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Exclusive: Ansel Elgort (Tokyo Vice) is attached to star in If You Could See Me Now, an adaptation of the 2005 novel from Cecelia Ahern, to be directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Prisoner’s Daughter).

Hailing from Constantine Film and Canyon Creek, the film follows Elizabeth, whose mother disappeared when she was a little girl. On the same night, Ivan arrived — her invisible friend, a boy her age that only she can see, sent to support her during a difficult time. Years later, Ivan and Elizabeth are miraculously reunited, though neither remember the bond they once had. Ivan quickly begins to fall for Elizabeth, unsure why she is able to see him — but something tells Ivan that he must help her once more…

The book is just the latest to make it to screen for Ahern, the Irish novelist behind titles like Ps, I Love You and Where Rainbows End, which were respectively...

Brian Cox’s feature directorial debut “Glenrothan” — billed as his “love letter to Scotland” — has wrapped production, with a first look revealed showing the “Succession” star alongside Alan Cumming in a room full of whisky barrels.

Alongside revealing a first look from the feature, Protagonist Pictures has come aboard for worldwide sales and is set to screen exclusive footage for buyers at the upcoming American Film Market.

Lionsgate, which co-developed the project with London based studio Nevision, has taken U.K. rights on the family drama, which shot in Scotland.

In “Glenrothan,” Donal (Cumming) reluctantly returns to the Scottish Highlands after 35 years in Chicago to make amends with his estranged older brother, Sandy (Cox). Sandy needs Donal to take over the family’s whisky distillery or he will be forced to sell and give up on the family’s legacy. But their reunion forces the brothers to confront the past...

Talaria Media is beefing up its development pipeline with three new projects. Rising scribe Jamie Anderson, who has become a go-to creative for the Bobby Morgan-founded company, is involved in all three projects.

Anderson is attached to direct the wrestling drama Arigato Tokyo from a script by Mark Blutman, who won an Emmy for the Apple TV+ show Ghostwriter. According to the logline, Arigato Tokyo follows “aging wrestling superstar Annie Able, who travels to Tokyo to reignite the intense feud that made her and her Japanese counterpart famous. As Annie’s physical and mental health spiral before the fight, she forms an unlikely, unbreakable bond with her opponent’s son, setting her on a path to recovery.” Talaria is producing the project.

Anderson is also behind Good Egg, writing a script described as “a female empowerment story set in the mid-1800s” that “follows an emboldened trailblazer who must...

Exclusive: Sam Okun Productions has optioned Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich and the Space Race, a historical work from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wayne Biddle, for development as an ongoing one-hour drama series, Deadline has learned.

Based on true accounts, along with additional source material from the book, the show follows a rebellious MIT graduate who shatters glass ceilings to join NASA, where, under the mentorship of Wernher von Braun, mastermind of America’s space program, she becomes a rising star. But while navigating the roiling sexual, social and political landscape of the ’60s and the Cold War, her dream becomes a nightmare when she uncovers Von Braun’s dark past.

The show is described as character-driven, with two intertwined timelines, falling tonally somewhere between Lessons in Chemistry and Oppenheimer.

Bosch‘s Daniel Pyne will serve as showrunner and exec alongside writer-producer Michael Esser, who...

Stars: Saad Rolando, Alyssa Tortomasi, Ashwini Ganpule, Cass Huckabay, Gage Robinson, Grant Terzakis | Written by Nicolas Wendl, Dani Abraham, Tanner Adams | Directed by Nicolas Wendl, Dani Abraham

“Play stupid games, wins stupid prizes.” It’s a saying almost as overused as “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t”. And in this film from directors Nicolas Wendl and Dani Abraham and writer Tanner Adams, all involved should have heeded them.

A while back Jaxon and Celeste hooked up, and then she ghosted him. Now, out of the blue she’s invited him over for dinner, the catch is he has to bring two of his friends for her two roommates, Mia and Riley. His buddy Rex is happy to join him but when their other friend backs out, they end up recruiting Stanley the cable guy.

When the power goes out during dinner, the guys see...

Exclusive: Chuti Tiu, who has acted in CSI: Vegas, Expats and Yellowstone, has signed with The Luedtke Agency in New York.

Tiu is known for appearances in numerous network and streaming shows, most recently in a season 3 episode of CSI: Vegas and Prime Video’s Nicole Kidman series Expats. Further back, she acted in Star Trek: Picard and How to Get Away With Murder among other titles. She also had a recurring role on 24.

Last month, she won the Best Actress award at the New York Cinefest for her performance in feature A Summer Night, written and directed by Oscar Torre. She also appeared in Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale feature Prisoner’s Daughter in 2022 and is next in Lilly, which will star Patricia Clarkson.

Elsewhere, Tiu is known for writing and starring in indie feature Pretty Rosebud, and was a producer on A Summer Night.

She is also represented by...

Ring the Room Service staff and ask them to prep the penthouse because Liam Neeson is checking into Guy Moshe’s upcoming action thriller Hotel Tehran. The feature-length project stars Zachary Levi, with cameras set to roll later this summer. Moshe is a seasoned filmmaker with films like Holly, Bunraku, and Lx 2048 attached to his director credits.

Speaking about Hotel Tehran, which has worldwide distribution from Rocket Science alongside previously announced Oakhurst Entertainment, Astral Future, and Dreamtime Films, Moshe said, “I’m thrilled to welcome Liam Neeson to Hotel Tehran. He is a true thespian and an icon in our industry. The character he plays, Larry, is complex, irreverent, and inspired by real people. I know his fans around the world will relish seeing him inhabit this distinct role and I can’t wait to be there to capture it.”

Moshe reunites with Prisoner’s Daughter writer Mark Bacci...

The Oscar nominated actor is set to board Guy Moshe’s action thriller Hotel Tehran opposite Zachary Levi, who Deadline first told you about. Also joining the Liam Neeson feature to handle worldwide distribution is Rocket Science alongside previously announced Oakhurst Entertainment, Astral Future and Dreamtime Films. The movie will start shooting later this summer.

Moshe wrote the script with Mark Bacci (Prisoner’s Daughter), from an original idea by Bazzel Baz (The Blacklist), a former CIA Intelligence Special Operations Group Officer.

Producers are Astral Future’s Matthew G. Zamias (Boxing Day), Oakhurst’s Marina Grasic, Wendy Sweetmore of Dreamtime Films and Moshe. Bazzel Baz is an EP with Astral Future’s Harel Kodesh, Justin C. Oberman and Arbel Kodesh.

Moshe said, “I’m thrilled to welcome Liam Neeson to Hotel Tehran. He is a true thespian and an icon in our industry. The character he plays, Larry,...

Liam Neeson has checked into Guy Moshe’s Hotel Tehran action thriller alongside the earlier-announced lead Zachary Levi.

Moshe wrote and will direct the project set for a summer 2024 production from Rocket Science, Oakhurst Entertainment, Astral Future and Dreamtime Films, which will handle global distribution at the Cannes Film Festival.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Liam Neeson to Hotel Tehran. He is a true thespian and an icon in our industry. The character he plays, Larry, is complex, irreverent and inspired by real people. I know his fans around the world will relish seeing him inhabit this distinct role and I can’t wait to be there to capture it,” Moshe said in a statement on Tuesday.

Neeson is also set to star in the The Naked Gun reboot set for a 2025 summer release. Moshe wrote the script with Mark Bacci (Prisoner’s Daughter) and from an original idea by Bazzel Baz,...

Exclusive: Ryan Phillippe (Shooter) and Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) are leading thriller The Patient, which is launching in the Cannes market with International Film Trust.

Kelly Greyson (Fortress) and David Cade (Lansky) also star in the under-the-radar project, which wrapped principal photography earlier this year in Alabama. Mukunda Michael Dewil (The Immaculate Room) is directing from his own script.

The logline reads: “When The Patient (Phillippe) wakes up in a hospital without any recollection of what happened to him, he is issued a life he doesn’t remember by the inscrutable Dr. Rose (Beckinsale). But soon he comes to suspect that he’s being manipulated in order to protect a powerful politician implicated in a murder.” Above is a first look image from the project.

Producers are Robert Ogden Barnum of The Barnum Picture Company and Benaroya Pictures CEO and International Film Trust Founder, Michael Benaroya. Barnum and Benaroya previously worked...

Talaria Media is developing a new comedy series about a retired Navy Seal, Variety has learned exclusively.

The untitled single-camera series hails from writer and director Jame Anderson. It is loosely based on stories from Mark Greene’s book “Unsealed” as well as Anderson’s own life and relationship with her father, who was himself a veteran. Talaria’s Bobby Morgan will executive produce.

The official logline for the series states it is “about a retired Navy Seal struggling to adjust to civilian life after he’s forced to work at a new age spiritual center with his estranged daughter.”

No network or streaming service is currently attached to the project.

Anderson is currently attached to direct the feature film “Pregnant in Las Vegas,” which she also wrote, for Patriot Pictures and Mainstay Entertainment. She will also direct “Summer in Rome” for Filmtrax, “Arigato Tokyo” for Talaria Media, and an...

Exclusive: Abigail Palmer has been promoted to Literary Manager at Navigation Media Group, the management and production company launched in 2022 by veteran lit managers James Engle & Ben C. Silverman, which reps creators in film and television.

Palmer has been with the company since 2022 and previously served as Junior Manager. Prior to that, she was an assistant and eventually coordinator at Intellectual Property Group, where she worked with notable authors and learned the business of IP. Dedicated to supporting and advocating for female, Queer, and underrepresented talent across all media formats and genres, she currently manages a roster that includes Jess Carson (The Flash), Grace Ding (Walker: Independence), Victoria González (Saved by the Bell), Kate McLaughlin and Stacey Maltin (Triple Threat).

“I am very excited for this next chapter with Navigation,” Palmer told Deadline. “I am thrilled to be connected with a company that is interested...

Exclusive: Zachary Levi (Shazam!) is set to topline Hotel Tehran, a new action thriller marking the fourth feature from writer-director Guy Moshe (Bunraku).

In the film heading into production in May, Levi plays Tucker, who leads a unit of disgraced, war-torn ex-CIA operators into the heart of Tehran to take down a life-changing score.

Moshe wrote the script with Mark Bacci (Prisoner’s Daughter), from an original idea by Bazzel Baz (The Blacklist), a former CIA special operations group officer. Oakhurst Entertainment is financing. Oakhurst’s Marina Grasic is producing alongside Matthew G. Zamias (Boxing Day), co-founder of the new financing and production company Astral Future, as well as Wendy Sweetmore of Dreamtime Films. Astral Future’s Harel Kodesh and Arbel Kodesh are exec producing alongside Moshe, Baz, Justin C. Oberman, and William Doyle (The Killer). Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee (Spotlight) are handling casting.

In a statement to Deadline,...

Our Pmc sister website Variety is reporting that the motion picture academy has named 94 tunes as eligible for Best Original Song at the 2024 Oscars. See the complete list below of every song currently on the ballot for the music branch. A total of 15 will be announced this Thursday, December 21, on the Oscar short list. A final five will be revealed on January 23 as the the actual nominees.

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Gold Derby has been offering you the opportunity to predict the Best Original Song category for the past few weeks. Among some of the surprise omissions:

“Barbie” producers have chosen not to submit “Barbie World,” “Speed Drive” and “Pink.” That film’s three official submissions are “I’m Just Ken,” “Dance the Night” and “What Was I Made For?”

“Trolls Band Together” producers have not entered “Family,” “Watch Me Work” and “Let’s Get Married.

Arlene Nelson will direct a documentary series on Indian Women’s Premier League cricket team U.P. Warriorz, it was revealed on the sidelines of the Asian TV Forum and Market (Atf).

The men’s Indian Premier League (Ipl) is one of the most lucrative properties in world sport. In June 2022, Viacom18, a TV and streaming group backed by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, paid $3 billion to win an online auction for two packages of digital rights to the men’s Ipl cricket. Disney, which held the TV and digital rights to Ipl for the past five seasons, won only the broadcast TV rights, but agreed to pay $3.01 billion for them.

The Women’s Premier League launched earlier this year and also proved to be enormously popular. The city-based team franchise rights were sold for $572 million and the media rights for $116 million.

Nelson recently directed “Angel City,” a three-part HBO documentary...

The life of a movie director isn't all glamour and red carpets. Getting movies made, particularly personal stories or passion projects, can be exceedingly difficult. Then if the movie fails to turn a profit, the director will be left more precarious and with fewer doors open than before. Oftentimes, directors will make compromises to get their movies realized — particularly financial compromises. Catherine Hardwicke, in a recent interview with Yahoo News, detailed her struggles to make her debut "Thirteen."

The film is about two (you guessed it) 13-year-old delinquents, Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) and Evie (Nikki Reed). According to Hardwicke, the characters' ages and the sensual subject matter meant no studio would touch it: "Every financier said, 'No, we can't make it. How could we make a movie that's gonna be R-rated with an unknown 13-year-old girl in the lead?'"

"Thirteen" was ultimately shot for $2 million (raised by Hardwicke herself with independent equity) over 24 days.

Brian Cox won’t be Method acting as a millennial (again) anytime soon.

The “Succession” actor, who was recently once again Emmy-nominated for portraying Logan Roy in the hit HBO series, which aired its fourth and final season this year, criticized “woke culture” in a recent sitdown with Piers Morgan. Cox expressed his disdain for what he alleges is a social media-led trend during Morgan’s “Uncensored” talk show.

“I don’t think social media helps. It hinders, not helps,” Cox said. “I think it points out too readily inadequacies. And the whole woke, what we’ve talked about before, the whole woke culture is truly awful […] and the shaming culture.”

He continued, “I don’t know where it comes from. Who are the arbiters of this shaming? And it’s very hard to pin them down, and, it turns out, it’s usually a bunch of millennials. I suppose...

One father only has a short amount of time to fix a life full of mistakes in Prisoner's Daughter. The moving drama centers on Max, a former boxer with a dark past as a mob enforcer who has been in prison for over a decade, but is given a compassionate release when he's diagnosed with terminal cancer. The one condition he's given is he has to live with his estranged daughter and grandson, forcing them to confront the sins of his past.

Brian Cox leads the ensemble cast for Prisoner's Daughter alongside Kate Beckinsale as Max's daughter Maxine, Christopher Convery, Jon Huertas, Ernie Hudson, and Tyson Ritter. Carried by powerful performances from its leads and warm direction from Lords of Dogtown and Twilight's Catherine Hardwicke, the movie is an emotional and charming exploration of guilt, remorse, and repairing family dynamics.

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 is putting Ernie Hudson's Winston Zeddemore on a new path, and the actor is excited about it, even if it's a different direction from his own ideas. Hudson was introduced in the latter half of the original Ghostbusters movie, being a belated recruit to the eponymous team in an effort to deal with the growing business demand rather than being another scientist interested in the field. Hudson was one of the many original stars to return for 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 and even got a special post-credits stinger.

In a recent exclusive interview with Screen Rant for the family drama Prisoner's Daughter, Ernie Hudson looked back on his time in the Ghostbusters franchise. In addition to clarifying his recent comments about the unfair treatment he received working on the original movie, the original Ghostbusters star shared some new insight for his return in Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2, expressing his excitement for Winston's new direction,...

With just a few months gone from when production kicked off, Ernie Hudson has confirmed that Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 is officially done filming. Hudson reprised his role of original Ghostbuster Winston Zeddemore in the 2021 legacy sequel alongside fellow franchise vets Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Annie Potts and Sigourney Weaver. Unlike most of his co-stars, Ghostbusters: Afterlife set up a purposeful return for Hudson in the upcoming sequel, having used the wealth from his entrepreneurship to buy the old Ghostbusters firehouse and restore the Ecto-1, paving the way for a new generation of busters.

While speaking exclusively with Screen Rant for the family drama Prisoner's Daughter, Ernie Hudson offered an update on Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2. In addition to confirming that "the movie is done" filming, the franchise star addressed the possibility of the sequel being delayed from the WGA and potential SAG-AFTRA strikes, indicating Sony is keen to keep their current release date,...

A trio of docs and a wider-than-usual run for a Vertical thriller populate a specialty weekend with fewer new openings as theaters stick with Asteroid City and devote screens to Indiana Jones and Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. Call it jittery Friday as the indie community like the rest of Hollywood awaits news from SAG-AFTRA as the guild’s contract is set to expire tonight.

Opening: Julie Cohen’s documentary Every Body from Focus Features arrives on 250+ screens. Produced in partnership with NBC Studios, the exploration of the intersex experience through personal stories premiered at Tribeca last month. This film follows three individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthood after each decided to set aside medical advice to keep their bodies a secret and,...

Brian Cox thinks his new movie is a "celebration of humanity."The 77-year-old actor stars opposite Kate Beckinsale in the new drama 'Prisoner's Daughter' which follows a cancer-stricken- man's attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter after he is released from prison and explained that he doesn't have to do "too much" to ignite the presence of an audience because his new role is a "gift."He told MovieWeb: "It's one of the things that really annoys me about belief systems and like God and religion, Catholicism, Judaism, Islamism. It takes you away, it says, 'Oh, it's over there. It'll all be happening over there. Finally, we'll get up there.' And I go, 'It's b*******! It's happening in here!' And the power is in our imagination. It's in our way that we can summon things, and also in our memory, what we hold with our past,...

It’s almost impossible for Brian Cox to be in a bad movie because, well, he’s giving a Brian Cox performance every time. Simply put, Cox is the saving grace of his latest feature, “Prisoner’s Daughter,” a predictable family drama that has heart thanks to grounding performances by Cox, Ernie Hudson, and breakout child star Christopher Convery. The rest, however, leaves a lot to be desired.

However, there are still other pleasures to be found in the final product. Catherine Hardwicke is building out the perfect frothy cinematic universe where “Prisoner’s Daughter” and her recent Toni Collette vehicle “Mafia Mamma” could beautifully coexist — and make for an enjoyable wild ride.

Hardwicke previously spoke with IndieWire’s Kate Erbland about her wide-ranging tastes when it comes to picking scripts, and “Prisoner’s Daughter” is no exception. Written by Mark Bacci and premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the family drama...

With the prankster police officers having returned five years ago, Brian Cox shares his thoughts on a potential Super Troopers 3 return. Created by the comedy troupe Broken Lizard, the Super Troopers movies revolve around a mischievous group of Vermont Highway Patrol officers as they frequently find their jobs in jeopardy thanks to their comedic antics. With two movies spread across 17 years, the franchise has garnered mixed critical reviews, but modest box office returns and large cult followings.

While speaking exclusively with Screen Rant for the family drama Prisoner's Daughter, Brian Cox was asked about the chances of a Super Troopers 3 return. Though not sharing whether he's been approached just yet, the star did express his interest in coming back for a trilogy capper on the one condition of avoiding any night shoots, as well as pitching a new scene between him and Lynda Carter. See what Cox shared below:

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“Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke hopes the upcoming TV series adaptation sinks its teeth deeper into the forbidden romance at the center of the teen vampire saga.

Hardwicke helmed the first film that was released in 2008 and starred Kristen Stewart as high schooler Bella and Robert Pattinson as undead bloodsucker Edward. The director stepped away from the franchise after the initial film’s mixed reception and was replaced by Chris Weitz. Lionsgate recently announced a TV series adaptation in early development over a decade since the film series concluded in 2012.

“I think it’s exciting,” Hardwicke told MovieWeb of the upcoming show. “I think we see that it’s an enduring story that people keep engaging with. You know, the TikTok world loves it, the internet generations, everybody keeps finding it. I was talking to a girl the other day, she was born the year we made the first ‘Twilight’ film,...

Follow a different kind of family reunion with Prisoner's Daughter. The family drama movie centers on Brian Cox's Max, a convicted prisoner given a compassionate release after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis leaves him with five months to live but on the sole condition of being on house arrest with his estranged daughter, forcing the two to confront the sins of his past.

Alongside Cox, the cast for Prisoner's Daughter includes Kate Beckinsale as Max's daughter Maxine, Christopher Convery, Jon Huertas, Ernie Hudson, and Tyson Ritter. Helmed by Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown's Catherine Hardwicke, the movie is an emotional and engrossing character study with a powerful cast carrying it forward.

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In anticipation of the movie's release, Screen Rant spoke exclusively with star Brian Cox to discuss Prisoner's Daughter, his personal connection with the story, instantly clicking with co-star Kate Beckinsale,...

Her career hobbled by uninspired material since the commercial bonanza of “Twilight’s” first screen installment 15 years ago, Catherine Hardwicke at first appears to be back on firmer terra with “Prisoner’s Daughter.” Its mix of adult dysfunction and coming-of-age pains against a downscale milieu (here working-class Las Vegas) recalls the director’s strong initial features, “Thirteen” and “Lords of Dogtown.”

But this drama, with Brian Cox as a terminally ill ex-con reunited with daughter Kate Beckinsale and her son, soon reveals itself as a formulaic contrivance heading towards predictable strife and tearjerking. Competently handled and well-cast, it’s nonetheless held back from generating much authentic emotion by the too-familiar beats of Mark Bacci’s script. Vertical is opening the feature, which premiered at TIFF last fall, on limited U.S. theatrical screens this Friday. It’ll doubtless do better in release to home formats, those dates as yet Tba.

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Prisoner’s Daughter is a drama movie directed by Catherine Hardwicke, starring Kate Beckinsale and Brian Cox.

Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. When his daughter’s abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max’s violent past comes back to haunt them all.

Release date

June 30

Where to Watch Prisoner’s Daughter

Amazon Prime Video

The Cast Kate Beckinsale Christopher Convery Brian Cox Tyson Ritter

Ernie Hudson

Jon Huertas

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With “Succession” now over, it’s time for Brian Cox to find a new major role. Recently, he’s kept busy with smaller indie pics like “Mending The Line,” “Prisoner’s Daughter,” as well as “The Independent” on Peacock. And in the next couple of years, he’ll star in The Russo Bros.‘ “The Electric State” on Netflix and provide voice work for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim.” But EW reports there’s something on Cox’s acting wishlist before he “snuffs it,” as he puts it on Variety’s “Actors On Actors” interview: he really wants to work with Meryl Streep.

Continue reading Brian Cox Explains Why He Told Meryl Streep That He “Never Liked” Her Because He’s “Jealous” Of Her Talent at The Playlist.

“Prisoner's Daughter”, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, stars Brian Cox, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Bacci, Tyson Ritter, Christopher Convery, Sam Okun, Catherine Hardwicke, Ernie Hudson, Jai Khanna, Marina Grasic and Jon Huertas, releasing June 30, 2023 in theaters:

“…after 12-years in prison, ‘Max’ (Cox) is diagnosed with a terminal illness and granted a compassionate release with the condition he reside with his daughter, ‘Maxine’ (Beckinsale).

“With no love lost toward Max but financially strapped and working multiple jobs to raise her only son, ‘Ezra’ (Convery), she begrudgingly agrees to the conditions.

‘As Max seeks one last chance to redeem himself in her eyes, they must contend with his violent past as it comes back to haunt them all…”

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Emmy winner Brian Cox is the troubled patriarch of a very different kind of family in Prisoner's Daughter. Cox stars as Max, a convict granted a compassionate release after 12 years in prison when he's diagnosed with terminal cancer, though must live with his estranged daughter and works hard to reconcile with her in the hopes of being a part of her and her son's life, while also escaping the demons of his past.

As it gears up for its wide release, Screen Rant can exclusively present a new Prisoner's Daughter clip and first poster. The clip sees the Succession alum emotionally pleading to his daughter, Kate Beckinsale's Maxine, to allow him a chance to earn her forgiveness for his mistakes, and to accept money from him, assuring it's not from an illegal source. Check out the clip and poster below:

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Machine Gun Kelly can apparently get very territorial.

Appearing on “Tuna on Toast”, actor and All-American Rejects singer Tyson Ritter shared his experience having Mgk, whose real name is Colson Baker, go “ballistic” on him over a suggestion for a scene with Megan Fox on the film “Johnny & Clyde”.

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“We’re on set and I go over to Megan’s trailer because in the film, there was this scene that she basically teases me, putting my fingers in her mouth,” Ritter said. “So I walked over to her and wanted to discuss this moment where a monster rips out her f**king heart. That’s her death scene.”

He continued, “I go over there and I was like, ‘Hey, Megan, I wanted to talk to you about this moment where, when you die, because you’ve...

Machine Gun Kelly really doesn’t like it when you talk to his fiancée, actress Megan Fox, about putting your fingers in her mouth. All-American Rejects singer Tyson Ritter claimed he learned this firsthand while he and Fox were filming Johnny & Clyde, a serial killer heist flick that Ritter calls “just kind of a bad movie,” which came out this month.

“We’re on set and I go over to Megan’s trailer because in the film, there was this scene that she basically teases me, putting my fingers in her mouth,...

Whether you want the inside skinny on Logan Roy, Hannibal Lecktor, Winston Churchill or King Lear, the mighty Scottish actor will be here to tell all

Brian Cox needs no introduction – other than the usual one establishing which Brian Cox we’re talking about. This one is the 76-year-old Dundee-born actor, who started his career as a classically trained Shakespearean thespian, who played opposite Laurence Olivier in King Lear in 1983. His performances in Rob Roy and Braveheart shot him into the mainstream. Roles soon followed in The Long Kiss Goodnight and Super Troopers. Turns out Treadstone was all his fault in 2002’s The Bourne Identity. And if he’d been a bit nicer to the apes in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, perhaps they wouldn’t have taken over the world. Silly Brian.

Cox can still boast he was the original Dr Hannibal Lecter (or Lecktor), in Michael Mann...

Exclusive: Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Angel Parker (The Recruit), Shiv Pai (Uncut Gems) and Navia Robinson (Gotham Knights) have closed deals to join Ctrl Alt Del, the indie drama that will also star Jason Priestley, Laurel Marsden, Elsie Fisher and Mena Suvari, as previously announced.

The debut feature from Kit Williamson (Eastsiders) follows disaffected teen Ava (Marsden) and her estranged filmmaker father Greyson (Priestley) as they try to reconnect in the aftermath of a tragic incident prompted by his latest movie. Pic explores timely questions about the responsibility of media in our society, and how what we consume profoundly affects us and the people around us.

Robinson will play Makayla, the daughter of Greyson’s agent, who befriends Ava for clout, with Parker as Makayla’s agent mother Jordyn, who is delighted when the publicity from a tragic incident involving her client’s controversial movie makes it a box office smash.

Catherine Hardwicke is nothing if not eclectic in choosing what she directs. On the heels of “Mafia Mamma,” which came and went from theaters quickly in April, here comes “Prisoner’s Daughter,” Hardwicke’s film from TIFF last September. And expect this one to have a bit more staying power on the big screen, as it stars Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale in two heavy-hitting roles.

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"I know none of this will make up for who I was or what I did... But let me be your father – for once..." Vertical Ent. has revealed an official trailer for a family drama titled Prisoner's Daughter, yet another new film out this year made by director Catherine Hardwicke (she also directed Mafia Mamma - now playing in theaters). Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. But when his daughter's abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max’s violent past comes back to haunt them all. The film stars Kate Beckinsale as the titular "prisoner's daughter", plus Brian Cox as the former "prisoner", Christopher Convery, Ernie Hudson, Jon Huertas, and Tyson Ritter. This looks intriguing, but all the dialogue in this trailer seems so cheesy and obvious. Will it be any good? Hard to tell, it might...

People say you can never go home again. That could be true for Max (Brian Cox) when he returns to his daughter’s house after an extended prison sentence in the new drama Prisoner’s Daughter. Emotions run high as father and daughter reconnect and old wounds open. Boundaries risk getting crossed while Max tries to compensate for the lost time. In Vertical‘s Prisoner’s Daughter trailer, we find Beckinsale and Cox at odds while navigating a damaged relationship. Can Max repair the damage before time runs out?

Catherine Hardwicke directs from a script by Mark Bacci. Prisoner’s Daughter “is a gritty, turbulent thriller that follows Max (Brian Cox) who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and granted a compassionate release after 12 years in prison with the condition he resides with his estranged daughter, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale),” reads the film’s official synopsis. “As a single mom desperate for income to raise her only son,...

Exclusive: Vertical on Wednesday announced their appointment of former Amazon Prime Video exec Jason Pecora to the newly created role of Executive Vice President, Distribution.

The L.A.-based Pecora will be responsible for overseeing Sales, Marketing and Operations. He begins immediately, reporting to Vertical Partners Peter Jarowey and Rich Goldberg.

Pecora spent more than four and a half years as Senior Content Acquisition Manager at Prime Video, during that time overseeing all title promotions with leading suppliers including Vertical, Paramount, Viacom, Lionsgate, MGM and AMC. Notably, he last year oversaw Amazon’s release of Top Gun: Maverick, which was the top-selling item on the platform in the U.S. across every category on the day of its release.

Pecora has, over his 14 years in entertainment, consistently succeeded in growing businesses and contributing significant returns on investment through strong industry relationships. He previously focused on the digital home entertainment space...

Exclusive: Jason Priestley has signed on to star in Ctrl Alt Del, an indie drama marking the feature directorial debut of Eastsiders creator Kit Williamson.

The film written by Amir Ohebsion and Arash Homampour, which starts production in L.A. mid-May, is billed as an emotionally charged, character-driven drama following disaffected teen Ava and her estranged filmmaker father Greyson (Priestley) as they try to reconnect in the aftermath of a tragic incident prompted by his latest movie. The film explores timely questions about the responsibility of media in our society, and how what we consume profoundly affects us and the people around us.

Sam Okun is producing through his Sam Okun Productions banner, alongside Ohebsion. Homampour is exec producing, with Nick Lyon, Lachlan Towle, Christian Jean and Constantinos Yiallourides serving as co-producers.

Said Okun in a statement to Deadline, “I was so moved when I first read this gem of a script,...

Exclusive: Brian Cox (Succession), Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone), Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) and Che Tafari (Me Time) are set to lead Little Wing, a new Paramount+ coming-of-age film from Awesomeness, which DGA Award nominee Dean Israelite (Are You Afraid of the Dark?) is directing from a script by Oscar nom John Gatins (Flight).

The film now in production in Oregon, which has been a passion project for Israelite over the past decade, is inspired by the New Yorker article of the same name by Susan Orlean. This is the story of Kaitlyn (Prince), a 13-year-old girl who, reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home, is drawn into the world of pigeon racing. She hopes to solve her family’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but instead forms a bond with the owner who cultivates her love of the sport.

Cox plays Jaan, the pigeon racer,...

Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s “Prisoner’s Daughter,” a thriller with Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale that premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

The film is about a terminally ill father who is recently released from prison and struggles to connect with his daughter and grandson. Vertical will release “Prisoner’s Daughter” in theaters on June 30, 2023.

It’s a starry collection of talent. Cox is best known for playing the mephistophelean Logan Roy on “Succession,” while Beckinsale has starred in blockbusters and indie films such as “Underworld,” “Love and Friendship” and “Pearl Harbor.” Hardwicke has directed critical and commercial hits like “Twilight” and “Thirteen.”

In “Prisoner’s Daughter,” Cox stars as Max, who is diagnosed with cancer after 12-years in prison. Granted a compassionate release he goes to live with his daughter, Maxine (Beckinsale). She resents her father but is financially strapped and working multiple...

Exclusive: Jack Huston (House of Gucci) and Abbie Cornish (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) have been cast in upcoming drama, I’m Beginning To See The Light.

The film will mark Russian filmmaker Konstantin Khudyakov’s (The Road To Calvary) first English-language feature.

The film will follow Ezra (Huston), a grief-stricken jazz trumpeter who seeks purpose and salvation after the sudden, tragic death of his wife and daughter. When he is mistaken for the new lighthouse keeper, Ezra meets Hannah (Cornish), a local school teacher who, along with ethereal music, reignites his passion for life and imbues it with meaning.

Veteran Khudyakov has worked in the business since the early 1960’s, starting out as an actor before turning to directing. He has directed more than 20 films and a number of TV series, including 2017 period miniseries The Road To Calvary, which scored multiple awards in Russia, and was picked up by Netflix.

Toni Collette finds herself thrust into the thick of a mob war in the new trailer for Mafia Mamma, set to hit theaters on April 14.

The film boasts an extremely/endearingly silly premise: Collette plays a suburban housewife named Kristin who leaves her philandering husband to fly to Italy for the funeral of her estranged grandfather, only to learn that his dying wish was for her to succeed him as the new boss of the Balbano crime family. Obviously, only one thing can ensue from such a setup, and you...

Kate Beckinsale sizzled in a lime green bikini. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Izumi Hasegawa/HollywoodNewsWire.co

Kate Beckinsale showed off her enviable physique in a lime green bikini over the weekend as she took a moment for herself in what looked like a super snazzy hotel.

The Underworld actress showed off her incredibly toned legs in the strapless bikini, pairing it with a quirky blue, see-through cover-up that had ruffles all along the sides.

Kate opted for insanely tall, platform, strappy heels, which could be why her calves look so toned.

The gorgeous actress stood on what appeared to be a hotel balcony, perhaps the penthouse suite, with lounge chairs and cactuses in the background. She captioned the Instagram Story with a cute little cactus emoji.

Giving off Hollywood glamour vibes, Kate opted for a pair of square sunglasses and put her hair up in a voluminous ponytail. Both were...

While covering TIFF this year, I was invited to do something rare in this era of Covid-19 – an in-person interview. Even more exciting was the fact that the interview would be with Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale. How is that for a dynamic duo? They were in town promoting Prisoner’s Daughter, a small-scale drama directed by Catherine Hardwicke that I was a big fan of. While I did extensive interviews with them and Hardwicke, which I’ll be running shortly, one thing I thought was interesting was their reaction when I brought up several of their more obscure films.

Beckinsale noted that it’s often the smaller, lesser-seen stuff that winds up being special to an actor, with her noting Rod Lurie’s Nothing But the Truth as a particular favorite. As it happens, one of my favorites of hers is a movie she did with David Gordon Green and...

Kate Beckinsale is sunning her fins as a mermaid in a bikini top. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Birdie Thompson/Admedia

Actress Kate Beckinsale isn’t letting her summer end yet and is getting her sea legs on as she lounges by the pool.

The Underworld actress covered up her legs with a mermaid tail and shimmied with a friend as they lounged on some extravagant chairs.

Dancing to Cher’s The Shoop Shoop Song, the two women waved their arms up and down and side to side while flapping their mermaid fins.

Kate was wearing a strapless pink bikini top and sported an ombre tail fin that started with pink at her waist and shifted into a blue and teal down to the edge of the tailfin, which went back to pink.

Her friend, costume designer Gabriella Morpeth, wore a colorful bikini top and an all-pink tail with a pattern that mimicked scales.

Hearing Catherine Hardwicke's name may make you think of the 2000s. Back when only one woman had ever won an Academy Award for Best Director and only two or three had ever been nominated, Hardwicke's output of independent, idiosyncratic films put her in a rare category: female directors with household names. The Texas-born writer/director rose to notoriety in 2003 with "Thirteen," a ferocious, verite account of life on the bleeding edge of Los Angeles co-written by a then unknown Nikki Reed, who herself was only thirteen. After 2005's excellent follow-up "Lords of Dogtown," a slinky portrait of the surf and skateboarding culture in 1970s Venice, Hardwicke rocketed to superstardom with the first installment in the "Twilight" franchise.

Hardwicke has spoken about how painful it was that so little changed for her after "Twilight," a film virtually every producer warned her would go down in flames at the box office,...

Prisoner’s Daughter TIFF Gala Presentations Section Reviewed for Shockya.com by Abe Friedtanzer Director: Catherine Hardwicke Writer: Mark Bacci Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Brian Cox, Christopher Convery, Tyson Ritter, Jon Huertas Screened at: Scotiabank Theatre, Ontario, 9/15/22 Opens: September 14th, 2022 (Toronto International Film Festival) An older man, no longer the same hardened criminal he once was, […]

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Plot: Newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a convicted murderer (Brian Cox) is given a supervised, compassionate release under the supervision of his long-estranged daughter (Kate Beckinsale).

Review: Prisoner’s Daughter is a return to director Catherine Hardwick’s indie roots. In recent years she’s been known chiefly for larger movies like the recent Miss Bala remake, Twilight, and Red Riding Hood. Before those, she directed Thirteen and the underrated Lords of Dogtown, and Prisoner’s Daughter feels like a throwback to those kinds of movies. It’s a low-key character drama with a good moral message at its core and sports typically excellent performances from the two leads, Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale.

Cox is an interesting choice to play Max, a brutal former boxer turned debt collector who’s been in prison for killing someone. We’re used to seeing him play patriarchs, most famously on Succession, and based on that role,...