The Weight, 2026.Directed by Padraic McKinley. Starring Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Sam Hazeldine, George Burgess, Jeff Hallman, Alec Newman, Avy Berry, Cameron Brady, Eric Ford, Peter Lewys Preston, Neil McGarry, and Dylan Page.SYNOPSIS:Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the […]
Trailer for The Weight starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe
Following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, Vertical has shared a poster and trailer for the upcoming release of The Weight, the historical drama from director Padraic McKinley.Set in Oregon at the height of the Great Depression, the film centres on Samuel (Ethan Hawke), a man torn from his family […]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power expands cast for season 2
Amazon’s high profile series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has made new additions to its cast for the upcoming second season, including a recast of its first season villain Adar.Joining season two will be Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders) as he takes over from Joseph Mawle of the Elvish Orc chieftain Adar with Gabriel […]
Movie Review – The Last Duel (2021)
The Last Duel, 2021.Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter, Clare Dunne, Zeljko Ivanek, Nathaniel Parker, Michael McElhatton, Alex Lawther, Zoé Bruneau, Ian Pirie, William Houston, Sam Hazeldine, Brian F. Mulvey, Caoimhe O’Malley, Serena Kennedy, and Julian Firth.SYNOPSIS:King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The Last Duel
The Last Duel, 2021.Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter, Clare Dunne, Zeljko Ivanek, Nathaniel Parker, Michael McElhatton, Alex Lawther, Zoé Bruneau, Ian Pirie, William Houston, Sam Hazeldine, Brian F. Mulvey, Caoimhe O’Malley, Serena Kennedy, and Julian Firth.SYNOPSIS:King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de […]
Trailer for First World War drama The War Below starring Sam Hazeldine
Vertigo Releasing has shared a trailer, poster and images for The War Below, a First World War drama from debut writer-director J.P. Watts and starring Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders); check them out here…During World War 1, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man’s land and set bombs from below the […]
Movie Review – Killers Anonymous (2019)
Killers Anonymous, 2019.Directed by Martin Owen. Starring Rhyon Nicole Brown, MyAnna Buring, Michael Socha, Elizabeth Morris, Tommy Flanagan, Elliot James Langridge, Tim McInnerny, Sam Hazeldine, Gary Oldman, Jessica Alba and Suki Waterhouse.SYNOPSIS:A group of assassins gather for an impromptu meeting of their support group for killers, following an attempted hit on a high-profile US senator.The […]
Second Opinion – Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
Mechanic: Resurrection, 2016. Directed by Dennis Gansel. Starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Michelle Yeoh, Tommy Lee Jones and Sam Hazeldine. SYNOPSIS: Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Cherry Tree (2015)
Cherry Tree, 2015Directed by David Keating Starring Naomi Battrick, Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Minnie Phipps, Elva Trill, Anna WaltonSYNOPSIS: Faith’s world is turned upside down after she finds out that her beloved father is dying. When the mysteriously alluring Sissy Young becomes her field hockey coach, Faith finds a compassionate spirit and much-needed mother figure. Little […]
History’s Knights Templar series Knightfall gets a trailer
History has debuted a new trailer for its upcoming original historical drama Knightfall. The series recounts the fall and persecution of the mysterious military order the Knights Templar, and features a cast that includes Tom Cullen, Sam Hazeldine, Simon Merrells, Jim Carter, Olivia Ross, Ed Stoppard, Julian Ovenden, Sabrina Bartlett, Padraic Delaney, and Bobby Schofield; watch […]
