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Behold the new poster for The Northman

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With less than a month to go until its release, a new poster has been released for Robert Eggers’ R-rated historical action thriller The Northman featuring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe, and Björk; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Robert Eggers’ The Northman receives R rating for “strong […]

First trailer and poster for Robert Eggers’ The Northman

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Universal Pictures and Focus Features have unveiled the first poster and trailer for The Northman, the hotly-anticipated new film from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers. From visionary director Robert Eggers comes THE NORTHMAN, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. With an […]

57th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Passing

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Passing, 2021. Written and Directed by Rebecca Hall. Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Justus Davis Graham, Ethan Barrett, Ashley Ware Jenkins, and Amos J. Machanic. SYNOPSIS: Passing follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both […]

Watch Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga in the trailer for Netflix drama Passing

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Acquired for a reported $15.75M following its debut at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival (read our ★★★ review here), Netflix have released the trailer for Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut Passing. Based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel of the same name, Passing follows the events set off by a reunion between two childhood friends named Clare […]

Alexander Skarsgård to star in Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool

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NEON has announced that Alexander Skarsgard (The Stand, Godzilla vs. Kong) is set to executive produce and star in Infinity Pool, the next film from Antiviral and Possessor director Brandon Cronenberg. The official logline for Infinity Pool reads: “James and Em are young, rich, in love, and on vacation. Their all-inclusive resort boasts island tours […]

Alexander Skarsgård joins season 3 of Succession

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HBO has announced Alexander Skarsgård (Godzilla vs. Kong) has been cast in the upcoming third season of the hit series Succession. Skarsgård will star as Lukas Matsson, “a successful, confrontational tech founder and CEO.” He joins Hope Davis (Your Honor) in the series, who was recently cast as the daughter to one of Logan Roy’s longtime […]

Movie Review – Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

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Godzilla vs. Kong, 2021. Directed by Adam Wingard. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Demián Bichir, Zhang Ziyi, Lance Reddick, Van Marten, Erol Brandis, Daniel Nelson, Danai Gurira, Chris Chalk, John Pirruccello, Ronny Chieng, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, and Kaylee Hottle. SYNOPSIS: Two titans […]

Movie Review – Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

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Godzilla vs. Kong, 2021. Directed by Adam Wingard. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Demián Bichir, Zhang Ziyi, Lance Reddick, Van Marten, Erol Brandis, Daniel Nelson, Danai Gurira, Chris Chalk, John Pirruccello, Ronny Chieng, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, and Kaylee Hottle. SYNOPSIS The epic […]

2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Passing

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Passing, 2021. Written and directed by Rebecca Hall. Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, and Bill Camp. SYNOPSIS: Follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities. Rebecca Hall makes a bold feature debut with this adaptation […]

Movie Review – The Hummingbird Project (2019)

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The Hummingbird Project, 2019. Written and Directed by Kim Nguyen. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, Michael Mando, Johan Heldenbergh, Ayisha Issa, Mark Slacke, Sarah Goldberg, and Frank Schorpion. SYNOPSIS: A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal. It would […]