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"There was that sense that he's about to be… massive." Blue Fox Ent. has debuted a new trailer for Marley, the Bob Marley documentary that originally premiered in 2012. The film is getting a special theatrical (and virtual) re-release this summer to celebrate what would've been Bob Marley's 75th birthday. "The Marley family has rolled out a yearlong MARLEY75 commemorative series of events across all forms of media in celebration of the legendary cultural icon… As part of this [bir

July 14 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s July 14 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
Enter the Fat DragonThe newest action-comedy movie from martial arts superstar Donnie Yen. A police officer’s suspect suffers a mysterious death; now he must team up with an undercover inspe

The Matrix cinematographer Bill Pope has described working on the franchise’s second and third films as “mind-numbing and soul-numbing”.Read More: The Matrix at 20: the enduring impact of the sci-fi sensationSpeaking on the most recent edition of the Team Deakins podcast, Pope recalled feeling under “pressure” during the making of The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both of which were released in 2003.
“Everything that was good about the

"Not the ghost story you're expecting…" Shudder has unveiled an official US trailer for a Guatemalan horror film titled La Llorona, from talented filmmaker Jayro Bustamante. This first premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, and also played at TIFF, San Sebastián, Bergen, Zurich, London, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Tokyo, and the Chicago Film Festival. A tale of horror and magical realism, the film reimagines the iconic Latin American fable as an urgent metaphor of Guatemala

"Jumanji meets Natural Born Killers." Cleopatra Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Game of Death, which originally premiered back in 2017 at the SXSW Film Festival. It also stopped by the Fantaspoa, Sydney, Fantasia, and Toronto After Dark Film Festivals that year as well. In the middle of small-town nowhere, seven friends are forced to kill or be killed when they play the Game of Death. When faced with their own mortality, will they turn on each

"Jumanji meets Natural Born Killers." Cleopatra Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Game of Death, which originally premiered back in 2017 at the SXSW Film Festival. It also stopped by the Fantaspoa, Sydney, Fantasia, and Toronto After Dark Film Festivals that year as well. In the middle of small-town nowhere, seven friends are forced to kill or be killed when they play the Game of Death. When faced with their own mortality, will they turn on each

Radar Pictures signs The Soska Sisters for BlindSide film adaptation
After nearly a decade of working in the indie horror world, Jen and Sylvia Soska, better known as The Soska Sisters, are partnering with Radar Pictures for a film adaptation based on the hit audio horror adventure game BlindSide, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The film, being written and

Telluride Film Festival cancelled due to pandemic
The Colorado-based Telluride Film Festival, which last year saw the debut of multiple acclaimed hits including Uncut Gems and Ford v. Ferrari, is the latest to bite the global pandemic dust as this year’s event has officially been cancelled, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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“After months of intense due diligence around physically holding an event

Idris Elba has said racist content in films and TV should come with a warning and a ratings system should be put in place.
The Luther star was speaking after programmes such as Little Britain were removed from streaming services over scenes featuring David Walliams and Matt Lucas wearing blackface.Read more: Mark, My Words: Respect to Idris Elba for not even knowing what Cats is about – I’d have taken the cash tooHe has advocated for a ratings system that warns viewers of a film or s

CS Interview: Talia Shire Talks Cult Classic Rad
Rad remains one of the great guilty pleasures of the 1980s — a rockin’ youth versus the man story that features glorious stunts and one of the most insane dance sequences of all time. The cult classic finally landed on Blu-ray and 4K in May, and to commemorate the event, ComingSoon.net sat down and spoke with living legend and two-time Oscar nominee Talia Shire (Rocky, The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II), who starred in the film as

BEGIN SLIDESHOWOfficial runtime for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet revealed
The official runtime for Christopher Nolan’s latest sci-fi action feature Tenet has been released by the Korea Media Ratings Board. The long-awaited film reportedly holds a total running time of 149 minutes and 59 seconds, making it one of Nolan’s shortest films following 2008’s The Dark Knight which is 152 minutes long. Because of this, his Matthew McConaughey-led film Interstellar remains the fi

New HBO Max Brand Spot Showcases Next Wave of Max Originals
HBO Max’s new brand spot showcases the platform’s rapidly expanding lineup of premium Originals from HBO and Max, highlighting a steady cadence of culturally impactful programming for all audiences in the household. You can check out the spot now in the player below!
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“We have the honor of working with some of the industry’s best creative storytellers a

Lynn Shelton Of a Certain Age Grant Launches To Benefit Woman, Non-Binary Filmmakers
To honor the legacy of beloved filmmaker Lynn Shelton, who passed away in May, Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum, alongside Duplass Brothers Productions, are launching the Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant. The $25,000 unrestricted cash grant will be awarded each year to a US-based woman or non-binary filmmaker, age 39 or older, who has yet to direct a narrative feature.
Shelton often spoke o

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCursed featurette teases Netflix series’ vibrant world
Ahead of its debut this Friday, Netflix has released the first featurette for their upcoming fantasy series adaptation of Cursed, featuring interviews by the main cast led by Katherine Langford as they talked about Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller’s incredible vision for the series. The 10-episode series will be available for streaming on July 17. Check out the video in the player below!
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The Shadow of Violence Trailer & Poster Starring Cosmo Jarvis
Saban Films has released the official trailer and poster for the upcoming crime drama The Shadow of Violence starring Cosmo Jarvis (Hunter Killer, Lady Macbeth, Peaky Blinders). You can check out the trailer in the player below along with the new poster!
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In the dark underbelly of rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas “Arm” Armstrong (Ja

"Show me what your made of!" Saban Films has debuted a new US trailer for Calm With Horses, a crime thriller about an Irish enforcer living in "darkest rural Ireland". This originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and we already posted the first UK trailer at the start of this year. Ex-boxer Douglas "Arm" Armstrong, played by Cosmo Jarvis, is the faithful and violent right-hand man to the drug-dealing Devers clan, ready to dole out beatings at the whim of his friend. His str

BEGIN SLIDESHOWWonder Woman 1984 prequel comic coming in September!
While fans are still anxiously waiting for the long-awaited follow-up to the 2017 DC Extended Universe hit, DC Comics has announced that they will be publishing a prequel comic to Wonder Woman 1984, which will hit shelves in September, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The prequel comic, Wonder Woman 1984 No. 1, will feature two sto

"What do we know about war?" "Enough to fake one." Vertical Ent. has released the official trailer for an indie comedy titled How to Fake A War, from filmmaker Rudolph Herzog (son of Werner Herzog). This seems to be an updated take on Wag the Dog, centering the need to start a fake war around a global charity concert called "Piece of Peace". When an unexpected outbreak of peace leads to a ceasefire between Russian forces and Georgian rebels, a publicist tries to make a fake war so the concert d

USA Network axes Milo Ventimiglia-starring Evel Knievel miniseries
Nearly a year after landing the Emmy-nominated star for a miniseries focused on the iconic daredevil, The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that USA Network has scrapped the in-development Evel Knievel miniseries starring Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us) in the lead role.
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Sources report that the decision to cancel the series comes in part do to a conflict in schedulin

Rocket Arena Launch Trailer: A World Where Rockets Rule Everything
Electronic Arts and Seattle-based studio Final Strike Games have announced that Rocket Arena, an explosive 3v3 shooter where rockets control everything, is now available with cross-play support on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Origin and Steam. You can check out the launch trailer in the player below and order your copy here!
Featuring a diverse roster of 10 playable heroes, customizable p

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHulu unveils first-look photos of final live-action Marvel series Helstrom
Nearly four months after the final live-action Marvel TV series wrapped production, Hulu has shared with IGN a bevy of first-look photos from the upcoming horror-tinged adaptation of Helstrom, which is set to premiere this October! The first-look photos can be viewed in the gallery below!
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Marvel’s Helstrom follows s

Michael Che Sketch Comedy Series Ordered at HBO Max
HBO Max has ordered an original sketch comedy series starring Michael Che (Saturday Night Live, Michael Che Matters) with six episodes of the Untitled Michael Che Project (wt) greenlit.
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Each episode follows a theme or incident, (police brutality, unemployment, falling in love, etc.), and uses sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experienc

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHasbro announces Marvel Legends Series X-Men 20th Anniversary figures!
Just in time to celebrate the two-decade birthday of Fox’s iconic film series focused on the Marvel mutant team, Hasbro has unveiled Marvel Legends Series X-Men 20th Anniversary figures including Wolverine, Professor X, Magneto and Mystique, all of which are now available to pre-order! The figures can be viewed in the gallery below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWLEGO Group unveils LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System!
After the construction toy company announced their partnership with the iconic video game developer earlier this year, LEGO Group has unveiled an exciting new kit in the form of a LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)! The first-look at the kit can be viewed in the gallery below, with a special sizzle reel in the player above it!
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The new kit, the latest

"You haven't seen what I've seen." Uncork'd Entertainment has released an official trailer for Monstrous, yet another new Bigfoot horror thriller. There have been more and more of these Sasquatch horror films popping up recently - Hoax and Exists (always one word titles!). A young woman goes searching for answers after her friend mysteriously vanishes in Whitehall, NY. Where she discovers something truly sinister hiding in the woods. Why do they keep repeating the "Bigfoot can't be real!? No wa

Peacock Launching Tomorrow With Free & Premium Tiers
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, will officially launch tomorrow offering consumers across the country a collection of live and On Demand programming from NBCUniversal and beyond. You can check out everything you need to know about the new platform, including the lineup and how to watch, below!
Peacock will offer more than 20,000 hours of premium content from networks and studios including NBC, Bravo, USA Network, SYFY

BEGIN SLIDESHOWPalm Springs scores biggest opening weekend record on Hulu
Nearly a week since Andy Samberg’s latest film Palm Springs made its debut on Hulu, and now IndieWire is bringing word that the sci-fi romantic comedy film has broken a new streaming record on Hulu by earning the biggest opening weekend than any other film on the platform. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time that the film had broken a record as it was the most expensive movie deal that came out of Sun

Bottleneck Gallery unveils Phantom of the Opera & Frankenstein art!
Acclaimed art distributor Bottleneck Gallery has revealed it’s partnering with the folks over at Vice Press to dive back into the iconic world of Universal Monsters for two new entries in their collection, Chris Weston’s The Phantom of the Opera and Paul Mann’s Frankenstein! Both pieces can be viewed below!
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"Danger - that's exactly what we're after." Lionsgate has released an official trailer for an action horror / survival thriller called Let It Snow, made by Ukrainian filmmaker Stanislav Kapralov. Mia and Max visit a remote European resort for a freeride snowboarding vacation, and decide to take a forbidden route despite warnings from the receptionist. Separated from her fiance after sneaking onto a restricted slope, Mia, a free riding snowboarder, must survive not only against nature, but the m

Peacock announces A.P. Bio Season 3 premiere date
Ahead of Peacock‘s official launch tomorrow, NBC’s newest streaming service has announced the premiere date for the upcoming third season of Glenn Howerton’s comedy series A.P. Bio. After its sudden cancellation last year, the series was immediately revived by the network thanks to the fans’ support and is now scheduled to make its return on Thursday, September 3 with all new eight episodes.
In addition, TVLine reports th

"What if something did happen to her?" Freestyle Digital Media has unveiled an official trailer for an indie mystery-thriller titled What We Found. This hasn't premiered at any festivals, as far as we know, and will be available on VOD next month. What We Found is an emotionally-fulfilling murder mystery about the first time in our lives we take a stand against what we know to be wrong. The plot is about a high school teen who mysteriously disappears, and four other students who try to figure o

Viola Davis has said she feels like she “betrayed” herself by starring in The Help.
The actress reiterated thoughts first discussed in 2018 in The New York Times, about regretting taking the role as a maid in Tate Taylor’s period drama, which focuses on a white woman who develops a friendship with two Black maids.Read more: George The Poet on Black Lives Matter: “This is our opportunity to reassess our story”“Not a lot of narratives are also inv

Loki Showrunner Says to Expect the Unexpected with Disney+ Series
We’re still a long way out from the debut of Marvel’s Loki on Disney+, but that hasn’t stopped those involved with the series from teasing aspects about the show. Specifically, showrunner Michael Waldron, who recently stated that Loki will deal with “identity issues,” and followed that statement up by suggesting fans should “expect the unexpected” via a Twitter post you can see below.
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Ted Lasso trailer: Jason Sudeikis stars in Apple TV+’s comedy series
Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for their forthcoming comedy series titled Ted Lasso, featuring Jason Sudeikis’s return as the titular American football coach which he first portrayed in 2013. The series will be making its debut on Friday, August 14. Check out the video in the player below!
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Co-written by Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence, the

"What's it about?" "My inability to love. But I'm fine, now…" Artsploitation Films has released a US trailer for an indie film from the UK titled Benjamin, the second feature by British comedian / filmmaker Simon Amstell. This autobiographical film is a "charmingly offbeat romantic comedy about a mess-of-a-filmmaker juggling the anxieties and excitement of his upcoming film premiere with the fear and awkwardness of a burgeoning romance." A young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil

Gal Gadot reportedly in talks for a new spy film from The Old Guard scribe
Coming off the successful release of Netflix’s The Old Guard, Skydance and comic book writer Greg Rucka have reportedly set up their next collaboration with the development of a brand new female-led spy thriller film. According to Discussing Film, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has already entered negotiations for the untitled project’s leading role.
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California has indefinitely closed down movie theaters again
Last month, it was announced that the state of California was finally ready to re-open movie theaters with the release of their new COVID-19 industry guidance for Family Entertainment Centers. However, Gov. Gavin Newsom has ultimately decided to indefinitely closed down all movie theaters again in the state as well as other indoor operations including bars, restaurants, zoos and museums. His difficult decision comes after a sudde

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNetflix Developing a Bird Box Sequel
Just when you thought it was safe to put away your blindfolds… Netflix is preparing another Bird Box feature. Writer Josh Malerman confirmed as much during an interview with Inverse in which he stated the sequel will focus on the events depicted in his upcoming follow up novel, “Malorie.”
“‘Malorie’ opens at the school for the blind, which is where the movie ends,” Malerman said. “Then it jumps a

"We demanded the government be held accountable." PBS Distribution has released the first official trailer for a powerful new documentary titled A Thousand Cuts, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film examines how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation by following one journalist trying to call out the truth. This looks like a frightening horror film about how propaganda on the internet is being used very effectively (e

"This feels like one of those places you go only if you have to…" Indican has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Guest Artist, which premiered at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival last year. Marking the directorial debut of award-winning actor / producer Timothy Busfield, the film is about a disillusioned playwright who meets a young aspiring playwright who challenges his weary old ways while on a trip to a small town in Michican. The story of a young man c

Oliver Stone has said he thinks Hollywood has gone “mad” and that modern filmmaking is “ridiculous”.
In an interview with New York Times Magazine, the filmmaker described his feelings about the current climate in light of the coronavirus crisis. “It’s just so expensive — the marketing,” he began.
“Everything has become too fragile, too sensitive. Hollywood now — you can’t make a film without a COVID adviser. You can’t make a

Snowpiercer Season 1 Finale Recap: Big Alice
In the two-hour Season 1 finale of TNT’s Snowpiercer, starting with “The Train Demanded Blood,” the rebel forces are on their heels when a dangerous foe joins them. A plan is hatched to take the train, but it may destroy them all. Then, in “994 Cars Long,” the revolution’s aftermath finds Layton and Melanie realizing the greatest threat to their survival is right over their shoulder.
Part 1: The Train Demanded Bloo