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Hulk actor Eric Bana is set to star alongside Charlize Theron in Netflix's upcoming survival thriller Apex. Taron Egerton has also signed on for the project.

Deadline broke the news of Bana joining the cast, which is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and written by Jeremy Robbins. Apex is described as "Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs," with a story that follows a rock climber who finds herself hunted in the wild. Details of Bana's role in the film are not clear at this time.

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In addition to starring, Theron will produce Apex alongside Beth Kono and Aj Dix for Secret Menu. Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready will produce for Chernin Entertainment, Ian Bryce for Ian Bryce Productions,...

An upcoming Netflix thriller, Apex, is set to bring together new and old Marvel stars Charlize Theron and Eric Bana, along with Carry-On'sTaron Egerton. Apex is “described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs.”

Eric Bana is the latest actor to be added to the Apex cast, as Deadline reports, although his role is not known. The film sees Theron playing a rock climber who finds herself in the terrifying situation of being hunted in the wilderness. Egerton plays the psychopath stalking Theron’s character. The Carry-On star was announced as an Apex cast member in November 2024. Reykjavík, Iceland-born filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur is set to direct the film while the screenplay was written by Jeremy Robbins, whose credits include The Purge television series.

While further details of Apex are in short supply, another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place with the addition of Eric Bana, who will...

Deadline reports that Eric Bana will join Charlize Theron in Apex, a Netflix survival thriller directed by Baltasar Kormákur and written by Jeremy Robbins.

The project has been described as Free Solo meets The Silence of the Lambs, which sounds like an interesting combination. Theron stars as “a rock climber and adrenaline junkie who finds out that nature isn’t the only dangerous element out to get her when she sets out on an expedition in the wild.” Taron Egerton has also joined the cast as a psychopath who will be stalking Theron’s character. It’s not known who Bana will be playing in the movie.

Theron will also produce Apex alongside Aj Dix for Secret Menu; Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready for Chernin Entertainment; Ian Bryce for Ian Bryce Productions; and Kormákur for Rvk Studios.

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Actor Eric Bana (Deliver Us from Evil) has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming survival thriller Apex, described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs, Deadline reports today.

Bana joins previously announced stars Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton (Carry-On).

Written by Jeremy Robbins (“The Purge” television series), Apex “follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.” Robbins’ spec script was selected as part of 2021’s The Black List, an annual buzzy compendium of the year’s most-liked unproduced Hollywood screenplays.

The spec script’s logline gives a better idea of the Silence of the Lambs comparison: “When an adrenaline junkie sets out to conquer a menacing river, she discovers that nature isn’t the only thing out for blood.” It’s the type of premise that feels designed to get the adrenaline pumping.

There’s no word at this time as to who Bana...

Exclusive: Eric Bana is set to join the cast of the Netflix survival thriller Apex starring Charlize Theron. Taron Egerton is also on board, with Baltasar Kormákur directing.

Jeremy Robbins penned the script, which is described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs and follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild. It is unknown who Bana will be playing.

Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready will produce for Chernin Entertainment along with Ian Bryce for Ian Bryce Productions; Theron, Beth Kono and Aj Dix for Secret Menu; and Kormákur for Rvk Studios. Ray Angelic, Will McCance and Dawn Olmstead will exec produce for Secret Menu.

Best known for his roles in Munich and Troy, Bana recently wrapped production on the Netflix miniseries Untamed opposite Rosemarie DeWitt. He was also seen in Forces of Nature 2: The Dry.

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Viewers who enjoyed Netflix's thriller movie Carry-On have several upcoming Taron Egerton films and a brand-new television series to look forward to. Egerton leads the cast of Carry-On alongside Jason Bateman (Ozark), Sofia Carson (Descendants), Danielle Deadwyler (The Piano Lesson), and Theo Rossi (The Penguin). Carry-On received a Rotten Tomatoes score of 88% and has remained one of the top movies on Netflix since it was released on the streaming platform on December 13, 2024.

Carry-On was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra based on a screenplay written by T.J. Fixman (Ratchet & Clank). It follows Egerton's protagonist Ethan Kopek, a young Tsa agent who is blackmailed by a mysterious traveler (Bateman) into letting a dangerous package slip through securtiy and onto a crowded flight on Christmas Eve. Egerton, who is best known for his roles in the Kingsman spy action films and the Elton John biopic Rocketman, hasn't starred in a feature film since 2023's Tetris.

Back in July, it was announced that Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) was signing on to star in a survival thriller called Apex for the Netflix streaming service, with Baltasar Kormákur (Contraband) on board to direct the film from a screenplay by Jeremy Robbins, who earned writing credits on many episodes of the TV series The Purge (set in the world of the Blumhouse film franchise). Now, The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Theron is being joined in the cast by Taron Egerton, whose credits include Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Rocketman.

A genre movie that has been described as “Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs,” Apex will see Theron taking on the role of a rock climber and adrenaline junkie who finds out that nature isn’t the only dangerous element out to get her when she sets out on an expedition in the wild.

Netflix’s upcoming thriller Apex, described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs, will star Charlize Theron. Per Deadline, Theron will be joined by actor Taron Egerton in the intense thriller.

Baltasar Kormákur (Touch) is set to direct Apex.

Written by Jeremy Robbins (“The Purge” television series), the film “follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.” Robbins’ spec script was selected as part of 2021’s The Black List, an annual buzzy compendium of the year’s most-liked unproduced Hollywood screenplays.

The spec script logline for Apex: “When an adrenaline junkie sets out to conquer a menacing river, she discovers that nature isn’t the only thing out for blood.“ In other words, one woman finds herself stalked by an Apex predator, only this time of the human variety. And it sounds like it’ll be very intense.

“Netflix execs were so blown away...

Taron Egerton is set to star opposite Charlize Theron in the Netflix thriller Apex with Baltasar Kormákur in directing.

Jeremy Robbins penned the script, which is described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs and follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.

Theron will produce the project along with Dawn Olmstead, Beth Kono and Aj Dix via their newly launched media company; as will Kormákur through his Rvk productions; Ian Bryce ;and Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready via through Chernin Entertainment.

Egerton broke out on the big-screen with Matthew Vaughn’s comic book adaptation The Kingsman: The Secret Service and reprised his role in Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

He recently wrapped production on Firebug, an Apple TV+, which he also produces, and will next be seen starring in the Netflix thriller Carry On, which hits the streamer on Dec. 13. Also in the...

Taron Egerton has joined Charlize Theron in Apex, a thriller that Baltasar Kormákur is directing for Netflix.

Details are being kept deep in the woods but the script centers on a rock climber and adrenaline junkie, played by Theron, who finds out that nature isn’t the only dangerous element out to get her when she sets out on an expedition in the wild.

Egerton will play a psychopath stalking his human prey (Aka, Theron).

Jeremy Robbins wrote the script, which Netflix picked up as spec project, before bringing on board Theron and Kormákur (Everest, Adrift).

Theron is producing the feature along with Dawn Olmstead, Beth Kono and Aj Dix via their recently-launched Secret Menu banner. Other producers include Ian Bryce; and Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready.

Egerton broke out on the big-screen with Matthew Vaughn’s comic book adaptation The Kingsman: The Secret Service...

Exclusive: CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker has been tapped as writer, executive producer and showrunner for The Quiet Tenant, a limited series adaptation of the horror/suspense debut novel by Clémence Michallon. Also boarding the project, which is in development at Blumhouse Television, is the media company launched last December by Oscar winner Charlize Theron, veteran media executive/producer Dawn Olmstead and Theron’s Denver & Delilah partners Beth Kono and Aj Dix, which now has a name, Secret Menu.

The Quiet Tenant is a psychological thriller about kidnapper and serial killer Aidan Thomas, narrated by those closest to him: his 13-year-old daughter, his girlfriend, and the one victim he has spared. It explores the psychological impact of Aidan’s crimes on the women in his life — and the bonds between those women that give them the strength to fight back.

As Deadline reported exclusively in June 2023, Blumhouse TV acquired the...

Netflix looks to hit the Apex with Charlize Theron once again. The streaming service's titular film enlists the Oscar-winning actor in its latest collaboration with her.

According to Deadline, Theron is in final negotiations to star in Apex, a genre thriller which Netflix secured earlier this year. Theron will produce the film alongside Dawn Olmstead, Aj Dix and Beth Kono through their newly launched media company. Meanwhile, Touch helmer Baltasar Kormkur will direct Apex, with Jeremy Robbins penning the screenplay.

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Plot details about Apex are largely being kept under wraps. However, the film chronicles a rock climber who becomes a target in the wild and fights for survival, with the script described...

Charlize Theron is a one-woman wrecking crew when it comes to conquering challenges on the silver screen, and soon she could face one of her most formidable foes ever in Apex, a high-profile thriller destined to scale the Netflix charts. Theron is in final negotiations to lead Apex, a genre thriller, with Baltasar Kormákur negotiating to direct from a script by Jeremy Robbins. Plot details are scarce, though Deadline says Apex is like Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs, with the story following a rock climber who finds herself getting hunted in the wild. The title is a play on an apex being the top or highest part of something (like a cliff) and a particularly dangerous predator in the wild. The more you know!

In addition to her starring role, Theron will executive produce Apex alongside Dawn Olmstead, Beth Kono, and Aj Dix through their newly minted media outlet.

Netflix’s upcoming thriller Apex is being described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs, and Deadline reports this afternoon that Charlize Theron is now in final talks to star.

Baltasar Kormákur (Touch) is in final talks to direct the thriller.

Written by Jeremy Robbins (“The Purge” television series), the film “follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.”

Deadline notes, “Netflix execs were so blown away by the script that they bought with only the producers on board. When it came to an actor and director, Theron and Kormákur were their first choices, and in another rare case both committed after reading the script.”

Charlize Theron is also on board to produce the film for Netflix.

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Netflix has landed rights to the female-driven genre thriller Apex, described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs, Deadline reports today.

Apex was penned by “The Purge” writer Jeremy Robbins and selected as part of 2021’s The Black List, an annual buzzy compendium of the year’s most-liked unproduced Hollywood screenplays.

The spec script logline for Apex: “When an adrenaline junkie sets out to conquer a menacing river, she discovers that nature isn’t the only thing out for blood.” In other words, one woman finds herself stalked by an Apex predator, only this time of the human variety. And it sounds like it’ll be very intense.

Deadline reports that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have created a need for original stories for studios’ development slates, which has led to a boost in spec and packaging markets. Before the strikes, “the market was not as robust...

Exclusive: While high-profile packages have been flourishing following the ends of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the spec market also looks to have some pop to it as sources tell Deadline that Netflix has landed the female-driven genre thriller Apex from scribe Jeremy Robbins. Ian Bryce and Chernin Entertainment will produce. Netflix declined comment.

The script is described as Free Solo meets Silence of the Lambs and follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild.

The sale comes at an interesting time in a post-strike landscape where studios see a need for new original stories to fill their development slates, and the spec and packaging markets have reaped the rewards. Prior to the WGA strike in May, the market was not as robust as reps cautioned their clients about how hard it is to sell a script with talent attached, let alone a spec on its own.

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The uneasy world of the Nffa is fleshed out in the latest episode of The Purge.

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This The Purge review contains spoilers.

The Purge Season 2 Episode 3

A saying has reverberated throughout season two of The Purge. What happens on Purge Night, stays on Purge Night. As we've seen throughout the series, that's not exactly true. For Ben and Ryan, what happens on Purge Night has, and can, determine the very course of their lives in the wake of a pair of impulsive, desperate actions undertaken on a night in which all that sort of thing is legal. For everyone else, the axiom holds true, but they're not the ones struggling with the consequences of the decisions made in the heat of the moment.

For Tommy, the reckless decision to go back for a bag of cash ends up getting him a death sentence according to the Nffa justice system.

With time running down on The Purge, will Joe find his mission completed or will Miguel interfere with his constitutional rights?

This The Purge review contains spoilers.

The Purge Episode 10

Perhaps I am in the minority, but I love title cards. When I get some sort of ticking clock announcement, or help in figuring out where we are in a particular time line, I always appreciate it. Perhaps it's lazy storytelling. Perhaps I'm just losing my attention span as I age. Either way, when I get some kind of countdown on screen, it always helps me figure out timing, and as time ticks down on the annual Purge, the tension increases. A ticking clock always seems to work, if there's even remote investment in what's going on.

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The Purge reveals a hero. Or the closest thing to it.

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The Purge Episode 6

From the opening of "The Forgotten," it's established pretty strongly that one of the forgotten figures in the episode is Joe. When he's not hiding behind a faceless metal mask, he's living a faceless existence. His father is dying. He works in a factory, a dying industry in America's dying manufacturing sector. He's divorced, eating bologna sandwiches out of a lunch box. He's well-liked among his coworkers, but his most recent date stood him up. In short, Joe is anonymous, as blank and plain as the steel mask he manufactured himself.

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Here’s the new Viewfinder List, the entertainment industry survey which polls studio executives, producers and creatives for their top 10 short films, commercials and/or music videos. This is similar to The Black List, as the Viewfinder List honors short form content and the directors who made them. The list was created by producer Jeff Schroeder, Aaron Schmidt (Langley Park Pictures) and Patrick Chu (FilmNation). In recent years, some of the shorts have been optioned and some of their directors have gotten jobs — and hey, the attention never hurts. This year’s top vote-getter, Fool’s Day, was directed by Cody Blue Snider, the son of Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider. Here is the website where it is possible to watch the shorts:

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Viewfinder List 2011

Votes: 17

Fool’s Day, directed by Cody Blue Snider

Agents: WME – Roger Green, Solco Schuit

Managers: Circle of Confusion – Zach Cox

Votes: 15

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Chicago – The 2013 49th Annual Chicago International Film Festival and Michael Kutza – Festival Founder and Artistic Director – announced the competition award winners at a ceremony in the ‘W’ Hotel City Center on October 18th. The Gold Hugo for Best Film went to “My Sweet Pepper Land,” from Iraq, France and Germany.

Kutza made the announcements along with Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, Programmers Alex Kopecky and Penny Bartlett, plus members of the various juries who worked evaluating the competition. The W Hotel City Center is near Chicago’s financial district and the Sears (now Willis) Tower. The Festival’s highest honor is the Gold Hugo, named for the mythical God of Discovery.

International Feature Film Competition

’My Sweet Pepper Land’

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Read on to see who took home the 10-pound prize and to have a look at our extensive photo gallery.

Hosted this year by yours truly and co-host Jonna Jackson, the evening found Ben Katai's feature flick Beneath to be the big winner, taking home six of the coveted Skully Awards (which were created by Academy Award-winning special effects wizard Stan Winston). See the rest of the winners of the Rachel Belofsky-founded festival, the largest and longest running horror fest in the United States, below.

Best Cinematography: Timothy A. Burton - Beneath

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