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Top 10 Best Threequels: Return of the King, The Last Crusade & More
Ah, the threequel. The third and typically last film in a series. Over the years we’ve seen a number of finales drop the ball on their last go — Spider-Man 3, Superman 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and even The Godfather Part III, for example — as director’s seem to run out of ideas or run into studio interference that hampers their overarching

Netflix lands Ryan Reynolds co-writing & acting vehicle Upstate
As if Ryan Reynolds wasn’t already the busiest man in Hollywood, the 43-year-old performer has added another new project to his upcoming roster with the comedy Upstate, which is being developed as a vehicle for him to star in and co-write, according to Variety.
RELATED: Ryan Reynolds Boards Universal Monster Comedy Everyday Parenting Tips
Plot details are currently being kept under wraps for the project, but Rey

CS Score Reviews Casper and Chats with Emmy Nominee Amanda Jones
Welcome back, film score lovers! We’ve got an amazing batch of goodies for you to check out this week. First up, we take a deep dive into La La Land’s terrific 2-CD release of Casper and chat with Emmy nominated composer Amanda Jones, who produced terrific work for the Apple original TV series, Home.
The Tax CollectorMichael Yezerski
First up, Filmtrax (via BFD/The Orchard) has just released the original motion picture

"We have a right to demand what's ours." Get a first look at the first footage from another hand-painted film titled The Peasants. A few years ago, a filmmaking team made a film titled Loving Vincent, profiling the iconic Vincent Van Gogh. They painted every single frame of the film by hand, replicating Van Gogh's style. The same team is back and has already started working on their next project - The Peasants. The story follows a young woman in the late 19th century who is forced to marry a we

New to Stream: The Criterion Channel’s September 2020 lineup
The Criterion Channel, a streaming service from the niche home video distributor for film aficionados, has unveiled its lineup of programming for the month of September, which will include Richard Linklater’s groundbreaking drama Boyhood, along with a large roster of contemporary and classic films and double features!
RELATED: New to Stream: Arrow Video Channel’s September 2020 Lineup
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The Argument Trailer Starring Dan Fogler, Maggie Q & Danny Pudi
Gravitas Ventures has released the official trailer for The Argument, starring Dan Fogler (The Walking Dead), Maggie Q (Divergent franchise), and Danny Pudi (Mythic Quest) in the upcoming comedy. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
RELATED: Gamemaster Trailer Plus Exclusive Clip From Board Game Documentary!
The Argument is an indie comedy that follows Jack (Fogler) and his girlfriend, Lisa (Emma Bell) as they

Keanu Reeves, star of the much-loved sci-fi comedy franchise Bill & Ted, has insisted that the metalhead slacker duo are not stoners.
In an interview with AP Entertainment, Reeves said: “I’d like to get one thing straight, Bill and Ted are not stoners, let’s get that clear.”
Instead, Reeves argued, tongue in cheek, “They have a nice outlook on life, they like people [and] their friendship.”DON’T PARTY ON, DUDES! @BillandTed3 star Keanu Reeves says th

"They are false gods." This sounds like a must watch. An editor named Job Willins has put together a new project titled Paradise, and it's now available to watch / download online. Paradise is a homemade editing project combining Prometheus and Alien: Covenant into a single, David-centric narrative. We all know that despite Ridley Scott returning to the Alien franchise for two movies, the results were a bit mixed. Some love them, some hate them. Some love one of the movies, but hate the other o

I Am Woman Trailer Starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Danielle Macdonald & Evan Peters
Quiver Distribution has released the official trailer for I Am Woman, the upcoming docudrama starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey (Hotel Mumbai), Danielle Macdonald (Unbelievable), and Evan Peters (American Horror Story). You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
RELATED: Endless Trailer & Poster Starring Alexandra Shipp & Nicholas Hamilton
In 1966, single-mother Helen Reddy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey)

Adventure Awaits in the Magic: The Gathering Zendikar Rising Teaser
Magic: The Gathering has released the teaser for Zendikar Rising, the new addition to the tabletop card game arriving next month with the reveal dropping on September 1 at 8:00 a.m. PST at twitch.tv/Magic. You can check out the teaser now in the player below!Thank you @wizards_magic for sending this little promo box with #Mask and canteen!
The first round of previews for #ZendikarRising starts September 1 at 8AM pacific on the

Kate McKinnon to lead Joe Exotic series at NBCUniversal
While CBS Television is developing its own scripted series with Nicolas Cage (Mandy) leading the way, NBCUniversal Television has given a direct-to-series order for a Joe Exotic series with Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) leading, according to Variety.
RELATED: Nicolas Cage To Portray Tiger King’s Joe Exotic in Scripted Series!
Written by Etan Frankel and based on the Wondery Podcast of the same name, the limited series will

"Maybe there's middle ground between being a boot camp sergeant and a beach bum?" MarVista Ent. has released an official trailer for Swimming for Gold, a campy motivational sports romantic comedy from "Love Island" director Hayley MacFarlane. When US women's swim team hopeful Claire Carpenter's dad sends her to Australia to coach an elite boys swim team, Claire finds herself face to face with long-time rival Mikayla Michaels, and the news that the camp will close if the team loses the next meet

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Equal: First Look at HBO Max’s Four-Part LGBTQ+ Docuseries
HBO Max has released new first look photos of the actors set to portray iconic LGBTQ+ activists in the upcoming four-part docuseries Equal, premiering as a binge drop in October 2020 during LGBT History Month. The cast will play a handful of trailblazers recognized for their unrelenting fight for justice and equality in the queer community of post-war America and pre-Stonewall uprising. Included in the cast are Che

Tomb Raider’s Roar Uthaug to Helm Troll at Netflix
After breaking out with American audiences in the box office hit Tomb Raider reboot in 2018, director Roar Uthaug is returning to his home country of Norway for the monster movie Troll, which has just been greenlit by Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: The Haunting of Bly Manor Poster & Photos Preview Netflix Horror Drama
Inspired by Scandinavian legend and based on an original idea from Uthaug,

Tenet star Kenneth Branagh has said Christopher Nolan showed up to his house uninvited with a copy of the script.
The actor, who previously worked with Nolan on WWII epic Dunkirk, explained that the filmmaker has a penchant for unconventional casting techniques.Read more: ‘Tenet’ review: time-travelling thriller from the king of cerebral blockbustersSpeaking on The One Show, Branagh explained, “In this case he rang up about six o’clock in the evening. He said, &

The Stand lands winter premiere date at CBS All Access
With filming have wrapped just prior to the global pandemic production shutdowns, the highly-anticipated miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand from Josh Boone (The New Mutants) has been set for a December premiere date at streaming platform CBS All Access, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Exclusive: Josh Boone Talks His The Stand Series & Previous Attempts
The nine-episode series adaptation of Stephen Kin

Exclusive Centigrade Clip From IFC Midnight’s New Survival Thriller
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from IFC Midnight’s new survival thriller Centrigrade, starring Genesis Rodriguez (The Fugitive) and Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire). Inspired by actual events, you can check out the clip for the upcoming movie in the player below!
RELATED: Relic Teaser: Emily Mortimer Leads Horror Sundance Darling
In 2002, a young American couple, Matthew and Naomi, travel to the arctic mounta

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Mulan featurette explores the search for its hero
As the time quickly approaches for its Disney+ debut, the House of Mouse has debuted a new featurette for the live-action Mulan that highlights director Niki Caro’s search for the right star to portray the titular hero. The featurette can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: New Mulan TV Spot: There is No Courage Without Fear
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in

CS Recommends: Darkman 30th Birthday, Plus Video Games & More!
Stuck inside? Don’t know what to watch/read/play/listen to? ComingSoon.net has got you covered. In this week’s CS Recommends our staff gives you solid tips on the best media to consume during your downtime, including Darkman and more! Check out our picks below!
RELATED: Check Out ComingSoon’s Fall 2020 TV Preview!MAX EVRY’S RECOMMEND: Darkman
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Enter ComingSoon’s Judd Apatow Blu-ray Trilogy Pack Giveaway!
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has provided ComingSoon.net with one Judd Apatow Blu-ray bundle trilogy pack consisting of This is 40, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and The King of Staten Island! The winners (must be within the U.S.) will be picked at random by Thursday, August 27. All you have to do to win is email your name with the subject “APATOW” to: [email protected].
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The Kaiju Score: Sony to adapt upcoming comic book series into film
Following a competitive bidding war against other studios, Deadline brings word that Sony Pictures has successfully won the rights to AftersShock Comics’ forthcoming comic book series titled The Kaiju Score. The studio is planning to adapt the action thriller into a film with Escape Artists also boarding the project as a co-producer. The comic book is scheduled to launch this coming November 25.
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Kevin Bacon has shared an “accidental” ASMR video tutorial to prepare his “morning mango”.
The Footloose actor shared a 90-second post on his Instagram account showing his method while whispering throughout the video.Read more: The Killers: “Music made it possible for me to dream”The post was captioned with an explanation on the whispering as to not wake up his wife, as Bacon wrote, “Forgive the whispering, someone (and I’ll name names here @k

"Friends for eternity." Studiocanal in France has released the first official teaser trailer for a cute animated movie titled Little Vampire, the latest creation from acclaimed filmmaker Joann Sfar (of Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, The Rabbi's Cat). This fun French animation, with the title Petit Vampire in French, is about a "little vampire" who lives in a haunted house with a merry group of monsters. He's been 10 years old for 300 years now, it's been a long time since anything amuses him. His d

Dragon’s Dogma trailer previews Netflix’s newest anime series
Netflix has released the official trailer for their upcoming and newest original anime series titled Dragon’s Dogma, which is based on Capcom’s critically-acclaimed RPG video game of the same name. The series adaptation will be available for streaming on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: Check Out ComingSoon’s Fall 2020 TV Preview!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWKathleen Kennedy Drops Some Hints About Future Star Wars Films
In a recent interview with The Wrap, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy talked briefly about some of the future Star Wars projects currently in development and offered a few hints as to the timelines the films could take place in.
RELATED: Mondo Unveils The Mandalorian: Season One Vinyl Soundtrack
“Stories have been told within this universe over the last 40-odd years, and there’s now the realization

BEGIN SLIDESHOWAmmonite trailer starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan
NEON has released the official trailer for writer-director Francis Lee’s upcoming romantic drama film Ammonite, featuring Oscar winner Kate Winslet as Mary Anning and four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan as Charlotte as their characters formed an unexpected bond with each other. The film will have its world premiere next month at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival and is scheduled to hit the theaters on

The West Wing Special Coming to HBO Max From Aaron Sorkin!
Ahead of one of the most pivotal elections in our nation’s history, HBO Max and The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin announced today that for the first time in 17 years, the original cast of the Emmy- and Peabody Award–winning hit Warner Bros. Television drama series will come together with Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme for A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, which will debut on the s

Zack Snyder Discusses Justice League and The Batman
In a recent interview with The Reel in Motion podcast, director Zack Snyder spoke about that awesome DC FanDome trailer for Justice League, including the decision behind that “Hallelujah” soundtrack and shared his thoughts on that cool sneak peek at Matt Reeves’ The Batman.
RELATED: DC FanDome: Watch the New Trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League!
Snyder joins the podcast at around the 46-minute mark and, after g

"There are two paths you can take, Enola – yours, or the path others choose for you." Netflix has revealed the first official trailer for Enola Holmes, a fun comedy focusing on Sherlock Holmes' sister Enola, instead of the famed British super-sleuth. When Sherlock's teen sister discovers her mother missing and is sent to live with her brothers, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a

BEGIN SLIDESHOWEnola Holmes trailer introduces Sherlock Holmes’ teenage sister
Netflix has released the official trailer for director Harry Bradbeer’s upcoming film adaptation of Enola Holmes, featuring the titular young detective as she goes on her first adventure in search of her mother while trying to escape her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. Starring Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill, the film will be available for streaming on Wednesday, September 23. Check out the

"What t'is it?" "Somethin'… Nothin'." Neon has debuted the trailer for Ammonite, the second feature film from God's Own Country director Francis Lee, who also writes / directs this passionate love story. This was originally supposed to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this year, but will instead premiere at TIFF in the fall. Neon has also set a November release date in the US. Set in 1840s England, an acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter named Mary Anning and a young woman sent to

The Matrix actor Laurence Fishburne has said he turned down a role in Pulp Fiction over the portrayal of heroin use.
Fishburne was initially considered for the part of Jules Winnifield, before Samuel L. Jackson eventually secured the role in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult classic.Read more: ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’ film review – Tarantino’s most satisfying work in decadesExplaining why he declined the part in a recent interview with Vulture, Fishb

Disney+ has confirmed Mulan will be “exclusively available” next month to stream.
Following several delays to the theatrical release due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the on-demand release date for the live-action remake is now set for September 4, with a £19.99 rental fee for this title for members with Premier Access – on top of the £5.99 monthly subscription fee.Read more: ‘Mulan’ going straight to Disney+ is the easy choice – b

Disney+ has confirmed Mulan will be “exclusively available” next month to stream.
Following several delays to the theatrical release due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the on-demand release date for the live-action remake is now set for September 4, with a £19.99 fee for this title for subscribers via Premier Access (which will allow members to watch the film as many time as they like while they continue their Disney+ subscription) – on top of the £5.99 m