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Mandatory Streamers: HBO’s LGBTQ+ Docuseries Equal Chronicles History’s Unsung Heroes
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of October 19, HBO’s four-part docuseries Equal chronicles the dangerous twists and turns in the lives of LGBTQ+ history’s unsung heroes – the warriors, patriots, artists, thinkers, and organizers who preceded Stonewall, who spoke out when

Warner Bros. taps Ben Wheatley to helm The Meg sequel
After swimming its way to over $530 million worldwide in 2018, Warner Bros. announced early development on a follow-up to its monster shark movie The Meg and now the studio is getting the wheels turning as they’ve landed Ben Wheatley (Rebecca) to helm the sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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CS Video: Synchronic Interview With Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead
After getting the chance to catch the mind-bending sci-fi pic at Beyond Fest, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with co-directors/writer Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead to discuss their latest project Synchronic, which is now available in select theaters! Our interview can be viewed in the player below!
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CS Interview: Ryan Spindell & Clancy Brown on The Mortuary Collection
ComingSoon.net recently got the opportunity to chat with writer/director Ryan Spindell (50 States of Fright) and Clancy Brown (Promising Young Woman) to discuss their work on the horror-comedy anthology The Mortuary Collection, which is now available to stream on Shudder! Our interview can be viewed in the player below!
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Borat’s “daughter” is seen infiltrating the White House and meeting Donald Trump Jr. in a new clip shared by the fictional journalist.
The footage follows the release of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery Of Prodigious Bribe To American Regime For Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan, the sequel to 2006’s original mockumentary film following the titular reporter.Read more: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review: how the controversial Kazakh journalist got wokeIn t

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Interview: Director Ben Wheatley on adapting Rebecca
ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with acclaimed director Ben Wheatley (Free Fire) to discuss his work adapting Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca starring Armie Hammer (Death on the Nile) and Lily James (Baby Driver), which is now available to stream on Netflix!
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League: Joe Manganiello Reprising Deathstroke for Reshoots
Following Jared Leto’s surprising return as Joker in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Collider brings word that another casting addition has been made for the long-awaited Snyder Cut with Joe Manganiello set to reprise his role as Slade Wilson a.k.a. Deathstroke. His return for the reshoots might potentially indicate that Deathstroke will now have a much longer screen time, compared to his brief appe

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Supernatural 15.17 Promo & New Photos: Unity
The CW has released the promo and photos for Supernatural 15.17 titled “Unity,” featuring Dean and Jack meeting the first man, Adam, while Sam and Cas stay behind in the bunker on their own mission. You can check out the promo in the player below along with the new photos in the gallery and catch the episode next Thursday, October 29!
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Exclusive: Take a deep dive into the score of The Wolf of Snow Hollow
ComingSoon.net has received an exclusive video from Lakeshore Records and Orion Pictures offering a deep dive into the development of the musical score for Jim Cummings’ acclaimed horror comedy The Wolf of Snow Hollow, which can be viewed in the player below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWMindhunter: David Fincher is Uncertain About Series’ Future
Earlier this year, it was previously reported that David Fincher’s Mindhunter has been put on indefinite hold due to the acclaimed filmmaker’s commitment in his latest film Mank which is currently expected to arrive in select theaters this coming November. However, it looks like the streamer’s plans for a potential third season hasn’t been set yet with Fincher finally opening up about the&nbs

"Each year, for one day, the dead return." Epic Pictures is releasing this observational documentary film experience titled Day of the Dead to celebrate the Mexican tradition. The film's full title is officially Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life, and it's made by a graphic designer / doc filmmaker named Denise Richards. Each year, the spirits of the dead return to visit the living in this fascinating look into the famous Mexican tradition, Day of the Dead also known as Día de Los Mu

"Why is the foreman so intent on finding you?" The Match Factory has released an official promo / sales trailer for a Spanish indie film titled Out in the Open, also known as Intemperie in Spanish. Adapted from a novel by Jesús Carrasco, the film is a Spanish fable set in an "Old West" tyrannical and oppressive version of Spain filled with misery and poorness, following a boy who runs away to find freedom. It's the story of a friendship between a boy who undertakes a journey through the

Shudder’s Creepshow returns in trailer for animated special!
Though fans may have to wait a while for the return of the live-action iteration of the streaming platforms’ series, Shudder has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming animated Creepshow special featuring two new tales based on Stephen King and Joe Hill stories and starring Kiefer Sutherland (The Fugitive) and Joey King (The Lie). The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Colin Trevorrow Shares Behind-the-Scenes Photo as Jurassic World: Dominion Resumes Production
Following a halt in production after a few crew members tested positive for COVID-19, filmmaker Colin Trevorrow revealed they have resumed filming Jurassic World: Dominion in the UK by sharing a new behind-the-scenes photo featuring original franchise stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum, which you can check out below!Back. pic.twitter.com/OC9f5Z0k6H
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Look at James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Revealed!
After two months since we finally got our first look at James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad during the DC FanDome event back in August, Empire Magazine took to Twitter to reveal the two covers for their upcoming exclusive issue for Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly-anticipated DC film. Featuring a new look at the dysfunctional team of DC villains including Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, John Cena’s Peacemaker

"What happened to you… Ain't got nothing to do with God, ya know." Dark Star Pictures has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Dirty God, which originally premiered at the 2019 Rotterdam and Sundance Film Festivals. From Dutch filmmaker Sacha Polak (Hemel, Zurich), the film tells the story of a young British mother struggling to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack. After facial surgery, her beauty is lost beneath the scars. Set in London, it stars Vicky Knight &

Models from some of Ray Harryhausen’s most famous films have gone on display in Edinburgh.
Works from the special effects legend’s movies, including Mighty Joe Young (1949), Jason And The Argonauts (1963) and Clash Of The Titans (1981), are on show at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
The exhibition, titled Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema, was due to run from May-October this year until the coronavirus pandemic forced its postponement. The event is now open, and is getting an

Netflix’s Dash & Lily Trailer: Dare to Fall in Love This Holiday Season
Netflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming holiday rom-com series Dash & Lily starring Austin Abrams (Paper Towns) and Midori Francis (Good Boys). You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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A whirlwind Holiday romance builds as cynical Dash (Abrams) and optimistic Lily (Francis) trade dares, dreams, a

Robert Pattinson joined Haim for their appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers last night (October 22).
The band delivered a Halloween-themed performance of their song ‘3am’, which featured on their third album ‘Women In Music Pt. III’.Read more: Haim: “I think women make the best rock music”On the record, the track opens with a spoken word “voicemail” from a booty caller and, at the start of the performance, the band were seen declining a c

"A master work of precision and scope." National Geographic has unveiled an official trailer for a new docu series titled City So Real, which will be launching with a special commercial-free, uninterrupted five-hour screening event on TV next week. We're breaking our rules about posting trailers for series because this is the latest work by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Steve James (known for Hoop Dreams, Stevie, The Interrupters, Head Games, Life Itself, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail). James,

X-Men writer, producer and director Simon Kinberg has been enlisted for the upcoming Battlestar Galactica film.
Kinberg, whose recent credits include X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) and The New Mutants (2020), is on board to write and produce the reboot. Currently, no release date has been set for the film that’s been in the pipeline for a number of years.Read more: ‘X-Men’ – the seven movies up to 2015, rankedThe screenwriter said: “Battlestar Galactica is one of t

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Exclusive Spreads for Magic: The Gathering: Legends: A Visual History
ComingSoon.net has four exclusive spreads from the Magic: The Gathering: Legends: A Visual History by Wizards of the Coast and Jay Annelli, and published by Abrams ComicArts. You can pre-order your copy here and check out the exclusive spreads in the gallery below!
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The world of Magic: The Gathering is home to many fantastical characters a

Wander Trailer Starring Aaron Eckhart & Tommy Lee Jones
Saban Films has released the official trailer for their upcoming thriller drama film titled Wander, featuring Golden Globe nominee Aaron Eckhart as his character uncovers an illegal human trafficking ring that’s connected to the death of his daughter. Also starring Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones, the film will arrive in theaters, on VOD and digital on December 4. Check out the video in the player below!
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Viewers of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm have suggested the satirist may have infected Tom Hanks with COVID-19.READ MORE: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review – how the controversial Kazakh journalist got wokeThe film, released today (October 23) on Amazon Prime Video, includes a scene in which Cohen’s fictitious journalist from Kazakhstan, Borat Sagdiyev, meets Hanks on an air strip. A map graphic shows that Borat (played by Cohen) has headed to Sydney

Superman & Lois Adds Stacey Farber For Recurring Villain Role
According to The Wrap, Degrassi: The Next Generation alum Stacey Farber has been tapped for a recurring role in The CW‘s forthcoming new Arrowverse series Superman & Lois. The Canadian actress is set to portray the role of Leslie Larr. The character might be inspired by DC Comics villain Lesla-Larr, who was mainly an enemy to Supergirl and was also known as a Kryptonian.
Her official character description reads: “

"We'll have to push beyond our limits." Vertical Ent. has released an official trailer for sci-fi action sequel Skylin3s (aka Skyline 3), from writer / director Liam O'Donnell and VFX company Hydraulx. In Skyline (2010) the alien invasion began…in Beyond Skyline (2017) the earth fought back… in Skylin3s, the highly anticipated third installment of the hit sci-fi franchise, an elite team heads to the alien's home planet on a final desperate mission to save humanity. Sounds a bit li

The Official Starz Halloween 2020 Lineup Revealed!
The full list of the upcoming Starz Halloween 2020 lineup has been released, which you can now view below (via Vital Thrills)! This includes last year’s horror film releases such as Zombieland: Double Tap, Brightburn, and Escape Room as well as horror classics 1998’s Psycho, 1982’s The Entity, and 1976’s Carrie. The streaming service’s Halloween lineup will begin next week on October 16 up until October 31.
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"We're pinning down the truth." Saban Films has unveiled a trailer for a small town mystery thriller titled Wander, from filmmaker April Mullen. This just premiered at the Deauville Film Festival in France, but that's the only place it has screened. Aaron Eckhart stars as a mentally unstable private detective hired to investigate a suspicious death in the small town of Wander. He soon believes the murder may be linked to the death of his daughter and a "conspiracy cover up". From the looks of i

"How can someone live like this?" 1091 has released the official trailer for an indie psychological thriller titled Alt Space, marking the feature debut of filmmaker Cody Kussoy. This originally premiered at a film festival back in 2018, but is only now getting an official release this fall. Alt Space is a mystifying thriller that tells a contemporary story of what it's like to have a dissolving sense of reality. The story is told through the eyes of Julian and Liv, a young couple living in New

Bride: Scarlett Johansson to Star in Sci-Fi Drama Film From Apple & A24
Apple has teamed up with A24 to produce a new sci-fi drama film titled Bride with Academy Award-nominated actress Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story, MCU) officially signing on to lead the project. This marks Apple’s latest collaboration with the critically-acclaimed studio following the most recent release of Sofia Coppola’s comedy drama On the Rocks which starred Bill Murray and Rashida Jones.
“It is

Matthew McConaughey has revealed that he was sexually abused on several occasions when he was younger.
The Oscar-winning actor shared details of the abuse in his new memoir Greenlights, which tells the story of his life through moments he identifies as green, yellow or red lights (events that caused him to advance, pause or stop).
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He said that his first time having sex was non-consensual, and that he was “blackmailed” into it.&nbs

The woman who portrays Borat’s daughter in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new sequel has been revealed as a little-known Bulgarian actress.READ MORE: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review – how the controversial Kazakh journalist got wokeMaria Bakalova plays teenager Tutar in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. The 24-year-old actress studied at the Bulgarian National School of Arts before landing the role in Cohen’s latest Borat film, LadBible reports.
Initial press materials suggested Tutar w

Lily James has hinted that a sequel to Baby Driver (2017) is being worked on.
The actress, who portrayed Debora, the girlfriend of the film’s protagonist getaway driver (played by Ansel Elgort), suggested that its in development.Read more: Rebecca review – mediocrity is this Netflix murder mystery’s greatest crimeSpeaking to NME in a video interview to promote her new movie with Armie Hammer, Rebecca, the 31-year-old star said she’s “praying” for the sequel to

Borat has posted a new video to defend Rudy Giuliani, after the former New York mayor was caught out in the comedy sequel.
Giuliani is one of the political figures who unwittingly features in Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy sequel Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, which arrives on Amazon Prime Video today (October 23).
In one of the most talked about scenes in the new film, Giuliani — who is a lawyer for US President Donald Trump — is interviewed in a hotel suite by the actor pl

"Change is on the horizon!" Hopefully it is! An official trailer has debuted for the acclaimed documentary Us Kids, from award-winning doc filmmaker Kim A. Snyder (of Welcome to Shelbyville, Newtown). This originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and also just stopped by the Montclair Film Festival this fall. It will be available to watch in virtual cinemas starting at the end of October. The film is an inspiring, authentic profile of various young activists from all over A

"If you see this woman - do not confront her!" Paramount Pictures has unveiled the first official trailer for a drama titled Dreamland, from director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (As You Are). A teenager's adventures as a bounty hunter takes an unexpected twist when he falls for a fugitive bank robber hiding out on his property. In Dreamland, Margot Robbie delivers a riveting performance as an outlaw during the Great Depression’s Dust Bowl who becomes involved with a young man as she seeks to e