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Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott prepare for D-Day in trailer for WWII drama Pressure

February 19, 2026 by Ricky Church

Focus Features has released the trailer for its World War II drama Pressure, starring Brendan Fraser (Rental Family) and Andrew Scott (Wake Up Dead Man) as they prepare for the historic D-Day campaigns against the Nazis. Pressure sees Fraser as US General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Scott as Captain James Stagg, a meteorologist with the RAF […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Trailers Tagged With: Andrew Scott, Anthony Maras, Brendan Fraser, Chris Messina, con o'neill, Damien Lewis, Daniel Quinn Toye, David Haig, Kerry Condon, Pressure

The Mummy 4 officially announced for 2028 with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning

February 10, 2026 by Ricky Church

Months after news first broke that Ready or Not 2: Here I Come directors Radio Silence were set for a new Mummy film at Universal that would see Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reprise their iconic roles, the studio has officially announced the film for a summer 2028 release. Fraser and Weisz first starred as Rick O’Connell and […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Brendan Fraser, rachel weisz, Radio Silence, The Mummy, The Mummy 4

Movie Review – Rental Family (2025)

November 18, 2025 by Robert Kojder

Rental Family, 2025.  Written and Directed by Hikari. Starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto, Paolo Andrea Di Pietro, Shinji Ozeki, Yuji Komatsu, Ryoko Osada, Gan Furukawa, Risa Kameda, Kana Kitty, Yuma Sonan, Nihi, and Shino Shinozaki. SYNOPSIS: An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Akira Emoto, Brendan Fraser, Gan Furukawa, Hikari, Kana Kitty, Mari Yamamoto, Nihi, Paolo Andrea Di Pietro, Rental Family, Risa Kameda, Ryoko Osada, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Shinji Ozeki, Shino Shinozaki, Takehiro Hira, Yuji Komatsu, Yuma Sonan

Movie Review – Rental Family (2025)

September 28, 2025 by admin

Rental Family, 2025. Written and Directed by Hikari. Starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto, and Shannon Gorman. SYNOPSIS: Fraser plays an American actor adrift in Japan, hired by a rental family agency to “perform” roles in the lives of strangers. A father connecting to a daughter he doesn’t know, a second player […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Top Stories, Will Hume Tagged With: Akira Emoto, Brendan Fraser, Hikari, Mari Yamamoto, Rental Family, Shannon Gorman, Takehiro Hira

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz set to reunite for The Mummy 4

November 4, 2025 by Ricky Church

1999’s The Mummy remake is a classic in this age of cinema, blending its horror roots of the original 1932 film to the action-adventure genre in the style of Indiana Jones. Fans will be pleased to learn, then, that Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are set to reprise their iconic roles in a fourth Mummy film. The Mummy featured Weisz […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Brendan Fraser, rachel weisz, Radio Silence, The Mummy, The Mummy 4

Brendan Fraser’s struggling actor finds himself in an unusual role in Rental Family trailer

August 5, 2025 by Gary Collinson

Searchlight Pictures has released a trailer and images for Rental Family, the new film from writer-director Hikari (37 Seconds, Beef) and starring Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser (The Whale) as a struggling actor in Tokyo, Japan who finds himself through a rather unusual role that sees him connecting with strangers. Featuring alongside Fraser in the cast of […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Akira Emoto, Brendan Fraser, Hikari, Mari Yamamoto, Rental Family, Searchlight Pictures, Shannon Gorman, Takehiro Hira

Ten Great Comeback Performances

December 30, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

A career slump is often impossible to escape from but sometimes, just sometimes, a performer gets a shot and delivers a comeback performance that puts them back in the spotlight… Hollywood is a fickle place. One minute you can be hot and the next not. Whether it’s a run-of-flops or the wrong kind of infamy, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Autumn Sonata, Brendan Fraser, Demi Moore, Ellen Burstyn, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ingrid Bergman, Iron Man, Jackie Brown, JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Travolta, Ke Huy Quan, Mandy, Matthew McConaughey, Mickey Rourke, Mud, Nicolas Cage, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pam Grier, Pamela Anderson, Pauly Shore, Pulp Fiction, Requiem for a Dream, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Forster, Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone, The Court Jester, The Last Showgirl, the substance, the whale, The Wrestler, Uncut Gems

Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Brendan Fraser and Al Pacino to headline Barry Levinson’s JFK drama Assassination

October 30, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Rain Man and Good Morning Vietnam director Barry Levinson has assembled a stellar cast for his forthcoming JFK drama Assassination, enlisting Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Brendan Fraser, and Al Pacino to star in the political-thriller.   Levinson, whose previous film was 2021’s little-seen boxing drama The Survivor, will direct from a script by legendary playwright David […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Al Pacino, Assassination, Barry Levinson, Brendan Fraser, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain

The Mummy at 25: A Rare Genre Hybrid Action-Adventure That Delivers In Spades

May 5, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando delves into the story behind 1999’s The Mummy as it turns 25… The Mummy is truly something of an oddity because it cannot be pigeonholed to one particular genre per se. There is action, adventure, suspense, horror, and comedy all bunched together seamlessly to give us one helluva roller coaster ride. As The […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Arnold Vosloo, Brendan Fraser, John Hannah, rachel weisz, Stephen Sommers, The Mummy

Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage are Brothers in trailer for crime comedy

September 17, 2024 by Ricky Church

Amazon MGM has released the trailer for Brothers, an action crime comedy starring Josh Brolin (Dune) and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) as a pair of twins going on the road for one last heist together. Alongside Brolin and Dinklage, Brothers stars Brendan Fraser, Glenn Close, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh and Jennifer Landon. The film […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Trailers Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon MGM, Brendan Fraser, Brothers, Glenn Close, Jennifer Landon, Josh Brolin, M. Emmet Walsh, Max Barbakow, Peter Dinklage, Prime Video, Taylour Paige

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