Paramount Pictures unveils a new featurette with Brad Pitt, David Ayer and JK Simmons, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the survival thriller that puts an extraordinary human-dog bond at its heart.

For Brad Pitt, Heart of the Beast is about far more than survival. It is about loyalty, love and the extraordinary bond between a man and his dog. In a new featurette from Paramount Pictures, Pitt opens up about his character James Belmont’s relationship with his canine companion Odin, revealing what drew him to a story where, in the most unforgiving circumstances, a dog becomes his greatest source of strength.

“When I first picked up the script for this movie, I read it and it just really, really moved me. That bond between human and dog, dog and human, it’s something quite incredible,” says Pitt, who was also drawn to the opportunity to reunite with longtime collaborator David Ayer, with whom he previously worked on Fury. In the featurette, Pitt describes the film as a story of survival, but also one with plenty of heart.

Directed by Ayer, Heart of the Beast follows Special Forces officer James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, after a harrowing plane crash leaves them stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. As they battle the unforgiving elements and fight to make it out alive, their bond becomes their greatest strength.

“This is on its surface a survival movie but underneath its surface it’s a love story,” says Pitt and continued, “The experience cemented what I know to be true about our relationship with dogs, and their relationship with us. It’s that intense loyalty and their love is unconditional. We are less alone in the world, because of our dogs.”

The featurette also offers a glimpse into the filmmaking and the emotional core of the story. Ayer says, “James and Odin never give up on each other. They would sacrifice themselves in a heartbeat for the other”, while actor JK Simmons, who stars as Watkins, says, “I was absolutely absorbed by these characters. There’s deep, deep heart in this movie.”

Also starring Anna Lambe, the film is written by Cameron Alexander, and produced by Olivia Hamilton, Marty Bowen, David Ayer, and Brad Pitt, with Damien Chazelle, Scott Lumpkin, Cameron Alexander, Chris Long, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, Andrew Lary, Sophie Cassidy, and Zack Conroy as executive producers.

Produced by Paramount Pictures in association with Domain Entertainment and Gulfstream Pictures, Heart of the Beast arrives exclusively in cinemas across India on 25th September 2026.

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Release Date: September 9

Hyun Bin returns as Baek Ki-tae in the second season of Made in Korea. Set against the political and social upheavals of 1970s South Korea, the series continues to follow Ki-tae’s relentless pursuit of wealth and power, while Jung Woo-sung’s prosecutor Geon-young remains determined to expose his increasingly dangerous activities. Season 2 picks up nine years later, with Ki-tae driven by even greater ambitions and his rivalry with Geon-young escalating into a larger battle involving politics, crime and competing ideas of justice. It will be released on Disney+ on September 9.

Release Date: September 12

The Scandal

Release Date: September 18 

Set in Joseon-era Korea, The Scandal revolves around Lady Cho, a talented noblewoman frustrated by the restrictions placed on women, and Jo-won, a notorious playboy who has little faith in love. Lady Cho proposes a dangerous wager involving romance and seduction, which Jo-won accepts. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Hui-yeon, a young widow determined to remain faithful to her late husband, becomes caught between them. What begins as a calculated game of desire soon threatens to spiral into something far more complicated. It will be released on Netflix on September 18.

Dive Into You

Release Date: September 26

Release Date: September 28

Mission: Mompossible is a family drama centred on two very different mothers and the children whose lives become intertwined. One has spent her life putting her family before herself, while the other has lived with her own ambitions at the forefront. Their contrasting approaches to life eventually bring their families into conflict, setting the stage for a story about family, secrets, relationships and personal growth. It will be released on KBS1 on September 28.

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As Pawan Kalyan celebrates his birthday on Wednesday (September 2), it is worth revisiting the arc of a career that has always danced to its own rhythm.

Pawan Kalyan, a style icon

His early years in cinema unfolded like a whirlwind romance with the audience. Suswagatham announced a fresh, unpolished charm that Telugu cinema had not quite seen before. Tholi Prema followed, cementing his standing as a natural performer with an easy screen presence. The coming-of-age tale Thammudu, meanwhile, spoke directly to the restlessness of youngsters grappling with lethargy and family expectations.

Then came Badri and Kushi, films that did more than entertain; they turned him into a style icon. His hairstyles, mannerisms and even his dialogue delivery became the stuff of college-campus imitation. These love stories struck a chord precisely because they felt real, never syrupy.

A magnetism that refused to wane

The years following Johnny (2003) could have dimmed a lesser star, but Pawan Kalyan’s magnetism refused to wane. Then, in 2012, Gabbar Singh arrived with rustic energy and mass appeal, proving that he could headline a full-blooded commercial entertainer with effortless swagger.

Attarintiki Daredi showed a gentler, more emotionally resonant side. Both films became industry hits and placed him firmly back on familiar turf, that of a superstar. Gopala Gopala took an entirely different route, using satire and philosophical wit.

One of Telugu cinema’s biggest mass heroes

More recently, Pawan has shown that he can still command the screen with gravitas. Vakeel Saab, a remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s Pink, married social consciousness with courtroom drama, while Bheemla Nayak paired him with Rana Daggubati in a stylish, blood-and-thunder face-off that reminded everyone why he remains one of the biggest mass heroes of Telugu cinema.

More recently, the anticipation surrounding They Call Him OG reached fever pitch. The film generated extraordinary openings despite its primary audience being concentrated in the Telugu-speaking markets.

From cinema to the corridors of power

Pawan’s political journey transformed him from Tollywood’s “Power Star” into a formidable mass leader. Off screen, his journey has taken an equally dramatic turn. He lost the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, but in 2024, his Jana Sena Party won all 21 seats it contested, creating political history. Pawan subsequently rose to the position of Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

In the coming years, the Power Star, as he is affectionately known, plans to act in a sequel to They Call Him OG, besides producing films under his banner, PK Creative Works.

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