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Nicole Kidman has been on a hot streak for the last 35 years. Despite having risen to prominence multiple decades ago, she continues to topline quality films and series like a starlet half her age. Her talent is so profound that it transcends sexist and agist industry practices that put actresses of a certain age out to pasture, leaving them to play a matriarch or similar. Her impressive career trajectory is a testament to her talent, universal appeal, and staying power. With all that in mind, you likely won’t be surprised to learn that Kidman stars in the most-watched horror thriller on the Prime Video platform today.

Kidman toplines Holland, a mixture of genre tropes and dark comedy from Mimi Cave (who horror fans might remember from Fresh). The flick is a Prime original that just debuted on the platform late last month (March 28th).

Cave helmed the project from...

Nicole Kidman’s South by Southwest lovely “Holland” has officially landed on Prime Video, and we’re here with all the details on how and where to watch.

Kidman is back in her thriller bag with a film that slightly pulls in some of her vibes from “The Stepford Housewives.” But instead of Stepford, Connecticut, she’s living in Holland, Michigan as Nancy Vandergroot where she learns everything in her windmill town isn’t quite what it appears to be.

The film is an original screenplay by Andrew Sodroski and it was directed by “Fresh” filmmaker Mimi Cave. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch.

When does “Holland” come out?

“Holland” comes out on Thursday, March 27.

Will “Holland” be streaming?

Yep, “Holland” will be available to stream on Prime Video when it premieres on Thursday, March 27.

Is “Holland” in theaters?

Nope, it will be skipping out...

Nicole Kidman once led a modern-day reboot of The Stepford Wives, certain generations might recall. Two decades later, the busy Oscar winner is starring in yet another edgy thriller set in a "perfect" little society where beautiful spouses seem to bow down to their hardworking, idyllic husbands. There's an unspoken notion in the new movie Holland, particularly between Kidman's character and her charming hubby (Succession Mvp Matthew Macfadyen), that the man of the house can do no wrong after "rescuing" her years prior and now providing her with a sort of utopian lifestyle within the eponymous town in Michigan.

But just like The Stepford Wives — and the numerous other high-brow thrillers Kidman has led of late, things go wrong once her heroine starts to sniff things out. Despite the nifty little twists and turns along the way in Holland — directed by Mimi Cave and written by Andrew Sodroski — the 108-minute...

You’ve already seen this Nicole Kidman movie. She’s a housewife and loving mother. She cooks dinner every night and looks gorgeous doing it. But there’s something wrong with her seemingly comfortable life, whether it be scheming spouses, a sudden tragedy, or — in the case of The Stepford Wives — a town that wants to turn her into a robot tradwife. Despite the white picket fences and the picture-perfect nuclear family, there’s an inner turmoil that betrays the shiny veneer of all-American suburbia. She always feels one thing: suffocated.

The deviation from the formula in Mimi Cave’s disappointing second feature is that Kidman’s Nancy Vandergroot lives in Holland. No, not that one — this is Holland, Michigan, an uncanny facsimile of the idyllic town’s Dutch counterpart, complete with a towering windmill and an annual tulip festival. Cave’s debut Fresh cleverly saw Sebastian Stan’s charming...

Prime Video’s latest addition, “Holland,” presents itself as an enthralling mystery thriller that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Directed by Mimi Cave and penned by Andrew Sodroski, the film boasts a star-studded cast led by Nicole Kidman, alongside Matthew Macfadyen, Gael García Bernal, and Jude Hill. A rollercoaster of suspense, blending elements of drama and psychological intrigue, “Holland” is visually elegant with undeniable directorial style. It features an exceptional lead in Nicole Kidman, who plays a role she’s nearly specialized in: a married woman unsatisfied with her life.

It has all the ingredients for success, and yet, it fails to fully convince us.

Holland – Prime Video

Plot Summary

Set in the picturesque town of Holland, Michigan, the film follows Nancy Vandergroot, portrayed by Nicole Kidman, a meticulous teacher and housewife whose seemingly perfect life descends into chaos. As Nancy and a...

Kidman stars as a picture-perfect mom whose life takes a dark turn in this new mystery.

“Sometimes in life, you’ve just got to follow the clues wherever they take you.” And this one takes you straight to Holland, Michigan, where Nicole Kidman - the queen of these kinds of stories - lives a perfect life. Or so it seems. The new film, “Holland,” kicks off in a picture-perfect Michigan town full of tulips, tidy homes, and a seemingly normal family… until Kidman’s character starts digging into a secret that flips everything upside down. Matthew Macfadyen plays her husband (and might not be who he says he is), while Gael García Bernal and Jude Hill round out a cast that gets pulled into a web of lies and surprises. The movie had its world premiere at SXSW and now it’s heading straight to Prime Video on Thursday, March...

Director Mimi Cave made a big splash on the scene with her feature debut, Fresh, and her second feature, Holland, is another stylish genre picture. Like her previous film, Holland proves that Cave is an exciting director who doesn’t always get the best scripts. However, Holland has enough strong elements that it manages to overcome some of the more underwhelming aspects of its narrative.

Holland Review

Holland follows a woman (Nicole Kidman) living a seemingly idyllic life in small-town Michigan as she begins to suspect that her husband (Matthew Macfadyen) harbors a secret, causing her to investigate the truth with the help of a friend (Gael Garcia Bernal). Although the story will certainly unravel with even the slightest bit of scrutiny, it’s a lot of fun to watch play out, and that makes it a lot better than most thrillers that come out these days.

Nicole Kidman stars...

“Look closer,” exhorted the tagline for a certain 1999 best picture winner that could just as easily apply to Mimi Cave’s thriller Holland, which seeks to find the rot beneath the veneer of American suburbia. In Fresh, Cave’s feature-length directorial debut from 2022, misogyny is literalized as cannibalism, but the rot is harder to boil down to a simple metaphor here, underlying everything like decayed animal matter that feeds a bed of tulips. Narration bookends the film, but it’s aloof and tidy, as if Holland doesn’t seem to want us to know what to make of it. Look closer it orders us, but what are we meant to see?

Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman) finds her perfect life upended by a missing pearl earring. Living with her doting optometrist husband, Fred (Matthew Macfayden), and precocious son, Harry (Jude Hill), in Holland, Michigan, Nancy is confounded by the loss of...

In a winding thriller, Nicole Kidman leads the cast as the meticulous Nancy Vandergroot in director Mimi Cave’s sophomore film, “Holland,” written by Andrew Sodroski. Nancy bakes, knits, cares for her home, and is even a teacher. She lives a picture-perfect life with her deacon husband Fred and young son Harry (Jude Hill) in Holland, Michigan. Then, the idyllic life twists.

Continue reading ‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman & Gael Garcia Bernal Have Dynamic Chemistry In A Mixed Thriller Affair [SXSW] at The Playlist.

Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman), the dewy-eyed protagonist of Mimi Cave’s sophomore feature Holland, has a tendency to somersault to conclusions. At the start of this stylish but plodding film, which premiered at SXSW ahead of its March 27 release on Prime Video, the suburban mother loses a pearl earring. Her husband Fred (a chilling Matthew Macfadyen) suggests she check her junk drawer or the jars housing her craft supplies. Nancy, convinced of her own theories, accuses her son’s tutor, Candy (Rachel Sennott), of theft and promptly fires the befuddled high-school student.

This is a clever introduction to Nancy because later, when she conscripts her friend Dave (Gael García Bernal) to help her investigate whether or not Fred is having an affair, you can’t help but wonder if Nancy might be jumping to conclusions again. Of course anyone familiar with Cave, whose directorial debut Fresh established her as a filmmaker to watch,...

Though it can often feel like she is taken for granted, there are few performers working today who have demonstrated the vast range that Nicole Kidman has. She can be witheringly funny, devastatingly intense and is, most critically, always willing to throw herself into parts that can become tricky balancing acts between the two. In “Holland,” the latest twisty thriller from “Fresh” director Mimi Cave, this is put to the ultimate test.

Not only does Kidman have to flex all these muscles in playing a troubled woman who believes her husband is lying to her, but she must also weather what are some wild escalations that threaten to tear the entire film apart. That it doesn’t is a testament to her committed performance as, when paired with the always reliably engaging camerawork of “Fresh” cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski, we get drawn into the rhythms of her world that is about...

Holland, Michigan, is one of those high-concept American towns where nothing feels real. Modeled after someone’s fantasy of an 18th-century Dutch village, it has windmills and tulip fields and ersatz canal houses. To Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman), it seems quaint, but to our eyes, it’s pure kitsch — which is a mode Kidman does well, channeling the tone of “To Die For” and “The Stepford Wives” in Mimi Cave’s mysterious thriller.

Like those movies, “Holland” embeds us largely in its protagonist’s point of view, which isn’t an entirely credible place to spend two hours, but a fun one for those who like teetering in that is-she-crazy-or-is-she-the-only-sane-person-here zone. Since it’s Cave behind the camera, your imagination will likely leap to explanations a lot more interesting than where Andrew Sodroski’s Black Listed script winds up.

The stylish but weirdly conventional film marks Cave’s follow-up to “Fresh,...

Prime Video is one of the most widely used streaming services, offering a variety of films and television series to its consumers. Aside from featuring premieres of the platform's originals, which it is well-known for, Prime Video also has a reputation for rolling out a monthly lineup of movies, often borrowing them from third-party providers.

February 2025 has been one such month for the streamer, with a plethora of movies added to its library and offering movie buffs a seamless experience that only selected platforms strive for. In this regard, March 2025 is no exception, albeit this time, we have a few more original films that are certain to entertain viewers. There's the highly anticipated mystery drama directed by Tyler Perry, a heartwarming rom-com about life and work, and, lastly, fans will be able to see Nicole Kidman in another odd role centered on an unconventional thriller.

In addition, Prime Video users...

El nuevo thriller de Prime Video llega este mes. © Prime Video

Prime Video ha desvelado el primer tráiler y póster de Holland, dirigida por Mimi Cave (Fresh) y escrita por Andrew Sodroski (Manhunt: Unabomber).

En Holland, Nancy Vandergroot, una profesora y ama de casa cuya vida aparentemente perfecta junto a su esposo, un respetado miembro de la comunidad (Matthew Macfadyen), y su hijo (Jude Hill) en la florida Holland, Míchigan, se desmorona en una historia retorcida. Nancy y su compañero de trabajo (Gael García Bernal) comienzan a sospechar de un secreto, solo para descubrir que nada en sus vidas es lo que parece.

El thriller está protagonizado por Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill (Belfast) y Gael García Bernal (La máquina).

Hay que hablar de Kidman y su compromiso con dar más espacio a las directoras en Hollywood. Desde que en 2017 se propuso trabajar con al menos una directora cada 18 meses,...

2025 has just begun and so many movies have already made an impact on audiences. With the rise in horror movies like Companion and The Monkey and a new addition to the MCU, Captain America: Brave New World, 2025 has already solidified itself as a fascinating year for movies. Mirroring previous years in writing, direction, and overall cinematic spectacle, 2025 promises a variety of films that will inspire audiences for years to come.

It's usually assumed that films released in the earlier months of the year may not capture as much attention or acclaim as later releases. This has been disproved with 2024 releases Dune: Part Two, released on March 1, and Challengers, released on April 26. As the Winter months dwindle and Spring brings about warm weather and new releases, movie-goers are excited to see this lineup of films appear on the big screen.

Holland Is a Perfect World Flipped on Its Head Releasing...

Nicole Kidman is heading back to Amazon Studios to headline the thriller Holland, which will see her take on a town full of dark secrets.

After starring as Lucille Ball in Amazon’s Being The Ricardos in 2021, earning her an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe win in the process, Nicole Kidman has reunited with Amazon MGM to produce and star in Holland, what has been dubbed as a Hitchcockian thriller.

The script, written by Andrew Sodroski, topped 2013’s Black List, the film industry’s countdown of the best unproduced screenplays.

Here’s a brief synopsis for the film, which was formerly titled Holland, Michigan:

‘A woman’s picture-perfect life in quaint Holland, Michigan crumbles, when she and a friend uncover a twisted secret in their midst.’

Mimi Cave, who helmed a really fun hit with 2022’s Fresh in her last directorial outing, is in the director’s chair. We...

Gold Derby's top news stories for Feb. 25, 2025. Watch the trailer for Nicole Kidman's Holland

Amazon dropped the trailer for its new thriller Holland. Directed by Mimi Cave and written by Andrew Sodroski, the film is set in tulip-filled Holland, Mich., and follows Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman), a teacher and homemaker whose idyllic life with her husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) turns upside-down after she and (Gael García Bernal) become suspicious of a secret that reveals nothing in their lives is what it seems. Holland will premiere at South by Southwest before hitting Prime Video on March 27.

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Fresh off the success of her A24 hit Babygirl, Nicole Kidman is back at it again in Holland, the new thriller from director Mimi Cave (Fresh) and writer Andrew Sodroski (Manhunt) that's set to hit Prime Video on March 27, 2025. Also starring Gael García Bernal and Matthew Macfadyen, the new trailer for the film was just released by the streaming service (seen below) and showcases how Kidman's seemingly perfect life gets upended when she suspects her husband of living a double life.

Giving off a very The Stepford Wives vibe – which starred Kidman in the 2004 adaptation of Ira Levin's novel – the Holland trailer begins with a voiceover from the star as we see images of the picturesque town of Holland, Michigan. "Every day, I get to wake up in the best place on Earth," Kidman says. We're then treated to images of beautiful tulip gardens and her all-American family before she continues.

Nicole Kidman sees her life as a perfect teacher and homemaker in Holland, Michigan, unravel in the official trailer for Holland, which dropped on Tuesday.

The Amazon MGM Studios thriller sees the prolific actor and producer in the role of Nancy Vandergroot, a Stepford wife-like character in a tulip and windmill-filled town who has a community pillar husband, played by Matthew Macfadyen, and Jude Hill (Belfast) as her son.

But the Hitchcock-like tale has Nancy and her friendly colleague, played by Gael García Bernal, begin to suspect the Michigan town has a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems. “It’s like, you know, you should leave this scab alone. Picking at it, you’re only going to hurt yourself, but you do it anyways,” Nancy says at one point in a trailer voiceover.

Mimi Cave directed Holland, originally titled Holland, Michigan, with Andrew Sodroski having penned the screenplay.

Nicole Kidman starred in Frank Oz’s version of The Stepford Wives in 2004, so it’s understandable why she wouldn’t tolerate living another picture-perfect life that rots from the inside out. It’s taken years of development, but a trailer for Kidman’s new Hitchcokian thriller, Holland, is here. The film finds Kidman’s character, Nancy Vandergroot, living a cookie-cutter lifestyle as a school teacher in Holland, Michigan, where quaint interactions, dancing, and frivolity reign. However, it is not as it seems after Nancy uncovers a dark secret that threatens the safety of her routine lifestyle.

The plot for Holland is a wild one. It “involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent.” According to the film’s description, a dark secret causes Nancy’s life in Holland, Michigan, to unravel. “It may seem like we have everything together, but right under that surface, it...

Nicole Kidman unravels a murder-mystery in Prime Video’s upcoming thriller Holland – formerly titled Holland, Michigan – the brand new movie from director Mimi Cave (Fresh).

Follow the clues… wherever they take you… and watch the official trailer for Prime Video’s Holland below. You’ll be able to stream the Hitchcockian thriller on March 27, 2025.

In Holland, “Nancy’s (Nicole Kidman) picture-perfect life in quaint Holland, Michigan crumbles, when she and a friend uncover a twisted secret in their midst.”

Gael García Bernal, Jude Hill and Matthew Macfadyen also star in Mimi Cave’s Holland, alongside Rachel Sennott (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Lennon Parham (Minx), Isaac Krasner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) and Jeff Pope (Interview with the Vampire).

Andrew Sodroski (Manhunt) wrote the screenplay for Holland.

The film will world premiere at SXSW on March 9, 2025.

This project dates all the way back to 2013, when Naomi Watts and Bryan Cranston were set to star,...

Amazon MGM Studios has revealed the official trailer and key art for the new thriller Holland, starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill and Gael García Bernal.

Directed by Mimi Cave from a script by Andrew Sodroski, the film will debut globally on Prime Video on March 27, 2025. It will premiere at the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin on March 9.

In this wildly unpredictable thriller, Nicole Kidman is the meticulous Nancy Vandergroot, a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan tumbles into a twisted tale.

Nancy and her friendly colleague (Gael García Bernal) become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems.

The cast also includes Rachel Sennott, Lennon Parham, Isaac Krasner, Jeff Pope and Jacob Moran.

Holland, which was originally titled “Holland, Michigan,” has been rated R...

The highly anticipated thriller Holland has released its first trailer, giving audiences a glimpse into what to expect from the movie and from Gael García Bernal, and Matthew Macfadyen.

The film, directed by Mimi Cave and written by Andrew Sodroski, is set to premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival on March 9 before its official release on Prime Video on March 27.

In Holland, Kidman plays Nancy Vandergroot, a woman from a quiet Midwestern town who begins to suspect her husband (Macfadyen) is living a double life. But as she digs deeper, she realizes the truth may be even darker than she ever imagined. The film also features Jude Hill as their son, alongside Rachel Sennott, Lennon Parham, and Isaac Krasner.

Follow the clues, wherever they take you. Holland, starring Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, and Matthew Macfadyen, premieres March 27. pic.twitter.com/BKK1tuXi40

— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) February 25, 2025

Originally titled Holland,...

Nicole Kidman just might be returning to the land of “Stepford Wives” for her latest feature, “Holland.”

The thriller, which is “Fresh” director Mimi Cave’s sophomore feature, stars Kidman as a teacher who uncovers a town secret along with her colleague after she suspects her husband of leading a double life. Could this shatter her perfect suburban world?

“Succession” Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen and Jude Hill play Kidman’s onscreen family. “Holland” will premiere at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival.

Errol Morris was originally announced as the director for the film in 2013; the film, which was originally titled “Holland, Michigan,” has been in the works for more than a decade, with Cave and Kidman both joining in 2022. Cave’s directorial debut was the 2022 cannibal horror film “Fresh” starring Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Andrew Sodroski’s script for the black comedy “Holland” first appeared on The Black List in...

Filmmaker Mimi Cave really turned heads in 2022 with her twisted satirical serial killer thriller, “Fresh,” which was the talk of Sundance that year. Bold and daring, the film put her on the map immediately, and she returns this year with her follow-up film, “Holland,” a marital thriller set in Holland, Michigan.

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Written by Andrew Sodroski (“Manhunt”), the thriller centers on a woman whose picture-perfect life in quaint Holland, Michigan, crumbles when she and a friend uncover a twisted secret in their midst.

Continue reading ‘Holland’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen & Gael García Bernal Star In Mimi Cave’s New Amazon Thriller at The Playlist.

As Sundance Film Festival kicks off, the next major American film festival has unveiled its lineup. SXSW 2025’s slate includes the premieres of the latest films from Michael Bay, Chad Hartigan, Flying Lotus, Mimi Cave, Jay Duplass, Babak Anvari, Rodney Ascher, and more. But first, last year’s SXSW winner of the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award in the Narrative Feature categories, Tracie Laymon’s Bob Trevino Likes It, will arrive on March 21 and Roadside Attractions has unveiled the first trailer.

John Fink said in his review, “A crowd-pleasing film inspired by director Tracie Laymon’s experience talking with a stranger online at a low point in her life, Bob Trevino Likes It is a moving story that proves good people do exist in this world. With two wonderful performances by Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo––playing two strangers who share the same last name but are otherwise unrelated...

This year’s SXSW Film Festival, taking place in Austin, TX, has unveiled its lineup this afternoon and it’s another insanely packed year for horror premieres.

While the Midnighter section is dedicated to the genre lovers, SXSW 2025 has filled its Headliner section and beyond with buzzy, highly anticipated titles including Flying Lotus‘s sci-fi horror movie Ash, Christopher Landon‘s ode to Brian De Palma in Drop, and A24’s Death of a Unicorn. Also look for Clown in a Cornfield, the film adaptation of Adam Cesare’s YA slasher novel.

Read on for the genre titles included in SXSW 2025’s lineup, and stay tuned for additional programming announcements.

Headliner

Big names, big talent featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with major and rising names in cinema.

Ash

Director: Flying Lotus, Producers: Nate Bolotin, Matthew Metcalfe, Screenwriter: Jonni Remmler

A woman wakes up on a distant planet...

The SXSW Film & TV Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 32nd edition, kicking off with the premiere of Apple TV+’s show biz comedy The Studio.

Co-created by and starring Seth Rogen, The Studio follows a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together. The show is set to unveil its first two episodes on March 26.

At this year’s festival, films to look out for in the Headliner section include Amazon’s Ben Affleck starrer The Accountant 2, A24’s Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, Blumhouse’s horror pic Drop, and the Nicole Kidman thriller Holland from Amazon. Other notable titles screening include Searchlight’s musical drama O’Dessa starring Sadie Sink, Regina Hall and Kelvin Harrison Jr.; The Astronaut starring Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne and Gabriel Luna...

The 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival is finally here.

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals has unveiled the first wave of its film and TV lineup for the 32nd edition, which begins with with an Opening Night TV Premiere of the eagerly-anticipated Apple TV+ series “The Studio” starring Seth Rogen, who also serves as writer, director, and executive producer alongside Evan Goldberg.

“We are thrilled to welcome Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg back to SXSW with our Opening Night TV premiere, ‘The Studio,'” Claudette Godfrey, VP of Film & TV, said. “This brilliantly conceived series is exquisitely cast and written, capturing the fanatical love, dedication, pressure, and, yes, the hubris that defines our industry. It’s hilariously spot-on, bringing to life the stories we’ve all heard or witnessed firsthand. We can’t wait to experience the joy and energy radiating from the Paramount when we share this gem with the world.

The lineup for the SXSW film and TV festival has been announced with new projects from Seth Rogen, Ben Affleck, Jenn Ortega and Nicole Kidman set to premiere at the Austin fest.

Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Hollywood-set comedy series The Studio will kick off SXSW as the opening night TV screening. Rogen stars as the newly appointed head of an embattled studio as he and his executives struggle to make their movies relevant.

“The same undeniable creative electricity in The Studio runs through our 2025 program — you can feel a bit of magic happening in every film, series, and immersive experience we’ve curated this year,” said festival head Claudette Godfrey. “From groundbreaking independent films to unforgettable studio premieres and documentary revelations to genre-defying experiments, this lineup celebrates the fearless storytellers who make SXSW so unique.”

Elsewhere in the Headliner lineup is Affleck’s The Accountant 2, the sequel to...

Academy Award Winner Russell Crowe will star in The Last Druid from director Will Eubank. Will Eubank penned the script with Phil Gawthorne and Carlyle Eubank. 42’s Ben Pugh is set to produce alongside Range Media Partners’ Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, with Adrián Guerra also producing for Nostromo. Felix Farmer’s Brandon Millan and Sam Wasson will executive produce alongside George Hsieh. Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will introduce the film during AFM next week.

The Last Druid tells the story of a Roman Emperor who discovers a secluded Druid stronghold in the mountains of Caledonia. A peaceful Celtic elder must awaken the warrior within to protect his family and people from total annihilation.

Crowe will next be seen in Sony’s Spider-Villain-Verse film Kraven the Hunter and the historical drama Nuremberg. He is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Meanwhile, it was recently...

Exclusive: Almost 25 years after Russell Crowe waged war on the Roman Empire — and won an Oscar for his trouble — in Gladiator, the actor is once again set to stir the warrior within for The Last Druid.

The movie will tell the story of a Roman Emperor who discovers a secluded Druid stronghold in the mountains of Caledonia. A peaceful Celtic elder (Crowe) must take up arms to protect his family and people from annihilation. Additional casting is underway.

Stuart Ford’s AGC is launching sales on the project for the AFM. Range Media Partners and CAA Media Finance arranged financing for the picture with Nostromo and are representing the U.S. rights.

Will Eubank (Underwater) is set to direct from a script he penned with Phil Gawthorne and Carlyle Eubank.

42’s Ben Pugh is producing alongside Range Media Partners’ Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, with Adrián Guerra also producing for Nostromo.

Exclusive: Following their 2018 critically acclaimed hit Stan & Ollie, Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are reuniting for The Players, a comedy based on the rivalry between 1800s thespians Edwin Forrest and William MacCready. Two-time Academy Award nominee Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) is directing the project from a script penned by Stan & Ollie and Philomena writer Jeff Pope.

The Players, which is set to begin production early next year in Europe, is set in 1847 New York, where Edwin Forrest (Reilly) holds the undisputed title as the country’s top Shakespearian actor. Playing magnificently to a sold out, raucous crowd every night, Edwin is “The Star”. But when critically celebrated English thespian William MacCready (Coogan) arrives from London to perform his sophisticated Hamlet, Edwin’s title is thrown into jeopardy. Each man wants what the other has, and the rivalry between them starts a hilarious and unforgettable battle of egos.

Exclusive: In a highly competitive situation, Apple has landed rights to develop Off Season, a spec from Holland, Michigan‘s Andrew Sodroski, which Academy Award nominee Vanessa Kirby (Napoleon) will star in and produce through her Aluna Entertainment, according to our sources.

While specifics as to the film’s plot haven’t been disclosed, it’s described as a femme fatale thriller set in a luxury resort on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera. 42 developed the script, with Peter Dealbert and Ben Pugh to produce for the company, alongside Kirby and Lauren Dark for Aluna Entertainment. No director is yet attached to the project.

42

On a tear of late with roles in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Kirby will next be seen starring in Ron Howard’s thriller Eden, which is coming off of its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Currently in...

Exclusive: Andrew Sodroski and Aggregate Films are in early development on a series inspired by Philadelphia’s Main Line Murders for Netflix, sources tell Deadline.

Netflix declined to comment. But we’re told this is a limited series that Sodroski will write and exec produce, with Aggregate producing.

The story here is thrust into motion in the early hours of June 25th, 1979, when the affluent Main Line area of Philadelphia was rocked by the brutal slaying of English teacher Susan Reinert. The case, which became one of the most infamous in the region’s history, began when Susan’s naked body was discovered stuffed in the trunk of her car in a Harrisburg motel parking lot. Her children, Karen and Michael, were missing, presumed dead, although their bodies were never found. The shocking nature of the murders quickly captivated public attention and drew intense media scrutiny, highlighting significant flaws in the criminal justice system,...

Exclusive: After a 12-year run, Rory Aitken, co-founder of London- and Los Angeles-based management and production company 42, is exiting the firm, which will undergo a restructure.

Aitken will be leaving in the coming weeks to form a new company with 42’s Head of Television Eleanor Moran and exec producer Miriam Brent, as well as multiple junior staff.

In turn, 42 partner Ben Pugh will assume a global production role becoming President of Production, unifying film and TV production under his leadership.

Ben Cavey, the company’s current Head of Comedy and Entertainment, will be stepping up into an expanded role as MD of International TV, reporting to Pugh. Cavey is the former Managing Director of UK indie Tiger Aspect (Peaky Blinders) and a former Netflix exec. He will relocate from L.A. to the firm’s London office, and headcount may be added down the line.

Aitken will co-produce a...

Exclusive: Netflix’s film division has preemptively acquired a pitch for an untitled law school thriller from Holland, Michigan‘s Andrew Sodroski, sources tell Deadline.

Netflix could not be reached for comment. While plot details are unknown at this time, the pitch is said to be described as a contemporary spin on The Firm meets The Wolf of Wall Street. Ben Pugh and Peter Dealbert will produce for the L.A. and London-based management and production company 42.

Most recently, 42 worked with Netflix as a producer on its sci-fi actioner Outside the Wire starring Anthony Mackie, which debuted at #1 and was watched by 66 million households in its first quarter on the platform. Sodroski’s pitch marks 42’s second pre-emptive sale in a row on the heels of The Bet, a thriller spec from Enemy‘s Javier Gullón that sold to Warner Bros for what we’re told was a significant figure.

Despite the pandemic nixing the physical edition and replacing it with the virtual one, it feels like it didn’t snow on Mimi Cave‘s parade. Fresh (read review) pulled in some solid reviews at Sundance and she managed to parlay the hype and push towards a sophomore project that is a Mount Rushmore in terms of quality. A top ranked 2013 Blacklist screenplay penned by Andrew Sodroski, Holland, Michigan was swirling around Hollywood for about a decade until the film gods pieced together what is pitched as a Hitchcock-style thriller with Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal toplining. Matthew Macfadyen and Rachel Sennott are also onboard.…...

The Black List has been responsible for some of Hollywood's most notable films and the greatest recognition of many upcoming screenwriters for almost two decades. After first being established in 2004, the Black List has become a prestigious annual survey that highlights the most popular un-produced screenplays. Upon landing on this list, these featured screenplays can then get the attention and chance of big studios or filmmakers to properly develop the project. One specific upcoming movie project comes from the 2013 Black List-certified screenplay titled Holland, Michigan written by Andrew Sodroski. It was first announced in June 2022 that Mimi Cave will helm the film with Nicole Kidman starring and producing the suburban mystery thriller.

Fresh off last year’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, Rachel Sennott has joined the cast of Mimi Cave‘s (Fresh) new movie Holland, Michigan, Deadline first reported this afternoon.

Lennon Parham (Minx), Isaac Krasner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) and Jeff Pope (Interview with the Vampire) have also signed on this week, joining the previously announced Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Jude Hill and Matthew Macfadyen.

Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.

The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”

Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.

Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating...

The Hitchcockian thriller Holland, Michigan is a project that has spent the last decade in development hell. It started out with a screenplay by Andrew Sodroski, creator of the Discovery television series Manhunt, that was featured on the Black List back in 2013. At one point, documentarian Errol Morris was going to direct a version of Holland, Michigan that was going to star Naomi Watts, Bryan Cranston, and Edgar Ramirez. But it fell apart before filming could begin. Now director Mimi Cave – who recently made her feature directorial debut with the thriller Fresh – and producer/star Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge) are working together to push the project into production for Amazon Prime Video… and it’s looking like this version of Holland, Michigan is actually going to happen! We’ve previously heard that Kidman is going to be joined in the cast by Gael García Bernal (Werewolf by Night), Matthew Macfadyen...

Exclusive: Prime Video’s Hitchcockian thriller Holland, Michigan continues to round out its cast with the addition of Rachel Sennott (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Lennon Parham (Minx), Isaac Krasner (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) and Jeff Pope (Interview with the Vampire).

The quartet joins an ensemble that also includes Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen and Jude Hill, as we told you first.

The film helmed by Mimi Cave (Fresh) stems from a script by Andrew Sodroski which topped the Black List in 2013. It tells the story of a Midwestern housewife who uncovers a dark secret on the part of her husband, after coming to suspect that he’s having an affair.

Kidman and Per Saari are producing for Blossom Films, alongside 42’s Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. The forthcoming film will stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Sennott broke out with her...

Director Mimi Cave – who recently made her feature directorial debut with the thriller Fresh – is now set to take the helm of a Hitchcockian thriller called Holland, Michigan, and she’s busy building a supporting cast around the film’s star and producer Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge). A couple weeks ago, it was announced that Gael García Bernal (Werewolf by Night) had joined the cast. Now Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and child actor Jude Hill (Belfast) have also signed on to play roles in Holland, Michigan. Details on their characters have not been shared.

Holland, Michigan is a project that has spent the last decade in development hell. It started out with a screenplay by Andrew Sodroski, creator of the Discovery television series Manhunt, that was featured on the Black List back in 2013. At one point, documentarian Errol Morris was going to direct a version of Holland, Michigan that was going to star Naomi Watts,...

Exclusive: Belfast breakout Jude Hill has come aboard for a role in Holland, Michigan, the Hitchcockian thriller being directed for Prime Video by Fresh helmer Mimi Cave. He’s set to star alongside Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal and Matthew Macfadyen, whose castings were previously announced, in a role that has not been disclosed.

The film based on the 2013 Black List-topping script by Andrew Sodroski hinges on the secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town. Producers include Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films, Pacific View Management & Productions’ Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. Holland, Michigan will stream in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Hill is best known for playing the lead role of Buddy in Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical Focus Features drama Belfast — a coming-of-age tale set against the tumult of 1960s Ireland. The Academy Award and BAFTA-winning feature had the young actor starring alongside Judi Dench,...

Exclusive: LA and London-based management and production company 42 (The Silent Twins) is bolstering its U.S. footprint of managers and producers with the appointment of Peter Dealbert as a manager.

Dealbert will be based in 42’s LA office and will continue to specialize in literary talent representation and producing across film and TV.

Dealbert founded literary management and production company Pacific View in 2015 and he represents creators across film and TV as both a literary manager and producer.

Pacific View’s roster of clients, which includes Andrew Sodroski, Juliet-Lashinsky Revene, Ben Raab and Deric Hughes, Emily Brochin, Chris Salmanpour and Matthew-Lee Erlbach, will now be represented by Dealbert at 42.

Under the 42 banner, Dealbert will continue producing Amazon Studios’ upcoming thriller Holland, Michigan, with Nicole Kidman set to star and produce through her production company Blossom Films.

Prior to founding Pacific View, Dealbert was a manager at Principato-Young Entertainment. He...

Up next from director Mimi Cave (Fresh) is the thriller Holland, Michigan, and Deadline lets us know today that Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”) has signed on.

The film’s cast also includes Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal.

Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.

The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”

Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.

Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve (Sebastian Stan) after...

Exclusive: Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen is the newest addition to the cast of the Hitchcockian thriller Holland, Michigan. The Prime Video film from director Mimi Cave (Fresh) will see him star opposite Nicole Kidman and Gael García Bernal.

While Holland, Michigan is said to concern secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town, specifics as to the plot of the film scripted by Andrew Sodroski are under wraps. Blossom Films’ Kidman and Per Saari are producing alongside Pacific View Management & Productions’ Peter Dealbert, and Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill. Pic will stream in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Macfadyen is best known for his Emmy- and BAFTA-winning role as Tom Wambsgans in HBO’s drama series Succession, which returns for its fourth season March 26. The actor also recently led the ITV and BritBox drama series Stonehouse, based on a true story, as well as AMC’s limited series Quiz. His most...

Seven months have passed since it was announced that Nicole Kidman would be starring in and producing a Hitchcockian thriller called Holland, Michigan – a project that has spent the last decade in development hell. It started out with a screenplay by Andrew Sodroski, creator of the Discovery television series Manhunt, that was featured on the Black List back in 2013. At one point, documentarian Errol Morris was going to direct a version of Holland, Michigan that was going to star Naomi Watts, Bryan Cranston, and Edgar Ramirez. But it fell apart before filming could begin. Now Kidman is working with director Mimi Cave – who recently made her feature directorial debut with the thriller Fresh – to finally make Holland, Michigan happen. And The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Kidman has secured a co-star: Gael García Bernal (Werewolf by Night).

Details on the character Bernal will be playing have not been revealed.

Fresh off Old and “Werewolf by Night,” Gael García Bernal will star alongside Nicole Kidman in a thriller titled Holland, Michigan from the director of Hulu’s Fresh, Mimi Cave.

THR first reported the news this afternoon.

Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes from Amazon Studios.

The site’s report details, “The feature, based on Andrew Sodroski’s (Manhunt) script, topped the 2013 Black List, and involves secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town with a Hitchcock bent. Kidman will star and produce with Per Saari under her Blossom Films.”

Peter Dealbert is producing, with Kate Churchill executive producing.

Mimi Cave’s horror-comedy Fresh was released on Hulu last year, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. In the film, “Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve (Sebastian Stan) after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store.

Gael García Bernal is joining Nicole Kidman in the Amazon Prime thriller Holland, Michigan.

Mimi Cave is directing the movie, which is described as a “Hitchcock-style thriller involving secrets that lurk beneath a Midwestern town.”

Andrew Sodroski is behind the screenplay. Kidman is producing with Per Saari via her Blossom Films banner, which has a longstanding relationship with Amazon, having recently teamed for Things I Know to Be True, an adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s award-winning play, and the upcoming drama series Expats. Pacific View Management and Productions’ Peter Dealbert is also producing. Churchill Films’ Kate Churchill is executive producing.

Bernal, repped by WME and Hansen Jacobson, is reteaming with Amazon following his role in Cassandro, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to overwhelmingly positive reviews. Reads The Hollywood Reporter‘s festival review: “Bernal nails his best role in years, giving a performance steeped in cheeky humor, resilience...