Month: October 2025

NEW MOVIES: Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2025, “Anniversary,” “Baahubali: The Epic,” “Stitch Head,” “Dorothea”

ANNIVERSARY

Anniversary is an upcoming American thriller film directed by Jan Komasa and starring Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Mckenna Grace, Daryl McCormack, and Dylan O’Brien.

A close-knit family is caught in the turmoil of a controversial rising movement known as “The Change.” Ellen and Paul witness their lives fall apart when Ellen’s former student, Liz, reappears and starts dating their son. As Liz becomes a part of the Taylor family, tensions rise and loyalties are tested. Liz’s role in “The Change” brings simmering conflicts to the surface, unraveling the family’s fabric just as the nation itself stands on edge amid an alarming and challenging period of uncertainty.

Anniversary is scheduled for release on October 29, 2025.

Cast

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BAAHUBALI: THE EPIC

Baahubali: The Epic is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language epic action film directed and co-edited by S. S. Rajamouli. It is a re-edited and remastered single-film version of Rajamouli’s earlier two-part saga, Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), combining footage from both films with technical enhancements and previously unseen scenes. Produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works, the film stars Prabhas in a triple role, alongside Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, Nassar, and Subbaraju.

The film follows Sivudu, a young warrior raised in a tribal village, who learns of his royal heritage and aims to liberate the kingdom of Mahishmati from its oppressive ruler. His journey involves conflicts, alliances, and revelations about the kingdom’s past. With a runtime of 224 minutes, it is one of the longest Indian films. Baahubali: The Epic is scheduled for a pre-release in select theaters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland on 29 October 2025, followed by a worldwide theatrical release in premium large formats on 31 October 2025.[1][2]

Plot

An elderly woman emerges from a cave underneath a mountain, carrying an infant. While trying to cross a raging river, she is swept away by the current. She holds the baby above the water, praying to Lord Shiva to save him for Mahishmati’s future. The Amburi tribe saves the child, and their chieftain’s wife, Sanga, adopts him, naming him Sivudu.

Sivudu grows up ambitious and curious, obsessed with climbing the mountain despite his mother’s pleas, but fails each time. As a young man, he shows great strength while moving a lingam of Lord Shiva to the foot of the mountain. A mask falls from above. Learning that the mask belongs to a woman, Sivudu decides to find her and climbs the mountain successfully. Upon reaching the top, he meets Avanthika, the mask’s owner, and follows her. He learns she belongs to a resistance group working to overthrow Mahishmati’s tyrannical king, Bhallaladeva, and free the imprisoned princess Devasena.

Sivudu, taken with Avanthika, joins her cause and infiltrates Mahishmati’s palace as a guard. He distracts Bhallaladeva and rescues Devasena. Bhallaladeva sends his son, Bhadrudu, and his general, Kattappa, to pursue Sivudu. In the fight, Sivudu kills Bhadrudu as the Amburi and resistance members join him. Kattappa, seeing Sivudu’s face, submits and calls him “Baahubali.” Kattappa reveals that Sivudu is Mahendra Baahubali, son of Amarendra Baahubali, a noted warrior prince of Mahishmati, and that Queen Sivagami, his grandmother, saved him.

Cast

Main article: List of Baahubali characters
  • Prabhas in a triple role as
    • Mahendra Baahubali “Sivudu”
      • Akshitha Valslan as infant Sivudu
      • Sathvik Varma as young Sivudu
    • Amarendra Baahubali, Sivudu’s father, is the crown prince of Mahishmati and a respected figure in the kingdom
      • Nikhil Devadula as young Amarendra Baahubali
    • Maharaja Veerendra Vikramadeva, Sivudu’s grandfather and the former king of Mahishmati (photo present)
  • Rana Daggubati as Bhallaladeva, Amarendra Baahubali’s older cousin and a prince with ambitions to claim the throne
  • Anushka Shetty as Devasena, Amarendra Baahubali’s wife and Sivudu’s mother, imprisoned and mistreated by Bhallaladeva
  • Tamannaah Bhatia as Avanthika, a former resident of Kuntala, a trained fighter, and a key member of the resistance, who later falls in love with Sivudu and becomes the Queen of Mahishmati
  • Ramya Krishna as Sivagami, Bijjaladeva’s wife, Bhallaladeva’s mother, and a senior member of the royal family, serving as regent while the princes mature.
  • Sathyaraj as Kattappa, general of Mahishmati’s armed forces, mentor to the royal family, and loyal warrior overseeing the kingdom’s military.
  • Nassar as Bijjaladeva, the older brother of Vikramadeva and a rejected prince with a deformed left arm
  • Subbaraju as Kumara Varma, Devasena’s brother-in-law, initially cowardly but inspired by Amarendra Baahubali to resist the Pindari invasion of Kuntala
  • Rohini as Sanga, Sivudu’s foster mother and the Amburi tribe chieftain’s wife
  • Meka Ramakrishna as Jaya Varma, leader of the Kuntala rebels and Devasena’s brother
  • Tanikella Bharani as Swamiji, an Amburi sage devoted to Lord Shiva
  • Adivi Sesh as Bhadrudu, Bhallaladeva’s adoptive son, who shares his father’s ambitious traits
  • Sudeepa as Aslam Khan, an Arabian weapons dealer who befriends Kattappa
  • Prabhakar as Inkoshi, the leader of the Kalakeya tribe, who declares war on Mahishmati after a failed truce
  • Rakesh Varre as Sethupathi, a friend of Bhallaladeva who becomes the army commander after Amarendra Baahubali’s removal
  • Charandeep as Inkoshi’s brother, a Kalakeya warrior

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STITCH HEAD

Stitch Head is a 2025 animated comedy horror film directed and written by Steve Hudson, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Guy Bass.

The film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 10 June 2025 and will be released theatrically in the United States on October 29, 2025, by Briarcliff Entertainment.

Synopsis

Stitch Head follows the story of a small, forgotten creature living in a long-abandoned castle. Awoken by a mad professor, Stitch Head is tasked with protecting the professor’s other wildly inventive creations from the suspicious townspeople of Grubber Nubbin. A whimsical, heartfelt twist on the Frankenstein legend.

Cast

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DOROTHEA

Synopsis

A chilling true crime horror that unearths the monstrous secrets of Dorothea Puente, a soft-spoken grandmother who drugged, murdered, and buried her elderly and disabled tenants beneath her garden. Behind her warm smile lurked a predator who used kindness as bait and survival as justification. As the story peels back layers of trauma, deception, and calculated cruelty, it reveals a harrowing portrait of a woman shaped by abuse and driven by greed. Dorothea forces audiences to confront the terrifying truth that real evil often hides in plain sight.

A twisted true crime nightmare where serial killer granny Dorothea Puente lures the vulnerable, kills without remorse, and buries secrets in her garden. Evil wears a smile. You’ll never trust kindness again.

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10/28/2025 #Anniversary #Baahubali:TheEpic #StitchHead #Dorothea

NEW MOVIES: Oct 23-29, 2025, “Bugonia,” “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” “Blue Moon,” “Regretting You”

BUGONIA

Bugonia is a 2025 absurdist black comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It is an English-language remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan. A co-production of Ireland, South Korea, and the United States, the film stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone. It follows two young men who kidnap a powerful CEO, suspecting that she is secretly an alien who wants to destroy Earth.

Development on the film began as early as 2020, with Jang attached to direct and Tracy adapting the screenplay. Ari Aster came on board as producer soon after, and by February 2024, Lanthimos was hired to direct, replacing Jang, while Stone joined the project both as an actress and producer. Plemons joined the cast that May, and it was soon acquired by Focus Features for distribution at the Cannes Film Festival. Principal photography began in July in High Wycombe, England, and Atlanta, Georgia, during which time, the rest of the cast was announced. Additional filming took place in May 2025 in Milos, Greece.

Bugonia had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Focus Features on October 24, 2025.

Synopsis

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.[4][2]

Cast

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SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is a 2025 American biographical musical drama film starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen. Written and directed by Scott Cooper, and based on the 2023 book Deliver Me from Nowhere by Warren Zanes, it chronicles the conception of Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska. The film also stars Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, Odessa Young, Gaby Hoffmann, Marc Maron and David Krumholtz.

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on August 29, 2025, with its United States theatrical release by 20th Century Studios set for two months later on October 24. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

The film chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past. Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen’s New Jersey bedroom, the album marked a pivotal time in his life and is considered one of his most enduring works—a stark, somber acoustic record portraying the lives of blue-collar workers who try to succeed in life but fail at every turn, while searching for a deliverance that never comes.

Cast

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BLUE MOON

Blue Moon is a 2025 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself on the opening night of Oklahoma!, a new musical by his former colleague Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott). It also stars Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Jonah Lees.

The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, on February 18, 2025, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for Scott.[4] It was theatrically released in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics on October 17.

Plot

Largely set on March 31, 1943, the opening night of Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s Oklahoma!, Richard Rodgers‘s former creative partner Lorenz Hart struggles with alcoholism and depression.[5] Most of the plot takes place at the bar of the New York Theater District restaurant Sardi’s. Slipping out of Oklahoma!’s opening night, the semi-closeted Hart arrives at Sardi’s ahead of the afterparty to get drunk and complain about his former creative partner’s new hit musical. The barman lends an ear while trying not to serve Hart liquor.[6]

Cast

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REGRETTING YOU

Regretting You is a 2025 romantic drama film directed by Josh Boone from a screenplay by Susan McMartin. It is based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, Dave Franco, Mason Thames, Willa Fitzgerald, Scott Eastwood, and Clancy Brown.

Centers on the strained relationship between young mother Morgan Grant and her teenage daughter Clara, exacerbated by Morgan’s husband Chris’s tragic death, forcing them to navigate life’s challenges together.

Regretting You premiered in Berlin, Germany, on October 12, 2025.[2] The film is scheduled to be released by Constantin Film in Germany on October 23, 2025, and by Paramount Pictures in the United States on October 24.

Cast

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10/20/2025 #Bugonia #Springsteen:DeliverMeFromNowhere #BlueMoon #RegrettingYou

NEW MOVIES: Oct. 16-22, 2025, “Good Fortune,” “After the Hunt,” “Truth & Treason,” “Pets on a Train”

GOOD FORTUNE

Good Fortune is a 2025 American supernatural comedy film written and directed by Aziz Ansari in his feature directorial debut.[2] Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves star in the film. Garam Films, Oh Brudder Productions, and Yang Pictures produced it. It follows an angel named Gabriel (Reeves), whose failed attempt to show Arj (Ansari), a struggling man, that money doesn’t solve one’s problems—by body swapping him with his wealthy employer Jeff (Rogen)—results in Gabriel losing his wings, while the work he did as an angel begins to unravel around them.

After the suspension of his original directorial debut, Being Mortal, at Searchlight Pictures in 2022, Ansari moved forward with plans to direct Good Fortune. He desired to make a comedy film with the intent for it to be theatrically released, citing the success of Barbie (2023) as proof of the viability of such a project. Ansari’s longtime friend Rogen, who inspired the implementation of several elements into the film, joined shortly after Being Mortal was shelved.

The film was set to begin principal photography in May 2023, but due to a production shutdown in the middle of the month due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, filming started in late January 2024 in Los Angeles, when Palmer announced she had joined the cast. The majority of filming wrapped before April 2024, with some scenes picked up at a later date after an injury Reeves sustained two weeks into filming had healed.

Good Fortune premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 17, 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Premise

Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) is a “budget guardian angel.” One day, he notices Arj, a man down on his luck (Aziz Ansari), who does odd jobs for a wealthy socialite named Jeff (Seth Rogen). Once Arj falls asleep in a booth at a Denny’s restaurant, he hits rock bottom after having his car towed from the restaurant’s parking lot. Intervening in his plight, Gabriel tries to convince Arj that being wealthy like Jeff would not solve his problems by swapping the two men’s lives. Failing at this demonstration, as Jeff’s wealth solves Arj’s issues, Gabriel loses his wings and is sent down to Earth to live among humans, while Arj takes over Jeff’s body and livelihood.[4] Gabriel then becomes roommates with the displaced Jeff,[3] as the work he did as an angel begins to unravel around them.[4]

Cast

  • Seth Rogen as Jeff, a wealthy man who lives a life of luxury and excess. He owns several cars, a modern mansion with a pool and a disco club in the basement, and hosts wild parties.[4] Following the angel Gabriel’s intervention, Jeff’s unlucky employee Arj and he have their lives swapped.[4]
  • Aziz Ansari as Arj,[5] a struggling man. He ends up doing various odd jobs for his wealthy socialite employer, Jeff, such as fixing his pool and finding him a shaman for an ayahuasca journey.[4] After hitting rock bottom, he meets Gabriel in a Denny’s parking lot, who tries to show him that money does not solve one’s problems.[4]
  • Keke Palmer as Elena, who works at a hardware store with Arj. She fights for better working conditions and to unionize.[6]
  • Sandra Oh as Martha,[7] an angel who takes Gabriel’s wings.[4][8]
  • Keanu Reeves as Gabriel, an angel. He tries to regain his wings after a plan to show a struggling man that wealth cannot solve one’s problems goes haywire, resulting in the man taking over his affluent employer’s life.[4] Typically, Gabriel is responsible for saving people from choking or stopping them from texting while driving, but he tries to show the man that the life of wealth is “not all that it’s cracked up to be.”[4]

Sherry Cola plays a character who wants to sit on Gabriel’s face, finding him attractive.[9] A shaman called Nana appears, holding a ceremony involving ayahuasca.[10] Stephen McKinley Henderson has a supporting role.[11]

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AFTER THE HUNT

After the Hunt is a 2025 psychological thriller film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Nora Garrett, starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloë Sevigny. It follows Alma, a college professor caught between a sexual abuse accusation involving one of her students and a colleague.

The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2025, where it received mixed reviews from critics.[3] It was released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on October 10, 2025. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with Roberts’ performance receiving high praise.[4][5]

Premise

A college professor is forced to grapple with her own secretive past after one of her colleagues is faced with a serious accusation.[6]

Cast

  • Julia Roberts as Alma Imhoff, a respected, well-liked professor at Yale University
  • Ayo Edebiri as Margaret “Maggie” Resnick, a young philosophy student and Alma’s protégée
  • Andrew Garfield as Henrik “Hank” Gibson, Alma’s colleague and close friend, who is accused of assault
  • Michael Stuhlbarg as Frederik Imhoff, Alma’s psychiatrist husband
  • Chloë Sevigny as Dr. Kim Sayers, the university’s student liaison and Alma’s friend
  • Thaddea Graham as Katie
  • David Leiber as Dean RJ Thomas
  • Lío Mehiel as Alex, a law student and Maggie’s partner
  • Will Price as Arthur

 

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TRUTH & TREASON

Truth & Treason is an upcoming American drama film and television series based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a teenage resistance fighter who opposed the Nazi regime in Germany during WWII.[2][3] The film was previously titled Truth & Conviction.

The project is directed by Matt Whitaker,[4] who also wrote the film alongside Ethan Vincent.[5] It is produced by Russ Kendall, John Foss, and Matt Whitaker, with Adam Thomas Anderegg and Micah W. Merrill as executive producers.

The film is set to be released in the United States on October 17, 2025.

Cast

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PETS ON A TRAIN

Falcon Express (known as Pets on a Train in the United States and United Kingdom[4][2]) is a 2025 French animated action comedy film produced by TAT Productions and Apollo Films, directed by Benoît Daffis and Jean-Christian Tassy. The film’s story follows pets trapped on a speeding train who plan to stop the plans of Hans, a vengeful badger seeking revenge, with the help of Falcon, a raccoon.

The film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 12 June 2025 and was released in France on 2 July 2025.

Synopsis

Pets trapped on a speeding train must thwart the plans of Hans, a vengeful badger seeking revenge. While the crash seems inevitable, the pets can count on Falcon, a sly and resourceful raccoon, ready to do anything to save them.

Cast

  • Damien Ferrette as Falcon, a raccoon
  • Hervé Jolly as Rex
  • Kaycie Chase as Maguy
  • Frantz Confiac as Hans, a badger who is seeking revenge
  • Emmanuel Garijo as Randy
  • Nicolas Marié as Rico
  • Stéphane Ronchewski as Victor
  • Sébastien Desjours as Croquette

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10/12/2025 #GoodFortune #AfterTheHunt #Truth&Treason #PetsOnATrain

NEW MOVIES: Oct 9-15, 2025, “Roofman,” “Soul on Fire,” “Tron: Ares,” “Kiss of the Spiderwoman”

ROOFMAN

Roofman is a 2025 American crime comedy film starring Channing Tatum as the real-life spree robber Jeffrey Manchester. Derek Cianfrance directs it. The film also stars Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Melonie Diaz, Uzo Aduba, Lily Collias, Jimmy O. Yang, and Peter Dinklage.

Roofman had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025, and is scheduled for release in the United States on October 10, 2025, by Paramount Pictures and Miramax.

Premise

The film is a biopic of the fugitive Jeffrey Manchester, a former United States Army Reserve non-commissioned officer, known colloquially as Roofman due to his propensity to steal from branches of McDonald’s after entering their premises via the roof. Most notably, after escaping prison by hiding underneath a prison bus, he evaded capture by police by hiding in the wall of a vacant Circuit City store that was located next to a then-active Toys “R” Us store.[2]

Cast

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SOUL ON FIRE

Soul on Fire is an upcoming American biographical drama film about John O’Leary, a real-life St. Louis native who survived fire burns that covered his entire body.[2] It is directed by Sean McNamara based on a screenplay by Gregory Poirier that adapted O’Leary’s book On Fire, The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life.[3] The film stars William H. Macy, John Corbett, and Joel Courtney, the latter portraying O’Leary.

It is set to be released in the United States and Canada on October 10, 2025, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Cast

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TRON: ARES

Tron: Ares (stylized as TRON: Ares) is an upcoming American science fiction action film that is the third installment in the Tron series and the sequel to Tron: Legacy (2010). It features an ensemble cast including Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, and Gillian Anderson, with Jeff Bridges reprising his role as Kevin Flynn from the previous films. The film is directed by Joachim Rønning from a screenplay by Jesse Wigutow, based on a story by David Digilio and Wigutow.

Development of a sequel to Tron: Legacy began in October 2010, under the direction of franchise creator Steven Lisberger. In March 2017, Walt Disney Pictures shifted plans toward a soft reboot with Leto playing a new character. Garth Davis was set as director in August 2020 when Wigutow was working on the script, but stepped down in January 2023. Rønning replaced him a month later. Production was expected to begin in August 2023 but was delayed by the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Filming ultimately started in January 2024 in Vancouver and wrapped in May. By August, industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails was composing the score. The band’s members, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, served as executive producers on the film, alongside Legacy director Joseph Kosinski.

Tron: Ares is scheduled to be released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on October 10, 2025.

Premise

Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.

— Walt Disney Pictures[2]

Cast

Clockwise from top left: Main cast members Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Arturo Castro, Jeff Bridges, Gillian Anderson, Cameron Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Hasan Minhaj promoting the film at the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con

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KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN

Kiss of the Spider Woman is a 2025 American musical drama film that is a film adaptation of the 1992 stage musical, itself based on the 1976 novel. It is written and directed by Bill Condon. Jennifer Lopez stars in the titular role, alongside Diego Luna and Tonatiuh.[2] It is the second adaptation, following the 1985 adaptation.

Kiss of the Spider Woman premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025, receiving generally positive reviews from critics.[3][4] It is set to be released theatrically in the United States on October 10, 2025, by Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, and LD Entertainment.

Premise

Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.[5]

Cast

The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh.
  • Jennifer Lopez as Ingrid Luna/Aurora/The Spider Woman
  • Diego Luna as Valentin Arregui/Armando
  • Tonatiuh as Luis Molina/Kendall Nesbitt
  • Tony Dovolani as Johnny Desiderio
  • Josefina Scaglione as Marta
  • Bruno Bichir as The Warden
  • Aline Mayagoitia as Paulina
  • Kevin Michael Brennan as Shady Mocambo Man
  • Thomas Canestraro as Desiderio’s Henchman
  • Eduardo Ramos as Armando
  • David Turner as Kendall Nesbitt
  • Lynn Favin as Villager
  • Odain Watson as Villager

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10/6/2025 #Roofman #SoulOnFire #Tron:Ares #KissOfTheSpiderwoman

 

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