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"I wish someone would marry you, so I could quit worrying." Lionsgate has released the first official trailer for an indie romantic comedy titled The Weekend, the latest from up-and-coming Canadian filmmaker Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses, Everything Everything). This premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and also stopped by SXSW and AFI Fest. Sasheer Zamata plays Zadie, a stand-up comedian and, as she puts it, "extremely single." It has been three years since she split up with

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Michael Gandolfini opens up about playing Tony Soprano in prequel movie
The Many Saints of Newark, the upcoming prequel movie to The Sopranos, already has one of the most brilliant casting decisions ever seen with Michael Gandolfini set to play Tony Soprano. Speaking with Esquire, Gandolfini opened up about stepping into the role previously played by his late father, calling it a “difficult decision.”
“The funny thing is, before the audition, I had never w

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August 13 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s August 13 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! We’ve highlighted this week’s releases in detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!
New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Avengers: EndgameThe fourth installment in the Avengers saga is the culmination of 22 interconnected films and the climax of an epic journey. Earth’s heroes will finally

The 10 best movies made for less than a million dollars
Comingsoon.net is taking out a small loan of a million dollars in an attempt to join the ranks of these great movies with budgets in the six digit range (or less). Check out our selections in the gallery below!
These days, especially when it comes to the worlds of the Marvel Cinematic Universe or Star Wars, it seems easy to rack up a huge budget because a cool billion-dollar profit seems all but promised. Just recently, Ron Howard was allo

GLOW Season 3 Episode 3 Recap
In the previous episode of Netflix’s GLOW, Sam confessed his feelings for Ruth, but she didn’t reciprocate. In GLOW Season 3 Episode 3, Cherry tried to get the girls in shape, and Bash networked with twin brothers who also run a Vegas show.
Dance Class
The GLOW ladies were neglecting their physical fitness, as they spent their nights partying in Las Vegas. Cherry met Denise who worked with the showgirls in Rhapsody. Denise led a tough dance class where

Body Brokers: Jessica Rothe, Thomas Dekker & more join crime thriller
Deadline brings word that John Swab’s crime thriller Body Brokers has added Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day, Delilah), Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Secret Circle), Owen Campbell (The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Super Dark Times), Peter Greene (Pulp Fiction, The Mask), and Sam Quartin (Let Me Make You a Martyr, Run With the Hunted) to its cast.
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Colman Domingo & Nathan Stewart-Jarrett join Jordan Peele’s Candyman
Deadline is reporting that Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead, If Beale Street Could Talk), and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits, Utopia) have joined Jordan Peele’s upcoming Candyman sequel.
RELATED: Jordan Peele’s Candyman Sequel Will Start Filming in August
With Tony Todd potentially going to appear, and Peele in the producer’s corner, this “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 horror

BEGIN SLIDESHOWAmerican Horror Story: 1984 goes Psycho in new teaser
FX has released a brand new teaser for American Horror Story: 1984, paying homage to the iconic shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: Pick Your Bunk in New American Horror Story: 1984 Teaser
Series alums Emma Roberts, Cody Fern, Billie Lourd, Leslie Grossman, and John Carroll Lynch are all set to return to the newest installment of American Horro

Marvel Television also developing new shows for Disney Plus
In a recent interview with Deadline, when asked about Disney’s upcoming streaming service, Chief of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb has revealed that Marvel TV will also be developing new shows for Disney+. He has also made it clear that they aren’t involved in any of the previously announced series that Marvel Studios are developing.
“Well, first of all, I have to make something very clear, which is those are shows that

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Universal’s Doctor Dolittle reboot retitled to ‘Dolittle’
Universal Pictures has announced that the previously announced The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle is now titled simply Dolittle The star-studded film adaptation is scheduled to make its debut next year on January 17, 2020.
The full synopsis (via Vital Thrills) reads: “Robert Downey Jr. electrifies one of literature’s most enduring characters in a vivid reimagining of the c

"Is a sticky substance usually spread on branches or feeding areas to trap wild birds intended for export or trade?" Yet another wonderful stop-motion animated short film to watch now that it's available online. This one is titled Birdlime, and it first premiered at film festivals back in 2017 including at SXSW and the Hamptons, Cleveland, Columbus, Melbourne, Vancouver, and Ottawa Film Festivals. Made by stop-motion filmmaker Evan Derushie, the short film is about an exotic bird that is captur

Netflix lands Pyros feature adaptation with Reese Witherspoon set to star
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has beat out other studios and acquired the rights to Pyros, a feature adaptation of Thomas Pierce’s short story Tardy Man starring Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line, Big Little Lies, Wild).
RELATED: Mike Flanagan Says Haunting of Bly Manor Will Be ‘Much Scarier’ Than Hill House
Tardy Man is a science fiction story that deals with a group of augmented people

New 47 Meters Down: Uncaged clips reveal the dangers of cave diving
Ahead of the sequel’s theatrical release on Friday, Entertainment Studios has released four new clips from their upcoming survival thriller 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, revealing why you should never go on an unsupervised cave diving expedition. Check out the videos below! (via Bloody Disgusting).
RELATED: Original Jaws Shark Restored for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
47 Meters Down: Uncaged follows the sto

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Dress for Success in New Ready or Not Featurette
Fox Searchlight has released a new featurette for their upcoming thriller-comedy Ready or Not, highlighting the different wedding dresses Samara Weaving had to wear for the film. Set to hit theaters on August 21, you can check out the video below!
RELATED: It’s A Twisted Game of Hide & Seek in Ready or Not Red Band Trailer
Ready or Not follows the story of a young bride who is invited on the night of her w

"We keep training them over and over." Netflix has debuted the official trailer for an indie documentary titled American Factory, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year to rave reviews. It also won the Best Director award, and was one of the most talked-about docs of the festival. American Factory has also played at the Full Frame, Sarasota, San Francisco, Hot Docs, Seattle, Sheffield, and Nantucket Film Festivals, and CPH:DOX. The documentary, made by Oscar-nominated filmmaker

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A Complete Guide to Every Pokémon in Detective Pikachu
Pokémon Detective Pikachu was a smash hit at the box office, earning over $431 million worldwide and delighting old school Pokémon fans while introducing the world to a new generation. To celebrate the release of Detective Pikachu on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital, we created a guide of every live-action Pokémon that appears in the movie. Check out the guide in the gallery below and tell us i

Exclusive Driven clip puts Jason Sudeikis on the stand
Universal has provided ComingSoon.net with an exclusive clip from the comedy-crime thriller Driven, starring Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses), Lee Pace (Captain Marvel) and Judy Greer (Ant-Man). Check out the exclusive clip in the player below!
RELATED: Check Out the Rise and Fall of John DeLorean in New Driven Trailer
The film tells the story of controversial automotive industry golden boy John DeLorean, who invented the famous D

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A Hidden Life trailer & poster released for Terrence Malick’s war drama
Fox Searchlight has released the official A Hidden Life trailer from Oscar-nominated writer and director Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life, The Thin Red Line, Days of Heaven). You can check out the trailer now in the player below as well as the new poster in the gallery!
RELATED: Samara Weaving Picks a Card in New Ready or Not Clip
A Hidden Life stars August Diehl (Inglourious B

"If our leaders, if they are evil, what does one do?" Fox Searchlight has unveiled the first official trailer for the new Terrence Malick film titled A Hidden Life (originally known as Radegund while in production). This premiered at the Cannes Film Festival playing in competition this summer, but didn't win any awards. Set during World War II in Austria, the film follows a local farmer who refuses to fight for the Nazis after they take over and annex Austria. The nearly-three-hour-long film fo

"My girls have a way of getting into mischief." Sony Pictures has finally debuted the first official trailer for Little Women, another big screen adaptation based on the beloved classic American novel of the same name (there was also a film in 1994 based on it featuring Winona Ryder). This adaptation is the follow-up to Lady Bird from writer/director Greta Gerwig, and she has put together one incredible cast for this one. Meryl Streep stars as Aunt March, with Saoirse Ronan as Jo, Florence Pugh

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Little Women trailer: Sisterhood means everything in new adaptation
Sony Pictures has debuted the full trailer for the latest adaptation of Little Women! Written and directed by Lady Bird‘s Greta Gerwig, check out the Little Women trailer in the player below!
RELATED: Sony Releases Little Women Footage Ahead of Tomorrow’s Trailer
The ensemble cast includes Meryl Streep (Iron Lady, Mary Poppins Returns) as Aunt March, Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird,&nbs

Former Daredevil Showrunners Buy Costumes from Marvel’s Live Auction
Following the surprising cancellation of all Netflix Marvel shows, Marvel Television organized a live auction event featuring the on-screen props and costumes from Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Former Daredevil showrunners Steven S. DeKnight and Erik Oleson took to Twitter to reveal that they both participated in yesterday’s live-auction by purchasing Matt Murdock’s costumes.
DeKnight purchased Dar

Jason Ritter joins A Million Little Things season 2
TV Line has brought word that the upcoming second season of the fan-favorite ABC drama A Million Little Things has expanded its cast with the addition of Kevin (Probably) Saves the World star Jason Ritter in a multi-episode story arc.
RELATED: A Million Little Things’ Second Season Gets Larger Episode Order
Ritter has signed on to star as a currently-unnamed character with ties to Maggie’s mother, Patricia

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Light the fires of resistance in the Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance trailer
Netflix has released the official The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance trailer as Deet, Rian, and Brea go on an epic quest to find hope in the darkness, save Thra, and reveal their destiny. Check out the trailer now in the player below!
RELATED: Comic-Con: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance SDCC Sneak Peek Released!
Age of Resistance takes place before the events in 1982’s The Dark

BEGIN SLIDESHOWAmerican Son lands Netflix premiere after TIFF screening
The upcoming film American Son will premiere on Netflix starting November 1, following its premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Netflix film tells the story of Kendra Ellis-Connor, played by Emmy-nominee Kerry Washington (Scandal), the mother of a missing teenage boy, as she struggles to put the pieces together in a South Florida police station. Washington will be reprising her role from the pla

Nat Wolff is a soldier conflicted by the truth in The Kill Team trailer
A24 has debuted the first trailer for The Kill Team led by Nat Wolff (Death Note) and Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies), which can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: First Godzilla vs. Kong Set Photos with Alexander Skarsgard
Written and directed by Dan Krauss (O.J. Made in America), the film is based on the 2014 documentary of the same name about a private in the US Army who witnesses war crim

Robert De Niro and Shia LaBeouf to star in crime drama After Exile
According to Deadline, Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro and Shia LaBeouf will star in the crime drama After Exile, based on the true events from writer Michael Tovo’s life. LaBeouf will be play the role of ex-convict Mike Delaney with De Niro set to play his father Ted Delaney.
RELATED: Honey Boy Trailer: Shia LaBeouf And Lucas Hedges Star In New Drama
After Exile will follow the

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John Williams has created some of the most recognizable film scores of the last five decades, up to and including Star Wars. Now, he’s putting all the work he did creating the soundtrack for a galaxy far, far away into one massive final Star Wars score for the upcoming The Rise of Skywalker.
Last week, Williams’ brother, Don Williams, spoke at the Academy of Scoring Arts (via The Playlist), where he revealed that

HBO Max wants Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men for streaming deal
The streaming wars are officially upon us, as several big-name sitcoms are being eyeballed by several upcoming streaming services to help lure in subscribers.
According to Deadline, WarnerMedia is eyeing the long-running favorite The Big Bang Theory, which could fetch $1 billion. The outlet notes that WarnerMedia could be prepared to offer $1.5 billion for a package deal that includes both The Big Bang Theory and Two and a

The 5 best disaster movies
Comingsoon.net is begging you to take cover as we compile the best disaster movies in recent memory. Check out our picks in the gallery below!
For whatever reason, disaster movies continue to be endlessly entertaining. Despite their incredibly morbid subject matters, they prove to bring in audiences again and again without fail. Maybe audiences feel some sort of catharsis when these massive tragedies unfold on-screen. Maybe, in many instances, they serve as a reminder

GLOW Season 3 Episode 1 Recap
Netflix’s GLOW is back for a third season, where the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling took their canceled TV show to Las Vegas for a live stage show. In GLOW Season 3 Episode 1, a national tragedy darkened the opening of the Vegas show.
The Challenger
The GLOW ladies ate breakfast in their hotel rooms while they watched the local news. To promote the show, Debbie and Ruth were on live as their characters to comment on the Challenger launch. Ruth as Zoya made fun

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Disney ‘Certainly Talking’ About an Aladdin Sequel
Disney’s Aladdin was a surprise box office success with over $1 billion in the bank to date, which would make some bet that the studio is considering their options for sequels, a bet that you would win. Speaking with SYFY Wire, Aladdin producer Dan Lin revealed that the studio is in the early stages of thinking about a follow-up.
“We’d love to,” Lin said. “People clearly loved the m

Exclusive Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? clip with Steve Urkel!
The Boomerang streaming service has provided ComingSoon.net with an exclusive clip from this week’s episode of their brand-new series Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? featuring Steve Urkel (Jaleel White) from the classic sitcom Family Matters. The new episode premieres this Thursday, August 15 on Boomerang and on the Boomerang channel on VRV. Check out the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? clip below!
RELATED: Scoob: Mark Wah

"Every minute gets him closer to the truth." Lionsgate has debuted an official trailer for a crime thriller film titled 10 Minutes Gone, the latest by mediocre action filmmaker Brian A. Miller (he also made Backtrace with Stallone last year). 10 Minutes Gone is a crime thriller that centers on a man whose memory has been lost due to a bank heist gone wrong. Frank must piece together the missing 10 minutes from his memory in order to determine who sabotaged him, confronting his team members one-

Shari Headley Returning for Coming to America Sequel
According to Deadline, Shari Headley is set to reprise her role as Lisa McDowell in Paramount’s Coming to America sequel. The actress joins recently announced Emmy-nominated actress Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live, 2016’s Ghostbusters), Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk, The Old Guard), Wesley Snipes, newcomer Jermaine Fowler, and Rick Ross, along with original stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, and Pa

BEGIN SLIDESHOWTarantino responds to Criticism Over Bruce Lee depiction in OUATIH
While Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has proved to be quite the hit amongst critics and audiences (and deservedly so), the film has also sparked a bit of criticism regarding its portrayal of Bruce Lee (played by Mike Moh in the film). Tarantino has stepped forward and offered his personal defense on the scene in question while at a press junket Q&A in Moscow (via Variety).
In the film Lee is seen on the set of T

"Do I do the right thing and put myself in danger?" A24 has debuted the first trailer for an indie war drama titled The Kill Team, the narrative feature directorial debut of filmmaker Dan Krauss (who also directed the documentary 5B this year). This is based on the same events that inspired his own 2013 documentary also titled The Kill Team, about a young American soldier in Afghanistan is disturbed by his commanding officer's behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma. Described as "an urgent

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Mike Flanagan says Haunting of Bly Manor will be ‘much scarier’ than Hill House
Mike Flanagan, the mastermind behind Netflix’s The Haunting anthology horror series, spoke with Birth.Movies.Death. about the second installment, The Haunting of Bly Manor, saying the season will be “much scarier than season one.”
RELATED: Oliver Jackson-Cohen Joins Netflix’s Haunting of Bly Manor
The Haunting of Bly Manor is inspired by Henry James’ psy