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BEGIN SLIDESHOWWatched at Home: Top 20 Streaming Films for Week of April 25
Welcome back, couch potatoes! Another week has flown by and now it’s time to judge you on the content you watched via Watched at Home Top 20 presented by The Digital Entertainment Group. Joking. No judgments here. I’m currently binging the entire Clone Wars series again because … why not?
This week saw Bad Boys for Life leap into the No. 1 spot over the reining champ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

LeBron James reveals Space Jam 2 title & logo!
It’s been nearly a year since we last heard any new word on the upcoming Space Jam sequel and now star LeBron James (Trainwreck) has taken to Instagram to reveal the official logo and new title for the film, Space Jam: A New Legacy! Check out the video below!
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CS Unboxed: Diamond Select’s Rocketeer Statues!
Welcome to another edition of CS Unboxed -ComingSoon.net’s premium unboxing show- where today we’re looking at two different statues from Diamond Select Toys depicting the hero from Disney’s 1991 superhero classic The Rocketeer! We also give you a look at a Rocketeer action figure from Diamond as well. Check it all out in the video below!
RELATED: CS Unboxed: Mondo’s Rocketeer Statue & Batman Animated Figure

Twitch May 2020 Prime Update Includes Six Free Games Plus New Loot
Twitch Prime has released its May 2020 update which includes six free games and new loot for Prime members! In the coming weeks, members can claim loot for popular titles, including Destiny 2, Fallout 76, and Words with Friends 2. In addition, six Free Games with Prime titles will be available beginning tomorrow May 1, including Snake Pass, Urban Trial Playground, Avicii Invector, Fractured Minds, Pankapu, and The Little Acre.
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The Fanning sister-led The Nightingale delayed by a year
After delaying production on the World War II drama in March amid the global health crisis, Sony has elected to push the release date back for The Nightingale starring Dakota (One Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Elle Fanning (All the Bright Places) to the end of 2021, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Sony Halts Nightingale, Wheel of Time Productions
This project marks the first time that the Fanning sisters will be acting toge

Freeform May 2020 TV Lineup Released
Freeform has released its new lineup of TV offerings for May 2020, including the season finales of Motherland: Fort Salem and Siren. The network will also be offering special movie marathon weekends encouraging people to #StayTheFFHome. You can check out the complete lineup below!
RELATED: Freeform Cancels Part of Five Reboot After One Season
Motherland: Fort Salem Season 1
May 6 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT) – Episode #1008 – “Citydrop”
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Quibi debuts select free episodes on YouTube channel!
For viewers still pondering whether to sign up for the latest streaming service, Quibi, the Jeffrey Katzenberg platform has opted to select free episodes of its library on YouTube for free! Check out the YouTube channel by clicking here!
RELATED: Rashida Jones Teaming With Robot Chicken Producers For Quibi Comedy
This Friday marks the final day for customers to be able to sign up for the free 90-day trial, and the move is being consider

BEGIN SLIDESHOWUniversal’s Epic Universe delayed, layout revealed!
Universal has announced that the highly-anticipated extension of its Orlando Resort, Epic Universe, has delayed its planned 2023 opening as development on the park has been “paused,” but layouts for the park have been shared from permit plans. The proposed layout for the park can be viewed in the gallery below! (Via SlashFilm)
RELATED: Universal Auctioning Jurassic World: Dominion Extra Role for Charity
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Disney developing live-action Hercules remake with Shang-Chi writer
Disney is ready to dive back into the world of Roman mythology as they have announced they are developing a live-action remake of their 1997 hit Hercules with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings writer Dave Callaham set to pen, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: Alan Menken Crafting Music for Disney+ Beauty and the Beast Prequel
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Chad Stalehski Gives Updates on John Wick 4 Script, Stunts & Release Date
During an interview with Collider, John Wick 4 director Chad Stahelski offered new insights on developing the upcoming film, where the team is at in the scripting process, raising the stunt bar, and an update on the film’s release date.
Stalehski shared that while they were initially ready to move on and joked about doing “a romantic comedy or something” when John Wick 3 was complete, star Keanu Reev

Director Gareth Evans has revealed the plans he had for the shelved Deathstroke movie.
The origin story, for the character introduced at the climax of 2017’s Justice League, was all set to happen at Warner Bros, with Joe Manganiello to play the lead role.Read more: ‘Justice League Dark’ could be TV’s greatest superhero adventure – but don’t get your hopes upAfter the box office failure of Justice League, and the DC Extended Universe largely severing ties with

Gina Rodriguez’s The Aliens Are Stealing Our Weed Comedy Spec Lands At Paramount
Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures has acquired the comedy spec script The Aliens Are Stealing Our Weed, set to star Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin).
RELATED: Top Gun Coming to 4K UHD For First Time!
The story follows Candice (Rodriguez) and Izzy, two hapless pot growers who, after their entire crop of weed inexplicably goes missing, uncover an alien conspiracy to steal the plan

BEGIN SLIDESHOWUniversal auctioning Jurassic World: Dominion extra role for charity
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be eaten by a CGI or practical effects dinosaur? Well Universal has just the thing for you as they’ve announced that they have partnered with Fanatics to auction off a special role in the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion in which one lucky fan will get to be eaten by a dinosaur!
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Village Roadshow acquires Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Just over 21 years after its original publishing, the rights Stephen King’s psychological horror novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon has been acquired by Village Roadshow Pictures for an adaptation penned by Christy Hall, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Gary Dauberman to Direct Stephen King Feature Adaptation Salem’s Lot
Published in 1999, the story centers on 12-year-old Trisha McFarland whe

The Shivering Truth Season 2 for Adult Swim’s Stop-Motion Animated Series
Adult Swim has released the official trailer for The Shivering Truth Season 2, the disturbing stop-motion animated series that continues with even more terrifying stories to keep you awake at night. Premiering on Sunday, May 10 at midnight right after Rick & Morty, you can check out the trailer for the new season below!
RELATED: Ant-Man 3 Lands Rick and Morty Scribe to Pen Script
The Shivering Truth is a delicat

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Exclusive Walkaway Joe Clip Featuring David Strathairn
ComingSoon.net is debuting an exclusive Walkaway Joe clip for Quiver Distribution’s upcoming action-drama featuring Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn. You can check out the clip now in the player below!
RELATED: Walkaway Joe Trailer & Poster Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Walkaway Joe is the story of an unlikely friendship between a young boy searching for his father in pool halls across the country, and a

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Check Out Hasbro’s Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Figures!
This year, in celebration of May the Fourth and the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Hasbro sent a special package ComingSoon.net’s way! This mailer came complete with the Star Wars: The Black Series 40th Anniversary 6-inch Figure Assortment, including beloved characters such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Yoda, and more. Check it out in the gallery below, along with

"There's something in the yard. Something strange…" Shout has debuted an official US trailer for a South African horror thriller titled The Soul Collector, which originally premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival last year. It also played at the Toronto After Dark, Chicago, & Pan African Film Festivals last fall. Produced and set in South Africa, The Soul Collector is a "fresh new tale of demonic terror, with a captivating South African cast." An old man, fated to collect souls for e

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Westworld 3.08 Photos & Promo: Crisis Theory
HBO has released the new photos and promo for the Westworld 3.08 episode titled “Crisis Theory,” simply described as “Time to face the music.” You can check out the promo below as well as the photos in the gallery!
The episode, serving as the Season 3 finale, was directed by Jennifer Getzinger from a script by Denise Thé and Jonathan Nolan. The episode will air this Sunday, May 3.
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Adam Driver to lead Jeff Nichols’ Yankee Comandante
Though still waiting on word on when he can return to production on Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) has found his next project in the form of Jeff Nichols (Loving)’ upcoming adaptation of Yankee Comandante, according to Variety.
RELATED: The Last Duel Set Photos Reveal Matt Damon, Ben Affleck & Adam Driver
Based on David Grann’s New Yorker article, the

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Patty Jenkins Gives an Update on Wonder Woman 3 and the Amazons Spinoff
Wonder Woman 1984 is hopefully only four months away, but director Patty Jenkins is already getting questions about Diana’s third cinematic outing. Jenkins previously revealed that Wonder Woman 3’s story, along with that of a potential Amazons spinoff, have already been mapped out. However, it’s going to be a while before she starts building those ideas into anything concrete. While speakin

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Final Season Trailer Revealed!
Netflix has debuted the first full trailer for the upcoming fifth and final season of the acclaimed animated adventure series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power featuring AJ Michalka’s cover of the character’s theme song, “Warriors.” The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Final Season Premiere Date!
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Severin Films reveals The Complete Lenzi Baker Giallo Collection
Severin Films is bringing together the complete collaborative works of two cult film legends with The Complete Lenzi Baker Giallo Collection, which includes superlative editions of Orgasmo, So Sweet…So Perverse, A Quiet Place to Kill and Knife of Ice. The announcement trailer for the collection can be viewed in the player below!
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Don’t Trailer & Premiere Date Set for Adam Scott-Hosted Game Show
ABC has released the Don’t trailer for the upcoming physical game show hosted by Adam Scott (Big Little Lies, Parks and Recreation) and executive produced by Ryan Reynolds. Set to launch on ABC on June 11, you can check out the trailer below (via Deadline)!
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In the show, contestants have the opportunity to team with their family and friends for the

"He's gone, okay?" This impressive short film won the Grand Jury Award at the SXSW Film Festival a few years ago, and is now available to watch online. Beast is a short film written and directed by Ben Strang, a Maryland-native filmmaker & photographer. Set on an island in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, "which once hosted a vibrant fishing industry but now is slowly fading away in isolation and decline." The story follows a young boy named Daniel, played by Elijah Mayo, who recruits the help of

Disney+ has revealed which films, documentaries and TV shows are arriving on the streaming platform for May 2020.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will arrive on Monday (May 4) along with animated series Star Wars Resistance, while the eighth and final episode of Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian lands tomorrow (May 1). Also arriving tomorrow is the conclusion to Star Wars: The Clone Wars and new documentary series, Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian.
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My Brilliant Friend Renewed for a Third Season by HBO And Rai
HBO and RAI have renewed the drama series My Brilliant Friend for a third season! The eight-episode second season, My Brilliant Friend: The Story of a New Name, based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book of the same name, which is the second of the four-part series published in the U.S. by Europa Editions, debuted in the US on Monday, March 16.
Season 3 will be based on Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, Ferrante’s third

Ramy season 2 trailer: Mahershala Ali is Hulu’s hot sheikh
Hulu has debuted the first official trailer for the upcoming second season of its Golden Globe-winning dramedy Ramy showing Mahershala Ali (Green Book) as the streaming service’s own hot religious figure guiding its titular protagonist on their spiritual journey. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: Mahershala Ali to Guest-Star in Hulu’s Ramy Season 2
The series, co-created by Ramy You

A new photo from the set of Avatar 2 has been posted online.
In the picture Sigourney Weaver is seen smiling, flanked by producer Jon Landau and actor Joel David Moore from the “Site 26 Shack”. The photo was taken before production on James Cameron’s anticipated sci-fi sequel was halted in New Zealand due to the coronavirus.From the set of the Avatar sequels: Producer Jon Landau, Sigourney Weaver, and Joel David Moore revisited the Site 26 Shack to shoot scenes for the new film

Quiver & Redbox acquire Kevin James-led thriller Becky
Quiver Distribution and Redbox Entertainment have announced they are partnering to acquire the North American rights to the upcoming thriller Becky featuring an ensemble cast led by Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Kevin Can Wait).
RELATED: Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel & Robert Maillet Join Kevin James in Becky
Becky follows the story of a rebellious 14-year-old Becky as she’s brought to a weekend getaway a

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Vin Diesel Battling for Fast Franchise Producer Credit
Vin Diesel’s battle with the Producers Guild of America for a Fast and Furious franchise producer’s credit heated up Sunday when Diesel shared an Instagram post — that has since been edited — about “mitigating a war” with the PGA (via Variety), ramping up a years-long struggle for Diesel who has sought a producer’s credit from the trade association representing film and TV producers

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Cinematic World Premiere Trailer
Ubisoft has released the cinematic world premiere trailer for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which takes place during the age of the Vikings. Available Holiday 2020 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Stadia, you can check out the trailer below as well as new screenshots from the game! Pre-order your copy here!First screenshots from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla coming Holiday 2020. pic.twitter.com/rh4UBRwjNs
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWGeorge Lucas and Dave Filoni Reveal Clone Wars’ Live-Action Inspirations
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is going to reach its climax soon, wrapping things up after seven seasons. The show met the standards of many Star Wars fans, who are notoriously very hard to please. In a recent video, George Lucas and The Clone Wars producer Dave Filoni spoke about some of the details of the fan-favorite show, revealing some of the innovative techniques they used sin

A new Ruen Brothers song written for Alice Wu’s coming-of-age drama The Half Of It premieres today on NME.COM.
‘Lonesome’, one of four new tracks by the British act featured in the Netflix film released tomorrow (May 1), forms part of the soundtrack to the story of a shy Chinese-American student who becomes part of a love triangle. Listen to ‘Lonesome’ below.The Half Of It tells the story of Ellie (played by Leah Lewis), a straight-A student who helps school jock Pa

"I don't see any reason that peppers won't get hotter." Hotter and hotter and HOTTER! Pick A Winner Ent. has unveiled an official trailer for an indie documentary called Crazyhot, a film about the wide world of chile peppers and chillis and various spicy peppers from all over the world. Join filmmaker Eric Raine as he explores three continents meeting leading farmers, scientists and food alchemists, as well as the community of devoted "chileheads" who use peppers in countless ways -- spicing up

Harrison Ford is being investigated by US aviation regulators after the plane he was about to take off in had a near-miss with another aircraft.
The Star Wars and Indiana Jones actor, 77, was at the controls of his yellow two-seater Aviat Husky plane on Friday (April 24) when he crossed the runway while another aircraft was taking off.
Harrison Ford (Picture: Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images)
In a statement to Sky News, the actor’s spokesperson said he “misheard a rad

"They will hit you with everything they've got." Hundy Gilbert Media has debuted an official trailer for an indie post-apocalyptic survival thriller titled Edge of Extinction, from writer / director Andrew Gilbert. The film is set 15 years after a nuclear World War III, when civilization is gone and humanity barely hangs on. "One boy clings onto life in the desolate countryside of southern Britain, where staying away from other humans has been key to his survival." But one day his isolation com

BEGIN SLIDESHOWSigourney Weaver is back as Dr. Grace Augustine in Avatar 2 photo
Avatar 2 is coming. We promise. As proof, check out this new photo of Sigourney Weaver posing with producer Jon Landau and actor Joel David Moore. Notably, the picture takes place in Site 26, which was used prominently in the first film. So, there’s a chance the photo depicts a flashback sequence since Weaver is all dressed up like Dr. Grace Augustine, who perished in the first film. Or maybe the beings in th

WB and Imagine Tap Rawson Marshall Thurber to Direct Spy vs. Spy
According to Collider, Warner Bros. and Imagine Entertainment have chosen Skyscraper director Rawson Marshall Thurber to direct the long-in-the-works big screen adaptation of Spy vs. Spy.
RELATED: Toy Story 4 Director Is Developing an Animated Transformers Prequel Movie
Spy vs. Spy hails from the long-running comic series of the same name featured in Mad Magazine and created in 1961 by Antonio Prohias. The comic featured two

Gareth Evans Shares New Details About His Unmade Deathstroke Movie
Audiences were split on Justice League after it hit theaters in 2017, but the post-credits tag featuring Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke definitely created some excitement for the future of the DC Extended Universe. Not only was Deathstroke going to be the main villain in Ben Affleck’s version of The Batman, but Warner Bros. was also plotting a standalone film for his Manganiello’s Slade Wilson. The studio even reache

Star Wars Celebration Organizers Plan a Virtual Convention for May 4-5
This year’s convention season has taken a few big hits thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But ReedPop, the promoters behind Star Wars Celebration, are gearing up for another Star Wars-themed event that anyone can participate in from the comfort of their own home. Via The Hollywood Reporter, the organization will launch An Online Revelry: May the 4th Be With You and Revenge of the 5th next week.
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Ryan Reynolds has advised a fan who asked whether he should rent The Green Lantern to not part with his cash.
The actor has made no secret of the fact that he dislikes the 2011 film, which was a flop with worldwide box office takings of $219million (it cost $200million to make), leading Warner Bros to scrap any plans for a sequel [via DenofGeek].
Read more: Coronavirus: all the major movies arriving online early
In 2016 Reynolds told EW that the “film fell victim to the process in Hol

Bollywood legend Rishi Kapoor has died of cancer aged 67.
The actor, famed for his romantic roles, was part of the Kapoor acting dynasty which has long dominated Bollywood, the Hindi film industry.
Kapoor was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and returned to India last September after a year-long treatment in New York.
The Bobby actor was taken to hospital on Wednesday morning after he complained of breathing difficulties, his brother Randhir Kapoor told Press Trust of India.
Rishi Kapoor with wife

Toy Story 4 Director Is Developing an Animated Transformers Prequel Movie
In 1986, Transformers: The Movie brought Hasbro’s “Robots in Disguise” to the big screen for the first time. Nearly 35 years later, a new animated Transformers prequel film is in the works. Via Deadline, Paramount Pictures has hired Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley to helm the film, which was written by Ant-Man and the Wasp writers Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari. Cooley is overseeing

Ron and Leslie catch up virtually in Parks and Recreation Special clip!
A day ahead of the highly-anticipated Parks and Recreation Special that will see the reunion of original cast members in an effort to raise funds for pandemic front line responders, NBC has debuted a new lip of Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson finding a way around quarantine by catching up over virtual video chat. The clip can be viewed in the player below!
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CS Interview: Kara Hayward on Timely Drama To The Stars
ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to catch up with Moonrise Kingdom star Kara Hayward to discuss her leading role in the upcoming coming-of-age drama To The Stars, which is now available on Digital HD! Click here to rent or purchase To the Stars!
RELATED: CS Interview: Tony Hale on To The Stars, Archibald’s Next Move & More!
Written by Shannon Bradley-Colleary and directed by Martha Stephens (Land Ho!), the f

BEGIN SLIDESHOWExclusive: Jessica Rothe discusses hopes for Happy Death Day 3
It’s been just over a year since audiences were last treated to the hilarious and mind-bending Happy Death Day 2U and though writer/director Christopher Landon has expressed his desire for a third installment, the lower box office gross has kept expectations low on the film getting made. While chatting with star Jessica Rothe for her role in the upcoming Valley Girl remake, ComingSoon.net explored