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Matt Damon and Casey Affleck will star together in 'The Instigators'.

After working together on the 'Ocean's' trilogy, the pair will commit another heist in the new movie for Apple Original Films, which will be directed by Doug Liman, according to 'Deadline'.

Matt and Casey's brother Ben Affleck are producing through their newly formed company Artists Equity, along with Jeff Robinov and John Graham of Studio 8 and Kevin Walsh for his company The Walsh Company.

The film tells the story of two thieves who, with the help of one of their therapists, are forced to flee when a robbery goes wrong. The screenplay was penned by Chuck MacLean, with Casey, Robinov and Graham helping to develop the screenplay.

Damon and the Affleck brothers have a long-standing relationship that began with the Oscar-winning 1997 film 'Good Will Hunting'. The trio starred in the film, which was written by Ben and Matt.

The project is the latest to be produced by the pair's Artists Equity studio. Ben recently stated that he wants to focus on quality movies while criticizing Netflix for their "assembly line" approach to making movies.

From film classics like "Schtonk!" (1992) to cult comedies like "Football is our life" (2000) to emotional hospital dramas like "Charité" (2021) - acting veteran Uwe Ochsenknecht (66) has become an integral part of the German film and television landscape.

Now the 66-year-old is in the Prime Video comedy "Friedliche Weihnachts" from December 9th as the pedantic senior physician Professor Dr. dr to see Dietrich Hansen.

In the series, he stands in the way of his daughter Johanna's (Valerie Huber, 26) happy marriage to her boyfriend Anton (Timur Bartels, 27). After all, the father only accepts doctors for his child and Anton works in the record shop. At the joint Christmas party, the would-be son-in-law simply pretends to be a doctor.

In an interview with the news agency spot on news, Ochsenknecht reveals which reunion he was particularly happy about during the shoot, what fascinates him about medicine and what plans he has for this Christmas.

Mr. Ochsenknecht, can one imagine Christmas with you to be as "peaceful" as in "Peaceful Christmas"?
Ochsenknecht: When I was still celebrating with my family and small children, it was of course more turbulent, which is also a nice thing. But after the holidays you already know what you've done. It's calmed down now.

Some of the children have families of their own with whom they celebrate. I celebrate very comfortably with my wife and then we usually get together.

Does your family have a fixed Christmas ritual?
Ochsenknecht: That's more with my wife, that we dress nicely and eat. There is a gift table under the tree. We take the dogs for a walk and of course they get something too. But everything was very manageable, calm and relaxing.

Do you sing the classic Christmas carols?
Ochsenknecht: No, we don't do that. Then we have them sing, and we have nice music in the background while we eat. Then maybe a movie will be watched, friends will visit us too.

How much did you like the role of Prof. Dr. dr Hansen had fun?
Ochsenknecht: As you can see in the film, we got along really well, the whole ensemble had great chemistry. We had a lot of fun, laughed a lot. Even in places where you shouldn't have done it. But it was very pleasant work.

You can hear the Hessian dialect very nicely.
Ochsenknecht: Yes, that was a bit of a Mannheim dialect to add a bit of color to it. That was still harmless, only hinted at.

But it does bring a bit of your homeland into it.
Ochsenknecht: Yes, too. It gives the character a bit of local color. I found that very good.

In the series "Charité" you were already seen as a doctor. What fascinates you about the medical profession?
Ochsenknecht: That fascinated me even as a child. I was always the one who came up with the plaster when someone got hurt. I would also like to have studied medicine. Now acting got in my way. Then I thought: "Well, if that's what it's supposed to be, it will be." And it was a good thing. But I've always been interested in the biology of the body. For example, if you cut yourself and later you can't see anything, sometimes not even a scar. That's very fascinating. There's still so much, biochemistry ... such a body is a miracle.

Whether it's a doctor or a garbage man - you've actually been allowed to play something in every professional field...
Ochsenknecht: There are still enough that I haven't played. Of course, that always depends on the story and the script, whether something is interesting. In this respect, it can be all possible areas.

The prospective son-in-law on the show pretends to be a doctor. Do you think stand still plays a role in partnerships?
Ochsenknecht: I think there are still parents who value it. With nobles anyway, stupid as it is. This is still the "Shakespeare Syndrome". Unfortunately.

Wouldn't that happen to you with your own children?
Ochsenknecht: No, it is important that they are happy. With whoever. Happiness and health are important, everything else is none of my business.

Her colleague Esther Schweins shines in the series as a stoned wife. How does it enrich your collaboration?
Ochsenknecht: We've known each other for a long time. She also comes from Mannheim. There is a moment when she freaks out and speaks in the Mannheim dialect. The chemistry between us is also right.

We've almost never worked together. Way before she was on "RTL Saturday Night", I had a brief appearance and we got to know each other. But we never really played together. It was the first time and really nice.

Unfortunately, we just had to say goodbye to another great colleague of yours, Christiane Hörbiger passed away. They both had "Schtonk!" a great success. how ble

Anyone who hasn't seen the second season of "Alex Rider" in the stream can now look forward to the free TV premiere on ZDFneo. You can find out here when and how things will continue there.

In addition to lucrative advantages, Amazon Prime also offers its customers a wide range of film and series titles, including exclusive originals such as "Alex Rider". The coming-of-age espionage series, based on Anthony Horowitz's successful series of books for young people, started there two years ago. Season 2 followed last year. If you don't have an Amazon Prime subscription, you don't have to do without and you can now watch the series on free TV and in the ZDF media library.

"Alex Rider": Season 2 on free TV today

The refreshing British spy series is also enjoying a positive response in this country - no wonder it was extended early. While the second season has been available on Amazon Prime Video since the end of 2021, the free TV launch is now pending: Today, Wednesday, December 7, 2022, you can see all the episodes of the second season “Alex Rider”. ZDFneo. So get ready for a small series marathon, because all eight episodes will be broadcast directly in one go. It starts at 8:15 p.m., the last episode ends at 1:40 a.m. the following day. If you don't want to stay up late half the night, you can also find the new episodes free of charge in the ZDF media library from December 7th.

For the first season, the second novel "Point Blanc" was filmed, the second season is now adapting the fourth volume of the series "Eagle Strike". Alex (Otto Ferrant) and his friends are faced with a new case involving a hacker attack on the Pentagon and a game developer worth millions. But who is really pulling the strings here?

Alex Rider Season 2 Cast

Some familiar faces await us in the second season, above all, of course, Otto Farrant ("Salmon Fishing in Yemen"), who plays the eponymous main character. Alex's best friend Tom (Brenock O'Connor) will also be back, as will MI6 agents Alan Blunt (Stephen Dillane) and Mrs Jones (Vicky McClure). Newcomers include Thomas Levin as Yassen Gregorovitch, Toby Stevens as Damian Cray and Charithra Chandran as Alex's girlfriend Sabina.

Al Strobel is dead. The actor, who played one of the stars of the cult series "Twin Peaks" as one-armed Mike, has died at the age of 83. This was announced by "Twin Peaks" producer Sabrina Sutherland on behalf of the family. A cause of death was not released.

"It is with much sadness that we say goodbye to Al Strobel. He is irreplaceable and will always be an important part of our 'Twin Peaks' family," she wrote, according to media reports.

Crowd favorite Mike in "Twin Peaks"

In the cult series, Al Strobel embodied one of the most dazzling and important characters with his role as Mike from 1990. Al Strobel also appeared in the theatrical spin-off "Twin Peaks: The Movie" (1992) and the later series sequel "Twin Peaks: The Return" (2017).

Al Strobel lost his arm when he was 17

Al Strobel was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1939, which is also where "Twin Peaks" is set. At the age of 17 he lost his left arm just below the shoulder. In the 1970s he began working in the theatre. Strobel made his film debut in the 1986 horror film Shadow Play. Four years later, David Lynch (76) cast him for "Twin Peaks".

Mike remained Al Strobel's best-known role despite subsequent appearances on TV and theater. In 2005 he retired from acting. He only took a break from retirement for the late third season of Twin Peaks.

Helen Mirren credit:Bang Showbiz

Dame Helen Mirren felt "very intimidated" by Harrison Ford when they worked for the first time.

According to her own statements, the Oscar winner was still a "nobody" when she was very nervous in 1986 with the 'Star Wars' actor for the film 'The Mosquito Coast', and she was very nervous to work with the 80-year-old star today , who had already made a name for himself both in the space franchise and in the 'Indiana Jones' films.

Today the actress admits: “When we worked for the first time, he was a big film star and I was a nobody. I was very intimidated, very intimidated. ”But the 77-year-old icon also remembers that working with Harrison“ learned a lot ”by working with Harrison and still uses some of his lessons today. She continued: “I also learned a lot from him because I haven't had much experience yet. I had done a lot of theater at that time, I hadn't made many films. So I watched him and he taught me a lot of things about film spectacles that I still use. ”

The couple has now teamed up again for the 'Yellowstone' spin-off '1923' and Harrison is also happy to work with the actress of 'The Queen' again. He said reporters at the show's premiere: “I admire your work and your person now and I have the same level of admiration for you as then. She is wonderful, she is simply a lovable person and so it was both a professional pleasure and a personal pleasure to work with her again. ”