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Exclusive The Runners Trailer From Joey Loomis and Micah Lyons
ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive trailer for The Runners, starring the action thriller’s co-directors Micah Lyons (No Man’s Land) and Joey Loomis (Hello My Name Is Linda). You can check out the exclusive trailer below!
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After losing their parents in a car accident, Ryan (Lyons) must raise his rebellious teenage sister, Zoe (Netty leach).

BEGIN SLIDESHOWBill & Ted’s Reeves & Winter joined San Dimas High’s virtual commencement
While we may still be waiting for a trailer of the highly-anticipated Bill & Ted Face the Music, students of San Dimas High were treated to a special surprise during their 2020 virtual commencement ceremony as stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter joined with a special message for the graduating class.
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"Her range is frightening – and wonderful to watch." Abramorama has released the first official trailer for a documentary titled simply Olympia, a biopic doc about the Academy Award-winning Greek American actress Olympia Dukakis. This originally premiered at DOC NYC in 2018, then it went on to play at the Thessaloniki, River Run, Cleveland, Martha's Vineyard, Montclair Film Festivals last year. Armed with her uncompromising tenacity, intelligence, and humor, Olympia Dukakis fashions her e

The Matrix’s Lilly Wachowski Explains Her Departure From Hollywood
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, filmmaker and The Matrix franchise co-creator Lilly Wachowski discussed her departure from Hollywood after losing creative interest.
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Wachowski told the outlet that she began losing interest in the creative process of filmmaking following her demanding production schedule beginning with 1999

Universal Studios Orlando unveils reopening plans in video
After announcing late last month they had crafted a plan for a phased reopening of the park this month, Universal Studios Orlando has released a new video welcoming guests back to the park and revealing the guidelines for customers and employees to return. The video can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: Universal Orlando Planning Phased Reopening In June
The video details a number of new safety procedures for guests and emplo

"For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. Remember?" It's important to often take a break from the chaos of the world and to try to achieve calmness for just a few minutes. Sometimes poetry can help. Singularity (after Stephen Hawking) is a lovely 4-minute animated short film that will give you that momentary relief and rekindle the optimism that is missing nowadays. It's based on a poem by Marie Howe. As Maria Popova explains, it is "a stunning meditation on the interconnectednes

Exclusive Hammer Clip Starring Will Patton & Mark O’Brien
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from Vertical Entertainment’s upcoming crime drama Hammer, starring Will Patton (Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Swamp Thing) and Mark O’Brien (Marriage Story, Ready or Not, Arrival). You can check out the clip in the player below!
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In Hammer, a father faces a personal crisis when he discovers his estrange

Aya and the Witch: Studio Ghibli sets new animated film for winter 2020
After nearly six years since Studio Ghibli released the animated drama film When Marnie Was There in 2014, the award-winning Japanese animation studio has officially announced their upcoming and newest animated film titled Aya and the Witch will be their first-ever CG film. Set to make its debut sometime this winter on Japan’s NHK network, the project hails from Goro Miyazaki, the son of Spirited Away director Ha

There is no Cannes Film Festival this year, but there are Cannes Film Festival films this year. Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux from Cannes officially announced a selection of 56 films that would've been in the main line-up at the 2020 festival. It's still hard to figure out what the point of this is, but they've been saying it's to bring attention to these films and allow them to exist with the "official Cannes selection" designation. "Comprising fifty-six films to be accompanied by

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Series Regular Not Returning for Season 6
Following last night’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 finale, TVLine is revealing that Maisie Richardson-Sellers will not be returning as a series regular for Season 6.
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Spoiler alert for those who have not seen the finale: Richardson-Sellers’ character Charlie’s storyline ended with her deciding to stay behind in 1970s London with her p

Organisers of this year’s Cannes Film Festival have revealed their shortlist of movies despite the event not officially going ahead in 2020.
Last month it was confirmed that the festival would not be going forward as a physical event due to the coronavirus pandemic.Read more: We should be at Cannes right now – so here’s 10 of the film festival’s greatest ever moviesA spokesperson for the festival also said at the time: “As of today, a physical edition seems com

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHot Toys unveils MK IV Suit figure from Marvel’s Spider-Man!
It’s been nearly two years since Marvel’s Spider-Man swung onto shelves and into gamers’ and critics’ hearts around the world, and now Hot Toys has unveiled a new figure modeled after the Spider Armor — MK IV Suit from the hit game. The first look at the figure, which is set to hit shelves mid-2021, can be viewed in the gallery below!
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Godzilla vs. Kong receives PG-13 rating from MPAA
We may still be waiting to see whether the highly-anticipated fourth installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse will make its slated November release, but it appears Godzilla vs. Kong is on track as it has received an official PG-13 rating from the MPAA for “intense sequences of creature violence/destruction and brief language,” according to Bloody Disgusting.
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New Lovecraft Country teaser trailer previews HBO’s timely horror series
HBO has released a brand new Lovecraft Country teaser trailer for Misha Green and Jordan Peele’s forthcoming horror drama series adaptation of Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name. The video provides us with a new look at the timely series which gives us a better idea on the story and characters as they must faced terrifying creatures all the while resisting against racism. The series is scheduled to make i

Cannes Lineup Includes Pixar’s Soul and More
The Cannes 2020 lineup has been revealed, including Pixar’s Soul from director Pete Docter, Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Steve McQueen’s Mangrove and Lover’s Rock among 56 movies that will be receiving the Cannes 2020 Official Selection label, according to Variety.
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The lineup also includes Francois Ozon’s Su

First seasons of Showtime’s LGBTQ+ shows now streaming free on YouTube
In celebration of the Pride month, Showtime has officially released the first seasons of their hit LGBTQ+ series on their YouTube channel which will be available for free viewing throughout this month. The three shows included are Ilene Chaiken’s groundbreaking dramas The L Word and The L Word: Generation Q as well as Abby McEnany’s comedy series Work in Progress. In addition, the said s

Ridley Scott still considering more Alien prequels
After leaving the franchise in other creative hands for over three decades, Ridley Scott returned to the world of Alien in 2012 with a prequel trajectory beginning with Prometheus and driving it closer to the original story with 2017’s Alien: Covenant, both of which received diminishing receptions from fans. Despite this, however, Scott is reportedly still eying another prequel film, according to the Los Angeles T

"She just slapped my face!" "Congratulations!" Film Movement has debuted the official trailer for a digital restoration of the classic British comedy Mr. Topaze, which originally debuted in London in 1961. The film is directed by and stars the great Peter Sellers as the titular Mr. Topaze, an honest teacher who is given a shady management job but then runs off with the money himself. Seller's first and only credited directorial feature, Mr. Topaze displays the British comic genius at the peak o

Facebook has launched a new app that acts as a second screen for fans to comment on live events and engage with others watching.
Venue, described as “the companion app to live events”, arrives days after Facebook announced Collab, a short-form music video app that allows users to overlay up to three recordings at a time to create remote musical collaborations.New Facebook NPE app Venue wants to bring live events and user commentary together in one place.
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Netflix axes Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show after one season
Despite receiving rave reviews in its first season this past December at the streaming service, Netflix has chosen not to greenlight another outing of Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show, which was executive produced by Emmy nominee Kenya Barris (Black-ish), according to Deadline.
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The news of the series’ cancellation was first announced by star James III

BEGIN SLIDESHOWVenom 2 producer unsure about when they could finish reshoots
Before all film productions were temporarily shutdown due to the ongoing global pandemic, Sony Pictures’ upcoming sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage were one of the lucky high-profile projects to be able to finished filming. However, despite wrapping up production, the studio had still decided to pushed back the release date of the Tom Hardy-led film to 2021.
In recent interview with Vanity Fair, producer Dan Wil

BEGIN SLIDESHOWDiamond Select unmasks The Predator in new SDCC figure!
After unveiling two new figures originally planned to make exclusive debuts at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Diamond Select Toys has revealed another new figure in the form of the iconic sci-fi horror villain The Predator in his unmasked glory. The first look at the Predator figure, along with the previously announced Iron Giant and Burning Godzilla figures, can be viewed in the gallery below!
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REPORT: AMC May Have to Shutter All Theater Locations
According to Variety, AMC Entertainment, the country’s largest exhibition chain, revealed it might be forced into filing bankruptcy due to the impact of the pandemic. The company expects its first-quarter financial results to reveal a loss between $2.1 and $2.4 billion.
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So far, COVID-19 has forced AMC to close its more than 1,000 theaters with 600 corporate employe

Spike Lee has spoken out against Donald Trump‘s reaction to the protests taking place across the US.
The US President, who threatened to deploy the military in response to the looting and rioting following the death of George Floyd, was described by the director as “a gangster”, who added “he’s trying to be a dictator” in an interview with the BBC.Read more: Doing the right thing: Spike Lee’s 10 best filmsIn reference to Trump’s photograph pos

The Last of Us Part II extended commercial: Ellie can’t catch a break
With only two weeks left until the release of the highly-anticipated post-apocalypse sequel The Last of Us Part II, Sony has debuted a new extended commercial showing protagonist Ellie on the run from humans and the infected. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pa

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Cinemark Theaters to Reopen June 19, Confidence High for Tenet
Deadline brings word that Cinemark is planning to start a multi-phased reopening of its theaters beginning June 19, according to CEO Mark Zoradi, who also feels confidant that Christopher Nolan’s movie Tenet will open on July 17 as planned.
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“We’ve been in close contact with Warner Bros. and they remain optimistic and posi

New Becky red band trailer debuts ahead of Friday release
Quiver Distribution and Redbox have released the red band trailer for directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion’s forthcoming horror-thriller film Becky, giving us a preview of the titular protagonist’s violent traps against group of neo-Nazi convicts led by Kevin James’ Dominick. The film is scheduled to be released this Friday, June 5 in select theaters and drive-ins and on VOD. Check out the video in

Suicide Squad: David Ayer reveals Jared Leto’s Joker performance was ‘Mistreated’
Following the official announcement of the Justice League Snyder Cut, discussions about director David Ayer’s own cut of 2016’s Suicide Squad are still continuing as DC fans get more intrigued by Ayer’s dark and emotional take on the DCEU film. In another response to a fan’s statement about hoping to see more of Jared Leto’s version of the Joker in the future, the Fu

HBO Max’s Tony Goncalves Thinks the Snyder Cut Is a Win for Consumers
A large share of fans asked for the release of the Snyder Cut of Justice League, and they eventually got it. But the Justice League Snyder Cut victory started a great debate about meeting the demands of noisy fandoms, especially when there is a blurred line between legitimate claims and absurd requests. In a recent interview with The Verge, HBO Max head Tony Goncalves took on the subject of passionat

"He's ready to rock!" Giant Pictures has debuted an official trailer for an absolutely terrible, worse-then-The-Asylum movie called Elvis From Outer Space, from directors M. Z. Silverman & Tracy Wuischpard. Everyone likes to laugh at this kind of junk, so why not post it anyway. The King of Rock n' Roll space clone has blasted into Vegas from the far side of the universe to compete in an Elvis impersonation contest against the best in town. But just as he is on the verge of Taking Care of B

15 Non-MCU Marvel Actors Who Appeared in the MCU
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is filled to the brim with top tier talent. With actors like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo sprinkled throughout 23 films, it can be easy to lose track of all the other names and faces. It’s even easier to forget that some actors who have appeared in the MCU have also appeared in non-MCU Marvel movies. Before the creation of what is now the paradigm of shared universes, superhero films wer

POLL: What Pre-MCU Heroes Should Be in the MCU Multiverse?
Last year’s Spider-Man: Far From Home saw an exciting milestone for the long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe as J.K. Simmons became the first actor to reprise his role as a Marvel character from a film not previously attached to the MCU. With many pondering the possibility of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness opening up more actors to reprise their roles, ComingSoon.net is asking our readers to vote

"Everything is film. Everything." Screen Daily has debuted the first official trailer for Enfant Terrible, a brand new German biopic film about the iconic/infamous German New Wave filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (whose birthday was just a few days ago). Filmed in Cologne and Munich over the summer of 2019, the film was supposed to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, but after the pandemic changed the plans, the distributor reset the film for release in cinemas in Germany this October. Oliv

BEGIN SLIDESHOWSpace Force creator Greg Daniels weighs in on potential Season 2 renewal
Following the series debut of Netflix‘s newest sitcom Space Force last Friday, co-creator Greg Daniels has addressed the possibility of getting another season for the Steve Carell-led series. Speaking with Collider, Daniels has revealed that although the streaming service hasn’t officially ordered a second season yet, preliminary work has already started for the potential new season. Despite

Spy thriller The Capture renewed for a second season at BBC
Ahead of the series’ upcoming U.S. debut, BBC has officially renewed Ben Chanan’s spy drama series The Capture for a 6-episode second season. This renewal comes after more than eight months since its successful premiere in the U.K. where it was positively received by critics and the audience. The first season is scheduled to premiere in the U.S. on July 15, exclusively on NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock.

John Boyega has addressed a Black Lives Matter protest that is currently taking place in central London — you can watch footage of his speech below.
Today’s event (June 3) has been organised as part of a day of action against discrimination following widespread protests in the US and across the world over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis last week (May 25). Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaugh

Stargirl Episode 4 promo introduces the new Wildcat
The CW has released the first promo for Stargirl‘s upcoming fourth episode titled “Wildcat,” featuring Brec Bassinger’s Courtney Whitmore as she tries to recruit Yvette Monreal’s Yolanda Montez as the first member of new JSA by taking on the mantle of Wildcat. The new episode is set to air on Tuesday, June 9. Check out the video in the player below!
Directed by Rob Hardy from a script written by James Dale Robinso

"You're clearly a special girl!" Quiver Distribution has released a newred band trailer for Becky, the latest from filmmaking team Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion (of Cooties, Bushwick). A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives. Lulu Wilson stars as the titular Becky, who decides to fight back against the criminals in her own way and save her family. Kevin James also co-stars as one of the ruthless ne

"We can learn a good deal from bees about the health of the landscapes that we inhabit." 1091 Media has released the official trailer for an indie documentary called The Pollinators, which premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival last year and played at numerous other festivals all year. The Pollinators is a disturbing and eye-opening environmental doc about how mass farming and consumer food preferences are destroying these vital flying insects. For a year and a half, filmmaker and b

"I saw a man… eating a man!" Shudder has released another new US trailer for the zombie comedy horror Yummy, from Dutch director Lars Damoiseaux. The film is set at a seedy hospital somewhere in Eastern Europe, where a young woman travels with her family in order to secure a lower price on plastic surgery. Wandering through an abandoned ward her boyfriend unknowingly frees a zombie woman who is "the result of an experimental rejuvenation treatment", releasing the virus and zombie mayhem.

Destin Daniel Cretton’s true-story drama Just Mercy has been made available to stream for free in the US in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The film tells the true story of defence attorney Bryan Stevenson, a Harvard law graduate who went to Alabama to defend Walter ‘Johnny D.’ McMillian after he was wrongly convicted of murder in 1986.
Read more: Just Mercy review: Michael B. Jordan’s stirring legal drama packs a powerful, emotional punch 
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George Clooney has written a letter condemning America’s stance on racism, calling it the country’s pandemic and urging citizens to vote Donald Trump out of office this November.
Writing for The Daily Beast, Clooney was responding to the death of George Floyd last week (May 25). Floyd, who was African-American, was killed when a white police officer appeared to kneel on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest. Former police officer Derek Chauvin has since been sacked a

John Boyega has been praised by fans for responding to racist attacks on his Twitter account.
Last week, the Star Wars actor spoke out against the death of George Floyd in the US with anti-racist tweets on the matter, tweeting “I really fucking hate racists” on May 27.
George Floyd died from asphyxiation on last Monday (May 25) in Minneapolis, after a white police officer kneeled on his neck following an arrest, for almost nine minutes.
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Batwoman Season 2 Will Feature a New Lead Character
Two weeks ago, Ruby Rose made her shocking exit from Batwoman. Now, it looks like Kate Kane won’t be coming back to the series either. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that The CW won’t be recasting Rose’s character for season 2 as originally expected. Instead, the producers will introduce a new character to become the next Scarlet Knight.
Decider apparently discovered The CW’s new plans when a now-deleted casting not