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PLOT: After his family is slaughtered in the chaos of a West African civil war, a young boy named Agu (Abraham Attah) falls under the sway of a mercenary leader known only as The Commandant (Idris Elba) and becomes a child soldier.
REVIEW: By choosing Cary Fukunaga's BEASTS OF NO NATION as the first Netflix original film, the streaming service is making a bold statement about the kind of work...
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- Deadline: How ‘True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga Tamed ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ – Toronto Video
- Hollywood Reporter: Netflix's 'Beasts of No Nation' Getting U.K. Theatrical Release
- Deadline: Netflix Teams Up With Curzon Cinemas For Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts Of No Nation’
- Variety: Netflix’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’ to Receive U.K. Theatrical Release
- IndieWire: 'Beasts of No Nation' Receiving UK Theatrical Release Through Curzon Cinemas
"I will always protect you because you are my son…" Netflix is ready to rumble. The digital distributor has debuted a new trailer for Cary Fukunaga's Beasts of No Nation, their first ever original feature film release. The film is premiering at the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals this week, so be on the lookout for early reviews and feedback. In the meantime, this full-length trailer gets into the very intense story about a boy named Agu, played by newcomer Abraham Attah, who gets recruited into a unit of guerilla fighters led by Idris Elba.
Idris Elba knows that if he does become the next actor to play James Bond, heâll have the public to thank for it.
âIf human beings want to know if thereâs any connectivity between all of us, the one thing Iâve heard around the world universally is that, âYouâll be great at James Bond!ââ Elba told ...
- Digital Spy: Idris Elba turns into a brutal war lord in the full-length trailer for Beasts of No Nation
- The Wrap: ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Venice Review: Idris Elba Creates Child Soldiers in Bold and Harrowing Drama
- SlashFilm: Sequel Bits: ‘Mad Max,’ ‘Maze Runner,’ ‘Wolverine,’ James Bond
- Entertainment Weekly: Idris Elba prepares child soldiers for war in 'Beasts of No Nation' trailer
- JoBlo: Idris Elba arms his family in the new trailer for Beasts of No Nation
- SlashFilm: ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Trailer: Idris Elba Molds a Child Soldier
- The Wrap: Idris Elba Drafts Children for War in New Trailer for ‘Beasts of No Nation’ (Video)
- Screen Crush: 'Beasts of No Nation' Trailer: Idris Elba and Netflix Head Into Awards Season
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- MovieWeb: 'Beasts of No Nation' Trailer Starring Idris Elba
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Netflix may have an Oscar contender on its hands.
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- Variety: Idris Elba Trains Child Soldiers in Netflix’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’ First Trailer
- Vulture: Idris Elba Is a Frighteningly Good Warlord in Netflix’s Beasts of No Nation
- IndieWire: Watch: Idris Elba and Child Soldiers Wage War in Grueling 'Beasts of No Nation' Trailer
- Deadline: ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ Trailer: Idris Elba As Warlord, Recruiter Of Child Soldiers – Venice
- SlashFilm: ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Early Buzz: Idris Elba Gives a Powerhouse Performance in Cary Fukunaga’s War Drama
- The Wrap: ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Venice Review: Idris Elba Creates Child Soldiers in Bold and Harrowing Drama
- Entertainment Weekly: Idris Elba prepares child soldiers for war in 'Beasts of No Nation' trailer
- JoBlo: Idris Elba arms his family in the new trailer for Beasts of No Nation
- SlashFilm: ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Trailer: Idris Elba Molds a Child Soldier
- The Wrap: Idris Elba Drafts Children for War in New Trailer for ‘Beasts of No Nation’ (Video)
- Deadline: ‘Beasts Of No Nation’: Netflix’s Grim, Gritty Experiment Recruits Lido – Venice
- We Got This Covered: Harrowing New Trailer For Netflix Original Drama Beasts Of No Nation
- USA Today: Idris Elba stars in chilling 'Beasts' trailer
- Thompson on Hollywood: Cary Fukunaga and Tom McCarthy Shake Venice with 'Beasts of No Nation' and 'Spotlight'
- Variety: Idris Elba Responds to James Bond Author’s ‘Too Street’ Remark
- Coming Soon: The New Beasts of No Nation Trailer and Poster
- Dark Horizons: Full Trailer: "Beasts Of No Nation"
- The Playlist: Watch: New Trailer For Cary Joji Fukunaga's 'Beasts Of No Nation' Brutally Seizes Victory
- Latino Review: Watch The New Trailer and Poster for Cary Fukunaga's 'Beasts of No Nation'
- FirstShowing.net: Watch: Full-Length Trailer for Cary Fukunaga's 'Beasts of No Nation'
Idris Elba stars in the dark Netflix filmAmong the first of Netflix’s big moves into becoming a film distributor is its acquisition of Cary Fukunaga’s Beasts Of No Nation, which stars Idris Elba. On the heels of its inclusion in both the Toronto and Venice film festivals comes this first teaser trailer. Beasts, which adapts author Uzodinma Iweala’s novel, finds a young man named Agu (Abraham Attah) abducted from his home and pressed into service as a child soldier. Elba is playing the Commandant, a warlord who mentors Agu during his training.
- Deadline: Netflix Launches First Film ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ In 19 Landmark Theaters
- Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Sets Theatrical Dates for Cary Fukunaga's 'Beasts of No Nation'
- Variety: Netflix Sets Theatrical Release Date for First Original Film ‘Beasts of No Nation’
- IndieWire: Watch: War Lord Idris Elba Reigns Over Harrowing 'Beasts of No Nation' Teaser
- Coming Soon: Beasts of No Nation Trailer: The Netflix Film Starring Idris Elba
- Vulture: Beasts of No Nation Trailer: Can Idris Elba and Cary Fukunaga Get Netflix an Oscar Nomination?
- Moviefone: Idris Elba Is Out for Blood in Intense First Trailer for Netflix's 'Beasts of No Nation'
- We Got This Covered: Beasts Of No Nation Teaser Is Hard To Watch
- Chud: ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Teaser: It’s Hard Out Here for a Child Soldier
- The Playlist: Watch: Idris Elba Leads Child Soldiers In The First Trailer For Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts Of No Nation’
- FirstShowing.net: Must Watch: First Trailer for Cary Fukunaga's 'Beasts of No Nation'
- Entertainment Weekly: See the heart-stopping first trailer Netflix's 'Beasts of No Nation'
- The Wrap: Netflix Sets Theatrical Dates for Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ Releases First Trailer (Video)
- Screen Crush: 'Beasts of No Nation' Trailer: A Journey to Africa With the Director of 'True Detective'
- SlashFilm: Netflix’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Gets a Teaser Trailer and a Theatrical Release Date
- USA Today: Watch: Elba in trailer for Netflix's 'Beasts'
As the streaming service announces its film premiere datesNetflix has slowly but surely making inroads in the original content world, first with drama and comedy series and the likes of Daredevil, and now movies. The company has announced launch dates for several of its films, with Idris Elba and director Cary Fukunaga’s Beasts Of No Nation leading off.Beasts, which adapts author Uzodinma Iweala’s novel, finds a young man named Agu (Abraham Attah) abducted from his home and pressed into service as a child soldier.
Issues based drama, lamed brained comedy, arthouse martial arts, and nostalgia fuelled sequel — Netflix's upcoming slate of original programming has something for everyone, and the streaming company has now set hard release dates for their upcoming feature efforts. With a TIFF premiere already being eyed, Netflix is going hard into the awards season with Cary Fukunaga's "Beasts Of No Nation" starring Idris Elba, opening the movie in limited release via Bleecker Street and on their service, on October 16th. The adaptation of the novel by Uzodinma Iweala foll
- Coming Soon: Beasts of No Nation, Ridiculous Six, Crouching Tiger & Pee-wee Dated by Netflix
- Variety: Netflix Announces Release Dates for Idris Elba’s ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ Adam Sandler Comedy
- We Got This Covered: Netflix Dates Beasts Of No Nation And Others In First Feature Film Slate
- Hollywood Reporter: Adam Sandler's Netflix Comedy 'Ridiculous Six' Gets Release Date
At some point earlier this week Screen Gems, the low-budget genre arm of Sony Pictures, sent out an email saying that press screenings for their upcoming home invasion thriller "No Good Deed" had been shuttered because the twist ending was so seismic that they didn't want members of the press seeing it early and then spilling the beans.
- Dark Horizons: "No Good Deed" Tops Weekend Box-Office
- We Got This Covered: No Good Deed Review
- JoBlo: Review: No Good Deed
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: Friday Report: 'No Good Deed' Defeats 'Dolphin Tale' Sequel
The box office saw some life this weekend while Marvel’s Guardians hit a new milestone.
In at number 1 is No Good Deed (read our review) with $24. 5 million. Clearly, audiences were looking for something new and this Idris Elba thriller fit the bill nicely. The film opened strong on Friday and was able to hold on throughout the weekend.
Dolphin Tale 2 is the number 2 film this weekend with $16.5 million. The sequel’s numbers were slightly off of its predecessor’s, which opened with $19 million in September 2011.
- JoBlo: Weekend Box Office Report: September 12-14, 2014
- IndieWire: Specialty Box Office: 'Skeleton Twins' Has Big First Weekend; Audiences Shrug At Latest 'Atlas'
- Vulture: Idris Elba's No Good Deed Takes the Weekend Box Office
- Variety: Korea Box Office: ‘Tazza 2′ Wins Quiet Post-Holiday Weekend
- Variety: ‘Maze Runner’ Off to Fast Start at Foreign Box Office
- Variety: ‘No Good Deed’ Uses Star Power, Social Media to Top Box Office
- Deadline: ‘The Skeleton Twins’ Holds Key To Stellar Specialty Film Box Office Bow
- Long Island Newsday: 'No Good Deed' tops box office with $24.5 million
- Rotten Tomatoes: News: Box Office Guru Wrapup: No Good Deed Roars at #1
- Variety: ‘Lucy’ Dominates Foreign Box Office, ‘Into the Storm’ Opens in China
- We Got This Covered: Box Office Report: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished At #1
- Hollywood Reporter: Specialty Box Office: 'Atlas Shrugged III' Sees Soft Start Despite Ron Paul Cameo
- Thompson on Hollywood: Top Ten Box Office Takeaways: 'No Good Deed' Tops Weak Field, 'The Drop' Scores, 'The Giver' Soars
- Digital Spy: Idris Elba's No Good Deed debuts at number one in US box office
- Hollywood Reporter: South Korean Box Office: Keira Knightley's 'Begin Again' Rises
- Cinema Blend: How No Good Deed Used Savvy Choose-Your-Own Adventure Games To Win Box Office
- Moviefone: Box Office: How Did 'No Good Deed' Beat 'Dolphin Tale 2'?
- The Wrap: ‘No Good Deed’ Dunks ‘Dolphin Tale 2' With Muscular Friday at Box Office
- Collider: Friday Box Office: NO GOOD DEED Rewarded with First Place; DOLPHIN TALE 2 in Second
- HitFix: Box office: 'No Good Deed' tops slow Friday with $8.8 million
- The Wrap: ‘No Good Deed’ Blows Out ‘Dolphin Tale 2' at Box Office
- HitFix: Box Office: 'No Good Deed' passes 'Dolphin Tale 2' for no. 1
- Coming Soon: Box Office Results: No Good Deed Does a Pretty Good Deed for Weak Box Office
- The Wrap: Bill Hader-Kristen Wiig Drama ‘The Skeleton Twins’ Starts Fast at Specialty Box Office
- Empire Magazine: No Good Deed Is Good Indeed At US Box Office
- The Wrap: ‘Maze Runner’ Bigger Than ‘Divergent’ in First Overseas Box Office Tests
- Filmonic: Box Office: Top 10 Most Successful Morgan Freeman Movies
- MovieWeb: BOX OFFICE BEAT DOWN: 'No Good Deed' Wins with $24.5 Million
- The Wrap: Ashley Judd Suffers Back-to-Back Duds at Box Office
At some point earlier this week Screen Gems, the low-budget genre arm of Sony Pictures, sent out an email saying that press screenings for their upcoming home invasion thriller "No Good Deed" had been shuttered because the twist ending was so seismic that they didn't want members of the press seeing it early and then spilling the beans.
- Long Island Newsday: 'No Good Deed' review: Idris Elba's talents wasted in plodding thriller
- JoBlo: Review: No Good Deed
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'No Good Deed' Defeats 'Dolphin Tale' Sequel on Friday
