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BEGIN SLIDESHOWFebruary 18 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s February 18 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
Jojo RabbitWhen a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis) finds a Jewish girl hiding in his attic, he must confront his own fanaticism in this darkly funny comedy from write

Painkiller: Netflix orders opioid crisis series with Peter Berg directing
Painkiller, an eight-episode limited series on the origins of the opioid crisis, has been greenlit at Netflix, Variety has confirmed. Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, The Leftovers) is set to direct all eight episodes.
Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Transparent) will write, showrun, and executive produce the series. Eric Newman, the showrunner for Narcos: Mexico,

Ryan Murphy unveils first look at Ewan McGregor in Netflix’s Halston
After nearly five months since signing on for the series, Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story) has taken to Instagram to unveil the first look at Ewan McGregor (Birds of Prey) as iconic fashion designer Roy Frowick, best known as Halston, in the upcoming Netflix biographic limited series, as well as revealing the full cast on the project. The tease can be viewed below!
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"Instead of looking for the cure, we need to cure inside ourselves." Abramorama has debuted a trailer for a documentary called The Mindfulness Movement which, go figure, is about the "mindfulness movement" currently sweeping the world. From executive producers Jewel and Deepak Chopra, this inspirational doc "examines the growing number of people throughout society who believe mindfulness – a peaceful quality of attention anyone can develop by simply focusing on the present moment in a non

"Kids are supposed to make mistakes. That's what the whole point of being a kid is." Hulu has debuted an official trailer for the indie coming-of-age comedy Big Time Adolescence, which originally premiered in-competition at the Sundance Film Festival last year. It received mostly positive reviews, but didn't end up with tons of buzz coming out of the fest. Hulu has dropped a red band trailer, in addition to a regular one, and will be releasing this in a few limited theaters before it's availabl

Tzi Ma & Kheng Hua Tan joins The CW’s female-led Kung Fu reboot
After the Kung Fu reboot series had been given a pilot order at The CW last month, Deadline now brings word that Tzi Ma (The Farewell, Mulan) and Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich Asians) have been tapped to join as the first series regulars in Christina M. Kim and Greg Berlanti’s upcoming female-led reboot of David Carradine’s 1970s martial arts drama.
Ma and Kheng are set to play the roles of Jin

Ava DuVernay reuniting with When They See Us’ Freddy Miyares for DMZ
Afer landing Rosario Dawson (Briarpatch) and Benjamin Bratt (Doctor Strange) for key roles in the pilot, Ava DuVernay is reuniting with When They See Us star Freddy Miyares for her upcoming HBO adaptation of the Vertigo comic book series DMZ, according to Deadline.
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DMZ takes place in a near-future where an American civil war ha

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Mandatory Streamers: The Walking Dead returns for Season 10B
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of February 17, The Walking Dead returns for the second half of its 10th season, promising a massive escalation in the war with the Whisperers. Check out the best shows debuting and returning online this week as well as the latest renewal announcements below and be sure to visi

Fascism takes over the country in The Plot Against America trailer
HBO has released the official trailer for their upcoming limited drama series The Plot Against America, highlighting the obstacles that a Jewish family will go through when an antisemitic and fascist person becomes the newly-elected president of America. Starring Winona Ryder, Zoe Kazan and John Turturro, the miniseries will be making its debut on March 16. Check out video below!
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Claire Denis’ The Stars at Noon with Pattinson, Qualley lands at A24
After starring in her acclaimed sci-fi drama High Life two years ago, Robert Pattinson is reuniting with Claire Denis for her next project The Stars at Noon, in which he will star alongside Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and has just been acquired by A24, according to Deadline.
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Prior to hitting the European

"The entire ocean has begun moving." GKids has unveiled an official US trailer for the Japanese anime film titled Children of the Sea, which has been playing at a few film festivals last year (after initially opening in Japan in the summer). This is the latest feature made by Japan's Studio 4°C (known for Tekkonkinkreet, MFKZ, Mind Game, Animatrix, Batman: Gotham Knight, and others), and is directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collabo

"The entire ocean has begun moving." GKids has unveiled an official US trailer for the Japanese anime film titled Children of the Sea, which has been playing at a few film festivals last year (after initially opening in Japan in the summer). This is the latest feature made by Japan's Studio 4°C (known for Tekkonkinkreet, MFKZ, Mind Game, Animatrix, Batman: Gotham Knight, and others), and is directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with a score by award-winning composer and longtime Studio Ghibli collabo

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Negan advises Alpha in The Walking Dead episode 10.09 sneak peek
AMC has released a sneak peek clip from The Walking Dead‘s upcoming episode 10.09 titled “Squeeze,” featuring fan-favorite villain Negan as he gives Samantha Morton’s Alpha advice about who might be the potential traitor among The Whisperers. The series is set to return on February 23. Check out the video in the player below!
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars clip: The cavalry has arrived
A few days ahead of the highly-anticipated premiere of the seventh and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Disney+ and Lucasfilm have debuted a new clip showing the cavalry has arrived in the form of Clone Force 99, also known as The Bad Batch. The clip can be viewed in the player below!
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From Dave Filoni, director and executi

Big Time Adolescence red band trailer starring Pete Davidson
Hulu has released the official red band trailer for director Jason Orley’s upcoming directorial debut comedy film titled Big Time Adolescence, starring SNL member Pete Davidson (King of Staten Island, The Suicide Squad) and Griffin Gluck (American Vandal, Locke & Key). The film will have its theatrical release in select theaters on March 13 and on Hulu on March 20. Check out the video below!
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"You're both in danger, you need to destroy it!" Lionsgate has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Dreamkatcher, which is indeed about a haunted dreamcatcher. Not to be confused with the other dreamcatcher horror (from 2003) titled, of course, Dreamcatcher (this new one has a "k" incase you didn't notice). In order to try and stop his bad dreams, a young boy steals a dreamcatcher from a mysterious neighbor forcing his family to rescue him from a nightmarish entity n

Martin McDonagh reuniting with In Bruges’ Farrell, Gleeson for new project
After working with the Disney-owned studio on his Oscar-nominated Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh is teaming up with Searchlight Pictures (formerly Fox Searchlight) for his next project that will also reportedly reunite the 49-year-old director with In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, according to Deadline.
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Tom Holland has said he will be taking a break from Instagram to focus on himself away from social media.
The Spider-Man actor told E! News, “I don’t have Instagram right now, I just had to get away from it and take a break.
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“It was taking over my life, and I was becoming obsessed by it,” said Holland. “Like, ‘How many likes did I get?’ and ‘What did people sa

Dexter Fletcher to direct Paramount’s The Saint reboot
Variety is reporting that director Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman) is set to helm Paramount Pictures’ The Saint reboot from a script written by Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego Batman Movie, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark Shadows).
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The movie follows Simon Templar (a.k.a. The Saint), a Robin Hood-esque criminal and thief for hire. The Simon Templar charact

Vida Season 3 trailer and premiere date revealed
The first trailer for Starz‘s upcoming third season of their critically-acclaimed drama series Vida has arrived online, featuring our first preview of the new season where Emma and Lyn continues their best to run their late mother’s titular bar in hopes of making it the best spot for Latinx culture. The series is scheduled to return this April 26. Check out the video below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Vivarium trailer traps Imogen Poots & Jesse Eisenberg in a forever home
Saban Films has released the international trailer for their upcoming sci-fi thriller film Vivarium, featuring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg as a young couple who gets trapped in an ideal neighborhood. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and is set to premiere in select theaters on March 27. Check out the video in the player below!
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Joe Dante to consult on HBO Max’s Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
During an interview with Daily Dead, Joe Dante, the director of Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch, revealed that he will be consulting on HBO Max’s upcoming animated Gremlins prequel series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.
Regarding the project, Dante said: “Yeah, I’m consulting on it. It’s good. It’s going to be good, yeah. I’m very pleased with the way it’s going. It’s

The Book of Ruth: Ruth Wilson & Matt Bomer to star in AIDS drama film
According to Deadline, Golden Globe winners Ruth Wilson (The Affair, His Dark Materials) and Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart) have officially signed on for the leading roles in Tony nominee Michael Arden’s upcoming feature directorial debut titled The Book of Ruth, centering on the life of Ruth Coker Burks, who is an AIDS awareness advocate and a caregiver for AIDS patients during the 1980s.
“It’s a great h

BEGIN SLIDESHOWExtraction first-look photos: Chris Hemsworth stars in new Netflix film
Netflix has released the first-look photos for their upcoming Russo Brothers-produced action thriller film Extraction, featuring MCU star Chris Hemsworth as fearless black market mercenary Tyler Rake. Also starring David Harbour, the film is scheduled to be released on April 24. Check out the full photos in the gallery below! (via USA Today)
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Jim Carrey has spoken about the initial backlash against the Sonic character design, dubbing it a good thing.
When the first trailer for the now-released live-action film was released fans were quick to criticise details of Sonic’s appearance, including the size of his eyes and prominence of his teeth.
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The actor plays the film’s antagonist Dr Robotnik, and has now c

Actress and activist Rose McGowan, whose revelations about Harvey Weinstein sparked the #MeToo movement, has expressed regret over her past comments on Natalie Portman’s Oscars dress.
The garment, which had the names of several snubbed female filmmakers embroidered onto the fabric, was intended to highlight the lack of women nominated in certain categories, including Best Director.
McGowan subsequently criticised Portman for the stunt, calling the dress “deeply offensive” and a

BEGIN SLIDESHOWKingdom Season 2 teaser trailer: Fight the living, survive the dead
Netflix has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming second season of their South Korean horror period drama Kingdom, giving us a preview of the intense scenes in the new season as the crown prince tries to not only fought off raging zombies but also the evil people who betrayed him. Starring Ju Ji-Hoon and Bae Doona, the hit series will be making its return on March 13. Check out the video in the player belo

Discover the magic of The Secret Garden in new trailer
Studiocanal has released the official trailer for their upcoming film adaptation of The Secret Garden, featuring Dixie Egerickx’s Mary as she tries to explore the magic of the garden along with her cousin Edan Hayhurst’s Colin. Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic fantasy novel of the same name, the film doesn’t have a U.S. release date yet but it will hit the UK theaters on April 17. Also starring Oscar winner

BEGIN SLIDESHOWBill & Ted are looking sharp in new Face the Music photo
Orion Pictures has released a brand new still for director Dean Parisot’s highly-anticipated threequel Bill & Ted Face the Music, featuring our favorite time-travelling titular duo, portrayed by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, in their colorful suits. Check out the full photo in the gallery below!
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Bill & Ted Face the M

Martin Scorsese has been the subject of a Twitter-wide frenzy following a viral tweet summarising his films.
The tweet, by MSNBC producer Andrew Paul Joyce, claims to describe “80% of Scorsese movies” with mentions of familiar doo-wop music, nostalgic voiceovers and other gangster movie tropes.80% of Scorsese movies
*doo wop music plays* shoo bob shoo bob
VOICE OVER: In the old neighborhood things had a way of gettin done
*3 hours of transition shots of people loading things on truck

"Follow me! There are even more secrets in this garden." Studiocanal UK revealed the full-length official trailer for a new film adapted from the beloved book titled The Secret Garden. We posted the lovely first teaser last fall, this latest trailer is also quite enthralling. This new take on the classic is directed by Marc Munden (Miranda, The Mark of Cain), and stars Dixie Egerickx (from "Genius", The Little Stranger, & "A Royal Winter") as Mary Lennox. It's about a young British girl bor

"This house is forever." Vertigo Releasing has debuted the official UK trailer for sci-fi psychological thriller Vivarium, which premiered at the Cannes FIlm Festival last summer. One of my favorite sci-fi creations from the last year. This fantastic "Black Mirror"-esque thriller has been playing on the festival circuit, and is arriving in theaters + on VOD next month. In search of a starter home, a young couple follow a mysterious estate agent to a nice home. There they find themselves trapped

Leigh Whannell has given John Carpenter fans an update on his upcoming remake of Escape from New York.
The Saw writer announced initial plans last year to write the reboot, after confirming his gig as writer-director of The Invisible Man (in cinemas 28 February), and has now shared further news with ComicBook.com.
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“It’s funny, I’ve been so busy working on this film where I hav