WE KILL THEM ALL Trailer (2025) Thriller

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"We'll be ready to finish this." Sony Pictures Home Ent. has revealed an official trailer for an action sequel called Kill 'Em All 2 with JCVD. Did anyone want this? Has anyone been waiting for this? The original Kill 'Em All first opened in 2017 directed by Peter Malota, though I can't remember anything about it. Who saw it? This sequel is being dumped direct-to-video next week. Philip and Suzanne, now agents partnered by the CIA, head to Europe on a new assignment. Jean-Claude Van Damme return as Philip, though Autumn Reeser as Suzanne from the first movie has been replaced by Jacqueline Fernandez as a character named Vanessa instead. The cast also includes Peter Stormare, Maria Conchita Alonso, Andrei Lenart, and Talia Asseraf. On the run, outnumbered, and fighting for their lives, this father and daughter unite to save themselves and the village that Phillip once called home. This looks absolutely terrible, not even worthy of a direct-to-video drop. Every aspect looks bad. JCVD barely even has any action in this trailer - what a waste.

Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Valeri Milev's sequel Kill 'Em All 2, direct from YouTube:

Kill 'Em All 2 Poster

Seven years after the events of Kill 'Em All, retired spy Phillip (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and his long-lost daughter, Vanessa, are living peacefully off the grid in Italy. When their whereabouts are discovered by Vlad, the vengeful brother of their previous target, they must do anything it takes to escape his merciless army. On the run, outnumbered, and fighting for their lives, father and daughter unite to save themselves and the village that Phillip once called home. To defeat Vlad's men and rescue the innocent lives they've endangered, Phillip & Vanessa know the job isn't done until the last bullet is fired. Kill 'Em All 2 is directed by Bulgarian filmmaker Valeri Milev, director of the films Code Red, Re-Kill, Bullets of Justice previously. The screenplay is written by James Agnew. It's produced by Richard Salvatore, Rafael Primorac, Danielle Maloni, Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi. Exec produced by Jean-Claude Van Damme. Sony will debut Kill 'Em All 2 direct-to-VOD at home starting on September 24th, 2024 this month. Anyone want to watch?
Here’s your first trailer for Jean-Claude Van Damme action sequel Kill ‘Em All 2, which Sony is releasing digitally from September 24.

Set seven years after the events of Kill ‘Em All, the film will see retired spy Phillip (Van Damme) and his long-lost daughter, Vanessa (Jacqueline Fernandez), living peacefully off the grid in Italy. When their whereabouts are discovered by Vlad, the vengeful brother of their previous target, they must do anything it takes to escape his merciless army. On the run, outnumbered, and fighting for their lives, father and daughter unite to save themselves and the village that Phillip once called home.

Action icon Van Damme and Jacqueline Fernandez star with Peter Stormare and Maria Conchita Alonso.

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Valeri Milev directs from a script by James Agnew. Producers are Richard Salvatore, Rafael Primorac, Danielle Maloni, Andrea Iervolino, and Monika Bacardi. Jean-Claude Van Damme is exec producer.

As we revealed last year, the Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions film shot on the Caribbean island of Antigua as part of a film and TV deal between producer Iervolino and the island.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme returns as spy Phillip
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The plot revolves around Phillip and Vanessa escaping a vengeful enemy in Italy
The trailer of the sequel of Kill 'Em All is here. Featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme in the lead, this one has Jacqueline Fernandez as his on-screen daughter. This will mark Jacqueline's second Hollywood venture.

While Van Damme would return as the spy Philip, Fernandez will be seen as his long-lost daughter, Venessa.

The official note of the film reads,"Seven years after the events of KILL ‘EM ALL, retired spy Phillip (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and his long-lost daughter, Vanessa, are living peacefully off the grid in Italy. But when their whereabouts are discovered by Vlad, the vengeful brother of their previous target, they must do anything it takes to escape his merciless army. On the run, outnumbered, and fighting for their lives, father and daughter unite to save themselves and the village that Phillip once called home. To defeat Vlad’s men and rescue the innocent lives they’ve endangered, Phillip and Vanessa know the job isn’t done until the last bullet is fired (sic)."

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Here's the trailer:

The film has been directed by Valeri Milev of Bullets of Justice and Re-Kill fame, with screenplay by James Agnew, and will also star Peter Stormare and Maria Conchita Alonso.

Jacqueline, meanwhile, will next be seen in Fateh alongside Sonu Sood. The film is scheduled to release on January 10, 2025. She also has Welcome to the Jungle with Akshay Kumar in the pipeline. The film stars an ensemble cast including Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Lara Dutta, Suniel Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Rajpal Yadav, Johny Lever, Kiku Sharda, Krushna Abhishek, Rahul Dev and singers-brothers Daler Mehndi and Mika Singh.
Everyone's favorite kickboxer is back in action with the new Jean-Claude Van Damme sequel, Kill Em All 2, which just released its first trailer. The new trailer for Kill Em All 2 was released exclusively on Deadline, giving fans of Van Damme their first look at what's in store for the actor's latest action spectacle. As per usual with just about every action-packed sequel, this time, the stakes are personal.

Taking place seven years after the events of the original Kill Em All, the sequel sees the main protagonist Phillip (Jeaan-Claude Van Damme) taking a page out of Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) from The Equalizer 3's playbook by living out his retirement in Italy. He's there trying to make up lost time with his formerly estranged daughter Vanessa (Jacqueline Ferandez), but since this is a Jean-Claude Van Damme action movie, these peaceful times can only last for so long. The father-daughter duo soon become the targets of Vlad Petrovic (Andre Lenart) — the sadistic brother of the first film's villain who has sworn revenge against Phillip and everything he's ever cared about. Now, Phillip and Vanessaa will have to fight tooth and nail to survive and hopefully live out the rest of their retirement without having to evade dangerous men like Vlad.

The official synopsis for Kill Em All 2 reads as follows:

"Seven years after the events of 'Kill Em All', retired spy Phillip and his long-lost daughter, Vanessa, are living peacefully off the grid in Italy. But when their whereabouts are discovered by Vlad, the vengeful brother of their previous target, they must do anything it takes to escape his merciless army. On the run, outnumbered, and fighting for their lives, father and daughter unite to save themselves and the village that Phillip once called home. To defeat Vlad’s men and rescue the innocent lives they’ve endangered, Phillip and Vanessa know the job isn’t done until the last bullet is fired."

Jean-Claude Van Damme's long and prestigious career as an action superstar requires no introduction. His list of iconic roles includes such works as Kickboxer, Universal Soldier, and, a personal favorite of ours, Street Fighter (which is set to get a new adaptation). Van Damme also isn't the only star who is returning for Kill Em All 2 either. Also returning is The Running Man star Maria Conchita Alonso as Agent Linda Sanders and Constantine star Peter Stormare as Agent Mark Holman.

You'll Be Able to Watch 'Kill Em All 2' Sooner Than You Think

Even though the trailer for Kill Em All 2 has just been released, you won't have to wait too long at all to see the latest action film from Jean-Claude Van Damme. Van Damme's latest is set to release exclusively on digital VOD on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. That's only about a week away, so you'll be able to experience this high-octane thrill ride within a mere matter of days.

Until then, you can get caught up on the story of Phillip by watching the first Kill Em All, which is currently available to rent or buy on VOD. Check out the new trailer below.

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Sony Pictures has released the trailer for Jean-Claude Van Damme's action sequel Kill 'Em All 2. I’ve never seen the first film, but it must’ve done well enough for a sequel to be made.

The film is set seven years after the events of Kill 'Em All, and in the story “retired spy Phillip (Van Damme) and his long-lost daughter, Vanessa, are living peacefully off the grid in Italy.

“When their whereabouts are discovered by Vlad, the vengeful brother of their previous target, they must do anything it takes to escape his merciless army. On the run, outnumbered, and fighting for their lives, father and daughter unite to save themselves and the village that Phillip once called home.

“To defeat Vlad's men and rescue the innocent lives they've endangered, Phillip & Vanessa know the job isn't done until the last bullet is fired.”

The movie was directed by Valeri Milev and it also stars Peter Stormare, Maria Conchita Alonso, Andrei Lenart, and Talia Asseraf.

The movie doesn’t look good at all and it was dumped directly on VOD where you can watch it now.
After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger arrives at a local hospital on the brink of death. Then, a foreign gang brazenly comes to the hospital to hunt him down. His nurse, the sole surviving witness to the follow-up shootout, must face an FBI interrogation that unlocks a plot of international intrigue and revenge.
StarringJean-Claude Van DammeAutumn ReeserPeter Stormare
DirectorPeter Malota
WritersJesse CilioBrian SmolenskyCraig Stewart
At long last, Netflix is about to debut the much-anticipated action-comedy anime Sakamoto Days this weekend and, to celebrate, the streamer has shared one final trailer introducing viewers to Taro Sakamoto. Once a legendary hitman at the top of his game, he abandoned his profession to settle down with his family and run a convenience store. Leaving the criminal life behind isn't easy, however, and it isn't long before his past catches up with him and threatens those he loves. The footage shows Sakamoto using his fabled skills to protect the cozy life he's built, with Critical Role host Matthew Mercer lending his voice to the former killer for the star-studded English dub.

Beginning like a tense action thriller, the new teaser gives a glimpse at Sakamoto's old life of slicing through and mowing down gang members with ease and striking fear into the hearts of everyone in the criminal underworld. However, all of that changes when the love of his life, Aoi, begs him to promise her that he'll never kill again. Just like that, he retires, gets married, has a child, and grows into an overweight, unassuming convenience store owner that young fellow former assassin Shin Asakura can barely recognize. His skills haven't faded one bit though, and he'll need everything from his ability to catch bullets with chopsticks to his fearsome hand-to-hand skills to fend off the myriad of colorful characters who want to claim the 1 billion yen bounty on his head. Although he's free to beat the tar out of them (and profit from the bandages they have to buy), if he violates the family rule and kills anyone, he'll be served his divorce papers on the spot by a vengeful Aoi.

Sakamoto Days promises a blend of silliness and warm family fuzzies with action and high stakes as Sakamoto and his comrades defend their little family. It's based on Yuto Suzuki's wildly popular manga of the same name serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump and hails from director Masaki Watanabe and Dr. Stone production company TMS Entertainment. Speaking to Tudum, Watanabe wants to ensure that, while the series will offer plenty of laughs, the action will never take a backseat and will reflect the same intensity he felt reading its source material:

“When I first had the chance to read Sakamoto Days, I remember how electrifying the powerful action scenes were. Keeping that feeling at the heart of production, I want to take all the components unique to the screen — movement, color, and sound — to make Sakamoto Days a dynamic and fast-paced anime, while keeping in mind the humor sprinkled throughout the original. We intend to faithfully portray the character of Sakamoto, the family man and the killer who doesn’t kill. Our staff are putting their all into this, so stay tuned!”

'Sakamoto Days' Boasts a Star-Studded English Dub Cast

Adding to the excitement for the series is the English dub cast, which sees Mercer joined by a mix of Netflix and anime favorites. Dallas Liu, who plays Prince Zuko in the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, voices Shin, with Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña as Heisuke Mashimo, Solo Leveling's Aleks Le as Nagumo, Turning Red's Rosalie Chiang as Lu Shaotang, multi-talented YouTube star Rosie Okumura as Aoi, and Delicious in Dungeon's SungWon Cho as Boiled. Also on board are WWE superstar Lexi Cabrera, better known as Alexa Bliss, Tik-Tok sensation Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall, and Toru Uchikado.

Sakamoto Days Season 1 Part 1 will feature 11 episodes airing weekly starting this Saturday, January 11. Part 2 will debut sometime in July.

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Sakamoto Days
Animation
Action
Adventure
Taro Sakamoto, a legendary hitman who retired to run a small convenience store, finds his quiet life interrupted by former associates and enemies from his past. As threats emerge, Sakamoto must rely on his extraordinary combat skills to safeguard his family and maintain his peaceful existence. The series blends action and comedy, following Sakamoto as he navigates the dangers of his former life while trying to lead a normal life in the present.

Release Date
January 11, 2025
Cast
Matthew Mercer , Dallas Liu , Rosalie Chiang , Rosie Okumura , Xolo Mariduena , Aleks Le , Alexa Bliss , SungWon Cho , Dushaunt Fik-Shun Stegall , Toru Uchikado
Main Genre
Animation
Seasons
1
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Kill 'Em All 2

Release poster
Directed by Valeri Milev
Written by James Agnew
Produced by
Rafael Primorac
Richard Salvatore
Danielle Maloni
Andrea Iervolino
Monika Bacardi
Starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jacqueline Fernandez
Peter Stormare
María Conchita Alonso
Cinematography Angelo Stramaglia
Edited by Alessandro Heffler
Music by Aldo Shllaku
Production
companies
Arramis Films
Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment
March On Productions
Distributed by Destination Films
Release date
September 24, 2024
Running time 85 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Kill 'Em All 2 is a 2024 American direct-to-video action film directed by Valeri Milev and written by James Agnew. It is a direct sequel to Kill 'Em All (2017), and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jacqueline Fernandez, Peter Stormare, and María Conchita Alonso.

Kill 'Em All 2 was released on digital on September 24, 2024.

Plot
Phillip comes face to face with a Russian-French terrorist who comes to exact vengeance on him for killing his brother.

Cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme as Philip
Jacqueline Fernandez as Vanessa
Peter Stormare as CIA Agent Holman
María Conchita Alonso as FBI Agent Sanders
Production
In December 2023, a sequel to Kill 'Em All (2017) was announced, with Jean-Claude Van Damme reprising his role as Philip, with principal photography beginning in January 2024.[1]

Release
Kill 'Em All 2 was released on digital on September 24, 2024.[2]

References
Wiseman, Andreas (December 7, 2023). "Jean-Claude Van Damme To Star In 'Kill 'Em All 2'; Filming Set For January In Antigua As Part Of New Deal With Producer Andrea Iervolino". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
Wiseman, Andreas (September 16, 2024). "Sony Releases First Trailer For Jean-Claude Van Damme & Jacqueline Fernandez Action Sequel 'Kill 'Em All 2'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
External links
Kill 'Em All 2 at IMDb
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Carry-On

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Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by T.J. Fixman
Produced by Dylan Clark
Starring
Taron Egerton
Sofia Carson
Danielle Deadwyler
Theo Rossi
Logan Marshall-Green
Jason Bateman
Cinematography Lyle Vincent
Edited by
Fred Raskin
Elliot Greenberg
Krisztian Majdik
Music by Lorne Balfe
Production
companies
Dylan Clark Productions
DreamWorks Pictures
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
December 13, 2024
Running time 119 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $47 million
Carry-On is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by T. J. Fixman. The film stars Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler and Jason Bateman. Its plot follows a young TSA officer who is blackmailed into allowing a nerve agent on board a flight during Christmas Eve.

Carry-On was released by Netflix on December 13, 2024, received positive reviews from critics, and earned more views during its opening week than any other film released on Netflix in 2024.[1]

Plot
Ethan Kopek, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Los Angeles International Airport, has become cynical and unambitious after failing the police academy by concealing his father's criminal history. On Christmas Eve, his pregnant girlfriend, Nora, encourages him to reapply and pursue his dream. Instead, Ethan requests his supervisor, Phil Sarkowski, assign him to manage a baggage-scanning lane, hoping to demonstrate his merit for a promotion.

During his shift, Ethan receives an earbud, through which he is contacted by a ruthless mercenary, the Traveler, who orders him to let a specific carry-on case pass through the scanner—or Nora will be killed. The Traveler's accomplice, the Watcher, remotely monitors Ethan, thwarting his attempts to alert the authorities. Ethan secretly warns his colleague, Lionel, using a message written in invisible ink. However, before Lionel can act, the Traveler poisons him with aconitine, causing a fatal heart attack.

Due to Ethan's seemingly erratic behavior, his friend Jason takes over his position. The Traveler tells Ethan he will kill Jason if necessary to execute his plan, so Ethan gets Jason fired by framing him for being drunk on the job. As instructed, Ethan lets a man pass through with the carry-on case, spying the name Mateo Flores on his boarding pass. The Traveler then reveals the case's contents: Novichok, a lethal and incurable nerve agent.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective Elena Cole investigates a double homicide and discovers the victims had smuggled Novichok into the country. Cole alerts the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and connects the threat to Ethan's aborted 911 call. In response, a terminal-wide sweep is ordered. Ethan adds Mateo to the list of passengers flagged for inspection. However, the Traveler suspects Ethan's interference and confronts him in the restroom. Ethan seizes the Traveler's plastic gun. In retaliation, the Traveler arms the Novichok bomb.

Sarkowski detains Mateo for inspection, but Ethan interrupts, holding them both at gunpoint. Mateo fatally stabs Sarkowski after Ethan refuses to shoot him, before revealing that he, too, is being coerced; the Watcher is holding Mateo's husband, Jesse, hostage. With time running out, the Traveler guides Ethan to reset the bomb. Afterward, Mateo is ordered to kill Ethan and takes the plastic gun, but he is killed when it overheats and explodes. The Traveler retrieves the Novichok case and orders the Watcher to kill Nora. Ethan uses Mateo's phone to warn her. Nora narrowly evades the Watcher, who is ultimately killed by Jesse.

En route to the airport with DHS agent John Alcott, Cole soon realizes the agent is an imposter—one of the Traveler's accomplices—and kills him in self-defense. Upon arriving at the airport, Cole confronts Ethan, confirms the active threat, and alerts the LAPD, initiating a terminal shutdown. Cole uncovers that the Traveler's target is a congresswoman aboard a flight to Washington, D.C., who advocates for increased weapons funding. The Novichok attack is designed to implicate Russia, ensuring congressional approval of substantial defense spending, thereby enriching weapons manufacturers.

The Traveler boards the flight, unaware that Ethan has switched the bomb into an identical but larger suitcase, forcing him to stow it in the plane's cargo hold. Ethan infiltrates the hold to disarm the bomb, while Nora persuades Cole to allow the flight to take off, preventing the Traveler from becoming suspicious. As Ethan begins dismantling the bomb, the Traveler receives an alert and confronts him at gunpoint. Before the Traveler can re-arm the Novichok and escape using a parachute, Ethan locks him inside an airtight refrigeration unit with the nerve agent, killing him. The plane safely returns to the airport.

One year later, Ethan, Nora, and their child pass through a TSA checkpoint as they prepare to travel to Tahiti with Jason and his family. Ethan places his LAPD badge in the scanning tray.

Cast
Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek, a 30-year-old man who works as a TSA officer at Los Angeles International Airport.
Jason Bateman as Traveler, a ruthless mercenary who blackmails Ethan to deliver a dangerous package, revealed to be Novichok.
Sofia Carson as Nora Parisi, a 27-year-old woman who works at the airport as an airline manager. Nora is Ethan's girlfriend and is pregnant with their child.
Danielle Deadwyler as Elena Cole, an LAPD detective investigating the Novichok.
Theo Rossi as Watcher, Traveler's partner who helps him spy on Ethan to ensure that the package clears TSA screening.
Logan Marshall-Green as Agent Alcott, a DHS agent revealed to be an impersonator and one of Traveler's accomplices.
Dean Norris as Phil Sarkowski, senior TSA agent at the airport and Ethan and Jason's supervisor.
Sinqua Walls as Jason Noble, Ethan's friend and fellow TSA officer. Jason has a wife named Rochelle and they have twin sons.
Curtiss Cook as Lionel Williams, Ethan's colleague who works as a police officer at the airport.
Josh Brener as Herschel, Elena's partner who helps her investigate the events.
Tonatiuh Elizarraraz as Mateo Flores, a hostage of the Traveler who is forced to cooperate to save his husband's life.
Production
In June 2021, Amblin Partners signed a deal with Netflix to produce multiple films per year for the streaming service.[2] Carry-On was originally planned to be the first film to come from the deal, the initial draft of the screenplay was written by former Insomniac Games writer T. J. Fixman, with Michael Green writing another draft.[3] Only Fixman was eventually credited with the screenplay while Green received an off-screen "Additional Literary Material" credit.[4] Fixman intended the film to be an illustration of the trolley problem.[5]

In July 2022, it was announced that Taron Egerton was attached to star in the lead role of Ethan Kopek.[3] In August 2022, Jason Bateman joined the film co-starring alongside Egerton as the mysterious traveler.[6] Sofia Carson and Danielle Deadwyler joined the cast in September 2022.[7] Theo Rossi joined the cast in October 2022.[8] Dean Norris, Logan Marshall-Green, and Sinqua Walls were among the eight new cast additions to join the film later that month.[9]

On an estimated budget of $47 million,[10] principal photography took place in New Orleans, Louisiana from September 2022 to January 2023.[11]

Fixman received extensive expert advice about airport security but deliberately used artistic license with TSA procedures for the sake of the storyline.[5]

Release
Carry-On was produced by DreamWorks Pictures, but was released under the Amblin Entertainment banner.[12] Carry-On was released on Netflix on December 13, 2024.[13][14]

Ten days after its release, the film had 97 million views, and was anticipated to become one of the top ten most-watched films on Netflix.[15]

In January 2025, Carry-On became the fifth-most-watched Netflix English-language film of all time, having received more than 149.5 million views.[16]

Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 88 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Taron Egerton and an against-type Jason Bateman make for great adversaries in Carry-On, a throwback thriller that clears all checkpoints of plot logic with its confident execution."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[18]

Sarah Little, writing for Screen Rant, said, "Netflix's Carry-On has been shockingly divisive in the days following its premiere, as most critics seemingly enjoyed the movie, while audiences have (ironically) been more critical of it."[19]

The TSA noted that the film contains inaccuracies, but praised the filmmakers for portraying a TSA officer in a heroic light.[5]

References
Campione, Karen (December 17, 2024). "'Carry-On' Soars To Netflix's Biggest Film Debut Of The Year As 'Black Doves' Continues TV Reign". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
Kroll, Justin (June 21, 2021). "Hell Freezes Over? Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners In Deal To Make Movies For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
Kroll, Justin (July 27, 2022). "Taron Egerton To Star In Thriller 'Carry On' For Jaume Collet-Serra, Amblin And Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
"Carry On". Writers Guild of America West. March 27, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
Chung, Christine (December 26, 2024). "The Writer of the Netflix Hit 'Carry-On' Talks About the 'Trolley Problem' and the T.S.A.". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved December 27, 2024. Which is not to say everything plays out according to the T.S.A. handbook. "We deviated when we needed to take creative license for the sake of the movie," Mr. Fixman said.
Kroll, Justin (August 31, 2022). "Jason Bateman To Co-Star Opposite Taron Egerton In Amblin And Netflix Thriller 'Carry On' From Jaume Collet-Serra". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
Kroll, Justin (September 26, 2022). "'Purple Hearts' Star Sofia Carson And Netflix Find Next Project To Team On With Thriller 'Carry On', 'Till' Star Danielle Deadwyler Also On Board". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 4, 2022). "Theo Rossi Boards Jason Bateman & Taron Egerton Netflix Amblin Thriller 'Carry On'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
Cordero, Rosy (October 17, 2022). "'Carry-On': Dean Norris, Tonatiuh, Logan Marshall Green & Sinqua Walls Among 8 New Cast In Netflix Amblin Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
"Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Carry On" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
"Productions". New Orleans Film Commission. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
"Carry-On (2024) - About the Movie | Amblin". Amblin Partners. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 1, 2024). "Netflix 2024 Movie Slate Counts Titles From Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Seinfeld & Woody Woodpecker; 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' Sets Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
Cohen, Anne; DeLillo, John (August 28, 2024). "Carry-On: Taron Egerton Will Take Off in New Gripping Action Thriller". Netflix. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
White, Peter (December 24, 2024). "'Carry-On' Closes In On Netflix All-Time Top 10 As 'Virgin River's Return Takes Top Weekly TV Spot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
Malkin, Marc (January 7, 2025). "'Carry-On' Enters Netflix's Top 5 Most-Viewed Movies of All Time; Director Jaume Collet-Serra Says No Sequel Talks Yet". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
"Carry-On". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 3, 2025. Edit this at Wikidata
"Carry-On". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
Little, Sarah (December 18, 2024). "Carry-On's Divided Rotten Tomatoes Scores Explained: Why It's Fresh with Critics but Rotten with Audiences". Screen Rant.
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Don't Move

Release poster
Directed by
Adam Schindler
Brian Netto
Written by
TJ Cimfel
David White
Produced by
Sam Raimi
Zainab Azizi
Alex Lebovici
Christian Mercuri
Sarah Sarandos
Starring
Kelsey Asbille
Finn Wittrock
Moray Treadwell
Daniel Francis
Cinematography Zach Kuperstein
Edited by Josh Ethier
Music by
Mark Korven
Michelle Osis
Production
companies
Raimi Productions
ZQ Entertainment
Capstone Studios
Hammerstone Studios
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
October 25, 2024
Running time 92 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Don't Move is a 2024 American thriller film starring Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell, and Daniel Francis. It was directed by Adam Schindler and Brian Netto, and written by TJ Cimfel and David White.

Grieving mother Iris inadvertently comes across a serial killer, who injects her with a paralytic agent. She must escape by running, fighting and hiding before it takes full effect and her body shuts down.

Netflix released the film on October 25, 2024.

Plot
Iris wakes up one morning and drives to a California state park unnoticed by her sleeping husband. She grieves for her young son Mateo, who died during a family hiking trip, and has taken Mateo's toy boat to a memorial she has built at the base of a tree. While contemplating suicide at a cliff's edge, Iris is interrupted by Richard.

He encourages her not to jump and relays his own tragic past. Iris changes her mind and follows Richard back to their parked cars. There, he attacks her with a stun device, ties her wrists and ankles with zip ties, and places her in the back of his car. Iris frees her hands and while attacking Richard, she discovered that he had earlier injected her with a paralyzing agent. She escapes into the thick forest, but the effects of the drug gradually incapacitate her.

Iris is discovered by Bill, who takes her to his cabin to render aid. Richard appears at the cabin, but a suspicious Bill refuses to reveal Iris' presence and calls 911. A fight ensues between Richard and Bill. Bill is killed and Iris reveals herself when Richard sets the cabin on fire.

Richard steals Bill's truck and returns to his car, which was wrecked when Iris attacked him. A highway patrol officer stops to investigate, but Richard kills him when he becomes suspicious. Richard takes Iris to a lake intending to drown her with weights off the side of a rowboat. Iris, having partially regained her motor skills, stabs Richard in the neck and shoots him with the gun Richard took from the dead highway patrolman. In the melee, some of the bullets pierce the hull and sink the boat with the immobilized Iris.

Iris emerges from the water and manages to swim to the dock where they embarked. Richard, mortally wounded, floats ashore several yards away. Iris makes her way to him, thanks him for renewing her will to live, and walks away, leaving him to a presumably painful death.

Cast
Kelsey Asbille as Iris
Finn Wittrock as Richard
Moray Treadwell as Bill
Daniel Francis as Dontrell, a police officer
Production
In December 2022, it was reported that Adam Schindler and Brian Netto would direct the thriller Don't Move, written by TJ Cimfel and David White.[2] It was produced by Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi of Raimi Productions, Christian Mercuri's Capstone Studios, Alex Lebovici of Hammerstone Studios, and Sarah Sarandos.[3][4]

In May 2023, Kelsey Asbille and Finn Wittrock were cast in lead roles.[3] Principal photography took place in Bulgaria from June to late July 2023.[5][3] Two days before completion, production was granted an interim agreement to continue filming during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[5][6] Mark Korven and Michelle Osis scored the film.[7]

Release
In November 2023, Signature Entertainment acquired the distribution rights for the United Kingdom and Ireland.[8] In April 2024, Netflix bought worldwide rights.[9] The film was released on Netflix on October 25, 2024.[10]

Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 72% of 47 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Don't Move gets a reasonable amount of mileage out of its self-imposed limitations, making for a slight but effective thriller that'll get the blood pumping."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on nine critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[12]

Ben Travis of Empire gave the film 3/5 stars, writing, "The results are consistently engaging and well-calibrated for Friday-night Netflix viewing – a bright calling card for its filmmakers, even if it isn't destined to live long in the memory."[13] The Guardian's Benjamin Lee also gave it 3/5 stars, writing, "Don't Move doesn't quite stick the landing as smoothly as one might hope with a few too many incredulous moments... and some biffed one-liners, but there are enough heart-in-throat moments on the way there to separate this from most of the genre guff on Netflix."[14]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Saturn Awards February 2, 2025 Best Television Presentation Don't Move Pending [15]
References
"Don't Move (18)". British Board of Film Classification. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
Bergeson, Samantha (December 20, 2022). "Sam Raimi Announces Next Film Don't Move to Be Helmed by 50 Stages of Fright Co-Directors". IndieWire. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
Ritman, Alex (May 15, 2023). "Cannes: Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock to Lead Horror Don't Move for Sam Raimi, Barbarian Exec Producer Alex Lebovici (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
Gajewski, Ryan (September 20, 2024). "Sam Raimi-Produced Netflix Thriller Don't Move Debuts Trailer With Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
Kay, Jeremy (July 19, 2023). "Sam Raimi horror, The Watchers among new indie shoots approved by SAG-AFTRA". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
Kroll, Justin (July 19, 2023). "Ishana Night Shyamalan's The Watchers & Sam Raimi's Don't Move Among Latest Projects Granted SAG-AFTRA Waivers To Shoot During Strike". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
"Mark Korven & Michelle Osis Scoring Adam Schindler's & Brian Netto's Don't Move". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
Ramachandran, Naman (November 1, 2023). "Sam Raimi-Produced Horror Thriller Don't Move Acquired for U.K., Ireland by Signature Entertainment (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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Lee, Benjamin (October 25, 2024). "Don't Move review – high-concept Netflix survival thriller has its moments". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
Hipes, Patrick (December 5, 2024). "'Dune: Part Two', 'Fallout' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
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Elevation

Theatrical release poster
Directed by George Nolfi
Written by
John Glenn
Jacob Roman
Kenny Ryan
Produced by
Brad Fuller
John Glenn
George Nolfi
Joel Viertel
Jeremy Kipp Walker
Natalie Sellers
Alexander Black
Anthony Mackie
Starring
Anthony Mackie
Morena Baccarin
Maddie Hasson
Cinematography Shelly Johnson
Edited by Joel Viertel
Music by H. Scott Salinas
Production
companies
Lyrical Media
Grinder Monkey
John Glenn Entertainment
Distributed by Vertical
Release date
November 8, 2024
Running time 92 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $18 million[2]
Box office $3.3 million[3][4]
Elevation is a 2024 American post-apocalyptic action thriller film directed by George Nolfi and written by Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman. It stars Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson.

Elevation was released in the United States on November 8, 2024.

Plot
Three years prior to the events of the film, mysterious apex predators called Reapers emerged from sinkholes underground and exterminated humanity, with 95% killed in the first month. Survivors live in pocketed communities 8,000 feet or more above sea level - elevations that the creatures do not venture into.

One of the pocket communities is Lost Gulch Refuge in Front Range, Colorado, where a single father, Will, lives with his son, Hunter, who has a lung disease. Will is haunted by the death of his wife, Tara, who was killed by Reapers during an expedition with Nina, a former scientist, to find their weaknesses. Hunter becomes irritated after months of isolation; neighboring communities have turned off their radios to conserve their remaining electricity and use flags to communicate instead. Will learns that he is running out of oxygen filters for Hunter. Nina tries to dissuade Will from journeying to Boulder, Colorado in order to find more filters, but Will convinces her to come with him in order to reach her old laboratory and find a way to kill the Reapers.

Katie joins them, and they enter the Elba Fire Road that leads them to a mine below the safety line. Nina has a compass device she invented that can detect a nearby Reaper due to their high bioelectromagnetic pulses. They gather supplies along the way, including a grenade launcher, and follow the road leading them to a former ski area. They are spotted by a Reaper, but Will turns on the ski lift's backup generators, allowing the group to narrowly escape the Reaper above the safety line. They rest at the old lodge, where Nina explains that the Reapers don't eat or sleep, theorizing that they are not biological creatures.

The next morning, the group comes to a former mining tunnel Will knows from when he was a miner; however, the mines' lower levels dip below the safety line, and if they enter, Nina's compass won't warn them of nearby Reapers since it does not function underground. As they enter the mines, they find that the level above the safety line was welded shut during the initial invasion, forcing them to enter the lower levels. The group is then attacked by a Reaper, and Katie is killed by its tendrils. Nina and Will manage to escape and make it back to the surface above the safety line.

Nina wants to return to her lab for her stockpile of magnesium oxide, hypothesizing that the Reaper's impenetrable scales produce magnetic defense mechanisms and if one of the bullets is laced with a magnesium mineral, it will penetrate and kill the creature through internal combustion. They proceed to Boulder and manage to find oxygen filters in an abandoned hospital. A Reaper attacks them, but Will shoots at gas canisters to stall it, giving them enough time to escape. Will wants to get back to his son, but Nina convinces him to help her return to her former laboratory at the U.S. Department of Energy. Will learns that Nina lost her family to a Reaper attack. Nina lets Will go back to his son while she researches how to kill the creatures. After several attempts, Nina successfully kills a Reaper that breaks into the lab with a bullet laced in a magnesium/cobalt mixture.

Will leaves in a pickup truck, but his tires pop, forcing him to run to the safety line while pursued by Reapers. The Reapers corner him, but Nina arrives just in time and kills the Reapers with her Co/Mg-laced bullets, causing them to explode from internal combustion upon impact. They realize that the Reapers are not biological, but machines built using advanced alien technology, proving Nina's theory correct.

They return to Lost Gulch and Will reunites with Hunter. Nina raises a pirate flag for other nearby communities in the Rocky Mountains, signifying that a Reaper has been killed. The communities resume radio contact and start arming themselves with Co/Mg-coated bullets to fight back against the Reapers.

Sometime later, Nina looks through a telescope with Will at her side as three greenish 'meteorites' enter orbit.

Cast
Anthony Mackie as Will
Morena Baccarin as Nina
Maddie Hasson as Katie
Shauna Earp as Hannah, a townsperson
Rachel Nicks as Tara, Will's Wife
Danny Boyd Jr. as Hunter, Will and Tara's son
Tyler Grey as Tim
Production
In October 2022, it was announced that a post-apocalyptic action thriller film titled Elevation was in development, with George Nolfi hired to direct and Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman writing the screenplay. Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson were set to star.[5] Principal photography began by November 2022, in Colorado,[6] and had wrapped by late March 2023.[7]

Release
In May 2024, Vertical acquired rights to the film.[8] Elevation was released in the United States on November 8, 2024.[9]

Reception
Box office
In the United States and Canada, Elevation was released alongside Heretic, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Weekend in Taipei, and the wide expansion of Anora. The film debuted with $1.2 million from 1,416 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing 11th at the box office.[10]

Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 53% of 45 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Beautiful scenery and a solid star turn from Anthony Mackie raise Elevation up to an extent, but this sci-fi thriller is too derivative to reach the peak of its potential."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 49 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[12]

Zachary Lee of RogerEbert.com gave the film two and a half out of four stars and wrote, "[W]hile Elevation may never rise above its genre trappings or escape the shadow of its influences, it never stoops so low as to be mindlessly vapid. Simply executed at ninety minutes, it's escapism of the highest order, offering perils at a screen's distance of safety."[13]

References
"Elevation (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
Wenzel, John (October 28, 2024). "Watch: "Elevation," an Anthony Mackie movie filmed in Boulder, gets first trailer". Broomfield Enterprise.
"Elevation – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
"Elevation (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Nash Information Services. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
Kroll, Justin (October 13, 2022). "Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin And Maddie Hasson To Star In George Nolfi's 'Elevation' From Lyrical Media And Producer Brad Fuller". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
Wiseman, Andreas (November 10, 2022). "Anthony Mackie Post-Apocalyptic Thriller 'Elevation' Pre-Sells Out Of AFM To 25+ Territories Including France, Germany, UK, Spain, Lat Am, Korea & Australia". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
Michael Rosenbaum (April 4, 2023). Morena Baccarin: Deadpool Situation, Impostor Syndrome, Chaos with Ben McKenzie & Firefly Reunion. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via YouTube.
Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Vertical Acquires Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Thriller 'Elevation' Starring Anthony Mackie & Morena Baccarin". Deadline Hollywood.
"Elevation: Exclusive Teaser Trailer". IGN. September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
"Domestic 2024 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
"Elevation". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
"Elevation". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
Lee, Zachary (November 9, 2024). "Elevation". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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Baby John

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Kalees
Written by Atlee
Kalees
Sumit Arora
Screenplay by Kalees
Based on Theri
by Atlee
Produced by
Jyoti Deshpande
Murad Khetani
Atlee
Priya Atlee
Starring
Varun Dhawan
Keerthy Suresh
Wamiqa Gabbi
Jackie Shroff
Cinematography Kiran Koushik
Edited by Ruben
Music by Thaman S
Production
companies
Jio Studios
Cine1 Studios
Vipin Agnihotri Films
A for Apple Studios
Distributed by
PVR Inox Pictures
Pen Marudhar
Release date
25 December 2024[1]
Running time 159 minutes[2]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹180 crore[3][4][5]
Box office est. ₹1472.40 crore[6]
Baby John is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed by Kalees that serves as a remake of Atlee's 2016 Tamil film Theri. The film stars Varun Dhawan in the title role, alongside Keerthy Suresh (in her first Hindi film), Wamiqa Gabbi, Zara Zyanna and Jackie Shroff in pivotial supporting roles. The story follows a single father, inexplicably named Baby John, who runs a restaurant called Toast on Coast in Alappuzha, Kerala. He lives a peaceful life with his infant daughter Khushi, which quickly suggests there’s more to him than meets the eye. We soon learn about his troubling past.

The film was officially announced in July 2023 under the tentative title VD18,[a] and the official title was revealed in February 2024.[7] Principal photography held in Mumbai and Kerala commenced in August 2023 and ended in October 2024. The film has music composed by Thaman S, with cinematography by Kiran Koushik and editing by Ruben.

Baby John was theatrically released on 25 December 2024, coinciding with Christmas, to mixed reviews from critics and bombed at the box office.[8][9][10]

Plot
John D'Silva, a bakery owner, lives in Kerala with his daughter Khushi and his best friend Jackie. John befriends Khushi’s teacher Tara, who eventually develops a crush on him. While visiting a church with John and Tara, Khushi provokes a sex-trafficking gang looking for their victim, but John quickly diffuses the situation. Tara notices a victim of the mob hiding and hides her in the boot of their vehicle, unbeknownst to John and Khushi. They all go to the police station to file a complaint, however an officer claims to recognize John as Satya Verma; John tells the officer that he is a normal and ordinary man. In the evening, the gang arrives at John's house to kill Khushi, forcing John to turn violent and kill the goons. Tara eventually learns John is actually DCP Satya Verma IPS, and arrives at John's location just as John defeats the goons. Jackie, who was Head constable Ram Sevak with Satya Verma, learns that Tara is in the police force and her real name is Adhira Verman IPS. He starts explaining John's past to her.

Past: Satya receives a complaint from the parents of a girl named Amba, who went missing for days. Satya begins the investigation and learns that Ashwin, who is the son of a notorious politician Nanaji aka Babbar Sher, had sexually assaulted Amba to death. Knowing that the court is unable to do anything about Amba’s murder, Satya takes law into his own hands and brutally kills Ashwin. Satya reveals this to Babbar Sher, who swears to avenge Ashwin’s death.

Meanwhile, Satya meets Meera, a Chennai-based doctor, and the two fall in love with each other. When Satya goes to meet Meera’s family only for Babbar Sher sends goons to kill Satya, but Satya defeats them and arrests Babbar Sher at Ashwin’s funeral. Meera meets with Satya and tells him to leave the police, but Satya manages to convince her to let him stay at his job. Satya and Meera marry each other and lead a happy life with their daughter Khushi.

On the night of Khushi’s birthday, Babbar Sher, Bhima and Inspector Baldev Patil barge in at Satya’s house, where they kill Meera, Satya’s mother Madhvi and attempt to drown Khushi. A dying Meera saves Khushi, where she makes Satya to take a vow that he would leave the police force and lead a peaceful life with Khushi. Satya accepts the vow, where he bids a tearful goodbye to Meera and fakes his death to lead a peaceful life with Khushi.

Present: Adhira feels sad about Satya's tragic life and starts caring for him and Khushi. When Khushi goes on a school trip, Babbar Sher, who has learned that Satya and Khushi are alive, orchestrates an accident on the school bus. With the help of Adhira and the local people, Satya manages to save Khushi. Learning that Babbar is behind the accident, Satya decides to exact vengeance and returns to Mumbai, puts an end to Babbar Sher's illegal activities and kills Baldev and Bhima. Babbar Sher kidnaps Khushi despite attempts from Ram and Adhira in stopping them, Satya arrives at Babbar Sher's hideout, saves Khushi and a group of woman, who charges towards Babbar Sher, thus killing him.

Two years later, Satya becomes a RAW field agent and leaves with Adhira, Jackie and Agent Bhaijaan on a mission to end Boss and kills DGP Yashraj Mukerjee for helping Babbar Sher earlier.

Cast
Varun Dhawan as DCP Satya Verma / John D'Silva
Keerthy Suresh as Dr. Meera Verma, Satya's wife
Wamiqa Gabbi as Tara / Adhira Verman IPS, Khushi’s teacher
Jackie Shroff as Babbar Sher / Nanaji
Rajpal Yadav as Head Constable Ram Sevak / Jackie
Zara Zyanna as Khushi Verma, Satya and Meera’s daughter
Sheeba Chaddha as Madhvi Verma, Satya's mother
Zakir Hussain as Inspector Baldev Patil
Prakash Belawadi as DGP Yashraj Mukherjee
Armaan Khera as Ashwin, Nanaji's son
Shrikant Yadav as Bhima Rane, Nanaji's younger brother
B. S. Avinash as Samba
Resh Lamba as Vishnu
Sadanand Patil as Kaali Prasad
Snigddha Suman as Amba
Kaali Venkat as Amba's father
Sonalli Sharmisshtha as Amba's mother
Omkar Das Manikpuri as Badrinath
Anoop Puri as Meera's father
Geeta Tyagi as Meera's aunt
Reenaye Tejani as Meera's cousin
Mushtaq Khan as Principal
Jaffer Sadiq as Boss
Naresh Gosain as Finance Minister
Vikram Singh as SI
Sahidur Rahaman as SP Amanpreet Singh
Kanchan Pagare as Corona
Ajay Madhok as the bride's father
Sanya Malhotra as Satya's prospective bride (special appearance)
Salman Khan as Agent Bhaijaan (cameo appearance)
Production
Development
Two months after the release of Theri (2016), it was reported that the film would be remade in Hindi with Rohit Shetty, directing the venture and Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar as the frontrunners to play the leads.[11] However, Shetty denied the plans of remaking the film.[12] In late April 2020, reports of a potential Hindi remake being planned with Varun Dhawan being approached to play the lead role.[13] However, it was undisclosed whether Atlee, the director of the original film, would direct the venture or give the role to someone else.[13] Reportedly, the director had met the actor in Mumbai during 2019 to discuss the possibilities of a possible collaboration in the near future.[14][15] However, no development took place until in early March 2022, as Dhawan had reportedly completed his existing commitments, he met Atlee again to finalise their project.[16]

On 19 March, their collaboration was publicly announced.[17] Tentatively titled as VD18, instead of directing it, Atlee was revealed to produce the project under his house A for Apple Productions, along with Murad Khetani's Cine1 Studios and Jyoti Deshpande's Jio Studios. Kalees, who had earlier assisted Atlee and directed the Tamil techno-thriller film Kee (2019), was hired to helm the project.[18][19] The official title Baby John was announced on 5 February 2024.[20] In an interview with Trisha Bhattacharya of India Today, Dhawan stated: "When Atlee came with this film, there was a reason behind it, and he said that we had to change a lot of the geography of the film. We have to use it as an adaptation and not really a proper remake, and I think that's what's done."[21] He also added that the film, highlighted real-life incidents about women's safety in India and a contemporary take on parenting.[22]

Casting
Janhvi Kapoor was reported to play the lead actress role, pairing opposite Varun for the second time after Bawaal (2023).[18][23] However, Keerthy Suresh was later confirmed to have replaced Kapoor, thereby marking her Hindi film debut.[24] She would reportedly receive a remuneration of ₹3 crore (US$350,000) and reprise Samantha's role in the original film.[25] Wamiqa Gabbi was cast to reprise the role of Amy Jackson.[26][27] Jackie Shroff was cast to play the main antagonist, reprising the role of late Mahendran.[28]

Initially, Alaayna Hussain was cast to play the role of Dhawan's daughter, reprising the role of Baby Nainika.[29] But, she was replaced by Zara Zyanna, during the production.[30] Rajpal Yadav and Sheeba Chaddha were cast in pivotal roles, reprising the role of Rajendran and Radhika Sarathkumar, respectively.[31] Sanya Malhotra makes a special appearance as a prospective bride of Dhawan, reprising the role of Sunaina.[32] Salman Khan would also make a cameo appearance, ahead of his collaboration with Atlee for a potential project.[33][34][35]

Filming
Principal photography commenced with an inaugural puja ceremony on 9 August 2023.[b][37] The first schedule was commenced the following day in Mumbai.[38] On 7 September, Dhawan stated that he had injured his foot during filming which caused the film to be put on hold.[39] After his recovery, shooting resumed on 12 September.[40] Gabbi began filming her portions from 15 December, with production moving to Kerala.[41][42] On 23 December, filming was put on hold due to Dhawan getting injured again.[43] The first schedule was completed by 27 December.[44][45]

On 17 March 2024, filming for the second schedule commenced in Mumbai.[46] By 2 April, Dhawan in his Instagram account, revealed that he had completed 70 days of filming his portions.[47] A song featuring Dhawan and Suresh ("Nain Mataka") was filmed at specially constructed sets erected at Film City, Mumbai.[48] Filming wrapped on 24 April, coinciding Dhawan's birthday.[49]

Music
Main article: Baby John (soundtrack)
The soundtrack and original background score were composed by Thaman S in his solo Hindi debut[50] with lyrics written by Irshad Kamil, Adviteeya Vojjala, Ritesh G. Rao, and Rajakumari. The first single titled "Nain Matakka" was released on 25 November 2024.[51] The second single "Pikley Pom" was released on 6 December 2024.[52] The third single titled "Bandobast" was released on 14 December 2024.[53] The fourth single titled "Hazaar Baar" was released on 19 December 2024.[54] The fifth single titled "Beast Mode" was released on 22 December 2024.[55]

Release
Theatrical
Baby John was initially scheduled to be released on 31 May 2024 in theatres, but was postponed due to unfinished post-production works. It was released worldwide on 25 December 2024, coinciding the occasion of Christmas day.[1]

Home media
The digital streaming rights of the film was acquired by Amazon Prime Video.[56]

Reception
Critical response
Aman Wadhwa of DNA India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Baby John is the perfect masala entertainer that the Bollywood needed to round off a rather disappointing year".[57] Chirag Sehgal of News 18 gave 3/5 stars and wrote "While Baby John boasts commendable performances, it falls short of being a compelling thriller due to its lackluster plot and uneven pacing."[58] Anam Shaikh of Spottoday gave 3/5 stars and wrote "A Mass Entertainer with Heart and Action".[59]

Sana Farzeen of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Baby John could either benefit from the withdrawal symptoms fans are experiencing after Pushpa 2: The Rule or lose the battle to Allu Arjun's mass-actioner.[60] Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Varun Dhawan has done a good job as an action hero, the show stellar is undoubtedly Jackie Shroff, but Wamiqa Gabbi is hugely underused in the film".[61] Rishil Jogani of Pinkvilla gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Baby John attempts to tackle a serious social issue but falls short due to its superficial treatment and over-reliance on overused narrative tropes. While the action sequences and background score are commendable, the film fails to provide a nuanced or innovative take on its subject matter."[62] Dhaval Roy of Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Varun Dhawan impresses, balancing a dual role as a caring father and a fearless cop. His performance adds depth and conviction to the otherwise predictable narrative.[...] The movie has its moments as an actioner, but in terms of content and narrative, it could have more impactful."[63]

Tanmayi Savadi of Times Now gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Baby John is a good attempt at fan service. But, offers nothing fresh and exciting. It is high time to redefine mass actioners that come from South filmmakers."[64] Kartik Bhardwaj of Cinema Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Baby John feels like a feverishly hurried version of Theri. It doesn’t let the characters marinate and is too eager to get to the conflict. The build-up is often half-baked, and the action, when it comes, is underwhelming."[65] Aishwarya Vasudevan of OTT Play gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Baby John tries to rock the cradle of Bollywood with South Indian masala but ends up crying over spilt milk."[66]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Trouble is that Baby John falls way, way short of working action movie fans up into a celebratory frenzy."[67] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 1/5 stars and wrote "Baby John bids fair to claim the title of the worst film of 2024, a year when big, starry Bollywood tanked well and truly."[68] Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times wrote "Overall, there’s nothing much that makes Baby John stand out apart from the action. It’s watchable if you can sit through the boring songs, and the atrocious first half hour."[69]

Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Baby John is a mass entertainer which works due to the clapworthy moments, the message, Varun Dhawan’s energetic performance and the cameo by Salman Khan. At the box office, the film will benefit owing to the long holiday period and no competition until Republic Day."[70]

Box office
Baby John is estimated to have collected ₹11.25 to ₹13.5 crore nett on its opening day at the domestic box office.[71][72] As of 2 January 2025, the film has grossed ₹39.74 crore in India and ₹13.66 crore internationally, bringing its total worldwide gross to ₹53.4 crore.[6]

Notes
Dhawan's 18th film as leading actor
A video of the muhurat puja ceremony was released by the production house on 14 January 2024, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti,[36]
References
"Varun Dhawan starrer Baby John to release on December 25; to clash with Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par". Bollywood Hungama. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
"Baby John (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
Jogani, Rishil. "Baby John Day 4 India Box Office: Varun Dhawa

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