Prime Video is gearing up for a strong Emmy push with Lulu Wang’s emotionally charged and intricately crafted miniseries “Expats.”
It was revealed exclusively to Variety that stars Nicole Kidman and Ji-young Yoo will be submitted for lead acting accolades, while Sarayu Blue and Ruby Ruiz will aim for supporting roles. Altogether, “Expats” will vie for 24 Primetime Emmy nominations, including outstanding limited or anthology series.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Hong Kong, and adapted from the novel by Janice Y.K. Lee, “Expats” delves into the lives of a close-knit group of expatriates, navigating their affluent, yet complex world. The narrative centers around the mysterious disappearance of Margaret’s (Kidman) son during a market visit, intertwining the lives of three American women amidst the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.
Read: All Primetime Emmy predictions in every category on Variety’s Awards Circuit.
Lulu Wang, the creator, writer and director of the...
It was revealed exclusively to Variety that stars Nicole Kidman and Ji-young Yoo will be submitted for lead acting accolades, while Sarayu Blue and Ruby Ruiz will aim for supporting roles. Altogether, “Expats” will vie for 24 Primetime Emmy nominations, including outstanding limited or anthology series.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Hong Kong, and adapted from the novel by Janice Y.K. Lee, “Expats” delves into the lives of a close-knit group of expatriates, navigating their affluent, yet complex world. The narrative centers around the mysterious disappearance of Margaret’s (Kidman) son during a market visit, intertwining the lives of three American women amidst the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.
Read: All Primetime Emmy predictions in every category on Variety’s Awards Circuit.
Lulu Wang, the creator, writer and director of the...
- 4/11/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Expats: Nicole Kidman’s Expats Trailer Out! ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
Nicole Kidman and Lulu Wangis are coming together for an Ott series, Expats. The drama series is based on the 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y.K Lee, and the trailer for the much-awaited series is finally here. It looks intriguing and makes us wonder about the lives of the women featured in the series’ trailer and more about them. Keep scrolling to get the deets.
Nicole is undoubtedly a fine actress in Hollywood, and her Academy Award for her performance on The Hours is proof of that. On the other hand, Wang is known for the movies, The Farewell, Posthumus and more. Her last film, The Farewell, starring Awkwafina, received a rating of 7.5 on IMDb and has a 97% score on Tomatometer, which is commendable.
Lulu Wang is once again here, and this time, she will tell the story of a...
Nicole Kidman and Lulu Wangis are coming together for an Ott series, Expats. The drama series is based on the 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y.K Lee, and the trailer for the much-awaited series is finally here. It looks intriguing and makes us wonder about the lives of the women featured in the series’ trailer and more about them. Keep scrolling to get the deets.
Nicole is undoubtedly a fine actress in Hollywood, and her Academy Award for her performance on The Hours is proof of that. On the other hand, Wang is known for the movies, The Farewell, Posthumus and more. Her last film, The Farewell, starring Awkwafina, received a rating of 7.5 on IMDb and has a 97% score on Tomatometer, which is commendable.
Lulu Wang is once again here, and this time, she will tell the story of a...
- 12/20/2023
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman leads the cast of Prime Video’s Expats, based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates. The limited series’ official trailer introduces the three women at the heart of the story – Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy.
The six-episode season’s cast also includes Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Margaret’s husband, Clarke, and Jack Huston (House of Gucci) as Hilary’s husband, David. Amelyn Pardenilla plays Puri, Ruby Ruiz is Essie, Will Orr is Tony, and Bonde Sham plays Charly.
Lulu Wang created the series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Daniel Melia, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Alice Bell, Theresa Park, Stan Wlodkowski. Bell, Vera Miao, Gursimran Sandhu, and author Lee are involved as writers alongside Wang.
Brian Tee and Nicole Kidman...
The six-episode season’s cast also includes Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Margaret’s husband, Clarke, and Jack Huston (House of Gucci) as Hilary’s husband, David. Amelyn Pardenilla plays Puri, Ruby Ruiz is Essie, Will Orr is Tony, and Bonde Sham plays Charly.
Lulu Wang created the series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Daniel Melia, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Alice Bell, Theresa Park, Stan Wlodkowski. Bell, Vera Miao, Gursimran Sandhu, and author Lee are involved as writers alongside Wang.
Brian Tee and Nicole Kidman...
- 12/20/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The first trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s Hong Kong-set Expats has dropped, and we get our clearest look at the Lulu Wang-directed drama based on the bestselling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee.
In the clip, we see three American women living in Hong Kong during 2014, a year when the city was riven with street protests as part of the Umbrella Movement. We see Margaret (Nicole Kidman), a wealthy woman haunted by the loss of her child; Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) a young woman who can’t move past a terrible mistake she made; and Hilary (Sarayu Blue) a woman who feels her marriage is falling apart. All three women belong to the affluent, close-knit, privileged expat community in Hong Kong and all suffer in different ways from the claustrophobic and suffocating nature of their existence.
The cast also includes Brian Tee who plays Margaret’s husband...
In the clip, we see three American women living in Hong Kong during 2014, a year when the city was riven with street protests as part of the Umbrella Movement. We see Margaret (Nicole Kidman), a wealthy woman haunted by the loss of her child; Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) a young woman who can’t move past a terrible mistake she made; and Hilary (Sarayu Blue) a woman who feels her marriage is falling apart. All three women belong to the affluent, close-knit, privileged expat community in Hong Kong and all suffer in different ways from the claustrophobic and suffocating nature of their existence.
The cast also includes Brian Tee who plays Margaret’s husband...
- 12/20/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prime Video has released the trailer for ‘Expats,’ the six-part limited series directed by Lulu Wang and based on the internationally best-selling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee plays Margaret’s husband Clarke and Jack Huston plays Hilary’s husband David.
The series stars Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston. Kidman and Lulu Wang also serve as executive producers on the series.
Lulu Wang serves as a creator, director, and writer for Expats. Wang also executive produces the series with Daniele Melia for Local Time.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee plays Margaret’s husband Clarke and Jack Huston plays Hilary’s husband David.
The series stars Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston. Kidman and Lulu Wang also serve as executive producers on the series.
Lulu Wang serves as a creator, director, and writer for Expats. Wang also executive produces the series with Daniele Melia for Local Time.
- 12/19/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Grief takes many forms. It gets inside your bones and could change you after siphoning your energy and reducing you to a shadow of your former self. In today’s Expats trailer, Margaret (Nicole Kidman) encounters a level of grief no parent should suffer, and as her emotions pull her into an abyss, loved ones attempt to remove her from the brink of darkness. Expats, the six-part limited series from the brilliant directorial eye of Lulu Wang (The Farewell), comes to Prime Video on February 23, 2024.
“Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy,” reads the official Expats synopsis. “The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee plays Margaret’s husband Clarke, and Jack Huston...
“Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy,” reads the official Expats synopsis. “The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee plays Margaret’s husband Clarke, and Jack Huston...
- 12/19/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Amazon Prime Video has released the trailer for “Expats,” directed by Lulu Wang and starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue and Ji-young Yoo. The series will debut on Prime Video on Jan. 26, 2024, with new episodes launching weekly until the Feb. 23 finale.
Based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s 2016 novel “The Expatriates,” the six-episode limited series follows an international community in Hong Kong whose lives are bound together forever following a sudden family tragedy.
Kidman portrays Margaret, a woman who has moved her whole family to Hong Kong. Blue plays career-driven Hilary, whose friendship with Margaret is fractured by fate. Yoo stars as Mercy, a carefree New Yorker just out of college who becomes entangled in the lives of the Hong Kong expat community. Additionally, Jack Huston will portray David, Hilary’s husband, while Brian Tee will play Clarke, Margaret’s husband.
Throughout production, “Expats” has been the subject of much controversy...
Based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s 2016 novel “The Expatriates,” the six-episode limited series follows an international community in Hong Kong whose lives are bound together forever following a sudden family tragedy.
Kidman portrays Margaret, a woman who has moved her whole family to Hong Kong. Blue plays career-driven Hilary, whose friendship with Margaret is fractured by fate. Yoo stars as Mercy, a carefree New Yorker just out of college who becomes entangled in the lives of the Hong Kong expat community. Additionally, Jack Huston will portray David, Hilary’s husband, while Brian Tee will play Clarke, Margaret’s husband.
Throughout production, “Expats” has been the subject of much controversy...
- 12/19/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
“I just sometimes want to be alone. Where I’m not somebody’s wife, not somebody’s mother. Where I’m not defined by tragedy.” Those words from Nicole Kidman’s Margaret open the first trailer for Expats, Prime Video’s six-part limited series directed by Lulu Wang, based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates.
Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee and Jack Huston also star in the series which premieres on January 26.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Kidman), Hilary (Blue), and Mercy (Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Tee plays Margaret’s husband Clarke and Huston plays Hilary’s husband David.
Wang serves as a creator, director and writer for Expats. She also executive...
Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee and Jack Huston also star in the series which premieres on January 26.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Kidman), Hilary (Blue), and Mercy (Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Tee plays Margaret’s husband Clarke and Huston plays Hilary’s husband David.
Wang serves as a creator, director and writer for Expats. She also executive...
- 12/19/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
A family crisis triggers a whole lot of soul searching in the new trailer for Expats released Tuesday.
The six-part Prime Video miniseries (which releases two episodes on Thursday, Jan. 26, with new episodes launching weekly), is based on the best-selling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee. “Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women — Margaret (Big Little Lies’ Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Never Have I Ever’s Sarayu Blue) and Mercy (The Sky Is Everywhere’s Ji-young Yoo) — whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy,” reads the official description. “The...
The six-part Prime Video miniseries (which releases two episodes on Thursday, Jan. 26, with new episodes launching weekly), is based on the best-selling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee. “Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women — Margaret (Big Little Lies’ Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Never Have I Ever’s Sarayu Blue) and Mercy (The Sky Is Everywhere’s Ji-young Yoo) — whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy,” reads the official description. “The...
- 12/19/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Poster for Prime Video’s ‘Expats’
Expats, based on the bestselling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, will premiere on Prime Video on January 26, 2024. The streaming service’s premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first teaser poster for the six-episode limited series.
Expats stars Oscar and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy. The ensemble also features Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Clarke, Jack Huston (Fargo) as David, Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri, Ruby Ruiz (Iska) as Essie, Will Or as Tony, and Bonde Sham (MidNight Lila) as Charly.
Lulu Wang created the limited series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Vera Miao (Two Sentence Horror Stories), Gursimran Sandhu (Game of Thrones), Alice Bell (The Beautiful Lie), and author Lee also serve as writers. Additional executive producers include Bell,...
Expats, based on the bestselling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, will premiere on Prime Video on January 26, 2024. The streaming service’s premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first teaser poster for the six-episode limited series.
Expats stars Oscar and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy. The ensemble also features Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Clarke, Jack Huston (Fargo) as David, Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri, Ruby Ruiz (Iska) as Essie, Will Or as Tony, and Bonde Sham (MidNight Lila) as Charly.
Lulu Wang created the limited series and serves as writer, director, and executive producer. Vera Miao (Two Sentence Horror Stories), Gursimran Sandhu (Game of Thrones), Alice Bell (The Beautiful Lie), and author Lee also serve as writers. Additional executive producers include Bell,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Today, Prime Video announced ‘Expats’, the six-part limited series directed by Lulu Wang and based on the internationally best-selling novel ‘The Expatriates’ by Janice Y K Lee, will premiere January 26, 2024.
Expats stars Academy Award and Emmy-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston. Kidman and Lulu Wang also serve as executive producers on the series. The series’ feature-length penultimate episode will have its European premiere screening at BFI’s London International Film Festival on October 9.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centres on three American women – Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) – whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy.
The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee, who plays Margaret’s husband Clarke, and Jack Huston, who plays Hilary’s husband David, also star in the series.
Expats stars Academy Award and Emmy-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston. Kidman and Lulu Wang also serve as executive producers on the series. The series’ feature-length penultimate episode will have its European premiere screening at BFI’s London International Film Festival on October 9.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centres on three American women – Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) – whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy.
The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee, who plays Margaret’s husband Clarke, and Jack Huston, who plays Hilary’s husband David, also star in the series.
- 10/3/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Today, Prime Video announced ‘Expats’, the six-part limited series directed by Lulu Wang and based on the internationally best-selling novel ‘The Expatriates’ by Janice Y K Lee, will premiere January 26, 2024.
Expats stars Academy Award and Emmy-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston. Kidman and Lulu Wang also serve as executive producers on the series. The series’ feature-length penultimate episode will have its European premiere screening at BFI’s London International Film Festival on October 9.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centres on three American women – Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) – whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy.
The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee, who plays Margaret’s husband Clarke, and Jack Huston, who plays Hilary’s husband David, also star in the series.
Expats stars Academy Award and Emmy-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston. Kidman and Lulu Wang also serve as executive producers on the series. The series’ feature-length penultimate episode will have its European premiere screening at BFI’s London International Film Festival on October 9.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centres on three American women – Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) – whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy.
The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee, who plays Margaret’s husband Clarke, and Jack Huston, who plays Hilary’s husband David, also star in the series.
- 10/3/2023
- by Editorial Desk
Prime Video has released first-look images for ‘Expats,’ the six-part limited series based on the internationally best-selling novel ‘The Expatriates,’ by Janice Y. K. Lee.
The Lulu Wang-directed series stars Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centres on three American women—Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee, who plays Margaret’s husband Clarke and Jack Huston, who plays Hilary’s husband David also star in the series.
Lulu Wang serves as a creator, director and writer for Expats. Wang also executive produces the series with Daniele Melia for Local Time. Nicole Kidman serves as an executive...
The Lulu Wang-directed series stars Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centres on three American women—Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee, who plays Margaret’s husband Clarke and Jack Huston, who plays Hilary’s husband David also star in the series.
Lulu Wang serves as a creator, director and writer for Expats. Wang also executive produces the series with Daniele Melia for Local Time. Nicole Kidman serves as an executive...
- 9/7/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The upcoming American drama series, ‘Expats’, has released its first look images for the series. The six-part limited series starring Nicole Kidman, based on the book series of the same name by Janice Y. K. Lee, will have the premiere of its penultimate episode aired at the Toronto Film Festival, on September 8.
The Nicole Kidman-starrer will explore the blurred lines of victimhood and culpability, centering on the lives of three women; namely Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilalry (Sarayu Blue) and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy
The show takes place in Hong Kong, in 2014, and interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred.
Other actors to star in the series include, Brian Tee and Jack Houston, who play Margaret’s husband Clarke and Hilary’s husband David, respectively.
The show is directed by Lulu Wang, who also serves as its creative head and writer.
The Nicole Kidman-starrer will explore the blurred lines of victimhood and culpability, centering on the lives of three women; namely Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilalry (Sarayu Blue) and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy
The show takes place in Hong Kong, in 2014, and interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred.
Other actors to star in the series include, Brian Tee and Jack Houston, who play Margaret’s husband Clarke and Hilary’s husband David, respectively.
The show is directed by Lulu Wang, who also serves as its creative head and writer.
- 9/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Nicole Kidman stars in ‘Expats’ limited series (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Prime Video)
Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo star in Prime Video’s upcoming limited series Expats, based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates. The streaming service just released the first batch of photos from the six-episode season, along with details on the plot and the cast list.
The first photos from the 2024 release include scenes with Oscar and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy. Additional photos feature Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Clarke, Jack Huston (Fargo) as David, Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri, Ruby Ruiz (Iska) as Essie, Will Or as Tony, and Bonde Sham (MidNight Lila) as Charly.
Lulu Wang created the limited series and writes, directs, and executive produces. Vera Miao (Two Sentence Horror Stories...
Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo star in Prime Video’s upcoming limited series Expats, based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates. The streaming service just released the first batch of photos from the six-episode season, along with details on the plot and the cast list.
The first photos from the 2024 release include scenes with Oscar and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Sarayu Blue (Never Have I Ever) as Hilary, and Ji-young Yoo (The Sky is Everywhere) as Mercy. Additional photos feature Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Clarke, Jack Huston (Fargo) as David, Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri, Ruby Ruiz (Iska) as Essie, Will Or as Tony, and Bonde Sham (MidNight Lila) as Charly.
Lulu Wang created the limited series and writes, directs, and executive produces. Vera Miao (Two Sentence Horror Stories...
- 9/6/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Prime Video has released first-look images of the long-awaited Lulu Wang’s limited series Expats set to be released in early 2024. The world premiere screening of its feature-length penultimate episode will take place at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8.
The 6-part limited series, based on the internationally best-selling novel The Expatriates, by Janice Y. K. Lee, stars Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo, Sarayu Blue, Brian Tee and Jack Huston.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Kidman), Hilary (Blue), and Mercy (Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Tee plays Margaret’s husband Clarke and Huston plays Hilary’s husband David.
Wang serves as a creator, director and writer for Expats. She also executive produces the series with Daniele Melia for Local Time.
The 6-part limited series, based on the internationally best-selling novel The Expatriates, by Janice Y. K. Lee, stars Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo, Sarayu Blue, Brian Tee and Jack Huston.
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Kidman), Hilary (Blue), and Mercy (Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Tee plays Margaret’s husband Clarke and Huston plays Hilary’s husband David.
Wang serves as a creator, director and writer for Expats. She also executive produces the series with Daniele Melia for Local Time.
- 9/6/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicole Kidman may be a nominated for her fifth Oscar for her work in “Being the Ricardos,” but she wasn’t at the annual nominees luncheon on Monday at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel.
Variety can exclusively reveal that Kidman is at home in Nashville under doctors’ orders, recovering from a torn hamstring. She was filming the upcoming Amazon series “Expats” in Los Angeles when the pre-existing injury flared up.
The show is continuing to shoot this week but will temporarily pause while producers figure out when they can resume and if they need to shoot around Kidman until her return, according to an Amazon rep.
“Expats,” based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s best selling 2016 novel “The Expatriates” and directed by Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), focuses on a group of three expatriate women living in Hong Kong. It is produced by Kidman’s Blossom Films.
“Expats” also stars Sarayu Blue as Hilary Starr,...
Variety can exclusively reveal that Kidman is at home in Nashville under doctors’ orders, recovering from a torn hamstring. She was filming the upcoming Amazon series “Expats” in Los Angeles when the pre-existing injury flared up.
The show is continuing to shoot this week but will temporarily pause while producers figure out when they can resume and if they need to shoot around Kidman until her return, according to an Amazon rep.
“Expats,” based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s best selling 2016 novel “The Expatriates” and directed by Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), focuses on a group of three expatriate women living in Hong Kong. It is produced by Kidman’s Blossom Films.
“Expats” also stars Sarayu Blue as Hilary Starr,...
- 3/7/2022
- by Marc Malkin and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago Med‘s Brian Tee plays a lead opposite Nicole Kidman in Expats, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming drama series based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel The Expatriates, from Lee, director-showrunner Lulu Wang, Kidman and Per Saari’s Blossom Films and Amazon Studios.
Wang revealed Tee’s casting on social media, which features a photo of Kidman and Tee. It’s captioned “Meet Margaret & Clarke. College sweethearts! (She brought the flowers. He brings the dad jokes…” (See below).
Added Wang in a statement to Deadline, “Brian is a deeply compassionate actor with undeniable screen presence – an irresistible pairing with Nicole. We are unbelievably fortunate to have him on board.”
The photo is not current. Kidman recently wrapped filming the first part of her role in Hong Kong to segue to the Aquaman sequel as scheduled. She will return to the show at a later date. Tee also has obligations...
Wang revealed Tee’s casting on social media, which features a photo of Kidman and Tee. It’s captioned “Meet Margaret & Clarke. College sweethearts! (She brought the flowers. He brings the dad jokes…” (See below).
Added Wang in a statement to Deadline, “Brian is a deeply compassionate actor with undeniable screen presence – an irresistible pairing with Nicole. We are unbelievably fortunate to have him on board.”
The photo is not current. Kidman recently wrapped filming the first part of her role in Hong Kong to segue to the Aquaman sequel as scheduled. She will return to the show at a later date. Tee also has obligations...
- 9/9/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Huston has been cast in the upcoming Amazon series “Expats,” the adaptation of Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel “The Expatriates
Set against the fabric of Hong Kong, “Expats” is the story of an international community whose lives are bound together forever after a sudden family tragedy.
Huston will play David Starr, who has long lived in the shadow of his impressive wife Hilary. When the expat community is struck by a catastrophic event, his old demons resurface, forcing him to confront who he’s become. Huston joins previously announced cast member Ji-young Yoo.
“’Expats’ is an exciting reunion for me and Jack, who was the lead in my first feature ‘Posthumous,'” said series showrunner and director Lulu Wang. “Jack is such a thoughtful, empathetic actor and I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to collaborate again.”
Aside from “Posthumous,” Huston’s other feature credits include “American Hustle,” “The Irishman,...
Set against the fabric of Hong Kong, “Expats” is the story of an international community whose lives are bound together forever after a sudden family tragedy.
Huston will play David Starr, who has long lived in the shadow of his impressive wife Hilary. When the expat community is struck by a catastrophic event, his old demons resurface, forcing him to confront who he’s become. Huston joins previously announced cast member Ji-young Yoo.
“’Expats’ is an exciting reunion for me and Jack, who was the lead in my first feature ‘Posthumous,'” said series showrunner and director Lulu Wang. “Jack is such a thoughtful, empathetic actor and I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to collaborate again.”
Aside from “Posthumous,” Huston’s other feature credits include “American Hustle,” “The Irishman,...
- 6/17/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Jack Huston is set as a male lead in Expats, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming drama series based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel The Expatriates, from Lee, director-showrunner Lulu Wang, Nicole Kidman and Per Saari’s Blossom Films and Amazon Studios.
Set against the fabric of Hong Kong, Expats is the story of an international community whose lives are bound together forever after a sudden family tragedy. It revolves around three women, Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), Margaret and Hilary.
Huston will play David Starr, who has long lived in the shadow of his impressive wife Hilary. When the expat community is struck by a catastrophic event, his old demons resurface, forcing him to confront who he’s become.
2020-21 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
“Expats is an exciting reunion for me and Jack, who was the lead in my first feature Posthumous,” Wang said. “Jack is such a thoughtful,...
Set against the fabric of Hong Kong, Expats is the story of an international community whose lives are bound together forever after a sudden family tragedy. It revolves around three women, Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), Margaret and Hilary.
Huston will play David Starr, who has long lived in the shadow of his impressive wife Hilary. When the expat community is struck by a catastrophic event, his old demons resurface, forcing him to confront who he’s become.
2020-21 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
“Expats is an exciting reunion for me and Jack, who was the lead in my first feature Posthumous,” Wang said. “Jack is such a thoughtful,...
- 6/17/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Jessica Ann Collins has been cast opposite Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman in the upcoming Apple action-thriller series “Echo 3,” reuniting Collins with Academy Award-winning producer and writer Mark Boal. Collins will play Amber Chesbourough, a brilliant young scientist who is described as the emotional center of a small American family.
The 10-parter is set in South America and follows Chesborough. When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother, Bambi (Evans), and her husband (Huisman) — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a drama set against the explosive backdrop of a secret war.
The Apple show will be shot with both English and Spanish dialogue. Boal will serve as co-showrunner alongside Jason Horwitch, with both executive producing. Pablo Trapero (“Carancho”) will direct. Peter Traugott of Keshet Studios will executive produce as well along with Givon, Stan Wlodkowski, Eitan Mansuri, Jonathan Doweck,...
The 10-parter is set in South America and follows Chesborough. When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother, Bambi (Evans), and her husband (Huisman) — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a drama set against the explosive backdrop of a secret war.
The Apple show will be shot with both English and Spanish dialogue. Boal will serve as co-showrunner alongside Jason Horwitch, with both executive producing. Pablo Trapero (“Carancho”) will direct. Peter Traugott of Keshet Studios will executive produce as well along with Givon, Stan Wlodkowski, Eitan Mansuri, Jonathan Doweck,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Luke Evans has been tapped to star in Apple’s Echo 3 action-thriller drama series, from Oscar winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker), Apple Studios and Keshet Studios.
Echo 3 is set in South America and follows Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, who is the emotional center of a small American family. When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a layered, personal drama, set against the explosive backdrop of a secret war.
Evans will play the role of Bambi, Amber’s brother.
The 10-part series is based on the award-winning Keshet Broadcasting series When Heroes Fly, created by Omri Givon and inspired by the eponymous novel by Amir Gutfreund. Given a straight-to-series order by Apple last July, Echo 3 will be shot with English and Spanish dialogue.
Boal serves as showrunner alongside...
Echo 3 is set in South America and follows Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, who is the emotional center of a small American family. When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a layered, personal drama, set against the explosive backdrop of a secret war.
Evans will play the role of Bambi, Amber’s brother.
The 10-part series is based on the award-winning Keshet Broadcasting series When Heroes Fly, created by Omri Givon and inspired by the eponymous novel by Amir Gutfreund. Given a straight-to-series order by Apple last July, Echo 3 will be shot with English and Spanish dialogue.
Boal serves as showrunner alongside...
- 5/3/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Hurt Locker writer and producer Mark Boal is adapting Israeli drama When Heroes Fly for Apple.
The streamer has handed the series, which will be known as Echo 3, a straight-to-series ten-part order.
It will be produced by Keshet Studios and Apple and will be set in South America.
The series follows Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, the emotional center of a small American family. When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a layered, personal drama, set against the explosive backdrop of a secret war.
It is based on Keshet’s series When Heroes Fly, created by Omri Givon and inspired by the eponymous novel by Amir Gutfreund. It will be shot with English and Spanish dialogue.
Boal will serve as showrunner alongside co-showrunner and executive producer Jason Horwitch...
The streamer has handed the series, which will be known as Echo 3, a straight-to-series ten-part order.
It will be produced by Keshet Studios and Apple and will be set in South America.
The series follows Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, the emotional center of a small American family. When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a layered, personal drama, set against the explosive backdrop of a secret war.
It is based on Keshet’s series When Heroes Fly, created by Omri Givon and inspired by the eponymous novel by Amir Gutfreund. It will be shot with English and Spanish dialogue.
Boal will serve as showrunner alongside co-showrunner and executive producer Jason Horwitch...
- 7/16/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has ordered a new 10-episode action-thriller series called “Echo 3” from “The Hurt Locker” writer Mark Boal, the streaming service said Thursday.
Based on Keshet Broadcasting’s “When Heroes Fly,” an Israeli series created by Omri Givon and inspired by Amir Gutfreund’s novel of the same name, “Echo 3” is set in South America and follows Amber Chesborough, “a brilliant young scientist, is the emotional center of a small American family,” per Apple’s description.
“When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a layered, personal drama, set against the explosive backdrop of a secret war.”
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Boal will executive produce “Echo 3” and serve as showrunner alongside Jason Horwitch. Other executive producers include Keshet Studios’ Peter Traugott, as well as Stan Wlodkowski, Omri Givon,...
Based on Keshet Broadcasting’s “When Heroes Fly,” an Israeli series created by Omri Givon and inspired by Amir Gutfreund’s novel of the same name, “Echo 3” is set in South America and follows Amber Chesborough, “a brilliant young scientist, is the emotional center of a small American family,” per Apple’s description.
“When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a layered, personal drama, set against the explosive backdrop of a secret war.”
Also Read: Apple Acquires Justin Timberlake Film 'Palmer'
Boal will executive produce “Echo 3” and serve as showrunner alongside Jason Horwitch. Other executive producers include Keshet Studios’ Peter Traugott, as well as Stan Wlodkowski, Omri Givon,...
- 7/16/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Apple has ordered an action-thriller series from Mark Boal straight to series, Variety has learned.
The 10-episode series is titled “Echo 3,” based on the Israeli series “When Heroes Fly” created by Omri Givon and based on the novel of the same name by Amir Gutfreund.
In the series, Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, is the emotional center of a small American family. When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a drama set against the backdrop of a secret war.
The series will be shot with both English and Spanish dialogue. Boal will serve as co-showrunner alongside Jason Horwitch, with both executive producing. Peter Traugott of Keshet Studios will executive produce as well along with Givon, Stan Wlodkowski, Eitan Mansuri, Jonathan Doweck, Avi Nir of Keshet Media Group, Alon Shtruzman of Keshet International,...
The 10-episode series is titled “Echo 3,” based on the Israeli series “When Heroes Fly” created by Omri Givon and based on the novel of the same name by Amir Gutfreund.
In the series, Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, is the emotional center of a small American family. When she goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and her husband — two men with deep military experience and complicated pasts — struggle to find her in a drama set against the backdrop of a secret war.
The series will be shot with both English and Spanish dialogue. Boal will serve as co-showrunner alongside Jason Horwitch, with both executive producing. Peter Traugott of Keshet Studios will executive produce as well along with Givon, Stan Wlodkowski, Eitan Mansuri, Jonathan Doweck, Avi Nir of Keshet Media Group, Alon Shtruzman of Keshet International,...
- 7/16/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Chiwetel Ejiofor will be part of “The Old Guard.” The “12 Years a Slave” star has signed on for the Netflix and Skydance picture, which will also star Charlize Theron who also produces.
Harry Melling (“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”) and Veronica Ngo (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) have also been cast in the adaptation of the graphic novel series, which was created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández.
The new names join the previously announced KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts and Luca Marinelli in the upcoming movie.
The story, published in 2017 by Image, centers on old soldiers who never die, finding themselves trapped in immortality without explanation.
The film will tell the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed. Filming is underway in the U.
Harry Melling (“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”) and Veronica Ngo (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) have also been cast in the adaptation of the graphic novel series, which was created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández.
The new names join the previously announced KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts and Luca Marinelli in the upcoming movie.
The story, published in 2017 by Image, centers on old soldiers who never die, finding themselves trapped in immortality without explanation.
The film will tell the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed. Filming is underway in the U.
- 6/21/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave), Harry Melling (The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs) and Veronica Ngo (Bright) have joined the cast of Netflix’s action-fantasy film The Old Guard, the streamer has confirmed.
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s (Beyond The Lights) directs the film which is now shooting at the UK’s Pinewood Studios. Previously announced cast includes Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts and Luca Marinelli.
Based on the graphic novel series created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández, the film tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed.
The screenplay adaptation comes from Rucka and Prince-Bythewood. Producers are David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger for Skydance; Marc Evans; and Charlize Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix for Denver and Delilah.
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s (Beyond The Lights) directs the film which is now shooting at the UK’s Pinewood Studios. Previously announced cast includes Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts and Luca Marinelli.
Based on the graphic novel series created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández, the film tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed.
The screenplay adaptation comes from Rucka and Prince-Bythewood. Producers are David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger for Skydance; Marc Evans; and Charlize Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix for Denver and Delilah.
- 6/21/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Marwan Kenzari joins Charlize Theron in a new movie, Darby Camp is starring in “Clifford, the Big Red Dog,” Vic Armstrong will direct thriller “Sons of the Cross” and Doc Society selects six documentaries for its Good Pitch program.
Castings
“Aladdin” star Marwan Kenzari has been cast opposite Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne in the action film “The Old Guard” for Skydance and Netflix.
Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing “The Old Guard,” based on the comic by writer Greg Rucka and artist Leandro Fernandez. The story, published in 2017 by Image, centers on old soldiers who never die, finding themselves trapped in immortality without explanation.
Producers are Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger; Marc Evans; and Theron and her Denver and Delilah partners Beth Kono and Aj Dix. Stan Wlodkowski and Rucka are executive producing.
Kenzari starred as the villainous Jafar in “Aladdin...
Castings
“Aladdin” star Marwan Kenzari has been cast opposite Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne in the action film “The Old Guard” for Skydance and Netflix.
Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing “The Old Guard,” based on the comic by writer Greg Rucka and artist Leandro Fernandez. The story, published in 2017 by Image, centers on old soldiers who never die, finding themselves trapped in immortality without explanation.
Producers are Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger; Marc Evans; and Theron and her Denver and Delilah partners Beth Kono and Aj Dix. Stan Wlodkowski and Rucka are executive producing.
Kenzari starred as the villainous Jafar in “Aladdin...
- 5/29/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix announced on Thursday that it has secured the rights to the female-led action flick “The Old Guard,” from director Gina Prince-Bythewood.
The film will star Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”).
“The Old Guard” is based which is based on the comic book series created by author Greg Rucka, who is also adapting the screenplay, and illustrator Leandro Fernández.
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The film tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed.
Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger are producing the film, along with Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix for Denver and Delilah; as well as Marc Evans.
The film will star Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”).
“The Old Guard” is based which is based on the comic book series created by author Greg Rucka, who is also adapting the screenplay, and illustrator Leandro Fernández.
Also Read: Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson Hunt Bonnie and Clyde in 'The Highwaymen' Trailer (Video)
The film tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed.
Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger are producing the film, along with Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix for Denver and Delilah; as well as Marc Evans.
- 2/21/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Netflix has secured the rights to Gina Prince-Bythewood’s female-fronted action film The Old Guard, which is based on the comic book series by Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández.
As previously announced, the feature stars Charlize Theron and If Beale Street Could Talk breakout KiKi Layne. Rucka is writing the screenplay.
The Old Guard tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed.
Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger are producing along with Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix for Denver and Delilah; and Marc Evans. Stan Wlodkowski is Ep.
Theron has a track record for taking on strong female roles, i.e. Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fate of the Furious and Atomic Blonde. Next up for her is...
As previously announced, the feature stars Charlize Theron and If Beale Street Could Talk breakout KiKi Layne. Rucka is writing the screenplay.
The Old Guard tells the story of a small covert group of immortal mercenaries who must fight to keep their team together when they discover the existence of a new immortal and their extraordinary abilities are exposed.
Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger are producing along with Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix for Denver and Delilah; and Marc Evans. Stan Wlodkowski is Ep.
Theron has a track record for taking on strong female roles, i.e. Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fate of the Furious and Atomic Blonde. Next up for her is...
- 2/21/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Today, the Directors Guild of America (or DGA) announced their nominees, further shaping the Oscar race. They come hot on the heels of yesterday featuring the American Society of Cinematographers (or Asc) announcing, as well as the Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild. Earlier today, before DGA, the Costume Designers Guild announced too. They’ll all be seen, but the DGA is the one to focus on. They’re the precursor of this lot that’s truly going to shape the race. Historically, you try not to bet against the majority of DGA nominees scoring with Oscar. It’s just a very predictive and powerful guild… As you’ll see momentarily below, the DGA wound up citing the usual three suspects in Damien Chazelle for La La Land, Barry Jenkins for Arrival, and Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea. From there, things got interesting. Many pundits, myself included, had predicted...
- 1/12/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
If you missed seeing Denis Villeneuve's Arrival (which landed on some of Daily Dead's favorites of 2016 lists) in theaters, you won't have to wait long to watch it from the comfort of your couch, as Paramount Home Media Distribution will release the sci-fi film on Digital HD beginning January 31st, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD release on February 14th:
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.-- Hailed by critics as “mesmerizing” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), “amazing” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “the best film of the year” (Christopher Orr, The Atlantic), director Denis Villeneuve’s (Sicario) phenomenal tour de force Arrival makes its home entertainment debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand February 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD January 31.
Five-time Academy Award® nominee* Amy Adams “delivers one of her best performances” (Brian Truitt,...
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif.-- Hailed by critics as “mesmerizing” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), “amazing” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “the best film of the year” (Christopher Orr, The Atlantic), director Denis Villeneuve’s (Sicario) phenomenal tour de force Arrival makes its home entertainment debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand February 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD January 31.
Five-time Academy Award® nominee* Amy Adams “delivers one of her best performances” (Brian Truitt,...
- 1/11/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Will Smith stars as Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit. In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.
Focus was written and directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”). Denise Di Novi (“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”) is the producer, with Charlie Gogolak and Stan Wlodkowski serving as executive producers.
The cast is headed by Oscar nominee Will Smith (“The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Ali,”), Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), Rodrigo Santoro (the “300” films...
Focus was written and directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”). Denise Di Novi (“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”) is the producer, with Charlie Gogolak and Stan Wlodkowski serving as executive producers.
The cast is headed by Oscar nominee Will Smith (“The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Ali,”), Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), Rodrigo Santoro (the “300” films...
- 2/17/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
For the second consecutive year, Warner Bros. Pictures International has exceeded the coveted $3 billion mark at the international box office. This benchmark comes on the heels of the release of The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, which surpassed $400 million at the international box office this weekend and is still going strong.
Nine Warner Bros. Pictures films have exceeded $100 million internationally, topped by Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (with Paramount Pictures), which has taken in an astounding $467 million outside of the U.S. to date, and Godzilla (with Legendary Pictures), which has earned $327 million overseas.
Four titles – Doug Liman’s Edge Of Tomorrow (with Village Roadshow Pictures), Phil Lord & Christopher Miller’s The Lego Movie (also with Village Roadshow Pictures), and Noam Murro and Zack Snyder’s 300: Rise Of An Empire (with Legendary), along with the 2014 spillover grosses from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug...
Nine Warner Bros. Pictures films have exceeded $100 million internationally, topped by Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (with Paramount Pictures), which has taken in an astounding $467 million outside of the U.S. to date, and Godzilla (with Legendary Pictures), which has earned $327 million overseas.
Four titles – Doug Liman’s Edge Of Tomorrow (with Village Roadshow Pictures), Phil Lord & Christopher Miller’s The Lego Movie (also with Village Roadshow Pictures), and Noam Murro and Zack Snyder’s 300: Rise Of An Empire (with Legendary), along with the 2014 spillover grosses from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug...
- 12/30/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A new Focus trailer has been revealed online.
Will Smith and Margot Robbie plan the con of a lifetime in the clip.
The pair play con artists in the movie, written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
Smith plays a grifter called Nicky Spurgeon who shows Jess Barrett (Robbie) the tricks of the trade, but things get complicated when they begin to mix business with pleasure.
Rodrigo Santoro and Gerald McRaney also form part of the cast, while Denise Di Novi serves as producer, alongside Charlie Gogolak and Stan Wlodkowski as executive producers.
Ben Affleck and Kristen Stewart were originally lined up to star, until Affleck left due to a scheduling issue in December 2012. Stewart followed suit in April last year, paving the way for Smith and Robbie's arrival.
Focus is due to hit cinemas on February 27.
Will Smith and Margot Robbie plan the con of a lifetime in the clip.
The pair play con artists in the movie, written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
Smith plays a grifter called Nicky Spurgeon who shows Jess Barrett (Robbie) the tricks of the trade, but things get complicated when they begin to mix business with pleasure.
Rodrigo Santoro and Gerald McRaney also form part of the cast, while Denise Di Novi serves as producer, alongside Charlie Gogolak and Stan Wlodkowski as executive producers.
Ben Affleck and Kristen Stewart were originally lined up to star, until Affleck left due to a scheduling issue in December 2012. Stewart followed suit in April last year, paving the way for Smith and Robbie's arrival.
Focus is due to hit cinemas on February 27.
- 12/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Just before we head into the holidays, check out the latest trailer for the sexy and slick heist movie starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, Focus.
Alongside this great new trailer Warner Bros. Pictures has released 3 new character posters.
“It’s about distraction. It’s about focus. The brain is slow and it can’t multitask.
Tap him here, take from there.”
Will Smith stars as Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit. In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.
Alongside this great new trailer Warner Bros. Pictures has released 3 new character posters.
“It’s about distraction. It’s about focus. The brain is slow and it can’t multitask.
Tap him here, take from there.”
Will Smith stars as Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit. In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.
- 12/23/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Warner Bros. Pictures has released this enticing new teaser for Focus. From the directors of Crazy, Stupid, Love (Glenn Ficarra & John Requa) comes the smart, suave and slick con-artist story starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie (Wolf of Wall Street, About Time).
Will Smith stars as Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie).
As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit.
In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.
Focus is written and directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”). Denise Di Novi (“Crazy,...
Will Smith stars as Nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie).
As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame—now an accomplished femme fatale—shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit.
In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop…and the consummate con man off his game.
Focus is written and directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”). Denise Di Novi (“Crazy,...
- 10/10/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Four talented magicians mesmerize an international audience with a series of bold and original heists, all the while pursuing a hidden agenda that has the FBI and Interpol scrambling to anticipate their next move in Now You See Me, a visually spectacular blend of astonishing illusions and exhilarating action from director Louis Leterrier (Clash of the Titans).
The Four Horsemen, a magic super‐group led by the charismatic J.Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), perform a pair of hightech, high‐profile magic shows, first amazing audiences by remotely robbing a Paris bank while in Las Vegas, and then exposing a white‐collar criminal and funneling his millions into the audience members’ bank accounts, baffling the authorities with their intricately planned capers.
FBI Special Agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) is determined to make the magicians pay for their crimes—and to stop them before they pull off what promises to be an even more audacious heist.
The Four Horsemen, a magic super‐group led by the charismatic J.Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), perform a pair of hightech, high‐profile magic shows, first amazing audiences by remotely robbing a Paris bank while in Las Vegas, and then exposing a white‐collar criminal and funneling his millions into the audience members’ bank accounts, baffling the authorities with their intricately planned capers.
FBI Special Agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) is determined to make the magicians pay for their crimes—and to stop them before they pull off what promises to be an even more audacious heist.
- 5/21/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Check out these images from Summit Entertainment's Now You See Me. The thriller stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Dave Franco, Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman, Mélanie Laurent, Elias Koteas, Michael Kelly and Common. Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen," a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. Louis Leterrier directs from the script by Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt, Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Ed Solomon. The film's produced by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen, Boaz Yakin and Stan Wlodkowski.
- 3/21/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out these images from Summit Entertainment's Now You See Me. The thriller stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Dave Franco, Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman, Mélanie Laurent, Elias Koteas, Michael Kelly and Common. Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen," a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. Louis Leterrier directs from the script by Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt, Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Ed Solomon. The film's produced by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen, Boaz Yakin and Stan Wlodkowski.
- 3/21/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
James Franco, Frances Fisher, Tim McGraw, Jason Patric and Mehcad Brooks are making the trip for In the Valley of Elah, which Paul Haggis is directing for Warner Independent Pictures.
Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon and Jonathan Tucker already have been cast in the mystery thriller.
Valley, which also is known as the untitled Paul Haggis project at the studio because the title is likely to change, follows a war veteran (Jones) in search of his son, an exemplary soldier who recently returned from Iraq and has gone AWOL.
Franco is playing a sergeant, Fisher a waitress, McGraw a police chief and Patric an Army lieutenant. Brooks is a member of the son's squad.
Shooting is under way in New Mexico.
Haggis is producing with Larry Becsey, Patrick Wachsberger, Steve Samuels and Darlene Caamano; Stan Wlodkowski, Emilio Diez Barroso, Bob Hayward, David Garrett, Erik Feig and Jim Holt are serving as executive producers. The movie will be a Summit Entertainment and Samuels Media presentation.
Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon and Jonathan Tucker already have been cast in the mystery thriller.
Valley, which also is known as the untitled Paul Haggis project at the studio because the title is likely to change, follows a war veteran (Jones) in search of his son, an exemplary soldier who recently returned from Iraq and has gone AWOL.
Franco is playing a sergeant, Fisher a waitress, McGraw a police chief and Patric an Army lieutenant. Brooks is a member of the son's squad.
Shooting is under way in New Mexico.
Haggis is producing with Larry Becsey, Patrick Wachsberger, Steve Samuels and Darlene Caamano; Stan Wlodkowski, Emilio Diez Barroso, Bob Hayward, David Garrett, Erik Feig and Jim Holt are serving as executive producers. The movie will be a Summit Entertainment and Samuels Media presentation.
- 12/7/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Back in the 1980s, a pair of aspiring filmmakers finally found a producer to make their dream project, not realizing that they were actually fronting an FBI undercover mob sting operation.
While the incident was recounted by Steve Fishman in the 1996 Details magazine article, "What's Wrong With This Picture?" it sounded more like a classic Hollywood high-concept pitch.
Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson obviously thought so, too, and after six years and numerous drafts (taking time off to collaborate with Steven Spielberg on Catch Me if You Can and The Terminal), he makes his directorial debut with the Hollywood version.
The resulting The Last Shot is an often funny if slight satire that's never as edgy as it thinks it is or as sharply focused as it needs to be to put it in a league with a Get Shorty or a State and Main.
Despite knowing, expertly modulated performances by Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick and company, the Touchstone presentation is more like the long shot where ticket sales are concerned beyond industry towns. More likely it'll go into a fairly swift DVD turnaround.
Following a playfully inventive opening credit sequence (designed and produced by yU+co), the setup is put into action. Baldwin's Joe Devine is an FBI agent who's constantly struggling to emerge from the shadow of his brother Jack (Ray Liotta), who happens to head up the bureau.
When he stumbles across the practice of mob-brokered bribes between motion picture productions and the teamsters who provide the necessary trucks, a light bulb goes off in his head.
Posing as a Hollywood producer backed by a bunch of dentist investors, Joe finds himself an ideal dupe in Steven Schats (Broderick), a struggling screenwriter who works as a ticket taker at the Chinese Mann Theatre and lives with his struggling actress girlfriend (Calista Flockhart) in a complex that is also home to a business that boards movie stars' yappy dogs.
Not only is Devine, now known as Wells, willing to bankroll Schats' epic Arizona, but he also wants him to direct, provided that he's able to recast the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River and Native-American caves in Providence, R.I.
When mobster Tommy The Black Sanz (Tony Shalhoub) easily takes the brokering bait, Joe figures he can cast an even wider net by taking the picture right up to principal photography and possibly beyond.
Before you know it, the FBI is prepared to offer Devine a three-picture deal.
Baldwin and Broderick have an easy, breezy rapport, laying down a sturdy foundation for the rest of the cast to strut their comic stuff, including a very amusing Toni Collette as the film's fading leading lady and an unbilled but always welcome Joan Cusack as an extra-nutty producer.
But writer-director Nathanson feels the need to pad the story with superfluous, distracting bits of business -- like giving Steven a brother Tim Blake Nelson), who also threatens to thwart his dreams -- that end up blunting the picture's satirical edge.
The genial breeziness that remains extends to the technical credits, especially the buoyant score by Rolfe Kent, whose music for Alexander Payne's films (most notably Election, About Schmidt and the upcoming Sideways) always effectively captures the desired quirky tone.
The Last Shot
Touchstone Pictures presents a Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum production
In association with a Mandeville Films production
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson
Based on an article by: Steve Fishman
Producers: Larry Brezner, David Hoberman
Executive producers: Stan Wlodkowski, Todd Lieberman
Director of photography: John Lindley
Production designer: William Arnold
Editor: David Rosenbloom
Costume designer: Gloria Gresham
Music: Rolfe Kent
Cast:
Steven Schats: Matthew Broderick
Joe Devine
Alec Baldwin
Emily French: Toni Collette
Valerie Weston: Calista Flockhart
Jack Devine: Ray Liotta
Marshal Paris: Tim Blake Nelson
Abe White: James Rebhorn
Tommy The Black Sanz: Tony Shalhoub
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 93 minutes...
While the incident was recounted by Steve Fishman in the 1996 Details magazine article, "What's Wrong With This Picture?" it sounded more like a classic Hollywood high-concept pitch.
Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson obviously thought so, too, and after six years and numerous drafts (taking time off to collaborate with Steven Spielberg on Catch Me if You Can and The Terminal), he makes his directorial debut with the Hollywood version.
The resulting The Last Shot is an often funny if slight satire that's never as edgy as it thinks it is or as sharply focused as it needs to be to put it in a league with a Get Shorty or a State and Main.
Despite knowing, expertly modulated performances by Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick and company, the Touchstone presentation is more like the long shot where ticket sales are concerned beyond industry towns. More likely it'll go into a fairly swift DVD turnaround.
Following a playfully inventive opening credit sequence (designed and produced by yU+co), the setup is put into action. Baldwin's Joe Devine is an FBI agent who's constantly struggling to emerge from the shadow of his brother Jack (Ray Liotta), who happens to head up the bureau.
When he stumbles across the practice of mob-brokered bribes between motion picture productions and the teamsters who provide the necessary trucks, a light bulb goes off in his head.
Posing as a Hollywood producer backed by a bunch of dentist investors, Joe finds himself an ideal dupe in Steven Schats (Broderick), a struggling screenwriter who works as a ticket taker at the Chinese Mann Theatre and lives with his struggling actress girlfriend (Calista Flockhart) in a complex that is also home to a business that boards movie stars' yappy dogs.
Not only is Devine, now known as Wells, willing to bankroll Schats' epic Arizona, but he also wants him to direct, provided that he's able to recast the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River and Native-American caves in Providence, R.I.
When mobster Tommy The Black Sanz (Tony Shalhoub) easily takes the brokering bait, Joe figures he can cast an even wider net by taking the picture right up to principal photography and possibly beyond.
Before you know it, the FBI is prepared to offer Devine a three-picture deal.
Baldwin and Broderick have an easy, breezy rapport, laying down a sturdy foundation for the rest of the cast to strut their comic stuff, including a very amusing Toni Collette as the film's fading leading lady and an unbilled but always welcome Joan Cusack as an extra-nutty producer.
But writer-director Nathanson feels the need to pad the story with superfluous, distracting bits of business -- like giving Steven a brother Tim Blake Nelson), who also threatens to thwart his dreams -- that end up blunting the picture's satirical edge.
The genial breeziness that remains extends to the technical credits, especially the buoyant score by Rolfe Kent, whose music for Alexander Payne's films (most notably Election, About Schmidt and the upcoming Sideways) always effectively captures the desired quirky tone.
The Last Shot
Touchstone Pictures presents a Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum production
In association with a Mandeville Films production
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson
Based on an article by: Steve Fishman
Producers: Larry Brezner, David Hoberman
Executive producers: Stan Wlodkowski, Todd Lieberman
Director of photography: John Lindley
Production designer: William Arnold
Editor: David Rosenbloom
Costume designer: Gloria Gresham
Music: Rolfe Kent
Cast:
Steven Schats: Matthew Broderick
Joe Devine
Alec Baldwin
Emily French: Toni Collette
Valerie Weston: Calista Flockhart
Jack Devine: Ray Liotta
Marshal Paris: Tim Blake Nelson
Abe White: James Rebhorn
Tommy The Black Sanz: Tony Shalhoub
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 93 minutes...
- 10/14/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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