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| Scott Adkins faces Vinnie Jones in 'Reckless' trailer | Samuel Goldwyn Films released the U.S. trailer for Reckless on Tuesday. The film opens May 22 in theaters. Scott Adkins stars as a thief who gets caught after a heist. Released from prison, he gets framed for murder looking for his share of the loot. Vinnie Jones plays a gangster. Adkins kicks his way through underlings to Jones' character's frustration. Reckless opened in the U.K. in February. It is directed by Elliott Montello, his first feature film. Matthew Robert Kelly and Stu Small wrote Reckless. Kelly wrote Way of the Wicked for Jones and Small wrote the Accident Man and Debt Collector movies for Adkins. Reckless also stars Nicole Deon, Kris Johnson, Dean Gaffney and Adam Deacon. |
| Surprise prequel episode of 'The Bear' drops on Hulu | FX on Hulu released a surprise bonus episode of The Bear on Tuesday, titled Gary and written by stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal. The episode, which is listed under its own name and not as part of The Bear series proper, serves as a prequel to the dramedy series. "Gary takes place a few years before the opening of The Bear and follows Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich and Michael 'Mikey' Berzatto on a work trip to Gary, Indiana," the episode description reads. Moss-Bachrach, who plays Richie, announced the bonus episode on Instagram. "COUSINS! PRIMOS! CUGINI!!! Get ready for GARY!!!! We are so excited to finally share this little adventure with Richie and Mikey," Moss-Bachrach wrote. |
| 'Stranger Things' alum Finn Wolfhard announces concert tour | Stranger Things and Ghostbusters: Afterlife alum Finn Wolfhard has announced plans for a North American concert tour to support his upcoming album, Fire From the Hip, which is set for release on July 10. "So excited to be heading out on The Common Side Effects Tour with @sleepersbell and @malcyaudio! Hope to see you at a show," Wolfhard wrote on Instagram Tuesday. "Presale begins Wednesday, May 6th @ 10AM local and general onsale starts Friday, May 8th @ 10AM local." Wolfhard will kick off his series of shows in Washington, D.C., on July 17. He is slated to travel through the United States and Canada, wrapping up the first leg of his tour in Montreal Aug. 1. A second leg will begin in Dallas on Oct. 1. The tour is expected to end on Oct. |
| Anthony Bourdain becomes a chef in 'Tony' biopic trailer | A24 is giving a glimpse of the new film Tony. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring Dominic Sessa as late chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain. Tony is a biopic and "coming-of-age" story exploring how Bourdain evolved from an aspiring writer to a burgeoning chef. Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rich Sommer and Stavros Halkias also star. "A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life," an official synopsis reads. Tony opens in theaters in August. |
| Matthew Rhys to star in BBC newspaper drama 'Dragon Slayers' | Matthew Rhys -- known for his work in The Americans, Perry Mason and Widow's Bay -- is set to play Harry Evans, former editor of The Sunday Times, in the new BBC drama, Dragon Slayers. "Telling the story of Harry Evans and the work of his Insight team is both a privilege and a joy," screenwriter Peter Bowker said in a statement Tuesday. "And having Matthew leading the cast is more than we could have hoped for. All of us are now united by a desire to honour the passion, doggedness and humor of this remarkable group of people. I hope the drama will make us take a fresh look at both journalism and that much maligned decade -- the 1970s." No other casting has been announced yet. |