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Bullet Train: Director David Leitch to Helm Action Thriller for Sony
Variety brings word that filmmaker David Leitch (Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw, Atomic Blonde) has boarded Sony Pictures’ action-thriller Bullet Train.
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On top of directing, Leitch will supervise the script written by Zak Olkewicz (Fear Street). Plot details for Bullet Train are currently being kept under wraps, but it is based on the Japanese novel Maria Bee

BEGIN SLIDESHOWEric Kripke announces The Boys reunion with season 2 premiere date
It’s crazy to think it’s already been almost a year since Eric Kripke brought Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys to the small screen and after waiting on bated breath for when the second season will premiere, the wait appears to finally be almost over as the showrunner has announced a special cast reunion that will in turn announce the premiere date!
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Joseph Kosinski in talks to helm Twister reboot at Universal
The late ’90s saw a major resurgence in the natural disaster genre and one of the best of the era was 1996’s Twister starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt and in looking back at the film’s major box office success, Universal is eying a reboot of the blockbuster with Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) in talks to direct, according to Variety.
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Tucker & Dale vs Evil’s Eli Craig new horror rom-com lands at Netflix
Writer/director Eli Craig blew audiences away in 2010 with his feature directorial debut Tucker & Dale vs Evil and now he’s ready to keep the horror comedy train rolling at Netflix as he has signed on to direct the horror rom-com The Hills Have Eyes For You at Netflix, according to Deadline.
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The film, which is p

Keke Palmer-led Alice adds Common & Jonny Lee Miller
After landing the Scream Queens and Hustlers star earlier this month, the upcoming thriller Alice has begun expanding its cast further with the additions of The Chi star and executive producer Common and Elementary alum Jonny Lee Miller, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Alice is inspired by the true

"An astounding work… as honest as it is raw." Oscilloscope Labs has debuted the official trailer for a doc titled All I Can Say, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. The autobiographical rock doc is a film about the band Blind Melon, made by and filmed by the members of the band (all four of them are credited as directors). An archive of '90s culture and a philosophical study of fame via the intimate video-diary of Shannon Hoon, the late lead singer of alt-rock b

"An astounding work… as honest as it is raw." Oscilloscope Labs has debuted the official trailer for a doc titled All I Can Say, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. The autobiographical rock doc is a film about the band Blind Melon, made by and filmed by the members of the band (all four of them are credited as directors). An archive of '90s culture and a philosophical study of fame via the intimate video-diary of Shannon Hoon, the late lead singer of alt-rock b

Neil Burger to helm Skydance’s sci-fi pic Summer Frost
As he preps to bring his latest sci-fi effort to audiences later this year, Neil Burger (Divergent) is ready to return to the genre as he has signed on to helm Summer Frost for Skydance and Temple Hill, according to Variety.
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Based on the short story of the same name from Blake Crouch, the plot centers on a virtual reality game designer who find

"Sheriff, behind you!" Saban Films has unveiled a trailer for an indie thriller titled The Silencing, from filmmaker Robin Pront. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars as a reformed hunter now living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary. He becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago. Annabelle Wallis co-stars as the sheriff, both trying to figure out who this mysterious killer is and stop

BEGIN SLIDESHOWDisney unveils new clip from opening number of Hamilton
Ahead of the Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning Broadway musical hitting the streaming service in July, Disney has taken to Twitter to share an exclusive clip from the opening number of Hamilton, “Alexander Hamilton.” The exclusive clip can be viewed below!
Originally set for a theatrical release on October 15, 2021, the filmed version of the original Broadway production will now be available for st

HBO Max Debuts Expecting Amy Documentary Trailer & Key Art
HBO Max has debuted the official trailer for the upcoming three-part docuseries Expecting Amy, as well as the new key art featuring Amy Schumer. You can check out the trailer in the player below as well as the full poster!
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Expecting Amy is an unfiltered three-part documentary that shows the struggle, strength, and ambition that has made Amy Schumer one of the singular comic voices

"What if we were all meant to be together?" Paramount has released an official trailer for an inspiring, feel-good drama titled Mighty Oak, the latest from veteran producer / filmmaker Sean McNamara (Bratz, Soul Surfer,Cody the Robosapien, The Miracle Season). In the ensuing years from losing her vocalist brother in a tragic car crash, a young guitar prodigy comes into play - which is left up to speculation that he could be a reincarnation of her late brother. The film tells the story of a band

Showtime Schedule Update Including Comey Rule, Good Lord Bird & More
Showtime has released a new scheduling update for some of the network’s scripted content and is also announcing the acquisition of the six-episode drama We Hunt Together from BBC Studios. You can check out the list below for the new premiere dates!
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We Hunt Together stars Eve Myles (Keeping Faith, Torchwood), Babou Ceesay (GUERRILLA), Hermione Co

Afterparty: Apple Orders Chris Miller & Phil Lord Murder Mystery Comedy Series
Variety is reporting that the Oscar-winning duo behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Chris Miller and Phil Lord’s murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty has been given a straight-to-series order at Apple.
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The Afterparty is described as a murder mystery comedy set at a high school reunion afterparty. Each of the eight episodes

"You. You're not like the others." Lionsgate has debuted anther international trailer for the horror-thriller Antebellum, starring singer / actress Janelle Monáe. This trailer runs a full two minutes and explains this film better than any of the other three trailers before this. I like the mystery surrounding this, and the excitement about it despite not knowing what the heck is going on. The synopsis only states an author "finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality & must uncover

AMC announces Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul-related marathon
AMC announced today special Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad-related programming in July, including a day-long marathon of Better Call Saul’s fifth season with bonus content with series stars Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn, a new digital short-form series with Giancarlo Esposito and back-to-back airings of the films Wakefield and Godzilla, starring Bryan Cranston!

Little Voice trailer offers new look at Bad Robot-produced drama
Apple TV+ has debuted the first full trailer for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Little Voice, giving audiences a deeper look at the Bad Robot-produced series that is set to premiere on the streaming service next month. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Little Voice is a love letter to the diverse musicality of New York. It foll

M.O.D.O.K. Rises In New Marvel’s Avengers Trailer
Square Enix’s upcoming video game, Marvel’s Avengers, takes place in a world where the Avengers disbanded after the apparent death of Captain America. However, developers Crystal Dynamics have already revealed that Advanced Idea Mechanics was behind that disaster. Now, the true power behind AIM stands revealed. During the Marvel’s Avengers War Table streaming event, a new trailer introduced M.O.D.O.K. AIM’s man

The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 teaser: Unite and Fight
Hulu has debuted the first pulse-pounding teaser for the highly-anticipated fourth season of the Emmy-winning drama The Handmaid’s Tale starring Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man), giving audiences a first look at the next chapter of the revolution. The teaser can be viewed in the player below!
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The series stars Emmy and Golden Globe

The 10 Best Michael Keaton Batman Moments
The cape crusader’s appearances on the silver screen have made him a global icon. The campy serials have their place in history, but it is arguably Michael Keaton’s performance in Tim Burton’s 1989 film, Batman (order your copy here), that modernized the character. Keaton wasn’t just a good Batman but also a stellar Bruce Wayne: a perfect concoction of suave and grit. A lot of people grew up with Keaton’s Batman (

BEGIN SLIDESHOWDoctor Who virtual panel set with Whittaker, Smith & Tennant!
HBO Max, in partnership with BBC America, is excited to bring audiences aboard the Tardis for a historic, first-ever meeting of The Doctors from the hit BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who with a virtual panel moderated by Terri Schwartz of IGN, with participation from Jodie Whittaker, Matt Smith and David Tennant. The panel can be viewed in the player below!
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Rom-com Moonshot lands Lana Condor to lead
After breaking out in Netflix’s hit To All The Boys franchise, Lana Condor is ready to continue making her footprint in the rom-com world as the 23-year-old star has signed on to lead the upcoming HBO Max film Moonshot, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The film, which is being penned by Max Taxe, will be set in the future on Mars in which the red

Muppets Now Trailer: Classic Muppets, New Unscripted Mayhem
Disney+ has shared the official Muppets Now trailer giving us a first look at its upcoming original series which will premiere exclusively on the service on Friday, July 31. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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In the first-ever unscripted series, the Muppets make their streaming debut in an all-new six-episode show starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and

IFC Films sets American release of The Painted Bird
After garnering rave reviews from critics and audiences on the festival circuit for the past nine months, IFC Films has finally set a theatrical and VOD release date for the Czech black-and-white war drama The Painted Bird this July!
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Based on the acclaimed Jerzy Kosiriski novel, The Painted Bird is a meticulous 35mm black and white evo

The new film by Werner Herzog will receive a free online preview in the UK and Ireland next month courtesy of MUBI.
Family Romance, LLC will be officially released for MUBI members on the streaming platform on July 4, after 24 hours of free streaming.
The preview event will also offer an exclusive introduction and 15-minute Q&A interview with Herzog, who directed the film and also served as writer and cinematographer.
The virtual preview will be available to stream in over 150 countries

"You are so close, and yet so far…" Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for a new anthology feature titled Homemade, a collection of short films made by various filmmakers and celebrities from all over the world. We've already been featuring short films made at home by up-and-coming filmmakers (watch: It's Outside or The Follow-Up or Hangnail or the attic short) but this is an entire collection of shorts from professional filmmakers and top tier talent. All of these shorts, made by

Disney unveils Broadway cookbook with Hamilton-inspired recipes & more!
As fans anxiously wait for the highly-anticipated streaming debut of the Tony-winning musical Hamilton, Disney has unveiled Break an Egg! The Broadway Cookbook, a special collection of recipes inspired by a number of iconic productions from over the years including the Lin-Manuel Miranda-created hit! Check out the sizzle reel in the player below!
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Henry Cavill Wants to Keep Playing Superman for a While
There might be some hope for the fans waiting for Henry Cavill to reprise his role as Clark Kent/Superman in a new DC movie. Recently, several reports indicated that the actor was in talks to return as Superman. Now, Cavill has expressed his enthusiasm for playing Clark Kent’s alter-ego, hoping he can reprise the role in the future while talking with fellow actor Patrick Stewart in an interview with Variety.
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RZA’s Cut Throat City Lands New Theatrical Release Date
Texas-based distributor Well Go USA and Patriot Pictures announced that they have set a July 17, 2020, theatrical release date for RZA’s anticipated crime thriller Cut Throat City. Originally slated to make its world premiere as an official selection at SXSW 2020, the feature will be one of the first films to open wide theatrically as theaters begin to reopen nationwide.
Well Go USA plans to release the film on 300 screens acro

Black Water: Abyss Trailer: Face your deepest fears
Screen Media Films has debuted the first trailer for Black Water: Abyss, the long-awaited follow-up to the 2007 Australian underground hit combining the crocodile thrills of the first with the claustrophobic chills of The Descent. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Written by John Ridley and Sarah Smith and directed by Andrew Traucki (The Reef), t

A Take That movie musical entitled Greatest Days is currently in the works, based on the stage musical The Band.
The film will follow five schoolgirls whose lives are changed at a concert of their favourite boyband, who reunite 25 years later and reminisce on their memories.Read more: Pop Is Not A Dirty Word: How BTS and Brockhampton are giving the boyband an essential 2018 re-upCush Jumbo, Ruth Wilson and Rosamund Pike are currently in talks to star in the film, which will be directed

Bruce Campbell confirms new Evil Dead film title and location
Earlier this month, it was revealed that a brand new Evil Dead film is on its way with Lee Cronin attached to helm the new installment. In a recent interview with Diabolique, franchise star and producer Bruce Campbell shared new details about the upcoming film, revealing that it will not only become a standalone film but it will also feature a whole new setting far from the previous films’ famous cabin in the woods locatio

"It's only a short swim." Screen Media Film has debuted the first trailer for an Australia horror sequel titled Black Water: Abyss, a follow-up to the underground hit Black Water from 2007 (about killer crocodiles in the mangrove swamps). Filmmaker Andrew Traucki returns for this deadly underground sequel, which follows a group of friends exploring a remote cave system in Northern Australia and end up deadly threat by a pack of crocodiles. The killer crocs are back! And hungrier than ever.Starr

Exclusive Followed Clip From Antoine Le’s New Horror Thriller
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from director Antoine Le’s new horror-thriller Followed. The movie released this past weekend and is expanding to more drive-ins on Friday, June 26. You can check out the clip now in the player below!
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When aspiring social media influencer “DropTheMike” is offered a lucrative sponsorship to gr

New to Netflix July 2020: All movies & shows coming and going
The list for the new Netflix July 2020 movies and TV titles has been released, which you can now view below along with the titles that are set to leave from the streaming service next month. This includes the series debuts of new Netflix originals: executive producer Shawn Levy’s docuseries reboot of Unsolved Mysteries; Simon Barry’s fantasy series Warrior Nun; The Baby-Sitters Club reboot series; and the Ka

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Waiting for the Barbarians Trailer & Poster Featuring Rylance, Depp & Pattinson
Samuel Goldwyn Films has released the first Waiting for the Barbarians trailer and poster, starring Academy Award winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies, Wolf Hall, Dunkirk), Oscar nominee Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd, Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), and Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Tenet, The Lighthouse). Based on Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetze

"This is their land - they know every inch of it, you do not." Samuel Goldwyn Films has unveiled the first official trailer for Waiting for the Barbarians, which initially premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year (and at the Zurich & London Film Festivals). The film marks the first English-language feature made by acclaimed, award-winning Colombia filmmaker Ciro Guerra (of both Embrace of the Serpent and Birds of Passage). Adapted from a novel by J.M. Coetzee, the vague story is abou

"Lean into the movement. Let yourself go." Playtime has released a full-length trailer for French filmmaker François Ozon's film Été 85, which translates to Summer of 85 (the official English title for the film). We featured a short teaser trailer a few weeks ago after the film was announced as an official selection at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival (which is not happening this year anyway).. Summer of 85 is about a 16-year-old boy experiencing love and death and romance and

Hotel del Luna: Skydance developing English remake of South Korean drama
Skydance Television is in the process of developing an English-language series adaptation of Studio Dragon’s hit South Korean fantasy drama series titled Hotel del Luna. In addition, Alison Schapker (Altered Carbon) has also signed on to executive produce and oversee the project as part of her overall deal with Skydance.
“We are thrilled to have Alison lead the adaptation of Hotel Del Luna, hopefully, our first

Gangs of London Renewed for Season 2, First Season to Air on AMC This Fall
Sky and AMC have announced the season two pickup of the hit series Gangs of London produced by Pulse Films in association with SISTER for Sky Studios. AMC is on board as co-producer for season two. Gangs of London’s critically acclaimed first season was a huge success in the UK as it took audiences on an immersive journey into the hidden heart of the capital and became the biggest original drama launch on Sky Atlan

Stargirl Episode 7 promo: The mean girl turns into a supervillain
The CW has released the first promo for Stargirl‘s upcoming seventh episode titled “Shiv Part One,” featuring Brec Bassinger’s titular hero as she faces a new and familiar supervillain in the form of school bully Cindy Burman. The next episode is set to air on Tuesday, June 30. Check out the video in the player below!
Directed by Back to the Future alum Lea Thompson from a script written by Evan Ball, the

"Keep your head down, kiddo." The first trailer has debuted for a new assassin thriller titled Ava, the latest from filmmaker Tate Taylor (The Help, Get on Up, The Girl on the Train, Ma). Jessica Chastain stars as a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival when they make her a target to eliminate. This sounds like the same plot as so many other hitm

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHans Zimmer Has Plenty of Ideas for Dune Score, Wants to ‘Do Justice to the Book’
Hans Zimmer is hard at work on the Dune score. How do we know? Because he’s apparently driving people bananas with his ideas.“Right now I’m in the middle of making these sounds,” Zimmer told Variety. “I just have these ideas, and it’s like this every day. I’m doing all these experiments, and I have no idea if any of them will ever really end up in

Amazon Prime Video July 2020 movie and TV titles announced
The list for the new Amazon Prime Video July 2020 movies and TV titles have been released, which you can view below! This includes the arrival of the newest seasons of thriller dramas Hanna and Absentia.
This week will also see the premiere of STXfilm’s long-delayed action comedy film My Spy, which is being led by MCU alum Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman. The upcoming film follows a hardened CIA opera

George Mackay has opened up on his plans to release an EP with Earl Cave, after the pair formed a punk band while filming True History of the Kelly Gang.
Mackay, who portrays Australian outlaw Ned Kelly in the crime drama, told NME how the pair first joined forces after director Justin Kurzel asked them to perform as part of a bonding exercise.
“Justin [Kurzel] was just like ‘I see those boys in a punk band and I want you to form a band before rehearsals'”, Mackay said.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWChris Pine Talks Wonder Woman 1984
While we wait for Wonder Woman 1984 to finally hit theaters after a number of release date changes, the cast and crew have been busy promoting the film nonstop. Chris Pine recently opened up about the film with Total Film, dropping a few details about Steve Trevor’s current state following his apparent resurrection.
“What I will say about him is that he’s deeply, supremely excited,” Pine explained. “He’s excite

"Monetizing the monster." Arrow Video has unveiled an official US trailer for a Korean dark comedy zombie horror film titled Zombie for Sale, also known as The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale. This already opened in Korea last year, and it stopped by the Toronto After Dark Film Festival and Five Flavours Film Festival. When a pharmaceutical company's illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the Park family finds it and tries to profit from it. They lock him up and allow other locals to be

Cobra Kai Creators Discuss Move to Netflix
Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald sat down and discussed the show’s recent move from YouTube to Netflix during an interview with i09, and even spoke about a potential fourth season to the popular show.
Right off the bat, Hurwitz noted that he wasn’t exactly shocked by Netflix’s interest in the project. Apparently, the streaming platform wanted the show back when it was first announced.
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Contemporary gangster drama Gangs of London has been renewed for a second season.
The Sky Original series smashed viewing records by seeng over 2.23million viewers tune in to the opening episode in the first week, overtaking Chernobyl and Save Me.Read more: Gangs Of London review: Peaky Blinders’ Joe Cole swaps cities for ultra-violent crime epic in the CapitalThe series follows the inner workings of the largest criminal organisation in London, focusing on the Wallace family

Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has given more information on the upcoming new book Winds of Winter, eyeing a 2021 release date.
Martin shared more information in a new blog post on his website, saying he had spent “long hours” writing during the coronavirus lockdown, but also had developed “cabin fever”.Read more: The Winds Of Winter: release date, pre-release chapters, returning characters and everything we know“If nothing else, the enforced i