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Filmmaker Michael Winnick made his feature directorial debut with the psychological sci-fi thriller Deuces back in 2001, and has since followed that up with the horror thriller Shadow Puppets, the crime thriller Guns, Girls and Gambling, the family drama The Better Half, the Steven Seagal vehicle Code of Honor, the horror film Malicious, the horror mystery Disquiet, and the action film Dark Asset. Now, Deadline reports that Winnick has wrapped production on his latest directorial effort, a sci-fi action film called Kill Him ‘Til He’s Dead. He managed to assemble a cool cast for this one as well, with Byron Mann (Wu Assassins), Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us), Ashley Greene (Twilight), Anson Mount (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), and Fivel Stewart (The Recruit) taking the lead roles.

Winnick wrote the screenplay for the film, which follows a broken-down hitman (Mann) who finds himself waking up in different bodies as he...

Exclusive: Byron Mann (Wu Assassins), Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us), Ashley Greene (Twilight) and Anson Mount (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) are set to topline Kill Him ‘Til He’s Dead, a sci-fi action film from writer-director Michael Winnick, which has wrapped production. Fivel Stewart (The Recruit) rounds out the cast.

The film follows a broken-down hitman (Mann) who finds himself waking up in different bodies as he tries to save the love of his life (Greene) from a ruthless tech titan (Ventimiglia) and his deadly associates (Mount & Stewart). Lan Kay (Bob Trevino Likes It) is producing via Lankis Entertainment, alongside Winnick, Mann, Charles Berg and John Zhang.

Mann, who was in The Big Short opposite Steve Carrell and headlined Vertical rom-com The Modelizer, next stars opposite Lee Je Hoon in the Korean financial thriller Big Deal for Showbox.

A three-time Emmy nominee for his portrayal...

The Recruit (Season 1): Known for his role in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film series, Noah Centineo leads the new ‘The Recruit.’ This new spy adventure series, streaming on Netflix, takes him out of his rom-com persona and infuses him into the grim world of CIA operations. He plays the character of Owen Hendricks, a 24-year-old lawyer who lands a job at the agency just after getting graduated from law school. Instead of securing a position in a more comfortable job, he chooses the challenges of the unpredictable nature of the CIA. Created by Alexi Hawley, it presents a fun ride through the inner workings of the agency in an insightful manner.

The Recruit (Season 1) Recap:

The Recruit Season 1 begins with Owen Hendricks, a fresh graduate from law school who happens to get a job at the General Counsel division of the CIA in Langley, Virginia.

A new Street Fighter movie is due to hit theaters in 2026, and while the original was universally regarded as a train wreck, the remake needs to bring back one element that defined 1994's Street Fighter. Written and directed by one of the 1980s and 1990s' go-to action filmmakers, Steven E. de Souza, Street Fighter adapted the content of Capcom's video game into a movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Van-Damme portrayed one of the game's fighters, Colonel Guile, and his team of recruited fighters as they attempt to bring down the evil General M. Bison.

The movie featured many of the video game's most famous and popular characters, including Chun-Li (Ming-Na Wen), Ryu (Byron Mann), and Zangief (Andrew Bryniarski) separated into two camps, leading to plenty of fighting action. While video game movies historically haven't been successful either critically or at the box office, Street Fighter is regarded as a...

The Recruit is finally returning to Netflix. The streaming service has announced a January premiere date for season two of the spy series with the release of several first-look photos. The show's first season was released in December 2022.

Noah Centineo, Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, Teo Yoo, and Kaylah Zander star in The Recruit series, which follows CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks (Centineo) as he tries to unravel a new conspiracy in South Korea.

James Purefoy, Brooke Smith, Devika Bhise, Felix Solis, Young-Ah Kim, Do Hyun Shin, Sanghee Lee, Omar Maskati, and Alana Hawley Purvis were added to the cast for season two.

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One of the coolest and most beloved sub-genres for thriller, action, and drama fans is the spy genre and there’s a good reason. In a spy film or series, we get complicated and cool characters who put their lives on the line by going against numerous people and instead of always letting their guns talk they use more covert tactics, which are always thrilling to watch. So, Netflix being what it is, it has a large library of content and also some of the best spy shows you can find and that’s what inspired us to compile a list of the best spy shows you can watch on Netflix right now.

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Fubar is an action thriller and comedy-drama series created by Nick Santora. The Netflix series follows the story of Luke Brunner, a recently retired CIA agent who finds out that his daughter is also...

Warrior is a martial arts action crime drama series created by Jonathan Tropper. Based on the writings of the legendary Bruce Lee, the Max series is set during the Tong Wars in late 1870s San Francisco, and it follows the story of Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), a Chinese immigrant who comes to America to find her sister. Warrior was canceled after its much-beloved third season, and while the creators and producers of the series are trying to find a new home for the series, their efforts haven’t panned out yet. So, if you are also disappointed because of the cancellation of Warrior, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Gangs of London Credit – AMC+

Gangs of London is a British action crime thriller series created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery. Based on the 2006 video game of the same name developed by London Studio, the AMC+ series is set in London,...

Takeshi Kovacs' ouroboros tattoo symbolizes everlasting life on Earth in the futuristic world of Altered Carbon. Changing bodies but keeping the same tattoo, Takeshi's ouroboros represents the eternal nature of humans in the series. The ancient symbol has been found in various cultures and symbolizes the repeating nature of time and life's everlasting cycle.

In Altered Carbon, Takeshi Kovacs sports a forearm tattoo that has a deeper significance to the show's themes than it may appear at first glance. Based on the novel by Richard K. Morgan, the 2018 Netflix series Altered Carbon is set in the year 2384 where a person's consciousness can be transferred between bodies. The series primarily focuses on Takeshi Kovacs, a soldier turned investigator who is released from prison to solve a mysterious murder case. Takeshi uses a variety of bodies, or "sleeves", across two seasons of Altered Carbon.

Because Takeshi constantly changes bodies, he's been...

Season two of The Recruit is coming to Netflix, and it's been revealed that nine actors have been added to the cast of the spy drama. James Purefoy, Brooke Smith, Devika Bhise, Felix Solis, Young-Ah Kim, Do Hyun Shin, Sanghee Lee, Omar Maskati, and Alana Hawley Purvis will all be seen in recurring roles.

Noah Centineo, Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, Teo Yoo, and Kaylah Zander star in the series, which follows CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks (Centineo) as he finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy. Season two will see the action move to South Korea for a new conspiracy.

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Go undercover with a new breed of spy in Dark Asset, a brand new, slick action-thriller with a sci-fi edge, from writer-director Michael Winnick (Guns, Girls and Gambling), is out now in the UK on Digital from 101 Films.

Prepare for a high-octane ride as acclaimed action star Byron Mann (Wu Assassins, The Big Short) takes the lead as an undercover operative with a dark secret who takes no prisoners with his ruthless fighting skills. He stars alongside Robert Patrick (The Protégé, Terminator 2) and Helena Mattsson (American Horror Story, Seven Psychopaths) in this all-out action feature.

When stylish and mysterious John (Byron Mann) meets the distinctly unimpressed Jane (Helena Mattsson) in a bar, he tries to win her over with tales of spies, implanted microchips and a dangerous scientist Dr. Cain (Robert Patrick), who is hunting him down. But is this tantalising tale more than mere fiction, is enigmatic...

Director Michael Winnick tries his hand at recreating the ‘super-soldier’ genre with his newest movie, Dark Asset, starring Byron Mann, Helena Mattson, and Robert Patrick, among others. It follows a nameless individual who becomes insanely strong after he’s made a superior being thanks to a chip in his brain and then turns against his creators. The plot isn’t new, and we’ve seen multiple versions with the same script, so does Winnick bring anything exciting to this movie? Here’s a detailed recap of Dark Asset, along with an honest review at the end.

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Who’s John Doe?

Dark Asset opens with a man sitting in a glass chamber as some important-looking people observe the experiment happening from outside. Dr. Cain (Robert Patrick) explains the experiment in detail, saying the test subject is John Doe (Mann), and a chip has been inserted in his brain, making...

Stars: Byron Mann, Robert Patrick, Helena Mattsson, Shani Rigsbee, Sabina Gadecki, Truong Ngoc Anh, Erica Muñoz, Paul Savage | Written by Micheal Winnick, Terri Farley-Teruel | Directed by Micheal Winnick

I do love a director with a steady hand! So many out there would be worried about a slow-burn thriller/espionage film not keeping people’s attention (I mean to be fair everyone seems to have a two-second attention span these days) so they might throw in some unneeded action or other random nuttiness. Micheal Winnick though realises that he has a strong cast that can deliver in every area and one hell of a sharp vibrant and sexy aesthetic.

Dark Asset‘s strongest… umm… asset is that it knows exactly what it is, and what it wants to be and co-writer/director Micheal Winnick has assembled a crew that holds the line to bring us the perfect example of a low...

"Dark Asset" is a new science fiction, action feature, directed by Michael Winnick, starring Byron Mann and Robert Patrick, releasing September 22, 2023 in theaters:

"..in this adrenaline-fueled action film, an ordinary soldier becomes the subject of a top-secret experimental program. Under the guise of enhancing his combat abilities, the program transforms him into a lethal living weapon. As the man delves deeper into the project, he uncovers the horrifying truth behind the program’s objectives and the dark intentions of his creator.

"Fueled by a thirst for justice and driven by a desire for vengeance, the soldier breaks free from his captors and embarks on a relentless mission to dismantle the program while navigating a dangerous web of betrayal, conspiracy and high-stakes action..."

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This film can’t decide if it’s an action thriller or a steamy character study, as a soldier with an enhanced-abilities chip chats up a woman in a bar

John Wick has probably created unrealistic expectations for the adrenaline levels to be encountered in luxury hospitality venues, and this low-budget super-soldier thriller, largely narrated over cocktails in a swanky hotel lobby, follows firmly in its gold-card wake. But the generic and strangely pointless tech conspiracy on offer here supplies as memorable an experience as a branch of the average Hilton. And despite its attempts to juice up its cyborg setup with some old-fashioned body heat, Dark Asset ends up more smarmy than sexy.

Former special forces soldier (Byron Mann) is fitted out with a cybernetic enhancement chip and a John Doe moniker, the latest recruit in an experimental programme. Once the chip has been activated by boffin Dr Cain,...

"Dark Asset" is a new action feature, directed by Michael Winnick, starring Byron Mann, Robert Patrick releasing September 22, 2023 in theaters and VOD:

"..in this adrenaline-fueled action film, an ordinary soldier becomes the subject of a top-secret experimental program. Under the guise of enhancing his combat abilities, the program transforms him into a lethal living weapon. As the man delves deeper into the project, he uncovers the horrifying truth behind the program’s objectives and the dark intentions of his creator.

"Fueled by a thirst for justice and driven by a desire for vengeance, the soldier breaks free from his captors and embarks on a relentless mission to dismantle the program while navigating a dangerous web of betrayal, conspiracy and high-stakes action..."

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"The doctor will never let us go. Not until the next upgrade." Saban Films has unveiled an official trailer for a vengeance super soldier action thrillers called Dark Asset, another one of these direct-to-vod action movies. Written and directed by Michael Winnick, it's being released everywhere in September for anyone ready to watch. While attempting to pick up a woman at a bar, a mysterious man weaves a tale involving spies, implanted microchips, and about the dangerous military scientist who is pursuing him. Little does she know, this stranger is actually telling her the truth. This clever, fast-paced, action spy-thriller is about a John Doe super soldier who has escaped from the military program that has transformed him into a lethal living weapon. This stars Byron Mann as the John, with Robert Patrick, Helena Mattsson, Shani Rigsbee, Sabina Gadecki, Truong Ngoc Anh, and Erica Muñoz. Of course, if you want...

Dark Asset is an action thriller by Saban Films, directed by Michael Winnick, and stars Byron Mann, Robert Patrick, and Helena Mattsson. The movie follows a soldier who becomes part of a secret experimental military program and must fight to survive against those who created him. The cast is fully committed to delivering an exciting and visceral experience, with Mann showcasing his martial arts skills and Patrick playing the menacing antagonist. The film will be released on September 22nd.

Dark Asset is a new action thriller from Saban Films, the studio behind the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and Mob Land. The movie was written and directed by Michael Winnick and will hit theaters and digital platforms on September 22nd. The Dark Asset stars Byron Mann, Robert Patrick, and Helena Mattsson (The Rookie), each of whom brings their own experience in action filmmaking to bear in the thriller.

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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York (before the SAG-AFTRA strike was called), including red carpets for Barbie, Mission: Impossible and Theater Camp.

Barbie premiere

Greta Gerwig joined stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Issa Rae, Simu Liu, Michael Cera and Kate McKinnon, as well as soundtrack artists Billie Eilish, Finneas, Dua Lipa and Nicki Minaj, at the Barbie world premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday.

America Ferrera, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Greta Gerwig Finneas and Billie Eilish Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Simu Liu and Hari Nef

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One premiere

Tom Cruise brought Mission: Impossible 7 to New York on Monday, alongside co-stars Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Cary Elwes, Henry Czerny,...

When you go to a movie called “The Modelizer,” you assume certain things about your protagonist: that he’ll be a smooth-talking, pricelessly well-dressed cad, one who values women too much for certain assets (their looks) and not enough for others (everything else), and that the film will be engineered to give him a comeuppance. All that is true of “The Modelizer.”

What you don’t expect is that the movie, in this case, is going to take all that sexist-swinger-as-master-of-the-universe stuff and put it on one-percent-of-the-one-percent steroids. “The Modelizer” is set in Hong Kong, which the movie keeps reminding us is the most expensive city in the world. The hero, Shawn Koo (Byron Mann), is the scion of an outrageously wealthy Chinese real-estate family; they own one-third of the property in Hong Kong. Shawn, who sees each of his parents once a month and serves as their company’s managing director,...

Opening in theaters and on VOD July 14, Vertical’s “The Modelizer” offers a trailer that sells a romantic comedy that’s part of a new wave of “Hong Kong Films,” which are original features where the subject matter is distinctly Hong Kong but is in English.

Directed by Keoni Waxman and produced, written by and starring Byron Mann (who has seemingly aged about ten minutes since playing Ryu in the 1994 “Street Fighter” movie), the picture is a conventional mix of rom-com tropes (a well-off womanizer must change his ways once he finds someone – played by Rayssa Bratillieri — worth settling down for) and wealth porn, with the obvious hook being that it’s from a locale that isn’t often presented in such a fashion in mainstream Hollywood flicks.

The locale is usually for stranger-in-a-strange-land actioners like Dwayne Johnson’s “Skyscraper” (who co-starred Mann) and Rowann Atkinson’s “Johnny English Reborn...

Currently available to stream on digital platforms, Heroes of the Golden Mask is a new animated film from Gravitas Ventures. The adventure movie is inspired by the bronze masks of Sanxingdui, which were discovered in the Sichuan Province in the late 1980s. In addition to paying homage to China's ancient kingdom, it is also the final feature of the late Christopher Plummer.

Created by Xiaoming Yao and based on John Wilson's novel, Sean Patrick O'Reilly serves as the film's director. O'Reilly is heavily involved in animation and is known for his work on Go Fish, Panda vs. Aliens, and Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness. With a strong ensemble cast, Heroes of the Golden Mask also features the voices of Ron Perlman​​​, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Patton Oswalt, Byron Mann, Osric Chau, Kiefer O'Reilly, and Sean Patrick O'Reilly, himself.

Related: Christopher Plummer’s 5 Best Villain Roles (& 5 Best Hero Roles) Ranked...

Stars: Kiefer O’Reilly, Ron Perlman, Natasha Lui Bordizzo, Christopher Plummer, Patton Oswalt, Byron Mann, Osric Chau, Zeus Mendoza, Kingston Chan, King Lau | Written by Xiaoming Yao, John Wilson, Dennis Edwards | Directed by Sean Patrick O’Reilly

Living on the streets of Chicago, homeless teenager Charlie (Kiefer O’Reilly) spends his days trying to survive through stealing. Those problems seem small when he is magically transported back in time to the mysterious lost city of Sanxingdui, where he is selected to join the city’s heroes. Their mission? To use the abilities bestowed upon them from the golden masks to stop brutal conqueror Kun-Yi (Ron Perlman) from invading in search of a powerful artefact.

Inspired by the real-life archaeological discoveries of ancient Sanxingdui bronze masks, director Sean Patrick O’Reilly helps bring alive a story which aims to ground a fantastical world in human ways. Those aspirations are unfortunately out of reach...

Exclusive: Vertical has nabbed U.S. rights to the romantic comedy She Came to Me, starring Emmy winner Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway (Ocean’s 8) and Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei (Spider-Man: No Way Home), with plans to release the film in theaters nationwide on a date that has yet to be determined.

Written and directed by award-winner Rebecca Miller (Maggie’s Plan), She Came to Me world premiered earlier this year as the opening night film of the Berlin Film Festival. The comedy about love in all its forms, set in the bustling metropolis of New York City, follows Steven Lauddem (Dinklage), a composer who is plagued by a creative block which leaves him unable to finish the score for his big comeback opera. When his former therapist-turned-wife Patricia (Hathaway) suggests he rekindle his creativity by getting lost in the city, Steven sets out in search of inspiration.

The late Oscar-winning thespian Christopher Plummer delivers his final performance in animated feature “Heroes of the Golden Masks,” also starring Patton Oswalt and Ron Perlman.

Inspired by the ancient bronze masks of Sanxingdui discovered on the archaeological site of Guanghan in the Sichuan Province in the late 1980s, the film centers on Charlie, a wise-cracking, homeless, American orphan who is magically transported to the ancient Chinese kingdom of Sanxingdui, where a colorful team of superheroes need his help to defend the city from a brutal conqueror. Charlie joins the heroes and secretly schemes to steal the priceless golden masks that grant them their powers.

Produced by CG Bros Entertainment, Arcana Studios and Golden Image Cultural Communication Inc, “Heroes of the Golden Masks” also features the voices of Natasha Liu Bordizzo (“Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon : Sword of Destiny”), Byron Mann (“Skyscraper”), Osric Chau (“2012”), Kiefer O’Reilly (“The Mighty Ducks : Game Changers”) and director Sean O’Reilly.

Exclusive: Hong Kong-American actor Byron Mann (Wu Assassins) has joined the cast of Korean studio Showbox’s Moral Hazard (working title), alongside previously announced Korean stars Yoo Hai-jin (The Night Owl) and Lee Je-hoon (Taxi Driver 2).

Currently in production in Seoul, the film tells the story of Korea’s top Soju manufacturer and its attempts to stave off bankruptcy. While Yoo stars as the CFO of the distillery and Lee as a global investor, Mann plays a Chinese-American investment banker who is also working on the acquisition of the company.

The feature is directed by Choi Yoon-jin, who previously scripted the Korean films Steel Cold Winter (2013) and Office(2015).

In addition to his role in Netflix series Wu Assassins, Mann is known for The Man With The Iron Fists (2012), The Big Short (2015) and Netflix series The Recruit (2022).

He also recently wrote and starred in Keoni Waxman’s romantic comedy The Modelizer,...

Exclusive: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Keoni Waxman’s romantic comedy The Modelizer, written by and starring Byron Mann (The Big Short), slating the film for a day-and-date release on July 14th.

Set in Hong Kong’s high octane, ultra-rich fast-lane, The Modelizer follows Shawn Koo (Mann), son of a Chinese tycoon family, and his partner-in-clubbing Narin “Bucky” Sakpiporn (K-pop star Nichkhun), who enjoy a lavish lifestyle of parties, privilege and international model girlfriends. After a string of short-term relationships, Shawn gets a wake-up call, realizing that all the money in the world is not enough to buy the love of a woman. As he begins falling for the charming yet defiant Camila (Rayssa Bratillieri), a Brazilian model unaccustomed to his lifestyle, Shawn must change his tactics and clean up his act if he intends to win her heart.

Also starring Dominika Kachlik, Han Hrzic, Celinde Schoenmaker, Julia Nickson...

Joblo’s lively blood may be in movies, but we love our video games too! Shameless plug be sure to check out Playing with Fear with Tyler over on our Horror Originals channel! Anyways, the topic of video game-based movies is always a touchy subject. Sure…. They usually have the reputation of being just so bad. However thanks to the recent success of The Last of Us on HBO Max and we saw some good box office returns with the two Sonic Movies, It feels nowadays Hollywood may have Finally cracked the blood code to making good video game adaptations.

A-b-a-c-a-b-b! Couldn’T Resist!

But today we are feeling nostalgic for some good solid guilty pleasures. In the early 90s in the peak of the 16 bit console wars, Nintendo was riding high of the success of the Super Mario franchise and decided to go into uncharted territory and bring the...

The Recruit will be sticking around. Netflix has renewed the spy comedy-drama series from Alexi Hawley for a second season. The first season of eight episodes arrived on December 16th and spent five weeks on the streamer's Top 10 list in 88 countries.

Starring Noah Centineo, Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, and Kaylah Zander, the series follows Owen Hendricks (Centineo), a rookie lawyer who works for the CIA. Season two will pick up from the first season's cliffhanger.

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When putting together the new Netflix series “The Recruit,” creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley said it was “important” for him to show a diverse cast as well as fill his writers room with talent from all backgrounds.

“If I don’t do that then that’s on me,” Hawley told TheWrap during a recent interview.

“The Recruit” marks Hawley’s Netflix debut, but he’s no stranger to television — the twin brother of “Fargo” creator Noah Hawley is also the creator and showrunner of the hit ABC series “The Rookie” and worked as a producer and writer on “Castle.”

The action-packed “The Recruit” follows Owen, played by Noah Centineo (Netflix’s “To All the Boys” trilogy) as he navigates his first week on the job as a lawyer for the CIA. However, what seems like it would be an easy fresh start turns into life-threatening mission to stop a former...

Plot: Owen Hendricks is a young CIA lawyer whose first week on the job turns upside down when he discovers a threatening letter by former asset Max Meladze, who plans to expose the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime. Owen quickly becomes entangled in a dangerous and often absurd world of power politics and mischievous players, as he travels the world in hopes of completing his assignment and making a mark at the CIA.

Review: It seems like a risky move for Netflix to premiere their new spy series just a week before Prime Video debuts the third season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. The Recruit and the John Krasinski-led thriller center on CIA employees with military backgrounds who get pulled from their regular duties to become field operatives. The most significant difference between the two series is The Recruit has a much lighter tone...

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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for M3GAN, Pinocchio, 1923, The Best Man: The Final Chapters and The Recruit.

People’s Choice Awards

Kenan Thompson hosted the awards show live from Santa Monica on Tuesday, where Ryan Reynolds accepted the People’s Icon Award, Shania Twain received the Music Icon Award, Lizzo accepted the People’s Champion Award and Ellen Pompeo and the cast of Grey’s Anatomy reunited onstage to accept the drama show of 2022 award.

Ryan Reynolds Lizzo and James Corden James Pickens Jr., Kelly McCreary, Ellen Pompeo, Caterina Scorsone, Chandra Wilson, Jake Borelli and Camilla Luddington

Pinocchio NY premiere

On Tuesday, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio celebrated its New York premiere at the Museum of Modern Art with stars Finn Wolfhard and Gregory Mann.

The Recruit is coming soon to Netflix. The streaming service has announced a premiere date for the new comedy-drama spy series with the release of a trailer. Noah Centineo (The Fosters) stars in the series created by Alexi Hawley. There will be eight episodes in the first season.

Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, and Kaylah Zander also star in the series which follows a rookie lawyer (Centineo) who works at the CIA and finds himself caught up in a spy plot.

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The internet's love affair with Noah Centineo began somewhere between "The Fosters" and "To All The Boys I've Loved Before," both of which followed lovestruck teenage boys navigating classic high school drama. But ever since that Netflix trilogy came to a close, Centineo has been changing up his image to leave those schoolboy days behind. Shaving his head? Check. Co-starring in a superhero movie? Check. Taking the lead as a hero? Almost check. Bagging a crime thriller instead? That works! So I guess it's official — between his "Black Adam" stint as the young metahuman Atom Smasher and his upcoming role in Netflix's "The Recruit," Centineo has entered his action star era.

Inevitably, it's always hard to accept the next chapter of an actor's career, but that feels especially true for the performers whose signature role is a doe-eyed teenage boy. Personally, Centineo still falls in the same bucket as Tom Holland...

The official trailer for Netflix’s new spy series, “The Recruit”, starring Noah Centineo has arrived.

In the trailer, released today, fans can see the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” actor take on the lead role of a 24-year-old rookie lawyer in the upcoming action-drama where “inexperience is an asset.”

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“The Recruit” centres around “Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo), a young CIA lawyer whose first week on the job turns upside down when he discovers a threatening letter by former asset Max Meladze (Laura Haddock), who plans to expose the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime. Owen quickly becomes entangled in a dangerous and often absurd world of power politics and mischievous players, as he travels the world in hopes of completing his assignment and making a mark at the CIA,...

"Don't get cute. Do your business, and get out." Good luck, young one! Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a darkly comedic suspense series titled The Recruit, created by Alexi Hawley, of the "State of Affairs", "Castle", and "The Rookie" series previously. This one is about a young lawyer, not your typical CIA series, considering it's about someone trying to deal with the CIA's (internal) dirty laundry. A fledgling lawyer at the CIA, played by Noah Centineo (from To All the Boys I've Loved Before & Charlie's Angels), becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime. The series' cast also includes Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Vondie Curtis Hall, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, & Kaylah Zander. I was not expecting to be into this,...

To All the Boys‘ Noah Centineo slips into action mode to star in Netflix’s The Recruit, a new spy series from Alexi Hawley. The official trailer introduces Centineo playing a newbie lawyer employed by the CIA whose expectations for the job and the actual reality of working for the agency are vastly different.

“He thinks he’s working as a lawyer — the truth is you’re never just a lawyer at the CIA,” said Centineo in a recent interview with Netflix’s Tudum. “There’s so many more things going on, and that’s the world we explored with The Recruit.”

The eight-episode season also features Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, and Daniel Quincy Annoh. Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, and Kaylah Zander also star in season one.

Hawley serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Noah Centineo, Doug Liman,...

Black Adam‘s Noah Centineo is ready to engage in more action by starring in The Recruit for Netflix. Created by Alexi Hawley, who executive produces and showruns the series, The Recruit is an action-packed political thriller with enemies of the state closing in on all sides. Netflix unleashed The Recruit trailer on Wednesday, blending quippy comedy with deadly consequences and scenes of intense action throughout.

The Recruit centers around Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo), a young CIA lawyer whose first week on the job turns upside down when he discovers a threatening letter by former asset Max Meladze (Laura Haddock), who plans to expose the agency unless they exonerate her of a severe crime. Owen quickly becomes entangled in a dangerous and often absurd world of power politics and mischievous players as he travels the world hoping to complete his assignment and make a mark at the CIA.

In addition to his starring role,...

Fresh off “Black Adam,” Noah Centineo is back on Netflix, albeit in very different form. The “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” stars in the first trailer for “The Recruit,” a spy series heading to the streamer next month.

The series was created by Alexi Hawley, best known as the creator of the ABC cop procedural “The Rookie” and its spinoff “The Rookie: Feds,” as well as his work as a writer for the crime procedural “Castle.” Like “The Rookie,” the similarly named “Recruit” focuses on a very new member in a prestigious organization: in this case, the CIA.

Centineo stars as Owen Hendricks, a young lawyer who lands a job at the agency and, after only two days on the job, gets paired to work with an asset Max Meladze (Laura Haddock). Meladze, a former agent for the CIA with a checkered past, is threatening to expose the...

Noah Centineo looks set to be Netflix's next big action hero.

The streaming service on Wednesday dropped the official trailer for The Recruit, a high-octane new drama.

The series comes from The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley.

The Recruit centers around Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo), a young CIA lawyer whose first week on the job turns upside down when he discovers a threatening letter by former asset Max Meladze (Laura Haddock), who plans to expose the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime.

Owen quickly becomes entangled in a dangerous and often absurd world of power politics and mischievous players, as he travels the world in hopes of completing his assignment and making a mark at the CIA.

Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker,  and Kaylah Zander also star.

The series reunites Centineo with Netflix,...

Sales roster includes Amp House, Bone Cold, The Brink Of, Burden.

Giulia Prenna is attending Mipcom with the sales arm of her Mind The Gap Productions to kick off talks on a slate of five features led by Keoni Waxman’s rom-com The Modelizer.

The Los Angeles-based producer of 2021 SXSW drama The Fallout with Shailene Woodley launched the sales division during the pandemic and attended Cannes Marché with the new venture for the first time. She will bring the sales slate to the AFM at the start of November.

The Modelizer centres on a wealthy Hong Kong bachelor who only...

Fivel Stewart as Hannah Copeland and Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks in ‘The Recruit’ (Photo Courtesy Of Netflix © 2022)

Netflix has shared the first photos along with a few more details on The Recruit, a spy series created by Alexi Hawley. The photos provide our first good look at Noah Centineo (To All the Boys franchise) as a CIA newbie who’s forced to hit the ground running.

“My new show follows an unsuspecting lawyer as he’s pulled into a high stakes thrill ride through the world of international spy networks,” explained Centineo during Netflix’s Tudum fan event. Joining Centineo in the series are Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, and Daniel Quincy Annoh. Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, and Kaylah Zander also star in the eight-episode first season.

“It’s rare to find a fresh way into a story these days. And...

Netflix’s upcoming CIA series starring Noah Centineo will be known as The Recruit and it will premiere on December 16, the actor revealed at the streamer’s Tudum event on Saturday.

From creator Alexi Hawley, The Recruit follows Owen Hendricks (Centineo), a fledgling lawyer at the CIA who becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the agency.

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Rounding out the main cast are Aarti Mann as Violet, Daniel Quincy Annoh as Terence, Vondie Curtis Hall as Walter Nyland, Kristian Bruun as Janus Ferber, Laura Haddock as Max, Colton Dunn as Lester, and Fivel Stewart as Hannah.

Guest stars include Byron Mann as Xander; Angel Parker; Linus Roache as Senator Smoot, and Kaylah Zander as Amelia.

Hawley serves as showrunner and he executive produced alongside Centineo, Hypnotic’s Doug Liman, Gene Klein, David Bartis,...

During Netflix‘s annual virtual fan event Tudum on September 24, Noah Centineo joined the fun to unveil the title of his upcoming spy series, The Recruit. The CIA drama will feature the To All The Boys I’ve Loved star as a “fledgling lawyer at the CIA who becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the agency,” according to the release. The series is expected to debut on December 16, and to mark the announcement, Netflix released a first-look image of Centineo from the show. The series was initially reported as an untitled CIA drama, with Centineo attached as star and executive producer. Announced alongside the report was the addition of seven series regulars and four guest starts. The actors include Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Colton Dunn, Laura Haddock, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Aarti Mann, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, Fivel Stewart, Linus Roache, and Kaylah Zander.

Noah Centineo has officially gone from high school heartthrob to CIA spy.

During Netflix’s Tudum fan event on Saturday, the former “To All the Boys” star revealed that his upcoming espionage series is titled “The Recruit” and will premiere Dec. 16 on the streamer. He also shared the first photo from the show (above), which features him staring something down from behind a door with a cut on his cheek.

According to its logline, “The Recruit” centers on “a fledgling lawyer at the CIA that becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime.”

The eight-episode series comes from creator, showrunner and executive producer Alexi Hawley, whose previous work includes “Castle,” “The Following” and “The Rookie.” Entertainment One and Hypnotic also produce. Centineo executive produces alongside Hawley, Hypnotic’s Doug Liman,...

Kenneth Tsang, a veteran Hong Kong actor who starred in pioneering martial arts movies, has died. He was 87.

Tsang (aka Tsang Kong) was staying in the Kowloon Hotel on Nathan Road, a venue used for passenger quarantine after overseas travel, and was found dead in the room on Wednesday. No immediate cause of death has been given by Hong Kong authorities.

Tsang had traveled home on Monday after a visit to Singapore. His rapid Covid test on Tuesday had tested negative for the disease.

With a career spanning some 65 years, Tsang had over 220 film credits, mostly as bad guys, as well as key roles in multiple TV series. He is best known for supporting roles in 1960s kung fu movies. He is reported to have appeared in 25 film in 1969.

In the 1980s and 1990s he appeared in several influential titles by John Woo including “A Better Tomorrow” and “A Better Tomorrow 2...

Exclusive: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to the psychological thriller The Ravine, starring Eric Dane (Euphoria), Teri Polo (Meet the Parents) and Peter Facinelli (The Vanished), with plans to release it in theaters and on VOD on May 6.

The film written and directed by Keoni Waxman is based on the bestselling novel by Robert Pascuzzi. It’s inspired by true events about a group of friends blindsided by the news that someone in their circle has committed a terrible crime. A sleepy suburb of New Orleans seems like the idyllic place to raise a family until an unspeakable crime rocks the community to its core. With more questions than answers, family and friends are left to wonder if they overlooked the murderer among them or if there might be more to the story.

The Ravine also stars Leslie Uggams (Deadpool), Byron Mann (Skyscraper) and Lucy Faust (The Underground Railroad). Robert Pascuzzi,...

This article contains Fistful of Vengeance spoilers.

“Like the Avengers…but Asian.”

When Tommy (Lawrence Kao) quips this line in a Fistful of Vengeance, it’s almost meta. Fistful of Vengeance is the feature film sequel to Netflix’s 2019 10-episode martial arts driven series Wu Assassins. It is produced in the same spirit as Fox’s Firefly and Serenity or Netflix’s own Sense8 by the Wachowskis (which also had a lot of martial arts.)

Beyond Tommy, two other Wu Assassins leads reappear in Fistful of Vengeance. Indonesian martial arts superstar Iko Uwais reprises his role as Kai Jin, the San Francisco Chinatown chef and last incarnation of the Wu Assassin, an eternal superhero warrior out to save the world. Also there’s Lu (Lewis Tan), a mere mortal like Tommy but with ridiculous Kung Fu skills. Wu Assassins was a martial arts driven show, reminiscent of AMC’s Into the Badlands,...

Netflix’s upcoming untitled CIA drama starring and executive produced by Noah Centineo has added seven series regulars and four guest stars to its cast. Centineo will be joined by: Daniel Quincy Annoh, Kristian Bruun, Colton Dunn, Laura Haddock, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Aarti Mann, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, Fivel Stewart, Linus Roache and Kaylah Zander.

The espionage thriller series hails from creator, showrunner and executive producer Alexi Hawley, Entertainment One and Hypnotic. Per the logline, the show centers on “a fledgling lawyer at the CIA that becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime.”

Series regular Annoh plays Terence; Bruun plays Janus Ferber; Dunn plays Lester; Haddock plays Max; Hall plays Walter Nyland; Mann plays Violet; and Stewart plays Hannah. Guest star Byron Mann plays Xander; Parker plays...

Aarti Mann, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Vondie Curtis Hall, Kristian Bruun, Laura Haddock, Colton Dunn and Fivel Stewart are set as series regulars in Netflix’s The Untitled Noah Centineo Project. The thriller series, starring and executive produced by Centineo, hails from Entertainment One (eOne), Alexi Hawley, and Hypnotic.

Created by Hawley, the eight-episode series revolves around a fledgling lawyer, played by Centineo, at the CIA. He becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime.

Mann plays Violet, Annoh portrays Terence; Hall plays Walter Nyland; Bruun portrays Janus Ferber, Haddock plays Max; Dunn is Lester and Stewart plays Hannah.

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“Dark Asset,” a spy action thriller film, starring Byron Mann and Helena Mattsson, has completed its principal photography and will seek a release in 2022. The film was written and directed by Michael Winnick.

The film tells of a charming guy, portrayed by Mann who attempts to pick up a woman in a bar by spinning a tale involving spies, implanted microchips and the dangerous military scientist hunting him. But who is to say that the tale is not true? Or that the unimpressed woman is not actually the hunter?

Mattsson plays the femme fatale, while Robert Patrick plays a mysterious military scientist.

A co-production between Lankis Entertainment, Cherokee Productions and Across The Board Entertainment, “Dark Asset” is produced by Shani Rigsbee, Narbeh Tatoussian, Lan Kay, Ned Kisner and Sargon Yoseph. Winnick, Mann, Patrick, Lan Kisner, Andy Lyon and Michael Walker are executive producing. It is being launched in time for...