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Netflix has unveiled a preview of its film premieres for 2021, more than seventy titles spanning all genres and including signings from Hollywood stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Jean Claude Van Damme or Amy Adams.
Adam Kay’s “Don’t Look Up” tops the extensive list with a cast that includes a Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Timothée Chalamet, accompanied by international pop stars such as Ariana Gran and Kid Cudi.
There are action thrillers like “Red Notice,” starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, and “Army of the Dead,” directed by Zack Snyder.
More adrenaline with “Kate,” starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead; “The Last Mercenary,” starring Jean-Claude Van Damme; “Sweet Girl,” starring Jason Momoa, and “O2,” directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Mélanie Laurent.
Chris Hemsworth leads the cast of “Escape From Spiderhead” which delves into science fiction, as does “Outside the Wire.”
Other premieres like the “Fear Street” and “Night Teeth” trilogy move from action to horror.
Netflix makes separate mention, in a statement released today, of stories directed and starring women, such as “Bruised.” first film directed by Halle Berry and also starring her; the thriller starring Amy Adams, “The Woman in the Window,” or “Moxie,” directed and produced by Amy Poehler.
The list goes on with “Beauty,” starring Niecy Nash and Aleyse Shannon, “The last letter from your lover,” directed by Augustine Frizzel and starring Felicity Jones, based on the JoJo Moyes novel; the comedy “Thunder Force,” in which Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer become superheroines, or the haunting “Rescue Distance,” written and directed by Claudia Llosa and starring Maria Valverde and Dolores Fonzi.
Idris Elba stars in the western “The Harder They Fall,” produced by Jay Z; Priyanka Chopra the drama “The White Tiger” and Kelvin Harrison Jr. the legal drama “Monster.”
Other releases are aimed at moviegoers, such as “Malcolm & House,” directed by Sam Levinson and starring Zendaya and John David Washington; the already announced Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde,” played by Anne of Arms and produced by Brad Pitt, or “The Hand of God,” written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Younger audiences will continue to enjoy titles already known as “The Kissing Booth 3,” starring Joey King and Jacob Elordi, and “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” starring Llana Condor and Noah Centineo.
And to see “Yes Day” as a family, with Jennifer Gardner and Edgar Ramírez, “Double Done”, “Back to the Outback”, or the musical “tick, tick? BOOM!”, Directed by Lil Manuel Miranda.