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October 22 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s October 22 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
The Lion KingDirected by Jon Favreau, this remake journeys to the African savanna, where a future king overcomes betrayal and tragedy to assume his rightful place on Pride Ro

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CS Video: Lion King Visual Effects Supervisor Rob Legato
Disney invited ComingSoon.net to Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom to interview visual effects supervisor Rob Legato (Avatar) about this year’s The Lion King, available today on both Digital HD and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD! You can check out the interview now in the player below!
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Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King, which welcomes Donald Glover

"The wild places have a way of bringing us back to who we are." 1091 Media has debuted an official trailer for a new documentary called Return to Mount Kennedy, an intriguing story about climbers scaling a mountain named after JFK. In 1965, Bobby Kennedy became the first human to stand atop a lonely peak in the Canadian Yukon (see on Google Maps) that had just been named to honor his assassinated brother, JFK. His climbing guide was Jim Whittaker, a mountain icon who at 28 had become the first

Michael Mann set to direct HBO Max’s Tokyo Vice pilot
HBO Max’s upcoming crime drama Tokyo Vice already has two powerful leads in Baby Driver‘s Ansel Elgort and Detective Pikachu‘s Ken Watanabe and now the pilot episode will be helmed by Oscar-nominated director Michael Mann (Heat), according to Deadline.
RELATED: HBO Max’s Tokyo Vice Lands Ken Watanabe For Key Role
The series is based on the 2009 memoir by Jake Adelstein and will be adapte

12 Mighty Orphans adds Robert Duvall & Martin Sheen
Deadline has brought word that the upcoming football drama 12 Mighty Orphans is setting up a reunion of apocalyptic proportions as Apocalypse Now stars Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen have signed on to join Luke Wilson (Zombieland: Double Tap).
RELATED: Luke Wilson to Star in 12 Mighty Orphans
Wilson will play the team’s coach, Rusty Russell, a WWI veteran who arrives with a troubled past, much of which is due

"You shot the only lead that we had." Saban Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie action thriller titled Line of Duty, the latest from action director Steven C. Miller (of The Aggression Scale, Marauders, Escape Plan 2: Hades). Aaron Eckhart (who we haven't seen much recently) stars as a disgraced cop who goes rogue and finds himself in a race against time to find a kidnap victim whose abductor he accidentally killed. Also starring Courtney Eaton, Jessica Lu, Dina Meyer, with Ben M

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CS Exclusive: Westworld action figures series 2 reveals
Diamond Select Toys has provided ComingSoon with the exclusive first look at its new series of action figures for the acclaimed HBO sci-fi mystery series Westworld, specifically James Marsden’s Teddy, Angela Sarafyan’s Clementine and Jeffrey Wright’s Bernard, which can be viewed in full in the gallery below!
A Diamond Select Toys release! Return to Westworld with this new assortment of action figures

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Wonder Woman 1984 trailer could be coming soon
It’s already been two years since we last saw Gal Gadot take on the mantle of the Amazonian princess in her own solo outing that is still one of the most celebrated comic book films of the decade. While fans still anxiously wait for the sequel, which has been in post-production for almost a year not including some reshoots in July, writer/director Patty Jenkins is teasing the long-awaited arrival of the first Wonder Woman

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood featurette released
Vital Thrills has shared a new A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood featurette for the Sony Pictures’ upcoming biopic starring Oscar winner Tom Hanks as the legendary TV personality. You can check out the video now in the player below!
RELATED: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Trailer Starring Tom Hanks
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood tells the story of the real-life friendship that blossomed between the be

James Wan’s Malignant sets release date for summer 2020
As production continues for Malignant, Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema have officially set the release date for director James Wan‘s forthcoming horror film which will be the studios’ first non-Conjuring horror collaboration with Wan. Starring Annabelle Wallis and Jake Abel, the film is scheduled to hit the theaters next year on August 14.
The August 14, 2020 release date will see Malignant

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I See You trailer: Helen Hunt stars in mind-bending psychological thriller
Saban Films has released the official trailer for I See You, the upcoming psychological thriller starring Oscar winner Helen Hunt (As Good as It Gets, Mad About You, The Night Clerk). You can check out the trailer now in the player below, as well as the official poster in the gallery (via Vital Thrills)!
RELATED: Jay and Silent Bob Take the High Road in New Reboot Poster
I See You takes place in a seeming

Taika Waititi signs on to executive produce sci-fi thriller Night Raiders
The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that the upcoming sci-fi thriller Night Raiders led by Pulp Fiction‘s Amanda Plummer has attracted Thor: Ragnarok director and star Taika Waititi to executive produce the project.
RELATED: Exclusive: Taika Waititi Talks Jane Foster in Thor: Love and Thunder
Written and directed by Danis Goulet in her directorial debut, the film is set in a post-wa

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to be the longest episode yet
Fans are still reeling from the launch of the final trailer for the highly-anticipated Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and while they clamor to acquire tickets for the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga, it’s been discovered that its runtime will make it the longest episode in the franchise at a whopping 155 minutes, three minutes longer than the previous holder of said feat The Last Jedi, accordi

Rebecca Hall’s Passing adds Castle Rock’s Andre Holland
The film adaptation of Harlem Renaissance novel Passing from Rebecca Hall (Godzilla vs. Kong) in her directorial debut has expanded its already strong cast with the addition of Moonlight and Castle Rock alum Andre Holland, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Tessa Thompson & Ruth Negga to Star in Passing
Based on Nella Larsen’s novel from 1929, Passing follows the events set off by a&nbs

Apple’s Foundation lands Jared Harris & Lee Pace to star
It’s been well over a year since we last heard any news from Apple TV+’s adaptation of the Isaac Asimov classic trilogy Foundation and now it’s been announced that Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Lee Pace and Chernobyl‘s Jared Harris have signed on to star in the lead roles, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Saga Given Full Series Order by Apple
The s

Fox orders adaptation of Argentinian mob drama The Cleaning Lady
Deadline has brought word that Fox is partnering up with The 100 scribe Miranda Kwok and Stargirl executive producer Melissa Carter to adapt the Argentinian mob drama The Cleaning Lady for American audiences.
RELATED: 9-1-1: Lone Star Teaser Previews First Look at FOX’s 9-1-1 Spinoff
Based on the series of the same name created by Irene Gissara and Lucas Combina, the drama follows a young F

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Dick Grayson fights Deathstroke in Titans episode 2.08 photos
DC Universe has released the first promo photos from Titans episode 2.08 titled “Jericho,” offering us a glimpse of Dick Grayson’s fight against Deathstroke. The new episode is scheduled to air on October 25. Check out the full photos in the gallery below!
The sixth episode’s official synopsis reads: “Dick finally reveals the truth to the team and, in flashback, we learn the secret b

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Exclusive Countdown poster: Death? There’s an app for that
STXfilms has provided ComingSoon.net with an exclusive poster for the upcoming horror movie Countdown, which was commissioned to horror artist Randy Oritz to create an alternate poster for the project. You can check out the poster now in the gallery below!
There’s also a new app horror film fans can check out that was inspired by the film. Once downloaded, it gives users a creepy countdown to represent their

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Let it Snow trailer: All it takes is one day to change it all
After debuting the first photo for the upcoming teen romantic comedy earlier this month, Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Let it Snow featuring Chilling Adventures of Sabrina‘s Kiernan Shipka and Spider-Man: Far From Home‘s Jacob Batalon. Check out the trailer no win the player below!
RELATED: See The Main Cast Of Netflix’s Let It Snow In New Poster
In Let It Snow,

Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence has landed Tomb Raider’s Daniel Wu
The cast of Lisa Joy (Westworld)’s upcoming action-thriller Reminiscence has found another major star in the form of Into the Badlands vet and Tomb Raider‘s Daniel Wu to star alongside Hugh Jackman (Logan) and Rebecca Ferguson (Doctor Sleep), according to Deadline.
RELATED: Thandie Newton Partnering With Westworld’s Lisa Joy For Reminiscence
Reminiscence will follow the story of Nick Ban

Catherine the Great Episode 1 Recap
HBO’s Catherine the Great, a new four-part mini-series, details the later years of the monarch’s reign and the power struggles at play. In Catherine the Great Episode 1, Catherine moved against a potential claimant to her throne.
Prisoner Number One
Catherine visited Shlisselburg Prison to visit Prisoner Number One, the alias for Ivan VI. He was Catherine’s late husband’s cousin and the successor to his throne. Though malnourished and

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead wraps filming!
After teasing a release for the project for lat next year earlier this month, Zack Snyder took to private platform Vero to announce that his upcoming zombie action project Army of the Dead featuring an ensemble cast led by Dave Bautista (Stuber) has wrapped filming (via ComicBook.com).
RELATED: Zack Snyder Teases Winter 2020 Release Date For Army of the Dead
“The movie takes place in Las Vegas,” Snyder previously sai

"Christmas Eve bash - come one, come all! Boom!" Netflix has revealed the first official trailer for a holiday ensemble comedy titled Let It Snow, arriving in just a few weeks to watch streaming this holiday season. When a snowstorm hits a small midwestern town on Christmas Eve, a group of high school seniors find their friendships and their love lives colliding thanks to a stranded pop star, a stolen keg, a squad of competitive dancers, a mysterious woman covered in tin foil, and an epic party

BEGIN SLIDESHOWIt’s Grace vs. Rev-9 in new Terminator: Dark Fate clip
Paramount Pictures has released a new clip from the highly-anticipated sequel Terminator: Dark Fate, featuring an epic action-packed car chase scene as Mackenzie Davis’ Grace goes head to head with Gabriel Luna’s Rev-9. Check out the video in the player below along with the newly released Dolby Cinema poster in the gallery (via CBM)!
RELATED: Linda Hamilton Says Terminator: Dark Fate Took

Game of Thrones’ Joseph Mawle joins Amazon’s Lord of the Rings
Variety brings word that Joseph Mawle, known for playing Benjen Stark on the acclaimed HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, has joined the cast of the highly-anticipated Amazon series adaptation of the Lord of the Rings novels.
RELATED: Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Adds Maxim Baldry
Though details are being kept under wraps on the character Mawle is set to play, sources are reporting he

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The Grudge poster: It’ll never let you go
Sony Pictures has revealed a new The Grudge poster for producer Sam Raimi’s upcoming remake, celebrating the 15 anniversary of the original 2004 film as it calls back to the iconic shower scene starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. You can check out the poster in the gallery below and keep an eye out for the full trailer releasing on Monday, October 28!
RELATED: Eerie New Poster From The Grudge Reboot Revealed
The film stars J

BEGIN SLIDESHOWFour new character posters for Disney’s Frozen 2 released
Walt Disney Pictures has released four new character posters for the highly-anticipated Frozen 2, teasing what’s in store for each of the main characters as they go on a mission together to save Arendelle. Check out the full posters in the gallery below!
RELATED: CS Visits Disney Animation to Learn Frozen 2 Story, Music Details
Frozen 2 will see the return of stars Kristen Bell (The Good Place),

Joel Edgerton teases return to the Star Wars universe
Amidst that glorious new The Rise of Skywalker trailer and all the buzz surrounding The Mandalorian, actor Joel Edgerton quietly offered another Star Wars bombshell for fans to gush over — his potential return as Owen Lars in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
Fans will recall that Edgerton played a younger version of the ill-fated Lars in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, so it makes sense that he would return in some cap

"You play things kinda close to the chest, don't you?" Gravitas Ventures has debuted a brand new trailer for the indie drama Age Out, the new name for the film formerly known as Friday's Child. This premiered at the SXSW Film Festival last year, and we ran a trailer last year as well, but it's only now getting an official US release in the fall. Tye Sheridan stars as young drifter Richie, fresh out of foster care, trying to figure out what to do with himself. He ends up on the streets involved

9-1-1: Lone Star teaser previews first look at FOX’s 9-1-1 Spinoff
FOX has released the first teaser for their upcoming 9-1-1 spinoff series 9-1-1: Lone Star, featuring our first look at Rob Lowe and Liv Tyler’s characters. The series will be making its debut with a special two-night event starting on Monday, January 19 and continuing on Monday, January 20. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik to Reunite for New FOX Comedy Carla
Se

BEGIN SLIDESHOWOriginal Zombieland 2 script featured a Ghostbusters Reunion
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the original script for Zombieland: Double Tap featured a Ghostbusters reunion, of sorts. Oh, and Joe Pesci was involved in some capacity.
RELATED: Ghostbusters 2020 Has Wrapped Filming!
“Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson got Bill Murray out on a golf course and were trying to convince him to do a sequel to Ghostbusters,” screenwriter Rhett Reese t

Isabela Merced joins Jason Momoa in Netflix’s Sweet Girl movie
According to Collider, Isabela Merced (formerly known as Isabela Moner) has been cast for the lead role opposite Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Dune) in Netflix’s forthcoming revenge thriller Sweet Girl. Merced is set to play the role of Momoa’s daughter.
Merced recently starred in this year’s Dora and the Lost City of Gold, portraying the role of the iconic titular explorer. Her notable film credits include Tran

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 Cabin in the Woods
What’s The Cabin in the Woods about: Five friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Je

Obsess over these glorious Rise of Skywalker final trailer screenshots!
The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is here, and to help you dissect every detail we’ve assembled a slideshow of screenshots in the gallery below! Be on the lookout for cameos from Admiral Ackbar’s son, Aftab, Dominic Monaghan’s mysterious character, and even the Emperor himself in these glorious shots from the upcoming finale.
RELATED: Final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer