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The 5 best movies based on toys
Comingsoon.net can’t decide between playing with toys or watching movies so we’re splitting the difference and watching movies based on toys. Check out our favorites in the gallery below!
The concept of a toy movie is nothing new, despite its sudden resurgence at the box office. Dating all the way back to the last quarter of the 20th century with a whole plethora of TV shows based on toys, it was only a matter of time before they made the switch over

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Michael Rooker joins Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 movie
Deadline is reporting that Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, Brightburn) has joined Fast & Furious 9 in a late-minute addition to the cast for Universal Pictures’ upcoming movie.
RELATED: Fast & Furious 9 Production Halts Following Stuntman Injury
Rooker, whose upcoming credits also include Fantasy Island, Monster Problems, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, and the TV series What If…? an

BEGIN SLIDESHOWExplore Pennywise’s Fun House In IT Chapter Two VR Video
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures have released a new 360-degree video for IT Chapter Two. The new VR experience lets you explore through the sequel’s Carnival Fun House with a red balloon guiding your way. Starring James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain, you can check out the video in the player below, and pre-order your tickets by clicking here!RELATED: IT: Chapter One Returning to Theaters for Spe

Betty Gilpin, J.K. Simmons in talks to join Chris Pratt in Ghost Draft
Variety brings word that Emmy nominee Betty Gilpin (GLOW) is in talks to join Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) in Ghost Draft, the upcoming sci-fi action movie from Paramount and Skydance. Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, 21 Bridges, Invincible) is also in negotiations to join the feature (via THR).
RELATED: Yvonne Strahovski Joins Chris Pratt in the Sci-Fi Film Ghost Draft
Ghost Draft follows a man drafted to

The Demigorgon is coming to Dead by Daylight
Gamers have fought some terrifying monsters in the three years since the game’s release and now the survival horror game is flipping upside down as the world of Stranger Things is coming to Dead by Daylight, which can be seen in the announcement trailer below!
RELATED: Ghost Face Has Arrived in Dead by Daylight To Make You Scream
The new pack will feature the popular Demigorgon as the new killer as well as new survivors Stev

HBO Max acquires Soderbergh comedy starring Meryl Streep, Gemma Chan
HBO Max has acquired the original comedy Let Them All Talk from director Steven Soderbergh, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Oscar-winner Meryl Streep (The Post, Big Little Lies) and Gemma Chan (Humans, Captain Marvel) will star in the feature.
RELATED: Rules of Magic: Practical Magic Prequel Among Three Pilots Ordered by HBO Max
Also starring Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest (Bullets Over Broadway), Oscar nominee Candic

"The whole story of Hollywood can be expressed in one sentence." Ambi Dist. has released an official trailer for the filmmaking documentary titled Friedkin Uncut, about William Friedkin (director of The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer). This initially premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, and it's opening in US theaters this month for curious cinephiles. Venezia explains: "The title of the documentary reflects at one and the same time Friedkin’s candor and eccentricit

"Humans have always had a complex relationship with water." I guess that's true…? Believe it or not, there is a "mermaid community" out there. People who love mermaids so much (or wish to be one) that they get fully dressed up, fish tail and all, and play around in the water as if they are mermaids. In Persia Beheshti's new documentary film Wetlands, she uses surrealism to spotlight an American subculture rarely explored on film. Narrated by Mermaid Undine (yeah, for real), this short ex

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The Haunting of Hill House director’s cut coming to Blu-ray in October!
After the initial announcement that a director’s cut was in the works for a home media release, Amblin TV has officially unveiled new details on the extended cut of Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep)’s series adaptation of the classic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House, including an October release date!
RELATED: Carla Gugino Hints at Return in Haunting of Hill House Season 2
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"If I was you, kid, I'd run like hell…" Ghost Walker Films has released the official trailer for an indie crime drama titled The Ghost Who Walks, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker / cinematographer Cody Stokes. This is playing at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Alabama coming up this month, and is still looking for a distributor after premiering this summer. This "action-packed tale of redemption" is about a criminal fresh out of jail who rats out his former boss for one last chan

Chris Pine to play Nixon Lawyer John Dean in Amazon Studios Movie
Variety is reporting that Emmy nominee Chris Pine (Wonder Woman, Star Trek franchise, SuperMansion) will play John Dean, the former counsel for President Richard Nixon and a significant figure in the Watergate scandal, in a feature pitch that has been acquired by Amazon Studios.
RELATED: Honey Boy Trailer: Shia LaBeouf and Lucas Hedges Star In New Drama
The film will follow the life and political saga of Dean, who served as White

Instinct Cancelled After Two Seasons at CBS
Following the second season premiere of Instinct in June, creator and executive producer Michael Rauch took to Twitter to announce that CBS has decided not to give the series a third season renewal. The upcoming series finale titled “Grey Matter” will premiere this Sunday, August 25.I’m very sad to relay the news that @instinctcbs won’t be renewed for a 3rd season. We will double up this Sunday and our season/series finale

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James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad enlists Pitch Perfect 2’s Flula Borg
Deadline reports that Pitch Perfect 2 star Flula Borg has signed on to join the growing ensemble that is James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Borg joins the cast in a role that is currently undisclosed but described as a love interest for one of the characters.
RELATED: The Suicide Squad Adds Storm Reid as Idris Elba’s Daughter
Guardians of the Galaxy director Jam

The Hunt’s Craig Zobel Opens Up About Controversial Cancellation
Universal’s decision to cancel the release of the satire-driven action-thriller The Hunt has been met with very mixed reactions, some praising the decision to push the film given the nation’s recent string of mass shootings while others criticize the studio for unfairly responding to the backlash by shelving a film with more even-natured political themes.
RELATED: Jason Blum Hopes To Release The Hu

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Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 3 teaser released
Amazon Prime has released the official Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3 teaser, featuring a glimpse of Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) in his upcoming recurring role on the new season of the acclaimed period comedy series. You can check out the teaser now in the player below!
RELATED: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Goes on Vacation in First Season 3 Photos
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from renowned creator A

Dan Stevens joins Will Ferrell In Netflix’s Eurovision
Deadline brings word that Beauty and the Beast star Dan Stevens has been tapped to play the role of Russian contestant Alexander Lemtov in Netflix‘s upcoming comedy Eurovision. Stevens will be joining previously announced cast members Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, and Pierce Brosnan.
Stevens will next be seen in Noah Hawley’s Lucy in the Sky starring alongside Natalie Portman and Zazie Beetz; and the comedy film

Rules of Magic: Practical Magic prequel among three pilots ordered by HBO Max
Variety brings word that streamer HBO Max has ordered three pilots including the hour-long drama Rules of Magic, based on the novels Rules of Magic and Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman previously starred in the 1998 movie adaptation of Practical Magic.
RELATED: HBO Max Wants Big Bang theory & Two and a Half Men for Streaming Deal
Rules of Magic is set in 1960s New York City and fo

The Killer Crashes The Party In New American Horror Story: 1984 Teasers
The Camp Redwood serial killer crashes the campfire party in two newly released teasers for American Horror Story: 1984. Check out the videos in the players 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 Horror Story along with new ca

Mandatory Streamers: Kirsten Dunst takes on cults, cons & gods in Central Florida
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our latest column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of August 19, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Kirsten Dunst is conning her way to the top and facing off against cults and pyramid schemes in Showtime’s dark comedy series, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, premiering this Sunday. Check out the best

"Change… How do you change yourself?" Warner Bros has revealed the first official trailer for a live concert movie titled Western Stars, in which music legend "Bruce Springsteen invites you to experience his latest album as a special cinematic event." Western Stars is Springsteen's 19th studio album so far, and it's already available now before this new concert doc hits theaters. Longtime collaborator Thom Zimny directs together with Springsteen in his directorial debut. WB also just rel

The 5 most innovative uses of new film technology
Comingsoon.net can’t believe how exciting some of the latest filmmaking technology is. Check out our picks for the best uses in the gallery below!
Some filmmakers wait for innovation to come to them. Others seek it out themselves. It’s easy to embrace well-known, well-trodden tech for your film, but it’s noble to take a risk on supplies that haven’t ever been seen before. There’s a select few filmmakers working toda

Bruce Springsteen Is Ending His Demons In Western Stars Trailer
A few days after acquiring the rights to the film adaptation of his acclaimed latest album, Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer for Bruce Springsteen’s Western Stars documentary in which the legendary singer is coming to term with the demons he’s wrestled with over the years, which can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: Warner Bros. Acquires Bruce Springsteen’s Directorial Debut Western

GLOW Season 3 Episode 6 Recap
In the previous episode of Netflix’s GLOW, Bash unilaterally decided to extend the show’s run at the Fan-Tan until the end of the year. In GLOW Season 3 Episode 6, the ladies took a break from the show to go camping.
The Wolf
Ruth wanted to go on a six-mile hike. Debbie, Reggie, and Sheila joined her. Reggie and Sheila led the group, and Ruth and Debbie eventually fell behind. They were lost since Reggie had the map. Debbie told Ruth that she would have

Killing Eve Season 3 Begins Production, New Cast Members Confirmed
Following Killing Eve‘s successful second season run, BBC America has announced that production has officially begun on the upcoming third season of their critically-acclaimed series. Dame Harriet Walter (Succession, The Crown) and Danny Sapani have been cast to join the new season.
RELATED: Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer Joins Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy
The series left off with an explosive cliffhanger at the en

Andrew Scott To Play Jopari In HBO and BBC’s His Dark Materials Adaptation
Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) has joined BBC and HBO’s His Dark Materials adaptation, Variety has confirmed. According to the announcement on Twitter, which you can check out below, Scott will be playing Jopari, aka John Parry, in the upcoming series.“So I have summoned you here, and you are to fly me northwards”When Lee Scoresby met Jopari.@Lin_Manuel #AndrewScott#BehindTheScenes #HisDarkMater

Director Johannes Roberts teases Resident Evil reboot
When asked about the current progress of Constantin Films’ forthcoming Resident Evil reboot, 47 Meters Down director Johannes Roberts told Screen Rant that the project is still moving forward and is in active development. He also teased about the reboot’s new storyline, revealing that it will be much closer to its video game roots.
“We are in active development of that at the moment,” Roberts said. “I pitched th

POLL: The Best and Worst Movies of Summer 1989
Summer of 2019 has had a few huge movies (Avengers: Endgame obviously being one of them), but no one would claim it’s been an Earth-shattering summer for film. Back in 1989, however, all the forces of destiny seemed to have converged to form one of the biggest movie summers of all-time. ComingSoon.net wants to hear from its readers about which film they consider to be the best (and worst) of Summer 1989, so make your voice heard in the polls

Something Evil Awakens On The Ocean Floor In The Underwater Trailer
20th Century Fox has released the Underwater trailer, which shows a crew trapped in a giant rig at the bottom of the ocean, only to realize they’ve helped awaken something deadly beneath the surface. You can check out the trailer in the post below!
Underwater follows a crew of underwater researchers who must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory. Trapped and ru

Stephen Amell to Star in Wrestling Drama Heels for Starz
Deadline reports that Arrow‘s Stephen Amell is climbing to the top rope from network TV to premium cable. The actor will star in the upcoming series Heels for Starz, an “hourlong drama set in the outrageous world of independent professional wrestling.”
The series has been picked up for eight episodes with Mike O’Malley (Survivor’s Remorse) to serve as showrunner. The full description for the series

Kerry Washington And Sterling K. Brown To Star In Shadow Force
According to Deadline, Emmy nominee Kerry Washington (Scandal) and Golden Globe-winning actor Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) have been tapped for the lead roles in the action-drama Shadow Force. Washington and Brown will also be serving as producers.
RELATED: Rise: Sterling K. Brown Joins Sports Drama at Sony
Written by Leon Chills, Shadow Force is being likened to the box office hit Mr. & Mrs. Smith, describing i

BEGIN SLIDESHOWThe Politician trailer shows the cutthroat world of student politics
Netflix has released the first trailer and some images from The Politician, a political satire from Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Glee). You can check it out in the post below.
Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first, he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape o

"He wanted us to live on the stage, creating in front of the people." Abramorama has finally debuted an official trailer for music documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The doc went on to play at the Miami, Cleveland, Atlanta, Montclair, Krakow, Seattle, Sydney, and Munich Film Festivals, and is playing in select US theaters this month. From acclaimed doc filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Birth of the Cool tells the full story of ja

The News Is Ruthless Business In The Morning Show Trailer
The first trailer for Apple’s upcoming The Morning Show is here, and unlike the teaser that was launched last week, we now have a rough idea of the show’s storyline, which involves accusations, double-crossings, and trying to wrestle away power from those in charge. You can check it out in the post below!
The series, which has already received a two-season and 20-episode order and created by Michael Ellenberg (The Leftovers)

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Fear the Walking Dead episode 5.11 promo: You’re Still Here
AMC has released the first promo and sneak peek for Fear the Walking Dead’s episode 5.11 titled “You’re Still Here,” featuring  Alicia and Victor meeting a new survivor named West while Morgan faces off with Logan. The episode is scheduled to air on August 25. Check out the videos below!
The new episode’s official synopsis reads: “As Alicia struggle

"The house looks like a castle!" Gaga Films from Japan has unveiled the first official trailer for the new film from acclaimed / beloved Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, who won the Palme d'Or last year for Shoplifters. He's already back again with The Truth (also known as Shinjitu in Japanese, or La vérité in French), one the first films he has made that isn't set in Japan, starring an international cast. This is set to premiere as the opening night film at the Venice Film F

Generation Z: Ben Wheatley to write and direct zombie drama for BBC
Director Ben Wheatley is headed to the land of the dead. The Free Fire director will direct the Brexit-themed zombie series Generation Z for The BBC’s Channel 4, per a report from Deadline.
The six-episode limited series will examine how the issue of Brexit divided the country of Great Britain, and in the case of the show, leads to the dead rising up to feast on the brains of the living. In addition to directing, Whe

The 10 definitive summer movies
Comingsoon.net can’t stand the heat, so we’re headed inside to watch some movies. Check out our picks for the best summer movies in the gallery below!
A great summer movie exists to emulate all the very best parts of the season. We’re not talking about blockbusters—although a blockbuster could qualify as a summer movie if it takes place in June, July, or August, of course. We’re talking about movies that feature plenty of heat, plent

GLOW Season 3 Episode 5 Recap
In the previous episode of Netflix’s GLOW, Bash kept adding new performers to the show but said no to a talented drag performer. In GLOW Season 3 Episode 5, Sandy offered to extend GLOW’s run until the end of the year, but three months of performances had already taken their toll on Tammé’s body.
Farewell, Bernie Rubenstein
Sandy’s longtime business partner, Bernie Rubenstein, passed away. She wasn’t allowed to speak at the fune