Apex, 2026. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, Eric Bana, Caitlin Stasey, Bessie Holland, and Zachary Garred. SYNOPSIS: When an adrenaline junkie sets out to conquer a menacing river, she discovers that nature isn’t the only thing out for blood. In a film about conquering the elements, it behooves the filmmakers to […]
New trailer for Netflix survival thriller Apex starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton
With just a month to go until Apex lands on Netflix, the streamer has shared a new trailer, poster and images for the upcoming survival action thriller. Directed by Baltasar Kormakur, the film stars Charlize Theron as Sasha, a grieving woman who sets out into the Australian wilderness to test her limits, where she finds […]
Taron Egerton’s serial killer hunts Charlize Theron in trailer for Apex
Netflix has revealed the first trailer for Apex, the upcoming action thriller from director Baltasar Kormákur which sees a sadistic serial killer (Taron Egerton) ensnare a grieving woman (Charlize Theron) in a deadly game of cat and mouse in an Australian national park; watch it below… A woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness […]
Taron Egerton joins Charlize Theron in wilderness thriller Apex
Rocketman star Taron Egerton has joined Charlize Theron in Netflix’s upcoming wilderness thriller Apex from director Baltasar Kormákur (Touch). Apex is billed as “Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs” with Theron starring as a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wilderness. Egerton’s role is being kept under wraps for the time being. The film […]
Jason Statham sets two new films with directors Baltasar Kormakur and Jean-François Richet
As the Cannes Film Festival and market prepares to kick off, action veteran Jason Statham is keeping himself busy, having signed on for two new action thrillers to be directed by Jean-François Richet (Plane) and Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) respectively. First up is Mutiny from Richet, which will begin filming in the UK in September and will […]
Movie Review – Beast (2022)
Beast, 2022 Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Starring Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley, and Leah Jeffries SYNOPSIS: A father and his two teenage daughters find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the Savanna has but one apex predator. Centering on a family fending for their lives against a rogue lion […]
Video Review – Beast sees Idris Elba face an evil lion in a lackluster battle
EJ Moreno with a video review of Beast… With the premise of Idris Elba fighting a lion, you’d expect an epic battle of campiness and brutality. Sadly, Beast lacks both in what our critic EJ Moreno describes as a lackluster human vs. animal film. In the grand tradition of films like Jaws, Orca, or Anaconda, […]
Beast trailer pits Idris Elba against a bloodthirsty lion
Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Beast, the upcoming survival thriller from director Baltasar Kormákur which stars Idris Elba, Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries as a father and his two teenage daughters who come under attack from a vengeful lion during a long-planned family trip to South Africa. Check it out here… […]
Movie Review – Adrift (2018)
Adrift., 2018 Directed by Baltasar Kormakur. Starring Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Grace Palmer, Jeffrey Thomas, and Elizabeth Hawthorne. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of survival, a young couple’s chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded […]
Mark Wahlberg reteaming with Baltasar Kormakur for Arthur the King
Back in July it was announced that Mark Wahlberg had been cast as the lead in the adventure film Arthur the King, and now comes word that the project will see him reuniting with his Contraband and 2 Guns director Baltasar Kormakur. Based on Mikael Lindnord’s memoir Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to […]
