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Cineworld Follows in AMC’s Footsteps, Will No Longer Play Universal Movies
Following the recent announcement that AMC Theatres now refuse to play Universal Pictures’ movies after the studio released Trolls World Tour digitally and NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell’s comments about the sequel’s success releasing on PVOD, Regal owner Cineworld has followed in the theater chains’ footsteps announcing they will also not be playing Universal films in their theaters, according

Oscars eligibility rules being tweaked amidst pandemic
With theaters being shut down around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that it will be tweaking its eligibility rules for the 2021 event, according to Variety.
RELATED: Venice Film Festival Still Moving Forward With No Cannes Collaboration
The board of governors met on Tuesday and approved a temporary hold on the requirement that a film must have a seven-day theatri

Chad Stahelski, David Leitch returning for The Matrix 4
Prior to making their co-directorial debuts on the hit John Wick franchise debut, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch were best known for their work as stunt directors on many blockbuster projects, including the original Matrix trilogy and now it appears as though they are set to return for the highly-anticipated fourth installment in the series.
RELATED: Exclusive: David Leitch Wants to Return for Matrix 4!
In an inte

May 2020 Free Games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold
Sony and Microsoft have both announced the slate of May 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 two titles, Cities: Skylines – PlayStation 4 Edition, where you can develop a small, bustling community, and Farming Simulator 19, allowing players to harvest crops, raise livestock, tack

Dermot Mulroney is hunting Hanna in first season 2 teaser
Amazon has debuted the first teaser for the upcoming second season of the series adaptation of Hanna, which gives viewers the first look at Dermot Mulroney’s mysterious new villain as he’s on the hunt for the titular heroine. The teaser can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: Dermot Mulroney Joins Amazon Prime’s Hanna Season 2
Having lived all her life in a forest in Northern Poland, Hanna becomes the hear

Ubisoft revealing new Assassin’s Creed setting in livestream!
After nearly two years since the last installment in its hit action franchise, Ubisoft has partnered with BossLogic and taken to Twitter to unveil the next setting in the Assassin’s Creed franchise! The livestream can be viewed below!
RELATED: The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima Get New Release DatesAssassin’s Creed: Teaser | Ubisoft is live with BossLogic | Tune in for the next Assassin’s

Details on The Simpsons Composer Alf Clausen’s Firing
According to The Hollywood Reporter, court papers have revealed why composer Alf Clausen exited The Simpsons three years ago after being attached to the animated series for 27 years, earning nearly two dozen Emmy nominations for his work.
Last August, Clausen filed a lawsuit against Disney and its Fox divisions claiming that he was fired due to age discrimination. The Simpsons producers have argued that Clausen’s suit is “a

2020 Fantasia Festival to be held online
As many film festivals are looking to circumvent the global pandemic to bring exciting new projects to fans, the Fantasia International Film Festival will be hosting its 2020 edition online with a virtual screening event that runs from Aug. 20 to Sept. 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: Venice Film Festival Still Moving Forward With No Cannes Collaboration
Festival organizers will adopt the Festival Scope and Shift72’s virtual sc

Mandatory Streamers: The War Ramps Up in Billions Season 5
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of April 27, the war is ramping up again between Chuck Rhodes (Paul Giamatti) and Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) as Corey Stoll’s Mike Prince enters the fray in Billions Season 5. Check out the best shows debuting and returning online this week as well as the latest renewal announcement

"Schea's story is important to be told…" 1091 Media has released an official trailer for a sports documentary called Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story, which originally premiered back in 2016 at the Los Angeles Film Festival. This is yet another basketball biopic doc, joining recent films like The Legend of Swee' Pea, A Kids From Coney Island, and Jump Shot. Plus with Michael Jordan series "The Last Dance" being watched by fans worldwide, and the pandemic shutting down sports this year, d

Wes Ball to Helm Amblin’s First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Adaptation
According to Vital Thrills, Wes Ball (The Maze Runner franchise) will helm Amblin Partners’ adaptation of Claire North’s sci-fi novel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August after Amblin acquired feature film rights to the book.
RELATED: Stolen Time: Sunny Jacobs Biopic in the Works at Amblin Partners
In the movie, a man repeatedly born into the same life, who remembers all his past experiences, seeks to

Kaley Cuoco Joins Kevin Hart in The Man from Toronto
Variety is reporting that Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory, The Flight Attendant, Harley Quinn) will star opposite Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in the upcoming action-comedy The Man from Toronto from Sony Pictures.
RELATED: An American Pickle: HBO Max Acquires Seth Rogen’s Comedy Film
The Man from Toronto uses a case of mistaken identity as the film’s jumping-off point after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as th

"You wouldn't last five seconds on that hill. It takes balls to do it!" Let's get ready to rolllllll!! Let's Roll is the latest short film made by talented UK filmmaker Chris Thomas - he also directed the excellent short films Cropped and Land of Steel we've featured in the past. Chris says that in light of this year's "Gloucester Cheese Roll" being cancelled, they wanted to release the film online to celebrate the spirit of the cheese "in what's usually the build-up to Brockworth's finest hour

Bastille frontman Dan Smith is set to discuss Girlhood with star Karida Toure tonight (April 29) as the band’s Distraction Tactics film club continues.
The new lockdown project has been running since last month, when it kicked off with a chat about Shaun Of The Dead with Simon Pegg.
Along with Toure, 1917 star George MacKay will also be on the new episode, which airs at 9pm BST, about True History Of The Kelly Gang.Read more: WhatsApp film clubs and Houseparty pub quizzes: how social dista

NBC’s Hit Dance Competition Series World of Dance Returning This Summer
NBC’s hit dance competition series World of Dance has announced its 34 acts across multiple genres, ages and dance styles for Season 4. This season will showcase an extraordinary new group of world-class competitors ready to showcase their talents to win a life-altering grand prize of $1 million and the title of best dancer in the world. World of Dance Season 4 is set to premiere on Tuesday, May 26 at 10 p.

"There was no way how I could see the thief in this guy." Neon has unveiled an official trailer for a highly acclaimed documentary titled The Painter and the Thief, made by Norwegian doc filmmaker Benjamin Ree. This premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and ended up winning a Jury Award. It also played at the Rotterdam, Tempo Documentary, and Wisconsin Film Festivals. The fascinating doc film follows a struggling Czech artist who befriends the thief who stole two of her pai

TBS reviving Wipeout for eighth season!
It’s been nearly six years since the aquatic obstacle course series Wipeout ended its run on ABC and now it has found a new home at TBS as the cable network has announced it will be reviving the fan-favorite for a 20-episode eighth season, according to TVLine!
RELATED: Quibi’s Punk’d Revival Series Trailer Features New Host Chance the Rapper
Described as a re-imagining at the cabler, the eighth season will feature new form

Slumdog Millionaire & Life of Pi Star Irrfan Khan Dies at Age 53
It is with great sadness that ComingSoon.net (via HuffPost) must report that Bollywood star Irrfan Khan has died at the age of 53 in a hospital in the western city of Mumbai, his agency Hardly Anonymous Communications revealed in a statement. The Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi star announced in 2018 that he had been diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine tumor.pic.twitter.com/IDThvTr6yF
— Irrfan (@irrfank) March 16, 20

Shudder unveils two new trivia events!
For horror fans, streaming service Shudder has been an exhilarating treat since its 2016 launch and now the AMC-owned service is giving fans a chance to dive into its iconic library for free with two new trivia events being held this week!
RELATED: Blood Quantum: Shudder Surprise Drops Acclaimed Canadian Indigenous Zombie Thriller
Writer/director Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here) and screenwriter/journalist Mike Gingold (Halloween Night) are part

The list of the biggest box office bombs for 2019 has been revealed, seeing X-Men: Dark Phoenix with the most substantial financial loss.
The list, published annually by Deadline, showed the spin-off superhero film led by Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) lost $143 million (£115 million) at the worldwide box office.
Read more: The 14 floppiest movie box office flops of 2017
The X-Men film was singled out for being directed by first-time director Simon Kinberg, who wrote a

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHot Toys unveils Into the Spider-Verse’s Spider Gwen figure!
While fans may be anxious about the two-plus-year wait for the highly-anticipated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel, Hot Toys has a little fix with the reveal of new Spider-Gwen figures from the 2018 Oscar winner. Check out the first look at the figures in the gallery below!
RELATED: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sequel Slips To October 2022
Following the debut of 1/6th scale Miles M

BEGIN SLIDESHOWTenet projecting low box-office opening
Warner Bros. may be sticking to their guns with the July release date of Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated mystery blockbuster Tenet, but new reports are showing that should theaters be open in time that the studio is projecting a low box office opening. (Via IndieWire)
RELATED: Warner Bros. Confirms Christopher Nolan’s Tenet Still Set for July Release
In an interview with Variety, National Association of Theatre

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CS Review: Defending Jacob Is a Worthwhile Psychological Family Drama
After watching all eight episodes of creator Mark Bomback’s character-driven limited series adaptation of William Landay’s bestselling novel Defending Jacob, I knew there was something special about the Apple TV+ series that is so much more than a simple legal drama.
In the series, a family’s lives are irreparably disrupted when Andy (Chris Evans) and Laurie (Michelle Dockery) Barber’s

Disney World & Universal Orlando Theme Parks Unveil Reopening Strategy
According to Deadline, the Orange County Economic Task Force has issued preliminary guidelines as theme parks like Disney World and Universal Orlando consider a phased approach to reopening.
RELATED: Universal Studios To Remain Closed Through May
The recommendations, which will be assessed and updated as needed, include suggestions that larger theme parks should begin Phase 1 by operating at a 50% capacity with the poten

Disney World & Universal Orlando reopening strategies unveiled
According to Deadline, the Orange County Economic Task Force has issued preliminary guidelines as theme parks like Disney World and Universal Orlando consider a phased approach to reopening.
RELATED: Universal Studios To Remain Closed Through May
The recommendations, which will be assessed and updated as needed, include suggestions that larger theme parks should begin Phase 1 by operating at a 50% capacity with the potential to

"This is really hard for me… and I need your support." 1091 Media has unveiled the official trailer for an indie drama titled Here Awhile, which is arriving on VOD in June after originally premiering last fall. The film stars actress Anna Camp as Anna, a terminally ill woman who returns to Oregon to reconnect with her estranged brother while simultaneously making the heart-wrenching choice to end her life – putting to use the unique "Death with Dignity Act" in Oregon. The cast incl

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Luke Skywalker Star Wars Trilogy Prints Released by Bottleneck Gallery!
Bottleneck Gallery and Acme Archives have released two sets of Star Wars trilogy prints by artist Florey, inspired by A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, all focusing on the one and only Luke Skywalker. The prints are currently on sale at bottleneckgallery.com, and can be viewed in the gallery below!
RELATED: Disney+’s Cassian Andor Brings Back Genevieve O’Reilly, Adds De

Kevin Bacon has said he would like to play Joe Exotic in any potential Tiger King film adaptation.
The actor praised the Netflix docuseries, telling NBC News on 3rd Hour of TODAY that he would play the big cat owner “in a second”.Read more: Netflix’s wild documentary ‘Tiger King’ looks like a cartoon but has plenty to teach us about morality right now“I said to my wife, ‘This is an amazing show,'” Bacon began. “‘The reason that I’

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Reno 911! Is Back With the Season 7 Trailer & First Look Photos!
Quibi has released the official Reno 911! trailer, welcoming back our favorite squad members for the seventh season. You can check out the trailer below as well as the key art and first look photos in the gallery!
RELATED: CS Interview: Dane DeHaan & Veena Sud on Quibi’s The Stranger
The Reno 911! revival series will feature the return of the original cast led by writers and creators Robert

CS Soapbox: A Parks and Recreation Reunion is Exactly What We Need Right Now
Parks and Recreation follows the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, Leslie Knope. In its first season, the show appeared to be a well-intentioned rip-off of its grandfather mockumentary, The Office: a clueless boss surrounded by misfits. However, as we continued watching, Leslie Knope and Parks and Recreation evolved; becoming the most optimistic show to ever

"Maybe the time spent there chasing your dreams is better off spent here, chasing a paycheck." Lionsgate has released a trailer for a comedy titled 2 Minutes of Fame, formerly known as #TwoMinutesofFame (oh do I hate hashtag film titles and I'm glad they changed this one). The film is about a wannabe comedian who becomes internet famous after making impressions of another comedian. He heads to LA to try and achieve greater fame, but ends up in the cross-hairs of the veteran stand-up comic who "

BEGIN SLIDESHOWTaika Waititi Finds a Positive in Thor: Love & Thunder Delay
The coronavirus pandemic has been a truly awful experience for many. Yet, some are able to find a few positives. For example, Thor: Love & Thunder writer/director Taika Waititi recently sat down with Total Film and explained that the upcoming Marvel sequel has actually benefited from the delay.
“There are a few positive things I can take away [from the Covid-19 crisis],” he said. “One of them i

Cult actress of the 1980s Jill Gascoine has died at the age of 83, her family has confirmed.
Gascoine passed away after having suffered from Alzheimer’s. Her husband, actor Alfred Molina, called it a “cowardly disease”.
The actress most famously starred in ITV police drama The Gentle Touch as DI Maggie Forbes, a touchstone series which was the first British police drama in which a woman played the lead role.Read more: A humble soul who transformed onstage: a tribute to my

"The whole idea of this show is to test your will to go on." Wild Eye Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for a strange horror called Human Zoo, which is the most generic descriptive name for the film possible. The internet watches live, as reality-show contestants struggle against time to see who will stay in solitary confinement the longest and take home the one million dollar prize. The film stars Robert Carradine (the younger half-brother of David Carradine), Trista Robinson, Rachel

BEGIN SLIDESHOWAMC vows to ban Universal films from their theaters following Trolls’ success
Everyone loves some good drama, right? Well, apparently, according to The Hollywood Reporter, AMC has decided to go ahead and ban all future Universal films from their theaters after NBCUniversal CEO’s recent comments about releasing films straight to VOD following the success of Trolls: World Tour. Click here to purchase Trolls World Tour on Premium VOD!
“The results for Trolls World

The Letter for the King Season 1 Episode 5 and Episode 6
In the previous episode of Netflix’s The Letter for the King, magic saved Tiuri from Slupor, and the squires found Lavinia. In The Letter for the King Season 1 Episode 5, Ardanwen led them to a small village, and in The Letter for the King Season 1 Episode 6, Viridian used the Blood Moon to fulfill the prophecy.
The Black Knight’s Wife
The squires argued with Lavinia over Tiuri, as they still had a mission. However, he was inj

Marvel stalwart Karen Gillan has been cast in a double role in upcoming sci-fi clone movie Dual.
The film, written and directed by Riley Stearns (The Art of Self Defense), is about a terminally ill woman who decides to clone herself for the benefit of her friends and family.Read more: ‘The Party’s Just Beginning’ review: Marvel stalwart Karen Gillan showcases comic superpowers in a sparkling indie debut behind the cameraGillan will play both the woman with the illness

A rift between AMC Cinemas and Universal following the release of Trolls World Tour will mean the world’s largest cinema chain will not screen films distributed by Universal once cinemas reopen.
While outposts around the world have been shuttered due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Universal has released a number of films exclusively online, including Trolls World Tour and The Invisible Man.Read more: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirusThe dispute fo

Steven Spielberg has spoken of the potential for a sequel of The Goonies over a reunion with the cast, 35 years later.
The Jaws filmmaker served as an executive producer on the 1985 cult film, based on a story he wrote about a group of kids attempting to save their homes and discovering an old treasure map.Read more: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: release date, plot details, cast and everything we know so farSpielberg spoke of a potential sequel, whic

Daft Punk has not signed, or even entered discussions, to produce a score for Dario Argento’s upcoming feature Dark Glasses (Occhiali Neri), according to a statement from the film’s producers.
It was reported earlier this week that Argento had said the French electronic music duo were on board, but the producers have now issued a statement to set the record straight.
Producers Conchita Airoldi at Urania Pictures and Brahim Chioua at Getaway Pictures said Argento’s words reflect

Actor and Bollywood legend Irrfan Khan has died at the age of 53, it has been confirmed.
Khan had been admitted to hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday (April 28) after suffering a kidney infection. He passed away earlier today after his condition subsequently deteriorated, a spokesperson confirmed.
The actor had previously undergone treatment in 2018 after he was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour.
Confirming his passing, Khan’s spokesman said: “‘I trust, I have surrendered&rsquo

Actor and Bollywood legend Irrffan Khan has died at the age of 53, it has been confirmed.
Khan had been admitted to hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday (April 28) after suffering a kidney infection. He passed away earlier today after his condition subsequently deteriorated, a spokesperson confirmed.
The actor had previously undergone treatment in 2018 after he was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour.
Confirming his passing, Khan’s spokesman said: “‘I trust, I have surrendered&rsqu

The Academy Awards will permit films that debuted on a streaming service without a cinema run to quality for nominations, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
It marks the first time that streaming films have been eligible to run, but the change is not permanent and will only apply to films released in 2020.
The decision, which was announced on Tuesday, comes after coronavirus severely impacted the film industry, prompting the cancellation of manor film festivals including SXSW and Cann

BEGIN SLIDESHOWEric Warren Singer tapped to pen Now You See Me 3!
After years of waiting for a new update on Now You See Me 3, Lionsgate has revealed that development is back underway with Oscar nominee Eric Warren Singer (American Hustle, Top Gun: Maverick) signing on to pen the script!
RELATED: Exclusive: Jon M. Chu Opens Up About Now You See Me 3 Delay
The third installment, which is based on a fresh take on the franchise from Singer, is being described as capturing “the fun,