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Josh Burdett stars in ‘Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace’ opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. and Denise Richards

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2 years ago

September 23, 2024

Josh Burdett secured the lead role in newly released ‘Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace’, directed by Ali Zamani. He plays Gabriel, a Gulf War veteran with PTSD and haunted by guilt. A mysterious mentor figure appears to him in the shape of the mercurial Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character, Balthazar. With his guidance, Gabriel realises his true purpose of fighting for God against a growing satanic army. Burdett and Gooding share the screen together with fantastic chemistry.

Josh Burdett is known for his roles in Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated film ‘Loving Vincent’, ‘WarHunt’ and his recurring role in HULU Original ‘Find Me in Paris’. He has just wrapped on TV series ‘Gandhi’(Hansal Mehta) and the film ‘Murder at the Embassy’ (Lionsgate) alongside Mischa Barton.

Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace is an action-adventure fantasy film starring Josh Burdett, Cuba Gooding Jr. (Oscar winner for ‘Jerry Maguire’)Denise Richards and Randy Couture. Other names including Arifin Putra, a huge star from Indonesia, as well as Korrina Rico and Michael Teh are among the principal cast.

Josh said: “This is a great film that combines a lot of action and adventure, but also deeper moments about good versus evil, and about atonement for our pasts. I loved the energy on set during this whole project – I met some really wonderful people. It was an unforgettable experience for me to work with a legend like Cuba, and to get to share the screen with a star like Denise Richards as well.”

The film was shot on location in Georgia and Los Angeles, and was directed by Ali Zamani, an award-winning director and filmmaker whose work includes countless music videos and films such as the first instalment of the Angels Fallen franchise.

Josh added: “If you had said to me 15 years ago that I would be the lead in a film also starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Denise Richards, shooting in Hollywood, I don’t know if I would have believed you! The whole experience felt like a realisation of dreams and ambitions that I have held for a long time, since I was a kid. Both Cuba and Denise are so lovely in real life – friendly and kind. They really were a pleasure to work with. I felt so lucky to get to do all Cuba’s scenes with him and to share the screen together. He is a true professional and I got the chance to watch and learn from him on set. I’m so grateful for that, and I’m really grateful to Ali and Zeus Zamani for believing in me to carry the role of Gabriel.”

Photo credits: Ali Zamani

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Yellowjackets Final Season Trailer Arrives Ahead of November 20 Premiere on Paramount+

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1 day ago

November 6, 2026

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Yellowjackets final season still showing the teen survivors inside the crashed plane, with a blindfolded girl holding a knife

The teen Yellowjackets gather inside the wrecked plane in the wilderness. Photo by Paramount+

The Yellowjackets are out of the Wilderness and back in Wiskayok. Paramount+ has released the official trailer for the fourth and final season of Yellowjackets, premiering Friday, November 20, and the homecoming promises to be savage.

WITNESS A SAVAGE HOMECOMING IN THE FINAL SEASON OF YELLOWJACKETS PREMIERING NOVEMBER 20

WATCH SHAUNA, MISTY, TAISSA, MELISSA AND MORE LEARN WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU FOLLOWS YOU HOME

November 5, 2026 — They’re out of the Wilderness and back in Wiskayok: the Official Trailer for the fourth and final season of the Emmy-nominated series Yellowjackets is out now. Premiering Friday, November 20, exclusively on Paramount+ with the Premium Plan, the Yellowjackets are about to experience a homecoming like no other.

About Yellowjackets Season 4: Yellowjackets is the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. Equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama, the series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later, proving that the past is never really past and what began out in the wilderness is far from over.

About the series: Co-Creators/Showrunners/Executive Producers: Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. Executive Producers: Drew Comins of Creative Engine, Jonathan Lisco, Jeff W. Byrd, Sarah L. Thompson, Ameni Rozsa and Julia Bicknell.

Cast: Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey, Emmy nominee Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson, Warren Kole, Kevin Alves, Sarah Desjardins, Nia Sondaya, Jenna Burgess, and two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank. Guest starring are June Squibb, Elijah Wood, Molly Ringwald, Devon Sawa, Sam Braun, Dulé Hill and more.

Format: Scripted Series, 10 Episodes. The series is produced for SHOWTIME by Lionsgate Television. Yellowjackets is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. All previous seasons of Yellowjackets are available to watch now with the Premium plan on Paramount+.

About Skydance: Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, composed of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance’s portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.