The crime went unsolved for nearly a decade, and even today, the authorities don’t know how Gerald Blanchard did it. In 1998, a Canadian man in his mid-20s snuck into Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace and replaced a diamond-and-pearl star once worn by Empress Elisabeth with a gift-shop replica. Rated TV-MA for language, suicide and violence. ‘Bird Box Barcelona.’ In Spanish with subtitles (or dubbed). The “Barcelona” edition is essentially a repeat of the first film, flaws and all. But a persistent unwillingness to define the antagonist made the original “Bird Box” feel generic at times - like just another end-times story, but with a “TBA” where the apocalypse should go. The Pastors stage some suspenseful sequences and, as with the first film, it’s fascinating to see the various ways survivors work around the “try to keep your eyes closed as much as possible” problem. Climate change? Pandemics? Fanatics? Take your pick. The threat is kept intentionally vague - represented by eerie sounds and levitating debris - which allows it to function as a free-floating metaphor for whatever the viewer is worried about. For the most part, though, this “Bird Box” is much like the last one. The new writer-director team of Álex and David Pastor takes some chances by making Sebastián a somewhat unstable hero. While making his way to a rumored safe haven, Sebastián meets the capable Claire (Georgina Campbell), who worries - not without reason - that Sebastián may not be the most reliable traveling companion. The new movie jumps around in time to show how the invasion affected Sebastián (Mario Casas), a Spaniard who loses his wife and becomes determined to protect their daughter, Anna (Alejandra Howard), even if that means embarking on dangerous journeys with dubious strangers. “Bird Box Barcelona” is more of a companion film than a sequel - and as such, likely won’t become as much of a sensation. The film also caught on because its plot (adapted from a John Malerman novel) inspired a slew of memes and viral “blindfold” challenges, drawn from the central premise of unnamed paranormal invaders spreading a suicidal madness to humans who look directly at them. For one, the movie’s star was the perennially popular Sandra Bullock, playing a scrappy survivor of an apocalyptic event. The three other marauders are played by Keith Jardine, Ashley Alvarado, and Kyle Beatty.The 2018 thriller “Bird Box” arrived without much hype yet still became one of Netflix’s biggest hits, for two reasons. Probably the most recognizable of the four marauders is David Dastmalchian, who plays Scott Lang's pal Kurt in the Ant-Man movies. When Bird Box finally reveals the events leading up to Malorie's trip down the river, a group of marauders emerge from the woods and corner the family when they're on a supply run. Anderson recently played serial killer Jerry Brudos in the Netflix thriller series Mindhunter. In the "Five Years Later" portion of the movie, Happy Anderson plays a character credited only as River Man, who ambushes Malorie and the children in the river and tries to persuade them to remove their blindfolds. ![]() Gary is played by British actor Tom Hollander, who has appeared in films like In The Loop and About Time, and this year played Queen manager Jim Beach in Bohemian Rhapsody. until it's revealed that he's been corrupted by the entities and is really there to sabotage the group. ![]() Gary, the stranger who is let into the house by Olympia, at first seems to be just another survivor. Olympia, the pregnant girl who joins the survivors slightly later, is played by Danielle MacDonald - who you'll definite recognize if you watched Netflix's other recent movie release Dumplin' (she played the lead). In addition to his starring role in the Oscar-winning drama Moonlight, Rhodes also appeared in this year's The Predator as Nebraska, part of the main group of "Loonies." Another familiar face in the house is supermarket worker Charlie, played by Lil Rel Howery. You'll probably recognize Howery from his role in last year's Get Out, where he went above and beyond the call of duty as TSA employee Rod Williams. You may recognize Malkovich from the film Being John Malkovich, and his other famous movie roles include Dangerous Liaisons and Burn After Reading.Īlso taking shelter in the house is construction foreman Tom, who is played by Trevante Rhodes. ![]() Greg is in a legal dispute with his neighbor, Douglas, who is played by John Malkovich. Henry Wu, and also played the hacker Whiterose in Mr. Wong has a recurring role in the Jurassic Park franchise as scientist Dr. ![]() In the initial chaos of the outbreak, Malorie ends up taking shelter with a group of survivors in a house owned by Greg, played by BD Wong.
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