With less than a month to go until its release, the final trailer has surfaced for director Baltasar Kormákur’s upcoming nautical survival drama Adrift which stars Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N6HU-0GWMA From the director of Everest and starring SHAILENE WOODLEY (Big Little Lies, The Fault in our Stars) and SAM CLAFLIN […]
First trailer for survival thriller Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin
The first trailer has debuted for the upcoming survival drama Adrift. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, the film is based on the true story of Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp – played by Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin – and tells of their struggle for survival after sailing through a storm on the South Pacific ocean; watch […]
Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin set for June release
STXFilms has set a date for Adrift, the romantic survival movie based on a true story and starring Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire). The film is set for release this summer on June 1st. Based on the true story of Tami Oldham, the film sees Woodley and Claflin as […]
Movie Review – The Oath (2016)
The Oath, 2016. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Baltasar Kormákur, Hera Hilmar, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, and Þorsteinn Bachmann. SYNOPSIS: Icelandic auteur Baltasar Kormákur (Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest) directs and stars in this psychological thriller about a father who tries to pull his daughter out of her world of drugs and petty crime, […]
Bond screenwriters adapting Jo Nesbo’s I Am Victor for director Baltasar Kormakur
Regular James Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are to pen an adaptation of Norwegian author Jo Nesbo’s upcoming novel I Am Victor, which has Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) attached to direct and produce. The crime thriller follows “a skilled but morally corrupt and narcissistic divorce attorney. When he finds himself framed for a series […]
Baltasar Kormakur developing dystopian volcano drama Katla
Having tackled Everest on the big screen, director Baltasar Kormakur is now turning his attention to the Katla volcano in Reykjavik, Iceland for a new dystopian thriller series, Variety is reporting. Katla will take place in a near future where the volcano “has been erupting for two years, causing damage, health hazards, alarming mutations and […]
Blu-ray Review – Trapped: Complete Season One
Trapped: Season One Created by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdottir, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Nina Dögg Filipusdottir, Bjarne Henriksen and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson. SYNOPSIS : In a remote town in Iceland, local police desperately try to solve a crime as a powerful storm descends upon the town. The recent success of Trapped – or if you’re feeling like brushing up […]
Second Opinion – Everest (2015)
Everest, 2015. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emily Watson, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Sam Worthington and Naoko Mori. SYNOPSIS: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. The fascination with climbing Mt. Everest is one that has been marvelled at […]
Movie Review – Everest (2015)
Everest, 2015. Directed by Baltasar Kormakur. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, John Hawkes, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Clive Standen, Michael Kelly and Sam Worthington. SYNOPSIS: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. Mother Nature is a bitch – words that consistently kept coming to mind […]