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Riz Ahmed is a Drummer Battling Hearing Loss in 'Sound of Metal' Trailer - Watch!

The trailer for Riz Ahmed‘s new movie has been released.

The 37-year-old actor plays a rocker battling hearing loss in the new movie Sound of Metal, directed by Darius Marder.

Here’s the official synopsis released by Amazon: “During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recovering heroin addict into a secluded sober house for the deaf in hopes it will prevent a relapse and help him learn to adapt to his new situation. But after being welcomed into a community that accepts him just as he is, Ruben has to choose between his equilibrium and the drive to reclaim the life he once knew.”

The cast also includes Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Shaheem Sanchez, Chelsea Lee, Jeremy Lee Stone, and Mathieu Amalric.

You can get the scoop on Riz Ahmed‘s upcoming movie with this Oscar winner here.

Sound of Metal will be released in select theaters on November 20, and on Amazon Prime Video on December 4.

Riz Ahmed & Octavia Spencer to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller 'Invasion'!

Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer will star in a new film!

The two actors have been cast in Invasion, a sci-fi thriller from BAFTA-winning UK filmmaker Michael Pearce, Deadline confirmed on Wednesday (July 29).

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“I can also reveal that Amazon Studios has taken worldwide rights to the project and will produce alongside American Animals outfit Raw and UK funder Film4, which backed development,” the outlet reported.

Here’s a plot summary: “It follows two young brothers who go on the run with their father, a decorated Marine, who is trying to protect them from an unhuman threat. As the journey takes them in increasingly dangerous and unexpected directions, the boys will need to confront hard truths and leave their childhood behind. Ahmed is playing the Marine while Spencer is a probation officer who helps to bring him home. The film is aiming to shoot in the States this year.”

Octavia Spencer recently got some exciting news!

Riz Ahmed Lost 2 Family Members to Coronavirus

Riz Ahmed, who has starred in HBO’s The Night Of and the recent movie Venom, has revealed that two of his family members have passed away from COVID-19 aka the Coronavirus.

“I have lost two family members to COVID. I just want to believe their deaths and all the others aren’t for nothing. We gotta step up to reimagine a better future,” he told GQ Hype. He did not specify which family members have passed away.

Trump is using it as an excuse to try to ban immigration and the Hungarian government is centralizing power off the back of this,” he said. “I’m seeing reports of India, where the government are calling it “corona-jihad” and they’re trying to blame it on the spread of Muslims and they are segregating hospitals between Muslims and non-Muslims.”

Our thoughts are with Riz‘s entire family during this time.

Get the latest on the Coronavirus pandemic here.

Riz Ahmed Talks Diverse Filmmaking at Berlin Film Fest: 'The Time For Asking Permission To Tell Our Stories Is Over'

Riz Ahmed keeps it cute in a colorful sweatshirt while attending the photo call for his latest film Mogul Mowgli held during the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival at Grand Hyatt Hotel on (February 21) in Berlin, Germany.

The 37-yeare-old actor was joined at the event by his co-stars Aiysha Hart, Nabhaan Rizwan, Alyy Khan, Sudha Bhuchar and Hussain Manawer, as well as producers Thomas Benski, Bennett McGhee and Michael Peay, and director Bassam Tariq.

Alongside starring, Riz serves as a producer through his company Left Handed Films and came up with the idea with director Bassam, the pair co-wrote the screenplay together.

Riz plays Zed, a rapper on the cusp of fame who is suddenly struck down by a debilitating illness on the eve of his breakthrough tour, according to Deadline. “Haunted by religious iconography, he tries to come to terms with his heritage and his future.”

“Often, people are making films thinking about finding audiences. But sometimes the strongest, most uncompromising stories are told without any of that in mind,” Riz Ahmed expressed at the Berlin Film Festival. “They’re told because you have an artist at the center of it who has to tell the story, has to get something off their chest, that’s how this felt. At a moment when there is so much attention being put on artists and creators of color, how many portraits of these artists have we really had?”

“I feel like the time for asking people’s permission to tell our stories is over, it’s about stepping up and saying, as storytellers who are women or people of colour, ‘we have to do this ourselves’,” Riz continued. “We see the talent out there, we see the demand out there, it’s about creating a bridge.”

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Brenton Thwaites Joins Barbara Palvin & Dylan Sprouse at Prada Show in Milan!

Brenton Thwaites keeps it cool as he poses for a photograph while attending the Prada show during Milan Menswear Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2020/21 on Sunday (January 12) in Milan, Italy.

The 30-year-old Titans star sat in the front row of the presentation alongside couple Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse, as well as Riz Ahmed, Justice Smith, Quavo, Oliver Sim, Evan Mock, Rickey Thompson, Caroline Daur, Chiara Ferragni and her husband Fedez.

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Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse have been keeping busy throughout Milan Menswear Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2020/21. The two also hit up the Dsquared2 show.

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Caitriona Balfe & Bryce Dallas Howard Attend Star Studded TIFF Party!

Caitriona Balfe and Bryce Dallas Howard hit the black carpet at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and The Hollywood Reporter Party on Saturday night (September 7) during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.

The 39-year-old Ford v Ferrari actress and the 38-year-old Dads star celebrated their films among their peers at the event.

Also in attendance were The Giant’s Odessa Young, Frankie’s Isabelle Huppert, Briarpatch’s Rosario Dawson, Sound of Metal’s Riz Ahmed, Sweetness in the Belly’s Kunal Nayyar and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ordinary Love’s Lesley Manville and It Chapter Two’s Isaiah Mustafa.

In case you missed it, Caitriona and her Outlander co-star Sam Heughan revealed the premiere date for the upcoming fifth season of their show during a live stream.

FYI: Caitriona and Bryce are wearing head to toe Chanel.

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Chris Evans, Michael B. Jordan, & Robert Pattinson Step Out for EW's Must List Party at TIFF 2019

Chris Evans hits the red carpet at the Entertainment Weekly’s Must List Party on Saturday afternoon (September 7) at the Thompson Hotel in Toronto, Canada.

The 38-year-old actor hung out with fellow actors Robert Pattinson and Michael B. Jordan at the party held during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Other stars at the event included ChrisKnives Out costars Don Johnson and Jaeden Martell, Jamie Foxx, The Aeronauts stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones along with director Tom Harper, Riz Ahmed, Denis O’Hare, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Jason Segel, Ray Liotta, Alfie Allen, along with Eddie Murphy and fiancee Paige Butcher.

FYI: Chris is wearing an IWC watch. Guests enjoyed Casamigos Margaritas at the party.

25+ pictures inside of the stars at the party…More Here! »

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