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I Wish I Made That: Valley Girl & Vampire’s Kiss
Welcome to this month’s edition of ComingSoon.net’s I Wish I Made That, in which filmmakers Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here, Mohawk) and Victoria Negri (Gold Star) each pick a film they wish they had actually made! This discussion focuses on the Nicolas Cage comedies Valley Girl (1983) and Vampire’s Kiss (1988). Check out their conversation below!
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CS Interview: Co-creator Megan Ganz on Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet
For this year’s virtual SeriesFest, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Megan Ganz, co-creator of Apple’s hit video game workplace comedy Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, to discuss the acclaimed first season, the masterful quarantine episode and her excitement about getting back to shooting the second season!
Warning: Some Spoilers Lie Ahead for Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet&n

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Starring:
Schea CottonElton BrandStephen JacksonRandy MossMetta World PeacePaul PierceEarl Watson
Written by Eric “Ptah” Herbert and Michael LandersDirected by Eric “Ptah” Herbert
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Summary:
Manchild is a documentary about a Los Angeles basketball legend by the name of Schea Cotton. There have been many stories told about Schea, and all of the ones about what he did on the court are tru

CS Interview: Leslie Odom Jr. Explores World & Himself Through Hamilton Lens
When the COVID-19 crisis reached America’s shores, Tony-award winning actor Leslie Odom Jr. had only just begun a nationwide tour in support of his album Mr., released late last year. The first album to include songs he penned himself, Odom Jr. didn’t hesitate to cancel all his remaining shows, even before his hometown of New York had itself issued a shelter-in-place order.
Throughout his career, Odom J

Stephen Tobolowsky reveals Groundhog Day series in the works
Groundhog Day is still one of the most celebrated and iconic films in both Bill Murray and Harold Ramis’ careers in the near 30 years since its release and though a sequel had long been ruled out, it appears the time looping comedy is finding new life as a TV series.
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In an interview with The Production Meeting podcast, co-star Stephen Tobolowsky

CS Video: Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet interview with F. Murray Abraham
With getting to take part in this year’s first-ever virtual SeriesFest, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus) to discuss his work in Apple’s hit workplace comedy Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. The interview, in which he talks about the quarantine special, season two and making jokes about improvised moments he thought up but didn&r

Exclusive Bushwick: Burnt Trailer Starring Dave Bautista & Brittany Snow
ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive Bushwick: Burnt trailer starring Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, My Spy) and Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect, Almost Family) in the newly released black and white version of the film available now as an iTunes extra. You can check out the trailer in the player below, as well as the full new poster designed by Stuart Holyrod and Nuno Sarnada!
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CS Interview: Charlotte Nicdao on Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet
After being treated to the magnificent quarantine episode while waiting for the next season of the hit workplace comedy, ComingSoon.net got the chance to chat with Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet star Charlotte Nicdao to discuss the special episode, as well as her work on the first season and excitement for the second season!
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Exclusive Mr. Jones Clip Featuring Vanessa Kirby & James Norton
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive Mr. Jones clip featuring Vanessa Kirby and James Norton in the upcoming docudrama thriller from Samuel Goldwyn Films. You can check out the clip now in the player below and order your copy of the movie here!
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Agnieszka Holland’s thriller, set on the eve of WWII, sees Hitler’s rise to power

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Exclusive Carmilla trailer for the classic vampire tale
Film Movement has provided ComingSoon.net with the exclusive trailer debut of Carmilla, the latest screen version of the vampire tale that pre-dates Dracula. Check out the Carmilla trailer in the player below!
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Isolated from the outside world, fifteen-year-old Lara (Hannah Rae of Broadchurch, Fighting with My Family) lives in seclusion on

Stranger Things Season 4 looking to restart production in September
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix is already planning to restart the production on the upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things after it had been temporarily halted for the past three months. The Season 4 production might finally resume on September 17 in Georgia, Atlanta as the state pushes through with their efforts to boost the economy. This news also comes after over a month since Georgia Governor Brian Kemp had

Blue Bayou: Focus Features Acquires Worldwide Rights to Justin Chon’s Drama
Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou from MACRO and Entertainment One (eOne) out of Cannes’ virtual market.
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Written and directed by Chon, who won multiple festival awards for Ms. Purple and Gook, Blue Bayou stars Chon alongside Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Mark O’Brien (Arrival),

"We're not sure his injuries were worth it all." Netflix has debuted the official trailer for a feature-length documentary film titled Father Soldier Son, made by NY Times reporters / filmmakers Catrin Einhorn and Leslye Davis. When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy. The project originally started following a battalion's yearlong deployment in Afghanistan, but it evolved into something mu

Lord & Miller’s Clone High reboot in development at MTV!
Long before bringing Jump Street and LEGOs to the big screen and winning an Oscar with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller co-created the short-lived Clone High and now the cult classic adult animated sitcom is getting the reboot treatment at MTV Studios, according to Deadline.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWNetflix renews The Kominsky Method for third & final season
It’s been nearly eight months since the second season of the acclaimed dramedy The Kominsky Method returned for its second season on Netflix and now the streaming service has announced it will return for one more hurrah with a third and final season, according to Deadline.
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Both comedic and emotional, The Kominsky Method is a half-ho

Danny Glover offers update on Lethal Weapon reboot
The Lethal Weapon franchise has been one of the most celebrated and hit action franchises to survive past its ’80s and ’90s run and after reported talks in January of a fifth film in the series, star Danny Glover has given an update on the potential reboot.
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In an interview with Variety, the 73-year-old actor confirmed that there “had been a conver

BEGIN SLIDESHOWElle Fanning’s The Great renewed for a second season at Hulu
According to Deadline, Hulu has decided to renew creator Tony McNamara’s period comedy drama series The Great for a 10-episode second season. This renewal comes after over a month since the Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult-led series had debuted which was first previously intended as a limited series.
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The Great is a satirical, comedic

Westworld Creators Adapting Fallout TV Series for Amazon
Deadline is reporting that Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are developing a Fallout TV series adaptation for Amazon Prime Video. Amazon Studios acquired the rights to the game and have given a series commitment to the project. You can check out a short teaser below!#PleaseStandBy. @Fallout @BethesdaStudios #KilterFilms pic.twitter.com/IEDr7AkVvD
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"This is something that should've have happened. But it did." 1091 has released an official trailer for a film titled Street Survivors, though the full title also sets up the plot: Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash. This is not a documentary, it's a fictional feature made about the plane crash. Strange but it's real. This premiered at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival last year. Street Survivors centers on drummer Artimus Pyle's experience as a band m

Into the Dark’s The Current Occupant trailer from Julius & Alston Ramsay
Blumhouse Television and Hulu have unveiled the trailer for the latest installment in its monthly horror anthology series Into the Dark: The Current Occupant from Midnighters writer and director Alston and Julius Ramsay. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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The director of a forthcoming Stephen King film adaptation has spoken about his excitement working with more “relentlessly dark” material by the acclaimed horror author.
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Mike Flanagan, who helmed last year’s King adaptation Doctor Sleep, said he’s having “fun” working on Revival, an adaptation of the writer’s 2014 novel.
Flanagan appeared on the Kingcast p

Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe to Premiere on Disney+
The out-of-this-world animated movie Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, from Disney Television Animation, will premiere exclusively on Disney+ Friday, August 28. The soundtrack, from Walt Disney Records, will be available the same day, and you can check out the key art below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWJason Reitman hints at surprise in Ghostbusters drive-in re-release
Though fans will have to wait a little longer for the highly-anticipated next installment in the hit sci-fi comedy franchise, this week marks Ghostbusters‘ return to select drive-ins across the country and Afterlife director Jason Reitman has hinted the special screenings will have a surprise attached to the beginning!
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Netflix greenlights new animated horror-comedy series DeadEndia
Netflix has officially given a series order to their newest 2D animated series titled DeadEndia which is based on author Hamish Steele’s graphic novel series of the same name. Featuring the voices of Emily Osment, Zach Barack, and Kody Kavitha, the horror-comedy series is scheduled to make its debut in 2021.
“DeadEndia is about terrifying demons, vengeful ghosts and mysterious magic.” Steele said in a statement. (

BEGIN SLIDESHOWEric Kripke says Jeffrey Dean Morgan in consideration for The Boys season 3
Last year saw the long-awaited premiere of Amazon’s adaptation of Garth Ennis’ The Boys and one such fan was Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), who lobbied for a role on the series on Twitter and it appears showrunner Eric Kripke has taken his request to heart after initially responding to the star’s tweet.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWHot Toys unveils 2020 Toy Fair exclusive Marvel figures!
Hot Toys has unveiled a number of figures that exclusively debuted at the 2020 Toy Fair from its Marvel partnership, including Spider-Man’s 2099 suit from Insomniac Games’ hit 2018 game focused on the webslinger, amongst others. All of the figures revealed can be viewed in the gallery below!
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Jason Reitman has teased a Ghostbusters-related first-look for those attending drive-in theatre viewings of the franchise’s original movie.
The director, who is helming next year’s instalment Ghostbusters: Afterlife, shared a promotional image earlier this week announcing that Ghostbusters would return to drive-ins nationwide in the US from Tuesday, June 30 – and he encouraged fans to turn up early.If you can find a drive-in… There’s a fun little surprise before th

My Friend Pedro: John Wick creator adapting video game into a series
Legendary Television is in the process of developing a series adaptation of My Friend Pedro, based on DeadToast’s popular action video game of the same name. The project hails from John Wick co-creator Derek Kolstad who has signed on to executive produce and write the screenplay.
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Published by Devolver Digital, My Friend Pedro

Alamo Drafthouse Moves Into Large-Scale Layoffs in ‘Devastating Step’
According to IndieWire, Alamo Drafthouse is moving into large-scale layoffs that include key staff, such as creative director Mike Sampson who shared a message on Twitter about being laid off:Yesterday I, along with many others who were originally furloughed, was officially laid off from Alamo Drafthouse. I very much enjoyed my time there, but I stand proudly alongside those let go, an extremely wonderful group of

A forthcoming biopic about The Beatles‘ celebrated manager Brian Epstein has been announced.
Jonas Åkerlund, a multiple Grammy award-winning director, will direct the film that’s set to be shot in Liverpool and released in 2021.Read more: The Beatles’ split 50 years on: the best songs from the solo careersMidas Man will tell the story of Epstein, the Liverpudlian record shop manager who signed the biggest band of all time. Epstein also discovered other popular acts includ

DCU Says Goodbye to DC Daily with Special Final Episode
This Friday, July 3, DC Universe (DCU) will say goodbye to its original web series, DC Daily with a special, final episode. As it reaches its benchmark of 450 episodes, the series, known for offering fans an unprecedented look inside the world of DC, will go out with a bang, and you can check out a couple of clips from the episode below!
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The DC Daily finale will feature special segm

Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames will have their own storylines in the forthcoming Mission: Impossible 7.
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That’s according to Pegg, who revealed in a new NME interview that his character in the franchise, Benji Dunn, will be spotlighted more in the next instalment alongside Ving Rhames who plays Luther Strickell.
“I know the basic story of the two movies and it’s going to

"Finding asteroids before they find us is critical." IMAX has unveiled an official trailer for a short doc film titled Asteroid Hunters, premiering in the giant format cinemas in October later this fall (hopefully once they have safely re-opened). The film is formerly known as IMAX: Asteroid Impact 3D, which hints that this was originally about what would happen if an asteroid did impact. But the focus now is on the people and technology from around the world to track and assess asteroids. "Wit

Never Have I Ever renewed for a second season at Netflix
Netflix has officially renewed creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher’s coming-of-age series Never Have I Ever for a second season. This renewal comes after over two months since the comedy series had made its debut. In addition, the streamer has also released a new video which you can check out below, featuring lead star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as she tells the cast about the good news.Never Have I Ever has been renewed for Season 2!

The Crown: Lesley Manville cast as Princess Margaret for final season
Following the confirmation that Harry Potter alum Imelda Staunton will officially be succeeding Oscar winner Olivia Colman for the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the forthcoming The Crown Season 5, Netflix has now made a new casting announcement with Oscar nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) signing on to portray Princess Margaret in the final season of the award-winning drama.
“I could not be happier to be playing

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New The Old Guard trailer: Prepare for the fight of a lifetime
Netflix has released a brand new The Old Guard trailer for Gina Prince-Blythewood’s forthcoming action fantasy film, featuring new footage of some of the film’s intense action sequences while also highlighting the team’s bond throughout the hundreds of years of fighting together. Starring Oscar winner Charlize Theron, the film will be available for streaming on Friday, July 10 exclusively on Ne

The BFI London Film Festival (LLF) will run as a combination of virtual and physical screenings for the 2020 edition of the event, owing to limitations posed by the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
The festival, which takes place from October 7-18, 2020 will host 50 virtual premieres and 12 previews of upcoming films held in theatres. Each of the 50 virtual premieres will play at a set time and feature additional elements including talent Q&As.Read more: London Film Festival – six brilliant

BEGIN SLIDESHOWChris Miller teases new animation for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2
A month ago it was confirmed that production had finally begun on Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel. Now Oscar-winning producer Chris Miller has taken to Twitter to reveal the first update from the upcoming film. He teased that fans should expect to see far more groundbreaking animation techniques on Spider-Verse 2 than the first film. Miller’s revelation definitely takes th

"People would freak out when we played." Showtime has unveiled the first official trailer for another music history, rock doc titled The Go-Go's, a film entirely about the history of the all-women punk band The Go-Go's. It takes a look into the success of the Go-Go's. The Go-Go's were formed in Los Angeles in 1978, but they only hit it big in the 80s. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable line-up consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead

Shang-Chi to resume production in Australia by the end of the month
More than three months after production had been temporarily shut down on Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings last March, Deadline is bringing word that Marvel Studios is reportedly preparing to resume its filming in Sydney, Australia at Fox Studios by the end of this month. If the studio’s planned safety and health measures would go without a hitch, the Simu Liu-led film will definitel

"Just because we keep living doesn't mean we stop earning." Netflix has debuted a second official trailer for The Old Guard, an epic action fantasy movie from director Gina Prince-Bythewood, based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Greg Rucka. The first trailer arrived a few months back, this new one is a reminder that this movie launches on Netflix soon. A covert team of immortal mercenaries are suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret as an unexpected n

I’m Thinking Of Ending Things, a new film by Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind writer Charlie Kaufman, lands on Netflix this year.
The film is an adaptation of the 2016 Iain Reid novel of the same name. As per Netflix’s description, the movie is “an exploration of regret, longing and the fragility of the human spirit”.
Charlie Kaufman delivers his speech after receiving the Festival President’s Award at the closing ceremony of the 51st Karlovy Vary International

Richard Curtis has spoken about shifts in social attitudes and that he would create different films moving forward.
The Bridget Jones and Yesterday screenwriter was asked if he looks at his movies in “a different light” given the context of the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements of the last few years.
Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis
The multiple award-winning director, producer and writer told the BBC‘s Newsnight programme yesterday (July 1) that he would “write diffe

Justice League star Ray Fisher has accused director Joss Whedon of “gross” and “abusive” behaviour on set in 2017.
The actor took to Twitter yesterday (July 1) to make his claim that Whedon acted in an unprofessional manner, bolstered by producers Geoff Johns and Jon Berg.
“Joss Wheadon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable. He was enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon

The Daily Telegraph’s parent body, Nationwide News, has lost its appeal against the Geoffrey Rush defamation case’s verdict. The Australian federal court upheld its original decision today (July 2), ordering that the news organisation pay the actor $2.87million AUD (roughly £1.6million) in damages. The sum is the largest defamation payout awarded to an individual in Australian legal history.
The case relates to a story published by The Daily Telegraph in 2017. The article alleg

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Cast:
Troy Baker as JoelAshley Johnson as EllieLaura Bailey as AbbyJeffrey Pierce as TommyStephan A. Chang as JesseAshley Scott as MariaPatrick Fugit as OwenDerek Phillips as Jerry
Written by Neil Druckmann and Halley Wegryn GrossDirected by Neil Druckmann, Kurt Margenau, and Anthony Newman
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