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*Updated* Available this August from Dead Sky Publishing, Permadeath has exactly the kind of stories I love and I can't wait to read more after checking out this exclusive preview! With less than 48 hrs to order from Diamond, we have a further look into Permadeath via a new trailer for the upcoming comic book.

"Permadeath is your one shot at two tales of terror written by Jonathan Chance (Cover the Dead With Lime)! Set aside the playing cards and the poker chips, in this retirement home “The Big Game” is astral projection. The buy-in is high and could cost you your life! Art by Rafael Lanhellas.

Then, join artist Dell Barras in “Scattershot,” where the lines between video games and righteous quests blur as life and limb are nothing compared to glorious victory!"

Continue reading below for a preview of "The Big Game" And "Scattershot." To keep up with all things from Dead Sky Publishing,...

Beginning on July 24, the Paris Olympics will measure athletic greatness in finite windows of time.

Noah Lyles will run 100 meters in comfortably under 10 seconds. It will take a bit longer — more than 15 minutes — for Katie Ledecky to swim 1,500 meters. French baller Victor Wembanyama will attempt to burnish his growing legend in 40-minute increments.

The NBCU family will, once again, trot out the usual assortment of retired jocks, veteran journalists and Snoop Dogg to offer the reminder that a sport isn’t just the game itself, but all of the storytelling that comes with it. Sports is entertainment, and in 2024, entertainment means television. This won’t surprise any small-screen obsessive; lately, “television” and “sports” have become frequently interchangeable terms.

The primary explanation for that is simple: In a world of delayed viewing, live events are the Holy Grail for everybody. It’s the reason that last year’s list of “most...

As the world’s largest streaming service and the most popular sport in the United States, Netflix and the NFL have seemed like natural allies for some time.

As the streaming giant noted on social media when it made the announcement, you can’t spell Netflix without NFL. The world’s largest streaming service is now an official game distributor for the top sports league in the United States after it was confirmed on Wednesday that Netflix would offer Christmas Day NFL games in each of the next three seasons, marking the largest investment by the streamer in live sports in its history. The deal is a massive step for Netflix and the NFL alike, considering the conservative approach to sports streaming taken by both companies thus far. That caution is one of the biggest reasons that it took so long for the two sides to team up, as both...

Advertisers who normally use the Super Bowl to create commercials that make your jaw drop instead were content if they could get just a little smile.

For the second consecutive year, Madison Avenue relied on a massive parade of celebrities to capture consumer attention, foregoing in many cases the social messages and dynamic creative concepts that have generated chatter in the past. Where the Super Bowl was once the setting for Apple’s still-talked-about “1984” commercial or Procter & Gamble’s clever insertion of Tide into a bevy of ads, it’s now become a place for formulaic cameos of famous faces.

“It’s like a celebrity arms race,” says Simon Bruyn, executive creative director at Mother, an independent agency. “It’s like one celebrity isn’t enough.”

Super Bowl viewers saw Danny DeVito join Arnold Schwarzenegger for State Farm; Pete Davidson work with Kate McKinnon for Hellmann’s; Heidi Gardner...

The sci-fi horror A Quiet Place franchise is heading to New York with its latest entry, A Quiet Place: Day One, which is set to reach theatres on June 28th. A trailer for the film arrived online just a couple days ago, and now we know that this is also one of the movies that’s going to be promoted during the Super Bowl this Sunday. We know that because the “Big Game” TV spot has already made its way online, and you can check it out in the embed above!

While John Krasinski directed the previous two films, he is producing A Quiet Place: Day One and has passed the helming duties over to Michael Sarnoski, director of the Nicolas Cage drama Pig (watch it Here). Jeff Nichols (Midnight Special) was attached to write and direct A Quiet Place: Day One for a while, but when he dropped out he was replaced by Sarnoski.

Not only can Hulu + Live TV subscribers watch the Big Game, they can see analysis and highlights immediately following on ESPN and ESPN+.

There is no doubt a contingent of NFL fans out there who are still trying to determine the best method for watching Super Bowl Lviii this Sunday. The Big Game starts at 6:30 p.m. Et on CBS, and either the Kansas City Chiefs or the San Francisco 49ers are going to walk away with a Lombardi trophy and the right to be called world champions. With so many different ways to stream the Super Bowl this year, it can be hard to know which services really stand out as great options. That’s why The Streamable’s experts are here, we know the ins and outs of each option for streaming Super Bowl Lviii, and we think Hulu + Live TV is a great choice for watching the game.

Paramount Pictures has launched a Big Game teaser trailer for John Krasinski’s fantasy comedy ‘If, ‘ and if the trailer is to be believed, Krasinski has morphed into Randall Park.

The movie follows a young girl who has the ability to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind after their real-life pals grew up. She sets out to help them.

Written and directed by John Krasinski, The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.

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The movie hits cinemas in May 2024.

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What good is having people over to watch the Big Game if you’re all sandwiched awkwardly in front of a tiny TV? Upgrade your viewing experience this year by stacking up your home theater system with some of these popular picks. These units deliver bigger screens, crisper fields of vision, and wider soundscapes for way less than you think.

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The aftermath of the strikes may have rattled the domestic box office, which is 13% behind the same period a year ago. But that’s not stopping Paramount, Universal and Disney from spending a record $7 million per 30-second spot to show off their movie wares on Super Bowl Sunday.

Despite the box office taking a hit, most major studio (and streaming) execs really expect that it’s temporary; the best means for downstream monies and eventizing remains in theatrical. What better time to do it than before an audience of 100 million viewers when the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs butt heads this Sunday.

Paramount Pictures, whose sister linear network CBS and streaming service Paramount+ are broadcasting the NFL title game have three spots booked that can air before, during or after the game: the upcoming...

Check out the official Big Game teaser (above) for the upcoming film If. The film will be in theaters nationwide on Friday, May 17th.

From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. If stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.

About The Film

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family Starring: Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Alan Kim, Liza Colón-Zayas and Steve Carell Director: John Krasinski Screenplay: John Krasinski Producer: Allyson Seeger, p.g.a., John Krasinski, p.g.

There's commitment to the bit, and then there are the lengths the "If" folks went to in order to keep a hilarious running joke going. We're currently less than a week away from the national holiday and highlight of the year for the most annoying Americans you know -- the Super Bowl -- but, on the bright side, that also means studios and marketing teams are pulling out all the stops to separate themselves from the field. Since the actual phrase "Super Bowl" is, in fact, copyrighted, audiences are instead left with a slew of "Big Game" teases and trailers that are all attempting to one-up the others. And that brings us to one of the more clever gags we've seen in quite a while, courtesy of the upcoming John Krasinski-directed "If."

...Or was it? Click the link above to watch the tease for yourself, since none of these words...

If you subscribed to a channel package or streamer to get channels like NFL Network and NFL RedZone, it’s safe to leave those plans behind.

The darkest time of the year is about to begin for NFL fans. The weeks between the Super Bowl and the beginning of free agency toward the end of March is a bleak time when the reality of the offseason is setting in, and it’s coming up fast. The good news for those who signed up to get a pay-tv package with NFL channels is that at least they can now save some money by leaving that package behind until September.

YouTube TV and Sling TV offered football-specific packages in 2023, but subscribers can now cancel those subscriptions and save. NFL+ can now safely be left behind, particularly for fans on the Premium tier who signed up to stream NFL RedZone. Paramount+ is offering...

Given the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, there hasn’t been a lot of casting news over the last two months, but Deadline has reported that Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to star as the US President in The Beast.

The independent package was revealed at the Toronto International Film Festival market and has an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA. Deadline’s report states that the project was also packaged prior to the beginning of the strikes. The Beast refers to the Presidential limousine, which is an impenetrable tank stocked with grenades, shotguns, armour-plating, and bullet-and-bomb proofing. In addition to Samuel L. Jackson, The Beast also stars Joel Kinnaman as Secret Service agent Taft.

“When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the U.S. presidency, the President (Jackson) uncovers the extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities,” reads the synopsis of The Beast. “Separated from his wife,...

Exclusive: Amid some uncertainty over the level of pre-sales business possible at Toronto and the AFM due to the strikes, a handful of packages are beginning to emerge.

The first significant project to be revealed for the TIFF market is WME Independent package The Beast, which has The Avengers and The Marvels star Samuel L. Jackson in talks alongside Suicide Squad actor Joel Kinnaman.

The project, which is in pre-production and has an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, was packaged prior to the strikes kicking off, we’re told.

The film’s title refers to its subject: a Presidential limousine nicknamed ‘The Beast’ by the Secret Service. The impenetrable tank is stocked with grenades, shotguns, armor-plating and bullet-and-bomb-proofing.

When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the U.S. presidency, the President (Jackson) uncovers the extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities. Separated from his wife, the...

Ray Stevenson died in Italy on Sunday, May 21 at the age of 58. The film and TV actor had credits in titles like Thor: The Dark World, The Three Musketeers, Dexter, Punisher: War Zone, Memory, Kill the Irishman, G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Big Game, to name a few.

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DC head and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn dedicated a few words to Stevenson after news of his death tweeting, “Damn. So sorry to hear about the passing, far too young, of Ray Stevenson. I only knew him a little from shooting post-credits of Thor 2 & a couple interactions at events, but we had some good laughs & he was a joy to work with. His friends & family are in my heart today.”

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As Hollywood reels from the loss of Stevenson, scroll through to see his career in photos below.

Ray Stevenson, the burly British actor who starred as Volstagg in the Thor movies and as the brutally evil governor in the recent Oscar-winning Indian hit Rrr, has died. He was 58.

Stevenson died Sunday, four days shy of his birthday, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Hollywood Reporter. The Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported he had been hospitalized on the island of Ischia while in production on the film Cassino on Ischia, directed by Frank Ciota.

No other details of his death were immediately available.

The 6-foot-3 actor was an imposing presence onscreen and commanded attention when he took to the stage in April for a public appearance at Star Wars Celebration in London. He is one of the main antagonists in the upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka.

“Getting to wield the light saber is just the best feeling in the world,” he said then. “The first time they handed...

According to reports this afternoon, British-Irish actor Ray Stevenson has tragically passed away this week. The Punisher: War Zone star was just 58 years old.

Ray Stevenson was most recently seen in the Academy Award-winning action movie Rrr, playing the critically acclaimed Indian film’s central villain.

Stevenson memorably played Frank Castle in 2008’s Punisher: War Zone, a violent comic book movie that cemented him as many fans’ all-time favorite Punisher actor.

Beginning his screen career in 1993, Ray Stevenson amassed over 60 credits in film and television, including the films King Arthur, Outpost, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, The Book of Eli, The Other Guys, Kill the Irishman, Thor, The Three Musketeers, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Thor: Dark World, Divergent, Big Game, The Transporter Refueled, Insurgent, Cold Skin, Thor: Ragnarok, Accident Man, Memory, and Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday.

On the small screen, Ray Stevenson appeared in “The Dwelling Place,” “Band of Gold,...

Plot: When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.

Review: If you saw John Wick: Chapter 4 in the theater, chances are you saw the trailer for Sisu. The brutally bloody teaser showcased the same level of carnage we have expected from David Leitch films like Nobody and Bullet Train, but Sisu is very different. Harkening to the bloodlust one feels dispatching Nazis in games like Wolfenstein 3D or in zombie films like Dead Snow and Iron Sky; Sisu is chock full of World War II German monsters getting what they deserve in every conceivable way as well as some you likely never would have thought up in a million years. Lionsgate is betting that American audiences will appreciate Sisu much like they did Inglourious Basterds, and I can confirm that they absolutely will.

We’re just one week away from the official start of the summer movie season, but before that, we have one more weekend of April to knock out a few releases hoping to bring in some business the summer’s bigger releases take over. Not that it matters, because “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will continue its first place run with another $35 to 37 million this weekend, edging its way closer to $500 million. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.

There are three new wide releases, the strongest of them being Lionsgate’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” based on Judy Blume‘s beloved 1970 young adult bestseller, which helped get many a girl (and a few boys) through puberty. The movie stars Abby Ryder Fortson as the film’s title character, Margaret, as well as Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates and Benny Safdie as her family.

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Lionsgate is teaming up with Stage 6 Films, Subzero Film Entertainment, and Good Chaos to give the World War II action movie Sisu, a Finnish production, a theatrical release in the United States on April 28th – and with that date just a couple months away, a trailer for Sisu has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Written and directed by Jalmari Helander, who previously brought us the 2010 fantasy horror film Rare Exports and the 2014 Samuel L. Jackson action movie Big Game, Sisu has the following synopsis: During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means:...

Here is the trailer for the new gonzo action flick Sisu which is both written and directed by Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander, director of the films Rare Exports, Big Game, and the series "Wingman" previously.

Synopsis:

During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the...

Melissa McCarthy Screenshot: Disney Disney adults across the country watched the Big Game in horror as Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian failed to appear in any commercials. We all watch the Super Bowl for the advertisements, so why did Disney test our patience by refusing to share another glimpse at the dingy,...

Indiana Jones and the “Big Game” spot? During Sunday’s Super Bowl, Disney released a new trailer for the forthcoming return of Indiana Jones, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” which puts Harrison Ford back in the fedora.

The film is directed by James Mangold with a script he wrote alongside Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Steven Spielberg, who directed the four previous installments in the franchise and was attached to direct “Dial of Destiny” before dropping out, is one of the executive producers.

The fifth overall installment in the franchise, “The Dial of Destiny” is set in in 1969, with “American archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones living against the backdrop of the Space Race. Jones is uneasy over the fact that the U.S. government has recruited former Nazis to help beat the Soviet Union in the competition to make it to space. His goddaughter, Helena, accompanies him on his journey.

Indiana Jones is back and so is John Williams’ iconic score in the fifth film of the franchise, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Lucasfilm dropped a new 30-second spot for the first new film of the series since 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull during Super Bowl Lvii.

Harrison Ford, currently seen battling sheepherders and fighting to protect the Yellowstone Ranch on 1923, puts on Indy’s iconic hat and picks up his lasso once more. He’s joined by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Shaunette Renee Wilson (Black Panther), and Thomas Kretschmann (Das Boot).

Additional stars include Toby Jones (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Oliver Richters (Black Widow), Ethann Isidore (Mortel), and Mads Mikkelsen (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore).

Ford v Ferrari‘s James Mangold directs, with Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Simon Emanuel producing.

“My memory’s a little fuzzy. Are you still a Nazi?” Lucasfilm has just dropped a jaw-dropping, 30-second “Big Game” Super Bowl TV spot for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny that’s packed to the brim with more classic Indy action. In the tv spot, you get another quick look at the younger, de-aged Indiana Jones planting a classic Harrison Ford haymaker right in the face of a Nazi goon before segueing to an older Indy facing off with an old enemy, Mads Mikkelsen’s Voller.

While the new Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny TV spot is not as revealing as the first trailer, this new spot gives us a quick look at the movie’s scope and a big action scene set on a crashing plane. In this bit, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Helena attempts to rescue Indy, only to need some rescuing herself. While the...

Adam Driver is switching into high gear to battle a T.Rex in his latest action film.

The Oscar-nominated star leads “65,” written and directed by “A Quiet Place” scribes Scott Beck and Bryan Woods of Beck/Woods productions.

Per the official synopsis, after a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Driver) quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth…65 million years ago. Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa (Ariana Greenblatt), must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures in an epic fight to survive.

As the logline teases, “65 million years ago, humans discovered Earth.”

Directors Beck/Woods shared on Twitter, “65 million years ago, Big Game meant something very different. 65 hours before kickoff, get an exclusive early look at the #65movie Big Game spot. Exclusively in movie theaters March 10.”

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65 million years ago, Big Game meant something very different. 65 hours before kickoff, Sony has released the Super Bowl spot for 65, which is coming to theaters on March 10.

Sam Raimi joined forces with A Quiet Place writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods for 65, who directed the high concept genre film from their own original screenplay.

The original movie from Columbia Pictures stars Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, and Chloe Coleman, and we had no idea what the movie was about until the first trailer hit. Turns out, it’s a survival horror experience set on Earth in the distant past, inhabited by dinosaurs. Adam Driver is tasked with blasting them away with futuristic video game weapons.

“After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Adam Driver) quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth…65 million years ago. Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor,...

General Motors and Netflix want to use the Super Bowl to drive consumers to a new destination.

The automotive giant and the streaming titan have teamed up for a funny Super Bowl commercial with comic actor Will Ferrell that aims to boost a new marketing agreement the two have struck that puts new Gm electric vehicles — and potentially those of other manufacturers — in popular Netflix series like “Love Is Blind,” “Queer Eye” and “Unstable.” Two teaser for the ad were released Thursday.

“The more we see electric vehicles show up in this type of binge-worthy content, the faster everyone gets used to them,” says Deborah Wahl, General Motors’ chief marketing officer, in a presentation Wednesday. Gm has made a noticeable corporate commitment to the new vehicles, citing the demands a worsening global climate will place on the automobile industry. The company has pledged to develop 30 new electric models by 2025, and...

Another Prime placement is on the way. The beverage brand, co-founded last year by influencers Ksi and Logan Paul, will become the “official sports drink” of the UFC.

According to Sports Business Journal, Prime and UFC have signed a three-year deal. The agreement will give Prime a presence within the UFC Performance Institute training center, and the brand’s logo will appear on stools and in corners at upcoming UFC events. The in-Octogon Prime branding will first appear at UFC 284, which will begin on February 11.

During the second weekend of February, Prime will make its strongest marketing push to date. In addition to its placement at UFC 284, the brand will also appear in a Super Bowl commercial. That spot will be the first Big Game ad to promote a company led by online video creators.

Paul and Ksi have spent freely to support their entrepreneurial endeavor. Since its launch, Prime...

Horror fans rejoice, for once more this March’s Glasgow Film Festival welcomes another weekend of wickedly fun international depravity, courtesy of the that all-too-reliable Ff banner. 13 films, over 3 days, with one positively freakish re-imagining of Winnie the Pooh as a serial killer; there’s never a dull year as far as FrightFest is concerned.

With this year’s line-up gathered together from all over the globe, spanning nine different countries including France, Spain, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands and Lithuania, as well as the usual British and American fare, there’s certainly a wide variety on offer too.

The one horror hounds will no doubt already be humming about is the cult-flavoured Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, a deliciously nasty slasher that pits everyone’s favourite cuddly characters from the Hundred Acre Wood against each other, in bloody fashion. With Pooh and friends now in the copyright-friendly public domain, expect director...

With its wide-screen sky and endlessly empty tundra, Lapland makes a surprisingly able analogue for the American West. Finnish director Jalmari Helander is not exactly interested in making Once Upon in Time in Lapland here, but he certainly enjoys the genre’s visual language, huge-canvas landscapes, and weather-beaten faces. After his deadpan Christmas creature feature, Rare Exports, and his pop-rocks riff on The Most Dangerous Game, Big Game, where Samuel L. Jackson as a shoeless president of the United States being hunted in the Finnish wilderness, he returns with a bigger budget but a narrower ambition. Sisu is a straight-as-an-arrow romp which is really an excuse to shoot, slice, and dice Nazis in a colourfully outrageous fashion. His regular leading man, Jorma Tommila, also...

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It's been a while since we've seen a Jalmari Helander movie, with his most recent film "Big Game" premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2014. Considering how both "Rare Exports" and "Big Game" are considered cult favorites among genre fans, this absence might feel a bit strange.

Thankfully, he's returned to fill that void after an eight-year hiatus. "Sisu," also known by its English title "Immortal," is schlock in the purest sense, making for a great addition to this year's TIFF under the Midnight Madness block. Set towards the tail-end of World War II, it centers around the solitary gold miner Aatami (Jorma Tommila), whose good fortune is interrupted by an army of Nazis enacting a scorched earth protocol throughout Finland. Of course, these Nazis realize too late that the old man they are dealing with is a legendary soldier with a reputation for killing anyone who gets in his way.

Nazis die and Finns triumph in the Finnish WW2 thriller “Sisu,” a spaghetti Western–style action-adventure set in the Lapland plains of Finland. In this polished genre exercise, a stubborn Finnish gold prospector runs away from, and also violently dispatches, a group of Nazis during the war’s concluding months.

Writer-director Jalmari Helander doesn’t really develop his post-post-modern pastiche beyond its basic high-concept premise, so “Sisu” — premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival — never becomes more than an energetically realized live-action cartoon. Thankfully, Helander and his collaborators deliver a good-enough potboiler, thanks especially to the invigorating contributions of cinematographer Kjell Lagerroos and editor Juho Virolainen.

There’s not much more to “Sisu”, but it certainly looks good and moves briskly from one action scene to the next.

That said, you might be disappointed by “Sisu” if you expect it to develop, either in terms of narrative momentum or dramatic tension.

Finnish director Jalmari Helander aims to show TIFF audiences a new kind of action film. For the director behind “Big Game” and “Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale,” his new film, “Sisu,” takes action to the next level, placing a Rambo-like character in the bitter wilderness of Finland during World War II.

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Finnish director Jalmari Helander aims to show TIFF audiences a new kind of action film. For the director behind “Big Game” and “Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale,” his new film, “Sisu,” takes action to the next level, placing a Rambo-like character in the bitter wilderness of Finland during World War II.

“I’ve always loved action films,” Helander says. “When I saw ‘First Blood’ for the first time when I was a kid, that’s one of the biggest influences I have ever had. Of course, I live in Finland. And Finland is a place where...

Exclusive: Ellen, the upcoming TV series thriller from New Regency and QCode, has added Liz Caribel (God’s Time), Karan Gill (I May Destroy You), Craig Tate (Reprisal), Ty Olsson (Supernatural), and Hart Bochner (Die Hard).

Caribel will star opposite Lin Shaye (Insidious), who we previously revealed to be starring last month. The action-thriller is now in production.

The six-episode series, which is being financed by The Revenant and The Beast Must Die outfit New Regency, follows a nefarious land developer who gets more than he bargained for when he tries to intimidate an 80-year-old widow into abandoning her Montana ranch.

Based on an original idea from Jalmari Helander (Big Game), the project marks the third small screen tie-up between busy audio and content firm QCode, New Regency, and producers Automatik and Oddfellows, following upcoming series Gaslight and The Edge of Sleep. The Courier outfit 42, which developed the project with Automatik,...

WWII Action Film Begins In Helsinki

Principal photography has begun on Immortal, the World War II action film from Rare Exports director Jalmari Helander, in which a man goes to war against the Nazi army in the Finnish wilderness. Starring are Jorma Tommila (Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale), Aksel Hennie (The Martian), Jack Doolan (The Hatton Garden Job) and Onni Tommila (Big Game). Filming will take place in Lapland and Helsinki, Finland. Petri Jokiranta and Subzero Film Entertainment produce. Executive producers are Mike Goodridge, Gregory Ouanhon and Antonio Salas. As previously announced, Stage 6 Films acquired worldwide rights, excluding the Nordics, which will be handled by Nordisk Film. Pic is backed by the Finnish Film Foundation, Business Finland – Audiovisual Production Incentive and MTV Cmore.

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Paul Anderson, who stars as Arthur Shelby in TV hit Peaky Blinders, is set to next star in WWII action movie Immortal.

Jalmari Helander, the Finnish filmmaker behind Rare Exports and Big Game, will direct the film, which will start shooting in Lapland, Finland, in September of this year.

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa) has swooped on world rights outside Nordic, and Nordisk Film has taken Nordic rights.

Set in 1945, Immortal tells the story of ex-soldier Aatami, played by Helander’s long-time collaborator Jorma Tommila, who discovers gold in the deep wilderness of Lapland. When he attempts to take his loot into the city, a squadron of Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer (Paul Anderson) get in his way and a battle for the gold ensues between the lone soldier and the Nazis.

Petri Jokiranta, who has also produced Helander´s two previous films, is producing the film through Subzero Film Entertainment.

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has swooped on world rights, outside Nordic, for Jalmari Helander’s World War II action film “Immortal.” Jorma Tommila and “Peaky Blinders” star Paul Anderson go head-to-head in the film, which is set to shoot in Lapland, Finland, in September. Nordisk Film has taken Nordic rights to the film.

Set in 1945, “Immortal” tells the story of ex-soldier Aatami (Tommila), who discovers gold in the deep wilderness of Lapland. When he attempts to take his loot into the city, a squadron of Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer (Anderson) get in his way and a battle for the gold ensues between the lone soldier and the Nazis.

“To make an action film in Finland has been a dream of mine since I was 10 years old,” Helander said. “Finally I am in a situation where I can fulfill my dream and make an epic, action-packed survival...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ decisive 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night drew one of the smaller crowds in recent Super Bowl memory.

As (finally) reported by Nielsen following a most atypical delay, CBS’ multiplatform coverage of Super Bowl Lv — which had the second-largest margin of victory in 18 years — amassed 96.4 million total viewers, down five percent from last year’s cume and marking the smallest audience for the Big Game since at least 2007 (when the Colts beat the Bears 29-17, on CBS).

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CBS’ reboot of The Equalizer has scored TV’s choicest real estate, premiering after the network’s Feb. 7, 2021 telecast of Super Bowl Lv.

This reimagining of the late-1980s TV procedural (which was led by Edward Woodward) stars Queen Latifah as an enigmatic woman who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. Chris Noth (Law & Order), Lorraine Toussaint (Into the Badlands), Tory Kittles (Colony), Liza Lapira (The B—- in Apartment 23) and Laya DeLeon Hayes (Raven’s Home) also star.

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Television host Tom Kennedy, who hosted game shows Split Second, Name That Tune, and You Don’t Say!, died October 7 at age 93, according to his friend, Steve Beverly. No cause of death was given.

Born James Edward Narz in Louisville, Kentucky Kennedy attended the University of Missouri before heading to Hollywood in 1947, to join brother Jack Narz.

His first break was as a game show host in the showThe Big Game in 1958 and Dr. I.Q. in the 1958-59 season. But his first major success was You Don’t Say!, which lasted six seasons from 1963 to 1969 on NBC, and was later revived by ABC in 1975.

Kennedy’s longest stint came with the syndicated revival of Name That Tune, which aired once per week (expanded to twice a week for its final season) from 1974 to 81.

His other hosting credits included Break the Bank and 50 Grand Slam, both in 1976; To Say the Least from 1977-78; Whew!

Marvel Studios and Disney+ revealed their "Big Game" spot with new footage from the upcoming live-action TV productions"The Falcon and the Winter Soldier", "WandaVision" and "Loki":

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier

"...following the events of 'Avengers: Endgame', 'Sam Wilson'/'Falcon' (Anthony Mackie) and 'Bucky Barnes'/'Winter Soldier' (Sebastian Stan) team up in a global adventure...

"...that tests their abilities—and their patience...

"...in Marvel Studios' 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier'.

"The all-new series is directed by Kari Skogland. Malcolm Spellman is the head writer. Debuts on Disney+ this fall.

Wandavision

"...Marvel Studios' 'WandaVision' blends the style of classic sitcoms...

"...with the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' in which a delusional 'Wanda Maximoff' (Elizabeth Olsen) and the android, 'Vision' (Paul Bettany)...

"...two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives...

"...begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

"The new series is directed by Matt Shakman.

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Super Bowl Liv commercials, Black History Month, reviewing the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, and more in today's Link Tank!

People care more about Super Bowl commercials than the game, so here's all the commercials from this year's Big Game, ranked.

"What makes the a Super Bowl commercial truly stand out? If there was an exact formula, a secret ingredient that would guarantee your product would sell and everyone on social media would praise you, companies wouldn't have to go to such absurd lengths to desperately reverse-engineer viral moments. They wouldn't have to hire celebrities, stage elaborate stunts, or try to make you cry. They'd just follow the formula and rake in the cash."

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Bill Murray brought to us a little of Groundhog Day in this year's Super Bowl Jeep commercial.

"For us non-sports fans, the Super Bowl is less about the...

Huge congratulations to Kansas ’— uh, we mean, Missouri’s — Kansas City Chiefs! But despite taking home their first Super Bowl trophy in a half century, the real winner was us, the viewers, because we all know that the best thing about the Big Game is always the commercials (and that halftime show). Fortunately this year’s group of ads were rife with instant classic spots heavy on equal parts humor, star power (Bill Murray! Martin Scorsese!), and general razzle-dazzle. Having said that, there were some fumbles, too (we’re looking at you,...

It's been eight months since Game of Thrones ended. So, many fans were excited to see Maisie Williams reappear on their TV screens during a 2020 Super Bowl commercial. Instead of issuing a warning that winter is coming, the Arya Stark star sang about how the cold never bothered her anyway. That's right! The 22-year-old actress sang the Frozen favorite "Let It Go" for Audi's Big Game ad. The one-minute spot showed the celebrity sitting in her car and observing the pollution and waste on a hot day. But instead of letting the stress get to her, she let go of the past and drove off to a "more sustainable future" in her electric Audi e-tron Sportback. According to Abbey...

Gavin Jasper Feb 3, 2020

The WandaVision trailer may show us the children of Vision and Scarlet Witch, and this could have grave consequences for the McU.

Marvel’s Disney+ commercial from the Super Bowl is a loaded few seconds. The stuff shown from Falcon and the Winter Soldier is relatively the most straightforward. The brief stinger for Loki asks a lot of questions. But the true highlight of the ad is WandaVision, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. Even though it shows just as much footage as Falcon and the Winter Soldier, there’s far more head-scratchery in what we see and, more than the other two shows, it has potential for the biggest fallout for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Of course, if you haven't seen it already, watch the trailer.

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It isn’t enough that Vision is alive or that Scarlet Witch...

A brand new teaser for the highly anticipated F9: The Fast Saga made its’ debut during the Big Game titled the Hallelujah spot! No matter how fast you are, no one outruns their past. Summer 2020 is the time for F9, the ninth chapter in the saga that has endured for almost two decades and has earned more than $5 billion around the world. Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he’s going to save those he loves most. His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom’s forsaken brother,...

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It looks like WandaVision will take Vision and Scarlet Witch from 1950s domestic bliss to Brady Bunch and Roseanne style sitcom homages.

Just under a year out from the release date of Disney+’s Marvel series WandaVision, we still don’t have a full idea of what the gosh darn thing is about.

We know that the show will continue the adventures of Avengers Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) a.k.a. Scarlet Witch and The Vision (Paul Bettany). We also know, thanks to some stylish promo photos that show the couple in ‘50s style domestic bliss, that it will likely borrow liberally from Tom King’s speculative comic series Vision. The speculative fiction nature of the series would make some sense given the fact that The Vision is dead in the Avenger films continuity.

Now a new Marvel teaser released by Disney+ during this year’s Super Bowl offers up even more clues.

Today is a holiday in several different ways. For starters, it's Super Bowl Sunday, which means football fans and even the most casual sports enthusiasts have a reason to gather up with some cold ones to dine on unhealthy snacks as they watch the Big Game, all of those commercials, and, of course,

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GÖTEBORG, Sweden — Munich-based Global Screen has acquired international distribution rights to Finnish procedural series “Fast,” set up at “Nurses”’ producer Yellow Film & TV, marking the first collaboration between Telepool’s sales division and the Finnish powerhouse.

A 10-part series, “Fast” centers on a special task force within the police department that tracks down fugitives. The C More Original is based on an idea from exec producer Olli Haikka. Tatiana Elf, winner of Finland’s local 2019 Emmy -the Golden Venla- for “King Liar” (“Keisari Aarnio”) is creator/writer. Some of Finland’s hottest helmers have boarded the series: Jalmari Helander, known for his breakthrough genre film “Big Game” starring Samuel L. Jackson; Hamy Ramezan, whose anticipated debut feature “Any Day Now” was a buzzy work in progress at this week’s Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market; and established director Saara Cantell (“Devil’s Bride”).

Helander said: “For me, as a huge police series fan,...