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Love, Simon TV series adaptation in the works at Disney+
Variety is reporting that Disney+ is eyeing Love, Simon for a TV series adaptation for the streaming subscription service.
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The Fox 2000 LGBTQ film stars Nick Robinson as a 17-year-old Simon Spier, who has yet to tell his family or friends he’s gay and he doesn’t actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he’

Jingle Jangle: Netflix musical casts Keegan-Michael Key & more
Deadline is reporting that Netflix’s Jingle Jangle musical has added Emmy Award-winner Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele), Phylicia Rashad (Creed, This Is Us), Tony Award-winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline), and newcomer Madalen Mills to star alongside Oscar winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland).
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Jingle Jangle depicts a cobblestone world that c

Lake Success: Jake Gyllenhaal headlining HBO series adaptation
Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Velvet Buzzsaw) will headline HBO’s Lake Success, a limited series based on Gary Shteyngart’s (Little Failure) critically-acclaimed book, Deadline has confirmed.
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Lake Success centers on narcissistic, self-deluded and hilariously divorced from the real world, hedge fund manager Barry Cohen (Gyllenha

Hanna renewed for a second season at Amazon Prime
Variety is reporting that Hanna has been renewed for a second season at Amazon Prime. The series is an adaptation of the hit 2011 action thriller of the same name and stars Esme Creed-Miles, Joel Kinnaman, and Mireille Enos.
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Having lived all her life in a forest in Northern Poland, Hanna becomes the heart of an unraveling conspiracy and mus

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CS Video: Missing Link’s Zoe Saldana on ‘beautiful’ stop motion films
ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to sit down with Missing Link star Zoe Saldana to talk about voicing the character of Adelina and why she loves LAIKA and stop motion movies. Check out the full interview in the player below!
RELATED: Missing Link Review
In the film, Zach Galifianakis is Mr. Link: the slightly silly, surprisingly smart and soulful beast who is the last living remnant of

Fleabag Season 2 Trailer: The Amazon series returns in May
Amazon Prime has released the official trailer for the second season of award-winning comedy-drama Fleabag. The series is scheduled to return next month on May 17, exclusively on Prime Video. Starring Emmy nominee Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Killing Eve), you can check out the video in the player below.
RELATED: Killing Eve Renewed for a Third Season at BBC America
Created and written by Waller-Bridge, Fleabag is a hilarious an

Cary Joji Fukunaga, Nicole Kassell developing Last of the Mohicans series
James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans is coming to the small screen, courtesy of Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective) and Nicole Kassell (Watchmen). As noted by Deadline, who first reported the story, this marks the first collaboration between the two directors.
Fukunaga will pen the script with Nicholas Osborne, with Kassell directing. The series is being developed at Paramount Television and pr

DC Universe’s Titans lands Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne
A Game of Thrones star is trading Westeros for Gotham City. Iain Glen, who plays the long-suffering former spy Jorah Mormont on the HBO epic, has just been cast as Bruce Wayne in the second season of the DC Universe original series Titans.
According to Deadline, the Titans producers describe the role as a much different take on the Caped Crusader’s alter ego. “After decades of fighting crime as Batman, billionaire B

Walton Goggins joins The Righteous Gemstones comedy series
Emmy nominee Walton Goggins (Vice Principals, Justified, The Shield) will recur on Danny McBride’s HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones, Deadline has confirmed.
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Goggins, whose credits also include The Hateful Eight, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Predators, Invincible, and the upcoming thriller Them That Follow, is set to play Baby Billy, a former child star who

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Marvel Studios has released a brand new TV spot for the highly-anticipated Avengers: Endgame. Featuring some new footage from the film, the video gives us closer look at the team’s new white suits with Captain America preparing the team for their upcoming mission. Check out the video below!
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Last year’s Avengers: Infinity W

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Cast:
Hugh Jackman as Sir Lionel FrostZoe Saldana as Adelina FortnightZach Galifianakis as Mr. Link/SusanEmma Thompson as the Yeti ElderStephen Fry as Lord Piggot-DuncebyTimothy Olyphant as Willard StenkMatt Lucas as Mr. Collick
Directed by Chris Butler
Missing Link Review:
Missing Link, the newest film from the stop motion maestros at LAIKA, epitomizes everything great and frustrating about the company. It’s charming, human and fun, the jokes are on point and the chara

Dave Bautista in talks to star in action-thriller Killer’s Game
Collider reports that Guardian of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista is currently attached to star in STXfilm’s upcoming action thriller Killer’s Game. The film adaptation has been long in development for over two decades with action star Jason Statham (Hobbs & Shaw) previously in talks for the lead role.
Killer’s Game follows the story of Joe Flood, a hitman who prides himself on killing only those who deser

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Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD season 6 character photos released
Marvel has released eight new character portraits for Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD upcoming sixth season. You can check out all of the new photos in the gallery below!
The season five finale saw the team put a stop to Glenn Talbot, aka Graviton, but also saw longtime team leader Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) leave with Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) to return to Tahiti to live out his final days after his brief time a

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ComingSoon.net was sent a diabolical Escape Room game concocted for a night of entertainment. Check out the gallery below to see how we unlocked the box’s many secrets! The film is now available on Digital HD, and arrives on Blu-ray/DVD on April 23.
Columbia Pictures has targeted April 17, 2020 as a potential release date for an Escape Room sequel. Adam Robitel will return to the director’s chair

Kate Mulvany joins The Hunt as series regular, 5 more added
Deadline is reporting that Kate Mulvany (The Great Gatsby) has joined Jordan Peele’s Nazi-hunting series The Hunt as a series regular. James Le Gros (Drugstore Cowboy), Ebony Obsidian (If Beale Street Could Talk), Caleb Emery (Little), Henry Hunter Hall (When They See Us), and Jeannie Berlin (The Night Of) have also been cast in key recurring roles.
RELATED: Josh Radnor Joins Jordan Peele’s The Hunt Series for Amazon
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Netflix’s The Last Kingdom season 4 begins production
Filming has begun on the fourth season of The Last Kingdom for Netflix, the hit historical drama based on Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novel series The Saxon Stories. You can check out the cast filming announcement in the player below!
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Alexander Dreymon reprises his role as Uhtred, joined by new cast Stefanie Martini (Doctor Thorne, Prime Suspect

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Renee Montoya chases Harley Quinn in new Birds of Prey set photos
As production continues on Warner Bros’ Birds of Prey, new behind-the-scenes photos from the film’s set have arrived online through Twitter (via Comic Book), giving us a closer look at Rosie Perez’s Renee Montoya as she tries to catch Harley Quinn. Check out the full photos below!
RELATED: Harley Quinn is Back in First Birds of Prey Movie Teaser!
Margot Robbie will b

"I just want this to feel like a regular vacation! And somewhere in there I'll just slide into 50." Netflix has debuted an official trailer for the comedy Wine Country, the feature directorial debut of comedian Amy Poehler. The ensemble comedy is about a big group of longtime girlfriends who head out to Napa for the weekend to celebrate their friend's 50th birthday, and while there tensions from the past to boil over. Think Bridesmaids, but heading to Napa for some wine fun instead of a bachelo

Check Out an Exclusive Mia and the White Lion Clip
Ledafilms Entertainment Group has provided ComingSoon.net with an exclusive clip from Mia and the White Lion, which was filmed over the course of 3 years so that the actors in the film could develop real relationships with the lions. All shots are practical, there is no CGI or any special effects. Check out the clip in the player below!
Ten year old Mia has her life turned upside down when her family decides to leave London to manage a lio

Exclusive Crypto Clip Featuring Kurt Russell & Beau Knapp
Lionsgate has provided ComingSoon.net with an exclusive clip from the new thriller Crypto, starring Kurt Russell and Luke Hemsworth, which will be released in select theaters and On Demand on Friday, April 12. Check out the Crypto clip in the player below!
Martin (Beau Knapp) is a young anti-money laundering agent forced to relocate to his small New York hometown, where his father Martin Sr. (Kurt Russell) and brother Caleb (Luke Hem

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Arrow wraps production on season 7
Arrow star Stephen Amell took to Twitter to reveal that production has officially wrapped on the seventh season of the series. The season finale titled “You Have Saved This City” is scheduled to premiere on May 13. Last month, it was revealed that the series will be ending after the eighth season with series regular Emily Bett Rickards also announcing her early exit from the show.
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Jimmy Smits joins cast of In the Heights movie
According to Collider, Golden Globe winner Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue) is in the final negotiations to join the cast of In the Heights, Warner Bros’ forthcoming film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning Broadway musical. Smits is set to play the role of Nina’s father Kevin, who is described as a proud and hardworking businessman.
Smits is best known for his role as attorney Victor Sifuentes in 80’s leg

Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy casts Glenn Close as family matriarch
Glenn Close is the next A-lister to join Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the seven-time Oscar nominee will play the family matriarch in the Netflix feature film adaptation of J.D. Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. 
Close will join the previously announced Amy Adams (Vice, Arrival), whose casting was announced last week.
Vanc

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Netflix’s Wine Country trailer: Friendship is a trip
Netflix has released the official Wine Country trailer for their upcoming comedy serving as Amy Poehler’s feature directorial debut. Check out the trailer now in the player below as well as the full key art in the gallery!
RELATED: Amy Poehler to Direct, Produce, and Star in Comedy Wine Country
In honor of Rebecca’s (Rachel Dratch) 50th birthday, Abby (Amy Poehler) plans a scenic Napa getaway with their best,

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New Detective Pikachu character posters highlight fan-favorite Pokémon
Warner Bros. Pictures has released six international character posters for the upcoming Detective Pikachu. Featuring the adorable titular character along with some fan-favorite Pokémon, you can check out the full posters below (via Comic Book Movie).
RELATED: New Detective Pikachu Promo Introduces a Few Favorite Pokémon
The Detective Pikachu movie’s eclectic

Donald Glover’s Guava Island streaming on Amazon this weekend for 18 hours
The super-secretive project from Donald Glover and Rihanna will be available to stream on this weekend — but only briefly. The Hollywood Reporter has word that Guava Island, which was filmed secretly in Cuba, will be released on Amazon Prime Video on Saturday, April 13 at 12:01 a.m. PT. It’ll also free to stream on this link for 18 hours after its launch.
Amazon, who bid on the rights to the film w

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Netflix’s Lucifer season 4 poster: The Devil’s reign begins
Netflix has released a new Lucifer Season 4 poster highlighting the show’s rise from the ashes after the streamer picked up the series. Check out the full poster now in the gallery below!
Based very loosely on the Vertigo character, Lucifer is the story of the original fallen angel. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, whe

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War Machine and Hawkeye Hot Toys for Avengers: Endgame revealed
Hot Toys has revealed two more collectible figures from their Avengers: Endgame line now with the addition of War Machine and Hawkeye! Set to be released next year, you can check them out in the gallery below and look for Avengers: Endgame when it hits theaters on April 26.
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Mandatory Streamers: The beginning of Game of Thrones’ end is here
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our latest column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of April 8, the beginning of the end has arrived as the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere will launch on HBO this Sunday and we anxiously await who will meet their final bloody fates. Check out the best shows debuting and returning online this

Jon Stewart’s political comedy Irresistible lands Mackenzie Davis
Mackenzie Davis has signed onto Jon Stewart’s upcoming political comedy Irresistible. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress will play a former Democratic political consultant. She’ll join the previously announced Chris Cooper (Adaptation), Steve Carrell (Vice) and Rose Byrne (X-Men: First Class).
Irresistible will also be written and produced by Stewart. The film is reportedly set in a heate

BEGIN SLIDESHOWThe Nun sequel has a ‘really fun storyline,’ says Conjuring producer
With The Curse of La Llorona hitting theaters next week, and new sequels to The Conjuring and Annabelle on the horizon, it seems almost inevitable that the larger horror universe would make room for a sequel to last year’s The Nun. It turns out that’s the case, as producer Peter Safran said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
“I think there is an inevitability to another&

Elle Fanning sings Robyn’s Dancing On My Own in new Teen Spirit clip
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release this Friday, Bleecker Street has released a new clip from actor Max Minghella’s directorial debut film Teen Spirit, featuring Elle Fanning’s Violet singing her own version of Swedish singer Robyn’s song titled Dancing On My Own. Check out the video below!
The film follows the story of Violet (Fanning), is a 17-year-old who lives with her mother (Agn

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Bear McCreary to compose the score for the Child’s Play Remake
Orion Pictures and MGM has revealed that Emmy Award-winning composer Bear McCreary (Godzilla: King of the Monsters) has been tapped to compose the score for the upcoming Child’s Play remake starring Star Wars alum Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky. The announcement also came with a video giving us a snippet of film’s terrifying score which you can listen to in the player below.
McCreary is bes

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The Secret Lift of Pets 2 Official Trailer is Here for National Pet Day
Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures have released the official trailer for The Secret Life of Pets 2! Check it out in the player below.
Packed with Illumination’s signature irreverence and subversive humor, this new chapter explores the emotional lives of our pets, the deep bond between them and the families that love them, and answers the question that has long intrigued every

The Dropout: Hulu orders Kate McKinnon limited series
Deadline is reporting that Hulu is closing in on a deal to acquire the Kate McKinnon-produced series The Dropout, based on ABC News/ABC Radio’s podcast the chronicled the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes. McKinnon will portray the fallen entrepreneur in the limited 6-10 episode series.
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Per the report (via the podcast’ description), The Dropout will explore Elizabeth Holmes and her c

Mighty Mouse: Jon & Erich Hoeber to script adaptation of classic cartoon
Here he comes to save the day! The Meg scribes Jon and Erich Hoeber have been tapped by Paramount Animation to script a “hybrid film” adaptation of the classic cartoon Mighty Mouse, according to a Deadline report.
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Not much else is known about the project, which will obviously focus on the muscular mouse and his battles a

Amazon nabs rights to Casey McQuiston novel Red White & Royal Blue
Amazon Studios has won the rights to Casey McQuiston’s yet-to-be-published “big-hearted romantic comedy” Red White & Royal Blue, according to Deadline. The studio won the rights to the project after a bidding war against the likes of Village Roadshow, Paramount and Warner Bros.
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Per the report, the novel, due out next month,

"He specializes in behavioral disorders." Universal + Illumination have finally revealed a full-length trailer for Chris Renaud's The Secret Life of Pets 2, the sequel to the animated hit from a few years ago about pets and the life they have after their owners leave. This trailer comes after a total of six different teaser trailers focusing on individual characters from the film. Each of the pets from the original are now dealing with different life changes. Can Max, Snowball, Gidget and the r

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CS Interview: Terry Gilliam on The Man Who Killed Don Quixote & More!
Screen Media invited ComingSoon.net to have an exclusive 1:1 with legendary director Terry Gilliam (Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Time Bandits) about the film he has been trying to make for 25 years, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, which will be released in partnership with Fathom Events to the U.S. on over 700 U.S. cinemas and select Canadian locations for one night on Wednesday, April 10 with exclusive bonus

"I am beautiful, and I know I’m beautiful." Kino Lorber Repertory has released an official trailer for the 4K re-release of a 1968 documentary titled The Queen, taking audiences to one of New York City's infamous drag queen beauty pageants. Jack is 24, sometimes he's a drag queen named Sabrina. In 1967, as Sabrina, he's the mistress of ceremonies at a national drag queen contest in New York. Jack introduces us to Richard, who becomes Jack's protégé. As Miss Harlow, Richard e

"You're next target is in Paris. There'll be no back-up." EuropaCorp has released the first trailer for Anna, the latest action film written & directed by French filmmaker Luc Besson (of The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy, and Valerian). Besson gives us yet another badass beautiful assassin film, this time starring Russian supermodel Sasha Luss, making her acting debut. Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become