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| 'The Last Sunrise' trailer brings Anna Todd young adult novel to life | Prime Video is giving a glimpse of the new film The Last Sunrise. The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring Maia Reficco, Fernando Lindez and Eva Longoria. The Last Sunrise is a young adult drama based on the Anna Todd novel. Reficco stars as Ry, a college student with a chronic illness, who spends a summer in Mallorca, Spain, with her mother (Longoria). As Ry "unexpectedly falls for Julin (Lindez) and begins to embrace living in the moment, her worsening condition and long-hidden family secrets threaten to unravel everything before the summer ends," an official synopsis reads. The film is written by Anna Klassen and directed by Carlson Young. The Last Sunrise premieres Aug. 26 on Prime Video. |
| Michael B. Jordan dons tuxedo in 'Thomas Crown Affair' poster | Amazon MGM Studios released a poster for Oscar-winner Michael B. Jordan's upcoming remake of The Thomas Crown Affair on Tuesday. Jordan directed, produced and stars in the film, which is set for theatrical release on March 5. The cast also includes Kenneth Branagh, Adria Arjona, Lily Gladstone, Danai Gurira and Pilou Asbk. The poster shows Jordan wearing a white tuxedo, black bow tie, diamond earrings and leather driving gloves. The first teaser for the heist movie is set to debut Wednesday. Steve McQueen and Pierce Brosnan played previous incarnations of the wealthy businessman, who is also a brilliant thief, in movies that opened in 1968 and 1999. |
| 'Children of Blood and Bone' trailer shows magical world of Orisha | Paramount Pictures is teasing the new film Children of Blood and Bone. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris and Amandla Stenberg. Children of Blood and Bone is a fantasy film based on the Tomi Adeyemi novel. The book takes place in Orsha, a fictional world where non-magic users, known as kosidn, oppress the maji, known as divners. Mbedu stars as Zlie, a young divner who goes on "a quest to reclaim the magic that was violently stolen from her people," according to an official description. She is joined by her brother, Tzain (Tosin Cole), and the daughter of King Saran (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Princess Amari (Amandla Stenberg). |
| MGM+ to air Anna Kendrick-Sam Heughan thriller 'Embassy' in U.S. | MGM+ has announced plans to air Embassy, a European action-thriller starring Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan and J.K. Simmons in the United States. The show was shot in England and Germany and will also air on Prime Video U.K. No premiere dates have been announced yet. "Embassy is an exciting addition to the MGM+ slate -- a high-octane six-part thriller with an exceptional cast and creative team," Michael Wright, global head of MGM+, said in a statement Tuesday. "Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan, and J.K. Simmons, along with series creator Rom Lotan and directors John Strickland and Christian Alvart, have created a cinematic thriller that reinforces MGM+ as a destination for classic storytelling for a modern audience." |
| WWE 'Raw': Brock Lesnar, Oba Femi have final meeting before 'SummerSlam' | Brock Lesnar and his rival Oba Femi had a final confrontation on Raw before their epic clash this weekend at SummerSlam. Femi kicked off the show on Monday by entering the towering Hell in a Cell structure that he will battle Lesnar inside. Femi was present for an official weigh in with Raw general manger Adam Pearce and WWE head Triple H. The ring was also filled with police officers. Pearce weighed Femi and announced that he stood at 302 pounds. Lesnar then made his way to the ring alongside his manager Paul Heyman. The Beast, however, chose not to enter the Hell in a Cell structure and instead closed the main metal door using a lock. Lesnar and Heyman teased Femi from the outside. |