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A number of cinema companies have updated their websites with Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey to optimise searches for Birds of Prey following reports of a disappointing opening weekend.
Theatre chains including Regal Cinemas, Cinemark and AMC Theatres altered Warner Bros.’s official title Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn to place Margot Robbie’s popular DC Comics character more prominently.
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Lauren Graham cast as the new coach in Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks series
It has already been 28 years since the theatrical release of Disney’s classic film The Mighty Ducks, and now Deadline brings word that Disney+ has officially given a 10-episode series order to the long-awaited series of the 1992 sports comedy-drama with Gilmore Girls alum Lauren Graham attached to lead the show as the coach of the titular youth hockey team. In addition to Graham, Good Boys star Brady Noon has a

Sony’s Masters of the Universe film to begin production this summer
During an interview with Harpers Bazaar, Masters of the Universe star Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Fosters) revealed that Sony’s live-action He-Man project is expected to begin filming this summer.
The outlet wrote: “For the Masters of the Universe, Centineo, in preparation to play He-Man, bulked up 30 pounds of muscle last year (eating 11 eggs for breakfast on the regular),

Rose McGowan has criticised Natalie Portman’s activist stunt at last weekend’s Academy Awards, accusing the actress of “acting the part of someone who cares”.
Portman showed solidarity with female filmmakers who weren’t nominated for the Best Director award at the Oscars by wearing a dress embroidered with their names.
Actress and activist McGowan, whose revelations about Harvey Weinstein sparked the #MeToo movement, wrote in a lengthy Facebook post today (February

The Baccarat Machine: Awkwafina to star as world’s greatest female gambler
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Golden Globe winner Awkwafina (The Farewell, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Crazy Rich Asians) will star in SK Global’s The Baccarat Machine, centering on the most successful female gambler in modern history, Cheung Yin “Kelly” Sun. The feature is inspired by Michael Kaplan’s article “The Baccarat Machine” that was published in Cigar Aficio

Cosmic Sin: Bruce Willis to star in new sci-fi action film
According to Deadline, Golden Globe winner Bruce Willis has officially signed on for the leading role in a brand new sci-fi action film titled Cosmic Sin which will be directed by Corey Large and Edward Drake, who have also worked with Willis on Saban Films’ Breach that is currently on post-production.
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Cosmic Sin will follow the

Netflix’s The Power of the Dog casts McKenzie, Smit-McPhee & more!
With a strong cast already led by Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame), Jesse Plemons (Game Night) and Kirsten Dunst (On Becoming a God in Central Florida), Netflix’s The Power of the Dog has expanded further with the additions of Kodi Smit-McPhee (Dark Phoenix), Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit) and Frances Conroy (Joker), according to Deadline.
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Gangs of London trailer from The Raid director Gareth Evans
Sky Atlantic has released the first trailer for The Raid director Gareth Evans’ upcoming crime drama series Gangs of London, offering us a preview of the series’ action-packed sequences. Starring Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror-Hang the DJ) and Michelle Fairley (Games of Thrones), Gangs of London is scheduled to debut sometime this year. Check out the video in the player below!
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Michael B. Jordan joins untitled David O. Russell project
Less than 24 hours ago news broke that David O. Russell’s upcoming film had cast Margot Robbie (Birds of Prey), and now The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) has also joined the roster that began with Christian Bale.
RELATED: Margot Robbie Joins Christian Bale in Untitled David O. Russell Film
Russell will write and direct the project, which teams him with Bale for the third time after

St Vincent, Trent Reznor, and Janelle Monáe are some of the new speakers confirmed for SXSW 2020.
Also added to the annual Texas music and visual arts conference are Ozzy Osbourne, Sleater-Kinney‘s Carrie Brownstein, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Holly Herndon, Margo Price, Raekwon, and The Farewell writer-director Lulu Wang.
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Brownstein will be in conversation with Annie Clark (St. Vince

It’s Jackie Chan vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Iron Mask trailer
Signature Entertainment has released the official trailer for their upcoming action fantasy film The Iron Mask, a follow-up to the 2014 film The Forbidden Kingdom/ Viy that was loosely based on author Nikolai Gogol’s novel of the same name. Starring iconic action stars Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the film will hit the theaters in the UK and on digital on April 10. Check out the video in the player below!

Rick Moranis returning for Honey I Shrunk the Kids reboot!
After already getting back Joe Johnston to helm the Disney+ reboot of the acclaimed sci-fi comedy Honey I Shrunk the Kids, the biggest star of the original franchise Rick Moranis has signed on to return for an appearance, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The famously reclusive Moranis has been semi-retired for the past two decades, with the exception of occasional voice work. He most recently reprised Darth Helmet from Spa

"When I have the seal of the dragon, I will rule the world!" Signature UK has unveiled an official trailer for a film they're calling The Iron Mask, which is yet another new title for the film originally known as Viy 2: Journey to China. It has also gone under different titles including Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask, or The Mystery of the Dragon Seal in Malaysia, or any shortened version of those. This is actually a wacky Russian adventure fantasy film, co-produced by China, with a

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CS Video: James Marsden & Ben Schwartz talk Sonic the Hedgehog
ComingSoon.net recently sat down with the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog, including James Marsden and Ben Schwartz, to discuss the video game adaptation hitting theaters this Friday. You can check out the interviews now in the player below!
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Written by Patrick Casey (Golan the Insatiable), Josh Miller (Golan the Insatiable) and Oren Uziel (The Clove

Prepare for two new Tales From Beyond the Pale episodes!
The iconic decade-long radio drama Tales From Beyond the Pale: The Podcast has announced two new episodes are on the way for fans over the next week, beginning with a terrifying Valentine’s Day story Die Sleeping My Sweet by Glenn McQuaid and followed by Larry Fessenden‘s Who Killed Johnny Bernard?. Click here to listen for free!
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Exclusive Tuscaloosa trailer: Devon Bostick, Natalia Dyer fall in love
Cinedigm has granted ComingSoon.net with an exclusive trailer for the upcoming romantic drama Tuscaloosa starring Devon Bostick (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) and Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things). The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Based on the book of the same name by W. Glasgow Phillips, the film is set in 1972 Alabama and fo

"No one's ever lived to tell the tale." Scary! You never know what could be waiting out there for you if you breakdown in the middle of nowhere. Hazard is a supernatural horror short film, now available to watch online after premiering at festivals last year. The short was directed by Emmy award winner Gairo Cuevas, based in the Bay Area, who currently works at Pixar Animation Studios as a cinematographer / editor for all the making-of videos. Hazard stars Joanna Kay as Jane, and Adrian Deane a

Taika Waititi clarifies plans for Star Wars and Akira
After finally bursting into the mainstream and garnering all of the praise he deserves, Oscar-winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) has set himself up to be one of the biggest directors of the next decade and with talks surrounding his long-delayed Akira live-action adaptation and potential Star Wars project, he has opened up about his plans for both.
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Nathalie Emmanuel joins Kevin Hart in Quibi’s Die Hart series
According to Deadline, Game of Thrones alum Nathalie Emmanuel has officially signed on to star opposite Kevin Hart and John Travolta in Quibi’s forthcoming comedy-action series Die Hart. Emmanuel is set to portray the role of Hart’s rival in the action star school headed by Travolta’s character.
Emmanuel is best known for her role as Missandei in HBO’s award-winning series Game of Thrones which aired its

Sony Sets a New Marvel Film For October 2021
Later this year, Sony will add to its Marvel films with Morbius and Venom 2. However, Exhibitor Relations is reporting that “Sony’s web continues to grow” with an untitled Sony/Marvel film slated to hit theaters on October 8, 2021. That film is currently unannounced. But to make the 2021 date, it would have to begin production later this year.
Under Sony’s original deal with Marvel, the studio has the rights to make films

"We'll make a lot more money by working together than by shooting each other." eOne has released the official trailer for a crime drama from Quebec titled Mafia Inc, based on the book of the same name. This film is opening in Canada this week, but doesn't have any US release planned just yet. Set in Montreal in the 90s, the film tells the story of the Gamache family, tailors for the Paternò Mafia family for generations. Vince works on behalf of Frank the godfather with his eldest son, an

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Netflix’s The Letter for the King teaser: Define your destiny
Netflix has released the official The Letter for the King teaser and key art for the streamer’s upcoming series starring Amir Wilson (His Dark Materials), Ruby Serkis, Gjis Bloom, and Thaddea Graham (Curfew) and based on the best-selling novel of the same name. You can check out the teaser in the player below, and the new key art in the gallery!
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Cynthia Erivo to reprise podcast role for Amblin’s sci-fi thriller Carrier
After scoring two Oscar nominations for her work in the historical biopic Harriet, Cynthia Erivo has found her next project in Amblin’s big-screen adaptation of the sci-fi thriller podcast Carrier, in which she will reprise her role, according to Deadline.
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The film, written and directed by creator Dan Blank, will follow

Olivia Colman to lead Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut The Lost Daughter
Deadline brings word that Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Crown) has officially signed on to star in Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal’s upcoming directorial debut film titled The Lost Daughter, which will be an adaptation of author Elena Ferrante’s novel of the same name. In addition to Colman, Dakota Johnson (Peanut Butter Falcon), Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose) and Gyllen

Pete Davidson’s Netflix comedy special Alive From New York trailer debuts
Netflix has announced that Pete Davidson’s (SNL) first Netflix original comedy special, Pete Davidson: Alive From New York, is set to debut on February 25. You can check out the trailer for the stand-up comedy special in the player below!
Comedian Pete Davidson is known for his unfiltered anecdotes, and he’s giving the audience more than what they asked for in his first Netflix original comedy special, A

George MacKay and Lily-Rose Depp to lead Wolf
After leading the Oscar-winning war drama 1917 last year, George MacKay has found his next project in the form of genre pic Wolf in which he has signed on to star alongside Lily-Rose Depp (The King), according to Deadline.
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The film, written and directed by Nathalie Biancheri (Nocturnal), will be set in a home of young people who believe they are al

A new Tupac documentary is set to explore the theory that the iconic rapper faked his own death.
A report from Las Vegas-based KTNV Channel 13 says that Vegas filmmaker Rick Boss is making a film discussing the possibility that Tupac is indeed still alive.Read more: Is Tupac alive? A comprehensive guide to the rumours and conspiracy theoriesAccording to the report, the film initially titled 2Pac: The Great Escape From UMC will run through the events of the rapper’s shooting in 1996 and a s

Kwame Patterson Set for Recurring Role in Snowfall Season 4
According to Deadline, The Oath actor Kwame Patterson has been tapped for a recurring role in the upcoming fourth season of FX’s Snowfall. Details are scarce, though the trade notes the actor will play the role of a character named Lurp.
Continuing the tale of the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic/empire, the third season is set in the summer of 1984 as rock is spreading like wildfire through Los Angeles. Local police figh

Rian Johnson Shares His Thoughts On the Rise of Skywalker
By now everyone knows about the behind-the-scenes action that took place during the recent Star Wars trilogy, and seemingly everyone is determined to fabricate some sort of vendetta between JJ Abrams, who directed The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker, and Rian Johnson, who directed the middle chapter, The Last Jedi. Fans seem to believe that Johnson undermined Abrams’ story with his film, which led to Abrams exacting revenge

Joaquin Phoenix is teaming up with 20th Century Women director Mike Mills for his first role since playing Arthur Fleck/The Joker in Todd Phillips’ Joker.
The still untitled drama will see the actor take on a more sensitive role, as “an artist left to take care of his precocious young nephew as they forge an unexpected bond over a cross country trip,” according to Deadline.Read more: ‘Joker’: Check out the playlist Joaquin Phoenix listened to while getting his

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Fantasy Island clips reveal the rules of the island
Ahead of the film’s debut this Friday, three new clips from Sony Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming horror reimagining of the classic series Fantasy Island have arrived online, featuring Michael Peña as he explains the rules of the island. Also starring Lucy Hale and Maggie Q, you can check out the videos below!
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The synops

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew The Walking Dead Season 10B trailer previews final episodes
AMC has released a brand new trailer for the second half of The Walking Dead‘s tenth season, offering us a preview of this season’s final episodes. The video also teases the impending epic battle against The Whisperers as well as Danai Gurira’s emotional goodbye as Michonne. The series is set to return on February 23 with episode 10.09 titled “Squeeze.” Check out the video below alo

Amy Pascal planning to resurrect Universal’s Bride of Frankenstein
Coming off from the critical and commercial success of Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Variety brings word that Academy Award-nominated producer Amy Pascal has been exploring ways to bring a new life to Universal Pictures‘ long-in development reboot film of The Bride of Frankenstein. Last summer, Pascal decided to move her overall production deal to Universal from Sony Pictures.
“Amy expressed interest

Margot Robbie joins Christian Bale in Untitled David O. Russell Film
According to Deadline, Margot Robbie has joined Christian Bale in David O. Russell’s next project, which has no plot synopsis and no title as of now. But, this is very exciting news nonetheless as Robbie completes what amounts to a perfect film trifecta — Robbie + Bale + Russell? Who needs a plot synopsis with that kind of talent?
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"All anyone ever wants is to be respected for who you are." Dogwoof has debuted an official UK trailer for an acclaimed, empowering documentary titled The Australian Dream, which originally premiered at the Melbourne Film Festival last year. It tells the story of an Australian Football League player named Adam Goodes, who is an aboriginal native. Most of us outside of Australia don't know his story, but despite being of the best players this sports has ever seen, he was ousted and made to look

Exclusive: Michael Peña hopes to return for Ant-Man 3
Michael Peña has been one of the most lovable aspects of both installments in Marvel’s Ant-Man franchise as the titular hero’s partner-in-crime Luis and while details of the third installment are currently under wraps, the 44-year-old star confirmed to ComingSoon.net that while he hasn’t been asked back yet, he’s more than game to return to the series.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWLocke & Key Season 1 Episode 5 and Episode 6 Recap
In the previous episodes of Netflix’s Locke & Key, Bode discovered that the woman from the well needed him to willingly give her the keys, and Kinsey removed her fear from her mind. In Locke & Key Season 1 Episode 5, Kinsey’s key-use went too far, and in Locke & Key Season 1 Episode 6, Nina confronted Ellie.
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The keys now whispered to Kinsey and Tyler as well as Bode. They found another ke

The Hunt has been re-confirmed for an upcoming theatrical release, after its first campaign was cancelled last year.
The satirical horror film focuses on a group of “elite” Americans tracking down and killing “red state” conservatives for sport.Read more: Has anyone else had enough zombies to last them an un-lifetime?“This is not a dangerous movie,” the film’s co-writer Damon Lindelof told Variety. “This is not a provocative movie. This is not a di

Diego Luna reveals new details for Disney+’s Cassian Andor series
In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight (via Comic Book Movie), lead star Diego Luna has revealed a few details about Disney+‘s forthcoming Rogue One prequel series, centered on Luna’s Cassian Andor from the first Star Wars spin-off film. He confirmed that the Cassian Andor series is indeed expected to begin its production later this year and that he will be digitally de-aged in some parts of

"He makes it all look so deceivingly easy." Samuel Goldwyn Films has just debuted the official trailer for a feature documentary titled Henri Dauman: Looking Up, that is indeed about the photographer Henri Dauman. Directed by Peter Kenneth Jones, the film premiered in 2018 at a film festival and is arriving on VOD to watch this March. "Holocaust survivor and New York City resident Henri Dauman has been called one of the greatest photojournalists of the 20th century." He has photographed Marilyn

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The French Dispatch trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest!
Searchlight Pictures has released the first trailer for Wes Anderson’s comedy romance drama The French Dispatch, set to hit theaters on July 24. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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The French Dispatch is described as a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century Frenc

"A message from the foreman: one hour to press." Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first official trailer for Wes Anderson's latest film, titled The French Dispatch. It's inspired by the New Yorker, pulling from real events in history. Described as a "love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in 'The French Dispatch' magazine." Similar to Grand Budapest Hotel, it follows

"Your film is wild, I'm into it." Greenwich Entertainment has debuted an official US trailer for the wacky, weird, killer new film from French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux (of Rubber, Wrong, Wrong Cops). This originally premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year in Directors' Fortnight, and it finally opens in US theaters this March. The film stars Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin as a man who loves his deerskin jacket. Maybe a bit too much. His obsession with this special jacket causes him to blow

Liam Gallagher: As It Was was honoured with the award for Best Music Film as supported by Didsbury Gin at the NME Awards 2020 in London this evening (February 12).
Returning to the O2 Academy Brixton and hosted by Katherine Ryan and Julie Adenuga, the NME Awards celebrates the best of the last 12 months in music. See the full running list of winners so far here.
Liam Gallagher: As It Was beat fellow nominated films Beyoncé: Homecoming, BTS: Bring The Soul, Michael Hutchence: Mystify

The Academy has released a statement explaining the absence of actor Luke Perry from the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment on the live broadcast of the Oscars.
The montage remembers those who have died in the previous year, and was underscored this year by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell performing a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’.Read more: Oscars 2020: The biggest talking points from Brad Pitt’s first win to Eminem’s unexpected appearancePerry, who

Noah Centineo has shared his experiences of past drug use. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, the actor opened up about his tumultuous teenage years.
Centineo has risen to fame in the last few years since starring as Peter Kavinsky in Netflix YA romcom To All The Boys I Loved Before, and now the sequel, To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.Read more: ‘To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You’ review: Netflix’s clichéd sequel proves getting back to

Disney+’s Loki adds Gugu Mbatha-Raw to cast
With about a year left until Loki‘s premiere on the booming new streaming service Disney+, the cast for the series has found another major expansion in the form of The Morning Show and Black Mirror alum Gugu Mbatha-Raw for a reported key role, according to Deadline.
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Mbatha-Raw joins a cast that currently includes Tom Hiddle

BEGIN SLIDESHOWFebruary 11 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s February 11 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
Ford v FerrariBased on the true story, visionary car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and fearless driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) take on the race cars of Enzo Ferrar