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Kung Fu reboot gets full series order at CW
A few months after landing Legacies alum Olivia Liang to lead the reboot pilot of the David Carradine-led martial arts series, The CW has picked up Kung Fu for a full series from Warner Bros. TV, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Tzi Ma (Mulan) and Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich Asians) are set to play the roles of Jin Chen and Mei-Lei, who are the young fem

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMay 12 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s May 12 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
Birds of PreyWhen one of Gotham’s most sinister villains, Roman Sionis, puts a target on a young girl named Cass ; Harley teams up with Huntress, Canary and Renee Montoya to tak

Netflix acquires DC’s Sweet Tooth with Will Forte & James Brolin
Netflix has picked up the rights to a series adaptation of DC Comics’ post-apocalyptic Sweet Tooth and has signed on Will Forte (The Willoughbys) and James Brolin (Pieces of Me) to star in the eight-episode family drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The series, which is being penned by Jim Mickle (

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CS Review: TNT’s Snowpiercer Is a Bumpy, Worthwhile Adaptation
Snowpiercer is an ideal story to adapt into a television series with so much to flesh out about people living on a speeding train, consisting of 1,001 cars each with their own distinct purposes and identities, like a bunch of tiny worlds gathered together in a whittled down universe traveling through a post-apocalyptic reality that is controlled by strict, horrifying class systems. While the TNT series, driven

Nickelodeon announces SpongeBob cast table read special!
The voice cast of SpongeBob SquarePants are coming together for a virtual table read to recreate the most memorable moments from Nickelodeon’s longest-running animated series on Friday, June 5 on the cable network!
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The Stars of SpongeBob Fan Favorites Special will see Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy),

BEGIN SLIDESHOWScoob! clip introduces Mark Wahlberg’s Blue Falcon & Ken Jeong’s Dynomutt
Ahead of its digital release this Friday, Warner Bros. has released a new clip from their upcoming animated film Scoob!, featuring favorite duo Shaggy and Scooby as they get to meet Mark Wahlberg’s The Blue Falcon and Ken Jeong’s Dynomutt. Check out the video in the player below! (via IGN)
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"He's road raging." AMC Theaters has debuted an official trailer for an intense thriller called Unhinged, a road rage action movie made by filmmaker Derrick Borte. Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in this "timely psychological thriller that explores the fragile balance of a society pushed to the edge, taking something we've all experienced – road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion." Whoa! Don't mess with Crowe! He is the one who becomes angry and turns viol

Ju-On: Origins trailer: First series adaptation of iconic horror franchise
The Ju-On franchise has been terrifying audiences around the globe for the better part of two decades and now it’s receiving a series adaptation at Netflix, Ju-On: Origins, with the first terrifying trailer being unveiled! The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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The series, which is an international co-production between NBCU

Patton Oswalt Will Return for Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Final Season
A familiar face will make his return in the final season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. According to CBR, Patton Oswalt will return on the show to help Agent Coulson and the rest of the team to save the future. At the moment, the details about the character Oswalt will play are still under wrap. Oswalt portrayed agent Eric Koenig in the first season of the show until his death by the hands of Grant Ward. After

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 Being Remastered for PS4, Xbox One & PC!
Tony Hawk and Vicarious Visions have teamed up to remaster Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 for the PlayStation 4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox One X, and PC through Epic platform, set to release on September 4, 2020 (via Vital Thrills)! Hawk shared his excitement in a new Twitter post that you can check out below.#THPS is back! Original maps, original skaters, and songs from the original soundtrack… plus ne

"The Jedi speak of peace and carry the same swords." Another new Star Wars fan film to enjoy. Power is a 10-minute action film that tells a personal and introspective story through an epic lightsaber battle. Set in the dark times between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, a master and his apprentice are undercover with an illicit group of smugglers. When one turns on the other, a lightsaber duel ensues with both physical and moral stakes. The film was shot over 9 days, shot on location, with a

Unhinged Trailer Russell Crowe Thriller To Be First Film Back in Theaters This July
Solstice Studios has moved up their Russell Crowe psychological thriller Unhinged from its September release date to July 1, the first new film to be distributed in cinemas since theater and production closures began due to COVID-19. You can check out the trailer for the movie below!
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According to the company, the move comes in respon

HBO’s Anthology series Room 104 ending with Season 4
HBO has officially renewed The Duplass Brothers’ anthology series Room 104 for fourth and final 12-episode season which is scheduled to make its premiere on Friday, July 24. Following suit with the first three seasons, the final installment will also feature an entirely different ensemble cast led by Logan Miller (Escape Room), and Jillian Bell (Brittany Runs a Marathon) along with MCU star Dave Bautista and Brooklyn Nine-Nin

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ComingSoon.net is giving away one copy of the Blu-ray Combo Pack of Universal Pictures’ Jane Austin adaptation Emma., and all you have to do to win is submit a photo of yourself (and possibly others) holding a cup of tea! The most creative photo wins the prize, and all photos will be featured on our social channels! The winner will be chosen at the end of this week, May 15! All you have to do to win is e

The Good Lord Bird trailer: Ethan Hawke leads Showtime miniseries
Showtime has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming limited series adaptation of The Good Lord Bird developed by and starring Ethan Hawke (First Reformed) as controversial abolitionist John Brown. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Based on the National Book Award-winning novel by James McBride, The Good Lord Bird is told from the point of

Fuller House final season trailer previews a triple wedding celebration
Netflix has released a brand new Fuller House final season trailer for the last remaining episodes of the fifth season, featuring DJ, Stephanie and Kimmy as they plan together a triple wedding celebration. The farewell season will be available for streaming on Tuesday, June 2. Check out the video in the player below!
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The series focuses on

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Popeye Back in Development with King Features
According to Animation Magazine, Emmy winner Genndy Tartakovsky (Hotel Transylvania trilogy, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Samurai Jack) is teaming up with King Features to develop his long-awaited Popeye animated movie.
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The Popeye feature was first announced in 2012, set at Sony Pictures Animation, but in 2015 it was revealed Tartakovsky was no longer directing the proje

"Howard was ahead of the curve." 1091 has debuted an official trailer for a documentary titled The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom, which premiered at the DOC NYC Film Festival last year. So who is this guy? In the 1980s, Howard Bloom was running the largest PR firm in the music industry, with an epic client list that included Michael Jackson, Prince, Bob Marley, and Joan Jett. But in 1987, he disappeared, struck down by a rare disease that left him bedridden for over a decade. He eventual

Rachel Brosnahan to lead Amblin dramedy The Switch
While she is currently wowing on the small screen in Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan is looking to expand her big-screen résumé by signing on to lead Amblin Partners’ upcoming dramedy The Switch, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The film, based on Beth O’Leary’s novel of the same name, will focus on

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Robert Pattinson reveals why he decided to take on The Batman
Nearly eight years since Robert Pattinson starred in his last big-budget film for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 in 2012, the British actor has finally re-entered the limelight as he is officially set to portray the iconic role of Bruce Wayne/ the Dark Knight in Matt Reeves’ highly-anticipated The Batman. This project will be Pattinson’s newest high-profile project after years of starring in indep

Scream actress Neve Campbell has admitted she had reservations about making Scream 5 without Wes Craven.
Campbell, who plays Sidney Prescott in the franchise, spoke of her feelings following the death of Craven in 2015.Read More: ‘Candyman’: release date, plot, cast and everything we know so far“I definitely had a period where I was thinking it would just be too odd to do a movie without Wes, and I wasn’t certain that I would want to do that,” Campbell told&nbs

Mark Hamill has explained why it’s unlikely fans will see Luke Skywalker return in any future Star Wars films.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actor made his position clear on whether he would ever reprise the role. “Oh, I can’t imagine that, no,” he said.Read more: ‘The Mandalorian’ season 2: release date, plot, trailer and everything we know so far“I had a beginning, middle, and end,” Hamill began. “Those films gave me

The Dreyfus Affair: Universal TV Acquires Peter Lefcourt’s Novel for Series Adaptation
According to Deadline, Universal Television has acquired Peter Lefcourt’s novel The Dreyfus Affair: A Love Story to develop as a high-end television series with Oscar and Emmy winner David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Entourage, Dear Diary) attached to direct. Frankel will also co-write the pilot alongside Lefcourt.
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Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gets 30th anniversary summer clothing collection
As part of the yearlong celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a new limited-edition collection – “Fresh Prince Summertime ‘20” – is now available exclusively at the newly-launched Fresh Prince online store!
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The 10-plus-piece unisex collection is inspired by The Fresh Prince himself, Will

BEGIN SLIDESHOWKatee Sackhoff returning to Star Wars for The Mandalorian!
A few days after the announcement of Temuera Morrison returning to the Star Wars world as Boba Fett in season two of The Mandalorian, SlashFilm has brought word that Katee Sackhoff (Oculus) is set to reprise her role of Bo-Katan from The Clone Wars in live-action form on the Disney+ series!
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Alongside Boba Fett, the second se

Vivica A. Fox, who played Vernita Green in Kill Bill Vol. 1 opposite Uma Thurman, has shared an update on a potential third film.
Fox filmed the seminal fight scene against Thurman’s Beatrix Kiddo, setting up the idea of a third Kill Bill film featuring Vernita’s daughter Nikki, played by Ambrosia Kelley.Read more: ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’ film review – Tarantino’s most satisfying work in decadesDirector Quentin Tarantino has been

Boom! Studios Lines Up a Dune Prequel Comic Book Series
With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune remake arriving (hopefully) at the end of the year, more tie-ins will start hitting stores in the coming months, including a few books that will explore the futuristic world that author Frank Herbert introduced in 1965. One of these is a new version of a Dune prequel novel co-written by Herbert’s son, Brian Herbert. Via The Hollywood Reporter, Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson are collaborating with Boo

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New The Mandalorian & Raiders of the Lost Ark Prints Released by Bottleneck!
Bottleneck Gallery has released two new prints today, the first titled This Is the Way from artist Tom Walker for Disney+’s The Mandalorian, featuring the titular character along with The Child. The second print from artist Hugh Fleming highlights Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark. Both prints are available now!
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Tell Me a Story cancelled after two seasons at CBS All Access
Following Tell Me a Story‘s second season premiere last December, Deadline brings word that CBS All Access has officially decided not to give Kevin Williamson’s psychological thriller anthology series a third season renewal. In addition, Tell Me a Story will also be making its broadcast TV debut as The CW successfully acquired the rights to the cancelled series.
“The brilliant Kevin Williamson, brought our favorite

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Vue have explained plans to enforce “automatic social distancing” ahead of a potential nationwide reopen of cinemas in July.
The chain explained there have been talks in motion with governments across borders to plan for a safe return to business, following closures enforced by the coronavirus pandemic.Read more: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirus“We have been liaising closely with authorities across Europe to design operating procedures that can provi

Arnold Schwarzenegger Returns as Dutch in Predator: Hunting Grounds DLC
PlayStation has revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger has reprised his Predator character Dutch in the new Predator: Hunting Grounds by lending his voice in the game’s free update and paid DLC!
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In a blog post written by Jared Gerritzen, the Chief Creative Officer of the game’s developer Illfonic, it was revealed that players will be able to explore Dutch&rsqu

Neve Campbell weighs in on potential return in Scream 5
Following Neve Campbell’s confirmation that she is indeed in talks to reprise her iconic role as Sidney Prescott in the forthcoming fifth installment of the Scream films, the Canadian actress has opened up again about her potential return to the slasher genre. Speaking with Collider, Campbell has revealed that although nothing is finalize yet, she is hopeful that she and Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Filming for Friends reunion special might be set at the end of summer
It has already been over a month since filming on HBO Max‘s forthcoming Friends reunion special has been postponed because of the ongoing global pandemic, and now WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer chairman Bob Greenblatt has officially given a new update on how long before the long-awaited reunion will be able to proceed with its production. Speaking with Variety, Greenblatt has revealed that the uns

The filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton is coming to Disney+ this summer.
July 3 will see the fast-tracked premiere arrive on the streaming platform around the world, featuring the original cast from 2016 including writer-composer Lin-Manuel Miranda in the titular role as Alexander Hamilton.Read more: Disney+: seven classic shows ’90s kids should stream immediately“No other artistic work in the last decade has had the cultural impact of Hamilton &

The National‘s Matt Berninger has revealed that he and his brother Tom are working on a sequel to the acclaimed film Mistaken For Strangers, as well as a TV show.Read more: The National’s Matt Berninger on 10 years of ‘High Violet’: “We wanted to reach everybody”Released in 2013, Mistaken For Strangers followed Berninger’s brother Tom as he joined the band on the road and attempted to document their journey while also failing in his role as tour manager.

Cate Blanchett in talks to join Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up
According to Collider, Two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) is currently in negotiations to star opposite Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook) in Netflix’s forthcoming sci-fi satirical comedy film Don’t Look Up from Adam McKay. The project was originally supposed to start its filming in April but due the ongoing global pandemic, it was delayed to an unknown date.
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"I don't wanna be thinking, the whole time that I'm in New York, that she's spending all her free time with this other dude" An official trailer has debuted for an indie drama titled The Departure, which has been set for VOD release in June this summer. Before leaving Los Angeles to start a new job in New York, Nate, with the help of his best friend John, devises a wicked plan to test his girlfriend's loyalty. Worried about her interest in a coworker, he asks his friend to try and seduce her to

BEGIN SLIDESHOWLin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton gets an early streaming release on Disney+
Three months after Disney successfully acquired the world distribution rights to the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning stage musical Hamilton, the House of Mouse has announced that they’re fast-tracking the highly-anticipated premiere by officially giving it an early streaming release on Disney+. Originally set for a theatrical release on October 15, 2021,

"They found the guy - just leave it alone." Paramount has debuted the first trailer for a supernatural horror thriller titled Body Cam, which is being released direct-to-digital on their new label "Paramount Players". While the title makes this seem like another police drama, it's more than just that. When a routine traffic stop results in the unexplained, grisly death of her colleague, a cop realizes footage of the incident will play for her eyes only. Some strange supernatural force seems to

"Everything is always changing." Outsider Pics has unveiled a new trailer for the film Aviva, an intriguing romantic drama that was set to premiere at the SXSW Film Festival this year. The film will now get a limited virtual release in June, before expanding further throughout the summer. From SXSW: Aviva portrays the relationship between Eden and Aviva, and how the conflicts and difficulties in balancing the masculine / feminine balance within themselves extends outward and challenges their co

Bill Murray and Guy Fieri are teaming up on The Nacho Average Showdown to raise money for the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, started by Fieri.
The live event will provide financial assistance to restaurant workers affected by the coronavirus crisis with $500 grants.Read more: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirusThe Nacho Average Showdown will see Murray and Fieri go head to head to compete to make the best nachos. The event will stream on the Food Network Facebook page,

"That's what happens when you play bad boy." Netflix has debuted an official trailer for a Mexican drama titled I'm No Longer Here, from writer / director Fernando Frias. This premiered at the Cine Festival last year, and also played at the Mar del Plata, Tallinn Black Nights, Puerto Escondido un Oaxaca, and Göteborg Film Festivals. The film is about a teen from a young street gang in Monterrey, Mexico who is sent to live in Queens. There he struggles with the death of his brother and feel

The cast and crew of Back To The Future have staged a virtual reunion to share their memories of the classic film while raising money for coronavirus relief funds.
Ahead of the film’s upcoming 35th anniversary, stars including Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown), Michael J.Fox and Lea Thompson (Lorraine Baines-McFly) joined Frozen actor Josh Gad for his YouTube series Reunited Apart.
They were also joined by director Robert Zemeckis, co-writer Bob Gale and a host of other names associated w

Ride Along’s Kevin Hart & Tim Story Re-Team for Night Wolf
STXfilms, a division of Robert Simonds’ STX Entertainment, is in final talks for Tim Story to direct and produce Night Wolf, a high concept comic twist on the superhero genre, to star Kevin Hart. Hart will also produce through his HartBeat Productions. The announcement was made today by Adam Fogelson, Chairman of STXfilms Motion Picture Group.
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