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Dexter: Showtime Orders Limited Series Revival with Michael C. Hall Returning
Dexter is back! Showtime has ordered a limited series revival of the serial killer drama with lead Michael C. Hall set to return for the 10 episode season (via Variety).
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“Dexter is such a special series, both for its millions of fans and for Showtime, as this breakthrough show helped put our network on the map many years ago,”

Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Ariana Grande have been announced for new Netflix movie Don’t Look Up.
Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Himesh Patel, Timothée Chalamet, Kid Cudi, Matthew Perry and Tomer Sisley are also set to star in the Adam McKay film which follows two low-level astronomers who embark on a media tour to warn mankind of an approaching asteroid that will destroy Earth.
The stellar line-up is one of the biggest since Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean&

Kitbag: Joaquin Phoenix to Portray Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott Biopic
Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix (Joker, Gladiator) is set to play Napoleon Bonaparte in Oscar nominee Ridley Scott’s (Gladiator, The Martian) upcoming biopic Kitbag based on the 19th-century French emperor, according to Deadline. The outlet shares the film’s title stems from the saying, “There is a general’s staff hidden in every soldier’s kitbag.”
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"We aim to give the appearance of life." This is one of the scariest horror shorts ever made. Post Mortem Mary is a horror short by Australian filmmaker Joshua Long. It originally premiered at the 2018 Sitges Film Festival, where it won Best Short Film, and has played at numerous other genre festivals. It's not often we see horror set in the old west, but this one is also seriously scary. A mother and a daughter who suffers from a crippling fear of death run a post-mortem photography business i

Norman Lear, NBC & Reba team for Fried Green Tomatoes series
Nearly 30 years after first hitting theaters to rave reviews and roaring box office success, Fannie Flagg’s Fried Green Tomatoes is making another trip to the screen as NBC is teaming with Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Norman Lear and Reba McEntire for a series adaptation of the dramedy novel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The seri

The Sex Lives of College Girls: HBO Max Announces Cast for Mindy Kaling Series
The Sex Lives of College Girls, the upcoming HBO Max comedy series from Emmy-nominated writer/producer Mindy Kaling, has set its lead cast.
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Pauline Chalamet (The King of Staten Island), Amrit Kaur (The D Cut, Star Trek: Short Treks, Anarkali), Reneé Rapp (Mean Girls on Broadway), and Alyah Chanelle Scott (The Book of Mormon) are set to st

Don’t Look Up: DiCaprio, Streep, Chalamet & More Join Adam McKay’s Comedy
According to Deadline, Adam McKay’s comedy Don’t Look Up has added Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name), Ariana Grande (Scream Queens), Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street), Himesh Patel (Yesterday), Kid Cudi (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Matthew Perry (The Ron Clark Story), and Tomer Sisley (Balthazar) to its cast. T

BEGIN SLIDESHOWGrease prequel series shifting gears from HBO Max to Paramount+
While already developing a prequel film to the 1978 musical hit Grease, Paramount has acquired the in-development prequel series Grease: Rydell High from HBO Max, with plans to air it on ViacomCBS’ upcoming revitalized streaming platform Paramount+, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The series, written and executive produced

Joaquin Phoenix will portray Napoleon Bonaparte in Kitbag, the upcoming biopic by British director Ridley Scott.
Kitbag will follow the ruthless rise of the 19th century French emperor as well as his troubled relationship with his wife, Josephine. Filming is planned for next year.
Deadline reports that the movie title originates from the historic saying: “There is a general’s staff hidden in every soldier’s kitbag.”
Phoenix, who won the best actor Academy Award this year

Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney has spoken about what to expect for her character in the upcoming second season of the show.
The actor plays Cassie Howard in the hit HBO drama who, in season one, was the target of slut-shaming and ended the series having an abortion.Read more: Austin Abrams: “Euphoria season two has been completely rewritten”After teasing a “darker” season two that finds its young subjects getting into more “intense situations” earlier th

Sylvie’s Love Trailer Starring Tessa Thompson & Nnamdi Asomugha
Amazon Prime Video has released the official Sylvie’s Love trailer for the romance drama starring Tessa Thompson (Creed, Thor: Ragnarok, Westworld) and Nnamdi Asomugha (When the Streetlights Go On, Crown Heights). Launching worldwide on Prime Video on December 25, you can check out the trailer in the player below along with the new poster!
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Amazon greenlights I Know What You Did Last Summer series
The update of the cult classic ’90s teen slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer has found its home at Amazon Studios with Preacher veteran Sara Goodman attached to write and executive produce alongside horror maestro James Wan via his Atomic Monster banner, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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“We are thrilled to have I Know

Leslie Odom Jr. has spoken about the challenge of portraying Sam Cooke on the big screen in the forthcoming film One Night In Miami.
Directed by If Beale Street Could Talk star Regina King in what is her directorial debut, the film is a cinematic adaptation of Kemp Powers’ 2013 play which imagines a meeting between Cooke, Malcolm X, Cassius Clay and American footballer Jim Brown during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.Read more: One Night In Miami review: four Black icons meet at Ame

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Eric Kripke Reveals The Boys Season 3 Premiere Title & New Details!
Now that all episodes of The Boys Season 2 are streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Eric Kripke has revealed the Season 3 premiere title as “Payback,” written by Craig Rosenberg, while also confirming they hope to begin filming in early 2021.#TheBoys Will Return.#Season3 Begins Filming Early 2021You’re Not Fucking Ready.#TheBoysTV @TheBoysTV @PrimeVideo @SPTV #SPNFamily @Sethrogen @antonystarr

CS Interview: Star Jeffrey Donovan on action-thriller Honest Thief
Ahead of the film’s debut in theaters, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with star Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice, Let Him Go) to discuss his role in the Liam Neeson-starring action thriller Honest Thief, which hits select theaters this Friday!
RELATED: Exclusive Honest Thief Clip Featuring Liam Neeson & Jeffrey Donovan!
Much like many performers in the acting world, when it came to finding his interes

"Sooner or later the party has to end." "Why?!" Freestyle Digital Media has released the official US trailer for Animals, an indie dramedy about two wild young women wrestling with the ways of the world. This originally premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and it was released in the UK last year (here's the first trailer). Made by Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde, the film is based on Emma Jane Unsworth's novel of the same name about two best friends living in Dublin who will never not

"Is he cute?" "I didn't really notice… that much." Amazon Prime has released an official trailer for Sylvie's Love, a classic romance set in New York City. This begins in the 1950s, telling the story of a young woman named Sylvie, played by Tessa Thompson, who works at her father's record shop in Harlem. There she meets Robert, played by former NFL defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha in his first major role, who is a jazz saxophonist with dreams of making it big. The two strike up a romance,

Caste: Ava DuVernay Writing & Directing Feature Adaptation at Netflix
Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Ava DuVernay (13th, When They See Us, Selma) is set to write, direct, and produce the film adaptation Caste, based on the novel Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents written by Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, according to Variety.
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Caste will use a “multiple-story structure to examine t

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Deep Dive Trailer Released
Ubisoft has released a new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Deep Dive trailer exploring the upcoming video game, including how to grow your settlement, customizing your Vikings, and journeying to new worlds as players explain their clan’s influence throughout England and beyond. You can check out the trailer now in the player below and pre-order your copy here!
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Hillbilly Elegy Trailer Starring Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams & Glenn Close
Netflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming drama Hillbilly Elegy, starring Gabriel Basso (Super 8, The Big C) and Oscar nominees Amy Adams (Sharp Objects, American Hustle) and Glenn Close (The Wife, Fatal Attraction) and based on the inspiring true story and bestselling novel by J.D. Vance. You can check out the trailer now in the player below along with the teaser key art in the gallery!

BEGIN SLIDESHOWDwayne Johnson-led Black Adam adds Sarah Shahi to cast
After landing Aldis Hodge (The Invisible Man) to star as Hawkman late last month, New Line Cinema’s Black Adam led by Dwayne Johnson (Jungle Cruise) has expanded its cast with the addition of Person of Interest alum Sarah Shahi, according to Deadline.
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The 40-year-old actress, who most recently appeared in a recurring role on Showtime’

Exclusive Last Three Days Trailer Starring Robert Palmer Watkins
ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive trailer for the action mystery movie Last Three Days, starring Robert Palmer Watkins (The Walking Dead: World Beyond). You can check out the trailer now in the player below along with the official poster!
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Jack (Watkins) is a police officer with a marriage on the rocks working undercover t

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Video: The Trial of the Chicago 7 Interviews With Strong & Rylance
Ahead of The Trial of the Chicago 7‘s debut on Netflix, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Emmy winner Jeremy Strong (Succession) and Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Dunkirk) to discuss their roles in the long-awaited courtroom drama from writer/director Aaron Sorkin. Our interviews can be viewed in the player below!
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Stanley Tucci and John Bradley Join Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall
According to Deadline, Stanley Tucci and John Bradley have signed on for Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall just in time for production to kick off in Montreal this month. The duo join a cast that includes Patrick Wilson, Halle Berry, Charlie Plummer and Randy Thomas.
Tucci will play a character called Tom Phillips, described as a rich car dealer who is married to Wilson’s ex-wife, while Bradley will play KC Houseman &mdas

The upcoming Silence of the Lambs sequel series, titled Clarice, has confirmed a number of plot details.
Executive producer Alex Kurtzman has explained how the show will not be a procedural, focusing instead on one single serialised story that follows Clarice Starling in the aftermath of the Oscar-winning film’s events.Read more: An open letter to film fans: remakes are a thing – stop crying about it“I’ll tell what we didn’t want [the TV series] to be

Selena Gomez will be teaming up with Stranger Things producer Shawn Levy on a new horror film, Dollhouse.
The film has been described as a psychological horror-thriller starring Gomez and set in “the upper echelon of New York City’s fashion scene.” Dollhouse is reportedly set to be made “in the vein of Black Swan.”
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Further plot details are being

"Wish me luck, honey!" Good Deed + Cranked Up have released an official trailer for a film titled Survival Skills, a spoof comedy / mockumentary designed as a training video from the 1980s. This premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival earlier this year, and also played at Fantasia Fest this summer, as well as the Rhode Island, Horrible Imaginings, and Raindance Film Fests. "This film stems from my years of work in domestic violence, filtered through a darkly comic lens and a full-throated atta

Exclusive Honest Thief clip featuring Liam Neeson & Jeffrey Donovan!
Ahead of the action-thriller’s theatrical debut, ComingSoon.net has received an exclusive clip from Honest Thief featuring Liam Neeson (Cold Pursuit) and Jeffrey Donovan (Villains) as they teases what’s coming next for the action star’s wronged robber. The clip can be viewed in the player below!
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Lana Wachowski is “Going to Change the Industry Again” with Matrix 4
Remember all those years ago when this little movie called The Matrix came out and basically redesigned the action film? Well, come December of 2021 it seems Neo and Co. will be up to their old ways with The Matrix 4, a film that is destined to change the cinema landscape once more. At least, that’s what star Jessica Henwick told ComicBook.com in a recent interview.
“There are definitely moment on set w

Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne‘s American Utopia is free to watch online tonight (October 14).Read more: David Byrne live on Broadway, NYC: Still the best musical experience on the planetThe film of the Talking Heads frontman’s Broadway smash will be streaming on BFI Player as part of the 2020 BFI London Film Festival.
American Utopia is a live recording of a Broadway performance of the show at the Hudson Theatre in New York City, itself a modified version

Enter ComingSoon’s Scare Package giveaway from RLJE Films & Shudder!
RLJE Films and Shudder have provided ComingSoon.net with two Blu-ray copies of the acclaimed anthology horror pic Scare Package from Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns (The Pale Door)! All you have to do to win is email your name with the subject line “SCARE PACKAGE” to [email protected], and two winners will be selected by Tuesday, October 19!
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The Haunting of Bly Manor Episode 4, Episode 5, & Episode 6 Recap
In the previous episodes of Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, Dani began her position at Bly Manor as the new governess to Flora and Miles Wingrave. In The Haunting of Bly Manor Episode 4, we learned what drove Dani to London, in The Haunting of Bly Manor Episode 5, Mrs. Grose didn’t realize the truth, and in The Haunting of Bly Manor Episode 6, Sir Henry struggled with his guilt as Flora got lost in her memori

CS Interview: Adrienne Barbeau on eco-horror film Unearth
In time for the film’s debuts at the Fantasia International and Mile High Horror Film festivals, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with genre icon Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Creepshow) to discuss her role in the new eco-centric horror film Unearth.
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In looking back on having originally received the script for the film, Barbeau found she i

"Did you see that thing?!" Sony Pictures has unveiled the first official full trailer for Monster Hunter, the epic big battle movie based on the international video game series of the same name (created by Kaname Fujioka for Capcom). So this technically is a video game movie, but it doesn't really look like one. When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engage in a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers. Basically they mu

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Monster Hunter Trailer & Poster Bring the Video Game to Life!
Sony Pictures has released the first full trailer and poster for Paul W.S. Anderson’s upcoming video game adaptation Monster Hunter, which is scheduled to hit theaters on December 30, 2020. Check out the Monster Hunter trailer in the player below, along with the poster in the gallery!
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Monster Hunter centers on the leader of a UN milit

"Be happy. I know I could've done better… But you, you gotta decide – you want to be somebody… or not?" Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for Hillbilly Elegy, a new film directed by Ron Howard. A Yale law student drawn back to his hometown grapples with family history, Appalachian values, and the American dream. Hillbilly Elegy is a "powerful personal memoir" that provides a window into one family's personal journey of survival and triumph. By following three colorful

"I just thought you should be prepared for what comes next." Amazon Prime Video has released an official trailer for a 1970s crime thriller titled I'm Your Woman, the latest from acclaimed filmmaker Julia Hart (of the films Miss Stevens, Fast Color, Stargirl). In this 70s crime film, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey. The film draws on signature '70s crime dramas to offer a compelling portrait of the women

"Bite, before you get bitten." Artsploitation Films has debuted a US trailer for a Korean crime thriller titled Beasts Clawing at Straws, marking the feature directorial debut of Kim Yong-hoon, who used to work in development at CJ Entertainment before getting into filmmaking. The film premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival earlier this year, where it won a Special Jury Award. A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag full of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs o

Amy and Maradonna filmmaker Asif Kapadia has said he believes “all documentaries are fake”.
The director reflected on the truth in his films, including the 2015 film about Amy Winehouse and last year’s Maradonna about notorious footballer Diego Maradonna.Read more: Asif Kapadia on his infamous Amy Winehouse biopic and new film ‘Diego Maradona’: “He’s done a lot of dark, heavy stuff”“There is more construction that goes into one

The Matrix 4 star Jessica Henwick has said she believes Lana Wachowski will “change the industry” with the upcoming film.
Henwick, who will be starring in the sequel, spoke of the filmmaker’s innovative techniques in a recent interview with Comicbook.com.
Read more: The Matrix 4: release date, trailers, cast and everything we know so far
“There are definitely moment on set where Yahya [Abdul-Mateen II] and I look at each other and we just go: ‘Matrix 4&lsq

Eddie Murphy’s anticipated Coming To America sequel is reportedly set to arrive on Amazon Prime in time for Christmas, after the streaming giant coughed up $125 million.
That’s according to Variety, who report that the sequel to the iconic 1988 comedy will head straight to the on-demand service on December 18th after it was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It was originally set to arrive on August 7th, but Amazon are reportedly ironing out the finer details of the deal wi

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October 13 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s October 13 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
Batman: Death in the FamilyBased on the iconic DC storyline event, get DC Showcase Batman: Death in the Family plus 4 additional DC Showcase Shorts: Adam Strange, Sgt. Rock,

CS Interview: Star Kyle Gallner talks punk comedy Dinner in America
Just in time for the coming-of-age dark comedy’s debut at the virtual film festival Nightstream, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with star Kyle Gallner (Scream 5) to discuss his work in the highly-acclaimed Dinner in America!
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Gallner’s connection to Dinner in America is a “weird, long story” that goes b

Nightstream Reviews: Dinner in America, Bloody Hell & more!
Though some of the best genre film festivals may have been axed for the year due to the global situation, Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook and Popcorn Frights partnered up to bring us Nightstream, a new virtual festival full of exciting titles in everything from the horror to thriller to comedy worlds and ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to check out some of the films in its catalogue. Check out our

"There's no honor in killing crazy." Holy crap! Where did this thing come from?! Highland Film Group has released an official trailer for Jiu Jitsu, an insanely awesome sci-fi fantasy action martial arts movie from Greek-American filmmaker Dimitri Logothetis (director of 2018's Kickboxer: Retaliation). IGN describe the film as "basically Predator meets Mortal Kombat meets National Treasure." An ancient order of Jiu Jitsu fighters faces a vicious race of alien invaders in the form of a fighter n