Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse

Release Date:  4/30/2021; Amazon Prime
Genre:  Action
Rating:   R
Director:  Stefano Sollima
Studio(s):  Midnight Radio, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Weed Road Pictures, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Studios.
Running Time:  TBD

Cast:  Michael B. Jordan as John Kelly, Jamie Bell as Robert Ritter, Jodie Turner-Smith as Karen Greer, Lauren London as Pam Kelly, Guy Pierce as Secretary Clay, Luke Mitchell as Rowdy, Jack Kesy as Thunder, Brett Gelman as Victor Rykov, Colman Domingo as Pastor West, Jacob Scipio as Hatchet, Cam Gigandet as Keith Webb, Todd Lasance as Dallas.

Story:   An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife in Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, the explosive origin story of action hero John Clark – one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe. When a squad of Russian soldiers kills his family in retaliation for his role in a top-secret op, Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) pursues the assassins at all costs. Joining forces with a fellow SEAL (Jodie Turner-Smith) and a shadowy CIA agent (Jamie Bell), Kelly’s mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the U.S. and Russia in an all-out war. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, Kelly must fight his enemies without remorse if he hopes to avert disaster and reveal the powerful figures behind the conspiracy.  Source:  IMDB.

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Details:  Michael B. Jordan is set to play Tom Clancy’s novel hero John Clark in at least two films for Paramount that will adapt two of the late author’s novels, reports Variety.  The would-be film franchise will launch with Without Remorse, adapting Clancy’s 1993 novel, chronicling the origin of CIA operative John Terrence Kelly, whose nom de guerre is John Clark, a character introduced in 1987’s The Cardinal of the Kremlin.  The second film will be Rainbow Six, Clancy’s 1996 espionage novel, in which Clark heads the titular counterterrorism unit.  Source(s):  Deadline; Denofgeek.com; Movieweb; Slashfilm.

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Fatale

Release Date:   12/18/20; In Theaters (Limited)
Genre:  Drama/Thriller
Rating:   NR
Director:  Deon Taylor
Studio(s):  Hidden Empire Film Group, Lionsgate
Running Time:  Unknown

Cast:  Michael Ealy (Derrick Tyler), Hilary Swank (Detective Valerie Quinlan), Mike Colter (Rafe Grimes), Danny Pino (Carter Haywood), Tyrin Turner (Tyrin Abenathy), Sam Daly (Officer Stallman), David Hoflin (Officer Lowe), Damarius Lewis (Tracie Tyler).

Story:  After a wild one-night stand, Derrick (Michael Ealy), a successful sports agent, watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers that the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything for, is a determined police detective (Hilary Swank) who entangles him in her latest investigation. As he tries desperately to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career, and even his life. Fatale is a suspenseful and provocative psychological thriller and an unpredictable game of cat and mouse where one mistake can change your life.  Source:  Movieweb.

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All Day And A Night

Release Date:  5/1/2020; Netflix
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  R
Director:  Joe Robert Cole
Studio(s):  Color Force, Mighty Engine
Running Time:  121 mins.

Cast:  Jeffrey Wright (JD), Yahya Abdul-Mateen, II (Big Stunna), Andrea Ellsworth (Kim), Ashton Sanders (Jah), Regina Taylor (Tommetta), Jalyn Hall (Young Jah), Christopher Meyer (Lamark), Isaiah John (TQ).

Story:   While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.  Source:  Netflix.

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Cherry

Release Date:  3/17/20 – DVD (Original Release – 5/5/18)

Genre:   Thriller

Rating:   NR

Director:  Stephanie James

Running Time:  74 mins.

Cast:  Raven Hopkins, Wanda Vazquez, Dontae Johnson, Gabrielle Lavigne, Dasaun Sanford, Caneil Oliver.

Story:   Cherry, a young prostitute who has a past of abandonment, heartbreak and abuse finds out how much loss she can handle before the burdens of her past and present take a toll on her. How much is too much before Cherry crashes and burns?  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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Emperor

Release Date:   8/18/20; DVD (Original Release – 3/27/20; Limited)
Genre:   Drama
Rating:  PG-13
Director:  Mark Amin
Studio(s):  Hudlin Entertainment, Sobini Films
Running Time:  99 mins.

Cast:  Dayo Okeniyi (Shields Green), Naturi Naughton (Sarah Green), Kat Graham (Delores), Mykelti Williamson (Truesdale), James Cromwell (John Brown), Bruce Dern (Levi Coffin), Harry Lennix (Frederick Douglass).

Story:  Emperor is inspired by the legend of Shields ‘Emperor’ Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South.  Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper’s Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.  Source(s):  Emperor, official site; IMDB.

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Spiral

a/k/a Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Release Date:  TBA
Genre:  Horror
Rating:  R
Director:  Darren Lynn Bousman
Studio(s):  Twisted Pictures, Burg/Koules Productions, Dahlstar, Serendipity Productions
Running Time:  Unknown

Cast:  Samuel L. Jackson (Marcus), Chris Rock (Det. Zeke Banks), Marisol Nichols (Capt. Angie Garza), Max Minghella (William Schenk), Genelle Williams (Lisa Banks).

Story:  A sadistic mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in SPIRAL, the terrifying new chapter from the book of SAW.  Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past.  Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.  Source:  Spiral, official site.

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