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Ridley Scott’s pandemic thriller, The Dog Stars, adds some significant star power today with Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, and Guy Pearce joining Jacob Elordi for an epic that finds a civilian pilot living a lonely life on an abandoned Colorado airbase with his dog and a hard-as-nails ex-marine. When a band of scavengers called The Reapers invades their space, Hig and his compatriots must prepare for battle.

The Dog Stars hails from 20th Century Studios and is based on the 2012 novel by Peter Heller (Burn, The River, The Painter, The Last Ranger). Initially, Scott was reteaming with Gladiator II star Paul Mescal for The Dog Stars, but scheduling conflicts with his part in Sam Mendes’ Beatles anthology kept him from participating. Sources say Mescal plays Paul McCartney in Mendes’ upcoming film, making him essential to the project.

Here’s a synopsis of Heller’s novel:

“Hig’s wife is gone,...

Fresh off his first-ever Oscar nomination for The Brutalist, Guy Pearce has already wrapped his next feature: Blurred, an erotic thriller set in New York’s fashion world.

Pearce and Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) co-star in the feature, written and directed by Ben Cookson (Waiting for Anya) alongside Maria Pedraza (Netflix’s Money Heist), and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Suicide Squad, HBO’s His Dark Materials).

Produced by Pettyfer and James Ireland for Dark Dreams Entertainment and Yariv Lerner (Hellboy, Rambo: Last Blood) for Film Forage, Blurred wrapped production last summer in the U.K.

Cloud9 Studios is handling international sales and will be pitching the project to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market next week.

Details on the project are scarce, with Cloud9 only describing it as a “smart and sexy thriller” set against “the hustle and flow of New York’s fashion world.” Cloud...

There’s nothing more relaxing than a cruise — unless you happen to witness a murder. That’s the predicament Keira Knightley faces in The Woman in Cabin 10, a new thriller coming to Netflix this fall.

Based on the bestselling novel by Ruth Ware, the film is directed by Simon Stone, who also co-wrote the script with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse (Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins). Get your cruise ticket now and read on for more information about your upcoming trip.

While on a luxury cruise for a travel assignment, a journalist witnesses a passenger tossed overboard late one night, only to be told that she must have dreamed it, as all passengers are accounted for. Despite not being believed by anyone onboard, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger.

The passenger list for The Woman in Cabin 10 includes:

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Nearly 10 years after Ruth Ware published The Woman in Cabin 10, the beloved psychological thriller is getting a film adaptation. Netflix obtained the rights to the film from CBS and confirmed in May 2024 that the movie was being made. After casting updates were given over the next several months, the streaming service provided more information about the movie, as well as a first-look photo, in January 2025. Scroll down for everything we know about The Woman in Cabin 10 so far. When does The Woman in Cabin 10 premiere? While an exact date for the film’s premiere has not been confirmed, Netflix announced that it’s coming in fall 2025. On November 29, 2024, a cast member confirmed that filming had wrapped. “That’s a wrap,” David Ajala wrote on Instagram. “What a ride…What a cast. Good times…good peoples.” Who is in the Woman in Cabin 10 cast? Keira Knightly leads the charge.

Netflix revealed updates for its 2025 film slate — including Knives Out 3, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and Noah Baumbach’s new George Clooney-Adam Sandler feature — at its annual media day held Wednesday.

During the streaming service’s Next on Netflix presentation at its headquarters in Los Angeles, attendees were treated to previously unseen looks at a number of forthcoming film, TV and game projects, with chief content officer Bela Bajaria highlighting notable releases. The streamer also held 11 local presentations at destinations across the globe, including ones in the U.K., Mexico and Canada.

The event in L.A. included video presentations from special guests. In his message, Del Toro noted that he has been wanting to make a feature version of Frankenstein for 50 years. “Over the decades, the character has fused with my soul in a way that it has become autobiography,” the Oscar-winning filmmaker said. “It doesn...

Netflix previewed their 2025 film slate at a splashy event in Los Angeles. And as part of this Next on Netflix event, they revealed some specific release dates, along with the more general time that some of the biggest titles of the year will come out. One thing is certain – fall is going to be jam-packed.

In addition to Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” in November, “Fall 2025” is the release date for:

Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly” starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler Joe Carnahan’s “Rip” led by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. An untitled Kathryn Bigelow thriller with Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee. The third “Knives Out” whodunnit “Wake Up Dead Man” — Daniel Craig returns, this time joined by Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis. And “The Woman in Cabin 10,” based on the bestselling novel by Ruth Ware. Keira Knightley and Guy Peace star.

Netflix unveiled their feature slate for this year, dating a handful of titles, along with some first look photos and teasers to come this morning. For all the headlines that they’ve cut back on their feature slate, what’s clear below is that the streamer continues to commit to event films.

Among those pic’s receiving premiere dates, either specific or general, are the Stephen Chbosky directed comedy Nonnas starring Lorraine Bracco, Linda Cardellini and Drea de Matteo, the long-awaited Charlize Theron Skydance action sequel The Old Guard 2, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the Gareth Evans action thriller Havoc, Fear Street: Prom Queen, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon cop thriller Rip, The Woman in Cabin 10, Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s next untitled movie, and the highly anticipated Rian Johnson threequel Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley made quite the comeback on Netflix this December with the release of her new spy drama series Black Doves. The series, which takes place during Christmastime, has a pulse-pounding premise that will have you perched on the edge of your seat from start to finish. And good news: There's going to be a second season!

Prior to starring in Black Doves, Knightley last starred in the Hulu movie Boston Strangler in 2023 and the AMC+ movie Silent Night in 2021. Guess which one is a Christmas movie and is currently streaming on Netflix... If you guessed Silent Night, then you guessed correctly! Unfortunately, Knightley's most iconic Christmas movie, Love Actually, isn't on Netflix this holiday season.

Unlike Love Actually, Silent Night isn't the kind of Christmas movie that will give you all the warm and fuzzy feelings usually associated with the holiday. Rather, the dark comedy...

Keira Knightley accepts that the Pirates Of The Caribbean films opened doors for her – but also reflects that she paid a personal price.

Currently undertaking promotional duties for the Netflix series Black Doves, Keira Knightley has been chatting about her time in the Pirates Of The Caribbean films with some conflicting thoughts.

Knightley took on the role of Elizabeth Swann in the films, which as she notes in a new interview with The Times, pretty much turned her into a household name. However, with that came the paradox that the franchise brought with it a heavy weight of criticism.

“It’s a funny thing when you have something that was making and breaking you at the same time”, she considered. “I was seen as shit because of them, and yet because they did so well I was given the opportunity to do the films that I ended up getting Oscar nominations for.

Cindy Holland is stepping down as CEO of production company Sister to take on a role as senior adviser to David Ellison and Skydance Media, ahead of the expected close of Skydance’s deal to merge with Paramount Global in 2025.

With the departure of Holland, a former long-time Netflix exec, Sister’s board has decided to shut down its Los Angeles film and TV office at the end of 2024, the company said. CFO Chris Fry will serve as interim CEO while a search takes place to find a successor. In L.A., Sister has fewer than 20 employees.

Holland joined Sister in July 2023 as global CEO, after she left Netflix in 2020. The production company was founded by media mogul Elisabeth Murdoch and “Chernobyl” producer Jane Featherstone.

In her advisory role with Skydance, Holland will provide her expertise on the streaming business. Under the deal that Skydance and its financial partner, RedBird Capital,...

David Ellison and Skydance Media have tapped Sister global CEO Cindy Holland to serve as a senior advisor ahead of the company’s pending $8 billion merger with Paramount Global.

The former Netflix content chief will lend her expertise and insights on the streaming business as Ellison plots the future of Paramount following the transaction’s close in the first half of 2025.

“Sister has always been synonymous with quality storytelling, creative integrity and an extraordinary team and I am very proud to have been a part of it. I’m grateful to Liz, Jane and the whole team for their partnership, and I look forward to collaborating with them on projects in the future,” Holland said in a statement. “I’ve had a longstanding relationship with David and the senior team at Skydance and I’m energized by the opportunity to work closely with them.”

Holland’s departure from Sister comes...

Cindy Holland is stepping down as Global CEO of Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone‘s Sister after 15 months. She is moving to a new role as a senior advisor to Skydance and its CEO David Ellison as he is plotting the future of Paramount upon completion of the pending $8B merger.

Holland, the former Netflix TV chief, is expected to provide streaming expertise and insights to Ellison who has underscored his commitment to that part of Paramount’s business.

Holland’s departure comes as Sister’s board has decided to close the independent entertainment group’s Los Angeles film and television office at the end of 2024. The staff of under 20 across film and TV has just been notified of the decision. Sister CFO Chris Fry will serve as interim CEO while a search takes place for Holland’s replacement.

As one of the first executives at Netflix, Holland had a...

A few months ago, we learned that the Netflix streaming service had gotten a new film chief in Dan Lin – and one of the first projects Lin greenlit at the streamer is an adaptation of author Ruth Ware’s bestselling 2016 thriller novel The Woman in Cabin 10, which has Keira Knightley attached to star in it as the titular woman. Now a dozen actors have been cast in the film alongside Knightley, and Deadline has their names: Guy Pearce (Memento), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), David Ajala (Star Trek: Discovery), Gitte Witt (The Sleepwalker), Art Malik (True Lies), Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Christopher Rygh (Vikings: Valhalla), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Kaya Scodelario (Crawl), Lisa Loven Kongsli (Wonder Woman), and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki).

Simon Stone, who previously directed The Dig for Netflix, will be directing the film from a screenplay by Snake Eyes writers Joe Shrapnel...

Idris Elba is set to appear in an upcoming Netflix movie. While much of the film is being kept under wraps, some of the cast and crew have already been announced. In fact, fans of the Yellowstone franchise might recognize one of his co-stars in the project.

Many Of Elba’s Co-Stars Have Been Announced

Actress Aminah Nieves will join Idris Elba for the upcoming film. Nieves is known for her breakout role as Teonna Rainwater in the Yellowstone prequel series, 1923. In 1923, Nieves plays a young woman of the Crow people who is put into a government-funded, Indian residential girls’ school.

At this time, not much is known about Nieves’ role in the story. However, Nieves will get to work with a lot of prominent talent both behind and in front of the cameras.

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Elba himself has had quite a prolific career. He first arguably came to...

The Woman in Cabin 10 is rounding out its cast!

Netflix‘s feature adaptation of Ruth Ware‘s bestselling novel has added more actors to the project since announcing Kiera Knightley to lead, Deadline confirms.

The Woman in Cabin 10 “follows a travel journalist (Knightley) who witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard a luxury yacht at night — only to be told that it didn’t happen as all the passengers and crew are accounted for. Despite no one believing her, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger.”

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Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, David Ajala, Gitte Witt, Art Malik, Daniel Ings, David Morrissey, Christopher Rygh, Paul Kaye, Kaya Scodelario, Lisa Loven Kongsli and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are all joining the cast.

Simon Stone, who directed The Daughter and The Dig, is directing from a script he wrote with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse.

A film adaptation of the bestselling thriller novel The Woman in Cabin 10 is currently in the works at Netflix, and we've just learned some new information about this upcoming movie. Joining 2x Oscar nominee Keira Knightley (Black Doves) in the cast are many other talented actors, including Emmy winners Guy Pearce and Hannah Waddingham. Below, we shared everything there is to know about this movie so far.

The Woman in Cabin 10 is a thriller film based on the 2016 book of the same name by Ruth Ware. Simon Stone is signed on to helm the movie from a script he co-wrote with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse (Snake Eyes). In addition, the film's producers are Sister and Debra Hayward, while the executive producers are Ilda Diffley and Richard Hewitt.

The story centers around a travel journalist who, while on a luxury cruise for a travel assignment, witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard one night.

Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and more have joined Netflix’s feature adaptation of Ruth Ware’s bestselling mystery “The Woman in Cabin 10,” starring Keira Knightley.

Netflix announced that co-stars will include Pearce from “Memento,” Waddingham from “Ted Lasso,” Daniel Ings from “The Gentlemen,” David Morrissey from “Sherwood,” Kaya Scodelario, also from “The Gentlemen” and the “Maze Runner” franchise and Mbatha-Raw from “The Morning Show.” Also joining the ensemble are David Ajala, Art Malik, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Gitte Witt, Christopher Rygh and Pail Kaye.

The film follows a travel journalist (Knightley) who is sent to cover a story on a luxury yacht when she is woken up in the middle of the night by screams. Looking for the source of the trouble, she witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard in her neighboring cabin. The next day her testimony goes unnoticed as everyone in the ship is accounted for and present.

Exclusive: Netflix’s feature take of Ruth Ware bestselling novel The Woman in Cabin 10 has added a slew of actors to the Keira Knightley project.

Joining the two-time Oscar nominees are Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, David Ajala, Gitte Witt, Art Malik, Daniel Ings, David Morrissey, Christopher Rygh, Paul Kaye, Kaya Scodelario, Lisa Loven Kongsli and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

The Woman in Cabin 10 follows a journalist who witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard a luxury yacht at night — only to be told that it didn’t happen as all the passengers and crew are accounted for. Despite no one believing her, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger.

Simon Stone, who directed The Daughter and The Dig, is helming off of a script he wrote with Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse (Snake Eyes). Producers are Sister and Debra Hayward. EPs are Ilda Diffley for Sister and Richard Hewitt.

Exclusive: Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent) and Jared Harris (Chernobyl) are in final negotiations to join Netflix’s new film from Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, according to multiple sources.

No word on the roles they’ll be playing, but they join an ensemble that will be led by Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson, as previously reported. The film’s title and plot remain under wraps, though sources have told Deadline that it will be set at the White House as a national crisis unfolds.

The project marks Bigelow’s first feature since the 2017 thriller Detroit, an awards contender produced and distributed by Annapurna Pictures, which starred John Boyega, Will Poulter, Kaitlyn Dever and more. News of the film was first divulged by Netflix recently during its Upfront presentation in New York, which also saw them spotlight upcoming films including Happy Gilmore 2 and the thriller The Woman in Cabin 10 starring Keira Knightley.