam Smith, and The Weeknd, among...
In the film, the Oscar-winning Del Toro stars as a “hardened detective” who attempts to solve the brutal murder of a young real estate agent but, by doing so, “dismantles the illusions in his own life.” Del Toro co-wrote the screenplay with Singer and Benjamin Brewer and co-stars alongside Justin Timberlake and Alicia Silverstone.
“I liked the unpredictability,” Del Toro said of the film’s narrative in an interview with Netflix’s proprietary editorial site, Tudum. “There were a couple of what I like to call ‘Oh, shit’ moments that also compelled me to get involved.”
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Singer – who has directed videos for Lorde, Sam Smith, and The Weeknd, among...
- 8/21/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Benicio Del Toro is a cold-blooded sleuth in Netflix film “Reptile.”
The Oscar winner stars in, co-wrote, and executive produces the murder mystery thriller, which is helmed by music video director Grant Singer.
Per the official synopsis, following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective (Del Toro) attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz also star.
Director Singer co-wrote the script with Del Toro and Benjamin Brewer, with the film marking Singer’s feature debut. He recently told Entertainment Weekly that “Reptile” has a “multifaceted sense of deception” due to the mind-bending structure of the storytelling.
Del Toro told Variety that working with Singer was a “little...
The Oscar winner stars in, co-wrote, and executive produces the murder mystery thriller, which is helmed by music video director Grant Singer.
Per the official synopsis, following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective (Del Toro) attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz also star.
Director Singer co-wrote the script with Del Toro and Benjamin Brewer, with the film marking Singer’s feature debut. He recently told Entertainment Weekly that “Reptile” has a “multifaceted sense of deception” due to the mind-bending structure of the storytelling.
Del Toro told Variety that working with Singer was a “little...
- 8/21/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Benicio Del Toro is bringing a slippery crime story to the big screen.
The Oscar winner stars in and executive produces “Reptile,” written and directed by Grant Singer and co-written by Benjamin Brewer. Del Toro plays a detective who has an existential crisis while trying to solve the murder of a real estate agent.
Per the official synopsis, following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz also star.
Director Singer makes his feature debut with the mystery film after helming music videos for artists like Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. Singer told Entertainment Weekly that the film has a “multifaceted...
The Oscar winner stars in and executive produces “Reptile,” written and directed by Grant Singer and co-written by Benjamin Brewer. Del Toro plays a detective who has an existential crisis while trying to solve the murder of a real estate agent.
Per the official synopsis, following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, and Matilda Lutz also star.
Director Singer makes his feature debut with the mystery film after helming music videos for artists like Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. Singer told Entertainment Weekly that the film has a “multifaceted...
- 8/17/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Justin Timberlake as Will Grady in ‘Reptile’ (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2023)
The first photos from writer/director Grant Singer’s Reptile give away nothing about the story, but that’s the point. “I think the movie will be exciting to people who like to watch something where you don’t know where it’s leading you, where a film is going to have twists and turns and deceive you. And people who like things that are intense and visceral and suspenseful, I think they’ll find something exciting in this,” said first-time feature film director Singer in an interview with EW.
The first five photos feature the neo-noir crime thriller’s stars, including Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Frances Fisher, and Ato Essandoh. Benicio Del Toro, who’s also a co-writer along with Singer and Benjamin Brewer, is shown in three photos including one with his 1997 Excess Baggage co-star Alicia Silverstone.
The cast also includes Eric Bogosian,...
The first photos from writer/director Grant Singer’s Reptile give away nothing about the story, but that’s the point. “I think the movie will be exciting to people who like to watch something where you don’t know where it’s leading you, where a film is going to have twists and turns and deceive you. And people who like things that are intense and visceral and suspenseful, I think they’ll find something exciting in this,” said first-time feature film director Singer in an interview with EW.
The first five photos feature the neo-noir crime thriller’s stars, including Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Frances Fisher, and Ato Essandoh. Benicio Del Toro, who’s also a co-writer along with Singer and Benjamin Brewer, is shown in three photos including one with his 1997 Excess Baggage co-star Alicia Silverstone.
The cast also includes Eric Bogosian,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The first pictures from the forthcoming thriller “Reptile,” starring Benicio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake, have just been made public by the Netflix streaming service.
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On October 6th, the movie is set to begin streaming.
Del Toro not only acted in the movie, but he also co-wrote the script alongside Benjamin Brewer and director Grant Singer, in addition to acting as executive producer. The synopsis of the script that Del Toro, Singer, and Brewer wrote together is as follows:
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Eric Bogosian, Alicia Silverstone, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt,...
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On October 6th, the movie is set to begin streaming.
Del Toro not only acted in the movie, but he also co-wrote the script alongside Benjamin Brewer and director Grant Singer, in addition to acting as executive producer. The synopsis of the script that Del Toro, Singer, and Brewer wrote together is as follows:
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Eric Bogosian, Alicia Silverstone, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Aashna Shah
- ET Canada
The Netflix streaming service has just unveiled the first images from their upcoming thriller Reptile, which stars Benicio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake. The film is scheduled to start streaming on October 6th, and you can take a look at the characters played by Del Toro and Timberlake (and some of their co-stars) in the images at the bottom of this article.
In addition to starring in the film, Del Toro also worked on the screenplay with director Grant Singer and Benjamin Brewer, and also served as an executive producer. The script Del Toro, Singer, and Brewer crafted together has the following synopsis: Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Del Toro and Timberlake are joined in the cast by Eric Bogosian,...
In addition to starring in the film, Del Toro also worked on the screenplay with director Grant Singer and Benjamin Brewer, and also served as an executive producer. The script Del Toro, Singer, and Brewer crafted together has the following synopsis: Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Del Toro and Timberlake are joined in the cast by Eric Bogosian,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Benicio Del Toro says his latest challenge in a career full of demanding roles is not from appearing on camera, he revealed Friday at the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, where he’s being honored with the President’s Award and a small retrospective.
“I’m involved a little bit in the writing,” said the actor of his upcoming detective story feature “Reptile.”
“So the challenge is, for me, to communicate with producers. As an actor, when I communicate with a director I’ll show you what I’m going to do, get up and do it. That option is not on the table when discussing script ideas,” Del Toro says.
“When you’re sitting down with producers you can’t do that. You have to do it verbally. So my brain has to – kch, kch, kch a little bit so I can communicate as clearly as possible.”
Another risky...
“I’m involved a little bit in the writing,” said the actor of his upcoming detective story feature “Reptile.”
“So the challenge is, for me, to communicate with producers. As an actor, when I communicate with a director I’ll show you what I’m going to do, get up and do it. That option is not on the table when discussing script ideas,” Del Toro says.
“When you’re sitting down with producers you can’t do that. You have to do it verbally. So my brain has to – kch, kch, kch a little bit so I can communicate as clearly as possible.”
Another risky...
- 7/8/2022
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
The visual effects in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the latest film directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (the filmmaking team known as Daniels), are abundant and impressive in the way that they turn the film’s ordinary heroine, Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), into a multiverse-hopping action star. The movie’s hundreds of effects shots are even more astonishing when one watches the end credits and realizes that they were not the work of a high-end post-production facility but a handful of craftspeople led by Zak Stoltz, a friend of the Daniels who had never served as an effects supervisor on a feature film.
“They came to me because they had worked with a post house for visual effects on their last film, ‘Swiss Army Man,’ and they didn’t love the process,” Stoltz told IndieWire. “It felt very impersonal compared to the way we had always worked together, where...
“They came to me because they had worked with a post house for visual effects on their last film, ‘Swiss Army Man,’ and they didn’t love the process,” Stoltz told IndieWire. “It felt very impersonal compared to the way we had always worked together, where...
- 4/15/2022
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Mike Pniewski (Hightown), Thad Luckinbill (12 Strong), Sky Ferreira (Lords of Chaos), James Devoti (The Walking Dead) and Michael Beasley (Escape at Dannemora) will round out the cast of Netflix’s crime thriller Reptile, appearing alongside previously announced cast members Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Pitt, Ato Essandoh, Frances Fisher, Eric Bogosian, Domenick Lombardozzi, Karl Glusman, Matilda Lutz, Owen Teague and Catherine Dyer.
The first feature from director Grant Singer picks up following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, following a hardened detective (Del Toro) as he attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems. In doing so, he finds himself dismantling the illusions in his own life.
Singer and Benjamin Brewer wrote the script for the film, which was acquired by Netflix back in August. It’s not yet clear what roles the newest cast members will play.
The first feature from director Grant Singer picks up following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, following a hardened detective (Del Toro) as he attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems. In doing so, he finds himself dismantling the illusions in his own life.
Singer and Benjamin Brewer wrote the script for the film, which was acquired by Netflix back in August. It’s not yet clear what roles the newest cast members will play.
- 10/14/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Reptile’: Domenick Lombardozzi, Karl Glusman, Owen Teague & More Round Out Cast Of Netflix Thriller
Exclusive: Domenick Lombardozzi (The Irishman), Karl Glusman (Greyhound), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), Owen Teague (Montana Story) and Catherine Dyer (The Morning Show) round out the cast of Netflix’s Reptile.
They’ll appear in the crime thriller alongside previously announced cast members Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Pitt, Ato Essandoh, Frances Fisher and Eric Bogosian.
The first feature from director Grant Singer picks up following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, following a hardened detective (Del Toro) as he attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems. In doing so, he finds himself dismantling the illusions in his own life.
Singer wrote the script for Reptile with Benjamin Brewer, with Netflix acquiring worldwide rights to the film from Black Label Media late last month. It’s not yet clear what roles the newest cast members will play.
Molly Smith,...
They’ll appear in the crime thriller alongside previously announced cast members Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Pitt, Ato Essandoh, Frances Fisher and Eric Bogosian.
The first feature from director Grant Singer picks up following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, following a hardened detective (Del Toro) as he attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems. In doing so, he finds himself dismantling the illusions in his own life.
Singer wrote the script for Reptile with Benjamin Brewer, with Netflix acquiring worldwide rights to the film from Black Label Media late last month. It’s not yet clear what roles the newest cast members will play.
Molly Smith,...
- 9/30/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Alicia Silverstone, Michael Pitt and Ato Essandoh have joined Benicio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake in Reptile, a crime thriller that Grant Singer is directing for Netflix.
Also joining the cast are Frances Fisher (Watchmen) and Eric Bogosian (Succession).
Written by Singer and Benjamin Brewer, the script centers on a hardened detective (Del Toro) who, after the the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Silverstone is playing Del Toro’s wife, while Pitt is a man so ...
Also joining the cast are Frances Fisher (Watchmen) and Eric Bogosian (Succession).
Written by Singer and Benjamin Brewer, the script centers on a hardened detective (Del Toro) who, after the the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Silverstone is playing Del Toro’s wife, while Pitt is a man so ...
- 9/28/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Alicia Silverstone, Michael Pitt and Ato Essandoh have joined Benicio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake in Reptile, a crime thriller that Grant Singer is directing for Netflix.
Also joining the cast are Frances Fisher (Watchmen) and Eric Bogosian (Succession).
Written by Singer and Benjamin Brewer, the script centers on a hardened detective (Del Toro) who, after the the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Silverstone is playing Del Toro’s wife, while Pitt is a man so ...
Also joining the cast are Frances Fisher (Watchmen) and Eric Bogosian (Succession).
Written by Singer and Benjamin Brewer, the script centers on a hardened detective (Del Toro) who, after the the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Silverstone is playing Del Toro’s wife, while Pitt is a man so ...
- 9/28/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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