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Netflix, Theater chains at odds about Scorsese’s The Irishman
Previously it hasn’t been a major issue for Netflix’s award-darling movies to have a theatrical presence. ROMA played in smaller theaters last year ahead of its streaming debut with films like The Ballad of Buster Scruggs also making limited theatrical runs. Scorsese’s The Irishman is the latest Netflix original that will seemingly be playing at your local theater, though Netflix and the exhibitors are now at

Netflix’s The Ranch returns in September for first half of final season
Netflix has revealed the premiere date for the first half of its fourth and final season of sitcom series The Ranch. Starring Ashton Kutcher, the first batch of episodes will be available for streaming on September 13.
RELATED: Netflix Unveils First-Look Photos For Between Two Ferns: The Movie
The fourth and final season will consist of 20 episodes, with 10 episodes streaming in September and the final 10 ep

"I'm just an entertainer, that's all." 1091 has unveiled an official trailer for an indie comedy titled Sister Aimee, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. From directors Samantha Buck & Marie Schlingmann making their feature debut, the film stars newcomer Anna Margaret Hollyman as Sister Aimee. America's most famous evangelist in 1926 is a woman looking for a way out. Fed up with her own success, and swept up in her lover’s daydreams about Mexico, she finds

Kamala Khan’s Ms. Marvel confirmed for Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers
After a new Marvel’s Avengers video was released revealing prologue gameplay footage, our sister site GameRevolution brings word that Square Enix has confirmed that Ms. Marvel, aka Kamala Khan, does appear on the helicarrier during the A-Day disaster. You can check out the new video in the player below, and keep an eye out for the young girl wearing a Captain Marvel shirt around the 11:31 mark!
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"The only way out of this is mess… is music." Screen Media Films has unveiled the first official trailer for the documentary Liam Gallagher: As It Was, another new musician film / rock doc. This one focuses on Liam Gallagher and everything that has happened - leading up to the launch of his new solo album "Why Me? Why Not" this fall. In As It Was, controversial Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher gives unparalleled access into his life after his public blow up with brother and bandmate, Noel.

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Netflix unveils first-look photos for Between Two Ferns: The Movie
With about a month left until the film iteration of the acclaimed Zach Galifianakis talks show, Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Netflix has taken to Twitter to debut the first photos showing the comedian returning to his favorite plants for more hilarity. Check them out in the gallery below!
RELATED: Between Two Ferns: The Movie Lands September Release Date!
Zach Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. B

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D23 Expo 2019: Making Fandom Fashion For Disney’s Aladdin
Gone are the days of just movie shirts and trying to make those basic black movie tees look good. In anticipation for D23 Expo and to celebrate the release of Disney’s Aladdin live-action release we talked to the creative teams in charge of making your favorite movies into bold and fashionable lifestyle choices.
D23 Expo 2019 is just a few days away and we’re already excited for the ultimate Disney

Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes Lands Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Deadline reports that Quantico vet and Isn’t It Romantic? star Priyanka Chopra Jonas has signed on to lead the cast of Robert Rodriguez ‘s secretive Netflix project We Can Be Heroes.
RELATED: Exclusive: Robert Rodriguez on Those Big Alita Cameos & Sequels
The film, which is being written, directed and produced by Rodriguez, will follow a group of children who must team up to

"His 'get out of jail' card is going to jail." IFC Films has debuted an official US trailer for the dark comedy The Day Shall Come, the new film from acclaimed British filmmaker Chris Morris, who last made Four Lions in 2010. The UK trailer debuted a few weeks ago, but this one just a bit better. This initially premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. Based on 100 true stories, the "explosive" film is an emotionally gripping, laugh out loud thriller that exposes the dark farce at the heart of the h

Go Behind The Scenes Of Mayans MC Season 2 In New Featurette
FX has released a first look featurette for the upcoming second season of the Sons of Anarchy spinoff series Mayans MC, highlighting the gang’s new place in Santo Padre and the incoming obstacles that J.D. Pardo’s EZ have to face. The series is scheduled to return September 3. Check out the video below!
RELATED: American Crime Story Season 3 to Cover Clinton Impeachment ScandalMayans MC is the next chapter in the

Director Jon Watts Currently Not Signed On For Sony’s Next Spider-Man Movie
Following yesterday’s shocking news that Disney and Sony were cutting ties over Spider-Man and Sony’s follow-up statement, Deadline is now reporting that director Jon Watts might not be helming the studio’s next Spider-Man project.
RELATED: Stage 6 Films Developing Searching Sequel
While Sony has two more Spider-Man movies in the works, Watts, who directed Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home

POLL RESULTS: The Best and Worst Movies of Summer 1989
Thirty summers ago, 1989 was one of the biggest movie summers of all-time. This week ComingSoon.net heard from well over 2000 of its readers about which film they consider to be the best (and worst) of Summer 1989, and you can check out the official results of both polls below below!
RELATED: POLL RESULTS: Should Tim Burton and Michael Keaton Make a Third Batman?
What was the Best Movie of Summer 1989?
Batman (41%, 890 votes)
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"What started with a whisper, will end with a bombshell." Lionsgate has revealed the first teaser trailer for the film Bombshell, which is the official title of the new project from Oscar-winning screenwriter Charles Randolph (of The Interpreter, Love & Other Drugs, The Big Short). A few women decide to take on Fox News boss Roger Ailes and the toxic male culture he presided over at the network. Based on the true story, the actual real-world scandal, and how it all went down. This seems lik

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Mike Flanagan Confirms Doctor Sleep is Rated R
Writer-director Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House) has taken to Twitter to announce that the upcoming fantasy horror film Doctor Sleep, the long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed Stephen King novel The Shining and its 1980 film adaptation, has received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
RELATED: Wake Up! The Doctor Sleep Trailer is Here!DOCTOR SLEEP has officially been rated

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Black Panther 2: Martin Freeman says production could begin in 2021
Last month at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that they are indeed developing Black Panther 2. Feige didn’t reveal any further details about it or which phase the highly-anticipated sequel be a part of, but now we may know when to expect it.
In a recent interview with Uproxx, Emmy Award-winning actor Martin Freeman was asked about Black Panther 2‘s production

BEGIN SLIDESHOWBig Mouth Season 3 Looks Like A Shocker In These First-Look Images
Netflix has released the first poster and a handful of first-look images from the third season of the stellar animated comedy Big Mouth, as well as a premiere date of October 4. You can check them all out in the gallery below!
Focusing on pleasantries of growing up, Big Mouth is a half-hour edgy adult animated comedy from real-life best friends Nick Kroll (Sausage Party) and Andrew Goldberg about the glor

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Jon Favreau Teases A ‘Darker, Freakier Side of Star Wars’ In The Mandalorian
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, creator and showrunner Jon Favreau spoke about his upcoming Star Wars series The Mandalorian, saying the live-action Disney+ show will explore a “darker, freakier side of Star Wars.” The first Mandalorian trailer is also expected to premiere this weekend at the D23 Expo.
RELATED: The Mandalorian: Jon Favreau Reveals the Advice Geor

9 Reasons Why Sony Needs MCU Spider-Man
ComingSoon.net is looking at all of the things that has made MCU Spider-Man great and why Sony will be hard-pressed to succeed without them. Check out our picks in the galley below!
We all remember when Spider-Man came out in 2002. Before that, yes, we had an array of 20th-century superhero films and then X-Men (2000), but Sam Raimi’s film really brought the genre into the 21st century. We went to see it opening weekend with our siblings, parents, a

Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Being Adapted For The Big Screen
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Stephen King’s book The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is being adapted into a feature.
RELATED: IT Chapter One and IT Chapter Two Super Cut in the Works
Chris Romero, the former wife of filmmaker George A. Romero who initially planned to adapt the story, is teaming up with producer Roy Lee (IT) and Vertigo Films’ Jon Berg and Ryan Silbert of Origin Story to adapt t

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CS Interview: Ricky Whittle on the second season and future of American Gods
Ahead of the second season hitting shelves on Blu-Ray and DVD, Lionsgate TV and Starz gave ComingSoon.net a chance to catch up with American Gods star Ricky Whittle to discuss the fantasy epic series and the future of the project. Check out the full interview below!
RELATED: American Gods Renewed For Third Season With New Showrunner
We were forged in God’s image, but the Gods are al

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The King Poster: All Hail Timothée Chalamet As King Henry V
Actor Timothée Chalamet has shared the official The King poster for the upcoming film adaptation featuring Chalamet as King Henry V. You can check out the full poster now in the gallery below!
RELATED: Christian Serratos In Talks to Play Selena in Netflix’s Scripted Series
Based on literary icon William Shakespeare’s plays Henry IV Part 1, Henry Part 2, and Henry V,  The King is a mod

Annabelle Wallis Joins James Wan’s Secret Horror Film
Variety reports that James Wan’s upcoming secret horror project has found its first cast member in The Loudest Voice in the Room alum Annabelle Wallis, who previously starred in the Wan-produced Conjuring spinoff Annabelle.
RELATED: James Wan Returning To Horror Roots with Original Film
The film, whose plot is being kept under wraps, but is based on a story by Wan and Ingrid Bisu, who starred in 

Bombshell Teaser: First Look At Jay Roach’s Fox News Scandal Drama
Lionsgate has released the teaser trailer for director Jay Roach’s Fox News scandal movie, now titled Bombshell, starring Margot Robbie, Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on December 20. Check out the Bombshell teaser in the player below!
Bombshell (previously titled Fair and Balanced) is described mostly as an ensemble piece, with the majority of the focus b

Sudden Death remake in the works from Universal 1140
It has been 24 years since the theatrical release of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s action thriller film Sudden Death, and now Universal 1140 has officially announced that they are producing a reboot of the 1995 film which will be titled Welcome to Sudden Death with comedic actor Gary Owen (Get Hard) and martial artist/actor Michael Jai White (Tyson) attached to star. The remake will making its debut on June 2020, exclusively on Netflix.

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Terminator: Dark Fate Poster lets you choose your fate
Paramount Pictures has released a brand new poster for the highly-anticipated sequel Terminator: Dark Fate, spotlighting the franchise’s original leads Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Check out the full poster in the gallery below! (via Comic Book Movie)
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A sequel to The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day,

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Exclusive: Eric Kripke teases what to expect in The Boys season 2 and beyond
With Amazon’s The Boys a bona fide hit for the streaming service, and our own massive breakdown of the first season, Coming Soon hopped on the phone with series executive producer and showrunner Eric Kripke to dig into the weeds of the first season of the series, how they handle the huge changes made from the comics, and A LOT of teases for the upcoming second season of the series. Read our full i

BEGIN SLIDESHOWIT Chapter 2 reactions to the blockbuster horror sequel!
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema screened It Chapter Two for select critics and now reactions to the blockbuster horror sequel have hit the web. Check out the IT Chapter Two reactions below!
RELATED: IT Chapter One and IT Chapter Two Super Cut in the WorksI have a new movie and a new book coming out next month. The movie is IT CHAPTER 2. The book is THE INSTITUTE. It’s about kids trapped in hell and trying to

BEGIN SLIDESHOWJohn Carpenter scoring Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends
The next two Halloween sequels won’t lose that distinct John Carpenter soundscape. The filmmaker, who has regularly scored the music for his films, will be composing the score for both Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, he told ComicBook.
“I loved it, It was a lot of fun,” Carpenter said. “And I’ll do the score, do a new score. That’s always fun.”
Both sequels were just announced l

The world awaits their discovery in Ad Astra IMAX trailer
20th Century Fox has released the IMAX trailer for their upcoming science-fiction drama Ad Astra, highlighting Brad Pitt’s character Roy McBride’s relationship with his missing father and how much impact it had on his life. Also featuring new footage, you can check out the video in the player below.
RELATED: The Right Stuff Teaser Reveals First Look At Mercury Seven
Ad Astra follows the story of Astronaut Roy McBride (Pi

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Sony Pictures releases statement on Spider-Man leaving the MCU
Following yesterday’s shocking news that Disney and Sony Pictures were cutting ties on their arrangement to share the Spider-Man franchise, Sony has released a statement to clarify the situation.
“Much of today’s news about Spider-Man has mischaracterized recent discussions about Kevin Feige’s involvement in the franchise,” Sony stated on Twitter. “We are disappointed, but respect

Mortal Kombat 11 trailer reveals Joker, T-800 as playable characters
Mortal Kombat 11 is adding some more familiar faces to its fighting roster. A new trailer released today reveals The Terminator’s T-800, complete with the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger from Terminator: Dark Fate, and DC Comic’s The Joker will be added as playable characters as part of the games Kombat Pack expansion option. You can check out the full trailer in the post below!
The T-800 will be available for ea

The 5 best shark movies
Comingsoon.net was thrilled about this past weekend’s 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, so we’re marathoning some of the best shark movies to date. Check out our picks in the gallery below!
Sharks are so cool. Yeah, they’re terrifying, and yeah, they’re some of the ocean’s greatest predators, but they’re still cool. Why aren’t there more great movies about sharks? With the release of 47 Meters Down: Uncaged on the horizon, this quest

Demi Lovato sees Eurovision with Will Ferrell
According to Deadline, actress Demi Lovato is the latest to join the talented cast of Will Ferrel’s upcoming Netflix comedy Eurovision. The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer joins Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan and Dan Stevens in the film and will play a character named Katiana, “one of the best and most angelic singers in all of Iceland.”
Ferrell confirmed the casting on social media, and even took the time to wish the singer a

David Oyelowo joins the cast of George Clooney’s Good Morning, Midnight
According to the Hollywood Reporter, acclaimed actor David Oyelowo is set to join George Clooney, Felicity Jones and Kyle Chandler in the Netflix adaptation of the post-apocalyptic novel Good Morning, Midnight. Clooney will also direct the adaptation.
RELATED: George Clooney Set To Direct & Star in Good Morning, Midnight Adaptation
The novel, written by Lily Brooks-Dalton, follows the brilliant yet aging

BEGIN SLIDESHOWIT Chapter One and IT Chapter Two Super Cut in the Works
Director Andy Muschietti is still tinkering with his epic follow-up to the blockbuster horror film IT and revealed to SFX Magazine that he is working on a super cut that will combine parts one and two into one long feature film. He is also working on another cut of Chapter Two that is based on his original director’s cut that was nearly four hours in length.
“The possibilities are open,” he said. “The

Mindhunter Season 2 Episode 1 Recap
After two years, Netflix’s Mindhunter is finally back for its second season. Mindhunter Season 1 left off with Holden suffering a panic attack after receiving a hug from Kemper when he went to see him alone. Mindhunter Season 2 picked up right after with the OPR investigation still looming over the BSU and Holden waking up in the prison’s hospital.
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Bill, Nancy, and Brian went to Sunday mass. Afterwards, Nancy was hosting a barbecue at

Happy Birthday to Quentin Tarantino's WWII men on a mission epic Inglourious Basterds, which came out on this date ten years ago! It grossed over $321 million dollars worldwide, and garnered a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Christoph Waltz.pic.twitter.com/0f65T76qcn