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Enter ComingSoon’s Irresistible Digital Movie Giveaway!
Focus Features is providing ComingSoon.net with 5 complimentary FandangoNow digital codes for Irresistible, writer and director Jon Stewart’s upcoming comedy starring Steve Carell and Rose Byrne. All you have to do to win is email your name with the subject “IRRESISTIBLE” to: [email protected]
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Jessica Henwick & Kai Yu Wu’s Nancy Wu Done It acquired by Amazon
Jessica Henwick (Iron Fist) is ready to dive back into the world of television in a different capacity as her and Kai Yu Wu (Hannibal)’s comedy series Nancy Wu Done It has been acquired by Amazon, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: Dracula: Karyn Kusama Teases Her Faithful Adaptation to the Classic Novel
The series, which is still in development and will be co-written by Wu and Henwick, i

Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with sexually assaulting four women.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced the charges against Jeremy, 67, today (June 23) and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, according to Consequence of Sound.
The alleged assaults took place between 2014 and 2019 and involved four women between the ages of 24 and 46.
Jeremy has been charged with eight counts, including forcible rape, forcible penetration and forcible oral copulati

Aaron Schneider’s Bum’s Rush lands Anne Hathaway & Bill Murray
Though having previously both appeared in Get Smart, Anne Hathaway (Ocean’s 8) and Bill Murray (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) are partnering up for the first time as they have signed on to star in the upcoming buddy comedy Bum’s Rush from Aaron Schneider (Greyhound), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWJune 23 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s June 23 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
Corpus Christi2020 Academy Award Nominee for Best International Feature Film. After years in juvenile prison, 20-year-old Daniel is released and sent to a small village to work as a

CS Video: Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Patrick Vollrath on 7500
ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with star Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Snowden, The Dark Knight Rises) and debuting writer/director Patrick Vollrath to discuss the action thriller 7500, in which the Golden Globe nominee stars as a co-pilot of a plane in the midst of an attempted hijacking. The interview can be viewed in the player below!
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"Its been a long time since I killed anyone." Lionsgate has released an official trailer for One Night in Bangkok, a hit man action thriller set in the iconic Thai city. It's the latest film from Thai action director Wych Kaosayananda (aka Wych Kaos) and is getting a direct-to-DVD release at the end of the summer. It's described as "a homage to Collateral, with a shocking twist," and the story follows an assassin who hires a cab driver in Bangkok to unknowingly escort him to each of his targets

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DC Universe Reveals New Doom Patrol Season 2 Poster by Artist Doaly
DC Universe has revealed an all-new poster for Doom Patrol Season 2, illustrated by UK-based pop culture artist Doaly. Exclusive to the DC Universe, the poster will be available as part of the DC Universe Rewards program on June 25, timed to the second season premiere of Doom Patrol. You can check out the full poster in the gallery below!
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Exclusive: Kevin Bacon reflects on Friday the 13th 40th Anniversary
While chatting with the Golden Globe winner for his latest film, the Blumhouse psychological thriller You Should Have Left, ComingSoon.net took a look back with Kevin Bacon to reflect on the 40th anniversary of the iconic slasher Friday the 13th, which saw one of the star’s earliest performances. The interview can be viewed in the player below!
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"A secret unit of Russian soldiers…" 4Digital Media has released an official US trailer for a Russian WWII action movie titled Secret Weapon, not to be confused the handful of other recent Russian WWII movies (e.g. Tanks for Stalin). Russia still loves to show off how proud they are of winning WWII and how much they're better than everyone because of that. In this movie, the Red Army retreats in a hurry and leaves their top secret weapon, a mobile rocket launcher called "Katyusha", behin

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Cast:
Eliza Scanlen as Milla Finlay
Toby Wallace as Moses
Emily Barclay as Toby
Eugene Gilfedder as Gidon
Essie Davis as Anna Finlay
Ben Mendelsohn as Henry Finlay
Andrea Demetriades as Jenny
Edward Lau as Tin Wah
Zach Grech as Isaac
Georgina Symes as Polly
Michelle Lotters as Scarlett
Directed by Shannon Murphy; Written by Rita Kalnejais
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Babyteeth Review:
The coming-of-age dramedy genre is litte

Exclusive The Sommerdahl Murders Clip From Acorn TV’s Mystery Series
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from Acorn TV’s upcoming fascinating mystery series The Sommerdahl Murders, based on the best-selling Scandinavian crime fiction novels by Anne Grue. You can check out the clip now in the player below!
RELATED: New to Stream: Acorn TV’s July 2020 Lineup
The Danish crime drama has a “blue-sky” approach to the Nordic genre, making it the perfect crime binge. When

Universal Sets M. Night Shyamalan’s Upcoming Thriller for July 2021
Universal Pictures has announced that M. Night Shyamalan’s untitled thriller will be released on Friday, July 23, 2021. The movie is currently set to open against Paramount Pictures’ sci-fi movie The Tomorrow War starring Chris Pratt, Betty Gilpin, J.K. Simmons, and Yvonne Strahovski.
RELATED: Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird & Ken Leung Join M. Night Shyamalan’s Upcoming Thriller
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New to Stream: HBO Max July 2020 highlights
As the month of June nears its close, fresh streaming platform HBO Max has unveiled its roster of films and series set to premiere in July, including Mel Brooks’ acclaimed Western spoof Blazing Saddles, the Wesley Snipes-led Blade trilogy and the Cynthia Erivo-starring Oscar-nominated biopic Harriet focused on the titular abolitionist!
Max Originals landing on the platform include the three-part documentary series E

Barry Jenkins, Leonardo DiCaprio & Netflix Developing Virunga Film Adaptation
Deadline is reporting that Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk), Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and Netflix are teaming up on a feature adaptation of the Oscar-nominated documentary Virunga.
RELATED: Netflix Unveils Unsolved Mysteries Reboot Trailer & Key Art
The true story follows rangers risking their lives to save Africa

Elisabeth Moss-Led Horror Run Rabbit Run Acquired by STX
Nearly two weeks after the Emmy-winning actress signed on to star in the project, Daina Reid’s horror-thriller Run Rabbit Run starring Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) has been acquired by STX Entertainment in the first major deal from the virtual Cannes market, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: Elisabeth Moss to Lead Daina Reid’s Run Rabbit Run
The film, which is being penned by novel

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHeritage Auctions Animation Art event garners record $3.7 million haul
By all accounts, Mary Blair was Walt Disney’s favorite artist and was a definite favorite, too, of the more than 4,100 worldwide bidders who pushed Heritage Auctions’ June 19-21 Animation Art event past the $3.7 million mark, making it what’s believed to be the single largest Animation Art sale ever.
RELATED: Heritage Comics & Comic Art Auction Draws Over $9 Million
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Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird & Ken Leung Join M. Night Shyamalan’s Upcoming Thriller
Deadline brings word that Abbey Lee (Lovecraft Country, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Dark Tower), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Avenue 5, Gold Digger, Jupiter Ascending), and Ken Leung (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Inhumans, The Blacklist) have joined M. Night Shyamalan’s untitled Universal Pictures thriller.
RELATED: Edgar Wright Signs On to Helm The Chain Adaptation
The trio will join the p

AFI & Universal hosting special Do The Right Thing online party
The American Film Institute has announced that AFI Movie Club is partnering with Universal Pictures to offer free rentals of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing and host a special online conversation with the Academy Award-winning writer/director! The announcement video from guest and BlacKkKlansman star John David Washington can be viewed in the player below!
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Hugh Jackman is in talks to play Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s upcoming biopic Ferrari.
Based on the book Enzo Ferrari – The Man and the Machine by Brock Yates, the script has been written by The Italian Job‘s late Troy Kennedy Martin, and then reworked by Mann, according to Variety.Read more: “This isn’t my world” – Hugh Jackman responds to the backlash of ‘The Greatest Showman’s chart dominanceFerrari wi

Netflix unveils Unsolved Mysteries reboot trailer & key art
A couple of weeks ahead of its debut on the streaming platform, Netflix has unveiled the first trailer and key art for the upcoming revival of the iconic true crime documentary series Unsolved Mysteries, which is set to premiere on July 1. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries Reboot Gets Premiere Date & Episode Details
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"All I've ever known how to do is fight, and so we just keep fighting. It's what we do." Magnolia Pictures has released the first official trailer for a documentary called The Fight, which originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year playing in competition - where it won the Special Jury Award for "Social Impact Filmmaking". It also won Best Documentary at the Miami Film Festival this year. The Fight is an inside look at the legal battles that lawyers for the American Ci

Kenya Barris’ #BlackAF renewed for second season at Netflix
Kenya Barris’ hot streak isn’t stopping anytime soon as Netflix has chosen to greenlight a second season of #BlackAF, the mockumentary sitcom series in which he stars as an exaggerated version of himself alongside Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) as his fictional wife, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Kenya Barris, Pharrell Williams in Talks With Netflix to Develop Juneteenth Musical Feature
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The VelociPastor sequel in development
Last year saw the release of indie horror-comedy The VelociPastor and though it received mixed reviews from critics, it became a viral hit with everything from YouTube to Twitter seeing fans showing support for the film and now The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that a sequel is in development.
RELATED: Ghostbusters: Afterlife’s Jason Reitman Teases Another Sequel
The follow-up to the $35,000-budgeted hit was previously teased by

Netflix Acquires Chicken Run Sequel as Original Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the stop-motion animated film Chicken Run, Netflix announced they have acquired the sequel with Aardman Animations producing. According to TheWrap, the original’s voice star Mel Gibson is not expected to be asked back and will be recast for the follow-up. Production on the sequel is expected to begin next year, and you can check out Netflix’s official announcement belo

Fandango announces new theater reopening program
To support the reopening of movie theaters across the country, Fandango announced today the launch of a multi-dimensional program to help moviegoers go back to theaters with confidence and peace of mind. Starting today, Fandango.com and Fandango mobile apps will begin rolling out new resources and product functionality, including social distance seating maps, a one-stop guide to safety policies provided by more than one hundred theater chains, a

"Smells like sheep!" West End Films has debuted an official promo trailer for Rams, the English-language remake of the award-winning Icelandic film of the same name from 2015. This Australian remake stars Sam Neill and Michael Caton as sheep farmers, and as brothers who don't like each other and haven't talked to each other in 40 years. When a livestock disease hits their farms, the local townspeople bond together trying to figure out the right way to survive. Also starring Miranda Richardson,

Netflix Renews Lucifer for Sixth and Final Season!
According to Deadline, Netflix has renewed the fan-favorite supernatural series Lucifer for a sixth and final season! The news follows yesterday’s announcement that the Tom Ellis-led show will premiere the first eight episodes of Season 5 on Friday, August 21.the devil made us do it. #lucifer will return for a sixth and final season. like, FINAL final. pic.twitter.com/o27z6ToMaV
— Lucifer (@LuciferNetflix) June 23, 2020RELATED: Over

Alicia Keys to Host Nickelodeon’s Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special
Nickelodeon’s heralded Nick News marks its return with a special hour-long presentation Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special, premiering Monday, June 29, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). Hosted by global superstar Alicia Keys, the program will amplify the voices and experiences of Black children across the country amid current events. The special will feature the leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement answering q

A new Netflix anthology will see filmmakers from around the world contributing short films about their experiences in isolation.
Read more: Jackie director Pablo Larraín: “Cinema is always a political act”
Homemade, spearheaded by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín alongside producers from The Apartment Pictures and Fabula, features stories filmed entirely with equipment at home, including both diary entries and fictional narratives.
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Over the Moon Trailer & Teaser Art: Believing Is Everything
Netflix has released the official trailer and teaser art for their upcoming animated movie Over the Moon, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker and animator Glen Keane (Dear Basketball). You can check out the trailer in the player below as well as the teaser art in the gallery!
RELATED: The Duffer Brothers Tease Guest Stars for Stranger Things Season 4
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"What started as a distraction, became her biggest achievement." Helsinki-Filmi has just debuted the first official sales trailer for the film Tove, a biopic about the life of acclaimed Finnish artist Tove Jansson. She is best known as the creator of the beloved Moomins, which have become famous worldwide, but she also live a struggling artists life in Scandinavia post-WWII. Swedo-Finnish actress Alma Pöysti plays Tove, and while it is mostly a Finnish story, the film is shot in the Swedis

Cinemas across the UK will be allowed to open from July 4 in keeping with the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures.
A staggered film schedule will allow for fewer crowds in lobbies, while rearranged seating options will allow families and individuals to remain socially distanced during screenings.Read more: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirusAhead of today’s (June 23) announcement from Boris Johnson confirming the July 4 date, Cineworld had said it would be reop

Cinemas across England will be allowed to open from July 4 in keeping with the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures. News on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland remains unconfirmed.
A staggered film schedule will allow for fewer crowds in lobbies, while rearranged seating options will allow families and individuals to remain socially distanced during screenings.Read more: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirusAhead of today’s (June 23) announcement from Boris John

Jurassic Park edges Jaws at the box office
This is kind of fun. According to Deadline, it was Steven Spielberg v Steven Spielberg at the box office as two of the director’s most popular films Jurassic Park and Jaws went neck and neck over Father’s Day weekend. The dinosaur epic ultimately ruled the day with $517,600 at 230 theater locations, while Jaws brought in roughly $516,300 at 187 locations.
RELATED: Exclusive: Carl Ellsworth Talks Scrapped Gremlins 3 Script!
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Colin Trevorrow sets course for Atlantis
According to Deadline, Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow has decided to set sail for the mythical city of Atlantis as his next project for Universal. The film will be based on a story by Trevorrow and Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies), and written by Dante Harper (All You Need is Kill, aka Edge of Tomorrow).
RELATED: Bryce Dallas Howard Calls Jurassic World: Dominion “Exhilarating”
Not much is known about the project, which Trevorrow

"It's not a silly myth! It's real. She's on the moon… right now!" Netflix has debuted the first official trailer for an exciting new animated movie titled Over the Moon, developed in partnership with Pearl Studio in Shanghai. This is the first feature film directed by legendary animation master Glen Keane, who is working with John Kahrs (of Paperman) as his co-director. The story is about a girl who builds a rocket to travel to the moon in hopes of meeting the legendary Moon Goddess. It'

Two best buds. An accidental hostage. One crazy shot at running down the American dream. Gravitas has unveiled the first official trailer for an indie crime comedy titled Easy Does It, which is debuting next month. The filmmaking team is comprised of 100% Louisiana residents - most of whom are University of New Orleans film alums.Two best friends and their accidental hostage careen across the 1970s American South on a treasure hunt turned crime spree. The film's cast features Bryan Batt, Dwight

Hollywood producer and investor Steve Bing has died at the age of 55, his publicist confirmed.
Bing financed the 2004 Tom Hanks-starring film The Polar Express and co-wrote 2003 comedy Kangaroo Jack, as well as founding Shangri-La Entertainment, an organisation with interests in property, construction, entertainment and music.
Former US president Bill Clinton, who was friends with Bing, said on Twitter: “I loved Steve Bing very much. He had a big heart, and he was willing to do a

Megan Fox has released a response to claims that Michael Bay was “sexualising her” at 15 years old while working on Bad Boys II and Transformers.
An interview from 2009 resurfaced online in which Fox describes “dancing underneath a waterfall” for the filmmaker, to which fans responded with outrage.Read more: Please Hollywood, don’t make a coronavirus movieA fan shared the interview on Twitter, saying, “teen girls being preyed on by older men has neve

The 2021 Golden Globes has become the latest awards ceremony to postpone its 2021 ceremony to a later date due to coronavirus concerns.
The ceremony, set to be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, usually airs in early January, but has now been pushed back after a number of other awards shows, including the Oscars, have changed their dates.Read more: All the biggest talking points from the 2020 Golden GlobesThe Golden Globes will now take place on February 28, the original date set for the O