Netflix’s newest action comedy, Obliterated, from the Cobra Kai creating trio of Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg, co-stars Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig and Terrence Terrell as part of an elite special forces team who wake up with a massive hangover and are tasked with saving Las Vegas from a nuclear threat.
In conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the trio (separately; their answers are combined) reveal what it was like behind the scenes of the thrill-ride adventure series, withstanding Navy Seal training in the sweltering 120-degree Albuquerque heat, doing their own high-octane stunts, and how filming on the Las Vegas Strip — among real vacationers, tourists and pedestrians alike — added an element of authenticity to the scenes.
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What attracted each of you to this role?
Shelley Hennig: At the time, I was in the middle of this really intense drama, and I felt like the next project I wanted to do was a comedy.
In conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the trio (separately; their answers are combined) reveal what it was like behind the scenes of the thrill-ride adventure series, withstanding Navy Seal training in the sweltering 120-degree Albuquerque heat, doing their own high-octane stunts, and how filming on the Las Vegas Strip — among real vacationers, tourists and pedestrians alike — added an element of authenticity to the scenes.
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What attracted each of you to this role?
Shelley Hennig: At the time, I was in the middle of this really intense drama, and I felt like the next project I wanted to do was a comedy.
- 12/13/2023
- by Monique Newman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Obliterated, the eight-part Netflix comedy series, has an entertaining plot but some really problematic characters who try too hard to be funny yet fall flat on their faces. It revolved around an elite group of CIA agents who were on the hunt for a Russian arms dealer who had created a lethal nuclear device with the intention of blowing up the entire city of Las Vegas. The group, led by CIA officer Ava Winters, embarked on their journey to find the nuke, but in the midst of all of this, she also contemplated her feelings for her coworker, Chad McKnight.
Spoilers Ahead
Who were Ava Winters and Chad McKnight?
Being the leader of the elite force, Ava Winters could be seen as a strong and determined CIA operative who had always been focused on her work. Even though Obliterated Season 1 never mentioned it explicitly, Ava had recently been going through...
Spoilers Ahead
Who were Ava Winters and Chad McKnight?
Being the leader of the elite force, Ava Winters could be seen as a strong and determined CIA operative who had always been focused on her work. Even though Obliterated Season 1 never mentioned it explicitly, Ava had recently been going through...
- 12/5/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? At least, that’s how it’s supposed to be, but I can’t help but spill the beans on a fantastic trip I recently took to Sin City for the launch of Netflix‘s new series, Obliterated. Premiering today on Netflix, this eight-episode series comes from the guys behind Cobra Kai, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, and is a gloriously profane and non-pc throwback to their Harold & Kumar days – albeit with a heavy dose of Jerry Bruckheimer-style action thrown in.
The show focuses on an elite team of Navy Seals, led by Nick Zano’s Chad McKnight, who, along with a CIA agent, Ava Winters (Shelley Henning) and her tech wiz, Maya (Kimi Rutledge), have just taken down a terrorist cell planning to blow up Las Vegas. To celebrate a well-done job, the team decides to do what...
The show focuses on an elite team of Navy Seals, led by Nick Zano’s Chad McKnight, who, along with a CIA agent, Ava Winters (Shelley Henning) and her tech wiz, Maya (Kimi Rutledge), have just taken down a terrorist cell planning to blow up Las Vegas. To celebrate a well-done job, the team decides to do what...
- 12/4/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Obliterated is a Netflix action-comedy series with some hilarious comedy and action sequences, even though at times it gets a bit awkward. The series centers around a force of CIA agents who are on their way to save Las Vegas from an explosion. Their target is to bring down a Russian arms dealer, who is the mastermind behind a plot to bomb the entire city. However, the journey to find and disarm the nuke is not an easy one because the CIA agents are heavily dosed on psychedelics. Let’s see how they succeed in their voyage to save the city from destruction.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Show?
Obliterated season 1 opened with a force of CIA agents, the leader Ava Winters, and her fellow operatives Chad McKnight, Maya Choi, Paul Young, Angela Gomez, Trunk, and Hagerty arriving at a pool party in disguise to find the Russian arms dealer Ivan Koslov,...
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Show?
Obliterated season 1 opened with a force of CIA agents, the leader Ava Winters, and her fellow operatives Chad McKnight, Maya Choi, Paul Young, Angela Gomez, Trunk, and Hagerty arriving at a pool party in disguise to find the Russian arms dealer Ivan Koslov,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
There's no doubt that Netflix is the biggest name in streaming. Though it lost some subscribers in 2022, the company has come out the other side and now boasts around 247 million paid subscribers — almost 50 million more than its closest rival, Prime Video. But the rise of Netflix has come at a cost to us all. That is to say we've been fed a seemingly never ending stream of middling "content," most of which seems to come and go without making any significant impact.
While this cultural nightmare continues unabated, Netflix has been gleefully raising prices, mainly because they signed up everyone they possibly could and now need to squeeze 'em for everything they've got. All of which would be fine — or at least, par for the course in our free market reality — except the streamer insists on taking our subscription fees and funding stuff like "Obliterated."
What's "Obliterated?" It's an action...
While this cultural nightmare continues unabated, Netflix has been gleefully raising prices, mainly because they signed up everyone they possibly could and now need to squeeze 'em for everything they've got. All of which would be fine — or at least, par for the course in our free market reality — except the streamer insists on taking our subscription fees and funding stuff like "Obliterated."
What's "Obliterated?" It's an action...
- 11/30/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Plot: Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy from the creators of Cobra Kai that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.
Review: When an elite team of special forces, commandos, and spies team up to save the day, that is usually the end of the story. The credits typically roll on a happy ending once the bad guy is killed and the world is saved. The new series Obliterated looks at what happens when that celebration is premature in a blend of the team action of The A-Team with the drug and alcohol-fueled excess of The Hangover.
Review: When an elite team of special forces, commandos, and spies team up to save the day, that is usually the end of the story. The credits typically roll on a happy ending once the bad guy is killed and the world is saved. The new series Obliterated looks at what happens when that celebration is premature in a blend of the team action of The A-Team with the drug and alcohol-fueled excess of The Hangover.
- 11/30/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Especially in its early installments, 24 used to build in a midseason pause. Jack Bauer would achieve what he thought was his goal — securing the bomb, identifying the conspiratorial kingpin, etc. — and then, after enough time to take a breath but not enough time to use the bathroom, he would discover a Bigger bomb or realize that behind the apparently Big Bad was a Bigger Bad. Gasp!
But what if, instead of merely taking that breath, Jack Bauer had celebrated securing yet another victory for America by doing the keg stand to end all keg stands or dropping a tab of acid — and only then figured out that he still had half a day’s worth of torture, cliffhangers and mountain lions in store?
That — or perhaps just “It’s The Hangover as a ’90s action movie!” — is the hook for Netflix’s new series Obliterated, from the Cobra Kai trio of Jon Hurwitz,...
But what if, instead of merely taking that breath, Jack Bauer had celebrated securing yet another victory for America by doing the keg stand to end all keg stands or dropping a tab of acid — and only then figured out that he still had half a day’s worth of torture, cliffhangers and mountain lions in store?
That — or perhaps just “It’s The Hangover as a ’90s action movie!” — is the hook for Netflix’s new series Obliterated, from the Cobra Kai trio of Jon Hurwitz,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The creative minds behind Cobra Kai turn their attention to Las Vegas for Netflix’s action comedy series Obliterated. The two-minute trailer introduces an elite team who mistakenly party way too hard before a job’s complete.
“Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs, and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake,” reads Netflix’s official synopsis. “The now-intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.”
Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, C. Thomas Howell, Kimi Rutledge, Paola Lázaro, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, and Eugene Kim star. Carl Lumbly, David Costabile, Lindsey Kraft, Costa Ronin, Tobias Jelinek, and Minnie Mills appear in recurring roles.
Guest stars include Lori Petty, Virginia Madsen,...
“Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs, and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake,” reads Netflix’s official synopsis. “The now-intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.”
Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, C. Thomas Howell, Kimi Rutledge, Paola Lázaro, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, and Eugene Kim star. Carl Lumbly, David Costabile, Lindsey Kraft, Costa Ronin, Tobias Jelinek, and Minnie Mills appear in recurring roles.
Guest stars include Lori Petty, Virginia Madsen,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix has released the first trailer for its upcoming action comedy Obliterated, which hails from the creators of megahit Cobra Kai.
The wild and fast-paced trailer is a two-minute tease that asks what it would be like if 24 and The Hangover crossed over. Starring Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig, the eight-episode series follows an elite special forces team after they believe they’ve saved the world from a nuclear bomb threat.
But upon waking up — and with a nasty hangover, no less — the team receives a call that the threat they neutralized was a fake and they have only hours to find and thwart the real one. The problem is, much of the team hasn’t quite sobered up, meaning they must fight through a wall of bad guys, their own personal issues and a few substance impairments to locate the real bomb and save the day.
This slightly...
The wild and fast-paced trailer is a two-minute tease that asks what it would be like if 24 and The Hangover crossed over. Starring Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig, the eight-episode series follows an elite special forces team after they believe they’ve saved the world from a nuclear bomb threat.
But upon waking up — and with a nasty hangover, no less — the team receives a call that the threat they neutralized was a fake and they have only hours to find and thwart the real one. The problem is, much of the team hasn’t quite sobered up, meaning they must fight through a wall of bad guys, their own personal issues and a few substance impairments to locate the real bomb and save the day.
This slightly...
- 9/27/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
”Obliterated,” the upcoming Netflix action comedy series from “Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, has cast Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro, Terrence Terrell and Amalia Yoo as series regulars. They join previously announced stars Shelley Hennig and Nick Zano.
The series tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Gorske plays Lana, a Vegas party girl swept up along for the ride with the special forces team.
Howell plays Hagerty, the eccentric Army Explosives technician.
Kim (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) plays Paul Yung, an Air Force pilot embedded with the team and...
The series tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Gorske plays Lana, a Vegas party girl swept up along for the ride with the special forces team.
Howell plays Hagerty, the eccentric Army Explosives technician.
Kim (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) plays Paul Yung, an Air Force pilot embedded with the team and...
- 7/21/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has rounded out its series regular cast for Obliterated, its hourlong action comedy series from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald as production gets underway. Terrence Terrell (B Positive), Alyson Gorske (Head of the Class), C. Thomas Howell (Southland), Eugene Kim (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Paola Lázaro (The Walking Dead) and Amalia Yoo (Grand Army) have been cast opposite Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig in the series produced by Sony Pictures Television.
Written by Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald, the eight-episode Obliterated is a high-octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite Special Forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now-intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Gorske plays Lana,...
Written by Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald, the eight-episode Obliterated is a high-octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite Special Forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now-intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Gorske plays Lana,...
- 7/21/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix‘s upcoming series Obliterated, from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, has cast Nick Zano (Legends of Tomorrow) and Shelley Hennig (Teen Wolf) as its leads. Obliterated is described as a high-octane action-comedy that follows an elite Special Forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After a booze, drugs, and sex-filled party, the team realizes that a bomb they deactivated was fake. The now-intoxicated crew has to overcome their impairments and personal issues to find the real bomb and save the world. According to Deadline, Zano will play Chad McKnight, the head of an elite Seal team. His co-workers love him despite his reputation as a wild guy on and off the job. The nightmare in Vegas will test his commitment to both keeping the good times going and saving the world at the same time. Hennig, meanwhile, will portray Ava Winters,...
- 6/28/2022
- TV Insider
A onetime Legend of Tomorrow and a former teen wolf are teaming up to save Las Vegas… if they can sober up first.
Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig are set as co-leads in the Netflix action-comedy Obliterated, our sister site Deadline reports.
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From Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the...
Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig are set as co-leads in the Netflix action-comedy Obliterated, our sister site Deadline reports.
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From Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the...
- 6/27/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Nick Zano (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Shelley Hennig (Teen Wolf) are set as the leads of Obliterated, Netflix’s hourlong action comedy series from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald as well as Sony Pictures Television.
Written by Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald, the eight-episode Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.
Zano plays Chad McKnight, the head of an elite Seal team who loves him despite his reputation for being a wild guy on and off the job. The night from hell in Vegas...
Written by Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald, the eight-episode Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.
Zano plays Chad McKnight, the head of an elite Seal team who loves him despite his reputation for being a wild guy on and off the job. The night from hell in Vegas...
- 6/27/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Netflix action-comedy series “Obliterated” from the creators of “Cobra Kai” has found its first two cast members, Variety has learned.
Nick Zano and Shelley Henig are set to star in the series, which was picked up at Netflix in May after having originally been ordered to series at TBS.
The show tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.
Zano will star as Chad McKnight, who heads up the special forces team. The team loves him despite his reputation for being a wild guy on and off the job. The night from hell in Vegas will test...
Nick Zano and Shelley Henig are set to star in the series, which was picked up at Netflix in May after having originally been ordered to series at TBS.
The show tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.
Zano will star as Chad McKnight, who heads up the special forces team. The team loves him despite his reputation for being a wild guy on and off the job. The night from hell in Vegas will test...
- 6/27/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Through the hazy light that seeps in via Venetian blinds and in the midst of the cold, dark hallways that make up the world in Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity, a mind-bending, sci-fi love story unfolds. Much of what plays out rests in familiar territory. The general design of the futuristic (but not quite future?) world is more than a little reminiscent of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. But that familiarity in structure only serves the love story Gentry is telling, the greater of the two mysteries with which the filmmaker presents. With focus, determined pace, and nice swaths of dry humor, Synchronicity emerges as more than the sum of its influences' parts. Gentry succeeds in creating the world, implications and subtext of the story he's telling. At the head of Gentry's story is Jim Beale (Chad McKnight), a physicist who believes he has the key to the greatest, scientific discovery in history.
- 1/27/2016
- by Jeremy Kirk
- firstshowing.net
Fans of Timecrimes and Primer might enjoy Synchronicity, the newest film from writer/director Jacob Gentry. I haven't seen any of his previous movies (I hear The Signal was well-liked), but this low-budget indie is a solid piece of science fiction that handles the concept of time travel with the kind of precision geeks will appreciate.
In the not-too-distant future, physicist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight) leads a three-person team in an attempt to create time travel. Their experiments rely on a powerful substance called Mrd that is only manufactured by a single company, run by a shady businessman (Michael Ironside) whose mysterious female companion (Brianne Davis) proves integral to Jim's future. When Jim is essentially blackmailed into giving up the rights to his time machine in exchange for the material necessary to complete his experiment, he ends up desperately sending himself back in time to try to figure a way out of his situation.
In the not-too-distant future, physicist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight) leads a three-person team in an attempt to create time travel. Their experiments rely on a powerful substance called Mrd that is only manufactured by a single company, run by a shady businessman (Michael Ironside) whose mysterious female companion (Brianne Davis) proves integral to Jim's future. When Jim is essentially blackmailed into giving up the rights to his time machine in exchange for the material necessary to complete his experiment, he ends up desperately sending himself back in time to try to figure a way out of his situation.
- 1/21/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
If you could slap a dudebro fedora on Blade Runner, you’d get this ridiculous attempt at a mind-blowing sci-fi drama. Pretentious yet accidental silly. I’m “biast” (pro): big science fiction geek
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
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If you could slap a fedora on Blade Runner — not a cool Indiana Jones sort of fedora, but the sort of fedora that has come to be a signpost of clueless dorky misappropriation of style and attitude — you’d get Synchronicity. A completely ridiculous attempt at a mind-blowing science-fiction drama, this amalgamation of pretentious yet accidental silliness gives us physicist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight), who is, like, a super genius, totally for real, but also put-upon and misunderstood. Because of course he is. Still, someone compares him to Nikola Tesla, he’s that awesome. And he’s just built a wormhole generator,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you could slap a fedora on Blade Runner — not a cool Indiana Jones sort of fedora, but the sort of fedora that has come to be a signpost of clueless dorky misappropriation of style and attitude — you’d get Synchronicity. A completely ridiculous attempt at a mind-blowing science-fiction drama, this amalgamation of pretentious yet accidental silliness gives us physicist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight), who is, like, a super genius, totally for real, but also put-upon and misunderstood. Because of course he is. Still, someone compares him to Nikola Tesla, he’s that awesome. And he’s just built a wormhole generator,...
- 1/21/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
I never thought it would happen, but I have finally, personally, hit the wall with indie time travel flicks. Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity is not lacking in smarts or clockwork precision, but abjectly fails to convince in its core ideas of love and fate. Love may be a sticky and difficult thing, but the film seems to only communicate lust and desire, while empathy fails to make the journey. There is one worm hole too many. This leaves some impressive homages to Blade Runner's dreamy Vangelis score and neo-noir chiaroscuro, as well as Code 46's delight in contemporary-future architecture, simply hanging in empty space.Slightly strung out scientist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight, often evoking Jared Leto) is on the verge of inventing time travel with the help of his two calmer, wise-cracking lab technicians,...
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- 1/21/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Written and directed by Jacob Gentry, Synchronicity is an ambitious neo-noir time travel yarn that feels like a companion piece to Gentry’s first sci-fi feature, The Signal (which he co-directed with David Bruckner and Dan Bush). Both deal with fractured timelines to a degree, but it's his latter that proves Gentry’s keen ability to manipulate popular tropes all while creating a complex and intricate story. The film takes a bit of time to find its footing, but when it does, that’s when Synchronicity evolves into something rather special. On par with films like Timecrimes, Predestination or even Primer to a degree, Synchronicity once again proves that you don’t need a huge budget to create a compelling cinematic experience.
Synchronicity follows a beleaguered scientist by the name of Jim Beale (Chad McKnight) who, along with team members Chuck (Aj Bowen) and Matty (Scott Poythress), have invented a...
Synchronicity follows a beleaguered scientist by the name of Jim Beale (Chad McKnight) who, along with team members Chuck (Aj Bowen) and Matty (Scott Poythress), have invented a...
- 1/21/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Late in Jacob Gentry’s thought-provoking but clumsy sci-fi time bender, Synchronicity, one character says to the other: “You have the power to cross the universe in an instant… All the things you could accomplish, all the questions you could answer, and you just want to get laid.” That monologue synthesizes the most important aspect of the latest crop of time travel movies: they’re all rooted in primal concerns. Like last year’s underrated Time Lapse, Synchronicity centrally revolves around the way a relationship feeds into a headier concept — in this case, time travel.
Unfortunately, even by the end when all the twists have been revealed that explain that central relationship, it still just doesn’t make sense. But even if Synchronicity doesn’t succeed on its own merits as a story, it’s another example of the possibilities of low-budget sci-fi alongside recent successes like Coherence and The One I Love.
Unfortunately, even by the end when all the twists have been revealed that explain that central relationship, it still just doesn’t make sense. But even if Synchronicity doesn’t succeed on its own merits as a story, it’s another example of the possibilities of low-budget sci-fi alongside recent successes like Coherence and The One I Love.
- 1/21/2016
- by Michael Snydel
- The Film Stage
Not many filmmakers can turn heads with a single release, but Jacob Gentry earned his must-watch potential after striking gold with 2007’s The Signal (a shared effort with David Bruckner and Dan Bush). All eyes were on what Gentry would do next, which ended up being a three-part slasher franchise on MTV known as My Super Psycho Sweet 16 – which, admittedly, weren’t the worst. But his televised splatterfests didn’t showcase Gentry’s full potential, which makes Synchronicity all that much sweeter a return for the ambitious indie auteur. Once again Gentry explodes with genre vibrancy (Sci-fi this time), as we’re transported to a metallic future that’s molded into an engrossing cinematic universe. Gentry does more than make movies, he builds entire worlds. It’s immersion in the fullest form.
Chad McKnight stars as Jim Beale, a physicist who is on the verge of mastering time-travel. Aided by his laboratory associates,...
Chad McKnight stars as Jim Beale, a physicist who is on the verge of mastering time-travel. Aided by his laboratory associates,...
- 1/21/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Arriving in theaters and on VOD platforms everywhere this weekend is Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, which reunites the director with Chad McKnight, Aj Bowen and Scott Poythress—three co-stars from his first genre effort, The Signal. This time around, McKnight stars as a scientist who has invented a machine that can create a wormhole, and both Bowen and Poythress play his wisecracking labmates who help the film’s hero put all of the intricate pieces of Synchronicity’s puzzle into place.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to catch up with Gentry, Bowen, McKnight and Poythress at the press day for Synchronicity and discussed with them their experiences reuniting for another cinematic adventure and so much more.
I think it's really ambitious when you can make a movie like Synchronicity because when you think sci-fi, a lot of folks automatically think “big concepts that usually require a big budget.” And this movie,...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to catch up with Gentry, Bowen, McKnight and Poythress at the press day for Synchronicity and discussed with them their experiences reuniting for another cinematic adventure and so much more.
I think it's really ambitious when you can make a movie like Synchronicity because when you think sci-fi, a lot of folks automatically think “big concepts that usually require a big budget.” And this movie,...
- 1/20/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The Signal director Jacob Gentry returns to screens with his new sci-fi film Synchronicity. And while Chad McKnight, Aj Bowen, and Michael Ironside may top the cast it seems immediately apparent that the fantastic retro score by Ben Lovett is every bit as much a character in the film. Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time and ruthless corporate tycoon Klaus Meisner will stop at nothing to get it. When Jim uses the machine to tear open the fabric of the universe, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. But in order to keep the rights to his invention he must prove that it works by finding the flower's identical match in the present. Jim soon discovers that the Dahlia...
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- 1/18/2016
- Screen Anarchy
The phrase "Curiosity killed the cat" exists for a reason and Charlotte might just have to learn that lesson the hard way in Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes. Also in this round-up: a trailer for the film Synchronicity as well as development details on Mab Studios' Witchula.
Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes: From Amazon: "Based on the bestselling horror video game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s.
It’s been exactly ten years since the murders at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and Charlotte (Charlie for short) has spent those ten years trying to forget. Her father was the owner of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and the creator of its four adult-sized animatronic animals, and now Charlie is returning to her hometown to reunite with her childhood friends on the anniversary of the tragedy that ripped their town apart.
Curiosity leads Charlie and her friends back to the old pizza place,...
Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes: From Amazon: "Based on the bestselling horror video game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s.
It’s been exactly ten years since the murders at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and Charlotte (Charlie for short) has spent those ten years trying to forget. Her father was the owner of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and the creator of its four adult-sized animatronic animals, and now Charlie is returning to her hometown to reunite with her childhood friends on the anniversary of the tragedy that ripped their town apart.
Curiosity leads Charlie and her friends back to the old pizza place,...
- 12/18/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Synchronicity Movie Trailer. Jacob Gentry‘s Synchronicity (2015) movie trailer stars Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis and Aj Bowen. Synchronicity‘s plot synopsis: “Synchronicity is a mind-bending ‘Sci-fi Noir’ about a physicist who invents a time machine, and the mysterious femme fatale trying to steal it. He must travel back in time to uncover the truth about the machine, the girl, and his […]...
- 12/15/2015
- by Marco Margaritoff
- Film-Book
We thought time travel was impossible - we were wrong. Magnolia has debuted the official trailer for The Signal director Jacob Gentry's new film Synchronicity, a time travel sci-fi noir that will definitely grab the attention of sci-fi fans. This trailer makes the film look a bit like Looper, Dark City and Blade Runner all thrown in one, with very unique visuals and some odd changeovers in this trailer that you might not be expecting. The cast includes Michael Ironside as the investor, along with Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and Scott Poythress. I'm very curious to check this out, as I enjoyed The Signal and I'm hoping this is as special as it seems it might be. Is that a brain running the time travel device? Or what? Here's the first trailer for Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity, direct from YouTube (via SlashFilm): Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity...
- 12/15/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In addition to your Star Trek Beyonds and Independence Day: Resurgences, 2016 also promises some more unexpected, under-the-radar sci-fi offerings. Like Synchronicity, a new time-travel noir thriller from writer-director Jacob Gentry (of 2007’s The Signal). The twisty plot centers on a physicist named Jim Beale (Chad McKnight), whose new invention is able to fold the space and time to create […]
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- 12/14/2015
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by an anonymous source. Director: Jacob Gentry. Writers: Jacob Gentry and Alex Orr. Cast: Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and Michael Ironside. Jacob Gentry is best known to this reviewer for his work on The Signal (2007). Also very dark in lighting and setting, Synchronicity is a sci-fi thriller with heart. Unfortunately for Jim (Chad McKnight), his heart has been besmitten by a femme fatale, straight out of a noir film. But, this is neo-noir in which a financial oligarch rules the world and greed matters. Jim's time travelling experiments are a means to an ends for Klais Meisner (Michael Ironside). But, they also allow Jim to pursue Abby (Brianne Davis) - the femme fatale, across time periods and across dimensions. Heavily influenced by Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982), in lighting, setting and music, Synchronicity has something to say about our limited time,...
- 10/24/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Exclusive: Sales on sci-fi thriller to begin at the Afm.
Magnet Releasing has acquired world rights to Synchronicity, a sci-fi noir thriller from director Jacob Gentry.
Magnet, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, will release the film in the Us in January.
Magnolia International’s Christina Rogers and Scott Veltri will handle sales to other territories at next month’s American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 4-11).
Director Gentry, best known for Sundance title The Signal, also wrote and edited Synchronicity. Producers are Alexander Motlagh and Christopher Alender.
The cast includes Chad McKnight, Aj Bowen, Brianne Davis, Scott Poythress and genre icon Michael Ironside.
The story centres on a daring physicist who has invented a machine that can fold space-time and a shadowy corporation that will stop at nothing to get the device.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden and, on behalf of the filmmakers, Adam Galen and [link...
Magnet Releasing has acquired world rights to Synchronicity, a sci-fi noir thriller from director Jacob Gentry.
Magnet, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, will release the film in the Us in January.
Magnolia International’s Christina Rogers and Scott Veltri will handle sales to other territories at next month’s American Film Market (Afm) (Nov 4-11).
Director Gentry, best known for Sundance title The Signal, also wrote and edited Synchronicity. Producers are Alexander Motlagh and Christopher Alender.
The cast includes Chad McKnight, Aj Bowen, Brianne Davis, Scott Poythress and genre icon Michael Ironside.
The story centres on a daring physicist who has invented a machine that can fold space-time and a shadowy corporation that will stop at nothing to get the device.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden and, on behalf of the filmmakers, Adam Galen and [link...
- 10/8/2015
- ScreenDaily
I never thought it would happen, but I have finally, personally, hit the wall with indie time travel flicks. Jacob Gentry's Synchronicity is not lacking in smarts or clockwork precision, but abjectly fails to convince in its core ideas of love and fate. Love may be a sticky and difficult thing, but the film seems to only communicate lust and desire, while empathy fails to make the journey. There is one worm hole too many. This leaves some impressive homages to Blade Runner's dreamy Vangelis score and neo-noir chiaroscuro, as well as Code 46's delight in contemporary-future architecture, simply hanging in empty space.Slightly strung out scientist Jim Beale (Chad McKnight, often evoking Jared Leto) is on the verge of inventing time travel with the help of his two calmer, wise-cracking lab technicians,...
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- 8/5/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Organisers of this years Manchester-base horror film festival, Grimmfest, have announced the first three titles that will be playing at 2015′s fest… Three very different UK Premieres that have been making waves on the at festivals around the world such as Sundance, SXSW and Fantasia International Fantastic Film Festival
Syncronicity, from Jacob Gentry (The Signal) which is described as “a mind-bending ‘Sci-fi Noir’ in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville” will have its UK premiere at Grimmfest; along with Excess Flesh, the new shocking body horror from writer and director Patrick Kennelly; and He Never Died, a brutal cannibal horror starring punk legend Henry Rollins, Stephen Ogg (Grand Theft Auto 5) and Booboo Stewart (X-Men: Days of Future Past).
Check out out preview of all three films below; and look out for more announcements and news on GrimmFest 2015 on the official website
Synchronicity (UK Premiere)
From the creators of The Signal comes Synchronicity,...
Syncronicity, from Jacob Gentry (The Signal) which is described as “a mind-bending ‘Sci-fi Noir’ in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville” will have its UK premiere at Grimmfest; along with Excess Flesh, the new shocking body horror from writer and director Patrick Kennelly; and He Never Died, a brutal cannibal horror starring punk legend Henry Rollins, Stephen Ogg (Grand Theft Auto 5) and Booboo Stewart (X-Men: Days of Future Past).
Check out out preview of all three films below; and look out for more announcements and news on GrimmFest 2015 on the official website
Synchronicity (UK Premiere)
From the creators of The Signal comes Synchronicity,...
- 8/4/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
A number of filmmakers have, over the past few years, garnered attention and acclaim from smaller unique films that have drawn in audiences intrigued about the concept in one way or another. Jacob Gentry is no exception to that, as his 2007 feature The Signal, which he co-wrote and co-directed with two other individuals, had many people eager to see what his next feature would be. Following some work in tv, Gentry’s new feature has now been completed.
Titled Synchronicity, the film sees Gentry take on directing reins alone this time around, along with writing the screenplay from a story by Alex Orr. The film’s synopsis is as follows.
When physicist Jim Beale invents a machine that can fold space-time, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. He must now find the flower’s identical match in the present to prove his machine works. Jim soon discovers that the...
Titled Synchronicity, the film sees Gentry take on directing reins alone this time around, along with writing the screenplay from a story by Alex Orr. The film’s synopsis is as follows.
When physicist Jim Beale invents a machine that can fold space-time, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. He must now find the flower’s identical match in the present to prove his machine works. Jim soon discovers that the...
- 7/27/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Synchronicity
Directed by Jacob Gentry
Written by Jacon Gentry and Alex Orr
2015, USA
Shadows abound, pierced with swaths of light cut to ribbons by venetian blinds. Odd, angular futurist architecture juts into the sky, illuminated by spotlights from passing flying vehicles. There are fans slowly rotating everywhere. This is the future, after all. There must be fans. If nothing else, Synchronicity cuts an interesting shape, a quasi-dystopian future that seems devoid of affection, warmth. Taken purely on visuals, Synchronicity is top-notch. The problem, then, lies in storytelling.
Synchronicity presents a twisted, tangled pretzel of a narrative, a classic time travel thriller that loops back on itself multiple times, placing the audience in danger of crossed eyes. Narratives this complex have been attempted before, but where Synchronicity falters is how it conveys the narrative. The complex story is made more head-spinning than advisable by some unclear storytelling, making an otherwise good...
Directed by Jacob Gentry
Written by Jacon Gentry and Alex Orr
2015, USA
Shadows abound, pierced with swaths of light cut to ribbons by venetian blinds. Odd, angular futurist architecture juts into the sky, illuminated by spotlights from passing flying vehicles. There are fans slowly rotating everywhere. This is the future, after all. There must be fans. If nothing else, Synchronicity cuts an interesting shape, a quasi-dystopian future that seems devoid of affection, warmth. Taken purely on visuals, Synchronicity is top-notch. The problem, then, lies in storytelling.
Synchronicity presents a twisted, tangled pretzel of a narrative, a classic time travel thriller that loops back on itself multiple times, placing the audience in danger of crossed eyes. Narratives this complex have been attempted before, but where Synchronicity falters is how it conveys the narrative. The complex story is made more head-spinning than advisable by some unclear storytelling, making an otherwise good...
- 7/26/2015
- by Thomas O'Connor
- SoundOnSight
It's been a few years since The Signal (review) director Jacob Gentry made a big splash and though he's kept busy, we've been waiting for his return to sci-fi and that return looks like it's going to be a winner.
Described as a "mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville" Synchronicity stars Chad McKnight as Jim Beale, a physicist who creates a time bending machine and then falls in love with a girl he also thinks is trying to steal his invention. Paranoia much?
Along with McKnight, the movie also stars Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and the ever awesome Michael Ironside.
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Described as a "mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville" Synchronicity stars Chad McKnight as Jim Beale, a physicist who creates a time bending machine and then falls in love with a girl he also thinks is trying to steal his invention. Paranoia much?
Along with McKnight, the movie also stars Brianne Davis, Aj Bowen and the ever awesome Michael Ironside.
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- 7/21/2015
- QuietEarth.us
Read More: Fantasia International Film Festival Announces Second Wave of 2015 Lineup A tantalizing tease of the Jacob Gentry-directed film "Synchronicity" has been released ahead of its upcoming world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival (Fiff). Said to have been inspired by the cyberpunk stylings of '70's and '80's sci-fi, the film is an atmospheric immersion into the mysteries of the universe. The official synopsis reads: "'Synchronicity' follows the story of a daring physicist (Chad McKnight) who folds time to travel into the past, trying to stop a mysterious woman from stealing his invention. But once there, he gets caught in a love triangle that will fracture his reality and endanger his entire future." An exclusive clip of the film immediately ratchets up the tension. Against a pulsating score, characters prepare for an explosive breakthrough in their plan -- but in observing their work, one...
- 7/21/2015
- by David Canfield
- Indiewire
The 19th Fantasia International Film Festival is right around the corner. Though the full lineup for the festival won't be unveiled until early next month, the second wave of Fantasia titles have been revealed and horror fans have a lot to look forward to.
Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
- 6/11/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A little over one month away, the Fantasia Film Festival announced it’s second wave of titles this morning. Fantasia Film Festival holds a special place in the hearts of Sound on Sight and we could not be more excited for their upcoming edition which promises to be bigger and better than ever. Arguably the largest genre film festival in the world, Fantasia will run from July 14th to August 4th this year and feature a large number of world and international premieres. The full-lineup, including special events, will be announced on July 7th.
From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
- 6/11/2015
- by Justine Smith
- SoundOnSight
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