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There’s blood, sweat and tutus in the trailer for Pretty Lethal

February 26, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW next month, Prime Video has shared a new trailer and a poster for director Vicky Jewson’s upcoming action thriller Pretty Lethal. The film sees a group of ballerinas forced to seek shelter at an eerie roadside inn when their bus breaks down in a forest on their way […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Amazon, Avantika, Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Lydia Leonard, Maddie Ziegler, Michael Culkin, Millicent Simmonds, Pretty Lethal, Prime Video, uma thurman, Vicky Jewson

Ballerina Overdrive gains knockout cast including Lena Headey, Millicent Simmonds, Isabela Merced and Lana Condor

February 11, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Ballerina Overdrive hopes to become the next John Wick or Violent Night, and Deadline reports that Lena Headey, Yara Shahidi, Isabela Merced, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, and Iris Apatow are set to star in the film. Vicky Jewson will helm Ballerina Overdrive, with a script penned by Kate Freund. Jewson is best known for her recent […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Ballerina Overdrive, Isabela Merced, Lana Condor, Lena Headey, Millicent Simmonds, Vicky Jewson, Yara Shahidi

Exclusive Interview – Director Vicky Jewson talks Netflix thriller Close

February 1, 2019 by Hayden Mears

Hayden Mears chats with Close director Vicky Jewson… Director Vicky Jewson made her Netflix thriller Close because she wanted a compelling, female-driven action film that could breathe new life into a tired, male-dominated genre. When world-renowned bodyguard Jacquie Davis appeared on her radar, she knew that the world needed to know this extraordinary woman. Starring […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Hayden Mears, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Close, Vicky Jewson

Movie Review – Close (2019)

January 20, 2019 by Shaun Munro

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: Close, Indira Varma, netflix, Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse, Vicky Jewson

Noomi Rapace stars in trailer for action thriller Close

January 4, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

With just two weeks to go until it arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released a new poster and trailer for writer-director Vicky Jewson’s (Born of War) upcoming action thriller Close which sees Noomi Rapace (Bright) starring alongside Sophie Nélisse (The Book Thief), Eoin Macken (The Forest), and Indira Varma (Game of Thrones); check […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Close, Eoin Macken, Indira Varma, Noomi Rapace, Sophie Nélisse, Vicky Jewson

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