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"This is the real deal. The clock is ticking. You gotta get moving." IFC Midnight has unveiled a trailer for a survival thriller titled Radioflash, marking the feature directional debut of a filmmaker / artist named Ben McPherson. When a device releases an electromagnetic pulse that kills the power for more than 200 million people, a teenage girl must help lead her family to survival in a dark new world. They seek refuge with her doomsday-prepper grandfather who lives deep in the mountains of t

Heather Graham signs on for CBS All Access’ The Stand
As if the cast wasn’t already packed to the brim with quality performers, the upcoming CBS All Access miniseries adaptation of the acclaimed Stephen King novel The Stand has expanded further with the addition of Heather Graham (The Hangover), according to Deadline.
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The 49-year-old actress has signed on to star as Rita Blakemo

"I would like us to be more than the country that did 'the report', I'd like us to be the country that made it public." Amazon has released a second, short trailer for The Report, directed by veteran screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (The Informant, Contagion, Side Effects). This first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The timely, fascinating film is in the same vein as Spotlight, telling the story of an investigation and "the report" put together by staffer Daniel J. Jones. In the aftermath o

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20th Century Fox has released the international poster for their upcoming sci-fi thriller Underwater, featuring Kristen Stewart’s character as she comes face to face with the film’s terrifying deep sea monster. Check out the full poster below! (via IMP Awards)
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Underwater follows a crew of underwater researchers who must scra

Neil Patrick Harris joins cast of The Matrix 4
Variety reports that comedian and Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris is in talks to join the cast of The Matrix 4. What role Harris will play is unclear as plot details are still under wraps. Harris joins a cast that includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and returning cast members Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Production on the film is scheduled to begin in early 2020, Wachowski co-wrote the script with Aleksander Hemon and David Mitchell and

Mank: Amanda Seyfried joins David Fincher’s Herman Mankiewicz biopic
Amanda Seyfried (The Art of Racing in the Rain, Mamma Mia!) has been cast in David Fincher’s Mank, the upcoming biopic about newspaper reporter turned screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, Variety has confirmed. Gary Oldman was previously announced to play Mankiewicz in the project.
The cast also includes Lily Collins, Charles Dance, Tuppence Middleton, Arliss Howard, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jamie McShane, Joseph Cross, Sam

Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy trailer for Netflix comedy special released
Netflix has released the trailer for their newest comedy special titled Smart & Classy, starring actor and comedy legend Arsenio Hall in his first stand-up special which will be available for streaming on October 29. Check out the video in the player below!
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In Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy, over the course of his illustrious career enterta

BREAKING: Kevin Feige Named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel
Variety brings word that Kevin Feige has been named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel, on top of being president of Marvel Studios.
The new title will allow Feige to be in charge of the overall creative direction of Marvel’s storytelling across publishing, film, TV, animation and all mediums. Additionally, Marvel TV and Marvel Family Entertainment will move under the Marvel Studios banner.
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The Most Fun We Ever Had: Amy Adams & Laura Dern producing HBO series
Amy Adams (Sharp Objects) and Laura Dern (Big Little Lies) are producing a new drama series, The Most Fun We Ever Had, for HBO, Deadline confirmed.
The project is based on the bestselling novel published in June by Claire Lombardo and is a multigenerational saga spanning half a century.
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The Most Fun We Ever Had follows four sisters, each struggling t

Apple TV+ renews See, Dickinson and more for a second season
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple TV+ has renewed four of their upcoming shows including Jason Momoa’s big scale sci-fi series See, Hailee Steinfeld’s comedy-drama Dickinson, Kumail Nanjiani’s anthology series Little America and Hilde Lysiak mystery drama Home Before Dark for a second season. The renewals came ahead of the streaming service’s launch on November 1.
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Dash & Lily: Shawn Levy, Nick Jonas adapting YA book series for Netflix
Austin Abrams (Paper Towns, Euphoria) and Midori Francis (Good Boys, The Birch) have been cast in Dash & Lily, Netflix’s upcoming series adaptation from Shawn Levy’s (Stranger Things) 21 Laps and Nick Jonas’ Image 32, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The eight-episode, half-hour series based on the book Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan.
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"It really does feel like a [Star] Trek movie…" Fathom has debuted a trailer for an indie documentary titled Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary, produced by the company Fandom. The doc film is about the cult classic sci-fi adventure film Galaxy Quest; released at the end of 1999, it flopped hard. Once people actually started watching it, they fell in love with it, growing a massive fan-base over the (nearly) 20 years since its initial release. The doc features the stars and crea

The five best movie soundtracks by a single artist
Comingsoon.net is turning up the volume to figure out which single-artist soundtracks stand out most. Check out our selections in the gallery below!
A movie’s soundtrack is essential to the way the viewer interprets the mood or the tone of the film itself. Upbeat music, somber scores, popular hits—each has a different impact on the way the images on screen are interpreted by the moviegoer. As a result, it’s especially impressi

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The Addams Family 2 in the works from MGM, releasing in 2021
Deadline brings word that MGM is developing The Addams Family 2, with the animated sequel scheduled to release in theaters on October 22, 2021. The movie will open against the drama West Coast Girls and will release a week following Blumhouse’s Halloween Ends debut.
The Addams Family took second place last weekend in theaters, opening with over $30 million domestically.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWGrease: Rydell High gets series order at HBO Max
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that HBO Max has officially given a series order to Paramount Television’s newest Grease spinoff series titled Grease: Rydell High, centered on the high school from John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John’s 1978 iconic musical romantic comedy film. The announcement also came with the release of the spinoff’s first official poster which you can check out below.
“This is high sc

"These are the end times…" Lionsgate has debuted a full-length official trailer for the film Bombshell, the new project from Oscar-winning screenwriter Charles Randolph (of The Interpreter, Love & Other Drugs, The Big Short). A few brave women decide to take on Fox News boss Roger Ailes and the toxic male culture he presided over at the propaganda network. Based on the true story, the actual real-world scandal, and how it all went down. This seems like the major social-political Dece

Venom 2: Marvel villain Shriek to join Carnage in Sony’s sequel
Deadline is reporting that Shriek will be joining Carnage in Sony’s upcoming Venom 2. In the Marvel Comics, Shriek is the love interest and an accomplice of Carnage.
Frances Barrison, aka Shriek, was first introduced in Spider-Man Unlimited No. 1 in May 1993. Her powers include sonic energy blasts, flight, and the ability to stir up dark and violent emotions in others. Cletus Kasady, aka Carnage, was briefly introduced

Someone has to speak up in Jay Roach’s Bombshell Trailer
Lionsgate has released the official trailer for director Jay Roach’s Fox News scandal movie Bombshell, featuring a star-studded ensemble led by Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman along with Oscar nominee Margot Robbie. Also featuring our first look at John Lithgow’s Roger Ailes, you can check out the video below (via Ellentube)!
Bombshell (previously titled Fair and Balanced) is described mostly as

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The Crown season 3 poster: Times change, duty endures
Netflix has released The Crown Season 3 poster, teasing the time jump in the new season of the Golden Globe-winning historical drama. You can check the full poster out now in the gallery below (via Vital Thrills)!
The third season of The Crown will see the entire cast aging up, including Tobias Menzies taking over for Matt Smith who played Prince Philip during the first two seasons. Prince Charles and Princess Anne

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Rating:
8/10
Cast
Angelina Jolie … Maleficent
Elle Fanning … Princess Aurora
Michelle Pfeiffer … Queen Ingrith
Sam Riley … Diaval
Harris Dickinson … Prince Phillip
Ed Skrein … Borra
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Conall
Imelda Staunton … Knotgrass
Juno Temple … Thistlewit
Warwick Davis … Lickspittle
Lesley Manville … Flittle
Warwick Davis … Lickspittle
Directed by: Joachim Rønning
 
The Good

Jason Sudeikis set to reprise Ted Lasso role in new Apple TV+ series
According to Deadline, Apple TV+ has officially given a straight-to-series order to Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis’s forthcoming comedy series titled Ted Lasso, based on Sudeikis’ popular NBC Sports character. The actor-comedian is also expected to star in the series, returning as the titular American football coach.
Sudeikis first portrayed the character in 2013 as part of NBC Sports’ promotional vi

"An artist draws. And I… drink." Uncork'd Ent. has released an official US trailer for an indie drama from The Netherlands titled Bloody Marie, which is one of the films that was considered for submission to the Oscars this year. This premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival earlier this year, and is already available on VOD now. Award-winning German actress Susanne Wolf (also seen in Styx) stars as Marie Wankelmut, a once successful comic artist, who lives among the prostitutes in Amste

"It takes courage to get back on the bike." Vision Films has released the official trailer for an indie action-thriller titled Nation's Fire, the latest from producer / director Thomas J. Churchill (of Check Point, The Rack Pack). This looks like one of these "how did this even get made?!" kind of terrible films that no one will even see. The former leader of an all-female motorcycle club loses her son in a drug-fueled school shooting caused by a Russian gangster and his daughter. Now she will

"Pashka, a dog, be a dog." Kino Lorber has unveiled the official US trailer for an acclaimed Russian drama titled Beanpole, which first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this summer. After winning the Best Director in Un Certain Regard award in Cannes, the film has gone on to play at the Telluride, Toronto, Hamburg, London, Busan, and New York Film Festivals this fall. Beanpole is made by a 28-year-old Russian filmmaker named Kantemir Balagov. Set in the city of Leningrad (now known

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New Zombieland: Double Tap clip introduces rule no. 52
Ahead of the long-awaited sequel’s debut this Friday, Sony Pictures has released another clip from Zombieland: Double Tap, featuring Tallahasse and Columbus’ doppelgangers as they break one of the survival rules. Check out the video in the player below and find out about rule no. 52! (via Bloody Disgusting)
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"Every day could be an adventure…" Disney has debuted another official trailer for their live-action update on the animated classic Lady and the Tramp, which is skipping theaters so it can be used as a Disney+ centerpiece at launch next month. Lady in the Tramp is a lovable dog movie telling the romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt. All of the dogs used in the film are rescues, which means it's not entirely all CGI. Featuring Justin Therou

Every day for the month of October, Coming Soon is making a new horror movie recommendation for those eager to find a new frightening flick for Halloween. From the creepy goodness of a classy ghost story to a blood-spattered gorefest and everything in between, we’ll have something for every taste of horror. And today’s pick is…
The Ranger
What’s The Ranger about: After an incident at a NYC nightclub, a group of five young punks go on the lam to a cabin in the woods upst

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New Lady and the Tramp trailer for the Disney+ movie
Walt Disney Pictures has revealed a brand new trailer for Lady and the Tramp, the live-action remake of the classic animated film coming to the Disney+ platform. Featuring the titular romantic couple, voiced by Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux, you can check out the new Lady and the Tramp trailer in the player below!
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Lady and

Hadley Robinson & Lauren Tsai to star in Amy Poehler’s Moxie
Hadley Robinson (Utopia) and Lauren Tsai (Legion) have joined Netflix’s coming-of-age comedy-drama Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
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Based on the novel by Jennifer Mathieu, Moxie follows the story of a 16 year old teenage girl named Vivian Carter (Robinson), who gets fed up with her high school’s sexi