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Kraven The Hunter

December 8, 2024

KRAVEN THE HUNTER is a 2024 superhero action thriller film directed by J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year), from a screenplay by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk, based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee.

Kraven's complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.

The cast includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott, and Russell Crowe.

KRAVEN THE HUNTER is set to debut in theaters December 13th, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Watch the official trailers below.

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Dexter: Original Sin

December 8, 2024

DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN is a 2024 crime drama series created by Clyde Phillips. The series is a prequel to the hit Showtime series Dexter.

Set in 1991 Miami, Dexter: Original Sin follows Dexter (Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Golden Globe® winner Christian Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement’s radar. 

DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN is set to debut December 13th on Paramount+ with the Showtime plan. Watch the official trailer below.

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Carry On

December 8, 2024

CARRY ON is a 2024 action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, Run All Night), and written by T.J. Fixman. 

A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.

The cast includes Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, and Jason Bateman.

CARRY ON is set to debut December 13th on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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Jumanji: The Next Level

January 13, 2017

Director Jake Kasdan

Genre Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Cast Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan

Rating PG-13

Release Date December 13th, 2019

“The four players brave the jungle, desert, mountains and dangerous animals to save the fantastical video game world of Jumanji.”

Jumanji is back!! Jake Kasdan returns to then directors chair with his star-studded cast and a few welcomed additions. In Jumanji: The Next Level a team of friends return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own but discover that nothing is as they expect. The players need to brave parts unknown, from arid deserts to snowy mountains, in order to escape the world's most dangerous game. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Jumanji: The Next Level:

  • Similar to the first film, this is heading into theaters one week prior to a Star Wars movie. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle came out a week before Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and this is coming out a week before Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

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6 Underground

January 13, 2017

Director Michael Bay

Genre Action | Thriller

Cast Ryan Reynolds, Ben Hardy, Mélanie Laurent, Adria Arjona

Rating R

Release Date December 13th, 2019 (Netflix)

“Meet a new kind of action hero. Six untraceable agents, totally off the grid. They’ve buried their pasts so they can change the future.”

From director Michael Bay (Transformers, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi), 6 Underground looks to be yet another hi-octane action thriller that tells the story of six billionaires who fake their own deaths and form an elite vigilante squad in order to take down notorious criminals. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, 6 Underground:

  • At a budget of $150 million, this is the second most expensive film ever produced by Netflix, following Martin Scorsese's The Irishman (2019) which was budgeted at $175 million.

  • Director Michael Bay’s first film made for a streaming service. Originally it was unknown as to whether or not the film would hit theaters prior to Netflix purchasing it.

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Richard Jewell

January 13, 2017

Director Clint Eastwood

Genre Drama

Cast Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Paul Walter Hauser

Rating R

Release Date December 13th, 2019

“American security guard Richard Jewell heroically saves lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is unjustly vilified by journalists and the press who consider him a suspect.”

Directed by the legend himself Clint Eastwood, Richard Jewell tells the story of American security guard Richard Jewell who heroically saved thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but was unjustly vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Richard Jewell:

  • The film is based on the article American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell. It marks as the second time a 1990's article written by journalist Marie Brenner was turned into a movie. The first one being The Insider (1999)

  • Leonardo DiCaprio was once eyeing a role in this movie as a southern lawyer while it was in development, but has since dropped out for other projects, but remained as a producer.

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Black Christmas

January 13, 2017

Director Sophia Takal

Genre Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Cast Imogen Poots, Brittany O’Grady, Cary Elwes, Caleb Eberhardt

Rating PG-13

Release Date December 13th, 2019

“A group of students are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. A remake of the 1974 horror film ‘Black Christmas’.”

From director Sophia Takal, Black Christmas is a horror thriller produced by Blumhouse, and the film follows a group of students who are bring stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Black Christmas:

  • The 2nd remake of the 1974 horror film 'Black Christmas'.

  • Described as a bold new take on the 1974 slasher classic produced by Jason Blum (Halloween) for his Blumhouse Productions.

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A Hidden Life

January 13, 2017

Director Terrence Malick

Genre Biography | Drama | War

Cast August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts

Rating PG-13

Release Date December 13th, 2019

“The Austrian Blessed Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.”

Written and directed by Oscar-nominated Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life, Knight of Cups), A Hidden Life tells the true story of the Austrian Blessed Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, A Hidden Life:

  • The first Terrence Malick movie since The New World (2005) to have a linear narrative. He spent almost 3 years editing the film.

  • The cast features only European actors mostly from the German-speaking countries Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

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Seberg

January 13, 2017

Director Benedict Andrews

Genre Biography | Drama | Thriller

Cast Kristen Stewart, Margaret Qualley, Zazie Beetz, Vince Vaughn

Rating R

Release Date December 13th, 2019 (Limited)

“In the late 1960s, American actress Jean Seberg grew bored of acting and became enthralled with the activist politics of the era, particularly the Black Panthers.”

From director Benedict Andrews, Seberg biographical thriller inspired by real events about the French New Wave darling and Breathless star, Jean Seberg, who in the late 1960s was targeted by Hoover's FBI, because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal. Check out the official trailer below!!

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