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Forbes
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jenna Ortega's ‘Death Of A Unicorn' Gets Digital Streaming Date
Jenna Ortega in "Death of a Unicorn." Death of a Unicorn — a horror comedy starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd — is coming soon to digital streaming. Rated R, Death of a Unicorn opened in theaters in wide release on March 28. The logline for the movie reads, 'A father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature's miraculous curative properties.' Written and directed by Alex Scharfman, Death of a Unicorn also stars Will Poulter, Anthony Carrigan, Jessica Hynes, Kathryn Erbe and Téa Leoni. Death of a Unicorn is expected to be released on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, April 29, When to Stream reported. While When to Stream is typically accurate with its PVOD reports, the streaming tracker noted that Death of a Unicorn's studio A24 has not announced or confirmed the release date and it is subject to change. When Death of a Unicorn comes to PVOD, it will be available on a variety of digital platforms including AppleTV, Prime Video and Fandango at Home. Prime Video has Death of a Unicorn listed for pre-order for $24.99, which is also the film's purchase price. Since digital rentals are generally $5 less than purchase prices on PVOD, viewers can expect to rent Death of a Unicorn for $19.99. Death of a Unicorn to date has earned $12 million in North American theaters and just over $326,000 internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $12.3 million against a $15 million production budget before prints and advertising costs, The Numbers reported. Death of Unicorn earned a 53% 'rotten' rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on 186 reviews. The RT Critics Consensus for the film reads, 'Receiving some sparkle from Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega's father-daughter rapport, Death of a Unicorn's broad satire is a bit too on the horn but makes for an entertainingly splattery creature feature.' In addition, Death of Unicorn received a 78% 'fresh' score on RT's Popcornmeter based on 1,000-plus verified user ratings. RT's audience summary for the film reads, 'An imaginative and grizzly take on a mythical creature, Death of a Unicorn slashes the rainbow and supplies campy, gory, fun.' Death of Unicorn, which stars Jenna Ortega (Wednesday, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) and Paul Rudd (Ant-Man trilogy), is expected to arrive on PVOD on April 29.
The Independent
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
MCU star accidentally punched Dave Bautista in the face when trying to do a stunt
Will Poulter has revealed that he accidentally punched Dave Bautista in the face when trying to do his own stunts on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. Poulter, who is currently starring in A24's Death of Unicorn, played Adam Warlock in the 2023 Marvel film, which remains his only MCU film to date. The 32-year-old British star played opposite Bautista in the film, with the retired professional wrestler reprising his role as the violent but air-headed warrior Drax the Destroyer. During a fight scene between the pair, Poulter said that a stunt person had to step in after he became a bit too physical with the former WWE champion. During an appearance on Saturday's (5 April) Jonathan Ross Show, he said: 'You realise when you do films, you're so much better off handing over to the stunt people. Guardians of the Galaxy I attempted to do some of the stunts. 'I had a fight sequence with Dave Bautista. I haven't done a tonne of fight choreography. I accidentally punched Dave straight in the face… Then my stunt person stepped in.' That wasn't the only mishap that Poulter has had when getting into a role. As part of his research for The Bear, where he plays Chef Luca, he actually went to work in real kitchens, which resulted in an injury. 'No one really knew that I was an actor or why I was there. Within about 15 minutes I'd sliced open my finger trying to portion a turbot,' he said. Poulter will next be seen in Alex Garland's new movie Warfare, which tells the real-life story of the immediate aftermath of an IED explosion during the Iraq war in 2006. Speaking of researching that role, Poulter added: 'I feel really lucky to be part of I… This is a very literal depiction of a real event. Everything you see happened in reality. There's no dramatised elements. We all have a real life counterpart. Some of those are active. I was with him a couple of days ago. I went surfing with him in San Diego. Don't recommend going surfing with a Navy Seal… they are better than you.' Other guests on this week's episode of the Jonathan Ross Show include singer Craig David, comedians Jack Dee and Roisin Conaty, former footballer and I'm a Celebrity winner Jill Scott and Scottish band Simple Minds.
