No Doubt ended their nine-year hiatus with a buzzy Coachella set on the main stage on Saturday night. Fronted by a punk-ified Gwen Stefani, the iconic ska group threw it back to the ’90s and ’00s as they ripped through hits like “Just a Girl,” “Don’t Speak,” and “Ex-Girlfriend.” They served as the final act on the main stage before Tyler, the Creator’s headline set later Saturday night.
Backed by a mighty brass ensemble, the Orange County heroes opened promptly at 9:25pm with their 2001 electro-rock hit “Hella Good.
Backed by a mighty brass ensemble, the Orange County heroes opened promptly at 9:25pm with their 2001 electro-rock hit “Hella Good.
- 4/14/2024
- by Ethan Millman and Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
Sublime’s surviving members — Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson — reunited for a set at Coachella with original lead singer Bradley Nowell’s son, Jakob.
The band’s first public performance with Jakob went down at Coachella’s main stage beginning around 6:05pm local time on Saturday. The trio ran through Sublime’s biggest hits, including “Santeria,” “Wrong Way,” “Garden Grove,” “What I Got,” and “Doin’ Time.” Watch video of their performance below.
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Sublime’s Coachella set with Jakob Nowell occurred four months after the late singer’s son first joined Wilson and Gaugh for a private benefit show in Los Angeles. Guagh and Wilson had previously formed Sublime with Rome in 2009 with singer Rome Ramirez, but Guagh left the band two years later. After Gaugh and Wilson performed with Nowell in December 2023, Sublime with Rome disbanded.
Discussing his decision to reunite Sublime with his later father’s bandmates,...
The band’s first public performance with Jakob went down at Coachella’s main stage beginning around 6:05pm local time on Saturday. The trio ran through Sublime’s biggest hits, including “Santeria,” “Wrong Way,” “Garden Grove,” “What I Got,” and “Doin’ Time.” Watch video of their performance below.
Get Sublime Tickets Here
Sublime’s Coachella set with Jakob Nowell occurred four months after the late singer’s son first joined Wilson and Gaugh for a private benefit show in Los Angeles. Guagh and Wilson had previously formed Sublime with Rome in 2009 with singer Rome Ramirez, but Guagh left the band two years later. After Gaugh and Wilson performed with Nowell in December 2023, Sublime with Rome disbanded.
Discussing his decision to reunite Sublime with his later father’s bandmates,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
Jakob Nowell stepped into his role as the lead singer of Sublime before thousands of fans on Saturday night, as the reunited band rocked out on the Coachella stage.
The legendary ska group first disbanded following the tragic death of lead singer Bradley Nowell in 1996. Nearly 30 years later, Nowell’s son took over his vocal and guitar duties, dutifully performing the songs his father wrote alongside drummer Bud Gaugh and bass player Eric Wilson.
The revived Sublime kicked off their 50-minute set with “April 29, 1992 (Miami)” — which Jakob commanded with a snarling punk charisma,...
The legendary ska group first disbanded following the tragic death of lead singer Bradley Nowell in 1996. Nearly 30 years later, Nowell’s son took over his vocal and guitar duties, dutifully performing the songs his father wrote alongside drummer Bud Gaugh and bass player Eric Wilson.
The revived Sublime kicked off their 50-minute set with “April 29, 1992 (Miami)” — which Jakob commanded with a snarling punk charisma,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Ethan Millman and Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
Ahead of their farewell tour, Sublime with Rome have announced their final album, set for release on May 10th. The self-titled LP’s first single, “Love Is Dangerous,” can be heard below.
Sublime with Rome are calling it a day in the wake of the announcement that Sublime (with late singer Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on vocals) have reunited.
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Regarding the single, singer Rome Ramirez stated, “‘Love Is Dangerous’ explores the vulnerabilities we face when we love someone. As a touring musician, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle, but writing this song was like therapy for me.”
He added, “It reminded me that life isn’t just about chasing success in my career or art—it’s about taking time to connect with the people I care about. Sometimes, the best thing we can do is slow down and...
Sublime with Rome are calling it a day in the wake of the announcement that Sublime (with late singer Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on vocals) have reunited.
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Regarding the single, singer Rome Ramirez stated, “‘Love Is Dangerous’ explores the vulnerabilities we face when we love someone. As a touring musician, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle, but writing this song was like therapy for me.”
He added, “It reminded me that life isn’t just about chasing success in my career or art—it’s about taking time to connect with the people I care about. Sometimes, the best thing we can do is slow down and...
- 4/5/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Growing up in Israel meant that “We Were the Lucky Ones” actor Amit Rahav was taught about the Holocaust at any early age. His childhood in Tel Aviv included a school trip to concentration camps in Poland. “It’s mandatory in the curriculum,” Rahav tells Variety.
Then there were the stories at home.
“My grandma, who is the greatest and I love her so much, she is a Holocaust survivor,” says Rahav, best known for his breakout performance as Yanky Shapiro in Netflix’s 2021 series “Unorthodox.” “So the topic of the Holocaust was surrounding me and my family since I can remember.”
Based on Georgia Hunter’s bestselling book about her own family’s experience, “We Were the Lucky Ones” tells the story of her grandfather Addy (Logan Lerman) and his siblings’ fight to survive the Holocaust and reunite. Rahav plays her grandfather’s lawyer-turned-photographer brother, Jakob. Joey King stars as their sister Halina.
Then there were the stories at home.
“My grandma, who is the greatest and I love her so much, she is a Holocaust survivor,” says Rahav, best known for his breakout performance as Yanky Shapiro in Netflix’s 2021 series “Unorthodox.” “So the topic of the Holocaust was surrounding me and my family since I can remember.”
Based on Georgia Hunter’s bestselling book about her own family’s experience, “We Were the Lucky Ones” tells the story of her grandfather Addy (Logan Lerman) and his siblings’ fight to survive the Holocaust and reunite. Rahav plays her grandfather’s lawyer-turned-photographer brother, Jakob. Joey King stars as their sister Halina.
- 4/5/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Check out the brand new trailer for The Last Stop In Yuma County starring Jim Cummings.
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-begotten fortune.
The cast includes Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Sierra McCormick, Nicholas Logan, Michael Abbott Jr., Connor Paolo, Alexandra Essoe, Robin Bartlett, Jon Proudstar, Sam Huntington, Ryan Masson, and Barbara Crampton, with Gene Jones, Faizon Love and Richard Brake.
Check out the fabulous Crampton in Jakob’s Wife playing on Shudder and see Cummings in The Wolf of Snow Hollow.
The film is helmed by Francis Galluppi, who previously wrote and directed several shorts including “The Gemini Project,” “High Desert Hell” and several music videos for the band Mt.
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-begotten fortune.
The cast includes Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Sierra McCormick, Nicholas Logan, Michael Abbott Jr., Connor Paolo, Alexandra Essoe, Robin Bartlett, Jon Proudstar, Sam Huntington, Ryan Masson, and Barbara Crampton, with Gene Jones, Faizon Love and Richard Brake.
Check out the fabulous Crampton in Jakob’s Wife playing on Shudder and see Cummings in The Wolf of Snow Hollow.
The film is helmed by Francis Galluppi, who previously wrote and directed several shorts including “The Gemini Project,” “High Desert Hell” and several music videos for the band Mt.
- 4/3/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“We Were the Lucky Ones” author Georgia Hunter had two goals while writing her bestselling novel, based on true events that her ancestors endured and now adapted for the small screen in the form of a Hulu limited series starring Logan Lerman and Joey King.
At the heart of the story lies the Kurc family, Hunter’s first-generation relatives who experienced the Holocaust during World War II. The Hulu adaptation — like Hunter’s book — unfolds from the different perspectives of her grandfather Addy (portrayed by Lerman) and his four siblings Genek (Henry Lloyd Hughes), Jakob (Amit Rahav), Mila (Hadas Yeron) and Halina (King). The historical drama series features a cast of all-Jewish actors.
“One [was] to honor the family story,” Hunter told TheWrap in February during the Television Critics Association press tour. “I put on the family historian hat and I just said, ‘I want to get this down to capture...
At the heart of the story lies the Kurc family, Hunter’s first-generation relatives who experienced the Holocaust during World War II. The Hulu adaptation — like Hunter’s book — unfolds from the different perspectives of her grandfather Addy (portrayed by Lerman) and his four siblings Genek (Henry Lloyd Hughes), Jakob (Amit Rahav), Mila (Hadas Yeron) and Halina (King). The historical drama series features a cast of all-Jewish actors.
“One [was] to honor the family story,” Hunter told TheWrap in February during the Television Critics Association press tour. “I put on the family historian hat and I just said, ‘I want to get this down to capture...
- 3/30/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
“We Were the Lucky Ones” has its warning built into the title. The Hulu series based on the book by Georgia Hunter and adapted by Erica Lipez is about how one family survived and separated during the Holocaust, all of it underscored by that title — this is what they went through, the horror they witnessed and endured, the sadness that befell them, and they were lucky.
The series kicks off in Radom, Poland before the War, with the Kurc family: Siblings Halina (Joey King), Addy (Logan Lerman), Genek (Henry Lloyd-Hughes), Jakob (Amit Rahav), and Mila (Hadas Yaron) — and their parents, Sol (Lior Ashkenazi) and Nechuma (Robin Weigert). The Kurcs are close-knit, their home echoing with overlapping voices and laughter at the holidays, and they already feel the pangs of missing Addy, who lives in Paris.
War creeps in, but at first, life continues. Lipez limits the show’s scope exactly right,...
The series kicks off in Radom, Poland before the War, with the Kurc family: Siblings Halina (Joey King), Addy (Logan Lerman), Genek (Henry Lloyd-Hughes), Jakob (Amit Rahav), and Mila (Hadas Yaron) — and their parents, Sol (Lior Ashkenazi) and Nechuma (Robin Weigert). The Kurcs are close-knit, their home echoing with overlapping voices and laughter at the holidays, and they already feel the pangs of missing Addy, who lives in Paris.
War creeps in, but at first, life continues. Lipez limits the show’s scope exactly right,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
There has been no shortage of television series centering the horrors of the Holocaust. Last year alone, Netflix’s “Transatlantic” depicted a group of resistors living in Marseille, and National Geographic’s “A Small Light” offered a retelling of Anne Frank’s experience through the eyes of Miep Gies, the woman who aided the Franks during their years in hiding. Though both of these series and those like them are important, Hulu’s “We Were the Lucky Ones,” an adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s best-selling novel based on a true story, showcases something different. The show chronicles a family torn apart by war and hatred. Devastating, and profoundly moving, “We Were the Lucky Ones” illustrates the scope of World War II, the inhumanity of others and the anguish of disconnection and loss.
The series premiere, titled “Radom,” opens in an overcrowded Red Cross office in Poland in 1945. Halina Kurc (an...
The series premiere, titled “Radom,” opens in an overcrowded Red Cross office in Poland in 1945. Halina Kurc (an...
- 3/27/2024
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Variety Film + TV
Warning: binge-watchers only. Contains passenger finale spoilers.
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise … and if those woods happen to be in Chadder Vale, the fictional Northern setting for genre-crossing ITV mystery Passenger, that surprise may well be the end of you.
It was certainly the end of Mehmet, a Chadder Vale youngster lured in to the town’s deadly secret. It was very nearly the end of his pals John and Katie, and who knows how many others have fallen foul of The Pangaea Initiative’s strange experiment over the years?
With major spoilers for the Passenger finale, and more questions than there are stolen recycling bins in Tony’s lock-up, let’s pick apart what we know about this conspiracy.
What’s Going on at the Bread Factory?
In the tunnels underneath it, deadly live-action game “Passenger” is being operated...
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise … and if those woods happen to be in Chadder Vale, the fictional Northern setting for genre-crossing ITV mystery Passenger, that surprise may well be the end of you.
It was certainly the end of Mehmet, a Chadder Vale youngster lured in to the town’s deadly secret. It was very nearly the end of his pals John and Katie, and who knows how many others have fallen foul of The Pangaea Initiative’s strange experiment over the years?
With major spoilers for the Passenger finale, and more questions than there are stolen recycling bins in Tony’s lock-up, let’s pick apart what we know about this conspiracy.
What’s Going on at the Bread Factory?
In the tunnels underneath it, deadly live-action game “Passenger” is being operated...
- 3/26/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Depending on the moment, the title of Hulu’s We Were the Lucky Ones might sound like a bitter lament or a prayer of thanks, a sigh of relief or an expression of anguish. In the end, it also simply sounds true. Based on the novel by Georgia Hunter — which in turn was inspired by the actual history of her ancestors — the miniseries traces the far-flung journeys of the Kurcs, a Polish Jewish family, throughout World War II. That their paths will be harrowing is not in doubt; a sobering opening caption reminds us that “By the end of the Holocaust, 90% of Poland’s three million Jews were annihilated.”
Yet an exercise in misery this isn’t. No matter how devastating these stories get, what binds all of them together is a sense of hope — stubborn, hard-won, fainter at certain times than others but always undeniably there. So overwhelming is...
Yet an exercise in misery this isn’t. No matter how devastating these stories get, what binds all of them together is a sense of hope — stubborn, hard-won, fainter at certain times than others but always undeniably there. So overwhelming is...
- 3/25/2024
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thanks to the recent reunion of Sublime’s Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh with late frontman Bradley Nowell’s son, Jakob, the legendary SoCal group is officially back together and booked for a number of upcoming performances. Now, the band has revealed that new music may also be on the way.
The hint arrives via a new Spin interview with Gaugh and Nowell, in which the two were asked what about their plans following their upcoming set at Coachella. “We’ll see how it goes from the rehearsals, but I’m pretty certain we’re gonna see some music coming out with this project,” Gaugh said.
As for Nowell, he didn’t address any recording, but expressed excitement for Sublime’s upcoming shows and a desire to “add to the legacy of this band.” Looking ahead, he said he’s “hoping to get to those alternative scenes and work with cool alternative artists.
The hint arrives via a new Spin interview with Gaugh and Nowell, in which the two were asked what about their plans following their upcoming set at Coachella. “We’ll see how it goes from the rehearsals, but I’m pretty certain we’re gonna see some music coming out with this project,” Gaugh said.
As for Nowell, he didn’t address any recording, but expressed excitement for Sublime’s upcoming shows and a desire to “add to the legacy of this band.” Looking ahead, he said he’s “hoping to get to those alternative scenes and work with cool alternative artists.
- 2/18/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
In Spaceman, Adam Sandler joins a long line of lonely men lost in space, a proud cinematic tradition going back past Ryan Gosling’s First Man, Brad Pitt in Ad Astra, Sam Rockwell in Moon, and Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar to the crew in Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris.
The latest in this sci-fi linage, adapted from Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel Spaceman of Bohemia, is set in an alternative future where the Czechs are frontrunners in the space race and their national hero is Jakub (Sandler), a cosmonaut on a solo mission to investigate a mysterious dust cloud on the edge of Jupiter that might just hold the secrets of the universe.
But millions of miles away from home, and from his pregnant wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), Jakub is consumed by loneliness and existential angst. Enter a huge, telepathic and empathetic space spider, voiced by Paul Dano, who promises to help...
The latest in this sci-fi linage, adapted from Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel Spaceman of Bohemia, is set in an alternative future where the Czechs are frontrunners in the space race and their national hero is Jakub (Sandler), a cosmonaut on a solo mission to investigate a mysterious dust cloud on the edge of Jupiter that might just hold the secrets of the universe.
But millions of miles away from home, and from his pregnant wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), Jakub is consumed by loneliness and existential angst. Enter a huge, telepathic and empathetic space spider, voiced by Paul Dano, who promises to help...
- 2/18/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Addiction is a family disease,” says Jakob Nowell, the 28-year-old son of late Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell. “Rock & roll is a family disease, man. I seek to keep it in the family.”
Jakob bears an eerie sonic and physical resemblance to his dad, who was also 28 when he died of an overdose in 1996, cutting his band’s career short on the brink of superstardom. This April, at Coachella, Jakob will make his official debut as the new lead singer and guitarist of Sublime, alongside his dad’s original bandmates, drummer Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson.
Jakob bears an eerie sonic and physical resemblance to his dad, who was also 28 when he died of an overdose in 1996, cutting his band’s career short on the brink of superstardom. This April, at Coachella, Jakob will make his official debut as the new lead singer and guitarist of Sublime, alongside his dad’s original bandmates, drummer Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson.
- 2/15/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Doug Bradley, legendary horror actor known for his portrayal of Pinhead in the Hellraiser films, has joined the cast of the upcoming film The Demonatrix, Bloody Disgusting has exclusively learned this week. Bradley joins Hannah Fierman as well as indie horror icon Larry Fessenden.
Now funding on Indiegogo, The Demonatrix tells the story of a dominatrix who unwittingly summons an incubus demon and joins forces with a priest to send it back to hell.
The film will be co-directed by Jeff Ferrell and Gothic musician and icon Aurelio Voltaire. Voltaire will be making his feature directorial debut with the film, as well as playing the part of Father Veto opposite Hannah Fierman’s dominatrix, Lita.
An Indiegogo campaign to raise additional funding for the film has surpassed its goal and is presently in its final week. For more information on the film, visit the campaign here.
Production on The Demonatrix...
Now funding on Indiegogo, The Demonatrix tells the story of a dominatrix who unwittingly summons an incubus demon and joins forces with a priest to send it back to hell.
The film will be co-directed by Jeff Ferrell and Gothic musician and icon Aurelio Voltaire. Voltaire will be making his feature directorial debut with the film, as well as playing the part of Father Veto opposite Hannah Fierman’s dominatrix, Lita.
An Indiegogo campaign to raise additional funding for the film has surpassed its goal and is presently in its final week. For more information on the film, visit the campaign here.
Production on The Demonatrix...
- 1/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sublime members Eric Wilson (bass) and Bud Gaugh (drums) reunited to play a set of the band’s songs with late singer Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on guitar and vocals on Monday night (December 11th). The gig at Los Angeles’ Teragram Ballroom was part of a benefit for legendary Bad Brains frontman H.R.
Prior to the show, Wilson hadn’t shared the stage with Gaugh for 10 years. Following Bradley’s passing in 1996, Wilson and Gaugh formed the act Sublime With Rome (featuring singer Rome Ramirez) in 2009, but Gaugh exited the outfit a couple years later citing his reluctance to play Sublime songs “without Brad.”
On Monday night, Jakob looked very much like his legendary dad as he performed shirtless alongside Wilson and Gaugh, playing eight Sublime songs. The trio kicked off the set with “April 29, 1992 (Miami),” and rocked classics like “Wrong Way,” “What I Got,” and “Santeria” along the way,...
Prior to the show, Wilson hadn’t shared the stage with Gaugh for 10 years. Following Bradley’s passing in 1996, Wilson and Gaugh formed the act Sublime With Rome (featuring singer Rome Ramirez) in 2009, but Gaugh exited the outfit a couple years later citing his reluctance to play Sublime songs “without Brad.”
On Monday night, Jakob looked very much like his legendary dad as he performed shirtless alongside Wilson and Gaugh, playing eight Sublime songs. The trio kicked off the set with “April 29, 1992 (Miami),” and rocked classics like “Wrong Way,” “What I Got,” and “Santeria” along the way,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Sublime’s original bassist, Eric Wilson, and drummer, Bud Gaugh, are reuniting for an upcoming performance featuring Jakob Nowell, the son of the band’s original frontman, Bradley Nowell, on vocals.
The performance will take place in Los Angeles on December 11th at a benefit concert for Bad Brains’ frontman, H.R. It marks the first time that the younger Nowell — who was 11-months-old when his father died in 1996, and has been touring in his own right for over a decade — will join the former Sublime musicians. It also marks the first time that Wilson and Gaugh will perform together since the latter left Sublime with Rome in 2011, saying that it “felt wrong” to play Sublime songs “without Brad.”
The trio will not performing under the name “Sublime,” but according to Billboard, a more formal reunion may be on the horizon. Nowell is represented by Kevin Zinger with Regime Music Group,...
The performance will take place in Los Angeles on December 11th at a benefit concert for Bad Brains’ frontman, H.R. It marks the first time that the younger Nowell — who was 11-months-old when his father died in 1996, and has been touring in his own right for over a decade — will join the former Sublime musicians. It also marks the first time that Wilson and Gaugh will perform together since the latter left Sublime with Rome in 2011, saying that it “felt wrong” to play Sublime songs “without Brad.”
The trio will not performing under the name “Sublime,” but according to Billboard, a more formal reunion may be on the horizon. Nowell is represented by Kevin Zinger with Regime Music Group,...
- 12/3/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
This post contains spoilers for "Fast X."
The "Fast and Furious" franchise is many things: A ridiculous blockbuster franchise with spectacular stunts, a big-budget soap opera where death has no meaning and anyone can be resurrected, a high-octane adventure in which cars are extensions of the characters' bodies, and more. Above all else, this is a franchise about family -- or at least it's become one in recent years.
Every heist movie and every big spy franchise has a crew, a team that grows closer together as the story goes along. But none hold a candle to Dom Toretto and his crew. This is a team that has gone through hell and back. They have lost members only to see them return from the dead, and have become international terrorists, bank robbers, super spies, borderline superheroes, and even astronauts.
Throughout the ten films (and counting) in the main saga, we...
The "Fast and Furious" franchise is many things: A ridiculous blockbuster franchise with spectacular stunts, a big-budget soap opera where death has no meaning and anyone can be resurrected, a high-octane adventure in which cars are extensions of the characters' bodies, and more. Above all else, this is a franchise about family -- or at least it's become one in recent years.
Every heist movie and every big spy franchise has a crew, a team that grows closer together as the story goes along. But none hold a candle to Dom Toretto and his crew. This is a team that has gone through hell and back. They have lost members only to see them return from the dead, and have become international terrorists, bank robbers, super spies, borderline superheroes, and even astronauts.
Throughout the ten films (and counting) in the main saga, we...
- 5/26/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
“Fast X” is the No. 1 movie in the world. While it’s the 10th installment in the wildly popular “Fast and Furious” franchise, the movie’s success was not a sure thing — especially since original director Justin Lin, a series mainstay, left the project shortly into production.
As a fix, Universal turned to Louis Leterrier, the French filmmaker behind “Now You See Me,” “The Incredible Hulk” and Netflix series “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.”
TheWrap spoke to Leterrier about jumping aboard the new movie, wrangling his massive cast and what he’s got planned for the next film. Start your engines!
What was it like boarding this runaway train?
I felt all the feels. I was, like, “Oh my God, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.” Also the most terrified. It was daunting but exciting at the same time. And then it’s not like I was going into a non-terrain.
As a fix, Universal turned to Louis Leterrier, the French filmmaker behind “Now You See Me,” “The Incredible Hulk” and Netflix series “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.”
TheWrap spoke to Leterrier about jumping aboard the new movie, wrangling his massive cast and what he’s got planned for the next film. Start your engines!
What was it like boarding this runaway train?
I felt all the feels. I was, like, “Oh my God, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.” Also the most terrified. It was daunting but exciting at the same time. And then it’s not like I was going into a non-terrain.
- 5/25/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Contains spoilers for "Fast X"
It's clear with each new addition in the "Fast and Furious" franchise that these movies are about family, not physics. What began as "Point Break" with cars has evolved into the ever-more-ridiculous exploits of a super spy team stacked with heroes — and villains and villains turned heroes. From racing the streets with the all-powerful Nos to racing into space, this saga left plausibility in their rearview many moons ago. Luckily, for the most part, the movies are held together thanks to the chemistry of the "Fast Family" and action sequences so knowingly bonkers the audience feels in on the joke. As Mark Kennedy summed up in his review for The Associated Press, "Fast X" is pure popcorn lunacy."
After "F9: The Fast Saga" showcased the possibly too-silly adventures of Tej (Ludacris) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) in space and a climax with a super magnet that...
It's clear with each new addition in the "Fast and Furious" franchise that these movies are about family, not physics. What began as "Point Break" with cars has evolved into the ever-more-ridiculous exploits of a super spy team stacked with heroes — and villains and villains turned heroes. From racing the streets with the all-powerful Nos to racing into space, this saga left plausibility in their rearview many moons ago. Luckily, for the most part, the movies are held together thanks to the chemistry of the "Fast Family" and action sequences so knowingly bonkers the audience feels in on the joke. As Mark Kennedy summed up in his review for The Associated Press, "Fast X" is pure popcorn lunacy."
After "F9: The Fast Saga" showcased the possibly too-silly adventures of Tej (Ludacris) and Roman (Tyrese Gibson) in space and a climax with a super magnet that...
- 5/23/2023
- by Ben Begley
- Slash Film
Let’s race! The Fast & Furious movies have been pleasing audiences since they first appeared on the big-screen back in 2001 with stakes being raised film after film. A series of movies that started with a simple street-racing premise has catapulted into one of the largest film franchises in cinema history and seemingly won’t be stopped. The 11th film in the franchise, Fast X, raced into theaters this past week, blowing away box office and critical expectations and proving that audiences aren’t done with the Toretto family just yet.
Despite the film leaving audiences with several cliff-hangers, and the announcement that another film will follow the next one despite rumors that it would be the last, it’s only human nature to want to compare the movie to all of it’s predecessors. After all, with franchises as large as the Fast Saga, there will never be a...
Despite the film leaving audiences with several cliff-hangers, and the announcement that another film will follow the next one despite rumors that it would be the last, it’s only human nature to want to compare the movie to all of it’s predecessors. After all, with franchises as large as the Fast Saga, there will never be a...
- 5/23/2023
- by Jon Meschutt
- JoBlo.com
Back in 2001, when the first movie of the Fast franchise, The Fast and the Furious, hit theaters, hardly anyone could have predicted that a simple story revolving around a cat-and-mouse game between a bunch of street racers/DVD player hijackers and a bright-eyed rookie cop would generate a multibillion-dollar-earning franchise a decade down the line. But here we are all these years later, with ten movies released as part of three trilogies and the first chapter of the upcoming trilogy, Fast X, already raking in big numbers at the box office. While the NoS-pumped physical law-defying campy fun doesn’t seem to be restrained by brakes or clutches, the makers have charted out the ending of the franchise, and the aftermath of Fast X has provided enough hints that will help viewers assess what the final lap will look like. We would like to discuss it briefly, thereby joining the...
- 5/23/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
While Dom may be the face of the "Fast and Furious" franchise, Brian O'Conner was its heart and soul. From the very first movie, Brian was our way into the world of racing: He was the protagonist we followed, the baby-faced hero who defied orders and chose family over duty, letting Dom escape in the movie's final moments. When Vin Diesel refused to do a sequel, Brian was in the spotlight in "2 Fast 2 Furious," which still holds up remarkably well without Diesel, especially compared to how these films hold up when Brian is absent.
Even when the whole family reunited in "Fast Five" and we got more characters than ever, Brian continued to be an essential part of the team, serving as a counterpart to Dom. He was the former cop who knew how to catch criminals, and who kept the franchise grounded while Dom slowly became a borderline superhuman comic book character.
Even when the whole family reunited in "Fast Five" and we got more characters than ever, Brian continued to be an essential part of the team, serving as a counterpart to Dom. He was the former cop who knew how to catch criminals, and who kept the franchise grounded while Dom slowly became a borderline superhuman comic book character.
- 5/22/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
The long-running “Fast & Furious” franchise comes to an end with the first part of the finale “Fast X” releasing May 19th. Beginning all the way back in 2001 the series follows the high-octane antics of Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew, and has since become a staple of action cinema lovers everywhere.
With the latest installment “Fast X” quickly racing onto the big screen this summer we’ve rounded up where you catch up on the crew’s past exploits on streaming (they’re also available to own outright from most digital retailers).
Streaming on HBO Max
HBO Max is the current home to the latest installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise. “F9” follows Dom Toretto and his crew as they deal with the sudden reemergence of his brother Jakob (John Cena) who runs a ruthless terrorist organization working with the crew’s former nemesis Cypher (Charlize Theron...
With the latest installment “Fast X” quickly racing onto the big screen this summer we’ve rounded up where you catch up on the crew’s past exploits on streaming (they’re also available to own outright from most digital retailers).
Streaming on HBO Max
HBO Max is the current home to the latest installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise. “F9” follows Dom Toretto and his crew as they deal with the sudden reemergence of his brother Jakob (John Cena) who runs a ruthless terrorist organization working with the crew’s former nemesis Cypher (Charlize Theron...
- 5/13/2023
- by Reyna Cervantes
- The Wrap
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