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Prime Video's latest action movie G20 sees Viola Davis kicking some serious terrorist butt as U.S. President Danielle Sutton in what promises to be one heck of a thriller. Along for the ride is her co-star, Anthony Anderson, who portrays the First Gentleman, Derek Sutton. As we all know, there's already been a Black family in the White House by way of the Obamas, yet for some, the idea is still something they struggle with. For Anderson, however, he believes that the Black representation in the film "shouldn’t be a surprise" at this point.

Speaking with MovieWeb's own George Edelman, Anderson was joined by his fellow G20 stars Marsai Martin and Christopher Farrar to discuss various aspects of their new action movie. The subject of Black representation came up, and how everyone went about handling it in the Prime Video flick, which premieres on April 10. The portrayal of...

“The Shakedown” is a comedy movie directed by Ari Kruger starring Carl Beujer, Emmanuel Castis, Julia Anastasopoulos and Berenice Barbier.

With little fanfare, “The Shakedown” arrives as an enjoyable screwball comedy centered on a family man whose initial blunder leads to a cascade of increasingly larger and more ludicrous mistakes.

This film does not pretend to revolutionize cinema or its genre. Instead, it aims to entertain and help us unwind through a well-directed narrative filled with good dialogues. While it won’t manage to shock or surprise almost anyone, it does deliver on its promise of amusement.

Plot Summary

An insurance salesman finds himself in a precarious situation when his mistress blackmails him. In desperation, he turns to his brother for help to scare her off. Amidst the ensuing chaos, a mobster gets involved, leading to a complicated web of lies, beatings, and more deceit, eventually ensnaring his entire family.

Prime Video is set to release its first South African original film, the Cape Town-set crime caper comedy “The Shakedown,” which will be available globally on the streamer Aug. 8. Variety has been given exclusive access to the film’s trailer.

“The Shakedown” follows the story of Justin Diamond (Carl Beukes), a well-respected medical aid broker who gets mixed up in the Cape Town underworld after his mistress threatens to reveal the secret of their affair. The plot thickens as Justin’s desperate attempts to maintain his golden boy reputation lead him down a path filled with dangerous criminals, mistaken identities and comic mishaps. When he teams up with his black sheep brother, Dovi (Emmanuel Castis), a comedy of errors ensues, with the chaos only escalating as Justin tries to regain control of his life.

Directed and co-written by Ari Kruger, known for his work on the hit web series “Suzelle...

Amazon MGM Studios and MRC have rounded out a star-studded cast for their action thriller G20, produced by and starring Viola Davis, which has resumed production. In addition to Anthony Anderson (black-ish), who is coming off of hosting a well-received Emmys ceremony, the list includes Marsai Martin (black-ish), Ramón Rodríguez (Will Trent), Antony Starr (The Boys), Douglas Hodge (The Great), Elizabeth Marvel (The Color Purple), Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus), Clark Gregg (Painkiller), Christopher Farrar (Home Team), John Hoogenakker (Waco: The Aftermath) and MeeWha Alana Lee (Umma).

Others joining the cast include Theo Bongani Ndyalvane, Conrad Kemp, Joseph Steven Yang, Emmanuel Castis, David James, Noxolo Dlamini and Gideon Emery.

Directed by Patricia Riggen (The 33), G20 sees terrorists overtake the G20 Summit, with American President Danielle Sutton (Davis) then bringing all her statecraft and military experience to defend her family, her fellow leaders and the world. Noah and Logan Miller wrote the script,...

Back in July, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the first trailer for Tremors 5: Bloodlines, which revealed that this new sequel will debut on Blu-ray and DVD October 6. With the release now just a few days away, we have an exclusive gag reel that you can check out before picking up this all-new sequel. Michael Gross, who has starred in every Tremors movie, returns as Burt Gummer, who is seen flubbing his lines alongside his new co-star Jamie Kennedy in these bloopers you can't see anywhere else.

A deadly threat resurfaces halfway around the world when giant, man-eating worms attack a South African wildlife park in the sci-fi comedy, Tremors 5: Bloodline. This long-anticipate sequel hits hard on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on October 6, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Michael Gross returns as Graboid hunter extraordinaire Burt Gummer, with Jamie Kennedy as his new tech-savvy second-in-command,...