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Mandatory Streamers: Sex Education arrives for Season 2
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of January 14, Netflix’s fan-favorite coming-of-age series Sex Education is returning for a second season with plenty of new issues and conflicts that Otis and the gang will have to face as they navigate their teenage existence. Check out the best shows debuting and returning

"People deal with the loss of a loved one in a lot of ways…" The first official trailer has debuted for an indie revenge drama titled A Patient Man, marking the feature directorial debut of veteran editor Kevin Ward. Tom has been in a terrible car accident. After four months of recovering from his injuries, he starts the long process of putting his life back together again. And also begins planning revenge on the person responsible. It's pretty obvious from the trailer what's going on, s

"At the end of the day, we're all Monsters, aren't we…?" Net Films, Dreamfilms, and Asgard International have unveiled the first official trailer for an experimental new take on the "Frankenstein" story from Greece, titled simply Frankenstein, or Φrankenstein. Directed by Costas Zapas, it is described as "an enticing, refreshing take of the classic novel that re-introduces its iconic characters in a gothic film for an entirely new viewers generation. A haunted fairytale in a graphic

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January 14 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s January 14 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
Gemini ManWill Smith stars in the nonstop action thrill-ride from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee. Retired hitman (Smith) is forced on the run and finds himself hunted

VIZ Media Releasing The Legends of Luke Skywalker: The Manga
43 years after Star Wars: A New Hope hit theaters, the legendary space saga unfolds in the galaxy of manga thanks to the latest story in the Skywalker saga. Packing in all the adventure that fans would expect from Star Wars, publishing and entertainment juggernaut VIZ Media, in collaboration with Lucasfilm, is releasing Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker: The Manga today!
Encounters with the elusive Jedi Luke Skywalker have

Lord of the Rings series main cast set at Amazon
According to Variety, Tom Budge, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, and Charlie Vickers have joined the main cast of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series.
The cast will join previously announced stars Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones), Maxim Baldry (Years and Years), Markella Kavenagh, Ema Horvath and Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud), who will portray t

Jack Reacher series adaptation greenlit by Amazon Studios
A Jack Reacher drama series has been greenlit by Amazon Studios, Deadline has confirmed. The show will be based on the character from Lee Child’s best-selling global book series.
RELATED: Amazon’s The Wheel of Time Series Adds Recurring Stars
The series will be written and showrun by Nick Santora (Scorpion, Prison Break). The first season will apparently be based on The Killing Floor, the first Jack Reacher novel in Child&rsq

Walker, Superman & Lois receive straight-to-series order at The CW
The CW has handed out straight-to-series orders for Jared Padalecki’s (Supernatural) reimagining of Walker, Texas Ranger, as well as the Arrowverse spinoff Superman & Lois starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
RELATED: Supernatural 15.09 Promo: The Trap
Walker follows Cordell Walker (Padalecki), a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to A

Method Mad joins Power spinoff prequel Power Book 2: Ghost
According to Variety, Method Man has joined Starz’s Power spinoff prequel Power Book 2: Ghost. The rapper/actor will star opposite Mary J. Blige in the new series that is said to “continue the journey of some of Power’s most controversial characters,” creator and co-showrunner Courtney A. Kemp previously said.
RELATED: Outlander Season 5 Trailer and Key Art Released
Method Man will play David Maclean, a sharp and

Chris Rock has shares details of his “really scary and really bloody” Saw reboot, which is due to hit cinemas later this year.
Read More: Saw at 15 – Cary Elwes on the iconic horror that “every studio turned down”
Filming on the ninth instalment of the long-running horror franchise began back in July, with Darren Lynn Bousman – director of Saw II, III and IV – at the helm. Originally set for release on October 23, 2020, the upcoming m

Corey Hawkins joins HBO Max’s Americanah limited series
The Wrap brings word that Tony Award-nominated actor Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, Six Degrees of Separation) has been tapped for one of the lead roles in HBO Max’s forthcoming limited series adaptation of Americanah. Hawkins will be joining previously announced cast members Zackary Momoh (Doctor Sleep, Harriet), Emmy winner Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black) and Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, who w

Exclusive Intrigo: Death of an Author clip starring Ben Kingsley
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from Lionsgate’s mystery crime drama Intrigo: Death of an Author, starring Oscar-winner Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, House of Sand and Fog, Sexy Beast). You can check out the exclusive clip now in the player below!
RELATED: Exclusive First Look at The Wave Blu-ray & New Photos!
Based on the global best-seller by Hakan Nesser, Intrigo: Death of an Author is the first film in an anthology

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens gets an early season 2 renewal at Comedy Central
Comedy Central has officially renewed its upcoming comedy series Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens for a second season. The renewal announcement comes ahead of the half-hour long sitcom’s debut next week which will be led by Awkwafina, who has recently won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her incredible performance in Lulu Wang’s The Farewell.
“We are in awe of Awkwafina&rsquo

New I Still Believe trailer starring KJ Apa and Britt Robertson
Lionsgate has released a brand new trailer for directors Andrew and Jon Erwin’s upcoming Jeremy Camp-biopic drama film I Still Believe which is inspired by the true love story between Camp and his first wife Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp. Starring KJ Apa and Britt Robertson, you can check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: Timothée Chalamet in Talks to Star in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan Biopic
I Still Be

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Warner Bros. to rerelease Joker in select theaters on January 17
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, and BRON Creative’s Joker will return to more than 750 cinemas across North America beginning Friday, January 17.
The Joker rerelease comes as the film has garnered numerous awards and award nominations across all categories, among them: 11 Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations — including Best Picture — more than any o

New Resident Evil 3 Remake Nemesis trailer released
Capcom has released the Resident Evil 3 Remake Nemesis trailer, allowing players to get to know more about the heroes, villains, and the overpowering Nemesis of the highly-anticipated video game. You can check out the new trailer now below!
RELATED: ComingSoon.net’s 10 Most Anticipated 2020 Video Games
The producers of Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 remake have confirmed that their work on the game “is about 90%

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Arrow episode 8.09 photos: Meet the Green Arrow and the Canaries
Ahead of Crisis on Infinite Earth‘s two-part finale premiere tonight, The CW has released the promo photos from the backdoor pilot episode of their upcoming Arrow spinoff Green Arrow and the Canaries, featuring our first look at the team-up between Katherine McNamara’s Mia Smoak, Katie Cassidy Rodgers’ Laurel Lance and Juliana Harkavy’s Dinah Drake. The backdoor pilot will als

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New Birds of Prey promo teases stolen diamonds & violence
A new Birds of Prey promo has been released, teasing a stolen diamond and plenty of violent action in Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly-anticipated DC film debuting next month. You can check out the promo now below!Let the mayhem begin. #BirdsofPrey is in theaters February 7. pic.twitter.com/5D0zfhawGL
— Birds of Prey (@birdsofpreywb) January 14, 2020RELATED: Birds of Prey Soundtrack Includes a Plethora of Fem

Cynthia Erivo has said she will not perform at the BAFTA awards ceremony, despite her song ‘Stand Up’ from Harriet being nominated.
The actress and singer was snubbed from the nominations for her performance in the film as activist and abolitionist Harriet Tubman – as was every other person of colour.Read more: Cynthia Erivo: “Aretha Franklin is part of the tapestry of my voice”The slate of nominees exclusively features white actors, and failed to nominate any

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Dolittle character featurettes give highlight to the all-star voice cast
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release this Friday, Universal Pictures has released a bunch of featurettes for their upcoming adventure comedy film Dolittle, featuring most of the film’s talking animal characters including Tom Holland’s Jip the Dog, John Cena’s Yoshi the Polar Bear, Rami Malek’s Chee-Chee the Gorilla, and Ralph Fiennes’ Barry the Tiger, Octavia

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CS Soapbox: What Does THAT Morbius Trailer Cameo Mean?
Sony’s debut trailer for Morbius is making every comic book fan’s head spin and for good reason… the trailer alluded to larger connections to Sony’s Spiderverse (which is what we are going to call Sony’s Marvel Universe) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The announcement of ex-Joker Jared Leto’s turn as vampire Michael Morbius has had fans dissecting the film’s pieces for

"You are MY weapon!" Sony has launched a second "international" trailer for upcoming action sci-fi movie Bloodshot, due out in just a few months. This is yet another comic book adaptation, about a slain soldier who is re-animated with superpowers based on nanotechnology injected into him. It's based on the comic book character known as Bloodshot, published in various Valiant Comics, the first appearance in 1992. Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier recently killed in action and brought b

Jared Leto stars in Spider-Man spin-off Morbius, but the first teaser trailer nods to everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man across confused timelines.
The footage sees Leto’s character coming to be, as a biochemist describing his rare blood disease and searching for a cure, preparing his own origin story.Read more: ‘Black Widow’: release date, plot and everything we know so farRather than simply featuring a Tom Holland or Toby Maguire cameo

Billie Eilish has confirmed that she’s recording the theme for upcoming Bond movie No Time To Die, making her the youngest artist in history to do so.
The ‘Ocean Eyes’ singer posted an image of the iconic spy franchise’s logo on Instagram, alongside the caption: “No Time To Die, guess what i’m doing.”
Describing the honour, Eilish said: “It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way. To be able to score the theme song to a film that is part of s

BEGIN SLIDESHOWPenn Badgley’s You gets a third season renewal at Netflix
After less than a month since the second season of Penn Badgley’s You debuted in December, Netflix has officially announced that they have renewed their hit psychological thriller series for a 10-episode third season. You Season 3 is scheduled for next year, with Badgely and Victoria Pedretti reprising their roles Joe and Love.See you soon, neighbor. YOU S3 is coming. pic.twitter.com/rCJx7K9v0P
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWBillie Eilish to perform No Time to Die theme song
Following MGM’s official confirmation that four-time Grammy winner and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer has indeed signed on as the new composer for No Time to Die, Grammy nominee Billie Eilish’s involvement in the upcoming 25th Bond movie has also been confirmed. The 18-year-old singer-songwriter will sing the No Time to Die Theme song, becoming the youngest artist ever to sing a Bond theme song, succeeding Gr

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Following MGM’s official confirmation that four-time Grammy winner and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer has indeed signed on as the new composer for No Time to Die, rumors have begun spreading about Grammy nominee Billie Eilish’s involvement in the upcoming 25th Bond movie, speculating that the 18-year-old singer-songwriter is reportedly set to perform the theme song for the film.
Eilish, who has been nominate

There is No Multiverse Left in New Crisis on Infinite Earths Finale Teaser
After the Anti-Monitor has wiped out all the existing forms of life across the Multiverse, the situation has reached a critical point. But there is still hope, as the last bastion of humanity still resists. A team formed by the only superheroes left will try one last desperate sortie against the merciless villain. And today fans will finally know who is going to win. The synopsis of the Crisis on Infinite Earth

BEGIN SLIDESHOWTaika Waititi Wants The Mandalorian Fans to Start a Petition to Bring Back IG-11
SPOILER WARNING! The Mandalorian Season 1 may be over, but that just means it’s time to focus on the next season. Enter Taika Waititi, who directed the show’s season finale and voiced one of its most memorable characters, IG-11. Well, turns out Waititi feels fans should rally to bring back IG-11, who, viewers may recall, died a heroic death in the season finale.
“I feel we just

Joaquin Phoenix and his family have spoken out about the oppressive media attention that followed the death of his brother River Phoenix in 1993.
In an interview with Anderson Cooper on CBS news, the Joker actor shared how the climate immediately after the tragedy became too much.Read more: ‘Joker’ review: a melancholic psychodrama punctuated by splashes of shocking violence“River was a really substantial actor and movie star,” Phoenix said, “And we didn’

The Outsider Episode 2 Recap
In the previous episode of HBO’s The Outsider, Ralph publicly arrested Terry for the brutal murder of Frankie Peterson, only to later learn of conflicting evidence. In The Outsider Episode 2, Ralph brought Terry in for his arraignment.
“Push It”
Ralph visited Terry late at night. Terry reaffirmed his innocence. The white van had New York plates on it, and Terry hadn’t been to New York in many years. His family had last vacationed in Dayton, a

Station Eleven: Gael García Bernal joins HBO Max’s new limited series
According to Deadline, Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) has been tapped for a recurring role in HBO Max’s forthcoming limited series adaptation of Station Eleven which is expected to make its debut sometime this year in Spring. He will be joining previously announced cast members Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate) and Himesh Patel (Yesterday), who are both set to lea

New Bloodshot international trailer: Superheroes just got an upgrade
Sony Pictures has released a brand new international trailer for their forthcoming action film adaptation of Bloodshot, based on Valiant Comics’ series of the same name. The new trailer gives highlight to the technologically enhanced super soldiers that were created by Guy Pearce’s character Dr. Emil Harting. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: Bloodshot Trailer: Vin Diesel Leads the First Valiant Com

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Following the release of the new special look trailer for Black Widow, a new featurette for Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated film has arrived online, featuring lead star Scarlett Johansson along with Kevin Feige and director Cate Shortland as they talked about the titular character’s journey throughout the MCU’s 10-year run. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: First Black Widow Tra

AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas won’t be showing any Best Picture nominees released by Netflix on their screens in the US.
The two cinema chains have been boycotting Netflix’s release strategy, which prevents cinemas from receiving a 90-day window of exclusivity as is traditional.Read more: Netflix just quietly stormed the Oscar nominations – has the Academy finally accepted streaming?The streaming service and newly developed production studio received 24 nominations at this yea

Sharon Osbourne has revealed that one of her main goals for 2020 is to produce a biopic about her life in the lead up to and subsequent marriage of her rockstar husband Ozzy Osbourne.
The TV personality, author and manager of the ex-Black Sabbath frontman pointed to a picture of her husband while speaking on her daytime CBS chat show The Talk. “I want to produce a movie on my husband,” she said.
Rumours began circling of a biopic last year. At the time Sharon responded to reports of

Spike Lee has been named President of the Jury at the 73rd Festival de Cannes, taking place from 12 to 23 May 2020.
The director’s latest film BlacKkKlansman played in the Competition section in 2018, after a 22-year absence from the festival.Read more: They’ve snubbed the brilliant Blue Story – what is the actual point of the BAFTAs?Last year’s jury was led by Birdman director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who awarded the festival&rsquo

The international trailer for amped comic-book adaptation Bloodshot is here, starring Vin Diesel as the titular hero.
The story follows Marine Ray Garrison (Diesel) as he and his wife are assassinated before Garrison is subsequently brought back to life by scientists as an upgraded living being, an enhanced superhero.Read more: ‘Black Widow’: release date, plot and everything we know so farThe footage sees Diesel go to battle as the engineered human. “I’ve devel

Shania Twain has responded after a fan joked that Brad Pitt’s career roles would suggest that he’s spent his career trying to impress her.
The US actor is mentioned by name in Twain’s hit song ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’, a hit from her 1997 album ‘Come on Over’.
In the song’s lyrics, Twain dismisses a fan who vies for her attention by telling him that working as a rocket scientist, being Pitt, or having a car does not impress her.
Posting o

"Natasha, my sister. After all this time - what brings you home?" Disney has revealed a new "Special Look" TV trailer for Marvel Studio's Black Widow movie, kicking off the summer on May 1st. It's good timing as this trailer is also out on the same day as Scarlett Johansson's double Oscar nominations, not to mention Florence Pugh's nomination, too. This new stand-alone solo movie is directed by Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland (of Lore, Berlin Syndrome), and is set between the Civil War and

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Football fans got a brand-new special look at Marvel Studios’ Black Widow tonight during the National Championship game between the Clemson Tigers and the LSU Tigers on ESPN. Check out the new Black Widow trailer featuring villain Taskmaster and a distinct La Femme Nikita/The Professional vibe in the player below!
RELATED: First Black Widow Trailer Brings Back Natasha Romanoff!
Scarlett Johansson returns as N