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SXSW 2020 reveals lineup of Midnighters, Festival Favorites & more
The 2020 SXSW conference and festival has revealed more of its lineup for this year’s event, including Midnighters, Festival Favorites, Shorts, Episodic Pilots, Special Events, and more. With the festival running from March 13-22 in Austin, TX, you can check out the new additions to the lineup below (via Deadline)!
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The Dark Corners of the Night: Meg Gardiner’s UNSUB series in the works at Amazon
According to Deadline, Amazon Studios is in the process of developing a new series adaptation titled The Dark Corners of the Night, which will be based on the upcoming third installment to author Meg Gardiner’s thriller novel series UNSUB. The hour-long drama series will be executive produced by Goliath‘s Larry Trilling as part of his overall deal with Amazon.
“Meg Gardiner writes complicat

Vin Diesel hints at a two-part Fast & Furious finale
The Fast & Furious franchise has been around longer than some of its diehard fans have even been alive and while the tenth film is planned to be the conclusion to the mainline series, star Vin Diesel has now suggested to Total Film that the finale could actually be split into two films.
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“I started planning for Fast 10 before we started filming Fast 9, very much so

Jordan Elsass and Alexander Garfin Cast as Superman and Lois’ Sons
One of the big changes coming out of Crisis on Infinite Earths is that Superman/Clark Kent now have two sons, instead of one. The CW is currently casting lead roles for the upcoming Superman and Lois series, and the first two performers have been picked to portray Superman’s kids.
Via Deadline, Jordan Elsass (top left) and Alexander Garfin (top right) will portray Jonathan and Jordan Kent, respect

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New Birds of Prey featurette highlights film’s fighting sequences
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a brand new featurette for director Cathy Yan’s highly-anticipated DC film Birds of Prey, offering us a behind-the-scenes look at the main cast’s stunts training while highlighting each of the characters’ strengths and fighting styles. Featuring Margot Robbie, you can check out the video in the player below! (via IGN)
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Exclusive Final Kill trailer: Ed Morrone fights Danny Trejo, Randy Couture
Cinedigm has shared an exclusive trailer with ComingSoon.net for its upcoming action-comedy Final Kill, starring Ed Morrone (White Collar), Billy Zane (Titanic), Randy Couture (The Expendables) and Danny Trejo (Machete). The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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The action-packed thriller follows a mercenary hired to pr

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CS Video: Cast & filmmakers talk To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to chat with the cast and filmmakers of Netflix’s upcoming sequel To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, including writer and creator Jenny Han, CEO of Ace Entertainment Matt Kaplan, and stars Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, and Jordan Fisher. You can check out the interviews below!
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CS Swag Bag with the To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You cast!
Welcome to a special To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You edition of ComingSoon.net’s video feature CS Swag Bag, where we chat on camera with our favorite actors and directors about the strangest or most interesting pieces of swag they’ve ever been given. This installment features writer and creator Jenny Han, CEO of Ace Entertainment Matt Kaplan, and stars Lana Condor, Noah Centineo,

"Did you just trade my future for a pet rock?!" Universal Pictures has debuted the first official trailer for Illumination Animation's new sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru, which is also a prequel to the Despicable Me movies, and a sequel to the first solo Minions movie (from 2015). Set in the 1970s, this one brings back a younger Gru with a plan to join the supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6. When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles, Gru interviews to be

Blow the Man Down trailer previews Amazon’s new drama film
Amazon Prime Video has released the official trailer for director Bridget Savage Cole’s upcoming drama film titled Blow the Man Down, featuring two grieving sisters as they try to cover up a gruesome murder. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in April and it will be available for streaming on March 20. Check out the video in the player below!
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Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass adds Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel & Hamish Linklater
Mike Flanagan’s new Netflix horror project Midnight Mass has continued to expand its cast with the additions of Zach Gilford (Good Girls), Kate Siegel (The Haunting of Hill House) and Hamish Linklater (Legion) in lead roles, according to Deadline.
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High School Musical Series Season 2 to Stage a Beauty and the Beast musical
As production officially begins for the upcoming second season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Disney+ has announced that the new season will be featuring a Spring musical of Beauty and the Beast where the East High drama students are set to perform reimagined musical numbers from the iconic Disney film. Set to debut later this year, Season 2 will still be covering songs from the High Sch

Johnny Depp has come on board as a producer of a documentary about Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
Shane, which is helmed by British filmmaker Julien Temple, is set to show previously unseen footage of the artist from Temple’s own archives interspersed with specially commissioned animations.
The Pogues – Shane Macgowan (Photo by Brian Rasic/Getty Images)
HanWay Films has acquired worldwide sales rights and will introduce the project at the upcoming European Film Market, Variety repor

Showtime orders Viola Davis-led First Ladies to series
After beginning a three-script development on the series last summer, Showtime has picked up the White House-set drama First Ladies starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama for a full series!
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“Throughout our history, presidents’ spouses have wielded remarkable influence, not only on the nation’s leaders but on the country it

POLL: Who will win the Oscars?
There’s only a few days left until Hollywood’s biggest event, the Oscars, and audiences are sitting on the edge of their seats debating who should win. ComingSoon.net is asking our readers to vote on who they feel will take home the statues… and we’ll find out how good you all are at predicting soon enough! Let us know in the polls below, and check out our live coverage of the event this Sunday!
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Exclusive They’ve Gotta Have Us Clip on Black Panther’s Afrofuturism
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip for 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. The docuseries premieres today on Netflix from Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, and you can check out the clip in the player below!
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Disney is putting the brakes on Star Wars films while it turns attention to the franchise’s spin-off TV shows.
Bog Iger, CEO of Disney, said at a shareholder meeting yesterday (February 4) that the films would be put on a “bit of a hiatus”, allowing focus to turn to the second series of The Mandalorian as well as prequel shows about Rogue One and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Read more: The Mandalorian – release date, plot, trailers and everything we know so far
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Fandango users vote for Parasite to win Best Picture at Oscars
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has been one of the most critically lauded films of 2019 across the globe and has garnered an impressive six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and Fandango’s users have voted on the major categories for the ceremony and with over 2,000 votes, moviegoers have voted for the South Korean black comedy to win the top prize and for its co-writer/director to win Best Director!
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CS Soapbox: How the Best Actor Race Should Look
The 92nd Academy Awards are this Sunday and it seems the Best Actor race is… quite boring. What was once considered an unpredictable Oscar bout between the likes of Adam Driver, Robert DeNiro, Adam Sandler, and Golden Globe-winner Taron Egerton has turned into an easier-than-expected victory lap for Joaquin Phoenix.
The Joker star has swept the awards circuit, including the Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice, and Golden Globes. And the fil

Tom Hiddleston to star in Netflix’s White Stork series
Deadline brings word that Golden Globe winner and MCU star Tom Hiddleston is set to make his TV comeback in Netflix‘s forthcoming political thriller series titled White Stork. Hiddleston will be portraying the lead role of a British politician named James Cooper.
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White Stork (previously titled as Spadehead) follows the story of Jame

Exclusive: Elijah Wood offers update on Nightmare on Elm Street effort
In October, Elijah Wood (Come to Daddy) revealed to ComingSoon.net that he was interested in reviving the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with producing partner Daniel Noah, and now he has given us an exclusive update on the project, as well as his thoughts on the where to take the long-running horror series.
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Kevin Hart has spoken about his recovery following a car crash last September and how he regards the experience as “a resurrection”.
The actor, 40, said that he realised he needed to “do better” after the near-fatal accident caused him to reevaluate his life.
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Speaking to Men’s Health, the Jumanji: The Next Level star said he became hyper-aware of the importance of prioritising family above all else. “I’m not trying to get back to where I was b

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Snake Eyes first-look photo features Henry Golding
In celebration of his 33rd birthday today, Crazy Rich Asians breakout star Henry Golding took to Instagram to reveal the first-look photo for Snake Eyes as production continues for Paramount Pictures’ forthcoming G.I. Joe spinoff film. Featuring our first glimpse at Golding as the titular ninja commando, you can check out the photo in the gallery below!
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Killing Eve’s Damon Thomas to helm Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism film
Long-time TV director Damon Thomas has signed on to helm Endeavor Content’s forthcoming horror film adaptation of My Best Friend’s Exorcism, JoBlo has confirmed. This project will also mark Thomas’ feature directorial debut after 18 years of directing TV films and episodes. Based on author Grady Hendrix’s horror novel of the same name, the film will be produced b

The 2020 Sundance Film Festival has finally come to an end and to put a wrap on the fest and finalize our nearly two weeks of coverage, it's time to present our Best of the Fest list. I was able to see a total of 40 films across 10 days, but I couldn't catch everything and missed a few films getting lots of good buzz from critics (e.g. Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Kajillionaire, I Carry You with Me). I saw a good chunk of documentaries this year, so instead of separating docs and features, I

The 2020 Sundance Film Festival has finally come to an end and to put a wrap on the fest and finalize our nearly two weeks of coverage, it's time to present our Best of the Fest list. I was able to see a total of 40 films across 10 days, but I couldn't catch everything and missed a few films getting lots of good buzz from critics (e.g. Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Kajillionaire, I Carry You with Me). I saw a good chunk of documentaries this year, so instead of separating docs and features, I

Minions: The Rise of Gru trailer: Even villains have growing pains
Illumination has released the Minions: The Rise of Gru trailer for the upcoming sequel directed by Kyle Balda (Minions) and Brad Ableson. Set to hit theaters on July 3, you can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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Written by Brian Lynch, Minions: The Rise of Gru serves as a continuation of the 2015 film Minions, this time focusing on the Minions (Pierre Coffin) during

The Roads Not Taken trailer starring Javier Bardem and Elle Fanning
Bleecker Street has released the official trailer for director Sally Porter’s upcoming drama film titled The Roads Not Taken, starring Academy Award winner Javier Bardem (Little Mermaid) and Elle Fanning (Maleficent). The film will have its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival this coming February and it will arrive in theaters on March 13. Check out the video in the player below!
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The editor of superhero origin story Joker has explained why 1982 Gary Glitter track ‘Rock and Roll Part 2’ was used during the film.
In 2015, glam-rock singer Glitter was sentenced to 16 years in jail for historic child sex offences. The decision to use one of his songs during a scene in Joker has caused controversy in the media, with some arguing the disgraced musician should not be given a platform.
Read more: Joker review: a melancholic psychodrama punctuated by splashes of

The first trailer for Chris Rock’s Saw reboot, Spiral, has landed.
Spiral, also titled Spiral: From The Book of Saw, is a fresh instalment of the horror franchise that’s injected, as Rock previously stated, with a little more humour than its noughties counterparts.
In the trailer’s opening sequence we see Rock (Detective Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Banks) tease his rookie partner William Schen (portrayed by Max Minghella) about the perils of sacrificing weekends to work as a cop

One of the most damaging aspects of neo-liberalism has been its commodification of human relationships. This is demonstrated and analyzed in a New Yorker article entitled "Japan's Rent-a-Family industry," and that same article is the basis of Werner Herzog's newest film, Family Romance, LLC, named after the profiled company. Herzog, however, is not much interested in politics. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) is a colonialist scenario depicted as a search for the sublime; in Lo & Behold: Re

One of the most damaging aspects of neo-liberalism has been its commodification of human relationships. This is demonstrated and analyzed in a New Yorker article entitled "Japan's Rent-a-Family industry," and that same article is the basis of Werner Herzog's newest film, Family Romance, LLC, named after the profiled company. Herzog, however, is not much interested in politics. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) is a colonialist scenario depicted as a search for the sublime; in Lo & Behold: Re

Die Hart: Kevin Hart and John Travolta to star in new Quibi series
According to Variety, Quibi is in the process of developing a new comedy-action series titled Die Hart, with Jumanji star Kevin Hart attached to lead the series as a fictionalized version of himself. Joining Hart is Golden Globe winner John Travolta, who is returning to the small screen after 4 years since starring and producing FX’s award-winning miniseries The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story in 2016.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWWoa! Check out a righteous new Bill & Ted Face the Music poster!
Bill & Ted Face the Music is just around the corner, people! Which means the marketing machine is about to kick into high gear. First on the list is a teaser poster that, admittedly, doesn’t reveal much, but does provide a nice look at the titular duo’s time traveling phone booth. Is it weird that that image alone was enough to geek me out? Check out the full Bill & Ted Face the Music po

"You keep reminding me of someone that I once knew…" Bleecker Street has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled The Roads Not Taken, which is premiering at the Berlin Film Festival playing in the competition selection later this month. This is the latest film from English filmmaker Sally Potter, who brought her last flick The Party to Berlinale as well. Potter's new film follows a day in the life of Leo, played by Javier Bardem, and his daughter, Molly, played by Elle Fan

BEGIN SLIDESHOWStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker VFX breakdown revealed
Say what you will about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but we can all agree that it was a phenomenal looking film boasting some jaw-dropping visual effects, which have since received an Academy Award nomination. For a deeper look at the arduous work put into making X-Wings fly and light sabers clash amidst a violent ocean backdrop, check out this VFX reel released by Industrial Light and Magic. It truly is astounding to s

Bob Iger reveals WandaVision’s 2020 release date
During yesterday’s Disney Earnings Call, Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed the official release date for Disney+’s forthcoming WandaVision. Originally set for a Spring 2021 launch, the Elisabeth Olson and Paul Bettany-led MCU series will now be making its highly-anticipated debut later this year in December, which is much earlier than the previous scheduled release date.
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Ray Donovan cancelled by Showtime
All good things must come to an end. So it goes with Ray Donovan, which Showtime has ultimately decided to cancel after seven seasons. The news came courtesy of a statement made by the network (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“After seven incredible seasons, Ray Donovan has concluded its run on Showtime,” reads Showtime’s statement. “We are proud that the series ended amid such strong viewership and on such a powerful note. Our deepest than

"Somebody's out there pulling all the strings." Lionsgate has revealed the first official trailer for the new Saw movie, retitled to Spiral. The full title is Spiral: From the Book of Saw, though they're going with just Spiral for the actual release. Directed by Darren Bousman (of Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera), the idea for this return to the Saw universe comes directly from Chris Rock - credited for the story. Rock also stars in it, along with Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols

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Lionsgate has released the trailer for the Saw reboot Spiral: From the Book of Saw, starring Chris Rock as a cop investigating a strange case. Check out the Spiral trailer below!
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This particular installment of the long-running horror franchise comes from a story by Chris Rock, who will co-star with Samuel L. Jackson. Rock plays

"Don't let his huge belly fool you, ten men can't defeat the chubby hero." Well Go USA has released an official US trailer for the Chinese comedy Enter the Fat Dragon, which is opening in US theaters later this month after first opening in China / Hong Kong recently. Yes, as the title indicates, this is a parody of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, but about a fat martial arts hero instead of a super skinny one. Oh boy. A new action-comedy movie from martial arts superstar Donnie Yen. A police offi

"The following story was inspired by a true story. The true story was inspired by a false story. The false story was not very inspired." The Match Factory has unveiled a peculiar teaser trailer for an Italian film titled Bad Tales, also known as Favolacce in Italian, which is premiering at the Berlin Film Festival later this month. The only vague descriptions of the film so far involve referencing children and the chaos they bring. This Italian drama is set in the suburbs of Rome. "Tensions her

Al Pacino appeared to be confused about which TV programme he was appearing on in an interview that has caused a stir online.
The legendary actor was on BBC’s The One Show last night (February 4) to promote his new Amazon series Hunters with his co-star Logan Lerman.
During the interview, Lerman was telling presenters Matt Baker and Alex Jones that Hunters is the kind of work you think about all the time – even dream about – before Pacino cuts in to say: “You always dream

Bohemian Rhapsody star Lucy Boynton has been confirmed as the lead in the upcoming new musical biopic Faithfull, which tackles the life of British musician Marianne Faithfull.
Boynton’s involvement in the project was first reported by Deadline in October last year, but her role has now been officially confirmed — with Alexander McQueen documentary director Ian Bonhote heading up the new project.
It’s believed that the film will focus on Faithfull’s much publicised relatio

BEGIN SLIDESHOWFebruary 4 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s February 4 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
Doctor SleepScarred by trauma he endured as a child, Dan Torrance has fought to find peace. But that peace is shattered when he encounters Abra, a girl with a powerful gift, k