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The Lonely Island boys are back with one of the best films they've ever made! Palm Springs is a hilarious, easy-to-love romantic comedy revolving around a time loop concept. I was not expecting to see a new Lonely Island comedy like this showing up out of nowhere at the Sundance Film Festival, but there it is, and it's amazingly enjoyable. And it's actually an independent film that needs distribution (it was bought by Hulu & Neon for $17.5 million and .69 cents) which is strange considering

Test footage from George Lucas’ canceled Star Wars: Underworld series released
Test footage from George Lucas’ canceled 2010 Star Wars television series, Star Wars: Underworld, has been released (via Geek Tyrant). You can check out the video, which includes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the test footage, in the player below!
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According to Geek Tyrant, Lucas wanted the live-action series to be 400 episodes and

"Pete ran! Pete left us…" Searchlight Pictures has debuted a new official UK trailer for the film Downhill, an English-language remake of the beloved dark comedy Force Majeure made by Ruben Östlund. This just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and it's actually a worthwhile remake. Don't write it off. Set at a ski resort in the Alps (filmed in Austria), the movie is about a family that narrowly escapes an avalanche. Everything is then thrown into disarray as they are forced to

HBO’s The Plot Against America teaser starring Winona Ryder
HBO has released the official The Plot Against America teaser starring Winona Ryder (Stranger Things), Zoe Kazan (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Morgan Spector (Homeland), Anthony Boyle (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Azhy Robertson (Juliet, Naked), John Turturro (The Night Of) and newcomer Caleb Malis. Premiering on March 16, you can check out the teaser now in the player below!
Based on the novel by Philip Roth, 

Taron Egerton in talks to lead Little Shop of Horrors remake
Full Circle Cinema is reporting that Golden Globe winner Taron Egerton (Rocketman) is in talks to star in the Little Shop of Horrors remake. While the role has not officially been confirmed, the outlet shares it’s likely Egerton would star as Seymour Krelborn who was played by Rick Moranis in Frank Oz’s 1986 film adaptation of the 1960 film which inspired Alen Menken, Howard Ashman, and Miles Goodman’s off-Broadway m

John Turturro is back in full force in The Jesus Rolls teaser
It’s been five years since it was first announced that John Turturro would reprise his greatest character, Jesus Quintana, in a spin-off from The Big Lebowski, entitled The Jesus Rolls, in which he is writing and directing and the teaser has finally arrived showing few things have changed for the deplorable bowler, which can be viewed in the player below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Interview: Samuel Spitale & Matt Black on Insight & Sideshow’s Star Wars: Collecting a Galaxy
After revealing a first look at Insight Editions and Sideshow Collectibles’ Star Wars: Collecting a Galaxy, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to talk with author Samuel Spitale and Sideshow art director/sculptor Matt Black about the book! Check out the interview below!
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This Country: FOX greenlights Jenny Bicks & Paul Feig comedy pilot
FOX has given a pilot order for This Country, a comedy based on the BBC series from Jenny Bicks (Sex and the City) and Paul Feig (Bridesmaids), Deadline has confirmed.
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This Country is a half-hour mockumentary inspired by the BBC Three scripted format, originally created by Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper. The show follows the daily lives of cousins Kelly

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Supernatural episode 15.11 sneak peek & photos released
The CW has released a new sneak peek for Supernatural episode 15.11 titled “The Gamblers,” featuring Sam and Dean searching for a little bit of luck. 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!
With a story by Meredith Glynn & Davy Perez and teleplay by Meredith Glynn and directed by Charles Beeson, the of

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCBS Makes Star Trek: Picard Pilot Available For Free!
Fans of the long-running Star Trek franchise can rejoice as the new chapter in the universe, Star Trek: Picard, is not only scoring rave reviews from critics, but CBS has debuted the pilot for free for audiences on YouTube for a limited time! Check out the acclaimed pilot here!
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Star Trek: Picard will tell the next story of Picard’s life,

Fresh from starring in nautical-themed horror The Lighthouse, which is out tomorrow in the UK, actor Robert Pattinson is due to appear next in The Batman as the caped crusader, but he’s said he wants to start from scratch with his approach to the role.
Set for release on 25 June 2021, the DC film began filming this week – confirmed by director Matt Reeves in a post on his Twitter account. Little is known of Reeves’ upcoming solo adventure, but we have been told it wil

The Fixer: Ron Howard to direct Paramount’s Fidel Castro assassination plot film
Deadline brings word that Oscar winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon, Apollo 13) will be directing The Fixer for Paramount Pictures. The script, centering around a plot to kill Fidel Castro, is written by Tyler Hisel (Treadstone, The Corporation).
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The Fixer tells the true story of a disgraced FBI agent who, at the h

"I'm praying for some kind of sign… If this ain't a sign, then I don't know what is." Two years later this is finally being released. 101 Studios has debuted the second trailer for indie drama Burden, a film about the KKK and a former Klansman who gives up his ways thanks to the help of a local reverend. This initially premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, two years ago, winning the Audience Award but it never got released like every other film from that fest. Garrett Hedlund sta

Netflix have confirmed that the new anime film they’re developing that’s based on The Witcher will be a Vesemir origin story.
The first season of the new show, which is based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s series of fantasy novels and stars Henry Cavill, has been a massive success for the streaming service.
Read more: The Witcher season 2: everything we know so far
A second season of The Witcher has already been confirmed, and a separate animated film based on the series is also curren

Nightmare Alley: Production on Guillermo del Toro film officially kicks off
After producer J. Miles Dale took to Twitter with the an exciting update on Nightmare Alley, Searchlight Pictures has officially announced that principal photography has begun on Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of the acclaimed novel in Toronto, Canada!
“I’m Inspired and elated to be joined by this brilliant cast,” del Toro said. “Kim Morgan and I have worked with great passion to bring the

Robert Langdon drama pilot picked up at NBC
Author Dan Brown’s popular fictional character Robert Langdon, played by Tom Hanks in the feature film adaptations, will be stepping onto the small screen after a new drama pilot centering on Langdon has been picked up at NBC, Variety has confirmed
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Based on Brown’s book The Lost Symbol, the pilot, titled Langdon, follows the early adventures of famed Harvard symbologist Ro

Safdie brothers considering directing the Pee-wee Herman story
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens shared that he still wants to make his “Valley of the Dolls Pee-wee movie” and has been shopping the Pee-wee Herman Story script around. Reubens reportedly reached out to the Safdie brothers (Uncut Gems), who are considering directing the project.
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The first draft of Reubens&rsqu

World’s Fastest Athletes Praise Sonic The Hedgehog in Big Game Spot
Paramount has just debuted a new promo for the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog movie, which is just a couple of weeks away. What do Michael Thomas, Christian McCaffrey, Allyson Felix, and Kyle Busch have in common? Well, they all like speed and are fast, each in their own way. But they also have to concede that there is someone who is even faster than all of them.
“I raced the fastest in the world,” says

Jodie Foster to Direct Drama Based On 1911 Mona Lisa Theft
According to Deadline, Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster has signed up to direct a yet-to-be-titled film based on the Seymour Reit book “The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa,” which details the theft of the famed Mona Lisa portrait. Los Angeles Media Fund will finance the film.
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“This happened in 1911, and it was the thing that made the Mon

BEGIN SLIDESHOWLinda Hamilton Would be “Quite Happy to Never Return” to the Terminator Franchise
Terminator: Dark Fate was an enjoyable action flick that managed to breathe life into a stale franchise… and no one went to see it. The film grossed just $261 million worldwide against a nearly $200 million dollar budget, essentially canceling any potential sequel plans. And that’s too bad. Yet, at least one cast member is all too happy to bid adieu to the long-running franc

Ron Howard Would Happily Return to Willow … If the Disney+ Show Happens
We’re still waiting on the official green light to the much anticipated Disney+ Willow series, as is director Ron Howard, who would happily return to that world in some capacity if it ever gets the green light.
“We are developing ‘Willow’ for Disney+,” Howard told Collider. “And I don’t know about directing or not, but Jon Kasdan is writing, he’s very passionate about i

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 3 Episode 8 Recap
In the previous episode of Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Caliban tricked Sabrina and trapped her in the Ninth Circle of Hell, while the pagans used Harvey as a virgin sacrifice to resurrect the Green Man. In Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 3 Episode 8, time travel helps Sabrina undo the end of the world.
Back in Time
Sabrina from the future woke and replaced herself in the Ninth Circle of Hell. Time had passed diffe

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Interview: Natalia Reyes Talks Terminator: Dark Fate
Tim Miller’s Terminator: Dark Fate remains one of 2019’s best surprises, both in terms of its quality and the unexpected ways it takes the Terminator franchise. One of the film’s strongest elements comes in the form of Dani Ramos, as portrayed by Natalia Reyes, who is set up as the franchise’s main protagonist. Reyes was kind enough to speak with ComingSoon about her experience on Terminator: Dar

The origin story of Star Wars character Poe Dameron is set to be uncovered in a brand new YA novel.
The Resistance pilot, played in the sci-fi film franchise by Oscar Isaac, was first introduced in the 2015 movie The Force Awakens, and subsequently appeared in The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
A new book, titled Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, is now being readied for a August 4 release. Penned by Alex Segura, the YA novel will likely fill in the gaps in regards to Poe&rsq

We're driving ourselves insane! Spree is a wild ride of a film that takes that sentence and makes it literal - we follow a young rideshare app driver who gets addicted to internet popularity and goes on a crazy killing spree. It's the definitive "HOLY F**K" film of Sundance 2020, which is really a big compliment considering it's audacious and innovative and has an important message driving it. Spree is the most authentic, accurate villain origin story of these modern times - even moreso than Jo

Film fans have noticed an Easter egg in Joker which appears to link the Joaquin Phoenix-starring movie to the 1989 Batman film.
Todd Phillips’ Oscar-nominated DC film was released last year, starring Phoenix as the titular character.
Among those to spot this latest Joker Easter egg was the Twitter account @MovieDetail, who pointed out that an oil painting noticed by the Joker — played by Jack Nicholson — in the 1989 film can also be seen in the background of a Joker scene set i

Roman Polanski’s multiple nominations at the upcoming César Awards 2020 have sparked condemnation, with the French film awards being criticised for honouring “an abuser and rapist on the run”.
Polanski was convicted in the US in 1977 after admitting the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl, but he fled to France from the US the following year while awaiting sentencing. He’s remained a fugitive from the US justice system ever since, despite repeated attempts to extr

Wes Anderson‘s next film, officially titled The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, has secured an official release date.
Anderson’s next project follows on from the acclaimed stop motion-animated Isle of Dogs, which was released in 2018.
Read more: Every Wes Anderson movie ranked in order of greatness
The full title of The French Dispatch has now been confirmed, as well as a release date of July 24. Check out the first poster for The French Dispatch below.First poste

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Sideshow Baby Yoda life-size figure revealed!
A life-size Sideshow Baby Yoda? It’s happening! Today the venerable Sideshow Collectibles revealed The Child Life-Size Figure, created in partnership with Legacy Effects to bring you the galaxy’s most sought-after bounty. Check out photos in the gallery below!
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Lovingly referred to by audiences as ‘Baby Yoda,’ the mysterious alien known as The

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See Richard Stanley Take Some Crazy Films From the Severin Cellar
Severin Films has launched the first installment in a new ongoing series entitled The Severin Cellar. Severin is inviting beloved giants from the world of cult cinema down into the hitherto off-limits dank, dark recesses of the remote company shack to select and wax rhapsodic about their most treasured psychotronic transmissions from the Severin Films archives.
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