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Marvel’s Joe Quesada on casting The Punisher and Elektra for Daredevil season 2

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Over the past couple of months, Marvel has announced two huge additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Jon Bernthal (Fury) set to play Frank Castle / The Punisher and Elodie Yung (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) nabbing the role of Elektra in the upcoming second season of the hit Netflix show Daredevil. SEE ALSO: Set photos […]

New trailer for American Gigolo starring Jon Bernthal

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Ahead of its premiere next month, Showtime has released a new trailer for the small-screen reimagining of Paul Schrader’s 1980 neo-noir crime drama American Gigolo. The series follows Julian Kaye (Jon Bernthal), a former escort who is trying to find his footing in the modern-day sex industry and navigating life outside of prison after spending […]

Movie Review – Sharp Stick (2022)

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Sharp Stick, 2022. Written and directed by Lena Dunham. Starring Kristine Froseth, Jon Bernthal, Scott Speedman, Lena Dunham, Taylour Paige, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: Sarah Jo is a naïve 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. She just longs to be seen. When she begins an affair with her […]

Lena Dunham-directed Sharp Stick gets a red band trailer

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Utopia has released red band trailer for writer-director Lena Dunham’s comedy drama Sharp Stick which centres on Sarah Jo (Kristine Froseth), a naive 26 year old woman living with her mother on the fringes of Hollywood, as she begins an affair with her older employer (Jon Bernthal). Sarah Jo (Kristine Froseth) is a sensitive and […]

Jon Bernthal is an American Gigolo in trailer for Showtime series

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Showtime has released a teaser trailer and images for American Gigolo, the upcoming reimagining of Paul Schrader’s 1980 neo-noir crime drama. The series stars Jon Bernthal as Julian Kaye, a man struggling to find his footing when he is released from prison after 15 years following a wrongful conviction; take a look here… American Gigolo, […]

David Simon’s We Own This City gets a trailer from HBO

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With its season premiere just two weeks away, HBO has released a new trailer for The Wire creator David Simon’s upcoming crime drama series We Own This City which chronicles the rise and fall, the corruption of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force; watch it here… Based on the book by Baltimore Sun […]

We Own This City trailer sees HBO and The Wire’s David Simon back in Baltimore

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HBO has released the first trailer and images for We Own This City , a new limited series crime drama from The Wire creator David Simon which examines the corruption and moral collapse which led to the fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. Based on Justin Fenton’s book We Own This […]

Movie Review – King Richard (2021)

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King Richard, 2021. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Starring Will Smith, Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, Susie Abromeit, Dylan McDermott, Judith Chapman, Katrina Begin, Erin Cummings, Andy Bean, Kevin Dunn, Craig Tate, Calvin Clausell Jr., Noah Bean, Vaughn W. Hebron, and Chet Grissom. SYNOPSIS: A look at how tennis superstars […]

Movie Review – The Unforgivable (2021)

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The Unforgivable, 2021. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt. Starring Sandra Bullock, Jon Bernthal, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rob Morgan, Viola Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Richard Thomas, Linda Emond, Emma Nelson, Tom Guiry, W. Earl Brown, Andrew Francis, and Jessica McLeod. SYNOPSIS: A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society […]