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Michelle Pfeiffer Says She’s Back For Ant-Man 3 In Spring 2021
In Ant-Man and the Wasp, Michelle Pfeiffer’s Janet van Dyne, the original Wasp, was saved from the Quantum Realm. And according to Pfeiffer herself, she’ll be back for Ant-Man 3.
Pfeiffer confirmed the news during an appearance on the Ladies First with Laura Brown podcast. However, she declined to share any specific details about the sequel, or if Janet would return to the Quantum Realm. Pfeiffer als

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December 8 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s December 8 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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New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Possessor: UncutFrom the visionary mind of writer/director Bra

Netflix cancels Jake Johnson-led Hoops after one season
Just four months after the animated series debuted to a critical lashing on the streaming platform, Netflix has elected to cancel the Jake Johnson (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)-starring comedy Hoops after just one season, according to Variety.
RELATED: Netflix Unveils Animated Interactive Special Led By Schwartz & Edebiri!
Though Netflix rarely shares their viewership numbers for their content, sources report that

Radio Silence Re-Teaming With Ready or Not Scribes for MGM’s Reunion
Coming on the heels of wrapping production on the highly-anticipated fifth installment in the Scream franchise, filmmaking trio Radio Silence have already found their next project in the MGM high school horror pic Reunion, which will see them reunite with the scribes of their hit horror-comedy Ready or Not, according to Deadline.
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"I was face to face with Rembrandt." Strand Releasing has unveiled an official US trailer for a documentary titled My Rembrandt, which originally premiered at the IDFA Film Festival in The Netherlands last year. Rembrandt, the grandmaster of intimacy rocks the art world… many people, even entire nations, are still obsessed with his paintings. Aristocrats cherish, experts rule, dealers investigate, collectors hunt, museums battle. The epic documentary My Rembrandt dives deep into the art

Alfred Molina has been tapped up to reprise his role as Doctor Octopus in Marvel‘s upcoming Spider-Man 3 film.Read more: Marvel Cinematic Universe phase four: everything we know so farAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor, who earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for 2017’s Feud: Bette and Joan, will revisit his role as Otto Octavius for the follow-up to 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Molina last portrayed the scientist-turned-eight-limbed vi

Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield reportedly returning for Spider-Man 3!
On the heels of the revelation that Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus would return and months of fan fervor for a live-action Spider-Verse, it appears Sony and Marvel are ready for it as Collider reports that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield are ready to don the webslinging suit again for the Tom Holland-fronted third Spider-Man film.
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Exclusive The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Clip Featuring Paul Hogan & Olivia Newton-John
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from Lionsgate’s upcoming comedy movie The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, featuring Oscar nominee Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) and Golden Globe nominee Olivia Newton-John (Grease). You can check out the clip now in the player below!
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Paul Hogan plays himself in this raucou

"As a collective, we stand a chance!" Amazon has released one more trailer for the fifth (and final) film in the Small Axe anthology series (now streaming) from Steve McQueen. This last one is titled Education, telling the coming-of-age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, played by Kenyah Sandy, who has a fascination for astronauts and rockets. Amazon (in the US) and BBC (in the UK) have been releasing the five films one at a time for the last few weeks following premieres at the London and New York

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As filming gets underway for the highly-anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series, fan speculation has fueled further regarding the story for Hawkeye, especially in regards to potential villains set to appear in the series in addition to Jack Duquesne, aka Swordsman. With that in mind, we decided to delve into the comic book history of the titular archer and select five of his best villains that we’d

American Skin Trailer Released for Nate Parker’s Drama Feature
The official trailer for actor/filmmaker Nate Parker’s (The Birth of a Nation) drama feature American Skin has been released by Vertical Entertainment, who acquired the North American rights to the film (via Deadline). You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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Written and directed by Parker, who also stars in the movie, American Skin fol

Clarice Teaser Released for CBS’ Silence of the Lambs Sequel Series
CBS has released the first Clarice teaser for its upcoming The Silence of the Lambs sequel series starring Rebecca Breeds as FBI Agent Clarice Starling. Premiering on CBS and CBS All Access on Thursday, February 11, you can check out the teaser for the series now in the player below!
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Set in 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of

Alfred Molina Reprising Doctor Octopus for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 3!
TheWrap brings word that Alfred Molina will be reprising his villainous role as Otto Octavius, aka Doctor Octopus, in the upcoming Spider-Man 3 movie led by Tom Holland. The character last appeared in Sam Raimi’s 2004 Oscar-winning movie Spider-Man 2 starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.
RELATED: Tom Holland Shares Spider-Man 3 Behind-the-Scenes Set Photo
According to the outlet, Molina’s involvement wi

CD Projekt RED’s Cyberpunk 2077 Launch Trailer Is Here!
CD Projekt RED has released the official Cyberpunk 2077 launch trailer which asks, would you rather live in peace as Mr. Nobody, or go down for all times in a blaze of glory? Featuring the song “Never Fade Away” by P. T. Adamczyk & Olga Jankowska (SAMURAI cover), you can check out the launch trailer now in the player below and pre-order your copy of the game here!
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"Our memories are not in our things…" Netflix has debuted an official trailer for a documentary titled The Minimalists: Less is Now, a 53-minute feature about "The Minimalists" movement. Before Marie Kondo, there were "The Minimalists". They built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less. A new film about minimalism to follow up director Matt D'Avella's 2015 doc Minimalism: A Documentary About the

"I know what you're trying to do…" "I'm trying to help you, Dad." Quiver Distribution has unveiled a teaser trailer for the indie drama Falling, the directorial debut of actor Viggo Mortensen. This premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and we featured an international trailer a few months ago. The US release is now set for February (including VOD) for anyone interested in watching. In addition to writing and directing the film, Mortensen also stars as John, who lives

For All Mankind renewed for third season ahead of season 2 premiere
There may still be three months left until the arrival of the second season of Apple TV+’s hit sci-fi alternate history drama For All Mankind, but the streaming platform isn’t planning on grounding it anytime soon as it has already been renewed for a third season.
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From Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner, Ronald D. Moore (Outla

Netflix unveils animated interactive special led by Schwartz & Edebiri!
Coming on the heels of taking over the role of Missy on the fourth season of the streaming service’s hit animated comedy Big Mouth, Ayo Edebiri has already lined up her next project at Netflix with an animated interactive special We Lost Our Human, which she will co-star in alongside Ben Schwartz (Parks & Recreation)!
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Enter ComingSoon’s Holiday Giveaway From Paramount!
Paramount Pictures has provided ComingSoon.net with a few select Blu-ray titles for our holiday giveaway, including It’s A Wonderful Life in 4K UHD, Scrooged, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Paramount Presents: Trading Places, Office Christmas Party, Sonic The Hedgehog Limited Collector’s Edition, and Mario Puzo’s THE GODFATHER, CODA: The Death of Michael Corleone! The first prize winner will receive the complete

Ridley Scott’s Gucci biopic adds Jeremy Irons to cast
After lining up Al Pacino (The Irishman) and a number of other A-list performers to join Lady Gaga (A Star is Born) in Ridley Scott’s Gucci biopic, the cast is growing even further with the addition of Emmy-nominated Watchmen star Jeremy Irons, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Roberto Bentivegna’s script is based on

Neill Blomkamp Has Written & Directed A New Supernatural Horror Film
According to Deadline, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) has written and directed his first feature film since 2015’s Chappie, a currently untitled supernatural horror movie that was made “under-the-radar” during the pandemic. The movie was filmed in British Columbia over the summer with on-set COVID-19 protocols in place.
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"I'm terrified of death… but I'm even more terrified of being alone." Ha. Dark Star Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Climate of the Hunter, from filmmaker Mickey Reece. It's described as a "critically acclaimed indie auteur Mickey Reece’s award-winning and super stylish vampire feature" and a "gloriously quirky cinematic feat" in reviews. This premiered at Fantastic Fest last year, and it played at a few other genre festivals this year.

"I have to take care of you." Vega Distribution has revealed the official trailer for a Swiss-German indie drama titled My Little Sister, originally known as Schwesterlein in German. This first premiered at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and played at a few other festivals before opening first in Germany in October. Lisa has bid goodbye to her ambitions as a playwright and the Berlin arts scene and now lives in Switzerland with her husband, who runs an international school. When he

CS Holiday Gift Guide Part 2: Books!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! To help you with that last minute December shopping, ComingSoon.net is bringing you our specially curated Holiday Gift Guide in four parts this year! Part 2 focuses on books, either television or movie-related. Check out all our selections below, and click on each title to purchase on Amazon!
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The 5 gateway drug episodes of Rick and Morty
It’s crazy to think that Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s animated sci-fi comedy Rick and Morty has been around for seven years now, but even with its devoted following, there are some unsure of their interest in the series. To help those get into the show, we’ve compiled a list of the five episodes to act as a gateway drug to getting hooked on the titular duo.
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"If they catch you - pray. If you escape - never look back." Blue Fox Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie horror film from Canada called Butchers, made by filmmaker Adrian Langley. This premiered at FrightFest and the Telluride Horror Show this year, and it is set to open on VOD starting in January next month. A family of sadistic butchers has dug into the backcountry and, from the deep freeze of winter to the dog days of summer, anyone who crosses their path is dead mea

Freaky Takes the Top Spot on FandangoNOW and Vudu Streaming Lists
The Vince Vaughn/Kathryn Newton comedy thriller Freaky claimed the top spot on FandangoNOW and Vudu streaming lists last week, bumping former champ, Let Him Go, to the No. 2 spot.
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Meanwhile, holiday favorites such as Elf and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation snuck their way to No. 6 and No. 10, respectively, while the Mel Gibson dark

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Christopher Nolan reacts to WB’s HBO Max plans
Warner Bros. dropped a bombshell this week when it revealed that its entire slate of 2021 films, including the likes of Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong, would receive a simultaneous theatrical/HBO Max release. Predictably, Christopher Nolan, who has been an advocate for movie theaters — even going so far as to pen a letter to Congress alongside James Cameron asking for emergency funds to aid struggling theater chains —

Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has shared a clip from his new film Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day, as well as revealing the trauma behind the band’s album last year and his solo tour.
In the new tour documentary Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day, accompanying a live solo album of the same name, Kelly reveals he had throat surgery on a vocal polyp – which could have left him unable to sing ever again. The film follows Jones on the tour of that dramatic period

Avengers actors Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr. have paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
The actors, who starred alongside Boseman in three Marvel films including Avengers: Endgame, announced the Black Panther star as this year’s Hero for the Ages at the ceremony.Read more: Chadwick Boseman – 1976-2020: a real-life superhero who gave hope to many“The second you first saw him on screen or had the opportunity to meet him in person, his e

Saved By The Bell star Mario Lopez has been cast as KFC founder Colonel Sanders in a new film.
The actor, who played A.C Slater in the hit ’90s comedy, stars as businessman Harland Sanders in A Recipe for Seduction, an original film for Lifetime.Read more: Disney+: seven classic shows ’90s kids should stream immediatelyLifetime shared the news via their social channels on Monday (December 7), alongside a trailer for the film. Check it out here:A synopsis for A Recipe for Se

Christopher Nolan has slammed Warner Bros after they announced that they will release their entire slate of 2021 movies simultaneously in cinemas and on HBO Max.
The move, which is thought to be US only, was made last week in response to the coronavirus pandemic’s severe impact on the stability of the traditional theatre-first release model.
In a new interview with ET, the Tenet writer and director called the move “very, very, very, very messy”, aiming his criticism at the