Dune Part 2: the second part of the film Dune with the first part that was released in 2021. This epic science fiction film is directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. This is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem reprise their roles from the first film, with Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken and Léa Seydoux joining the ensemble cast. Anya Taylor-Joy, whose part in this film was a secret until recently, also stars in the films. It follows up to what happened in the first one and follows Paul Atreides who unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen. Dune Part 2 was released in theatres on March 1 and I went to see it myself this Friday. I was already a fan of the first part, which I also saw in theatres, and this second part is even better. The visuals are incredible and the acting is also amazing. It was great to see even more of Zendaya’s character this time and the newcomers like Pugh, Butler and Walker were really good. This might be one of the best films of this year.
Code 8 Part 2: the new Canadian science fiction action film serving as a sequel to the 2019 film Code 8. Directed by Jeff Chan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Paré, Sherren Lee and Jesse LaVercombe, the film stars Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell who reprise their roles as Connor Reed and Garrett Kelton from the original film. Sirena Gulamgaus, Altair Vincent, Alex Mallari Jr., Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Aaron Abrams, and Jean Yoon also star. The film centers around the 4% of people living in the fictional Lincoln City who possess special abilities. It follows the journey of a teenage girl fighting to get justice for her slain brother at the hands of corrupt police officers. After becoming a witness to the cover-up, she becomes a target and enlists the help of an ex-con and his former partner-in-crime. Code 8: Part II was released on Netflix on February 28.
Shōgun: a new historical drama limited series based on the 1975 novel of the same name by James Clavell. The novel was previously adapted into a 1980 television miniseries. Shōgun follows the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds and a mysterious female samurai. We have John Blackthorne, a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ultimately redefine him; Lord Toranaga, a shrewd, powerful daimyo at odds with his own dangerous, political rivals; and Lady Mariko, a woman with invaluable skills but dishonorable family ties, who must prove her value and allegiance. Clavell’s Shōgun is a fictionalized version of real events and history. The character of Blackthorne is loosely based on the historical English navigator William Adams, who in Japan rose to become a samurai under the strongest powerful daimyo and later the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose life and reign lasted from 1543 to 1616 and on whom Shogun’s character Yoshii Toranaga is based. The series premiered with its first two episodes on February 27 on Hulu and FX in the US and on Disney+ in other territories, with new episodes of the 10-episode series releasing weekly.
Spaceman: a new science fiction drama film directed by Johan Renck and written by Colby Day, based on the 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař. The film stars Adam Sandler, Paul Dano, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, and Isabella Rossellini. It tells the story of an astronaut who is sent on a mission to the edge of the solar system to collect mysterious ancient dust. There he encounters a creature that helps him put his earthly problems back together. Spaceman had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival and was released in limited theatres on February 23 before streaming on Netflix on March 1.
Problemista: a new surrealist comedy film written, directed, and co-produced by Julio Torres, who also stars in the film alongside Tilda Swinton, RZA, Greta Lee, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully, and Isabella Rosselini. The film follows a struggling aspiring toy designer from El Salvador who starts working for an erratic art-world outcast in New York City, hoping to stay in the country and realize his dream before his work visa expires. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest last year and was released in theatres on March 1.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: the newest series in the world of The Walking Dead. This post-apocalyptic horror drama series is created by Scott M. Gimple, Danai Gurira and Andrew Lincoln. It is set after the conclusion of the original The Walking Dead series, with Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira and Pollyanna McIntosh reprising their roles. Andrew Lincoln is back as Rick Grimes, a former sheriff’s deputy from King County, Georgia, and the former leader of the Alexandria Safe-Zone who was presumed to be dead. Danai Gurira is back as Michonne, a katana-wielding warrior, former leader of the Alexandria Safe-Zone and Rick’s wife who left the group to search for him. Pollyanna McIntosh is back as Jadis Stokes / Anne, the warrant officer of the CRM who disappeared along with Rick Grimes on the CRM helicopter. McIntosh also appeared in the spin-off series The Walking Dead: World Beyond’s second season in a main role and now she’s back for this newest spin-off. The Ones Who Live is the sixth spin-off and overall seventh television series in The Walking Dead franchise, and premiered on February 25 on AMC and AMC+ with a new episode releasing weekly.
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