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“Thirteen Lives” Gripping True Story from Ron Howard

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Of late, Ron Howard has directed a couple of documentaries and is now taking on a true story about a soccer team and their coach trapped in a Thailand cave. Some say the incident is the greatest rescue mission in history.

Watching the trailer shows how intensely Howard’s style comes through with two powerful actors, Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell. Joel Edgerton also brings a lot of strength to the movie.

Imagining what it took to film this movie in Thailand is fantastic. Included is a photo of Howard directing the boys. The climate looks grueling. What is Ron Howard drinking?

Director Ron Howard on the set of THIRTEEN LIVES, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Credit: Vince Valitutti / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures © 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Thirteen Lives will play on Amazon Prime a week after it hits the theaters, so get ready to stream. As most moviegoers know, Amazon purchased MGM, and here is one of Amazon’s first releases from the buyout.

The film recounts the amazing true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who became trapped in the Tham Luang cave caused by an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled divers can uniquely navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels.

They join up with Thai forces and over 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks on their most challenging dive yet, showcasing the limitlessness of the human spirit.

“Beast” Trailer, Clips and Poster

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Beast stars Idris Elba in a pulsating, thriller-driven movie directed by Baltasar Kormakur and written by Ryan Engle.

The movie follows recently widowed Dr. Nate Daniels, played by Elba. He returns to South Africa, where he met his late wife. He brought his family to South Africa, hoping for a successful healing journey after her passing.

The doctor’s plan is to take a long trip with their daughters, played by Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries. The trip is through a game reserve managed by Martin Battles, played by Sharlto Copley.

The healing journey quickly jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a mistreated lion by a poacher attacks them. The vicious lion stalks Daniel’s family and others because it now sees all humans as enemies.

“Black Adam” Trailer and Posters

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Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Black Adam is full of action and adventure, following Dwayne Johnson, who plays the latest DC antihero.

Touted, “the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change.”

The cast includes Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Shahi and Noah Centineo.

Collet-Serra’s directing chops include mainly horror movies, such as House of Wax, Orphan and The Shallows. He has worked with Liam Neeson in several thriller films, like Unknown and The Commuter.

“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” Trailers, Lyric Video and Posters

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The trailer is all about Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. Kids will not understand the jokes, and adults will have difficulty laughing. The trailer even has expletive words and tons of farting.

Ricky Gervais as “Ika Chu” and George Takei as “Ohga” in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Align, and Aniventure.

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”

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Sam Raimi is back directing in the superhero genre with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film follows Dr. Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, as he casts a forbidden spell and opens a portal to the multiverse.

A threat occurs and emerges that may be too big for his team to handle. Other cast members include Xochitl Gomez, Elizabeth Olsen and Rachel McAdams.

“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” Trailers, Posters, Clips and Images

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Tom Gormican directed The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent starring Nicolas Cage, who is Nicolas Cage in this action-comedy.

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan, played by Pedro Pascal.

Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative, played by Tiffany Haddish, recruits and forces him to live up to his legend.

He channels his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters to save himself and his loved ones.

Pedro Pascal as Javi and Nicolas Cage as Nic Cage in
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Photo Credit: Katalin Vermes/Lionsgate

It appears clips and references to Cage’s movies are part of the script. So, he built his career by playing Nicolas Cage at this moment.

Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, and Neil Patrick Harris also star in the movie.

“DC League of Super-Pets” Tickles Your Kids’ Funny Bone

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Based on characters from DC and directed by Jared Stern, DC League of Super-Pets is about the adventures of crime-fighting pets. The animated movie follows Streaky the Super-Cat, Ace the Bat-Hound and Krypto the Super-Dog.

The cast includes Dwayne Johnson, Keanu Reeves, Kevin Hart, John Krasinski, Kate McKinnon and Diego Luna.

Thank you, IMDB, for the information.

“Dangerous” Action Movie With Mel Gibson and Scott Eastwood

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Written by Christopher Borrelli and directed by David Hackl, Dangerous follows ex-con Dylan Forrester, played by Scott Eastwood. He attempts to reform his life outside of prison by seeing a psychiatrist, played by Mel Gibson.

In the trailer, Gibson’s portrayal of the psychiatrist is accurate, having psychotic episodes. Because Dylan’s brother dies under mysterious circumstances, he risks his freedom by taking off to find answers about his brother’s death.

The eccentric psychiatrist stays in touch by phone to ensure his patient remains stable. In fact, it is the psychiatrist who has lost his marbles, which is fun to watch in the trailer. During this time, Dylan is sidestepping the FBI agent, played by Famke Janssen, and confronting a gang of mercenaries who are also in the same pursuit as Dylan. The leader of the thugs, played by Kevin Durand, is hellbent on discovering the secrets. So, Dylan has to use his criminal mind to survive his latest pursuit.

The thriller also stars Tyrese Gibson.

Thank you, Collider, for some of this information.

“Ambulance” Astonishingly Speeds and Flips

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Directed by Michael Bay, Ambulance takes place in Los Angeles within a single day. A husband and father, played by Abdul-Mateen II, tells his war buddy, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, he’s desperate because his wife has a severe illness that costs $231K. To solve the problem of getting enough money for her surgery, Jake’s character suggests they rob a bank.

The bank heist doesn’t go as planned, and they hijack an ambulance driven by a paramedic, played by Eiza Gonzalez, that’s transporting a police officer in critical condition.

Bay helms this movie as a remake of the Danish film of the same name directed by Laurits Munch-Petersen in 2005. The project passed several directors’ hands with the original script of having the two bank robbers brothers. The story changed when Mateen came on board, and the two brothers became fellow soldiers.

Garret Dillahunt, Keir O’Donnell, A Martinez and Moses Ingram also star in the movie.

Indie Wire helped with this information.

“The Batman” Pattinson’s Brings the Vengeance Forward

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Co-written, co-produced and directed by Matt Reeves, The Batman follows the cat-and-mouse game between Batman, played by Robert Pattinson, the Riddler, played by Paul Dano, and Commissioner Gordon, played by Jeffrey Wright.

The cast is enormous, with Colin Farrell as the Penguin, Andy Serkis as Alfred, Peter Sarsgaard as Gil Colson, and Zoe Kravitz, as Catwoman.

Matt Reeves’ credits include Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War of the Planet of the Apes. He also worked with J.J. Abrams on the TV series Felicity.