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Amazon Prime Video June 2020 movie & TV titles announced
The list for the new Amazon Prime Video June 2020 movies and TV titles has been released, which you can view below! This includes new Amazon original movies, series and specials including weekly docuseries Regular Heroes, Gina Brillion’s third stand-up special Gina Brillon: The Floor is Lava and Patrick Vollrath’s feature directorial debut 7500.
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Wes Ball explains honoring original Planet of the Apes films in reboot
With production shut down on virtually all projects in Hollywood, much time is being spent on developing upcoming films to their full extent, including Wes Ball’s upcoming Planet of the Apes reboot, which he recently opened up on to Discussing Film in how it will honor the original films while forging a new path.
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Simon Kinberg Dismisses Idea of a Longer Dark Phoenix Cut
During an interview with IGN, writer/producer Simon Kinberg dismissed the idea of a longer X-Men: Dark Phoenix director’s cut in the wake of the announcement that the Justice League Snyder Cut will be coming to HBO Max as well as David Ayer’s interest in a Suicide Squad director’s cut, saying that the movie that was released “was ultimately my vision for the film.”
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Mandatory Streamers: Epix’s Laurel Canyon Explores the Center of a Musical Revolution
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of May 25, Epix’s excellent two-part documentary Laurel Canyon takes us back in time to a rustic canyon in the heart of Los Angeles that was the center of a musical revolution. Check out the best shows debuting and returning online this week as well as

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The Wanting Mare Review
The Wanting Mare opens with a stunning aerial view of a city, ostensibly floating through a dark ocean, its lights shimmering through thick fog. Later, we see a woman bathed in golden light holding a child in a shot that looks like it w

Kevin Hart has opened up about lying to the doctors treating his injuries following a 2019 car accident, in order to have a better chance at walking sooner.
Speaking to Joe Rogan on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience on Monday (May 25), the actor explained: “I lied in the hospital because I didn’t want them to know that I was having pain because I thought they would stop letting me try my walks.”
Instead Hart, 40, said he was walking within two weeks. “I should have had

Love, lust, and social distance. Squeegee is a comedy short made by LA-based filmmaker Morgan Krantz. A high-powered female executive has an erotic rendezvous with a high-rise window-washer on opposite sides of her office window. Inspired by Krantz's chance meeting with an actual Scottish window washer ("a cool guy, a real daredevil") who he then cast in the film as, uh, himself. "Funny and poignant, Squeegee is an apt portrait of intimacy in the time of social distancing." This stars Amy Ruthe

James Gunn shares thoughts on David Ayer Suicide Squad cut
With Warner Bros. finally giving in to fans’ cries for Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League to be released, many are now turning their attention to helping David Ayer (The Tax Collector) get his turn from the studio to properly release his cut of Suicide Squad and now sequel writer/director James Gunn has shared his thoughts on the matter.
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"8 Tales of Horror." Ammo Content + Hewes Pictures have debuted the first official trailer for a new horror anthology feature titled Murder Manual, available to watch sometime on VOD this summer. Frightening, interlocking chapters depicting horrific and psychologically altering tales of death. Yet another fun horror anthology project, but with a bit of a twist. "While Murder Manual is an anthology film, the trailer reveals that all the stories are intertwined in sinister ways. They are all brou

Ryan Murphy teases new American Horror Story setting
After hinting at an oceanfront setting in March for the upcoming tenth season of his acclaimed horror anthology series, Ryan Murphy took to Instagram with a beachside photo and noting it as another clue for the next installment of American Horror Story! Check out his post below!
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Follow the Journey of Four Real Doctors in Netflix’s Lenox Hill Trailer
Netflix has released the official trailer for their upcoming documentary series Lenox Hill, following four New York City doctors as they navigate complex professional and personal issues in this intimate docuseries that offers a rare inside look at hospital life. You can check out the trailer now below!
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An intimate look at the lives of four

Martin Scorsese filming isolation short for BBC
While fans may have to wait for the Oscar winner’s next theatrical effort, Martin Scorsese (The Irishman) is getting back behind the camera in a sense for a self-shot short filmed from his New York City home as part of BBC’s Lockdown Culture with Mary Beard, according to Deadline.
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The short, which will also feature Oscar

New Game Show Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge Premiering June 3
According to Vital Thrills, the new game show Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge will premiere with two full episodes on June 3 on StarWarsKids.com as well as on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel. You can check out a first look at the game show below!
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The 10-episode series tests young Padawans’ strength, knowledge, and bravery in a

Walt Disney World reveals plans for reopening parks
A week after Universal Orlando Resort submitted its plans for a phased reopening to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force, Walt Disney World has followed in its competition’s footsteps and submitted its plans to reopen its Magic Kingdom, Disney Animal Kingdom, Epcott and Disney Hollywood Studios in July, according to Deadline.
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Jim MacPhee, Senior Vice President of Oper

"You've come to free me." Showtime has unveiled the first trailer for the latest documentary film made by veteran documentarian Errol Morris. The title is currently only A Film By Errol Morris, because they haven't decided on an official title yet. This documentary focuses, once again, on LSD and the "High Priest of LSD" Timothy Leary. This isn't the first time Morris has dabbled in LSD, his Netflix series "Wormwood" is also about the CIA experimenting with psychedelics. The film is inspired by

Kumail Nanjiani has spoken of an audition in which he was asked to “play up the accent” for a major Hollywood film.
Without revealing the title, Nanjiani explained the situation to Variety, in which the director asked the actor to emphasize his accent – who refused.Read more: The Lovebirds review: riotous buddy comedy is the perfect tonic for struggling lockdown couplesDescribing his experience across his first few years of auditioning, Nanjiani said, “I have a Pakistani

Glen Mazzara Opens Up On Plans For Scrapped Dark Tower Series
This past January saw the disheartening news that Amazon had elected not to move forward with the planned series adaptation of Stephen King’s legendary Dark Tower novel series and now showrunner Glen Mazzara has opened up about his plans for the canceled series. (Via SlashFilm)
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In an interview with Eric Vespe and Scott Wampler for their podcast, The Kingc

Fast & Furious Crossroads Gameplay Trailer & August Release Date Revealed
BANDAI NAMCO, Universal Games and Digital Platforms, and Slightly Mad Studios have released a first look at the Fast & Furious Crossroads gameplay, showcasing the single-player story mode for the upcoming action game set in the Fast & Furious universe. The game will arrive on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via STEAM on August 7, 2020. You can check out the gameplay trailer below and pre-order your copy of

"Kwon - you are the greatest person I know. That's what I know now." Grasshopper Film has debuted an official US trailer for the indie Korean dramedy Hill of Freedom, yet another of Hong Sang-soo's fanciful films. This one originally premiered in 2014 at the Venice & Toronto & New York Film Festivals, but is only now finally getting released in the US. Kwon returns to Seoul from the mountains and is given a packet of letters from Mori back from Japan to propose to her. Kwon drops and sc

Sam Mendes’ war epic 1917 has returned to Number One in the UK Official Film Chart, following its DVD and Blu-ray release.
The film sold over 146,000 physical copies in the past week, which pushed Bad Boys for Life off the top spot.Read More: 1917 star George MacKay: “War is one of the few things we all understand”The film, focusing on the race against the clock by two young soldiers to deliver a message across enemy lines, was nominated for 10 Oscars including Best P

Apple TV+ orders Fraggle Rock reboot to series
After bringing Jim Henson’s iconic series back to life in late April with a special set of quarantine-shot episodes, Apple TV+ is ready to continue their dive into the world of Fraggle Rock as they have ordered a full rebooted series, according to Collider.
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The new series will see Community vets Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson act as showrunne

Producer Jon Landau Teases Plot of James Cameron’s Avatar 2
Following the recent announcement that the Avatar sequels would be resuming production in New Zealand, producer Jon Landau has teased what fans can expect from the plot of James Cameron’s Avatar 2, according to Vital Thrills.
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“This is the story of the Sully family and what one does to keep their family together,” said Landau. “Jake and Ney

HBO Max Launches With Harry Potter Movies, 10,000 Hours of Content
WarnerMedia’s highly anticipated streaming platform, HBO Max, has officially launched today, featuring a leading collection of content curated from across WarnerMedia’s legendary catalog and a roster of new Max Originals, plus fan-favorite acquired franchises and films.
The platform features 10,000 hours of premium content including all eight Harry Potter movies, the entire HBO service, motion picture and TV ser

Jesse Eisenberg has shared his enthusiasm at the news of the release of the Justice League Snyder Cut.
The actor, who played Lex Luthor in Justice League, spoke of the impact of the announcement that director Zack Snyder’s version, informally known as the Snyder Cut, will be released on streaming service HBO Max next year.Read more: Jesse Eisenberg: “I’m lying about 90 per cent of what I’m talking about in interviews”“Yeah [I’m excited], because I&r

"It's a mask, not the devil." Holy hell! The first official trailer has debuted for a horror fantasy thriller titled Skull: The Mask, emerging out of Brazil this year. The gory horror film just premiered at the Chattanooga Film Festival online to some crazy good buzz so far, and if you're curious what this looks like, you can see some footage below. The film is an action-packed contemporary horror depicting a supernatural serial killer based on pre-Colombian mythology in a hunt for revenge in t

Steppenwolf: Zack Snyder reveals new version of Justice League villain
The highly-anticipated Justice League Snyder Cut is coming to HBO Max in 2021, and now director Zack Snyder has revealed a first look at the arch villain Darkseid! Snyder’s comment refers to the line Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor says at the end of Batman v Superman: “He’s coming. The bell has been rung.” Actor Ray Porter (Argo) also recently confirmed that he played the classic New Gods cha

"The truth must stay buried. Forgive me." Signature Ent. in the UK has debuted a second trailer for an indie thriller titled Inheritance, the latest from filmmaker Vaughn Stein. The film just opened on VOD in the US, and will be available in the UK in July as well. A patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives. His daughter Lauren receives a flash drive and key

BEGIN SLIDESHOWKat Dennings Drops Details on a WandaVision Action Scene
We’re still a long ways off from Marvel Studios’ WandaVision, which is set to debut in December for the time being, but that hasn’t stopped the cast from dropping a few juicy tidbits about the mysterious production. In this case, Kat Dennings, who is set to reprise her role as Darcy Lewis — last scene in 2013’s Thor: The Dark World — in the Disney+ series, revealed some info regarding an

BEGIN SLIDESHOWChristopher Nolan Explains Why He Crashed a Real 747 for Tenet
The best moment from the recent Tenet trailer was the brief shot we got of an enormous airplane crashing/exploding into a bunker. Naturally, that plane was indeed real and really crashing into a bunker, because, well, Christopher Nolan can do whatever he wants. However, the director insists there is a calculated reason for going with a real 747 and not models or CGI.
“I planned to do it using miniatures and set-

Doug Liman to Helm Tom Cruise in Space Movie!
We previously reported that Tom Cruise was working with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a space-set adventure film, and now it seems that yet-to-be-titled project has found a director in Doug Liman. This would mark the third collaboration between Cruise and Liman, who teamed on the brilliant Edge of Tomorrow and the underrated American Made.
According to Deadline, the duo have been working on the space flick for a while and are eager to get things

The first movie to shoot in outer space, Tom Cruise and Elon Musk have found a director to helm their next project in Edge of Tomorrow filmmaker Doug Liman.
The untitled film was announced earlier this month, which sees Cruise and Musk team up with the help of NASA, and Musk’s SpaceX.Read more: Space Force review: more ludicrous, workplace hilarity from Steve CarellLiman previously worked with Cruise on Edge of Tomorrow and American Made, and also directed Mr & Mrs

Seinfeld actor Richard Herd has died at the age of 87, his wife Patricia Crowder Herd has confirmed.
Herd played Mr. Wilhelm, George Constanza’s supervisor, in the hit sitcom Seinfeld, and most recently starred in Jordan Peele’s 2017 psychological horror Get Out as Roman Armitage.
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The actor starred in Seinfeld from 1995 until its series finale in 1998. His o

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMay 26 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s May 26 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
The Invisible ManEmmy winner Elisabeth Moss stars as a woman who fears she is being hunted by the unseen presence of her abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen).
Once Were Brothers: Robbie

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Diamond Select Toys unveils winter releases including DCeased & Clone Wars!
As the summer draws near, Diamond Select Toys has unveiled its lineup of figures hitting stores this winter, including items from DC Comics’ line DCeased, Marvel Comics, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Star Wars: The Clone Wars! Check out early looks at the figures in the gallery below!
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BlizzCon 2020 cancelled due to global pandemic
With a resurgence of cases springing up in states attempting to slowly reopen businesses, the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon and as such Blizzard Entertainment has announced that this year’s BlizzCon has been cancelled.
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In an official statement on the site’s blog, BlizzCon executive producer Saralyn Smith discussed that h