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"Big risks pay big money." Madman Films in Australia has debuted an official international trailer for a new American true crime thriller titled Above Suspicion, the latest film from filmmaker Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Saint, Catch a Fire, Salt, The Giver). This has been ready to show since last year, but still has no US release set yet - despite opening in a few other countries already. Based on the book "Above Suspicion: An Undercover FBI Agent, an Illicit Af

BEGIN SLIDESHOWLast Night in Soho: Edgar Wright teases intense psychological horror film
In a new interview with Empire, director Edgar Wright teased new details about Focus Features’ forthcoming horror film Last Night in Soho, describing it as something very different from his previous films. The outlet also provided the first brief description of Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy’s mysterious characters in the film, who are set as a fashion designer and an aspiring singer, resp

James Gunn has revealed that Stan Lee’s cameo in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.2 was inspired by a fan theory.
Read more: Guardians Of The Galaxy 3: what we know so far about the next chapter in the Marvel series
Lee, Marvel‘s much beloved co-creator, passed away in 2018. Over the years he’s appeared in several of the superhero imprint’s films and fans have long theorised that he played the same person throughout – specifically Uatu the Watcher.
Last week, one of

The Batman’s Matt Reeves inks deal with Warner Bros. TV Group
The Batman co-writer/director Matt Reeves is looking to extend his working partnership with Warner Bros. past the highly-anticipated DC Extended Universe installment as he has inked an overall deal with WB Television Group, according to Variety.
RELATED: Matt Reeves Rumored To Be Introducing a New Joker in The Batman Trilogy
With his 6th & Idaho production banner in tow, the 54-year-old writer/director has signed

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Exclusive Spreads for Wonder Woman: The Way of the Amazons
ComingSoon.net is excited to share three exclusive spreads from Insight Editions/DC Comics’ new illustrated, interactive history of Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman: The Way of the Amazons. You can check out the spreads in the gallery below and pre-order your copy here!
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Explore the mysteries of Wonder Woman’s ancient homeland an

Microsoft unveils Xbox Games Showcase premiere date
Just shy of a month after competitor Sony unveiled their next-generation console, Microsoft has taken to Twitter to announce the premiere date and time for this year’s Xbox Games Showcase for the end of July! The post can be viewed below! (Via GameRevolution)
RELATED: July 2020 Free Games for Playstation Plus and Xbox Live GoldXbox Games ShowcaseJuly 23rd9am PT@SummerGameFest Pre-Show at 8am PT with @GeoffKeighley on @YouTubeGa

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege Trailer Released
Netflix and Hasbro, in partnership with Rooster Teeth, has released the final main trailer for Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Siege. Premiering on July 30, you can check out the trailer for the anime series in the player below!
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The series raises the stakes of the Autobot and Decepticon war with Chapter One having six, twenty-two-minute ep

Metallica‘s James Hetfield has paid tribute to Ennio Morricone, the legendary film composer whose death at the age of 91 was announced earlier today (July 6).
Read More: Ennio Morricone – 1928-2020: the legendary film composer who changed music forever
Morricone, who scored over 500 films, most famously Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns, died last week following complications from a fall.
One of his best-known compositions ‘The Ecstasy Of Gold’, from the soundt

David Leitch’s Bullet Train lands Brad Pitt to star
Nearly two weeks after signing the Atomic Blonde director to helm the action-thriller for Sony Pictures, David Leitch’s Bullet Train has found its star in the form of two-time Oscar winner Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), according to Variety.
RELATED: Bullet Train: Director David Leitch to Helm Action Thriller for Sony
Bullet Train will mark the eighth collaboration between the 50-year-old f

Netflix’s comedy series Dead to Me ending with Season 3
Netflix has officially renewed Liz Feldman’s dark comedy series Dead to Me for a third and final season. This renewal comes after two months since the Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini-led series debuted its second season in May. In addition, Feldman has also strengthened her partnership with the streamer as she signs a multi-year deal for original series and other projects.
“From start to finish, ‘Dead To Me

Hans Zimmer has paid tribute to fellow composer Ennio Morricone, whose death at the age of 91 was announced earlier today (July 6).
Read More: Ennio Morricone – 1928-2020: the legendary film composer who changed music forever
Morricone, who scored over 500 films, most famously Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns including The Good The Bad And The Ugly, died last week following complications from a fall.
Writing on Twitter, Inception, Gladiator and The Lion King comp

Die Hart trailer: Kevin Hart gets a lesson in action stardom
Quibi has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming “Film in Chapters” Die Hart starring Kevin Hart as a fictionalized version of himself as he heads to action school to become the next action star. The hilarious and profanity-filled trailer can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: Quibi Unveils Ensemble for The Princess Bride Recreation
Inspired by the opening sequence from Hart’s 2016 concert fi

Charlize Theron opens up about Furiosa prequel
The past few months have seen some exciting new developments in the Mad Max franchise as writer/director George Miller revealed he has a film focused on Imperator Furiosa in the works, but it being a prequel means the lack of Charlize Theron reprising her role and in a new interview, the Oscar winner has opened up about the project.
RELATED: Jodie Comer Eyed For George Miller’s Furiosa Prequel!
In an interview with The Hollywoo

Stargirl Renewed for Season 2, Moving From DC Universe to The CW
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The CW has decided to renew Geoff John’s latest DC superhero series Stargirl for a second season. The Brec Bassinger-led series will also officially be moving from DC Universe to the Arrowverse network. However, the series will still be available for streaming online with the first 13-episode season set to arrive on HBO Max after it wraps on August 10, 2020. The latest episode titled &ldq

"I feel proper bad about it now, because I love me Nanna." Now here's a crafty short film that's more than a bit awkward, a bit hilarious, a bit strange, a bit ingenious. Norteños is a 7-minute dark comedy short film by a British filmmaking duo called "Grandmas". The film is about a mild mannered dimwit (a British word for "a stupid person" or "fool") from somewhere in the Northwest of England who attempts to convince his ex-girlfriend to help him with cleaning up a terrible crime. Starr

The Batman, Jurassic World & more resuming UK filming
As countries overseas are getting a hold on the pandemic and Hollywood itching to get the productions for major blockbusters back on track, The Wrap has brought word that The Batman, Jurassic World: Dominion and more are set to resume filming in the United Kingdom.
RELATED: Cowboy Bebop & More Productions Heading to New Zealand
Following an exemption of quarantine rules and an agreement of specific quarantine-like

Colin Kaepernick inks first-look deal with Disney
As the House of Mouse-owned ESPN Films is currently developing a documentary series focused on the San Francisco 49ers quarterback turned civil-rights activist, Colin Kaepernick has signed a first-look deal with Disney via his Ra Vision Media banner, according to Variety.
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The new deal will see Kaepernick’s Ra Vision and Disney work together to focus on scripted an

Above Suspicion trailer: Emilia Clarke stars in new thriller film
The official trailer for Madman Films‘ forthcoming film adaptation of Above Suspicion has been released, featuring Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke as a Southern American woman who becomes involved in an affair while being a police informant. Based on Joe Sharkey’s nonfiction book of the same name, the film hasn’t set its release date yet but it will be available on VOD. Check out the video now in the player b

Kristine Belson, president of Sony Pictures Animation, has said that she believes there will be a boom in animated titles aimed at older audiences as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
Read More: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirus
Speaking at the Collision From Home virtual conference on Thursday (June 2), Belson said that the challenges of filming during the pandemic have led to production companies placing a greater emphasis on animated titles.
“I don’t t

Constantine movie rumored in development at Warner Bros.
DC Comics’ John Constantine has received a multitude of screen adaptations over the years to various fanfare and with J.J. Abrams currently developing a Justice League Dark series for HBO Max, a rumor has surfaced that a new live-action film focused on the sorcerer is also in development at Warner Bros. (Via ComicBook.com)
RLEATED: CS Soapbox: Could Matt Ryan Return For Justice League Dark?
After The Direct initially

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Hamilton Effect: Disney+ App Downloads Up 72% Over the Weekend
According to Variety, Hamilton drove up downloads for the Disney+ app 72.4% percent over the weekend in the U.S. after the musical movie premiered on the service last Friday, July 3. The app was reportedly downloaded 513,323 globally, including 266,084 times in the U.S.
RELATED: CS Interview: Leslie Odom Jr. Explores World & Himself Through Hamilton Lens
An unforgettable cinematic stage performance, the filmed ve

"Look man, don't take your relapse out on me!" Global Digital Releasing has debuted an official trailer for an indie drama called Two Ways To Go West, the latest feature made by graphic designer / filmmaker Ryan Brookhart. The film is about three men who get together for a bachelor party at a hotel in Las Vegas, discovering their pasts are not all forgotten and they must deal with their demons. Two Ways to Go West is a "powerfully confronting drama featuring superlative performances from" the c

Lucifer: D.B. Woodside returning as Amenadiel for the final season
Following Lucifer‘s surprising sixth season renewal, D.B. Woodside (24, Suits) took to Twitter to announce that he will also be returning for the final season of Netflix‘s fan-favorite supernatural series, reprising his role as the titular devil’s older angelic brother Amenadiel. In addition, he also confirmed that he will be directing one of the final season’s episodes.Yes Brother…! Utterly d

Director David Ayer has denied that he is perpetrating ‘brownfacing’ by casting Shia LaBeouf in his upcoming film The Tax Collector.
The filmmaker was asked by someone on Twitter whether LaBeouf is portraying a Latin-American character in the film when he is white. Ayer responded to confirm that LaBeouf is playing a white character who is influenced by latinx culture.
“Really important answer,” Ayer wrote on Twitter. “Shia is playing a whiteboy who grew up in the ho

Ennio Morricone, Good, Bad and Ugly composer, dies at 91
ComingSoon.net is saddened to bring you the news (via The Hollywood Reporter) that Ennio Morricone, two-time Oscar-winning Italian composer whose most notable works include The Good, the Bad & the Ugly and many others, has died at the age of 91 following complications from a fall last week in Rome that resulted in a broken femur.
RELATED: Joel Schumacher, Batman Forever & Lost Boys Director, Dies at 80
Morricone had

A forthcoming pandemic-themed film made by Transformers producer Michael Bay has been given the green light after it was initially given a “do not work” order.
Songbird, a movie centred on a coronavirus-style pandemic, was issued an order by the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) last week.
However, the organisation later posted a statement: “SAG-AFTRA has rescinded its Do Not Work order for the feature film Songbird, pro

Infinity Train Season 3 Premiering Exclusively on HBO Max This Summer
Continuing to bolster its substantial animation slate, HBO Max is bringing aboard the third season of Infinity Train with an exclusive premiere on the streaming platform this summer. You can check out the full key art for Season 3 below!
RELATED: Zack Snyder Says His Justice League Will Feature Zero Studio Compromises
The series first season, Book 1, tells the story of a precocious young girl named Tulip on a mystery adventur

John Boyega, Felicity Jones & more join new thriller film Borderland
According to Deadline, Star Wars alums John Boyega (Attack the Block, Rise of Skywalker) and Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (Rogue One, The Theory of Everything) have signed on along with Jack Reynor (Midsommar) and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) to join a new IRA thriller film titled Borderland which hails from The Uninvited filmmaking duo Tom and Charles Guard. On top of starring, Jones is also set as an executive p

The TV and film post-production industry is at risk of collapse due to a lack of business during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
That’s according to the head of a leading visual effects (VFX) company Pixomondo, which has worked on titles including Game Of Thrones and Hugo. CEO Jonny Slow said government schemes have helped to “avoid financial catastrophe to date” but he’s worried about the future.Read more: All the films and TV shows suspended due to coronavirusSlow tol

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Black Widow: Cate Shortland confirms prequel will ‘Hand the Baton’ to Florence Pugh
Since it was announced in 2018 that Marvel Studios has indeed finally ordered a solo Black Widow movie after so many years of development and fan interest, Marvel fans have been wondering the nature of Scarlett Johansson’s first solo MCU film, especially given her character’s fate in Avengers: Endgame. Their speculations continued to grow when Florence Pugh was cast as Yel

Bill and Ted Face the Music Writer Shares BTS Rehearsal Photo
Writer Ed Solomon, whose name was anagrammed into Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey bad guy De Nomolos, shared a new behind-the-scenes image (via SuperHeroHype) from the upcoming Bill & Ted Face the Music. For the long-awaited sequel, it seems stars Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves would rehearse their scenes with the writers and director Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) first thing. Then they’d run it for the crew, and finally, th

It looks as if Florence Pugh is going to have a future playing Black Widow for Marvel.
Read more: Black Widow – release date, plot and everything we know so far
Black Widow director Cate Shortland has revealed in a new interview that Scarlett Johansson, the incumbent titular assassin (known as Natasha Romanoff when not on duty), will “hand the baton” to Pugh’s Yelena Belova in the forthcoming Marvel movie.
Shortland told Empire in an exclusive interview for the magaz

Zack Snyder shows support for Jared Leto’s Joker
Following the official announcement of the Justice League Snyder Cut, director Zack Snyder continues to reveal new facts about the film including the death of Robin, who he recently confirmed as one of the Joker’s casualties. Because of this, a fan asked the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice filmmaker if he would have liked to see an interaction between Ben Affleck’s Batman and Jared Leto’s Joker. Snyder warmly respo

"The authorities say: 'sea monsters aren't real.'" But we know they are! Arrow Video has released an official trailer for an intriguing indie comedy adventure horror genre mashup titled Lake Michigan Monster, from a filmmaker named Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who also stars in this as the Captain. "All aboard! The combined spirits of H.P. Lovecraft, early Sam Raimi and Mystery Science Theater 3000 inhabit this action-packed tale of nautical derring-do and monster mayhem – winner of the Aud

Kumail Nanjiani Discusses Developing Kingo for Marvel’s Eternals
In a parallel reality, fans would already have watched Black Widow and started gearing up for Marvel’s Eternals. The next movie in Phase 4 features, per Marvel Studios, “ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, The Deviants.&rd

The Sandman Audible trailer previews James McAvoy as Lord Morpheus
Audible and DC has released official trailer for their upcoming audiobook adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s popular graphic novel series The Sandman, giving us a snippet of James McAvoy as he lends his voice to the titular immortal king of dreams. Set to launch on Wednesday, July 15, you can check out the video in the player below and pre-order the audiobook now!
RELATED: Neil Gaiman Reveals Netflix’s The Sandman Seri

The Kissing Booth 2 trailer goes back to business
Netflix has released the official The Kissing Booth 2 trailer for Vince Marcello’s teen romantic comedy sequel, featuring Joey King’s Elle and Jacob Elordi’s Noah as their relationship gets tested by distance and new people. The film will be available for streaming on July 24, 2020. Check out the video in the player below!
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Tessa Thompson Says Upcoming Marvel Slate Will Embrace Diversity
In a recent interview with Variety, Marvel star Tessa Thompson revealed that the upcoming slate of Marvel films, aka Phase 4, will bring in a much more diverse ensemble.
RELATED: Anthony Mackie Says The Falcon & The Winter Soldier is Like a Six-Hour Movie
“I think in this next phase of Marvel, we’re really talking about what representation looks like in those spaces,” Thompson stated. “B

Zack Snyder Says His Justice League Will Feature Zero Studio Compromises
Over the weekend, Zack Snyder responded to several questions on Vero in regard to the upcoming release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League and dropped several interesting tidbits. You can check out the full posts below, but we’ll break them down here as well.
What Snyder revealed about Justice League in his posts (per DR Movie News on Twitter):
1. The original Steppenwolf design will return2. He is already deep in

Sam Heughan is the fan favourite to be the next James Bond, a new poll reveals.
A poll conducted by the Radio Times shows the Outlander actor to be fans’ top choice, with a 30 per cent share of the vote.
Sam Heughan. ‘Outlander’ season five Los Angeles Premiere. CREDIT: Birdie Thompson/AdMedia via ZUMA Wire
The Scottish actor has beaten Tom Hardy (second place – 14 per cent) and Henry Cavill (third place – 11 per cent) to prime position in a poll undertaken by almos

Henry Cavill has addressed rumours about a return to playing DC Comics hero Superman.
The Witcher star, who last portrayed Superman in 2017’s Justice League, said the amount of speculation over his future as The Man of Steel is “extraordinary and sometimes frustrating”.
Speaking on Variety’s The Big Ticket podcast, the actor dispelled rumours that he’s been cast in a future project but that he wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to reprise the role.
Batman v Su

Sam Mendes has launched an emergency fund for freelance theatre professionals who have been unable to work during the coronavirus crisis and haven’t received any financial support.
The multiple award-winning film and theatre director, whose most recent work was helming war epic 1917, has established the fund for those who are at most need, with a view to granting those eligible as quickly as possible.Read more: Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler on the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign: &ld

J.K. Rowling has caused a furore online after claiming that transgender hormone therapy is “a new kind of conversion therapy” for young gay people.
The Harry Potter author wrote in reference to gender transitioning on Twitter yesterday (July 5): “Many, myself included, believe we are watching a new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people, who are being set on a lifelong path of medicalisation that may result in the loss of their fertility and/or full sexual function.&rd

Tom Hanks has spoken about the effects of having coronavirus.
The actor, who is promoting his new maritime war film Greyhound this month, said he and his wife “very different reactions” to the deadly disease, which left both of them hospitalised in March.
“I just had crippling body aches, I was very fatigued all the time and I couldn’t concentrate on anything for more than about 12 minutes,” Hanks told The Guardian in a new interview.
“Our discomfort because o

Legendary composer Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91.
The Italian composer, who is best known for scoring The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, died in Rome last week following complications from a fall, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Morricone, who scored more than 500 films, is widely regarded as one of cinema’s greatest composers and won a long-overdue Oscar for his work on Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in 2015.
He also received nominations for Terrence Malick

The Tony award-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero has died at the age of 41 from severe medical complications after contracting coronavirus.
Cordero, who starred in hits such as A Bronx Tale, Waitress and Bullets Over Broadway, passed away at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai hospital after spending more than 90 days there.
“God has another angel in heaven now,” his wife Amanda Kloots wrote on Instagram.
“Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone’s friend, loved