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"You will retract the statements to the press immediately." "Or they will shoot our engineers?" Goldwyn Films has debuted an official US trailer for Mr. Jones, a film by Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (of Europa Europa, Washington Square, Spoor). This first premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year, and stopped by numerous other international film festivals - a true story about a great writer. Mr. Jones brings to the screen the extraordinary and powerful story of the real-life Welsh j

"You don't want me to stay?" IFC Films has released a new US trailer for an New York City indie romantic drama titled Premature, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival one year ago. It also went on to play the San Francisco, Dallas, Montclair, Seattle, London, Denver, and Hawaii Film Festivals. Premature a romantic drama in the vein of If Beale Street Could Talk or Blue Valentine. Set in Harlem, Zora Howard stars as a young woman who meets "handsome and mysterious outsider" Isaiah, playe

"You don't want me to stay?" IFC Films has released a new US trailer for an New York City indie romantic drama titled Premature, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival one year ago. It also went on to play the San Francisco, Dallas, Montclair, Seattle, London, Denver, and Hawaii Film Festivals. Premature a romantic drama in the vein of If Beale Street Could Talk or Blue Valentine. Set in Harlem, Zora Howard stars as a young woman who meets "handsome and mysterious outsider" Isaiah, playe

"You don't want me to stay?" IFC Films has released a new US trailer for an New York City indie romantic drama titled Premature, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival one year ago. It also went on to play the San Francisco, Dallas, Montclair, Seattle, London, Denver, and Hawaii Film Festivals. Premature a romantic drama in the vein of If Beale Street Could Talk or Blue Valentine. Set in Harlem, Zora Howard stars as a young woman who meets "handsome and mysterious outsider" Isaiah, playe

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Mr. Jones trailer & poster: The truth can’t be hidden forever
Samuel Goldwyn Films has released the official North American trailer for Mr. Jones, the docudrama thriller starring James Norton (Little Women), Emmy nominee Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Golden Globe nominee Peter Sarsgaard (Shattered Glass, Black Mass). You can check out the trailer now in the player below as well as the official poster in the gallery!
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Brad Pitt has spoken about passing up on the chance to play Neo in The Matrix in a new interview.Read more: The Matrix at 20: the enduring impact of the sci-fi sensationThe actor was honoured with the Maltin Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival yesterday (January 22), where he took part in an In Conversation event.
Film critic Leonard Maltin, who the award is named after, asked Pitt to reveal what roles he remembered passing up on. After being initially reluc

"Think of the splash it would make… No critic has spoken to this guy in over 50 years." Sony Classics has revealed an official trailer for the film The Burnt Orange Heresy, an adaptation of a classic novel about the art world written by Charles Willeford. This premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year at the end of the festival, a delightful surprise (here's my review). Claes Bang stars as an art critic who gets in over his head when he's invited by an eccentric collector to his vi

"If you take anger out of my heart… I'll never hate again." Blue Fox Ent. has released a new official trailer for the documentary Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words, about the Supreme Court justice and his entire career in law and politics. Although Clarence Thomas remains a controversial figure, loved by some, reviled by others, few know much more than the news headlines as well as the recollections of his contentious confirmation battle with Anita Hill in 1991. Yet, the pe

Betty Gilpin joins Sarah Paulson in Impeachment: American Crime Story
Following the recent addition of Billy Eichner as Matt Drudge, Deadline brings word that two-time Emmy nominee Betty Gilpin (Nurse Jackie, GLOW ) has officially signed on to join the ensemble cast of Ryan Murphy’s Impeachment: American Crime Story, the upcoming third installment to FX’s drama anthology series. Gilpin is set to portray the role of conservative media specialist Ann Coul

Go behind the scenes of Jordan Peele’s Hunters series in new featurette
Amazon Prime Video has released the first featurette for executive producer Jordan Peele’s Hunters, offering us a behind-the-scenes look at what the viewers should expect to see in the forthcoming action-thriller series. Featuring interviews by creator David Weil and some of the cast led by Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, you can check out the video below!
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Original Ghostbusters cast shot Afterlife scenes over one week
During Vanity Fair’s visit to the set of Sony Pictures’ Ghostbusters: Afterlife in Calgary, Canada, it was revealed that the original Ghostbusters stars shot their scenes for the highly-anticipated movie over one week. The outlet shared that the original stars, apparently referred to as the OGBs by the crew, “each has a meaningful role in the movie” but they will not be “the central hero

Disney+ titles for January 27 to February 29 revealed!
Disney+ has unveiled its full list of titles that are set to debut between January 27 and February 29, including The Lion King (2019) and the premiere of the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. You can check out the full list below!
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Available January 28
The Lion King (2019)
Available January 31
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CS Soapbox: Supernatural Will Do What GoT & Star Wars Could Not—End Well
A mother of two is burned alive by an unknown entity in front of her husband and children. That husband raises his boys to save people and hunt things.
A captured princess has in her possession schematics for the evil Empire’s ultimate weapon. Her only hope of rescue lies with a moisture farmer who lives on the planet Tatooine.
A Warden of the North is called away from his home to be the hand of the king in

BEGIN SLIDESHOWJodie Whittaker set to return in Doctor Who Season 13
In an interview with EW, Doctor Who‘s 13th doctor Jodie Whittaker has officially confirmed that she is indeed set to return as the titular timelord in BBC America’s forthcoming thirteenth season. The series is currently airing its twelfth season with episode 12.05 titled “Fugitive of the Judoon” scheduled to air this Sunday on January 26.
“Yes, I’m doing another season,” Whittaker

"Why hack the ships when you can hack the pilots?" Dust has debuted an impressive new sci-fi short film titled Sky Fighter, available to watch in full for free today on their YouTube channel. This dense 15-minute short is about two pilots fight a war in the distant future in their fighter-bomber spacecraft. But is the true enemy their alien opponent…or each other? This is just a few notches above the usual homemade sci-fi, with an awesome set and some fantastic VFX work throughout. There

The Last Thing He Wanted trailer starring Anne Hathaway & Ben Affleck
Netflix has released the official trailer for director Dee Rees’ upcoming film adaptation of The Last Thing He Wanted, based on author Joan Didion’s political thriller novel of the same name. Starring award-winning actors Anne Hathaway, Willem Dafoe and Ben Affleck, the film will have its world premiere next week on January 27 at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and will be available for streaming on February 2

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Supernatural episode 15.10 sneak peek released
The CW has released a new sneak peek for Supernatural episode 15.10 titled “The Heroes’ Journey,” featuring Sam and Dean having a really weird day. You can check out the clip in the player below as well as the new photos in the gallery and catch the episode tonight on The CW!
Written by Andrew Dabb and directed by John Showalter, the official synopsis for episode 15.10 reads:
“Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (

Disney+ & Pixar’s Lamp Life original short trailer released
Disney+ and Pixar have released the official trailer for their upcoming original short Lamp Life featuring Bo Beep’s untold adventures before Toy Story 4. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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In the animated short film, Bo Beep makes a big comeback and leads the way finally answering the questions about where Bo wa

BEGIN SLIDESHOWOfficial title for Chris Rock’s Saw reboot possibly revealed?
After over four months since production has wrapped on Lionsgate’s Saw reboot, the studio still hasn’t released any official details about the Chris Rock-led film’s title and plot. However, due to some of the Saw fans’ determination to guess the horror reboot’s title, we may now have an idea of what it might be called.
Many fans on Reddit are now speculating that director Darren Lynn

"I need to get out of here!" An official trailer has arrived online for a new short film made by actress-turned-filmmaker Olivia Wilde, director of the hit movie Booksmart. The short is premiering in Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival, but is not an official selection in the festival. It's showing simultaneously because why not (it's also "Presented by HP", a corporate sponsor using this short as marketing). Wake Up stars Margaret Qualley (Pussycat from Once Upon a Time in Hollyw

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Sonic the Hedgehog tracking $41M-$47M four-day opening weekend
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog feature adaptation of the classic video game is tracking to open between $41 million and $47 million during its four-day opening weekend when it debuts on Valentine’s Day, with Presidents Day following that Monday.
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The film was originally set to hit theaters this past weekend

"In a perfect world, we make perfect choices. In the real world, we make real choices." Netflix has debuted an official trailer for the highly anticipated film by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees, director of Mudbound and Pariah previously. This is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival before being released by Netflix. The Last Thing He Wanted is an adaptation of Joan Didion's novel about an intrepid journalist named Elena McMahon. Anne Hathaway stars as Elena, a veteran Washington D.C. journali

Simon Pegg has shared his support for a new campaign that calls for millionaires to be taxed more heavily.
Millionaires Against Pitchforks, which has been formed to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, asks for higher taxes on the wealthy, and for new legislation to be put in place to stop tax dodging.
Writing in The Times, Pegg, who is estimated to be worth in the region of £7 million, says the letter – which has been signed by more than 120 people including director Ric

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Liam Hemsworth’s action series for Quibi gets a title in first key art
Quibi has revealed the official title for Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz’s forthcoming action thriller series which will now be called as Most Dangerous Game. This project will be Hemsworth’s first major TV role in an American series after more than 10 years since starring in Australian TV shows such as Neighbors and The Elephant Princess. The title announcement also came with the r

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Vivarium trailer & poster starring Imogen Poots & Jesse Eisenberg
Saban Films has released the official trailer for their upcoming sci-fi feature Vivarium, starring Imogen Poots (Black Christmas) and Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network). You can check out the trailer now in the player below as well as the poster in the gallery (via Vital Thrills)!
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Vivarium is the story of a young

The Force: James Mangold, Matt Damon reunite for 20th Century’s cop drama
After grossing more than $200 million worldwide and earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, Deadline reports that Ford v Ferrari director James Mangold is set to reunite with Oscar winner Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Departed) in 20th Century Studios‘ newest film adaptation titled The Force. Based on author Don Winslow’s bestselling thriller drama novel of the same name, the film

Bill Murray has confirmed after much speculation that he is set to appear in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
A new interview in Vanity Fair shares stories from Murray being on the set of the new film, where he’ll join original cast members Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts.Read more: Busting makes us feel good: all the fun – and 2020 film news – from the Ghostbusters Fan FestAlso cast in the film are Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Gra

Bad Robot, the production company owned by Star Wars director JJ Abrams, is set to develop a series of films and TV shows based on DC’s Justice League Dark comics, reports reveal.
A new report in Deadline states that Bad Robot, who recently signed a deal with Warner Bros, is “exclusively developing both film and TV ideas” based on the comic book series, which has been running intermittently since 2011.Read more: ‘Justice League’ – Film ReviewThe report goes on

BEGIN SLIDESHOWWhoopi Goldberg to return as Guinan in Star Trek: Picard Season 2
During a recent appearance at The View, Star Trek: Picard star Patrick Stewart formally invited EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg to reprise her role as Guinan in the forthcoming second season of CBS All Access’ new Star Trek spinoff series. An emotional Goldberg immediately accepted Stewart’s invitation, revealing that her time with Star Trek “was one of the great experiences from t

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You trailer: Find the love you deserve
Netflix has released a brand new trailer for their highly-anticipated To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before sequel, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, featuring Lana Condor’s Lara Jean as she gets torn between her childhood crushes Noah Centineo’s Peter and Jordan Fisher’s John Ambrose. The film will be available for streaming on February 12. Check out the vi

Joker director Todd Phillips has said that he was “not prepared” for the controversy that followed the film’s release.
Upon Joker‘s release last October, the film was criticised for its potentially dangerous impact on young viewers, and was even strongly accused of being “dangerous, irresponsible and morally bankrupt”.
Phillips himself was also called out by victims of a shooting in the US for condoning the violence showing in the film.Read more: “Morall

"Did we just do some kind of loop?" Saban Films has unveiled the trailer for the indie sci-fi psychological thriller Vivarium, which first premiered at the Cannes FIlm Festival last year in the Critics Week sidebar. This fantastic "Black Mirror"-esque thriller has been picking up some great buzz playing around the festival circuit last year, including at Fantastic Fest and Sitges. In search of a starter home, a young couple follow a mysterious estate agent to a nice home. There they find themse

Netflix have confirmed that they’re currently developing a new anime film based on their fantasy epic The Witcher.
The first season of the new show, based on a series of fantasy novels and starring Henry Cavill, has been a massive success on the streaming service.Read more: ‘The Witcher’ season 2: everything we know so farA second series of The Witcher has already been confirmed, and it seems Netflix are already working on spin-offs and additional stories in the Witcher univers

Quentin Tarantino has given his opinion on Marvel movies and the Star Wars franchise in a fiery new interview.
During the chat, the acclaimed director says that 2019 saw him fighting “a war for movies” against Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars.Read more: Martin Scorsese wants to take us back to the days of white male heroes? OK boomerTalking to Deadline, Tarantino said that franchise films in general are the opposite to the kind of films that he makes. “When you say, despite the

Captain Marvel 2 is officially in the works at Marvel Studios, according to reports.
There has been a lot of talk around a potential follow-up to the 2019 film, which starred Brie Larson.Read more: ‘Captain Marvel’ review – a sure-handed Marvel movie and an homage to ’90s sci-fiIt was originally announced at San Diego Comic Con last July that a second film in the series was in development, but the Captain Marvel sequel wasn’t outlined in the MCU&

WandaVision Writer Hired To Script Captain Marvel 2
Last year, Marvel Studios formally introduced Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel; which went on to become one of 2019’s biggest hits. Now, plans for the sequel are finally coming together.
Via The Hollywood Reporter, WandaVision scribe Megan McDonnell has been hired to write Captain Marvel 2. Unlike the original movie, the Captain Marvel sequel will take place in the present of the MCU. Additionally, THR notes that co-di

"I didn't want to be thinking about 'what might of been'… but I was." Netflix has released a second official trailer for the romantic comedy To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You, the highly anticipated sequel to To All the Boys I've Loved Before. It's debuting on Netflix in just a few weeks, right in time for Valentine's Day. P.S. I Still Love You picks up where the first left off - Lara and Peter are officially in a relationship until another recipient of one of her old love letters en

"Forget about basketball. It wasn't about basketball anymore…" 1091 has released a full trailer for a sports documentary about basketball player Stephon Marbury. The doc is called A Kid From Coney Island and it premiered at last year's Tribeca Film Festival. For those who don't know, here's his story: "Marbury, now 42, grew up in the housing projects of Coney Island, New York [City], and watched as his three college basketball-playing brothers fail[ed] to make the pros. Eventually, he ma

"Overall, life on a baby lamp isn't that exciting… Or maybe – too exciting…!" Pixar has unveiled the trailer for a brand new animated short film that is arriving on Disney+ streaming at the end of this month. Lamp Life is a fun short film that explains where Bo Peep went and the adventures she was involved in before re-appearing in Pixar's Toy Story 4 (released last summer). It sounds like they've got Annie Potts back as the voice of Bo Peep, giving us a look at her life on

"This is how we fight!" Momentum Pictures has released a new official US trailer for the true story thriller Escape from Pretoria, opening in March (on VOD) at the same time as the UK release. The film is about two white South Africans, imprisoned in 1978 for working covert operations for Nelson Mandela's banned ANC. They attempt to escape from the notorious white man's Pretoria Prison, known as "Robben Island", the same place former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was imprisoned befor

"The Empire doesn't know we're here. And they never will." While we wait for the official Obi-Wan Kenobi series Lucasfilm is developing (despite rumors it was scrapped, it is still in the works) there's an outstanding fan film to watch. Kenobi is a beautifully realized 18-minute short about Ben Kenobi living on Tatooine. Similar to the upcoming series, the film is about Ben protecting Luke when he's young, living in the desert watching over him from afar. Jamie Costa stars as Kenobi, with a cas