First look at the political thriller 'A House of Dynamite' by Kathryn Bigelow and Netflix

The winning filmmaker of the Oscar, Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), returns this year with the political thriller, A House of Dynamiteof Netflix.

The most recent novelties announce that the film will have its World Premiere in the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festivalin competition (official site). The festival will be held from August 27 to September 6.

Together with the announcement of the Premiere, the First official image of the filmavailable at the end of the note.

The project was originally announced by streamer in September 2024.

The plot of A House of Dynamite It is set in the White House in real time while developing a national crisis that involves the missile launch bound for the United States.

The main cast includes Idris Elba (Hijack, Sonic the Hedgehog 3), Rebecca Ferguson (Dune: Part Two, Silo), Jared Harris (Chernobyl, The Crown), Greta Lee (Past Lives, The Morning Show), Tracy Letts (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty), Moses Ingram (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent), Anthony Ramos (Twisters), Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Oppenheimer), y Jonah Hauer-King (I Know What You Did Last Summer).

Malachi Beasley, Brian Tee (Expats, Reacher), Brittany O’Grady, Akkapa (The Old Man), Willa Fitzgerald (Pulse, The Fall of The House of Usher), Renée Elise Goldberry (Girls5Eva, Hamilton), y Kyle Allen (The Life List) interpret secondary roles.

Official synopsis:

“When a single missile not attributed to the United States is launched, a career begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.”

We add the synopsis provided by IMDB:

Focused on White House staff members who face an imminent missile attack against the United States, this exciting drama develops in real time as tensions increase.

The script of A House of Dynamite It was written by Noah Oppenheim (Maze Runner, Jackie, Zero Day).

Bigelow won the Oscar for best direction for The Hurt Locker (2008), becoming the second woman to achieve triumph in that category. The film also won another five Oscar, including best film, original script, and edition. Other films led by the filmmaker include the classic Point Break (1991), Strange Days (1995), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), the acclaimed winner of the Oscar, Zero Dark Thirty (2012), for which Bigelow was also nominated for the golden statuette for best film as a producer of the same, and Detroit (2017). This is his first feature film from Detroit.

A House of Dynamite It is produced by Bigelow, Greg Shapiro and Oppenheim. Executive producers are Brian Bell and Sarah Bremner.

The premiere is planned In selected cinemas (limited premiere) for October y In Netflix for October 24, 2025.

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