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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Highest 2 Lowest' Teaser Trailer Sees Denzel Washington Asking 'Can You Handle It?'
Denzel Washington is a music mogul on the move in the first teaser trailer for Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest. The montage-heavy preview features quick scenes from the film interspersed with images of the Brooklyn Bridge. More from The Hollywood Reporter Trump's 100 Percent Tariff on Movies: 8 Key Questions the Industry Is Now Pondering and Dreading Gal Gadot, Matthias Schoenaerts to Star in World War II Thriller 'Ruin' for Director Niki Caro Tony Awards Nominations: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Othello' Shut Out Despite Strong Ticket Sales He and co-star A$AP Rocky are shown on the move, with what looks like police and Washington in hot pursuit. Over the visuals, Washington's character in voiceover says, 'There's more to life than just making money. It's integrity. There's what you stand for. It's what you actually believe in. Do you believe in yourself? Do you believe you'll be successful? The hard times will come from the good times. The hard times will come from success. The hard times will come from the money. And the mayhem follows. So can you handle the mayhem? Can you handle the money? Can you handle the success? Can you handle the failure? Can you handle the lovers? Can you handle the memes? Can you handle everything that there is in between? That's the question I have for you: Can you handle it? All money ain't good money.' Lee dropped the preview on his Instagram account on Monday, writing in part, 'I know u have been waiting 'hella long'.' The team-up marks Washington and Lee's first film together in nearly 20 years and fifth collaboration overall. Highest 2 Lowest, a New York City-set reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's crime thriller High and Low, stars Washington as a powerful music industry exec, known for having the 'best ears in the business,' who's targeted in a ransom plot that puts him in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Highest 2 Lowest — the cast of which also includes Jeffrey Wright, Ice Spice and Ilfenesh Hadera — will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, May 19. The film will get a theatrical release from A24 on Aug. 22 before arriving on Apple TV+ on Sept. 5. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
India Today
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts to star in WW II thriller ‘Ruin' from Niki Caro
Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts will be seen in the upcoming World War II thriller Ruin, a highly anticipated project that has drawn attention since its script topped the Black List in 2017. Directed by Niki Caro (Mulan, The Zookeeper's Wife), production is scheduled to begin in early in post-war Germany, Ruin follows a former concentration camp prisoner (played by Gadot) who joins forces with a disillusioned German soldier (Schoenaerts). According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two undertake a harrowing mission to hunt down remnants of a Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) unit. The film explores themes of justice, trauma, and redemption in a Europe struggling to film is produced by Marc Butan of MadRiver Pictures, alongside Gadot and Jason Varsano through their banner, Pilot Wave Motion Pictures. Director Niki Caro also joins the producing team. Executive producers include Gillian Hormel (Ludascripts), Mary Aloe (Aloe Entertainment), and screenwriters Kaz and Ryan Firpo. Evan Powell will oversee the project for MadRiver. Gadot is currently working on The Runner for MGM Amazon Studios and recently completed Hand of Dante, directed by Julian Schnabel. Earlier this year, she starred in Disney's Snow White alongside Rachel Zegler. Schoenaerts, meanwhile, is filming Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and will appear in The Old Guard 2 and Terrence Malick's The Way of the Read: Ed Sheeran's 'Play' album out in September, draws Persian and Indian influencesTrending Reel
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Russell Brand Arrives at London Court to Face Rape and Sexual Assault Charges
Russell Brand arrived at London's Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday after being charged with rape and sexual assault. The disgraced comedian's first hearing took place after it was confirmed last month that the U.K.'s Crown Prosecution Service authorized the Metropolitan Police to charge a man, identified as 49-year-old Brand, following an investigation by detectives. More from The Hollywood Reporter Ed Sheeran Sets 'Play' Release Date, Drops Second Single "Old Phone" Gal Gadot, Matthias Schoenaerts to Star in World War II Thriller 'Ruin' for Director Niki Caro 'Still Pushing Pineapples' to Open Sheffield DocFest Brand has been charged with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape and two counts of sexual assault. The crimes he has been charged with relate to a 1999 rape in the Bournemouth area of the U.K.; a 2001 indecent assault of a woman in Westminster, London; the 2004 oral rape and sexual assault of a woman in Westminster, London; and between 2004 and 2005, the sexual assault of a woman in Westminster, London. When the formal charges were released, Brand, who has turned to Christianity and been baptized since widespread allegations came to light, responded to the charges in a video shared on his social media, stating: 'I've never engaged in non-consensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.' Detectives began investigating in September 2023 after receiving a number of allegations, which followed reporting by Channel 4's Dispatches and The Sunday Times. The program aired extensive allegations against Brand. One of the women told Dispatches that Brand entered a relationship with her when he was 31 and she was 16. Their relationship lasted three months, she had said, and Brand had been 'emotionally abusive and controlling.' Another claimed that Brand raped her in 2012 in his L.A. home, according to the Sunday Times. The Briton denied all claims made against him, which date between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working on Big Brother's Big Mouth, Kings of Comedy and Big Brother's Celebrity Hijack. A Banijay U.K.-commissioned investigation later found informal complaints concerning Brand were made over 20 years ago on set, and another review into Brand's behavior at the BBC, in particular between 2006 and 2008 when he worked for 6 Music and Radio 2, found that fellow employees believed he 'would always get his way, and therefore stayed silent' about his inappropriate conduct. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
NDTV
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Ruin: Gal Gadot And Matthias Schoenaerts To Star Together In The Upcoming World War II Thriller
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts star in WWII thriller Ruin. Niki Caro, known for The Zookeeper's Wife, will direct the film. Gadot is also filming The Runner, while Schoenaerts has major projects ahead. Washington DC: Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot and actor Matthias Schoenaerts are set to star in the World War II thriller Ruin, reported Variety. The Mulan director, Niki Caro, has joined the team to direct the movie. The movie is penned by Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who are known for writing Marvel's Eternals. According to the outlet, Marc Butan of MadRiver Pictures is set to produce alongside Jaron Varsano and Gadot under their banner Pilot Wave Motion Pictures, along with Caro. The movie is set in the post-WWII Germany and follows a recently released camp prisoner (Gadot), who is forced to make an unlikely alliance with a German soldier (Schoenaerts) in a mutual quest to exact revenge on a Nazi SS squad, reported Variety. The director, Niki Caro, is no stranger to directing World War II-based dramas as she has previously helmed The Zookeeper's Wife starring Jessica Chastain. Caro's debut feature was Whale Rider, which made Keisha Castle-Hughes the then-youngest female to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. She also directed Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand in North Country. Meanwhile, Gadot is currently in production on The Runner for MGM Amazon, and most recently starred as the Evil Queen in Disney's Snow White. The actress wrapped production last year on the Julian Schnabel film Hand of Dante. Schoenaerts also seems to be busy this year with highly anticipated movies, including Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and Old Guard 2 at Netflix.
Perth Now
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts to star in WW2 flick Ruin
Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts are set to star in the World War II flick 'Ruin'. The thriller comes from director Niki Caro and is set in post-war Germany, with Gadot playing a camp prisoner who forms an alliance with a German soldier (Schoenaerts) as they both seek revenge on a Nazi Schutzstaffel unit. As per The Hollywood Reporter, principal photography is pencilled in for early 2026. Caro will also produce alongside Marc Butan for MadRiver Pictures and Gadot and Jason Varsano for Pilot Wave Motion Pictures. Gadot is currently filming 'The Runner' and will also star in 'Hand of Dant'. She just starred as the Evil Queen in the live-action version of 'Snow White' alongside Rachel Zegler as the Disney Princess. As for Schoenaerts, he can be seen in 'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow', with 'The Old Guard 2' and 'The Way of the Wind' on the way. Meanwhile, Gadot recently shared how her 'Wonder Woman' success has been "life-changing". The 40-year-old actress played the central character in the 2017 superhero movie, and it changed the course of her career. The movie star - who reprised the role in 'Justice League' and 'Wonder Woman 1984' - told Variety: "To do the solo 'Wonder Woman' movie with a partner like Patty Jenkins was life-changing. "I think we both felt like we were just a vessel to tell a story that is much bigger than us, that the world was ready for - a complete, empowered woman who is strong and at the same time vulnerable."
