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It’s All Going Very Well No Problems At All, the debut feature written and directed by Aussie actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey, and produced by Dev Patel, is among the latest round of titles handed funding by Screen Australia.

Screen Australia published the list of projects it has invested in this morning.

It’s All Going Very Well No Problems At All is described as a drama that follows Audrey (Cobham-Hervey), a young artist teetering on the edge of a quiet collapse, who finds solace and understanding through a profound connection with Harold, an elderly resident at the care home where she works. Alongside Patel, producers are Liam Heyen (Jimpa) and Jomon Thomas (Hotel Mumbai) with Cobham-Hervey, Natalya Pavchinskaya, and Cyna Strachan as executive producers.

The film has received production investment from Screen Australia and S’ya Concept in association with the South Australian Film Corporation, with support from the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund.

Exclusive: Weeks after signing on to lead Reminders of Him, Universal’s adaptation of the novel from It Ends with Us scribe Colleen Hoover, Maika Monroe has found another new project in Place to Be, the latest indie drama from Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman).

Character details are under wraps. Ellen Burstyn and Taika Waititi lead the film examining the unlikely friendship of an elderly woman and middle-aged man as they travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home. Others in the cast, as previously announced, include Murray Bartlett, Pamela Anderson, Edgar Ramírez, and Lena Waithe.

Written by Mundruczó and Kata Wéber, the filmmaker’s wife and frequent collaborator, Place to Be is shooting at Disney Studios Australia in Sydney. Producers on the project include Jomon Thomas, Megan Wynn, and Alexander Rodnyansky. The...

Cannes laureate Kornél Mundruczó is juggling high-profile projects across different continents.

There’s the Ellen Burstyn-starrer “Place to Be,” currently filming in Australia and “At the Sea” featuring Amy Adams and now in post-production.

The Hungarian filmmaker, who won the Fipresci prize at Cannes for “Delta,” and the festival’s Un Certain Regard prize for “White God” and gained further recognition with Venice winner and Oscar-nominated Netflix feature “Pieces of a Woman,” is clearly continuing to diversify his portfolio.

“Place to Be,” Mundruczó reveals, was inspired by his desire to work with Ellen Burstyn again after their brief but impactful collaboration on “Pieces of a Woman.”

“I’m so much of a fan of hers. I love what she did in her entire career, how brave she was,” Mundruczó tells Variety. “She told me, ‘I never really played a romance.’ It stayed with me, and I felt that would...

“The White Lotus” star Murray Bartlett has returned to his native Australia to film “Place to Be,” the latest project from Cannes and Venice winner Kornél Mundruczó, which is currently shooting.

In “Place to Be,” Bartlett plays Ron, Pamela Anderson’s hapless brother, with the siblings plotting to re-home their mother Brooke (Ellen Burstyn) and access their late artist father’s inheritance.

“We’re attempting to shuffle our mother into a high-end aged care facility,” Bartlett tells Variety. “He kind of presents as prickly… But there’s a lot going on. There’s a lot happened in this family dynamic, particularly with his father, who has passed away.”

The drama, written by award-winning screenwriter Kata Wéber (known for “Pieces of a Woman” and “White God”), follows the unlikely friendship between no-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson, played by Taika Waititi, as they travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon.

Exclusive: The cast for Kornél Mundruczó’s next feature drama Place to Be, continues to grow, with Primetime Emmy winner Lena Waithe joining Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and Edgar Ramirez, all of whom we previously told you about.

The film, written by Kata Wéber (Mundruczó’s Pieces of a Woman, White God), is backed by S’YA Concept with further support from the Nsw government through Screen Nsw’s Made in Nsw fund. WME Independent is handling international sales.

The feature centers on the last passions of life and follows the unlikely friendship of kindly but no-nonsense Brooke (Burstyn) and discombobulated divorcee Nelson (Waititi) as they travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon.

Waithe plays the role of Shy, who helps Brooke on her journey to track down the owner of the lost pigeon.

Production is underway at Disney Studios in Sydney.

Hungarian-born Mundruczó...

Exclusive: Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor Edgar Ramirez is joining Place To Be, the drama from Kornél Mundruczó, the filmmaker of the Oscar-nominated Pieces of a Woman. The film also stars Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi and Pamela Anderson. Cameras are rolling in Sydney.

Plot details are under wraps.

Ramirez was recently seen starring in the Academy Award winning film Emilia Perez from director Jacques Audiard for Netflix. He can be seen next in Arenas, director Camille Perton’s feature debut about professional soccer and writer-director Drake Doremus’ Next Life starring alongside Emilia Clarke.

He has appeared in numerous beloved features, including the Academy Award-nominated action thriller Zero Dark Thirty and Netflix’s global hit comedy film Yes Day. His starring turn in the 2010 biopic miniseries Carlos received widespread acclaim, and earned him a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination. Ramirez also starred in FX’s lauded miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story...

Pamela Anderson is joining the cast of Kornél Mundruczó’s upcoming drama movie, Place to Be. The film is currently shooting in Sydney, Australia.

Deadline reports that Anderson has joined the project, with other cast members including Ellen Burstyn and What We Do In The Shadows star Taika Waititi. Place to Be tells the story of "no-nonsense" Brooke (Burstyn) and "discombobulated divorcee" Nelson (Waititi) as they travel from Chicago to New York to bring a lost racing pigeon home. Anderon's role is Molly, Brooke's daughter, who is finding herself after the end of her second marriage. "Anxious about re-homing her elderly mother, she is resistant to any plan to move her to a retirement facility," the character description reads.

Mundruczó spoke about Anderson's talents, including her most recent role in the 2024 film The Last Showgirl, in the casting announcement. "I really love Pamela - she's such a versatile actress, and...

Pamela Anderson is set to star in new drama 'Place to Be'.'The Last Showgirl' actress, 57, will lead the film alongside Ellen Burstyn, 92, and Taika Waititi, 49, while Kornél Mundruczó directs.The 49-year-old filmmaker said he was "thrilled" to have such a talented cast, as he told Deadline: "I really love Pamela – she’s such a versatile actress, and her most recent performance in 'The Last Showgirl' was unbelievable."She showed such bravery, and I’m tremendously excited to work with her."'Place to Be' will follow no-nonsense Brooke (Burstyn) and divorcee Nelson (Waititi) as they embark on a journey from Chicago to New York in an effort to return a lost racing pigeon home.Anderson is set to portray Brooke's daughter Molly, who is trying to make her own way in life in the aftermath of her second marriage breaking down. Apprehensive about letting go of her elderly mother,...

Exclusive: Following her comeback role in the awards season sensation The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson has found her next feature project, and that’s Kornél Mundruczó’s poignant drama Place to Be.

The pic from the filmmaker of the Oscar nominated Pieces of a Woman also stars Ellen Burstyn and Taika Waititi, as we first told you. Cameras are rolling in Sydney, Australia.

Mundruczó says he’s “thrilled” to have drawn together such a diverse and talented cast.

“I really love Pamela – she’s such a versatile actress and her most recent performance in The Last Showgirl was unbelievable. She showed such bravery and I’m tremendously excited to work with her,” the filmmaker tells Deadline.

Anderson was nominated recently for SAG, Golden Globe and Gotham awards for Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl in which she plays a veteran Vegas dancer whose legendary show finally shuts down.

Place to Be,...

Ellen Burstyn and Taika Waititi have been cast in Place to Be, a feature drama directed by Kornél Mundruczó and written by his longtime collaborator Kata Wéber. The film follows an elderly woman and a middle-aged man as they travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon. Production is underway at Disney Studios Australia in Sydney.

Burstyn, at 92, has arrived in Sydney for filming, marking a return to Australia after her stage debut in 33 Variations in 2019. She described the opportunity to work with Mundruczó again as a significant factor in taking on the role. The two previously collaborated on Pieces of a Woman, for which Mundruczó earned an Academy Award nomination. “I had every desire to direct the legendary Ellen Burstyn in a leading role, not only because I admire her amazing talent, but also because the time has finally come to celebrate older women on screen,...

Exclusive: Oscar winners Ellen Burstyn and Taika Waititi are set to star in Kornél Mundruczó’s feature drama Place to Be.

Written by Mundruczó’s frequent collaborator Kata Wéber, Place to Be follows the unlikely friendship of an elderly woman (Burstyn) and middle-aged man (Waititi) as they travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home. The feature will shoot this month at Disney Studios Australia in Sydney.

Hungarian-born Mundruczó is known for his auteurial breakthrough film White God and Venice winner and Oscar-nominated Netflix feature Pieces of a Woman, both penned by Wéber.

The new pic is produced by Jomon Thomas, Megan Wynn, and Alexander Rodnyansky. EPs are Natalya Pavchinskaya (S’YA Concept), Stuart Manashil, Pankaj Mamtora (Lonestar Films), Kanesh Mohana Sundaram (Gvkm Elephant Pictures), Ashley

Levinson, Sam Levinson, Viktoria Petranyi, David Edelstein and the late Kevin Turen.

Dev Patel reveals what director stepped in to help save Monkey Man from studio intervention. Primarily known as an actor, Patel had his directorial feature debut earlier this year with the one-person action army film Monkey Man. The movie tells the story of a man who is trying to seek vengeance against corrupt leaders who murdered his mother. In addition to directing, Patel also played the leading role in the film, with Monkey Man's supporting cast which included Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Sikandar Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, Makrand Deshpande, Aswini Kalsekar, Vipin Sharma, Adithi Kalkunte, and Jomon Thomas.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Patel explains how one former collaborator helped save Monkey Man. Patel reveals that the person who helped him was director Garth Davis, who is known for Lion and who Patel describes as "a very dear friend." According to Patel, Davis "came to the rescue in [his] edit period...

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Universal Monsters Toony Terrors from Neca

Neca is adding four Universal Monsters to its Toony Terrors line of figures in the style of classic Saturday morning cartoons.

The wave includes Dracula (with candle), Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Wolf Man. Each 6″ scale toy comes on blister card packaging with a cutout backdrop.

Due out in October, the set of four costs $64.99.

The Woman + Offspring 4K Uhd from Arrow Video

The Woman is coming to 4K Ultra HD alongside its precursor, Offspring, on August 27 via Arrow Video. A booklet featuring writing by Michael Blyth, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Kevin Kovelant is included.

2011’s The Woman is directed by Lucky McKee (May), who co-wrote the script with Jack Ketchum,...

The Dev Patel-directed, Jordan Peele-produced action film Monkey Man (you can read our review at This Link) reached theatres back at the start of April and underperformed at the box office, pulling in just $34 million worldwide. It received a digital release by the end of April and will be getting a 4K Blu-ray release in the UK this weekend – and Deadline has revealed that it will be available to watch on the Peacock streaming service next week! It’s set to start streaming on Peacock on June 14th.

Here’s the official synopsis: Monkey Man is an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to victimize the poor and powerless systemically. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out...

Universal City, California, June 3, 2024 – is primal. Relive the epic action when Monkey Man becomes available to own with brand-new bonus content on Digital June 11, 2024 and on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray™ and DVD June 25, 2024 from Monkeypaw Productions and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Full of “staggeringly impressive action” (Collider), Monkey Man cuts into the world of gritty and stylized hand-to-hand combat with a fresh take on the genre, bearing the birth of a new action star. Experience more excitement when you own the Collector’s Edition, which has over 55 minutes of all-new bonus features, including an alternate opening, alternate ending, deleted scenes, behind the scenes featurettes and more!

Plus, continue to fuel the adrenaline when Monkey Man makes its streaming debut exclusively on Peacock beginning June 14th.

From Oscar® winning Producer Jordan Peele comes Oscar® nominee Dev Patel’s astonishing tour-de-force directorial debut, inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage.

Dev Patel’s action thriller “Monkey Man” will arrive on Peacock on June 14, the streamer announced.

The film will also get a digital release on June 11, as well as 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD versions on June 25. Those physical releases will feature an alternate opening, alternate ending and a handful of deleted or extended scenes.

“Monkey Man,” Patel’s directorial debut, world premiered at SXSW in March before landing in theaters on April 5, where it collected $34 million worldwide.

Produced by Jordan Peele, the movie follows a young man (Patel) who spends his nights at an underground fight club in India, where he makes money being beaten up by more popular fighters. After years of rage bubbling up to the surface, the man embarks on a bloody quest for revenge against the city’s shady elite, and the powerful official responsible for the murder of his mother.

Variety chief film...

Peacock announced on Monday morning that Oscar nominee Dev Patel’s directorial debut, the action thriller Monkey Man, will begin streaming on the platform on June 14.

The film comes to the platform after a run in theaters via Universal Pictures that saw it gross over $34 million worldwide, having world premiered to critical acclaim at South by Southwest.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, the revenge flick stars Patel as a man with no name, scarred by a brutal childhood, who ekes out a meager living in underground fighting rings. But when he finds a way to rise up and infiltrate his city’s corrupt elite, he kicks off an explosive campaign for retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him as a boy. Channeling the rage of the poor and powerless, an unexpected hero emerges.

Patel conceived the original story for Monkey Man,...

Get your home theaters ready for a brutal display of power because Dev Patel’s Monkey Man is getting a Collector’s Edition 4K Blu-ray release! The physical version of Patel’s directorial debut hails from Universal Pictures UK, and it comes packed with extras to take you behind the action of one of this year’s best films. The Collector’s Edition enters the ring on June 8.

Monkey Man is an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to victimize the poor and powerless systemically.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.

After years of suppressed rage,...

Dev Patel’s bone-crunching action film, Monkey Man, is swinging onto digital platforms faster than Atefeh Safaei can throw a punch. According to the film’s official Twitter account, Monkey Man comes to digital to rent or buy tomorrow, April 23rd! Despite underperforming at the box office with $28M+, Monkey Man is a hit with critics and fans. On Rotten Tomatoes, Patel’s directorial debut is 88% on the Tomatometer, with an 84% Fresh Audience Score.

Competition is fierce at the box office in 2024, with original films struggling to make a dent. Monkey Man opened alongside The First Omen, one of the horror genre’s most well-reviewed films in recent memory. Still, Monkey Man‘s most formidable opponent is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which reigns supreme with $485M+. The New Empire opened one week ahead of Monkey Man, gobbling up most of the action-oriented box office. With Monkey Man coming to digital,...

Indian actor Vipin Sharma is earning global acclaim for playing a trans character in Dev Patel’s feature directorial debut “Monkey Man.”

Sharma plays Alpha, the leader of a trans community known in India as hijras, who is instrumental in providing a new lease on life to Patel’s character when he’s down and out in “Monkey Man.”

Aamir Khan’s “Taare Zameen Par” (2007) was Sharma’s breakthrough role, and since then he has won plaudits for “Paan Singh Tomar,” “Gangs of Wasseypur” and “Shahid” (all 2012), “Raanjhanaa” (2013), “Raman Raghav 2.0” (2016), “Paatal Lok” (2020) and “Dear Jassi” (2023).

When director Anthony Maras offered Sharma a role in “Hotel Mumbai” (2018), starring Patel, the actor accepted. “He said, ‘It’s not a very big part, but it’s a very interesting part.’ I immediately took it because it was going to make me meet Dev who I really wanted to meet,” Sharma tells Variety.

All Dev Patel knew was: The man was wearing a rubber monkey mask. Past that, everything else was a mystery.

The 33-year-old actor had this image stuck in his head. There’s a young man, sweaty and battered, standing in a crude wrestling ring located in what Patel excitedly describes as “the armpit of India.” There’s a crowd there, already whipped into a frenzy. They’re screaming, howling insults, throwing garbage at the fighter. He seems unfazed by all of it. Then the figure pulls out that simian mask,...

Vipin Sharma, Reva Marchellin, Makarand Desphpande, Sobhita Dhulipala, Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Sikandar Kher and Pitobash attend as Universal Pictures presents the Monkey Man premiere at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Wednesday, April 3, 2024

(photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)

Dev Patel’s Monkey Man had a star-studded premiere at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on April 3rd. The cast, the crew, and many stars came out to support and see this, from what we heard, brilliant film.

Packed with thrilling and spectacular fight and chase scenes, Monkey Man is directed by Dev Patel from his original story and oh, he plays the intense lead character as well.

The film’s international cast includes Sharlto Copley (District 9), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven), Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero), Makarand Deshpande (Rrr), Jatin Malik in his film debut,...

Dev Patel’s extreme action film Monkey Man swings into the top spot during Thursday previews at the box office, exorcising Arkasha Stevenson’s The First Omen with $1.4M to the origin story’s $725K. Monkey Man’s preview screening started at 5 Pm at 2,750 theaters on Thursday, while The First Omen screened at 7 Pm.

Meanwhile, Adam Wingard’s Monsterverse rumble, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, punched its way past $100M on Thursday, with estimates calling for $32M during its second weekend in cinemas. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire continues to dominate IMAX screens, while Monkey Man and The First Omen play on Plf screens.

Here’s the official synopsis for Monkey Man courtesy of NBCUniversal:

“Monkey Man is an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to victimize the poor and powerless systemically.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman,...

Actor/director Dev Patel opens this two-minute look behind the scenes of Monkey Man by quoting a quote from the film: “The pain will leave you once it’s finished teaching you.” Patel, who made his feature film directing debut with the action thriller, learned that lesson the hard way, breaking his foot and his hand during shooting.

“I poured all of myself into this. Every frame, every beat, every detail…and it’s been a ferocious process making this film,” explained the Oscar nominated actor.

Joining Patel in front of the camera are Sharlto Copley (District 9), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), and Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven). Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero), Makarand Deshpande (Rrr), Jatin Malik, and Zakir Hussain (Duranga) also star.

A scene from ‘Monkey Man’ (Photo © Universal Studios)

“Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage,...

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Synopsis: Oscar® nominee Dev Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over,...

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Oscar® nominee Dev Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where,...

Dev Patel’s feature directorial debut is picking up steam on the hype train. Monkey Man recently premiered to great raves at the SXSW Festival, and the screening earned Patel a lengthy standing ovation, which moved him to tears. Universal has released a final trailer for the Jordan Peele-produced film just before it hits theaters (and faces) on April 5. Joining Patel in the cast is a slate of actors that include international talents such as Sharlto Copley (District 9), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven), Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero), Makarand Deshpande (Rrr), Jatin Malik in his film debut, and Zakir Hussain (Duranga).

The official synopsis reads,

“Oscar® nominee Dev Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered...

Universal Pictures has released the new trailer for Monkey Man, which was directed by Dev Patel and produced by Jordan Peele. The film opens in theaters on April 5.

Monkey Man is rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, rape, language throughout, sexual content/nudity, and drug use.

Oscar nominee Dev Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to victimize the poor and powerless systemically.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.

After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave...

Universal and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions are getting set to unleash director Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, which has been earning rave reviews on the festival scene.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her SXSW review for Bloody Disgusting, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”

“Patel’s assured, audacious vision delivers an epic crowd-pleaser of mythic proportions,” Meagan’s 4.5 star rave review continues. “Run, don’t walk, to theaters for this one.”

Monkey Man will release only in theaters April 5. Watch the new trailer below.

The official press release previews, “Oscar® nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire) achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s...

SXSW organizers on Monday announced the Audience Award winners for the festival’s recently wrapped 31st edition.

The list includes Tracie Laymon’s dramedy Bob Trevino Likes It, which prevailed in Narrative Feature Competition, and the action thriller Monkey Man marking Dev Patel’s directorial debut, which dominated the Headliner section. Other notable winners included A24’s Sing Sing starring Colman Domingo, which won out in Festival Favorite, and Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ dark veteran dramedy My Dead Friend Zoe, starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales and Ed Harris, which won in Narrative Spotlight.

“We are beyond grateful to all our filmmakers, audiences, and volunteers for creating one of the most exciting SXSW Film & TV Festivals ever,” said Claudette Godfrey, VP Film & TV. “We knew our audiences would flip for our program filled with explosive studio films, surprising indie dramas and comedies, riveting TV, powerful documentaries, gripping gems from around the world, and groundbreaking Xr,...

A new clip from the forthcoming film Monkey Man has just been released. Check out the “Kitchen Fight” clip from the film above.

Oscar® nominee Dev Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle...

Pots, pans, and other cooking utensils become weapons in the hands of Dev Patel in the latest clip from Monkey Man. The “Kitchen Fight” clip shows Patel taking down bad guys not with food poisoning but with any makeshift weapon within reach in a busy kitchen.

Oscar nominee Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) stars in and makes his directorial debut with the action thriller opening in theaters on April 5, 2024. Joining him in front of the camera are Sharlto Copley (District 9), Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai), and Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero). Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya), and Makarand Deshpande (Rrr) also star.

“Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask,...

A couple weeks ago, Universal unveiled a trailer for the Dev Patel-directed, Jordan Peele-produced action film Monkey Man, which is set to reach theatres on April 5th. You can check that trailer out in the embed above, and as JoBlo’s own Steve Seigh described it, it’s “a tour-de-force of hand-to-hand combat, Jackie Chan-like environmental manipulation, and visuals that pop with color, blood, and broken bones!” Today, the Motion Picture Association ratings board announced that they have given Monkey Man an R rating… and this announcement comes about four months after the previous time they gave the film an R rating.

The other time the MPA gave Monkey Man an R was on October 25th. At that time, the film was branded with an R for “strong bloody violence throughout, rape, language throughout, sexual content/nudity and drug use”. Today, they revealed that a new cut...

This year’s SXSW Film Festival, taking place in Austin, Texas, was already shaping up to be one of the year’s biggest events for horror. Today, the festival has announced even more genre titles to their film lineup, ensuring a densely packed slate of genre fare.

Among the headliners, you’ll find Neon’s Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney, joined by Monkey Paw’s Monkey Man and A24’s comedy Y2K featuring effects by Weta Worshop. The three new additions to the fest’s lineup are joined by a slew of upcoming titles that pique our interest. And that’s on top of the what’s been previously announced.

Read on for the genre titles newly added to SXSW 2024’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.

Immaculate

Director: Michael Mohan,...

SXSW top brass have announced an additional 50 titles in the remaining line-up for next month, with world premieres of Alice Lowe’s Timestalker, Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, and Sydney Sweeney starrer Immaculate among the selection.

Playing in Headliner are Monkey Man, Patel’s feature directorial debut revenge story; Michael Mohan’s Immaculate, which Neon will distribute in the US and stars Sweeney as a nun; and A24’s New Year’s Eve comedy sci-fi Y2K starring Rachel Zegler.

Among Narrative Spotlight selections are Lowe’s UK reincarnation rom-com Timestalker (pictured) sold by HanWay Films and starring herself and...

South by Southwest’s 2024 edition just added some more star-studded movies in its second wave of programming including the highly anticipated Jordan Peele Monkeypaw production, Monkey Man, starring and directed by Dev Patel, the Sydney Sweeney nun movie Immaculate, the new Nicolas Cage horror movie Arcadian, and Musica starring Riverdale’s Camila Mendes.

For Peele, Sweeney, and Cage it’s another trip back to the Texas Capital. Peele world premiered his second horror directorial, Us, at SXSW back in 2019, while Sweeney was in Austin last year for her movie inde road movie Americana. Cage brought down the house in SXSW’s return from Covid edition in 2022 with The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

A24, which world premiered their ultimate Best Picture Oscar winner, Everything Everywhere All at Once at SXSW 2022, is back as well with SNL alum Kyle Mooney’s feature directorial debut, Y2K, the Colman Domingo headliner Sing Sing with its U.

The lineup for the 2024 SXSW Film & TV festival has been announced, with the additions of Dev Patel’s action thriller Monkey Man as a headliner. Also joining the lineup is the Sydney Sweeney starring nun horror Immaculate and Y2K, the comedy from SNL alum Kyle Mooney that stars Rachel Zegler.

These films join previously announced centerpiece screenings including the Ryan Gosling starrer The Fall Guy, Anne Hathaway romance The Idea of You, and the Jake Gyllenhaal led Road House remake, the latter of which will open the fest.

As for television, the Bon Jovi docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story will bow at the fest along with Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told. These are joining the previously announced premiere of Netflix’s Three Body Problem.

Elsewhere in the lineup is the Nicolas Cage starrer Arcadian, the Lucy Boynton sci-fi feature The Greatest Hits, Rudy Mancuso’s Música,...

The 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival has unveiled its full lineup ahead of the March 8 opening night.

Taking place in Austin, Texas from March 8 through 16, the annual festival has announced its Headliner films including Dev Patel’s directorial debut “Monkey Man,” “Immaculate” starring Sydney Sweeney, and “SNL” alum Kyle Mooney’s comedy “Y2K.” These join the previously announced lineup of titles.

“Monkey Man” stars writer/director Patel as Kid, an anonymous man who seeks revenge against the government leaders who murdered his mother. Oscar winner Jordan Peele produces the feature and moved the project from Netflix to Universal, reportedly so the movie could have a theatrical release.

Nun horror movie “Immaculate,” from Neon, reunites actress/producer Sweeney with her “The Voyeurs” director Michael Mohan.

Both films are among the 50 additional projects revealed as part of the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. As previously announced, Netflix series “3 Body Problem” and Doug Liman...

Titled Monkey Man, a new exciting film has premiered its trailer and we are intrigued! Making his directing debut is Oscar® nominee Dev Patel and with this project he brings an astonishing, tour-de-force feature action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.

After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score...

“One small ember can burn down everything.” The trailer for Monkey Man has been released. The film is directed by Dev Patel and is only in theaters on April 5, 2024! Check out the new trailer right here on CinemaNerdz!

Oscar® nominee Dev Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.

After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over,...

Oscar nominee Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) wrote, directs, and stars in Monkey Man, playing a man who dedicates his life to protecting the powerless and exacting revenge on those responsible for the deaths of his family. The trailer suggests that revenge is primal and reveals the meaning behind the film’s title.

The cast of the action thriller includes Sharlto Copley (District 9), Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), and Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai). Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya), and Makarand Deshpande (Rrr) also star.

Patel came up with the idea for the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Angunawela and John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World). Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, and Anjay Nagpal served as producers. Executive producers include Jonathan Fuhrman, Natalya Pavchinskya,...

Move over, John Wick, the Monkey Man, is here to bring revenge cinema to a new level! NBCUniversal debuted a trailer for the Dev Patel-directed action bonanza Monkey Man on Friday, showcasing a brutal display of power that could establish Patel as one of cinema’s newest and most agile players. The Monkey Man trailer is a tour-de-force of hand-to-hand combat, Jackie Chan-like environmental manipulation, and visuals that pop with color, blood, and broken bones!

Here’s the official synopsis for Monkey Man courtesy of NBCUniversal:

Monkey Man is an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to victimize the poor and powerless systemically.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where,...

Dev Patel writes, directs, and stars in “Monkey Man,” a brutal story of son’s revenge against those who slaughtered his mother.

Oscar-nominated actor Patel makes his directorial debut with the action thriller, which is inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage. Patel stars as Kid, an anonymous man whose mother was murdered by corrupt government leaders. Kid now works at an underground fight club where, night after night and wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.

Per the official synopsis: “After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.”

In addition to Patel, the cast includes Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala,...

A project that hadn’t been on our radar but damn sure is now, Universal and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions have delivered a stellar trailer for the film Monkey Man today.

Monkey Man will release only in theaters April 5, and while it’s not a horror movie, it looks to be a violent action-thriller that will surely appeal to horror fans. Watch the trailer below!

This one had originally been set up at Netflix, but from what we gather, Peele was so thrilled with Patel’s vision that he pushed for the film to get a theatrical release from Universal.

Based on what we’re seeing here, it looks like all parties involved made the right call!

The official press release previews, “Oscar® nominee Dev Patel achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who...

Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel is making his directorial debut with the action-packed revenge tale “Monkey Man,” which is being theatrically released by Universal Pictures on April 5. Jordan Peele produces the movie through his Monkeypaw Productions, and the film got its first trailer Friday morning.

Patel stars in the movie as Kid, “an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash,” according to the release. The film is inspired by the legend of Hanuman, a deity in Hinduism.

The logline says, “After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

Jordan Peele and Universal have come aboard to release Dev Patel’s directorial debut, Monkey Man.

The completed action-thriller — which was previously set up at Netflix — will hit cinemas April 4, Peele revealed Friday when introducing the first official trailer.

Insiders say Peele had a chance to see the movie, and was so taken with Patel’s vision that he believed it deserved a theatrical release. Universal will market and distribute Monkey Man through its feature film deal with Peele’s Monkeypaw banner. The film has been described as akin to John Wick in Mumbai.

The action thriller Monkey Man, starring Dev Patel in his feature directing debut, is now getting a release via Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw and its deal at Universal. In more good news for exhibition, the movie will hit theaters on April 5.

Monkey Man originally was set up at Netflix in 2021, but Peele had the opportunity to see the movie immediately was taken by Patel’s vision and felt the film deserved a big-screen release.

Monkey Man follows one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless. The India-set pic is inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage. Patel plays the Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.

Japan’s Dean Fujioka and the U.K.’s Callum Woodhouse are set to star in “Orang Ikan,” a WWII-set creature horror film. The picture is scripted by Singapore and Indonesia-based Mike Wiluan who will also direct the picture from next month.

International rights to “Orang Ikan” have been picked up by London-based Sc Films International, which will give the project its sales launch at the Busan festival and accompanying market next month.

Set in the Pacific, 1942, a Japanese ship transports prisoners of war to occupied territories as slave labor. After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British Pow are stranded on a deserted island, but soon discover they are not alone. They are being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan, a human-fish hybrid. Unable to communicate in each other’s language, the two mortal enemies must come together to survive the unknown.

Devan, a newcomer director who has been working on his dream project for the past three years, is finally ready to unveil his film, Valatty: The Tale of Tails, a unique and adventurous story of four dogs and their friendship with a boy named Kari. The film is produced by Friday Film House, the banner of actor-producer Vijay Babu, who also plays a cameo role in the movie. The film features Sanju Sanichen and Kalesh Kalakkodu as the human leads, along with Akshay Radhakrishnan, Suresh Babu Naiduand Raghu Subhash in supporting roles.

Valatty Tale of Tails

The film’s poster, which was released on social media by Devan, has already garnered a lot of curiosity and appreciation from the audience. The poster shows four dogs of different breeds, namely a Golden Retriever, a Cocker Spaniel, a Rottweiler and an indigenous dog, posing with a boy in a rural setting. The...

Australian independent production house Photoplay has appointed Karen Radzyner as its head of development. The company is the only Australian firm to have a show selected for MipTV’s CanneSeries.

Radzyner joins Photoplay from Dragonet Films. She previously produced two award-winning TV mini-series – Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo” (with Southern Star in 2011) and Nine’s genre anthology “Two Twisted.” She also held roles at Scott Free Films in London, as part of a Screen Australia fellowship, Australian public broadcaster Sbs, federal funding body Screen Australia and regional arts agency Create Nsw.

She will work alongside head of scripted, Linda Micsko, to spearhead the company’s recently established longform arm Photoplay Film+TV.

Radzyner also brings with her a significant slate including: “Appetite”; a co-production with Synchronicity Films and development partner Cineflix Rights with support from Screen Australia; an ABCMe YA action-adventure with development co-funded by...