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Apple has unveiled the ensemble cast for Surface, its upcoming psychological thriller series from High Fidelity co-creator and exec producer Veronica West. Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Lost Daughter, The Haunting of Bly Manor), Emmy nominee Stephan James (Homecoming, If Beale Street Could Talk), Ari Graynor (Mrs. America…

EXCLUSIVE: I May Destroy You and The Maze Runner actor Aml Ameen has commenced production on his directorial debut feature, Boxing Day, a UK based Christmas romantic comedy in which he’ll also star. Joining him on the call sheet are How to Get Away with Murder alum Aja Naomi King, Leigh-Anne Pinnock of the British…

EXCLUSIVE: Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Blindspot) has been tapped for a new series regular role opposite John Krasinski in the upcoming third season of Prime Video’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, a co-production of Amazon Studios, Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Television. Jean-Baptiste will play Elizabeth Wright…

“A superhero film wrapped in a thriller dipped in western and sprinkled with satire” — that’s how writer-directors the Nelms Bros describe their new holiday fantasy action film Fatman. Mel Gibson holds the reins on the sleigh as Chris Cringle/Santa Claus — an ordinary-looking guy who drives a red truck around his…

UPDATED with new release dates: Mel Gibson is not your typical Santa. He works the heavy bag, drinks tequila and knows his way around a gun. In Fatman, declining interest in Christmas has Santa considering retirement. Struggling with change, Chris Cringle partners with the U.S. military in order to save his business…

Oscar-nominated actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Without A Trace, Amazon’s Homecoming)  has been cast alongside Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins in Fatman, a dark comedy written and directed by Eshom and Ian Nelms. Gibson stars as a rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus who is fighting his business decline. Meanwhile, a neglected…