Ahead of its premiere next month, Peacock has shared a new trailer, poster and images for the upcoming thriller series The Day of the Jackal. Adapted from Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 classic novel of the same name, the series stars Eddie Redmayne as an elusive assassin who finally meets his match when a British intelligence officer […]
First trailer for The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch
During the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Peacock and Sky shared the first trailer from the upcoming adaptation Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 classic novel The Day of the Jackal. The thriller series follows a ruthless assassin known as the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne), a he meets his match when a British intelligence officer (Lashana Lynch) […]
Movie Review – Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023)
Lovely, Dark, and Deep, 2023. Written and directed by Teresa Sutherland. Starring Georgina Campbell, Nick Blood, and Wai Ching Ho. SYNOPSIS: Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her since she was a child. Set in wild mountain valleys and […]
No soul is safe in trailer for horror The Offering
Decal Releasing has shared a poster, trailer and images for director Oliver Park’s (A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio) upcoming horror The Offering starring Nick Blood (Euphoria), Emily Wiseman (Winchester) and Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones). The film stars Nick Blood as a man hoping to reconcile with his father, a Hasidic funeral director, and […]
Movie Review – Body of Water (2020)
Body of Water, 2020. Written and directed by Lucy Brydon. Starring Siân Brooke, Amanda Burton, Fabienne Piolini-Castle, Nick Blood and Kazia Pelka. SYNOPSIS: A mother suffering from anorexia struggles to repair the relationship with her estranged teenage daughter. The poignancy of writer/director Lucy Brydon’s debut feature unfurls with a potent, twofold timeliness. Body of Water, […]
His Girl Friday with comedian and writer Deborah Frances-White | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #65
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, multi-hyphenate comedian, Guilty Feminist podcaster and Say My Name screenwriter Deborah Frances-White comes along to pay tribute to screwball classic His Girl Friday… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks […]
Nick Blood’s Lance Hunter returning for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5
After starring in the failed spinoff pilot Marvel’s Most Wanted, EW is reporting that Nick Blood will be reprising the role of Lance Hunter in the upcoming fifth season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. Blood made his debut as Hunter in the second season of the show, and was last seen in the […]
DVD Review – Identicals (2015)
Identicals, 2015. Written and directed by Simon Pummell. Starring Nora-Jane Noone, Nick Blood and Lachlan Nieboer. SYNOPSIS: None Of Us Are As Unique As We Think. Identicals is a highly unconventional romantic thriller: an obsessive love story stripped down and re-arranged into the looping logic of a nightmare. From British writer-director Simon Pummell, Identicals seeks to […]
The ABC’s of Death: Does the network’s cull spell trouble for Marvel?
In one of the biggest TV culls of recent memory, ABC today cut a veritable swathe through some of its most well known and long-running material, cancelling a raft of shows with a built-in pedigree and audience. Castle is one of the most prominent, a Steven J. Cannell-esque procedural detective show that has seen the […]
ABC gives pilot order to Mockingbird TV series Marvel’s Most Wanted
Back in May it was reported that ABC had scrapped its plans for a spinoff to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. that would centre around the characters of Mockingird (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood). However, it seems the network has had a change of heart, as Variety has revealed that a pilot order has […]
