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For as long as I can remember, I have always been very interested in witches – especially on screen. I used to watch "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", "Charmed", and many other shows. Hence, it's no surprise that when I discovered The Craft, I immediately became obsessed. The film from 1996, directed by Andrew Fleming, is, without a doubt, a Halloween must-watch. Which is why I was incredibly happy to hear that Zoe Lister-Jones wrote and directed a follow-up to the events that transpired in th

"Which one of these houses do you live in?" Don't forget your mask! Or else. This creepy new horror short is from filmmakers Zak White and Todd Spence, the same duo that makes lots of horror shorts all year long for Midnight Video. Face Mask is their latest creation, a social commentary horror about the pandemic and dangerous anti-mask idiots, as well as a very unsettling short with a wicked twist. When one man takes the trash out and is confronted by a neighbor one night, things get a bit tens

"Sometimes you have to lose it all… to find what out what really matters." Pink Flamingo Films released the official trailer for an indie dramedy titled The Loss Adjuster, from the UK directed by Vincent Woods. Luke Goss stars as a "Hapless Insurance Loss Adjuster" who feels his life is spiraling out of control but discovers that even when you reach rock bottom, that some clouds really do have a silver lining. When his wife leaves him, he befriends strangers around the city at Christmas

Nicole Kidman sets third series project at Amazon Studios
After dipping her toes back into the world of television with her Emmy-winning work on Big Little Lies, Nicole Kidman is keeping her small-screen streak going as she has signed on to star in and executive produce a series adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know to Be True at Amazon Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Tom Swift: The CW Is Expanding the Nancy Drew Universe With a New Spinoff Series
The CW is developing a Nancy Drew spinoff series titled Tom Swift with the network looking to expand the universe in a new line of series called the “Drew-niverse,” according to Variety.
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The new mystery drama, inspired by the Stratemeyer Syndicate novel series, follows the serialized adventures of its titular B

CS Video: Bob Gale on His Kolchak Episode & Poltergeist Contribution
ComingSoon.net had the chance to speak 1:1 with Back to the Future writer/producer Bob Gale for the 4K Blu-ray release, out now in the US and UK. During the conversation we asked Gale about he and Robert Zemeckis’ first produced credit, the 15 episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker titled “Chopper.” First airing January 31, 1975, the story centered around Darren McGavin’s reporter Carl Kolc

ComingSoon Staff’s Scariest Moviegoing Experiences!
To celebrate Halloween this year, the ComingSoon staff is sharing our scariest moviegoing experiences! From being frightened in a theater or at home due to some truly terrifying movies and tricks of the imagination, haunted by movie-related pranks thanks to untrustworthy grandmothers, or scaring the hell out of our friends with a few classic horror titles, you can check out our scary stories below!
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Jason Sudeikis’ Ted Lasso nabs early third season renewal
A few weeks after the first season came to a close and the streaming platform greenlit a second season, Apple is tripling down on the Jason Sudeikis starring and co-developed sports comedy Ted Lasso as it has renewed the series for a third season while also revealing production for season two is slated to begin in early January in London, according to Variety.
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Brian Tyree Henry jumps aboard David Leitch’s Bullet Train
David Leitch’s ensemble action thriller Bullet Train, led by Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), has expanded its roster with the addition of Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), according to Deadline.
RELATED: Brad Pitt’s Bullet Train Adds Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Bullet Train will mark the eighth collaboration between David Leitch (Hobbs & Shaw) and P

The first official trailer for the forthcoming David Bowie biopic Stardust has been shared online.Read More: Stardust review – David Bowie biopic delves deep into the genesis of an iconThe film, which stars actor and musician Johnny Flynn, follows Bowie travelling across the USA in 1971, shortly before he saw widespread acclaim by reinventing himself as Ziggy Stardust.
Flynn lost two and a half stone for the film, which does not contain any original David Bowie songs. Flynn recently told T

Director Ed Blum has recalled the time Tom Hardy got the part in one of his films after a 30-second audition – rumoured to be his last before hitting the big time.
Blum, who cast Hardy in 2006 romcom Scenes of a Sexual Nature, told NME that he was so impressed with Hardy that the decision about his casting took less than a minute.
Blum recalled: “We had reached the point in the casting where we had all these famous people and we were filling up… It was my first film

Director Ed Blum has recalled the time Tom Hardy got the part in one of his films after a 30-second audition, rumoured to be his last before hitting the big time. In Hollywood, it is less common for actors to audition for roles once they become well-known.
Blum, who cast Hardy in 2006 romcom Scenes of a Sexual Nature, told NME that he was so impressed with Hardy that the decision about his casting took less than a minute.
Blum recalled: “We had reached the point in the casting wh

HBO Max acquires Two Weeks to Live, unveils trailer, poster & premiere
After debuting to rave reviews in September in the UK and working with the star on the Emmy-winning Game of Thrones, HBO Max has acquired the rights to the Maisie Williams-starring dark comedy limited series Two Weeks to Live and have unveiled the first poster, trailer and November premiere date on the streaming platform. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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The 15 Best Pieces of Real-World Lore, Urban Legends, & Monsters In Supernatural
ComingSoon.net is taking a look at some of the best pieces of real-world lore/urban legends (in no particular order) incorporated into Sam and Dean’s 15-year “family business.”
In the second episode of Supernatural’s first season, “Wendigo,” Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) re-establishes the family motto with his brother, Sam (Jared Padalecki): “Saving people, hunt

HBO Max orders Tiny Toon Adventures revival series!
Cartoon Network and HBO Max are partnering up with Amblin Television to return to Acme Acres as the platforms have given a two-season straight-to-series revival Tiny Toon Adventures entitled Tiny Toons Looniversity!
RELATED: Lumberjanes: HBO Max Sets New Animated Series From She-Ra Creator
The half-hour series, which is being showrun by Erin Gibson (Throwing Shade podcast), will see Babs, Buster Bunny and the rest of the ga

CS Video: Writer/Director Jacob Chase on horror pic Come Play
ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Come Play writer/director Jacob Chase to discuss his work bringing his short story Larry to life and working with stars Gillian Jacobs (Community, Visions) and John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Belko Experiment). Our interview can be viewed in the player below!
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New to Stream: Crackle’s November 2020 Movie & TV Lineup
Crackle, the free streaming network, has announced its November 2020 movie and television lineup, including the premieres of Crackle Original Series Heroes of Lucha Libre and Breaking Beauty, as well as the Crackle AVOD Exclusive Feature Blood and Money. The full list of November titles can be viewed below!
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World Premieres – New Crackle Original Se

"What's with this hatchet?" Screen Media Films has unveiled the first trailer for an intense revenge thriller titled Girl, the first feature film made by Canadian filmmaker Chad Faust. This recently premiered at the Cinéfest Sudbury in Canada, and it arrives on VOD at the end of November. Bella Thorne stars as young woman (only known as the "girl") who returns to her small hometown intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before… As the gi

Bebe Rexha joins Kristen Bell-led comedy Queenpins
Just a month after acquiring the rights to the Kristen Bell (The Good Place)-starring comedy, STXfilms is expanding the cast of Queenpins with the addition of Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha in her live-action feature film acting debut.
RELATED: Queenpins: STXfilms Acquires Worldwide Rights to Kristen Bell Comedy
Queenpins will center on the story of a suburban housewife, fed up with being dismissed and overlooked b

BritBox Unveils What’s Coming to the Streamer in November 2020
BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV offering the biggest collection of streaming British television in North America, has unveiled its November slate! Next month, the lineup includes fan-favorite comedies including ‘Allo ‘Allo!, Dad’s Army, and To the Manor Born. Additionally, BritBox will be adding more British crime dramas and thrillers to its library including Death in Para

"We were loud, we were coarse, and we were strange." Magnolia Pictures has debuted an official trailer for Zappa, the definitive new documentary about guitar god Frank Zappa, made by talented docu filmmaker Alex Winter (Downloaded, Deep Web, The Panama Papers, Showbiz Kids). The first film "made with the approval and cooperation of the Zappa estate." Zappa offers an exclusive look at the life of the innovative artist and musician through unfettered access to the Zappa family trust and with tons

Magnolia unveils trailer, poster & release of Alex Winter’s Zappa
Magnolia Pictures has unveiled the first trailer, poster and November release date for the upcoming documentary Zappa centered on the eponymous singer-songwriter helmed by Alex Winter (Bill & Ted Face the Music), which was originally set to make its world premiere at this year’s South by Southwest. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Narcos: Mexico Renewed for Third Season, Diego Luna Not Returning
Netflix has renewed Narcos: Mexico for a third season with a new showrunner, series so-creator Carlo Bernard, and with series lead Diego Luna not returning for the new season, according to Deadline.
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Bernard will be taking over showrunning duties from Eric Newman who is “stepping back after five seasons” but will continue to executive produce

"A combination of beauty, pain, and longing…" An official trailer has debuted for a strange, mesmerizing new film titled Waikiki, marking the feature directorial debut of native Hawaiian filmmaker Christopher Kahunahana. One of the quotes in this trailer even says this "marks the emergence of a New Hawaiian Cinema" which actually might be the case. As much as that is superlative, this film seems like it might be the first of its kind - showing us a side of Hawaii we've never seen before.

IFC Films’ Stardust Trailer Starring Johnny Flynn as Icon David Bowie
IFC Films has released the official trailer for Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn (True West, Emma) as the legendary music icon David Bowie. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
RELATED: Stardust Clip Features Johnny Flynn as David Bowie
David Bowie is one of the most seminal legends in music history; but who was the man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgling David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) i

Kazakhstan’s tourism board has used Borat’s “very nice” catchphrase in a new marketing campaign.READ MORE: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review: how the controversial Kazakh journalist got wokeThis is the first time the board has embraced the Borat-phrase after previously distancing themselves from the character. In 2006 after the release of the first Borat film, the Kazakh government placed advertisements in US newspaper’s disputing some of the film’s claim

POLL: Who is the Greatest Horror Director?
There’s only a few days left until the spookiest holiday of the year and to celebrate in anticipation, ComingSoon.net is asking our readers to dive deep into the horror genre for our poll asking just who is the greatest director in the horror genre, exploring everyone from the iconic Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho) to cult hit deliverers such as Rob Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses). Place your vote in the poll below and let us know any other favorites in

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Disney+’s The Mandalorian Season 1 Recap Released!
In anticipation of this Friday’s premiere of The Mandalorian Season 2, Disney+ has shared a special look back at the groundbreaking first season with a new recap video. You can check out the recap now in the player below!
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In the second season, The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies

"I'm just one who has woken up, when the rest of you are still sleeping." Netflix has revealed the first teaser trailer for the new film by Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Chop Shop, Goodbye Solo, At Any Price, 99 Homes) titled The White Tiger, heading to India to make a film about a poor servant who breaks free from working for rich masters. From acclaimed writer-director Ramin Bahrani comes the epic journey of a poor Indian driver (Adarsh Gourav) who uses his wit and cunning to break free from

"All it takes is one believer to change the world, and we got two!" IFC Films has unveiled the first official trailer for Stardust, taking us back in time to the 1970s to meet a young rock star in the making. The film chronicles the young David Bowie's first visit to the U.S. in 1971 - a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Stardust is a David Bowie movie that stars musician and actor Johnny Flynn (from Lovesick, Emma, Clouds of Sils Maria) as Bowie, with Mar

Footage has emerged of Ewan McGregor covering Muse track ‘Endlessly’.
The footage, which sees the Star Wars actor playing the song on acoustic guitar, is taken from his new Apple TV+ show Long Way Up.
Long Way Up is the sequel to Long Way Down and Long Way Round, which see McGregor and broadcaster Charley Boorman travelling the world on motorcycles.
The series’ first episode landed on the new Apple streaming service in mid-September.
Watch Ewan McGregor’s Muse cover below

New Black Narcissus Trailer: Do Not Give in to Temptation
BBC and FX have released a brand new trailer for their upcoming three-part limited series adaptation of author Rumer Godden’s bestselling 1939 novel titled Black Narcissus, providing us with a better look at the psychological drama. Starring Gemma Arterton and the late award-winning veteran actress Diana Rigg in her one of her final performances, all three episodes is scheduled to air on FX on Monday, November 23 at 8PM ET/PT

BEGIN SLIDESHOWIt’s Vince Vaughn vs. Kathryn Newton in New Freaky Trailer
Universal Pictures has released a new extended trailer for Blumhouse’s newest horror comedy film Freaky, featuring some new footage that highlights the main character’s efforts in getting her body back from a serial killer. Starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton, the film is scheduled to be released this coming November on Friday the 13th. Check out the video in the player below!
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Moon Knight: Egyptian Filmmaker Mohamed Diab to Helm MCU Series
According to Deadline, Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab has signed on to direct Disney+’s highly-anticipated MCU series Moon Knight, which will be written by a team led by The Umbrella Academy co-creator Jeremy Slater. This news comes after it was revealed that Golden Globe winner and Marvel alum Oscar Isaac is currently in negotiations for the titular eccentric hero.
This project marks Diab’s first major project in Amer

Kanye West has responded to recent comments made by Jennifer Aniston, who told her followers that “it’s not funny” to vote for the rapper in the upcoming US election.Read more: Inside the West Wing: What sort of President would Kanye West be?Last weekend, the Friends actor took to social media to discuss the importance of voting, sharing a picture of herself mailing in her vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
“#IVOTED for @joebiden and @kamalaharris,” she

MGM delays releases of Respect & Tomb Raider sequel
With the global pandemic still keeping theaters shut and preventing productions from getting underway, MGM has elected to delay the release dates of the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect and the Alicia Vikander-starring Tomb Raider sequel, according to The Wrap.
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Respect, which was originally set to debut on October 9 before being pushed t

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October 27 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s October 27 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
FriendsgivingPlans for a quiet Thanksgiving between two friends go up in smoke when their party is crashed by a comically chaotic group of friends, lovers, and relatives.
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