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Netflix developing live-action adaptation of One Piece manga
While Netflix is busy working to bring a live-action Cowboy Bebop series to life, it has aimed its sights on another live-action manga adaptation in the form of One Piece as the streaming service has greenlit a 10-episode series with Tomorrow Studios and Shueisha, according to Deadline.
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The manga, written and illustrated by Eiichiro

"It's not often you meet someone like that." Universal has debuted a new trailer for an emotional romantic drama titled The Photograph, the latest film by talented filmmaker Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses, Everything Everything, The Weekend). The film features a series of intertwining love stories set in both the past and in the present. When a famous photographer passes away, her daughter discovers a photograph in her safe-deposit box and begins a new romance with a journalist. She must mu

"The island is twisting our fantasies!" Sony has unveiled the second trailer for the freaky new Fantasy Island movie, based on the classic 70s TV show of the same name. This update is actually a horror movie produced by Jason Blum's iconic Blumhouse. Michael Peña stars Mr. Roarke, who invites guests to his exclusive island resort to fulfill their fantasies - they can only choose one. But they may never come home from this vacation when their fantasies start to turn into nightmares. The m

"The reward goes to my wife. Can I trust you?" Film Movement has debuted the first official trailer for The Wild Goose Lake, a stunningly gorgeous modern noir gangster film from China. This premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, and stopped by the Toronto and New York Film Festivals in the film. Hu Ge plays a gangster named Zhou Zenong on the run, who sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam. This features "gorgeous, neon-drenched cinematography and b

Disney+ announces slate of new nonfiction projects
Disney+ is developing the next generation of the critically-acclaimed nonfiction series The Quest, now featuring teen participants and adding more epic world-building interactive elements. The streaming service has also greenlit the ultimate brainteaser competition series The Maze, National Geographic’s Meet the Chimps and an untitled docuseries that follows Pixar’s SparkShorts program as they discover talented new storytellers.
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Two new Transformers films have been announced in what will be a reboot of the franchise.
Following the success of 2018’s Bumblebee, Paramount Pictures has recruited script-writers James Vanderbilt and Joby Harold for the forthcoming movies, which is intended to veer away from the Michael Bay movies, reports Variety.Read more: ‘Bumblebee’ film review – finally, a Transformers movie that’s fun to watchHis last movie – Transformers: The Last Knight –

February 2020 free games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold
Sony and Microsoft have both announced the slate of February 2020 free games that will be available to subscribing PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members.
PlayStation Plus members will receive three titles that will be available from February 4 to March 2. First up is BioShock: The Collection, containing three legendary first-person adventures including BioShock, BioShock 2

Famous visitors are coming for the Super Bowl in Walmart ad
Walmart has shared a new Super Bowl commercial featuring a few famous visitors heading to the Super Bowl this Sunday after making a pit stop at the store first. You can check out the commercial below, which is jam-packed with many iconic and familiar faces.
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One of the famous visitors included in the Super Bowl spot is past and present/future Bill from Bill & Ted F

Man from Toronto: Kevin Hart, Jason Statham in talks for action comedy
Kevin Hart (Jumanji: The Next Level) and Jason Statham (Hobbs & Shaw) are in talks to team up on The Man from Toronto, an upcoming action-comedy from Sony Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The two previously appeared together in Hobbs & Shaw.
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The Man from Toronto uses a case of mistaken identity as the film’s jumping-off point a

Mel Gibson and Danny Glover have agreed to make a final Lethal Weapon movie.
According to producer Dan Lin, the long awaited action movie would focus on Detective Martin Riggs and his partner Detective Roger Murtaugh, 22 years after the release of Lethal Weapon 4. He also confirmed original director Richard Donner was returning.
Speaking on the The Hollywood Reporter‘s Producers Roundtable, he said: “We’re trying to make the last Lethal Weapon movie. And Dick Donner’s com

Fantasy Island final trailer: Every fantasy comes at a price
Sony Pictures has released the Fantasy Island final trailer for Blumhouse’s upcoming horror feature adaptation releasing in theaters on Valentine’s Day. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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The synopsis for Fantasy Island teases a murder mystery challenge which reads as follows: “The Enigmatic Mr. Roarke (played by&

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Better Call Saul Season 5 trailer: Welcome to Saul Goodman’s world
AMC has released the official Better Call Saul Season 5 trailer, welcoming viewers to Saul Goodman’s new world. The series will return with a two-night premiere on February 23 and February 24. You can check out the trailer now below!
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The award-winning Breaking Bad prequel series stars Emmy Award-winner Bob Oden

The first wave of artists for the huge ‘Human Traffic Live’ event have been announced. You can watch the trailer for the event below.
The event is inspired by the original Human Traffic film which was released in 1999 and set over the course of a drug-fuelled weekend in Cardiff. The cult film starred Danny Dyer, John Simm, Lorraine Pilkington, Shaun Parkes and Nicola Reynolds.
The ‘Human Traffic Live’ event will see a series of raves take place at Printworks London f

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With fans now cooling down following the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga with December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, ComingSoon.net is asking readers to dive back into George Lucas’s iconic starter of the franchise Star Wars: A New Hope and vote on the best scene from the film. Vote for your favorite scene from 1977’s Star Wars in the poll below!
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Kyle MacLachlan shares his thoughts on the Dune remake
There’s been a lot of anticipation surrounding Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming remake of Dune and original star Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) has shared his thoughts on Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) taking over the role of Paul Atreides.
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In an interview with Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob Reboot) for IMDB, MacLa

Walton Goggins joins Mel Gibson’s Santa Claus comedy Fatman
Deadline is reporting that Emmy nominee Walton Goggins (Justified, Vice Principals, The Unicorn) will star in a lead role alongside Mel Gibson in Rough House Pictures’ dark action Santa Claus comedy Fatman.
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Fatman centers on a neglected and precocious 12-year-old who hires an unorthodox hitman to kill Santa Claus (Gibson) after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
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They’ve Gotta Have Us docuseries trailer from Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY
They’ve Gotta Have Us, a dynamic chronicle of art, activism, and race in Black Cinema featuring in-depth interviews with some of Hollywood’s most iconic voices has been acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing as the company’s first series acquisition. You can check out the trailer for the docuseries below!
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F9: New character posters released for Universal’s Fast & Furious 9
Universal Pictures has released new character posters for Fast & Furious 9, aka F9, ahead of The Road to F9 concert and trailer drop event will take place this Friday. You can check out the new posters in the gallery below!
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Fast & Furious 9 was originally set to hit theaters on April 19 but was pushed bac

Ricky Gervais has denied rumours that he was ignored by Caitlyn Jenner at last night’s National Television Awards.
The pair have had previous clashes, with Gervais making headlines with controversial comments about Jenner that he made while hosting 2016’s Golden Globes.Read more: ‘Fleabag’ loses out at National Television Awards – see the full list of winnersNow, according to Capital Radio DJ Roman Kemp, the pair had the “most awkward encounter ever” on

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Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch release date & whimsical logo
Searchlight Pictures has revealed the official release date for Wes Anderson’s upcoming comedy romance drama The French Dispatch and a whimsical new logo. Set to hit theaters on June 24, you can check out the new poster in the gallery below!
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Plot details on the project are being kept under wraps, but it is described as a

The Photograph trailer: Don’t be afraid of love
There’s two weeks left until the debut of the buzzed-about romantic drama The Photograph starring Issa Rae (Insecure) and Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You), and Universal Pictures has debuted a new trailer which can be viewed in the player below!
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Written and directed by Stella Meghie (Everything, Everything), the film will focus on int

Amasia Entertainment acquires The Green Hornet film rights
Following a competitive bidding war over the iconic superhero property, Amasia Entertainment has acquired the feature film rights to The Green Hornet, a franchise spanning all the way back to its 1936 radio show, according to Deadline.
Amasia Entertainment is best known for their smaller projects, including Halle Berry’s crime thriller The Call, the acclaimed backwoods thriller Them That Follow and the upcoming

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Meet the recruits of Top Gun: Maverick in six new photos
Meet the recruits of Top Gun: Maverick in six newly released photos from the highly-anticipated sequel starring Tom Cruise. Highlighting Miles Teller as Lt. Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw, Glen Powell as ‘Hangman’, Monica Barbaro as ‘Phoenix’, Lewis Pullman as ‘Bob’, Jay Ellis as ‘Payback’, and Danny Ramirez as ‘Fanboy’, you can check out the new photos no

Bill Murray is set to reprise his role as Phil Connors from 1993 classic Groundhog Day for a new Super Bowl commercial.
Murray will be joined by his brother Brian Doyle-Murray in the commercial, who will also be taking things back 27 years, reprising his role as mayor of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Also on board is Stephen Tobolowsky, who plays the role of Ned Ryerson in the 1993 film.Read more: Should I watch Groundhog Day today?The new commercial looks to be for Jeep, and this year’s Sup

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge trailer released
The official trailer for Warner Bros.’ new Mortal Kombat R-rated animated film Mortal Komat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge has been released. You can check out the trailer below!
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Based on the worldwide hit game created by Ed Boon & John Tobias, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge spotlights the once-in-a-generation tournament betw

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Narcos: Mexico Season 2 trailer: No high can last forever
Netflix has released the Narcos: Mexico Season 2 trailer for their crime drama series. Inspired by true events, the second season will launch on February 13. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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Shifting away from Colombia, where Narcos spent three seasons, Narcos: Mexico explores the origins of the modern drug war by

Mighty Ducks star Shaun Weiss has been arrested in California and charged with burglary under the influence of meth.
Weiss starred as goalkeeper Greg Goldberg in the classic trilogy of ice hockey films, which ran from 1992 to ’96.
It’s reported by the police department of Marysville, California that Weiss, now 41, was arrested in the town on Sunday (January 26), after he was found in a car parked in a local resident’s garage.
Marysville Police arrest suspect for a residential b

A new trailer for the upcoming Back To The Future musical has been shared, and sees the reintroduction of a classic cast member.
Christopher Lloyd stars in the new clip, alongside the stars of the new stage show, Roger Bart and Olly Dobson.
The show will feature Bart as Doctor Emmett Brown and Dobson as Marty McFly, alongside Rosanna Hyland as Lorraine Baines, Hugh Coles as George McFly and Cedric Neal as Goldie Wilson.
In the trailer, Lloyd hands over the baton of Doc Brown to Bart, with the la

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 3 Episode 7 Recap
In the previous episode of Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Lucifer influenced Ms. Wardwell to shoot Zelda. In Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Zelda was trapped in Limbo as Sabrina searched for the third piece of the Unholy Regalia.
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Finding Zelda reinforced the coven’s vulnerability. The coven could siphon off magic from the hedge witches into poppets of Zelda and Hilda, b

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Paramount Pictures has released the Big Game spot for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, the third installment in the big screen adventure of its titular character. Check out the The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Super Bowl spot below!
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The film, previously titled It’s a Wonderful Sponge, will be the first

A release date has been confirmed for the Big Lebowski spin-off Jesus Rolls.
The new film sees John Turturro reprise his role as Jesus Quintana from the 1998 classic, joined by Petey (Bobby Cannavale) and Marie (Audrey Tautou) in a trio of misfits.
As well as reprising his role, Turturro has also directed the movie from a script he penned himself.
Audrey Tautou and John Turturro in ‘Jesus Rolls’. Credit: Blue Finch
The synopsis for the film, which will come to select cinemas on March

Is Lethal Weapon 5 Actually Happening?
Whoa! Lethal Weapon 5 may actually happen. No, really. According to producer Dan Lin, who participated in a recent roundtable discussion to talk about the Academy Award-nominated film The Two Popes, it sounds like everyone is on board to bring Riggs and Murtaugh back to the big screen — even if they might seem a little too old for this s**t. You can check out the roundtable in the player below. Lin talks about Lethal Weapon beginning at 44:14.
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This Is Us Season 4 Episode 12 Recap
In the previous episode of NBC’s This Is Us, Randall’s spiraling after the break-in led to him calling Kevin. In This Is Us Season 4 Episode 12, Kevin attended the funeral for Sophie’s mother, Claire.
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While Kevin was talking to M. Night Shyamalan, a production assistant brought Kevin his phone, since Sophie had called him multiple times. Her mother, Claire, had died from multiple sclerosis. Kevin went back to Pittsburgh to atten

"It was an innocent time. Back in the days when anything was possible." Sony Pictures has revealed the first official UK trailer for Our Ladies, a Scottish coming-of-age dramedy adapted from a book titled "The Sopranos." Set in the 1990s in Scotland, the film is about a group of Catholic school girls get an opportunity to go into Edinburgh for a choir competition, but they're more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning the competition. Described as a "must see riot of girl

"Have you heard about this fella?" Altitude has unveiled an official UK trailer for Calm With Horses, a British crime thriller about an Irish enforcer living in "darkest rural Ireland". This premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and it also played at the Busan, London, and FilmBath Festivals. Ex-boxer Douglas "Arm" Armstrong, played by Cosmo Jarvis, is the faithful and violent right-hand man to the drug-dealing Devers clan, ready to dole out beatings at the whim of his friend. His s

The first reactions for the Margot Robbie-starring Birds Of Prey are pouring in after the film premiered in Mexico City.
The DC film, which sees Robbie portraying Harley Quinn in a female-led sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad, hits UK cinemas on February 7.
One fan called the film “more Quentin Tarantino and less comic book film,” praising Birds Of Prey’s “non-stop mix between comedy, action and gore.”Two things I get just got told about Birds of Prey from someon

This is it. This is the film I was waiting for. This is the one-of-a-kind masterpiece of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Nine Days is a magnificently moving, original work of art. An extraordinary film that dares us to re-examine our lives, and rediscover all the little moments that matter. It is heart-pounding cinema, soul-stirring, life-affirming cinema. It's a very ambitious, original concept that is beautifully realized by writer / director Edson Oda and his entire team on and off screen.