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“Crime 101” Just Changed the Rules for Heist Movies

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27 October 2025

The first trailer for Crime 101 landed and it didn’t follow the typical playbook. Directed by Bart Layton, who gave us American Animals, and based on Don Winslow’s novella, this isn’t just another heist movie. It looks built to examine the machinery behind the crime.

At the center are Chris Hemsworth as a thief whose precision feels almost clinical, Halle Berry as an insurance executive whose skills prove unexpectedly valuable, and Mark Ruffalo as a detective trying to reverse-engineer a crime worth studying. Rather than roaring through explosions and fast cuts, the trailer moves with intent. Every quiet moment counts.

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The Los Angeles setting isn’t glamorized. The 101 Freeway becomes part of the operation, not just a backdrop. The trailer maps a series of jewel heists across the city, edged with the tension of timing and the constant risk of being slightly off. It’s not all chase scenes or grand payoffs. What we see is meticulous, controlled, and unnerving in its precision.

Hemsworth brings a kind of calm rigor to his role, playing a thief who could blend into any crowd. Ruffalo’s detective leads with frustration and focus, the sort of investigator who notices the small things most people ignore. Berry holds her ground with a sharpness that feels earned rather than performed. Together, the three make the story’s quiet moments more dangerous than its action.

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Layton has always been interested in what drives people to push limits. In American Animals, it was college kids who thought they could outsmart reality. In Crime 101, it’s grown adults who actually can, until they can’t. The trailer captures that moment when confidence turns risky, the instant you realize control isn’t the same as safety. It’s a feeling anyone can recognize, whether you’re pulling a job or just trying not to lose your grip on something that matters.

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That makes Crime 101 feel like something different. A film where competence replaces flash and risk lives in silence. It’s about people who believe they’ve mastered their world until one rule bends too far.

The film, set for release on February 13, 2026, through Amazon MGM Studios, promises something sharp and deliberate. If the finished movie holds the control and clarity of its trailer, Crime 101 could be the rare crime thriller that earns attention not by being louder than its peers but by being smarter.

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Margot Robbie stars as Cathrine in Emily Bronte “Wuthering Heights” Adaptation

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2 months ago

8 September 2025

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Margot Robbie embraces Gothic romance as she takes on the role of Catherine Earnshaw in new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights”, written and directed by Emerald Fennell, it’s set to be released in February 2026, following the season of Valentine. The film is produced by Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara and Margot Robbie herself.

Plot

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It tells a story of a forbidden love between Heathclif and Catherine Earnshaw, childhood friends who later turned into passionate lovers, meanwhile Earnshaw has another lover. So she’s torn between her childhood love and a man with high social status.

In the movie, Heathclif was an orphan who was brought into a prestigious family but later on embarked on a love affair with their daughter Catherine. But what will the society say about that bond? It’s set to be doomed.

Cast and Characters

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Jacob Elordi plays the role of Heathclif, Catherine’s passionate lover. Other cast members of the movie include Alison Oliver as Isabella Linton, Latif Shazad as Edgar Linton, and Hong Chau as Dean Nelly.

In an early interview with Deadline in April 2025, Elordi applauded everyone involved saying “The performances from everyone—it’s breathtaking, It’s an incredible romance. It’s a true epic. It’s visually beautiful. The script is beautiful. The costumes are incredible.”

Everything about the trailer

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It was released on September 3, and from those few parts from the film that was revealed, Fennell promises the most exciting and sexiest “Wuthering Heights” adaptation.

From the back and forth heated moments between Catherine and Heathclif to the romantic flashbacks she kept on having about him, this movie will keep you on your toes and your eyes glued to your screens.

Where’s “Wuthering Heights” being filmed?

The BBC revealed some locations including valleys such as Surrender Bridge, Arkengarthdale, and Swaledale, the village of Low Row. The filming began in 2025, with shooting locations in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

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That’s where Robbie was first seen on set in paparazzi photos published in March 2025. In the photos, she was seen in what appeared to be a wedding scene, dressed in a voluminous white ball gown, a diamond tiara on a long flowy veil with a bridal bouquet in her hand.

What fans are saying

The casting stirred up a few controversies. Fans who read the novel were quick to point out that Elordi’s identity as a white man differs from the character he played as Bronte described Heathclif as a non-white character.

Also, from the paparazzi photos where Robbie was seen, the book lovers also pointed out that the novel described Catherine’s character as having dark-brown hair while Margot was seen with her signature blonde hair.

Early next year, we will find out if Fennell’s version will remain true to the original novel. Although, the casting director had told Deadline in April 2025 that there are “definitely going to be some English Lit fans that are not going to be happy” with the new interpretation.

Where can I watch the movie?

“Wuthering Heights” is set to be released on February 13, 2026 and will be available in theaters.

Tap link below to watch official trailer