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ABKCO unveils Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection!
ABKCO Films has revealed the Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection, a retrospective look at the acclaimed Chilean filmmaker’s work featuring three of his films remastered as well as a short film, bonus features and CD soundtracks for two of the films! The unboxing trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Alongside the remastered coll

Did you want to be a fireman when you were growing up? Great! Now what if you turned out to be a stoner with nothing to offer the world aside from crappy tattoos? As surprising as it may seem, that does describe the main character in The King of Staten Island. But that's where he is at the start. There's a story to tell, and there's a reason to tell his story. It's not about giving up drugs and getting a job, but it sort of is. It's more about giving up laziness and getting a real life. Judd Ap

Patrick Wilson reuniting with Roland Emmerich for Moonfall
After working with the 64-year-old German director on 2019’s World War II actioner Midway, Patrick Wilson is ready to hop in front of the cameras for Roland Emmerich again as he has signed on to star in his upcoming Moonfall alongside Halle Berry and Josh Gad, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon f

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CS Video: King of Staten Island Cast on Not Seeing It With an Audience
While speaking with The King of Staten Island cast, ComingSoon.net asked the stars and director Judd Apatow about not being able to see the film with an audience. You can check out the video below to hear their answers and order your copy of the movie here!
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The King of Staten Island is Pete Davidson’s semi-a

We all know drugs are bad… But what if they're drugs made by greedy pharmaceutical companies, secretly working to keep you addicted and consuming more and more? All so they can pad their coffers? Quick Fix is a clever animated short film made by Irish animation filmmaker Chris O'Hara, and it's a must watch short (only 5 minutes!). "Got a problem? Don't worry, there's a pill for that!" The brutally honest short film takes viewers on a fast-paced voyage through one man's life, showing us h

CS Score! Interviews We Summon the Darkness Composer Timothy Williams
Get ready for an exciting CS Score! Are you ready? Seriously. Are you? Good. Because we are taking a deep dive into the soundtrack for We Summon the Darkness from Lakeshore Records. And even got the opportunity to speak with the film’s composer, Timothy Williams. So, let’s not waste any more time and get right to this thing!
Click here to rent or own the new movie We Summon the Darkness!
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EA confirms next Star Wars game is Squadrons!
A day after the exciting PlayStation 5 reveal event, the Xbox website made a glaring mistake and let word slip of a previously unannounced Star Wars game entitled Squadrons from EA and now the game publisher has taken to Twitter to confirm the project, as well as announce a trailer and new details are coming on Monday!
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Cast:
Ferdia Shaw as Artemis Fowl II
Lara McDonnell as Holly Short
Josh Gad as Mulch Diggums
Tamara Smart as Juliet Butler
Nonso Anozie as Domovoi “Dom” Butler
Colin Farrell as Artemis Fowl I
Judi Dench as Commander Julius Root
Hong Chau as Opal Koboi
Nikesh Patel as Foaly
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Written by Conor McPherson & Hamish McColl
Artemis Fowl Review:
Eoin Colfer’s 2001 you

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CS Video: Maude Apatow, Bel Powley & Steve Buscemi Talk King of Staten Island
ComingSoon.net had the chance to speak with The King of Staten Island cast, including Maude Apatow, Bel Powley, and Steve Buscemi, to chat about Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson’s new comedy-drama. You can check out the interviews below and order your copy of the movie here!
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The King of Staten Island 

Bride of Frankenstein: David Koepp confirms project is still in active development
Earlier this year it was reported that Academy Award-nominated producer Amy Pascal was planning to revive Universal Pictures’ long-in-development reboot of The Bride of Frankenstein. Now, it seems like the project is still in active development with Jurassic Park writer David Koepp, who has been attached to the film since 2015, officially confirming that he and studio are still very committed to producing t

"When people see me, they…" "Die?" Gravitas Ventures has unveiled the first official trailer for an indie dark comedy called Looks That Kill, which is landing on VOD soon. The film stars Brandon Flynn (from "13 Reasons Why", "True Detective", and John Kander's Kid Victory musical) as a teenage boy dealing with the ups and downs of being lethally attractive. His face kills - literally! Of course, since this is a teenage story, he meets a girl with her own bizarre ailment, who aids him on

Iconic Batman Scribe Denny O’Neil Passes Away
Longtime Batman writer and editor, Denny O’Neil, passed away on June 11 from natural causes. O’Neil was 81 years old, and he leaves behind a rich legacy in the field of comics. He got his start at Marvel Comics in the late ’60s and early ’70s. There, O’Neil first collaborated with artist Neal Adams on an issue of X-Men. After moving on to DC Comics, O’Neil and Adams had a groundbreaking run on

Replay: Olivia Munn to star in Dark Castle’s sci-fi action film
According to The Hollywood Reporter, X-Men alum Olivia Munn has been tapped for the leading role in Dark Castle Entertainment’s forthcoming sci-fi action film titled Replay. This is the latest project coming from the long-running production company after 3 years since producing George Clooney’s black comedy film Suburbicon in 2017.
“Audiences are going to witness the birth of the next great action star with

Exclusive: Kenneth Branagh Talks the Future of Poirot!
While speaking with filmmaker Kenneth Branagh about Disney’s Artemis Fowl, ComingSoon.net asked about the future of Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express character Hercule Poirot, who will be reprised in the 2020 adaptation Death on the Nile. You can check out what Branagh had to say in the player below!
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Branagh will once again star as Detective Poiro

Insomniac Confirms Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a Standalone Game
During Sony’s PlayStation 5 reveal event, one of the biggest surprises was the announcement of Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The follow up to Spider-Man PS4 will arrive in stores only two years after Insomniac’s first Spidey game. However, Sony’s Simon Rutter told The Telegram that Miles Morales was more of an expansion than an original title.
“There’s a substanti

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Video: Delroy Lindo & other cast talk Da 5 Bloods!
ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with stars Delroy Lindo (The Good Fight), Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country), Clarke Peters (His Dark Materials), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman) and Norm Lewis (Mrs. America) to discuss the latest venture from Spike Lee, Da 5 Bloods, which hits Netflix today! The interviews can be viewed in the player below.
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The Personal History of David Copperfield set for August theatrical release
As theaters begin planning to re-open across the country and studios begin looking to set new theatrical release dates, Disney has set a new release for The Personal History of David Copperfield on August 14 as they’ve moved The One and Only Ivan from the date, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The Personal

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMy Spy: Amazon Prime sets premiere date for Dave Bautista-led action comedy
Amazon Prime has officially set the premiere date for STX Films’ long-delayed action comedy film My Spy. Originally scheduled for a theatrical release last April, the Dave Bautista-led film will now be making its U.S. debut on Friday, June 26, exclusively on Prime Video.
Before theater chains around the world were forced to temporarily shut down to due the global pandemic, My Spy was able to premiere

Sigourney Weaver Doesn’t Think She’ll Return To the Alien Franchise
Earlier this month, director Ridley Scott addressed the future of the Alien franchise in an interview with the L.A. Times. And perhaps inevitably, this invited speculation over whether any new installments could make room for Sigourney Weaver to return as Ellen Ripley. However, Weaver doesn’t think this is in the cards.
Weaver reflected on her history with the Alien series in a recent interview with Empire. Sh

The One and Only Ivan set for Disney+ streaming debut
It’s been two years since Disney’s film adaptation of The One and Only Ivan wrapped production and as audiences wonder which films will make their theatrical release dates and which are pushed back amidst the global pandemic, the studio has elected to set the film for a Disney+ debut on August 21, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Miles Teller to lead survival thriller Not Without Hope
Nick Schuyler and Jeré Longman’s bestselling nonfiction memoir Not Without Hope is looking to get its film adaptation back on track as Miles Teller (Whiplash, Top Gun: Maverick) has signed on to star in and produce the biographical thriller.
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Originally published in 2010, the novel told the true story of Schuyler as he set out with best f

Miles Teller to lead & produce survival thriller Not Without Hope
Nick Schuyler and Jeré Longman’s bestselling nonfiction memoir Not Without Hope is looking to get its film adaptation back on track as Miles Teller (Whiplash, Top Gun: Maverick) has signed on to star in and produce the biographical thriller.
RELATED: Dan Berk & Robert Olsen Set Untitled Horror Thriller at Amblin
Originally published in 2010, the novel told the true story of Schuyler as he set o

Producer Eric Roth says David Fincher’s Mank primed for October release
It’s been about two months since David Fincher’s highly-anticipated return to feature-length directing wrapped production and now producer Eric Roth has said that Mank, a biopic focused on Citizen Kane scribe Herman J. Mankiewicz, is primed for an October release. (Via The Film Stage)
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CS Video: The King of Staten Island Interview With Pete Davidson & Judd Apatow
ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to sit down with The King of Staten Island star and co-writer Pete Davidson as well as director Judd Apatow to discuss the new comedy-drama. You can check out the interviews below and order your copy of the movie here!
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The King of Staten Island is Pete Davidson’s semi-autobiographical film which follows his character Scot

Exclusive Infamous Clip Starring Bella Thorne & Jake Manley
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive Infamous clip from the new crime thriller starring Bella Thorne (The Duff) and Jake Manley (The Order). You can check out the clip in the player below and grab your copy of the movie here!
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Infamous is the story of two young lovers who rob their way across the southland. Arielle (Bella Thorne) is a down on her luck dreamer who

Dads Trailer: Apple TV+ sets new documentary film from Bryce Dallas Howard
Ahead of this year’s Father Day’s celebration, Apple TV+ has released the trailer for Bryce Dallas Howard’s upcoming feature directorial debut film titled Dads, featuring interviews by celebrities including Will Smith, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ron Howard as they discuss fatherhood. The docufilm will be available for streaming on Friday, June 19. Check out the video in the player below!
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American Black Film Festival is getting virtual edition
ABFF Ventures LLC. has announced that the 24th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will take place online August 21-30, 2020 at their official website! The ABFF Online Edition will continue the tradition of the live festival, featuring the best of independent black cinema, studio premieres, conversations and panels, business of entertainment seminars, along with virtual networking events.
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"Your only as happy as your family." Apple TV has unveiled the first trailer for a feature documentary titled Dads, which originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. It also marks the feature directorial debut of actress Bryce Dallas Howard; she has made a few shorts but this is her first real film. Director Bryce Dallas Howard teams up with her father, Ron Howard, to explore contemporary fatherhood through anecdotes and wisdom from famous funnymen such as Will Smith, Jimmy Fal

Dan Berk & Robert Olsen Set Untitled Horror Thriller at Amblin
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Villains filmmakers Dan Berk and Robert Olsen will write and direct an untitled horror project for Amblin Partners. Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell, who currently have a first-look deal with Amblin through their Safehouse Pictures banner, will produce.
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The secret project is being described as a “social horror” Safehouse&r

BEGIN SLIDESHOWThe Mandalorian gets an upgrade in SDCC Figure!
With San Diego Comic-Con back on track for an exciting virtual edition, Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant Ltd. have shared another new figure that was set to exclusively premiere at the physical show in the form of The Mandalorian from the Disney+ series of the same name. The bust, seeing the bounty hunter in his upgraded Beskar armor, can be viewed in the gallery below alongside other SDCC exclusive figures from Diamond Select!
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Percy Jackson: Logan Lerman open to return as a new character in the Disney+ series
Nearly a month since best-selling author Rick Riordan confirmed that his Percy Jackson novels are now officially being adapted into a Disney+ series, fans are still reeling with joy as they’ve been waiting for a long time for the project to be made and have already started dropping names of the potential cast, who they think are perfect for their favorite Demigods. Interestingly, despite the live-acti

"There's nothing under the bed, Mum." IFC Midnight has debuted a full-length official trailer for acclaimed indie horror thriller Relic, which originally premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year in the Midnight section. A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home. All three generations of women are brought together through trauma and a powerful sense of strength and loyalty to face the ultimate fear togeth

Peggy Jo: Lily James To Star in True-Crime Story from Phillip Noyce
Deadline brings word that Lily James (Yesterday, Rebecca) is set to star in Peggy Jo, a true-crime story directed by Phillip Noyce (Salt). Peggy Jo was a bank robber who committed her heists while dressed as a man.
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Loosely based on the true story of the real-life bank robber, the feature is being pitched as “Bonnie but without the Clyde.&rd

"All I want to know… is if that's the truth?" Kino Lorber has released a new official US trailer for the indie drama titled Guest of Honour, the latest from Egyptian-Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan. This first premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals last fall, and played at lots of other festivals last year. The film follows a father and daughter in Canada, as they attempt to unravel their complicated histories and intertwined secrets. Veronica wants to remain in jail for a sex

Blithe Spirit: IFC Films nabs rights to Leslie Mann’s New Comedy Film
According to Deadline, IFC Films has successfully acquired the North American distribution rights to director Edward Hall’s forthcoming comedy titled Blithe Spirit, which is a film adaptation of Nick Moorcroft’s 1941 play of the same name. Starring Leslie Mann and Isla Fisher, the film currently has no U.S. release date yet but it is scheduled to hit UK theaters on September 4.
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Dave Chappelle Drops Surprise New Special 8:46 on Netflix’s YouTube
Dave Chappelle has dropped a new special, 8:46, on Netflix’s comedy YouTube page. The title of the surprise special is a reference to the amount of time Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck, resulting in Floyd’s death. The special runs for 27 minutes and includes a link to the Equal Justice Initiative. You can watch 8:46 in full below!
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10 Things We’re Excited to See in Zack Snyder’s Justice League!
Get ready, world! Zack Snyder’s definitive vision of Justice League is finally coming to fruition. I, for one, couldn’t be happier. For all the (minor) flaws inherit in both Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, each film represents a level of ambition I truly admire and am eager to see more of. We have to wait what feels like an eternity to see if Snyder can deliver the goods, but that just m

"What - you believe it?!" Cinedigm & Kyyba Films have released an official trailer for an indie supernatural cop thriller titled Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge. There isn't much of a synopsis, only that a military vet now working as police is assigned to "a supernatural case that's surrounded by urban myth and legend" - which must be the "Nain Rouge". The trailer shows a freaky red devil dude running around, which makes sense considering Nain Rouge translates to "red dwarf" (from Fre

CS Interview: Writer/director Mirrah Foulkes on Judy and Punch
ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with writer/director Mirrah Foulkes (War Machine) to discuss her feature-length debut on the dark period dramedy Judy and Punch starring Mia Wasikowska (Crimson Peak) and Damon Herriman (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). Click here to rent or own Judy and Punch now!
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In finding a way to tie some of the themes of its period setting with

Relic trailer starring Emily Mortimer and Robyn Nevin
IFC Films has released the official Relic trailer for their upcoming psychological horror film, featuring new footage which gives viewers a better idea on what to expect from the terrifying film. Starring Emily Mortimer and Robyn Nevin, you can check out the video in the player below!
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Written and directed by Natalie Erika James in her feature deb

"She's a human, and you're a dog! You're not right for Ellie, dude." Freestyle Digital Media has unveiled an official trailer for an indie comedy titled Allan the Dog, about a hand puppet dog that acts like a real-life talking dog. We've seen an R-rated Muppets movie and a movie about a talking beaver hand puppet, so this seems like the next evolution in wacky hand puppet storytelling. Sam Daly stars as Matt, Allan's owner and "roommate", and Steven Wright (who also wrote the script) voices All

Feel the Beat trailer: Sofia Carson stars in Netflix’s new dance comedy
Netflix has released the official trailer for their forthcoming dance comedy film titled Feel the Beat, featuring Descendants star Sofia Carson as her character gets recruited to train a misfit group of young dancers. This will mark Carson’s first leading role in a non-Disney film. Directed by Elissa Down, the film will be available for streaming on Friday, June 19. Check out the video in the player below!
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Kurt Wimmer’s Children of the Corn remake wraps production
After making headlines last month for continuing to film on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia despite the COVID-19 lockdown laws imposed throughout the country, producer Lucas Foster has confirmed that production has officially wrapped on director Kurt Wimmer’s upcoming remake of the 1984 horror film Children of the Corn.
“We’re thrilled to be able to announce the completion of principal photography with Elena,

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist renewed for a second season at NBC
Following its successful debut, NBC has officially renewed their Jane Levy-led musical comedy-drama series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist for a second season. The renewal comes over a month since the series had concluded its 12-episode first season.
“We were overwhelmed by the number of people who fell in love with ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ and how much joy it brought to everyone. We’

"I'm not leaving ’till I find her." Vertical Ent. has released an official trailer for a crime thriller titled The Big Ugly, the latest from American filmmaker Scott Wiper (A Better Way to Die, The Condemned). This revenge film is about a career criminal named Neeyln, who travels to West Virginia from London alongside his boss in order to strike a deal with an American oilman. But once the initial joy subsides, Neeyln is upset to discover that his girlfriend has mysteriously vanished. Whe

"Why does he still believe?" An official trailer has debuted out of the Sheffield Doc Fest taking place in the UK (online) this month for a film called Me and the Cult Leader, originally titled Aganai: The Cult Leader and Me. In 1995, Tokyo was attacked by a doomsday cult known as "Aum". They left packets of sarin gas on subway trains in the city. One of the people injured, Atsushi Sakahara, has decided to make a film about Aum and who they really are. Sakahara meets with and travels with Hiros

Watched at Home: Top 20 Streaming Films for the Week of June 5
Well, hello there my fellow couch potatoes! It’s time for another Top 20 Watched at Home list. Don’t get too excited, though. Not much has changed. No, really. After what felt like a month’s worth of intense battles that saw a number of films take over the No. 1 spot, the world has decided that Sonic the Hedgehog shall remain the undisputed champ for the remainder of my life.
That’s not a criticism of the fil

The Walking Dead ‘s Pollyanna McIntosh has teased she could be appearing in the upcoming Rick Grimes solo movie.
“I may or may not be doing a Walking Dead film that Andy [Andrew Lincoln] is involved in, playing Rick. Let’s see what happens,” McIntosh, who played Jadis/Anne on the television series, said while virtually attending GalaxyCon Live online.Read more: ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’: release date, cast and everything we know so farShe adde

PlayStation 5 reveal event trailer roundup!
Today marked the exciting arrival of the PlayStation 5 livestream reveal event and with it came the arrival of a number of exciting announcement trailers for new titles from a number of third-party and indie developers, including Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks, Square Enix and Annapurna. We’ve gathered the trailers below along with what we know about the games, check them out below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWSpace Force Season 1 Episode 7 and Episode 8 Recap
In the previous episode of Netflix’s Space Force, POTUS canceled Naird’s conjugal visit with his wife, and Erin and Duncan flirted at the frozen yogurt stall. In Space Force Season 1 Episode 7, POTUS insisted that Space Force use Edison Jaymes’ Skinny Fuel, and in Space Force Season 1 Episode 8, Naird finally was able to visit Maggie.
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POTUS wanted Space Force to look to the private sector to provide r