Today, ahead of its inaugural upfront presentation on May 14, Prime Video released the first photos from its upcoming original action comedy Jackpot.
In the near future, a “Grand Lottery” has been newly established in California—the catch: Kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot.
When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket.
Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (John Cena), who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize.
However, Noel must face off with his slick rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also seeks to collect Katie’s commission at all costs.
Jackpot was rated R by the MPA for pervasive language, violence, and sexual references.
Previously titled “Grand Death Lotto,” Jackpot...
In the near future, a “Grand Lottery” has been newly established in California—the catch: Kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot.
When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket.
Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (John Cena), who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize.
However, Noel must face off with his slick rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also seeks to collect Katie’s commission at all costs.
Jackpot was rated R by the MPA for pervasive language, violence, and sexual references.
Previously titled “Grand Death Lotto,” Jackpot...
- 5/6/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Exclusive: The roster of talent set for Prime Video‘s Paul Feig-helmed action comedy Grand Death Lotto has continued to expand with the addition of Michael Hitchcock (Your Place or Mine), Becky Ann Baker (Girls), Sam Asghari (Lioness), Leslie David Baker (The Office), Murray Hill (Life & Beth), Adam Ray (Young Rock), Taylor Ortega (Welcome to Flatch) and Holmes (Welcome to Flatch).
The actors join an ensemble led by John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu which also includes Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon and Donald Elise Watkins, as previously announced.
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- 4/3/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon Studios has begun setting the supporting cast for its Paul Feig-helmed action-comedy Grand Death Lotto, with Ayden Mayeri (Somebody I Used to Know), Seann William Scott (Welcome to Flatch), Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness) and Donald Elise Watkins (Project Artemis) signing on for roles.
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John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu lead the ensemble of the pic now in production, as previously announced.
The Amazon Original Movie is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in...
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John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu lead the ensemble of the pic now in production, as previously announced.
The Amazon Original Movie is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in...
- 3/22/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu are set to star in Prime Video’s action-comedy ‘Grand Death Lotto’, from director Paul Feig.
The film is set in the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize. New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (John Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.
Feig is directing the film from a script penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire). The film, which hails from Amazon Studios, will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum,...
The film is set in the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize. New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (John Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.
Feig is directing the film from a script penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire). The film, which hails from Amazon Studios, will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sounding a little like a weird spin on The Purge, Prime Video's new action comedy Grand Death Lotto will see a Shang-Chi reunion for Simu Liu and Awkwafina, who are starring with John Cena.
Paul Feig is directing the new film from a script by Rob Yescombe. Here's your official synopsis: "In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize.
"New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission."
“I love action comedy and extreme physical...
Paul Feig is directing the new film from a script by Rob Yescombe. Here's your official synopsis: "In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize.
"New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission."
“I love action comedy and extreme physical...
- 3/2/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
This is one killer lottery.
On Thursday, Prime Video announced the new action-comedy “Grand Death Lotto” from director Paul Feig, starring Awkwafina, John Cena and Simu Liu.
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“In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California,” the official logline reads. “The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize.
“New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.”
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On Thursday, Prime Video announced the new action-comedy “Grand Death Lotto” from director Paul Feig, starring Awkwafina, John Cena and Simu Liu.
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“In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California,” the official logline reads. “The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize.
“New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.”
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- 3/2/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu
Production’s expected to get underway next week on Prime Video’s Grand Death Lotto with John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu on board to star. Paul Feig directs the action comedy set in the near future.
“Grand Death Lotto is the kind of original idea audiences have been craving, and there’s no one better than the endlessly talented Paul Feig to steer the ship,” stated Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon and MGM Studios. “We can’t wait to watch John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu bring this fun, action-packed script to life for our Prime Video customers around the world.”
Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire) wrote the screenplay, and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum serve as producers along with Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. Yescombe, John Cena, and Zack Roth are executive producing. The film is an Amazon Studios production.
Production’s expected to get underway next week on Prime Video’s Grand Death Lotto with John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu on board to star. Paul Feig directs the action comedy set in the near future.
“Grand Death Lotto is the kind of original idea audiences have been craving, and there’s no one better than the endlessly talented Paul Feig to steer the ship,” stated Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon and MGM Studios. “We can’t wait to watch John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu bring this fun, action-packed script to life for our Prime Video customers around the world.”
Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire) wrote the screenplay, and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum serve as producers along with Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. Yescombe, John Cena, and Zack Roth are executive producing. The film is an Amazon Studios production.
- 3/2/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Almost everyone wishes they could win the lottery. Winning could change your life significantly, revealing things about the people closest to you. Keeping quiet about your winnings is an excellent way to roll, especially if you don’t want people coming out of the woodwork for a piece of your action. Once everyone knows you’ve won, harassment is an inevitable byproduct of your financial windfall. What if, upon winning, it was legal for someone to kill you and claim the prize for themselves? That’s the premise for Grand Death Lotto, a new comedy from Paul Feig starring John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu.
Feig is directing the film from a script penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire). The film, which hails from Amazon Studios, will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum and Feigco Entertainment‘s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. John Cena,...
Feig is directing the film from a script penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire). The film, which hails from Amazon Studios, will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum and Feigco Entertainment‘s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. John Cena,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
John Cena
Today it was announced that John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu are set to star in Prime Video’s action-comedy Grand Death Lotto, from director Paul Feig. Feig is directing the film from a script penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire). The film, which hails from Amazon Studios, will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. John Cena, Zack Roth, and Rob Yescombe will executive produce.
In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize. New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (John Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while...
Today it was announced that John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu are set to star in Prime Video’s action-comedy Grand Death Lotto, from director Paul Feig. Feig is directing the film from a script penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire). The film, which hails from Amazon Studios, will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. John Cena, Zack Roth, and Rob Yescombe will executive produce.
In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize. New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (John Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while...
- 3/2/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu are set to star in Prime Video’s action-comedy “Grand Death Lotto,” Amazon Studios announced on Thursday.
Paul Feig is directing the film from a script written by Rob Yescombe (“Outside the Wire”).
“Grand Theft Lotto” will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. John Cena, Zack Roth, and Rob Yescombe will executive produce.
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The synopsis is as follows: “In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize. New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown...
Paul Feig is directing the film from a script written by Rob Yescombe (“Outside the Wire”).
“Grand Theft Lotto” will be produced by Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Paul Feig. John Cena, Zack Roth, and Rob Yescombe will executive produce.
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The synopsis is as follows: “In the very near future, the Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize. New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown...
- 3/2/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu are set to star in the action-comedy “Grand Death Lotto” for Prime Video. Paul Feig will produce and direct the film from a script by Rob Yescombe (“Outside the Wire”).
“Grand Death Lotto” is set in the very near future, where a competition known as “the Grand Lottery” has been established in “economically challenged California.” But, as the film’s official logline explains, there’s a catch: “Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize.”
The logline continues: “New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.
“Grand Death Lotto” is set in the very near future, where a competition known as “the Grand Lottery” has been established in “economically challenged California.” But, as the film’s official logline explains, there’s a catch: “Kill the winner before sundown and you can legally claim their prize.”
The logline continues: “New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.
- 3/2/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu are set to star in the Amazon action comedy Grand Death Lotto.
Paul Feig is directing the feature that is set in a near future California where the lottery has a new provision where if someone kills the announced winner before sundown, you can legally claim their prize.
The synopsis reads: “New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.”
Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum will produce the feature from writer Rob Yescombe, with Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Feig also producing. Cena, Zack Roth and Yescombe will executive produce.
Paul Feig is directing the feature that is set in a near future California where the lottery has a new provision where if someone kills the announced winner before sundown, you can legally claim their prize.
The synopsis reads: “New LA transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to make it to sundown in order to claim her multi-billion dollar prize, all while dealing with Noel’s protection rival Louis Lewis (Liu), who also wants to get her to sundown in order to claim his rich protection commission.”
Roth/Kirschenbaum Films’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum will produce the feature from writer Rob Yescombe, with Feigco Entertainment’s Laura Fischer and Feig also producing. Cena, Zack Roth and Yescombe will executive produce.
- 3/2/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
DGA Award winner and 5x Emmy nominee Paul Feig has found a stellar trio to lead his new action-comedy Grand Death Lotto for Amazon Studios in John Cena (Peacemaker), Awkwafina (Renfield) and Simu Liu (Barbie).
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The film penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire) is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in order to legally claim their prize. New L.A. transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel...
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The film penned by Rob Yescombe (Outside the Wire) is set in a very near future, in which a Grand Lottery has been established in economically challenged California. The only catch? You’ll need to kill the winner before sundown in order to legally claim their prize. New L.A. transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds herself with the winning ticket and must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel...
- 3/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Feig to direct action comedy. Production scheduled to start next week.
John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu will star in Prime Video’s action comedy Grand Death Lotto from director Paul Feig.
Production is scheduled to commence next week. Feig directs from a screenplay by Rob Yescombe (Outside The Wire) set in a financially stricken California in the near future where residents are allowed to kill the winner of the state’s lottery before sundown in order to claim the prize.
Newly arrived in the state, lottery winner Katie (Awkwafina) must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena...
John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu will star in Prime Video’s action comedy Grand Death Lotto from director Paul Feig.
Production is scheduled to commence next week. Feig directs from a screenplay by Rob Yescombe (Outside The Wire) set in a financially stricken California in the near future where residents are allowed to kill the winner of the state’s lottery before sundown in order to claim the prize.
Newly arrived in the state, lottery winner Katie (Awkwafina) must join forces with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena...
- 3/2/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“The Twilight Zone is returning” is a phrase that we love to hear, but it’s also one that comes with quite a bit of baggage. This is, after all, a show that’s been rebooted no fewer than three times since “The Bewitchin’ Pool” concluded the original run in June 1964, with cancellation always lurking nearby, like Mr. Death in “Nothing in the Dark.”
But just a year after the latest, Jordan Peele-fronted reboot was cancelled, The Twilight Zone is returning again — but this time as a VR game for Oculus Quest and Psvr. There is an enormous pressure to do justice to the 1960s legacy as producers of the 1985, 2002 and 2019 reboot all learned, but they were working with virtually the same tools as Rod Serling was: TV cameras (albeit color ones). Fun Train, the development studio making a new Twilight Zone game, has the unique power of VR...
But just a year after the latest, Jordan Peele-fronted reboot was cancelled, The Twilight Zone is returning again — but this time as a VR game for Oculus Quest and Psvr. There is an enormous pressure to do justice to the 1960s legacy as producers of the 1985, 2002 and 2019 reboot all learned, but they were working with virtually the same tools as Rod Serling was: TV cameras (albeit color ones). Fun Train, the development studio making a new Twilight Zone game, has the unique power of VR...
- 7/1/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
The most exciting new actors, writers, directors, producers, and heads of department emerging across the UK and Ireland.
Screen International has revealed the 2022 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, our prestigious annual showcase of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting young actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department.
The 2022 UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow are following in the footsteps of some of today’s biggest names in film and television, many of whom are now Bafta and Oscar winners and nominees.
From Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Arnold in the inaugural selection in 2004 to David Oyelowo, Ruth Negga, Abi Morgan (2005), Riz Ahmed,...
Screen International has revealed the 2022 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, our prestigious annual showcase of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting young actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department.
The 2022 UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow are following in the footsteps of some of today’s biggest names in film and television, many of whom are now Bafta and Oscar winners and nominees.
From Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Arnold in the inaugural selection in 2004 to David Oyelowo, Ruth Negga, Abi Morgan (2005), Riz Ahmed,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
This article contains spoilers for Outside the Wire. Our spoiler-free review is here.
In the new Netflix sci-fi action thriller Outside the Wire, young hotshot drone pilot Thomas Harp (Damson Idris) is busted down to combat duty in the militarized zone after disobeying a direct order. The year is 2036, and the U.S. military is on a peacekeeping mission in Eastern Europe where a warlord named Viktor Koval (Pilou Asbaek) is trying to get his hands on a stockpile of Russian nuclear weapons so that he can destabilize the world by aiming them at major international cities.
Since this is the future, human soldiers work alongside bulky android warriors known as “gumps.” But Harp is in for a surprise when he is assigned to duty with Captain Leo (Anthony Mackie), who is something new: a fully human-looking android, with flesh covering a mechanized exoskeleton and matrix, and possessed not just of super strength,...
In the new Netflix sci-fi action thriller Outside the Wire, young hotshot drone pilot Thomas Harp (Damson Idris) is busted down to combat duty in the militarized zone after disobeying a direct order. The year is 2036, and the U.S. military is on a peacekeeping mission in Eastern Europe where a warlord named Viktor Koval (Pilou Asbaek) is trying to get his hands on a stockpile of Russian nuclear weapons so that he can destabilize the world by aiming them at major international cities.
Since this is the future, human soldiers work alongside bulky android warriors known as “gumps.” But Harp is in for a surprise when he is assigned to duty with Captain Leo (Anthony Mackie), who is something new: a fully human-looking android, with flesh covering a mechanized exoskeleton and matrix, and possessed not just of super strength,...
- 1/16/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm on January 15th, 2020, reviewing the new film “Outside the Wire,” streaming on Netflix beginning January 15th, 2021.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The year is 2036 and Eastern Europe is in chaos. A warlord is seeking control of old Russian nukes, with the codes locked in a vault in the Ukraine. When a drone pilot named Harp (Damon Idris) kills Marines during an air strike, he is reassigned to Captain Leo (Anthony Mackie), whose secret is he’s a robot android designed for warfare. Together they have to infiltrate the warlord’s headquarters “outside the wire,” with the help of an insider informant (Emily Beecham).
“Outside the Wire” is available to stream on Netflix beginning January 15th. Featuring Anthony Mackie, Damon Idris, Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly and Pilou Asbaek. Written by Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe. Directed by Michael Hafstrom.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
The year is 2036 and Eastern Europe is in chaos. A warlord is seeking control of old Russian nukes, with the codes locked in a vault in the Ukraine. When a drone pilot named Harp (Damon Idris) kills Marines during an air strike, he is reassigned to Captain Leo (Anthony Mackie), whose secret is he’s a robot android designed for warfare. Together they have to infiltrate the warlord’s headquarters “outside the wire,” with the help of an insider informant (Emily Beecham).
“Outside the Wire” is available to stream on Netflix beginning January 15th. Featuring Anthony Mackie, Damon Idris, Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly and Pilou Asbaek. Written by Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe. Directed by Michael Hafstrom.
- 1/16/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
In Netflix’s newest sci-fi romp, “Outside The Wire,” something of a mismatched buddy film meets generic genre actioner, a rookie infantryman is paired up with a pearls-of-wisdom-dropping, veteran cyborg-y android super soldier and early on, is told to, “think outside the box,” encouraged to improvise and break protocol when necessary. Unfortunately, neither director Mikael Håfström, nor writers Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale, ever heed this advice, instead, delivering a rote, paint-by-numbers affair that says nothing meaningful about fighting wars or the future.
Continue reading ‘Outside The Wire’: Nothing Can Save This Unoriginal Netflix Misfire [Review] at The Playlist.
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- 1/15/2021
- by Brian Farvour
- The Playlist
Have you ever watched “Training Day” and wondered how cool it would be if, 15 minutes into the movie, Denzel Washington took off his shirt to reveal that he was actually a semi-translucent android super-soldier with the strength of a Terminator and the emotional range of a B-team Avenger? Of course you have — you’re only human. But screenwriters Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe took it upon themselves to actually make that dream a reality, and the result of their efforts is
It’s rare to see something that dares to perform an entire Cirque du Soleil routine on the narrow tightrope between smart and silly; rare enough that it’s tempting to forgive “Outside the Wire” for how frantically it struggles to retain its balance. The film’s paradoxical obsession with preserving the humanity of warfare is compelling enough to keep things moving even when everything around it feels bland and gray,...
It’s rare to see something that dares to perform an entire Cirque du Soleil routine on the narrow tightrope between smart and silly; rare enough that it’s tempting to forgive “Outside the Wire” for how frantically it struggles to retain its balance. The film’s paradoxical obsession with preserving the humanity of warfare is compelling enough to keep things moving even when everything around it feels bland and gray,...
- 1/15/2021
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Android Schadenfreude: Hafstrom Soldiers to the Future with Familiar Agenda
Anthony Mackie is the computer who wore combat gear in Outside the Wire, the latest offering from Swedish helmer Mikael Hafstrom, making his first return to Hollywood filmmaking since kicking off an accidental franchise with 2013’s Escape Plan.
In the future envisioned by Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe’s screenplay, little has changed in the realm of American arrogance as regards peacekeeping missions which dissolve quickly into chaotic standoffs with global terrorists. But in a nod to Asimov, the biotechnological soldiers we’ve created know us so much better than we do ourselves, and so they’ve developed a complex sabotage strategy meant to highlight the necessity of not trusting artificial intelligence.…...
Anthony Mackie is the computer who wore combat gear in Outside the Wire, the latest offering from Swedish helmer Mikael Hafstrom, making his first return to Hollywood filmmaking since kicking off an accidental franchise with 2013’s Escape Plan.
In the future envisioned by Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe’s screenplay, little has changed in the realm of American arrogance as regards peacekeeping missions which dissolve quickly into chaotic standoffs with global terrorists. But in a nod to Asimov, the biotechnological soldiers we’ve created know us so much better than we do ourselves, and so they’ve developed a complex sabotage strategy meant to highlight the necessity of not trusting artificial intelligence.…...
- 1/15/2021
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The IFC Films documentary MLK/FBI from filmmaker Sam Pollard makes its debut in select theaters today as well as on demand. The release aligns with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18 and it is super relevant to America’s wild inequity and racist treatment of the Black community — specifically Black activists.
MLK/FBI made its world premiere last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to play at the New York Film Festival. The riveting docu exposes J. Edgar Hoover and the U.S. government’s surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was labeled by the FBI as the “most dangerous” Black person in America.
Based on newly discovered and declassified files, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government’s history of targeting Black activists. Considering the insurrection that took place last...
MLK/FBI made its world premiere last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to play at the New York Film Festival. The riveting docu exposes J. Edgar Hoover and the U.S. government’s surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was labeled by the FBI as the “most dangerous” Black person in America.
Based on newly discovered and declassified files, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government’s history of targeting Black activists. Considering the insurrection that took place last...
- 1/15/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Take some ingredients from the Terminator movies, add seasoning from action war pictures like Black Hawk Down or 13 Hours, throw in a pinch of cinematic nuclear terrorism a la True Lies (minus the Middle Eastern stereotypes), and mix it all in that strange blender known as the Netflix algorithm machine. That’s likely how you come up with a movie like Outside the Wire, a military sci-fi action thriller which premieres this week on the streamer.
Directed by Mikael Håfström (whose most recent work includes episodes of the Netflix series Bloodline as well as the 2013 action film Escape Plan), Outside the Wire is set in 2036 as a violent civil war is raging in Eastern Europe, specifically in and around Ukraine. A series of title cards indicates that U.S. forces, acting as peacekeepers in the region, employ robotic soldiers known as “gumps” while the lawless zone is coming increasingly...
Directed by Mikael Håfström (whose most recent work includes episodes of the Netflix series Bloodline as well as the 2013 action film Escape Plan), Outside the Wire is set in 2036 as a violent civil war is raging in Eastern Europe, specifically in and around Ukraine. A series of title cards indicates that U.S. forces, acting as peacekeepers in the region, employ robotic soldiers known as “gumps” while the lawless zone is coming increasingly...
- 1/13/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
“Outside the Wire” opens with a full-on action scene. Robot soldiers fight alongside human ones — or maybe against them. It’s hard to tell. Bullets fly. Tough guys in helmets crouch behind concrete barriers. Two men are hit, and their commanding officer makes plans to pull them to safety, while half a world away, in the middle of the Nevada desert, a hot shot named Harp (“Snowfall” star Damson Idris) eats gummy bears and takes control of the situation. Disobeying a direct order, he launches a drone strike, killing two and saving the other 38. In the next scene, he is court-martialed and sent to the demilitarized zone for a taste of combat.
So begins the latest Netflix action movie, which I wager will be seen by more eyeballs than took in “Tenet” on the big screen last year. They will watch because it stars Anthony Mackie as a android super-trooper,...
So begins the latest Netflix action movie, which I wager will be seen by more eyeballs than took in “Tenet” on the big screen last year. They will watch because it stars Anthony Mackie as a android super-trooper,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
'Outside the Wire' teaser trailer has been released.
Netflix dropped the official teaser trailer for the upcoming sci-fi action flick 'Outside the Wire' starring Marvel Cinematic Universe alum Anthony Mackie as an android super-soldier.
Set in the near future, the film centers around a disgraced drone pilot, played by co-star Damson Idris, who’s been sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer (Mackie), who is tasked to locate a deadly doomsday device before the insurgents do, per Deadline.
In addition to Idris and Mackie, 'Outside the Wire' also features Enzo Cilenti as 'Miller', Emily Beecham as 'Sofiya', Michael Kelly as 'Eckhart', and Pilou Asbæk as 'Trask'.
The trailer seems visually engaging and is full of action-packed battle sequences even though the story sounds familiar.
Written by Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale, the film is directed by...
Netflix dropped the official teaser trailer for the upcoming sci-fi action flick 'Outside the Wire' starring Marvel Cinematic Universe alum Anthony Mackie as an android super-soldier.
Set in the near future, the film centers around a disgraced drone pilot, played by co-star Damson Idris, who’s been sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer (Mackie), who is tasked to locate a deadly doomsday device before the insurgents do, per Deadline.
In addition to Idris and Mackie, 'Outside the Wire' also features Enzo Cilenti as 'Miller', Emily Beecham as 'Sofiya', Michael Kelly as 'Eckhart', and Pilou Asbæk as 'Trask'.
The trailer seems visually engaging and is full of action-packed battle sequences even though the story sounds familiar.
Written by Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale, the film is directed by...
- 12/15/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
Damson Idris, who currently headlines the FX drama series Snowfall, has been tapped to star alongside Anthony Mackie in the Netflix sci-fi action film, Outside The Wire. British actress Emily Beecham has also signed on for a supporting role.
Directed by Mikael Håfström, the film is set in the future and follows a drone pilot who is sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do.
Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale wrote the screenplay which is being produced by Mackie as well as Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Automatik, Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg for 42, and Jason Spire for Inspire Entertainment. Josh Horsfield, Fred Berger, Rory Aiken, and David U. Lee will serve as executive producers.
Production is slated to commence later this summer.
Idris stars in Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje forthcoming drama Farming, opposite Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw,...
Directed by Mikael Håfström, the film is set in the future and follows a drone pilot who is sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do.
Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale wrote the screenplay which is being produced by Mackie as well as Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Automatik, Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg for 42, and Jason Spire for Inspire Entertainment. Josh Horsfield, Fred Berger, Rory Aiken, and David U. Lee will serve as executive producers.
Production is slated to commence later this summer.
Idris stars in Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje forthcoming drama Farming, opposite Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“Snowfall” star Damson Idris is set to star alongside Anthony Mackie in Netflix’s futuristic sci-fi thriller “Outside the Wire” as the second lead, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Emily Beecham (“Little Joe” and “Daphne”) is also joining the cast. She most recently earned the Best Actress Award at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival for her role in “Little Joe.”
Mikael Håfström, who directed “Escape Plan” and “1408,” will direct the film that 42 and Automatik are producing. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones is producing for Automatik, while Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg are producing for 42, Jason Spire is producing for Inspire Entertainment. Mackie will also serve as a producer, and Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale wrote the script.
Also Read: Anthony Mackie to Star in Futuristic Action Thriller 'Outside the Wire' at Netflix
“Outside the Wire” is set in the future and follows a drone pilot who...
Emily Beecham (“Little Joe” and “Daphne”) is also joining the cast. She most recently earned the Best Actress Award at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival for her role in “Little Joe.”
Mikael Håfström, who directed “Escape Plan” and “1408,” will direct the film that 42 and Automatik are producing. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones is producing for Automatik, while Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg are producing for 42, Jason Spire is producing for Inspire Entertainment. Mackie will also serve as a producer, and Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale wrote the script.
Also Read: Anthony Mackie to Star in Futuristic Action Thriller 'Outside the Wire' at Netflix
“Outside the Wire” is set in the future and follows a drone pilot who...
- 7/17/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Anthony Mackie has landed another role post “Avengers: Endgame,” as the Falcon actor is set to star in the futuristic, action sci-fi “Outside the Wire” for Netflix, it was announced on Friday.
Mikael Håfström, who directed “Escape Plan” and “1408,” will direct the film that 42 and Automatik are producing. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones is producing for Automatik, while Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg are producing for 42, Jason Spire is producing for Inspire Entertainment. Mackie will also serve as a producer.
“Outside the Wire” is set in the future and follows a drone pilot who is sent into a deadly militarized zone, where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do.
Also Read: 'Black Mirror' Season 5: Anthony Mackie Has a Wandering Eye in Teaser for 'Striking Vipers' Episode (Video)
Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale wrote the script, and principal photography...
Mikael Håfström, who directed “Escape Plan” and “1408,” will direct the film that 42 and Automatik are producing. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones is producing for Automatik, while Ben Pugh and Erica Steinberg are producing for 42, Jason Spire is producing for Inspire Entertainment. Mackie will also serve as a producer.
“Outside the Wire” is set in the future and follows a drone pilot who is sent into a deadly militarized zone, where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do.
Also Read: 'Black Mirror' Season 5: Anthony Mackie Has a Wandering Eye in Teaser for 'Striking Vipers' Episode (Video)
Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale wrote the script, and principal photography...
- 6/7/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Avengers and Captain America star Anthony Mackie is to lead cast in and produce action-sci-fi Outside The Wire for Netflix with Mikael Håfström (Escape Plan) on board to direct.
Set in the future, Mackie will play a drone pilot sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday device before it falls into the hands of insurgents. Shoot is due to begin in August with additional casting under way.
Mackie is producing with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister) for Automatik, Ben Pugh (Ironbark) and Erica Steinberg (Death Proof) for 42, and Jason Spire (Operation Finale) for Mackie’s Inspire Entertainment. Script comes from video game scribe Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale (Way Down).
Executive producers are Josh Horsfield and Fred Berger for Automatik with Rory Aiken for 42. Charlie Morrison is co-producing for 42. Håfström, known for Escape Plan, 1408 and The Rite, is...
Set in the future, Mackie will play a drone pilot sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday device before it falls into the hands of insurgents. Shoot is due to begin in August with additional casting under way.
Mackie is producing with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister) for Automatik, Ben Pugh (Ironbark) and Erica Steinberg (Death Proof) for 42, and Jason Spire (Operation Finale) for Mackie’s Inspire Entertainment. Script comes from video game scribe Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale (Way Down).
Executive producers are Josh Horsfield and Fred Berger for Automatik with Rory Aiken for 42. Charlie Morrison is co-producing for 42. Håfström, known for Escape Plan, 1408 and The Rite, is...
- 6/7/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’re going to borrow elements from any puzzle game, there’s really no better choice than Portal. Valve’s acclaimed series provided a welcome blend of mind-bending challenges and colorful humor to a genre that sorely needed it. Don’t mistake Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut for just another ripoff, though. While Toxic Games’ remastered offering is certainly inspired by the battle between Chell and GLaDOS, it’s more than just another weak imitation.
Waking up in the aftermath of an unexplained incident, Q.U.B.E begins with you stationed in what appears to be a padded cell. Before you can fully get your bearings, though, you’re contacted by Nowak, a female captain stationed on an orbiting space shuttle. She explains that you are actually stranded on an alien ship, and are the only thing between it and Earth. However, Nowak can only communicate...
Waking up in the aftermath of an unexplained incident, Q.U.B.E begins with you stationed in what appears to be a padded cell. Before you can fully get your bearings, though, you’re contacted by Nowak, a female captain stationed on an orbiting space shuttle. She explains that you are actually stranded on an alien ship, and are the only thing between it and Earth. However, Nowak can only communicate...
- 7/25/2015
- by Eric Hall
- We Got This Covered
Unrepped writer Richard Galazka’s romantic comedy Matinee Idol and Malachi Smyth’s Gateway 6 topped the annual Brit List of best unproduced screenplays. Both projects received nine votes. The list is compiled by UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies, who aren’t allowed to vote for their own projects. Other qualifying criteria include receiving a minimum of three votes and not having featured on previous Brit Lists.
Previous films to appear on the Brit List include The King’s Speech, Welcome To The Punch, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and most recently The Riot Club.
Matinee Idol is being produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment. Sentinel Entertainment is behind Gateway 6, a futuristic sci-fi project. 42, one of the UK’s most dynamic production and management companies, had two projects on the shortlist: Jay Basu’s The Pier and Outside The Wire, from screenwriting duo Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe
There were 140 entries,...
Previous films to appear on the Brit List include The King’s Speech, Welcome To The Punch, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and most recently The Riot Club.
Matinee Idol is being produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment. Sentinel Entertainment is behind Gateway 6, a futuristic sci-fi project. 42, one of the UK’s most dynamic production and management companies, had two projects on the shortlist: Jay Basu’s The Pier and Outside The Wire, from screenwriting duo Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe
There were 140 entries,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Rom-com and sci-fi top industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.Scroll down for full list
Romantic comedy Matinee Idol by writer Richard Galazka and sci-fi Gateway 6 by Malachi Smyth lead this year’s Brit List, the industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.
Both scripts recorded nine industry votes to top the list.
Rooks Nest Entertainment are producing Matinee Idol, about a cinephile who tries to win a girl’s heart by pretending to be someone he’s not, only to learn that it takes more than grand gestures to turn fantasy into reality.
Sentinel Entertainment are behind futuristic sci-fi Gateway 6, in which on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion – an outpost in a sea-covered continent.
Jay Basu’s The Pier, produced by 42, and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Aether, from FilmNation, followed with eight votes.
The list is compiled by a combination of UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies.
There were 140 entries...
Romantic comedy Matinee Idol by writer Richard Galazka and sci-fi Gateway 6 by Malachi Smyth lead this year’s Brit List, the industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.
Both scripts recorded nine industry votes to top the list.
Rooks Nest Entertainment are producing Matinee Idol, about a cinephile who tries to win a girl’s heart by pretending to be someone he’s not, only to learn that it takes more than grand gestures to turn fantasy into reality.
Sentinel Entertainment are behind futuristic sci-fi Gateway 6, in which on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion – an outpost in a sea-covered continent.
Jay Basu’s The Pier, produced by 42, and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Aether, from FilmNation, followed with eight votes.
The list is compiled by a combination of UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies.
There were 140 entries...
- 11/20/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are a part of a new BAFTA jury on the search for fresh British talent in film, television and gaming.
The pair joined a list of industry experts across all three sectors on Wednesday (September 4) to consider nominations for the first BAFTA Breakthrough Brits.
This is England director Shane Meadows, producer Hilary Bevan Jones and game developer Miles Jacobson were also among the 21 jurors on the panel.
The group agreed to a list of talented newcomers, who will be announced on September 25 and later celebrated at a showcase event on October 21.
BAFTA's newest initiative in partnership with Burberry aims to celebrate and support the UK's future stars of film, television and games.
Those selected by the jury will be invited to a day of networking sessions and inspirational talks from leading industry figures, as well as mentoring and guidance sessions to help them progress with their careers.
The pair joined a list of industry experts across all three sectors on Wednesday (September 4) to consider nominations for the first BAFTA Breakthrough Brits.
This is England director Shane Meadows, producer Hilary Bevan Jones and game developer Miles Jacobson were also among the 21 jurors on the panel.
The group agreed to a list of talented newcomers, who will be announced on September 25 and later celebrated at a showcase event on October 21.
BAFTA's newest initiative in partnership with Burberry aims to celebrate and support the UK's future stars of film, television and games.
Those selected by the jury will be invited to a day of networking sessions and inspirational talks from leading industry figures, as well as mentoring and guidance sessions to help them progress with their careers.
- 9/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken's London-based production company 42 has optioned Rob Yescombe's sci-fi spec script "Outside the Wire," TheWrap has learned. "Outside the Wire" will be a co-production between 42 and Chris Ferguson's Canadian company Odd Fellows Entertainment. Pugh, Aitken and Ferguson will produce the film, while Brian Kavanaugh-Jones ("Sinister") will executive produce via Automatik, a joint venture between E1 Entertainment and Im Global. Producers are keeping the logline under wraps for now. Yescombe is a well-known writer in the videogame world, though "Outside the Wire" is his first spec sale. He's repped...
- 6/20/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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