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Jake Gyllenhaal-led Snow Blind sparks bidding war
After initially being set for a TV adaptation at Fox, the BOOM! Studios graphic novel Snow Blind is being primed for a big screen adaptation with Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home) set to star and has sparked a bidding war, according to Deadline.
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The graphic novel, penned by Ollie Masters (The Kitchen), follows high school teen Teddy, whose life in a sleepy

Exclusive Disney Insider Episode 6 Promo With Artemis Fowl Author
ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive promo for Disney Insider Episode 6 of Disney+’s behind-the-scenes documentary series. This week’s episode highlights Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer with a tour of the Irish countryside.
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Disney Insider peels back the curtain of The Walt Disney Company like never before. Tune in each week as the se

Selfies, huh, yeah. What are they good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again, why'all. This funny short film originally premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2018, and it's now available to watch online. Selfies is made by Swiss filmmaker Claudius Gentinetta, who collected thousands of selfies from the internet and recreated them as paintings, which he then combined to make this short. It's a creative, amusing, wacky trip through the world of social media and vanity. "A selfie race around t

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Cast:
Pete Davidson as Scott Carlin
Marisa Tomei as Margie Carlin
Bill Burr as Ray Bishop
Bel Powley as Kelsey
Maude Apatow as Claire Carlin
Steve Buscemi as Papa
Pamela Adlon as Gina
Jimmy Tatro as Firefighter Savage
Ricky Velez as Oscar
Kevin Corrigan as Joe
Domenick Lombardozzi as Firefighter Lockwood
Mike Vecchione as Firefighter Thompson
Moisés Arias as Igor
Directed by Judd Apatow
Written by Judd Apatow, Pet

Comedy troupe The State reuniting for virtual charity event
It’s been nearly 25 years since audiences were last treated to the outrageous styles of comedy troupe The State following the conclusion of their short-lived MTV series and now the group of acclaimed comics are set to reunite for a special virtual charity event.
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This Wednesday via Zoom, The State will reunite to read beloved and never-before-seen sketches, aucti

"He said just the words you needed to be happy." Peccadillo Pictures in the UK has released an official UK trailer for a French drama titled Don't Look Down, which already opened in France last year. Don’t Look Down is the latest offering from the French directing duo Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau (Theo & Hugo, Drole De Felix). In a high-rise apartment, a woman and four men gather to share their experiences of a man that they have all been involved with, to their cost. In t

Spike Lee has said that he thinks Donald Trump will “go down in history as the worst president of the United States of America.”
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Speaking in a new interview, the filmmaker admitted that he’s not certain the US president will be voted out in November, despite criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and anti-racism protests.
“Look, I’m not certain about anything,” Lee told GQ Hy

The Flash Fires Hartley Sawyer Over Offensive Social Media Remarks
It looks like Team Flash may be down a member when The Flash returns for it seventh season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hartley Sawyer has been fired from The Flash over offensive social media posts from years ago. Sawyer had played Ralph Dibny/the Enlongated man since the fourth season of The Flash.
THR notes that Sawyer’s remarks were made before he joined The Flash in 201

Sam Raimi Enlists Lee Cronin to direct the next Evil Dead film
After nearly a year since filmmaker Sam Raimi confirmed that he’s indeed working on the new installment to Evil Dead, franchise star and producer Bruce Campbell has finally shared the first details about the next installment to the iconic film series, revealing that it will be titled as Evil Dead Now. Speaking with Empire, Campbell has further revealed that Raimi has already handpicked the next helmer of the iconic film series

CS Interview: Director Andrew Patterson Talks The Vast of Night
Amazon Studios provided ComingSoon.net the chance to chat 1:1 with The Vast of Night director Andrew Patterson about his critically acclaimed sci-fi drama (91% on Rotten Tomatoes) now on Prime Video. Check out the full interview below!
Click here to watch The Vast of Night on Amazon Prime right now!
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In The Vast of Night film, in the twilight of the 1950s, on one fateful night in

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Matt Reeves Rumored To Be Introducing a New Joker in The Batman Trilogy
According to ComicBook.com, there is a rumor that Matt Reeves’ planned The Batman trilogy will introduce a new actor taking on the iconic villain Joker. While nothing has officially been confirmed, ComingSoon.net has been hearing similar rumors for months.
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The Direct is reporting that Reeves is planning for his Joker “

BEGIN SLIDESHOWSam Hargrave reveals The Mandalorian season 2 details
As we near closer to the highly-anticipated second season of Disney+’s hit Star Wars spin-off series, Collider has confirmed that Extraction director Sam Hargrave contributed work on new episodes of The Mandalorian as second unit director.
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While discussing the hit Netflix original actioner starring Chris Hemswo

"That's me right there." Hot Docs has debuted an official trailer for a documentary titled 9/11 Kids, which just premiered at the Hot Docs Film Festival this summer. This trailer has been out for a little while already, but we just came across it recently and it's worth featuring. 9/11 Kids is about the group of kids who were in a room at their school where President George W. Bush was sitting and reading to them on September 11th, 2001. This is the moment, on camera, where Bush was told that t

The cast of the original Ghostbusters are set to reunite for the latest edition of Josh Gad’s ‘Reunited Apart’ series.
The Frozen star has previously brought together the stars of movies such as The Goonies and The Lord of the Rings for a series of lockdown reunions.
The latest edition will focus on Ghostbusters – which was teased at the end of Gad’s Lord of the Rings reunion with the movie’s famous theme song.
It is currently unclear which specific cast membe

Spectrum delays L.A.’s Finest Season 2 premiere
According to TVLine, Spectrum Network has officially delayed the premiere of the upcoming second season of L.A.’s Finest. Originally scheduled to make its return today through Spectrum’s on-demand service, the Bad Boys spinoff series has been pushed to an unknown later date this year. The sudden premiere delay comes on the heels of the ongoing protests against racial injustices and police brutality following the unlawful dea

Snowpiercer Season 1 Episode 4 Recap: Without Their Maker
In the fourth episode of TNT’s Snowpiercer, a shocking twist in the murder investigation brings Layton and Till’s manhunt to a cat-and-mouse climax, but Layton is getting too close to Melanie’s big secret, which may prove the most dangerous game of all.
FailureJinju narrates the episode as she talks about humans adapting and how Snowpiercer itself is an adaptation as Mr. Wilford “dusted off his trainset” whi

"What is this place?!" Universal has unveiled the first official trailer for a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse titled You Should Have Left, based on the novel of the same name by German writer Daniel Kehlmann. In this terrifying, mind-twisting tale, a father fights desperately to save his family from a beautiful home that refuses to let them leave. A screenwriter heads to a house in Wales to start working on a new script, but begins to notice strange things going on. Starring Kevin Ba

Babies have gone missing in new The Alienist Season 2 promo
TNT has released the extended promo for the upcoming second season of their Emmy Award-winning period drama series The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, featuring new footage of the trio’s mysterious missing babies case. The series is scheduled to make its return on Sunday, July 26. Check out the video below!
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A turn-of-the-century murder mystery t

Matrix 4’s ‘Beautiful Script’ Credited for Keanu Reeves & Carrie-Anne Moss’ Return
During an interview with Empire, The Matrix franchise stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss revealed they decided to return for The Matrix 4 thanks to the film’s “beautiful script.”
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“Lana Wachowski wrote a beautiful script and a wonderful story that resonated with me,” said

You Should Have Left Trailer For Blumhouse’s Kevin Bacon Thriller
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ You Should Have Left will be available in North America on premium on-demand digital everywhere beginning Friday, June 19, 2020. Check out the You Should Have Left trailer below!
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In a new psychological thriller from Blumhouse Productions and legendary screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mi

Dracula: Karyn Kusama teases her faithful adaptation to the classic novel
As Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures continue to develop new projects centered on the iconic classic monsters, many are intrigued with what they will do to reinvent the fan-favorite horror figures such as Dracula and Frankenstein, especially given the critical and commercial success of Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man. Now, Destroyer director Karyn Kusama has finally opened up about her upcoming fi

Chernobyl’s Johan Renck to direct pilot of HBO’s The Last of Us series
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Johan Renck has officially set his next collaboration with Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin for HBO’s forthcoming The Last of Us series. Speaking with Discussing Film, Renck has confirmed that he has already signed on as an executive producer on the highly-anticipated live-action series adaptation and is also attached to helm the pilot episode.
“I’m an executive produce

"We're truly one big family. It's a celebration of filmmakers and movies." The We Are One Global Film Festival held online through YouTube is wrapping up after almost 10 days of events & premieres. With so many film festivals cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a batch of them got together to host this special "online film festival" event - programming short films, features, Q&As, conversations, and much more. To wrap up, We Are One released six videos of acclaimed film

BEGIN SLIDESHOWGreg Nicotero teases The Walking Dead’s jaw-dropping Season 10 finale
Due to the ongoing global pandemic that has caused the delays of all TV productions in Hollywood, many shows weren’t able to finish their current seasons and were left with no choice but to cut their seasons short. However, this wasn’t the case for AMC’s long-running horror series The Walking Dead as the network opted to delay the April premiere of its tenth season finale to a much later

Psych 2: Lassie Comes Home sneak peek previews first 4 minutes
Ahead of its upcoming premiere next month, a brand new sneak peek for Peacock’s Psych 2: Lassie Comes Home has been released, providing us with a preview of the first 4 minutes of the TV movie which is scheduled to premiere on July 15 on NBCUniversal’s own streaming service. Featuring the return of James Roday and Dulé Hill’s Shawn and Gus, you check out the video in the player below!
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Batwoman Showrunner addresses decision to introduce a new lead for Season 2
Following Ruby Rose’s sudden exit from Batwoman, fans of the Arrowverse show got more surprising news when it was then revealed that The CW will now be introducing a new lead character to take on the mantle of the Scarlet Knight for next season. In a recent appearance at the ATX Television Festival At Home, showrunner Caroline Dries finally addressed their decision of not recasting the role of Kate Kane, revealing

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Jon Favreau Reveals Mandalorian Season 2 On Track for October Debut
In a recent virtual discussion panel for the ATX Television Festival, Jon Favreau revealed some important information regarding The Mandalorian Season 2 and even revealed the show is on track to debut on Disney+ in October, despite the coronavirus situation.
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“We were lucky enough to have finished photography before the lock down,”  sa

Justice League‘s Zack Snyder has teased further changes that he will be making to the movie in the ‘Snyder cut’.
Snyder originally left the project in 2016 during post-production due to a family tragedy, with Joss Whedon overseeing the eventual movie.
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Snyder’s take on the DC movie was recently confirmed for a release on HBO Max following campaigning fr

"Inside of me, my heart is always on fire…" An official trailer has debuted for a documentary titled simply Runner, about the world famous Olympian named Guor Marial. When he was a child, he fled from Sudan and escaped its oppression in America. Years later, ready to compete in running, he had to fight the IOC to be an independent runner for South Sudan but eventually was given the chance to compete in the marathon event in the 2012 Olympics. Runner depicts Marial's difficult & trium

Mark Wahlberg’s history of hate crimes has resurfaced after the actor posted a tribute to George Floyd.
Last week, the Ted actor took to social media to share a tribute to Floyd, who died in Minneapolis on May 25 when white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.
Chauvin has since been sacked and charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Three of his colleagues, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J Alexander Keung, are now all facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degr

More Cannes trailers! Spanish distributor Cine Maldito has debuted a lovely 30-second teaser trailer for the Japanese film titled True Mothers, the latest feature film made by acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase. This was just announced last week as an official selection at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, which is no longer happening this year, but they announced most of their line-up anyway. True Mothers, originally known as Asa ga Kuru in Japanese, is about a young couple that adopts a c

California Governor Says TV & Film Production Can Restart June 12
It looks liked the coronavirus pandemic is finally slowing down, which means the world can resume its previously scheduled programming in a short while. Actually, much sooner than that. According to The Hollywood Reporter, California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed that all film and TV production can recommence on June 12.
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“Music, TV and film

Zack Snyder Says Ray Fisher is “the Heart” of his Justice League
Are you ready for more Cyborg? Because Zack Snyder is! In a recent post on Twitter, the Justice League director responded to one of Ray Fisher’s tweets with a simple sentence: “You Ray, are the heart of my movie.” Check out the full tweet below.
Snyder was, of course, addressing Fisher’s post in which the actor stated, “I don’t praise Chris Terrio and @ZackSnyder for simply putting m

Halsey is among the high-profile names who criticised J.K. Rowling over the weekend, with the singer saying the Harry Potter author “invalidated trans people” with a series of controversial tweets.
Rowling has faced an online backlash and accusations of transphobia after sharing an article on Saturday (June 6) titled ‘Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate’ and writing: “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there