Welcome to B.H.โs Screen Time, where every week, weโll give you the cliff notes on whatโs happening in the entertainment industry. From various stages of development chatter and our take on the newest releases, to a fun throwback worth revisiting, think of it as an insiderโs digest meets movie club.
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Weโre acutely aware that, at times, we focus so much on the exploits of Taylor Sheridan that this series might as well be dedicated entirely to him. But if anything, it just speaks to the sheer ubiquity (and tireless work ethic) of the Yellowstone creator and Sicario screenwriter.
The next hot-ticket production involving the cowboy-cum-creative is his long-gestating action thriller F.A.S.T., which will not only reunite him with a few seasoned collaborators, but also see him revisit Sicario/Special Ops: Lioness territory with the war on drugs.
Having floated in pre-production limbo for roughly a decade โ with Gavin OโConnor (Warrior, The Accountant) once set to direct with Chris Pratt eyed to star โ the story follows a down-on-his-luck special forces commando whoโs tapped by the DEA to lead a black op strike team against CIA-protected drug dealers in his town.
Sheridanโs 1923 lead Brandon Sklenar has been cast as the commando in question, alongside LaKeith Stanfield, Jason Clarke, Sam Claflin, and Juliana Canfield. And in the directorโs chair, youโll find Ben Richardson โ the cinematographer behind everything from Sheridanโs extended Yellowstone screen universe, Wind River, and Those Who Wish Me Dead; to Mayor of Easttown, Sand Castle, and The Fault in Our Stars.
โI canโt say anything about it. Unfortunately, all Iโm saying is, Iโm having the time of my life, and really enjoying exploring the character that Iโm playing. Itโs sort of very different to things Iโve done before,โ Claflin recently told CBR.
โI canโt spill the beans, because I donโt think thereโs โ I think itโs very limited information out there at the moment, but for me, itโs sort of a dream come true.โ
The only ostensible downside (at this point in time) is how long weโll have to wait to see it.
F.A.S.T. release date (international): April 23rd, 2027.
Sadly, we might never get the grizzly old man James Bond flick weโve been asking for โ especially not against the backdrop of a Cold War story setting, nor with Christopher Nolan directing. But husband-wife filmmaking duo Hรฉlรจne Cattet and Bruno Forzani have come pretty damn close with Reflet dans un diamant mort (translation: Reflection in a Dead Diamond).
An homage to the Eurospy cinema of the 1960s, this splashy watch centres on John Diman (Fabio Testi) โ a retired spy in his 70s who now spends his twilight years kicking it in a luxurious hotel on the French Riviera.
John becomes fascinated by his new neighbour, who kindles his memories of the Cรดte dโAzur during its vibrant heyday circa 1960s. When said neighbour vanishes without a trace, the old spook is forced to confront his past demons.
The younger John D has been portrayed by Yannick Renier; joined by Koen De Bouw, Maria de Medeiros, Thi Mai Nguyen, Celine Camara, and Kezia Quental.
While itโs already done the rounds on the European festival circuit โ and his cinemas in both France and Belgium โ itโs yet to schedule an Australian premiere (though we can confirm Shudder has already acquired the ANZ distribution rights, meaning itโs on its way). Keep an eye out for it.
Reflection in a Dead Diamond release date (Australia): TBA.
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Series creator Steven Knight had alluded to the possibility in the past, but this week, the BBC and Netflix have formally announced that two new Peaky Blinders series about โa new generation of Shelbysโ are on the way.
Produced by Kudos (SAS: Rogue Heroes, House of Guinness, Grantchester) and Garrison Drama (Peaky Blinders seasons 1-6, the Peaky Blinders movie) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, itโll be filmed at Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham โ and obviously set in the same city.
Hereโs the first official description:
Britain, 1953. After being heavily bombed in WWII, Birmingham is building a better future out of concrete and steel. In a new era of Steven Knightโs Peaky Blinders, the race to own Birminghamโs massive reconstruction project becomes a brutal contest of mythical dimensions. This is a city of unprecedented opportunity and danger: with the Shelby family right at its blood-soaked heart.
โIโm thrilled to be announcing this new chapter in the Peaky Blinders story,โ said Knight, who also prepares to pen Denis Villeneuveโs James Bond film.
โOnce again, it will be rooted in Birmingham and will tell the story of a city rising from the ashes of the Birmingham blitz. The new generation of Shelbys have taken the wheel and it will be a hell of a ride.โ
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, added: โThis gamechanging show made a huge impact when it first came to our screens 12 years ago, and it is one of the BBCโs most-loved dramas.โ
โSteven has worked his magic once again and I canโt wait for his scripts to be brought to life when filming begins in Birmingham. We are delighted to be working with Kudos, Garrison Drama and Netflix on this epic show. Thereโs plenty of drama for Peaky fans to look forward to!โ
Peaky Blinders sequels release date: TBA.
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It really is a sign of the times that auteurs like David Fincher and now Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) are directing films destined almost immediately for Netflix. But who are we to complain about democratised cinema, like the latterโs soon-to-be-streamed political thriller A House of Dynamite starring Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba.
As youโll preview in the trailer above, the basic concept involves US government officials scrambling to and around the White House to deal with an incoming nuclear missile launched by a foreign power. As the warhead cruises towards Chicago, they race to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
Bigelowโs direction aside, this represents the second Netflix project penned by former NBC newsman/senior producer Noah Oppenheim (Jackie, The Maze Runner, The Divergent Series: Allegiant) after another political thriller in Zero Day starring Robert De Niro as a former US president.
Ferguson and Elba are joined by Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Anthony Ramos, Tracey Letts, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, as well as Greta Lee and Jason Clarke.
A House of Dynamite release date (international): October 10th, 2025, via Netflix | limited UK theatrical screenings from October 3rd, 2025.
And finally, as the designated outlier for this wrap-up, Disney has officially announced that The Simpsons Movie sequel is now in development.
Nothing will make you feel older than acknowledging itโs been 18 years since the first feature-length phenomenon โ dome plot, Spider-Pig, and all โ and the more cynical among us will interpret this as the death rattle in the face of waning cultural relevancy.
It feels especially more ad hoc and desperate from Disney once you realise its scheduled release date was provisionally reserved for another Marvel entry (which has ostensibly been cancelled as the franchise scrambles to salvage what clout it has left).
But the flip side to this is that the forthcoming The Simpsons Movie could very well serve as a semi-dignified swan song after what will be almost 40 seasons and approximately 900 episodes by the time it hits cinemas. A helluva run that started all the way back in 1989.
Synopsis and cast TBC โ though unless something drastic occurs between now and then, expect series regulars Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, and so forth to reprise their roles. Stand by for further details.
The Simpsons Movie sequel release date (international): July 23rd, 2027.
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[Weโll be reviewing The Smashing Machine later this week, standby.]
They Donโt Make โEm Like They Used Toโฆ
Not that we ever intentionally set out to public thematic Screen Times, but in keeping with the (predominant) motif of thrillers weโve got going here, we thought itโd be an appropriate time to revisit Michael Mannโs Collateral starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
Cruise is surgical as Vincent, having undertaken near-psychotic levels of preparation for this one โ including firearms training with retired SAS operatives until he achieved textbook perfection (much like Mannโs Heat, footage from Collateral is now used for educational purposes); and successfully working undercover as a UPS courier so he could learn how to blend in like a contract killer.
In our mind, itโs on par with Heat and Thief.
