Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has one critically panned film dominating streaming with The Beast Inside, however one other considered one of his flicks that’s greater than 10 years outdated was simply added to a brand new streaming service. Harington stars alongside Keifer Sutherland in Pompeii, the Roman motion epic that sees a slave-turned-gladiator race towards a volcano to save lots of his real love from a beloved Roman senator. Pompeii was one of many many new additions added to Netflix at first of the month together with The Scorpion King, the desert journey flick starring Dwayne Johnson that’s well-known for its poor CGI. Along with Harington and Sutherland, Pompeii additionally stars Jared Harris, Emily Browning and Jean-Francois Lachapelle and the movie presently sits at abysmal scores of 27% from critics and 34% from common audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
Lee and Janet Scott Batchler penned the screenplay for Pompeii with Michael Robert Johnson, and Paul W.S. Anderson directed. The Batchler’s have not labored on something since they wrote the script for Pompeii, however they’re additionally well-known for penning the script for Batman Ceaselessly, the critically maligned Darkish Knight adaptation that stars Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne, Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face, Jim Carrey as Riddler, Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridan, and Drew Barrymore as Sugar. Anderson most not too long ago directed Monster Hunter, the 2020 darkish fantasy journey thriller starring Milla Jovovich and Ron Pearlman, however he’s most well-known for writing the script for Dying Race, the 2008 sci-fi motion thriller starring Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson. Anderson has additionally been tapped to direct Within the Misplaced Land, which stars Jovovich and Dave Bautista, and The Home of the Lifeless.
What’s Presently within the Netflix High 10?
Don’t Move, the horror thriller from Adam Schindler and Brian Netto that stars American Horror Story vet Finn Wittrock has been sitting comfortably atop the Netflix high 10 streaming charts, flanked by Time Cut, the time-traveling horror flick starring Outer Banks breakout Madison Bailey. Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut which she additionally stars in, Lady of the Hour stays one of many high motion pictures on Netflix, presently sitting within the #5 spot. Bad Boys: Ride or Die made a quick run to the top of the Netflix charts upon its premiere, however it has since drifted all the way down to #8.
Pompeii stars Equipment Harington and was written by the Batchler’s and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Keep tuned to Collider for future streaming updates and watch Pompeii on Netflix.
