thrillers: Last News

“The Night Agent” star Gabriel Basso has opened up about what it was like playing Vice President JD Vance.Basso, 30, who portrayed Vance, 40, in the 2020 film adaptation of his book “Hillbilly Elegy,” says he finds it “kind of weird” to be a part of the “timeline” that tracks the author-turned-politician’s rise to VP.In an interview with Variety just days before Vance was inaugurated as Donald Trump’s vice president, Basso also described him as “a cool dude” while sidestepping a question about Vance’s political beliefs.“It’s kind of weird to be included in that timeline,” he said. “When he’s thinking about his life — they made a movie of his book, and my name will always be in the description.” The actor went on to reveal that he and Vance spoke before filming on “Hillbilly Elegy” began.“We talked a little bit. He’s a cool dude.

according to The Numbers.The family-friendly fantasy adventure, which stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black, is slated to take in upwards of $135 million this weekend, making it the bigger opening of the year so far.The Post called the flick, which is based on the popular video game, “imbecilic green-screen gunk,” “idiotic” and a “cavern of stupidity.”“The Chosen: Last Supper Part 2” took second place, with sales of more than $2.8 million.The biblical series, based on the life of Jesus Christ, debuts its episodes in theaters before they air on Prime Video. On Friday, it released Season 5 episodes 3, 4 and 5 on the big screen.It is expected to earn just under $7 million this weekend, according to Deadline, which noted “it’s been a while since we’ve seen a double digit opening for a faith-based film.”“A Working Man” came in third, with close to $2 million in sales.The action thriller, which debuted at No.

according to The Numbers.The action comedy, which the Los Angeles Times called “brutal yet weightless,” stars Jack Quaid, the son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, as a bank exec who can’t feel pain.The Paramount film cost $18 million to produce, and is slated to take in $8 to $10 million this weekend.“Black Bag” came in second, bagging $2.78 million on Friday, also its opening day.The spy thriller, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, whom the New York Times said “play a glamorous couple of spies in this latest sleek collaboration,” is projected to rake in $10 to $15 million this weekend.In third place was “Mickey 17″ which earned $2.2 million on Friday, its second in theaters. The black comedy starring Robert Pattinson is slated to take in $8 to $9 million this weekend.

according to The Numbers.It is expected to take in $14.5 to $15.5 million this weekend, Deadline reported.“Last Breath,” based on the true story of deep-sea divers who rescue a crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface, landed in second place on its first Friday in theaters, with sales of just over $3 million.The survival thriller, which Screen Rant said “goes back to the basics of what makes a thriller so gripping,” stars Woody Harrelson, whom the outlet credited with giving “a solid performance.”Falling down a notch from last week and landing in third was “The Monkey,” with $1.8 million in revenue.In fourth place was “Paddington in Peru,” dropping down a spot, with a $970,000 take.“Dog Man” also dropped down a ranking to fifth, taking home $860,000.

Warning: spoilers below!Callie acts out in Season 3 while recovering from witnessing her mom, Shauna, played by Melanie Lynskey, kill a guy at the end of Season 2.After a group of mean girls at her high school begin gossiping about her mother’s past, specifically, her soccer team resorting to eating each other to survive when their plane crashed in the Canadian wilderness in 1996, Callie takes matters into her own hands.She orders raw animal guts from DoorDash and dumps it on the Chatty Cathys, which leads to her being temporarily banned from school.While the scene is vomit-worthy, Desjardins exclusively told The Post it was “exhilarating” to film.When asked what was really in the bag, the actress said, “It was fake! It was all fake meats and, like, parts.” However, she recalled, “It felt so real.”“I don’t remember what it was made of,” she admitted, “but it made me uncomfortable how real it felt.”“It was also very … I shouldn’t say this,” Desjardins told The Post. “I get where Shauna [Lynskey’s character] is coming from.

Deadline reported at the time that there is an option for her to become a series regular if it gets picked up for a Season 4.Kole, 47, and Desjardins, 30, kept coy about Swank’s character but couldn’t hold in their excitement about sharing the screen with her. “I mean, it’s Hilary Swank,” Desjardins, who plays Shauna Sadecki’s rebel without a cause daughter, Callie, told The Post.They kept the details surrounding Swank’s role in the series tight to their chest, teasing, “We can tell you we’re so excited to have her be a part of the show.”Kole, Callie’s father in the psychological thriller, vouched that he could “guarantee” whoever she plays will be “beautifully acted.” He later added that viewers “will just have to tune in to find out.”When pushed on details, Desjardins shared that she “can’t wait to see how the audience reacts,” alluding that Swank’s role could be a shocker.

a serial killer like Dexter, or a criminal like Jax Teller, but they were distinctive. Today, three identical sounding thrillers are streaming, each starring the current version of a leading man. There’s “The Night Agent” starring Gabriel Basso as a young FBI agent who finds himself in over his head amid the backdrop of far-reaching conspiracies.

Nikki Glaser took the stage at the 82nd Annual Golden Globes, aired on January 5 on CBS, the comedian, 40, didn’t hold back with her jokes. And since Nicole Kidman was nominated for best actress in a motion picture drama for her role in the erotic thriller “Babygirl,” the steamy film was fair game.“Babygirl” follows Kidman’s character, Romy — a tech company CEO — as she engages in a risky extramarital affair with an intern at her company, the much younger Samuel (played by Harris Dickinson, age 28).“Nicole Kidman is here, oh my gosh. Nominated for ‘Baby Girl,'” Glaser said.

Bruce Campbell has a formula when it comes to picking which roles he wants to pursue.“As you get to be an old actor, all you care about is good writing,” the Hollywood icon, 66, exclusively told The Post. “Because as a young actor, you don’t even know what good writing is. You get the part, you’re so excited, and you’ll say any line of dialog that anybody writes.

said in his review of the Bruce Willis classic that “ ‘The Sixth Sense,’ written and directed by a precocious young Philadelphian named M. Night Shyamalan, is the summer’s biggest surprise.”Commenting on its iconic ending — the kind of cinematic water cooler moment that doesn’t exist anymore — he added, “It’s the only shock in ‘The Sixth Sense’ greeted not with a shriek, but with a gasp at how masterfully plotted this superb film is.”The movie was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture (back when there were only five nominees), and Shyamalan made the cut for Best Director.

Nicole Kidman has some built-in cheerleaders.The actress recently spoke about her career and family in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.Reflecting on her role as Alice Harford in 1999’s “Eyes Wide Shut,” she revealed that while she will never watch the R-rated film with her teenage daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, they caught a glimpse of a memorable scene at the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala. Kidman was awarded this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award in April.“At the AFI tribute, they saw the scene where I get stoned,” Kidman said in the story, which published on July 16. “They showed that and I was like, ‘Ooooh.

her complaint reads, adding, “Defendants told these lies, and never stopped, because it was a better story than the truth, and better stories made money.”Series creator and star Richard Gadd isn’t named in the suit. Harvey is alleging defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and violations of her right of publicity.Based on events from creator-star Richard Gadd’s life, “Baby Reindeer” (now streaming, with nearly 60 million viewers tuning in for its first month) is a thriller following Donny (Gadd), a struggling comedian who meets Martha (Jessica Gunning) while he’s working as a bartender. When he shows her a moment of kindness, that backfires.

his show “Uncensored,” following Fiona Harvey’s interview in May. “I do feel threatened,” she said. “I always felt threatened by her because I just never knew what she was capable of.”The Scottish legal advocate explained: “I seem to have been her major obsession over all these years,” adding this had been “for many years, for longer than Richard Gadd.”Wray met Harvey through work, and Wray alleged, “She was dreadful … rude to staff.

giving an interview to Piers Morgan. Nava Mau, who played Teri, said the cast stayed far away from it. “Yeah, we decided not to watch it, so we didn’t,” she told “ET” in an interview published Tuesday.

The 24th Hour: Is This the End?James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown and Company)The latest “Women’s Murder Club” installment finds San Francisco police sergeant Lindsay Boxer and Co. investigating the death of a prominent billionaire couple.

latest hit Netflix series, “Baby Reindeer,” has said that he doesn’t want viewers trying to figure out who the real-life people are in his psychological thriller. “That’s not the point of our show,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.Despite his statements, internet sleuths have searched out who the real “Martha” is, and now, 58-year-old Fiona Harvey, nee Miur, has come forward and given her first TV interview to Piers Morgan for his show “Uncensored.” When asked what message she had for Gadd, she said, “Leave me alone, please. Get a life, get a proper job.

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 to garner $28 million for its opening weekend after falling short of earlier estimates, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“Peaky Blinders”). It follows Imogen (Elisabeth Moss), a spy who gets tasked with the mission of going after Adilah El Idrissi (Yumna Marwan), a possible ISIS operative who may be the most wanted woman in the world. Imogen must also figure out what she knows about a rumored terrorist attack.

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 the help of his former tennis prodigy wife, could enjoy a $15 million opening weekend, according to the Hollywood Reporter.The Christian drama “Unsung Hero” was in second place, taking home $3.65 million.The movie, which was also released on Friday, is based on the true story of the Smallbone familyof Grammy-winning musicians and details the hardships they endured emigrating from Australia to the United States in the 1990s.“Civil War,” which The Post bashed as “a torturous, overrated movie without a point,” landed in third, with an over $1.9 million take.In just over two weeks after its premiere, it became the independent production company A24’s second-highest-grossing film, beating out its other high earners such as “Lady Bird” and “Hereditary.”“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which was released on March 29, was in fourth place, with sales of $1.76 million.The horror film “Abigail” took fifth, with $1.49 million in earnings.

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 wearing a cream-colored coat and a light grey scarf. The “Hours” star completed her ensemble with a pair of white shoes, white cold-weather gloves and a light gray bag.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The action flick, based on a manga series, opened in theaters on Feb. 2.It managed to beat out “Bob Marley: One Love,” which moved down to second place this week with sales of $3.7 million.The biopic, based on the life of the famous Reggae singer-songwriter, has taken in over $100 million globally since its Valentine’s Day release.“Ordinary Angels,” starring Hilary Swank, landed in third with a $2.3 million-dollar take.The film, which Variety said “tugs at the heartstrings,” is based on a true story of a Kentucky hairdresser who helped a widower whose daughter needed a liver transplant during a blizzard.The suspense thriller “Madame Web,” which was in second place last week, fell to fourth, taking in $1.575 million.