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Khaleej Times
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Regina Hall joins Will Ferrell, Zac Efron in Nicholas Stoller's next project
Actress Regina Hall is set to star with Will Ferrell and Zac Efron in an untitled comedy film from Amazon MGM Studios. Nicholas Stoller is helming the project based on a script he wrote himself, which was previously named Judgment Day. This film brings together the director and Ferrell once again, following their work on You're Cordially Invited, which premiered on Prime Video earlier this year and also features Reese Witherspoon. The new film centers on a young convict (Efron) who gets out of prison and takes an unscripted TV courtroom hostage, as he is convinced that the judge (Ferrell) delivered a ruling that destroyed his life. Details regarding Hall's role are being kept under wraps, said The Hollywood Reporter. Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, and Alex Brown of Gloria Sanchez Productions and Stoller of Stoller Global Solutions will serve as producers. Hall will be seen in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and in Searchlight Pictures' original rock opera O'Dessa. She is also known for roles in the Best Man, Think Like a Man and Scary Movie franchises. She won the New York Film Critics Circle award for best actress for Andrew Bujalski's 2018 feature Support the Girls, making her the first Black actress to receive the honour. Stoller is known for helming such films as Bros, Neighbors and its sequel, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. He also co-created the Apple TV+ series Platonic, which stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne and has been picked up for a second season.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sadie Sink's "intoxicating" new movie O'Dessa is now streaming
Sadie Sink's post-apocalyptic musical drama O'Dessa is now available to stream on Disney+. The film, written and directed by Geremy Jasper, is set in a post-apocalyptic future where dictator Plutonovich (Murray Bartlett) rules through society's television screens and kidnaps those who speak out against him. O'Dessa (Sink), a farm girl and rambler, travels to the city to recover a family heirloom and, in the process, meets her one true love Euri (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and endeavours to save his soul. The cast is rounded out by Regina Hall, Kelly Macdonald, and Mark Boone Jr. Related: The film premiered at this year's SXSW Festival. It is now available for viewers to watch from the comfort of their own homes – on Disney+ in the UK and Hulu in the US. O'Dessa currently sits at a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Mashable saying in their review the film "feels less like a new movie and more like an old lost gem, finally uncovered. It's an intoxicating pastiche of color and sound, joy and pain." Starburst Magazine said the film has "got a big heart and is genuinely enthralling". "With O'Dessa, Geremy Jasper has unleashed a pulsating, vibrant vision that's set to redefine the rock opera genre for a new generation," Morbidly Beautiful added. Related: Some reviews were less glowing, with Screen Rant writing: "It's tonally imbalanced, caught between being a gritty apocalyptic nightmare and an earnest love story." The Hollywood Reporter said: "More akin to watching a really long trailer. There's a distinctive eye here, and a promising sense of ambition. But in its current form, there's not enough meat on its bones to justify its 106-minute run time." Aside from O'Dessa, Sink is set to join the MCU in Spider-Man 4 alongside Tom Holland as the titular hero. Though her role has not yet been announced, fans have speculated she could appear as Jean Grey, Gwen Stacy, or Black Cat. O'Dessa is now available to stream on . at EE£99.00 at Amazon at at Audible£18.99 at at at at at at Amazon at at £91.40 at at at at at at at EE at EE£219.00 at at Game at at at Sky Mobile at at at at at at Game£123.99 at at at at £259.99 at at at at at Three at Pandora at at at AO£199.99 at Fitbit£49.99 at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at John Lewis£119.00 at at at at at at at Amazon£44.99 at at at at at at £157.00 at John Lewis£184.00 at John Lewis & Partners at at at at Fitbit at at Amazon at at John Lewis & Partners at Three£119.99 at at at Amazon at at at at at at Apple at at Three£293.81 at at at at at Amazon£699.00 at at at at at at at EE at at at at at at Audible at at at at John Lewis£32.99 at Amazon at EE at at £379.00 at at at at John Lewis at at at Apple at at at at John Lewis at at at Apple at Three$365.00 at Microsoft£79.00 at Samsung at at at crunchyroll£79.00 at Samsung at at Amazon£1199.00 at AO£449.00 at John Lewis at at at at at at John Lewis & Partners at at at at at Microsoft$365.00 at Microsoft at at at John Lewis at at at at Amazon at at John Lewis & PartnersShop now at at Microsoft at at at at at at John Lewis at at £6.65 at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at You Might Also Like PS5 consoles for sale – PlayStation 5 stock and restocks: Where to buy PS5 today? IS MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 THE BEST IN THE SERIES? OUR REVIEW AEW game is a modern mix of No Mercy and SmackDown
New York Times
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘O'Dessa' Review: One Song to Rule Them All
The director Geremy Jasper begins his new musical in such a bombastic manner, complete with a mock-spaghetti western score, that it's hard not to be at least intrigued. What is this cinematic U.F.O.? We are, we quickly learn, in a postapocalyptic future in which a certain Plutonovich (Murray Bartlett, from 'The White Lotus') rules the airwaves and people's minds with a reality competition beamed from his Onederworld lair in Satylite City — think 'America's Got Talent' at Thunderdome. Despite the goofy names, these are scary times. A fresh-faced farm girl named O'Dessa Galloway (Sadie Sink, of 'Stranger Things') is informed that 'It ain't safe for a 19-year-old gal with stars in her eyes.' It's actually even less safe for her parents, who are both summarily dispatched from the story within a few minutes. O'Dessa's daddy (the singer Pokey LaFarge) was a rambler, so off she goes rambling as well, armed with his guitar. She ends up, naturally, in Satylite City, where she falls for the sweet Euri Dervish (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), a sex worker and cabaret singer whose funky-cool abode has a heart-shaped tub. As he did for his previous film, 'Patti Cake$' (2017), which was about an aspiring rapper in New Jersey, Jasper wrote the score with Jason Binnick. Their songs tend to be either emo Americana or power ballads; sometimes the first style builds into the second, as in 'Yer Tha One.' And because O'Dessa has a mysterious prophecy to fulfill, she gets one song to rule them all, simply titled 'The Song (Love Is All).' It's worth noting that everyone sings well, sometimes surprisingly so. Sink, in particular, has an unforced elegance that carries even the by-the-numbers numbers. While you might assume Plutonovich is the antagonist, he is overshadowed by the enforcer and pimp Neon Dion (Regina Hall, having a ball), whose severe bangs, dramatic outfits and even more dramatic expressions position her as a villain retrofitted from a 1980s music video. That era actually feels like an aesthetic through-line in 'O'Dessa,' and when watching the film my mind sometimes wandered to a pair of classic sci-fi turkeys from 1980: the Queen-scored 'Flash Gordon' and the brain-melting musical 'The Apple.' Which is a way of saying that 'O'Dessa' might not be good by traditional standards, but it could well turn into a cult movie. There certainly are enough gasp-inducing scenes (what happens with Neon Dion's electric brass knuckles is chef's kiss), especially since, in many instances, you're not sure what the director intended. What is clearly deliberate is the single most interesting aspect of 'O'Dessa' — the way Jasper reverses the usual roles. The traditional ramblin' man is now a ramblin' lass with a pompadour, while the prostitute with a heart of gold and a penchant for self-sacrifice is now a sensitive guy. Is a cliché turned on its head still a cliché? 'O'Dessa' will keep you wondering, and that counts for something.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'O'Dessa' featurette — Welcome to Satylite City — Sadie Sink, Regina Hall, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the movie O'Dessa is a "rock opera" about a young farm girl O'Dessa, played by Sadie Sink, who goes on a journey to recover a cherished family heirloom, her father's guitar with a mythical origin. O'Dessa's quest leads her to Satylite City, an odd place where she meets her "one true love," Euri (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), but has to face antagonist Neon Dion, played by Regina Hall, who works for dictator Plutonovich, played by Murray Bartlett. In the newly release featurette, the film's star give us details on the world of Satylite City. Described as a "depraved and sinful place." "Satylite City is unlike anything [O'Dessa] has seen before," Sink says in the featurette. "It's a dark, corrupt place. She's meeting all sorts of new people and being introduced to all sorts of dark parts of the world that she was warned about." As Kelvin Harrison Jr. explains in the video, Euri is a "punk" musician and artist, and O'Dessa reminds him that there's "light," "love" and "purity" in the world. Bartlett describes Plutonovich as a "larger than life cult leader." "He's created this gameshow called 'The One.' You can come and perform and maybe be chosen as The One,'" Bartlett explains in the featurette. "It's a bit of a carrot dangling in front of the inhabitants of Satylite City. If you get chosen as The One you get one wish." "O'Dessa has come on the scene and is a potential threat." The Searchlight Pictures film O'Dessa, written and directed by Geremy Jasper, will be Available on Hulu on March 20 Satellite city satellite city satellite city satellite city. When we are introduced to Odessa, she lives a very secluded life on a farm. She's at a crossroads in her life. And she has an intense desire to find her destiny in the world. Satellite city. It is a depraved and sinful place and Satellite City is unlike anything she's ever seen before. It's a dark, corrupt place. She's meeting all sorts of new people and being introduced to all sorts of dark parts of the world that she was warned about. be too tired. Yuri is this kind of punk character in Satellite City. He loves to make music. He's an artist through and through, and he comes across this girl Odessa who reminds him that there's light, there's love, there's purity still in the world. You strange and beautiful girl, you get the best view in town. Plutonovic was this sort of larger than life cult leader in his kind of ivory tower. He's created this game show called The One. You can come and perform and maybe be chosen as the one. It's a bit of a carrot dangling in front of the inhabitants of Satellite City, and if you get chosen as the one you get one wish. Odessa has come on the scene and is a potential threat. Whoa, now! They're gonna get what's coming to them, mark my word. Neon Dion works with Plutanovich. She's kind of the enforcer of the rules of satellite City. It's someplace she could feel important. Anyone who misbehaves or been disrespectful of Plutanovich becomes a threat to the order. It's just a very wild world and really exciting cinematic experience. Beautiful music, beautiful characters that I think everyone's going to find someone they can relate to. Ladies and gentlemen.
Reuters
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Sadie Sink celebrated the chance to sing again in film 'O'Dessa'
LOS ANGELES, March 19 (Reuters) - Sadie Sink felt vulnerable when singing in the Searchlight film 'O'Dessa,' but found joy in being part of a project that combined her love for both music and acting. 'That was the first time I've done that since I was really little,' the 'Stranger Things' actor told Reuters. 'Definitely like a challenge, but one that I was willing to take,' Sink added. Sink began acting on Broadway as a child, including the lead role as the title character in the musical 'Annie.' However, the now 22-year-old, took a long break from Broadway musical roles as her screen acting career took off, including the breakout role of Maxine "Max" Mayfield in the second season of the popular Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab series 'Stranger Things.' 'O'Dessa' is an American post-apocalyptic musical drama written and directed by Geremy Jasper. It follows a farm girl named O'Dessa, portrayed by Sink, who embarks on a journey to recover a precious family heirloom and rescue her true love named Euri Dervish, played by Kelvin Harrison Jr. The movie also stars Murray Bartlett and Regina Hall as the antagonists Plutonovich and Neon Dion. The film, which premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film and Television Festival on March 8, will begin streaming on Hulu on Thursday. For Jasper, "O'Dessa" combines his affinity for 'Americana folklore and European fairy tales and science fiction." Being a musician who grew up in the 80's and early 90's inspired the 'Patti Cake$' director to collage 'operatic' and 'psychedelic music' together, but it wasn't always easy to blend so much into one musical movie. "I was trying to figure out a story that could contain all of those things, and so, that's what 'O'Dessa' became,' he added.
