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Nicolas Cage surprised locals when he made a surprise appearance at a pub in Somerset on New Year’s Day (January 1).
The Hollywood veteran was pictured taking selfies with a number of locals at the Tramways social club. He is also believed to have bought everyone a drink.
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According to ITV News, a spokesperson for the club said: “There weren’t many people in the cl

New Mutants director confirms released version will be original cut
According to Slashfilm, The New Mutants director Josh Boone confirmed on his Instagram that the version being released in theaters this year on April 3 will be his original cut of the film. The news follows the recent announcement that a new trailer for the horror comic adaptation will arrive on January 6.
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In addition to Boone’s confirmation of a January pr

"Wolfs are cunning and hunt in packs, always on the lookout for an easy prey." This is another exceptional example of how animation opens the door for so much creativity and ingenuity. Lupus is a short film made by Colombian director Carlos Gómez Salamanca, an experimental animator / filmmaker with his second short film. This one was produced and made in France, despite taking place in Colombia. The short tells the true story of a watchman attacked by a pack of over 20 stray dogs wanderi

Star Wars fans are calling on Disney to release a rumoured JJ Abrams’ cut of The Rise Of Skywalker.
Many followers have taken to Twitter to claim that the film was originally intended to be three hours long and there were various scenes and characters cut from the movie.
One fan wrote: “Hang on I’m seeing/reading that The Rise of Skywalker was supposed to be 3hrs long and have the Force Ghosts Anakin, Obi-Wan, Luke, and company appear with Rey? I need to see this cut ASAP!&rdqu

POLL RESULTS: What’s the most anticipated film of 2020?
With a slew of new films hitting the big screen this year, ComingSoon.net asked our readers to let us know their most anticipated film of 2020, and over 2300 of you responded! Check out the official poll results below!
RELATED: ComingSoon.net’s 20 Most Anticipated 2020 Movies
What’s the Most Anticipated Film of 2020?
Top Ten
1) Dune (18%, 414 votes)2) Wonder Woman 1984 (13%, 297 votes)3) Tenet (12%, 292 votes)4) Ghos

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The Past is Haunting Jean-Luc in New Star Trek: Picard Teaser
Before the end of January, CBS All Access will drop a brand new series of adventures for Jean-Luc Picard. Now the main CBS network has released a new teaser for Star Trek: Picard during a recent NFL game. Even though it does not add any major new plot reveals involving the former captain of the starship USS Enterprise, it features some fresh footage with Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard interacti

Martin Scorsese has revealed he’s not yet watched Joker, the DC hit he was originally asked to produce, and indicated that he might never bother.
The Irishman director was speaking about the films he most enjoyed in 2019 when he was asked about the Joaquin Phoenix-starring blockbuster.
Read more: ‘The Irishman’: discover the real life stories behind Scorsese’s latest mob epic
After name-checking Bong Joon Ho’s horror film Parasite, Scorsese told The New York Times t

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Grace and Frankie Season 6 trailer: Rising up and making a splash
Netflix has released the official Grace and Frankie Season 6 trailer as the award-winning duo Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are ready to rise up and make a splash. The critically-acclaimed comedy series, which has already been renewed for a seventh and final season, will debut its sixth season on January 15. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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Michael B. Jordan’s Raising Dion renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Raising Dion has been renewed for a second season at Netflix. The superhero family drama is produced by Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed), who also recurs in the series, and stars Alisha Wainwright and Ja’Siah Young.
Production on the eight-episode Season 2 is expected to begin this year. The show’s return date has not yet been decided.
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Rise of Skywalker editor debunks recycled final shot theory
After a Twitter user recently stirred up a theory that the final shot of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker appeared to be a re-edited shot from earlier in the film when Rey was on the desert planet Pasaana, one of the film’s editors, Maryann Brandon, debunked the theory and explained how the final shot on Tattooine was actually captured (via ComicBook.com).
“That shot was shot in the desert where they shot th

Classic German fairytale Hansel and Gretel has been adapted for the big screen – and a new trailer teases a gritty, horrifying watch in store for cinemagoers.
Featuring It star Sophia Lillis in the lead role, Gretel & Hansel takes the well-known Brothers Grimm story and turns it into a modern horror complete with nervy, string-laden score and a scary old lady. Traditionally, the tale follows a pair of siblings kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch who lives in a house

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Lin Shaye plays peekaboo with imaginary friend in new Grudge clip
Sony Pictures has released another clip from Nicolas Pesce’s The Grudge, featuring co-star Lin Shaye (Insidious) playing peekaboo with an imaginary friend names Melinda. You can check out the clip now in the player below and catch the movie tomorrow in theaters!
RELATED: CS Video: The Grudge Cast & Director on the Horrors of Real Life
The Grudge will focus on a house cursed by a vengeful ghost

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CS Interview: Jerry Bruckheimer on Gemini Man
The Will Smith-starring action thriller Gemini Man is finally out on digital services and will be arriving on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on January 14, and ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Bad Boys for Life) about the long journey the project took from its initial inception in the late ’90s to hitting the big screen earlier this year.
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"He endured iniquity from many people." Eureka Entertainment has unveiled an official UK trailer for the Czech war drama The Painted Bird, originally titled Nabarvené ptáce in Czechia. This premiered at both the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals last fall, and is Czechia's official submission to this year's Academy Awards (for last year). Written & directed by Czech filmmaker Václav Marhoul (of Smart Philip, Tobruk), adapted from Jerzy Kosinski's classic novel of the sa

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New Gretel & Hansel Trailer Promises a Haunted Fairy Tale
Orion Pictures has released a new trailer for Gretel & Hansel, a modern horror re-working of the classic fairy tale — not to be confused with the 2013 action flick, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. Starring IT breakout Sophia Lillis, you can check out the new Gretel & Hansel trailer in the player below!
RELATED: Sophia Lillis is Gretel in Orion Pictures’ Gretel & Hansel First

"I'd hate for you to start something you can't stop…" Orion Pictures has debuted the full-length trailer for Gretel and Hansel, a new dark horror take on the classic "Hansel & Gretel" fairy tale, from the director of The Blackcoat's Daughter. The story you know hides a dark secret… A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil. Holy crap this looks creepy as hell! Star

"I always see the person behind the case." Film Movement has released an official trailer for a documentary titled Advocate, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year. It also played at many other big festivals last year including CPH:DOX, DocAviv, Biografilm, Hot Docs, Munich, Hong Kong, Krakow. The acclaimed doc film is a look at the life and work of Jewish-Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel, who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years. "As far as most Israelis are concer

A sexual assault lawsuit brought against Kevin Spacey by an anonymous massage therapist has been settled, according to papers filed this week in court.
The alleged victim claimed that the actor groped him while he was giving him a spa treatment in October 2016 at a house in Malibu, California.
Spacey, a two-time Academy Award winner known for numerous film and television roles, including in American Beauty and House of Cards, was charged with sexual battery, gender violence, batte

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CS Video: The Grudge cast & director on the horrors of real life
ComingSoon.net had the chance to speak with The Grudge director Nicolas Pesce and stars John Cho and Lin Shaye about the new take on the terrifying tale from producer Sam Raimi. You can check out the interviews now in the player below, and catch the movie in theaters this Friday!
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The Grudge will focus on a house cursed by a vengeful ghos

Joker director Todd Phillips has revealed that he and Joaquin Phoenix are open to making a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster.
Read more: Joker review: a melancholic psychodrama punctuated by splashes of shocking violence
The DC origin story, released in October, recently became the most profitable comic book movie ever as well as highest-grossing R-rated movie of all-time.
In November, it was reported that a sequel to this year’s record-breaking DC film was confirmed, before th

Captain America actress Mollie Fitzgerald has been charged with second-degree murder.
The 38-year-old actress was arrested on Tuesday (December 31) after being accused of stabbing her mother to death in Olathe, Kansas. She was jailed on $500,000 bond.
Best known for her role as Stark Girl in Captain America: The First Avenger, Fitzgerald also worked as an assistant to Captain America director Joe Johnson.
“Being a part of this production has been one of the best experiences of my