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05-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Luke Evans Joins Movie "Bear Country"
Yara Sameh Luke Evans (Beauty And The Beast), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), and Daniel Zovatto (Woman of the Hour) have joined Russell Crowe in action-thriller "Bear Country", helmed by Derrick Borte (Unhinged). Nina Dobrev and Teresa Palmer also star in the ensemble movie which is filming in Australia. "Bear Country" follows an ageing but formidable club owner, Manco Kapak (Crowe) who has been robbed by a masked gunman. Now, his aspirations of selling his club and riding off into the sunset alongside his girlfriend appear more distant than ever. Cartel bosses are breathing down his neck and a young upstart has been posing as the new guy in town eager to purchase the club. Evans will play Joe Carver, an undercover federal agent posing as a potential buyer for Kapak's club in hopes of infiltrating the cartel he's washing money for. Paul will play Jeff, an unassuming community college teacher who gets roped into a dirty cop's robbery scheme. Zovatto will play Rodriguez, the cartel's top man in Los Angeles. "Bear Country" is produced by Mark Fasano (Marlow) of Nickel City Pictures, Jeffrey Greenstein (The Hitman's Bodyguard) of A Higher Standard, Deborah Glover (Sleeping Dogs) of G2 Dispatch, and Mark Bower and Bruno Mustic of Life & Soul Pictures.
Express Tribune
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Teresa Palmer, Russell Crowe, and Nina Dobrev team up for ‘Bear Country'
Teresa Palmer has officially joined the cast of the upcoming action-thriller Bear Country, starring alongside Russell Crowe and Nina Dobrev. Directed by Derrick Borte, the film is currently in production in Australia. Palmer, known for Warm Bodies and A Discovery of Witches, plays the female lead, Sunny, the razor-sharp girlfriend of Manco Kapak (Crowe), an aging but formidable club owner. Kapak's plans to sell his club and retire take a hit when a masked gunman robs him, forcing him into a dangerous pursuit. The film also features Kartiah Vergara in a key role. Bear Country is based on Strip, a novel by Thomas Perry, with a screenplay by Borte and Daniel Forte (American Dreamer). Production is backed by Nickel City Pictures, A Higher Standard, G2 Dispatch, and Life & Soul Pictures. Palmer's upcoming projects include the limited series The Family Next Door and the drama series The Last Anniversary, based on Liane Moriarty's novel and executive-produced by Nicole Kidman. She recently starred in the rom-com Addition, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and David Leitch's The Fall Guy. Over the weekend, Palmer received the Excellence in Film & Television Award at the 2025 G'Day USA Arts Gala, honoring Australian talent in the U.S. She is represented by CAA, Entertainment 360, Shanahan Management, and Sloane Offer.
See - Sada Elbalad
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Nina Dobrev Joins Movie "Bear Country"
Nina Dobrev is set to join Russell Crowe and Kartiah Vergara in "Bear Country", the action thriller helmed by Derrick Borte that's currently shooting in the Australian state of Queensland. An adaptation of the novel Strip by Thomas Perry, "Bear Country" stars Crowe as the aging yet formidable club owner, Manco Kapak, who has been robbed by a masked gunman. Now, his aspirations of selling his club and riding off into the sunset alongside his girlfriend appear more distant than ever. Cartel bosses are breathing down his neck and a young upstart has been posing as the new guy in town eager to purchase the club. Dobrev plays a quirky bank teller who gets involved in crimes inspired by her Bonnie-and-Clyde-like fantasies. Borte adapted the screenplay with Daniel Forte. Producers include Mark Fasano (Marlowe) of Nickel City Pictures; Jeffrey Greenstein (The Hitman's Bodyguard) of A Higher Standard; Deborah Glover (Sleeping Dogs) of G2 Dispatch; and Mark Bower and Bruno Mustic of Life & Soul Pictures. The adaptation is supported by the City of Gold Coast and by the Australian Government through the Location Offset. Dobrev recently starred in the action thriller "The Bricklayer" opposite Aaron Eckhart, the Netflix action comedy "The Out-Laws", produced by Adam Sandler, and the romantic comedy "Love Hard", which debuted as the #1 film in the world on Netflix. She also starred in and exec produced "Sick Girl" and played a lead in "Run This Town" opposite Ben Platt. Her previous work also includes "Flatliners" for Sony and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", directed by Stephen Chbosky.
See - Sada Elbalad
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Owen Wilson, Alan Ritchson Team Up for Movie "Runner"
Yara Sameh Owen Wilson is set to star opposite Alan Ritchson (Reacher) in "Runner", an action drama getting underway in Australia. The movie is helmed by Scott Waugh (Need for Speed, Expendables 4). The Black List script is written by Tommy White and Miles Hubley. "Runner" follows Hank Malone (Ritchson), a high-end courier who has three hours to transport an organ to save a seven-year-old girl in need of an immediate transplant. The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ. Wilson will play Ben, the medical courier that Ritchson is begrudgingly forced to transport and protect. The movie will begin shooting in the Australian state of Queensland this March. WME Independent is co-repping domestic with A Higher Standard, who is exclusively handling foreign. 'This pairing is something I believe audiences have been hungry for, and we strive to achieve the unexpected from the page-turner script that Miles and Tommy delivered,' Waugh said. "Runner" is produced by Todd Garner (Broken Road Productions), Alan Ritchson (AllyCat Entertainment), Dan Spilo (Industry Entertainment), Mark Fasano (Nickel City Pictures), Jeffrey Greenstein (A Higher Standard) and Deborah Glover (G2 Dispatch). Lauren Gennawey of Broken Road Productions to act as Executive Producer. The movie marks the fourth collaboration between Nickel City Pictures and A Higher Standard, after wrapping "Playdate" and "Solo Mio" in 2024 and the Russell Crowe crime-thriller, "Bear Country", which is currently shooting. 'The story's grounded nature and emotional through-line is one-of-a-kind,' said A Higher Standard's Greenstein. Ritchson just wrapped "War Machine" for Netflix, and is currently in production on his leading role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Adam Shankman-directed holiday comedy "The Man with the Bag", where he also serves as a producer. Wilson has an Untitled Apple TV series coming soon in 2025 and is currently shooting Live Nation's "Rolling Loud", directed by Jeremy Garelick.
