James R | On 11, Jul 2021

Jason Momoa heads to Netflix this summer for new thriller Sweet Girl, and a trailer gives us a first look at him in action.

He plays devoted family man Ray Cooper, who vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life-saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter, Rachel (Isabela Merced), in harm’s way, Ray’s mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left.

Directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza and co-starring Justin Bartha, Amy Brenneman, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Raza Jaffrey, Lex Scott Davis and Michael Raymond-James, the film premieres on Netflix on Friday 20th August. Here’s the trailer:

 

Sweet Girl is available on Netflix UK, as part of an £9.99 monthly subscription.

 

Marisa Tomei joins Netflix’s Sweet Girl

21st December 2019

Marisa Tomei has joined the cast of Netflix’s Sweet Girl.

The Academy Award Winner recently completed an acclaimed run on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s The Rose Tattoo and wrapped production on an untitled comedy film from Judd Apatow starring Pete Davidson which will be released in 2020. This year, she returned for ABC’s live special of Norman Lear’s Live In Front of a Studio Audience, reprised her role of Aunt May in Spider-Man: Far From Home and reunited with Ira Sachs for independent drama, Frankie, with Isabelle Huppert, which had its world premiere in competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

She joins Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Raza Jaffrey, Adria Arjona, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James, Dominic Fumusa, Brian Howe, Nelson Franklin and Reggie Lee.

The film follows a devastated husband (Jason Momoa) who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter (Isabela Merced).

 

Netflix’s Sweet Girl rounds out cast

19th December 2019

Netflix is rounding out the casting for its new revenge thriller, Sweet Girl.

Starring Jason Momoa, it follows a devastated husband, who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death, while protecting the only family he has left: his daughter.

The film is directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza, who will make his feature directorial debut with Sweet Girl which reunites him with Momoa. Mendoza has previously served as the Cinematographer and Producer on Braven, as well as Executive Producing on Frontier, both starring the actor.

Now, Momoa has company in front of the camera too: he will be joined by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Raza Jaffrey, Adria Arjona, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James, Dominic Fumusa, Brian Howe, Nelson Franklin, Reggie Lee join Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced.

 

Jason Momoa to star in Netflix’s Sweet Girl

1st August 2019

Jason Momoa will star in Sweet Girl, a new revenge thriller from Netflix.

Momoa, fresh from Aquaman, which surpassed a worldwide box office of $1 billion, has recently wrapped production on Dune, the feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel. Now, he’s coming back down to Earth with a more grounded movie that follows a devastated husband, who vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death, while protecting the only family he has left: his daughter.

The film is directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza, who will make his feature directorial debut with Sweet Girl which reunites him with Momoa. Mendoza has previously served as the Cinematographer and Producer on Braven, as well as Executive Producing on Frontier, both starring the actor.

The film is written by Gregg Hurwitz and Philip Eisner, with revisions by Will Staples

The producers are Brad Peyton and Jeff Fierson (ASAP Entertainment) and Momoa, plus Mendoza, and Executive Producer Martin Kistler (On the Roam).

Peyton and Fierson also have a successful track record with Momoa, previously producing Frontier for Netflix which Momoa starred in and Executive Produced

Sweet Girl marks the third feature project in an ongoing partnership between Netflix and ASAP Entertainment. Additional series projects include Frontier and DayBreak with future film projects also in discussion.

Momoa says: “I’m excited to partner with Netflix once again. I’m putting a dream team together from Brad and Jeff to my best friend, Brian who has been my partner for over ten years. It’s a dream come true to collaborate with him and deliver his vision.”

Fierson adds: “Brad and I are ecstatic about bringing another project to Netflix, who have truly made us feel like we have a home to make groundbreaking original features and series,” said Fierson. “Additionally, Jason and Brian are like family, so to re-team with them on a movie after working for three seasons of Frontier, is a dream come true. When we first read this script, we knew there was only one actor who could bring the gravitas and depth to the role of Cooper, and that’s Jason. And this is the perfect vehicle for Brian to make his directorial debut.”

Add to Watchlist