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The composer of Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film Little Women has revealed how David Bowie influenced its soundtrack.
An adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel, the movie follows four sisters living in 19th century New England who are about to flock the familial nest. It stars the likes of Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, and Emma Watson.Read More: Some genius has photoshopped Timothée Chalamet into classic works of artIn a new interview with Billb

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The Abbott family journey for safety in A Quiet Place: Part II image
Total Film took to Twitter Tuesday to share an exclusive new image form the highly-anticipated A Quiet Place: Part II, showing Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns) back as the Abbott family matriarch as she tries to lead her family to safety in the alien-infested post-apocalypse. Check out the image below!
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The doors are officially closed on Lodge 49 with no new home found
After two months of searching for a new home for the cult favorite dramedy, creator Jim Gavin took to Twitter to announce that Lodge 49 is officially closing its doors after failing to find a new place to air the Wyatt Russell (Everybody Wants Some!!)-starring series.
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Disney+ is in talks about turning Tom Hanks’ 1989 film Turner & Hooch into a possible new TV series, according to reports.Read more: Here’s every key release date in Disney’s mammoth movie schedule from 2019 to 2027The reboot is currently in early development for the streaming platform, The Hollywood Reporter claims.
The original film, which featured Hanks as a detective named Beasley working alongside his canine partner Hooch, will get a revamp from Burn Notice creato

The Athena Protocol series in the works from Village Roadshow
According to Deadline, Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is in the process of developing a series adaptation of The Athena Protocol, based on author Shamim Sarif‘s YA all-female spy thriller novel of the same name. The book was just published last October and is being described as Bourne Identity meets Karen McManus.
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"This world belongs to me!" High Octane Pictures has released an official trailer for a Russian sci-fi movie titled A Rough Draft, formerly known as just The Draft. This super trippy, weird techno-thriller is about a video game designer who is stripped of his identity and then recruited by a mysterious group to be the gatekeeper of a multi-dimensional portal. He learns to open the portals to a variety of parallel worlds which represent alternative versions of Moscow: a steampunk Imperial Russia

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker set for $450 million opening weekend
It’s hard to believe there are only three days left until Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters, but in a less surprising notion, the finale to the Skywalker Saga is expecting to make a major smash at the box office in its opening weekend with $450 million globally, according to Deadline.
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Zackary Momoh joins Nyong’o & Gurira in HBO Max’s Americanah
With one A-list performer already leading HBO Max’s Americanah miniseries adaptation and another developing it, with Black Panther stars Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira, the cast has expanded further with the addition of Doctor Sleep and Harriet star Zackary Momoh, according to Variety.
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"Are you a hustler?" Magnolia Pics has debuted a short teaser trailer for an indie crime-ish comedy titled Buffaloed, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. The title is seemingly just a reference to the character being stuck in Buffalo, NY, and wanting to get out for good. Set in the underworld of debt-collecting and follows the homegrown hustler Peg Dahl, who will do anything to escape Buffalo for good. Starring Zoey Deutch as Peg Dahl, plus Judy Greer, Jai Cour

"Are you a hustler?" Magnolia Pics has debuted a short teaser trailer for an indie crime-ish comedy titled Buffaloed, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. The title is seemingly just a reference to the character being stuck in Buffalo, NY, and wanting to get out for good. Set in the underworld of debt-collecting and follows the homegrown hustler Peg Dahl, who will do anything to escape Buffalo for good. Starring Zoey Deutch as Peg Dahl, plus Judy Greer, Jai Cour

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The Grudge clip features John Cho in a terrifying scene
Sony Pictures has released a new clip from director Nicolas Pesce’s forthcoming horror reboot film The Grudge, featuring an extended look at the terrifying bathroom scene with John Cho’s character. Also starring Insidious alum Lin Shaye and Andrea Riseborough, you can check out the video in the player below (via Fandango)!
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Netflix remaking documentary The Legend of Cocaine Island with Will Ferrell
Deadline has brought word that Netflix has begun development on a film adaptation of the well-received documentary The Legend of Cocaine Island with Will Ferrell (Daddy’s Home) set to star in and produce through sister label Gloria Sanchez Productions.
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The documentary, directed and produced by Theo Love, followed

"Tell me about Jenny!" A new trailer has launched for the 4K restoration, 20th anniversary re-release of one of Steven Soderbergh's forgotten early films called The Limey. This "pulp revenge" tale is about a volatile, dangerous Englishman who goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death. Not many are familiar with it, released in 1999 after premiering in Cannes. It was Soderbergh's 8th feature film that he directed right after Out of Sight, and right bef

Syfy renews Van Helsing for fifth and final season
Syfy’s Van Helsing has seen a large cult following across its four seasons and as it’s about to wrap up its latest chapter, the NBCUniversal-owned cabler has chosen to greenlight the dark fantasy horror drama for a fifth and final season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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“We are thrilled to be able to bring the amazing Van Helsing saga t

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Narcos: Mexico season 2 teaser sets premiere date
Netflix has announced the premiere date for the upcoming second season of crime drama series Narcos: Mexico which will feature new cast members including Sosie Bacon as Mimi Webb Miller and Scott McNairy as Walt Breslin. The series is scheduled to return on February 13, 2020, exclusively on Netflix. The date announcement also came with the release of first-look photos and a teaser for Season 2, which you can check out below!Catch

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With only two episodes left this season, Hot Toys has unveiled the first look at their next set of collectible figures for The Mandalorian, with the new set being that of the Remnant Stormtroopers seen in the series. Check out the images of the figures alongside the titular bounty hunter’s figures in the gallery below!
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New Regency in talks with Yorgos Lanthimos for The Hawkline Monster
In the 40 years since the gothic western novel’s release, an adaptation of The Hawkline Monster has been sought after and abandoned by numerous filmmakers and now New Regency has begun talks with The Favourite‘s Yorgos Lanthimos to helm the long-gestating adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The novel, written by Richard Brautigan

Saint Maud trailer reveals first look at A24’s new horror film
A24 has released the official trailer for their upcoming psychological horror film titled Saint Maud starring Morfydd Clark and Tony Award-winning actress Jennifer Ehle. The film had its world premiere last September at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and it will have its U.S. theatrical release on March 27, 2020. Check out the video in the player below!
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CS Interview: Susan Sarandon on working with the Scott brothers
After years of tweaking his ensemble drama, Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan has finally hit theaters and VOD and ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to talk to star Susan Sarandon (Ray Donovan) to discuss the film, as well as her experience working with both Tony and Ridley Scott at various points in their respective careers.
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Bill & Ted Face the Music first look photos revealed
With the third installment in the Bill & Ted franchise having wrapped production earlier this year, Entertainment Weekly has shared an exclusive first look at Bill & Ted Face the Music, debuting in theaters on August 21, 2020. You can check out the photos now below!Check out @EW‘s most unprecedented first look at Bill & Ted Face the Music! https://t.co/kYmt2w9CWf
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New Onward trailer & poster: There’s no magic like family
After unveiling new character posters and cast members yesterday, Disney and Pixar are treating fans to a new trailer for the upcoming fantasy adventure Onward, which can be viewed in the player below as well as a new poster in the gallery!
RELATED: Disney Unveils Onward Character Posters Ahead of New Trailer
Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney•Pixar’s Onward introduces two tee

Just Watch Me: Stone Village TV acquires rights to Jeff Lindsay novel
According to Deadline, Scott Steindorff and Dylan Russell have acquired the television rights to Dexter author Jeff Lindsay’s thriller novel Just Watch Me via their Stone Village Television banner with the intent to produce a new premium television series.
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The plot combines a cat-and-mouse game between Riley Wolfe, a master thief who targets the greedy

The Irishman, Endgame Round Out Visual Effects Oscar Shortlist
We’re in the end game now, at least in terms of the Academy Awards, who have released their shortlists for a number of categories, including special effects, documentary feature, music, and song, among others. Currently, the special effects shortlist stands at ten and features a nice mix of blockbusters and, well, more blockbusters. Though, it is nice to see The Irishman and 1917 on there.
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Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet Could Drop This Thursday
According to ComicBook Movies, the first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s anticipated Tenet might hit sometime on Thursday. The news comes after a number of users decoded a message on Twitter featuring the film’s logo spinning. Apparently, the logo would stop or switch at certain points which led to the conclusion that 12/19/19 would be the big day. You can check out the posts below, including one that decipher

Daybreak series cancelled after one season at Netflix
After less than two months since Daybreak had debuted last October, co-creator Aron Coleite took to Twitter to announce that Netflix has officially decided not to give the post-apocalyptic dramedy series a second season renewal. In his statement, he also expressed how grateful he is to the people who have watched and supported the series. Check out his full statement below!I don’t even know how to say this, so we prepared a small state

James Wan’s new horror film Malignant wraps production
Director James Wan took to Instagram to reveal that production has officially wrapped on Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema’s forthcoming horror film Malignant which will be Wan’s first non-Conjuring horror collaboration with the two studios. Featuring our first look at Annabelle Wallis and Maddie Hasson’s character, you can check out his full post below!
 
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Charlize Theron has said in a new interview that she was sexually harassed by a “famous director” early in her career.
The actor appears in the new drama Bombshell as Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. The film focuses on the removal of Fox News boss Roger Ailes over accusations of sexual harassment.
Speaking to NPR to promote the film, Theron detailed her own account of harassment, which she says happened in 1994 and involved a “very famous director”.
Theron says she visited t

His Dark Materials Season Finale Promo: Betrayal
HBO has released the first promo for His Dark Materials season one finale titled “Betrayal,” featuring Lord Asriel and Lyra along with the other main characters as they get ready for the upcoming war against Mrs. Coulter and the Magesterium. The final episode will air on December 22 on BBC and on December 23 on HBO. Check out the video in the player below!
Directed by Jamie Childs from a script written by Philip Pullman and Jack Thorn

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The Rise of Skywalker early reactions praise ‘satisfying’ conclusion
The premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker took place in Los Angeles on December 16 with the majority of the reactions praising the film for its “satisfying” and emotional end to the Skywalker saga, while some felt it was “rushed” with so much packed into the movie. You can check out some of the early social reactions below!
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Doja Cat has confirmed that she has recorded a new song for the soundtrack of the upcoming Harley Quinn movie Birds of Prey.
Margot Robbie is reprising her Suicide Squad role for the new film, which is due out in February. A synopsis for Birds of Prey reads: “After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.”
Read more: Birds of Prey — Five lessons to learn from Suicide Squad
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"It takes nothing special to mop up after the dying… But to save a soul – that's quite something." A24 has unveiled the first official trailer for an indie horror film titled Saint Maud, which originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this fall in the Midnight Madness category. It also played at Fantastic Fest, and stopped by the London Film Festival. This unconventional "religious horror" film follows a pious nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the s

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Exclusive: Charlie Hunnam’s character spot for Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive character spot for Charlie Hunnam’s (Sons of Anarchy) role in Guy Ritchie’s (Sherlock Holmes, Snatch) upcoming crime drama The Gentlemen. You can check out the video now in the player below!
In preparation for the film’s release, a fan poster contest is being held that will allow two winners to receive $3,000 each while having their work d

WandaVision set photos: First look at Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau
As production continues for WandaVision, the first behind-the-scenes photos from the set of Disney+’s highly-anticipated MCU series have surfaced online (via Just Jared), offering us our first look at Teyonah Parris as adult Monica Rambeau. Also featuring Elizabeth Olsen’s return as Wanda Maximoff, you can check out the full photos below!
In addition, the photos have also teased that the series will officiall

"I told them about the map! I told them about the gem! I told them about the curse!" Disney has released one more official US trailer for Pixar's Onward - their next big movie, both written and directed by Dan Scanlon (of Monsters University). This is technically the fourth trailer we've posted, including the original teaser and another international trailer recently. Onward is set in a "suburban fantasy world" and follows these two elf brothers who could not be more unalike. Tom Holland voices

Richard Curtis has revealed what he’d change about Love Actually, as fans across the world watch the seminal romcom over the festive period.
Curtis’ seminal 2003 movie tells the story of eight different couples whose lives are loosely intertwined in run-up to Christmas.
Speaking to NME at the Global Citizen Awards, the ‘Four Weddings’ director revealed that he’d be interested in making a series of small tweaks to the film.
“That’s a really difficult ques

His Dark Materials Season 1 Episode 7 Recap
In the previous episode of HBO’s His Dark Materials, Lyra helped free the children from Bolvangar but fell out of Lee’s balloon during a cliff-ghast attack. In His Dark Materials Season 1 Episode 7, Lyra found herself among the armored bears, and Boreal made a move for the letters.
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Lyra found herself at the bottom of a cliff. After seeing an armored bear, she thought it was Iorek. She woke up in jail with Jotham Santelia,

Yorgos Lanthimos, director of The Favourite, is the latest director linked with an adaptation of notorious gothic western The Hawkline Monster.
Since the book’s release in 1974, the novel has had many attempted big-screen adaptations.Read more: Here’s why Olivia Colman is an absolute snackThe latest hope of an adaptation of the book comes from New Regency, who are in talks with Lanthimos to direct.
It producer Roy Lee will produce the film alongside Andrew Trapani and Steven Schneide

The first nominations for the 2020 Oscars have been announced.
Ahead of the full list of nominations being revealed on January 13, nods for nine of the categories have been revealed early – including the nominations for Music (Original Score).
Read more: The biggest talking points and highlights of the 2019 Oscars
The likes of Joker, 1917 and Jojo Rabbit are all up for the Original Score category, while Avengers: Endgame picks up nominations in that category as well as Visual Eff

Cats held its world premiere last night in New York City, and the first reactions to the controversial CGI film are rolling in.
The premiere was attended by the likes of Taylor Swift and Idris Elba, who star in the film alongside the likes of James Corden, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, Rebel Wilson and Sir Ian McKellen.Read more: Six troubling questions raised by the ‘Cats’ trailer that’s giving the world complicated felines todayThe reactions from the pr

Jason Derulo has a very specific complaint about his character in the upcoming live-action movie Cats.
The pop star, who plays Rum Tum Tugger in the controversial new film, is unhappy with the size of his penis in the film.Read more: Six troubling questions raised by the ‘Cats’ trailer that’s giving the world complicated felines todayThere’s been a lot of controversy and criticism around the use of CGI in Cats, but this is the first time a member of the cast has expressed

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker world premiere live stream!
The world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the highly-anticipated conclusion to the Skywalker saga, will begin live-streaming at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET. You can watch the live stream in the player below!
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The world premiere guests from the film include Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Naomi A