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David Ayer to adapt Six Years for Netflix
After partnering with the streaming service for 2017’s Bright, David Ayer (The Tax Collector) is partnering with Netflix once again to writer, direct and produce an adaptation of the Harlan Coben bestselling novel Six Years, according to Deadline.
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The novel, originally published in 2013, centers on Jake Fisher, a man who six years ago watched the love of hi

First Xbox Series X Games Previewed, Including Valhalla, Bright Memory Infinite & More!
In the first Xbox 20/20 showcase today, Microsoft previewed the first Xbox Series X titles that will be available on the new console, including gameplay, trailers, and sneak peeks from their publishing partners and independent developers around the world. You can check out the previewed games below (via Vital Thrills)!
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CBS All Access undergoing summer reboot with new programming
ViacomCBS’ streaming service CBS All Access is getting a major facelift this summer as the platform is set to be updated with new rosters of programming from the Paramount, Nickelodeon and BET libraries amongst others, according to Deadline.
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ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish told Wall Street analysts on Thursday that the streaming platform would

Muppets Now Short-Form Series Arriving on Disney+ This Summer
According to Slashfilm, Disney+ has announced that its short-form series featuring The Muppets, titled Muppets Now, will begin streaming on the platform this summer.Coming exclusively to #DisneyPlus in 2020, @TheMuppets proudly present MUPPETS NOW, a new short-form unscripted series! I’d love to tell you more, but Joe The Legal Weasel is right behind me. Gulp! pic.twitter.com/UCXdaopQJR
— Kermit the Frog (@KermitTheFrog)

Disney+ Developing National Treasure TV Series
Collider is reporting that Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney+ are developing a National Treasure TV series, which will feature a new, younger cast.
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“We’re certainly working on one [National Treasure] for streaming and we’re working on one for the big screen. Hopefully, they’ll both come together and we’ll bring you another National Treas

BEGIN SLIDESHOWShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 5 clip: Adora struggles without her powers
Netflix has released a sneak peak clip from the upcoming fifth and final season of their hit animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, featuring Adora in action as she tries to get accustomed to fighting without the powers of She-Ra. The series is scheduled to return on Friday, May 15. Check out the video in the player below!
In season 5, the ruthless Horde Prime has arri

Save the Green Planet!: Ari Aster producing English remake of South Korean film
According to Deadline, Midsommar director Ari Aster has officially signed on to team up with CJ Entertainment (Parasite) to develop and produce an English-language remake of director Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean black comedy sci-fi film titled Save the Green Planet. In addition, Succession writer Will Tracy has also been tapped to pen the English adaptation with Jang returning to make his U.S. direc

Disney+ Greenlights Just Beyond Series Adaptation of R.L. Stine Graphic Novels
Disney+ has ordered the 8-episode series Just Beyond from writer Seth Grahame-Smith and produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The horror/comedy anthology, based on the best-selling BOOM! Studios graphic novel series from iconic children’s writer R.L. Stine (Goosebumps), was created by Grahame-Smith, who has a history of moving between horror and comedy as author of the bestselling novels Pride and Prejudice

Join Andy Serkis’ Live-Reading of The Hobbit for Charity This Friday
Deadline brings word that Andy Serkis, best known for his work in The Lord of the Rings and The Planet of the Apes franchises, will be giving a continuous live-reading of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit for charity. You can check out Serkis’ post below!Join me for the Adventure this coming Friday, May 8. Stay tuned for more details on how you can support @NHSuk and @bestbeginnings pic.twitter.com/nxK11BTl4b
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Becky Trailer: Kevin James Breaks Bad in Horror-Thriller
Quiver Distribution and Redbox have debuted the first trailer for the upcoming horror-thriller Becky starring Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Kevin Can Wait) in his most against-type role yet as a killer racist terrorizing the titular protagonist’s family. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Becky follows the story of a rebellious 1

HBO Max & Crunchyroll partner for anime lineup!
The highly anticipated streaming service HBO Max and Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime destination, are teaming up to bring more dubbed and subtitled anime to fans across the US for the platforms launch on May 27, with titles including Berserk, ERASED and Kill La Kill!
RELATED: Crunchyroll Unveils First Slate of Original Series!
When the platform launches, HBO Max subscribers&nb

Behind the scenes of Joe Manganiello’s Dungeons & Dragons campaigns
True Blood alum Joe Manganiello has been one of Hollywood’s biggest fans of Dungeons & Dragons, hosting campaigns with other major celebrities from around town and now Variety has debuted a video taking fans behind the scenes of the games he’s put together and those who have joined, which can be viewed in the player below!
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Marc Guggenheim set to adapt Rob Liefeld’s Prophet
Two years after Studio 8 acquired the rights to Rob Liefeld’s Image Comics character Prophet, the studio has found the man to pen the film adaptation in the form of Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow co-developer Marc Guggenheim, according to Deadline.
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The studio’s hopes is to build a franchise around the titular ch

AHS Season 10: Ryan Murphy offers details on Macaulay Culkin’s crazy role
Following the official announcement of the full cast of American Horror Story Season 10, many fans were delighted with the return of fan-favorite AHS alums Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and Kathy Bates, who have decided to skipped the last installment. However, fans were most particularly surprise with the addition of Golden Globe nominee Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone, Richie Rich) as he’s been out of the mainstre

The Courier: Benedict Cumberbatch Spy Thriller Receives New Title, August Release Date
According to TheWrap, Benedict Cumberbatch’s upcoming spy thriller, previously titled Ironbark, has received a new title, The Courier, and will be released in theaters on August 28, 2020, from Lionsgate and its sister company Roadside Attractions.
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Based on the true story of Greville Wynne, The Courier follows a British business

Alamo On Demand launches to give fans curated video content
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has partnered with ScreenPlus and Vista Cinema to launch their new VOD platform, Alamo On Demand, boasting a growing library of entertainment for rental or purchase that’s been carefully curated by the company’s programming team. This new service allows the cinema company, which operates 41 locations in the United States as well as the influential genre film festival Fantastic Fest, to champion innov

Actor Andy Serkis, famous for his role as Gollum in the film adaptations of JRR Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit, will be reading the entirety of the latter in a charity livestream.
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Serkis will read the book from start to finish for the ‘#Hobbitathon’, which he estimates will take him 12 hours. He’s pledged to only take a break in order to use the bathroom.
The livestream begins at 10am BS

"There's no doubt that it can be incredibly effective in healing all manner of conditions." 1091 Media has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary called The Medicine, which is a new film about the infamous hallucinogenic plant known as Ayahuasca. You've probably heard about it, mostly because it's becoming quite popular in western society as a deeply moving spiritual experience. Can this ancient Amazonian plant medicine help heal mankind?"Humanity faces an unprecedented rise in addictio

Here Comes the Flood: Simon Kinberg Script Drawing Multiple Offers
Deadline is reporting that multiple offers are coming in for Simon Kinberg’s (The Martian, The Twilight Zone, X-Men franchise) Here Comes the Flood, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker’s first original screenplay since Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
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The project is described as an elevated, character-driven love story heist movie featuring big movie star roles. Kinberg

Russo Brothers tease new take on Disney’s Hercules remake
It has already been a week since it was officially confirmed that the Russo Brothers are indeed developing the live-action remake of 1997’s iconic animated film Hercules, and Disney fans are still reeling in with excitement as their long-awaited Hercules remake is finally on its way especially when the project is in the capable hands of the blockbuster filmmaking duo.
In a recent interview with Collider, the Avengers: Endgame

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNetflix’s Cursed photos: Katherine Langford stars in new Arthurian series
Netflix has released the first-look photos for their upcoming fantasy drama series titled Cursed, giving us a glimpse of Katherine Langford as the woman who is destined to become the Lady of the Lake in King Arthur’s story. The 10-episode series will be available for streaming sometime this summer. Also featuring some of the cast, you can check out the photos in the gallery below!
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Amazon Studios acquires comedy Boyz In The Wood
After becoming a hit during last year’s festival runs, the Scottish anarchic comedy Boyz In The Wood starring Eddie Izzard (Abominable, The High Note) has been acquired by Amazon Studios for an August premiere on Prime Video!
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Written and directed by Ninian Doff in his feature directorial debut, the film follows teenage pals Dean, Duncan and DJ Beatroot

Disintegration Story Trailer & June Launch Date Released
Private Division and V1 Interactive have announced that Disintegration, the debut title from the 30-person independent studio founded by Marcus Lehto, the co-creator of Halo, will release digitally for $49.99 on PC, PlayStation4, PlayStation4 Pro and across the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X on June 16, 2020. You can watch the new story trailer for the game below!
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Turn off that TV, put down the remote, and get out and help the world. There is hope. If you know where to look for it. MOM (or is just Mom?) is a gorgeous animated short film made by a talented young filmmaker named Kajika Aki Ferrazzini now based in France. She briefly studied at the Gobelins school, but then left to work on her own personal projects - this is one of her first creations and it's spectacular. Short of the Week describes it beautifully: "There is a sense of lyricality to the se

The release date for Spike Lee’s new film has been announced.
Da 5 Bloods, which follows four African American war veterans on a journey back to Vietnam, lands on Netflix on June 12.
Chadwick Boseman, Jonathan Majors, Paul Walter Hauser, Delroy Lindo, and Clarke Peters star in the film that details veterans’ search for the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. Part of the synopsis reads: “These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature

Lionsgate Live! screening John Wick with Keanu Reeves & Halle Berry!
After announcing their partnership a couple of weeks ago, Fandango and Lionsgate’s special “Lionsgate Live! A Night at the Movies” has announced its next livestream will be the 2014 action hit John Wick on Friday, May 8 at 6 p.m. PST and will feature special introductions from the stars and filmmakers, including Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry!
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Exclusive Blood and Money Clip Starring Tom Berenger
ComingSoon.net is debuting an exclusive clip for the upcoming thriller Blood and Money, starring Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Tom Berenger (Platoon, Hatfields & McCoys, Cheers). You can check out the clip in the player below!
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A retired veteran (Tom Berenger) hunting in the Allagash backcountry of Maine discovers a dead woman with a duffle bag full of mone

BEGIN SLIDESHOWScoob! Dance Tiktok challenge garners over 1 billion views
After launching on May 3 by 14-year-old celebrity dancer Jalaiah Harmon, the Scoob! Dance Tiktok challenge featuring original music from Movers+Shakers has reached over one billion views in just over three days! The original challenge video, made to celebrate the upcoming home media premiere of the animated film adaptation of the titular crime-solving dog, can be viewed below!
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The Old Guard first-look photos: Charlize Theron stars in Netflix’s new action film
The first official photos of Skydance and Netflix‘s forthcoming action fantasy film adaptation of The Old Guard have been released, featuring our first look at Oscar winner Charlize Theron as Andromache of Scythia, the leader of a small group of immortal soldiers. Also featuring some of the main cast including Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli and Marwan Kenzari, you can chec

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New Wonder Woman 1984 Photos Reveal Diana Battling Cheetah
Warner Bros. has released new Wonder Woman 1984 photos, including a shot of Gal Gadot’s Diana going toe-to-toe with the film’s big baddie Cheetah, played by Kristen Wiig. You can check out all of the new photos now in the gallery below (via Digital Spy)!
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Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big-screen adventure

BEGIN SLIDESHOWDa 5 Bloods poster: Netflix sets release date for new Spike Lee film
Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee took to Twitter to personally announce the official release date for his upcoming epic war drama film Da 5 Bloods which will be led by MCU star Chadwick Boseman. The film is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, June 12, exclusively on Netflix. The date announcement also came with the release of the first teaser poster which you can check out in the gallery below!God Thurs

Ava DuVernay Offers an Update on the New Gods Script
It’s been a while since there was news about the upcoming adaptation of Jack Kirby’s New Gods. But with a director like Ava DuVernay at the helm, the project is an intriguing entry in the DC movie pantheon. Now, DuVernay has given an update on the script she is co-writing with comic scribe Tom King.
Responding to a fan on Twitter, DuVernay revealed that she and King aren’t letting COVID-19 slow down their writing process. In

Children of the Corn Remake Currently Shooting in Australia
Earlier this month, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that producer Lucas Foster (Ford v Ferrari, Morbius) and director Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium) have been quietly shooting their Children of the Corn remake on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, despite lockdown laws issued across the country on March 23. Foster was reportedly able to secure an “exemption to the general quarantine rules” by working closely with the state fil

Flash Gordon 4K trailer, poster & UK Blu-ray details revealed!
Studio Canal UK has revealed the Flash Gordon 4K restoration trailer for the new version of the 1980 sci-fi camp classic! A new poster by Matt Ferguson of Vice Press has also been released, along with UK Blu-ray details. Hopefully we’ll see an American release of the restoration soon as well! Check it all out below!
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Based on the comic strip

"Whatever caused that mayhem… there's no way it was human." High Octane Pics has released an official trailer for a peculiar sci-fi horror film titled Interpreters, which is a short version of the odd "Interpreters: A C & Earth Chronicle - Quantum 1" full title. The film premiered at a small genre festival last year, but that's it, and will be out to watch on VOD this month. An unusual perpetrator using advanced technology murders the inhabitants of "Sullen Community" while a former

"Whatever caused that mayhem… there's no way it was human." High Octane Pics has released an official trailer for a peculiar sci-fi horror film titled Interpreters, which is a short version of the odd "Interpreters: A C & Earth Chronicle - Quantum 1" full title. The film premiered at a small genre festival last year, but that's it, and will be out to watch on VOD this month. An unusual perpetrator using advanced technology murders the inhabitants of "Sullen Community" while a former

The coronavirus pandemic has a “dramatic” impact on the film and TV industry in Northern Ireland, the head of a national industry body has said.
Read more: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirus
Richard Williams of Northern Ireland Screen said 25 film and TV productions have been halted in the country due to the ongoing crisis. He added there will be “companies that will not survive this period of time.”
BBC series Line Of Duty and Robert Eggers’ bi

B.J. Novak’s untitled anthology drama gets series order at FX
After more than a year since B.J. Novak’s new anthology series had been granted a pilot order from FX, Variety brings word that the network has officially given a series order to the untitled half-hour drama from The Office alum. This announcement comes after the series had finished filming the first two episodes.
“Thrilled, excited, humbled — these are the words in every press release, and I can’t belie

Guardians of the Galaxy’s Tyler Bates set to score The Suicide Squad
According to the Film Music Reporter, Guardians of the Galaxy composer Tyler Bates will again be teaming up with long-time collaborator James Gunn as he have officially been tapped to score Warner Bros.’ highly-anticipated DCEU film The Suicide Squad. This project will be the sixth collaboration between Bates and Gunn, who have worked together on Slither, Super, Movie 43, and the first two Guardians of the Galaxy f

The Freak Brothers: Woody Harrelson, Tiffany Haddish & more join new adult animated series
According to Deadline, Emmy winner Woody Harrelson (Cheers, Zombieland, Free Bird), and Tiffany Haddish (Girls’ Trip, Tuca & Bertie) have officially signed on along with Golden Globe winner John Goodman (Monsters Inc., The Emperor’s New Groove) and Pete Davidson (The Angry Birds Movie 2) for the leading roles in the upcoming adult animated series titled The Freak Brothers. The eight-ep

"You look like a different person! What have you done with my daughter?" IFC Films has debuted a new official US trailer for the acclaimed indie film Babyteeth, marking the feature directorial debut of up-and-coming filmmaker Shannon Murphy. This originally premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, and earned rave reviews from critics (here's my review). This Australian bittersweet comedy, self-adapted from the play of the same name by Rita Kalnejais, follows a married couple who discove

One of the directors of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has revealed that he asked Edgar Wright to devise a fake sequel title to Shaun Of The Dead that could be embedded within the animation film.Read more: Every Spider-Man Film Ranked From Best To WorstRodney Rothman, one of three directors who helmed the 2018 animation, has shared the original pitch that he emailed to the director and co-writer of the 2004 zombie comedy. In the email Rothman approaches Wright about the idea of including

"Must be my lucky day." Studiocanal has debuted a new trailer for the 4K re-release (in the UK / Europe) of the camp sci-fi classic Flash Gordon, which initially opened in theaters December of 1980. The re-release also celebrates the 40th anniversary, and it's getting a special "Collector's Edition" version in addition to 4K UHD and regular Blu-ray/DVD versions. Sam J. Jones stars as "Flash" Gordon, a football player from New York City who is sent to the planet Mongo. There they find themselves

Neve Campbell in Talks to Join Scream 5!
Well, this is certainly unexpected. In a recent interview with Rotten Tomatoes, actress Neve Campbell revealed she has talked to Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett about appearing in the upcoming Scream 5.
“We’re having conversations – I have been approached about it,” she told Rotten Tomatoes. “The timing’s a bit challenging because of COVID. You know, we only started the conversa

"Are you gonna break my heart?" "I've never broken one single heart." Oscilloscope Labs has unveiled an official trailer for an indie film titled Clementine, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Lara Jean Gallagher, who grew up in rural Pennsylvania. This premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, and will debut as a "virtual cinema" release this month. In this "moody and mysterious narrative feature," a scenic lake house becomes a sanctuary for two young women. Karen is ju

"What if you gave back what you took?" Strand Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for a film titled On a Magical Night, a French comedy formerly known as Chambre 212 (aka Room 212) when it initially premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year. This is the latest from sultry French filmmaker Christophe Honoré (Dans Paris, Love Songs, Beloved, Metamorphoses, Sophie's Misfortunes, Sorry Angel) and deals with a woman who leaves her husband and moves into a hotel opposite of her

Queen guitarist Brian May has dashed hopes for a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel.
May said he and the filmmakers “don’t really think there’s another movie there” despite having “looked at it pretty seriously:.
The musician addressed a possible follow-up to the Academy Award-winning biopic, which starred Rami Malek as the iconic band’s late frontman Freddie Mercury, in a new interview with Rolling Stone.Read more: Will there be a ‘Bohemian Rhapsody 2’? Eve

More than 200 high-profile actors and creatives have joined scientists in an open letter urging politicians to systematically upend life after the coronavirus to avoid “ecological disaster”.
Robert De Niro, Madonna, Cate Blanchett and others have signed the editorial ‘No To A Return To Normal’ published in Le Monde yesterday (May 6) that calls on world leaders and citizens “to undertake a profound overhaul of our goals, values, and economies,” in the wake of C

A new Michael Moore-produced documentary about the apparent hypocrisy of the green movement has been labelled “dangerous, misleading and destructive” by climate scientists and environmental campaigners.
Jeff Gibbs, who wrote and directed Planet Of The Humans, along with Moore has been accused in a letter of releasing a “shockingly misleading and absurd” film that makes false claims about renewable energy.
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Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt reuniting for Ball and Chain
While fans are still anxiously waiting for the first pairing of Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns) and blockbuster star Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs & Shaw) for the upcoming Jungle Cruise, the duo have already set their next project together with Ball and Chain, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Jungle Cruise Trailer Starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt
The film, which is being written by Emily Gordon