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"If you don't give them what they want, you know what's going to happen…" The Jokers from France has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled Sons of Philadelphia, though it also goes under a few other titles including Brothers by Blood or The Sound of Philadelphia (this will apparently be the US release title). Adapted from the book "Brotherly Love" by Pete Dexter, the film is a tale of family, friendships and betrayal in the violent world of the Philadelphia mob. Focusing

POLL RESULTS: What 2020 movie are you most thankful for?
As families gathered, virtually or safely from a distance, for Thanksgiving, ComingSoon.net asked our readers to look back at the variety of films delivered to audiences in the year so far and decide which 2020 movie they were most thankful for and the results have come in and there was one clear winner amongst the bunch. Check out the results below!
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December 1 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s December 1 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!
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The Lord of the Rings: Motion Picture Trilogy (4K)This critically acclaimed epic trilogy follows the quest undertaken by the hobbit, Frodo Baggins, and his fellowship of companions to save Mi

The 10 Best Dreamworks Animation Movies
With the recent release of The Croods: A New Age, ComingSoon.net is taking a look at some of the best movies Dreamworks Animation has to offer. Check out our selections in the gallery below!
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Always regarded as some sort of second-best in comparison to Walt Disney Pictures, Dreamworks Animation deserves some recognition in their own right. Of course their films don’t compare to Disney and Pixar’s bigge

Fast & Furious: Spy Racers speeds to the Sahara in season 3 trailer & poster
Just two months after debuting the second season of the hit animated spin-off series, Netflix has unveiled the first trailer and poster for a third season of Fast & Furious: Spy Racers that sees the central group speeding off to the Sahara Desert for the latest chapter in their journey that also reveals a December premiere date. The trailer and poster can be viewed below!
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"Look at me. Here I am." Magnolia Pictures has unveiled an official US trailer for Two of Us, a passionate love story drama by filmmaker Filippo Meneghetti. This is France's official submission to the Best Foreign Film selection in the Academy Awards this year, and it originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. It opens in the US in February just in time to play for Academy Award nominations. Pensioners Nina and Madeleine have hidden their deep and passionate love for many deca

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Wonder Woman 1984 To Debut On HBO Max in 4K, HDR 10, Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos
It was announced today by director Patty Jenkins that Wonder Woman 1984 will become the first title on HBO Max available in 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos when it premieres December 25. You can check out Jenkins’ message below!Excited to announce that #WW84 will be the first film on HBO Max available in 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision AND Dolby Atmo

 
Nancy Drew Season 2 Trailer Previews the Crew’s Newest Mystery
The CW has released the first-look trailer for the upcoming second season of their supernatural mystery series Nancy Drew, featuring Kennedy McMann’s titular teen detective along with friends as they must face yet another mystery. The series is scheduled to make its return on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Check out the video in the player below!There’s always a new mystery. Season 2 premieres Wednesday, Januar

Arrow’s David Ramsey to Return as John Diggle in Five Arrowverse Shows
It has been nearly a year since The CW’s Arrow concluded its 8-season run last January, and now Deadline brings words that the network is officially bringing back alum David Ramsey to the Arrowverse as he signs on to reprise his role as John Diggle in The CW’s five DC superhero shows including Supergirl, The Flash, Batwoman and the upcoming Superman & Lois as well as a secret role in DC’

Universal, James Wan & Julius Avery Team for New Van Helsing
As Universal has seemingly found its path to success in revitalizing their class Monster movie library with The Invisible Man and a number of promising projects in the works, they are partnering up with James Wan and Julius Avery to develop a new Van Helsing film, according to Deadline.
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The Mauritanian Trailer Starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley & Benedict Cumberbatch
STXfilms has released the official trailer for the thriller The Mauritanian starring Oscar winner Jodie Foster (The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs), BAFTA nominee Tahar Rahim (A Prophet, The Serpent), Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies, The Descendants), and Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Patrick Melrose). Based on the book Guantanamo Diary by M

God’s Favorite Idiot: Melissa McCarthy-Led Comedy Gets Series Order at Netflix
According to Deadline, Netflix has officially given a series order to Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone’s upcoming workplace comedy titled God’s Favorite Idiot. On top of executive producing the project, McCarthy and Falcone have also signed on for the leading roles, marking the pair’s latest collaboration together.
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Exclusive Celebremos: Eterna Navidad Clip From Pantaya’s Holiday Special
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from Pantaya’s, a Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group joint venture, upcoming holiday special Celebremos: Eterna Navidad, hosted by international superstar and multiple Grammy-winning artist Juanes and his beloved wife Karen Martinez. You can check out the clip now in the player below!
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"You know, I think I figured out why they built Guantanamo down there." STX has unveiled the official trailer for a true story legal thriller called The Mauritanian, from filmmaker Kevin Macdonald who is making his first narrative feature (aside from lots of doc films) since 2014's Black Sea. Based on the book "Guantanamo Diary" by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, the film tells the story of a detainee at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center who is held without charges for over a decade. He

Vaughn, Ellin & Henry partner for UK soccer drama Day 1’s
In his near-25-year career, BAFTA nominee Matthew Vaughn has dominated the big screen while only flirting with executive producer work in television and now he’s found his first directorial project with the UK soccer drama Day 1’s, in which he is partnering up with Entourage creator Doug Ellin and French soccer star Thierry Henry, according to Deadline.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWTop Gun: Maverick: Miles Teller Details Intense Training for Real Flight Stunts
As we anticipate the upcoming 2021 release of Top Gun: Maverick, Paramount Pictures has been releasing trailers and featurettes for the long-awaited sequel where we learned that the film has taken the aerial action to a whole new level with the cast led by Tom Cruise participating in real-life flight stunts. In a recent interview with Men’s Journal, Miles Teller has finally opened up about Top Gu

The first reviews for Ready Player Two are in.
The sequel book to 2011’s Ready Player One, the hugely popular book by Ernest Cline which spawned Steven Spielberg’s film of the same name, was released last week (November 24).Read more: Ready Player One film reviewCline had confirmed he had plans for a sequel in 2015, and began writing in late 2017. The new novel has a different storyline with the characters, but still explores pop culture like the first book did.
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The Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page has announced he is transgender.
Page, who uses he/they pronouns, released a statement on social media confirming the news.READ MORE: ‘The Umbrella Academy’ season 2 review: A brilliant new adventure for the weirdest superhero team around“I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,” Page wrote. “I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life

BEGIN SLIDESHOWDave Filoni Teases Ahsoka Tano’s Mandalorian Timeline
Ahsoka Tano made her live-action debut in the latest episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian to roaring success after living in the animated small screen with The Clone Wars and Rebels and now animated showrunner and episode writer/director Dave Filoni has opened up about where in the Star Wars timeline her appearance may have been.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWEarwig and the Witch Trailer Introduces Studio Ghibli’s Newest Heroine
The first trailer for Studio Ghibli’s newest animated and first-ever CG film Earwig and the Witch has finally arrived online through Twitter (via NHK), featuring a new look at Aya’s magical world as she bravely stands up to her evil foster parents. The film is still set to make its world premiere on December 18 in Japan and it is expected to be released in the U.S. by GKIDS. Check out the

Quibi Is Officially Dead Nearly Eight Months After Debut
After announcing in late October that Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile streaming platform Quibi would be shutting down less than seven months following its initial launch on April 6, the bite-sized streamer app is no longer operable as of today (via Variety). The outlet reports that the app will remain on users’ devices until it is officially deleted, but the app “no longer allows users to sign in (returning an error message

Isla Fisher has said she ignores Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat plans in order to “sleep at night”.
The actress, who has been married to Cohen since 2010, told Herald Sun that she prefers to remain in the dark when it comes to any upcoming pranks.Read more: ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ review: how the controversial Kazakh journalist got woke“I’m lucky in that I’m not privy to the information usually until it happens, so I don’t see that he w

Penguin Bloom: Netflix Acquires U.S. Rights to Naomi Watts-Led Drama
According to Variety, Netflix has successfully acquired the North American distribution rights to the upcoming film adaptation of Penguin Bloom, based on Bradley Trevor Greive and Cameron Bloom’s best-selling novel of the same name. The streamer is planning to release the film on January 27, 2021, in the U.S. as well as in the U.K., France, and some select countries in Asia. Starring Oscar nominee Naomi Watts and Th

"I still have to find who did it…" Cleopatra Ent. has released an official trailer for the indie horror film The Hex, marking the feature directorial debut of South African actress Reine Swart. The film follows a grieving British girl Dilanne who unravels her murdered mother's secrets connected to a South African witch doctor's curse. She wants to put an end to this haunting hex by traveling to South Africa – but instead gets cast into even deeper sinister depths. This looks like s

Let Him Go Tops Fandango & Vudu Streaming Lists
The Kevin Costner/Diane Lane drama Let Him Go topped the streamings lists on Vudu and FandangoNOW over the last Monday to Sunday period. Also making their debuts were the R-Rated action comedies Buddy Games (No. 4 on Vudu and No. 2 on FandangoNOW), starring Josh Duhamel and Fatman (No. 5 on Vudu and No. 3 on FandangoNOW), starring Mel Gibson.
Otherwise, the Top 10 on both lists were fairly similar, albeit in a slightly different order, with th

"Destroy me? They made me." Madman Films has released an official Australian trailer for The Flood, an intense revenge western thriller from Australia directly confronting their racism towards aboriginals. "A tale of retribution, revenge, redemption and reconciliation." This film recently premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival a few months back, and it arrives in Australia in January coming up soon. Set during World War II, when a woman's husband, daughter, land and innocence are r

Two Doctor Who Stars Will Not Return for Season 13 After Holiday Special
Ahead of the upcoming January premiere of Doctor Who‘s newest New Year’s Day special, BBC America has announced that series regular Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole are no longer returning for the series’ upcoming thirteenth season. Walsh and Cole first appeared as Graham O’Brien and Ryan Sinclair in the eleventh season of Doctor Who, serving as the new companions along with Mandip Gill’s Yaz to J

HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage Miniseries Temporarily Halts Production
According to Deadline, HBO has announced that filming on their upcoming limited series adaptation of Scenes From a Marriage has been temporarily halted for two weeks due to two crew members testing positive for COVID-19. Safety protocols including deep set cleaning and retesting of all production members have already started following this setback.
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New Sylvie’s Love Trailer: The Right Love Comes at the Wrong Time
Amazon Prime Video has released a brand new trailer for Eugene Ashe’s upcoming romantic drama film Sylvie’s Love, featuring a new look at MCU star Tessa Thompson as her character finds the right love at the wrong time. Also starring Nnamdi Asomugha, the film will be available for streaming on Friday, December 25. Check out the video in the player below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Virtual Set Visit: Meet Joe Gardner in Pixar/Disney+’s Soul
Earlier in October, ComingSoon.net shared with our readers some of what we saw during our virtual tour of Pixar’s latest fantasy adventure Soul starring Jamie Foxx and now we continue our sharing of what we learned for the upcoming Disney+ release, as well as an exclusive featurette introducing our readers to the film’s protagonist Joe Gardner. The featurette can be viewed in the player belo

A mysterious 13-foot plinth has appeared in Romania, resembling the one in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The structure was initially spotted in the desert in Utah last week, and disappeared after five days – with an identical monolith now appearing on the other side of the world.Read more: Turns out if you cut the finale of 2001: A Space Odyssey to Tame Impala’s ‘Eventually’, it makes each even more cosmicThe New York Times speculated that the monolith could have been

Film producer Jason Blum, founder of Blumhouse productions, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Blum is mainly known for his work on horror films, including the Paranormal Activity and Insidious series, Happy Death Day and Jordan Peele’s 2017 film Get Out.READ MORE: Horror specialist Blumhouse has quietly become 2020’s most exciting film studioBlum revealed the news on Twitter yesterday (November 30), where he described his symptoms as “mild so far”.Tested posit

Legendary taps Peter Dinklage to lead The Toxic Avenger reboot
After announcing development of a reboot of the cult classic superhero dark comedy franchise in March 2019 with Macon Blair set to write and direct, Legendary has tapped Game of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage to lead The Toxic Avenger, according to Deadline.
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Blair’s directorial debut, I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore