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'Silent Night' trailer: Joel Kinnaman seeks revenge in John Woo action thriller
Lionsgate is teasing the new film Silent Night.
The studio shared a trailer for the action thriller Tuesday featuring Joel Kinnaman.
Silent Night is directed by famed action director John Woo (Hard Boiled, Mission: Impossible 2) and produced by Basil Iwanyk (John Wick). The film notably has no dialogue.
Kinnaman plays a father seeking revenge after his young son dies when he is caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve.
"While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son's death," an official synopsis reads.
Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres and Catalina Sandino Moreno also star.
Silent Night opens in theaters Dec. 1.
The film will mark Woo's first American feature film since Paycheck (2003).
WATCH IT NOW: Silent Night - Trailer
'Priscilla' trailer explores Priscilla, Elvis Presley's troubled marriage
A24 is teasing the new film Priscilla.
The studio shared a trailer for the biopic Tuesday featuring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi.
Priscilla is based on the memoir Elvis and Me by actress and businesswoman Priscilla Presley, who was married to rock and roll icon Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973. The film is written and directed by Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette).
The new movie explores Priscilla's (Spaeny) life and relationship with Elvis (Elordi) through her perspective.
"Through Priscilla's eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla's long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt an ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame," an official synopsis reads.
The trailer shows scenes from Priscilla and Elvis' courtship and the troubled side of their marriage.
Priscilla will open in theaters Nov. 3.
A24 previously released a teaser trailer for the film in June.
WATCH IT NOW: Priscilla - Trailer
Fall reading: 10 books being adapted for film, TV
Killers of the Flower Moon, All the Light We Cannot See and The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes are being adapted for film and television this fall.
New adaptations will open in theaters and debut on streaming services in October and November.
Some big-name stars are attached to movies and TV series based on books. Here's a rundown:
'Foe'
The 2018 sci-fi thriller novel by Iain Reid follows Junior and Henrietta, a couple whose lives are turned upside down when a stranger arrives at their farm and announces that Junior will leave to live on a space station, while Hen will be left with a robot in her husband's likeness.
The book is being adapted as a new film directed by Garth Davis (Lion) and starring Saoirse Ronan as Hen and Paul Mescal as Junior.
Foe will open in theaters Oct. 6. Amazon Studios shared a trailer for the movie in September.
'The Fall of the House of Usher'
The 1839 short story by Edgar Allan Poe is a Gothic horror tale exploring themes of madness, family, isolation and metaphysical identities.
Netflix will release The Fall of the House of Usher, a new show based on Poe's story and other works by the author, on Oct. 12.
The TV series is a modern retelling from The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan. Bruce Greenwood, Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly, Mark Hamill, Kate Siegel, Paola Nun~ez and T'Nia Miller star.
'Lessons in Chemistry'
The 2022 debut novel by Bonnie Garmus follows Elizabeth Zott, a woman who becomes a beloved cooking show host after her dream of being a chemist is put on hold in a patriarchal society.
The book is being adapted as a new series starring Brie Larson (Captain Marvel) as Elizabeth. Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Kevin Sussman, Patrick Walker and Thomas Mann also star.
Lessons in Chemistry will have a two-episode premiere Oct. 13 on Apple TV+, which released a trailer for the show in September.
'Killers of the Flower Moon'
The 2017 nonfiction book by David Grann explores the murders of several Osage Nation people in 1920s Oklahoma after oil was discovered on tribal land.
The book is being adapted as a new film written and directed by Martin Scorsese. Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone star as Ernest Burkhart and Mollie Kyle, a war hero and an Osage woman who develop a romance.
Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow and Brendan Fraser also star.
Killers of the Flower Moon opens in theaters Oct. 20 and will later stream on Apple TV+. A trailer released in September shows DiCaprio's character torn between love and family.
'Fellow Travelers'
The 2007 historical romance political thriller novel by Thomas Mallon centers on the romance between Hawkins Fuller and Tim Laughlin, two men who first meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
The book is being adapted as a new series created by Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia, Homeland) and starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey as Hawkins and Tim.
The cast also includes Jelani Alladin, Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts.
Fellow Travelers premieres Oct. 27 on Showtime. Bomer and Bailey's characters got close in a first look at the series released in September.
'Black Cake'
The 2022 debut novel by Charmaine Wilkerson follows Bryon and Benny, two siblings who discover a mystery in their mother's past after she dies and leaves behind a voice recording and her family's recipe for black cake.
Oprah Winfrey will executive produce a new series based on Wilkerson's book and starring Ashley Thomas and Adrienne Warren as Bryon and Benny. Chipo Chung, Mia Isaac, Lashay Anderson, Faith Alabi and Glynn Turman also star.
Black Cake will have a three-episode premiere Nov. 1 on Hulu, which released a trailer for the show in October.
'All the Light We Cannot See'
The 2014 war novel by Anthony Doerr takes place during World War II and follows Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French girl who flees with her father to the town of Saint-Malo, and Werner Pfennig, an orphan German boy with a talent for radio technology.
The book is being adapted as a new series from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) and Shawn Levy (Stranger Things). The cast features Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie.
All the Light We Cannot See premieres Nov. 2 on Netflix, which shared a teaser trailer for the show in September.
'The Marsh King's Daughter'
The 2017 psychological thriller novel by Karen Dionne follows Helena Pelletier, a woman who grew up in captivity after her father abducted her mother before she was born. As an adult, Helena must hunt down her father after he escapes from prison.
Daisy Ridley (Star Wars) plays Helena in a new film based on Dionne's book that also stars Brooklynn Prince, Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund and Caren Pistorius.
The Marsh King's Daughter opens in theaters Nov. 3. Lionsgate released a trailer for the movie in August.
'The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes'
The 2020 novel by Suzanne Collins is a prequel and spinoff to Collins' Hunger Games book series. The book follows a young Coriolanus Snow, who forms a bond with Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from District 12, during the 10th Hunger Games.
The book is being adapted as a new film starring Tom Blyth as Snow and Rachel Zegler as Lucy. The cast also includes Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer and Josh Andrés Rivera.
Collins' Hunger Games books were previously adapted as a series of films starring Jennifer Lawrence and Donald Sutherland.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes opens in theaters Nov. 17. A trailer for the film released in September shows Snow's feelings for Lucy complicated by his obligations to the makers of the Games.
'Percy Jackson & the Olympians'
The fantasy book series by Rick Riordan centers on Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old boy who learns he is the demigod son of Poseidon. The series consists of seven novels, the first of which, The Lightning Thief, was released in 2005
The series is being adapted as a new show starring Walker Scobell as Percy, Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase and Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood. Disney+ released a teaser trailer in September that shows Percy arrive at Camp Half-Blood.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians will have a two-episode premiere Dec. 20 on Disney+.
Riordan's books were previously adapted as the films Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) and Sea of Monsters (2013), starring Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario.
Demi Lovato holiday special in the works at Roku
Demi Lovato has a holiday special in the works at Roku.
Roku said in a press release Tuesday that A Very Demi Holiday Special featuring Lovato, 31, will premiere Dec. 8.
A Very Demi Holiday Special features music and surprises to "fill your home and heart with a very Demi twist on the festive spirit."
Lovato will perform classic holiday songs, including "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Jingle Bell Rock," along with some of her hits and a "a very special surprise duet."
"Together with Demi and the OBB Pictures team, we've created a truly fun and unique holiday experience for viewers to connect with and laugh over," Roku Media head of originals Brian Tannenbaum said. "We can't wait for audiences to unwrap this one-of-kind Roku Original special."
"The holidays are such a special time of year, and I can't wait to put my special twist on the celebrations!" Lovato added.
The special is produced by OBB Pictures, with Lovato, Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, Kfir Goldberg, Simone Spira and Todd Yasui as executive producers.
Lovato is a singer and actor who most recently released Revamped, an album featuring rock remixes of their songs, in September.
Adam Devine, Chloe Bridges expecting first child
Adam Devine and Chloe Bridges have a baby on the way.
The 39-year-old actor and 31-year-old actress announced Monday that they are expecting their first child.
Devine shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of himself and Bridges standing back-to-back while holding their bellies.
"Look we're pregnant! Well, I'm just fat now but Chloe is all preggo with a human baby! Obviously, very exciting stuff! This will mostly be a baby page now, as I will be dedicating my life to my child in hopes he doesn't use my decades of recorded dirty jokes against me," he captioned the post.
Devine and Bridges started dating in 2015 after meeting on the set of The Final Girls and married in October 2021.
Devine is known for playing Bumper in the Pitch Perfect films and Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, which was canceled in September amid the writers and actors strikes. He also co-created and starred on Workaholics.
Bridges played Dana Turner in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam and Sydney Driscoll on Pretty Little Liars.
Joshua Jackson, Jodie Turner-Smith to divorce
Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith are headed for divorce.
TMZ reported Monday that Turner-Smith, 37, filed for divorce from Jackson, 45, after nearly four years of marriage.
People confirmed that Turner-Smith filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Turner-Smith cited "irreconcilable differences" for the split and listed the couple's date of separation as Sept. 13, according to Us Weekly.
The actress is seeking joint custody of her 3-year-old daughter with Jackson and is requesting that neither party receive spousal support.
Turner-Smith, a model and actress known for The Last Ship, Nightflyers and Anne Boleyn, married Jackson, an actor known for Dawson's Creek, Fringe and The Affair, in December 2019.
The pair welcomed their daughter in April 2020.
Turner-Smith called Jackson "the man who sees my soul and holds my heart" while celebrating Valentine's Day in February 2020.