She’s not playing reindeer games. Richard Gadd, 34, the Scottish creator and star of the latest hit Netflix series “Baby Reindeer” has said that he doesn’t want viewers trying to figure out which real-world people the characters in his psychological thriller are based on. “That’s not the point of our show,” he told the Hollywood … Read more
Ryan Gosling’s reboot of “The Fall Guy,” took first place in its debut at the box office, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The action flick, starring Gosling as a cocky stunt double for a famous actor, raked in $10.48 million on Friday. The movie, loosely based on the Lee Majors-led 1980s TV series, was expected … Read more
Josh Charles said he was eager to co-star in the Hulu thriller “The Veil, because he’s a “huge geeky fan of the spy world.” “I’m nuts for the genre, I love spy movies and spy TV shows. I’m happy it’s successful right now, because I love diving into that world, watching people pretend to be … Read more
This tennis romance scored big. “Challengers” won the box office game on its first night in theaters, earning over $6.2 million on Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Post called the romantic sports drama starring Zendaya and Mike Faist, “artful, addictive and deceptive.” The flick, which centers around a tennis champion who stages a comeback with … Read more
When it’s frigid outside, it’s the best time of year to plop down on the couch and pick up a book that will scare the bejesus out of you. (For reasons we’ve never been able to quite work out, winter is the time of year that many thrillers are published.) Put your iPhone on Do … Read more
But will her AMC ad play in the trailers? Nicole Kidman sported a bloody knee while filming her upcoming erotic thriller “Babygirl” in New York City on Thursday — but it was just for the cameras. In photos obtained by The Post, Kidman, 56, can be seen looking wild-eyed as she sits on the ground … Read more
It slayed its competition. Japanese animated dark fantasy “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training” was No. 1 in theaters on Friday, earning $5.525 million, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The action flick, based on a manga series, opened in theaters on Feb. 2. “Bob Marley: One Love,” which has already earned … Read more
He’s going from the atomic bomb to an outer space thriller. “Oppenheimer” actor James D’Arcy co-stars in “Constellation” (Apple TV+), which follows an astronaut who returns home from space — only to find her reality seemingly changed. “I found it a really unique piece of writing,” D’Arcy, 48, told The Post. “It seems to me … Read more
Jed Mercurio, the creator of international hit series “Bodyguard” and “Line of Duty,” knows a thing or two about riveting television drama. And that’s why he signed on as an executive producer of “Payback,” the BritBox crime thriller created and written by Debbie O’Malley that’s set in Scotland and features Peter Mullan, who memorably played … Read more
The new Hulu thriller “The Other Black Girl” mixes suspense and satire for a sharp dig at the publishing industry. Premiering Wednesday, Sept. 13 and based on the best-selling novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, “The Other Black Girl,” is executive produced by Rashida Jones. The plot follows Nella (Sinclair Daniel), an editorial assistant who works … Read more
“The Ex-Wife” tells a sordid tale of gaslighting writ large — but takes the familiar “psychological thriller” in a twisty turn that sets it apart from its genre bedfellows. The four-part series, premiering Aug. 10 on streamer BritBox and based on Jess Ryder’s book of the same name, features an English cast familiar to the … Read more
Actress Aldís Amah Hamilton can thank a police officer — and a pair of handcuffs — for the inspiration behind “Black Sands,” the Icelandic crime noir series premiering July 20 on Viaplay. “There is an Icelandic detective [Ragnar Jónsson] that has been on the force for 30-something years and he had this idea [for ‘Black … Read more
Steven Soderbergh’s new ensemble crime miniseries, “Full Circle,” should appeal to the appeal to the “Big Little Lies”/”Sharp Objects” crowd. It’s a taut, star-studded thriller that feels like it comes from the era before HBO grew its broad streaming arm. Premiering July 13 on Max — and written by Ed Solomon (“Men in Black”) — … Read more
The one consistent element that I appreciate in British thrillers across all genres is their knack of getting right to the point, sometimes in the opening scene — then toggling back and forth to fill in the contextual blanks and simultaneously move the action forward. “Clean Sweep,” a new Irish thriller starring Charlene McKenna, fits … Read more
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is still taking off at the box office. The Marvel flick earned $15.7 million on Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. Last weekend, it enjoyed a $118 million-dollar opening, the second-highest debut of the year, according to Variety. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” remained in second place with … Read more
Kate Mara stars as an FBI agent who gets in over her head in the new FBI thriller “Class of ’09” — and she had some training for the role, she said. “The first day we all met in person, we actually had sort of an actors’ physical boot camp experience,” Mara, 40, told The … Read more
The year was 1993. Erotic thrillers were all the rage, and director Adrian Lyne was the genre’s king. His 1987 hit “Fatal Attraction” had captivated and infuriated audiences with its plot about a murderous spurned mistress. Could lightning strike twice? One oft-quoted line answered that question: “Suppose I were to offer you $1 million for … Read more
“John Wick: Chapter 4” took out the box office on its opening night. The fourth installment of the Keanu Reeves-led franchise — about a hitman forced out of retirement — raked in $29.4 million on Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Post praised the “assassin’s unrelenting brutality” as “a beautiful sight to behold.” The thriller is expected … Read more
Gabriel Basso stars as an FBI agent who lands in hot water in his new Netflix thriller “The Night Agent.” “I don’t think I’ve ever played a character like this as an adult,” Basso, 28, told The Post. “I was a child actor, really [before]. So, all I had to do was be a kid. … Read more
To prepare for the release of “Scream VI,” Dermot Mulroney joined Instagram for the first time — and said he is trying to not fall victim to online mania. “It’s like a weird relationship, right? I mean, it takes over your brain at first. So then you go, ‘Oh, I’m not gonna let this take … Read more