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Annapurna Television producing limited series on college admissions scandal
Collider is reporting that Annapurna Television has acquired the rights to the non-fiction book Accepted, which examines the recent college admissions scandal.
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Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among the celebrities who have been charged with crimes since the college admissions scandal first came to light on March 12. The scandal, called

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Fandango offering early screenings for Secret Life of Pets 2
Fandango is teaming up with Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment to offer exclusive advance screenings on May 25 of Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets 2, the sequel to the 2016 comedic blockbuster about what your pets really do when you’re not at home. Tickets for this limited engagement go on sale today, exclusive to Fandango.
RELATED: The Secret Life of Pets 2 Official Trailer i

Vera Farmiga’s five best films
ComingSoon.net is counting down our five favorite films starring Vera Farmiga, who has proven to be a modern horror icon in her decade or so as an actress. Check out our choices in the gallery below!
Rising to relevancy simultaneously on the stage and on the small screen, Vera Farmiga (sister of American Horror Story star Taissa Farmiga) hasn’t stopped moving up in the world ever since making a lasting impression in filmmaker Debra Granik’s debut

Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Episode 14 Recap
Neron takes Constantine on a trip in Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Episode 14. The two teleport to Donner Pass during the Ice Age. Neron needs Constantine to open and stabilize a portal to Hell so that Neron can summon his lover, Tabitha. Constantine refuses to use his magic until Neron starts to cut Ray’s throat, which goads Constantine into turning the blade into a feather. The Waverider locks onto Constantine’s position based on h

Chris Hemsworth & Tiffany Haddish to star in comedy Down Under Cover
According to Deadline, Chris Hemsworth and Tiffany Haddish have signed on to star in a buddy cop comedy movie titled Down Under Cover. Written by Peter Hoare, the film will be produced by Hemsworth’s production company Thematic Entertainment with Haddish also set to serve as a producer.
Down Under Cover is compared to the likes of Rush Hour and The Heat and will follow an unlikely partnership between t

Black Beauty: Mackenzie Foy & Kate Winslet to star in movie adaptation
Mackenzie Foy (The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) and Oscar winner Kate Winslet (The Reader) will be starring in a new Black Beauty reboot, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The film will serve as the latest adaptation of the novel written by Anna Sewell.
RELATED: The Power of the Dog: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elisabeth Moss to Star in Adaptation
Foy, whose credits also include Interstellar, The Conjuring, The Twilight

Richard Madden in talks for Marvel’s The Eternals
Variety brings word that Golden Globe winner Richard Madden (Bodyguard, Game of Thrones) is in talks to join Marvel’s The Eternals alongside Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, Oscar nominee Kumail Nanjiani, and Dong-seok Ma.
RELATED: Hulu Announces Ghost Rider, Helstrom Marvel Series
Madden, who will next star in the Elton John docudrama fantasy Rocketman alongside Taron Egerton, will be playing Ikaris, a member of The Eternals. Jolie

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It’s the start of a whole new world in new Aladdin clip
Walt Disney Pictures has released a brand new clip from their upcoming live-action Aladdin, highlighting the beginning of Aladdin and Jasmine’s first magic carpet ride together. Also featuring a closer look at Jasmine’s protective pet tiger Rajah, you can check out the video below.
Two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith (Ali, Men in Black) stars as the Genie in the new film alongside Mena Massoud

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Colin Hanks returning for Jumanji 3
Production recently wrapped on the highly-anticipated third installment of the Jumanji franchise and while the previous cast had all been confirmed, it’s now been revealed that Colin Hanks will also reprise his role as the adult version of Alex Vreeke, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: New Jumanji 3 Behind-the-Scenes Photo Reveals New Costumes
The sequel to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle&

More Fox and Disney Release Date Changes Announced
On top of all the Star Wars, Avatar and X-Men release date changes just announced, the Walt Disney Company has also dropped several new Fox and Disney release date announcements and shuffles. Arguably the biggest is for director Steven Spielberg’s musical remake of West Side Story, which is now set to open on December 18, 2020 where it currently has no direct competition.
On the Fox front the comedy/drama The Art of Racing in the Rain sta

John Lithgow joins HBO’s Perry Mason Miniseries
Oscar nominee John Lithgow (Pet Sematary, Terms of Endearment, The Crown) has joined HBO’s Perry Mason limited series, Variety has confirmed. Lithgow joins Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans) who will play the title character.
Lithgow, whose recent credits also include Late Night, Trial & Error, Pitch Perfect 3, The Tomorrow Man, and The Accountant, will play Elias Birchard &ldquo

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The final chapter begins in Legion season 3 trailer
FX has released the official trailer for the upcoming third and final season of their X-Men drama series Legion, featuring our first glimpse at series newcomers Lauren Tsai as Switch and Game of Thrones alum Harry Lloyd as Professor Charles Xavier. Scheduled to return on June 24, you can check out the video below along with a trippy new poster!
Based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, L

WWII thriller Dynamite Room lands Jamie Bell to star
Actor Jamie Bell has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming feature Dynamite Room. Deadline has word that Bell will play a soldier who arrives heralding a German invasion in the tense WWII thriller.
Dynamite Room is set in July 1940, and opens with 12-year-old evacuee Lydia walking through a village in rural England on a hot summer day while wearing a gas mask. As she strolls through a deserted town, she arrives at the house she grew

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The next episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, titled “Terms of Service,” finds Neron still in control of Ray’s body as he launches an event called PalmerX 2019. The big feature of the seminar is a new app that, once downloaded, forfeits your soul to hell for all eternity. And you thought location tracking was bad.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow stars Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer

FX’s What We Do in the Shadows renewed for season 2
The hilarious vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows has been renewed for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
From Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, who also wrote and directed the 2014 movie, What We Do in the Shadows will return to FX in 2020.
RELATED: FX Sets Premiere Dates for Snowfall and Legion Final Season
“Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi and [showrunner] Paul Simms have more than delivered on the high e

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Nothing can stop the force of nature in new Swamp Thing posters
DC Universe has released two creepy new posters for the upcoming Swamp Thing series,featuring Crystal Reed’s Abby Arcane and Andy Bean’s Alec Holland as their eyes and mouths get wrapped up in vines. Set to make its debut on May 31, you can check out the full posters below.
It was revealed last month that the series was shutting down production as the end of the series was being retooled with&n

Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley reunite for Long Gone Heroes
The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Iron Man 3 stars Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley are reuniting for the upcoming war action project Long Gone Heroes from first-time director Santiago Manes Moreno.
RELATED: Guy Pearce to Replace Michael Sheen in Bloodshot Adaptation
The film, also written by Moreno, follows a special forces soldier who has become a mercenary without a country, hope or religion who is hired

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The Lodge trailer & poster: You’re not welcome here
Neon has released the official trailer for The Lodge, an upcoming horror movie directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (Goodnight Mommy). Check out the trailer now in the player below as well as the full poster in the gallery!
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Starring Golden Globe nominee Riley Keough (The Girlfriend Experience), Jaeden Martell (IT), Lia McHugh (Along Came the Devil), G

Gambit cancelled and New Mutants pushed back again
In moves that may come as a surprise to no one, Walt Disney Pictures has pushed the Fox film The New Mutants back once again from its summer release date of August 2, 2019 to April 3, 2020, where it currently has no competition. They have also pulled the Channing Tatum’s Gambit film completely from their schedule, as they have for Untitled Fox Marvel projects previously dated for June 26, 2020, October 2, 2020 and March 5, 2021. Those unt

#Freerayshawn: Stephan James, Laurence Fishburne to lead Antoine Fuqua series
Golden Globe nominee Stephan James (Homecoming, If Beale Street Could Talk, Race) and Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Black-ish, The Mule) are set to lead Sony TV’s #Freerayshawn, an upcoming drama series from Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven), Deadline has confirmed.
RELATED: Phil Lord, Chris Miller Developing Marvel TV Universe at Sony

BEGIN SLIDESHOWAvatar sequel release dates pushed back multiple years by Disney!
Those waiting for James Cameron’s upcoming Avatar sequel saga are going to have to wait a bit longer than previously anticipated. Walt Disney Pictures just announced that the first sequel Avatar 2 has been pushed back a full year from December 18, 2020 to December 17, 2021. Avatar 3 has been pushed back two years December 17, 2021 to December 22, 2023. Avatar 4 will open two years after that on Decem

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Everyone is waiting for John Wick in new Chapter 3 TV spot
There’s no escape for John Wick. Check out the newest TV spot for Lionsgate’s highly-anticipated action film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, starring Keanu Reeves as the titular hitman in player below!
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The eponymous John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is on the run in Parabellum for

"Where are my things?! It makes no sense." Neon has debuted the first official trailer for a horror film titled The Lodge, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight section earlier this year. This highly anticipated film is the follow-up to Goodnight Mommy, made by Austrian filmmakers Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz, and is their first English-language feature. A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in at a lodge with her fiancé's two children near a remote holiday village

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New Star Wars release dates unveiled by Disney!
Walt Disney Pictures has revealed the release dates for the next three Star Wars movies, confirming the several year gap between LucasFilm’s hotly anticipated Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker this December and the next entries in the franchise, which may be the trilogy being developed by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (rumored to be based on Knights of the Old Republic), or possibly a com

Chadwick Boseman to play first African samurai Yasuke
Deadline is reporting that Chadwick Boseman (Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, 21 Bridges) will be playing Yasuke, the first African samurai, in an upcoming film adaptation.
RELATED: 21 Bridges Trailer: The Only Way Out Is Through Him
Yasuke served under Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga in 16th Century Japan. He was a native of Portuguese Mozambique, who was brought to Japan as a slave to Jesuit missionaries. Yasuke was the first black man to s

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Katherine Langford’s cut role from Avengers: Endgame revealed
Endgame spoilers ahead!!
Last year, it was reported that 13 Reasons Why star Katherine Langford has been tapped for a secret role in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame. However when the epic film was release two weeks ago, MCU fans were confused as to why they didn’t saw any scenes of the young actress in the final cut..
In a recent interview at the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, directors Joe and Anth

"You think Sweet Goods Marion is cute, huh?" Music Box Films has released an official US trailer for the German bittersweet romantic drama In the Aisles, also known as In den Gängen in German. This initially premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year, and it also stopped by the Sydney, Galway, Vukovar, Athens, Chicago, and Stockholm Film Festivals last year. In the Aisles stars Franz Rogowski (from the outstanding Transit) and Sandra Hüller (star of Toni Erdmann) as workers at a

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Arrow season 7 finale promo: You have saved this city
The CW has released the first promo for the Arrow season 7 finale titled “You Have Saved This City,” highlighting the incoming face off between half-siblings Oliver and Emiko Queen. The final episode is scheduled to air on May 13. Check out the video below!
The episode is directed by James Bamford from a script written by Beth Schwartz and Rebecca Bellotto. Its official synopsis reads:
“F

The Game of Thrones coffee cup has been digitally removed
HBO has quietly removed the coffee cup seen ’round the world. Last Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones, “The Last of the Starks,” featured a conspicuous coffee cup that was noticeably out of place in the sword-and-sorcery epic. Now, Variety reports that after a very public outcry, the infamous coffee cup has been digitally removed, and will no longer appear on either of the network’s two streaming platforms

"I miss my daughter…" Roadside Attractions has debuted an official trailer for indie disappearance mystery drama American Woman, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year (but it hasn't played at any other festivals). Originally titled The Burning Woman while in development, the film is the latest from English director Jake Scott (of Welcome to the Rileys) and stars Sienna Miller as a woman whose teenage daughter Bridget mysteriously disappears. She is left to raise her youn

The Farewell trailer: First look at A24 family drama starring Awkwafina
A24 has released the official trailer for their upcoming family drama The Farewell, offering a first look at Awkwafina’s character Billi as she finds it difficult to keep an important secret from her beloved grandmother. The film is scheduled to have its theatrical release on July 12.
Directed and written by Lulu Wang, The Farewell follows the story of a Chinese-American woman named Billi, who goes to China

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Lucifer Reunion Special celebrates the show’s resurrection on Netflix
Now that Lucifer has been born again on Netflix, the cast of the supernatural series gathered together for the Lucifer Reunion Special ahead of the fourth season premiere on Netflix tomorrow, May 8. Needless to say, the mood was jovial. You can get a sense of what to expect from the latest season in the lengthy 24-minute conversation below!
Lucifer tells the story of the original fallen angel. Bored

Ingrid Bergman’s ten best films
ComingSoon.net is counting down our ten favorite films starring Ingrid Bergman, an actress who has had many terrific roles over her six-decade career. Check out our choices in the gallery below!
A Swedish actress who reigned supreme throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond, Ingrid Bergman managed to score leading roles in all kinds of unimpeachable classics. With countless Academy Awards, Emmys, Golden Globes and even a Tony, Bergman is nothing sho

Arrow Season 7 Episode 21 Recap
This week’s Arrow Season 7 Episode 21 picks up immediately where the previous episode left off. Emiko blew the building, separating Oliver from the rest of the team and trapping him in the rubble. Meanwhile, Emiko has turned over the subway surveillance tapes to the SCPD, proving that Team Arrow was involved in the murder of the two security guards and the subsequent cover up.
FelicityThe SCPD raids Felicity’s office after obtaining the secu

"You think one's life belongs to oneself." A24 unveiled a trailer for the indie drama The Farewell, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to immediate acclaim. The Farewell is the second feature film by talented filmmaker Lulu Wang, telling a very personal story about a Chinese family that discovers their grandmother doesn't have much longer left to live. Awkwafina stars as Billi, a woman living in New York who reluctantly travels back to China to be with her. Her fami

John Madden to direct Colin Firth in Operation Mincemeat
Filmmaker John Madden (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) will direct actor Colin Firth (Paddington 2) in a stranger-than-fiction WWII tale, Operation Mincemeat. The film tells the extraordinary and true story of an idea that altered the course of the war. A leap in the dark with no safety net, risking the lives of countless thousands of men, defying logical analysis to prove the impossible possible, and testing the nerves of its creato

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Robert Downey Jr. contributed key line to Avengers: Endgame
Endgame spoilers ahead!!
One of the key moments in Avengers: Endgame was given extra weight due to Robert Downey Jr.’s contribution to the scene, a new report reveals The scene in question comes during the closing moments of the blockbuster superhero when Tony Stark, now dead, signs off via pre-recorded hologram to his daughter by saying, “I love you 3000.” It’s a statement that echos a comment m

It: Chapter Two trailer set to float this Thursday
Aside from a brief snippet of footage screened at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in early April, news on the Stephen King adaptation IT: Chapter Two has remained relatively quiet. Until now! The first trailer to the horror sequel will arrive online this Thursday with news being revealed via a billboard in Times Square. Check out the Tweet below!
The second part of IT is written by Gary Dauberman, directed once again by Andy Muschiet

Olivia Thirlby & Megan Fox Feature Above the Shadows Lands with Gravitas
According to Deadline, the supernatural tale Above the Shadows (a.k.a. Shadow Girl) has been picked up by Gravitas Ventures, which will handle North America distribution rights. The film, written and directed by Claudia Myers, stars Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan, Maria Dizzia, Tito Ortiz, David Johansen and Megan Fox. It will be released in limited theaters and on demand July 19.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWGodzilla: King of the Monsters director wants a prehistoric Godzilla film
Godzilla: King of the Monsters is just around the corner, and hopefully makes enough money to usher in even more monster films beyond Godzilla Vs. Kong. If that happens, one of the films King of the Monsters director Mike Dougherty would like to see is a prehistoric Godzilla film featuring primitive humans.
Here’s his full quote via JoBlo: “I like the idea of going back in time and telling c

Every Shane Black movie ranked
ComingSoon.net is counting down the films of Shane Black, whose signature sense of humor remains one of the most original voices in modern blockbuster filmmaking. Check out our choices in the gallery below!
Bursting onto the filmmaking scene with his debut script for Lethal Weapon, screenwriter-turned-director Shane Black has never been anything short of engrossingly cynical and immensely talented. From the very start, Black established himself as a thoroughly ori

Happy Life: Evangeline Lilly & Ike Barinholtz to star in new drama
Highland Film Group has announced that Golden Globe nominee Evangeline Lilly (Lost, Avengers: Endgame) and Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project) will be starring as a married couple in the upcoming drama Happy Life.
RELATED: Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, & Armie Hammer to Star in Dreamland
Lilly appears in Avengers: Endgame, currently playing in theaters, and recently starred in Ant-Man and the Wasp, Little Evil, Ant-Man,

"People protect what they love." Screen Media Films has debuted an official US trailer for the underwater documentary Wonders of the Sea, which was originally made and shown in 3D but is just being released straight-to-VOD in the US next month. Wonders of the Sea is co-produced and co-directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau, one of Jacques Cousteau's children, who has been making underwater films for many, many years. The doc was filmed over three years in locations ranging from Fiji to the Bahamas. T