Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, perhaps best known for her breakout performance as anti-heroine Lisbeth Salander in the original Dragon Tattoo trilogy, is set to return to her native country after signing on to star in Black Crab, a forthcoming adaptation of Jerker Virdborg’s Scandi-set thriller for Netflix. “I’m very excited to come back to Sweden […]
Movie Review – The Secrets We Keep (2020)
The Secrets We Keep, 2020. Directed by Yuval Adler. Starring Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Chris Messina, Amy Seimetz, Victoria Hill, Lucy Faust, David Maldonado, Ritchie Montgomery, Ed Amatrudo, Jeff Pope, Miluette Nalin, Frank J. Monteleone, Jackson Dean Vincent, and Madison Paige Jones. SYNOPSIS: In post-WWII America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with […]
Noomi Rapace is out for vengeance in trailer for The Secrets We Keep
Bleeker Street has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming thriller The Secrets We Keep. Directed by Yuval Adler, the film is set is post-WWII and stars Noomi Rapace as a woman trying to rebuild her life when she kidnaps her neighbour (Joel Kinnaman) in order to seek vengeance for the war crimes she […]
Noomi Rapace to return for Prometheus sequel Alien: Covenant
Despite previous reports suggesting otherwise, sources close to Deadline have now confirmed that Noomi Rapace will be reprising her role from 2012’s Prometheus as Elizabeth Shaw for 2017’s sequel, Alien: Covenant. According to the outlet, the actress is currently on the set of the film in Australia, where she will shoot “weeks worth of scenes.” The size […]
Noomi Rapace stars in trailer for new thriller Angel of Mine
Lionsgate has released a trailer for the upcoming thriller Angel of Mine. Directed by Kim Farrant, the film stars Noomi Rapace as a woman who, grieving the loss of her child, begins to believe her neighbours’ daughter is her own. Joining Rapace in the cast of the film are Yvonne Strahovski, Luke Evans, and Richard […]
Movie Review – The Captor (2018)
The Captor, 2018. Directed by Robert Budreau. Starring Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong, Christopher Heyerdahl, Bea Santos, Mark Rendall and Thorbjørn Harr. SYNOPSIS: A slightly bumbling bank robber forms an intimate bond with one of his hostages. The term ‘Stockholm syndrome’ is a famous one, referring to the phenomenon in which a hostage or […]
First trailer for Stockholm starring Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace and Mark Strong
Ahead of its limited theatrical release next month, a poster and trailer have been released for the dark comedy crime-drama Stockholm. Written and directed by Robert Budreau, the film tells the true story of the 1973 Stockholm bank heist, which give first give rise to the term ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ after the hostages defended their captors, […]
Noomi Rapace to star in supernatural drama Lamb
Noomi Rapace is heading back to Scandinavia for her latest project, with Variety reporting that the Prometheus and Bright actress has signed on to lead the cast of the supernatural drama Lamb. The film is being directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson from a script he has co-written with Icelandic author Sjón, and will follow “a childless couple, María […]
Movie Review – Close (2019)
Close, 2019. Directed by Vicky Jewson. Starring Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse and Indira Varma. SYNOPSIS: A bodyguard and counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a rich young heiress. Neither party is keen on the arrangement until a violent kidnap forces them to go on the run. There are probably few actresses better qualified and more deserving […]
Exclusive Interview – Noomi Rapace discusses Netflix action thriller Close
Hayden Mears chats with Close star Noomi Rapace… Arriving today on Netflix, Vicky Jewson’s action-thriller Close tells the harrowing story of an accomplished bodyguard, Sam, as she fights to protect the heiress to an absurdly large fortune. Things are not how they seem, and the two suddenly find themselves on the run from deadly men […]
