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"Not everyone can walk in the light of truth, Sam, some will merely burn." Gravitas Ventures released this horror film on VOD this week and there's a trailer to go along with it, in case anyone might be interested in seeing this. The Nightmare Gallery is an indie horror film made by filmmaker Gene Blalock, and it's a paranormal thriller that goes down some dark paths. Amber Benson (seen in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Morganville: The Series", The Killing Jar, Apartment 407) plays a renowned an

The 10 best movies about nerds
Comingsoon.net is skipping sports tryouts to spend the summer reading about cinema’s greatest nerds. Check out our picks in the gallery below!
An audience connecting with a film’s lead is all but required to have a good moviegoing experience. Oftentimes, this is achieved by utilizing the concept of a hapless, lowly main character. Nerds make perfect leads for this exact reason: everyone knows a nerd (or is a nerd, or was a nerd), which means everyone i

"We were just… checking in with each other." Fox Searchlight has released the acclaimed short film titled Lavender online this week as part of their "Searchlight Shorts" program, highlighting great short films for all of us to enjoy. Lavender premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and is the third short made by Brooklyn-based filmmaker Matthew Puccini. The film stars Michael Hsu Rosen as a young gay man who grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older coup

"You protect the world. I'll protect you." Well Go USA has released two official trailers for an indie drama from China called Better Days, originally Shaonian de ni, made by filmmaker Derek Tsang (of Lover's Discourse, Lacuna, Soulmate). In this dramatic / romantic thriller, Nian finds her life at a standstill when faced by relentless bullying from her peers as she prepares for her college entrance exam. Fate brings her together with a small-time criminal named Bei, but before they can retreat

"You protect the world. I'll protect you." Well Go USA has released two official trailers for an indie drama from China called Better Days, originally Shaonian de ni, made by filmmaker Derek Tsang (of Lover's Discourse, Lacuna, Soulmate). In this dramatic / romantic thriller, Nian finds her life at a standstill when faced by relentless bullying from her peers as she prepares for her college entrance exam. Fate brings her together with a small-time criminal named Bei, but before they can retreat

"You protect the world. I'll protect you." Well Go USA has released two official trailers for an indie drama from China called Better Days, originally Shaonian de ni, made by filmmaker Derek Tsang (of Lover's Discourse, Lacuna, Soulmate). In this dramatic / romantic thriller, Nian finds her life at a standstill when faced by relentless bullying from her peers as she prepares for her college entrance exam. Fate brings her together with a small-time criminal named Bei, but before they can retreat

Netflix’s Another Life set for July premiere!
Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi drama Another Life, led by Battlestar Galactica and The Flash alum Katee Sackhoff, will take audiences on a dangerous interstellar journey beginning on July 25, as reported by TVLine.
RELATED: Netflix’s Sci-fi Drama Series Another Life Adds 8 More to Cast
Another Life, created by showrunner Aaron Martin (Slasher, Saving Hope) centers on astronaut Niko Breckinridge, w

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CS Video: Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry & Gabriel Batmen on Child’s Play
Ahead of the Child’s Play movie debut in theaters this weekend, ComingSoon.net spoke with stars Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, and Gabriel Bateman about getting to play opposite the iconic killer doll in Lars Klevberg’s new take on Chucky. You can check out the interview now in the player below!
RELATED: Chucky Shows No Mercy for Latest Toy Story Victim in New Poster
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Tony Hale is as overwhelmed that he’s in Toy Story 4 as his character, Forky
It’s not hard to see why Tony Hale was the perfect choice for Toy Story 4‘s Forky, a spork filled with overwhelming existential dread, he’s been playing characters that have that (and ever increasing curiosity) for years. In fact, it was those previous characters he played that got him to play the part.
“They attached my voice from the shows I do to Forky, which includes ki

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tick, Tick…Boom acquired by Netflix
After being wrapped up in an intense bidding war, the rights to Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns)’s upcoming directorial debut Tick, Tick…Boom has been picked up by Netflix and talks are underway for Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) to star, according to Variety.
RELATED: Lin-Manuel Miranda To Make Directorial Debut with Tick, Tick…Boom!
The film, adapted from Jonathan L

Flint Strong: Rachel Morrison’s feature directorial debut scripted by Barry Jenkins
Variety is reporting that the Oscar-nominated Black Panther and Mudbound cinematographer Rachel Morrison is in talks to make her feature directorial debut with Universal’s Flint Strong, based on the 2015 boxing documentary T-REX directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper.
RELATED: Aldis Hodge Joins Blumhouse & Universal’s The Invisible Man
Flint Strong, written by Oscar-winner Barry Jenki

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Love conquers evil in new Annabelle Comes Home featurette
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures have released a new featurette for the upcoming Annabelle Comes Home, the seventh addition to The Conjuring Universe. Featuring an interview with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, talking about Ed and Lorraine’s strong bond as they use their faith in God to triumph over evil. Check out the video below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWThe Raid’s Iko Uwais featured in new Stuber clip
20th Century Fox has released a new clip from their upcoming action comedy Stuber, featuring our lead duo getting their asses kicked by Teijo, who is portrayed by The Raid star Iko Uwais. Starring Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), you can check out the video below.
RELATED: Stuber International Trailer Goes on a Rideshare of a Lifetime
When a mild-mannered Uber driv

Paramount Network renews Yellowstone for season 3, adds Josh Holloway
Deadline has brought word that Paramount Network’s flagship drama Yellowstone has already been greenlit for a third season the morning that the second season is set to premiere and has added Colony alum Josh Holloway to the cast.
RELATED: Kevin Costner Fights for What’s His in the Yellowstone Season 2 Trailer
Holloway, who is also best-known for his role as James “Sawyer” Ford

Anthony Carrigan to play the villain in Bill & Ted Face the Music
Anthony Carrigan, known for his roles in HBO’s Barry and Fox’s Gotham, has joined Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted Face the Music as the villain of the story, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The character details are being kept under wraps.
RELATED: Kevin Hart’s Fatherhood Adds Barry’s Anthony Carrigan
The threequel will also star Samara Weaving (The Babysitter, 

This Is Us season 4 adds Jennifer Morrison for a major role
According to TVLine, Once Upon a Time alum Jennifer Morrison has been tapped for a key recurring role in the upcoming fourth season of This Is Us. Further details about her role are being kept under wraps but according to the outlet’s sources, her character will have an important presence in the new season.
Morrison is best known for her roles as Dr. Allison Cameron and Emma Swan in the drama shows House and Once Upon a Time

Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton Netflix series lands Julie Andrews
Shonda Rhimes’ first of eight Netflix projects, Bridgerton, has taken a big step forward with the casting of The Sound of Music (which you can purchase here) star Julie Andrews in a key voice-over role, according to Variety.
RELATED: Eight New Shonda Rhimes Shows Announced by Netflix!
Based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling series of novels, spanning from 2000 to 2013, this smart feminist ta

Aldis Hodge joins Blumhouse & Universal’s The Invisible Man
Deadline is reporting that Aldis Hodge (Hidden Figures, Underground, City on a Hill) has joined Blumhouse and Universal’s The Invisible Man movie adaptation based on the classic H.G. Wells novel.
RELATED: Black Christmas Reimagining Revealed as Blumhouse’s December Horror Project
Directed by Leigh Whannell (Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3), and starring Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale, Us) and&nb

Boy George wants Sophie Turner to star in his biopic
In a recent interview at an Australian radio show (via Vogue), 80s pop icon Boy George opened up about who he thinks should play him in his forthcoming biopic, saying Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner should take on the role.
“There’s been some really interesting suggestions. One of the most interesting suggestions was Sophie Turner. [People will say] ‘she can’t play you she’s a woman,’ you

I Think You Should Leave renewed for season two on Netflix
Netflix has announced the critically-acclaimed sketch comedy series I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson has been renewed for a second season! The series will return in 2020
Tim Robinson and co-creator, Zach Kanin said in a statement: “We are very excited to be working with The Lonely Island, Irony Point, and Netflix to make another season of “I Think You Should Leave.” We are so thankful we get to do it aga

Kylie Bunbury, Hannah John-Kamen & more join Brave New World
Deadline has brought word that the upcoming USA Network adaptation of the Aldous Huxley novel Brave New World has expanded its cast with the additions of Game Night‘s Kylie Bunbury, Ant-Man and the Wasp‘s Hannah John-Kamen, Origin‘s Sen Mitsuji, The Originals‘ Joseph Morgan and Killing Eve‘s Nina Sosanya in series regular roles.
RELATED: USA’s Brave New Wo

Rosamund Pike joins Amazon’s Wheel of Time series adaptation
Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Die Another Day) has joined Amazon’s The Wheel of Time series adaptation, based on Robert Jordan’s long-running fantasy epic. Pike will play a leading role in the live-action fantasy series.
RELATED: Mandatory Streamers: Horror Series Dark Returns for a Second Cycle
The Wheel of Time, which has sold over 90M books worldwide, is set in a sprawling, epic world wh

Netflix’s Dear White People Vol. 3 Sets Premiere Date
Netflix has revealed the premiere date for the upcoming third season premiere of their critically-acclaimed comedy Dear White People. Vol. 3 will be available for streaming on August 2. In addition, the announcement also came with a promo video of the cast playing a game called The Great Grips Swaps which you can check out in the player below.
RELATED: Netflix Reveals Extended Version Of Stranger Things New Coke Ad
Set against the

Soul: Pixar announces new animated feature arriving next summer
Pixar has announced that Disney and Pixar’s title Soul will be their next big summer animated feature, which will arrive in theaters on June 19, 2020. It will follow-up Pixar’s first original film of 2020, Onward, which released on March 6.
RELATED: Onward Trailer: New Pixar Movie Works Its Magic, Literally
The official tagline for Soul reads: “Ever wonder where your passion, your dreams, and your interests come f

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Kingsman prequel gets new title, teaser art and release date!
After months of development, filming and fan anticipation, 20th Century Fox has revealed that the title for its upcoming Kingsman prequel is officially titled The King’s Man, while also debuting a teaser poster and announcing that the film’s release has been moved to February 2020!
RELATED: Aaron Taylor-Johnson and More Join Kingsman Prequel
Series writer/director Matthew Vaughn (X-Men:

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New Trolls World Tour character posters are ready to rock
DreamWorks has released 14 new Trolls World Tour character posters, featuring the crew ready to rock the sequel to 2016’s breakout global hit Trolls. You can check out the posters now in the gallery below!
RELATED: DreamWorks Animation Debuts Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Trailer
Trolls World Tour will continue to where the first film left off. It’s all glitter and happiness in Troll Town until Queen Pop

Uma Thurman’s horror drama Chambers cancelled at Netflix
Following the series debut of Uma Thurman’s Chambers last April, Variety reports that Netflix has decided not to renew the supernatural horror drama for a second season.
“Chambers will not return for a second season,” Netflix said in a statement. “We’re grateful to creator and showrunner Leah Rachel for bringing this story to us and to her fellow executive producers Alfonso Gomez Rej

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Cary Elwes joins Blumhouse’s Black Christmas remake
Cary Elwes (Saw franchise, Stranger Things, The Princess Bride) has joined Blumhouse’s Black Christmas remake, Deadline has confirmed. Elwes, whose credits also include Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Billionaire Boys Club, and the upcoming The Hyperions, will play a main part in the movie.
RELATED: Black Christmas Reimagining Revealed as Blumhouse’s December Horror Project
Hawthorne College is quieting down for th

BEGIN SLIDESHOWSpider-Man prepares for The Elementals in new Far From Home clip
A brand new clip from Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home has been released online, featuring Mysterio explaining the destruction that The Elementals have caused on his earth while Peter gets worried if he’s the right hero to stop these new enemies. Check out the video below!
RELATED: The New Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer Swings In!
Following the events of Avenge

Killers Of The Flower Moon: Paramount Acquires Scorsese, DiCaprio Film
Deadline is reporting that Killers of the Flower Moon, the movie adaptation from director Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has been acquired by Paramount Pictures. Paramount will finance and distribute the film following a deal announced at CineEurope in Barcelona.
RELATED: New Paranormal Activity Movie in Development at Paramount!
Based on the novel of the same name from David Grann (pick it up here!), the fi

First look Little Women photos released for Sony’s movie adaptation
New first look photos for the upcoming Little Women movie from writer and director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) have been released. Starring Emma Watson, Laura Dern, Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep, and Timothée Chalamet, you can check out the new photos below (via Vanity Fair)!#LittleWomen exclusive: See Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, and more in your first look at Greta Gerwig’s

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMarvel Studios planning to make a comeback at San Diego Comic-Con
After the record-breaking Avengers: Endgame and next month’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, we’re still not sure what to expect in the future of the MCU. However, according to Deadline, we might finally get new information about Marvel Studios plans as the studio will make a comeback at this year’s San Diego Comic Con in July.
RELATED: Avengers: Endgame Returning to Theaters With New Footage!
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Mandatory Streamers: Horror series Dark returns for its second cycle
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our latest column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of June 17, the German-language horror series Dark returns. Three seasons, three generations, and one elaborate mystery, each season depicts a mysterious cycle of terror that grips the small town of Winden. Check out the best shows debuting and returning online this week as

The 5 best movies about the end of the world
Comingsoon.net is looking ahead to the apocalypse to figure out which movies tackle things the best. Check out our picks in the gallery below!
The apocalypse has been explored in all kinds of different capacities throughout film history (and, really, throughout the entire history of creative expression, from paintings to literature to music). Whether it’s via an infectious disease that turns humans into zombies or some sort of technological upr

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New Paranormal Activity movie in development at Paramount
On stage at CineEurope, Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos announced that new chapter in the Paranormal Activity franchise is officially in development at the studio.
“We are partnering with uber horror producer Jason Blum to bring a new installment of Paranormal Activity,” Gianopulos announced.
RELATED: The Paranormal Activity movies ranked
2019 marks the ten year anniversa

Designated Survivor Season 3 Episode 2 Recap
In the previous episode of Netflix’s Designated Survivor, Pres. Kirkman hired Lorraine to be his campaign manager, and hundreds of cardinals fell from the sky in Florida. In Designated Survivor Season 3 Episode 2, Kirkman tackled the issue of child marriage during infrastructure week, and Hannah met with a biohacker.
Wife, Not Daughter
Pres. Kirkman was launching a massive infrastructure plan supported by a partnership of public and private fun

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Andy tries to tell the truth about Chucky in new Child’s Play clip
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release this Friday, Orion Pictures has released a brand new clip from their upcoming Child’s Play reboot, featuring Andy trying to convince his mom that Chucky is an evil living doll. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: New Child’s Play Trailer: Let Me Tell You About My Best Friend
Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West) and Br

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New Galaxy’s Edge promo for Walt Disney World lands
Galaxy’s Edge is already open on the west coast at Disneyland, but fans of that galaxy far, far away still have to wait until August for Walt Disney World’s version to open. To hold you over, a new promo for the attraction has arrived online which you can check out in the player below! Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens August 29 in Orlando.
RELATED: Check Out 3 Days of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Ed

"This decides who lives, and who dies." Entertainment One UK has debuted the first official UK trailer for Ken Loach's latest film Sorry We Missed You, not to be confused with Sorry To Bother You. This initially premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in competition just a few months ago, and it's also playing at the Sydney Film Festival next. The indie drama is a follow-up to Loach's acclaimed Palme d'Or winning film I, Daniel Blake, with the same screenwriter. This time the focus is on a modern

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At $2.743 billion in global earnings, Avengers: Endgame is close to breaking the all-time box office record of $2.788 billion set by Avatar. With momentum waning for the film, Marvel Studios has a plan to get Endgame over the finish line as head honcho Kevin Feige has revealed to ComicBook that Endgame will get a re-release next week in a brand new cut featuring never-before-seen scenes!
“We are doing that,&

"This is a lucrative business." Vision Films has released an official trailer for the latest animal preservation documentary Lone Gone Wild, the first feature film made by filmmaker Bill Neal. Long Gone Wild focuses on the plight of captive orcas, picking up where the acclaimed documentary Blackfish left off while telling a uniquely new and different story. The film covers "The Blackfish Effect" (what it did and didn't accomplish – SeaWorld took a major hit to its bottom line, but the 20

Morena Baccarin joins Gerard Butler thriller Greenland
According to Deadline, Deadpool actress Morena Baccarin is teaming up with Gerard Butler for the STXfilms’ disaster-thriller Greenland for director Ric Roman Waugh (Shot Caller, Snitch).
The film focuses on one family’s fight for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster. Production is set to start sometime in May. The script comes from Chris Sparling (Buried, The Sea of Trees), with revisions by Mitchell LaFor

Jermaine Fowler is Coming to America Too!
Deadline has revealed that Paramount’s Coming to America sequel will feature Superior Donuts star Jermaine Fowler as one of the leads opposite Eddie Murphy. Fowler also starred in Buffaloed, Sorry to Bother You and the HBO comedy series Crashing.
RELATED: Hustle & Flow’s Craig Brewer to Direct Coming To America Sequel
The film, originally set to be directed by Warm Bodies‘ Jonathan Levine who has since departed

"Do you like what you've done?" "No." Way back when, before anyone knew who Rey was and before The Force Awakens opened, British actress Daisy Ridley starred in a little indie horror project titled Scrawl, from filmmaker Peter Hearn. The film played at a few small festivals in 2015, but has never been officially released - until now. If anyone still cares. Scrawl is a fantasy horror about a boy who writes a comic book with his best friend, only to discover that what they show starts to really h

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Murder Mystery: Sandler-Aniston flick pulls in record views for Netflix
Audiences flocked to their couches this past weekend to watch the latest Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston team up Murder Mystery, their first since the 2011 romantic-comedy Just Go With It, to the tune of 30.87 million accounts — the biggest “opening weekend” ever for a Netflix original film, according to the streaming service.
For comparisons sake, the Will Smith actioner Bright was viewed by

June 18 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s June 18 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! As you can see, we’ve added a video player at the top highlighting this week’s releases, and you can find more detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!
New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
UsJordan Peele returns with an original nightmare, pitting an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny oppone